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Photo Gallery: Charming Boathouses
Get smart design tips for cottages & homes alike.
A retreat that takes full advantage of the water's edge.
Homeowners Tom and Suzanne White's boathouse on Lake Rosseau has a "Muskoka Victorian" architectural style. It's defined by Victorian-influenced features, including substantial window casings, wraparound porches and bay windows.
A glass cupola draws in natural light.
In Tom and Suzanne's living room, round windows enhance both the Victorian and nautical themes. A mix of upholstered furniture, wicker, and wood pieces create a relaxing atmosphere.
Red, blue and white combine in this country palette.
A variety of cottage-classic checked and striped fabrics decorate the eating nook, defined by a banquette and refinished antique pine table paired with wicker chairs. A countrified hutch displays nautical collectibles and stores CDs and DVDs.
Country style with nautical charm.
This cosy sleeping area is nestled at the bottom of the boathouse's T-shaped layout. A vaulted 12-foot ceiling, tongue-and-groove panelling and exposed painted beams add character.
A beautiful waterfront cottage with casual style.
Interior designer Jennifer Worts wanted to create a summer home that was grand enough for her clients' large-scale gatherings but intimate enough to serve as a retreat from busy urban life. The stunning blue-painted boathouse is nestled into the rocky shoreline's embrace. A wraparound deck is perfect for barbecues and weekend sunbathing.
See more lakeside spaces in our Charming Boathouses Photo Gallery.
A white kitchen with timeless style.
Worts chose black honed-granite countertops with a soft matte finish that act as a foil to this kitchen's shiny white cabinetry. Brushed-nickel faucets are warmer than traditional chrome and go well with stainless steel lights and appliances.
Showcase a lovely cedar structure by leaving the wood bare.
With its post-and-beam construction, this gazebo is a breezy summer dining room. A dark dining set with country charm grounds the space and contrasts nicely with the cedar. The rustic chandelier is a local find.
A pastel colour palette keeps this room bright and summery.
White wicker, pretty plaids and floral prints, a whimsical light fixture and painted French country chairs create a pleasing spot for early-morning coffee in the boathouse breakfast room.
An upholstered window seat offers storage underneath.
Designer Jennifer Worts carried her practical approach to decorating through to the guest bedroom, with its casual yet coordinated bed coverings and clean, almost minimalist beadboard walls and contrasting wood ceilings. Striped curtains, headboards covered in bright red ticking and red, white and blue quilts team up for a breezy nautical effect.
See more lakeside spaces in our Charming Boathouses Photo Gallery.
Interior designer Michelle Lloyd and David Bermann's stylish retreat.
Although Michelle and David kept the footprint of their original boathouse, they raised the entire structure, adding three feet to the lower level to accommodate David's sails and boards. To capture the views, they installed french doors on the lower level and reasonably priced stock siding doors facing north and west on the upper level.
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A sea of white creates the perfect casual retreat.
In this boathouse's narrow upper-level bedroom, designer and owner Michelle Lloyd installed floating ledges flanking the bed. "Having no tables or table lamps lends ease to a tight space," she explains. The antique French sconces, which the couple had owned for years, were painted white and capped with elongated contemporary shades.
See more lakeside spaces in our Charming Boathouses Photo Gallery.
Wicker, raffia and rattan accents offer texture and a casual, beachy note.
Mixing playful, rough and unexpected objects with a sleek daybed and Saarinen-style table keeps this cottage from looking too precious. White paint, fabrics and Moroccan-style lanterns and cabinet lattice work create an exotic feel.
Carved lanterns, Pucci-style printed pillows and seashells add pattern and texture to an all-white space.
Because this cottage only has one bedroom, multifunctional pieces in the living room make sense. Painted bamboo daybeds can be pulled apart to create two beds, while the "coffee table" is actually a camp cot. White terrycloth upholstery is easy to clean and swimsuit-friendly.
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A restricted colour palette lends a contemporary vibe.
David and Michelle chose sleek, minimalist furniture for their deck, letting the lush green surroundings take center-stage. Two lounge chairs are paired with tray tables for sun-soaked afternoons by the lake.
An outdoor shower allows for a quick rinse after a dip in the lake.
The open-air shower on Michelle Lloyd and David Bermann's boathouse was modelled after the cabanas at Miami's Delano hotel. For privacy, Michelle draped it with inexpensive white nylon shower-curtain liners. "They're so durable," she says. "You could use them for privacy on any outdoor structure."
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a lot of the things that have come up in discussion lately as well as working with a few players that fit this bill has caused me to realize there's another plateau out there for guys who are "hitting it half way."
i think the reason i'm noticing this plateau boost now is that technology has reached a state where this crowd is finally able to really outdistance themselves from the old vision of the 350' plateau. 5-10 years ago when the 350' teebird plateau was around, these guys were the ones throwing teebirds 380'. the 350' teebird guy is just scraping 400' with something like a destroyer, but the 380' teebird guy is going 430'+ with the destroyer. although the distance increase is similar (in the ~40'ish range), the amount of control they can exercise over the disc is vastly superior. e.g. just scraping 400' w/ a destroyer vs. throwing a controlled destroyer throw 400'.
this new plateau are the guys who are hitting half of it. their velocities are in the 50-60mph range (which is below the big snappers 65mph+ throws but faster than the 350' teebird guy's ~45mph). the fact that the newer plastic starts "behaving correctly" in that velocity range is where this separation has become most apparent. to make it more apparent, look at the nuke or r pro boss. guys throwing destroyers 430' are going 460'+ with those discs but guys going 400' with destroyers are only going 415'.
now why are these guys only hitting half of it? what is the other half?
in my post on the point of contact vs. the drive, i briefly mentioned that there was technically two points of contact. the first occurs with "pause" (even though it's not really a pause) that triggers the extension of the elbow. the second occurs with the "pause" (even though it's not really a pause) that triggers the extension of the wrist.
the new plateau of half-hitters is made up of players who have the timing and form to release their elbow. i've always noticed differences in these guys' forms compared to the big hitters but until recently i didn't fully understand where the key differences were. they are able to drive the disc after the first point of contact. i wasn't going to call anyone out with this, but examples of these throwers on this site who have posted videos are aaron d and bradley walker. the key to look for (aside from above average distance and velocity) is that they launch the disc with a (nearly) straightened arm.
the great separation between hitting half of it and hitting all of it is whether or not the thrower is able to correctly release (extend) their wrist. imo, wrist extension dominates elbow extension and you can see this with swedish style and the american players who have styles that have many commonalities with swedish style. many of the swedes (and players like that) have very little elbow extension but they are able to lever the snot out of the disc with a very hard wrist extension. the idea that you can get 550' power with very little elbow extension and hard, well-timed wrist extension leads me to conclude that wrist > elbow.
something that i remember distinctly (and wrote about it in my understanding the bent elbow technique article like 8 years ago) was the feeling that i wasn't tugging really hard on the disc until after my wrist was in the process of opening. i was completely relaxed until i felt the timing for that (and i haven't been able to get that timing back since my shoulder injury in late 02). doing some pen throws brought this feeling back to me. if you do a pen throw and start with your wrist cocked and the pen pointing away from the target and try to snap it hard, the real grip strength and force doesn't show up until the final quarter turn of the pen. basically, if the pen is pointed 180 away and you launch it facing the target at 0, it's from 45 to 0 where you are really exerting force. this is also why i used to often talk about a "late clench."
the difficulty is finding a way to facilitate this in a throwing motion and i will have to work upon some "secret technique" for how to get this to happen easily. back when i discovered it originally it happened like 50 throws in of day 16 of a stretch of throwing 250+ drives a day trying over and over to get this whole bent elbow thing to work. at that time it just clicked and boom, 70' were tacked onto every drive. i did my best to articulate it then but haven't really paid any attention to what i wrote back then. maybe i'll have to read it over again.
one key i can remember is that i intentionally would redirect my pull once the disc got far out in front of my body and this added a lot of force onto my wrist extension. i also know that my elbow had not fully straightened before the disc left.
basically, the wrist extends because of a rapid directional change of the forearm (e.g. moving forwards to moving sideways).

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Jessica Anderson and Daniel Jorgensen
Jessica Anderson and Daniel Jorgensen were married Oct. 20 in Sonoma. The couple held their reception at The Lodge at Sonoma.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of San Francisco. She graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School and earned a bachelor's degree in behavioral science-sociology from the University of Arizona. She is employed as assistant marketing manager at Levi Strauss & Co.
The groom is the son of Janet Jorgensen of Los Altos and James Jorgensen of Palomar Park. He graduated from Los Altos High School and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is employed as a consultant at Global Vision Group.
The couple honeymooned in Europe.


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Softcover and Single-Signature Notebooks from My Collection
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On my "to-do" list for this blog has been a comparison of various notebooks in similar styles. I thought I'd do a post about softcover notebooks, and one about single-signature notebooks, similar to Field Notes and Moleskine Cahiers. So I went rooting around in my collection to find various examples of these styles, but the […]


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Don't take away my plastic bags
April 23, 2013
I disagree on making the city plastic bag free! Why do I not get a choice on what I use? Why should someone else make that choice? Educate us but do not take away our choice. I do not like to see them caught on a bush and flapping in the breeze or plastered in the gutter. But there are times when you need a bag with handles for an extra arm.
I personally choose paper because it is a renewable resource and I can use it for many things. Mainly I keep them in another paper sack and take them to the Interfaith Food Ministry so they can save money but they are also great standup garbage bags or recycling bags. Cut on down the seam and you can wrap a package or make a pattern. There are many other uses are out there.
I have seen some of those plastic recycled bags that people bring to the store that are so dirty I hate to have my groceries packed after them and wonder how the baggers feel?
Please leave the choice to us.
Nancyan Tracy
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Cornwall Council's Cabinet have endorsed the draft revised project plan for incinerator and approved proposals to provide a grant of £200,000 a year for the benefit of the local community during construction.
Members spent more than two hours debating a wide range of issues relating to the draft revised project plan before finally giving it the go ahead.
The endorsement is a step towards finally beginning the construction of the plant in August 2013, once the haul and access road has been completed. Work on the construction of the road resumed earlier this year and is scheduled to be completed by August next year.
Lance Kennedy, the council's portfolio holder for waste management, said that whilst he had previously opposed the incinerator, he now accepted that the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre represents a practical and affordable solution which will play a key role in managing Cornwall's waste for the next 30 years.
"I recognise that some people remain unhappy about this proposal but the hard facts are that we can't afford to delay any longer. The Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre has been thoroughly tested through the planning and legal processes over the past six years and has been found to be acceptable and is commercially deliverable. To effectively start the process again is not a viable option."
Adding that he understood the concerns of the local residents, Mr Kennedy said that he fully supported the proposals put forward by the local member Fred Greenslade to provide community funding of £200,000 a year for the Centre's construction period.
Once the plant is operational the local community will benefit from a Community Fund the value of which will be around £100,000 a year for the 30 year period of the contract.
Members of the Cabinet also agreed to support two further recommendations put forward by Mr Greenslade at the meeting. These include allocating an additional £15,000 per year for providing educational bursaries for the benefit of the St Dennis electoral division and St Dennis Parish and a sum of up to £10,000 a year to meet the costs of independent soil and air testing.
These will be in addition to the tests which will be carried out by the Environment Agency. Both sums, which will be index linked, will be paid to and administered by St Dennis Parish Council or another appropriate local accountable body for the duration of the integrated waste management contract.


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I believe Chock and Bates are also entered for TEB - Bates tweeted about it a few days ago.
1 - Tessa & Scott
2 - Nathalie & Fabian
3 - Anna & Luca
4 - Elena & Nikita
1 - Tatiana & Maksim
2 - Vera & Yuri
3 - Amanda & Mark
1 - Liza
2 - Carolina
3 - Alissa
1- Patrick
2 - Oda
3 - Song
I believe Chock and Bates are also entered for TEB - Bates tweeted about it a few days ago.
1. Patrick Chan
2/3. Nobunari Oda/Michal Brezina
4. Adam Rippon
1. Alissa Czisny
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Carolina Kostner
1. Volosozhar/Trankov
2. Bazarova/Larionov
3. Evora/Ladwig
4. Duhamel/Radford
Really want Evora/Ladwig to do well. Love their programs.
1. Virtue/Moir
2. Pechalat/Bourzat
3. Ilinykh/Katsalapov
1. Chan
2. Oda
3. Song
1. Kostner
2. Tuktamysheva
3. Czisny
1. Volososhar/Trankov
2. Bazarova/Larionov
3. Duhamel/Radford
Hmm. Everyone is picking the same the top three for the ladies. They were my thought too but what about Murakami?
Kanako Murakami got a lot of underrotation calls last competition...
The ladies' field is not very deep. I would love it if Murakami could sneak in for a medal. She seemed very upset after her FS at NHK. Hopefully she'll do better here.
Three of the four GP medalists so far are here. That's deeper than most GPFs.
Well, compared to the men's, ladies' looks like a snooze, IMO. Unless Murakami surprises.
1. Chan
2. Rippon
3. Song
4./5. Oda/Brezina
Why? To help Kozuka to the finals
(Methinks I abuse the predictions thread...)
1. Chan
2. Brezina
3. Oda
1. Kostner
2. Czisny
3. Tuktamysheva
1. Virtue / Moir
2. Pechalat / Bourzat
3. Ilinykh / Katsalapov
1. Volosozhar / Trankov
2. Bazarova / Larionov
3. Duhamel / Radford
1. Chan
2. Brezina
3. Oda or Rippon
Hopefully Oda's point total does not put him into the GPF over Kozuka who is flat out a better skater now IMO.
1. Kostner
2. Czisny
3. Tuktamysheva
1. Virtue & Moir
2. Pechalat & Bourzat
3. Cappelini & Lanotte
1. Volosozhar & Trankov
2. Bazarova & Larionov
3. Duhamel & Radford
1) Chan, obviously.
2) Oda
3) Joubert (this might be wishful thinking).
I almost picked Brezina for 3rd, because he won SA, but he did win it with a sloppy skate. That was a poorly skated men's competition.
EDIT: I see Joubert has withdrawn. I'll go with Brezina for 3rd. If not him, then Rippon.
1) Kostner - but it'll be a close one.
2) Tuktamysheva
3) Csizny
Helgesson could take the 3rd spot if Csizny falters, and Murakami's a threat for the podium too but she didn't skate well at her last comp.
1) Volosozhar/Trankov - I think this one is obvious.
2) Duhamel/Radford
3) Bazarova/Larionov
1) Virtue/Moir - also obvious
2) Pechalat/Bourzat
3) Cappellini/Lanotte - better programs this season than Ilinykh/Katsalapov
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1. Virtue/Moir: But by how much? What score do they post? The B. Eurosport guys basically said it at SC - how does their score compare to what D/W earned/will earn?
2. Pechelat/Bourzat: I get bronchitis regularly, and it generally takes me a week to truly recover, provided I have the right medication. How much time did P/B lose?
3. Cappellinni/Lannotte: Can they close the gap between them and P/B? Do they get the levels? Their FD isn't a great COP-dance (though it is great)
4. Ilynikh/Katsalpov: Not great at getting the levels in general, not a lot of time to train from their last event.
5. Chock/Bates: How much do they grow?
1. Volosozhar/Trankov: Strike while the iron is hot - they can enter the GPF as the number one team with some major momentum
2. Duhamel/Radford: Gut feeling. High base value elements should keep them in the running even with some errors.
3. Bazarova/Larionov: Something's off this season, imo. If clean, they'll be second.
4. Stolbova/Klimov: I really like them.
5. Evora/Ladwig: Ditto
1. Carolina Kostner: Less pressure and more technical capability
2. Alissa Czisny: She'll be pushing herself even harder to prove that SA wasn't a fluke
3. Eliza Tuktamisheva: Hmmm..... Should probably be higher, but I think going up against some stronger skaters will make her look slightly lesser.
4. Viktoria Helgesson: Can get some great levels.
5. Mae Berenice Meite: Can jump.
1. Patrick Chan: You've gotta assume that the rest of the men will be emboldened by the 1-2 punch of Javier Fernandez' close score and Dai's top score, but you can't assume that Chan will shirk from a challenge.
2. Michel Brezina: Kid's got some cajones, and he wants to prove that SA was no fluke. He will be going for those quads.
3. Nobunari Oda: If he makes to the podium, he could be GPF bound, which would make things interesting indeed. But 3-7 is basically a crapshoot.
4. Florent Amodio: He'll be hungry.
5. Adam Rippon: As long as he doesn't approach is 3A as if he's a scared puppy.
6. Nan Song: Why not?
7. Kevin Reynolds: He really should consider doing two 4S (one in combination) along with the 4T if he's gonna try for the 4Lo. I'm very curious to see what he pulls out on the ice.


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How about this if we wanna go full youth movement?
Indiana sends Granger & Collison to New Jersey and #1 to Golden State
New Jersey sends Favors & # 1 to Indiana and Devin Harris to Golden State
Golden State sends Curry and Bell (2 yr contract) in Indiana
This could be altered if GS wants NJ's # 1 instead of ours by exchanging Radmonovic's expiring deal with Bell's 2 year deal. I'd be willing to take on the extra year of Bell's deal for NJ's #1 but if GS insisted on it, I'd be OK keeping ours
This would give us a young nucleus of Hibbert, Favors, George, Rush, Curry, Hansbrough, Price, #1 pick, and Stephenson? Sounds pretty good to me, that is if we blow up the 3 year plan (which doesn't seem to be working) and go with a youth movement. By the way, I'm not trying to get rid of Granger, but if we are not in position to be in contention for a couple of years anyway, let's build for the future like we should have done 3 years ago. Later, Bingo


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- Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) of San Antonio, Texas. The company's return on average tangible equity from the first quarter of 2010 through the third quarter of 2012 was 13.38%. The stock closed at $54.27 Monday, returning 6% for 2012 and 23% for three years, through Monday's close. The five-year total return of was 27%
- NBT Bancorp (NBTB) of Norwich, N.Y. The company's return on average tangible equity from the first quarter of 2010 through the third quarter of 2012 was 14.32%. The shares closed at $20.27 Monday, down 5% in 2012 and returning a negative 16% for three years, through Monday's close. The five-year total return was 7%.
- First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) of Abilene, Texas. The company's return on average tangible equity from the first quarter of 2010 through the third quarter of 2012 was 16.26%. The shares closed at $39.01 Monday, returning 20% during 2012. The three-year total return was 18.5% and the five-year total return was 79%.
Updated with Bank of America and Citigroup upgrades. NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- While the business media tends to focus on stocks that are hot right now, it can pay to take a longer-term approach on occasion. An excellent way to pick bank stocks at the beginning of 2012 turned out to be focusing on the beleaguered big names trading at the greatest discounts to tangible book value, which included Bank of America ( BAC), which was trading for just 0.4 times tangible book value after dropping 58% during 2011, and Citigroup ( C), which traded for roughly half its tangible book value after falling by 44%, there was a host of large-bank plays trading at significant discounts to book value. Bank of America's stock wound up returning 110% during 2012, while Citigroup's shares returned 51%. The book-value plays are no longer an obvious way to go. Shares of Bank of America traded for 0.9 times their reported Sept. 30 tangible book value of 13.48, when they closed-out 2012 at $11.61. Citigroup's shares closed at $39.56 Monday, trading for 0.8 times their reported Sept. 30 tangible book value of $52.70. Then again, with Congress and President Obama averting the Fiscal Cliff late on Tuesday, some analysts believe that these two stocks will be headed much higher. Guggenheim analyst Marty Mosby on Thursday closed his "short-term trading sell" call on Bank of America, saying that the Fiscal Cliff agreement "mitigates much of the economic short-run bite," that would have been felt if the full set of mandated federal income tax increases and spending cuts had taken place. Mosby rates Bank of America a "Buy," with a $14 price target. Also on Thursday, Sterne Agee analyst Todd Hagerman upgraded Citigroup to a "Buy" rating from a neutral rating, while raising his price target for the shares to $50 from $38, saying that the appointment of Michael Corbat as CEO in October was "a game changer." Citigroup last month announced a series of moves cut annual expenses by up to $1.1 billion by laying off 11,000 employees and closing 84 branches while giving up only $300 million in annual revenue. Hagerman said that Citi "operates a unique global banking franchise, which would be extremely difficult to replicate and has re-emerged as a compelling restructuring play heading into 2013. As the banking industry continues its climb back to what analysts call "normalized earnings," another approach that might work for investors looking to make long-term investments is to focus on names trading at low multiples to consensus forward earnings estimates, which we discussed in 10 Cheapest Bank Stocks for 2013. But when we consider the ridiculous last-minute fiscal cliff negotiations that were completed this week in Washington, the next round of federal debt-ceiling brinksmanship that will probably come in February, the uncertainty in Europe, the continued tightening of bank regulation in the U.S., the narrowing net interest margins and the credit crisis that many banks are still working their way to overcome, there could be some big surprises in store for bank stock investors. Using data provided by Thomson Reuters Bank Insight, TheStreet has identified 34 actively traded banks -- with average daily trading volume of over 50,000 shares -- that have achieved positive returns on average tangible common equity for every single quarter since the beginning of 2006. That means they made money right through the credit crisis and beyond, without even having to book a bad quarter in order to beef-up loan loss reserves. While this approach may leave out many bargains for traders and sell-side analysts forced only to consider 12-month price targets, these banks keep making money, and when a bank continues to build capital, good things eventually happen for investors, including dividend increases and share buybacks, which raise forward earnings estimates, supporting higher stock valuations. Of course, this approach excludes banks that went public since the first quarter of 2006, leaving out plenty of good performers. In order to narrow down the list and consider the "new reality" for banks in the post-credit crisis environment, we pared the list to eight banks with returns on average tangible common equity of at least 10% for the entire period from the first quarter of 2010 through the third quarter of 2012. With these eight banks not having the wonderful (or potential) "rags to riches" stories of so many of the best-known U.S. banks, some of the stocks were not stellar performers during 2012, and one was down for the year. However, all of them had positive returns over five years, while the KBW Bank Index ( I:BKX), was down 42% from the end of 2007 through Monday's close at 51.28. The five banks with the best returns on average tangible common equity since the beginning of 2010 are discussed below. Here are the other three:


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Coke Gives $10,000 to Clean Snowmobile Challenge
Gary and Rob Scholie (standing, left to right), owners of Coca-Cola of Hancock, celebrate the Coca-Cola Foundations $10,000 donation to the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge with Challenge organizer Jay Meldrum.
March 10, 2010—
The Coca-Cola Foundation has donated $10,000 on behalf of Coca-Cola of Hancock to support the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge.
The SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, set for March 15-20 at Michigan Technological University, is a collegiate design competition of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Engineering students from 19 participating schools are reengineering stock snowmobiles to reduce emissions and noise while maintaining or boosting performance.
Rob and Gary Scholie (pronounced sko-lee), owners of Coca-Cola of Hancock, have supported the Challenge for years though their donations of Coke products. The Challenge benefits the community, they said, which prompted them to go to the Coca-Cola Foundation for additional support.
"Everybody is looking to go green, including Coke, and that's what the Clean Snowmobile Challenge is about," said Rob. "It's an honor for our region. Plus, we like to support local events, and the Challenge brings so many people here, which is good for everyone."
The Challenge also supports one of the Copper Country's main tourist attractions. "Snowmobiling is very big around here, and the trend is toward more environmentally friendly sleds," said Gary. "We want to do whatever we can to support snowmobiling now and into the future."
Jay Meldrum, codirector of the Clean Snowmobile Challenge, expressed his gratitude. "Coca-Cola of Hancock has been a great friend to the Challenge for years," he said. "It's always wonderful to receive a grant of this magnitude, but it's especially gratifying when it comes from the community. Local contributors like Rob and Gary Scholie are essential for the Challenge's success."
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Hello all!
I can't same I'm glad to be here but I can say I'm glad this site is here. My dad was initially diagnosed with liver cancer but after more tests they found he has bile duct cancer too. I don't know much of the details (compared to other posts I've read) other than he has started chemo today. He started a clinical trial at the University of Michigan. His port was put in on Tuesday and had 7 hours of partially chemo and anti-nausea medicine today. He will take home a fanny pack with chemo for the next 48 hours and then a visiting nurse will come on Saturday to take chemo out of port. He will have chemo every other Thursday with blood work and Dr. visits in between.
He is a healthy man, 67 years of age. There are no other health issues other than high blood pressure. He was a firefighter for 25 years and owned his own electrical company for many years too. He has four children and has been married to my mother for 40 years. This has been a shock to all of us. His initial signs were loss of appetite, weight loss and then he had severe gas-like pains. All of these symptoms started about 2 months ago. His general doctor (who he has seen for years) had suggested all the test to look for this cancer. They started at Beaumont Hospital in Michigan but were unhappy. They moved to U of M and are very pleased.
I believe this is the info for the clinical trial...
IRB Number: HUM00035756
Title: adults with advanced or metastatic biliary cancer
Abbreviated Title: UMCC 2009.119
Condition Category: Cancer - Gastrointestinal
Purpose: Characterize the safety profile of ARRY-438162, determine the maximum tolerated dose of ARRY-438162 through review of all available Cycle 1 data and the assessment of dose-limiting toxicities
Study Description: Characterize the safety profile of ARRY-438162, determine the maximum tolerated dose of ARRY-438162 through review of all available Cycle 1 data and the assessment of dose-limiting toxicities, characterize the plasma harmacokinetics of ARRY-438162 and a metabolite AR00426032
Age Range: From 18 To 100 years
Gender:Both Female and Male
Ethnicity: All
Race: All
Smoking: Both Smoking and No-Smoking
Medication: No Restriction
This study is seeking: Patient with Specific Condition
adults with advanced cancer
advanced GI cancer
advanced solid tumors
biliary cancer
eye exam
metastatic biliary cancer
muscle biopsy
tumor sample
Tags: Advanced , Biliary , Cancer , Gastrointestinal
Location of Study Visits: Ann Arbor, MI
Principal Investigator: Zalupski,Mark M
I live in Nevada with my family, including my sister. My two brothers reside in MI (with their families) along with my mother and father. Needless to say, it is difficult to get information sometimes. My mom is very positive and doesn't want to worry us, my brothers are doom and gloom, so I prefer not to speak with them. My outlook is to stay positive. Anything can happen, especially with prayer, hope, love and support.
I appreciate the support here. If there is anything I need to add or have my mother ask while she is at the doctor please let me know. Thank you for taking the time to read our journey!


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We won't really be able to grade Sunday's NHL draft for a few years, once the players selected have actually, you know, played in the NHL, but consider this an early assessment based on how each team performed given the atmosphere and market conditions at the time. Several of these grades will be wrong—very wrong—because that is the nature of grading a draft. As always, if you want a good laugh in 2023, print this out now and put it in the back of your sock drawer until then. Or maybe you'll move and forget about it, and the next person who lives in your house will get a good laugh. Either way, 2023 folks, how are the flying cars? Hope there hasn't been another lockout!
ANAHEIM DUCKS: A-minus. Good value at No. 26 with defenseman Shea Theodore, and good balance with three forwards and two defensemen in the class—that's a lineup, albeit without a goalie.
BOSTON BRUINS: B. Didn't pick until No. 60 and went for players who figure to take time to develop, which is just fine considering that the Eastern Conference champions have solid young talent already. Fourth-rounder Ryan Fitzgerald could be a steal.
BUFFALO SABRES: A. Added needed size on the blue line with two first-round picks, Finnish defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen and Russian Nikita Zadorov, then went for forwards with three second-round picks, J.T. Compher, Connor Hurley, and Justin Bailey. Made a solid trade, sending Andrej Sekera to Carolina for Jamie McBain and one of those second-rounders.
CALGARY FLAMES: C. Emile Poirier was a head-scratcher at No. 22, but taking Sean Monahan at No. 6 and Morgan Klimchuk at No. 28 showed that, at least sometimes, Jay Feaster's thinking aligns with other people's in the hockey world. Then Calgary used its only pick in rounds 2-4, No. 67 overall, on facepuncher Keegan Kanzig.
CAROLINA HURRICANES: C. There's nothing wrong with Elias Lindholm at No. 5, but after a lot of trade talk surrounding that pick, and given that Carolina gave up on McBain in a weird trade, and the fact that the Hurricanes wound up with only four picks, it was an uninspiring day.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS: A. Came to Newark with four picks, and left with eight after trading Dave Bolland and Michael Frolik in moves that cleared the cap space for Bryan Bickell's new contract. That's not to say Bolland and Frolik are easily replaceable, but the salary cap era is about making tough choices, and Stan Bowman acted quickly and decisively to keep his team on a championship track.
COLORADO AVALANCHE: A. Got legitimate star power in Nathan MacKinnon, even if there has to be some level of disappointment that the fairytale Seth Jones homecoming didn't come to be. Addressed defensive concerns by picking five blueliners and a goalie, including a very strong second-round pick in Chris Bigras.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: B-plus. Would have been nice to see one of the three first-round picks used on a defenseman, but no complaints about the additions of Alexander Wennberg, Kerby Rychel, and Marko Dano.
DALLAS STARS: A. Got a potential immediate impact player at No. 10 in Valeri Nichushkin, and thanks to having four of the top 54 picks, could afford to splurge early on a goalie, going for Philippe Desrosiers late in the second round.
DETROIT RED WINGS: A. Got an extra second-round pick for being willing to move down two spots in the first round, where they came away with a fine prospect in Anthony Mantha. Didn't pick anyone smaller than 6-0, 178-pound Tyler Bertuzzi, selected with that extra second-rounder.
EDMONTON OILERS: A-minus. Darnell Nurse was the right pick at No. 7, and Anton Slepyshev is worth watching in the third round. Fourth-round pick Aidan Muir, from Victory Honda Midget of the MWEHL, sounds very possibly made up.
FLORIDA PANTHERS: B. Felt like they could have traded down a couple of spots in the first round and still gotten their man in Aleksander Barkov, but Dale Tallon felt that wasn't worth the risk. Or they could have taken Seth Jones, which might have made more sense.
LOS ANGELES KINGS: A. Didn't have a pick in the first round, still managed to impress with Valentin Zykov in the second round and Justin Auger—a 6-6, 216-pound winger who had 33 points in 35 games in the OHL—in the fourth. Got an extra seventh-round pick in 2015 because they allowed the Devils to let Martin Brodeur draft his son. That pick will probably be better than fourth-from-last, and might be able to be packaged in another trade down the road. Good business.
MINNESOTA WILD: B-plus. Made up for not having a first-round pick by trading for first-round talent in Nino Niederreiter, though the Wild will miss heart-and-soul forward Cal Clutterbuck. None of the draft picks really jump off the page.
MONTREAL CANADIENS: B-minus. Had the misfortune of having Hunter Shinkaruk and Jordan Subban drafted in spots right before they were about to select (although it's not known if the Habs would have actually drafted either one). Zach Fucale was the top goalie on the board, and now that Luongo-Schneider is over in Vancouver, we get a hint at where Canada's next great goaltending controversy might be.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS: A-plus. Had Seth Jones fall into their laps at No. 4, and everything else is icing on the cake, including a 6-5, 223-pound defenseman in the third round in Jonathan-Ismael Diaby. David Poile then just had fun saying names: Felix Girard, Juuse Saros, Saku Maenalanen, Teemu Kivihalme, Emil Pettersson, Tommy Veilleux, Wade Murphy, Janne Juvonen. How did Wade Murphy get in there?
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: A-minus. Got Cory Schneider for the No. 9 pick, which is a masterstroke by Lou Lamoriello considering that the rumored asking price from Vancouver had been a first-round pick, a prospect, and a roster player. It will be hilarious if seventh-round pick Anthony Brodeur eventually winds up pushing Schneider aside, although that doesn't seem likely.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS: C. Trading Niederreiter was necessitated by the fact that the organization had alienated the player by bringing him along so slowly. Taking two goalies in the first four rounds is cringeworthy. A solid first-round pick, defenseman Ryan Pulock, saved the day from being a disaster.
NEW YORK RANGERS: B-minus. Didn't have a pick until No. 65, but did some solid work with three third-round picks, getting forwards Adam Tambellini, Pavel Buchnevich, and Anthony Duclair. Trading for Minnesota defenseman Justin Falk was probably the highlight of the day.
OTTAWA SENATORS: B. There's nothing wrong with Curtis Lazar at No. 17, but "skillsy, undersized forward" doesn't seem like something Ottawa has been missing, exactly. Seventh-round pick Quentin Shore, from the University of Denver, becomes the third Shore brother to be drafted, following Drew with Florida and Nicholas with Los Angeles.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS: B-minus. Samuel Morin was a reach at No. 11, but at 6-6 and 202 pounds fits the Flyers' mold. Four of Philadelphia's six picks were defensemen, and one, sixth-rounder Merrick Madsen, was a goaltender, addressing longstanding organizational needs.
PHOENIX COYOTES: B. Max Domi is Tie's son, but a very different player from his father—in fact, he is the kind of player you would take with the No. 12 pick. Centers Laurent Dauphin and Pavel Laplante, selected in the second and third rounds, are solid selections to help the Coyotes build up the middle.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS: D. Failed to resolve the Kris Letang drama, neither trading the defenseman nor signing him to an extension. Traded Tyler Kennedy for a second-round pick, which seemed good until the Blackhawks got a better package for Dave Bolland. Despite reportedly being high on prospect goalie Eric Hartzell, used their only pick in the top 75 on another goalie, Tristan Jarry, who has had one good season in the Western Hockey League.
SAN JOSE SHARKS: B-minus. Gave up a second-round pick to move up only two spots in the first round and take Mirco Mueller, who may have been available at No. 20 considering that both the Red Wings and Sharks drafted forwards. Went for undersized forwards later in the draft, which is questionable, but also got Tyler Kennedy on the relative cheap, for a second rounder.
ST. LOUIS BLUES: B-plus. Packed a solid amount of talent into a four-pick draft, led by second-round left wing William Carrier, who slipped in the draft after missing much of last season in the QMJHL with an ankle injury but still led his Cape Breton team in scoring with 42 points in 34 games.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: B. Seemed to have their eye on Jonathan Drouin all along, and got him at No. 3, then went for another high-scoring QMJHL left wing in Adam Erne in the second round, which isn't a problem except for the pick's redundancy and the fact that Tampa Bay picked defensemen with zero of its six picks.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: C-minus. Rolled the dice with players who had breakout seasons in first-round pick Frederik Guathier and third-rounder Carter Verhaeghe, both centers. Giving up three picks—a second-rounder and fourth-rounder on Sunday, plus a fourth-round choice next year—for the privilege of overpaying Dave Bolland on the third line for one year before he hits unrestricted free agency is a whiff.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS: AF-plusminus. The end of the Cory Schneider/Roberto Luongo drama was a staggering disaster, given that the Canucks traded the goalie they wanted to keep all along, remained stuck with Luongo's contract and all they got in return was a draft pick. That said, Vancouver drafted excellently, getting Bo Horvat at No. 9 with the pick acquired for Schneider, Hunter Shinkaruk at No. 24, Cole Cassels in the third round and Jordan Subban in the fourth.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS: B-plus. Instant impact players are usually only at the top of the draft, but the Capitals tend to play the exceptionally long game with the draft, and this year was no different. Three forwards, three defensemen, and anyone who eventually makes it to D.C. will see significant time in Hershey first. The system works for the Caps, and they wind up drafting differently than everyone else because of it. This year was no different.
WINNIPEG JETS: B-plus. First-round pick Joshua Morrissey lists his favorite actor as Mark Wahlberg, which makes this a good time to remind everyone that Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch hit No. 1 with "Good Vibrations" four years before Morrissey was born. Second-round pick Nicolas Petan's development will be interesting to watch – the center had 120 points in 71 WHL games this season, but at 5-8 and 165 pounds, how will he adapt to pro hockey?


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greggorious wrote:Is there a Buddhist interpretation of what depression is?
Gil Fronsdal wrote:Sloth and torpor are forces in the mind that drain vitality and limit effort. Sloth manifests as a physical absence of vitality. The body may feel heavy, lethargic, weary, or weak. It may be difficult to keep the body erect when meditating. Torpor is a mental lack of energy. The mind may be dull, cloudy, or weary. It easily drifts in thought. Being caught in sloth or torpor can resemble slogging through deep mud. When this hindrance is strong, there is not even enough mindfulness to know we've fallen in.
Discouragement, frustration, boredom, indifference, giving up, hopelessness, and resistance are some of the psychological causes of sloth and torpor. Mental and physical tiredness may resemble sloth and torpor, but differ in not arising from a psychological attitude.
The presence of sloth and torpor does not mean that energy is not available. It means we are not accessing it. With a change in conditions, energy may reappear in a moment. This can be seen clearly in young children who switch from being "tired" (while shopping, for instance) to being energetic (about an offer of ice cream, for instance) in a matter of seconds. The energy level depends on whether they evaluate the situation as boring or exciting.
Mindfulness practice can help us understand how our evaluations and reactions lead to lethargy. We might notice the role resistance plays in the sinking of energy. Shutting down energetically can be a strategy to prevent something from happening or from having to experience it. Occasionally, falling asleep in meditation can be a deep, almost unconscious form of resistance.
Sloth and torpor may arise from evaluating something as boring. But nothing is inherently boring; boredom is a judgment-an activity of the mind. It commonly arises from self-identity. People who feel highly energized when their self-image is being enhanced or diminished may deem an experience boring if it does nothing for their self-image.
Other evaluations that drain energy are discouragement, self-pity, and ideas of futility. These can come with well-honed defeatist stories about how "I can't do it," "It's too hard," or "It's too dangerous." Learning to mindfully watch our thoughts instead of actively participating in them can effectively stop them from draining our energy.
A more subtle cause of sloth and torpor can be complacency. This can occur when we are lulled by comfort or misguided acceptance. Complacency may arise when meditation feels easy and comfortable. With the warm, fuzzy feeling that everything is okay, the mind can even drift off into sleep.
Weariness can be closely entwined with sloth and torpor. Chronic excitement and tension, especially when expressed through the muscles, can leave a person deeply exhausted. Because the tension masks the weariness, people may not realize how deeply fatigued they are until they go on a meditation retreat. For such people, it can take a few days on retreat to recover sufficient energy for the practice.
When sloth and torpor appear in meditation, it is important to find ways to practice with the condition, not struggle against it. It is especially important not to abandon a meditation session because of sloth and torpor. Our energy level and effort naturally rise and fall, and this hindrance can be expected to appear sooner or later.
If sloth and torpor is mild, it may be overcome by arousing more energy. Options include brisk walking meditation; sitting up with a more erect, energized posture; opening the eyes; washing the face with cold water; avoiding being too warm while meditating; and increasing the frequency of mental noting.
Another approach is investigation. It can be fascinating to actually feel the subjective experience of sloth and torpor. This includes exploring where and how the physical feelings of heaviness or dullness show themselves. One can become curious about how they manifest in the mind.
Investigating this hindrance can also include understanding how particular thoughts, beliefs, and evaluations feed into sloth and torpor. Sometimes it is possible to change what the mind is thinking about so as to awaken more energy. A traditional Buddhist approach is to reflect on death and dying. Done the right way, this can arouse healthy energy and motivation, freeing the mind from preoccupation with insignificant things.
Chronic sloth and torpor may represent a lack of meaning or purpose in life. In this case, the antidote might involve taking time for deep inner reflection or thoughtful conversations with wise friends.
When sloth and torpor are present and energy is weak, we do the best we can. When they are absent, energy will naturally be stronger. Rather than berating yourself when you are tired or praising yourself when you are alert, just keep practicing. Certainly it will help reveal the precious beauty of your own mind.
greggorious wrote:Am I paying the price for negative karma in a past life?
greggorious wrote:Also are there any views on anti depressants in Buddhism?
It is medicine.greggorious wrote:Also are there any views on anti depressants in Buddhism?
greggorious wrote:Is there a Buddhist interpretation of what depression is? Am I paying the price for negative karma in a past life? Also are there any views on anti depressants in Buddhism?
fragrant herbs wrote:positive thinking
Northernbuck wrote: I was diagnosed with bipolar about 6 years ago, and not just the simple bipolar I or II, nope, I am Cyclothymia. This mean that I can mood change in the blink of an eye.
manasikara wrote:I'm glad to find this thread. I wish to add my name to the list of those for whom the morning sit in meditation (or standing, walking etc) is a support for tackling the rest of the day's challenges.
As for whether I can claim to be truly following the Dhamma or not, since my mind is regularly afflicted by depression, well i'm not the one to judge that. Honestly, though, my mind is far better at coping with the stresses of life than before Dhamma practice, so it's definitely helped me alot. Plus I'm one of the few adults in my circle of friends, family and acquaintances who are trying to keep the five precepts. I know plenty of hardworking, socially functional individuals who are not depressed like me, but who drink alcohol or smoke pot to unwind at the end of a day. So, I guess they have their delusion, and I have mine (identification with habitual negative thought patterns and emotional states).
greggorious wrote:I've been diagnosed as suffering from major depression for over 12 years, I've been various medications during this time but still feel as though I'm getting nowhere with gaining emotional well being.
Is there a Buddhist interpretation of what depression is? Am I paying the price for negative karma in a past life? Also are there any views on anti depressants in Buddhism?
BlackBird wrote:Being affected by depression does not make you less of a Dhamma practitioner. I think this is one of those cases where the saying: "What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger" is very applicable.
TMingyur wrote:greggorious wrote:Is there a Buddhist interpretation of what depression is? Am I paying the price for negative karma in a past life? Also are there any views on anti depressants in Buddhism?
I would be very cautious with interpreting depression from a buddhist perspective because there are many different clinical forms of "depression". Some being more "rooted" in the body and some more rooted in "mentality". But since there is a cause for everything it may be the manifestation of karma regardless of clinical form.
If practice is made possible through anti depressants then these should be concomitantly applied initially until they can be abandoned which should be the effect of practice.
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If you and your family enjoyed Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon as much as me and my family, you'll no doubt love the latest TV on DVD release from 20th Century Fox and Dreamworks, Dragons - Riders of Berk Vol 1 & 2. Featuring 20 episodes across the two-disc set, the entire first season features all of your favorite characters and their dragon companions as they work to establish peace among the people of Berk and the dragons who now inhabit the land.
The first season focuses on Hiccup, the star of the film, and his crew of teenage friends who each have their own dragon companion. Hiccup and his companion Night Fury dragon, Toothless, work together with other Berk residences in order to establish - at the suggestion of Hiccup's father and tribe chief, Stoick the Vast - the Berk Dragon Academy. With Hiccup and Toothless set to teach other dragon riders and their companions how to behave, the school soon faces adversity in the form of those disgruntled members of the community who would rather see dragons dead than with riders on their back. Enter these new dragon doubters, Mildew and Alvin the Treacherous, and you've got a great new company of characters, some emotional conflicts and a whole lot of fun.
For those who are weary of movie spin-offs hitting TV, be assured; Dragons - Riders of Berk retains the film's amazing production value, hilarious comedy and engaging character development made famous by the original theatrical release. The show, while somewhat slow to introduce conflict, hits its stride with Episode 5: In Dragons We Trust and Episode 6: Alvin and the Outcasts and does an outstanding job of building on the previously established characters' individual strengths and weaknesses as well as establishing new villains and antagonists with Mildew, Alvin, and the Outcast Tribe members. This sets up an on-going conflict for the people of Berk to struggle to overcome as well as provides a basis for the second season, premiering on September 20, 2013.
The DVD features the show's impressive animation in its original 1.78:1 aspect ratio. In standard definition, each DVD brings to life the episodes as originally seen on their original air dates between August 7, 2012 and March 20, 2013. Likewise, each episode features a solid audio track with talented voice acting - including Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Julie Marcus, T.J. Miller and introducing Stephen Root as Mildew and Mark Hamill as Alvin the Treacherous. The sound effects - from dragons in flight and fires burning bright to hilarious laughter and panicked shouting and commotion - comes to life here in this English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Each DVD volume also includes a number of special features. This starts with an insert in each which unlocks the "Ultimate Battle Pack" for the Dreamworks' School of Dragons online game, downloadable at www.schoolofdragons.com. Both DVDs include a number of video special features too, including Dragon Tracker Part 1 & Part 2, The Evolution of Thunderdrum and The Evolution of Whispering Death, "Heavy Metal" Dragon Mash-Up and "Fly High" Dragon Mash-Up and a look at other Dreamworks' animation.
Overall, if you're a fan of the original How to Train Your Dragon and want to get more of Hiccup, Toothless and the other fan-favorite Vikings and dragons, you can't go wrong with Dragons - Riders of Berk Vol 1 & 2. Each episode does a great job of exploring relative problems for today's families set in the fantastical land of Berk. Fun for all ages, this is one show Dreamworks' fans won't want to miss. And don't forget, season 2 - Dragons - Defenders of Berk - starts on September 10, 2013.
Dragons - Riders of Berk Vol 1 & 2 are available now on DVD wherever fine home video is sold.
- Jess C. Horsley


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Reflections on the 2013 Baylor football season
Like many of you, I'm still hurting a little from the Bears' Fiesta Bowl loss Wednesday night. But I'm doing my best to keep it in perspective; remember, it was just three years ago that we were ecstatic to make any bowl. Now, we're disappointed to have lost a BCS bowl.
The 2013 season won't be defined by the bowl defeat. (After all, no one harps on the 1974 or 1980 teams for losing their bowl games; we remember the conference titles, the Miracle on the Brazos, etc.) In the moment, it's easy to forget that Baylor won 11 games for the first time in school history, including two of the biggest victories in the program's 112 years. Let's remember:
- The 41-12 "blackout" victory over then No. 10 Oklahoma.
- Reaching No. 3 in the AP poll and No. 4 in the BCS, both program records.
- Closing out Floyd Casey in style with a win over Texas to clinch Baylor football's first Big 12 title.
- The Bears' first BCS bowl selection.
- An offense that set the NCAA record for most points scored in a 13-game season and set school records for both passing and rushing yards.
- Plenty of individual honors, including the fourth Bear ever to receive Heisman votes, a program-record five All-Americans, and the Big 12 Coach, Offensive Player and Offensive Lineman of the Year.
- New program records for single-game and average home attendance.
Back in August, we noted that media outlets were predicting a fun 2013 for Baylor football. The season certainly lived up to that; can't wait to see what next year holds — particularly as we move into a new stadium!
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Hi Guys,
First post, my name MrSnrub (''yes, that will do'') and very much a noob when it comes to eCommerce – please take it easy on me
I work in a very open industry (more so community), and I'm often asked if I can sell the works a create, and the 'tools' I use to create them. Let's just say it's similar to iStock and sites of that nature – subscription based, and singular purchases.
The products would be digital with file sizes ranging from 1mb – 100mb.
I've tried researching, but with so much information everywhere it's a headache to piece it all together.
The design of the website is for the most part complete, thanks to a talented graphic designer and I'm now in the process of searching for a developer / programmer. I would like to have somewhat of an idea of what I'm talking about as I am quite particular about what I want, and secondly, dont want to be given the run-around.
I have many questions, but don't know quite how to articulate them.
I guess I'm confused mostly with:
how the different types of ecommerce software work (i.e. Magenta, PayPro Global etc. ) – how they integrate with the site, and how customizable they are etc
what programming languages whomever programs the site will need to be proficient with
the difference in payment systems and how customizable they are i.e. do they integrate into my website, or does to customer get transferred to their website (PayPal style)
If anyone can help, by either directly pointing me out to a particular post, explaining it to me or suggesting a decent website, I will certainly appreciate it.
Hi Mr.Snrub. Welcome to the forums.
I'm no expert here, but let me try to give a starting answer to some of these questions.
Well, there are various different approaches to ecommerce. Let's start with shopping carts.
There are, for example, some software packages (ecommerce CMSes) that form the basis of your whole site. You style them to suit, and they have a whole range of functions in-built—predominantly geared around a website for selling things. So they are basically a ready-made website that you style to suit. Examples include osCommerce, Magento and ZenCart.
This kind of software package you install on your own web hosting account and manage all yourself—including security. However, that's not the only option. Some companies, like Shopify, allow you to set up an account on their servers, and they handle all the security, which is a big bonus. You just pay a monthly fee, and all you have to worry about is uploading images etc. However, this means that you don't have total control of your site, and don't choose your own web host etc. These services look after your entire website.
A third option is to build your own website in any way you like, and to use a third party just for the shopping cart. Examples include FoxyCart and eJunkie. Whereever you want to sell a product, you just put a PayNow button on your site, and it links to the third party site. The better ones let you style the landing pages to look exactly like your website, so that customers have no idea they've actually left your site during the purchase process. The simpler ones, like PayPal, make it quite clear to the customer that they have left your site for the purposes of the transaction.
Now that is just software for setting up a website. The actual precessing of payments is something different.
Most of the time, there are three factors in the online payment process, usually provided by different companies. First, there is the shopping cart. As described above, that may be software installed as part of your own website, or a whole service provider like Shopify, or a remote, third party service like FoxyCart.
Either way, once the customers have added a product to the cart and are ready to pay, the transaction has to be passed on to a "Gateway". This is another service provider that is authorized to process credit cart details. Examples imclude Authorize.net and Eway. These gateway providers are a separate service with their own, separate fees. :rolleyes:
Lastly, the money collected by the gateway service has to be deposited somewhere, so normally you also need a merchant account at a bank. This is different from a normal bank account, and also has its own **** fees. :rolleyes:
So, in most cases, you have two or three services taking money from you—two if you install your own software on your website (but then you have security to worry about), or three if you choose an external service provider to which you pay a monthly fee.
The exception is a service like PayPal, which is a bit basic and clunky, but which incorporates all these levels of the transaction—cart, gateway and (sort of) bank. You just have to transfer the PP funds to your regular bank account—though, you guessed it, at a fee.
what programming languages whomever [sic] programs the site will need to be proficient with
Doesn't really matter, but most commonly it's PHP. Most will just use a CMS, though, which is normally writ in PHP.
Hopefully my answer will have covered that to some extent. How customizable they are depends on the service. At the lower end, you have PayPal, which is barely custmizable at all. At the other end, you have the CMSes, which you can often style to your heart's content.
I said it before and I will repeat it: if you care about your website and it's your own project, create it from a framework or from scratch.There are lots of CMSs in this world and you will never be able to choose the right one, because those that have something you like will miss other things.
A simple question: how many big (successful) websites are created on a CMS and still running?!Maybe there are few but, I don't know any! Starting with Facebook and ending with iStock all are custom.
You will need to extend things, especially in the eCommerce area.I work in this field and, believe me: you cannot imagine how "special" can some clients be and how many needs will have.I will stop here:1. A CMS is cheaper - it's free (or almost) and you will only pay a customization (a theme and some plugins).2. An experienced developer that will create a platform is expensive but will worth, if it's a serious guy!
Now, other two questions:
what programming languages whomever programs the site will need to be proficient withralph gave you the answer
the difference in payment systems and how customizable they are i.e. do they integrate into my website, or does to customer get transferred to their website (PayPal style)
what programming languages whomever programs the site will need to be proficient withralph gave you the answer
I don't recommend you to start with "your payment methods". Send the customer to PayPal or other trusted website until you get your audience because at the beginning your visitors will be skeptical to insert their credit cards into your forms. I am, I only post my credit card on Amazon, Apple, PayPal and one from my country - also Avangate, the company I work for The answer to your question is relative because you should be PCI compliant in order to have secure payments. This will certify to your clients that you don't keep their credit cards or, if you do, you do it in a secure way (well encripted and so on..).
Good luck with the project!
Thanks for the thorough answers guys.
I think it's becoming clearer.
Analogies help me to understand, so I will a physical store as an example.
As I understand it:
Shopify – They give you the cashier, shelves and store which I can't fiddle around with too much. I supply the stock and perhaps pretty up the place superficially – paint, wall paper etc.. I pay them rent.
Magento – They give me an empty store with 'put it together', ikea style furniture and shelves. I am more flexible with adjusting the space to suit my needs. I bring in my own cashier from company X.
Custom – I've got a block of land and can build whatever I want on it, of course building the shop from scratch is costly. If I can't buy a decent cashier with the money on hand, I borrow one from company X.
I guess the question that now arises, is – as a guide – how much I should expect to pay for the 'custom' option and having it done from scratch. The content is digital, with a payment system similar to that of iStock i.e. subscription and singular purchases.
I'll explain the integration of the checkout..
A customer may have a browse – without being registered – and chooses to download a product. Upon his/her attempt to download a 'pop-up' is enabled to register and pay (as opposed to adding to cart, reviewing cart, registering, checkout). I would indeed have secure and well known payment methods (PayPal) but also fill in their CC details on that same page to purchase in an effort to make the whole transaction as seamless as possible. Is this something that can be achieved from the CMS' outlined?
Thanks again.
P.S. Ralph – where in Australia are you from?
In most cases, unless you are a big company with money to burn, anyone you hire to build this for you will use an off-the-shelf CMS of some kind—like Magento. And you will have to use a third party gateway ("cashier") in any case, as you have to deal with a credit card institution at some point.
My guess would be, somewhere between megabuckas and supermegabucks. :lol: [I don't know, really, but unless you find some young PHP guy who enjoys the challenge of using his skills to build you a system like this, and who is happy to receive a few bucks to keep him off the streets, then I'd expect it to be quite expensive indeed—in the tens of thousands easily.]
The payment method you describe is pretty standard, and is how even simple options like FoxyCart work, so that's not a problem. And I'd say most decent CMSes would easily handle this kind of digital sales setup—whether you use a CMS geared to ecommerce or not.
Ralph – where in Australia are you from?
I'm in Batmania ... more recently known as Melbourne. (It used to say that under my avatar until I switched to the silly USA thing.) [/ot]
Well the obvious question is then - where do I find a young homeless guy who knows PHP and wants a challenge?
What I want to do isn't revolutionary and Im sure my main compeditors didn't have megabucks, let alone supermegabucks for theirs so I'm sure there's an existing CMS for my needs.
Know any local guys for this type of work? I'm not far from Melb, will find any excuse to have a couple of lagers and lose some money at the crown
I was thinking about sourcing some guys on Elance but that's pretty hit and miss...
Unless you are starting a big company here, I would think that any decent web design company would be happy to set up a custom site built on a CMS to suit your needs. The first step would be to make it clear what functionality is required and then get some quotes.
Not really, but this development kind of thing is not my area.
Yeah, peronally I'd steer well clear of that, especially if this is a serious enterprise. (I've met too many people who have come to regret placing their trust in some "Indian gent who lived near Delhi in a tent", to quote Roald Dahl ... sort of. [No offense intended to our Indian friends reading this, BTW. It's just better to deal with someone local, whom you know and can meet face to face, IMHO.])
will find any excuse to have a couple of lagers and lose some money at the crown
Beware, o beware of that den of iniquity, my son! :lol: [/ot]
I guess the question that now arises, is – as a guide – how much I should expect to pay for the 'custom' option and having it done from scratch. The content is digital, with a payment system similar to that of iStock i.e. subscription and singular purchases.The price may be told only after all specifications are "on the table" because it's about "your needs" vs "deadline" vs "price".
I was thinking about sourcing some guys on ElanceDon't do that! If you need something big you will also need a contract and you should make a business with someone who is near you.
I guess the question that now arises, is – as a guide – how much I should expect to pay for the 'custom' option and having it done from scratch. The content is digital, with a payment system similar to that of iStock i.e. subscription and singular purchases.The price may be told only after all specifications are "on the table" because it's about "your needs" vs "deadline" vs "price".
I was thinking about sourcing some guys on ElanceDon't do that! If you need something big you will also need a contract and you should make a business with someone who is near you.
I generally agree with you that it's better to have a custom app tailored, but as an observation: about 25% of the top 10,000 sites in the world use an identifiable CMShttp://trends.builtwith.com/cms
Seriously, this is a very simple website to do. I use BigCommerce for all of my ecommerce websites because it is set up to be very friendly to all devices - even mobile phones and tablets - and it is one of the best SEO shopping carts there is. You can create your products as real ones that you ship or as digital ones that are downloaded after payment is made. Unless you have a ton of digital products, it will cost you $24.95 per month, which includes the hosting! Only hosted solutions like BigCommerce are PCI compliant. If you host it yourself, you will forever be patching security holes or paying a programmer to do it.
I'm sure the retail giants of the world are using custom built solutions. I doubt our friend here is competing with multi-billion dollar corporations, nor does he have the needs of a complex custom solution. He needs a simple shopping cart where people can download a handful of digital products.
I may have only made $80,000 profit from my websites last year but that had nothing to do with the software. It's all about marketing!


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OAKLAND -- Daric Barton was the odd man out when the A's activated Chris Young on Saturday. For the second time in his seven years with the Oakland A's, Barton was designated for assignment.
The logical choice might have been to send catcher Luke Montz down, but John Jaso remained a little sore after getting hit by a pitch on his right shin bone.
Barton has spent all seven of his Major League seasons with the A's, owning a .248 career average. He was hitting .143 with one home run in eight games this season.
"We made the decision for a number of reasons," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "For our sake, I'd like to see him clear waivers. But if he's picked up, he'd have to be brought up to the Majors."
Barton's career with the A's reached a crescendo in 2010, when he achieved career highs in average (.273), home runs (10), RBIs (57), walks (110), stolen bases (7), hits (152) and games (159).
"He did a nice job while he was here," Melvin said. "I know the numbers don't show that."
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A lovely little vintage twin with 8" Alnicos. Great guitar/harp amp.
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I sort of have doubts that the Pacers make a deadline trade but you never know. I'm sure we are active.
Guys to keep an eye on:
- Corey Maggette
Good scorer. I like his game and his contract. A good fit in Indy? Possiably. I think we could have what it takes to get him.
- Jamal Maglorie
I think he is a good center but the big thing is that he is 8 million dollar contract expiers this summer. I wouldn't mind getting him and Juan Dixon.
- Primoz Brezec
I really have no idea if he is avaliable or not but he has done well with the Bobcats atleast when he played minuates. I like his game. I would like to see the Pacers get more players capable of shooting to open things up. Brezec is a center who would be perfect for this. What would the Wizards want? I'd also like to get Matt Carrol from the Bobcats too.
- Brent Barry
I really like his game. A very good shooter from anywhere on the court. Super ball handling and passing skills. A smart player. Getting pretty old though but still good. I'm sure the Spurs would gladly take Marquis Daniels but i'd want more than Barry for him. I don't really know a deal could really get done.
- Earl Boykins
I think the Nuggets are looking to trade him with Allen Iverson in town. Maybe not though with the way they have played together. If Boykins is avaliable the Pacers better be all over him. I think we need to upgrade over Sarunas and Boykins is that.
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The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils will visit ACC challenger N.C. State this weekend without versatile veteran Ryan Kelly, who is out indefinitely with an unspecified injury to his right foot.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski made the announcement Wednesday but did not specify a timetable for Kelly's return.
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Kelly is a vital part of the undefeated Blue Devils because he is an excellent 3-point shooter who presents a challenge for opposing power forwards to defend on the perimeter. Kelly has made 25 3's in 15 games and his converting 52.1 percent of his long-range attempts.
Kelly averages 13.4 points (third on the team) and 5.4 rebounds (second). He also blocks nearly two shots per game. He was injured during Duke's easy victory over Clemson on Tuesday.
"We feel very badly for Ryan," said Krzyzewski. "He is playing the best basketball of his career and this is a tough setback for him. We're hoping for a good recovery and we are optimistic about his return."
Kelly is a 6-11 senior from Raleigh, N.C. He was a deep reserve on the Blue Devils' 2010 NCAA championship team and has been a regular since his sophomore season. He is 146 points short of joining Duke's 1,000-point club.
With Kelly out, the Blue Devils have a number of options available to replace him, but few have gotten much playing time this year. Freshman forward Amile Jefferson has averaged less than 9 minutes a game. Defensive specialist Josh Hairston is playing less than a dozen minutes. Redshirt freshmen Alex Murphy and Marshall Plumlee get about 9 minutes between them.


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TREDEGAR'S own Mark Colbourne will hopefully thrill the velodrome audience again today after he snapped up his first ever Paralympic medal.
Mark, a C1-classified cyclist, said he was "very proud" to win the first medal for GB when he took silver in the second-to-last ride of the individual 1km time trial on Thursday.
The 42-year-old, who broke his back in a paragliding accident three years ago, takes to the track again today at 3.45pm, in the C1 Men's 3km pursuit final.
Speaking afterwards, Colbourne, of Newport, South Wales, said: "It's very exciting. We have worked for the last 18 months towards this."
He thanked his coaches for getting him "into the best shape possible.
"Best wishes to Neil Smith [from Pontypool] for getting me back on a bike, albeit initially with stabilisers", he added.
Colbourne's proud mother, Margaret, 70, who watched alongside his 18-year-old daughter Jessica, fought back tears of joy as she spoke of her son's achievement.
She said: "I can't tell you how I feel, I'm just so very proud of him, I only wish his dad could have been here with him.
"We were just ecstatic and everyone was on their feet."
She added: "It's been incredible, the amount of support for the Paralympians, it's one of the biggest so far and we've just had such great support from everyone.
Jessica said: "It's such an amazing achievement and to watch him and be here and see him achieve that is just brilliant.
"It [the silver medal] will mean everything to him. It has only been three years since he broke his back - to come this far in such a short time is amazing.
"After his accident, going from being able-bodied and fighting back, his determination has been brilliant and he's only been cycling for 18 months."
Blaenau Gwent AM, Alun Davies said: "Mark, your fantastic achievement has proven again that our small nation is a Paralympic powerhouse.
"You're an inspirational ambassador for disability sport in this country. Tredegar as indeed the rest of Wales and the UK are all poised on the edges of our seats to watch you shine at today's event. Pob lwc (good luck)."
Blaenau Gwent County Councillor for Tredegar, Stephen Thomas said Mark's win was "superb".
He said: "It's a great achievement and great for the area to have that boost.
"My daughter reminded me about today's race before she left for work! I'd like to wish Mark the best of luck for later."
Blaenau Gwent MP Nick Smith said: "It's brilliant that Mark was the first Paralympian to win a medal for us on day one of the games.
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