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The Case for Hollows & Rounds
A few simple planes open the doors to a multitude of mouldings.
By Matt Bickford
Pages 30-35
I am not a woodworker who uses only hand tools. I use machinery when it is efficient and when it won't dictate the look of my final product. I use planes to flatten boards wider than my 6″ jointer. I dimension lumber by hand when it will not fit through my 12″ planer. I cut my dovetails with a handsaw. When I became tired of applying the same moulded edges to my projects of various sizes I started to research my options.
Several years ago I became aware of moulding planes. You have seen these during your meanderings through flea markets and auction houses. These planes can be hundreds of years old, thus, when you use them, you will be creating profiles that are appropriate to period work and do not contradict period style. These planes do not make coves and astragals that are the interpreted design of a present-day machine shop, the corporate choice of what the masses may like or the design insanity of squeezing a 31⁄2″ crown ogee into 3⁄4″-thick material.
I bought several dedicated moulding planes (also called complex moulders) over the course of a couple years. I bought a couple of side-bead planes to, well, make beads. I bought a reverse-ogee plane because I liked that profile for a chest. I got a crown moulder because I thought it was neat.
Like router bits, these dedicated planes make uniform profiles and can be, depending on size, very quick and extremely efficient. With a dedicated moulding plane, a 3⁄16″ lip around a drawer front is executed in the span of minutes. A 1⁄4″ bead along an edge is never more than a few moments away from completion.
The integral fences and depth stops that allow these planes to create a uniform profile also preclude them from making the same profile in a different location relative to a board's edges. With both methods – routers and dedicated moulding planes – a complex profile can be built up using several pieces, but the tool dictates the process and product.
Unlike routers, dedicated moulding planes often need a significant amount of work to make them function. This work, which is often executed blindly by a person new to the tool who chooses to buy the most complex, makes the plane seem even more limiting and daunting. Even more depressing: When you find that dedicated moulder to create the profile that you like, you find the tool has been sold.
Blog: Read the author's blog, "Musings From Big Pink."
In Our Store: Buy the author's new book "Mouldings in Practice" (Lost Art Press).
Web Site: Visit the author's web site and learn about the moulding planes he makes.
To Buy: "Moldings in Practice" Matt Bickford's new DVD from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks.
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Blackhawks beat Bruins, take 3-2 lead in Stanley Cup finalBy Steve Keating
June 22. 2013 11:14PM
CHICAGO - Patrick Kane scored twice as Chicago beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday to leave the Blackhawks one win away from clinching the Stanley Cup.
The best-of-seven series now shifts to Boston for Game Six on Monday with the Blackhawks holding a 3-2 lead and the Bruins needing a victory to extend the series.
Kane scored the only goal in each of the first two periods to put Chicago ahead 2-0 before the Bruins' defenseman Zdeno Chara pulled one back early in the third.
Chicago's Dave Bolland, however, ended the threat of overtime as the Bruins desperately pressed for an equalizer and he scored into an empty net with 14 seconds to play.
Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford, who had been criticised for his shaky play in Game Four, was razor-sharp making 24 saves.
After a rollicking 6-5 shootout in Game Four, the teams returned to the close-checking, punishing style seen earlier in the series and both team's paid a high price, losing key players to bone-jarring hits.
Boston's Patrice Bergeron, their leading scorer with four goals, exited in the second period and was later taken to hospital with an unspecified injury.
Chicago captain Jonathan Toews, who assisted on the Blackhawks' first two goals, also did not play in the third period after taking a thundering hit from the Bruins' Johnny Boychuk as he cut across the Boston goalmouth.

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(WOIO) - After years of abuse a Rocky River woman turns personal tragedy into something good for northeast Ohio kids.
43-year-old Liz Ferro is like a little ray of sunshine.
Her story starts with a dark journey through sexual abuse as a foster care kid.
This is the reason she started Girls with Sole in August 2009.
Each of the now 350 girls in the program gets a new pair of running shoes to lace up for a lifetime of achievement following the trail forged by Ferro.
"The running shoes help me to come to the light and that's what I'm trying to show them...and it's working," said Ferro.
"We give girls free fitness and wellness programs to empower them and create self esteem and it's for girls who are at risk or who have experienced any type of abuse," said Ferro.
Ferro has run 17 marathons and done four Iron Mans.
Ferro has just penned a book about a life spent getting to the spiritual and emotional finish line.
She's making a difference in the lives of young girls.
For more information about Girls with Sole click HERE.
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The Grand-Am Series will visit Road Atlanta, Austin and Kansas in 2013.
Grand-Am adds Austin, Kansas, Road Atlanta to 2013 schedule
September 27, 2012
Grand-Am Road Racing announced its 12-race 2013 schedule on Friday, highlighted by three new events and one combined weekend with the American Le Mans Series.
Both the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge schedules will feature inaugural races at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas; Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga.; and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. In addition, Grand-Am will partner with the American Le Mans Series on a combination weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Homestead, Fla., New Jersey Motorsports Park and Montreal are off the 2013 schedule.
Grand-Am and ALMS are in the process of merging and will operate as one, new sports car entity beginning with the 2014 season.
"Last year we raced for the first time at Indianapolis and Detroit, and Grand-Am will continue to break new ground in 2013," said Ed Bennett, Grand-Am president and CEO. "We're excited about going to historic Road Atlanta—plus the new road courses at Austin and Kansas City—for the first time. And with the combined event at Road America, sports car fans will get a glimpse of the future."
Grand-Am's flagship race—the 51st running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona—opens the 2013 schedule Jan. 26-27 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Rolex 24 also opens the second annual North American Endurance Championship, a special three-race Rolex Series competition that includes the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International on June 30 and the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26.
Grand-Am's weekend at Indianapolis will include the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Grand-Am's first races at the new Circuit of the Americas facility will be March 2. The Road Atlanta event is set for April 20, while the debut on the new 2.36-mile Kansas Speedway circuit will be Aug. 17.
The combined Grand-Am/ALMS weekend at Road America will be Aug. 10-11, with Grand-Am competition the first day. Grand-Am will join the Izod IndyCar Series at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., on April 6 and at Detroit Belle Isle on June 1.
Other returning events include Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on June 15; Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on Sept. 8; and Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., on Sept. 27-28.
The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge will expand to 11 events in 2012.
2013 Grand-Am Rolex Series schedule
Jan. 26-27: Daytona International Speedway
March 2: Circuit of the Americas
April 6: Barber Motorsports Park
April 20: Road Atlanta
June 1: Detroit Belle Isle
June 15: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
June 30: Watkins Glen International
July 26: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 10*: Road America
Aug. 17: Kansas Speedway
Sept. 8: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sept. 28: Lime Rock Park
*Combination event with American Le Mans Series
2013 Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge schedule
Jan. 25: Daytona International Speedway
March 2: Circuit of the Americas
April 6: Barber Motorsports Park
April 20: Road Atlanta
June 15: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
June 29: Watkins Glen International
July 26: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 10*: Road America
Aug. 17: Kansas Speedway
Sept. 8: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sept. 27-28: Lime Rock Park
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A few months ago my laptop spent days going through all my photos and tagging the faces, and then I spent a few more days (on and off) giving them names. It was a lot of fun, and I wrote about it here.
When my laptop ran out of space I had to move all my photos onto an external hard drive. I was nervous about losing all of that work so I wasn't brave enough to open Picasa.
Now I have a new laptop, with plenty of space for all my photos, and so I have moved them back. The question was, did I have to do all that face recognition all over again?
The answer, I'm happy to say, is no.
Picasa keeps all of that information in a separate database. As long as you can access those files from your old computer you can use them to replace the new ones when you install Picasa on it.
Basically you need to back up:
The first one holds face recognition data and probably much more, and the second holds your albums. I didn't have these files backed up, but they were still on the hard drive of my old computer, and today, with the help of my new hard drive enclosure that arrived in the mail, I was able to copy them over.
I have also added everything under AppData to my Mozy backups so I don't have this problem in the future if my hard drive fails.
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Food and Agriculture in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Gabriella M. Petrick
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History. Please check back later for the full article.
American food in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is characterized by abundance. Unlike the hardscrabble existence of many earlier Americans, the "Golden Age of Agriculture" brought the bounty produced in fields across the United States to both consumers and producers. While the "Golden Age" technically ended as World War I began, larger quantities of relatively inexpensive food became the norm for most Americans as more fresh foods, rather than staple crops, made their way to urban centers and rising real wages made it easier to purchase these comestibles.
The application of science and technology to food production from the field to the kitchen cabinet, or even more crucially the refrigerator by the mid-1930s, reflects the changing demographics and affluence of American society as much as it does the inventiveness of scientists and entrepreneurs. Perhaps the single most important symbol of overabundance in the United States is the postwar Green Revolution. The vast increase in agricultural production based on improved agronomics, provoked both praise and criticism as exemplified by Time magazine's critique of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in September 1962 or more recently the politics of genetically modified foods.
Reflecting that which occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, food production, politics, and policy at the turn of the twenty-first century has become a proxy for larger ideological agendas and the fractured nature of class in the United States. Battles over the following issues speak to which Americans have access to affordable, nutritious food: organic versus conventional farming, antibiotic use in meat production, dissemination of food stamps, contraction of farm subsidies, the rapid growth of "dollar stores," alternative diets (organic, vegetarian, vegan, paleo, etc.), and, perhaps most ubiquitous of all, the "obesity epidemic." These arguments carry moral and ethical values as each side deems some foods and diets virtuous, and others corrupting. While Americans have long held a variety of food ideologies that meld health, politics, and morality, exemplified by Sylvester Graham and John Harvey Kellogg in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, among others, newer constructions of these ideologies reflect concerns over the environment, rural Americans, climate change, self-determination, and the role of government in individual lives. In other words, food can be used as a lens to understand larger issues in American society while at the same time allowing historians to explore the intimate details of everyday life.
The National Parks
Donald Worster
The national parks of the United States have been one of the country's most popular federal initiatives, and popular not only within the nation but across the globe. The first park was Yellowstone, established in 1872, and since then almost sixty national parks have been added, along with hundreds of monuments, protected rivers and seashores, and important historical sites as well as natural preserves. In 1916 the parks were put under the National Park Service, which has managed them primarily as scenic treasures for growing numbers of tourists. Ecologically minded scientists, however, have challenged that stewardship and called for restoration of parks to their natural conditions, defined as their ecological integrity before white Europeans intervened. The most influential voice in the history of park philosophy remains John Muir, the California naturalist and Yosemite enthusiast and himself a proto-ecologist, who saw the parks as sacred places for a modern nation, where reverence for nature and respect for science might coexist and where tourists could be educated in environmental values. As other nations have created their own park systems, similar debates have occurred. While parks may seem like a great modern idea, this idea has always been embedded in cultural and social change—and subject to struggles over what that "idea" should be.


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21st Century Schools
Manager of Social Emotional Learning
Maura A. Mahoney, LICSW
21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant promote efficient use of public resources and facilities through effective partnerships between schools, community-based agencies, and other public and private entities. The goals of the program are to contribute to and improve student learning, create stronger families, and build healthy communities. The out-of-school time programs offer standards-based projects, homework centers, computer technology, literacy activities, recreation, arts, health education, and numerous other related opportunities that align with the Massachusetts frameworks. Thirteen elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools are designated 21st Century Community Learning Centers for the 2010-2011 school year.
21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Sites:
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Medical Administrative Skills
At A Glance
Certificate Title: Medical Administrative Skills Certificate
Medical Administrative Skills (MAS) Certificate Program will provide graduates with the skills and resources to acquire employment in an entry-level Medical Administrative position in various medical offices. It will provide students with the opportunity to begin a professional career in as little as two semesters and fulfill a need for highly qualified personnel with advanced skills in the field of medical administration. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows a 27% increase in the area of Medical Secretaries through the year 2018.
The Medical Administrative Skills Certificate program will also afford the student the opportunity to transfer credits into other SUNY degree granting programs. The certificate program consists of 30/31 credits of coursework, and is a blend of Biology, Medical Terminology, Medical Office Procedures, Pathophysiology, Medical Law and Ethics, and many other courses specific to the certificate program. Some of the courses will be available to the student in an on-line or blended format as well as in the traditional classroom-based setting.
Admission requirements are consistent with the other certificate programs offered in the Health Science Division and include a recommendation of Math Level 1 and Regents-level Biology. These courses ensure that the students have the adequate background and foundational knowledge to meet the prerequisite requirements for all required coursework.


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There are so many successful tech startups around us today. In recent history the likes of Instagram, Kik, Plancast, Angry Birds, Rapportive etc have kicked butt. In not-so-recent history we had apps like Facebook, Twitter, Ning, LinkedIn, iTunes, Flickr etc …
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About Iñaki Bonillas
Iñaki Bonillas uses a combination of conceptual, autobiographical and archival photographic practice to explore light, the lapse of time, and editing processes. He creates installations that resemble taxidermy cases, systems of taxonomy, or quasi-scientific studies, relying heavily on photographic editing processes and the manipulation of lighting to alter the possibilities of the photographs and to challenge standard documentary practices in photography. Since 2003, Bonillas has worked from his family photo archives, altering images of his grandfather, family members, and others from the past.
Mexican, b. 1981, based in Mexico City, Mexico


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The Z Archive System is a set of programs used to compress, extract and view files and folders on Unix-based systems. It is self-extracting meaning data can be extracted by executing the folder itself.
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If you're hankering for a delicious meal in Holly Springs, North Carolina, we have just what you're craving. Pull up a chair and get ready for our guide to the best dining that the Holly Springs area has to offer.
Holly Springs locals flock to this unassuming Chinese restaurant. It's located in a strip mall, but don't let its unglamorous location fool you; this is the place for General Tso's chicken, Mongolian beef, and Szechuan shrimp, along with all your other favorite Chinese dishes. Free homemade donuts with every meal add to China Uno's low-key allure.
If you're in need of a little pick-me-up, you can't go wrong with Thanks A Latte. Here, you'll find the best coffee in the area, along with specialty drinks that are sweet, but not too sweet, and a selection of delicious pastries. It's also a great place to stop if you're looking for a fun, unique gift.
Delicious Mexican food, friendly service, and generous portions make Fiesta Mexicana a Holly Springs must-try. The street tacos garner rave reviews from Mexican food aficionados, as do the beef enchiladas and chicken fajitas. If you're craving south-of-the-border sabor, this is the spot.
At ACME Pizza, you can tell that the owners and staff take pride in their pies, and with good reason. They offer Chicago and New York-style pizzas, so you can choose the style you like the best. Really hungry? Start off with an order of garlic knots, but bring your friends. They're as huge as they are delicious.


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Hello, I just bought my 2nd Walkman, the NWZ-E474. It's a completely new thing to me, because I used to use the old NW-A805 before this. So I'm quite excited to see the new UI and new features!
Features and Specs:
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Build Quality:
The device's front part is plastic but the back cover (that goes up the sides as well) is metal, I think it's made of light aluminum (like it was on my old NW-A805). The Walkman does feel good in hand. You may have to be careful about it getting scratched quite easily though. The Volume and Hold Buttons on the right side are very well built and tactile response is superb. The mickey mouse control pad however is a bit too big for my liking, but I'm coming from the NW-A805, which had a small pad. So I should get used to it. Tactile Response of these buttons is pretty good too.
Edit : After a month or so of using the E474 almost daily, I have found the big mickey mouse control pad to be a bit flimsy, it is definitely loose but thankfully the buttons don't get pressed by mistake. Design flaw maybe, Sony should address this issue. Thanks to forum members "dimmer" and "Jeven" for pointing out that the back cover is indeed made of metal and not of plastic completely.
This thing is very slim! At around 7.4mm, the waistline is so thin that it makes my slimmest phone (9.5mm) look fat! Here's a comparison -
Bundled Accessories:
The package is a neat paper box with plastic inserts. You get the device itself, USB Cable, Quick Start Guides, Headphones (MDR-EX083), Replacement Sony Hybrid Tips (S/M/L).
Sound and Playback:
The first thing I did was fire up the device and use Clear Bass, I'm very fond of it and I can remember the bass I used to get with my old NW-A805. The sound in true Walkman fashion is very good. The UI is impressive with smooth transitions between songs. I loaded the Walkman with LAME 320kbps and VBR V0/V2 MP3s and they sound pretty good.
Equalizer works pretty well with the presets. I like to use the Unique Preset while listening with the bundled EX083s. However you can customize your own EQ with adjustable Clear Bass.
It was mentioned in the Help Guide however that other enhancements like Clear Stereo, Dynamic Normalizer and DSEE work in favor of the EX083. I could not hear any audible differences so I turned those enhancements off.
Bundled Headphones (MDR-EX083):
I would like to do a comparison between the bundled MDR-EX083s and their older model MDR-EX082 (which I got with my NW-A805) here. The EX083s are a definite improvement over the EX082s in both sound and other aspects.
EX083s come with Sony's own Hybrid Tips, they do isolate quite well and are comfortable. They are certainly miles ahead from the Generic stock ones I got with EX082s.
The Design is very similar to the old one. I like the matte black paint around the Walkman Logo, as you can see, the chrome on EX082s have chipped. Excuse my funny attempt at fixing the EX082s though, they've been my primary IEMs since 2007 and the wear and tear is very noticeable. The strain relief of the EX082s are better than the EX083s though.
The EX083s are longer than the EX082s (even with the extension cord plugged in). And rejoice! The EX083s don't have the asymmetrical J-cord like the EX082s. The wires on both models are similar but the EX083s are less tangle prone.
The straight 3.5mm termination plug. The strain relief here is very loose, so you should be careful while pulling them out from the player, or it might get ripped off.
EX083s (left) sound better than the EX082s (right). There was a veiled appearance of the mids and highs in the EX082s that has been fixed on the EX083s. As far as bundle headphones go, these new EX083s are quite the performers. The Hybrid tips also help isolate and improve bass. The highs and mids seem much better along with bass. With EQ and Clear Bass, these headphones sound pretty good indeed.
I'm a Sony Walkman fan and I love these a lot. There are several better options available than this but if you have experienced Sony's media players before, you'll like this too. Sure there isn't external memory card option or even FLAC playback, but this does sound pretty good. If you're a casual MP3 listener and need good battery life, this is pretty good for the money. It's a good player but not much can be said other than that. It does with it's supposed to do. I'm using this with my Shure SRH440 with just the headphone out and it drives the 440s pretty well.
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STOCKTON - Just as investigators began wrapping their minds around a homicide scene, they're abruptly called to another killing. Then another. And another.
STOCKTON - Just as investigators began wrapping their minds around a homicide scene, they're abruptly called to another killing. Then another. And another.
A wave of slayings that began with a brazen daylight shooting at a McDonald's on Saturday had police leaping from one crime scene to another in the 51 hours that followed.
Monday's triple murder-suicide, involving a marriage therapist who killed his ex-wife, her sister and their 88-year-old aunt before taking his own life, capped the violent spree that left Stockton with 59 homicides so far this year, the most in its history.
"This past weekend was obviously one of the most violent weekends we've had in Stockton in years," Stockton police spokesman Officer Joe Silva said.
Silva said investigating teams worked around the clock to solve the grisly crimes, even relying on detectives from other units to help interview witnesses and process crime scenes.
"Right now, we're working the best we can with limited resources," Silva said.
The department has not yet quantified the amount of resources used over that period, but Silva said that at each homicide, about four patrol officers secure the area from the public and start identifying witnesses; each homicide needs a minimum of three detectives and one to two evidence technicians to gather evidence.
Police were called to the first slaying at 12:25 p.m. Saturday outside the McDonald's on Wilson Way, where Dennis Martin Jr., 38, had been fatally shot.
That same evening at 10:49 p.m. a woman and a man were shot while parked in a car near Mist Trail and Paintbrush drives in Weston Ranch. The woman, 27-year-old Denise Lemberg, died the next day. The man, whose identity was not released, survived the assault.
Hours later, at 12.35 a.m. Sunday, a 23-year-old man was shot outside a bar in a parking lot in the 5100 block of North West Lane. He died on Monday, and his identity has yet to be released.
Police said the bar shooting followed a disturbance in the parking lot.
Investigators were summoned to the 300 block of Burkett Avenue in south Stockton at 12:46 a.m. Monday for a double homicide. A 23-year-old man had been shot and killed inside an apartment, and a 31-year-old man lay outside with gunshot wounds. Police believe the incident was gang related.
The 23-year-old victim was a documented gang member, and the 31-year-old victim was a parolee. Authorities have not identified the two.
As homicide detectives worked that case, they were called to two shootings 20 minutes and six miles apart in which Jackie Arata, 57, Kathleen Arata, 64, and Chizuko Kenieski, 88, were slain and the suspect, Colin McGrattan, 45, took his life.
"You can imagine, they're doing one and get a call for another," Silva said. "You're basically dropping everything you're doing on that first case to start the second case ... knowing you have it in the back of your mind.
"That is frustrating because we know we have work that needs to be done on that first case."
Detectives from the property crimes, sexual assault and domestic violence units assisted in the investigations.
Most of the weekend killings were unrelated incidents, although it doesn't change the fact that violent crime is up, said Police Chief Eric Jones.
"I'm certainly aware that the public sentiment is fearful right now," Jones said.
That's one of the reasons Jones went to the scene Monday at O'Connor Woods, he said. The other was to check on his staff.
"They've been working tirelessly," Jones said. "It's difficult work, and it's difficult to see what they see, as well."
Some investigators have been working 24 hours straight before they take a break, Silva said.
Jones said investigators have expressed "nothing more than their interest in closing the case in the best way possible," adding that, despite department cutbacks during city budget woes, they have exhibit professionalism and strong ethics.
"They're concerned not for themselves but for the victims," he said. "I couldn't be more proud to be leading the department right now."
Even for seasoned officers, such grisly scenes can take a toll, and the police chaplain program is available to the officers as well as victims, Jones said. Chaplains were available to the officers over the weekend, offering water, food and support. And a peer support network offers confidential support.
Silva said the public has become more willing to contribute and understands the Police Department is understaffed.
McGrattan's string of violence, for example, was discovered with the help of a witness who described the minivan leaving the Regent Street location.
"I can't stress enough that we still need them to keep doing that," Silva said.
Silva added that tips provided to police through text messages and the department's Facebook account have helped crack cases, including the recent shut-down of a drug house.
Contact reporter Jennie Rodriguez-Moore at (209) 943-8564 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit her blog at recordnet.com/courtsblog.


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The Clearwater Harbor Marina is a beautiful marina with state-of-the-art concrete floating docks located in Clearwater, Florida just across from Coachman Park. The boat slips are accessible from the Intracoastal Waterway at the Memorial Causeway Bridge and are part of Downtown Clearwater's Cleveland Street Retail and Entertainment District featuring numerous shops, restaurants and art galleries.
Boat Slip Availability
There are slips currently available in the Clearwater Harbor Marina. The boat must fit within the area of the slip. The rates for the slips are:
There are 126 boat slips as well as over 1,000 feet of overnight side-tie mooring for visitors and over 600 feet of side-tie mooring for daytime visits and special events that are happening in the downtown area. The daytime space, designated "G" dock, will be free during the hours 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Overnight transient fee is $2.00 per foot per day or $10.00 per foot per week.
Slips are available to anyone that is interested, regardless of residency, on a first-come, first-served basis. The boat slip lengths range in size from 30 feet to 55 feet. There are slips currently available and the boat must fit within the area of the slip.
The boat slips facility will include 24-hour security, restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, electricity water and a pump-out service. Electricity is metered and charged per kilowatt of use. Parking for the boat slips is also conveniently located.
For more information or if you are interested in renting a slip, call the Marine & Aviation Department at 727-562-4981.
For things to do while staying with us please visit our Local Activities Web page.


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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Meeting Delacroix
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What an amazing adventure...and the beginning of a friendship and maybe of a lovely new habit.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Astera for such kind thoughts!Delete
I hope it will be the first of many visits to Delacroix ;))
With your background I can imagine how you felt looking at the sketches. Then to come outside and take the special pictures of the Louvre with the moon. Wonderful.ReplyDelete
Good for you not to be put off by a letter of intent in French! That would have finished me off! What a wonderful experience, thanks for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete
Carol, I admire your endless thirst for adventure and expanding your knowledge. I must admit that I could benefit from having a sketchbook, too. I am one of those "random piece-of-paper" artists who have stuff scattered. Love your posts and living in Paris vicariously through you! The photo of the Louvre at night takes me back to one of my all-time-favorite walks. Gorgeous pix! xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Anne for owning up to odd bit sketching.Delete
The Paris nights are knock your socks off gorgeous aren't they!
This was the most wonderful post. Please go back, often, and share those pages with us as well as your own new sketchbook. Thank you!ReplyDelete
What a fabulous & exciting day you have had, managing to get into see what seems like the 'holy grail' 'et en plus' one of your favourite artists, fancy you not having a sketch book with you !. I bet from now on, that will be on your check list before you leave home.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh I had a sketchbook with me just not THE sketchbook..one kept religiously for everyday drawing. That's when I reach for scraps of paper.Delete
And your pics are great!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh Oh là là & Wow! So these are copies, but rare copies, I gather. Where are the originals? I would have thought they'd have had white cotton gloves for you. I'm glad to hear that the Louvre is gaining your favor. Would they have let you in if you didn't have PB?ReplyDelete
I just watched a DVD: Paris The Luminous Years (PBS show) Quotes for you: "If I had not gone to Paris I would not be who I am." Marc ChagallReplyDelete
Paris: "It was where we had to be." Gertrude Stein (1905-1930): A mecca. Still is, no?
What a wonderful adventure. I am always saying something is not my favorite thing and then suddenly it is my favorite thing. And thanks for the starry, starry night.ReplyDelete
Oh be still my heart. What a wonderful place to go. Yes please go back and share more with us here. I love the sketch book idea. I keep trying to be organized...but those scraps do show up easier then the books. :))ReplyDeleteReplies
Some of us are just 'scrappy' i guess ;))Delete
We fight having orderly sketchbooks too much...
Your posts are such a delight, thank you! Wonderful to see Delacroix's journals. Love the key where you stow your belongings. I am guilty of not always having a sketchbook, then I draw on napkins in a cafe I go to to write in or squeeze drawings into my purse agenda book. Not satisfactory, and they do get lost.ReplyDelete
I love your posts and seeing those sketch books would have been wonderful. My sketch books don't look like that.ReplyDelete
I LOVE the LOUVRE! A bientot Carol!ReplyDelete
oh Carol; this is PRICELESS.... wonderful beautiful you to share those treasures with us - THANK YOUReplyDelete
my sketch books never looked as tidy and well ordered as these do.... I also sketched on napkins, 'cartes de visite', over the rim of a music programme - whatever I had at hand....
this is my favourite (ever!!!) post - Hail Carol :)
Wow, amazing. You are so fortunate to have seen them firsthand and thank you for sharing with us. xoReplyDelete
Those sketchbooks are amazing! I have no sense of order/ placement I would love to produce something so beautiful. I really love the fluidity your drawings on scraps.ReplyDelete
I know what you mean about using scraps but there is something about a sketchbook that can sometimes be imposing, the pristine pages taunting you not to make a mistake. Where a scrap of paper has more freedom as it isn't 'best' and there is no commitment.
Last night I pritt sticked a few scraps in an old sketchbook. It felt wonderfully organised-maybe there is hope for me yet!Replies
That's a fabulous idea LG!!!Delete
This post makes me want to carry around a sketchbook and try my hand at being atn artist. Alas, I have no talent for it.ReplyDeleteReplies
You CAN draw Sukicart!Delete
Get a pad of the cheapest tracing paper and TRACE.
Either an artist you like or over photographs in the newspaper.
You will be very surprised what you can accomplish.
I will do,a post soon.
Oh wow! What an experience. That library is so beautiful, and I imagine only a handful of visitors to the Louvre get to experience it. How special for you to see and touch Delacroix's sketchbooks. They're beautiful objects in their own right. What a skill it is that you can draw and paint so beautifully too.ReplyDelete
I am so happy you shared some pages!!!! We have a library with an amazing collection of rare books and I was very surprised the first time I visited that they don't make you wear gloves, but only wash your hands. I'd heard about the oils, too. But they said people are more likely to damage pages with clumsy gloves on et viola!ReplyDelete
I am in the habit of doing both: working in a "sketchbook" and on scraps of paper, too. You are right. The darn scraps hide in the weirdest places while I spend forever trying to find them. But it hardly matters; I am not in the Delacroix category!
PS love Sidaway's blog and often wonder how long a page takes with all his line work.
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What a treat, and thanks for the plug, only pleased to be mentioned in the same post as Delacroix ! I think as regards sketch books its a case of doing what comes naturally. No point in trying to make something contrived. I like your approach and it says a lot about your character. Maybe collate things a bit better in sequence in books. I have always loved the diaries of Peter Beard, the way he amalgamates the written word and collaged images.ReplyDelete
This was wonderful to see, just wonderful. What a day!ReplyDelete
Merci! Merci! I am so glad you took us with you on this journey. You made my day with this post!ReplyDelete


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Who knew potty training could be so controversial? First, a mom gets slammed all over the internet for putting her kids on potty seats in a restaurant. And now a Philadelphia mom has been issued a ticket because her son peed on the sidewalk.
Here how it went down: Caroline Robboy was out shopping with her kids when her 2-year-old son Nathaniel, who is still working at toilet training, needed to use the bathroom. She asked to use the restroom at the clothing store they were in, but were refused. Outside the store and unable to hold it anymore, Nathaniel relieved himself near a lamppost. His mom tried to redirect him to a grassy spot, but was issued a $50 ticket for public urination.
Plus: How to Potty Train in a Week
"[The police officer] said, 'I'm doing this for your own protection because God forbid there might have been a pervert out there looking at my son,'" Robboy told local TV station NBC 10.
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A stepfather and stepson have been sentenced after being found guilty of assault and battery with bodily injury on a disabled person during a March 2012 dispute at an Upland Avenue apartment in Webster.
Police received several calls reporting a fight at the18 Upland Ave. apartment of Arthur Leblanc on March 31, 2012.
According to the police report, Mr. Leblanc and his stepson, Travis Carey, initiated a confrontation with a disabled person at his second-floor apartment.
Police reported that Mr. Carey punched the victim many times in the face while Mr. Leblanc held him down from behind and Mr. Leblanc�s wife clung to the victim�s leg.
According to reports, the disabled person suffered a broken nose in the incident. Both the victim and Mr. Leblanc were taken to Hubbard Regional Hospital for treatment.
In Dudley District Court, Mr. Leblanc, 59, and Mr. Carey, 21, of 148 Millbury St., Worcester, were charged with the assault, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.
Both men were sentenced last month. Mr. Leblanc was sentenced to six months in the Worcester House of Correction with credit for 19 days served. Mr. Carey received one year of administrative probation, during which time he is to receive an anger management evaluation, remain drug-free and have no contact with the victim.
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Andy Reid faces two long weeks before the Eagles play the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 28. He said he's going to take the time to evaluate everything that has to do with the team. Here Some of his most pressing issues...
- Defensive coordinator Juan Castillo and fourth-quarter defense: The Eagles surrendered a 10-point fourth-quarter lead on Sunday, meaning it's two weeks in a row in which the Eagles failed to a hold. When Reid was asked specifically about whether Castillo will still call plays, he responded, "that's the way I'm looking at it, as I stand here right now."
- Michael Vick's turnovers: Vick has 13 of the Eagles' 17 turnovers, including two interceptions on Sunday. "I'm going to look at all that stuff," Reid said. "I know we can get better at it. And we're going to get better at it."
- Playcalling: The Eagles' pass/run ratio has been out of whack, the linemen are struggling blocking and they lack big plays. Reid was asked if he'll take over playcalling duties from offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg. "Listen, like I told you, I'm going to look at everything," Reid said. "I'm going to look at every aspect of it that we have. This covers it. I'm going to look at everything."
- The pass rush: The Eagles have gone three games without a sack. For a defense built specifically to sack the quarterback, that's astonishing. The Eagles start three linemen north of 30, but Reid did not think they've become too old. "Old by play, I don't think that right now," Reid said. "We've got to get a little better. But I don't think that's the reason, no."
- Slow starts: The Eagles are being outscored, 26-7, in the first quarter. They seem to lack a sense of urgency. "We're not executing. And then I have to go back and look at, are we giving the guys the right plays to get that done against whatever defense they're playing against?" Reid said. "I think there's a sense of urgency. I think the guys are playing hard. I think they're doing those things. That's what I see. Now we've just got to do better and that encompasses all of us. We've all got to do our job. Better take it up a notch."


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Residential customers are billed on a bi-monthly basis and pay a fixed rate for water, wastewater, and stormwater. Customers also pay a commodity rate for water consumption. The fixed bi-monthly residential bill without water usage (based on a 3/4" meter) is $179.56 for 2018.
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* 1 cubic foot of water usage = 7.48 gallons
Redmond Wastewater fixed monthly charge is $14.15.
King County Wastewater Treatment fixed monthly charge is $44.22.
Stormwater fixed monthly rate is $16.56.
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Properties located outside the corporate limits of the city in the Redmond Service Area shall be charged an "outside city surcharge" of 25% of the total water and sewer charges in addition to the normal rates and charges, except that the surcharge shall not apply to the King County Wastewater Treatment component and except that the surcharge shall not apply to any water charges for those properties to which service is provided pursuant to the Rosehill Water District Assumption Agreement.
Commercial customers are billed on a monthly basis. The bills contain both a fixed rate and a commodity rate for water, irrigation and wastewater. Water consumption is billed at a winter commodity rate from November through May and a summer commodity rate from June through October. A variable wastewater collection rate is assessed if there is more than 600 cubic feet of chargeable wastewater in a billing period.
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An impervious surface refers to any hard surfaced area such as asphalt or concrete sidewalks, paving, parking lots, etc. which prevents the entry of water into the soil. One impervious unit is equivalent to 2,000 square feet of impervious surface area.
Generally, the rate adjustment used to compute the monthly service charge shall be determined by taking the coverage factors and adding or subtracting any applicable water quantity and quality factors.
What Influences the Water and Wastewater Rates?
The City of Redmond provides water and wastewater services to our customers. To assure continued dependability for users, these distribution systems must be maintained, upgraded and replaced. New facilities must also be provided as additional demands are made on these systems. The cost of providing these services is recovered through user fees and rates.
Approximately 65% of the water consumed by customers in Redmond is purchased from Cascade Water Alliance with the remainder coming from the City's own wells. King County Metro charges Redmond to treat the wastewater generated from our customers. Their wastewater treatment rates are passed directly to our customers. These regional costs makes up a significant portion of our customers' water and wastewater charges.
Several factors contributed to these increased rates:
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Inflationary increases in operating and maintenance costs.
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King County Metro's wastewater treatment pass-through charge increased by 5.2% to $44.22 for 2017.
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The Stormwater Rate covers the City's costs to provide stormwater services to customers. Each developed parcel in the City is subject to the stormwater utility charge. Drainage from most properties enters or impacts the City stormwater system in some manner. These facilities, which are generally located on City streets, require continual maintenance and improvements. The stormwater utility supports capital improvement projects for flood control, erosion, conveyance improvements, and regional water quality or detention facilities. The Utility also monitors and improves the health of local streams, constructs habitat improvement projects, and responds to State and Federal regulatory and permitting requirements. The cost to finance these services is recovered through user fees and rates. More information on what the Stormwater Utility Fees and Rates fund can be found on the Stormwater Utility website.
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ST. PAUL – The St. Scholastica football team scored 28 second half points to break open a close halftime score to defeat Northwestern College on the Eagles' Homecoming 35-7 on Saturday at Reynolds Field.
The punters were the story in the first quarter as the first two possessions for each team resulted in punts. The Eagles got inside the CSS 30-yard line on their third possession, but the Saints defense would get a stop on fourth down to hand the ball back to St. Scholastica.
In the second quarter, following another CSS punt, Northwestern would get inside the red zone, but once again the Saints forced the Eagles to turn it over on downs.
It wouldn't be until a Justin Bosman 57-yard to punt to the Northwestern 2-yard line, that Saints got some momentum as the field position finally flipped. Four plays into the Eagle drive, Mike LaValley intercepted Josh Balzer and returned it 17 yards to the Northwestern 9-yard line. On third-and-goal, Alex Thiry connected with his cousin Nick Thiry for a 3-yard touchdown for the first score of the game. A Mike Theismann point after made it 7-0 CSS, which would be the halftime score.
The Saints got the ball first to start the second half and got 33-yard touchdown pass from Thiry to Keegan O'Neill to make it 14-0. On the second play of the ensuing possession, Zack Dubanoski forced and recovered a Northwestern fumble at the Eagles' 34-yard line. CSS capitalized again as Thiry threw his third TD pass of the afternoon to a third different receiver, this time Jonny Bennett for a 3-yard reception to extend the lead to 21-0.
A St. Scholastica penalty on fourth down extended Northwestern's next drive and the Eagles took advantage for their only score when Josh Young plunged in from a yard out to cut the lead to 21-7 after three quarters.
The Saints drove down the field again on their next possession and on fourth-and-four from the Northwestern 28-yard line, Thiry hit O'Neill for the second time for a 28-yard TD reception to make the score 28-7.
After a Jake Turkowski interception, the Saints got one final score on the day as Jake Jensen ran threw some tacklers for an 18-yard TD run to make the final score 35-7.
Jensen had another 100-yard rushing day, running for 148 yards on 29 carries. For the second consecutive week, Thiry, the nation's most efficient passer, threw just four incompletions, going 12-for-16 for 150 yards and four touchdown passes with no interceptions. O'Neill had five receptions for 116 yards and two scores.
The CSS defense controlled the game, holding the Eagles (3-3, 3-2 UMAC) to 186 yards of total offense for the game and only 55 yards in the second half. The Saints had just 63 yards of total offense in the first half, but finished with 296 for the game.
Sean Graskey, Zack Dubanoski, and Jordan Rasmussen all led the team with 10 tackles. Dubanoski led the team with two tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and 1.5 sacks. CSS once again had the edge in turnovers with a +3 margin.
The Saints (5-0, 4-0 UMAC) will have their fourth Homecoming game next Saturday at Malosky Stadium when they host Westminster College (Mo.) The kickoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and can be seen live on GameCentral at csssaints.com.


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This was my grandmother's car that I acquired in 2008. She didn't really take care of it but it was garage kept, so it stayed away from any hard deterioration. I take care of it to the best of my ability, keeping it shiny and intact. I hit a deer in 2010 and paid $2,000 to have most of the front replaced by a local company that knew my family. She also had a factory defect involving the camshaft that caused her to break down twice, but that has since been resolved (to my knowledge). And as of May 2013, I have a freshly rebuilt transmission!
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3.5 L LX5 DOHC V6, automatic trans, 26 miles per gallon, slow to accelerate but swift when she gets going.
No specifications listed.
Two-tone "Pewter" interior, traction control, power windows, etc. Used to have great speakers, but one blew out.
No factory options listed.
Black and silver pin-striping on the hood, and a small chrome angel wing on lower driver's side door.
Injen intake
Leather steering wheel from Forté Koup
OEM billet oil cap
Plasti-Dipped black hood
"K" badges front and back
LED door sills
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2010/2011 hybrid radio
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John Z's article is always a go-to source for info. If not the entire article, read Paint Shop Operations, to include how wheels were shipped in rail cars.http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml
Maybe I read too much into his article, but I always assumed that included rally wheels. If they shipped them efficiently crammed into rail cars and also final-painted, they would likely be scratched up by time they got onto a car.
We know that Kelsey made the rallye wheels for GM, but did they also make the 'std' steel wheels? If not, what other suppliers did GM use?
Thanks John! I also went to the link posted by Pete, referencing a prior posting you made where you said:"Production-line wheels were received raw and oiled, dip-primed black, then the outer face was sprayed the required color with wheel enamel. " If I understand that correctly, K-H delivered the wheels to each assembly plant unpainted, raw and oiled? and THEN the assembly plant (Norwood or VN or ?) cleaned, dip primed black, and then sprayed the outer surface with the argent enamel? Did this happen on the Fisher side? or the Norwood assembly side? I'm surprised I missed this fact before, and it seems a bit odd to me that they didn't have the wheel supplier provide it 'ready to mount'...?? Or was that same process used for all other major body panels provided by suppliers? supplied raw and oiled, so every metal part when thru the same cleaning/priming, painting step in the assembly plants?


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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The newly merged softball and baseball federation will meet senior IOC officials on Wednesday to push their joint bid to regain Olympic status.
The new body, called the International Confederation of Softball and Baseball, is seeking a spot on the program for the 2020 Games.
International Softball Federation President Don Porter says the meeting will help prepare a presentation to the IOC's program commission on Dec. 18-19.
Riccardo Fraccari, president of the baseball federation, says further talks are planned with Major League Baseball about releasing players for the Olympics.
The IOC will vote next September to add one sport. Karate, roller sports, squash, sport climbing, wakeboard and wushu also are competing.
Baseball and softball, voted off the Olympic program in 2005, were last played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


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Nigerian singer and 'Igbeyawo' crooner, Oritsemi reportedly got married yesterday.
The 'double wahala' crooner was reported to have married his PR expert girlfriend, Nabila at a private wedding which held yesterday.
The singer's secret wedding comes months after D'banj also pulled the same stunt as he secretly married his girlfriend, Didi Kilgrow.
Oritsfemi's wedding reportedly held at his Lekki home.
Reportss hold that court registrars were invited to Oritsefemi's new Lekki house where the wedding event was conducted.
The artiste who already has 3 baby mamas took to his social media page to congratulate his Kaduna born wife as he shared photos with the caption: 'Mrs. O'.


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Hi everyone. Looking at picking up an Archos 404 at buy.com for 117.00. My 5.5 iPod (I know, I know) died on me, and in my haste I purchased soemthing that I am sort of regretting now. I didn't ralize how much I was gonna miss the large capacity. Being stationed in Iraq, and wanting something quick, I ran to the PX here on the camp and paid way too much for way too little. This brings me to the Archos 404. Besides the price, some of the good things I see are:
- Drag and drop for both music and video.
- Nice size screen.
- 30 gigs of space, that can be used as a removable drive.
Some of the bad things I have read pertain to the battery (i.e. not user replaceable and short battery life, relatively speaking)
I had considered getting a Zune for the price, but being locked into software again was not something I was looking forward to. Just wanted to get a little feedback and see what you all thought. If you have any other recs in that same price range, please let me know.
If someone has this item, or if the Archos line are pretty much the same across the board: Does anyone have any comments on the SQ?
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Managing expenses is imperative in the current economic climate, especially amid raised concerns that Britain may face a triple dip recession.
Dozens of money saving applications have been developed to help us spend cautiously, but with such a cluttered market, how do you know which apps are worthy to download?
If you have are trying to tighten your budget and be more resourceful with your funds, we have selected the 10 of the best money saving apps worth considering. Whether you own a smartphone or tablet the following list may just be able to make a difference to your wallet.
1. 0870
Cost: Free to Android handsets, and 69p on iTunes
Available on: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Are you finding making those unavoidable phone calls to customer service lines tediously expensive? Dialling numbers beginning 0870, 0845 or 0800 from your mobile phones can be extremely costly.
The 0870 app converts these numbers to 01 or 02, which if you are on contract will be extracted from your allowance. Pay as you go customers end up paying the standard charges to make these calls depending on your network provider, in effect reducing the cost of what could be a very pricey phone call.
2. Fuel School
Cost: 69p
Available on: iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Is the cost of fuel causing a dent in your pocket? Whether you have recently purchased an eco-friendly vehicle or only use your car for that weekly supermarket expedition, the steep fuel prices are hard to miss. Fuel School claims to save motorists up to 10pc on their bills by driving more efficiently.
The app uses a GPS connection to analyse your style of driving, and also provides eco-saving advice on how to maintain your vehicle and make the most out of your tank.
3. iXpenseIt
Cost: £2.99
Available on: Android, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Developed by FYI Mobileware Inc, iXpenseIt helps manage and budget your finances and lets users keep a record of daily expenses. While on the go, you can keep track of all expenditures, whether personal or business.
If you are sceptical of purchasing the app, iXpenseIt lite is a free version which can be downloaded prior to paying for the full version.
4. HomeBudget (with Sync)
Cost: £2.99
Available on: Android, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
With HomeBudget, users can track their expenses and incomes, through the convenience of their hand-held device. The app has the ability to record your payment history in various accounts and also in different currencies.
HomeBudget has a feature which permits a group of devices used within a family to share details of spending. The many functions and efficiency of the app has gained popularity, scoring 4 out of 5 stars on Google Play.
5. Vouchercloud
Cost: Free
Available on: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Always looking for the next deal? This app provides the convenience of sending your purchased vouchers directly to your device. You simply search for what you are looking for and Vouchercloud uses GPS technology to locate the latest offers and discounts closest to you.
The app caters to everyone, so be rest assured that there is something suited to you. Vouchercloud supplies exclusive discounts and hundreds of offers are available. For instance, this week's deals include Italian restaurant Bella Italia offering 1/3 off your food bill, and £15 off when you spend £30 in the Body Shop.
6. AA Parking
Cost: £1.50 for Nokia devices and £1.99 for Android handsets, Windows Phones and on iTunes
Available on: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Parking can be a strenuous task for motorists, but AA Parking aims to reduce the stress by locating paid and free parking spots to leave your vehicles in the UK and Ireland.
By searching your location, or entering an address, the app informs users what parking restrictions are in place. By using your device's internet connection, AA Parking identifies real-time parking spaces where it can and reveals opening hours. Described as a "great money saving app" on the AA Website, you can also receive directions to the car park entrance.
7. Onavo
Cost: Free
Available on: Android, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
As the Onavo website has simply put, this app ensures users "get the most out of your data plan". By using the application on your device, you can save up to 80pc on your data plan. The app compresses your data usage, meaning that the costs are lowered.
Users can also obtain "simple and clear" reports itemising their mobile internet usage. For those who spend endless hours browsing the web, this may just be the most suitable app for you.
8. Account Tracker
Cost: £1.99
Available on: iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
This app, designed by Graham Haley serves as a budgeting tool. After entering your accounts and billing dates, you receive routine reminders which also prompt you if you are about to go into your overdraft.
9. Skype
Cost: Free
Available on: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Making calls strictly from your landline is definitely a thing of the past. With Skype, users are not only able to make free voice and video calls, but can instant message their contacts on the app. As long as you have an internet connection, calls can be made within the UK or abroad for free.
10. Tip N Split
Cost: Free
Available on: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile Phones
Outings can be quite expensive when one person is footing the bill, but Tip N Split allows users to calculate how to share the price on the receipt and works out the amount of service charge too.
The speedy process ensures that you need not worry about working out individual costs as the app takes does all the hard work for you.


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Mobile Personal Trainer (Food) - In many ways the computer has made our lives safer, more comfortable and more entertaining. In other ways, it has make our lives less active and more impersonal. People who spend hours in front of screens for works, and then hours more for leisure, spend little time on physical activity and become less healthy as a result. DoiTech Mobile Diet indicates how many servings you should eat from each food groups. At each meal, select the food group you consume. Aim to have zero balance for each group at the end of the day. Once you reach your small weight goal, you can set another calorie level.
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RBC Branch Manager from Ranking Inlet ventures out by snowmobile to serve clients.
Last spring, Stan Anderson, RBC branch manager in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and account manager Gavin Gee ventured out on a snowmobile to the hamlet of Whale Cove. Located on the west coast of Hudson Bay, approximately 80 km south of Rankin Inlet, they hosted an open house with the community of Whale Cove to teach them about RBC Remote Banking services.
"We hear it all the time. That it would be nice to have a branch in our region. As an alternative we show people in these northern communities how they can access their accounts and do their banking remotely," says Anderson.
Remote Banking, introduced by RBC in 2009, makes it easier for Aboriginal Canadians living in remote areas to access personal banking services with the same convenience and ease as individuals living in more urban locations. By requesting a Remote Banking Account Open Client Kit, clients can apply for a client card which provides them access to online banking, telephone banking, ATM's etc.
Few roads, expensive flights and unpredictable weather has made it difficult to travel to these remote communities but the Rankin Inlet branch has made a commitment to visiting Aboriginal communities in the Kivalliq region regularly. Stan says they'll also be going to Chesterfield Inlet, Repulse Bay, and Coral Harbour
"There is always a sense of pride and accomplishment when we visit remote communities - they go out of their way to welcome us," adds Anderson. "We use these trips as opportunities to educate individuals on banking and provide financial advice. We appreciate that many individuals in these communities may be opening their very first bank account. It is always very exciting to be a part of this experience." RBC branches in Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay also bring banking to several remote communities in their surrounding areas.


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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in California has issued a $200 million civil judgment against one-time billionaire Tim Blixseth for the fraudulent transfer of money out of an ultra-luxury resort he founded in southern Montana.
U.S. District Judge Gary Feess referred to Blixseth's actions while at the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky as an "elaborate fraudulent scheme of self-dealing." Feess said the club's creditors deserve to be repaid.
Beginning in 2005, Blixseth and his former wife, Edra, diverted most of a $375 million loan to the club for their personal use. When the couple divorced in 2008, Edra got the club and it immediately fell into bankruptcy.
Tim Blixseth has since spent millions of dollars trying to fend off the club's creditors. Blixseth, who lives in Washington state, said Wednesday he'll appeal the ruling.


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Manchester police chief a finalist for Somerville job
July 11. 2014 11:58AM
MANCHESTER - Police Chief David Mara is one of two finalists for the job of Somerville, Mass., police chief; the other finalist is Somerville Deputy Chief of Operations David Fallon.
"I'm pleased, but I am still focused on doing my job as chief in Manchester," said Mara.
The two men made the cut from the four semi-finalists after a public hearing last month and further interviews by city officials.
The mayor and a team of city officials will make site visits July 28 and 31.
Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone expects to present the new chief of police to the Somerville Board of Alderman at the board's Aug. 28 meeting.


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While we fondly look back on the mid-aughts as "Wire"-spotting time in town (look, Marlo at my gym's treadmill! Bubs at BWI!), we were famous-folk deficient for awhile. But over the past couple years, there's been an influx of major Hollywood projects -- and celebrity sightings. David Fincher has filmed "The Social Network" here and the upcoming Netflix series "House of Cards" around Mount Vernon. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was around for "Veep," and "Game Change" rambled through the area. Common shot an indie film downtown; Chazz Palmentieri opened an eatery in Harbor East. And notable Food Network and Travel Channel shows have discovered that -- shock! -- we have some distinctive, fine restaurants. We're not saying seeing Kate Mara walk alone up North Charles Street gets us into a tizzy. But it makes Charm City a bit more unpredictable.
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Just so you know — I didn't break the Atheist Census (well, I did, a little bit). They are currently being subjected to a DDOS attack. Apparently, someone doesn't want atheists to be counted.
Just so you know — I didn't break the Atheist Census (well, I did, a little bit). They are currently being subjected to a DDOS attack. Apparently, someone doesn't want atheists to be counted.
rorschach says
They are currently being subjected to a DDOS attack. Apparently, someone doesn't want atheists to be counted.
Some of those loving Christians, presumably.
robro says
See…it's God. As I said, God hates censuses.
I recently ran into a possible explanation for this bit of biblical craziness: actually counting the number of the chosen ones would have shown that God had not fulfilled the covenant that the children of Abraham would number as the stars. Clearly by the time of writing Samuel-Kings, the Israelites did not rule the world and their numbers were nowhere near the number of stars. If God fails with one thing, then why not all the rest. So, just make it evil to count.
Cuttlefish says
It gave me the "too many" signal when I posted it, a couple hours before you did; I suspected some sort of Brazilian attack (knowing full well it couldn't possibly be the numbers I sent there). When you sent the horde there, I was frankly astonished at how well it held up to the flood before suffering the same sort of problems.
AJ Milne says
No. Really.
coyotenose says
Christians? Acting immorally and breaking the law? Their only possible justification being bigotry against members of another group?
thebookofdave says
One at a time. please! The site can't handle us all at once. There must be a Brazilian of us trying to log in.
madtom1999 says
the bookofdave – in the UK a brazillian refers to the strange pubic topiary that results in a hitler moustache.
I'm sure theres more than 1 of us trying to sign..
anubisprime says
The goons are really nervous then!
They must be so frightened to bother with such a pointless attempt at silencing atheism.
To do this nonsense means they are fighting in their minds a rearguard action…they are losing.
Their childishness has been noted!
Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort says
@madtom1999 – In the US, a Brazilian is when you get a hot wax treatment on the hairs around your crotchal region, making it all smooth and angry at you for ripping your friggin' hairs out of your skin.
John Morales says
thebookofdave is being topically punny ('Brazilian', 'bazillion').
roland says
Don't such things always get hacked/attacked? I don't think it matters much what the topic is about.
vaiyt says
somebody doesn't like us
No shit.
slowdjinn says
To do this nonsense means they are fighting in their minds a rearguard action…
Of course they are. They're being PERSECUTED don'tchaknow.
hence says
Works for me now.
gshevlin says
I thought a brazillion was a very very large number…
Moggie says
Where does it say in the bible that you shouldn't DDoS an online census?
shouldbeworking says
These Canuck atheist got counted ut it took a few visits to the site. I got only 2 wrong. Those Xiang must think that in the war on xianity, the best defence is a good offence.
HappyHead says
I suspect that a brazilion is like a million of brazil, who were somewhere up over 2000 last time I checked while the census was still online. That's a lot.
abb3w says
Any word on how they're telling a deliberate DDOS attack from an accidental DDOS caused by a billion Atheists all trying to go over and be counted?
anubisprime says
Still off line!…mind I suppose the weekend does not help getting server or admin motivated, maybe why some folks thought it best to do it on a Friday leaving Saturday to beat the wife & kids and Sunday to beat their meat or whatever it is they do in a circle jerk to hymns!
Won't make a iota of difference, when it comes back up I will still sign the damned thing!
Don Quijote says
I thought that Brazillion was a certain kind of hair style.
margareth says
Though a long time reader, I haven't commented on freethought blogs until today. One of the primary reasons I set up the account was to ask the question: are you going to let us know when the Atheist census is back up? I clicked on it to fill out the form but as you pointed out, there is an ongoing denial of service attack. I find it very typical. The superstitious live in fear, (or they wouldn't be superstitious), so it's unsurprising that an attempt would be made to disrupt such a count.
john says
The advert right under this article was for Christian Mingle dot com.
SRSLY? On FTB?
dougalder says
PZ I sent them an email a short while ago suggesting they contact Cloudflare.com and get DNS from them – they will scrub incoming traffic and rotate public facing DNS servers to foil a DDoS.
marko says
Still busted?
John Morales says
marko, the site is up for me.


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It was almost 3 months ago since I last posted a blog entry, mainly because I wanted no part in blogging the roller coaster ride known as the 2011 NFL CBA Negotiations (though it didn't stop me from posting it in my forum).
The CBA isn't quite done yet, or at least, neither side has ratified it yet, but that should be coming... perhaps yet this week (likely in fact).
From the sounds of it teams will have a 3 day period in order to re-sign their own free agents if they can. I fully expect the Lions to try and re-sign CB Houston, T Hilliard, DE McBride, OLB Carpenter, QB Stanton, and OLB Palmer among possibly others.
Free Agency is then going to start and the mad dash continues with all 32 teams trying to sign as many as 900 guys to their rosters while fitting under the new and as yet not understood salary cap, possibly even cutting some players to fit the new guys in thus adding to the available free agents.
Like I said in my May 2nd blog entry, the Lions are going to look for players that fit what they are doing and they are only going to sign a guy if they can get him for what they figure he is worth. Plus, the free agent has to be an upgrade (or a potential upgrade) to someone already on the roster. Believe me, the Lions had plenty of time to grade their own guys and all the potential free agents out there. They will provide as many roster spot training camp fights as they can to keep the pressure on everyone to give it their all.
So, the free agent player has to be an upgrade, for the right price, fit under the cap, and fit the scheme... plus Lewand and Mayhew will only have hours to complete the signing or risk losing the player to another team. Should be fun.
With that all said, here are some names and positions the Lions might (and I did just say MIGHT) be looking at...
At Outside Linebacker:
Rocky McIntosh, Redskins. Age: 28
James Anderson, Panthers. Age: 27
Justin Durant, Jaguars. Age: 25
and my looooong shot pick... MLB Stephen Tulloch, Titans. Age: 26 (moving Levy to OLB)
At Cornerback:
Johnathan Joseph, Bengals. Age: 27
Chris Carr, Ravens. Age: 28
Josh Wilson, Ravens. Age: 26
Richard Marshall, Panthers. Age: 26
Eric Wright, Browns. Age: 26
and my looooong shot pick... Nnamdi Asomugha, Raiders. Age: 30
There could be a Safety brought in to compete, maybe a WR, possibly some OLine, but to tell you the truth the Lions are building through the draft so unless they are unable to re-sign some of their own guys I just don't see a lot of FAs being added, not starters anyway. I also don't see the Lions using up what CAP they have left (more on that next blog post) on only one or maybe two guys, hence my long shots above. By the way, the bold names above are my two picks... at this point in time... not counting camp fodder.
Let us not forget, there is an entire slate of UDFA (UnDrafted Free Agents) to pick from as well, I have my eye on a guard with the last name of Mims for the Lions along with some others.
Now that the wait is nearly over we can all take a deep breath and gear up for FA, FFL (if you play), UDFA, Summer Camp and the start of Pre-Season... and do it all in less then 2 weeks!!! Plus, I get to learn a whole new Salary Cap system too. Makes me wish I had got more sleep when I had the chance.


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There were times two years ago that we thought nothing would stop Milan Lucic from becoming a dominant power forward and ascending to elite all-around status in the NHL.
This season, we found what it would take to slow Lucic — injuries. The bulky left winger was barely getting his legs back after returning from a broken finger in November when he suffered the dreaded high ankle sprain, which has been the bane of many a hockey player at every level for decades.
After he finally got back in the lineup in early January, he wasn't ever his game-changing self, and only looked vaguely like a dominant player in spurts down the stretch and in the playoffs. This season turned out to be as much of a mental test as a physical one for Lucic, who hopefully will be able to build off what he learned about playing through ailments and trying to find ways to contribute when things aren't going right.
Stats: 50 GP, 9-11-20, 44 PIM, minus-7
Season highlight: No one could've predicted the cruel fate that waited ahead for the Bruins on the night of May 3, when Lucic's goal from near the high slot after a spin gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead with 2:57 to go in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with Philadelphia. Boston hung on for the win, of course, en route to an ill-fated 3-0 series lead.
Season low-light: Just four games into his return from a broken finger, Lucic suffered a high ankle sprain in St. Paul against the Minnesota Wild in a collision with Marek Zidlicky Nov. 25. Talk about ruining Thanksgiving for Lucic and the Bruins. Lucic went on to miss the Winter Classic and didn't get back in the lineup until Jan. 7 (coincidentally the night Marc Savard suffered a knee injury).
Final grade: B
It's really difficult to grade a player that was barely healthy, especially a guy that relies so much on physicality. That Lucic re-aggravated his injury against Buffalo but toughed it out and nearly beat the Flyers by himself in Game 7 is reason to give him a solid grade and a sign that the future is still bright for him.
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amazincc wrote:Crap... can I just add that my "eyeball-measuring" is terrible???
I used an actual scale today and it was a horrifying eye-opener, to say the least.
No wonder Mick won't finish his meals. Poor guy is probably eating as much as possible to make ME happy, not because he's hungry.
Feel free to call the ASPCA on me.
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Gene Simmons Claims to Have Slept With 4,800 Women
If you think the popular rock 'n' roll legend that Gene Simmons has slept with 4,600 woman is a ridiculous farce, you'd be right — only, probably not in the way you'd expect. The number is even larger than that, the Kiss star claims in a new interview with The Sun. How much larger?
"It's 4,800," he tells the British tabloid. "I took Polaroid photos for a long time," he adds, explaining how he can be so specific. "I took photos of the vast majority. It just proves you can be an ugly b—— and if you've got the right job you'll have access."
Apparently Simmons has the right job, although which job that is — rock star, reality TV star, occasional actor, head of a vast and ever-expanding rock 'n' roll merchandising empire — isn't clear.
"If you're a rock star you will get some," he clarifies, "even if you're Lemmy."
The Lemmy he speaks of is, of course, Lemmy Kilmister, singer of the British heavy metal band Motorhead. Lemmy claims he's bedded 2,000 ladies, although Maxim magazine's Top 10 Living Sex Legends tally, which was published in 2006, claims his number is "only" 1,200.
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This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine.
The sun is a utopian fuel: limitless, ubiquitous, and clean. Surely someday we'll give up on coal, oil, and gas—so hard on the climate, so unequally distributed worldwide—and go straight to the energy source that made fossil fuels. In a few sunny places where electric rates are high, like Italy and Hawaii, solar energy is already on the verge of being competitive. But in most places the sun remains by far the most expensive source of electric power—typically in the U.S. it costs several times more than natural gas or coal—which is why it still supplies only a fraction of a percent of our needs.
That won't change fast unless governments give solar a big boost. President Barack Obama campaigned with a pledge to institute a federal "renewable portfolio standard" requiring utilities to generate a quarter of their electricity from renewables by 2025. Yet even if Congress enacted that ambitious law, coal would still dominate the nation's electricity portfolio two decades from now, and solar energy would probably remain a minor contributor. Cap-and-trade legislation that sets a price on carbon emissions would not be a magic bullet for solar either. Both mandates would likely lead utilities to favor the cheapest renewables, like wind. Solar would make a sizable contribution only after 2025, once the expansion of wind energy had plateaued.
Some advocates say we need to encourage solar more directly. European nations have done so with "feed-in tariffs," laws that require electric utilities to pay premiums to solar-power producers, be they commercial power plants or private homes that pump energy to the grid. Such tariffs have made Germany and Spain solar leaders, creating a market that has helped drive down prices. The billions of dollars of tax credits and loan guarantees in the Obama stimulus package may have a similar effect.
Another option is for the federal government to invest directly in solar—for example, says Ken Zweibel of George Washington University, by funding the construction of giant solar plants in the desert Southwest, along with the high-efficiency transmission lines needed to carry the power nationwide. In Zweibel's version of the future, the sun would satisfy more than two-thirds of U.S. electricity needs by 2050, for an investment of about $400 billion. "Compared to what we just paid for the financial bailout, it's pocket change," he says.


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