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Need a public-transport map for international cities that is downloadable to your cell- phone ? Or even perhaps an ATM machine locator anywhere around the world? Or even just a toilet finder for the emergency situation…
Here are a bunch of websites that are diverse, interesting and even just quirky for anyone that is planning a trip or is simply a travel-addict.
MetrO – Public Transport Guide for your mobile phone
Métro is a free worldwide public transport guide can be used on the web and on most existing smart phones. Download the program for over 250 cities wordlwide and have an easy subway, bus and tram station guide rite on your phone. It lets you calculate travel time, major landmarks (in major cities), shortest distances and of-course travel direction between any stations.
Highlights include:
- directions and information to major tourist attractions (in selected cities)
- download maps to your phone for selected cities.
- easy public transport search function between stops.
In case you need a printable Metro map for a city you're about to visit, also check out SubwayMap in MUO directory.
TripIt – Travel Itinerary planner
TripIt is a handy itinerary planner for those going on an independent trip. Simply forward your individual booking confirmations, reservation emails etc. TripIt recognizes these emails and creates a master itinerary that puts together all the individual pieces, provides extra information where appropriate (maps, weather information etc), enables the user to add notes and ultimately share and collaborate on this master itinerary with others.
For more details and a review see 'TripIt: Travel Itinerary Planner and Organizer'
ATMLocator – Global ATM locator
A free service from VISA that lets you instantly locate ATM cash machines in your vicinity. Simply select country and city name, enter pincode (optional) and get address details and map for each ATM. Also access it while on the move from any web-enabled device. Over 170 countries covered.
[NO LONGER WORKS] CyroFinders – Real-time worldwide flight arrival and departure information
Get real-time information on flight arrival and departures for all major airports in the world. View airport location on a map, check weather information, and more.
Yapta – Flight-ticket price tracker
Yapta is neat service that allows users to track the price of the flight-ticket that they want to purchase or have already purchased . For people yet to buy a ticket, Yapta allows you to purchase the ticket when prices drop. If you have already bought a ticket, Yapta still allows you to track and see if prices drop. Many airlines have policies that allow for travelers to get refunds/vouchers (of the price difference) if the price of the ticket that they have purchased drops.
See full features list @ Yapta: Get Refund on Flight Tickets
AirlineMeals – Huge directory of airline meals from around the world
Fascinating user-contributed database of airline meals (over 5000 images of airline meals). Users submit photographs, rate, provide meal details (airline, class of travel, flight details etc) for each meal. Browse meals by airline, peak into crew meals, special meals, meals from the past (1970's, 80's), behind the scene images, airport lounge meals etc.
SleepingInAirports – Guide for camping overnight or a few hours in an airport
Ever needed to camp overnight in an airport either out of low funds or simply bad flight connections? This is the perfect website for such a situation. Browse and read through brief overview of the airport along with user-submitted review on safety, facility, photos (where available), etc. A must for solo or women travelers who may have to experience such a situation. I personally have used it a couple of times when I had to camp overnight at airports ranging from Paris- Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg International airport and wanted to make sure that the airport even allows people to camp over.
SeatGuru – Extensive guide on airplane seating, in-flight amenities etc.
Provides detailed information or a seat map (best to worst seats on the plane), amenities (power chords, bathrooms, tv's) for different aircraft models of over 40 different major commercial airlines. Simply select the airline followed by the aircraft model, and you are provided with general information on the airline (website, frequent flier partners etc) along with a seat map (you get a map of the seating structure of the plane- the best seats, what amenities are available on which seats etc).
TheBathroomDiaries– "Search the globe for a clean bathroom"
Submit, rate and search through over 12000 bathrooms across the globe, read about the world's best-rated bathrooms etc. It gets even better, you can access the website rite from your cell phone. For readers based in the US, see MizPee.
Did we miss something? Let us know in comments. Enjoy!
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Thanks for a most interesting list. For price comparisons and unbiased reviews of both hotels and tourist attractions I find the most user-friendly site to be trivago.co.uk. There are also a wealth of photos ;-)
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You need to add Destination Compare to your list. It is at Destinationcompare.com
I get everything I need for myself and my family for my vacations at that site...luggage too! Take a look and you will see what I am talking about, and what I also like is that I get to compare all of the big names in travel in one central location.
I am not sure if you can really rely on that site, it's full of referral links. Are you the owner by any chance ?
Cool stuff.
Yapta saved me $104 on my trip to Orlando. It may sound like it's too good to be true, but it really does work.
I wish it worked for European flights as well
Many thanks for these!
Good post. Internet can help us to go anywhere, not just virtually but in the real world... Now, if I go to somewhere that I never go there, I must search it via internet. Firstly the maps..
Nice List, but dont forget dopplr.com
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MassDOT proposes to repair and rehabilitate the Western Avenue and River Street Bridges carrying Western Avenue and River Street across the Charles River between Allston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Western Avenue Bridge, constructed in 1924, is similar to the River Street Bridge with regard to architecture and design. Like its counterpart to the south, the Western Avenue Bridge was last repaired in 1981 with work focused on improvements to the road surface.
This bridge is in somewhat better condition that the River Street Bridge as its substructure and piers are rated as "satisfactory." All other components are rated as being in either "poor" or "fair condition." Major areas of deterioration include severe efflorescence, "map cracking" and deterioration of the concrete through the parapets, wing walls and spandrel walls, as well as spilling and evidence of water damage throughout the structure.
MassDOT has selected a consultant team lead by Hardesty & Hanover, LLP to study the bridges, develop a thorough understanding of their condition and provide 100% design plans to repair and rehabilitate the Western Avenue and River Street Bridges, to safely carry vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic for another 75 years. Components of the bridge such as parapets and roadway geometry, which are now functionally obsolete, will be brought up to current codes and standards.
In addition to the bridges, the consultant team will develop similar repair and rehabilitation plans for the bridges that carry Western Avenue and River Street over Soldier's Field Road on the Boston side of the Charles River. The proposed lane configuration for the rehabilitated bridges will retain three lanes of automotive traffic traveling one-way north or south depending on the bridge. The lanes may be narrowed somewhat to provide for a bicycle lane traveling in the same direction as automobile traffic. The intersections of the two bridges with Soldiers' Field Road and Memorial Drive will be upgraded to provide safer conditions for all transportation modes. Sidewalks will be repaired and drainage systems for the bridges improved.
MassDOT recognizes the significant cultural and natural resources associated with our projects in the Charles River Basin and takes appropriate steps to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts to these resources. The project will require the following state and local permits: Secretary's Certificate/Decision regarding the filing of an Environmental Notification Form in accordance with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act from Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs; Orders of Conditions from the City of Boston and City of Cambridge Conservation Commissions; Chapter 91 Minor Modification and Section 401 Water Quality Certification (Dredge) from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection; 8(m) Permit from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The project also requires the following federal permits: Section 404 Comprehensive Permit for Bridges from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (36 CFR 800). As part of this review process, an extensive and comprehensive public involvement process has been implemented.
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I'm still a little sad I'm out of the cinnamon-swirl bread. It was so tasty! I can't wait to make it again so I can share it with more people. David & I pretty much devoured that last loaf to ourselves.
Today was the first day back at school for David and my online class officially started. I gotta admit, I'm getting tired of doing online classes. I miss the days when I'd come home from work and have all the free time to myself. Luckily, Monday's are the best nights after work because I don't have any exercise going on and I get to just come home and cook!
Tonight's menu was fresh Salmon that my Dad caught yesterday. He surprised me with it and brought it to my house after work. I was expecting it already filleted but I was wrong. Oh, how wrong was I! It was still a fish! He had to cut it up in my kitchen. I'm kind of a wimp when it comes to that kind of stuff…I don't like seeing it being cut in half when it still has its head. By the way, my Dad has been on a juice fast for 30 days as of today!
30 days more to go… He was inspired by the documentary, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. I definitely recommend checking it out. It's so interesting and totally inspiring.
For dinner I also made Lemony Orzo Veggie Salad. I made this last summer and loved it. I've been thinking about making it all summer and I finally got around to it. The original recipe calls for shredded chicken which would be delicious in it but I like to keep things vegetarian so I changed the recipe a bit. You could have this as your main dish or also as a side dish like we did tonight.
Lemony Orzo Veggie Salad
Adapted from Cooking Light July 2010
3/4 cup uncooked orzo
1/4 t grated lemon zest
3 T fresh lemon juice
1 T olive oil
1/2 t kosher salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 t honey
1/8 t pepper
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 small cucumber, seeded and diced
1 small red bell pepper, diced
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 T chopped fresh dill
2 oz crumbled goat cheese
1. In a medium pot, bring water to a boil. Add in orzo and cook until done. Drain and rinse with cold water. Place in large bowl.
2. While orzo cooks, combine lemon zest through pepper, stirring well with a whisk. In large bowl add kidney beans through fresh dill. Dress with lemon dressing and top with goat. cheese.


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A bit of gamesmanship between Indonesia and Singapore has, at least temporarily, halted attacks by armed pirates on oil tankers and cargo vessels navigating a narrow waterway near Singapore.
The attacks had embarrassed both countries, alarmed some international shippers, and sparked a host of proposals for improving security aboard ship.
So, with the arrest of five alleged culprits by Indonesia, there is a tentative sigh of relief.
In the past two years at least 40 large tankers and container ships have been attacked by pirates in the narrow Phillips Channel, a continuation of the Malacca Strait.
Piracy is a sensitive subject between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.
While Singapore was pointedly referring shipowners to Indonesia as the party responsible for dealing with piracy, Jakarta authorities suddenly claimed they had arrested five people on islands near the Phillips Channel.
According to Indonesia, the men are Chinese-speaking and have been operating from a hideout at Pasir Panjang on the western edge of Singapore.
The implication that Singapore has been harboring a nest of pirates is not taken seriously by local shipowners. Many of these believe the culprits were off-duty Indonesian marines, operating from the many outlying islands close to the Malacca Strait.
But worldwide publicity given recent pirate attacks clearly embarrassed Jakarta and caused the authorities there to order some action to be taken. The alleged pirates have not been identified since they were arrested in October. But attacks on ships in the Phillips Channel have stopped.
Owners and crews are relaxing - slightly. But no one is yet confident that the problem has been solved. Many believe that the ''pirates'' are lying low until the heat is off.
The raids had come to light only in August when shipowners in Singapore and London lifted a self-imposed news blackout to get the authorities in Singapore and Indonesia to do something about the piracy.
The five-mile-long Phillips Channel is in Indonesian waters but ships entering Singapore Harbor - one of the world's biggest ports - have to navigate it.
In what appeared to be well-planned attacks, small groups of men in fast boats drew alongside ships slowing to circumvent a navigation buoy in the channel, usually after midnight when a minimal watch was being kept.
Using grappling hooks, the pirates boarded the vessels and headed for the master's cabin where they demanded assorted booty, often including the crew's wages as well as radios, watches, and cameras. Crews involved reported that the men were usually wearing swimming trunks and carrying military-style webbing belts with knives.
The ships that fell victim to the pirates this year included the Shell-chartered tanker, Mammoth Monarch; a Mobil tanker, Corsicana; and a BP tanker, British Beach. At least 11 Japanese vessels were raided by pirates in the second half of 1981. Such tankers are easy prey for marauders because they travel more slowly than cargo vessels, partly to conserve fuel. They also tend to have smaller crews.
No one was seriously injured in any of the incidents but the master of one ship was briefly hospitalized after being manhandled.
While the Singaporean and Indonesian authorities disputed jurisdiction, several solutions were proposed by the shipowners themselves, ranging from the sensible proposal that crews keep searchlights in play after midnight and arm themselves with high-velocity water hoses, to the less conventional - the enlistment aboard ship of ''lean and hungry'' Doberman pinscher dogs. (Unfortunately the dogs were adopted as pets by the crew and apparently lost their fighting spirit).
Several security firms offered their services, including an Australian company, Arpad, which employs former special air service personnel from Britain, Australia, and Zimbabwe. Arpad's plan was believed to include the use of specially trained commandos, using low-velocity weapons, to arrest the pirates. However, this proved a little too much for the Singapore authorities who failed to give the Australians the go-ahead.
Mobil enlisted the services of a local security firm, Cisco, to patrol around VLCCs (very large crude carriers) discharging oil in Singapore refineries or at anchor.
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New Shoreham crossing named the Adur Ferry Bridge
A new £10m swing bridge in a West Sussex town is to be named the Adur Ferry Bridge following a public vote.
The bridge in Shoreham will allow pedestrians, cyclists and mobility scooter users to reach the town centre from Shoreham Beach.
It replaces the old structure after its foundations had "taken a pounding" over the years and it could not be economically repaired.
The bridge will open to the public in September.
A shortlist of six names, from a list of more than 60 suggestions put forward by the public, was drawn up by a judging panel, made up of representatives from Shoreham-By-Sea organisations.
Three hundred and thirty-eight votes were cast in total, with the Adur Ferry Bridge receiving more than a third of them.


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After statistics revealed Huddersfield Town are among the top eight sides in the Championship in terms of fouls committed this season, we recall six of the club's best-remembered 'hard men'.
Jimmy McGill
The midfield enforcer of the Ian Greaves era.
The Glaswegian was an ever-present in the 1969-70 Second Division title-winning side and provided plenty of bite in the top flight.
Signed from Arsenal, he made 184 appearances before a £55,000 transfer to Hull City in October 1971.
McGill sadly died last March.
Brian O'Neil
He wasn't the biggest, but few opponents took liberties with the 'Bedlington Terrier'.
The North-Easterner earned that nickname long before joining Town from Southampton in 1974.
He spent a decade with Burnley and four years with the Saints before helping Town come close to promotion from Division IV in 1976.
O'Neil, who played 67 games for Town, now works at old mate Mick Channon's horse racing stables.
Tom Cowan
There's an old saying that men from the West of Scotland don't scare easily.
That was certainly true of the Bellshill-born former Clyde and Rangers player.
Cowan was the left-back in the first Town team to win at Wembley, against Bristol Rovers in the 1995 Division II play-off final.
A £150,000 signing from Sheffield United by Neil Warnock, he made 165 Town appearances all told.
Ronnie Jepson
Another Warnock recruit (for £70,000 from Exeter City) and Wembley hero, 'Rocket' Ron was a throwback of a striker.
He enjoyed a cigarette and learned to look after himself in the non-league game until turning professional af 25.
Jepson not only scored goals for Town (42 in 125 games), but acted as a minder for the emerging Andy Booth.
He later had a spell as assistant Town manager to Stan Ternent, hardly a shrinking violet himself!
Andy Morrison
Built like a bouncer, the centre-back took no prisoners when he made a tackle.
There were few jokes made about Scottish football when Inverness-born 'Jock' was about.
The son of a sailor who had his scrapes off the pitch, Morrison was brought up in Plymouth.
He joined for £500,000 from Blackpool in 1996 and skippered the Tangerines, Town, for whom he played 55 times, and Manchester City.
Danny Adams
The aggressive left-back was picked up for nothing by Peter Jackson after being released by Stockport County in 2005.
Mancunian Adams made 77 appearances and helped add balance to the rearguard.
He moved to Morecambe in 2007 after a dispute with Jackson.
Having played Conference football for Altrincham and Macclesfield Town, he helped the Shrimps win promotion to the Football League.


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If you're doing something that you feel may be wrong, or you're embarrassed by and ashamed of, chances are you shouldn't be doing it. Such was the case with Andy Pettitte five years ago.
He was outed in the Mitchell Report for [allegedly] using human growth hormone, and then confirmed the accusations two days later by admitting he used HGH in 2002. He could've gone the route of his good buddy Roger Clemens -- deny, deny, deny -- but no. He opted to be the better person and get honest with his fans.
The New York Yankees pitcher and author on integrity, who just signed a one-year, $16 million extension with the club, says he used HGH to recover from an elbow injury in 2002 for two days, but stopped because he felt uncomfortable doing so. Pettitte made it clear that he used it only to heal faster and not enhance his performance.
"If what I did was an error in judgment on my part, I apologize," Pettitte said Saturday. "I accept responsibility for those two days." He went on to say he has always tried to live his life honorably and has the utmost respect for the game. HGH wasn't banned by MLB until January of 2005, so Pettitte technically did nothing wrong. He was not linked to steroids in the report and says he has never used them. So why are the media and some bloggers painting him as a cheater?
I say, thanks for the honesty, Andy Pettitte. High five!
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If you're doing something that you feel may be wrong, or you're embarrassed by and ashamed of, chances are you shouldn't be doing it. Such was the case with Andy Pettitte five years ago.
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I think some people are confusing HGH with steroids here. Pettitte was not in the wrong, and shouldn't be chastised for a bad decision (totally legal and not out of the ordinary at the time) he made close to five years ago.
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Planning & Zoning – 2010-05-05 7:00 PM
In attendance: Bill Harger, Kendall Crouch, Doug Miner, Steve Willem, Shannon Flickenger
Guest: Chris Pedersen, Adam Gordon, Gary Speeling, Andrew Arnburg, Jeff Lillie, Larry Gilbert, Jeff Parker
Meeting called to order.
Approve agenda
Discuss rezoning on 3rd:
Letters were received from Larry Gilbert and Rita Disbrow
Open to the public:
Jeff Lillie – Has a question about a public signing. The committee has not made any decisions on the rezoning. Lillie is opposed to the rezoning.
Larry Gilbert – Discussed the rezoning. He is opposed.
Sandy Speeling has heard from Hess. He is opposed.
Steve – Doug, what are the responses that you are getting from the neighbors. Doug has 2 list. One with the neighbors that approve and one of those opposed.
Jeff Parker commented that he is undecided
Lillie would like to see a complete list of home owners with their opinions.
Larry Gilbert – No spot zoning. "All or nothing". This could devalue the neighboring properties if it goes through. Would like to see property values protected.
Lillie – The next businesses could be worse than the first proposed one.
Failed business would be an eye sore.
Larry Gilbert – safety issues? Extra Traffic?
Steve Willem – It's currently residential. Doesn't feel comfortable with a business there. Wouldn't agree with it if there were any against the zoning.
Bill Harger – Agrees with Steve.
Steve – Keep spot zoning out of the process.
Shannon – Wanted to see signatures on the lists that Doug had collected. There were neighbors for and against.
Steve makes a motion that the rezoning be denied.
Bill seconds the motion.
Vote: Steve yes. Shannon yes. Bill yes. Kendall yes. Doug abstains.
Arnburg Estates:
Andrew Arnburg, Chris Pedersen, Gary Coffman, & Adam Gordon discuss with the committee the plat.
Gary, Adam, and Adrew discuss water, fire, and sewer placements.
Most lots can have septic. All are close enough to pump their own to the city sewer.
Chris and Gary discuss sewer requirements.
Doug – what about the 50 lots plat that was originally presented.
Arnburg – Wants to sell executive lots.
Flood plane – Need to determine the 100 year flood plane.
Close to discussion
Discussion about water to the properties by the committee.
Shannon Flickenger moves that we approve the preliminary plat for Arnburg estates contingent on Snyder's recommendations.
Bill Harger Seconds the motion.
Bill Harger, Doug Miner, Shannon Flickenger, & Kendall Crouch vote yes for the motion. Steve Willem abstains.
Committee opens to the floor for any new items.
David Hollander would like to see code changes to prevent septic tanks on properties that could leach into fresh water supplies.
Doug recommends that the meeting adjourn. Steve seconds. All in favor.


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Everyone knows someone who gobbles vast platters of pasta yet never puts on a pound; while others swear blind they can't even look at carbs without putting on weight. These differences might just be due to genetics. In his book The DNA Restart, neurogeneticist Dr Sharon Moalem argues that people's diet should be based on their genes. Furthermore, finding out about your genes need not be more complicated than picking up a pack of crackers, according to Dr Moalem's very simple test to discover your carb type.
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As genetics-revealing procedures go, the cracker test is disarmingly dull. Grab an unsalted cracker, set a timer for 30 seconds, take a bite of said cracker and chew. DO NOT SWALLOW. Although if you do accidentally swallow, it's not the end of the world, as unless that was your last cracker it's a pretty easy test to start again.
While chewing, pay close attention to the taste. As soon as it turns from bland to sweet, stop the clock. Repeat the test at least twice and get an average of the times. Then check out your carb type and recommendations based on that time (see below).
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0-14 seconds: Full carb type. Congrats, you're a carb breaking down machine. Your genes allow you to have up to 50% of your calorie intake from carbs, with 20% from protein, and 30% fat.
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On a recent visit to my wife's office at Michigan Virtual School, I spied with my little eye one of her company's pennants, and I thought it would make a nice jigsaw puzzle. My wife got a PDF containing the graphic from a coworker which I had printed at the copy shop. On photo paper it would have cost 40 bucks to have it duplicated, so I opted for a poster quality print. I mounted the image on quarter inch baltic birch plywood, and, then, because it was not photo paper, I gave it several coats of lacquer. Most of the pieces are at least 1 inch by 1 inch so they are easy to handle. I cut the exterior of the puzzle with a # 5 blade. Because the puzzle is 30 inches long, and my scroll saw is only a 16", I had to make the initial dividing cut with a spiral blade. I think I used a 2/0. You can see how distinct the kerf is in the last image. I cut the interior of puzzle itself with Flying Dutchman Superior Puzzle blades. I de-fuzzed the back edges with 220 sandpaper. A smaller image was mounted on eighth inch plywood and then onto an appropriately sized box. My wife assembled it and counted the 167 pieces.
This will be my wife's entry in her office's holiday gift exchange this week.
Let me offer a bit of insight into the time and material needed to make this. Puzzles like this make wonderful gifts, but they are demanding to make and they are by no means cheap. I think my total time in this is about 6 hours and rough costs were(in US dollars):
printing: 26
plywood: 3
lacquer: 3
blades: 3
And, hard-to-account-for incidental expenses, like adhesives, sandpaper, sanding mops, shop expenses, etc.
Here at lumberjocks we rarely talk about the costs of projects or the time they they take, so I thought I'd share some of what it takes to put one of these together. Under conditions closer to ideal than what I'm working under, a scroll sawyer could reduce the time required rather significantly. I work between my garage(unheated in mid-Michigan), a back room, my dining room and my basement. I don't want to spray adhesives or coatings in my house, but I can't leave them in the cold to cure, so I move things around a lot. I don't have a dedicated space that allows me to work very efficiently.
I really like making these and they make a lasting gift that can be enjoyed many times over. So, I'll keep at it, as inefficient as I am, doing what it takes. Occasionally, though, I do like to consider what it actually takes to put a project together.
Thanks for looking in lumberjocks.
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#1 posted 12-16-2012 03:34 PM
Speaking of "the cost"... I have had a bunch of folks come up to me and ask if I'd build them something. Sometimes it's as simple as a birdhouse or cutting board because I give so many of those away. But sometimes it's a more involved piece of furniture. And of course they always say "I'll pay you"
My answer has always been the same…. I make these things to give away because…
Because then I'd be worried that Oh my, I need to make 8 more of these by next weekend' show, or This table has to be finished for that person in the next town by next Tuesday…
An then there's the issue of if someone commissions me to build something (say it's only a small stool or end table) and they decide that the dont like something about it when it's done, I'd then be forced to remake another or simply I'd now OWN that piece that I have no use for.
See, I believe that if I make something that's "pleasing to the eye" so that MOST people will like it, and I GIVE it to someone, they're gonna like it necause it's a gift,and not something that THEY designed and I didnt quite match their expectations.
I have made things for folks before, and because I dont do this professionally I never quite know how to price it. So I've always told people "I have X-amount of dollars in this for just materials alone. I'll let you decide what to pay based on how much you would have paid if you bught this in the store" And I usually add, "Dont ask me how much TIME it took me to do. If you were paying me by the hour for my labor, you couldnt afford me."
I built a footstool for a lady once and I had $28 in materials. I told her to think it over and she could pay me whenever she was ready. She came to me 3 hours later and gave me 30 dollars. She thought that was fair. (I had about 8 hours in that project)
Another time I rebuilt a mailbox that someone's father had made YEARS AGO before he died. It matched their house to a "t". It was terribly rotted and basically the 15 layers of paint was holding it together. I left the structure exactly the same but I re-made it out of new materials and she couldnt tell the diffference. I told her a "little white lie" that I just rebuilt it back to original so it was still the same box her dad built. She was so moved by it that she came to me the next day with a hundred dollar bill. I tried to tell her that it was too much but she insisted I take the money. She told me that actually wanted to give me MORE, but I just wouldnt see of it. (Oh yeah, I had probably 20 hours in that mailbox because I knew how much it meant to her)
So yeah, I got a bit long-winded here ,,,, but I agree pricing your work is a pain if you want your labor to be worth anything but you dont do this as a profession.
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#2 posted 12-16-2012 04:15 PM
Joe in Tennessee…..that was the most eloquent explanation about pricing I have ever read. And true. I price the things I make based on what available out in the marketplace only because, like you said, if it was paid by the hour, no one could afford me. So, I'm either really slow (good possibility) or its about the joy of making something with my hands. Like you, if it gets to be "a job" or a "chore" then I won't enjoy it. Nicely put. I may refer to this when people tell me they will pay me to make something. ;-)
-- David, Spring Hill, FL -- making projects from recycled pallets
#3 posted 12-16-2012 04:24 PM
^^^ Awesome.. Time spent with God in your shop. Everyone on this site is a woodworker for some personal reason no matter what money is involved. Great explanation. When I saw this at first, I thought for sure it was cut using a CNC machine.. haha Nice puzzle!
#4 posted 12-16-2012 04:27 PM
How cool! I need to try to make one someday!!..............Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#5 posted 12-16-2012 07:38 PM
I don't have that much patience. Looks great.
-- www.carvingandturningsbyrick.com, Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
#6 posted 12-18-2012 04:24 PM
seems like the best way to run a woodworking business is to do it like an artist would. build something and then find a buyer rather then find a buyer then build it. that way the buyer wont be disappointed if it doesnt turn out right. if your stuff is nice and the price is right it will sell
#7 posted 12-20-2012 07:41 AM
Alone with god in your ship? So that's where he was when all those little kids were killed the other day. I thought maybe he'd been distracted by a fallen sparrow.
Sorry. I know you're not going to like this comment. Just couldn't help myself.
-- I admit to being an adrenaline junky; fortunately, I'm very easily frightened
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A new roundabout and junction would be built on a main route in Staffordshire under £6m plans.
Staffordshire County Council wants to improve the A34 near Meaford as part of a scheme to turn a former power station site into a gas-fired power station.
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Sainsbury Institute joins Yakult in their celebration of 20 years in the UK at Noh Reimagined Festival
On 13-14 May 2016, our Executive Director, Mizutori Mami, was invited by one of our key supporters, Yakult UK, to join Mr Matsubara Hiroyasu the Managing Director and his team in the celebration of their 20th anniversary in the UK. The celebration took place at the Noh Reimagined Festival, a two-day festival at Kings Place in London, which Yakult UK supported together with three other foundations.
Not only inviting our Executive Director to the festival, Yakult UK also generously donated tickets so that members of the Friends of the Sainsbury Institute had the unique opportunity to take part in the festival. Lucky winners of the tickets were able to join the workshop, 'Noh in Focus – Movement in Noh: The Dynamism of Stillness', where they were taught by the master actor, Kanze Yoshimasa, some highly stylised movements of Noh focusing on concentration and stillness with an inward-focused energy. Others had the opportunity to attend a session entitled 'Noh Inspired – Masking and Enmasking: Noh Theatre as a Strategy in Contemporary Art and Performance'. The session consisted of three performances by British musicians and Noh practitioner, followed by a panel discussion. They explored the art of Noh and its unique musical rhythms and tempos that have inspired artists across diverse art forms. Noh originated in Japan in the 14th century and is a total art form comprising drama, music and dance. It is one of the oldest unbroken performance traditions in the world. This festival is believed to be the first of its type to be staged in the UK.
Yakult UK is committed to its sponsorship activities, supporting the promotion of Japanese Studies, as well as helping to share Japanese arts and culture with a wider audience. We are extremely fortunate that the Sainsbury Institute and the University of East Anglia are amongst their key charity partners and we are grateful for their continuing generous support.
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Local hiring victory party in San Francisco
Momentum builds as new law goes into effect at the end of March
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Mayor Ed Lee provided an update on the administration's progress in meeting a March 25 implementation deadline, saying that he is eager to "starting putting the community to work." Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who authored San Francisco's 2007 workforce consolidation ordinance, was joined by his colleagues, Supervisors David Chiu and Jane Kim, as well as City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Public Utilities Commission General Manager Ed Harrington and Assistant General Manager Harlan Kelly, Department of Public Works Director Ed Reiskin, CityBuild Director Guillermo Rodriguez, City College Trustees John Rizzo and Chris Jackson, and the business managers of both Laborers Local 261 and Carpenters Local 22 in underscoring the extraordinary breadth of support for legislation that was once thought to be unattainable.
Aboriginal Blackmen United were acknowledged for their resilient pressure on City Hall to pass the law, as was the Southeast Jobs Coalition, which one year ago was the only presence at government hearings examining the possibility of a mandatory approach to local hiring. The Progressive Workers Alliance, which was a key organizing force from the moment that John Avalos introduced his legislation, and the Osiris Coalition, which represents a new generation of leadership in the African-American community, were acknowledged along with the Chinatown Families Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition, which provided advocacy on behalf of limited English-speaking communities.
The Laborers and Carpenters were thanked for their support, as were community contractors Rubecon and Kwan Wo Ironworks and large contractors Webcor and Nibbi Brothers, who went out on a limb in supporting the local hiring law. Press publications including the San Francisco Bay View, San Francisco Bay Guardian and Bay Citizen were recognized for their work in telling the local hiring story as it unfolded in the summer and fall of 2010.
Just as San Mateo Assemblymember Jerry Hill seems to have backed off proposed legislation to ban local hiring after protesters interrupted his Feb. 11 anti-local hiring press conference with a "Jerry Hill: Job Killer" sign, support for local hiring and community opportunity in San Francisco appears to be at an all-time high.
Brightline Defense Project is a non-profit civil rights advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and empowering communities. Brightline's efforts have led to the prevention of a new power plant in Southeast San Francisco and increased employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged residents, particularly in the green jobs sector. Learn more at www.brightlinedefense.org. Executive Director Joshua Arce can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Hire San Francisco residents for work performed in San Francisco! This sounds great in theory, right? But what happens when surrounding communities take up the cause too? How will San Francisco unemployed job seekers feel when Oakland, Walnut Creek, San Jose, etc, implement similar rules? Metropolitan isolationism will fail in San Francisco because our job killing communist board of supervisors just don't get it. Protectionism feels good when it passes, enjoy the party, but you are pissing into the wind!↓


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Friday, March 4, 2011
March Has Been Good To Me, So Far!
23 comments:
- Janice and Gerald said...
Melissa - I'm loving "Castles in the Air"! Can't wait to see the finished product!
~ Janice (CdnXStitch) ~
- March 4, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Dani - tkdchick said...
Castles is looking so awesome! That house is going to be adorable. Great ornaments by you and your daughters. The end result of a colonial or a french knot pretty much look the same. I find colonial knots easier and more consistant than french knots.
- March 4, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thanks, Janice! I can't wait to see it either! But I will be glad to have it finished! It's been almost two years!
- March 4, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thanks Dani! I am very proud of my DD! She does a really nice job! Thanks for the info on colonial knots! Will have to look up how they are done!
- March 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- Carolyn NC said...
Love love Castles - looks great! So does your progress on VS and kudos to your daughter for her stitching. Too cute!
- March 4, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thanks Carolyn! It is coming along nicely! And I'm pretty proud of my DD! She says "Thanks!" ;)
- March 4, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- Mouse said...
ooo lovely CITA ... I've got mine printed off and that's it !! love the little dragon dreams well done to dd for doing it :) and oooo congratulations on the win too :) love mouse xxxx
- March 5, 2011 at 1:50 AM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thanks Mouse! Have you chosen any colors for your CITA?
- March 5, 2011 at 5:35 AM
- Lynn said...
I did the "JOY" too. Easy and quick! Your Castles looks so nice! Coming along nicely! Wishing I had a LNS..none here in the toolies of northern Mn. Grrr! You picked up some nice stash! Lucky you!
- March 5, 2011 at 5:41 AM
- Marcy said...
Wow! CITA is lookin' gorgeous and your gingerbread house is too cute. You've been very busy. Our weather is crappy also but (un)fortunately, it's very busy at work and I've been spending more time there.
I love the little dragon your daughter stitched. Like you, I can do french knots but have no idea how to do colonial knots. To me they look the same.
Congrats on winning the giveaway.
- March 5, 2011 at 5:45 AM
- Edy said...
My...you HAVE been busy!
- March 5, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thanks Lynn! Yes, it was a quick stitch! Three days! I am very lucky to have such a great LNS so close!
- March 5, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thank you Marcy! I am pretty luck as I don't work outside the home! My DD says, "Thanks!" We were saying how much we enjoyed stitching together! I can't wait to get my prize in the mail! I was so excited!
- March 5, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Hi there Edy! Thanks! I have been busy! Had lots of time to stitch with the weaher being to awful!
- March 5, 2011 at 7:03 AM
- Lynn said...
Castles looks great! I love watching your progress on this one.
I love your new start and recent Joy finish as well as the one your daughter finished.
You made some awesome stash purchases too! I do most of my buying online and really wish we still has a LNS. It's so much better when you see things in person.
- March 5, 2011 at 2:02 PM
- Samantha said...
heeyyy!!! very good mum! i hope u do get bak 2 ur afgan asap, cause i wanna b the 1st 2 c it lolz i will b!!! pretties
- March 5, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- Bea said...
Melissa, CITA is beautiful and you're doing a lovely job on the gingerbread house. Congrats on the win!
Your DD has done a great job on her ornament. I love Dragon Dreams dragons!
- March 6, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thanks Lynn! I love to shop on line, but it sure is fun to be in an actual store and fade all the threads and stuff!
- March 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thank you Bea! I am having so much fun stitching the two of them! And my DD says "Thanks"! ;)
- March 6, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- DUSTY said...
WOW you have managed to stitch quite a bit, everthing is lovely. I love the CITA, stunning. congratulations on your win.
- March 25, 2011 at 2:51 AM
- stitchesnscraps said...
Thank you Dusty! I have been enjoying stitching CITA! Still stalking my mailbox for my win!
- March 25, 2011 at 6:13 AM
- Nancy in IL said...
Melissa, your DD did a wonderful job on the dragon! And I love how the VS gingerbread house is looking! I see you are just as much a sucker for gingerbread as I am. Castles in the Air is just awesome, and I love the closeup of part 19, Beautiful!
- April 8, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- Joyce said...
Very Lovely work
- June 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM


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Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Cel mai frumos martisor
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
My love for outerwear, coats, jackets, especially blazers, is no secret to you at all! I would love to have a whole collection of outerwear, in different colors and shapes. Actually, I am working at this ;)).
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015
The Girl With A Yellow Beanie
It seems winter really doesn't want to go away! That's fine with me, I really enjoyed this season so much and I had fun with the layers over layers, knitted, hats, beanies, gloves, xxl scarves, warm and cozy jackets.
Monday, 9 February 2015
In Chains
Whether you are wearing a fancy, casual or formal outfit, nothing can add a sparkle to your wardrobe, like jewelries.
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Episcopal Community Services (ECS)
The Episcopal Foundation of Northern California
This grant is for $15,000 for one year helping persons (ages 50 and older) to move from homelessness to supportive housing with a plan that leads to long term solutions
The Anita Weaver Fund is held in trust by the Episcopal Foundation of Northern California. ECS will administer the grant award and provide quarterly reports to the Foundation along with reports from the selected grant recipient.
The intent of this grant is to select a proposal that helps persons, 50 years or older, to move from homelessness to supportive housing, and with a plan that leads to long term solutions.
The award for the Anita Weaver Fund 2018 will be a grant, for one year only, 2018, of $15,000. If the selected grantee meets all the requirements of the grant including stated goals and objectives, ECS and the Foundation may award a second year grant of $7500. The grantee must be able to raise an additional $7500 in year two to insure the sustainability of the grant after the initial funding, and the award of $7500 in year two.
All Episcopal churches/missions or other entities approved by the Diocese of Northern California are eligible to apply. Two parishes in geographic proximity to one another (within 25 miles) are encouraged to apply in partnership. If two parishes work together to develop a grant, one of the parishes must be designated the lead agency. The identified lead church will be responsible for the administrative, fiscal, legal, supervision of all contracts, and oversight of duties and responsibilities.
Collaboration with outside governmental and private agencies is not only encouraged, but bonus points will be given to those grants where letters of support and/or collaboration are included. As we reach out and seek to serve the least, the lost, and lonely, we should not hide the light of Christ under a basket.
Requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP)
Content of Proposal
1. A one-page statement of the church(es)/ missions or other entities approved by the Diocese of Northern California about their involvement in feeding, housing, or other services provided to this population, including those in conjunction with an outside agency, if applicable.
2. A one-page statement on #'s served by month and year (remainder of 2018, first quarter of 2019), #'s of volunteers involved, monthly total volunteer hours, and other in-kind or financial contributions for the homeless.
3. Project Summary Statement (one-page): Describe the people to be served, who will provide these services, identify the person in charge (project leader).
4. Description of Need (limit to three-pages): What is the issue you plan to address? What is your approach? How will the service(s) planned address a specific problem? Have you identified other programs in your congregation or the Northern California Diocese which are similar or complimentary to yours? If so, what did you learn from their efforts?
5. Specific Activities (limit to two-pages): Include information about service activities and timelines for implementation.
6. Goals and Objectives (limit to three-pages): Identify a minimum of three goals and describe objectives for each goal.
7. Evaluation (limit to two-pages): How will you evaluate your project? Describe your methodology for measuring success. Please be specific.
8. Budget Information (limit to two-pages): Identify sources of income and expenses. Identify every expense item with an adequate description of all expenses. Give specific information as to how you arrived at every expense item. Give a time table as to when each expense will be incurred.
9. Letters of support and/or collaboration from governmental and/or private agencies. Partnership letters of agreement, if applicable.
10.Please describe in specific terms how you will sustain the Project such as sources of funding, including a Commitment Letter(s) explaining how and by whom the project will be continued after the grant funding ends.
Criteria for Evaluating Grant:
A. Previous Experience serving homeless 10 pts
B. Project Description of Need 20 pts.
C. Specific Activities/ Goals & Objectives 20 pts.
D. Evaluation 15 pts.
E. Budget 15 pts.
F. Sustainability 20 pts. TOTAL POINTS 100 pts.
Bonus: Letter(s) of Support/Collaboration/Partnership: 15pts
Signature Page:
Rector(s), Vicar, Priest(s) in Charge____________________________________________________
Phone/ E-Mail __________________________________________________________
Senior Warden(s)
Project Leader:
Deadline for the Anita Weaver Grant Application 2018: Wednesday, March 5, 2018 Noon.
Awarding of Grant for 1 year, 2018: Announcement to be made by April 1, 2018.
E-Mail Grant Application to: email@example.com
Or Mail to: Episcopal Community Services
350 University Ave., Suite 280
Sacramento, Ca 95825-6517
Must be postmarked no later than March 5, 2018


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16th National Tribal Preservation Conference
NATHPO announces the 16th National Tribal Preservation Conference that will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the week of September 8, 2014.
Stay tuned for NATHPO website changes
Founded in 1998, the Association is a national, non-profit corporation comprised of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers and associate member tribes. NATHPO's overarching purpose is to support the preservation, maintenance and revitalization of the culture and traditions of Native peoples of the United States. This is accomplished most importantly though the support of Tribal Historic Preservation Programs approved by the National Park Service.


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Chihayafuru 2
December 24, 2015
Yuki Suetsugu – Kodansha – 2012 – 27+ volumes
The pace of this series is a little slow, so it feels like so much happens in these volumes! I love it. Here, Taichi and Chihaya go to find Arata. They do, and we learn why he stopped playing karuta, but it appears as if he's not going to join the story just yet. Interestingly, he's a viable love interest, even from far away. Taichi crushes on Chihaya hard in this volume, but not much comes of the love triangle here. I love that everything seems to be unspoken, even to the point where the characters don't think about or admit their crushes.
So Taichi promises that he'll help Chihaya start a karuta club at their school. They quickly recruit an old karuta club comrade named Meat Bun. We get a bit of story about a character named Desk, second place in the academic rankings to Taichi and possessing a huge complex about it, as well as the fact that Taichi seems to effortlessly have friends and attract attention and generally be a great guy. Because he seems smart, Chihaya targets him and relentlessly cajoles him until he joins the club.
My favorite character was the only new member with a name, Kanade. She's awesome. Her family runs a kimono shop that's struggling, and Kanade is really, really into traditional Japanese study. She's currently in the kyudo club, presumably because she can wear hakama and kyudo is pretty Japanese. She's attracted to the karuta club because she adores the artistic sentiments behind the 100 poems themselves. This is alien to Chihaya, and when Kanade finds out that Chihaya and Taichi are only playing a game, and not appreciating Japanese culture, she leaves. But Chihaya pursues her relentlessly again, and begins studying the poems as poetry, rather than just pieces to memorize. It improves her game! Kanade agrees to join the club as long as they play in kimono, and Chihaya models for her family's catalogue.
So they do sports manga things like have a karuta camp and play as many games as possible. Chihaya refuses to go lightly on the new players, since she got into karuta by being totally dominated by Arata. They celebrate her birthday, then go to a high school tournament.
I loved this tournament. Sentiment turned against them immediately when they showed up in traditional attire. Apparently one has to wear such things in the upper ranks of karuta, and the other players took it as arrogant "practice." The main struggles at the tournament are playing as a team, which I enjoyed, since it put a unique spin on the early team dynamic I've never seen in a sports manga before. It's implied they don't play well as a team because the players are selfish, which I thought was interesting. Usually you don't play well as a team because you don't know each other well enough.
This tournament was also fun, since we got to see some combative karuta strategies. One player in particular towards the end of the volume was playing some pretty hilarious mind games against Chihaya. The weaker players start coming into their own here, too, and unfortunately, the volumes ends in the middle of the tournament.
I am devastated. I didn't realize there was an anime, so I'm going to pick up the story there, but I like this well enough that I probably will bother to puzzle through the rest of it in Japanese.
Chihayafuru 1
October 25, 2015
Yuki Suetsugu – Kodansha – 2011 – 27+ volumes
this is an English edition released in Japan
I was thrilled when I found out Kodansha had released the first two volumes of Chihayafuru in a bilingual edition. This series is well-loved in Japan, but since it's about a girl in the competitive world of Karuta, a Japanese card game with no English equivalent, there was no way it would ever get licensed for an English release. So I snapped up the two bilingual volumes, and feel lucky to have them.
The main character is a girl named Chihaya. When the volume opens, she's in 6th grade, and completely obsessed with her older sister, who competes in beauty contests. She befriends an outcast transfer student at her school, who's talent appears to be that he's memorized all 100 poems in the classic collection Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, which is studied in school. Chihaya later finds out this is because he is an excellent karuta player. Karuta is a competitive Japanese card game, where a caller reads out the first half of the waka poem from the Hyakunin Isshu, and two players compete to be the first to grab the second half of the poem from an array of cards between them.
The series implies that only young children play the card game as an aid to memorizing the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. But Chihaya is in awe of Wataya, that he could have so much skill at something. When she tells him her hobby is cheering for her sister's modeling career, Wataya tells her that someone else's dream isn't her own, and karuta is a great game to compete in, because since it isn't played anywhere else in the world, if you're the best in Japan, you're the best karuta player in the world.
So Chihaya begins to memorize the poems to try to bring herself to Wataya's level. She is very fast, but has a hard time remembering more than 50 poems. Her friend Taichi joins them, after initially bullying Wataya.
The story time-skips forward to 10th grade. Their dreams of being on a karuta team end when both Taichi and Wataya move away after graduating 6th grade. Chihaya is by herself, seen as an eccentric personality trying to get people at her high school to form a karuta league. But she has no friends because of her extreme interest, and hasn't gotten very far in professional (?) karuta ranks while in junior high. She's reunited with Taichi, and plays in a tournament to raise her rank.
It's like a shoujo version of Hikaru no Go! Whereas go is seen as a game for old men, and Hikaru is in the minority for playing it in junior high, there just aren't that many adults (or anyone) playing karuta. The best karuta player we run across here is Wataya, who is somewhat phased out by the end of the volume. So there's no Akira/Hikaru rivalries as of yet, but I suspect they'll come in time. There is a little of implied relationships, with elementary-age Wataya and Taichi competing for Chihaya's affections, but I'm not sure how that will go by the end of the volume. I was a little bored initially, since the game itself seemed too simple to serve as an exciting competitive activity, but I was hooked by the end of the first volume. I'm glad I have another, and I'm thinking about getting more. Happily, the cards are written in hiragana, and if the Japanese text in this edition is the same as the regular one, I may be able to puzzle through it. Hooray!


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks to watch during Friday's trading session are those of high-flying Twitter Inc., volatile 3D Systems Corp. and Thursday's big after-hours gainer, WPCS International Inc.
Twitter TWTR, -1.57% are in focus as investors gauge how much momentum is left in its stock. Shares logged their highest volume day on Thursday since the November initial public offering, with 82.7 million shares trading hands, accounting for just over 4% of the composite volume for New York Stock Exchange-listed shares.
At one point, Twitter reached a new high of $74.73 and market cap topped $40 billion before dipping back below that mark. During December, shares have soared 76%.
Stock in 3D Systems Corp. DDD, -3.32% bounced back after a choppy week, gaining 7% on Thursday, following a 5.3% loss on Tuesday and a 5.2% gain on Monday. On Tuesday, Canaccord Genuity raised its price target on the stock ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
WPCS International Inc. US:WPCS surged 21% in the extended session late Thursday after the firm said its BTX Trader unit had launched a platform for bitcoin traders.
Shares of Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT, +0.04% closed up 1.9% at $148.84 Thursday after touching a new 52-week high of $149.21. The stock was active following reports that the Obama administration was supplying Iraq with Lockheed's Hellfire missiles to help fight al-Qaeda. Other defense contractors hitting 52-week highs were Raytheon Co. RTN, -0.34% and General Dynamics Corp. GD, -0.50%
Other notable stocks to hit 52-week highs on Thursday included Honeywell International Inc. HON, -1.11% United Technologies Corp. UTX, -0.20% Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, +0.15% , CBS Corp. CBS, +1.83% and Walt Disney Co. DIS, +2.34%
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MSI Z68A-GD80 Review
Closer Look:
MSI has included the latest edition of their Control Center software for use with the Z68A-GD80. What this application can do is allow you to overclock the system from within the operating system and instantly apply the settings rather than reboot and hope the settings worked (as in the past). In the Overclocking section there are a total of four different areas that have either information or the capability of manipulating the clock speeds, voltages or memory timings. The Mainboard section gives top line information about the motherboard with more detail found under the "More" button to the right of the window. The CPU monitor section again gives top line info about the installed CPU, in this case an Intel second generation Core i7 2600K. The CPU monitor tab to the right of the window opens up a new window that shows the current CPU clock speed, clock multiplier, temperature and maximum Turbo Boost ratio by cores. The "More" button shows information displayed that is similar to what you see displayed in CPU-Z. The OC Genie tab gives an illustrated tutorial on how to use the OC Genie button.
Along with the Control Center, MSI puts a few other applications into the package that allow the user to take advantage of all the board has to offer. Live update is used to update the BIOS and drivers on the motherboard and can be configured to do this automatically or allow you to check on your own schedule. Easy Viewer is an application used to view and manipulate images and screen video. The Teaming Genie is used to set up the teaming function of the two Realtek Gigabit Lan ports. The Video Genie is used for color enhancement of your desktop, videos and games while the Audio allows for speaker calibration and THX mode setting. Supercharger is an app for charging your portable devices quickly through a USB port.
LucidLogix Vitu Software is included to take advantage of the Z68 chipset's ability to use Dynamic switching between the Intel HD 3000 and an installed discrete GPU. The software comes with a preset list of supported games and applications although I found 3DMark Vantage to not switch between the IGP and discrete card while several games did show the jump in performance (indicating the sofware switched from IGP to the discrete graphics card).
To take advantage of Intel's Smart Response technology (SSD Caching) you will need to have the latest Rapid Storage technology driver, a small SSD and a mechanical drive. This ability allows the most frequently accessed programs to be cached on the SSD for a faster response. Setup requires that the primary drive and solid state drive are installed and the controller is set to RAID instead of AHCI or IDE. Then once the OS is installed to the mechanical drive and the drivers and INF are installed, install the latest RST (10.5.1026), reboot and open up the RST control panel, choose Accelerate and follow the directions. Once this is done you can enjoy the benefits of a combination said to be faster than a hybrid drive. A small SSD is recommended with the largest cache supported being 64GB. Currently a 32GB SSD will set you back from 80 to 100 dollars. This option shows promise but a few more dollars spent can get you the full abilities of an SSD.
MSI's Winki is a small application that allow for a quick boot into a small Linux distro. The Winki software is enabled in the BIOS and allows for pretty much anything you can do in the windows OS. Get on the internet, look at files or view and work with pictures.


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The systematic history of CALEB UNIVERSITY dates back to 1986 when Prince Oladega Adebogun planted the initial seed for a nursery and primary school in the heart of Mainland Lagos. The seemingly intractable falling standard in public sector education and the demand amongst most parents for schools with high academic standards, as well as the inculcation of true Christian values served as the necessary impetus for the creation of Caleb Nursery and Primary School.Read more...
COPAS' Vision & Mission
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to the advancement of the frontier of scientific knowledge and its application
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App Description
This is pack B of BLOCKS WITH LETTERS ON, the fun and addictive puzzle game which will put your logic and word skills to the test.
On each level, you are given a set of letter blocks which must be arranged in order to spell out a word.
The first challenge is working out what the word should be (there's only ever one answer) but the trickier part is often navigating the blocks around the obstacles to get the letters to the yellow answer area in the right order.
This combination of logic game and word game makes for a refreshingly original puzzle experience! And on top of that, there is a cute/amusing/quirky little animation after each level, illustrating the word you have just made.
Unlike the first game, the levels start off a little harder and quickly get trickier, escalating towards a truly fiendish climax.
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WOOT! I love long weekends :) We have no big plans or anything but I just love knowing that extra day is there on Monday. I'm still battling these stinky allergies..it's bad bad bad & I think I'm going to have to give in soon and go to the Dr. *UGH*! I have an unnatural anxiety when it comes to going to the doctor lol, it's not due to any traumatic thing in my past, etc I just don't like going. My mom says she thinks it's because of my "personal space" issues & I do admit that I have those. Not super crazy about strangers standing in my space much less touching me. Which brings me to another story!
We've been looking at supplemental health insurance plans for our business. We had this one agent come in and as we were standing there talking he kept creeping closer and closer to me. I backed up as far as possible until I was practically sitting on my desk & leaning back into back bend position to get away from him. Why do people find it necessary to get so "up in your face" to have a conversation. Really kind of ticked me off and I'm seriously doubting that he'll get our business because of it. Does this completely annoy anyone else or should I seek professional help now? Tell me your views on it please!!
Every now and then you purchase something & think "Wow" how did I ever live without it lol. Well I made such a purchase just last week and I just have to tell you about it too. It's a set of templates/actions by Marcie Reckinger & Traci Murphy called "Peeled & Revealed". I got sets 1-3 but let me tell ya I'm going back for the other set this weekend!! Jump over to Funky Playground Designs to check them out :)
Now on to business :) Adrienne & I have our Divine Double 17 in the store now & it's on SALE!!
Eternal Summer
I'm running a 25-50% sale in both my Gotta Pixel & Divine Digital stores Friday-Monday!!
Now I have a little contest for ya :) Leave a comment (be sure to leave your email addy) and if your post # is drawn you'll win a copy of the Eternal Summer kit shown above!! I'll announce the winner on Saturday..good luck!! Don't forget to leave your email because if you win I'll need it to send you a coupon :)
Have a fabulous night & cheers to a wonderful longgggg weekend!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
3 Day Weekend Coming Right UP + a Contest for ya!!
Posted by Connie Prince at 6:24 PM
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- absolutartist1 said...
I'm the first!!! :) Terrific kit!
- August 30, 2007 at 7:40 PM
- A Gift of Hope Adoptions said...
hey count me in :)
- August 30, 2007 at 9:37 PM
- ~Sasha Farina~ said...
drop my name in the hat too please!!
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Thank you!
- August 30, 2007 at 9:50 PM
- ciocichar said...
Please enter me too!
- August 31, 2007 at 12:16 AM
- Monique said...
Oooh I've had my eye on those templates for a while! Maybe some day i'll be able to afford them...lol. Love the new kit, gorgeous elements! Have a great day!
- August 31, 2007 at 12:27 AM
- Terebinthtree said...
Lovely kit! I'd love to win it! :)
Thanks for the contest.
- August 31, 2007 at 12:08 PM
- Lynncal said...
I'm saying hi because I read about your contest, but since I'm on your CT I don't think it'd be fair if I won, so don't count me for your fantastic kit prize!
- August 31, 2007 at 9:05 PM
- angmag55 said...
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- August 31, 2007 at 11:23 PM
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Based in Thame, United Kingdom. member for 6 Years
Inspiration from flowers, plants, astronomy, literature, nature or maybe just daydreaming on a ramble in the countryside help to give me ideas for my artworks.
Experimenting with colour never tires me and I usually produce abstract series along a theme or may be I'll just make two or three versions of the same subject.
A tendency to roam outdoors inevitably made me want to paint scenery as well. I love observing the interplay of light on water or escaping past a cloud. Hopefully this fascination with changing weather conditions is captured within my landscapes.
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Pacific Madrone Flooring
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A unique Northwestern hardwood with an incomparable warm look, Pacific Madrone is prized for its rich burgundy, salmon, and warm cream color range. This very hard wood makes an ideal floor, promising much resistance to wear-and-tear and ever-deepening colors.Our madrone flooring is available in face widths of between 3" and 6". It is kiln-dried to less than 12% moisture content, with a traditional tongue-and-groove profile, end-matching, and lengths up to 96". It is available in Character and Select grades.
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