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What's your Experience with Lowes and Home Depot's Installation Services?
You can walk into a Lowes or Home Depot today and you'll be asked by friendly sales associates if you want a free estimate on windows, heating and air conditioning, carpeting and kitchen cabintetry. Both Lowes and Home Depot really market their installation services. Now we're wondering it if was worth it/
We found a nice wall-to-wall carpet at Lowes and paid our $35 to have them come out and measure first. We thought that they would be prompt given the state of the economy. However, after waiting two business days after we placed the order to measure, we had to call them. Lowes than called the measurement company and they called us. We hope this is not the beginning of a bad experience.
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I would strongly advise anyone considering purchasing window treatments from Home Depot to think twice. We chose this company because of the competitive pricing and good selection. We did not know that the job would drag out over 4 months (instead of the promised 4-6weeks) and we are still missing half of our order, the other half is incorrectly installed or is missing parts.
Of the seven windows we have ordered blinds for, only one has been completed correctly. We are talking about thousands of dollars of product here, and the company that does the installation for Home Depot (they are called 3D Interiors) has proven to be completely useless in getting us any assistance. DO NOT waste your time and money with this people, trust me it has been a complete nightmare that we have invested a lot of time and money in!
Home Depot installed carpet- good experience
We had a good experience with Home Depot installing carpet in our attic. The entire area was about 550 square feet.
The installation went well and took about 3 hours. No seams were visible. The workers arrived on time and were careful not to scape against the walls which was recently painted. Still some touch up was required.
Also liked Home Depot's entire process. It took about three weeks from the time we requested a measurement to install the carpet. Could have been a few days earlier too, but that was our fault. Here's a break down of the process:
February 14- Requested measurement at Home Depot Store in Gaithersburg, Maryland
February 16- Received email confirming the date of measurement
February 20- Received email with detailed written estimate of carpet, padding and installation
February 25- Placed order at Home Depot
March 3- Received email confirming installation date
March 4- Received check list for installation
March 6- Carpet installed
Should also add we got estimates from Empire Today and Lowes. Did not like Empire's carpet selection. Their prices were similar to Home Depot and Lowes for the same quality carpet. Lowes process was antiquated. We did not hear from them and had to call them about the measurement and then it took them time to fax us the estimate. Just not good service, especially in economic times like these where every sale should matter.
Carpet installation with Lowes
Our first installation process was a nightmare. We had someone come out and measure our living room, dining room and family room...that were to all attach with the same carpet. Lowe's hires private contractors.
We then had to wait for the carpet to be cut and delivered to the store. The contactor who they hired to do the job showed up...alone...by himself...one man. It took him all day long...seven long hours to do one large and two small rooms. The borders and nail boards were already intact...but it still took this one man all that time. They didn't have anyone else show up from this particular company. At the end of the day, he didn't vacuum the globs of cut out carpet off the floor, and he didn't line up two of my rooms correctly.
I think they sent him the wrong sizes, therefore he decided to turn the carpet around and use it another way to make the fit...this resulted in a lined look...you could see where the two rooms were sewn together.
A few months later we had to use Lowe's again because we wanted the same exact carpet installed...but we asked for different contractors. This time two men showed up...very extremely professional. We were so impressed. They brought their own water bottles, ate their own food and even brought a commerical vacuum cleaner to clean up afterwards. We would have had no problem at all if we had to give them lunch and drinks...in fact I bought things for them...but they refused our offerings and finished the job perfectly by the way, in two hours! Three bedrooms!
I wish I could say that both experiences were positive, but they were not. Ask if you are getting more than one person to do the installation before they assign you to a contractor.
LOWES floor install NIGHTMARE
Why not to select Lowe's for flooring install…
… and why i HATE LOWE'S
After persistant nagging from my wife, I was forced to make a quick selection for my wooden floor install. I thought, if I went to a reputable, chain I should be fine.
First of all, the sales person never explained the difference between a glue down and lock in. The price for the hand-scrapped wood looked cheap. So, I paid $35.00 for the measurement. The measurer came for the measurement and took the measurements.
What bothered me was the measurer was holding the tape slanting instead of straight. But, I was busy during the time (and did I mention the pressure from my significant other!)
I wont get into the details, but during the installation, I was shocked to see the installers wasting wood. They used to cut a small piece of wood and through away a big chunk of the wood. Even after that, they were left with substantial boxes of wood!!!
After the installation, being the engineer I am, I measured the flooring. With simple measurement, I came out with a difference of almost 25%. This was after lenient measurements. With the installation and wood cost, that was substantial.
What followed was nightmare! I called Lowe's and what followed was accusations and counter-accusations and stuff like "why did you not call us when they were throwing away the wood…", "everybody does (over) measurements like this", etc. etc. They reimbursed me about 10% of the cost and the cost of the remaining material.
Needless to say – I am responsible for any increased sales at Home Depot. J
If you want to do any flooring installation, here is my advise to you:
1) Measure your floor yourself
Measuring is basically simple – multiply the length by the height. If the room is complexly shaped, break it down into components and then add up the areas. (Area of a square or rectangle is Length x Breadth, Area Triangle is ½ x Base x Height, etc)
The grand total of all the areas, is what your installation should be.
2) Shop around
Do not rely on a single store. The smaller local stores offer better rates. Because they DO NOT SUBCONTRACT OUT THE SERVICES.
3) Do you research
Understand the difference between glue down, nail down and lock ins. The Lock ins are usually cheaper though the glue ins add to the value of your home.
You could get an installer separately and then buy wood at a cheaper discount outlet. It works out much cheaper!!!
And if you are a handyman yourself, get the wood at a discount outlet or internet and install it yourself. Lock-ins are great for this purpose.
4) AVOID LOWES like a PLAGUE
You will be paying for their premium over subcontracted rates. People who have money to waste, should go there.
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Hi Lowes Hater,
It is unfortunate that you had a bad experience with Lowes, but it could happen anywhere. I am not saying that Lowes was not in the wrong here, but listen to this.....I have worked in many departments at Lowes, Flooring being one of them. Let's take your fine example of the length by the width measurement. Since you did not provide measurements, lets make one up. Your living room is an 18 by 22 room
18 times 22 is : 396...you need to at least have 396 square feet of hardwood.
Lowes, and any SMART installer, will have the associate order at least 20% waste(for cuts and the quality of wood)...ever tried to install something or fix an item, but didn't have quite enough...aggrivating, isn't it? So why would you be so upset if they ordered some waste?
The hardwood you selected comes in a box that covers 17.97sf of flooring 472.5/17.97= 26.44 boxes. You can't order .44 of a box, so we have to round up...27 boxes are ordered for your room. Seems like a lot, but believe me, it is needed.
Now, if you have any full boxes of material left over, Lowes will GLADLY refund the portion not used back to your method of payment. I have worked for Lowes for 9 years(and in a couple different locations/states) and have NEVER seen management turn away any refunds in this type of situation.
Mr. Lowes Hater, what might seem like perfectly good wood, may not have been. As the installer is down on his knees installing your wood, maybe he noticed that the tongue in groove section was damaged?
I, myself, never sign a contract without asking detailed questions about what I am getting and not being pressured into getting something so quickly. I go home and research and research and research! DO NOT SIGN IF YOU DO NOT KNOW 100% WHAT YOU ARE BUYING!
I did not see anywhere in your statement that the hardwood installation looked horrible. I do apologize that your salesperson was not thorough in explaining what the differences are of hardwood flooring. Shame on him/her, that is their job.
Everyone, always measure your own room before any purchase. Lowes will be happy to give you a quote based on your measurements and should tell you what you can expect out of our installation process. Ask questions! I love talking to customers and sharing what I know.
There are always bad apples in any workplace, but do not hate Lowes as a whole because of this instance. I also have to say, if you find a contractor, please hire a licensed and insured contractor. Please look at all credentials! In this instance, Mr. Lowes Hater, if you bought hardwood flooring through an internet order or an outlet center(and it appears that at time of purchase you didn't know anything about hardwood flooring), do you REALLY think that they were going to give you that one on one customer relationship with you and explain the differences of all the wood species and finishes? No, they are not.... you would be on here complaining about their service, too. They are an order taker, fly by night outlet location.
When it is all said and done, Lowes did give you a discount to keep you happy. You must have been happy with the 10% or you would not have accepted it.
We DO appreciate your business and we greatly NEED your business. Please try to go back with another project and see what your experience will be like. If you are not happy with the service, please do not hesitate to speak to the manager on duty. If you DO have a wonderful experience, please tell THAT to the manager on duty.....we like to hear what we are doing RIGHT for the customer, too.
Please post back if you have any other questions or to tell me what your next experience was like....I like hearing form all Lowes customers. I would like to help you, if I can. Have a nice day, Mr. Lowes Hater!
Hello guys, it's really annoying
Hello guys, it's really annoying. I'm really confused. I want to improve the interior of my house before Christmas. In another blog of this same side, the blogger appraised Lowes so excellently that I was almost convinced to order Lowes. Now here, as I can see most people do not have good experience with Lowes. Now please somebody please suggest me what I should do? Dogs
We've had several dealings with the Lowe's in our area, including two floor installs and a tiling job. All contractors were professional and the work was excellent. No complaints at all.
Strangely, I have rarely had anyone come to my house to do work who did not do an excellent job for me. I'm not afraid to respectfully explain what I want. I'm not afraid to ask politely when I see something I'm not sure about or something I'd like to have done differently. I guess I'm just lucky.
I've had different (bad) experiences with BOTH!
The 1st time we got carpet at Lowes. The install went well (contractor was Sun Installation). Not more than a month and a half later, our carpet (Stainmaster II) had serious stain issues. We tried everything to get the carpet clean, but it looked worse than the old carpet we replaced (it was not Berber but a shag carpet). After fighting with Lowes (and Mohawk) and working up the ladder for a year, we finally got our money back. It all culminated when Lowes brought in Stanley Steamer to clean the carpet and I still looked Dirty.
After that experience we went to Home Depot a year later after finally getting tired of the dirty carpet. We bought a Berber carpet that has not had much issues with stains, but the installation was another matter (contractor was USIG). The day of the install seemed to go well. The carpet was installed fine and the contractor was very aggressive about making sure I signed a letter saying that the work was satisfactory. The next weekend I went to clean the shower in my master bathroom and found the tile directly adjacent to the baseboard of out walk-in closet Cracked in the middle (6 shower tiles wide). I called the following Monday to report the incedent and was told that I couldn't prove it was a pre-existing condition because the installers never went into the bathroom. They pushed me off to the Lowes expiditer, who tried to help. Long story short after months with both Lowes and USIG insurance adjusters, they simply denied my claim saying that my shower was "old" and there was no proof that the install caused it. They even threw in my face that I signed-off on a form and said they did a good job. Hmmm.... a crack right down the middles of 6 tiles directly adjacent to where they banged on the baseboard to install the carpet in the closet. I'm not saying they did a bad job, but the reason these companies have insurance is because accidents do happen.
So my warning to you in getting ANY carpet installed is to inspect ALL adjacent rooms before you sign off on ANY work.
Another point on my research after the fact
Also while researching the Home Depot installers (in this case USIG in Orlando), I found a lot of information about Home Depot picking the lowest bidders for contractors and then not paying them on time which many contractors complain about online (just Google Home Depot and USIG). This causes morale issues and poor quality employer retention.
see http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/home-depot-c94621.html
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Reston, VA – Rolls-Royce has partnered with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech to create the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems (CCAPS), a virtual research and technology center of excellence. This unique, public-private partnership goes beyond previous research agreements to create a framework in which the partners will tackle the technology challenges of today and tomorrow.
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I will be doing a bathroom remodel in the next 6 months. I will probably buy my own fixtures. Are there any good sources for Kohler tubs?? |
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Which Kohler tubs are you interested in? |
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We bought two different Kohler tubs for our new house. The best price on one was from Ferguson, the best price on the other from Home Depot. Our local Ferguson was very gracious about giving us the plumber's price since we were working with a plumber who bought supplies from them, even though we placed the order directly. |
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Our Kohler whirlpool from HD which was half the price of the local showroom. |
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>kohler americast Cambridge Yes, they have good prices on Americast, but that's American Standard, not Kohler. |
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM, August 2, 2013—When the new Spaceport America Visitor Center and Spaceport Tour debuts next summer it will put eyes on a whole new era of possibilities.
For now, however, the State of New Mexico, which has put in more than $209 million into the planning and development of what will be a key tourist attraction, if not seminal commercial platform for aviation and rocket technology, is offering a first look into just what's in store for the future of travel. Authorities are putting their money on the fact that Spaceport America will bring a jackpot in tourism to southern New Mexico.
To that end, what is currently a three-hour bus tour from Truth or Consequences offered by Follow the Sun Tours will be come a six-hour tour of real and imagined space launches when Spaceport America opens to the public in 2014. Former Disney imagineers, rocket engineers and interior designers are busy at work creating the Spaceport Visitors Center and tour, which promises to be the tour of the future meeting travel of the future.
Arrival: Spaceport America Visitor Center
Spaceport's location is a two-hour drive from Albuquerque or an hour's drive from Las Cruces. The tour experience starts in the Visitors Center where you can purchase tickets if you have not already done so online, get "clearance" and obtain a boarding pass. Because the tour is showcasing an authentic working spaceport, the center must confirm names, hometowns, and email addresses. It's advised to arrive an hour ahead of scheduled departure. And naturally there is an app for all this. The app offers a preview of the exploration to come plus alerts on departure times once you log in your reservation number.
The center has its own attractions as well: exhibits on orbital and sub-orbital space travel, New Mexico's rich history, looks at local advancement of space flight, plus a rocket-centered gift shop and café.
Departure: Spaceport Central
Shuttles then head to Spaceport Central where the Quarterdeck has all the restrooms, gifts and merchandise (exclusive Spaceport America apparel, keepsakes, and mission gear) and snack for the long trip to come. Also find there the Event Horizon Theater and Show Countdown Screen offering a 3D orientation to Spaceport America.
As with most attractions in the world, there is a wait. So the imagineers have made it entertaining with a wander through Cosmos Hall. There find priceless artifacts of human evolution and invention on display: arrowheads and flint stones, musket balls and broaches, railroad spikes and canteens, crumpled fuselages and blast shards.
Sophisticated video games also have there moment here. Check out the Launch Window that puts a different part of a commercial space launch into the player's hands. Players can design the spaceship/craft a mission, select the ground/order flight crew to carry out the mission, and make sure the launch vehicle is properly configured and compete against each other for that race into space.
Soon the show countdown screen opens and it's time to pick up a pair of 3D glasses and enter the theater. The 3D feature shown is called "Aspira," about the inspiring can-do spirit of the many pioneers at Spaceport America. The theater also supports live presentations as Spaceport America picks up briefing feeds from JPL, NASA, and other space agencies about their launch activity, satellites, and rovers in English and Spanish through added listening devices.
After Aspira, it's time to move onto MissionCore, where you can actually test your tolerance for playing, living, and working in space. You can see how many G's you can handle while controlling a flight wheel or what rolling inside a 6-axis gyro cage in free fall. The younger astronauts to be can run wild in KidSpaceport.
Because Spaceport America is actually a working spaceport, you'll see scientists and technicians in different corridors assembling, preparing, and testing payloads prior to their launches into space. At Payload Processing, watch scientists work on the next instrument packages and experimental payloads to go up into space. And there is even a payload specialist on hand to interpret what guests are seeing through the large observation wall.
Then it's time for launch. Visitors take the local Launch Wagon to a nearby site and prepare to send rockets up in the air and payloads out into space. These are often high altitude helium balloons that get released daily in the course of certain experiments and tests. Guests get to send up smaller rockets that share some of the same propulsion and ballistic properties as those officially in progress. But there's only one official high altitude balloon release a day and so you should not miss that one.
Up the Astronaut Walk
Next, head up the Astronaut Walk to the hangar (the same entrance that Virgin Galactic's astronauts take when first arriving at the building). There, the Virgin Galactic's well-heeled astronauts-for-a-day (who each pay some $250,000 for the experience) are in preparation for their launch – a training that takes two days. Sometimes, the Flightline Tour is held up for a few minutes while Virgin Galactic welcomes a VIP passenger, usually a celebrity, or politician or simply someone who has a lot of money and wants to use it for a day in space.
Through the Gateway to Space
The Gateway to Space terminal hangar facility also houses a 4,000-square-foot area dedicated to telling the story of Virgin Galactic. Combined with the vehicle tour around the Spaceport property, the Flightline tour lasts an hour.
Launch, then Lunch
Soon you will be heading back to Spaceport Central where you can find lunch, rather than another launch, in the galaxy themed-restaurant, or buy futuristic gifts in the sizable shop, or watch continuous 2D showings in the Horizon Theater of "Spaceport Today," which showcasing imagery from recent launches and space activity.
However, should you want to catch Spaceport America now, you will do it through Follow the Sun Tours, which runs regular bus tours of the space platform site from Truth or Consequences. Pick up and drop off for this tour happens at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, where guests can get a complimentary hot breakfast or afternoon snack with the purchase of a tour. Bonus: Holiday Inn Express offers a 10 percent discount on room rates with purchase of a Spaceport America Preview Tour ticket. Call (575) 894-3900.
Follow the Sun ticket prices are $59 for adults, $49 for teens ages 13-17; and $29 for children 12 and under. There is a minimum requirement of three guests per tour. For reservations, call 575-740-6894 or book online at spaceplacenm.com
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HELP! Our screw drive garage door opener has a problem. It won't open or close....just sounds like it's working. If you manually close it & then disengage the door via the rope & then re-engage it the it will open & close maybe once and then it stops again. What would cause this? |
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RAZR M Home Launcher & Circle Widgets For JB OTA RAZR
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Who cares I didn't do this for credit I did it to share the files I had which are different from the xda threadGive credit where credit is do...This has already been posted
Thanks Sherri
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Anyone know how to get the notification counters working for this? I tried using the Tesla Unread app but I'm pretty sure that only works for Nova.
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Yes.... you need to download Quickview.apk and install as a system app.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 09:19 PM
I don't know what I am doing wrong!!
I am still getting "Cannot be installed on 3rd party launchers" when trying to put the Circle Widget on my homescreen.
On JB OTA leak.
And I know I have the RAZR M launcher installed. Swipe from left to right brings up quick settings.
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I know the RAZR M launcher sucks. I don't like the screens all to the right plus it was laggy.There has got to be some way to trick the Circles widget into thinking you are running the stock launcher because the stock launcher is crap and all anyone really wants is the widget. Is there any way to see _how_ its checking what launcher you are running? I'm guessing its probably not as easy as editing one of the XML files in the apk or someone would have surely figured it out by now.
Went back to stock screen for right now.
There are so many directions out there and so many files it is hard to tell which is what. Sherry apparently just installed the 4 apk files and everything was hunky-dory. OP has 5 files, the newly introduced circleconfig.apk which I have not seen in any other download.
Someone else is telling us to extract some lib files from the homescreen.apk and copy those to the lib directory.
Yet someone else is saying copy the files to system/app and install twice after holding your nose jumping up and down saying "rubber baby buggy bumpers" while simultaneously rubbing their tummies in a circular motion.
Then when I went back to stock, reboot and no homescreen. Cannot navigate whatsoever. Then I realize that the original homescreen.apk must have the lower case "h" and not capital H like the replacement RAZR M file. Renamed the file through adb and now have my original launcher back.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 08:02 PM
(You must be on a ROM with safestrap to install flashable zip.)
If you want notification counters... install quickview.apk as a system app and change permissions.
Same goes for the favorites widget.
If you follow this... all should work fine.
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IF you are on a ROM... you can use safestrap and flash the zip file from above.
I am not on a custom ROM..I am on Jellybean with root
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you can re-flash to ICS. (It won't boot.) Then re-flash the JB ota upgrade. YOu will lose root but can used the new exploit to get root back,
only other think I would know to tell you to try would be to go to the playstore (from a pc) and install a home app like Apex. (Not sure if that will work... but it might be worth a shot. I have installed several programs that way... but not a home app... and not with the home.apk not loading.) Hopefully it will install and then let you use Apex instead of the home apk. IF it installs... you can then re-install the home.apk. Don't forget to set the permissions if you re-install home,apk via RE.
Posted 10 February 2013 - 10:43 PM
Attach USB cable and run program and select 1 blur options. Then select option 2. Install Stock Motorola Launcher/Circle widgets.
That might do the trick.
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HELP!! I think i bricked my phone! I used ES File Manager to copy the homescreen.apk into sys/app folder... I restarted and now i'm stuck on the bootscreen! I manager to get it to boot, but no app button or launcher or anything..I can recieve calls and texts..thats about it
I did the same thing just boot up and pull drop down menu go to settings then push and hold search key it will open Google type in es file explorer then fix your problem
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I am having tons of issues with this. Already had to wipe and reset my phone once, and issues still remain. It tells me every time I go to add the circles widget that the widget cannot be displayed or is not compatible with this home screen. I've tried 3 different programs to do the system/app replacing stuff. there is just lack of a solid step by step detailed guide on what to do, so I am just googling and trying a mishmash of different instruction sets. Would really like to find some reliable steps for doing this on Jelly Bean.
Also the messaging app that has been included with several of the packages does not install no matter what. It just says failed, and now leaves me with no texting app on my phone. This is something of a mess.
Posted 17 April 2013 - 08:07 PM
1. The circle widget is only compatible with the RAZR M or I launchers. (M is the one included in this install.) Make sure you are running the new M launcher. (Whatever launcher you are running is not the new one. That is why you are getting the 3rd party error.)
2. Down load a home manager app and see which one is running.
3. For JB install... I recommend goto this install....
It's a simpler install and you also get the new JB search bar.
Posted 18 April 2013 - 04:43 PM
1. The circle widget is only compatible with the RAZR M or I launchers. (M is the one included in this install.) Make sure you are running the new M launcher. (Whatever launcher you are running is not the new one. That is why you are getting the 3rd party error.)
2. Down load a home manager app and see which one is running.
3. For JB install... I recommend goto this install....
It's a simpler install and you also get the new JB search bar.
Thanks for the reply. What's the best way to do this step by step? I've been sort of following several guides, but none of them are working the right way.
Edit: Let me give you the reason why I ask: for example, when I try to use some programs to copy things over to system/app, it tells me "copy failed" for no reason at all, while other programs let me do it. then sometimes I go into one of these programs that I copied over to system/app, and try to install the app, and I get a crazy message like "unable to parse package". None of this makes any logical sense, and I can't find any how to guides to avoid this type of nonsense. It seems to just be random with one app or the other.
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Easiest way to install.... if you are running a ROM is to flash the flashable zip in safestrap.
You can also use root expolyer to install the system app folder. Don't "install". Copy the file to the folder and remember to change permissions to RWRR. Re-boot. Also... if you are replacing the home app... install a 2nd home like APEX. That way if the new home app fails... APEX will still be there. (You can delete APEX later if you want.)
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Phreaky: 1431 days ago
Lol @ 40. Might want to look up that info again TMZ. Pretty sure she's not 40.
Alex Lieberman: 1431 days ago
Please, 30 or 40, her back looks like one of those lizard things from "V"!!!
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Who cares what age she is!!! She needs a good feed by the looks of things.
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what you mean to tell me when you hunch over you can't see your spine at all? lol oh. well than again not everyone is thin, its ok.
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I think the TMZ reporter partied with Lindsey and Charlie Sheen last night..can't get the FACT straignt....oh wait, X'tina just called and she was with them too..LOL
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If you hunch over and you don't see any definion you are wayyyyy to chubby. fyi.
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Aucuba japonica
Japanese Aucuba
Evergreen, Shrubs, Decorative fruit or berries
Native from the Himalayas to Japan. These seedlings vary in leaf form and variegations; many varieties are offered. The species is densely covered with shiny, dark green, toothed leaves 3–8 in. long, 1 1/2–3 in. wide, but the most commonly sold forms are spotted and splashed with yellow variegation. Standard green-leafed aucuba grows at a moderate rate to 6–10 ft. (sometimes 15 ft.) tall and wide. Can be kept lower by pruning.
Minute dark maroon flowers in earliest spring are followed by clusters of bright red, 3/4-in. berries in fall and winter. Both sexes must be planted to ensure fruit set. A green-leafed variety called 'Rozannie' is self-fruitful, producing a heavy crop of berries without a pollenizer.
'Mr. Goldstrike'Grows to 4–6 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. Covered with shiny green, toothed leaves 3–8 in. long, 1 1/2–3 in. wide, heavily splashed with gold variegation. This is a male variety.
This variety's leaves have golden yellow centers and edges of dark green dotted yellow. Grows to 6–10 ft. tall and wide. Female.
'Serratifolia'Grows 4–6 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide. Covered with dark all-green, toothed leaves 3–8 in. long, 1 1/2–3 in. wide. This is a female variety.
'Variegata', often called gold dust plant, is the best-known aucuba. It has dark green leaves spotted with yellow; plants may be male or female.
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Ligustrum 'Suwannee River'
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The list has been a bit quiet recently so I thought it might be nice for those
interested to get a status update from a few of the more active companies. I
hope this email will spur others to send in some info on the movements in our
little niche market.Boost Hardware Ltd.
Some of you may remember that I started a company called Boost Hardware which
was attempting to provide portable Linux Audio Machines. I sold one item and
haven't had much interest since then. The company is now in rest mode while
waiting for an opportunity to present itself.DJCJ.
DJCJ was originally a concept that has become a promotion company. We are now
based in Bangkok, Thailand where there is a very active international
of electronic musicians. We have started organising a regular event focused on
Dub and Dancehall. This event will serve as a marketing opportunity and
ground for music I am producing and will also allow me to promote Linux
Audio as
a platform. In the next year we will expand our tour schedule into Singapore,
Shanghai, Seoul, Taiwan. My goal is to be able to provide a tour circut for
Linux Audio producers once DJCJ is established in the region.S-N-E.
I have started up a new company called S-N-E (Simple & Effective) which is a
website design company specialising in online shopping websites using open
source software. It is looking good that we will be the design company
for a medium sized music label based in England, a retail business in
Hawaii, and a
Japanese/Thai clothing manufacturer.I look forward to your comments and other status reports.
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
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Http://www.djcj.org/gigs - Gigs Guide Korea
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Happy Valentine's Day from Math-Drills.Com! This page includes Valentine's Day math worksheets decorated with Valentine's Day symbols on math topics such as patterning, multiplying and dividing. These worksheets cover some basic topics that you might want to review the week or day of Valentine's. We hope you appreciate the extra love that we put into these worksheets. Some of the Valentine's Day math worksheets may be fairly large due to the number of images included.
Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.
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What better way to say, "I love you," than with a creative design on a piece of our Valentine's Day Graph Paper. We started you off with candies, roses and a card ... you do the rest. Maybe you would like to use the graph paper to make a new avatar for your love or a golden rectangle to show their beauty.
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The Hundred Chart Puzzle is a teacher-led activity that challenges students to use their knowledge of number order to complete a puzzle that results in a writing prompt or perhaps a letter to a friend. The Valentine's Day Cards activities uses some authentic situations to encourage students to complete word problems related to number order.
Valentine's Day Math Worksheets -- Patterns
The Valentine's Day Patterning worksheets have a lot of images on them which makes them large pdf files. If you don't have a fast Internet connection, you may want to right-click and save.
One idea for some students is to cut out the answer boxes from the second page and let them place/glue the pictures into the correct places.
Valentine's Day Math Worksheets -- Multiplication
Multiply your love with these worksheets that review the multiplication facts from 1 to 12.
Valentine's Day Addition
For students who need a little help adding some love to their life, try these Valentine's addition worksheets. Find out how many chocolates are in the candy box with the Chocolates Mystery addition worksheets.
Valentine's Day Math Worksheets -- Mixed Operations
These missing digits worksheets might confuse students even more than love does. There is nothing to worry about, however, because they will figure out both if they persevere.
A few pages of mixed operations for your students. There are 50 questions on each page and a scoring system that uses hearts.


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I have a ventless fireplace in my condo that has never worked quite right from the day we moved in. There are many issues, and after paying a technician to come out two different times, I am sick of dumping money into it. I want to get figured out what is going on, so maybe if a tech needs to come out again, I can give some "direction".
First, it makes a horrible smell. I have tried to open the doors and windows, but it really doesn't go away. Second, I have a combo carbon monoxide/smoke detector that always goes off when I turn on the fireplace. Only the smoke side goes off though. Third, after running for about 10 minutes it shuts itself off, including the pilot light. Finally, the pilot light is about 4 inches high. Maybe that is normal because it is mostly blue with only a spot of yellow at the top, I have just never seen one that high. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Spare and incisive, the poems in Losing the Ring in the River deal with three strong women—Clara, Emma, and Liz, women who are tough, often sassy, and have dreams that aren't quelled by the realities they face.
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Venice Baroque Orchestra
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Orchestra offers romantic selections for Valentine's Day
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Venice Baroque Orchestra will set just the right mood for Valentine's Day when it performs selections from romantic, Neapolitan operas on Friday, Feb. 14, at Johnson County Community College.
The orchestra, with guest vocalist counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky, will appear at 8 p.m. in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall. Dr. Paul Laird, a professor of musicology at the University of Kansas, will provide a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. in Polsky Theatre, located adjacent to Yardley. Laird's talk is free and open to the public.
Tickets, which are $40 and $30, are available through the college box office at 913-469-4445 or online at jccc.edu/TheSeries. A pre-show dinner also is being offered for $30. Prepaid reservations must be made through the college box office by noon Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Philippe Jaroussky Photo by Marco Borggreve |
Jaroussky, born in France in 1978, has already established himself as one of the major singers in the international musical world. He has worked with some of the best baroque orchestras and has been praised in all of the most prestigious concert halls and theaters in France.
With the orchestra led by concertmaster Gianpiero Zanocco, the selections will come to life, providing a perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day with the one you love. The program includes works by Porpora, Leo and Cimarosa, leading composers of the 18th century Neapolitan and Baroque periods.
The orchestra was founded in 1997 by Marcon, a Baroque scholar and harpsichordist. It is recognized as one of the premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. The orchestra has received wide critical acclaim for its concert and opera performances throughout North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Korea.
This concert is co-presented with the Friends of Chamber Music-Kansas City.