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Time is precious, we all want more time to spend with our partner and families, and with mums' spending a huge amount of time each week on every day tasks, it's time to become more mum-efficient! So how can a mum make her life easier? By learning to work smarter and not harder Here are some tips on how you can help bring balance back into your life.
Kitchen capers
- Make meal time a breeze by menu planning and you can save money and time not only in the kitchen but at the supermarket too. How to meal plan.
- Batch cook your meals and freeze ahead so that you can whip them out and serve up quickly on those super busy days. Save timing in the morning by batch cooking school lunch box snacks such as muffins and freeze individually. Batch cooking meal ideas.
- Be organised! A little bit of kitchen organisation goes a long way. More tips to work smarter in the kitchen.
- Keep a loaf of bread in the freezer, or a container of long life milk in the cupboard for those emergencies.
Rally the troops
Make more time by having fun with bedroom chores.
- Younger children can keep their room tidy by making clear homes for all their regularly used items- toys, clothes, school bags, books etc.
- Clearly label the designated homes. For little ones print a picture label instead of words for lasting results. More kids storage solution ideas.
- Make a game to play with the children of folding clothes that are becoming untidy on shelves and in drawers. They will soon learn how to do it for themselves.
- Make a regular time each week to play the game to stay on top of bedroom mess, clearing out worn out or outgrown items each time.
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Laundry taming
Relentless washing can be tamed by the little often technique of organising.
- One load of washing each day will save hours of washing all on one day.
- Use the delayed start function on machines to finish washing before you wake. Hang out before you leave home for work or school drop off, bring in before school pick up or when you get home.
- To save your weekend and your space in the linen closet keep one or two sets of sheets per bed, wash, dry and make one bed each day.
Find more tips on how to cut your laundry time in half.
Clever cleaning
Every mum struggles with the repetitive and monotonous task that is cleaning, but here are some double duty tips that you can do on the go.
- Every time you take out the garbage, open the refrigerator and toss out any expired or empty items.
- After you make a grocery list, wipe down the refrigerator shelves and make room for the items you'll be buying.
- Each time you change a light bulb, wipe off or dust the fixture.
- Each time you take a shower, spray down the shower door and/or inside wall.
- For everything new you bring into your home -- trash, recycle, or store something old.
- Every time you move something into storage -- trash or recycle something out of storage.
- When you put up seasonal decorations, clean hard-to-reach display areas, like the tops of doorways or bookshelves.
- Make things easier to find by placing regularly used items like care keys close to the front door.
- Never leave a room empty handed, to clear clutter as you go. if you have a two-storey home, group clutter on the bottom step to gather on your way upstairs.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- PSY says he will change the title and lyrics of his potential "Gangnam Style" follow-up over worries it could offend Arabs.
The announced title for the song can be written as "Assarabia" or "Assaravia" in English. It's slang used by South Koreans to express thrills. It suggests no ethnicity or body part, but worries have risen that Arabs might misinterpret the title and find it derogatory.
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Home is nice a cozy but a little worn-en could use some updating. Each room has them and it is nice tro all be in one room to mingle. If you want to play pool bring your own sticks as the is only 1 and it is on its last leg, plus two balls missing. We pitched in a fixed the fireplace so it will now get some air flow and burn and heat the room. Before it would not even burn without the door open then the room filled with smoke. Kitchen was pretty great for cooking and easy to move in.
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The 2008 BMW Z4 acquits itself well in base versions, but it's the Z4 M that really pumps up the enthusiast appeal, according to reviewers from around the Web.
Cars.com reports that the Z4 BMW 2008 comes with a choice of three powerplants. Two "are 3.0 liters, but the 3.0i's makes 215 horsepower and 185 pounds-feet of torque, while the one in the 3.0si achieves 255 hp and 220 pounds-feet of torque." ConsumerGuide notes that both these BMW 2008 engines are "high-revving engines [that] require lots of rpm for speediest getaways but furnish ample power for strong acceleration at any speed." ConsumerGuide says "slick, crisp, short-throw shifts make the manual transmission a pleasure," while "the alert automatic transmission shifts decisively but never feels harsh."
The high-performance M Roadster and hatchback coupe are defined by the 330-horsepower, 3.2-liter inline-six under their hood. With this engine, 0-60 mph comes up in around five seconds, and the Z4 keeps on running up to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph. Edmunds says the Z4 M experience requires a leap of faith beyond its stats: "Owing to their light weight, sharp reflexes and aggressively quick acceleration, both coupe and convertible offer competent drivers a thrilling experience." Still, Car and Driver finds it doesn't "measure up to the dynamic goodness of the Porsche Cayman series," a sentiment with which Edmunds agrees.
The Z4's fuel economy is decent, if not stellar by today's standards: ConsumerGuide reports "coupe and convertible both averaged 18.8 mpg," noting "Z4s require premium-grade gas." The M versions have fuel economy of 15/22 mpg.
Handling and steering are terrific, but the ride is a little harsh across the Z4 lineup. Car and Driver notes that this 2008 BMW is "a much nimbler handler in the corners than the skittish Z3 it replaced." Cars.com notes the BMW 2008 Z4 models' "weight distribution is even and handling is competent...the electric power steering is better than that in some cars, but it's not great." Edmunds reviewers praised it overall: "braking and handling are all excellent...from an everyday driver standpoint, the Z4 is still mostly agreeable." ForbesAutos reports the "suspension is firm, which makes for excellent cornering, but the ride can be harsh over uneven pavement." Edmunds feels the M versions are edgy—maybe too edgy. "The car's sharp responses -- the quick steering, instantaneous throttle and direct brakes -- won't reward a casual driving style," they report. Ride quality is a concern noted by most outlets; Car and Driver calls it "harsh."


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Taipei, April 2 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court opened its first hearing Friday on the country's first lawsuit seeking to nullify the March 20 presidential election.
Instead of asking the court to recount all the ballots from the presidential election, attorneys for the plaintiffs, Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan and his running mate, James Soong, requested the court to reexamine only the ballots for President Chen Shui-bian and his running mate, Vice President Annette Lu, who beat Lien and Soong by a wafer-thin margin.
Citing the president's decision to hold an unprecedented national referendum simultaneously with the presidential election on March 20, an unexplained assassination attempt in which Chen and Lu suffered light injuries on the eve of election day, and the government's decision to put the armed forces and police on higher alert after the shooting, the plaintiffs' attorneys claimed the election was not fair and a recount of the votes is necessary.
They requested the re-examination of only the votes for the winning ticket, as well as the 330,000-odd invalid ballots in the election, which they claimed were far more than in previous elections.
Attorneys for Chen and Lu, who have already agreed to the plaintiffs' request to recount all the votes in the election, were outraged that the plaintiffs changed their request and limited the scope of the reexamination to the disfavor of the defendants.
Instead of reexamining only the votes for the Chen-Lu ticket, they insisted all the votes be reexamined.
They also argued with the plaintiffs' attorneys over who should bear the cost of the recount, which is estimated at about NT$100 million (US$3.03 million) . The plaintiffs' attorneys said the defendants should bear the responsibility while the defendants' attorneys said the plaintiffs should.
Instead of handing down a ruling, Judge Wu Ching-yuan, who led two other judges in hearing the case, asked attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendants to work out an out-of-court agreement within five days on the range and procedure of the reexamination and how the recount should be financed. The hearing will be resumed after the court receives their written agreement. "Don't blame the court if the recount cannot begin because no one wants to finance it," Wu said.
Today's hearing drew a large number of journalists, although neither the plaintiffs nor the defendants appeared.
The plaintiffs' request to reexamine the votes for the Chen-Lu ticket has drawn fire from Chen's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), with Cheng Wen-tsan, the DPP deputy chief for the Department of Culture and Communications, saying that the plaintiffs' request proves the insincerity of their claim that they wanted a recount of all the votes.
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An invitation to translate ancient inscriptions near Pompeii is a dream for college classics professor Winnie Price. Although the dig is for a television show instead of a scholarly project, it's a way to carry on the legacy of her archaeologist father, who died on their last trip to Italy.
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On May 15, Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), issued a statement in support of the US House of Representatives for passing H.R. 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011. The bill would establish a uniform national standard governing the withholding of state income taxes for nonresident employees. The bill passed by voice vote May 15, 2012.
"The House's passage today of H.R. 1864 is a critical step toward balancing and streamlining onerous recordkeeping and reporting requirements for workers who are required to file nonresident personal income tax returns because they work temporarily outside their home state", Melancon said in the statement.
Melancon said the bill would establish a uniform requirement that nonresidents would have to work in a state for more than thirty days before becoming subject to out-of-state income taxes. The uniform standard would improve compliance and still guarantee that state governments could collect the taxes owed to them.
According to Melancon, the AICPA has strongly supported enactment of the bill. In April, the AICPA signed a coalition letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to request that H.R. 1864 be considered by the House, citing the strong bipartisan support for the bill. The coalition represents more than 495 businesses and organizations that support the bill.
The AICPA testified in favor of the bill at a May 25, 2011, hearing by a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, and in November, wrote members of the House Judiciary Committee encouraging them to approve the bill so it could be considered by the full House.
Also on May 15, Melancon stated",We urge the Senate to pass the bill."
According to Brady King, AICPA director of congressional and political affairs, H.R. 1864 includes several key components designed to alleviate the burden the current state income tax withholding system places on traveling employees and their employers.
King said H.R. 1864 would:
- Provide for a uniform and easily administered law for traveling employees and their employers, establishing a national threshold of thirty days.
- Ensure the correct amount of tax is withheld and paid to the states without the undue burden the current system places on employees and employers.
- Simplify the patchwork of existing inconsistent and confusing state rules as well as reduce administrative costs to states and lessen compliance burdens on consumers.
- Establish provisions for the use of time and attendance systems (not mandated unless in use by the employer), which would also provide protection for honest mistakes by the employer and a reduction in audit risk.
- Align the many different tax requirements of forty-one states regarding the withholding for income tax of nonresidents by setting a national threshold of thirty days or more before liability to withhold and pay taxes.
- Provide an opportunity for greater compliance because of the certainty and consistency of minimum withholding rules across all states, thus encouraging the free movement of personnel within the marketplace.
Larry Evans, tax technical resource leader of Fargo, North Dakota-based Eide Bailly, LLP, said when one studies the theory and application behind H.R. 1864 it's simply "hard to be against" the bill.
"From my standpoint, this is a good deal. It makes good business and economic sense for both sides of the aisle", Evans said. "Just from the administrative perspective, streamlining compliance requirements for people who work in different states will remove a tremendous burden from the taxpayers and the states themselves."
Evans said he believes H.R. 1864 will also allow for greater accuracy with compliance rules, and although the new rules could as a result of planning bring more revenue into the home state, the benefit of the new rules to an employer would be the bright line test of the thirty days.
That bright line test would allow the employer to better plan the days employees spend in nonresident states so that they can save more administrative costs by limiting days in nonresident states to deal with only the resident state tax rules, Evans said.
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It saddens me to admit that the prevalence of seriously problematic soils appears to have increased dramatically over the previous few decades. Despite the proximity of international tensions, the world seemed a considerably safer and altogether more stable environment when I started gardening in my teens and early twenties. Perhaps this misrepresents the reality. It might be more accurate to suggest that certain issues were once described in concrete terms, without the numerous complexities and differences of opinion which are routinely encountered in the popular media of today. Like everyone else, I¶m confused and disturbed by the reports on global warming, climate change, and species decline. When I look at my original notes for this section, I¶m aware that I intended to separate problem soils into two distinct categories. Problem soils determined by geographic and environmental factors versus those which are distinctly caused by situations of adverse human influence. If it is true that we have irreversibly upset the stability of our global weather patterns, my attempt to differentiate these two categories should perhaps be revised. Environmental factors In most cases, problem soils will be characterised by the influence of extreme geographic or climatic conditions. They may also be contributed to by human impacts such as structural erosion, overly intensive agricultural practices, and industrial contamination. Newly released land developments are often criticised for their soils which seem incapable of supporting a garden. Modern subdivisions may include unstable tracts of wetland and those which have been inappropriately reclaimed using cheap and readily accessible fill materials. As modern urban regions expand toward and beyond their planned boundaries, another relatively common practice involves the rezoning of previously agricultural and industrial land into residential allotments. Reclaimed land The soils of reclaimed agricultural lands may suffer from a range of problems such as erosion, salinity, severe nutrient deficiencies, and toxicity related to agricultural chemicals and other treatments. Depending on its previous use, reclaimed industrial land may contain soils contaminated with unacceptable levels of toxic metals, hydrocarbons like diesel oil, and chemical substances which remain potentially harmful for many years. Such irresponsible land practices can result in entire neighbourhoods without gardens. Several years ago I happened to visit one of these reclaimed suburbs and was astonished to learn of the thriving local trade in plastic and artificial plants. I was driving on a wide road with a pink sunset behind me. Everything seemed surreal and unfamiliar. I tried to imagine what it would be like for the parents who built plastic gardens for their children to play in. Local knowledge is invaluable
The likelihood of correcting specific soil problems is greatly increased by gathering sufficient knowledge concerning local geography and the human interventions which might have disrupted the site¶s natural composition and structure. Many suburban soils, for example, are seriously degraded by the erosive influence of their climates. This is particularly apparent in regions where a hot, dry season alternates with one of high rainfall. Accelerated erosion can also occur on alluvial plains supported by river systems which are diverted for cropping irrigation. Over time, the slow drying of river tributaries can severely reduce trees, native grasses and groundcover, leaving the uppermost layers of humus exposed. The topsoil is then vulnerable to being blown or washed away, leaving subsoil deficient in organic material and plant nutrients. Because the subsoil remains permeable to subterranean water, mineral salts may be deposited in quantities sufficient to cause further destruction to soil organisms and plants. In many cases of erosion, the short-term remedy involves incorporating organic material and securing the remaining nutrients with a suitable groundcover. Hardy native grasses and low growing shrubs with complex root systems are often ideal for this purpose. Chemical and industrial contamination In my opinion, it is imperative to obtain professional advice in those cases where a garden or property is likely to be affected by chemical or industrial agents. Given the current rate of land reclamation within major cities, it would be helpful for prospective purchasers to include soil analysis as a component of their property inspection and valuation reports. In the United States alone, there are numerous litigations involving the sale of contaminated residential properties. The problem may widen considerably as industrially exposed land is increasingly exchanged and developed within economically emerging nations like China, India, and Vietnam. The effective treatment of seriously contaminated soils can be extremely expensive and time consuming. When the contamination is restricted within a manageable surface area the usual treatment is a combination of soil replacement and the application of activated charcoal. This can be purchased from organic garden centres and should be spread over affected areas in quantities specific to the manufacturer¶s recommendation. Over time, the charcoal will neutralise and absorb a wide spectrum of chemical residues. As a bonus, any excess charcoal will provide useful minerals and plant nutrients while improving soil drainage.


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Lesson: Plugin Development – What You Should Know
This is a different kind of lesson. This is a free-for-all lesson where everyone pitches in.
The topic: What You Should Know About Developing and Creating a Plugin.
With the recent announcement of Webblogtoolscollection's WordPress Plugin Contest, there are a lot of people out there chomping at the bit to try to write either their first plugin or their 400th. Either way, there are some things you probably should know when it comes to writing a plugin.
I thought it'd be fun to let the experts share their wisdom because they've been down this road before.
To start, here are a few helpful articles on the Codex for those considering writing plugins, for the contest or otherwise:
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Now, what bits of advice do you have for the Plugin writer entering the contest?
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Flashback Friday: Disney in the Rose Parade
By Official Disney Store Blogger, Dec 28, 2012 9:00 AM
Pasadena, California is home to two of our favorite things: Disney Store home base, and the annual Rose Parade! This Flashback Friday, we're putting the two together and telling you all about Disney's history with the Rose Parade.
The Rose Parade has been inspiring creativity with its all-flower floats since 1890, but Disney's involvement with this Southern California tradition blossomed on New Year's Day of 1938. Can you guess why this particular year was chosen?
On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Los Angeles, so a Rose Parade float was the perfect way to introduce the characters and the film to the nation.
In 1966, Walt Disney had the honor of acting as the Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade. Sadly, it was his last New Year's, as he passed away on December 15, 1966. Since then, Walt's nephew Roy E. Disney, and Mickey Mouse have both served as Grand Marshal.
Disney has held a few records during its history with the Rose Parade. In 2004, our float celebrating the new Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure became the tallest in Rose Parade history, at 110 feet. It captured the thrill of the attraction by including live performers trapped in an elevator dangling from the top. Our 2006 float celebrating Disneyland's 50th Anniversary also took the record for the longest float at the time it debuted.
This year, the theme of the Rose Parade is "Oh, the Places You'll Go," and Disney is going to Cars Land! Tune in to the 124th Rose Parade on January 1 on ABC to see Radiator Springs turn flower-power into racing horsepower like never before, or better yet, come visit us in Pasadena and watch the parade live.
Lightning McQueen, Sally, Guido, and all the rest of the gang from Cars will be zooming down the parade route sooner than you can say "ka-chow!"


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Feeling Out Corruption
On July 9, Transparency International (TI) released the results of its annual Global Corruption Barometer. Not to be confused with TI's Corruption Perception Index, researchers asked thousands of people across 107 countries about their experiences with corruption and their perceptions of it in their country. The survey includes question like: "Over the past two years, how has the level of corruption in this country changed?" and "To what extent do you agree that ordinary people can ordinary people make a difference in the fight against corruption?" True to it's name, Transparency International gives you the data to play around with along with some fun interactive graphs. We decided to take a look at the data ourselves. Here's a look at what we found.
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The map above shows the percentage of people in each of the countries surveyed who reported paying a bribe at least once (without mention of how much or how often) to the following major services in the past year: education, the judiciary, medical and health, the police, registry and permit services, utilities, tax revenue and/or customs, and land service. Ideally, one would not need to pay bribes to public services; after all, it seems sensible that they should be truly accessible to the public. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
By Transparency International's standards, Australia, Denmark, Finland, and Japan have the least amount of bribery; only 1 percent in those countries reported having paid any bribe to one of these services in the past 12 months. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 84 percent of people have paid a bribe in the past year — the highest percentage of any country surveyed. In 14 countries, over 50 percent of people have paid a bribe in the past year. Globally, though, the number is a little better — only 27 percent of people have done so.
It must be mentioned that this particular survey is not by any means conclusive: Only 1,000 people from each country were interviewed and many countries were left out of the survey entirely, so all regional claims should be taken with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, questions as to why people pay bribes, to whom they pay bribes, and how often bribes are reported, allow one to get past the statistic of how many bribes have been paid, and to gain a better understanding of the factors that underlie bribery in these countries.
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Globally, most people pay bribes because they want faster, cheaper service, but many people apparently feel compelled to pay them to achieve any access at all. In some countries (Bangladesh, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Jordan, Libya, and South Sudan), over 50 percent of people pay bribes because they feel that it is the only way to get a service. Surprisingly, 25 percent of people in Western Europe reported paying a bribe out of necessity. The number seems high for a part of the world considered to have a better handle on corruption. It is even more surprising when compared with Eastern Europe's 22 percent. On closer inspection (and a reminder that Western Europe is not homogenous), we see that in Greece the figure is 41 percent, and in Belgium it is 35. While they're likely to act as outliers, removing them from the Western Europe analysis only brings regional levels down to 21 percent. In fact, only Italy and Norway reported significantly lower figures (both at 11 percent). In North America, 15 percent of people reported paying a bribe as the only way to obtain a service.
South Korea is the only country surveyed in which no one reported paying a bribe because they needed to. Rather, all bribes paid were to speed up a service, get cheaper service, or to express gratitude.
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So where are people paying these bribes? Globally, the police service is the greatest offender — 31 percent of people who came into any contact with the police paid a bribe in the past year. Regionally, however, the numbers tell a different story. Japan and Hungary boast no bribes in the police service. In Sierra Leone, alternatively, 90 percent of people have bribed the police in the past year. In most parts of the world, however, the police service still seems to be the most corrupt. The utilities sector sees the least amount of bribery.
I was specifically interested in the amount of bribery happening in the education and medical and health sectors. While all public services should ideally be free of bribery, it is particularly unfortunate when one needs to pay to receive medical care or a better education. In Liberia, a shocking 75 percent of people have paid bribes for an education service in the past 12 months. In Morocco, 51 percent of people have paid a bribe for medical services.
Interestingly enough, the trend of the most bribery happening in the police sector is not the case in Eastern Europe. Rather, in many countries, medical and health services seem to be more corrupt. In Lithuania, for example, 35 percent of people have paid a bribe to medical services, while a lower 23 percent have paid a bribe to the police. In Ukraine, 41 percent of people have paid a bribe for medical services, the highest statistic in the region.
Suchita Mandavilli/Foreign Policy
All of which raises the question: So what can people do to fight back? Or, more precisely: What are they willing to do about it? Globally, 69 percent of respondents said they would report an incident of corruption. Ukraine's citizens appear to be the least willing to report: Only 26 percent of people said they would do so. Fiji's population represents the other end of the spectrum, with 97 percent of people saying they would report such incidents.
Of the people who said they would report corruption, the most popular place to which they would report it is a general government hotline as opposed to a corruption organization or the media. Interestingly, only people in the Americas tend toward reporting corruption to the media instead of the government, a trend that isn't seen in other parts of the world.
The most common reason people gave for not reporting an incident of corruption was that they believed it would make no difference. The next most common reason was fear of the consequences. In Cambodia and Liberia an alarming 77 and 78 percent of people who choose not to report corruption do so because they fear the consequences. Granted, this was of the 23 and 31 percent of people, respectively, who felt uncomfortable reporting in the first place.
While much of the information provided by Transparency International's Barometer is unsurprising, it does in fact provide some interesting insight into the nature of bribery and corruption around the world. The comparison of Fiji's citizens willingness to report corruption with Ukraine's citizens unwillingness, for example, provides more information as to where to look to fix corruption problems. The survey makes no claims to account for how much corruption actually takes place in the world, but when it comes to corruption's effects on societies it seems just as important to find out how people feel about the level of corruption in their societies.
Suchita Mandavilli is an editorial intern at Democracy Lab. Follow her on Twitter at @sucheetah13.


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10 December 2013 - IN audio, CAQDAS, data, focus, groups, interviews, methodologies, trends, video
Since 2006, QSR International has been conducting annual online surveys about qualitative data analysis. These surveys assist us in having a macro view of those that undertake qualitative data analysis, identifying emergent industry trends, and improving our NVivo software to meet the future needs of qualitative researchers.
In this blog post, I wanted to share some of this survey data, and depending on interest, share more trends in future blogs. The charts below have been fitted with polynomial trend lines to reduce noise and assist with visual comparison.
Between 2006 and 2013, over 10,000 respondents from around the world have completed these surveys, answering 20 to 40 questions per survey. The respondents to these surveys generally have job titles of analysts, consultants, lecturers, managers, professors, students and researchers.
For the past 3 years, the surveys were conducted via SurveyMonkey - with the analysis of the open-ended questions done within NVivo. This has been made even easier now that NVivo integrates with SurveyMonkey directly via their API.
Over the years we have asked respondents about how they collect their data and have found the following trends:
More recent surveys over the past 3 years have highlighted the emergence of popular approaches leveraging online technologies, including online surveys (39% in 2013), online content (36% in 2013), and online communications (28% in 2013).
Overall, we are seeing greater diversity in data collection approaches.
We also noticed some interesting trends in the digital data formats that are favoured by researchers:
Given the range of data formats collected by respondents, NVivo has evolved to ensure that such needs are met, with documents supported in version 7 (2006) and prior; audio, images, and video in version 8 (2008); spreadsheets and databases in version 9 (2010); and web and social media in version 10 (2012).
We also found that the methods of data analysis continue to evolve:
More recent surveys over the past 3 years have highlighted other popular methodologies such as interpretive analysis (36% in 2013), narrative analysis (36% in 2013), conversation analysis (21% in 2013), and framework analysis (15% in 2013). NVivo does not dictate the method, this is a decision that the researcher must decide and the software supports.
Over this 7 year period we have witnessed that respondents conducting qualitative data analysis are employing a broader range of data collection approaches resulting in more varied digital data formats being collected and undertaking an increasing range of analysis methodologies.
Sometimes it is hard to notice the constant change in today's information age; since the start of this millennium we have seen digital cameras and smart phones become ubiquitous, online search providing access to an incredible diversity of information, and the rise of social media changing how we communicate.
It will be interesting to see to how technology impacts data collection in the future, the forms that it takes, and how we go about understanding its content.
What trends have you noticed? How has your approach changed to accommodate them?


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By means of its personal location mobile, MICROGESTEL, DATATRONICS introduces the last generation technology for location, security and personal assistance applications in the market.
The MICROGESTEL mobile terminal was designed to operate independently since the users handling is not essential for its location. Besides, this mobile offers the possibility to make voice calls by means of an automatic pick up, therefore the users security, a SOS, predefined messaging, etc, are watched over.
This technology related to MICROGESTEL devices, which DATATRONICS has installed in SESCAM, adds a complement to the standard tele-security system through technical developments as a location and positioning service for Health professionals while they move in mobile units, besides, it provides a complete security service and presence security. This system would be coordinated from an Alarm Receiver Center (ARC), exclusively aimed for SESCAM.
By activating this location device, MICROGESTEL, the Health professionals use it in their home visits and in front of risk situations, an alarm signal can be transmitted to the ARC easily, such center will activate a protocol which will lead to the involved person location and to the communication to the Security Forces.
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The music education program is not comprehensive, so it requires the completion of a minor. By working with the teacher certification office at Missouri State, you will receive your teaching certificate within 12 weeks after successfully completing the education program.
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X FACTOR wannabes have turned on Christopher Maloney.
Many of the finalists reckon the Scouse wildcard is a FAKE who is putting on his nerves to help get votes.
One said: "Christopher could not be any more different off camera.
"He isn't nervous at all and is actually quite big-headed."
Eliminated contestant Carolynne Poole admitted he kept himself to himself at the five star hotel where all the hopefuls are staying in central London.
She said: "I didn't see he was shy. The reason people say things about him is he is a confident, bold person so they are surprised when they see the nerves."
TV Biz revealed the singer was far from the timid novice he claimed having worked as an entertainer on cruise ships and released his own CD.


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Porn star and actress on "Entourage", Sasha Grey, will be appear on the October issue of Playboy magazine. Read more on Sasha Grey below.
Playboy announced via Twitter yesterday that porn star Sasha Grey will be featured on the cover for October 2010.
Hugh Hefner also added that October will have two covers, one featuring Sasha Grey and the other featuring Kim Phillips for their college-themed issue.
Several years ago Hugh Hefner would have never considered allowing a porn star to appear on Playboy's cover. But Playboy's circulation is dropping and is trying to improve business and Sasha Grey has turned to mainstream acting appearing in "Entourage" and in Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience."
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I am often asked questions during my teaching about the use of weapons and why the form changes when it is supposed to be, 'preserved exactly as O'Sensei taught it.'
O'Sensei brought his study of the spear, sword, knife and aiki jujitsu together to form a martial system that he called Aikido. Some ask why we practice with weapons. There are many reasons ranging from the practical fact that as O'Sensei lived in a world where there were such things as swords, knives and spears and therefore we have to learn to cope with them, and due to the fact that they reveal aspects of our Aikido that practicing empty handed alone cannot.
Some of these aspects are:
- The different distances involved that we need to automatically adjust to
- The sharp clarity of utilising hito-e-mi and hanmi
- Calmness of mind when attacked with a sword, knife or spear (ease with other weapons will be a natural consequence, but it is still good to try other weapons)
- The sharpness, focus and precision that comes from facing these weapons
The kumijo, kumitachi and katas have changed and developed over the years because they were not meant to be rigidly set. As with all of our Aikido, it is the principles that are important not the order in which we practice the movements. Take a mason as an example. First he has to learn how to make a solid building block (this is our suburi). Once he has mastered this with the correct moulds and mixes, etc., he has something that he can use to build with. If the bricks are not made well they will crumble under pressure.
Once his basic building blocks (aikido's suburi) are correct, and the aikidoka understands the importance of the principles of construction: deep foundations, angles, supports etc. (aikido's hanmi, awase, ki-no-nagare, kokyu, treat many as one, train hard fight easy (i.e. sincere, strong attacks) etc. The master mason can then build any form that he wants to. We can see this evidenced in the glorious cathedrals all across Britain. In aikido, these cathedrals are mirrored in our end goal of takemusu. Takemusu (literally take – technique and musu – birth) is the stage attained where aikido is so much a part of us that our every movement (martial or not) is spontaneous and just right, where you transcend mastery into being a maestro.
So one should not be concerned that form changes, to mix maxims, 'form is temporary; principles are permanent.' Indeed, they are still changing. All through O-Sensei's life, Saito Sensei's life and now his son Hitohira Sensei's life, their form has developed. (Please excuse me here for only using the Iwama tree, but it's the only one about which I can talk from experience) The principles however, have remained constant.
Some examples of this are the 31 count kata movements numbered 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 that are recently all practiced as one continuous movement. Similarly numbers 15 and 16, 20 and 21 and 25 and 26 are already linked together without any pauses to form one flowing movement. Of course, in reality they were only separated to make learning them easier. This can be found throughout our aikido where we 'chunk' movements down to make learning simpler.
On the 1st kumitachi some practise cutting the body in the first defensive movement whilst other sword schools cut to the wrist as the sword strikes. Which is correct? Answer both and neither, it is whatever works in a situation. In mastery of the basics we must be rigid, in real time application flexibility is all important.
I hope that this goes someway to answering the questions of why weapons are practiced and why form changes. If anyone has any questions they are welcome to email me from the site at Wiltshire Martial Arts


text: Politics 9 May 2012 Leader: Merkel says "nein" but Europe urgently needs a plan for growth Sign up for our weekly email * Since the economic crisis began, the response from European nations has been defined by austerity, often with disastrous results. Growth has collapsed and unemployment has soared as countries have locked themselves into a spiral of spending cuts, low growth and higher borrowing. The lesson of the 1930s – that you can't cut your way out of a recession – has been forgotten. Now, after two years in which European Union leaders have missed innumerable opportunities to resolve the crisis, the voters have delivered their verdict. In Greece, now in its fifth year of recession, the bailout parties have been rejected, pushing the country ever closer to the euro exit door. In Germany, the governing Christian Democrats have lost power in the first of the country's state elections. In France, voters have abandoned Nicolas Sarkozy in favour of François Hollande, the country's first Socialist president in 17 years. The only discernible pattern is one of anti-incumbency; Mr Sarkozy was the eighth eurozone leader to be toppled in little over a year. European voters, who accepted austerity in theory, have rejected it in practice. It was to them that Mr Hollande addressed his victory speech, in which he declared that "austerity need not be Europe's fate". Such bold rhetoric disguises his essentially moderate stance. Mr Hollande has pledged to eliminate France's budget deficit by 2017, just a year later than Mr Sarkozy did. Mindful of the fate of France's last Socialist president, François Mitterrand, who spent freely and was forced to U-turn by the bond markets, he will limit, rather than abandon, fiscal restraint. In the EU, however, where deficit reduction has crowded out all other economic imperatives, Mr Hollande's approach could prove transformative. Throughout his campaign, he vowed to renegotiate the German-scripted "fiscal compact", which precludes the Keynesian expansionism needed to prevent a prolonged recession. By requiring member states to curb structural deficits at 0.5 per cent and by introducing tougher sanctions for those that breach the deficit limit of 3 per cent, the agreement would pile austerity on austerity. Mr Hollande's proposal is to add a section on growth to the treaty. Yet, faced with this demand, Angela Merkel, the high priestess of austerity, has replied "nein". She has insisted that the document is "not up for debate". Even as her own country drifts towards recession, the German chancellor refuses to contemplate any alternative to ever greater cuts. Austerity may appear individually wise, but it is collectively foolish. The decision by EU countries to cut spending simultaneously means that there is no one to act as a buyer. Mrs Merkel's government has since suggested that it is willing to supplement the fiscal compact with a separate "growth pact" but it remains to be seen whether this will have comparable legal authority. The break-up of the euro, once the stuff of Hayekian fantasy, is no longer unthinkable. A Greek exit is likely to have a domino effect on Spain, Portugal and Italy. If the euro is to endure, fiscal stimulus alone will not be enough. As the historian Richard Evans argued in the New Statesman last year, Germany must abandon its narrow fixation on price stability and allow the European Central Bank to engage in quantitative easing as the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve have been able to do successfully. Should Mrs Merkel ignore Mr Hollande's call for a more balanced approach, the danger remains that European voters will look to demagogues and extremists for solutions, as they have done in Greece. If Europe is to avoid economic and social collapse, there is no alternative to growth. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 14 May 2012 issue of the New Statesman, Halal: Britain's most feared food More


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Apple had another great quarter, but it's already sowing the seeds of dramatically better quarters to come…
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Microsoft's Surface tablet may be the single most important initiative for the company's future. It has to win the battle for enterprise tablets.
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FORCES charity Help for Heroes is to support nine athletes at the Winter Paralympic Games.
The charity, which supports injured servicemen and women, announced at Tedworth House in Tidworth on Friday that it will support the nine athletes, enabling them to be part of the Paralympic Inspiration Programme (PiP).
The programme, which is run by the British Paralympic Association (BPA), gives aspiring Paralympians the opportunity to experience the unique environment of the games.
This will be the first time that this number of wounded servicemen and women have been included in the BPA's programme.
Help for Heroes and the BPA hope that by providing learning opportunities and experience at the Paralympic Games in Sochi in March it will demonstrate to military athletes what can be achieved through sport.
Martin Colclough, head of sports recovery at Help for Heroes, said: "It is our hope that this experience will inspire our PiP athletes to dedicate themselves to their training in order to achieve their dreams of competing in future Summer or Winter Paralympic Games.
"A Paralympic athlete Help for Heroes supported, Jon-Allan Butterworth, was given the opportunity to attend a Help for Heroes funded Paralympic sports camp in San Diego in 2008. He then went on to win three silver medals at the London 2012 Games. Clearly these inspiration programmes work and achieve great results. We can't wait to see what heights our new Paralympic Inspiration Programme athletes achieve in the future."


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Alex Haak pledges to give mayoral salary to poor
ST. PETERSBURG -- Political activist Alex Haak has become the second mayoral candidate to pledge to give his salary to the poor.
Homeless advocate and mayoral contender Paul Congemi made a similar campaign promise last year.
Haak, a former New Jersey mayor, released the following statement:
"When elected I will give my Mayors salary to the poor, homeless and active youth programs, not that my wife and I have extra money laying around, we live in a workings man neighbourhoud and Social Security. We are more blessed then some of us, and my believe in our savior brings me to this decision. I am a strong advocate of both former President Kennedy and President Obama; they both believe in what you can do for your Country. I know during the second world war and the German occupation many people died of starvation (Haak was born in the Netherlands) or maybe it is because, I lost halve of my family, or maybe losing my mother at age 12 during that time, I really do not know, but I have dedicated my entire live to helping others. All I know is; our Lord has directed me on this pad and it has been a happy one, so why chance now, especialy so, at these hard times right now, I know with President Obama at the helm, better days are coming."
This is the second press release Haak has sent out since he announced his candidacy. The typos are his, not ours.
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Dec 14, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author At Wed. Dallas Event
Reagan Biographer Edmund Morris to Discuss New Roosevelt BookDALLAS, TX - National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Edmund Morris will discuss the third in his Teddy Roosevelt trilogy, Colonel Roosevelt, which details Theodore Roosevelt's life after his Presidency.
Dec 14, 2010
Biotech Fears Should Not Overcome Potential Benefits
Biotech Benefits Extend Way Beyond Food Crops, Say NCPA Experts
DALLAS -While biotech foods benefit the environment and human health, other genetically modified species could be a boon as well, according to new research paper, Biotech Forests: An Environmental Blessing?, from the National Center for Policy Analysis' (NCPA) E-Team project.
Dec 02, 2010
Reversal On Offshore Drilling To Cost Jobs, Raise Prices
Obama About-Face Likely to Worsen Economic Outlook, Burnett SaysThe Obama Administration's on again-off again policy on offshore drilling is off-again, a decision that will restrict domestic production for the next seven years and will adversely affect American consumers.
Dec 01, 2010
Foreign and National Security Policy Expert Liz Cheney
At Thursday Dallas EventFormer Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East Liz Cheney will discuss national security, foreign policy issues and what to expect from the 2012 elections at a Thursday luncheon sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Nov 29, 2010
Can Cancun Climate Ties Bind?
Don't Bet On It, Says NCPA Expert
DALLAS - On the heels of Climategate, the discovery of numerous mistakes in the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the failure to meet the $100 billion in commitments to developing countries to adapt to climate change and, worse, no consensus to extend the Kyoto Protocol, expectations for this week's United Nations climate summit in Cancun are very low, according to National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
Nov 18, 2010
NCPA Study: Government Unfunded Liability Cut in Half by Health Reform
Debt Commission's Work Is Already Half Done But Seniors Access to Care Is In Jeopardy
DALLAS, TX - The health reform bill enacted last spring reduces Medicare's unfunded liability by $53 trillion, cutting in half the nation's long-term entitlement debt, according to a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Nov 18, 2010
Lame-Duck Caution
NCPA Expert: Four Legislative Efforts Are "Must-Watch"
DALLAS - Fearing a lame-duck Congress might attempt to ram through costly and ineffective environmental legislation, action on four environmental initiatives is critical both to improve the U.S. economy and protect the environment, according to NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
Nov 12, 2010
Six-point Economic Recovery Agenda Proposed
Think Tanks Challenge Congress With New Plan
As Congress returns next week, swing election issues such as job creation, economic recovery and acceleration of economic growth should be foremost on their agenda. The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation (IRET) have proposed six pro-growth policies for immediate consideration:


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New Wisconsin Medical Center Will Provide Coordinated Care, Integrated EHRs
Aurora Health Care's new 110-bed Aurora Medical Center in the town of Summit, WI, will include coordinated care featuring an integrated electronic health record.
Opening on March 1, the medical center will offer primary care services, such as family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and women's health, under one roof, and in a "prime location" off Wisconsin's Interstate 94 and Highway 67, says Fran Finley, chief administrative officer for Aurora Medical Center. Specialty services will include those for oncology, cardiovascular, neurosciences, emergency, and opthalmology, to name just a few.
"Certainly, it's a convenience issue," Finley says. "You see your physician, the physician requires a diagnostic service and it's located an elevator trip down and is conveniently located in relation to your X-ray department or laboratory department."
This fully-integrated approach will also benefit the Aurora physicians who have practices in the medical clinic, Finley says.
"Say they are an obstetrician: they walk next door to the labor delivery unit for delivering the baby," Finley says. "It's ease of access and convenience for the provider or caregiver as well as the patient."
A key to the comprehensive care will be electronic health records.
"That is probably one of the best things that will be implemented here: The ability for us to track the patient across the whole continuum, from doctor office to hospital to home health to pharmacy," Finley says. "Certainly, from a patient perspective that is a huge benefit."
The opening of the medical center will integrate the Summit campus with the Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic, which opened in October. The new medical center's site is in a growth area of the state, says Finley. Patients in Wisconsin's Waukesha and Jefferson counties have access to Aurora's large physician practice, but there currently are no hospitals.
"With the significant number of patients that we have and the number of lives we touch here, it was a convenient location," Finley says. "There was no hospital close by, they had to go to Milwaukee."


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The new online magazine 138acmagazine, the first architecture magazine on the Apple Store from Spain featured our hotel project "Doellerer's Genusswelten" in their second publication. More on http://www.138acmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/revistas/N2_ENG_PDF.pdf.zip View full entry »
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Being one of the first architects using the new greenwood composite wood on facades (Colmata Uno Grado/Italy) the project is featured on Greenwood's "Wall to Wall" website: http://www.greenwood-venice.com/it/walltowall-gallery-int.html?id=313 View full entry »
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The second opinion for J.T. Barrett (Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider) came back almost the same as the first and the ESPN 300 dual-threat quarterback will have surgery on Oct. 23 to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Barrett planted his right leg but was hit from behind, causing the injury during a 44-17 win over Brewer on Friday.
In Rider's opening drive, Barrett rushed for 49 yards and a score and was 2-of-4 for 41 yards, but then the injury to his right knee happened.
"The rush came off the edge," Barrett told BuckeyeNation prior to the second opinion. "I scooted up in the pocket and saw more people, so I scrambled up the middle. I cut off three people.
"I was pretty sure I was ready to plant again. I did plant my right leg. I got hit from the back and my knee just went up and I felt a shift in my knee and that was it. I was getting up, but couldn't put too much weight on it, so I went to the sideline and laid down."
Barrett is the only quarterback commit in Ohio State's 2013 class.


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Museum to show PBS series on Abe Lincoln
A free screening of the PBS series "Looking for Lincoln," will be Thursday at the Museum of the West, 462 Ute Ave., kicking off a series of events recognizing the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
The screening is courtesy of the Colorado Abraham Lincoln Commission, on which Mike Perry, executive director of the Museum of Western Colorado, sits.
The commission was established to lead efforts to mark the significance of the 16th president, his vision and his presidency, and to heighten awareness of how the West shaped Lincoln and how Lincoln shaped the destiny of Colorado.
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I used to actually develop film to get my photos. I know! You can't even get film anymore. It was fun to create projects, but the chemicals in the darkroom made me dizzy....er...dizzier.
With my smartphone, the photos are easier and easier. But I was always not completely happy. I'm going to try out some of these apps. It's amazing how many photos are showing up on the web from just about everybody.
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Artist Rebecca Crowell shares her insights into the process of using multiple paintings on Ampersand Deep Panels
Installation at Circa GalleryMinneapolis, MN, 2004 All work on display by Rebecca Crowell
In the past few years I have been using multiple Ampersand 2" Deep Cradled Gessobord panels fastened together to achieve visual contrast in my work. I love the way the geometric shape of the panels adds structure to what is otherwise very flowing organic imagery.
Various configurations of panels have also suggested new formats for my work beyond traditional squares and rectangles. Some of my multiple panel paintings are strongly vertical or horizontal, or have an irregular shape overall.
I generally start a painting by moving individually painted panels into various con gurations on my studio wall. I always have more than one painting in progress, so there are many possibilities in play. At this stage, I rely heavily on intuition, moving the panels around until something strikes me as evocative and provides guidance for finish-ing the piece. I gravitate toward imagery that suggests places or situations in the landscape, as well as emotions, memories or states of mind.
At other times I begin my compositions with a particular format in mind. For example, I am very attracted to the strong vertical format and have used it in an extended series, but beyond these basic starting points I let the process of discovery take over. I approach every panel as if it is an individual painting, in terms of its composition and its level of development -- and indeed, some panels do remain single, not part of a larger arrangement. My painting process involves building up layers of color and texture with oil paint, oil sticks, wax medium and a variety of tools.
When I have decided on a final arrangement, I have the panels mounted together by a woodworker with bolts through the cradles or with boards screwed on the back. The quality and durability of the wood materials used in the Ampersand Gessobord lends itself to this level of carpentry without affecting the stability of the panels.
I generally begin with one main color over most of the surface. Then as I layer the paint, I alternate between contrasting colors, dark and light, transparent and opaque. Texture results from a range of techniques, many carried over from my college days as a printmaker. These include the use of brayers, linoleum blocks, drawing tools, and natural objects that are pressed into the paint. Scratching, gouging and judicious use of solvents reveal bits of the underlying layers. I am aiming for a surface that appears organic, with complexity and a sense of depth.
I have found that Ampersand Gessobord is tough enough to take this rather strenuous application of paint. Because it is sturdy and rigid, I can apply plenty of pressure, and the surface of the panel remains intact no matter how much it is worked. Gessobord's smooth, even surface is important to me because it never interferes with the appearance of the textures I create.
I have a fairly minimalist aesthetic, and appreciate subtlety. I analyze and edit as much as I actually paint, deciding what is needed and what has to go. How do I know when a painting is finished? For me there is a sense the painting is mysteriously itself, individual, as if it could be no other way.
About the Author
Rebecca Crowell received her MFA in 1985 from Arizona State University and since that time has been living and working in rural Wisconsin, surrounded by forty acres of woods and fields. This location inspires her nature-based imagery, while allowing for a great deal of focused studio time.
Rebecca was a resident at the Centre D'Art I Natura in Catalonia, Spain - a remote medieval stone village in the Pyrenees, which marked a turning point towards the abstraction of her current body of work. Painting on small sized pieces of paper that she could easily transport home eventually led to the idea of multiple panel paintings.
Spending time in the homeland of Gaudi, Miro and Tapies also worked a subtle influence on her approach to abstraction. Subsequent trips to England, Costa Rica and New Mexico have all provided new insights and ideas.
Her work is exhibited regularly both regionally and nationally, and is included in many public, private and corporate collections. Rebecca has taught college level courses and has been both visiting artist and lecturer. She is represented by Circa Gallery, Minneapolis; Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; Steven Boody Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO; Midtown West Art Associates, New York, NY; Whytespace Gallery, Plain, WI and Woodwalk Gallery, Juddville, Door Co., WI.
For more information, please visit www.rebeccacrowell.com.
Materials List
• Ampersand Deep Cradled Gessobord
• Brayers
• Linoleum Blocks and Cutting Tools
• Drawing Tools
• Daniel Smith Original Oils
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Wake deputies investigate SUV found in pond
Posted August 20, 2008
Deputies with the Wake County Sheriff's Office are looking for the person who may have been involved in a wreck that left a 2004 Ford Excursion in a pond near Knightdale.
Deputies responded to an accident report Wednesday just before 9:30 a.m. at Massey Farm Road near Split Farm Trail. When they arrived, they found the SUV with no one inside.


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I can install Slackware 12.0 on my old PC (Penium 133 Mhz with 32 MB of RAM and 2 GB HDD).. BUT! When I select packages to install and run it, sometime installation process is interupt and show me "KILLED".. What`s going on?
And second probleme- I used ext3 file system. 100 MB for Swap and 1900 MB for other. After successfull install system hang up on " No space left on device" But that is incorrect! On my HDD is still free space! Error in ext3?
I can use my old computer as FTP server and router my net connection to other PC. What group of software I need? Remember please- I have got HDD with 2 GB of free space :-) and I can`t X KDE, GNOME.. That is not neccessary for me.
I hate to say this but since I started with Slackware 2.x
the newer version the less usable it is to me.
On last Friday I tried to install it but it did not survived reboot...
Your second problem (no space) is due to Slackware need more space if you perform full install.
I skipped KDE, Emacs, Tex and development section and still got 2GB of files...
Therefore I suggest using >=4GB partition and trying again.
Your opinion- Try older version? :-)
Try with bigger partition or deselect some stuff.
I would suggest also ZenWalk Linux (based on slackware).
Good luck.
Depending on legacy hardware, you may have to roll back to Slackware 10.2. You can get any of these from this mirror.
I've been getting this too oddly. After a series of problems unrelated to this, and after one install that said the device has run out of space, it's now doing this to me. I think that the new slackware may just be a little out of older machine's range.
Since my varied problems seemed to all end up being a bad burn that's all I can really suggest to you.
Legacy has always been a problem. Be it for M$ or GNU/Linux, you can't support something that is not available thus the problem with legacy.
Just like the throttle controls for a model 'A' wouldn't be used for a muscle car. We build new systems an progress to new improved equipment.
It can be done, but I admit that it took me a couple of attempts to get the size down.
It's not quite as old a machine - Dual P2-450 - tho now with a 320gig sata added to the drives :)
I didn't see the need to use an older distro when the current one worked, and I wanted support for the later model sata card chipset.
root@gemini:/home/amosf/main# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda1 2.1G 1.5G 507M 75% /
/dev/hda6 16G 8.6G 6.9G 56% /home
/dev/hdc1 7.8G 7.4G 32M 100% /home/amosf/jason-files
/dev/sda1 294G 66G 214G 24% /home/amosf/main
Hey man!
Very happy by now!
I also got this issue with the same hardware as you!
For the killed issue, you must activate a swap partition greatter than 256M. This was the only size that fits to me.
And about the udev issue, you must pass "nohotplug" as boot paramter!
The disavantage is that you will need to load modules by hand!
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Hogue grip reshaping/trimming/shaving question.
I just received my (new to me) used S&W 5906 with hogue (rubber like) grip. While it is okay, it is a bit fat and I believe it will feel much nicer (for me) if I can "gouge" the area where my thumb rests and similarly on the opposite side. I need that area "shaved" a little and wondering if anyone knows the best way to do it.
Thank you.
Haven't tried shaping a rubber grip, but I came across this when repairing my bumper. I would assume it would be really similar.
How to Repair Gouges in Rubber Bumpers | eHow.com
Thanks but I don't think the described process will work with the Hogue grip...it has a real cushiony rubber feel not hard or vinyl like feel. Not sure if it will lend itself to sanding but I can try with a Dremel I suppose.
You'll need a razor sharp X-acto hobby knife or some other equally sharp blade and go SLOW and be VERY careful as you go. If you have a sanding drum for your Dremel you can try it but remember it's all too easy to go too far too fast with power tools.
Thanks Bear...I just read online a tip to do it. Before sanding, FREEZE the gun or just the handle first. The frozen (harder) rubber will be more "workable".
I might try that.
Wife want us to shoot it as-is for now before I try to modify and possibly mess it. Wise decision IMHO. I also learned that the Hogue grips are not solid rubber, it is laminated with a hard plastic inside.
That's the reason they call them "hogue's overmolded". You can still do it if you absolutely got to but it just won't look as nice.
BTW, yes, it doesn't look as nice now :D but I'd do it again in a heart beat.
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