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The UK Corporate Governance Code (FRC 2012) is the main source of guidance as to how this sensitive relationship should be addressed. It does this in two ways – firstly by setting out what issues relating to the external auditor and the external audit process the committee should consider, and secondly what issues concerning the external audit the committee should report on externally to the members.
Using examples drawn from current practice, the guidance explores how a small sample of FTSE 100 company audit committees address the external audit aspects of the reporting responsibilities assigned to them by the UK Corporate Governance Code (FRC 2012). The guidance should of particular interest to members of corporate audit committees as they approach the task of framing their next report.
At the time of writing, it appears likely that the provisions of the 2012 Code will be further updated to include the proposals of the UK Competition Commission issued in October 2013 – these proposals are intended to further underpin the independent nature of the auditor/audit client relationship. Both the existing FRC requirements and the new proposals are summarised in the paper.
ACCA's Director of Special Projects, Roger Adams said: 'Framing these reports will always be a challenge. There is a fine line between providing excessive detail and delivering a succinct summary of the most significant issues. Likewise, the issues surrounding the potential impairment of auditor independence via length of service or volume of non-audit services provided, gives continuing grounds for debate. We hope that the guidance issued today and the worthy examples it contains will serve to improve the quality of audit committee reporting generally across the FTSE.'
Mr Adams continued: 'The FRC has recently drawn attention to the need for Audit Committee Chairs to pay attention to the qualitative aspects of their reports as well as to the more factual aspects. We hope that these studies will assist Audit Committee Chairs in delivering reports which are more attuned to user requirements.'
The 'real world' disclosures selected to illustrate current practice in the ACCA study were drawn from a number of FTSE 100 companies shortlisted for one or more categories in the 2013 PwC Building Public Trust Awards. The examples are not necessarily 'best practice' but should be seen as illustrative of the way in which audit committees are trying to fulfil their responsibilities under the 2012 edition of the UK CG Code. The analysis shows that the companies studied are responding well to the challenge of providing investors with information about significant financial statement issues considered by the committee and also with more precise data illustrating the independent or arm's length nature of the relationship between auditor and auditee.
A follow-up paper will be published later this year by ACCA examining if and how audit committee reports issued in the first half of 2014 are tackling the new challenges posed by the proposals from the Competition Commission and the new guidance issued by the FRC.
An FRC press release dated 31 January 2014 reinforces the need for Audit Committees to pay more attention to the qualitative aspects of their reporting. The FRC suggests that when drafting their reports, Audit Committee Chairs should ensure that they are:
- demonstrating ownership and accountability by personalising the reporting;
- being specific to the company and to the current year;
- saying what was actually done. Reports should depict the specific activities during the year and their purpose, using active, descriptive language;
- disclosing judgement calls made for the year, and the sources of assurance and other evidence drawn upon to satisfy the committee of the appropriateness of the conclusion;
- considering the audience when describing issues, their context, policies, processes, conclusions and their consequences for the company and its reporting; and,
- considering where in the annual report information should be best placed, avoiding repetition.


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Great minds don't think alike: Diversity in your collaboration | Opensource.com
Great minds don't think alike: Diversity in your collaboration
On opensource.com, we talk a lot about collaboration without talking about a key ingredient for getting the maximum benefit from it: diversity. Without diversity within a collaborative group, the result is a larger quantity of the same thinking rather than the sort of dynamic interaction that creates new ideas. Joe Gerstandt addressed this problem in his SXSW talk, Great Minds Do Not Think Alike."
A generative relationship produces something that one of the members couldn't have produced alone. If we have an atom of oxygen, one of hydrogen, and one of carbon, they can interact, and under the right circumstances, form a sugar molecule. Sugar molecules have an interesting property--sweetness. It doesn't exist in any of those three atoms alone. Regardless of how much of those three atoms you have individually, it will never be sweet. But when they come together, you get sweetness.
Cognitive diversity works the same way. It equips us to come together and create sweetness. Just like other kinds of diversity, it also brings greater likelihood for tension. But there's a lot of research that shows it increases the ability of a group to process all of their information, be innovative, and solve problems better.
Other people who think differently make you crazy because they're speaking a bit of a different language. You get distressed thinking about working with those people. So you default to working with people who are like you, and you completely miss out on the magic of working with people who aren't just like you.
In his talk, Gerstandt set a scenario: "If I've got a big, stinky, complex, hair problem to solve, and I'm going to have two teams compete to solve this problem, I'm going to pull them from the same original place. For example, the graudating class of 100 from Harvard University."
The first group is the top 10% by GPA. The other team is going to be drawn at random from the other 90. Team 2, if they are able to communicated with each other, they will consistently beat team 1. Most people in the audience, when asked, expected team 2 to win. But Gerstandt pointed out that while we seem to recognzie that as common sense, we're not implementing that knowledge in our actual working teams.
The next time you're considering the dynamics of a group you're collaborating with, note the diversity of the group. Are you creating better ideas than you could alone? Or are you just working with more of yourself?
Reference: Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers, Hong and Page
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"if they are able to communicated with each other"
:) communicate, i assume. please delete this comment after the fix.
You're leaving out a major competency: smarts.
Many organizations fail at teamwork not because they are missing diversity but because the wrong competencies are on the team. You're not going to redesign the production process for fused fiber optics with your logistics and sales teams. The most diverse teams of teachers would not be able to successfully lead GE.
Diversity and Interpersonal Effectiveness are oversold as the answer to innovation, completely ignoring knowledge, expertise, business savvy and many other "smarts."
Take the list of competencies presented by the MIT HR department for successful teams http://bit.ly/h7wPgX It's missing "Brains."

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Apple fans have indicated claimed the tablet will kill less
full-featured e-Book readers like the Amazon Kindle or recent Sony
Pocket Reader. If that's the case, these competitors sure
seem unusually nonchalant.
Sony, which actually competes with
the tablet in two arenas -- eReaders (Sony Reader series) and mobile
gaming (PSP
Go) -- says that it may actually get a boost from the iPad.
States Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital
Reading Division, "The introduction of another mobile device,
which includes digital reading as part of its functionality, is a
good thing for the digital book business. Mobile devices with
reading capabilities will play a key role in the paradigm shift from
analog to digital content. At Sony, we're focused on devices
optimized for digital reading and believe that digital books sales
will surpass print sales within five years, if not
Predicting the demise of print sales is
certainly a bold move, but not a terribly new one; Amazon and Sony
have been trumpeting that line for some time now. The more
interesting tidbit is that Sony actually thinks the increased
attention about tablets and digital books surrounding the iPhone will
actually help Sony's sales.
Sony certainly has a lot of
business savvy in the field of digital books. It is second only
to Amazon in this arena, and it is estimated to own 35 percent of the
market, selling an estimated 1 million units in 2009.
advantage it has over its new Apple competitor is perhaps a less
obtrusive name; since its announcement the iPad has been lampooned by
many readers who say it sounds like a feminine hygiene product.
Annie Colbert on the blog "Holy Kaw!", "With "iTampon"
quickly emerging as a trending Twitter topic, it's probably safe to
say that many women found themselves cringing as they asked, 'Do any
women work at Apple?'"
Ironically, the new Apple
wonder-product shares its name with a fictional device devised in a
MadTV skit -- an Apple feminine hygiene device called the iPad.
Writes "Dontstealmypen" a
particularly prolific Twitter, "Will women send their
husbands to the Apple store to buy iPads?" and "The
iPad—Another embarrassing topic I get to discuss with my kids."
quote: Seeing as how one liking games is subjective to begin with, declaring that you will NEVER play a certain console platform over another option is pure ignorance. The only person foolish enough to believe and go along with this is you, and maybe a few fellows here.
quote: Imagine, you say and do the same thing during the Atari age or the Nintendo/Sega/Sony age. Think of what you've missed. Think of the tech, the games, the fun, the excitement. All this because you think it's ugly or something rather?
quote: What about future gaming consoles that say provide complete VR? Are you going to stick to your PC gaming and make the same comments? "Damn that helmet looks stupid on you, I would never get that xxxxx." Oh, don't get into 3D tv too, the glasses suck big time lol.
quote: You're not a gamer, you're an idiot. You obviously have no clue what you want and what you're life is missing.
quote: Why would you get an iPad with an Atom when you have just said we had tablets? Would it be better then to have a more powerful computing platform rather than installing win7 on a weaker one? The size maybe? Umm, you didn't like it did you? The design? Umm, you didn't like it either.


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There are many good genealogy books. Some are basic beginner guides, while others are specific to a certain ethnicity or geographic location. Some authors detail an exciting and emotional personal journey.
Determining the usefulness of each resource is personal for each researcher and depends on each unique research project.
Note that some books are classics and - although published a decade or more ago – are still relevant. To find the books suggested below, do an Internet search for the title. New books are published frequently, so keep searching! This suggestion list contains is far from complete. Many genealogy sites offer lists of good books as well.
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Four men suffered injuries at a house party early Sunday on the West Side.
Two men were shot and two others were stabbed at the party at 165 Herkimer St., between Breckenridge Street and Auburn Avenue, sometime between 1 and 2:30 a.m., according to Buffalo police reports.
The four, all in their late teens or early 20s, were taken to local hospitals to be treated.
Buffalo police spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge said late Sunday that one victim, a 20 year old, was treated and released from Erie County Medical Center, while an 18-year-old and a 21-year-old were in fair condition at ECMC. No further information was available.
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Albion sex offender charged with rape
ALBION - An Albion man listed on the state sex offender registry was arrested last week for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl on multiple occasions, state policed said.
Scott D. Stanley, 33, was charged with one count of second-degree rape and two counts of third-degree rape in the Town of Pembroke and one count of second-degree rape and one count of second-degree criminal sexual act in Albion.
Authorities said all of the incidents involved the 14-year-old girl.The arrest was made following a three-month investigation.
Stanley has been on the sex offender registry as a Level 3 offender since 2005. His previous conviction was handled by Illinois State Police and involved a computer and child pornography. No other details were available on the registry website.
Stanley was arraigned in Pembroke Town Court and remanded to the Genesee County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond. He also was arraigned in Ridgeway Town Court for the Albion-related offenses. The judge ordered an additional $20,000 cash bail, or $40,000 bond.


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Turn Back the Clock this Weekend, but Watch Out for Signs of Depression
By Bob Carolla, NAMI Director of Media Relations
Spring forward and fall back. That's the rule for changing our clocks.
Daylight saving time (DST), which began in the spring, comes to an end the first Sunday in November (this year, Nov. 3) at 2 a.m. when the United States shift back to standard time. (The exception is Arizona, which doesn't observe daylight saving time). Daylight saving time reduces crime, promotes outdoor recreation and is good for many businesses, although there are always competing studies on these points.
An added benefit is that the number of heart attacks in the population drops on the Monday after the time change.
On the other hand, if daylight saving time were to remain in place, school children would walk to school or wait for buses, especially along rural roads, in the dark. Also, falling back results for a temporary increase in the number of pedestrian deaths in the evening during the first few weeks after the shift. A study conducted by the University of Michigan found that 65 pedestrians were killed by car crashes in the week before daylight saving time ended, and 227 pedestrians were killed in the week following the end of DST.
In addition, turning a clock forward or back even by one hour affects a person's circadian rhythm or "biological clock" affecting everything from sleep patterns to hormone levels.
For some people living with depression or other mood disorders, the approach of the changeover is a time of dread—symbolically marking the start of the dark season when seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may kick-in.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression, usually in late fall and winter, alternating with periods of normal or high mood the rest of the year. While no specific gene has been shown to cause SAD, many people with this illness report at least one close relative with a psychiatric condition—most frequently a severe depressive disorder or substance abuse.
Although some individuals do not necessarily show these symptoms, the classic characteristics of recurrent winter depression include oversleeping, daytime fatigue, carbohydrate craving and weight gain. Additionally, many people may experience other features of depression including decreased sexual interest, lethargy, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, lack of interest in normal activities and decreased socialization.
SAD requires a broader, long-term plan of action and may involve light therapy using "a light box" for a period each day. As always, consult your doctor both about symptoms and treatment options.
Despite the possibility of SAD, the additional hour of daylight in the morning is generally beneficial to persons living with depression. Light helps in fighting depression. With the change back to standard time, it's the immediate adjustment that hurts, followed by shorter days overall in the coming weeks and months.
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There had to be times Thursday night when it seemed there was more than one Joe Graessle on the floor at the Gillmor Center.
The Tiffin junior was seemingly everywhere, hitting shots from all spots on the floor on his way to a career-best 47 points, two shy of matching the school's record.
But there weren't multiple Joe Graessles. And that, it turns out, might've been the problem for TU - there was only one Joe Graessle.
Meanwhile, Malone countered with multiple threats including first cousins Che Richardson and Isiah Elliot, who each hit for 27 points as the Pioneers stood victorious in a shootout with the Dragons, 90-85.
"We gave up too many points, but they shot so well," TU coach John Hill said. "They shot 55 percent from the 3-point line. We shot 53 percent. The biggest thing is ... we only had nine turnovers, but they were unforced. We threw it when we were handing the ball off. We threw it when we were doing something else. When you're in that close of a game, you got to find a way not to make the little mental mistakes that we had.
"Defensively I thought we played as a team, but there were a few times we didn't switch. We didn't talk, we didn't communicate. We got to be more vocal so we don't get that easy basket or the mismatch that we wouldn't get if we were talking."
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Malone 90, Tiffin 85
Malone (8-7, 5-5): Che Richardson 8-6-27; Isiah Elliott 7-11-27; Vince Kazmierczak 2-2-6; Zach Bates 1-3-5; Cory Veldhuizen 5-4-17; Zach Wasson 0-0-0; Jason Miller 1-0-3; Kyle Lodermeier 0-0-0; Christian Graves 0-0-0; Brian Stone 1-3-5. Totals: 25-29-90.
Tiffin (6-10, 3-8): Mike Boan 4-0-8; Jonathan Sutherlin 2-0-4; Cody Dennison 4-0-10; Eric Roby 4-2-10; Joe Graessle 18-5-47; Isaiah Twine 0-0-0; Mike Brown 0-0-0; Mohamed Rage 1-0-2; Michael Bouley 1-0-2; Khaleal McCormick 0-2-2. Totals: 34-9-85.
Halftime: Malone 38-35
Field goals: Malone 25-52; Tiffin 34-71
3-point goals: Malone 11-20 (Richardson 5-5; Veldhuizen 3-3; Elliott 2-3; Miller 1-3; Kazmierczak 0-3; Graves 0-2); Tiffin 8-15 (Graessle 6-9; Dennison 2-5; Roby 0-1)
Foul shots: Malone 29-33; Tiffin 9-16
Rebounds: Malone 34 (Richardson 6, Elliott 6, Velhuizen 6); Tiffin 36 (Boan 7, Roby 7)
Turnovers: Malone 13; Tiffin 9
Assists: Malone 15 (Elliott 8); Tiffin 24 (Dennison 10, Graessle 6)
"I thought it was a real gutty performance from our kids," Malone coach Tim Walker said. "In this conference it's tough to win on the road as everybody knows. It was a great performance. We had to respond to a young man who had a phenomenal night in Joe Graessele, and it was great for our kids to hang in there."
Graessle was the one who stepped up for TU whenever the Dragons needed a big basket. When the teams came out of halftime with TU trailing, it was a Graessle 3-pointer that gave TU the lead. When Malone tied the game at 48, it was another Graessle trifecta to keep the Dragons in control.
"That was Joe's best basketball game offensively," Hill said. "He did everything that he could. He was 18 for 29, 6 for 9 (from 3-point range), 5 for 6 (from the free throw line). If I could fault anything he could've gotten more rebounds. I think we need to do a better job getting to the boards. Where we missed some easy shots, we didn't have people there to rebound the ball, and we needed to hurt them that way."
However, TU couldn't get a second player to help Graessle with the scoring load, while Richardson and Elliott each had big nights.
Their on-court chemistry was apparent to anyone in attendance. That stems from years of playing together as kids, playing on the same high school team at Canton McKinley and now playing together at the college level.
That chemistry was key in overcoming a career night from Tiffin's sharpshooter.
"We've been playing together since were little kids," Richardson said. "He knows what I can do and I know what he can do. It makes life easier. We just step up in the big games. You're going to have players that can score and Graessle's a good player."
The cousins also got some help from Cory Velhuizen, another Canton-area product who's played AAU ball with Richardson and Elliott since the eighth grade.
"Me and Che been playing together forever. So you see it on the defensive end, we just look at each other and we know where we're going," Elliott said. "Playing with Cory these last five, six years helped a lot. Cory knows, we have that eye connection, we know where each other's going to be at, what we're going to do on the floor."
While Richardson and Elliott had the bigger games as far as totals go, Veldhuizen may have hit the bigger shots. Trailing 71-70 with 3:52 to play, Veldhuizen put Malone ahead with a 3-pointer, then hit two foul shots to stretch out the lead.
A 3-pointer by Richardson put Malone up 78-71 giving the Pioneers enough breathing room to hold of TU down the stretch.
Walker said Veldhuizen's play has been key recently as he's been shaking off a recent slump. He tallied 17 points on the night.
"He had a really nice game Saturday against Ashland, shot the ball well," Walker said. "He's just someone who has to get confidence. Lately he's gotten that confidence back. He went through a little tough stretch a couple weeks ago, but he's playing really well right now, we're really excited for him."
Before the two teams locked each other in a tight second half battle, the first half was a game of runs. TU opened the game with a 13-4 run, only to see Malone respond with a 22-4 run of its own. But TU evened up the game at 33 late in the first half with a 16-7 run. From that point, there was very little separation between the two teams.
"I was pleased, we couldn't start the game any better than what you've seen," Hill said. "We moved the ball, we got got easy shot after easy shot, we went ahead 13-4 looking real good. We had some defensive breakdowns, but to give them credit, they were 29 of 33 from the foul line."
Hill said the team picked up where it left off in Saturday's upset win over Findlay, but couldn't hold Malone to the same shooting percentage as the Oilers.
"We realized how we had to play," he said. "We played well at Findlay and they shot 20 percent. We had the same kind of intensity, except Malone, they make 29 points form the foul line, they shoot 48 percent compared to Findlay's 20 and 55 percent from the 3, when we know what they're trying to do. Then at the end of the game we foul the guy we want to foul. He's not a good foul shooter and he makes both free throws.
"They won the game. Someone had to step up to win the game. Malone stepped up to win the game by hitting free throws, coming up with the lose ball. In the last two minutes they executed perfectly and we couldn't get ahead."


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"I've got to protect my stuff," the Being Mary Jane star matter-of-factly told the ageless Arsenio Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show Monday night.
Union, 41, has made it clear she's hoping to avoid repeating mistakes she made when her first marriage, to NFL star Chris Howard, ended in divorce in 2005.
"The biggest difference between this and the last marriage will be a prenup – at my insistence," she bluntly told Hall as the audience giggled. "The reality is, I've never seen Dwyane balance a checkbook."
Wade, 32, proposed to Union in December after presenting her with an eye-popping engagement ring. Two months later, it appears wedding planning is in full-swing (she even cops to adhering to a porn diet to stay in shape), and Union vows it won't be anything like her first nuptials.
"The last time, I just wrote checks," she admitted. "I was working, I had a wedding planner, and I just showed up and was like, 'Ooh, that's nice. Who picked that out?' "
This time, she says, she's determined the keep things small, which means no bridesmaids and a pared-down guest list.
"There's a lot of people who think they're coming," she said, calling Wade the "executioner" who is not afraid to cross people off the list. "If you're not about us and we don't both have a relationship with you, you're not going to make it."


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Lehigh County Executive Thomas Muller, an outspoken supporter of tax increment financing for the delayed Hamilton Crossings shopping center in Lower Macungie Township, has called a public meeting to re-introduce the project and its developers' request for a TIF.
Last June, Lehigh County commissioners voted 6-3 against a tax increment financing plan for the $140-million shopping center, which many assumed would kill the project.
All the county commissioners will be invited to the public meeting, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at Moyer Hall on the Muhlenberg College campus, 2400 Chew Street in Allentown.
The meeting amounts to a public relations offensive by the county executive and the developers to try to get at least a few county commissioners to change their votes.
"The public will have the opportunity to meet the developers, who will present their vision for the Hamilton Crossings retail center," explained Muller in a news release. "The public will have an opportunity to give input and ask questions."
The Hamilton Crossings center, proposed for land on either side of Krocks Road in Lower Macungie, would contain the Lehigh Valley's first Costco, plus a Target and Whole Foods store.
The developers for the upscale project have been stalled by the county commissioners' refusal to approve a TIF.
Despite the delay, developers have gone forward with negotiations with proposed tenants.
At least three of the Lower Macungie commissioners support the project, although the township has not yet voted on a TIF.
If Lehigh County commissioners reconsider and approve a TIF for the project, Lower Macungie commissioners will be the last to formally vote on that TIF.
The financing plan needed the support of the county, township and East Penn School District to succeed.
East Penn School Board voted 6-2 for the TIF last May.
If a TIF is approved for Hamilton Crossings, the county, township and school district will give up 50 percent of increased property taxes generated by the shopping center for 20 years.
According to co-lead developer Jeremy Fogel: "We continue to need TIF funding to close the project's financial gap and allow the project to be financed. We have continued working to address concerns posed by county commissioners, in regards to obtaining their support and participation in the TIF plan."


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I wish the Pa FBC would talk more about its efforts to reduce poaching. From my perspective it seems like little or nothing is being done. We have all seen it; at times even reported it but follow up investigation never occurs . Many times these cases are dismissed when they reach the magistrate.
Is poaching really a problem or is it something we exaggerate? I know its impossible to be at every creek all the time, but when a special effort is being made to establish or to reestablish a fishery one would think more of a law enforcement presence would be provided.
Would it be wrong or illegal to create a Megan's law like website of the worse poachers? I think these people need to be identified and made known to the angling public.
And don't get me started on how trout fishermen have been funding the lion's share of the recovery effort for the blue heron :)
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Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
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I've been trying to learn some nymphing techniques while fishing the donegal this winter. Had some success - on a good day I'll catch 3-5 trout there. Never 17 though! The only technique that seems to work for me in indicator nymphing. I'm generally using a scud pattern, or a "Czech mate" - the little rainbows on the donegal seem to love that pattern. I'm generally using a pretty long leader to keep from spooking the fish - it ends up being about 10 to 12 feet depending on how much tippet I add.
I have no idea how I would fish the rig you described - wooly bugger with a trailing nymph. Do you just cast it and dead drift? Or do you strip it in? What does your leader look like for that rig? How do you detect strikes? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
2012/5/4 9:12
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Posts: 60
Blue herons are definitely a problem on many of the streams I fish.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 18:31
Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
2010/12/25 19:47
From Marietta, PA
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Another problem on the Donegal are the moo-moo cows. Damn things always seem to take a leak right beside me while I'm wading :) The smell of cow urine leaves much to be desired....
Posted on: 2013/1/8 19:32
Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
2012/10/24 19:22
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re the poaching. no need to confront them if they look shady, take a photo of any parked cars in the area and send a list of the registrations to the PFBC and ask them to send a letter to the owners reminding them of the regs.
if these people know they're going to be watched and reported it will stop them i think.
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Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
2008/8/24 20:26
From Mount Joy, PA
Posts: 127
You don't need to use a leader this long on the Donegal, even for the streambred fish. You can just match your leader to your rod length and you'll be fine. It won't hurt anything to go long, but you're wasting a lot of tippet in doing so. This stream just doesn't require a stealth presentation like that. Letort, Falling Spring, sure.
A white wooly bugger is deadly on this stream. To fish a tandem rig, just tie on a trailing nymph and fish it like the bugger is pursuing the nymph. Like so much bugger fishing, there is no wrong way to fish it; only the way that catches fish for you. You could go with a single bugger and be fine as well.
The Donegal fish aren't highly selective and you can tie on a scud, SJW, generic nypmh, egg pattern, or streamer and have success.
Posted on: 2013/1/10 9:30
Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
2013/3/25 15:47
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I fished Donegal last night for the third or fourth time this season. I caught a couple on top and then found them going crazy for a green san juan worm. The fingerlings stocked in the fall seem to still be doing ok. They are colored nicely and are plenty fiesty. There's a lot of summer ahead of them, though.
The creek is very low right now and the fish were concentrated in just a couple of holes in the section I fished from the bamboo up to the farmer's crossing. I was disappointed to see that the four wheelers had actually been riding in the stream. There were lots of tracks in the gravel bars above the stream crossing. This year is the first I've fished in quite a while. I used to fish Donegal a lot about a decade ago. I know they always rode ATV's and dirt bikes there but there seems to be a lot more evidence of it now and I never saw torn up stream bed from the activity before.
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What is the approximate, but as accurate as possible, length range of the fall stocked fingerling RT at this point in time?
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2013/3/25 15:47
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I didn't take a really good look at them. I was keeping them in the water as much as possible. If I manage to get down again and catch a few, I'll measure a couple of them. For a rough average I would say about 9".
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Re: Donegal Creek, Lancaster Co, 12/1/12
2012/3/14 6:23
From Lancaster
Posts: 266
The last time I fished the Donegal was on May 5. I caught four of the RT fingerlings. I do keep a log of my fishing trips and looking back I estimated (not actual measurements) - 2 of them at 9" and 2 of them at 10". Can't remember if I took any photos of them. I'll have to check on my computer, if I have any photos of the May 5 fish I will email them through to you.
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HASTINGS - An explosion that killed one man, injured two others and leveled a two-story home in Clearfield Township on Tuesday morning sent reverberations through the dead man's hometown.
Police said Bradley Gene Kollar, 40, of Hastings was killed after he detonated an unknown explosive device shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday outside the home of William M. Shaner.
Kollar's actions came as a surprise to area residents.
Shaner, 44, was critically injured in the blast, suffering a fractured skull and multiple other injuries in the attack. He is recovering after surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and reportedly was out of bed on Friday.
His teenage son was injured but has been released from the hospital.
Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski ruled Kollar's death a suicide. Prosecutors said he specifically targeted the Shaner residence in what is being called an attempted criminal homicide.
Hastings residents recalled Kollar as a quiet, but troubled, individual.
"He was always helpful," said Skip Kozub, a Hastings resident who lives down the street from Kollar's former apartment. "I never could say anything bad about him."
Kollar was a skilled handyman as a welder, who always volunteered to help his neighbors with various tasks, Kozub said.
Last summer Kollar helped him remove a tree stump on his property, Kozub said.
Everyone has their own personal troubles, Kozub said. He does not know what drove Kollar to act in the way he did Tuesday or why he was driven to such desperation.
He only knew the man as a helpful, if quiet, neighbor. "He always treated me fair and square," Kozub said. "Good man."
Patrons in a small cafe off of Beaver Street discussed the situation in passing as they ate their meals Thursday afternoon.
"Too much excitement," one man said, shaking his head.
"He wasn't a monster," a woman added.
Patton resident Rosemarie Fox was one of the first people on scene following the explosion that morning.
Despite losing her home and all of the family's possessions, Fox said Shaner's wife, Linda Shaner, is thankful to still have her sons and husband - and harbors no ill will toward the dead man's family.
"Her heart is sick for Brad's family," Fox said. "She cried very hard. She is hurting for his family."
Fox said it is not in Linda Shaner's character to be angry.
Instead, Linda Shaner is humbled by the outpouring of support from neighbors and the surrounding community and said she is blessed to have her family intact, Fox said.
Tuesday's events were tragic and horrible, Fox said.
"Obviously, Brad had some demons, or he had unhealthy thoughts," Fox said "But I can't say why he did what he did. But somebody was watching over that family."
Linda Shaner left her husband's bedside to comb through the debris of their family home Friday, Fox said.
Linda Shaner could not be reached for comment.
Police vehicles and satellite news vans flooded the small borough when word of Kollar's involvement broke, said Bryan Haluska, a Hastings resident.
Haluska said Kollar was "forgettable" - he didn't stand out and was just another face in the crowd.
"From what I knew of him, he really
wasn't a bad guy," Haluska said.
Kollar was known as the guy who set off his own fireworks on July 4 and could occasionally be seen getting a slice of pizza in the borough, Haluska said.
Although he kept to himself, many knew of Kollar's legal troubles and apparent mental instability, Haluska said.
"I want to say I'm surprised...," Haluska said of Kollar's suicide.
Haluska said he was more shocked to learn Kollar had targeted a certain individual in his suicide than he was to learn Kollar had harmed himself.
Kollar had his own problems and personal demons but had never acted violently in the past to the best of his knowledge, Haluska said.
"We never really were involved with Brad," Hastings Borough Police Chief Ronald Sharkey said. "He actually always got along with us."
Apart from being arrested years ago in a domestic dispute, Kollar generally stayed out of trouble, Sharkey said.
But some knew of Kollar's legal trouble and saw him potentially harming himself, Sharkey said. For others, news of his death came as a surprise.
"I was really shocked about it, that he would harm another individual," Sharkey said.
Following the Tuesday morning bombing, rumors of Kollar's involvement in the attack began to circulate on Facebook and by word of mouth, Haluska said.
After he got out of work and first saw the images of the demolished house, Haluska said he was shocked to learn of the bombing - and the identity of the dead man found in the wreckage.
"Surreal," he said. "He wasn't this horrible guy ... there's a lot worse people in this area than Brad Kollar."
Kollar had previously attempted to take his own life using explosives, prosecutors said.
He was a fireworks enthusiast who used to make his own pyrotechnics - and had lost an arm in a previous explosion gone awry, police said.
Cambria County District Attorney Kelly Callihan said her office was unsuccessful in revoking Kollar's bond in June of last year after learning of his suicide attempt and access to explosives.
In a recorded phone conversation between Kollar and an ex-girlfriend locked up in the Cambria County Prison, Kollar admitted to lighting the fuse on a homemade bomb multiple times.
The 1,600 pounds of the fuel in the device failed to detonate.
Prosecutors expected Kollar to serve jail time after pleading guilty to vehicle theft and illegally possessing liquid ammonia.
Last March, police recovered various chemicals, including liquid ammonia, during a raid of 47 acres owned by the Kollar family.
Additional drug charges against Kollar were dropped because prosecutors could not prove the chemicals were used in the preparation of methamphetamine, police said.
Kollar's father, John Andrew Kollar, 64, was charged with possessing stolen heavy equipment - including a front-end loader -- and is awaiting trial.
Investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the state police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section and other law enforcement personal are awaiting the results of a laboratory analysis of the explosives used in Tuesday's blast.
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Penn State Altoona was buzzing with activity Monday afternoon, but the word on students' lips was spring, not Paterno.
Joe Paterno's family commissioned its own investigation in response to former FBI Director Louis Freeh's report that faulted the late coach and other top university officials in July for covering up abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Sandusky was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys.
Paterno's family hired the King & Spalding law firm as well as former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thonburgh, former FBI profiler and behavioral expert Jim Clemente and Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine physician and psychologist Fred Berlin to look into the Freeh report.
All of them said the Freeh report is "deeply flawed and that key conclusions regarding Joe Paterno are unsubstantiated and unfair."
But the family's report, released Sunday, was not being widely discussed at the university's Altoona campus on Monday.
In fact, few, if any, students said they had gotten the chance to read it.
Some students said they were tired of hearing about the scandal and would rather focus on their schoolwork and part-time jobs. They said they would not read it.
Others said they don't need to; they stand by their former coach.
"I always thought it was wrong that they blamed Joe Paterno," said 19-year-old freshman Lucero Collado. "He tried to take it up to the board [actually other university officials], but they didn't do anything."
Alex Kinney, a 22-year-old senior, said even though he cares about the issue, he doesn't think much will change.
He hasn't read the Paterno report yet, but he did read the Freeh report, which he said he found to be biased.
"I don't think they did proper research," he said. "It was very much character assassination."
Kinney said while he believes in Paterno, he doesn't think the new report will have much impact since the damage has been done.
However, he hopes it will change NCAA officials' minds about the $60 million fine and other sanctions imposed on the university.
The Paterno report said as much, accusing Freeh of anointing himself, "the judge, jury and executioner" who decided to redefine Jerry Sandusky's personal crimes as a Penn State and Joe Paterno football scandal - a move that led to the athletic association setting down "draconian" penalties.
The Paterno response said after the release of the Freeh report, media outlets took its conclusions as fact and ruined Paterno's reputation. While "that bell can never be unrung," the response reads, "many associated errors can be corrected."
Its accusations reached further, saying Freeh's unfounded conclusions damaged not only Paterno, but negatively impacted Penn State University's students, alumni and community members, and did a disservice by failing to educate the public on the dangers of child sexual victimization - thereby harming Sandusky's victims, as well.
Furthermore, the report blamed Freeh for failing to interview all key witnesses, including Paterno, and for interpreting with a "clarity and decisiveness that is impossible to justify" given the gray areas of the case.
Senior Nathan Krahe, 30, said regardless of the conflicting reports, he believed Paterno should have done more and it's hard to justify staying silent "if you know something."
Even so, he doesn't want to see students punished for something its coaches and administrators did. It's not Penn State's fault that Sandusky was a child molester, he said, and that fact shouldn't hurt the university.
There may have been outside circumstances, which no one will ever understand fully, he said, but despite being Penn State proud, he can see the other side.
"My dad went to Penn State, so I'm all about Penn State," he said. "But the people in charge should have said something."
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Community search planned for missing Erie teen
Community members have organized a search for a 17-year-old city boy who has been missing since Jan. 29.
Participants will gather at the foot of Parade Street Tuesday at 10 a.m. for a prayer before fanning out on Erie's lower east side to search for Jacob Samusenko, according to information on the Facebook page Help Find Jacob Samusenko.
The search will continue until 5 p.m.
Samusenko, who lives in the 300 block of East Second Street, is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs about 130 pounds and has brown eyes. He was last seen wearing track pants.
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This is where the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro should shine. The handset is designed to be stylish and compact, and it's safe to say that the goal has been achieved. We have the all-black variant ...
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Announced: 6 May 2011
Market Status: Released
Release date: 09 Aug 2011
13. steveemmax (unregistered)
Had this a few weeks now, moved from Nokia and its ill fated N900...
Feels well made, screen clear and well laid out.
Nice and compact, battery life is typical smartphone - recharge most nights unless youve not used anything and it will probably last till the morning!
Figured out the Skype app and as I bought one for the wife as well, we have had video calls FOC thanks to free wi-fi where available.
Plenty of worthwhile free apps, Go SMS is neat and adds colour to texting. As Im new to Andriod Market it seems well laid out and easier than Ovi.
Poor that you cant make it work properly with Mac's - though you can transfer files when in mass media mode, so all is not lost.
Neat that it can stream iPlayer, and the other tv channels (wifi - unsure about 3g) though small screen gets tiresome and loudspeaker sounds tinny.
Negatives - removing the back panel feels like you will break it. Havent done so yet though. If you hold it in the left hand whilst typing, your index finger sits directly on the camera lens.. Come on SE this is a silly mistake, no wonder pictures look cloudy...
2gb micro sd card is not big enough - should came with a bigger card.
Would be nice if you could use the volume rocker to zoom in/out rather than pinch. Its such a small screen its tricky.
Web browser is pants, tricky and not intuitive. I tried Opera but no flash support so took that off. Not the main reason for the purchase so not too big an issue.
Oh, this is NOT an X-10mini as some think - its the SK17i.
14. mr.cuccuou (unregistered)
is it me or the reviews of phone arena is getting better. one suggestion though, i tink its way better to present the pros and cons instead of a + and - bulletin mark, go for like ++for really pro and --for really negative, cause for me a - Some physical buttons could be better, as the review stated, is more than a annoyance than actually cons... other than that it stills feels the review is a little 'biased' i mean it feels as though all reviewer has dis mentally of comparing phones WAAY over their league, at least they didnt include for cons - small screen can be tricky for big fingers s**t, u know... theyre learning but its phone arena, its their flavor, if u will. And lastly... come on phone arena, either u have a ridiculous piss poor reception or have a ridiculous strict standard in call quality, u know, its just insane... just sayin... so yeah, overall gud review guys...
btw, ur vid reviews is just stellar as always... y cant ur review be like dat, just sayin, peace
15. mr.cuccuou (unregistered)
is it me or the reviews of phone arena is getting better. one suggestion though, i tink its way better to present the pros and cons instead of a + and - bulletin mark, go for like ++for really pro and --for really negative, cause for me a - Some physical buttons could be better, as the review stated, is more than a annoyance than actually cons... other than that it stills feels the review is a little 'biased' i mean it feels as though all reviewer has dis mentally of comparing phones WAAY over their league, at least they didnt include for cons - small screen can be tricky for big fingers s**t, u know... theyre learning but its phone arena, its their flavor, if u will. And lastly... come on phone arena, either u have a ridiculous piss poor reception or have a ridiculous strict standard in call quality, u know, its just insane... just sayin... so yeah, overall gud review guys...
btw, ur vid reviews is just stellar as always... y cant ur review be like dat, just sayin, peace
16. ashiz29 (unregistered)
great phone..got it for 14700 INR...value for money good battery back up...
30. rohitkiller (unregistered)
from where did u get the phone?? wats its current market price??
17. rizk (unregistered)
This is definately my next phone....
19. Xunsu (Posts: 3; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
Its a lovely little phone, and certinly may be replacing my X8 when O2 let me upgrade my paygo sim.
I like phones like this small BUT usable, before I had my X8 I was looking into X10 minis and I m glad I didn't I dunno who people can put up with a 2.5 inch screen, with or without a hardware keyboard.. I have seen people slating SE for brining the mini phones out, but again they failed to see this, these phones ARE far betterr to the X10 minis bigger better screen, better cam......more inportantly better guts. how can they be the same O_o just before anyone does here :p
20. ayush yadav (unregistered)
acchha hai par mobilo ka bacchha hai magar sacchha hai
21. Salmanexon (unregistered)
yoo i'll goin it to buy a.s.a.p. (within a month)
its one of the cutest mobile i have ever seen.........
22. ssssssss (unregistered)
thiss phone sucks if you want to play games or anything that uses the screen but everything else is great
23. sonyuser (unregistered)
the phone is awesome what are you talking about man stupid itiod
24. zed (unregistered)
This is not a good phone.... the android suckss its quality .... i have bought it and found that nokia 701 is far better with nokia's symbian belle.... nokia rocks..
25. ltamasek (Posts: 1; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
What do you think - HTC desire z or xpieria mini pro? I need compact phone for net browsering mainly
26. Kin (unregistered)
Does anyone know what is the difference between Sony ericsson Mini Xperia Pro and Sony Ericsson Mini Xperia Pro SK17 ?
How many variant of this product ?
27. rajjj (unregistered)
when this mobile is releasing in chennai.............
28. phoneinsane (Posts: 1; Member since: 12 Sep 2011)
I think 3 inches screen is comfortable enough.
29. manoj kumar (unregistered)
battery not good
31. rohitkiller (unregistered)
can anyone tell me the current market price of this device??
32. Klon1 (unregistered)
What's the difference between this phone (Xperia MINI PRO) and the Xperia Mini?
33. hemanth (unregistered)
supper phone .................
34. Glenn jacob jackson (unregistered)
Hi , i m going to buy this phn by replacing my x8 , recently hear some news
About the bugs in sound quality , is this true ????
I knw dat new sony ericsson xperia mini pro is very good at the price of 15000k(indian rupees) so bugs will fixed or not by future updates ???
35. XPERIAX10MINIPRO_USER (unregistered)
36. mbu (unregistered)
40. Ned (unregistered)
not long at all. can go up to about 10 hours if you have all internet connections turned off, brightness to lowest setting, and dont use it at ALL. ususally I use it as a normal phone and mione last about 6 hours. dont invest in it!
37. khalid (unregistered)
I am writing this post from my Xperia mini pro.its the best u can get.if it were 100 bucks more expensive I would still be buying it
38. AARJAY (unregistered)
Guys!!! the phone has awesome features.............. but the it has a really poor battery life....... so its of no use if you have a phone with cool features with Poor battery life....... the batterys doesnt last even a day with normal use.......... sony ericsson should improve their battery life......... overall good phone except the battery issue..
39. Ned (unregistered)
DONT SPEND MORE THAN 20 pence ON THIS JUNK. crashes ALL the time, battery life of 6 hours if your lucky, touch screen too small. VERY slow. worst phone I have ever had.
41. mile (unregistered)
Just tell us about the static noise, don't hear it in the sample video, somewhat in the left channel?! The whole phone is making static noise, tell us about that, the issue is all over the web, we yet have to find mini pro without this fault.
42. Sooraj.U.S (Posts: 1; Member since: 09 Dec 2011)
I owned it for 3 month......its amazing fast android smartphone.......which can play HD video and pictures with great clarity with the help of SONY BRAVIA mobile engine.....battery stands up to 3 days....
43. yuese (Posts: 1; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
Very nice phone, i must say. Except for some weak points:
* I don't like its 'Cancel' and 'Menu' button being a touch sensitive because i always accidentally press it when playing games.
* Yes, qwerty key pad isn't well lit, but when you get used to it, you don't even need to look at it
*With Sufficient Lighting, this phone camera can capture fast moving objects, but careful with your fingers covering the lens.
*I think Android OS is consuming nearly half of its 400mb internal memory?
* Full usage - with WiFi, Continuous Data Traffic(i'm downloading a movie), and GPS all turned On while playing game, my battery lasted nearly 4.5 hours.
44. co4070 (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
I had this phone since Oct last year, best compact phone I ever used, better then HTC chacha, wildfire, and Blackberry.
never had any problem with this phone, and I have used many slide keyboard phone before, this is one of the best.
if you change the setting with your cam, you can take very good and fast picture, but night time flash can be better
only downside is the battery, I had to carry an portable charger with me everywhere I go unless I turn 3G off.
but still happy with it
45. charwhee (Posts: 1; Member since: 22 Jul 2012)
I own this phone and have been trying it out. It works on AT&T in the states.
As an aside: While T-Mobile is a GSM network their data currently runs on an odd frequency and you should use T-Mobile phones otherwise you're stuck with Edge data, very slow. It works, but it sucks.Good news is they are upgrading by end of year.
So the data xfer on this is quite good because it uses the fast 3G which damn fast and of course it has wifi.
I wanted a phone I could put in my pocket, so I was willing to sacrifice screen size, and the slide-out keyboard makes up for a lot of on-screen typing. That being said, you still do a lot of gesturing on the screen and it is highly sensitive and works well.
Battery life is the downfall of this phone. It's just really bad. Given the size of the battery, I think they should be able to get more mAh in there, but I can get a full day on standby if I barely use the phone or keep it turned off. But who does that? So I am seriously considering one the Mugen batteries mentioned above. It may be that I am running too much stuff. I haven't really optimized my phone for battery life and if anyone has suggestions, love to hear what you have to say.
It's true, this phone is not for gaming or watching videos. The screen is just too small. But it is a damn good screen with Sony's Bravia engine, etc. no complaints. I did try to watch a movie, and my eyes just couldn't handle it.
But I have a phone I can throw in my pocket and carry around. That is really nice, and what I wanted. GPS works great, and I've used Google to get turn-by-turn directions which is fantastic.
Tip on carriers: If you have this phone and you're traveling to the US from another country, Straight Talk works great with this phone and you can get unlimited talk/text/data for $50/month no contract. Coverage seems decent, and data works great. I think they ride on AT&T's network.
46. atulhere (Posts: 3; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)
anybody tell me how to use multitaking in this mobile xperia mini pro , (by pressing home button it just show recent apps used)
47. vssiva100 (Posts: 1; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
hii ! iam using xperia mini pro last 4 months . WHILE IAM BROWING FOR 5MINUTES IT IS SHOWING TO CLEAR MEMORY AND ALSO IT WAS VERY SLOW WHILE ZOOMING THE PAGE....WHAT CAN I DO??? ANYBODY HELP ME ?


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Ask them and we'll post answers here!
Q: Why are there no modern-day props in the HPLHS collection?
A: In these troubled times of heightened security, making authentic replicas of government documents and the like easily available seems like a bad idea. The vintage designs are so different from the current ones that dangerous misuse of the props is unlikely. If you need modern-day props, write to us about doing custom work.
Q: Do you have a good trick (or product) for making the edges of postage and other stamps? The round perforations are hard to do with an x-acto knife.
>Adam B. Colby
A: Yes, I have two suggestions. A company called Fiskars makes a pair of scissors that will cut a postage stamp edge. It's a very easy way to get the look, but it has a couple of drawbacks, in my opinion. The pattern it cuts is a little bit too big, in my opinion, and you have to do each stamp one at a time. But it's very fast and easy. You can get these scissors at lots of craft and art supply stores these days, and their website is here.
What I have done to make postage stamps is to use a sewing machine as a perforator. I went to my local hobby/model shop and got a piece of brass tubing 1/16" in diameter. I cut off a piece 1 and 1/4 inches long. Using a Dremel mototool, I sharpened one end of that piece of tubing, making a little circular punching tool. Then I mounted it in the sewing machine where the needle would usually go. That way, you can run a sheet of pre-printed stamps through the sewing machine and punch a straight line of round holes through the paper. You can adjust the stitch length to determine how far apart the holes will be. I found it helpful to tape the sheet of postage stamps to a sheet of light cardstock, so that the punch was actually going through two layers of paper. This made the holes on the top layer cleaner. You can perforate an entire sheet of postage stamps this way, and then tear them off as you need them, just like the post office used to do it.
Another technique you can try is to use an old manual typewriter as a perforator. If you remove the ribbon, or set the ribbon selector to "stencil" (if your typewriter has that option), you can use the lowercase letter "o" to cut round perforations into the paper. You have to type pretty hard, and it's not kind to your platen, but it produces nice uniform perfectly spaced round holes. I have an antique Corona No.3 typewriter that does a great job as a perforator.
Thanks to C.P. Neugent for alerting us to a product called Postage Paper from 100 Proof Press. This is pre-perforated paper you can use to make your own postage stamps.
We've tried it out and it's very good, but it has two drawbacks. One is that the paper is not gummed, so you have to supply your own glue. Really not a big deal. Its real drawback is the size of the stamps you can make with it. The smallest stamp you can make is 1.25 x 1.75 inches, which is a bit bigger than a typical postage stamp. It would be great for making revenue stamps for passports or other government documents.
The fine people at Olathe Post can do custom pinhole perforating for you. They use a genuine antique Rossback perforator which creates perfectly authentic old-fashioned postage stamp edges.
The fine people at Olathe Post can do custom pinhole perforating for you. They use a genuine antique Rossback perforator which creates perfectly authentic old-fashioned postage stamp edges.
Q: Hi, are the items in the prop pack hard to assemble and are the passports hard to make?
A: We have made every effort to make the prop documents as easy to print and assemble as possible. Each PDF file comes with complete instructions for how to make the finished prop. Cut lines and fold lines are all clearly marked, and files have been designed to print efficiently.
To see a sample of the type of instructions included with the prop files, download the passport assembly instructions here.
Q: I live in Europe and we use the metric system for measuring paper sizes and weights. Can you tell me what the metric equivalents of your recommended paper weights are?
A: We have been trying to come up with a good answer to this excellent question for quite some time, but it has been very difficult. The American system for measuring paper is insanely complex and arcane, and does not translate readily into metric equivalents. The following chart can serve as a very basic guideline.
American Paper
Metric Paper
16 lb. bond
60 gsm
20 lb. bond
75 gsm
24 lb. bond
90 gsm
60 lb. cover
162 gsm
80 lb. cover
218 gsm
110 lb. index
200 gsm
For more info, click here.
You won't need a lot of stuff apart from a computer and a color printer to finish the props in the HPLHS collection: a ruler, something to cut with, and a glue stick will be enough for many of them.
Pictured below are supplies that we use here at the HPLHS for making prop documents. You might already have some of these things around the house, but if not you might want to consider investing in them. These items can be purchased at a good art supply store, office supply store, and/or fabric or craft store. If stores in your area don't carry them, try misterart.com or officezone.com
A knife is a better tool than a pair of scissors for prop making. It's very hard to cut a truly straight line with a pair of scissors. Get extra blades as well and change blades often.
A steel ruler is the only one that keeps its straight edge. Getting one with a non-skid backing is highly recommended.
Pictured at left is Herma brand dry adhesive, which in our opinion is the very best type of glue for making the props in this collection. The refillable applicators provide clean, even coverage. Herma is sold at shops and websites that specialize in scrapbook keeping.
There are other brands of basically the same product, including Tombo and DryLine.
Advantages: neat, precise, even coverage.
Drawbacks: not as good for large areas.
For most general gluing needed for these prop documents, a glue stick like this is the best bet. It's easier to find than the Herma glue pictured above. Get the colored kind so you can see where the glue is going: it dries clear.
TIP: sometimes it's easier to rub the paper over the glue than rubbing the glue over the paper.
Advantages: neat, dries fast, covers a lot, can see where it's going.
Drawbacks: coverage not always even, sometimes wrinkles the paper
This is a Carl brand personal paper trimmer. It has interchangable blades and is good for both cutting and perforating. Available at office supply stores. Highly recommended
This is an Olfa brand rotary cutter. There are several other brands, including Carl and Fiskars. Takes the same blades as the tabletop cutters, and can be used for cutting or perforating. Advantages: smaller and cheaper. Drawbacks: easier to cut yourself or make mistakes.
Put a blade like this on a desktop or handheld rotary cutter and you can do perfect perforations with ease.
(a.k.a. TRACING WHEEL)
This item is usually used to transfer patterns from carbon paper to fabric, but its small serrated wheel can also be used to perforate paper, if applied with sufficient force. You can get one in the notions department of a fabric or craft store. At left are examples of several types.
Advantages: incredibly cheap. Drawbacks: does a crappy job.
These are Chartpak brand burnishers. They're available at art supply stores. We recommend the fine point burnisher for scoring prop documents. Keep the tip clean, as the buildup of gunk over time can cause the burnisher to tear the paper. The flat side is used to make creases nice and sharp.
This is a Carl brand corner rounding punch. Available at art and office supply stores. Can handle several sheets of paper at once. Recommended.
The Marvy/Ushida brand is not as good.
This is one of many types of spray fixative, useful for preventing ink from your inkjet printer from smudging and bleeding. We prefer the Pressline brand, available from the Kellly Paper Company. But if you can't find that try other brands like Krylon and Chartpak. Do a test spot before spraying an entire prop.
One of the most useful substances in the universe, gaffer's tape comes in numerous colors and is perfect for the finishing touch of binding the spines of booklets, checkbooks, airplane tickets, etc.
Lets you make your own rubber stamps for dates, passport visas, ticket validations, and the like. Most kits these days are self-inking, which is both convenient and limiting.


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Hi Xqua,
I've installed pyAlienFX on Arch Linux (running Gnome) and am having issues I was hoping you could help with.
1) When I open pyAlienFX from the terminal, the UI opens up as a very wide window, almost 2x the width of my monitor. This isn't too big of a deal because I can still work with it, just wondering if it's a problem on my end. Also at start I see the following in the terminal output:
(gksu:7094): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
(pyAlienFX.py:7105): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
Initializing Driver ...
Comnputer M14XR1 found ! Loading the parameters ...
Initializing Controller ...
the Deamon is disconnected ...
Trying to load the driver manually
Loading : ./Profiles/2013.cfg
Initializing Interface ...
/opt/pyAlienFX/pyAlienFX.py:123: GtkWarning: Can't pass in construct-only parameters to cancel_button
/opt/pyAlienFX/pyAlienFX.py:123: GtkWarning: Can't pass in construct-only parameters to ok_button
Would the bolded messages be preventing functionality?
2.) The program just doesn't seem to be doing what it's supposed to. I can kind of change colors in the UI, but clicking Save or "Lights On" from the menu doesn't do anything (produces a USB related error in the console):
.Sending : Get Status
Packet : 02 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
array('B', [16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
Sending : Reset All Lights On
Packet : 02 07 04 00 00 00 00 00 00
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/pyAlienFX.py", line 940, in on_Save_pressed
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/pyAlienFX.py", line 710, in Set_Conf
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/AlienFX/AlienFXEngine.py", line 161, in Write_Conf
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/AlienFX/AlienFXEngine.py", line 269, in WaitForOk
while not self.Get_State():
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/AlienFX/AlienFXEngine.py", line 277, in Get_State
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/AlienFX/AlienFXEngine.py", line 109, in Take_over
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/usb/core.py", line 695, in detach_kernel_driver
self._ctx.backend.detach_kernel_driver(self._ctx.h andle, interface)
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/usb/_debug.py", line 52, in do_trace
return f(*args, **named_args)
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/usb/backend/libusb10.py", line 565, in detach_kernel_driver
_check(_lib.libusb_detach_kernel_driver(dev_handle , intf))
File "/opt/pyAlienFX/usb/backend/libusb10.py", line 357, in _check
raise USBError(_str_error[retval.value])
usb.core.USBError: Entity not found
The output of lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 413c:8187 Dell Computer Corp. DW375 Bluetooth Module
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 187c:0521 Alienware Corporation
I guess my assumption is all the problems are related to it not being able to connect properly to the device. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks in advance!


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Finding the time to do a regular update has been a challenge as this time of year demands so much of our time as the gardens take on a life of their own! With only two gardeners (one half-time and one 3/4 time) overseeing the grounds, we must scramble to get on top of things and sometimes it doesn't always happen. The gardens, somehow, find a way to look fabulous and put on a show like no other.
MvVay Courtyard revovation:
We have just completed the first phase of a redesign and renovation of the McVay Courtyard here at the Center of Urban Horticulture. In the next couple of months, we will slowly transition into a new look thanks to UW Professor in Landscape Architecture, Ian Robertson. His aim is to integrate more architectural plants and add much needed color and vibrancy to the space.
In this brand new makeover of this bed, we've relocated the existing ferns to make room for striking Manzanitas
(Arctostaphylos cvs.), azaleas, and an assortment of various bulbs including Nerine, Amaryllis, and Lilies.
Seattle Garden Club's Scented Garden:
After 5 years since its installation, the Fragrance Garden is another one that has has taken on a life of its own as the beds are just about full and plants have really had a chance to get established.
Now it's just a matter of editing and ensuring that there's color (and fragrance, of course) all throughout the year.
|Fragrant azaleas perfume the air even on drizzly days.
(Rhododendron occidentalis)
|Newly installed trellis for a profusion of fragrant sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus)
A grand entrance in progress:
Visitors might be wondering what's happening up front; it's getting kind of weedy and the horsetails are back in full force. It's just one of the challenges we have in maintaining the grounds with just 2 part time gardeners, but we've been recruiting volunteers and partnering with the Hardy Plant Society of Washington
who have something spectacular in store as they are gathering troops to take on this challenge and transform this site into a most spectacular perennial border! There's so much to do and they could really use a few hands during their work parties. If you're interested in volunteering and being a part of what's expected to be a traffic-stopper, check out the link to their site.
It's time to assemble our seasonal containers; both indoors and out! We've been trying to keep our small foyer in the Douglas Conservatory actually look like a conservatory with random tropical plants we've nursed back to health and put on display here. These have also been the source of plant material for ESRM 411 (Plant Propagation).
The cutting lab is always a fun activity and I had an opportunity to help out this quarter! They take a wide assortment of cuttings utilizing various techniques and treatments. If they are successful, they're able to take their new starts home and just marvel at the fact that they started a new plant from just a single section of stem and brought it back to life!
In Remembrance.
It's been about 5 years since I started working in the Soest
Perennial Display Garden and in that time, I've had the pleasure of
meeting and interacting with the Soest family. This February, we were
saddened by the passing of Orin Soest. Alongside his wife, Ally, it was
always a treat to see them visit and walk them through the splendid
garden that bears their name. Even in his fragile state just a few years
ago, Orin still insisted on seeing the beds and always marvelled at
just how much it has grown and evolved.
I'll always admire him as a kind and generous man who wasn't afraid to smell the flowers. In fact, one of this favorites was a highly scented English Rose called 'Gertrude Jekyll', which should be in bloom in a few weeks in June and into July. Please come by CUH and the SoestGarden and help me remember Orin by sampling the scent of this exceptional rose and admiring a garden that will continue to live on in his honor. His presence, both in and out of the garden setting, will truly be missed.


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Look for Vogue to feature Green Day in the new June issue: HERE.
May 31, 2010
May 31, 2010
The festival season got underway at the weekend with the Evolution festival in Newcastle and the Netherlands' Pinkpop.
Gigwise has photo highlights from both events: HERE.
May 31, 2010
May 30, 2010
A current round of shows depend on million-dollar multimedia displays like never before, bringing video upstage after years of being relegated mostly to backdrop status.
New musicals like "Sondheim on Sondheim" use sophisticated swirling computer screens that flash thousands of still and moving images and are central to the storytelling action.
"Sondheim" and productions such as "Everyday Rapture" feature YouTube for comical effects.
May 30, 2010
Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt talks to us about Rock Band and getting "pwned" when it comes to video games.
The influential band from Oakland, California, that spent its early years playing in Berkeley is exploring new ground with a Broadway adaption of its American Idiot album, as well a video game that will feature three of its most popular albums. Green Day: Rock Band will have the full tracklist from Dookie, American Idiot, and 21st Century Breakdown, as well select tracks from albums Warning, Nimrod, and Insomniac. The punk rock band is set to go on tour again this summer, and the


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I too have noticed a shift in some of the instructables that have been showing up but I think its due more to the changing attitude of some of the newer younger staff. For many years now, movies, schools, TV shows, and social media (and probably a lot of other things) have been pushing a form of sexual liberalism. Basically anything with anyone is OK is what the message has become. The concept of morals has pretty much faded away and been replaced with one of "if it feels good, do it". We are getting to the point that any kind of perversion is considered OK and to speak out against it is wrong. This trend is being reflected in new laws that are showing up as well. For those of us who still believe in moral values it's a dilemma. If we give up saying anything then we indirectly give our approval of the new trend. Staying silent is a form of approval. On the other hand speaking out marks you as someone who is not accepting of what others want.
I think you can see that this can be a very involved debate but the fact is packing up and leaving is a form of giving approval and acceptance. So stick around and keep objecting. Having someone who will say "this is wrong" is a valuable thing and might even cause others to reconsider the path they are on.
your update shows that you are planning to leave instructables soon... don't leave. you have posted nice and useful instructables and now you can post in Spanish also (with English translation so that we can also read). hope to see more from you
Your instructables are very interesting! I will try plastic welding soon, there are lots of things I can fix now, haha
Thanks for your compliment, Trustthapo.
Your instructables are very interesting! I will try plastic welding soon, there are lots of things I can fix now, haha
I am here to thank you for the patch. So, thanks!
thank you for the patch...
Thank you for the patch!
Thanks for the patch!
I enjoy your style of writing. Your
style seems to reflect your thinking and problem-solving as you work on
your projects. Your instructions are easy to follow, and your
problem-solving teaches me how to think so I can figure out how to solve
my own problems.
You also re-purpose items - that is to say that you don't put items in the garbage, you keep items, knowing you will probably find a new use for them sometime in the future. I love that!
I also appreciate the contributions you make in
projects of others who post instructions. I've been reading your
various comments for a long time, and in countless projects. Only today
did I realize so many helpful comments come from ONE man!
Thank you very much for all you do, Mr. rimar2000!
Thank you very much, and I'll ry to see if I can work on the stabilization issues :D
I think you can improve a lot your next videos, only practicing. When I see MY first videos, they are like yours. I don't use tripod, but keep firm the camera.
Okay, thanks for the advice
i just wanted to let you know that, i've read a lot of instructables, and i've been collecting research for a few years before i get started on my whole workshop and everything too much... and i idolize you, sometimes i'll have an idea, and don't know how to implement it, and every single time i can count upon you and the rest of the instructables community to help me figure it out. thank you. you're a wonderful, intelligent, and astounding person.