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Love this sectional!
We have had this sectional for 5 years now and still love it! It is a great piece of furniture for our family room, perfect for having a lot of family over for...Read complete review
We have had this sectional for 5 years now and still love it! It is a great piece of furniture for our family room, perfect for having a lot of family over for parties. It cleans very easily. My only con is that the cushions slide so you have to push them back in every now and then. Overall, I would definitely buy this sectional again!
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3 Years Later - NOT HAPPY
Fell in love with it in the store and loved it for the first couple of years. This sectional sat in our house for the first year unused since we mostly used our other...Read complete review
Fell in love with it in the store and loved it for the first couple of years. This sectional sat in our house for the first year unused since we mostly used our other sofas. So for the most part it has been used as our main seating for the past three years. I would expect a sofa/sectional that I purchase for this amount of money to be quite durable, but this is absolutely not. It is coming apart at the seams in a few different places, mostly in the areas where my husband sits, he weighs about 220, so not overweight by any means. It has also become quite sunken in a few spots. I most certainly would have expected this to have held up better than it did for a longer period of time. I would think that a lifespan of a sofa would be much longer than five years, we have owned this less than that and I feel that we need a new one already. I would highly recommend NOT purchasing this particular model. At first it seems great, but as time goes on, not so much.
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By Laura
from West Seneca NY
About Me Midrange Shopper
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Comments about H.M. RICHARDS Cindy Crawford Home Metropolis 3-pc. Microfiber Sectional Sofa:
We have owned this sectional for almost 2 years now and I couldn't be happier with the quality. I have 2 cats and a Great Dane, and the pet hair cleans up off the couch in a snap and so does the occasional "puppy drool" :) Also, any spills clean up effortlessly with a damp cloth and a little Frebreeze if needed. It is also a very comfortable sofa. After a long day at work this couch screams "RELAX ON ME!!!" I hope we have this couch for a very long time :)
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great Comfort
By booboo
from Newark, NJ
The great looking sectional offers great comfort, durability, and very pleasing to the eye. I love just about everything when it comes to the product line. If i had to change anything about this sectional it would be the price due to it being quite costly but other then that i have no other complaints.
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Great Value!
By hsky
from Orange, CT
After a daunting search for new living room furniture...my fiance and I choose the Cindy Crawford sectional and we absolutely LOVE IT! Not only is it extremely comfortable, but it is well made and we are not worried at all about it holding up to our many football parties or houseguests. We are equally satisfied with the sales associate at the Raymour and Flanigan store. They were honest, helpful and listened to our functional and aesthetic needs. Would recommend this furniture and this store to anyone!
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big comfy couch
By saby
from Derby, New York
We purchased this sectional last year. We absolutely love it! Its so roomy and comfy. The fabric is super soft and so durable. There's plenty of room for my husband, son and I to lounge on it on Sunday afternoons watching football games together.
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Big Fan
By juraspark
from Niagara Falls, ON
I first found this sectional boxing day in Canada. Loved it, hated the price. After going on line found it here at Raymour & Flannigan's for a much better cost. This set is like having a bed in the living room. It is so comfortable! We have two teenage sons who bring friends home after school and they usually have a hard time staying awake to watch movies. Everyone of them have told us they love it. A couple of the kids when they spend the night ask if they can actually sleep on the couch instead of the spare room. It has had many things spilled on it, and everything has come off with a damp cloth, not a mark on it. Not 1 regret.
Just marvelous!
By tallgirl179
from Bronx, New York
I received my Cindy Crawford sectional as a christmas gift from my fiance. I LOVE this sectional. We had to substitute the sofa piece for an additional chaise due to space limitations, however, we love the combination that we chose. The cushions are very firm and they support us to our satisfaction. The salesman, whose name is Jeremiah was just great in assisting us with the purchase. We chose this sectional in particular because of the support of the set overall, not just the cushions. It is very comfortable and I know it will last for years to come!
We love it!
By stacie27
from Rochester, NY
We love this couch! The color is a nice chocolate brown, and the look is perfect for our first home. Microfiber is awesome! My mom spilled coffee on it last week, and not only didn't it stain, but you can't even smell the coffee! The cushions are firm but very very comfortable. I would recommend this couch to anyone.
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By chief1111
from Long Island
Very happy. Much more seating room than the sofa and love seat we replaced. Even with company, we got the ottoman which also seats several people in a pinch. We are a tall family so the lounge could be a little longer for us but it gets used often.
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Incredible Sofas
By HappyLady
from Poughkeepsie, NY
This is the most wonderful sofa sectional I have ever purchased. I bought the expresso and several months later I purchased another in the light taupe! We are a large family in numbers! We have 9 grandchildren which accomadates our whole family in the family room and livingroom. It is sturdy and strong and can withstand a large framed person! It is very easy to stand up from the sofa as it is firm. It has a clean modern look and extremely well made! Any kind of spills or marks, wipe away with a damp cloth -including red wine and ink! I have recommened this sofa to many friends and families across the U.S. and they love it as well. ENJOY! We all are! Sincerely, ,HappyLady
Great Purchase
By CHibb
from Youngstown, NY
We purchased this sofa for our five person family. The kids love the comfy corners so much we have to draw straws to see who gets to sit in them! All spills and pet hair come up great! Love this product!
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October 25, 2014
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Police are looking for information on the man who robbed a business in Portsmouth over the weekend.
The robbery happened at the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store in the 1700 block of 11th Street just after noon Saturday.
Police say the man did not show a gun, but the clerk said his hand was inside his hoodie as if he had a weapon.
The man got away with an unknown amount of money.
Police believe surveillance pictures show the car he fled the store in. The car appears to be parked in an alley near the store.
During the robbery, the clerk said the suspect was wearing a black hooded sweat shirt and blue jeans. He was also wearing sunglasses and had something covering the lower part of his face.
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iPhone and iPad apps tagged "dieting app."
Track your CrossFit WODs with Food RX - Major Logging Update
KJM Productions today is proud to announce the release of Food RX 1.6.0, a significant update to its easy-to-use paleo and zone dieting app for iOS devices. Food RX makes it easy to follow the paleo and zone diets with additional tools for the CrossFit community.
6 Apps for Achieving a Healthier Diet
Whether the goal is to lose weight or eat more vegetables, these apps can help you track your food or find new recipes to support a healthy way of eating.
Track your paleo and zone diet with Food RXs newly added features
KJM Productions today is pleased to announce the release of Food RX 1.52, an update to its easy-to-use paleo and zone dieting app developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Food RX makes it easy to follow the paleo and zone diets with additional tools for the CrossFit community.
WeightMeter Makes Tracking Weight Quick and Easy
WeightMeter provides a simple way to record and track weight, with a weight chart comparison to veiw progress over time.
Calorie Counter* Earns an A for Nutrition and Diet Apps
If the holidays put you in mind of watching your weight, then no doubt you're silently counting calories at every party and family gathering. Even if you prefer to throw caution to the weight-watching wind and worry about it later, it might be nice to at least monitor your nutritional intake.
Shake a Snack's 3-Ingredient Ideas Promotes Healthy Eating
Shake a Snack, a virtual ingredient slot machine filled with simple and healthy 3-ingredient recipes, was just named one of the "Top Shape-Up Apps" in the October issue of Health magazine.
Lose It: Count Calories, Track Exercise to Reach Your Fitness Goals
Lose It! is one of the first user-friendly calorie-counting apps for the iPhone, and it is free. The Lose It app from FitNow utilizes the Mifflin equation to determine what your daily calorie intake should be.
MyNetDiary is a Great Calorie Counter - but costs 9 dollars a month!
The "health and fitness" area of the AppStore is filled with extremely bad calorie counter apps (such as "Absolute Fitness" — which should be totally avoided). With the self-proclaimed tagline "Serious Weight Loss Comes to the iPhone", MyNetDiary promises more and delivers.
Daily Count: Another Flawed Calorie Count App
Daily Count from Paze Interactive is one of the worst dieting apps I have seen on iPhone. Unlike other apps, this one doesn't even try to calculate the calories in a specific food -- you have to enter them yourself.


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More Doom Whomper!
Finished the lock and it sparks well. (Note the maker's mark. Ha!) Have already let it into the stock and started final shaping.
The Doom Whomper
Well, I finally started building Silva's "Doom Whomper." The barrel has been turned and breeched and I found a big enough hunk of walnut to swallow the bloody thing. All is being done with tools and knowledge that would have been available to Silva through his strange life–and at the Baalkpan Arsenal. Enjoy!
New Audio Interview with Taylor & Bill Dufris
Please take a listen to this interview done by Tantor Audio with Taylor Anderson and the voice behind the Destroyermen audio books, Bill Dufris!
There is also an exciting contest being run by the great folks over at Tantor, and when they post the details, I'll update the blog!
How are you all enjoying the new book?
Deadly Shores Cover Art Released!
We're pleased to announce that "Deadly Shores," Number 9 in the Destroyermen Series, will be released on May 6, 2014!
What do you think of the cover art?
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New Destroyermen Book Title Announced!
I am pleased to announce that Deadly Shores is the name of the next book in the Destroyermen Series of novels and will be released on May 6th, 2014.
The book is already available to pre-order and cover art will be coming soon!
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A sincere thank you to all the fans of the series who keep reading the novels! Without you, there'd be no more books!
Model Contest Entry
Reader Ken Paterson writes:
I made a model of Walker (though my method might have turned out more
interesting than the finished product). I'm not sure how much stuff I
can put in this contact form so I put together an album with more
details here: http://imgur.com/a/XP57G
I encourage you guys to head on over there and check them out!
Reminder on the model contest: http://www.taylorandersonauthor.com/blog/2013/05/14/new-model-pictures-contest/
Also — a quick thank you to those who came by and said hello at the San Antonio Worldcon!
Review of Storm Surge – Strategy and Tactics Press
Below was a great review from strategyandtacticspress.com. Published here with their consent! A hearty thank you to them!
A Fantastical World War II: The Destroyermen, by Taylor Anderson
Reviewed by Ty Bomba
There's a lot of military-adventure-in-alternative-timelines novels available these days and, of course, the genre has roots going all the back to Odysseus in ancient literature and to Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court in modern-era fiction. That having been noted, it's still this simple when it comes to these books: if you enjoy science fiction and WW2-based fiction, you've got a supremely enjoyable reading experience available to you in Taylor Anderson's eight-volume (so far) Destroyermen.
The saga – for that's surely what this story has grown into in the fullest sense of the word – begins early in historic 1942, as the remnants of the Allied ABDA Fleet retreat south through Indonesia in front of the unrelenting Japanese offensive. Among those ships, two US Navy "four stacker" World War I-era destroyers try to escape what's otherwise sure to be a fatal attack from a Japanese cruiser by hiding in a squall. They come out the other side on an Earth in another dimension, one where the dinosaur-killing Yucatan asteroid never struck.
Long story short: the alternative Earth is dominated by two intelligent species. One of them, the Grik, are savage reptilian raptors. The other is mammalian: round-eyed lemurs, which the sailors quickly come to nickname the "Cats," and which in our dimension survive only on Madagascar.
The two "races" are warring with each other using technology roughly equivalent to that of our 17th century. The Americans, of course, throw in with the Cats, which – given the mid-20th century weaponry they introduce into the fight – would seemingly make short work of the saurians.
The rub, though, comes from the fact it turns out the Japanese cruiser followed the destroyers into the squall, to emerge some miles off in the same ocean. Longer story even shorter: the already somewhat reptilian Imperial Japanese have no qualms about throwing in with the lizard-like Grik.
With that, an ever geographically expanding and technologically surging alternative World War is off and running. In it, the action is tense and non-stop and the characterizations rich (though more so on the Cat/American side than on the Grik/Japanese). The subplots are plentiful and as entertainingly riveting as the main story, while the many plot twists are well calculated to keep you turning pages when you should be doing other things.
The eighth volume, Storm Surge, has just been published (July 2013). The others, in order of appearance (and they should be read in order) are: Into the Storm, Crusade, Maelstrom, Distant Thunders, Rising Tides, Firestorm and Iron Gray Sea.
One caveat: Storm Surge isn't the end of the saga. If you're a reader who likes to have all the volumes of multi-book sequences in front of you before starting into it, you've got longer to wait. I don't recommend that approach here, though, because, the way this is going, there could easily be another eight books coming.
Storm Surge Available
For those of you who've already begun and finished reading Storm Surge, thank you for the kind words and emails. As always you can send me a note via the contact form located on the site.
For those of you who are just hitting the website, Storm Surge is available now at your favorite bookstore along with the others in the Destroyermen Series.
New Model Pictures & Contest
Hi All!
In conjunction with the release of Storm Surge in July, I would love to run another model contest! You can see the previous contest submissions here!
To celebrate the pre-contest kickoff of the model contest in July, feast your eyes on these wonderful pictures submitted by Michael Saboda. He presents the HIMS Achilles for your viewing pleasure! He built the ship out of bass wood and machined the cannon, Y gun and other fixtures out of brass.
New this year is an artwork contest as well! I've had numerous readers submit their fantastic ideas on what various things around the Destroyermen Universe look like.
Now, I can't promise anything spectacular, but submissions will be featured on the blog and a permanent link with credit to both the model builders and the artists.
The winners of both categories (model building and artistry) will get signed hardcovers of ALL the books in the series to that point. The winner of the model contest will get collectible Galley Proofs as well.
If you would like to enter either contest, please use the contact form located here and I will be with shortly via email! I can't wait to see what you have in store!


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Looks like the annual Tobacco Road rivalry game won't be in action tonight due to inclement weather affecting the southeastern states. The North Carolina Tar Heels were set to host the Duke Blue Devils, but they'll now will have to wait for Round 1 of their annual rivalry after snow and ice storms are postponing the game:
Tonight's Duke-UNC game has officially been postponed because of weather, a source told @CBSSports. Story updating now.
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) February 12, 2014
BREAKING: Tonight's Duke-UNC game has been postponed. There is no make-up date scheduled.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 12, 2014
With the game postponed, it means the game will now likely be played later this week or on another date that will allow at least 48 hours of rest until the next game.
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Erin Nelson set off on Wednesday morning on what she describes as a "bike ride around the world." Nelson left her Turlock home headed south for Fresno. From Fresno she will go to Los Angeles, where she said she is booked to speak on "Good Day LA." She then plans to head to Dallas, Texas, then up to New York where she will take a plane to Morocco. From Africa, she will travel to Europe, China, India, Australia, British Columbia and back into the United States. Nelson has been planning this journey for almost a year. When the Turlock Journal ...
A California Energy Commission committee issued a decision on Friday recommending licensing the Turlock Irrigation District's proposed 174-megawatt Almond 2 Power Plant.
Carolyn Alhem wanted the holidays to go away after her daughter took her life in 1988. She didn't know how she was going to make it through Christmas. Feelings of sadness, anxiousness, anger and depression clouded her thoughts every day.
With four years of refining and retooling behind it, the California Air Resources Board has released the details of the long-awaited greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade regulation proposal.
The Turlock Irrigation Board of Directors finalized a contentious route for a high-voltage transmission line running from Hughson to the south end of Ceres on Tuesday, but the chosen route wasn't appreciated by City of Hughson representatives.
National Small Business Week isn't until May 15-22, but most nominations for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Week Awards are due by Nov. 12.
Those looking to buy a new home now have an additional incentive as the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) has re-instated one of its down payment assistance programs.
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be difficult and overwhelming at any time of year, but especially so around the holidays. Times of family togetherness are when loved ones are missed the most. Hospice of Emanuel is holding a "Coping with the Holidays" workshop to help family members through this holiday season. The workshop will include information about what works, and what doesn't work when family members are coping with the loss of a loved one during the holiday season. "A big part of the event will be a panel of people who have lost loved ...
Despite the rain and wind, costumed children of all ages got an early start on their Halloween fun at the Turlock Downtown Trick-or-Treat event on Saturday.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's Check Before You Burn program is slated to begin Monday.
Turlock's mosquito season is coming to a close, and the risk of contracting West Nile Virus will continue to decrease until mid-November.
Halloween is supposed to be a time of scares and frights, but local and national organizations are offering up some safety tips to keep the night from becoming a real horror.Trick-or-treating is a fun experience for children, but requires a few precautions on the part of parents to keep it a safe experience."Combine children walking after dark, candy, vision-compromising costumes, and adult partygoers on the road and you have a recipe for disaster," said AAA Northern California spokesperson Cynthia Harris.Tips for a safe Halloween include:• Never let children trick-or-treat by themselves. They should always be accompanied by ...
Turlock Irrigation District announced Thursday that Robert M. Nees, who has been with the District for 31 years, has been appointed to the post of Interim Assistant General Manager of Civil Engineering and Water Resources.
Recovery from the recently-ended recession will be slower than previously projected, according to the latest report from the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific.
The theme song from "The Wizard of Oz" tells us dreams come true over the rainbow, but Melinda Conley is hoping it's just over the arch - the St. Louis Arch to be exact.
While the local chapter of the 20-30 Club is devoted to raising funds for children in need that doesn't mean they don't have fun doing it.
Drivers may want to pay extra attention to the speedometers on their vehicles in upcoming weeks as the posted speed limits may be changing on several streets in Turlock.
The United Kingdom based company Botanics & Organics, Inc. will lay roots for its first American venture in the Central Valley through a partnership between the Stanislaus Business Alliance and the City of Modesto.
Delhi parents and citizens have hit a home run among youth with their newly formulated Delhi Little League. This league, which is officially affiliated with Little League International, will give kids a chance to step up to the plate and hone their baseball skills.
Name of Business: Prime Shine Car Wash
Turlock High School senior Brooklyn Lowery has been selected to represent Stanislaus County in Miss California Teen USA in January. As an active member throughout the community, the 17-year old Denair resident has definitely proven to be a qualified candidate.
Although Mountain View Middle School nurse Kathy Cook gave an inspiring and informative presentation on breast cancer awareness to students on Wednesday, what came after her presentation is what stole the show.
Residents long awaiting to explore the southern expansion of Monte Vista Crossings will finally be able to step inside the first of the stores to open this month, including Kirkland's home décor store and Maurice's, which offers women's fashion.
A music video surfaced of city council candidate Donald Babadalir as an extra in the local hip hop band Underground Parliament's video "Outta the Frame."
The Dubyak Family Chiropractic center is hosting its 20th annual Pumpkin Pie Contest to support the hungry citizens of Stanislaus County on Thanksgiving Day. The pies entered in the contest will be donated to the United Samaritan Foundation's Daily Bread Program.
State-adopted agricultural education programs, government agencies, and non-profit organizations that administer agricultural education programs will have their chance to vie for over $225,000, thanks to the California Department of Food and Agriculture's 2014 California Special Interest License Plate grant program.
Those brave enough to take the opportunity have a chance to learn something about Turlock's spooky side just in time for Halloween.
Donald Jackson and Ginger True can pinpoint the exact moment that they met at Covenant Village of Turlock. Only a week after Jackson had moved into the retirement community, he was walking through the dining room when everything changed.


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integrate variable renewables by managing reactive power. FACTS devices are currently available and are already deployed in limited applications.
Power electronics also can be used for lower-voltage applications on distribution systems, where the equivalent to FACTS is known as custom power. Custom power devices can provide for significant improvement in power quality on the customer side by controlling voltage and frequency distortions. High power quality is needed for many modern applications, especially in industries with automated production, which could benefit from more economical local solutions to improved power quality. Power electronics also plays an important role in smart metering with two-way power flow (to encourage local power generation) and in real-time pricing (to shift loads away from expensive peak demand periods).
Custom power technologies that offer such solutions exist now, but their application is restricted to situations where their high cost is offset by significant benefits. R&D could help reduce costs and expand their use by 2020.
A cost-effective way to obtain extra transmission capacity is to upgrade transmission lines and corresponding substations along existing corridors. Transmission capacity can be increased by "reconductoring" existing lines (using materials such as composite conductors that can carry higher current). These materials are presently available but not widely deployed; taking lines out of service for reconductoring is difficult, and new materials are expensive. In addition, all overhead lines can carry current higher than their nominal rating when weather conditions are favorable, and real-time rating that could be continuously adjusted would increase available capacity.19
HVDC becomes cost-effective at long distances, where the reduced capital costs of the lines and reduced energy losses can compensate for the cost of the converters.20 For example, long-distance, high-power HVDC transmission could
The nominal current rating of overhead lines is based on assumed worst seasonal conditions. Conductors have some resistance (except for superconductors) and heat is produced as current flows through them. If the line gets too hot, it expands and sags excessively. High air temperature with no wind is usually the design condition. Under less severe conditions, more current can be carried, but existing transmission controls cannot account for this.
HVDC lines may be warranted for overhead lines longer than 800–1000 kilometers and underground or underwater lines longer than 60–80 kilometers. A 65-mile long undersea and underground HVDC cable began commercial operation in 2007, carrying 660 MW of power from New Jersey to Long Island.


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The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are right.— Mark Twain
"Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You canít have too many friends because then youíre just not really friends."
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About 9 months ago we got our first 3D printer in the lab, the MakerBot Replicator Dual. We would describe our relationship with the printer as complicated. Some days it's working perfectly and printing non-stop, other days, it just sits there and stubbornly doesn't work. We've had amazing experiences with the customer support at MakerBot, but somethings just require learning by doing.So that's why we're writing this article. Here's some of the things that we wish we would've known before owning a 3D printer.
Note: This maintenance instructions/photos/etc. speak specifically to the MakerBot Replicator Dual, but we believe the teachings are applicable to most 3D printer trouble shooting.10. ABS Means You Need A Thermal Shelter
This is the printer with the plastic hood and door system that we purchased. The acrylic case creates an even temperature inside the printer and helps you have better printing results. We loved it because, for the most part, it kept our prints from lifting off the build platform.
9. This Is The Correct Way to Put On Kaptone Tape
Not the official way prescribed by MakerBot, but it's perfect for when you are doing it by yourself. Don't worry about the bubbles underneath too much. They'll come out when the build platform heats up.
8. Tighten All Your Screws & Often
Especially the one I've pointed out in the photo with the red arrow. This little guy is what keeps the gear moving with the motor, it will loosen and it will cause you lots of headaches because it's the last thing you'll think of checking. If your filament isn't moving, check this plus…
7. Check Your Filament Guide & Washers
This photograph demonstrates what is the leading cause of headaches with our 3D printer. When our printer doesn't print it's normally because the filament isn't being pulled by the motor. We'll disassemble the extruder and see that we either need to subtract or add a washer to the plastic pin that pushes the filament into the teeth of the motor.
6. Check The Belts, Sometimes They Need TLC
Go ahead and check these weekly and push them back into place when they become loose. If they snap out, it's not that difficult to put them back in. Just make sure that you keep the tension in there, these little belts are what make your extruders move around the build platforms so they're kind of important in the whole process.
5. Speaking Of Belts, Check Your Tension Rods
The screws that tighten the belts to the tension rods for our printer seemed to have worked themselves loose over time on our model. Not sure if this is a product wide issue, but just like Ikea furniture, tighten often. Also MakerBot recommends that you re-lube the tension rods as part of your normal maintenance, so do that too.
4. Mark Your Motor With A Sharpie
Make a small line on the back of your motor with a Sharpie so that you can check to see if the motor is moving when you are changing the filament out. This really helps in troubleshooting and checking to see if your motor is jamming while extruding filament on a print.
3. Always Level Your Build Platform After Any Maintenance
This one's a no-brainer, just do it. It's not fun but it only takes about 10 minutes max and will eliminate a lot of stupid errors when you're troubleshooting. Run the level script twice when you do it too. Normally, the first leveling will screw up one of the corners, the second go around fixes everything.
2. Get Used To Printing Lots Of These
This is a 20mm calibration cube and we've probably printed 50+ of them. Every time we do any kind of maintenance we normally print one of these out to see if what we did fixed anything. They normally take 9 minutes to print and can be printed with almost nothing for an infill; Very handy.
And Finally…
1. Have A Sense of Adventure
You're a pioneer and none of this is perfected yet. Anytime you're on the cutting edge of technology things are going to be frustrating. Here at the lab, we break things all the time. It's just part of the process. So when you get upset, go outside and walk around, or complete a simple task to get some encouragement.
Remember, MakerBot Support is your friend. Call them and talk to them. There's not much they haven't seen before. Do the maintenance and keep printing awesome stuff.
Ungh. These are not things I want to have to do.
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How long before the government decides that drones can be used against "terrorists" on US soil? Then the next step is to go after murderers like Dorner in California. How long after that do they decide that gun owners who do not (first) register their guns and then (second) turn them in are terrorists and should receive the same treatment?
Barskor Wrote: Feb 11, 2013 2:34 PM
Well that would be NOW as the latest Department of Justice document state that it is legal for military commanders to execute(murder in my definition) by drone strike Americans in America without trial even if they are not planning or engaged in terrorist activities.
USMC1982 Wrote: Feb 11, 2013 9:09 PM
I've shared some very powerful videos that help explain why we should respect and celebrate the individual right to keep and bear arms.
- Ted Nugent talking about gun ownership and the right of self defense.
- A look at the Switzerland's strong gun culture and the importance of self defense as a protection against oppression.
- And some very powerful testimony to some weasels on Capitol Hill (make sure to pay attention around the 5:00 mark).
- Ice-T talking about the real reason to defend and support...


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Friday - 2/22/2013, 6:36pm EST
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Astronomers searching for planets outside our solar system have discovered the tiniest one yet -- one that's about the size of our moon.
But hunters for life in the universe will need to poke elsewhere. The new world orbits too close to its sun-like star and is too sizzling to support life. Its surface temperature is an estimated 700 degrees Fahrenheit. It also lacks an atmosphere and water on its rocky surface.
University of California, Berkeley astronomer Geoff Marcy, one of the founding fathers of the planet-hunting field, called the latest find "absolutely mind-boggling."
"This new discovery raises the specter that the universe is jampacked, like jelly beans in a jar, with planets even smaller than Earth," said Marcy, who had no role in the new research.
It's been nearly two decades since the first planet was found outside our solar system. Since then, there's been an explosion of discoveries, accelerated by NASA's Kepler telescope launched in 2009 to search for a twin Earth. So far, 861 planets have been spotted and only recently have scientists been able to detect planets that are similar in size to Earth or smaller.
While scientists have theorized the existence of a celestial body that's smaller than Mercury -- the baby of the solar system since Pluto's downgrade -- they have not spotted one until now. Nearest to the sun, Mercury is about two-fifths the Earth's diameter; the newly discovered planet and our moon are about a third the size of Earth.
The teeny planet was detected by Kepler, which simultaneously tracks more than 150,000 stars for slight dips in brightness -- a sign of a planet passing in front of the star. The planet -- known as Kepler-37b -- orbits a star 210 light years away in the constellation Lyra. It's one of three known planets in that solar system.
Discoverer Thomas Barclay of the NASA Ames Research Center in Northern California was so excited when he spied the moon-sized planet that for days, he said he recited the "Star Wars" movie line: "That's no moon." It took more than a year and an international team to confirm that it was a bona fide planet.
The discovery is detailed in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.
Scientists are looking for an Earth-size planet that's in the so-called Goldilocks zone -- that sweet spot that's not too hot and not too cold where water, which is essential for life, could exist on the surface.
While the newly discovered planet isn't it, "that does not detract from the fact that this is yet another mile marker along the way to habitable Earth-like planets," said Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, who was not part of the discovery team.
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|posted: June 18,2014 09:45 AM -- submitted by: sandra
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|posted: June 18,2014 09:44 AM -- submitted by: Umang Pandya
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|posted: June 11,2014 11:00 AM -- submitted by: Aurelie Vale
|I am a young professional in PR and communications in France. I would like to gain international work experience abroad as a corporate communications trainee (exchange visitor program) within a US company - which can be applied to my future career in France. I want to learn from corporate social responsability, employee and change management - in-house or in agency ? Can you give me some advise to optimize my applications ? Is that possible to get in mentoring program ?
|Foreign work needs and the requirements are rather involved for this format. I recommend talking with someone at the school where you did your university-level work.
In addition, you might begin networking with people who work at US companies in France or another European country to learn what how this worked for them. They may be able to direct you to their human resources professionals who would have this detailed information.
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|posted: June 11,2014 10:57 AM -- submitted by: shruti kaushal
I am a class 10 student.I am keen to work with travel channels such as TLC,Fox traveller and discovery.I want to pursue a career which includes travel to places around the world.Could you please guide me on which course in the field of mass communication should I take up nd the names of the institutes in india which offer these courses?
|This is a very specialized question that requires more information on your background to properly answer. I recommend that you talk with the guidance counselor at your current institution who will be able to access your academic records and talk with you directly about options.
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Definición de wintry en inglés:
wintrySaltos de línea: win¦try
Pronunciación: /ˈwɪntri /
(also wintery /-t(ə)ri/)
adjetivo (wintrier, wintriest)
Characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak: a wintry landscape
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- We see all four girls training for the sprint relay on a bitterly cold wintry day, with constant rain lashing the track.
- His adrenaline did not the let the cold wintry night chill his bones, he felt as warm as could be.
- Admittedly we hesitate on cold, wintry mornings when needles of rain spike the bedroom window.
bleak, cold, chilly, frosty, freezing, icy, snowy, icy-cold, arctic, glacial, frigid, bitter, biting, piercing, sharp, raw
informal nippy
British informal parky
literary chill
rare hyperborean, hibernal, hiemal, brumal
wintrily adverbio
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- You'll see ice palaces of crystal-clear beauty, which will lead you even on hot summer days into a wintrily world of ice.
- I'd have sworn he was still burning the way his body shone. Barr's tone is homely, gnarled, wintrily pastoral.
- Its own crushed infinity of crystals, its own richness of tiny sculpture, fills it, when regarded near at hand, with wonderful depths of coloured shadow, and, though wintrily transformed, it is still water, and has watery tones of blue.
wintriness sustantivo
- Más ejemplos en oraciones
- There is supporting evidence as to the wintriness in Dickens's description of the bleak skies, cold rain, and mud that accompanies Martin's tumbril-like journey by cart from Salisbury to London.
- This brief and lovely piece is born of a kind of dreamy wintriness that is immediately captivating.
- There was no breeze next to the deserted highway, but the air was filled with prickly wintriness.
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Their Analysis (Vertical line = Average)
They scored 83% on Culturedness, higher than 33% of your peers.
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"He has agreed to take on this position through the length of his current contract, which ends in February.
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Purpose of a Free Credit Report
Free credit reports are almost as common as bread and peanut butter. The explosion of offers in this regard does not replace the possible need for paid monitoring services.
However, obtaining your free credit report is your right. This is your right as of an amendment of the Free Credit Reporting Act of 2003.
The main reason this new amendment of the FCRA was added by the government to ensure that all Americans have the right to stay informed. This gives people an opportunity to learn what the three credit reporting bureaus are saying about you.
All this is done without you having to pay for it. This has been done to help combat identity theft, since fraud and errors on credit reports are so common today.
The goal of this new government act is to ensure that Americans have the right to stay informed about what these three credit reporting bureaus say about then. Yet, at the same time it gives them the right to do so without having to pay for the information.
Obtaining your Records
You can request a free copy of your credit report within a 12 month period from one of the major financial bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
If you don't really plan to subscribe to the service, it is important that you cancel the trial subscription, or else it would automatically be billed to your account. In that case, you should remember the termination date of your trial period.
You can also get your files at Annual Credit Report.com. This is one of the safest and most reliable locations to obtain your free documents. This site is actually regulated by the federal government and it also is monitored by the three credit bureaus.
You also can find these documents via other websites. You should make sure that it has the official saying that indicates you are not at the Annual Credit Report.com site.
Your Rights
You should be able to obtain your free credit report without any hassle. You can report a private monitoring service if they try to make you pay for these documents.
Now, you should beware that you do not get a free credit score, but only a free credit report. Therefore, you still have the chance of experiencing hassles in that way.
At the same time, you should make sure you take advantage of what you are entitled to and do not have to pay for up front. The only time you really have to pay is if you seek out additional credit alert and monitoring services other than the free ones provided by law.
Identity Theft Protection vs. Identity Theft Insurance
Identity theft is one of the most prevalent crimes in America today. Various types of identity theft production are operating to combat this, and identity insurance is often sought.
It may be challenging for you to decide what type of safeguard against identity theft you need. It may help to use a variety of protective measures and at the same time obtain identity theft insurance.
Identity Theft Protection
Insurance can be considered identity theft protection, but that will be described in its own separate category. Here we are going to mention a variety of services used for this purpose.
One of the most common protective measures is the use of various monitoring services. For instance, you can have automatic e-mail alerts sent to your file when there has been a change made to your credit report.
This can help you more quickly identity errors. You can also retrieve the free copy of your credit report to which you are entitled every 12 months, and you may want to check your credit score often.
Another way to prevent identity theft problems is to shred all personal paperwork and documents. This includes any and all personal information including junk mail. You should also not carry your Social Security Card or other cards with important data with you unless absolutely necessary.
Identity Theft Insurance
This is a fee you would usually pay per month in case that your identity is stolen. For instance, perhaps a policy might offer up to $1 million dollars in assistance.
This is all done in the event your identity is stolen. What this does is replace whatever financial loss you have had as a result of having your identity stolen. It would cover items such as a credit card balance, bank account, or even some quick loans.
Furthermore, keep an eye on all your credit card and bank card statements. Look for any unusual activity such as bank withdrawals and such.
Introduction to Credit Monitoring Services
Too often you hear the complaint that a credit monitoring service is billing whether the customer wants the service or not. This is a shame, and it is ironic that one of the reasons you want the service is to find and remove erroneous debt items on your report.
One common solution to this is to use a debit card rather than a credit card when you purchase a service. If a service continues to bill after you've finished with the service, you can always cancel the debit card.
Canceling a credit card can have a negative impact on your credit file though. Using a debit card saves you this headache.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Oftentimes credit monitoring services are considered an expensive waste of time. Oftentimes you can accomplish just as much towards fixing your credit on your own not spending any money.
On average, a credit monitoring service will cost about $10 per month, per report. It is true sometimes that can monitor your own credit report for less than the average cost of these services.
However, sometimes people like the peace of mind of hiring a professional service and/or online software to do this action for them. Besides, you may want to receive reports from all three agencies at once.
With many monitoring services all three reports are included, but you may be required to request all of them at once. At the very most it could cost you about $36 a month or $432 a year to do this, unless of course you receive discounted prices as mentioned above (approximately $10 per month).
Regardless of what you pay, what you would receive for that $432 per year varies. It depends upon the services that you choose. However, in general you can expect that you'll be alerted if someone applies for new credit.
You also have the luxury of being told if something suspicious turns up on your credit report. Most monitoring services also come with identity theft insurance that will help you recuperate the costs necessary to repair any errors that occur.
You also have the option to use one of a variety of identity theft services. On the other hand, you can monitor your own credit report even for as low as $8 per report.
You may have to do a little bit more work when you monitor your own report. However, you can save some money.
On the other hand, many people find that the expense of a monitoring service is much easier. They would rather pay this extra fee than monitor their own credit reports.
How to Prevent Rejection: Know your Credit Score
Knowing your credit score can help you prevent rejection when applying for credit. To understand why this numerical rating of your financial history matters, keep reading.
Knowing your credit score can help you in the following ways:
- It can give you a starting point at which you would either begin to build credit or you would begin to improve your credit.
- It can save you time, because you would have a better idea if you are even close to be eligible for any financing.
- Knowing and checking your credit report as well as your credit score can help pinpoint errors. (Note: you are entitled to the free report, but not a free numerical score calculation.)
- In the event you already have been rejected for a loan, you can better understand why. In some cases, it could be simply the result of a small clerical error that can be fixed.
- Knowing your credit score can also help you gauge what hurts your credit the most. This in conjunction with viewing your credit report can help you come up with a repayment plan.
- Knowing your numerical rating of your creditworthiness can also help you compare yourself with the national average. This is one more incentive to help you improve your situation if you need help.
Ordering your Score
Your credit score is a separate entity than your credit report. Therefore, unlike your credit report you are not entitled by law to obtain it for free per request of an agency. It may be given to you, however, as a promotional tool to get you to sign up for monitoring services.
If you are in the process of requesting free monitoring services on your files, make sure you use a secure server. This is true as well when seeking a free credit report.
Credit Treadmill: Inspiration for Improvement of Credit
Unmet financial obligations results in extreme stress. This emotional turmoil is a by product of mounting bills. Sometimes it never seems to end, and you wonder how this all started.
If this sounds like you than you are more than likely the victim of the credit treadmill. This is not a cycle that is easy to get off, nor is the problem immediately noticed.
The Stress of It
The financial burden felt actually affects a person in difference ways. For instance, a person's sleep may be disrupted. It can ruin you, as you continue to pull your hair out.
Even health problems could occur as a result of the stress. This then adds to the pile of bills because now you need to take care of yourself medically, and that can be expensive.
Don't Procrastinate!
The opposite is true as well. Knowing that you are working toward wiping out outstanding debt helps enormously. The weight is starting to be lifted off of your shoulders.
This is one reason why it is time to not procrastinate any more. This is one reason why you decided to seek a copy of your credit report. You need to face the really bad music and learn how to play it better the next time around.
How to Prevent Credit Report Fraud
While trying to seek your credit report there are a number of ways that unscrupulous thieves can take advantage of you. They will find any way to steal your identity and one way would be for them to offer fake "free credit report" opportunities.
The main way they get you is to require a credit card even if it is supposed to be a free trial. However, sometimes they try to cancel and put additional charges on top of the ones you already made.
They also then try to make it difficult for you to cancel your free trial. Then you are stuck paying probably for additional services you no longer even want.
Prevention Tips
Make sure you go to a recommended source to obtain a free credit report. Annual Credit Report.com is probably your best choice, but any comparable to this that are reputable would be fine.
If you must use a credit card because you think the additional credit monitoring services may help you then keep the following in mind:
- Never sign up unless you know the server is secure. This will prevent third-party fraud.
- Never give your credit card number to a company that you do not recognize. This will reduce risk of later becoming the victim of unauthorized charges.
- Make sure you verify the name of the company providing credit report monitoring services. Verisign seal information is one way to do this, or you could check with the Better Business Bureau if you have any doubts.
- Only fill out the information that is required. Be very careful about to whom you give your social security card, driver's license, birth date, and other information.
- Do not pay for any services you could get for free. For instance, you can have free fraud alerts placed on your annual credit report.
The Three Credit Bureaus: A Short Profile
It may interest some people to get a profile of the three major credit bureaus in the United States. This is mainly to get to know the agencies in charge of keeping your credit report on file.
This is a very brief history of TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax. It gives you an idea of where they are located and such and how they got started.
Some History
TransUnion was first created in 1968. It was founded by the Union Tank Car Company. Its role as a credit agency took place after the purchase of the Cook County Credit Bureau in 1969.
Today the TransUnion Credit Union is based out of Chicago, Illinois. It operates 250 offices in all.
Experian is actually known as a "credit informational group" according to Wikipedia. It was started in 1980 by John Peace in Nottingham. It has over the years (since 1996) acquired agencies formerly known as TRW Information Services, Bain Capital, and Thomas H. Lee Partners in 1996.
Then, in 1998 Experian acquired CheetahMail. This was a business founded in 1998. Experian is the one that offers the Triple Advantage (SM) Credit Monitoring services. They still require a credit card number for a free credit report but are now complying with the FTC as far as providing free credit reports.
There was an issue back in 2005 during which time it was found out that Experian violated FTC rules. Apparently they were not within-and are still not within Federal Trade Commission rules-because of the fact that they require a credit card number from consumers to receive it.
Equifax is actually the oldest of the three agencies. It was founded in 1899 and is today responsible for over 400 million credit accounts worldwide.
Equifax (formerly Retail Credit Company) especially started to grow in the 1920s and the planting of offices spread throughout the United States and Canada. By the 1960s it has held files for millions of Americans and Canadians.
Of course, just like other credit agencies this one has had its share of dirt dug up about it. There has been a fair share of rumors and inaccuracies pertaining to consumers that were said to be retrieved by Equifax over the years. This has to do with fact that this credit bureau was sued for getting too much into people's private lives in order to make their situation worse.
All in all though, we still have to deal with Equifax as well as the other two bureaus (TransUnion and Experian). They can either be our friend or our enemy. Most of the time though they are there to help consumers and any problems with these credit bureaus should be reported to the Federal Trade Commission immediately.
The Benefits of a Credit Repair Attorney
The reason people hire a credit repair attorney (a.k.a. debt attorney) is to help them work out their financial situation. However, in this case it is more than that. They usually are on the verge of or are already in legal trouble.
The Role of a Credit Attorney
A basic service provided by a credit repair attorney is this: to answer common questions about budgeting and crediting as well as legal rights pertaining to debt negotiation.
They also help assess length of time needed to repair credit. They also negotiate in the event a client is in legal trouble and is facing judgment or lawsuit.
While helping a client who is facing legal troubles, they also present a variety of payment options. Often people in debt are spared the plight of bankruptcy but even if this action is necessary a debt attorney is the ideal professional to turn to.
Another major issue is victim rights. Often if there are negative marks on a credit report that are not the fault of a consumer this can be reversed. A debt attorney may help individuals find a way to deal with it and/or at least help the person right letters of request.
The letters of request would be for alerts. It would also be to have negative marks on their credit to be taken off. Usually there is a process of proving that the identity theft did take place, which involves tracking unauthorized usage of personal and financial info.
Sometimes a credit repair attorney can also help fix honest mistakes. For instance, maybe a creditor may have forgotten to mark a balance paid and you have proof that you have paid it.
If you show the person representing you all relevant receipts and records, it can help get your report corrected much faster. This will help you on your way to obtaining better for yourself in the future.
The Purpose of a Credit Bureau
A credit bureau can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. They provide information to individuals and businesses as well as banks, landlords, employers, and other institutions.
This is a list of some of the reasons that a credit bureau exists:
- It helps monitor a person's financial history. This is part of what determines a person's creditworthiness. This is one of the first steps towards getting a loan-examination of a person's credit report and credit bureaus hold this information.
- Another purpose of a credit bureau is to verify the existence of a credit or loan applicant. This helps store owners, banks, and even colleges and employers know that they are dealing with who they are dealing with.
- Credit bureaus help combat identity theft. Often alerts are placed on credit reports to help prevent further unauthorized action. Certain portions of a credit report may be blocked when this happens. In other words, one role of a credit bureau is to protect consumers.
- Organizations such as Equifax, TransUnion, or Experian are also around for another reason. These organizations prevent creditors from trusting in people who are not responsible with money.
- Another reason that credit bureaus exist is for recording-keeping. These organizations keep track of all your spending as well as all your major purchases and other inquiries. They also keep track of your financial obligations and how timely you make your payments.
- Another reason that organizations such as the ones mentioned in this article exist is to help repair your financial history. Being able to improve your credit history is one incentive to make better financial decisions.
Using your Credit Report
Often people seek a free credit report to help them come to terms with changes that need to be made. They also do it to make sure there is no activity that counts against them that has resulted from charges they did not authorize.
Identity Theft Statistics and Free Credit Report Precautions
You never can be too careful when using the Internet. This is evident in the number of identity theft cases that take place annually-and even daily, weekly, and monthly. This pertains to making purchases as well as using free credit report services and shopping in traditional stores.
According to Better Business Bureau and Javelin Strategy & Research, over 9 million cases of identity theft crimes have taken place now for two years in a row. Within the past five years there have been a total of over 30 million victims, as reported by agencies such as the FTC and BBB.
Some more interesting facts you might want to know can help you be safer. Take a look below:
- About 71% of fraud occurs within a week of someone's personal identification being stolen. Sometimes the crime takes place almost immediately if it is a credit card being used that was stolen.
- Although online identity theft is on the rise, only about 11% of identity theft crimes originate here. Stolen wallets and physical documents make up for about 43% of all identity crimes.
- The breakdown of identity theft cases is as follows (2009): 26% credit card fraud, 18% utilities fraud, 17% bank fraud, 12% employment fraud, 5% loan fraud, 9% government fraud, 13% other. This of course are approximate numbers and 2010 stats are going to be different.
Ways Identity is Stolen
Your personally identifiable information can be stolen in a variety of different ways. Your credit cards and/or credit card digits is one of the most common forms of identity theft. This takes place as fraudulent websites set them selves up appearing as a legitimate company.
This often is the case when ordering a free credit report, which when it is legit can save you from credit card/identity fraud. However, if you enter information into a fake free credit report site you are in trouble, especially if you are entering credit card numbers or other personal data over a server that is not secure. Your financial and personal information is then stolen.
Also, numerous traditional brick-and-mortar stores are sometimes careless about asking for a picture I.D. when a purchase is made. So, when someone uses a stolen credit care it often passes through electronic credit card systems.
However, it is not just physical credit cards and credit card numbers that are stolen and exploited. Driver's license and social security cards and numbers, birth certificates and birth dates, banking account numbers and checkbooks, and even credit reports are stolen.
Why Identity is Stolen
It is done for a variety of reasons. One of these reasons is to secure a home loan and another is to apply for a job, or to be able to find a way to have a utility or phone line turned on (i.e. using a child's name). It could be even done to get away with committing a crime.


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