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Editors' reviewFor U.S.-focused advertisers, at least, The Classified Connection makes it a bit easier to submit listings to several Web sites at once. The program setup is slightly laborious, requiring you to complete two detailed forms, one on installation and one on launch, which are annoyingly duplicative. After you've muddled your way through that process, however, you enter your ad, which can be up to 150 words. Then The Classified Connection opens its list and starts sending your ad to various classifieds sites. It will take time to measure a difference in your response rate, but this program does its job. The submission targets, however, are heavily weighted toward American sites, which will limit the program's value to international users. Those whose small businesses require ongoing classified listings stateside are likely to find The Classified Connection a real time-saver.
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This submission tool for classified ads allows users to post more than 1,500 classified ads on the Internet on free classifieds sites. The system can be used month after month to establish a solid, online, classified-advertising routine. It also has a unique Classifieds wizard that allows users to add new classified sites for submission, to delete outdated sites, or to modify existing submission data.Version 2.1.2 improves user interface.
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CRM Software companies, articles and exhibitions. Customer Relationship Management is the generic term for software that helps companies to maintain and improve the quality of their relationships with customers. By storing information about customers and prospective customers centrally, and distributing that information to all departments, all company representatives are able to see a complete view of the customer, irrespective of their particular role. CRM software remains a challenging application to implement.
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CRM systems can be used to create, assign and manage requests made by customers, such as call center software which helps direct customers to agents.[2] CRM software can also be used to identify and reward loyal customers over a period of time.
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Causeway is the only global software provider that powers the design, build, operation and maintenance of the built environment. Unlike other software companies, our products provide in-depth functionality at each stage of the process.
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Cuskit Limited, based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, is an established independent software company specialising in ERP and bespoke solutions. Our software is UK authored, UK supported and bespoke to your companies requirements.
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M1 is used by in excess of 1200 manufacturing businesses worldwide . M1 was designed specifically for small to medium manufacturers and includes some unique features that set it apart from the alternatives.
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CSS - The Box Model, Floats, and Positioning
The box model is one of the fundamentals of CSS and here you'll learn how to use it correctly to make a professional layout. When you understand the Box Model you'll be well on your way to layout zen and the web will be your oyster!
"Describe a scenario when you would use position:fixed."
The next trick in your toolbox is mastery of the Box Model. Most web pages are built with boxes within boxes within boxes and on top of boxes and beside other boxes. Read The CSS Box model to learn how "every element in web design is a rectangular box."CSS: Tricks: The CSS Box Model
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If you'd like to practice before taking the challenge, we recommend you take the remaining lessons (5-7) of HTML Fundamentals over at Codecademy.CodeCademy: HTML Fundamentals Lessons 5-7
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NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 64-year-old upstate New York man has been killed in a two-vehicle crash just four days after his soon died in fire at the family's home.
Police in suburban North Greenbush tell the Times Union of Albany (http://bit.ly/1gHXgN6 ) that John Hover of Poestenkill was driving on Route 43 Thursday afternoon when his pickup truck veered into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle.'
Hover was taken to Albany Medical Center, where police say he died later Thursday. The other driver is in serious condition.
The crash happened four days after a fire at the Hover family home killed 29-year-old Devin Hover and injured his parents. Officials say he was found dead after Sunday night's blaze gutted the wood-framed house in the rural town 10 miles east of Albany.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - A pair of free throws by Will Spradling with 13.9 seconds remaining gave Kansas State some breathing room as the Wildcats held on for the 65-62 win over the George Washington Colonials in non- conference play at the Smith Center.
Spradling finished with 10 points as he converted his only two free throws of the game in crunch time for the Wildcats (7-1) as they posted their second straight win. Angel Rodriguez scored a game-high 17 points for KSU, although he shot just 6-of-18 from the floor, while Rodney McGruder matched his accuracy from the field as he finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Thomas Gipson cleared a game-high 12 boards for the Wildcats.
The Colonials (4-5) were paced by Dwayne Smith with 14 points, Lasan Kromah and Isaiah Armwood with 12 apiece and Patricio Garino 10 points as the team bowed for the second time in as many games. Armwood came close to a triple- double for the hosts as he logged 10 rebounds and a game-high seven blocked shots.
In addition to shooting just 3-of-11 from three-point range in the first half and getting just a single opportunity at the free-throw line, which they ended up missing, the Wildcats were lucky to be within two points at the break on the road, 29-27.
In the second half both teams shot just under 41 percent from the floor, but thanks to a 3-of-7 effort out on the perimeter and those key free throws by Spradling, Kansas State was able to hold on.
The hosts had a chance to at least tie the game with time winding down, but a three-point attempt by Smith missed the mark, leaving the visitors with the win.
In a game that featured seven ties and six lead changes, Kansas State picked up the victory despite shooting only 35.7 percent from the floor and 56.3 percent at the free-throw line.
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PSY takes 14th wins K-Chart on KBS Music Bank + other performances
For the November 30th episode of KBS Music Bank, BEAST's Yang Yoseob made his solo debut and stage comeback with his title track "Caffeine," while popular duo TVXQ returned with their follow-up track from their 6th repackaged album, "Humanoids," displaying yet another great visual performance.
Other performances for the night were performed by Son Dambi, Infinite's Kim Sungkyu, B1A4, Noel, NS Yoon-G, Boyfriend, C-CLOWN, Juniel, BIGSTAR, D-Unit, Gavy NJ, A-JAX, Dal Shabet, 2BiC, SPICA, OFFROAD, TAHITI, Wonder Boyz and Girl's Day.
Tonight, the two contenders for this week's K-Chart win were PSY with "Gangnam Style" and B1A4 with "Tried To Walk." Winning with 10,655 points (over 9610) is PSY once again, picking up the winning streak once again after losing 1st place to Ailee last week.
Congratulations to PSY for his 14th K-Chart win!
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Son Dambi - Tears Are Falling
Kim Sungkyu - 60 Seconds
B1A4 - Tried To Walk
Noel - Things I Couldn't Say
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NS Yoon-G - If You Love Me
Boyfriend - JANUS
C-CLOWN - Far Away...Young Love
Juniel - Bad Man
BIGSTAR - I Got The Feeling
D-Unit - Luv Me
Gavy NJ - It's Pretty
Dal Shabet - Have Don't Have
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Sudoku Insight GPL program for solving Sudoku Puzzles visually using the OpenGL API
Aug 22, 2005
Sudoku Insight helps solve Sudoku Puzzles visually, coloring the numbers to show their relations. The program uses the OpenGL API for drawing the number grid. It has different help levels, so the user can solve the puzzle in one step, or more or less manually. Includes Win32 Binaries and source code and Makefiles for MinGW, Dev-C++ and Visual C++ 6.0.
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"Skinny." Lean. Toned. Nothing compares to simply being healthy.
The buzzwords come and go, but the fashion of a healthy lifestyle never goes out of style.
The healthy lifestyle seems different to everyone, but some things look the same for all:
- Enjoying plenty of energy
- Maintaining an appropriate weight
- Eating with variety
- Moving every chance you get
- Not smoking
- Drinking in moderation
- Reducing stress
- Using sunblock
- Getting adequate sleep
- Etc. Etc. Etc.
There will always be an excuse as to why you cannot live this way, but remember:
We control our excuses. They do not control us.
Again, what constitutes a healthy lifestyle for one, will not be the same for the next. But the common denominator is the will to not make excuses and to make each day the very best A+ day you can make it.
"Skinny." Lean. Toned.
It really doesn't matter.
Carry on with YOUR VERSION of a Healthy Lifestyle!
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— Hannah Taylor, "Waves" (via hnnhtylr)
My mind wanders scary places at night.
If I worked out every time someone rejected me in life or made me feel unimportant I might actually be in shape. LOL fml.
I'm extremely jealous of girls who get quality time with their boyfriend. Girls that spend whole days with their boyfriend and late hours of the night with them, falling asleep together. I mean I usually get that, the falling asleep part, but not much else. You know what's the worst? They never tell you just how much growing up and being an adult sucks. I really would struggle to tell you many good things about life as a responsible adult. I barely even remember what it's like to have fun anymore. I miss my boyfriend and that's not his fault. He tries most of the time but I get that he's tired. He just graduated school so he's working in the field and his job is mentally and physically demanding. So me sending him texts about how much I miss him and us probably isn't helpful after a really long, exhausting and strenuous day. But I did it anyway because I'm selfish. The first sentence even said that. I feel selfish and guilty for wanting more from him but it's extremely hard to deal with seeing your boyfriend a few nights. Him coming over at 9pm and basically passing out at 10pm doesn't really constitute spending time together. But I take what I can get. I know I only work half as much as him, but seriously, I'm younger. I still have a year before I graduate so you can't even expect me to spend my last summer, basically as a kid, working full-time. Not to mention I used to work 30-40 hour weeks at my old job. I never stopped to enjoy myself so that's what I'm doing now. Well minus the enjoy part because I have issues trying to be happy as it seems. The worst part is even on my worst days where I'm so exhausted I would still try and see him at the end of it and sometimes that's all I want. I just want that extra little bit of effort to make me feel wanted. As of late I haven't felt very wanted by many people. It's difficult. It's difficult to deal with rarely seeing the person you love most in the world and it's even worse to not spend many conscious moments with them. I just wanna talk. I want to go sit on the beach at night, lay under the stars and talk about life. Talk about the past or the future and just feel like for that time that nothing else matters. I mainly just miss him. I miss us. And I feel royally gyped that they tried to tell us growing up was so great when in reality it couldn't suck more. It's true what you see.. don't grow up it's a trap.


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Map of Reddit
Reddit user Laurel Quade mapifies the wonderful world of Reddit. Each country represents an area of interest, and "cities" are sized by inhabitants. I'm not familiar enough with the communities to know how accurate it is, but judging by the comments, I'd say pretty good.
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- On March 23, the New York Fed announced that it will be conducting more small-scale reverse repurchase agreement operations using all eligible collateral types. The first set of operations will be conducted with only the expanded list of mutual fund counterparties announced in January, and the second set will be open to all eligible counterparties. The operations were again cited as a matter of prudent advance planning by the Fed. Also, the balance of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility has fallen below $20 billion for the first time since June 2009. Excess reserves have now topped $1.37 trillion after another $30 billion of Treasury securities were purchased. The Treasury General Account shot up as the end of the first quarter nears, jumping from $42 billion to $87 billion. A portion of the outstanding balances for Maiden Lane I and Maiden Lane III were repaid as well.


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One day, Class III White-Water Rafting
through the region of the "Eternal Spring," the Sarapiquí
River offers some of Costa Rica's most enjoyable white water river rafting
amidst lush and vibrant scenery. The free-flowing river has its origins
in clear mountain streams that tumble down through thick rain forest to
merge with the crystal waters of the beautiful Sarapiquí. Verdant
forest reaches right up to the river's sun-basked banks. If Matisse had
come to Costa Rica, this is what he would have painted!
narrow waterway is ideal for white water novices, as well as families,
all of whom will enjoy its moderately flowing rapids, interspersed with
tranquil stretches. The journey is also excellent for bird-watchers
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We will pick you up from your San José hotel in the early morning and drive approximately two and a half hours through beautiful scenery to the river put-in. A traditional breakfast is served at a restaurant along the way. After a short safety briefing, you will board your inflatable raft and begin this memorable journey downriver. A picnic lunch will be served on the banks of the river. Take-out will be in the afternoon, and you can change into dry clothes in our private restroom facilities before boarding the comfortable minibus for the return trip to San José.
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43 U.S. Code § 1842 - Fishermen's Contingency Fund
(a) Establishment; availability; source of deposits; limitation on amount; interest-bearing accounts; litigation
(1) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a Fishermen's Contingency Fund. The Fund shall be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitations as a revolving fund for the purpose of making payments pursuant to this section. The Fund shall consist of—
The total amount in the Fund that is collected under subsection (b) of this section may at no time exceed $2,000,000; and the total amount in the Fund which is attributable to revenue received under paragraph (3) or recovered by the Secretary under section 1845 (h)(2) of this title shall be expended prior to amounts collected under subsection (b) of this section. Not more than 8 percent of the total amount in the Fund may be expended in any fiscal year for paying the administrative and personnel expenses referred to in paragraph (2)(A).
(2) The Fund shall be available, as provided for in appropriation Acts solely for the payment of—
(B) any claim, in accordance with procedures established under this section, for damages that are compensable under this subchapter; and
(3) Sums in the Fund that are not currently needed for the purposes of the Fund shall be kept on deposit in appropriate interest-bearing accounts that shall be established by the Secretary of the Treasury or invested in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States. Any revenue accruing from such deposits and investments shall be deposited into the Fund.
(b) Payments by each holder of lease, permit, easement, or right-of-way
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each holder of a lease that is issued or maintained under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.] and each holder of an exploration permit, or an easement or right-of-way for the construction of a pipeline in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf, shall pay an amount specified by the Secretary. The Secretary of the Interior shall collect such amount and deposit it into the Fund. In any calendar year, no holder of a lease, permit, easement, or right-of-way shall be required to pay an amount in excess of $5,000 per lease, permit, easement, or right-of-way.
Source(Pub. L. 95–372, title IV, § 402,Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 686; Pub. L. 97–212, § 2,June 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 143.)
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The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1331 et seq.) of chapter 29 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1331 of this title and Tables.
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–212redesignated subsec. (a) assubsec. (a)(1) and substituted provisions relating to the source of funds, that the total amount of the Fund would not exceed $2,000,000, that the total amount in the Fund which is attributable to revenue received under par. (3) as amended or recovered by the Secretary under section 1845 (h)(2) of this title be expended prior to amounts collected under subsec. (b) as amended, and that not more than 8 percent of the total amount in the Fund be expended in any fiscal year for the paying of administrative and personnel expenses, for provisions that the amounts paid pursuant to former subsecs. (c) and (d) of this section be deposited in the Fund, and that the total amount in the Fund not exceed $1,000,000, redesignated as subsec. (a)(2) former subsec. (e), and struck out provision that the amounts disbursed for administrative or personnel expenses not exceed 15 percent of the amounts deposited in a revolving account for that fiscal year, added as subsec. (a)(3) provisions that the sums of the Fund be kept on deposit in interest-bearing accounts, and added as subsec. (a)(4) provision that all litigation be referred to the Attorney General.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–212redesignated as subsec. (b)(1) provisions of former subsec. (c) and added as subsec. (b)(2) provision that payments not be required under par. (1) by the Secretary of the Interior with respect to geological and geophysical permits other than prelease exploratory drilling permits issued under section 1340 of this title. Former subsec. (b) relating to the establishment and maintenance of an area account within the Fund was struck out.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–212redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)(1).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–212struck out subsec. (d) which related to level of area account funds.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97–212redesignated subsec. (e) as (a)(2).
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–212applicable with respect to claims for damages filed on or after June 30, 1982, with the Secretary of Commerce under section 1845 (a) of this title, with provision for the refiling of previously filed claims under certain circumstances, see section 9 ofPub. L. 97–212, set out as a note under section 1841 of this title.
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With the new ownership hiring the new management staff, I've also gotten used to a few other things that I don't like. I don't think the team needed to add little piano keys to the jersey. I don't think they needed to hold the most important contract press conference outside the building with free popcorn and fans around to avoid tough questions. I don't think they needed to dye the ice yellowish for the sheer sake of publicity. But as I said, I've gotten used to that. I acknowledge that the guys running the business side of the team love circuses and such.
Today, Jeremy from Section303.com dropped some knowledge on the new plan that Sean Henry and the gang are going to be using to make it harder for Chicago Blackhawks fans to accumulate their barbarian horde in Nashville. (Great article, btw.) The plan involves making ticket holders purchase a ticket to another game.
Just... dumb.
With that, I have a few things for the Preds' front office:
- By doing this, you are admitting you have an inferior product.
No matter how bad of a team Georgia Tech has, do you think they make fans jump through hoops to get tickets for Tech vs. UGA? How about Auburn vs. Alabama? Vanderbilt hosting Tennessee? Any NBA team when they play the Heat? NO. The Predators are acknowledging that their on ice product isn't comparable. Sure, it isn't, but you never admit that. Have some damn pride.
- You've now sent a message to the rest of the league that your fans are wimps.
Again, they are, but you never admit that. You should never sell out your fans like this. "Our fans don't like having 5-6 thousand unwanted guests." THEN IMPROVE YOUR TEAM TO WHERE YOUR FANS WILL WAIT THROUGH A HAIL STORM IN A LINE FOR SEASON TICKETS. You have a desire problem, not a financial problem.
- You've now sent a message to Blackhawk fans that they make a difference.
Great. Just fucking great. Individually, they're cool people. As a whole, they're Atilla the Hun's army portrayed by pudgy metrosexual Polish/Irish actors, reeking of Marlboro. You have now empowered them. Wonderful.
- This idea won't work a damn bit.
All this will do is piss off Blackhawk fans to now where they WANT to come to Nashville even more , rape and pillage, and do what they do. This is basic psychology; tell people that "We don't want you here" for no ethical reason, and they'll show up anyways. In this case, they'll show up with more of a chip on their shoulder. Wonderful. And how will they get there? Number five.
- Stubhub, TicketExchange, RazorGator, TiqIQ, etc will have plenty of seats
Because now the only way Blackhawk fans, who are used to playing prime money for these seats, are going to get their nicotine stained fingers on these is tickets is through secondary markets. This will entice brokers as well as fans to buy them up, and sell them for more than they would have before this silly plan was announced. Congrats fellas, you just made some fans and brokers more money.
I often mutter to myself "If I didn't love my city and like the players, I would hate this team." I don't like how the brand of the Predators feels cheap and childish anymore. They're a professional team in one of the four major leagues, not a AAA baseball club in the woods. This club needs a serious dose of Rex Kwon Do's "image discipline," and have some self respect. Badly. If you treat yourself and your fans like they are second rate, that's all they will ever be.


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Name: Natalie Wright
Location: Lehi, Utah
Size: 2,400 square feet
Years lived in: 7 years
Impressive! I work from a converted closet myself, but this might be the first time I've seen a closet-turned-home-office designed to accommodate for two inside such a small space. Natalie's compact closet workspace was designed as the preface to a larger story, with a larger work studio companion space offering a little more elbow space when required...
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Creating a home office in any space requires careful planning and considerations related to equipment, square footage, and ergonomics. But reduce the usable space down to a closet and the challenge increases tenfold, where the factors of utility, necessity, and comfort all vie for attention. Natalie was able to balance the equation of her small space problem with a surprising amount of storage overhead and below a floating desk for two, mixing in her love of vintage accessories with her array of modern day tech tools suited for a photographer and blogger.
But Natalie wasn't finished quite yet. Where some would relegate the garage for parking the family ride or as a catch-all storage room, Natalie cleaned out and converted the garage into a spacious photography and DIY projects studio, a larger companion to the diminutive closet desk, a prime example of "nothing wasted, nothing wanted".
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Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: Vintage eclectic.
Inspiration: I love antiques and vintage items.
Favorite Element: For the closet office, my favorite is the turquoise shelves. It was a shoe cabinet that I cut the legs off. I was just so glad I didn't have to build custom shelving! As for studio my favorite is all of the exposed storage elements, especially the old soda crates.
Biggest Challenge: For the closet office, removing the closet door molding and making it look like it was always meant to be an office cubby.
For the studio, at first the biggest challenge was hiding the garage door. Then I just decide to embrace it! I realized it was nice having a big door to open and close as I was always painting furniture inside my studio
What Friends Say: Friends love the idea of taking a small space and making it so functional. I have had several friends copy the same concept. And the studio in no way expresses perfection, and people seem to resonate with that. Even when it's messy it looks good and inspires creativity.
Biggest Embarrassment: I had to return three plugmolds just to get the power access just right in the closet office. The staff at Lowe's was getting really tired of me. And since the studio space is a third car garage, I can easily hear people walking up to my front door and what they are talking about.
Proudest DIY: It's hard enough turning a closet into an office for one person, but the fact that it is functional for two or more makes me quite proud that I was able to adapt the space for our large family.
Inside the studio, the space is often changing depending on what project I am working on. I am quite proud of the storage solutions I chose. Since I am constantly taking out or putting away supplies for various crafts and projects, I love how the organizational aspect of the space benefits my creativity.
Biggest Indulgence: I purchased and framed a photograph from my husband's former photography professor for the closet office. It was a splurge that he adores, and was quite surprised by. I also splurged on the paper backdrop system for the studio. It has allowed me to very easily raise and lower backdrops for portraits, and hides easily when I need the entire space open.
Best Advice: When converting a closet, don't forget to consider your power sources. And a garage is a fabulous place for a work studio, but don't forget to plan for the elements. A heater or air conditioner will help make the room usable year round.
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Resources of Note:
- Paint: $12 for one quart
- Sandpaper: $4
- Plugmold: $40
- Electric box and outlet: $3
- Filing cabinet: $10 at thrift store
- Desk top: $2 at local school surplus sale (I removed the metal legs)
- Wood support for desk: Free from a friend.
- Shelving: $40 bookshelf at local furniture boutique (It was already painted turquoise and we cut off the legs.)
- Lighting: $10 pendant light on clearance at Home Depot
- Containers: 4 linen boxes at Ikea $8 each. Wood boxes on top shelf made by my husband with free scrap wood from a friend.
- Stools: $2 each at a local surplus sale.
- Framed artwork: $20.
- Apple MacBook
- Apple iMac
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Entrance- blue door for and door frame- $80 at local antique store.
- Craft and sewing tables from a local surplus sale for less than $5 each.
- Lamps $1 each at a yard sale.
- All of the chairs came from a school salvage sale for $1 each.
- The white hat boxes I spray painted in various shades of white (they were originally red).
- The soda crates were each purchased on ebay for around $25 each.
- The architect drawers were also purchased at a school salvage sale for under $10. I repainted it and added the new hardware.
- The architect desk was $50 and purchased at a surplus auction.
- The long table is a $2 salvaged desk top which is set upon two old metal sawhorse legs my father gave me.
- We spent around $300 on paint, wood, and drywall.
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Thanks, Natalie!
(Images: Natalie Wright)
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I love the wire thing with pictures on it hanging on the wall in the studio. What is that?
Love it, and the fact it's from a fellow Lehi soul, I love it even more!
I always wondered who had enough space that they could give a whole closet up to a desk. Question answered: people with 2400 square feet.
i wanna see more gamer space posts. its a lot more things to consider with computers. i can game for around 5 hours straight so i need a big comfy chair, (looking at the bar stools in the small space makes me think i could last 30 mins of FPS before im done with that). i need space for gamepads, headphones, huge speakers and monitors, and a space where i can comfortably relax for hours on end. this is my equivalent of a sofa, i wanna see how design can improve that kind of space, because i dont see it that often.
@ead While this space is really cool and I like a lot of the things she did, this isn't even adequate for someone who had to work at a computer for hours. As a programmer I seldom see a home office on this site that would be comfortable for a whole day working. The keyboard and monitor aren't set up properly, there aren't speakers and other gear, the chairs are lovely to look at a and a disaster to sit in for 8 hours. No one has a foot rest. As a short person, if my keyboard is on a 30" desk I need to jack me chair up and then I need a footrest because me feet aren't on the floor. If you want a gamer setup check out some of the office setups on LifeHacker.
Cute eclectic space! I love the separated workspaces, I'm currently trying to accomplish that in my own studio. I'm lucky enough to have a husband who's willing to build me a custom desk.
I agree with the previous comments and cannot see the point of living in 2,400 square feet and working inside a closet! In so many posts of this type, the emphasis seems always to be on hiding your office rather than designing it as an attractive and useful addition to your living space.
I have worked at home fulltime for nearly 50 years as a writer and consultant, and can spend up to 12 hours a day at my desk. I need space, a comfortable chair, room for on-line equipment, file storage, book shelves, light, air - and a nice view (currently overlooking the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees!) I would rather sacrifice kitchen/bathroom/bed space to achieve that.......
Wait, so you have 2400 square feet but you've delegated your home office to an oversized closet? And stools? No way you can actually do a solid day's worth of work there.
Don't get me wrong, I like it. But what are you doing in the other 2380 square feet of your home?
Could you please provide a source for the artwork above the desk (between the computers)? Thanks!
It's a pretty, if not particularly practical ( two people ? ) design for an under-utilized closet space.. It might work well here in our 500 sq ft ohana or perhaps in the 800 sq ft farmhouse we are building.
As a single person I MIGHT be able to use the closety teeny space....but I use my computer for creativity more than data punching, emailing all day, etc. I need the printer/scanner...my photos to work on. Therefore not really a good use of space for me.
I just moved into a humongous (for me) Victorian/Loft place. I've decided to make the most of the desktop and have it happily residing in a designated area in the same room with the dining table. (yes, I'll make it look great too!). The area is next to a tall window with birds, trees, nice stuff.
What I LOVED in this tour was the vintage (think it is) art/drafting student desk. I have one exactly like it in storage. Wow am I going over to get it...I not only have room, but I realize the tilted surface is important for my current projects. The desk in the photo is gorgeous; and I hope usually filled with papers, as nature intended it to be.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- In an attempt to pull out a clutch goal for a sputtering offense, California Baptist University pulled its goalie in the final few seconds of overtime Thursday night, but it wasn't enough.
The move did not pan out for the No. 17 Lancers, as it led to a goal for No. 16 Santa Clara University, capping a 10-8 CBU loss to open the Santa Clara Rodeo.
"We tried to run a play and it didn't work," said head coach Rick Rowland. "We gambled a little bit to see if we could get another goal by bringing the goalie out of the cage, but they got a goal with a couple seconds left."
Prior to the strategic move, Moorman was dominant in the cage for the Lancers and finished with 18 saves. Keith Jizmejian and Matt Puig led CBU with two goals each. Cody Wetherbee, Cameron Custance, David Rodriguez and David Ring each added a score for CBU, and Trevor Rowland picked up two assists.
CBU falls to 13-9 overall, 0-3 in the Western Water Polo Association, and to 5-7 in games against ranked opponents. Santa Clara is now 10-9 on the season, 1-0 in conference.
The Lancers fell into a quick 3-1 hole in the first quarter but rebounded and took a lead at halftime, 6-5, increasing it to 7-5 with a dominant defense in the third quarter.
It was a defensive showcase the rest of the way, as the Lancers struggled on the offensive end after Puig was taken out of the game after being hit with a major exclusion.
"We lost our top scorer and two-meter man for the fourth quarter," Rowland said. "We had to regroup and try to do without him. It just wasn't enough."
Santa Clara went on to force overtime after tying the game at 7-7 in the fourth. Both sides scratched out a goal in the first overtime session to keep things level, but the Broncos pulled away with a 2-0 run in the final frame.
"Both teams were playing good defense, we just missed a lot of point-blank shots," Rowland said. "We didn't finish on a lot of shots right in front of the goalie today, unfortunately. We have to do a better job of finishing."
The Lancers continue the Rodeo tournament against Brown Friday at 6:20 p.m. and conclude with two games Saturday against conference-foe UC Davis and Harvard at 9:20 a.m. and 1:20 p.m., respectively.
"It's a tough, tightly-matched conference," Rowland said. "We've had a rough run in WWPA but it comes down to winning at the final tournament. We still have two conference games left, so we need to regroup when we get UC Davis on Saturday."


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This story is a mess, connecting and conflating
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good teachers don't fear the new PARCC exams
, even if some of their students have some anxiety about the changes. To quote from this StateImpact piece: "I have very high expectations of all my students, and I don't lower them," says a teacher in Lorain City Schools who appears to get it. "And I think our teaching needs to adapt to the test a little bit, and we need to change how we're explaining things and our wording… And the kids will get there. It just won't happen overnight." Nice. (StateImpact Ohio)
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The Defense Department has failed to properly notify Congress of hundreds of millions of dollars in misspent funds, several lawmakers wrote Tuesday in a letter to the Pentagon's chief financial officer and comptroller.
The letter to undersecretary of Defense Robert Hale, written by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and co-signed by 12 other senators and representatives cites violations of the Antideficiency Act totaling $817 million. The violations were identified by DoD but were never reported to Congress, the lawmakers wrote, citing reports by the DoD Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office.
The findings "are particularly noteworthy given that in recent testimony before Congress, you have testified that ...generally, our violations of the Antideficiency Act... are quite low, very much lower I might add, than non-defense agencies taken as a whole.'", the legislators wrote. "Further, you have indicated that how positively DoD has performed in terms of ADA violations is evidence that the Department is generally doing well on financial management."
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PETER KING'S WEBSITE, 'THE MMQB' WILL NO LONGER USE 'REDSKINS' NICKNAME - Peter King's website, the Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB), will no longer publish the name "Redskins," Robert Klemko told Chris Moore of CBS Sports Radio on Thursday.
"I know that our site, we've talked about it, and we're not going to use Redskins in our writing," Klemko said on CBS Sports Radio's MoJo with Chris Moore and Brian Jones.
"We're going to say 'Washington football team,'" Klemko added. "And it's not something we're going to publicize or write about. We're just not going to do it."
TheMMQB.com, an offshoot of Sports Illustrated, is a preeminent source for NFL news, and collectively, its feature writers – made up of Robert Klemko, Greg Bedard, Jenny Vrentas and the site's founder, Peter King – account for more than 1.2 million Twitter followers. So there's strength in numbers on this one.
The first domino to fall was the Kansas City Star in Oct. 2012, when public editor Derek Donovan rebuked the oft-debated nickname.
The decision to abstain from its use was viewed as radical at the time, but garnered national attention from Klemko, then a writer for USA Today Sports.
The Washington City Paper quickly followed suit, even launching a contest to determine how the paper should refer to the team moving forward.
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Redskins owner Dan Snyder famously said in May, "We'll never change the name. It's simple. NEVER." (Photo: redskins.com)
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As we've had in our news, charges are being made against CIA interrogators for threatening to kill the children of one detainee, and threatening sexual assault against the mother of another, at the height of the Bush administration's war on terror.
David Silverberg, the editor of HSToday, gives us some "historical perspective" on the issue. He points out that the panic and hysteria that followed the attacks of 9/11 was hardly the first time the country had gone through such a trauma. He says, it's like the country "wakes up with a hangover," regretting what it's done...


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Part 1 of 5 Presented by Stuart Grundy. First broadcast 27 Jun 2010.
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Jim Marshall, AKA "The Hound", record collector, musicologist, former WFMU DJ, "Lakeside Lounge" co-owner, has a blog.
Every post so far is a hit in my household. Lots of great remembrances of his friends (like Robert Quine) and heroes (Hank Ballard who he's pictured with here, Ike Turner). A very welcome addition to the so-called Blogosphere. Thanks "The Hound".
A site that archives many of his old WFMU radio shows can be found here.
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Vietnam War Pirate Radio Show"Welcome! This page is a tribute to Radio First Termer, a pirate radio station that operated for 21 glorious days from a brothel in Saigon, South Vietnam in January 1971. The host of Radio First Termer is Dave Rabbit, who is probably one of the raunchiest DJs ever to grace the Ether. Radio First Termer offered military personnel in South Vietnam a largely irreverent alternative to AFVN. Featured on this page are sound clips from a what is believed to be the only surviving broadcast of Radio First Termer. The tapes from which I made these sound files are duplicates of duplicates, so the quality is not especially high." via The Horse Drawn Zeppelin
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No need to kick them out. Just don't coddle them, and let them decide whether it's more important to participate or to maintain their sanctimony.
It's not as if the original competitor's at Olympia were known for their fond feelings for each other...
From the Olympic Charter, "Fundamental Principles of Olympism":
2. The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
4. The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
One nasty tweet from a Greek triple-jumper gets her booted before the games begin. But she was discriminating against Africans, not Israelis. Apparently we're back to the question of whether or not Jews are fully human. Thought we settled that 67 years ago.


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According to Forrester Research, the music industry will continue its decline but digital downloads of music will surpass CD sales by 2012. With major labels now being committed to DRM-free music, the industry will remake itself by the very same technology that caused its collapse, reports a RedHerring.com article.
This Radio Ink piece imparts that the music industry has failed to capitalize on several markets. James McQuivey, the author of the Forrester report, says the music industry will have to refine what its product is and seek revenue in places it has yet to unearth, such as video games.
In a bit of a contrast, a source of income for the industry could be DRM. A Business Wire article reports that fingerprinting and digital watermarking, two extensions of DRM, could be monetized across several media-centered applications.
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Behind-the-Scenes: Wet & Wild With Jason Sudeikis
"Jason Sudeikis takes getting a bucket of water poured on him like a champ! He went with the flow, literally, getting doused for a set of pics for our Man of Style feature in the new August issue, available now. It was all for art's sake — Stylist Grant Woolhead was inspired by portraits of well-groomed stars like Steve McQueen from the style book Hollywood and the Ivy Look for the feature. Watch a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot here."
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Photo credit: Darrell Blakely
When Prabal Gurung's collections walk the runway, people take notice! But it's not just the pretty dresses and strong suiting that caught my eye at the designer's spring show. Joining forces with an equally celeb-adored label Casadei, the fashion superstar sent his models out in some of the fiercest footwear of the season. Talk about drama: sheer materials like plexiglass and net were reinforced by bold bursts of scarlet leather. A few days ago at Fall Fashion Week, Gurung and Casadei presented another set of statement heels (this time, military-inspired gladiators), once again they're on my list! Find out where to shop these wedges!
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