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Web design and development blogs are always full of advice and constructive discussions. The mission of these blogs is to help the community stay informed.
One such informative article that a fellow Six Revisions writer of mine wrote recently is about the strategies involved in avoiding bad clients. Many other Six Revisions writers have tackled this concept with articles that discuss how to avoid project disasters, how to handle difficult client situations, and things we shouldn't tolerate in design projects, all circling back to the notion that it's just best to avoid "bad" clients.
While I'm sure that these articles are meant to act as educational materials for beginning freelancers, it seems that the ratio of advice about these so-called "bad clients" and their actual existence is disproportionately represented.
In reality, it's a rare occasion that you'll be forced to deal with a client who's terrible enough that you want to turn their business away and purposefully reduce your income. More often than not, a collaborative client-freelancer relationship is (or can be) established.
The process of hiring an individual or a team to develop a new website, a new ad campaign, a new logo, etc. should always have benefits for both parties. The party being hired gains a source of revenue and the client has the opportunity to meet a need that they can't otherwise satisfy by themselves.
For both parties involved, the goal is to create a wonderful product. And if everyone is in agreement on how to achieve that, the means to get there can always be made to fall in line with the desired outcomes.
We Won't Always Match
There will be occasions where a designer and a client simply don't match up (which isn't a bad thing). These disagreements will usually involve one of the big three factors in projects: money, time, or talent.
If a client doesn't have the budget to pay the bills, then the project won't get off the ground or won't get the resources it needs to be developed successfully. Similarly, if the freelancer doesn't have the time or skill to complete the project at hand, the project is equally doomed.
Traits of a "Bad" Client
Some of the common warning signs that more experienced professionals share to their fellow freelancers are focused around characteristics of a prospective client that can drive freelancers insane. Let's take a look at some of the warning signs we're often told about as being "bad" and why they're not necessarily detrimental to a project if handled appropriately.
Know-It-All, Micromanaging Clients
This bit of advice is typically a warning against working with clients who seem to know everything about your profession. They always deliver work or revision requests with long explanations of why making the change they suggest is best for the product and how they read about it somewhere. They may try to drive and micromanage everything, which makes it very difficult to perform your work.
However, freelancers should be well aware that it's important to manage and consider criticisms that clients provide. Passing off the know-it-all client as someone who's going to be too involved in the work is an unprofessional move. Debates, disagreements, and constructive conversations should have a role in every project or else the project decisions become at risk to groupthink.
It's up to the designer just as much as the client to make sure this part of the collaborative process maintains productivity instead of hinders it.
Uninvolved Clients
At the opposite end of the spectrum is the client we only hear from once every other month or so. It's often impossible to move a project forward without communication from both sides. When designers don't receive feedback on their work and milestones, projects drag on, and checks don't get cut.
The easiest solution to this problem is paperwork. We all know that contracts, proposals and invoices — the business side of being a freelancer — aren't exactly the most exciting part of the work, but they are critical tools for keeping our work in control.
Taking a percentage of a project cost up front puts the ball in your court. You have the option to scrap the project and cut your losses. At the end of the day, you won't have made the full project amount, but if you follow your guidelines, you won't have done any unpaid work either.
Ignorant Clients
To me, turning clients down because they lack a solid direction for their project is one of the worst pieces of advice you can find in an article discussing problematic clients. The logic that's given is that you'll waste a lot of the project's time waiting for the client to make up their mind.
Educating clients is simply part of what we do, and, at least for me, one of the rewarding aspects of the job.
If your client is having a hard time making a decision or you find them going back on their word a lot (resulting in tons of revision work), it's your job to step up and give them direction. This is what they're paying you for.
Spec Work Clients
Another huge topic when discussing the red flags involved in prospective clients are those who ask for speculative (free) work up front. It doesn't take a genius to learn that working for free is a hard way to make a living.
However, the most common way that the evils of spec work is discussed tends to blow the situation out of proportion and make it seem like a much larger problem than it really is. Speculative work doesn't always mean working for free, getting ripped off, or running into a client who appears to be doing a little bit of shopping.
Providing this client with some simple work such as an assessment of a current site or a little consultation on how they should approach a new website redesign could make the difference between you and a competitor getting the project.
Occasionally providing spec work, when the situation is right, can be a good business maneuver toward garnering a job, and one that we see all the time in many other industries.
Taking the Risk with "Bad" Clients
Sure, it's natural for both freelancers and clients to do some screening in order to find a good match for the project at hand. However, when we have lists of things to look out for and when we make it sound like the sky will fall on us if a tough client lands on our laps, we'll miss out on a lot of good clients.
Despite any number of warnings or advice about how to find and work with the right people, there's still a good chance that all of us will have plenty of bad clients in the course of our careers.
Teaching people how to avoid bad clients by giving them a list of traits to avoid is like telling a child that the secret to walking is not falling down. And much like falling down, living through the experience of a bad client or bad project is a learning experience that will make you a better professional.
When considering clients, there are many factors to consider. Few of them are more important than the money it brings, the time you'll have for it, and your ability to get the job done. If a client and project match up in terms of money, time, and talent, then accepting or rejecting a project may come down to what really amounts to a gut feeling, not a checklist of "bad" client traits.
A designer who's afraid that a client may present a challenge that they aren't ready for is really just afraid of being better at what they do.
Have you turned clients down because you were concerned about where the project might lead? What have you learned from working with bad clients? Have you had an experience where a client that you thought would be hard to work with ended up being great?


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I have explored many mediums such as drawing, painting, clay work, glass fusion, wood sculpture and welding. But by far my medium of bliss is wet-felting. Handmade felt is vastly different from your usual, craft store felt.
Handmade felt is produced through an ancient process which is entirely eco-friendly; this process dates back thousands of years, and was first utilized by the nomadic peoples of the East. From the shearing of the sheep, to the completion of the hand-felted textile, the entire process is in harmony with living things and Mother Earth. There has been a resurgence in the wet-felting process in the last 15 years, bringing it to the forefront of the fiber arts community, and encouraging fiber artists to push boundaries in the realm of textile creation.
I incorporate a variety of materials into my completed textiles, including various kinds of wool, silk, viscose, cotton, and found-objects. Additionally, I utilize eco-dying, a contemporary application of the traditions of natural dying, to alter and modify the materials being included in my wearable garments and installation pieces. As an artist, I draw inspiration from nature and the human condition. My "palette" includes leaves, stems, flowers, minerals and other natural elements.
Marrying the traditions of wet-felting and eco-dying allows me to produce textiles that are truly compelling for me in form, color, and composition.

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The Saturday before the annual Grammy ceremony is known for one thing in these circles…the annual Roots Jam Session. This year, the Music Box in Hollywood was the spot for the jam, which many people are calling one of the best one's in recent memory. Everyone from Chuck Brown to Ne-Yo graced the stage at the Jimmy Fallon-hosted event which was co-sponsored by Hennessy Artistry. The invite-only event is the still the hottest ticket in town as these photos from Frolab demonstrate. Enjoy. For more images, check out the Frolab Flickr Photostream.
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Ross Valley Players' comic drama compels critic to laugh and cry
"The Tin Woman," which pinpoints the mental and physical anguish of a heart transplant recipient, initially made me squirmingly uncomfortable.
But the Ross Valley Players' comic drama grew on me until I loved it.
After suckering me in joke by joke.
My early nervous laughter was followed by my unshackled cackles during the second act.
Coupled with throbbing aches and a rivulet of tears stemming from carefully staged awkward moments reflecting the painful loss of a loved one.
Sean Grennan has superbly constructed his ultimately uplifting script, giving each of the six cast members an opportunity to scintillate.
And they do.
Ellen Brooks is amazing as Alice, a stoic mourning mother whose anguish and anger are alternately squelched and snarkily explosive.
And Keith Jefferds is heartbreaking as Hank, Alice's husband whose grief for Jack, their flawed, 36-year-old son who's been killed in an auto accident, bleeds through his deadpan expressions.
Tremendous, too, are Joanna Cretella, who portrays Joy, the guilt-ridden recipient, with just the right degrees of prickliness and confusion; Isabelle Grimm, who plays Alice and Hank's befuddled, airy-fairy pre-school-teaching daughter, Sammy, with perfectly cartoonish behaviors that significantly leaven the play's solemnity; and Jesse Lumb as Jack, whose constant, mostly silent ghostly onstage presence is transmitted by roving eyes and restless pacing.
And Sumi Narendran Cardinale, who doubles as Joy's nurse and her bff, Darla, is fittingly nuanced in those small but successful supporting roles.
The plot's not complicated.
Joy, wallowing in self-pity and anti-rejection pills and not sure she's worthy of a second chance, decides to track down the family of Jack, her heart donor.
Director Michael Barr, who recently helmed "A Streetcar Named Desire" for the Novato Theater Company, has saturated the 105-minute life-affirming show with what the United States needs most now: compassion, honesty and — like the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz" — yes, as might be expected, heart.
All the while making sure the audience can relate big time to Joy, whom the playwright purposefully, ironically misnamed, and her loud, thumping heartbeat.
In brief pre-opening night comments, Barr admitted that the occasionally surreal, emotion-evoking play "jumps around in style and tone a bit [yet] keeps the audience on edge, in a good way."
That's accurate, but I must add that in recent years, the non-Equity Ross Valley Players have become so consistently first-rate they've dodged virtually all the traps typically encountered in community theater.
It's been my pleasure to experience that professionalism.
So, as the old Alka-Seltzer commercial bellowed incessantly, I strongly suggest that you "Try it! You'll like it."
"The Tin Woman" will run at The Barn, Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, through June 10. Night performances, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; matinees, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $12 to $27. Information: or (415) 456-9555 or www.rossvalleyplayers.com.
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Best thing I learned: In 2014, of the 49,480 applicants to medical school, 41.1%, or 20,343, enrolled. That's a far higher percentage than I would have thought, although it is lower than the 2003 rate of 47.5% (34,791 and 16,541, respectively.) It's clear, of course, that most medical school applicants are very well qualified, so that number represents the best of the best, but the perception of medical school selectivity is driven by the rates at each individual institution (sometimes 5% or less); in fact, each student applies, on average, to about 15 medical colleges, which skew the numbers. These numbers are just for M.D. admissions, not D.O. or other medical professions.
This visualization has seven views, and starts with an intro. You can get to the other six by clicking the tabs across the top:
- A scatter, showing each medical college, colored by region, on two scales: Total applications and the number of applications per seat
- Historical data for MCAT and GPA performance for applicants and matriculants over time
- Applications, by ethnicity. These are in a heat map format; the orange squares represent the highest vales on that individual grid
- Admit rates, by ethnicity. This represents (I'm 99% sure) the chance that a student in the category show, represented by the intersection of column and row, was admitted to at least one of the schools she applied to
- Applications per seat in the entering class, broken out by male, female, and in-state status
- Matriculant diversity, shown as male/female and in-state/out-of-state
By the way, if you need some understanding of MCAT scores, you can see them by clicking here.
If you're like me, you have a lot of questions that are not answered by the data AAMC provides. But it's still a good start. What do you notice here?


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Kedamath Dome, To the Top of the East Face. We believe that the east face of Kedarnath Dome had never before been successfully climbed. Our climbing members were Dr. Walter Kraft, Gábor Babcsân, Szabolcs Szebdrö, Janós Singer, Gabor Berecz and I as leader. We fixed 850 meters of rope on the 1300-meter-high wall and also used ropes left in place by a previous English party. The latter amounted to 500 meters on the lower third, mostly on snow. We had two camps on the wall. The lower was in a snow cave at 5400 meters, in which we stored equipment and food. This was totally covered by a heavy snowfall; we had to search for it for two-and-a-half days and luckily found it. The rock face was beautiful. In October, the days were cold and short. We moved quickly to ascend rock of UIAA difficulty from V to VII—to place a camp at 5800 meters. Because of an accident and health problems, above there the climbing party was reduced to two people. My partner was Szendrö. When he was younger, he lost his left knee in an accident and now climbs with a prosthesis. At 43 years, he did a fantastic performance during our four-day final attack. Above Camp II, the rock was excellent. We climbed free 90% of the wall. At the top of the wall, at 6200 meters, we bivouacked on October 20 without sleeping bags or food in a temperature of—20° C. We did not follow the snow ridge to Kedamath Dome's summit (6831 meters, 22,410 feet), which would have taken us a full day without technical difficulties.
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London, 19 November 2015
HolidayPirates wins 'Best Website 2015' and 'Most Popular Website 2015' accolades
Travel deals portal HolidayPirates has been voted the 'Best Website of the Year 2015' and 'Most Popular Website of the Year 2015' in the leisure and travel category at the Website of the Year awards. The awards are the online people's choice for the best and most popular consumer websites.
Sebastian Kaatz, CEO of HolidayPirates commented: "We are delighted that our site HolidayPirates has been awarded both 'Best Website of the Year'and 'Most Popular Website of The Year'. These awards are testament to our hard work and, at the same time, a motivation to continue improving our site for our fans and users. We would like to express our gratitude to all of the people that have voted for us."
The awards are some of the most prestigious recognitions in the industry; over 119,000 consumers voted this year in 19 categories ranging from leisure and travel to shopping and sports. The awards are independent and objective and is organised by MetrixLab.
Since its foundation in 2011, the HolidayPirates UK website page now receives more than two million monthly visitors, has accrued 900,000 Facebook fans and has received over 500,000 app downloads. HolidayPirates represents one of the fastest growing Online Travel Companies in Europe.
To check out the latest travel deals from HolidayPirates visit www.holidaypirates.comBack to Press Releases
About HolidayPirates Group
The HolidayPirates group is one of the fastest growing travel companies in Europe. The business has websites in Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the USA. Prospective customers will find the best travel deals collated from numerous third party sites. The multi-award-winning website is updated numerous times on a daily basis and covers flights, package holidays, car hire and the hotel sector. In addition, there is information on special promotional campaigns as well as train and bus travel. Each of the travel portals belonging to the HolidayPirates group works completely independently of the relevant operators and partners. In 2016 the portal won a British Travel Award in the section "Best Travel Deals Provider", a "Momentum Award", "Best and Most Popular Website of the Year" in the travel and leisure category, as well as the "Rising Brand of the Year" by Travolution Awards.
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An Illustrator and graphic designer attempts to answer the question that has been confusing people worldwide
Teo Mechea, an illustrator and graphic designer who has been worked up about, "how almost all of what the mainstream media can say about feminism is what certain women wear or do with their bodies, and is that feminist or not," has come with a unique way to remind people the simple premise of the F word. Mechea has made an illustrated guide on How To Be a Good Feminist: A Guide For Very Confused Individuals. She says, "this is a little reminder of what it's all about: equality and acceptance between both genders aka being decent people.The cheap and crappy debates of wearing a bra or not is what makes people reluctant towards calling themselves feminists even though they might agree with what the term promotes."
Check it out below.


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Apr 10, 2017
Dance Spectacular at Wembley Stadium!
On Saturday 8th April, at Saracens Derby Day clash with Harlequins at Wembley Stadium, dancers from across the Foundations programmes took to the pitch to perform.
Always a highlight of the year for our performers, this year we kicked the day off with two show stopping performances from 130 of our over 50s from our Love to Dance programme, who strutted their stuff to the live performance from Rock Choir. Our dancers have been working on their routines for the last 2 months and this hard work certainly paid off, with cheers and smiles from the crowds. All our performers were thrilled with their performances, Diane Baker said
"What a super day – we all thoroughly enjoyed it and thank you for all your hard work in organising everything. It went incredibly well and, I think, the best one so far."
This was not our only performance of the day though, as at half time we saw over 750 dancers aged 5-18years old take to the pitch to perform with pop sensation Louisa Johnson. Our dancers had been learning the routine in hour long rehearsals all across London and Hertfordshire over the last two weeks. In their striking red and green tshirts they all performed their hearts out and put on a fantastic half time show. To top it off we have 50 cheerleaders hitting gravity defying stunts on the pitch to really wow the crowd. Cheerleaders were from Saracens School of Cheer and Elite teams, as well as Aylesbury Cheerleading Academy and Hertfordshire Sirens.
Saracens Sport Foundation are very proud of everyone who performed on the day and are very happy to be able to offer these wonderful opportunities. All topped off with a Saracens victory!
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What gives one person the right to arbitrarily dictate hellfire and damnation for the "crime" of belonging to a different belief system? Is it ego that compels one person, because of their "superior" belief, to condemn another because of an "inferior" belief - my god is better than your god, making you less?
When someone jumps and shouts out their epiphany to the world, should the world care because this person is now important? Is that what all this religious sermonizing is about? Broadcasting your importance for supposedly having a communion with god?
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The Samsung Galaxy lineup is one of the quickest selling smartphones in the market right now with the Galaxy Note II and the Galaxy S III at the top of the list currently. But we'll speak about the latter today, as Sprint is putting up the device on a very attractive buy-one-get-one free promotion. This promotion will go live on Friday the 7th and will last until the 24th of this month, just a day prior to Christmas. The info was gathered courtesy of a leaked Sprint brochure which has now been revealed to the world ahead of schedule.
The brochure clearly mentions that the promotion is valid on select Galaxy smartphones, but it only includes three smartphones. And no, it doesn't include the mighty Galaxy Note II, unfortunately. The promotion will apparently be valid on the Galaxy S II from last year, the Galaxy S III and the mid-ranged Galaxy Victory. Now one doesn't have to be a genius to guess which smartphone will sell the most, so it is advised you rush to the stores on Friday to get your favorite Galaxy device from the carrier. This isn't exactly Black Friday sales, but it seems like Sprint is having a slightly delayed Black Friday. As you would expect, the offer is applicable for new and upgrading customers on Sprint's network, and will require you to sign a two year contract.
The brochure also reveals an "unlimited edition" of the Galaxy S III. We presume this has something to do with the unlimited data plans that Sprint is known for. While you might be well informed about the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy S III, the newly launched Galaxy Victory might be somewhat of a mystery. Well, the device was launched on Sprint in September, and it features a 4-inch display, a dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. It might not appeal to the tech savvy folk, but it's not a bad option if Sprint runs out of the Galaxy S III, which is very likely to happen. Are you looking forward to this new promotion from Sprint? If yes, let us know which phone you'll be grabbing. It seems like the holiday sales have already begun and we expect other carriers to follow suit soon.


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Our obsession of Northern Lights photography has extended to the Milky Way as well. We love it for all of the same reasons as we love the northern lights but what we especially love about getting images of the Milky way is, it is even harder to get photographs of. Which teaches us even more patience and perseverance!
This image was taken in Montana, USA.
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If you choose the 5x7" print size, please be aware that the image will be slightly cropped to accommodate that print size.
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My canvas prints are printed on a polyester/flax blended canvas with giclee inks. They are finished with a polyurethane satin-finish varnish. They are mounted on a half inch wooden frame. Each print is signed by me.
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These prints are also printed on polyester/flax blended canvas with giclee inks and finished with a polyurethane satin varnish. But In addition to being signed, my gallery wrapped canvas prints are limited numbered editions in a 99 print run that are available in print sizes 16x24 and up. Please inquire if you are wondering which number your print will be. They are mounted on thick 2" wooden frames for maximum viewing enjoyment.
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All watermarks will be removed from your print! :)
Everybody's computer monitor is different, therefore due to individual computer screen calibration the color, brightness and sharpness on your print may not look exactly like what you see on your computer screen. My monitor is calibrated with my photo lab which means your print will turn out as I had artistically intended.
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When I first heard Portland metal outfit Agalloch was going to be dropping a new EP, I didn't think for a second the release would basically be a single, 21-minute track. The band certainly lives up to the grandiose assumptions that comes with a track of this length, and continues to develop the folky, melodic black metal sound they worked with on 2010's Marrow of the Spirit.
Stream the track above, and read a short description of it lifted from Bandcamp below:
"Faustian Echoes" is a single, two-part song based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic masterpiece "Faust." Reaching over twenty minutes, "Faustian Echoes" is the longest song AGALLOCH have ever written.


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More photos of my booth and new quilts and projects!
More from Houston! — 10 Comments
Wow, Jo! Thanks for sharing. It is wonderful to see what's happening in Houston without waiting weeks to hear about it or even longer to see your presentation on the Andover site (which, of course, we look forward to seeing). We hope you are feeling better and are able to enjoy your trip. Be safe! We look forward to JLWC12.
WOW Jo, the quilts above are awesome!!!! Now I really have to get sewing so I get my current projects done. I know I am going to want to make every one of the new projects. Is the quilt under santa in your new book??? I hope you are feeling well and enjoy your time in Houston.
Love your new patterns and the JLWC offerings. I feel like I should include "Jo Morton" as a line item in my budget!
Love the new patterns. The Christmas quilt along with the Primitive Santa are just GREAT!
Awesome patterns Jo. I went to my local quilt shop that carries your fabrics and your JLWC pattern class. I stocked up on a ton of fat quarters. I can hardly wait for your new quilt patterns and the JLWC 13 to be available. Hope that you are feeling well.
I am making my first trip to festival and number one on my list is visiting your booth! Hope your feeling better!


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Lilly Drumeva reports on coming events in Bulgaria and eastern Europe:
9-10 June: Country West Fest will be held for the second time in the town of Bankya, near Sofia. The programme features Lilly of the West, Kaliana, Medikus, the Boko Blues Band, and other country/bluegrass-related bands.
22-25 June: Lilly of the West will tour Russia, with performances at the
Muzenergo Jazz Festival in Dubna, Ivanovo, and Moscow.
3 July: Lilly of the West will perform at the US embassy in Sofia, to celebrate Independence Day.
11 July: Lilly of the West will have an open-air concert in the Zaimov Park, Sofia, with guest musicians from Slovakia. Other park concerts are scheduled for August.
17-18 August: Lilly of the West is featured in the festival programme of the Visagino Country Music Festival, Lithuania.
Lilly of the West has released a video clip to the song 'Who knows what tomorrow may bring', from the album Swings & heartaches. A new video to the song 'Gotta lotta rhythm in my soul' is on the way (trailer here).
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Clara Hill Clara Hill's Folkwaves: Sideways
The latest effort by Berlin-based Clara Hill attempts to show a different side of her laid back, soulful repertoire: acoustic, folk-based orchestral sounds. While it does not diverge much from her usual blend of R&B-inspired tracks, there is plenty to dive into and discover. Her long-standing relationship with Jazzanova is stamped all over these 10 songs, for better and worse: The scratchy textures and crisp guitar on "Sad Girl" is a great modern throwback, while the lilting orchestra of "Everything" is simply too grandiose and presumptive to make an impact. Fortunately her voice is diverse and interesting enough to create a consistent and refreshing vibe to her new experiment in future folk.


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Linear Algebra: Bases, dimension, dual spaces. Matrices and linear transformations. Minimal and characteristic polynomials. The theory of a single linear transformation including both the rational and Jordan cannonical forms.Group Theory: Groups acting on a set. Normal subgroups and the homomorphism theorems. Lagrange's Theorem: Sylow theory. Structure theory for finitely generated Abelian groups.Rings and Fields: Unique factorization domains and principal ideal domains. Ideals, homomorphisms. Finite fields, algebraic number fields, subfields of the complex numbers. Normal and separable extension field and Galois theory.The reference below each contains the material of the syllabus. The chapters indicating where the material can be found.
- B. L. van der Waerden. Modern Algebra (in two volumes). Revised English Edition. Chapters I-VII, XV. This is a classic text written in 1930. Although the notation is not in common use today the material is treated in a way that still could be called modern.
- MacLane and Birkhoff, Algebra (second edition). Chapters I-III, V-VII, XI-XIII. This is a thorough revised edition of the classic "A survey of modern algebra" by Birkhoff and MacLane.
- Nathan Jacobsen, Basic Algebra I. Chapters 0-4. This is a two volume revision of the authors three volume classic. Although the first volume contains the material of the syllabus the student may want to dip into the second volume also.
- Serge Lang, Algebra Chapters I-III, V, VII, VIII, XV
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If you have any information about any of these cases, please contact the Highlands County Sheriff's Office at 863-402-7200. If you would like to leave an anonymous tip and be eligible for a cash reward, please call Heartland Crimestoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8447) or visit www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com
Amanda Holland was last seen May 23 in Highway Park and last heard from on May 24. She has no phone, car or bank account, which makes it hard to track her movements.
Amanda is 25 years old. She is 5-foot-6 and 125 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Eric Diaz-Cabanas (left), 24, and his brother, 19-year-old Martin Diaz-Cabanas were last seen in Avon Park on May 27, 2017.
Their disappearance is suspicious and there was evidence of violence at their last known location.
Theodore Fredrick Black Jr., 84, was last seen alive on March 6, 2000 at his home at 2132 Bayview St. in Sebring. Mr. Black left his wife, Edna Black (now deceased), a note stating he believed he was certain he had an illness. The note stated he had money put away and could get along for a while. The note stated he planned on going from small city to city to get by and he did not want to end up in a hospital.
Mrs. Black stated her husband should have with him his wallet, with a Texas DL, Social Security card, Shrinker's Visa card, AT&T Master card and a First Virginia Visa card.
Mr. Black is likely deceased, as he would currently be more than 100 years old.
Case number: HCSO06OFF000028
April Wentworth Moody was last known to be alive at the age of 36 in November of 1990 in Highlands County. During the time period, she was last living at 100 Parkland Drive Lake Placid Florida. She was possibly last seen around Rodney's Bar in Lake Placid on Nov. 9, 1990.
Moody has not been heard of since 1990 and is presumed dead.
Case number: HCSO06OFF007766
Vivian Barrett was 63 in 1988 when she purchased a Honda motor scooter in Glendale, Calif. and set out on her scooter to see the United States. She sometimes stayed with friends or camped out in a two-person dome tent. She carried these items on the back of her scooter in a plastic milk carton.
37-year-old Eljunio Diesgas Estrada's body was located in the Indian Prairie Canal (AKA C40 Canal) on State Road 70 East in Lake Placid on April 27, 2015 at approximately 7:44 a.m. Employees of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Joshua Tomasello and David Lowder, discovered Estrada's body.
Case number: HCSO15OFF003225
37-year-old Finero Frank Finnkin was discovered on the side of Maxcy Road in Sebring on June 10, 2014. He had been shot multiple times.
Case number: HCSO14OFF003225
On the morning hours of March 28, 2014, 55-year-old Gerardo Rezendiz was discovered lying on the ground in a dirt trail behind Lupita Grocery located at 269 Highlands Boulevard in Lake Placid. Rezendiz suffered from a severe head injury. Rezendiz was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital for further treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.
Case number: HCSO14OFF002728
During the morning hours of March 13, 2007, 36-year-old Ana Jaramillo was viscously attacked and murdered in her residence at 140 Cumberland Street in Lake Placid. Jaramillo lived at the residence with her husband.
Case number: HCSO07OFF001752
Level Marc, 50, was a self-employed harvesting crew-leader. Marc lived at 441 Perry Drive in Avon Park with his girlfriend and her two children. Marc recently returned home from harvesting vegetables in New York. On November 11, 2005 Marc was in bed and exited to get something to drink. When Marc exited the bedroom he observed a figure in their living room area wearing dark clothing. Marc engaged in a physical altercation with the subject. The struggle began inside the residence and ended outside their front door. Marc was transported to the local hospital and then flown to Tampa for advanced treatment where he died as a result of his injuries.
Case number: HCSO07OFF005574
On May 21, 2003 Sue Feathers, 59, was working at her dry cleaners located in the South Highlands Shopping Center at 512 Dal Hall Blvd. in Lake Placid. She was last seen alive by a customer around 9:08 a.m. and then found by another customer around 9:30 a.m. dead in the rear of the store.
Case number: HCSO07OFF000115
The body of Maximo Garay-Hernandez was discovered at 8:42 a.m. on November 17, 2002 -- two days after his 32nd birthday -- in a vacant lot next to El Mercadito Store in Lake Placid.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007131
The body of 48-year-old Joseph Hunter was found around 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 14, 1999 in the back yard of his residence at 204 Montego Drive in Sebring. A gunshot was heard about 10 p.m. the night before.
Case number: HCSO07OFF001118
Cheryl Ann Khachigan, 58, was found on January 10, 1996, on Scrub Pens Rd., Sebring. Her body was in a ditch at the end of a 4-mile stretch of shell rock road. Khachigan was last seen around December 23, 1995 at her residence in Avon Park. She had last been seen around Dec. 23 in Avon Park.
Case number: HCSO07OFF006917
The body of 50-year-old Barbara Ann Fluellen was discovered August 13, 1993 in Venus. She was in canal off County Road 731 near Fishing Eating Creek, on SR 731 (approximately 7.5 miles west of US 27). She had been strangled to death. Fluellen was last seen in the Ft. Myers area on the evening of August 12, 1993.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007363
Case number: HCSO07OFF000076
Miguel Vega, 55, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of January 23, 1991on Lott's Grade, located off Grahams Dairy Road, in Lake Placid. Vega was located by his family. The family then drove the victim to the Lake Placid Police Department.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007709
Tenia Duffell's partially decomposed body was found on Feb. 4, 1990 in Charlie Bowleg's Creek on SR 66 about ¼ mile east of the Hardee County line. Duffell, who was 46 at the time of her death, was not identified until 1995 through fingerprint comparison and medical records. Duffell's family was located in 2002. Duffell was a truck driver and known to hang around truck stops. Duffell may have walked with a limp and/or used a crutch due to a broken leg one to three months prior to her death.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007362
Adolfo Rodriguez, 58, was found May 27, 1989 floating in the C-41A canal (also known as the Slew Ditch) which is a canal that runs from Lake Istokpoga to the Kissimmee River. Rodriguez was identified by fingerprints obtained during his immigration application about one month later. Rodriguez was last seen in Okeechobee on May 24, 1989.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007408
The decomposed body of a man was found in wooded area about 50 feet west of County Road 635 and approximately one mile south of Vaughn Rd., west of Sebring on March 22, 1987. The victim, who had most likely been shot to death, was wearing brown cowboy boots, grey pin stripped dress pants, simulated alligator belt, silver metal Timex watch, white undershorts, and tan/brown shirt. Detectives are trying to get a 3D facial reconstruction of the victim created.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007289
Skeletal remains were discovered January 20, 1987 in a cow pasture off the end of Elliott Road in Sebring. The skeletal remains were believed to have been in the pasture for three to five years. In 2010, a family reference sample of mitochondrial DNA identifed the remains as those of James Richard "Dick" Wert, who was born on May 9, 1928. An acquaintance said Wert always carried a small pistol and had said on multiple occasions that when he ran out of money he was going to commit suicide.
Case number: HCSO08OFF003078
Just after 1 a.m. on Dec. 17, 1980, police were dispatched to 525 S. Main Street, Lake Placid in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival the body of 25-year-old Antonio Salgado was discovered on the floor in the pool room. He had been beaten with pool cues and shot multiple times during a fight. A suspect in the case fled to Mexico before he could be questioned.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007482
On May 13, 1979 at about 3 a.m., a fire completely destroyed the victim's mobile home near Venus. Hinote's body was found the next day in the remains of the home. He was burned beyond recognition, but identified via medical records. Hinote's truck was missing from the scene and was later found in Brooksville.
A main suspect was identified, but he is deceased.
Case number: HCSO07OFF007480


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House Flipping and "Flippernation"If you haven't caught this online series on the ups and downs (mostly downs) of flipping houses, you should. In fact, house flipping may be the "blood sport" of the day, as people try to make that elusive quick buck. If you believe that house flipping is easy and will get you to the income of your dreams, you should especially see this series.
First of all, it's funny. Personally, I prefer my moral stories with a bit of humour and a lack of pretentiousness. There is real entertainment value in watching our two hapless heroes try to negotiate the murky waters of real estate as a business. The characters could be the guys down the street who have just gone into house flipping because they want to make a million.
Second, the series highlights some of the challenges with house flipping. Is your real estate agent giving you good advice, or is she in for a quick buck too? Is your contractor gouging you or doing good work at a fair price? Is your mortgage specialist putting you into a loan that will work best for you, or get the best commission for him?
These are all good questions.
In the real world, there are signs of a housing glut, and house flipping is losing its shine. However, if you are still interested, be sure to check out my post on mistakes to avoid. Be prepared to buy and hold, and buy a value property with that in mind.
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Only a UV light and a 5 Stage reverse osmosis system is acceptable for borehole water when it involves health.
- A borehole filtration system is a must when you make use of borehole water.
- The borehole water must be tested for any harmful minerals and bacteria.
- Better be safe than sorry.
- Don't play with your health.
The types of Borehole Filtration Systems.
- The most popular filtration system supplied by borehole operators and marketers of water systems is:
- The "Big Blue System."
- The reverse osmosis system.
- The softener system.
- The UV light system.
The "Big Blue System".
- My advice to you is, STAY AWAY from the "Big Blue System".
- The "Big Blue System" is not effective.
- It is a waste of money.
- We also supply the "Big Blue Systems".
- To use the "Big Blue System" to filter borehole water is a total waste of money.
- They use two carbon filters in the system.
- To remove what?
- The "Big blue system" would help to remove dirt (sediment) from the water source.
- To proof my statement.
- Please click on the WWW.
- Please read the page and look to the videos at the bottom of the page.
- This stuff that you would see was found after a "Big Blue System".
The reverse osmosis system.
- Yes the reverse osmosis system is a must!
- Only the 5 Stage reverse osmosis system with "Bio Activated Carbon Filters".
- Some imported filters are a waste of money.
- Do not take a reverse osmosis system that has the mineral replacement filters.
- The mineral replacement filters is fake.
- Ask the person that wants to sell it to you for independent laboratory reports.
- They will not be able to provide it.
- Visit "fake filters".
The UV Light system.
- The UV Light system is also a must!
- The UV light kills all living organisms that are present in the borehole water.
- The UV light is use to clean all the water that you use from the borehole.
Want a quote for water purification.
- Just click on Quote.
- This is a standard quote for reverse osmosis system and a UV light system for domestically use.
- If you want to use more water per hour a bigger UV light system must be taken.
Borehole Filtration System for Farms:
- Our Borehole Filtration System that will kill parasites, bacteria and viruses, and filter your borehole water.
- We look to borehole water with health of humans and animals in mind.
- We all think that borehole water is the purest of water.
- Yes we as children have drink from boreholes and that was the same as if you drink water from a fountain in the mountains.
- Borehole water and the fountain water is one and the same water.
- The water that comes from the under the ground.
- Sometimes even a few hundred meters, below the surface.
Did you ever think how the water flows under the ground?
- No.
- The water flow through pipes and cracks that's in the ground.
- The water flow over long distances even hundreds of kilometers.
- With the population expansion and all the informal settlements that's been around towns and cities.
- This is a great concern for us.
Why do you think we are concerned about all this informal settlements?
- The reason is that every shack has a long drop toilet.
- This long drop toilet is just a hole in the ground and that is that.
- There are specifications for French drains and if you have a French drain it must comply with the regulations.
- The building inspector will never sign your building plans off if the French drain is not to specifications.
- But we are in Africa and the African can do whatever they want.
- No problem about that.
- We look the other way.
- The problem is or must I say as they say "we have a challenge" not a problem.
- This long drop toilet is a major contamination source of any type of disease or parasite that you can dream off.
- Roundworms, bacteria, viruses, chemicals and parasites are just a few to mention.
- The ground water flow past or through this long drop toilet hole.
- All the stuff is them mixed with the ground water.
- Just think about all the sweet smell.
What we do with borehole water to filtrate it.
- Humans and animals must drink the borehole water.
- It is not a good idea to get your drinking water purified but let your animals drink this contaminated water.
- The animals drink this water and the contamination is then stored in their meat for us to consume and be infected.
- The farmer pay the price for this contamination for it has an effect on the animal's health and growth rate.
Borehole filters system.
- We put a water filtration system in the water feed line from the tank.
- We use the products that we have tested even under a microscope.
- To service and maintain the system is not expensive at all.
- But if you start buying these imported products you are going to pay and make the suppliers rich.
- Talk to us first.
- Where a filter cost you say R 450 each I will show you what to do and it will cost you a few rand.
Tank UV light system.
- We use a UV light in the tank to kill most of the living organisms.
- This system is highly effective.
- We install this UV system to ensure that the living organisms is been killed before it gets to the filter system.
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4 chicken breast halves, boned and skinned (I cheat and buy the thin sliced chicken cutlets!)
salt and pepper
flour (enough for coating)
3 tablespoons butter
juice of 1 lemon
1-1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine
I like to add a little lemon zest (optional)
Put a piece of waxed paper on the counter and place chicken on top. Use a meat pounder, the side of a saucer, the unsharpened side of a heavy knife or other object to pound the breast into a thin piece that's uniformly thick (about an inch). Or you can buy cultets already sliced thin. Salt and pepper the chicken generously, then coat with flour. Melt butter in a large skillet and brown chicken on both sides.
Remove chicken from skillet. Add lemon juice, chicken broth and wine. Boil down until it's about one-half cup. Place chicken back in skillet, add zest, cover and cook 3 minutes. Remove cover and serve.


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Since migrating completely away from Microsoft Windows about two years ago (after being a loyal user and advocate since Windows Version 1.0), it's been an interesting, sometimes challenging, but mostly rewarding experience learning both new (and honestly more efficient ways to work) and locating equivalent applications to run on OS X that I use to run on Windows.
Given I no longer invest (or have) as much time as I did in the past to play around with operating systems etc, being able to migrate my work practices as painlessly, efficiently and as seamlessly as possible from Windows to OS X, was a big consideration for me to make "the switch".
As I seem to have encouraged a lot of friends, family and colleagues to migrate from Windows to the OS X, including over 99% of the team that produces Oracle Coherence, I've decided to document the process (over a series of blogs) for anyone that is also considering the move.
Once you've had enough of Windows (topic of another blog), the first question and corresponding research you need to conduct is this; "are all of the applications I use on Windows available (in some form or another) on OS X?"
NOTE: As I rarely played games on my Windows machine, gaming wasn't really part of my consideration – but you can do so using Boot Camp.
For me this meant observing the software I use on a daily basis and especially the software I require to do my job (as Data Grid Solutions Architect at Oracle). After about a month of observing my own behavior, making notes etc (you need to do this over a month or so just in case you miss something), the inventory of applications that I required on OS X included;
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint and Excel)
- Microsoft Visio
- Email and Calendar management
- A Web Browser
- Chat Client (supporting MSN, Yahoo, AIM)
- Java Development Environment (Eclipse – I've beening using this since version 1.0 and have no time to switch to something else)
- Perforce and Subversion
- My SQL (I had some legacy apps that required this)
- Cisco VPN Client
- Windows, Linux and Solaris Virtualization
I was pleasantly surprised almost all of my requirements were met by off-the-shelf or open-source solutions. I was also surprised that some of the alternatives (like Pages, KeyNote and Numbers) where much cheaper, often way better, had better stability, faster and completely compatible with my old Microsoft applications, hence reducing my software outlay (on top of a new system).
In the end, the biggest challenge for me was the lack of a version of Microsoft Visio for OS X. That was until I discovered Omni Graffle. While the earlier version (4.x) was not completely compatible with Visio, the efficiency gains using Omni Graffle were outstanding – and I think the resulting diagrams looked better too! Even more surprising was the Omni Graffle community (called Graffletopia) that offers a library of 100's of shared templates. Brilliant… more time saving.
The unexpected discovery for me was that the people who use, design and write software for the Mac have a clear focus on elegance, simplication and productivity, things I rarely encountered in the Windows "world". Rather than requiring a computer science degree to operate some software, things just seemed to be more obvious (or were included in-the-box).
So on top of my list of core applications, I also discovered (with help from some other Mac-heads) a few very cool productivity tools, stuff that I never really saw for Windows.
The three applications / OS X features that I now consider mandatory for any system, and are a central part of my every day-to-day life, are;
- Dashboard: For me this includes; time-zone conversions (I work in a global team), currency converter (useful for calculating expenses), sticky notes (jotting stuff down in a hurry), London Tube and National Rail Status (essential for living in London) and city weather (essential for trip planning)
- MailTags: If you receive or send more than 50 emails a day or work on multiple projects, this is a mandatory piece of software. For around $30 USD, it's priceless. Return on investment is with in hours! For a dramatic improvement in email productivity, this is the tool. To understand the benefits of this, you need to read this.
- OmniFocus: From the same group that creates OmniGraffle, this is a nice tool for keeping things organized. Needs more integration with email and iCal, but it's still very useful.
So… here is the list of applications and tools that use on a daily basis.
- OS X 10.5.3 (Leopard)
- Dashboard Widgets: Timescroller, AccuWeather, Tube, Unit Converter, Wikipedia
- Remote Desktop 3.2
- Microsoft Office 2008 (for the Mac)
- OmniGraffle 5.0
- OmniFocus 1.0.2
- MailTags 2.2
- iCal
- iWork
- iLife
- Safari 3.1.1
- Adium 1.2.5
- Eclipse 3.2.2
- Perforce
- Subversion (svnx)
- VMWare Fusion (for running Windows XP, Vista when I really must, usually for corporate or customer provided software… which is rare)
- Cisco VPN 4.9
- Araxis Merge (essential for anyone doing any software development – also available on Windows)
- and of course iTunes 😉


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World famous Compac dial indicators, Compac test indicators and Compac dial bore gages are the finest Swiss-made measuring instruments available. These gages have all the features which have made Compac so desirable: durability, long life, and accuracy in which every machinist concerned with performance should invest. Since the 1940's these Compac indicators have been the best quality available.
Initially an independent Swiss company, Tesa Division of Hexagon Metrology is the current manufacturer of these tools.
In 2005 they took the step of reducing the number of inch-reading models in their catalog and focusing on the metric. Some of their previous inch models are now sold under the Mercer name.
In late 2010 they relocated their manufacturing facility in Switzerland and during this transition many models were temporarily unavailable.
Production resumed in late 2013 when, we were told, fabrication was returned to their facility in Renens on Lake Geneva. More indicator models were made redundant. The Compac dial bore gages are now only available by special order which involves long delivery times of six months or more. Additional inch reading models were removed from production in 2015.
Compac test indicator
Single revolution (standard range) test indicator
Multiple revolution (long range) test indicator
Compac dial indicator
Small dial (40 mm) indicator
Large dial (58 mm) indicator
Lug backs for dial indicators are shown on page 61.
Spare Parts
Because we have been repairing Compac gages since 1960, virtually every Compac spare part is always in stock and can be shipped immediately. Large orders may require 4-6 weeks. There are no minimum purchases required. Parts for discontinued models, including bore gages, may be unavailable.
Compac spare parts lists and drawings are available on page 72.
We are an authorized repair service for Compac gages with factory training and experience since 1959. Because we have all repair parts in stock, these gages can be repaired without great difficulty. They will be rebuilt to meet the manufacturer's original specifications. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
Contact Points
Compac dial indicators come supplied with a standard M2,5 threaded contact point. Many different contact point configurations are available for specific applications. Please consult our contact points lists on page 133.
Compac test indicator contact points are available in carbide or ruby as shown on page 21.
Holders and Attachments
Test indicators feature dovetails so that any number of different holders and attachments can be used. Please see accessories on page 36.
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Lug backs and flat backs
Compac dial indicators come supplied with flat backs. The stems have 8 mm diameters and ideally you would mount the indicator using this stem. However, if you need a different kind of back please consult page 61.
Deciphering model numbers
Deciphering calibration data
For their inch reading models, Compac has come up with a rather unique measurement unit: the minch. Apparently this means "mil" in common jargon, or one-thousandth of an inch (milli-inch). For the rest of the world, the Minch is a channel off the coast of Scotland.
Keep this in mind when deciphering the calibration reports that come with many of their gages.
Mercer Top Quality
Mercer Top Quality Series (Swiss made models) are nothing but Compac indicators in disguise. If you need to replace your Mercer dial indicator, make a selection from the Compac models shown on these pages. If you have a Mercer model number we'll be happy to cross-reference it for you. Spare parts, with the obvious exception of dials, are the same.
Some of the Compac-Mercer indicators were discontinued in 2015 due to lack of sales.
Even though Compac has discontinued most of its inch-reading Compac dial indicators, you can probably still find the same models sold with the Mercer name. See Mercer on page 170.
The manufacturer frequently changes the availability of their products.
Compac metric
Some Compac gages are available in inch or metric versions. The letter A indicates inch readings. It comes from the French word anglais (English).The absence of the letter A indicates metric readings. While many parts are interchangeable, contact points and many gears are not. Check the parts lists carefully.
Other manufacturers' metric indicators are usually outfitted with yellow dials for the American market. Compac metric indicators, made for the world market, ship with white dials. Note that metric Mercer indicators have yellow dials since these are specifically marketed for countries using the Imperial system. (Who came up with that name?)
Discontinued Compac models
Tesa, the manufacturer of Compac, has removed some of the slow moving Compac items from its catalog. In January 2005 they announced that model CL4 dial gage with electrical contacts as well as accessories R13 and R43 are discontinued. The following models are no longer available: CL4-532, CL4-532G, CL4-555, CL4-556, and CL4-556G.
In September 2005 they announced the discontinuation of most of the inch reading dial indicator models. They have been replaced by Mercer models.
As of 2014 the Compac metric dial bore gages are discontinued. The inch versions are only available by special order and delivery is likely to require 5-6 months. The smallest dial bore gage IA00A is no longer available.
As of 2015, additional Compac indicators (inch versions) have been discontiued leaving only the most frequently sold models still available.
A brief history of Compac indicator
In the 1950-60's Compac of Geneva, Switzerland, manufactured the best selling indicator and dial bore gage imports in the United States. These models were sold with the name Alina. They were so well built and such favorites of machinists of the time that, even today, we receive these indicators for repair. In Europe the indicators were sold with the name Parvus. In a misguided effort to build a sturdier gage, the manufacturer changed the models to clinkers that had all the grace of a bread box. These were the short lived IXL series.
Just a few years later, they introduced the current Compac models. They have had minor changes in the past 10 years but nothing that affected the over-all look or performance. The Compac indicator is designed to last: sturdier than the Bestest and less costly than the Interapid. It fits perfectly in-between. They are also marketed in the UK with the name Mercer. For several years they were sold in the USA with the name SPI.
Tesa of Renens, Switzerland, is the current manufacturer of Compac indicators as well as Bestest, Tesatast and Interapid indicators.
The complete line of Swiss made Compac test indicators is featured in the current Brown & Sharpe, Tesa and Hexagon catalogs. An online catalog can be found at Tesa Technology.
Most of their indicators and related products are featured on this web site.
Q: I came across an indicator that I cannot find mentioned on your website. It is an EITEL JET 513 AK with .5" travel and .0005" graduations. It is in a box that says Compac Geneve but I am unsure if that is the original box. If Compac did make it then I am thrilled. Can you tell me anything about this?
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Florida Panthers
Another loss in Nashville not music to Panthers' ears
It's probably a good thing the Panthers never moved to Nashville as was threatened back in the mid-1990s while they were wheeling and dealing to get their arena built in Sunrise.
They don't play very well here, anyway.
Florida's Music City losing streak continued Tuesday as the Predators scored twice in the third to break a tie before winning 4-3 at Bridgestone Arena.
The Panthers haven't won here since taking the first two meetings against the expansion Preds in 1998 and '99. Florida, the first ever opponent for the Preds in Nashville, has lost five in a row here.
"We had some chances at 4-3," said Jonathan Huberdeau, who started Florida's scoring. "We missed some chances at the end. [Jacob] Markstrom kept us in it. You have to take the positives from this game. We had a good effort. We had some lines clicking. We just have to be better defensively to help Markstrom."
The Panthers, who have lost two in a row and five of their first seven this season, played well for much of the night. But Nashville turned the momentum in its favor 1:22 into the third when Craig Smith cleaned up a loose puck in front of Markstrom.
Nashville added a power-play goal from Patric Hornqvist as he threw a puck at Markstrom's skates and watched it trickle in a few minutes later.
Florida was unable to bounce back from the two-goal deficit as Hornqvist's goal served as the winner.
The Panthers did come close, however, getting a goal credited to Matt Gilroy that went off the stick of Nashville's David Legwand with 8:23 left.
"We're trying to take out the small mistakes," coach Kevin Dineen said. "I don't fault the compete level, we've talked about that too much. We had numerous chances with the empty net and their goalie made some big saves.
"We got a 60-minute game. We gave up a bad power-play goal that was a savable goal. We need to start winning these games. We need to win."
Florida trailed or was tied with the Preds throughout the game as Nashville scored the initial goal Tuesday and also led 2-1 before the Panthers came back.
Huberdeau got his third goal in four games to lead things off as he charged in on Pekka Rinne and drilled the puck through early in the second.
Mike Fisher scored with 7:12 left in the second to make it 2-1, but Marcel Goc answered by chopping at a loose puck in front of the net off a Jesse Winchester offering less than a minute later.
"That wasn't the start to the third we wanted but overall it was a tight game," said Goc, who played in Nashville before coming to Florida. "Neither team gave up much. We just couldn't keep the puck in the zone in long enough when we had the advantage. We kept pushing and pushing. We just couldn't crack them."
The focus of Tuesday's game was not of two struggling Sun Belt teams trying to find their way this season but of the matchup of budding stars.
Florida held the second overall pick in June's NHL Draft and passed on Seth Jones — the top-ranked defenseman available — and took Aleksander Barkov instead.
Nashville had planned on taking Barkov with the fourth pick but gladly took Jones when the Panthers and Lightning didn't. Jones said at the draft that he "wanted to prove them wrong," and Tuesday was his first shot at the Panthers.
Neither Jones nor Barkov scored, although Jones got an assist on Nashville's second goal. Both were on the ice together for much of the night as Jones was on for 15 of Barkov's 21 shifts.
"It's cool to see the second and fourth picks out there," said Huberdeau, the NHL's reigning rookie of the year. "Seth Jones is already a good defenseman and we know the skill Barkov has. It's nice to see them battle. They'll be doing that for years."
The Panthers sat veteran winger Scottie Upshall on Tuesday as center Nick Bjugstad played in his first game of the season.
Upshall had an assist in Florida's season-opening win at Dallas but is minus-6 since. Upshall, who makes $3.5 million, is signed through next season and has six goals in 59 games with the Panthers.
"I'm just trying to put the best players I can on the ice," Dineen said, "to give us the best opportunity to win. That's all that was."
• Bjugstad jumped back into the lineup after having just one full practice with the team. Bjugstad missed all of training camp after sustained a concussion Sept. 8. Florida's offensive concerns all but necessitated Bjugstad's quick return. It was thought he would start the season in the minors.
"He was fine," Dineen said. "He hasn't played a real game in months and I thought he stepped in and did a solid job."
With Bjugstad at center, Shawn Matthias moved over to right wing on the third line.
• John Madden, a center on Florida's division championship team two years ago, worked with the centers during Tuesday's morning skate. Madden is currently a pro scout for the Panthers after working in Montreal's front office last season.
• After playing five of the first seven games away from South Florida, the Panthers come home to bask in the sun for the next few weeks.
Florida's upcoming six-game homestand is its longest of the season as the team doesn't play on the road again until visiting Washington on Nov. 2. The Panthers open their long homestand Thursday against Boston.
"Maybe that's what we need to get going," Goc said. Florida is 1-1-0 at home this year.


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Learning about the differences between triangles using the 3 part cards.
Here Mustang is doing online research for her Land Animals of the 6th Day from Apologia which we reviewed here.
Mapping animals of North America (also from Land Animals of the 6th Day).
Parts of a tree.
SNAKE GAME!! Finally!! He really loved it!!
Using the Kindle Fire to do Knobless Cylinder extensions from Our Montessori Story.
Playing a reading action game from our IEW Primary Arts of Language curriculum. I have found this to be a reading curricula that fits in very nicely with the Montessori education method.
Turns out, Mini Cooper has been pretty board with the materials I have been letting her use. So, we got out the number rods-and she mastered them the first time! She is only 3 1/2 and I didn't figure she would be ready for them. Boy was I wrong!!
Completed hundred's board! That is quite a challenge, too. Not so much because it is hard work, but it takes forever and it's hard to stick with it. I had to really encourage him to continue. He was so please with himself when it was done, though!! And yes, our #14 is missing-boo!
Day two of the red rods I thought I'd just see if she could label them. Yep, all of them, first try!! Excuse the outfit, she picked it herself :).
Explorer has been interested in coloring lately.
And she is so focused when using the letter board! Think she's going to be a lefty?? I'm thinking maybe so!
Sorting kitchen and bath items from Montessori Materials.
A new favorite book great for I Spy lessons Daisy Gets Dressed. Loved this one!! It's actually one we are likely to purchase after checking it out at the library and using up all the days we could. It's Mini Coopers favorite!
Labeling fractions. I used the labels I found here. They are from amonco.org, but I could not find the direct link from their page. I had located the printable file through Google. I hate to link directly to the file, but I don't know how else to get you there.
We've also been playing a lot of I Spy using the free cards at Montessori Print Shop.
Of course we have been doing more, but these are what I could catch on camera :). I hope you have been having a great few weeks of school!! Thanks for stopping by!
God Bless! And Happy Easter!!


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Thank you for the Netflix link. George Harrison was my favourite Beatle. I was terribly upset for him when Eric Clapton stole Patti Boyd (weren't they all so beautiful, the women then?) from him. 'All Things Must Pass' rates very highly in my CD collection. I love your obsessively gorgeous yarn.ReplyDelete
I like the colours in it but personally I can`t stand variegated yarn,to my brain it`s a jumbled mess I can only use solid colours it looks nice and soft though.ReplyDelete
Lovely yarn!! I am very fond of those colours. Can't wait to see it on you!ReplyDelete
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There's something charming about Mario Kart. It's one of those games that always puts a smile on people's faces. And Mario Kart 8 for Wii U is no different.
Mario Kart 8 had to be shown off at this year's E3 expo in Los Angeles California. Nintendo is trying to claw back some of the gravitas awarded to both Sony and Microsoft in light of the PS4 and Xbox One announcements. And the Nintendo title was more than shown off - a playable demo was on hand and Pocket-lint grabbed the giant Wii U Gamepad control and got stuck in.
Momentarily the PS4 and Xbox One were forgotten as we were transported into the twisty, turvy, uber-happy Mario world. This is familiar ground, of course, as this version of Mario Kart feels a lot like the earlier games in high definition. But then Mario Kart HD is no bad thing, is it?
That's a lingering question that will fall under part praise, part criticism really. If Mario Kart felt any different from its predecessors then there'd be uproar. But Nintendo is playing it safe with its latest racer, resting on its laurels to ensure it garners the attention needed.
Mario Kart 8 does offer up a new dynamic during play: when we say twisty and turvy we mean that - quite literally. Roads bend upside down where anti-gravity wheels come into play; columns of water appear suspended in the middle of castles that can be floated through much like a normal road; and paraglider-like auto-deployment shifts the fast-paced dynamic to require a defter touch.
Controls can be handled using the Gamepad's thumbstick or full tilt-action controls feel much like the earlier Wii title's steering wheel. Drifting is a key component to the game too: you'll need to hit the right trigger to glide around the corners at pace and acquire the boosts to ping you forward.
Weapons are - from what we've seen - the norm too; red and green shells meet mushroom boosts and slip-sliding bananas. Perhaps there'll be new devices in the finished game, which is due in 2014, but there's no final word just yet.
But at this early stage all the happy-clappy graphics and familiar gameplay just feel a bit slow. Like really slow. Wide roads plod on by - presumably because this is the beginner's cup - in a fashion that came as a bit of a surprise. We trust that Nintendo will get Mario Kart 8 right given its previous experience and this demo is likely reflective of the entry-level cup races - but no information was available about these at this time.
Mario Kart 8: a formula that's much of the same with an HD twist. That makes us pretty darn happy, so we have high hopes as to where this Wii U essential title will go come its 2014 release date. One to watch.


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Good Morning To All,
i just come across a very nice and meaningful quote. i thought let me share it here with you all.
""""""If You feel your life has no direction/purpose, try spreading a Little Love around!
There is always someone around who needs Your Help, love & Kindness.""""""
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The Abbott Oceanarium immerses you in the vibrant coastal ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest. As you stroll along the coast, encounter beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea lions and sea otters. You'll also find a host of fishes and invertebrates that make their homes where freshwater flows into the ocean or where tides turn seascapes to landscapes and back again each day.
Take a seat and catch Shedd's aquatic presentation in the Rice Ampitheater, or check out Polar Play Zone, a place to learn through play for our youngest guests.
Explore the Pacific Northwest.
Dive deeper to the underwater viewing gallery, part of the Polar Play Zone.
Attend our aquatic presentation and learn how we care for our animals every day.
Completed in 1991, the Abbott Oceanarium introduced Chicagoans to beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins and sea otters — the latter two species on display in the Midwest for the first time.
Getting up close with beluga whales is the highlight of any visit to the Abbott Oceanarium.
The Abbott Oceanarium's habitats are massive, holding a total of more than 3 million gallons of water.
Pacific white-sided dolphins leap and dive gracefully in the Abbott Oceanarium's waters.
Several of Shedd's California sea lions were rescued from life-threatening situations on the West Coast. The mesh front on their habitat lets you get close enough to get splashed when they jump in the water. They also have roomy pools behind the scenes.
Sea otters use their hands — or mitts — to find and take apart food, groom and try to dismantle their habitat! They'll also hide toys in the exhibit's inflow and outflow pipes. The pool gets regular inspections and maintenance.
At our Asleep with the Fishes overnights, you'll spend the night exploring the aquarium to learn about animals through a scavenger hunt, an aquatic presentation and more!
Start your day with new spring and summer programs at Shedd! From Yoga to science, there's something for everyone.
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I think for the characters for you can just, you know, in addition to more expressions, you could also give them other poses. They look kinda static with only their facial expression that changes
I'm looking forward for more Dozer though. I also think he could use a little bit more or less drama or conflict :3


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What is the Greenhorn Gourmet? Who is Holli Mayer? And why can I not stop reading her delicious recipe blog?
Holli Mayer and the Greenhorn Gourmet are definitely something to watch for in 2011!
According to Holli Mayer's website, the "Greenhorn Gourmet is a website dedicated to people who want to learn to cook better, and are interested in a little more of an analytical, scientific approach to following a recipe." Greenhorn is usually meant for the everyday average joe who is at the entry level of building a new skill. The name was used in the world of the carney and went along with other terms like "rube." This is the position a majority of us find ourselves in when it comes to healthy, flavorful creations in the kitchen.
Holli Mayer appeals to the frustrated inner chef in all of us and does so by allowing us to live and learn through not only her successful recipe adventures, but through her failures as well (see marshmallow disaster).
"When I first started cooking all I possessed was a shoestring budget, a gas stove, and a little more free time. The rest came out of my descent into cooking obsession over the following years," says Holli in a cheerful tone, "It's my hope that not only can I log my recipes and all my little tweaks I adjust them with, but to inspire others to get in their kitchen and try something new. I can't explain the rush I get when I learn a new skill, but I want to share that feeling."
This spry San Diego native and student is a prominent leader in the local organic movement. Holli lives modestly in a small apartment with her fiance and occasional partner in culinary crime. All the more reason many young professionals and recent graduates can relate to Holli's quest for the perfect recipe.
"I think my cooking obsession started with being a poor college student. Why spend the money when I could recreate things at home for a fraction of the cost of buying it pre-made?," her first blog entry begins.
Holli started with various dinner foods, then expanded to pastas and breads, gaining badges of honor with cuts & burns, destroying kitchen utensils and developing a much better appreciation of the challenges faced in the kitchen. Holli wants to create a healthier kitchen for everyone within a reasonable budget. She thinks even the greenest greenhorn can create anything they've eaten at a restaurant with ease. She believes that anything processed or packaged is not insurmountably impossible to create from scratch. In fact, it should be created from scratch without all the harsh preservatives, chemicals, flavoring and who knows what else.
Holli Mayer's talents go beyond the kitchen. She is attaining a degree in chemistry and she is also a well-established illustrator and photographer. Holli is a true renaissance woman and an inspiration to aspiring cooks everywhere. Look out Julia, here comes Holli Mayer and the Greenhorn Gourmet!


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Animation from the Emmy Winning, Robot Chicken [as]
In 2010, I was hired as an animator on Robot Chicken. Since then I have animated on three seasons, Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III, Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 1 and 2, as well as three Christmas Specials. The Robot Chicken Christmas Special won an Emmy for Outstanding Short Format Animation in 2011, and my work has been nominated twice for Individual Achievement in Character Animation.
The animation in this 'Close Encounters' parody was also contributed to by the very talented, Rachel Larson, who animated the first three shots of the aliens.
The animation in this clip from 'Robot Chicken Star Wars III' was also contributed to by Savelen Forrest, the Animation Director of that special and someone who taught me a multitude about animation. Savelen animated the amazing scene on the escalator.


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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Sharing My Practice on CP Square - July 2012
I am really honored an excited to be sharing my practice for the next 2 weeks on Cp Square. The structure is that for 10 days, I check in twice a day and respond to questions, share what I am doing, muse on topics I am thinking about. I love to write because of the reflection and find I always get new insights from the process. I hope others do as well. Join me.
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Suitable for security and labor protection in fire control, mine and industrial units, enterprises and public institutions, and safeguard of villa, manors and plants, a top choice for house and home, vehicles, travel as well as wild emergency lighting.
Characteristic: This series of electric torch consists of an aluminum alloy torch and a reassured electric core, integrating the advantages of the both, enjoying two purposes- the reassured electric core as rechargeable torch or the common dry battery. It is economic, convenient and practical.
(1) Strong light and focusing.
(2) Rechargeable high-capacity battery is equipped.
(3) It is accurate and attractive as being processed by CNC machine tool.
(4) By surface polishing and anodizing coloring, it resists rust and corrosion.
(5) It is rainproof and shockproof.
(6) Equipped with a krypton-charged strong light bulb and a spare bulb.
(7) Related acid or alkali dry battery is available.
(8) With Certificate of Conformity for Explosive Products with No. CNEx 09.1192.
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Two AA 800mAh high-capacity rechargeable batteries are built in the rechargeable electric core.
Input of Rechargeable Electric Core: 220V-50Hz
Charging Time of Rechargeable Electric Core: About 16h
Continuous Discharge Time: Strong light 110 minutes; common light 220 minutes
High-light single-chip high-power LED is built in the electric torch.
The electric torch can use four AA acid and alkali dry batteries.


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DACC is excited to provide the Chromebook Integration Experience in selected Lab Programs during the 2018-2019 School Year. Students in these lab programs will have a Chromebook included in their lab fees to use at the Career Center as well as at home. At the completion of the program it is theirs to keep. The Chromebook will an 11" Lenovo (or similar model depending on availability). Cost will not exceed $185.00.
A letter emailed home to families can be accessed here.
The advantages of this program are many:
- All students will be on the same platform so that they can access their documents anyplace there is an Internet connection
- Students will be assigned logins on the mydacc.org domain.
- Convenient file sharing with teachers and classmates
- Currently Google Apps for Education (GAFE) has over 52% of the education market and that is growing daily. Most of our students have used Chromebooks at their home schools before coming to DACC, so they are already familiar with the technology.
- Due to the phenomenal growth of GAFE, new apps and solutions are constantly being released.
- Google is gaining a footprint in the business world, so students will be prepared for the future.
- When students graduate or leave DACC, the device is theirs to take with them.
Programs participating in the One to One Experience include:
- Auto Collision Technology
- Automotive Technology
- BioScience
- Culinary Arts
- Construction Technology
- Dental Assisting
- Early Childhood Education
- Law Enforcement
- Pharmacy Technician
- Welding & Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Zoo School
One to One Integration Experience FAQ
What if the family has financial difficulties and the fee might be a burden?
If the student qualifies for a Free Lunch under State guidelines they would qualify for the same fee waivers to cover the Chromebook fee. This waiver covers all fees with the exception of CTSO dues. If the student qualifies for Reduced Lunch under State guidelines they could apply to the Student Assistance Program for help with their fees.
What if the student already owns a laptop or Chromebook that they want to use daily at DACC?
As long as they bring it in and it is approved by the DACC technology staff and they are willing to bring it daily, they may use it instead of buying a Chromebook. The lab teacher would notify administration and the fee would be removed. (Similar to the procedure we use if the student already has safety glasses). They would sign in to their mydacc.org Google account while at DACC.
What if the student has purchased or been issued a Chromebook at their homeschool and attends DACC half day?
As long as they are permitted by the home school to use the Chromebook at DACC and are willing to bring it daily, they may use it instead of buying a Chromebook at DACC. The lab teacher would notify administration and the fee would be removed. They would sign in to their mydacc.org Google account while at DACC.
What about keeping my DACC Chromebook charged?
Fully charged Chromebooks run for about 8 hours. It takes approximately 1.5 hours to fully charge a Chromebook, much less time to top-off a charge. Each Chromebook will come with its own charging cord. The best scenario will be for the student to take it home daily and charge it at night. If they chose to leave the Chromebook at school they will fit in the student lockers. They can then charge it at any electrical outlet.
What type of warranty is included?
The Chromebooks come with a one year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Normally if there is a manufacturer defect with a Chromebook it will show up within the first year. Accidental damage (screen breakage, etc.) is not covered. We have investigated the cost of accidental damage insurance and it is cost prohibitive based on the low initial cost of these Chromebooks. The DACC Tech Staff will facilitate repairs covered under manufacturer warranty. Repairs that are not covered under warranty or take place after the warranty has expired must first be deprovisioned by the DACC Tech Staff before it can be serviced by a repair vendor. If your Chromebook is being repaired a loaner device may be available for the duration of the repair.
What happens when the student graduates?
DACC will remove the Management Controls from the Chromebook and the student takes it with them. Devices must go through a deprovisioning process before the student graduates or leaves the school before graduating. These devices can also be used as the student begins their college career or on the jobsite.


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Financial Aid
OK Promise (Formerly OHLAP)
FAQ's for High School Seniors FAQ's for College Students OK Promise (Formerly OHLAP) is a state funded program that will pay tuition at an Oklahoma Public two-year college or four-year university for those students who qualify. To be considered eligible, students must have signed up during their 8th, 9th, or 10th grade year with a validated household income of less than $50,000 and complete the required coursework and conditions outlined by the Oklahoma State Regents Office. The Financial Aid office verifies eligibility for all students enrolled and notifies OKPromise of tuition costs. Generally, OKPromise payments are put on students' accounts 4-6 weeks after the Add/Drop date. The scholarship, however, does not cover items such as books, supplies, room and board, and other fees that are usually associated with tuition costs. Students are encouraged to apply for other types of financial aid to cover these costs. Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, all OK Promise students attending SOSU must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements set by SOSU. If you become ineligible for federal financial aid (like Pell grants or student loans) for not meeting the SAP requirements, you will be ineligible for OK Promise. This requirement applies to all OK Promise students, even if the student is not currently receiving federal financial aid and regardless of the year the student started college For more information, contact the Financial Aid office or the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Student's Information Hotline at 800-858-1840, by email email@example.com, on the web http://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/, or by writing Oklahoma's Promise at the address below. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education PO Box 108850 Oklahoma City OK 73101–8850.