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Budget will let county workers see raises
The proposed tax rate for Bexar County remains the same and overall spending decreases in the proposed 2013-14 budget, while general fund expenses rise by $26.5 million, with about half of the added amount going to employee raises.
For the eighth consecutive year, the property tax rate would remain at 32.6 cents per $100 valuation, bringing in more than $258 million — or $15.1 million more than last year's property tax revenues, County Manager David Smith says.
As a result, the county is able to resume a raise rotation schedule it paused during the 2008 economic downturn, which rewards employees on three pay levels during different years.
"It's the first time we've been able to do that since the financial implosion," County Judge Nelson Wolff said, "and it's long overdue."
Under the proposed budget, the county would modify wages of 2,551 employees in the "nonexempt pay table," which includes trade and clerical positions to meet market conditions.
That move would result in raises, on average, of 6.3 percent, totaling $5.5 million. Some employees are paid better than the market rate, Smith said, and would get the higher of the raise to market conditions or a 2 percent cost of living wage increase.
All other county employees would receive the 2 percent cost of living increase.
Unlike last year, when county employees had to pay for increased health insurance premiums, Smith proposed that in fiscal year 2014, the county would cover an estimated $2.2 million increase in health care costs.
"I am happy to see we're able to begin our market adjustments for our pay tables again," Commissioner Paul Elizondo said. "But health care costs are out of control, and we need to develop a strategy to prevent that from impacting employees."
The raises represent only a portion of the increased expenses that will come out of the general fund, which was bolstered by $12 million in increased tax revenues and $14 million in revenues that ended up being higher than anticipated.
While general fund expenditures are projected to rise in fiscal year 2014, Bexar County is expected to spend less money on capital improvements; as a result, the proposed budget is much lower than last year's.
"A good number of our capital projects are working themselves towards the end of their cycle," Wolff said, "and we just finished quite a few of them. But we do still have a lot of flood projects to do."
Two proposed pricey capital improvements projects would help Bexar continue to upgrade its technology: $2.5 million will cover wireless Internet in the courthouse complex, and $4.5 million will fund a digital records management system for the Sheriff's Office.
The budget was presented to Bexar County commissioners Tuesday, setting off a process that includes several budget workshops and ends with commissioners' vote to adopt the budget Sept. 10.
Also Tuesday, commissioners heard from county Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen, who laid out plans for the Nov. 5 joint election.
In addition to elections for municipalities including Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Windcrest and Olmos Park, Callanen said the ballot will include several state constitutional amendments.
Proposition 6 would establish a State Water Implementation Fund for Texas, or a water-infrastructure bank that would finance water projects. If passed, the proposition would trigger a $2 billion infusion to the fund from the state's so-called Rainy Day Fund.
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Where Are They Hiding Their Television?
I like to play the equivalent of "Where's Waldo" while viewing House Tours throughout the year, searching for each of the household's television(s). I know you're there somewhere, maybe even just cropped out of the frame...I see the remote! Some people try to hide their televisions, while others incorporate them as part their home decor. Either way, our tours often prove televisions don't have to be an eyesore with some planning
• Knoxy Knox's Inviting, Modern Home
• Kim & Scott's Fresh Reverie
• Lauren & Kevin's Urban Jungle Oasis
• Anna & Joe's Living History in Georgetown
• Merisa's Playful Modern Apartment
• Levi & Evette's Simple, Approachable Style
• Evan & Greg's Small Cool Downtown LA Loft
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Sweet shot of a sweet lens Marius.
You guys are making my wallet scream
My Savior, My Leader, My Father and My Shepard.
I praise thee Lord All Mighty
D700/Nikkor 14-24mm 2.8/Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8/Sigma 70-300mm 4-5.6 APO/ Nikkor 50mm 1.8
Originally Posted by K1W1
So it looks like we have some people with some glass. I guess nobody owns a tripod collection or a light set up or remote triggers or a remote release or a pile of 700 memory cards or a library of photographic books.
It's a shame there are no lateral thinkers left.
Maybe I'll do a GND filter post when I get a chance
Camera: Anonymous
I could tell you but I wouldn't want you to get all pissy if it's the wrong brand
Found some time to get some pictures of my equipment. It is all very basic, but I am quite happy with it. I do plan on picking up a set of Ebay radio triggers and possibly an umbrella to tinker around with. As well, I am thinking about picking up a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 and a ND filter along with a polarizing filter.
Here are my two lenses. 18-55 VR kit lens and the complementing 55-200 VR. As well my SB-600 is centered in the middle with the Sto-fen Omni Bounce.
Then, I have my two tripods that I use. The larger one is a Promaster light duty tripod, and the small one is a GorillaPod knock-off that I rarely use. I should really pick up a stronger duty tripod, but it is at the back of the to-buy list as of right now.
This is my bag. I have labeled on the picture what each item is. Only difference now is the the camera lays on its left side so that it fits in with the battery grip on. Here is a link to the thread with more pictures of the bag. http://www.dcresource.com/forums/sho...t=47946&page=4
Here is most of my accesories. In the picture are two non-name brand batteries (Came with my LinkDelight battery grip), Promaster UV Filter, Promaster Battery, Nikon Battery (In camera), Wireless Remote, LinkDelight battery grip, 2 Promaster 2gb memory cards, Promaster 4gb Class 6 memory card, and a USB SD card adaptor.
Here is the gear I currently own (not including things I've sold):
Sigma 150/2.8 macro
SB600 (x2)
Gary Fong diffuser (x2)
Impact 6' stand (x2)
Wescott 45" umbrella (x2)
Alienbees CSRB receivers (x2), and CST transmitter
Manfrotto 055XPROB
Manfrotto 488RC2 head
Goby Gorillapod Focus (fun little guy!)
Hoping to add a 16-35/4 to the mix in the not-too-distant future!
Links: Flickr, web page
show off! really i feel inferior..........
imma gonna ask jeff to lock this thread. really
Nikon D90, D80
Nikkor 16-85mm AF-S DX F/3.5-5.6G ED VR, Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) macro, Nikkor 50mm F/1.4D, Nikkor 50mm F/1.8D, Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6G IF-ED, Sigma 105mm F/2.8 EX DG Macro ||| 2x SB800 | SB600 ||| Manfrotto 190XB
I cringe every time I see this thread...
Nikon D700 | Nikon D90 | 14-24mm 2.8 | 24-70mm 2.8 | 35mm 1.8 | 50mm 1.4 | 85mm 1.4 | 105mm 2.8 Micro | 70-300mm VR | SB-800s | Tiffen UV Filter, ND and Polarizer set
"You see, Netherlands is this make-believe place where Peter Pan and Tinkerbell come from."
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Tripods, tripods, tripods... From left to right: Benro A-358 EX with Benro HD-28 head, Velbon sherpa 600r, Velbon df-60,
Benro A-268m8 with Benro B-1 ballhead, 25 dollar prozigma tripod I used "back in the day" with various compact cameras.
(And the best thing I ever bought myself in the background: Sony KDS-55a2000 55" tv. Love it!)
Prozigma: It cost about 25 USD, and can handle a canon powershot cam - not much else. Did what I expected from it, and it was
worth every penny.
Velbon DF-60: All plastic tripod, but kinda sturdy. Thick plastic. Didn't use it much, and just havn't bothered with selling it. Can't
recommend it to anyone..
Velbon sherpa 600: I've used this for ages. Every picture on my site that has been taken with a tripod have been with this tripod.
I've just bought the benro a-358 to replace it because the sherpa has a tendency to vibrate a bit when there's a wind or by the
slightest touch. But, as I said: used it for ages, and it hasn't worn out or fallen apart or anything. A great "beginner" tripod and 10 out
of 10 for value for money.
Benro A-268m8 + b-1: Super compact tripod, excellent for when you want to travel light, going on a plane etc. Folded it's only
16.8" (42.7cm) and maximum hight is 60" (152.3cm). But I hate (with a passion) how you lock the legs, so I only use it when I
need to travel light/pack small. Not super happy with the ballhead either..
Benro A-358 EX + HD-28: Got it today. Havn't used it. First impressions are positive. Seems really sturdy. I think we're going
to get along just great.
I've been using these 30mb/sec cards for a while, and decided to try a quicker one - so I bought the 60mb/sec today. Shooting
uncompressed NEF files on the D700 with a 30mb card, it managed 16 shots continuous in high speed, before it started to struggle.
With the 60mb card, it managed 18 shots. But the time the camera spent writing data from the buffer over to the card felt like less than
half the time on the 60mb compared to the 30mb. So I won't be getting anything but 60mb cards or faster from now on.
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Too much whining for me...
Last edited by TheWengler; 10-06-2010 at 05:58 PM.
Thanks, photowerkz! You're the only person that has posted a review after 3 pages of gear vanity!
Appreciate the tripod review!
"A coward dies a thousand deaths, a soldier dies but once."-2Pac
A bunch of Nikon stuff!
It's all in the sig
I thought about who I am... and realized I was an
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|TITLE : The gathering of the Manna
LOCATION: Milano Duomo window XVII , panel 1b
DIMENSIONS: 116 x 61cm
PROVENANCE: Milano Duomo. Wind. n. II (scattered panel)
CHRONOLOGY: middle of the XVI cent.
AUTHOR(S): Giuseppe Arcimboldi(drawings);Conrad Mochis from Cologne (execution )
ASSIGNMENT: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo
SUBJECT(S) : the scene is described in two panels (see Milano, Duomo 71). On the left, Moses is inviting his people to pick up the divine nourishment. Three women and two young men are filling baskets and basins up. The raising is not set in the desert but in a kind of garden that creates an idyllic atmosphere together with the pleased and serene expressions, the wide and calm gestures.
CRITICAL NOTES:The panel is arbitrarily inserted together with other stained glasses, part of iconographic cycles of both the Old Testament and The Passion of Christ. Most likely, both the cycles come from the large apsidal windows (nII Old Testament and sII New Testament) whose panels, executed between XV and XVI cent., had been scattered all through the 19th century in consequence of the G.B. Bertinis remaking (1835-38) and the following interventions in the general reorganization of the ancient stained glass windows (G. and P. Bertini 1861). Neither the post-war replacing of the panels, nor the recent restorations (since 1962) have taken into consideration the problem of giving an order and a legibility to the corpus of the scattered panels that are in a great disorder. From a stylistic point of view, the panel considered is homogeneous with the most of the Old Testament panels: monumental figures, vigorous postures but helpless, there is no depth in the background, the scenes are barely enriched of descriptive details and given to the protagonists only. This kind of concept derives from the Bramantinesque figurative tradition, that prefers solid figures fixed in geometric shapes. Its certainly part of the cultural background of the master of the old testament window, keeping himself abreast of the manner halfway through the 500, steeped in both the culture of central Italy and the northern interpretation of the Romanism. The name of that artist has to be found out among the active masters at Duomos glass yard that are listed in the documents between the forties and the sixties of the XVI cent. Most likely, according to some scholars, the artist is Giuseppe Arcimboldi. He was paid for a great number of drawings (1549-1557). Some of them are certainly related to the St. Catherine of Alexandria window which he collaborated to with his father Biagio; but, after due consideration, numerous could be those of the Old Testament window . That attribution is supported by the stylistic analogies with the artists famous works. Others, shift their attention on foreign artists that presented drawings between 1558and 1561 (Antonio de ., the Flemish Cornelius, Batista of Putheo) but as for their personality, it is almost unknown and anyway, their intervention was modest. Yet, Conrad Mochis from Cologne was the executor of the stained glasses. He had been at Duomos glass yard between 1544 and 1569, working at several panels (he made the drawings of St. Catherine of Siene window nXI, see Milano Duomo 25). He was an appreciated and good master and enjoyed a certain independence in his work. That leads to believe that as for some drawings where unlikely is the attribution to Arcimboldi, there could have been Conrads hand.
CONDITIONS: in good conditions, in spite of the several replacements by the Bertinis. 1962 Restoration by Ven. Fabbrica del Duomo, Directed by Arch. E. Brivio: the dusting, the cleaning of the glasses with detergent stuff based on polyphosphates, the washing with distilled water, partial re-leading, protective nets with frames in bronze-marina and mesh in copper wire. No counter- stained glass window.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: see Bibl. Milano, Duomo XVI century stained-glass windows
PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS: photographic files Ven. Fabbrica del Duomo
EDITOR: Marina Fassera (January 2000)


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Which comes first, the entrée or the wine? For students of the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, the wine will inspire the menu for one of the college's signature events—the student-run Hospitality Hall of Honor.
"All of the wines were generously donated by the Mariani Family of Banfi for the four-course dinner we'll be creating," said student Lee Kemmerling, the event's food and beverage manager. "It's a game of 'what would this pair well with,' but also what food will not outdo this wine."
The 17th Annual Hospitality Hall of Honor is a two-day event that celebrates the contributions of those who have changed the landscape of the industry. The induction ceremony is planned for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Hilton University of Houston Hotel. "I believe that it's really important for a college like this to have a Hospitality Hall of Honor because it gives the students exposure to our industry icons," said Alexis Hoey, faculty adviser.
This year, the college will induct industry great Jack DeBoer, who pioneered the extended-day and all-suite hotel concept with such brands as Residence Inn, Candlewood Suites and Value Place. Also being honored is the Mariani Family of Banfi, considered trailblazers in the world of wine for identifying and developing many high profile wine brands including Italy's "Castello Banfi," Chile's "Concha y Toro" and Washington State's "Pacific Rim."
Students plan, operate and manage all aspects of the event, from the VIP reception, to the induction dinner, to the 20 think-tank sessions on industry issues.
Since its establishment in 1965, the Hospitality Hall of Honor has recognized 60 industry greats. Their portraits hang in a special venue in the college.
For more information contact Alexis Hoey, email@example.com.
WHAT: UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management's "Hospitality Hall of Honor"
WHEN: 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24
WHERE: Hilton University of Houston Hotel


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Historical collections of the state of New York..., by John Warner Barber, p383
The writer is unidentified except to say that he was a Surgeon stationed at Greenbush Barracks 1812-1814. The Commander is identied only as "Col. L___". The executed deserter is completely unidentified. In spite of the vaugue attribution, the following supposed eye-witness account of the execution of a deserter from the Greenbush Barracks is vivid and may be difficult for some readers.
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Here, the author is writing about the details of military discipline:
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"In 1814, I was stationed with a detachment of United States troops at Greenbush, in the state of New York. One morning several prisoners, confined in the provost guardhouse, were brought out to hear the sentence which a court-martial had annexed to their delinquencies read on parade. Their appearance indicated that their lot had already been sufficiently hard. Some wore marks of long confinement, and on all, the severity of the prison-house had enstamped its impression. They looked dejected at this public exposure, and anxious to learn their fate. I had never seen the face of any of them before, and only knew that a single one of them had been adjudged to death. Soon as their names were called and their sentences announced, I discerned by his agony and gestures the miserable man on whom that sentence was to fall; a man in the bloom of youth and the fulness of health and vigor.
"Prompted by feelings of sympathy, I called next morning to see him in prison. There, chained by the leg to the beam of the guard-house, he was reading the bible[sic - Bible], trying to prepare himself, as he said, for the fatal hour. I learned from him the circumstances of his case. He was the father of a family; having a wife and three young children, thirty or forty miles distant from the camp. His crime was desertion, of which he had been three times guilty. His only object in leaving the camp, in the last instance, was to visit his wife and children. Having seen that all was well with them, it was his intention to return. But whatever was his intention, he was a deserter, and as such taken and brought into the camp; manacled, and under the guard of his fellow-soldiers. The time between the sentence and its execution was brief; the authority in whom alone was vested the power of reprieve or pardon, distant. Thus he had no hope, and only requested the attendance of a minister of the gospel, and permission to see his wife and children. The first part of his request was granted, but whether he was permitted or not to see his family, I do not now remember.
"Dreading the hour of his execution, I resolved, if possible, to avoid being present at the scene. But the commander of the post, Col. L—, sent me an express order to attend, that agreeably to the usages of the army I might, in my official capacity of surgeon, see the sentence fully executed.
"The poor fellow was taken from the guard-house to be escorted to the fatal spot. Before him was his coffin; a box of rough pine boards—borne on the shoulders of two men. The prisoner stood with his arms pinioned, between two clergymen; a white cotton gown, or windingsheet, reached to his feet. It was trimmed with black, and had attached to it over ihe place of the real heart, the black image of a heart; the mark at which the executioners were to aim. On his head was a cap of white, also trimmed with black. His countenance was blanched to the hue of his winding.sheet, and his frame trembled with agony. He seemed resolved, however, to suffer like a soldier. Behind him were a number of pris0ners, confined for various offences; next to them was a strong guard of soldiers, with fixed bayonets and loaded muskets. My station was in the rear of the whole.
"Our procession thus formed, and with much feeling and in low voices on the part of the officers, we moved forward with slow and measured steps to the tune of the death march, (Roslin Castle,) played with muffled drums and mourning fifes. The scene was solemn beyond the powers of description. A man in the vigor of life walking to his grave; to the tune of his own death-march, clothed in his burial robes, surrounded by friends assembled to perform the last sad offices of affection, and to weep over him in the last sad hour: no, not by these, but by soldiers with bristling bayonets and loaded muskets, urged by stern command to do the violence of death to a fellow-soldier; as he surveys the niultitude, he beholds no look of tenderness, no tear of sensibility; he hears no plaint of grief; all, all is stern as the iron rigor of the law which decrees his death.
"....Amid reflections like these, we arrived at the place of execution, a large open field, in whose centre a heap of earth, freshly thrown up, marked the spot of the deserter's grave. On this field the whole force then at the cantonment, amounting to many hundred men, was drawn up in the form of a hollow square, with the side beyond the grave vacant. The executioners, eight in number, had been drawn by lot. No soldier would volunteer for such a duty. Their muskets had been charged by the officer of the day; seven of them with ball, the eighth with powder alone. Thus prepared they were placed together, and each executioner takes his choice. Thus each may believe that he has the blank cartridge, and therefore has no hand in the death of his brother soldier; striking indications of the nature of the service.
"The coffin was placed parallel with the grave, and about two feet distant. In the intervening space the prisoner was directed to stand. He desired permission to say a word to his fellow-soldiers; and thus standing between his coffin and his grave, warned them against desertion, continuing to speak until the officer on duty, with his watch in his hand, announced to him in a low voice, 'Two o'clock, your last moment is at hand; you must kneel upon your coffin.' This done, the officer drew down the white cap, so as to cover the eyes and most of the face of the prisoner—still continuing to speak in a hurried, loud and agitated voice. The kneeling was the signal for the executioners to advance. They had before, to avoid being distinguished by the prisoner, stood intermingled with the soldiers who formed the line. They now came forward, marching abreast, and took their stand a little to the left, about two rods distant from their living mark. The officer raised his sword. At this signal, the executioners took aim. He then gave a blow on a drum which was at hand; the executioners all fired at the same instant. The miserable man, with a horrid scream, leaped from the earth, and fell between his coffin and his grave. The sergeant of the guard, a moment after, shot him through the head with a musket reserved for this purpose in case the executioners failed to produce instant death. The sergeant, from motives of humanity, held the muzzle of his musket near the head; so near that the cap took fire; and there the body lay upon the face; the head emitting the mingled fumes of burning cotton and burning hair. O war, dreadful even in thy tenderness; horrible even in thy compassion!
"I was desired to perform my part of the ceremony; and placing my hand where just before the pulse beat full, and the life flowed warm, and finding no symptom of either, I affirmed, he is dead. The line then marched by the body, as it lay upon the earth, the head still smoking; that every man might behold for himself the fate of a deserter.
"Thus far, all had been dreadful indeed, but solemn, as it became the sending of a spirit to its dread account; but now the scene changes. The whole band struck up, and with uncommon animation, our national air (Yankee Doodle,) and to its lively measures we were hurried back to our parade ground. Having been dismissed, the commander of the post sent an invitation to all the officers to meet at his quarters, whither we repaired, and were treated to a glass of gin and water. Thus this melancholy tragedy ended in what seemed little better than a farce; a fair specimen, the former of the dread severity—the latter of the moral sensibilities which prevail in the camp."


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Kelty Windfoil Ultralight
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Mine is still going strong since 1997 through heavy…
Source: received it as a personal gift
Mine is still going strong since 1997 through heavy use and a fair amount of neglect. It's kept me bone dry except for the times the ground was too hard for stakes, and using anchors really harms the tent's ability to remain taut during a downpour. My only real complaint is that it becomes a sauna with the fly attached if the weather is above 60°F.
- Long-term durability
- Ease of setup
- Warm in winter
- Hot in summer
- Condensation
- Heavy compared to newer UL tents
Setup: It's a breeze to set up and take down, provided the ground isn't too hard for stakes. Total time from pack to fully set up takes no longer than three minutes if you're really trying to rush it. Making sure the head, foot, and guylines are taut is very important if you're going to be experiencing rain or wind.
I learned not to follow the provided instructions early on if you want to keep it steady:
- Insert the poles into the body, then stake the head and foot with as much tension as possible.
- Stake the sides.
- Attach the fly with the sides tightened as much as possible.
- Unstake the head and foot and restake after pulling out the slack.
- Attach guylines to the fly and tighten.
- Finally, tighten the head and foot of the fly as much as possible with the vestibule zipped and staked.
This is the only way I've found to keep the fly from sagging during snow and heavy rain. After that, it's bone dry with none of the fly touching the body.
Stability: See above. It's incredibly stable in heavy winds beyond 40MPH and a few inches of snow, provided you get it set up with no means to develop slack.
Weather Resistance: No issues, so long as you keep the fly away from the body. I had issues with water on my last trip due to an inability to use stakes, and woke up during a hard rain after feeling water seep through my bag. Other than that, it's never failed to keep me completely dry unless I toss in my sleep and touch the walls. The fly and floor have had no leak problems in 16 years.
Ventilation: The only weakness this tent really has. In hot and muggy Kentucky, it's hellish to be in during a rainstorm in the summer. This same weakness turns into a strength when the weather gets cold, as I usually have to keep by bag unzipped unless it dips below the 20's. Opening the door and vestibule only alleviates the ventilation problem so much.
Room & Storage: I've had little problem fitting two people inside, but three adults was an interesting experience. If you're by yourself as I usually am, I can fit all of my gear and myself inside with no problem at all. The vestibule is fairly small, and it's hard to fit much in that area without it touching the fly, thus collecting moisture.
Packability: Easy to take down and put away in a hurry, and it compresses to an incredibly small size if you store the poles separate from the body and fly.
Ease of Use: The easiest tent I've dealt with to get set up in a hurry, but as I mentioned, there are some tricks you need to use to make it steady in less than ideal weather.
Features: None to really speak of. It's a giant bivy sack with a tiny vestibule.
Construction & Durability: After 16 years, I can't complain one bit. I may reseal the seams this season, but that's more of a preventative measure.
Conditions: This tent has seen use all over Kentucky and Tennessee during 12 of the 16 years I've owned it, during all seasons and all weather conditions. It was used most recently last year.
This tent has served me very well for what is creeping up on twenty years, and I'm only now looking to replace it now that UL solo tents at half the weight are within my price range. I'll still keep it on hand, but it will only see use during winter trips and when I need to cram in another person. In 1997, just under six pounds for a two-man tent was considered UL.
I have had this tent for over 15 years and it still…
Design: 2-person three season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: VERY easy
Weight: somewhere between 4 and 5 lbs
Price Paid: $99
I have had this tent for over 15 years and it still functions and even looks new. And yes, have used it quite a bit. Honestly, I have not had other comparable tents to compare to, so I cannot tell you how this rates against others. I can say that it has worked flawlessly every time I have used it without fail. Also, setup is very fast and easy. Kept me dry in countless rains when I saw newer tents my friends would use leaking like a sieve.
My only complains are: limited head room, not free standing (never been an issue though), and the zipper entrance could be bigger. And the biggest gripe I have is that it just won't die which prevents any reason to go out and purchase another tent.
I bought this tent in the mid to early 90s and have…
I bought this tent in the mid to early 90s and have used the heck out of it. Too bad Kelty stopped building it because my rain fly is about worn out and I need a new one!
This tent is a dream to put up. It has been though many thunder storms and I have remained dry in every one of them. It holds in some heat in the cold and also is a little warm in the heat. It does not vent well with the fly on (my only complaint). Great tent. If you can find a used one, buy it.
The Kelty Windfoil Ultralight is by far the most versatile…
Design: three season end staked arched
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: 2 minutes or less depending on weather
Weight: 4 to 4 1/2 pounds
Price Paid: $130
The Kelty Windfoil Ultralight is by far the most versatile tent I have used to date. The bathtub style flooring has held back water up to 2" deep, and with its ease of setup it makes it the tent of choice for long distance hikes where weight is an issue.I carry this tent in 2 two gallon zip lock freezer bags with the poles separate. This allows me to share the load with my son on our distance hikes, virtually cutting the carry weight in half. Two aluminum poles and approximately 12 ft. in length make this my first choice for people over 6' tall to sleep in and still have room to store (2) 3000 cu.inch packs inside the tent while the vestibule provides enough room for two pairs of shoes and a small stove.
This tent is great. It can withstand high winds and…
Design: very long and comfertable
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: my dog could set it up
Weight: 4'17
Price Paid: $130
This tent is great. It can withstand high winds and heavy rains, though it has one drawback. Some water will settle on the outside of the fly but it just drips down slowly. But hey, my friend's tent that costs two times as much does that too. I would not take this on a summer trip though.
I bought two of these tents at a great closeout price…
Design: three season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy.
Weight: 5 lbs., 11 oz.
Price Paid: $75
I bought two of these tents at a great closeout price (normally $185) planning to use them to pack in the Adirondacks with my son and nephew. Just got back from climbing Colvin, Nippletop and Dial in some fairly miserable rainy, cool, black fly-infested weather,and here's my feedback:
* Absolutely rainproof - it rained probably 60 of the 72 hours we were there, and the out-of-the-bag Windfoil was bone dry deluge after deluge. I didn't seal any seams, but did guy out all fly lines on the non-sagging poly fly.
* Lightweight - everything included was 5 lbs., 11 oz.
* Roomy - I slept in it alone, and had all kinds of room inside for my gear; this included my 4900 cu. in. backpack and boots in the mini-vestibule, although I could have easily stored them in the tent with me. My wife and I could sleep comfortably with all our gear, but a couple of larger folks (wider) might get a little cramped.
* Condensation - none at all in the tent. The fly had some condensation, but I thought I'd be swimming after all the rain and wind - nothing. Great breathability with full-length mesh screens.
* Extras - wonderful hooded vent on the fly; super photochromatic windows which really worked (blue with the 6 hours of sun we had, clear after the clouds came back).
* Negatives - nothing outstanding. It's a 2-pole hoop tent with minimal height at the foot, but I could sit upright at the front (I'm 5'11"). The roof sagged a little, but no big deal and I understand that the newer version solves this with "Flyboy" technology.
Bottom line: a great backpacking tent for one or two people, lightweight and bombproof. You'd still be getting a good deal paying full price.
This tent is not a summer tent. However in the rain…
Design: 3 season hoop tent
Sleeps: 1-2
Ease of Setup: Fair
Weight: 4lbs9oz
Price Paid: $190
This tent is not a summer tent. However in the rain and high winds it is great. The only problem with the fly is that it touches the side of the tent. It has poor ventilation. the vestibule is only enough for boots. You get a lot of condensation.
An excellent, lightweight tent for backpacking; better…
Design: Three season; hoop
Sleeps: ONE
Ease of Setup: Very easy;
Weight: 4.5/5.0
Price Paid: $109 REI Special
An excellent, lightweight tent for backpacking; better suited for one person, rather than the two-occupant spec. by the mannufacturer. Recently, camped at 5800 ft. on a bald in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area (N.C.) the tent held up well against a night-long blow of 40+ mph winds.
Lightweight, easy as the dickens to set up. Kinda…
Design: 3 season hoop
Sleeps: 1-2
Ease of Setup: two poles, two stakes (more if wind exists) and you are in
Weight: 5+ lbs
Price Paid: $120
Lightweight, easy as the dickens to set up. Kinda tight for two (though I have tried it with two and survived) but good with the wind.
One note this is a warm tent. the ventilation is good if you leave the fly off. But it traps the heat well.
We bought two of these tents so I could have one and…
Design: 3 season hoop
Sleeps: 1-2
Ease of Setup: Extremely easy
Weight: 4.5 - 5.0 lbs
Price Paid: $130
We bought two of these tents so I could have one and my teenage son could use the other. It is just a little for a one-man tent, but the space you have more than makes up for the weight. I have shared the space with my wife (perfect) and one night with my son-in-law (never do that again). This tent is nearly 12ft long. A tall guy like me can really stretch out. Other tents I own: Timberline, Timberlite, Zephyr (I'm a scout leader). The one I usually pick up for a 50+ mile trip: Kelty Windfoil Ultralite.
EXCELLENT 1 man tent. Advantages: VERY roomy roominess;…
Design: 3 season hoop tent
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Extremely easy especially with the pole sleeves guiding poles into socket
Weight: 4 3/4 dry 5+ wet
Price Paid: $180
EXCELLENT 1 man tent.
Advantages: VERY roomy roominess; Very easy to setup. You don't have to climb back and forth to get the poles into the holes. You just stand on one side and the pole sleeves will guide the poles into the cup. Takes 2 stakes unless you expect heavy weather then use more one on each end. Vestibule is usable and pretty large. 2 large pockets inside tent. Floor is very durable. High head room allowing a 6 footer to sit up inside. One of the longest tents around.
Disadvantages: "door" is located on one side of tent. One person needs to climb over other more so than other tents.
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To maximise use of the new ERP system, the company had to re-align its business processes from being 'task driven to process driven', resulting in more flexible inventory management, improved service and reduced administration costs.
The deployment of Movex also proved timely as Montana acquired the country's second largest and oldest wine company Corbans. Having Movex on board meant it could easily integrate with the established winemaker and quickly take advantage of the economies of scale, particularly for the export market. Within nine months, Montana itself was acquired and became part of the Allied Domecq global organisation.
AD Wines NZ has significantly improved its production planning and forecasting by adding new modules to its Movex enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and Manugistics forecasting tools.
Peter Belcher who has been with the company for two years as supply chain project manager works closely with management, staff and suppliers to improve systems for more accurate planning.
The additional wine brands and the new ownership presented a complex management challenge to ensure schedules were met based on a realistic forecasting and production planning. Until recently, planning was a tedious, time consuming and largely manual task involving several Excel spreadsheets and Movex. A lot of human effort was required to cross check the systems to confirm they contained the same information, says Belcher.
He works closely with production planner Phil Taylor, who is tasked to ensure the company meets 12 monthly forecasts based on accurate knowledge and confidence the wineries have enough wine for the next 12 months.
Taylor's forecasts cover capacity allocations and production schedules across more than 360 products including sparkling and fortified wines and still wines in traditional styles such as Bordeaux, Sauternes, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.
"There was always a risk of old data or human error. Plans had to be changed far too often," says Taylor.
"Our business is very complex in terms of the number and the difference within products. Commodity wines in the middle to lower value have a high turnaround. More expensive investment wines are only bottled perhaps once a year and there is a range of product that sells into many markets. Each has different methods of planning," he says.
Early in 2003, the company upgraded to Movex version 12, which further improved the company's ability to calculate requirement dates for the various products. It went live in April 2004 with Intentia's multi-site planner (MSP) module which determines how best to meet those requirement dates and if in fact they can be met before the material requirements planning (MRP) module places orders for labels, bottles and other inventory.
These were critical steps in greater supply chain integration enabling further improvements in production planning and distribution.
While AD Wines NZ knows well in advance whether its wine will meet the forecast demand, MSP handles short-term capacity planning. It takes into account ongoing changes, for example, if there has been a run on a particular wine type because barbeque season came earlier or a promotion was more successful than expected.
New export orders might also put pressure on production. "In MSP, it's all about managing the present by balancing between the wine at the wineries, production facilities and demand," says Belcher.
"Now we have a very visual look at the various options so we can see how each new allocation impacts on the production lines and make the decisions that are most efficient and have least impact on existing production runs. Sometimes it's making the best out of the worst position," says Belcher.
"It may mean we have to quickly change our production schedule to replenish a particular product without impacting time allocated to other products which are due for replenishment in the normal way.
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MSP is now critical to Taylor as he weighs existing stock availability against reports from salespeople about expected demand for the next couple of months.
The demand data is updated to meet shifting market consumption, export orders and production requirements with MSP sometimes having to react daily or weekly. Consequently inventory data is changing in Movex to ensure there are enough wine, bottles, labels and cases available.
These changes have a direct impact on forecast data, which must also be revised. The New Zealand operation was confident it now had the right production planning tools through its relationship with Intentia but saw value in streamlining its forecasting with new tools from Manugistics Systems.
A Manugistics forecasting module went live in August this year after Allied Domecq colleagues from the UK helped with an eight-month implementation. The New Zealand operation now has a much more intuitive 12 month rolling overview of sales trends in order to gear up for future demand.
Once initial forecasts have been manipulated and confirmed in Manugistics, it is then downloaded into Movex to drive the material requirements planning (MRP) system for production planning. Reports are then generated and sent to winemakers and production, distribution and marketing management.
The Manugistics module is now being used across New Zealand and Australia and for obtaining forecasts from UK and US customers.
Allied Domecq has wineries in Gisborne, two locations in Hawkes Bay and one in Marlborough as well as a central winemaking team in Auckland. The wine is stored in the regions and bought to Auckland as required for blending or bottling based on reports generated through Movex.
The company treats its vineyards and wineries as if they were suppliers. "From a planning point of view, even though all our wine is internally sourced it is treated like a purchased item arriving two to three days before we bottle," says Taylor.
The MSP module and the Manugistics tools give Taylor one interface to all the information he needs, delivering much greater support for staff, capacity and inventory planning. "We kept the old systems going until we were confident everything was working satisfactorily and finally stopped using the old approach in August."
He says the new forecasting system has been a real boost to accurate decision-making. "I have a lot more information on my desktop than ever before. I'm having make a lot less changes to the plans."
Product efficiencies, good inventory and having stock available are not always in alignment but the new tools help him find the right balance. "I can run a different sequence, see the time required, the conformance and ability to deliver on time versus the total time to run," he says. "We run about 360 products which we bottle on site across five different production lines. We want to do this as efficiently as we can so we aren't bottling ahead of our need.
Creating efficiencies can be as simple as taking into account bottles, storage, age, labels and other factors and matching this with forecast demand and inventory requirements.
Running the same types of bottles, labels and case configurations together can make significant savings and running and red and white wines separately can reduce the set-up time and the amount of cleaning required.
Quality and quantity control
Supply chain project manager Peter Belcher says the new MSP system has proven ideal for capturing and retaining intellectual property. "Within Excel it was hard to quantify one option against another, so we were relying on Phil's knowledge and expertise as a planner. Now we quantify each option and identify the exceptions. A lot of that specialist knowledge for effective product sequencing is now put into the system."
With its new systems, AD Wines NZ can now take a multi-layered view of decisions, more effectively scheduling production and planning by taking into account forecast demand, export orders, stock requirements, line capacity and economic batch sizing.
It can respond more quickly and accurately to changing circumstances with a better understanding of customer needs. Improved forecasting has also led to a stability of supply, and greater flexibility to experiment and innovate."
"If we move a batch back or forward, our dry goods procurement people who handle the bottles, packaging, cases and labels have short lead times. We need to make sure we're not going to receive things we're not going to use or find we haven't ordered the labels if we move things ahead."
Based on effective forecast and planning system, AD Wines NZ is now much more confident it is making the right product at the right time, and communicating changes to the right people.
While supply chain efficiency is being constantly improved by the availability of more accurate data for planning, ordering and distribution, the company has been closely looking at other related areas where it can make improvements.
The next challenge in the supply chain is to take a long hard look at pro-curement. AD Wines NZ has been looking at its processes and total cost of ownership (TCO) when purchasing goods and services.
"We want to know if we're getting the maximum value when we spend a dollar with our suppliers rather than just the lowest price per item. If it is cheap but has a high failure rate or doesn't do the job, then we're not getting value and it adds to the cost," says Belcher.
"Whether it's buying bottles, hydraulic pumps or tractors you have to look at reliability and everything else. We need to ensure our suppliers are supporting us and continually improving the products and services they supply."
Part of that will impact production planning. "Rejecting products because of quality issues adds to the cost of ownership. We can't afford to set up the line, begin production and then halfway through discover we have a problem. We need to take a fresh look at the way we do things."
In the end, Belcher says to manage several projects you have to instil your passion for making things happen in your project teams and make sure you have their buy-in. "You need clear objectives that will provide significant benefits. If team leaders, supervisors and people involved in the detail believe in what you're trying to do, when you come up against obstacles, they won't say, 'I told you so'. They'd work for solutions."
How supply chain integration can eliminate tedious manual tasks.
Why accurate up-to-date data is critical when allocating finite raw materials.
What is the impact of flexible planning and forecasting tools make to production flow.
Rate your challenges
When interviewing business executives, MIS asks them to rate the most challenging elements of managing a project. Here, Peter Belcher, supply chain project manager, rates his challenges in upgrading the supply chain system of Allied Domecq Wines NZ.
Most challenging
Selecting vendors
Getting support of board and CEO
Getting support of other company stakeholders (including the users)
Strategy and planning
Keeping projects on time and on budget
Managing emergencies
Finding and motivating the right staff
Managing vendors
Least challenging
Allied Domecq Wines NZ had to show the new owners the planning system could deliver everything it promised rather than use software available in other operations in its global network. The local team convinced management the multi-site planner (MSP) module from Intentia was up to the task and this coupled with the forecasting tools from Manugustics have enabled a more flexible and accurate planning process.
Belcher says ultimately all anticipated benefits were delivered with no major obstacles. AD Wines NZ achieved automated sequencing and full integration of planning with the MRP process and automated reporting without any major frustration.
Belcher attributes this to the project involving a relatively small team and the skills of planner Phil Taylor and a consultant from Intentia. Pooling this knowledge and having everyone determined to achieve the desired outcome meant the project was easy to manage, he says.
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DURHAM — The Oyster River High School boys basketball team improved to 10-4 in Division II with a 62-58 win Thursday over Souhegan in overtime.
Nick Lazar scored 21 points for the Bobcats, Anthony Shea added 13 and Sam Lewis had five, all in overtime.
Oyster River hosts Windham today. Souhegan dropped to 7-6.
Lin-Wood 60, Nute 56
MILTON — The Nute boys basketball team remained winless with a 60-56 loss Thursday to Lin-Wood in Division IV.
Conner Davis paced the Rams (0-14) with 18 points. Corey Wilson and Zach Garland scored nine points apiece and Reggie Pennell added eight.
Nute visits Wilton-Lyndeborough tonight. Lin-Wood improved to 2-13.
Kennett 55, St. Thomas 33
DOVER — The St. Thomas boys basketball team fell 55-33 to Kennett (4-10) on Wednesday in Division II.
Kevin Gould led St. Thomas (3-10) with nine points. The Saints are at Souhegan tonight.
Londonderry 72, Dover 39
LONDONDERRY — The Dover High School girls basketball team fell to 6-9 with a 72-39 loss Thursday to Londonderry in Division I.
Mercedes McDermott, Katie Boyatsis and Shannon Goff scored eight points apiece for the Green Wave.
Dover hosts Bedford on Tuesday night. The Lancers improved to 11-4.
Nute 49, Lin-Wood 18
MILTON — The Nute girls basketball team defeated Lin-Wood, 49-18, Thursday night in Division IV.
The Rams finished the regular season 6-12 and will likely go on the road for a first-round playoff game on Tuesday.
Abby Flanagan scored nine points for Nute and Ashley Shipman had eight.
Lin-Wood fell 0-18.
Biddeford 4, Marshwood/Traip 2
BIDDEFORD, Maine — The Marshwood/Traip hockey team gave up a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the third period and dropped a 4-2 decision to Biddeford on Thursday in Western Maine Class A.
With the game tied at 2, the Tigers scored twice in a span of 38 seconds.
John Lyman and Jake Cagnina scored for the Hawks (7-9). Brandon Cagnina, Nick Barrett and Cam DuFault drew assists.
Goalie Tyler Gagnon made 25 saves.
The Hawks are at Cheverus on Saturday at the Portland Ice Arena.
Prospect girls third in D-III
GILFORD — The Prospect Mountain girls ski team finished third in Thursday's Division III alpine championship at Gunstock Mountain.
The Timberwolves had 716 points to 723 for winner Gilford and 720 for runner-up Bow. St. Thomas Aquinas took fifth place with 635 points.
Prospect's Haley Dame won the slalom with teammates Indiana Jones and Angela Tidd fifth and seventh respectively.
Jones captured the giant slalom with Tidd second and Dame seventh.
Four local seeded in upcoming tournament
DOVER — Four local wrestlers are seeded for this weekend's state wrestling tournaments.
In Division II at Hollis-Brookline High School, Trevor St. Laurent is seeded third at 120 pounts and Evan Drouin is third at 195. Both are from Spaulding.
In Division III at Windham, St. Thomas's Thomas Knizewski is fourth at 132 and Oyster River's Caleb Cole is No. 1 at 160.


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Apple, Microsoft, and others, a little over a month ago in a letter to the EU, warning that the EU's new proposed unified patent law could lead to more patent trolling:
To mitigate the potential for abuses of such power, courts should be guided by principles set forth in the rules of procedure to assess proportionality prior to granting injunctions. And PAEs should not be allowed to use injunctions for the sole purpose of extracting excessive royalties from operating companies that fear business disruption.
A new front opened today in the patent wars between large technology companies, as a consortium that owns thousands of patents from the Nortel bankruptcy auction filed suit against Google and other manufacturers alleging infringement. Rockstar, which is owned jointly by Apple, Blackberry, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Sony, filed suit in US District Court in Texas. In addition to Google, the consortium has alleged infringement by Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech, Samsung, and ZTE.
They're not just scumbags - they are lying scumbags.
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If they are experts Google should have taken notice that Apple and Microsoft don't tend to sue over SEPs.
Google's problem, with regards to anything they do be it legal, products, privacy, etc..., is that they do before they think.
Like suing over SEPs, breaking privacy and then paying the judge off, providing us services and then canceling them, buying Motorola and then trying to figure out what to do with them, etc...


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th Nov 2012 17:55 UTC
"Today, I want to share a bit more detail about the growing Surface family of products and Surface with Windows 8 Pro, specifically around pricing. In January, Surface with Windows 8 Pro will be available in two versions and pricing will start at $899." Stefan Constantine noted on Twitter: "For the price of a Surface Pro ($899), you could buy a Nexus 4 ($349), Nexus 7 ($299), and a Chromebook ($249). Do the math." No matter how hard people are going to shout the Surface Pro is an ultrabook competitor, people will compare it to an iPad.
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Pets, Pets, Pets
The dog is probably the most varied mammal on the planet. With about 300 breeds recognized worldwide, the origin of the name of each breed may not be as evolutionary or revolutionary as Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species, but nevertheless each etymology is intriguing. While many types of dogs are named after the country, region or tribe that first developed them, other breed names are linked to canine characteristics.
Etymology is the study of word origins. Breeds tend to be named after places, familiar sites like Boston Terriers born and bred in Bean Town, or obscure ones such as Salukis named for an ancient town in Arabia; after people such as Louis Doberman (and his beloved Pinscher) or the Duke of Gordon (and his royal Setter); after specific jobs including Pointers or Shepherds (as in "herd the sheep"); or after talents/descriptions such as "Borzoi" being Russian for "swift" and "Shihtzu" being Mandarin for "lion". "Schnauzer" translates as "schnauz" or "snout" in German, and the French "barbichon frise" morphs into "Bichon Frise" or "curly lap dog".
Starting with the basics, both "dog" and "hound" derive from Old English. "Dog" comes from "docga" meaning "powerful breed of canine" whereas "hound" is from "hund" which was narrowed in the 12th C. to refer to a "dog used for hunting," (Specifically "Basset" is "low" in Old French and "Dasch" is "badger" in German, thus, explaining the names of these two stubby-legged hounds);
"Terrier" comes from the Latin "terra" meaning "earth" because these scrappy pups pursue their prey (rats, rabbits) in their burrows. "Spaniel" is a 13th C. word that denotes a dog that came from Spain. "Poodles" are not French. Actually their name is from the German "pudel" meaning "to splash" because Poodles were water dogs. The elaborate coifs helped their aquatics. Meanwhile "Vizsla" has a double translation, as 'to seek" in Turkish and "to point" in Hungarian, and "Schipperke" means "little boatman" (think- "skipper") in Dutch because these compact canines were watchdogs on barges.
Most of the Arctic sled dogs (Huskies, Malamutes, Samoyeds) are named for the Inuit or Siberian people who first bred them. Some breeds read like an obscure geography lesson. Dalmatians hail from a region in Croatia; Lhasa Apsos from the capital of Tibet. The ancient Roman army marched with their unique Mastiffs through a German town called Rottweil. Sound familiar? Airedales were developed near the Aire River in Yorkshire, England.
Yet other breeds besides French Poodles are map misnomers. Great Danes originated either in Britain or Germany depending on which expert you believe. The gentle giants got their mistaken name in the 1700s from a French naturalist who noticed these majestic dogs while he was traveling in Denmark. Labrador Retrievers are really from Newfoundland. Labrador is nearby. Although Pharaoh Hounds look like they stepped off the walls of the pyramids, recent DNA mapping says they are not an ancient Egyptian breed, but they are documented more recently as the national dog of Malta.
Certain breeds like Collies, Pugs, and Chows have several explanations for their names. The word "Collie" either stems from the Anglo Saxon word for "black like coal" or the Gaelic "cuilean" for "puppy". In the 1700s Pugs may have been named for their resemblance to Pug monkeys, popular as pets then, or for the Latin word "pugnus" meaning "fist" because the Pug's profile looked like a clenched fist. Another idea is that "Pug" is a misspelling of the mischievous fairy "Puck" in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Chows also have two possible backgrounds. For their sake, let's hope the second one is true. "Chow" might be Chinese slang for "edible". Theother thought is that in the 1800s clipper ships would travel to the Far East. The odds and ends cargo was referred to as "Chow Chow".
Beagles too have multiple theories about the root of their name. Snoopy's ancestors may be described by the French term "be'geule" which means "gape throat" because of their baying voice or possibly by the Celtic word "beag" meaning "small". Whichever is correct, isn't it only fitting that during his Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin, a dog lover, recorded his groundbreaking observations about the whole natural world? Sons of Snoopy everywhere are baying with pride about their famous namesake ship.
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Male: "Teddy" hefty Retriever Cage 6; a blonde Cocker Cage 5; a Westie mix with an injured leg; "Duke" purebred Rottweiler Cage 17; "Sangye"- Lab/ Shepherd Cage 14- knows commands, his owner died; "Bijoux" 10 month old tuxedo kitten in the lobby.
Female: patient American Bulldog Cage 37; "Becky" Mama Rottweiler Cage 27; "Smokey" Shepherd/Border Collie Cage 47; "Missy" great tabby in the lobby.
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Online Law Schools / Re: Online Law Grad Denied Admission in Georgia...« on: January 10, 2013, 05:21:25 AM »
Good. Online grads shouldn't be admitted anywhere.
Fortunately, but with exception, the law says differently. I sincerely hope you're not an Attorney, because that kind of snobbish dinosaur thinking is exactly what needs to die out of the legal profession, and quite frankly the world in general.
I hold a law degree from Harvard and a law degree from an online law school (Concord). The online law school program I undertook had its share of issues, but none of them had to do with it being an online program, and many of those issues were also experienced while I was at Harvard. No method is perfect; both methods have a number of pros that make each a viable method, and both share a number of similar cons. But without ever studying in an online program, you would have no real experience with its contrasts and comparisons.
Every law school is using practically the same materials and course set-up whether its online or brick-and-mortar (and that actually applies to all fields of study, not just legal). The only people who don't know that are people who've never been involved in online education and therefore have no business speaking on the matter.
The concepts of common sense and general fairness provide the following understanding: If you pass all of the same prerequisites as students of other educational methods, you should have the opportunity to sit for the bar exam. If you pass the bar exam then no one should question you since passing the bar exam is the requisite measure to becoming a practicing Attorney no matter where or how you earned your law degree, end of story. Any other view on it is simply mired in snobbery and obsolete thinking that is slowly dying, but thankfully dying as it should.
Education is not about name brands and isolation to singular methods; that thinking comes from the small-mindedness of elitist nitwits who wish to continue living in their plastic, lifeless, just-so worlds. Education is about learning, and then having the opportunity to demonstrate ability gained from learning. How both of those things happen can happen in many ways, not just sitting in an overpriced building.
To sum up, when you make absurd, backward-thinking comments like the one I quoted above, you do so without realizing that you're actually against the very concept of what education is supposed to be about. Nevertheless, I'm afraid that my indicating it to you will fall on deaf cement-filled ears since old ways of thinking die hard, and with that oldness comes a greater inability to hear...
P.S. Yes, I realize the comment I'm replying to is over 3 years old, but if I just read it now then how many others will newly read it without having a fair and balanced perspective on the matter? Fairness and balance is what my reply is providing. Thank you.


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Audacity 2.1.3 replaces all previous versions.
- Audacity 2.1.3 now properly supports Windows 10 (thanks to an upgrade of the PortAudio library) and on macOS has some previously missing support for Magic Mouse/Trackpad (thanks to Paul Licameli).
- Audacity has only partial support for macOS Sierra. On a subset of Sierra machines it is possible that plugins and libraries may become unavailable, and that Audacity might not launch if someone other than the user who installs Audacity uses it. These problems also affect Audacity 2.1.2, though should be much less prevalent in 2.1.3.
- 2.1.3 is also the last version of Audacity that will officially support Windows XP.
- New Distortion effect, Rhythm Track (was called Click Track) and Sample Data Import (thanks to Steve Daulton).
- New scrub ruler and 'pinned' option so the waveform moves and the recording/playing head stays still. (Paul)
- New features in Timer Record (Mark Young & Steve)
- On Mac, audacity.app is now added to /Applications/ directly rather than adding a folder there.
- Effects are no longer grayed-out when paused - clicking the effect will stop playback.
- 64 bugs/annoyances in 2.1.2 fixed of which 15 were long-standing issues. Also lots done (Paul again) to systematically deal with memory leaks.
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On Friday, Sept. 14th 9 students, Dr. McArthur and myself went to Dwight Elementary and the students provided half an hour lesson plans on the Constitution for kindergarten through 4th grade students (a little over 200 students in total...). Here is the ATU article.
On Monday, Sept. 17th I organized a public reading of the Constitution at ATU that included 26 students, faculty, staff and community dignitaries (including the Lt. Gov. Mark Darr of Arkansas and Russellville Mayor Bill Eaton). Below is the ATU article.
I took 7 students to the Russellville Junior High on Monday, Sept. 17th to work with about 400 9th graders. The students provided 50 minute lesson plans on the Constitution that included a game of matching phrases to where they are found in the Constitution and amendments, as well as Constitution Jeopardy. I have attached pictures of this activity…


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Sorry for hijacking this thread - but one image on Walt's site (designated as Italian, no date given) reminds me a lot of the "Schnapshund" glass liquor bottle dogs made in the Flühli region, mostly in the first half of the 19th century.
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Dear Walt,I just don't know. The only thing I am fairly sure about is that such an exotic design being developed independently at different places is rather unlikely. Much more likely is that someone saw it - and produced something similar at home (unless both items are Swiss). But which way round? I have no indication whatsoever, whether Italo-Swiss or Swiss-Italo is more likely.
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There is not much point going into depth as most of the book is very similar to the first edition, which is already reviewed. However, we did spot many clean ups in the way the text is layed out. A lot of additions/correction in the midst of past content has being added too as the Mac OS X API has evolved since then. For example, our main gripe in the previous book was the minimal information on the debugger, and the updated content has now some added information. The same is true for other places throughout the book making it now feel richer and more 'mature' somehow (which is probably because the API itself is now more mature than it used to be and the use of XCode throughout the book makes things simpler).
Additionally, all screenshots have being re-worked to present 10.3 Panther-derived shots throughout the book.
The new book includes five new chapters: adding capabilities to your app using NSUndoManager, Applescript, OpenGL on Cocoa, reusable frameworks and a chapter for the introduction to GNUstep.
The chapter for Applescript is also an introduction to the script language which can be very handy and useful in the design of an application, the OpenGL chapter is a bit short on details but if you already have some experience with 3D programming it should be enough to get you started. There is an interesting tidbit about prebinding on chapter 30 as well.
Regarding the GNUstep chapter it goes through how to install it and setup some of its tools but that chapter is really too short. The GNUstep guys say that if you want to design an app that's going to work on both Cocoa and GNUstep, you need to start writing it on GNUstep and then "port" it to Cocoa. The other way around is not going to work well because GNUstep doesn't have implemented most of Cocoa's API. So, some pointers of what frameworks/functions to use and what to avoid when targetting portability should have being interesting in the current book.
Other than that, this is as good as the first book and it is a recommended buy for all OSX programmers. The writing is definately enjoyable and Aaron proves again to be a great teacher.
On another note, DevChannel published an excerpt from the book, you can read it here.
Overall: 8.5/10
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