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You know what would make complete sense? I think we should have a sticky thread in the armor section that has a list of costume armor pieces jango and boba (ESB/ROTJ) and the makers that sell the pieces CURRENTLY.
As I search around I find it incredibly frustrating when I find the piece I want only to discover the thread is 2 years old and the person posting them no longer makes the item.
I'm also willing to bet that these sellers would appreciate NOT having people like me messaging them years after they did one run of something to see if they still are.
What do you guys think? Does this thread ALREADY exist and I just didn't "search" hard enough?


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By Huffington Post Latino Voices Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican company that is the world's largest bread baker, might hold the key to saving the Twinkie from extinction in a Hostess liquidation. Though other companies have shown interest in buying some of Hostess' iconic brands, Bimbo might have the inside track, according to the Christian Science Monitor. A $10

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40194. "Solid waste facility." "Solid waste facility" includes a solid waste transfer or processing station, a composting facility, a gasification facility, a transformation facility, an EMSW conversion facility, and a disposal facility. For purposes of Part 5 (commencing with Section 45000), "solid waste facility" additionally includes a solid waste operation that may be carried out pursuant to an enforcement agency notification, as provided in regulations adopted by the department.


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By DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent | August 25. 2013 9:22PM
"Kimball Castle is about to be demolished! This castle is an important historical landmark built in the 1890s and needs to be saved!" according to the group's website.
The group's founder, Christine O'Brien, who now runs a realty business in Sandown, said she started the group after reading about the plight of the castle, which is in such bad shape that it is not open to the public.
It is listed in town records as a nearly 4,000-square-foot mansion, with a net assessed value of $311,600 in 2012. It has been for sale for a price of $799,000.
It has permission to have the building torn down, which has been ordered by the town's building inspector. That option is favored by the owners, town officials said.
O'Brien knows that the goal of raising $799,000 is ambitious.
The Save Kimball Castle website — www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-kimball-castle — has registered two donors, one pledging $10 and another pledging $50, since O'Brien first posted the site this week.
"It's a huge project, obviously, to repair the castle, but the town needs a buyer before it can even consider putting a fence around it to keep vandals out," she said.
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Broccoli and Carrots with Toasted AlmondsThis colorful and easy broccoli dish makes a good partner to roasted turkey or ham and is a great recipe for your holiday menu because it makes 12 servings.
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Honey-Glazed CarrotsSweet carrot slices topped with parsley and grated orange rind pair nicely with either a beef or pork entrée and are likely to be enjoyed by both the kids and the grown-ups at the table.
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Spicy-Sweet TurnipsDon't discard the turnips when you cook the greens. Roast them in a mixture of butter, brown sugar, ginger and allspice to tame their peppery flavor and concentrate their natural sugars.
Green Beans with Bacon-Balsamic VinaigretteAlmost everything is better with a little bit of bacon, and fresh green beans are no exception. The brown sugar and balsamic vinegar contribute a tangy sweetness and chopped almonds give a little crunch.
Mardi Gras SlawThe traditional colors of Fat Tuesday celebrations are purple, green, and yellow, and this vibrant slaw mimics that combo. Use a mandoline or very sharp knife to cut the cabbage, and you'll avoid the rather strong smell that often comes when you shred it.
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June 27th, 2007: Since I kinda did a comic about it, here is the latest update on the 'getting my fridge repaired' situation. If you're not interested in the Status of the Fridge of a Guy on the Internet, now would be a good place to stop reading! Okay SO the repair guy called and said he'd be by, then called JUST NOW to say that he was downstairs and ringing the doorbell. But the doorbell wasn't ringing. I verified the address and then went downstairs to meet him and he was gone! And he's not answering his cell phone either. POSSIBLE THEORIES:
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Fox Backtracks On Latest Assertion That ACORN Received Federal Money
Fox & Friends promoted the claim that "ACORN" -- which no longer exists -- had received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding, despite the fact that a federal report noted last month that the amount in question actually had not been spent. Fox & Friends backed away from the claim later in the same show by reading a statement from a federal spokesman pointing out the money had been "de-obligated and recovered."
Fox & Friends Claimed $461,086 "Actually Went" To ACORN
Doocy: "That Would Be Outrageous, Because They Weren't Supposed To Get That." From the July 13 edition of Fox & Friends:
STEVE DOOCY (co-host): Last week we told you about -- remember ACORN was defunded. That meant the federal government would no longer give them any money after that big scandal with the undercover shady pictures and stuff like that. Then we told you that apparently, they had gotten $80,000 in this past year, and that would be an eye-opener --
BRIAN KILMEADE (co-host): Outrageous!
DOOCY: That would be outrageous, because they weren't supposed to get that.
KILMEADE: Does it get worse?
DOOCY: Yes, because that number -- way low.
GRETCHEN CARLSON (co-host): Well, apparently it's $461,086, the amount of money that actually went -- if you go to USASpending dot -- is it dot-org? Anyway, and they have a new name, so maybe that's part of the way in which this happened. It's the Affordable Housing Centers of America now, AHCOA. There it is right there.
KILMEADE: But I thought it was illegal to give this group money after the scandal that was proven.
DOOCY: It is. And so they cut the check to -- even though they did change their name last year, they cut the check to Acorn Housing Inc., and the headquarters is down in New Orleans, the same place where they have been the HQ for their -- what is it, 350 affiliates across the country. So, what gives? We do know that ACORN is gearing up to help the president with his re-election.
CARLSON: But, see, if somebody's not watching over this -- I mean, Congress voted to defund them. So if somebody's not watching over this, then you have to wonder how much other money we're wasting. I mean, this is half a million dollars. So how many other places are we just having waste and fraud? And then you wonder about the debt problems that we're in. Anyway, it's USASpending.gov if you want to take a look at it. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 7/13/11]
But GAO Had Reported That The Money Was "Not Expended"
GAO: "The Grant Was Closed With A Balance Of $461,086 Not Expended." A June 17 report by the Government Accountability Office identifying federal funding to "ACORN or potentially related organizations" noted a $527,000 grant awarded to ACORN Housing Corp. by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A footnote continues: "The grant was closed with a balance of $461,086 not expended before the expenditure deadline." [GAO.gov, "ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring [1]," 6/17/11, accessed 7/13/11]
ACORN No Longer Exists, Having Filed For Bankruptcy and Clos[ed] Up Shop." From a post on the CNN blog Political Ticker:
ACORN, the community group from which a mighty oak of political controversy grew, announced it is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy by the close of business Tuesday. In March, it began bringing its national operations to a close.
"For over 40 years ACORN has fought the good fight," said CEO Bertha Lewis, today, in a statement [2] on the group's website. "The ongoing political onslaught caused irreparable harm."
Filing for Chapter 7 means liquidating and selling off all remaining assets and closing up shop. [Political Ticker, CNN.com, 11/2/10 [3]]
GAO: Successor Organization To ACORN Housing Corp. "Is Not An Affiliate, Subsidiary, Or Allied Organization Of ACORN." From a September 2010 letter from Lynn H. Gibson, then the GAO's acting general counsel, to NeighborWorks, which had inquired whether it was "barred from granting federal funds to AHCOA":
This letter responds to your request for our views on whether NeighborWorks's appropriations are available for grants to Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA). Letter from General Counsel, NeighborWorks, to Acting General Counsel, GAO, Re: Request for an Appropriations Decision, related to funding Affordable Housing Centers of America (formerly known as ACORN Housing Corporation, Inc.), Aug. 2, 2010 (Request Letter). Specifically, you asked whether NeighborWorks is barred from granting federal funds to AHCOA under section 418 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: "None of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations." Pub. L. No. 111-117, div. A, title IV, 123 Stat. 3034, 3112 (Dec. 16, 2009). After reviewing the record, it is our view that AHCOA, as presently configured, does not fall with in the scope of section 418 because it is not an affiliate, subsidiary, or allied organization of ACORN.
In reaching our conclusion, we developed our record by soliciting and receiving factual information and legal views from NeighborWorks, AHCOA, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Because section 418 applies to HUD's appropriations as well, HUD previously addressed the applicability of the prohibition to AHCOA. HUD determined that AHCOA is not an affiliate, subsidiary, or allied organization of ACORN. We also reviewed AHCOA's consolidated financial statements and a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding AHCOA's tax-exempt status. [Government Accountability Office, "NeighborWorks America -- Availability of Appropriations for Grants to Affordable Housing Centers of America," 9/29/10 [4]]
Fox & Friends Backs Down After Reading Statement From HUD Spokesman
Carlson: "Now We Know That, In Fact, The Process Is Working." From the July 13 edition of Fox & Friends:
DOOCY: This morning we told you a little bit about how, you know, ACORN was defunded by Congress. They weren't supposed to end up with anymore money, but because they received so much money through so many years, as it turns out, and we're now learning, sometimes, if money is authorized years ago, it's hard to turn off the money spigot.
CARLSON: So apparently, we reported earlier that they were still going to get 400 and some thousand dollars, even though they've changed their name from ACORN to the housing -- whatever they're called. But now apparently, in that column, when you go to that website, that is the money that now they're taking back away from them. It's from a 2005 grant listed here.
So in fact, here's the statement from HUD: "There was no January 2011 $461,000 HUD grant or sub-grant to ACORN Housing Corp. The January action on USASpending.gov represents the unexpended balance on a grant in 2005 to ACORN Housing Corp. several years before the congressional prohibition. This amount was de-obligated and recovered, and the process was recorded in USA Spending as completed in January 2011."
So that's very good news, because earlier we were assuming that that was then just a part of the waste we see so much on Capitol Hill, and now we know that, in fact, the process is working.
DOOCY: Who writes a press release where it says "de-obligated"? There's got to be an easier word.
GRETCHEN: It's legalese. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 7/13/11]
Breitbart Website Also Touted Claim While Ignoring GAO Report
Big Government: "I Discovered Obama's Department Of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Gave ACORN Another $461,086 In January." From a July 11 post on the Andrew Breitbart-operated website BigGovernment.com:
Remember that story from a few days ago [5], the one about the Obama administration giving ACORN a $79,819 grant in March despite a federal law that prohibits the government from giving money to ACORN?
It turns out that sum is a lowball figure.
I discovered Obama's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gave ACORN another $461,086 in January. The funds were earmarked for ACORN Housing Corp. in January under HUD's Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP [6]), according to the government website USAspending.gov.
In order words, the Obama administration gave fraud-ridden ACORN nearly a half million dollars to be used on housing development.
The administration isn't even trying to conceal the fact that it gave this money to ACORN.
USAspending.gov identifies the recipient [7] as "ACORN Housing Corporation Inc." even though that nonprofit entity filed papers last year legally changing its name to Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA). [BigGovernment.com, 7/11/11 [8]]
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Phoenix Drops Tough Road Matches at Marquette, #71 Purdue
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's tennis team (7-4) dropped a pair of tough road matches against high-major opponents over the weekend, first falling 6-1 at nationally-ranked Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., and then losing a heartbreaker 4-3 at Marquette Sunday at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium.
The Phoenix started strong out of the gate on Sunday, taking two of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. The senior duo of Craig Cox (Surrey, England) and Erik Finkenbrink (Duelmen, Germany) picked up an 8-4 win at No. 1 over Marquette's Dan Mamalat and Vukasin Teofanovic, while the underclassman pair of Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Germany) and Joey Leto (Downers Grove, Ill.) took an 8-3 win from Gleb Sklyr and David Packowitz at No. 3.
Green Bay took a 3-1 advantage after freshmen Rowan Isaaks (London, England) and Howard Scott (Exeter, England) earned singles victories. First, Isaaks knocked off J. Varela Hernani 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6, and then Scott took down Gleb Sklyr 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 5.
Marquette knotted things up at 3-3 with wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, and Golden Eagles junior Logon Collins secured the win with a comeback victory over Cox (4-6, 6-4, 7-6) at No. 3.
Cox earned the lone Phoenix point on Saturday against the No. 71 Boilermakers, picking up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Evan Hawkins at No. 3 singles. Tenzer and Leto also nabbed a doubles win at No. 3 (8-3).
Green Bay continues its road stretch this weekend with matches at Bradley (Friday) and Wisconsin (Saturday).
Sunday, March 3
Marquette 4, Green Bay 3
No. 1 - Dan Mamalat (MU) def. Michael Tenzer (GB) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Vukasin Teofanovic (MU) def. Erik Finkenbrink (GB) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
No. 3 - Logon Collins (MU) def. Craig Cox (GB) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
No. 4 - Cameron Tehrani (MU) def. Leopold Gomez Isling (GB) 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
No. 5 - Howard Scott (GB) def. Gleb Sklyr (MU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
No. 6 - Rowan Isaaks (GB) def. J. Varela Hernani (MU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 1 - Craig Cox/Erik Finkenbrink (GB) def. Dan Mamalat/Vukasin Teofanovic (MU) 8-4
No. 2 - Cameron Tehrani/Logon Collins (MU) def. Michael Tebon/Howard Scott (GB) 8-7
No. 3 - Michael Tenzer/Joey Leto (GB) def. Gleb Sklyr/David Packowitz (MU) 8-3
Saturday, March 2
#71 Purdue 6, Green Bay 1
No. 1 - Szymon Tatarczyk (PUR) def. Michael Tenzer (GB) 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 1-0 (11-9)
No. 2 - Mark Kovacs (PUR) def. Erik Finkenbrink (GB) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 - Craig Cox (GB) def. Evan Hawkins (PUR) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 - Diego Acosta (PUR) def. Leopold Gomez Islinger (GB) 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 - Krisztian Krocsko (PUR) def. Howard Scott (GB) 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 - Mateus Silva (PUR) def. Joey Leto (GB) 6-4, 6-2
No. 1 - Diego Acosta/Aaron Dujovne (PUR) def. Erik Finkenbrink/Craig Cox (GB) 9-7
No. 2 - Krisztian Krocsko/Szymon Tatarczyk (PUR) def. Howard Scott/Michael Tebon (GB) 8-5
No. 3 - Michael Tenzer/Joey Leto (GB) def. Mateus Silva/Arthur Dobradin (PUR) 8-3
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[2011-07-02] CONNECTEDNESS AND PERCEIVED INSTRUMENTALITY IN PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS: A COMPARISON OF TWO MEASURES Individuals select goals to decide on which actions to pursue. They find themselves motivated toward some activities more than others. Time is also influential in making these decisions. Two models describe some of these ...


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The three-week Faculty Camp, beginning August 1, covers topics that include the basics of programming high performance computers, familiarization with visualization software, and an introduction to the use of collaborative environments, such as data sharing or the Access Grid Node.
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G'day crew. Busy at work on a Boba ESB helmet at the moment, but had a few people ask me if I had done much other stuff, and been meaning to post these pics of my Boushh lid up for a while, so seemed like a good time. Im still fairly new to it all, but this was my first airbrush project, and was designed to have a nice looking helmet, but also to refine my techniques. So it' s certainly not perfect, but it came out fairly reasonably in my mind. Really enjoyed some of the differrent challenges like the leather work, and it is one of Todds beautiful casts which are simply amazing. These pics are of about a 95% completed helmet - they are the same pics I added on the Boushh builders group a while back, but since then,have added a nice stand, and some extra weathering etc. which isn't pictured. The one thing I will say, is that it was a little hazy the day I took the photos,so the main brown looks a little washed out - but in person , its far darker, and pretty spot on.
So on to the pics. Group 1 has some frontal shots and detail, while Group 2 shows some rear shots and detail. Groups 3 and 4 show some close up fine details, while Pics 5 and 6 are some comparisons with the screen used helmet and my own. As I say, the helmet has had more weathering and detail added since these shots, but they give you the general idea. Hope you enjoy, all comments, questions and feedback welcome peeps. Peace :)
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An Evaluation of Two Georgia Quality Deer Managed Wildlife Management Areas
By: Kent E. Kammermeyer and Tamara M. Terry*
In an effort to identify factors contributing to the success of Quality Deer Management (QDM) on state-operated Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), we selected two QDM WMAs with at least 25 years of consecutive pre- and post-QDM data. On Dawson Forest WMA (31.3 sq. mi.) and Chickasawhatchee WMA (30.8 sq. mi.), we compared 30 variables reflecting hunters, harvest, deer condition, and population parameters pre- and post-QDM regulations (4 points on one side) using regression statistics and Students t-tests for 12 years pre- and post-QDM. QDM regulations were successful on Dawson Forest but not on Chickasawhatchee. Dawson Forest pre-QDM harvest (0.5 quality bucks/sq. mi.) compared with 1.2 quality bucks/sq. mi. post-QDM (P<0.01). Hunter density and total deer kill were greater post-QDM (P< 0.01), as was button buck and doe kill (P<0.01). There were no differences in age specific condition indicators or recruitment rates pre- and post-QDM. Buck and doe age structures were older post-QDM (P<0.01) and got older in the post-QDM period (P<0.05). Factors contributing to QDM success include increased hunting pressure, no deer population decline, and increasingly older buck age structures. Chickasawhatchee quality buck harvest/sq.mi. (1.6) was the same pre- and post-QDM despite hunter density being higher (P<0.01) post-QDM. Hunter success and total harvest were both lower post QDM (P<0.01) and progressively decreased, indicating a declining deer population. Doe weights (fawn and 1½) were greater (P<0.01) post-QDM as was 2½ year-old buck beam length (P<0.01). Buck age structure was older post-QDM (P<0.01) but doe age structure was not. Lack of QDM success in this WMA is attributed to over-harvest of does, forage competition with an increasing wild hog population, and habitat decline due to pine canopy closure. Results suggest that QDM success on public lands depends on recruiting and stockpiling older bucks and harvesting a proportion of these with high hunting pressure.
Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, February 21-23, 2005, Sheperdstown, WV.
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Exploits. Sometimes, they break games in your favor, allowing you access to powers, abilities, and cheap ways to accomplish difficult tasks that a game's developers didn't intend for you to have (and a game's testers somehow overlooked). But these exploits can sometimes turn the tables against your peaceful adventures--especially in massively multiplayer games like World of Warcraft or EVE Online, where game-breaking bugs can give your peers untold advantage over your hapless, plays-by-the-rules self.
And then there are the exploits that are just downright funny.
One of the first rules one learns in journalism school is to never use the word, "interesting." It's just too vague a word to be of any use. But that's exactly how you'd otherwise describe the 15 exploits (and a few extra bonuses) that we're about to detail out below. Some are game-breaking, some are captivating, and some are just plain famous.
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1. World of Warcraft--Rooftop Camping
Long, long ago, it was considered right, fair, and fun to jump on top of the not-so-easily accessed rooftops in World of Warcraft and rain all sorts of pain down on your fellow (and likely lower-level) players. Darkshore rooftop camping, anyone? While not a technical exploit, in that any player could conceivably get on a rooftop and start shooing away, the act perturbed Blizzard's overlords enough that they dubbed it a ban-worthy exploit in 2006.
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This one takes the Delicious Chocolate Cake for funny. Here's the setup: Baron Geddon, the fifth boss of WoW's first major multi-boss instance, Molten Core, used to be able to target both players and pets with an ability called Living Bomb. The bomb would explode after 10 seconds, hit the target and all players in the nearby area with 3,200 damage, and blast the target straight up into the air.
The exploit? When Baron Geddon casted this on a player's pet companion, the player could unsummon the pet--which would keep the Living Bomb effect intact. The next time the player summoned the pet back to life, even if the player happened to be in friendly territory (like a large city), the countdown would begin…
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Ways to Save and Make Money
Once you're fired up about investing, dreaming of all the money you can make, you may suddenly realize something: You need money to invest!
There are two main ways to gather that moolah:
- Make more money.
- Save more money.
Here are a bunch of ideas that can help you do both.
Making Money
The most common way that most young people get money is through an allowance. Not every teen gets one, of course, and your parents' beliefs or financial situation might mean you get little or nothing. According to various surveys, the average allowance for teens is anywhere from $20 to $50 per week. If yours is a lot lower, perhaps try negotiating a raise.
Here are some more ways to get money:
- From your family. Your parents might pay you for getting good grades in school, or for reading a certain number of books, or for doing various jobs around the house. You might even earn some money from siblings, if you offer to do some of their chores.
- Selling things. If your closet or basement is full of belongings that you no longer need or want, consider selling them. (These might include toys, games, comics, and clothes. Don't get rid of things you have a strong attachment to, though, such as your old Furby or your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lunchbox.) You could hold a yard sale in your neighborhood. You might even offer to sell other people's knickknacks, for a small fee or a percentage of the price. Another option is selling items online, such as on eBay.
- A job! This is perhaps the most obvious way to earn money, and teens frequently land part-time or full-time summer jobs.
Jobs for Teens
Believe it or not, there are many, many jobs you can find or create. You have more choices than just working at McDonald's or babysitting. Here are lots of ideas, a few of which might appeal to you.
- Pet-sitting. When someone in your neighborhood goes on vacation, there's often a pet that needs looking after. Also, with people working longer and longer hours these days, some will pay you to visit their pets during the day and take them for a walk.
- Working for your parents. If mom or dad owns a business, they might be able to use your help. Even if they work for a company, they may be able to hook you up with a part-time job there. (Check with your parents' friends, too.)
- Tutoring. Some teens report that they earn anywhere from $5 to $20 per hour tutoring. If you're good at a subject, you may be able to earn money by helping others to understand it.
- Lifeguard. In some parts of the country, there are shortages of lifeguards. Some have been earning $10 per hour or more. If you have the skills needed, consider this option.
- Camps. If you look into it early enough, you can line up a job at a summer camp -- you might work with kids, tend the grounds, prepare food, or do any of a number of things.
- Jobs matching your interests. If you enjoy working with young children, see if any daycare centers near you need help. If you like the great outdoors, check with your local parks department. If you like movies or recreation, look into movie theaters or amusement parks.
- Mowing lawns, raking yards, shoveling snow, gardening. These can all be part of the same job. Once your customers know you and the good work you do, they may use your services doing other jobs in other seasons.
- Department stores. A big perk with these jobs is that you often get to enjoy employee discounts (which can be substantial, often 20-30% off) and commissions on items you sell.
- Create websites. If you know enough about computers to create well-designed websites, you can make some good money. Many small companies and organizations pay thousands of dollars to have websites built for them. You might charge very little at first, but once you have a few impressive websites to show potential customers, you can hike your rates. Some small companies might also pay you to help maintain their sites, adding content, and solving problems that arise.
- Be crafty. If you enjoy arts and crafts, you might make jewelry or other items and sell them -- perhaps on eBay, where you'll have instant access to a large customer base. Some painters and photographers are making money selling their work online, too, although that can be harder to do.
- Serve the elderly. Not only might you find work in a nursing home or retirement community, but you might also serve older people in your neighborhood. Many older people can't get around much. They may welcome your services delivering groceries, running errands, or doing odd jobs around their home.
- Be a computer guru. Many people buy computers and have a lot of trouble setting them up and trying to use them. Even if you have an intermediate familiarity with computers, you might offer your services as a local computer consultant. You can set things up, solve problems, answer questions, teach programs, and show people how to send and organize email, upload digital photos, buy something on Amazon.com, use Instant Messaging, and conduct online searches (with Google or other search engines).
- Caddy at a golf course. This not only helps you learn more about a sport you might enjoy, it also gives you the chance meet a lot of adults from whom you might learn more about the business world. They could be turn out to be valuable connections that help you land other jobs.
- Delivering newspapers. If you sign up to deliver a lot (which may be more possible in areas with apartment buildings), you can make a good bit of money. Some teens make $100 or $200 per week or more.
- Use your skills. Think about what you're good at and try to teach others -- adults or children. You might offer piano lessons, horseback riding lessons, or Spanish lessons. Maybe you can juggle and entertain at children's birthday parties. If you play an instrument, perhaps you could play at weddings or other events. If you write, you could try to sell articles to magazines or newspapers.
- Volunteer! If all else fails, or even as a first choice, consider volunteering. Don't just do the first thing that pops into your mind, though. Be a strategic volunteer. Think of a field or company you'd like to learn more about. If you're really concerned about hunger in the world, volunteer at a food bank. If you're thinking about becoming a doctor (perhaps one who treats the elderly), consider volunteering at a hospital (or a nursing home).
Once You've Made Some Money, Save Some!
How much should you save? You actually may be able to save 100% of your money. Does that mean you should? Not at all. The best way to develop good saving habits is to make saving a regular part of your life, along with spending.
Here's a few ways you can save:
- Save before spending. Whenever some money gets into your hands, from a job or your allowance or whatever, take your savings out immediately, before spending any of the money. The beauty of this system is that once you've removed your savings, you're free to spend the rest.
- Negotiate with your parents. This may or may not work for you, but it's worth a shot. See if they'll "match" your savings, in order to encourage good saving habits. If they match your savings dollar-for-dollar, for example, that would mean that for every $25 you plunk into savings, they'd plunk an additional $25.
- Consider the "opportunity cost" of purchases. Opportunity cost is an economic term that applies to many parts of our lives. It essentially refers to the cost of giving up one alternative in order to act on another. Imagine that you can either buy concert tickets for $50 or you can invest the money. If you invest for 10 years, and your investment grows by an average of 11% per year, your original $50 will become $142. So your decision can be framed like this: "Would I rather have these tickets now, or $142 in 10 years?" If you're thinking of buying a pair of shoes for $75, consider whether it's worth the opportunity cost of $600 in 20 years. Perhaps it is. If so, then by all means, buy the shoes.
Tips from Teens on Saving
Here are some more suggestions on how to successfully get into the saving habit, from a bunch of teens and a few folks fresh out of teenhood.
Ben Sheppard, 18: Don't carry any cash, if possible.
Clayton Smalley, 16: I used to be weak when it came to money. I couldn't go into a store without buying something. I'm glad I'm not that person now. I taught myself discipline by keeping a $20 bill in my pocket, walking around the mall all day and not buying anything. Now I don't have any urge to buy stuff when I go into a store. It worked for me.
Tacy Holliday, 19: When you buy something, only use dollar bills. If you buy a magazine for $3.25 and you pay for it with a $5 bill, you'll get back $1.25 in change. Put the dollar back into your purse (or pocket) and keep the 75 cents separate. Only spend the bills, not the coins. Put all the coins in a jar for savings. That way you'll always be saving a little.
Daniel Carroll, 16: I have a little bank that I put spare change and bills into. Whenever I have a significant amount in there, I'll invest it or put it in the bank. It's important to keep a routine. Every time I get money, I put some away.
Donald Hoang, 14: I deposit my money into a bank instead of my wallet, so the money is not there. and I have to take an extra step to get to it.
Jason Hart, 18: Take only what you really need for spending, and put the rest of it somewhere that's difficult to get to, such as long-term CDs or money market accounts. Making it inconvenient to get to your money might help you avoid the urge to spend it all. Also, decide exactly what percentage you will spend and what you will save, and follow your own rules.
Robert Morgan III, 17: Carry very little money at all times. You can't spend money if you don't have it. A candy bar would be nice, but without a dollar, you can't get it. Little things like that really add up quickly. I like to see the number of shares of stock I own going up, too. That's a great motivator.
Deborah Sperling, 14: When considering a major purchase, wait a week or so, at minimum. This will help you make sure you still want the item, and, as an added bonus, the price might go down.
Adam Kaufman, 15: Start with small amounts. When I first started saving to invest, I was saving $1 to $2 each day, so by the end of the month, I had $30 to $60, depending on what kind of month it was.
Jason Ramage, 20: I take advantage of automatic withdrawal from my bank account into my investment account, so that I'm always investing, and I'm forced to make do with a slightly tighter budget.
These ideas should help you get started. If you have some questions about anything you've read here, or would like to trade ideas about making or saving money, drop by our Teens and Their Money discussion board.
This article was adapted from The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: 8 Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of. For many more ideas and guidance on how to make and save money, check out the book. It also includes a lot of tips on how to land jobs and succeed at them.


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My car broke down and from that point on it was like a domino effect: I lost my jobs, my rent was behind and before I knew it, we were evicted.
My four boys and I became homeless, with nowhere to go. We had no family here, so we were pretty much on our own. I went into a state of depression, but I couldn't act upon it as I had to be strong for my children. It was eating me up inside.
I couldn't tell the children as they thought mommy could do everything. I had to deal with what I thought was my failure to them. I was constantly telling them to go to school and get good grades. They looked at me like "You have a college degree with no job and on top of all of that, we are homeless."
It was a rough road. I knew I had to stay strong for my children and keep encouraging them to do well in school. My children and I both had to learn how to be more humble and grateful for what we had. During that period of homelessness, we had to depend solely on each other. I was constantly in prayer for guidance and help.
My prayers were answered by Decatur Cooperative Ministry. They provided a transitional home for me and my children and provided me with a program to talk to others going through the same situation as mine. They were very supportive and helpful. We are extremely grateful to them as they helped me heal physically, spiritually and mentally. They provided me with all the tools I needed to get back on my feet.
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Decomposing a picture into dots seems natural today because that's the way images are displayed on a computer monitor or a television screen—by lighting up spots of phosphor that glow red, green and blue. Printed images are just as dotty. Under a magnifying lens, the pictures in this magazine dissolve into dots of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Ink-jet printers spray similar arrays of microscopic colored droplets.
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The Canisius College rowing team will make its second appearance at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rowing Championships on Saturday morning at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The Golden Griffins are set to battle the rest of the MAAC in quest of the conference title after tying for fifth at last year's championship.
The top-seed Varsity Eight boat will open the Golden Griffins' day of racing at 9:30 a.m. followed by the third-seed Second Varsity Eight at 10:15 a.m. and the eighth-seed Varsity Four at 11 a.m.
The Golden Griffins enter the weekend coming off a pair of victories at the Black Rock Cup against MAAC affiliate Robert Morris at the Frank Lloyd Wright's Fontana Boathouse on April 20. In the home meet, the Griffs' Second Varsity Eight set the tone for the team with a decisive win over Robert Morris to start the day. The Griffs recorded a time of 8:54.71 to secure a first-place finish followed by the Colonials' Second Varsity Eight (9:13.9) and Novice Eight (10:29.1). The Griffs' Varsity Eight followed with a win of their own to complete the sweep of the Colonials. The Griffs held over a 25-second lead in the head-to-head race, posting a time of 7:57.95 followed by the Colonials with a time of 8:23.69.
Named the 2013 MAAC Crew of the Year, the Griffs' Varsity Eight boat will look to continue its unbeaten streak against MAAC opponents. Through four spring races, the Griffs went undefeated against fellow MAAC crews. The Varsity Eight captured victories over nine-time conference champion Marist, Loyola, and Jacksonville, while collecting a pair of victories against both Fairfield and Robert Morris. In addition, the Varsity Eight claimed conference crew of the week honors following each of its four races.
Among the field of eight teams at the MAAC Rowing Championships, the Griffs have not seen three of the squads including Iona, Sacred Heart, and reigning conference champion Drake.
In 15 total conference championships, Marist has claimed nine titles followed by Loyola with four and Fairfield with one. Throughout the history of the conference championships, the event has only been called once due to inclement weather in 2010. The MAAC has called Mercer Lake home to the conference championships since 2005.
At last year's women's championship on April 28, conference affiliate Drake captured the team crown in the field of six teams with 33 points. Marist finised in close second with 31 points followed by Jacksonville (19) and Fairfield (17). Canisius and Robert Morris rounded the team competition with 13 points to share fifth place. The Second Varsity Eight finished fourth overall (7:55.3) for the team's highest finish of the day followed by the Varsity Eight in fifth (7:17.0) and the Varsity Four in sixth (10:23.6).Prior to the Griffs' first appearance at the conference championships as a varstiy program, the team previously competed at the conference championships a total of eight times as a club team. The team's best finish as either a club team or a varsity program was fourth place, which was completed four times in 1999, 2000, 2004, and 2005.
Project Starting Lineups for the MAAC Championships
Varsity Eight: Sophomore Liz Reinwald, senior Monica Klenk, freshman Nora Kennon, senior Bridget Laszewski, junior Liz McKinney, junior Nancy Kennish, senior Stephanie SanFilipo, junior Lynna Paradiso and freshman coxswain Hannah Blum.
Second Varsity Eight: Senior Bridget Wodowski, senior Alyssa Eddy, senior Julia Roache, freshman Julie Sciandra, senior Allison Braun, senior Amanda Kielich, freshman Corrine Kickel, junior Meghan Martin and freshman coxswain Jordan Bamrick.
Varsity Four: Senior Katie Riley, freshman Emma Miller, freshman Megan Walsh, freshman Erica Mason and sophomore coxswain Meagan Hayden.
Watch the MAAC Awards Banquet
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Here is another test. Download your friend's video, the one that plays fine, to your external harddrive and see how it goes.
I had trouble playing videos from my portable (USB-powered) Western Digital 1 TB hard drive. The video stops and stutters. When I copied the video to my hard drive though it played fine. So I guess that eliminates the possibilities that there's something wrong with (a)the video or (b)the PC that's playing it?
Next I tried a similar thing with my portable Western Digital 500GB hard drive. I didn't actually use the same video but a similar one and the video played fine from the hard drive. I didn't have to copy it to my internal HD.
So does someone have any idea why this might be and how I can fix it? I'd like to use my 1TB play movies without having to copy them to internal hard drive every time.
Another thing: my 1TB HD (which I'm having problem with) has NTFS format while my 500GB one has FAT32 - if that helps. I've posted this on the storage forum also.


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I used to dread getting off this, it was fun taking noobs up...they were shittin the pantz....I miss it. What you don't see is the short run out that extends about 25-30 feet to the right of the picture and you had to hang a sharp right or left and often there were people either walking through or stopped...98% balls.
Thanks for all you guys for the invaluable advises. I have learnt a lot from all the responding posts.
Last week I had my first riding days of this season. I took all you guys' advises into consideration and I think I am very comfortable unloading from the chairlift now. The first few attempts I just told myself to brave it out. This made a whole world of difference in my head. I did not fall even just for once over 4 days of getting off the chairlift. On several occasions I even helped adjacent riders/ skiers to steady themselves as they unloaded.
The other thing I noticed was that I wasn't doing much at all this season and I easily managed to ride away from the chairlift. I suspected it's because I waxed my board for this season and the stick just glided forward without any effort. Last season my board just stay put on the landing and I had to scramble to push the chairlift behind me to propel me forward.
Thanks everybody who gave me their personal insights into how to handle getting off chairlifts. Much appreciated. Cheers.
Originally Posted by ig88 View Post
I have only snowboarded for one season, 7 days altogether last season. I still had not managed the skill of getting off chairlift perfect last season. At the beginning of the season, I fell getting off the chairlift every time. Super embarrassment. At the end of the season, I was falling once every four to five times. That's a huge improvement for me already.
For those of you like me who have not fully mastered getting off the chairlift with grace, would you pick a side on the chairlift that's easier to get out?
Last season I was in Korea. For example, on a 4 to 5 person seater, which went counter-clockwise. I always tried to sit on the far right. This spot enabled me to escape from the chairlift fastest. Say if I had settled for the far left spot on the chairlift, I would have had to put in huge efforts to jet off or else I could not have cleared the radius of the path of the chairlift. Sitting on the far left always got me nervous the entire trip up the hill.
Is it just me?
That being said practice your boneless riding. (the art of riding with one foot straped in and the other foot loose, but place on the board ( typically in between your bindings). The easiest place is in the learning area where they do lessons or on a real mellow green. In a learning area there will typically be a bench or chair you can practice getting of on. Think about getting you lead shoulder and hip to point down at the same angle of the incline of the off-ramp straight away from the chair. It sometimes helps to feel your lead foot roll from the inside to the outside of the foot. With the back foot start off with at least the toe part of the boot over the board just before you get off with the nose of the board pointed straight away from the chair. When the board starts to touch the ground start to turn the foot it can sit flat on the board and slide it up against the back binding with the outside of your foot. Your weight should be close to 60% of the front foot and 40% on the back as you start to slide. Remember to keep looking forward out ahead of you and you should be fine. Eventually you will start to get crazy with getting off the chair and be able to ride any position on the chair, only on one leg, switch, and grabing your nose.
P.S. one additional tip also is to remember to breath to allow your body to relax.
Originally Posted by wrathfuldeity View Post
I used to dread getting off this, it was fun taking noobs up...they were shittin the pantz....I miss it. What you don't see is the short run out that extends about 25-30 feet to the right of the picture and you had to hang a sharp right or left and often there were people either walking through or stopped...98% balls.
I like to tell people I suck & I always wipe out, just to see the fear in their eyes.
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Dude, the little kid take down is the WORST. LOL! It happens to me from other people's kids at least a few times a year. It's all good, I have a kid and would rather it be some able bodied adult eating shit than them.
I'm starting to develop the "sense" on who is gonna do it and who isn't.
At least one seat away from my daughter!
If she's feeling a little shaky getting off, she grabs me. One time she took us both down.
I sit in the middle and when it's time to get off I extend both arms, take out the 2 buds on either side of me and ride down freely without any worries. Haha
Actually it doesn't really matter where I set. However whenever riding with noob friends I prefer either outer edge so I can immediately peel away to avoid their sometimes full heel slide as if they were on a black diamond
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|I'm goofy and I like to sit to the right on the chair. That way when you're preparing to offload you're hands and arms are usable to defend yourself. A little seperational "push".
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I like far left just because it's easier to rest the snowboard while going up (goofy.)
Biggest piece of advice my dad gave me when I was a young pup. "Don't try to force it, just stand up and the lift will push you off" And that's still true. Don't get all worked up and think you have to push off to clear the lift. That's the point of the ramp in the first place. Just stand up, that's all you have to do!
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Volkswagen's screaming Golf R: An antidote to the madness
August 24, 2012
My dental hygienist, of all people, had an interesting perspective on the collective psychosis apparently underway in the American public – which I like to localize to people's increasingly awful driving patterns and road rage.
It's all the antidepressants, she opined. They're making everyone nuts. I didn't disagree.
In instances of mass madness, my advice is to try to stay ahead of the zombie hordes, and if you need to do so in a speedy, agile and expensive-but-not-really-that-expensive kind of way, the new Volkswagen Golf R might just be the ticket.
As the new, sort-of replacement to the fearsome but low-volume R32 racer, the Golf R is indeed a mean little machine, with Volkswagen's ubiquitous 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine super-tuned to a feisty 256 horsepower. And with standard 4Motion all-wheel drive, the combination gives you plenty of tire-roasting blast to do your best to get out of the way of the nutcases.
Even better, working off of the very practical two- or four-door frame of the Golf, the little screamer still has a modicum of practicality at its core, though the gravity-defying cargo nets under the rear hatch are also a good sign that your groceries could otherwise go flying as you roar home.
Admittedly, 256 horses is small potatoes in a market where everybody's got a supercar engine – further adding to the mass psychosis, I imagine – but in the Golf's austere package (3,325 pounds, 101-inch wheelbase, 166-inch overall length), that enhanced boost is plenty. An enthusiast-friendly six-speed transmission was wonderfully slick and precise, as well, and is (happily) the only choice for the car.
Add the mid-bumper-mounted dual exhausts as a moderately noisy bonus and it's got "racer boy" written all over it. Should you choose to drive in that fashion, Golf R will reciprocate in kind, allowing you bursts of speed and daring acts of nearly magnetic cornering on those handsome 18-inch wheels. The AWD system can send all the torque to the rear wheels when needed.
Yes, there's significant turbo lag off the line, requiring the engine to be goosed to about 3,000 RPM to get a proper start, but beyond that, judicious use of the aluminum gas pedal always brings nice results. The engine tends to run with pretty high revs during regular highway cruising but is quiet when not being over-excited.
Golf R's driving feel is delightfully dynamic, which is a nice way of saying that be acutely aware of your local community's summertime paving patch jobs. It can be just a bit brutal. It's a sports car. That's the idea.
Holding you in place during your galavanting is a set of super-bolstered front seats that necessitated me scrunching myself into a rally driver position every time I sat behind the wheel. Casual drivers may find this a bit intense for non-combat-oriented driving.
The $36,360 price tag gets you a brightened but still generally basic cabin, with those shiny pedals, a flat-bottomed race-styled steering wheel, R-specific emblems on the seats and a bit of aluminum-ish trim throughout the cabin. Mine retained the seemingly navigation-ready but actually navigation-less touchscreen for the stereo system, plus an automatic climate system.
Outdoors, Golf's R edition gets a litany of aerodynamic add-ons, including extended side flares, a bit of extra nose work and very bright xenon headlamps and LED daytime running lamps.
The car is rated for as much as 27 mpg on the highway but I found that enthusiastic motoring turned in a number as low as 15; Golf R seems created with the enthusiastic motoring in mind.
Should you want to spend a bit more, you can also outfit the R with either a sunroof or an actual navigation system plus a 300-watt audio system.
An antidote to collective moral decay and societal breakdowns? Sure. And lots of fun to drive, too. Be careful out there.


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