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Multiple access units at Parkway Condominium Complex, 2601 Pennsylvania Ave.
Like many of the older buildings in Philadelphia this one needed a total masonry restoration. After years of being exposed to the elements parts of the masonry needed to be cleaned, repaired and even replaced.
You've seen many of the before and after photos on our blog and it's just truly amazing what these crews can do to revitalize and preserve an old building. Sometimes they make it look better than brand new. Joseph Dugan, Inc is one of the finest in the business and we are always proud to provide them with the equipment necessary to revitalize these older structures.
When it opened in 1939, 2601 Parkway was a premier place to live. Archtectural Forum Magazine reported that with over 500 units, it was the third-largest apartment building in the United States and the first large residence of this scale in Philadelphia. The thirteen-story, three-tiered building featured an elegant restaurant, a beauty parlor, a florist, and other hotel amenities. It was one of the first multi-use buildings in Philadelphia.
In order to get masonry crews safely to the entire façade of this interestingly shaped building, Superior Scaffold had to provide a combination of scaffold, suspended scaffold and mast climber units. Let's talk about the Fraco mast climbing units first.
The old building's power grid couldn't provide enough electricity for a standard mast climber units so estimator Tony P recommended these gas powered Fraco units instead. Not only were they wide and stable enough to handle the crew and material to do a full masonry restoration but they also came with a crane arm that allowed material to be hoisted directly onto the unit itself.
The suspended scaffold or swing stages were the perfect choice to get crews into the recessed areas of the façade.
They are adaptable and easy to move around the hard to reach areas of the building.
System scaffold was used to create an overhead protection system or canopy for the safety of everyone passing beneath – especially the occupants of the building.
Walkways and openings had to remain open and accessible while the restoration work went on overhead.
We also used our system scaffold to build a platform and stair tower to access the Fraco mast climbing unit.
It's great to see how our estimator can address a client's needs and provide a combination or variety of access equipment to get the job done.
The finished building is going to look fantastic.
If you need access or scaffolding or mast climbers or Fracos or suspended scaffold – call Tony P today at Superior Scaffold, (215) 743-2200 or visit www.superiorscaffold.com.
And for today's musical selection is to show just how far we will go for our clients. Enjoy.
More information on the Parkway Condos.
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The Pavilion, Penn Medicine, Multiple Stair Towers
This is one of those jobs where I can let the pictures do the talking. It's a giant project and just seeing the scope is inspiring. The Pavilion will be a new hospital facility that will house 500 private patient rooms and 47 operating rooms in a 1.5 million square foot, 17-story facility. I'll include the finished rendering so you can see what it's going look like.
I will say that we have had 8 – yes – 8 stair towers in this massive hole over the past year in various locations and we will be erecting the 9th this week.
Several have been in the 30-40 foot tall range and several have been in the 50-60 foot range.
And of course these system scaffold stair towers are to provide crews access all around the construction site.
We also built the giant loading dock in the back of the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology – and you can see it now that the earth has been cleared from beneath it.
We were driving our material down a ramp to get close to the specific locations but now it has to be craned in.
We are proud to be a part of this huge job. It's going to look fantastic once it's finished. It's cool going back to see the progress. You can read about the demolition here.
You know the deal. If you need scaffolding, scaffold or access call Superior Scaffold today at (215) 743-2200 or visit www.superiorscaffold.com.
And here's what the finished building will look like.
Oh, and you knew I had to pull this one out… Ha.
GC: LF Driscoll
Sub: JPC Group
Send me your money – Overhead protection and suspended scaffold at 1900 Market St.
It goes like this.
You take your hard earned cash and give it to a stock broker who promises to make you a rich man. He says, "stick with me son, you'll be farting through silk." And since you don't know jack about stocks and bonds only that you've seen these arrogant young punks driving around in Maseratis, Teslas and Ferraris you assume that they know what they are doing. So, against your better judgment – you send him your money.
Maybe you check in with him maybe you don't, but a few months later he calls and says, "wow we are doing great so lets up the anti and buy some more stock." Could be it's high tech, maybe it's a slack manufacturer – whatever. He says, "you don't even need to send any more money; we'll borrow it but let's get in now, since it's rock bottom." They are experts at getting your adrenaline pumping. "We're going to be rolling in so much dough you can use it as deodorant."
Months go buy and you don't hear a thing from your "best buddy", the broker, so you decide to check up on your investment. Wow. To your surprise you've lost just about everything AND now you have a margin call for the money that "He" "We" borrowed to buy that "No Lose" stock. So you frantically call to get information but no surprise, Mr. Broker is no where to be found.
A few weeks later you run in to him at lunch as he tosses the valet the keys to his brand new 4 wheel drive Tesla, yep, the big one. And yes, he looks great in his hand tailored, designer suit. "Buddy," you say. "What the F? Where have you been and where's all my money?" To which he smiles, runs his hand down the lapel of his suit puts his other hand on your shoulder and says, "yeah, sorry about that. It just didn't work out. We'll get 'em next time, tiger."
"Ncxt time? Tiger?" you say, irritated.
"You knew the risks. I do the best I can for my clients. Call me in a couple of weeks and let's earn that money back. You'll have to excuse me I've got a 12:30 reservation," he says.
There are a lot of people around but what you would like to say is, "the next twelve thirty you're gonna' have is wit Luca Brasi while you are swimming wit the fishes." But you can't so you force a smile and walk off.
Good thing the valet left the keys to his new Tesla sitting on the stand when he ran off to park another car! 🙂
What does this have to do with Superior Scaffold and the giant job we did at 1900 Market? Well, that building is home to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, among others, and it just spawned a story idea. (A true story idea? Maybe.) You'll have to ask me in person at the next GBCA or SADV event. Ha.
But either way, we have an awesome overhead protection system all the way around the building so crews above, in our suspended scaffold, could do a total re-caulk, paint, and installation of new LED lighting. The caulking and painting was done by Old Philadelphia Associates and the sign lighting was done by ANC. I urge you to take a look at the photos of the canopy as there are a few really cool things happening there. Try to spot them.
Unlike the brokers, who say they'll protect your money, we do protect the pedestrians, cars and businesses with our canopies. We keep the doors open and commerce rocking while work goes on overhead – Guaranteed. And we provide crews with access to just about anywhere they need to be. You can take that to the bank.
So, if you want a sure investment, with the best scaffold builders in town, call Superior Scaffold today at 215 743-2200 and ask for Bob, "The King of Swing" and we will take care of you. And visit www.superiorscaffold.com for all of your access needs.
The musical selection is for all of those people who try to take your money, spirit, heart and confidence. Good luck with that.
And since we are grooving with Mike Muir – here is his other band. And wow, I do miss Robert Trujullo's funky bass playing. Enjoy.
And if the videos get stripped out: https://youtu.be/nxcJW6bs5os
and video 2: https://youtu.be/Ob3buKk6ALc
Here's a little about 1900 Market Street: Its is a 456,922 square foot,9-story office building located between 19th and 20th Street on Market Street in Philadelphia, PA. The building features an 8 story, central courtyard with a sun-filled skylight. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete footings on concrete slab with a structural steel frame. The exterior walls are composed of concrete panels and glass curtain wall. The building is LEED and Energy Star Certified. Built in 1981 by Rouse & Associates, the building's main lobby and main entrances were renovated in 2014-2015. The new lobby area was transformed in a modern looking and inspirational meeting space for Tenants and Visitors. The facelift included new decorative wall panels, new grey natural ceramic floor tile along with new pond and gas fire places.
New Construction, The Alexander, 1601 Vine St. 14 swing stages!
New building construction. That's not something you see us writing about at Superior Scaffold. We tend to show you the work we do renovating the classic old buildings. But we actually do quite a bit of new building construction. I just tend to focus on the old architecture because they make really pretty pictures. Ha. Don't tell my boss.
But when the guys at Armor Masonry brought us along for this job we thought it was a great opportunity to showcase some really complicated work on the Alexander – a new 32-story residential tower located on the North side of Center City.
It's hard to tell from the pictures but we had a total of 14 suspended scaffolds hanging on this job covering the entire façade.
Armor had a super tight schedule working with multiple trades and we were happy to provide the swing stages to help them meet the deadline. The main focus was to provide crews access to caulk all the windows, doors and joints of the precast panels.
I like the fact that you can see the progress from these photos. Armor's Gene Rose said, "There were several obstacles during this project. The main one being time constraints. The building needed to be watertight so the interior finishes could remain on schedule."
The solution was two mobilizations: The first from the 18th floor. Installing the top rigging out of the window openings and caulking from 18 down utilizing 14 swings. The 2nd mobilization was from the 35th floor and several lower offset roofs and balconies down to the 18th.
The deadline was met even while working with and coordinating swing moves with National Glass and Universal Precast.
Everyone was thrilled with the work and the fact that the tight timeline was met.
So the next time you think about access, on any type of building, new or old, think Superior Scaffold! For information call (215) 743-2200 and ask for Bob, "The King of Swing" or visit www.superiorscaffold.com today.
And for our musical selection today – I'm feeling a tad nostalgic…
GC: LF Driscoll
A little more about the Alexander (from their website).
The Alexander features luxurious homes with unique configurations and unmatched amenities, all in a smoke-free environment. Enjoy upscale urban living from the rooftop deck, the lavish courtyard or by simply letting our on-site concierge assist with making your everyday a little more extraordinary. Live in a walkable, pet-friendly residential neighborhood near museums and parks. Classic, warm, and inviting – find your future at The Alexander.
Say Something. 1617 JFK Blvd., Canopy, Overhead protection around entire block!
Most of my posts are written and then I come up with the musical theme but this one was written the other way around. I heard the song and thought it was fantastic but when I saw the video it just moved me. It's one of the coolest combinations of film and music I've seen in a long time. (scroll to bottom)
This is one beautiful job – you can't deny. When you see it you just know it is quality, love, and beauty.
Since this is a blog and the idea is to Say Something about the work we do and the equipment that goes into it and the challenges we overcome I started to do my usual thinking about how to present it.
But then I started to think maybe our work does Say Something without having to tell you that this is an enormous sidewalk overhead protection system or canopy that goes around the entire building using both frames and system scaffold – maybe I just show you and see what it says to you.
Our guys don't get "caught up in the middle of it" – they just do their jobs and they do it well. Like when we couldn't put our scaffold legs (to the left) on top of that small decorative brass strip running down the sidewalk next to the building, they had to come up with a solution.
And when we couldn't tie into the building our guys creatively used tube and clamp to anchor to the pillars on one side. And they used push ties or anchors on the other sides.
I probably should at least tell you that the Suburban Station (One Penn Center) is an awesome art deco office building and underground commuter station at 16th and Jfk. From the outside she looks fabulous.
And we erected this amazing canopy so crews above could replace the windows on the entire building. Quite a job.
We even built it up and over the garage entrance.
And of course we had to do it all while keeping the doors and businesses open.
Our scaffolds come and go, all around this city, like snow flakes in a storm. Some are incredible works of art that just make you smile when you see them. I think our work does Say Something!
The musical selection is this video that got me going. And those who know my past can understand my appreciation for the single camera shot and special live audio mix! (And in the Bradbury building to boot) Wow, oh wow!
And if the video gets stripped: https://youtu.be/8MPbR6Cbwi4
You know the deal. If you need scaffolding, scaffold or access call Superior Scaffold today at 215 743-2200 or visit www.superiorscaffold.com
And here's a little about the One Penn Center (Suburban Station) building.
Suburban Station is an art deco office building and underground commuter rail station in Penn Center, Philadelphia. Its official SEPTA address is 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. The station is owned and operated by SEPTA and is one of the three core Center City stations on the SEPTA Regional Rail. The station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to replace the original Broad Street Station and opened on September 28, 1930.
The station opened as a stub-end terminal for Pennsylvania Railroad trains serving Center City Philadelphia, intended to replace the above-ground Broad Street Station in this function. The station's full name was originally Broad Street Suburban Station. One Penn Center served as the headquarters of the PRR from 1930 to 1957.
Forrest Theatre restoration makes the pages of Construction Today Magazine!
There comes a time in every man's life when they reach the pinnacle of their career and this is it for Superior Scaffold's very own estimator, Pat McAndrew.
The good people at the GBCA and Construction Today Magazine have published an article about one of his jobs! Admittedly, this is one really cool project. We've got scaffolding 5 stories high inside the Forrest Theater erected around the audience seats. We provided the painting and restoration crews with a work deck to access the entire perimeter and the ceiling.
We also provided scaffold and access in the attic – above the plaster ceiling that hangs precariously above the audience. Click on any of the pics above to be taken to a fascinating read and some awesome photos. Or click here.
Pat really did a great job on this. Thank you Construction Today for making a man in his prime feel like he now needs to retire and collect junk professionally. McAndrew and Son.
And in honor of Pat's publishing success we have this musical number.
If the link gets stripped:https://youtu.be/yIJFV54kAls
And if you need scaffold, scaffolding, access or want to put Pat back to work call Superior Scaffold today at (215) 743-2200 or visit www.superiorscaffold.com.
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Multiple canopies at The Gallery Mall redevelopment, now known as the Fashion District Philadelphia
Hailed as the epicenter of Center City's revival back in 1977, The Gallery Mall is finally getting its recognition as the preeminent shopping experience in downtown Philadelphia. It opened to the tune of $105 million; big bucks back in the day. But forty years has gone by and with it so has the sheen and promises on this old structure.
Jump forward to right now as three city blocks and roughly 1,000,000 square feet of redevelopment are occurring. And when it's all said and done it will be the largest retail repositioning project in the region. Once called The Gallery Mall, developers are re-branding it as the Fashion District Philadelphia. Sounds much better than the Fashion Outlets of Philadelphia doesn't it? It will be a more expansive mix of retail, entertainment and dining. And it will finally give the mall the accolades that were supposed materialize all those years ago. There are some great photos of the redevelopment here.
We don't get involved with the politics of adding movie theaters in favor of outlet shops. We just provide the best access and overhead protection systems and do our part as seamlessly as possible. Superior Scaffold provided six, yes six, canopies around this three block area down Market St. from 8th to 10th and two of them were almost 400 feet long.
Take a look.
We had to do most of the erecting at night when there was a minimum of both pedestrian and automobile traffic. It's nice to see some night shots, courtesy of Mr. Pat McAndrew, our crack estimator. (this is his job).
The overhead protection systems or canopies sat on top Jersey barriers. The customer provided police for traffic control while our guys did their work.
Each canopy was constructed using system scaffold, steel and aluminum beams, corregated metal roofing, U-heads, cement anchors, lighting, debris panels, and even debris netting on one side. I believe our engineer even added a few structural elements to give each more stability as they sat on top of the Jersey barriers.
He added some diagonal bracing beneath the overhead sections but also added a type of tie-down or anchoring method at each bay to the outside of the Jersey barrier for more support.
This is how the sidewalk sheds laid out.
9th St. West – 7′ wide x 200′ long x 10′ high
10th St. West – 7′ wide x 160′ long x 10′ high.
833 Market St. – 7′ wide x 105′ long x 10′ high.
HPP Entrance – 30′ wide x 30′ long x 10′ high.
900 Market St. – 7′ wide x 390′ long x 10′ high.
1000 Market St. – 7′ wide x 390′ long x 10′ high.
The owners then applied custom decorative vinyl panels to the exterior of our debris panels advertising the newly renovated mall.
We recently did a GBCA (General Building Contractors Association) hardhat tour and it's quite an impressive redevelopment from GC 's Shoemaker/Skanska. Here's a link to that blogpost.
I think I can honestly say that when this is complete it will be a shining beacon of retail goodness in the heart of Center City.
And you know the deal. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated, tip your wait staff and call Superior Scaffold at (215) 743-2200 when you need scaffolding, scaffold, access or overhead protection! Those are the three most important things in life. 😉 Oh, and ask for Pat – he'll take you shopping.
And for our musical number today we have some grungy, sludgy, swampy rock from my boys in COC in honor of the Gallery Mall redeeming itself – in a way. Enjoy. And if the link gets stripped: https://youtu.be/x5J6glCmaqE
We'd like to thank D'Angelo Bros for bringing us along on this fashion ride!
And here's a cool timelapse of the glass glass cube entrance being built caught by EarthCam from April 2017 to November 2017.
If the link get's stripped: https://youtu.be/7xPFJGbmXd4
Names can be deceiving. Canopy at Tattooed Mom on South Street
Hey, I thought awesome here's a post for all the Moms I know who are just dying to get tattoos for Christmas. 😉 But I was in for a little surprise when I started digging.
Seems it's not a tattoo parlor at all but one of Philly's most instagrammed eating, drinking and gathering places. In terms of followers it's right up there with South Street's Magic Gardens, the largest work from local mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar. Sorry all of you Moms who wanted Christmas ink but there are places down the street. All we knew was that we had to help them stay open for business.
The entire point of is this post is to show you that we are on the scene no matter the size of the job. As estimator Pat says, "no job is too big or too small so call – Superior today." He really does say this – all the time. I wonder if this obsession is healthy? I personally find it a bit strange but hey, he's been married a really long time maybe there is something to it…???
Tattood Mom is an extremely visual place – very eclectic. And anyone who knows me knows these are the kind of spaces I like to frequent.
It's vibrant and artistic full of street and sticker art. Hit their website to see just what I'm talking about.
This was an emergency services call and we responded within hours to help Mom's stay open while construction is going on. We meticulously installed a sidewalk overhead protection system, otherwise known as a canopy or sidewalk shed to protect the pedestrian traffic coming in and out of the establishment.
This sidewalk shed uses our biggest canopy or walk-thru frames and is 8' wide X 20' long X 10' high with colorful debris panels on the top. This set up is something that works well for most small businesses to help keep them stay open and running as normal while work goes on.
So you see, Pat is correct, "no job is too big or too small so call Superior today" at (215) 743-2200 or visit www.superiorscaffold.com for more info. The next time you are on South Street pop in on Tattooed Mom at 530 South Street and write on the wall.
And since Pat, the ultimate Hipster, was prowling the streets in the mid 60's, he remembers this groovy gem – perfect for this location.
In case the link gets stripped: https://youtu.be/Y6q5KM5THAs
"I feel pretty…oh so pretty"
"We may lose and we may win but we will never be here again. So open up I'm climbing in to take it easy."
"Dreamer I know what you're thinkin'."
"Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me. Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee."
I'm just going to mix a whole bunch of musical lyrics today and why? Well, I'm in a good mood and it's always fun to see if you know the songs where they came from. Life is short people. It really is. So love your kids and your family and be sure to tell them. Remember to say hello to everyone. Treat everyone exactly the way you want to be treated. And take that opportunity even if scares the crap out of you. And most importantly, if you got up this morning it means YOU ARE ALIVE so be thankful and make the most of your time.
Okay, enough of my Joel Osteen moment (that's for you Pini) and time to relay that into this job we have in front of us. Because on the surface it looks just like all of our canopy, overhead protection, swing stage, suspended scaffold jobs that our guys so painstakingly erect to utter perfection. But there is something special about this job.
Can you spot it?
We installed an overhead protection system all the way around this building to protect pedestrians as the painting and window crews puts a new shine and polish on this structure.
There are sections where we had to erect up and over loading docks and around obstacles.
We also have a bunch of suspended scaffold rigs all around the building. You can see here the crews applying the new paint making her "oh so pretty". Look carefully at the wide shots to see the difference new windows and fresh paint make.
Have you spotted it yet?
This building is going to really pop when she's all finished. Got it yet?
All I'll say is that we pride ourselves on providing the best customer service oriented experience in the business. We work closely with you to get you exactly what you want. It's why we've been around for over 65 years. Our people really care. Could that be it? Hmmmm? Well look again and you tell me. Hit the reply button when you've figured it out.
If you need scaffolding, scaffold or access call Superior Scaffold today at (215) 743-2200 and ask for Bob, the one armed bandit, and he'll take care of you. Thanks to our partners, Melrose, and Paul Rabinowitz Glass on this project!
Today's musical selection is for the building itself. (skip to :50 seconds in)
And if the link gets stripped out: https://youtu.be/RgHtBxOs4qw
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#contstruction #facade #masonry #canopy #protection #howto #erection #install
#emergencyservices #masonry #suspendedscaffold #mastclimber #workplatform
#canopy #philly #philadelphia #pa #electrical #pa #de #nj #ny #md#rents #sales
#design #erection #dismantle #deliver #swingstaging #swings #stages#shoring
#USA #nationwide #national #top10 #electric #electrical #painter #trashchute
#debrischute #chutes #transportplatform #buckhoist
Superior Scaffold wins GBCA Best Specialty Contractor Award
Superior Scaffold won the GBCA's Construction Excellence Award for Best Specialty Contractor for the Penn Tower demolition project.
This award goes out to all of our scaffold builders, salesmen, administrators and office personnel who make the jobs run smoothly. We accept this award for all of you! And thanks to our awesome clients who continually trust us with their projects. We are truly grateful.
Each year the GBCA (General Building Contractors Association) recognizes the highest quality of workmanship and building innovation by Philadelphia area companies and we are honored to be included. Judges reviewed each nomination for workmanship, project management details, originality, innovative elements, and special techniques or materials. Check out all the winners here.
This year the awards ceremony was held at the Vie Ballroom in Philadelphia. It was the biggest award celebration in the history of the GBCA. And that's saying a lot since it was also their 20th anniversary celebration. But again, it is the region's most sought after construction awards program.
And a big shout out goes to Lauren Tosti and the staff at the GBCA for putting together an outstanding program!
Congratulations to all of the winners, sposors and particularly our partners with this award: GC – P. Agnes, owner, University of Penn Health System, and architect, Pennoni. A great time was had by all. We will continue to provide our clients the best solutions and customer service and hope to be on the podium again next year.
And since this was Anthony Pini's job the musical selection is all HIM…
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In some scenarios, Haley Barbour would have been traveling the United States these days as the Republican nominee for president.
Instead, he's on the sidelines doing what he does best — dispensing political advice for GOP loyalists.
Since finishing his second term as Mississippi governor in January, Barbour has been in demand as a talk show pundit, and for the past few weeks, he has been releasing video snippets called "Coffee With Haley," on a website by the same name, www.coffeewithhaley.com.
In the two- and three-minute clips, Barbour gives his opinions on everything from the new federal health care law to U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri, who angered people by saying women could avoid getting pregnant in cases of "legitimate rape."
Barbour tells The Associated Press that a Washington friend approached him with the proposal for the video series as a way to reach people, unfiltered, with frequent messages before the Nov. 6 election.
Barbour writes the short scripts, and posts them to an iPad, which has a teleprompter app. He said he reads from that while someone uses an iPhone to shoot the video, which is then emailed to the Washington friend for post-production work, including adding a logo with a steaming cup of coffee. Barbour, incidentally, is not a coffee drinker himself. He likes hot tea.
Some of the videos were shot at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Barbour said some have been shot in his Ridgeland office at the Butler Snow law firm, and some in his office at BGR, the Washington lobbying firm he founded two decades ago.
The videos are posted early in the morning, usually several times a week. He said more than 100,000 subscribers receive email with a link to each new post.
"It's a little bit of a lark," Barbour told AP. "I hope that the Republicans who subscribe to them… will get something they consider useful."
To no one's surprise, Barbour labeled the federal health law "Obamacare," and said it's too expensive and unwieldy.
In a Sept. 12 video, he said Akin should quit the Senate race because he said Akin is a weak candidate who had received financial support from Democrats who see him as easy to defeat in November. Barbour called Akin's rape remark "crazy."
"I am not somebody that thinks party leaders ought to be able to say, 'You have to get out of the race because you said something bad.' We all say something bad sometimes. We make mistakes. We misspeak. Or we just say something dumb. I've certainly done it," said Barbour, who was sharply criticized as governor for statements that appeared to minimize the difficulties of Mississippi's segregationist past.
In a Sept. 24 video, Barbour said there had been "a big rhubarb" about whether President Barack Obama had weakened a work requirement for people on welfare. Barbour said Obama had.
"This all makes Obama's motivation obvious — no work requirement for able-bodied men with no dependents," he said.
The videos allow Barbour to say what's on his mind without facing pesky follow-up questions.
Barbour chaired Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997 and traveled the country in late 2010 and early 2011 to prepare for a possible presidential run. He announced in April 2011 that he wouldn't enter the race, saying he lacked "fire in the belly." He said has no regrets.
"I made it a habit in my career to make decisions and not look back. If you look back, you start second-guessing yourself," Barbour told AP. "I've treated this decision the same way."
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
Steemit is a blockchain-based social media platform where anyone can earn rewards by contributing quality content and rating content published by others, or at least it is being advertised as such. We've been keeping an eye on Steem and the official Steemit user interface of the project for a while, but just about a month ago we actually started getting to know how everything works there. This has happened as one of our editors actually registered and started using the platform, as a result we have published A Quick Guide on How to Mine Steem on Windows. That however was just about it as we have decided to leave our editor for a month to use Steemit and then to write a first-hand experience review of the platform based on his own personal experience using it. Since that month has already passed, it is time for him to share his thoughts and experience with you… and get back to writing more here and not only on Steemit!
Do note that that our editor is using a personal account on the Steemit platform! This account is not an official Crypto Mining Blog account, nor it will become such, though if you are already using the platform or want to try it out now, you might want to check @cryptos on steemit.com for some guides, tips or even some help… just make sure you do that on Steemit and not here. We do like to support our authors and editors and this is exactly what we want to do now.
You can think of Steemit as an ecosystem of multiple things all in one, though the main idea is to provide an alternative to popular social media platforms like Reddit or Facebook for example. The general idea is that people using the platform and thus contributing good quality content or helping by rating quality content from other users will get rewarded for that. Furthermore these rewards are also partly tied long term to the project, essentially becoming somewhat of a long term investment for the user (think along the lines of having shares in a company). This idea alone opens up huge potential for growth for the platform, but the big questions is if it will manage to actually take advantage and secure its place among the other big names. Currently Steemit is really small and is just making its first steps with a user base of just a bit over 75 thousand (total, not active users), the daily active users are currently at about 5K and that is precisely why it has such a big room for growth ahead of it.
The first thing you need to start with is to register yourself an account on the Steemit website. Registering currently requires you to either have an account on Facebook or Reddit (with positive comment karma) as a means of verification for your registration (you can't be completely anonymous, or can you). There is no other way to register like by just using regular email address or use your phone with SMS verification or whatever other option. Not everyone has or uses either one of these platforms, though many do, and there is also the idea that you might not want to reveal a lot of personal data just to try out the service. Moving past the initial step of completing your registration process, in some way or another, make sure you keep your password safe and have a backup as it is something that cannot be recovered if lost. Then the real fun starts and a new learning process for many of you, even though you might have used other social media websites before.
You start with a nice simple and clean interface, though you are not sure where to find things around and how everything works. There is a big and detailed whitepaper describing how most of the things work in detail, but that is for the backend, and not for the frontend access that Steemit provides to the blockchain. So you start exploring and trying out things such as making your first post, looking around at the already published content, giving some votes and maybe leaving comments for content that has provoked you to do so. Inevitably you are making some mistakes as you don't yet know the rules, or how things work, normal users not into crypto don't read large whitepapers full of things they don't understand and the PDF does not tell you everything either. Remember, this is a social media platform that although powered by a blockchain and using crypto currency tokens is still intended for mass users and not only for the much more limited number of crypto users (thy are just a good starting point to build upon).
Inevitably you start looking for tips and guides on how everything works, there are quite a few of these published by other people on Steemit, people that probably are already ahead with things. As you learn how to properly use the platform, what to do and what not to do, you may even decide to share some of what you have learned with others that are going to come after you and will be at the same position that you started from. You learn what the Steem token is, what are Steem Dollars (SBD) as well as what Steem Power and VESTS represent and how they all work together. Then you start writing about other things, other things that you are interested in or you like doing – what you do for living, what are your hobbies, maybe post some photos you took, share some funny stuff you find online and so on…
This is the point at which a lot of people simply expect to start seeing big rewards pouring their way thanks to the hundreds of people that like what they just posted. Unfortunately this is not what is going to happen, unless of course you are some celebrity or at least a well-known person in some field and you come crashing down on Steemit, bringing a lot of your followers along (this has happened quite a few times already). People like that make a big splash when they come on Steemit and start off with a big reward from their first post, gaining a lot of new followers and bringing quite a few along with them. So this is one way that you can ensure you a have good start, or maybe if you are a normal user and manage to write an interesting and attention grabbing first introductory post, you may as well get off very well, though probably not as good as some celebrity will. If you are just a regular user that has nothing special about yourself, then the bad news is that you will have to work hard for a while, a couple of weeks maybe, and not get discouraged or give up before you may start seeing some good returns of your efforts.
When people tell you hard work is the key to success on Steemit for a regular user that is just starting up, they often mean that you should be able to get results in some time (more than just a few days), but only if you don't get discouraged and give up before that. There is currently a bit of a problem on the Steemit platform and many of the other users of the platform have noticed it as well. The fact that even if you write or post something good it does not mean it will get a big reward, most likely it will not initially, but as you keep up posting good work it should start getting noticed and you will start building followers that like what you write about. People hope that somebody with a lot of voting power will just notice them immediately and they will get a couple of hundred or even thousand Steem Dollars as a reward for their first post. That does happen from time to time, but it takes a lot of good luck for the regular new user. People just get their high expectations by looking at the most popular posts made by successful celebrities or people with an established reputation on Steemit, people that have already worked hard to achieve their status.
Getting started is hard and you might not get any rewards with your first posts, then maybe score some success with a few cents before actually getting something better, like in the single or even a double digit range… it could take even a week or a few for that to happen. There is of course always the chance of getting lucky and scoring a vote form a big Whale (you will quickly get used with the marine life references on Steemit), but that won't help you much on the long term. A lot of efforts and persistence is the key, and of course posting about things that you write or create will be much more useful and rewarding than posting some content that is not yours such as linking to news articles and such. Copy/pasting without mentioning the original source or using others work and pretending it is your will get you nowhere as these things quickly get noticed and are not tolerated at all on Steemit!
How much can you expect to earn in return for your contributions on the Steemit platform? Well, that depends on many factors. For example when you start you have only 3 Steem Power, that means you get just a fraction of a cent in terms of voting power and your vote does not account for much. So it is very hard to earn rewards with just voting for other good posts on the platform, as a result you are encouraged to invest into some STEEM tokens to increase your influence and possibly the rewards that you get for your curation efforts. The alternative (what you should actually try to do) is to write some good and successful posts that will bring you some extra Steem Power and Steem Dollars as rewards, but for regular users this is quite hard to be achieved right from the start. You will need to spend some time learning and figuring things such as the Markdown formatting or basic HTML tags if you are not familiar with that as well as maybe polishing your writing skills a bit. Don't worry if English is not your native language, there are a lot of people like you on Steemit already (good opportunity to improve your English), there are also local communities starting to form that write in different languages as well – Chinese, Korean, German, Russian and so on.
Here comes another problem for the regular user that does not come from the crypto world and may not even know about Bitcoin or what crypto currencies are, and yes, there are still people like that. Remember that the long term goal of the Steemit platform and STEEM is to attract the average normal user that is currently using other social media platforms such as Facebook or Reddit. Having these people investing not only their time and efforts into making great content, but also buying some Steem tokens and that is what may be hard for the general public as they need to learn a lot of new things. There is some more work needed here if Steem and the Steemit platform want to become more accessible to the regular user, a lot more actually. The reason is that even if you don't want to invest real money, when you get rewards, you still need to get them out to a crypto exchange in order to cash out real money…
What can you expect to get in return for let's say 1 month of hard work? Here are some numbers you can look at to answer this question: Exactly 1 Month on Steemit, Let Me See What I Have Achieved So Far. This is the achievement list of our editor, who has been using the Steemit platform for a month already and it can be a good reference on what to expect. Again this is his personal account and not an official one for this website, and he has not received any official support from this website prior to today. So the numbers represent only his own hard efforts for a month, starting as a regular new user with no followers to bring along, and not revealing that he is associated with this website at all. It may not be that much as some of you might expect in terms of rewards, especially for writing 120 blog posts on Steemit and contributing hundreds of comments, but these numbers should give you realistic expectations on what you can get as a regular user not giving up and working hard.
If you decide to try Steemit as a social media platform with the intention to earn back some rewards in return, then what you need is to manage well your expectations and work hard in achieving your goals. Don't expect to earn a lot of rewards in no time at all, in fact don't go expecting to earn anything back when you start using Steemit and you will be pleasantly surprised when you start getting rewards for what you do. That would however take some time and efforts, unless you are somebody popular as already explained above. If you are a celebrity or a popular person, then Steemit is simply a must go to place. If you are just a regular user it is still worth checking out, but make sure you have reasonable expectations before you even start, The project has a lot of potential, but there is also a lot of uncertainty about the whole thing as a lot of additional work is still required to making it a successful and mass social media website, this will simply not happen overnight. Steemit is still very young and with very little users (note that it is currently in beta), so if you register now, you will be among the first users, though not among the earliest adopters that already had a head start. Regardless of that, it could still give you a good opportunity in the future if you start now and the whole project becomes hugely successful and mainstream, but then again that is not guaranteed at all. Enough blabbering about the good and the bad things of STEEM and the Steemit platform, it is not perfect and it does not give thousands of dollars as rewards on day 1 to just anybody who registers and starts using it. There is a fair dose of unfairness and advantages already for those that were among the first to join and be the pioneers, but then again they did put a lot of efforts into getting where they are today.
Do we recommend you to try Steemit? Yes, we do encourage everyone to give it a try, there is nothing to lose, only possibilities ahead of you and maybe even some rewards waiting for you there. Do manage your expectations properly however and don't go for the rewards and only for the rewards, do it to just give it a try and explore how things work and maybe you will like it, or maybe not. Give it a try and see for yourself what the hype is all about, you might be one of the lucky people, or one of the hard working ones, or you might quickly get discouraged and leave… that is up to you to decide. Again, there is nothing to lose in registering and trying Steemit, but there are no guarantees for success and big rewards… this is all up to you.
– If you are convinced that you should at least give Steemit a try, you can do so here…
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I suppose it's unrealistic to think a game that preceded MK9 could be just as good, but MK8 doesn't even come close. It really seems like it was a rush job to me, graphics and all. Compared to Mk9 it feels very clunky. MK9 is really the first MK game I've played (except for the original on a friend's Sega Genesis waaay back in the day). I assume that at least a few of the first seven MK games were considered top notch for their day...? Maybe I'm just remembering wrong but even Tekken 3 (on the original playstation) seemed more responsive than MK vs DC. But it's been a while and I really liked Tekken so maybe time has colored my opinion?
Not trying to start any fights here. Just surprised at how MUCH better a fighting game MK9 is.


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How to search the 1940 census online
NEW YORK -- Personal details of 132 million people will be disclosed on Monday as the U.S. government releases the 1940 census to the public for the first time after 72 years of privacy protection lapses.
Access to the records will be free and open to anyone on the Internet, but it will be several months before it becomes name searchable.
Photos: 1940 U.S. Census will reveal details of people who lived through Great Depression
In the meantime, researchers will need an address to determine a census enumeration district -- a way to carve up the map into 147,000 geographic areas for surveying -- to identify where someone lived and then browse the records.
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to find records in the census:
1. To start, you'll need to know the address or approximate address of where the person or people were living by April 1, 1940.
Sources to find addresses include birth, marriage and death certificates; diaries; employment records; photographs; scrapbooks; Social Security application information; telephone books; or the 1930 census.
1. Using the address, you can then identify the enumeration district, a two-part number separated by a hyphen.
Steve Morse's website at http://bit.ly/Hwtb2G can be used to compute the enumeration district and access the census records directly.
You can also go to the U.S. National Archives website and follow the instructions there: http://1.usa.gov/HB9Kt7
1. Once you have the enumeration district, you are ready to browse the census records.
2. The records will be available officially at http://1940census.archives.gov


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Certain Google Play services (such as Google Sign-in and App Invites) require you to provide the SHA-1 of your signing certificate so we can create an OAuth2 client and API key for your app. To get your SHA-1, follow these instructions:
Open a terminal and run the
keytool utility provided with Java to get the SHA-1 fingerprint of the
certificate. You should get both the release and debug certificate fingerprints.
To get the release certificate fingerprint:
keytool -exportcert -list -v \
-alias <your-key-name> -keystore <path-to-production-keystore>
To get the debug certificate fingerprint:
keytool -list -v \ -alias androiddebugkey -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore
keytool -list -v \ -alias androiddebugkey -keystore %USERPROFILE%\.android\debug.keystore
The keytool utility prompts you to enter a password for the keystore. The default password for the
debug keystore is
android. The keytool then prints the fingerprint to the terminal. For example:
Certificate fingerprint: SHA1: DA:39:A3:EE:5E:6B:4B:0D:32:55:BF:EF:95:60:18:90:AF:D8:07:09
To learn more about digital signing on Android, see Signing Your Applications.


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Welcome to Bacon Crest and Primrose Pointe!
Located along the Milwaukee Corridor between 66th street and 82nd street, Bacon Crest and Primrose Pointe offer you excellent choices for your new home. Bacon Crest has been growing since 2005 and now contains nearly 325 new homes. Bacon Crest has been honored THREE times by the West Texas Homebuilders Association in that it was chosen as a Parade of Home site in 2008, 2010 and again in 2012. Prices run in the $250,000.00-$ 350,000.00 range and you get A LOT of house for your money in Lubbock, Texas! This development is named for the pioneer Bacon Family that ran cattle on this land from around 1930. Their old family mansion is still located on Broadway near Avenue Q. Primrose Pointe is on the west side of Milwaukee adjacent to Frenship ISD's NEWEST school, Oak Ridge Elementary. Primrose can be entered from Milwaukee Avenue from either 68th or 70th street and features beautiful homes from FIVE of Lubbock's best known builders – Odyssey Homes, Champion Homes, Ventura Homes, Clear View Custom Homes and Apex Artistries. Homes in Primrose are from around $190,000.00-260,000.00
There are about 540 acres in the total project. When completed, there will be about 700 single-family homes, a number of multi-family dwellings, a city park, and numerous businesses. Many businesses have built or will be building along 82nd street and on Milwaukee. All the popular fast-food restaurants are represented (McDonalds, Burger King, What-a-Burger, Taco Bell, Taco Villa, Double Dave's, Chick-Fila, Baskin-Robbins, and Der Wienerschnitzel) are within a minute or so and others (Rosas, Cracker Barrel, and Starbucks) are just north across the Marsha Sharp Freeway on Milwaukee. Canyon West Shopping Center (Lubbock's newest Mall) is also just across the Marsha Sharp Freeway and offers many exciting stores including Target, World Market, Petsmart, and a high-tech entertainment center, Main Event.
Stone Bridge Office Park is growing rapidly and is quickly becoming a southwest Lubbock Medical Center, featuring several dentists offices, Lubbock Urology Clinic, Physical Therapy Today, and even an insurance agency! O'Reilly's Auto Parts is just west of Stone Bridge, as well as a Mighty Wash Oil Change and a Mighty Wash Car Wash at the west corner of 82nd and Milwaukee. Walgreens is in operation on the northeast corner of 82nd and Milwaukee; Comet Cleaners has been open since 2012 and the Sleep Shop has purchased land north of Walgreens on Milwaukee. Milwaukee opened in the spring of 2006 and ties the entire western part of Lubbock together with a north-south corridor. This project was an innovative concept spearheaded by former Councilman and later Mayor Tom Martin in which the City of Lubbock got ahead of the curve and built this street in advance of the need. Most people familiar with this area feel that Milwaukee has become the route of choice for north-south access.
All seven phases of development are complete and all the lots except for a few are sold. There is a list of lots for the seventh phase, along with the builders that own them listed under Subdivision Drawings. There is just one lot left (as of now) in a luxury large lot area called the "Villas at Bacon Crest". This is one of the most sought after areas of Lubbock because of the Frenship School District and its proximity to 82nd Street, the Marsha Sharp Freeway, and Loop 289.
Frenship ISD's new Heritage Middle School was completed in the Fall of 2011 at 73rd and Iola.
McMahan may be contacted at 794-0624 or 790-8007.


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Watchuseek Blog
Monday, May 14, 2012
Ernst Benz by John Varvatos Limited Edition ChronoScope
John Varvatos' love for high quality timepieces clearly shines through in this new limited edition series from the versatile lifestyle designer. In partnership with watchmaker Leonid Khankin of Swiss watch brand Ernst Benz, the Vintage White and Olive are two standout watches.
Varvatos, whose designs include men's footwear, belts, eyewear and fragrances, has limited the watches to just 250 pieces each.
Individually numbered, the Ernst Benz by John Varvatos Limited Edition ChronoScope features contrast finishing with brushed and polished stainless steel. The watches adhere closely to Varvatos' design aesthetic of 'perfectly imperfect'. The unique dials feature sepia luminous numerals complimented by a distinctive set of hands inspired by a mid-century gauge.
The striking 47mm watch shares the same level of construction craftsmanship as Ernst Benz's Great Circle Collection.
Both watches are powered by the trusty Valjoux 7750 self winding day/date chronograph movement with a power reserve of around 50 days.
Exotic skin straps including crocodile and bison, with Varvatos signed buckles have been produced to compliment the new dial colours.
Available exclusively at John Varvatos stores nationwide, the Vintage White and Olive are now being released exclusively this month in John Varvatos stores in the U.S. Retailing at US$6,800, they follow on from the first two highly regarded releases of the design partnership, the Vintage Black and Anthracite dials.
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How Num Pang Makes Their Pork Belly Sandwich
We're big fans of Num Pang, which has been quietly taking over New York with it's Cambodian-style bahn mi since the first shop opened in 2009. There are now five locations around Manhattan, which means there's a good chance you're not far from your fix.
One of the most popular sandwiches on the menu is the five spice-glazed pork belly, served with picked Asian pear in addition to the classic banh mi toppings. We got a peak into the kitchen to see how it's made—click through the slideshow to see!


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If you have received the ordered Goods and are not satisfied with any of them or have simply changed your mind about purchasing them after we have e-mailed you your Order Confirmation, you may exercise your right of withdrawal without penalty and without giving any reason and request a refund, in accordance with the European Distant Selling regulations as implemented by the Belgian Act of 6 April 2010 on Market Practices and Consumer Protection, provided that you inform us of your decision to cancel the contract within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the delivery of the Goods, by filling out the proper form available on the "My Account" section and following the instructions provided in the Terms and Conditions of the Return Policy available here.
Please note that while the Goods remain in your possession you are under a duty to ensure that the Goods are kept safe, secure and in good condition.
We will provide you with a refund as soon as possible after you inform us of your decision to cancel the contract and in any case and at the latest within 15 days for any sum that has been paid by you or debited from your credit card for the Goods.
Our liability for damages caused by slight negligence shall, irrespective of its legal ground, be limited as follows:
(i) we shall be liable up to the amount of the foreseeable damages typical for this type of contract due to a breach of material contractual obligations; (ii) we shall not be liable due to the slightly negligent breach of any other duty of care applicable.
The aforesaid limitations of liability shall not apply to any mandatory statutory liability and liability for culpably caused personal injuries. In addition, such limitations of liability shall not apply if and to the extent Kontoor Brands has assumed a specific guarantee.
The above provisions shall apply accordingly to our liability for futile expenses.
You shall be obliged to take adequate measures to avert and reduce damages.
Nothing in these Terms of Sale shall affect your statutory rights as a consumer, nor your right of withdrawal as per Clause 8 above.
By placing your Order, you agree and understand that we may store, process and use data collected when you registered on the Website for the purposes of processing your Order. We will process your information in accordance with the Kontoor Brands' Privacy Statement available at the Privacy Policy.
The use of this Website is subject also the Terms of Use available at here.
WRANGLER trade mark as well as all trade marks, whether they are figurative or not, and all other marks, illustrations, images, and logo which appear on our products, accessories or packaging, whether registered or not, are and remain the exclusive property of THE WRANGLER APPAREL CORP. and its affiliated companies. Any reproduction, whether complete or partial, modification or use of these marks, illustrations, images and logo, for whatever reason and in whatever medium, without our written, express and prior agreement, is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted.
We will make every effort to perform our obligations under these Terms of Sale. However, we cannot be held responsible for delays or failure to perform if such delay or failure is caused by any circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including, without limitation, an act of God, explosion, flood, fire or accident; war or civil disturbance; strike, industrial action or stoppages of work; any form of government intervention; a third party act or omission; failure of our supplier(s); failure by you to give us a correct delivery address or notify us of any change of address, or a failure by you to affect payment.
We will inform you of any such unforeseen event as soon as possible after its occurrence and we will perform our obligations as soon as reasonably possible. Should this interruption continue beyond a period of 2 (two) weeks, you will be entitled to cancel the Order, and a refund will be made in accordance with Clause 9 of these Terms of Sale.
These Terms of Sale are governed by the law of Switzerland implementing the European Directive on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. To the extent this is permitted by the applicable laws on consumer protection, any action or claim related to these Terms of Sale shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Switzerland.
We constantly monitor the quality of the Goods that we offer to our customers in order to guarantee constant customer satisfaction. Our Goods are only distributed in our and our authorised resellers' stores. You must not misrepresent yourself as being one of our authorised resellers or as being qualified to resell our Goods. We reserve the right to refuse to accept your Order, if we suspect that you intend to resell our Goods.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Sale, our Goods or your Order, contact us using the contact information in the Contact Us section.
Neither our failure nor your failure to enforce any term of these Terms of Sale constitutes a waiver of such term. Such failure shall in no way affect the right later to enforce such term.
In these Terms of Sale:
"Contract"means the contract between you and us for the sale and purchase of Goods, comprising your Order, our Order Confirmation of your Order and these Terms of Sale;
"Goods" means the products that we sell on our Website from time to time, including but not limited to: high quality apparel, jeans wear and related accessories, all sold under the trademark WRANGLER®;
"Order" means an order for Goods placed according to these Terms of Sale;
"Order Confirmation" means the order confirmation issued by us to you indicating acceptance of your Order at the moment the Goods are dispatched and the relevant details of your purchased Goods;
"Terms of Sale" means these terms and conditions of sale;
"we", "our" or "us" means LEEWRANGLER INTERNATIONAL SAGL, whose registered office is at Via Vite 3, 6855 – Stabio, Switzerland, Company Registration Number Stabio CH-501.4.023.528-6, VAT Number CHE-177.767.456;
"Website" means our website located at https://www.wrangler.co.uk
"you" or "your" means you, the customer.


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The Frisco Cycling Club is dedicated to advancing the sport of cycling with riders of all levels through local events, group rides, races, and community involvement.
The FCC aims to build community involvement, community awareness, physical education and participation through club activities and charitable events. We dedicated to enabling the sport of cycling within local and regional communities by hosting events, offering clinics, and teaming up with charities. FCC regularly partners with organizations to raise money contributing to local community assistance programs, as well as national level medical research and development fund raisers.
The Frisco Cycling Club has obtained new sponsors for 2012 and have continued the releationship into the current season. Richardson Bike Mart remains a long time premier sponsor of FCC, as does Crest Auto Group as a second year premier sponsor of the club. The club is registered with USA Cycling under the name "Frisco Cycling Club - Crest/RBM". Please visit our sponsor's tab for more information about all the club's sposors.
FCC is comprised of various types bicycling enthusiats. The core of FCC consists of men, women, and children interested in recreational cycling. There is a small racing contingengy that was founded primarily on track racing at the Frisco Superdrome, and has recently expanded to road and criterium racing. Mountain biking has also become a core dicipline of FCC, with riders participating in races as well as endurance challenges. For more information please refer to tabs specific to your riding interests.
To join the Frisco Cycling Club, you may fill out the ONLINE APPLICATION, or for more information about Frisco Cycling Club or other methods of joining please contact Drew at firstname.lastname@example.com for details.


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Is it the sheets? A Guys Guide to Choosing the Right Linens That She'll Love
We spend a 1/3 of our lives in bed; there is no reason not to make it enjoyable for you and your female friend(s). To most guys, sheets are just sheets. But considering she noticed that you two use the same type of toothpaste, don't you think she's noticing a little bit more than just the pattern of your blanket while you're passed out next to her? Since we always have our readers' backs, here's our go-to guide to taking your bed to the next comfort level and giving her one more incentive for sleeping next to your handsome mug.
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Using Templates: Pattern Overlays, Easy Recoloring in Photoshop, video
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Hi! I am very new to digital. I was trying to recolor and overlay from this site. I followed the video exactly but the paint bucket didn't work. I could recolor using the brush, but then that won't let me color certain things. Do you have any idea what I could be doing wrong?
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The University of New England
The University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two distinctive campuses in southern Maine. The University is a combination of three institutions - St. Francis College, the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and Westbrook College, which was founded in 1831 and is our charter institution.
UNE offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs in the health sciences, natural sciences, osteopathic medicine, human services, liberal arts, education, business and the healthcare professsions.
The Biddeford Campus is distinguished by its beautiful seaside setting in a semi-rural area near Biddeford, Maine. The Portland Campus is a classic New England campus located in suburban Portland, Maine and designated as a national historic district.


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If the fight over the debt limit in Washington this week feels familiar to you as a Californian, it should.
UPDATE: Debt ceiling vote delayed.
One of the most important Republican strategists in the DC fight cut his teeth in the last decade's budget fights in Sacramento.
U.S. & World
That strategist is Kevin McCarthy, a Congressman from Bakersfield and one of the most important California politicians who most Californians have never heard of.
He's #3 in the House Republican leadership hierarchy, counting votes in the post of whip. In that role, he's shaping the strategy in the ongoing back-and-forth over the federal debt limit.
And most of what he learned about strategy in high-stakes budget negotiations was from his time in Sacramento. McCarthy was the Assembly's top Republican in Gov. Schwarzenegger's first term.
The tactics employed by the GOP in Sacramento budget fights resemble those used by the GOP in DC this week, in three ways:
1. Relentless message and internal discipline.
Which is to say, stick together. Republicans in Sacramento were in the minority but tended to move and vote as a block, increasing their leverage.
They never stopped talking about the state having a spending problem, not a revenue (even when that wasn't true). This playbook is being closely followed in Washington.
2. Take hostages.
You're reading about all kinds of demands that GOP leaders in Congress are making as the price of getting their votes to raise the debt ceiling. That's classic Sacramento.
Since Republican votes were needed to pass a budget before Prop 25's passage in 2010 (and still are needed to approve revenues), Sacramento Republicans produced long lists of demands that they wanted met in exchange for their votes on the budget.
A recent New York Times magazine profile portrays McCarthy as tellling Tea Party Republicans not to oppose the debt ceiling outright but to use it as an opportuity to get something they want.
"We all ran for a reason," McCarthy tells them in the profile. "What's most of concern to you? What is it that we think will change America?"
3. Be shameless, and don't behave like you're in the minority.
Republicans in Sacramento were a small minority, but they always behaved and talked as though they had an enormous popular mandate. Republicans control only one half of the legislature branch in Washington, but they're acting like they run the place.
That comes in part from McCarthy, who told his fellow Republicans at a 2009 dinner shortly after President Obama was elected: "Let's not act like the minority. Let's challenge them on every single bill and on every single campaign — and let's do it right away."
This is sound political strategy, in that it amplifies Republican power and concerns.
But it also relies on creating the sense of constant crisis and chaos. As we've learned in California, the culture of crisis is not healthy for a government, or a state.


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