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Bespoke schemes: practical guidance: Assessment
If you consider that the method used does not produce a valuation which is a fair and reasonable statement of the liability for the period, you may assess to correct those elements of the proposed method which are precluding a fair and reasonable result. For example, your recalculation may be based on:
- elements that are in dispute, such as daily gross takings or adjustments for expected selling prices; or
- the correction of the concession on bounced cheques which is peculiar to retail schemes.
Such assessments must be made in best judgement following the principles set out in the VAT assessment and error correction manual (VAEC).
For information on raising assessments in other circumstances on businesses using retail schemes, see VRS3300.
Assessment for bounced cheques
The facility to adjust DGT for bounced cheques and credit cards inNotice 727/2 Bespoke Retail Schemes is a concession under the retail scheme regulations. In normal circumstances, the business would be obliged to account for output tax in the period in which the supply was made and to claim bad debt relief. If the business has not agreed a bespoke scheme, it may not take advantage of this concession: an assessment for bounced cheque adjustments on a best judgement basis will therefore make the liability reflect normal accounting more closely.


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Terrorism authorities are investigating the theft of a canister of odorless, lethal pesticide.
Urbandale police officers said Tuesday they are working with state and federal terrorism authorities to find the person who stole a 50-pound canister of methyl bromide, a deadly chemical used to kill rats or harmful crop insects.
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And the curse lifts.
I don't believe in big bad sports curses, the kind that are supposed to explain decades of losses. I do, however, believe I may be a jinx. True fact: Of all the Rangers games that I'd been to with Dollie (quite a few), only one was a win. And we'd gone with two other friends (shout out Sarah and Laurie!) to that game, so it doesn't even count.
Another true fact: I have tickets to 21 games this season. Now you don't want to miss games, but you also don't want to put your team in a bad spot. Well, the worries are over. They won last night, and we were there. It was a joy, a dream, a delight.
But what is up with the talking? Last week, there was a dude behind us going over all the merchandising for "V." Dollie: I thought I'd learned everything I need to know about "V" in a 1983 TV Guide. This week, some guy (same guy? no idea) kept talking about the history of Canadians in hockey. And there are a lot of Canadians in hockey. Also, he called Lindros by just Eric. As in "Eric is doing really well down in Dallas." Um, you're a lady. In all my years of Lindros love and lust, never once did I call him Eric. Even when I was practicing my vows. Come on.
Speaking of that guy being a lady at a hockey game — and me not being a lady at a hockey game (surely I am a lady at all other times) — I coined the new go-to Hate the Devils phrase. It is (drumroll) "SUCK IT, MARTY!" Though it is especially glorious being shouted through MSG, it can work for any team. Try it out. When your man scores on Brodeur, let it ring through the arena (or your home). It's such a good feeling.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
scraping me off the ceiling
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Monday, October 16, 2006
I feel the storm, an old fury
I don't know how regular sports fans do it. Saturday night destroyed me. Two hellish losses. Ugh.
Another hockey night tomorrow. Wish us luck. Please. It's the Devils, and I just can't stand all the New Jersey fans in the stands. Punches may be thrown. I am a sore loser.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
I can't go to sleep 'cause I'm too damn scared
I just saw the single most disturbing commercial ever. All you need to know is this quote:
Honey, why is Peter Forsberg in our bed?
UGH! Of all the hockey players in the world. I mean, really. What a nightmare.
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Thursday, October 5, 2006
captain of her heart
"Please welcome the 24th captain in Blueshirts history: #68, right wing Jaromir Jagr.
I cried.
And then he winked.
Fan. Tastic.
I cried.
And then he winked.
Fan. Tastic.
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Researchers have discovered that mice fed a diet low in omega-3 fatty acid had a negative effect on on synaptic and emotive functions. The study set out with the hypothesis that a chronic lack of these essential lipids can adversely affect individuals in adulthood, as the body is unable to produce them on its own.
Mice fed a lifelong diet low in omega-3 and 6 acids suffered a complete loss of function of cannabinoid receptors, which play a large role in neurotransmission. This neural dysfunction led to depressive behaviors in the test mice.
"Our results can now corroborate clinical and epidemiological studies which have revealed associations between an omega-3/omega-6 imbalance and mood disorders," a researcher explained. "To determine if the omega-3 deficiency is responsible for these neuropsychiatric disorders additional studies are, of course, required."
Those looking to increase their intake of omega-3 fatty acids can consider adding supplements to their diets, like those offered by Dr. Newton's Naturals.
OmegaKrill from Dr. Newton's Naturals is 300 times more potent than fish oil. Regular use of OmegaKrill may potentially lower blood pressure and reduce inflammation.


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As most of you know, business is all about interacting with others. Face-to-face, video chat, email, texting, tweeting, and the ever present presentation. Most people would like to think that you can slap together a presentation using PowerPoint or Prezi in a matter of minutes. Those people are what I like to call wrong. Creating a visual aid to go along with your words is a very effect method to get ideas across smoothly to your audience. Some presentations are marvelous and are very memorable, while others obviously fall short off this goal.
Not only is important in business to know the power presentations have. Not only must you be able to deliver presentations, but you must also be able to see other peoples mistakes so that you know exactly what NOT to do. In class, we were to choose a presentation on slideshare.net and critique it based on factors like: color scheme, visuals, use of text and font, their main point, and quality of their overall work. My favorite presentation was 12 People Proving That Content Marketing Is More Than A Buzzword.
In this presentation, I really admired the authors use of high quality images to capture the readers attention. Also, the presentation was kept consistent on its theme of using dogs and having a city snapshot as their background. Although they did not use much white space to emphasize their words, none of the slides were distracting. The visuals and the text worked in unison with each other. Each picture used was relevant to what was being said on the slide, and they were able to slip some humor into it, which I also liked. Every slide was concise while still being clear on what the point was. Something that may have otherwise been overlooked is the fact that, fonts and the backgrounds changed when the presentation reached its critical point (ei. slide 12 and 13).
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"States have the opportunity to put their shoulder to the wheel of history," President Barack Obama told state officials gathered for the White House's Recovery Act Implementation Conference. The president's words, however, were tempered by Vice President Joseph Biden's more sobering warning, "that which is legal under the Recovery Act is not necessarily acceptable to the White House."
In the confluence of these quotes lies the central challenge for states; they are impelled both by Washington and the people they serve to act quickly to stem the bleeding in the national economy while simultaneously meeting the most stringent accountability requirements ever placed in federal legislation.
The White House conference March 12 represented the first step in an ongoing dialogue designed to help states wrap their heads around the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Recovery Act. Participants included more than 100 officials from 49 states, primarily drawn from governors' stimulus czar offices, as well as representatives from The Council of State Governments and other state associations.
While the conference provided an invaluable opportunity for states to pose direct questions to cabinet secretaries, Office of Management and Budget officials, and other senior administration representatives, the dialogue produced more questions than answers.
States must track student performance from pre-k to college to access billions in education funding, but the specific standards have yet to be unveiled. States must also track how many jobs are created through all Recovery Act spending, but no methodology has been set for this accounting.
The White House plans to release additional guidance on the implementation of the Recovery Act within the next three to four weeks, Rob Nabors, deputy director for the Office of Management and Budget, told the state officials. During the interim, states are scrambling to submit certification letters to unleash federal funding while hoping the internal controls and reporting procedures they have put in place so far will stand up to future guidance.
The Recovery Act represents the largest and most complex piece of domestic legislation since the New Deal. As in the Great Depression, there is enormous public pressure for government to act quickly. The New Deal was largely a federally run initiative. The Recovery Act, however, depends on states and local governments to implement the programs and projects designed to put people back to work in the short-term and transform the American economy over the long-term.
One of the key requests from conference participants was information on Recovery Act deadlines. To respond to this request, CSG posted a new "Key Deadlines" section to StateRecovery.org including statutory deadlines and updates from federal agencies where available.
The Council of State Governments will continue to update StateRecovery.org as the White House releases new guidance on requirements, deadlines and other vital implementation details in the days and weeks ahead.
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You're out on the town for a luxurious dinner date, and after perusing the menu, you settle on the Whole Roast Whitefish, because that is something you could never make at home, right? Wrong!
Some are intimidated by working with a whole fish, but the reality is, roasting or grilling the fish whole is possibly the easiest method. With just a few simple steps, you'll be on your way to an impressive (and healthy!) restaurant-style meal at home.
There are a few key factors to look for when shopping for fish. When choosing a whole fish, the eyes should always be clear; the under side of the gills bright red or pink in color; and the flesh firm and springy to the touch, never mushy. Fresh fish should never smell "fishy" or off-putting.
To make for easy preparation, it is really important to request that the fish be scaled (scales are inedible and go everywhere), and eviscerated (fancy word for "gutted"). Also ask to trim away any sharp fins, and remove the head and tip of the tail, if you prefer.
When you get your cleaned fish home, be sure to rinse the whole fish under cool water and pat it dry, inside and out, with a paper towel before seasoning and cooking.
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Whole Roasted Branzino with Blood Orange and Chives
Serves: 2
2, 3/4-1 lb. whole Branzino, or other similar whitefish, cleaned and scales removed
1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. paprika
Fresh ground black pepper
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 blood orange, sliced
1 bunch whole fresh chives
1 clove garlic, sliced paper-thin
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the kosher salt, paprika and a hefty pinch of ground black pepper into a small prep bowl, and mix together with a fork.
Rinse the fish under cool water, and pat completely dry with a paper towel. Lay the fish onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush olive oil all over the outside of the fish and inside the body cavities. Sprinkle the seasoning mixture all over the fish, both inside and outside. Gently place a few slices of orange inside the cavities of the fish, along with the garlic and 8-10 fresh chive sprigs each.
Place the baking sheet into the preheated oven on a centered rack. Roast for 16 minutes, gently flipping the fish over halfway through cooking (8 minutes each side). If desired, finish cooking the fish under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to crisp the skin. Remove from the oven and serve immediately with any remaining slices of blood orange, freshly chopped chives, and additional salt and pepper if desired.


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Help NWAFA stop a notorious sick puppy pedlar!
Ivy Leaf Kennels, run by David Knox in County Durham is notorious for selling sick and dying dogs to unsuspecting families. Despite this, Durham Council continue to license them to breed and sell puppies!
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July 22, 2016: Daily Bible Reading Commentary for Ezekiel 37-42
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Commentary: Chapter 37 contains two complimentary prophecies. Both introduce and describe a vision before offering an interpretation of the vision. Chapters 38 and 39 contain a prophecy against Gog, and unknown nation. This prophecy has yet to come to pass. In chapter 40, the theme of Ezekiel shifts, to one of restoration and hope. These final chapters can cause confusion. The temple described by Ezekiel does not match the description of any known temple after his time. The description also contains mention of a place for animal sacrifice, which is no longer necessary since Jesus shed His blood. Perhaps these final chapters were a hope of Ezekiel that was never fulfilled. These remaining chapters are filled with hope of Israel being restored and Israelites, once again being able to worship at the Lord's temple. Chapter 40-42 describe, in amazing detail, the temple building.
Focus Verses: 39:21-24 Oh what a great and powerful Lord we have! How do these verses inspire you?


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2013 Civil War Encampment at Fort Scott!
Gettin' dressed out.
We got to take turns watching this sweet little guy.
Vi and Regen making toys out of nature... same as little girls in the 1800s could have. ;)
Checkin' out what they have at the Sutler.
...I can't seem to remember what this face was for.
Not a correct victorian meal! But yummy nevertheless...
Chatting with the ladies of the Ladies' Union Aid Society
And a tableau, inspired by historical events of 1863, to finish the day (written and composed by Susan and Abi, performed with the help of fellow re-enactors!).
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WASHINGTON – The investigational oral agent ibrutinib led to large reductions in tumor burden in hard-to-treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a researcher said here.
In a phase II, single-center trial, the drug led to an estimated progression-free survival of 94% after 12 months, according to Adrian Wiestner, MD, PhD, of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Md.
And more than half the patients saw their tumor burden shrink after 6 months of treatment, Wiestner reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Those responses were accompanied by reductions in spleen volume and tumor infiltration into the bone, Wiestner said during a late-breaking session on clinical trials for new agents for hematological malignancies.
His report came as the FDA granted the drug "breakthrough therapy" designation for CLL, according to Pharmacyclics, of Sunnyvale, Calif., which is developing the drug.
The designation is intended to speed the development and review of agents that have preliminary evidence that they are an improvement over existing therapies.
The findings are continued good news for the drug -- reports late last year demonstrated potent efficacy in a broader population of CLL patients.
The drug is "very exciting," commented Kenneth Anderson, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, who moderated the session at which the study was presented.
"We're seeing a very high overall response in patients with CLL who have peripheral blood and lymph node and organ involvement," he told MedPage Today.
Although there are effective treatments for CLL – usually combinations of chemo- and immunotherapy -- Anderson said, ibrutinib is novel in that it is a targeted therapy that attacks the pathway that mediates disease progression.
"It's one of the most exciting drugs to come along for B-cell lymphoma and CLL in over a decade," he said.
Ibrutinib is a selective and irreversible inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase, an enzyme that plays a central role in the B-cell signaling that drives CLL progression.
Standard treatments tend to be less effective in older patients, who have difficulty tolerating them, and in those with a deletion in the short arm of chromosome 17, dubbed "del 17p."
Wiestner and colleagues enrolled 25 patients 65 and older and 29 with the del 17p mutation and treated them with 420 mg of ibrutinib daily. They evaluated response to the drug after 6 months and again every 6 months until the disease progressed.
The drug was well tolerated, Wiestner said. The most common adverse events were grades 1 and 2 diarrhea, rash, arthralgia, cramps, mouth sores, and fatigue.
Grade 3 events were seen in 13% of the patients – mainly infections and rash – and there were two deaths, which were not regarded as related to the drug.
Among the 44 evaluable patients at 6 months, Wiestner said, 54% of those with the del 17p mutation had a partial response according to the criteria of the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, as did 55% of the elderly cohort.
Similarly, 42% of the mutation group and 40% of the elderly group had a so-called partial nodal response, but continued to have lymphocytosis.
One patient in the mutation group had progressive disease and one in the older group had stable disease.
All participants had decreased splenomegaly, with a median reduction in volume of 55%.
Tumor infiltration in bone marrow biopsies fell by a median of 82%, and the median absolute lymphocyte count fell by a median of 62%.
The study was supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The study drug was supplied by Pharmacyclics. Wiestner is an employee of the institute.
Anderson made no relevant financial disclosures.
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Yep it's the knitting & Stitching craft fiend's shopping event of the year...oh yes!
Win a pair of tickets for the show worth £30.00!!
Make It Yourself at The Spring K&S Show! 14th to 17th March
With over 150 companies offering up crafty wares there's plenty to break the bank with. Also on offer are various workshops and demos. Yours truly will be there on the Saturday at the F&W stand for most of the day Come over and say 'Hiya!"
How to enter:
All you need to do to enter the draw is: 'tell what is your current craft crush. What craft can you not get enough of at the moment?'
- 1 winner will win a pair of open tickets to the show
- YOU ONLY HAVE A DAY TO ENTER! Winner will be drawn at around 4pm tomorrow.


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Ely Dagher on Blending Animation, Photography and Video in Sundance Short Waves '98
Source: film Winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Waves '98 is the debut film from writer/director/animator Ely Dagher. The film is set in Beirut – Dagher's hometown – and concerns a young man who becomes isolated from reality. Filmmaker spoke with Dagher about the film's blend


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Not Dead - Just Quiet
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Well, first off, Vaerydian is still alive. I've done quite a bit with it since I last posted. I probably cant remember everything i've done since i posted last, but most of it has been placing systems or structures in place to make development down-the-road more streamlined, and much of that evolved around establishing paths to create and drive aspects of Vaerydian from data, especially human readable data.
With data driven frameworks a main goal, i needed something that was fast and simple to create, so I looked around and found an open source project called fastJSON. Its probably one of the fastest JSON tools i've found, and its fairly simple to use. I even built a few utilities around it to make it even more user friendly. so i can do things like:
With data driven frameworks a main goal, i needed something that was fast and simple to create, so I looked around and found an open source project called fastJSON. Its probably one of the fastest JSON tools i've found, and its fairly simple to use. I even built a few utilities around it to make it even more user friendly. so i can do things like:
- string json = JsonManager.load("actions.json") etc.
- JsonObject jo = JsonManager.jsonToJsonObject(json);
- EnumerableType myEnum = jo["first level","second level", ... , "nth level"].toEnum
All sorts of fun things that make it very simple to use, but that is only part of the story.
The real meat comes down to actually implementing useful data structures and using the json to drive them.
Here is a blurb from my "actions.v" and "damage.v" json files. The object of these is to allow me and any future players to create new fun things through definitions in these files and the game will use them.
action.v outtake:[code=js:0]{ "name":"RANGED_DMG", "action_type":"DAMAGE", "impact_type":"DIRECT", "damage_def":"RANGED_DMG", "modify_type":"NONE", "modify_duration":"NONE", "creation_type":"NONE", "destroy_type":"NONE"}
damage.v outtake:[code=js:0]{ "name":"RANGED_DMG", "damage_type":"PIERCING", "damage_basis":"WEAPON", "min":0, "max":0, "skill_name":"RANGED", "stat_type":"FOCUS" }
They're fairly straight forward, but i can also do other cool things like store all my skeletal-bone information too
outtake from animation.v[code=js:0]"character_defs":[ { "name": "BAT", "skeletons": [ "BAT_NORMAL" ], "current_skeleton":"BAT_NORMAL", "current_animation":"FLY"},...{ "name": "BAT_NORMAL", "bones":[ { "name": "BAT_HEAD_NORMAL", "texture":"characters\\bat_head", "origin_x":12, "origin_y":12, "rotation":0.0, "rotation_x":4, "rotation_y":4, "time":500, "animations":[ { "name": "FLY", "animation_def":"BAT_HEAD_NORMAL_FLY" } ]},...{"animation_defs":[ { "name": "BAT_HEAD_NORMAL_FLY" "key_frames":[ {"percent":0.0, "x": 0.0,"y":0.0,"rotation":0.0}, {"percent":1.0, "x": 0.0,"y":0.0,"rotation":0.0} ]},
Yes, it gets a bit verbose, but it works. I've done similar things for map definitions and terrain definitions (not yet utilized as i'm still pondering exactly how i want it to work)
Other things i've created is a Dungeon map generator which builds many many many interconnected rooms its not populated with anything beyond the rooms yet, but its playable. I've also incorporated my 2D simple skeletal animation giving me easier animation capabilities. (you can see early experiments here). Things are simple at the moment, but i don't have to worry about my pixel art skills as much now Additionally, I've made improvements to the enemy AI to prevent them from getting routed by the player into corners, it incorporates not only my Behavior Tree capability, but also my Agent Component Bus (ACB) capability to recognize situations. the ACB turned out quite well and is very very fast (see the TCycles/frame in the video below).
Anyway, here is how things are shaping up:
Note: Alot of it is horrible programmer art, so its going to look and sound bad ;)
[edits: fixed some errors, made the json examples a bit more clear]


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The New Zealand striker has not suffered a dislocated shoulder.
Leeds United's Chris Wood
There has been some good news for Leeds United fans today, and bad news for their striker Chris Wood, regarding what looked like a potentially serious injury for the Kiwi striker.
The New Zealand international had suffered what looked like a dislocated shoulder in the recent win against Vanuatu in the OFC Nations Cup – in which he had scored two goals.
His national team manager Anthony Hudson has now spoken about the injury, as quoted by the official Leeds United website.
He believes that Wood is in doubt for the rest of the tournament, which is being held in Papua New Guinea, but it seems that he has not dislocated the joint – as was first feared:
"He has no chance of playing in the next game and it's touch-and-go as to whether he will play any further part.
"We are just going to monitor it on a day-by-day basis and it depends how quickly he can recover. We hope to have him available for the semi-final if we are to make it but we will just have to wait and see."
New Zealand's Chris Wood shoots at goal
Wood will be devastated. He was captaining New Zealand and had already scored three goals in two games before being helped off the field just 15 minutes into the second game.
But Leeds will be pleased that the injury is not as serious as a dislocation, which could have seen him out action for some time.
Wood struggled with injuries throughout last season and this will have come as a bitter blow, as New Zealand look to conquer Oceania this summer.


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Toyota has launched a new design to help the visually impaired 'see' the world around them without actually seeing. When you're visually impaired, your sense of touch, hearing, and smell are heightened because the sight is lost. This device is voice activated and uses cameras to see the surroundings, and Toyota has programmed this wearable device to guide the user, using … [Read more...]
How To Get Set Up For Web Development.
Downloads needed: Options with a red * are required, items with a blue * are optional. However, is a good utility to reference. All the others are optional. * XAMPP https://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/latest/download (Save to desktop) * SublimeText http://www.sublimetext.com/3 A good option would be to use bootstrap in the future because it's a good, simple, … [Read more...]


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I am brand new to this site so bare with me. I JUST bought a craftsman 21833, and after building it I tried aligning the miter slot to the blade. It is 3/32 out of parallel, and there isnt enough adjustment in the trunions. I am actually pretty disgusted with craftsman at this point. Although I am very new to woodworking, I have found craftsman to be nothing more than a headache for me. So my question is. Does anyone out there have either the porter cable 270ts or the ridgid r4512? I am returning my craftsman asap and looking for some of better quality in the same price range. My biggest worry with the ridgid is the fact that it looks like a replica of the craftsman I plan on returning this weekend. So just looking for opinions of those who know a lot more about these tools than I do.
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#1 posted 04-29-2011 07:24 PM
The craftsman and the ridgid are built by the same manufacturer, so if you don't like the craftsman you may not like the ridgid. I personally don't like the new contractor style saws, I don't believe they are as good as they used to be. I have a 25year old craftsman contractor saw, that after I put a new fence on, is a good saw. If I had to replace my TS today, I would probably go for a grizzly hybrid.
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#2 posted 04-29-2011 07:32 PM
I stay away from Craftsmen as they are built, like rigid, for the homeowner weekend warrior types. If you can afford it, check out the Sawstop contractor grade. One of these days, you'll likely thank yourself for thinking ahead.
Also, try the Bosch 4000 series. I have one, and it really kicks a**. I can rip 1.5" maple NO problem, full depth. I really love this saw. Its a lot of bang for your buck, and very portable. It's smaller and lighter than a contractor saw, but the table slides here and there to allow cutting large items.
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#3 posted 04-29-2011 07:59 PM
I hate my Craftsman lawnmower. Oh, wait—that's for lawn-working.
Anyway, I am curious as well as to how to Porter Cable compares to the Ridgid/Craftsman, and if it has the same inherent problems.
Can you return your Craftsman saw?
#4 posted 04-29-2011 08:02 PM
If space is an issue and a portable saw is what you need I would lean toward the Bosch 4100 as Greg recommended. I have only heard good things about it.
#5 posted 04-29-2011 09:06 PM
Grizzly!!!!! Hy- bred about 800 bucks 2 Hp nice saw!
#6 posted 04-29-2011 09:34 PM
I just bought the porter cable about a month ago. I was torn between the PC or the steel city 35990c. Though some discounts, I got the PC for $400 before tax and I couldn't justify the extra $250 for the SC (it was selling for $650 on amazon at that time, but it is listed at 800 last I looked). Its a decent enough saw and a very big improvement from the little skil saw that I was previously using. The PC usually sells for $600 at Lowes, and they have it marked down to $550 right now on their website. When I bought mine it showed that this sales price was good through 4/30 or 4/31. However, now it just shows $550 as the price online and doesn't say anything about it being on sale, but it was still showing $600 in the store last I looked. If you're going to get it, I would recommend trying to buy it by tomorrow to make sure you get the 550 price. Make sure to use a lowes 10% coupon to knock it down to $495.
#7 posted 04-29-2011 10:10 PM
I have the Craftsman saw, 21833. If you don't run the blade all the way up, there will be clearance to adjust the arbor. I had the same problem till I figured this out. Once adjusted I like this saw and have not had any other issues with it.
The fence on the PC was a big turn off for me. Very flexy. I figured if I can twist it 3 degrees out of plumb with my hand, how could I ever depend on it to align a work piece. The Cman was, and still is, very rigid.
#8 posted 04-29-2011 10:56 PM
pwalter, maybe try crank49's advice…some where i read the blade on the cf 21833 needs to be at a certain height for miter slot to blade adjustment,i just can't recall where?...i have the rigid 4512 on my back poarch,still sitting in the box,trying to get my shop completed so i can get the saw in there,get it togther and see how it runs…oh,WELCOME to the site…good luck keep us posted…
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#9 posted 04-30-2011 01:26 AM
If the adjustments don't work out and you return the 21833, I wouldn't trade a full size cast iron saw with a belt drive induction motor for a smaller direct drive portable jobsite saw with a universal motor…you just give up too many advantages, and you obviously don't need the portability feature.
From what I've read some of the 21833's have had alignment issues, others not…I knew the earlier releases of that model had some documented issues that hopefully won't effect more recent models. Hopefully Crank49's suggestion will work. If not, I'd go with the Steel City 35990C (@ ~ $600) or the R4512 over the PCB270TS. The PC saw has some plastic gears in the height adjustment mechanism that should have metal gears, and there have been reports of problems with those. I also don't think much of the fence on the PCB270. If you can swing the money, the Griz is a nice choice, as is the Steel City 35925 and Craftsman 22116 which goes on sale down near $700 occasionally. Good luck!
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#10 posted 04-30-2011 01:54 AM
I know it may not be an option because of timing, but have you considered going to Craigslist or the like for a used saw? I was torn between the 4512 and the craftsman 21833 and the Porter Cable 270 until I saw a ridgid 3650 on craigslist for a good price, considerably cheaper than all 3, barely used and the lovely cast iron wings.
Just an idea.
#11 posted 04-30-2011 02:18 AM
I was told by a Delta rep to stay away from the PC saw. He had told me that the saw is not made that well and is made to fit a certain price point for stores like Lowes.
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#12 posted 04-30-2011 03:14 AM
good advice from knotscott and luke…craigslist here in the Tucson/Phoenix area always seem to have cabinet/full size contractor saw listed…i chose a new rigid 4512 because of gift cards i received and it was in my price range…knotscott is right about the PC at lowes,it does have plastic gears,easily visible on inspection…i did look at the cf 22116,it is a nice saw and gets good reviews…good luck…
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#13 posted 04-30-2011 07:35 AM
If I were in your shoes with my current knowledge I would get a 3 to 5 HP cabinet saw off of CL. However I started working for hire in 2008 and since that time have built 140,000.00 in custom cabinetry with the 3650. We now have the TS 3650 and also the discontinued rigdid granite hybrid. The 3650 is the oldèr saw and generally a better saw. But the 3650, for being designed as a weekend warrior has been a daily horse and shows no wear.
I will say I fully intend on a powermatic, industrial saw stop or unisaw in the future. But I likely will add a CNC before we add a cabinet saw.
But if money was no object I would go straight for the saw stop.
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#14 posted 04-30-2011 09:59 AM
Go and take a close look at grizzlie's line of tablesaws, they have much better fences, and for a couple hundred bucks more than what you spent on the craftsman, you can get a very nice saw.
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#15 posted 04-30-2011 05:24 PM
I have the R4512 and have found it to be very accurate and easy to adjust and tune. For the 500 price tag you cant go wrong. I saw someone mentioned the Bosch table saw. I had one of these and they are great for a job site saw but they have a smaller aluminum top and are direct drive. The belt driven cast top in my opinion is the way to go.
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Congratulations Sal, Patrick, Liz, Paul, and Lane. This is a tremendous thing you are doing, celebrating the history of the struggle. Those who do not know history I doomed to repeat it. We can't go back to the way things were in the 1960s no matter how hard these racist repuglikkkans try to make us. That is why we fight so viciously for ethnic studies, against racial profiling, and for the liberation and equality of our people. The white power structure fears the growing latino population and what they might do as a political majority. But instead of organizing they have sought to destroy us through unjust, immoral, and indefensible laws. They will never stop us or our struggle. Congratulations again and thank you for your activism!! Thanks to the Weekly for reporting this.
TX, W Corvi, Bob, No Guey, Unbug, and Bilbur, did you read what I wrote? I didn't make any racist remarks, I pointed out facts to you. Apparently you do not know how to comprehend facts, especially those that disagree with your point of view. The fact that the majority of undocumented immigrants came through legal channels and overstayed their visas means this law will do NOTHING to stop all of them from coming in the first place. Overstaying your visa or crossing the border through the desert is a violation of CIVIL law, not CRIMINAL law! Do you understand the difference? Thus someone is not a criminal when they violate civil law. I ask how many of your ancestors came here legally?
You do not understand the history of this country, this region, or our government's historically racist policies towards all chicanos/latino/mexicanos. Like I said before, if the people coming across were white, none of these laws would be passed, and none of you would be hiding behind your computers supporting these racist policies. In the late 1800s and early 1900s this country even had racist policies towards Europeans. The quota immigration system was slanted to except more northern and western European immigrants (because they are "whiter") then southern and eastern European immigrants. In the 1880s this country passed its first racially biased laws, the Chinese Exclusionary Acts.
But none of this will mean anything to you because you do not understand facts anyway. Here's one thing you can count on from me, I am going to counteract and call out every anti-latino/chicano law, policy, statement, and politician from now on. I will not be silent any longer and I will not see my state and my country where my family has lived for five generations turn into a fascist regime. SB 1070 is based on the presumption of guilt rather than the presumption of innoncence which turns the entire base of our legal system on its head. We are fast becoming a nation of despots and tyranny rather than a nation of laws. We torture our enemies, we deny rights to our own citizens, we create kangaroo courts and do not charge people with crimes and hold them indefinitely. We spy on our own citizens. The repuglican party wants to rule the world and keep all "minorities" in their place. They are on a runaway train towards fascism. Every single policy they create they try to justify by using or saying 9/11.
SB 1070 is a racist law, plain and simple. HB 2281 is a further example of this state legislature targeting latinos. Fascism starts by targeting a group of people and blaming them for all of our society's ills. You cry about drugs, who demands and uses the drugs? You cry about violence, who manufactures, sells, and does not properly regulate the automatic weapons that are used to commit the violence? You cry about immigrants being a drain on our economy, they contribute $4.4 billion to the AZ economy every year, they pay $2.4 billion in taxes to AZ every year, they provide the labor for thousands of low wage jobs that Americans don't do every year.
This is a country of immigrants and it always will be. "Send me your tired, your weak, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, those homeless, the tempest tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
First of all you are wrong about the term racist. It is white people who created the term Hispanic, and it is white people that have treated chicanos/latinos/mexicans as a seperate race from the inception of this country. I do not identify as white nor do I identify as native american, I identify myself as chicano or mestizo. I would never be mistaken for white therefore I could never be called a part of the white race. If you really want to be scientific about this then you would say there are no races, not just not a Mexican race, however racism does exist just the same. The Census is a perfect example of this as there were Guamanian, Samoan and Hawaiian races, and several other small islands races, however Mexicans were not included, thus I chose other and wrote in mestizo. The fact that islands with less than 1 million people could somehow be there own "race" but Mexicans with hundreds of millions of people throughout the Americas could not is, in fact, racist.
The people that support this law are not all racist. However the people that wrote the law ARE! Russell Pearce has ties to neo-nazi and other hate groups all over this state and country. He even let that slip in 2006 when he forwarded a hate group email to his supporters then tried to cover up. Kris Kobach, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) affiliated attorney who wrote the law and is running for Sec. of State in Kansas is a racist. IRLI is the legal arm of Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which was labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center a few years ago. FAIR's founder John Tanton has many ties to hate groups and has written many articles for hate publications over the past 25 years. If that does not make someone a racist I don't know what does. And white people, like Beck, O'Reilly, Dobbs, and Horne use the term racist far more than any minorities do nowadays. According to Beck Obama is racist. Remember that a majority of people in this country supported the Jim Crow laws, and were against the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1965, and 1968.
I ask you if Mexicans are a part of the white race, how were 1 million U.S. citizens deported during the 1920s and 1930s in reaction to the Mexican Revolution and the Great Depression? If Mexicans were white how was Operation Wetback allowed to go into affect in the 1950s to deport the immigrant workers that were brought in during the Bracero Program? The fact is we call it racism because we have always been considered a different race by white people.
You're also wrong about the use of "anti-immigrant" terminology, because this all is anti-immigrant. The majority of the 10 million undocumented immigrants living in this country came through legal channels and simply overstayed their visas. The very fact that we call immigrants aliens or illegals is incorrect and offensive terminology. Alien is used to make it seem like these people are from out of this world. Illegal is also mis-used, a person cannot be illegal, their actions are illegal, but they themselves are not illegal.
This law was not foisted on us by this state, it is part of a national effort by the repuglican party to demonize all immigrants for all of our society's ills. They won't even allow for it to come up for a vote in the Senate, what kind of a democracy is this?
I'm also tired of white people calling out minorities for using the word racist. When something is racist, as sb 1070 and hb 2281 are, it deserves to be called out. You will never be mistaken for an immigrant and therefore you cannot even be empathetic with the situation chicanos/latinos/mexicanos are facing in this state. Have you ever been pulled over for being brown? Ever been the first one questioned at a gathering of people? Ever been pulled out of your car, handcuffed, or followed for no reason? Ever been asked if you have contraband in your car at a routine traffic stop? My guess is no.
Open your eyes and realize that we're calling out racism. If the people coming across the border were pale-skinned, blond-haired, and blue-eyed, there would be none of these laws, we wouldn't be having this discussion. This is not about safety or security, it is about blatant racism and the white people in this state and country fearing their loss of political power. This is the last power grab of a dying system. We will turn Arizona into what California has become since the passage of prop 187 there in 1994.
And MSNBC is not a liberal faux news. They have Pat Buchanon and Joe Scaraborough and several other conservatives on their network. Where are their equivalents at faux news? They do not call themselves fair and balanced at every turn when they are being blatantly partisan. They do not fail to tell their audience that a commentator has a personal or monetary stake in an issue and try to play them off as being an objective observer. They also call out Obama on several issues and decision he makes, whereas faux never did so against George Bush. You have much homework to do. Just read the signs or hear out the obscene chants of the counter-protestors at all of these rallies, they are clearly ignorant, bigoted, xenophobic, and racist!


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This is a good listen except for when Chris Mathews speaks. Does not this shock jock realize he is talking to a noble Laurette economist. Anyway, if you can handle Mathews interrupting Krugman, it is good. A great line is at the end when Krugman says that there is nothing that says making bombs is more stimulative than building bridges. It is just that a war has more political support than a huge stimulus package. The question is will Obama go big. Bada-Bing!!
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Date: 2009-05-25 Game Type : Simulation Size: 1 DVD Protection: Serial Game Notes The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives Customize everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even the home of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town and to meet other Sims in the neighborhood. Go online to download exclusive content and show off your own creations to the world With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to choose whether (or not) to fulfill your Sims destinies and make their wishes come true Reloaded release is not final. If you compare the file located in x:GameBincodeversion.txt you will get these informations Razor1911: description=Version: 0.DL-0.0.11195 Changelist: 625803 Reloaded: description=Version: 0.DL-0.0.11190 Changelist: 624575 If you compare the versions of TS3.exe you will get these infos Razor1911: 0.0.0.11195 (April 30. 2009 04:55:28 Reloaded: 0.0.0.11190 (April 23. 2009 07:53:19 Install Notes


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Roberto La Rocca took another podium finish in the opening round of the 2013 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series at Silverstone in the UK last weekend (May 25-26).
The current US F2000 Champion, who is also competing in the 2013 European Formula 3 Open championship this season with Team West-Tec, went well in qualifying at the Northamptonshire-based track, home of the British Grand Prix.
Indeed he was third fastest of the eight National Class runners in his Dallara F312 Toyota, his best effort a 1 minute 58.875 second lap, which left him 13th overall, a good result considering that of the 19 competitors in action at Silverstone, nine were competing in the faster and more powerful International Class.
In the opening race Roberto made a good start and gained a handful of places. Despite then slipping back, he stormed back in the closing stages to finish fourth in the National Class and tenth overall.
On Sunday, two more races lay in wait, and the Venezuelan ace again put in an impressive performance, gaining a position at the start of the second race and running second in class and twelfth overall throughout.
Race three saw Roberto continue to perform and in the end he was once again fourth of the National Class runners and 13th overall.
"It was a difficult weekend in some respects. We had some problems with the car again, but we were still able to finish second in one of the races and get a good result," said the 22-year-old.
"We also took two fourth places and in all the races we managed to get good starts and tended to pick up a couple of positions."
"We know that we can definitely fight for victories and higher positions once we get the car sorted," added the Accelerate Driver Development Ltd (ADD)-affiliated youngster. "Hopefully for my next outing at the Nurburgring we can find a bit more pace to help us out. I am sure we can start getting some victories soon."
Roberto now heads straight to the Nurburgring in Germany this week for round three of the 2013 European Formula 3 Open championship from June 1-2.
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One of the best parts of visiting this amazing place called Vietnam is the tempting and the most delicious cuisine. Whether you are looking for smallest eateries or the amazing restaurants, you can find every type of mouthwatering meal that will tickle your appetite. Hanoi Old Quarter, which is a must visit place if you are in Hanoi, hosts some of the best restaurants and food points in the city. The place, apart from its rich cultural heritage, is popular for its amazing food. Cha Ca La Vong is one such restaurant which you shouldn't miss at any cost; it has been serving the residents and the tourists for over 100 years now with the most delicious cuisine. Moreover, there is no match for amazing street food offered in Hanoi. You can either take the walking tour, scooter tour or the puppet tour to have this incredible experience of eating in food street of Old Quarter.
For shopaholics, Hanoi is no less than heaven for them. The markets in Hanoi are offering everything to the tourists from small charms and ornaments to exotic décor items. Dong Xuan Market, located in Old Quarter, and Van Phuc Silk Village should not be missed if you are visiting Hanoi as they are not only offering premium quality products but also hold a significant spot in their history.
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RC Helicopter Recall
Remote-Controlled Helicopter Toys Recalled by Protocol Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: "Protocol" Remote-Controlled Mini Helicopter Toys
Units: About 78,000
Importer: Ashley Collection Inc., d.b.a. Protocol, of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The rechargeable battery inside the helicopter can overheat. This can result in the helicopter's body melting, as well as a risk of fire or burns to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received nine reports of incidents of the helicopter overheating, including one minor burn to a consumer's fingertip.
Descriptions: This recall involves the "Protocol" remote-controlled mini helicopter toys with model number starting with 1442. The helicopter is made of foam and plastic and measures about 7 inches long. "Protocol" is printed on the tail and on the side of the helicopter. "1442-X" can be found on the packaging. The remote-control component measures 5 1/2 inches by 4 3/4 inches.
Sold at: Retail stores nationwide from October 2007 through December 2007 for between $30 and $50.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact the firm for information on how to receive a replacement helicopter.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Protocol at (800) 261-1193 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, or visit the company's Web site at www.protocoldesign.com
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Hey, I'm trying to imp a language code I found and I am receiving some errors and cannot pinpoint my problem. Couls you take a look at the errors and see if you all could help me pinpoint the problem for me? Would be appretiated :) I'm also including an attachment of the Language Code that I'm using to help. If anyone has a different code that you are using, could you please post it? Thanks again. Patrick act.comm.c: In function `do_lang_say': act.comm.c:58: structure has no member named `speaking' act.comm.c:65: structure has no member named `speaking' act.comm.c:67: structure has no member named `speaking' act.comm.c:70: structure has no member named `speaking' act.comm.c:75: structure has no member named `speaking' *** Error code 1 --8<-- Language Code Some notes: I use skill slots to hold language ability, this coincides very nicely with my learn_by_use code (stripped out of this example). If you try to use this, you'll need to make the appropriate entries in spells.h (I use 190+ for langs), also, you'll need to change one of the spares in the player structure to be "speaking". Oh, you'll also need some way to toggle what language you're speaking, you could use a simple do_speak command or something, I'm not finished putting this all in yet, so I just made an entry in do_set to toggle the person's current lang like: SPEAKING(vict) = value Take note that it might also be a good idea to set the characters' native language to 100% when they begin. spells.h #define LANG_COMMON 190 #define LANG_ELVEN 191 #define LANG_DWARVEN 192 #define LANG_TROLLISH 193 #define LANG_HALFLING 194 utils.h #define SPEAKING(ch) ((ch)->player_specials->saved.speaking) constants.c const char *languages[] = { "common", "elven", "dwarven", "trollish", "halfling", "\n" }; act.comm.c void garble_text(char *string, int percent) { char letters[] = "aeiousthpwxyz"; int i; for (i = 0; i < strlen(string); ++i) if (isalpha(string[i]) && number(0, 1) && number(0, 100) > percent) string[i] = letters[number(0, 12)]; } ACMD(do_lang_say) { extern char *languages[]; char ibuf[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH]; char obuf[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH]; int ofs = 190; /* offset - should be first language */ struct char_data *tch; skip_spaces(&argument); if(!*argument) { send_to_char("Say what?\r\n", ch); return; } strcpy(ibuf, argument); /* preserve original text */ garble_text(ibuf, GET_SKILL(ch, SPEAKING(ch))); for (tch = world[ch->in_room].people; tch; tch = tch->next_in_room) { if (tch != ch && AWAKE(tch) && tch->desc) { strcpy(obuf, ibuf); /* preserve the first garble */ garble_text(obuf, GET_SKILL(tch, SPEAKING(ch))); if (GET_SKILL(tch, SPEAKING(ch)) < 1) sprintf(buf, "$n says, in an unfamiliar tongue,\r\n '%s'", obuf); else sprintf(buf, "$n says, in the %s tongue,\r\n '%s'", languages[(SPEAKING(ch) - ofs)], obuf); act(buf, TRUE, ch, 0, tch, TO_VICT); } } sprintf(buf, "You say, in the %s tongue,\r\n '%s'", languages[(SPEAKING(ch)- ofs)], argument); act(buf, TRUE, ch, 0, 0, TO_CHAR); } One funky thing I see here, is that it appears that the garbled text changes each time. For example, if I say the words "Hello there Sparky, you're a dead man!" six times, anyone not speaking my language should see the same string six times, not 6 different ones. I got around this by assigning each language an index (Say like 5 10 15 20), and in the garble text routine, I adjust the ascii value of the character by the index. If I overrun the range of printable characters, I just wrap around. The result is that the exact same string appears each time the speaker says the same phrase. One major benefit of this is that it allows a player to "learn" and recognize certain phrases in foreign tongues, just as in real life. Therefore players of different races can have at least minimal verbal interaction. Of course you can also do an: > emote says: Hi There! ... But that's not my problem to solve.
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CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Jefferson County land planners approved plans for 96 additional lots across the county Tuesday night despite concerns from several people about schools being overcrowded and whether there is adequate water and sewer service for some of the homes.
The Jefferson County Planning Commission gave final plat approval - the last approval needed before home construction - to a 36-lot phase of the Quail Ridge subdivision along W.Va. 9 at the Berkeley/Jefferson county line and a 39-lot phase of the Maddex Farm subdivision along W.Va. 45 west of Shepherdstown.
The planning commission also approved a community impact statement for 21 additional lots in the Eastland subdivision near the intersection of Old Cave and Kabletown roads.


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"Nothing - not even apple pie - is more American than volunteering," said William Sharkan, executive director of Volunteers of America (VOA) Children's Center, at a recent Volunteer Appreciation Day to honor 18 volunteers for their service to the children.
Elberta Sherwood and Frank Delluva have been named as the second recipients of the VOA Children's Center Volunteer Recognition Award, established last year to coincide with National Volunteer Week. Both have contributed over 1,000 hours of voluntary work in 1985.


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Obesity may be the number one health problem for domestic pets. And, obesity leads to inactivity, which leads to more obesity and health conditions like heart and liver disease, diabetes, arthritis, and an increased surgical/anesthesia risk. Studies of our pets have shown that a quarter to a third of all American pets could stand to lose weight. As veterinary professionals, even we have trouble keeping a pet with a propensity to be overweight as healthy as we can.
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Obesity in dogs is considered a disease. Fat cells release inflammatory mediators, creating a state of chronic inflammation. It is this chronic inflammation that leads to many detrimental diseases:
Bred For Fat?
Certain dog breeds have a propensity for fat. Dogs that were bred for working, like Labradors or Golden Retrievers, northern breeds like Malamutes or Huskies whose ancestors needed the extra layer, and Dachshunds, Beagles, and Shelties are among breeds that were created to be active and do work. When a breed that is bred for work does not do that work anymore, that breed tends to put on the pounds. However, this is no excuse for not trying to help your favorite companion be the healthiest he can be!
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Other International NetworksHelsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council is a member of several international networks like the ARC, ERRIN, Metrex, the Climate-KIC Network, the Archipelago cooperation of the Nordic countries and the Nordic Road Association. By participating in the networks, the Uusimaa Regional Council obtains beneficial information that is used in regional development planning.
The Airport Regions Conference, ARC consists of ca 30 representatives of local and regional authorities in Europe. The goal of the ARC is to develop the airport regions and to mitigate the harmful environmental effects caused by air traffic.
The Brussels based European Regions Research and Innovation Network, ERRIN is a network of ca one hundred member regions and their Brussels offices. ERRIN focuses on RDI policies and facilitates knowledge exchange and project participation of its members. It is also an important EU-lobbying instrument.
The Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas, Metrex is a cooperation network between ca 50 big cities and metropolitan areas in Europe. The members of the network exchange information and best practices on regional development and planning.
The Archipelago cooperation of the Nordic countries is a cooperation structure between the archipelagic areas of Stockholm and Uppsala in Sweden and Åland, Southwest Finland and Helsinki-Uusimaa in Finland. The main task of the cooperation is to plan and execute cross-border projects and events.The Nordic Road Association is a network for Nordic traffic and transport agencies and consultancy companies. Helsinki-Uusimaa takes part in the association's strategic and town planning committees.


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EE and Vodafone mobile broadband users will have continued access to the internet on the Tube post-2012 after the firms signed a wholesale agreement with Virgin Media.
Laptop and tablet users will be able to get online at stations across the London Underground - taking advantage of the Wi-Fi network installed by Virgin Media for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Millions of EE and Vodafone customers will be able to enjoy Wi-Fi access following the deal - with TfL travel information, news and London entertainment information available for free.
A variety of daily, weekly and monthly passes are being launched for consumers seeking full internet access - with pay-as-you-go tariffs starting at £2 per day.
Pippa Dunn, Chief Marketing Officer at EE, said it is "great" that EE, T-Mobile and Orange customers will soon get access to Underground Wi-Fi included in their plan.
"We know that our customers want the best and the fastest connections wherever they are - and with the largest 3G network and with 4G and fibre on EE, we already offer customers super-fast internet in the home, office and on the move," she stated.
"With Underground Wi-Fi now they can stay connected on the London Underground as well."
Srini Gopalan, Consumer Director at Vodafone UK, said his company is looking to "put the internet into people's hands wherever they are" and that certainly includes major transport links.
"We already spend £1.8 million a day on our UK network, giving our customers the depth and breadth of coverage that they expect whenever they need it," he stated.
"Now this deal will take us on a journey to the heart of the London Underground, ensuring our customers can stay connected even when they are beneath the streets of the capital."
At present, Wi-Fi access is available at 72 stations across the Tube network.
Virgin Media has announced plans to increase this number by 20 in December 2012, and by another 28 early next year.