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What's at stake?
Carl Worswick: The top two sides in Group C meet in Brasilia knowing that victory at the Estadio Mane Garrincha will almost certainly seal a spot in the knockout stage. That motivation will be huge for Colombia, which have only once before qualified from the groups (Italia '90).
They face Ivory Coast yet again rocked by an injury to one of their key players after striker Carlos Bacca limped out of training on Sunday with a muscle strain. He will miss the rest of the group stage and will be absent for what coach Jose Pekerman considers to be Colombia's toughest group match.
Sam Crocker: After these two teams both emerged victorious from their opening games, the early signs are that the pair will advance from Group C in the top two spots, as long as Ivory Coast beat Greece and Colombia beat Japan in the final round. Far from being a match with no meaning, the top spot is very much up for grabs and will provide an excellent trampoline to better things if they can face the weaker team out of Group D in the second round. While for drama purposes this game would probably be better suited to an exciting crescendo in the final round of group matches, a win for either team will be a massive confidence boost for its World Cup ambitions.
X factor
CW: Teo Gutierrez. The River striker isn't a deadly marksman in the vein of Falcao -- his strike partner in qualifying -- but is a vital cog in the Pekerman tactical system for drawing defenders out of position and allowing the more creative elements in the side to flourish. His awareness, holdup play and selfless toiling will be crucial against an aging Ivorian back line that will already be under heavy pressure trying to deal with the pace employed by Colombia down the wings.
James Rodriguez, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Victor Ibarbo are each capable of individual brilliance and will cause Ivory Coast problems, but it's Gutierrez's movement and intelligence within the confines of a collective unit that really gets the best out of the team.
SC: With Pablo Armero frequently finding himself high up the pitch against Greece and Ibarbo's striking instincts limiting his defending, Colombia will struggle to deal with Serge Aurier in this match. Undoubtedly on a colossal high after the rave reviews he received for his performance against Japan, he most certainly has the tools to cause the Tricolor some serious problems -- assuming that he makes sure he deals with the danger Armero and Ibarbo could cause going forward.
Fear factor
CW: Undoubtedly at the back, where Wilfried Bony or Gervinho will have a lot of joy if he is left one-on-one with 38-year-old centre back Mario Yepes. The captain will get ripped to shreds in a battle for pace, which will probably mean Yepes shifting back a couple of yards to allow defensive partner Cristian Zapata the vital role of keeping the quick Ivorian strikers under check. If Gervinho starts in his familiar position on the left, rampaging wing-back Camilo Zuniga will have to be careful about making sure he gets back to cover. The Ivorian wing backs showed against Japan that they are dangerous coming forward.
SC: While Arthur Boka put in a sterling performance against Japan from the left back position, the prospect of facing Cuadrado will not be something he'll be looking forward to. Causing constant problems down the right for Colombia against Greece, Cuadrado will not only be Boka's responsibility but also the responsibility of the centre-backs, having spent much time running in the channels between the defenders. Salomon Kalou is unlikely to be provide too much help to his fullback, so either Sol Bamba or Didier Zokora will have to step up to help out. Both players have a tendency to be quite clumsy with tricky dribblers, so there's every possibility that Cuadrado will be leaving one of them in his wake.
Key battle
CW: In midfield. With both teams boasting strong attacks but problems in defence, whichever team controls the central area could be key to dictating the rhythm of play. Colombia are without injured Edwin Valencia's steady watch as guardsman over the shaky defence, and the team is ill-equipped to withstand any real pressure from sides coming at it. The strength and energy of the Ivorian midfield will mean Carlos Sanchez needs to be on top of his game. The defensive midfielder performed admirably in containing Greece when the former European champions enjoyed their best spell toward the end of the first half. But against tougher opposition and in particular Ivorian star Yaya Toure, he will surely be tested more rigorously.
SC: Rodriguez certainly showed signs that he was just warming up versus Greece, so Serey Die will no doubt be instructed to stalk him about the pitch and make sure he doesn't get going. Sitting just behind the striker, Rodriguez will be looking to play people in and have a go from range himself, so it may be worth Ivory Coast manager Sabri Lamouchi telling Die to do some good, old-fashioned man-marking for the whole game. Suffocate Rodriguez and you will sever a good proportion of Colombia's creative spark. Die, with his prowling determination, will no doubt lap up the task of pouncing on the Monaco playmaker every time he gets the ball.
CW: Colombia 2-2 Ivory Coast. So much attacking strength but too many flaws at the back for both teams naturally suggests goals. Colombia will have the slight edge but need to make sure they take control and inflict their game plan on Ivory Coast. Keeping it as tight as possible at the back will be key.
SC: I'm going for 2-2 as well. While the Japan win was impressive, I'm unsure that Ivory Coast has it in them to overcome Colombia just yet. I think enough of a threat from Greece was seen to fancy their chances of scoring, but I don't think Colombia will settle with such a defensive strategy as Japan did.
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Colombia are already looking ahead to their Group C match with Ivory Coast after impressively dispatching the Greeks.
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Simon and Schuster commissioned me to illustrate the book jacket of an upcoming trilogy of young adult fantasy books called, of all things, Bad Unicorn. To say this was a dream job is to underestimate the disbelief I had when the art director herself suggested that I "impale a squirrel on the horn of Princess, the man-eating unicorn" Yeah. No problem.
|The full wrap jacket with the spine.
These were my first three concepts, they went with A, but needed less "Rambo" in the unicorn. They mixed and matched the back cover from C.
A tight sketch and a few color comps.
My first pass used 'atomic' colors, acidic greens and reds. But, this seemed not 'boyish' enough for the editor, so we switched the jacket and spine to black. Which works just as well. Plus, we added the 'greyscale rainbow' ... nice touch.
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Alex Smith's most productive half of his career staked the 49ers to a 17-3 halftime lead against the Buffalo Bills.
Smith capped his 237-yard, first-half show with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree. It came 24 seconds before halftime, and one snap after Patrick Willis forced a fumble that Dashon Goldson recovered.
Smith entered halftime with a perfect, 158.3 passer rating, completing 12-of-15 passes with two touchdowns, no interceptions and no sacks. He also had a 24-yard scramble that ranked as the half's longest run.
Smith's previous career-high for a half: 226 yards in the second half of a 2006 loss to the Eagles. His best for a first half: 195 yards in a Dec. 12, 2010 win againstSeattle.
Smith is poised to break the 300-yard mark for only the third game of his career, and his first since Oct. 10, 2010 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kyle Williams' 43-yard touchdown reception put the 49ers ahead 10-3 in the second quarter, sparking an emotional celebration as Williams dropped to his knees and looked skyward. Williams lost his grandmother to breast cancer, and this weekend marked the start of the NFL's breast-cancer-awareness campaign.
It was Williams' third reception this season and only his fourth career touchdown.
The 49ers were poised to put up more points just before halftime, but Colin Kaepernick fumbled at the end of a 6-yard run. Kaepernick took a pitch from Alex Smith and fumbled after getting hit by linebacker Nick Barnett, giving the Bills the ball at their own 17.
Three snaps later, however, the 49ers forced a fumble, too, as Willis stripped Scott Chandler of a reception. Goldson recovered the turnover at the Bills' 28 with 29 seconds left in the first half.
The 49ers took a 3-0 lead on a 19-yard field goal, but only after Frank Gore failed to cross the goal line on second- and third-down carries from the 1. It was a situation perhaps better suited for Brandon Jacobs, a short-yardage specialist who's still waiting to make his season debut after an Aug. 18 knee injury.
After posting a 34-0 shutout last Sunday against the New York Jets, the 49ers nearly surrendered a quick touchdown, only to be saved by a holding penalty that nullified Leodis McKelvin's 80-yard punt return for a would-be score on the game's opening series.
The 49ers' five-quarter shutout streak ended early in the second quarter, when Rian Lindell's 31-yard field goal pulled the Bills even at 3-3 and capped a 75-yard drive.


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Ten years ago, Rich Weber and Jamsheed Agahi surveyed an industry they knew well – they each had 10+ years' involvement in the technology – and found no one was providing hardware/software interface solutions. So in February 2006, they founded a company to "provide good solutions to the industry" and got busy coding. They had their software up and running by DAC, held that year in San Francisco, were featured in the July 2006 issue of EETimes, and were working with their first customers by the end of the year.
Those early successes were an indication of the credibility of Semifore Inc. and a reflection of the singular vision of founders who knew each other well; they had worked with together at various companies prior to 2006, Data General, Silicon Graphics, StratumOne and Cisco Systems. Starting Semifore together was the logical next step in their collaborations. Now ten years on, both founders are still with the company


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At 0.45, billings and bookings remain at low-levels
SAN JOSE, California — April 22, 2013 — SEMI, the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the micro- and nano-electronics industries, today reported that for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, the worldwide photovoltaic manufacturing equipment book-to-bill ratio remained well below parity, at 0.45, for the seventh consecutive quarter. Booking levels continue to be low as PV manufacturers grapple with oversupply across the supply chain.
Worldwide bookings, which represent net new orders for PV manufacturing equipment, improved 1 percent in Q4'12 compared to the previous quarter; however, Q4'12 bookings were down 48 percent year-over-year. Worldwide billings contracted 15 percent in Q4'12 versus Q3'12. On a year-over-year basis, Q4'12 billings declined 39 percent.
Total billings for the full year 2012 dropped to $2.55 billion or a 59 percent decline from 2011 billings of $6.18 billion. Annual bookings in 2012 totaled $1.31 billion, which is 74 percent below 2011 bookings of $4.97 billion.
On a regional basis, equipment sales were dominated by Asia. For the full year of 2012, Asia represented about 80 percent of total billings.
The worldwide PV equipment billings and bookings data is gathered jointly with the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) from about 50 global equipment companies that provide data on a quarterly basis.
About SEMI
SEMI is the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains. Our 1,900 member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.
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SeaChange to Issue Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter Financial Results on December 4
Conference Call on December 5 before Market Open
SeaChange International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAC) will announce its fiscal 2013 third quarter and year to date financial results on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 after the market close and will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. ET, before the market open. The Companys press release and prepared remarks will be posted on the investor relations section of SeaChanges web site.
Conference call and webcast information:
· Telephone: 877-407-8037 (U.S.) and 201-689-8037 (international)
· Live webcast: www.schange.com/IR
For those unable to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available through December 19, 2012, and can be accessed by dialing 877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (international). Callers will be prompted for replay conference ID number 404434#. An archived version of the webcast will also be available under the investor relations section of the Companys website at www.schange.com/IR.
About SeaChange International
Ranked among the top 250 software companies in the world, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) enables transformative multi-screen video services through an open, cloud-based, intelligent software platform trusted by cable, IPTV and mobile operators globally. Personalized and fully monetized video experiences anytime on any device, in the home and everywhere, are the product of the Companys superior video platform, advertising and in-home offerings.
SeaChanges hundreds of customers are many of the worlds most powerful media brands including all major cable operators in the Americas and Europe, and the largest telecom companies in the world. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange is TL 9000 certified and has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.
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Metallica Pinball Machine Revealed in New Video
Holy balls! One of the fabled Metallica pinball machines has finally been revealed in full. In a new video posted by Stern Pinball, the entire machine is explained and showcased, with a ton of Metallica tracks and references ripe for the paddling.
Metallica revealed last month that custom pinball machines were in the works. The musicians of Metallica, especially guitarist Kirk Hammett, are avid pinball fans, so if KISS can have a pinball machine, why not Metallica?
"After year's of playing on Kirk [Hammett]'s machines at HQ, we jumped at the idea when Stern Pinball came to us with some designs and ideas some time ago," Metallica write on their official website. "The machines will include 12 'Tallica songs with 'Master of Puppets,' 'One' and 'Fade to Black' among them. Features will include an electric chair, snake, grave markers and lots of others bells and whistles along with art by our friend Dirty Donny."
Game designer John Borg takes us through one of the three Metallica pinball machines, which integrates albums such as 'Master of Puppets' and 'Death Magnetic' into the machine's gameplay. 'Creeping Death,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' 'Fuel,' 'Master of Puppets,' 'The Unforgiven,' 'Seek and Destroy,' 'Battery,' 'Sad But True,' 'Enter Sandman,' 'One,' 'Fade to Black' and 'The End of the Line' are all included to complete the machine's soundtrack.
Check out the very first video of Metallica pinball in the player below.
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Sorry for the serious lack of posts. I've just been playing all sorts of games lately.
Still chugging away in Aion. My Cleric has reached level 34 and I've realized that I need to redo my action bars. What I found out about action bars really made me happy. Normally when you arrow down to get to another clean action bar it's just that one that changes. Any extra bars you have on your screen stay the same. Not so in Aion! When I switched bars the other day to see how I would organize them, all the extra bars on my screen went blank. Which means I get a clean slate. So I've decided I need to spend time in setting up a healing layout and a grinding/DPS layout. That'll be time intensive but definitely worth it. I've taken over 320 screenshots! You can find some of them here.
I've given up on Champions Online again. I didn't get much further than last time either. I did make a character I was loving and finally chose a powerset I was happy with but the controls and abilities just felt sluggish. It seems I don't enjoy the fighting style. This is just not a game for me.
Still playing Torchlight though not as much as last week. I'm currently playing the Vanquisher on Easy mode (I think) since I've never really played a game like this. I'm actually excited to go back through on another character and try a harder mode. I think I'll try the Destroyer next.
I picked up Dragon Age: Origins as well. I haven't gotten very far but I think the story is amazing. Though this game does seem to be cut-scene heavy. At least so far. Not that that's terribly bad or anything. As in Mass Effect, during cut-scenes you get to choose how you want to answer/ask questions. I found this to be "meh" at best. Your character doesn't talk or ask those questions. The NPCs just respond as if you had. Having played Mass Effect myself I find that a little disappointing. I'm still trying to get the hang of combat since it seems I can't keep my teammates alive. Though I love how I can give them roles to play that helps me out.
Uncharted 2 is finished! Wow. Just amazing. That game is awesome! If you don't have it yet … what are you waiting for?!


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Flexner on Finishing: An Array of Lacquers
Many finishes are known by this one name.
By Bob Flexner
Pages: 54-56
From the April 2010 issue #182
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In common speech and among those in the professional finishing trade, the term "lacquer" usually refers to nitrocellulose lacquer. But there are many other finishes that go by that name.
When referring to one of these, it's best to use a modifying word, or words, to distinguish it from nitrocellulose.
These other lacquers include water-white lacquer, urethane-modified lacquer, vinyl lacquer, brushing lacquer, CAB-acrylic lacquer, crackle lacquer, pre-catalyzed lacquer, postcatalyzed lacquer, padding lacquer, waterbased (or waterborne) lacquer and Oriental (Japan or Chinese) lacquer.
Here's an explanation of these lacquers, all of which, except padding and Oriental lacquer, are available in various sheens ranging from gloss to flat.
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April 4, 2013
Volunteers can make a big impact on Kansas waters through annual one-day event
PRATT – The City of Wichita will host the 12th Annual River Trash Round Up Saturday, April 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. What began as a way to clean up the Arkansas River prior to the city's annual Riverfest event, has since evolved into a city-wide project with multiple sponsors, participating organizations, and numerous volunteers.
The clean-up is registered as part of the "National River Cleanup" initiative of American Rivers, a leading organization working to protect and restore the nation's rivers and streams.
"Our volunteers make a real impact in a short period of time," said City of Wichita environmental specialist Libby Albers. "Previous clean-up events have recovered more than a ton of trash from the Arkansas River and its banks."
Thanks to the support of event sponsors Cargill, Wichita Ducks Unlimited, the City of Wichita, Spirit Aerosystems and Waste Connections Inc., volunteers need only to bring themselves. Participants will be provided with free transportation to and from clean-up sites, gloves, trash bags, an event t-shirt, as well as a post-cleanup lunch. A packer truck will also be made available to collect bagged-debris and large items gathered by volunteers.
This year, many civic, private and government organizations will be participating in the event, including the Arkansas River Coalition, South Central Neighborhood Association, Sierra Club, various Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, and the River City WRAPS program.
Volunteers are asked to meet in the southeast corner of the Lawrence-Dumont Stadium parking lot to check-in and pick up equipment. Participants should plan on getting dirty and dress accordingly – preferably in long pants and sturdy shoes. Canoeist and kayakers are welcome to bring their boats.
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GPSOLO June 2008
Paper Management: Printers, Copiers, Scanners, Fax Units, and Multifunction Devices
Lawyers usually focus on the "sexy" aspects of office technology, such as computers and software. Too often, lawyers overlook and fail to appreciate the mundane tools—the items that work in the background, such as copiers, scanners, printers, and multifunction machines. Successful offices depend on these pieces of equipment, however, to generate work product and to turn paper into electronic files.
Planning Your Purchase
What do you need to know about planning an upgrade to new equipment? Focus on four basic considerations:
Cost. Several elements comprise cost. First, there is the average cost per page (CPP), which has three components—device cost, maintenance cost, and supplies cost (for ink or toner and other supplies). CPP is calculated by taking the number of pages you expect to generate over the device's anticipated life span in your office and then amortizing the cost of the device over that number of pages and factoring in the per-page maintenance and supplies cost for that number of pages. Do not forget to include the labor cost associated with generating the work product (for example, if the CPP of manually collating and stapling copied documents exceeds the CPP of adding a collator and stapler to your copier, it may make economic sense to pay more up front for the fancier machine). Finally you have the cost of storing supplies and storing and recycling used components. Add these components together and you get a total cost of ownership (TCO) figure.
TCO is important because modern office and personal printer manufacturers follow the "Gillette" pricing model—sell the device (razor handle, printer) inexpensively, and make your profit on the consumables (blades, ink/toner). For example, Dell sells one laser printer for home use at the same price as a single high-capacity replacement toner cartridge for that unit. It is common knowledge how expensive ink for ink-jet printers can be relative to the cost of the device; indeed, an ancillary industry has evolved for the manufacture and sale of kits enabling users to refill ink cartridges. Hewlett-Packard's new product line includes a price increase for consumables.
Therefore, you must consider the TCO of all devices in your office. Changing the mix of devices, manufacturers, and technologies may result in a lower overall TCO and a resulting improvement in your bottom line.
Ergonomics. Ease of use, ease of maintenance, and the need to get up and walk to the device to collect or generate work product all should factor into your decision.
Environmental impact. As we become increasingly conscious of the impact of technology on the environment, these factors should become part of our analysis. For example, toner apparently has adverse health impacts because it contains substances that at best are skin and eye irritants and at worst are carcinogenic or mutagenic. Studies in Austria and Australia have equated the toxicity of the toner dust emitted from laser printers and copiers with that of diesel exhaust. Toner not only is in the air we breathe, but it collects on the wall and floor around printers and copiers. Another factor is the waste generated by unrecycled components such as toner and ink cartridges.
Your needs. Most important of all, you must focus on how you will use the device. How many impressions (sides of a page) do you print, copy, and scan each month? How many pages do you fax each month? How many fax pages do you receive each month?
If your current printers and copiers have counters—either electronic or mechanical—keep track on a monthly basis. If they do not, you can estimate usage by keeping track of how many reams of paper are used by a particular device in a month. Alternatively, a study by International Data Corporation published in April 2007 indicated that the median print volume for monochrome workgroup printers was 7,020 pages per month and 6,453 pages per month for color workgroup printers generating 38 percent of their output in color.
This information will tell you the duty cycle for each device. More specifically:
- How many copies does your office make every month on average? How many are color, how many are black-on-white?
- How many of those copies are reproductions of work your office has generated (such as service copies of pleadings, distribution copies of contracts, etc.), and how many are copies of work generated by others and received by your office on paper?
- For the copies that are reproductions of work your office has generated, could you just as easily generate them from a workstation or workgroup printer, or does your work volume require a copier with built-in collator and stapler?
- For copies of work generated by others and received by your office on paper, do you need to generate paper copies, or could you be better served by scanning them to portable document format (PDF) files and saving them on your electronic systems?
- If you shift from creating paper copies to generating PDF files, how many impressions will that subtract from the monthly duty cycle of your copier(s)?
- What are the dimensions of the ma-terials you typically copy-letter size, legal size, tabloid size (11" x 17")?
- Do you need duplex copying ability (the ability to copy both sides of a document and generate double-sided copies)?
- How many impressions does your office print every month on average? How many are color, how many are black-on-white? (Research has shown that, if you print less than 60 percent of your pages in color, a printer-based workgroup device will offer you a lower cost per page).
- Do you need duplex printing ability (the ability to print on both sides of a page)?
- What are the dimensions of the materials you typically print- letter-size, legal-size, tabloid-size (11" x 17"), envelopes, etc.?
- If you shift production from copiers to printers, how many impressions will that add to the monthly duty cycle of your printers?
- If you shift from printing documents to generating PDF files, how many impressions will that subtract from the monthly duty cycle of your printer(s)? (Many courts already have shifted and many others are shifting from paper-based service and filing to e-filing and e-service.)
- Do you copy and/or scan books and other items that you cannot readily run through a sheet feeder? If so, you will need devices with a glass copying/scanning platen as well as an automatic document feeder.
This information will enable you to identify under-utilized devices, work patterns, and device requirements for your office or workgroup. It also will give you the usage data to apply in calculating the CPP and TCO of your proposed new devices.
Modern printers come in three varieties—laser (using toner), ink-jet (using wet ink), and solid ink (proprietary technology from Xerox using wax that is sprayed onto the page and then compressed into the paper). Laser and ink-jet printers are by now familiar, but solid ink technology may be new to you. Solid ink printers provide amazingly sharp text and accurate color rendition, with color images on ordinary copier paper that rival the quality of photographs printed by a professional photofinisher. Significant recent improvements in solid ink technology, including new chemistry and new manufacturing methods, yield more usable ink in the same-sized block. In addition, solid ink comes in solid blocks of wax, which offer convenient handling and substantially reduced storage space. Because solid ink is a cartridge-free technology, there is no need to manufacture, ship, or recycle toner or ink cartridges. (The new ink stick packaging for the Phaser 8860 line is made of fully recyclable material and creates 90 percent less waste than comparable laser printers.)
As recently as five years ago, workgroup printers typically cost more than $1,000. They now can be had for as little as $300 to $500. At the same time, following the "Gillette" pricing model, the average cost of consumables has increased, so that the average CPP for a color page has gone up from about 10 cents to between 13 cents and 14 cents. That said, the pricing model also works in reverse. For example, the older-technology Xerox Phaser 8560 can be purchased for as little as about $800, with a color CPP of about 10 cents, whereas the newer-technology 8860 model will cost around $2,500, but it has a color CPP of about 3 cents. In general, if you are generating more than 2,000 impressions per month, solid ink offers the lowest CPP and can offer the lowest TCO. (Further, Xerox Corporation is an ABA member benefit provider, offering discounted pricing and terms to ABA members; see www.xids.com/nasg/assocmrkt/aba.html for more details.)
We recommend avoiding ink-jet printers for office use. That leaves toner and solid ink printers. Considering the needs of your particular environment, you may need workstation printers or workgroup printers. If you print only text documents, black-and-white (monochrome) devices with 600 x 600 resolution should suffice nicely. On the other hand, if you ever have the need to generate color pages—whether for trial or motion exhibits, brochures, fliers, applications for registration of intellectual property, or anything else—consider getting at least one high-resolution (1,200 x 1,200 or greater) color printer for your office.
If you ever print two-sided documents, such as court forms, consider getting at least one printer with duplex printing capabilities.
For workgroup printers, you will need either printers with built-in or add-on networking capability, or a print server to act as the interface between your printers and the network. Print servers are relatively inexpensive and come in both wired and wireless (WiFi) models. One of the authors is using a Linksys ( www.linksys.com) Wireless-G PrintServer (model WPS54GU2) to connect two printers to his home office WiFi network—one via the parallel port and one via USB connection.
Many workgroup printers—particularly those operating at higher speeds—offer document finishing capabilities, including copy-set separation and stapling, if your office environment requires those features.
It is beyond the scope of this article to offer recommendations as to manufacturer. They are legion. Among the manufacturers to consider, applying the TCO principles discussed above, are Xerox ( www.xerox.com), HP ( www.hp.com), Lexmark ( www.lexmark.com), Canon ( www.usa.canon.com), Brother ( www.brother-usa.com), and Océ ( www.oce.com).
Copiers, like printers, come in all shapes and sizes. Color and monochrome, desktop and floor-standing, low- or high-resolution, with single or multiple paper trays, various paper size- and weight-handling capabilities, simplex or duplex copying, and automatic document feeders of varying capacities. They can be accessorized with document finishers, access controls to restrict access to the device and/or various of its features, expense tracking abilities, and the like. Some even can be configured to send output to distant locations (copy here, print there). Many offer all of the functionality of multi-function printers (discussed below). As with everything else, deciding what to get requires a balancing of your needs, your wants, and the costs. Again, it is beyond the scope of this article to offer recommendations as to manufacturer, but investigate Xerox, HP, Canon, Océ, and Ricoh ( www.ricoh-usa.com).
Choosing the right scanner can present a difficult decision if you don't know about all of the available options and features, such as the ability to auto-feed documents, scan over-size documents, and scan books.
If you plan to capture text from the scanned files, then you will need optical character recognition (OCR) software. If documents are saved as text files (thus enabling text searching, editing, etc., in the future) the OCR software should be compatible with the scanner and with your word-processing program. Many scanners and OCR software come bundled together, allowing you to buy a package that will suit the needs of your practice. Often, these bundles also include a rudimentary document management component. If these options are important to you, be sure to look for them in the description of the scanner package or in accessory software available from the scanner vendor.
The de facto standard for storing documents is PDF. A PDF can be either an image file (think of this as a picture of the original document) or an image file with a layer of text (this is made possible by use of OCR software). Adobe introduced the PDF file structure. Because Adobe makes the Adobe Reader software needed to read PDF files available free and because many scanners come with the software to create PDFs from scanned images, PDF has gown into the dominant standard for archiving information. The format also allows all of the original notes and markings on the document to remain intact.
Scanners range in price from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. Understanding your options and needs—including whether your applications or volume indicate a need for a stand-alone scanner or whether you should opt for a multifunction device (discussed below)—will help you determine what is appropriate to buy and reasonable to spend.
Broadly, you must choose between two types of scanners: flatbed and sheet-fed. Flatbed scanners look similar to a small copier and require you to lay each page to be scanned on the scanner glass. They allow you to lay pictures, odd-sized papers, books, and other objects on the glass platen over a scanning element. Examples of flatbed scanners include the Fujitsu fi-60 ( www.fujitsu.com/us), CanoScan LiDE 600F, and the HP Scanjet 8300. Sheet-fed scanners work like a fax machine or copier to scan original documents. Look for sheetfed scanners with an automatic document feeder (ADF). ADF capacity refers to the number of sheets that can be loaded at one time for scanning. ADFs generally have a capacity of at least 50 sheets (more is better). Sheetfed scanners include the Fujitsu ScanSnap S510, Fujitsu fi-5120C, Visioneer Patriot 430 ( www.visioneer.com), Xerox Documate 252 and 262,
and the Canon DR-2050C. Although a sheetfed scanner will meet the needs of most firms, if a large percentage of what you will scan is in book form, then you may want to consider a combination of a flatbed scanner that also has an ADF, such as the HP Scanjet 7650, Visioneer 9650, or Canon DR-1210. You can also purchase a more capable sheetfed scanner and a lower-cost flatbed scanner for the few occasions you may need that capability.
Portable scanners are great tools for road warriors to quickly scan paper documents while they are out of the office. They are quite small and typically take one sheet at a time. Examples include the Visioneer Strobe XP 300 and the Fujitsu ScanSnap S300, which also includes an ADF. Another mobile scanner, the scan pen, allows the user to sweep a pen device over a piece of paper and capture the text. One example is the Planon RC800 DocuPen ( www.planon.com). These devices are useful for scanning text from books and other discrete text on the fly.
Additional options to consider include duplex scanning (if you scan many double-sided documents) and color/grayscale
scanning (if you scan high-resolution color images and graphics). Color/grayscale scanners cost more, but if you plan to scan materials for evidence presentation, it will be worth the investment. And, as with printers and copiers, always consider the duty cycle of the scanner. Underestimating the duty cycle can result in mechanical failure if the duty cycle is exceeded.
Fax Units
We have come a long way from the days when faxing a document meant wrapping a page around a scanning roller, fitting the roller into the machine, and going for coffee while the machine was sending it.
We now can send and receive faxes in monochrome or color (depending on the
features of the sending and receiving machines) at a speed that is almost as fast as copying them. Because faxes use the same digital scanners that are used by copiers and scanners, almost every copier and scanner manufacturer also makes fax machines. These manufacturers also sell multifunction devices that combine fax functions with printing, copying, and scanning (these machines are discussed in detail below).
With the improvements in telecommunications and the Internet, however, paper faxing is going out of fashion. Many users are shifting to scanning documents to PDF files and e-mailing those files, or sending and receiving faxes directly from their workstations. Faxing software has been around for many years—almost since the first PC modem allowed you to send and receive faxes from your computer. With the Internet, however, fax services such as eFax ( www.efax.com) and jConnect ( www.j2.com), among others, allow you to print documents to the fax format, assemble a fax from multiple documents, and fax them—and receive faxes as attachments to e-mail messages in PDF, TIFF, and proprietary formats. In that manner, so long as you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can send and receive faxes from virtually anywhere. In addition, you can easily forward the inbound fax to other recipients via e-mail or new outbound fax and can digitally sign an inbound fax from your computer and send it back to the originator. This convenience, however, comes at a price. For example:
- The eFax Pro service costs $19.95 per month (including an inbound fax number and a 200 page-per-month inbound fax allowance). Outbound faxes are charged at 10 cents per page, as are inbound faxes in excess of the monthly allowance.
- The more basic eFax Plus service costs $16.95 per month (including an inbound fax number, a 130- page-per-month inbound fax allowance, and a 30-page-per-month outbound fax allowance). For usage above the allowance, outbound faxes are charged at 10 cents per page, and inbound faxes are charged at 15 cents per page.
- jConnect Premier costs $19.95 per month or $220 per year (including an inbound fax number). Out-bound faxes are charged at 10 cents per page to U.S. numbers; inbound faxes are free.
Of course, if you can send and receive faxes from anywhere with an Internet connection, you no longer will have the excuse that you weren't in the office to receive the fax. On the other hand, you will never have to worry about whether there is paper or toner in the fax, or whether there is grunge on the scanner glass that generates lines down the faxes of your outbound faxes; and you will never have to wait for an outbound fax to send before an inbound fax can be received.
Multifunction Devices
These devices, commonly known as multi-function printers or MFPs, provide the convenience of a printer, copier, scanner, and fax machine in a single floor-standing or countertop device. Replacing a panoply of other devices with a workgroup MFP will enable you to save space, simplify supply ordering and stocking, and streamline maintenance. MFPs are ideal for small offices or for workgroups, but they are available in all sizes and capacities (for example, Xerox offers a host of color and monochrome MFP systems, beginning with the 24 ppm Phaser 3200MFP and ranging up to the 95 ppm Xerox 4595).
MFPs generally come in two types: printer-based (the desktop versions we typically think of as MFPs) and copier-based (the kind discussed above in the copier section). Printer-based MFPs typically are designed for lower duty cycles and have a higher CPP for supplies. Copier-based MFPs typically are designed for higher duty cycles and have a lower CPP for supplies and maintenance—but a significantly higher equipment cost.
Plan for upgrading in the future. Any MFP should have the capability to add more paper trays, add more RAM, add or increase the size of the built-in hard disk drive for storing jobs in process, and include or add networking.
Finally, service after the sale may be one of the most important factors to consider before making a purchase. Be sure the vendor you choose stands behind its products. For example, Xerox's Total Satisfaction Guarantee covers all Xerox equipment and allows customers to replace or repair any equipment if the customer isn't completely satisfied.
Whatever you do, plan carefully. According to an estimate by Gartner Decision Tools for Vendor Selection, organizations usually spend up to a quarter of their overall purchasing costs and almost one-third of their time to installation selecting an MFP. If you conscientiously apply the TCO decision metrics discussed above, you likely will opt for an MFP for your office.
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Third Eye Blind issued a statement Wednesday following a performance aimed at provoking Republicans in Cleveland.
On Tuesday, the band performed at a fundraiser at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, about a mile away from the site of the Republican National Convention.
The band used its time on stage to express its support of LGBT rights and other issues.
In a statement released on its website Wednesday, the band listed a series of issues against the Republican Party, saying it believed "convention types" would attend the concert and took the opportunity to "repudiate every last stitch of the RNC platform and the grotesque that is their nominee."
"We have Republican friends, family members, and fans, and we love them all," Third Eye Blind said on its website. "What we reject is what their party has come to stand for."
A fan expressed her disappointment on Twitter, to which the band responded "good."
The group also acknowledged other fans who tweeted their support Wednesday.
The show was a benefit for Musicians on Call, which brings bedside music to patients in healthcare facilities. The band tweeted it wasn't concerned about hurting the charity, saying it was "well aware of who we are and our take on things (like science and rights!)"
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NORMAN — No. 6 seed Oklahoma and 2-seed Tennessee will tip off in the NCAA women's tournament round of 16 at 3:35 p.m. March 31 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
No. 5 seed Louisville and 1-seed Baylor meet in the other regional semifinal that will tip off at 6 p.m.
The winners advance to the regional championship game April 2 at 8:10 p.m.
Tickets are currently available at Ticketmaster.com. Single-session tickets go on sale beginning Thursday at 10 a.m.
NOTE: Due to incorrect information provided to The Ardmoreite, the Oklahoma-Tennessee game date was misprinted as March 25 in Wednesday's edition.


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I feel as if my college education eases any fears related to this. I know that I'll at least get the retail or restaurant job over a person who is a hs dropout.
How I'm Conquering My Bag Lady Fears: My 10-Step Program
What keeps me up late at night? In addition to worrying about past mistakes and my kids and my work, I worry about becoming a bag lady. And I have plenty of company; a lot of women (and I imagine some men also) have secret fears about living on the streets without money or sanity.
Even Oprah and other successful women have 'fessed up to bag lady fears. My anti-bag lady strategy involves careful planning. Here's what my plans include:
1. Passive income
Basically, I'm trying to establish income sources that will work for me when I'm sleeping. This includes: publishing royalties, ad income from my blog and eventually investments. My goal: to make my money work for me.
2. Diverse client base
As a freelance writer, I like having a diverse mix of clients. When I first started out, I was overly dependent on one large client (a trade business publication). That one client represented about 80 percent of my revenue and when that client opted to turn my post into an in-house position, I was left scrambling. Now I'm more savvy about mixing it up.
3. Get an advanced degree
I've started a masters program at a local university. It's a big crunch in terms of money and time. But I'm having a good time. Besides, I'd like to teach on a university level. I've taught teenagers, but I prefer college students. But in order to do that I need an advanced degree.
4. Cutting back on clothes
I love clothes. I could live in Ann Taylor Loft and Anthropologie. But pretty clothes can't buy me financial security. I've been reading a great book, Why Women Earn Less by Mikelann Valterra. In the book, the author describes how she and her toddler son once encountered a fashionably dressed woman who was picking through the trash. The pretty woman was a bag lady, with great clothes but no home. Now that's one of my nightmares, namely to be very poor, very crazy and very well dressed.
5. Staying in excellent health
I'm obsessed about staying fit with yoga, exercise, meditation, fruit/veggies, vitamins and a positive attitude. I'm hoping that preventive care will save me money in the long run.
6. Give to charity
It sounds weird, but I believe that by giving away a portion of my money, I'm creating positive karma/energy that's good for me in the long run. Maybe giving just makes me feel better about myself and when I feel better about myself, I work harder & earn more. Bottom line: If I give money to bag ladies (charities, etc), maybe I won't become one.
7. Prayer
Master of the Universe, please don't let me be a bag lady!
8. The friends & family network
Of course, I call them because I love them all so much. But I also know that they love me so much and they'll keep me from slipping off the curb of life. Each one, teach one. Each one, reach one.
9. Teaching my children
I figure that if I raise my kids to be responsible, loving adults then they will take care of me when I'm older. Oh yeah, and I have to teach them about financial planning.
10. A sense of humor
Listen, if I'm going to be a bag lady at least let me have a good time. Besides, in the here-and-now, good humor creates good karma which pays handsome dividends in the long run.
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Like the other commenter's said, Education does not guarantee anything. That is a myth. It only opens doors in the sectors that you are educated in. If someone in that same sector has more experience then you, then you are out of luck.
Education will not help you get a minimum wage or blue collar job. They want experience. I am a recruiter by profession so I know this. Plus, I have experienced it.
My husband and I and many of our friends are extremely educated and cannot even get jobs at McDonald's right now. McDonald's does not care about our education. As someone stated, they see you as a flight risk and they will not hire you.
Wisebread should do an article on the myth of Education. It is seen as a holy grail in our society but degrees come a dime a dozen these days and they don't have the same power they once had.
As the writer of the article hinted at, It is not good to put all your eggs in one basket. Because I only have professional experience as a recruiter(not counting the yoga I am involved in), people won't even consider me for other jobs.
No, Kasey, you won't necessarily get the job over the hs dropout. What counts is experience. And sometimes the person doing the hiring is a hs dropout who doesn't want to hire anyone he/she perceives as arrogant.
NLAC Care House Friends and Family Network are there to help. They pulled me back from the brink when I was homeless. Visit them on Facebook to read more testimonies.
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If a restaurant manager has the choice of hiring someone with a degree or hiring someone without (experience being equal), they're usually better off hiring the person without the degree. The person with the degree will leave as soon as a better opportunity opens up, while the undegreed person won't likely have a better opportunity. Why waste all that training time?
My spouse and I each have two+ diverse ways to make money that do not overlap. He's a professor and humanist clergyman, so he teaches and moonlights doing weddings, commitment ceremonies and the like. I'm lawyer and pianist, so I moonlight gigging and teaching lessons. While our alternates do not pay as much as our main jobs, it's important to us to have a hedge just in case: Though it would not be as easy as when we're being a professor and a lawyer, a clergyman and a piano teacher ought to be able to find enough work to have a decent place to live.
Even if everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong I know I would not be on the streets for any length of time. We are avid campers and live in a warmish climate where we could go out doors until real shelter became available to us and we would find a way to work. I have an uncle, who my whole family loves dearly and wants to help, who has lived on the streets for the last 20 years. He is mentally ill but we have been told that we cannot force him into treatment, he has a "right" to live on the streets (thanks to the so called "homeless advocates"). We only get word of him occasionly, if he gets arrested or hospitalized. Often by the time we can get to him he has already been released. I know it is a fear that people have that they will lose everything, but from watching my uncle I realize that even if we did it would not be for long because we would use the resources available to help us up and out of the situation, something many of the menally ill who are homeless seem incabable of doing.
You can buy great quality, designer clothing on ebay for very very very low prices. some gently used, some new.
When we put our trust in the Lord who created us in the first place we will have gained something the world cannot give, complete peace. We worry because we do not trust. We fear because we do not believe. We of course must do the physical things to be on the right path but without faith we can do nothing. We should simply put our hand into the hand of our creator, God and just walk along enjoying the scenery along life's way.


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I was wrong.
Here's the thing I am speaking of...
This shed is in a yard alongside the Warrenton Branch Greenway, yet another feature in this little town that we love. The trailhead is a mere three blocks from our house, which is awesome. As one guy put it, many folks drive to get to the greenway. We're close enough to walk.
But getting back to that abandoned thing...
The way it is sitting, I can't tell if it's a motorcycle or a moped or some strange conglomeration of the two. I thought maybe I could zoom in with the camera for a closer look.
I did zoom in, but ti didn't help much. The picture is too blurry. Remember, not only did I have the point and shoot zoomed in, there wasn't much light, and I was being towed along...
Of course, they are the reason I was on the greenway at 7:30 AM in 26-degree weather in the first place...
These low-quality images may not have done much to solve the mystery, but they did give me material for day seven of Fuzzy's #29in29 challenge (pic a day for 29 days)of the #29in29 challenge. :-)
Next time, I'll try to remember to take a better camera and wait until the girls are a bit more tired out before I start shooting.
4 comments:
- Trobairitz said...
Hmmmmm, wonder what that poor abandoned two wheel critter is. Maybe someday someone will come along and give it a good home and clean it up.
Cute pics of your tow team. Do you ever have the urge to holler "mush' when you walk all three.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- ToadMama said...
It is quite a tow team, isn't it? You should see them at night. Our town is pretty dark, so I have blinky lights on their collars. At Christmastime, people kept calling them reindeer. :-)
I'll to get a better shot of the thing tomorrow.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:36 PM
- bluekat said...
And the mystery thickens...
Before we got into motorcycling, when our kids were teens, somehow a little Suzuki showed up at our house. It didn't run, and spent a couple of years just leaning against the house.
Looking forward to the mystery being solved!
btw the team is adorable!
- February 7, 2012 at 10:50 PM
- Dar said...
It looks like a moped, my friends brother had 1 of these.
- February 9, 2012 at 10:37 PM


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Madhur Srivastava selected to attend CGI-U 2017 meeting
Congratulations to Madhur Srivastava, a Meinig School Ph.D. student studying with Jack Freed, selected to participate in the Clinton Global initiative University (CGI-U) 2017 meeting at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, October 13-15. Mr. Srivastava was selected for his application titled "Public Health: Early disease diagnosis at reduced scanning time using MRI," which the organizing committee cited as demonstrating a "passion for change in proposing a Commitment to Action that is new, specific, and measurable."
The CGI University Network is a consortium of colleges and universities that support, mentor, and provide seed funding to leading student innovators and entrepreneurs on their respective campuses. Cornell student participants for the 2017 – 2018 academic year, who were selected during a competitive process conducted by CGI U, included 15 individuals working individually or in groups on project commitments to be delivered in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal as well as in the US.
Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where students, university representatives, topic experts, and celebrities come together to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. Students create their own Commitments to Action that address issues on campus, in local communities, or around the world. Since 2008, students have made more than 6,250 commitments, and nearly $3 million in funding has been awarded to these commitment-makers through CGI U.
Congratulations Madhur!
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The New York Yankees signed first-round pick P Ty Hensley to a $1.2 million deal. Hensley originally agreed to a $1.6 million bonus shortly after the draft, matching the assigned pick value for his 30th overall selection. But during his physical on June 8, an MRI revealed an abnormality in his right shoulder. Hensley never has had a shoulder injury or pain, and he consistently impressed scouts during the spring.
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New York Yankees amateur scouting director Damon Oppenheimer said Monday, June 4, that SP Ty Hensley "has the ability to be a high-end starter." Hensley has a fastball that reaches 97 mph, and a good curveball as well.
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As the countdown continues to this year's training camp at Lehigh, the Daily News and Eagletarian have gone back to look at some of our favorite or most interesting events and storylines of training camps and the preseason during the Andy Reid Era. Each weekday for the next two weeks, we will count them down, leading to No. 1.
Published: Aug 4, 2008
By Les Bowen, Daily News Sports Writer
BETHLEHEM -- Eagles chairman Jeffrey Lurie clearly crafted his message yesterday as a rebuttal to the criticism most often leveled against the Lurie regime on talk radio and on Internet message boards.
In his annual "state of the team" address at training camp, Lurie took aim at the notion that the Eagles focus too much on what might happen down the road, having traded out of the first round of the draft each of the past two seasons, having stuck to a long-term cap philosophy - that they don't care enough about winning right now.
"This isn't about rebuilding, retooling or anything - this is [about] going for it," Lurie said. "That's our approach. It's pedal-to-the-metal. That's what every move is based on, or what every attempted move is based on, with an eye toward the present and an eye toward the future. But we're going for it. "
Lurie said the Birds' emphasis on long-term deals for players coming out of their rookie contracts - an emphasis that has led to current contract problems with Brian Westbrook and Lito Sheppard - is not misplaced.
"It gives the player stability," he said. "It gives the team stability. It's a collision sport - you don't know how long the careers are . . . It's a difficult sport to work in for players, I appreciate that. A lot of players hit unrestricted free agency, they may have had a mediocre season the year before, they might have had an injury, but it's tough out there. The security of being a multimillionaire, I think, is appealing still, to both the team and the players. Then you'll have to adjust if there are significant changes, ups or downs. "
Lurie said he does not see a team on the decline. He envisions a 2008 Eagles team that is "very fast" on defense and "much more athletic" offensively, with the additions of running back Lorenzo Booker and rookie wideout DeSean Jackson. He said he doesn't have "any problem" agreeing that Westbrook has outperformed his contract, calling Westbrook "one of my favorites," but he demurred when asked about Sheppard. He said he will leave dealing with the Shawn Andrews situation to Andy Reid.
"You hope it can [work out]," he said of the talks toward a new Westbrook deal, which are believed to be ongoing. "You just need two reasonable sides, and usually, these things do have a way of working themselves out. We've never not worked something out with Brian, and hopefully, this will play itself out well. "
Lurie said he is "very pumped" about his team's chances, and said his expectations are "very high. "
Lurie called Donovan McNabb "the best quarterback, when healthy, in the NFC. "
"I think you forget sometimes how successful he's been and we've been," said Lurie, who asserted that McNabb, at 31, is "right in his prime. "
Lurie said he wouldn't address whether Sheppard, who has missed 14 games over the last three seasons, is underpaid, but he said he hopes Sheppard will "show us, and the league, that he's back to the old Lito, feels healthy, [that] he's got great playmaking ability and certainly a lower YPA [yards per pass attempt against him], and just really perform the way that we know Lito can. I think that's what he's going to do. "


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New Woodshop Nearly Ready
In about three weeks, we'll be moving into new digs after more than 10 years in our current location. It's less than a mile away. With the move date fast approaching, the new shop space is getting very close to completion.
I'm excited about the move because I think the new shop will be even better than what we're leaving. While it's only slightly larger at 1,500 square feet, its rectangular shape will work better than the L-shaped space we've had. Also, moving equipment and material in and out will also be far easier. We're on ground level and have a large roll-up door.
The new place has been set up exactly to our specifications, so if anything's wrong we'll have only ourselves to blame (or me to blame since I've been the project manager). We've had windows installed as there were none to begin with. All the wiring is new with outlets just where we want them. Just about every bench will be at least partially under a north-facing window. Lighting will be upgraded from what you see in the interior photo here. Did I mention new heating and air-conditioning?
What started as concrete block walls have been built out on the interior with studs, insulation and sheathed with plywood. That will make hanging cabinets, tool racks, etc. a breeze.
I'm sure some of you – especially those near by – are wondering about our machinery. Sorry, it's all moving with us so no, there's no sale taking place.
The only dread about the move is sorting through 10 years of stuff that's accumulated around here. There'll be plenty of "discoveries," I'm sure, of items we thought we lost or tossed long ago. Maybe my bed-bolts will show up. They went missing prior to last move. One can only hope.
–Steve Shanesy is the magazine's editor. He's also the new shop project manager and new office space planner. In his spare time he writes for the magazine.
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1. Re: Two questions about future plans with RichFaces datables.Mahesh Bonagiri Nov 22, 2011 6:28 AM (in response to keruke)
you can drag and drop table columns using extended datatable
2. Re: Two questions about future plans with RichFaces datables.keruke Nov 22, 2011 2:40 PM (in response to Mahesh Bonagiri)
Hello Mahesh,
thanks for you response and usefull links, but I am talking about something more integrated with RichFaces tables. In case of drag and drop, RichFaces tables come already with this capability enabled but I cannot find a easy method to disable them.
For example, how can I disable the drag and drop for the columns of a extended table?
Searching in the user forum I have found this jira link:
related with RichFaces 3 but I cannot found any related with RichFaces 4. I have found this work around
but in doesn't work in my case.
In case of radio inputs, the article in balusc.blogspot.com is very useful, but I think that it is more oriented to no ajax applications. For example, if the table has a sort column, after sort it, the last selection is lost. For example, if you change the selected row in your backed bean and after the table is rendered, the radio to which it belongs the backed bean row id should be selected, and all integrated with styles and selections of richFaces tables.
Maybe a more integrated radio input with the current RichFaces tables and selections could be interesting and I don't know if exists future plans to integrate that capabilities with the new version of RichFaces.
3. Re: Two questions about future plans with RichFaces datables.keruke Nov 22, 2011 4:05 PM (in response to keruke)
About radio in tables, I answer to myself.
There is a component in the sambox that it is for that purpose http://community.jboss.org/thread/167173, maybe in the future will be intergated in the RichFaces tables.


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By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would have rejected any plan to replace Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton as his vice president for the 2012 election.
In an interview with NBC News, Obama did not deny that his political aides had poll-tested the idea of having him run for re-election with Clinton as his No. 2 instead of Biden.
Obama's top aides considered the idea but decided not to pursue it because it did not materially improve Obama's odds, according to "Double Down," a new book on the 2012 campaign by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.
"People do all kinds of stuff," Obama said. "Some of it, they clear with me, sometimes they're trying to figure something out, particularly on the political side."
But Obama, who won re-election with Biden at his side a year ago over Republican Mitt Romney, said if aides had asked him whether he wanted to replace Biden, he would have told them, "...there is no way that I'm not running again with Joe Biden."
"I like him. When my back's up against the wall, he has my back," he said.
The saga is significant because both Clinton, a former secretary of state, and Biden are considered to be potential candidates in a race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
Biden, who would be the underdog should he and Clinton compete against each other, would not want to deal with a narrative in which Obama had considered replacing him.
Some Biden supporters have questioned whether the president was showing sufficient loyalty to his No. 2. Obama's remarks appeared to be aimed at repairing any damage.
Obama said he and Biden had talked about the issue of replacing him in the wake of the book's revelations.
"What I told him, and he knows and he believes me, is that I would not, I would not be here if it weren't for the support I've had from Joe Biden. He is a personal friend and adviser," Obama said.
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Metallica Jam With San Francisco Giants Pitcher Barry Zito
It's a big week for Metallica, who will follow their Revolver Golden Gods honor Thursday night (May 2) with a little love from their hometown San Francisco Giants on Friday (May 3). The band members will get to throw out the first pitch before Friday's game and perform the National Anthem for the audience, but even before the fun on the field, the group connected with one of their favorite Giants players.
Pitcher Barry Zito was recently invited out to Metallica's headquarters, where he was given a tour of the facilities, took a few family photos and at the end of things was provided the opportunity to jam with Metallica in the studio on one of his favorite songs.
Zito chose 'Fade to Black,' which he had been practicing prior to his visit with the band. "That'd be fun to try that one just because it's so nostalgic for me," says Zito in a video of the visit produced for Major League Baseball. Music is nothing new for the pitcher, who was born into a family that included a musical arranger for Nat King Cole and a member of a '50s singing group.
The video compares the stories of Metallica and Zito and it finds the band truly touched to see how their music has been embraced by the sports community over the years.
"When you music is played and it moves people or it changes their mood and brings them together, there's no better feeling," explained frontman James Hetfield. "I never would have thought our music would have been inspiring the local team in a World Series, let alone tons of people around the world being inspired by it. We're truly blessed with that."
Zito holds his own as members of the band gather round him for an all-out jam. After an exchange of shirts and some photos, drummer Lars Ulrich concludes, "Sorry Giants, we may keep him."
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The knitting on my hopefully-I-can-wear-this-on-Saturday cardigan is finished; it didn't dry overnight on my living room floor (and who could blame it in this weather), so this morning I hung it out on the fire escape while I slung garbage bags and boxes around. Dry in twenty minutes! With twenty-six hours to spare!
More anon when I am less crunched for time. In the meantime, the yarn is a 2/15NM cashmere/merino from Colourmart; the pattern is a plain old top-down raglan with lace bits all over it and many short rows starting at the bust point to add length to the fronts. I have a feeling I will want more cardigans much like it.


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Financials: Mar. Bonds are currently 3 lower at 143'19 and the 10 Yr. Notes 3 lower at 131'20.5. Continue to treat as a trading affair between 142'19 and 145'24. My bias remains negative for the long term.
Grains: Mar. Corn is currently 2'0 lower at 707'0, Mar. Beans 15'0 lower at 1437'4, Mar. Wheat 2'4 lower at 753'4 and Dec. Wheat 4'0 lower at 780'4. Since Friday's supply/demand report these markets have broken $0.14 in Corn, $0.55 in Beans and $0.14 in Wheat from intraday highs. From Thursday's close Corn is down $0.03, Beans down $0.50 and Wheat down $0.03. We have been stopped out of any remaining long positions in Mar. Corn purchased between 707'0-712'0 when the market traded through our sell stops at our breakeven point. We remain long out of the money call spreads in Dec. Wheat.
Cattle: Apr. LC closed 140 lower at 130.12 and Mar. FC 220 lower at 145.00 on Friday as the Dollar strengthened and demand remained sluggish. I am on the sidelines as far as speculative positions are concerned. A note to short hedgers in FC. For those of you who are short futures and long call spreads, consider covering the short leg of your call spreads which have declined in premium given the break in Feeder prices over the last week.
Silver: Mar. Silver is currently $0.41 lower at $31.04 and April Gold is $20.00 lower at $1,646.00. Gold has broken out of its recent $1,657.00-$1,688.00 trading range. I look for the next level of support to be the $1,629.00 level. As I have mentioned over the last few weeks, looking objectively at the daily charts I can't as yet be bullish on Gold.
S&Ps: Mar. S&Ps are currently 0.25 higher at 1512.75. I am still stubbornly short this market and must admit that I have certainly lost my objectively. Today I am going to take a defensive strategy and sell an out-of-the-money put against my position. Every now and then I must remind myself of the trading adage "Do you want to be right or do you want to make money?"
Currencies: As of this writing the Mar. Euro is currently 28 lower at 1.3382, the Swiss 12 lower at 1.0895, the Yen 52 lower at 1.0725 and the Pound 109 lower at 1.5685. If you took Thursday's recommendation and sold the Euro on a stop at 1.3450 close only (the market closed that day at 1.3407) either take profit or use a protective buy stop in the 1.3465 area if you remain short. Should the Euro trade below the 1.3345 level, lower your stop to your breakeven level.


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One step up and two steps back.
Just when I'd gotten into my knitting groove again…*poof!*…it's over.
I had PT today and there may be something else going on in addition to the twisted pelvis. My home therapy has changed: I'm now walking (or rather, gimping), stretching my back and lying on my stomach and back. I'm supposed to sit as little as possible. So, no more knitting.
I'm trying not to be too bummed out. My main goal in life right now is to get better and get my life back. Still, it's disappointing that knitting is now off the table (since there's no way I can knit while flat on my back; believe me, I tried). On the up side, it's nice to be ordered to walk, instead of being told not to walk. That's progress.
I did take some cool cloud pics on my way home today:
And the always adorable Miss Kish:
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I'm feeling like a need a little change of scene from my usual designing, and I'm considering working on an art journaling bundle. What do you like to use when working on an art journaling project? What assets do you most like to use?
What do you like about art journaling?
I like the messy grunge look and mainly use grunge overlays, stamps, etc., in various colors to create the background then add my journaling and embellish with just a couples elements, usually changing the element layer style to overlay so you can see through them.
I tend to use a lot of different arrows and other directional elements. I also like the messy, grungy papers, overlays and ephemera. I'm excited to see your art journal bundle!!
Tissue Paper, Newsprint, Script Print Papers, Clothing Pattern Print Paper ...Like these 2 examples:
Thick Gesso in cut-out styles (like where you use the templates and it adds depth to your page) Here's an ex:
Drywall Tape type of mesh; String & Lace; Paint Globs; and Time Pieces
few examples here: (can click on picture for larger view)
Lovely examples Shawna!
I like gruny stuff for art journaling so you can blend papers . I still new to art journaling but I like it a lot
@Melo: I wish they were mine...
I right now am doing a "scrap-lifting" of sorts until I can get my "OTHER" side of my brain to work better at being creative on my own. I figure it's kind of like photography, if your practice practice practice you get better... so I figure even replicating (copying??) someone else experiences my brain will grab hold of it eventually.
I wish I could draw and paint like a lot of the ladies I watch but I am more of a crafter verses an Artiste!!! LoL
I want to play with the digital format more so I'm looking forward to what Marisa creates. I have been collecting a few freebies that are in this arena especially some stuff Wren (from here) mentioned several months back.
I think it's a GREAT way to challenge yourself to BE artistic!!! Thank Marisa for making a kit!!!
I want to know how to make that kind of stuff! I like the look. I've never really heart of art journaling until this website.
Shawna gave you some excellent suggestions - Here is a pinterest board that will keep you busy for a while: http://www.pinterest.com/RobinMeadDesign/share-your-mixed-media-arttipssuppliesideas/
For me, tons of gloopy textured paint, stamped letters and numbers, grungy stencils, scribbles, borders, doodles.
I like a variety of paint splatters and scribbles. I use a lot of blends with both to emphasize areas or just to add some color pop and variety. They are so effective at expressing mood! I will use the same splatter and scribble several times on the same paper using different blends to provide a variety of color pops. Fun!
Thank you for posting the link to the Pinterest board Jennifer! Lots of stuff to watch and get inspired by!
I use a lot of paint splatters and grungy brushes.
I love the look of Art journaling, would love to know if there are any tutorials on how to do it...I wouldn't know where to start.
Art journals are awesome and a great place to experiment. They can be personal and just for you or they can be created to share. Anything goes .... stencils, paint, mists, images, word art and your own writing, little bits and pieces of whatever you have on hand ... I've even used cornstarch in my acrylics to create a textured paint. You can add things and cover up things up if you don't like what you just did ....
Here is one of the best sites for mixed media art, especially for beginners who want to start an art journal for the first time .... they have lots of free tutorials and ephemera etc
Thanks for the link Susan
I've never done any art journaling, but I certainly want to try & see if I like it. I admit I'm drawn to those watercolor papers when I've seen them.
Just a journaling question.....I struggle with it, those who do it how do you know or what do you write on your page? Do you describe whats happening in the photos, I would love to journal but when it comes down to it I don't know where to start.
Sue ... you can write what you want ... it can sometimes depend on what kind of journal it is ... if it's a photo journal then maybe something about the photo or the people in the photo or what is happening on that day etc ... if it's an art journal page then it may be a favourite phrase that goes along with the mood of the page or something you have thought of yourself. You may not want to write in it, but paste letters/words from a magazine or old book, maybe a piece of poetry that you love. Think of it as a blank canvas ready and waiting for you. Sometimes you don't have anything at the time to write in it but want something there ... don't be afraid to leave it empty until those words come to you ... and they will, although it may be months later.
I love my art journalling to be messy! It's very much a let loose kind of thing for me, so it's never planned.
I, at the very least put the date & location. but I'm like Susan... it's a blank canvas. Sometimes, it's kind of a diary, other times it's a poem, and then others free verse, and even methodical at others. But... it varies, depends on if you're in an artsy mood or a writing mood... both things are and can be creative so just jump in to the mode you're feeling that day. It can be very therapeutic & freeing if you're having a bad day, and a growing/stretching experience for your creative side on a great day and just all-around FUN on an average day.
If you are doing any actual writing on your journal page try a white gel pen to highlight your letters ... helps to make them pop on the page ... I use my white to outline not just words but images as well ... it's an easy way to give your page that extra special look
Thanks for your thoughts on the matter of journaling Susan, I always find it hard to put into words...but as you said its a good idea to perhaps go back to it when you have something to write down.


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Note As of November 15, 2015, the Zune service has been discontinued. This may cause errors when attempting to stream or download content or update the service.
The sync options in the Zune Music + Video software let you choose how to sync each type of media—music, videos, pictures, podcasts, and more. Each time you connect your Zune player or Windows Phone 7 to your computer, Zune instantly syncs your media collection to that device, according to your sync settings.
The first time you connect your player or phone to your computer, you can set your sync options. If there's enough space on your device, the default setting is to sync all of your music, videos, and pictures to it. If you don't want to load all your media onto your device, simply adjust the sync settings (click More sync options to see all available options).
You can choose one of the following sync options for each type of media:
Note When a device is connected to your computer as a guest, it is not synced automatically. For more, see Sync your device to another computer as a guest.
To demonstrate how these sync options are different, let's say you just added two albums and deleted one song from your music collection, and you have a Windows Phone 7. When you connect your phone to your computer:
For example, say that you have selected an artist as a sync group. The Zune software only adds the albums to your phone if they are by that artist. The software only removes the song from your phone if it is by that artist.
Your sync options are set the first time you connect your device to your computer, but you can change them any time. Settings are specific to each Zune player or Windows Phone 7 you have, so you'll need to adjust the sync options separately for each device.
Music that you download to your computer using a Music Pass can be synced to a Zune player or to Windows Phone 7.
Music Pass items are protected with a license that contains the media usage rights defining how you can use the content. For example, if you have a one-month Music Pass subscription, the license allows you to play Music Pass music during that month. Licenses are updated periodically, so sign in to the Zune Music + Video software at least once every two weeks to keep your media usage rights current. And remember to sync your devices to update the licenses on them at the same time.
When you connect your Zune player or Windows Phone 7 to a computer the first time, the device is linked to that computer as its primary computer. If you connect your device to any other computer (for example, to your computer at work), the device is connected to that computer as a guest.
This relationship determines what you can do, as follows:
You can change the relationship between a computer and your device, though.To see your device's relationship to the current computer
The summary page shows whether the device is linked to your primary computer or is connected as a guest.
Note When you link your device to a different computer, any DRM-protected videos that you synced from the previous computer are removed from the device.
You can link as many Zune players and Windows Phone 7s as you like with any computer that has the Zune Music + Video software. The software syncs content with all linked players and phones according to each device's sync options.
However, not all songs and albums can be synced to multiple players and phones. To determine which content you can sync with more than one player or phone, you need to understand the usage rights for that content.
Typically, you sync media files from your collection on your computer to your Zune player or Windows Phone 7. However, you can also sync in the other direction—from your device to your collection.To sync items from your device to your collection
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International News
Michigan: Anti-AIDS Program for Hispaniola Launched at MSU
January 26, 2012
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Michigan State University health officials hope the univerisity's Institute of International Health will boost HIV prevention efforts on Hispaniola, home of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The island accounts for about 75 percent of AIDS cases in the Caribbean, and IIH Director Reza Nassiri said the two nations "have struggled to respond to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS based upon the resources available to them." MSU's approach will include training and mentoring nurses, social workers, and other health professionals, Nassiri said, adding that the IIH plan will be presented at the Global Risk Forum's One Health Summit 2012, to be held in Davos, Switzerland, Feb. 19-22.
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