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Tool Chest to Fit the 13" Expedit Cube?
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I've been storing my tools in cube fabric boxes, in an Expedit bench. It's not particularly efficient, since I still need to pull the boxes out, and my tools are just a jumbled pile inside. I'm also not a fan of just having two compartments per cube, as with the Expedit drawer inserts. Can any of you suggest a tool storage solution, like a chest or box, that attractively fits inside an Expedit? I would ideally have something like a Craftsman tool chest in a 13'' cube, but they don't make that.
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those are old record holders/record carries/storage boxes.... never thought to put them in the Expedit shelf, great idea
Canvas Klein tool bags come in 12".
Depending on the size if your tools you might consider a fishing tackle or even a makeup kit box. If you want something more retro I've had some luck at markets with sewing boxes. Some of the older ones are the right size.
I love the plastic cases with dividers for screws, odds & ends, batteries etc. The 12" ones fit beautifully in an Expedit (I use them in my sewing room).
It would take a little looking but a small tackle box or similar style tool box would fit, and keep everything better organized.
I second Gail w/ the fishing tackle box, the dividers are adjustable for different sized contents, you can buy them in single depth or multiple layers, they have a handy snap shut clear plastic top and handle too. I use them not only for tools, but for beads & other craft supplies, make up and jewelry.
I would consider card catalog boxes. They're all over etsy.com. Just pay attention to the sizes because they're not all the same. You can mix and match, paint them, etc.
Anyone have a link for the plastic tackle boxes?
Ikea makes an attractive plywood box called Prant and it comes with a lid, and is dimensioned to fit the Expedit. Plywood box + tools....they were made for each other!
Ditto on the Prant, but not too heavy a load. Put a floor of 1/2 plywood inside the Prant and and nail/screw in from the sides. A problem with finding a tool box that fits the Expedit cube is it's depth; 13". Many small tackle boxes will fit, but they will only handle small hand tools and supplies (measures, small hammer, wrenches, maybe a 12" try-square).
How big are the openings on Expedit shelves? One of these vintage Samsonite train cases would work if your tools aren't too big. These old "train cases" are indestructible. I have one that has a removable plastic shelf that fits at the top. Divided for holding make-up, I think. But it would be a great holder for nails, screws, and twine.
We have wire mesh baskets that pull out of the bottom shelf of our 5x5 expedit, but things like screwdrivers wouldn't do so well there. I've seen quite a few storage type boxes at Winners (TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Homesense) so I would suggest keeping an eye out in places like that. I love many of the other ideas such as card catalogs or vintage metal boxes though (but it depends on your decor of course). Scope out antique spots- good luck!
The Container store has a variety of storage boxes that have inserts of different sizes---to help keep tools organized.
I just bought this about a month ago and it is PERFECT for storing all of our tools and bits.


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help! Big Difference between hardcover & softcover printing
I ordered copies of the same book in hardcover and softcover.
The jacket on the hardcover has a green cast to it and has obliterated most of the highlights, it's a black and white image. It printed so dark you can barley make out the image.
I understand the dust jackets may be printed on a different machine, but why the discrepancy between the inside pages? Even the color cast's are different between the two.
How would you correct for this in the future? Do you need to have separate files for both hard and soft covers to make sure they print properly?
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After my post below I decided to analyze the images in my book. One image in particular ' APPLE MARKET' stands out as good black and white printing with just some very minor magenta casting at certain angles and in certain light. I seem to have given this image a bit more contrast than the others during the editing stage. Maybe paying more attention to achieving optimum contrast is part of the answer. Even so, if B/W images are important from a 'Fine Art' point of view, I would be reluctant to use blurb for the printing, as good as they otherwise are.
I also just got two copies of the same book (Standard Landscape 10×8 inches (25×20 cm), 30 pages Custom Logo Upgrade Premium Paper, lustre finish ), the Hardcover version is great, but the softcover has a distinct sepia tone to some of the images and a purple cast to other images. I've submitted a support request and hope that someone can explain this. I don't understand why there would be a difference when the only the cover is different. (All photos were processed in Lightroom 3.0 and exported using the same color profile. see the original images here, they are all B&W except one color image
My client wants both hard and soft cover versions of the book and they need to be identical. And since Blurb doesn't provide printer profiles the answer will be "sorry, please adjust the color in your photos and order another book."
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"And since Blurb doesn't provide printer profiles the answer will be "sorry, please adjust the color in your photos and order another book."
We do actually provide a color profile specifically designed for our HP Indigo printers. You can find it, and loads of info on color management, here. Please do continue to work with your support rep so they can find a solution for you.
As all of our book pages are printed on the same type of machine, your page printing should be the same or similar (allowing for minor variation due to calibration levels).
Covers are indeed printed on a different type of press due to paper size limitations, and may look slightly different than the pages. However, your book pages should look similar regardless of the cover type you choose.
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People have been pursuing happiness in such a short life-time, some could be extremely selfish while they can also live a happy life, someone could be crazy generous while they are also happy with that,They gain satisfaction by making others happy, i enjoy this power of helping. do you agree with the topic? please share your ideas:)
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Snowmobilers dusted off their sleds and revved up those engines this weekend for the first radar run of the season. The Prairie Drifters Snowmobile Club held their annual run at Lake Storey in Galesburg.
A radar run is an event where snow mobiles go as fast as they can across a 1000 foot course on a frozen lake or river.
Last years local events were all canceled because of thin ice. However, this year organizers say the weather was ideal.
"The adrenaline it's a big rush when you can run 120-125 out there," said Rick Barnold.
"The sled just wants to pull your arms off the whole time," he said.
It's a feeling Barnold says you can't get anywhere else. In fact, the Galesburg native and crew member for a drag racing team, travels every year from Chicago just for this event.
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The radar run is a fundraiser for the Prairie Drifters Snowmobile Club. Snowmobiles were divided into classes based on their motor size and the winners were given cash prizes.
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Grip Ltd.'s Creative Playground
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Name: Rich Pryce-Jones, Grip Limited
Location: Toronto, Canada
Size: 27,000 square feet
Years lived in: 8 years
When an advertising agency celebrates its 10th anniversary by putting a group of 10 year old kids in charge of their accounts for the day (see video here), you know you're dealing with a company that maintains a playful edge. That mischievous attitude is also apparent in the design of Grip Limited's offices, most notably with the installation of a giant playground slide that connects two floors, at the foot of which stands a firefighter pole. The foosball table parked outside one of 3 boardrooms and giant post-it note wall created by an enthusiastic graffiti-loving staff member are pretty good hints too.
Spirited collaboration and inventive thinking are critical to the success of Grip Ltd.'s award-wining advertising campaigns, so their space offers a wide variety of meeting rooms and workstation styles to facilitate the shifting needs of their creative staff. Employees are encouraged to use any area that suits their mood for writing, recording, photographing, testing, problem-solving and inspiring fresh ideas. There are regular and standing desks, fuzzy-walled zen rooms, a hanging chair tucked away in a quiet corner, and even a nightclub V.I.P. style screening room. Whether they're meeting on circular couches that offer a view of the Ontario College of Art & Design's controversial structure, in a glass walled boardroom, or at the more intimate diner-style seating, there are more than enough options for staff and clients to work out strategies in style.
In 2011 Rich Pryce-Jones, one of 10 partners at the ad agency, worked closely with the original interior designer Johnson Chou to expand the offices up one more level. It wasn't easy convincing his partners that cutting a giant hole in the new floor was essential to maintaining the integrity of the original design, but once the renovations were complete, the three story atrium proved to be an excellent architectural choice. The challenge in designing an expansive space that still feels open and connected no matter where you stand is automatically diminished when the view of writers, art directors and tech wizards working (or playing) their way through the day's briefs is this good.
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My Style: Industrial Chic.
Inspiration: Somewhere between the Coliseum, a children's playground, a mechanics service bay, and a nightclub.
Favorite Element: The big orange slide.
Biggest Challenge: There were several. Probably the biggest hurdle was cutting the holes in the top floor to create the 3-storey atrium. That, and convincing my CFO that we should cut holes in the floor to create a 3-storey atrium.
What Friends Say: Can I try out the slide?
Biggest Embarrassment: When clients try out the slide.
Proudest DIY: Not really DIY, but Kardinal Offishal shot a music video here last year.
Biggest Indulgence: Probably the slide, and the fire pole. And the 9000 square foot rejuvenation spa and Brazilian waxing emporium. Okay, I was kidding about that last part.
Best Advice: Hire a great designer that collaborates with you. Show them what you like, but give them a blank canvas and keep an open mind. We had a very tight budget, so we tried to use inexpensive materials in a creative way.
Dream Sources: Inspired by the work we do, we tried to make elements of our space represent some of our clients. The dining booths were inspired by our YUM! Client (KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell). The silver boardroom (which we call the "Beer Fridge") was a nod to Labatt, our beer client, and the large black circular reception desk represents an oversized tire, for our Honda/Acura client. At least that's what we tell them all. Hopefully it makes them feel a little guilty if they decide to fire us.
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- Slide - SPI Industries Inc.
- Task chairs - Keilhauer / Fluid Living Toronto
- Panton chairs - plan b office
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- Custom lighting - Johnson Chou Inc.
- Industrial light fixtures - Franklin Empire
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I interviewed for a job there last summer and nearly died with joy when I saw the slide and all the creative, collaborative places to hang out. There was a group watching the Olympics at the bottom of the slide, but still had their laptops and iPads presumably hard at work while also at play. I didn't get the job, but I've never forgotten the place.
That looks like a fun slide!
I'm not buying this... it has such a calculated "we're so INNOVATIVE!!!" feel. It looks like IKEA on steroids. Very masculine/industrial with no real beauty (flaws, surprises, warmth, or, uh, innovations). And I can't help but think how sad the work stations of what is probably the non-creative staff workers look, just like at any other office complex. I doubt that those employees are free to roam and settle in the "diner-style" workstations, etc.
It's funny that in one of the pictures you can see several fans turned on throughout the office. Spent too much money on pointless perks and not enough left for air conditioning?
Rich - if you're reading this, 1. awesome space, 2. is this the same Grip Ltd. that the Group of Seven worked at or, at least, a 21st century incarnation of that same company? 3. do any of the post it notes ever come off? I would love to work in a space like that.
@baba yaga - Our original plan was to look calculated and uninspired, but then we realized we were an ad agency...
Agreed, it's quite masculine and industrial, but that to us was the "beauty". The slide and fire pole were "innovative" at the time - I didn't know of any offices that had them 6 or 7 years ago. (Don't flame me if there were, just that we hadn't heard of any back then).
And yeah, there are creative people sitting in the "sad" work stations (I think that may explain all the crying I hear:) but they're also free to sit wherever they like.
@Czarcasm. First, great handle... Second, good eye. Yeah the office is a sauna sometimes. The heat randomly comes on and off. Unfortunately we don't have any control over it as it's the building's HVAC system, we're just three floors of eight. We've incorporated "Pants Optional Day" to help deal with the heat, but unfortunately there's just one creepy developer dude that seems to opt in. Be careful what you wish for.
Anyhow.. I'm forwarding your comment to "Dave The Superintendent". We have an ongoing battle with him.
And since when is having a 24 hour Mani/Pedi Parlor in an ad agency a "pointless perk"? You should see my nails as I type this. Like tiny dancing angels...
@kgirl14 if that's your real name...
1. Thank you very much!
2. Other than the name which is an homage/blatant plagiarism of the Group of Seven's agency, there's no relation.
3. So far no, but if you're offering to come in and restick them, I'll let you know.
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Arizona, 1873. A man (Craig) awakens in the sparse hinterland of one-horse town Absolution, with no memory, a weird wound and a strange manacle on one wrist. Early on his journey of self-rediscovery, he discovers he's wanted criminal Jake Lonergan, and that he was abducted by "demons" — like so many of Absolution's inhabitants. Together with town boss Woodrow Dolarhyde (Ford), he and a posse set out to free their kidnapped loved ones from the strange creatures from "above the stars"...
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I was very disappointed with this film. The premise sounded really awesome and the original comic upon which this was based was quite fun. But i felt very let down by the film. I agree with the above post; the colour was all fucked up. The scenes in the dark were unintelligable at times. The aliens themselves were shite. Hell E.T was more scary! hould've stuck with the comics idea of the aliens which showed them far more diverse than potrayed. In the comic it showed the lead heroine revealing h... More
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A very, very below-average sci-fi adventure. More violent than I was expecting for this sort of film, and a real mish-mash of unoriginal ideas, but...this has to have the WORST colour grading I've seen on a major fx blockbuster. I watched the BR Dir Cut and fiddled with my settings thinking it was my set up, but it's the film that's at fault. All the dark or dimly lit scenes are so contrast-free it 's like the colour grading was done by Dulux with a hand roller. Bloody awful picture qualit... More
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It gets points for atmosphere and visuals, but that's about it. Cowboys & Aliens doesn't have enough action to be fun, nor does it have enough plot to be interesting. It's not as terrible as Wild Wild West, but it still proves that sci-fi and western do not mix well. ... More
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Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford are as dependably appealing as ever, but they're let down by director Jon Favreau's inability to smooth Cowboys & Aliens' jarring tonal shifts. ... More
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While the film wasn't a masterpiece, it certainly held my attention enough for me to call it entertaining. I think it could've potentially been a bit better in places, particularly in terms of it's pace, some parts felt quite slow and stretched. However this did allow the film to develope it's characters and give the veiwer some kind of connection to them. All in all an enjoyable film, but not without its flaws. ... More
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just for the recored I thought I'd rate this again as I feel some people are slating it unfairly! Just because they were expecting big, dumb, loud Independance Day on horseback! It's a great little western that happens to have aliens as the bad guys instead of Indians! Plus it's great to see Ford can still cut it when it comes to action! ... More
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Maybe I've not seen many bad films this year, but that was the most tedious 2 hours I've spent watching a film for over a year. Awful, I cant even be arsed to say why, just watch it for yourself. In fact don't. I can't even give it 1 star as there were no redeeming features in the entire film. Not one. 0/5 ... More
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Slightly saccharine if I had to put a label on it but far from 'cringeworthy'. Perhaps tropeworthy (sic). As for the ending, I would only have been worried if they had replaced the final image of Ford with his younger self. At least someone's ventured into a fairly new genre and I think it worked superbly. May I have one of your doughnuts? ... More
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L: Emyr Thy King L: DARKO_DONNIE_DONUT Another good family film,with a taste of homour along the way. ense of humour you mean? I'd stop eating those doughnuts if I were you. b]There weren't any 'cringeworthy' moments in the film. Some revisiting of old tropes but nothing to make one's body shiver in protest.quote]ORIGINAL: jonson I saw "Blockbuster Blunder" and thought they were mkaing a new film about Ed Milliband! For the record, I haven't seen the film.hen again, Ed Milli... More
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L: DARKO_DONNIE_DONUT Another good family film,with a taste of homour along the way. ense of humour you mean? I'd stop eating those doughnuts if I were you. here weren't any 'cringeworthy' moments in the film. Some revisiting of old tropes but nothing to make one's body shiver in protest. L: jonson I saw "Blockbuster Blunder" and thought they were mkaing a new film about Ed Milliband! For the record, I haven't seen the film.hen again, Ed Milliband being cast as a lone ranger ... More
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Having just recently seen this film I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. Its not a classic in any stretch of the imagination but it is fun and exciting none the less. The acting is very good and has clear comic intentions,especially from Daniel Craig. The special effects are worth while in mixing a perfect blend of stereo-type sci-fi with a slightly less grounded Western backdrop. The plot is basic enough but does have it fair share of little twists and turns,while it also has... More
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Cowboys and Aliens may not be the sci-fi spectacular that will blow you away but it is good, solid sunday afternoon entertainment. Craig and Ford work well together, the pace moves along nicley and there are some fun action scenes throughout. It is supposed to be a cross of genres but ends up being more of a western than a sci-fi spectacular but that certainly is not a bad thing. Jon Favreau plays it safe in the directors chair and it's certainly a damn sight better than Wild Wild West and Jonah... More
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L: kenand11 With the variation in style and production cost that is making entertaining, engaging film today, its a wonder why more 'original' screen play today (obvious example..District 9), where is the creative accountability in Hollywood. sp; You use District 9 to try and further your argument about creative ingenuity, yet that film is a collage of sci-fi staples from other works. Dressing it up as a metaphor for Apartheid doesn't make it genius, it's still lazy lifting. ... More
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This movie really could have been incredible. Some missed opportunities here given the great cast. Ford and Rockwell weren't given much to work with. I thought Craig was perfect for this role. The first half of the movie was strong; the second half was a little ridiculous. But I suppose that should be expected of a movie called "Cowboys and Aliens". ... More
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tains spoilers] I quite liked the film, I don't understand why some have a problem with it. I was quite surprised by Sam Rockwell and Harrison Ford in particular. He managed to show emotion through quite a stern and hard character. Daniel Craig was quite good but he's more of the silent man of the piece. His emotion and state of mind expressed through the violence he dispenses rather than any meaningful dialogue. I agree with avreau does a great job of portraying the old west. Dirty, bruta... More
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Just caught this on rental and like Green Lantern I don't really get the negativity towards it. GL wasn't a good film but it wasn't the war crime a lot of people were labelling it as and C&A was nowhere near as bad as I'd read. Again I wouldn't say it's a particularly good film as such as it's a bit half baked and had no real surprises but I thought it was a serviceable enough sci-fi/action film with some good characters and sequences. I enjoyed the western mashup with Jon Favreau doing a ... More
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In comparison to the other blockbusters out last summer (Thor, Captain America, Transformers and X-Men), personally I thought it was better than all of them. Its very watchable and highly inoffensive . I actually thought Craig was OK for once and its pretty hard to knock Ford. The effects were a bit naff at times but that be said I enjoyed watching this and if you have a spare 2 hrs, id recommend it............plus Olivia Wilde is epic! ... More
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Cowboys and Aliens is no Inception, but up against Captain America and Thor this stands out as the best blockbuster of the summer. Not shying away from good old fashioned adventure and peril, C&A has more touches of the blockbusters of old than all the other overly kid-friendly tent-pole movies out this year. Ignore the plot-holes and suspend some disbelief and just enjoy this unique take on a sci-fi movie. Plus it was great to see Harrison Ford back doing what he does best. It's Starship Tr... More
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I actually was pretty skeptical when I first saw the preview for this film. But I'm familiar with the actress Ana de la Reguera from the series Capadocia that she plays in and she does a phenomenal job with both characters. If you liked Ana in Cowboys and Aliens you should definitely check out Capadocia C apadocia she's amazing in it! ... More
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (January 13, 2013) – The Rutgers women's basketball team fell, 71-46, to #2/3 Notre Dame in front of a sold out crowd at Purcell Pavilion Sunday afternoon.
Rutgers drops its third-straight contest to fall to 9-7 overall and 0-3 in the BIG EAST. Notre Dame, the national runner-ups the last two seasons, improves to 14-1 overall and remains a top the league standings at 3-0. The Fighting Irish have won nine straight.
The Rutgers post players got into early foul trouble resulting in seniors Chelsey Lee (Miami, Fla.) and Monique Oliver (Las Vegas, Nev.) spending a majority of the first half on the bench.
In traffic underneath the Notre Dame basket, Precious Person (Jonesboro, Ga.) emerged with the steal and the fast break on the other end as Rutgers trailed 18-10 with 11:10 left in the opening stanza. From there, however, Notre Dame went on a 10-3 run holding the Scarlet Knights without a field goal for a six-minute stretch. All three RU points during the run came from the line.
With Lee and Oliver combining for seven first half minutes, the Fighting Irish were able to take a 37-17 lead into the half.
Second half action started with a 7-0 run by Notre Dame and finished with the Fighting Irish outscoring the Scarlet Knights, 34-29 for the game's final margin. The Irish led by as many as 30, ahead 63-33 with 6:30 remaining. Senior Erica Wheeler (Miami, Fla), who finished with a game-high 17 points, used back-to-back three's to close the deficit to 65-42 with 3:42 left.
All five Notre Dame starters registered double figures led by Skylar Diggins with 15 points. Jewell Loyd added 14 points, Natalie Achonwa and Kayla Mc Bride 11 points, and Ariel Braker notched 10 points in the win for the Irish.
The Rutgers women's basketball team returns to the court on Wed. Jan. 16 hosting Providence at 7:30 p.m. at the RAC.
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With two fouls each early in the first half, Chelsey Lee played only five first half minutes, while Oliver was limited to only two minutes on the court. Additionally Kahleah Copper picked three first half fouls limiting her to five minutes. All three started the second half.
Erica Wheeler's four three-pointers on Jan. 13 at #2/3 Notre Dame moved her name up to seventh on the made three-pointers list as she cleared former Scarlet Knight Epiphanny Prince (2006-09). Wheeler has 133 career three-point field goals and needs six more three-pointers to pass April Sykes (2008-12) for sixth all-time.
Chelsey Lee collected a game-high seven rebounds to surpass the 600-rebound mark. She currently has 601 rebounds in her career.
The 37 first half points by the Irish were the most allowed by a RU opponent this season. The previous high was 31 at Boston College when RU trailed the Eagles, 31-27 at the half.
The 20-point Fighting Irish halftime lead also ties the largest deficit at the intermission by RU. The Scarlet Knights also trailed by 20, 33-13, at the half at Tennessee on Dec. 30.
The 71 points totaled by Notre Dame ties for the most points by an RU opponent in a game this season. Princeton also tallied 71 in their 71-55 win over the Scarlet Knights on Nov. 29.
RU fell to 1-4 on the season against ranked opponents.
The Fighting Irish have scored 71 points against the Scarlet Knights in the last three straight meetings. In addition to Sunday's 71-46 victory, Notre Dame defeated Rutgers 71-49 in 2011 and 71-44 in the 2012.


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Our consultants have worked in the energy and utilities industry for many years, in retail supply businesses, metering companies and distribution network operators, and as such, have a deep understanding of the energy and utilities industry. A selection of our consultants' profiles can be viewed below.
Sian Gardner is one of our Principal Consultants, and has worked in a variety of operational and programme management roles in the energy sector, in a career spanning over 20 years. She has led large teams, to deliver high levels of employee engagement, exceptional customer experience and operational excellence. This has involved using IS and technology solutions, controls and process initiatives to transform small trial style operations into highly efficient, effective and scalable operating models.
As Head of Customer Services for British Gas Smart Homes/Smart Metering, Sian led the team to develop and deliver all aspects of customer experience for BG's residential smart metered customers including customer contact, billing, metering and data operations. As part of the leadership team, Sian developed BG's Smart Metering commercial, operational and technology strategy. The team was very successful in using the smart metering technology to transform the customer experience, increase loyalty and product holding levels whilst also delivering significant cost savings.
As Head of Operational Initiatives at Centrica, Sian assisted in the clearance of BGB's late billed customers and reduced the number of affected customers by over 20k and the value by over £30m. As Head of Account Management for British Gas Business, Sian led a team of 180 to deliver all aspects of customer services and billing and metering operations relating to BG's large industrial and commercial customers. As Head of Programme Management at British Gas Business, responsible for deploying a SAP billing and CRM system including all aspects of training, business readiness, process management, change management, communications, organisational design, cutover and user acceptance testing. The system was successfully deployed on time with excellent user feedback.
Mark Robins is one of our Principal Consultants. After graduating with an engineering degree, Mark's early career followed a strongly technical path which provided an invaluable grounding and experience base to manage varied projects and programmes within Itron, and more recently lead an international product management team to specify and promote the next generation of advanced metering products and systems within the organisation.
Mark has worked extensively in real-time development in the earlier part of his career on embedded products and software systems, and has continued to stay close to product and system development working with advanced metering and communication products within Itron. Mark was the Systems Development Manager for four years, successfully building a strong software development team, and prior to that worked as a programme manager working closely with clients to win business, develop and deliver complex solutions.
Mark has a deep knowledge of the 'inner workings' of AMI systems, which gives him the ability to evaluate and propose technical solutions, building excellent credibility and respect with teams he works with. Mark is particularly strong with HAN communications, having been responsible for the Itron HAN strategy in multi-energy smart metering. Mark was also responsible for the end-to-end smart metering architecture at Itron, and has been involved in multi-utility AMI systems for the last twelve years, programme managing power line carrier, low-power RF and GPRS AMI systems. Mark is also familiar with MDM systems and can define requirements for the head-end system.
For the last year, Mark has been providing smart metering engineering expertise to DECC on technical solutions for smart metering devices, with responsibility for specifying HAN interfaces for supplier and consumer devices; and analysing alternative HAN options including ZigBee 868 and wired (PLC) solutions.
Gareth Williams is a Lead Consultant at Engage, and is a Chartered Engineer who has worked in the Energy and Utilities Industry in various technical and design engineering roles in a career spanning nearly 10 years.
Gareth began his career at National Grid Metering, where he spent five years as Technical Design Officer and Design Manager. Gareth then moved to British Gas, where he was the design authority and technology lead for British Gas' Smart Metering Programme involving Smart technology evaluation, deployment, and development.
During a four year period, Gareth delivered British Gas' Smart Metering Product Specification, supporting the internal programme delivering improvements to end-to-end system capability and providing strategic technology direction. He also delivered acceptance programmes and regimes, including technical assurance, HAN evaluation, and measurement of consumer behaviour. At British Gas, Gareth also worked with DECC and OFGEM on the SMIP participating in many technical and lobby groups, committees, and forums.
Since joining Engage Consulting in 2012, Gareth has been the Smart Metering Technical Lead to a major supplier's Smart Metering Programme, delivering an asset strategy, test specification, and product requirements in addition to delivering a procurement exercise. Gareth also provides technical assurance, competence, knowledge and expertise to their programme, in addition to project delivery and also manages relationships with strategic technology solution providers.
Craig Handford is a Lead Consultant at Engage, and is a successful Business and Project Manager and has an extensive track record of working in the energy industry in a career spanning over 20 years. Craig has worked with suppliers, agents, regulators, manufacturers and communication companies and has an excellent understanding of industry processes, operating models and systems. Craig has delivered business improvements in a number of different Energy Markets including, GB, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Jersey. These improvements have been focussed around Industry Design and Operational Management, large data migrations, smart metering, Project Management and Revenue Assurance.
At Edf, Craig was the Project Manager on the BBC Gas Revenue Completeness Project using Edf's project principles to ensure the project moved through the various control gates using agreed criteria. This included delivering documentation detailing requirements for system changes, business policy and processes and the delivery of business recommendations to support Revenue Completeness objectives. Craig also managed the readiness plans to ensure successful delivery and customer understanding and sign off, and managed the lessons learned logs.
As Dataflow Manager at British Gas, Craig identified and implemented dataflow controls to ensure the appropriate governance was in place. As Metering Contract Manager, Craig implemented and managed the first Industry Meter Operation agent de-regulation trial to support Ofgem's strategic vision, which included Contract Development, Due Diligence of third parties and process and supplier interaction development. As Process Improvement Manager, Craig supported the key systems by forecasting and scheduling the daily volume of data items that would be processed each evening, and their impacts on system performance and availability during business hours and also managed the Print and Dispatch contract worth over £30m per annum.
Craig also has an excellent understanding of the smart metering programme and has developed business cases for market participants and produced a number of reports for potential communications solution providers. Craig has also been working on the Supplier Requirements for Smart Metering (SRSM) Project, in readiness for the roll out of smart meters.
Steve Thun is one of our Lead Consultants and is a respected industry expert with 20 years' experience in the energy sector. Steve has a wide range of experience where he has performed field management, operational, metering, technical and engineering roles.
At npower, Steve was involved in helping their metering business through MOCOPA and MAMCOP accreditation for the installation, removal and maintenance of gas and electricity meters whilst maintaining compliance with the relevant section of the BSC, its subsidiary documents, and the RGMA. As Meter Operator Manager, Steve was responsible for compliance with the relevant BSC sections, Procedures and Codes of practice and developed an excellent working knowledge of those documents.
Steve also worked as an operational manager at npower for several years and set up the performance monitoring of the field staff. Steve developed and implemented a structure change including depot locations and reporting line and reduced OPEX costs by approximately £100K in 2010 through cost saving initiatives, and redeployment of staff in other business areas - using data analysis techniques to identify the optimum locations for remote depots and its staff.
Steve has worked internationally on a project to design and roll out 800K Smart Pre payment meters across a municipality in South Africa. Working with the local authority, finance company and other consultancies, Steve provided technical expertise through his knowledge of the GB Smart Metering Programme.
Chris Cook is a Senior Consultant at Engage and is an experienced Business Project Manager and Business Implementation Manager with 19 years' experience in the energy sector. His experience includes business process re-engineering, smart metering, successful management of remote field teams, specialised technical support functions, continuous improvement and major projects. Chris has contributed to major IS developments, change and expansion programmes.
As Business Project Manager and Business Implementation Manager at Npower, Chris led the department in the re-engineering of the core business processes to reduce the cost to meter. Chris was accountable for the development/implementation of an online portal for first line management of a large mobile field force and developed a road map for replacement of c1000 mobile devices. At Yorkshire Electricity, Chris co-ordinated business activity relating to 500 field and supporting staff impacted by the development to migrate from legacy billing systems to receive industry standard flows into business critical work management system.
Chris was Project Manager at Orsis UK where he delivered metering projects for clients to time, budget and specification delivering an interim smart solution giving them the capability to measure their carbon reduction commitment and improve settlement through providing automated actual reads from a smart meter. Chris improved the data retrieval processes supporting the customer led smart metering solution and played the lead role in resolving critical data/process issues in the registration/recognition of smart meter installations.
Chris recently supported the consultation process of the CER's National Smart Metering Programme (NSMP), working specifically in the design stage delivering design requirements for mandated IHD, smart billing, customer web interface and prepayment models, through industry and stakeholder workshops. Chris also recently contributied to the development of the GB Companion Specification (GBCS) for the smart metering roll-out.


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I was 16 too. And it was in a cave. Haha.
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Lol a cave?! Awesome!
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17 and he broke up with me the next day plus helatched 2 mins at most!
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We have to lead up to juicy!
Married to my amazing highschool sweetheart D+R=Ainsley Ann(2007), Mckinley Jean born 8-21-2012
Married to my amazing highschool sweetheart D+R=Ainsley Ann(2007), Mckinley Jean born 8-21-2012
5 angel Babies awaiting us in heaven....
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Ahhh haha sorry u said he latched for 2 min. I had a totally different mental image lol
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Meant to say lasted hahah
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Damn cracked phone screen
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Drinking a 22oz beer eating a burrito
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Printer Shopping Experience
The printer in my home office has decided it no longer wants to work with me. Sometimes it works, but mostly it doesn't. So on a recent weekend I went shopping for a new printer at four different stores. Would an office supply store have better options than Target? Does Best Buy beat out Staples for selection? Check out my findings after the jump…
Overall Shopping Experience: Target stores tend to be fairly clean and well stocked and that was my experience on this shopping excursion. The benefit of shopping for a printer here is that I could also purchase other household essentials.
Customer Service: The printers are located just two aisles over from the main Electronics department. There were a couple of Target associates at the cash register in the Electronics department who could offer assistance.
Brands & Quantity Offered: Canon (2), Kodak (1), Epson (4) and HP (5).
Display Quality: There were 13 printers on display, all lined up on one shelf that spanned the entire aisle. Printers in boxes ready to purchase were stocked near their display models. Of the 13 models on display, 11 were in stock and ready to purchase.
Lowest/Highest Prices: Prices ranged from $49.99 for the cheapest HP to $249.99 for an Epson.
Overall Shopping Experience: Walking into a Best Buy is a little like walking into a Vegas casino. The music and TV's are loud and there are a lot of flashing lights and other distractions. In other words, it can be a little overwhelming if you're going in to shop for only one item.
Customer Service: The printers were located near the Geek Squad area, which would have made it easy to get the attention of a store associate. However, I was never approached by an associate.
Brands & Quantity Offered: HP (14), Epson (6), Brother (6), and Canon (4) .
Display Quality: There were 40 printers on display spread across two aisles. One row of printers was a little difficult to access because it abutted the long line of folks waiting for Geek Squad. I had some difficulty locating boxed printers to purchase. From what I could tell, about 1/4 of the printers were not on the shelves to be purchased.
Lowest/Highest Prices: Prices ranged from $59.99 for a Brother to $279.99 for an Epson.
Overall Shopping Experience: The printer selection at Staples was pretty impressive, especially since they also offered a few wide format models. The store was clean and well stocked.
Customer Service: There were some Staples associates milling about but I was not approached for service. I could have flagged down an associate if I had questions.
Brands & Quantity Offered: Brother (13), Canon (7), Kodak (1), Epson (8) and HP (26).
Display Quality: A banner hanging over the printer section quickly lead me to it. There were 49 printers on display plus 5 wide format printers on a separate display. Prices were clearly marked.
Lowest/Highest Prices: Prices ranged from $59.99 for a Kodak to $499.99 for an HP.
Overall Shopping Experience: The OfficeMax I visited was fairly empty and the aisles are quite wide so it was easy to browse the printers. The music was pretty mellow (light rock) and the associates seemed friendly.
Customer Service: There were two OfficeMax associates in the vicinity of the printers but I was no approached for service.
Brands & Quantity Offered: Canon (10), HP (27), Brother (14), Kodak (2), Epson (12).
Display Quality: The banner hanging over the printers simply said "computers" so it took me a few minutes to find the printers. There were 65 printers on display, stretching across a few aisles. Pricing was clear, with special signage for discounted printers.
Lowest/Highest Prices: Prices ranged from $69.99 for a Brother to $449.99 for a Canon.
The Best: Staples had the most impressive selection - they're the only store that stocked wide format printers. In addition to having the most models on display, they also had the most ready for purchase. The store was easy to shop and the prices were on par with the other stores I visited.
Runner Up: OfficeMax was a close runner up. The actual number of printers rivaled what Staples offered but the fact that they didn't have wide format printers earned them the runner up position. Their prices were also comparable to Staples and the store was organized and easy to shop.
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Why did all of these photos have filters on them? This is a review, not a house tour with kitty cats on cute pillows.
Back on topic: I prefer Staples if I need ink ASAP, otherwise I use Amazon.
I don't print much, so I tend to just grab a printer when Walmart is having its $20 printer sale. Since they are sooo cheap, its often more economical for me to just buy another $20 printer (and recycle the old one), rather than buying replacement ink cartridges. They hardly ever advertise these sales, you just have to keep checking the ends of the aisles in the Electronics Department, every time you're in Walmart.
Got ours -- a Brother laser printer -- off of Amazon. If you only need black and white, consider a laser printer. Unlike inkjet printers there's nothing to get clogged, and the toner lasts longer than an inkjet cartridge without drying out. Our printer was about $300 bucks 3 years ago, and still looks and functions like brand new. We use it fairly regularly, too.
Why bother? Let your fingers do the shopping on-line. The cost is less and the selection much greater.
Why bother? Let your fingers do the shopping on-line. The cost is less and the selection much greater.
Back in 2009, I upgraded m computer to a higher end Dell with Vista (64 bit version) and my printer at the time, a 5 YO HP all in one was already obsolete, why? HP decided not to support Vista, oh I could still use it, but lost all maintenance functionality, including the ability to monitor ink levels, and it would calibrate EVERY TIME I went to use it.
Plus, I wanted to be able to print nice photos, and centered 8x10's, which the HP's never could do, ever, and they tend to lop off some text when printing from online, at least the HP ones from work (their laser printers at that) and had already known what I wanted anyway, an Epson, specifically, the Artisan 810 inkjet model.
Finally, in the fall of that year, I broke down and upgraded. It turned out Best Buy had them on sale - and a full display stack in an isle and I drove to N. Seattle where the store was, went in, grabbed a box, went to the registered, paid for it, and out the door I went. Never looked back either as from now on, it's Epson all the way. Eventually, I'll get a wide format printer, one that can do, say 14-17" wide rolls. I've never had a problem with the heads clogging on mine, and it has the duplexer, document feeder, and the CD tray to print onto printable CD media directly, another feature I was after.
For anything larger, a dedicated print shop, for that kind of printing will do.
Why would people bother to go to a store for a printer unless they needed one right away? It should really be "go to Amazon or Newegg, compare pricing and reviews, and buy."
I'm in the market for a new printer. I appreciate this review/experience! Although I think I'm set on a HP laserjet and have found a few on Amazon.
I have purchased 8 Canon printers in the past 2 years (most of them are for a fundraising event called Help-Portrait) and I've gotten most of them from Amazon because of their pricing. The most recent printer purchase was made at Best Buy because I wanted to give it as a last minute gift that day AND the service person informed me that Best Buy price matches Amazon. Granted, you still have to pay taxes, but if it's something you want ASAP, it's not a bad deal. I've price matched ink, and a hard drive too. All I do is show them the Amazon page on my phone.
I love Best Buy, it's my toy store! It's sad, but they know me by name. Yes, over the years I've spent less and less time there because of digital media and online shopping, but there are times when I want to see the product before I buy it. I'm also a sucker for loyalty programs.
I don't really get these shopping experience reviews...
Not Apple. The HP printer they sold us with our $5000 mac didn't print once. Constantly said paper jam or out of ink-even when plugged in the first time!!! How can it have a paper jam when it never printed a single page!!!! When we tried to solve the problem...found everyone had the same issue. It went to a landfill and we purchased a simple ink jet that prints thousands of pages for my assignments and never had a problem.
HP should be out of business or sued for selling a product that doesn't work out of the box and Apple should be embarassed for selling that as a promotion with their product and should have stopped selling HP's all together after that fiasco.
I'm in the market for a printer right now (and also just new to the USA from Australia!) so I very much appreciate this shopping experience review - looks like Staples is the way to go. In the future a little more detail would be great, eg which store has lasers/colour lasers, what sort of peripherals are available (cables, toner or ink). Cheers, keep up the good work!
When I bought a printer, Target was really the only reasonable choice. 20 bucks for an Adequate printer, then spend the rest on Nintendo games and nail polish. Perfect shopping experience.
I hate this series: review of the big box stores in the author's neighborhood" - what on earth is the point?
And the printer experience? Great if you can buy one which good quality control and wireless that doesn't drop. I have read reviews ad nauseum and there is nothing worth buying, no matter what the technology.
So who cares about your local stores..
the ink is my main concern.
I never use color ink and the machine runs out of it and I HAVE to buy it so I can use the machine.
the cost of it is ridiculous.
I see some of you have laser one , might consider that next time.
Frankly, if I were going to go to a store and buy a printer or computer or whatever tech need (rather than online), I would be going there for the customer service experience particularly the salesperson's knowledge of the device to help me sort through the different choices. I would do price and stock availability comparisons online before heading out to the various stores.
Bought a new printer last year - an Epson Workforce (at Best Buy). It is the FIRST printer I've ever fallen in love with. Yes, LOVE!
Not one paper jam, and it has just recently warned me of low black ink. I haven't had to replace any of the cartridges before now ... and I'm a writer printing out novels for editing.
Now it's time to find an ink supplier. ;) Any suggestions, ATers?
I'm an Apple user, BTW. Never a problem printing from any of my devices.


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It seems that nearly everyone is jumping on the "global warming/climate change" bandwagon these days.
But there are still a few skeptics out there.
One of them is Art Douglas, weather consultant and professor emeritus of atmospheric sciences at Creighton University. During his presentation at the recent CattleFax Market Outlook session in Tampa, Florida, Douglas talked about the "tremendous recovery in the amount of sea ice in the Arctic" that he has observed in recent months. He also points to reduced sunspot activity, which Douglas believes could actually lead to "global cooling".
"It's going to take us probably about two to three decades to really start seeing global cooling associated with this decrease in sunspots," Douglas said.
"What this really tells us is we're looking at regional climate anomalies," Douglas continued "We're not looking at human-induced."
Douglas' comments drew applause from many of the cattlemen in attendance.
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