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don't necessarily like clutter, even though clutter is sometimes a necessary
part of my creative process. Keeping clutter under control can be a challenge
for someone like me who lives in a small house. (It's hard enough keeping my
son's toys organized!) When my basement office was wrecked during flooding we
experienced this spring, I decided to look at it as an opportunity to start
over from scratch and make my new office and beading studio a place where I could
easily stay organized and keep the clutter from spreading to the rest of the
If it feels like you're always cleaning up
clutter from around your beading studio, there are a few things
you can do to keep the clutter under control and get organized at the same
1. Keep
things you use close at hand. On my work table is a small set of tabletop
drawers where I keep my tools, needles, threads, findings and supplies - all the
things that I use on a daily basis. It helps to keep them near me so that I can
reach them easily and I always know where they are. You'll be amazed how much
time you'll save by having your most-used tools and supplies within an arm's
2. Take
time to keep things organized - put beads and tools away as soon as you are
done with them. All too often, I finish a beading project and I rush on to
begin the next one without properly packing up and putting away the beads and
supplies from the previous beading project. I've found that if I take five
minutes to properly sort and put away all the leftover beads and supplies from
each project, I can sit down at a clean table and start fresh. It actually
feels great to start a new beading project with a clean table and a clean work
3. Designate
drawers for each set of items - tools, beads, threads, embroidery supplies,
findings, etc. Take a photo and step back. This seems like a no-brainer, but it's
really saved me more than once. I have one drawer just for clasps and cones, one
for earring findings, one for tools, and another for beading threads and
stringing wire. This makes it easy when I need a particular supply or finding -
I always know exactly where they are among my ever-expanding stash of beads and
4. Make
use of spaces under tables and desks. I have a high table in the corner of my
studio where I can keep two sets of drawers and still have enough leg room to
be comfortable. Don't forget that you can keep drawers, bookshelves and file
cabinets under your desk or table to get the best use out of your limited
5. Take
a photo of your space to take a step back and see where you can organize and
add storage space. Sometimes it helps to see things from a different point of
view. (I decided not to put in a photo of my currently unorganized work space because
I didn't want to scare anyone!)
Of course,
organizing your books and magazines is another way to keep the clutter under
control. Here's what Bead Fest instructor Jill Wiseman of Tapestry Beads discovered recently:
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"In the ten years I've been beading, I have amassed quite a pile of magazines
since I refuse to throw a single one away. My problem is that are taking over
my bookshelf. And closet. And another bookshelf. So when I saw that I could get
a full year of Beadwork Magazine on a CD, I was super curious. Would that
format work for me? I ordered one CD to test and it out. I was thrilled! I can
easily flip from project to project using the included sidebar menu, but if I
want to go page by page I can do that too. Sometimes I'm looking for
inspiration or new color combinations or maybe for another project to make, and
having options for flipping through my digital magazines is important! The
pages are exactly as how they were originally printed, so that means that when
I'm looking for that one clasp I saw in an advertisement, I can still look for
those "needles in the haystack", too! I'm sold! I'll be ordering the rest of
the CD collection and working on replacing my old hard copies of Beadwork
Take your first
step to reducing the clutter in YOUR beading area and check out Beadwork magazine
on CD. You'll get six issues of Beadwork magazine on one CD. And did you know
you can search the entire CD? You'll find basic techniques, expert advice from
your favorite bead artists and all of the beautiful projects from Beadwork
Do you have a
great tip for clearing clutter and staying organized? Share it here on the
blog! (Please! I need all the ideas I can get for my new office!)
Bead Happy,
For inexpensive organization containers try your hardware store. Harbor Freight is my favorite although I have to go online to get there big tool container. Since it's not classified as "jewelry" it is such a better price too!
Margelo - MF Designs
I am fortunate to have my old kitchen cabinets (white) installed in my basement "studio"; then I had a double sliding door closet installed to wall off the space. My children are grown so I have plenty of time to bead/sew. One set of cabinets is over my sewing machine with a handy desk area for the machine to sit on and the other set of cabinets is across the room (about 12 feet apart) for beading. All shelves are pull out with a soft return. I am in heaven on earth everyday. Two white bookshelves are in between for books, magazines and CDs. I am also a scrapbooker, do embroidery and quilt. Retirement is fun!
Both purchased at yard sales: train case (handle on top, inside - removable top tray with room below) to keep all my tools and related items. Another great find (at a yard sale was an old cosmetic (train) case with handle on top.
My basement beading studio has pegboard on the walls and I have installed hanger on one wall. I save those nice little zippered plastic bags that curtains or certain linens come in and reuse them. It helps organize my seed beads by color and size so I know what and how much I have at a glance. The little bags usually have a grommet or hanger that makes it easy to hang.
One of my most prized possessions in my Studio is a retired library card catalog. At first I envisioned it holding my client information, but I do prefer to keep that electronically. Then began the obsession: C for crochet hooks, K for knitting needles, J for Jumbo knitting needles. N has needles for beading and the sort, while T has much of my beading thread. The S drawer is filled with various scissors (we all need 20, right?), and the list goes on.
Since I work with a lot of Swarovski crystals, I have what once was a charm box for a retailer, one with 60 drawers. The drawers are interchangeable, and I've tagged them with color names. Inside the 8mm beads are loose, but any matching color bead inside is in a nice storage tube. Shades like crystal with so many sizes, with and without AB, earn two drawers. I try to keep the bottom row empty so that if a new color moves in, it is just a matter of shifting one column around. For the birthstone crystals I use frequently, I have those in a space saver jars. I keep the reorder sticker from the original package in each space, and it is awesome to just grab the stack for bicones or rounds and get started on a project. It also makes it easier to view and decide when to reorder instead of pulling so many drawers.
The newest gadget I'm moving into is a metal cupboard with six drawers. It used to be a film-strip organizer. My plan is to finally get all my tiny accessories organized instead of always having to reorder since I cannot remember where the magnet clasps got stashed, or the desired spacer is among volumes of metal rondelles that have accumulated over time. Everything from pinch bails to the expansive collection of jump rings (now that I've learned chain maille), along with split rings, eye- and head-pins, metal beads and crimps will be neatly organized in drawers either in tubes, recycled diabetic containers and occasionally a zip bag for larger items like key split rings and kilt pins.
I'm a nut for organizing as much as I am for creating...how can we create if we cannot find what we are looking for? I'm far from perfect, and still tend to apologize for the mess when folks come into the Studio. I have a thought to make a new sign, "Creativity is Messy and I am VERY Creative!" to forewarn guests. One good soul thought nothing of it all, noting that you could clearly see the floor! That made my day. :)
Happy Creating, and Organizing!!
Brightest Blessings,
I don't know about anyone else but I tend to have mulitple projects going on at the same time. What I do to stay organized is to keep each project in it's own zip-loc freezer bag. I use this kind of bag because it has room on the front to write notes. I note what items I need to complete the project, who the project is for, due date, etc. I also keep a needle or other small tools in each bag. I also include sketches of what I want the project to look like finished, and if necessary, I'll include a copy of instructions from a book or magazine. This way I can grab any project bag and have (most) of what I need to pick up where I left off. This idea works great for other craft projects like cross stitch, quilting, scrapbooking, etc.
A very important part of the beading process you have addressed here. This is MY problem. I get so carried away with my artistic urge and I don't want to lose the muse . Sometimes I get totally lost in the clutter I create and get absolutely buried in that.
Your ideas are very important And I'll remember them. One thing I have started is giving me a precise time to organize every day after my work. I literally put a timer to clean up things before I start when I am a bad girl the night before and leave my toys all scattered. I do my stuff mostly in my studio only.
I got a 3 tier lazy susan type that has holes that you put each tool, pen, etc in. I use it to hold my at home tools. I have so much thread in colors and sizes that I made a hook system that allows me to put the size and color spools such as fireline. I also have my clasp in drawers by silver, gold and copper and earring backs etc in the same arrangement. I can only say the more you have the more you have to organize it. I have drawers of beads which are by color and then I have drawers for my bugles, crystals and so forth. I want to design or follow a pattern I can go to the drawers and get the right size and color needed. I use pencil boxes (clear is best) to put the thread, beads, scissors, etc in and when I am going on a trip I pack several of these. If I need a pattern it is in there too. I make a copy of the magazine pages and I can have less bulk to travel. Enjoy.
I had a problem with the containers I had just bought: the dividers didn't match the base all that closely and the cover had no groves for the sides to go into. Therefor the seed beads I put in had to be bagged the next day when I discovered the problem of leakage.
So I have decided that the next ones I get MUST have the groves in the covers, I can deal with the non-matching dividers [and the grooved cover will keep them as closed as possible].
I agree with cleaning up right after a project is finished. And keep a spoon handy to scoop up the beads easily.
I have two tips that might be helpful. I used to have trouble saving the wire when cutting eye pins & head pins until I tried using a Kraft Parmesan Cheese jar - the flip top lid lets me cut the pins into the jar without them flying back out again. I can re-use the longer pieces and discard the small bits.
I also use a glass jar with a slightly wider base than the neck, so it will hold my tools, pliers and cutters without toppling over. Simply place one of the handles of the pliers into the jar and the other will be on the outside, poised ready for a quick grab when needed. The jar holds 5 or 6 styles of pliers comfortably, as well as a pencil, bead scoop, etc. It's also a handy place for loose bits of wire and thread that you don't want. When you're done beading, you can put the tools into a drawer or box for storage and dispose of any rubbish bits.
I went the expensive route, but I can't tell you how much it has literally changed my life!
Look up The Best Craft Organizers on the web. I was lucky to find a dealer in Missouri, even though I had to drive 2 hours to get there. It was much better than paying shipping and handling.'
The secret to these cabinets (actually, it's the drawers) is that they are 12 x 12 and come in different depths. You just keep putting more and more stuff into these drawers and they never seem to fill up. I had two sets of wire shelves in the basement and one set in my bead room. I condensed everything down into 4 cabinets. I only bought 2 double minis and 2 single minis. I'm planning on getting some more for my bigger items. I got rid of 3 garbage bags full of cigar boxes, plastic shoe boxes, trays, baskets, and paper bags that I had beads in. I am now using 1/3 the space I had before. I also used a label maker to label the drawers. Another benefit is that they sell inserts for inside the drawers...again all different depths and sizes. They are clear flexible trays divided into sections. They're perfect for tiny things or large hanks of beads. Watch for sales and coupons.
What perfect timing. In today's email, I also received notice of a podcast on organizing bead studios! Mandi Ainsworth interviews Gayle Goddard, who is a professional organizer and an avid beader. This page also shows a before and after pic of Mandi's studio. There is also a studio tour video on her site showing the complete room, and how she has set up her materials & work area.
I forgot to add that Gayle is offering an online class in the near future. I found the broadcast helpful in its own right.
When I order a magazine subscription, I would like the option of getting it digital or the actual magazines themselves. I don't throw out any either, but I don't want to have to pay for the hard copy and digital too. It would be a nice option and good way to save a little more money. Anything helps these days as we all know....If we choose both it is always optional to donate your hard copy's later to someone that can not afford a subscription. I have done that with a few duplicates myself and they are always very much appreciated!!!!
A fellow beader who was moving house gave me a hardware 'cabinet' with 60 drawers, each two inches wide and 6 inches deep. The drawers are see through plastic, come out easily to be transfered to your working table and are interchangeable. The cabinet sits at the back of a dresser in my spare room, very out of the way yet at eye level so I can easily see through the drawer fronts. I never thought I would use this but have found it a godsend for organizing findings, spacer beads, pendants and chains. The drawers hold a surprising amount of stuff and I can put my hands on the right size jump ring, matching metal clasp or the clips for the end of an ID lanyard in the blink of an eyelash. Love it!
I find double decker lazy susans with garage sale clear glasses-jigger sizes-are great for storing beads in an easy to see and get-to system. I also use spice racks with their 18, 24, or more clear, rotating jars for storage. And an antique spool drawer cabinet with 6 2inch deep drawers. Then there is the almost clear plastic storage case for 6 fireline reels (125yds. size). I also love the under the shelf/table slide out drawer hardware which I attach a thin board to and have a pull-out "shelf". I can't seem to clean up right after a project-something is always lying around to be completed when the mood occurs, but I do clean up/put away before I start working on things again-at least somewhat clean up. I'm lucky to have a "porch" room with a 5x10 foot low window and also a north window right over my work area-and a big mirror--I am filling every possible spot with more storage. The clearer the plastic the better- I find the 12"x12"ish scrapbook storage boxes-about an inch deep are great for 2 rows of 6" tubes. I love arranging my seed beads by size and warm, cool and neutral colors. Thanks for all the comments-I was really impressed with those drawer-cabinets too when I saw them in Tucson. Maybe I'll find a place to add some of them too.
Label maker--can't live without it. Small double sided clear snap boxes from www.plano.com--perfect for storing all you small findings. I stack them 4 high across the back of my deep table and put a white wire rack above them to store more stuff on top. Don't forget to label. Rubbermaid/Sterite plastic stacked drawers--again line them up and you can store stuff on top. My biggest issue is that I spread out all over the table, and I have had some success going UP--store stacked stuff, mounting magnetic strips on the wall for tools, inexpensive curtain rods on the wall for storing spools of thread/wire, etc. I am lucky to have acquired a very old watchmakers stacked drawers--very shallow draws fit three trays of bead. I have filled them with 42 full trays! Definitely a space saver. An storage under the table with reserved leg room has given me a footprint of about 5 feet x 8 feet in the corner of my basement.
Great tips! I use these wonderful organizers called Tilt Bins they come in assorted sizes, stack and even mount to the wall. The little draws are clear and even come with labels so you can get super organized! I purchased min from a local office supply store but they are available on line and in many home imporvement stores as well.
On another note.... I have posted the link to this post to my blog to share these great tips with my readers!
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At one time, the Hawaiian Islands had no mosquitoes and no mosquito-borne diseases. But, by the late 1800s, mosquitoes had set up permanent housekeeping, setting the stage for epidemic transmission of avian malaria and pox. Honeycreepers just like people faced with novel viruses such as swine flu had no natural resistance against these diseases.
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Topics: Google, broken world, Michael Chabon, kabbala, isaac luria, self-driving cars, online shopping, Technology News, Business News
During a "fireside chat" in Singapore on Friday, Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette described our existing world as "broken." Google, he said, wants to fix it.
It's not the first time Pichette has employed that exact rhetorical framing. Two years ago, in Australia, he told an interviewer that "Google is really an engineering company with all these computer scientists that see the world as a completely broken place. And so, if you see the world as a broken place, there's so many opportunities to actually solve problems."
To which, I must ask, is Google an engineering company overstocked with kabbalistic Jewish mystics?
The notion that the world is broken has deep roots in Jewish religion. From very early on, humanity's purpose on earth was to "repair" the damage. The 16th century rabbi Isaac Luria envisioned possibly the most dramatic version of this primeval sundering, teaching that creation itself was inseparable from the shattering of vessels containing divine light. Luria proposed that the proper observation of Jewish ritual would raise "one of the holy sparks out of the hands of the forces of evil and restore it to the upper world." Much more recently, social reformers have invested the concept of repairing the world as a mandate for socially responsible activism. Healthcare reform, you could argue, might be one strategy for repairing the broken world.
Or self-driving cars, if you work for Google. In Singapore, Pichette offered up traffic jams as an example of something that Google planned to fix. In Australia, he referenced a more core Googleistic obsession: making sure that when you go searching online for something you want to buy that you actually find it.
I'm not sure a perfect shopping experience is exactly what the kabbalists had in mind, nor what they would make of a Google patent application that recently came to light, in which the company seeks to own a method for dynamically adjusting pricing for the repurchase of electronically distributed goods such as movies or ringtones.
(Google believes it can figure out whether you are more or less likely to repurchase that Tarantino movie you already bought on-demand once, and adjust the pricing for that repurchase up or down accordingly. Is this something that was broken? )
Whatever. The notion, broadly speaking, that computer scientists and Jewish theologicans both see the world as similarly shattered is undoubtedly true. As is the idea, at least on the part of the software programmers, that our problems can be fixed. Code does what you tell it to do; the temptation to believe that a program can tell the offline, non-digital world how to operate correctly is irresistible to those who have the powers of creation at their keyboard fingertips.
But there's more than a single dollop of hubris to watch out for in Google's faith that it can heal our broken world. I am reminded of the masterful opening salvo of Michael Chabon's essay on the movies of Wes Anderson in the most recent New York Review of Books:
"The world is so big, so complicated, so replete with marvels and surprises that it takes years for most people to begin to notice that it is, also, irretrievably broken," writes Chabon. "We call this period of research 'childhood.'"
"Some people, passing among the scattered pieces of that great overturned jigsaw puzzle, start to pick up a piece here, a piece there, with a vague yet irresistible notion that perhaps something might be done about putting the thing back together again. Two difficulties with this latter scheme at once present themselves. First of all, we have only ever glimpsed, as if through half-closed lids, the picture on the lid of the jigsaw puzzle box. Second, no matter how diligent we have been about picking up pieces along the way, we will never have anywhere near enough of them to finish the job. The most we can hope to accomplish with our handful of salvaged bits — the bittersweet harvest of observation and experience — is to build a little world of our own.
Google believes it can put the jigsaw pieces all back together. When you describe something as broken, you are declaring that you can fix it. Such certainty is probably better left to those who defined themselves through their faith. For the rest of us, a better search engine is probably sufficient. A perfect one is too scary.
Andrew Leonard is a staff writer at Salon. On Twitter, @koxinga21.More Andrew Leonard.
Soul-Sucking Dementor Wasp
Latin name: Ampulex dementor
10,000th reptile species
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Colour-changing thorny frogs
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Long-fanged bat
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CFN 2011 Season Rankings
No. 76 to No. 100
- CFN 2008 Final
Season Rankings- CFN
2009 Final Season Rankings
2010 Final Season Rankings
2011 CFN Final Season Rankings
- The
Top 10 |
11-25 | Rankings
- Rankings
51-75 |
Rankings 76-100 | The
Bottom 20
- Based On Opinion ... CFN 2011
FINAL Rankings, Top 25
The Formula's Components:
1. Wins. - If you win, everything else falls into place. Each
win counts as 1.
2. Quality Wins - The number of wins over teams that
finished with a winning record. Each win counts as
3. Elite Wins - The number of wins over teams that
finished with two losses or fewer. Each win counts
as 1 with a road win over an Elite team getting an
extra 0.5. Also counting as 1 is a road win over a
team that finished with three losses or fewer (but
the extra 0.5 isn't added). A win over a team that finishes with
three losses in a bowl game counts as one.
4. Bad Loss - The number of losses to teams that
finished with three wins or fewer or a loss to a FCS
(DI-AA) team. Each loss counts as minus-1. Take away
an additional 0.5 for a Bad Loss at home.
5. Bad Win - The number of wins to teams that
finished with three wins or fewer, or a win over a
D-IAA team. Each win counts as minus 0.25.
6. Elite Loss - The number of losses to teams that
finished with two losses or fewer. Each loss counts
as 0.25.
7. Point Differential - Points for minus points
against divided by 100.
8. Winning Percentage - To take losses into account,
winning percentage is in the mix. Total wins is the
tie-breaker followed by winning percentage.
NOTE: This is based on who
had the best season. This isn't a
ranking of who the best teams were.
100. Central Michigan (3-9) 2011 CFN Score: 2.46
2011 Preseason Ranking: 93
2010 Final Season Ranking: 102
2010 CFN Score: 1.31
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 96
2009 Final Season Ranking: 12
2009 Final Score. 17.96
2008 Final Season Ranking: 56
2008 Final Score: 9.03
Key Stat: CMU was 114th in the nation in turnover margin.
After one of the biggest ranking drops in the history of college football, the Chippewas didn't make any sort of an improvement with miserable wins over South Carolina State and Akron to go along with a stunning win over Northern Illinois. There were a slew of close losses, but the CMU of the past would've drilled teams like Eastern Michigan and Kent State. Going into next year, finding one thing it can do at a high level is a must.
80. Colorado (3-10) 2011 CFN Score: 2.55
2011 Preseason Ranking: 59
2010 Final Season Ranking: 80
2010 CFN Score: 5.63
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 50
2009 Final Season Ranking: T99.
2009 Final Score. 2.61
2008 Final Season Ranking: 76
2008 Final Score: 6.08
Key Stat: The Buffs were 115th in the nation in pass efficiency defense.
The problems keep on coming for a once-proud program that finished with two wins in the final three games after starting out the year going 1-9. The defense was miserable and the offense couldn't do nothing consistently right as the Buffs eight games in blowouts. Colorado gave up 30 points or more ten times and went 3-0 when allowing under 30.
98. Army (3-9) 2011 CFN Score: 2.59
2011 Preseason Ranking: 89
2010 Final Season Ranking: 71
2010 CFN Score: 6.84
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 78
2009 Final Season Ranking: 104
2009 Final Score. 1.88
2008 Final Season Ranking: 1.18
2008 Final Score: 108
Key Stat: Army was first in the nation in rushing and last in the nation in passing.
After going to a bowl game in 2010, Army went right back to being Army with the nation's best running game not doing enough to overcome the problems on defense and the lack of scoring punch. The win over Northwestern turned out to be more and more of an aberration as the season went on with wins over Tulane and Fordham the only two highlights the rest of the way.
97. Minnesota (3-9) 2011 CFN Score: 2.66
2011 Preseason Ranking: 62
2010 Final Season Ranking: 91
2010 CFN Score: 3.32
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 71
2009 Final Season Ranking: 70
2009 Final Score. 7.09
2008 Final Season Ranking: 71
2008 Final Score: 6.59
Key Stat: Minnesota was 110th in the nation in total offense.
Jerry Kill's first season was marred by his seizure problems on the sidelines and home losses to North Dakota State and New Mexico State. Wins over bowl bound Iowa and Illinois teams there were a few signs of life as the season went on, and the team looked stronger in November, but there weren't enough wins early on to provide a base to build the ranking on.
96. Boston College (4-8) 2011 CFN Score: 2.69
2011 Preseason Ranking: 38
2010 Final Season Ranking: 66
2010 CFN Score: 7.65
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 28
2009 Final Season Ranking: 48
2009 Final Score. 11.52
2008 Final Season Ranking: 25
2008 Final Score: 15.28
Key Stat: BC was 112th in the nation in total offense and scoring offense.
A brilliant year from linebacker Luke Kuechly was lost because of an offense that was awful in 2010 and worse in 2011. The team kept fighting and came up with a 3-2 finish including wins over NC State and Miami, but the home loss to Duke was disastrous for the ranking. The Eagles were 3-0 when scoring more than 19 points 1-8 when scoring fewer.
95. Fresno State (4-9) 2011 CFN Score: 2.70
2011 Preseason Ranking: 74
2010 Final Season Ranking: 57
2010 CFN Score: 9.24
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 68
2009 Final Season Ranking: 54
2009 Final Score. 9.83
2008 Final Season Ranking: 65
2008 Final Score: 7.60
Key Stat: Fresno State was 1116th in the nation in turnover margin.
After an interesting tenure, the Pat Hill era is over and Texas A&M assistant Tim DeRuyter is in. The Bulldogs suffered a bad loss at home to Ole Miss and came up with just two wins – Utah State and Hawaii – in the final seven games. The offense moved the ball, but the defense was too awful to overcome. The swagger against BCS programs is completely gone.
94. Buffalo (3-9) 2011 CFN Score: 2.88
2011 Preseason Ranking: 116
2010 Final Season Ranking: 117
2010 CFN Score: -2.47
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 93
2009 Final Season Ranking: 81
2009 Final Score. 4.96
2008 Final Season Ranking: 52
2008 Final Score:10.36
Key Stat: UB was 104th in the nation in passing efficiency.
Year Two under Jeff Quinn wasn't a success, but there were signs of life with a win over Ohio and a good performance against Northern Illinois. However, two of the wins came against Stony Brook and Akron and seven of the losses were blowouts. Getting blown away by Miami University, Eastern Michigan, and Bowling Green over the last half of the season wasn't a positive.
93. Arizona (4-8) 2011 CFN Score: 3.27
2011 Preseason Ranking: 42
2010 Final Season Ranking: 40
2010 CFN Score: 11.51
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 30
2009 Final Season Ranking: 22
2009 Final Score. 14.82
2008 Final Season Ranking: 37
2008 Final Score: 12.86
Key Stat: The Wildcats third in the nation in passing.
Just when it seemed like Arizona was going to make a move up with a decent 2010, starting the year 2-8 killed the Mike Stoops era. Losing to horrible Oregon State and Colorado were completely unacceptable, but on the plus side, the team showed up late after the season was basically over with wins over Arizona State and Louisiana-Lafayette to close things out. Rich Rodriguez should be able to turn around the nation's 114th-ranked rushing attack immediately.
92. ULM (4-8) 2011 CFN Score: 3.73
2011 Preseason Ranking: 100
2010 Final Season Ranking: 92
2010 CFN Score: 3.28
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 104
2009 Final Season Ranking: 78
2009 Final Score. 5.54
2008 Final Season Ranking: 102
2008 Final Score: 2.93
Key Stat: ULM was eighth in the nation in run defense.
There was a party in the Sun Belt with several teams stepping up and becoming relevant, but ULM didn't get the invite. All for wins were bad, and in typical Warhawk fashion there were a slew of key close losses. There were chances in the overtime loss to WKU and one-point loss to ULL, but that was the difference between a decent year and a mediocre one.
91. Rice (4-8) 2011 CFN Score: 4.13
2011 Preseason Ranking: 109
2010 Final Season Ranking: 94
2010 CFN Score: 2.90
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 111
2009 Final Season Ranking: 118
2009 Final Score. -2.56
2008 Final Season Ranking: 31
2008 Final Score: 14.31
Key Stat: Rice was 112th in the nation in pass defense.
There was a thrilling win over UTEP and a stunner early on against Purdue, but that was it for the fun with two bad wins over Memphis and Tulane and too many inconsistencies on both sides of the ball. There were just enough wins sprinkled throughout the year, and two wins in the final four, to keep it from being completely miserable, but the production wasn't there for a third straight season after finishing 31st in 2008.
90. San Jose State (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 4.22
2011 Preseason Ranking: 108
2010 Final Season Ranking: 94
2010 CFN Score: -3-34
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 105
2009 Final Season Ranking: 113
2009 Final Score. -0.57
2008 Final Season Ranking: 82
2008 Final Score: 5.15
Key Stat: The Spartans were 23rd in the nation in passing.
After being the only FBS team without an FBS win in 2010, going 5-7 is a huge step forward under Mike MacIntryre. The ranking might stink, and the Spartan season is the lowest-ranked among teams with five victories or more, but closing out with wins over Navy and Fresno State was a major plus. The home loss to Idaho hurt the ranking, and there weren't any quality wins, but it was a fun year with eight of the final ten games decided by a touchdown or less.
89. Kent State (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 4.31
2011 Preseason Ranking: 95
2010 Final Season Ranking: 82
2010 CFN Score: 5.48
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 90
2009 Final Season Ranking: 87
2009 Final Score. 4.29
2008 Final Season Ranking: 96
2008 Final Score: 3.36
Key Stat: KSU was 119th in the nation in total offense.
Considering the offense was the second-worst in college football, it was a good year for the Golden Flashes in Darrell Hazell's first season. A 1-6 start ended the year in mid-October, but a four game winning streak and a chance to finish with six wins in the finale – but losing to Temple – showed that things are on the uptick. Now the team has to start beating more decent teams. At the very least, KSU got a touchdown on Alabama.
88. North Texas (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 4.47
2011 Preseason Ranking: 99
2010 Final Season Ranking: 99
2010 CFN Score: 1.81
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 102
2009 Final Season Ranking: 110
2009 Final Score. -0.16
2008 Final Season Ranking: 116
2008 Final Score: -2.23
Key Stat: UNT was ninth in the nation in punting.
First year head coach Dan McCarney did a good job of starting to turn things around after the awful Todd Dodge era. Four of the five wins were bad, and beating ULM wasn't any big deal, but getting five wins for the Mean Green is still something to get excited about. All seven losses were by ten points or more, but UNT beat the teams it was supposed to and got a victory over Indiana.
87. East Carolina (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 4.70
2011 Preseason Ranking: 85
2010 Final Season Ranking: 62
2010 CFN Score: 8.27
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 99
2009 Final Season Ranking: 29
2009 Final Score. 13.85
2008 Final Season Ranking: 34
2008 Final Score: 13.72
Key Stat: The Pirates finished last in the nation in punting and 119th in turnover margin.
29th in 2009's season rankings, the freefall continued because the turnovers wouldn't stop coming. A three-game midseason winning streak was okay, but two of the wins were against awful Memphis and Tulane squads, and one of the other wins came against UAB. There weren't any quality wins and the overtime loss to Marshall in the season finale ended hopes for a bowl.
86. UTEP (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 4.72
2011 Preseason Ranking: 111
2010 Final Season Ranking: 84
2010 CFN Score: 5.27
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 80
2009 Final Season Ranking: 103
2009 Final Score. 1.89
2008 Final Season Ranking: 89
2008 Final Score: 4.43
Key Stat: The Miners were 100th in turnover margin.
Another year, another bad second half of the season under Mike Price. The Miners were 4-3 in a position to get to a bowl game, and then came the crash losing four of the final five games including a season finale at UCF that would've meant a bowl with a win. Three of the five wins were bad and there weren't any quality wins. Why? The defense couldn't stop anyone giving up 31 points or more in four of the last five games.
85. Kentucky (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 5.11
2011 Preseason Ranking: 39
2010 Final Season Ranking: 70
2010 CFN Score: 7.08
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 46
2009 Final Season Ranking: 55
2009 Final Score. 9.73
2008 Final Season Ranking: 57
2008 Final Score: 8.94
Key Stat: UK was 114th in the nation in total offense.
On the positive side, the Wildcats won five games with one of the worst offenses in America. However, there was only one quality win – Western Kentucky – and three of the other wins came against the dregs. There was promise and potential with a decent defense and good-looking offense prospects, but the production wasn't there. Ruining Tennessee's year with a 10-7 win in the finale was a positive.
84. Northwestern (6-7) 2011 CFN Score: 5.12
2011 Preseason Ranking: 47
2010 Final Season Ranking: 64
2010 CFN Score: 11.56
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 53
2009 Final Season Ranking: 47
2009 Final Score. 11.56
2008 Final Season Ranking: 49
2008 Final Score: 10.74
Key Stat: Northwestern was 114th in the nation in sacks allowed and 106th in sacks.
The lines have been awful for the last few years with no pass rush and little pass protection, but the Wildcats still managed to overcome the bad play up front to get to a bowl game – ending in the inevitable loss. Losing to Army was inexcusable for a Pat Fitzgerald team that's supposed to get good linebacker play, and while beating Nebraska was a high point, that was it. There were too many losses to teams like Illinois and Iowa.
83. Ball State (6-6) 2011 CFN Score: 5.38
2011 Preseason Ranking: 103
2010 Final Season Ranking: 109
2010 CFN Score: -0.68
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 103
2009 Final Season Ranking: 116
2009 Final Score. -1.91
2008 Final Season Ranking: 18
2008 Final Score: 16.38
Key Stat: The Cardinals finished 119th in total defense.
First-year head coach Pete Lembo got no defense whatsoever and his team died down the stretch losing three of the last four, but six wins for Ball State is always a success. Four of the wins were bad, though, including the season opener against Indiana, but there was a quality win over Ohio. Winning close games is what it's all about, but for good and bad, five of the six victories came by a touchdown or less.
82. Bowling Green (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 5.39
2011 Preseason Ranking: 112
2010 Final Season Ranking: 112
2010 CFN Score: -1.06
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 114
2009 Final Season Ranking: 65
2009 Final Score.8.42
2008 Final Season Ranking: 84
2008 Final Score: 5.04
Key Stat: BGSU was 116th in the nation in turnover margin.
After rebuilding in 2010, 2011 was a disappointment with a 1-6 midseason run killing the campaign. There was a quality win over Temple, but three of the wins were bad and close losses to Wyoming, Toledo, and Ohio could've all gone the other way. The offense wasn't strong enough to overcome a horrible turnover margin, but the running game was at least a bit stronger than 2010.
81. Hawaii (6-7) 2011 CFN Score: 5.77
2011 Preseason Ranking: 81
2010 Final Season Ranking: 21
2010 CFN Score: 16.18
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 86
2009 Final Season Ranking: 77
2009 Final Score. 5.84
2008 Final Season Ranking: 59
2008 Final Score: 8.66
Key Stat: The Warriors were 113th in the nation in turnover margin in 2009, led the WAC and was 14th in the nation in 2010, and was 116th in 2011.
The Warriors weren't their normal selves, missing out on a bowl game and with an offense that wasn't up to its normal snuff. Closing out with one win over the final five games, and with a disastrous loss to UNLV, the season ranking was miserable. Four of the five wins were bad, with the lone good win coming against Louisiana Tech. Head coach Greg McMackin is gone, and legendary quarterback guru Norm Chow is in.
80. Connecticut (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 5.91
2011 Preseason Ranking: 45
2010 Final Season Ranking: 35
2010 CFN Score: 12.69
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 36
2009 Final Season Ranking: 36
2009 Final Score. 12.60
2008 Final Season Ranking: 48
2008 Final Score: 10.79
Key Stat: UConn finished third in the nation against the run and 113th in pass defense.
A year after going to the Fiesta Bowl the Huskies couldn't find any traction. The running game died under new head coach Paul Pasqualoni, and the secondary was miserable. Home losses to Iowa State and Western Michigan were a huge problem, but there was still a chance to go bowling late in the year needing a win over Cincinnati. It didn't happen. The only quality win came against Rutgers, but time after time when the team needed a win, it didn't come alternating between wins and losses over the second half of the season.
79. Eastern Michigan (6-6) 2011 CFN Score: 6.13
2011 Preseason Ranking: 120
2010 Final Season Ranking: 116
2010 CFN Score: -2.32
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 120
2009 Final Season Ranking: 119
2009 Final Score. -4.97
2008 Final Season Ranking: 113
2008 Final Score: -1.43
Key Stat: EMU was 34th in the nation in total defense.
Five of the six wins were bad wins, but who cares? It's Eastern Michigan and it came up with six wins and a victory over Western Michigan, making this one of the program's best seasons in decades. The defense was great, the offense struggled, and three of the final four games were losses, but head coach Ron English has pulled off a miracle.
78. UCF (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 6.22
2011 Preseason Ranking: 80
2010 Final Season Ranking: 32
2010 CFN Score: 13.13
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 85
2009 Final Season Ranking: 53
2009 Final Score. 10.34
2008 Final Season Ranking: 98
2008 Final Score: 3.18
Key Stat: UCF finished ninth in the nation in total defense and scoring defense.
The defense has been among the best in the conference over the last few years and was the best in the league this season, but it wasn't enough to come up with a bowl campaign. There was only one quality win and the loss to a horrible UAB was a killer, but six of the seven losses were by a touchdown or less. This was a good team, but it wasn't clutch.
77. Tennessee (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 6.40
2011 Preseason Ranking: 36
2010 Final Season Ranking: 72
2010 CFN Score: 6.46
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 42
2009 Final Season Ranking: 39
2009 Final Score. 12.21
2008 Final Season Ranking: 66
2008 Final Score: 6.99
Key Stat: The Vols were 116th in the nation in rushing.
Just when it seemed like Tennessee was going to take a nice step forward, and after starting 3-1, injuries – especially to rising quarterback Tyler Bray – everything went into the tank. The Vols started out SEC play going 0-6 before getting by Vanderbilt in overtime. Just when it seemed like they'd be able to sneak out with a sixth win and a bowl bid finishing up against lowly Kentucky, the offense didn't show up in a 10-7 loss. The team scored seven points or fewer in five of the final seven games.
76. Syracuse (5-7) 2011 CFN Score: 6.65
2011 Preseason Ranking: 61
2010 Final Season Ranking: 42
2010 CFN Score: 11.24
2010 CFN Preseason Rank: 67
2009 Final Season Ranking: 79
2009 Final Score. 5.42
2008 Final Season Ranking: 104
2008 Final Score: 2.75
Key Stat: The Orange was 90th in the nation in total offense.
It was a step back after winning a bowl game. The Orange started out well with a 5-2 start, but it was a mirage with a controversial win over Toledo and overtime wins over Wake Forest and Rutgers. But just when it seemed like the season was going to be special after blasting West Virginia 49-23, everything well apart losing the final five games of the year. The blowout home loss to South Florida was the low point.


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Firstly I know nothing about ipads and this is for a Christmas present.
My son has expressed a suggestion as a gift of an external hard drive to download the content of his ipad and free up space. He understands the type would need to be a WiFi unit and believes there is no compatibility with a standard USB connector to transfer data.
As I have searched Amazon and seen several customer reviews that indicate external hard drives which are claimed to be compatible fail to perform the function, can anyone either provide more information or recommend a unit which is guaranteed (preferably by experience) to perform correctly and simply with an ipad.
With thanks in anticipation.
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Kingston Technology 64GB Portable Storage Wi-Drive . I use this one for all my tablets. There are more available of differing sizes. Not sure if apple phones will connect, might be worth a search for confirmation
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Just had a peep and the Blurb on Amazon say this id compatible with iPhone.
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Many thanks for your reply.
I have just looked on Amazon and the unit looks good but some reviews with respect to compatibility and use with ipad concern me.
Do you use this for other than small files? Will it work with larger files such as a film do you know?
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Sorry have not tried it with film. Only used for photos and small text files.
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Many thanks for your candid help.
I have researched more and found quite a lot on various sites that indicates that external drives are quite limited in their use with ipad. As a result more information on some software which may enhance the function is being sought. For the moment I shall hold off spending the money.
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I trust that you will find an appropriate device. Would be nice if you could let us know how it goes.
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I'll leave this open to remind me to do so.
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And to work on the network with the iPad ie desktop PC,laptops, and NAS download the below link I use it all the time. Great bit of software.
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I use a Buffalo Linkstation NAS click hereconnected to my wireless router and the FB app Ventad has posted the link to and this works fine with both my iPad and iPhone.
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Many thanks for your help and suggestions.
The use of an external drive is still under consideration, but the use of File Browser (Ventad's link above) makes it look an easier proposition. However the question of uploading - especially large files (films etc) - is still a problem.
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Here is the Reds Hot Stove League show report for 2-20-08. Marty was hosting the show tonight from Sarasota. He said everyone has reported and everybody's attitude is good and everyone is optimistic. Marty said that this camp is different than previous years because Dusty's in charge. (Not knocking Marty here but don't we hear this every year from the media about how this camp is different and there's no lollygagging and it's the most efficient camp they have ever seen? I mean, come on.) Marty said you can have a lot of fun with Big Dust but when it comes time to work, the players will work hard. Marty said the success of this team is going to be how effective the pitching staff is. After the 2nd spot there's Belisle but Marty is definitely not sold on him. Also there are a bunch of young arms that everyone likes and Marty talked to Ted Power and Mario Soto today and he has never seen optimism from those guys like he saw when they were talking about the young pitchers the Reds have.
After commercial, Marty said there will be an intrasquad game next Tuesday at noon and the first game will be Wednesday and will be broadcast on WLW. Marty said the team seems to be healthy with the exception of Bray. Marty gets the impression that no one is really concerned about it. Marty said Kent Mercker is back in camp and went on about how he could help the team as a lefty relief specialist and in the clubhouse. (He also is great when Marty needs a 4th for Canasta). Marty talked to Jr. today and he is feeling good and he said Dunn is in camp and there is talk about there being no talk going on about a contract extension. (I like how Marty said that: Talk about no talk. But that's just me being silly. ) Marty said he certainly would be in favor of that type of thing and he thinks we will see a different Adam Dunn and an Adam Dunn that's going to have even a greater impact on this baseball team. (That's a direct quote from the Marty, folks, believe or not.)
Marty said the CF position is up for grabs and a lot of people think Lofton will be signed and Marty thinks if that happens it will be in a platoon situation. Marty thinks he would be a plus factor on this club. Marty said the Blanton talks have quieted down but it may heat up depending on how the young pitchers perform. He mentioned Cueto, Homer, Roenicke, Volquez and Maloney as candidates for the rotation. He mentioned unsigned guys like Weaver, Fogg and Lohse. Marty said if he were them, he'd be worried that they aren't going to find a big league gig.
After commercial, Marty spoke about Bob Howsam passing away yesterday.
The first caller said that Arroyo isn't a #2 starter and Marty agreed but said he is the Reds de facto #2 pitcher. He said that he hopes Bronson is going to be a pitcher this year and not a pitcher-musician. (Nobody had any problems with his music in 2006.) The caller was also concerned with the Cordero signing and said he only saved 75% of his save opportunities. Marty said he saved 44 of 51 games which isn't bad. The caller said the majority of his saves were at home. Marty said that his numbers weren't good on the road. He was in favor of the signing but is concerned about those home/road splits. The caller said he's more optimistic about Belisle than Marty is but not as much as Thom. Marty said that he hopes he's wrong and he has the stuff to do it but this is the year to do it.
The next caller said he's excited about Big Dust managing the team and thinks he will be successful. Marty said the injury factor is something no team can predict. He said this division is weak and if some of the young pitchers can come through and the key players can stay on the field you never know. The caller asked if the Reds were going to play any exhibitions in minor league towns before Opening Day like they have if they go to Arizona. Marty said they aren't doing it this year.
Marty talked about Joe not winning the Ford Frick Award yesterday and he thinks that fan support for Joe is strong enough that he will be on the ballot year after year.
After commercial, Marty said Bob came into camp today. He said they asked Bob about a potential ST move to AZ and Bob said he was pleased Sarasota is making an effort to keep the Reds. Marty said the exclusive negotiating period will end on April 15 and that he believes that this all happened because Sarasota took the Reds for granted and never thought they would leave.
The next caller said the pitching staff has so many question marks it's ungodly. He said they would be sunk if something happened to Harang. Marty said that you can't operate on the assumption that someone is going to get hurt. He said the only team that could survive a major hit to their rotation are the Red Sox and Schilling may not be able to pitch. The caller wanted to know what would happen if Cueto and Bailey weren't as good as advertised. Marty agreed but wanted to know what he'd have them do, go after Blanton or someone else. The caller said he'd go after Blanton or someone like Fogg. Marty said the only way he'd get Fogg is if he didn't have to overpay for him. (So anything above the minimum, then?) The caller said that he's getting cheaper by the day and Marty asked if he thought it funny that no one has signed Fogg yet? The caller said that no one wants to give him a long term deal. Marty said we will see what happens and he'd rather have Fogg than Weaver and Lohse (Man, Lohse must have messed up Marty's hair or something. I'm no Lohse fan but I'd certainly take his inconsistency over Weaver's and Fogg's suckitude). The caller is even more pessimistic than Marty is on Belisle (if that's possible) Marty said someone showed him that Belisle's and Harang's numbers were very similar when they had the same level of experience so he's willing to cut Belisle some slack but to hand him the 3rd spot in the rotation is a bad deal. The caller asked on what team would Belisle be a 3rd starter for. Marty asked who would Bronson be a #2 for. Marty said the bullpen is very improved which should help the starters. He likes the defense and thinks Gonzalez will be a different player (Can he be A-Rod?) without the burden of his son and he is concerned about the catching. The caller agreed and said he hopes the Reds can swing a deal like Votto for Matt Cain cause you can get a 1st baseman easy cause we've seen Hatteberg and Sean Casey do the job (There it is! The first Sean Casey mention of the off season. It's a bit of a stretch since he wasn't saying we should get him but what the heck).
The next caller asked if the Reds might be interested in trading for C.C. Sabathia since the Santana deal didn't cost the Mets that much in the way of prospects. Marty wasn't aware he was on the market but he wouldn't give up the guys CLE would ask for like Bailey and Cueto and Votto. The caller said the Mets didn't give up those type of prospects for Santana. Marty said that's a different mindset between the Twins and CLE. If CLE shops C.C. teams are going to fall all over themselves trying to get him. The caller said Lofton's veteran experience would be a plus but that's an awful lot of left handed hitting on this team. Marty said he agrees the Reds are lefty heavy and says EE is the key. He said Gonzo will have to pick it up offensively and he's not worried about Brandon.
After commercial the next caller thinks this will be a mediocre team in a mediocre division and if Dunn isn't re-signed, Jr. is gone after this year and then the offense is going to lose a lot of power and he's not very optimistic about the future. Marty said he may be right but he thinks - and a lot of baseball people agree - that this team will be improved. He isn't worried about Jr. and Dunn not being here after 08. They have Jay Bruce and the farm system is very fertile. The caller asked if the Reds end up 5th in the division again, will Wayne be back. Marty said no.
The next caller said that it would be very stupid for the Reds to get Blanton because he sees him as another Milton (Pot. Kettle. Black) He said he put up good numbers in a pitcher's park. Marty said that Milton was the ultimate fly ball pitcher and Blanton isn't. The caller said it was a good point and Marty said it was a helluva point. ( I give Marty crap but sometimes I honestly don't know how he puts up with these people) Marty would take a shot at Blanton if he didn't have to destroy the farm system. The caller agreed and thinks Belisle will have a great year cause his numbers compare favorably with Harang's. (Someone was listening to the show earlier) Marty said he hopes he's right.
After commercial, the next caller said he's somewhat optimistic and he grew up following the teams of the late 80s and 90s and that's the last time the Bengals were relevant and he hopes the Reds can get fans following them again, Marty said that players are already noticing a difference in this camp and it's important the Reds get off to a good start.
The next caller asked who is starting in CF. Marty said it is wide open. Hopper, Freel and Bruce are the top candidates and Bruce probably won't make the team unless he plays so well he forces the Reds hand. The caller mentioned Freel and Marty said he's healthy (for the moment) and that's good news. The caller said you have to have wheels like Freel does to cover the ground Jr. and Dunn can't. Marty agreed but said he is reckless out there. The caller said he's still against trading Hamilton and Marty predicted that they will not miss him. The caller wondered why Marty dismissed him like that. Marty said you can't count on him to play every day and you don't know how those drugs affected his system. Marty said he could hit 50 HRs this year and he would still say they made a good trade cause Volquez has electric stuff. Soto is high on him and if he can develop a good breaking ball he can be a big time pitcher. The caller wondered who the backups would be if Jr. went down and Bruce made the team. Marty said besides Hopper and Freel, Chris Dickerson is a great defensive OFer and a fine athlete but can't hit much. The caller asked if they were thin in the OF in AAA. Marty said they are.
Thus endeth the Reds Hot Stove League show report for 2-20-08. So let it be written. So let it be done.
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Zoom Room Redondo Beach is having its Grand Opening celebration on Saturday, September 14th. $5 Intro to Agility classes, dog adoptions, and free party!!!
Brand New Dog Training and Social Center Opens in Orange County. Grand Opening August 24th-25th. $5 Agility Classes!
After an enjoyable collaboration with Pets in Need, we are very excited to bring more adoptable dogs to Zoom Room and host the next fundraiser event! This time we are going to work with Copper's Dream, a great organization that helps hundreds of San Francisco Bay Area dogs every year. Let's have a successful and fun […]
Glossy, magazine-style feature story about Zoom Room Belmont in the Sunday Style Section of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Zoom Room Rockville will host a regular monthly social gathering for our friends and neighbors in the Gallery, Sterling and White Flint Station condos on Old Georgetown Road. The party, which will include our famous Doggy Disco®, is open to all dog-owning residents of these condos and kicks off at 5:30 on the first Saturday of every […]
East Bay dogs rejoice! On Aug. 3, 2013, celebrate the social aspect of dog ownership. Food, fun, games and a photo booth for dogs and humans.
Our First Adoption Day and Fundraiser! Almost two months have passed since our Grand Opening and we have met hundreds of pups from all over the San Francisco Peninsula. Each one is unique, lovable, and lucky to have a home. Besides providing group and private training classes for dogs and their owners, we want to […]
Have Your Chihuahua Dive, Leap, Jump or Fall into a Pool for a Prize!
Friday, June 21st is Take Your Dog to Work Day…what better way to celebrate than a Doggy Disco® Social after work to benefit Charlotte rescue dogs! $5 of every entry fee will benefit Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Controls shelter programs (see below for more info).
Friday, June 21st, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Admission Price – $10 per dog (accompanying humans are free)
* $5 of the admission, plus 15% of all sales goes to Animal Care & Control shelter programs!
First celebrated in 1999, Take Your Dog To Work Day was created to celebrate the great companions dogs make and to encourage their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue clubs. This annual event asks pet lovers to celebrate the humane-canine bond and promote pet adoption by encouraging employers to open their workplace to employees' pets.
Simply click the link below, and you'll be taken to the Zoom Room's site. If your dog already has an account, simply log in and sign up for the party. You can pay the $10 online using any major credit card. If you don't have an account, you'll be able to create one for your dog.
The fee is $10 per dog. If you plan to bring more than one dog, or if you'd simply like to make an additional donation, adjust the COUNT in your shopping cart to the desired amount.
Break out your inner Princess Leia and Han Solo and celebrate everything Star Wars on Saturday, May 4.
Come to our Cinco de Mayo fiesta next Sunday, May 5!
Zoom Room Rockville was thrilled to appear on the April 13th edition of "The Pet Show with Dr. Katy." The show originally aired on NewsChanel 8 at 11:00 am. Zoom Room Rockville's own Abby appeared on the show and while she was a little spooked by all the bright lights at the beginning of the taping, […]
Bring your dog for a morning of good deeds, and come by the Zoom Room in the evening for your treats.
On April 27th, Zoom Room Belmont will open its doors to celebrate the social aspect of dog ownership in the San Francisco Peninsula!
Join us at Zoom Room Sherman Oaks for a St. Paw-trick's Day party that will make your friends green with envy.


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A complaint has been filed with the Lokayukta against Textile Minister Varthur Prakash for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Complainant Shankare Gowda on Monday submitted documents to show that the declarations made by Mr. Prakash before the Election Commission did not match with those he made before the Lokayukta.
In his declaration before the EC ahead of the 2008 Assembly elections, Mr. Prakash, MLA for Kolar, claimed that he owned nothing.
However, after he was elected, he made a declaration before the Lokayukta that he was the part owner and Managing Director of Nithin Projects Private Ltd., a construction company, which he set up in 2007.
Further, his declaration to the Lokayukta shows that he had been earning an annual income of Rs. 15 lakh from the company.
The complainant also pointed out that in his 2010 declaration before the Lokayukta, Mr. Prakash had shown that he owned 1 kg of gold and 10 kg of silver articles.
Keywords: Lokayukta case, assets case, Varthur Prakash