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There are few names in the music industry that are bigger than Madonna. Regardless if you love her or hate her, there is no denying that her music has left a notable impact on the music industry. Of course, getting to the top has not been easy. During a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, Madonna talked a little about her terrifying pre-fame years when she was simply a dancer in New York. Being a dancer, she had to make a living on her young, good looks. This, however, led to a number of problems.
During this interview, Madonna talked about how hard it was moving to New York City from her small home in Bay City, Mich. During her first few years living in New York, she said it all felt like a huge nightmare that she simply could not wake up from. During her first few years in New York City, she was robbed on a few different occasions and even held at gunpoint. However, the one that has stuck with her the most was the time when she was raped at knife point.
Madonna went on to say, "New York wasn't everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, and had my apartment broken into three times. I don't know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time."
Although these events were terrible, Madonna said that she refused to give up. She said that it would have been easy to just call it quits and let the robberies and rape get the better of her. Instead, she just picked herself up and kept fighting. In fact, Madonna said, "If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet."
Madonna may be making bank now, but it has not always been that way. She said that she had to do a lot of things just to pay her rent while living in New York. While talking to Harper's Bazaar she said, "Trying to be a professional dancer, paying my rent by posing nude for art classes, staring at people staring at me naked. Daring them to think of me as anything but a form they were trying to capture with their pencils and charcoal. I was defiant. Hell-bent on surviving. On making it. But it was hard and it was lonely, and I had to dare myself every day to keep going."
Madonna said that she may be 55 now, but that does not mean that she is ready to stop. She wants to continue pushing boundaries and living controversially. This is what she has done her whole life, and we have come to expect no less from her. Now, however, we know a little bit more about her past.
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The MIB dictionary is a convenient way to quickly access information about a MIB element in any MIB module loaded into SilverCreek.
This tool is particularly useful when developing test scripts and when diagnosing problems with particular objects.
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In a rousing and passionate address to the National Education Association Representative Assembly on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton said the nation needs to give our schools more "TLC "- teaching, learning, and community, the three pillars of her vision to strengthen public education. But any national campaign to create great schools for every student, she added, will only succeed with the strong voices of educators.
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In our issue coming out tomorrow morning, you will have the opportunity to read about Stephen Bartrop, of LimeStreet Capital, a fund manager that invests in resource stocks.Unlike many of his peers, Stephen has more ability to see through short-term market gyrations. This is because he has been in senior positions in big companies in the mining industry, which gives him a unique position to look at the resources sector from both a big picture perspective, and also from a detailed analysis of companies' operations and finances.
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I am just starting my family history and have only gotten back to my great grandfather, Walter Austen, who lived in New York City, probably the Bronx, since that is where my grandfather, Edgar Coy Austen, as born in 1888.Any leads would be appreciated.He reportedly was an armourer at one of the city's armories, according to my dad.Also, where in New York would be the best place to look for birth, death, etc. on him?Thanks.


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I know this sounds like I posted to the wrong board, but from time to time in our discussions, we see it mentioned that this, or that is better in San Francisco than it is in Boston. I'll be be there for only a few days so I want to focus on things that either we don't have here or somehting that we do have but is executed far better in SF.
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I mentioned in my last post that I was working on two super secret projects, and here is one of them! Two of my most favorite people are having a little bebe boy. Some of us lady friends of Christine combined our crafting powers to make a congrats baby blanket. Brooke, Kristin, and Kate knitted strips of brown & blue, and I crocheted a cream-colored border, using this border pattern. Here is a close up:
Before the crochet edge, the knitting piece was 151 stitches x 240. I did a rough measure, and if I recall correctly, the full blanket is about 5 ft by 3.5 ft. Big for a baby, but perfect for a winter snugging up with your newborn!
Here is a pic of the lovely future baby-mama opening the blanket at her shower! The yarn was Lion Brand Nature's Choice Organic Cotton. The knitters used size 9 needles, recommended by the yarn. I tried using a J/10, which was recommended, but it made too big of stitches so I switched to I/9.
And here is a pic of Brooke, Christine, and me! We all unintentionally dressed to match the blanket.
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Seven paddlers from Bengal have been chosen for the junior Asian Cup camp to be held in Hyderabd from Monday. The Bengal players selected are Sourav Chakraborty, Arunava Ganguly, Subhodeep Das, Susmita Roy, Nandita Saha, Mousumi Pal and Anushree Saha. The Asian Cup starts in Hyderabad from September 2.
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|PLAYER Marantz SR7009 Home Theater Receiver Review
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Marantz is on one heck of a roll. Over the past five years I have had the opportunity to evaluate a slew of their products, from reference-level hifi to entry-level home theater. Some products I liked more than others, but all offered very good performance and value. Some particular favorites were the entry-level PM/CD5005 combo, and just last month the fantastically good $799 HD-DAC1. Their flagship streamer and reference series SACD players/DSD DACs are absolutely superb.
Marantz is on one heck of a roll. Over the past five years I have had the opportunity to evaluate a slew of their products, from reference-level hifi to entry-level home theater. Some products I liked more than others, but all offered very good performance and value. Some particular favorites were the entry-level PM/CD5005 combo, and just last month the fantastically good $799 HD-DAC1. Their flagship streamer and reference series SACD players/DSD DACs are absolutely superb.
Marantz does the rare thing in today's market, straddling the line between audiophile, two-channel products, and state of art multi-channel home theater. And they do it very well. At all price points. Marantz sent me the new flagship SR7009 receiver, equipped with their very latest technology. Retailing for $1999, the SR7009 is a 30 Lb beast that, when removed from the box, impresses from the get go with its presence, build quality, and classic Marantz styling.
There are so many features packed into the SR7009, it is mind boggling. We will discuss some of them in detail, but here are the highlights:
The above list is reduced from a far larger list, so you can see that Marantz pulled out all the stops, and the SR7009 is clearly worthy of being their flagship one box solution. The top of the Marantz home theater mountain are the mighty AV7702 multi channel processor/preamp and the MM8077 multi-channel, 150 wpc power amp separates.
Set up for the SR7009 was the same as the previous Marantz AV receiver I reviewed, and similar to the Denon AVR-X3100W. After all HDMI and speaker connections are made, I used the supplied microphone to calibrate Audyssey. I am a big believer in Audyssey and its ability to make a room sound great, even if it is not optimal acoustically.
The SR7009, was embedded into the same home theater framework as previous AV receivers with one huge difference. Marantz also sent me a complete set of Definitive Technology BP-8060 home theater speakers. No sub required due to the built-in powered woofers. Cabling was QED and Kimber. Sources were an Oppo Bluray player, a Toshiba DVD player and recorder, and a Western Digital HD DVR supplied by Time Warner Cable. All sources were steered through HDMI, and a Vizio 55 inch screen took care of video obligations.
The primary thing I recognized first was the brilliant picture quality. HDMI switching was momentary, with no slack time. Utilizing multi-station source material from HD cable channels and Blu-ray sources demonstrated the SR7009 to be an amazingly skilled entertainer. It controlled the woofers of the Def Tech speakers with precision and epic movie soundtracks were just that...epic! Overall sonic impact was among the best I have heard with movies and TV shows.
On multi channel musical material, the SR7009 was really out of this world. I splurged just recently on a stack of Elvis Presley DVD's, including Elvis On Tour, Elvis: That's The Way It Is, and the 40th Anniversary of Aloha: Live Via Satellite. They looked and sounded fantastic via the SR7009, with multi-channel sound as believable as I have heard in any system.
Getting around to testing out all the SR7009's capacities is virtually impossible since there is not much it won't do. Airplay worked extraordinarily well with Apple gadgets, as did Bluetooth music streaming. Spotify sounded great (a premium account is needed). DLNA streaming was simple as pie. These features are controllable by the terrific Marantz app. The capacity to utilize system and home networks truly opens up various entryways for products like these, and Marantz takes full point of interest.
The $1999 Marantz SR7009 is a one-chassis amusement wonder. It can serve a family's every conceivable need. On top of all that it features classic Marantz design. Make no mistake, the power of economies of scale allows Marantz to produce a product like this for an affordable price. I hate to label any product future proof, but this top-shelf home theater receiver may be the closest thing.
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Dos and Don't When Hiring a Builder
How to Go About Hiring a Builder
The first one is:
"How to sort out problems that have arisen with tradesmen?"
This always comes attached to an understandably upset explanation of situations which should never have arisen in the first place. These are usually situations that could probably have been solved by a non-confrontational, sensible three-way conversation between householder, builder and a professional arbiter.
But this situation is sadly rare, so a (very often) genuine misunderstanding develops into a full-blown dispute and the courts (the one place no one wants to find themselves) are in fact exactly where the process can end up.
A Possible Solution
(This only applies if you are in dispute with one of the 95% of builders who are honest, responsible, experienced men. Not thieves who parade as builders).
Do your best to remember what led to the breakdown. Write everything down as accurately as possible. What was said to whom and when? Continue to do this with every contact you have with your builder until a solution is found.
Do everything possible to avoid going to court. There are two sides to every argument. In fact there are three if you take into account your opinion, your builder's opinion and somewhere in the middle ground between the pair of you.
In nine cases out of ten your builder isn't trying to pull a fast one: he doesn't want a confrontation either. AND he will probably be in possession of highly relevant (technical) information that you might just conceivably do not understand. It's very unlikely he is telling you outright lies.
However if you require a second opinion please see our "2nd Opinion" section.
Remember, just because your friend agrees with your side of the story doesn't necessarily mean that you are right. The builder's friends will agree with him, but equally that does not make him right either.
Find someone whom you know isn't just going to agree with you and explain the problem to them truthfully.
If you conceal any facts, it's like lying to your doctor...you aren't actually helping yourself at all!
Your friend might be able to help you see the builder's side of the argument or reinforce your position. Either way, an independent third party opinion is often invaluable.
Someone ultimately has to make a move, I'm a firm believer that a conciliatory hand written letter, (a rare thing these days), outlining the problems with possible solutions, might, if not directly resolve the situation, pave the way for a normal conversation to take place. If it does, don't let frustration get in the way.
OK ...Let's deal with the second question.
"How do I find the right builder in the first place?"
Can we spend a moment please, considering the following?
There are 3 types of builder.
1. Good builders:
Which is what the vast majority of builders are.
These are honest decent traders, who do their best to please all of the people all of the time, foul up on that as often as the next person and then try to put things right as smartly and quickly as possible.
2. Cowboys:
These are stupid lads, chancers who are rubbish builders and just playing at it. They come and go and couldn't care less. BUT they aren't generally part of the next lot.
3. Thieves:
These are the so-and-so's highlighted on my TV programmes. They actually set out to deceive and cheat and rob you.
Now, take any group of people who offer "a service" from taxi drivers to politicians and you get the same three defining groups. That's because we are imperfect human beings.
So, how do you avoid the cowboys and thieves? Simple really. Apply a bit of common sense.
Don't rush into anything and try to follow a few simple rules.
Before you even meet him…
You must prepare yourself before your first phone call to builders. You should really try and get 3 quotations. That means you should phone 6 builders... It is likely that one will never return the call. One will return it, make an appointment but never show up. One will turn up but won't send a quotation.
That leaves 3 who will quote!
Things are slowly getting better. But you have to remember that virtually no builder you will ever meet is business school trained. He simply started building when he was young, perfected his workmanship skills long ago but is still trying to sort out the administration process 15 years later!
There will be two reasons why...
Because he very likely undertakes his administration in his back bedroom office at 9 o'clock at night after he's worked on the tools all day, had his tea before putting his kids to bed and maybe had a little snifter to make the day's problems go away!
Your first meeting
Take a look at the man.
It's unlikely he will fit this description of course but you get the gist!
Unless it's a small, very straight-forward job, he should really have a notepad/smartphone and take a few notes. If he's using the back of a cigarette packet and has had to borrow your pen, maybe his administration skills are sub par!
Questions to Ask
The following list of questions should really be put to him during his initial quotation visit. I don't suggest you hit him with them all though. There is I'm afraid, a very fine line between what he will perceive as reasonable and the moment he might just turn and run, particularly if he's only quoting for a day's work!
It is also very important indeed never to forget that he will be judging you and his impressions will be reflected in his price. That doesn't mean he will reduce it if he likes you. That will never happen.
However, if he perceives you to be trouble ie he feels that you are treating him as a second-class citizen, he will increase it, often drastically and maybe, if you are a nightmare, he will just walk away.
Be welcoming; listen to what he has to say about the work you are proposing and, like person-to-person meetings in general, be polite.
From the builders' point of view, trades people are now having to have to grasp that along with the brand new vans, co-ordinated Tee shirts, computerised invoices etc. that are manifesting themselves more and more these days (and which of course are all veneer), if they truly wish to be more corporate and professional, then it's vital to show what lies beneath, this is what determines a good reputation.
Builders Check List
(in no particular order)
Does he give a free written quotation?
Make sure, even for the smallest job, that he gives an unambiguous description of the work and a fixed price. An estimate is something very different indeed!
If he tells you that this is impossible because of potential problems which may occur, ask him to include these in his quotation with prices for each one should they occur. If he can't work out what they might be, then he doesn't know his job. Ask him to include the hourly rate he will charge (per man) to undertake any extra work. Get this in writing.
He must also show you invoices for any materials he will have to buy relevant to these extras.
Can he give names of references? (ideally for a job similar to yours - one that is both recent and local).
OK, he may just supply his pal's details but if you infer that you may try and visit the property to view his work then this is unlikely. When you do contact his referee make sure to have a have a prepared list of questions:
Does he turn up every day until the job is done?
Is his standard of work good?
Does he keep a tidy work environment? etc.
Does he have Public Liability insurance?
Public Liability Insurance doesn't cover poor workmanship or a ruined garden. It only pays out for accidental damage caused by his workforce.
It's the case today that a lot of smaller companies/one-man-bands do not! They might say they have but will start flapping if asked to prove it. This is because of "cherry picking" by insurance companies. A decorator can get PL insurance easily enough, but anyone who works above shoulder height or uses a blowlamp, will be quoted horrendous premiums.
If he knocks the wrong wall down, the PLI company will tell him to take a running jump. If he accidentally knocks a pot of paint onto your carpet, this is different.
Public Liability Insurance does not cover poor workmanship!
Does he give a guarantee and what is its duration? Will he include an example in his quotation?
There are two kinds of guarantee...
One is an uncomplicated statement on his headed notepaper saying that he will return and sort out any results of poor workmanship or materials failure, before a certain period of time has elapsed.
The other is an insurance-backed one with all sorts of clauses, some of which may even favour you!
Does he charge VAT? Does his quotation state his VAT number?
Any company with a turnover in excess of £87,000 per annum must be registered. This includes all the materials he has to buy, so a chap who's constantly in work will almost certainly be registered. If he's not registered ask yourself (and possibly him)... Why not?
You can check VAT registration numbers here.
What will his projected start date be? Is it on the quotation?
Try and pin him down to a start date and agree this via email.
Will his quotation state that all materials are to be provided by him?
He can separate out, those which may have been agreed to be supplied by you ie a new carpet or the paint).
Will his quotation state that all waste materials will be removed from site?
Waste removal is expensive. A skip is £250-£300. Do not assume that waste removal is included in the quotation if it is not mentioned. Clarify this point via email.
Will his quotation state that he will leave the house tidy every evening? Also if he is doing your bathroom for example, what facilities will he leave – a working WC?
Not spotless, obviously, but tools and materials should be moved out of the way etc. If he is re-plumbing a temporary WC every night and removing it in the morning to continue with his work, this will be reflected in the price.
Will his quotation state payment procedures?
This is important, you both need to know and agree to, the progression of any initial and interim payments and when final payment is expected.
Never pay anything up front on jobs under £1000. If he has no money to buy a few materials for a week's work, ask why (metaphorically of course)! He's got plastic hasn't he? Why has he no local accounts set up? Cash flow – or lack thereof – is a major cause of concern for many builders.
However, if he's just arranged for £1000 of materials to be delivered on your driveway AND he's made prior arrangement for interim payment with you, then that's different.
Never make a stage payment until you are happy that it is fully complete and the standard of work is good. If you are in doubt, discuss the matter with your builder as soon as possible. Not on the day he expects the payment.
Ask him to include a clause whereby you can keep some money back for at least a week after the finish date. Most (longish) jobs have annoying little problems that will require the builder to come back and solve them (snagging).
Make sure that this "retainer" is enough to ensure he will return, or at least it will pay for another builder to come and sort them out.
Will he require the use the house facilities?
A tricky one this, 5 builders all using the loo now and again might just test the fortitude of whoever is cleaning it! Portaloos are being used more and more these days particularly on long jobs. You will ultimately pay for this (£30 per week depending on area and duration) however it may well prove to be well worth the cost.
How long does he anticipate the job will take?
This is very important, particularly with small jobs where it's easier for you to gauge his daily rate. If he's told you it's a day's work for 2 men, there are negligible materials and then he tries to charge you £1000... I'm afraid you are dealing with one of my previously mentioned type 3 builders!
Check out our Tradesmen's Day Rates to avoid this scenario.
Don't assume that being a member of a trades association means he's not a cowboy or a thief.
Don't confuse trade associations with "competency schemes". If an engineer is working with gas, it is a legal requirement that he must be a member of GAS SAFE.
If working with oil, he must be a member of OFTEC.
A window installer must be FENSA registered.
Electricians have several to choose from. You can check if he (or the company he works for) is, by simply "googling".
Check these accreditations at http://www.consumersheriff.com
Do you know his landline number and address?
Obviously he has a mobile but do you know where he lives?
Will he personally be carrying out the work with men directly employed by him, or will he sub-contract?
What's the point of doing all this vetting if some other mob turns up to do the job? If his "subbies" mess up, even though he is directly responsible as the original contractor, he may try to pass the buck onto them. This is one reason why you don't pay until you are satisfied with the work.
Subcontracting by the way is a perfectly normal process in the building industry. Most subcontractors have worked with the same parent company for years, are highly competent tradesmen and will give absolutely no problems at all.
Be clear on his company's setup BEFORE you accept the quotation.
Will he be on site for the duration of the job?
"He disappeared for three days last week" is a main cause of complaint from many householders. He was on another job of course. Builders do it because they hate to turn work down and or promise too many people too many things all at the same time.
Often it is the aforementioned poor cash flow: they need the first payment from another job so that they can buy materials for your job so that he can finish it and you can then pay him!
Organisation is required in any job and builders who "flit" are simply disorganised. It doesn't mean they are bad builders though but it is a potential precursor of a problem.
Describing the intended work:
It's vital that each builder quotes for exactly the same job or you won't be able to make an exact comparison of prices. Get all your ducks in a row before you get a chap around to quote. Know exactly what you want and exactly where you want it!
If you want an extension and one of your quoting companies offers a "Design & Build" package, then you should make sure the others you call offer the same service...Like for like! By the way, "Design and Build" just means the builder knows an architect whom he uses for all of his other jobs.
Ideally you should 'tender' the job, that is pay for a QS – a quantity surveyor – to come and to quote the job for you from your architect's drawings. The QS will give you the CORRECT price. It will cost you £350 but you will have the peace of mind knowing that choosing from an array of different builders' prices doesn't leave you feeling as though you are trying pluck a rabbit from a hat ie choosing the right builder and the right price!
You then contact builders telling them that you have a QS's price and ask them to state their case as to why they are the best team for the job.
See below for more information on QSs.
Ideally you should have several sets of identical architects drawings printed and give a copy of each of these to the different builders you call. (You must expect builders to take them away; they need to read them thoroughly at their leisure). But here's what is likely to happen, particularly with smaller jobs:
Don't worry they are used to this, it's all part of the process. You might try to soften the blow a bit by telling them you have whittled the quotes down to just themselves and one other and could they just make one small alteration so that you can compare like for like please!
The builder's quotation and your reaction
Notwithstanding the above, the most important aspect of any quotation is the job description.
Read this carefully.
Does the quotation cover every single aspect of what you believe you asked for?
What you said and what you meant may not have been the same thing.
If it doesn't, do not assume that the omissions are accidental and will actually get done.
Phone him, get him to include them and resend his quotation.
Why is the job so expensive?
Perhaps you have only passing knowledge of what the process actually entails. I'm not just talking about the building process here. There's all the other stuff the builder has to consider.
Particularly relevant to this are today's Health and Safety requirements. No longer can a bloke shin up your roof slope to fix a tile, from a ladder tied to the guttering. He may be required to work from scaffolding and that's expensive!
The quote itself obviously wasn't free, his time travelling, discussing the job with you then putting everything down on paper, will be added to the job price.
He will also include travelling each way through an hour of traffic just to do the job. Buying the materials, finding a parking space, carting all his tools and equipment to the relevant area, cleaning up completely after himself, going to the tip or paying for skips. Then there are his men's wages.
Small jobs tend to be more expensive, per hour, than larger ones. This is the case for several reasons:
To undertake several small jobs per week takes a great deal more organisation and running around than building an extension, where a builder is in the same place for weeks on end and can organise things to come to him.
A builder has to consider travel to and from the job. This will be the same whether he's there for a day, or 5 minutes. He will probably work in increments of half a day, so including travel that could be just 2 hours actual working. If he knows he won't have the time to complete any other job when he finishes yours, he may charge for the whole day (especially as he will have to pay his labourer for the day).
So, he's charged you a day's money for two men to do 5 hours work.
Builders are generally not good at organisation and don't like small jobs, so they charge more for them, to make the hassle worthwhile.
Very few builders will undertake small jobs, so the ones that do, realise they have a monopoly and charge more.
The public won't stand paying £60 per hour, day after day for a builder. That's £480 per day or £1900 per week! But most won't think twice about paying a builder £60 to (say) put a slate back on - which takes ½ an hour from the time he arrives to when he leaves. In this instance why would he do it for his usual £20-£25 per hour? He will be spending more on petrol and travel time than he's earning.
Many people get annoyed if they are charged £60 to (say) change a tap washer, which should take the same amount of time. The public has a different perception of the work involved to change a washer, rather than a slate but in fact they are completely wrong. A slate can present very few problems. A tap washer can sometimes be a complete nightmare, take two visits and result in a complete change of taps! Give him a slate to change every time.
Unlike the public, most builders don't discriminate between types of work. It's their time they're charging for. If you think that an hour's work on a tap washer shouldn't be charged at the same rate as an hour on the roof, builders don't.
So, if you think he's expensive, remember if you can't do the job yourself, you will need to pay someone who can. They are entitled to a good living wage.
Note this:
The more "legal" a company is, the more it complies with the stringent Health & Safety regulations, the more direct employees it has (with pensions, holiday pay, sick pay to consider), the more it costs to run. This is passed on to you. Are you prepared to accept this or will you go with the cheapest quotation and then start complaining when you realise that old adage about peanuts and monkeys is actually quite accurate?
Do you effectively want reputable men to do the job whilst only being prepared to pay for "cowboys"? Often it is this very fact that creates "cowboys". If a roofer replaces 5 ridge tiles from a ladder it will cost you £300 less than if he uses scaffolding. You know he should use scaffolding but are you prepared to pay for it?
Frequent Causes of Disputes
The usual points of serious disputes
Poor workmanship
Of course it happens now and again, and don't think the builder doesn't know when it's relevant. He may just be hoping you haven't noticed.
A gentle prod may be all that's needed to get him to put it right.
If he's not prepared to even meet you halfway and if you have followed my previous advice regarding payment processes, then your main problem (after you have politely asked him to leave your premises) will be trying to get another builder in (sharpish) to take over.
It is often tempting to 'man-manage' at all times ie watch over their shoulder as they fit your bathroom, however this extreme does not always provide the desired effect. Would you like your boss looking over your shoulder at all times? Of course not.
Never pay for a stage of a job, or the job in its entirety until you are fully satisfied with the quality of the work.
Charging for extras
You cannot expect a builder to work for nothing. Once again if you have followed my previous advice this will have been covered on the quotation. Before the extra work begins either get a fixed price for it, or determine that he is undertaking it on the hourly/day rate he has stated in his quote.
A fixed price is better but if you don't want to pay it, you have a problem.
Get everything sorted in writing before starting! If extras arise, agree a price and send this to be agreed via email.
You didn't read the quote
Remember what your teachers said before you took your Latin exam? If it's in black and white, it doesn't matter what you think he should be doing, you really don't have a leg to stand on I'm afraid.
If the quotation doesn't cover everything that you have discussed, ask the builder to detail this in an expanded version of the quotation.
Working with no quotation.
There is only one scenario when this should possibly happen... You've known the builder for years and the job is a small one.
No other situation exists whereby having no written quotation makes any sense to either party whatsoever!
A quotation protects both you and your builder.
Usual points of everyday annoyances
He keeps disappearing
If the weather isn't the reason, he has another job on. (He's not sick...builders can't afford to be sick). He knows he's "out of order", phone him until he answers and ask him what he's playing at? He knows! He will be back of course and if you have laid down the law he won't do it again.
He's messy
If there is a mess at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he's still working, building is a messy business!
If he leaves a serious mess every night, you'll just have to tell him I'm afraid. He's obviously a slob! He needs politely educating.
His radio is too loud
This is a serious problem with some builders and needs to be addressed. Tell him your neighbours 5 houses up the street are all complaining. This will show him how loud it is. Keep at him.
Building Professionals and Regulations
(It's time to have a look at the other people and processes that may get involved with your project.)
Building Professionals
Architects, Structural Engineers, Building Inspectors, Surveyors (several types); you may need to employ one of each depending on the complexity of your job.
Applying for Planning Permission
Just what does need planning permission? Well, in different localities, positions relevant to the rest of your house, or just the size of your project, all the following may require permission. Some of them will surprise you.
My advice is don't just hope for the best and go ahead anyway. All-too-frequently, homeowners have had to pull it down 3 years later after dragging themselves and their families through protracted and expensive court cases.
Follow the following process, it's free and relatively easy and you will find out which restrictions apply to your project and whether you need planning permission or not.
So… you want a new extension and for the moment at least, you've decided to organise it yourself. Here's what you will need to do.
Think hard about its position, size and shape.
Make some sketches showing the above.
Draw a 1:100 plan showing its position relevant to your house, the boundary fences and the public highway
Discuss it with your neighbour.
Believe me, this is the most important thing you will do. They will see it all eventually anyway and will probably be seriously miffed if the first time they find out about it is when a letter from the planning authorities drops through their letterbox.
Make any adjustments you feel you can, relevant to his comments and /or decide at this point whether you want to carry on, even though you may be entering the first stage of an all out battle with him.
Use the internet to search "planning permission household enquiry form". Download this, fill it in, send it off, then wait a couple of weeks until you are told whether the planning committee will look favourably on your proposal or not.
By this stage you will now have worked out whether you are going to carry on organising it yourself or have bitten off more than you can chew and get a "professional" (good experienced builder, architect, planning consultant) to either advise you or do it for you.
If the planners don't give you the go ahead, revise your plans and send in another form.
Planners don't tend to tell you what you can do. However they WILL tell you what you can't do. This can lead to a bit of "submission ping pong" until you eventually get it right.
So far, this has cost you a new pencil and some graph paper.
Right, it looks like you will get planning permission, it's time to get some plans drawn up by an architect or via a builder who has an in house design service (an architect friend) and then apply for Full Planning Permission.
It may be that your project is allowed under "Permitted Development" but that's irrelevant, you will still have to follow the process.
Your project will be discussed in detail at the next planning meeting. It may just fly through, or a couple of recommendations will be made, or it could still be rejected. It's unlikely at this stage that the whole project will be rejected but you may have to redesign that large window you wanted, or move the wall further from your (neighbour's) boundary etc.
The set fee for the planning application for an average extension is about £400.00 nationwide.
An architect will charge a bit more than this to draw the plans. £400-£700.00
It can take 2 months before permission is granted. In the meantime, you need to be calling builders and giving them your plans from which to quote.
When you get permission, you can give your chosen firm the go-ahead.
Party Wall Agreements
If your intended work affects a party wall (ie a wall that is adjacent to a neighbouring property) you must seek agreement from the affected neighbour prior to commencement of work.
But it goes further than that. It doesn't only have to be a part of both homes, (i.e. if you drilled through it, you could see into your neighbour's living room. It can also be:
The exterior wall of a detached house that also happens to be the boundary line.
A garden boundary wall.
A garden boundary wall with a building against it (a detached garage possibly).
The floors and ceilings of adjoining flats.
The process also covers:
Excavations within 3 metres of a neighbouring building where those excavations will be deeper than those of the building. (i.e. your extension's foundation).
Excavations within 6 metres of a neighbouring building, where those excavation will go below a line drawn 45° downwards from the bottom of the foundations of the neighbouring building.
The type of work relevant to the procedure is that which might have an effect upon the structural strength of the wall or might cause damage to your neighbour's side of it.
This includes:
Demolishing or rebuilding
Increase a wall's height or thickness
Insertion of any type of damp proof course
Cutting into it to take load-bearing beams
Drilling into it to support structural beams etc. (as opposed to putting a shelf up)
The Party Wall Act
The Party Wall Act deals with the procedure that must be followed when a homeowner wishes to undertake any of the above.
You should remember that gaining planning permission or complying with the building regulations does not remove the need to comply with the Party Wall Act where it is applicable.
The best and by far the cheapest way to deal with the process is verbally. Speak to your neighbour, explain what is going to happen and get their reaction. If they say they are happy for the work to progress, you would be wise to give them a Party Wall Agreement to sign.
Agreements are organised between neighbours. As long as this discussion is amicable there is no need to involve party wall surveyors.
In general the agreement should set out a fair and reasonable framework to allow the building work to be carried out quickly and safely without causing any unnecessary inconvenience to the adjoining owner. It also sets out an inexpensive and straightforward procedure for both parties to follow if there are any problems, or damage occurs.
(At the time of writing this article, I found a company of party wall surveyors via the internet, who will provide an agreement specifically customised to your needs, as each job is different, for £99)!
If you are "the neighbour" reading this, not the householder undertaking the work, you might like to suggest that a Schedule of Condition is provided for you.
This is a report providing a detailed and accurate report of the condition of your property before work starts.
The schedule of condition serves to protect both parties in the event of a later dispute. If allegations of damage are made then the schedule of condition makes it easy for the owners to decide between themselves whether the damage came about after the works or existed before the work started. Even if the owners cannot agree, the schedule of condition is very helpful to any surveyor appointed to investigate the allegation of damage and can help to prove liability.
(The same company of party wall surveyors will also provide this, at a cost at the time of writing of £495)!
If you have tried and failed with the verbal route (either your neighbour refuses to allow the work, or won't discuss the matter or doesn't understand the building process you are proposing) a Party Wall Notice must be issued.
This must be done at least 2 months before the intended start date of the work. It must go to all affected neighbouring parties and must include:
A clear statement that the notice is being served under The Party Wall Act 1996.
The date the notice is being served.
The address of the property where the work is to be undertaken.
The names of the owners.
A brief description of the proposed work.
The proposed start date for the work.
If the notice is for excavation work, then a drawing showing the position and depth of the excavation must be included.
It should also include information regarding what is required of the recipient. ie that they should:
Respond in writing within 14 days of receipt either giving consent or registering dissent. Or make no response, in which case it will be assumed that dissent has been registered.
No work may commence until all neighbouring parties have agreed in writing to the notice.
(Our friendly company of party wall surveyors will provide this "notice" and send it to your neighbours for you for £50)!
If the planned work is a new boundary wall up to, or astride the boundary line, the process is similar to the above but the notice needs to be served only one month before the planned start date of the work.
Neighbouring parties must give written agreement within 14 days for walls astride the boundary (or a dispute is deemed to have occurred).
No formal agreement is needed for a wall up to the boundary line, the neighbour just needs not to actually object in writing.
If the planned work is an excavation within the distance/depth covered by the Party Wall Act, (covered in a previous paragraph), the notice needs to be served at least one month before the planned start day of the work.
Neighbouring parties must give written agreement within 14 days or a dispute is deemed to have occurred.
What happens if a dispute arises?
If agreement cannot be reached and depending upon whether you are still talking to one another, a party wall surveyor or surveyors will have to be involved. The usual route is: one surveyor, who is agreed on by both parties, if everything is amicable. Two surveyors if you do not get along.
Either way they will talk to each other, a Party Wall Award will be produced and if there are two of them they will also decide who is to pay their fees. This is usually the party undertaking the work unless the neighbour has involved his surveyor completely unnecessarily.
The award will deal with the right to execute the party wall works, the time and manner of executing that work, and any other matter that arises between the parties connected to the works. In all normal circumstances the party wall surveyor(s) will prepare a Schedule of Condition report of the neighbouring property before works start in order to protect the interests of both parties in the event of a later claim for damages.
Once an Award has been made, all parties have 14 days to appeal to a County Court against it if they so wish.
Once you have agreement, all work must comply with the notice. All the agreements should be retained to ensure that a record of the granted permission is kept. Any subsequent purchaser of either property may wish to establish that the work was carried out in accordance with the Party Wall Act requirements.
Building Regulations & the Building Control Officer
(building inspector)
The Building Regulations exist to ensure the health and safety of people in and around all types of buildings. They also provide for energy conservation, fire escape, and where relevant, access and facilities for disabled people.
The Inspector ensures that all relevant works comply with the regulations current at the time. He does not check the builder's competency as a tradesman generally. If he comes on site to look at a wall plate fixing and sees some truly awful plasterwork going on, he will take no notice of it whatsoever!
An extension will be built from plans. The architect should be fully conversant with every regulation and requirement and it is his job to draw those plans with enough detail to show the builder exactly how and where to fit all the component parts together and what size components to fit. (foundation depth, insulation etc)
As the building goes up, a Building Inspector will liaise with the builder and visit the site at relevant times to check that each process is being undertaken as per the plans and as per current regulations.
When the work is finished you the owner should receive a "Completion Certificate" from the inspector stating that everything was done according to the regulations in force at the time. Keep this document!
Prior to commencement of work a "building regulation application" must be made.
This used to be the sole domain of the local council but now independent inspectors can be employed.
There are 2 types of applications.
For larger jobs like extensions "Full Plans" are the norm. These are usually submitted by the architect.
'Full Plans' means the submission of fully detailed plans, specifications, calculations and other supporting details to enable the Building Control Officer to check compliance with the Building Regulations. The amount of detail required depends on the size and type of building works proposed. A location plan should also be provided indicating where the building is, relative to neighbouring roads.
The process:
The plans will be checked and approved ahead of the works.
Only approximately 25% of the total fee is payable on deposit of plans.
A notice of approval or rejection must be issued by the inspector within a 5 week period unless the applicant (or Agent) agrees an extension time of up to 2 months from the initial deposit date.
Upon commencement of work on site, the Building Control Officer must be notified and if only the plan deposit fee has been paid, the remaining inspection charge is invoiced after the first visit.
A completion certificate will be issued when the works are complete to the satisfaction of the Building Control Officer. This document may well be required if the owner wishes to sell the property in the future.
Approved plans will remain valid for 3 years even if the Building Regulations change.
For smaller jobs a "Building Notice" is all that is usually applied for. The builder usually applies for this.
The 'Building Notice' procedure is suitable when small works are planned and therefore it is not necessary to prepare detailed plans. As no formal approval is given, a good working relationship between the Builder and the Building Control Officer is essential to ensure the work achieves compliance with the Building Regulations.
This type of application is not accepted on commercial buildings or when a Fire Certificate is required.
Together with the application a location plan should be provided where the building is shown relative to neighbouring roads.
The Building Control Officer can if he deems it necessary, request structural details and calculations for the work. For instance if a steel beam is required, it's pretty important to determine whether it's size will have to be calculated by an engineer prior to supply and fitting. The builder must anticipate this problem. An experienced man will know if it's likely, should know which inspector is overseeing the work (and is he the stickler type who want calculations for everything) and should have included any requirement for calculations in his quotation.
The architect isn't qualified to calculate steelwork sizes (unless as he also trades as a structural engineer!)
He will show a beam in his drawings but unless he has been instructed to work in company with a structural engineer, won't specify its size.
If the beam is small (possibly forming the lintol of a new single doorway), its size will be well known both to the builder and the inspector. If the inspector agrees with the builder that if he fits the known regular sized beam, then calculations are not necessary.
If the requirement for calculations is suddenly sprung on a builder, only a structural engineer can do this and it could hold up the job for a week and who pays the structural engineers fees?
Types of work suitable for a 'Building Notice' include:
Garage conversions.
Alterations to domestic drainage.
Removal of a load bearing wall.
Insertion / alteration of door or window opening.
Replacement windows.
Building Regulations Fees are usually higher than those for obtaining planning permission.
A "Building Notice" for a lounge/dining room "knock through" will start at £220.00.
"Full plans" for a small extension start at £600.00
Here's a link so you can see for yourselves
Good luck!
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Amazon is hoping to entice merchants into trying its new credit card reader with its offer of low processing rates. But how does the brand-new Amazon Local Register service stack up to Square, the oldest player in the mobile payment-processing game? The two services have a lot in common: merchants can sign up to receive a credit card reader in the mail, and be ready to accept credit card payments as soon as they plug it into their smartphone or tablet and download the corresponding application. So which service is better for business: the new Amazon Local Register app, or the time-tested Square Register app? Read on for a feature-for-feature comparison.
Processing rates
Amazon: What sets Amazon Local Register apart from competing services is its low processing rates. That includes a special offer for early adopters: any merchant that signs up for Amazon Local Register before Oct. 31 will be charged just 1.75 percent for each swiped transaction, through the end of 2015. After that, Amazon's transaction fee for credit and debit card payments will level out at 2.5 percent for all sellers. Meanwhile, all manually entered credit and debit payments will incur a 2.75 percent processing fee, no matter when you sign up.
Unlike other services, which give you the physical card reader for free, you will pay $10 upfront for the Amazon Local Register card reader. But Amazon will credit your first $10 in transaction fees back to your account, so you can recoup that cost.
Why are Amazon's rates so low? The company may be willing to undercut competitors to entice more small merchants to set up shop on Amazon.com. Additionally, the service could drive sales on its site; money received via Amazon Local Register will be transferred to your bank account in about one business day — or you can blow it on Amazon.com immediately.
Square: Square charges an industry-standard rate of 2.75 percent for each swiped transaction, and 3.5 percent plus a flat 15 cents for every manual-entry credit or debit transaction. That's about the same as many competing services, including PayPal Here. Unlike Amazon, Square will mail you a physical card reader for free upon sign-up.
Winner: Amazon
Amazon: Sellers interested in Amazon's new service shouldn't overlook its compatibility limitations. After all, if you don't have a compatible smartphone or tablet, you can't even get started with Amazon Local Register, and Amazon's reader is compatible with far fewer devices than Square's. The list of approved devices includes the iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5c and 5s; the iPad and iPad Mini tablets running at least iOS version 7.0; Samsung's Galaxy S3, S4 and S5 smartphones; and Amazon's own Fire HD and Fire HDX tablets. Amazon says its reader might work with other Android devices running at least Android version 4.0.4 and up, but that it hasn't been "optimized" for those devices. We haven't had a chance to test out an unapproved device, but if your phone or tablet isn't on the list, you might want to consider a different service. It's very likely that Amazon will expand compatibility over time, however.
Square: Compared with Amazon's list, Square's list of compatible devices is extensive. Instead of offering just a handful of compatible devices, Square's list includes dozens of smartphones and tablets. The list includes most iPhone and iPad models, as well as several dozen Android devices. Like Amazon's service, Windows and BlackBerry devices aren't supported. Square Register also doesn't work with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets.
Winner: Square
Amazon: The first thing you'll notice when you receive Amazon's card reader is its size. It's more than twice as wide as the Square compact reader, and slightly thicker as well. That means that it's slightly less portable than Square's reader, but the extra bulk could have a few advantages. The larger, sturdier card slot might make the physical act of swiping a card easier and more reliable. Plus, you're less likely to misplace the bigger card reader when it's not in use. Like Square's reader, it plugs directly into the headphone jack of your smartphone or tablet.
Square: As its name implies, Square's reader is small and square. The compact reader is discreet, which makes it easy to carry around. But the small size might make it slightly harder to reliably swipe a credit card through, and the tiny reader is more likely to be lost during off-hours. Square's reader features the same plug-and-play design as Amazon's reader: Just plug it into your phone or tablet's headphone jack to start processing payments.
Winner: Draw
Amazon: Once you have Amazon's credit card reader in hand, you can get started by downloading the Amazon Local Register app from the Google Play store. Signing up for the service is easy: Just type in your Amazon account credentials and provide a few details about your business, such as its name and location. You can add and remove bank accounts at any time.
The app itself is simple and easy to use. The main menu includes a number of options including the basic keypad for adding charges to a transaction, and a catalog, which lets you create a full list of available items. You can add items with a few taps, and easily edit details for each item to add a photo, or variations such as size or color. From the main menu you can also view a full list of transaction details, or check out a reports page that can generate a variety of graphs and charts to show you how your business is doing. Meanwhile, the settings page lets you tweak your tax, tip and signature settings.
Square: Square's app provides most of the same options as Amazon's, but it is more polished in appearance and functionality. For example, when you're adding items to an ongoing transaction, Square Register lets you edit the quantity for each addition item; Amazon's app forces you to add items one by one. Square's app is also easier to navigate, with a slide-out sidebar that's accessible from any screen.
Otherwise, its basic functionality mostly mirrors Amazon's. For starters, sign-up is equally fast and painless. Inside the app, you can access the keypad to ring up a transaction, or view your library to add or edit items. Once an item is created, you can tap to add a photo and alternate price points for different sizes or varieties. In addition to the mobile app, you can access your Square dashboard from your desktop Web browser. The dashboard lets you see tons of information at a glance, including breakdowns of your top sales by category, and how many of your customers are new vs. returning patrons.
Winner: Square
Conclusion: Amazon Local Register is a solid credit-card-processing application, with one standout feature: low processing rates, compared with rival services like Square Register. That could save you money on every transaction, especially if you sign up for Amazon's special rates before they expire on Oct. 31. On the other hand, Square's time-tested service is more polished, with better software and broader device compatibility. Weigh the pros and cons to see which is best for your business.
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April 10, 2014
Originally produced and aired on WGMB FOX44 News.
BATON ROUGE, LA (FOX44) — There's a new chief engineer at the Department of Transportation and Development, and she's making history.
Our bridges, our roads, and our stoplights are just a few of the things that depend on engineers. For Janice Williams, it's a career she has always wanted.
"My dad was actually a civil engineering professor at LSU," Williams said. "My parents raised me to believe, you can do anything you want to. They never said 'you can't do that because you're a girl.'"
Williams' engineering journey began more than 30 years ago, right here at DOTD.
"They called me the day after graduation and wanted to know if I was interested in a job, and I said 'well surely!'" Williams explained.
She has been with the department ever since, working on more than a thousand projects. The LSU graduate has worked multiple positions, and now, she is taking on a new role.
"The challenge of leading this group is such an honor and a privilege," Williams said.
As Chief Engineer, she has a new title, a new office and new responsibilities.
"Do we put a stoplight there or do we not put a stoplight there? There's going to be conflicting views," Williams said. "It will be my ultimate decision in a lot of cases, and say this is what the department is going to do."
Williams is the first woman to fill this position, but she does not want to be remembered for just that.
"Well what I like for it it mean is that it doesn't matter that I'm a woman, that I'm just a good engineer," Williams said.
That is what she wants her daughters to believe.
"I've even got one who's a civil engineering student at LSU, and my other one's a graduate student as LSU. So we're excited about that," Williams said.
With her new position, Williams hopes to be an example for others and inspire future engineers.
"I want to be able to set the example for leadership as we continue on. So that the people that come after me can carry on in the same way and do an even better job than I hope that I'm going to do," Williams said.
Part of Williams' job will be to oversee more than 500 engineers, technicians, and support staff.
Williams is replacing Richard Savoie, who retired last month after more than 30 years with the department.


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Update: Mendocino Redwood's plain to rebuild Palco approved
By John Driscoll
The Times-Standard
June 6, 2008
A new Pacific Lumber Co. will be shaped by the Mendocino Redwood Co., according to a federal bankruptcy court's ruling filed today. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Richard Schmidt announced his decision to confirm Mendocino Redwood's reorganization plan for the more than 140-year old timber company to attorneys in his Corpus Christi, Texas courtroom today. He also said he would not confirm a plan by bondholders to auction off the timberlands that secure their $714 million debt.
"The credible and persuasive evidence at the confirmation hearing establishes that the reorganized entities are reasonably expected to be stable, creditworthy, able to pay their debts as they mature, able to comply with all non-bankruptcy environmental laws with regard to the regulatory approvals of ownership and operation, and assume all environmental obligations," Schmidt wrote in his ruling.
The judge did require some changes to the Mendocino plan filed jointly with Palco creditor Marathon Structured Finance Fund. Among them, Schmidt told attorneys that he wanted Mendocino to leave Palco's litigation against the state over the Headwaters Forest deal with the bondholders.
Mendocino Redwood Chairman Sandy Dean said lawyers were going through the judge's 119-page ruling to make sure they understand the changes.
"We're very pleased that the judge ruled in favor of our plan," Dean said.
In ruling against the bond holders' plan, Schmidt said it was infeasible, and laden with conflicts of interest between the largest noteholder – billionaire investor Andy Beal's Beal Bank – and the other noteholders. He also said the plan doesn't provide enough certainty, or whether regulatory approval could be attained by the potential future buyer.
The decision comes after Palco's 18 months in bankruptcy. Palco's own plans to reorganize were withdrawn in recent months, plans which generated major controversy in Humboldt County. Palco and its parent company Maxxam Inc. then put their support behind Mendocino Redwood and Palco creditor Marathon Structured Finance Fund.
Mendocino's plan looks to blend the timber and lumber operations of the company, while Marathon restructures the town of Scotia. Mendocino and Marathon will pay the noteholders $530 million in cash for the land.
The plan will reduce the company's debt obligations by hundreds of millions of dollars. Trade creditors would get 75 percent of their claims. Mendocino said it would seek Forest Stewardship Council certification for the new operation, and invest $7.5 million into the Scotia mill to improve its flexibility.
Bond holders have 10 days to try to procure a stay against Schmidt's decision, and if they cannot get a stay, it is possible that Mendocino Redwood could close on the deal shortly thereafter.Posted in PALCO | Tagged HRC, MRC |


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The Texas Board of Education seems to be the popular people out the group when it comes to chaging the cirriculum in the books. The article I read basically discussed whether or not to leave the religious stuff that was already in there or take it out. People of all races and faces came out to speak their public opinon. Even though they spoke up the board still decided on changing the cirriculum based on how it would affect children that were in kindergarten to 12th grade with in the next 10 years. The Texas Board wants more of the religious side. The Republicans on the board say it isn't enough religion in the text.
The way I feel about this is that they should seperate religion from state. I my self go to church on Sundays and I respect the religions but some people want to keep their belifs seperate. It's just the way of America not everyone wants to read upon it everyday. They read upon it on their own. Texas revisers aren't thinking of the other side, they seem to be doing what they feel is right. Yes they have to hire workers to look over their revisions but those workers may just be on their side.
In this learning community, History of Motion Pictures will study some of the most important films in history, closely examining classics like Citizen Kane and Casablanca and even international films like Seven Samurai and Amores Perros. Meanwhile, Freshman Composition I will supplement this class with readings to help you better understand and appreciate the films.
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Company Announcement: SnapCuts; Interactive Video Marketing Platform Debuts at CESVideo + Text + Social Sharing = Radical Mobile & Web Marketing Tool (January 11, 2012)
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 01/11/12 -- SnapCuts, a new interactive marketing platform that combines video with text messages and social media, announced its company launch at CES today. The company's flagship product, debuting on SnapCuts.com, will unveil shortly thereafter on mobile. In fusing together several activities -- video greetings, social networking, email and texting -- SnapCuts gives video content owners, advertising agencies and brands a new way to extend awareness, gain customers and sell related merchandise.
Users create 'snapcuts' messages by selecting video clips from a customizable library of branded media, adding personalized text and then sharing the combined sequence across social platforms. Geared toward video media rights holders and marketers seeking to leverage the public's interest in personal expression, SnapCuts enables consumers to use video to transform texts and emails into true 21st Century communication while seamlessly delivering promotional messages and sales offers. Video rights holders may integrate videos into SnapCuts' website or obtain white label licensing to build their own brand experience.
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I will no doubt get me in trouble for saying this, but Carhartt's go well with lumbersexuals and La Sportiva Mythos. But for any type of non-gumby rock climbing that involves a high step, they are as unforgiving as trying to swim the backstroke in a straight jacket.
"But … Carhartt's are so durable!"
Yeah, yeah. We get that you are a "workin' man," but if you are wearing Carhartt's to go climbing then clearly you don't care about performance or, god forbid, actual sending.
Well, if you are like me in that you have an affinity for a heavyweight cotton canvas pant that shows off your true skill-saw-wieldin', buck-killin', job-doin' masculinity, yet still allows you to get out onto the rock and take a doo-doo on your projy-proj, then look no further than the new ArcTeryx Aristo Pants.
Not only will these pants hold up to all the offwidth and multi-pitch groveling you can dish, but they are designed for real rock climbing. High steps, knee-bars and stemming splits are no problem thanks to a generous, if baggy fit complete with articulated knees and a gusseted crotch.
The bad thing is that they are more than twice as expensive as Carhartt pants. That said, they actually work for rock climbing. Carhartt's don't.
My favorite feature is the integrated belt with a metal hook. I hate it when my pants stretch over the course of a climbing day, leaving the waist stretched out and drooping; yet, I don't have a belt. This feature takes care of that so that my Aristo pants always fit well, no matter how many days it's been since I've last washed them.
For multi-pitch routes, where you often keep your topo/camera on your phone, this is a benefit. One cool feature on the Aristo Pants are the thigh pockets, which are adequately sized to fit an iPhone 6 Plus. You can keep an iPhone or route topo just an easily accessed zip away on top of your thigh.
Last year, I wore some Patagonia pants on an alpine rock route in Chamonix. The phone pocket for these pants was placed on the side of the thigh. Not ideal. Of course, I was liebacking a 5.11+ corner, and forgot my iPhone was in my side-thigh pocket. By the top of the pitch, I had shattered the glass. Keeping the phone on top of the thigh seems to offer a good balance between protection, easy access and being out of the way of your climbing.
Are the Aristo Pants allow more flexibility than wearing a pair of 1980s Sport-O tights? No … Or, so I "assume." But for what they do offer—a good climber fit, enough flexibility, high durability, an integrated belt, and 6 very useful pockets—I'll take them and enjoy then for years to come.


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Hello, I am new here but I think this forum will be so incredibly useful in my work!
I have a rather minor problem that I can't seem to find help for and I would really appreciate it if anyone might have an answer. At work, I have created an Evaluation Form, using a data access page and an Access database, which the user fills out whenever they complete a technical course. In the form, when they choose the name of the course from the dropdown list, two other fields should automatically populate themselves - one field that shows how credits that class is worth, and another field that shows a list of "deliverables" - items that you must have completed to turn in to demonstrate your understanding of the course. So again, the course name field is a dropdown list and the 'Credit' and 'Deliverable' fields are read-only lists. At the end of the form, the submit button is to send all of the information back to our database.
On the data access page, while creating the dropdown list using the wizard, it only allows me to link the Course Name field to one other control, so if I link it to the Credit field, it will display the appropriate credit when a course name is chosen. All of the information is updating the database as planned, however, the problem comes in that the Course Name field does not update for some reason.
Since it is linked to the Credit field, the Control Source must be 'Credit'. If I make the control source 'Course Name', it will update this field in the database, but that essentially breaks the link to the other control on the data access page.
I tried grouping, but that makes the page Read Only so the user can't fill anything out. I have a separate table that contains these three fields, Course Name, Credit, and Deliverables, so it is pulling the info from this table and inputting it into the master database.
Do I need to somehow hard code the Course Name control to both update the database with the user's selection and populate the other fields? Of course, I'm using Wizards since I don't quite know how to type the string in manually.
I don't know ASP or Visual Basic - do you think it might be necessary to learn one of those in order to make this work?
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According to the Insurance Research Council, nearly 1/3 of all claimants injured in motor vehicle accidents (MVA's) seek treatment from doctors of chiropractic. This is an impressive number given that the National Safety Council (NSC) has determined there to be more than 12 million MVA's annually involving more than 20 million vehicles.
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Founded in Lyon, France, in 1875, Babolat is the oldest company specializing in racket sports in an increasingly crowded market.
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