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Stevens Found Guilty on 7 Counts
Senator Will Remain on Nov. 4 Ballot
By Del Quentin Wilber
Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, one of Congress's most powerful Republicans, was convicted yesterday of lying on financial disclosure forms to conceal his receipt of gifts and expensive renovations to his house, just eight days before he faces voters in a tight reelection contest.
The 84-year-old lawmaker, the first sitting U.S. senator to go on trial in more than two decades, sat quietly as a jury foreman in federal court read the verdict after less than a day of deliberations: guilty on seven felony counts, each with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The senator, who probably will face a less severe penalty under federal sentencing guidelines, left the courtroom without answering reporters' questions.
In a statement issued by his office, Stevens maintained his innocence, accused Justice Department lawyers of "repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct" and vowed to fight for reelection to a seventh full term.
"This verdict is the result of the unconscionable manner in which the Justice Department lawyers conducted this trial," he said. "I ask that Alaskans and my Senate colleagues stand with me as I pursue my rights."
Indicted in July, Stevens requested an expedited trial to clear his name before Election Day. Despite the guilty verdict, he will remain on the ballot and is engaged in a tight race against Anchorage's Democratic mayor, Mark Begich.
If he can pull off a victory, Stevens could cling to his seat in the Senate for months, if not longer, while he appeals the verdict. Tradition allows him to exhaust his appeals before the ethics committee will begin expulsion hearings, according to the Senate Historical Office. It takes 67 votes to expel a senator.
Known as "Uncle Ted" in Alaska, Stevens has been a major figure in his state for more than four decades and has brought home billions of dollars in federal aid during his career. Political handicappers refused to write him off but said his chances of reelection were greatly diminished by yesterday's outcome.
"In another state, he would be toast," said Charlie Cook, editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. "In Alaska, you gotta make him a significant underdog."
It is not clear what role the conviction will play in contests waged by other embattled Senate Republicans who are trying to hold on to their seats. Within hours of the verdict, Democrats were sending out news releases seeking to link their opponents to Stevens's trouble.
"It's a horrible year for Republicans, in a horrific fall, and this is yet another horrific event," Cook said. "This throws them off message; it puts them back on the defensive again. It makes it harder to separate themselves from the party."
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP's vice presidential candidate, has declined to endorse Stevens and issued a statement last night that said: "This is a sad day for Alaska and for Senator Stevens and his family."
"I'm confident Senator Stevens will do what's right for the people of Alaska," she added, without elaborating.
Stevens's attorneys signaled that they will file court papers seeking to overturn the verdict, and U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan did not set a sentencing date. He allowed Stevens to remain free on personal bond.
Prosecutors declined to comment as they left the courtroom, but Matthew W. Friedrich, acting assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division, spoke briefly to reporters outside the courthouse, saying: "This has been a long, hard-fought battle."
"This investigation continues, as does our commitment to holding elected officials accountable when they violate our laws," he added, without taking questions.
The verdict came just hours after jurors had re-started their deliberations at 9:30 a.m. yesterday, when one juror whose father died was replaced by an alternate.
By 3:15 p.m., the D.C. panel of eight women and four men sent the judge a note informing him that they had a reached a verdict.
Prosecutors with the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section alleged throughout the trial that Stevens was a miser who approached a close friend to help him remodel his house in Girdwood, Alaska. That friend, Bill Allen, chief executive of the now-defunct oil services company Veco, testified that his company financed extensive renovations to the house from 2000 through 2002.
Veco workers testified in great detail that they helped jack up the rustic cabin on stilts to transform it, adding a new first floor, a garage and two wraparound decks. In extensive e-mail traffic during that period, Stevens was kept abreast of the work by a neighbor, who lauded the work of Allen and two Veco employees.
Stevens contended that Veco played no role in the renovations, that Allen was only providing workers and that he had been paying the firm's moonlighting employees. He and his wife, Catherine, testified that they thought a residential contractor had been in charge of the remodeling work. They paid that firm about $132,000 in 2000 and 2001 and paid other workers about $30,000.
Stevens's attorneys argued that the couple believed they had paid fair market value for all of the work. They attacked the credibility of Allen, who previously pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges in a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska politics. Stevens's attorneys pounded prosecutors for withholding evidence and allowing a witness to quietly return to Alaska.
The judge chastised prosecutors several times for mishandling documents and struck some testimony and records because Justice Department lawyers did not turn over information to the defense.
Two senators -- Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) -- and former secretary of state Colin L. Powell testified to Stevens's reputation for integrity.
Stevens also was accused of accepting other gifts, including a sled dog and a $2,700 massage chair. Prosecutors said Stevens received the dog from a friend who bought it from a nonprofit at a 2003 auction for $1,000. Stevens reported the value of the dog, Kiely, as $250 -- the price he paid for another puppy -- and said it had been given to him by the nonprofit, not his friend.
"He worked so hard to hide a dog's true value," said prosecutor Brenda Morris, who added that Stevens's other alleged misdeeds were easy to believe if he went to "those lengths for a dog, to not provide the truth when he knew full well what the truth was."
"The little things prove the big things," Morris said in closing arguments.
In the case of the chair, a friend testified that he gave the Brookstone lounger to Stevens as a gift. But the senator sent him an e-mail at the time saying the chair was just a loan. Stevens repeated that on the witness stand, though the chair has been in his basement for seven years.
Staff writer Paul Kane contributed to this report.
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Born in 1952 in Stallavena, a small village close to Verona, Tiziano Zullo's family came from the small mountain village of Zulli. He started racing at the age of fourteen, for about ten years, in both regional and national races. In the early seventies, Tiziano was introduced to the world of Italian artisan frame building, and soon he too was building frames.
In 1985, he crossed paths with top Dutch professional team TVM, and became the frame supplier of the team from 1986 until 1992. The team was well known for such top professionals as Phil Anderson, Dimitri Konychev, Jesper Skibby and Scott Sunderland. The TVM team utilized the best frame technology available and Zullo frames would be ridden on the roads of Milan San Remo, the Northern Classics and in the Tour De France, Giro d'Italia, La Vuelta and World Championships.
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MURDER USA: Three Nine Trey Gangsters Convicted of 2015 Violent Crime Spree in Virginia
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Three Nine Trey Gangsters Convicted of 2015 Violent Crime Spree in Virginia
Antonio Lee Simmons, aka, Murdock, and Doc; Nathaniel Tyree Mitchell, aka Savage, Malek Lassiter, aka Leeko,
Nathanial Mitchell The Nine-Trey Gangsters convicted of murder, heroin, racketeering Fed Court March 22, 2018
Antonio Simmons convicted of murder Nine Trey Gangsters
NORFOLK, VA. – One of these cruel and worthless gangsters, Nathaniel Mitchell, murdered a woman who just got off from her job in a coffee shop, while he was in a competition with other gang members to kill the most people during the 2015 Christmas holiday season because she was "walking on the wrong side of the street", according to prosecutors. Now he and the others will soon be spending their lives in prison with other violent criminals.
Three members of the Nine Trey Gangsters were convicted on March 22, 2018, by a federal jury in the Eastern District of Virginia for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy that included five murders, six attempted murders, and various drug trafficking, robbery, and firearms crimes that spanned all five cities in South Hampton Roads, Virginia in 2015.
Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; Acting U.S. Attorney Tracy Doherty-McCormick for the Eastern District of Virginia; Attorney General of Virginia Mark R. Herring; Special Agent in Charge Martin Culbreth of the FBI's Norfolk Field Office; Chief Tonya D. Chapman of Portsmouth Police; Chief Larry D. Boone of Norfolk Police; Chief James A. Cervera of Virginia Beach Police; Col. K.L. Wright, Chief of Chesapeake Police and Chief Thomas E. Bennett of Suffolk Police, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Mark S. Davis accepted the verdict.
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"The Nine Trey Gangsters are a violent set of the Bloods that was responsible for a wave of cold-blooded murders that terrorized Hampton Roads during the 2015 holiday season," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Cronan. "I commend our dedicated law enforcement partners and federal prosecutors for their tireless efforts to stand up for the five men and women who were senselessly murdered by this vicious gang. Today's guilty verdicts – which followed a seven-week trial with over 100 witnesses – ensure that these three members of the Nine Trey Gangsters will now face justice for their participation in the gang's murderous conspiracy."
"These men inflicted extreme violence in Hampton Roads," said Acting U.S. Attorney Doherty-McCormick. "They brutally murdered five people, attempted to murder six others, and in addition to selling drugs, committed robberies and other gang-related crimes. This verdict sends a clear message to gang members committing violent crimes in our communities: You will be caught, and you will be prosecuted. Together with our federal and local law enforcement partners, we will continue to aggressively pursue and prosecute these cases."
Antonio Lee Simmons, aka Murdock and Doc, 39, of Norfolk, was convicted today of racketeering conspiracy, heroin distribution conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon, use of a firearm resulting in death, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and various firearm and drug offenses.
Nathaniel Tyree Mitchell, aka Savage, 26, of Portsmouth, Virginia was convicted today of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon, use of a firearm resulting in death, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Malek Lassiter, aka Leeko, 22, of Portsmouth, was convicted today of racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Simmons, Mitchell, and Lassiter will be sentenced on July 19; July 17 and July 18, 2018, respectively.
Witnesses testified at trial that Nathaniel Mitchell, who was in a competition with another Nine Trey member to see who could shoot the most people, killed her for "walking on the wrong side of the street."
Al-Tariq Tynes murdered during killing spree by Trey Nine Gangsters 2015 and driven around in the trunk of the car for several days until his body was dumped in a ditch. Portsmouth Police
Jamesha-M-Roberts murdered by Nine Trey Gangsters member Nathaniel Mitchell as part of a competition. The young mother had just got off work and was chosen because was walking on the wrong side of the street.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, the Nine Trey Gangsters are part of the United Blood Nation street gang. From approximately Thanksgiving through Christmas of 2015, the gang members murdered two men and three women, most of whom had no affiliation with the gang. One victim, Linda Lassiter, 48, along with her boyfriend Wayne Davis, 48, was killed just weeks after speaking to the police about a gang-connected shooting at her daughter's house. The body of another victim, Al-Tariq Tynes, 26, was hidden in the trunk of his car after he was carjacked and murdered; and driven around for days before he was dumped into a ditch in Chesapeake, Virginia. His body was not discovered until early 2016. Jamesha Roberts, 25, a young mother of two children under the age of five, was gunned down in Norfolk after her shift at the airport Starbucks. Witnesses testified at trial that Nathaniel Mitchell, who was in a competition with another Nine Trey member to see who could shoot the most people, killed her for "walking on the wrong side of the street."
"Today's verdict demonstrates the commitment of the FBI and our law enforcement partners to hold violent gang members and murderers fully accountable for their actions," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Culbreth. "We will not stand by while violent criminals terrorize our neighborhoods and murder innocent people. I would like to thank the agents, analysts, task force officers, and prosecutors for their unwavering efforts to eliminate gang violence in our communities. We hope this verdict will encourage citizens to continue to come forward and help us provide a safer Hampton Roads."
"These men are responsible for one of Hampton Roads' deadliest crime sprees in recent memory," said Virginia Attorney General Herring. "In just about one month, they inflicted death and mayhem on their communities while trying to settle scores and establish their positions in their gang. Hampton Roads will be safer with these men off the streets, and I appreciate all the hard work and cooperation of local, state, and federal law enforcement and prosecutors that has brought them to justice."
Alvaughn Davis, aka LB, pleaded guilty to use of a gun in a death, racketeering and accessory to murder. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Anthony Foye one of Nine Trey Gangsters convicted.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Antonio Lee Simmons was the head of a locally based "line" of the gang. After two subordinate members, Anthony Foye and Nathaniel Mitchell were arrested for an armed robbery of a Shell gas station on Dec. 27, 2015, law enforcement linked a gun and shell casing recovered after the robbery to nine of the crime scenes. Additionally, the same getaway car used at the robbery was captured on video fleeing the scene of a shooting at the Aqua Lounge nightclub in Virginia Beach on Dec. 20, 2015. The two-year investigation by Portsmouth Police Department's gang unit and the FBI included a technological analysis that tied the gang members to crime scene locations.
A total of six defendants were charged in federal court. In addition to today's three defendants, who were convicted following a seven-week trial, three defendants pleaded guilty prior to trial. Anthony Foye, aka Ace and Bull, 26, of Portsmouth, pleaded guilty to murder in aid of racketeering and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 2. Alvaughn Davis, aka LB, 29, of Portsmouth, pleaded guilty to use of a firearm resulting in death, racketeering conspiracy, and accessory after the fact to murder in aid of racketeering. Davis was sentenced on Oct. 17 to serve 45 years in prison.
Donte Brehon, aka Dog Nutz, pleaded guilty to heroin distribution, assault, racketeering and was sentenced to 160 months in prison.
Donte Brehon, aka Dog Nutz, 36, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and distribution and possession with intent to distribute heroin. Brehon was sentenced on June 5, 2017, to serve 160 months in prison.
The case was investigated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), Operation Billy Club. The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency, a multi-jurisdictional task force that supplies supplemental federal funding to federal and state agencies involved in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of major drug trafficking organizations. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation's illegal drug supply.
Tagged Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan aka Ace and Bull aka Dog Nutz aka LB aka Leeko aka Savage Al-Tariq Tynes Alvaughn Davis Anthony Foye Antonio Lee Simmons armed robbery of a Shell gas station Bloods Chief James A. Cervera Chief Thomas E. Bennett cold-blooded murders Donte Brehon FBI Special Agent in Charge Culbreth Hampton Roads Jamesha Roberts Linda Lassiter Malek Lassiter Murdock Nathaniel Mitchell Nathaniel Tyree Mitchell Nine Trey Gangsters Norfolk police Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces use of a firearm during a crime of violenc Wayne Davis
MURDER USA Ruben Garcia-Ramos shot to death on Laguna Road with Langley Park racking up another homicide
MURDER USA: Ex-con and convicted drug-dealer/armed robber Coron Demon Johnson, aka "Savage" Indicted For Dealing Heroin Resulting In Fatal Overdose of Junkie
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Clanrats and 1 of the Cannons.
Hey these look amazing! How did you do the blue its absolutely knockout! Such a beautiful overall tone!
The blue was enchanted blue hit with Asurien Blue wash and then highlighted back up with enchanted blue.
Wow, Joe, the Skaven army is coming along really nicely. You have a very strong, unified color scheme that is well executed and gives off a clean, crisp look. I admire your determination on chugging through all of those models. How long has the army been in the making? Also, any plans in the works for a display board?
I've owned the army, or at least a chunk of it since IoB came out. I didn't start hustling on it in hernest until October. Some friends and I have been doing a Tale of Four Gamers article over on my blog at www.waaaghcast.net. We've been putting in 500 points a month and January was our 2,000 point month. Next month will complete the 2,500 point armies and then in March we'll be working on display boards.
Not that its my Skaven but I also took a full shot of my Dwarfs tonight too.
Gorgeous, thanks for the blue tip, simple but effective :) Keep up the awesome work!
In preparation for the purchase of my last model for the 2,500 points I've been working towards (a Plague Furnace) I finally painted my Plague Priest model I've had sitting since I bought him when he came out way back by IoB.
I've gotten a better picture of that Plague Priest character and a picture of my Plague Furnace that I finally finished.
I really like how the warpstone in the hilt of the sword came out - great job overall!
Hey! Overall I think its a really solid job and I am HORRIBLY jealous you could get through painting that many skaven. 500 points a month is pretty tough but even more so when your average model is 4 points! I particularly like the Rat Ogre unit filler. The skin tone is absolutely great and the model tells a great story.
I don't know if you are planning anything like this but I had the thought that your bases (which I love, stone tiles are a great idea) could use some "skaven litter." Whether theyre bones, skulls, broken weapons, or just trash, I think it would really be a characterful final touch on a very well done project.
I'm not sure if I'll be adding anything to it or not. At the moment I don't have anything planned.
What tourney will you be taking them to next?
I'll be doing 2500 this weekend at a small 3 round. Doing 1k at adepticon with them and maybe 1 more in between.
Cool! What does your army list look like at 1,000 and 2,500?


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Burned clothing and other personal items litter the ground at the site of a homeless camp that was the suspected point of origin for a brushfire that threatened homes on the north side of the Umatilla River on Wednesday in Pendleton.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
A burned Bible sits on the ground in a homeless camp that was the likely origin of a wildfire that threatened homes on the north side of the Umatilla River on Wednesday in Pendleton.
A melted tarp hangs from an improvised structure at the burned-out site of a homeless camp on the north bank of the Umatilla River on Thursday in Pendleton. A fast-moving fire likely began in the camp Wednesday evening threatening homes on the hillside above the river.
A melted plastic Coca-Cola container sits amongst other burned items in a homeless camp on the north side of the Umatilla River on Thursday in Pendleton.
Fire from homeless camp threatens Pendleton homes
Phil Wright
Pendleton firefighters and residents on Northeast Ellis Place halted a grass fire that spread from a homeless camp to threaten homes and families Wednesday evening.
"We were a community working hard together last night," resident Luke Britt said.
Emergency dispatchers received 911 calls minutes after 7 p.m. Wednesday reporting a fire on the north side of the Umatilla River near the Brooke RV Park, 5 N.E. Eighth St. The Pendleton Fire Department responded, along with city police, Umatilla Tribal Fire Department and Pilot Rock and East Umatilla County fire districts.
The blaze was fast moving, according to the report from Pendleton fire, and headed west and up the hill toward several homes. The steep terrain, limited access and the darkness made for a difficult attack, Pendleton fire Capt. Steve Brost stated in the report, but he credited "great communication and cooperation" between the responding agencies for getting the fire under control without anyone suffering injuries.
Britt recalled racing home to his wife and children from the other side of town when he heard about the fire, but Pendleton police stopped him at the intersection of Main Street because Ellis is so narrow. He said he sprinted the rest of the way home to find firefighters pushing down the blaze.
The fire rekindled Thursday around 1 a.m. Britt said the flames reached 20 feet high and licked the leaves on the tree at the south edge of his property. He said he and a neighbor used garden hoses to take on the fire, then Pendleton firefighters drenched the flames.
A crew stayed at the site all night and Thursday morning at 10:20 again knocked down another rekindled fire.
The burn scorched about 8 acres and the cause is under investigation, Pendleton fire reported, but the likely origin was a homeless camp just west of the recreational vehicle park and near the banks of the Umatilla River.
Fire blackened much of the camp, but there was no obvious fire pit. Signs at the site Thursday morning pointed to a fast getaway — occupants left behind melted nylon tents and plastic tarps and charred tennis shoes. Someone also left dirty syringes and needles near the main portion of the camp.
Britt said he told the city police about the camp, and other residents said police rousted the campers some weeks ago. Once the hullabaloo died down, they returned.
Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts said police only have so much authority to deal with activities the homeless engage in, and recent developments in case law makes it tougher to prohibit people from resting and camping in public spaces. Police can break up a camp, but the occupants set up elsewhere.
"All we're really doing is displacing the problem," Roberts said.
Britt said he wants to see the Pendleton Fire Department conduct more burns in grassy areas to limit the potential for big fires, or have the goats the city uses to eat the underbrush along the Umatilla River clear off hillsides.
"There's 10 times the volume of food up here," he said.
Britt also said this fire could be a catalyst for a change in dealing with the homeless population.
"We have to as a community decide how we're going to help with homelessness," he said.
The Pendleton police chief agreed.
"There needs to be something innovative and collaborative that's going to get to the root of the homeless issue," he said. "It's going to have be a community-wide approach."
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Having good communication skills is important. Communication skills, tops the list of fundamental skills needed to succeed in any area. Communication is becoming more casual, because of rise in social media networking and texting even in situations where formal ways of communication is required. One of the traits in the greatest leaders is the ability to communicate effectively, which tells the importance of communication skills. So there is a great need to improve the communication skills to succeed in any field. Fortunately, there are some tricks one can use to improve your communication skills so one comes across as more confident and friendly.
LISTENING IS MUST: Listen to what the other person is saying. People love to be heard. Before responding listen carefully and in case of any misunderstanding try clarifying it by asking the questions you having doubt in. always have one conversation at a time i.e. if you are speaking to someone on the phone, do not respond to an email, or send a text at the same time. The other person will know that one doesn't have your undivided attention.
LISTENER MATTERS: Using informal language while talking to friends is okay. But the same informal language cannot be used while talking, emailing or texting to boss. Effective communicators target their message based on who they are speaking to, so try to keep the other person in mind, when you are trying to get your message across.
BODY LANGUAGE: Body language matters while face to face meetings and during video conferencing. One should keep an eye contact so that other person knows that you are paying attention, one should never cross their arms while talking it gives a bad impression.
BE BRIEF AND SPECIFIC: While having a written and verbal communication one must try to be brief in its communication yet specific too that you provide enough information for the other person to understand what you are trying to say. And if you are responding to an email, make sure that you read the entire email before giving your response.
THINK BEFORE SPEAKING: One should always think before speaking anything and not saying the first thing that comes in the mind. Think and pay attention on what you going to speak and how it should be said or communicated. By this one can avoid embarrassments.
PENDOWN THINGS: Always relying on the memory is also not a good option. When you are in a meeting try writing down the important points or the points who want to discuss later can be helpful.
HAVE A POSITIVE ATTTITUDE: While having a conversation always smile and talk and show the positive attitude, with this the other person also responds positively.
GOOD PRONUNCIATION: People will judge your competency through your vocabulary. If you aren't sure of how to say a word, don't use it. Improve your vocabulary by reading new words in daily routine.
BE SLOW AND STEADY: Do not hurry while having a conversation people will perceive you as nervous and unsure of yourself if you talk fast.
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Communicating clearly is one of the most effective skills, therefore following a few of the tips outlined above, will enable you to improve your communication skills.


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32000 sq ft warehouse for 3pl and ecommerce in Hoskote - Bengaluru
Hoskote–Whitefield | 12 minutes from Sarjapura
Storage space: 32000 sqft
B2B fulfilment and distribution.
B2C/E-COMM fulfilment.
Short term warehousing
Long term warehousing
Cold storage warehousing
The warehouse is a massive 32,000 square feet storage property offering warehouse services with B2B | B2C fulfillment and distribution, and cold storage warehousing. The facility is equipped with 1,200 pallet positions and is constructed within a 35,000 square feet built-in area. It comes under the Hoskote-Narasapura warehouse belt, which is a prominent industrial hub close to the NH-48 (Old Madras Road). The warehouse belongs to a functional location being close to important consumer and industrial areas like Sarjapur, Bagalur, Attibele, and Electronic City. The facility has four docking bays and is entirely rodent/insect protected. It also uses material handling equipment such as pallet jacks, forklifts, and more. The warehouse is a pre-engineered building equipped with vacuum dewatered floors and has an excellent center height of 30 feet. The facility has 24-hour security and also has good parking space for cars, trucks, and lorries. The warehouse is suitable for brands looking for warehouse services in Bangalore.
15000 Sq ft warehouse in Bangalore
Hoskote–Whitefield | 21 minutes from Nelamangala town
The warehouse is a 15,000 square feet storage property offering warehouse services along with B2B | B2C fulfillment and distribution, and cold storage option for both long-term and short-term contracts. The warehouse comes under the Hoskote-Narasapura warehousing belt, which is close to the NH-48 highway and is home to the dominant auto and auto ancillary industry. It belongs to an excellent location being accessible to consumer and industrial areas such as Nelamangala, Hesaraghatta, Doddaballapura, and Dobbaspet. The warehouse has the potential to serve multiple sectors like food, construction, retail, e-commerce, automotive, and beyond. It has proper facilities which include two docking bays, rodent/insect protection, and adequate material handling equipment like forklifts, pallet jacks, and others. The warehouse is a pre-engineered building with vacuum dewatered floors having a good center height of 30 feet. The facility is suitable for occupiers looking for warehouse services in Bangalore.
60000 sq ft dry storage warehouse in Nelamangala Taluk, Bengaluru
Nelamangala–Makali | 5 minutes from NH4
The warehouse is a massive 60,000 square feet storage facility offering warehouse services along with B2B fulfillment and distribution in Bangalore. It belongs to the Nelamangala-Dabaspet warehousing belt, which is a 30-kilometer long stretch on Tumkur road. The road has a three-lane highway with excellent infrastructure and is dotted with several manufacturing units from automobile, pharmaceutical, food, and beverage industry occupiers. The warehouse falls at a suitable location being 5 minutes away from NH-48 highway, 40 minutes away from Mandya railway station, and 45 minutes from Bangalore airport. The warehouse has the potential to serve multiple industries from agriculture, prepared products, metals, electronics, machinery, and beyond. It is a facility equipped with proper material handling equipment like dock levelers, forklifts, hand trucks, and others which can be arranged on demand. The warehouse has an adequate number of staff members, four docking bays, a proper drainage system, wifi-connectivity, and rodent/insect protection. It is a pre-engineered building constructed with trimix floors which makes it functional for industrial activities. Besides, the warehouse also has a vast space for parking of cars, trucks, and lorries, and has all required security features such as fire hydrants, guarded entry/exit points, boundary walls, and others. The facility is fit for brands looking for warehouse services in Bangalore.
Cold Storage Warehouse with 180 pallets positions in Hennur Bangalore
Nelamangala–Makali | 44 minutes from Bangalore International Airport
Storage space: 1200 sqft
The warehouse is a cold storage facility situated in Bangalore and is a part of the Nelamangala-Dabaspet warehousing belt. The Nelamangala-Dabaspet is a 30-kilometer stretch along Tumkur road which enjoys an excellent road infrastructure with a three-lane highway. The stretch is also densely populated with manufacturing units, warehouses, 3PLs, and last-mile providers. Occupiers can smoothly reach Bangalore airport within 44 minutes from the facility, while important highways and the Bangalore railway station are in quick proximity. It is a cold storage facility with a capacity of 1,200 square feet and the potential to house 180 pallets with ease. The warehouse also practices optimal storage methods and has essential material handling equipment (MHE) like dock levelers, forklifts, pallet jacks, and others as well which can be arranged on-demand. Facilities such as docking bays, a drainage system, wifi-connectivity, and rodent/insect protection measures are taken care of. The warehouse has procured important documents like the FSSAI license and NOCs from concerned authorities. It is a concrete | RCC structure with an excellent center height of 30 feet and is equipped with security measures such as CCTV cameras, boundary walls, guarded entry/exit points, and more. The facility is suitable for brands looking for cold storage in Bangalore.
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I discovered an Outlook 2010 annoyance over this long weekend. A user I'm in touch with uses Outlook 2007 as a simple CRM system. He creates tasks that are linked to contacts, using the Contacts button at the bottom of the New Task window, things like "Call John" with some notes. If he then looks at the Outlook contact record for John, he clicks the Activities tab and sees all the tasks linked to that contact listed.
Trouble is, he upgraded to Outlook 2010 recently and the feature no longer works. The Contacts button is not in the New Task window by default, but you can get it back by selecting Show contacts linked to the current item in File – Options – Contacts. Even if you do though, the Activities list in a Contact window is broken and the tasks do not appear.
It turns out that this is a bug, possibly caught in the crossfire as Microsoft develops the Outlook Social Connector, which has its own Activities record.
Bugs are unsurprising in a product as complex and multi-faceted as Outlook; but Microsoft could do much better in its communication. This thread on "Microsoft Answers" lacks any official response; we do not even know if it is fixed in the Office 2010 SP1, now in private beta, or whether the feature has been removed and it is just the user interface that needs cleaning up.
While it is unimportant to most of us, clearly if you do use Outlook as a simple CRM system it is crucial. In fact, I recall when contact linking was introduced in Outlook it was touted as a major new feature.
Some users have resorted to re-installing Outlook 2007, which turns out to be rather awkward thanks to the interdependence between Outlook and Word, though it can be made to work.
Incidentally, I was interested to note that Microsoft performed a u-turn with regard to the availability of Business Contact Manager (BCM), an Outlook add-in and companion product. This used to be installed by default with Office Small Business edition, and was something that I used to uncheck or uninstall as I never used it and it could cause problems. Nevertheless, some people did use it, and were upset to find it missing from Outlook 2010 Home and Business. The updated Business Contact Manager was only available by download if you had a volume license for Office.
After careful consideration, we decided to simplify the Office 2010 lineup by including Outlook with BCM, a business product, only in volume licensing. We understand it is not ideal for every user. When we made this decision, we underestimated the importance of BCM to our small business customers and those who purchased previous versions of Office in retail stores or pre-installed on PCs. Worse yet, we left many of our customers, who didn't want to buy through volume licensing, stranded with their data locked in previous versions of Office.
Since September, you can download BCM if you have any licensed copy of Outlook 2010.
My top annoyance with Outlook 2010 is the fact that when setting the snooze interval for upcoming appointments it doesn't default to "5 minutes before" as 2007 used to, but instead defaults to the last one selected.
This seems to be a "feature" not a bug. That and the fact that my folders keep randomly jumping up and down the list makes me think I might downgrade.


May the woman participate at the breaking of bread during her period of menstrual impurity?
May the woman participate at the Lord's Supper during her menstrual period?
A subject that still bothers me has appeared in our church. Is it a sin to take part at the Lord's Supper (the breaking of bread), if you are in that period of the month of women's problems (during the menstrual period)? There is written in the Bible that the one who is not clean must not touch the sacred things, but this was true in the Law, but in the New Testament I could not find anything on this subject. Thank you.
From this text we see that a woman, who, according to the requirements of the Old Covenant, was qualified as unclean,was not only rejected and punished for having touched the Holy One of Israel (namely the Lord Jesus) but was saved by faith.
So, we have no reasons to suppose that a woman at her menstrual period does not have the right to participate at the Lord's Supper (the breaking of bread).
I recommend you to do the Precept Bible Study ,,Covenant", which addresses the subject of the Lord's Supper in one of the lessons.


SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill urged Asia-Pacific nations to increase their participation in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Friday, five days after a tense regional summit held in the Pacific nation ended in acrimony.
Deep divisions between the United States and China over trade and investment stymied cooperation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), leaving the 21 member nations unable to issue a traditional joint communique on shared goals for the first time in the summit's history.
O'Neill, who also served as APEC chairman, issued a statement in lieu of the joint communique, which acknowledged a "small number" of forum members could not agree on issues including trade polices and how the WTO functioned.
"In order to improve the functioning of the WTO and to deliver for all its members, we commit to work together to improve its negotiating, monitoring and dispute settlement functions," O'Neill said in a statement.
Trade and diplomatic ties between the world's two largest economies have become increasingly fraught due to disagreements over everything from trade practices and tariffs to freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traded barbs at the forum over their competing polices in the strategic Pacific region, with the U.S. taking direct aim at China's Belt and Road initiative over claims it saddled countries with debt and compromised their sovereignty.
Members of the Group of 20 summit are meeting in Argentina later this month, where climate change, steel and migration have emerged as major sticking points.


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Zebinix Anti-Epileptic Shows Long-Term Success
29 June 2009	(Last Updated June 29th, 2009 18:30)
Research conducted at Yale University School of Medicine has shown that Zebinix, a once-daily anti-epileptic drug, can help to decrease seizure frequency over the long term. Results from a one-year extension of an Eslicarbazepine Acetate Phase III study showed that an add-on treatment wit
Research conducted at Yale University School of Medicine has shown that Zebinix, a once-daily anti-epileptic drug, can help to decrease seizure frequency over the long term.
Results from a one-year extension of an Eslicarbazepine Acetate Phase III study showed that an add-on treatment with once-daily anti-epileptic Zebinix (eslicarbazepine acetate; ESL) showed a sustained decrease in seizure frequency over the long term.
Patients not on existing anti-epileptic drugs who were given Zebinix as an add-on treatment experienced a mean reduction in seizure frequency of more than 61%.
Yale University School of Medicine research scientist and president of The Epilepsy Therapy Project Joyce Cramer said that the data continue to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of Zebinix in the treatment of partial onset seizures.
"The availability of eslicarbazepine acetate adds an important new choice of therapy for patients who are in vital need of better seizure control," Cramer said.
The data was pooled from over 1,000 patients enrolled in the three pivotal Phase III studies.
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We live in the digital era, and in the world of technology, everything is password protected. There are many ways to crack the password such as social engineering, try and error method, etc. but the three only two most successful methods of password cracking i.e. Dictionary attack and Brute force. Both of them has there perks and disadvantages. And in today's article, we will focus on dictionary attack as it comes handy and is the best method to crack a password.
Dictionary attack: Dictionary attack is an attempted entry in a digital system which uses a precompiled list of possible passwords rather entering them one at a time. Basically, it an evolved and advanced form of trial and error as it brings result fast and is efficient. I am sure that there are many ways for a dictionary attack but I am going to give you five best ones.
The first is Crunch. The best thing about crunch is you can use it both offline and online. It generates wordlist according to your requirements. You can give the maximum and minimum length of the password and also provide it with a character-set which you want it to use while creating your dictionary. And then crunch will create your dictionary while keeping your requirements at its priority. Hence, a dictionary will be created with all the possible combinations.
crunch – crunch is the keyword which notifies the system to use this tool.
<min> – here you specify the minimum length characters you want.
<max> – here you specify the maximum length of characters.
<character-set> – here you specify the characters you want it to use while creating the dictionary.
-t <pattern>- this is optional but here you can specify the pattern in with you want your character-set to be.
-o <path> – here you give the path where you want your dictionary file to be saved.
<url> – here give the URL that you want to use as a foundation of your dictionary.
-d<depth> – here, give the number of links you want it to go through while creating your dictionary.
-w<path> – here, give the path where you want to store all the possible passwords.
The above command will create a dictionary file using the word from the URL.
Here, I have taken two wordlists (you can take more also), where one contains numbers and other contains alphabets and merges them into one so you can use multiple dictionaries at the same time.
These are the five powerful and efficient ways to password cracking. Enjoy and explore these fo0r both hacking and recovering passwords. Have fun!


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I've had quite a few people ask me what my birth "plan" was. I put plan in quotations because no one can ever really plan out their birth. There are so many unexpected possibilities but that's exactly why I think you should write one! I use mine as a guideline, the perfect case scenario.
Many people mentioned to me that they are worried about the nurses or doctors laughing at them or thinking that they're one of "those" patients that are going to be high maintenance and demanding. In my opinion, you shouldn't care what they think. They're there to help you. Giving birth is such a huge moment for you and your family and you deserve to have your birthing experience go as smoothly as possible. Being prepared and knowing what you want ahead of time helps everyone out in the long run if you run into one (or more) of those "what if" moments.
I've written a birth plan for all of my pregnancies however, my water broke early and I delivered my girls before I had a chance to even print them off of my computer. Thankfully I had just gone over with my husband before we had our second daughter and he was able to inform the doctors that I wanted to delay the cord cutting. I wouldn't have even told them because I was too in awe holding my new baby. That's another thing I suggest, tell your partner all about it! This experience is for both of you after all and at times and he may need to speak up or on your behalf.
Here's a throwback to our first time birthing a baby together.
So yeah, that's it! Some people go into deep detail but I didn't want mine to be completely overlooked by the nurses and doctors. Hopefully I have time to add or tweak things before she gets here if I need or want, but I like to think ahead… especially after having two premature babies. I think it's pretty straightforward and simple and that's just how I wanted it!
Did you write a birth plan? What are some things that you included?


I've probably said this before: you're bound to have preconceived ideas about places long tagged as desirable destinations. Sometimes it's hard for those places to live up to expectations; while others, which would not necessarily make the list but obligate because they're en route, can spring a big surprise.
Both categories were within 200 miles of each other during our Pacific Northwest roadtrip. Seattle I had always imagined was cool, ahead of the curve and epitomic of America's Left Coast. And it is. But it's also huge, thronged with tourists and high-stress congested. Portland was on the itinerary largely because an American friend in Brisbane had told us about a great book shop. And I wanted red-laced hiking boots like what Reese Witherspoon wore in Wild. (Portland is Danner HQ). In a tight schedule, however, the city had been allocated only two nights; one full day.
After Seattle, we wanted to get the timing of our arrival in Portland right. Our landlady in Manzanita said we must be there by 3. So we left the coast by midday, and pootled, until we got caught in an inexplicable jam on US-26 across uplands to the east. So far on our journey we had queued at many roadworks. We sat by these trees for half an hour without moving. OK, the view could have been a lot worse, but traffic regularly came in the opposite direction, in bunches. There had been a wreck (crash) by the roadwork, we later learned, but even so we couldn't fathom why we were stationary so long and the other guys weren't.
There was a slight crawl as we entered Portland proper, but nothing to speak of. The immediate feel of the place was good. I felt relaxed. It was as if every street, building or establishment was saying, 'Look, we know we can't compete with Seattle for hipsters, but we'll be kinder, OK?' Friendlier. Softer. Our hotel was nowhere near as whacky as the one in Seattle, but the room was much bigger, and the whole experience was… more comfortable and caring.
Not that Portland isn't edgy. It just doesn't have to try as hard to maintain a still-growing reputation. That night we ate at Olympia Provisions in the Southeast Quarter, in an industrial landscape. Shared charcuterie plates were the thing. Delicious but expensive was our verdict.
First thing on the agenda next morning was Powell's, a book store chain in Portland. Its headquarters, Powell's City of Books in the Pearl District (1005 W Burnside Street) on the edge of downtown, was only a few blocks' walk from our hotel on SW Broadway. It claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. We had breakfast in the cafe and came across our first Portland eccentric. He was ensconced in what looked like his regular patch, with two screens, assorted paraphernalia and coffee cups. He wore headphones and was clearly in his own world. I didn't pay that much attention until he tore a thin strip of paper off an A4 sheet, and proceeded to throw it in the air and catch it as it fell, over and over. Many, many times. There was a hint of agitation; OCD; a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock, as we say downunder.
We were in Powell's for almost half a day and had to force ourselves to leave. It's book heaven, with shelves disappearing into infinity. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. You can choose a cheaper option, in popular fiction for example, if you're not fussed about the latest edition or well-thumbed pages, or you're strapped for cash and justifying buying more books than your budget allows. It's probably the best bookshop I've ever been in.
And then it was time for lunch from one of Portland's famous food carts, at the junction of SW 9th Street and Alder Avenue. We took our cue from locals queueing, and chose the Whole Bowl.
There are several hundred food carts across the city: they cluster in 'pods'. You can get any food you could possibly imagine. They are a Portland institution: do not leave town without experiencing it. Our food was healthy and tasty: we took it to O'Bryant Square for a time-out.
…We could have also visited a microbrewery; the many art galleries in Pearl; or the Saturday Market. Actually, we were more than happy wandering around downtown. If you have a good feeling about a place, then chances are you'll spot interesting details. Top of my list were always going to be iconic American fire escapes, still clinging to buildings after all those movies.
That night we ate at Toro Bravo in the NE Quarter (120 NE Russell Street). The Spanish food was good, with slightly different takes on gazpacho and tortilla, always our yardsticks. I followed with chuletas (chops); my friend chose empanadas with tomato and sweet onion salad. Almost better that the food, however, was a light Albarinho to die for. My diary for the day simply said: 'Great place. Top marks'.
All day we'd been debating what time we should leave town next day, for the 48 miles south on the notorious I-5 to Salem. That's Salem OR, not MA. Famous not for witches but an imminent total eclipse of the sun. The weather forecast was good, and as many as two million people were predicted to be heading towards the path of totality, a 60-mile-wide band crossing Oregon from Lincoln City on the coast, through Salem, Madras and Baker City in the east. Two million people was a scary prospect. How many of them would choose Salem, the state capital? For days we'd been monitoring road congestion as well as weather. Our instincts were to get there as soon as possible, but the I-5 didn't look unusually heavy, and another half-day in Portland would be useful.
Next morning we tried to remain calm, looking out for tell-tale red routes on Google maps. All good. We packed up before breakfast at another Portland institution, Fullers Coffee Shop. After a short wait, we sat at a long bar table eating hash browns with eggs on top, fried, over medium. Plus drip coffee, which was insipid but free-flowing. Next to me was a lady who didn't like Trump. Once we'd established our agreement on the subject there was no holding her back. The Left Coast hates him, she told me, emphatically. But, as we were to discover over the mountains in a few days' time, not all Oregonians live in coastal metropolises. The lady explained Hillary Clinton's problem – 'People just don't like her' – and suggested a suitable replacement Democratic candidate, California Senator Kamala Harris. Watch this space.
We stepped out into the middle of a corgi event. I had never seen the like, although I have heard of similar since. (#sausagewalkLondon anyone?) Not all walkers had dogs; and not all dogs were corgis.
We bought a few provisions in case the two million eventuated in Salem and blocked access to eatery or store. Eventually and inevitably we had to hit the road: to get to grips with the unknown. The I-5 was empty; any clouds were smaller than small; and Portland had been great.


Is Your Furnace Ready for Cooler Weather?
Although we still have a couple months of warm weather ahead, you never know when temperatures will cool off and you'll have to turn on your furnace.
Call a professional. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you should call a pro to tune-up your furnace before the fall and winter weather arrives.
Replace your air filter. This is something you can do on your own, so don't forget to do so every three to six months (or recommended by the manufacturer).
Check your burners to ensure that they are free of dust and debris (this can accumulate during the warmer months).
Test your thermostat. If it isn't working as intended, your furnace may not reach peak performance.
Check all the vents in your home. Which ones are open and which ones are closed? Is this the way you want things?
Now that you know how to prepare your furnace for cooler weather, it's time to take the steps above.
If you need professional help, don't hesitate to contact us. We're more than happy to visit your home, inspect your furnace, and make sure it's ready to keep you warm in the months to come.


Continuing our tour of The Mount, Edith Wharton's home in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts, we are now stepping inside to the ground floor entrance hall and main stair. One might expect that this magnificent, classically inspired home would have a grand staircase. However, EW believed that the transition from outside to inside should be as smooth and easy as possible.
This is the forcourt space – a walled outdoor space that feels indoors when one passes through the main gate.
And into the grotto-like Entrance Hall with stylized plaster work that emulated mossy walls and dripping water. The terracotta tile floor brings a definative Italianate feel to this space. The arched ceiling is simple and elegant, as is the softly glowing color palette.
Straight in front of the door is a statue of Pan by the sculptor Frederick MacMonnies. This bronze sits on the original fountain in the Entrance Hall. There's an excellent article here on this sculpture and other works at The Mount.
Through the double French doors to the right is the main staircase of the home.
The lantern lighting continues the outdoor feel… The Main Staircase begins quite simply and becomes more elegant as one ascends. During the restoration and decorating of some of the public spaces, designer Libby Cameron was selected to do the Main Staircase. Note that the ground floor landing and first level of the stair is relatively simple, with horizontal panels painted a sunny yellow. However, the sassy leopard print carpeting on the stair hints at the extravagance to come!
We are now on the Main Floor Staircase landing and you will see that the wall moldings, the lighting and other details are now significantly more formal. Here is a view through the arched door that separates the working areas of the Main Floor (Butler's Pantry, service stair case that is adjacent to the Main Stair, etc.) You can see through the Main Stair landing into the formal Main Gallery. And the glorious main Gallery, designed recently by Geoffrey Bradfield. Also based on Gallery spaces EW had seen in Italy, this is a space that allows access to all the main rooms on the Main Floor as well as provides excellent cross ventilation from front to rear of the house.
The terrazo and marble floor were polished to a high shine. The room straight ahead was Teddy Wharton's Den and beyond that is the terrace on the side of the house.
How glorious is this light fixture? A genteel place to rest.
And an image of the Gallery from EW's day. Continuing in the Italian style, EW used this space as a display for her art and objets collected from her world travels. Note the crystal chandelier. This view is looking back towards the Main Staircase.
Click here to view all my Edith Wharton posts.


HOUSTON – A private jet that was en route to Houston to pick up former President Bush (search) clipped a light pole and crashed Monday as it approached Hobby Airport in thick fog, killing all three people aboard.
The Gulfstream G-1159A jet (search), coming into Houston, went down about 6:15 a.m. in an undeveloped area 1½ miles south of the airport, officials said. The former president had been scheduled to travel to Ecuador for a conference.
"I was deeply saddened to learn of the plane crash this morning," Bush said through spokesman Tom Frechette. "I'd flown with this group before and know them well. I join in sending heartfelt condolences to each and every member of their families."
The names of the three crew members were not immediately released.
Bush, who lives in Houston, was going to give a lecture for the Guayaquil, Ecuador, Chamber of Commerce, Frechette said, adding, "It's very sad." He said he was to have accompanied Bush, as was a Secret Service agent.
Earlier, Jack Williams, a district chief with the Houston Fire Department, confirmed three people had died.
The jet, en route from Love Field (search) in Dallas, was approaching the runway when it clipped the light pole, losing part of a wing, authorities said. Wreckage extended about 100 yards from there, Williams said.
The crash site is a field near the Beltway 8 tollway. No one on the ground was injured, but one car was hit with debris while another was hit with jet fuel, Williams said.
Roger Smith, a spokesman for the Houston Airport System, said the pilot didn't indicate any problem, and the landing was routine until communications abruptly stopped. Dense fog blanketed most of the area.
Robert Randall, operations manager with the plane's owner, Jet Place Inc. of Tulsa, Okla., said it had two male pilots and a female flight attendant aboard. The company has a fleet of 18 jets and employs about 150 people, he said.
Flight operations at Hobby Airport were not affected by the crash, officials said, but a portion of the heavily traveled tollway was closed.
Eduardo Maruri, president of the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce, said that Bush suspended his visit until next month.


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The cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Cosmo's Factory,' recorded at Wally Heider's studio in San Francisco between 1969 and 1970. (Photo: Fantasy Records)
Into The Mix
How One Tenderloin Recording Studio Shaped the 'San Francisco Sound'
Emma Silvers
The year was 1974, and it was a late night in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Behind an unassuming door at 245 Hyde Street, at the front desk of Wally Heider Recording studios, sat 28-year-old Susie Foot.
A former wild child who had spent her early 20s partying with Jimi Hendrix and the Moody Blues in London before landing in San Francisco, Foot would go on to engineer some of the most acclaimed records of the late '70s. But she'd only been at the studio a few months, and for now, she was a "gopher." She ran errands, coiled cables, and looked after the tape vault. After hours, she sat at the studio's front desk -- the only line of defense between thousands of dollars of studio equipment and the notoriously seedy neighborhood -- and answered phones.
Susie Foot, outside Wally Heider Studios.
It was on one of these nights that a drunk Grace Slick ambled out of the first-floor recording room, Studio A, where Jefferson Starship was busy recording Dragon Fly. She peered at Foot from across the desk.
"I know who you are. You're a JAP," she told Foot matter-of-factly -- meaning, of course, the pejorative 'Jewish-American Princess.'
Recalls Foot, some 42 years later: "I mean, I was raised in a well-off Jewish family in Miami Beach. It seemed like she had somehow recognized my inner self. But then she just said 'Well, my name's Grace, and I drink a lot. If you see me passed out on the couch, don't wake me up, because I'll probably punch you in the face.'"
Foot nodded. Stranger things had happened in her short time on the job. It was a small price to pay for being at the center of the most exciting music scene in America.
There's a handful of rooms in San Francisco whose walls, could they talk, would have no shortage of stories to tell. But none, perhaps, are quite like the acoustically treated walls at 245 Hyde. Those walls would sing. They'd slur. They'd throw nitrous parties with Jerry Garcia. They'd blast records by Neil Young, Herbie Hancock, Santana, the Pointer Sisters, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young -- and then Tupac, Digital Underground, Cake and Green Day.
Those walls might very well never shut up.
At a time when the vestiges of Free Love-era San Francisco are all but relegated to museums, the former Wally Heider Recording studios, now known as Hyde Street Studios, feels preciously rare: it's an artifact of a bygone era, a recording studio credited with helping to birth the famous "San Francisco Sound" -- and a studio that's kept up with a changing industry, quietly thriving where so many others of its generation (Sausalito's Record Plant, San Francisco's Automatt) have fallen.
Jerry Garcia at Wally Heider Recording. (Stephen Barncard)
Founded in 1969 by a savvy, eccentric recording engineer and businessman named Wally Heider, what's generally considered the Bay Area's first high-tech studio was also one of the first to offer almost complete creative control to the musicians who booked it. All told, the studio played a vital role in establishing San Francisco as a hub for independent recording artists, a musician's city that could hold its own with -- and even offer some advantages over -- New York and Los Angeles.
Nearly a half-century later, under the name Hyde Street Studios and the ownership of Michael Ward, it's also one of a handful of studios from this era still left in the Bay Area. Strolling through the Tenderloin, you could be forgiven for missing it -- unless you happen to be looking at the sidewalk, in which case you'll see a modest commemorative plaque. Past the heavy gray doors, every wall of the two-floor studio -- from the hallways to the cozy lounge area where Grace Slick napped to the kitchen -- is lined with records that were created here, from Third Eye Blind to George Clinton to David Crosby.
The plaque outside the current Hyde Street Studios.
"The records that came out of this place were absolutely what drew me here," says studio manager Jack Kertzman, who started out as an intern at Hyde Street in 2011. It's a rare moment between sessions, and he's seated in an office chair in Studio A, before its sprawling, vintage Neve console. Beyond the glass, the room most often used for full-band recording features a Hammond B-3 organ and a white Yamaha grand piano rumored to have once belonged to Frank Sinatra.
As an engineer, Kertzman appreciates that the studio's history means he can offer clients an impressive range of options, from state-of-the-art modern equipment to gear from the '70s: Hyde Street boasts a functioning live echo chamber, a tape vault, plate and spring reverbs.
Vintage compressors: Hyde Street's 'blue stripe' 1176s and Teletronix LA2
But on a personal level, it was the '90s-era recordings that first drew Kertzman here.
"I grew up on Green Day and Cake records that were made here. There's such rich history, even just from the Michael Ward era onward," says the engineer. "And then I started to dig deeper, and realized that in the early '70s this was the room where the Grateful Dead recorded American Beauty and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young recorded Deja Vu, all that good stuff from the San Francisco psychedelic scene. Anyone who is a real music fan loves those records too."
Today, a lone lava lamp perched next to a vintage amplifier is the only explicitly psychedelic object in the room. The casual observer would have no way of knowing, for example, that the isolation booth directly to Kertzman's right is the location where Eric Burdon, with War, recorded the famous spoken-word vocals for "Spill the Wine" -- while high on acid.
"Oh yeah, that was in the first six months of opening in 1969, when Wally was cutting all these deals to get business up from L.A. and New York," recalls former staff engineer Stephen Barncard, one of the first employees Heider ever hired. "So he made a weekend deal with this old-school producer Jerry Goldstein to produce this new band."
A Latin-soul outfit led by the Animals' former lead singer, the band showed up to the session, got comfortable, and got high. "Spill the Wine" became their first big hit.
"With 'Spill the Wine' and all the other tunes [on that record], it was live vocals -- Burdon was in this tiny booth with the lights out. I didn't know he was tripping his mind out on LSD," says Barncard.
Stephen Barncard, early 1970s.
"But he had his rap together; there was not one fix, not one edit. That record basically mixed itself. And it was very educational to me about the importance of liveness, which is what that studio encouraged. You don't put people in little boxes -- aside from the vocalist, which was necessary, because they played pretty loud. I imagine for him it must have looked like he was looking down from a tower."
Ellen Burke at Wally Heider Studios in the early '70s.
Barncard's girlfriend at the time, Ellen Burke, also served as his assistant; he says she was actually the first woman to work at Heider's studio, but she wasn't on the books. Burke would also meditate in that vocal booth, which added, the engineer believes, to its magic.
"Anyway," says Barncard. "Jerry got his money's worth."
Stephen Barncard owes at least some of his success to the Yellow Pages.
Now 69, the recording engineer and producer is a legend in the industry, known for his work on records by the Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, David Crosby, CSN&Y, the Doobie Brothers -- the list goes on. But at 22, he was just a hippie DJ from Kansas City with an obsessive interest in home recording techniques. He had been in San Francisco a couple weeks, crashing with friends, when he decided to look up "recording studios" in a phone book. Wally Heider's was the only one within walking distance.
Jack Kertzman with Stephen Barncard in Studio A. (Joshua Bonnette)
So he walked over and got a tour from then-chief engineer Mel Tanner, whose openness impressed the young engineer. "I had hair down to my shoulders, I was wearing a headband, and here was this professional engineer who'd worked with Bing Crosby, and he treated me with respect," recalls Barncard. Tanner told him to write Wally Heider a letter, so Barncard did just that.
Months later, by which time he was living in Los Angeles, he got a call from Heider. His interview consisted of running an errand in Heider's T-bird and coming back with the right change. Two weeks later, he was back in San Francisco, working as an assistant engineer on CSN&Y's record Deja Vu, making $10 an hour -- which, in 1969, was pretty darn good. The following year, he worked on the Dead's American Beauty. By that time, it was pretty tough to faze him; it wasn't terribly surprising, for example, when he found himself capturing audio from an impromptu nitrous party Jerry Garcia decided to throw upstairs in Studio C. (These tapes, much to Barncard's amusement, are currently in a library at UC Santa Cruz, being treated as objects of great educational importance.)
Barncard's primarily known for his work on records by some of the greats. But he's also one of the last people who can tell you about Wally Heider, who died in 1989.
"He was this really big, tall guy, and he was fast-talking, though he had a stutter," recalls Barncard. "He knew how to play ball with the top artists." His people skills and sense of timing both played key roles in Heider's success, says the engineer.
"He appeared right when a lot of artists were dissatisfied with the restrictions of the big label studios, which were unionized. You know, [rules like] you can't touch the console, the echo chambers go off at 5 o'clock. That was the standard up until then, when you had a major label sign you. You went to their studios and followed their orders and made a record with their producers," says Barncard. "So you have Jefferson Airplane setting up tents and smoking and doing LSD at RCA studios in Los Angeles, and they got a lot of crap for it."
Wally Heider in 1977. (Jeffrey Husband)
Heider had opened an independent studio in LA with a different atmosphere, one that put the artist in the driver's seat, to great success; investors soon took notice. After working the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 -- in concert footage, he can be seen running onstage to rescue expensive microphones as Pete Townshend and Keith Moon begin to destroy their instruments -- he had an eye on San Francisco.
A rate card from Wally Heider Recording, 1970. (Courtesy Russ Gary)
So when 245 Hyde Street, a building that had previously been used by 20th Century Fox for film storage, came up for rent, he jumped. He set up its studio rooms using measurements he'd gotten working with Bill Putnam ("the father of modern recording") at Hollywood's United Western Recording, where Brian Wilson made Pet Sounds.
Heider would spend the next 11 years going back and forth between Los Angeles and San Francisco, his studios shaping the sound of the West Coast.
As far as Susie Foot knows, the roster of female sound engineers in the United States in the early '70s consists of two people: Herself and Terry Becker, who unsurprisingly became a close friend. (Leslie Ann Jones, now an acclaimed sound engineer at Skywalker Sound, joined them in 1978 with a job at the newly opened Automatt.) It's an imbalance that, unfortunately, has only slightly improved since the 1970s.
But to hear Foot tell it, she rarely experienced sexism during her time at Wally Heider Studios, where she began as an unpaid intern in 1974 and worked her way up to first engineer by the time the studio closed in 1980. (At the request of new owner Michael Ward, she also returned in Hyde Street Studios' early days as studio manager; she's responsible for acquiring that prized Neve console in Studio A.)
An article titled "Women Who Take Charge In the Sound Studios," featuring Susie Foot, published July 12, 1981.
Foot's interest in sound engineering grew from learning simple home recording techniques to help her husband, the guitarist Jimmy Foot, who was then leading a psychedelic band called The Magic Mind in the tiny North Bay town of Cloverdale. She soon fell in love with the process -- and as her skill grew, so did her desire for more sophisticated equipment. A friend set up an interview at Wally Heider's, and she brought some of her home recordings.
"We were really poor at the time. We were on welfare, actually," says Foot from her home in Humboldt County, where she runs Bongo Boy Studios with her husband. "And I brought in what I'd been working on, and the studio manager said 'You did this on what? That's incredible.' I had good ears, good instincts with no training."
Within a couple years, Foot was working on albums by Santana, Herbie Hancock, and Patti LaBelle.
Dead Kennedys performing at Hyde Street in 1986. (John Cuniberti / Facebook)
"We were a really good team," she recalls, of working with Carlos Santana on the album Amigos. "He had a vegetarian restaurant back then, and his wife would come bring us these beautiful vegetarian lunches for us. Or we'd all go out to dinner and they'd protect me since I was the woman: we'd walk around the Tenderloin with me in the center."
But the thing that stands out most about that album for Foot was Santana's use of color. "When Carlos went into do his lead guitar, he'd say he wanted the sound to be 'red,' so he'd blend the lights in the studio until he got the color he felt good about," she says. "He'd set up an altar, there would be candles burning, and it would take you on a journey -- even though you were working."
Foot and engineer Dave Rubinson outside Wally Heider Recording. (Jeffrey Husband)
Other memorable clients include Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who once had to be nearly forcibly removed from the studio after overstaying the time he'd booked; he left, finally, after staff threatened to call the police. (In one version of this story that's passed around the grapevine, Hart hired a Hell's Angel to stand guard at the door with a samurai sword and prevent studio staff from entering; sadly, no one could quite confirm that for this piece.)
On the other end of the spectrum: One of the "nicest" musicians in the business, says Foot, was Herbie Hancock, who recorded his pivotal record Head Hunters there in 1973. "He was a gentleman, super classy. He taught me about how important meditation was, how necessary it was to clear your mind."
For a Hancock session, Foot says, she and engineer Dave Rubinson kept two 24-track tape machines running, so when Hancock was improvising, they could switch over to a second reel without stopping. Then began a complicated cutting process, in which they taped together the sections of reels Hancock liked, jigsaw puzzle-style.
One night, someone accidentally threw out a couple of "keeper" reels -- so she, Rubinson, engineer Fred Catero and Herbie Hancock spent the night "rummaging through the wastebasket, taking out tape, piecing it together and playing it, and going 'Nope, that's not it,'" Foot remembers with a laugh. "There's no vocal cues in jazz either, to help figure out where you were!
"Thank god Herbie knew what everything was supposed to sound like."
The forward march of technology has been notoriously tough on recording artists over the past two decades, as streaming and download counts replace physical record sales. So it's not surprising that professional recording studios have been hit hard as well. It's also no secret that, in the days since Stephen Barncard was living comfortably on $10 an hour, the Bay Area has been home to skyrocketing housing prices. In turn, many formerly local musicians have fled for greener pastures, and untold numbers of would-be rock stars simply stopped moving here in the first place: it's a tough sell, if you're an artist.
All told, it starts to seem somewhat magical that anyone's been able to keep a state-of-the-art recording studio going in the heart of the city for nearly 50 years.
If you start asking around about that magic, however, those in the know will point to Hyde Street Studios' Michael Ward.
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and studio owner Michael Ward.
"I got into things just as the whole industry was falling apart," says Ward, who's kept Hyde Street open for the past 36 years, with a half-hearted laugh. "But it's certainly never been a sensible or straightforward business."
By 1978, when Wally Heider sold the studio and its name to the production company Filmways, a lot of the financial bottom was already dropping out of the recording industry on the West Coast, says Ward. "There was this short period where [music] was a glamour industry, and somehow there were corporate people putting dollars behind Heider, and this studio he created out of that was seminal," he says. "But it was a never a comfortable arrangement between the suits in L.A. and the hippies in San Francisco. Eventually the bottom line just didn't add up; glamorous records weren't being made there. The light started shining elsewhere."
Inside the massive tape vault at Hyde Street Studios.
In 1980, when Wally Heider Recording officially closed for business, Ward was a young songwriter and musician who had been running a successful home recording room for three years out of his house in the Sunset. When he heard the studio was available to rent, he and his business partner Tom Sharples went to tour the place; Ward says his only goal, from the beginning, was to have a place to record his own work.
"I had been involved in building a bunch of studios by this point, and it's just so arduous to start from scratch and achieve [acoustic] isolation. So to have access to this 10,000 square-foot facility, with four completely built studios -- it was fatally attractive."
Filmways let their lease expire in 1980, at which time a partnership composed of Ward, Sharples, and sound engineer Dan Alexander rented the studios and moved in. The rent was $2,200 a month.
In the three and a half decades since, according to Ward -- who's been the sole owner since the partnership dissolved in 1984 -- Hyde Street has had a lot of personalities. "We were punk music central there for a while -- Dead Kennedys, Flipper," muses Ward, though "it was never really my thing." Joe Satriani was one of the studio's first clients; Chris Isaak was also a regular.
Rappin 4-Tay working in Studio A. (Joshua Bonnette)
In the late eighties and early nineties, as the Bay Area's hip-hop scene was becoming a national force, the studio attracted the likes of Digital Underground, whose record Sex Packets was recorded at Hyde Street. Their young backup dancer, Tupac Shakur, returned to record his solo debut 2Pacalypse Now. Soon after, Ice Cube booked "like two months" of time for his up-and-coming cousin, Del the Funkee Homosapien. "Then he didn't show up for five weeks," recalls Ward. "That was a different time." The following decade brought Green Day, Cake, Train -- and more recently, Mark Kozelek, aka Sun Kil Moon, whose critically acclaimed record Benji was recorded at Hyde Street over the course of six months in 2013.
For those wondering how operating a recording studio in the year 2016 could possibly be a smart business choice, Ward has a candid answer: it isn't. There have been months where he's had to borrow money to pay the rent. Hyde Street has never been profitable, says the musician; it's only become solvent, even, the past couple years.
"I gave up 25 years ago thinking I was ever going to make money on it. Survival was the thing," he says. "And somehow, if I got to record there and not have to pay anybody else, that would justify it."
The band: Michael Ward with Dogs and Fishes, in Studio A. (via Facebook)
In addition to Hyde Street's independently functioning studios (engineers serve as co-owners, and pay rent), Ward currently rents out various rooms out of the 10,000-square-foot building to some 12 different vendors, including Cutting Edge, a recording equipment supplier whose co-owner also recently took over what had been Studio D.
But perhaps the most generous benefactor to Hyde Street Studios' survival is also the most maligned, or certainly the most misunderstood: its surroundings.
Samsaya outside Hyde Street Studios in 2016.
"We've been blessed with a particularly noxious social situation. We're right on the fringes of the epicenter of the Tenderloin," Ward says. "Between that and how much work someone would have to do to take this place over, and the crack and heroin that's always been kind of swirling right outside the door...
"If it was in a nice neighborhood, we'd have been gone decades ago."
In June of this year, there was a show at Studio C -- the live room that once served as the Grateful Dead's practice space. Hosted by engineer Scott McDowell, it was a farewell show for (formerly local) electro-pop musician Katie Day; alt-country singer Michaela Anne, on tour from Nashville, served as opener; other San Francisco songwriters, like Max Lockwood Porter, played a few songs to kick off the night.
There were maybe 40 people there at the show's peak, standing, sitting cross-legged on the floor, spilling out into the lounge, visiting the ever-popular vending machine with the one unmarked button that delivers a mystery-brand can of beer, or looking up at the walls, where certified gold records like 2Pacalypse Now and "The Humpty Dance" are encased in glass. Word had spread on Facebook, and attendees paid $5 at the front desk, where Susie Foot once sat, to get in. Grace Slick wasn't there threatening to punch anybody, but it was a pretty damn good party.
"There's a community there that you don't get in other studios," says Chuck Prophet, a prolific San Francisco troubadour who made use of the studio's '70s-era offerings, like the live echo chamber, on his forthcoming full-length, Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins. (Prophet's history with the studio dates back to the early '80s, when his high school band paid $5 an hour to practice in one of the rooms upstairs.)
"You do a record there, you're gonna run into people in the hallways, in the break room, the kitchen. And that's what music in the Bay Area has always been about."
The sentiment circles back, unsurprisingly, to what Wally Heider knew along: you can't underestimate the importance of cultivating a comfortable atmosphere for musicians.
"They treat people with respect," says Prophet. "For a lot of people booking studio time, maybe this is the first time you've sung into a microphone. You're standing there naked, baring your soul; you want to feel like you're being taken care of. Studios that do that are a dying breed."
As for the future, it remains -- as it does in the music industry -- uncertain.
Ward seems sanguine. "I still feel very invested in this project," he says, "bringing it to successful fruition, not being driven out of the business. But the main motivation for all of this is to write music. That's what I told Jack [Kertzman]. That's what has justified it so far, and that's what will guide me in the future."
So no, after 36 years, he's not planning on selling Hyde Street Studios anytime soon. He has, however, recently moved most of what was in Studio D to his home in the Sunset, and is enjoying having a studio in his house again. It's nice to just go downstairs in his socks when he wants to record.
And there's this: lately it's gotten difficult to book studio time at his own studio. Business is, well, busy. Which should serve, maybe, as a small source of comfort to those who weren't around for the so-called golden age, who didn't hear the birth of the "San Francisco Sound" up close.
"I love that there's such history at that studio, from [CSN&Y's] 'Teach Your Children' to the Dead Kennedys," says Prophet.
"But it's also important to remember: People are making history here every day."


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