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Hack the Hood Youth, Tech & Community Celebration
Monday, August 19, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT)
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We did it! Come celebrate the first summer season of Hack the Hood, Oakland's own community program that teaches local youth tech and social marketing skills then sends them out into our neighborhoods to help get local businesses more visible online. With the support of tech friends and mentors from Facebook, Ask.com, SparkArt, Pandora, TechSoup and other companies, we've exposed our program participants to new tech careers, trained them in tech and workplace skills, and put them to work helping small businesses in Oakland. We are also celebrating our youth partners--United Roots, Youth Radio and Youth Uprising, who provided many of the youth for the program via the Mayor's Summer Jobs program.
Come out for an evening recognizing their achievements and celebrating the funders, volunteers, team members, mentors, local companies and merchants who have all collaborated and given so much to make this program a success.
With the support of the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth and The Thomas J Long Foundation, we've kicked off an exciting first season--and we'd like you to join us to celebrate.
Speakers include Fred Blackwell, City of Oakland, and youth and adult program participants including Zakiya Harris.
Underwriting and support for this event is being provided by Blue Heron Catering, Facebook.com and The Swig Company. THANK YOU ALL!!
Host committee (as of August 7)
Michele Chaboudy
Felix Stuckey, Black Diamond Real Estate
Kamal Shah, Fotonotes
Bilen Mesfin Packwood and Damon Packwood
Effie Tesfahun
Sameer Siruguri
Susan Mernit, Oakland Local/Hack the Hood
Juan Gomez, Hack the Hood
Zakiya Harris,HUBOakland, Hack the Hood
Max Gibson, Wine and Bowties, Hack the Hood
See our photos from Hack the Hood's summer program here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackthehood2013/
Read the blog here; http://www.hackthehood.org/blog.html
When & Where
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353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Monday, August 19, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT)
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If you thought the New York Times' write-up of a Medicare regulation about advising patients of end-of-life care options was bad, wait until you see the Associated Press. The Times article invoked Sarah Palin's 2009 claim that a similar provision constituted "death panels," while explaining only that Palin's (deeply false) claim was "unsubstantiated." The AP didn't even offer that caveat. Here's how the wire service's report handles Palin's lie:
[T]he practice was heavily criticized by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and some other Republicans who have likened the counseling to "death panels."
Prominent Republicans singled it out as a glaring example of government overreach. Palin's use of the phrase "death panels" solidified GOP opposition to the health care bill.
That isn't even "he said, she said" reporting (which is bad enough.) That's just "she said." But what she said was false. That's worth mentioning, don't you think?
Nobody should be surprised when Palin lies -- after all, she knows news organizations like the AP will just type up what she said and pass it along to their readers, without lifting a finger to correct the record.
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Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in all 30 games, started in 13 ... averaged 3.2 points and ranked second on the team with 4.5 rebounds per game ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds at North Dakota ... scored in double figures three times ... totaled a personal-best 11 points and five steals against Central Michigan ... played all 40 minutes at Indiana State, scoring 10 points and pulling down six rebounds.
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Arrival in Tel Aviv. You will be met and transferred to your hotel in Jerusalem. Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 2, Tue: JERUSALEM (THE NEW CITY)
Start the day with a panoramic view of Jerusalem from the top of Mount of Olives. Proceed to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony and continue to Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea Scrolls and the Yad Vashem memorial. Afternoon visit the picturesque village of Ein Karem, the birth place of John the Baptist.
Day 3, Wed: JERUSALEM (OLD CITY) / BETHLEHEM
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City of Jerusalem to explore the Western Wall, the Temple area and the colorful bazaars, Walk along the Via Dolorosa and the Stations of the Cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Drive to Mt. Zion and visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Continue to Bethlehem* to visit the Church of the Nativity. Return to Jerusalem.
Day 4, Thu: BEIT SHEAN / NAZARETH / GALILEE
Leave Jerusalem and drive north to Beit Shean to visit the excavations of the Roman and Byzantine periods. Proceed to Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation and the carpentry workshop of Joseph. Continue to Safed, city of Kabala movement. Drive to Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
Day 5, Fri: GOLAN HEIGHTS / SEA OF GALILEE
Drive to Golan Heights and then along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue and Peter's House. Visit Tabgha, where the miracle of the Fish & Bread took place and Mt. Beatitude. After a short tour of Tiberias return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
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- rudeboyx - 2010-02-09 14:24
any news on when this will work on xbox since theres no web browser?
- chunk1982 - 2010-03-24 20:13
rudeboyx Wrote:any news on when this will work on xbox since theres no web browser?
i too would like to know this not sure if it was answered before the data loss my apologies if it was
- rudeboyx - 2010-03-25 15:28
chunk1982 - the latest version works on the xbox. check out dj_gerbil's signiture for the link
- Restless - 2010-03-25 17:43
works ok ony my xbox but after a while it freezes up... just like naviX does sometimes ?
- chunk1982 - 2010-03-27 16:21
rudeboyx Wrote:chunk1982 - the latest version works on the xbox. check out dj_gerbil's signiture for the link
thank yo so much the mrs is going to love this now
works a treat many many thanks to all involved with this like i said the mrs loves it as we in a crap freeview area so this is real handy on the old xbox in the bedroom
- gobbledigook - 2010-04-06 23:59
Hi there!
i would like to make a suggestion
I love this plugin and can only offer gratitude and a big thanx! to all those involved
but i find it frustrating the listings are only for what is on currently and to refresh you have to exit and start the plugin again
I'm in no way as good at coding as you guys (a bit of bash at best!!) but i was wondering if it were possible add some sort of live rss feed for the now/next?
I will look into it myself also! not begging... just asking
- dj_gerbil - 2010-04-07 00:17
gobbledigook Wrote:Hi there!
Funnily enough I've got access to the relevant data and was trying to think of a way of making this work myself. The problem is that I'm not sure how to go about renaming the links in the list, or whether to just get it to flush and refresh every so often. The only other thing I thought of it to change the "Now Playing" popup so that that gets the Guide data each time, but that would only work when playing a channel. I'm in the middle of moving house at the moment so a bit busy with that, but once I'm settled into my new house I will put my thinking cap back on and see what I can come up with.
- Smiff - 2010-04-07 00:43
trying v1.21 on XBMC4Xbox r28472
i get Script Failed messages when trying to select main "TV" menu.
- dj_gerbil - 2010-04-07 10:34
Smiff Wrote:trying v1.21 on XBMC4Xbox r28472
Can I have a Log File please?? Can't tell you why it failed without it.
- Smiff - 2010-04-07 12:26
sorry, only read afterwards that you don't have an xbox :/
this is with March t3ch builds. an earlier build (feb2010) didn't even load it this far.
- gobbledigook - 2010-04-07 16:22
i have found a simple rss service here... just to see a way to feed it into tvcatchup
oops! just popped open default.py and its all obfuscated Oh well i'll just have to see if dj_gerbil likes my request
- dj_gerbil - 2010-04-08 00:22
Smiff Wrote:sorry, only read afterwards that you don't have an xbox :/Not to sure why its failing. Can you please check that your username and password are all correct and working properly on a PC or something then try again. If it still doesn't work can you enable debugging in XBMC and post the debug log please to give me a bit more detail.
gobbledigook Wrote:i have found a simple rss service here... just to see a way to feed it into tvcatchup
Thanks for the link to the RSS feed, but TVC has a guide function in the API so I can already get the data into the plugin. The problem is I can't work out what to do with the data once I've got it. Will have to see what I can come up with. Oh and its obfuscated at the request of TVC, sorry.
- pickwick - 2010-04-08 10:18
gobbledigook Wrote:i have found a simple rss service here... just to see a way to feed it into tvcatchup
It's trivial to unobfuscate.
- dj_gerbil - 2010-04-08 10:37
pickwick Wrote:It's trivial to unobfuscate.
It's also trivial for TVC to change the API access code or to prevent us using the plugin! So I would prefer it if you stop thinking along those lines and let me sort it in my own time. Thanks.
- pickwick - 2010-04-08 11:30
Don't really understand why you're bothering though, there's nothing particularly interesting in there (except that you're transmitting the password (albeit slightly encoded) over a non-secure channel - tut tut!)


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Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics (edition 2013)
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Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics by Kalle Lasn
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There are many reasons why this is a difficult book for me to review: there are an equal number that make it an important book to read....
Kalle Lasn argues that consumerism is a blind alley, a wrong turning on the journey of man. Whilst I cannot agree with that, and I believe that the Western capitalist system will recover from the current crash: albeit over a considerable period of time and with much pain on the way, what I also believe, is that each recovery is getting harder and that we are not too far from a time when something new will need to take the place of capitalism. Human beings are creatures of habit and, since capitalism has been around for longer than any living person, we tend to the view that it has existed for time immemorial, and will continue so to do until the end of time. Well, it hasn't and it won't!
This book is clearly written for the young person; that is good. It is the young who will be forced to pick up the mess that we , and our forefathers, have made. It is a close cousin to the graphic novel, being lavishly illustrated with high quality photography and line drawings. Do not be fooled by this into thinking that it is a light read, or a naive work: it is a highly intelligent look at the system which we take for granted, and the first tentative steps to discussing its replacement.
Part of my difficulty with reading it, is that I am a chap of many summers; I am used to economics books being "'serious weighty tomes", it goes against the grain to accept the style but, it does contain many articles with real, meaty content. As one would expect, there are also essays which I find too extreme, but the main argument is very well made and, if it can get through to people who would not normally read a book suggesting that the status quo is fast becoming a non-option, then I for one applaud it. This book is not the answer, but it stimulates a discussion that needs to be had - and had quickly.
I fear that any review, but particularly my own poor effort, will not do this book justice - you'll just have to read it for yourself.....
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2 weeks to get from Denver to Orlando - which route to take?
Hey I'm planning to do a cross country trip this August/September. 1 month travelling in total.
The first two weeks we'll probably spent between L.A. and Denver, going to Vegas and through the National Parks of CA and the Southwest... I've already been to those states before, so theres no problem choosing the itinerary for that part. From Denver on this is going to be a solo-road-trip and I'm not sure on where to go from there.
My idea was heading up through the Tetons to Yellowstone, then to Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands etc. The rest of the trip could roughly be St. Louis - Nashville - Great Smokey Mountains - Charleston - Savannah - Orlando.
Which route would you take if you had the freedom of having nothing but your vehicle and about two weeks to cross half the country? travelling along the Gulf Coast? north through Chicago? The trip can also still end at any other major airport on the east coast if thats necessary for taking a more interesting route. (somehow I feel that no matter which way one goes it's probably going to be awesome)
Great Smoky Mountains for sure.
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Denver - Moose Jaw - Halifax. I've driven enough in the USA already.
Drive down south to the i40 instead of i70. It nearly took a day to just to drive thru Kansas on i70 and bored to death.
I've driven to and from Denver (from Tampa Bay Area and back). Will have to look at a map and see what route we took. We took two different routes. The way up we took a more west then north route. The way back (Denver to Tampa) we went out east and then south (didn't care for that as much as I recall).
Ill see if I can figure out what route we took. (Was back in 2006)
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Farther south should net warmer weather. Nashville, Savannah and Charleston are great choices. Atlanta has a huge amount of things to see also. The BMW factory in Spartanburg and BMW Performance Center are worth stopping for.
Saint Augustine is worth a day or two.
Why end in Orlando?
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The only thing I could think of Orlando is Disney's World.
Orlando just appeared to be the most convenient airport to fly back to Europe, considering the current itinerary. don't care about the theme parks
the trip could end at any major hub on the east coast... ATL, CLT, ... doesn't really matter. Most other airports would also require me to head back inland quite a bit after reaching the Atlantic.
btw: did anyone stay in the cabins in Yellowstone? how good are they? seems like staying outside the park really cuts into your available time
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if you're in the tetons, badlands area - you really should take in Devils tower I think.
If I was you, I'd try and stick to the top half of the country on one side (west) so Oregon/Idaho - and then cut down through Denver and go south - being that this is a BMW forum, I'd do Spartanburg BMW factory tour - and like you said, go Orlando or even Miami to head back to Europe - this strategy would leave you the option of doing the trip again and doing the opposite - start on the south-west, do vegas/grand-canyon, head through Denver and go North on the eastern side - thinking Chicago, great-lakes ending up around Boston/NYC to fly back.
1 month is a long trip - but when you consider how vast the nation is - you're going to seeing such a small snapshot still... I'd also tie it to a theme - we're foodies, so we try to do local food/beer where-ever we go - and I would tie my trip around breweries and food destinations... but it is whatever floats your boat I guess.. if you're into something other than BMWs, it might provide a secondary destination each day... my advice would be to have flexibility in your plans - and stay off the main routes -eat at family owned places - look for full parking lots when it comes to food destinations and ASK locals - often a much better recommendation than yelp or some other website.. but be up-front - as in "I like X, but don't like Y - do you have any recommendations for me?"
When you get into rural USA - you're going to find a lot of people who haven't traveled far from their home spot (in my experience) - if you need a good recommendation of somewhere the next state over - ask a trucker - if it's food/beer - ask one with a big belly... the skinny ones are probably popping pills and might be serial killers.... j/k
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-good handling car or just one to get you point to point?
-Want to drive some excellent 2 lane black top roads getting to next 'point', or just cover ground?
-In your trip from LA to LV, then 'Denver', you have passed some great country...
-Denver back north and west to Yellowstone, is 600 miles and missing some of really good stuff in western CO and SW Wyoming, imo.
-What have you seen, vs haven't?
Fwiw, we did a 2 month, 13,000 mile Road Trip a summer ago, and hit a dozen Nat parks, 35 states, etc. Some serious GOOG maps planning will save you backtracking, allow for hitting spots that didn't come to mind, getting a feel for the distances and huge size, etc.
Post #1 in this thread is a brief recap and pics of a trip we did:
More info from you might help in offering ideas...
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An alternative is to head south. Taos, Santa Fe, White Sands, Carlsbad, Austin, San Antonio, Gulf Coast, New Orleans
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first of all thanks for all of your input! I'm trying to model my itinerary around your tips, right now...
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From Denver head north, hit the sights in Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas, Chicago, etc. Maybe go all the way across to Maine, and then head south along the coast, flying out of Boston or NYC.
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"+1 on that... one reason I'll probably not go to the northeast/NY as I won't have enough time to spend in NYC, let alone D.C etc.
Guess it's a more relaxed trip to just enjoy the drive through the country in the southeast, visiting smaller cities along the way that do not require multiple day stays in the way NYC does."
I agree on your decision to pass on Gotham or DC, unless it was a chance to see friends and/or you have more time.
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I'll go with an SUV again. Anything interesting to drive would cost a fortune from Hertz' prestige/adrenalin collection, especially on a one way rental, so I'm going with room and comfort. Plus I love the feel a big BOF truck on a trip like this.. I'm still figuring out whether I should take the hit in rental cost and mileage to step up to a Tahoe/similar from the usual selection of mommy mobiles you get these days in the lower categories
I'm still up for some good scenic drives, though! Just logging mile after mile on the Interstate isn't really my thing."
Unless you really need the room, I would pick a smaller suv, maybe a RAV4 or Hyundai Tucson or the like. Will handle better, decent room, better mpg, and it's not like you will be carving corners anyway. Speaking of corners, there are a couple dozen+ fabulous 2 lane blacktops we managed to spend considerable time and cover long distance on...GOOG maps is your friend, or I can rattle some off at you in a later post or PM, as you get closer.
..."thought I'd make an overnight stop somewhere around Riverton, WY am I missing much scenery, not heading up the 191 instead?"
191 is a good route, up into Jackson Hole, then Teton NP, then up into Yellowstone. Yellowstone is packed, on most roads, all summer however. For a drive through with a few stops, it's OK. For finding good stuff, away from the crowds, takes some study, and some hiking, and some time. If you wander through YS toward the 'north entrance/exit', I highly recommend taking the Chief Joseph Highway/WY State Rt 296 for a couple hours, from YS down toward Cody: one of the best roads we drove. And/or hit the Beartooth Highway and Pass, from just north of YS back into MT: an empty road with 12 ft of snow on each shoulder and true alpine conditions even in mid summer, though the road is usually clear, with thousands of fine sweeper curves. That may put you further north than you would be in mid-Colorado, but you are probably pointing east by then, anyway...so, zoom over to Devil's Tower, Badlands and Black Hills of SD, Mt Rushmore, and toward MN, or WI, or IL and the middle east.
-What have you seen, vs haven't?
"I've been to most of the usual attractions of CA, AZ and southern UT. My brother has not and he only has two weeks of vacation to spend. For me this is revisiting some places I haven't had a lot of time for the last time around, as well as some new stuff (northern UT, CO) Also, job wise, this could be my last opportunity for a trip this long in quite a while so it's quite fitting to pack some of this country's most beutiful places into my ultimate cross country road trip
Current plan is to fly into L.A. head up the PCH then inland to Yosemite, Death Valley on to Vegas. From there on continue to the south rim of the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Page, Bryce Canyon, Moab, passing Black Canyon of the Gunnison,
Black Canyon is really worth the stop; try to hit it in late afternoon: a mini Grand Canyon with no fences or rules, and no people.
and across the Rockies to Denver... This is where my solo-adventure starts. (right we're missing SFO, Zion NP etc. but you can only fit so much into two weeks....)
From here on out everything everything is new to me except south FL which is why I don't feel the need to go any further south than Orlando."
"I was admiring your pics back when you posted that thread, it actually helped me convince myself to finally do my own . Must have been an awesome trip."
Thank you for the compliment; it was remarkable. We had done several similar/shorter length trips on an m'cycle several times in the '90s, but this trip was 4 fast wheels and lots of time, with nowhere to be...
..."doing 13,000 mi in two months, did you often feel you are rushing through/missing out on things? I'm figuring 6-7,000 mi for my one month trip so I'm in the same ballpark in terms of mi/day." Not really pressed: we had our must dos, wanna dos, and 'hey that spot looks good'. Our only schedule was getting to the boat in Vancouver for the AK cruise. Your plan of that mileage, in that time frame, is reasonable, esp if you blow through some of the middle/eastern middle states, heading back toward the Right Coast.
Motels are best grabbed later in afternoon, easily done by smartphone, on that motel's site, or calling a few near your nightly destination; if they are near full, the site is better than calling, and if they are not full, you can bargain. Be aware that in some of the western touristy/scenic places= the motels of any level, are packed every night, all summer. Wifi is ubiquitous, even in the cheap joints, for checking email, planning routes, etc. GOOG maps is the deal. I would rec'd buying a season pass at your first Nat Park: it will save you a lot of dough, and works in many state parks, too. That's my $5 worth of travel tips, version...
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Stay North, young man. Travelling through the South in August / September is a beating unless you like 100 degree weather with 90% humidity. Not much going on as no one wants to go outside unless they have to. If you have never visited Chicago or St Louis, you need to hit both of them. Both are great cities with a lot of unique sights and culture. Minnesota and Wisconsin are beautiful that time of year as well.
Last time I took a driving tour of the Midwest was 2006 when we decided to visit 6 major league ballparks in 9 days, always taking in a museum or other landmark as we traveled. We flew into St. Louis, drove to Chicago (Wrigley, Michigan Ave.), Detroit (Comerica), Toronto (Rogers Centre, Hockey Hall of Fame and Niagra Falls), Cleveland (Jacobs Field and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), Chicago again (Comiskey, Science & Industry Museum) and back to STL (Busch Stadium and Gateway Arch). Was also considering Canton (Pro Football Hall of Fame), Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, but those got scratched. Most memorable vacation ever.
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Spend lots of time in southern and central Colorado. I70, 80 and 90 are brutally boring. There is nothing to see in KS, NE or SD. I'd do I 70 to Kansas City then S.E. on Hwy 50 to the Ozarks. Stop at Lake of the Ozarks for a day. Road trip to Cape Girardeau from there. Beautiful forested hills with six national forests and twisty roads Ayrton Senna would dream about. From Girardeau north to St. Louis or South to Memphis.
First of all, thx again for all your recommendations... just to give you guys a follow up on our trip and to answer a couple of questions that might come up in the planning of a trip like this:
summary: we had about 1 month time for the whole trip. Luckily I could also get one of my buddies to come with me so we were 3 people on the first leg of the trip and just me and my friend on the second, instead of 2/solo.
It was a really awesome time and a cool experience to boot. Driving cross-country certainly lets you appreciate the diversity the country has to offer in incredible nature as well as different lifestyles/vibes... If you get the chance to do this do it!
Miles per day: Overall we covered about 8800 mi going from the left to the right coast. Longest day was over 700mi from Sioux Falls to St. Louis, with most days averaging 2-300mi and a couple 400mi days. We still had time to stop for photos and do hikes in the parks but you could obviously spend more time in any of the locations but IMO we found a good compromise between having time to explore as well as fitting all the driving into a months time.
Vehicle: I had reserved a Fullsize SUV (Tahoe/similar) and we got a fully loaded Suburban LTZ which again proved to be one of the best choices for a road trip, especially one this long. Comfy ride, quiet, lots of room and features (maybe a little overkill on the 2nd part with only the two of us, haha), 32 gal tank, OK power and not scared of a couple dirt roads. Overall we got 18mpg for the whole trip which is IMO pretty good for a big truck like this. My old ZJ V8 is way smaller and gets around 19 hwy at best. That Suburban does over 22 if you stick to speeds around 70 (which we obviously didn't. ) Economy drops quickly once you go over 80 on the Interstate... Oh yeah it's not that fun to toss around on all those cool mountain passes but that's the trade off that comes with all the other pros.
For the last days in south FL we swapped it for a Challenger R/T which was a refreshing change in terms of style and performance . If we had been only 2 people for the whole trip, this would have made an awesome road trip car as it is still plenty roomy and on the comfortable side for a pony car.
Accomodation: For the first leg and up to Rapid City I had everything booked in advance mostly with free cancellation. This was for one: to save time spent looking for a place to sleep everyday and two: because if you want to stay close to the parks in what is still holiday season this is more or less necessary. From Rapid City on, we used the priceline and Hotel tonight apps on our phones to book the rooms. It gives you lots of flexibility as we were always able to get a good deal on a good hotel and you can just book on the gom when you feel your done for the day around 7pm to 8pm. Also tripadvisor app lets you check the reviews at the same time, so we not once in the whole month had to sleep in a dump or were disappointed with the hotel.
We mostly kept to the better chains (HI Express, Sleep Inn, Hampton Inn etc) because the included breakfast mostly makes up for the difference in price to a cheap Motel and you get nicer rooms, too. With all the priceline deals we were able to score some really good deals on some nicer Hotels (Westin St. Louis Downtown) as well. IMO these 3 apps are a must have on a trip.
Our itinerary with a couple pics thrown in:
We started the trip in L.A. spent some time there and in Orange County
then drove up the coast on the PCH.
After that we went inland to Yosemite. Hiked to the top of Sentinel Dome which has one hell of a view. We also really got lucky with the wildfires as the park closed a couple days later. We already drove through the smoke on the western part of Tioga Pass and could see the fire raging in the distance...
From there we went south along the Sierra and through Death Valley, where we spent the night in one of the cabins in the valley. With only around 110°F it was supposedly a relatively cool day for the Valley.
on to Vegas, doing all the usual Vegas stuff, also went to the Heart Attack Grille
down to the Grand Canyon, where we had some bad luck in terms of weather... lots of rain and t-storms and you couldn't see much of the canyon at all. We altered our plans to go back later, including a huge detour, so my friend could see the GC in the sun as it was his first time there. Also hit an old stretch of Route 66 in AZ with some nostalgic small towns left from the bygone era.
We went to Monument Valley, as well as the Goosenecks State Park and a really cool place called Muley Point where you can drive right up a cliff overlooking Monument valley. The drive up the cliff is a seriously steep climb with lots of switchbacks, all gravel though.
then on to Lake Powell
Bryce Canyon where we did a couple hikes, then north on UT Hwy 12 through Capitol Reef NP to Moab.
This was our base for touring Arches and Canyonlands NP. From there we climbed over the Rockies via Independence Pass and headed to Denver. That's where my brother had to head back home for work again.
On what would be one of the longer days, we started to make some time and headed north through Rocky Mountains NP across the Trail Ridge Rd all the way to Riverton, WY. Encountered a huge storm in the middle of nowhere in WY. The sheer endless empty space in WY was mindblowing. This was also one day before the rain and floodings started in CO and it was terrifying to see the places we saw a couple days ago sunny weather now flooded with torrential rain.
Further north to the Grand Tetons and up to Yellowstone.
Spent a couple days there to explore the park, hiking around the geysers etc. We stayed in a cabin in Mammoth Hot Springs.
Next up was Beartooth Pass, down to Cody and east to Buffalo. US14 offers some really good views as you come down the east side of the mountains west of Sheridan and you get your first glimpse of the Great Plains as the big skies open up in front of you.
We went to the usual attractions, Devils Tower and Mt Rushmore. Unfortunately we missed out on the evening show on Mt Rushmore because the whole Black Hills were right in the clouds and the visibility was less than 100 ft which meant you couldn't see any of the presidents from the terrace. This was a real let down and we spent time watching the movies in the visitor center instead. We went back the following morning so we could at least see the monument and were rewarded with some fine weather.
Heading further east on I-80 we stopped at Wall Drug, went to Badlands NP and the Minutemen Missile Facility which is an awesome museum to see some very recent history. You can see the actual Launch facility where the nuclear missiles would have been launched from as well as some silos with the missiles in them. The tour gives some cool info about the life and work of the stationed personel as well as the way this defense system would have worked and works today.
From there on we crossed the plains driving east on I-80 to Sioux Falls, then south on I-29 to Topeka and east to St. Louis. Always leaving the Interstate for some time to get some more miles on two lane country roads and see some of the small towns along the way.
Went up on Gateway Arch and then on to Nashville, again, leaving the Interstate from time to time. Checked out Nashvilles bars an music scene as well as the new Johnny Cash museum and the country hall of fame.
We then headed through rural TN towards the Smokey Mountains, stopping at the Jack Daniels distillery along the way.
Drove across the Smokeys to Charleston and then down to Savannah, cruising down parts of the A1A and ending the trip in Ft Lauderdale / Miami... mostly sightseeing around the cities as well as spending some time at the beaches.
many more pics on my flickr page: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjP3uU5b
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Wow, nice! Thanks for sharing!
What a great trip, and great pics! You've seen more of our country than most Americans ever will.
Next trip you have to start in Alaska or Hawaii.
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I was party to a discussion on LinkedIN in which people were offering what they felt would make great reports in QuickBooks. There were some very good ideas in there and then there were a number of people who had suggested that they would like to see a report in QuickBooks that is already there but not in the usual place where one would go to run reports in QuickBooks. Normally you would click on 'Reports' and then find the appropriate report category or customize your own summary or transaction detail reports. There is, however one particular kind of report that you can run in QuickBooks that I have grown fond of because my clients and vendors love it and it is not where you would expect to go to run a report because it is sort of a byproduct of another function within QuickBooks
Running a Payment History
Often times we are faced with wanting to show someone exactly how a particular payment was applied. Using the reporting function in QuickBooks we can run the Customer or Vendor Balance Detail report, but this is only a history of payments and invoices or payments and bills. We still cannot see from a particular payment what invoices or bills were paid. Even if we drill in by double clicking the payment we do not get a report that we can send to someone, but we are close to where we need to be. Once you are looking at that payment you can click the 'History' button and now we are getting somewhere.
Once you click Print, you will be taken to the dialogue to print, the same as you would if you went to print an actual report. Once there you can print to a PDF easily if you have something like the Cute PDF Writer. This is one of the key programs I have talked about in terms of being able to go paperless. It is so important because it allows you to print anything to a PDF by acting like any printer installed on your computer. So instead of printing to your printer you change the printer to "Cute PDF Writer" and voila! You've got a PDF! Now you may want to play around with and format the report. No problem the video here shows you how you can print this to MS Excel such that you can play around with formatting all day if you want to before you send your report to your vendor or client.
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Apples to Apples is a great game for families of kids with all ages because it is a great way of starting conversations and getting to know each other. In fact, according to the University of Michigan, Time Use Study children spend only 45 minutes per week in conversation with any family member! This game will help get families talking and laughing together.
I love this game! Charades can be a little boring especially for teens. Reverse Charades is a great way to get teens, kids and parents involved over the holidays. I especially love the way this encourages non-verbal communication amongst players—a lost art in the digital age!
Spy Alley is a fun game for ages 8 and up. This one has a really cool premise–players become a spy for their given country and try to uncover their opponents' identity while keeping their own identity a secret. This is a much more modern and exciting version of Clue–you have to really use deductive reasoning to figure out who is a spy and keep your own identity secret!
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But some companies have discovered healthy fare doesn't sell. At least not as well as the traditional value meal options. It seems we often falter when decision time comes. Burger or salad? Burger.
A recent example is KFC's push of its healthier grilled chicken option. So far the new marketing campaign isn't working. Folks still prefer the original recipe. And it's costing franchisees money. So they're suing KFC. Only in America.
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Smart Choice Health Insurance Program November 13 in Red Oak
ISU Extension and Outreach is providing a program called "Smart Choice" to help consumers understand health insurance concepts and terms, evaluate their own health insurance needs, examine insurance plans and select a plan that fits their needs and budget. However, Mary Beth Kaufman, ISU family finance program specialist stresses, "Our Smart Choice workshops will NOT be an avenue for enrolling consumers in health insurance or for providing one-on-one advice about health insurance. Navigators and other consumer assistors play this role." But by attending this meeting, consumers will be better able to understand and make sound choices. Kaufman will teach the Smart Choice class in Red Oak on Wednesday, November 13 at the Montgomery County Extension office at 400 Bridge Street from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Various organizations and agencies have been addressing concerns about the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Marketplace, but the ISU Extension and Outreach workshops are different. "Smart Choice is a health-insurance literacy curriculum. It is both research and theory based and consumer tested," said Suzanne Bartholomae, an ISU Extension and Outreach family financial state specialist.
"We address the Affordable Care Act in Smart Choice, and we will be supplementing it with tax credit and cost subsidy information, but it is not the primary focus of our workshops," Bartholomae said. Smart Choice is applicable to both current health insurance consumers and those who are newly eligible through the Affordable Care Act, she noted.
Consumers are encouraged to pre-register by calling the Montgomery County Extension office by November 12 at 712-623-2592. The program is offered FREE to you thanks to the Montgomery County Extension District and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
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Gadget price prediction site Decide.com prides itself on letting consumers know when the best and not-so-best times are to invest in new technology. Now, via its new Got Your Back program, the site is putting its money where its predictions are.
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Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama—even in the estimation of mainstream media outlets—had reveled in the historic moment that unfolded when the Egyptian "uprising" became a full-fledged revolution. Later Friday, the White House made more-cautious noises about the new Egypt and its relationship with the West—and with Israel. —KA
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In Israel and Saudi Arabia, both of which depended heavily on Mr. Mubarak, officials were blistering in their criticism of Washington, arguing that the United States abandoned a long-time ally without first building in guarantees that Egypt's revolution could not be hijacked by religious extremists.
In his final press briefing at the White House on Friday, Robert Gibbs, Mr. Obama's press secretary, told reporters, "I think it's important that the next government of Egypt, as we've said in here many times, recognize the accords that have been signed with the government of Israel." But other officials have acknowledged privately that if Egypt turns into a noisy democracy that includes the Muslim Brotherhood, there will undoubtedly be political debate in Egypt about whether the 1979 peace accord with Israel should remain in force.
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There were no fractures, deep wounds, or even sore muscles. As concerned peers drifted in and out of the Hollywood Park jockeys' room following the tragic conclusion of the $500,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) on Nov. 25, Mike Smith admitted to having a single pain. "Just a broken heart." It happened in a flash, as it usually does. An outstanding cast of turf distaffers, a dozen of the best the world could offer, left the gate for one of the most competitive Matriarchs in years. One of them, a champion to many and a ray of light to those nearest her, never made it back. The death of South African champion Spook Express cast a pall over the final afternoon of Hollywood's annual grass extravaganza, the $2.1-million Autumn Turf Festival. It also overshadowed a supreme performance put forth by Bobby Frankel's Starine, who simply ran away from Golden Apples, Janet, and others in the 1 1/8-mile Matriarch. No, Starine's Matriarch wasn't as devastating as her Diana Handicap (gr. IIT) blowout at Saratoga. Some will even argue the sodden Hollywood turf hindered some of her competition. But this was definitely not the same Starine who lost her cool in the Oct. 27 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) and turned in a race that was too bad to be true. "She was a little too keen the other day, and I thought the soft turf would help her," Frankel admitted afterward. "Horses that pull, usually when they get on softer turf, relax a little better." Both Frankel and jockey John Velazquez acknowledged the key to Starine's success is keeping her quiet early. In the Matriarch, Velazquez knew she came to play the moment the doors flew open. Despite leaving from post 10, the 4-year-old daughter of Mendocino found herself just outside and behind the front-running Crystal Music heading into the clubhouse turn. From there, she merely shadowed the leader through splits of :25.68, :50.66, and 1:14.54 before taking control turning for home. Lethals Lady and Golden Apples both fired strong rallies in midstretch, but neither posed a major threat. Starine powered past the finish 2 1/2 lengths clear, stopping the clock in a respectable 1:50.16. Lethals Lady held off Golden Apples by a neck for second. And then it happened. "She just hit a loose spot, just put it down wrong, you know. It just went," Smith sighed back in the jockeys' room. "She was trying so hard. You know how she struggles over the soft ground. Good thing that she stayed up for at least one jump so that everybody could pass me." Trying in vain to make up ground down the stretch, Janice and Robert Aron's Spook Express took a bad step approaching the wire, tumbling hard and pitching Smith to the turf. The rider rolled but got up instantly, escaping the accident unscathed. Unfortunately, the Tom Skiffington-trained Spook Express was not as lucky. The 7-year-old mare never regained her feet, her injured left foreleg keeping her prone near the finish line. The damage--a complete compound luxation of the fetlock joint--was beyond repair. She was euthanized shortly thereafter. Frankel has been admittedly surprised with Starine's ascent to the top levels of the game. Plans call for a brief respite through the wintertime and a return to action next spring. "I couldn't ask for a better trip, really," Velazquez said, adding that the Matriarch stacked up quite nicely with Starine's romp in the Diana three months ago. "The only difference is that she was closer today. The important thing with her is if she's relaxed. It doesn't matter if she's back there or she's in front. She handled it, she settled the first part, and she finished awesome." Denon and On If Chris McCarron is feeling dejected following the recent retirement of Tiznow, he's hiding it quite well. He admits he'd love to throw a leg over the colt's broad back just one more time (who wouldn't?), but he's not wallowing in misery. Yes, that's him out there six mornings a week, scouring the backstretch and breezing horses, trying to unearth the game's next star. He may have already found one. The name is Denon, and just over an hour after Starine gave Frankel his fourth Matriarch triumph, the 3-year-old Pleasant Colony colt made the most of his U.S. debut, outrunning Sligo Bay by a length in the $500,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. IT). Owned jointly by Flaxman Holdings and Edmund Gann, Denon represented the strength of Frankel's three-pronged Derby entry. Staying quiet along the fence early, Denon went after Western Pride and Sligo Bay on the far turn. Sligo Bay, a Sadler's Wells colt trained by Beau Greely, stayed strong down the lane. But when McCarron finally got Denon lined out near the sixteenth pole, it was no contest. Denon was under the wire in 1:49.28. Aldebaran, another of Frankel's runners, finished third. Back in the jocks' room, McCarron had little trouble extolling Denon's achievements--or warning against getting too high too soon. "He's got good form," he began. "He ran in tough company in France competitively. He came over here, won a $500,000 race today, beat some decent colts. There's every reason for me to believe he could be the next big horse. But I've learned over the years that I would much rather be pleasantly surprised than bitterly disappointed, so I try not to get too overly excited over one race." Denon gave Frankel his 16th grade I victory--and 47th stakes win--of 2001. Interestingly enough, he also became McCarron's first Hollywood Derby winner.
Dollase Duo"I don't know; this rain might have been OK, huh?" said trainer Wally Dollase. "I was worried about it." With his tongue planted firmly in his cheek, Dollase strode into Barn 52 South still aglow over Good Journey's gutsy effort in the $500,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) at 1 1/16 miles. Not even a day-long deluge could diminish Dollase's hopes for the compact son of Nureyev. Owned by a partnership including Dollase and his wife, Cincy, and the colt's breeder, Flaxman Holdings, Good Journey has been a work-in-progress from the moment he walked into Dollase's barn. Blame bad feet for his infrequent appearances. But when he does show up, sit back and enjoy the show. "The thing about this guy is the tremendous kick he has," Dollase said. "Some of his races are awesome. By that I mean the last quarter-mile was impressive. He was passing horses like they were standing still. A three-eighths of a mile run and he'll give you a hell of a thrill." Everybody finally noticed in the Citation. While stablemate I've Decided set the early pace, Good Journey lingered along the rail in fifth, began an outside advance rounding the far turn, then locked horns with Decarchy turning for home. It was a full-blown war through the stretch, with Good Journey ultimately pulling clear by a half-length. Decarchy, riding a three-race win streak for Frankel, lost nothing in defeat. "He's got a beautiful head, doesn't he? And he's really a pleasure to be around," Dollase said back at the barn as he looked in on his latest star. "A typical Nureyev. Not too big, and he's strong. This horse has got a wonderful mind. He's just a very lackadaisical, comme çi, comme ça horse, you know. This guy, he's got it all." Now he's really starting to show it. Good Journey's breakout victory put the icing on a memorable two-day run for Team Dollase.Continued...
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"Lunch with the Moot Court Judges: A View from the Bench"
Judge James B. Loken of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Robert M. Chesney is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
This talk was recorded on February 21, 2013, and sponsored by the Federalist Society.
Professor Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He received his AB and his PhD from Harvard University and has taught at Harvard since 1962. Professor Mansfield is a preeminent scholar of political philosophy and government, having written on or translated works by Aristotle, Edmund Burke, Thomas Hobbes, and Alexis de Tocqueville.
Professor Randy Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center. After getting his bachelor's from Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School, Professor Barnett was a prosecutor in the Cook County States' Attorney's Office. He then took several academic positions before coming to GULC in 2006.
This discussion was recorded January 23, 2013 and was sponsored by the Federalist Society.
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The Federalist Society, American Constitution Society, ACLU, and the Black Law Students Association present a debate on Affirmative Action. Peter Kirsanow and Jose Padilla will be participating in the event. This Diversity Month Program is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students.
Todd Itami, rising third-year student in the University of Chicago Law School, moderates a debate on the constitutionality of President Obama's healthcare program at an event on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Sometrics Launches New Product
Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the venture backed developer of analytics products for the social networking and social media industry, has launched another product, the firm announced this morning. The firm said it has launched what it is calling a "virtual currency platform" to handle virtual currency. The firm said the new product will manage virtual currency from Super Rewards, Offerpal, and SocialMedia Networks. Virtual currency is "virtual" money being paid to users of social networking sites like Facebook for providing information and lead forms; that virtual money can be used to buy items or pay for games and other entertainment from game developers. Sometrics said its system will measure and report on revenue, compeltion rates, and demographic details of those "virtual currency" programs. Sometrics is venture backed by The Mail Room Fund, as well as AT&T and Greycroft Partners.


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[Manual Method] Get "Classic Start Menu" Back in Windows 7 Without Using 3rd Party Software
We all know that Microsoft has removed good old Classic Start menu from Windows 7. There are lots of free utilities mentioned here which can bring it back.
We have also posted a tutorial in past which can be used to get a similar XP styled start menu in Windows Vista and 7:
Get Windows XP Styled Classic All Programs List in Windows Vista and 7
Today we are going to share another interesting method to bring back Classic start menu in Windows 7 and the best part is that it doesn't require any 3rd party utility.
This manual method takes advantage of our Get Quick Launch toolbar back in Windows 7 tutorial.
So without wasting any time, here we start our tutorial:
1. Right-click on Taskbar and select "Toolbars -> New toolbar...".
2. It'll open Browse dialog box. Now paste following string in the "Folder:" text box:
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Press Enter and click on "Select folder" button.
3. It'll immediately add Programs toolbar to Taskbar.
4. It'll add it near the system tray. Right-click on Taskbar and uncheck "Lock the taskbar" option.
5. You'll see a placeholder to drag the toolbar. Click and hold the drag-handle and drop it just after the Start ORB (Start button).
6. It'll move the Programs toolbar near start ORB (Start button) but you'll notice that the children folders under "Programs" toolbar will become visible and will start taking lots of space of Taskbar. No need to worry! Double-click on drag-handle of Taskbar button toolbar (where you see currently running applications icons). It'll automatically move the Taskbar button toolbar and you'll see only "Programs" text in the newly added toolbar which you wanted actually.
7. As you can see in above screenshot, it looks very close to Classic start menu and we are not using any 3rd party software in this method.
Thanks to our reader "Juan C Walls" for this trick...
UPDATE: The path which we set in Step2 contains program shortcuts which were installed for all users in your system. It doesn't include program shortcuts which were installed only for your current user account. If you want to show all program shortcuts, then create a new library of any name such as Start and add following 2 folders in the library:
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
And then set the Start library as path in Step 2.
Thanks to our reader "Leon Straathof" for this tip...
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WOW, there are so many beautiful works of art that are new. I always miss so many it irks me.......LOL
I just started again. Can't seem to stop looking, but I have to force myself to stop and get back to my faux metal art vase. It's almost done , but I allow things like this great site distract me.......UGH.....wish I had more time to see all the gourds here.......sigh
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there are good gourding days, a few not so good and then the very worst day ever.......so far.
I've been fighting a sinus' infection for months. What does this have to do with gourding? Everything. I can protect my sinus', that's not the problem. I discovered and plan to live by something I recently learned the hard way. If you have to push yourself to work on a gourd and you're not feeling well at all.......DON'T!
I had a penguin gourd that was so far from perfect, I had to…Continue
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but that would be stupid. I have had so little time to tell my fellow gourders how incredible their work is. I've been trying but I just tried to post a comment at 2 wonderful gourd pics and my comment refused to post. PC driving me nuts, so giving up for now. I only wish ya'll could know how wonderful I think all the work I've been looking at, is.
So little pc, think you might post this??????? going to try now, so get it together!
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After all these years of making and selling my gourd art, I finally got to participate in a gourd festival and had such a ball. I know that these things are old hat to many, but it was my first time and very exciting. I've been such a hermit for over 2 years that it felt good to do something really different.
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On my 2010 tax return I had cashed an old IRA for $7000 and entered it as a ROLLOVER with no tax due. My rollover is based on my paying into my employee retirement account $15,400. for the year. IRS wants me to pay $1800. additional tax based on this additional retirement income. Do I staand a chance and need to file for a tax court date or just pay as my filing deadline is this coming Monday.
You can roll over your IRA into a qualified retirement plan (for example, a 401(k) plan), assuming the retirement plan has language allowing it to accept this type of rollover. The rollover requirements, especially for the time to complete, must be met.The fact that you contributed to the retirement account would fall under deferred compensation. This means that the amounts you contributed, if made with pretaxed amounts, already received a tax benefit.In short, if you withdrew the IRA, made contributions to your employer account with pretaxed money and did not pay tax on the amounts contributed,or did not actually rollover the exact amount from the IRA into the employee account within 60 days of the distribution then you should have included the distribution with your income for the year of the withdrawal.Please let me know if you need more clarification and I thank you in advance for a positive rating.


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Existing switch, replace with combo switch/outlet
Hi there,
Here's what I currently have: A single existing switch that controls an existing overhead pantry light (house built in the 60s). The only wires coming into this switch box are black, white, and ground. With the circuit on I measure 120V between black and white. I need to replace this switch with a switch/outlet combination. My switch/outlet combination has brass/silver on one side, and black/black (with a removable tab) on the other side. Ideally I'd like the outlet to be always active and the switch to switch the light, but if that's not possible the switch can control both the outlet and the light above.
This switch box is in a very precarious spot in my house, stuck between two studs. I found the Romex wire (and the pantry light fixture box) that runs to the switch box under some floor boards in the attic, but when I pull on this wire (from the attic) it feels stuck on something. I drilled through the wood right next to it, but when I try to feed new Romex down it never makes it down to my switch box. Now I'm stumped and frustrated!
A friend of mine thinks that I can accomplish this with jumper wires between the screws on the switch/outlet combo but he wasn't exactly sure how.
Could someone help me out?
If the only wires connected to the switch are the black and the white you are dealing with a switch loop and do not have a neutral needed for a receptacle.
There's three Romex 14/2 coming into the pantry light box that the switch is controlling, so I'm guessing this all exists in the middle of a circuit. Might it be possible to rewire connections in the light box to convert my wire from a switch loop to a circuit loop (but still retain switch functionality)?
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Thanks for the responses.
The ground wire I referred to is just bare copper and it was fastened to the metal switch box, so I'm fairly certain it's ground. Other than that, pretty simple - black to one switch pole, white to the other.
What Jim said makes sense, it's just very annoying that I can't get new wire to this box.
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how much is the value of the R if you traded it in?
no i don't!! sucks for the rest of them...
went to the show.. only saw the awarding though.
i wanna sell mine too.. lol
i never had this problem after i changed my wheels and tires..
where did you get the led kit??
i want them...
i don't mind reps as i will be running them during winter.. i agree with you these callistos are pretty cool.. hard yo find all fronts.. if you come across 4 fronts let me know or maybe the reps.....
where can i get this? http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/30/de8etuda.jpg
I am not sure about passenger seat bladder but i did it plug and play. still don't have airbag resistor but it's all good. if that passenger seat bladder is something that needs to be done then...
you're sub should be fine.. make sure the seats can be folded and you are good to go. it's not that heavy too.. mine was delivered at my door.. 👍👍👍
mine was like grated cheese when it rubs the fender.. soft as a baby's butt...
had these for a while.. i didn't know about this thread.. let me join in the fun
and what would be a good rotor to match this??
well i didn't have any rubbing on stock height with 235's et 47.
that much clearance on stock height 19x8.5 235/35/19 et 47
i don't know if i want to risk a stretch tire.. They recommend me to get 235/35 so i got that. if all else fail i will raise it a bit. i have an adjustable coils..


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How to keep going and achieve your dreams
Pursuing your goals, like returning to work or study takes hard work. Here are some tips to help you get to it!
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Deciding to make a change to your life and sticking to it requires commitment and discipline. I don't say this to deter you from starting something new, but honestly, it does get tough at times. So often when we are trying to make changes to our life, we look for the "secret" short cut or the trick to make it happen overnight. I often laugh at myself afterwards, thinking that if I spent that last hour of my life working on my goal, as opposed to looking for short cuts on Google, I would be that bit closer reaching to actually achieving it.
Committing to change
With something as significant as returning to work or study with a family, it will get tough in many places. When I was approached to write my book, I had an incredibly tight deadline. I was given from mid September until before Christmas to hand over my manuscript. I had the support of my family and good friends, but it was up to me to do the work. My commitment was to my publisher and effectively now I had a part time job to create the book.
Although I was committed to a deadline, if you are wanting to reach a goal, make a serious commitment to yourself and then make it public. Let your partner and family know, so they can help keep you accountable.
Break it down
Being the planner that I am, I set about writing a timetable for writing the book, breaking the work load down into manageable chunks. I had an overall word limit that I had to hit and a very detailed outline of the content for the book, so I allocated sub word limits to the chapters, so each topic would have adequate discussion. From my blog writing I knew pretty well, how many words per hour I can write, so I then allocated time to each chapter for both writing and editing. I then allocated to every day of the week from Sept – Dec 24 what my work load would be. Some days that would be nothing, others it would be many hours. I worked out I would need more hours than what my current situation allowed and my husband agreed to take off some single and multiple days of leave throughout the period to be full time carer. This allowed me to be able to work full time for days at a time.
This plan took away the massive overwhelmed feeling which had been hanging over me since I had committed to the book. Yes it was a lot of work and planning it did not reduce it, but setting it out made me feel more in control and I could see it was doable.
Break your goal down into many smaller components. If you are returning to study for example and have multiple assignments due, try a similar plan to what I did. Work out the components of each assignment, how much time you have to do it and allocate time to each component.
Make lifestyle changes
It was completely evident to me, once I created my plan and saw how my workload panned out for the next few months, that we were going to have make changes to our current lifestyle. I was going to be working most weekends, which would mean less heading out and about as a family, it meant that when I went out to socialise on weekends, I would need to curb my habit of being one of last ones there and head off earlier, to make sure I could have a reasonable amount of sleep. I also needed to wind back my commitments at the kids' school for the last term of the year. I found changes like this hard to make as they were all things I loved, so having a solid tangible goal to remember made it more bearable.
Major changes in one area of your life often require further lifestyle changes. Don't keep pressure on yourself to keep everything up – pull back where you need to and remember it will all be worth it in the end!
Work hard
Work hard – it is that simple really. It takes hard work to achieve your goals. Many days, especially as the weather was getting warmer and I could hear the rest of the family outside playing, I would be sitting in my study in front of the computer. I would have preferred been outside, so I'd work hard and keep myself away from distractions. Then when I had a break, I could head outside and enjoy the family, knowing I had put in enough effort and not feel guilty about it.
There was also the standard issue of the unpredictability of family life. Even with my detailed plan, I found myself on many, many occasions, working late into the night. Kids would get sick, friends would pop in, my husband would get busy at work – all sorts of things would impact on my ability to work the needed hours across the week. But with a tight deadline, I couldn't afford to get too far behind. I simply had to put in the hours, had to do the work.
Reaching your goal will require hard work. Set yourself targets and work hard towards them. Build in incentives for yourself to stay focused and committed to the task at hand.
Build in time for enjoyment
I was equal parts terrified and absolutely relieved when I put the manuscript in the mail to my editor. We then hopped in the car and drove to Mildura to spend Christmas with my family. It has been one of the most frantic lead ups to Christmas I had ever experienced, my house was nowhere near the level of organisation I would have liked. By making the decision to go away, I gave myself time to relax and enjoy the break between submission and editing. We had a wonderful time away and staying with family meant much less work for me. It was just what I needed too. I was tired, so afternoon naps and having my mum take the kids for sleepovers etc gave me a wonderful break.
Between the editing and launch / promotion stage of the book, we took another family holiday. This was very kid fun focused and was in many ways a thank you to them for their understanding and patience through out a very busy period of our lives. Again, the complete break from work for me, allowed me to recharge, refuel and reset myself for the next round!
Just as you need to work hard, you need to take care of yourself and make sure you find opportunities for your own personal enjoyment and moments for family joy. Thinking about how to build them into your plan in advance means they will be more likely to happen. You can plan holidays / days out etc at times that will work best and then have them to look forward too.


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Barclays's Absa Declines After Missing Earnings Estimates
Absa Group Ltd. (ASA), the South African bank controlled by Barclays Plc (BARC), fell the most in more than a year after first-half earnings per share missed analysts' estimates.
The stock slumped 7 percent, the most since June last year, to 141 rand by the close in Johannesburg. About 5.6 million shares, or almost four times the three-month daily average, changed hands. The six-member FTSE/JSE Africa Banks Index fell 1.7 percent.
Net income rose to 4.7 billion rand ($479 million) from 4.17 billion rand a year earlier, the Johannesburg-based lender said in a statement today. Earnings per share excluding one-time items rose 8 percent to 6.50 rand, less than the median estimate of 7.08 rand by four analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
"Operationally this wasn't a great result with weak margins and poor top line growth," Ryan Wibberley, head of equity dealing for frontier and emerging markets at Investec Asset Management, which manages the equivalent of $105 billion, said in an e-mailed reply to questions. "Absa's share price has run hard into these results, putting on 8 percent in the last week as the market maneuvered for the special dividend."
Absa, the worst-performing stock on the banks gauge this year, losing 14 percent, declared a special dividend for the six months through June of 7.08 rand per share. Some investor expectations had been "overly ambitious," Wibberley said.
Revenue Disappointment
The lender's net interest income rose 5.7 percent to 11.5 billion rand, from 10.9 billion rand a year earlier, while non-interest revenue declined 1.9 percent to 8.7 billion rand from 8.9 billion rand, according to the statement. The bank's revenues were "a disappointment," Chief Financial Officer David Hodnett told a presentation in Johannesburg today.
Absa in December said it would buy the bulk of Barclays's African assets in an all-share deal worth 18.3 billion rand.
The bank plans to spend 1.25 billion rand by 2015 on branches in Africa, Chief Executive Officer Maria Ramos told investors at a presentation in Johannesburg today. The bank is on track to meet its return-on-equity target of 20 percent by 2015, she said.
"We expect mid-single digit loan growth this year and a broadly stable net interest margin," Absa said.
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Are there any story-based RPGs anymore
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Yes, that's the bad thing, imho : RPgs have always been about combat, instead of about story … What, if it had been vice versa ? This kind of game just doesn't exist : You don't get experience points for solving riddles, for example …
There was an Shannara game, this comes as close as possible to this vision.
It's rather Adventure than RPG, though.
As a biased fan I say : You could try out Drakensang 2.
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Whirlpool Automatic washermodel #WFW9450WW00
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managemylife.com is a great place to find the answers to just about anything, especially on appliances. i would suggest that you provide a little more information such as the make and the model # of your product so your expert will be able to provide you the best possible answer. just click on reply below and the provide the required data. you can also talk to a sears associate who will be happy to help you. you will see the 1800 number below.
Sam A, April 25, 2011
thank you for your question.
i can understand wanting to know what the f21 code means.
without the product name and model number i can only guess that this product is a front load washer.
the f21 error code is usually a long drain issue that can be caused by not using he detergent or to much detergent or something in the pump not allowing the pump to pump the water in the pre-determined period of time.
check the drain hose to make sure it is not blocked and then you may have to remove the lower panel on the washer by removing the bottom screws and then locating the pump cover and remove a clean the pump.
using the images below you should be able to resolve the problem with the long drain error code f21.
if this is not a washer question please include the model number of the product and reply.
i hope this will help.
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deborah, June 28, 2011
i am not that mechanically inclined, is there another way to take care of this problem?
deborah, June 28, 2011
model no.wfw9450ww00 whirlpool duet washer.
Sam A, June 29, 2011
thank you for your question. the f21 is long drain as i described in the previous answer. if you can open a look at the pictures in the previous answer it gives you a step by step procedure for cleaning the pump. also the image below explains what you may have to do and if you are not mechanically inclined you may have to have and friend or neighbor helps you. or you may have to call service to resolve the problem. sam a.
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London's a beach
I love London — don't get me wrong; but it's a love that's only the positive pole of a quite profound ambivalence. I think all of us can agree that there are times when the sheer size and weight of the city closes in on us — a vice of bricks, mortar, concrete and steel. For this reason I've never liked living in those districts of the city that have no natural features at all. This isn't too much of a problem, for London — being in a river valley — abounds in hills and rises.
The only Toad in the village
There is no need for green make-up. With his bald head and rotund figure, Matt Lucas requires only a flamboyant tweed suit to turn him into a convincing Mr Toad.


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Pam, was your blog hijacked????ReplyDelete
Men's hair for the Over 50's women...what next!!! But the concept is well worth looking into...ReplyDelete
This is a good thing to know about, Pam. Fortunately I don't have this problem right now...but we never know. I'm glad to know its out there.ReplyDelete
Hair loss products have certainly come a long way. This is unfortunately, a problem for so many people. It makes people self conscious. Thanks for sharing. xoReplyDelete
I thought you were having a break.
Much love, dear Pam.
Interesting! My husband might like this, i'm going to check it out.ReplyDelete
I just ordered some for him -- you should get a commission from the company!ReplyDelete
Hello Lovely Pam!
I do not need this or nor Mr. D but thank you for the info -you never know i might know someone who needs it!
Ariane xxxxxxxx
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