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- May 16:
- Fine Living: Wonderland of inviting rooms at S.F. Decorator Showcase
- Apr 25:
- Fine Living: Sausalito's Serena & Lily brings its furnishings to San Francisco
- Apr 18:
- Fine Living: Real gardens in Marin to dream over
- Apr 11:
- Fine Living: Novato's Vinny Sebastiano sheds light on flipping houses on HGTV
- Apr 4:
- Fine Living: Helping a family with Secret Garden Tour in Inverness
- Mar 28:
- Fine Living: The sweet rewards of attracting honeybees
- Mar 21:
- Fine Living: Bringing out the promise of Eichlers
- Mar 14:
- Fine Living: Mill Valley's Emily Murphy is out to cultivate green thumbs
- Mar 7:
- Fine Living: Floral design in bloom at Bouquets to Art
- Feb 28:
- Fine Living: Inspiring ideas in Sunset's new 'Western Garden Book'
- Feb 21:
- Fine Living: Alluring ways to feed the birds
- Feb 14:
- Fine Living: A visit to Taiwan with orchids on the mind
- Feb 7:
- Fine Living: Getting more water wise in gardens
- Jan 31:
- Fine Living: From garden to table in 'Harvest Cookbook'
- Jan 24:
- Fine Living: Tips to freshen up your outdoor space
- Jan 17:
- Fine Living: Tips to revive your indoor space
- Jan 10:
- Fine Living: Fresh ideas and style at FOG Design +Art
- Dec 20:
- Fine Living: Green Cycler makes composting easier
- Dec 13:
- Fine Living: Sausalito's Suzanne Tucker shares her secrets for interiors
- Nov 30:
- Fine Living: Enjoy the decked halls with Tour de Noel in Ross
- Nov 22:
- Fine Living: Prune trees before winter storms arrive
- Nov 15:
- Fine Living: Couple curates designer wares at Terrestra in Mill Valley
- Nov 8:
- Fine Living: Designer Ann Lowengart adds modern touch to Napa Showhouse
- Nov 1:
- Fine Living: West Elm reopens in style in Mill Valley
- Oct 25:
- Fine Living: Fresh colors sprouting up for tulips
- Oct 18:
- Fine Living: Stop and smell the roses at Russian Tea and Fragrance fest
- Oct 11:
- Fine Living: Joann and Arielle Eckstut explore 'The Secret Language of Color'
- Oct 4:
- Fine Living: All abuzz over autumn honey
- Sep 27:
- Fine Living: An artistic look at the flora of Alcatraz
- Sep 13:
- Fine Living: Novato duo merge love of art, products with Caryl B.
- Sep 6:
- Fine Living: Larkspur artist Dalva captures spirit of animals
- Aug 30:
- Fine Living: Birds of a feather flock to National Heirloom Expo
- Aug 23:
- Fine Living: Designer creates a mood with custom boat interiors
- Aug 16:
- Fine Living: Sausalito's arks open for annual Floating Homes Tour
- Aug 2:
- Fine Living: Style boosters arrive in Nicasio's Nutmeg, Mill Valley's 7 on Locust
- Jul 26:
- Fine Living: Find feathered friend for family at Marin Humane Society
- Jul 20:
- Fine Living: Downy mildew's withering effect on impatiens
- Jul 6:
- Fine Living: Season for sales around Marin
- Feb 23:
- Fine Living: Making the most of the garden year-round
NEXT WEEKEND MARKS the 17th annual Sunset Celebration Weekend where home, garden, food and travel exhibitors from around the West mix and mingle with a Bay Area audience.
This year, the work of Fairfax resident and garden designer Davis Dalbok of Living Green will be part of the event's centerpiece.
"I was honored to be asked," he says. "I think Sunset knows that one of my fortes is creating the tropical look in our subtropical environment."
There's always a happy, party atmosphere that pervades this event, spreading throughout Sunset magazine's one-acre lawn and breezy California-style headquarters.
Tented booths feature some of the West's most exceptional products and tourist destinations. And, there are also talks on travel, home and garden, along with a trio of Tesla cars on display, sweet avocado cupcakes from the California Avocado Commission to sample, and cooking demonstrations including, for an extra charge, a Weber Cooking School.
"Every year we have a new marquis destination within Sunset Celebration and this year it's a garden exhibit," says Sunset's Sarah Gaffney. Its concept is Small Spaces, Big Dreams.
"Our garden editors are always in the field scouting locations," she says. "And, the most common problem they hear is that most people don't have a palatial garden, they just have postage stamp-sized gardens and they're stumped."
So, Sunset invited four leading garden designers, and its own garden editors, to come up with their own garden scheme that fit within a 25-by-25-foot square.
"They met here once in March, saw the site, had three weeks to come up with a plan, and basically built their gardens from scratch, on asphalt," Gaffney explains. "People will be blown away."
These five smart and stylish gardens demonstrate how to make every detail count:
Tropical, designed by Dalbok's Living Green, is his ode to mimicking nature in a tropical way using cold-hardy plants.
He's infused his space with "a riot of color," he says, through a cantilevered vertical wall planted with hibiscus, bottlebrush and bromeliads; and added grasses, philodendron, Strelitzia and cannas and a grotto of ferns. "It's like when you go hiking in Marin and you see monkey flowers at the top of a sunny slope then see ferns as you enter the shade."
For more interest, he mixed a dramatic geological waterfall-washed boulder from Bali with Balinese stone planters, a Franz Arner water sculpture entitled "Moon Phases," a fire pit and cantilevered benches. "It's all very modern with the twist of authentic Balinese artifacts."
Woodland, by Ground Cover Landscaping, recalls a camping experience with a large redwood tree and Sunset's Tiny House, a 172-square-foot house on wheels; a fire pit; dining table and the bed of a 1942 pickup truck filled with Sunbrella-encased pillows ready for stargazing.
Urban Calm, by Growsgreen Landscape Design, shows a chic side to gardening with a large concrete table and a large sofa made from reclaimed wood, salvaged by the designer from local dumpsters, and dressed up with Sunbrella pillows.
Edible Bounty, by Berkeley's Star Apple Edible + Fine Gardening replicates a food forest concept, where nearly all plants are produce.
Desert Modern, by Sunset's garden editors, featuring white pavers, a hanging chair and an outdoor shower, is "very Palm Springs," Gaffney says. "This is the space where, if you were in the desert, you'd want to go to in order to recharge."
The common theme to all five gardens is that they celebrate a small footprint, Gaffney says. "These spaces are all attainable and at the end of the day, we want people to be inspired and re-create some of these ideas at home.
PJ Bremier writes on home, garden, design and entertaining topics. She may be contacted at P.O. Box 412, Kentfield, CA 94914, or at email@example.com.
if you go
What: Celebration Weekend
Where: Sunset Magazine, 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 31 and June 1
Admission: $18 to $20, children 12 and younger admitted free
Information: 650-321-3600; sunset.com/cw
More: Parking is available in nearby lots and at Facebook Headquarters at 1601 Willow Road in Menlo Park


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Album review
It cannot be said of Hot Chip's particular muse that she is a complacent, idle creature.
In the decade that the London group have existed, they have done all of the following, mostly with considerable panache: become ardently beloved festival favourites, been the subject of widely celebrated music videos, acquired formidable reputations as DJs, collaborated with Robert Wyatt and Peter Gabriel, and remixed what feels like a substantial percentage of all the popular songs ever recorded. They've also now made four albums of their own, each at least interesting and at most astonishing. One Life Stand, by no means perfect is, at its best, their best yet.
It says much about Hot Chip that their errors tend to be of enthusiastically overcooking good ideas, rather than desperately wringing out bad ones. The opening track here, "Thieves In The Night", is a case in point - a slow-building, multi-layered funky disco saunter, densely populated by ghosts of Visage's "Fade To Grey" too numerous not to have been deliberately summoned. It's an extraordinary confection, supporting a soaring vocal melody, but rather outstays its welcome at just over six minutes. Not for the last time here, Hot Chip sound like they're having too much fun to know quite when to stop.
The upside of this is that for the first time, Hot Chip sound entirely relaxed about the idea that they're a pop group - One Life Stand contains little trace of the discordant outings or rather rigidly utilitarian dance grooves they seemed to feel obliged to deploy on previous albums. This is an album that sees Hot Chip freeing themselves of the surly bonds of their more orthodox dance and electronic influences and settling comfortably into the orbit of New Order and Pet Shop Boys (and possibly beyond, indeed - it is supremely undifficult to imagine "I Feel Better" as a globally ubiquitous hit for Madonna, and not just because of a passing resemblance to "La Isla Bonita").
There are several possible shots at the big time here, all the more impressive for their apparent insouciance. The supremely pretty, melancholy gospel affirmation "Brothers" reminds why it was a shame that mid-'80s synth-pop pathfinders Dream Academy and It's Immaterial didn't have a second hit each. "Slush" is a quietly epic piano ballad, not unrelated to REM's "Everybody Hurts", haunted by the ghostly babble of the positively Swingle Singers-style a cappella backdrop that loops behind it (a trope revisited on the album's most obvious dance track, "We Have Love"). The title track is a brilliantly orchestrated corralling of Hot Chip's riotously disparate influences: thunderous Daft Punk keyboard riffs, clamorous steelpan drum (contributed by Trinidadian legend Fimber Bravo), sounds which might well have been borrowed from a 1980s computer game, a warped vocal sample that might have wandered into the mix from Radiohead's Amnesiac, and a dash of Orange Juice-ish rhythm guitar.
These fabulous mŽlanges are decorated further by the voices of core Hot Chip members Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard - the former fragile and feather-light, the latter mournful and mumbled, the both eerily complementary (as best demonstrated on the duet "Keep Quiet"). By accident or design, the lyrics repeatedly threaten to subside into the mindless positivity which makes so much electronic music feel like an aerobics lesson, only to reveal themselves as something darker, something deeper: for every "We have love, give it up, give it up", there's at least one "Heaven is nowhere..."
It isn't a coincidence that this, Hot Chip's most focused album, is also their finest - more ruthless editing in future will doubtless yield even more spectacular results. The most emblematic track of One Life Stand is "Hand Me Down Your Love" - a disco song set to a four-square rock beat, which briefly promises to erupt into a hands-in-the-air-like-you-just-don't-care floor-filler before instead blooming into an expansive chorus and exquisite string arrangement. Like the album as a whole and the group who made it, it's intriguing, beguiling, occasionally too clever by half - but never, ever boring.
Andrew Mueller
Alexis Taylor
Do you think of each LP as a progression from/reaction to its predecessor?
There was a fair amount of reaction to the last record, in that for that one we made a virtue of stylistic and acoustic/spatial differences, in small tribute to some of my favourite sprawling double albums. For this one, we felt it would be nice to make something which was more coherent as a listening experience.
With such a diverse array of influences - and band members - how torturous or otherwise is the process of deciding what's a good idea and what isn't?
We lost some great songs for the sake of the 'whole' that is the record, but they will surface soon, I am sure. It worked well in terms of all of us contributing. People seemed to know when to go to sleep, or to the pub, or make up a brilliant keyboard part, depending on the circumstances.
What do you learn from working with someone like Robert Wyatt?
A lot about working quickly, and using what you have at your disposal to great effect - but I think I'm still taking it all in from that experience, to be honest. His wife, Alfie, made us great food, as well, while we worked, and it was really amazing to be in their company.
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Fayette eliminates 21 vacancies to recoup retirement savings promise
County replaced 22 of 32 employees who retired in June
Fayette County's new county administrator last week eliminated 21 vacant positions across various county departments to create the nearly $2 million savings projected by the use last year of an early retirement program for county employees.
Steve Rapson said he was surprised to learn that the county had hired 22 new employees to take the place of the departing 32 employees, which stood to wipe out a significant chunk of the projected savings from the early retirement program.
Since county officials had estimated last year that the program would save about $2 million, however, drastic action was necessary to make good on that promise, Rapson told The Citizen Monday.
Rapson said he eliminated vacant positions on a department by department basis to achieve each department's projected savings with the early retirement program. As an example, the information systems department was projected to save $126,000 but after the rehiring process the savings slipped to $22,000.
To recoup the remaining $104,000 in projected savings from the early retirement program, Rapson abolished two vacant positions in that department: a network administrator and a systems analyst.
Such actions were taken in each department to achieve the necessary cost savings for the upcoming fiscal year's budget, Rapson said. So far Rapson has brought the savings to $1.80 million, slightly short of the $1.9 million target of the early retirement plan.
"Of the positions I'm abolishing, none of these current employees are getting a pink slip," said Rapson.
Rapson credited the new board of commissioners for directing him to make sure the early retirement program netted the necessary savings.
"Let's just say this administration is handling things differently than the previous administration," Rapson said. "I'm a big believer in we do what we say we're going to do."
Rapson said he doesn't anticipate any reduction in service levels due to the vacant positions because many of them had been vacant since June and some had been vacant for even longer.
"We've been thinning in some departments," Rapson said.
Seems as though Mr Rapson has begun his assault on the leadership or lack there of in Fayette County! Learned today that Allen McCullough is retiring from his position as Director of Public Safety, there is many in the County that understand how long this has needed to take place, the County Fire Staff should have never been utilized to further the agenda of one man as it has in recent years. It's good to know that the emails from several citizens to Steve Brown in regards to this issue have came to a head and maybe some financial constraint can be displayed and smart fiscal decisions can be made without hidden agendas as in years past!!
B-R-A-W-N Power ! Yes, Rapson is a good choice to manage the County.
He knows what he is doing and how to get it done. If the commissioners will stay out of his way-and I indeed think they will- FC will definitely benefit a LOT. Gone will be the days of Krakael(UGH) or Chris Cofty(more UGH)
Rapson is a class act and very experienced in dealing with the sharks and in a better position now as county mgr than PTC Councilmember to suit his abilities.
I am happy as can be with him running Fayette County. Hope the SB factor stays suppressed.
Good man, Steve (meaning Rapson) and doing a good job.
I suspect Mr. Rapson is passing too much credit to others for this fine work. Some people can learn something from the way he handles success
Bravo for you! Sounds to me like the County is in need of a complete "Manpower Survey" to determine accurate personnel needs to accomplish mandated or "necessary" functions. At the same time, suggest a Functional review might result in elimination of some functions with the ultimate goal of eliminating more positions. We already have a bloated Fed Govt; We certainly don't need a bloated County Govt!. Regardless, I say "well done" to Mr.Rapson!


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im giving away as many cuttings or whole plant in ground of salvia 'anthony parker' and 'macrophylla' i got from the rancho santa ana botanic garden sale because i have more than i have room for. if your anywhere near duarte near [ pasadena san gabriel valley area] and you want to get some let me know. |
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Hi, I know this is months later but I would love to have the salvia and macrophylla you got. I'm near Pasadena. Pleast let me know if it is available. What color is the bloom? Thanks! |
I'm sure we can work something out. It's been awhile since I've been on this site , but I got your message in my email, sorry but there is no email address for me to respond to. |
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Saturday, October 31
Bulldog Stadium
Attendance: 27,721
Fresno, CA (Sports Network) - Ryan Mathews ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Fresno State Bulldogs to a 31-27 win over the Utah State Aggies in Western Athletic Conference action at Bulldog Stadium.
Mathews, who entered the week as the nation's leading rusher, carried the ball 23 times for the Bulldogs (5-3, 4-1 WAC) as they won their fourth straight outing. Ryan Colburn converted 17-of-27 passes for 256 yards and a score as well.
The Aggies (2-6, 1-3), losers of four of the last five, were paced by Diondre Borel who hit on 20-of-31 passes for 240 yards and a score, adding another 105 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. Robert Turbin turned in a strong outing with his 19 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown.
USU scored the first points of the game early in the first quarter as they took the opening drive 75 yards before settling for a 26-yard field goal by Chris Ulinski, the kicker finishing the day 2-of-4 on field goal attempts.
Mathews and the Bulldogs responded with a nine-yard TD run just minutes later, but with 8:20 remaining in the first frame the Aggies moved to a 10-7 as Borel hit Xavier Bowman with a five-yard TD strike.
Fresno State put up 10 straight points as Seyi Ajirotutu reeled in an 18-yard TD strike from Colburn and kicker Kevin Goessling knocked through a lengthy 50-yard effort to provide the home team with a 17-10 edge.
The Aggies bounced back and closed the half on a 17-0 run as both Turbin and Borel hit the end zone on a one-yard runs and Ulinski converted a 23-yard field goal as time expired in the half to provide the visitors with a 27-17 halftime advantage.
From there the game belonged to the Bulldogs as Lonyae Miller scored on a two- yard run and Mathews handed the win over to FSU with a 10-yard TD run with just under five minutes to play in the fourth.
Utah State, which converted 11-of-19 on third down, generated 503 yards of total offense as it posted 24 more offensive plays than Fresno State.
Terry Leyden
Gary Crum
Head Linesman:
Steve Fleming
Line Judge:
Rodrick Pearson
Side Judge:
Andy Castagnola
Back Judge:
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Field Judge:
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Stonington Methodist Episcopal Church
Step back in history in the lovely prairie village of historic Stonington. The Late Gothic Revival style of the 1917 white clapboard Methodist-Episcopal Church recalls New England design. Local craftsman W. S. Murray, a postmaster from a nearby small Kansas town, built the church and many of the small residences in town. It was the second church built--and the only identified example of this style--in Baca County. The original wood weathervane and bell are still functional.
Stonington was established in 1887 and was named for the rocky stream near the original site. It was the hub for the surrounding community until Walsh was established in 1926.
48854 County Rd. X
Walsh, CO 81090
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This time around, e-tailers stretched the cutoff date to the max. They promised delivery by Christmas for orders placed by Dec. 23, or even later. On top of that, many offered free shipping. As a result, they were forced to absorb additional transportation costs that undercut profits.
The hope among these generous merchandisers was that grateful buyers would become loyal customers. "They realize that the way you first get a customer is often during the holidays," says Maria Haggerty, president of Dotcom Distribution, a provider of e-commerce logistics services. "They're viewing a lot of these increased year-end costs as customer acquisition [expense]."
In addition to the extra cost associated with squeezing delivery windows, there's a risk involved. Consumers have been shown to be highly intolerant of service errors. In a survey by Voxware, Inc., nearly 30 percent of respondents said they would stop shopping with a retailer if they received just one incorrect order. And 62 percent were less likely to continue patronizing the seller if they did not receive an online purchase within two days of the promised delivery date. All the same, the flood of last-minute shipments during the 2013 Christmas shopping season led to numerous instances of late deliveries – and angry customers.
Ramping up to serve holiday shoppers has become the price of admission. "We definitely have the mentality that this is our opportunity," says Haggerty. "Everybody's out to really shine for our clients." Service providers start hatching plans to handle next season's surge on the day after the last one.
For distribution and warehouse operations, more bodies are usually needed. Lots of them. Dotcom Distribution comes close to doubling its workforce just before Thanksgiving. During times of peak activity, it will operate seven days a week with two shifts, adding a third when volume gets especially high.
All those fresh faces create a training challenge. How can a distributor quickly bring new hires up to speed on a facility's procedures and technology? Dotcom Distribution takes it in steps
"We break down everything into their simplest elements," says Haggerty. "A new person might make boxes all day long on the first day, to acclimate to the facility. We'll train them on one element at a time."
Instead of having one worker handle multiple tasks at, say, a packing station, Dotcom will adopt an assembly-line approach. "Speed lines" will be staffed by individuals performing one job: taking a particular item off the cart and placing it into a gift box, then passing it on the next station.
"That's really how you have to manage it," says Haggerty. "You can't bring masses in and train them on everything."
It usually takes only a couple of days to train a willing individual on the system. The most competent might end up training five or 10 others. Within a day or two of Cyber Monday, says Haggerty, the core team is in place.
It's more than a question of adding staff. Even the busiest warehouse can only handle so many people. Efficient operations need to be supplemented first by an investment in infrastructure, and second by the appropriate material-handling technology, says Keith Phillips, chief executive officer of voice systems vendor Voxware.
Internet storefronts have become ubiquitous over the past five to seven years. Merchants who have failed to make the proper service adjustments "are starting to see the ramifications of not being fully prepared," says Phillips.
Dotcom Distribution has the additional challenge of handling both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar orders. Product starts flowing into stores in August, but an effective pipeline needs to include rapid replenishment based on data gathered at point of sale. By midday on Cyber Monday, three days after Black Friday, Dotcom is already receiving orders from stores that have sold out on their initial stocks.
Every holiday season brings surprises. In 2013, Dotcom had several clients who staged promotions "that blew their forecasts out of the water," Haggerty says. That type of good news can turn into disaster, however, if the retailer can't meet the unexpected demand. (And actual demand always seems to be unexpected, notwithstanding the use of highly sophisticated forecasting tools.)
This year, Dotcom did things a bit differently. It relied more heavily on analytics, using real-time data to determine what should go to the stores. Instead of examining orders on a store-by-store basis, it could see exactly where and how product was moving. As a result, it could process replenishments more efficiently, and get product out the door more quickly.
The system today "is more refined," says Haggerty. "We've been able to break down more elements of the process, to get staff up and running a little bit faster. We get better every year."
Meeting peak-season demands in a warehouse can be a grind, but it can also foster a sense of team spirit – especially when the consequences of failure are so dire. "It creates great camaraderie," says Haggerty. "We get good ideas from people with a fresh view."
Still, the job gets tougher every year. Cyber Monday 2013 set new records for volume. FedEx estimated that it handled around 22 million shipments worldwide, an 11-percent increase over the busiest day of the previous season. Rival parcel carriers reported similar gains.
Dotcom Distribution relies on all three of the major players in U.S. parcel delivery – FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. "At the end of the day," says Haggerty, "we just want to make the customer happy. We have a relationship with our clients and suppliers. We're all in this together."
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By Tom Caspar
Need more bench space? Who doesn't? Here's a terrific solution: a folding worktable that's both big and strong.And we mean strong.
You can set it up in only a minute and be ready for routing, sanding, planing—you name it. When you're done, fold up the table into a super-compact unit only five-inches thick and stow it away. Here today, tucked away tomorrow.
This table weighs in at about 70 lbs., a bit more than the full sheet of plywood it's made from.A lighter table made of smaller plywood parts would be more portable,but not stiff enough to use as a real workbench (Photo 1). For heavyduty use, extra weight is actually a plus. This table stays put!
The keys to this table's strength are its wide rails, rigid continuous hinges and hardwood legs. The oversize rails and long hinges prevent the table from racking. The solid-wood legs prevent the plywood end panels from bending or shaking.
Go ahead and shove this table around the shop. The hardwood legs can take the punishment. Folded up, it stands on a durable hardwood rail, so you can slide the table across the floor into a small cubbyhole (Photo 2).
This is a low-cost, easily built plywood project.Total cost is about $75, half for the wood and half for the hardware. You can build it in a day, no sweat, using little more than a tablesaw, jigsaw, hacksaw and a drill. All you have to do is cut a few plywood pieces to size, rip and cut some narrow 3/4-in.-hardwood boards to length and accurately drive in a whole mess of hinge screws. To make setting the hinges a lot easier, we recommend using a self-centering bit (see Sources below).
Build your table from one sheet of an inexpensive grade of birch plywood (about $40). Fir plywood and MDF are even less expensive, but both are inferior substitutes. Fir plywood is usually quite twisted and MDF is way too heavy.
You'll need some 3/4-in. solid wood for mounting the hinges. Plywood won't do, because the hinge screws run into the edge of these boards. This would place the screws between the plies and chances are they wouldn't hold. Pine isn't a great choice, either, because it's too soft to hold small screws well. Go with a hardwood that's milled flat so you can glue its faces together. Birch or red oak are good choices.
Pick up most of the hardware at a hardware store or home center (see the Shopping List). It'll add up to about $35.A good chunk of that is for the continuous hinges, but they're worth it. Standard butt hinges allow too much play and the table would wobble.
The only hard-to-find items are the large knobs on the rails.We used Tstyle knobs because they offer a lot of leverage and have a low profile (about $2 each, see Sources). (Round knobs won't allow the table to fold completely flat.)
Begin by cutting up the entire sheet of plywood (see Fig. B).Note in the Cutting List, that End Panels B and C differ in length by 3/4- in. because they fold underneath stacked blocks of different thicknesses.
Rails D and E require a bit more tablesaw work.Cut grooves in both rails for the threaded rod (Photo 3). You can use a dado set or make multiple cuts with a standard blade. Then create a flat surface for the T-style knobs to bear against (Detail 1) with a crosscut on the tablesaw. Attach a tall backer board to your miter gauge and stand the rails on edge to make these cuts perfectly straight and square. Cut the arches in the rails with a jigsaw.
Keep the jigsaw handy. Cut three clearance holes, one in the edge of Rail E and two in End Panel B (Fig. A). The holes allow all the parts of this table to fold flat.
Four stout bolts with T-handles lock this table together.Cut the bolts to length from threaded rod.Sitting in the groove, with the handle attached, the bolts must stick out about 5/8-in.beyond the end of the rail (Detail 1).
Glue a T-handle onto each threaded rod with epoxy or a special permanent glue made for nuts and bolts, such as Loctite or Thread Locker (available at hardware and auto stores for about $2.50 a tube).Heavily round the other end of the bolt with a file or grinder so it easily engages the T-nut.
Place the bolts and washers in the rail's grooves. The bolts are held in place by small strips of hardwood cut to fit the groove (Fillers J, Detail 1). Glue in the fillers. With a clamp or two, squeeze down on the fillers so they bite into the screw's threads a bit. When the glue is dry, the bolts shouldn't slide freely (or they'll fall out when you fold up the table!). Dab a little grease onto the bolts to make them turn easier.
Cut and drill four plywood blocks to receive T-nuts (Parts H, Detail 2). Pound in the T-nuts and clear the deck for assembling the table. All the parts are now cut to size and ready to go.
Attach three of the hinges to three of the six hardwood Riser Blocks F (Photo 4 and Detail 3). Attach a hinge to Rail D as well (Detail 4). Toss the screws that come with the continuous hinges. They're too short and fragile. Use the larger screws included in the Shopping List. Don't bother to countersink deeper holes in the hinges for these screws.The heads don't show, so it's not worth the trouble.
Put the table together in three stages (Fig. C), upside down, level by level. Test the parts as you go to make sure they fold flat.
Screws alone do a surprisingly good job of aligning the parts and holding this table together. Glue the parts to make the table even stronger.
Step 1. Attach Spacer G1 to the underside of Top A. Butt Rail D to the spacer and screw the hinge to Top A.
Screw Spacer G2 to the top. Butt one Riser Block F with an attached hinge to the spacer and screw the riser block to the top. Clamp Rail E to the hinge and screw the hinge to the rail.
Step 2. Attach a Riser Block F (with no hinge attached) flush with the left side of the table. Screw another Riser Block F (with a hinge attached) on top of it.Attach End Panel B to the hinge.
Thread two T-Nut Blocks H onto the bolts in Rail D and Rail E. Be sure the T-nut faces out (Fig. A). Screw the T-nut blocks onto the end panel (Photo 5).
Step 3. Attach the remaining two Riser Blocks F (without hinges) flush with the right side of the table. Stack the third riser block (with a hinge attached) on top. Attach End Panel C to the hinge. Attach the T-nut blocks the same as before.Glue on the Legs K1 and K2. (Note that they go on the inside of Panel B and the outside of Panel C; see Fig. A.) Glue on the Feet L and attach the handle.
Once the table is assembled, round over all the edges with sandpaper, a file, or better yet, a 3/16-in. round-over bit in a router. To keep the table from rocking on an uneven floor, insert 1/4-in.T-nuts and bolts into the ends of the plywood panels as very simple and easy-to-adjust levelers.
Woodcraft, woodcraft.com, 800-225-1153, T-Style Knobs, 5/16"-18, #142226, $1.19 ea.; 7/64" Self-Centering Hinge Bit for #5 & #6 Screws, #16I41, $12.50.
This story originally appeared in American Woodworker April 2002, Issue #93.
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1. This worktable is built for strength. It won't wobble, sag or walk across the floor. Weighing 70 pounds or so, it's not going anywhere until you stow it away.
2. This table is built like a rock but knocks down in only a minute. You don't need any tools and you don't have to keep track of any loose pieces. Simply unscrew four knobs, fold the rails and legs on top of each other and tuck the worktable away.
3. Cut one long groove in each rail to receive the four pieces of threaded rod that hold the table together. Use a tall fence and a featherboard to steady the workpiece.Then, cut out an arch in the rail so your hands have room to turn the knobs on the threaded rods.
4. Mount the hinges before assembling the table. Positioning the hinges is critically important, but easy to do. Simply fold a hinge over one of the hardwood riser blocks and clamp it in place. Drill pilot holes with a self-centering bit. Drive in the screws, unfold the hinge and you're good to go.
5. Lock the table together with bolts and T-nuts. The T-nuts are buried in wood blocks that are screwed to the table's end panels. Locating the blocks in exactly the right spot is easy.
Step 1. Thread the blocks onto the threaded rod buried in the rail.
Step 2. Swing the rail upright.Then drive a screw through the T-nut block and into the end panel.
Step 3. Unthread the bolt from the T-nut block. Fold the rail down and out of the way.Then drive in the bottom screw through the T-nut block.
4. Trim the face frame flush to the cabinet sides. Use a stop block at the top of the cabinet openings to prevent the router from cutting into the upper rail.


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As part of an effort supporting a state earned income tax credit (EITC), Policy Matters Ohio unveiled an interactive map today that shows the potential benefits to taxpayers in different counties.
For Hamilton County, about 19 percent of tax-filing households would qualify for the program. A 10-percent EITC would return about $15.6 million to households in Hamilton County, or about $225 on average for each qualifying filer. A 20-percent EITC would return about $31.2 million to Hamilton County, with each qualifying filer getting about $451 on average.
EITC is a tax credit that goes to working families, typically favoring low- and middle-income earners with children. It is already used by the federal government and several states to progressively reward employment.
Since then, Ohio House Republicans have rejected most of Kasich's tax proposals, instead downsizing the plan to a 7-percent across-the-board tax cut with no sales tax expansion.
Here is the interactive map, courtesy of Policy Matters:
Gov. John Kasich's 2014-2015 budget plan is on the horizon, and it contains "sweeping tax reform," according to Tim Keen, budget director for Kasich. Keen said the new plan will "result in a significant competitive improvement in our tax structure," but it's not sure how large tax cuts would be paid for. Some are already calling the plan the "re-election budget." Expectations are Kasich's administration will cut less than the previous budget, which greatly cut funding to local governments and education.
Chris Monzel is now in charge
of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. Monzel will serve as
president, while former president Greg Hartmann has stepped down to vice
president. Monzel says public safety will be his No. 1 concern.
City Council may vote today on a plan to build the first freestanding public restroom, and it may be coming at a lower cost. City Manager Milton Dohoney said last week that the restroom could cost $130,000 with $90,000 going to the actual restroom facility, but Councilman Seelbach says the city might be able to secure the facility for about $40,000.
Tomorrow, county commissioners may vote on policy regarding the Metropolitan Sewer District. Commissioners have been looking into ending a responsible bidder policy, which they say is bad for businesses. But Councilman Seelbach argues the policy ensures job training is part of multi-billion dollar sewer programs. Board President Monzel and Seelbach are working on a compromise the city and county can agree on.
The Hamilton County Board of Elections is prepared to refer five cases of potential voter fraud from the Nov. 6 election. The board is also investigating about two dozen more voters' actions for potential criminal charges.
King's Island is taking job applications for 4,000 full- and part-time positions.
Ohio may soon link teacher pay to quality. Gov. John Kasich says his funding plan for schools will "empower," not require, schools to attach teacher compensation to student success. A previous study suggested the scheme, also known as "merit pay," might be a good idea.
An economist says Ohio's home sales will soon be soaring.
Debe Terhar will continue as the Board of Education president, with Tom Gunlock staying as vice president.
Equal rights for women everywhere could save the world, say two Stanford biologists. Apparently, giving women more rights makes it so they have less children, which biologists Paul R. and Anne Ehrlich say will stop humanity from overpopulating the world.
Ever wanted to eat like a caveman? I'm sure someone out there does. Well, here is how.
A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated an antitrust lawsuit against Duke Energy. The lawsuit accuses Duke of paying kickbacks to local companies in order to gain support for a 2004 electric rate increase. The lawsuit alleges that Duke appeased the more powerful opposing companies by including rebate deals for them. The suit is seeking unspecified damages and seeks to represent all Ohioans affected by the rate increase.
Todd Portune is continuing his quest to become the East Side's county's property tax rebate savior, yesterday offering a new idea to bail out the stadium fund: extend the half cent sales tax past 2032. The revenue created by extending the sales tax, which has no sunset clause, would repay loans the county could use to pay for maintenance and projects at the stadiums now. Republican Commissioner Chris Monzel is open to "any ideas," though Democratic Commissioner Greg Hartmann says otherwise:
"Todd, here we go again," snapped Commissioner Greg Hartmann. "Walking away from these leases is just fantasyland.
"How many times are we going to do this?" he asked.
Rob Portman will test out his GOP rallying cries at the Faith & Freedom Coalition in Washington, D.C. next week.
Bill Clinton says a Mitt Romney presidency would be "calamitous" for the U.S.
The Senate will vote on a gender pay equity bill today.
China and Russia say they'll help the UN more going forward, though they've been supporting Syria more than anyone really wants them to.
Here's an explanation of the Transit of Venus, for those who don't get it yet.
Nintendo has revamped its Wii to try to lure gamers from free Internet games they play on iPads.
A new PC virus can infect computers by imitating a Windows update.
Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld is circulating a small business petition to stop Cincinnati from privatizing parking services. Sittenfeld threw his support behind the petition in a statement: "Individual citizens have made clear that they are overwhelmingly against outsourcing our parking system. Now we're going to show that small businesses feel the same way. I hope that when council sees that the small businesses that are the engine of our city are strongly against outsourcing our parking, we can then nix the proposal immediately." The petition asks city officials "to find a smart, resourceful, sustainable alternative to address the budget situation." City Manager Milton Dohoney says parking privatization is necessary to avoid laying off 344 city workers.
Gov. John Kasich's expanded sales tax is going to hurt a lot of people. The tax is being expanded to apply to many items included in households' monthly budgets, such as cable television, laundry services and haircuts. The revenue from the sales tax expansion will be used to cut the state income tax by 20 percent across the board, lower the sales tax from 5.5 percent to 5 percent and slightly boost county coffers.
City Council and local residents are not impressed with the USquare development. At a City Council meeting Tuesday, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls described the development: "I have to say that it is underwhelming. And that's about the kindest thing I can say about it. And also really repeats, on many different levels, virtually all of the mistakes that have ever been made in the city and in neighborhoods when it comes to creating public spaces." But architect Graham Kalbli said he's excited about the plan: "Because we've taken a vacant strip of land and really made kind of a living room for the Clifton Heights community. We wanted to do that, that was one of our overriding goals."
The Hamilton County Board of Elections is subpoenaing 19 voters who are suspected of voting twice in the November election. Most of the voters being investigated filed provisional ballots then showed up to vote on Election Day.
David Mann is officially running for City Council. The Democrat has served as a council member, mayor and congressman in the past.
Traffic congestion isn't just bad for drivers; it's also bad for the environment and economy. The Annual Urban Mobility Report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found traffic congestion cost Cincinnati $947 million in 2011 and produced an an extra 56 billion pounds of carbon dioxide nationwide.
Leslie Ghiz is taking the judge's seat a little early. The former city council member was elected to the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court in November, but she was appointed to the seat early by Gov. John Kasich to replace Dennis Helmick, who retired at the end of 2012.
The magic of capitalism: Delta is already matching a low-cost carrier's fares to Denver at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
The U.S. Postal Service is ending Saturday mail delivery starting Aug. 1. The Postal Service has been dealing with financial problems ever since a 2006 mandate from U.S. Congress forced the mail delivery agency to pre-fund health care benefits for future retirees. Riddled with gridlock, Congress has done nothing to help since the mandate was put in place. This will be the first time the Postal Service doesn't deliver mail on Saturdays since 1863.
It's unlikely zombies could be cured by love, but it's possible they could be cured by science.
The next Michael Jordan has been discovered:
While fact checking an interview, CityBeat discovered it will be possible to circumvent the parking plan's cap on meter rate increases through a multilayer process that involves approval from a special committee, the city manager and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. The process adds a potential loophole to one of the city manager's main defenses against fears of skyrocketing rates, but Meg Olberding, city spokesperson, says raising the cap requires overcoming an extensive series of hurdles: unanimous approval from a board with four members appointed by the Port Authority and one selected by the city manager, affirmation from the city manager and a final nod from the Port Authority. Olberding says the process is necessary in case anything changes during the 30-year time span of the parking deal, which CityBeat covered in detail here.
Democratic mayoral candidate John Cranley launched DontSellCincinnati.org to prevent the city manager's parking plan, which semi-privatizes the city's parking assets. The website claims the plan gives for-profit investment companies power over enforcement, guarantees 3-percent rate increases every year and blows through all the money raised in two years. The plan does task a private company with enforcement, but it will be handled by Xerox, not a financial firm, and must follow standards set in the company's agreement with the Port Authority. While the plan does allow 3-percent rate increases each year, Olberding says the Port Authority will have the power to refuse an increase — meaning it's not a guarantee.
Arnol Elam, the Franklin City Schools superintendent who sent an angry letter to Gov. John Kasich over his budget plan, is no longer being investigated for misusing county resources after he paid $539 in restitution. CityBeat covered Elam's letter, which told parents and staff about regressive funding in Kasich's school funding proposal, and other parts of the governor's budget in an in-depth cover story.
To the surprise of no one, Ohio's oil lobby is still against Kasich's tax plan, which raises a 4 percent severance tax on oil and wet gas from high-producing fracking wells and a 1 percent tax on dry gas.
Local faith leaders from a diversity of religious backgrounds held a press conference yesterday to endorse the Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment, an amendment from FreedomOhio that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Pastor Mike Underhill of the Nexus United Church of Christ (UCC) in Butler County, Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp of Temple Sholom, Pamela Taylor of Muslims for Progressive Values and Mike Moroski, who recently lost his job as assistant principal at Purcell Marian High School for standing up for LGBT rights all attended the event. CityBeat covered the amendment and its potential hurdles for getting on the 2013 ballot here.
Vanessa White, a member of the Cincinnati Public Schools board, is running for City Council. White is finishing her first four-year term at the board after winning the seat handily in 2009. She has said she wants to stop the streetcar project, but she wants to increase collaboration between the city and schools and create jobs for younger people.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles' (BMV) policy on providing driver's licenses to the children of illegal immigrants remains unclear. Since CityBeat broke the story on the BMV policy, the agency has shifted from internally pushing against driver's licenses for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to officially "reviewing guidance from the federal government as it applies to Ohio law." DACA is an executive order from President Barack Obama that allows the children of illegal immigrants to qualify for permits that enable them to remain in the United States without fear of prosecution.
A survey from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments found locals are generally satisfied with roads, housing and issues that affect them everyday. The survey included 2,500 people and questions about energy efficiency, infrastructure, public health, schools and other issues.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine revealed 7,000 Ohioans have received more than $280 million in consumer relief as part of the National Mortgage Settlement announced one year ago. The $25 billion settlement between the federal government and major banks punishes reckless financial institutions and provides relief to homeowners in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
Ohio received a $3 million federal grant to continue improving the state's health care payments and delivery programs.
Cincinnati home sales reached a six-year high after a 27-percent jump in January.
CityBeat's Hannah "McAttack" McCartney interviewed yours truly for the first post of her Q&A-based blog, Cinfolk.
Crows have a sense of fairness, a new study found.
Between October and December, the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 percent — the first contraction since 2009. The downturn was primarily caused by the threat of conservative fiscal policies, particularly defense spending cuts. Dropping business inventories also helped drag down the economy. Otherwise, consumer and business spending was actually strong.
Some Republicans want another go at reducing voting rights.
Rep. Mike Dovilla, chairman of the newly created House Policy &
Legislative Oversight Committee, says he wants to consider measures that
crack down on alleged voter fraud, including reduced voting
times and a photo ID requirement to vote. But in-person voter fraud is not a real problem. News21, a Carnegie-Knight investigative reporting project, found only 10 cases of in-person voting fraud in the United States between 2000 and 2012.
That's not even one case of in-person fraud each year. The real reason
Republicans want to enact stricter voting measures is to hinder young, minority
voters that typically support Democrats. One study found 700,000 young, minority voters were excluded by photo ID laws in 2012.
A Policy Matters Ohio report found Ohio's income tax hits the poor and middle class a lot harder than the wealthy. The numbers from the report: "The top 1 percent of non-elderly Ohio families by income, who earned at least $324,000 in 2010, on average pay 8.1 percent of their income in state and local income, property, sales and excise taxes. By contrast, the lowest fifth, who make less than $17,000, on average pay 11.6 percent. Families in the middle fifth of the income spectrum, who make between $31,000 and $49,000, on average pay 10.6 percent."
Cincinnati is extending its contract with Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) for a month despite an ongoing conflict, but the supposed conflict is really much ado about nothing. SORTA wants the city to guarantee it won't use the transit fund for the streetcar, but City Council has already passed a resolution saying it won't and Mayor Mark Mallory has repeatedly stated he will not use the transit fund for the streetcar. Due to the mayor's race, the streetcar will be facing another contentious year at the ballot box, which CityBeat covered in-depth here.
More than 60 percent of Greater Cincinnati entrepreneurs are expecting a net profit in 2013. Most of them also expect to hire part-time employees, according to a new survey from the Entrepreneurs' Organization. The survey is another sign of rising confidence in the U.S. economy.
The Dayton Daily News reports manufacturing is driving economic growth in Ohio, to the benefit of more than half of the state's counties.
When defending Ohio's charter school and voucher programs, conservatives often tout the magic of "school choice," but a Policy Matters report found school choice may hurt education standards in the state.
Ed FitzGerald, a popular Democrat from Cuyahoga County, is gearing up to run for the governor's race in 2014.
Scientists have taught bacteria to eat electricity. The trick could eventually be used to turn microorganisms into a biofuel source.
Mayor Mark Mallory and local attorney Stan Chesley announced in a press release that they will be speaking later today about the city's pool season. The unusually hot summer has sparked some calls that the city should keep pools open for longer, and it looks like the mayor may be ready to meet demands. Mallory and Chesley will make their announcement at 1 p.m.
City Council moved to ban wastewater injection wells, which are used to dispose wastewater that is produced during fracking, within city limits. Studies have linked the injection wells to earthquakes, including a series of tremors felt in Youngstown, Ohio around New Year's Eve.
Today is Marriage Equality Day and Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Which one will you take part in?
The Public Library Association says the downtown branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County was the busiest library in North America in 2011. The ranking compared 1,300 public libraries from the United States and Canada.
Councilman Chris Seelbach was allegedly assaulted by an unidentified man Monday night when exiting a downtown bar. Seelbach was reported to be in good condition, and he said the incident will not deter him from spending time downtown in the future.
Cincinnati manufacturing slumped during July, according to the Cincinnati Purchasing Management Index. It's the first time the index has shown economic contraction since late 2009.
Gov. John Kasich is still planning to cut the state's income tax, and his next target for paying for it seems to be the state sales tax. Kasich wants to limit tax credits, deductions and exemptions in the sales tax to pay for the income tax reduction.
President Barack Obama reached 50 percent support in key swing states in the latest Quinnipiac poll. The poll put him at 50 percent and Mitt Romney at 44 percent in Ohio. Without Ohio, Romney would have a very rocky — if not impossible — road to the White House.
Ohio Democrats are telling Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted to keep quiet about his opinions of the Voters First redistricting amendment while his office verifies the signatures. Husted called the request "absurd."
Rep. Steven LaTourette, an Ohio Republican, announced his retirement from politics yesterday. The congressman blamed his retirement on the lack of bipartisanship in Congress. LaTourette was one of the few Republicans to support labor unions, and he was known for criticizing Republicans for being completely unwilling to raise taxes.
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt told the Financial Times he sees little future in nuclear power. Immelt argued that the future of energy is natural gas, which is now largely obtained from fracking, and renewable resources like solar power, hydropower and wind power.
The psychological abuse of children is common but underreported, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Scientists have invented pills that electronically remind health-care providers when a patient needs to take his/her meds.
A citizen committee has determined that levy-funded Hamilton County social-service agencies need to provide their services with fewer resources, advising that property owners pay the same levy rate despite decreases in property values that will reduce funding for groups that help senior citizens and people with mental illnesses. The decision by the 11-member committee will reportedly affect 30,000 residents who rely on such agencies to provide services such as meal delivery and counseling. In order to keep funding level the levy would have had to increase the cost for the owner of a $100,000 home by $6.
From The Enquirer:
Bosses of the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio had already agreed to live on less, but argued against some committee recommendations.Those include:
• Raising the age criteria. Currently 9 percent of clients are between 60 and 70 years old. An agency spokeswoman said that's because services are disability-based. Some "younger" seniors – those suffering from strokes and early Alzheimer's, for instance – have more needs than older people.
• Requiring new clients to meet U.S. legal resident requirements. According to the agency, screening for U.S. citizenship would make the program ineligible to use Older Americans Act dollars, at a cost of almost $1.2 million a year. The spokeswoman said all clients live in the county.
Enquirer reporters Carrie Whitaker and Janice Morse broke from traditional journalistic standard on Tuesday by reporting the names of teenagers involved in an alleged theft and police chase. The three girls, ages 16, 14 and 12, were identified by full name and as being from Avondale and Pleasant Ridge. A follow up story on Wednesday reported two of the girls being released from the hospital. It also included the minors' names and did not include a reporter's byline.
Jean Schmidt sided with Democrats on an attempt to stop Republicans from cutting even deeper the funding for the national food stamp program. The legislation that passed will cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by more than $16 billion over 10 years. GOP lawmakers wanted it cut by $33 billion.
Iran put on a missile show on Friday, demonstrating the accuracy of its long-range missiles and their ability to hit Western bases and Israel.
Headline: "Wells Fargo Posts $4.6 Billion Profit, Up 17%." Big ups, Wells Fargo!
Condoleezza Rice as Romney's running mate? Sarah Palin says it's a good idea.
A nearly complete skeleton of a human ancestor has been found in South Africa.


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Freshman Kyle Walker, of Country Club Hills, earned first place in original oratory and second place in informative speaking to lead the Marian Catholic High School speech team to a fourth-place overall finish during the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Invitational.
Marian Catholic captured top-six finishes in 12 events including original oratory (Josephine An, of Munster, Ind.; second place); informative speaking (MacKenzie Bainbridge, of Crete; fourth place); and radio speaking (Kaylee Wiater, of Crete; fifth place; and Holly Dankowski, of Park Forest; sixth place).
The school also received awards in humorous duet acting (Julia Kapocius and Marissa Brink, both of Chicago Heights; fifth place); dramatic duet acting (Sylvester Bracey, of Homewood; and Alex Renzetti, of Chicago Heights; fifth place); and special occasion speaking (Bracey, third place; and Renzetti, sixth place).
Students also won awards for original comedy (Dankowski, fourth place; and Chima Ndukwe, of Olympia Fields; fifth place); prose reading (Gabbi Foster, of Chicago; third place; and Lexi Humphrey, of Chicago Heights; fourth place); poetry reading (Humphrey, fourth place; and Kayln Des Jardinsm, of Chicago Heights; sixth place).
The team also won awards in oratorical declamation (Alex Martin, of Markham; fourth place); humorous interpretation (Renae Melone, of Monee; fourth place); and extemporaneous speaking (Chris Korfiatis, of Schererville, Ind.; fifth place).
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Julius von Bismarck is only 28 years old, but his artistic resume is already several pages long. He's currently taking time off from school to be the new artist in residence at CERN — the world's biggest particle physics research facility, home of the Large Hadron Collider. On Wednesday, von Bismarck will deliver a major public address at CERN's Globe for Science and Innovation.


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- Breed: Schnauzer (Standard) Mix
- Color: Gray/Blue/Silver/Salt & Pepper
- Age: Adult
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
Schneider's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, and up to date with shots.
Hello there! I'm Schneider #470; a 4-year-old male schnauzer mix with a big heart! I love being outdoors. My favorite things are longs walks in the woods, squeaky toys and long naps in the sunshine. I have many furry friends as well as people friends. I am house trained! If you think I would be a good fit for your home, let's meet!! To start the adoption process, please fill out an adoption form, downloadable from our website: http://www.lastchanceanimalrescue.org/adoptus.html and return it per instructions
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Schneider, a Waldorf Schnauzer (Standard) dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Schnauzer (Standard) for sale in Waldorf, or seeking a Schnauzer (Standard) dog from a breeder in Waldorf.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Waldorf already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Waldorf breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Schnauzer (Standard) breeders who help with Schnauzer (Standard) rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Waldorf paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Please join me in celebrating the waving good-bye to the last decade of my music career and the return of Mikey Monsterface on drums at Tin Can Alehouse on Saturday, July 21st!The last few months have been extraordinary and full of change, transition, and creative surges. Never before have a I felt like such a participant in my own creative process. When I started writing songs for my next record....a concept album (Parlor Songs::Love and Heartbreak) I envisioned a more singer/songwriter torchy sound and set out to do just that. Somewhere within that quest, I had a "sonic epiphany" and the sound I heard was a radical departure from anything I had done before. First, I enlisted the help of DJ Coda Collins to start building some backing tracks. I was also inspired to collaborate with other local songwriters to help grow the sound and share in the very raw and inspirational process of writing songs about various stages of love and heartbreak. Cathryn Beeks, Carissa Schroeder (Emerald City, Sirens Crush), SABA, Sheila Sondergard, and Chris Wilson (Endoxi) and I all wrote songs for this. I cried at each session. Sharing eachother's experiences was incredibly emotional and special. I am honored. We are all set to debut that new sound at the House of Blues on Friday, Sept 7th for Listen Local's All Access: Local Grooves, Local Brews.In the meantime, please join us at Tin Can Alehouse, Saturday the 21st for what might very well be the last official rock show. Not to say I'll never perform those songs again, but.... I'm also super stoked to have Mikey "Monsterface" Monsivaiz on drums again who has returned unscathed from 18 months in Afghanistan. Come out and buy him a "thanks for serving our country" beer. We kick off the night at 9pm sharp and are only playing a half hour set, so get there early, don't miss a moment and let's hang! Much love ~ Astra
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Breakfast Topic: Death Knights and you
Filed under: Breakfast Topics, Death Knight, Wrath of the Lich King, Leveling
Filed under: Breakfast Topics, Death Knight, Wrath of the Lich King, Leveling
I rolled my DK this past weekend after getting my second toon to 80.
All I have to say is that there is MAD death knight hate out there. I've been harassed in whispers, had single mobs feared into large packs to aggro them, /spit on, mobs stolen...It's really amazing. People REALLY hate death knights.
As a tee-hee to myself, I actually liked it when the mobs got feared and aggroed 5-8 others. They were ALL dead about 15 seconds later and I couldn't stop laughing as the person who did it stood there going 'well fuck'.
There is good reason people hate DK's.
They spend all their time in low level areas "gripping" things that people at the appropriate level are trying to get. Using their epic mounts to that abuse.
I just wish that Blizzard would have made you exchange a 55+ to create a DK, then there would be less of them, and they could start with the exchanged character's skills rather than at zero.
Sure, it's a great class and the _class_ deserves respect. But it is rare that I see someone that plays a DK that isn't a !@#%$.
To be honest, to answer the post's question. No, I haven't created one, because I don't want to even be associated with the way people that play DK's behave.
Wow. Makes me glad I'm on a RP server. I mean, we've got some jerks out there, but not on that level. I've had a few instances where DKs grip something I was about to hit, but it's no different from when any character with an instant spell grabs your mob in a crowded quest zone.
I havn't made a death knight, and im leveling my pally alt through outland right now with my gf and we're ganking every ally death knight we see.... ok every ally we see, but we kill death knights with extra anger!
It's totally normal for WoWers to express their frustration with themselves blaming DKs nowadays. It's the same reason why poor people badmouth rich people, non-hollywood stars badmouth hollywood stars...: jealousy. But hey, no need for that, everybody can roll a DK :P
My main is a Mage btw... and then comes a Pally - this is no DK-talk :P
The other problem with DK's initially was they had this issue with death grip - they would be standing way over there watching the tank do his thing and think "holy crap - that mob is way the fruit over there and my sword only reaches like 5 yards... grip..." I saw a warrior kick a dk over that in a group once on my way to 80.
Also - there's a death knight problem - way to many of them. Fact is you can't have raids full of dk's. Some raid bosses favor ranged, some favor melee, but hardly all or one of the other.
So great - we solved the tank problem sort of... Now we have a massive imbalance of one class over another.
I have yet to get my DK past level 60, but one day...I just need to finish collecting all my Naxx 25 gear for my mage and get my pali to 80. Though with all that sweet looking DK starting gear, maybe he will stay at 60. :P
I know what you mean about the second set of DK gear. I loved it so much I had to make a Figure Print of my DK when I got chosen in the drawing. My only problem was the Helm, I love the Helm but it covers the face almost totally and the eyes are cool.
I rolled one and got him to 72... then deleted the character and rolled another one. She is 70 right now. ;)
Quite frankly, there were quite fewer DKs on my way to Northrend this time, than there was at release.
I rolled a BE one, got him to 61, then rerolled a Tauren. He's at 64 now. I'm kinda lazy at this point.
love my DK. she (tauren) is at 72 and my main (UD spriest) is almost 76. i really want to make the DK my main, but we'll see.
Nice idea - a bank alt that can go anywhere and disenchant high level items - I am liking that.
When the new patch comes out i will roll a dk on a pvp to harass low level 30s
Come to Coilfang. Roll Alliance.
It will be fun to camp you, and since you won't have a main on the server, well there's just not much you're going to be able to do about it!
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Jon Solomon Mumford & Sons kick off a three show Colorado run at Red Rocks tomorrow night.
Good morning! Here we are again. Weekend's over. Bummed? So are we. Luckily, there's another full slate of music to look forward to this week. As always, the choices are plentiful. From folk and metal to indie rock and jam, whatever your flavor, there are plenty of options. Mumford & Sons kick off a trio of Colorado dates tomorrow, the first two at Red Rocks, followed by a slot this weekend at Jazz Aspen Snowmass, while Phish closes out the summer concert season at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with three back-to-back shows. And there's a whole bunch more on tap. Continue reading for a full rundown of the week's best shows.
The merging of hardcore hip-hop with heavy bass lines and melodic keyboards was an inevitable one, but you would never have guessed that it would have been birthed in Canada. Datsik, known in his hometown of British Columbia as Troy Beetles, fuses the heaviest elements of rap and dubstep to create a unique sound that translates into the equivalent of standing in the middle of an epic man verses machine battlefield. With heavy distortion and intergalactic samples, Datsik delivers a show similar to Excision, a fellow Canadian who helped boost his status by collaborating on various tracks. Drawing on legendary rap influences such as Wu-Tang Clan, as well as injecting a rock flavor from the likes of Korn, Datsik is making good on the promise held by his first studio release, issued this past April on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records imprint.
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Michaël Attias By Phil Freeman Published December 12, 2006 CredoClean Feed
This album was written in 1996, recorded in 1999 and released late last year to little fanfare. But the melodies are so timeless, rooted in ancient melodic structures as much as jazz, that it could have waited another decade to hit the streets and retained all its exhilarating power. Attias, who composed or co-wrote every track on Credo, gives his co-leaders (female trumpeter Reut Regev, only 18 when she began playing with the group, and violinist Sam Bardfeld in particular) as much solo space as he takes for himself, while bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Igal Foni keep the rhythm light and almost danceable. The opening title track is adapted from a credo Attias found in a French church and pocketed; the closing cut, "Berechit," is based on the vocal melodies involved in singing the Torah ("Berechit," meaning "in the beginning," is the first word of the Old Testament). This music combines avant-garde jazz, Sephardic and other Hebrew melodies, and Middle Eastern rhythms and tonalities into a heady mix that will spin the listener's head in circles.


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is there a way to renumber sheets in the sheet set manager? i've got over 100 sheets and i need to insert some new sheets in the middle. there wasn't a way in 2009 but i was hoping for something in 2012. it seems like something that would be included by now.
It will not automatically renumber them, but you can go in sheet set manager and change the sheet numbers.
thanks for the reply. i guess i should have included a 'quickly' or 'automatically' in my post in regards to renumbering. renumbering each sheet takes forever.
Nothing built in as you have seen (not sure why after all these years...)
But given enough programming knowledge, it's certainly possible to roll up your own routine.
We have such as tool and it pays for itself every time it is used.
How does this work if you have sheets numbered:
Or do you just avoid this type of numbering?
Credit where credit is due! Give kudos or accept as solution whenever you can.
i got one somewhere several years ago but it doesn't work with 2012. i agree that this feature should be included.
Nothing against SincPac, my favorite is SSMproperetieseditor at JTBworl dot com
and it more than renumbering
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How does this work if you have sheets numbered:
Our numbering is usually very simple (1, 2, 3, 4, etc) - so our routine simply starts with the first sheet (1) and then numbers the rest sequentially. It also updates a custom property with the total number of sheets since we have a field that references that.
How can i make sure that my sheets are numbered in a good order considering that am using different files (i have set 5 sheets for each file). The other issue i want to ask is if there there is automatic way of editing datum for profile because i take much time to go through each sheet changing datum
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SMRT > SEC Filings for SMRT > Form 8-K on 23-Jan-2014 | All Recent SEC Filings |
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Amendments to Articles of Inc. or Bylaw
On January 21, 2014, the Board of Directors of Stein Mart, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Burton M. Tansky to the Company's Board of Directors ("Board"). Mr. Tansky was with The Neiman Marcus Group for 23 years, retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2010. Before being named as Chief Executive Officer of The Neiman Marcus Group in 2001, Mr. Tansky was President and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus Stores. Prior to this he served as Chief Executive Officer of Bergdorf Goodman, a division of The Neiman Marcus Group, and President of Saks Fifth Avenue. Mr. Tansky currently serves as Senior Advisor of Marvin Traub Associates. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Donald Pliner Shoes and of The Howard Hughes Corporation.
Mr. Tanksy will receive compensation, primarily consisting of retainers, attendance fees and equity awards, that is consistent with that of the Company's other non-employee directors as described in the Company's Proxy Statement filed on May 8, 2013. On January 21, 2014, as a newly appointed member of the Board, Mr. Tanksy received a one-time grant of an option to purchase 4,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $14.40 per share. One third of the options will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. The option grants were made pursuant to the Company's 2001 Omnibus Plan as amended and restated effective June 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011, and expire seven years from date of grant. Finally, Mr. Tanksy has been appointed Chairman of the Company's ad hoc Merchandise Committee and will receive an annual retainer for that position of $12,000.
During 2013, the Company paid Mr. Tansky $10,000 in consulting fees and $186 for expense reimbursements.
Effective January 21, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company amended and restated the Company's Bylaws. The new Bylaws reflect a complete update and revision. While certain changes are primarily stylistic in nature, there are several substantive changes, including the following:
1. Modernization of provisions relating to notice, record dates,
adjournments, quorum, voting and meeting participation, as well as changes
to accommodate use of modern communication technologies, including
(i) authorizing special meetings of shareholders to be called by the
President, (ii) permitting meetings of shareholders and directors by
remote communication, (iii) clarifying the duties of an inspector of
election, (iv) requiring that business conducted at special meetings of
shareholders be limited to business described in the notice of such
meeting, (v) allowing the shareholders' list to be available
electronically and removing requirement that a shareholder meeting be
adjourned for failure to comply with the shareholder list requirement,
(vi) specifying that stock held by the Company shall not be voted or
counted for purposes of determining a quorum, and (vii) adding methods by
which shareholders may revoke a revocable proxy.
2. Requiring a written representation by any nominee for election as a director other than a nominee approved or proposed by the Board of Directors, which representation by such nominee would include the nominee's affiliations with other parties, voting agreements, consent to the nomination and service if elected and compliance with applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and other policies of the Company if elected.
4. Insertion of a new provision which allows the Board of Directors to establish the Office of the President consisting of two Presidents acting in a collaborative manner as the President of the Company. The Office of the President, if established, will consist of the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Merchandising Officer, or such other persons or officers as may be determined by the Board. Each President, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, shall in general supervise and control all of the business operations and affairs of the Company.
5. Revised the indemnification provisions contained in Article 9 (i) to allow for indemnification of officers as well as directors, (ii) to require the Company to advance reasonable expenses incurred in defending any proceeding if the Company receives certain undertakings from the director or officer requesting such expenses and the Company believes the director or officer would be capable of satisfying his or her obligations under such undertaking, and (iii) to allow the Company to purchase insurance on behalf of any one or more directors for indemnification purposes.
6. Inclusion of a new provision designating the United States District Court
Middle District of Florida or, in the event that court does not have
applicable jurisdiction, a Florida state court sitting in Duval County,
Florida, as the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative litigation
brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any litigation concerning the
fiduciary duties of the Company's officers, employees and directors,
(iii) any litigation arising out of the Florida Business Corporation Act,
or (iv) any other litigation involving claims concerning the Company's
internal affairs. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring
any interest in shares of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of
and to consented to the above exclusive forum provisions.
The foregoing is a summary of only certain of the changes contained in the Company's amended and restated Bylaws. Such summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amended and restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Bylaws of Stein Mart, Inc., amended and restated January 21, 2014
99.1 Press Release dated January 21, 2014