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Construction of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Pavement Demonstration Project on Interstate 57 Near Sikeston, Missouri
Chapter 3. Missouri Demonstration Project
Project Scope
The intent of the Missouri PPCP demonstration project was to familiarize the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and local contractors with this new technology, while also further evaluating and refining, in another unique application, the precast pavement concept developed through the original FHWA feasibility study.(1)
The Missouri demonstration project was located on northbound I-57 approximately 16 km (10 mi) north of the I-55 interchange in Sikeston, as shown in Figure 6. This project was incorporated into a larger rehabilitation project for I-57, which included diamond grinding of the existing pavement, asphalt overlays and full-depth pavement replacement.
Figure 6. Illustration. Location of the Missouri PPCP demonstration project.
The existing pavement on I-57 was constructed in 1959 and consisted of a jointed reinforced concrete pavement, 200 mm (8 in.) thick with 18.7-m (61.5 ft) joint spacing over 100 mm (4 in.) of granular base. The existing pavement was 7.3 m (24 ft) wide with a 50-mm (2 in.) crown and asphalt-treated shoulders. Longitudinal edge drains had been added to the pavement at a later date.
Demonstration Project Goals
The primary goal of this demonstration project was to provide MoDOT an opportunity to evaluate PPCP technology as a solution for rapid pavement construction and rehabilitation. As such, this initial project was constructed on a rural section of interstate pavement that could be closed to traffic throughout the duration of construction, ensuring that any problems encountered would not significantly impact traffic on this critical section of I-57. Although PPCP is intended for use in urban areas where construction impacts on traffic must be minimized, this project permitted MoDOT an opportunity to evaluate and refine the construction process in a less critical environment first.
This project also permitted MoDOT to evaluate PPCP "side by side" with a conventional jointed concrete pavement constructed just south of the precast pavement section at the same time. Furthermore, this section of I-57 carries a significant amount of truck traffic, which will provide a good test of long-term pavement performance.
A secondary goal of this demonstration project was to help familiarize local contractors with PPCP technology. Precast pavement is a unique product for precast producers to produce and for highway contractors to install. If precast pavement technology is ever to be embraced by the precast and highway construction industries, they must have the opportunity to become familiar with the technology first, before it is required for time-critical urban applications.
Project Coordination
As with any project utilizing new technology that is experimental in nature, coordination with all parties involved throughout the project is essential. To get precast producers involved early in the process, several meetings were held with MoDOT and regional precast producers during the project development stage. These meetings were used to not only give the producers a better understanding of precast pavement technology, but to also solicit their input in decision-making for design and construction details. As a result, many of the unknowns were addressed before the bidding process began, likely resulting in lower bids for the project.
In addition to the meetings during the project development stage, a pre-construction meeting was held with both the precast producer and installation contractor. This meeting was used to address any concerns the producer or installation contractor had as well as to emphasize the importance of the project to the contractors.
Project Layout
The layout for the demonstration project was dictated by the existing pavement on I-57. The length of the precast pavement section was governed by the unit bid cost for the project and the available funding for construction.
For this initial demonstration project, a tangent section of I-57 with essentially no change in vertical curvature was selected. While complex geometries with superelevations are anticipated for future projects, a simple geometry permitted MoDOT to focus on overall construction details and procedures for this first project.
Cross Section
The pavement cross section was one of the more complex aspects of the project, with a "crowned" pavement cross section required to match the existing pavement. The original pavement section consisted of a concrete pavement, 7.3 m (24 ft) wide with asphalt shoulders. Based on current design standards, however, MoDOT elected to utilize integral shoulders for the precast pavement section. The resulting precast pavement section was 11.6 m (38 ft) wide, including two traffic lanes, each 3.7 m (12 ft) wide, an inside shoulder 1.2 m (4 ft) wide, and an outside shoulder 3 m (10 ft) wide.
Three alternatives were considered for achieving the 11.6-m (38 ft) pavement width with crowned cross slope:
- Partial-width panels with a uniform thickness: Two sections of panels (one section 4.9 m [16 ft] wide and the other 6.7 m [22 ft] wide) tied together with transverse post-tensioning with the longitudinal joint located at the pavement crown. The underlying base would be trimmed to the crowned cross section.
- Full-width panels with uniform thickness: Single panels 11.6 m (38 ft) wide with the crown cast into the panel. The underlying base would be trimmed to the crowned cross section.
- Full-width panels with variable thickness: Single panels 11.6 m (38 ft) wide with a flat bottom and variable thickness to achieve the crowned cross section. The underlying base would be trimmed to a uniform horizontal grade.
The first alternative was ruled out due to the additional expense of fabricating and installing twice the number of panels and additional transverse post-tensioning. However, if lane-by-lane construction had been required for the project, this option would have been the most viable alternative. Alternative 2 was ruled out due to the impracticality of fabricating a "bent" precast panel and grading the base material to such a tolerance that it would properly support the precast panels.
Alternative 3 was selected as the most practical solution for achieving both integral concrete shoulders and the necessary pavement crown. From a fabrication standpoint, casting panels with a flat bottom and sloping (crowned) surface is easily achievable. From a construction standpoint, grading the base to a uniform, horizontal profile is more viable than grading to a cross slope, and installing a single precast panel to achieve the full pavement width is more efficient than using two or more panels.
To match the existing pavement's 200-mm (8 in.) thickness at either end of the precast pavement section, the thickness of the precast panels was specified as a minimum of 200 mm (8 in.) for the traffic lanes. To achieve the 2 percent crown in the pavement surface, the thickness was varied from 276 mm (10 7/8 in.) at the peak of the crown down to 178 mm (7 in.) at the edge of the inside shoulder and 143 mm (5 5/8 in.) at the edge of the outside shoulder, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Illustration. Cross section of the precast panels, incorporating the change in cross slope into the surface of the panel. (Note: 1 in. = 25.4 mm)
Figure 8 shows a profile view of the precast panels at the fabrication plant, showing the variable thickness panel. Because of the variable thickness of the panels and the need for the keyways to be parallel to the flat bottom of the panels, it was not possible to extend the keyways across the full width of the panels. As a minimum requirement, the keyways were maintained across both traffic lanes and extended 0.3 m (1 ft) into each shoulder to ensure load transfer from the keyways within the traffic lanes.
Figure 8. Photo. Precast panels at the fabrication plant after removal from the forms showing the variable thickness cross section.
Slab Length
During the design process (described in Chapter 4), the amount of horizontal slab movement and the resulting expansion joint widths during daily and seasonal temperature cycles were estimated. It was determined that a 76.2-m (250 ft) "standard" post-tensioned slab length (between expansion joints) would meet the necessary criteria for maximum expansion joint width for the prevailing site conditions. Considering the available funding for the demonstration project, it was determined that 305 m (1,010 ft), four, of these standard post-tensioned slabs could be constructed.


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Rhode Island State Representative Karen MacBeth (D-Cumberland) wants the House Oversight Committee to grant subpoena power to a group of lawmakers looking into the Economic Development Corporation's 2010 deal with 38 Studios. Rep. MacBeth says that she wants to extract documents and compel appearances by key figures in Rhode Island's investment in Curt Schilling's now-bankrupt game development studio.
Right now the Committee has no subpoena power, and would require House Speaker Gordon Fox's approval. That seems unlikely, according to experts familiar with Rhode Island politics. Nonetheless, Rep. MacBeth says she will push a proposal for the committee to issue subpoenas.
"I will be presenting it as soon as I have it drafted with a request that it be put on the agenda for a vote," she tells RI NPR. "I can't speak for the speaker."
Rep. MacBeth is calling for subpoena power because many of the documents being reviewed from the state Economic Development Corporation have sections redacted. She would also like to hear from key figures in the 38 Studios deal, possibly including former governor Don Carcieri.
Oversight Chairman Michael Marcello (D-Scituate) said that the committee has already received "thousands of documents, pages of documents, already without issuing a subpoena."
"I believe that she [MacBeth] is misinformed in that she thinks somehow a subpoena is magically going to turn up documents that we didn't get," he added. "I think that if we were to issue a subpoena we're going to get the exact same documents that have already been produced."
All of this talk of subpoena power came after House staffers delivered a report on documents related to the EDC's Jobs Creation Guaranty Program. According to staffers who closely reviewed the documents, the EDC didn't adopt rules and regulations for the Job Creation Guaranty (JCG) program until a year after 38 Studios got its $75 million loan guarantee from the agency – on July 25. An audit report dated June 24, 2011 from PriceWaterhouseCoopers noted that "These circumstances raise substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern."
Despite concerns about the stability of the company by auditors, the EDC discussed the deal with 38 Studios only four times between November 2010 and May 2012 – when Speaker Fox and Governor Lincoln Chafee held an emergency meeting with the company and EDC officials. 38 Studios later laid off its staff and filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving Rhode Island taxpayers on the hook for close to $100 million…
Earlier this week it was revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has an active investigation into the deal between the EDC and Schilling's studio. Top lawmakers claim that they either didn't know about the investigation or could not comment on it due to pending litigation.
We will have more on this story as it develops.
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The Supreme Court ruled this past June that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, was indeed constitutional. But this ruling only occurred when Chief Justice came over to the more liberal side. However, he made it clear that the basis for its constitutionality could not be the commerce clause but rather the right of the federal government to impose new taxes. That is, the government could not require citizens to buy certain services but they could, via elected representatives, impose new taxes to support those services. On the conservative side, there seems to be the notion that health care itself is a normal market service or product like any other. Requiring someone through the imposition of a mandate to purchase health care is therefore the same as requiring them to purchase broccoli. Though most of us on the liberal side are glad that the ACA was deemed constitutional, it causes us considerable pause to leave just a wrongheaded legal understanding embedded in our public policy moving forward.
Broccoli has many health benefits. It is filled with vitamin A and C, folic acid, calcium and fiber. It may help prevent high blood pressure and colon cancer. And it's really delicious steamed up as an accompaniment with other vegetables and almost any meat or carbohydrate. In fact I would prefer to spend the remaining time in this blog describing all the ways broccoli can be enjoyed and used to promote health. But my point here is only to say, as wonderful as broccoli is, it is dispensable in one's diet. Former President George H. W. Bush famously claimed his right to refuse to eat broccoli any longer because he was now president and could do as he wished. He just didn't like it. And as difficult as I find it to empathize with such a sentiment, I must say, it makes virtually no practical difference either to former president Bush, society and to the marketplace in which broccoli is sold. He will hopefully find other vegetables he finds more palatable or take vitamin supplements, or just hope that his genes help him get to a long life. There are countless market products and services just like broccoli, in terms of being really, really good for you, but if you don't buy them, neither you nor the rest of society will be harmed.
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Sometimes traveling with a toddler can be a struggle. Toddlers have their moments of course when they are impatient and can't sit still for very long. You can't expect your little one to be a perfect traveler, but there are ways to help toddlers travel with ease. Know what makes your toddler happy and prepare in advance before getting on the train, bus, plane or in a car. Here are some helpful tips..
Talk to your toddler ahead of time about safety rules such as; buckling up so the driver can focus on the road, or staying seated when on a train or bus. Tell them about the different rules there are when riding in a train, bus or car and how they are different from home. Praise your child to help reinforce good behavior by saying things like, "It makes me happy when you sit nicely!"
Stick with a routine as much as you can. This may be difficult, but try and keep their meal and bedtimes the same. If you can try and travel later at night or early in the morning so they can sleep.
Let them release energy every couple of hours if you're on a long roadtrip. Stop at family friendly restaurants, or stop areas with play areas (being careful of traffic of course.) If you're on your way to the doctor's office, arrive early and let them play a bit so they aren't so jittery in the office.
Pack a travel bag and bring special items to be used only in the car. Examples of this include, cd's tapes, books, a special toy or treat.
Purchase sunshades and cover windows to block the sunshine for your toddler. If traveling by bus or train, bring a hat. If they are seated by the sun this may help block some of the sun.
Bring drinks and snacks that won't spill easily. Things like sippy cups, juice boxes, bagels, granola bars, crackers and fruit.
Keep a supply of emergency items with you. For example, wet wipes, diapers, extra clothing, band-aids, water, and in case of breakdown have a flashlight and extra blankets in the car.
During commuting time use this time to spend quality time talking with your toddler. If you can't see them in the back, make a game out of what you see out the window.
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NILES, Ohio - Junior Mike Hoscheit hit three doubles and had seven RBIs and senior Dom Silvestri threw 8.0 strong innings as Butler routed Youngstown State, 15-1, Friday evening. Senior Grant Fillipitch added two doubles and drove in four runs.
Hoscheit finished 3-for-5 for his career night. He had an RBI double in the 5th, a two-run double in the 6th and a three-run double in the 9th. He also had a sac fly in the top of the 3rd.
Hoscheit and the Bulldogs provided plenty of support for Silvestri, who was pitching near his hometown. Silvestri took a shutout into the 9th before the Penguins got on the board. He scattered seven hits with three strikeouts and three walks. Junior Brian Padove relieved Silvestri and got the final three outs.
Fillipitch finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored in addition to his four RBIs. Senior Luke Duncan went 4-for-4 with a double and scored four runs.
The Bulldogs led 2-0 going into the 5th inning before breaking the game open. An RBI apiece for Fillipitch and Hoscheit and a two-run triple by freshman Zach Sizemore keyed a big inning for Butler and gave the Dawgs a 6-0 lead. Butler scored three each in the 6th and 7th innings to lead 12-0. Hoscheit's three-run double in the 9th gave BU a 15-0 lead before YSU got one in the bottom of the 9th.
YSU was led by Padraic Williams' 2-for-4 effort with an RBI. Four YSU pitchers each gave up at least three runs.
Butler (12-13) and Youngstown State will finish the series with a doubleheader Saturday, April 9 beginning at noon.


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Two issues here.
1) I have a user who we tried to move from Outlook via IMAP to Outlook with the Connector. I was trying to import her contacts and calendars into Zimbra and got errors with items not having a correct start date. Then it stopped.
Since then, Outlook (without connector) ill not show any new emails since that time yesterday. Zimbra GUI does show new email.
2) I tried to reindex the mail and it does nothing at all.
Any ideas what the heck is happening here?Code:[zimbra@mail ~]$ zmprov rim email@example.com status status: running progress: numSucceeded=0, numFailed=0, numRemaining=0
BTW, I just updated to 6.0.1 from 5.0.18 also and have the copying from shared folder issue also.


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Rashon Carraway the voice behind the blog, Mr. Goodwill Hunting, is a design expert in both of the field on home and men style. He has an eclectic sense of combining both the new and the old to create a timeless presentation of style.
Carraway started in interior design after appearing on the Nate Berkus Show as a design expert. He inspired thousands around the globe by transforming spaces with just a few dollars, proving that beautiful spaces can be had by all. A former blogger for HGTV, Carraway gave tips and hidden secrets to getting the most out of your vintage and thrifted finds.
Currently Carraway is building his design firm as a destination people can come to get design advice and services at an affordable rate.
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the months of february and march have been momentous milestones for this blog. when i started this blog, it was just a diary to share my many thrift store finds. i simply blogged because i loved to write. i wasn't really sure who would read it, but i did it anyway.
little did i know, i would enter a world much larger than i ever imagine. a world that would impact thousands and eventually millions.
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Indie Xmas site got me pondering about selling more indie games. I've been a BFG affiliate for quite a time now, but there's not so many indie games. Well, there is… but they are kind of match-3 type of games. Or hidden object games. Most of them.
Semantics aside…
Where you go for Indie games?
Currently for me it's Steam. Occasionally BFG (you can try dig some games from there too). And then I used to check Game Tunnel (which seems pretty much offlineish nowadays). And then there's some places like D2D. And then some review sites like Indie Flux and many, many more. Manifesto and Kongregate used to be places to go… but not for me any more. Manifesto shut down and Kongregate is more like a Flash portal (nothing bad about that)
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Most users have become so accustomed to networking that they never stop to ask if anyone may be listening. We all know we'd better be careful on the open Internet – even home users now use firewalls to keep intruders off the wires, and corporate admins throw in a Maginot line of proxy servers, honeypots, and tools of the DMZ. But what's happening inside the firewall? How will you know if someone is listening – or maybe even impersonating another user? Statistics tell us that many attacks begin on the inside, from bored or disgruntled employees looking for a thrill, or possibly, from an even angrier sort looking for some form of revenge. In many corporate settings, a complete stranger can show up with a laptop and plug it to the network without exciting any response at all from the security system. The problem is even worse with wireless networks. A casual vandal standing across the street, or even in the next apartment, can make contact with your network.
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There's never a quiet moment with Facebook. In the past couple of days, the social network has struck a deal with China, had a settlement enforced in a court of appeals, and come under fire from a man claiming 50% ownership.
China is sometimes a hard nut to crack. Facebook is breaking the barrier by way of a deal with Chinese search engine giant, Baidu, according to reports. The deal will create a new social networking site that won't have any connection with the Facebook we know and love, which has been blocked in China since 2009, The Street explains.
Meanwhile, twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss had something to say about a settlement from 2008. They claimed that information was withheld from them regarding the value of the shares they received during the settlement, taking their gripe to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This was to no avail, however, as a three judge panel saw fit to side with the original settlement. The panel felt the twins were sophisticated enough negotiators, aided by lawyers no less, to see through a deception like they described, according to Reuters. Chief Judge Alex Kozinski was quoted saying, "At some point, litigation must come to an end. That point has now been reached."
Unfortunately for Mark Zuckerberg, that's not the only legal battle he has to worry about. A man named Paul Ceglia has just filed a bunch of new evidence in his case against the Facebook CEO which began last July. Ceglia has now brought to light a slew of emails that don't paint a very pretty picture for Zuckerberg, and he's employing the services of a much larger law firm than the one he filed with last year. Facebook's response at this time, though, is that the emails are fake and Ceglia is a "scam artist," reports Business Insider.
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How much of Racket is written in Racket? For example, is the argmax function implemented in Racket or in C? What about take and drop? I couldn't find it in the source on github.
The reason I ask is that as a Scheme / Racket newbie it would be very useful to try and grok the source of as much elegant Racket code as I could, to get a handle on functional / recursive best practices. Of course, if everything is mostly implemented in C then this isn't the right direction for me.
Alternatively, is there a "cookbook" or "examples" page somewhere online showing how to recreate many of the built-ins in Racket, similar to "my-map" and "my-length"?


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Unless it's the Oscars, which is basically Celebrity Prom, the red carpet can be a great chance to experiment with daring looks. Take, for example, this glittery bodysuit, worn by a British pop star at the 2014 BRIT Awards.
We're pretty sure those are mirrors in the fabric. We would like a dollar for every time she heard the pickup line "I can see myself in your pants." We're not really sure how this star managed to fit in that bodysuit — it looks like her butt was sewn into it! No matter how she and her stylists managed to pull it off, it's impressive.
Need a hint? That black hair you see in the photo is a wig — and this bodysuit wasn't the craziest part of her look that day. If you didn't follow the BRIT awards, that might not help, so here's another: She wrote songs for the likes of Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears before embarking on a solo career, which is a pretty impressive feat considering she's just 26 years old.
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One Direction Beware! Mark Wahlberg Calls Harry Styles "Little Prick," Plans Attack
Harry Styles's face is in danger. Mark Wahlberg got wind of the fact that his daughters have caught a bad case of 1D fever and the famously tough action star (and father of four) just isn't having it.
"The girls have turned to One Direction. My four-year old's going 'Daddy, I like Harry,'" Mark told late-night host Conan O'Brien. His two girls — Ella, 10, and Grace, who turns four tomorrow — are so gaga for the group, Dad's getting a little jealous.
So how does Papa Bear Wahlberg — who, let's be real, we wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley — deal with his daughters's pop star crushes? With his fists because Marky Mark.
"I'm like, 'Well I'm gonna punch Harry in the nose when I see him,'" he joked (or at least, we think it was a joke).
"She pulls out pictures of him, and she's hiding pictures in the room, and I pretend that I'm gonna rip them up and I get jealous," Mark continues, "but if I see that little prick, he's gonna get it. "
Mark even has a plan for how he'll get revenge on the new men in his daughters's lives. "I could say, 'Hey I really wanna meet One Direction, I'm a big fan,' and invite them to the [Transformers 4] premiere," he said. "Maybe you can do the title track for the song, and then I would beat the crap out of them in a video."
But in all seriousness, the protective father does want to pull some celebrity strings so his girls can meet their musical crushes. "That'll be the only time I'll ever introduce them to a boy," he explains. "After that, they're getting locked up. It's Rapunzel time."
Honestly, Mark, we don't think a tower will be necessary.
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Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi House and Senate will attempt to work out their differences on a proposal to expand state subsidies to health clinics.
The plan, proposed by Gov. Phil Bryant, is meant as a partial alternative to expanding the Medicaid insurance program for poorer people.
The House passed an amended version of Senate Bill 2117 Thursday. House Public Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Sam Mims, a Natchez Republican, says the two chambers will confer to work out differences.
The House proposes adding $4 million a year to current subsidies to underwrite expanded operations for an existing set of federally-qualified or nonprofit rural clinics.
The Senate proposes spending $3.2 million and opening the grant program to any health care provider that cares for patients in an underserved area.
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I'm using Dropbox for syncing certain stuff between machines, but I wonder what kind of systems you guys use to get access to passwords while on different computers? What about mobile phones that nowadays are more like mini-computers in many ways (except my cellphone, which resembles ancient tombstone or something).
I've been asking for network backup drive, which potentially could help in this issue, but thought to ask anyway in case you guys already have good solutions on this.


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Deputies uncovered an active marijuana-growing operation in progress in Mohave last week, arresting two people, the Mohave County Sheriff Department said.
Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team detectives and Mohave County Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant in the Golden Valley for a residence located in the 1100 block of South Concho Road on Friday after detectives received information that the residence may have an active marijuana grow operation.
The search revealed a grow operation in progress, where the garage had been converted into a grow room for marijuana, Trish Carter, a spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office said. A similar operation was found in the residence as well.
The operation was equipped with lighting, a water system with timers and a cooling system. Over 500 marijuana plants were seized, Carter said. Weapons were also confiscated, officials said.
Hashish and marijuana were found packaged for sale. The packaged marijuana weighed approximately 28 pound, Carter said.
Michael Lozano, 23, and Kristina Pineda, 20, both of Golden Valley, were arrested on suspicion of marijuana production, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of narcotic drug for sale, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon during a drug offense.
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The McKenzie River trail is twenty six miles long and runs from Clear Lake to McKenzie Bridge. It's world famous for the path running along the river the entire distance and the easy access to short hikes between areas of interest.
One of the most beautiful and easy to access hikes in the Cascades Mountains is at Sahalie Falls. A US Forest Service parking lot grants easy access to the trail with a very short hike to the falls, then follow the trail down river past Koosha Falls and to Carmen Reservoir. The well maintained stream-side trail has good footing and fantastic views of the river.
Another famous McKenzie River hike is to the turquoise Tamolitch Pool, also known as Blue Pool.At Blue Pool you can scamper down the steep embankment and go for a VERY chilly swim. This pool is actually where the McKenzie river comes back up after being underground just after Carmen Reservoir. It's known as a dry falls, because during especially wet rainy winters the river will flood over the lava bed and waterfall into Tamolitch.


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Weekend Planner: May 16, 2014
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Rub-a-dub-dub! Hundreds of rubber duckies will float down Neshaminy Creek this Sun. as part of the annual FREE Rubber Ducky Regatta at Warminster, PA's Kemper Park. Watch the race or sponsor a duck (for a fee) and cheer him on for your chance at a prize. Prior to the big race, bring a lunch for the "Just Ducky" picnic and stick around after the finish line for a host of family games and activities.
Recycling is the gift that keeps on giving. Join the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover, DE on Sat. for the FREE R3 Factory Opening, a space designated for all-ages recycling-related activities. With four different interpretations of recycling and art on display, families can get hands-on and help complete the works on exhibit with their own creative flair by adding materials available in the factory.
Ahoy, mateys! Don your best pirate attire this weekend to join the seafarin' lot in South Jersey. On Sat., walk the boardwalk planks in Wildwood for the FREE Captain Kidd Pirate Day, complete with a costume parade and beach treasure hunt. Then take your little scallywags to the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City on Sun. for Be a Pirate Day, where they'll enjoy crafts, a scavenger hunt, Pirate Jeopardy and a swordplay show. Hook and peg leg not required.
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Construct an art gallery, sketch a garden and collage a building bag during the FREE ArtSee Activities: Inside-Out Architecture workshop at Philly's Barnes Foundation, Fri.-Sun.
Families dealing with autism find support at the Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness Conference Sat. at West Chester, PA's Stetson Middle School. On the schedule, an interactive sibling workshop and a discussion about personal happiness led by adults with autism.
Journey through the world's oceans Sat. & Sun. during Bleu! A Multi-Media Extravaganza at Philly's Painted Bride Art Center. Presented by PAPAYA, the show brings kids straight into the action of this technological environment.
Experience fun without batteries and electricity during By Kids, For Kids: Nineteenth Century Fun, Sat. at Wilmington, DE's Hagley Museum and Library. Kids can dress up in period clothes, make hand-cranked ice cream and play games like Blind Man's Bluff, sack races and a version of baseball called Rounders.
Families explore an afternoon of culture and fun on Sun. at the FREE Israel 66 Festival at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing in Philly. Create a giant Israeli flag out of K'NEX, play Ga-ga (the Israeli version of dodgeball) and taste authentic cuisine.
Animal acts, high wires, trapezes, magicians and clowns are on display at the LuLu Shrine Circus at LuLu Shriners in Plymouth Meeting, PA through Sun.
Make your little aviator's dreams come true with Pennies-a-Pound Airplane Rides at Pottstown, PA's Heritage Field Airport Sat. & Sun. Pricing is based on your weight, 20 cents per pound.
Philly's Race Street Pier transforms into public picnic grounds Fri. evening for a FREE Picnic at the Park, complete with blankets, pillows, music, lawn games and food & drink.
Games, baking contests, a racecar derby and a mini parade with costumed characters are on tap for the annual FREE Rhubarb Festival at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercouse, PA Fri. & Sat.
At Scavenging for Shakespeare: A Storied Evening at Philly's Free Library Parkway Central on Sat., your cast of characters can partake in a digital scavenger hunt, themed crafts and dinner.
Take your superkids up, up and away to the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill, NJ on Fri. for the Spectacular Superhero Smash, where they can test their abilities through web slinging, zip lining, wall crashing and the Great Villain Capture Contest.
Spend your Sat. at the Fifer Orchards Farm & Country Store's Strawberry Festival in Camden-Wyoming, DE. There, families stay entertained with hayrides, live music, pony rides, a petting zoo and u-pick strawberries.


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Dani will probably win next year if Honda and Repsol let him. Jorge will be lucky to grab 3rd next year if Honda meet Bridgestone's challenge.
For all the people pretending the Yam was the best bike at the beginning of the year they are sniffing glue, they had a distinct tire advantage, much like Ferrari did, and both Ferrari and Yam were found out by the end of the year. Just like Lorenzo when he lost his nerve on many occasion.
Oh how the mighty have fallen, if Dani keeps his head on his shoulder and maintains his great attitude and Hond+Repsol dont insist on Marquez getting the majority of the support Dani will probably take 8-10 wins next year.


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You can do a lot with the WordPress iPhone app, including adding a title and tags to your post, setting it to post when you want, and even adding pictures in to it. But there are two drawbacks: You can't place your image in the post (it defaults to the bottom) and you can't delete drafts or posts you've made (which is more a safety feature then an issue). Overall it's a solid app for anyone looking to blog on the go or for those of you interested in giving blogging a shot for the first time.


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Kauai to get electricity from burning woodchips
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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) A company plans to generate electricity for Kauai by burning wood chips from trees grown and harvested on the island.
Green Energy Team LLC said Wednesday it received U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee that will allow it to begin construction on a biomass-to-energy plant near Koloa next year.
The $90 million plant will supply more than 11 percent of Kauai's electricity needs.
The project is expected to create more than 200 construction jobs and 39 permanent operating jobs.
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Lindsay took some much needed time to get polished and primped. The salon welcomed Lohan on Monday for the full works. Her nails were painted a shiny scarlet and a she also enjoyed a neck massage that surely refreshed her for a day of doing very little and/or drinking.
However, despite her downtime, Lindsay has a few movies due to hit a theater near you within the next year. "Bobby," a Robert F. Kennedy assassination flick and "Georgia" in which she will be acting along side of Felicity Huffman and Jane Fonda. "Speechless" is another romantic comedy she is taking on as well.
Didn't Speechless already bomb at the box office once?
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On the most fundamental level, DPE communication programs should take into account all aspects of human nature. It is human nature to feel ashamed of losing control of one's emotions, just as it is human nature to pick up non-threatening, attractive reading material positioned at eye level in the waiting room of a physician's office. DPE programs should help build relationships, initiate conversations about specific concerns, help generate useful information, provide insight into the patient perspective, and provide a context in which an agreement is reached.
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As Schwarz Pharma prepared to launch Niravam for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorder in August 2005, there were several marketing challenges. Besides the traditional struggle to raise awareness about general anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD), and successfully address the stigma related to these disorders, brand managers faced significant competition from generic Xanax (alprazolam, tablets). With all these factors weighing on the success of the drug, the company needed a sound patient-positioning strategy, based on unique and relevant brand-related features.


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"Bed is the best place for reading, thinking, or doing nothing."–Doris Lessing
Dear readers, I've become obsessed with sheets. Colors! Textures! Thread counts! The exotic orgins of their cottons! Egypt! Pakistan! Indonesia! Now, generally speaking, I am not fascinated by the housewifely arts; a mere glimpse of Martha Stewart sends me diving for the remote. But as I've mentioned before, I'm lazy and my preferred position is horizontal, so it follows that I spend a lot of time in bed, both alone and with gentleman callers. I also sleep naked, which caused quite a scandal among the nice Baptist and Methodist prudes girls of the Southern college I attended (not that they ever actually saw me naked, but they heard about it from my roommate and believe me, eyebrows were raised). Sleeping in the nude is a matter of comfort—as an active sleeper, I always got uncomfortably tangled up in nightgowns—but it's also a sensual pleasure, and one I refused to apologize for. It does mean, however, that I can't stand cheap and scratchy sheets, so I've become positively fussy and Victorian in my quest for good bedding.
If you do the math, you'll realize that high-quality bedding gives you a terrific return on your investment. At an average of seven hours of sleep per night, you'll be using that bedding 49 hours a week, 2,548 hours a year—and that's not counting the hours you spend in bed reading, watching TV, surfing the web, making love, etc. So by all means, put some money into making yourself as comfy as possible—a quality set of sheets will last you for many years and will amortize better than anything else you own.
Personally, I own four sets of sheets, ranging from flannel to combed cotton to t-shirt material. The t-shirt sheets are increasingly hard to find, which is a damn shame, because they are like sleeping wrapped in your oldest, softest oversize t-shirt–the one that's been washed a million times and is so faded and disreputable looking that you refuse to wear it outside and yet you can't give it up because it feels so nice. Flannel is wonderful if, like me, you sleep in a drafty bedroom and need maximum snuggliness from November through March. Regular cotton is the ultimate cooling, breathable fabric if the same drafty bedroom becomes uncomfortably sticky in the summer months. Avoid polyester blends at all costs (a good life lesson in general). You need at least 400 thread count for maximum softness and durability—anything lower will be scratchy and prone to pilling. The truly high-end, luxury sheets are 800-1200 threadcount. I have a pair of 800 thread count sheets but to be honest, they don't feel significantly better than the 400 thread count ones, so you might as well save the extra money and buy some nice pillowcases with it. I also recommend you don't bother with big retailers like Macy's or Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy your sheets. All my bedding is from either Overstock or Smartbargains, where the selection is excellent and the prices run 50-80% off what you'd pay at a department or big box store (don't worry, both sites will give you full info about color, size and thread count). To be honest, I'd own even more sheet sets if I could, but space in my linen closet is limited and I decided to spend the rest of my bedding money on a big fluffy duvet with 400 thread count polished cotton cover.
Having my own home, and choosing its furnishings is one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. As a single woman, my house is the one place where I hold absolute sway, and feathering my nest—or cottoning it, as the case may be—is sheer delight.


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The Backyard garden in Grosse Pointe Park nourishes more than produce. It cultivates friendships and community spirit, served with a side of home-grown vegetables.
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The Backyard puts to use a piece of property which had stood empty for years.
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July 15, 2010
It is hard to imagine, amid the rows of corn, carrots, beans, lettuce, sprinklers, birds nests and scarecrows that this plot of land was nothing more than a vacant lot just a few months ago.
Now reclaimed and renamed "The Backyard," this urban garden at the corner of Mack and Wayburn in Grosse Pointe Park is producing more than fresh vegetables for the families that have come together to participate in the Park's newest community garden.
"This has been a great experience," said Mary Martin of Grosse Pointe Park. "It has brought together people who are anxious to share their gardening experience with people who have never done any gardening. Very few of us knew each other before this."
And that is the essence of the spirit behind community gardens.
According to the American Community Garden Association, a community garden is simply defined as "any piece of land gardened by a group of people." But the association embraces a broader definition of the benefits of these gardens, citing improving the quality of life for people who participate as a main benefit, along with providing a catalyst for neighborhood and community development, social interaction and providing nutritious food.
Potato condos may lack the amenities of high rise living but they are expected to begin producing a bumper crop in just a few weeks.
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Let's not forget the fun.
"This was my daughter Lauren's idea," explained Amie Reno, who lives just a few doors away from the garden. "I have to admit that I am normally a plant killer, so I have learned to rely on everyone else for real gardening advice. Other than growing some tomatoes in the backyard, this is our first experience with a real garden, and I have to say it has been a lot of fun."
Her daughters, Chelcie, 6, and Lauren, 7, are both active in the garden.
"I usually water," Lauren said. "I also collect worms from our backyard and bring them here."
Her sister, Chelcie, was busy watching over killdeer eggs that were resting between rows of vegetables, proving community gardens are not just for the benefit of the gardeners.
"The garden has really given life to this corner," said gardener Shannon Byrne of Grosse Pointe Farms. "People stop by and tell us how great it looks."
Watching over the killdeer nest are some of The Backyards youngest gardeners, Chelcie Reno, 6, Lauren Reno, 7, Nina Simon, 7 and Elena Simon, 5, all of Grosse Pointe Park.
photo by Kathy Ryan
It wasn't always looking good. The garden sits on the site of the former Grumpy's, a restaurant destroyed by fire in the 1990s. A landfill, the soil was tested for contaminants before the first row was hoed. The lot is now privately owned, and the owner is allowing it to be used by the gardeners.
"I was part of the construction crew," said Matt Martus, whose wife, Heather Bendure, is the garden's coordinator. "It was a mess of dirt and concrete. We had a lot of debris to clear, then we erected the fence."
Then he added with a laugh, "Even with all that work, it doesn't get me out of weeding."
Construction, weeding, watering are all jobs shared equally among the 43 participating families. They pay $25 for dues, which cover the cost of seeds, compost and fencing. The garden "season" runs for 20 weeks, with two work days scheduled each week. But gardeners often stop by more often, making sure the watering is done and the weeds are kept under control.
And when beans, peas or lettuce are ready to be harvested, workers are welcome to take their pick.
"We work on the honor system," Bendure explained. "People can drive by and take what they need. On work days, we pick what is ready to be harvested and we share."
And they share in a very green learning experience.
"It seems that everyone has a different reason for wanting to be part of a community garden," Bendure said. "But the most popular reason seems to be that people have a real interest in locally grown organic produce. We have several experienced members who are anxious to share their knowledge with the rest of us."
This is the second community garden in Grosse Pointe Park. Grayton Garden was planted last year by Park resident and business owner Betsy Breckels. She brought neighbors together for their first try at a community garden, and the group's success from last year brought them back to work the small garden at the corner of Mack and Grayton. Breckels, according to Bendure, has been happy to share her expertise with The Backyard.
Also anxious to support community gardening was the Park's beautification commission which sponsored a seminar in March for anyone interested in the concept. According to the commission's chairman, Bob Ramsey, more than 100 people turned out to meet with Wayne County master gardeners and city officials on the ins and outs, the do's and don'ts of such an undertaking.
The seminar planted the seed, so to speak, for neighbors to work with city officials on developing The Backyard. What began with a vacant lot on Mack has now spread to two other nearby lots, one designated for spreading plants such as pumpkin and watermelon, and another that is home to the potato condos.
Potato condos?
"Apparently we were the last people to figure out that potatoes can grow vertically," Bendure said with a laugh, as she explained the concept of the above-ground, four-foot deep bins that can hold up to 100 pounds of spuds. "The potatoes begin growing in the ground, and we add more soil to form more 'ground.' Then we begin harvesting from the lowest level. We expect to start pulling slats from the bottom and harvesting potatoes in a few weeks."
While the garden also provides a lesson in agriculture, it also provides lessons in recycling as well.
"If you notice the tomato cages, you'll see they are actually rebar from concrete projects," Martus said.
A compost pile provides fertilizer and worms, thanks to the Reno girls, are relocated to the garden's soil.
Work nights are a community affair, with fresh produce as the reward.
photo by Kathy Ryan
And while the benefit of a community garden is easily seen in the on-going harvest of fresh produce, it is the benefit of friendship that is often cited as the most valuable product.
"It just provides a real sense of community," Bendure said.
And that is exactly what the beautification commission was hoping for when it agreed to be the guiding force behind community gardens in Grosse Pointe.
"It brings together people who never would have known each other," said Ramsey. "And it is a wonderful experience for the children.
"It teaches them to care about their community. It helps them realize that they are citizens of the world and there is a benefit in coming together for a common good."
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Nicky is still 1 second off the front.
The Ducati hasn't changed since last year at all. I'm sure if Rossi wanted to play around in 6th position every race like Nicky he could, but he wants to be 1st, and at this stage I think he's just given up and isn't even trying. R.I.P The Doctor.
Stoner still hasn't gotten over Laguna apparently. Juvanile comments to detract from his poor performance today, for sure.


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I walk my dog and listen to podcasts. Every morning before work and every evening when I get home. I mostly listen to funny people talking to each other, it de-stresses me and that helps me keep a clear head and be more productive.
Please give us a brief bio of yourself.35 year old English creative director from the West Country. Moved to Amsterdam in 2001 to join a start-up: met a girl, bought a dog, had a kid, never went back. Currently running the creative department at Blast Radius Amsterdam.
What do you do for inspiration?I walk my dog and listen to podcasts. Every morning before work and every evening when I get home. I mostly listen to funny people talking to each other, it de-stresses me and that helps me keep a clear head and be more productive.
Please list 3 of your favourite sites.I used to go music shopping every Sunday and buy five or six new albums every time but a few years ago I digitized my whole collection and stopped buying hard copies. Pitchfork keeps me abreast of what's happening and in touch with 'the kidz'.
Being British, I believe everything the BBC tells me. They keep me up to date on worldly goings on and the Rugby/Footy/Cricket results.
Recently I was looking at a bunch of awesome old Flash sites from 5 years ago and a colleague was muttering about how the iPad killed web design - it's an interesting point as we have devolved in some ways, but I do love the enforced focus on simplicity, navigation and information that we get with HTML5, today. A great example is the site of Joint London - I love it's simple and tactile UX and approach to arranging information.
What do you regard as being your biggest achievement?
Making it around the world in one piece aged 18.
If you weren't working on the internet what would you be doing?
Having worked in this industry for more than a decade I've amassed a pretty long list of things that at various times I'd rather be doing... Property developer, kids book illustrator, luxury yacht deliverer, stray dogs saver, multi-instrumentalist, Ray Mears' intern, movie director, sneaker designer, furniture maker... But then I realise that if I were actually doing any of those things I'd probably yearn for what I am actually doing right now. The grass is always greener and all that.
What's the longest you've ever stayed up working on a project?Surely there is no one in this industry who hasn't 'pulled an all-nighter'? One of my first jobs involved concepting for 24 hours on a last-minute mobile phone pitch, driving across London to an edit suite with the ideas in my back pocket to spend a further 12 hours making them into a sell-in film and then cabbing it to the airport to fly the tapes (yes, it was that long ago), to New York for the next morning's presentation. I was freelancing at the time though, so I billed every minute.
If there are any pivotal experiences/decisions you could point to that helped shape your career, what would they be?
At the start of my career I turned down two good offers in London to join a start-up in Amsterdam. I moved over on a gut feeling and am still here eleven years later. That turned out to be a pretty pivotal decision and gave me confidence in my instinct. In terms of particular experiences, I think that the ones that have shaped my career most have been the negative ones. You learn a lot more during the hard times.
How many projects does your company juggle at any one time?Too many to count. I'm sure the project managers know, but I have no idea. We have multiple clients and each client has numerous initiatives, each with various tracks. So there is a lot of juggling going on.
In terms of software, is there anything new you have been playing with lately or that has impressed you?I'm not really a software buff myself. I watch people around me doing amazing things and I am in awe, but what excites me most is the degree of lateral thinking in action. From Ikea hacking to device modding and doing practically anything with a couple of XBox Kinects, everything is converging and anything is a new media.
The innovation in the app market is also astounding; I think it's easy to overlook the excellence of a lot of the utilities we use every day. Take Instagram for example, so simple and such a pleasure to use - it's genius.
Has winning FWA awards helped you in any way?Being recognized by the FWA is a good sign that you're doing something right. It's 'insider' so you know it represents appreciation from the right people.
When dealing with major clients, how difficult is it to meet the needs of such wide target audiences?
Very difficult. And it is made more complicated with international work where the audience differs from region to region and country to country. The mistake it's often easy to make is to try too hard to cater to everyone, whereas carefully targeting a very precise minority may pay dividends. Getting a few people very excited will spread work a lot further than getting a lot of people lightly agitated.
Have you written any books, if not do you plan to?No books. I have a pretty short attention span and take my hat off to anyone who can toil at a novel for years without losing the plot. Having said that, I love writing. I have a vague idea for a book of exceedingly short stories that may see the light one day if I find the right illustrator to bring it to life.
Are there things you do OUTSIDE of work to ensure that you are in the right mindset to be creative and/or successful in whatever you are doing?Like I mentioned earlier, keeping the stress levels down helps me be more productive and puts me in the frame of mind to be inspired. I try to be pretty strict with myself about work time and family time – having a young child is a good reminder of what the most important projects are. But it's definitely getting harder to switch off these days – what's with in-flight wifi?! The last bastion of enforced relaxation is about to be blown to smithereens.
What was the last digital effort you saw (or were a part of) that used social media in a way that really made sense. Why?Sometimes it is the least flashy, most under-the-radar projects that really leverage social best. One of our oldest clients at Blast Radius is Starbucks. We have created numerous social campaigns for them based on incredibly simple hooks - be it a free pastry with every coffee, or an augmented reality experience triggered by a cup - which have resonated powerfully and quickly with the huge social following the brand has amassed. It's not rocket science, and it's not always sexy, but it works!
I also loved an initiative that Dutch Airline KLM started this year, called Meet & Seat. It allows ticket-holders to upload details from their Facebook or LinkedIn profiles and use the data to choose seatmates. Whether I would use it myself, I'm not sure, but I love the principle.
The web is getting out of the web. Do you find that thinking in digital solutions alone hinders you? Do you feel the urge to solve the problem using all mediums necessary?Absolutely. Not many briefs I see garner responses that are exclusively digital. Our job is about reaching people. Understanding how we can use digital to do that puts us at an advantage, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't consider other media.
Looking 10 years in to the future, how far can websites go?I think websites, as we think of them today, will gradually converge into great, amorphous, personalized spaces (probably run by Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google). The concept of 'visiting' a site will disappear because the content will visit you.
Of all the websites you/your company have produced, which one are you most proud of?
We are currently working on a new brand site for one of our clients and I think it's going to be amazing. At a time when the role of brand sites is a bit unclear, it has been very refreshing to take our time and think about what this one should be, from the ground up.
How difficult do you find employing the right people in a world where everyone calls themselves a web designer?
Finding the right people is an incredibly difficult task. There are some amazing specialists out there but the tougher challenge seems to be finding people who are great at the basics: writing, typography, presenting an idea.
When your company was just getting started, what did you find was most effective for getting new clients?
Blast Radius was 13 years old when I joined. The back catalogue of work here is so strong that it can be incredibly persuasive for potential clients. The other thing that is often overlooked is going after the right partners in the first place. The right client will share your ambition and get excited about the same things you do. If you're not on the same page from the outset, you're better off without each other.
How do you keep your finger on the pulse of the latest web trends?
I try to make time to keep up to date on a few blogs. I talk to people who know more than me. And I read magazines on flights.
What country excites you the most in terms of innovation?I don't think you can really look at it from that perspective. There are lots of exciting companies doing incredibly innovative work in all fields, but the talent behind that innovation invariably comes from all over the world.
There must be a project that you have always dreamed of doing, what is it?There are lots. When I was a student I had an idea for a kitchen timer combined with an odour detector that would alert you when it was safe to enter a recently-used bathroom. Still think that has a place on the market (anyone reading this and fancies a slice of the action, let me know). I want to make a film about a love affair between a commuter and a toll-booth attendant, and another one about the underground world of extreme hide-n-seek. I'd also love to make an elaborate interactive music project in collaboration with Kieran Hebdon AKA Four Tet – one of the most innovative musicians I know (give me a bell if you're reading, Kieran).
What does the future hold for your company, or you as a person?Progress, learning and more success.
What are you excited about learning next and is there a long term challenge you are considering tackling?
I really want to find the time to learn how to design using 3D software. I'd also like to learn to play a new instrument, although I find it hard to decide between the piano, the banjo and, most recently the tuba.
What is the most expensive thing you have bought in the last week?
An emergency passport - I just lost mine.
Any parting shots or pearls of wisdom?
Get a dog and walk it.


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Makenzie Aylward (front) was presented an honorary Big Blue Booster award by the volleyball team for her support this year. She followed the team throughout the season, and attended the state playoffs in Lincoln. Sharing the moment were family members (l-r): Eleanor Russell, grandmother; Jeff and Kendra Aylward, parents; and sister Jena Aylward. (Photo by Nora Jameson)
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Project Scope:
City map of Sarthel, a large city-state set in the stock D&D 4e game. An overview map of the city in color showing general buildings, squares, roads, and fortresses. I would like a few notable places of interest to be noted on the map. Additional information regarding the city can be found at https://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article....a/201104nerath. I can forward a pdf of the document if you cannot access it there.
Dungeons and Dragons 4e
Design Concept:
Standard street maps of the city. To get an idea of the general detail level I'm looking for, you can reference http://www.fantasticmaps.com/wp-cont...unlabelled.jpg. Note, this is for reference only to give an idea of detail depth and color scheme. I'm not looking for duplication. Maps are more for frame of reference than detailed location of every single building of note in the city.
Number of maps:
One overview city map
300 dpi minimum. Jpg, tiff, or png files
Full color
Remains with cartographer. Map is for personal use in my campaign only.
As soon as possible. Preferably by Feb 20, 2014.
$50, payable via Paypal upon delivery of the final files.
Greg Martin
Please use subject line Sarthel City Map


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With FL Vehicle Titles and Liens, a Title/Lien company is a Licensed and bonded auctioneer, presumably for providing auction services on Lien vehicles placed for sale, so my question is: Does the Title/Lien company have any fiduciary or other responsibilities beyond the Notice Of Lien requirements dictated by FL Statute 713.585 or any other aspects governing their licenses and operation to be honest?
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I guess from your answer that the Lien company has no responsibility to notify an owner by any other means, such as phone, fax, or email, of a lien being placed, if they have received the official notice of lien Returned Unclaimed from the USPS, even if they have all this information?
Paul, I'll come back and catch up on each of these volleys, but let me ask two things:
(1) Is there no oversight body as part of the auctioneer's licensing in FL, where their veracity is subject to review if a complaint is filed, and
(2) If an official complaint is filed with the FL DMV Title Fraud division for a vehicle has been Lien and sold at auction, which is closed and controlled so the lien party acquires the vehicle, gets a new title, sells it far beyond the original lien claim and keeps the money -- and the Title Company presents erroneous information about the original owner, is not those embellished or erroneous statements to DMV potentially liable for the Lien company?
At the risk of sounding anal, I agree with you, I understand your explanation, and if anything I think it is the way the statute is written to promote huge loopholes for abusing this process, HOWEVER, during the ensuing investigation by the Title Fraud Division, the Lien company made erroneous statements they knew, or should have known were not true, that tainted and prejudiced the owner from returning the Title back to the owner.
Can't the Lien company be held accountable in some measure for their contribution of giving false testimony, especially when they profited from it?
I think you understand this, but the Lien company IS the auction company; it was the Body shop that placed the lien, using the Lien company.
Fraud is what has been alleged against the Title/Lien company, AND the same action for Civil Theft against the body shop, both of which have already survived Motions to Dismiss and Limine, and are well into discovery at this point.
This was a $70K BMW (paid for), with a $4K repair bill. There was no intent to avoid notice; but there was willful intent by them to avoid giving the owner notice, because the owner was in constant communication. (I know this is all moot, here, but just wanted to clarify FYI.)
As usual, thanks.
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