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text: | Dáil Éireann - Volume 399 - 30 May, 1990 Written Answers. - Private Development of Bogs Funding. Mr. Crowley Mr. Crowley 73. Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Energy, arising out of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 23 May 1990, if the effect of the reply is that people who want to cut turf should do so on virgin territory without any grants for roads or contribution from Bord na Móna; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this action will save the Exchequer a substantial amount of money in oil and other alternative fuels; and if he has satisfied himself with this situation. Minister for Energy (Mr. Molloy) Robert Molloy Minister for Energy (Mr. Molloy): As I stated in my reply to the Deputy on 23 May 1990 there are no funds available to my Department from which grants can be paid for private development of bogs. No such funds are available to Bord na Móna either. I am fully aware of the benefits arising from the exploitation of our indigenous energy resources. In this regard, I am pleased that a viable private turf production industry, producing some 1.5 million tonnes of turf per annum, is now established in this country. Dáil Éireann 399 Written Answers. Private Development of Bogs Funding. Questions 19900530 | ||||||||||||||||||||||


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Election aftermath — New sheriff, runoffs for 2 commission races, T-SPLOST a bust
Last week's primary election is over, with at least one new member elected to the Fayette County commission and to the school board, along with a new county sheriff as Barry Babb unseated incumbent lawman Wayne Hannah. [Editor Cal Beverly opines on "What it all means" here.]
But it's not over: local voters still have to settle three runoff races on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Two county commission posts and the race for the 63rd District seat in the Georgia House of Representatives remain for the taking since none of those candidates got more than 50 percent of the votes.
That means three more weeks of campaigning for county commission Post 2 candidates Sheila Huddleston and David Barlow and for commission Post 3 candidates Lee Hearn and Randy Ognio. Both races are on the Republican ballot and voters countywide are allowed to weigh in on both posts.
Campaigning is also extended for two Democrats seeking the new 63rd District seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, as the two leading vote-getters will face off: Ronnie Mabra and T.J. Copeland. Not all Fayette residents will vote in this race as the 63rd district is limited to the unincorporated Fayette area north and east of Fayetteville, along with nearly all of Fayetteville.
If your mind is made up already, you can vote Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. over the next two weeks at three locations in the county: Town Hall in Tyrone, the Peachtree City Library or the Fayette County Elections Office in downtown Fayetteville.
Voters are reminded that if they voted a Democratic or Republican ballot in the primary, they will have to use the same party's ballot in the runoff election, said Elections Supervisor Tom Sawyer.
However, voters who chose a non-partisan ballot in the primary will be able to choose a Democrat or Republican ballot in the runoff election.
Those wanting an absentee ballot by mail are urged to file their application as soon as possible so they can be mailed in time, elections officials said.
In the Post 2 race last week, Barlow got 40.3 percent of the vote, with Huddleston close behind at 38.9 percent and former commissioner Jack Smith at a 20.7 percent showing.
The Post 3 race had Ognio leading with 43.4 percent of the vote and incumbent Hearn in second at 38.19 percent. Political newcomer Susan Stopford tallied 18.4 percent.
The winner of the Post 2 and Post 3 runoffs will effectively win the seat as there is no Democratic challenger qualified for the November general election.
In the race for the 63rd District House seat, Mabra got 47 percent of the vote in the district, followed by Copeland at 28.1 percent and challenger Linda Pritchett at 24.9 percent.
The winner of the Democratic runoff will effectively win the seat as there is no Republican challenger signed up for the race.
The remainder of the district snakes northward in a sliver of unincorporated south Fulton County that runs up to College Park, and also to the southwest into the southern tip of Clayton County that rests between the Fayette and Henry county lines.
Voters last week settled one of the three seats on the commission, bouncing Post 1 commissioner Robert Horgan in favor of local businessman Charles Oddo.
Last week's election also delivered definitive results in other races, particularly in the battle for county sheriff where former sheriff's Captain Barry Babb defeated incumbent Sheriff Wayne Hannah by corralling 63.7 percent of the vote.
Woolsey voters deadlocked on a referendum to allow beer and wine sales on Sundays with 20 voting for and 20 voting against. The tie vote means the measure was unsuccessful.
The 76 percent of Fayette voters opposing the regional transportation sales tax (T-SPLOST) were backed up by voters in the metro Atlanta region whose ballots defeated the proposal region-wide with more than 62 percent of voters in the 10 counties voting "no."
That means that all counties in metro Atlanta will be subject to a penalty of paying 30 percent towards local road projects funded in part by state and federal grants, up from the current 20 percent level.
Fayette voters also filled two of three available seats on the county board of education as Barry Marchman won 57.5 percent of the vote over challenger Scott Hollowell in the Post 1 race and Mary Kay Bacallao had more than a two-to-one margin over Gary W. Griffin in the Post 2 race.
Bacallao, a Republican, goes on to face incumbent Terri Smith, who until this year had run as a Republican but switched to run as a Democrat in the November general election for the post 2 seat.
In the court system, State Court Judge Carla Wong McMillian defeated challenger Stephen Ott with nearly two-thirds of the vote, and Jason B. Thompson held off a challenge from Catherine Sanderson for a part-time position on the Fayette County Magistrate Court. Thompson took 55.06 percent of the vote.
In the other local contested race, incumbent tax commissioner George Wingo defeated challenger Lee Ann Bartlett with 68 percent of the vote.
In other issues Fayette voters also settled the matter of allowing package beer and wine sales on Sundays in the unincorporated area of the county, a concept that won by nearly a two to one margin.
Now that the election is over how about the candidates cleaning up their signs so that atleast we will have a few weeks without signs until the November election signs begin popping up.
Cal Beverly calls Sheila Huddleston the "unknown candidate" and that properly captures her campaign.
Voters no nothing about her, why she decided to join the race for commissioner, who her supporters are, what has she done to learn about the problems facing Fayette County since she is known to have not been to but one commissioner meeting and none of the budget sessions,
Where does she stand on the West Bypass and other important issues that she has not spoken about?
Since you are the only person that seems to have had any prior involvement with her that has commented about her past, maybe you could tell us more about her.
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I'm not sure I'm going to be able to express my question clearly, but I'll give it a shot. I'm confused about what to expect (and accept) with re to seams in granite, marble, or any stone that doesn't have a consistent pattern.
So, leaving bookmatched pieces and stone with a very consistent pattern out of the discussion... Scenario 1: Let's say I have a 10x8 piece of stone. But a 12' run of counter. For the sake of this discussion there is no range, sink, or break of any type in the 12' run. There will have to be a counter-depth seam. I would not expect the two sides of the seam to show perfect, or even close, continuity. I would love it if they could, I hate seams and pick them out annoyingly quickly (it's the curse of being the child of an amazing seamstress). But, I don't see how continuity could be expected. You are going to have two pieces 6 ft and 6 ft (or whatever) and they aren't going to match at the seam because they will be cut one below the other. No? Scenario 2: With that 10x8 piece, if I have an "L" 6 ft long on one side and 4 ft on the other, I would think that could be fabricated without a seam. The only reason it would seem like there would have to be one would be to make the stone easier to move and maneuver. In that case I would expect the seam to have continuity from one side to the other as there would just be a cut but then the two sides would be placed next to each other. If we take this to a "U", or kitchen that requires 2 or 3 slabs, I would expect seams that don't show continuity. Sure if the breaks can be where there is a range, or sink, or whatever that would be great, but I'm sure that can't always be done. I've seen lots of seams with a change in direction or continuity in showrooms and would think if they could be avoided they would be avoided there. Am I missing something? Are my expectations too low? (That would be a shock to anyone who knows me! :o) Thanks. |
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Scenario 2: You can ask if you can pay a premium to avoid a seam. I always thought it was just the transport to the home, but I learned that extra manpower was needed to move it from machine to machine at the shop. Case in point my big old honkin' island. They wanted to do a seam and swore it would be perfect since it was in the same slab. I insisted that I wanted no seam. I paid for it. Money well spent. As far as the other things, I would think a good fabricator will try to make the stone's pattern be continued, even if not perfect they should try to do their best. In my last kitchen, there was a piece in the boneyard from another job that was the perfect piece to add on to my counter run. It was not perfect, but you had to look to find that seam. Also, there is the part of the brain we need to train that says "this is a rock, therefore it is not perfect. Otherwise I would have chosen a man made product". But I agree, the swirls and stuff should continue in the same direction so as not to make it obvious where the seam is. I saw a piece in a fabricator's showroom that was horrible. Needless to say, that was pretty much the first nail in his coffin for not doing our current kitchen. Jacking up the price after the initial quote was the final nail. |
It depends on the fabricator and the amount of material available. With a good fabricator and adequate material seams variation in pattern should not be noticeable from a distance. I have 3 in mine- two at one corner to keep the grain running in one direction in the room. One of those people have missed while standing over it. Stone has a lot of movement. I have a job going in soon and the fab had an extra slab brought in "just in case". Note that the showroom is NOT always a good indicator. Where I used to work we had one top that was a straight run with a seam that was overly obvious. (Same fab that did my kitchen) but that was all taken from a single slab and we got it free. |
Thanks for the feedback and info. Sounds like maybe my expectations are too low! Or were. Def money well spent in your fab kitchen Bee. If there were a seam in that lovely island if I were you I would see nothing but the seam. (Sounds like maybe I should be getting man made - but I'm not. Love the look and depth of the real deal.) |
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This is my first Spring in my house and there is so much coming up all over. I have been hesitant to pull anything "weedy" looking for fear that it might not be a weed. Case in point, this bloomed a few days ago and I have no idea what it is. I'm sure it's common but I am totally new to everything "garden". Can someone please tell me the name? I know the one is Chive, it's the other one I'm curious about. |
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Some sort of geranium. |
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Re the Soviet Union, was it really an atheist state? If we accept the narrowest definition, yes.
Widen the definition to include the political. Tyrannical rule differs from authoritarian rule; a tyrant relies on a religion-like belief system for control while an authoritarian doesn't.
As I recall, Joe Stalin had been a theist and trained for the priesthood. He quit theism and made himself the nation's "god", demanding of the people what the most tyrannical religions want.
Widen the definition more to include the emotional. Tyrannical rule again differs from authoritarian rule. A tyrant relies first on the religion-like belief system to stay in power, which lowers the cost of control, but uses fear when the belief system fails. An authoritarian, having no belief system, relies solely on fear.
Be wary of philosophy-class definitions. If you ignore the real-world similarities between religion and tyranny, fundamentalists might argue you into a corner that's difficult to escape.
Good point. It's similar to the distinction between dictatorship and totalitarianism. The former seeks to control and oppress all forms of behavior while the latter seeks to control thought. The best example is in 1984 where you can go to jail for "thoughtcrime". I'd say North Korea is the closest we come in the modern era. The best example of the former, where the state seeks mostly to control behavior would be certain parishes in Louisiana.
As a student of ethics, I do not think that Humanism is the Answer, but there is certainly more truth in it than in religions. Humanism is a great start, but I am quite sure we can do even better. There's no need for me to get into the technical stuff though - if you are heading towards Humanism and away from religion, you are, in my mind, clearly heading in the right general direction.
Well the primary limitation is how broad of an interpretation Humanism gives to morality. In this regard it is like atheism, it's a blanket statement that morality is something that comes from our experiences as human beings, and from that point you can understand it in so many diverse and contradictory ways that it no longer becomes a helpful statement. For example, as a Humanist, I can believe that we should all be communists, or I can go in the other direction and believe we should all be anarchists or Libertarians. It's just very vague, and it is hard to see how you can clear up so much of the moral confusion from such blanket statements.
I will of course admit that I am no expert on Humanism, and I may be wrong in what I have just said. If it looks like I'm going to get a lot of pushback on this, I'll just have to start a new discussion topic and explore, with the help of our fellow esteemed members of A|N, just exactly what Humanism means.
If you translate humanistic principles and values -- among them life, liberty, autonomy, compassion, avoiding coercion and violence -- into a political system, one that fits quite well is the limited government model expressed in the Constitution.
It's not perfect, and it's certainly not the only way to circumscribe govt. power and intrusiveness (Britain doesn't even have one), but at least it's a plan. That's why I've always thought that libertarianism (not to be confused with anarchy) and humanism are two sides of the same coin.
Yes, Jedi I can see interpreting Humanism can be vague. They define it for themselves on the AHA website. That might help you. I posted something like that in the Humanists group here.
Point well made, Rich.
Yes, it seems that personal morality is independent of religious belief. Some atheists are truly SOBs. Where's the inner moral compass, the ability to refrain from violence or fraud (talking to you, Bernie Madoff - you probably went to synagogue on the High Holidays like the rest of the hypocrites)?
Most people believe what they're told to believe. Or as the genius Paul Goebbels put it, "the truth is what most people believe. And they believe that which is repeated most often."
Idle question: with all the religious BSers spewing their crap on the airwaves and in the halls of government, where is the commanding presence -- a 21st century Robert Ingersoll, preferably many of him -- to denounce religion from a position of high visibility and influence? If a Pope dies, they replace him with another. But when a Hitchens dies, no one steps up to take his place. Why not?
Let me just say without directing it toward anyone except Steph, this is the grooviest thread I've read in quite a while. It's like everybody is high on some dynamite ganja. I dig the level of intellectualism.
Just a historical note: Dr. Joseph Goebbels was a polio victim and ended his pathetic life with the final note in his diary: "I have always hated humanity."
Mudderfukker, WWII is a pretty sad commentary against bullying ism.
To address the question, Bill Maher immediately comes to mine. But our movement is young and we're making great strides. Certainly Professors Dawkins and Dennett will have their place in history.
Thank you so very much Richard. I am honored that you think this is a "groovy thread". I am so pleased by the participation I have received here. I couldn't do it without you all. I am very thankful.
Alex, why doesn't another atheist of Hitchens' ability step up?
Several idle replies.
1. We other atheists would verbally nail him to a cross of our design.
2. He first has some serious drinking to do.
3. He's on his way, but first has to win battles like those that Robert Ingersoll won.
4. In our hearts we are anarchists and would bomb him.
A less idle reply.
The need that existed in Ingersoll's time doesn't exist in our time. In his time, while the First Amendment existed, the federal courts applied it only to actions of the federal government (if they applied it at all) and let states do as they wished.
According to what I've read of Bill of Rights issues, a search and seizure action by the federal government in about 1916 was the first to be challenged in court. When a judge held that the federal government had violated the search provision, the federal gov't cut a deal with state police for the state police to do the searching and to turn the evidence over to the federal gov't for use in court. Over a period of about fifty years, states gradually strengthened their search laws to where they were stronger than Fourth Amendment protections and the feds stopped using state police to do the searching that the courts didn't allow the feds to do.
Bill of Rights protections didn't exist until into the 1920s. World War One protesters were jailed, as were women who taught poor women how to use birth control, and working people who were organizing for their rights. America was more fascist than it is now.
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LAS VEGAS–The summer edition of Las Vegas Market opens today, and it looks to be a busy show with a slew of events on tap. Numerous new showrooms are debuting to the industry this market, and there will be multiple chances to network, learn or just socialize. And, of course, there will be a plethora of product introductions.
Fifteen vendors are participating in Accessories Resource Team's ART card program during market, offering member retailers exclusive deals. The participating manufacturers are: Classic Home and Villa Home Collection (Building C, C309); Feizy (Building B, B399); Foreside Home & Garden (Building C, C686 – HomeStyle); GuildMaster (Building A, A225); Howard Elliot Collection (Building A, A332,334); IMAX (Building A, A431); Jaipur (Building B, B502); Lazy Susan (Building B, B320); Left Bank Art (Building A, A148); Loloi Rugs (Building B, B480); Paragon Picture (Building B, B301); Phillips Collection (Building A, A202); Propac (Building B, B301); Sterling Industries/Dimond/Bailey Street (Building A, A416); and the Uttermost Company (Building B, B400, 402). For details on each vendor's specific market special, visit accessoriesresourceteam.org.
Seminars at market will cover a range of topics. "What the Bleep do I Say on Facebook?" will start today at 10:30 am in the Retailer Resource Center, Building C, C496, and will be given by Crystal Vilkaitis, social media expert. "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Search Engine Marketing" will take place from 1-2 p.m. today at the World Forum, Building B, 16th floor, and presented by David Rodnitzky, PPC Associates. For a complete list of events, visit the Calendar of Market Events at lasvegasmarket.com.
In addition, here is a snapshot of some of the ribbon-cutting ceremonies and social events for today:
9-11 a.m.: Four Hands will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new showroom; champagne and a light brunch served. Building A, A140
11:30 a.m.: Jaipur Rugs will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its relocated and larger showroom. Building B, B424, B426
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Pacific Coast Lighting will host a fajita bar. Building A, A301
1 p.m.: ELK/Dimond/Sterling ribbon cutting. A416
1:30-3:30 p.m.: NOVA lighting will offer complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Building A, A355
2-3 p.m.: Designer Kathy Ireland will be at the Pacific Coast Lighting showroom to meet with customers. Building A, A301
2-3 p.m.: In Building C's Gourmet section, there will be food and wine tastings. Building C, C572
2-4 p.m.: Designer Emma Gardner will be on hand to show emma at home's new art, candles and textiles. Building C, Design & Living, C-0495-24
4 p.m.: Linon will hold a party, with wine, feta cheese and many other Greek delights. Building A, A726
4 p.m.: Surya will host a cocktail hour, offering beer, wine, speciality cocktails, themed appetizers and music from DJ Shaggy Shag. Building B, B370.
4:45 p.m.: Loloi will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its expanded and renovated showroom. Building B, B480.
4-6 p.m.: The Phillips Collection will hold its industry mixer. Building A, A202
4-6 p.m.: Jaipur will have an event for its new showroom, and three original John Beard paintings will be given away. Building B, B424
4-6 p.m.: Happy hour on the furniture floors. Building A, floors 6, 9 and 10; Building B, first floor; Building C, floors 13 and 15
4-6 p.m.: Complimentary cocktails will be served on the GIFT+HOME floors. Building C, floor 5
4:30-6 p.m.: Liora Manne/Trans-Ocean will be serving margaritas. Building A, A214
5-7 p.m.: Complimentary cocktails will be served on the GIFT+HOME floors. Building C, floors 6-9
6-8 p.m.: World Market Center's grand opening celebration with 'Absinthe Las Vegas.' Grand Plaza


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We are celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp and remembering the woman who was the visionary behind our camp. Mrs. Flint was a pioneer in organized camping. She believed that an appreciation of nature and the adventure of outdoor living should be part of every child's life. She started the first 4-H Camp in 1924 at Long Pond, which now is Lake Panamoka.
Mrs. Flint's dream was to provide young people with the opportunity to explore the outdoors, to develop themselves into useful citizens, to become aware of whom they are and whom they might become in the "Living Laboratory of Leadership of Development," that we now call the Dorothy P. Flint Nassau County 4-H Camp.
Our camp is accredited by the American Camp Association. It is licensed and inspected by the Suffolk County Health Department. We are committed to offering campers high quality educational programs, while achieving the same level of excellence as our partners at Cornell University.
We hope to see you at one of our open houses and at camp this summer.
Campers sleep in comfortable, rustic cabins. Bathrooms and washhouses are located within walking distance of each cabin. These washhouses include toilets, sinks, and private shower rooms. There are separate units of cabins for the boys and for the girls. Cabin assignments are made according to a child's date of birth and grade level. The campers are also separated into youth and teen units. Youth and teen campers have different meal times and classes to meet their skill level. Some programs are done as a whole group. All classes and meals are co-ed. Campers must provide their own linens and toiletries. Please refer to the Parent Camper Handbook for the complete list of items needed.
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Session arrival is Monday at 9:00 am and pick up is Saturday at 9:00 am. There are no visiting hours or tours of camp during summer sessions.
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A full-time registered nurse will be on the premises to dispense medications and tend to emergencies. Waterfront staff members are Red Cross certified and possess credentials as Water Safety Instructors and Lifeguards. All staff are trained in CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Advanced First Aid, and Epi Pen Assistance. The camp is inspected twice yearly by the Suffolk County Department of Health.
Campers are served three well-balanced meals daily. All food is prepared onsite by our certified food handlers. The meals reflect a variety of choices and tastes including daily vegetarian options. Our salad bar also offers campers a variety of fruits, vegetables and alternate choices.
All staff members that are selected to work at DPF 4-H Camp are hired based
The DPF 4-H Camp is located on the North Fork of Long Island in the Town of Riverhead. The camp's 140 acre natural setting is situated in a unique environmental combination of woodlands, bluffs, farmland and L.I. Sound beach frontage.
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I Hear "Music"Only Offered Weeks 3, 4, 5 & 7Space Is Limited, Register Now!Leader In TrainingSuper SoccerOnly Offered Weeks 3, 4, 5 & 7Space Is Limited, Register Now!Swimming
Kayaking and CanoeingKayaking and Canoeing will be off site this summer!Available to campers who qualify at the blue swim proficiency level, these run every day no matter the weather. Each session will include a land lesson, warm-up, games and a 2½ hour paddling practice. Campers will practice boat handling techniques in singlekayaks or canoes; assisted rescue techniques; ferrying and towing. Those who are comfortable on the water will have the opportunity to practice self-rescue.
Counselor In Training (CIT)July 7th-26th OR August 4th-23rdThe DPF 4-H Camp CIT program is designed for teens that have completed at least 10th grade and/or are 16 years of age and interested in becoming a counselor at 4-H Camp. You will need to apply for this program with a CIT application. Accepted applicants will be contacted for an interview. All applications must be in the office by February 3, 2014. CIT program is three weeks long.
EquestrianEnjoy the "world of horses" as you take an active part in this half-day program. It is a great introduction for those who have never worked around horses or will complement any outside riding experience you may have. When registering indicate if you are a beginner or advanced rider.There is a special program fee of $170.
High Ropes Climbing AdventureCampers will gain confidence as they pursue success on our unique 5-station high ropes challenge course. The adventure challenge includes a 35-foot rock climbing and rappelling tower, zip line, and platforms. The third side of the tower includes a movable "vertical playpen" that allows a pair of climbers to work together along obstacles to reach the top.There is a special program fee of $125.
SUMMER FUN – ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS – PRINT GUIDE The Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp is located on 140 acres of woodland, farmland, and beachfront on the Long Island Sound. This natural setting includes a 40-acre working farm, swimming on Long Island Sound, a ropes challenge course, a Nature/Science Education Center, horseback riding trails and indoor riding arena, archery, and open areas for recreation. Children are provided with an atmosphere which fosters independence, learning, leadership development, and positive self-esteem. The camp sits at the gateway to Long Island's East End in Riverhead. DPF 4-H is accredited by the American Camp Association and is operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County. Join us for our last Open House of the season on Saturday, June 7 from 1-4pm.
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Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp Appoints New Director The Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp, located in Riverhead, recently named Brian Morris as its new camp director. The sleepaway camp on Long Island is an ACA-accredited camp for ages 8-16.
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Spectra Integration Responds to Rising Demands with Canon
January 25, 2013"Before, we had to take our materials and print them digitally and then take them to a traditional bindery," said Kohn. "It just wasn't efficient. It cost us too much money and too much time. Having the inline binding with the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP has really sped up our delivery."
Companies like Spectra Integration find everything they need in the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP digital color printing system because they can choose the combination of server, input, output, and finishing configurations that best meets their unique needs, according to Francis A. McMahon, vice president, marketing, Production Printing Solutions division of Canon Solutions America.
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As passionate about the environment as they are about providing stellar service, Spectra Integration has embraced environmentally sound practices through certifications, continual process improvement practices, and technology investments. Not surprisingly, the reduced carbon footprint of the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP system proved a huge selling point for Spectra Integration, as they weighed their many options for a new digital color press.
"With some of the other machines, you have to waste so much paper and so much toner to reach the desired results, but Canon solved that problem," said Kohn. "It's a very efficient machine with very little waste. It uses a minimal amount of electricity and it's got a small carbon footprint."
Kohn credits Spectra Integration's Canon Solutions America sales representative with helping the company identify the perfect digital color press for their specific needs. While the cutting edge technology of the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP system certainly set the company apart from its competitors, Kohn said the ongoing commitment Canon Solutions America demonstrates to its customers may be even more invaluable.
"Our relationship with Canon Solutions America is less about the document printing and more about their ability to customize a front‐end solution for the customer," said Kohn. "That's what they bring to the table."
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Does anyone know where online I can buy these bulbs?
I would be thrilled if I could plant more of these exquisite flowers. Thanks
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Brent and Beckys carries Tigridia pavonia in their spring/summer catalog. You'll have to wait until spring to order. |
I found them last year at Costco, when the summer bulbs are offered. Al |
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Various Artists By Jeff Tamarkin Published March 13, 2007 The Essential Guide To World MusicThe Essential Guide ESGCD306
If you were put in the position of choosing one collection that defines the parameters of world music, which would it be? There's no shortage of contenders available, that's for sure, and by the very nature of their lofty mission, most fail at the task. The British label that calls itself The Essential Guide obviously understands the challenge, and has, until now, chosen instead to take on world music one sub-genre at a time, issuing multi-CD compilations devoted to India, Arabia, salsa, Africa and Brazil.It would appear from its very title that this new three-discer shoots for a wider goal, but closer inspection reveals that The Essential Guide To World Music limits itself to one CD each covering Africa, South America and the somewhat nebulous turf it defines as When East Meets West. While that means some geographic and musical areas will necessarily be neglected, this still covers plenty of planet, and overall, it's a satisfying set boasting an impressive roster: The African disc includes music from Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Tony Allen, Amadou et Mariam, Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Tinariwen and Khaled, for example, while South America rounds up choice tracks from Seu Jorge, Bebel Gilberto, Omara Portuondo and Celia Cruz (we didn't know that Cuba was in South America, but we'll let it go). The third disc is a deliberate grab bag lobbing together the likes of Pakistan's Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, India's A.R. Rahman and Spain's Ojos de Brujo. Oddly, it's the most musically exhilarating of the three discs, perhaps due to its unpredictability and refusal to categorize at all.


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As you may have noticed, we've been sprucing up the site a bit. Among other things, we've added new ways to upload photos and email notifications of post replies. We are still cleaning out cobwebs and weeding some areas of the site, but we are also working on some bigger projects like a better search engine (yay!) and a mobile app. We'd also like to get some feedback from you. What enhancements or additions would you like to see? What do you love? What do you hate? Think big and small! We can't promise the moon, but please know that we will read and consider every one of your ideas and suggestions. We appreciate your loyalty and dedication to our site and we know how important your community is to you. Help us make it even better! Please use this post to offer your feedback. But, as always, you are welcome to contact me directly by clicking on my profile page. Best regards, Tamara Amey
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It's great that we can upload pictures directly now. Thank you! I wish we had more participants on this site and we are missing quite a few who used to post here regularly. Don't know what to do about that. I wish I had some suggestions. I like the layout of this site. |
I just posted under "What are you working on" and my pictures are gigantic. Can you resize them for me, or else, can you delete my post? I thought pictures were automatically sized correctly . . . Thanks so much. |
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I can't see any difference. In fact, there are more problems. W/ever click I have to wait forEVER to get where I'm headed. Log in takes longer and doesn't save my login as b/f, getting to a thread takes longer, posting takes longer, getting back to the site takes longer, and there are more popups. IMO, this is a troubled site. Wish y'all could make it easier and faster to navigate. I don't have these problems w/other forums. |
I'm glad you posted this, slowmedown. I have the same issues, but I thought it was my computer. |
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Hi everyone! You asked and we listened. Today we are very excited to be debuting our newest feature -- post editing! To use this feature, go back to the post you wish to correct and you'll find the link under the 'My Clippings' links on the right side of the page. I want to give a special shout out to all the testers who tried to break the editing tool. ;) Your feedback was insightful and invaluable. Thank you! You may have also noticed that we adjusted the login cookie awhile back so that you should not have to login repeatedly. Stay tuned -- we have more cool things in the works! As always, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Best regards, |
I appreciate your hard work on these forums. This has been a great resource to support all my many hobbies! |
Tamara, in the post entitled "What are you working on?" there are two entries of mine dated Oct. 19 where the pictures are huge ... can you fix them, or tell me what I can do in the future to post normal-sized photos? I was able to in the past, but now when I use the feature where I can post pictures directly onto this web site, the pictures are giant.Thank you! |
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Thanks for being concerned about our opinions and making cool changes. I haven't changed my computer settings, and notice recently on this forum that the font is soooo small I can barely read my postings while I'm typing. If this is due to the forum changes, I surely don't like this part. Not complaining, just wondering. |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN — For every story of a romantic relationship begun on the Internet, it's a safe bet another can be told of a relationship ended. Digital technology does not discriminate: it offers "good and evil mixed together," says Wendy Boivin, an instructor at the University of Rhode Island.
What separates one from the other is user and intent.
"Accessibility, anonymity at some point, and the idea that it's an escape — those are some of the factors that can promote cheating," says Boivin, a therapist who teaches the course "Marriage and Family Relationships."
With its more than 1.1 billion users worldwide, Facebook has become a fixture of contemporary life — and it's free, no less — which makes it what Boivin calls "the easy go-to" site for some people who betray the trust of their current relationships.
"It's the one that you can use at work and you can do at home and no one is questioning what you're doing. It's acceptable. The risk of getting caught is much lower. Also, in terms of self, it's sort of the idea 'Well, I'm just on Facebook. I'm just talking or I'm just reconnecting or I'm wondering what this person is doing.'"
Which can evolve into something more intimate, Boivin says, as increasing familiarity — or re-familiarity — evolves into sharing feelings.
"They start 'self-disclosing,' more and more and more," Boivin says. "And it's easier to self-disclose, in a way, in writing than it is in person. So then the self-disclosure starts growing and growing: 'Oh, me, too" or 'I know how you feel' and … 'they really get me, they really know me.'"
Adds Jonathan Alpert, a Manhattan therapist and author of "Be Fearless: Change Your Life in 28 Days." "I am seeing a huge wave of patients for relationship issues connected to social media and technology. Eight years ago this was almost nonexistent; today, it's commonplace. I'm also seeing at least one new case a week of someone who either cheated or was cheated on — and in the majority of those cases, technology/social media was used."
Author, blogger and relationship expert April Masini frequently writes about the perils of what she calls cybercheating.
"The Internet allows people to interact without responsibility," she says. "You can strike up a conversation or a flirtation with someone without seeing them in real life, seeing their car, their wedding band, their real age — or even gender — and things you would do and say in real life occur online because it's easier with anonymity.
"What starts out as a foray into a cheap thrill or an easy way to vent about problems in a marriage to a stranger can become an emotional investment that hampers real life. … I hear from a lot of women who find their men are involved in online relationships — sometimes with porn, sometimes with real people — after a long spell of no sex, no intimacy and no happiness in real-life relationships. Instead of dealing with what's going on in their bedrooms and homes, they avoid the hard work and hard decisions with cybercheating."
Professional intervention can help, says Masini, who offers advice on askapril.com.
"But like any human behavior, the person doing it has to want to stop doing it," she says. "If you find that a loved one is cybercheating, as difficult and uncomfortable as it is, you have to talk to them about it. I hear from a lot of people who don't want to talk to their loved ones because they snooped to find out about it, and feel guilty having gone through a loved one's history or emails. This exacerbates things.
"Honesty and articulating feelings of hurt and sadness will help. Pointing fingers and blaming won't. Cybercheaters have a tendency to come out swinging when they feel cornered. The underlying problems to cybercheating have to do with issues in real life that need to be addressed. Sometimes they mean a relationship breakup, sometimes they mean dealing with sexual issues or control issues. But if they're not addressed in real life, many will avoid and anesthetize online."
Ross A. Rosenberg, an Illinois-based counselor, psychotherapist and author, says that the Internet can prove addictive to some people — whether or not they are involved in a relationship.
"For the 'love addicts,'" he says, "Internet dating sites are the crack cocaine of romantic exploration. Although the love addict consciously wants true and everlasting love, they are drawn to the exhilarating rush of new love, like a moth is drawn to a flame. They are blind to their revolving-door dating pattern, which they simply dismiss as a modern phenomenon of the Internet age of romance."
Kailen Rosenberg, author, relationship coach and a regular on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network, also sees peril.
"With the breakdown of communication already at the forefront of all relationship demise, today's world of technology, especially texting, is not only confusing but sabotaging those seeking love and true intimacy," she says.
"From misunderstood innuendos to the confusion of meaning behind one simple word, texting couples are falling in love, breaking up — even divorcing — when the opposite was the actual intention. It's time for people to go back to voice-to-voice, heart-to-heart and face-to-face communication."
URI instructor Boivin cites research published in the professional journal Contemporary Family Therapy documenting how Facebook and other social-media sites play a role in "facilitating infidelity." Statistics compiled by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers show that a third of all divorce filings in 2011 contained the word Facebook — an increase from 20 percent in 2009.
So would every "cybercheater" have been betraying trust before the Internet? Boivin says there is no firm answer.
"In some ways the technology makes it much more accessible, much more affordable, much easier to do. You almost sort of [say to yourself] 'I'm not really cheating.' It's that idea that we do things incrementally and then we rationalize it — say it's OK. We all sort of have that ability to do that. We start doing this incrementally and then it's 'Well, I'm just talking on Facebook, rather than 'I'm not stopping at a bar to meet women or men.'"
The basic laws of human behavior — need, desire, satisfaction — remain.
"Those are all the same," she says, "but probably just magnified."
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Grumbles about ineffective government stimuli for the green economy came from both sides of the Atlantic. The Guardian got its hands on a report that concludes Britain's economic rescue package contains "negligible" spending on green measures. The report compares the £120m earmarked for the green economy with the £775m worth of bonuses are paid to staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Meanwhile, the New Yorker makes intelligent arguments against the principles that green job creation helps to cut unemployment and hybrids cars improve our climate dilemma. Instead, the recession will prove the biggest help to our adapting to climate change.
But even cap-and-trade is flawed as its suffers from one long chain of unintended consequences, Fast Company writes, detailing a Greenpeace a report concluding that carbon credits for forest preservation would crash the price of carbon by as much as 75 per cent.
The Wall Street Journal has an interview with Igor Sechin, Russia's energy czar, who believes oil is Russia's "God-given good". But the most interesting thing he says is well within the body of the story: "It would be irresponsible for Russia to join Opec because we can't directly regulate the activity of our companies," as nearly all are privately owned. His assertion of the Kremlin's light touch when it comes to energy may not be entirely believable, but at least this should put to rest the perennial speculation that the world largest oil producer has any ambition to join the cartel. One can almost hear Riyadh sigh with relief.
Another reason Russia is in no hurry to voluntarily reduce its oil production appeared in the Telegraph , which wrote about the IMF's dire predictions for Russia's economy.
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Folk and pop band The Druthers kicks off the festivities Friday with an 8 to 11 p.m. performance at the Grain Station Brew Works.
The bulk of the event runs noon to midnight the following day, with Portland-based indie pop rock band Radiation City serving as the headliner. Additional music groups make up the 11-band lineup, including The Weather Machine, Keaton Collective, McDougall, The Jackalope Saints, The Hill Dogs and more.
Stormy weather put a damper on last year's event, but festival organizer Ossie Bladine says this run promises a brighter outlook.
"This is almost a trial year to see how it goes and get a sense of its potential," he said. "There's plenty of room to grow."
Bladine teamed up with organizations like the McMinnville Noon Rotary Club and the McMinnville Downtown Wineries to increase the scope of the festival.
Bladine's passion for music sparked the event, and he hopes the festival will become an urban counterpart to Willamina's rural Wildwood Music Festival.
But he's also keenly aware that McMinnville is acquiring a reputation as a desirable destination, and he feels it's "important to ensure a flow of cultural offerings."
To add to the family-friendly vibe, popcorn and barbecue fare will be dished up by the Rotary Club open until 10 p.m., and the McMinnville Library will host a kids' area with face painting, crafts and a bouncy house until 5 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Children 10 and under are free.
Advance tickets are available at the News-Regiser, the Grain Station Brew Works, The Vortex and Yamhill Valley Dry Goods, or online at www.mcwalnuts.com.
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I have been mucking around with the audio tag as part of my quest to understand where HTML5 is going. The <video> tag gets all the press but I think there are many more opportunities to use audio in web apps. HTML5 is closing the gap between plugin-based apps (Flash, Silverlight, Java, etc) and sound support is an important part of that goal.
(Those of you who don't care how it works should go directly to the TV Themes demo puzzle. It works best in Firefox3.6 and the latest version of Safari, although most browsers should function to some degree.)
The audio tag is pretty flexible, able to handle both long form audio (songs and spoken passages – the theme medley on the demo page for example) and short snippets of background audio (alerts, and confirmations – the demo plays one of two short tones when you type an answer. Video game sound effects are another example.) Optionally, the audio tag can provide a user interface for starting and stopping the audio, useful for playing long streams of audio. Different browsers have different ideas about how this should look, but they all function much the same way.
In theory, the audio tag is as easy as embedding an image into HTML:
1 2 3 4 | <audio controls> <source src="music.mp3"> You can put HTML here that will be displayed if the browser does not understand the audio tag </audio> |
However, the devil is in the details. There are two problems with the audio tag that complicate matters. The first is that only the very latest browsers support the audio tag at all. This means that if you want to provide audio that everyone can use, you are going to have a fall-back method available. Before the audio tag, people used to use Flash for this purpose and it still works. A number of sites provide simple Flash-based audio players that you can embed – I ended up using the player provided by Google.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | <object codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" height="27" width="400" align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"> <param name="_cx" value="10583"><param name="_cy" value="714"><param name="FlashVars" value=""> <param name="Movie" value="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://full/path/to/music.mp3"> <param name="Src" value="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://full/path/to/music.mp3"> <param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"> <param name="Loop" value="-1"> <param name="Quality" value="High"> <param name="SAlign" value="LT"> <param name="Menu" value="-1"> <param name="Base" value=""> <param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="Scale" value="NoScale"> <param name="DeviceFont" value="0"> <param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"> <param name="BGColor" value=""> <param name="SWRemote" value=""> <param name="MovieData" value=""> <param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"> <param name="Profile" value="0"> <param name="ProfileAddress" value=""> <param name="ProfilePort" value="0"> <param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"> <param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://full/path/to/music.mp3" allowscriptaccess="never" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" wmode="window" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="27" width="400" /> </object> |
Not exactly elegant, is it? Apart from being uuuuug-ly, the full URI of the sound file must be used (the audio tag can use relative paths). Also, the Flash players are not scriptable in the same way as inbuilt audio tag is, which can make doing tricky stuff like animating other content in response to the audio more difficult.
The second problem with the audio tag is the same codec problem I talked about in a previous rant (The HTML5 Video Tag's Fatal Flaw) For legal reasons, different browsers play different formats of audio – most notably Firefox will not play mp3s while Safari will not play ogg. There is no single format that will play in all browsers except for uncompressed wavs, which are too fat to be useful except for very short snippets.
To get around this problem the audio tag allows multiple files to be specified. The first file that the browser thinks it can play will be used, but it does mean you have to encode and store multiple versions of each audio file.
1 2 3 4 5 | <!-- Only one of these files will be downloaded --> <audio controls> <source src="music.ogg" type="audio/ogg"> <source src="music.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> </audio> |
The demo page also uses the audio tag to play sound effects in the background, using audio elements that do not have a user interface. For simplicity I used wav files (download from this awesome source of free effects.) Since they have no user interface, Javascript must be used to play them:
It is all pretty simple but as always there are problems. I did not find a good way of replicating this using Flash, so browsers that do not understand the audio tag do not play these background noises. Also, Google Chrome (which has otherwise excellent support) contains a weird bug that prevents it playing the first couple of seconds of an audio file, making it useless for short sounds. Apparently Firefox3.5 had the same problem, but it works perfectly in 3.6.
I created the demo to see if the audio tag could replicate the functionality of Flash-based applications for both long-form audio and background sound effects. It does seem to be possible provided you are targeting a modern browser and are prepared to work around certain annoyances. Hopefully the next few years will see an improvement in support for audio, I can see many uses for it especially if the iPad (which does not support Flash) takes off.


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My house was built in 1952 with hardwoods (maple) throughout, except for the kitchen, which has ceramic tile. We opened the wall between the kitchen and dining room, and now I want to put hardwoods in the kitchen so the two rooms flow. Any advice on how best to match the new wood to the old or if that's even possible? Should I try wood look tile instead? Another issue is that the kitchen floor sits a bit higher than the dining room floor, but I assume that's just because of the tile and other flooring beneath, that would be ripped up if we put in hardwoods. Subfloor, I believe, is pine. Thanks. |
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A skilled hardwood flooring person ought to be able to weave in the kitchen with the existing. Problem with doing that is you may have to sand it all up and finish it. If it would look OK...you could install a transition board between the old and the new and avoid a total resand. I've installed decorative border pieces as transitions and they looked fine. Also, as you suggest, you could install a realistic-looking luxury vinyl tile plank. |
Thanks. Having to sand/refinish to get it to match up is actually one if my concerns -- I think that would pretty much mean having to do the entire first floor since everything more or less flows. Whole house was done 10 years ago, possibly since the first time since the house was built. Don't really want to go through all that again. |
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Launch day is still a couple of weeks away, but as of today Frog Design founder Hartmut Esslinger's new book is now available for pre-order. Entitled Design Forward: Creative Strategies for Sustainable Change, the 308-pager details case studies from Esslinger's Frog years, when he was designing for Wega, Sony (the company that gobbled Wega up) and of course Steve Jobs, with both Apple and NEXT. Mac geeks will enjoy seeing photos of Esslinger's early Apple concept work, like proposals for a Macbook laptop and flatscreen workstation circa 1982.
Examinations of his personal work aside, Design Forward is not intended to be a vanity piece, nor a mere look backwards; Esslinger's current position as a professor of industrial design at Vienna's University of Applied Arts provides him with exposure to plenty of young students, and he incorporates select examples of their work in a series of case studies.
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You thought I was going to say "seller," didn't you?
That's the obvious answer, after all. It's fairly easy to connect the dots these days: abundant inventory + credit crunch + record foreclosure rates + slowing economy = a long, painful, oftentimes unsuccessful selling process. It's been no secret that sellers have really been taking it on the chin, and it could be a long haul down the road to stabilization.
The market since March of 2006 has generally been considered to be favorable for buyers. Prices have been dropping slowly (although recently, reductions have happened more quickly and in a more dramatic fashion), seller concessions have become the norm, and buyers now have the time to actually weigh the pros and cons of a particular home before they put in an offer.
But the truth is that the past year hasn't been easy for buyers, either. Loudoun County, while less expensive than areas closer to DC, is still a relatively expensive place to live. (I feel tremendously sorry for first-time homebuyers looking in Northern Virginia; my husband and I would not be able to afford today the townhouse we bought as our first home back in 2000.) The credit crunch has made it difficult for all but those with tiptop credit scores to qualify for enough loan to buy a place they'd actually want to live in, or that would be worth the investment. And single family prices are still so high that most on the market would require a jumbo mortgage, which is even harder to qualify for than a conforming mortgage.
The Washington Post recently reported on a new insult to add to the injury: the labeling of the DC area market (including Loudoun County) as a "declining market" by loan underwriters. (As a Loudoun homeowner, I'm trying not to take that personally.) To lenders, a "declining market" label is a risk factor (one that is heavily weighed), and it's going to mean that buyers are going to have to pony up a bigger down payment. The Post article includes a story about a couple whose attempts to purchase a Cape Cod in downtown Leesburg were torpedoed by their lender after already having been approved and having had their offer accepted by the sellers. They were literally days from closing when their lender contacted them and said that the "declining market" flag on Loudoun County meant they were going to need a down payment, even after they'd been approved to finance 100% of the purchase. The couple passed on buying the house, which went under contract again a few days later to another buyer.
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The ramifications are pretty obvious. By making it difficult to purchase homes in a higher-priced area through use of a "declining market" flag, lenders are virtually guaranteeing that the market here will continue to decline.
The truth is that it's hard out here right now for anyone who owns, buys, or sells real estate. It's not all bad news, though; interest rates are now the lowest they've been since 2005 (with another rate cut coming soon), and prices are continuing to drop. I truly believe that there is a good chance we'll see an overlap of those 2 factors this spring, and it could provide the type of break we'll need to get things moving again.
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