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New Hollands new Big Balers
Started by stonegrownllc , Jun 26 2012 07:44 PM
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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:44 PM
Anybody seen one or been lucky enough to be at the dealer orientations going on lately? My dealer just was in Idaho at the orientation and said it is way impressive! I saw the brochure they gave the dealers and it was one bad ass looking machine. Just wondering if anyone has seen one in person. Looked like some impressive features on the machine. They actually gave them numbers that make sense such as Big Baler 340 and Big Baler 330. I am starting to save my money already.
Posted 27 June 2012 - 04:16 AM
Large square??
Regards, Mike
Regards, Mike
Posted 27 June 2012 - 05:59 AM
Here's a link to the BB9040 offered in the UK. They had links to other new models, like BB9050, but those have been removed.
Can't wait for them to show up in the US.
Can't wait for them to show up in the US.
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 07:04 AM
Best looking big baler I've seen, like the look of it even better than the current line of Hesstons!
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 07:34 AM
But it appears they have the same cheap toolbox that new holland puts on everything these days. That when loaded with tools will break after so many bumps. It does look good though. I wonder if it will have on board hydraulics like the Hesstons.
Posted 28 June 2012 - 10:41 AM
The one I seen was Red and it showed a good picture of the new pickup on it. Has a small auger on the top and a bigger one on the bottom. The salesman I talked to said they cut two of the bales open and then rebaled them and just plowed right through them and spit em out the back. I have a feeling hesston and krone might have there hands full after these hit the ground.
Posted 28 June 2012 - 10:51 AM
I found an article on the new NH ones and the only thing that it has that the Hesston doesn't already have is that roller thing above the hay pickup. At least that the article mentions. I didn't see that it has onboard hydraulics like the hesston has. I like that feature alot. I don't know enough about the Krones.
Posted 01 July 2012 - 05:19 PM
I have a NH and the only hydraulic hookup is to lower the pickup and fold out the baler chute. All the pressures are ran off a pump in the baler.
Posted 02 July 2012 - 09:00 AM
I am not to sure but I thought New Holland put onboard hydraulics on there balers when they came out with the BB line. Then Hesstion followed with there new one's. But not sure. I know it makes a lot better bales with onboard hydraulics. I do know that is a bad ass looking baler. I hope it bales like it looks. Can't wait to watch one run.
Posted 02 July 2012 - 12:45 PM
I know for sure that on board hydraulics for the hydroformatic bale chamber were on New Holland's first generation of mid and large squares which was the D800, D1000, and D2000. These precede the BB series.
Posted 02 July 2012 - 04:14 PM
When I looked at NH and Hesston 3x3 balers last fall I was told that the NH needed 6 Hydraulic connections and just assumed that was because it didn't have on board hydraulics and there was no mention of it in the literature for the NH while Massey brags about it. Plus the NH sales guy didn't mention that at all either while the Massey sales guy did. I must be wrong then. We bought the Massey 3x3 baler and it's been great. Although the accumulator on it has had a few issues one of which I must call the dealer about right now.
Posted 04 July 2012 - 10:43 AM
Same old girl with a new dress, bigger flywheel, slightly more PS/M and tweeked intake and pickup. This is still only a 50-70K bale baler with no longevity or long term reliablity to its design. Same old solid hitch welded straight into the frame design as Hesston. But it does look good. "This what I call a John Deere make over".
Posted 04 July 2012 - 02:38 PM
Here is a link to the new baler. I would have to see one in person before I get very excited being a previous NH BB960 owner.
Posted 04 July 2012 - 06:54 PM
ooo it has a water tank for hand washing. Now that's luxury. I'm kinda chuckling about all the references to operator comfort and such. I don't ride on the baler itself. Comfort is all in the tractor and the tractor alone. Now if they can figure out how to keep dust and hay from parking itself on the baler anywhere but the bale chamber I'm sold. That would be luxury.
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Spare key question
hi all
we purchased a 2012 a couple weeks ago and its into the dealer today for the wiper motor recall and the transmission reprogramming.
when we purchased it there was only one remote and key and the selling dealer is getting us another one today.
my question is,can you get a normal key cut that will just open the door if the keys are locked in?
just something that will open the car and not start it up.
i dont mind paying ford to make one,i just dont want the $225 remote and key combo.
i see on ebay they sell just remotes(no key)but i cant figure out how it would get programmed to unlock the doors.
these would certainly work for what i want.
The 2012 can take up to three keys with the stock sensor.
To make a spare just to open the door is a reasonable idea, but finding the blank might be hard to do. The 'lasercut' key.. most dealers cannot do the work at the dealer. The machine to cut the key is expensive.
If you are in a big city, an automotive locksmith may have the machine, and a blank which would work.
On the other hand, a separate fob might work too, just to open the door.
On my last car I had a key cut to only open the door.
I would think the independent automotive locksmith would better be able to get you a key just for the door. At a much better price.
(If the dealer could get you one, it would be coming from an independent locksmith, with the dealer adding on his markup)
just the bare remote that i linked to would be ideal.
i cannot figure out how it would be programmed without having a key with it.
if the remote would work i would not even bother with a key as the most likely scenario would be locking the keys in car and would only reqire a way to unlock the car.
we could both carry the spare remotes in this case.no key cutting required.
I live near Raleigh, NC, which is a reasonably large metropolitan area. When I tried to get a spare key made, I found that none of the Ford dealers could cut a key blank. All they could do is order a key (with the remote attached) based on your VIN for $250 US.
After numerous phone calls to locksmiths, I could only find two who said they could do the job. It turned out that one of them had the correct machine but was missing a fixture. Fortunately, the other locksmith was able to do the job. They charged $20 for a blank and $70 US to cut the key (to amortize the expense of the expensive machine) and $20 to program the key. So if you want a key just to unlock the door but which cannot start the car (good to tape under a bumper), all you will save is on the reprogramming. If you buy a blank on ebay, it is conceivable that the locksmith may refuse to cut the key on the grounds that if the key material is too hard it will damage their machine.
An alternative is to buy the stick-on keypad from Ford. It lists for $95 US but you can get it for $68 online.
Elizabeth's idea of a separate remote will work. The separate remotes for Escapes, etc. will work. I bought one from my dealer for $49 US and it looked exactly like the ones you can get on ebay for $15. You should be able to program it yourself as long as you have the two original keys.
Good luck.
I use mine at the airport, intentionally hide and lock the key in the truck, and then there's no worry about losing my key somewhere on the trip. Just enter the combo, retrieve the key from the secret spot, and away I go.
An external remote keyless entry pad that sticks onto the door, pillar or where ever counts against the 8 coded keys/ remotes.
wait wait wait........... those key pads simly "Stick on"?
Any link to this part(s) kit?
cant believe they just stick on.
more info please
found,whats the programming procedure?
Here is one set of instructions:
The keypad sticks on. It is also battery operated. When the battery dies the instructions call for replacing the whole keypad. The battery is not designed to be replaced. There are other threads on these keypads if you search for them. I believe that at least one deals with replacing the battery with the pad on the car. You need to be careful not to scratch the paint when disassembling. That is all I remember.
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I have actively utilized computed tomography (CT) technology for more than 20 years in implant and regeneration treatment planning, beginning with hospital-based axial tomography and, during the past several years, exclusively utilizing cone beam CT (CBCT). Before the use of in-office CBCT scans, patients needing reconstructions or implants were sent for medical CT. Unfortunately, the patient was exposed to the increased radiation of axial CTs, inconvenienced by an additional appointment, and subjected to the higher costs of that type of scan.1 Measurements obtained through a 3-dimensional (3-D) scan are very accurate; however, films from the medical CT were often cumbersome, difficult to cut and piece together to obtain necessary information, and incompatible with other imaging software. Sometimes, in the middle of a surgery where no 3-D image had been exposed preoperatively, the practitioner would discover that a CT scan would have been of great help. All that has changed since implementation of in-office CB imaging.
Before I invested in a CB scanner, I was referring my patients to a nearby orthodontist who utilized i-CAT CBCT scans. I realized how many cases I was referring out of my own office, so when the GXCB-500 (Gendex) became available, I was eager to make that investment. The medium field of view is perfect for my periodontal needs. I do not need a full-skull view for my implant and periodontal cases, and I can still do airway studies for those who practice "sleep dentistry." For those rare occasions when I need full-skull images, I have the ability to stitch together 2 scans with the Anatomage software application. The scans are easy to capture; in fact, my staff and I feel that it is easier to take a CB volume study than a conventional panoramic image. In the GXCB-500, the patient is seated, facing forward; the marking lights on the face show up better (Figure 1), and the image preview feature lets you know that you will be capturing the right area. Actually, the image capture time of 8.9 seconds2 is 2 seconds faster than a conventional 2-dimensional panoramic scan. As a result, I get more information with less effort, with greater benefit to the patient.
The successful results obtained in the following case example were facilitated by the ability to see the details discovered through CB imaging.
A female patient presented with bilateral edentulism distal to teeth Nos. 4 and 13. The patient was requesting implants on each side. In order to provide dental implants, lateral-wall sinus lifts were required because the bone height was inadequate to support implants either with bone in situ or with osteotome lifts. I ordered a standard i-CAT of the maxilla (before I had my own scanner) to determine the bone and sinus dimensions (Figures 2 to 3b). The scan was captured at 14 cm diameter, and then collimated down to 4.3 cm to gain the maxillary arch and sinus (Figure 4). (Collimation is a narrowing of the height at the radiation source, a feature that is also available with my medium field of view system.)
|Figure 1. Simple and straightforward capture of scans.
|Figure 2. Axial view with coronal slice taken in the No. 3 and No. 14 areas; note the inadequate bone height.
|Figures 3a and 3b. (a) Consecutive cross sections in the No. 3 position. (b) Consecutive cross sections in the No. 14 position.
|Figure 4. Initial 14 cm x 4.3 cm scan collimated 3-dimensional scan used for treatment planning.
|Figure 5. Postoperative scan; note graft axillary right.
|Figure 6. Postoperative scan show successful grafting and ideal bone height for implant placement.
|Figure 7. Postoperative intraoral radiographs.
After imaging, we had a consultation to decide the course of treatment. One option would have been a removable, bilateral free-end appliance. Thankfully, she had no interest in that since the distal aspects of those appliances tend to fall down because of gravity, and the teeth that hold the clasps are subject to a tremendous amount of stress. It was decided that we would perform lateral wall sinus lifts, to be followed by implants; one side at a time.
An antibiotic (Augmentin, 875 mg twice a day) was prescribed, beginning the day before treatment, through the first 9 days of healing. She was also placed in a nightguard to protect the remaining dentition.
A sinus lift was performed on the upper left under local anesthesia. The precise location of the surgery was determined based upon measurements from the CBCT scans. A mid-crestal incision was designed in the edentulous area with anterior and posterior vertical releases. A piezosurgery device (the Mectron Piezosurgery Unit from Milan, Italy, which is distributed in the United States by Piezosurgery) was utilized to create a window, and the membrane was lifted with manual curettes through to the medial wall with sound bone inferiorly, mesially and distally. She was grafted with 2 ccs of Puros (Zimmer Dental) large particle cortical bone blended with 2 ccs of Bio-Oss (Osteohealth) cortical bone for a total of 4 ccs of bone using a syringe and standard sinus pluggers. A Bio-Gide (Osteohealth) membrane was trimmed and placed on the window, and the flap was closed using 4-0 Vicryl sutures (Ethicon). A small perforation at the mesial aspect was discovered on the postoperative scan and was determined to be of no clinical significance. Then, the next month, the right side was treated, using 100% Puros, and a Bio-Gide membrane (with the same volume of bone) and the same suture technique as on the previous side.
The postoperative period was uneventful. The patient experienced minimal discomfort and very little swelling. An 8-x-8-cm, low-dose scan was acquired (Figure 5) to verify the success of the grafts and to plan for the implants. Once ample time had elapsed for the grafted bone to mature, a single Biomet 3i Prevail implant was placed on each side (Figure 6). The Nos. 3 and 14 implants were placed simultaneously, using information taken solely from the CBCT scans for implant planning.
The patient is currently contemplating an additional implant on each side. Intraoral radiographs demonstrating complete osseointegration at 8 weeks post-implantation are shown (Figure 7).
Technical Implications of CBCT Technology
Lou Shuman, DMD
How It Works
Terminology That You Should Know
Observed Benefits
Potential Challenges and Other Observations
When performing sinus augmentation, accurate radiography is the clinician's best guide. We must know the exact location of the floor of the sinus to determine how high up to begin the window. We also want to know the mesial and distal extents of the sinus in order to plan how far forward and how far back to treat. In addition, knowing the thickness and density of the lateral wall of bone helps us avoid a perforation of the sinus membrane. It can be misleading if the lateral wall of bone is fairly dense; a 2- or 3-mm thick dense wall of bone over the sinus on the facial aspect can lead the dentist to believe that a certain area has been reached, when in fact it has not. The CBCT scan offers precision with a clearer understanding of the surgical site (where you should be, or not be), and what to expect as you remove lateral wall bone.3
The scan also clearly demonstrates any septa within the sinus. In cases where a septum completely divides the sinus, 2 windows must be created, essentially resulting in 2 separate procedures on the same antrum. Other times, with a partial septum, much care must be taken in elevating along the floor of the sinus to ensure that the schneiderian membrane does not get torn at that point.4
CB scans give a dentist confidence in implant placement, and the fact that these machines are readily available is a great step forward. In addition, piezosurgery, along with proper technique, gives us the ability to cut hard tissue without damaging soft tissue,5 reducing the serious perforation rate from 30% (found with rotary instrumentation) to 7%, or less.6
As a specialist using this technology for treatment planning, I have gained more confidence for my regenerative procedures, including sinus lifts and bone grafts. General dentists can also benefit from the additional data captured in a CB scan for diagnosis of issues such as root and periapical investigation, tooth relationships, and third molar positions. As more dentists adopt this imaging modality, patients and dentists alike will surely see the advantages of adding an additional diagnostic dimension to the practice. Since my office added the GXCB-500 in April 2009, hundreds of patients referred by my restorative and orthodontic colleagues have had the benefit of more precise diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical therapy. Frankly, I don't know how I practiced without it in all the previous years!
Practice Management Ramifications of CBCT Technology
Amy Morgan
In this article we are looking at implementing cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology.
In all of these, CBCT can allow for greater precision and predictability leading to more optimal outcomes.
Costs Involved
Educating the Dental Team
So, extra time needs to be allowed between appointments while the information is sent to the lab, and the template is returned from the lab. Plus, the way that treatment is presented to patients is different.
CT scans are noninvasive and can eliminate the claustrophobia ofa medical CT scan, therefore increasing patient comfort
The way to spread interest in this technology in your community is through education. Everyone needs to understand the power of this technology, and how and why it is used. CT scanning provides a better clinical experience and overall, a better result both functionally and aesthetically. It also allows the doctor to create a complete treatment, including all of the costs involved; whether the plan includes ridge augmentation, sinus lifts, etc. Regular use of CBCT technology turns a 2-dimensional thinker into a 3-D thinker.
- Howerton B. Facing the facts—dental CBCT and medical CT scans. Dental Tribune. January 13, 2010. dental-tribune.com/articles/content/id/ 1311/scope/specialities/section/general_dentistry. Accessed on: September 20, 2010.
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Meet four creative spa professionals who've lowered their carbon—and budget—costs with locally sourced ingredients.
Foodies have been reaping the flavors, savings and green bona fides of the farm-to-table movement for years. Now, savvy spas are getting in on the action by using local and even homegrown ingredients in their menus' treatment protocols. DAYSPA checked in with locavore-friendly spas across the country to discover how these facilities have managed to create, source and market their indigenous service menu items—and how their clients have responded to their pioneering efforts! —By Katie O'Reilly
International Orange in San Francisco
On the menu: Organic Fusion Massage (60 min./$135), using Swedish strokes, shiatsu and Thai yoga stretches, with locally sourced Jasmine and Green Tea oil; and Organic Detox Facelift (75 min./$175), with lymphatic stimulation massage, utilizing customized herbal cleansing and enzymatic exfoliation
Recipes call for: Bergamot peel, calendula blossom, lavender, tuberose, geranium, nettle, echinacea, vetiver, white lotus, shea butter, raw honey and more.
How they're served: Most International Orange (IO) service and retail potions (including body wash, body oil, bath soaks, deodorant, hair wash and more) are hand-blended by a formulator partner who works nearby, in California's verdant Marin County. Only certified organic, wild-crafted and biodynamically grown plants—from Marin, Napa or Sonoma—are sourced, and all oils and butters are fair-trade. Spa management has also partnered with fellow San Franciscan Julie Elliott, owner and founder of In Fiore, an organic body balm and perfumery outfit, to offer luxurious body treatments. Elliott's balms are crafted from small batches of grape seed and jojoba oils with herbal essences.
Inspiration: In 2005, the IO team began shopping around for a private-label formulator who could help the day spa better serve a clientele increasingly concerned with "stripping down extras and getting to the necessary elements of skin care and wellness not only in the spa but at home, too," as manager Leslie Wang Su puts it. "We're constantly collaborating with all our vendors, so we asked who they worked with and trusted, and by the time we hired our formulator, we had seen her work and felt really good about it."
Trade secrets: The launch of IO's organic private-label line opened up a world of indigenous service possibilities. "We unveiled the IO Organic Fusion Massage just a couple years ago," Su says, "because it was a natural fit with our organic body care collection. Right now we're designing facials that integrate different Eastern massage modalities."
Final verdict: "Clients love it," Su says. "Nowadays, they ask a lot of questions—and they know we offer truly curative body work, healing and skin care. We also do a lot of business with expectant mothers, who are really diligent about what they're putting on and into their bodies."
Aspira Spa at The Osthoff Resort in Lake Elkhart, Wisconsin
On the menu: Elderberry Facial (65 min./$190), Biodynamic Facial (50 min./$135), Cedars Massage (50 min./$145), Sacred Waters Massage (50 min./$145) and more
Recipes call for: Elderberry, which grows wild on the hillsides of Wisconsin; cedar from surrounding forests' trees; and lavender, chamomile, rosemary, indigo, sunflower, violets, lilies, garlic and hawthorn berries, all of which grow in Aspira's organic gardens.
How they're served: Aspira might be the spa world's answer to molecular gastronomy. Clients opting for the Elderberry Facial receive a facial steaming using warm, moist towels infused with elderberry tea, and exfoliation with the berry in dried, ground form. For Cedars Massage recipients, therapists gather fresh cedar wood and steam it in hot water, to great aromatherapeutic effect. After the ensuing cedar-infused oil massage, guests are enveloped in a large duvet blanket filled with aromatic cedar sprigs. For the Sacred Waters Massage, therapists collect water from Lake Elkhart (believed by early Native Americans to have healing properties) in deerskin bags and apply the warm bags to clients' bodies to better penetrate tissues during massage. When the growing season gets underway this May, Aspira will unveil the Chakra Garden Massage (50 min./$145), wherein therapists apply bundles of specific herb blends to complement each of the seven chakras during a Swedish massage. Says general manager Lola Roeh, "Indigo-colored plants and flowers are good for the 'third eye' forehead chakra, offering clarity, and green plants and hawthorn berries are beneficial for the heart chakra."
Inspiration: Several years ago, Aspira was looking to enliven its menu, so Roeh, a Wisconsin native with a background in holistic medicine, chemistry and biology, threw herself into researching the healing traditions of the Potawatomis, Ojibwas and Menominees—the three most prominent indigenous tribes that once inhabited the area. In the process, she learned plenty about native fauna. "I'd been picking elderberries my whole life, but it turns out they're extremely high in antioxidants and flavonoids," she says. "And according to indigenous Native Americans, cedar is an herb of protection and purification." In 2007, Aspira launched an organic garden; in 2011 they expanded it with supplies from Seed Savers , a nonprofit that distributes rare, heirloom seeds to gardeners. "They're pure and haven't been hybridized," Roeh says. Spa therapists tend to and gather most everything they need from the garden for treatments on the day of use. This year, they're expanding the garden to five acres.
Trade secrets: Roeh notes the importance of seeking like-minded spa staff. "We have a culture that is steeped in tradition and nature," she explains. "We don't require that therapists have an extensive knowledge of herbology, but they have to have an attitude of healing and gratitude."
Final verdict: While the planting and harvesting required have increased some of their costs, Roeh says that being able to offer authentic indigenous ingredients—and the bump in visibility—make it all worth it. "We have savvy spa-goers telling us that they've never heard of services like ours," she says. "They're always very pleasantly surprised."
Cynthea's Spa in Burlington, Vermont
On the menu: A rotating "Farm to Spa" body treatment section including the Red Wine Grape VinoTherapy Scrub and Wrap; Apple and Pure Vermont Maple Scrub and Wrap; Great Pumpkin Scrub and Wrap; Rose Petal Sea Salt Scrub and Wrap; and a Chocolate Brownie Sugar Scrub and Wrap (all 75 min./$150).
Recipes call for: Red grape pith and pulp (from a local vineyard), apples and pumpkins (care of nearby farms), flowers, coffee, raw honey, maple syrup, chocolate from the Vermont Brownie Company and more!
How they're served: Ingredients are blended with Dead Sea salts and essential oils provided by local herbalists, and guests can participate in the preparation if they wish. The scrub and wraps are removed with warm towels while guests recline in warm blankets, and all body treatments include a scalp massage.
Inspiration: "I've always grown my own flowers and herbs, and I'm dedicated to buying and eating locally," says owner Cynthea Hausman. To comply with the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) concept, Hausman holds a share from a local farm—she pays a set price at the beginning of harvest and receives a weekly shipment of what's fresh and available—and she regularly cooks using the flavors of the season. "You get local honey, flowers, bread, meat, vegetables, syrup… all kinds of amazing things," Hausman says. "Then last June it dawned on me: I could be partnering with them for the spa!" So she reached out to members of her CSA co-op, the Intervale Food Hub, a farmer-run collaborative that aggregates, markets and distributes local food products. "They call me if they have a surplus of ingredients they're looking to unload at a wholesale price, and we promote them: I'll include their farm or company name in our menu descriptions, link them on our website and tell our clients about what they offer."
Trade secrets: "Spas are a great liaison for farms," Hausman says, "because ingredients don't necessarily have to be perfect to be beneficial for your skin. They can call us and say, 'Well, we've got a bunch of strawberries but they're a little over,' so it's a great way for them to still earn money on crops." Hausman also plans ahead for seasonal changes. "I created a rotating menu featuring three to four 'flavors' per season"—making use of berries in the spring and coffee in the winter, for instance—"but there's still an element of surprise," she says, referring to the frequent phone calls she receives announcing the availability of, say, tons of calendulas. "It's all easy for us to customize, and it gives regular clients a sense that we have a 'secret' menu."
Final verdict: Plenty of guests come to Vermont seeking an "authentic and memorable" spa journey, and as Hausman notes, "it doesn't get any more unique than being able to sit down with a therapist and craft your own treatment from a bowl of strawberries, some goat yogurt and oils." Client response, she says, "has been fantastic. And our bottom line is up since June, because this has been such a cost-effective operation."
Élegance Boutique Spa in Manhattan Beach, California
On the menu: The Basic (60 min./$95), Signature (85 min./$135) and Corrective (60 min./$140) facials are typically created with organic herbs and customized to each guest's allergies and skin type. All clients receiving facials or body treatments also get complimentary foot soaks beforehand—which come in Soothing (lavender), Detoxifying (sea salt) or Stimulating (rosemary).
Recipes call for: Parsley, balm mint, basil, lemon, lemongrass, oregano, thyme, comfrey, marjoram, grapes, apples, naseberry and more. All are grown and picked right in the cottage spa's backyard garden!
How they're served: Prior to each facial treatment, guests are brought into the garden's open-air lounge (weather permitting) for a consultation with the therapist to determine the best organic materials to be used. "For oily skin, we take a clay or zinc probiotic base mask and use a mortar and pestle to add, say, rosemary, a stimulant, and anti-inflammatory balm mint," says Élegance's owner and lead esthetician, Bernadette George. "For sensitive skin, we take a gel and zinc mask base and add calming chamomile, pore-shrinking cucumber or anti-irritant rosehip." George adds that dry dermis benefits from the emollient comfrey and that sluggish skin gets a jolt from rejuvenating, antiseptic sage mixed with an açai cream base. Élegance however, is by no means a low-technology spa. "Our facial range includes oxygen treatments, microdermabrasion, ultrasound, medical spa–level services, peels and more," George says. "We just use herbs to complement almost everything."
Inspiration: After almost 30 years of being an esthetician, George was feeling the surge in demand for natural spa modalities. "Over the years, lots of clients had expressed interest in organic ingredients, and I enjoy gardening," she says. So in 2005, George hired a local master gardener, Geri Miller, from Homegrown Edible Landscapes (homegrownediblelandscapes.com), who helps small businesses design and plant functional gardens, teaches maintenance, and even co-hosts gardening workshops. "She's helped us make the [garden] dream happen," George says.
Trade secrets: "If you love to garden, this is a wonderful way to offer your clients beauty and results," George says. Élegance also uses veggies and herbs in spa water—lemon with cucumber; mint with strawberry—and scents treatment rooms with garden goods. "Our signature fragrance is a blend of homegrown orange and lavender," George says. The one drawback? "It's difficult to maintain production in the winter!"
Final verdict: The Élegance herbal treatment protocols hold appeal even for clients who aren't diehard organic loyalists. "Our guests love that they can get a medical correction with their indigenous treatment," George says. And the complimentary foot soaks have been so successful that George recently added a manicure cottage to the garden where guests can receive services and soak their hands in warm herbal waters. "We use completely organic nail products," George says, "and guests love the private garden setting."


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So I guess that 10 year contract that Petrino signed 7 months ago meant a lot. As did that buyout he demanded in his contract because he loved Louisville so much and he and his family wanted to spend the rest of their lives there...
So I guess that 10 year contract that Petrino signed 7 months ago meant a lot. As did that buyout he demanded in his contract because he loved Louisville so much and he and his family wanted to spend the rest of their lives there...
What's with the latest trend of football coaches creeping up on agents as the biggest liars in the sports business?
Pat Forde on ESPN.com had an excellent column about this last week in regard to Nick Saban, but you can use the same principle argument for Petrino
Saban only lied when his lips were moving
By Pat Forde
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- With Nick Saban en route to a coronation in Tuscaloosa, it's officially time to change the vocabulary used to describe college coaches.
"Integrity" is out. "Character" is out. "Teacher" is out. "Leader of men" is out.
"Liar" is in.
They're not going to tell the truth to us, but we can tell the truth about them. It's this: They'll say anything to get recruits on campus, and they'll say anything to get media members off their backs when angling for a different job. And the panting attempts by school administrators, fans, other coaches and many media members to portray them as men of superior moral fiber needs to stop.
They're coaches, that's all. That makes them part of a pack of lying liars who only lie when their lips are moving -- and Saban's lips have moved most recently.
The Miami Dolphins coach denied being interested in or a candidate for the job at Alabama so many times we all lost count. But we weren't naive enough to believe him -- and Wednesday proved why. He's fundamentally unbelievable.
So it's time to rename the American Football Coaches Association the Liar's Club. I understand that I'm tarring a lot of good men -- and even a few honest ones -- with a broad brush, but that's Saban's gift to his profession.
Of course, he's simply following a proud tradition of dissembling coaches.
Butch Davis wasn't leaving the Miami Hurricanes for the Cleveland Browns -- until he did.
Tommy Tuberville told Mississippi fans the only way he'd leave the school was "in a pine box" -- before leaving for Auburn days later.
Louisville's Bobby Petrino denied a meeting with Auburn that had indeed taken place. The next year he signed a contract extension and said, "This is the place I want to be." He interviewed with LSU within a week of that statement.
Dennis Franchione convinced his players to stay at Alabama after enduring NCAA sanctions -- then fled himself for Texas A&M after two years on the job.
Saban is the latest and perhaps greatest example, if only because he took such umbrage at being asked about the Alabama job that he wasn't interested in (until he was). It required an impressive reservoir of gall to refute angrily questions designed to learn the truth, as if they were unfair attacks on the coach's piety.
Last week Saban said, "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."
This week, when the topic didn't go away -- because, clearly, it shouldn't have -- he got snippy.
"I'm not talking about any of that stuff," he said. "And I'd appreciate the courtesy of it not being asked."
If you could put a subtitle on that it would read: "My gosh, people, I'm trying to avoid the subject. How dare you not play along with me? Just because I've been lying my eyeballs out, I won't let you paint me into a corner. So it's time to make you all look like jerks for badgering me. Bad manners, all of you!"
The thing is, we've seen it so often that we've become almost immune to this bizarre mating dance of obfuscation and denial. Colleges won't say which coaches they're after, and coaches won't admit to being interested. Universities like using the Latin word "veritas" in mottos and such, but they aren't wedded to the word when it comes to pursuing athletic coaches. Obviously, telling the truth potentially can create some sticky situations. But this would be my suggested sample comment for a coach being sought for a job other than the one he now has:
"Although I love the position I currently hold, I am a candidate for job X. I will not discuss it further until there is something tangible, be it an interview or an offer, to discuss. Goodbye."
It beats rampant, jaded dishonesty. Especially from college coaches who love to talk about all the valuable life lessons they're imparting to America's impressionable young rush ends, blindside tackles and cover corners.
The real job description at most places isn't terribly heavy on life lessons. It goes roughly like this: Must win, must win some more, must beat archrival, must recruit like a maniac, must put fannies in seats. The secondary clause: Must not get caught committing NCAA violations, must try to avoid a complete and obvious subversion of the university's academic principles.
Winning games is why Alabama wanted Nick Saban, and winning games is why Nick Saban wanted to go back to college coaching. That's as far as the "great fit" goes. You'll probably hear a lot about how Saban loves college towns and college life and coaching young guys, but this is why he wanted to go back to campus: His record at LSU was 48-16, and his record at Miami was 15-17.
Don't look a single step beyond that. Because if you do, you'll see Alabama's contribution to the higher education mission: a reported $32 million contract for a football coach who spent the last month-plus lying like a rug about having any interest in coming to their school.
Yet they won't be able to introduce Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa simply as the best winner money can buy. The hyperbole will go far beyond that, until he is inevitably hailed as a "man of great character."
I'll simply hail him as the richest member of the Liar's Club.
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Louisville is expected to name Tulsa's coach as their new coach this week.
As expected, Louisville's search to replace Bobby Petrino appears destined to be short and narrowly focused.
Tulsa's Steve Kragthorpe is the choice, according to a source close to the negotiations. Pending a formal agreement and finalized details, he will be named this week.
Officials at both schools declined comment, but Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich is expected to fly to Tulsa Tuesday to meet with Kragthorpe. Jurich spent part of Monday afternoon meeting with the Louisville team and told the players they should expect to have a new coach quickly.
That will be important in Louisville's efforts to keep two star juniors, quarterback Brian Brohm and running back Michael Bush, for one more year. Both are weighing decisions on whether to enter the NFL draft and could make announcements this week.
Another factor in the timing is recruiting. The Cardinals are expecting to have a large number of recruits on campus this weekend to attend the Louisville-Providence basketball game on Saturday, and they'd obviously like to have Kragthorpe signed, sealed and delivered in time to meet the recruits.
Jurich also met Monday morning with Bobby Petrino's brother, Paul, the Cardinals' offensive coordinator. Paul Petrino is not believed to be a candidate for the job, if only because of his family ties to the guy who just walked out with nine years left on a contract he signed in August.
It's believed Louisville also had some initial interest in UCLA's Karl Dorrell, but Kragthorpe is clearly the candidate of choice.
Jurich and Kragthorpe have roots at Northern Arizona together. Jurich was the athletic director there in the late 1980s and early '90s, and Kragthorpe was NAU's quarterbacks coach from 1990-94.
Like Petrino, Kragthorpe has a track record as a strong quarterbacks coach and offensive tactician. He came to Tulsa after two years as the quarterbacks coach of the Buffalo Bills, and his Golden Hurricane teams have been prolific offensively.
Tulsa had lost 21 of its last 22 games when Kragthorpe took over in 2003 and has gone 29-22 since.
I'm just not a big fan of lying - for any reason. Say no comment and let it go if you plan on leaving, or might leave.
Dont get me wrong, I am not a petrino fan(unless he one day coaches UK ) but there is not much else a coach "can" say.
I mean.... " well,I really like louisville but if a better job offer comes along sometime that gives me a decent increase , I will probably take it ".... will not exactly win alot of recruits.
Though the kids now there is always a chance of them leaving anyway ...they sure dont want to hear it.
Unless you get a coach that has some sort of ties to the University, then most jobs are "stepping-stones".
It's tough for college coaches to deny these stories and it's tough for them to tell the kids they recruit that they will be there for as long as they are. Recruiting is war and if you are a hot shot coach that the NFL or NBA for that matter has shown interest in, if you are trying to convince kids to come play for you, you don't come out and tell them you'd like to be there 4 years but the NFL or NBA may come calling. Fo one thing, if you have a bad year, that interest may wane. For another thing, if you give any inclination you are leaving it will be used against you if you stay.
Petrino may have signed a 10 year deal but I didn't hear him say anything about him not taking the Falcons job.
When his name came up in the Alabama search, Petrino came out and said I'm not a candidate for any job openings, I'm happy here and I'm not leaving Louisville. I'm paraphrasing, perhaps he snuck a "college" openings in there that I don't recall.
Point is - he's still a punk for leaving in year 1 of a 10 year contract. This after he's lied in the past about not being a candidate for other jobs, and interviewing for LSU's opening just days after signing the new contract.
I actually think Louisville's AD may be glad to see him finally go - he's probably had a short list ready for some time.
Coaches are in a way like players thinking of the NFL: go when your value is highest.
Petrino's value is high right now.
When you interviewed for your current job, you more than likely told them you would make them a good worker and give a good effort.
If another company called you shortly thereafter and offered you basically double to come work for them.....I cant believe you wouldnt take it !
Petrino isnt the first and wont be the last.
For him to leave after one year is nothing that hasnt happened before.
That being said ...would I trust anything that bobby says .....no way !
As a UK fan ...I am happy to see him leave.
In all actuality , Petrino could have been set for life in the situation he was in.
Louisville in the Big East would be pretty much gauranteed a BCS bid most every year. With their schedule , i wasnt expecting to many 3-4 loss seasons.
Now in the NFL....two or three average seasons and you are out there door.
Of course, most exceptional coaches in the college ranks who dont succeed in the NFL, can usually find work again in the college ranks.
Word here in NJ is that Matt Simms will be looking for a new college. He had verbally committed to Louisville. Although I've seen him play a bit, and I think if he wasn't Phil's kid, he'd not be in such high demand.
I agree NJReds.....after seeing Simms play twice, I was left unimpressed. He may be projectable at this point with his body, but he was nothing special.
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Hey all. Can anyone identify this item. It was found behind the rear seats on the floor. I can't for the life of me work out what it's for or might have been used for.
It's in Australia too....
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I'm guessing but is it a gas spring thing for the back liftgate? (girl guess :D)
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Something was niggling at me so I went out and checked. I knew I had seen that blue sticker somewhere before.
A similar sticker (same company) is on the liftgate gas/spring thingee of our '07 WK, not the MY14 though.
I thought that for a moment too but the hook thing and the plastic stand type end threw me. It's as if the plastic end is supposed to sit on the ground or a flat surface and the hook hold something either in or out but it's got me stumped!
I'm just guessing here, but if not for the rear tailgate, maybe for the hood? And maybe the hook was straight at some point and got bent?
Yeah I thought about that too. Problem is, Chrysler use their own branded gas struts in these cars and they're a thicker body too.
Looking closely at the hook end, it appears that's been"installed" there. A mate on FB has suggested it may be a tool used to perhaps hold he brake pedal down or out....
Thanks for thinking though....
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Maybe the hook wasn't there until some ham fisted assembler bent it a good one?
I did just that but like I said in my last post, Chrysler use their own branded struts, and their black and their quite bigger. Looking at the hook part I can see it's not broken as it has tool marks where it was cut. It appear to have been factory installed.
I've been into my Jeep dealer and they have no idea what it could be. One theory was that it was to hold the brakes on during shipping to Australia - sounds logical but I really doubt it somehow ;)
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By Steve Bullock
One year ago, on May 6, 2011, Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed House Bill 106 into law. That law authorized a new program -- the 24/7 Sobriety Program -- and heralded a new attitude toward repeat drunk drivers in Montana. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Steve Lavin, R-Kalispell, a Highway Patrol sergeant who had recently lost two colleagues to drunk drivers.
Under the 24/7 Sobriety Program, anyone arrested for a second or subsequent DUI is required to submit to a breath test, twice a day, every day -- paid for by the offender. If offenders fail a breath test or don't show up to be tested, their bond is immediately revoked and they find themselves sitting in jail, waiting to see a judge.
With the cooperation of local law enforcement, prosecutors and judges, we first introduced the 24/7 program as a pilot project in Lewis and Clark County in May 2010. With that success under our belts, we took the program to the 2011 Legislature, where HB 106 passed with almost unanimous bipartisan support.
In the past, judges in Montana routinely required repeat DUI offenders to stay out of bars and not to drink as conditions of bond -- but we had no effective program to ensure that they complied. Instead, we had examples such as a Jefferson County man, who was drunk when he drove his pickup into a motorcycle and killed a young married couple, leaving behind two young children to be raised by their grandparents. Less than four months later, while out on bond, he was again arrested for driving his girlfriend's car into the ditch, again while driving drunk.
On Oct. 1, 2011, we joined with local sheriffs to roll out 24/7 Sobriety in six counties -- Lewis and Clark, Yellowstone, Custer, Butte-Silver Bow, Flathead and Sanders. In the months since then, 10 additional counties have implemented the program -- Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Gallatin, Lincoln, Powell, Sheridan and Sweet Grass. Together, these 16 counties represent 53 percent of Montana's population.
The sheriffs in another 11 counties are trained and working with my office to get the program under way in their communities: Cascade, Dawson, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Madison, McCone, Mineral, Musselshell, Phillips and Rosebud.
In the seven months since the program began on Oct. 1 last year, 24/7's results have been truly impressive:
* We've administered more than 56,000 breath tests.
* Of these, 55,840 have passed, for a success rate of 99.7 percent.
* Participants "blew hot" in only 183 tests, and missed approximately 1,446 tests (referred to as "no shows").
* Taking these "no shows" into account reduces the success rate statewide to 97.1 percent.
Additionally, 300 participants in the 24/7 Sobriety Program have been monitored on SCRAM bracelets, which test for alcohol every 30 minutes. Since October 2011, more than 1 million readings have been taken (1,032,865) with the overwhelming majority showing no alcohol use. In fact, out of all the tests, there have been only 28 confirmed alcohol events and 97 tampering events.
As we had hoped, in the 16 counties using the 24/7 program, we have for the first time found a way to keep anyone who is arrested for a second or subsequent DUI sober -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That change is leading to very different -- and very encouraging -- results.
We have, for the first time, given judges in those counties an effective way to ensure that repeat DUI offenders really do abstain from using alcohol as required by their conditions of bond.
And we have given offenders a sobering opportunity to take stock of how continuing alcohol abuse is impacting their lives and the lives of those around them.
The 24/7 Sobriety Program works. It is a simple, effective and low-cost way to make a real difference. Offenders, not the taxpayers, cover the cost of administering the program and both the state and counties are poised to save significant amounts of money currently being spent on incarceration.
And thanks to the support of legislators on both sides of the aisle, and to our partnership with local law enforcement and judges, 24/7 is now working across our state to make our roads safer for everyone.
It's a great partnership, and I look forward to working with other Montana communities as the program expands statewide.
Steve Bullock was elected Montana's 20th Attorney General in November 2008.
Source: http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/montana-s-roads-are-safer-sobriety-program-making-a-difference/article_ba84099a-99e1-11e1-9a91-0019bb2963f4.html


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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
...than maybe I can head over to sellout.woot and eat their brains!
If I come back as a Zombie... Would I know?
Don't we already reanimate heart attack victims all the time now?
Did you guys not see "Pet Semetary"?
No zombification for me thanx. I don't even want to be revived
bblhed wrote:Don't we already reanimate heart attack victims all the time now?
Yep. And itty bitty babies.
Once again for those thinking 1% is a small number, that would equal creating roughly 1,500 zombies every day.


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Oh boy! It's been a long time since I wrote in my diary... I'm just too lazy writing about what happens everyday! So then, these few days I've been very busy barking every now and then because of the many strange guyz coming up and down our apartment staircase. They just don't have any idea how noisy they are!!! Hmph!!! Always disturbing my comfy sleep with my master. A little more barking from me-- the cutest dachshund my master ever got (she IS the only dachshund, her master ever had anyway ^_^ sigh!) And Lorrie is learning from me now! She even joins my beautiful voice in barking at those weirdos... Phew! I'm so tired... Gotta rest for a while...... ZzzZ.... zzzz....
'Tis October 10, 2004. Still another Sunday, stuck here in this hot apartment with my ahem.... ugly.... buddy Lorrie. It's too hot today and I don't have the appetite for my same old dog food. I hope my master is on the way home. It's too quiet around here. She went out to her grandfather's party and I'm left at home.... ZZZzzz.... Ooops! Fell asleep... Hehehe... Hey! I hear something... Ow! They're back! Ha... I miss my master already... Hope she brought back something for me... Well, that wouldn't happen anyway... It's just another hot boring sunday. . . . It's better to go back to comfy sit and snooze...
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Welcome to meryl's notes blog (this here place you're lookin' at) in Plano, Texas. We're honored to be a stop in Mari McCarthy's WOW! Women On Writing Blog tour. We're giving away a prize of the winner's choice! Read on to see how you can win.
About Mari McCarthy: Mari L. McCarthy is The Journaling Therapy Specialist, founder of Create Write Now and Journaling for the Health of It™. Mari offers guidance, counseling and encouragement to writers through her many journaling eBooks and in private Journaling Jumpstart consultations. Mari's hosting the next Peace of Mind and Body: 27 Days of Journaling Challenge starting January 2, 2012. Please join her!
Her new Dark Chocolate for the Journaler's Soul ebook compiles the journaling journeys of 17 journalers who have shared their stories on Create Write Now's Journal Writing Transforms You blog. Reading these stories is both comforting and enlightening, sort of like dark chocolate, a food that is good for your health despite being sinfully delicious!
There are innumerable reasons why keeping a journal is beneficial. From dreaming to scheming to moaning and groaning, filling the pages of your journal with your various states of being is the most direct route I know to personal achievement, resolution and inner peace.
However, probably the oldest and most fundamental purpose of journaling is its use as a documentary. Surely the caveman's wall paintings were a kind of journal, to share with posterity his achievements and the details of his days. And ever since, people have kept diaries for the simple reason that they wish to document their lives: what happens, who they meet, where they are and all the minutiae of their experience.
Nowadays, we tend to think our time is far too pre-occupied for such pursuits. But if we read the journals of predecessors, we can quickly see what a great gift such writings can be. Despite the rush and roar of 21st century life, keeping a journal will benefit not only our own peace of mind, but also that of our descendants.
If you have experienced the death of an elder in your family, you know that such passing away is always shocking, no matter how expected it may have been. And in so many cases, we regret that we did not know the deceased as well as we might have wished. Moreover, our children and their children may later on become curious about their ancestors. Isn't it appropriate, then, that we take pains to prepare for this eventuality by documenting our lives in a journal?
So the diary-kind of journaling is precious and obviously important. But note that there are many other kinds of journaling for documentation, as well.
There are endless ways to document the details of your consciousness in a journal. Never think this is a vain pursuit or waste of time. By journaling your experiences, you deepen your own life and potentially enrich the lives of many others in the process.
Comment and win: The prize: winner gets to pick one of three prizes, which are Dark Chocolate for the Journaler's Soul ebook, a Dark Chocolate for the Journaler's Soul T-shirt or Mari's Most Musefull Journaling Tips (8 1/2 x 11 Spiral Bound).
For a chance to win, please leave a comment about journaling, documentation or whatever comes to mind after reading this post (other than you wanna win!). You have until 11:59pm on December 14, 2011 to qualify for the drawing. The unbiased and robotic Random.org has the honor of picking the winner.
I am an English teacher who keeps a personal journal; however, I also use journaling in my classroom for my students. We just recently finished the reading of Macbeth, and journaling helped my students in reflecting upon their own understanding of the text, and it helped them make personal connections to the text.
I use journaling in my other English class on a regular basis. The students like having the freedom to write what they want without being constricted to a set writing prompt.
-Jennie Brown
Journaling is my way of documenting my legacy. It offers me the opportunity to write my personal memoir without feeling pressured.My personal way to gain positive insight from my core being. A personal connection to my inner soul, in order to someday touch someone else soul with my written words.
One of the reasons I journal is that I want to leave a record of my life for those who come after me. A gift of journals from my parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents (and so on!) would be priceless to me. I hope that my journals will be passed down to future generations so that they will know who I was and have a better understanding of the times in which I lived.
I recently completed "The Artist's Way at Work" by Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine Allen, and have been doing my three Morning Pages since August 14th. When I made the commitment to do this type of journal, I've noticed how much more effective I've been in digging through the emotional clutter, and realized, with greater understanding how to deal with what has held me back on many levels.
Another "journal" I keep is copies of all the thank you notes I've written over the years, along with a copy of the stationery that I've sent, not only as a reminder of what I received, but also how I expressed my appreciation.
Hi Ladies,
What mahvelous comments! So exciting to see how journaling works for you in your life. @Jennie, I know if my English teacher had me keep a journal I would have read more rather than opting out for the Cliff Notes. As reading informs my writing so too does writing inform my reading. WriteON!


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XAML for WPF CheatSheet 1.0 (Draft)
I have created a first draft of the XAML for WPF Cheatsheet. Although the emphasis is on WPF most parts should also work with silverlight.
I have tried to keep it to short to one page so I could only fit in the following topics:
- Data Binding
- Styles and Triggers
- Resources
- Layout
- Transforms
I decided to miss out:
- Complete Code Samples
- Control Templates (with PART_ List)
- Resource Dictionaries
- XML Namespaces
- Shapes
- Controls
These could make a second page or replace current information. It is only a draft and I would like your feedback.
Is there information that it misses? does it include something you would never use? are the descriptions too detailed? or is it perfect?
Thanks in advanced and hope it is of use.
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INDIANAPOLIS - A piece of net tucked behind his left ear and crutches under both arms, Willie Cauley-Stein couldn't stop smiling.
After injuring his ankle in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region semifinals, Kentucky's sophomore center didn't get to play in the championship win over Michigan on Sunday, but he tried to do his part from the Cats' bench.
"I was trying to be live as I could on the bench over there, but this is crazy," he said on the court at Lucas Oil Stadium just seconds after Kentucky advanced to the Final Four.
"It's a dream come true and it's not even over yet."
He did his part to celebrate with teammates, too.
Cauley-Stein, who didn't expound further on the extent of his injury, said he's going to do everything he can to play in the Final Four, which begins Saturday in Arlington, Texas.
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[1]Title to be discussed: Safe from the Sea [1], by Peter Geye. Date of the meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6:30pm. Summary:"... novel in which a son returns home to reconnect with his estranged and dying father thirty-five years after the tragic wreck of a Great Lakes ore boat that the father only partially survived and that has divided them emotionally ever since. When his father for the first time finally tells the story of the horrific disaster he has carried with him so long, it leads the two men to reconsider each other. "
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Telephone Town Hall Meetings
The City of Fort Lauderdale will host five Telephone Town Hall Meetings in 2017. Each Telephone Town Hall Meeting allows the City to build community by engaging our neighbors and providing a free and convenient forum for them to share their ideas and comments with us over the phone. The Telephone Town Hall Meetings enhance public access to City government by giving neighbors an opportunity to participate on each call and speak directly to the Mayor or a City Commissioner about a variety of issues.
About the Telephone Town Hall Meetings
Each of the five Telephone Town Hall Meetings lasts one hour and is hosted by a different elected official from the City of Fort Lauderdale, either the Mayor or a City Commissioner.
All of the Meetings are general in nature so participants can introduce any topics that are important to them. Neighbors are encouraged to join the meeting and share their ideas to enhance our community or ask a question about an ongoing project or City service.
During the Telephone Town Hall Meeting, the host elected official will provide a brief introduction and then answer questions from callers. Participants on the call can request to ask a question or simply listen on the phone, without speaking.
Upcoming 2017 Telephone Town Hall Meetings
- District II Commissioner Dean J. Trantalis, July 13, 7 p.m.
- District III Commissioner Robert L. McKinzie, Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
- District IV Commissioner Romney Rogers, Oct. 12, 7 p.m.
How to Participate in a Telephone Town Hall Meeting
All of the Meetings are open to everyone, regardless of the City Commission District in which you live or work.
When the Telephone Town Hall Meeting begins, an automated system dials the listed phone numbers for our neighbors. If you receive a call at your house, you can join the Telephone Town Hall Meeting by staying on the line. You do not need to take any additional steps to listen to the call.
If you do not receive a call, or would like to dial into the Telephone Town Hall Meeting from your cell phone, simply call the designated toll-free phone number (855-840-6970) at any time during the Meeting.
Participants are not obligated to speak; they can simply listen to the Meeting without asking a question. If a participant would like to ask a question, they can press a number on their telephone keypad when prompted to do so.
Participants are encouraged to listen to the Telephone Town Hall Meeting for the full hour but may exit the Meeting at any time by hanging up their telephone.
To be removed from the call list, please email a request with the number you would like to be removed to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 954-828-4741.
Previous Telephone Town Hall Meetings
Click on the links below to listen to an audio recording of any of the previously held Telephone Town Hall Meetings.
- June 14, 2017 - Vice Mayor Bruce G. Roberts
- April 25, 2017 - Mayor John P. "Jack" Seiler
- September 13, 2016 - Commissioner Robert L. McKinzie
- August 30, 2016 - Commissioner Bruce G. Roberts
- July 14, 2016 - Vice Mayor Dean J. Trantalis
- June 13, 2016 - Mayor John P. "Jack" Seiler
- September 10, 2015 - Commissioner Romney Rogers
- June 18, 2015 - Vice Mayor McKinzie
- May 13, 2015 - Commissioner Dean J. Trantalis
- April 16, 2015 - Commissioner Bruce G. Roberts
- March 24, 2015 - Mayor John P. "Jack" Seiler
- July 10, 2014 - Vice Mayor Romney Rogers
- June 9, 2014 - Commissioner Bobby B. DuBose
- May 14, 2014 - Commissioner Dean J. Trantalis
- April 8, 2014- Vice Mayor Bruce C. Roberts
- March 5, 2014 - Mayor John P. "Jack" Seiler
- October 21, 2013 - Commissioner Romney Rogers
- September 24, 2013 - Commissioner Bobby B. DuBose
- August 22, 2013 - Vice Mayor Bruce G. Roberts
- July 10, 2013 - Commissioner Dean J. Trantalis
- May 20, 2013 - Mayor John P. "Jack" Seiler
For More Information
If you would like more information on the City of Fort Lauderdale Telephone Town Hall Meetings, please call Shannon Vezina in the City Manager's Office at 954-828-4743 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Media science graduate and passionate designer Rupinder Singh's interest in graphic designing began back in his childhood days. As a child he would always go through magazine covers, movie posters and print advertisements and wonder about the interesting ideas and designs on them. A lover of doodling and drawing , his earliest tryst with art and design was at the age of 5, when he was awarded the certificate of merit at the 'All-India Camel Colouring Contest, 1992'.
Here are a few of his awesome posters:
Based in Kolkata, Rupinder, currently works as a freelance graphic designer and also runs a design blog called 365 Concepts, where he shares his recent projects and other design inspirations.


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Canon has pulled the new EOS 5D Mark II 2.0.3 firmware update, just days after its initial release. The much anticipated update added a host of new video capabilities to the Mark II, including manual control over audio recording levels--something that was previously only possible with a third-party device.
Those manual recording levels have been causing problems for users shooting in custom modes (C1, C2, and C3), resulting in an inability to record audio in certain situations. Customers who have already downloaded the update are instructed not to use the new manual audio controls, and to set their sound recording settings to Auto when shooting in a custom mode until a fixed version of the firmware update can be made available.
From the announcement on Canon's Website:
We recently discovered a malfunction that occurs with Firmware Version 2.0.3, in which the manual recording levels for C1/C2/C3 are changed and the EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera becomes unable to record audio if the power is turned off (or if Auto power off takes effect) after registering "Sound Recording: Manual" in the camera user settings. For customers who have already downloaded and updated to Firmware Update Version 2.0.3, when using the camera with the mode dial set to C1/C2/C3, please set the Sound Recording settings to Auto to record with audio.
Canon did not say exactly when the repaired firmware would be released again, but it urges EOS 5D Mark II owners to register their cameras. Registered users will receive an e-mail notification as soon as the firmware is back online.
This story, "Canon Pulls EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update" was originally published by Macworld.


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Posted by William Band on April 27, 2011
In the midst of all the buzz in the CRM space about "social" and "mobile" CRM spotlighted in my recent reports, I am observing another important trend. There is a convergence of customer relationship management (CRM) and business process management suite (BPMS) solutions to support better customer experiences and deeper customer engagement.
Our research shows that only 10% of companies deliver outstanding customer experiences. The laggards have a choice: They can either continue to whistle while passing the graveyard, or make a bold, sweeping stroke by focusing on deeper engagement with their customers. How? By taking a hard look at business processes that traverse organizational silos, bringing the back office closer to the front office while transforming strategic cross-functional processes.
Customer service managers in particular struggle to balance customer experience and cost: siloed communication channels, impersonal service, and an inability to enforce company processes or meet regulatory compliance negatively affect satisfaction and increase costs.
To resolve this dilemma, there is continued interest in traditional "record-centric" CRM solutions, but I also see more adoption of "process-centric" BPMS solutions. In fact, the characteristics of these two are converging in the latest releases from the respective vendors.


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