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Review Stillpoints Ultra Mini

"Tougher than the rest"

In the world of resonance dampers there are more than enough to choose from these days. In the 16 years that I am in audio I owned and tested different 'vibration' controlers. This is how I like them to call.

They all do 'something' but at the end the outcome is different depending on which 'tool' ( I think in tools; amp, source, speaker, conditiner, cables etc.) you put them under. They even can work against you.

At shows I have auditioned different Stillpoints several times. And I auditioned them at clients and old colleagues who own them.

It was Always obvious and clear that they were effective.

These days my focus is only on the best 'tools' on the market. I work with less brands and 'tools' than in the past. This gives me a superior endresult than what I could achieve in the past with more different 'tools'

Audio is in my opinion all about creating the best sound possible. The best quality Always wins and sells best ( in how I create sound).

I was looking for 4 small vibration controlers under my streamer. I wanted them to be small and good looking. As a perfectionist it needs to look good. Or I even will not be interested.

When you get the Ultra mini's out of the box they get your attention directly. Mannnn...they look áwesome. I got a big smile on my face even before I did audition them. Even the way they feel you know you got a 'unique'tool.

But the question is; what do they do to the sound?

Since 2007 my focus is only on 3 dimensional sound. I only sell tools which all can give a wide and deep stage. Within this stage instruments and voices need to be intimate and have the right proportion as in real.

Every system and tool I Judge from what I call 'TOTAL SOUND'
This is like a 'blueprint' for the absolute sound.

Regarding soundrealism the Ultra mini's made the sound even more involving than it already did. The mid freq. became more reaslistic. The high freq. were more open but sounded less harsh. The reason is that there is more authorithy. This gives you more grip and control over the mid and high freq.

3D stage; Stillpoints make your stage wider and deeper. I put a lot of effort and research to find the best cables in the world to create the best 3D and intimate stage possible. This part gets to an even higher level than without the use of them. When you hear to music you already heard for many hundreds of times, you know in a split second how much bigger the stage is. Instruments and voices become more what I call round.

Individual focus of instruments has become a lot sharper. It also gives you a more intimate feeling of the stage. I was surprised that instruments and voices could become that more apparent than they already where.

Blacks, here you win a lot. These days I choose those cables who also can give the best blacks possible. During small acoustic recordings you hear how much the blacks increased. I never heard these kind of recordings this intimate.

timing/speed; I never thought that they would work in this area so much better. It looks if the music is played faster. The control in the low freq. are stunning. Drums sound what I call 'shorter'

Resolution; this was the first part that got my attention when I listend to the first song. I could not imagine that the Ultra mini's could give you this more resolution. You hear many 'new'details you never heard before. There is also a lot more decay in the left and right corners behind the speakers.

Air; there is a lot more air around voices and instruments. They become more physical and touchable.

Freq. response; The low freq. are played faster and more controlled. But.....they even go deeper with the mini's. The high freq. sound a lot more open as well.

articulation of voices; this part got my attention when I started using professional acoustic measurments. The effort I already put in this part got to an even higher level than before. For example; 'Long Gone Before Daylight'from the Cardigans. The voice of Nina Persson during this number has become more clear than ever. She is playing with the volume of her voice. This makes this song a lot more emotional because her voice is so much more clear.

Hights; you can hear the differences in hights of recordings more easy and clear.

Compared to all 'vibration'controllers I owned and tested they are far superior. There is even no one what comes even close. It improves all parts for what I call 'Total Sound'

For the endresults it is one of the best bargains I ever auditioned in 16 years of time. I am a fool that I did not buy them earlier.

Just try them, and I can't imagine that you bring them back!

The review is about the Ultra mini. I wrote an email to Audiogon to change the title.

Next week I will receive the Ultra SS as well. I will write a review later about them.
If you like the Stillpoints, you need to try the Starsound Apprentice platform. Costs less, and gives amazing results. One reviewer already compared it directly to the Stillpoints, and the Apprentice won.
I know that you are interested in the best result, so you should try it.
Thanks Roxy, I personal do not like the looks. But there are enough people who doesn't care about this.
I will receive next week a set Ultra SS for my speakers. I will write a review about it as well.
I thought that you would say that. Do you really think that it is worth sacrificing performance for aesthetics? Of course I can understand if the support looked like 4 dented soup cans or the like.
For me it is a pre. As a perfectionist who even let his trousers make in italy as I have them in mind.

I have everything in my head before I buy it. It needs to be exact as I have in mind.

Beside me I know more people who like good looks of audio.

But what I do is that I will give a link about it to some distributers overhere.

Thanks for the information.
"For me it is a pre."
Do you mean for you it is a prerequisite?
In any case, I appreciate audio jewelry as much as the next guy, but not enough to pay the prices that they charge for performance that is the same or even not as good.
Bol1972, are you a Stillpoints dealer, or plan to be one in the future? If yes, you should add a disclaimer to this thread.
As far as I'm concerned most audio components are ugly and industrial looking. I don't find stillpoint supports attractive either.
I agree with you somewhat. Not too many audio pieces or accessories are beautiful, but if they are designed well for their intended purpose, without superfluous doo-dads just for effect, they can have their own utilitarian beauty. The particular platforms I am speaking of are pretty innocuous, and I agree, there is nothing all that great about the Stillpoints.
I thought it was very contradictory to Bol1972's oft stated philosophy of only using what gives the best result.
Suddenly, he's an interior designer...not that there's anything wrong with it.
I choose for the small Ultra mini's. I will even spray them black soon. I will make some pictures.

I also do not want the bigger ones under my amp and pre amp.

I will use the Ultra SS under my speakers. I will make some pictures as well.

I said some things how I see it. Clients can be different.

We also make our own furniture, we also like good looks!

Audio is a free world, that is a good thing :)
Bo1972, I have raved about the StillPoints Ultras since the SSs first came out and then the Fives and now the Minis. Under speakers there is no question that the Fives are best, especially if you can get four in contact with your speakers. This is also the case under amps. I use two StillPoints Component stands which allow you to get all four in contact with the bottom of the amps.

The major concern with the Minis is as StillPoints says shock. You can break the ceramic balls that make them work. So if you have help with a heavy preamp, you can probably use them. Remember that you can adjust four to get all in contact with the component. If not, use the SSs. I've had mixed results with the Fives under preamps, dacs, and other source components.

But audio isn't easy. Star Sound Technologies has a platform, the Apprentice, that rivals the StillPoints Ultras and sounds quite different. I've had several instances in my system where I either had to really use the Star Sounds or preferred them. I think there is little question that they sound faster than the Stillpoints, but their sound stages is quite different than the Stillpoints. I will leave that to your tastes. Both products put to shame other isolation and coupling devices. I've got boxes and boxes of rejects.

Oh, and do not spray them. For one thing the spray may get on the ceramic balls and ruin their benefits. Second polish them into a mirror finish. I have yet to attempt this on the Minis but on the SSs and Fives, I got amazing results. I did not discover this, Tripoint did and told me to do it.
I use 4 for a streamer of 7 kilo. I read about spraying them. I will not do it. Thanks for the information.

Next week I will receive the Ultra's. I will use these for my speakers.

It is a lot of fun to compare sound with the Stillpoints.

How do I know if the ceramic balls are broken?
Bo1972, I have no idea how you would know other than sounding different. I would suggest emailing Stillpoints to ask. I have always been careful so, I'm not worried about any of mine.

What Ultras are you getting-the SSs or the Fives?

When I first got the Ultra SSs, everything else sounded broken. The Star Sound pieces, however, are a different sound and also have been a sonic enhancement.
I will get the SS, the Fives are too big. I find these f...ugly. Not even for free I want them under my speakers.

What I said before: personal the looks are very important for me as well. I want it to be subtle.
Regarding appearance, with components on the Apprentice I'd say 90% of the platform is hidden from view(about all you can see are the brass cones). As Tbg noted they are exceptionally effective.
Bo1972, with black piano finish on the Tidals and the BMC Arcadias, the Fives look great and the SSs diminutive. I guess with wooden speakers the stainless steel would look funny whether it was the SSs or the Fives.

You don't ever want to hear any of the High Fidelity Cables. You might love them but reject having silver wires going everywhere.
I have quite small speakers. I will make some pictures and I will send a link when I have them.

I love silver. At this moment I am listening to my new Wel Signature inerconnect. It is one of the most impressive improvements I have ever auditioned.

Compared to the new Wild Blue Yonder the differences are huge. I did not expect this. In sound so much more musical. The differences in Heights are extreme Obvious.

Voices have more air around them. It is almost listening in a trance to voices.

Review in a few weeks.....mannnn I love silver. I will explain why silver in the world of highend is essential!!
Bol1972, try polishing your SSs. It is a real pain to do the Minis.

Go to StereoTimes and find the only Norm. That is one of my emails.
Thanks, I will try. I will keep informing you about the outcome and tests with the Stillpoints.

I have Ultra SS under all my components and speakers. A few weeks ago I substituted Ultra Minis for the SS under my DAC.

Dynamics flattened a bit with the Minis - how obvious this was surprised me. Music was just less impactful. Micro-dynamics weren't on par with the Ultra SS either.

Space took a hit too. The soundstage just wasn't as large, as wide, or as well-defined.

There was also what struck me as a whitening or drying out of the sound. This was the result of color saturation being reduced with the Minis.

The differences between the two weren't that large in the scheme of things and might not be as meaningful in systems that don't use Ultra technology throughout. Better to have Minis everywhere then to toss SS at just a few components.

In my situation though, this comparison confirmed for me that I made the right choice to go with the Ultra SS.
The fun thing about audio is that the outcome in other situations can be totally differend.

In my situation all parts got better. But I have to admit that I Always do a lot of research before a tool will be fitted into my system.

In my opinion Stillpoints can increase all the good parts you already created in your system.

I am looking forward what the Ultra SS will do under my speakers. I will write a review about the Ultra SS later.
Bo1972, I wouldn't bother with the review. Most of us have tried them already and many have gone on to the Ultra Fives.

Kennyb, yours was a very interesting post. I have done this only once. This was on a StillPoints Rack with their Grids instead of shelves. I removed the SSs from under a cd player and substituded Ultra Minis. Because the SSs often lock up as you tighten them to assure that all four are in contact, I suspect that the Minis, which were the victor in this instance, were the result of them not locking up.

I have always found four Ultra are much better than three.
I prefer 4 to make it more stable. The benefit that it also gives a better result is a nice bonus.
Agree that 4 are better than 3. Once I pulled the 3 from under my phono stage and used these to get to 4 under DAC, preamp, and amp. Nice bump in performance.

Getting to 4 under everything will come after I address a few things first. I still have the older cones under my power strip (Quantum QBase). Replacing these with Ultra SS will be a nice upgrade, as I've heard this already. Also still have cones under my turntable used in conjunction with a Vibraplane.

The reason I swapped the Minis for the SS under my DAC as some friends wanted advice on whether to stretch for SS. After that, the Minis went in between the head and base section of my Aerial 10T speakers, replacing cones. HUGE upgrade. The speaker bases each sit on 4 Ultras SS.
Next week In will place the Ultra SS under my speakers as well. After this I will put them also under my PLW-15 subwoofer.

I Always do it in parts, because I need the information it gives to me.
Hey, Bo1972:

Did you "place the Ultra SS under".....your "speakers"?

If you did, while doing so, were you wearing your: "trousers make in italy"?

How 'bout it, did you: " the looks"?
On the matter of ephemera, in manliness as in audio:

ÂThere are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.Â

P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters
This pertains to the Ultra SSs, but I thought it might be of interest.

In '09, I took a pair of LSA1 Statements to my home in New Mexico with some nice stands and six OEM Stillpoints feet for between them and the stands. I never was told that they needed to be unlocked. Last year I sent these speakers to have Urushi cap installed. In just put them in place five days ago and really didn't like what I heard, but thought the long unused electronics, new caps in the speakers, and high sensitive HFC cables must need breakin.

Today I noticed the similarity between the OEM feet and the aluminum version of the Ultra SSs. I thought that perhaps the hard hats needed to be unlocked and sure enough they were all tight! It made a big difference, but I them remember how awful the Ultra ALs sounded. Having six SP Ultra SSs handy, I replaced those under the speakers. Wow! It really is hard for me to believe how much impact vibrations can have on ones system.
I will receive the Ultra SS this Wednesday. I will place them under my speakers and subwoofer.

I will write a review in about 1-2 weeks.


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Sanders Sound preamp vs. Innersound?

I just recently picked up a Sanders Magtech amp to drive my new Maggie 1.7s and I am now searching for a preamp to join the party.
I was originally thinking I wanted to go with a tubed pre:
Modwright, SWL 9.0 sig., or new LS100.
Cary SPL-98
ARC, LS17 or LS25.

I just noticed 2 ads for a couple of Innersound preamps here on AGon that look very attractive.
The Innersound pre would be the perfect (solid state) match but I am guessing it would be much more of a neutral sounding pre, than any of the tubes units I am considering?

I think from neutral to warmer, these would ranked as:
1: Innersound.
2: ARC.
3: Modwright.
4: Cary.

Does anybody have any experience with the sound of any of these brands and if so, how would you compare the Innersound / Sanders to them?

How does the Innersound compare to Roger's current Sanders preamplifier, I know they look pretty much the same but how much has he done to improve it?
I have the Sanders Slim Linestage preamp and the Magtech amp. My Slim Linestage and Magtech combo is the best sound I have ever had. I previously had the McIntosh C220 preamp and the Parasound JC-2. IMHO, you will never be sorry with this combo. I am driving a pair of Duntech Sovereigns (big, big speakers) and I am in Audio Heaven. Happy listening.
I had an Innersound iPre several years ago to go with my Innersound ESL300. I found the iPre to be extremely transparent, but would also describe it as sterile and uninvolving. Music just didn't sound that captivating played through it.

I've since moved on to other SS and tube pre's, and I'm much happier.

Just my 2 cents.

Isn't Sanders and Innersound the same? Did Sanders buy Innersound or something?
Here is a very brief review of the key elements of the Innersound/Sanders history:

Innersound, Inc. was founded in 1996 by Raj Varma who lived in the U.K. He hired Roger Sanders to design electrostatic speakers for him. Eventually, Mr. Varma expanded Roger's role to run Innersound in the U.S. while Mr. Varma manufactured computers in the U.K.

The key element here is that Roger was an employee of Innersound and never owned or controlled the company. So when Gary Leeds wanted to buy Innersound, the decision to sell was made by Mr. Varma -- Roger had no say in the matter.

When Gary Leeds bought Innersound, Inc. (February 2003), he dissolved the company and started a new one (Innersound LLC). He allowed Roger to become a minority share holder in the new company.

But as majority share holder, Mr. Leeds maintained total control of the company and once again, Roger could not manage the company in the manner he would have liked. This eventually led to Roger leaving Innersound, LLC in July of 2004.

After leaving Innersound, Roger started his own company (Sanders Sound Systems, LLC). Shortly thereafter, Innersound, LLC went out of business.

But before doing so, Mr. Leeds asked Roger to take care of Innersound's customers. Roger agreed to do so and Mr. Leeds transferred critical Innersound parts inventory to Roger so that he could service Innersound's products.

Note that although Roger does provide service for Innersound's products, Innersound's warranty is no longer valid since Innersound is out of business. In any case, enough time has passed that any warranty on Innersound's products has expired. Therefore, Innersound customers have to pay a modest price to have their equipment serviced by Sanders Sound Systems.

In summary, there have been three distinct companies. There was the original Innersound, Inc., which was owned by Raj Varma. Gary Leeds bought Innersound, Inc., dissolved it, and started a new company called Innersound, LLC. He eventually dissolved that as well.

Roger Sanders started Sanders Sound Systems, LLC. Although Roger worked for both of the Innersound companies, his company (Sanders Sound Systems) is not associated with either of the Innersound companies, both of whom no longer exist.

By having control if his own company, Roger can now operate it as he deems best. For example, he can now offer lifetime warranties and risk-free, 30-day, in-home trials. He also sells both factory direct and through selected dealers.

He makes all the engineering decisions based on performance, instead of on the approval of company owners. And he makes improvements in the design of his equipment when he wishes as technology advances.

Unlike the Innersound companies, Roger handles Sanders' company finances so that there is zero debt, there is cash in the bank, inventory in stock, and overhead costs are extremely low. As a result, Sanders Sound Systems can handle difficult economic times easily, successfully, and with greater security than his larger competitors.

and by the way, Sanders Sound Systems is coming out with a new pre-amp ( which includes both line stage and phono stage preamplifiers). More details to follow as we get closer to release; but you can call Roger at anytime to get the details.

Sanders Sound Systems
I know nothing of anything new coming from Roger, but up to at least very recentyly, he paid Coda for their technology and built his own goods using Coda boards and chassis. If you call Doug Dale at Coda, he will give you age and model comparisons based on the Coda board in the Sanders or Innersound products that you are looking at.
The current Coda stuff is very good indeed, it is worth the phone call as Coda sells manufacturer direct only in the US.
I was curious as to the Coda/Innersound similarities in product design.
Check out my Coda Windows 4 ad. Sorry to bother here I couldn't figure how to do a direct message.
So Sanders newish Magtech amplifier is a Coda design but using his own linear voltage regulator power supply?
Soundlock, I'm becomming very interested in the Magtech. What amplifiers have you owned in the past?
This is off the Coda website, not trying to sell anything here, just saying what Coda says about manufacturing Innersound.

Innersound DPR-500
This unit is the finest example of this amplifier ever constructed. We should know we were the OEM supplier. It uses upgraded caps, and a more powerful transformer than was used on the original production units. This unit has been designed for 330 Watts RMS. This is a lower power than the original version into 8 Ohms in order and maximizes the ability of the amplifier to drive very low impedances. As a result this amp will double power into 4 and 2 Ohms and is stable into 1 Ohm. The original DPR-500 was optimized for electrostatic speakers and functioned best with loads 4 Ohms and above. With the demise of innersound this fantastic amp was left in a partially assembled state for some time until it was decided that it would be criminal not to complete it. To make it distinctive it was finished in a dark instrument grey as can be seen in the images.

The amp features :

* 330 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms
* 660 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms
* 1320 Watt per chhannel into 2 Ohms
Precision Bias Class A operation to 15 Watts,
sliding to Class AB at higher output level
* 12 VDC remote turn on (RJ45 connector)
* AC-coupled unbalanced input and true DC coupled balanced input
* Large Paddle Au Speaker Binding Posts
* Double-sided gold plated circuit boards
* 3.0 kVA toroidal power transformer
* Low-impedance power supply filter capacitor array
* Power supply status indicators
* 10 year warranty / 5 year transferable
* Designed, manufactured and assembled in the USA
1 Unit Available - Regular Price $14000 - Sale Price $9500
"Roger can now operate it as he deems best. For example, he can now offer lifetime warranties"

Doesn't the warranty expire when Roger decides to call it quits? Is there a long term plan in place for that?
Jtwrace, the same question can be asked of any small volume electronics manufacturer in high end audio.

If you are concerned about having a reliable long term warranty and don't mind the sound of harsh PA amplifiers, just buy a Bryston.
Actually THAT question should only be asked of companies that offer a lifetime warranty. After all, lifetime is a very indefinite term. It could effectively turn out to be only 60 days.
Well, I can answer the question probably as good as anyone. I purchased the full Innersound system (speakers, amps, crossover/amp, phonostage and preamp) in November 2001 (and have just upraded the panels for such a rediculously low price, I am still amazed). They sound incredible. Roger has been there with me EVERY step of the way WHENEVER I needed him, call it Innersound, Innersound LLC, Innersound abc or Sanders Sound. You deal with Roger, you get him, his support and the best products on earth. I am incredibly fortunate to have had him recommended to me years ago. I could never think of changing my speakers, amps and preamp. (Maybe Sanders amps but that would be it).
I see a SandersSound thread, and have to put in my .02. Not only are his products great, but Roger is a fine person to deal with. I owned one of his of his ESL amps (driving Quad ESL 63's), and was just curious about certain design aspects of the amp (no problems, really just curious). Roger and I spoke by phone at length and then he followed up by email. What a nice, nice man to deal with. This is probably 4 or 5 years ago already but Roger left an indelible impression on me.
Rogers goal is to provide state of the art sound at a reasonable price. What he really does is provide state of the art products that just get out of the way of the sound, at affordable prices.

He has succeeded.
I am awaiting delivery of two Magtechs! On the truck now!

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Betsey Johnson Bankruptcy

  1. The most anticipated sale of the season is here! Come join the official NAP sale discussion thread and share your haul with us!
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  1. M really disappointed shes going out of business. I love her quirky designs. Does anyone know why? I wonder if the website will still be open. Does anyone like her
  2. YES i like her ! I am so surprised too!! I saw the sale and thought it was only one store..
    I loved the jewlery mostly:sad:
    This sucks!
  3. Poor sales ultimately .... sadly.

    Fashion designer Betsey Johnson's company filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday night in New York, following poor performance in its chain of retail stores.
  4. I love her socks n bags. I got a pr of sandals from
  5. I think she is still going to sell things in dept stores like Macy's. Just all her boutiques are going out of business.
  6. In case you don't know, Betsey Johnson has filed for Chapter 11 and everything in the stores (and online) is getting liquidated, including fixtures. I've never been ga-ga for her clothes but I think she has some cute stuff here and there. I went today and everything was generally just 30% off with the exception of clearance which had an additional 30% off the markdown. What I tried on just didn't fit right or was still too pricey for me. Shame because some of the jewelry was cute. The markdowns just aren't sweet enough for me yet.

    Has anyone else checked her stores out lately? Perhaps someone can find a dream item!
  7. I did just to check out the sales... even though I usually don't like her clothes.

    I think for bankruptcy, those prices are insanely high...
  8. I popped into her store and checked out the online sales. For a company that's going into bankruptcy, I agree with CEC that the prices are still extremely high. Looks like they're trying to get as much as they can out of the stock (don't blame them), but I envision even bigger cuts later on... or these pieces showing up in discount stores.
  9. Those insane prices are the reason she's going bankrupt. I'm surprised it took so long though. I guess they're going out with their heads held high but the store at the Galleria had a 75% off sign.
  10. My mom went in person today and pretty much everything was only 30% off. I couldn't believe it when the website only had 30% off, I'm pretty sure I've gotten 40% off during regular sales on their website, and you can get her stuff(at least shoes) on for way cheaper. Whoever decided on the pricing scheme was borderline delusional.
  11. agree :roflmfao:

    I think the person/team setting up the prices should have been fired first... I guess she kept them around...
  12. I have a feeling things are gonna get way discounted as time goes on but if I'm this uninterested now chances are I won't be even when it's cheaper.

    More fixtures at the store had been bought than the clothes!
  13. The prices are really inconsistent. Right now my live store is about 40% off of everything (but that's still pretty expensive). The eBay outlet is being weird -- about a week ago everything suddenly went to like 60% off and now it's all back at 26% off. So I don't know what's going on. I bought two dresses on the eBay outlet for around $180 each, and now both of them cost $340 again.
  14. I'm confused, didn't Steve Madden take over Betsey Johnson? Zappos just added some new stuff under the Betsey Johnson section, and it looks like the starting price point is about half of what her line used to cost...
  15. Steve Madden owns the Betsey Johnson license. Their plan is to continue selling a small portion of her branded items while the rest is liquidated to repay a large portion of the Betsey Johnson debt.


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powermac g3 upgaded to 1ghz worth it?

Discussion in 'PowerPC Macs' started by kenmasters, Dec 3, 2007.

  1. kenmasters macrumors newbie

    Nov 28, 2007
    i skimped on buying the emac..

    i am now going to purchase an old power mac g3 and upgrade it to a 1ghz chip.

    i can buy the powermac g3's from school surplus auction for $10 a piece the specs are written on the side.

    now i know any 1 ghz mac is going to be expensive but if i can get a powermac g3 thats super cheap and then spend the cash on an upgrade will it be worth it?

    i already have a ati 9200 pci videocard so i should get like 10x the performance when the upgrade is done to a powermac g3 right?
  2. motulist macrumors 68040

    Dec 2, 2003
    No. What you'll wind up with isn't worth the price of a CPU upgrade card. You'd probably have to spend more money on ram upgrades as the old school G3 will be ram anemic, then you'll have to buy an OS X install license because it probably only has 10.2 installed on it at the very most.
  3. Mac 13 macrumors member

    Oct 30, 2007
    Los Angeles,Ca
    Of course it's worth it assuming you are just using it with apps that don't need to much power. The upgrade will cost you only $99 for a new PCI 1ghz processor from sonnet or you can spend $500 more for a 1.83ghz mini. :eek:
  4. Lord Blackadder macrumors G5

    Lord Blackadder

    May 7, 2004
    Sod off
    You need at least 512MB of RAM as well, preferably more.
  5. Anonymous Freak macrumors 601

    Anonymous Freak

    Dec 12, 2002
    I concur with the consensus. Buying it, even dirt cheap, specifically to upgrade, is not going to be worth it. You're better off finding a natively faster G4. You'll get better (and more upgradeable) graphics, a faster drive bus, and a faster processor right off the bat. Low End Mac lists the current G4 deals. Yeah, you'll spend more than $100, but in order to have a truly usable computer out of that G3, you'd spend about as much, anyway.

    The insane thing is that the very first generation G4 Mac minis are selling for as much as they did new! (1.25 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, Combo Drive, $499 used, the exact same price it sold for brand new in January 2005.)
  6. CanadaRAM macrumors G5

    Oct 11, 2004
    On the Left Coast - Victoria BC Canada
    add to the mix -- slow ATA bus, limited to 120 Gb hard drives internally, no DVD reader/burner probably, slow PC66 memory bus, memory compatibility and overheating problems in general with CPU upgrades, USB 1.1 IIRC, not 2.0. Goofy video card.
  7. motulist macrumors 68040

    Dec 2, 2003
    So we all agree, buying a G3 for $10 with the plan to highly upgrade it makes no sense.

    However, for $10 I think it's totally worth buying a few just to have around! Stock G3 towers can be upgraded all the way up to 10.4 tiger (iirc). I have one of those machines and it still can do a lot of great stuff! It can play NES roms, it can run iTunes and play MP3s, it can surf the web well besides java and flash based sites, it can be a machine setup to run your long downloads, print, scan, and fax. And specifically because it can't play movies, modern games, or fancy websites, that makes it a great machine to setup as a writing machine because there's no ability to be distracted by an alt-tab over to youtube or other horsepower required distractions. And it's awesome to have a usable web surfing and writing machine available for when you main machine inevitably eventually has some sort of problem.

    For $10, it'd be silly not to get it!
  8. product26 macrumors 6502a

    May 30, 2005

    it is worth buying for sure.. upgrading... NO.

    see what model.. perhaps it is overclockable?
  9. Schtumple macrumors 601

    Jun 13, 2007
    In theory, good idea, in practice, it'll be to much time and hassle, I'd go for a new mac to be honest, it'll only cost a tiny bit more.
  10. JesterJJZ macrumors 68020

    Jul 21, 2004
    You can proabably ebay it and make a couple extra bucks on it.

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  1. asherman13 macrumors 6502a

    Jul 31, 2005
    SF Bay Area, CA
    hey everybody, i'm sorry if this has already been posted, but i couldn't find anything related to it in searches of forums, so i'm posting it now.

    i'm running an ibook and mac os x 10.4.2. i have three SD cards both for my palm and my canon digital camera. for some reason, while using my generic SD card reader, i am now no longer able to write onto (or delete from) the disks; i can only read. when i "get info" for the disks, clicking on 'ownership & permissions" tells me that i can only read, and doesn't give me any options to change this. when i opened disk utility, i found that i also cannot erase the disks or repair/verify their permissions. what is going on and what can i do to fix it?

    i'm the only person on my computer, so obviously i'm the admin. i'm the only person who's been using the cards, and i would really like to be able to edit them (meaning fix this problem) without having to delve into terminal or the root user, as i'm not very good with mac os x on the technical software side. i'd appreciate it if someone could get back to me on this before the weekend's over, as i'm hoping to be able to use them on tuesday.

    thanks so much!
  2. boomshanka macrumors newbie

    Nov 21, 2005
    wahoo - not

    i have exactly the same problem and its doing my head in .

    trying to write to a SDCARD from OSX and it spits at me saying i don't have permissions - i'm the only one who uses this computer and i have full rights .

    driving me crazy

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our 2011 wrxs take 93oct gas. anything more or less the ecu recalibrates. never put in anything less then 91oct. avoid no name gas stations unless unavoidable.

if u drive stick on a 2wd then goto an awd its a real awakening. if u want to get rid of the thump try getting 29mpg in ur wrx(its possible). it will teach u to finesse ur clutch and gas between shifts. drive with radio off so u can hear ur car.

incase u didnt know...any mod from intake through and to the flange at the start of ur catback requires a tune....
I always put 93 from BP or Exxon. Right now, this morning, she is smooth as could be. I can easily feather the clutch to make all shifts smooth. It has been fairly good since I pumped the clutch pedal a few days ago. There were just a few shifts here and there that it happened over the weekend but today its perfect.

Can anyone describe the sensation a driver would feel if there was a little bit of air in the clutch lines?

Here is my main issue right now. I want this fixed. The dealer wants to see it happen before they bleed the clutch under warranty. They said it would only cost about $125. Should I just have them bleed it? Or should I wait for it to get worse again. I don't want to leave my car at the dealer to wait until they notice it. I also don't want to pay the $$$ right now.

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I'm looking to follow a VLM marathon training plan and haven't decided which one yet. I like Shades' plan, but also like the ASICS email updates and run logging capability.

The FIRST program also makes sense, but before I decide are there any others I can stick in the pot? I've seen posts saying that the ASICS automated plans are not accurate  or should I favour HeartRate over Pace.

My plan is a 4 hr (ish) VLM, with 4 runs a week and a couple of other X-training activities (general gym activities) and like emails to remind / prompt me and an online progress tracking program.

Is there an online program where I can add my own plan based on Shades or similar?

Anyone suggest a suitable approach or throw more programs/methods into the mix?

Thanks, Tim

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    Have you had a look at the Garmin ready plans on this (i.e. runners world) web site?

    I've used these for half marathons and they download onto your Garmin, so all the speeds & duration are stored in the watch ready for use.

  • Thanks, I've looked at these also, and it's great to get these onto the Garmin, but I can then adjust these in line with another program if that's a better route (perhaps Shades' plan).

    Just looking for feedback on what's worked / or not worked for others before I decide and commit to a plan.

    Thanks for the info..

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    I'm a Shades fan. It's always worked out well for me.

  • I've looked at Hal, P&D and RW but am sticking with Shades as I like the 4 runs per week with the flexibility of the 5th run. It includes a MWLR partly at marathon pace, a tempo run and a long run. Seems sensible to me and my first goal is to stay injury free which I think is more of a risk if I try and push it touch for my first one.
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To George Washington from James Booth, 23 April 1789

From James Booth

Newcastle, State of Delaware, April 23. 1789.

Having been informed, that all applications for Offices under the Federal Government, must be made immediately to your Excellency, I beg leave to address you on that Subject.

I hold under the Authority of the State, the Naval-Office of this County, to which I was appointed early in the Year 1777, and which has been regularly continued to me by several Re-Appointments. But as I conceive, that upon the Adoption of a System of Commercial Regulation and Impost by The United States, the State-Appointments in that Department will cease; I beg Permission to sollicit your Excellency for a Continuance in the Office I hold, and that I may be honoured with a Commission for the same, under the Executive Authority of the Union.1

During the Time I have exercised the Duties of that Office, I am persuaded, neither want of Attention, nor want of Fidelity will be imputed to me; and I flatter myself, that the Candour and Justice of the Senators from this State, will afford me a favourable Testimonial to your Excellency. With Sentiments of the utmost Deference & Respect, I have the Honour to be, Your Excellency’s most obedient and most humble Servant,

Jas Booth

James Booth (1753–1828) was a native of New Castle. Besides his position in the Delaware customs service, Booth served as secretary of the Delaware Constitutional Convention in 1776, as a privy councilor in 1783, and as secretary of state of Delaware from 1778 to 1797. Booth was chief justice of the Delaware court of common pleas in the late 1790s.

1For an account by one of his rivals of Booth’s customs appointment, see David Finney to GW, 25 Mar. 1789. In the end both men were disappointed when Delaware’s single customs post was assigned to Wilmington and given to George Bush. For the crowded field of applicants for this post, see Jesse Higgins to GW, Jacob Broom to GW, both 3 April, Peter Jaquett to GW, 18 April, Charles Croxall to GW, 19 April, Joseph Poole to GW, 21 April, George Gilpin to GW, 28 Mar., Thomas Duff to GW, 13 June, and George Bush to GW, 5 May 1789.

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From George Washington to William Heath, 27 October 1781

Head Quarters near York Octr 27th 1781

Dear Sir

I have safely received your two favors of the 5th and 11th Instant—I thank you for the intelligence you have communicated; and am much pleased with the success of the Enterprize against the Refugee Post on Long Island.

Having already transmitted to you all the Papers I had received, respecting the Enquiry ordered to be made into the conduct of Major General Howe, while commanding in Georgia, I can give no further instructions; until the pleasure of Congress is known, which I will endeavour to obtain at an early period.

There will be no occasion for forwarding on any more beef Cattle from the Northward for this Army. Should there be a greater quantity of Cattle sent from the New England States, than the daily consumption of your Army shall require, I could wish the surplus might be salted (if practicable) at some convenient place on the North River; Otherwise it will be necessary for you to give Orders to the Agents and Commissaries, to prevent their sending more Cattle than you shall have occasion for. I have also to request, that you will take measures, to have all the salted Provisions on Connecticut River (that which was formerly shipped for Rhode Island included) transported to West Point before the Roads become impassable.

You will before this time, probably have heard of our success against Lord Cornwallis, & seen the Articles of Capitulation published by Order of Congress—I omit therefore giving you the particulars.

From repeated intelligence received from the Northward, Admiral Digby has been expected, but has not yet been heard of on the Coast. With great regard & esteem I am Dear Sir Your Most Obedt Servant

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2010 in review

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It seems like everyone likes to review the year. I had some help with reviewing this blog. The stats helper monkeys at mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

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Statistics are funny things sometimes. The WordPress people report that about 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 26,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 3 days for that many people to see it.

In 2010, there were 22 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 98 posts. There were 65 pictures uploaded.

The busiest day of the year was May 11th with 445 views. The most popular post that day was Craig Kauffman, 1932-2010.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were,,,, and

Some visitors came searching, mostly for peter voulkos , ken price, craig kauffman, and john mason ceramics.

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These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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Reader: NXIVM attendance may be increasing; Keep the frankreport ‘trending’

When I actively kept a blog I had a Feedjit tracker that told me where I was being visited from. Are you getting specific stats on yours?  I would imagine many visitors are from the Capital District. I stumbled upon your blog by accident.  I hadn’t read anything since the Bouchey- Keeffe phone transcript was mentioned in the Times Union. Somewhere I read about your indictment, remembered you as a “player” in NXIVM dealings and then found the blog.

I am sure you are gaining readers from the closed Reddit R/NXIVM.  (Interesting that Scientology stays open but Nxivms was closed.  I am sure you are getting readers who were fans of Smallville and thus, Kristin Kreuk and Alison Mack. Even though Smallville has been off the air awhile, ComicCon keeps it relevant.
Kristin Kreuk more so then Mack has a fan base.  I would reckon that some of the journalists and researchers etc have found the blog.

You would be surprised how many people do not realize about the cult in our midst.
There are people who live in Clifton Park that have never heard of NXIVM, not even the Times Union expose in 2012.
I am pretty sure most of Knox Woods and the Oregon Trail neighbors of Nancy Salzman know about NXIVM.  I know after the Times Union series appeared some residents of Knox Woods had fliers in their mailboxes or on their doors advising them to read the Times Union series about their neighbor and the harem.
Interesting tidbit: there is a forum called Why We Protest. It is an Anonymous Activism Forum. One of the members brought up NXIVM and going after it. It was deemed too small at the time. Main Target is Scientology and ISIS of course.
Hope you are having some luck with the website/server domain stuff uncovered. I am sure some readers who have the expertise in that area will come forward and offer to help with the server location at the time of the computer  trespass.
I would say based on the number of cars in Apropos’s parking lot at times attendance may very well be increasing for NXIVM. For a while after the Times Union expose there was little activity in the parking lot. That is why it is important to keep the Frank report trending.

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ARCHIVES: Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please: This chapter is over

This pre-Franorama World post, about the final game at Yankee Stadium, is from my MySpace blog Sept. 21, 2008, 10:07 p.m. PDT:

Sports means a hell of a lot less to me as I approach middle age and shed the excess testosterone of youth. (Though I did yell like an idiot in January when the Giants upset the Packers, then the Patriots.)

But I’ve found myself watching ESPN much of the day, something I never do. Been glued to the set, watching the coverage of the final game at Yankee Stadium. (That is, unless the miracle of miracles happens — the Yanks win every game between now and next Sunday, and the Evil Empire, which clinched a tie for the wild card today, loses every game between tomorrow and then.) And I find myself feeling swirls of emotions right now, and even choked up at times, wondering just how I should feel.

I know, I know — it’s a fucking ballpark. It’s a decrepit hulk of concrete and steel with a questionable ’70s-style facelift that, like most ’70s architecture, looked a lot better then than it does now. And it’s in a grimy setting in the South Bronx, among the creaking No. 4 train and the bodegas and worn-looking cheap restaurants and souvenir stands. And I covered a couple games there against the White Sox in ’89 when I was still a sportswriter; no great world-class memories — just that the Saturday night game went til 12:30 despite the near-freezing rain because Steinbrenner said so, and the next day, a gorgeous Umbrella Day, was the day the Yanks traded Al Leiter to Toronto for Jesse Barfield. But no, it’s really not just a ballpark — it’s been indeed much more than that.

Background: I was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; my mother and her father were Yankee fans, her mother was a Giants fan, so they’d alternate between going to the Stadium and the Polo Grounds on Sundays. (They all hated the Dodgers.) I was born into the end of the dynasty — Mick, Maris, Whitey, Tommy Tresh, Bobby Richardson, Elston Howard, Luis Arroyo, Joe Pepitone. The age of Ballantine Beer and Yogi’s face on Yoo-Hoo bottles. My favorite Yankee in the lost years was Roy White. Then the resurgence in ’72 (Celerino Sanchez at third and Sparky Lyle coming out of the bullpen in the pinstriped Datsun), then the glory years — during which I wrote my first album review for my high school paper: on “NRBQ at Yankee Stadium.” Then, in the midst of the ’81 strike, I walked away from the Yankees because of Steinbrenner and his bullshit. Even rooted for the Indians from about ’85 (when I first covered their class AA team in Waterbury) through the ’94 strike … then came back, though to a lesser degree than childhood, because of Joe Torre and Derek Jeter — and because George publicly apologized to Yogi for screwing him over. I even got used to the pompous John Sterling and his “Yankees win! THEEEEEEEEEE Yankees win!”

I now live in California, a place that has considerably more Yankee-haters than New England. But whatever your religious affiliation, you need to acknowledge that the Stadium is America. The word bandied about most often this past week has been “cathedral” — and it is the high church of the sport and the home sweet home of the team that have best defined our country (the incursion of football notwithstanding). It’s also been the place where the greats of the game became icons and later honored ghosts (Gehrig, Ruth, Mantle, DiMaggio, Munson) … average men became heroes for a day (see Larsen, Don, and Boone, Aaron) … the civil rights movement moved forward one night (how many white people in a racially divided America rooted for a black man before Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling?) … a big-eared Italian guy from St. Louis became a folk hero by murdering the ball and the English language in equal measure … three popes consecrated the cathedral with Masses … New York gathered en masse for the first time after 9/11 … and, ironically, the place where football began its march toward replacing baseball as the national pastime, with the Baltimore Colts’ 1958 NFL title win over the Giants.

It was a place made possible by Babe Ruth — who transformed the game by the powers of his humongous personality and the murderous torque of his thin-handled, thick-barreled bat. He, in turn, was transformed into a worldwide icon who became the most famous person in America and took the game global. (Think of the Japanese fans he acquired on barnstorming tours — some of whom might have been become some of the same soldiers shouting “Fuck Babe Ruth!” as they launched their furious, desperate assaults on American troops in the Pacific.) But as Babe’s star set, the Stadium became the top banana — and the backdrop for sports history and Americana, sometimes one and the same.

It wasn’t just Ruth. Think of all the historical shorthand written here — the things we think of that we might recognize in a couple of words or numbers: 60 home runs … “Win one for the Gipper” … 2,130 straight games … “And Schmeling’s down!!!” … “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” … 56 games … “Back, back, back …” … “How about that!” … Casey … 5 straight World Series titles … Yogi … No. 7 … “Holy Cow!” (Rizzuto-style) … Sandy Amoros and Johnny Podres … Don Larsen … The Greatest Game Ever Played … 61* home runs … Bobbobbob Sheppardeppardeppard … Paul VI … George and Billy and Billy and Billy and Billy and Billy … Chris Chambliss … Mr. October … the two-strike clap (started when Guidry struck out 18 Angels) … Thurman … Murcer after the funeral … John Paul II … pine tar … Donnie Baseball … Joe …  125 wins … David Wells … David Cone … “Enter Sandman” … 9/11 … Mr. November … Pedro and Aaron Fucking Boone … the bloody sock … Benedict XVI …

And the word “cathedral” does fit in terms of size. Look — Wrigley is a ballpark, and a beautiful one. So is the place on Yawkey Way and Brookline Avenue, even if it has become a quasi-theme park called Fenwayland. Same goes for Camden Yards, the place that began the modern ballpark architectural movement. Phone-Company-of-the-Month Park at 24 Willie Mays Plaza is the most beautiful place in baseball (especially from the overhang in right field — the panoramic shot of the Bay Bridge behind the Coke bottle in left, McCovey Cove to your right), and its near-clone in Pittsburgh is gorgeous, too.

But this was a stadium, and when I walked in, it made me feel as if I should take my hat off — unless it had the Tiffany-interlocking NY on the front, of course. After watching so many games on small, snowy, black-and-white screens the first 18 years of my life, the first time I entered the place and looked out through the portal onto the field, the first sight I took in was the massive corner of the right-field upper deck, with the giant scoreboard as a backdrop. I just wasn’t prepared for the proportions. I felt like a tourist from Lilliput. This was THE STADIUM. It wasn’t even St. Patrick’s — it was the Vatican of baseball (and, in the early days of Steinbrenner, with seemingly every bit as much backstage drama and political intrigue as the Catholic Church, only less secretive).

So interestingly enough, my first two visits to the stadium turned out to be spiritual in nature. The first was Aug. 3, 1979. My father won tickets and a bus trip from our bank, and all week long, the image running through my head was Munson springing up and throwing out a baserunner. Thursday, the afternoon before, I was working in the deli up the street from me when the radio announcer broke in: “The captain of the New York Yankees, Thurman Munson, was killed in a plane crash this afternoon …” Needless to say, the atmosphere on the bus headed down to the Stadium from Waterbury the next night was muted and as weird as the drizzly atmosphere. The players took the field as we watched from the upper deck on the first base side — except Jerry Narron, suddenly the starting catcher, who hung back and left home plate empty, riderless-horse style. Then Bob Sheppard took the mic, asked for a moment of silence … and then Thurman’s face was beamed on the scoreboard. The place erupted. And none of us would stop. We were up on our feet screaming, yelling, eyes watering. They said the ovation lasted eight minutes; it felt like 20. All the while the players’ backs were turned to us, facing the scoreboard; with all his history with Thurman, I kept wondering what was going through Reggie’s head. Luis Tiant then went out and threw a two-hitter. Unfortunately, one of the hits was a line-drive homer to left-center in the fourth by John Lowenstein. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. I never forgave Lowenstein for that.

Two months minus a day later, I came back to the Stadium for a second visit. This time, the mood was much brighter and much more electric. It was John Paul II’s first big Mass in America. I was still a churchgoing Catholic at the time, a freshman in college, and our chapel was given tickets to the Mass. So we made our way from Long Island to the Stadium, and as loud as the applause was for Thurman on a drizzly night in a half-filled Stadium, it was much longer and louder for the first Polish pontiff on a beautiful night at a packed Stadium. I can’t remember what he said that night — don’t really care to at this point. given the direction in which he steered the Catholic corporation — but I did get to experience, as I did with Munson, just how electric the place could be for the right person. It was a sensation I would vicariously experience through my TV many times during the Torre years, especially in October, when Jeter or Brosius — or Boone — would come up with those incredible home runs.

Anyway, after my first two visits, I never did have any other magical, or even memorable, moments at the Stadium. Saw a couple of Old Timers’ Days there (thanks to Ruth Friedler), saw Reggie get his Monument Park plaque in ’03, but mostly it was a string of losses to the Sox. The last was Aug. 26, while home for vacation. My pal John Carr invited me to come to the game, as his wife couldn’t make it — the first game of the final series at the Stadium with Boston. Wakefield vs. Pettitte. Back of the loge on the third-base side. Pettitte threw about 120 pitches in five innings, Johnny Damon lined two home runs into the right corner, and A-Rod grounded into two double plays and struck out twice, including the game-ender. Sox 7, Yanks 3. But the best part of the game might have been going down to the west edge of Harlem beforehand for dinner at Dinosaur BBQ. Given the outcome, it was well worth missing the first inning.

The BBQ place will probably be there next spring, but the dinosaur at 161st Street and River Avenue won’t be. (That is, unless the Thomas Edison-formulated concrete refuses to yield; that place is gonna be a bitch to pull down, like a massive, healthy wisdom tooth.) Things change; I get it. The place needed replacing, and modern society doesn’t like to hold onto its Colosseums. But things will be fine in the new stadium — after all, London razed its cathedral to the world’s most popular sport, and I haven’t heard a complaint about the new, ultra-modern Wembley. What disturbs me about the new place is that the old Stadium was a monument to grandiosity, expanded over time to accommodate more fans (even if the field size shrank). The new place will seat fewer fans at a time when the team could — should — have expanded. It seems to reflect a time of more luxury suites but diminished expectations.

But that’s for us to yak about more next spring. The closing of the original Yankee Stadium closes the first chapter of my life. Part of the child inside of me gets locked away in the treasure box with my boyhood. The emotion is spent. It’s time to move on to other things …

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  1. Murad Says:

    God Bless Bob Sheppard. There will never be another one like you! thanks for the memories and all the great moments at the real Yankee Stadium. : http://electricitymonitorblog.com

  2. Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please: A moment of silence (Bob Sheppard, 1910-2010) « Franorama World Says:

    […] by a bronchial infection. He didn’t feel strong enough to return in 2008, and that included the original Stadium finale, Sept. 21, 2008, but he did record the Yankees’ starting lineup to be announced one final […]

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Can Jews and Arabs get along?

I never understood why the more radical Arab members of the Knesset behave so provocatively. Why did Haneen Zoabi take part in the 2010 Gaza flotilla? Why did she, along with her Balad colleagues Jamal Zahalka and Basel Ghattas visit the families of terrorists killed after murdering Jews and participate in a moment of silence for the ‘martyrs’? Why did her party and the Communist (mostly Arab) Hadash party condemn Arab states that declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization?

The simple answer is that they are anti-Zionist and these are anti-Zionist actions. But why so provocative? It has already made them a target of legislation designed to remove themfrom the Knesset, although it’s doubtful that such a law will pass in a form that would result in Arab MKs being banished, as they so richly deserve.

Gadi Taub, writing in Ha’aretz, argues that they are trying to provoke the Right to propose actions that are anti-democratic, which will cause a response from the Left that opposes the Jewish nature of the state. Thus, the result will be to negate both the democratic and Jewish aspects of the state. According to this view, both the Right and the Left are being manipulated.

I think the answer is more simple: they want to incite and infuriate both Jews and Arabs against each other, to destroy the possibility of coexistence between Israel’s Jews and the 20% of its population (not including Judea and Samaria) that are (mostly Muslim) Arabs. But this coexistence is necessary for the continued existence of the state.

20% is a large minority. France, with all of its troubles, has a Muslim minority of 7-9%; the UK hovers at about 5% and Germany at less than 4%. Given the hostility between ‘Palestinians’ and Israeli Jews, there is great potential for instability here. Politician Avigdor Lieberman has proposed transferring some of the most heavily-populated Arab areas of Israel to Palestinian Authority control in order to reduce the size of the minority (nobody would move; the proposal transfers the territory to the PA). The chances of this happening are infinitesimal, since the Arabs that live there strongly oppose it.

Meir Kahane thought that the present situation was unsustainable. He pointed to a higher birthrate among the Arab population. But since then, with increased education and development in the Arab sector, the Arab and Jewish birthrates have tended to converge.

A 2013 survey showed that 53% of Israel’s Arab citizens recognize Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. That sounds encouraging until you think about the other 47%. Nevertheless, in the recent wave of terrorism (up to March 27) which includes 338 stabbings, shootings and vehicular attacks, only a few were perpetrated by Arab citizens of Israel. Most of the terrorists were residents of Judea/Samaria or eastern Jerusalem. While Arab citizens may pay lip service to anti-Zionism, they are far less militant than their cousins in the territories.

Although the narrative of Palestinian victimization is strongly established among Arab citizens of Israel, most appreciate the practical benefits of being a minority in a functioning state rather than a majority in a failed one. They have eyes and ears and are aware of the conditions in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and the Palestinian Authority.

They do believe strongly that they are victims of discrimination in Israel. To a great extentthis is exaggerated. Consumption levels for Arabs and Jews in Israel are quite similar, and large sums of government aid go to Arab municipalities. There is a great deal of corruption in the Arab towns and cities, which results in a lower level of service to their population. But this is not because the national government discriminates against Arabs. There is also a problem of crime and illegal weapons, and in this case the complaints are justified. The police have had a hands-off attitude, which has allowed crime to flourish. The new head of the Israel police has promised to take action.

Last year the Hamas-linked Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel was outlawed because of its incitement of violence on the false grounds that Israel was endangering the al-Aksa mosque, a perennial favorite of Muslim Israel-haters since at least 1920. Several terrorists attributed their actions to their concern for the mosque and the Temple Mount.

Much propaganda against Israel turns on the supposed discrimination against Arab citizens. Recently a right-wing member of the Knesset, Betzalel Smotrich,  was severely criticized for saying that maternity wards should separate Jewish and Arab mothers because his wife didn’t want to be disturbed by Arab haflot [parties] in the rooms, and that today’s Arab baby might become tomorrow’s terrorist. Naturally, this was picked up with glee by those who seek anything negative about Israel, but his statement was widely derided, including by the head of his party.

Foreign funders like the American New Israel Fund and the EU fund a number of organizations (e.g., Adalah, Mossawa Center) which allegedly defend the rights of Arabs in Israel, but actually are trying to create discord between Jews and Arabs, as well as to promulgate the usual propaganda which accuses Israel of racism and bias.

All of this represents another line of attack against the Jewish state, focusing on its internal behavior rather than its relations with ‘Palestinians’ living in Judea and Samaria, or its alleged ‘disproportionate’ response to Hamas rockets and tunnels.

The potential for chaos if there were a widespread Arab revolt is very great. But on the other hand, good relations between Jews and Arabs could be a powerful  tool for Israel in its effort to fight delegitimization. Not much can be done with the PLO, whose reason for being has always been to destroy Israel. But mutual understanding – or at least mutual acceptance – can be achieved with our Arab citizens.

The government was right in banning the Islamic movement, the flow of foreign money to hostile Arab NGOs should be stopped, the police should make serious anti-crime efforts in Arab towns, and Smotrich should shut up and keep his nastiness to himself. The calculated actions of Zoabi and company are nothing less than treason, and should be treated as such.

Jews and Arabs can get along. They must. Both groups would suffer from the alternative.


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Category Archives: Poverty

The modern American breadline

During the Great Depression, poor Americans would line around the block waiting in line for a bit of bread, photos of which are taken as evidence of just how bad things got during the 1930s. Today, there is still poverty … Continue reading

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Hating on Bernie and kicking out the homeless

Over at VICE, I report on how the influx of rich white people in downtown Los Angeles is impacting the poor homeless people who live there. Meanwhile, at Salon I argue that, no, Bernie Sanders shouldn’t run a pointless campaign … Continue reading

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

TV Days: President John F. Kennedy Explains The Need For Medicare

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Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat

One of the advantages of Medicare is that when someone's spouse gets hurt Medicare is there to make sure that all senior citizens at least will get the affordable health care that they need. So they do not have to go bankrupt in order to cover their health care bills. I just wish they went further in the mid 1960s and allowed for everyone if they choose to pay into Medicare. And use it as their health insurance as well if they chose to. And even let the states set up their own Medicare system so the program doesn’t become too centralized. Had they done that we wouldn’t have the expensive healthcare system that we do today. Medicare was never called Seniorcare or SenioCitizenCare, it was called Medicare. Which means medical care for people and that doesn’t have to be senior citizens necessarily. Medicare could have been the so-called public option that was debated in 2009-10, but started in 1965. And we would still have a private health insurance as well as health care today. But where more Americans would have more choice in how they paid for their health care.

TV Days: Video: John F. Kennedy vs. Ronald Reagan on Medicare

I have a lot of respect for Ronald Reagan, but he was simply dead wrong about Medicare. And by the time he was President of the United States at least, he was even a supporter of Medicare and spoke in favor of it. Were there members of Congress looking to nationalize the health insurance system, if not the entire health care system in the 1960s, I’m sure there were. But that is not what President Kennedy and then later President Lyndon Johnson were proposing. And what President Johnson then later got passed out of Congress in 1964, what they got out of Congress was guaranteed health insurance for senior citizens and the poor. Which is Medicare and Medicaid and I wish they went further and allowed for all Americans above poverty to pay into Medicare if they chose to. In other words the public option, but they didn’t even go that far.


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Join FRIDA TACOS For Tacolandia 2015!

19 Apr

June 6 may seem far away now, but time flies VERY fast. That’s why we’re encouraging all of our FRIDA fans (and all Taco fans for that matter) to grab their advance tickets for Tacolandia 2015!

FRIDA TACOS is extremely proud to be a participant in this amazing event, which gathers over 80 vendors and celebrates the art of signature Mexican cuisine. Several of our Taste of Mexico amigos will be there too, including Coni’ Seafood, La Monarca Bakery, Loteria and Mexicali. And if you’re wondering what will be on the FRIDA menu, prepare yourself for endless plates of pollo, carnitas, steak and cochinita pibil!

Tacolandia is also putting a big emphasis on FUN, with live mariachi music, cocktails and a special awards celebration honoring LA’s best vendors (don’t forget to vote for FRIDA 😉 ). If that wasn’t enough, attending Tacolandia also helps a very good cause. This year, a portion of every ticket sold will go to benefit the El Pueblo Park Association, which honors the historic culture of Los Angeles.

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Tickets are definitely moving fast and, if you get yours soon, you can still benefit from an Advanced Sales discount. Check out the LA Weekly’s Tacolandia page for details and make sure to join us at El Pueblo de Los Angeles on June 6. It’s going to be a very TASTY event!


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Senator Conway’s Senator Theatre Meeting Reveals Bottom Line

[Updated May, 22: video clip added]

We’d like to thank all of the Maryland state and Baltimore city officials who actually came out to the meeting last night to answer questions about The Senator Theatre mess.

We especially thank Maryland Senator Joan Carter Conway for calling the meeting to help the community sort it out.

We encourage folks to read Astrogirl’s take on the overall meeting, but we’d like to convey what we saw as the bottom line, publicly brought to light last night, thanks to a question posed by Kathleen Harris to Tom Kiefaber about the meddling of Baltimore City’s Commission for Historic & Architectural Preservation (CHAP).

Mrs. Harris stood up and asked Mr. Kiefaber, if CHAP had kept their nose out of The Senator could all of this mess with Baltimore City, the State of Maryland and 1st Mariner been avoided?

The short answer: YES.

Because, as stated before, Mr. Kiefaber was already in negotiations with parties interested in purchasing the theatre (and keeping it as a theatre) when CHAP announced their intentions to impose their unprecedented controls on the interior of the theatre.

Within 24 hours of the CHAP announcement negotiations broke down, because the parties saw this move by the city as a sign that the city (or someone talking to the city) already had plans for the building/property and they weren’t welcome.

Even Kim Clark of the BDC (present as a city representative) stated,

“We thought the CHAP designation was unnecessary and ill timed”.

See/hear for yourself in this video shot by Astrogirl

So there you have it.

The city group meddled, not only without consulting with the current owner, but actually against his wishes and not once, but TWICE. BOTH times scuttling negotiations!

Which is why now the city now must:

  • Use $950,000 ($600,000 collateral already held for the 1st Mariner mortgage & $350,000 from the city’s Economic Development fund) to buy the 1st Mariner mortgage note
  • Take time/spend money to set up & widely advertise their own foreclosure auction.
    At which we hope a theatre-friendly individual/group will outbid the city. If not…
  • Have the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) spend time/money drawing up an RFP to try and find a buyer (or an operator who is willing to lease the theatre)

Sounds like an awful lot to have to go through (and a lot of money spent) when you consider none of it was probably necessary…

Had CHAP left alone (at least until we knew who the next owner would be).

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Oratorical Scholarship Competition

For Information visit http://www.legion.org/oratorical

High School Orators wanted by Legion for Speech Competition

oratoricalHigh school students of Frisco have been invited by Frisco Peter J Courcy Post No. 178 of The American Legion to compete in the 2017 Annual American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship competition. The invitation to enter this year’s events was extended by Post 178 Commander Fred Rogers.

The contest for Frisco students has been arranged with the cooperation of school officials and is open to qualified 9th thru 12 grade students of public, private, charter and home schools.

The subject in the prepared oration portion of the contest must be about some phase of the Constitution of the United States government. The prepared oration must be the original effort of each contestant and must be 8 – 10 minutes in length.

In addition to the awards by winners of the various elimination rounds of competition, college scholarships of $18,000, $16,000 and $14,000 will be awarded to the first through third places in the national finals. Each state winner who competes in the first round of the national contest will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Participants in the second round who do not advance to the national final round will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship. The top three youth orators who have won all previous elimination rounds of the contest will vie for top honors in the national contest on April 22-23, 2017, at the Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel.

The American Legion will pay the expenses of state winners at the national contest.

High school students in Frisco who are interested in entering the competition will find complete rules and contest information at txlegion.org or may contact Ted Ruybal, Post 178 Oratorical Chairperson, at 214-536-6219 or rteda@yahoo.com.


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Revealing Water

The Sunday Gospel lessons in the weeks following Pascha seem to have baptismal themes to them, which is probably why they are found in the lectionary at this point in the year.  Pascha was a traditional time to baptize catechumens, and in the weeks after their baptisms, the newly initiated Christians were given lessons in understanding the Mystery of dying and living with Christ.  So yesterday’s Gospel (John 5:1-15) reading of the Paralytic being healed at the pool of Bethesda fits well into Gospel lessons used to teach about baptism.  This Gospel lesson however might be contrasting the waters of Bethesda with the waters of Baptism.  It is Christ who makes the difference.  The waters of Bethesda may have been able to hear one fortunate person every so often, but the waters of baptism are able to heal every sinner and restore their full humanity.

In the baptismal liturgy, we pray over the water, and find what it is that the waters which Christ offer us (such that we will never thirst) are:

“But show this water, O Master of all, to be

the water of redemption,

the water of sanctification,

the purification of flesh and spirit,

the loosing of bonds,

the remission of sins,

the illumination of the soul,

the washing of regeneration,

the renewal of the Spirit,

the gift of adoption to sonship,

the garment of incorruption,

the fountain of life.

While some people think baptism is for washing away the guilt of original sin, the prayer over the water tells us the cosmic significance of baptism.  It is not just about an individual, nor is it just about the remission of sins.  Baptism is about redemption, sanctification, purification, illumination, regeneration, transformation,  revelation,  and renewal as well as being made an heir of God’s promises and kingdom.  Baptism is the beginning of the new life in Christ – we start to live at baptism.

For You have said, O Lord: “Wash and be clean; put away evil things from your souls.”  You have bestowed upon us from on high a new birth through water and the Spirit. Therefore, O Lord, manifest Yourself in this water, and grant that

he (she) who is baptized therein may be transformed;

 that he (she) may put away from himself (herself) the old man, which is corrupt through the lusts of the flesh,

and that he (she) may, in like manner, be a partaker of Your Resurrection; and having preserved the gift of Your Holy Spirit, and increased the measure of grace committed to him (her),

he (she) may receive the prize of his (her) high calling, and be numbered with the firstborn whose names are written in heaven, in You, our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

In the prayers of baptism, we ask God to manifest Himself in the waters of baptism – the baptized have the God who is love reveal Himself to them.  We experience our life as a birth from God!  We are born again in baptism, born of God to become God’s children.  We experience Christ’s resurrection and receive the Holy Spirit in baptism. We experience the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity.

Our task in life is to live this baptism – we go out into the world to live our life and to preserve our baptismal garments.  And, as the prayers say we are to increase the grace given to us.  We are not to hide and protect the received grace from contact with the world, but rather are to increase that grace by our life in the world.  We use the gift of the Holy Spirit and the grace of baptism or we lose it.  We use it in our daily life to increase it.  This is the Christian life of loving God and neighbor.


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Book Review, Books, Reading, Uncategorized

I feel like it was reading The First by P.J Ferguson that actually made me want to go back in to the word of faeries and magic that is present in the Artemis Fowl series.

This is the last book in the series, which I honestly had forgotten about. When I was younger, I was such an absolutely huge fan of the Artemis Fowl series.  I was actually almost on the next level of being a fan for them, I think it’s one of the first series that I fangirled over.

So this book was a little nostalgic for me, it was really nice to go back and revisit these familiar characters and the world that I fell in love with as a child and still adore as an adult.

This book takes place during the final battle between Artemis and Opal, the latter of which is doing her best to raise Armageddon. It’s up to Artemis, Holly, Butler, Foaley, and Munch to once again face off, this time against the crazy megalomaniac pixie who could end the world.

I forgot how much I enjoyed Colfer’s writing style. It’s dry and sarcastic and had me actually laughing out loud at times and just honestly I can’t think of a negative thing to say here. At all.

  1. Earlier this year, I re-read all eight AF books in a span of a week. And maybe because I was so wired into the world and freshly attached to the characters, what happens at the end of the last book threw me off kilter so hard, that I didn’t even know what to think about it. I was just so angry and upset (I get very attached to characters).
    Also, I had read all the books several years ago, but not the last book – I think I’d read a spoiler about what happens and it put me off reading the last book. And I did not remember what it was that put me off until after I read it.

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Women in the Commons

Published: 08 Mar 2017

In brief

Both female Prime Ministers have been Conservatives.

Correct. The UK has had two female Prime Ministers, both Conservative MPs.

Half of the shadow cabinet members are women.

Correct. 16 out of 32 members of the Labour shadow cabinet are women.

The Labour party has more women MPs than all the other parties in the House of Commons combined.

Correct. 101 out of the 196 women MPs are Labour party members.

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“...the Labour party has more women MPs than all other parties combined in this house, and a shadow cabinet of which half the members are women.”

Jeremy Corbyn, 8 March 2017

Labour has 101 women MPs, which is more than every other party combined. The Conservatives have 70, the SNP 18, and there are seven more among smaller parties and independents. That adds up to 196 women sitting in the Commons, 30% of all MPs. A record number of women were elected in 2015.

Labour also has a higher proportion of women MPs than the other large parties. 44% of Labour MPs are women, 21% of Conservative MPs, and 33% of SNP MPs.

Half of the shadow cabinet members are women. There are 32 members and 16 women. In the government 35% of cabinet members are women, eight of 23 posts. Not all members of the cabinet and shadow cabinet are MPs—a few are members of the House of Lords.

If we look at the ‘Great Offices of State’ (the Prime Minister, Chancellor, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary) the gender split is 50:50 for both cabinet and shadow cabinet.

“When it comes to female Prime Ministers it’s 2-0 to the Conservatives.”

Victoria Atkins MP, 8 March 2017

Besides Theresa May the UK has had only one other female Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher served from 1979 to 1990 and was also a Conservative MP.

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13th Annual Run 4 Home

Benefiting: DuPagePads
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DuPagePads 13th Annual Run 4 Home - 5K & 10K Run, 5K Walk

Saturday, September 16th, 8:00am

Bring your family, friends, congregants and coworkers to DuPagePads Run 4 Home!

All funds raised will go towards programs that provide housing, support services and employment to assist families, individuals and veterans who are homeless.

The 5K and 10K run is chip-timed and the course is USATF/CARA certified.

The Awards Ceremony will begin at 9:30am. Awards will include:

  • Top 3 individual fundraisers
  • Top 3 team fundraisers
  • Largest organization participating (congregation, company, etc.)
  • King of the Hill – Be the first male and female to reach the top of the hill at Manchester and Bridge street (about a half a mile into the race) and be crowned King & Queen of the Hill!
  • Top 3 overall male and female finishers
  • Top 3 male and female finishers in each age division:
    • The Ross K. MacNeill Award (14 & under), 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 80+

Thank you for your support and we look forward to a great race!

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Rick Recktenwald Biography

Fox Valley Technical College Foundation
Board Member  |  2013-2014
Walker Forge, Inc.  |  Clintonville

Rick Recktenwald is the President for Walker Forge.  He is a 31 year manufacturing veteran of the closed die forging industry.  The past 15 years have been at Walker Forge, Inc. and now, additionally, Precision Thermal Processing, Inc., both of which are located in Clintonville, Wisconsin.  Previous employment in the Buffalo, New York and Detroit, Michigan encompassed the areas of strategic planning, plant and design engineering, maintenance, tool and die, and manufacturing.  Walker Forge/Precision Thermal Processing responsibilities encompass these similar areas.

Rick’s education includes:

  • Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York ~ AAS (Business Management)

  • SUNY @ Geneseo in Geneseo, New York ~ BS (Quantitative Systems, Computer Science)

  • University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York ~ MBA (Management Information Systems, Financial Analysis & Control)

  • Northwestern (2), University of Pennsylvania & University of Michigan (Executive Management Programs including Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Supply Chain)

Rick has volunteered his time with:

  • Waupaca County Economic Development Corporation - 11 years

  • Fox Valley Technical College Board of Trustees - 3 years

  • Fox Valley Technical College Foundation Trustee - 4 years

  • Forging Industry Education and Research Foundation Trustee - 4 years

Rick and his wife, Mary Alice Browne, and their four daughters reside in Neenah.

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Game Rant asks Shigeru Miyamoto about the lack of a female Link in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, learning that main games will always feature the male protagonist.

There’s been no hiding the fact that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a great looking game. Opting to provide fans with an immense open world that’s crawling with baddies, dungeons, and more, it looks like a true step forward for the franchise. Still, many gamers have been saddened by the lack of a playable female Link in the newest game, so much so that longtime franchise producer Eiji Aonuma issued a statement regarding why a female character wasn’t featured as an option in the game.

We were fortunate enough to receive a sit-down interview with legendary game creator Shigeru Miyamoto during E3 2016, where we brought up the lack of playable female Link in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. According to Miyamoto, the reason for this is because Link is an existing male character, and therefore the main series of Zelda titles will always feature the tried and true version of the protagonist.

“Some people might wonder, you know, because the title is Zelda – it’s a female character – why isn’t the protagonist a female character? But really, to me, The Legend of Zelda, the main series, Link is the protagonist. So if you look at something like Hyrule Warriors, where there are multiple characters, then you know you can use different types of characters.”

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Miyamoto then wrapped things up by stating “… for me, I think for the main series Link has always been the protagonist.” Understandably, this is sure to upset fans that had hoped that rumors of a female Link would turn out to be true, but it seems an interesting sticking point for Nintendo.

This sentiment more or less mirrors what Aonuma stated about the decision, as both developers believe that Link is inherently a male character. To have a female hero take on the mantle, in their eyes, would be to change what makes their mute hero what he is – which is likely why Linkle exists as another entity within the Hyrule Warriors universe. Whether or not readers choose to accept this justification remains to be seen, but Miyamoto’s vision of what makes Link, well, Link includes the familiar hero everyone has known since the series’ inception back in 1986.

Whether or not this will change as future installments release remains to be seen, but it appears that fans will have to become accustomed to the long-standing version of The Legend of Zelda‘s protagonist.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is set to arrive for both Wii U and NX sometime in 2017.


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Nate the greatest writes: It looks like Amazon won't be adopting Epub after all. Today Amazon released some some technical details on the new Kindle ebook format, which they are calling Kindle 8. There are a lot of interesting changes to the file, including new formatting and SVG images. The new tags are going to open up a whole lot of new possibilities for making Kindle ebooks.
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  • Whose job is it to check for errors like this? Only the poster, or is there a layer of verification before it's posted to the main page?

    • by Soulskill ( 1459 ) Works for Slashdot

      This is only a submission. If a submission gets selected for promotion to the front page, one of the editors will clean up typos.

      • by Mike ( 1172 )

        Thanks for the clarification.

        This is showing up on the front page for me, but that's probably because of my user preferences.

    • by timothy ( 36799 ) * Works for Slashdot

      What Soulskill said :)

      Updated date reference, removed a doubled word, added the needed space you noticed in the headline, folded in the "original source" link ... I'm exhausted!

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