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Would you want a Kony 2012 'Roadie House' next door to you?
Yes 17% (47)
No 83% (234)
281 total votes.
As revenue grows, group's Africa aid falls
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'Kony' filmmaker involved in PB commotion
Most evenings, four or more 15-passenger vans owned by Invisible Children park along Maiden Lane in La Mesa. In the mornings, they fill up with dedicated young people and wind down the hill.
Forty to 60 interns live at any given time at one stucco, red-tile-roofed, three-bedroom house on the narrow cul-de-sac, according to documents at La Mesa City Hall and blog posting by some of the interns.
"They're really nice, they're really respectful," said Helix High junior Stephanie Green, who lives across the street. "They're nice-spirited and they're not loud."
Still, La Mesa City Hall has received complaints about the volunteers, saying they spill into the street dropping litter, chatting on cellphones at all hours and generally overrunning the neighborhood.
"The situation is rapidly deteriorating," one complaint says.
Invisible Children, the San Diego charity whose "Kony 2012" video posted on YouTube in March attracted more than 85 million viewers, uses the La Mesa home and others to house fresh recruits in training.
The nonprofit's primary mission is to seek the arrest of warlord Joseph Kony, who is blamed for killing and terrorizing a generation of Ugandans and other Central African victims.
It also makes grants to poor people in Africa, although the amount of grants has dipped in recent years as donations have soared.
No one from Invisible Children would discuss the complaints or the impact of their activities on neighborhoods in which they rent. The charity's New York public-relations firm issued a two-sentence statement.
"Invisible Children has rented homes for years to house our full-time volunteers who come to San Diego from all over the world to give anywhere from two to five months of service to our cause of stopping children from being abducted and forced to fight as child soldiers in central Africa. We remain in compliance with all county regulations."
Jean Hoeger lives near San Diego State University. She said until last month Invisible Children rented a house on 54th Street, around the corner from her home.
"Every morning three or four vans would come and take away the kids, then bring them back at night," said Hoeger, who teaches at a local middle school. "They're not a problem. It's just the fact that they have too many people in the house."
The La Mesa house is owned by the Race Family Trust of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, property records show. Members of the trust did not return calls seeking comment about their rental.
Invisible Children volunteers generally spend two to five months in San Diego before being sent to other cities to organize film screenings or presentations before church and school groups.
According to YouTube videos and blog dispatches posted by residents, the "Roadie House" is crammed with bunk beds and one bathroom serves more than two dozen people.
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"About 50 of us live in the house and it's like a mix between the craziest dorm and hostel," wrote intern Justin Peterson. "I'm super pumped about sharing just one bathroom between 25 guys and even more excited about the eight bunk beds pushed together in one room. In all seriousness, it's amazing and it's been quite an experience."
Twice in the past 20 months, city officials investigated the house on Maiden Lane, checking for violations they might use to force the property owner to reduce the number of residents.
One complaint was filed by Chris Lippitt, a geographer who lives a few houses down the street. In an interview, Lippitt said things are quieter since "Kony 2012" went viral, but not much.
"It's definitely not being used as a residential house," he said. "To me it's clearly a business. It may be a nonprofit business with a very large societal benefit, and I agree with what they're attempting to do, but a nonprofit business is still a business."
According to Bill Chopyk, the La Mesa community development director, there is no law regulating the number of people that can legally reside in a single-family home. Inspectors have reviewed the situation two times and found nothing out of compliance.
"I understand the concern, but there's no violation of any ordinance that we can enforce," Chopyk said. "We do not regulate how many people can live in a house. We can't."
San Diego does not ban large numbers of adults living in houses. But in 2008, after neighbors in Pacific Beach and the College Area complained about so-called minidorms, the San Diego City Council passed a law regulating them. Inspections and a $1,000 annual permit are required for homes with six or more adults living there for 30 or more days in a row, according to the city website.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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'Option card' connects Danfoss VLT AutomationDrive to Profinet-based networks
MCA120 features a built-in Web server for remote diagnostics and visual confirmation of basic drive parameters, as well as an e-mail, says Danfoss Drives.
The Danfoss Drives VLT Profinet MCA120 Option Card, expanding the Ethernet communication capabilities of its VLT AutomationDrive to Profinet-based networks. This option card handles a single connection with an Actual Packet Interval down to 1 ms in both directions, positioning it among the fastest performing Profinet devices in the market, according to the company.
The MCA120 features a built-in Web server for remote diagnostics and visual confirmation of basic drive parameters, as well as an e-mail notifier that can send a message to one or more recipients should certain warnings or alarms occur, and/or are cleared.
Supported application protocols include Profinet for control and parameter setting, HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) for diagnosis via the built-in Web server, and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for email notification. The Profinet Option Card also supports DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) for automatic IP address configuration, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for file up- and download, TSC (Transparent Socket Channel) for easy access to drive configuration data from Danfoss' MCT 10, and DCP (Discovery and Configuration Protocol) for making topology and neighborhood recognition, and IP-address assertion, possible from a PLC. Sales information available via e-mail.
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I'm trying to figure out the best time to wash and degrease. If I have a bloody antelope cape I usually wash it, rinse it well, let it drip for about 45 minutes and then put it in tumbler to dry it out good before salting. I don't do this on all my skins because I worry that the water will cause hair slippage, and I also read some information from Bruce who said it is better to wash after the pickle and before the tanning.
On deer capes I usually wash them with a mild detergent like Dawn after the pickling and neutralizing, and then rinse them thoroughly. I also monitor the changes closely in PH that the soap might cause. If I rinse thoroughly the PH will remain constant in the tanning solution.
I know most people on here, including Bruce Rittel who I respect greatly, wash the hide thoroughly after degreasing and before neutralizing and then place it back in the pickle for an hour to another day before neutralizing. I think this is mainly to stabilize any changes in the PH caused by the soap. I'm no expert at all, and I don't mean to question those who know, but I'm just wondering....won't this cause acid swelling when you put an unneutralized cape in water prior to neutralizing....and won't a clean cape come out dirty if you put it back into a dirty pickle.
As John mentioned earlier you don't see grease floating on used pickle solutions, but I know mine pickle solutions often end up filthy dirty and I'm just wondering won't it affect the cleanliness of the cape if you put a freshly washed cape back into it.
I'd sure appreciate it if someone could explain this to me a little better. I've read books and watched videos by other experts who say never let an unneutralized hide touch water without salt in it, so I've been doing my washing and (degreasing if needed) after neutralizing. So anyhow I'm just trying to figure this out and make sense of all the conflicting information that is out there. Thanks for your help...Steve
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Its really very simple, you are trying to out think yourself maybe! First of all, you are on more then one topic here. Bloody pronghorn capes can be rinsed as soon as bloodied in cold water until it looks clear. Agitate the hair to remove the blood. This time is being measured in minutes, not soaking for any length. Dont hang for 45 minutes and tumble, just spin it out is a washer, or let hang for a FEW minutes, then salt well. Change the salt when it gets wet.
Now as far as washing, and degreasing and washing...if soap might goof up the pH, why not pickle, then wash, then neutralize? The soap will not goof the neutralization process if its done first. As for degreasing, pickle it, shave and degrease (you might need to pop it back into a salt bath for acid swell at this point) then back into the pickle. Wash, neutralize and go on from there.
Now, having said all this...I wash mine after the skin is neutralized. I just dont experience the trouble with pH levels from doing so. This is what works for me. Personally, if I were still unsure, Id spend the money and call Bruce on the phone. Hes quite knowledgeable as you have found out. Good luck with this!
I'm beginning to understand things a little better....Steve


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George Bernard Pshaw: Gene Weingarten gets to review a play!
To: Akiva Fox, Literary Associate, The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.
I was delighted to learn that you have begun asking outside experts to review the plays your company will soon perform, for publication in your company's newsletter. I don't really understand why you chose me for this one, but my essay is below. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance, particularly in your new job search.
"Mrs. Warren's Profession," by George Bernard Shaw, is the most famously controversial, shocking, downright lascivious boring play in history. Although it is about prostitution, it contains no nudity, no profanity and only the most genteel hints about the nature of the activities that prostitution entails.
The fact that this play was banned in Britain in 1898 seems less to do with its contents than with the fact that the custodians of the moral standards of turn-of-the-century England were persons with names like Sir Perciville Wussingham, Lady Plushbotham-Harrumphton and Geoffrey Stammerblush, second Earl of Priggington. (In general, British aristocrats and peers have always been extremely stuffy about sex, until such time as they are discovered deceased in their closets, hanging by a garter, wearing ladies' undergarments with a poached mackerel in their mouths.)
Apparently, the central objection to this play was that it seemed to violate an unwritten literary convention of the time, which was that you could write about pimps and harlots and whatnot only so long as you made it clear they were loathsome deviants who would roast in Hell for seducing their unsuspecting, otherwise virtuous clientele (a clientele that comprised, near as I can tell, all adult British males younger than 80). This sort of unwritten literary convention may seem quaint today, but such subtle rules are still practiced. For example, American journalists know they can write about the Tea Party, but only if it is presented as a serious ideological movement instead of as a posse of ignoramuses carrying signs such as the one in the second photo on this page.
But I digress!
Shaw evidently ran into trouble because he portrays Mrs. Kitty Warren -- who runs a chain of bordellos -- as an interesting, even admirable woman driven to her profession by financial need. Miss Kitty is trying to make a better life for her daughter, Vivie, a college-educated sophisticate who had been unaware of the nature of her mother's business. When Vivie finds out, she is so angry and so overwhelmed by the moral ambiguity of her circumstances -- she is considered a lady but owes her refinement to the proceeds of this wicked and unseemly business -- that she rips off her clothes and defiantly parades naked before her mother's gentleman callers.
Just kidding! That sort of indecorous if intriguing behavior would never do! Instead, Vivie responds by engaging in several indignant dialogues that forthrightly discuss her mother's occupation, but only to the extent that it is never overtly mentioned.
The playwright's final sin, in the eyes of contemporaries, was that Mrs. Warren does not die -- death being the only morally acceptable denouement for a person of such debased character. (Here again, we find a parallel to modern cinema, and other unwritten rules: Only attractive people ever get naked; all religious people are hiding deep moral flaws; leaping in the air at the last moment will prevent you from dying in an explosion.)
Finally, I don't mean to suggest that "Mrs. Warren's Profession" is a bad, boring play; it is, in fact, a good, boring play, a milestone in proto-feminist literature. It lays bare society's appallingly timeless tendency to victimize, trivialize and objectify women. You should definitely go see it. I plan to. I hear the actress playing Vivie is hot.
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" runs from June 8 to July 11 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW.


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Dear Santa Claus: Be a sport this year
A wish list for Bath, Highland athletic teams - and their fans - this Christmas
We know Santa is making his list and checking it twice before leaving the North Pole. We at The Recorder sports office have put together our list to Santa for the local sports folks we have had the pleasure of covering throughout the year.
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About 5 weeks ago I welcomed into my home our new addition in the form of a flat coat retriever but of course at about the same time the very cold weather had set in. For those of you familiar with the breed they have a thick medium to long coat and are a hardy breed due to being a gundog. However, when they are puppies they are yet to have this wonderful long, thick coat and look no different than a Labrador retriever (I have one of those too!) other than having a slight wave to their coat. On his first few outings I could see he was cold which made him want to sit down and not go any further so the need for something warm was required.
My Labrador although a working dog has a variety of coats (proper coats not jackets/jumpers you can get!), despite being a working dog she lives in side and is treated like a member of the family and is therefore just a little spoilt. Last year I had bought her an Equi-Theme Polar Fleece Dog Rug from an equestrian event and this year I did the same for my flat coat puppy. Equi-Theme is predominantly an equestrian brand but with horses come dogs and I guess only a natural progress to bring out a line of dog coats and fleeces.
The Equi-Theme Polar Fleece Dog Rug as been going for a couple of years now as a few of my friends have also bought them for their dogs and is quite simply a fleece dog rug which is made from 100% polyester anti-pilling fleece and being a fleece rug it is intended to keep your dog nice and warm. They can come in a variety of colours depending where you buy from. My golden Labrador has pink with grey binding and my flat coat puppy has the chocolate and pistachio binding. Both fleeces were bought at different times but they are the exact same simply just a different colour.
To ensure the fleece rug stays on the dog there is a chest fastening which is made up of a metal buckle or surcingle which are also used on horses rugs to keep them secure - this isn't adjustable so if you do have a wide chested dog you may want to try before you buy. Around the belly there is another metal surcingle which is attached to one side of the rug and clips into place on the other, this strap is adjustable so it allows an easy fit on most breeds of dog. At the back of the rug on the inside of either side are little elastic leg straps which the dog's back legs go through which not only keeps the rug secure but keeps it in place and stops it slipping over.
To find your dog's size it is a relatively easy process. Simply make sure your dog is standing square and with the aid of a tape measure, measure from the base of neck to the start of the tail. This measurement will be the size you would need unless of course your dog is big built and you may want to opt for a size up.
Now, I have two of these and I find that they do fit my breeds well but then retrievers are quite simply in their body shape apart from with my Labrador because she is slim she doesn't have much of a chest or the width of one and I find that the adjustable strap does it's job well and does stop the rug from gaping around the shoulder area by being able to get a closer fit. The puppy however is of course covered in puppy fat and I find the fit on him is absolutely fine. Being a fleece dog coat they are not big and baggy and do fit quite snug which is nice as it obviously keeps them warm.
I've had the one fleece dog rug for about 9 months now and of course the puppy's was bought only a few weeks ago. However, in terms of durability I have found them easy to wash (a simple 30 degree wash is all it needs) and they dry within an hour due to the fabric used - the metal buckles don't rust either. They don't lose their shape or shrink they simply come up as good as new so I can't find any reason to complain. Obviously with paler colours like my pale pink one the belly strap is slightly discoloured now because of the mud and dirty water my Labrador can go in on a walk but I knew that when I bought the coat.
Overall, these coats have managed to keep my dogs warm especially with the snow and freezing temperatures we have had. They are lightweight, don't pull or rub at the coat/skin and my dogs are more than happy wearing them. I really cannot find fault with them personally as they do the job that they promise. I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting a decent dog fleece which is durable and well made. Prices can vary but you can often pick them up for between £10.99 to £12.99. 5 stars from me.
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The best bikini photos of Kesha, the American musician best known for her single "Tik Tok". Kesha (whose name appears as Ke$ha on her work) was signed to the label Kemosabe Entertainment in 2005 and has had a string of top 10 hits since the release of her first album, Animal, in 2010. In addition to her own albums, Kesha has collaborated with Flo Rida and The Flaming Lips.
Sexy Kesha bikini photos taken from around the Web. It's clear that Kesha is among Hollywood's hottest women, and she's a regular fixture in fashion photography and on online gossip and celebrity photo sites. Which may be why fans are constantly searching for hot photos of Kesha looking good in swimwear and bikinis.
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This list collects together the best Kesha bikini photos from around the Web, many of them from sites like Huffington Post, Egotastic and TMZ. Many of these photos were snapped by paparazzi without the permission, or even knowledge, of the subject herself. However, on some occasions, bikini photos that appeared candid were actually pre-arranged by the star or her publicist, in an attempt to grab attention or get a brief career boost. B-level or infamous celebrities like Heidi Montag and Courtney Stodden, in particular, are often called out for this behavior.
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Singer Ron Kaplan recruited some of the finest West Coast Jazz Musicians in the Monterey Bay to record and accompany him on tour in 2004 for the Jazz Ambassadors program through the Department of State and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. The focus of the program in 2004 is Vocal Jazz.
All three members of the rhythm section are both professional musicians and educators who have performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the second longest running festival in the United States now in its 46th year and have played with some of the biggest names in Jazz including Dizzy Gillespie Ray Brown and Ray Charles.
What we have here is a pairing of "young lions" on fire with a couple of seasoned veterans all of whom have a burning passion to carry the torch as Ambassadors of the American Songbook and traditional Jazz Standards. They are Eddie Mendenhall on Piano Dan Robbins on Bass Steve Robertson on Drums and Ron Kaplan on Vocals.
The melding of the talents of these four individuals is immediately evident on this recording and is an auspicious beinning for this configuration of fine musicians with a common desire to explore the inside and outside of every progression as the original lyrics penned by Ron Kaplan for the Oliver Nelson classic composition Stolen Moments included on the CD indicate.


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May 20, 2013
Source: Midwest Fertilizer Corporation news release
Midwest Fertilizer Corporation (MFC), a consortium of international investors from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, expressed its disappointment with Governor Mike Pence's announcement last week - and at the same time thanked the tireless efforts of the people of Southern Indiana for their continuing support of the company's proposed state-of-the-art fertilizer manufacturing plant in Posey County.
This $1.8 billion project in Mount Vernon calls for the creation of approximately 2,500 jobs during three years of construction and 300 permanent, high-wage jobs.
Nevertheless, Midwest Fertilizer is optimistic - working together with the Posey County Economic Development Partnership and the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana - that a joint effort will be successful. The company is continuing to explore the full range of options to try and advance this critical project to manufacture nitrogenous fertilizer for thousands of farmers in Indiana and the Midwest.
Even in light of last week's decision, the company emphasized that The Fatima Group - one of the investors in Midwest Fertilizer Corporation and headquartered in Pakistan - has implemented a comprehensive product stewardship program in Pakistan that tracks product from factory to farm, as well as voluntarily suspended sales of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) fertilizer to the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan along the Afghan border. These initiatives have already been acknowledged as significant and meaningful by the U.S. Departments of Defense and State.
As part of their longstanding relationship, Midwest Fertilizer's affiliates at The Fatima Group have been working directly with Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero, Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), and other military leaders to share their breakthrough development of a reformulated ammonium nitrate fertilizer. The new fertilizer is more inert, less explosive, and therefore less susceptible to misuse by insurgents and terrorists.
Following a visit to Pakistan earlier this month, General Barbero said: "recently the fertilizer industry, Fatima Group, has made and taken a number of steps, they have pulled Calcium Ammonium Nitrate," from two key provinces.
He added: "They think they have come up with a reformulation that is [a] less detonable composition of CAN and they have agreed to joint testing which we are going to do next month. They have joined the international fertilizer association voluntarily which makes them subject to audits of their product security. Overall, recently a lot of progress [has been made] with Pakistan military and from the fertilizer industry."


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Oil fields need gas pipelines as well
BISMARCK -- Oil is not the only valuable commodity coming out of the increasing number of wells drilled in northwestern North Dakota.
Along with crude comes associated natural gas and several other heavy hydrocarbons that are worth big bucks, the state's Pipeline Authority director told lawmakers Thursday.
The Bakken Formation wells recently drilled in Williams and Mountraill County have spurred the building and planning of four gas processing plants there, said Mark Makelky. He and other government and energy industry officials updated the Legislature's interim Energy Development and Transmission Committee at the Capitol on Thursday.
The four new gas plants - all roughly between Ray and Stanley - join eight existing plants in the western-most counties that are already processing oil-related natural gas,
So-called gathering lines that collect the gas at the wells and take it to new processing plants are built, but now the challenge is building transmission-size lines to take those products to a place where they can enter major natural gas lines such as the Canadian-originating Alliance Pipeline that enters northwest North Dakota in Renville County and exits in Richland County.
He said that while several companies are planning those gas transmission lines, none are beyond the proposal stage. In the meantime, trucks and rail cars are taking the natural gas and other byproducts to market.
Makelky said other products in addition to natural gas include naturally occurring propane, butane and several others, all of which "absolutely" have great value in the marketplace.
He said there is bound to be an increasing amount of gas byproduct in the coming months because Whiting Petroleum, which has two of the new gas plants, is expecting to drill 50 to 60 more Bakken Formation oil wells in the Sanish and Parshall areas and seven more into the Red River Formation this year.
Other companies building new gas plants, EOG Resources and Nesson Gas Service, are planning to drill a combined 20 or more oil wells in the same Ray-Stanley-Parshall area. EOG has nine rigs drilling now and a 10th is being shipped in. Nesson is planning to keep drilling eight to 10 new wells per year, Makelky said.
That's one reason why North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness told the legislators that even while crude oil pipelines are already being beefed up to send more North Dakota oil to market, "We're going to need another major outlet for crude oil before we're done (with the current boom)."
Rep. Shirley Meyer, D-Dickinson, said that's why she and some other legislators are pushing to have the state build a new oil refinery. The only refinery in North Dakota is the Mandan Tesoro Refinery. Ness said there is more discussion about expanding and building refineries going on in this part of the country than anywhere else.
He said oil companies are stretching the size of the known oil fields east until they hit the edge of production. A Minot company has moved into eastern Mountraill County, he said.
"Companies are going to try to explore like they did in the (19)50s and (19)80s," he said, a reference to the previous two oil booms in state history.
Janell Cole works for Forum Communications Co., which owns The Dickinson Press.


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Heterogeneity and Microeconometrics Modelling
Presented at the 2005 Econometric Society World Congress Plenary Session on "Modelling Heterogeneity". We survey the treatment of heterogeneity in applied microeconometrics analyses. There are three themes. First, there is usually much more heterogeneity than empirical researchers allow for. Second, the inappropriate treatment of heterogeneity can lead to serious error when estimating outcomes of interest. Finally, once we move away from the traditional linear model with a single 'fixed effect', it is very difficult to account for heterogeneity and fit the data and maintain coherence with theory structures. The latter task is one for economists: "heterogeneity is too important to be left to the statisticians". The paper concludes with a report of our own research on dynamic discrete choice models that allow for maximal heterogeneity.
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This Work Profile, titled 'Nexus', was presented at MICA, India as a part of my Portfolio Review Round to secure a Post Graduation seat in Crafting Creative Communications (Art Direction & Copywriting).
The below set of examples constitute most of the work I showcased in those twenty minutes assigned to us.
Although I am selected to be a part of the Programme, a genuine feedback will be appreciated. :)
This series consists of artwork that I am capable of doing with ink on paper
Causes & Concerns
This series consists of artwork that may portray a cause or suggest a concern under the umbrella of critical environmental or social issues being faced today
This series consists of artwork that may portray a cause or suggest a concern under the umbrella of critical environmental or social issues being faced today
'Little Boys, Who?' is an underground British Pop band, consisting of two guys based out of Bombay, India
Minimalistic Art
Albeit a lot has been spoken about minimalistic art, the charm of '<=>' is no less magnetic
Beyond vectors, 3D modelling, animation and CGI; geometry towards crafting clean logos, illustrations & posters
'The Tales of Regime' combines minimalism and diction to put forth the weird kinds of Government, we never thought could exist
'Songography' is a collection of posters, depicting lyrics of some famous songs
'Graphrasics' is a set of illustrations, each suggesting an English phrase or an idiom
Art Direction
Tangible Paper Infographic
To explore the design process through tactility via pattern-making, a 3D infographic was made based on an 'Angry Birds Addiction' survey carried out by aytm.com
Playing a session of the game typically causes your mood to be:
Worsened [5%]
Unchanged [37%]
Worsened [5%]
Unchanged [37%]
Improved [58%]
Fork Art
Problem Statement:
Shoot a picture of a dinner fork. Use this photo to create a poster which promotes Archies' "Get Well Soon" cards.
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So I've had this tea for awhile now and I've liked it but only so so. For I don't know why reason, I'd been trying my honeybushes at 7 minutes 30 seconds lately instead of my usually 5 minutes. This came out really good that way. So I decided to try it at 10 minutes tonight. Again, really good like this. A stronger raspberry, a more muted banana, less candy-like overall.
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TRACY — A Dublin man is behind bars and facing a $388,000 bail after police found hundreds of vials of the drug known as bath salts at a business where he is employed.
Detectives arrested 40-year-old Dublin man Iberhim Bechwati after they served a search warrant Thursday at Hi Times Tobacco, located at 3310 N. Tracy Boulevard as well as at his home in Dublin, according to a press release.
Police said during a search of the store, which had been monitored by detectives for several months on suspicion of peddling narcotics, officers found over 600 vials of bath salts, a designer drug containing a cocktail of stimulant-like chemicals with a high risk for overdose.
The street value for the confiscated drugs is estimated at $34,000.
Also, roughly $40,000 in cash, a gun, other illegal weapons (metal knuckles, batons, butterfly knives) and anabolic steroids were confiscated, police added.
Bechwati was booked into San Joaquin County Jail on charges including possession of a controlled substance for sale, distribution of controlled substances, possession of controlled substance while armed with a firearm, commission of a felony while armed, possession of metal knuckles for sale, possession of a billy club for sale and possession of a switchblade knife for sale
Bechwati is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Manteca.
Contact Katie Nelson at 925-945-4782 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.


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Foundry Stone on display at Central Coast Home Expo
The inaugural Central Coast Home Expo took place on Sunday the 28th of August at the Central Coast Grammar School. The main goal of the day was to; bring innovative home improvement products to the general public, provide consumers with professional advice and offer great show specials and shopping bargains. The day was seen as a success with over 3000 people attending, and the exhibition is now expected to become a yearly event on the Central Coast calendar. For many of us our homes are our biggest asset and our passionate love affair with home improvement seems to be as strong as ever. The Central Coast Home Expo is a unique event for the region, showcasing the best and brightest in the home improvement and renovation industries for those who love the great sector.
Austech Building Products were present on the day teaming up with Custom Outdoor Creations to display its vinyl cladding and vinyl stone cladding range. Custom Outdoor Creations began as a small family business specifying in designing and creating cubbies but the company grew and is now distributing its products Australia wide. From concentrating on the one product type, Custom Outdoor Creations have expanded and grown to offer other services of the same high quality such as sheds, cabins, home offices and decks. Contact Custom Outdoor Creations as they continue to push the use of vinyl cladding. There were initial problems with transporting the finished products, then the Custom Outdoor Creations team turned to vinyl which eliminates these issues. The projects are pre-manufactured in their factory and shipped all over Australia. The shipping process can lead to damage to the exterior cladding, but with vinyl this is rarely a problem since it doesn't scratch, dent or crack, as well as the added benefit of being lightweight in nature.
Austech Building Products supply Custom Outdoor Creations with its vinyl cladding. Product Manager Christian Wallin attended the expo and showcased a new product in the Austech range, Foundry Stone. The vinyl stone reflects the authentic, rugged qualities of limestone and can be used in many different applications as enquiries and interest continued to surface. There are many advantages of Foundry Stone, amongst them is the lightweight, no maintenance factor, as well as being a cost effective way of introducing stone into your home or project.
Visit Austech Building Products for all your home improvement needs or simply make an enquiry to speak to one of the experienced staff members. The Austech Online Shop is also a great place to visit so grab yourself a bargain.
Austech specialises in lightweight, external building products including Foamular Extruded Polystyrene, Duratuff Select Vinyl and CraftStone Claddings.Learn more
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Using ST2 on Linux editing a Groovy script and hitting CTRL-/ does nothing. However, CTRL-/ works as expected when editing Ruby or Java.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Any pointers to where I should start looking? Could it be a key bindings problem? Groovy.tmLanguage? User preferences? I've looked in those areas but nothing jumped out at me. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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Job security with the Edmonton Eskimos has lured Siddeeq Shabazz back for another season.
It took nearly two months for him to decide, but the talented linebacker has decided to forgo a chance at the NFL and return to the Green and Gold for a second season.
"The main reason was for my family's sake. The sure thing is becoming more of a requirement because I have a family," Shabazz reasoned.
"I have two kids and we have a baby on the way in April. Security is the biggest thing.
"The NFL was a roller-coaster ride for me and my family that at this point I wasn't ready to get back on."
In the option year of his CFL contract, the 26-year-old import could have escaped to the NFL this winter.
The world's top football league is no stranger to Shabazz as he spent time with four different NFL teams earlier this decade. He admits his agent recently heard from a couple of NFL clubs, but the idea of going to training camp south of the border without any assurances of a job isn't that appealing.
"I didn't want to put myself out there (in the NFL) when I had something good in Edmonton," Shabazz said.
The news of Shabazz returning to the Eskimos becomes even more important with the sudden announcement of A.J. Gass retiring.
"I am ecstatic. I am going to do cartwheels as soon as I get out of the car," cracked coach Danny Maciocia before getting more serious.
"I am very happy. Obviously, he is an impact football player, someone that I think will be so much better due to the fact that he has experienced a rookie season in the CFL."
One of the top three defensive players for the Esks last season, Shabazz led the club with 78 tackles in 2007, while chipping in 17 special teams tackles.
His rookie campaign at weak-side linebacker was so good that he made some fans forget the departure of veteran Singor Mobley.
With Jason Maas back in the fold and on the quarterback depth chart, speculation about a possible trade of Steven Jyles is well underway.
But Jyles doesn't want to leave the Eskimos.
"I definitely want to come back to camp (with the Eskimos). I like Edmonton. I love being there," said Jyles from his off-season home in Louisiana. "I have goals and things I want to accomplish in Edmonton."
Danny Maciocia will only say he expects to have four pivots at training camp.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were apparently interested in Jyles last year and could very well renew that interest if Kerry Joseph signs with the New Orleans Saints.
The Esks released non-import LB Rob Hitchcock, 37. He was added late in the season when the club was short of bodies ... At the moment, Edmonton doesn't seem to have any interest in RB Corey Holmes, who was released by Saskatchewan this week.


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Thank you, Wendy! I love the colors in this one as well. :-)
The colors of this one are particularly beautiful - translucent and shimmery. Love it!
Thanks so much, Robyn. It's the second time I created something like this and I'm pretty happy with it. :-)
That was fun. Nice combination of things; colour, pattern/texture, shape. All the things I love, plus a lovely overall composition. Thanks Wendy. :)
davidpaul!!!! Holy Cow!!!! Long time, no see. I guess you can tell by now that I no longer solve puzzles. I've been creating puzzles for a year instead. :-) How are you?Hey, I just peeked and see that I'm still there-http://www.jigidi.com/puzzle.php?id=A1OMMM1L
Hi Windy. Looks like fun.
I don't know what to say in response, Judy! All I can think of is a BIG.....THANK YOU! :-)
Wendy, I believe this definitely exemplifies abstract art, even beyond the gazillion puzzles out there. You did a fabulous job putting this together. It felt like I was going from room to room, never knowing where they merged and got completely and delightfully lost. I was grinning while I was solving and wondering how you created the effects you did. If there were rules, you broke them all and came up with a wonderful, composition that works superbly. Thanks so much!
Thank you, dear Pat. :-)Edie, there's definite hanky panky going on, but I think the blinds do an excellent job of hiding that fact. LOL
I feel like I'm peeking into someone's house through half closed blinds. Hope there's no hanky panky going on. Thanks Wendy. I really enjoyed this.
COOOOOL puzzle! Very unusual and challenging and elegant, too! :-)))


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When I was on vacation earlier this summer, one of the lessons I learned from my friend Cecil was that a frittata was a great way of showcasing leftovers in a new and tasty manner. I'm glad I remembered that this past week when I found myself staying with friends on Canyon Lake for the week.
The night before checkout, we had a refrigerator filled all manner of odds and ends, including most of a dozen of eggs.
They're the perfect binder for everything we had, which included the last bits of pork chop leftover from Perry's Steakhouse (those 32-ounce servings do go quite a long way), some tear drop tomatoes from the Hill Country and shaved Reggiano. A few leaves of chopped parsley and literally the rest of the salt.
One friend can't eat anything spicy, so some red pepper flakes I wanted to include would have to go on afterward.
But that's the beauty of a frittata. You can make it with anything you've got on hand, as long as you have the eggs to bind it with. You can also serve it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It's also great hot or cold.
But it's also a good idea not to overload the dish. Think of a pizza with too many competing flavors. So, I didn't need to add the porcini salami that was also in the fridge or the fresh lima beans that would have needed to be hulled. Thankfully, I didn't add the rest of the spinach, which tasted too bitter when sautéed.
The lesson I forgot was to start cooking the eggs on the stove top before placing the dish in the oven, so it took much longer to cook. When the top wouldn't set after cooking for more than 20 mintues, it took turning on the broiler to get the top as done (another tip from Cecil) as the rest. It worked, but the following technique is much better.
The recipe is from celebrity chef Alton Brown, and it's a great base. The only staples you need are the eggs and, at least in my opinion, the salt. All of the rest can be whatever you have on hand.
6 eggs, beaten
1-ounce Parmesan, grated
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 cup chopped roasted asparagus
1/2 cup chopped country ham
1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
Preheat oven to broil setting.
In medium size bowl, using a fork, blend together eggs, Parmesan, pepper, and salt. Heat 12-inch non-stick, oven safe saute pan over medium high heat. Add butter to pan and melt. Add asparagus and ham to pan and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour egg mixture into pan and stir with rubber spatula. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until the egg mixture has set on the bottom and begins to set up on top. Sprinkle with parsley.
Place pan into oven and broil for 3 to 4 minutes, until lightly browned and fluffy. Remove from pan and cut into 6 servings. Serve immediately.
Makes 6 servings.
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Interesting. How many of you knew all that?
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Happily married to the most beautiful woman ever, Ashraf is the founder of dotTech. Ashraf spends insane hours on dotTech (usually writing articles but sometimes doing absolutely nothing except staring). Yes he is weird, but he is also very friendly.
Surprised it's just guys in the pics. Maybe the women were too busy to pose for the graphic.
It's strange at first, every day is Saturday. You have to buy one of those clocks that also tell the day of the week. The rest of the world thinks you're up at 9am so expect to be awakened by business calls. M-F. I wish it upon everyone, being retired.
Oh, and my reminded me. You get to take an hour nap each day at 3pm – just like you did at work only you can't get caught at home.
[@David Roper]
What is this "retired" you speak of? I have heard rumors and legends…
Now I know who it was in there when I was hiding — before I retired. Now I hide from my wife on my laptop. Peace out.
[@David Roper] [@BGM]
Hey! I, too, know that guy who hides in the closet!
You can get it on Amazon, or check out clips on YouTube.
"Yes, Jen, this is ….the Internet".
"In that little box? Amazing!"
BGM, he's the guy who hides from people in a closet and has dark bags under his eyes, ie the IT Director. LOL
What about the singular fellow who has to do ALL of those jobs at once because there is noone else? Does he look as cool as those guys do?
[@vandamme] Where might I buy one to watch? Amazon?
Agreed. It does a nice job of breaking things down, but I was waiting for a funny payoff.
I have a DVD of the British comedy show "The IT Crowd". Worth watching if you're tech savvy, otherwise half the jokes won't make sense.
So a Networking Specialist is also called an IT Manager. Strange.
A pretty good graphic. I kept looking for the punch line, though…
Very informative.Brings to mind some of the sellers on Craigslist that are so quick to point out that "I've been in IT for 20 years" and "this PC blah blah blah". Yeah,so,WGaF. As though that justifies the ridiculous amount of money they want for it. Paaleeeez !
"the OVERLORDS of office computer structure"
finally a definition for what I do!
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The Earthwise Group Encouraged by Increase in Housing Starts, Anticipates Increased Demand for Vinyl Windows and Doors in 2013
Mar 19, 2013, 14:29 ET from The Earthwise Group, LLC
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Earthwise Group, LLC, a national network of locally owned, independent manufacturers of windows and doors, is anticipating an increased demand for high-quality, energy-efficient vinyl windows and doors produced by its members throughout the rest of the year. Mark Davis, executive director of The Earthwise Group, LLC, points to an uptick in residential housing starts in 2012 and during the first quarter of 2013, a trend that may gain momentum as the national economy improves. He also cited another industry forecast, which predicts that vinyl windows and doors will play a pivotal role in the housing market as it rebounds.
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"We're optimistic about what we're seeing, because the numbers suggest that the housing market may finally be in recovery after a challenging period. Consider that housing starts nationally may top one-million units this year," Davis said. "At Earthwise, we see this as a significant opportunity for our members, because developers, contractors and homeowners alike have learned that vinyl windows and doors are the key to building an energy-efficient home, and our products are primed to meet marketplace demand."
Davis cited a study published by the Freedonia Group[1], which was released in September 2012. It showed that vinyl windows and doors are the fastest-growing segment in the market, with a forecasted increase of 12 percent each year through 2016. By that time, the sector could be valued at $9.8 billion. The study attributed the anticipated growth in the vinyl window and door sector to the ongoing recovery of the housing market as well as manufacturers' efforts to increase the aesthetic appeal of vinyl products.
In January of this year, The Earthwise Group announced a solid year of growth at the close of 2012 despite ongoing economic uncertainty. The group reported a 16-percent increase in sales last year compared to 2011 figures. Residential remodeling remained a key component of the sales success, but the organization also witnessed an uptick in new residential construction.
Drawing from the strength of its member companies, The Earthwise Group is at the forefront of meeting and exceeding industry demand for windows and doors that balance form, function and energy efficiency. Products produced by Earthwise Group members consistently meet and exceed the rigorous standards set by Energy Star, the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), and the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA). The organization also recently became the first and only window and door manufacturer to be Made in USA Certified.
Currently, there are 15 Earthwise manufacturing facilities, with distribution covering the majority of the eastern half of the United States.
For more information on The Earthwise Group, visit www.earthwisewindows.com.
About The Earthwise Group
The Earthwise Group is a national network of locally owned, independent manufacturers who make high quality windows and doors. The group consists of fabricators that maintain operations across the eastern half of the United States. For more information, please visit www.earthwisewindows.com.
[1] "Windows & Doors to 2016 - Demand and Sales Forecasts, Market Share, Market Size, Market Leaders," Freedonia Group. September 2012.
Jeff Donaldson
SOURCE The Earthwise Group, LLC


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Built in 1962 by Royals Wroxham, Tumblehome has been in private hands for many years and now we are excited to welcome her into our fleet.
Tumblehome is a traditional 2 berth cruiser consisting of a double berth in the main cabin and a single berth in the rear well under the canopied area, which makes her ideal for couples and small families. Offering a comfortable and relaxing trip, there is a good level of equipment on-board, including a gas cooker and hob, under counter fridge, shower and toilet facilities. The spacious rear well has a completely folding canopy and a rear seating area which gives you a superb view of Norfolks rivers beautiful surroundings.
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I use paper maps. Free, from AAA.
Sorted :-)
The squeeze is on for satnav makers stuck between the rock of smartphone navigation apps and the hard place of the built-in systems that are finding their way into ever cheaper showroom models. Of course, there are still a heck of a lot of cars on the road that don't have built-in navigation and while using your phone is fine …
Sorted :-)
Yeah, I used to use them. But I didn't like the feature-set. No live traffic updates (have to purchase an optional radio) and no automatic route planning. There's no zoom feature (other than moving your head) and I'm not even going to go into detail about the roadtrip we undertook to visit all of the great Staple landmarks in the UK - suffice to say we didn't find any, just some stationary outlets which weren't even in the right place on the map. Plus the route guidance feature means having to maintain the optional 'partner' upgrade for the passenger seat, and these tend to be a bit rubbish, especially for the cost ("Where are we now", "Which way is up?","No, I meant left, no the other left, okay I meant right").
What good does "live traffic updates" do for you on a day-to-day basis? The traffic is going to be there, regardless.
The rest of yours seems somewhat confused ...
you use a map to commute on a day to day basis then ?
The live updates on the 1005 allow you to avoid tailbacks. The Live 1005 can be set to do that automatically. But of course, you may enjoy being trapped on the motorway for hours on end, if so, knock yourself out!
GPS has been a godsend for me, ever since the Garmin Streetpilot which was only slightly less stressful than using maps and put me off the Garmin brand for life. The TomTom was a breath of fresh air and I've been happily loyal to them ever since. Even if you don't drive much, a GPS is a fantastic investment in time saving, fuel saving, and above all, stress busting.
I always take my GPS with me when travelling to far-off lands. Even if the hire car already has it, it's just so... comforting to have your own (zero learning curve) and you can keep all your favourite locations.
So do I. Actually I buy the good ones from Delorme. As well as a GPS, and the printout of directions from Google Maps. Plus my Android phone if my GPS conks out and I happen to have a signal.
Yes, I get lost easily. GPS is a fuckin' absolute godsend, you smug buckwheat. I remember all the times with a map going "and just WHERE on foobar ave am I, and why the hell can't they signpost cross streets?"
No, stu. I use a telephone. An 11 year old Nokia. It does what a phone should do (make & receive phone calls), without any histrionics. Even in Sonoma County's so-called "dead" zones.
Who or what is AAA?
Who are AAA and how often do they update their Ireland maps?
"The capacitive 5in 272 x 480 screen isn't as crisp as that on the nüvi 3590LMT, but you are saving £140 on the cost of the Garmin". Well, with the Garmin at £310 and the Tomtom at £270 I make that a £40 difference. Not such a big saving.
Well spotted, should be £40 not £140. Apologies for the typo.
I have a Navigon and a TomTom.
The Navigon is beautiful BUT the text is simply too small to read from 2 feet away, especially in low light and the dark. If Navigon could address that issue then it would become my main device rather than being relegated to the glove box 'just in case'.
So how do these compare with using a tablet?
Most tablets make perfectly good satnavs but you need to buy a separate screen mount and many won't take a charge from a 12v socket.
First of all, why tablet? I have seen Tablets bolted in various configs on Eastern European taxis (a lot of taxi franchises there run some very cool Android software which does SatNav + request queue, dispatch, etc). It takes LOTS of real estate so unless you are driving a van you will find it a bit too big (or will have to mount it somewhere where you take your eyes off the road to see it).
So instead of a tablet you can use let's say Sygic (they license Tom Tom maps them and build a UI of their own) on most Android handsets (there are some known problems with Galaxy series, but all the rest are usually pretty fine). I use Sygic on my Xperia Arc S and wife got it on the Xperia X10 Mini Pro.
It work flawlessly around EU (walking mode too) and has most of the advanced features you find an embedded satnav (speed traps, visual lane change assistant, current/incoming speed limit, 3D view, landmarks, etc).
My only complain is that it barely breaks even on "charge budget" on the Xperia Arc S and does so only if you tell it to be economical on the eye candy. At 4in the Xperia has a screen the size of most high end SatNavs the screen is brighter, the traffic updates cost you much less as they piggy back on your normal data contract and it just works. So you do not really need a tablet, a BIG droid will suffice.
By the way, the charge budget is likely to be your big problem on a tablet too. Running at full brightness with GPS and Bluetooth enabled as well as using a lot of the CPU and GPU can eat more battery than the charger can supply.
ElReg normally tests these by driving around 'Greater' Manchester. Why not this time?
They couldn't find it.
Well organized reviews EXCEPT for, as always, splitting ten items over five small pages. Can't El Reg at least offer the option to view more info on fewer pages? It would be a VERY popular feature.
Use the "print" button to get it all on one page.
There is already a way to reformat. Go to the URL bar, and replace the initial 'www' with 'm', so you end up with m.theregister.co.uk/whatever
Hey presto, you get all the pages in one, in a wonderfully clean and easy-to-read layout.
Now all we need is links on the m and www versions of the site to link to the corresponding page in the other site. This would be useful on mobile devices too, as you have to switch to the desktop version to do a 'search'.
Absolutely agree. 'Galleries' of pictures are particularly galling. Firefox + Autopager doesn't do everything but where it works (like here) it is a godsend.
Actually, I use maps too but because I do not want to lose those map skills. In my line of work, I have to take into account the possible unavailability of GPS through jamming..
Now, SatNavs
Mio: I will *never* buy one again. It took 3 years before map updates were available. Funnily, only the first 2 years of map updates were free - which weren't available. No thanks. A shame, it had the best user interface of the lot.
TomTom: Iive traffic updates are IMHO a killer feature that I gladly pay for. However, it demands more attention during a trip than two small children high on sugar. A GPS should *assist* a driver, not draw his/her eyes from the road with useless confirmations or with menus that are now so long with totally unwanted guff that they require scrolling.
Be careful with big screens and tablets - a larger screen takes too long to absorb, also because designers can never resist filling all that empty space. And when parked, you will find out that map browsing sucks on a GPS (at least it does on TomTom, I guess that's to hide the fact that it likes U-turns more than your average New Labour government). So small when on the road, please.
Last but not least: when will the EU make a universal car interface for GPS compulsory so that both internal and external GPS can get roll data from the ABS sensors? It may make in.car GPS actually *sensibly* priced due to much needed competition - and you can choose your own..
There was me, thinking that standalone units were obsolete now, seeing as everyone Android device includes turn by turn for free.
Just as I was thinking of maybe investing in satnav, Google release Maps Navigation. Sure Miss Robot Woman is a bit... basic, but pair her with a stereo, and the only problems with it are removed, commonly quiet phone speakers.
Seperate units don't have long left, the amount of companies will decrease, and pairing satnav with the phone is an obvious choice, removing the point of trying to nick satnavs from cars by looking for suction marks since people always take the phones with them. Ignoring the phone problem, satnav will start to become a standard new car feature.
I'll never need to buy a seperate satnav.
It's a lot better having a dedicated GPS than using your phone.
I'm with FanMan.
I thought "why would I need a SatNav?", until I acquired my old man's cranky old TomTom One via handmedown. With stock software (who knows what delights the hacking community have come up with) it pisses all over Google Nav in most respects.
Even if you just look at the "alternative route" navigation features, it's the clear winner - you can't tell Google Nav to avoid a particular road or navigate you around a traffic jam ahead (or that you are in) can you?
Oh and you're not reliant on a data connection to recalculate your route.
... yes, a dedicated GPS can also record blackbox style through the camera and save video when a crash is detected. Oh, no, wait - that's my phone :-)
Get a half decent Android, load SVOX voice of your choice, download one of the black-box apps, and if you wish, pay for traffic news.
The major downside afaics is that capacitive screens don't work with gloves. Nice to see that some manufacturers of dedicated GPS are also going capacitive now to even things up!
"It's a lot better having a dedicated GPS than using your phone."
Because ... ?
Better having a dedicated GPS - Probably true for car GPS, definitely true for bike GPS that requires capacitative screen that can detect presses by gloved fingers (+ specially large buttons to make sure you're pressing the right one), display that's readable in multiple light conditions, proper waterproofing (ie rain bucketing down directly on it not just a few drops), and piping the audio to a helmet headset via bluetooth (trying to hear a tinny voice from a couple of feet away telling you to turn left in 200 yards just won't work when you're sitting a few inches above a brute of en engine screaming at 7000 rpm and 80mph + wind noise).
Not all of us like to be boxed up in a cage - at the moment I use old fashioned road signs and pre-planning to get to where I want but it would be nice to have the use of a satnav for those more unusual journeys.
Any recommendations for a waterproof motorbike mountable satnav that does turn by turn to a bluetooth headset? I would use my phone but the satnav on windows phones is terrible.
Less than £200 would be good too!
I have been using a Garmin Zumo 550 for the last 5 years and cannot rate it highly enough. Although I do not use it with a Bluetooth headset it can be done and Garmin market some of the Zumo range with Scala Bluetooth headsets as part of the package. I tend to use a lot of out-of-the-way roads, many abroad, and the normal choice of fastest or quickest routing on the GPS is not enough. The Zumo 550 (and some if not all the other Zumos) comes with a route planning program for the PC (Windows only at present I believe) which allows you to create a route on a much larger screen than that of the GPS itself. The route can then be saved and downloaded to the GPS and off you go. All the Zumo range are designed for motorcyclists so are waterproof and pretty rugged. I think they all come with a car windscreen mount too. Your problem is the price, at least double your target £200.
Just get a car one with bluetooth and put it in waterproof bag/box. Eg, do a search for aquabox and mount it to your bars with a ram mount. Or there's loads of other cheaper options, here's some on Amazon.. http://tinyurl.com/bv4ub3w
Thanks for the recommendation John. I have been looking at what's available and as you say most of them are around double the £200 sweet spot. I do like the sound of creating routes on a pc for later use though, would be very nice for blats through the Lakes etc.
I guess I'm being a bit too much of a cheapskate but I can't justify that much money one something I don't *really* need... especially when I could buy a fairly nice new SSD for that price and arguably get more use from it....
Maybe I'll look on the 'bay for 2nd hand goodness.
just put under the windscreen (if the bike has full fairing) or in a transparent plastic bag. I've just done 2k+ miles without a problem (garmin nuvi 3790) under a miserable weather (three day under heavy rain!).
Medion have some sat navs for car use (i.e. not waterproofed) under £200 with Bluetooth - but I think the Bluetooth may be to use the sat nav as a handsfree kit, rather than to output to a Bluetooth headset. However, Medions and some other brands can output on VHF FM, if that is of any help.
Motorbike satnavs are pretty specific, requiring waterproofing, touch-screen that works with gloves, also bluetooth audio to teh helmet if you want to hear anything, so £200 won't cut it.
"Just get a car one with bluetooth and put it in waterproof bag/box"
Not a bad idea, except maybe you would have to preset everything before starting out and not be able to alter it en route if you can't use the touchscreen through the bag/box. Visibility might also be an issue. I find in most cases car GPS is now good enough to call out the correct instructions without needing to see the screen but I've still had the odd issue with ambiguous voice directions that I needed a quick look at the screen to understand
That is the big issue on some of those devices which force you to _install a browser plugin_(!!!!!) just so you can update the maps.
they are all running linux.
They could be running z/OS for all I care, as long as they do the job properly. They are an appliance, the OS shouldn't ever come into it. If you know what OS an appliance is running from day-to-day use, it's a failure.
The TomTom does indeed run linux.
Unfortunately, that doesn't extend to the management utility "TomTom Home" which is available for Windows and Mac only. Hows that for a kick in the teeth?
Take the benefits of the linux code, then exclude that very community from being able to update their maps etc. if they happen to be using Linux as their preferred desktop environment.
Try and raise the issue with them and you get a response along the lines:
"At TomTom we take all customer comments, feedback and suggestions seriously and therefore we have passed your comments on to our 2nd Line team, Product Management and Marketing Team."
End quote. And later when I replied: "Ouch! Not the mythical 2nd Line team, Product Management and Marketing Team. That part of the phrase has been offered up verbatim on several prior requests, and in each case, nothing further ever eventuated." they came back with:
"I am glad to see your concern into this issue. Please be assured that I have really spoken to the Senior Department regarding the feedback you had given in the previous email. I have explained them as to what really the query is. Hopefully in the future updates w get see some development on this subject."
Needless to say, TomTom has provided no further feedback, and there is still no news of any linux client.
Mine is WinCE6 - it's one of those anonymous Chinese eBay jobbies. Large display, good screen mount, everything works well, and only £40 delivered. :-)
What's the point of a SatNav review that doesn't comment on the accuracy of the maps?!!!
I've used TomToms for over a decade now and the thing that bugs me is that the same mapping errors are still there, despite the company's touting quarterly updates (for a hefty fee) - it really is a weakness and means that in towns and cities you'll often find yourself being directed the wrong way down one-way systems and into pedestrianised areas, whilst In rural areas you definitely need a map with you as well, because you're likely to be taken down impassable farm tracks.
I also use Nokia's FREE SatNav apps which come with downloadable maps of any country you care to choose and which are far more accurate than TomTom's - they're frequently updated and include safety camera and speed limit warnings, plus live traffic info (for sussing out what's out there) and traffic optimised routing - and as I said, they're FREE.
Nokia satnav is great, beeing free, and allowing you to pre-download the maps. But, for route planning, it will need a gsm connection and, while abroad, that can be very expensive
Nokia's will route plan fine in offline (airplane) mode as long as you are searching for town names or postcodes etc that are incorporated into the downloaded maps. If your search turns up no results and you don't want to go online then you can always pick a location from the map.
Aye, I've found the latest iteration of Nokia Drive to be pretty darn good in offline mode, it's found places I'd never have thought would be included in a map, and given that most of scotland is outside O2's data network, it /has/ to work offline.
.....my TomTom One mk1.
Simple and to the point as such devices go.
I got a new TomTom Via Live and I really dont like it. Sure the Traffic updates are handy but there are so many annoying features and the UI is pretty poor (you'd think they would have that fixed by now). Plus it bugs you to update the maps if its a few months old etc.
The TomTom one was pure simplicity.


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Hi Sharon! I am at a stop right now with the seating arrangement section. I have the seating already assigned that is good. The part of letting my guest know where are to be seated is what is driving me a lil' crazy. @ the entrance of the banquet hall I am going to have 2 tables. Suggestions, as to how to display the name placement cards? Thank u!!!
Great question! Place cards have gotten way more creative now.
You could do the traditional name cards that are just folded 'tent' cards with guests names written on them (as in 'Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Smith') and arrange these alphabetically. Since you have two tables, why not arrange those with a clearly visible sign saying 'A - J' and 'K - Z'? That will let guests see from a distance that they can easily go to the table they need.
You can also get cute little $1 placecard holders at the craft store, such as a starfish or a heart or anything else that fits your theme, and have each placecard attached to those.
I attended a wedding that had long planters filled with real grass, and the name cards were stuck into that for a natural, outdoorsy look.
I'm also seeing placecard boards arranged, with Table Numbers and the names of the people sitting at each table. For example,
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And so on. There's no placecard for them to take. They just see which table they're at, and they go there. The boards are very pretty, using cloth-covered corkboards from the office supply store, decorated in the wedding colors.
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RED BLUFF, Calif. - A figure in the Quentin Bealer murder investigation in Red Bluff is headed to prison.
Eddie Ouellette, 39, claimed he was the one who convinced Bealer to turn himself in for questioning in the 2013 Marysa Nichols murder investigation. This week in Tehama County, Ouellette was sentenced to 5 years 8 months in prison in an unrelated case.
KRCR News Channel 7 first talked to Ouellette in March 2013 just after Bealer's arrest. He told us Bealer had once lived in a shed behind his house. Just after Marysa Nichols' body was found near Red Bluff High School, investigators released surveillance video showing a man walking near the high school just before the time of Nichols' disappearance. Ouellette said he recognized the man in the video as Bealer.
Ouellette told KRCR News Channel 7 he confronted Bealer about the video and walked him to the police department for questioning. Bealer was later arrested and charged with Nichols' murder.
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A LONG-AWAITED report on allegations of leaking by a former Victoria Police deputy commissioner will be released on Wednesday.
The Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) asked former Supreme Court justice Murray Kellam to report on the conduct of Sir Ken Jones over the alleged leaking of sensitive police information.
Sir Ken, who resigned in 2011, denies being behind the leaks and says his reputation has been unfairly tarnished.
In 2012, the ombudsman found former chief commissioner Simon Overland damaged Sir Ken's reputation by booting him out of the force early, despite having no evidence he was leaking information to the media.
Ombudsman George Brouwer said plans were afoot at least a week before former deputy commissioner Sir Ken was marched from his office in May 2011, despite being due to leave the following August.
Mr Overland wanted Sir Ken gone because he thought he had engaged in serious misconduct by leaking to the media, the ombudsman found.
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Dozens danced the night away to help a host of good causes during a musical event organised by the Swaffham Lions.
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Republicans sought to cast the Obama administration's momentary rejection of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, running from Canada to Texas, as a job killer.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said, "President Obama is destroying tens of thousands of American jobs and shipping American energy security to the Chinese. There's really just no other way to put it. The president is selling out American jobs for politics."
So how many jobs would the pipeline have created? According to TransCanada Corp., the oil company proposing the 1,700 mile pipeline, the figures range around 20,000 jobs in America, with 13,000 in construction and 7,000 in manufacturing.
According to CBS, the US Chamber of Commerce had even more optimistic estimates of 250,000 permanent jobs in the United States. But that figure, touted by legislaters as reason to support the bill, may be inflated.
The US State Department's more recent estimates were much more modest, ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 jobs in America. An independent review of the pipeline by the Cornell University Global Labor Institute put the job creation figures at 500 to 1,400 temporary construction jobs, CBS reported.
The Washington Post reported the 250,000 new jobs claim, in reality, is around half the amount.
Boehner, speaking to Congress on Wednesday, reaffirmed the Post's report, saying the Keystone pipeline would create 100,000 new jobs.
In a statement, President Obama stressed that the rejection was "not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline" that did not allow for sufficient environmental review and rerouting of the pipeline, avoiding the more sensitive parts of Nebraska, according to the Associated Press.
More on GlobalPost: State Department rejects KeystoneXL pipeline
The administration's decision to reject the Keystone XL proposal in its current form (TransCanada is allowed to reapply) should not have come as a shock said Politico, as the White House repeatedly warned that the deadline would force its hand.
Whether or not the decision was politically motivated, it will play a large role in the upcoming elections. Representative Gene Green (D-TX) told Politico, "He was going to lose either way. Environmental folks are going to be mad at him if he approved it. Labor folks and business and the jobs issue that we've all been trumpeting is on the other side of it. It's a no-win for him."
More on GlobalPost: After Keystone pipeline, Canada's other oil project
Unjustified claims of what the Keystone XL pipeline would bring comes two ways, however. The Post argued clean energy proponents against the pipeline should put more stress over American environmental policies that would encompass the entire economy versus isolated spots.
The future of the green economy will depend on whether the U.S. government can consistently penalize dirty energy across the economy — rather than in isolated spots such as this pipeline — as well as promote greater energy efficiency through regulation and offer direct support to sustainable-energy innovation.


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Study: Journalists lack standardized methods of verification
Poynter's Craig Silverman has written a piece about a study that looked into how journalists verify information.
The funny thing about that is: They don't.
Well, that's not exactly it. But what Canadian researchers Ivor Shapiro, Colette Brin, Isabelle Bédard-Brûlé and Kasia Mychajlowycz found is that, according to Silverman, "the methods for achieving accuracy vary from one journalist to the next. There is no single standard for verification, and not every fact is treated the same."
"A small, easily checkable fact needs to be checked; a larger but greyer assertion, not so much — unless it is defamatory," they write. "Thus, verification for a journalist is a rather different animal from verification in scientific method, which would hold every piece of data subject to a consistent standard of observation and replication."
The researchers studied the methods of 28 Canadian journalists, 14 of them recent journalism-award winners and the other half authors of pieces of similar length to the ones that earned awards. A funny side note, and maybe more than a side note, is that the researchers relied on the 28 journalists' own accounts of their fact-checking methods. That is, they couldn't verify the information!
Their key finding is that while the need for verification and accuracy is universally acknowledged, there is little "methodological discipline" in pursuing it. To oversimplify, everybody has their own methods and standards for verifying facts, and traditional journalism textbooks offer exhortations to get the facts right, but little guidance in how to do it.
Silverman writes that a "positive trend I've seen in recent years, which wasn't part of this specific research, is that the increasing use of user-generated content by newsrooms has resulted in organizations creating a defined verification process."
That's certainly been the case with Bleacher Report, where we talk a lot about verification and offer specific guidelines and education. Silverman offers links to similar efforts at Storyful, the BBC, the Associated Press and CNN's iReport.
I think that's only part of the story. There's also the fact that a lot of information comes to reporters through social media, which can be unreliable. It's easy and often cheap to represent something false as apparently true, and anyone who isn't careful about verification will get suckered sooner or later. Probably sooner.
There's also fisking. That's an old blogosphere slang word for the idea that the audience doesn't have to sit still for shoddy reporting or false statements in the Internet age, when so much information is at their fingertips. The term's namesake is British journalist Robert Fisk, who in 2001 was called out by bloggers for writing that the American media had "missed" an important story, when in fact that story had been on the front pages of major newspapers.
A blogger named named Ken Layne famously concluded, "It's 2001, and we can Fact Check your ass."
When the audience has that kind of power, it's wise to think hard about how you verify facts.


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The Jets revealed Thursday that Bilal Powell has a fractured toe.
Powell played in a dead-even timeshare with Shonn Greene last week, compiling 78 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. The fracture was likely discovered after the game. Even though Powell won't practice Thursday, coach Rex Ryan expressed no concern over his availability for Monday night's game in Tennessee. However, if Powell is operating at less than 100 percent than a larger piece of this timeshare figures to go to Greene. It's a situation to monitor through Saturday's practice.


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Kelly Clarkson + Jason Farol Become 'Me and Mrs. Jones' on 'Duets'
On tonight's (July 12) episode of 'Duets,' each remaining contestant sang a duet with their superstar mentor and a solo song. They were allowed to pick each song they performed. For his duet with Kelly Clarkson, amateur Jason Farol chose 'Me and Mrs. Jones,' a bluesy, torchy ballad about infidelity. For his solo song, he tackled 'Runaway Baby' by Bruno Mars.