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I was searching for plans on SBB and came across this. I had mentioned in some other post this was my interest, but now that I see it is actually a practice, I'd like fresh opinions on doing this from scratch; this is my first year, call my ambitious (or crazy, either will do J).
My present situation is I have 2 hives, each with one deep that I am in the process of adding the second deep to. These are new packages in second hand hives and I'm feeding them quite a bit to get the foundation built out, they are taking about a half gallon of syrup per hive per day.
Question is at this time of year, can I pull it off this season? Our winters are nothing like the majority of yours, most keepers around here seems to be able to get through on one deep and one shallow just fine. My vision is to build to 3 deeps and either 1 shallow or 1 medium for myself. I have about an acre and a half of crops getting ready to bloom and the hives are sitting right on the edge; mostly pumpkins, squash, beans etc.
I know lifting is sited as one of the issues, but at this point is a minor one to me. I'm in a rural setting and have no intentions of moving these colonies as long as they are viable, so it looks like I'm in good shape yes? Any words of wisdom for someone starting out fresh?


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Charming Buttes Chaumont Apartment
Size50 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
- Dishwasher
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Rue de Belleville, 75020 Paris, France
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The bright apartment features a furnished bedroom with a double bed and storage space, and a sunny living room with a double sofa bed, a coffee table, and a stereo. The kitchen includes a breakfast bar, an espresso coffee maker and laundry facilities.
Rue Oberkampf Street is just a 20-minute walk away, whilst Place de la République Square is just a 15-minute journey by Paris Metro.
The apartment is surrounded by lots of good restaurants, French bistros and typical street markets. Free street parking is possible in the evenings, Sundays and public holiday.
House rulesWe can adapt ourselves to your schedule of arrival.
This announcement is for 4 people maximum ( adulte and kind included)
The cleaning is offered.
A 300-euro pledge is asked upon the arrival.
We ask to the people to take care of the parquet(public prosecutor's department).
Thank you for warning(preventing) us if you are late at once of arrival initially planned.
Our building is very peaceful, thank you for contributing to the peace and to the rest of your neighbors
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Reviews of this property
Wie stay just for a night. It was perfectly for our short trip. Good conversation with the host.
Flat is nice, but full of personal belongings so it was a little bit uncorfitable. It was written that family friendly, but why then flat is so full of stuff which children may take and try to eat or broke ( I have 15 month child). I was glad that we were all the time out, because my little wanted to take stuff from shelfs and so on. Make sure that ovner doesn't count your infant as plus one person ;)
Generally I liked flat location, flat was clean, ovners were very nice and helpful.
The apartment is cozy and close to the city centre. It has all the necessary commodities. The place is quiet and there are many shops and supermarkets. Brigitte is very kind and friendly.
If someday I visited Paris I would repeat in this apartment.
Everything was perfect. The appartament is close to the city center and there is a metro station just two or three minutes away. Brigitte was super nice and gave us all the necessary thigs for our stay. I would repeat the experience.
A home of our hosts more than friendly.
A pleasant and quiet apartment, well served by public transport and close to small shops.
Un accueil de nos hôtes plus que sympathique.
Un appartement agréable et très calme, bien desservie par les transports en commun et proche de petits commerces.
the apartment is very good, comfortable, nice, very bright .The apartment is very quiet.
The hosts are available to answer questions.
I would recommend the apartment to my friends for their stay in Paris.
l'appartement est très bien, confortable, agréable, très lumineux .L'appartement est très calme.
Les hôtes sont disponibles pour répondre aux questions.
Je recommanderais l'appartement à mes amis pour leur séjour à Paris.
It was just really wonderful !!!
The apartment is very cozy and located in a great neighborhood, the landlady is quite magical and we were quite smitten with Paris!
We will be back - I promise!
Es war einfach ganz wunderbar !!!
Die Wohnung ist sehr gemütlich und liegt in einem tollen Viertel , die Vermieterin ist ganz zauberhaft und wir waren ganz hingerissen von Paris!
Wir werden wieder kommen - versprochen !
The apartment is wonderful! It is clean, bright, quiet and spacious and has everything you need to feel good! We stayed with our teenage children (13 and 15) a very nice week. In the immediate vicinity there is a super delicious bakery, supermarket and nice pubs and restaurants. Recommended is the colorful, lively market of Belleville. Brigitte gave us a very friendly and adopted. If we go back to Paris, then to her !!
Die Wohnung ist wunderbar! Sie ist sauber, hell, ruhig und großzügig und hat alles, was man braucht, um sich wohlzufühlen! Wir haben hier mit unseren jugendlichen Kindern (13 und 15) eine sehr schöne Woche verbracht. In der direkten Nachbarschaft gibt es einen superleckeren Bäcker, Supermarkt und nette Kneipen und Restaurants. Empfehlenswert ist der bunte, lebhafte Markt von Belleville. Brigitte hat uns sehr freundlich empfangen und verabschiedet. Wenn wir wieder nach Paris kommen, dann zu ihr!!
We have had a wonderful weekend Paris. The welcome by Brigitte and Daniel was very welcoming and we got lots of tips about metro and restaurants. The apartment is very cozy and has plenty of room for four. Morning equally delicious fresh baguette from the bakery to the corner and the morning sounds of Paris ogle then quickly back to the road! The transfer after the weekend was quite nice: a cup of coffee a hearty farewell to Brigitte.
We hebben een heerlijk weekend Parijs beleefd. De ontvangst door Brigitte en Daniel was heel gastvrij en we kregen allerlei tips over metro en restaurants. Het appartement is heel gezellig ingericht en heeft ruimte genoeg voor vier. 's Ochtends even lekker verse baguettes halen bij de bakker om de hoek en de ochtendgeluiden van Parijs lonken dan al snel weer om op pad te gaan! Ook de overdracht na afloop van het weekend was heel leuk: bij een kopje koffie een hartelijk afscheid van Brigitte.
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Culture Club: The Big Snore

The Lone Ranger is the best example yet of how Johnny Depp has gone from an eccentric genius to a stale bore.

In early 2001, it might have been possible to still take Marilyn Manson seriously. But after January 31, the idea that he was anything but an empty caricature was dead forever. That's the day The Onion ran a story entitled "Marilyn Manson Now Going Door-To-Door Trying To Shock People" that eviscerated the shock-rocker's shtick for its button-pushing obviousness. Sample excerpt: "That evening, Linda Schmidt was preparing to drive her daughter Alyssa to a Girl Scouts meeting when she found Manson standing on her porch draped in sheep entrails. 'I knew who he was, but I was kind of busy and didn't really have time to chat,' Schmidt said. 'He just kept standing there staring at me, expecting me to react in some way.'"
The mock news piece brilliantly expressed what had been unsaid but understood by the culture for some time: Manson believed he still frightened people, having no idea how deluded he was.
I keep waiting for Johnny Depp to have a similar awakening. Depp is buddies with Manson—they have even performed together—and they both have oversized public personas. But where Manson's popularity has waned, Depp's remains secure. His new movie, The Lone Ranger, may change that, but probably not. That's unfortunate—especially for him.
Depp, who just turned 50, has been in films for more than half his life. He started his career in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street before transitioning to TV for the cheesy hit 21 Jump Street. But unhappy with being pegged as a teen heartthrob, he's focused on movies ever since, immediately making it clear that he wanted to do riskier material with idiosyncratic filmmakers such as John Waters (Cry-Baby), Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands) and Emir Kusturica (Arizona Dream). Even when he did conventional romantic comedies like Benny & Joon, he singlehandedly made them interesting, playing a man inspired by Buster Keaton's elegant, deadpan style.
Plenty of beautiful actors talk about wanting to be taken seriously, but Depp actually had the chops to justify his aspirations. He turned the inept titular director of Ed Wood into a sad, funny, moving figure; he later delivered superb but very different portrayals in the surreal, revisionist Western Dead Man and the sharp mob tale Donnie Brasco. Depp was a classic chameleon who could go from the downbeat young dreamer of What's Eating Gilbert Grape to the drug-fueled, bug-eyed paranoia of the Hunter S. Thompson-like narrator of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Where other actors cultivate an air of mystery, Depp managed to seem genuinely cool, forging close friendships with icons like Thompson and Marlon Brando and supporting worthy causes such as the defense of the West Memphis Three. Befitting his rebel image, Depp has trashed hotel rooms, dated supermodels and feuded with the paparazzi, but as he got older he grew out of such outward signs of acting-out. Pushing 40, he remained a heartthrob, but he did his best to stay out of sight, further cultivating an aura of cool mystery while eschewing the bad-boy behavior of his youth.
But over the course of the last decade, he has decided to come out of the shadows. Earlier in his career, Depp had done studio movies like From Hell and Sleepy Hollow, but they were practically art-house fare in comparison to 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, a Jerry Bruckheimer summer blockbuster based on the Disneyland ride. It was an unusual choice for him, but his deep investment into his character, the flighty Captain Jack Sparrow, was quintessential Depp. He capped his front teeth gold and gave the character a bumbling, outlandish air. "I was reading about the 18th-century pirates and thought they were kind of like rock stars," he explained to the Los Angeles Times. And so he decided to base the character around the man he considered the greatest rock 'n' roll star of all time: Keith Richards—hence the bandanas and elegantly strung-out behavior.
The outlandish character choices were a total gamble—and when Disney executives starting watching dailies, they were convinced he was ruining the movie. But it turned out to be genius: an unconventional, reluctant star energizing a potentially bloated tent-pole release through sheer will. It's easy to forget this now, but when the first Pirates came out, there was a certain delighted shock in seeing Depp confidently ham it up as Sparrow: How is this guy getting away with this?
He seemed to be punking the entire Hollywood blockbuster mentality—and cuing his fans in on the joke. (And the friction he got from Disney about his Sparrow portrayal only helped burnish his rebel credentials; as he told the L.A. Times, he gave the studio brass an ultimatum, "Look, these are the choices I made. You know my work. So either trust me or give me the boot.") Even more amazing, it worked: The film was one of 2003's biggest hits, and Depp earned his first Oscar nomination, overdue recognition for an actor's actor who had fully entered the mainstream and lived to tell about it.
For a while, it was a feel-good story—the rebel conquers Hollywood—and maybe if Depp had stopped making movies altogether, it would have stayed that way. It's not that he's subsequently given up on subdued, compelling performances—he's great in Michael Mann's Public Enemies and damn delightful voicing the title character in Rango—but that notion of hiding in plain sight has just about disappeared from his repertoire.
Since 2003, he's made four Pirates movies but in reality, even when he's not literally playing Jack Sparrow, he's still playing him. Sparrow's heavy makeup, twinkling eyes and twitchy temperament have been mainstays of Depp's portrayals in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, which were so laden with distracting tics that the characters felt like waxworks gimmicks. And when he tries to go for "restrained" (e.g., Sweeney Todd and Dark Shadows) it comes across like a caricature because Depp's deadpan posturing remains so in-your-face.
For many stars, success can also be something of a prison. Become a big enough A-lister and eventually your uniqueness will become a brand. Tom Hanks is the Everyman. Tom Cruise is Mister Intensity. Julia Roberts is America's Sweetheart. Since Pirates, Depp seems happy to be the Zany Eccentric, which translates into "Look at the crazy makeup and funny voice I've come up with!" It reaches its nadir with his role as Tonto in The Lone Ranger. When the casting was first announced, there were concerns about a white actor playing the iconic (and culturally insensitive) Native American character, despite Depp's Cherokee heritage. Depp has certainly gone out of his way in the press to insist that it's a more balanced depiction than the crass "Me scalp'm white man" portrayals of yesteryear. "I wanted to maybe give some hope to kids on the reservations," he recently told Rolling Stone. "They're living without running water and seeing problems with drugs and booze. But I wanted to be able to show these kids, 'Fuck that! You're still warriors, man.'"
A nice thought perhaps, but Depp's poker-faced Tonto isn't that different from his Dark Shadows creation: There's that same reliance on over-determined character mannerisms and Keaton-style reaction shots. Where once there was real sparkle to his inventiveness, Depp's Tonto feels like a watered-down, photocopied memory of what made him so good in Benny & Joon or Dead Man. No longer blessed with the youthful grace of his early career, Depp doesn't come across as playful or impish as Tonto—that expressionless face doesn't suggest deeper levels underneath, just a frozen mask. Depp might have wanted to give Tonto a dignity he's never enjoyed before, but that still seems to come second to the actor's unquenchable thirst for rampant play-acting—for amusing himself rather than connecting with an audience.
Read any interview with Depp, and he still sounds as thoughtful as ever—and also just as reticent about stardom. "I still am exactly as I was when I was 16, 17 years old, playing in bars," he told Rolling Stone. "I was infinitely more prone to be standing outside of the lights and in the darkness, playing my guitar and letting all the attention be up front with the lead singer." As for his increasingly flamboyant characters, he confessed, "Covering myself up in makeup, it's easier to look at someone else. … It's important for your—for whatever's left of your sanity."
There's a real poignancy to that quote—a sense of a guy who's struggling to reconcile his public and private selves. That's what makes his recent creative choices all the more exasperating. Rather than wrestling with this tension and crafting art out of it, Depp mostly seems to be repeating a formula that has worked in the past.
Watching Depp gallivant around in The Lone Ranger, desperately trying to wring laughs from strained situations—he and Armie Hammer's title character are essentially in a buddy-cop Western—it's hard not to think of that old Onion story. Like Manson, much of Depp's appeal came from his desire to zig when others would zag, constantly keeping us off-balance with his unpredictable choices. But at 50, Depp now seems to have nowhere else to go. These days, his unpredictability is one of the most tiredly predictable moves in Hollywood.
Tim Grierson is Playboy for iPhone's critic-at-large. You can follow him on Twitter.


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Volume II
Edison Schools Educational Management Organization
What's New
Deputy Secretary Hickok sends letter to the Illinois State Board of Education concerning the implementation of supplemental educational services; USA Freedom Corps launches website on volunteering; New Bedford ECHO sponsors lessons aboard the Ernestina; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards $29.6 million to expand the early college high school network; KIPP opens academy in Lynn (MA); Colorado State Board of Education selects KIPP to run Cole Middle School; KSA-Plus develops Parent Leadership Starter Kit; and Fordham Foundation announces Fordham Prizes for Excellence in Education.
Innovations in the News
Students are encouraged to take challenging Advanced Placement courses or the International Baccalaureate program, plus information on charter schools, educational management organizations, parental involvement, and supplemental educational services.
Edison Schools: The Transformers
If our country has learned one thing from the countless number of reality-TV makeover shows, it is that sometimes an expert has to be brought in to help. In the education community, help from an outside "educational management organization" can be a way to solve problems that are deeper than the superficial "hair, clothes, and make-up" triad shown in reality television programs.
Edison Schools is one of the country's largest private-sector educational management companies, and it has been helping to transform traditional public and charter schools around the country since its founding in 1992. Across all of its divisions, Edison now serves more than 250,000 students (approximately 26,000 of whom attend charter schools) in over 20 states and in the United Kingdom. Over 70,000 of these students are in schools that have a history of underperformance or inability to make steady progress. The company has been asked to partner with a number of schools that have been designated by their states as "in need of improvement"—the types of schools that No Child Left Behind targets. In addition to its "whole school management" partnerships, Edison offers summer, after-school, and supplemental educational services programs through its Newton Learning division, in addition to devising achievement management solutions for school systems through its Tungsten Learning division.
How does Edison transform its charter and district partnership schools? Edison begins by working closely with its partners to implement a comprehensive, research-based school design that has an unrelenting focus on achievement. The design features a reading and math skill-building curriculum developed to help all students meet or exceed levels of proficiency; a "house" system that divides schools into smaller groups or "academies" to provide students with guidance; interactive and sustained professional development for teachers and principals; and the integrated use of technology to support the program.
Additionally, Edison implements its online benchmarking system, one of the hallmarks of the program. With the Edison Benchmarks, students are assessed monthly to provide an objective, standards-based measure of student improvement. Edison embraces accountability, not only for students, but also for its own performance. This organization allows a client to cancel a contract if student test scores do not improve.
Nationally, Edison students are achieving annual academic gains above national and local norms. This is particularly true at schools challenged to make progress under No Child Left Behind.
In Philadelphia, Edison came into the school system in 2002, along with other educational management organizations, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania took over the school district and appointed the School Reform Commission to oversee improvement efforts. Edison was asked to manage 20 of the 64 lowest performing schools in the city making it Philadelphia's largest partner, operating schools with a total of more than 12,000 students. Two years later, according to a report issued by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, Edison's schools had an average annual gain of about 10.2 percentage points for fifth- and eighth-grade students who scored proficient or above on the 2004 Pennsylvania System of Schools Assessment in Reading. On the 2004 math test, these students gained about 9.6 percentage points. Before Edison came to the schools, they had averaged annual gains of less than one-half of 1 percentage point.
Edison also accelerated the rate of improved test scores. The Edison schools in Philadelphia reduced the percentage of students at the below-basic level at four and a half times the state rate. In Math, Edison schools reduced the percentage of students at the below-basic level at four and a half times the state rate.
According to the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, Edison, not only improved test scores, but also helped schools to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under No Child Left Behind. Of the 64 schools targeted by the Philadelphia School District for extensive reforms, 21 made AYP for the first time in 2004. Edison produced about half of those 21 schools (11 of 21), even though it operates fewer than a third of the targeted reform schools (20 of 64).
Baltimore is another urban area where Edison has enhanced student achievement. Three schools in Baltimore partnered with Edison Schools in 2000—Furman L. Templeton, Gilmor, and Montebello. On the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) in 2004, 66.1 percent of the Baltimore Edison schools' third graders scored at the proficient or better levels in reading and 63.2 percent in math, while Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) third graders scored 54.6 percent proficient or better in reading and 54.2 percent in math. Fifth-grade scores showed similar results. The Edison schools' fifth graders scored 52.3 percent proficient or better in reading and 63.1 percent in math. In comparison, approximately 51 percent of BCPSS' fifth graders scored at the proficient or better levels in reading, while 43.8 percent scored at this level in math.
In 2004, both Montebello and Furman L. Templeton made AYP for the first time, and Gilmor missed the mark by just one subgroup.
Edison and other educational management organizations (EMOs) offer no quick fix; improvement in EMO-run schools is not uniformly strong, nor is achievement necessarily at the high end of the scale. Yet, Edison's efforts, on the whole, show promise. The RAND Corporation is currently conducting an independent evaluation of Edison Schools to examine student achievement outcomes, as well as the implementation of Edison's academic program in its schools around the country.
OII co-hosted a conference entitled, "Innovations in Education: Building a Public-Private Partnership Model for K-12 Reform," with the Philadelphia School District and Drexel University, in October, to highlight the work of Edison and other educational management organizations in partnership with Philadelphia Public Schools.
The Office of Innovation and Improvement will sponsor an Innovations in Education Exchange on education management organizations on January 28, 2005. Watch the Innovator for more information.
- Edison Schools
- Edison Schools in Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia and Education Partners Press Release on Student Performance
What's New
From the U.S. Department of Education
Deputy Secretary Eugene Hickok sent a letter to the Illinois State Board of Education concerning the implementation of the supplemental educational services provisions of No Child Left Behind in Chicago. (Dec. 2)
USA Freedom Corps has launched a new website to help show America's youth how to make a difference by volunteering. (Dec. 8)
From OII
For the past few months, thousands of students, including those from the Global Learning Charter School and Friends Academy, have set sail from their home port, New Bedford (MA), aboard the Ernestina to learn lessons about sea life, science, and maritime history as a result of an OII grant to fund the New Bedford ECHO Project (Fall 2004)
Educational Management Organizations
The Bill " Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $29.6 million to eight organizations to expand the early college high school network to more than 25 states. Early college high schools serve as a bridge between high school and college to increase high school graduation rates, as well as the number of underserved youth who achieve a postsecondary education. (Dec. 7)
The Knowledge Is Power Program has opened a new KIPP academy in Lynn (MA) in a small, six-room annex at the rear of a church, providing 77 families an educational option with a longer school day, Saturday classes, and two hours of homework every night. (Fall 2004)
The Colorado State Board of Education selected the KIPP Foundation to take over Cole Middle School next year. This is the state's first mandatory conversion of a low-performing public school to charter status. (Nov. 24)
Parental Involvement
KSA-Plus has developed a 39-page Parent Leadership Starter Kit, which includes information on what a parent needs to know to become a more effective advocate and decision maker about benefits to students under No Child Left Behind. (Dec. 10)
School Leadership
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation has announced the third annual Fordham Prizes for Excellence in Education. John E. Brandl was honored for helping to institute education choice in Minnesota; Marion Joseph was lauded for transforming reading instruction in California; and Terry M. Moe was recognized for groundbreaking research on the interactions of politics and education, particularly as they relate to school choice. (Dec. 1)
Technology & Learning magazine has selected 43 curriculum products as its Awards of Excellence winners, which represent "Innovative applications" and "best-of-breed examples." Winners include OII grantees WGBH, Scholastic, Inc., and JASON Foundation for Education. (Fall 2004)
Innovations in the News
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate
Education writer Jay Mathews suggests that more students should be encouraged to take challenging Advanced Placement courses or the International Baccalaureate program. A recent study shows that taking these challenging classes increases students' chances of college success. [More-Washington Post] (Dec. 5)
Charter Schools
Applications are due by the end of December for the biotechnology program at Palm Beach County's (FL) new Seminole Ridge High School. The school will also have a construction academy and technology and automotive programs. [More-Palm Beach Post] (Dec. 8)
The W.E.B. Dubois Academy, a Cincinnati-based charter school, has been awarded a $105,000 grant from a philanthropic group of area women to expand its science classes beyond its 293 students to any child who lives in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. The academy has also been recognized by the American Academy for Liberal Education (see Innovator 45). [More-Cincinnati Enquirer] (Dec.3)
Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri used a celebration for the newly opened Learning Community Charter School to promote changes he said are needed to allow more such schools in the state. [More-Journal Register] (Dec. 8)
Michael Karp, business man and founder of two charter schools in Philadelphia, told a Connecticut College audience that educators can "break the poverty cycle" by better combining social services and education. He believes the money invested in education and social services will save the later cost of remedial services and incarceration. [More-The Day] (Dec. 9) [free registration]
Educational Management Organizations
The Urban Fiscal Policy course at the University of Pennsylvania explores the question, "Can cities be run like businesses?" The course looks at urban decision-making based on economics over ideology, including "competing to manage public schools for a profit." Victory Schools' management of some Philadelphia schools is an example (see Innovator 14). [More-Wharton Journal] (Dec. 6)
A former all-boys Catholic school operator and some for-profit education companies are among 52 applicants to open new public schools in Chicago under Mayor Daley's Renaissance 2010 initiative. [More-Chicago Sun Times] (Nov. 23)
Parental Involvement
"Becoming a Community School," from the Project for School Innovation in Boston, highlights the Robert L. Ford School in Lynn (MA) as a model for how to build a school that relies on strong family ties and community partners. The public school has night school for parents, after-school programs at Salem State College, and outreach with Lynn police and neighboring private schools. The school is considering a year-round schedule, like KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School (see What's New). [More-Boston Globe] (Dec. 9)
Supplemental Educational Services
No Child Left Behind's supplemental educational services provision could double the private tutoring market in the United States, according to Eduventures Inc., a research firm that tracks education businesses. More than 1,500 companies and nonprofit organizations are state-approved supplemental services providers. [More-Education Week] (Dec. 8) [free registration]
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IDC blames smartphones and tablets for sharp PC decline
Research firm IDC has posted the numbers for worldwide PC shipments in Q1 of 2013, and they show the steepest decline ever in a single quarter since the company has been monitoring the industry. Global PC shipments during Q1 of 2013 totaled 76.3 million units. That number represents a decline of 13.9% compared to the same quarter in 2011.
The posted decline in Q1 of 2013 was nearly twice the expected decline of 7.7% according to IDC. IDC also notes that the poor showing in Q1 marks the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year shipment declines for the industry. Computer shipments in the U.S. declined by 12.7% year-over-year and declined 18.3% compared to Q4 2012.
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Declining mini notebook shipments took a big chunk out of the low-end market with tablets and smartphones also contributing to divert significant spending from the computer industry. IDC also reports that
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has hurt the industry and computer makers continue to struggle to differentiate themselves from others on the market.
"At this point, unfortunately, it seems clear that the Windows 8 launch not only failed to provide a positive boost to the PC market, but appears to have slowed the market," said Bob O'Donnell, IDC Program Vice President, Clients and Displays. "While some consumers appreciate the new form factors and touch capabilities of Windows 8, the radical changes to the UI, removal of the familiar Start button, and the costs associated with touch have made PCs a less attractive alternative to dedicated tablets and other competitive devices. Microsoft will have to make some very tough decisions moving forward if it wants to help reinvigorate the PC market."
HP is still the top computer vendor but its worldwide shipments fell more than 23% year-over-year. Lenovo remained in second place and came close to closing the gap between it and HP. Lenovo posted double-digit, year-over-year growth in the U.S.
"You can bet that Sony built a long-term business plan about being successful in Japan and that business plan is crumbling." -- Peter Moore, 24 hours before his Microsoft resignation
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A picture of a trophy trout hauled out of the Tongariro River has been falsely used to promote fishing in Argentina, with an overseas fishing operator superimposing an Andes-like landscape behind the central North Island scene.
It has also been doing the rounds in Bosnia, with a would-be fisherman using it to show off his catch.
The picture of Tongariro fishing guide Andrew Christmas holding a huge brown trout was taken a few years ago and uploaded to the website of Tongariro River Motel, which employs him.
A motel guest was researching fishing in South America on the Argentina's Anglers website and was amazed to see Mr Christmas and his trout promoting fishing in the region.
Motel owner Ross Baker said the image had clearly been altered.
"They've added some steep hills with snow on them to make it look like the Andes, and they're using it quite blatantly to market their Patagonian fishery.
"It's extraordinary because people go from here to there to catch big trout."
To acknowledge his apparent prowess at fishing in the rivers of Argentina, Mr Christmas had now been dubbed "Andre Christobello".
The case became even more intriguing when Mr Christmas appeared to have had major facial surgery, with an image of his body with someone else's head doing the rounds in Bosnia.
"Some guy in Bosnia picked up the picture, put his face on it and has been using it to show everyone what a good fisherman he is," Mr Baker said.
"Now we've turned [Mr Christmas] into a Bosnian: Andro Christovich."
The manager of Argentina's Anglers, Alejandro Pozzi, has apologised for the image, which has since been removed.
"We designed the website and asked them to purchase images with legal rights.
"Apparently [that] was not the case with your picture," he said in a letter.
Mr Baker said it was flattering but dishonest that an overseas fishing operator would choose to use New Zealand trout to promote angling in their region.
"The trout in the picture is normal for here.
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Hi Jamie! I loved your television programs when you went into school cafeterias and tried to revamp their menus. Which brings me to my post. I currently work in a school cafeteria in Pennsylvania. This year we are beginning a tremendous change in our school lunch program. One of the biggest changes we're facing is increasing fruits and vegetables, and, incorporating more whole grains. We're having great difficulty finding recipes that are fairly easy to prepare and include dark green veggies such as spinach, bok choy, etc., red/orange veggies such as acorn, butternut, hubbard squash, sweet potatoes, and various beans (black, kidney, garbanzo, lentils). The National School Lunch program has an incredible amount of requirements and restrictions....any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
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This site has some great resources. This link provides recipes, but there are many other resources and exchanges that you might find helpful in this section.
http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundatio … on/recipes
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Good link, just seen the worst/best food photos. Christ on a bike! The worst pics, someone needs shooting, serving that to a child. Last time I was in a School Cafe (Bavaria) it was not brilliant. I can�t see kids rushing for the best pics, they are healthy, but not what a youngster would rush to.
I feel for you trying to get it together with those ingredients. Keep at it; my mother had to persevere with us as kids. We are much better for it.
Possibly looking abroad for ideas with pulses, Curries perhaps. Lasagne is a hit with most people. I am from the UK; kids here seem to have lost their taste buds. Big brand foods have done this (KFC Tesco Mc Donald�s Pizza Hut). This is weird as we have a pretty multicultural thing going on. There are a lot of different cultures and foods in the UK.
This is for sure a place to visit:
This plucky young ten year old took on her local authorities gaining support from Jamie and other top chefs like Nick Nairn. She is an inspiration to us all. She has raised �113,580.00 for the Marys meals charity. Also the school meals from abroad may give some ideas. Japan has an amazing rep. for healthy school meals and empty plates, with food education thrown in.
Give a person a fish, you feed them for a day, teach that person to fish, feed that person for a lifetime. Some healthy advice with the meal perhaps? That said I am not a teacher. Japanese schools have food advice at lunchtime as well as the meal.
Good Luck.
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The apartment has a living room, 1 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom.
Full equipped whit washer machines, TV and internet.
Two persons can sleep in a double bed, and the other two in a sofa-bed in the living room.
There are several buses to go anywhere in the city, and the subway is just 5 min walking. You can easily walk 10 minutes to arrive at Marquês de Pombal and Av. Da Liberdade, and several main points of the city.
House rules-Check-in is after 3:00 p.m. and is made directly in the apartment, but please call or send a message to our representative after collecting your luggage at the Lisbon airport, or train/bus station, to let us know you are already in Lisbon. Our representative will give you a friendly welcome and answer any questions you may have.
-You should leave the apartment until 11:00 in the morning.
-Check-in after 23:00 is subject to a 25 EUR fee.
-We will provide you with our contact details after your reservation is confirmed.
-The apartment will be ready and cleaned for you before your arrival. Fresh towels and bed clothing are also provided and all is included in the total price. You will be given a set of towels per person.
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Our Host was friendly and well organised, spoke excellent english.
The Bedroom was clean and very comfortable. We would like to suggest to install a couple of coat hooks, perhaps behind the door/wall. It was not too much of a problem as we only stayed for 3x nights and only had a couple of jackets to hang over the chairs. Also, to our slight annoyance, the communal hallway light shone into our bedroom and was switched on all night. We had to use a cushion to block-out the light.
The Bathroom was small, the wall opposite to the WC is too close to sit comfortably so, if you're tall person it will be a bit of a squeeze. We also noticed, there was a lack of storage space for our toiletries and no towel ring or hooks was installed to hang up our towels. The water tank is not big but has enough water for two persons to have a quick shower and everything worked perfectly. The door lock was safe but the keys were difficult to turn in order to open and close, only a strong pair of hands that can manage to pull the door while turning the keys. Apart from these minor issues we enjoyed our stay.
We have been great had the apartment very well all was again, very quiet area near the Spanish embassy area good delis afintrion very nice, very happy Lisbon freely wonderful, very friendly people to return thanks for everything. To Come Back
Hemos estado de maravilla el apartamento muy bien tenia de todo estaba nuevo ,la zona muy tranquila cerca de la embajada Española zona buena tiendas cercas el afintrion muy majo ,libertad total muy contentos Lisboa una maravilla ,la gente muy amable para volver gracias por todo .Para Volver
Everything went well and there is good bedding. And more, it had good weather!
I do not know if it is possible to make a suggestion about the breakfast, for example by providing coffee?
Tout s'est bien passé et il y a une bonne literie. Et en plus il a fait beau temps !
Je ne sais s'il est possible de faire une suggestion concernant le petit déjeuner, par exemple en mettant à disposition une cafetière ?
luis received us very kindly charming young man showed us what we needed to know about the apartment and Kortom omegnen.vi have enjoyed staying with good weather, ate on the terrace every night when we did not eat out 2 times a dagen.købte into small business a miss they had everything we needed and was really sweet nice people from India maybe. bylarm from the bridge and many aircraft but it belongs in a big city, we will gladly come back Lisbon's discretion
luis modtog os meget venligt charmerende ung mand viste os hvad vi skulle vide om lejligheden og kortom omegnen.vi har nydt opholdet idet gode vejr ,spiste ude på terrassen hver aften da vi ikke vilde spise ude 2 gange om dagen.købte ind i lille forretning nærved de havde alt vi behøvede og var rigtig søde rare folk fra indien måske. bylarm fra broen og mange fly men det hører med i en storby vi kommer gerne tilbage lissabon er skøn
Everything went very well, they were punctual at the time of the handover checking that everything was ready and we got indications and even a map. The apartment was clean and full equip all. Despite being small it was fine, according to after seeing the photos expectations. Good location and the area was quiet to relax. By putting a but, the access stairs are quite steep Nostros although it was never a problem. We spent a very good morning, thank you very much for everything.
Todo ha ido muy bien, fueron puntuales a la hora de la entrega de llaves comprobando que todo estaba listo y nos dieron indicaciones e incluso un mapa. El apartamento estaba limpio y estaba equipadisimo de todo. A pesar de ser pequeño estaba bien, acorde a las expectativas después de haber visto las fotos. Buena ubicación y la zona era tranquila para descansar. Por ponerle un pero, las escaleras de acceso tienen bastante pendiente aunque para nostros nunca fue un problema. Hemos pasado unos dias muy buenos, muchas gracias por todo.
Comfortable apartment, cob everything you need, a little cold in the house, and some noise from the metro, is located 5 minutes from the Spain Square stop, I would definitely.
The host very well, arriving late call and nothing to get, very attentive and willing
Apartamento confortable, cob todo lo que puedas necesitar, un poco frío en la casa, y algo de ruido del metro, esta situado a 5 minutos de la parada de Plaza España, yo volvería sin duda.
El anfitrión muy bien, al llegar lo llamamos y tardo nada en llegar, muy atento y dispuesto
Very pleasant stay. Ideally it located next to the tram 28, near the upper quarter and Chiado.
Apartment small but has everything you need (fridge, microwave, and some staples).
We were very welcome and explained what we could visit etc.
I recommend it!
Estancia muy agradable. Muy bien situado, al lado del tram 28, y cerca del barrio alto y chiado.
Piso pequeño pero tiene todo lo necesario (nevera, lavadora, microondas, y algunos productos de primera necesidad).
Estuvimos muy bien acogidos y nos explicó lo que podiamos visitar etc.
Lo recomiendo!
Nice and well equipped accommodation, well served in terms of transportation and within a walking distance to Gulbenkian museums, Gulbenkian gardens and zoo.
Good communication with landlord/staff.
Apartment as described. Very well located. Well equipped as described. Antonio explained everything so I felt comfortable straight away. Indeed in very typical Portuguese surrounding. A bit noisy as on street level . However I had a real real good time in the apartment and in Lisbon.
we spent a wonderful time in the apartment. it is very well equipped, very clean, tastefully decorated and offers all the comforts.
the most beautiful is the magnificent terrace where can enjoy breakfast in bright sunshine.
wir haben eine wunderschöne zeit in dem appartement verbracht. es ist sehr gut ausgestattet, sehr sauber, geschmackvoll eingerichtet und bietet allen komfort.
das schönste ist die herrliche terrasse, auf der sich wunderbar in strahlendem sonnenschein frühstücken läßt.
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How GSA Leases Space
Good morning Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is William Matthews, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Real Property Asset Management, and Public Buildings Service (PBS) of the General Services Administration (GSA). I am pleased to appear before you to discuss how GSA leases space and answer any of your questions.
GSA is the nation's largest public real estate organization, providing workspace for more than 1.1 million Federal workers. We are a real estate services delivery organization – supporting our customer agencies in their mission of service to the American people. As such, it is our mission to provide a superior workplace for the Federal worker and a superior value for the taxpayer.
Our Agency Customers are required to use existing, vacant, Federally-controlled space when that space is available and suitable to meet their mission requirements. When suitable Federal space is not available, we can lease space from the private sector.
Approximately half of our customers' workforce is housed in about 1600 buildings owned by the Federal Government through GSA. The other half are located in over 7,300 buildings that we lease from the private sector in over 2,000 American communities across the United States and its territories. These leased buildings together comprise over 167 million square feet of our total portfolio of approximately 340 million square feet. Our annual rent bill for leases with private landlords is about $3.8 billion.
We lease space in both large cities and small towns when leasing is the only practical answer to meeting Federal space needs. More than 50 percent of our leases (by number) are for 10,000 square feet or less. The size of a lease can range from a single room to an entire building.
We lease all types of space for most Federal agencies, including offices, laboratories, warehouses, clinics, and border stations. We locate them according to the customer's mission requirements in urban, suburban, and rural areas and in accordance with established location and security policies. We execute many single tenant leases, but also many multi-tenant leases with agencies consolidated for economy of scale. Other GSA leases meet tenant's needs for store-front locations and high public access. These are in contrast with other leases for customers who require limited access to and control of their buildings for security purposes. As I said, GSA leases all types of space for Federal agencies.
When the existing inventory of buildings in the local market cannot meet our customer's requirements, and where Federal construction is not an option, we solicit the construction of a new building, which is built to meet our customer's specifications and leased by us on the customer's behalf.
Our principal authority to lease real property for use by Federal agencies is derived from the former Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and Reorganization Plan No. 18 of 1950. That authority is now codified in Title 40 of the United States Code, Section 585, which authorizes GSA to enter into space leases on behalf of Federal agencies for terms up to 20 years.
In terms of cost to our tenants, we strive to keep leasing costs at or below market levels and have developed comprehensive strategies to do so. We use standard industry benchmarks and market surveys to assure that we get the best value for our customers. We use published market sources to gain a better understanding of area markets. Our standard lease forms balance the interests of the Government against the interests of private landlords to achieve cost-effective contract terms. Because GSA often acquires large blocks of space to meet the needs of multiple Federal agencies, we are often able to leverage our market position to get more favorable rent rates and lease terms for the Federal taxpayer. Also, the credit worthiness of the Federal Government can serve as an important consideration in obtaining competitive or below-market rent rates.
Additionally, this year we awarded a National Broker Contract. This effort consolidated our private sector leasing support services among four commercial real estate service firms. This award is the largest single contract of its type in the history of GSA's Public Buildings Service and will enable us to leverage the expertise of private sector brokers and increase our capacity to achieve the best value in the market place. It will also assist us in our efforts to standardize leasing practices nationwide and provide more support to our customers.
Another important consideration in measuring value in the real estate arena is the cost of having vacant space. The vacant space within our leased inventory is only 1.3 percent - a figure well below the national industry average of 14.5 percent according to Torto Wheaton Research.
Not surprising the ever increasing need for security does have an effect on GSA's leasing process and on GSA's leases. The need for greater building setbacks, blast resistance, building access requirements and who can be co-located within our space all affect our lease procurement and the cost of the space we lease.
Laws and Regulations
Our leasing process is conducted within a framework of procedures that comply with a comprehensive list of laws and Executive orders that apply to Government contracts. These include the Competition in Contracting Act; the Small Business Act; and energy, environmental, and historic preservation laws and orders. Leases with an annual cost that exceeds a specific dollar threshold amount ($2,410,000 in fiscal year 2006) require explicit congressional authorization. For this purpose GSA submits prospectuses to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for their approval.
Leasing Process
For all of our leasing activities we follow a fairly standard process. This process starts with our customer agencies approaching us with their workplace requirements. Some customers come to us with a complete requirements package developed in accordance with professional space planning models. For other customers, we need to work closely with them to document their specific requirements.
In determining the actual requirements of our customers, we conduct a series of meetings with the customer to review and confirm their general requirements. Once our customer's space requirements are better established, we memorialize the amount and types of space they need, and the expected duration of the lease, in an interagency agreement called an Occupancy Agreement. At this stage, we review the availability of Federally-controlled space that may meet the agency's requirements. If none is available, we then study the market against the customer's requirements and develop and present various leased housing options. When we agree with our customers on the best approach, we then formalize the requirements for our Solicitation for Offers. At this stage, we also document our proposed arrangement with the agency customer.
We advertise requirements for space in local newspapers and/or the Federal business opportunities webpage at www.fedbizopps.gov to ensure that we get the maximum amount of competition from the private sector.
Once initial bids are received, we generally conduct negotiations with all Offerors to assure that they understand the requirements and can better prepare their final proposals. When final proposals are received, we evaluate them and make an award to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government considering price and other factors. Most leases are awarded to the Offeror who meets the Government's minimum requirements at the lowest price. For more complex requirements, however, we sometimes conduct "source selection" procurements where a higher-rated qualitative proposal may prevail over a lower-rated and lower-priced proposal. These cases require a determination that the technical superiority offered by the higher priced proposal is worth the cost differential.
We give the successful Offeror an adequate time to build out the space according to the lease requirements; we inspect and accept the space; we assist our tenants in occupying the space; and then start the rent paying process.
GSA's lease responsibilities do not stop when the customer occupies the space. Typically, unless GSA has delegated operational responsibility to our customer agency, GSA is responsible for the administration of the lease throughout the term. Also, under a program called "Can't Beat GSA Leasing", GSA delegated its leasing authority to other Federal agencies. It was our intention to make GSA a provider of choice for our Federal agency customers; and I am pleased to say that almost all of our customers chose to stay with GSA because of the service and value we provide.
Mr. Chairman, this is the approach we use to identify and meet our customer agency's mission requests for work space. Meeting our customer's requirements in an efficient and cost effective manner is our Agency's highest priority. Customer service and customer satisfaction together with achieving superior value for the American taxpayer are at the core of the GSA mission.
Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify before your Subcommittee. I will be happy to answer any questions you or Members of the Subcommittee may have.


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Well we got dumped on! Some pics of the snow in Las Vegas, Nevada:Nevada Countryside:
i bet this is unusual. What are the odds?
now imagine that not melting till march/april
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Alex daOriginal:now imagine that not melting till march/april LOL No thanks, it will be gone by the end of the week and back to 70
Looks a lot like the mountains west of Williams and Willows, CA. I was up by Sutter Buttes on Saturday and I couldn't believe how absolutely blanketed the mountains were. The Sierra it isn't a surprise, but those hills hardly crack 2,000' above sea level. Looking at Google Maps Terrain view, I can see the Vegas is around 2k+ above sea level. Still surprising to see it, since it's still so much farther south, but as far as elevation and being farther from the ocean, what I saw was damned surprising.To give an idea, here's a link to a good pic.The snowy part just underneath might be what I've seen. The plane is heading north/north east, and looking east/southeast. There's a small mountain range there in the middle of the Central Valley (Sutter Buttes), and the Sierra on the far horizon. It looked like those smaller hills at the edge of the valley were blanketed too. Interstate-5 runs between Sutter Buttes and whatever those small western mountains are called. I so need to be on top of that mountain.
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So I see you guys got some flurries in Vegas!
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Lol I love how you say you got dumped on. Dumped on around here is 1 foot plus hahaha.
Bobschmoot - formerly mmm:Lol I love how you say you got dumped on. Dumped on around here is 1 foot plus hahaha.Hey its still decent for the Mojave Desert!
Hey we got 1ft of snow back in 08!
I know Zoom Just playing with ya! Im actually surprised that you get snow at all! Over Thanksgiving Logan (the town Utah State is located) got over 24 inches in a single day. Talk about surprise!
Global Warming!!
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I grew up in Vegas and only remember snow a few times. When it actually sticks, that is something really amazing. I think it was 2003 that we got a good 5 or so inches and the town just stopped. There is nothing as entertaining as seeing a bunch a of desert rats trying to drive in the show. Of course now I live in Southern California where the chance of ever seeing snow out of my bedroom window is a thousand times less likely than in Vegas.
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Africana studies Prof. Ashley Brown Burns, an expert in American race politics and public policy, and Classics Prof. Samuel Ortencio Flores, a master of philosophy and classics, joined Gettysburg College's faculty this fall as Derrick K. Gondwe Scholars.
We recently had a chance to catch up with Burns and Flores. Find out more about the Gondwe Scholars program, Burns, and Flores below.
The Gondwe Scholars program, dedicated to increasing faculty diversity, memorializes economist Dr. Derrick K. Gondwe, who died in 2004 after teaching for 27 years at Gettysburg College, where he founded what is now the Africana Studies program. Born in Malawi, Gondwe was the first black person to earn tenure and become a full professor at the College.
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Auto Glass Repair in Atlanta and Seasonal Concerns
Seasonal Concerns For Auto Glass Repair in Atlanta
There are year-round conditions that definitely impact the way in which we should drive on roads and highways. It was common for windshields to only provide basic protection against wind and rain in the past, but a slew of modern developments have made it possible for us to defrost windshields, repel rain and enjoy other forms of convenience so that we may continue to drive in the worst of weather. It's important to also note that windshields provide plenty of strength to the vehicle in the event a roll-over or major accident occurs. Because of this, your windshield and auto glass are important features for safety and convenience while on the road. To find auto glass repair Atlanta natives are encouraged to call Auto Glass Atlanta LLC.
Windshields are designed to withstand a lot of elements, but there are plenty of examples in which a windshield's effectiveness can be compromised – debris being one notable example. Quite a large number of drivers do not understand the risks that hot and cold temperatures, along with humidity, can present, however. These elements can play large roles in how effective our auto glass will be under stress, especially if there is already existing damage to the structure. In the following article, we'll discuss how these elements can affect your windshield and what can be expected in each circumstance.
Cold Weather
Cold weather is arguably the single-worst form of temperature or weather that can cause complications for drivers with damaged or weakened auto glass. Even if you've had a small chip or crack in the windshield for some time that has not worsened, cold weather may present the perfect storm scenario for that to change. The glass will morph, bending and flexing as the temperature drops. These processes will in effect cause the glass to fracture bit by bit, until all of a sudden a huge crack forms. You know how quickly this process can occur if you have ever been driving down the road, hit a pothole and suddenly see a huge crack in your windshield has formed. The colder season of winter is the number one seasonal cause of damage to auto glass.
Warm Weather
Just because cold weather is rough on glass doesn't mean that warm weather does not do damage as well. Horizontal cracks are very common in auto glass damage that forms during winter months, but vertical damage is the more common scenario when dealing with warm weather damage. From the time the windshield or auto glass is formed, the key processes that lead to its reinforcement can explain why these cracks form the way they do. Since glass will expand under heat, these cracks can be pushed out and cause surrounding glass to weaken, exacerbating the process. The use of climate control options within the car, such as air conditioning or defroster, can actually speed this up by putting more stress and contrast on the windshield.
Ice, Snow, Hail
Cold weather in and of itself can be a bad thing for your auto glass, but frozen precipitation takes the threat to an all new level. Cold air temperatures will cause the glass to contract and can result in increased damage, but frozen precipitation has additional effects on damaged glass. As liquid enters the areas of damage, it will ultimately refreeze and can cause expansion of the glass in these areas. When this process occurs over and over again, it may compromise the windshield or auto glass to the point that a complete replacement is required. There is also the threat of hail – a form of frozen precipitation that can occur year-round – which causes damage due to its velocity and mass.
Windy Considerations
The first six months of the year tend to be windier, and this too can affect the auto glass in your vehicle. Existing damage to your auto glass can be impacted profoundly by the pressure of wind into the damaged areas as you drive. When you add to this the amount of dirt and dust that is in the air, moving about and making contact with your vehicle at high speeds, then the effect can intensify the erosion and encourage more rapid damage. This is a key reason why auto glass damage must be repaired when it is first noticed.
Whether your auto glass is already damaged or still in good shape, there are numerous seasonal factors that can cause damage to worsen or form in the first place. With damage already on the windshield or auto glass, we recommend parking in a garage or interior space to minimize temperature fluctuations when not driving. Waterproofing and de-icing methods for the glass are also good ideas to prevent any liquid from accumulating in these areas in the winter months. If you ignore or put off the necessary repair job for your auto glass in the here and now, then it is very likely that your negligence will lead to more costly requirements in the future.
The Basics of Car Window Repair
In the century or so since auto glass was introduced, there have been numerous advances made that help increase the strength and convenience that the product provides. From shatter-resistant materials to UV tinting that keeps harmful light out of the cabin, most auto glass now provides multiple benefits when compared to past predecessors. The primary function of auto glass – whether it be your windshield or side window glass – is to protect drivers and passengers from elements such as wind, the sun, precipitation and debris. In most cases, the windshield provides the vast majority of protection against these variables.
Because of this, it can be easy to overlook the importance of and benefits provided by auto side window glass. While the vast majority of auto glass repair and replacement jobs center around the windshield, a variety of different scenarios can leave drivers with a busted side window. Car accidents, locking your keys inside the vehicle and old windows may all lead to situations where the auto glass is compromised. How exactly does the auto window glass replacement process work, though? We'll discuss the main steps in the following article so that you can be better informed on how it all works.
An Inspection of the Damage
The first part of any auto side window glass replacement process will pertain to the inspection of the damaged window or area. An auto glass technician can in most cases come to your location and determine what all will need to be done in order to replace the window. In most cases, the replacement process is fairly uniform, but your vehicle may require a special window or piece of glass be ordered before any repairs can be performed. Once the auto glass technician has a good assessment of the situation, the actual repairs can usually be conducted the same day.
Removing the Panel
Your door panel helps hold the auto glass in place and is partially responsible for ensuring the window remains on track when being rolled up or down. The technician will need to remove this part of the car door in order to access the components that will release the auto glass. Even if your window has been completely destroyed, there is most likely whole pieces of glass still connected below what is visible. An auto glass technician will be able to remove these pieces once the door panel has been detached from the door. From here, the technician will move on to preparing the area for new auto glass.
Removing Debris
When a piece of auto glass is broken or otherwise damaged, there are thousands of little pieces of it that can find their way into the door panel, as well as other nooks and crannies. The auto glass technician's primary goal in cleaning out this debris is to ensure that it does not remain in the door, causing potential damage to your regulator or resulting in injury at a later date. Your auto glass technician will vacuum out any debris that remains in the door or vehicle from the incident, which will be the final step in preparing the area for a new auto side window.
Insertion of New Window
At this point, it is now time for the new window installation process to begin. The window is inserted and placed on the tracks to ensure that it rolls up and down properly. Once secured, this window will then need to be tested. The auto glass technician will check the regulator in the door (for power windows) and verify that it is in good working order. If not, then this piece of equipment will also have to be replaced, according to Auto Glass Week. After the window has been installed and the regulator is verified to be working properly, there are only a couple of small steps left.
Replacing the Panel and Detailing
With a new, functional window installed, your auto glass technician will proceed to replace the door panel that was removed and ensure that it is properly re-fitted. After verifying that the window mechanisms are functioning (and not obstructed by a shoddy refitting of the panel), the mechanical process of side window glass replacement is complete! From here, your auto glass technician will clean all of the windows in question to ensure that visibility is not obstructed. Congratulations: you now have a completely new side window that is ready to hit the road. This entire process usually takes no longer than one hour.
Anyone who needs a side window glass replacement job performed can expect the process to go smoothly and quickly. The technician will inspect the damage, remove the door panel, clean out any glass and debris from the area, install the new window and replace the paneling. Rather than driving around town with a damaged or non-functional window, call your local auto glass shop today and schedule an appointment to have the damage treated as soon as possible. Your automobile experience should be both convenient and safe: properly installed and functioning windows help guarantee this.
Important Tips for Cleaning Your Auto Glass
Since the first developments in the industry of auto glass more than one hundred years ago, we've seen dozens of advances in how glass is made, strengthened, installed and enhanced. In the first automobiles, auto glass was nothing more than traditional glass like is found in home windows, which presented a number of challenges and risks. Not only was it harder to form and install in any other shape than a flat, straight piece of glass, but the dangers it presented in the event of a wreck could be life-threatening. The glass was also harder to maintain and protect from the natural elements to which any piece of glass is subjected.
Thankfully, a variety of improvements have occurred since then. This has made it possible to shape auto glass in a multitude of forms, but the real challenge of today is making sure you clean the glass as needed. With so many different cleaning products on the market, many fall victim to the notion that any household cleaning product will do. This is a bad idea, as we'll explain below. For those who need to remove tough residue from their windshields or who want to protect the quality of their glass for years to come, we've put together a series of dos and don'ts to aid in the process. If you want in depth information on how to properly clean your windshield, contact an Atlanta auto glass repair shop.
DO Use a Microcloth
Traditional paper towels or cloths can be a quick and easy solution when you need to clean your windshield, but the drawbacks outweigh the advantages. First of all, paper towels are wasteful and cannot be reused. Both paper towels and cloths have coarse fibers in them that do not do a good job at removing residue and can also create microscopic scratches on your windshield. This will allow more dirt, dust and mineral deposits to form on your windshield in spaces that make them harder to remove.
A microcloth is designed to be softer and finer, and is perfectly suited for cleaning auto glass. These cloths can also be used on your home windows (a win-win investment). Small and stubborn forms of residue will resist traditional cloth cleaning, but a microcloth can cut through protein and calcium deposits without doing any damage to the windshield or windows of your car. When you also consider that microcloths have been increasingly inexpensive over the past few years, it really makes no sense not to use them.
DON'T Use Ammonia
A variety of household cleaners contain ammonia, which can be a powerful aid in various forms of cleaning. For auto glass, however, this is a bad idea. The first concern with using ammonia to clean your windows is the fumes it puts off – if you are inside the vehicle while cleaning, the inhalation of the product can cause irritation or even health risks in some. Another major worry is that ammonia has a drying effect on non-glass surfaces. Your seats, dashboard and headliner can all be damaged by it – basically, anything made of plastic, rubber, vinyl or leather. Nobody wants to have clean windows if the trade-off is a cracked headliner or torn seats.
Another concern with ammonia is its effect on tinted windows. This common household product can eat away at the film and cause it to become unbonded from the glass. Whether your tint is OEM or added aftermarket, the effect is the same – damage. There are great auto glass cleaners designed specifically for use with tinted windows, so don't make this tragic mistake in pursuit of spotless glass.
DO Invest in a Cleaner
Your auto glass is one of the most important elements of the driving experience, so you shouldn't ignore it just because it appears to be a static element. As we've said above, the use of traditional glass cleaner that contains ammonia is a horrible idea for most cleaning applications, which leaves the question, "what should I use then?". With so many different types of auto glass cleaner, it is hard to recommend just one – a quick internet search for non-ammonia glass cleaner will yield dozens of results. This auto glass shop in Atlanta Georgia uses top quality cleaners to finish off your glass. Visit http://www.AutoGlass-Atlanta.com
You may also want to procure an additional tool for cleaning the windows, to be used in conjunction with a microfiber cloth. A variety of long-armed scrubbers can be found at auto stores for just a few dollars and will work with most microfiber cloths – simply attach the cloth to the scrubber in order to reach out of place parts of the glass. This works well for both the interior corners of the vehicle and those hard to reach places near the middle of the outside portion of the windshield.
DO Clean in the Shade
On warm, sunny days, you may feel motivated to get outside and clean your auto glass. While it's never a bad idea to clean your auto glass, you do want to avoid doing so in direct sunlight. Whether your cleaner has ammonia in it or not, the cleaning process will not go as planned if you try to clean while the sun's rays are making direct contact with your vehicle. This can cause the cleaner to dry prematurely – before you get a chance to properly remove it from the windows – which will leave residue, streaking and spots. This can easily be solved by cleaning your windows in the shade, in the garage or under an outdoor structure with a cover/roof.
Your auto glass exists to protect you, so it only makes sense that you protect it. Traditional cleaning cloths can leave scratches on the glass and cause residue to build up easily. Ammonia as a cleaner may be acceptable in outdoor conditions and on windows without tint, but is a bad idea otherwise. To get the most mileage out of your windshield and ensure pristine, flawless visibility, you'll want to invest in a microfiber cloth (and potentially a scrubbing tool along with it) and a professional cleaner that breaks down mineral deposits without the use of ammonia.


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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by Sonny Koufax, Apr 22, 2012.
Because Mosley predicting it is the kiss of death.
With this plan, we better hope we have the ball last in every game though cause the D will stink again.
It's all fun. But it's all very predictable as well. Information and misinformation alike is flowing strong down the home stretch just like previous years.
No one knows for sure because no one knows for sure what will happen at picks 3, 4, 5 etc. So much of what Dallas will do is influenced by what other teams do in front of them and what teams behind them want to do as a result.
It's kind of funny that of late DeCastro has emerged as the consolation prize.
It's a fun time of year.
Well, this certainly sucks.
FYI: His mock had Costanza (sp?)
What plan? I just said I'd like to see upgrades on the OL and that there are holes at WR.
This team has a lot of holes. Any of these positions could be drafted: S, CB, OLB, DE, NT, TE, WR, OG or OC. Even RB or ILB could use depth.
Personally, I don't know that you can make enough moves to fill all the holes in one draft. So take the best player available and do it again next year (in the draft and FA)
If there was any more smoke going up from around the league, Smokey the Bear would file a restraining order against the NFL Draft.
At this point, I believe absolutely NOTHING that comes out of anyone's mouth that is coming from "rumors", "grumblings", or "whispers".
If Sdogo or Hos hear something from inside the Ranch, it's one thing. These guys that have national exposure are being played like a Stradivarius by front offices all over the league.
OK, from your other post you seemed to just list offensive needs.
Yes there are alot of needs, most of which are on defense.
There is too much parity in the NFL for me to think we are 2 years away, with a good draft, we could be real competitive this year.
Notice Bunting didn't suggest that he actually would be the pick. He took him at #14 for Dallas in his mock, but his reasoning was that the idea sounds intriguing. Well he's right, it does. But so does a long weekend in Monte Carlo with a super model and an expense account. Doesn't mean it's going to happen.
We could use a consolation prize like that every year.
Great stuff!
I love it when you get to check back and see what someone said in the past.
Not even referring to Mosley really, but some get really adament about certain players as if they know with certainty the future. You know the ones, that diss others that don't agree when all they have to do is sometimes say "In my opinion" to lighten it up.
Then when things don't happen, you never hear a peep.
Yeah, Mosley is the black plague of all things Cowboys draft related, think exact opposite!:bang2:
This news from him may be the "kiss of death"!
It is almost comical that Mosely was used last year at this time to blow smoke.
On the other hand, I wonder how many times Jerry and Co can use Mosely for this purpose before he loses any cred he may have. This forum excluded ofcourse:laugh2:
Man I hope Mosley is right. I think DeCastro has a better chance of stepping in day one and dominating than just about anybody. Maybe at center too.
While Mosley deserves some flak for being wayyy off last year, isn't this the same guy that got our 1st round picks right for like 4 straight years? Or something like that?
This is still something substantial IMO.
And LMAO at the guy who insinuated that Hostile or Sdogo might be a more reliable source than Mosley. And I say this in no way meant to be inciting towards those esteemed posters.
That would be me, and I'll take guys I trust whose names aren't that well known over a well-known guy has been BADLY wrong in front of everyone.
I think Mosley is as reliable this time of year as every other national media source...and that's not at all.
Talk about having egg on your face.:laugh2:
Did Mosley even explain why he was so wrong on his prediction? Kinda hard to have any cred left you you whiff this bad on your prediction. "I said they arent, more than a hunch"...........what a freaking moron.
I would be embarrassed to write another column after looking like such a fool.
Yeah, I think you and I are on pretty good streaks on 1st round here. I go back to 2005 as of right now. Same with Norm Hitzges, he has has been the same page as us.
But the guy who has reason to crow is Nick Eatman. Last year he got 1st, 2nd and 3rd dead right. That impressed me.
Yea, I am pretty sure that Garrett is not telling him jack about our board.
He had a tweet after the fact about how he "thought" the team wanted to trade out or something.
Basically he was told something wrong. They know he's gonna put info out there so why would they tell him anything?
I'm skeptical of why anyone would ever pay attention to what anybody says regarding any player.
Smokescreens seem so pointless to me.
If everyday Joe Fanatic can call it when he sees it, any chance that people in the league believe a drop of it?
I think any more teams use "smokescreens" as a matter of continuing something old for the sake of doing so. I doubt any team actually thinks about the effects and they probably just do it out of habit.


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