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The following is a sampling of apps that can be accessed by using a variety of mobile devices (Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry, depending on the platform used by the manufacturer) and can offer features ranging from design visualization and installation how-tos to building regulations. So take a look at our collection. Chances are if you, your contractors, or your constituents have a problem, there's an app for it.
Cartegraph (Apple, Android)
With the YourGOV Mobile citizen request application, residents can report nonemergency issues and service requests - such as potholes, vandalism, and streetlight outages - directly from their mobile smartphones. They can then track the progress of their requests and view the status of any open request in your service area. The Android-specific design introduces a press-and-hold option for specifying issue locations. Other options include voice search and voice detail entry. Request a demo.
CitySourced (Apple, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7)
CitySourced provides a simple and intuitive platform empowering residents to identify civic issues (public safety, quality of life, environmental issues, etc.) and report them to city hall for quick resolution. The app provides an opportunity for government to use technology to save time and money, improve accountability to those they govern, and foster a positive, collaborative platform for real action. Download this app.
Connected Bits (Apple, Android)
Spot Reporters enables anyone with a mobile phone to report issues they encounter (potholes, graffiti, down trees, etc.) by sending photos, locations, and descriptions directly to your municipality's Spot Reporters app server. Smartphone users can download your jurisdiction's branded iPhone or Android apps or use their existing Web, Twitter, or SMS clients and start reporting immediately. Get platform.
EPA (Mobile, Web)
Check the health of waterways anywhere in the U.S from your smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer. The How's My Waterway app and website uses GPS technology or a user-entered zip code or city name to provide information about the quality of local water bodies. Users instantly receive a list of waterways within five miles of the search location. Each waterway is identified as unpolluted, polluted, or unassessed. A map option offers the a view of the search area with the results color-coded by assessment status. Once a specific lake, river or stream is selected, the app and website provides information on the type of pollution reported for that waterway and what has been done by EPA and the states to reduce it. Additional reports and technical information is also available, including simple descriptions of each type of water pollutant, including pollutant type, likely sources, and potential health risks. A related links page connects users to popular water information on beaches, drinking water, and fish and wildlife habitat based on a user's search criteria. Download this app.
Fulcrum (Apple, Android)
After giving Fulcrum a try, many companies in the energy and utility industries increased their rate of productivity while decreasing the man-power required to execute projects in the field. Take a look a few examples and you'll get a feel for how Fulcrum is making a big impact for companies just like yours. Download this app.
Orange County California Public Works (Apple)
This free application allows the county's residents to request pothole repairs, graffiti removal, street sweeping, report incidents of alleged illegal dumping, water pollution, and/or property violations. Download this app.
Ping4 (Android, Apple)
This mobile safety platform offers a new way for public utilities to keep their community safe and informed. It enables local utilities to issue real-time, location-based alerts to an area of their choosing. Any smartphone with the app installed will receive a notification with information and instructions about the emergency situation. The app still works in power and phone line outages. Download this app for Android or Apple.
SeeClickFix Inc. (Apple, Android, BlackBerry)
SeeClickFix allows anyone to report and track nonemergency issues anywhere in the world via the Internet. This empowers citizens, community groups, media organizations, and governments to take care of and improve their neighborhoods. Users can report problems; use GPS on their smartphones to pinpoint exact locations; view, comment on, vote to fix, or update issues already reported; and receive messages whenever someone interacts with issues they've submitted or followed. Download this app.
(Driving Conditions)
Missouri DOT (Apple, Android)
Need to know highway conditions while planning your route in Missouri? MoDOT Traveler Information App, better known as the "map app," provides a map of the state with all major roads highlighted. They're color coded to indicate road conditions or construction. Those working in the field update the conditions of the road by radioing back to MoDOT headquarters, and the status is changed within five minutes. It shows major roads and highways, but also some smaller roads. Download this app.
Xerox Transportation (Mobile Web)
The SmartBus System was introduced in 2010 in Brampton, Canada. The mobile web app allows riders to access the site from any phone with a browser. Once you load the site, simply enter the bus number, and you will receive real-time information about that particular bus. The system is custom built and can be tailored to fit the needs of any city. The system also includes electronic message signs at terminals and on-board LED signs showing next stop information, interactive voice response for telephone access, and more. View the Brampton version of the app.
(Economic Forecasts)
U.S. Census Bureau (Android)
The America's Economy app lets you take the pulse of the U.S. economy straight from your smartphone. It provides real-time updates for 16 key economic indicators released from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Measures include employment, manufacturing, international trade, residential construction and sales, and more. It is currently only available on Google's Android platform, but the bureau says it will be coming soon to Apple for its iPhone and other devices. Download for free.
Xerox/Streetline Inc. (Apple, Android)
With the sensor-enabled Parker, motorists can see open parking spaces in real time - and if there's no street parking available it'll direct drivers to nearby parking lots and garages. The app is currently available through public-private partnerships with Indianapolis and Los Angeles, where sensors have been embedded in the pavement to detect when spaces are available. Once parked, motorists can use the app's built-in timer to track how much time is left on the meter, or access walking directions back to their parking spaces. Download this app.
(Building Products)
Ardex Americas (Apple)
Engineers, architects, installers, and distributors can use the ARDEX Americas Product Calculator to find details on the company's flooring and building products and to estimate the amount of product — including PANDOMO designer concrete finishes - required to cover a job area. The app has been recently updated to also include Henry Adhesives products. Download this app.
CertainTeed (Apple, Android, Blackberry)
Claiming to be the first building products manufacturer to release a mobile app, CertainTeed says its QR Reader simplifies product information gathering. It instantly scans and reads any barcode (regardless of manufacturer) that allows users to view websites, videos, and technical documentation. Download this app.
Versa-Matic (Apple, Mobile Web)
AODD pump owners can quickly and easily find the tools needed to support pumps installed in the field, as well as pumps currently being built and shipped. The app enables users to locate information related to a specific pump using My Pump Details through quick bar scanning or via a manual entry. Additional features include the ability to instantly review Chemical Compatibility using the interactive guide, conveniently flip through the latest full line catalogs, watch helpful service and repair training videos and more. Download this app for Apple or use the mobile Web app.
(Energy-Efficient Lighting)
Eco Hatchery LLC (Apple, Android)
Light Bulb Finder takes your lighting needs and budget into consideration to help find the best energy-efficient replacements for incandescent bulbs, such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). You can create shopping lists, and buy bulbs directly through the app or at local stores. Download this app.
Lutron Electronics (Apple)
With just minimal project information, the free Energi Advisor App provides its users with a bill of materials, estimated return on investment, and energy savings information—making it an ideal tool for government contractors to quickly and accurately determine the best lighting-control solution for a facility. By requiring only basic information, such as room size, number of fixtures, type of fixtures, local electric utility rates, rebates, and labor rates, the app lets users walk through projects with key decision-makers, and at the same time deliver a complete project design and budget. it delivers multiple options for each project to ensure that budget and control requirements can be addressed without compromising performance. Download this app.
A. O. Smith (Apple)
Warranty Check puts water heater warranty information in the palm of plumbers' and contractors' hands, allowing them to check if an A. O. Smith water heater is in warranty and when the warranty expires. Users may also view product details such as model number, series number, and date of manufacture. Download this app.
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating (Apple)
If you have wondered with a Mitsubishi Electric ductless comfort system would look like in your facility, the meVIEW app will allow you to take a picture of a room then select one of their indoor units to place in the room. You can reposition and place within the picture to see how the unit will look. Download this app.
Lennox International (Apple)
Lennox Mobile gives HVAC contractors and builders complete access to the manufacturer's residential HVAC products and dealers. It shows your homeowners how to take control of their home energy costs, and it allows users to calculate how much a Lennox heating or cooling system can save on energy costs. You can even search products or watch videos. Download this app.
(Kitchen & Bath)
BLANCO (Apple, Android)
The Silgranit II Color app allows users to coordinate the manufacturer's Silgranit II sinks with various countertop stones. Users can pair the sinks with different countertops and evaluate the combination. You can also add your own countertop selections to the app by capturing images using your device's camera. Favorite combinations can be added to a list and emailed to others. Download this app.
Kohler (Apple)
This app lets users interact and view products. You can browse products and design spaces, go on a 360-degree virtual tour, coordinate colors and finishes, use a QR scanner, and articles. Download this app.
Versatex (Mobile Web)
The Versatex mobile website has the company's Contractor Handbook, which includes 'how-to' videos, installation tips, best practices, catalog information, and dealer locations. Download this app.
White River Hardwoods (Apple)
Elaboration is a comprehensive, 250-page product binder for the specification of hardwood moldings and architectural woodcarvings. The catalog features more than 2,250 products that are organized into 13 tabbed sections, making it easy to find detailed product information. Download this app.
Benjamin Moore (Apple, Android)
The Color Capture app allows users to snap a picture of a color anywhere and find its match from Benjamin Moore's more than 3,300 paint hues. You can also save your pictures and their coordinating colors to a favorites folder. Download this app.
PPG Pittsburgh Paints (Apple, Android)
The Voice of Color app allows interior designers to browse more than 1,800 paint colors, quickly order 8x12 color swatches, photograph and match any paint color, and create and save color projects. It ties directly into the company's Voice of Color program, an integrated design system that offers tools and materials to help users get information about color. Download this app.
Sherwin-Williams (Apple, Android, Blackberry)
See a color you like and want to use in your facility? The ColorSnap app can help. It allows you to use your smartphone to capture a color that inspires you and match it to one of the company's 1,500 paint colors. You can search, browse, adjust, save, and even share colors. Download this app.
APA/Engineered Wood Association (Apple)
Do your engineered-wood products conform to codes and standards? A quick check of the Product Reports app will tell you. The app provides quick links to APA documents that discuss whether engineered-wood products are up to par. Download this app.
USG Corp. (Apple)
USG Solutions is for users who need complete answers for all their home improvement needs, including project how-tos, and a materials estimator for ceilings, interior panels and tiles, and flooring. It also includes the company's product catalog with details on more than a dozen USG products. Download this app.
Arkema Inc./APV Engineered Coatings (Apple)
Launched for the eCoolRoof with Kynar Aquatic roof coating system, the APV eCoolRoof Savings Calculator app offers easy-to-find product information including environmental specifics, life-cycle analysis, case studies, and website links. Users also can compare costs of using the system — comprised of a resin-based topcoat and an elastomeric acrylic basecoat — against a conventional elastomeric acrylic coating. Download this app.
American Olean Inspiration Gallery (Apple)
This app offers high-quality room scenes that can be used for inspiration when designing facilities. Included are categorized galleries, product information, and the ability to favorite and store pictures. Download this app.
Dal-Tile Corp. (Apple)
Inspiration Gallery is an app that offers room scenes designed to inspire creative tile installations. It offers a categorized gallery of rooms and products, room scene product information, favorite photo storage and organization, and slideshow views of selected images. Download this app.
(Windows & Doors)
Andersen (Apple)
The Presenting Our Products app allows the user to browse the newest Andersen windows, training materials, or more details on designs to specify an order. It also has links to the latest application guides, sizing calculators, and warranty information for the company's A-Series, Eagle, 400/200 Series and 100 Series product lines. Download this app.
Marvin Integrity Windows and Doors (Apple)
The window manufacturer's Built to Perform app provides information on its Ultrex fiberglass windows and doors. Users will find reference materials such as product catalogs, presentations, case studies, videos, and a photo gallery for inspiration. Download this app.
Milgard Windows & Doors (Apple)
This app allows users to access all product brochures, exclusive videos, as well as the ability to stay connected via Twitter. Download this app.
YKK AP America (Apple)
Designed for architects, general contractors, and other design professionals, the Architectural Product Master app provides information on high-performance fenestration systems for use in commercial buildings and assists in the design and installation phases of a project. The myThermal Assistant tool calculates the energy-saving performance metrics of YKK AP products with project specific glass packages and sizes. Download this app.
383 Studios (Apple, Web)
Threshold is a Web and mobile application that speeds and improves the process of organizing and managing the vast collection of project photos taken during the course of construction. The mobile app enables users to take, organize, tag, and upload photos to their project right from the jobsite. It enables users to combine their documentation, organization, and distribution processes by letting them upload multiple photos at once with no Internet connection required to document the jobsite, tag photos with construction-specific information, select whether photos are public or private before uploading, and share photos with the entire project team. Download this app or download the web app.
Autodesk (Apple)
The free FormIt mobile app helps you capture building design concepts digitally anytime, anywhere ideas strike. Use real-world site information to help create forms in context and support early design decisions with real building data. The app allows you to create forms quickly from a gallery of shapes, directly manipulate forms using gestures for easy model changes, save designs to the cloud, share with others, and more. Download this app.
Axonic Labs LLC (Apple)
gUnit is a unit and currency converter that provides quick conversion results for currency, temperature, length, weight, and volume measurements. It features more than 330 units and currencies with all unit conversion results available at a glance. Available for iPhone or iOS device, the lite version of the app supports U.S., U.K., and Canadian unit variations. With the full version (available for $0.99 from the iTunes store), get the added benefits of converting mileage, torque, area, energy, time, speed, pressure, power, and force. Simply select your conversion type, and the units to quickly calculate the conversion. Download this app.
CNH Parts & Service (Android, Apple)
The MyShed and MyYard apps are fleet management tools that allow equipment owners to manage, organize and store equipment data online. The mobile apps allow users to look up parts and create pick lists for their specific equipment models that they can submit directly to their local equipment dealer–from any smartphone. In addition, they can stay connected with their local equipment dealer with the application's easy-to-use call button and email features. Download this app.
Contractors Apps (Apple)
The company's apps include:
Tradies is a mobile office tool for construction and trades providing quick and easy site diaries/dailies, variations/change orders, request for information, invoicing quoting, purchase orders, tender requests, site instructions, and subcontract agreements—all of which can be emailed in PDF format. Free to download, but you will need to purchase all individual sections to preview without watermark and/or email PDF reports. Download this app.
Site Boss enables site foremen, development managers, and contractor supervisors to streamline essential administration and simplify daily paperwork chores, plus effortlessly communicate with all your suppliers, clients. and tradespeople in real time. Download this app.
Defects App allows you to create defect lists, punch lists, snag lists, service reports, inspection reports, to-do lists, completion lists, or even create a custom list for any need by project. Complete the list direct in the field and have it immediately distributed in a PDF document to your contractors and clients. Download this app.
HCSS (Apple, Android)
With the company's suite of Heavy Job field apps, users can collect and review data on construction field operations from anywhere, even offline - making the apps faster than Web-based products that must constantly communicate with the Internet. Field personnel have information at their fingertips to compare actual job costs against the budget, make notes, and transmit photos. Download these app.
Plangrid (Apple)
This ambitious iPad app aims to replace costly and cumbersome printed design documents with a manageable digital archive of customizable plans in PDF format. It allows users to manipulate plans in the field, flip between blueprint versions, and share new designs via cloud services or email. The app eliminates printing costs; reduces time spent managing, updating, and waiting for delivery of plans; and provides instantaneous updates that should eliminate rework costs that can occur from using outdated designs in the field. The company offers a three-tiered pricing plan, which includes a free version for smaller projects (less than 50 sheets). Download this app.
Kohler Power Systems (Apple)
The free Kohler Power Literature App allows you to instantly stream catalogs or download them to use offline. Once downloaded, catalogs are automatically updated with the newest specs of all their generators ranging from 10 to 3,250 kilowatts, transfer switches, and switchgear. Many of the pieces include digital extras such as hot spots that directly link the user to the product page on Kohler's website, pinch to zoom, and the ability to search from within a brochure or white paper. Download this app.
Simpson Strong-Tie (Apple, mobile, Web)
Holdown connectors are typically used to anchor shearwall segments against overturning. The Holdown Selector Web app is a quick and easy tool that selects the most cost-effective holdown connector based on the type of installation, demand load, and the wood species of the post. It specifies the Simpson Strong-Tie connector needed to complete a project based on the installation method and demand load that is inputted. It includes an expandable list of holdown options, SCL column support, and rim joist models. Download this app.
Coil straps are designed to transfer tension loads for a wide range of applications. The redesigned Coil Strap Designer specifies the most effective coil strap for a given demand load and determines the number of nails required for a particular application. The Coil Strap Cut Length Calculator determines the cut length of a coil strap and the total amount of coil strap needed for the construction project. The calculator provides the end length, clear span, cut length, total number of nails and total linear feet of strap required to complete a project. Download this app.
Determining the slope and skew angles related to hip and valley beams can be a challenge made even more difficult when the roof slopes on each side of the hip or valley are different. The new online Slope and Skew Calculator makes it easy by performing all of the necessary calculations for each hanger condition in the roof. Simply enter the roof pitches and press the "calculate" button, and the app will supply the direction and precise angles for the framing members as well as the connectors. Access the calculator.
The Dealer Locator mobile app helps find the location of the closest Simpson Strong-Tie dealer based on the user's location. The app is available for U.S. and Canadian customers and includes such information as the distance from your location and directions to the dealer, product lines offered, and the dealer's website, phone number, and other relevant contact information. Search by city and state, along with zip code. The Dealer Locator is a native app for iPhone® and iPad®. Other mobile users can use the mobile-optimized Dealer Locator at www.strongtie.com/dealers. More information is available at www.strongtie.com/apps/dl.
StructuresApps.com (Apple)
Design and analyze reinforced concrete columns, slabs, and corbels using the RC Design app. Intended for civil and structural engineering professionals and students, RC Design is based on ACI 318-08 and 318M-08. Features include tabs for rectangular and circular short columns, two-way shear design that displays a useful "Excess Shear Stress" diagram, and corbel design. The RC Beam Pack is an add-on and can be purchased using the iPhone OS 3.0 in-app purchase feature. This app provides accurate, comprehensive results and can save time spent on design and paperwork. Download this app. For related civil and structural engineering apps from this company, click here.
Smartools LLC (Apple)
With Punchlists, architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, and even project owners can benefit from the convenience and efficiency of creating punch lists in the field. Download this app.
Atkins (Apple, Android, Windows)
With FloodMap Mobile, anyone with a smartphone, tablet, or similar device can instantly determine the flood risk of a given address or area. Using sophisticated mapping and floodplain database technologies, the app clearly shows the flood risk of any U.S. location, and can link users to local insurance agents or their local FEMA office. If desired, users can even generate a PDF-formatted risk report that can be given to a real estate agent, insurance agent, city council member, or any other interested party. The app gives floodplain managers, city planners, and emergency responders on-demand access to critical information in the field. Using the mobile app, engineers, community officials, and customer service authorities have quick and easy access to information about map numbers, quads, gages, and floodplains. It is also an essential tool for both real estate professionals and prospective home buyers to understand flood risk for specific properties, including an estimated flood-insurance cost based on home value. Download this app.
Ping4 Inc. (Apple, Android, smartphone)
Ping4alerts! is an emergency communications platform that allows public safety agencies to send high-precision, location-based emergency alerts to people in their community. Agencies can control the alert area down to the foot: You can set an alert area right up to the boundary of a beach, road, building, or any other area, eliminating alert fatigue and making sure people are only getting information about events that may affect them. Any smartphone with the app installed will receive a notification with information and instructions about the emergency situation. The app still works in power and phone line outages. Download this app.
Bosch Rexroth (Android, Apple)
The Fit4Filter app allows customers to cros- reference and replace their existing hydraulic filter elements with the corresponding Rexroth filters. It includes cross references to thousands of filters elements and contact information for Rexroth filter support personnel in 20 countries. Download this app for Apple or Android.
Mack (Apple)
Bulldog Magazine now has its very own app that provides access to both current and past issues enjoyed by the manufacturer's customers, employees, dealers, collectors, and fans. Readers will also be notified when new issues are published. Download this app.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (Apple)
AASHTO Mobile is your app for all that is current in transportation news. It provides up-to-date access to the Daily Transportation Update; to the weekly AASHTO Journal offering original in-depth reporting; to Transportation TV providing video news updates and interviews with key lawmakers, AASHTO leaders, and other industry professionals; to press releases highlighting the association's key reports, activities, policy positions, and other news. Download this app.
American Concrete Pavement Association (Apple)
- For a nominal fee, you can download:
The Pavement Joint Noise Estimator to quickly determine pavement characteristics and the tire-pavement noise level. Simply enter data about the joint spacing (interval), width and depth, vehicle speed, and average noise-level associated with one of five pavement texturing methods. The app displays three outputs: the increase in tire-pavement noise due to joint configuration; the total tire-pavement noise level; and the total tire-pavement noise from 50 feet away. Download this app.
- Area and Volume Calculator to quickly calculate plan area and volume of material based on a pavement or subbase/subgrade layer's thickness, width, and length. Download this app.
- Concrete Mixture Proportioner, which provides a method of proportioning a concrete mixture using the absolute volume method in substantial conformance with ACI 211.1-91, "Standard Practice for Selecting Proportions for Normal, Heavyweight and Mass Concrete." Download this app.
- Maximum Joint Space Calculator to calculate joint spacing in jointed plain (unreinforced) concrete pavement. Download this app.
- Staking Interval Calculator to calculate the rate of change of a vertical curve and, based on this value, receive maximum staking interval recommendations. Download this app.
- Subgrade Resilient Modulus Calculator, which uses conversion factors included in National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 128, "Evaluation of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Interim Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures." This app allows users to quickly estimate the Subgrade Resilient Modulus from either a California Bearing Ration or Resistance Value measurement. Download this app.
Find many more mobile apps for design, construction, and general interest applications via the ACPA's searchable online app library.
Dayton Superior (Android, Apple)
The company offers:
The Dayton Online Collateral System (DOCS) is Dayton Superior's publishing app. The app contains links to a variety of sales, marketing, and technical product documentation. Download this app for Apple.
The Dayton Superior Searcher app is a product and material safety data sheets search tool that provides information about product offerings, material safety data sheets, technical data sheets, and price books. Download this app for Android or Apple.
The product calculator can be used to determine how much product will be needed to cover a certain area. Download this app for Android or Apple.
Ibuildroads (Android, Apple)
Ibuildroads offers on-the-go access to real-time conversations happening inside the road construction industry. Ask questions, find answers, and share ideas with other road construction industry professionals regarding asphalt, concrete, milling, recycling, erosion control, subgrade mechanical stabilization, subgrade soil stabilization, engineering services, underground utilities, and other road construction topics. Download this app for Android or Apple.
Tensar International Corp. (Apple, Android, BlackBerry)
If you need recommendations and cost comparisons for flexible pavements and unpaved roads, check out the SpectraPave SP4 Mobile App. The app allows the designer to determine thickness requirements and determine cost savings of using a mechanically stabilized layer via Tensar TriAx Geogrids for subgrade stabilization. Part of the company's digital channel, TensarConnect platform, SP4 was developed in accordance with Giroud-Han design methodology. Output includes a breakdown of aggregate savings, undercut savings, and overall project cost savings. Download this app.
American Red Cross (Android, Apple)
The Red Cross Wildfires app has "Blaze Warnings" that lets you see where NOAA has issued wildfire warnings, "Blaze Alerts" will notify you when a new wildfire occurs, and the "Blaze Path Tracker" gives you the current view of the wildfire's track and perimeter. You can also let loved ones know that you are safe even if the power is out and learn what steps you should take to prepare your family, home and pets—all from the palm of your hand. Download this app for Anrdoid or Apple.
Firehouse Software (Apple)
FHinspector is designed to improve fire and EMS agency operations by helping keep better records and manage critical information. The app combines iPad's interface and live GPS with your inspections, pre-incident plans, and permits, allowing your department to tackle more inspections, faster. Download this app.
Noble Canary (Apple, Android)
You now can conduct a full or partial 29 CFR OSHA 1926 safety audit or a Program Evaluation Profile (PEP) right from your mobile device. For $99, the OSHA Construction Safety Auditing app allows you to check for compliance and mark each regulation as compliant, noncompliant, or not applicable. You can use it as a quick reference guide for appendices and definitions and attach custom notes and photos to each finding. When your audit is complete, you can compile and email a full report. It's especially sharp and easy to scroll through regulations with the iPad, but we recommend the iPad2 when using this app because of its built-in camera. Download this app.
For the same price, Noble Canary also offers the OSHA Audit app, with complete coverage of 29 CFR 1910. This app allows you to complete a full safety audit on your iPhone. Users can take their phones to the jobsite and create a new guided audit-taking photos, adding notes-and email a copy of the full audit report to the agency when they're done. Download this app.
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Apple, Android)
Workers and supervisors can use the OSHA Heat Safety Tool to calculate the heat index for their worksite, which then displays the resultant risk level to outdoor workers. Then, with a simple "click," you can get reminders about the protective measures that should be taken at that risk level to protect workers from heat-related illness - reminders about drinking enough fluids, scheduling rest breaks, planning for and knowing what to do in an emergency, adjusting work operations, gradually building up the workload for new workers, training on heat illness signs and symptoms, and monitoring each other for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness. Download this app.
SAFTI FIRST (Apple)
Choose the right fire-rated glass and glazing product with the mySAFTI app. View fact sheets and size charts, and save your favorites or request more information via email. Download this app.
Jihoon Son (Web)
This map application shows users the nearest City of Chicago Recycling Drop-off center after they agree to share their location or click an area on the map. After choosing which drop-off center is best for you, the app then provides you with driving directions. You can choose City of Chicago Recycling Drop-off Center, Private Recycling Center, Pharmaceuticals Disposal Center, or Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling as one of the destinations. Each recycling facility icon, if clicked, will show the detailed information about each facility. Download this app.
Vasiliy Kuznetsov (Web)
Need to know where to drop off your recycling? Chicago Recycle Helper is a Web application that finds drop-off points for various materials to be recycled around the Chicago Metro area. All you have to do is enter an address, then choose the material you need to recycle from a drop-down menu. Download this app.
Xylem (Apple, Android)
Offered to Madison, Wis., residents, My Waste features a trash collection calendar that is tailored to each household. Residents can create custom reminders for their regular collection days and for holidays and special collections. It also provides detailed information on recycling, brush collections, and city drop-off sites. Download this app.
ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability USA (Mobile, Web)
The Green Business Challenge App is a powerful and customizable web application that allows any city, town, or county to launch a friendly competition among its business community to save money, energy, water, and waste. The Green Business Challenge is a proven and cost-effective program co-developed by ICLEI and the City of Chicago; it not only helps businesses improve their environmental performance, it helps local governments meet their communitywide energy and sustainability goals. Participants access the app through the local government's website, and use it to register, take a baseline survey, browse a library of tips and resources, update their achievements, view a scorecard that tracks their progress toward goals, read customized suggestions for ways to increase their score, and operate a carbon calculator. Program administrators can use the app to customize the program, view reports on participants' progress, and send mass emails to maintain engagement. ICLEI offers an additional guidebook and toolkit on how to run a Green Business Challenge, which incorporates the experience of Chicago and other communities. Download this app.
HydroPoint (Android, Apple, Web)
The WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigation System combines controllers and other hardware, along with cloud-based applications and services to automate irrigation schedules based on landscape-specific parameters (such as plant, soil, slope and sprinkler type) to quickly establish optimal irrigation schedules that match the true water budget for each zone of a landscape. Uses local weather information to put the right amount of water out at the right time. Just enter basic information about your landscape and the service takes over from there. With the mobile app, you have mobile control anytime, anywhere. It has a streamlined alerts interface and one-touch customer support. Download this app.
National Stormwater Calculator (Mobile, Web)
EPA's National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in the United States (including Puerto Rico). Estimates are based on local soil conditions, land cover, and historic rainfall records. It is designed to be used by anyone interested in reducing runoff from a property, including site developers, landscape architects, urban planners, and homeowners. Download this app.
Rain For Rent (Apple)
The TDH Pump Calculator is designed for hydraulic estimations from the field or office. Designed for engineers, field operators, and technicians, it allows for estimation of hydraulic conditions required for pump systems, making it easy to find the right equipment. Based on Hazen-Williams equations, simply enter the hydraulic parameters of your pumping system, and the app will return the Total Dynamic Head (TDH). Download this app.
Sensorex (Apple)
The Model PH-1 Meter Application Accessory provides a real-time display of pH, millivolts, ambient temperature, and solution temperature. When used with a GPS-enabled device featuring a time/date/location stamp - it will record where and when the measurements were taken. Results can be grouped by location or date, and emailed to a central records office in .csv file format. It also works with location-aware devices to log the coordinates where readings were taken for analysis and auditing purposes. The app is designed for use with the Sensorex Model S200C/BNC combination pH electrode or the Sensorex Model S293/30K/BNC/2.5 three-in-one pH/reference/temperature electrode. More on this app.
Solinst Levelogger (Apple)
The Solinst Levelogger App has all the major programming and data viewing options of the Levelogger PC Software, and a few added features. Download logged data, or view real-time data in a graph or database format. E-mail downloaded data logs, or saved real-time data right from the App. Program your Leveloggers, or apply a saved Setting to begin your next sampling session. Download this app.
Xylem (Apple, Android)
- Xylem customers can use the Xylect app to input their specific requirements and search for the ideal water or wastewater treatment product. Search by application or product type, or by inputting required flow and head. You can also identify all available spare parts for a product by inputting its serial number. Available in 18 languages. Download this app.
These are just a few apps out there to help you, your contractors, and your residents. Check out the following links for more even more apps:
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O.J. won in criminal court, but lost in civil court.
A single parent with children, cannot have their assets attached in the state of Florida.
So when he was convicted of wrongful death in civil court and was getting ready too loose all his assets. He packed up for Florida.
Lived too the south of me here. He was living like a king. $$$$$.
Then came the Nevada trip. :smilie_sc:jail::owned::)

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Colo. Springs mayor discusses improvement plans for downtown
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Mayor Steve Bach hosted a breakfast Wednesday morning highlighting some improvement plans for downtown.
Bach met with about 200 city and business leaders at the Wyndham Mining Exchange Hotel.
He said that regional growth is dependent on having a strong and vibrant downtown.
Bach outlined some of his priorities, including public safety and bringing more businesses to the area.
In regards to public safety, Bach pointed out that downtown cameras will be installed in November. City Council approved installing them earlier this year, and Bach said they will focus on Acacia Park.
Bach also said the city has been working with Colorado Springs Utilities to improve lighting on Tejon Street.
According to Bach, he and his staff are also working on bringing some big businesses to the downtown area.
Another priority is encouraging C-DOT to reconstruct the I-25 and Cimarron interchange, which is considered a main entryway into downtown.
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NY Times cited lobbyist Berman without mentioning industry ties
A New York Times article documented a recent rift between employers and labor unions over a unionizing method that uses "card checks" instead of secret ballot elections. The Times included comments from Richard Berman, the founder of the anti-union organization, the Center for Union Facts; however, it did not mention Berman's history of lobbying for the restaurant and beverage industry or his support for and involvement in controversial campaigns.
A March 11 New York Times article [1] by Steven Greenhouse documented a recent rift between employers and labor unions over a unionizing method that uses "card checks" instead of secret ballot elections. The card check process is a method "in which companies grant union recognition once a majority of workers sign cards saying they favor the union." Unions increasingly want to use this procedure to replace the traditional organizing method: secret-ballot elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board [2] (NLRB) that, according to union officials, allow anti-union employers to more easily intimidate workers into shying away from voting for union representation.
In presenting the case against the use of card checks, Greenhouse included comments from Richard Berman, founder and executive director of a newly formed anti-union organization, the Center for Union Facts [3] (CUF). However, despite his own previous reporting [4] on Berman and the CUF, Greenhouse did not mention, as he did in a February 14 article [4], Berman's history of lobbying for the restaurant and beverage industry or his support for and involvement in controversial campaigns, including ones that aim to dismiss concerns regarding mercury in fish, downplay the negative effects of obesity, and oppose a push by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for stricter laws against drunk driving. Berman is also the executive director, according to The Washington Post [5], "of the Center for Consumer Freedom [6] [CCF], a decade-old group founded with tobacco money and restaurant money to fight smoking curbs in restaurants."
According to a March 13 column [7] by The Washington Post's Al Kamen, the U.S. Department of Labor, which "had been seen as basically in lock step with organized labor's views on employment issues such as workplace safety, wages and benefits," now seems to be promoting the CUF. Kamen wrote that Lynn Gibson, the former director [8] of the Young Leaders Program at the conservative Heritage Foundation [9] and now the Department of Labor's public liaison [10], wrote an email alerting recipients to the "noteworthy" website recently launched by the anti-union group. "The website," Gibson wrote, "is dedicated to providing information on labor unions and their expenditures. UnionFacts.com launched on Monday, February 13th, and some news links are listed below."
In the lead paragraph of his March 11 article, Greenhouse wrote that the ad campaign launched by the CUF in February compared Bruce S. Raynor [11], president of the union, Unite Here [12], to Cuban president Fidel Castro and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. While Greenhouse did refer to the CUF as a "business-backed group," he reported Berman's comments regarding card checks without providing any clue into Berman's background as a lobbyist:
"Under the National Labor Relations Act, the election process in the United States has turned into a meat grinder for workers," he [Raynor] said. "Each year 20,000 workers are fired or retaliated against for supporting a union." With unions pushing ever harder for card checks, Richard Berman, executive director of the Center for Union Facts, the group that ran the advertisement, said the time was right for business to mount an offensive against them.
"The fact is unions now say that as a general rule they don't want N.L.R.B. elections," Mr. Berman said.
By contrast, in his February 14 article on the CUF, Greenhouse included Berman's long history as a lobbyist and his role in several controversial campaigns:
Mr. Berman runs a public affairs firm in Washington and helped to create the American Beverage Institute and the Employment Policies Institute, which has helped the restaurant industry fight increases in the minimum wage.
He has faced criticism in recent years for arguing on behalf of his clients that drinking a lot of soda does not contribute to diabetes and that Americans have been "force-fed a steady diet of obesity myths by the 'food police,' trial lawyers, and even our own government." Mr. Berman was also criticized for fighting a push by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to tighten rules on alcohol limits for drivers.
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Aaron Ramsey believes that an increased sense of defensive responsibility in Arsenal's midfielders is paying dividends.
The Gunners have shown a fairly compact shape this term as the team look to improve their 'goals against' record - and, as the recent draws at Aston Villa and Everton helped demonstrate, their work is having come effect.
"As a team we needed to defend better and I think that in periods of this season we've done it," Ramsey told the Official Matchday Programme. "We've kept a few clean sheets, and I know that in certain games we haven't been as fluid going forward as we'd like, but I think we've been quite solid as a unit and are starting to express ourselves more too.
"The Aston Villa game last weekend is a good example - last year we may have conceded a goal there and gone home without anything, but we were solid defensively and perhaps it could have gone our way."
While Ramsey can feel Arsenal pushing on, it has been a more difficult time at international level. This week saw the first anniversary of Wales manager Gary Speed's tragic death, and the midfielder admits that he and his team-mates have found things tough since then.
"It's been hard for us," he said. "We were playing ever so well, and the team looked as if it would do some good things - we thought we had a genuine chance. Obviously something unexpected and tragic happened, and it was difficult for all the players.
"It takes time to overcome something like that, and I don't think we've recovered from it. We're not playing in the way we used to and have suffered as a result. As soon as you win games you seem to gain that extra yard, and things appear to happen naturally - hopefully we'll get that back soon."
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Tom Malina winning Czech Slalom Nationals
Tom Malina (CZE-109) was clearly dominating the fleet on his WARP F2014.
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"From 9th-11th May was held the 1st Czech national slalom event at lake Nechranice with 20 windsurfers battling for the first season victory. During the whole 3 days we had pretty decent conditions with wind around 20knts sun and pretty nice temperatures. Most of the time I was sailing my 140 Falcon with 8.6 Warp with some races on 110 and 7.8. We did 13 eliminations in total which is pretty good number and in the end I manage to win almost all of them.
I'm pretty happy that I won the event and that I could help to organize such a nice and windy slalom race. It is nice to see that the level of the slalom racing in Czech is every year higher and higher. So this time my home spot didn't disappoint us and Im looking forward to the first PWA event in Costa Brava.
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This will be the first Onrpg Member Interview (unofficial). The vote will continue for the next member in the previous thread located here: http://www.onrpg.com/boards/threads/...ber-Interviews
Onrpg Member Interview #1: Duby
Onrpg Member Interview #1
Welcome and thanks for taking the time out of the day to answer these interview questions. If there's any question you don't want to answer then feel free to leave it blank. The first few questions will be sort of personal, followed by questions related to Onrpg and then some random ones as well. So, with that said:
What is your current age?
23 but my spirit age is uncounted
What state (or other country) do you currently reside in?
Favorite song at the moment?
dont have any
Favorite T.V show right now?
dont watch much tv
Favorite T.V show of all time?
umm as above
Favorite Genre in games? Ex: Simulation, RPG, FPS, Puzzle, etc.
rpg games mostly and sandbox games
One thing you look forward to every day?
oh you dont wanna know
What's the one thing you're most looking forward to in the next 5 years?
the end of the world
One thing you look forward to every day?
hmm seems ive seen this question some where
Best gift you received this past Christmas?
i cant rember it wont much
When did you start playing MMOs?
first mmorpgs was risk your life. lord almighty i was young i dont think i was even in my teens yet
How long have you been a member here at Onrpg?
well all the accounts that are long forgotten and so on umm since 09 or 10?
How did you first hear about Onrpg? Or, what first brought you to Onrpg.com?
no one told me about it. found random
What is the best thing you like about Onrpg?
im bored all the time so i go onrpg to post and talk because i suck at life and am a loser and umm ill stop here
After all these years, why do you still visit OnRPG?
How often do you try a game that you hear about on OnRPG?
meh only if the game appeals to me
What was the first game you got addicted to?
oh shit. might and magic on my very first win 95 pc
Got any New Year's resolutions?
If so, what are they?
Name 10 OnRPGers off the top of your head. If you can't name 10, name as many as you can think of within the limit of 10.
Bunnz Jayjay nick. Xeno.Murixdon.Treytrey.Pwarp.Jin.
Now describe each of them in one or a few words.
You're at a reception and everyone's mingling in the lobby.
Which plate of appetizers do you hang around?
human fingers
Rock, paper, or scissors? Why?
never played that game
Every game is now being deleted, which one do you save and why?
Do you have a Celebrity Crush? If so, who?
hell no
Shit just hit the fan and you only have room in your bunker for you and one other person, who would it be?
no one
Where in the world is Carmen SanDiego?
i killed her
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
dont have any. any diary product gives me the shits
What are your career goals?
hmm dont really have one. dont want to be a slave all my life
Dogs or cats?
That ends this round of questions. Again, thanks a lot for taking out the time and answering these. If you have any suggestions for future interviews, feel free to let me know.


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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Stanford knocked down its latest Pac-12 challenger with a thud. Just like the Cardinal just always do.
Chiney Ogwumike scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, leading No. 4 Stanford past No. 14 Arizona State 80-56 on Monday night, the Cardinal's 15th consecutive victory over the Sun Devils and 60th straight win in a conference road game.
The 6-foot-4 star made 13 of 18 shots. She scored 18 in the second half as Stanford (17-1, 6-0 Pac-12) turned the game into a rout against the Sun Devils (14-3, 4-2), who were coming off a win over then-No. 15 California.
''She's a great player,'' Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. ''She's a great competitor. She's extremely intelligent. She plays really hard. She's a fabulous leader of our team, and I can be hard on her. I don't sugar-coat things for her. She's not sensitive. She wants to know what she needs to do better.''
Much of the time, freshman Sophie Brunner was trying to guard Ogwumike, one of the best seniors in the country. It was a lesson well-learned.
''She's just really smart,'' Brunner said. ''You take one thing away, she goes to the next. You take that away, she goes to the next thing. She's just really physical. It was a good test but she's the real deal.''
Taylor Greenfield scored 14 and Lili Thompson and Karlie Samuelson 11 apiece for Stanford, which won in 16th in a row since a loss at No. 1 Connecticut in the second game of the season.
Katie Hempen scored 13 and Sophie Bruner 12 for the Sun Devils, who shot just 32 percent to the Cardinal's 54 percent.
Arizona State led 8-6 when Stanford took control with a 16-2 run, one of Ogwumike's many layups putting the Cardinal up 22-10 with 10:58 left in the half. She got in foul trouble that allowed the Sun Devils to crawl back into it.
''A great opportunity,'' Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne said.
A 14-6 run sliced Stanford's lead to 28-24 when Deja Mann sank one of two free throws with 2:28 left in the half.
''It was very tough,'' Ogwumike said of having to sit and watch the lead dwindle. ''I know I need to play smarter and not jeopardize my position by fouling especially unnecessarily. It was tough to sit on the sidelines but I have full trust in my teammates.''
But Oguwmike came back and scored 18 in the second half, and Arizona State wasn't in it for long.
The Cardinal led 35-28 at the break, then Ogwumike came back and Stanford dominated. The Cardinal cored the first nine points of the second half to take control. Lili Thompson's layup put Stanford ahead 44-28.
Taylor Greenfield's three-point play had Stanford in command 53-32 with 12 1/2 minutes to play.
''I think we like playing on the road,'' Ogwumike said. ''We like adversity. It's an opportunity for us to dig deep and play. I think our No. 1 strength in Stanford women's basketball is our team chemistry, so I think being in an adverse situation really tests our team chemistry, and we always rise from that. We learn, we cherish those opportunities. I think today we were having fun, and I think people saw that.''
Arizona State had won four in a row since its only other Pac-12 at Washington and had climbed five places to No. 14 in this week's rankings after Friday's victory over Cal. It equaled the Sun Devils best ranking since Dec. 14, 2009.
After matching the school record with 15 3-pointers Saturday at Arizona, Stanford was 3-for-6 on 3's Monday.


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It's been a busy few weeks since we published "The Forrester Wave: Web Content Management for Digital Customer Experience, Q2 2013," in which we assess the technical capabilities and strategic direction of 10 WCM solutions.
A question I hear frequently from Forrester clients: "Which WCM is the best for our organization?" My nearly universal response: "Tell me your priorities."
Rarely is there one "best WCM" that meets all of a firm's objectives for web content management and digital experience, so let's dispel that myth right now. Instead, it's a trade-off where your specific requirements should influence your investigation, direct you to a shortlist, and help you make an informed choice.
The WCM Wave Report (and the accompanying Excel with detailed product capabilities) is a powerful tool to help enterprise buyers compare solutions. It's helpful only if you have some idea of the problems you're trying to solve and the strategic opportunities you need to focus on.
Priorities matter. Or, more accurately, your priorities matter. Your priorities are different than those of the company across the street. It's a big and confusing market, too. Although we cover 10 WCM solutions in the Wave, there are many additional viable solutions.


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The postseason "Meet The Heels" is part of Carolina's community outreach program and is a thank you to Tar Heel fans for their support during the 2012 season. Shoppers will have the chance to win free basketball tickets, an autographed football from Coach Fedora and an autographed basketball from Coach Williams. Student volunteers from UNC Global Medical Brigades will be providing gift wrapping for donations to raise money for its annual trip to Honduras.
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Normally, customizing iOS is done by changing the appearance or sound of something, such as theming icons, changing the color of an element, or just hiding and showing certain things. A new tweak aims to further your customization in a more personal way. Dubbed SpringQuote by iOS developer greensnow, the new tweak can display a random quote at the top of your home screen. It includes some customization as well.
Quotes seem to be a more feminine way of expressing yourself, so just a heads-up, this tweak may appeal to girls more so than the guys out there.
The tweak displays the quote at the top of the home screen and it pushes the application icons down slightly in the same way they would react if your status bar were doubled in size like it does when you begin tethering your cellular connection. The good news is, since the tweak only shows the quote on the home screen, the pushing down effect only happens on the home screen and doesn't affect applications the same way, so you should not have any problems with interfaces in apps.
As you are on your home screen, the quote will scroll right to left, just like the stocks widget in Notification Center does. As it scrolls off the screen, a new quote will appear and scroll into view. It picks the quotes randomly from a database that the developer created and users can submit new quotes to be added from the preferences pane in the Settings application, which is shown below:
Apart from being able to submit your own quotes, the tweak can be enabled and disabled at any time and you can also select the color of the text of the quote. Being able to change the text color can help the text appear better on certain wallpapers. The colors you have to choose from are:
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I'm in the market for a shotgun... I've narrowed in it down to just 2...a Mossberg 590 or a Remmington 870.
"bing bang boom! hair out...hamburger time" - William Murderface
I own an 870 and have shot the Mossberg...I think the model 500. Both are good guns, but the Remington has a steel receiver and the Mossberg has a alloy receiver. No problem with durability, I have a Winchester 1300 with alloy receiver, and it does just fine. I simply like the added weight of the steel. I think I feel less recoil with the 870, and like the balance better. But it is a close call. I was within an inch of buying the Mossberg when I purchased my 870. Like the other post asked, what is your intended use?
IMO, one big difference between Mossberg and Remingtons is the location of the safety - Mossberg on top, Rem on the triggerguard.. so that may be a factor in your decision too.
I have the Mossberg 590 with a Knoxx Special Ops stock. It works for me.
The 590 is the "better buy", but I prefer the 870 as it is what I have always used. It's easier to take down as well. However, if I didn't already have 870s, I would be very tempted to go with the 590 for its pure value.
im a remington guy myself....my first gun was a remington 870 express youth model 20 gauge, which i still have around. When i turned 18 i bought myself a remington 870 express 12GA, which i still own. And then a couple of years ago i bought a remington 11-87 12GA. I dont think you can go wrong with a Remington
im an ithaca guy i happen to like the bottom ejection.
I'm going to vote for the 870. I've had wonderful experiences with them and have seen what they can do on many levels, shooting and durability wise. Any gun that can survive being run over by an armored truck on concrete deserves my attention. And it will also fire with candy wrappers jammed down the barrel. Now that is weird to watch.
Moral of story: never buy a used gun from an armored transport company.
But I love the balance of the 870, the durability, the recoil, and the reliability. So my vote is for the 870.
Remington 870 for the win...
I like some of the features of the Mossberg over the Remington 870...namely the dual clawed extractor and the top mounted safety.
That being said, the Remington feels much more solid and well-built to me.
For example, others have mentiont he all steel construction. Nobody has mentioned the rattling pump on the Mossberg versus the solid and secure feeling of the pump on the Remington 870. After handling both shotguns, it was clear to me that the Remington 870 had a cleaner and more quality feel to teh pump action. The Mossberg just had too much "play" in the pump for my liking...it would rattle from side to side within the channel grooves that it moved in.
Personally, I do not think the Mossberg is deficient in any way even given the things I mentioned above. When I get a shotgun (and I will)...it will be the Remington 870 HD with extended magazine.
Another vote for the 870 here. I have two myself: a 20 gauge youth and a 12 gauge Wingmaster. I love these guns, and I find the safety behind the trigger to be quite intuitive. Besides, the 870 is much better looking.
I have 3 Remington's myself, and I find them to be the best shotgun out there.
I have a Remington 1100 and a 870 Wingmaster, both which I use for bird hunting. My HD shotty is a 870 Marine Magnum.
Having grown up with Remington's, hunting and shooting clay targets and such, it was natural for me to pick a Remington for a home defense shotgun.
In short, both the Mossy and the Remmy will serve you well, but I prefer the Remington.
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870 hands down.
I'm not a fan of the 'rattlebergs' I've seen too many fail in rough (waterfowling) conditions.


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text: Yeah, haven't even entered the off season and I'm already biting the bullet on this one. With all of the talk on skaters retiring, what skaters/discipline are you most looking forward to see developing over the next quad? So far, the big ones for me are S&K in pairs and Jason Brown. S&K have this sort of quirky style and it would be interesting to see how they further develop as they (presumably) move up the ranks as Russia #1 after V&T retire. Jason, well, enough said. In ice dance, as much as the (presumed) retirement of V&M, D&W and P&B will leave a void-in both meaning of the words I think there's some excitement now with no clear dominant team, at least as of now. Although I think I&K have the best potential to dominate, I don't see any team dominating the sport to the extent that V&M and D&W have since Vancouver. But I'm looking forward to seeing I&K continue to develop, as well as C&L, W&P as well as teams further down in the rankings such as C&B, Z&G, H&D. I became a ShibSib fan over the Olympics, so I'm hoping that they can pull up become the U.S. #1.


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The Canisius College rowing team opened the spring schedule at the Jesuit Invitational in Camden N.J. on the Cooper River on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Griffins' Varsity Eight captured third overall ahead of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponents Loyola and Fairfield.
"It's good to have our first taste of MAAC competition and to see where we stand at this point," said head coach Joel Furtek. "Of course, everyone is gearing up for more speed and we intend to do the same. It will be exciting to see what our women can do with more water time and continued development."
In the Golden Griffins' first appearance at the Jesuit Invitational, the Varsity Eight finished third behind Boston College and host Saint Joseph's in the race for the Robert M. Gillin Jr. Trophy. The Varsity Eight included sophomore Liz Reinwald, senior Alyssa Eddy, freshman Corrine Kickel, freshman Nora Kennon, junior Liz McKinney, junior Nancy Kennish, senior Stephanie Sanfilipo, junior Lynna Paradiso and freshman coxswain Hannah Blum.
"I'm extremely proud of our varsity eight, who executed our plan very well," said Furtek. "They pushed out with Boston College and Saint Joseph's then raced within themselves long and strong, through the body of the race. We were right on point."
In the Second Varsity Eight, the Griffs finished fourth behind Boston College, host Saint Joseph's, and Fairfield. The Griffs had the lead over fellow MAAC opponent Fairfield before falling behind in the final 500 meters.
"It was a disappointing race for our Second Varsity Eight. They pulled well off the line and matched speed with the field, working out to a length over Fairfield," said Furtek. "To the Stags' credit, they never folded, and outraced us to the line. I look forward to working with the second eight to put together a complete race in our next outing."
The Second Varsity Eight was comprised of freshman Erica Mason, junior Meghan Martin, freshman Megan Walsh, freshman Julie Sciandra, senior Julia Roache, senior Amanda Kielich, senior Bridget Wodowski, senior Monica Klenk, and freshman coxswain Jordan Bamrick.
"Overall I'm pleased that we raced so early this year, stoking our competitive fires as we return to the Black Rock Canal," said Furtek. "And of course we're looking forward to a lot of miles together during our spring racing trip in just 11 days."
The Blue and Gold will head south for a spring racing trip to Florida on the Hillsborough River and Tampa Bypass Canal. While in the Sunshine State, the team will scrimmage the University of Florida and the University of South Florida on March 30. The trip will be capped off by the team competing in the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association (FIRA) Championship on April 6 in Sarasota, Fla.


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Well, I've been a loyal GHG guy since I started hunting geese, but these Newbold lessers are just too small for my liking. I hunt Giant Canada's in MO, so I just don't feel the Newbold's will do it for me. That being said, I do like lessers because I can get more in the truck than I can with full bodies. I loved the old-style GHG lessers and now they don't make them anymore.
Long story short, I'm looking to get a couple dozen Dakota lessers. I don't think a ton of people run these around where I live, I've never seen any used for sale. Where would yall recommend I buy Dakotas for a good price? Cabelas is way overpriced.


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new here and to shooting handguns. picked up a feg pa-63 in 9mm make for my birthday. fit and finish are nice. once i can post pics i willop
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new here and to shooting handguns. picked up a feg pa-63 in 9mm make for my birthday. fit and finish are nice. once i can post pics i willop
Hi and welcome.....JJ
hello nice weapon
hello and thanks
That looks like a really clean one. Where did they put the importer stamp? Hopefully on the frame because the slide blueing looks really good.
...and Happy Birthday by the way...:smt001
imported by Cai. it is mint. barrel is really nice. rifling is sharp. I'll get better pics soon. and thanks, been waiting for awhile.
importer stamp is under slide above trigg
That's cool. I bought mine off gunbroker from a reasonable but not great picture. I had assumed I would have to refinish it but it turned out it was pretty much cherry. I was almost disappointed to not have to deal with that. I detail stripped and cleaned the hell out of it before ever firing and it works considerably smoother after the cleaning. I have since replaced the Hammer and Recoil springs (Wolff) like so many before me. I can report the same glowing results. It is a pussycat to fire and very enjoyable with some rosewood grips I got from a Thai guy for cheap (from gunbroker also). I had planned many more experiments with this pistol but I wound up loving it by essentially just changing those two springs and the grips (both crucial changes).
Wat other grips fit? might just make my own. hows ammo where your at? i have to drive 50miles one way to get anything else besides sellier
It figures since the PA-63's were produced in that city as far as I know. I have also heard he charges an absurdly low price for
shipping to CONUS (like $7-$8).
The grips I got through Gunbroker (Seller: SunCrafts) only cost $31.95 + 7.50 shipping BUT they will slip and require a procedure I
found out about through hearing the phrase 'JB weld trick' to keep them stabilized. They make this pistol feel radically better in the hand.
It really is a night and day difference. The factory grips really suck in my opinion.
Be forewarned, they will add a little width to the lower half of the grip (but no giant thumbrest either). They are also the cheapest I could find.
I live in the North of Dallas and we still have pretty sparse pickings here for 9x18. I would love to have found S&B. It just sells out quick.
I was vacationing earlier this year in Central Texas and found myself in Brenham. I went to ATG (ammotogo.com) which is there
and picked up a few hundred rounds of Prvi Partizan. Pretty decent ammo. I am planning to avoid Tula, Wolf etc. if I can. Just too dirty.
If you have SD rounds in mind, I have seen where Hornady is now selling a pretty good Critical Defense hollow point in 9x18 in the 25
round 'sucker' box.
Oh and by the way, if no one mentioned it before, dont use over a 95 grain bullet. It is said to be hard on the frame. I am assuming that probably
means no really hot loads are recommended either. I don't reload but it sounds like you do, so I would research that a little first.
I will try and post a pic or two soon so you can see these grips.
doing reload yet. IM gonna have to look online. gun show on the 18th of August. see Wat i can find. pawnshop has a Smith &Wesson airwieght in .38 for 450. might pick it up soon.
Very nice pistol! I like the FEG's myself.
thank you. anyone know of a holster this fits?
I wound up with a 'JIT Slide' #59. It's made for a Makarov PM. Not perfect but it works for me. I really bought it to leave in the glove box. I would imagine any holster that fits a Walther PP would do it. Just remember the FEG is about a half inch longer. As long as the muzzle can protrude out the end and you like the ride height, you're good.
thanks. thinking about just buying a inside the pocket holster. it fits my pockets perfectly. maybe citadel 45.


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Mansour Named Semifinalist for NFF Campbell Trophy
Oct. 3, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky senior placekicker Joe Mansour has been named one of 170 candidates for the 2013 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Awards, making Mansour a semifinalist for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best school-athlete in the nation, the NFF announced recently.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators. Mansour is one of 20 specialists named as candidates this season.
Mansour has had a great career at Kentucky and is having a strong 2013 season. The native of LaGrange, Ga., is seventh in the Southeastern Conference accounting for 8.3 points per game, while also ranking second in the league and 20th in the nation in field goals per game with 1.5. Mansour is 6-for-6 in field goals this season, while also handling all kickoff duties with 19 kickoffs and seven touchbacks.
In Kentucky's SEC opener vs. Florida, Mansour electrified the Kentucky crowd with a 25-yard rush on a fake field goal attempt for a touchdown to tie the game 7-7 late in the first quarter. Mansour is the only UK kicking specialist to score a touchdown in school history since specialists started playing only one position in the late 1960s.
Mansour, who is a management and marketing major, is a two-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients, and the results will be announced via a national press release on Thursday, Oct. 31. Each recipient will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship, and they will vie as finalists for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy. Each member of the 2013 National Scholar-Athlete Class will also travel to New York City to be honored Dec. 10 during the 56th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. One member of the class will also be announced live at the event as the winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy.
Named in honor of Bill Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the award comes with a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total post-graduate scholarship of $25,000. A total distribution of $300,000 in scholarships will be awarded at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner, pushing the program's all-time distributions to more than $10.4 million.
Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-athlete program became the first initiative in history to award post-graduate scholarships based on both a player's academic and athletic accomplishments. The William V. Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program's mystique, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and five first-round NFL draft picks.
The past recipients of the William V. Campbell Trophy include: Air Force's Chris Howard (1990); Florida's Brad Culpepper (1991); Colorado's Jim Hansen (1992); Virginia's Thomas Burns (1993); Nebraska's Rob Zatechka (1994); Ohio State's Bobby Hoying (1995); Florida's Danny Wuerffel (1996); Tennessee's Peyton Manning (1997); Georgia's Matt Stinchcomb (1998); Marshall's Chad Pennington (1999); Nebraska's Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000); Miami's (Fla.) Joaquin Gonzalez (2001); Washington University in St. Louis' Brandon Roberts (2002); Ohio State's Craig Krenzel (2003); Tennessee's Michael Munoz (2004); LSU's Rudy Niswanger (2005); Rutgers' Brian Leonard (2006); Texas' Dallas Griffin (2007); Cal's Alex Mack (2008); Florida's Tim Tebow (2009); Texas' Sam Acho (2010); Army's Andrew Rodriguez (2011); and Alabama's Barrett Jones (2012).


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Sony has finally admitted that the "external intrusion" which caused an outage of the PlayStation Network (PSN) last Wednesday could have led to users' personal details being stolen – including their credit card numbers.
In a blog post, Sony said that "between April 17 and April 19, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network." It went on to say that in response to spotting the hack, it shut down PSN and Qriocity before bringing in outside security experts to complete a full investigation. Only yesterday evening did Sony admit that personal details of PSN and Qriocity customers were stolen, including: name, address (city, state/province, zip or postal code), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity passwords and login, and handle/PSN online ID.
Sony then went on to say that credit card details may also have been stolen and warned users about possible "email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information." Sony failed to mention the amount of people affected by this attack but there are over 70 million users on this network who could be affected. As for when the service will be reinstated, Sony said they are working "round the clock" to "to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information."
This is obviously a major PR disaster for Sony and Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos told the BBC: "This is a big one. The PlayStation Network is a real consumer product. It is in lots of homes all over the world. The impact of this could be much greater than your typical internet hack." PSN users were also less than complimentary towards Sony as they commented on the blog post. Tacotaskforce wrote: "You waited a week to tell us our personal information was compromised? That should have been said last Thursday." Another user, Sid4peeps wrote: "This update is about 6 days late. I think it is time to move to the other network, no regard for customers here."
A new update this morning clarified that there was a difference in timing "between when we identified there was an intrusion and when we learned of consumers' data being compromised." It added that it was only yesterday (26 April) that the security firm they employed discovered the extent of the data stolen. With no sign of the service being reinstated, Sony will have to work fast to recover the confidence of its customers following such a major breach.
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Thanks for all coments...rest asured iv sins ruled out the idea of livingabord winter, for one I did fall off the boat on its cradle, must have done a few Olympic figures in the process (it hurts)
this year iv wintered in my dodge caravan alternating between MRs heater (propane) and electic heater...it is not that bad once you get organised...however this experience will drive me to sail south next year for shure...will keep the caravan for whenever I come back to work (its a cheap rent) and mobile.
|After reading this I get the impression that its possible if you prepare. Anyone ever properly insulated the inside of a boat with at least thin foam? Boats aren't built for freezing weather for obvious reasons but theres no reason they couldnt be, if you have land electricity heating is easy and plumbing can be easily kept thawed, they have electrical bits to wrap around pipes and put in tanks that keep them above freezing. Perhaps this thread should be about how to rebuild a boat for year round miserably cold weather.
My Morgan OI 41 was on hard for a few years in Longueuil (south shore of Mtl)
Even with the wood stove and 2 1500 W heaters, it was to cold to live on board.
Anyways, you won't find any place that will let you live aboard during winter time here.
"Living aboard on the hard? That's insane. I may a well just move into a walk in freezer with a tent."
Guess I am insane. Two winters on the hard, and in January we get two weeks of -20 F every year. I have never been cold.
Live on the hard in Montreal BBBBBRRRRRR
We lived aboard just east of Toronto, on Lake Ontario for 8 years. One year we hauled our boat out because we were planning to travel for a few months and when that didn't work out we were stuck on the hard. It was REALLY MISERABLE. People don't understand how even cold water has an insulating effect. At -20 C it was just unbearbale in the cabin even with all our heaters blasting away and insulation on the deck. Comparable to that -20C in the water isn't pleasant but it's warm inside.
And don't forget that you'll have to be up and down that ladder for every call of nature, to haul jerry cans of water on deck (You can't fill the water tanks because they will freeze) not to mention groceries, equipment and all the other regular necessities. And you can't use your drains unless you put hoses from your through hulls and jerry cans under them, but at -20 C they'll freeze too....
And Montreal gets way worse winters than where we lived.
Naw... there is a reason that boats are made to float in the water.
The key is to keep the boat warm all the time. Once it's cold its cold and take hours and hours to warm up again.
Last winter there was a few days/nights of -19C. Having the Oil Filled heater going full out and the 2 space heaters at 900watts I was able to keep the boat about 18C or so. But most nights I was on the boat with a tshirt on and the temp was about 21-22C.
I've learned from my first winter. I've done liveaboard for 3 summers and last yr was my first winter. Guess who is doing it again this winter
|Living on the hard during a Canadian winter seems all very simple and possible, but I'm sure not enjoyable. Have you gone to visit your boat when it's -30? that itself should change your mind. When I visit my boat during winter, I can't wait to leave it.
Jobi, I second (third?) the suggestion that you don't try it when the boat is on the hard... for one thing, it's a long way to the ground from that deck... before I sold my Bristol, I took a tumble while it was on the hard, and even though I didn't break anything, it isn't something I'd want to repeat or wish on anyone else.
Get that thing in the water and live in her that way.
Difference between Montreal and Toronto for winters is day and night.
I'm in Toronto. Over last winter we had 10 liveaboard boats at my club and 11 in the water storage. Granted last yr was a mild winter. I only used my bubbler(s) once for a 24hr period. Otherwise it was the routine of getting out of the boat, turn it on, have my shower, come back and turn it off. And I was good for another day without having to run them. And I did need it I would turn it on in the evening while having dinner.
Living aboard on the hard? That's insane. I may a well just move into a walk in freezer with a tent.
I had three 30amp cords coming into my boat. One for the boat itself. I don't run heaters on the house power. The other two shared power with 1500watt oil filled heater (which was on pretty much ALL the time), 1500w ceramic heaters which I never ran above 900watts(Only turned on when I would get back to the boat after work) and my bubblers.
I'm thinking this year there will be more liveaboard's from what I have been hearing.
BTW, bubblers and circulators only really work well if the slip is deep enough. Shallow slips are far more likely to freeze over.
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I have lived aboard my 30ft Excalibur sloop for 3 winters now. There are about 8 boats at the Marina in bowmanville,on the shore of Lake Ontario that do it. In the water. All have an electric bubbler,or a device with a strong electric powered prop on it to keep the water moving around the vessel.No ice in the coldest weather. Most also shrink wrap part of or all of thier boat.Some of them are pretty elaborate,with wooden doors,windows ect.I think you probably could do it on the hard,with plenty of power and good heaters..well tarped..you'll survive..yur a Canuck! Cheers BILL s/v ICEBIRD
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Talk:Prime numbers
From HaskellWiki
On one hand, a composite integer cannot possess a factor greater than its square root.On the other hand, since the list we're looking through contains all possible prime numbers, we are guaranteed to find a factor or an exact match eventually, so do we need the
Throwing this over to somebody with a bigger brain than me...
MathematicalOrchid 16:41, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
a composite can indeed have factors greater than its square root, and indeed most do. what you mean is that a composite will definitely have at least one factor smaller-equal than its square root.why not use
LOL! That is indeed what I meant.It turns out my comment above is correct - the
MathematicalOrchid 10:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
The section Simple Prime Sieve II is not a sieve in the same sense that the first one is. It really implements a primality test as a filter.
A more "sieve-like" version of the simple sieve which exploits the fact that we need not check for primes larger than the square root would be
primes = sieve [2..]
where sieve (p:xs) = p : sieve [x | x<-xs, (x< p*p) || (x `mod` p /= 0)]
However, this runs even slower than the original!
Kapil Hari Paranjape 06:51, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I want to thank Leon P. Smith for showing me the idea of producing the spans of odds directly, for version IV. I had a combination of span and infinite odds list, as in span (< p*p) [3,5..] etc. That sped it up some 20% more, when GHC-compiled.
The mark-and-comb version that I put under Simple Sieve of Eratosthenes seems to me very "faithful" to the original (IYKWIM). Strangely it shows exactly same asymptotic behavior when GHC-compiled (tested inside GHCi) as IV. Does this prove that priority queue-based code is better than the original? :)
BTW "unzip" is somehow screwed up inside "haskell" block, I don't know how to fix that.
I've also added the postponed-filters version to the first sieve code to show that the squares optimization does matter and gives huge efficiency advantage just by itself. The odds only trick gives it a dozen or two percent improvement, but it's nothing compared to this 20x massive speedup!
Written in list-comprehension style, it's
primes = 2: 3: sieve (tail primes) [5,7..] where
sieve (p:ps) xs
= h ++ sieve ps [x|x<-t, x `rem` p /= 0]
where (h,(_:t))=span (< p*p) xs
Which BTW is faster than the IV version itself, when interpreted in GHCi. So what are we comparing here, code versions or Haskell implementations??
WillNess 10:46, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
I've added the code for Euler's sieve which is just the postponed filters with minimal modification, substituting
(t `minus` multiples p) for
(filter (nodivs p) t).
Now it is obvious that
(...(((s - a) - b) - c) - ...) is the same as
(s - (a + b + c + ...)) and this is the next code, the "merged multiples" variation of Euler's sieve.
It is very much like the streamlined and further optimized famous Richard Bird's code (appearing also in Melissa O'Neill's JFP article), which copyright status is unknown to me, so I couldn't reference it in the main article body. The code as written in the article has the wrong clause order in
merge, and uses
minus instead of more efficient
I've also changed the span pattern-binding to the more correct lazy pattern,
WillNess 17:10, 5 December 2009 (UTC)