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#901 Wed 15 May 13 6:58pm
- Forum champ Occupation Bewitched, bothered and bewildered Mother
- From Ireland
- Member since Tue 19 Aug 08
Re: This or That
Always try to grab an extra five.
Wine or beer
#902 Wed 15 May 13 10:45pm
Re: This or That
Hot or cold?
#903 Wed 15 May 13 11:09pm
- Forum champ Occupation Bewitched, bothered and bewildered Mother
- From Ireland
- Member since Tue 19 Aug 08
Re: This or That
Well, That depends, if beer - cold, if red not cold, if white, cool. If snow, cold with lots of cuddly stuff. If sun, now there it is, nothing like the heat of the sun.
Hot so.
Night or day??
#904 Sun 26 May 13 11:59pm
Re: This or That
hi Maree, ACDC & All!
soup OR toasties (toasted sandwiches)?
*Late autumn (winter officially starts 1st of June) here in N.Z. ,so, needing a warm lunch option lately!
Last edited by Kiwi Kris (Mon 27 May 13 12:06am)
Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#905 Wed 07 Aug 13 9:41am
Re: This or That
Toasties! (Been making either baked beans or cheese ones lately! )
porridge or cereal or toast?
Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#906 Wed 07 Aug 13 10:55pm
Re: This or That
Toast (but none truthfully).
Christmas Day: hot or cold food?
#907 Sat 17 Aug 13 6:15am
Re: This or That
Hi Maree & ACDC & All!
Hot food for Christmas Day please! .....
Though, with being in the Southern Hemisphere we usually alternate between "hot or cold" for our Christmas lunch & dinner - the traditional roast or a bbq with salads/cold Xmas ham too!
Blossoms are just starting to bloom on the many plum trees here on the farm, spring is nearly here - the 1st of September! Yaye!!!...sooooo my question is....
spring OR autumn/fall?
Last edited by Kiwi Kris (Sat 17 Aug 13 6:17am)
Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#908 Sat 17 Aug 13 7:55am
Re: This or That
Hard one that, Kris (the "think" emoticon has disappeared) ...
Autumn because of the light and the food.
Vegemite or Marmite? (I know what Kris will say ).
#909 Sat 17 Aug 13 11:22pm
Re: This or That
Mmmm! Marmite ...you know me well, Maree!!!
When dining out do you order/prefer a....
entrée OR dessert? (or both & what is your fav choice too, cheers! )
Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#910 Wed 20 Nov 13 10:29pm
Re: This or That
Ermmm! Think I'll answer this one then!
Christmas desserts:
pavlova with fruit & ice cream OR steamed pudding with hot custard?
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Re: st: capturing scalars in simulation
Richard Hiscock <email@example.com>
Re: st: capturing scalars in simulation
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:03:48 +1100
once again problem solved & understanding increased
thanks Richard
On 23 Feb 2013, at 20:51, Nick Cox <email@example.com> wrote:
> In your program the first scalar you pick up from -concord- is
> r(LOA_ll) and you chose to call it r(ll). Similarly in other (although
> not all) cases you gave scalars different names from those used by
> -concord-.
> You can do that, but then you are committed to using the names you
> gave elsewhere, not the names used by -concord-. This is because your
> program as an r-class program overwrites previous r-class results.
> it would be simpler just to run -concord- within your program and let
> its r-class results be those you pick up. Otherwise what you are doing
> is taking something out of one bag and putting it in another bag,
> which is not needed. That way round, -mysim1- is not rclass.
> -simulate- would just be picking up the results emitted by -concord-
> without the need for re-bagging.
> A quite different comment is that within -mysim1- it seems that a lot
> of data management is done again and again, each time round the
> simulation. I realise that you are taking a different sample each
> time, but the rest of the management looks as if it could and should
> be taken outside the program, not least because doing this for real
> would, as you realise, require many more than 10 repetitions.
> capture program drop mysim1
> *! mysim1 Bland-Altman LOA from random pairs RJH 23021013
> program define mysim1
> version 12.1
> drop _all
> use "file location",
> ** data in long format with id meth replicate
> *obtain random replicate for each of methods 2 & 3 (meth 1 single value)
> sort id meth
> by id meth : sample 1,count
> ** obtain requred estimates using concord program
> quietly reshape wide hb repl, i(id) j(meth)
> rename hb1 meth1
> rename hb2 meth2
> rename hb3 meth3
> keep id meth*
> concord meth2 meth1,
> end
> simulate ll =r(LOA_ll) ul =r(LOA_ul) diff =r(diff) sd =r(sd_diff) n
> =r(N) , reps(10) noisily : mysim1
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Richard Hiscock
> <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I have method comparison data with haemoglobin level measured by three methods (pathology (1 reading), meth1 (3 readings) & meth2 (3 readings)) at the same time on the same subjects. Replicates are considered exchangeable within subject/method.
>> As part of the analysis I am trying to create a dataset with a single reading for meth1 & meth2 which have been randomly sampled from within replicates for the subject & method.
>> Then using concord[SJ 10-4 by T Steichen & N Cox] to obtain scalars for the mean difference & its SD + upper & lower limits of agreement
>> I then wish to simulate this so as to obtain percentile based CI for these scalars (say 1000 reps)
>> I have written the following program which successfully creates the datasets and when using noisily the analysis of each dataset occurs but I am unable to capture the scalars produced by concord except for one (the mean difference [listed as r(diff)] in concord program help file).
>> Any guidance would be appreciated.
>> thanks Richard Hiscock
>> **TRY RANDOM selection from replicates
>> capture program drop mysim1
>> *! mysim1 Bland-Altman LOA from random pairs RJH 23021013
>> program define mysim1, rclass
>> version 12.1
>> drop _all
>> use "file location",
>> ** data in long format with id meth replicate
>> *obtain random replicate for each of methods 2 & 3 (meth 1 single value)
>> sort id meth
>> by id meth : sample 1,count
>> ** obtain requred estimates using concord program
>> quietly reshape wide hb repl, i(id) j(meth)
>> rename hb1 meth1
>> rename hb2 meth2
>> rename hb3 meth3
>> keep id meth*
>> concord meth2 meth1,
>> return scalar ll =r(LOA_ll)
>> return scalar ul =r(LOA_ul)
>> return scalar diff =r(diff)
>> return scalar sd =r(sd_diff)
>> return scalar n =r(N)
>> end
>> simulate ll =r(LOA_ll) ul =r(LOA_ul) diff =r(diff) sd =r(sd_diff) n =r(N) , reps(10) noisily : mysim1
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You should do as instructed by Homeland Security (run and hide).
Active Shooter Protocol
How to Respond When an Active Shooter is in Your Vicinity
Please adhere to response procedures below for responding to an Active Shooter in your building. If you can evacuate the area, please do so in as safe a manner as possible.
Secure your immediate area:
Lock and/or barricade doors with any available object(s) (chairs, tables, desks, etc)
Turn off lights
Close blinds
Block windows
Turn off computer monitors
Keep occupants calm, quiet, and out of sight by laying low to the ground
Keep yourself out of sight and take adequate cover/protection (i.e. concrete walls, desks, chairs, tables, filing cabinets, etc.). Such cover may protect you from injury
Silence cell phones
Place signs in exterior windows to identify the location of injured persons
Contacting Authorities:
Dial 911 or 9-9-1-1 from any campus telephone. Be aware that the 911 system will likely be overwhelmed.
Program the Campus Security emergency line into cell phone for emergency use. Extension 4444 or 366.4444 (emergency line)
What to Report:
Your specific location- building name and office/room number
Number of people at your specific location
Injuries- number injured, types of injuries
Assailant(s)- location, number of suspects, race/gender, clothing description, physical features, type of weapon(s) (long gun or hand gun), backpack, shooters identity if known, separate explosions from gunfire, etc
Un-Securing an area:
Responding special forces will assist in un-securing and rescuing victims who are locked down; Consider risks before un-securing rooms
Remember, the shooter will not stop until he/she is engaged by an outside force
Attempts to rescue people should only be attempted if it can be accomplished without further endangering the persons inside a secured area.
Consider the safety of masses vs- the safety of a few
If doubt exists for the safety of the individuals inside the room, the area should remain secured
Security Response:
If possible, limit suspect(s) movement(s) by securing all unaffected buildings; evacuate victims to safety; provide master keys and logistical support to responding special forces and emergency medical services
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When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
I can not even get through this thread without losing all of my brain!
So, My $0.02. No Judgements, No recriminations.
IF~ I still had a CCW, which in The Peoples Republik of Kalifornia would be a real trick. I think that I might just evaluate each circumstance on it's own merits.
Mother and Child in Danger (Danger of "Life or Limb" as the Kalifornia Penal Code states it).....I have no questions, I have no restraints. Even in Kalifornia, I can just shoot the Perp. An amazing anomaly in the Penal Code to be sure.
Robbery over money? I think I'll just stand down.
Two Knotheads slugging it out over who gets to bang the slime-queen? Not really interested.
Some guy shows up in a Mall like he's ready for the second battle of Fallujah and starts shooting? I think I would really try hard for 1/10th of a second to take him alive....Then the Lesser Angels of my Nature might just prevail.
All of this is academic of course, since I no longer hold a CCW Permit. And I have no chance of getting another unless I run for public office, or pay off some Democratic Politician.
Velcome to Kalifornia! Now go HOME!
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Exactly, couldn't even asnwer the "what if" question and just wants to twist the thread into something else, it will never changeyou see why these "what if" posts don't work. Mr FU keeps telling me, he got or getting training. well if he had training, he would not be posting stupid replies
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
You guys crack me up. I stated what I would do and said I was done here. Like a bunch of jackals you pounce on me after I left.
What a bunch of internet tough guys some of you are. And it seems that's ALL some of you are.
Now attack all you want I am done with this topic. Let me help you with some of your usual insults so you don't have to look up how to spell them AGAIN...Communist, Socialist, Liberal, Leftist, anti-gun, Obama lover, and oh yeah the famous LibTard...
Isn't it time for all of you to go whine some more about the panic buying you helped create?
By the way, I answered the what if question repeatedly. I said I WOULD shoot to stop an active shooter in a public place.
Last edited by FyredUp; 01-04-2013 at 12:52 PM. Reason: Corrected thanks to the sharp eye of jrs...I took it as a friendly jab.
Life's a crap shoot. Sometimes you say crap and sometimes you shoot. Make sure that you don't mess those 2 up!
Anit, also spelled Enit, and it is a name of an ancient Egyptian goddess. She was depicted as a female wearing a headdress similar to that of Meskhenet. She is often referred to as the consort of Menthu.
Please note I'm not picking, just having some fun.
"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.", Will Durant
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.", Edmund Burke
No jackeling here FU,, just saying conscience is one thing ,,consequences in making a mistake are worse. To many "what if's" to make an outright statement one way or the other on this scenario. And I'm just about as far from "Mr Internet Tough Guy" as you can possibly get. After all the discussions we've had in the past, you should know that about me by now. I try to stay pretty level headed.
I must admit though,, if I was in that situation I'd have to know exactly what was happening from the start, before I did anything one way or the other. To be honest, one could get themselves in a world of grief if it was a family dispute going down. I've seen those take on a life of there own,, when it's all about something stupid that don't amount to a hill of beans. If you've been in any form of law enforcement before,,you know what I'm talking about. I've seen some stuff where you'd think 2 people are just about to kill each other,, the next second ,,,,all is well with the world, all "lovey dovey",,,it happens all the time.
Your training should have taught you that,,,
Been in the middle of domestics as a Firefighter/EMT, not a funplace to be because you simply can't win.
I clearly said in my comments an ACTIVE shooter, meaning he was shooting anyone and everyone he could in front of him. If I was in a position to shoot them and stop them I would. It is that simple to me.
Life's a crap shoot. Sometimes you say crap and sometimes you shoot. Make sure that you don't mess those 2 up!
Life's a crap shoot. Sometimes you say crap and sometimes you shoot. Make sure that you don't mess those 2 up!


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Broadway at the Beach is a shopping center located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Since its inception in 1996, it has grown to be one of Myrtle Beach's premier shopping destinations. Broadway at the Beach is owned and operated by Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc. The $250 million attraction is set on 350 acres (1.4 km2) in the heart of Myrtle Beach and features three theaters, over 20 restaurants and more than 100 specialty shops as well as attractions, nightclubs, and hotels, all surrounding the 23-acre (93,000 m2) Lake Broadway. The complex is a past recipient of the South Carolina Governor's Cup and was deemed the state's best travel destination by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
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Broadway at the Beach is home to many attractions, such as the Carmike Cinemas Broadway 17, which includes the BigD MagiQuest, the award-winning Ripley's Aquarium, Palace Theatre, Legends In Concert, WonderWorks and the Pavilion Nostalgia Park, which features rides from the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion.
Among Broadway at the Beach's many restaurants are Hard Rock Caf�, Johnny Rockets, Planet Hollywood, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville and the world's only KISS Coffeehouse. The complex's Celebrity Square includes a New Orleans-inspired nightclub district.
Popular retail destinations include Ron Jon Surf Shop, Retro Active, Fresh Produce, IT'Sugar, and Yankee Candle. The complex also has a Build-A-Bear Workshop
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Later we visited the Carolina Opry - a show we have seen for the past 3 years.
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Both shows began to sell out nightly and in 1993, the shows were consolidated under The Carolina Opry name in a new 2,200 seat theater located at the intersection of Highway 17 Business and Highway 17 Bypass next to the Pirates Voyage Fun, Feast & Adventure dinner theater in Myrtle Beach.
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OK. So I'm a total noob and this is my first hive. Please don't beat me up too much, but I need help. I captured a swarm by a dumpster and let them live in a cardboard box with a hole in it for entry/ exit while feeding them raw honey for a week while my hive was in the mail. I managed to get them into the hive after a week of living in the box with little issue. (They were NOT happy) I put all of the comb they made in the bottom of the hive so they could still have the larvae in the comb. It seemed like a good idea at the time. There was a lot more comb in the cardboard box than I imagined would be in there.
The bees just keep adding to the comb at the bottom of the hive instead of building on the bars. My boyfriend has the idea that we should let them stalagmite the comb up to the bars, then cut off the bottom part. I think that will take too long, but I don't have any better idea about how to get them to build from the top bars. My hive has a window so I keep glaring at them from time to time but that doesn't help either.
Any suggestions on what to do now? As a bug person, I really don't want to kill any larvae if I don't have to.


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Hello Ghostrider - really clever stuff!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Hello Ghostrider - really clever stuff!
Muv - Thanks, and yes it is very gratifying
QuiltE - Thank you.. and yes I will hold onto this quilt forever.
Yayaquilts - Thanks
JeanieG - Thanks, Can you share your version of the mystery quilt with us here..Im sure everyone would love to see it.
Dublb - Thanks
Ghostrider - Thanks, also your project is coming along very nicely, what is the finished size going to be ? I scrolled back but I didnt see it if it was posted previously.
Hugs ladies... be a very long day for me had lots of fun with my daughter. She is coming over tomorrow evening again to play. Her husband and my grandson have gone camping in Kentucky for a week with his parents and she had to stay home because she is still too new to her job to have any vacation days. So she is going to come for dinner after work and hang out with dh and I for a while before going home.
Have an awesome day!
ghostrider - that looks great.
Jenniky - nicely done. It looks really good. Glad that you had a good time with your daughter and get to spend a bit more time with her this week. It should help with the separation anxiety from the other daughter.
Ghostie ... lookin great!
JenniKy ... is she coming to "play"? or fill other DDs shoes and help you with the quilting? I'm hoping the first plays have included getting your quilt into the frame!!! ENJOY this extra time with her while the "men" are away. It's a special gift for you to have her in this way for the week.
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now I see. [John Newton (1725-1807)]
Welcome SewExtreame !!!!
So GO for it!
There's no time like the present to let the fabric see the light of day and a glimmer of hope of becoming something beyond a stash filler! A good way to start is to post a pic of your fabrics .... and that'll give you a commitment to yourself, and you'll be off and running!!!!!
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
Welcome SewExtremeSeams. I agree wholeheartedly with QuiltE. Bring out the fabric, play with it, let it speak to you and then take a photo and show us so you are really committed to a project of some kind.
And, don't forget, we will be around after July 1 and 4 to keep cheering everyone on in projects old and new.
OK ya'll I made the block that I had planned for the other potholder. When I got it squared up it was 8.5". The excite size for my Pony Club. So it will be the next pony club block. I'll use it instead of the Confederate Rose, (ie Confounded Rose.) I thought I'd post it here anyway 'cause I told ya'll about it first.
It's a lot like Liberty (for those who saw my Liberty block.)
My initials are BB, so dublb is double B.
Great job DublB ... htough I really think you should do the Confederate Rose ... kind of fits with the patriotic theme. Are you out snagging new fabrics this month ... I'm thinking new ones should be in your stores now
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
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This just showed up on Sturmgewehr. Tom Sawyer mfg has 5 excellent Maxim belts/cans for $25 each. Belts still in protective paper. I don't need them.
I sure could use a sling also. The kit I got had everything cept the sling - didn't notice when the kit arrived. I'll post if I run across anything
Did I do that?
This just showed up on Sturmgewehr. Tom Sawyer mfg has 5 excellent Maxim belts/cans for $25 each. Belts still in protective paper. I don't need them.
Did I do that?
must have sold already, i know when i was talking about dshk cans with Dave from sarco a while back he mentioned either having or knowing someone that had a couple of pallets of the newer aluminum cans for the PKM
Dang, that was fast. Figured they were not going to last long. Someone probably snagged all 5 of them.
Called Ammunition store beginning of last week. They told me to call back in a couple of weeks. Sounded like a standard response.
Did I do that?
Pookie, you are welcome to borry mine and have a leather copy made. As a matter of fact there is a little leather shop here in town that made me a copy of my Grandfather's 6-shooter belt and holster. If you want I willl see if they will copy my sling and for how much. Just let me know.Originally Posted by hcpookie
That which does not kill you, makes you stronger
I have a couple of sets like Illya's and the slings are a green canvas, Both my parts sets had the rifle sling along with a second sling clipped on one of the bbl bags or covers that where included with the set.
Pirates correct these belts and cans are not rare by any means, although I wouldnt hesitate to snag any of the new aluminum cans and belts imported by century and sold thru MGS with these recent parts sets
I am in agreement that someone is going to have a "look what we found in the corner of our warehouse" sale in a few months on cans, belts, and spare barrels! When even Tantal can't find them, you know it is bad.
Looking around, I have seen an RPD sling and it is not a match, different hooks on the ends. There is an RPG sling (!!!) at Northridge, but I don't know if it is the same thing. There are some RPK sets with the "heavy slings"... I wonder if certain RPK sets have the "heavy" slings as standard issue. None of my RPK kits came with slings of any sort.
Steelcore, thanks for the offer! I will definitely keep that in mind. Let me see what else I can dig up first.
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Unless of course you completely lack hand-eye coordination, then it's perfect for you.
The game has a whole is completely centered around this awful auto-aim system that allows you to even hit people with attacks you would usually miss in a first/third person shooter. Resulting in the opportunity for even the most unskilled players to get kills by just aiming in the enemies general direction.
On top of this, all the maps are clearly made for a console style shooter that only allows for 4-8 players, but for some reason everyone plays it on 16 player DM or TDM making every fight into a huge cluster-**** where whichever person has the most people shooting at them will lose because the auto-aim system means it's impossible to outskill a larger group of people the way you would be able to in your standard shooter.


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In his CM: the Next Generation series, Joe Farah gives us a glimpse into the trends that CM experts will need to tackle and master based upon industry trends and future technology challenges.
Build management covers a lot of ground because in software development, builds are fairly significant events that touch nearly the entire product team. Let's look first at the operations of defining and identifying builds before moving on to the topics of comparing builds and of build automation.
Defining a Build
There are different ways to define what is in a build. Some do this by tagging every file revisions with the build ID. This can be tedious or, if automated, resource-intensive. Some define a build by defining a baseline. A baseline, though, is meant to be a change reference. Creating a new baseline definition every time a build has to be tracked sort of defeats the purpose of having a baseline reference. It can also be resource-intensive.
I like to define a build by starting with a pre-existing baseline reference, and adding many changes to it. I also like to define a build by starting with a previous build and adding changes to it. Either of these options work well for me. In the first case, baseline references can be defined according to what best suits the CM process. The build clearly defines what has changed since the baseline and does so in terms of change packages (as opposed to file revisions). In this case, build = baseline + set of changes.
The second case comes from more of a realization that builds are done serially, adding changes each day or so to do the next build. In this latter case, build = previous-build + set-of-changes.
This latter definition is actually preferable, as the build/previous build relationships form a tree that show how builds evolve. This gives a history of a build. By combining this with a decent query/navigation facility in a next generation CM tool, you can quickly navigate through the changes that have gone into recent builds.
First Order Build Object, With an Identity
A build needs to be a first order object in a CM tool. A tag just doesn't cut it. The build will go through promotion levels. Significant milestones for the build will be tracked and it should be possible to add additional attributes against the build besides the baseline it's built upon, the previous build and the set of changes. For example, a description of why the build was created, the build results, perhaps a distinguishing title, the product it applies to, and the release stream would all normally be tracked against a build record. Call it a "build" a "build record" or and "ECN" (this is an Engineering Change Notice), to best suit your process environment. I like to refer to it as a "build notice" or "ECN" prior to creating the build, while a notice or what's going into the build is being created, and then as a "build" in the past tense, once the build has been created. Below is an example gantt-like chart showing the progression of successive builds as they reach the various milestones, or states, along their useful lifetime.


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Recognising the hidden potential of this large but, at the time, dowdy weatherboard Epsom house, Kate had to persuade husband Tim and her children that it was the right place for them.
Kate's family took some convincing that the 1920s house next to Cornwall Park could be prettied up when they first saw it in 2001. "The children cried. I can't tell you how it dire it was."
Although TLC was needed, the rooms ran in a coherent order and were a decent size. "We didn't have to knock down walls or rearrange rooms, only having to pretty it up. The only rebuild we have done is extending the family room," says Kate.
The house also sits in the double-Grammar zone and is close to St Cuthbert's, where Kate's girls spent their secondary years.
With a cosmetic makeover required, Kate called on interior designer Neil McLachlan to help to improve the two-storey transitional bungalow.
"Our initial brief to Neil was to make it livable in a cost-effective way, with the extension mirroring the rest of the house," says Kate.
"We didn't need an architect," adds Tim, "it was more to do with design."
Peeling wallpaper was removed and cork tiles pried from the floors exposed beautiful jarrah timber. The roof and guttering were replaced and drainage was redone.
A revamped kitchen hosts a new granite benchtop and cabinetry, but Kate and Tim did retain the commercial-type Viking oven. "It's like an oven BMW and would cost about $10,000 new," says Tim.
Another find was the beautiful tiling on the TV room's fireplace surround when they stripped off its paint.
The family room was extended by 1m, with French doors added to the outdoors and a glass-panelled door between the family room and formal lounge to improve the flow and bring in more natural light. Replica period lights look great against the Arts-and-Crafts beamed ceilings, and colour is used boldly throughout.
Another big drawcard was the number of bedrooms - five and all upstairs. With three children when they bought in 2001, the arrival of Jamie in 2005 meant all bedrooms were in use.
Living next to Cornwall Park, with a gate entrance through the fence, has been a great experience, with the children enjoying the great outdoors. Their 1113sq m has a lawn with border hedging, clusters of erigeron daisies, citrus trees and a mature pear tree, home to an impressive hut. Kate and Tim had planned to put a pool in beside the house but now that will be someone else's call.
From the street entrance, framed by copper beech, magnolia, oak, punga and ferns, the home has the entry foyer as you come in, with TV room and formal dining on the right, and formal lounge on the left. The hallway leads to the family room with kitchen, and to the right is a study, laundry and toilet, added during the makeover. A sweeping wooden stairway leads up to the children's bedrooms and bathroom, plus the master bedroom with en suite.
The family has loved living in Fern Ave, one of only nine properties in the enclave off Golf Rd. Kate and Tim are selling because their two eldest children are living in France and the United States, with daughter Julia next to depart for England, leaving only 7-year-old Jamie at home. With Kate's nest emptying out, she feels it's time to throw herself into another do-up project, but in a home with fewer bedrooms.


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Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Work in progress screening followed by a Q&A with director Jim Bruce, Jim Grant (Grant's Interest Rate Observer), and Richard Sylla (NYU's Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets)!
Jim Bruce's engrossing documentary brings you behind the scenes in the decision-making processes of the Federal Reserve chairmen over the decades through extensive interviews with Fed officials, economists, historians and traders. Bumped along by ideology, belief and hubris, the country continues to cycle from boom to bust while the leadership grapples with the question of what role the central bank should play going forward. Bruce unravels the tangle of ideas leaving us to ask how, after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, we can hold the Fed accountable for the outcome of its policies when so few people have an understanding of the complex financial world it is part of.


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Unified fundraising in PAUSD
Original post made by Peggy Esber & Preeva Tramiel, Gunn High School, on Jun 23, 2006
Fundraising is targeted to more specific student interests than it is in elementary school because high school is a safe place for students to differentiate themselves and explore their own interests.
Before Proposition 13, band, sports, drama, choir, student publications and the like were funded by taxpayer dollars. These activities contribute to the total high-school experience and are essential for student growth. That is why PTSA (Parent-Teacher-Student Association) and the various booster groups stepped in to fund them.
These funds are spent in the same year they are raised. The PTSA budget is posted at each high school for the public to see. That is why we believe there will always be a place for PTSA fundraising in the Palo Alto high schools.
This year, for the first time ever, Partners in Education will be fundraising in the back-to-school packets with PTSA and the booster groups. This was done intentionally so parents could have the full picture of how essential their dollars are and can choose where their dollars will go.
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a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 23, 2006 at 10:47 am
Fundraising is an important part of our schools finances.
Every time I think of the subject I can't help but wonder if our schools are really receiving a fair share of the California Lottery proceeds as was presented to the voters at it's inception. What do the schools actually receive? Perhaps one tenth of one percent of the gross proceeds? What would happen if that were increased to ten percent? Is there any watch group out there that can "Follow The Money" and find out who is really benefiting from the millions of dollars spent each week in this form of legalized gambling?
I know I've had three kids graduate from Paly and I spent $5.00 on a Lottery ticket last week but I could probably count on one hand how many times I contributed to the schools while my children were attending.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 23, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Check this out:
Web Link
It looks to be a reputable site and I think it says a minimum of 34% of lottery revenue must go to schools. This pretty much says the same thing
Web Link
It also appears to be a reputable site.
a resident of Professorville
on Jul 15, 2006 at 8:13 am
Thanks for the Web Link. I have looked at the statistic of the first article with disbelieve. How could the amount spend per child stay pretty much the same after 20 years?! Either the California Lottery did poorly in the past 20 years or the operating expenes or somewhere eat up all the money?! No appreciation at all?! Watch dog will be good.
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A healthful combination of beans and greens makes this pasta dish evocative of the Italian countryside. By dropping the greens in the boiling water with the pasta, you've eliminated an extra step, and an extra pot to wash.
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Step 1
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Heat oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not colored, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, oregano and crushed red pepper; cover and increase heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to break down and release their juices, 5 to 10 minutes. Add beans, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
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Meanwhile, cook pasta in the boiling water for 4 minutes. Add broccoli rabe and cook until the pasta is just tender and the broccoli rabe is tender, 4 to 5 minutes more. Reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, drain the pasta and broccoli rabe and place in a large bowl. Add the tomato mixture and the reserved cooking liquid; toss to coat. The dish should be slightly soupy. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.
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In my web search I didn't find what I was looking for and I conclude that the Internet has turned from the cathedral and bazaar into a bizzare junk yard of abandoned well intentions. I saw numerous projects from p2p trust framewroks to entire languages, many written in java (I'm still not convinced its any good, btw), and all seemingly abandoned... Mailing lists with noone posting, source code not updated for the past year... It's like the technological progress just collapsed on itself - all this innovation and no good coming out of it. I still use pine to read my e-mail, and the way I pay my bills hasn't changed since 1997 when my bank started web banking; my phone system at work (am I not lucky to actually have a job) is a clunky nt meridian and is not integrated with the network whatsoever; my fridge is not connected to the internet, and, frankly, my internet connection is still kinda lame and expensive... My music is still on CD's, I don't download it because I'm too confused about what's legal anymore, and I'm not even going to get started on video... And what happened with convergence? I pay for phone because I have no choice, I refuse to pay for cable, and I think I should get both for a fraction of the price of either... Needless to say I'm disapointed. I'd like to change the world, but I don't know where to start.
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India batsman Sachin Tendulkar today recorded his 100th international century, a remarkable feat to add to the myriad of achievements already completed during the course of a remarkable career.
Here, we take a closer look at the accomplishments of the Little Master.
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DENVER, Colo. - Colorado's attorney general said Tuesday that child sex trafficking has become a serious problem throughout the state.
On Monday, Attorney General John Suthers' office announced that 12 people had been indicted for running and patronizing a Denver-based child prostitution ring. The group is accused of selling girls all over the state, including in Colorado Springs.
"Several were members of the Crips gang, and there was a lot of coercion involved," said Suthers. "What typically happens happened in this case: they run across some runaways, do some favors for them, and the next thing you know, they're prostituting them."
According to the indictment, two teen girls were beaten and forced to perform sex acts. The pimps allegedly used the website Backpage.com, a site investigated by TARGET 13 for its child sex ads, to sell the teens.
"In my personal experience, I don't think I've ever seen an incident of corporate irresponsibility quite as significant as Backpage.com," said Suthers.
Case after case has shown that children are being sold on Backpage.com
Suthers has joined other attorneys general in a campaign to get the adult section of the site taken down. He said he's never gotten a response from the owners.
"We've been reading for years now about the fact that American men will go to southeast Asia for sex tourism and things like that, but I think we have come to grips with the fact that we have a serious problem here in Colorado," said Suthers.
The self-reported gang members arrested are Lawrence Richard Martinez, 22, Reginald James Ryan, 31, and Angela Jeanine Ryan, 42.
Robert Kenth Drinkwater-Mills, 19, Lewis Jerome Smith, 42, Mercedes Devon Sanders, 22, Phaedra Lanee Robinson, 42, and Hollie Gene Mintour, 40, made up the "criminal enterprise."
The alleged "johns" arrested are Hayatullah Khazi, 28, Grant Richard Schoengarth, 32, Richard Neil Gottbreht, 63, and Nathan Theodore Hom, 36.


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Arrive in Quito and check into your hotel. A representative will greet you and brief you on various aspects of the tour. The day is free for you to enjoy the city. The Ecuadorian capital of Quito enjoys a wonderful spring-like climate, despite the fact that it is only 14 miles south of the Equator. Nestled in a valley flanked by mountains, on a clear day several snow-capped volcanoes, including nearby Pichincha, are visible from the city center. Add to its beautiful location a rich history and well-preserved colonial district, and you begin to understand Quito's appeal to thousands of visitors every year. The city is home to several excellent museums, historical buildings, landmarks, and a vibrant nightlife.
Transfer early to the airport for your flights to the Galapagos Islands. Upon arrival in San Cristobal, meet your naturalist guide who will assist you in transferring to your vessel. In the afternoon, visit Isla Lobos to see the sea lions and walk on the beach.
This morning, explore South Plaza Island. Though one of the smallest islands in the Galapagos, South Plaza has one of the largest populations of land iguanas. Walk along a path through a cactus forest and view a combination of dry and coastal vegetation.
Set sail in the afternoon for North Seymour, just north of Baltra, home to sea lions, marine iguanas, swallow-tailed gulls, magnificent frigate birds and blue-footed boobies. Seymour Island is one of the most exciting islands, photographically. Bird life abounds, and close to the trail you will find many nesting pairs and young chicks. Seymour is also home to the Galapagos's largest colony of Magnificent Frigate Birds. Their mating ritual is an ostentatious display: males expand the red sack at the base of their throat and perch atop a bush with wings fully extended, flapping furiously. Interested females circle overhead, and if so inclined, may join the male on terra firma. Further along the trail you can observe a colony of sea lions.
In the morning, the boat arrives to a little island off the southern tip of Santiago called Chinese Hat, for its unique shape. Here, it is often possible to see Galapagos penguins and the marine life makes for fantastic snorkeling. There is a large sea lion colony, as well as many marine iguanas that can be seen on your guided walk amongst the volcanic scenery, with good views to the cone of the island's volcano.
Visit Bachas Beach in the afternoon, located on the northeastern tip of Santa Cruz Island. A great beach to stroll at the edge of crystalline waters perfect for swimming, Bachas Beach also gives you the opportunity to see frigate birds, Blue-footed Boobies and sea lions.
In the morning, arrive in Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz is the second largest in the island group, and has the largest population, with Puerto Ayora as its main town. Santa Cruz boasts the most varied of the islands' vegetation zones: coastal, transition, scalesia, miconia and pampa. The Charles Darwin Research Station is a 10 minute walk from the center of the town. The station is the site of an exhibition center that displays photos of recent volcanic eruptions, charts outlining geological formations, and drawings of the evolutionary development of endemic species. A corral houses adult Galapagos Tortoises, which may live up to 200 years, and a nursery cares for young tortoises until they are about three years old, when their shells have hardened enough provide protection. This is the training center for the naturalist guides that accompany visitors to the islands' landing sites. In the afternoon, you may have the opportunity to visit the highlands and see giant land tortoises in the wild.
Make your way to Floreana Island, an island rich in beauty and history. Post Office Bay is the site of a barrel placed here in the late 18th century by English whaling vessels to be used as a post office. Passing ships would stop to leave mail for loved ones, collecting at the same time any mail destined for ports on their itineraries. Today, the box is used mainly by tourists, who may drop off and pick up unstamped letters to be carried to far destinations. The remains of a Norwegian canning factory are the only evidence of the Island's history prior to its designation as a protected area. A short hike up past the post barrel takes you to an interesting lava cave. With the aid of a flashlight, descend 262 feet to the point where the sea enters the cave.
Later in the afternoon, make your way towards Punta Cormorant on the northern part of Floreana. The landing is on a beach of green sand, colored by olivine crystals, volcanic-derived silicates of magnesium and iron. The trail leads to a lake normally inhabited by flamingos and other shore birds, and continues to a beach of fine white sand known as "Flour Beach", an important nesting site for turtles. Around the point, Devil's Crown derives its name from the broken remains of a partially submerged volcanic cone. This is a perfect spot for snorkeling from the boat, as the waters are home to a multitude of colorful fish and sea lions.
Head to Punta Suarez on Española Island, the southernmost island in the Galapagos archipelago. The island is home to several wildlife species, including Masked and Blue-footed Boobies. A hike to the top of the cliff makes for spectacular photo opportunities.
Punta Suarez, on the western side of Española Island (also called Hood), is spectacular: gargantuan waves break on jagged cliffs and large bird colonies thickly populate the interior of the island; there is a distinct feel of desolate wilderness here. The Waved Albatross is seen here from April to December during its mating and nesting season. This bird leaves land between January and March each year to make its annual odyssey far out to sea. Amazingly, Española is the nesting site to virtually the entire world population of this species, with more than 12,000 pairs residing here. Large numbers of Masked and Blue-footed Boobies are found here, Red-billed Tropic Birds dash madly through the air, and both Marine Iguanas and sea lions are common. A huge blowhole, where the surf is forced through a natural rock formation spouting seawater close to 70 feet into the air, adds to the island's impression of untamed beauty.
Follow the trail through a rookery and learn the geological history of the island from your naturalist, including its dramatic volcanic features, climate, flora and fauna. Sail in the afternoon to Gardner Bay, an excellent swimming and snorkeling site.
Your first landing for the day is at Cerro Brujo, where there is a chance to go hiking, swimming and snorkeling. The sandy beach is home to Sally Lightfoot crabs, Brown Pelicans, Blue-footed Boobies and California sea lions.
In the afternoon, pass through the dramatic Leon Dormido (Kicker Rock), a magnificent rock in the middle of the sea, set in a shape resembling a sleeping lion. The rock rises over 450 feet above the surface and is divided into two parts by a narrow channel navigable by small vessels.
Arrive at San Cristóbal in the morning. San Cristóbal is the easternmost island of Galapagos and one of the oldest. Its principal town is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the capital of the Galapagos. Disembark after breakfast, visit the interpretation center and transfer to the airport for your flight to Quito. Transfer to your hotel upon arrival, and enjoy one last night on the town.
Depart at any time or continue on to other adventures.
This itinerary is subject to change. ExpeditionTrips is not responsible for itinerary changes.
Round-trip Galapagos flights; arrival transfers; local transfers by motorized catamaran, van, Zodiac, and public bus; cabin accommodations and meals aboard the ship; shore excursions; daily opportunities for swimming and snorkeling; local naturalist guide (certified by the Galapagos National Park) while in the Islands; local representative in Quito; and gear on loan (snorkeling equipment and wetsuits). Subject to change without notice.
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International airfare; travel insurance (required); passport and visa fees; departure taxes; Tourist Transit card fee ($20 cash, subject to change); Galapagos park entry fee payable immediately upon arrival to the Islands ($100 cash, subject to increase); meals not expressly outlined in itinerary; beverages on board; gratuities are at your discretion; items of a personal nature including laundry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; optional activities; fuel surcharge may apply.
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I happen to live near Suzy Lemoine current owner who asked for my input in designing this jacket.
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Save yourself $100s by taping your own walls. We'll show you how. This article shows you everything you need to get perfectly smooth walls, without having to worry about nail pops, cracks and bad joints later. We take a beginner DIY approach, so even if you've never used drywall tools before, you can get good results on your walls.
Each coat of joint compound is a different color in this article so you can easily see the order of application.
Taping drywall can be a frustrating, gut-wrenching experience. Nagging flaws will show up right after painting and even months later. Nail pops, corner-bead cracks and bad joints will plague your walls forever.
To make your next taping job more successful, we've come up with a novice-friendly guide for getting good results. We've simplified professional techniques so you can learn them easily and recommended the basic tools and materials you'll need to achieve smooth, flat walls ready for paint.
Since 90 percent of the cost of a professional job is labor, taping your walls yourself can save you several hundred dollars, even on small jobs. The key is a methodical, step-by-step approach with the proper tools and materials. Otherwise, taping will drive you nuts.
We'll show you how to avoid the most common rookie mistake: heaping on mud and then counting on a massive (and filthy) sanding effort at the end to rectify mistakes. We'll also show you how to gradually build up layers, feather edges to avoid ridges and knock off high areas of freshly applied mud.
We've added a color to each coat of mud to make it easier to see the proper order of application. The first coat is orange, the second green and the third yellow.
You'll find a mind-boggling assortment of gimmicky taping tools at home centers. The truth is, most aren't worth having and you can do an excellent job with just the ones we recommend. Banjos (Photos 5 and 6) and clinchers (Photo 3) can speed up and improve the job. They're a must for larger rooms with lots of corners. But for small jobs, skip the banjo, and if you only have a few corner beads to do, nail them on by hand and skip the clincher too.
1. Four-inch flexible putty knife (Photo 7) for small filling jobs and applying second- and third-coat mud to angles (inside corners).
2. Six-inch flexible putty knife (Photo 2) for larger filling jobs, embedding tape and filling fastener holes.
3. "Potato masher" mixer (Photo 5) for hand-mixing a bucket of mud quickly and thoroughly.
4. Mud pan (Photo 2) for convenient dispensing of patching, fastener hole and corner mud.
5. A clincher (Photo 3) makes quick work of crimping corner beads accurately in place to hold them for nailing.
6. A 12-in. trowel is less fatiguing and easier to use for applying mud to the joints and corner beads than the standard wide taping knives.
7. A banjo is essential for all but the smallest taping jobs for dispensing mud saturated tape right onto the drywall joints.
Just as with tools, there are many new drywall products on the market purporting to make taping easier. But talk to a pro and you'll find that few of them work any better or are any more durable than the old-fashioned taping supplies like paper tape and 1-1/4 in. solid metal corner beads.
Pick up enough corner beads to cover every corner with a single bead—no splicing!—plus one or two extras to replace mistakes. You'll also need a small box of 1-5/8 in. drywall nails for fastening the corner beads. One roll of paper tape is usually plenty for the average-sized room, but they're only a couple of bucks, so get two in case you come up short.
Score the paper around broken corners, blisters or other damaged areas in the drywall with a utility knife. Peel the paper away and remove any broken or loose gypsum core. Lightly sand rough paper and scored edges with a sanding sponge.
Mix 45-minute setting-type taping compound in a mud pan to the consistency of peanut butter. Fill damaged areas and cracks more than 3/8 in. wide with a 6-in. knife. Keep mud flush with surrounding drywall, never raised. Setting compound is hard to sand after it sets.
Cut corner beads to length with tin snips and hold them in place to make sure beads meet perfectly at corners. Clinch corner beads into place with a clincher. Run a 6-in. putty knife along the bead and adjoining drywall (on both sides) to make sure you've left a void to fill with mud. Then anchor the corner beads through the drywall into surrounding framing with 1-5/8 in. drywall nails spaced every 8 in. Drive extra nails into edges that don't lie flat.
Hold the corner beads in place to test fit the corners.
Remove any fasteners that have broken through the paper surface or missed the framing, and drive a replacement screw above or below the location into solid wood. Slightly dent the damaged paper left from extracted fasteners by tapping the spot with the butt of the knife handle.
No matter how accomplished you are as a taper, bad or incomplete prep work will make taping tougher than it has to be. It'll also spoil a good taping job. Poorly installed corner beads will crack or work their way through the paint. Tape will peel, lift and blister if cracks or voids in the drywall are unfilled and simply taped over. Improperly set screws and nails or inadequately fastened drywall will cause nail pops for years to come.
Photos 1 - 4 show the basic steps so the taping will hold up over the long haul.
Mud comes in "setting-type" and "drying-type" varieties.
Buy setting compounds only for filling gaps and repairing broken drywall corners (Photo 2). Setting compounds contain plaster of Paris to make them chemically harden. They're usually available with different setting times. That lets you put on several coats in the same day, an advantage pros like. Once mixed with water, setting compounds can harden fast and if applied too thick are difficult to sand. Mix small batches so you'll have plenty of time to work before the compound sets.
Buy drying compounds for actual taping. They come in powder or premixed in 5-gallon pails. We prefer premixed because it's easier to mix and store. Despite its name, premixed compound is not ready for taping when you open the pail. You'll need to add a little water and thoroughly mix the compound to the desired consistency before using it for the first time and before you begin taping each day. Drying-type compounds come in three forms: taping, topping and our choice, all-purpose. All-purpose is designed to be used for all three coats in the typical three-coat taping system.
A 12 x 12-ft. addition will require about two 5-gallon pails of mud. You won't need more than a few gallons of mud for the first coat, and since it's mixed runnier than succeeding coats, transfer some mud to a clean 5-gallon pail before mixing and thinning it. Don't let our colors throw you off; the mud for the second and third coats is exactly the same.
To keep the mud from drying out as you work, loosely cover the pails. At the end of the day, wipe down the insides of the pails and the bottom of the lid with a sponge to remove any deposits. Otherwise, dried chunks of mud will fall into the mix and you'll discover the little troublemakers when you're spreading mud. Then lock the lids on tightly. Every new day of taping, remix the mud before using, adding water as needed.
Drag the knife over all the fastener heads and listen for the metallic "click" of a protruding head. Set the screw- or nailhead slightly below the surface with a screw gun or a hammer.
Mix the first coat mud to the consistency of honey with a "potato masher" mixer adding water as necessary. Load the banjo spool with a roll of tape and ladle mud into the hopper underneath a loop of tape.
Apply the tape by holding one end of the tape against the joint with your hand while drawing away the banjo to pull out the tape. Press the wet tape into joints by dragging your fingers over the tape. Spread a little mud on the 6-in. knife and embed the tape by dragging the knife over the tape, pressing it tight to the drywall. Mud on the knife lubricates it so it won't pull at the tape and thoroughly moistens the tape for good adhesion. Cover the butt joints first, then the tapered joints.
Apply the tape to the angles with the banjo and smooth it into the corner with the 4-in. knife, taking care to smoothly crease the tape at the center. Then cover the corner-bead flanges with tape (see opening photo) and scrape off any excess.
Fill fastener holes by spreading a narrow band of mud upward over a column of screw- or nailheads with the edge of the 6-in. knife.
Drag the end of the knife over the filler swipe to scrape away all of the surface mud. Use this technique at the end of each of the three coats to fill and refill all the fastener holes.
The "first coat" consists of applying the mud-saturated tape to all of the joints and corner beads and filling screw or nail holes for the first time. Begin with the butt joints first, then the horizontal tapered joints, then the angles and finally, the corner beads.
The easy way to apply the tape is to use the banjo, which not only dispenses the tape but also evenly saturates it with mud while you pull it off the spool. If you're just working on a small area like a closet, skip the banjo and stick the tape on by hand into a layer of mud, then spread another coat over the top and embed the tape with a knife. You'll be surprised how quickly you'll learn to play the banjo. The key is to mix the first coat of mud to the consistency of honey (it should be pourable) and spoon it into the hopper underneath a loop of tape.
The right mix will result in even, complete mud coverage on both sides of the tape as you pull the tape out of the banjo and feed it onto the wall (Photo 6). Don't be afraid to get your fingers dirty. As you feed out the tape, press and smooth it onto the centers of drywall joints with your fingers, then use the lip of the banjo to cut the tape to length. While you have the banjo in your hands, stick tape onto several joints at once, and then press the tape flat onto the joints with a 6-in. knife and tool off any excess mud.
After all the joints are covered, apply and flatten the tape over corner-bead edges (opening photo). Although some pros skip this step, a layer of tape is easy, cheap insurance against cracked corner-bead edges later.
Mix second- (and third) coat mud to the consistency of creamy mashed potatoes, adding water as necessary. Scoop mud out of the bucket and onto the trowel with the 6-in. knife for spreading on the wall.
Lay on a 1/8-in. thick mound of mud across the centers of butt joints, then two more strips of mud on either side of the center strip. Make three more passes, feather the outer edges flat, then smooth the center.
Butter the sides of corner beads, then level and smooth out the mud with the trowel. Fill both sides of the corner beads to the brim of the bead, feathering the outer edges flat to the surface of the drywall.
Lay the second coat on tapered joints using the same technique demonstrated in Photo 11, but keep the entire width of this coat only a few inches wider than the length of the trowel.
Spread a thin layer of mud over one side of vertical and ceiling angles with a 4-in. knife. Apply more pressure to the outside of the knife blade to wipe off excess mud and leave a feathered edge. Refill fastener holes (as in Photos 8 and 9).
Some pros use special wide taping knives for applying second- and third-coat mud, while others use conventional cement trowels like we did. If you've used knives successfully, great! But if you're a first timer, you'll probably find a trowel easier to master and less fatiguing. Both take patience and time to get the right touch. When you're first spreading the mud onto the wall to distribute it, hold the trowel at an angle away from the wall and slowly lower the leading edge as you empty the trowel (Photo 11). After the mud is on the wall, go back and hold the trowel flatter to smooth it out.
The second coat is the toughest coat to apply, especially on the butt joints. Don't be shy about spreading this coat over a wide area. It really takes six passes with the trowel to handle a butt joint: three trowel-wide passes to apply the mud and three more to flatten the middle, smooth out the mud and feather the sides. When you're through, the center should barely cover the tape, while the two sides feather out the center mound.
Different joints require different strategies. Butt joints, which join untapered ends, are by far the toughest because you have to build a wide, gradual "plateau" of mud and feather the edges to make the joint appear flat. In contrast, tapered joints along the long sides of drywall have recessed manufactured edges that are much easier to fill and level. They're handled the same as butt joints, but the second coat doesn't have to be nearly as wide or as built up because of the recess of the tapered edges.
Filling corner beads is about the simplest of taping tasks because you have the hard, defined surface of the corner bead to guide application (Photo 12). Just make sure to feather the edges flat to the drywall.
Angles only get one additional thin coat of mud—on one side during the second coat (Photo 14) and on the other during the third-coat layer (Photo 17)—with each side done alternately so one side is always dry when you coat the other side. That way you have a hard surface to drag your knife against. Again, feather all outside mud edges flat, then refill all the fastener holes.
Knock-off excess dried mud from the edges of corner beads, tool ridges and high spots remaining after the second coat with a drywall sander and 100-grit paper or sanding sponge before beginning the third coat.
Fill low spots and other imperfections and feather the edges on all butt and taper joints. Finish filling corner beads by spreading another coat of mud using the same technique as with the second coat.
Spread a layer of mud over the second sides of all angles to finish them. Refill the fastener holes for the third and last time.
Before getting started on the third coat, scrape down or sand any projecting ridges over seams and excess mud on the corner-bead edges. If you did a competent job of applying the second coat, the third coat will entail filling in imperfections such as low spots, craters and tool marks.
Use a "raking" light to highlight areas that need special attention. Hold the light against the wall so it shines across the surface to make all the problem spots apparent before you start. The second coat shrinks as it dries, so fastener holes and corner beads need to be filled with a third coat of mud.
Sanding is the last step in achieving smooth walls. It's also the least pleasant. Buy yourself a pole sander for the large areas, a hand sander for detail work and 120-grit paper and a medium 3M sanding sponge for cleaning up the angles. The $25 total investment will be money well spent. Use the raking-light technique to constantly check progress and highlight irregularities that need more work. Be very careful not to over sand, especially in angles and on butt joints where mud layers barely cover the tape. Quit sanding the center of butt joints as soon as inconsistencies disappear.
Angles only need light sanding. Try not to sand onto unmudded paper drywall surfaces too much or abraded paper will show through the paint. If you expose tape while sanding, you'll need to add more mud and let it dry before sanding again. Exposed tape will show through multiple layers of paint.
Here is a list of important tips for rookies:
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
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Spring warm-up buoys Bend Paddlefest
Also on Sunday: the 25th annual Salmon Run
BEND, Ore. - A chance to try kayaking at Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe's annual Spring Paddlefest swept into Bend's Riverbend Park this weekend, helping those who've always wanted to try, but didn't know where to start.
Peter Newport, president of Sawyer Paddles and Oars in Bend, says paddle-boarding is now getting drawing people in all walks of life, and the sport is being picked up by 41,000 people a day.
"It's like a combination of cross-country skiing and kayaking, and so we have the paddling element," Newport said Sunday. "And I like to stand up, and you can see all the features, and your legs aren't cramped in a boat. So it's a full-body workout, if you want to do it that way. It's just a great way to see the Deschutes and see the lakes."
The Paddlefest also featured the 25th annual Salmon Run. The 10-k and 5-k event benefits The Environmental Center's youth education foundation programs.
Those programs teach kids about recycling, solar power and conserving water.
New this year was a half-marathon that attracted a lot of interest.
More than 500 people turned out for the race and The Environmental Center says they love the community support.
"We have support from lots of different places but a big part of how we do what we do is by community support," said Mike Riley, executive director of The Environmental Center. "And events like this are just a great way to have a really good time with your family, and be a little competitive, that's part of the Bend spirit. It really makes a big difference to us and our education programs."
The run started and finished at the Riverbend Park, and runners wound their way along the Deschutes River.


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School lunches focus of childhood obesity conference
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - Childhood obesity is a problem that is only getting worse here and across the nation.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reports obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years, but a local organization is trying to turn those statistics around in our region.
It's a mission to heal an epidemic that's impacting far too many of our region's children. "On average, about 30 percent of the children in our region are obese and overweight, which is really staggering," said Joanna Swinehart with HEAL Appalachia.
Those numbers may be staggering, but HEAL [Healthy Eating Active Living] Appalachia is hoping to change them. "There's not a silver bullet. There's not a magic pill. This is what we've known for several years is that we need everyone to be involved," Swinehart added.
This year, the organization's encouraging more involvement in the school lunchroom.
Ron Fink, the director of school nutrition for Bristol, Tennessee city schools told us, they're wanting to embrace fresh, well cooked vegetables more than ever before. "[We're] trying to increase participation, trying to educate students better, trying to make them love to eat great, simply prepared foods," Fink explained.
We learned for the past decade, Sullivan County schools have lowered sodium and fat in foods and are also raising the bar on fruits and vegetables. "Every child does have to take a half a cup of one or the other on the plate ever day and that was new beginning this year," said Lisa Holt, Sullivan County's nutrition manager.
Nutritionists told us only about 10 percent of what kids eat comes from a school cafeteria. That's why they said parent involvement is essential to battling childhood obesity.
Fink said they're hoping to develop some parent nutrition training like, "small teaching classes where you teach a small group of parents to cook. You just got to light that fire, and go back to the basics," he said.
It's an initiative that might make healthier foods taste more like home, making low-calorie lunch lines more appealing.
That's something mom Sambra Hayden hopes to see sooner rather than later. "It'll make things a whole lot easier for the kids to expand their pallets and to have better food, better nutrition," Hayden said.
We also learned United Way Virginia Highlands officials announced today they will partner with HEAL Appalachia to help offer new grants to implement a program that stresses eating fruits and vegetables, exercise, and eliminating all sugary drinks.


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The CCAI Finishing Pavilion at FABTECH 2013 in Chicago is officially sold out. With more than two months from the opening of the show floor, CCAI announced it has packed the Finishing Pavilion with over 165 exhibiting companies bringing products, services, ideas and equipment to attendees interested in all finishing technologies.
"In only its fourth year, CCAI has proven that the Finishing Pavilion at FABTECH is the premiere event for industrial finishers," said CCAI Executive Director Anne Goyer.
FABTECH 2013 in Chicago is Nov. 18-21 at McCormick Place Convention Center. FABTECH offers a 360° view of the entire manufacturing process from start to finish. Attendees will see a wide variety of new products and services along with live demonstrations and valuable information to help improve their finishing operations.


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What We Did On Our Holidays (Abridged)
Way back in prehistoric 2005, five of us gathered in Brisbane and had a great deal of fun filming a surreal mockumentary sketch show. Hours of footage were flown back to Western Australia, compiled into the Greatest Trailer That Ever Trailed, then stashed in the director's bottom drawer, where they presumably remain to this day.
Lo! With the recent chance discovery of a long lost test reel and some painstaking restoration work in Windows Movie Maker, this magnum opus can finally take its rightful place as the literal Citizen Kane of movies.


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The State of the ONION address
Original post made by Hal Bailey, another community, on Jan 2, 2008
Please arrange your reservations through a very smiling Walla Walla community:
Kathryn Fry
Director of Marketing
Walla Walla Sweet Onion Mktg Cmtte
PO Box 644
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-522-2038 fax
We would like to thank Ms. Fry for her rich sense of humor,
Hal Bailey
In the State of the ONION
Alamo Towne Fool, and
All things Alamo and Pop(u)lar
a resident of another community
on Jan 7, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Hello neighbors,
My boy, Harald Arthur, was enjoying a laugh or three with all his pals out there in television land about The State of the Union Address to be given by President George W. Bush on my 104th Birthday, January 28, 2008. My boy's little momma was a vaudevillian, don't you know, and Harald Arthur has been doing his usual five minutes of humor continuously ever since then.
"Is the State of the Onion covered by Charlie GIBSON?" his pal, Vince, asked? Anyway, since 2002, Harald Arthur and his fellow fools have watched the State of the Union Address based on their concept that it is all about ONIONS and being given at the Washington Dehydrator Cooperative in Walla Walla WA. They find anything more serious than that just frightening.
Harold O. "Buck" Bailey
Southern Pacific Railroad
801 Eighth Street
Napa California 94558


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WANdisco CEO David Richards and Jagane Sundar, CTO and VP of Engineering of Big Data, have discussed the company's Big Data operations, its Hadoop distribution and their plans for the future at theCube, live at Strata 2013.
The company – whose background is in data replication and position itself as provider of high-availability software for global enterprises – uses "selling products that customers are willing to buy" as a strategy for success that it has been using from the start and plans to employ in their play at the Big Data Market, CEO David Richards (pictured below) explained.
WANdisco's entry into the Hadoop distribution market started with the acquisition of AltoStor, and using the newly acquired unique skills in the field of Big Data and specifically Apache Hadoop, it launched the first fully tested, production-ready version powered by Apache Hadoop 2. While other companies have since released new distributions in the market, such as Intel, EMC Greenplum with their fourth such product, or Amazon Redshift, WANdisco still holds strong competitive advantages. As Richards pointed out, while it is not exclusive and supports other platforms, such as Cloudera, the company encourages its customers to use their own distribution, as they can guarantee non-stop service without ny downtime or data loss.
CTO and VP of Engineering of Big Data Jagane Sundar added that WANdisco is an innovator in the Hadoop distribution market, "the leading edge of the Hadoop distribution business," as it has been the first company to introduce multiple server architecture in Hadoop and other industry firsts. Through data replication over the WAN, the distribution offers a non-stop NameNod designed for optimum performance, scalability and availability.
WANDoop representatives expect more enterprises to move to Hadoop, CEO David Richards saying 2013 will be the year where the number of Big Data implementations will increase tremendously.
Jagane Sundar added that in order to stimulate adoption, the Big Data industry will have to find a solution for the significant problem posed by data management – as data grows, it becomes harder to store several copies of the information in different locations. WANdisco plans to address this issue with a next generation file system that will replicate data over multiple servers.
The company representatives also see the private cloud as the big winner in Big Data, therefore this area needs a lot of future development. While industry advancement will be supported, and possibly driven, by the massive experimentation in the public cloud, the advantages of private cloud will eventually sway enterprises.
Discussing his plans for attacking the Big Data market, Richards said WANdisco was on track. It has released four different products in a short amount of time, it has started to build a partner network and plan to increase it and expects a boom of its number of customers in the next nine months.
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text: 8723, 8724 SqlServer 2008 Ya está disponible!!!! August 12, 2008 jaimirg Leave a comment Announcing the release of SQL Server 2008, the enterprise data platform for data warehousing, business intelligence, and LOB applications The wait is over! SQL Server® 2008 is now available and is ready for purchase. For customers who have Enterprise Agreements, SQL Server 2008® will be available for Volume Licensing download on August 21. TechNet Magazine recently published an overview of the key changes and what you can expect from SQL Server 2008. You can also get a rundown of the various Editions and Components of SQL Server 2008 and take part in SQL Server 2008 Tutorials. An Overview of SQL Server 2008 installation will help you get started with your deployments. You can also find guidance for Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 or Migrating to SQL Server 2008. And if you are upgrading, be sure to check out Using Upgrade Advisor to Prepare For Upgrades. From the August edition of TechNet Magazine, here are answers to your SQL Server questions, showing you how to perform consistency checks, how to handle an accidental upgrade, and more in the SQL Q&A column. Finally, you can easily find local partners offering SQL Server 2008 solutions, find training partners near you offering official Microsoft courses on SQL Server 2008, as well as attend local in-person events and online webcasts on SQL Server 2008. © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft and SQL Server are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.


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Georgia Lottery to Sell Tickets Online
Among the vanguard of state lotteries expanding into Internet sales, the Georgia Lottery Corporation announced last Thursday that it will sell tickets online for Powerball, Mega Millions and Fantasy 5 as early as this fall.
Reporting a record contribution of more than $900 million for both the Pre-K program and the HOPE Scholarship this year, the lottery hopes that its foray into online sales will provide even more funding for students across the state.
To encourage players to take advantage of online sales, lottery officials also announced last week the iHOPE debit card. The card, which will allow lottery players to purchase tickets and receive winnings via electronic accounts, may also be used for routine retail exchanges.
If you'd like to learn more about lottery games and funding for students' educations, visit the Georgia Lottery.