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GetterDragun wrote:TRU in White Plains had all the new Deluxes (BB, Arcee, FB Jazz, Dreadwing, Dropkick, and Payload.
Target in White Plains had 1 Ultimate BB, but I bought it.
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Atlanta, GA – With the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, Andrelton Simmons was hit by a pitch to force in Jeff Baker with the game-winning run, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 triumph over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
David Ross singled before Dan Uggla and Chipper Jones each drew a walk to load the bases.
Simmons, who scored the winning run for the Braves on Friday, faced a 2-2 count before he was plunked by Ryan Mattheus (5-2). Baker replaced Ross as a pinch-runner earlier in the frame.
Washington put a runner on third with one out in the ninth, but Craig Kimbrel was able to strand pinch-runner Eury Perez to seal the win. It was his 36th save of the season.
Jason Heyward cracked a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman added a solo shot for Atlanta, which has won two in a row on the heels of a three-game skid. They are 6 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading Nationals, but remain on top in the wild card standings.
"Definitely a big win agaisnt these guys. They want to bury us everytime they play us," Freeman said. "It was a big win, we were able to come back and get some runs early, and get closer (in the standings). (Heyward), with the big home run to tie us up and (starting pitcher Tommy Hanson) battled. We didn't really help him out too much in the first couple of innings but we battled the rest of the game."
Eric O'Flaherty (3-0) earned the win after pitching a perfect eighth.
Adam LaRoche homered and Jayson Werth had two hits and scored a run for the Nationals.
The Nationals jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after scoring a pair in both the first and second innings.
In the first, Werth reached on a single before LaRoche clobbered his two-run homer to right field.
In the second, Jesus Flores walked and Steve Lombardozzi reached on a Freeman fielding error before both runners came around when Tommy Hanson's throw on a sacrifice bunt sailed past Freeman at first base.
The Braves were able to get on the board in the home half after Freeman tripled and then scored on Dan Uggla's double to right field.
Freeman's solo homer in the fourth cut Atlanta's deficit to 4-2 before Heyward knotted it up in the sixth with a two-run homer to right field. Martin Prado reached on an error before Heyward smacked his 27th homer of the season.
"Any time you get a lead like that, and you're the starting pitcher you come out of a game and that lead isn't there its always tough" Nationals starter Edwin Jackson said. "My job is to go out and secure the lead, regardless of what kind of call is being made. You can't really control that. I have a job to go out and get outs."
Game Notes
Freeman finished a double short of the cycle ... Braves catcher Brian McCann left in the third inning with tendinitis in his right hamstring ... Hanson started for the Braves and gave up four runs -- two earned -- on four hits and struck out seven over five frames ... Nationals manager Davey Johnson was ejected in the sixth inning by first base umpire Marvin Hudson.


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Intel introduced the Atom processor nearly five years ago. It was intentionally designed to enable products that Intel called "mobile Internet devices," which were more or less tablets that weren't very popular.
The iPad wouldn't hit until two years later, however, which meant the possibilities of Atom weren't explored. Instead, the processor ended up in the tidal wave of netbooks that ambushed the market and then quickly retreated. Atom was caught in the undertow of that receding wave, and hardware manufacturers turned towards ARM processors capable of running Android.
Windows 8 is giving Atom a second chance. Finally, after years of waiting, the products that Atom was designed to enable can be built. Tablets and convertibles with Atom processors are already available, and their numbers are growing. But should you buy a tablet or laptop with an Atom processor, or is the processor popularized by the netbook only suited for that role?
What is an Atom, anyway?
Before we talk about the two types of devices in which Atom appears (besides the netbook), you should first understand a bit about what Atom is and where it came from.
Since the company pushed Core so aggressively, it's easy to forget they make anything else at all. Atom is quite different from the Intel Core processor you're likely familiar with. Atom uses its own architecture designed with efficiency, cost, and physical size as priorities. Speed – well, not so much. An Atom processor is around four to six times slower than a third-gen Core i7 in many benchmarks.
Though originally single-core, most of today's Atom products are dual-core. They have integrated graphics and are fully x86 compatible, which means they'll run (almost) any software a Core processor can run.
Atom in tablets
Intel saw the tablet coming. Kinda. The company started to talk about "mobile Internet devices" in 2007 and released several platforms with the cooperation of hardware partners. Because Intel makes x86 processors, however, it had to stick with Windows. The products looked the part – they had small touchscreens, miniature keyboards, and often required the use of a stylus.
Today's Atom tablets, however, are similar to their Android competitors. They're generally a bit thicker, often have large displays, but are otherwise hard to tell apart. Windows 8 will be the giveaway, of course, but the new operating system's touch interface banished the stylus from most devices.
Atom is a good fit for tablets. Though slow compared to an Intel Core processor, it's quicker (sometimes much quicker) than any ARM processor on the market today. And while the architecture has become faster over the last five years, Window's system requirements have barely budged. This means the performance of Intel's least capable of chip is truly adequate. It's not great, perhaps not even good – but good enough.
Unfortunately there is a skeleton in Atom's closet: graphics performance. Graphics was a sore spot for the chip when it was released in 2008, and there hasn't been much improvement. Even the Intel HD 4000 graphics found in a Core processor will knock the socks off Atom. Want to play a 3D game? Too bad. The game probably won't run; and if it does, it won't run well. That will be a shock to anyone who has enjoyed immersive 3D gaming on a smaller, less expensive Android device.
Battery life will vary from tablet to tablet but, overall, Atom doesn't appear to be at a disadvantage. Tablets based on the processor can last between six and ten hours depending on settings and battery size.
Atom in convertibles
Convertible laptops are also seeing Atom's return, which is no big surprise. Inexpensive convertibles were always the obvious next step for netbooks. Hardware manufacturers were just waiting for Windows to catch up with the touch revolution.
Everything we've said about Atom in tablets also applies to convertibles, yet there's more to consider. Convertibles, unlike tablets, are going to be used at least partially as a traditional PC. That means more time spent with the Windows desktop, more multi-tasking, and heavier use of demanding applications.
This is where Atom starts to stumble. Though quick enough for Web browsing, the processor feels seriously slow when encoding videos or even editing large photos. Tasks that seem to take a blink of an eye on an Intel Core laptop can take five seconds on an Atom system.
Who cares? You will care. Maybe not at first, but after a few hours or weeks the constant lag, lengthy load times, and almost imperceptible stutters will begin to gnaw at you. Atom processors are the perfect way to recreate the feel of computing ten years ago.
All of this might be acceptable if the price was low. That was the premise of netbooks, after all – good enough for the 'net and cheap enough to fit almost any budget. Modern Atom convertibles don't fit that mold and often ship with a price between $500 and $800. That's a lot to spend for an okay tablet that can also be used as a sub-par laptop.
You wait, you win
One of Intel's most important announcements at CES 2013 was a new line of Atom quad-cores that should be showing up in products by the end of this year. Though details were scarce at the conference, leaks from late 2012 indicate that the Atom quads will have higher clock speeds than current processors and will also include Intel HD 2500 and HD 4000 graphics. If true, the new line of Atoms will be a huge upgrade over what is currently available.
We think that consumers eyeing an Atom-powered tablet or convertible should turn their eyes elsewhere until the new version is available. In the meantime, buyers on a budget should instead consider an Android tablet or an iPad. They provide far more value for your money
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Picture: The Smashing Pumpkins performing at Manchester O2 Apollo on the first night of their UK Tour Manchester, England - 11.11.11
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has opened up about his suicidal thoughts in a candid new Tv interview, revealing he almost killed himself on several occasions.
The rocker sat down for a chat with U.S. Tv personality Carson Daly and expanded on comments he recently made to Britain's NME magazine about his mental state.
He told Daly, the host of U.S. late-night show Last Call, "I almost killed myself about three, four, seven times. I literally started planning my death and what I would leave behind, and what I was gonna write... three or four times in my life.
"What I finally realised, at least on the back end of this, is that God, at least as I understand God, was there all along. Once I was able to process my reality in that way, I no longer felt like a victim."
In the recent Nme interview, Corgan revealed he had entertained suicidal thoughts while recording classic 1993 album Siamese Dream, stating, "I was suicidal, and I'd been plotting my own death for about two months... If you've ever read anything about the warning signs of suicide one of them is you give away all your stuff, and I'd given away all my stuff. I gave away all my records, I started giving away my guitars.
"I was fantasising about my own death, I started thinking what my funeral would be like and what music would be played, I was at that level of insanity."


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The Project on Gender, Culture, Religion and the Law (GCRL) was launched in February 2007 as part of the celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. The project is generously funded by a gift from the Dan Fischel and Sylvia Neil Philanthropic Fund.
Our Mission
The mission of the Project on Gender, Culture, Religion and the Law is to support research and activism, which explores conflicts between women's claims to gender equality and legal norms justified in terms of religious and cultural traditions. Its location in the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, a leading research center on Jewish women's studies, shapes its unique approach to exploring these issues. The project supports research on the rights of women in Jewish law, both in Israel and the Diaspora. It also supports comparative work that examines the issues of women's rights under religious laws in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective.


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Journal Templates
Creating multiple journals entries whose debit and credit accounts are usually repeated over and over again can be quite monotonous. Using Journal Templates, you can pre-populate the note, journal type, account, reference number, project name, currency and tax.
So, instead of creating new journal entries from scratch every time, you can just enter the unique values that are specific to that particular journal entry.
Scenario: Patrica regularly creates the journal entries after each business transaction for her organization. Over a period, she realizes that the majority of the journals that she records are usually journal entries for owner drawings in which the cash account is the debited and the owner's capital is credited. So, instead of creating similar journal entries, she creates a journal template. This way, the next time she wants to create a new journal entry for the owner drawing, all she has to do is use the journal template.
In this page…
- Create New Journal Template
- Use Journal Template
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Create New Journal Templates
To start recording journal entries using templates, you should first create your journal template. To create:
- Go to Accountant > Manual Journals.
- Click the Settings dropdown in the top right corner.
- Click Manage Templates.
- Click New Template.
- Enter the required details for creating the journal template:
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When you create journal templates based on type, the credit and debit account will not be auto-filled in the journals. So, the credit and debit amount will have to be entered manually in the journal.
- To create journal entries based on type, uncheck Enter Amount.
Based on Amount
When you create journal templates based on amount, the credit and debit account along with the amount will be auto-filled in the journals. So, the debit and credit amount will be pre-populated.
- To create journal entries based on amount, check Enter Amount.
Note: Ensure that the amount credited is equal to the amount debited.
- Click Save.
You can now start creating journal entries based on the template you have created.
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- Click the + New Journal dropdown.
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Pro Tip: You can also create a new manual journal (Accountant > Manual Journal > + New Journal) and click Choose Template in the top right corner or you can go to Settings > Manage Templates and click Use next to a journal template.
Manage Journal Template
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Edit Journal Templates
If you have any changes that are to be made to your journal templates, you can edit them anytime. To edit journal templates:
- Go to Accountant > Manual Journals.
- Click the Settings dropdown in the top right corner.
- Click Manage Templates.
- Click Edit next to the journal template you would like to edit.
Delete Journal Templates
If you no longer wish to use a journal template, you can delete them permanently. To delete a journal entry:
- Go to Accountant > Manual Journals.
- Click the Settings dropdown in the top right corner.
- Click Manage Templates.
- Click Delete next to the journal template you would like to delete.
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We're all encouraged to wear white in summer, since white clothing is supposed to keep us cool — but it doesn't. In fact, black clothing is the best way to keep cool in the heat. It's basic physics. And biology. Find out why cool people will wear black this summer.
Generally in summer, we're treated to lines of loose summery white clothing. Not only is the white supposed to look nice floating around the edges of a picnic — until a few seconds into the event, when it has its first grass stain — people claim that white is the ideal way to keep cool in the summer. When we see white, we're seeing the combination of all possible visible light. This means that white clothing reflects a great deal of wavelengths of energy coming in. This means it should reflect the sun's rays back, instead of letting them cook us. And that's perfectly correct.
Except that this explanation is also incomplete. Heat is not just coming in off of the sun. It's also coming off a person's own, sweating, warm-blooded, mammalian body, which is a lot closer than the sun is. When all that body heat hits the white clothing covering it, it gets reflected right back towards the body. When we wear white, we cook ourselves.
The best color to keep cool in the heat, it turns out, is to wear black. Black absorbs everything coming in from the sun, sure. But black also absorbs energy from the body instead of reflecting it back. Now, the helpfulness of black clothes depends on finding black clothes that are the same thickness and looseness as those summery white clothes. Black clothing also needs a little help from atmospheric conditions. Once it has absorbed heat, it has to have some way to radiate it away. If there's even a little wind, black clothing is the better choice for those who want to keep cool, like goths who understandably don't like sweating through their make-up. So find something black to wear this summer.
And if people ask you what you're in mourning for, tell them you mourn their limited grasp of physics.
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Michael Sam had to wait until the final eight picks to get drafted and when the Rams finally called, it was an emotional moment. ESPN cameras were there and filmed him crying and hugging and kissing another man, presumably his boyfriend. It was moving and powerful, and the ignorant hated it.
There's nothing new about a draftee celebrating with a significant other, or cameras focusing on her. Hell, sometimes they are openly drooled over; Lauren Tannehill almost broke Twitter when she showed up during the draft. It's not even the first time someone's been drafted and kissed his girlfriend. But since it's two gay men kissing and embracing, it's too much for people (even the ones who say they aren't homophobic!).
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Spray-Arc TransferFiller metals for gas metal arc welding stainless steel are specified in AWS - A5.9-93. Click here to view full-size Acrobat .pdf file.
Electrode diameters as great as 1/16-in., but usually 0.045", 0.035", and 0.030", are used with relatively high currents to create the spray-arc transfer. A current of approximately 300-350 amperes is required for a 1/16-in. electrode, depending on the shielding gas and type of stainless wire being used. The degree of spatter is dependent upon the composition and flow rate of the shielding gas, wire-feed speed, and the characteristics of the welding power supply. DCEP (Direct Current Electrode Positive) is used for most stainless-steel welding. A 1or 2% argon-oxygen mixture is recommended for most stainless steel spray arc welding.
On square butt welds, a backup strip should be used to prevent weld-metal drop through. When fitup is poor or copper backing cannot be used, drop-through may be minimized by short-circuit welding the first pass.
Forehand techniques are beneficial when welding with a semiautomatic gun. Although the operator's hand is exposed to more heat, better visibility is obtained. For welding plate ¼-in. and thicker, the gun should be moved back and forth in the direction of the joint and at the same time moved slightly from side to side. On thinner metal, however, only back and forth motion along the joint is used.
The more economical short-circuiting transfer process for thinner material should be used in the overhead and horizontal position for, at least, the root and first passes. Although some operators use a short digging spray arc to control the puddle, the weld is apt to be unduly porous.
Short-Circuiting TransferPower supply units with slope, voltage, and inductance controls are recommended for the welding of stainless steel with short-circuiting transfer. Inductance, in particular, plays an important part in obtaining proper puddle fluidity.
The shielding gas recommended for short-circuiting welding of stainless-steel contains 90% helium, 7.5% argon, and 2.5% carbon dioxide. The gas gives the most desirable bead contour while keeping the CO2 level low enough so that it does not influence the corrosion resistance of the metal. High inductance in the output is beneficial when using this gas mixture.
Single-pass welds may also be made by using argon-CO2 gas. The CO2 in the shielding gas will affect the corrosion resistance of multipass welds made with short-circuiting transfer.
Wire extension or stickout should be kept as short as possible. Backhand welding is usually easier on fillet welds and will result in a neater weld. Forehand welding should be used for butt welds. Outside corner welds may be made with a straight motion. A slight backward and forward motion along the axis of the joint should be used. Short-circuiting transfer welds on stainless steel made with a shielding gas of 90% He, 7-1/2% A, 2-1/2% CO2 show good corrosion resistance and coalescence. Butt, lap, and single fillet welds in material ranging from 0.60-in. to .125-in. in 321, 310, 316, 347, 304, 410, and similar stainless steels can be successfully made.
Pulsed-Arc TransferThe pulsed arc process is normally a process wherein one small drop of molten metal is transferred across the arc for each high current pulse of weld current. The high current pulse must be of sufficient magnitude and duration to cause at least one small drop of molten metal to form and be propelled by the pinch effect from the end of the wire to the weld puddle. During the low current portion of the weld cycle the arc is maintained and the wire is heated, but the heat developed is not adequate to transfer metal. For this reason, the time duration at the low current value must be limited otherwise metal would be transferred in the globular mode.
Wire diameters of 0.030", 0.035", and 0.045" are most commonly used with this process. Gases for pulsed arc welding are argon plus 1% oxygen, the same as used for spray arc welding. These and other wire sizes can be welded in the spray transfer mode at lower average current with pulsed current than with continuous weld current. The advantage of this is that thin material can be welded in the spray transfer mode which produces a smooth weld with less spatter than the short circuiting mode. Another advantage is that for a given average current, spray transfer can be obtained with a larger wire. Larger diameter wires are less costly than smaller sizes, and the lower ratio of surface to volume reduces the possibility of weld contamination from surface oxides.
Pulsed MIG welding characteristics are excellent with lower currents. There are many advantages with the process including low spatter, penetration without melt-through and excellent operator appeal.


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Angelina Jolie is known for her unconventional family, which includes three biological children with longtime partner Brad Pitt and adopted children from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam. Her multiracial and multicultural family has generated headlines, most notably when critics have felt the need to weigh in on her Ethiopian daughter Zahara's hair. Some challenged Jolie's ability to style and comb it, while others had a problem with her daughter wearing braided extensions.
But the Jolie-Pitt family should be commended for their efforts to be culturally conscious, particularly when it comes to their diverse brood. Pitt once acknowledged using Carol's Daughter products on Zahara's hair and recently explained why he declined the role of a cruel slave owner in "12 Years a Slave," which his company produced, saying, "I didn't want my kids to see me in this role."
A recent photo of the Jolie-Pitt kids seems to reinforce that Jolie and Pitt may be more conscious of racial and cultural diversity than the average parent. The widely published photo captured the couple's biological daughter Vivienne carrying a Black doll with short, tightly curled hair. This may not seem like a big deal but it is.
Dolls have long been a source of angst when it comes to the self-esteem of girls, particularly young girls of color. The role of dolls in serving as symbols of beauty, racial stereotypes and racism is so significant that dolls played a key role in one of America's landmark civil rights cases, Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark conducted experiments with Black children, who were asked questions regarding which doll was bad or ugly and given an option between a Black doll and White doll. Most children associated positive qualities with the White doll, and 63 percent preferred playing with the White doll, leading the Clarks to conclude that Black children "indicate a clear-cut preference for White and some of them evidence emotional conflict when requested to indicate a color preference. It is clear that the Negro child, by the age of 5, is aware of the fact that to be colored in contemporary American society is a mark of inferior status. A child accepts as early as 6, 7 or 8 the negative stereotypes about his own group."
Six decades later the experiment was revisited. When 19 Black children, ranging from age 5 to 9, were asked which doll was nice, according to "Good Morning America," "Sixty years ago, 56 percent of the children chose the White doll. The majority of our kids chose Black or both and 32 percent chose the White doll," an improvement, or so it seemed.
But according to those administering the experiment, some of the Black girls still struggled to see positive qualities in the Black dolls.
"Second-grader Jamya Atkins, 7, picked the White doll as soon as she sat down and before the questions began. She said the White doll was shiny and the Black doll was frowning. Nayomi McPeters, a 7-year-old second-grader, said the Black doll was the ugly doll 'because sometimes this one has its feet like a monkey.'"
As a testament to how sensitive the issue of doll color remains, particularly for Black girls, the rapper Ludacris' longtime companion, Eudoxie, faced heavy criticism for publishing photos of toys she was planning to distribute in Africa, which included many White dolls. A number of Black Americans deemed such gifts damaging to the self-esteem and identity of African children.
When asked about Jolie's daughter playing with a Black doll and whether it is culturally significant, Jeff Gardere, a psychologist who has treated children, told The Root that Black children playing with White dolls can have a negative impact on their self-esteem, but when it comes to White children playing with Black dolls, "I think that's an amazing thing, because it has an opposite effect."
Gardere explained that "White is still considered to be a preferential color and preferential status in our society, so to put a White doll with a Black child will have a negative impact for most Black children but to put a Black doll for a White child might make that White child more sympathetic to or more open to having a Black person in their lives and loving and respecting Black people."
He concluded, "I think it's a courageous thing (Jolie has) done. I'd like to see more of that happening."
(Keli Goff is The Root's special correspondent. Follow her on Twitter.)


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DescriptionPeridot & Diamond Ring handcrafted in solid sterling silver. Single 0.75 ct genuine peridot, two diamonds, total 0.01 ct. Oval cut. Available from sizes H to Z including half sizes.
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New Construction Projects Stories Status/Completion Date
1900 Pacific (The Tower Residences) ~52 Proposed
Hall Arts Tower (Lone Star site) (m/u) ~47-50 On Hold
Victory Tower/Mandarin Oriental (~650ft.) ~43 U/C, 2009
Museum Tower 42 Planned, 2009
Centennial (Observation Tower) (~450 ft.) n/a Proposed
Calatrava Bridge mast (~400 ft.) n/a Planned
Akard & McKinney (Granite) (m/u) ~36 Proposed
Marriot Hotel @Convention Center ~35 Proposed
W Victory Hotel & Res. Tower North 33 Completed, June '06
City Lights Tower 32 32 Cancelled
The Azure 31 U/C, Spring '07
Four Arts Plaza 30 Proposed
Cirque (Victory Park) 28 U/C, Mid '07
Cirque II (Victory Park) xx Planned
The House by Stark (Victory Tower 'J') 28 U/C, 2008
Ashland @Field I (RED) (hotel/res./retail) 27 Proposed
Ashland @Field II (RED) (hotel/res./retail) 27 Proposed
1900 McKinney (Hanover) (310 ft.) 26 U/C
Three Arts Plaza 26 Planned
2500 McKinney I (@Fairmount) (m/u) 25 On Hold
Turtle Creek Block 1021 Tower I ~25 Proposed
Turtle Creek Block 1021 Tower II ~25 Proposed
Turtle Creek Block 1021 Tower III ~25 Proposed
City Lights Tower 25 25 Proposed
Ross & Field site (m/u res. tower) xx Not Announced
Saint Ann Court (350 ft.) 27 Groundbreaking upcoming, 2009
One Arts Plaza 24 U/C, Mar '07
The Glacier xx Planned
Classic Residence by Hyatt-Turtle Creek xx 2010
Canyon Ranch I (Crescent) (325 ft.) xx Proposed
Canyon Ranch II (Crescent) (325 ft.) xx Proposed
Ritz Carlton Res. Tower II (310 ft.) 23 Approved
Cityplace II (McKinney @Blackburn) (Fairfield) 23 Planned
The Sterling at Turtle Creek 23 Early '08
Cresta Bella 22 Planned
Stoneleigh Court Hotel & Residences 22 Site Clearing
The Ashton 21 Completed, Mar '05
Ritz Carlton Hotel & Residences 21 U/C, 2007
The Caroline (McKinney @Akard) 21 Cancelled
The Caroline II (McKinney @Akard) 21 Cancelled
Cityplace West @Blackburn (Tram. Crow) 21 Planned
2000 McKinney (Lincoln)(295 ft.) 20 Site clearing
The Mondrian at Cityplace 20 Completed, Apr '05
Galleria North Condo. project 20 Cancelled
Palomar Residences 20 Proposed
Harwood @McKinney (Crescent) ~20 Proposed
Harwood @Cedar Springs (Crescent) ~20 Proposed
City Lights Tower 20 20 Cancelled
Park Lane Place Residential Tower I 20 Mid-2008
One Victory Park (off. bldg.) 20 Site clearing, 2008/9
Two Victory Park (off. bldg.) 20 Planned
Harwood District office tower (phase # unk) xx Proposed
Park Lane Place Hotel Tower I ~19 Planned
Park Lane Place Hotel Tower II ~19 Planned
ZaZa Condominiums (up to 240 ft.) xx Proposed
Harwood Int'l 'Maple' site xx Not announced
Merit Dr./Lakeside Square res. twr. xx Proposed
Lemmon @Cole ("Hole on Cole") res. twr. xx On Hold
Two Arts Plaza 18 Planned
City Lights Tower 18 18 Cancelled
La Reunion Senior Living Tower I ~18 Proposed
La Reunion Senior Living Towers II ~18 Proposed
Third Rail Lofts (Gulf States Bldg. II) 16 U/C, Summer '06
UTSWMC Biomedical Research Ctr. 16 Completed, 2004
Rosewood Court I (290 ft.)(m/u) ~16-19 Planned
Rosewood Court II (290 ft.)(m/u) ~16-19 Proposed
Maple Terrace Tower Condominiums 16 Cancelled
4949 Galleria - Bldg I (office) 16 On Hold/Not announced
Reserve Tower 16 Cancelled
W Victory Hotel & Res. Tower South 16 Completed, June '06
Baker & Botts project (Uptown) ~16 Cancelled
The Chateau at Turtle Creek 16 Cancelled
Hunt Global Hdqtrs. Tower 15 U/C, Mid '07
The Illume (3003 Carlisle) 15 On Hold
The Tuscany (Prestonwood @Arapaho) 15 Planned
Park Lane Place Residential Tower II 15 Mid-2008
State-Thomas Hall St. tower (Califco) 13 Cancelled (Downscaled)
Hard Rock Condo Hotel xx Not announced
Former Sofitel site hotel & res. proj. xx Cancelled
Mockingbird Stn. exp. (multi.res.bldgs.) xx Planned
Quadrangle res. site (mid- or high-rise) xx Proposed
Mercantile Condo Tower 12 Late '07
Children's Med. Ctr. Twr. III 12 Master Planned
Children's Med. Ctr. Twr. IV 12 Master Planned
4949 Galleria - Bldg. II (ofice) 12 On Hold/Not announced
Employers Insur. Bldg. II 11 Approved
Wyly Theatre ~11 U/C, 2009
The Eleven 11 Proposed/Not announced?
La Reunion Residential Tower ~11 Proposed
Park Place I (Avondale @Oak Lawn) 10 2008
Park Place II (Avondale @Oak Lawn) 10 2008
Joule Urban Resort Tower II 10 Proposed
Routh St. Complex condo. project 10 Cancelled
1899 McKinney (McKinney @Akard) (res) 10 Cancelled
The Beat at Southside 10 Planned
The Emerald (at White Rock Lake) 10 Proposed, downscaled to listed story count
DCDF South Tower 10 U/C, Spring 2008
CMC/UTSWMC Research Tower xx Master Planned
Canton & Central (Farmers Mkt. condo) xx Proposed
DTS student housing tower xx U/C
Renovations/Res. Conversions Stories Status/Completion Date
Republic Bank Tower I (res. conv.) 36 2006/7
Mercantile Tower (res. conv.) 36 Late '07
1600 Pacific (res. conv.) 33 Planned
2100 Ross (formerly San Jacinto Twr.) 33 Completed, 2006
(^ remodel of base areas only)
Mosaic (Fidelity Union Tower I)(res.) 31 2007
1200 Main - The Metropolitan (res.) 26 2008
Hilton Anatole Hotel 25 late '07/early '08
(^ remodel of Wyndham interior only; also renaming)
Hampton Inn (res. conv.) 22 Proposed
Tower Petroleum Building (res. conv.) 22 Proposed/Not announced
Mosaic (Fidelity Union Tower II)(res.) 21 2007
Joule Urban Resort Tower I (hotel) 20 2007
^ (3 floors being added to existing 17 floors)
Statler-Hilton/Grand Hotel 20 On Hold
The Centrum (renovation of res.) 19 Dec '05/Early '06
211 N. Ervay (res. conv.) 18 Planned
Corrigan Tower (res. conv.) 17 Demolishing for new 1900 Pacific tower
Gulf States Bldg. I (res. conv.) 16 Summer '06
DP&L Flats (Power & Light Bldg.)(res.) 16 2006
Praetorian Bldg. (res. conv.) 16 Planned
Pegasus Villas (res. conv.) 16 2006
City Walk at Akard (511 N. Akard) (res.) 15 Proposed
Hotel Indigo 14 ?
(^ remodel & rename of Hotel Aristocrat interior only)
Atmos Building I (res. conv.) 13 2009
Children's Med. Ctr. Twr II expansion 12 Completed, 2004
Lake Cliff Tower (condo reno.) 12 2007
Atmos Building II (res. conv.) 12 2009
Ramada Inn (boutique hotel conv.) 12 Planned
Galleria Plaza 12 Planned
(^ light remodeling only)
Continental Building (res. conv.) 11 Late '07
Atmos Building III (res. conv.) 10 2009
Civil Courts Bldg. (10 st. expansion) 10 2006
XTO Building project 50 Cancelled
Omni Fort Worth Hotel (Conv. Ctr.)(~499 FT.) ~38 U/C, 2008
Block TU tower 30 Cancelled, was also originally proposed to be ~900 ft./60 st.
Three City Place 30 Proposed
The Ruins at Peach St. (res) 23 Proposed
The Cassidy res. twr. 22 Proposed
Pier One Place 20 Completed, Nov '04
The Carnegie 16 Jun '08
Trinity Terrace (2nd tower) 16 Proposed
Klabzuba Oil and Gas Co. bldg. 10 Cancelled, downscaled to 5 stories
The Tower (res.) 37 Completed, Mar '05
Landmark Tower (XTO) 30 Cancelled (Demolished Mar '06)
714 Main (res.) 24 Planned
Tandy Center Tower I (office) 20 Late '07
Tandy Center Tower II (One City Place) (res.) 20 Late '07
Hotel Indigo 12 2006?
(^ remodel of Clarion Hotel at Perf. Arts. Ctr.)
T & P Terminal (m/u) 11 Planned?
The Neil P. at Burnett Park (res.) 11 Completed, Dec '05
Ramada Plaza Hotel (Sheraton) xx Proposed
New Construction Projects Stories Status/Completion Date City
Voyager Wheel (600 ft.) -- Cancelled Euless
Hilton Hotel & Residences 27 Not Announced Frisco
Arlington Town Center Hotel ~25 Cancelled Arlington
Las Colinas Center 22 Cancelled Irving
Residences at Centura 21 On Hold Farmers Branch
Gables Condo Twr. (Las Colinas) xx On Hold Irving
Lakeside DFW Hotel & Residences 18 2008 Flower Mound
Centura Tower II 16 Cancelled Farmers Branch
Arlington Town Center Residences I 16 Cancelled Arlington
Centura Tower III 15 Cancelled Farmers Branch
Centura Tower IV 15 Cancelled Farmers Branch
Granite Park Three 14 Aug '06 Plano
Embassy Suites @DP7U Ballpark 13 Completed, May '05 Frisco
Blue Prairie (condo bldg. I) 13 Proposed Grand Prairie
Blue Prairie (condo bldg. II) 13 Proposed Grand Prairie
Blue Prairie (condo bldg. III) 13 Proposed Grand Prairie
Diamond Pointe II 13 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
DFW Grand Hyatt 12 Completed, 2005? DFW Int'l Airport
Blue Cross Blue Shield 12 2009/10 Richardson
UpTowne Frisco Office Tower I 12 Planned Frisco
UpTowne Frisco Office Tower II 12 Planned Frisco
UpTowne Frisco Hotel Tower I xx Planned Frisco
UpTowne Frisco Hotel Tower II xx Planned Frisco
Lofts at Grapevine I 12 Planned Grapevine
Lofts at Grapevine II 12 Planned Grapevine
Lofts at Grapevine III 12 Planned Grapevine
Lofts at Grapevine IV 12 Planned Grapevine
Amalfi Tower (res.) 11 Planned Addison
Granite Park Four xx On Hold Plano
Granite Park Five xx On Hold Plano
O'Connor Hotel/Res.Twr. (Gables) xx Proposed Irving
Diamond Pointe III 10 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
Diamond Pointe IV 10 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
Diamond Pointe V 10 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
Courtyard by Marriot @Gateway 10 Cancelled/Changed McKinney
Westin Mckinney (@Bridge St. T.C.) xx 2008 McKinney
Bridge St. T.C. office bldg. xx 2008 McKinney
NEC America Phase I 9 Completed, 20?? Irving
Legacy: Condo Tower (m/u) 9 Proposed Plano
Great Wolf Resort & WaterPark 8 Fall '07 Grapevine
Golden Tulip Hotel & Resort 8 Planned McKinney
Lincoln Legacy One 8 Aug '06 Plano
Legacy: Office Tower 8 Planned Plano
Legacy: Hotel Tower (m/u) 8 Planned Plano
Harbor District of Adriatica Bell Tower 8 U/C McKinney
Baylor Reg'l Med. Ctr. 7 Completed, Dec '04 Plano
Legacy Apt. Project 7 Late '06 Plano
Fairfield res. project 7 Cancelled Addison
Holiday Inn 6 . . . Denton
Villa Kacija 6 U/C McKinney
Brac (@Harbor District of Adriatica) 6 U/C McKinney
2600 Network Blvd. (Hall Off. Pk.) 6 2006 Frisco
Arlinton Mem. Hosp. South Twr. 6 Sep '07 Arlington
3000 Internet Blvd. (Hall Off. Pk.) 6 Late '07 Frisco
Three Legacy Town center 6 May '06 Plano
Presbyterian Hospital 6 Completed, Mar '04 Denton
Wildflower Resort (mult. bldgs.) 6 Planned Grand Prairie
Montgomery Farm (office bldg. I) 6 Planned Allen
Arlington Town Center Residences II 6 Cancelled Arlington
Arlington Town Center Residences III 6 Cancelled Arlington
Sheraton Hotel @Granite Park 6 Planned Plano
Gaylord Texan Resort ? Completed, Apr '04 Grapevine
NEC America Phase II 5 Completed, 20?? Irving
Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Ctr 5 Planned Southlake
Art House Keller 5 2007 Keller
Frisco City Hall & Library 5 2006 Frisco
Children's Med. Ctr. @Legacy 5 Early '08 Plano
Texas Heart Hospital - Southwest 5 Jan '07 Plano
Methodist Mansfield Medical Ctr. 5 Late '06 Mansfield
UpTowne Frisco 6100 Main 5 Planned Frisco
Four Pts. Sheraton @Stonebriar Commons xx 2006-7 Frisco
Hotel & Condo proj.@Stonebriar Commons xx 2006-7 Frisco
Renovations/Expansions Stories Status/Completion Date City
Las Colinas Towers I 16 Planned Irving
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas (expans.) 9 Spring '06 Irving
Hilton DFW Lakes Hotel & Exec. Conf. Ctr. 9 2006? Grapevine
Las Colinas Towers II 8 Planned Irving
(^ Renovation of property.)
Other Stories Status/Completion Date City
New Dallas Cowboys Stadium (292 ft.) -- U/C, 2009 Arlington
Pizza Hut Park (MLS Soccer) -- Completed, Aug '05 Frisco
Frisco Soccer/Enter. Complex -- Completed, Aug '05 Frisco
Univ. of North Texas Stadium -- Planned Denton
Dr. Pepper Starcenter -- Completed, Late 2004 Farmers Branch
(^ 6th recent Starcenter arena built in suburban cities)
DFW Int'l Terminal D -- Completed, 2005 DFW Int'l Airport
Las Colinas Live! (Entertainment Center) -- Proposed Irving


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Don't expect any big surprises out of Dell's first Windows 8 tablet aimed at enterprise users.
The unreleased tablet reportedly has a 10.1-inch display with 1366-by-768 resolution, an Intel Clover Trail Atom dual-core processor, 2 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB of solid state storage, a 2-megapixel camera in front and an 8-megapixel camera in back, according to Neowin. It is said to measure 0.4 inches thick and weigh 1.57 pounds. The specs are similar specs to those of the Hewlett-Packard "Slate 8" tablet that we heard about a month ago.
The specs indicate a mostly generic first attempt at a Windows 8 tablet, but Dell may try to stand out from the pack with security features. The tablet reportedly includes a TPM security chip and a lock slot, and has an optional fingerprint or smart card reader, Bit Locker support, and Dell Data Protection.
Last week, an unnamed source told CNet that more than a dozen Windows 8 tablets based on Intel's Clover Trail processor may launch in November, and more then half of them will be tablet-laptop hybrids. This Dell tablet would presumably be one of them, but Neowin suspects that the company has more devices up its sleeve.
If the leaked specs from Dell and HP are any indication, we may not see much differentiation from PC makers when it comes to speeds and feeds. Instead, they'll have to stand apart on price, design — especially in the case of hybrids — and accessories such as keyboard and trackpad docks. We've heard very little on these types of details for any Windows 8 tablet, but expect that to change over the next few months, as the launch of Windows 8 approaches.
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Reinhart's Many Seed from WGB
German Style-Many Seed Bread
When Hanseata posted her last bread of the year, it was a reminder of a recipe I have seen in Peter Rhinehart's "Whole Grain Breads". I hadn't made this one yet but it looks like it has promise. Actually, I love this book. Peters "Epoxy or pre dough" method is inspired. The need for less kneading during the final dough mix delivers delicious results every time. I get rave reviews on all the breads I bake from WGB.
A couple of days ago, Khalid (mebake) posted his results on the same bread and reported his family loved the flavor. I know Khalid to be a very talented baker so for his family to make a big deal on this one, well, that is enough to drive me to try it. I checked my supplies and prepared for a 4 times multiple batch. I decided to follow Khalids lead and add crushed and toasted walnuts to the toasted seed package. Somehow toasted walnuts sounds perfect for this bread.
The bread I am baking is on Page 210 of WGB under the International section and is considered a Transitional bread as the Biga is made of Bread flour or Hi Gluten flour. Considering the amount of seeds added, I used All Trumps Hi Gluten and fresh ground WW.
My initial plan was to hand mix this 9 Lb+ batch. But as I started to chop the large amount of seeds into the soaker and biga, the DLX was calling my name. One of the things I try to avoid when baking PR's recipes in this book is ending up with a crumb that has swirls because I didn't distribute the ingredients well enough. Maybe a single loaf batch would be easier but this one looks like a physical challenge. The DLX handled the incorporation of the seeds with the soaker and biga with no problem. The aroma of the dough is remarkable.
The dough proofed quite well for being so rough. There are over 775g of seeds in 4200g of dough so I wasn't expecting a large rise. The oven spring was nonexistent however so I was glad for the proof results. As you can see, it browned well and the baking profile was perfect to get a done interior crumb that is still moist. This bread is loaded with good wholesome flavor.
I highly encourage those who enjoy whole grain hearty breads to pick up a copy of Whole Grain Breads. Read the chapters on the process and the Master formula. Reinhart's method on this is unique. Once you do it a couple of times, I find it's very easy to fit in the schedule. He gives a conversion in most recipes for using your sourdough starter instead of yeast in the biga. His formulas and methods produce everything I am trying to accomplish with baking.
As good as this was last night just slightly warm, toasting brings yet another level of flavor out.
Here, a freshly cut slice shows the many seeds.
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5 Ways to Get the Most from Employees
When you work in a small business environment, it's easy to think that communication and team management should be easy due to the small number of team members. In reality, it can be a lot more complicated because the smaller the team, the more robust the roles.
Generally, everyone juggles a variety of roles which leaves a lot of room for communication breakdowns and workplace confusion. The other side of a small business workforce is that many are contract workers who serve on a per-project basis. Many small businesses and startups find themselves lost in a fast-paced environment with a serious lack of precise communication, which can lead to low productivity.
Here are five ways you can get the most out of your employees when you are managing a small business:
1. Define Roles
Most people like structure, though structure should not be confused with micromanagement Clear communication starts by knowing who to ask when you have a question or what to do with that valuable nugget of information you just acquired.
To optimize communication, you need to clearly define people's roles in the company. This can be challenging in small business because roles can be complex. However, each person and team should have specific roles with goals and know how to measure them. This information should be accessible to everyone in the company. That way you can make sure important information is leveraged properly and people can move forward easily in their day-to-day tasks.
2. Use an Internal Communication System
Chances are if you are working in a small business environment, you have either a partially remote workforce or one that is spread out over different time zones. By giving your team good online communication tools like instant messaging and project management tools, people can stay connected and informed no matter where they are located.
3. Set Clear Expectations
Create work content descriptions for employees and update them quarterly. Since roles in a small company will be ever changing, it's important to make sure that you keep work content descriptions current. This will aid in the first point mentioned – knowing who is responsible for what so you don't have to waste time figuring it out to get questions answered. This also creates accountability for individuals.
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4. Be Encouraging
At most small businesses and startups, the first 5 years are the hardest. It's expected that you'll have to put in long hours and go above and beyond with little yield for a while. Due to the high amount of stress associated with startup life, it's critical to create a sense of community where people feel supported.
By taking the time to acknowledge your colleague's efforts and give accolades for a job well done, you'll keep the positive momentum going. Everyone likes to hear that their contributions count. By creating a supportive and encouraging environment, people are more likely to engage at work fully, and happy employees increase a company's bottom line.
5. Be Social
There are so many great things about working for a startup or small business that it's important to celebrate them together as a team regularly. Just don't make the team do the work.
Cater a lunch, go bowling, do a challenge course together. A little team building can go a long way. A social opportunity is a time for colleagues to be a little less structured and build trust in one another outside of the office. Trust is imperative for effective communication.
One of the most important things in managing a small business is to act big even when you are small. Your communication and management strategies should set up to accommodate your company's growth and progress.
By establishing a solid internal communication system, a supportive environment, work-life balance activities, clear role expectations and regular evaluations of work content descriptions, you'll be able to create smooth office communication and happy employees who will give you their best every day.
Nancy Arnold is a Seattle-area blogger and marketing consultant who writes about small business communication and marketing tools as well as how to maintain sanity as a working mother.