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The sleep schedule (or lack thereof) been hecktic this week. I didn't get out Saturday like I'd wanted to. I was indoors most of the time, and sleeping a good part of the day as well.
I did have to make a quick midnight grocery run, though. For this, I rode The Goat. At 36 degrees, it felt good to get out. I didn't even bother with socks. Just threw on my ratty Sketchers and an ankle-strap to keep my jeans out of the chain, a windbreaker over my t-shirt, a headband and my Specialized Deflect gloves. It was a great ride, albeit short.
Maybe I'll get out tomorrow. It's hard telling the way things have been going on the weekends.
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Late night errands
The sleep schedule (or lack thereof) been hecktic this week. I didn't get out Saturday like I'd wanted to. I was indoors most of the time, and sleeping a good part of the day as well.
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- dvicci said...
That's a shame, man. It was gorgeous out yesterday. Sometimes, though, catching up on missed sleep is just too important to miss. You're probably better off for it.
At least you were able to get out a little bit.
- January 27, 2008 9:29 AM
- Noah said...
I'm not sure if you know, but the end of June is when I moved to my current location and was finally able to go bike-only for a sustained amount of time. My old round trip was close to 50 miles and while I did ride it all the way on occasion, that was just too far to make it a habit.
Well, when you consider that less than 1/5 of my 4,200ish miles in 2007 were recreational riding, and that I didn't start ditching the bus in earnest until July, I think it's safe to say I'll probably make up the miles pretty quickly just by ditching the bus earlier this year.
- January 27, 2008 10:38 AM
I'm a lurker on your blog... a lazy weekend-only biker inspired by your miles.
Doing some research for school, I found this article, which I thought as a biker and an IT guy, you might appreciate. http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/_publish/Priedhorsky_WikiSym2007_GeowikiBicyclistsSharing.pdf
Would be cool to have a wiki with info from/for KC bikers.
- January 27, 2008 11:34 AM
i'am pumped! picked-up my new commuter on saturday,well i didn't the wife did in my 1990 4x4 gas guzzling "BURB",i had to work,but i think i have it dailed in for my Monday commute,i cleaned up the 84 schwinn letour and put it aside,to be riding the 08 Daimondback "Insight 1",i think i'll hit the streets around 6:00,i even re-set the cateye to 0 miles,wish me luck!
- January 27, 2008 6:46 PM
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Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly, the Sheffield fashion boutique launched in 1967 by local business entrepreneur Roger Howe, has been a source of intrigue to me for quite a while. He was inspired to name the shop after one of Marc Bolan's lyrics from 'Desdemona' the John's Children single which had been released earlier that same year (and then subsequently banned because of it by the BBC, as they considered it to be too controversial). I first came across the boutique in 2009, when I picked up a copy of the excellent King Mojo and Beyond book about the Pop Art scene which sprang up around the legendary Sheffield live music venue. There, on page 39, amongst the club posters, membership cards and murals, were three small images which included an advertisement for the shop and a couple of photographs of Sue Barfield, one of the artists who had painted the facade and designed the interior, while also working as head sales assistant. I've always been curious to know a bit more about it, but apart from one other fantastic photograph taken by JR. James in December 1967, I hadn't managed to find anything else until quite recently. Sometimes these things tend to unravel at their own pace, and purely by chance, it eventually arrived out of the blue via a weekly feature written for Jackie Magazine in 1969 called Around the Boutiques with Sam. It gives a little bit of information about the owner and the back story of how he launched the shop, plus a really great description of the interior and the type of gear that they sold, which you can read all about for yourself in the original article below.
All because John Lennon made a slip of the tongue
Question: What have a cut-price bathroom suite showroom and way-out boutique got in common??! The answer is—tah-rah—a very trendy, go-ahead young man by the name of Roger Howe, who owns both. His main interest, though, is in the boutique at 157 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, called ''Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly.'' ''Ooo!'' I hear you gasp. ''How Suggestive!!'' But keep your hair-piece on. It was all due to a boob made by John Lennon when, in a show, he introduced the song ''Desdemona'' as ''Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly.'' which is a line in the song. That decided Roger to call his boutique the same. What has all this got to do with cut-price baths, then?? Nothing.
A man of many interests is Roger, so he opened the bath business last year as a prosperous sideline. Although he is racing off to London, buying stock for the boutique every week, he still manages to run both enterprises successfully. AND, apart from all that Roger plans to turn the back half of the ''Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly'' into an antique shop. About two years ago, several young ladies were almost arrested for parading around Sheffield's main streets wearing kinky Quorum see-through blouses! VERY DARING!! But it was only a brilliant opening-day publicity stunt, contrived by Roger. With the result, he succeeded in getting the recognition he set out to achieve for the boutique, by his shock tactics! Clever!
There is a sort of Victorian air in ''Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly'' although the music which constantly blows your mind, I'm sure would not amuse Queen Victoria!! The interior of the boutique was creatively designed by head assistant, Sue Barfield, who should know what she's about, after doing a three year design course at Sheffield College of Art. One wall is completely white with a gigantic psychedelic flower decoration. The two deep red walls add to the mysterious atmosphere created by the striking blue tinted window, which takes up the entire front of the shop. The clothes hang on red rails attached to chains suspended from the tiled mirror ceiling.
Everywhere you look there are relics of Victoriana times. A super, huge antique cash register, old but now brightly painted chairs, the same with a chest of drawers and painted-up curly coat stand which some of the most fantastic gear is draped over. The communal changing room is divided at one end by a heavy wine velvet curtain hanging from large white rings on a low, white pole. Old reproductions decorate the deep blue walls along with 1930 pin-up type notelets which sells for a shilling each. Although this is the colour scheme now, it may change tomorrow because every time Roger returns from London he not only brings back new clothes but also lots of groovy ideas for interior design, which Sue soon puts into action! ''Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly'' is definitely THE place for Sheffield's turned-on dollies stocking such excellent makes as Ossie Clark, Alice Pollock, Early Bird and Consortium.
The illustrated trouser suit by Ossie Clark is black crepe with scarlet silk edging and costs £10 10s. A bit pricey perhaps, but so outstanding it's really worth it. The jacket is fitted, giving a very slimming effect and the trousers flare out gently with an edge split from the knee down. Also featured is a gorgeous dolly dress in flame satin by Early Bird with black velvet bands round the gathered cuffs and neck and round the hemline. A bit more economical, this at £5 5s. Other good buys are Ossie Clark blouses for £3 15s which look really soopah teamed with a shocking pink velvet tunic suit by Early Bird £6 19s 6d. Dresses range from as little as £3 to £7 and trousers at roughly £5 5s.
The black crepe trouser suit illustrated above is featured in this episode of the German TV series Der Kommissar, it's modelled by Pattie Boyd at approximately 1:50 into the clip, along with several other Ossie Clark designs throughout, which are again modelled by Pattie and some more very well known models, including Amanda Lear and Kari Ann Muller.
Sue Barfield at the entrance to Lift Up Your Skirt and Fly on Norfolk Street, Sheffield.
Another photograph of Sue Barfield taken inside the boutique.
IMAGE CREDITS & LINKSAll images scanned by Sweet Jane from the following publications except where stated *otherwise (1.) Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly (poster advertisement) from King Mojo and Beyond by Peter J. Stringfellow, Dave Manvell and Paul Norton. (2.) Ossie Clark & Early Bird illustration from Jackie Magazine issue No.226 April 1969 for an original article by Sam (artist uncredited), (3.) The facade of the Fashion boutique Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly, Norfolk Street, December 1967, Image titled "Sheffield Graphics" by JR James, *courtesy of The JR. James Archive, (4. & 5.) Sue Barfield at Lift Up Your Skirt and Fly on Norfolk Street, Sheffield, from King Mojo and Beyond by Peter J. Stringfellow, Dave Manvell and Paul Norton. Listen to 'Desdemona' by John's Children here, Discover more about Peter Stringfellow's King Mojo Club here, You'll find film footage of an early interview with Alice Pollock & Ossie Clark at Quorum from 1966 here. An example of another dress from Early Bird Boutique here. And finally, purchase the King Mojo book here, it's a really interesting read with incredible images, and all author royalties go to a very deserving charity.


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8 x 10″ Oil on Panel. Sold this painting right off the easel. It was a good day!
One More Thing
One caveat to my last post on sizing linen canvas–I stretched a 36″ x 40″ canvas on Sunday and used the Gamblin PVA size on it and did get a few ripples, as it was
a very rainy day. I let it dry overnight and then sprayed the back of it with water and let that dry completely overnight. The water tightened up any remaining ripples nicely. I haven't tried stretching the canvas, then spraying both sides with water, letting that dry, and then using the size. That might be the best order of operations of all. The linen shrinks when it dries, so all ripples should disappear. One note: when using pre-primed canvas, spraying the back with water will tighten the canvas temporarily, but does nothing to keep it from sagging in humidity.
Sizing it up
Today I spent the day preparing my stretcher bars & canvas for a new painting. If you're like me, you've tried dozens of procedures for preparing painting surfaces. I'll spare you the grizzly details of what I've tried, why it worked or didn't, etc. Instead, I'll just tell you what I've found that I like best and why.
If you want a smooth texture, but not the ultra smoothness of a gessoed panel, Utrecht Belgian Linen #66J is fab. www.utrechtart.com It is thick and heavy and tightly woven, even though it is only single weave, and best of all, it comes UNprimed! While that may dismay some of you, who, like myself, were persuaded to use Clausen's double oil-primed linen right from the supplier, and felt daunted by the thought of multiple stages necessary to even get ready to paint, I can assure you that the end result is worth every bit of the effort.
First, buy the heavy duty Utrecht stretcher bars if the painting will be very large (mine will be 36″ x 40″ and I knew the typical art store variety would warp or bow–I have had that happen and I can tell you it is NOT fun!). They are so well made and solid! Then stretch and staple the linen to the bars as usual.
But here's the best bit–ever had a beautifully stretched linen canvas nice and tight when you start to paint, only to have it bag & sag when it's finished & hanging on the wall? Or in a show? And no amount of restretching will fix it? Well! Here's the secret–instead of sizing the stretched canvas with rabbit skin glue, as the Old Masters did, use Gamblin's PVA Size, http://www.gamblincolors.com/materials , which completely takes the worry out of working on linen! Even though the label says it won't tighten the linen after application, it DOES! It should be as tightly stretched as you can get it, then, once the PVA size is applied–ZAP! It's as tight as a drum! And it STAYS that way! Gamblin says it's ok to paint right over the size, if you like the color of the linen, or proceed to the gesso. We all know that the constant bagging & tightening of the linen is really bad for the paint film once the paint is dry. That's why so many artists like panels, as they eliminate this problem. But the PVA Size prevents the linen from bagging & sagging, and let me tell you, that alone will have you jumping for joy!
I recently had an occasion to test two linen canvases at an outdoor event, on a day that was beastly hot & humid. One painting on linen was sized with rabbit skin glue, and the other with Gamblin's PVA Size. The sagging ripples across the one with rabbit skin glue were evident to all, and reappear even inside on rainy days. The other canvas was tighter than tight!
A Work in Progress
I am beginning a new painting this week and have been working on the composition. I love using photographs for this part of the process, as they seem to create distance and objectivity. While many artists prefer to just leap right into a painting with very little planning and see what emerges, that approach is never very satisfying for me. Somewhere along the way I usually end up wishing I had 3 more inches here or there to create the perfect balance. After many frustrating years using the extemporaneous, alla prima approach, I finally abandoned it and came home to good old fashioned preparation and planning. The result is that my paintings are more visually satisfying, and I am much happier with the end result. So, here I have posted a photographic sketch of one possible composition for my new painting of a dear friend's sister. My daughter says that I should omit the barn in the background. Compositionally, perhaps the sharp line of the roof draws too much attention to itself,as everything else is very organic in shape. I am still considering whether to leave it in or take it out…what do you think?
The Artist's Muse
Just sold this painting, which has long been a favorite of mine for many reasons. There is a lot involved in learning to paint portraits. Besides learning to draw and sculpt form with paint, using color, value, shape, and relationships, what really makes a portrait sing is not only capturing the likeness of the person, but more importantly capturing the spirit of the person. It is something that is difficult to teach because it is so closely tied to the intent of the artist. Most artists, I think, are after something when they paint. They are often pushing at the edges of their skills, trying to create something they envision. For every artist that something will be different. For me, it is the quest to capture something of the spirit of the person I am painting. In this portrait, entitled "Girl Without a Pearl Earring" (after Rembrandt's "Girl With a Pearl Earring"), I achieved my goal. I knew that it was visible to all when this painting was exhibited several years ago and the girl's grandfather came to the opening, not knowing that this portrait of his granddaughter was in the show. He came up to me absolutely stunned by the painting and said, "You have captured my granddaughter! That is her!" It was the greatest compliment I have ever had about my work and meant more to me than the prize that it won. Now, two years later, he saw it on display again, and bought it. There is no one on earth I would rather have sold the painting to because he loves it and knows her spirit lives within it.
Head Study in Backlight
A lot of learning how to paint involves learning how to move from one skill to another. Starting out simple is best, adding a bit more difficulty with each new painting. Attempting too much too quickly can lead to unnecessary frustration. I wanted to try painting skin tones in shadow while still getting a sense of sculpting the structure of the face. The backlighting here provided the perfect setting for this kind of challenge.
I also made the decision to keep the color palette limited. My choices were primarily determined by the background color, which was green. Learning to use color can be made much simpler by limiting the colors on your palette, so I decided on a complimentary color scheme. One of the most intimidating things an instructor said to me when I was a beginning student was to paint exactly what I see. Yikes! I had no idea how to do that. One day the skin tones looked bluer to me and the next day they looked purple! So I kept changing my painting, trying to paint exactly what I saw. What a nightmare! Many frustrating days of painting! Now I just paint the colors that I think look best and that work together well, and I leave it at that!
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I am not usually a flower or still life painter, but my daughter was married in April. So I had to paint these, right?
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Most people who really succeed at anything in life stubbornly pursue their own interests, ignoring well-meaning advice to do otherwise. Free advice is never in short supply. Usually, however, the artist follows it at her own peril. This is not to say that wisdom in this pursuit is not required. It is.
What follows in these pages, then, is the result of just such a tenacious search for my own authentic artistic voice, whether or not anyone wishes to hear it.


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Last year's The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed was, it's fair to say, loved and loathed in roughly equal measures. For those who felt short-changed, Coupled With, a collection of recent B-sides along with lost single 'Stormy In The North, Karma In The South', might serve as something of an antidote. It's the stuff that didn't fit in with the sugary, loved-up theme of the album; the stuff with the balls. And there's a lot of it.
So it's business as usual then: big chunky riffs out for the lads, harmonies to die for and choruses which either fill your head, crush your head, or just bury themselves in there somewhere, never to leave. 'Stormy...', 'Move On' and 'Better Than Cable' are vintage Wildhearts rockers, 'Looking For The One' is pure anthemic joy, and 'L.T.D.' might just be the most infectious tune the band have recorded. It's also the most convincing argument yet for breaking Ginger's songwriting monopoly, written as it was by occasional stand-in bassist and full-time Cardiacs nutjob Jon Poole. Also in the should-have-been-a-single category is 'Cheers', a suitably Wildhearts-ised cover of the theme tune from the appropriate sitcom which sounds almost pop-punky enough to be Good Charlotte, albeit without the arse-faced goon.
It's not all perfect, of course - as 'Move On' so poetically puts it, "Nobody ever never got it wrong." '6:30 Onwards' and 'Hit It On The Head' are decidedly weak, and 'Return To Zero' would benefit from at least a hint of melody. It seems churlish, though, to criticise B-sides for being of B-side quality, particularly when there's over an album's worth of classic Wildhearts action.
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It's hard to imagine a more potentially awkward moment during TV's annual self-congratulatory, feel-good event: First-time Emmy host Jimmy Fallon almost immediately addressed his late-night predecessor Conan O'Brien's short-lived, controversy-steeped stint on "The Tonight Show."
"NBC asking the host of 'Late Night' to come to Los Angeles to host a different show – what could possibly go wrong?" Fallon quipped.
The camera showed O'Brien, who, for an instant, looked none too pleased. Then he laughed. After all, it's difficult to stay angry when Jimmy Fallon is the one making the joke.
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"Too soon?" Fallon asked, without a hint of guile.
The moment was among many Sunday night where the likable Fallon used his upbeat, goofy charm to help keep what could have been a ponderous three-hour show bouncing along at a relatively rapid clip – and may have gone a long way toward establishing himself as a performer with mass appeal potential.
He got the program off to a strong start by bringing together the cast of "Glee," Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Randy Jackson and the ubiquitous Betty White, among others, for a full-blown, campy, choreographed treatment of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run."
The elaborate bit, partially taped beforehand, proved a great tone setter: he merged the young stars of one of last season's hottest new shows with some old (one very old) favorites for a rollicking "Glee"-style version of a classic 35-year-old song. If Fallon's goal was to bridge TV generations, he succeeded from the get-go.
It helped that Fallon began preparing long before taking the stage of Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre – and not just by practicing dance moves for the high-energy opening number. The host asked the public recently to tweet him jokes he could use to introduce some of the presenters – an apparent bid to draw young, tech-savvy, but not necessarily TV-tied viewers to the broadcast.
Some of the audience tweets worked better (one wit opined that "Glee" star Matthew Morrison's head "looks like a brown little poodle") than others – ("She is beautiful, she is beautiful and also she is beautiful" one tweeter noted of "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara, in an accurate, if not particularly funny assessment). There were far more misses than hits, but give Fallon credit for trying to make the show more interactive, particularly when the larger purpose of the gimmick was to expand the Emmy tent this year and beyond.
Fallon's other major device – recruiting his former "Saturday Night Live" cast mate Amy Poehler, "Good Wife" star Julianna Margulies, Stephen Colbert and curvy reality show star Kim Kardashian for musical-duet introductions to category genres – was a cute idea aided by its brevity in execution.
Much more successful was Fallon's musical tribute to the ends of "24," "Law & Order" and "Lost," in which he imitated the likes of Elton John and Billie Joe Armstrong ("I didn't understand it, but I tried," he sung of "Lost" to the tune of Green Day's "Time of Your Life").
While Fallon spent a surprising amount to time singing, dancing and strumming his guitar, it couldn't have been easy following in the tap shoes of 2009 host Neil Patrick Harris, who turned in one of the more memorable Emmy hosting jobs in recent years. Harris, a song and dance man with great comic timing, is a versatile performer – his Emmys stint last year convinced us he would make a great Academy Awards host.
Fallon, though, managed to make his own mark Sunday night – even as he playfully bantered with Harris, who quipped, "I'd like to thank the Academy for allowing a gay man to host the Emmys two years in a row."
Fallon displayed his self-assuredness by giving Harris and others laugh lines (A filmed bit about suggested plotlines for "Modern Family" – involving, variously, George Clooney and Stewie from "Family Guy" – was a highlight).
But it was very much Fallon's show.
The former Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Player, who celebrates 18 months as a late-night host this week, may never make it to the gig that O'Brien got and was left to joke about losing. O'Brien, in a disappointment to many fans, didn't win the Emmy for his version of "The Tonight Show" – "The Daily Show" took home the award.
But Fallon notched his own Emmy victory of sorts Sunday, showing that for at least one night, he was born to run TV's marquee celebration of itself.
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Carolyn Davies to Catherine A. Christian, 155 Georgetown Green, $189,000.
Gail J. Mankie to James W. Goodwin III, 11.49 acres on State Route 602, Rockfish Woods, Howardsville, $40,000.
Juliane L. and James H. Rowe III to John E. and Marie C. Salidis, 925 Bedford Hills, Earlysville, $300,000.
William F. and Lisa M. Marx to John E. and Gina S. Thornton, 1400 Pinedale Road, Westwoods, $439,000.
Jean S. Spalding to Juliane L. and James H. Rowe III, 1544 Lake Forest Drive, Four Seasons, $230,000.
R. Bruce and Margaret C. Baumgartner to Ann E. Muir, Trustee, 21 acres on State Route 601, 4537 Free Union Road, $1,035,000.
Forest Lakes Associates to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Willow Bend, Forest Lakes, $63,609.
Weston Development Co. to Brian D. and Kimberly B. Powell, 4385 Redwood Lane, Walnut Hills, $550,000.
Robert M. Hauser, Trustee of Belvedere Station Land Trust, to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Dunlora, $85,050.
Pierre Y. and Rebecca F. Musy to Barry and Patricia Klecan, 137 Spring Mountain Road, Mill Creek, $166,000.
Rocks LLC to David B. and Margaret C. Hamer, parcel in The Rocks, $250,000.
Steven R. Miller and Janet F. Chrismore to Janet F. Chrismore, 2.0 acres at 2100 Bentivar Drive, pursuant to divorce decree.
Gayle E. Ernst to Mary Ann Barnes, 17.088 acres on State Route 641, 4827 Burnley Station Lane, Barboursville, $372,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Danny J. Humphreys, 4426 Redwood Lane, Walnut Hills, $645,000.
Richard J. and Joan G. Brooks to Joseph K. Banks, Trustee, 3452 Devon Pines, Glenmore, $520,000.
Edward A. and Christi R. Carder to Peggy D. Candler, 1285 Gristmill Drive, Mill Creek, $196,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Todd E. Wolf and Shetel E. Padia, 483 Heritage Court, Redfields, $271,642.
Ann J. Lane to Christa Ferguson and Kent M. Schwager, 422 Wynridge Drive, Minor townhouses, $145,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Edward A. and Christi R. Carder, 3192 Turnberry Circle, Forest Lakes, $292,950.
Barry Meade Homes LLC to Barry and Beth R. Keith, 555 Rolling Valley Court, Foxcroft, $246,650.
Carroll L. Gentry, Ex., to Barbara C. Hawks, 1412 Lilac Court, Branchlands, $199,950.
Adam J. and Andrea G. Dixon to John S. Reynolds, 903 Stonehenge Road, Stonehenge, $143,000.
Larry J. McElwain, Trustee, to James A. and Susan S. Burns, 3313 Rosewood Lane, Rosemont, $1,045,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Cyrus and Ruby B. Clark, 1323 Stonegate Way, Stonegate at Western Ridge, $234,667.
Azadeh and James L. Hardiman Jr. to Paul M. and Dana K. Tornabene, 1573 Cool Spring Road, Townwood, $130,500.
Brian and Lisa M. Polen to ReloAction, 723 D Mountainwood Road, Townwood, $128,000.
ReloAction to Firoz Y. and Nasrin F. Vohra, 723D Mountainwood Road, Townwood, $128,000.
Vanessa A. Camperlengo and Karl P. Oswald to Vanessa A. Camperlengo, 6039 Free Union Road, Free Union, pursuant to separation agreement.
Vanessa A. Camperlengo to Donald J. and Laura M. Crotteau, 6039 Free Union Road, Free Union, $340,000.
Ronald E. and Carol A. Zimmer to Russell F. and Sophie C. Speidel, 1410 Carriage Lane, Candlewyck, $300,000.
Travis W. McCauley and Frances M. Garrett to Andrew P. and Kira M. Sullivan, 1.033 acres at 6511 Free Union Road, $125,000.
Nathan J. Reid et al. to Nathan J. and Kaye R. Reid, 10.204 acres at 5447 Murray's Lane, Covesville, $40,000.
Nathan J. and Kaye R. Reid to Robert E. Jett, 10.204 acres at 5447 Murray's Lane, Covesville, $80,000.
Thomas P. Rice and Geraldine Darco to Harry M. and Margaret H. Ward, 123 Montvue Drive, Montvue, $329,000.
Preston O. and Cynthia D. Stallings to Richard J. and Joan G. Brooks, 3220 Heathcote Lane, Glenmore, $699,000.
Marty W. and Mary Anne S. Mayo to Scott and Joyce Winterton, 2682 English Oaks Circle, English Oaks, Forest Lakes, $283,500.
Staci C. Walton to Alexis A. Sherard, 848 Harris Road, Willoughby, $192,500.
David S. Campbell Construction Co. to John M. and Janet F. Lanier, 3266 Darby Road, Glenmore, $755,498.
MinnieB. Wyant to Laura Jean Moss, 9101 acre at 1791 Avon Street Ext., gift.
Eric S. Tauscher to Eric T. and Catherine M. Myers, 3124 Ridgefield Road, Forest Lakes, gift.
A.M. Nichols, Trustee, to MGR Development Corp., two lots in Fontana, $148,500.
Mark M. McAllister and Tamala C. Perkins to Helen B. Jones, 1366 Peachtree Drive, Orchard Acres, $110,000.
Charlottesville Overlook Land Trust to Montessori Community School of Charlottesville, 6.532 acres at 1538 Richmond Road, $1,300,000.
Canterbury Building Co. to Arthur G. and Susan A. Scott, 4.46 acres at944 Cismont Ridge Road, Keswick, $317,500.
George W. Clark to O. Wesley and Gloria J. Hurt, lot at 32 Four Seasons Drive, $48,000.
Michael D. and Heather Solga to Alex and Debie Thomas, 819 Harris Road, Willoughby, $197,000.
Eleanor W. Cartwright to Alan D. Austin, 7.30 acres at 717 Dry Branch Road, $89,633.
Barry Meade Homes LLC to Patricia S. and Edward L. Moore, 162 Deerwood Drive, $224,650.
Lee E. and Sadie W. Herring to Haley Chisholm & Morris Inc., 79.0723 acres on State Route 663, $310,000.
Beverly J. Stewart to David V. Carmines, 4767 Wren Court, Briarwood, $165,000.
Medallion Enterprises LLC to Oak Hill Development LLC, two lots in Wayland's Grant, $58,474.
Richard A. and Julie E. Birnbaum to Browning W. and Wendy G. Porter, 502 Nottingham Road, Westmoreland, $262,000.
Bruce R. Barkley to Christopher J. Whitten and Kim Mays, 3350 Woodcreek Drive, $442,859.
Weather Hill Homes Ltd. t Robert Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Parkside Village, $51,500.
Viola E. Redmond to Francis S. Pagnanelli, 2.699 acres on State Route 685, 1628 Black Cat Road, $75,000.
Mari Giancarlo to Rajagopalan and Kasthuri Srinivasan, 3239 Heathcote Lane, Glenmore, $532,500.
JaZan LLC to John F. Bernhardt, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $83,000.
Karl P. Oswald and Vanessa A. Camperlengo to Karl P. Oswald, .9252 acres on State Route 601, pursuant to separation agreement.
R. Bruce and Margaret C. Baumgartner to Ann E. Muir, Trustee, 21 acres on State Route 601, 4537 Free Union Road, $1,035,000.


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The FHA has a number of appraisal inspection protocols which must be followed by FHA Appraisers. Agents and Sellers should be aware of these inspection protocols as they may affect the appraisal and upset settlement timelines. These protocols are intended to assure a level of due diligence that must be performed by the appraiser in order to property assess whether or not a property meets the Minimum Property Standards set forth by HUD/FHA.
The Head & Shoulders Test – this standard simply means that when inspecting attics, basements and crawl spaces an FHA appraiser must enter the space to "head and shoulders" level, at a minimum, to allow for a proper visual inspection.
Mechanicals & Plumbing – all of the homes mechanical systems and plumbing must be turned on and available to be tested by the appraiser. A representative sampling of switches, outlets and fixtures must be tested. The heater must be operational. If temperatures permit, cooling systems must be tested. Water pressure and temperature should also be tested.
If for some reason, the appraiser cannot access any of these spaces or complete any of the necessary system tests, the appraiser must contact the lender and reschedule another inspection of the property at such a time that property access can be made.
This is where Agents and Sellers have to be proactive. Make sure that these areas are readily and safely accessible to the appraiser. Have a ladder ready for the attic inspection if there are no drop stairs. Clear the access to the crawl space and have a light available to light up those dark corners. Remove any personal property that could block these areas from access and view. Make sure that all of the utilities are turned on and are ready to be tested.
These simple steps will save time and money. The FHA appraisal process will move more quickly without having to schedule unnecessary reinspection appointments; and the appraiser won't have to charge a re-inspection fee.


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Chinese American Librarians Association
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The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the two scholarships after a thorough review of all applicants by all committee members.
The Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship goes to Amy J. Chow who is currently pursuing her MLIS degree at Dalhousie University in Canada. As a Chinese Canadian, Amy hopes to bring perspective to library profession where diversity is becoming greater concern.
The C. C. Seetoo/CALA Conference Travel Scholarship goes to S. Raymond Wang who is currently in a doctoral study program in information literacy and technology at the University of New York at Albany. Raymond is interested in academic librarianship in the area of web-based instruction and ESL user characteristics. Raymond also expressed an interest in taking on volunteer responsibilities at ALA/CALA.
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Paper Route with special guest Faces of My Time will perform through the Hope College Concert Series on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 with a Hope College ID, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse.
Hailing from Nashville, Tenn., Paper Route has been described by "Paste Magazine" as a "refreshing mix of the organic and the electronic with quality songwriting to match" and also with, "Think of a less computerized Postal Service - more organic, fewer ones and zeroes."
Begun by member Chad Howat during a period of insomnia in 2004, the band has grown to include three close friends and has released 3 EPs to date. After performing as an opener for Sleeping at Last at Hope College in September 2007, the band is returning to the Knickerbocker Theatre as the main act.
Faces of My Time, fronted by Hope College sophomore Jacob Bullard, originated from Traverse City, Mich. The band's members are in the process of recording their debut album, which they are recording themselves in their home studio.
The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. Eighth St.
The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. the night of the concert.


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A friend of mine (somewhat new to linux) recently upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04 and his OS broke from the upgrade. A few minutes of troubleshooting showed that the culprit was the PAE kernel that the upgrade decided to install since it determined he had 4GB of phyisical RAM. More specifically the upgrade forgot to install the
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I'm not entirely sure how to report this bug to the devs. Its an easy fix (after booting into the non-pae kernel and installing the package everything worked), but they are encouraging users to use the built-in bug reporting system and I'm not entirely certain how to report update bugs.


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The Law of Nations; or, Principles of the Law of Nature, applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. From the French of Monsieur de Vattel. From the New Edition by Joseph Chitty, with additional notes and references by Edward D. Ingraham (Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson & C., 1883). https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/2245,
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Hunter Hayes Admits He Has 'A Lot of Fear' About Performing at the 2012 CMAs
Hunter Hayes in nominated in the New Artist of the Year category at the 2012 CMA Awards -- a huge deal for a kid who's only 21. He'll even get a chance to perform, which he admitted he is a terrifying prospect. Taking the stage in front of country legends, the men and women he's idolized for years... "There's a lot of fear," Hayes tells Taste of Country Nights host Jeremy Robinson.
The ToC Nights crew is in Nashville all week and will be joined by many of the biggest names in country music for hot interviews. In an open moment with Hunter Hayes, the 'Wanted' singer revealed that he finds ways to channel his nervous energy by running around and jumping up and down during his performances.
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Posted 27 September 2008 - 10:32 AM
"Designed to go in the field this device is ready to assist in paranormal investigations! Able to create speech and phonetic speech from the immediate environment you'll quickly make this device the corner stone of your field investigations.
Features Include:
Speech Mode: using the environment to pick the words to say
Phonetic Mode: using the environment to create words phonetically
Commutation Mode: using Speech Mode and Phonetic mode
EMF Mode: Talking EMF mode
Yes / No Mode: Ask questions and get Yes or No answers
Level Mode: watch the energy change in the environment
Dowsing Mode: works like a pair of dowsing rods!"
Posted 27 September 2008 - 10:45 AM
I guess it depends on the type of investigations that you do. Are you more Ghost Hunters or Paranormal State?
If you want to experiment in a less expensive way you could try the EVP maker software. It uses a similar approach.
Personally I wouldn't waste money on this based on what I can see up front. However if you do decide to buy one and can document that it provides valid and reliable responses, please let us know.
Posted 28 September 2008 - 09:38 AM
The device has a canned vocabulary list of words. Most are related to what one might consider likely to appear in a paranormal context. (First irregularity in that the expected communication is weighted, not simply based on likely words to be spoken. )
The words are also sorted into nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs. It is a fact known to any English teacher that words generally appear in a certain order in an English sentence. Thus it becomes easy to assume that a sentence will have the available words in a particular order to make sense. Nothing paranormal there.
Each word has a numerical value assigned to it. That is teh number used by the device to select the words from memroy. It becomes a matter of selecting the desired word. That is basicly a random action by the device.
So what happens is that the device generates internal white noise. This is digitized and a series of numbers is assigned in a random pattern since the noise itself is random. Next this random series of numbers is compared against the nimric value of the words in memory. The closeast approximation, not a real match since that would be almost impossible, is made. This would result in a sequence of words which make no sense, but the device does follow the basic "rules" regarding placement of words in a sentence. ( nouns, verbs, etc.) Thus we can derive a sentence that may appear to have some meaning. It is like picking a pseudo-random series of words, then arranging them in an order to make a sentence.
All very good if we assume that a spirit first has an understanding of binary numeric values, the words assigned to such weighted values, the ability to manipulate these values in to a proper order, and control over a random signal like white noise electronically generated. Kind of stretches credibility in my book. If a spirit has that much inteeligence, why doesn't it simply speak the message it wants us to hear?
So regarding Ovilus, it is a parlor game, nothing more. I certainly would not use one for any serious communication attempt with anything.
Posted 29 September 2008 - 08:37 AM
So far as a previous posting on this device, I searched Ovilus and Ovilus I, and did not come up with anything on the site. I apologize for double listing a topic that's been discussed, but I did try to avoid this.
After hearing the explanation of this device, and seeing what the "odds" are for it to function the way it was intended to, I can't see it being a very wise purchase. In fact, the only thing I can really see useful about this device is perhaps including it in some psi testing (what with the history of psi ability on random number generators). That might be worth some looking into - but to attempt to use it with something you have no actual communication with.. The thing just seems too volatile to me.
I appreciate the feedback, guys.
Posted 19 November 2008 - 01:34 PM
The Ovilus comes preloaded with 512 words in its internal dictionary. It also has a phonic mode capable of 72 different sounds which forms the basis to any spoken word in the english language. It also has a talking EMF mode, a digital dowsing rod mode, and several others I've neglected to try out. the real selling point to this device is the dictionary mode.
So your chances of getting a related word to your question in dictionary mode is 1:512
in phonic mode: 1:72
I have been very skeptical of this device, yet I own one. I have to wonder about how much is purely babble with an occasional relevant word to a question you ask the open air. The Ovilus uses EMF numbers to choose the word it speaks. The Ovilus will bounce around a few key words, Which I take as the base words for a room. It's not unlike sweeping a room for the base reading of a room then looking for high spikes in EMF. The problem with this device is the same source where it derives words, EMF. This product is really chatty and that chattiness is very random bouncing from word to word to word with very little Rhyme and reason.
This is were the Ovilus will give you a right hook. You need to pay attention to those words that it spews out. From time to time it will send out a word that does not appear in it's internal list of 512 words. You also need to watch for strings of related words coming from the ovilus. Each word has a random EMF number assigned to it. lowering the possiblity that words can be strung together by a minor change in the enviroment.
This device has changed my perception on EMF and how humans affect this enviroment. Having used it many times I have had quite a few experiences that have left me scratching my head, wondering if maybe we've been looking at EMF the wrong way all these year. While I'm still not ready to call the Ovilus a standard item for any investigator, it is an item that needs alot more rigorous testing by both skeptics and believers in this field to get a full spectrum of results on this device.
If you'd like to be really technical every device and piece of evidence can be considered a sham if your close minded enough. This is why it's experimental, it's not known how or why the enviroment is influencing the device, but it does.
Posted 20 November 2008 - 08:10 AM
Yes, I do tend to be quite technical about what I'm doing. That often makes me appear close minded to those whom are easily swayed by coincidence. Keep in mind, I'm not saying everything that happens is a coincidence, but if the words in this unit were programmed by a person, and they decided what words come out at what levels of EMF are present..well, there's absolutely no way that could be a set up, is there?
Paying attention to every single word that comes out during the use of this device, so that you hope you can make a connection later on down the road, is the same thing as playing the guessing game. After guessing a number between 1 and 10, say you get it right 6 guesses in. That would leave some pondering how on earth a person could have possibly guessed the correct number..and others would realize it's called "chance" for a reason.
Regardless of what this device can or can't do, it wont ever change my perception of EMF in the field, because I'm aware that measuring EMF is just that.. I'm not measuring a ghost with an electromagnetic field detector. Period. I'm measuring another element in the environment. I don't care at what level of mG something can say, "Help." I care about what level activity seems to be present. There have been far too many witnesses to paranormal phenomena, without the use of "the dead intercom," to actually need one of these. I'd like to find out how the environment changes during these events, not how cohesive the thoughts of all dead people and the creator of this box are.
It's not like a box that the dead can speak through is a new idea, by any stretch. And after seeing how credible that one was, I think I'm ok to worry about just how legitimate this one is.
Posted 20 November 2008 - 05:53 PM
First, assume the spirit has little or no technical background. That rules out their having a method or the knowledge to manipulate EM Fields. They may however have the ability to perform a simple act, pressing a button or maybe even simply pass near a button or sensor which could in fact detect their presence. We might even connect this sensor to a simple indicator to show their presence.
Now take that one step farther and use multiple sensors or buttons. If we were to assigne a few key words, phrases or maybe even letters we in theory have a simple way to allow communication. Such techniques have been tried, with little or no success though. Why?
It would seem that such simple actions are either beyond the ability of the spirits, or the spirits choose not to communicate. That being the case, why would we believe that a spirit who chooses to either ignore or not understand such a simple concept now has the ability to know that by creating an EM Field of a certain milligauss will cause an Ovilus to say a certain word? Not only that, by changing these field intensities it can do so in such a manner as to create speech, and do it in just the right sequence to cause a device it likely has never seen before to respond in a manner to transmit that speech????
I would say for a living, breathing human who does understand the concept here that would be a daunting task, even if he had access to a computer. But for a spirit who seems unable to utilize the simplest form of signalling, activating a sensor for example, I would call this type of control over an EM Field impossible.
Posted 20 November 2008 - 06:53 PM
As for the living human element, I'm beginning to wonder about the effects humans can have on the device. Let me elaborate a little on this. A few weeks ago I took this device to a non paranormal place to see what the human effects were on this device. When I turned it on, it babbled away (tophat, stars, cake) really random stuff like normal. that was until two guys started playing a miniatures game catty corner to us. when they started to declare attacks and combat the ovilus shifted. focusing on a really tight niche of words (Shoot, Attack, Violence, Kill) when they finished it went back to it's randomness again. While most would blow it off I paid closer attention to it. Again it was random until the two guys got into the combat phase of their game and it swung around again to those words. Then backed off to complete randomness when they finished.
According to science we give off no magnetic field. Yet the device seemed to react to something. As for the store, I've checked for stray emf fields in the big open space. There is no reason why the device acted they way it did. I'm not saying it's perfect or the end all that the device, however it's a start. Maybe instead of focusing on "What's possible" or "What's Impossible" on a subject matter that science still considers impossible. We should focus on pursuing new lines of thought for this subject.
Posted 20 November 2008 - 10:16 PM
1. A non-paranormal place? How exactly can you classify a place "non-paranormal," when you yourself said "This coming from a field in which we don't even know if a spirit really exists or not."
2. You stated that we give off no magnetic field, according to science. Where does this information come from? The human body certainly does not produce an AC field, I realize.. But, if this is the case, what exactly is an EEG measuring if not the electromagnetic field from our brain?
I think the issue here is not focusing on what's "possible," or "impossible," it's on making use of what we do know. There's absolutely nothing wrong with looking into new methods, techniques and equipment - but there's also no reason to disregard the foundation we already have in science, unless something credible and/or measurable is available. This devices is neither. It is interesting, but it is not going to change the perceptions of those who have the proper means to investigate the situation fully (and by this, I mean experts in a similar field of study whom have the proper instrumentation and capabilities to run secure and legitimate experiments).
Posted 21 November 2008 - 06:12 PM
This coming from a field in which we don't even know if a spirit really exists or not.
As for the living human element, I'm beginning to wonder about the effects humans can have on the device. Let me elaborate a little on this. A few weeks ago I took this device to a non paranormal place to see what the human effects were on this device. When I turned it on, it babbled away (tophat, stars, cake) really random stuff like normal. that was until two guys started playing a miniatures game catty corner to us. when they started to declare attacks and combat the ovilus shifted. focusing on a really tight niche of words (Shoot, Attack, Violence, Kill) when they finished it went back to it's randomness again. While most would blow it off I paid closer attention to it. Again it was random until the two guys got into the combat phase of their game and it swung around again to those words. Then backed off to complete randomness when they finished.
According to science we give off no magnetic field. Yet the device seemed to react to something. As for the store, I've checked for stray emf fields in the big open space. There is no reason why the device acted they way it did. I'm not saying it's perfect or the end all that the device, however it's a start. Maybe instead of focusing on "What's possible" or "What's Impossible" on a subject matter that science still considers impossible. We should focus on pursuing new lines of thought for this subject.
I would have no problem with someone taking something like this and doing a study on it. If in fact the Ovilus responds in the manner so stated here it appears that (a) something repeatable is going on, and ( an experiment should be able to be designed to replicate it under controlled conditions.
For instance if we assume that it happens exactly as stated we know certain things must be responsible. For one, the Ovilus responds to EM Fields, that's how it's designed. We also know there are ways to monitor such fields and detect changes in them. So it would seem an experiment, whereby an Ovilus is set up in close proximity to those who can affect it should produce some form of change in EM Fields. If that change is detected by an Ovilus, it would also be detected by other EMF devices as well, including possibly an EEG machine. So the experiment is obvious, set up and not only detect the field, but learn about the nature of the field as well.
Posted 05 December 2008 - 03:22 PM
Personally, anything with PARANORMAL-this, or GHOST-that, or ECTO- anything printed right on it is a BIG RED FLAG to me.
Caveat emptor.
Posted 20 December 2008 - 02:54 PM
We have one in our group and it's had some odd coincidences, but so far I can't say I'm overly impressed. It does add some entertainment during a slow night of investigating though...
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Posted 28 January 2009 - 11:16 PM
I thought the Ovilus was interesting, but how do you prove it's accurate? I also found the device hard to understand since it uses a very 'computerized' voice.
Posted 28 January 2009 - 11:42 PM
Until they apply some real science to these things and stop telling us outright that they are doing what they do, I won't believe one digitized syllable out of them.
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A little more than a year ago, Aleta gave birth to her beautiful baby girl, Diva. The two of them enjoyed some bonding time before moving in with Merina and her daughter Windley, who is six days younger than Diva. As the young calves grew a bit older they were introduced to Tursi, DRC's resident super mom, who was more than happy to play nanny. The five of them enjoyed a few months together until both Aleta and the trainers decided it was time for Diva to meet the rest of the family.
Mom and calf spent a few days near the front lagoon communicating with the rest of the clan that lived together. They whistled across the gates and peeked over at one another throughout the day. Then in an early morning session, the gates finally opened and Diva met a rambunctious group of ten!
The first two excited dolphins to meet the young baby were Cayo and Louie who left their dock and enthusiastically swam in to meet Diva. Following them were Luna, Gypsi, and Gambit. Then, Aleta made a big leap by taking her baby through the open gate to where she'd never been before: The front lagoon.
Santini, Aleta's younger sister, raced over to swim alongside with her two year old son, Reese. The four of them became a unit as her mom, auntie, and cousin showed Diva the ropes. The curious social butterfly kept her mom's flippers full the entire time. Diva wanted to play with all the youngsters.
Here at DRC, we replicate the way the dolphins live out in the wild. The first home that Diva knew was a maternity group, where moms, calves and nannies live together. As she gets older, she will experience life with other juveniles. When she's old enough to learn how to take care of calves she'll no doubt have the chance to try out the role of a nanny or babysitter.
It was a big day for both the dolphins and human family members here at Dolphin Research Center. You can only imagine how many staff members lined the wall of the front lagoon and watched as Diva swam her way into the front. As we saw mom and baby make their way through the gate, we all cheered and congratulated both Aleta and Diva on this milestone.
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Reviewing all the programs the SBA operates is like visiting Willie Wonka's chocolate factory: There are so many good things to see, you don't know where to begin. Entrepreneur's HomeOffice conducted an exhaustive search to uncover the little-known programs that help homebased entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Here's what we found:
Uncle Sam Online
The SBA Web site is a great place to start if you want an overview of this federal agency's offerings. At http://www.sba.gov, you'll find everything from news to a business plan workshop to an entrepreneurial quiz that tests your success quotient.
If, for example, you've been running your business on sheer guts, determination and industry knowledge and now want to write or update your business plan, visit http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/businessplan.html for a detailed outline to guide you through the process.
The start button (under "Counseling and Resources") is also home to the SBA Resource Directory for Small Business Management, which puts out a series of brochures. These publications give you information about business issues such as family succession planning and managing a growing enterprise.
And getting help won't break the bank--most of the publications cost between $2 and $4. The videotape series is not as extensive, but it includes a section that discusses how to operate a productive, profitable homebased company, with segments on designing your home office, avoiding isolation by networking, and building an image. Each video costs $27 and comes with a workbook.
Women On Board
Women can find a wealth of information at http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet.html Did you know the SBA can help you find a mentor? Through its Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training, the Office of Women's Business Ownership hooks entrepreneurs up with mentors. The program targets women who have owned a business for at least one year and are ready to grow.
To qualify, you must demonstrate strong entrepreneurial skills and show potential for continued success--plus be willing to spend an average of four hours per month with a mentor for one year and apply the advice received.
Advocating Action
If you've got a problem with a local, state or federal government policy you feel is hurting your business and others in your industry, a regional advocate of the SBA Office of Advocacy may be just the person to see. Regional advocates monitor the impact of local, state and federal regulations and policies on local business communities, and work with federal and state officials to create business-friendly environments. A list of these 10 advocates can be found at http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ADVO/advocate.html
Taking The Initiative
The Office of Business Initiatives Web page (http://www.sba.gov/BI) tests your entrepreneurial knowledge with its Success Quiz. (Yes, I took the test and scored in the second-highest bracket, thank you.)
If you want to find a Service Corps of Retired Executives office, a business information center or a one-stop capital shop, this is the place to go. This page also happens to be another way to get to the Resource Directory for Small Business Management (see "Uncle Sam Online," left).
While you're on this Web page, check out the segment that explains how e-commerce enhances your business. This includes an introduction to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), plus an explanation of what it takes to get your computer system up to snuff. The Business Initiatives page also offers information on various scams targeting small-business owners.
A Little Help From Friends
Much can change in 30 years, a fact Kathy Sanders Martin, 51 (pictured on page 85), was well- aware of when she decided to open her Nampa, Idaho, consulting firm two years ago.
"Having been gone [from Nampa] for 30 years [due to a relocation], I lost contact with people in the business community. It was like starting from scratch," remembers the owner of Custom Business Projects, which assists people with their business plans and marketing plans.
A chance sighting of a conference notice in her local paper's business section provided Martin with a valuable networking avenue. The important announcement: The Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) was hosting a trade show for women. "That was my first contact with WNET, when I was really in the early stages of putting together my business plan," Martin says. "I thought WNET was a great way to meet other women in the business community."
Not one to merely attend, Martin immediately got involved in the Idaho WNET by first participating in one of the group's round-table conferences, then volunteering to help put together a marketing plan for the organization. In the process, she became a WNET mentor.
"When I did the marketing plan, a committee of six women helped me, and one of my goals was to show them how to go through the process of putting together a marketing plan--understanding the competition, developing a marketing strategy," Martin says. "Then they could take this information back and apply it directly to their businesses."
This mentoring program is one of the key components of WNET, says Martin. Each year, the organization holds three conferences that provide information on topics such as customer service, marketing, operations and strategic planning. After the larger conferences, smaller groups of women meet regularly for one to two hours in mini-WNETs to learn more about subjects explored at the larger meetings.
"These mini-WNETs often become very tightknit groups," says Martin. "They typically each have a different focus and give lots of moral support."
Editor's Note: Each WNET mentoring program operates individually. Some, like the Idaho organization, have moved away from the program's original one-on-one counseling. To find out about your local WNET, contact your nearest SBA office.
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The parade, which is likely to pull a million fans and admirers to Market Street on Wednesday morning, has actually been in the planning stages for weeks, but only a select few knew about it for fear of jinxing the team, Giants CEO Larry Baer said Tuesday.
"We weren't going to say 'parade,' " Baer said. "Baseball players are very superstitious, and baseball organizations as well."
While Baer and his staff were merely whispering in their offices at AT&T Park, the hammers and staple guns were noisily pounding away over at the parade float warehouse on Pier 54.
"After Game 1, we got a call to stand by. Around Game 3, we got a go-ahead to start building - but we cheated a little and started before then," said David Thomas, the man in charge of creating the eight or so floats, just as he has done for most of San Francisco's big parades over the past 20 years. The towed flatbeds that form the base of each float have rolled, in different incarnations, through the 2010 World Series parade and numerous Chinese New Year parades.
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The floats have progressed so quickly that when news outlets came by earlier in the week, they were disappointed to see not much was ready yet, said Greg Wong, 30, who has been working on the floats since Friday.
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Once the last piece of glittery fringe is stapled on, the floats will be ready to sneak away from the pier in the dark around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and park on side streets near the Ferry Building until the parade starts at 11 a.m.
The parade will roll straight from the Ferry Building out Market Street until it angles off at McAllister Street toward a rally at Civic Center Plaza.
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Transportation situation
Market and Mission streets will be closed to traffic between the Embarcadero and Ninth Street starting at around 9 a.m., as will the Civic Center Plaza area. All the parade routes and gathering areas will remain closed until they have been cleared and swept, which could be as late as 5 p.m., said Muni spokesman Paul Rose.
Many Muni routes that run through the Civic Center Plaza area or on Market or Mission will be halted or rerouted, including the 5 Fulton, 38 Geary, 14 Mission and F Market/Wharves. Muni metro, BART and Caltrain are running rush-hour service throughout the day to help get people to and from the parade.
Keep a lid on it
City officials, wary of the violence and vandalism that erupted in the streets after the team's win Sunday night, hammered home the message that the parade is a family-friendly event, with features like four "reunification stations" along the parade route for lost children to find their families.
Police Chief Greg Suhr also downplayed concerns the parade festivities could provide kindling for rowdy Halloween revelry later, saying officers were going to vigilantly enforce a ban on open alcohol containers in public.
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