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Cheap vehicle insurance in California is a sound goal, mainly due to the fact that it is a rather cheap state in which to insure a auto. The average yearly premiums are nearly $200 less than the national average. If you live in Altaville, expect to pay much more than the rest of the state, but otherwise, you can find really cheap coverage for your vehicle, especially if you take the time to learn a bit about car insurance in California and ways in which to save money.
The Cheapest Car Insurance in Altaville, CA 95221
The cheapest policy you will find is one that only meets the state minimum requirements. The minimum requirement for car insurance in California is liability coverage only. Limits of 25/50/25 are required to provide liability coverage of $25,000 (per person) and $50,000 (per accident) for bodily injury and $25,000 (per accident) of liability coverage for property damage. There is no requirement for uninsured motorist coverage, though you can purchase this beneficial coverage, rather cheaply, if you desire. Keep in mind that you may also have to satisfy the coverage requirements of your lender. This will usually entail insurance against collisions as well as theft, fire and vandalism.
Controlling Risk for Cheap Car Insurance in Calaveras County CA
The type of policy you purchase will have a great deal to do with how much you pay, but you must also control your risk factors to ensure that you will qualify for low rates even on a bare bones policy. Underwriters evaluate each customer to determine their risk to the company. While each company weighs risk differently, some of the most important considerations from company to company include:
- Age
- Driving record
- Gender
- Credit score
- Type of vehicle insured
- Age/mileage of vehicle
- Miles driven per week
- Type of driving
- Occupation
- Where vehicle is garaged
In 2010, the average yearly cost of auto insurance in California was $1,361 compared to the national average of $1,538. By understanding the risk factors above and shopping around, you can push your rates even lower.
Take Advantage of Discounts for Ultra Cheap Car Insurance in Altaville
Taking care of your risk factors is a good way to reduce your auto insurance rates, but you also want to take advantage of the discounts offered by insurance providers. Here are a few of the most common discounts offered by California auto insurance providers.
Purchase homeowners policy along with auto policy
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Securing your vehicle is also critically important for residents of California. California, along with some of its neighboring states year in and year out are tops in the nation in vehicle thefts. California itself accounts for about 9 percent of all vehicle thefts in the United States. To save some money consider an anti-theft device or alarm system as well as services such as OnStar. Finally, if at all possible, park your vehicle in your garage and not on the street.
Look at Value – Not Just Price
Shopping based on price alone is certainly understandable, especially with an expensive purchase like car insurance. But when your personal assets and your protection are at stake, it is best to look at overall value and not just the bottom line price. After all, a low premium is not worth very much if you do not have the protection you need.
One strategy to consider is shopping around and requesting several different quotes, one for the minimum level of coverage required by law and two or three more for higher levels of coverage. When it comes to adding property damage and liability coverage protection, you might be surprised at just how little higher levels of coverage add to your premium.
After you have those quotes in hand, you can evaluate them and choose the one that provides you with the best coverage at the lowest possible price. Taking the time to look at value as well as price can give you the peace of mind that comes with knowing you are truly protected in the event of an accident.
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Is Minimum Coverage Enough?
Many drivers assume that the minimum level of coverage required by the state is enough to protect them in the event of an accident. After all, doesn't the state have the best interests of its drivers at heart? Unfortunately, relying on your state government to protect you is rarely a good idea, and in fact many state governments enact minimum coverage laws with affordability, not proper protection, in mind.
The goal of minimum coverage laws is often to maximize the percentage of drivers who choose to buy insurance for their vehicles. By making that coverage as inexpensive as possible, that state can increase those percentages and look good to the powers that be. Unfortunately, that inexpensive coverage is often inadequate in the real world, so if your own coverage is based on the minimum required by law you might want to re-evaluate your choices.
Consider that some states set the minimum for property damage protection as low as $10,000. The next time you drive to work, take a look around the parking lot and count the number of cars worth more than that amount. If you were to be in an accident that totaled one of those cars, you could be on the hook for any excess damage not covered by your insurance.
How to Get the Cheapest Car Insurance Quote in Calaveras County
It's a sad fact that millions of Americans don't take the time to comparison shop for auto insurance and are paying hundreds of dollars more than they should. All it takes is a few minutes of your time to save big bucks on your insurance.
Getting a cheap rate on your car insurance consists of: 1. Comparing quotes from different auto insurance companies. 2. Getting the highest deductible you can afford. 3. Getting all the discounts you're eligible for.
Where can I get car insurance quote comparison quotes online?
You have two choices when it comes to comparing auto insurance quotes online. You can visit individual insurance company websites to get your quotes, or you can go to an insurance comparison website to get your quotes.
The advantages of using an insurance comparison site over a company site are:
* You can get quotes from a number of insurance companies in one place so you won't have to spend hours of your time going from site to site.
* You only have to fill out one simple form get quotes from different insurance companies instead of having to fill out a form for each company.
* The best sites have an insurance expert on call so you can get unbiased answers to you insurance questions instead of a sales pitch.
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Percy Harvin's relationship with the Minnesota Vikings already is on shaky ground -- and it could get worse soon.
Pro Football Talk reported Monday that Harvin is expected to "stay away" from offseason workouts and training camp if the Vikings don't give him a contract extension.
Harvin is scheduled to make $2.9 million in the final year of his rookie contract. Harvin knows his value, and he's well aware Vincent Jackson -- the top wide receiver on the market last offseason -- signed a five-year, $55.5 million deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last March.
It was reported Sunday that the Vikings were planning to actively shop Harvin, who has clashed with coach Leslie Frazier and others since becoming the team's first-round draft pick in 2009. If Harvin plans a holdout, it could give the Vikings more incentive to send him far, far away.
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In a week where Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has been accused by no less than the Australian churches of "state sanctioned child abuse . . ." for what is happening to refugee children under our care – self-harm is at epidemic levels, with 128 cases reported in the past 15 months, and that is just for starters – it is apposite to recall Minister Morrison's maiden speech in Parliament in 2007.
"From my faith I derive the values of loving kindness, justice and righteousness, to act with compassion and kindness, acknowledging our common humanity and to consider the welfare of others; to fight for a fair go for everyone to fulfil their human potential and to remove whatever unjust obstacles stand in their way . . . Desmond Tutu put it this way: 'We expect Christians . . . to stand up for the truth, to stand up for justice, to stand on the side of the poor and the hungry, the homeless and the naked, and when that happens, then Christians will be trustworthy believable witnesses.' These are my principles . . ."
Takes your breath away, doesn't it? And I ask again: Is putting kids in detention what Australia really wants?
Love this. At a speech early this week marking the end of Ramadan, Turkey's deputy prime minister, Bulent Arinc, noted: "A man should be moral but women should be moral as well, they should know what is decent and what is not decent. She should not laugh loudly in front of all the world and should preserve her decency at all times." Turkish women were not impressed and, most wonderfully, cranked up social media to mock the comments, often accompanied with pictures of themselves laughing uproariously under the hashtags #kahkaha (#laughter) and #direnkahkaha (#resistlaughter). The whole thing has taken off. The fallout as feminism continues to meet Islam will be fascinating in coming decades.
This bloke from up the back of Bourke, see, has just finished loading a couple of cartons of beer into the back of his ute and is just about to start the engine when he's approached by an extremely attractive young woman who asks him if he'd like to swap beer for sex. He looks at her for a few seconds and then says. "What sort of beer have you got, love?"
As you may have noted, "a mysterious woman, shrouded in flowing black robes from head to toe," has captivated America in recent weeks. A kind of slower female version of Forrest Gump, the 50 year old has been walking from the swamplands of Alabama to high in the Appalachian mountains in West Virginia. She doesn't wish to talk to anyone, she just wants to be left alone. Her story appears complex, but among other things she is a widow, and a veteran. Sydney had something similar, on a smaller scale nearly a century ago. She was a woman in a long white dress who ever morning would make her way down Glebe Point Road, up Broadway and down George Street as she made her way to Circular Quay to see if this time, this time, her son had returned from the Great War. And he never did. The centenary of the beginning of that terrible war, is of course tomorrow.Back in 1998, when the then Prime Minister John Howard was asked his view of cutting off parts of the Middle Head wonderland to private development, he was frank.
Back in 1998, when the then Prime Minister John Howard was asked his view of cutting off parts of the Middle Head wonderland to private development, he was frank.
"I find it very unattractive," he said. "The Harbour foreshores of Sydney [are] a jewel in the Australian crown." Who could argue? It is a wonder of this city that such public land has been preserved over the centuries. And yet now, there really is a move to sell off part of it to build a facility for aged care. Mosman does not turn out lightly for protests, but it did last Sunday with force, 350 strong, and rightly so. Watch this space. This is a stink the government doesn't need.
"State sanctioned child abuse . . ."
The summation of a group of Catholic and Christian church leaders, the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce, in a report on the Abbott government's immigration detention system.
"Keeper has tooth puncture wound but is fine. Juma the tiger's good too."
Statement from Australia Zoo, on the Gold Coast, after a keeper was bitten by Juma, one of the zoo's tigers.
"If you need to dispose of anything you shouldn't have, we suggest you flush it now."
Jetstar crew member advising Splendour in the Grass festivalgoers to dump their drugs before landing in Sydney, saying that there were sniffer dogs and quarantine officers waiting at the domestic terminal.
"Thank you for caring for your Splendour passengers. Very thoughtful and kind thing to do. Hope the staff member will be promoted."
Comment posted on Jetstar's Facebook page. In fact, Jetstar punished the staffer and publicly apologised.
"There is a small possibility that something still survived. The people of Donetsk were first at the crash site and if somebody survived maybe they have taken them."
George Dyczynski, who believes that his daughter Fatima somehow survived the MH17 crash.
"Just for the record, I sign thousands of things every year. 99.9% of them are used for charitable purposes. I am a strong supporter of human rights and for me to be positioned as otherwise because I signed a cricket bat is totally wrong."
Brett Lee, on Twitter, after he and fellow former cricketer Glenn McGrath came under fire this week because Immigration Minister Scott Morrison gave cricket bats they signed to two Indian ministers as part of a deal the government made concerning 157 asylum seekers.
''[Businesses] will be inundated. It's an embarrassment for everybody and it's going to make people angry. The small business person might be having a lousy day and no customers are coming in, but she'll be getting job seekers. In the hospitality industry most of the time you know straight away whether someone can pour a cup of coffee. You don't want that person coming back month after month."
Peter Strong, of the Council of Small Business of Australia, about the government's plan to make the unemployed apply for 40 jobs a month.
"I think given the response of businesses, big and small to the proposal, it's dead in the water."
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Julia Usher: The Brown(ie) Noser--we had some left over from a signing I did on Saturday. I had it for breakfast the next morning!
CS: So, it was through a magazine that your book came to be--how did that happen?
JU: What happened was that I had a bakery for 7 years; I closed it a few years ago. I thought that what might better suit me was to write books and develop the creative content without being tied to the bakery and production. So I closed the shop and wrote a proposal. And I got an agent, which is particularly key in thecookbook arena, because it's very hard to get access to publishers without one. My initial proposal was actually for a cake book; after going through 40 possible agents and narrowing it down to 4, I ended up choosing an agent out of Cambridge, MA who was very reasonable -- she began pitching the cake book, and we kept hearing the concept was too big to sell in this marketplace--but she had seen the article I had written for St. Louis at home, and asked if we could craft a book around cookies and cookie swaps: I said I'm sure I could do that, and wrote another proposal. We ended up selling both, but we decided to go forward with one to start.
CS: How did it go from a book proposal to an actual book? Did it change a lot?
JU: So, the book proposal did include a sample chapter, but really, it was more of a business plan, with audience, competition, analysis, and all of that. There were some changes with the page count and amount of photographs--which were 2-3 times more than originally contracted. We ended up having to cut the content, change the size of the pages and shift from hardcover to paperback, but ultimately we kept the book at the same price point as initially hoped for. All in all though, everything I wanted to be there was there--if slightly abbreviated.
I did take on some moonlighting during the proposal process because I was getting bummed about because it was taking a long time to sell the book, and I felt like I needed the validation of making money.
CS: It seems that you're currently embarking on a bit of a guerilla marketing scheme to promote your book. Can you tell me more?
JU: I have about 100 stops nationwide; about 10 major metro areas. It's something I put together on my own dime; I'm looking to cover a chunk of the cost with cooking classes and lining up some sponsorships. The reality of the publishing industry is that there are less and less tours; when you sign a contract you know what kind of tour and support you are going to get, so I walked into this agreement knowing that if I wanted to do any additional PR, I would have to do it myself. For my first book, I wanted to make sure I had thrown everything I had at it and hopefully launch another one, even if it means I don't make much money off of this first one; hopefully it will command a bigger advance and more marketing on the second project.
CS: How much attention have you been giving to online media--blogs, etc?
JU: Quite a bit--that is how I reached you! The way I approached marketing was first by approaching national magazines, and then after that, I tackled every lead sequentially, planning stops at independent booksellers for my tour--I was prohibited from calling any big chains--then after that I approached local media--newspapers, radio, TV--and then I started approaching online channels because I realized the turn time was shorter; I approached high traffic websites and food blogs.
CS: You started out as an engineer and business consultant--how has this played into your current role as baker/cookbook writer/food stylist?
JU: I always bakd and always had a strong interest, but I didn't express that professionally; in college, there was more of a cachet to going into the business side of things where you made more money. I became burned out on the consultant position when I got transferred to an office in Boston where I felt I didn't fit as well. That precipitated the change in my life: could there be a way to marry what I loved avocationally with the rest of my life? In terms of past jobs informing baking, not really in terms of artistry or technical or construction aspects, but I do feel that what factors in is a business background -- I am fortunate that I am able to maintain the creative end without getting flaky...about obligations.
CS: Any words of advice for people who want to make a change?
JU: Be realistic. Prepare yourself--financially, of course--walking into any kind of food business you have to walk in with a sense of the financial reality. But then, there's no sense in working at something you don't love, so look at it realistically but don't let that bind you, because there are always creative ways to make things happen.
CS: OK, on to the cookies! Cookie Swaps date back to 1963...so does this mean that cookie swaps are a bit of nostalgia prime for a comeback?
JU: I think it plays into where we are as a society...people are eating on the run, without family, without sharing, without talking...and I think that things go in cycles and that this economy will bring us back to baking at home--as well as things like canning and preserving, things we did a lot of growing up that virtually disappeared. They take a bit more time but they bring people together over food...and I think that we are beginning to see that again.
CS: You say that the cupcake has basked in the limelight for too long...tell me more!
JU: The cupcake wedding cake was just starting when I closed my bakery. I do enjoy cupcakes, but I think that cookies are less intimidating for some people to make than cupcakes. Some of the cookies are fanciful and I don't want to diminish that, but I do feel as if the trending toward the kitchen will make people feel as if they can spend the extra time and decorate the cookies as shown in the book...or they can just bake them and have them as they are! CakeSpy Note: although the time spent is worth it; the cookies in the book really are gorgeous!
CS: Springlerle: let's talk about it. Any tips for a beginner?
JU: Ideally, the cookie is slightly crusty outside and pillowy on the interior, but it gets harder as it ages. It's a very basic dough in terms of mixing and preparation; the part that is harder is getting a fine imprint and having them look lovely. With that, it will take a little trial and error--to get a good imprint, you may need a little extra flour. You need to generously dust them and there is an art to rolling it out; regular cookie cutter cookies I will roll 1/8 inch thick, these I will roll a bit thicker to make sure I get a good imprint. Once pressed, I will let dry at room temperature overnight or for a few hours before baking; the pattern will set a bit more. I prefer working with individual molds rather than a roller. It takes longer, but I feel as if it offers more control in the impression than using a roller. House on the Hill is a great resource--there really are pins and molds for every occasion.
CS: What are some of your favorite cookies in the book?
JU: I like gooey and rich, so that guides my responses. I have two: one is the Brandied Cherry Chocolate Sin Cookies; it's a globby type of batter, very simple but they have a lot of give with the bake time and are very yummy and easy. The other one I really like is the Brown(ie) Noser, which I like to glaze with a bit of ganache on top. Of course the sugar cookies (which I grew up baking with my mom; nostalgia definitely plays into baking.
CS: Back to the Brownie Noser. It brings up a serious point--are brownies really cookies?
JU: To me, they are fundamentally cookies: the have the same fundamental ingredients, they're just flat and transportable; they could just be shaped into conventional cookies; in a way, it's kind of a shortcut, where you just make one big cut at the end (unless you're layering lots of stuff). And you don't have to worry about as many multiple cookie sheets.
OK: Now on to the giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a copy of Julia's book, Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year! How do you enter? It's easy. Just leave a comment answering the following questions before 12pm PST on Tuesday, September 8:
- What is your favorite cookie to eat?
- What is your favorite cookie to bake?


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Move-in ready! Charming newer home on quiet cul de sac w/lower slump stone exterior can be your home on the green. Dual paned windows, interior textured drywall, ceiling fans, & six-panel doors throughout makes you forget this is a manufactured home. Living rm has vaulted ceiling & view of greenbelt. Spacious kitchen overlooks greenbelt, has newer stainless-steel appliances & large pantry. MBR has wall fireplace for heat or ambiance; large en suite has dual sinks, sunken tub & shower., We are a pet friendly over 55+ community with walking trails & pet waste stations throughout the community. Come join us in Paradise, at Ocean Bluffs we offer a tranquil and quiet atmosphere where you can take a brisk walk around our community on wide sidewalks or leisurely stroll through our 17 acres of lush landscaped greenbelt areas. Ocean Bluffs MH Estates is a 55+ adult retirement, gated community with 269 homes on 42 acres located in South San Diego, situated on a bluff. Residents on the lease must be at least 55 and children are not allowed, please verify eligibility if there is a question. Our temperate climate makes San Diego one of the premier places to live in the United States. Unlike most manufactured home parks, Ocean Bluffs Estates was built on property originally zoned for a real estate sub-division. All roads, sidewalks, underground electrical, water and sewer were approved on the site plan when it was re-zoned for a manufactured home park in 1977. We are unique from conception! Ocean Bluffs MH Estates was built with space as a primary feature. Many homes are situated on the beautifully landscaped greenbelt and, others offer unparalleled ocean views. We are the premier five-star active adult retirement community in San Diego where the majority of homes have assumable 20 year long-term leases, own your home but rent your land. We are approximately 4 miles from the ocean and, as our name implies, we are situated on the top of a bluff, the clubhouse features a 3-table billiard room, card room with small library, and a full-sized catering kitchen. The main reception room is large enough to seat 200+ residents. The active homeowners' association is a social entity with free membership for all residents with functions throughout the month. Our Olympic-style swimming pool is heated year-round to a comfortable 80-82 degrees for your enjoyment. There is also a spa and sauna for those who prefer something a little warmer. Individual shower rooms are on-site, as well as a laundry room and large ice-making machine. Please visit our website for more info on our beautiful community plus see a list of homes available. We have a resident agent in the community so are ready to show you the home with short notice. Come and enjoy the good life in beautiful Ocean Bluffs Estates. Our 42-acre resort community has a high walkability rating being close to shops, parks and cafes with a bus stop right outside our main gate. Wide streets with wide sidewalks shaped into a figure eight is the signature Ocean Bluffs layout, with wide sidewalks through the centers' lush 17-acre greenbelt. Most homes have covered front porch and decks with direct entrance to front door with a slider off the center family room to the porch area. We are a pet friendly community with walking paths throughout the 17 acres of manicured greenbelt with pet stations along the way. If there is a question on accepting your pet(s) you will need management approval. The HOA is free to all residents and the tax rate is about 1% of purchase price, if the home is not on the registration rolls, in which case it's between $45 & $65 a year. Homes are on a new or assumed 20-year lease. The land lease price is determined by location in the community and range from $1000 to $1500 a month, which is a bargain for Southern California coastal living. There are many amenities very close by . . . supermarkets, stores, banks, cinema complexes, malls, and convenient bus stop right outside our front gate. We go the extra mile to help you achieve your goal of owning a home in San Diego, California. Call or email today, and let us show you our beautiful community!
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Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi welcomes Cindy Hyde-Smith as the newly elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. » Learn more
Commissioner Receives Distinguished Service Award
Commissioner Hyde-Smith was honored with the Distinguished Service Award during the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation's annual membership meeting in December. » Full Story.
Mississippi Market Bulletin
Your best source for information, equipment, plants and seeds and anything related to Mississippi Agriculture. Read an issue or learn how to advertise. » Learn More.
Mississippi Agriculture Snapshot
Agriculture is Mississippi's number one industry, employing approximately 30% of the state's work force either directly or indirectly. » Mississippi Agriculture Snapshot
Online Services and Mobile Apps
Download mobile apps for farmers market, state fair, and Dixie National Rodeo. You can also select online services to make payments online, purchase Market Bulletin subscriptions, pay various fees and fines, and renew or obtain new permits and licenses. » Learn more.
Market Development
The Market Development Division is dedicated to promoting and heightening the public's awareness of Mississippi 's agriculture commodities and the farmers and ranchers who produce them. » Learn More.
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Find more information on the State Fair, Concerts, Livestock Shows, Rodeos, Conventions & other events. » More info.
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The Mississippi Farmers Market in Jackson is the place to go for the freshest fruits and vegetables that are grown across our great state. The Mississippi Farmers Market will reopen on Saturday, Januay 7 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. » More Info.
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For information about all U-Pick Operations, Farmers' Markets, Agricutural Meetings, and Festivals as well as a list of all farms that are open for onsite visits. » More info.
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The U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays, Pauline Jelinek of the Associated Press reports.
On Wednesday the service is expected to announce that the the cut, beginning in August, would save about $2 billion annually.
The delivery of snail mail has declined as the use of the Internet has increased, eventually leading to the service losing an average of $42,335,766 per day in the first 8 months of 2012.
Jelinek notes that the move accentuates one of the agency's strong points—package delivery—which has increased by 14 percent since 2010.
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Some of what I had hoped to discover during my blogging week was how other scrapbookers approached each of the projects discussed. I also wanted to look at the results of each project to see which one best fit my own personal scrapbooking goals. The four main projects that I explored were Project 12, Project 365, Project Life, and the Document Project. I also explored two smaller projects that were started by members of Write.Click.Scrapbook.; Amy Sorenson's Write Every Day, and Karen Grunberg's Us Right Now. I looked at each of these projects in detail, and asked a few scrapbookers who were currently working on them to share their experiences of how the projects were working for them. I also asked them to share their tips and tricks for keeping up with the type of year-long commitment these projects entail. If you would like to read the full posts you can find them here:
Day 1: Project 12 & Project 365
Day 2: Project Life & The Document Project
Day 3: Write Every Day & Us Right Now
After looking at all the different projects, what they encompass in terms of time commitment, and what they produce as an end result, I decided to do a Document 2012 album. Here is a little more detail as to why:
What is the Document Project?This project started in 2010 as a free year-long project hosted at UKScrappers led by scrapbooker Shimelle Laine. The idea behind the project is to make four pages for each month of the year. One page is an envelope page, and holds a collection of items from every day life, essentially ephemera. Two of the pages are made from divided page protectors where you can put photos, journaling, or anything that will fit into a 4×6 block (this is actually one page protector which makes two pages - front and back). The final page is a layout that focuses on one event or memory that you want to record in more detail.
Why have I chosen to do Document 2012?
As much as I love the idea of Project Life (and as popular as it is right now), I know that I would not be able to keep up. I realize that Project Life can be whatever you want it to be, but for the most part, most scrapbookers approach it as a daily or weekly recording of details. For me, a project like that would likely become a burden and a source of guilt rather than a source of pleasure.
One thing that I truly love about the Document Project is that there is an emphasis on collecting the little bits and pieces of life through the use of envelope pages. This past year I have been trying to include more and more of those little bits and pieces into my scrapbook pages, like on this layout here
|{The stickers from our trip that day are held in the pocket.}
and another example
|{I made a pocket out of patterned paper and used it to hold the map from our museum visit.}
But, I'll admit that I find it challenging sometimes to find a way to creatively incorporate these items into my designs. I love the pages I've shared above, but there is something about the process of making them that was difficult. Using a simple envelope page makes that process a little more, natural. I mean, what could be easier than just putting all those maps, and ticket stubs, and cute drawing your children make into a pocket and calling it done?
I'm also really drawn to the idea of using divided page protectors. Over the last couple of years I have slowly been incorporating the use of divided page protectors in my scrapbooks too. For this project I plan to use them to store my favorite "extra" photos from each month. The ones that generally never make it to a scrapbook page and hence, usually never see the light of day. I have always had the intention of printing out those extra photos and putting them into a photo album, but that goal has yet to be accomplished. I know that I cannot scrapbook every moment and record every memory, but I'm hoping that through this project I can begin to tell an even more complete story of our lives by finally finding a home for those forgotten photos.
Finally, it does feel like everyone is doing Project Life next year. This may be a bit of a tangent, but part of why I didn't want to do Project Life, and chose to make a Document 2012 album instead, is that I have never scrapbooked chronologically. Frankly, the daily/weekly format seems a little too much like a type of scrapbooking that I have always turned away from. I love this hobby. I love recording our stories. I love creating. Ultimately, I don't ever want for scrapbooking to become something that I feel I have to do.
I think that when you decide to take on a year-long project it is best to be honest with yourself about both how and why you scrapbook. For me, the Document Project best fits my personality, my goals, and it seems the most reasonable in terms of time commitment. My hope for this project is, as I said above, that at the end of the year we will have a more complete telling of our story. For me (notice the emphasis!), this project combines all of those elements together in a doable format.
Next week I'll share how I will put my album together, including which products I will use and how I plan to use them. Until then, are you planning on scrapbooking your year using one of the formats mentioned above? Have you done one of these projects in the past? Share your experience, tips, and projects in the comments. I'd love to hear from you!


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After performing a thorough review of the specifications, we learned in last month's column that there's much more to the take-off than just counting. Although most estimators often want to get the counts done before they really review the job, it's important to go over the drawings before you ever uncap your highlighter or open that software program. By taking a proactive approach with this step of the estimating process, you can get a feel for the scope of work and building layout — and, quite possibly, determine anything that seems to be missing from the drawings.
So now that the lighting is counted, the branch is wheeled, and you've sent your lighting counts to your vendors, there's still more to do. Before you move on to the next system, let's talk for a minute about lighting and dimming controls, daylight harvesting, and occupancy sensors.
Occupancy sensors are like a simple switch. The light goes on when someone enters the room. When the sensor does not "sense" anyone in the room, the light turns off. However, lately we have seen that there are many types of occupancy sensors that work in concert with lighting control, dimming, and building management systems.
I must admit, the first few times I saw a lighting control riser, I thought it was complicated and intimidating. However, when you break down the pieces, you realize that most of the time for each of the items in the system, you need a stub-up, a box, or both — and you must assign a labor factor to each, get a material quote from your vendor, and carry the labor and material for the wire. That's all there is to it.
Now, let's move on to branch devices. Taking off these items is pretty straightforward. The things you want to watch out for are notes pertaining to tamper-proof receptacles (not as expensive as they once were, but still a good deal more than a standard duplex), higher end type devices and faceplates (certainly more costly than standard devices), and carrying the proper receptacles for specialty devices. Sometimes, there are keyed notes or a schedule for items requiring something other than a standard duplex, even though the symbol on the drawing indicates a standard duplex. Again, it always pays to read the drawing keyed notes before you start so you can be aware of anything "special" you might have to take-off.
The same is true of kitchen equipment. There is usually a schedule that will either state the proper receptacle, or you will be provided with information regarding voltage, amperage, and the number of conductors. Then you will have to cross-reference this information with the NEMA configuration chart found either in the NEC or one of the cross-reference books, such as Ugly's. The point is, completing a take-off is more than just counting — you have to know what you're looking at and what to look for.
It's time to focus on branch wiring. Do you wheel off your homeruns? What do you carry for each item? You can certainly review the drawings, see what you should carry for an average length for a receptacle, and take the cable or wire off as you take off each device. Always wheel off the branch circuit for specialty outlets to ensure you have enough cable for these items.
I look at the specs and determine how many circuits the specs say to carry in a conduit. If there is no information regarding this in the specs, then I do my conduit fill to Code. Keep in mind that you should run your lighting homeruns in separate raceways from your power — and certainly from your low-voltage wiring.
Taking off mechanical equipment can be made much easier if you print the mechanical schedule and put your lengths next to the schedule, as you find the equipment on the floor plan. Often, however, the electrical drawings will contain a mechanical schedule you could do the same thing from.
This is handy because you will be able to determine the wiring and voltage requirements of the unit and whether you will have to carry the disconnect, starter, and/or VFD. Keep in mind that even if you do not have to carry the material cost for these items, you will still have to carry labor for wiring and possibly the installation plus any control wiring.
Pay special attention to whether the equipment is located indoors or outdoors, because anything placed outside will need a NEMA 3R disconnect or possibly stainless steel, which are both pricier than a NEMA 1 disconnect. If the item is in an area designated as "explosionproof," then you will have to use the appropriate wiring method for the specified Division and Class as well as the appropriate explosionproof fittings, devices, and disconnects, which can add additional cost to your job. In any event, make sure you cover your costs appropriately.
Next time, we will discuss site utilities, including site lighting, feeders, and low-voltage systems. As you can see, completing a take-off takes time, as does writing about it!
Candels is president of Candels Consulting, an electrical estimating consulting firm in Niantic, Conn. She can be reached at [email protected].


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Energy can be seen in cycles every day, from the bouncing of balls to the swinging of pendulums. In this session, further explore the relationship between kinetic and potential energy to understand how cycles begin and are sustained, and why they decay. Go to this unit.
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All life forms use energy. In this session, explore the transfer and conversion of the potential energy in food, and see how that energy is stored. Through animations, witness photosynthesis, the process by which plant cells capture the ultimate energy source for all food — sunlight. Go to this unit.
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Physicists use the concept of a system to trace and quantify the flow of energy. In this session, take a close look at a number of energy systems and see how this concept is closely linked to the Law of Conservation of Energy. Go to this unit.
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New York City's Pennsylvania Station is lovingly referred to as "the home of the dashing commuter", and anyone who's had the pleasure of visiting during rush hour will know this to be a very apt description. It's certainly not for the feint of heart--slow down here and you're likely to get knocked over by suit-and-sneaker clad commuters barreling on by to the 5:23 to Ronkonkoma. Luckily, we know exactly what will give you the strength to deal with the jostling crowds--sweet, sugary pastries. While you won't find Payard here, there are a lot of ways to obtain a good old-fashioned (and at moments, a little bit trashy) sugar jolt at Penn Station; here are our favorite ways to do so:
Don Pepi Deli: Although we think their pizza across the hall is better than their deli sandwiches, they do have yogurt muffins and cookies that will make your commute a whole lot happier at this location. What we like about the yogurt muffins is that they seem to maintain a nice moisture and freshness, while not being as heavy as some of their counterparts; the cookies are of that big, crunchy deli variety that never fail to bring us a smile. Upper Level, NJ Transit.
Dunkin' Donuts: Clearly the commuters need caffeine to keep on dashing, and Dunkin Donuts is available for that need--there are several locations and kiosks throughout Penn Station on both levels. As we've mentioned before, they don't have the best quality donuts we've ever tasted...but there's just something so perfect about them anyway. Various locations on both the Upper and Lower Levels; online at dunkindonuts.com.
EuroPan Cafe: We'd never tried this spot before, but found their sweets to be a pleasant surprise, with a nice array of carbohydrate-laden treats. Most of the pastries are from various wholesalers, but they do have our favorite type of deli crumb cake, and a nice array of cookies, cakes, cupcakes and several more Frenchie-type pastries. Lower Level, LIRR.
Hot & Crusty: It always smells and looks good in here, but if we are to be completely honest, we've found that a lot of their pastries look better than they taste--the Black and White cookies in particular. However, they do have a very decent crumb cake, and other cookies (sprinkle-topped and M&M varieties) are quite good. Lower Level, LIRR; online at hotandcrusty.com.
Sedutto Cafe: Sedutto is a good spot to pick up some Jersey-shore style soft-serve before your commute. What we love best here though is the cones, which are chocolate-dipped and coated with various types of sprinkles and nuts, which add a nice texture to the cone, and lend a certain "happy" factor to the overall experience. Various locations on both Upper and Lower Levels; online at seduttosicecream.com.


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Looks like Nick is doing the flour bags after Dallas and Ken.Check the screen caps and it looks like Dallas is putting bags against a wall. Scroll down and Nick is putting the bags across from the window and wall that it seems Dallas and Ken used.
Oh look, it's "puddin's poster" and a roadblock clue.
Who says I can't get in!? It's a darn poster!!!PosterBe prepared for [VSKHV][V].[M].[livanova], M.; L., 1950. Size of 83,5[kh]59
Quote from: Boingo on November 17, 2008, 07:46:14 AM Oh look, it's "puddin's poster" and a roadblock clue. Nice pickup Boingo!! But the clothes aren't right for the confessional we saw, and why would he be having a confessional at the RB clue anyway?
Looking at the clip from the flour task, I'd say whichever frat attempts it will have difficulty.
I can't wait until this episode, hopefully we have a team that ISN'T Ken/Tina or Nick/Starr in first place
Next on The Amazing Race:That is Studly*One racer's awkward attempt to fall in line leaves Russia's military laughing. *One team's expensive purchase comes back to haunt them when an unpaid taxi driver stands in their way to the Pit Stop. *A romance grows stronger between two racers will competition cause a rift in their relationship? *One racer's frustration with a taxi driver causes them to ditch the taxi too early will this mistake end their race?
*One team's expensive purchase comes back to haunt them when an unpaid taxi driver stands in their way to the Pit Stop. Does anyone think this could be Andrew & Dan buying a pair of shoes?
stupid old hag from the promo "He's not fit". He is also 50 yrs your junior!! Rude lady!
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Highlights of Orchestra's 45th Season:
• World Premiere by Hannah Lash Presented in Conjunction with Orchestra's Unique "Sound Investment" Commissioning Program, Initiated 13 Years Ago to Engage LACO Audiences in Developing New Works;
• West Coast Premieres of Anna Clyne's Critically Lauded Prince of Clouds and the Orchestral Version of Bruce Adolphe's Do You Dream in Color?, Based on Poem by Blind Mezzo-Soprano Laurie Rubin, Who Performs New Work in LACO Debut;
• Kahane Conducts Four of Seven "Orchestral Series" Concerts from Podium and Keyboard at Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium/Glendale's Alex Theatre and UCLA's Royce Hall;
• LACO Presents First Two Concerts of Season at Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium as Historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, Long-Time Home to LACO's Saturday Evening Orchestral Concerts, Undergoes Extensive $6 Million Backstage Renovation;
• Celebrated Pianist Natasha Paremski Performs Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, in LACO Debut;
• "Superb" Pianist Jeremy Denk Returns to LACO Stage to Perform in All Three Works on May Concert;
• Stellar Violinists and Student/Teacher Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo Team up for Program Led by Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor James Feddeck in His LACO Conducting Debut;
• Acclaimed Mozart Interpreter Hans Graf Conducts Young Piano Sensation Alessio Bax in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24, in C minor, K. 491, for their LACO Debuts;
• Rising Stars Benjamin Beilman, Violin, and Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello, also Make LACO Debuts;
• LACO Continues Building on Vital Community Partnerships with "LACO-USC Thornton Strings Mentorship Program," and "Meet the Music" Performances for 2,600 LAUSD Elementary School Students Annually;
• Composer-In-Residence Andrew Norman Presents In-Depth Composition Master Classes for North Hollywood High School AP Music Class for Second Year;
• Popular Annual "Silent Film," Set for June 8, 2014, Celebrates 25th Anniversary;
• Major Tenure Milestones Marked by LACO Principal Harp JoAnn Turovsky (25 years); Principal Violin II Josefina Vergara, Associate Principal Violin II Sarah Thornblade, Violin I Susan Rishik and Principal Clarinet Joshua Ranz (15 years); and Cello Giovanna M. Clayton (10 years);
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), considered one of the nation's premier orchestras as well as a leader in presenting wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissions, announces its 2013-14 season, its 45th, featuring a compelling mix of beloved masterpieces and genre-defying premieres from firmly established and notable up-and-coming composers programmed by Jeffrey Kahane, one of the world's foremost conductors and pianists, who marks his 17th season as the Orchestra's music director. Kahane – hailed by critics as "visionary" and "a conductor of uncommon intellect, insight and musical integrity" with "undeniable charisma" – leads four of seven "Orchestral Series" concerts from the podium and keyboard with a wide range of established and rising guest artists, most of whom are making their LACO debuts.
The first two concerts of LACO's "Orchestral Series," usually presented at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Saturday evenings, temporarily shift location for the Saturday night programs to Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium while the historic Alex Theatre undergoes extensive $6 million backstage renovations, slated for completion in October 2013. All seven Sunday evening concerts continue to take place at UCLA's Royce Hall. Kahane also continues to lead the popular "Discover" concert at Ambassador Auditorium and appears as both as conductor and pianist on the "Baroque Conversations" series at Zipper Hall, both of which offer audiences an in-depth look at the music being presented as well as an opportunity to get to know LACO artists on a more personal level. LACO's "Westside Connections" series moves to the new 344-seat, state-of-the-art Ann and Jerry Moss Theater in the Herb Alpert Educational Village at New Roads School in Santa Monica, providing a intimate setting for the fascinating and often surprising programs.
"There's great sonic depth, emotional texture, richness and color in the repertoire LACO explores this season," says Kahane. "I look forward to collaborating closely with my remarkable colleagues in the Orchestra as well as with the tremendously gifted guest artists who are joining us for the first time or making a long-awaited return."
Among numerous season highlights across these four diverse series is a world premiere by emerging composer Hannah Lash, whose work has been hailed as "striking" by The New York Times, presented as part of the Orchestra's unique "Sound Investment" commissioning program, initiated to engage LACO audiences in developing new works.
Two highly anticipated West Coast premieres include Anna Clyne's impressionistic Prince of Clouds, a LACO co-commission with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, IRIS Orchestra and the Curtis Institute of Music, heralded as "captivating" and "exhilarating from beginning to end" (Washington Post), and Bruce Adolphe's Do You Dream in Color?, a powerful work set to a poem about living without sight by mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin, who was born blind and joins LACO for the West Coast premiere of the orchestral version.
In addition to Rubin, other guest artists making their LACO debuts are Natasha Paremski, proclaimed a "spectacular pianist" (American Record Guide), performing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21; cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, praised for his striking originality and elegance, performing Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major; rising violinist and 2012 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Benjamin Beilman, featured on Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, "Turkish," K. 219; and young piano wonder Alessio Bax, whose artistry "quivers with an almost hypnotic intensity" (Gramophone), playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491. Highly regarded violinists and Curtis Institute of Music alumni Jennifer Koh (2002) and Jaime Laredo (1959), who was also Koh's principal teacher at Curtis, team up for Clyne's aforementioned work and Bach's Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043. Jeremy Denk, "a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs" (The New York Times), returns to LACO to take center stage in all three pieces on the closing concert, including Ligeti's Piano Concerto and a pair of works for two pianos that he performs with Kahane.
Making their LACO debuts as well are guest conductors Hans Graf, Houston Symphony Music Director Laureate and acclaimed Mozart interpreter; James Feddeck, Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor; and Oregon Bach Festival Artistic Director-Designate Matthew Halls.
Reflecting LACO's keen artistic sensibilities and technical acumen across musical genres, the repertoire runs the gamut from Aaron Jay Kernis' Musica Celestis, Lutoslawski's Chain 2 and Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, to such timeless masterworks as Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral" and Symphony No. 1 in C major, Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D major and Haydn's Symphony No. 102 in B-flat, major.
LACO's popular annual "Discover" concert at Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium features an in-depth examination by Kahane that sheds light on the creation and significance of Beethoven's pivotal Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, "Eroica," about which the composer stated, "I think heaven and earth must tremble beneath us when it is performed."
Jeffrey Kahane, Concertmaster Margaret Batjer and Principal Oboe Allan Vogel are among the LACO artists featured in the "Baroque Conversations" series at downtown LA's Zipper Hall. This enlightening five-concert series provides insight into the genesis of orchestral repertoire from early Baroque schools through the pre-classical period.
Continuing to step outside the proverbial music "box," LACO's innovative "Westside Connections" series this season, moving to Santa Monica's Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, features a thought-provoking exploration of connections between music and Los Angeles and with such featured guests as Fairfax High School Alumnus Arnold Steinhardt, who was First Violin of the illustrious Guarneri Quartet for all 45 years of its existence. The inter-disciplinary three-concert chamber music series, designed to illustrate the myriad ways music is woven into society and our lives, is curated by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, who selects chamber works to complement the presentations of the special guests. The new 344-seat, state-of-the-art venue, with acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota, acoustician for Walt Disney Concert Hall, opened in early 2013.
LACO embarks on its second season as the Orchestra-in-Residence of the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (formerly UCLA Live). Other community partnerships include the "LACO-USC Thornton Strings Mentorship Program," in which, for the fourth consecutive year, selected Thornton students participate in a mock audition with the possibility of winning a guest musician slot in the string section on a LACO concert. Reaching younger students on a fundamental level are LACO's "Meet the Music" performances serving 2,600 Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school students annually through four live concerts at downtown LA's Zipper Hall, funded by LACO, often including student transportation, with venue costs generously waived by The Colburn School.
The Orchestra also hosts several musical fundraisers, including LACO's annual "Concert Gala" and five "LACO à la carte" salons pairing delectable international cuisine and exclusive musical performances by LACO artists in spectacular international residences. The 25th anniversary of LACO's "Silent Film" event, for which the Orchestra provides the live sound track to some of Hollywood's classic silent films, coincides with the 100th anniversary of Chaplin's The Tramp character and is slated for June 8, 2014, at UCLA's Royce Hall.
A number of LACO musicians mark major tenure milestones this season, including Principal Harp JoAnn Turovsky (25 years); Principal Violin II Josefina Vergara, Associate Principal Violin II Sarah Thornblade, Violin I Susan Rishik and Principal Clarinet Joshua Ranz (15 years); and Cello Giovanna M. Clayton (10 years).
Guggenheim Partners, LLC is an official sponsor of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. LACO also recognizes the generous support of Jerry and Terri Kohl and two anonymous donors for their support of LACO's "Cornerstone Campaign" to further strengthen the Orchestra's fiscal standing and ensure its continued artistic advancement and key role in the community, Carol and Warner Henry for "Baroque Conversations" and The James Irvine Foundation for its support of "Westside Connections" and this season's "Discover" concert. The Orchestra also receives public funding via grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
For a free season flyer, further information about the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's 2013-14 season or to order tickets, please call 213 622 7001, or visit www.laco.org.
• Opening: Beethoven, Mozart, Lutosławski & Kodály
(Saturday, September 21, 8 pm, Ambassador Auditorium;
Sunday, September 22, 7 pm, UCLA's Royce Hall)
• Britten, Haydn, Mozart & Bruce Adolphe
(Saturday, October 19, 8 pm, Ambassador Auditorium;
Sunday, October 20, 7 pm, UCLA's Royce Hall)
• Henri Dutilleux, Mozart & Beethoven
(Saturday, November 16, 8 pm, Alex Theatre;
Sunday, November 17, 7pm, UCLA's Royce Hall).
• Mozart, Haydn, Aaron Jay Kernis & Beethoven
(Saturday, January 25, 8 pm, Alex Theatre;
Sunday, January 26, 7 pm, UCLA's Royce Hall)
• Mendelssohn, Anna Clyne, Bach & Schubert
(Saturday, March 22, 8 pm, Alex Theatre;
Sunday, March 23, 7 pm, UCLA's Royce Hall)
• Hannah Lash, Chopin, Haydn
(Saturday, April 26, 8 pm, Alex Theatre;
Sunday, April 27, 7 pm, UCLA's Royce Hall)
• Bach, Ligeti & Mozart
(Saturday, May 17, 8 pm, Alex Theatre;
Sunday, May 18, 7 pm, UCLA's Royce Hall)
(Saturday, February 22, 8 pm, Ambassador Auditorium)
(Thursdays, December 5, 2013; February 6, March 27, April 17, May 1, 2014, 7 pm, Zipper Hall)
(Thursdays, February 13, April 3, May 15, 7:30 pm, Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, Santa Monica)


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Portable Digital Piano Yamaha DGX-530
DGX-530 features 88 Graded Soft Touch keyboard. All the best sounds are available at the push of button and recording virtuoso performances is simple with built-in recorder. The Yamaha Education Suite and USB connectivity (USB to Device) add functionality.
88 piano-style keys with Graded Soft Touch, matching stand, sustain pedal, USB storage, backlit LCD displays notation and lyrics
|DGX-530 Main Features
|Step-up features on YPG-635
(next Model up)
Piano Centric Features
The Yamaha Portable Grand, DGX530 has an easy to use panel, a wealth of piano-centric features including 88 piano-style keys, Graded Soft Touch (GST) action with different levels of resistance, high resolution stereo piano sample and comes with an attractive matching stand, PA-150 energy saving* power adapter and sustain pedal.
* Adapter goes into low power mode when instrument is turned off.
USB connectivity brings music directly to your keyboard
The DGX530 has 2 USB ports on the back, USB TO HOST and USB TO DEVICE.
- USB TO HOST is plug and play simple for recording and playing back MIDI files, as well as transferring data to and from your computer.
- USB TO DEVICE is for connecting optional peripheral USB storage devices like floppy disk drives and thumb drives*. When a USB flash memory is inserted in this instrument's USB TO DEVICE terminal, user songs created on the instrument and the registered settings can be saved to or loaded from the memory medium. USB flash memory can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument, where it can be used with the performance assistant technology and the Yamaha Education Suite features mentioned below. Furthermore, user songs saved to USB flash memory in MIDI file format can also be used with these features.
* The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you purchase. Before purchasing USB storage devices, please consult your Yamaha dealer, or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of the Owner's Manual) for advice.
Lyric, chord and notation display
Have you ever played a song and wondered what it would look like as sheet music? The DGX530 can display the score to a song whether it comes from the Internet, the internal selections or ones that you record yourself, and the pages scroll automatically when a song is played back – no more page turning! And for singers, the screen also displays chords and lyrics to XF compatible songs. For examples, please visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com. And for those that want to learn to play, notation adds a new dimension to the Yamaha Education Suite, allowing you to hear a song while you follow the notes in the display.
Ease of Operation
There are many tools in the keyboard that make it easy to be a power user from the first day you own the keyboard.
- Expandable Music Database: Complete keyboard setups by song title. The keyboard selects an appropriate voice for the right hand melody, the correct musical style and the correct tempo. Simply call up a song title and start playing.
- One Touch Setting (OTS): Provides you with a recommended voice with effects for each Style. For example, on a jazz style OTS might be piano, for a Latin style it might be acoustic guitar and for a rock style it might be a guitar with overdrive etc.
- Registration Memory: Set the keyboard up just the way you like and take a digital snapshot by memorizing it to one of the Registration buttons. Load and save up to 16 Registrations to User memory. The Registration buttons are conveniently located just above the keyboard.
- Performance Assistant Technology:Performance assistant technology is a feature from Yamaha that guarantees that you can't play a wrong melody note or chord. Here's how it works. Select a song, press the Performance Assistant button Chord Mode and play the keyboard – any notes you like. Every note you play will fit the music!If you move up the keyboard, the pitch goes up. If you move down, the pitch goes down. Play a perfect arpeggio, or play chords in time with the music, or really "go for it" and play a solo. As long as performance assistant is "on", you're "on". Imagine being able to give a concert to your friends or relatives the very first day that you bring this remarkable keyboard home. Well, with the DGX530 and performance assistant technology, you can! The DGX530 offers four selectable types that work with any of the internal songs with chords plus any XF MIDI files. For examples, please visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com:
- Chord: No matter where or what you play, the result will be musical, well-balanced sound. This type offers the greatest freedom, allowing you to play anything with both your left and right hands.
- Chord/Free: If you can play simple right-hand melodies but have trouble with left hand chords, this is the type for you. The Chord type applies to only the left-hand section of the keyboard, allowing you to easily play chords to support the melody you are playing with your right hand.
- Melody: This type lets you play the melody of the selected song by playing any keys with just one finger. Start playing melodies right away, even if you've never played a keyboard instrument before!
- Chord/Melody: Play the melody of the selected song with one finger on the right-hand section of the keyboard, and play chords on the left-hand section of the keyboard using the Chord type.
Yamaha Education Suite: Helps you learn to play
The DGX530 has 30 built-in songs plus 70 more on included CD-ROM for you to learn to play using the Yamaha Education Suite. The songs are separated into left and right hand parts, providing 7 levels of lessons plus a convenient chord dictionary.
- Three keyboard lessons for each hand
- Waiting Mode – stops the playback of a song until you find the correct note and then continues.
- Your Tempo Mode – Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing. Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed you are playing at. The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your own pace.
- Minus One Mode – Here's where you can perfect your technique. The song will play at the normal tempo, minus the part you have chosen to play. Play along while listening to the song.
- Lesson Grading – monitors your progress as you practice each lesson and gives you a grade.
- Repeat and Learn – The song location will move back four measures from the point at which you pressed the button, and playback will begin after a one measure count-in. This section will repeat allowing you to practice until perfect!
- Chord Dictionary –shows you how to play chords and tells you which chords you are playing by displaying the notes and chord names on the LCD screen.
6-track sequencer: record your own music
Imagine capturing your child's first performance or writing and recording your own songs. With the DGX530, you have the equivalent of a built-in multi-track recorder to record one or multiple instrument parts at a time and assign each part to a different track. Six tracks are provided to accommodate sophisticated melodies, chord accompaniment and rhythm parts.
Sound Quality
- 2-Way Speaker System
Separate woofers and tweeters deliver sounds with clarity and precision for more lifelike instrument voices.
- Bass Boost System
A special port on each speaker adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction.
- Stereo (Not just 2 Speakers)
We all know that stereo sound adds realistic character and spatial depth. But how can you tell if the portable keyboard you're looking to purchase is stereo or not? With Yamaha, the answer is simple. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards are true stereo.
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Enhances sound quality with sophisticated digital effects like Harmony, Reverb & Chorus.
- Advanced Wave Memory (AWM)
Yamaha Advanced Wave Memory technology delivers amazingly realistic sound.
Full Keyboard Mode
The DGX530 delivers on its piano theme with a special mode of fingering called Full Keyboard Mode. This allows the player to play the keyboard like a piano; for example a chord with the right hand and bass notes with the left. When using the accompaniment feature, the virtual band will follow these chords. Traditional portable keyboards normally require you to chord on the left side of the keyboard, in the bass section, which is foreign to most piano players. The DGX530 is also capable of this mode, for those who prefer it.
Easy Song Arranger: You're the conductor
You can change the "feel", or arrangement, of songs by simply pressing the Easy Song Arranger button, allowing you to re-mix any MIDI file. For example, you can try your favorite song with a Rock feel, Hip Hop, then Jazz. It's fast, powerful and one-button simple.
Master EQ: Tailor your sound
Five different master equalizer (EQ) settings are provided to give you the best possible sound when listening through different reproduction systems – the instrument's internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker system. You're in control.
Realistic Sounding Voices
The DGX530 comes equipped with 127 panel voices, 12 drum/SFX kits plus 361 XGlite voices. Special voices include Sweet! Clarinet, Trumpet, Muted Trumpet, Flute, Pan Flute, Soprano & Tenor Saxes, Trombone, Cool! Voices including Galaxy Electric Piano, Suitcase Electric Piano, Electric Piano, Organ and Rotor Organ and Live! Voices including Grand Piano, Warm Grand Piano and Orchestra.
- Sweet! Voices reproduce all the natural expression and vibrato of their respective acoustic instruments
- Cool! Voices feature long samples of electronically amplified instruments
- Live! Voices use stereo samples to ensure the most accurate reproduction of each instrument's natural presence, resonance and vibrato
- Dual Mode Mode allows you to combine two voices across the keyboard at the same time – for example piano and strings.
- Split Mode allows you to select a different voice for each hand – for example piano for your right and bass for your left. The combinations are limited only by your imagination.
32 Note Polyphony and 16 Part Multi Timbrel
In electronic keyboards, the more sounds made at the same time – polyphony – the more memory is needed. Obviously, more is always better, because too little polyphony can cause dropouts in dense passages of music. The DGX530 has 32 notes of polyphony and will play back 16 different parts or sounds at once (16-part multi timbrel); enough for the most demanding needs.
Digital Effects
Yamaha has long been a world leader in digital signal processing technology. In fact, Yamaha professional audio products are found in most professional recording studios around the world. The DGX530 takes full advantage of this know-how, giving you an extensive range of nine, top-quality reverb effects that simulate playing in everything from a small room to a large spacious concert hall and four chorus effects that add richness to electric pianos and guitars in particular. You'll also find 26 types of Harmony effects for your melody part.
Just what the teacher ordered! A fully adjustable metronome is just a button push away.
Auto Accompaniment Styles
In addition to the 100 songs mentioned above, the DGX530 also has auto accompaniment styles that "follow" your playing. Simply select a style of music from the 160 built-in Styles (example Rock), play a chord and the DGX530 will create a backup band (bass, drums, strings, guitar etc.) and "follow" you through the song. You can play your songs and try different genres of music.
Portable Grand: Industry's best piano
You're never more than a button push away from the most realistic piano sound in portable keyboards today. One press of the Portable Grand button resets the entire keyboard to a high resolution stereo-sampled piano – perfect for when it's time to practice. Yamaha is known around the world for the quality of our acoustic pianos and this attention to detail is evident as you enjoy the warmth and clarity of the DGX530 Portable Grand piano. And of course, the keyboard includes a Sustain Pedal jack in the back and Sustain Pedal for practicing and playing piano pieces.
The DGX530 features USB TO HOST, USB TO DEVICE, Sustain Pedal jack and a Headphone jack for private practice.
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OAK CREEK, Wis., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama met with families of the people killed and wounded by a gunman at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis.
Obama met with each family at Oak Creek High School, offering her condolences and concerns, a news release from the White House reported Friday.
A man idenified by authorities as Wade Michael Page shot and killed six people and critically wounded three others at the temple Aug. 5. Page killed himself after being shot by a police officer, police said.
"It's my honor to be here with you. I'm sorry it's under these circumstances, but I am anxious to meet with the families and lend whatever support I can," she said to temple secretary Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal and Oak Creek Mayor Stephen Scaffidi when they greeted her at the school, the release said.
Dhaliwal said he was touched by Obama's visit and concern for the victims.
"It was very graceful of her. It means a lot to us," he said.
Gurjeet Singh said his uncle Santokh Singh did not want to miss the event despite his lingering injury.
"He's very excited. He can hardly walk or stand because of the stitches, but we're going," Gurjeet Singh said.


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Nice way to spend a Thursday morning. Today I was one of the lucky band of tasters who got to experience Blandy's finest Madeiras back to 1811.
The wines were truly fabulous. As the tasting progressed it felt wrong to spit these vinous treasures. Here's my film of the event.


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OTRWestern0057: Gunsmoke
When 2 US Soldiers are killed and guns are stolen the Army wants Marshal Dillon to find out who did it. He refuses the Major threatens to put the town under Marshal law.
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Gunsmoke
Date: May 31, 1952
Title: Carmen
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW or (707) 986-8739
William Conrad
Michael Ann Berret
Jannet Barren
Howard McNear
Harry Bartel
Don Diamond
Parley Baer


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Published: February 10, 2012
Don't take your old garden friends — perennial flowers — for granted. A little routine love keeps these stunners growing for bloomin' ever. ROI, anyone?
Chose varieties, location wisely
Growing perennial flowers is all about planting the right flower in the right spot. In other words: Know thy garden, and read thy plant label.
"I've had couples in here fighting about whether a spot is sunny or shady," says Alison Caldwell, buyer for Hicks Nurseries on Long Island, N.Y. "You really must know your site — sunny, shady, clay soil, or sandy — and then pick the appropriate plant."
Grow labels tells you everything a plant loves — partial shade or full sun, a lot of water or a little drought.
"Succulents favor droughts, so don't plant them next to a sprinkler head," Caldwell says. "And hostas don't want to be in full sun — their leaves burn."
Some hardy perennial flowers that grow from coast to coast, Florida to Maine, include:
- Ornamental grasses
- Hostas
- Daylilies
- Iris
- Mums
- Salvia
- Yarrow
Most perennial flowers appreciate well-drained soil; so, if necessary, amend your compacted or clay soil with leavening organic matter like compost, peat moss, and manure. This will create tiny pockets that contain air, water, and nutrients — the building blocks of healthy plants.
Warning: Never try to break up clay soil with sand alone. Sand + clay + water = cement.
Mulch miracles
Mulching perennials gives them a fighting chance of surviving climate swings — frigid winters, blistering summers. After planting, mound up to 4 inches of mulch around the plant base. This insulation will keep soil temperature and moisture levels relatively constant, and protect plants from surprises — plants don't like surprises — like record-warm winters and summer heat waves.
Divide and nurture in spring
Perennial flowers return each year bigger and better ... until they don't. Overcrowding could be the culprit, and dividing the plant is the answer.
You know it's time to divide when blooms are fewer and smaller, and when the plant's center is open or dead.
"When it comes to dividing, every plant is a little different," says Lance Walheim, author of Roses for Dummies and an expert at Bayer Advanced Garden, which makes lawn and pest products.
You can break daylilies apart with your hand, but you'll have to divide salvia's hard root ball with a shovel or other sharp landscape tools.
Plant and fertilize divisions in bare spots around your yard. Or have a perennial swap with neighbors — your daylilies for their hostas.
If you decide not to divide, stake drooping stalks to protect against disease.
Deadhead in summer; cut back in fall
After blooms are spent, lop off their heads to direct energy to a second bloom, rather than a seed head. When the growing season is finished, and you're cleaning up your garden for winter, cut off dead stalks and foliage. This will help plants get a good rest and return healthier and happier in spring.
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McKinsey's Tarek Elmasry says that in global terms, the Internet is the size of Spain; Arabic is fastest-growing language online.
The internet drives job creation in developing countries at twice the rate it does in developed countries.
This was the message from Tarek Elmasry, managing director, Middle East, McKinsey & Company, during his Abu Dhabi Media Summit address entitled Digital Economics.
In a brief presentation, Elmasry highlighted the internet's positive impact in driving employment and growing GDP: "We know that the internet increases productivity," he said. "But it also has a tangible impact on job creation."
"In the developed world, for every job reduced, 1.6 were created thanks to the internet. In the aspiring world, that number is double. This creates a lot of hope, excitement but also responsibility about how to harness this growth."
"Somewhere of between 2-3% of a country's GDP is created and only exists because of the internet. Globally, that would make the internet the size of Spain and growing faster than Brazil," said Elmasry.
"Globally, we're now north of 2bn connected internet users at the moment," he continued. "But aspiring countries are growing their internet penetration at six times the rate of developed countries. Most of that is mobile driven."
Elmasry described the UAE as the "the world's second most wired country in terms of homes connected" and pointed out that Arabic is the fastest growing language on the internet.
He said that the Middle East as a whole — as an emerging market — had a great opportunity to generate significant economic growth thanks to the growth of the internet, and also recognised that the Middle East is a combination of hyper developed and less developed digital infrastructure.


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Read these books
I'm granting myself amnesty for about six months of unreviewed books to mention a couple of recently read books.
Pirate Sun, Karl Schroeder
I think that of all the authors I enjoy, Schroeder is the most criminally under-read. If you like SF, I tell you that Virga -- the background of Pirate Sun and its two predecessors -- is the coolest SF construct since Ringworld. Schroeder could write novels in it for the next forty years and only scratch the surface of what's possible. And at that, I'm not sure that the three Virga books -- great as they are -- are his best. Permanence is an exceptional space-opera type book, and Lady of Mazes takes a background that by all rights should be nigh-incomprehensible and makes it clear, compelling, and fascinating.
Anyway, Virga is a 5000 mile sphere filled with air and intermittently lit by dozens of small artificial suns. There's not much metal, and electricity is somehow dampened. Most people live in towns that are basically the interior of cylinders that rotate to generate gravity. Because it's not a vacuum, you can travel between towns by almost anything: winged bikes, jet cycles, wooden rocket ships.
Pirate Sun is the third book in the series, and without getting into a jillion paragraphs of backstory, the main character is Chaison Fanning, a disgraced admiral hoping to get back to his tiny country to clear his name (I oversimplify, you understand). Along the way, he deals with war, a threat to the basic nature of Virga, not to mention the most amazing thunderstorm SF has ever produced (Hint: Zero-G = Large Raindrops).
You know how sometimes a book will have two viewpoint characters who are trying to find each other but keep missing and that's really irritating? Schroeder does something interesting with that here -- he never shows the second viewpoint character. We know she's there from the previous books, plus a brief showing at the beginning. The bulk of the book, though, is all Chaison -- we can infer what other characters are up too somewhat. It's very effective, and not at all irritating.
On top of all that, there's a city on city battle seen that is jaw-dropping, and Schroeder casually drops a really neat idea in the background that we're clearly going to hear more of later in the series (please tell me there's a later in the series...).
Zoe's Tale, John Scalzi
Scalzi, you're more likely to have heard of, since he's become a very popular writer, especially on the Internet. Zoe's Tale is the fourth book in the Old Man's War trilogy. And I mean that more literally then you might think, since it covers nearly the same ground as The Last Colony, only instead of being from John Perry's viewpoint, it's from his adopted daughter Zoe's (hence, you see, the name).
This works a lot better than you might expect, for a couple of reasons. First off, Zoe has a unique place in the OMW universe, what with being a near godling to an alien race, and her perspective is interesting. Second, Last Colony had a couple of obvious Zoe-sized gaps in the story that were worth exploring. Third, Scalzi is smart enough to tell a completely different story against the same plot background -- in this case how Zoe reconciles who she is with what she is.
Scalzi has said in a few places that he struggled a bit to find a plausible sixteen year old female voice. I'm not completely qualified to say whether he succeeded (it's enough for me to say the voice works perfectly well as the narrator of the story). But I will say there are spots in the story where Zoe's narration sounds much more like Scalzi-the-blogger than anything else he's written.
So, another great book from John Scalzi, and I hope he comes back to this universe a few years on to show the result of the actions of Last Colony and Zoe's Tale


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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Pikovsky, Arkady, Michael Rosenblum, and Jurgen Kurths. Synchronization : A Universal Concept in Nonlinear Sciences. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Smith, Douglas L. "Next Exit 0.5 Million Kilometers," Engineering and Science, vol. 65, no. 4 (2002).
Stewart, Ian. From Here to Infinity: A Guide to Today's Mathematics. Oxford, Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Strogatz, Steven. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Engineering. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books Publishing, 2000.
Thornton, Marion. Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, 4th ed. Orlando, FL: Saunders College Publishing (Harcourt Brace College Publishers), 1995.
Wang, Q.D. "Power Series Solutions and Integral Manifold of the N-Body Problem," Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, vol. 6, no. 4 (2001).
Feynman, Richard. The Character of Physical Law. New York: Modern Library: 1994; p 108.
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