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Experienced painters advice please! Advice on painting a frame
Am in the process of repainting the frame on my truck and was wondering about what paint to use. I am sandblasting it (frame is boxed and have some experience with sandblasting so am not worried about warping it) and then plan on using SPI epoxy primer on it. If I understand SPI website correctly for the most corrosion protection Barry says to use 3 coats of primer instead of the usual 2. Living in South Texas this is a big concern for me as things rust inside my insulated concrete floored shop even as the humidity is more often 100% than below. After that I was wondering about what paint to use. I plan on painting the engine, control arms and trailing arms hugger orange so will be using Chromabase on these parts (as I understand that orange does not cover well and fades more easily in Nason and these parts are easily seen from the outside of truck). For the frame itself though I was wondering about using the Nason Fulbase Urethane BC/CC in Jet Black. It is about 100 bucks versus 270 (for the Chromabase) for a gallon. Will this be good enough for a frame or will it peel, rust through etc? This is going to be a very nice driver (hopefully) and some local car shows but not a trailer queen. O yes and then I will be clearing it with SPI clear also. Any help or recommendations about anything would be greatly appreciated!!! Am not interested in painting with any rust convertor or POR 15 incidentally, have had poor luck with those.
if you epoxy it your good to go with any paint. i would use a single stage.
The cool thing about epoxy primer is you spray it, then within the "re-coat window" you spray your SS urethane or what ever top coat you are using, done deal. No sanding, nothing, it is THE way to do a frame, no doubt about it.
Thank you gentlemen for your advice. Are you saying to not even clear over the SS? Any recommendations as to which brand to use? DuPont is the easiest to get in my town. I know that many swear by POR 15 but even when I had bone dry metal and brushed it on it did not hold up the way I expected. I have dry air and when I read the POR 15 tech sheet it is kind of shady about applying on sandblasted metal. Never REALLY says that it is the way to go on that. And since I have had less than satisfactory results with it why not use something that has held up on other vehicles for more years than POR has even been around? Plus I want to be able to touch the paint up later on down the road if something happens and there is no GOOD way to do that with POR that I am aware of.
for chassis i just leave it in epoxy. if i take it further i will use a ss and no i would not clear it.
I'm for painting a SS urethane over the epoxy. And yes, no way on the clear, there is no need what so ever for it. But we are talking about a SS topcoat paint here, not a basecoat without clear. Just to clarify this.
use the epoxy , leave the por15 for rust buckets .
Here's an idea
I painted my frame in 1995 with a product call Imron, It is now 2012, my truck sits outside 90 % of the time and I drive it in all weather conditions, and I have no rust on the frame at ALL. I live in St. Louis and we see all weather and they salt the crap out of the roads, and its very humid in the summer. If you can find Imron buy it. Spray in a WELL ventilated area, I am here to say this is the way to go.
epoxy is and has always been the go to resin for corrosion resistance. used by industry and the military. it is also on the upper tier of resins in quality.
covering up rust with por15 is simply the cheap and quick way to hide it. it does nothing to stop rust . just like the undercoats of the 50's/60's is simply hides it until it eats through and falls off. we have just as much corrosion here on the gulf as you do in the north. so your point is mute. properly prepared metal coated with quality epoxy will outlast por15 any day. if it were so great you would see top end shops using it instead of epoxy which is not the case .
They use rock salt , and a sand and brine mix here (The brine comes from the oil rigs) they even put brine on the roads in the summer to keep down dust!!!, epoxy doesn't last on a daily driver. At the oil rigs we used zinc chromate primer ( like on ocean ships,) under the black seemed to last forever (Very very toxic dont use it at home) but its hard and chips easy.
On hot rods that dont see bad weather epoxy would be fine. Even the same paint & prep you paint the cars with is fine and lasts for years, but they dont see bad weather. If you could dip a new frame in epoxy and cover every square inch in and out it would probably last forever, even here! I like epoxy and use it a lot .
A friend of mine works for a research & development Co. that tests steel and materials for the big three and others! they actually have tanks of salt and other concoctions and if the metal lasts too long they change the metal so it wont last as long, they design the materials to corrode at a designed average period !!! I guess if they were designed to last they wouldn't be selling as many cars & trucks LOL there are 10 year old trucks here with huge holes rusted through the frames, cab corners gone, door skins flaping all makes & models!!
I lived in San Diego and surrounding area for years you could spray bird spit on a frame and it would last longer then anything up here!!
I still use zinc chromate once and a while, used it in the marine corps too! The stuff will kill rust in its tracks!!
Last edited by painted jester; 02-08-2012 at 01:56 PM.
hell jester in the navy we either painted it with grey epoxy or saluted it
i did shoot a lot of zinc on the aircraft . only thing i ever seen that would stay on an aircraft . but the main reason was it was applied thin and was a corrosion inhibitor . aluminum just disappears in salt air.
but it is pretty much gone in the refinish business now. it was big back in the 80's on the factory repaints . blast with acrylic , etch prime and go .
Stich, take a week off. I'm done, you've been warned, it's time for you to give us a vacation.
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Shine: LOL I wrote for over an hour and couldnt post it, it said forum was closed boy am I mad !! Hey its good to meet another vet
All right it is settled! I am going to do like you all suggested and forget the clear and go with the SPI epoxy and then SS over it. You guys are awesome! Thanks for all the good advice. I've never used the SPI yet but am really excited to as I have heard such good things about it. I will post pictures of the progress. Here is a picture of the POR 15 s$%* after just 4 years outside (the truck sat outside, the frame was under the truck obviously) . This is after I tore the truck back down again. Oh and in case I hadn't mentioned earlier this truck will never sit outside again and will probably never even see rain again BUT unfortunately our shop is down a mile long gravel road so it will see gravel
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My question is for design purposes really. I'm debating about whether or not to butt the tile all the way to the wall with no grout line vs. grouting the joint where the tile connects to the drywall. There won't be a groutline on the left side of the tile, so I didn't want it to look awkward for grout only on that one side. Any suggestions?
you would not grout a joint between tile and drywall anyway. You would caulk it. If the tile is ending as it appears to be in this picture then you use bullnose edges for the end run.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm aware about caulking at junctures in tile vs. using grout. The meat of my question is should I run the tile all the way to the wall without grout caulking (making the appearance that the tile flows into the drywall) or do I leave a space for grout colored caulk?
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However, everything about Utah's unyielding 66-games-in-122-days campaign will initially be defined by one question: Who are the Jazz?
Right now, Utah doesn't have an identity. There's no locker room leader or on-the-court general. No obvious No. 1 when the shot clock's shrinking and a game is on the line. Not even a distinct offensive focus or a concrete defensive philosophy that's been tested and proven over time.
Many teams are in flux thanks to the NBA lockout, which left Utah less than three weeks of practice and two exhibition games to prepare for its nationally televised regular-season tipoff at 8:30 p.m. MST Tuesday against the Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. But few teams, if any, are staring at an immediate future as uncertain as the Jazz's.
Point guard Devin Harris said consistency will be the short-term key word as Utah attempts to jump out of the gate via a soft early schedule that's highlighted by 13 of 19 games at EnergySolutions Arena before Feb. 2. To discover consistency, though, the Jazz must first establish who they want to be and what type of basketball they want to play.
"We have to find our identity find out who we are and how to be effective," Harris said Monday before practice at the team's workout facility.
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Will Utah's offense again feature a methodical half-court, inside-out attack that saw power forward Paul Millsap and center Al Jefferson combine to average 35.9 points and 17.3 rebounds during the 2010-11 season? Or will second-year coach Tyrone Corbin gradually open up the Jazz's offense in the attempt to increase outside scoring options and take inside pressure off his bigs, in turn giving more freedom to everyone from Harris and C.J. Miles to Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks?
"We have guys who can post up. We've got guys who can shoot," Harris said. "So, are we an inside team? Are we an outside team?"
Utah's reconfigured defense contains more questions. The Jazz struggled to control the perimeter, paint and pace last season, and Corbin has made two major alterations in an effort to cover up the holes that plagued Utah during 2010-11. Offensive players who gain an advantage will be funneled toward the baseline instead of the middle, while help defense will be more structured, relying on a system of planned reaction that emphasizes communication and trust issues even veteran-based teams struggle to master.
"Obviously, defensively we've got to be better," Harris said. "We know we can score. We've proven we can score. But it comes down to, can we get stops especially when we need them?"
On paper, Utah isn't any better than a disappointing 2010-11 team that fell apart midway through the season, finished 39-43 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time in five years. The production and presence of All-Star point guard Deron Williams haven't been replaced; the box-score filler that was Andrei Kirilenko has been exchanged for the reclamation project that is Josh Howard; and Corbin is still finding his way after an unforgiving 8-20 run that followed Jerry Sloan's shocking departure.
But what could separate the 2011-12 Jazz from last season's failure is depth, which is mainly derived from youth. Howard and Jamaal Tinsley should improve Utah's standing at small forward and point guard; Miles finally appears comfortable with the idea of consistency; and the emergence of potential young stars such as Derrick Favors and Hayward could give Corbin a variety of options to choose from in the nightly attempt to exploit matchup advantages.
"As long as you have that many weapons, it's good to have that in your back pocket," Harris said.
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Corbin's pockets are full. So full, he won't name the Jazz's starters or team captain until Tuesday.
The guarded approach has been the initial hallmark of the second-year coach's first full season leading Utah.
Corbin has made minor changes but avoided a full-scale overhaul. The biggest moves the signing of Howard, the unexpected recent trade of veteran center Mehmet Okur have been marked by the busy hands of general manager Kevin O'Connor.
Corbin is still thinking about, analyzing and figuring out what he wants the Jazz to become who will represent the team's new, unpredictable era and how will Utah play the game post-Sloan?
Corbin asked every player on the roster to show up for training camp in top-level shape, and they did it. He then asked everyone to compete for starting spots like their careers depended on it, and they did that.
Corbin got what he wanted. Now, the Jazz just have to figure out who they are.
Asked about the challenge of balancing a core veteran trio of Harris, Millsap and Jefferson with the desire to unleash Utah's lottery picks, Corbin acknowledged the test he faces.
"It'll be tough," he said. "It's tough for everybody."
But with a four-month marathon on the edge of finally tipping off, Corbin pushed away any darkness and moved toward the light.
"The great thing about it, we have guys that we feel comfortable about putting in the game," he said. "They deserve minutes on the floor [because of] the way they play. … It's a great pleasure to have bodies that you feel comfortable with putting on the floor."
Those individual bodies will soon be playing for a team identity.
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Big rush
The Jazz will play 66 games in 122 days, highlighted by a two-month run in February and March that will see Utah play 21 of 34 contests on the road. The Jazz open their 2011-12 season Tuesday, play six games in eight nights, and close the year April 26 against Portland.
Defensive concerns
Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin has made two significant changes to his team's defense: offensive players who gain an advantage will be driven toward the baseline, while help defense will be more structured. Key Utah players said Monday both areas must show immediate improvement for the Jazz not to fall behind during the first month of the season.
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Radio • 1320 AM, 1600 AM, 98.7 FM
Records • Jazz 0-0, Lakers 0-1
Last meeting • Jazz, 86-85 (April 10)
About the Jazz • Utah coach Tyrone Corbin won't announce his starters until Tuesday. … The Jazz went 1-1 during the preseason, with Utah's first unit failing to establish a rhythm in both games. … The Jazz have 13 players on their roster and can add two more.
About the Lakers • Center Andrew Bynum is inactive. He's serving the third game of a four-game suspension. … Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, grabbed seven rebounds and recorded six assists during a loss to Chicago on Monday, but also committed eight turnovers. … Newcomers Josh McRoberts, Troy Murphy and Andrew Goudelock combined for 19 points and 18 rebounds.


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Good Morning UT!
I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your spring semester. Today marks the start of a very exciting week at UT: Unity Week. These next seven days will be filled with wonderful opportunities that support the messages of Dr. Martin Luther King and this year's theme of "Make a Way". To find a complete list of the Unity Week events please visit http://www.utoledo.edu/studentaffairs/osi/unityweek2013/untitled.html.
Another unique aspect to this week is that it marks the end of the "Make a Way" Food Drive. You may have seen boxes around campus, in fact there are more than 50 boxes located across Main, Scott Park and the Health Science Campuses. There is still time to donate non-perishable items, please follow this link to learn more about where and what to donate http://www.utoledo.edu/diversity/oed/unity.html. All of the items donated will go directly to the MLK Kitchen for the Poor in central Toledo.
The accumulation of all of these events is the MLK Unity Celebration on Monday, January 21 in Savage Arena. The program begins at 9 a.m. and it is free and open to the public. There will be a free community luncheon following the celebration. I highly encourage everyone to attend; it is one of the most special events that I have ever attended at UT.
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Remove a 3 way switch
I have a bad dimmer switch. I have 2 other switches that control the light. They are standard non dimmers. I want to just bypass this dimmer and close it up. Which of these do i connect to which? Do i just connect all the black to black, ETC...? There are 3 sets of wires coming into this box and one of the black wires is just hanging out in the back connected to nothing.
Thank you.
Connect the black wire on the bottom to either the black or white wire that is connected to the dimmer.
Put a cap on the extra wire.
either one?
Either one? would one be better than the other? Or are those 2 the wires that run to the other power on the other switches? I am good with electronics but not this wiring. Thanks!
It would be a lot easier to just put a three way switch in. Since you have a total of three switches controlling the fixture one of them is a four way. In order to maintain proper operation you need to change the four way to the a three way and then do some rewiring. Since I don't see any three wire cables in that box you also some non standard wiring.
Thank you
Joe- This is our storage/junk room i use for storage of all the PC parts i have. not used often at night to bother with replacing. Just wanted it to work and since the dimmer died it prevented the lights coming on at all. Thanks for the replies!!
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The Jonathan Schooler keynotes explore the power of philosophical positions to affect human behavior.
Schooler earned a bachelor's of arts from Hamilton College before obtaining a Ph.D from the University of Washington. He joined the University of Pittsburgh immediately afterwards as professor for almost 20 years. He joined the University of British Columbia in 2004 as a psychology professor.
Schooler is a fellow for the Exploratorium Science Museum and the Association for Psychological Science. He has written several papers and was the editor for the Scientific Approaches to Consciousness.
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Parkway Dr., 8100 block, 1:54 a.m. July 14. A witness reported a break-in at a house. The home was first entered sometime after 6 p.m. the previous day, and the intruders returned to transport items. A Pasadena man, 30, was arrested and charged with first-, third- and fourth-degree burglary, theft, destruction of property and resisting arrest. A second suspect fled the area.
Friendship Rd., 300 block, 1:45 a.m. July 17. A man hit a female acquaintance with an object and shot at her inside a home. The woman ran outside and drove away. The man fired several shots into the vehicle as she got inside. Police found a suspect armed with a shotgun and pistol behind the residence. Several other weapons were seized from inside the home. A Friendship man, 44, was arrested and charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.
Leonard Dr., 1200 block, 12:07 a.m. July 13. A male bicyclist on a trail stabbed a pedestrian in the neck, took his laptop bag and fled on the bike. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Bitterwood Pl., 3400 block; Brushyridge Rd., 8200 block; Edge Rock Way, 8100 block; Floating Leaf Lane, 3500 block; Ivy Wood Lane, 3200 block; and Scenic Meadow Dr., 8100 block, July 3-17. A rash of vehicle break-ins occurred within a two-week span in Laurel and Hanover. Air bags and personal property were removed from Hondas, Acuras, Nissans and Toyotas.
Fair Oaks Drive and Torpoint Court; Martock Lane, 1500 block; Pangbourne Way, 1400 block; Penzance Way, 1500 block; July 3-17. A rash of vehicle break-ins occurred within a two-week span in Laurel and Hanover. Air bags and personal property were removed from Hondas, Acuras, Nissans and Toyotas.
222nd St., 700 block, 12:45 p.m. July 12. Four male teenagers forced their way into a home at gunpoint and demanded cash from three other male teenagers. They fled with electronics. A Pasadena male, 16, and three Baltimore males, 17, 17 and 16, were arrested. All four were charged as adults with burglary, armed robbery, robbery and other related charges. A gun was recovered. Police believe the incident was targeted.
Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. and Berrywood Dr., 3:05 p.m. July 17. A dump truck hit a bicyclist who did not stop at a stop sign. The bicyclist, identified as Thomas Patrick Heslin Jr., 57, of Severna Park, died from his injuries.
Brightwater Dr., 100 block, 10:30 p.m. July 16. Five males pushed, punched and kicked another male. They fled on foot with his wallet.
Greenbriar Lane, 600 block, 2:45 p.m. July 15. Three masked people, one carrying a gun, forced their way into a residence and doused two occupants in caustic liquid. The intruders ransacked the home and took two cellphones. The occupants were taken to a hospital.
Sixth St., 400 block, 2:15 a.m. July 16. Three masked males entered a convenience store and took cigarettes and cash from a register at gunpoint. They fled on foot, possibly to a dark-colored van.
Annapolis Walk Dr., 600 block, 4 p.m. July 12 to 4:30 a.m. July 13. Change was removed from the center console of a vehicle. There was no sign of forced entry.
Breakwater Dr., 900 block, 10 p.m. July 14 to 3:30 a.m. July 15. Cash and a GPS device were stolen from eight unlocked vehicles. None of the vehicles were damaged.
Boxwood Rd., 200 block, 2 to 8 p.m. July 17. Three bikes that were chained together were stolen from the back patio of a home.
Dewey Dr., 1-99 block, July 14-16. A laptop was stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
Dumbarton Ct., 1-99 block, 11 a.m. July 14 to 8 a.m. July 15. A digital media player was stolen from the center console of an unlocked vehicle.
Georgetown Ct., 1-99 block, 7:30 p.m. July 15 to 6:30 a.m. July 16. Military pants and a wallet were stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
Georgetown Rd., 100 block, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 17. Four bikes were stolen from a home. A juvenile seen riding one on Bens Drive was arrested. He said he and a group of children had hidden them in the 2000 block of Bay Ridge Ave. The bicycles were recovered.
Hilltop Lane, 200 block, 11 to 11:10 a.m. July 15. A debit card was stolen from a wallet in a vehicle. There was no sign of forced entry.
Melrob Ct., 1-99 block, 7:30 p.m. July 16 to 7:30 a.m. July 17. A GPS device was stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
Quiet Waters Pl., 100 block, 7 p.m. July 14 to 8 a.m. July 15. Five unlocked vehicles were entered. Cash was stolen from at least one.
Royal St., 900 block, 8:45 to 11 p.m. July 13. A video-game console, controllers, games, a laptop and men's clothing were stolen from a home entered by forcing a rear door open.
Victor Pkwy., 200 block, 10 p.m. July 15 to 8:30 a.m. July 16. A purse, jewelry, a checkbook, a GPS device and CDs were stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
First St., 400 block, 12:30 p.m. July 13 to 9 a.m. July 15. A pair of sunglasses and a GPS device were stolen from a vehicle. There was no sign of forced entry.
Dorchester Ct., 1-99 block, 11 p.m. July 14 to 6 a.m. July 15. A 1985 Honda Civic was stolen. It was found at 8:45 a.m. in an overflow lot on Greenbriar Lane.
Junction Dr., 9000 block, 10 a.m. July 13 to 7:06 a.m. July 15. A box truck was stolen from a rental company.
Westcott Pl., 7000 block, 3:55 p.m. July 12. A boy and a girl entered a vacant home through a back deck door. Two juveniles were arrested.
Dobbin Rd., 6100 block, 2:30 p.m. July 15. A man in a BMW called to a female walking through a store parking lot. The female looked and saw the man exposing himself before he drove away. A Fort Washington man, 24, was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.
Stevens Forest Rd., 5800 block, 7:30 p.m. July 13. A man asked a pedestrian on a footpath if he could use the pedestrian's phone. The pedestrian refused, and the man punched him and took the phone. He fled on a bike.
Cloudleap Ct., 8700 block, 10:45 p.m. July 11 to 5 a.m. July 12. A TV and video-game system were stolen from a home entered through an unlocked rear sliding door.
Cobblefield Dr., 8600 block, 2:30 p.m. July 9. An apartment property manager was trying to show a vacant apartment but discovered that the door was locked from the inside. A person exited the unit, gave her a false name and left. A wallet found on the property contained an ID matching the intruder. An investigation was continuing.
Eliots Oak Rd., 5200 block, 12:50 to 3 p.m. July 16. A digital media player, two laptops and a video-game system were stolen from a home entered by breaking a rear sliding glass door.
Endicott Lane, 5400 block, 9:30 p.m. July 14. A man kicked open a residential front door and stayed until 1:38 p.m. July 15, when a resident came home and found him in the parking lot. The man tried to force himself into the resident's vehicle and enter the residence again. The resident used pepper spray on him. A Baltimore man, 29, was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree attempted burglary and malicious destruction of property.
Farewell Rd., 9400 block, 2 to 9:15 a.m. July 17. An ATV was stolen from a garage entered through a side door.
Flowerstock Row, 8800 block, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 9. Two bikes were stolen from an unlocked garage.
Phillip Dorsey Way, 9000 block, 4:15 a.m. July 12. A male entered a garage and fled with a door opener when confronted by the homeowner.
Tamebird Ct., 8800 block, 11 p.m. July 10 to 5:30 a.m. July 11. A screen and sliding door were forced open at a residence. Nothing was reported stolen.
Tamebird Ct., 8800 block, 2 a.m. July 10 to 2 p.m. July 11. During canvassing of the area after a previously reported break-in close by, another home was found with an open screen and evidence of attempted forced entry to the lock on a sliding door.
Tidesebb Ct., 8800 block, July 5 to 13. A resident came home to find an open basement door with a broken pane of glass in the door. A wooden fence was also knocked down. Nothing was reported stolen.
Dasher Ct., 6600 block, 7:53 a.m. July 16. An Infiniti G35X was stolen.
Stevens Forest Rd., 5700 block, 2:32 p.m. July 13. A green Acura Integra was stolen.
Windstream Dr., 10000 block, July 15. A 2013 Honda Civic was stolen but was returned to the location.
Riker Rd., 8000 block, 4 p.m. July 7 to 12:12 p.m. July 14. A jar of coins, jewelry and prescription medicine were stolen from a residence. A jar of peanut butter and a jar of sugar were left sitting out. There was no sign of forced entry.
Duckeys Run, 6000 block, July 16. A 2002 Toyota Sienna was stolen.
Dorsch Farm Rd., 1100 block, 6 p.m. July 16 to 7 a.m. July 17. Contractors' tools and a refrigerator were stolen from a house under construction. Entry was gained by removing a wooden safety gate from unsecured French doors five feet off the ground. A vehicle may have been used to reach the gate.
Marydell Rd., 9200 block, 7 p.m. July 12 to 9:30 a.m. July 13. A pool property was entered. Chairs and trash cans were thrown into the pool, and a water fountain was pulled from the wall.
Guilford Rd., 10700 block, 4 p.m. July 13 to 6:30 a.m. July 15. Approximately 4,300 gallons of fuel were stolen from an above-ground tank at a commercial yard entered by cutting a lock off a gate. A large CAT loader was used to move two concrete barriers.
Sharwood Dr., 7700 block, 11:12 a.m. July 12. A male was seen kicking slats out of a fence and entering a residential back yard. He was about to kick the back door of the residence when a witness confronted him, and he fled.
Washington Blvd., 8100 block, 6:20 a.m. July 18. A 2009 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen.
Washington Blvd., 9800 block, 12:25 a.m. July 18. Two men kicked open a door to a motel room and fled in an SUV.
Glen Ridge Dr., 9400 block, 4:52 a.m. July 12. A 2005 GMC truck was stolen.


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A shorthanded board of county commissioners considered a nuisance complaint and performed last-minute tweaks to the 2014 county budget during Tuesday's regularly scheduled meeting at the Davison county courthouse. With Commissioners Gerald Weiss and Randy Reider absent on personal, job-related business, respectively, the commission was left with a bare-bones quorum. Commissioners John Claggett, Denny Kiner and Kim Weitala voted unanimously on all issues before the panel.
Mitchell High School's computers are on their way. That was the good news Mitchell Superintendent of Schools Joe Graves gave the Mitchell school board during its regular meeting Monday at the Mitchell Career and Technical Education Academy. The high school's 954 Hewlett Packard laptops were to have been distributed to students this week to have them ready for the opening day of school next Monday, but a delay in arranging financing also delayed the delivery of the machines. The three-year laptop lease, with financing costs included, will cost the district $1.1 million.
PLANKINTON -- The "Welcome Home, Nick," banner over the food line at the Commerce Street Grille & Bar in Plankinton said it all. "It's kind of cool to see how many people will come out to support you," said Nick Lawson, 17, who is still recovering after being accidentally shot in the chest June 22 by long-time friend Logan Evans, also of Plankinton. Lawson was center of attention Saturday as area residents crowded about and wished him well during a benefit meal and auction to raise money to defray medical expenses.
A severe thunderstorm tore through the area Saturday night, bringing welcome rain but also damaging hail and wind. The Parkston and Dimock areas were especially hard-hit. Rain totals were greatest...
A delay in ordering laptops means students and teachers at Mitchell High School might not get their new computers until a week after school starts Aug. 19. "Carpet and computers...
2013 fundraising goal set at $455,000.
State Auditor Toby Qualm on Tuesday reviewed numerous violations of laws and accounting practices turned up by an audit of Davison County's operations and finances. Davison County Auditor Susan Kiepke said later that she does not believe the audit was a bad one, but Commissioner Gerald Weiss differed.
It's official: Dakotafest has been sold, just weeks before the opening day of the annual agricultural trade show near Mitchell. In a Monday press release, the Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation confirmed its purchase of Cygnus Business Media's agricultural events and publications. The Cygnus deal had been rumored prior to Monday's confirmation.
A rain-soaked Kim Kowall, of Mitchell, follows his drive from the sixth tee Friday at the Wild Oak Golf Course during the Veterans of Foreign Wars Golf Tournament. The undaunted...
Advocates for tighter investment banking controls want South Dakota's congressional contingent in Washington, D.C., to get on board with a movement to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act. The 1933 act aimed to curb the speculative investment excesses that led to the stock market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. The nation has apparently forgotten the lessons of that earlier time, said Robert Hockett, 62, of Pierre, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2002.


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Intro to Snow Kiting in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Most weekends during the winter months
*Wind and weather permitting
- Expert instructors have taught Kiting to hundreds of students with over 6 years of experience in this newly emerging sport
- This clinic will cover kite control, safety, equipment and more
- Kite and harness provided
- Learn in a safe environment with a low student-to-teacher ratio!
Test your skills on your skis or snowboard this winter in this Intro to Snow Kiting course!
You will be taught the basics of kite control before heading out for practice on the snow. Learn how to safely use your equipment and how to kite and your desired comfort level. Once you have the technique down, you'll be able to pick up speed and try your hand at a few tricks!
The goal is to have you riding by the end of the course!
Essential Information:
- No snow kiting experience is necessary as you will cover the basics during the intro portion
- This experience is recommended for ages 8 and older, however there is no age requirement
- Participants must provide their own skis/snowboard, helmet and warm clothes
- Kite and harness provided
- It's recommended to bring a snack/lunch and water
This class is 4-6 hours depending on the number of students booked.
Maximum Participants:
You may be joined by up to 4 other students.
This experience is for booked participants only.
Weather Dependent:
This experience is weather dependent and requires ample and safe wind. Always contact the experience provider with any questions regarding weather conditions.
What to Wear:
Dress appropriately for expected weather conditions and as if you were going skiing or snowboarding. You must provide your own ski/snowboard and helmet.
Booking Information:
For this experience, it is recommended to request bookings 14 days in advance.
Cancellation Policy:
Prior to scheduling/booking a date for this experience, Cloud 9 Living's standard return and exchange policy shall apply. Once you have received a booking confirmation, cancellations and rescheduling are allowed up to 14 days prior to the experience. Failure to appear on your booked date or to cancel and reschedule at least 14 days prior to your booked date will result in the loss of the value of your experience.
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What should I bring?
Participants must provide their own skis/snowboard, helmet and warm clothes. It is recommended to bring snacks and/or lunch. A kite and harness will be provided.
Can anyone learn to kite?
Snow kiting is a unique sport that anyone can learn! It does require a lot of physical endurance and is recommended for those in good health and physical condition. This sport can be tailored from cruising in light winds to pushing your limits for an extreme sport.
Is kiteboarding safe?
This course is designed to teach you how to control the kite, where to safely fly and includes all necessary equipment. You will be provided with the techniques to determine your comfort level and how you want to ride.
Are there any age requirements?
There are no age requirements for this experience, however it is recommended for ages 8 and older.
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National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is the nation's leading association of social studies educators at all K-12 grade levels.
NCSS is strongly committed to excellent instruction in social studies in elementary schools. NCSS publications offer elementary teachers lesson plans and class activities in social studies, and focus regularly on children's literature that is of special value for teaching social studies in the elementary grades. Every year, in cooperation with the Children's Book Council, NCSS publishes an annual list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, which identifies and annotates outstanding children's books published the previous year. All NCSS individual and institutional members receive the issue of the NCSS journal, Social Education, in which this list is published.
The NCSS periodical, Social Studies and the Young Learner, is a benefit of NCSS membership for K-6 elementary educators. This colorful, peer-reviewed journal features teaching ideas, lesson plans, and handouts that enhance social studies teaching in K-6 classrooms.
Click on these links to read two sample articles from past issues of Social Studies and the Young Learner.
'"Sometimes I Just Crave Information!' Teaching and Learning
with Informational Text," by Linda B. Gambrell and Barbara A. Marinak.
"Designing Classroom Spaces to Maximize Social Studies
Learning," by Carolyn O'Mahony and Suzanne Siegel
A special category of NCSS membership is "comprehensive membership." NCSS comprehensive members automatically receive books in the NCSS Bulletin series (free of charge.
Information about membership in NCSS is available at www.socialstudies.org/membership
In 2010, NCSS developed and published the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. These national standards establish learning expectations for the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The standards place a special emphasis on the purposes of social studies, questions for exploration, expectations for the development of the knowledge and abilities of students, and products through which learners demonstrate understanding. Further information about the standards is available at www.socialstudies.org/standards
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Re: How do I hide all input in a Mathematica notebook?
One very clean way to do this would be to create a copy of the
notebook for delivery to your boss. Then in this copy execute
nb = EvaluationNotebook[];
NotebookFind[EvaluationNotebook[], "Input", All, CellStyle];
Within your boss's notebook.
This will remove, rather than hide, the input cels in that copy of the
However, if you wanted to just hid those cells you could execute
nb = EvaluationNotebook[];
NotebookFind[EvaluationNotebook[], "Input", All, CellStyle];
SetOptions[NotebookSelection[nb], CellOpen -> False,
ShowCellBracket -> False]
in that notebook...
Hope this helps....
More advanced methods using tagging could be used (see "The Joy of
Tagging: Manipulating and Mining Notebooks in Mathematica" at
I hope that this helps,
On Mar 26, 6:20 am, "michael.p.crouc... at googlemail.com"
<michael.p.crouc... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi
> I am using Mathematica to prepare a report for my boss. It has lots
> of tables and pie charts - the sort of things bosses love. It also
> has a lot of Mathematica commands which scares the wossname out of
> him.
> At the moment I am hiding the input cell by cell but this is a pain.
> Is there a one click/one command solution?
> Thanks,
> Mike
> www.walkingrandomly.com


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The most successful companies have followers - not just customers who visit their pages, but consumers who "Like" the company on sites such as Facebook and are prepared to share that fact with their friends.
So if you are not using social media, you are missing a growing source of business.
Social media enables customers to find you, rate you, share what they like about you and buy from you. With hibu eShop, they can purchase straight from Facebook without even leaving your page.
However, social media requires a lot more thought than simply building a brilliant web page. Businesses need to be clever - and proactive.
The first important step is to offer something worth following by doing or selling something customers want to share with others – whether that is great service, charitable donations on every sale or a link with the local community.
However, they need to know they can follow you or nobody will. So include an invitation to "Like" you on Facebook or follow you on Twitter, in emails, on receipts and in all marketing. Give visitors an incentive – for example, telling them that you post advance notice of sales on social media first.
Then be persistent. There is no point in setting up a Twitter or Facebook account if you do not update it – this is the "working" part of social media and you need to keep tweeting or posting to keep people interested. Set aside a time each day, or every few days, to post your latest news, products, details of sales or even a funny story about your industry or local area.
Finally, build relationships with your fanbase. Once you have them interested – and they feel part of your business's online community – you need to turn your social marketing into sales.
When it comes to social marketing, keep it simple. It's essential to promote just one or two things at a time.
Happy customers are good for business
How to encourage your clients to be a part of your online community
Encourage them to "Like" you:
Give your satis ied customers every opportunity to "Like" you, link to or write a review of your products or services – then share it by email, on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest or Google +.
Get them to rate you:
Always ask for feedback, all visitors need to do is click a star rating when visiting your site. Use this information to ind out what your customers like (and what you can improve), and use the information to tell the world how great you are. If you are selling to other businesses ask for endorsements on sites like LinkedIn.
Get them to pass it on:
Every time a satis ied customer posts a picture wearing your clothes, posts a message on Facebook to tell their friends about their new kitchen or raves about your service, they are giving you a free advertisement. Encourage visitors to go one step further and o fer a reward for introducing a friend or colleague.
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By Dan Goldman
Author and artist Dan Goldman's work was recently featured in Taschen Books' ILLUSTRATION NOW! 4, having created artwork and comics for clients ranging from Vanity Fair, AMC TV, Time Magazine, Bloomberg Business Week, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly to SXSW Interactive and Random House Publishing. Dan's ground-breaking web-to-print comic SHOOTING WAR was nominated for the Best Digital Comic Eisner Award in 2007, which he followed with the non-fiction election graphic novel 08: A GRAPHIC DIARY OF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. He is now entering his third year of serialization of his digital comic series RED LIGHT PROPERTIES. Raised in Miami and steeled in New York, he is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out Dan Goldman's "RLP: A Series of Tubes."


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are the most foul-mouthed people in the English-speaking world, according to Foursquare.
The engineering team at the location-based social network
Monday evening as part of their ongoing efforts to improve the quality of user analytic data. Based on the number of times a user inserts a curse word when recommending interesting locations, users in the greater Manchester area of the U.K. were found to insert naughty language into their "tips" 0.0165% of the time.
"It's good to see that the Mancunians truly are not only the rudest people in the U.K., but the rudest people globally," Matthew Rathborne, Foursquare engineer and "proud British midlander", said on the Foursquare engineering blog. "Although please keep in mind that this only evaluates the rudeness of English speaking countries (like that would make a difference?)."
Coming in at a close second is the Texas border town of El Paso at 0.0163% profane tipping. The rust belt capital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania trailed in a distant third place with only 0.014% of their tips being unsuitable for children and Melbourne Australia was the only other non-U.S. city to make the top 20, confirming the Australian reputation for saying what is on their mind.
Those percentages might all sound rather small — even the most offensive city only had about 1 curse word for every 6,135 tips or so — but consider what Foursquare's 'tips' are meant for. Users are supposed to recommend interesting new locales (i.e. this restaurant has a great new menu or that cinema has cheap concessions), at least in part to aid people they don't know personally.
So for a user to publish a profanity-infused recommendation, fully intended it to be read by masses of local strangers, even 1 out of every 10,000 says something about the sensibilities of that town or city.
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The allure of open navel dresses are not to be underestimated.
Oh wow. I'm glad I stuck with this show. Bell Zephyr's design is so damn win. The black dress and red ribbons make a fine combo.
Now I wish I could get the scans of that Night Wizard guidebook categorizing all the Demon Lords by moe attributes.
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(Via iPhone Programmers) Apple maps has been getting a lot of heat recently. Even Google's CEO gave Apple a tongue lashing about their implementation of maps from Tom-Tom. But that's might soon be the least of their worries.
Youtube: iPhone 5 and 4s iOS 6 Bug: 112 or 911 Calls Fail in South Korea
In South Korea, home of their arch-rival Samsung (whom they recently fought and haven't yet collected their $1B), 911 doesn't work.
In Korea, 911 is 112. That calls police.
But due to a serious and potentially life endangering bug in iOS 6, when you call 112, you get 119, the fire department.
You might think that's not half bad. You'd be wrong. I'm in Seoul right now. The biggest crisis in the media now is that women are being murdered by rapists with gps anklets after they call 112 and 119 because there is very little to no inter departmental cooperation. In fact, in many of these cases, the answering dispatcher is quoted as saying that "it's probably just a couple fight. We don't have to send anyone."
Now, to make matters worse, users of the iPhone 4s with iOS 6 can't even call 112.
So they are resorting to posting messages on Facebook and sending Kakao talk messages to friends asking THEM to call and ask for the police for them.
Some Koreans are beginning to wonder if this bug as intentional. That's a slippery scary slope.


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It just got a lot harder for opponents of court-ordered outpatient treatment for mental illness to argue that it costs too much to use.
A study of mandatory outpatient treatment costs published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that use of assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) can vastly reduce overall costs of mental health services for persons with serious mental illness.
"Common sense has always argued that treating people with severe mental illness is a lot cheaper than arresting, jailing and/or hospitalizing them – not to mention more humane," said Doris A. Fuller, executive director. "Now Duke University and its research partners have produced the numbers to validate it."
"The cost of assisted outpatient treatment: Can it save states money?" by Dr. Jeffrey W. Swanson of Duke and six other researchers reports that service costs for 634 frequently hospitalized patients with severe mental illness declined 50% in New York City – from $104,753 to $52,386 – in the first year they received AOT after psychiatric hospitalization and dropped another 13% the second year.
Even larger cost savings were reported in five suburban New York counties also analyzed in the study.
Swanson and fellow researchers analyzed the costs of providing program, selected legal and court services, mental health and other medical treatment, and criminal justice involvement to people who met the strict criteria for New York's involuntary outpatient treatment program ("Kendra's Law"). Dramatic savings were realized even though the cost of providing outpatient services to people under Kendra's Law AOT orders was higher.
The researchers said that by saving money with greater use of AOT, mental health agencies could actually find themselves with more resources to meet other mental health needs.
"Unfortunately, compassion for those suffering these consequences as a result of untreated symptoms of severe mental illness has not been enough to motivate most communities to put their AOT laws to work," Fuller said. "We hope the prospect of saving their taxpayers money will."
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text: Courtesy: America East Communications 8 AE Schools Featured in Final Directors' Cup Standings Release: 07/01/2014 Related Links Final Director's Cup Standings Sign Up For Free Email Updates The University of New Hampshire led eight America East schools in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, the organization announced. The Wildcats finished 82nd overall and in the top-10 of FBS schools with 241.50 points. UNH earned points by qualifying for NCAA Championships in field hockey and volleyball as well as having multiple individuals make their marks in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field and swimming & diving for America East sports. The Wildcats also racked-up points in football and hockey to become the only AE school in the top-100. Finishing just behind UNH for America East schools was the University at Albany at 113th with 150 points. The Great Danes won the America East Commissioner's Cup by capturing six conference tournament and three conference regular-season crowns. The Great Danes earned points in the spring for their performance in both men's lacrosse and softball. Albany also qualified for NCAA Championships in men's & women's basketball. Following the Great Danes was the University of Vermont in 138th with 115 points. Stony Brook (183rd, 78 points), UMBC (189th, 75 points), UMass Lowell (208th, 60 points), Maine (219th, 53 points) and Binghamton (222nd, 50 points) also earned spots in the final standings. The Learfield Sports Directors Cup honors institutions which maintain a broad-based program and achieve success in many sports, both men's and women's. View the full standings here.


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Future Walmart sites in Wauwatosa, Greenfield sold
A 63,000-square-foot former Jewel-Osco store in Wauwatosa that will be remodeled for a Walmart supermarket and other retailers has been sold for $5.1 million to an investors group.
The building, at 3850 N. 124th St., was sold by ASP Realty Inc., a subsidiary of Jewel-Osco's corporate parent, Supervalu Inc., to Capitol 124 LLC, according to documents filed with the Milwaukee County register of deeds.
Wauwatosa city officials earlier this year approved plans for a 38,000-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market at that location. Gatlin Development Co., which is developing the building, will seek other retailers for the remaining space.
I contacted a Walmart spokeswoman to find out when the supermarket will open but haven't heard back yet.
Also, the 17.2-acre Green Fields Golf Center driving range and miniature golf course, east of S. 108th St. and just north of W. Layton Ave., Greenfield, has been sold to Walmart Real Estate Business Trust for $7.4 million, according to the register of deeds.
A 140,000-square-foot Walmart supermarket and discount store is being developed at that site, which is just south of an existing Walmart, at 4500 S. 108th St.
Walmart will look for new uses for the old store once the new one is completed. The project should take about a year to complete.
By the way, the driving range at Green Fields is closed, but the mini golf course is open until Sept. 16.
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A proposed $55 million 27-story apartment tower for Milwaukee's east side has been rejected by the Common Council.
The council on Tuesday voted 10-5 to support the project, falling two votes short of the supermajority needed for approval. The zoning change needed 12 votes because a protest petition was signed by enough adjacent property owners, said Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, council president.
The opponents were Ald. Robert Bauman, whose district includes the site, along with aldermen Cavalier Johnson, Mark Borkowski, Jose Perez and Tony Zielinski.
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The Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin offers information on commercial realtors and real estate.
The Milwaukee chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management serves the needs of real estate management professionals
The Wisconsin chapter of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association aims to serve developers and owners of commercial real estate.
The Land and Space blog was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in the blog category for dailies with circulation between 200,000 to 500,000.
The judges said, "Daykin's aggressive reporting and accessible, explanatory writing make him a must-read for his tight-knit and highly engaged audience."


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Private, Temporary Lawns Bring Suburbia To The City [Pics]
This fanciful lawn space creates a respite in the middle of the big city.
Though the rich selection of parks and other outdoor public spaces in many cities cannot be denied, sometimes you just want somewhere to bask in the sun alone. Architectural designer Aaron Berman, a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, has proposed something new: instead of frying up on a roof, why not make a green space right outside your window? Mobile Suburbia would use a truck to attach hanging balconies – with lawns, storage, and room for barbecues, hot tubs and croquet games – to the facade of your building, creating a new way of socializing the outdoors. The temporariness of the balconies reflects the fact that most actual suburban homeowners only use their yard space for a few hours each week. Why pay for space that you barely use?
As many commenters on Gothamist pointed out, there are some practical considerations that the proposal has not yet addressed. The support system for the balcony seems precarious, and some who already worry about air conditioners falling on them say the balconies could detach from the wall and fall to the street. There are also concerns about the platforms blocking other residents' sunlight. Even if the project needs many adjustments before becoming a possibility, there's nothing like a healthy flight of fancy to get people thinking differently about their urban space. As one commenter quipped, "physics is always getting in the way of progress." Check out some of the plans below.
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The X Factor appears to have mislaid more than 2 million viewers compared to last year's series.
On its first Sunday outing of 2012, ITV1's flagship entertainment show averaged 7.9 million viewers and a 30.2% audience share in the hour from 8pm.
The X Factor averaged 10.3 million viewers and a 37.8% audience share on the equivalent Sunday night in September 2011.
On Sunday, The X Factor faced one-off competition from the Paralympics closing ceremony on Channel 4, which averaged 5.9 million viewers and a 25.7% share – nearly four times the network's average figure for that slot over the past three months.
It was the same story on Saturday, when The X Factor averaged 8.2 million and a 36.1% share over an hour from 8.10pm.
On the equivalent Saturday in September 2011, the show had 10.6 million and 43.6%.
The X Factor was still the most watched show on any channel on both days and ITV will hope to see ratings improve next weekend, without competition from the Paralympics.
However, the trend for audience decline of more than 2 million viewers for this year's X Factor compared with the 2011 series was set with the launch show on Saturday 18 August, when there was no competition from Olympic or Paralympic action.
The X Factor's launch show averaged 8.7 million and a 42.4% share, compared to 11.1 million and 47.8% for the 2011 opener.
BBC1's Inspector George Gently has also suffered a significant year-on-year ratings decline, with 4.8 million viewers and 18.4% between 8.30pm and 10pm on Sunday, compared with 6.5 million and 24.8% on the equivalent weekend last year.
On Saturday, The Thick of It returned to BBC2 for a new series with 1.2 million viewers and a 5.5% audience share in the half hour from 9.45pm.
Competition included ITV1's The Jonathan Ross Show (9.55pm: 3.2 million/16.1%) and Channel 5's CSI: Miami (9.10pm: 1.2 million 5.7%).
Earlier in the evening, BBC1's Doctor Who once again got the better of ITV1's Red or Black?, averaging 5.5 million viewers and a 26.2% share from 7.30pm. Red or Black? had 3.4 million and 17.2% between 7.25pm and 8.10pm.
Saturday's second outing for Red or Black? averaged 3.9 million viewers and an 18.1% share between 9.10pm and 9.55pm.
BBC1 competition came from Last Night of the Proms, which had 3.2 million and 15.5% over 90 minutes from 9.15pm.
Earlier in the evening on BBC2, Last Night of the Proms began with 1.2 million viewers and a 5.8% share between 7.30pm and 9pm, including 60,000 on BBC HD.
Blade runner strikes gold
Oscar Pistorius's T44 400m gold attracted a five-minute peak audience of 4.4 million viewers on Saturday night at about 10pm on Channel 4 and Paralympics Extra. Of these, 200,000 were watching on Paralympics Extra.
Overall, Paralympics 2012 averaged 2.4 million viewers and an 11.4% audience share on Channel 4 between 7pm and 10.30pm.
This was followed on Channel 4 by an hour-long edition of The Last Leg with Adam Hills, which averaged 1.2 million and 7.9% from 10.30pm.
Marching on
The third episode of Sir Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End averaged 1.7 million viewers and an 8.1% audience share from 9.30pm on Friday night, including including 73,000 on BBC HD.
This was down from 2.2 million and 9.8% the previous Friday and 3.1 million and 14.7% for the opening episode of the five-parter.
Friday night competition included BBC1's Mrs Brown's Boys repeat (9.30pm: 4.7 million/21.3%) and 10pm news (4.5 million/22.4%), ITV1's live coverage of England's 5-0 win over Moldova in the team's opening football World Cup 2014 qualifier (7.30pm-10pm: 3.9 million/18.6%), Channel 4's Paralympics 2012 (7.30pm-10.30pm: 2.5 million/11.9%) and Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother: Live Final (9pm-11pm: 2.1 million/10.6%).
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Planning to visit Paris and don't know where to start with some street photography ?
Here is a new series on my favorite spots for street photography. It is by no means destined to be a comprehensive guide, but comments and recommendations based on my personal preferences. I plan to cover one spot per week and it should get us to the summer. This series will start by Le Marais, a neighbourhood located in the very center of the city.
Le Marais is one of the few places in Paris where youll find tiny streets typical of European medieval cities. Once a moor, the area is now home to many communities (Chinese, Jewish, homosexual, artists) that have transformed it into one of the most cosmopolitan and trendy part of town. Be it late at night when shadows appear and vanish in the dimly lit streets, or on weekends when shoppers come in search the latest clothing, Le Marais has shot opportunities in every corner. And youll always find inspiring people to include in front of wonderful backgrounds such as old stone buildings, restaurant terraces, trendy shops or crowded streets.
Pictures type : glamour, trendy, street portraits, night ambience
Preferred lens : 24 or 35mm
Favorite spot : Rue Vieille du Temple
When to go : weekends, night
Must go : Le Marché des Enfants Rouges, a great open air food market full of great shots opportunities
Metro station : Saint-Paul
Map of area (red showing the streets I like to hang around)
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A CYCLIST is in hospital with serious injuries after an accident near Ruthin over the weekend.
At about 1.23pm last Sunday, June 15, the Welsh Ambulance Service attended the accident on the A494 at Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, between Mold and Ruthin.
A 47-year old male cylcist received serious injuries and was taken by Wales Air Ambulance to the Stoke Hospital trauma ward.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 1.18pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a cyclist in Llanbedr.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 3/25/2003
Publication Date: 5/1/2003
Citation: Russelle, M.P. 2003. Nutrient management in alfalfa--corn silage rotations. Proceedings of the Four-State Forage Conference. p. 13-19. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Increasing attention to controlling agricultural sources of environmental contaminants makes it imperative that farmers stay informed of regulations and that they comply with these regulations. Nitrogen management was the biggest issue farmers faced for several years, and now P management is in the spotlight. It appears that air quality is next on the horizon. Whole farm nutrient plans, TMDLs, P risk indexes all will affect how, and whether, farmers will do business. By increasing alfalfa acreage, and by managing it and annual crops better, farmers will help reduce the need for increased regulation.


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New England lost to Joe Public FC (Trinidad & Tobago), 2-1, and Chivas USA fell to Tauro FC (Panama), 2-0, Tuesday in the away legs of their two-match series.
Playing its home leg at Saputo Stadium in front of its ninth sellout crowd (13,034) of the season, Montreal scored in the 42nd minute when midfielder Joey Gjertsen collected a loose ball and a took a shot from about 20 yards that beat Real Esteli keeper Erick Aleman.
"From a player's perspective, we didn't play our best game because I think we were a little bit nervous," said Montreal veteran defender Nevio Pizzolitto. "In the first half, we played well but in the second half, we let the forwards advance. Lacking concentration, we almost allowed a goal, which is unacceptable at home. The important thing today is the win and we are going to Honduras with the desire to win the series."
No stadium in Nicaragua meets FIFA standards for international competitions, so the second leg is scheduled for Carlos Miranda Stadium in Comayagua, Honduras, on Tuesday.
Montreal outshot Real Esteli, 24-14, while taking a narrow one-goal lead in the series. Former Clemson and Dallas goalkeeper Matt Jordan got the shutout for the Impact. Real Esteli's best chance came in the 75th minute when Samuel Wilson's shot from outside the penalty area struck a defender and sailed over the crossbar.
The Islanders accomplished what MLS teams failed to do on three occasions -- get a result at Alajuelense.
New England lost at Alajuelense twice -- in 2003 and 2006 -- and San Jose fell in 2004.
Puerto Rica fell behind, 1-0, on a goal by former Rev Argenis Fernandez in the 28th minute, but equalized when Olei Telesford scored 18 minutes into the second half when Alajuelense failed to clear a corner kick.
Puerto Rico goalie Bill Gaudette, who played 17 games for the Crew in 2005 and 2006, preserved the tie with two crucial saves, including a stop on a penalty kick in the final minute.
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