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When given the choice between a Volkswagen or a Rolls-Royce for the same price, most people would pick the latter.
That's essentially what's going on with pensions for employees of at least 117 Bay Area government agencies. Not only are their retirement packages extremely generous, they contribute little or nothing toward them.
As reporters Thomas Peele and Daniel Willis revealed in this newspaper Sunday, about 35 percent of Bay Area government agencies not only pay the employer share of pension costs, they also kick in part or all of the employee portion.
The so-called "pickup" of the employee share cost taxpayers more than $221 million last year for 63,000 public workers, an average $3,500 per employee. For public safety workers, the average pickup was about $5,200.
To understand this, consider local government police and firefighters with retirement plans administered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's largest pension plan.
The cost of their pensions is roughly 38 cents for every $1 of payroll. That number is expected to rise to about 45 cents in fiscal year 2015-16. The employee share of that cost is officially set in state law at 9 cents.
Employers, also known as taxpayers, are responsible for the rest. But many employers also cover part or all of the employee share. Of the 117 Bay Area public agencies with pension pickups, 15 pay the entire share for all their workers.
BART stands out in the survey as the largest employer paying the entire cost. Transit district directors must fix that during current labor negotiations.
Many agencies try to defend the practice as merely another benefit handed out as part of collective bargaining, perhaps in exchange for salary concessions.
There are many problems to that argument. First, there's little evidence to support that most public-sector workers are underpaid when compared with comparable private-sector employees. Second, the pension pickup is a hidden cost, often not mentioned in salary surveys.
Third, and most significant, the partial or full subsidization of the employee pension share leaves workers with little or no "skin in the game." They have little financial incentive to help find ways to reduce pension costs because they are not sharing the burden. They can get the Rolls for the same price as the Volkswagen.
Local government officials love to blame Sacramento for rising pension costs. Some of that complaining is justified. Much of it is not, and certainly not in this case.
No one forced them to offer pension pickups. Elected officials who continue to agree to these costly deals should be voted out of office.


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I'd like to start with some personal backstory. I live in Florida, which was hit by four hurricanes during a six-week period back in 2004. Three of 'em got me.
Not long after the third one, a package from JA's founder and original site owner Randy Sluganski arrived at my door. He had sent me two games.
Being unsure why Randy had done this, I asked him about it. He said that after what I'd been through with the hurricanes, he thought I could use some fun. Awwwww...
One of the games Randy sent was Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (#11). I'd never played a Nancy Drew game and knew nothing about either the franchise or developer HER Interactive (HI).
I'd never read any Nancy Drew books, either. As a kid, I was too busy reading horror, sci-fi and MAD Magazine.
At best, I thought Nancy Drew games would be silly, with a target age of pre-teenybopper. Was I ever wrong. Blackmoor Manor turned me into an instant fan.
Playing a Nancy Drew game had been like visiting with an old friend or curling up with a good book on a rainy afternoon. I genuinely enjoyed spending time with Nancy. The games had a comforting feel to them. No matter what happened in Nancy's world, I knew things would be okay in the end.
Had it not been for Randy, I likely would have missed out on Nancy Drew games altogether. So bless you and thank you, Randy.
After Blackmoor Manor, I'd bought all the games that had already been released and I loved every single one. I'd buy new ones as soon as they were available. I didn't need to know anything about them. Such was my faith in HI to consistently turn out quality Nancy Drew games. I've played all but three of the 29 games released prior to The Shattered Medallion.
However, with the release of The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (#16), things started to change. For one thing, the game had so many chores that it left little time for detective work. One of the characters left the game after I'd talked to her just once. And it boasts the most ridiculously difficult puzzle I've ever encountered in a Nancy Drew game.
Then came Legend of the Crystal Skull (#17), during which a big spider jumped in my face (I HATE spiders!!!) and Nancy was repeatedly stung to death by wasps.
Oh stop it, HI.
From then on -- for me, anyway -- Nancy Drew games have been of uneven quality. Some, I've really enjoyed. Others have been clunkers.
Well, I suppose I should move on to my review of Nancy Drew : The Shattered Medallion now. Oh dear...I'd really rather not do this. May I please be excused?
To be honest, The Shattered Medallion had me feeling as though I'd fallen into The Twilight Zone. The game felt "off" to me, as if it were an imitation made with no real understanding of Nancy and company.
After completing my first playthrough, my overriding thought was, "Huh?" To paraphrase Gertrude Stein, it had no there there.
So I played it again. Twice, actually. What follows is the best I can say about it.
The Shattered Medallion has Nancy, George and Bess traveling to New Zealand to participate in a reality TV show called Pacific Run. In an introductory letter from Bess to Nancy, Bess writes that she's finally gotten George a spot on the show and that George is excited to have Nancy on her team.
Okay, hold on, stop. If Nancy is on the team, she must already know she'll be appearing on Pacific Run with George. Why would Bess think this is news to Nancy? And if Nancy doesn't know about it (which I find hard to imagine), the letter is pretty strange. Wouldn't Bess have asked Nancy if she wanted to be on the team instead of just telling Nancy she's on the team?
The Nancy, George and Bess in this game don't feel like Nancy, George or Bess to me. This is particularly true of Nancy. It's as if she's been replaced by a pod person: she sounds like Nancy, but what's happened to her affect? It's pretty much flat. And her spunk is mostly missing in action.
Two things happen in the game that almost kill Nancy. She doesn't react to either. She says nothing. She doesn't even gasp. She makes no sound whatsoever.
See? Pod person.
Another area in which Nancy isn't her typical self is questioning others. If characters are uncooperative or evasive, she tends to back off. Instead of asking for clarification or elaboration, she ends conversations while there are still unanswered questions. This is not the Nancy I know.
Nancy also breaks competition rules repeatedly, initially based only on George's vague, unsupported contention that "something odd is going on." Nancy never gets in trouble for this. However, she has no problem accusing others of rule-breaking. (May we please have the real Nancy back?)
George, who doesn't have a real big part in the game, contradicts herself. Example: In person, George will say she's going to do thus-and-so. Then immediately thereafter, on the phone (contestants can call each other but not make outside calls), she'll say she's still making a plan. This happens several times.
Bess has a relatively big part. Unfortunately, she's a basket case.
Bess "I'm going to die here" Marvin is excitable, whiny, melodramatic and full of self-pity. She gets worked up pretty easily and her voice can become rather shrill. She basically stands around wringing her hands, although I think I saw her chewing the scenery a couple of times.
Bess also has a "thing" for one of the other characters, and here comes a sub-plot I could have done without. She acts as if she's in grade school. At times, she doesn't make a whole lot of sense. In fact, she sometimes sounds like a lunatic.
Neither Bess nor George helps out much in the competition. At one point, Bess actually works against Nancy.
So basically, Nancy is left to do the competition on her own. This makes me wonder why George and Bess are even in this game. Padding, perhaps?
The Shattered Medallion is also the game in which we finally meet the legendary Sonny Joon. Unfortunately, I found him underwhelming.
A little background: Sonny has been all over the place as an NPC in other Nancy Drew games, starting with Secret of the Scarlet Hand(#6).
Prior to The Shattered Medallion, he's always been where Nancy is going but has moved on before she's arrived. Although Nancy hasn't previously met him face-to-face, she's learned about him via his funny, odd, cryptic scribbles and doodles and the items he's left behind (such as Koko Krinkles, which are one of his favorite things yet there are none in The Shattered Medallion).
This made him quite memorable to me. Yet even though Nancy meets him at the beginning of the game and subsequently talks to him, the best she can do is say that she thinks his name might sound familiar.
What's happened to Nancy? She used to be a lot sharper than this. (Hint: she's not really Nancy.)
Later, Nancy does ask Bess to track down where they've "seen" Sonny before. But when she's given the information, she does nothing with it.
Around halfway through the game, Nancy remembers that she's seen Sonny's weird doodles everywhere. Well, duuuh. (Something is definitely wrong with Nancy.)
The game's plot, such as it is, has gaps, contradictions and inconsistencies. Two different, unrelated stories -- one about the competition and one involving Sonny -- and the sub-plot in which Bess makes a fool of herself over one of the other characters occur simultaneously. Each tugs the player in a different direction.
One of the most important elements in an adventure game is its story. Surely HI knows this. The two stories and one sub-plot in The Shattered Medallion don't mesh. They collide with each other.
Further, things can unfold in peculiar order, depending on how the player travels through the game. Among other things, Bess can say she's gotten in trouble for something she hasn't done yet, and Nancy can ask Bess about something Nancy isn't aware of at that point.
Dialog can also be inconsistent. For example, Nancy is given an offer which she can either accept or not. I had her not accept. Yet subsequently, other characters talk as if she's accepted the offer.
The majority of the reality show part of the game consists of being told to do this, find that, bring this back, blahblah. It's like a bunch of chores, all strung together.
Nancy is assigned both game-related tasks and bonus quests, and Bess keeps asking Nancy for help with the target of her sub-juvenile infatuation. It doesn't take long for these things to start overlapping. At times, I wasn't at all sure what to do.
This lack of direction and continuity left me feeling disorganized, scattered and out-of-synch. I never really felt immersed in the game.
The quality of game's graphics isn't up to HI's usual high standards. There's a lot of foliage, but it frequently looks "flattened," as do other parts of the environment. The game's animated sheep look mechanical. I didn't realize they moved at all until I accidentally caught them at the right moment. If you stand too far away, they continue to go ba-a-a-a but don't move.
And where are the other competitors? The game starts out with twenty of 'em, but you only see and interact with three. They basically just hang around in the same places and do little except wait for Nancy to talk to them.
You never see anyone engage in Pacific Run challenges yet they're all scoring more points than Nancy, who's working her butt off. That's quite a trick.
Now here's a biggie. Basically, there's no mystery for Nancy to solve in The Shattered Medallion. Some accidents happen, but Nancy doesn't pursue them. Sonny Joon is up to something, but it has no resolution.
How can you have Nancy Drew without a mystery? (Cue Twilight Zone music.)
There are only two brief instances of that good old Nancy Drew staple: snooping. I love snooping. I guess there's not much reason for Nancy to snoop here as she doesn't actively work on any mysteries.
The Shattered Medallion did give me one big (and much-needed) laugh. One of the other contestants refers to Nancy as "that know-it-all, pest, question-asking rube."
I think that's geniunely funny! I wish there had been more funny dialog. Not necessarily about Nancy, but about anybody. It could have eased some of the consternation I was feeling.
There are two minigames in The Shattered Medallion. Both are retreads from The Captive Curse (#24), which also happens to be the Nancy Drew game I played just before this one. Why would HI do this?
Puzzles in The Shattered Medallion are a mixed bag. Some are easy and others are rather difficult. One of them is timed.
The game's most difficult (and I mean difficult) puzzle is quite close to the end. I don't like it much when developers do this. Games are supposed to be fun. Hitting a brick wall right at the end of a game is not fun.
The game's "culprit," who ultimately puts Nancy and another character in jeopardy, has no motive that I could see. There are no negative consequences. This character also admits to causing the game's worst accident. Again, no negative consequences.
Still worse, the game has no proper ending. The Pacific Run story is concluded but Sonny's story just stops, with many questions left unanswered.
Finally, this game has typos, misspellings and grammatical errors. All three are real sore spots with me, no matter where they appear. Shame on you, HI.
I'm left with the impression that HI rushed the development of The Shattered Medallion. It feels thrown together, resulting in a sloppy end product. I expect so much better in a Nancy Drew game. This one is a real disappointment.
I can recommend The Shattered Medallion only to seasoned players who are curious about Sonny Joon and/or want to keep their collections complete. I suggest that players new to the series get their feet wet with some of the older Nancy Drew games such as The Final Scene, Secret of the Scarlet Hand and, of course, Curse of Blackmoor Manor.
Now come on, HI. Get your act together.
- Doesn't "feel" like a Nancy Drew game.
- Sonny Joon is underwhelming.
- There's no mystery.

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A pedestrian walked through a snowy Public Garden on Jan. 29 ...
... But on Jan. 30, the Public Garden was green again as temperatures soared into the high 50s.
Nhon Nguyen cleaned up the gutters on the side of the apartment building where he works on Geneva Avenue near Columbia Road.
Snowy owls have been spotted at Logan Airport including one who was tagged and tracked to the Arctic Circle and back.
Dog-walker Liz Robson strolled with her 14 charges through the Charlestown Navy Yard. Five of the dogs are from Charlestown, the others from the Back Bay.
Snow made for a slippery commute on the Harvard Bridge over the Charles River on Jan. 28.
The intersection of Browne and Pleasant streets in Brookline. A 38-year-old postdoctoral fellow at Boston University was assaulted and robbed nearby in a recent attack.
Carol Gilmore, a children's public health hygienist, treated Maria Lidia Pinto in Brockton while Maria Gabbriella Costa watched at right.
Julie Paz from Idaho, visited the rare book department at the Boston Public Library. The BPL recently received a grant to help preserve its collection of historic books, prints, and artifacts.
A lone Smith & Wesson M&P handgun lay on a shelf at North East Trading Inc. in North Attleborough. Owner Ted Oven has found it hard to keep guns in stock because of skyrocketing demand amid debate over new gun controls.
At Ironworkers Hall in South Boston, Representative Stephen Lynch announced his candidacy to replace John Kerry in the US Senate.
Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, right, hosted departing US Senator John Kerry, as UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan looked on at right. Kerry, who is leaving the Senate to become secretary of state, was once a first assistant DA in Middlesex County.
It was easy to dangle athletic shoes from power lines along Andover Street in Danvers after a rain storm with high winds brought the lines down.
Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) tucked the puck behind a sprawling New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39) to put the Bruins up 4-2 over the New York Islanders midway through the third period.
Danny O'Connor of Framingham (right) landed a vicious body shot to Derek Silveira of Salem in the main event of TD Garden's Night at the Fights.
Paul Pierce (34) played some in your face defense against LeBron James (6) as the Boston Celtics hosted the Miami Heat at the TD Garden.
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Neosho Dogwood Run has been set for 9 a.m. Saturday, beginning at Neosho High School.
Neosho Dogwood Run has been set for 9 a.m. Saturday, beginning at Neosho High School.
The event, a 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) run and a one-mile walk, runs through a section of this past weekend's Dogwood Tour. Separate categories for men and women will be held under the following age divisions: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 and over. Plaques will be presented to the top male and female winner, with medals for first, second and third places in each age category. All entrants will receive a dogwood tree. Refreshments will be provided.
Those interested can pre-register by mail at Dogwood Run, 901 S. Ripley, Neosho, 64850, by calling 389-0332, or register before the race at the high school. Cost is $8 for advance registration, $10 day of the race.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – King College has announced that Louis Thorpe has resigned his position as head men's soccer coach after two seasons at the helm. Prior to his tenure as head men's soccer coach, Thorpe served one season as the head women's coach and had been a part of the Tornado Soccer programs as a student-athlete and assistant coach for a majority of the past 20 seasons.
"On behalf of King, I am very appreciative of Coach Thorpe's contributions to our men's and women's soccer programs. He is a member of our Athletic Hall of Fame, and his programs and student-athletes always reflected his high ideals and personal integrity."
Thorpe played for the Tornado from 1988-91, earning team MVP honors in 1990 and captaining the 1991 team that won a Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference (TVAC) championship.
He returned to King as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program from 1999-2003 and served as the interim head coach for the Lady Tornado soccer team from 2000-2002. With the women's team, Thorpe led the Lady Tornado to a 41-18-2 overall record, including an 18-win season in 2001.
After a four-year hiatus, Thorpe returned to his alma mater as an assistant with the men's program in 2008 and assumed the role of head coach of the Lady Tornado for a second time in his coaching career in 2010. In his first season back as the head coach of King Women's Soccer, Thorpe led the team to a NCCAA Mid-East Regional Championship, earning them a trip to the NCCAA National Tournament. In 2011, he was named head coach of the men's program and led the squad to a postseason berth in its first year as a member of Conference Carolinas and NCAA Division II.
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Hartsville, S.C. – The Coker women's soccer team was shutout in their 2008 Homecoming match versus King College, 5-0. The Tornados used a strong backline and some aggressive forwards to post two goals in the first half and three in the second half. With the win King improves to 7-6 on the year, while Coker falls to 3-6 overall.
Puo Koffman was the first to find the back of the net for the Tornados in the 12th minute of the game, with Sarah Dysarczyk netting King's second goal in the 40th minute. Lauren Owens had the third goal of the game with an assist from Hannah Shankel in the 53rd minute, then Sara Ham had back-to-back goals with an assist from Koffman for the Tornados fourth and fifth goals.
Coker keeper, Chelsea Beetch (Palmer, AK) had seven saves in the match, while King's aggressive play earned them 15 offsides calls.
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How To Create A New Website
Need a website for your small business or new pet project but feel a little put off by the technical stuff?
Relax, we're about to walk through the simple steps that will have your new website up and running in under 10 minutes. Even if you're a complete beginner.
Yes – 10 minutes and you'll be surprised at how straightforward it is to firstly create your new website and then make any changes whenever you want.
Also, I'll be explaining each of the terms that you may not know down below.
Let's go!
An Overview of the Process & Terms Explained
There are just three very simple steps you need to follow in order to set up a working website quickly and the good news is that you need very little technological knowledge in order to do this:
1. Choose a domain name
2. Get hosting for your domain name
3. Install your website live on the Web
The first two steps of the process are often linked together and can be completed easily within five minutes. You need to decide on a suitable domain name for your site and choose an affordable, high quality web hosting service.
Having a domain name such as marysitalianrecipes.com or johnscarproject.com, or whatever you choose that fits your project, is the first step but won't make your site live on the Web until your domain name is hosted somewhere but we'll get to that.
"It's just important to know that a domain name is kind of like registering a business name and the hosting is like actually renting a shop on a street where people can see it."
If you are already worrying about the terms used above then don't – a "domain name" is simply the term used to describe a website address, and it is also known as the URL (for example as in www.thisismywebsite.com).
"These are domain names you might be familiar with: facebook.com, amazon.com, google.com and yahoo.com. You get the idea."
Your domain name is very important because it's how people searching for you will find you and clicking on the domain name when it appears in a search on Google, for example, takes them to your actual website.
So try to make it clear what your site is about with your choice of domain name.
Of course, you need to find somewhere to place your site online and this is where a web hosting service comes in. What these companies do, for a very small monthly or annual fee, is provide you with the space on the web where you can build and store your site, so that the whole world can see it and access it from anywhere.
" Hosting for your website is like renting a shop on a busy street except that web hosting is much much cheaper than renting a shop!"
Although this may seem a little complex, once you have chosen your domain name and a web hosting service to use, the actual setting up of your new website takes less than five minutes to complete.
The third and final step then is to simply create your website and to create a very professional looking site that is very easy to manage and change whenever you want, we are going to use a free software platform called WordPress.
WordPress is actually used by almost 1/3 of all websites in the world, mainly because it's so easy to use. This website that you are reading right now is a WordPress site.
So that's the overview, now let's go through the exact steps and get your new website up and working.
Step One: Choosing & Registering Your Domain Name
Choosing a domain name for your site is a personal and important decision, partly because you could be promoting that website for many years.
And you should also consider the purpose of the site: is it for selling something? Or building a community of like-minded people? What's the main goal of your new website? Knowing what that clearly is will help make the domain name choice easier.
You can select almost any name you like for your site, and while there are virtually no rules regarding what name you can choose, it's good to keep in mind these things when choosing your domain name:
• Your domain name should be relevant to the content of the website. It sounds obvious, but the more relevant your domain name is to the primary purpose of your website, the better.
• The shorter and more memorable your website address is the better. People tend to forget websites with vague or long names, so keeping your address short and to the point will help people remember your site, even when they are not actually online.
• It also helps if your domain name gives the user a clear indication of what your site is about. Try to avoid names that could be misconstrued for another type of site. A good example of this is a site with a name like www.keyboards.com, which could be about computer keyboards, or music keyboards; both have the same name, but both contain very different subject matter.
• Ensure you pick a suitable extension for your site. .com, .org or .net sites are the most popular as they are global extensions, though other, cheaper options are also available.
So if you were going to set up your website about electronic music keyboards, then you may wish to select a domain name like www.musickeyboards.com or similar.
Of course, there is always a chance that someone else has already selected this as the domain name for their website, but fortunately there is an easy way to check for this by using a Domain Name Availability Search.
So if you have picked a name for your site, enter it into the box below and the Domain Name Availability Search will see if the name has already been used, or if it is free for you to use for your site.
If the search comes back that your domain name is already taken and is unavailable, you can either elect to choose a domain name with a different extension (so if .com is taken, you could try .net, or .org or .co.uk or similar, or you can elect to add another word to the original domain name).
So if the domain name www.musickeyboards.com was already taken, I could try www.musickeyboards.org, or www.musickeyboards.net or even www.electronicmusickeyboards.com instead.
You will quickly find a domain name that is free for you to use and once you have decided on which of the available domain names you would like for your site, you are ready to progress onto step two.
Step Two: How To Set Up A Web Hosting Account
There are lots of different companies that offer web hosting and a quick search of the Internet will bring up a whole host of options, but experience has shown me that for a high quality service, excellent customer support at a very good value price, a company called GreenGeeks.com is well worth considering.
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Once you have loaded up the website click the orange Sign Up Now! button and this will bring up the secure order form.
If you require a domain name, enter your choice of domain name in the box on the left. If you have already pre-purchased a domain name, then enter it in the box on the right.
If you've followed this guide through, then you won't own your domain name as yet, so you'll need to use the left hand box. Remember to check you select the right extension (.com, .org etc) using the drop down box on the right.
If your domain name is not available, then you can try different variations until you find one that is. However if you've used the domain name availability search on this guide above, then you should have a domain name that should be available to hand.
Once you have your desired domain name, click the blue Next button and the next part of the signup form will load up:
In this section you enter your personal details, how you would like to pay and the web hosting plan that best suits your needs. There are a range of plans available and some even include the cost of the domain name as part of the plan, so check through them to find one that suits.
• A good tip here is to pay for at least 12 months of web hosting in advance, this is because it is usually much cheaper than paying monthly and you also get the cost of registering your domain name for free with GreenGeeks.com.
Once you have selected your payment method, plan and entered in your details, click the blue Create My Account button.
Once you have clicked that button and your order is accepted, you have now got yourself a domain name and a place on the web within which you can build your website.
All you need to do now is wait for the confirmation email to come through from GreenGeeks.com which will confirm your domain name and hosting plan. This can take anything from a couple of hours to process at the busiest times, to just a few minutes when it is quieter.
• It's worth noting here that GreenGeeks.com have very strict security measures in place and that as part of this, they may call you to check your details with you. If this happens, you will just need to confirm a few details with their customer services representative and once the brief phone call is complete, you will be ready to take the next step!
When you've received your confirmation email, you are now ready to move onto the third and final step of the process; building your website!
Step Three: How To Build Your Website (Using WordPress)
Step Three: How To Build Your Website (Using WordPress)
This put many people off from building their own sites due to the knowledge, time and expertise required to make it look professional. Maybe it put you off too.
Nowadays though, things are very different and it's pretty easy for a beginner to build a top quality website in just a few minutes, chiefly thanks to the development of the WordPress platform.
WordPress is a free software that makes it very easy to build and manage your website.
- Part One : Installing WordPress
Essentially, WordPress builds the website for you – all you need to do is customize the site with your own content and preferences and WordPress does the rest!
Of course, you need to now install WordPress onto your website so you can use it in the design process and if you have registered with GreenGeeks.com, then this is a very simple process thanks to their own WordPress installation software, Fantastico.
In fact, installing WordPress on your site ready to use will take less than five minutes!
Now that you have your GreenGeeks confirmation email, you will have your account information to hand. So all you need to do is log into your account via the GreenGeeks.com login page.
Enter the email address you signed up with on the site and the password GreenGeeks sent you with your confirmation email into the account manager.
When you have successfully logged in, you will then be taken to a screen that shows you the basic details of your website.
To the right of the information about your site you will see a blue button labelled "cPanel Login". Click on this.
This brings up a screen of different software and services available at GreenGeeks.com that allow you to add different features to your website. What we are looking for is Fantastico De Luxe, which has a blue smiley icon. When you have located this in the software window, click on it.
A new window will open which will show the different types of Blogs available in Fantastico. In the Blogs section, you will see WordPress listed. Simply select it ………
then follow the three steps below:
- Click on "New Installation"
- This will bring up a Drop down menu in which you should find your domain name. Select your domain name and then enter a username, a password and site title information, however remember to leave the Install in Directory field blank (this is important).
- Once you have completed this, click "Install WordPress" and the software will download onto your domain.
Once the download is complete, you just need to press "Finish Installation". WordPress then completes downloading to your site and sets up a default website on your domain name (called the Twenty Fourteen Theme):
All you need to do is wait just a couple of minutes for the changes to take effect.
After that, believe it or not, you now actually have a website running on the domain name you have chosen, now it is time to configure your site to your chosen theme!
- Part Two: Configuring Your Website
I bet you never thought creating a website was so easy and now you can go and configure the site so that it looks and says what you want it to.
Editing the site is easy, just type in your internet browser your domain name and add the suffix /wp-admin at the end. For example for our music keyboard site listed earlier, it would be www.musickeyboard.com/wp-admin
When you press enter, you will be taken to the WordPress log in page, use the username and password you used when installing WordPress from Fantastico previously and click the Log In button.
You will then be taken to the main page of WordPress, which is called the Dashboard and it is from here that you can access, edit, create and delete everything to do with your website.
WordPress has several key features which are all accessed from the front end of the Dashboard and these features are used to do everything you could possibly wish to do on your site, from adding videos and images, to installing a theme or a plug in. Everything is accessed from this one place.
A brief list of WordPress' main features, together with an outline of what they do, is shown below:
- Posts and Pages
With WordPress you have the flexibility to create two types of website pages: Posts or Pages.
Posts are more frequently used when you wish to host a blog, rather than a typical website. The main difference with these types of pages is that there is usually a preview of the post on the page, so users can click on it to read the post in full.
Websites that do not hosts blogs tend to use pages, though these can be flexibly set up to link to blog posts if required. You can link to other pages in your site from your homepage (which is the first page a visitor sees when they visit your site) and of course, you can create these pages here too.
If a blog is going to be a key part of your site however, and on many sites they are, it is important that you gain a good understanding of how to use posts.
- Media
If you want to enhance your site by adding your own images and videos to it (which is a great idea) then the Media section of WordPress allows you to upload these images and even edit them before you include them on a page or post.
WordPress is flexible so you can either upload media directly to a page or post while you are creating it, or you can upload your media here and then simply access them from a page or post. The choice is yours!
- Links
With WordPress you can create categories for links and then add to these categories with a host of links that you choose and which, ideally, link and enhance the content of your site. The links pages can be very useful for people who create their own widgets (though this is not necessary for a beginner user).
Copy the link you would like to appear on your site. Go back to your WordPress Edit Page and choose place where you would like to add it by selecting a word or a phrase. The insert/edit link button on top of your work area will now appear available to use.
The following screen will open.
Paste the link of you choice in the URL box (make sure http:// at the begging of the link it's not typed twice) and fill in the tittle box (optional). Here you also have an option do choose if you would like your link to open in a new window by selecting the Open link n a new window/tab box. Click on Add Link and the previously selected by you area will turn blue and will now forwarding to the chosen link.
- Comments
If you want people to leave comments about your posts and site then you can enable these here. There are a number of options you can have, such as whether comments should be moderated or not before being shown on the site, which are customizable.
To avoid lots of spam comments though, a spam checker, such as Akismet, may prove to be a useful add on.
- Appearance
If you don't like the overall look of your website on WordPress then you can change it with a single click of a button! The Appearance section allows you to select from a huge number of free to use themes which can alter the look of your site with a single click. To learn more about how to change the themes on your site click here.
- Plugins
WordPress "plugins" are extra pieces of software that add certain features or functions to your website.
There are lots of little additions you can make to your website to give it a unique feel, from visitor counters (counting the number of people visiting your website each day), to slideshows. Almost all of these are free and can add nice unique features to your website.
You can easily access them from the plugins menu. It is well worth perusing this aspect of the site when you have nearly finished your initial web design to add a few nice touches to the pages using these plugins. For more information on plugins click here.
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Moammar Gadhafi's Libya was known for cultivating support in Africa and tangling with Europe, the United States and moderate Arab governments. But now there appears to be a big foreign-policy shift toward the West in the air.
Two political snapshots capture the new directions for the foreign relations of Libya, holder of the largest oil reserves in
Africa. Last week, South African President Jacob Zuma, speaking for the African Union, refused to recognize Libya's rebels as the new
government of Libya.
This week, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, chairman of Libya's transitional authority, was feted in Paris at a Libya meeting by the leaders of
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On the streets of Tripoli, the view is that Libya will turn away from African states south of the Sahara and cultivate relations north of the Mediterranean.
"We can't flee Africa. We are part of the continent, but we want the U.S. and Europe to help us," said Abdurazeg Akhmeda Jamour, a rebel leader:
Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's fugitive leader, spent billions of dollars to cultivate African leaders. A decade ago, he launched the Africa Union. Two years ago, he styled himself Africa's "King of Kings." He called for the formation of the United States of Africa.
Peter Cole, a Libya expert, says Mr. Gadhafi's generosity toward sub-Saharan leaders explains the African Union's reluctance to follow
the lead of the 75 nations worldwide that have extended diplomatic recognition to Libya's National Transitional Council.
"[They are] very, very tiny countries - Libyan spending in there could be a significant part of GDP. So there is a lot of genuine fear among AU members that they will lose out," Cole said.
Libyans are watching who is slow to extend diplomatic recognition to the rebels. Russia, Algeria and the African Union - all
friends of Mr. Gadhafi - have been the laggards.
Rafa Rejeibi, who once taught Arabic in the United States, pauses from celebrating the rebels' seizure of Tripoli to offer an explanation.
"Libyans now are a little bit sensitive to the way the African countries had reacted to the Libyan revolution. We were counting more
on them, and really we saw the opposite," Rejeibi said.
Instead, Rejeibi and others say, Libyans now want to open up to the wider world.
"Libyan people are just very thirsty and hungry to open up to all nations and cultures. It is not just to the U.S. and to France, as
people say, because they were pioneers to take action to protect Libya against Gadhafi militias," Rejeibi said.
During Mr. Gadhafi's era, Libya's foreign policy included giving weapons to European terrorist groups and blowing up two passenger jets - one American and one French. Now Libyans stress that Mr. Gadhafi's hostility toward the West is not shared by modern Libyans. Amar, a rebel unit fighter, speaks at a victory celebration.
"The people of Libya were not an enemy of America [loud bangs] Gadhafi was an enemy," Amar said.
In a neighborhood near a walled compound that once served as the nerve center of Mr. Gadhafi's rule, Ali Azoz is the imam of a local mosque. He also leads his neighborhood's underground resistance organization.
"People don't have any problems with America or any other country. The whole world should know that Gadhafi's character only represents himself," he said.
Inside the compound, Nale, a 20-year-old dentistry student, is touring with her father, Khalid, an engineer. Nale says she wants to discover the world. She resents Gadhafi's past restrictions on studying English.
"We are not allowed to speak English, to study English in schools. And his (Gadhafi's) son goes to London and studies in the best unis [universities.] And we are not allowed to do that. It's so weird," Nale said.
Libyans caution that they want future relations with the West to built on the levels of mutual respect. They know their 20th-century history: an Italian colony for three decades, administered by Britain for a decade, home to a massive American air base until 1970, a close trading partner for the Soviet Union during the Gadhafi era. But Libya has changed, and Libyans have changed.
In an upper middle class home, Fatma Ghobtan says Libyans are fast embracing the future.
"We don't want the back history - [such as his ties with] Russia. We want new faces, we want new people, we want new education. We want everything new. It's 2011. Everyone with a computer, with a mobile. Everything has changed," Ghobtan said.
Agreement comes from Milad Mohammed Arier, a 30-year-old fire extinguisher salesman, who is relaxing with neighbors on a street corner on a hot evening.
"We are so near to Europe. Even our mentality is so open, because we are reading. Technology. Internet access. Mobile phones, they are coming, and they are changing everything. Even now if you are working in Tripoli, you will see the difference in the knowledge between the old men and the new guys, between 20 years and 40 years," Arier said.
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7 comments:
So they're not happy about the bus picking up people in Lewisham first? Local buses for local people!
- 16 February 2011 at 19:57
- Daniel Hoffmann-Gill said...
We have a similar issue in North London, a 12 month removal of a route because of congestion could actually have been dealt with a lot better, it is really impacting upon thousands of people's travel needs.
- 16 February 2011 at 23:15
- Sean Baggaley said...
There's a large bus depot in Catford, so this might be one explanation for the route's change of destination.
The Catford Gyratory and the sick joke that runs through—a little-known minor road known as the South Circular—is a major cause of congestion, certainly, but this is hardly Lewisham Borough Council's fault. They've been banging on about sorting this junction out since at least as far back as the 1970s. Unfortunately, the money to do so has yet to appear. (They did get very close at one stage, but that window was slammed shut by the creation of the GLA.
- 17 February 2011 at 03:43
- Sean Baggaley said...
In fairness, the chronic congestion in Catford is entirely out of Lewisham Borough Council's hands: the two major roads that intersect at this point are the A21 (prop. TfL) and the pitiful A206 "South Circular" (prop. TfL).
Lewisham have been trying to get the A206 realigned for decades now. They came within a hair's breadth of achieving it at one stage too, even going so far as to buy up an entire street's worth of housing for the necessary road widening, but the money simply never materialised.
One advantage of the 320's extension is the relief of the 208 route's stretch between Catford and Bromley. The 208 sees a hell of a lot of passengers. Another could be to open up more journey options to destinations beyond Bromley as most existing routes tend to terminate there.
- 17 February 2011 at 03:54
- darryl said...
The 320's run by Metrobus from Orpington, so it's nothing to do with Catford bus garage (which is run by Stagecoach).
It's actually a common issue across London - routes are often too long and get cut back at the vital bit the route was originally meant to serve. A similar situation happens with the 486, which gets snarled up in Bexleyheath so turns around at Charlton, missing the vital stretch up to North Greenwich.
Of course, Biggin Hill could always secede from Greater London, return to Kent, lose all buses after 7pm, and then Boris would lose their votes ;-)
- 17 February 2011 at 19:45
Weird that some pro-Johnson comments are not being published. Adam, stop trying to control the view of the general public.
Many people whom I have spoken with recognise the fact that Johnson minor has to act in demand of his constituents, not his brother. In my eyes, his constituency come first - and I am very glad that he has decided to support this case.
Perhaps you'll post this comment, eh?
- 18 February 2011 at 19:11
- AdamB said...
Totally untrue Anon. I haven't withheld any comments.
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Explosion at Athens shopping center injures 2
An explosion at a shopping center in the northern Athens suburb of Marousi today was an attack on democracy and aimed to threaten Greece's economic recovery, the country's Public Order ministry said.
The improvised explosive device "didn't only target a specific building, it targeted democratic normality, social peace and the prospect for economic recovery in our country," the ministry said in a statement posted on its website. "Our democracy is neither daunted nor bullied."
The explosion at the "The Mall" occurred on the first- floor of the shopping center at 10.45 a.m. local time, state-run NET TV reported.
Two people near to the mall, where only cafes, restaurants and cinemas are open on Sundays, suffered minor injuries, the broadcaster reported. An unidentified person made a warning call to the Eleftherotipia newspaper and the Zougla news website around 50 minutes before the explosion, it said.
The two injured were security guards and material damage to stores was limited. Police cordoned off the area, after evacuating around 200 people, and are searching for other explosive devices, Marousi mayor Yiorgos Patoulis said in comments broadcast live on NET.
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Both Eleftherotipia and Zougla confirmed on their websites that they had received the warning call. The explosive device was made from gas cannisters and placed in a box under a stairway near a bank branch, NET said, citing police. The caller said a claim of responsibility for today's explosion will be made, according to Zougla.
Greek police had information of an imminent terrorist attack in the country since November, Kathimerini newspaper reported today, citing Public Order Minister Nikolaos Dendias.
A gunmen fired shots at the headquarters of the ruling New Democracy party of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Jan. 14. That incident followed a spate of attacks on the homes of Greek journalists on Jan. 11 and the home of the brother of a Greek government spokesman the following day.


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Bell County teacher charged in student drug case
PINEVILLE, Ky. —
Bell County sheriff's deputies have charged a teacher at a county school with supplying drugs to students.
Officers arrested 45-year-old Dwight O. King at school on Tuesday, charging him with drug trafficking and trafficking within 1,000 yards of a school.
King teaches at the Bell County Day Treatment and Recovery Center, which is a school system-owned facility for troubled students.
WYMT-TV reported King declined the station's request for comment.
Bell County Sheriff Bruce Bennett said the allegations of a teacher selling drugs to students are "as bad as it can get."
School superintendent Yvonne Gilliam cited the ongoing investigation in declining comment.
King was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday and was held in lieu of $500,000 cash bond.


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Now there is a pre-made compost tea available in bottles. Bio-Balance is made from a variety of manure sources. It's organically produced, loaded with microorganisms to stimulate biological soil life, and contains no human pathogens. It's claimed to also be odor-free, making it useful indoors in greenhouses and on houseplants, without causing an offensive odor.
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Today's kids consume more caffeine than ever before. Studies show that caffeine intake among children and adolescents has increased 70 percent over the last 30 years. And there's more enticement than ever. Modern branding, celebrity spokespeople and multiple flavor varieties are all elements that appeal to young people. So weather it's soft drinks, energy drinks or iced coffees, there's a caffeinated beverage for every kid's taste.
All of this caffeine consumption does come with a price, however. It can impact a child's health and well-being in both the short term and long term, says Melissa Moses, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian with . Here are some of the areas in which Moses says caffeine is particularly harmful:
As a parent, you may be wondering how you can help your child consume less caffeine. Fortunately, there are also plenty of flavorful alternatives on the market. Flavored water, low-sugar sports drinks and flavor sticks for water are options you might want to consider. You can also make homemade flavored water for your child by putting slices of pineapple, watermelon or cucumber in a glass of water. In addition, many tea and soft drink brands come in decaffeinated varieties. And when it comes to soft drinks versus energy drinks, soft drinks are usually a better option simply because their caffeine content is regulated by the Food and Drug and Administration (FDA).
When your child does drink a caffeinated beverage, Moses recommends that it not be consumed past noon. "It takes about five to seven hours to eliminate just half of the caffeine from your body," she says. "Sleep is very important to a child's health and school performance, so caffeine intake should always be limited and consumed as far away from bedtime as possible."
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In today's episode of #4GWARS, T-Mobile and AT&T are having a Facebook fight. Yesterday, AT&T claimed their HSPA+ network was capable of the same speeds as T-Mobile and covered a larger area. T-Mobile responded to AT&T's claims by issuing a challenge to match their data speeds. Full details after the jump.
Today, AT&T stuck to the same message with a post to their Facebook page:
"Hey Fans! You may have seen T-Mobile smack talking our network (seriously TMo?) and calling their HSPA+ network "4G" in order to claim they have the largest "4G" network. Not so fast…we have 180 million folks on HSPA+ already…40 million more than they do. They also claim 200 million by year's end, but we'll have it to 250 million this month. So their network isn't any bigger or faster. Just calling 'em as we see 'em."
T-Mobile must have been watching their feed because they were quick to respond:
"Hey AT&T – It is easy for us to be proud when we have the 4G network to back it up. We challenge you to show us any data speeds on an AT&T iPhone that can top the speed on T-Mobile's myTouch 4G. But you don't have to take our word for it. Check out these amazing speed test screenshots from our T-Mobile fans:http://goo.gl/P0wk3"
When the carriers fight, customers win. Who do you think has the best argument?
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(Editor's Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)
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(Quit Claim Deed) Richard W. Jones and Peggy E. Jones to Richard W. Jones, Barnes Pike property, $172,000
May 3:
(Quit Claim Deed) Angela R. Surgener to David W. Surgener, lot 60, Section 2 of Greenview Estates Subdivision, $127,000
May 4:
J & N Rentals, LLC to Gateway Enterprises, Inc., North Main Street in Dry Ridge, $68,000
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(Quit Claim Deed) Jennifer L. Cook to Timothy L. Cook, Keefer Road property, $90,000
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Chief Rick Kells charged Kacie M. Cleveland, 24, of Williamstown, with theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting at noon June 14 on Ferguson Boulevard.
The Dry Ridge Police Department charged an and out of county resident with alcohol intoxication and executed a Bath County warrant.
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Lined Sergeant Pepper inspired jacket with peplum for the holidays. I was really excited about this sparkly wool fabric that I got from Britex in San Francisco. It is really fun and festive. I saw it and knew right away that I wanted to use it to make a jacket for the holidays. As pretty as it was, it was really difficult to work with. I was really fortunate that Jamie Lau (formerly from Burda) had blogged about the fabric and the problems she had run into. She made a dress and noted that the fabric frayed so badly that pieces needed to be finished before working with them. That helped to know. I just ran everything through the serger at the beginning. This was also my first time lining anything and my first attempt at using BurdaStyle petite pattern. Loved it. I didn't have to make a single alteration to the pattern, very rare for me. The muslin fit perfectly and the jacket does also. I am really happy with the way it turned out.
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Nov 25, 2013, 03.27 PMby LakeWylieMom
Nice, looks great, you could wear it over that cute green dress you made for your daughters wedding huh? I am working on a petite pattern from Burda right now too, it is nice to see it just fit!
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Nov 26, 2013, 12.43 AMby FaithMorgan
Thanks so much. Yeah, I think it will go with that dress. I would like to have an excuse to wear that again. But, for now I have been wearing it with jeans. I was really happy to see that the Burda petites are true to the measurements. I don't think I have ever made anything that had so few alterations. I hope it is the same for you.
Nov 24, 2013, 03.01 AMby cstahl
Great Job! It looks wonderful on you.
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Nov 26, 2013, 12.40 AMby FaithMorgan
Hi:) Thank you! I haven't seen if the sew-along is up yet. I'll be too busy this week in any case. Hope you are doing well.
Nov 21, 2013, 07.19 AMby dvinare
wow, very nicely made! I am thinking to try this patern also, looks like a very nice fit :)
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Nov 21, 2013, 08.22 PMby FaithMorgan
Thanks so much dvinare. I hope you do make it! I would love to see it when you do.
Nov 19, 2013, 02.17 PMby Innamc
Very nice jacket, fit you perfectly! Very good job for first time lining jacket. Very welldone!
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Nov 20, 2013, 03.55 PMby FaithMorgan
I was always really intimidated by patterns with lining. But, now I want to do more. Thank you!
Nov 18, 2013, 08.34 AMby Winnie Nkosi
WOW lovely lovely jacket,the fabric Wow keep it up:)
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Nov 18, 2013, 09.46 PMby FaithMorgan
Hi Winnie. Thank you for the encouraging comment! That was my second attempt at a real jacket (other than the Burda sew-along last month). My first fed my UFO bag. So this was definitely a milestone for me. I am learning a lot and having a blast doing it.
Nov 16, 2013, 10.55 PMby Mary Athey
The jackets gorgeous on you, i love everything you have done with this pattern x
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Nov 18, 2013, 09.32 PMby FaithMorgan
Hi Mary. Thanks so much for the nice comment. I really appreciate it!
Nov 16, 2013, 09.59 AMby sarahsdaughter
Lovely jacket it looks great. I can see why you chose the fabric it's so nice.
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Nov 16, 2013, 07.57 PMby FaithMorgan
Thank you. I seem to be consistently drawn to jewel colors. This fabric has jewel colors and shimmer. The holidays give me the perfect reason to wear them…..not that I really needed a reason!
Nov 16, 2013, 06.23 AMby Ellen Hatteland
Fabulous jacket! the fabric is awesome and you did great job ;)
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Nov 16, 2013, 07.52 PMby FaithMorgan
Thanks so much! I really loved that collection of patterns inspired by the 70's that was in the October issue. I just got some fabric to make the Maxi coat and I can't wait to get started:)
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When it comes to making over an existing restaurant, operators would be wise to invite their supply chain partners to collaborate on equipment choices, layout and more to help develop an effective and efficient layout.
Remodels provide operators the chance to stay relevant in their customers' ever-changing eyes. A fresh look and an updated menu — the latter made possible by new kitchen equipment — can help attract new customers and keep the old ones interested.
Of course, nothing so valuable can come easily. Trying to remake an entire operation can be a complicated and expensive undertaking, one where a mistake can cost tens of thousands of dollars and/or years of frustration.
According to Wayne Stoutner, president and owner of upstate New York-based firms Appliance Installation & Service and Express Commercial Services, one particular attempt to control costs can backfire on many occasions. Often, operators try to handle the design of their new kitchen without the help of a dealer, design team or foodservice design consultant. This often results in a back-of-the-house workflow that just doesn't work.
"Although they have a lot of experience working in a kitchen, they don't have nearly the experience of a dealer or consultant that's been designing kitchens for years, or even of a rep. We do see [kitchens that were poorly designed by the operator], but unfortunately we see it when it's too late and now the customer's got to work in a fairly inefficient kitchen for the next 20 or 30 years," he said.
On top of basic problems with layout, operators who design a kitchen on their own can easily make mistakes with big-ticket items. One piece that regularly causes trouble is the exhaust hood. Many times, Stoutner said, an operator will try to use the existing hood system with their new equipment. Systems not up to the task, though, can create major — and expensive — problems with airflow and heating/air conditioning. "Once the kitchen is up and running, you have all kinds of issues. It can completely ruin the environment — the comfort level — in the rest of the facility," said Stoutner.
Walk-in coolers represent another piece that can cause trouble if not properly specified during a redesign. It's not uncommon, said Stoutner, for operators to try to use their walk-in as a blast chiller, for instance. If the unit can't maintain temperature when staff bring racks of hot food, thousands of dollars in food can be lost. What's more, the operator will then have to re-work how and when they cook food or make a big additional equipment investment.
Of course, remodeling problems don't all involve kitchen design. Final equipment hookups can present another common headache, said Stoutner. Many times operators will not assign that task in their contracts with the different tradesmen. When it comes time to get a kitchen running, then, an operator will need to pay someone extra to handle that job. This alone can easily cause a remodel to go over budget.
Avoiding catastrophe isn't the only reason to work with kitchen design and repair professionals during a remodel, though. Such a collaboration can help operators get the best equipment for their needs.
Experienced dealers and designers, said Stoutner, will be able to help select which pieces of equipment can handle an operator's new menu. Service agents, particularly those with the Certified Food Equipment Service Association, can offer insight into the reliability and service costs associated with that equipment.
Another area where a service agent can help is the evaluation of existing kitchen equipment. Understandably, many operators want to incorporate as much of the old equipment in their new kitchen as possible. That idea can be both good and bad, depending on the condition of each individual equipment item, said Stoutner. "If a piece of equipment is three-quarters of the way through its lifespan, it's probably a good idea to swap it out during a remodel. It doesn't make much economic sense to pay to have it installed in the new kitchen and then only be able to use it for another year or two. Any CFESA service agent can help determine the condition of a piece of equipment and have a reasonable idea of how long it might last."
Service agents happily provide this type of help to customers old and new, Stoutner said. Accepting such guidance will only make the remodel process and the years of operation that follow go more smoothly. "Most of us will be more than happy to pipe in with our opinion. The more knowledge operators have, the better off they're going to be in the long run."


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PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Spirit Sports staff is glad to announce the 2012 spring sports nominees for The Punxsutawney Spirit's Universal Well Services Inc. male and female Outstanding Player Awards.
• Ashley Bacha, softball: Bacha was one of two main work horses for the Lady Chucks' pitching staff this season, compiling a 2.38 ERA over 35.1 innings and striking out 42 hitters.
Bacha also had a .273 average and drove in 11 runs over the course of the season for the Lady Chucks.
• Juliann Boddorf, track and field: Boddorf was one of two Lady Chucks who earned a trip to the PIAA Class AAA State Championships, with her runner-up performance in the 400-meter dash at districts earning her the berth.
Boddorf was a consistent place-winner for Punxsy all season in the 200- and 400-meter dashes and served as a member of the relay teams, as well.
• Randa Depp, softball: Depp — a senior who pitched the majority of Punxsy's innings this season — had another successful campaign with an impressive 1.90 ERA. Her 50 Ks were a team-high figure, and she had two games where she struck out double-figure opponents.
Depp was a senior leader on the squad — one of five graduating players — and she helped lead the Lady Chucks to the opening round of the PIAA Class AAA State Championship tournament.
• Chelsea Engeholm, softball: As a junior member of the Lady Chucks softball team, Engeholm was a leader, especially on the offensive end.
She hit from the leadoff spot, and Engeholm frequently reached base in her first at-bat to get things jump-started for the sticks.
Engeholm led the team in three important categories with a .450 batting average, 27 hits and nine doubles — instantly placing a runner in scoring position each time she hit one.
• Karah Hollis, track and field: As both a sprinter and a high jumper, Hollis was a frequent first-place finisher for the Lady Chucks through- out their 2012 campaign.
Hollis often went up against some tough competition against larger schools and held her own against some of the state's finest competitors.
She finished second in the 100-meter dash at districts, putting her just out of contention for states.
• Alexis Young, track and field: Last but not least, Punxsy's junior distance runner Young was the Lady Chucks' second representative at states after finishing second and being granted the spot at districts.
Young was a consistent runner all season for the Lady Chucks, turning in solid times despite running a plethora of distance events in each meet.
Her trip to states was a first in track and field, but her experience at that level paid off, as she had made the trip prior as a cross country runner.
• Michael Blose, tennis: Playing at No. 1 singles all season for the Chucks, Blose led his squad to the District IX championships, where it fell to DuBois.
Blose was also runner-up in the No. 1 singles, and after an impressive run to states last year, he and doubles partner Tim Pearce fell just short of making the trip again this year with a second-place finish at districts.
• Jamie Bush, baseball: Bush, a junior pitcher and first baseman for the Chucks, was the go-to guy on a baseball squad that was known for its deep, steady pitching staff — amassing a 5-3 record against some of the Chucks' stoutest competition.
Bush's season climaxed with a great performance at the D-IX championship game, where he pitched a shutout to lead Punxsy to a 6-0 victory over St. Marys and to the PIAA State Tournament.
• Kevin Hughes, track and field: A sophomore sprinter for the Chucks, Hughes earned a berth to the PIAA Class AAA Championships in the event he owned all season — the 400-meter dash.
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• Brody Morgan, track and field: As a senior — and up against Bradford powerhouse thrower David Reinhardt — Brody Morgan had just one chance to qualify for states, and he did so in the javelin by reaching the PIAA mark this season.
Morgan was up against some stiff competition in the district all season, and he continually proved to be up to the challenge, frequently finshing on the podium.
• Tim Pearce, tennis: Pearce, a senior member of the Chucks tennis squad and defending D-IX champion at the doubles level, was a solid presence all season for the Chucks, playing No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with Blose all year.
Pearce put on an impressive showing against eventual D-IX champion Trey Gilmore at the singles championships and, along with Blose, came in second to DuBois' top pair at the doubles championships.
• Ty Zimmerman, baseball: Zimmerman was a potent powerhouse at the plate for the Chucks this season, leading the team's regulars with a .444 batting average and in home runs with three.
Zimmerman was also a leader for the Chucks on defense, anchoring a solid infield at the position of shortstop and providing a sense of leadership despite his junior status.
Ballots for the Outstanding Player Award will run in the next 10 issues of The Spirit, and only official ballots will be accepted (no photo copies).
Entries may be dropped off at The Spirit's office or delivered via mail, and the deadline to receive ballots is June 18 at 5 p.m.


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It was probably an innocent mistake: A duly approved 1995 town meeting vote to amend the zoning bylaws was never added to the printed copy of bylaws.
The amendment added bituminous asphalt mixing or manufacturing as a prohibited use in all zoning districts in town.
When a committee was formed a decade later to update the 50-year-old bylaws� numbering system, remove inconsistencies with state law and add a table of use regulations, the revised version, approved at town meeting in 2008, also left out the 1995 asphalt prohibition.
The omission continued in 2011 when town meeting voters approved the addition and definition of manufacturing as an allowable use by special permit in industrial zones. There was no prohibition of asphalt manufacturing.
Zoning bylaws might be the stuff most town meeting voters prefer to breeze over, relying instead on a summary in the warrant or a brief explanation by the proponents. But inattention to detail and a document management system with insufficient backup had serious ramifications for the town down the road.
On Wednesday, the Uxbridge Planning Board voted to approve, with conditions, a special permit for an asphalt manufacturing plant at 586 Quaker Highway.
Steven Bevilacqua, project owner for Evergreen Development of Medway, said he had examined Uxbridge�s zoning bylaws before selecting the site, near Route 146, for his asphalt proposal.
Now the town faces the prospect of the very thing voters in 1995 thought they had succeeded in keeping out of town.
Municipal officials are making sure they have systems in place to prevent such a situation from happening again.
Meanwhile, opponents of the Evergreen plant have said they will appeal the Planning Board�s ruling.
Besides running up the town�s legal expenses, the issue has once again divided the town as it did in 1995, when a vocal group of South Uxbridge residents led the charge against an asphalt facility proposed by Blackstone Co.
The 1995 prohibited-use amendment came too late to block the proposed Blackstone asphalt plant, but the Board of Selectmen ultimately denied the developer a building permit in 1996.
�You cannot fault the (recodification) committee for not including it (the asphalt prohibition) because it was not in front of them,� said Town Manager Sean Hendricks.
�No one made a mistake in 2008 or everyone did. No one caught it. And it didn�t catch their attention until four years later (when the Evergreen project was proposed).�
The 2008 zoning bylaw recodification is at the crux of the legal debate surrounding the Planning Board�s action.
According to a Jan. 8, 2013, letter to Mr. Hendricks from Town Counsel Patrick J. Costello, before the May 2008 town meeting, copies of the proposed Final Draft Zoning Bylaw Re-codification document were filed with the Board of Selectmen, the town clerk, the town manager and the Department of Planning and Economic Development and at the town library. The document did not include the asphalt prohibition.
The warrant article approved by town meeting voters included the language: �All zoning bylaws, as amended, heretofore in force and not included in this code, shall be repealed.�
Mr. Costello wrote that in his opinion, because of the clear and specific language in the 2008 warrant article approved by voters, the 1995 prohibited-use bylaw was repealed because it was not included in the 2008 zoning bylaw recodification.
Mr. Hendricks said, �The intention of the (2008) committee was to present to the voters: �These are the town bylaws. This is the whole ball of wax.� �
A letter delivered Jan. 19 to Mr. Costello from George J. Lough III, a Rhode Island lawyer representing the South Uxbridge Community Association, disputed Mr. Costello�s view.
Mr. Lough wrote that the 2008 recodification did not repeal the 1995 amendment because the published notice in 2008 did not contain information that the inadvertently omitted 1995 prohibited-use bylaw would be repealed.
Town officials still are at a loss to explain why the 1995 amendment was never written in the books � and why no zoning bylaws prior to 2002 can even be found.
�If you call it a chain of custody issue, it never leaves the clerk�s office,� Mr. Hendricks said about the proper certification and recording of bylaws voted on at town meeting.
Doris A. Ostroskey, who was town clerk in 1995 when the bylaw amendment passed, died in 2008.
Uxbridge Town Clerk Kelly J. Dumas, who has been in office for three and a half years, said that after a town meeting vote on bylaws is approved, which requires a two-thirds majority, the clerk certifies the vote and then sends it to the state attorney general�s office for approval. The attorney general�s office has 90 days to review the bylaw or amendment.
Once it is approved and returned to the town, the clerk has a constable post the bylaw change at Town Hall, the three post offices and the Department of Public Works office.
The bylaw changes are then incorporated online and printed out in hard copies, which are kept at the clerk�s office and elsewhere in Town Hall.
�The difference between now and 1995 is obviously the media,� Ms. Dumas said. �You look back at some of the old documents and they were hand-typed.�
She added that many town documents had been stored in boxes in the basement of Town Hall and were destroyed in floods in 2005.
There�s no requirement that a town clerk, which is a state-mandated position, be certified.
But Ms. Dumas has completed the course work for certification by the New England Municipal Clerks Institute and Academy and is working toward completing her experience credits. The certification process includes attending conferences and workshops on just such topics as document management.
�It does vary on how they handle zoning bylaws,� Ms. Dumas said. �In some towns it�s handled by planning departments; some outsource it to update things; in others it�s all done by the clerk.�
No one the Telegram & Gazette spoke with in municipal government could think of another case in which bylaw changes were lost and � in critical situations � forgotten, however.
Susan Funaiole, town clerk in Townsend, said, �I can see where it can happen easily,� when she heard about the lost bylaws from the pre-computerized days.
Townsend emails its bylaw changes to a company that incorporates amendments and updates the town books.
�I make sure that everyone that uses the code book has it; that the director of the library has it; and the town administrator and lawyers,� she said.
�It�s much easier now that everything�s on computers.�
Millbury Town Clerk Jayne Davolio said: �We in-house implement our bylaw book. We take everything from our computer and put it in a book that anyone can buy. It�s online, the library has a copy and Town Hall has multiple copies.�
A similar process is followed with in-house upkeep of bylaws in Spencer, according to Town Administrator Adam Gaudette.
Online processing and better professional education about bylaw management have come a long way in preserving towns� ruling documents. But human error could still occur.
�In a sense, it�s surprising it doesn�t happen more often,� Mr. Hendricks said. �There�s no fail-safe.�
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