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The recommended plan objective is to fully renovate the building and reduce the risk associated with a major earthquake while preserving the historic character of the existing building. The structural retrofit will add plywood sheathing to the roof, add sway bracing, roof-wall anchors, and steel trusses to strengthen the building. The existing roof will be completely removed to access the roof framing. The original ceiling and wall construction will be temporarily braced underneath throughout making the main reading room unusable during construction.
The roof construction consists of wood board sheathing and wood trussed rafters over the main space and wood joists over the alcove space. The floor construction consists of concrete slabs over an occupied first story. The main access to the building is on the second floor. The walls are reinforced concrete bearing walls and columns over continuous concrete wall footings.
New or alteration construction must meet state (Title 24) and federal (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines. A careful review will be made to determine the most appropriate disabled access modifications. The scope of disabled access work anticipated includes: the addition of an elevator; reconfiguring existing restrooms and adding new restrooms; new fire stair; accessible "blue curb" parking zone; modification of counters, bookshelves and table spacing at the reading room areas; and modification of doors and stairways. Application f the California Accessibility Code and conformance with the latest life safety related code requirements will include: providing a larger electrical room, elevator, and elevator machine room; providing a wider fire stair; providing new accessible restrooms, and wider library aisles. Counters and shelves will have to be modified and some may have to be replaced.
Building code impacts involve the updating of the heating, ventilating, plumbing, fire protection, electrical and other building control system to bring it up to code requirements for life safety.
Current law requires removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), including plasterboard walls, floor tiles, and roofing related to the anticipated construction activities associated with seismic retrofit and disabled access construction work. The removal of ACMs will require relocation of the building occupants. Lead that is impacted will also be abated.
The recommended modernization plan will include remodeling of interior of the building. The interior renovation and seismic retrofit for this building may be more expensive than on a comparable non-historical building. The seismic and access work may reduce the usable area of the library. The branch is adjacent to a playground. A careful study of property boundaries and egress will be done to determine the best area of expansion.
Renovation includes remodel and redesign of first floor space for reading / study areas and program use. The basement meeting room will be upgraded. Work will also involve additional electrical/data outlets, more storage. Other work includes new flooring, new lighting, window replacement, boiler replacement, and landscaping.
- Wood roof diaphragm is not adequately connected to the attic floor concrete diaphragm and the perimeter walls.
Non-Structural Deficiencies
- Cast stone pillars in the entry area are not seismically braced.
- Plaster ceiling in workroom area is not adequately braced.
- Cast stone veneer at main entrance is not adequately braced. Veneer anchorage to the side is missing.
- Bookcases, shelves and stacks are not adequately braced.
- Mechanical equipment (water heater and furnace) are not adequately braced.
The strengthening scheme is as follows:
- Strengthen connection between the wood roof diaphragm and the concrete attic floor diaphragm, concrete walls. Add new plywood sheathing over existing straight sheathing.
- Brace plaster ceiling and top of plaster partition walls on ground floor.
- Brace top of cast stone pillars.
- Strengthen connection of cast stone veneer to the back-up concrete walls and slab at main entrance door.
- Brace book stacks and water heater.
- Existing building is not accessible to patrons with disabilities.
- Existing Service counters are not accessible.
- Existing toilets are not accessible.
- Existing doors are too narrow and not accessible.
- Provide and install new elevator. Build a new concrete ramp in front of the building, starting from the sidewalk to the main floor.
- Install new accessible service counters.
- Renovate existing toilets to make them accessible. Install new toilet fixtures.
- Widen existing door openings and install new doors and hardware that comply with ADA requirements.
- Existing forced air system for heating lower level and radiant heating system for main floor is inadequate.
- Existing water heater and water pipes are old.
- Preserve and upgrade both forced air and radiant heating system. Install a new boiler.
- Install new water heater and water pipes.
- Replace existing ducts and piping as required.
- Provide continuous ventilation in all restrooms during hours of library operation.
- The existing service panel is inadequate. The interrupting capacity of the main and feeder breakers is unknown.
- Existing light fixtures are inefficient.
- Lack of electrical outlets and branches to meet need.
- The telecommunication and network equipment is not bonded to the power system grounding electrode.
- Install new main service panel with surge protector and integral RFI/EMI filtering to protect sensitive loads such as computers and any new electronic equipment in the building. Segregate power, clean power for computer system and separate power for all others.
- Replace existing light fixtures with new energy saving fixtures and, preserve historical fixtures when possible. Replace the lighting panel and upgrade all associated wiring.
- Install additional data/communication outlets.
- The telephone and network protectors should be bonded to the incoming water line within 5 feet of its building entry. Separate room for telecom closet.
- Need fire alarm and smoke detectors.
- Not enough exit signs in the building.
- Need emergency lighting in case of power failure or in emergencies.
- Need security grilles.
- Need additional fire extinguishers in the building.
- Need security lights in and around the building.
- Existing window and door grilles need to be replaced.
- Install new smoke detectors and fire alarm.
- Install new exit signs and emergency lights.
- Install security grilles.
- Install new fire extinguishers at strategic locations in the building.
- Install new interior and exterior security lights.
- Install new window and door grilles.
- Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM's) are identified throughout the building.
- Where impacted by construction, abate asbestos in vinyl asbestos sheet floor/jute backing and mastic, domestic and heating hot water piping and fitting insulation, furnace base caulking, baseboard mastic and acoustical insulation under sink.
- Abate asbestos if found in fire door core insulation, ceramic tile grout and mastic, window caulking and glazing putty, and vapor barrier beneath terra cotta roof tiles.
- Lead that is impacted by construction shall also be abated.
- With the seismic retrofit work, valuable library floor space will be lost.
- Minimal staff work and storage areas.
- Both floors of the building will be redesigned and upgraded to function more efficiently. Interior finishes will be upgraded.
- Modify or replace existing windows with new operable windows for air circulation.
- Existing landscaping around the building in need of improvements.
- Develop a landscape protection, restoration and maintenance plan.


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Singer and actor Tyrese Gibson has tweeted that he will portray the late and legendary singer Teddy Pendergrass. "I have officially secured the life rights to the life story of Teddy Pendergrass, my inspiration," announced Gibson. "This movie will be made."
Pendergrass shot to fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes in the mid-1970s. The Philadelphia-born Pendergrass later went solo and became one of most electric and iconic singers to emerge in the R&B and disco era. Pendergrass' famous baritone vocals on tracks such as "The Love I Lost", "Bad Luck" and the brilliant cover of "Don't Leave Me This Way" defined Black gay dance music in the 1970s and 1980s.
Openly gay and Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels should direct the bio-pic, Gibson told IndieWire. "He's from Philadelphia and he's raw, knows how to tell the truth about characters and layers," said Gibson. "He knows how to get people to go there. That would be my ideal situation. Lee Daniels would hit it out of the park. It'll be my first time singing in a movie."
Especially interesting would be how the film would depict Pendergrass' life-altering 1982 car accident. Pendergrass crashed his Rolls-Royce and was left paralyzed from the waist down. The passenger in the car crash, Tenika Watson, was relatively unhurt. Watson turned out to be a well-known Philadelphia transgender nightclub performer. Pendergrass would only say that Watson was a "casual acquaintance" whom he was giving a ride home. Pendergrass repeatedly refused to discuss the circumstances of the accident beyond that.
In the spring of 2008, Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater debuted "I Am Who I Am: The Story of Teddy Pendergrass". The last half of the play concentrated on the accident, Teddy's post-accident career and questions about his sexuality. Speaking to a reporter at the Chicago Free Press, the LGBT weekly, Pendergrass refused to discuss the accident and claimed he was unaware of music's impact on the gay community. Said Pendergrass: "My music appeals to everybody. No, I don't keep a running list of who listens and who doesn't. That's not my job."
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Junior golf's top honors were announced Monday as 48 boys and 48 girls were named Rolex Junior All-Americans by Rolex and the American Junior Golf Association.
Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize those players who have established themselves as the world's premier junior golfers. This year's selections distinguished themselves through their outstanding play in 76 national events, 54 of which were conducted by the AJGA.
For the second consecutive year, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams were determined exclusively through the Polo Golf Rankings (as of Oct. 10, after The PING Invitational). Teams include 12 players on the boys' and girls' first teams, 12 players on the boys' and girls' second teams, and 48 honorable mention recipients (24 boys, 24 girls). To be eligible, players must have played a minimum of six events during the 2007 season.
These 96 junior golfers, ages 12-18, hail from 23 states and three foreign countries. The honorees will be formally presented this distinction at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet Nov. 18 at The Grande Ballroom at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Fla.
Former Rolex Junior All-Americans comprise the top players on both the PGA and LPGA Tours. Of the PGA TOUR's current top-10 money leaders, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory Sabbatini, Jim Furyk and Sergio Garcia were all Rolex Junior All-Americans. On the LPGA Tour, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Morgan Pressel, Angela Park and Brittany Lincicome were named Rolex Junior All-Americans as junior golfers before working their way to the top of the pay-for-play ranks. Other notable professional AJGA alumni who help make up the list of past Rolex Junior All-Americans include Mark Calcavecchia, Woody Austin, Scott Verplank, Hunter Mahan, Stacy Prammanasudh, Sherri Steinhauer and Christina Kim.
The boys' team...
The boys on the Rolex Junior All-America First Team include Peter Uihlein of Bradenton, Fla., and Bud Cauley of Jacksonville, Fla., who appeared on last year's first team as well. Uihlein, who is the only boy to be named to this team for the third consecutive year, hovered at the top of the Polo Golf Rankings the entire season, never falling lower than fourth. He ascended to the No. 1 spot at season's end by way of seven top-10 finishes in national events and one AJGA Invitational victory. Cauley, now a two-time first-team Rolex Junior All-American, ended the season at No. 4 in the Polo Golf Rankings with the help of a tie for second at the Thunderbird International Junior and tie for third at The Junior PLAYERS Championship.
Sihwan Kim of Buena Park, Calif., Cory Whitsett of Houston, Wesley Graham of Port Orange, Fla., Cody Gribble of Dallas, Spencer Cole of Greer, S.C., Gregor Main of Danville, Calif., and David Chung of Fayetteville, N.C., are all making return appearances as Rolex Junior All-Americans but are members of the first team for the first time.
Morgan Hoffmann of Saddlebrook, N.J., Luke Guthrie of Quincy, Ill., and Jae Han Chun of Ansung-city, South Korea, celebrated their first appearances on the Rolex Junior All-America Teams with first-team selections
On the girls' team...
Four 2006 Rolex Junior All-America First Team selections made a return appearance, including Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., who was ranked No. 1 in the Polo Golf Rankings at the end of the 2007 season. She put together a season that included eight top-10 finishes and three AJGA victories. Stephanie Kono of Honolulu, a three-time Rolex Junior All-American, Mina Harigae of Monterey, Calif., a five-time Rolex Junior All-American, and Taylore Karle of Scottsdale, Ariz., a three-time Rolex Junior All-American, compile the remainder of repeat first-team Rolex Junior All-Americans.
Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii, Kristen Park of Buena Park, Calif., Ayaka Kaneko of Honolulu, Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif., Allie White of Lancaster, Ohio, and Jennifer Johnson of Carlsbad, Calif., all made their way onto the first team for the first time after being named Rolex Junior All-Americans in past years.
Courtney Ellenbogen of Blacksburg, Va., and Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., earned first-team accolades in their first time being named to the Rolex Junior All-America Teams.
The Rolex Junior Player of the Year awards, honoring the top boy and girl junior golfer in 2007, will be announced Tuesday, October 23.
Along with the sponsorship of the Rolex Junior All-America Teams, the distinguished timepiece maker also continues to sponsor the Rolex Junior Players of the Year, the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet and two of the AJGA's most competitive major championships: the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the Rolex Girls Junior Championship.
Rolex is also the Founding Corporate Partner of the Achieving Competitive Excellence Grant. The ACE Grant is designed to give top-flight junior golfers the ability to play a national junior golf schedule regardless of their financial resources. In 2007, with the help of Rolex and various individual donors, nearly 80 junior golfers were able to compete in events they otherwise could not afford.
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- If the agreement is created electronically, the trader will take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the electronic transfer of data and ensure a safe web environment. If the consumer can pay electronically, the trader will take appropriate safety precautions.
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- If it turns out that the code is not valid or not activated, the consumer, in consultation with the customer service of the trader will still receive a valid and activated code or, if desired, may revoke his order.
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- Exclusion of the right of revocation is only possible for products:
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- that spoil or become obsolete;
- whose price depends on fluctuations in the financial market on which the entrepreneur has no influence;
- for individual newspapers and magazines;
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- The exclusion of the right of withdrawal is only possible for services:
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- Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the business products or services whose prices are subject to fluctuations in the financial market and where the entrepreneur has no control, at variable prices. These fluctuations and the fact that any price targets, are at the offer.
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- The entrepreneur guarantees that the products and / or services meet the contract specifications stated in the offer, the reasonable requirements of reliability and / or usability and on the date of the conclusion of the agreement existing legal provisions and / or government regulations. If agreed, the entrepreneur also ensure that the product is suitable for other than normal use.
- By the trader, manufacturer or importer does not affect the legal rights and claims that the consumer may invoke under the contract against the trader.
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Start each day a free, hot breakfast. When you aren't enjoying all the area has to offer, unwind in the heated, indoor pool and whirlpool or work out in the Fitness Center. For modern amenities and Old World atmosphere, stay at our hotel in Fort Smith, AR!
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IOC VP sets out on 'risk assessment' of 3 2020 Olympic bids
LONDON (AP) — Seven months before the vote, the International Olympic Committee is sending a panel of experts on a series of site-inspection visits that could prove influential in the race to host the 2020 Summer Games.
The IOC's evaluation commission is heading to Japan this week on the first leg of its three-city tour to examine the bids from Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul — a key phase in assessing the pros and cons of the multi-billion dollar projects.
Chaired by IOC Vice President Craig Reedie of Britain, the 14-member panel will meet in each city with bid leaders, visit proposed venues and hone in on issues such as finances, accommodations, transportation, security and public support.
The commission will later compile a detailed technical report that will be submitted to the 100-plus IOC members who will select the host city by secret ballot Sept. 7 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"The interesting thing about this one is that all three have been candidates before on a number of occasions," Reedie said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press before flying to Tokyo on Thursday.
Istanbul is bidding again after four unsuccessful attempts, Madrid is back for a third time in a row and Tokyo for a second consecutive try. Tokyo hosted the 1964 Olympics, and Spain held the games in Barcelona in 1992. Istanbul is seeking to bring the games to a new region and to a predominantly Muslim nation for the first time.
The IOC visits come with all three countries facing serious political or economic challenges.
"The whole evaluation process .... is in some ways a risk assessment," Reedie said.
Spain is still in a deep recession with 25 percent unemployment, and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been fending off allegations that he received money from a slush fund. Japan is trying to revive a stagnant economy and is engaged in a potentially volatile territorial dispute with China over uninhabited islands. Turkey is dealing with the spillover of the civil war in neighboring Syria, and the U.S. Embassy in Ankara was hit by a suicide bombing Feb. 1 that killed the attacker and a Turkish security guard.
At a time of continuing economic hardship around the world, financial issues will be examined closely by the IOC panel.
Istanbul, with the most to build, has a budget of $19.2 billion for infrastructure, compared to $4.9 billion for Tokyo and $1.9 billion for Madrid.
The commission's working meetings in Tokyo run from next Monday through Thursday. The panel will then visit Madrid from March 18-21 and Istanbul from March 24-27.
The panel's report will be written by the end of April and submitted to IOC members before a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, in early July, where the bid cities will make technical presentations and take questions. As in the past, the report will not rank the cities, providing mainly factual information and data to let the voting members make up their own minds in Buenos Aires.
"There is a narrow line between technical fact and personal opinion," Reedie said. "As individual members, we would want to resist personal opinions. We want to make sure this is the whole view."
How much difference the technical report will make in the end is uncertain. IOC votes are invariably swung by other factors, including politics, sentiment, geography, personal friendships and other intangibles.
Missing from the evaluation panel will be IOC sports director Christophe Dubi. Reedie said Dubi was asked to remain at IOC headquarters in Lausanne to work on the Olympic sports program, a decision made in the wake of the IOC executive board's decision to cut wrestling from the list for 2020.
Wrestling has a high profile in Japan and Turkey, and both countries would want the sport on the program if they get the games.
Reedie said his panel would be willing to meet with opposition groups during the visits if time permits and the requests are made through the bid committees. The Tokyo bid has been targeted by animal rights activists opposed to dolphin hunting and critics of the government's decision to scrap a tuition-waiver program for 10 pro-North Korea high schools.
Reedie said the IOC visit to London in 2005 was key in the British capital's winning bid for the 2012 Olympics.
"It was a seminal moment in terms of encouraging a slightly skeptical British media that this was serious and this was good," he said. "If we can do that in Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul, we serve the Olympic movement and the ambitions of these cities."
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Like all Americans of taste, we can't get enough of Anthony Bourdain, so we were especially pleased to see his new CNN show "Parts Unknown" didn't skip the Speed Sisters all-female racing team when he went to the West Bank. "A car doesn't know if you're a woman or a man."
There's also a nice little bit of handbrake-turn hoonage with an Opel and a Peugeot RCZ.


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Written for Total Theatre
As part of the World Cities 2012 series Tanztheater Wuppertal's response to Chile is infused with a lightness of spirit. Even the name, '…como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si…', seems to mischievously wink at you. Take a look at a picture of 'el muguito' and you'll see what I mean. Whilst the English translation 'like moss on a stone' may bring up rather soporific images of a carpet of green, this Chilean moss shoots off from the rock with the audacity of a punk's Mohican; an optimistic flurry of life perched on the contours of a wasteland.
It's a fitting image. The final World Cities piece that Pina Bausch completed before her death, this 2 hour 40 minute piece is a gloriously alive monument to the choreographer.
In this unbridled celebration of movement Bausch provides us with a vivid carousel of physical mini narratives. Whilst in keeping with her usual style of mixing dance, speech and autobiographical storytelling, what gives this piece its exuberance is the sheer level of dancing Bausch unleashes onto the stage.


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In the summer of 1955, two men, both of them white, abducted a 14-year-old African-American boy named Emmett Till from his great-uncle's house in Money, Miss. Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam beat Till almost to death, gouged out one of his eyes, shot him in the head and then dumped his body — weighted by an enormous cotton-gin fan tied with barbed wire — in the Tallahatchie River.
Their motive: Till, visiting from his native Chicago, had reportedly flirted with — or, according to some accounts, spoken "disrespectfully" — to Bryant's wife a few days before.
When an all-white, all-male jury acquitted Bryant and Milam of kidnapping and murder in September, the verdict shocked observers across the country and around the world. And when, mere months later, the men openly admitted to Look magazine that they had, in fact, mutilated and murdered Till, the outcry was so intense — and the reaction of Till's devastated family so dignified — that it lit a spark that helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
[See TIME's multimedia tribute to MLK and the 1963 March on Washington, "One Dream."]
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter @lizabethronk.


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New Jersey Motorsports Park Spec Fuel Announcement - 2016
- 17 August 2016
All entrants are advised the only legal fuel to be used at the NJMP event August 26-August 28, 2016 will be:
F2000 Zetec powered cars and F1600 Honda Fit powered cars requiring 93 octane unleaded fuel—the required fuel is the 93 octane unleaded as supplied by NJMP at the track.
F2000 Pinto powered cars and F1600 Kent powered cars are required to run the Sunoco 110 octane leaded fuel as supplied by NJMP at the track.
FA is required to run the Sunoco 110 octane leaded fuel, or Sunoco 100 octane unleaded fuel as supplied NJMP at the track, or Sunoco 260GT supplied by the competitor. Competitors please note that Sunoco 100 and Sunoco 260GT have similar chemistry.
All fuel testing commencing August 27, 2016 will be using the above specified fuel as the baseline for chemical and dielectric comparison.
As a reminder, New Jersey state law requires fuel to be dispensed and stored into approved red containers.


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Eric Schmidt said that Google is being run like a country and that although it may have disputes, it's still able to trade with other countries -- or at least Apple.
"I think both Tim [Cook] and Larry [Page,] the sort of successors to Steven Jobs and me if you will, have an understanding of this state model, " Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal. "When they and their teams meet, they have just a long list of things to talk about."
Schmidt said that Apple and Google's relationship has always been "on and off" and that Google wished Apple would have kept Google Maps and YouTube on the iOS. But he remained pragmatic when questioned about patent litigation. "It'll continue for a while, " he said. "Google is doing fine. Apple is doing fine."
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But Schmidt said the patent wars hurt new entrepreneurs, including Google engineer and Android cofounder Andy Rubin, who is trying to create a new version of smartphone company Danger. "How is he or she going to be able to get the patent coverage necessary to offer version one of their product? That's the real consequence of this," Schmidt said.
Schmidt also strengthened the term "Gang of Four'" for the four biggest tech companies in consumer technology: Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook, and pooh-poohed rumors that he would leave Google for a government post.
Schmidt has spent the last few years being the voice of Google, especially since neither founders Sergey Brin or Page seem to want to do the interviews and public relations that Schmidt seems to enjoy. While he may speak for Google, we also have to realize that often Schmidt is espousing his views and not always those of the company itself.


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Clearkey needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 130 designs submitted by 39 freelance designers.
Need a nice logo entitled: Clearkey Consulting
Integrating Banking, Payments, and Technology
Desired Color Scheme:
blues, gray, green
Desired Style:
Traditional yet high tech modern (banking + electronic money)
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png)
We like the look of a pyramid or banking house building. We also like like the image of "keys†with Clearkey or a monetary symbol. Might like a logo with the eye-of-the-pyramid with a Key in place of the eye?
Traditional from "banking" perspective, but modern high tech from "electronic transactions" perspective.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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TheKingpin needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 29 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
(Please Do Not Submit Anymore Designs or Revision. We're already in the process of selecting a winner)
Sports Field Construction - Unique Not Corporate) but at the same time still Professional. Some of the links include
Baseball Fields, Football Fields, Consulting, Sports Lighting, Soccer are just some of links. Please read the full description for more details.
Basic logo is already done
None at this point
Desired Color Scheme:
If possible use sports related color (green field etx)
Desired Style:
Unique & professional - something that doesn't look like a corporate site
Accepted File Formats:
The website is for a Sports Field Construction firm, they build football, baseball, soccer and other fields. We don't have a website name yet so leave it as FieldConstructionInc.com or some other default name for now.
The client wants Unique (Not Corporate) but at the same time still Professional. . He wants the website to say sports.
They already have a basic logo which shows the company name on baseball diamond along with 2 baseball bats, baseball, soccer ball, and I think what looks like a baseball glove. It's a small-midsize square shaped image if that helps your layout.
The main links are Home, Field Construction Services, Field Dimensions, Multi-Purpose Courts, Laser Grading, Daily Maintenance Practices, Sports Lighting Services, Irrigation Services, Consulting Services
The second set of links are for Field Construction Services. Instead of using these links on just Field Construction services pages I want to put them directly on the front page because these are his main services. Links include: Baseball, Football & Rugby Fields, Soccer, Lacrosse & Field Hockey, Tennis Courts, Track and Field Facilities, Sand Volleyball Courts, Playgrounds. If possible use some type of small image which is unique for each link.
There are 4 other links but I don't want them to be placed on the main links because I think it might just takes up too much space and look too busy. The links are titled About Us, Contact Us, Sitemap, Privacy Policy. But if you think you can fit them in then go for it. If not place them somewhere else, they'll probably have smaller fontsize since the main focus is more on services links.
Also there should be a prominent, image based link to a sports equipment online ecommerce store, something that says Visit our online store, or online shop or something that conveys the same message.
Also there's a testimonial and an image of a very prominent person in the baseball field that the client is very proud of. So I want to incorporate that image along with 2 or 3 lines of quote next oto the imaage. Try to make this image prominent / somewhere above the fold (users don't have to scroll just to see it). For now use a default image of a person.
Also we'll need a bottom navigation bar - it'll include the 4 small links and the main links for home, field construction services.... etx
Copyright information there 2007
If all goes well I'll probably be working with the contest winner on misc icons/images for the rest of website(additional $) as needed.
I'll be checking back 2-3 times a day, and speaking with the client about it today too. If additional feedback is required(over the weekend) then you'll have to wait until Monday once I get a chance to speak with the client again.


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BALTIMORE – The UMBC baseball team jumped out to an early 6-0 lead behind a two-RBI double by junior Vince Corbi (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) in the bottom of the second, but the Retrievers could not hold off UMass Lowell who rallied from behind to sweep the series with a 12-8 victory, Sunday afternoon in America East action at Alumni Field.
Corbi went 2-for-5 on the day, collecting his 101st and 102nd career hits, while driving in three runs, and scoring one as well for UMBC (13-21, 6-9 AE). The Retrievers had won seven straight coming into the weekend, but dropped all three to the River Hawks.
Each of the first five batters for UMass Lowell (16-15, 8-6 AE) notched multi-hit games as the River Hawks won for the sixth consecutive time. Center fielder Ian Strom connected for two doubles during a 3-for-5 day, driving in three and scoring twice, while third baseman Matthew Sanchez also went 3-for-5, driving in four and scoring one.
Garrett Cole (3-1) came out of the pen to shut down the Retrievers, blanking the hosts over 3.2 innings of work to earn the win. He allowed just two base runners, a hit-by-pitch with two down in the sixth and a two-out walk in the eighth, while striking out two.
Junior Bobby Applegate (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling/Gloucester County College) took the loss (2-3) for the Retrievers after yielding four runs on five hits in a 1.2 inning appearance.
After UMBC starter Joe Vanderplas (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax/Tennessee) sent the River Hawks down in order in the top of the first, the Retrievers jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice against Christian Lavoie. Sophomore Kevin Lachance (Clifton, Va./Centreville) started the inning with an infield single and then freshman Andrew Casali (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) reached as his bunt was misplayed. After a fly out and fielder's choice, which moved the runners up, sophomore Mark Esposito (Bethany, Conn./Amity Regional) smacked a single back up the box to bring both runners around to score for the 2-0 lead.
Vanderplas again went 1-2-3 in the second and was rewarded again as UMBC plated four runs in the home half. Sophomore Manny Colon (Williamstown, N.J./Buena Regional) drew a one-out walk and then junior Ryan Sliwak (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh/Nassau CC) pulled a single through the right-side. Two batters later, Casali cued a ball towards first and it was misplayed allowing Colon to score all the way from second for a 3-0 home advantage.
Corbi then stepped up and smashed a double to left-center, scoring Sliwak and Casali on the play. Freshman Hunter Dolshun (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) followed by yanking a single through the left side, chasing Corbi around and pushing the lead to 6-0.
Neither team scored in the third, but the River Hawks cut the lead in half, 6-3, with three runs in the top of the fourth. Jimmy Ricoy got the visitors on the board with a sacrifice fly which scored Matt Mottola and then Jacob O'Keefe sent a single through the left side to score two runs.
The Retrievers answered in the bottom half, scoring two runs of their own as Casali tripled to deep center field to score Sliwak who had led off with a double and Corbi singled to bring in Casali and extend the lead back to five, 8-3.
UMass Lowell continued the rally in the top of the fifth scoring on a double by Danny Mendick to chase Vanderplas from the game and cut the lead to 8-4. Sanchez welcomed Applegate with a double to center to bring around Strom and Mendick and pull within two at 8-6.
Senior Rob McCabe (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep) drew a lead-off walk in the bottom half, but was stranded on third following two ground outs and a liner.
The visitors took the lead, 10-8, in the top of the sixth with four more runs, and never relinquished it. The River Hawks then added two runs in the top of the seventh for a four-run lead.
In the bottom of the ninth, UMBC loaded the bases one two walks and an infield hit, all with no outs, but could not cut into the lead.
UMBC now wraps up its five-game home stand by hosting local rival Towson on Tuesday evening. First pitch between the Retrievers and Tigers at Alumni Field is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
- UMBC and UMass Lowell had never previously met on the baseball field.
- Corbi is the second active Retrievers with 100+ career hits (McCabe: 131).
- The Retrievers did not commit an error in the game, marking the sixth time this season they have player error-free baseball.


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portraiture, the art of representing the physical or psychological likeness of a real or imaginary individual. The principal portrait media are painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. From earliest times the portrait has been considered a means to immortality. Many cultures have attributed magical properties to the portrait: symbolization of the majesty or authority of the subject, substitution for a deceased individual's living presence or theft of the soul of the living subject.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Photographic Portraiture
- The Evolution of Portrait Painting
- American Portraiture
- Modern Portraiture
- Group Portraits
- Bibliography
- The Self-Portrait
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Reading the last chapter of Lydia Maria Child's The Progress of Religious Ideas I came across this passage that seemed timely during our election season:
Little or no progress toward truth is usually made, because passages of ancient books are taken up hundreds of years after they were written, and are used in a sense altogether foreign from the original intention, in order to sustain some opinion, or tradition of the then present time. And the human mind is not free to pursue even this distorting process; but colleges of supervisors are appointed to instruct the young in what light everything ought to be viewed. One college covers the eyes of all its students with red spectacles, so that every object seems on fire. Another insists that blue spectacles are the only proper medium; consequently its pupils maintain that all creation is ghastly pale. Whereupon red spectacles rush to battle with blue spectacles, to prove that the whole landscape is flame-coloured. If one who uses his natural eyesight comes between them, and says, ever so gently: "Nay, my friends, you are both mistaken. The meadows are of an emerald green, and the sunshine is golden," he is rudely shoved aside, as an heretic, or an infidel. One party calls out to him: "Did you ever look at the landscape through red spectacles?" Another shouts: "Did you ever examine it by the only right method, which is through blue spectacles?" And if he cannot answer in the affirmative, they both vociferate: "Then you had better keep silence; for you are altogether incapable of forming a correct opinion on the subject."
Child is describing religious controversy during her lifetime. But it seems to me red and blue spectacles are easy to find in the fall of an election year.


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i was looking for a whole grain pizza dough recipe, but didn't find one that i had the ingredients for before it was time to start cooking dinner. i ended up using the whole wheat pizza dough recipe and subbing 1/3 c. milled flax seed for 1/3 c. of the all purpose flour. i also used honey instead of sugar. and half the oil. so it was:
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 tsp yeast
- 1/2 tbs olive oil
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup milled flax seeds
- 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
and it actually seemed a whole lot easier to stretch out - though i dont know if that's because i was using a pizza stone instead of a cookie sheet? but it was pretty good and added some extra fiber.
now i just need to figure what my next prize will be!


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Everything you always wanted to know about "The Sex Talk" (but were afraid to ask).
Your kid knows what grades you want to see on his report card. But what about your expectations around more intimate matters? "When parents talk to their teens about sex, kids wait longer to engage in it, end up in healthier relationships and are more likely to protect themselves," says Leslie Kantor, vice president of education for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Still one in six teens say their parents have never spoken to them about anything sex related. This summer, Family Circle and Planned Parenthood partnered in a nationwide "sex talk" survey of more than 2,000 adults and their teens conducted by Knowledge Networks. What we learned will change how you communicate with your kid today.
6 Ways to Make "The Talk" More Relaxed
Our survey is the first to reveal that parents are much more at ease than kids talking about this topic. "That's important because the message needs to change," says Kantor. "It's not just about you being comfortable. You have to help your teen feel that way too." Alleviate everyone's awkwardness with our expert tactics.
1. Make it a series. The one-and-done approach doesn't cut it. "You need numerous, ongoing dialogues," says Mark Schuster, M.D., co-author of Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask).
2. Seize opportunities. "There are teachable moments when a couple gets intimate on TV or a suggestive song comes on the radio," says Kantor. Ask your kid, "Does that seem healthy?" or "What would you do in that situation?"
3. Stick together. Avoid mixed messages by getting on the same page with your spouse. Nearly one in four parents chatted only "a little" or "not at all" with their partner about expectations of their child's sexual behavior. "Parents often avoid sex talks because they haven't sorted out their own feelings," says John Chirban, Ph.D., author of How to Talk with Your Kids About Sex.
4. Skip the face-to-face. Teens open up more when eye contact is limited: Chat in the car, while fixing dinner or on a walk. "I have a better chance getting my son's attention if I text him, even when we're in the same room," admits Kantor.
5. Listen more, lecture less. Sometimes what teens need most is a sounding board. Let them talk. When they're finished, summarize the situation so they know you understand.
6. Ask questions. Avoid offering up TMI. Find out what prompted your kid's query and what she thinks you'll say. Then answer only the question asked.
Teaching Teens the "How," Not Just the "What"
An overwhelming number of teens said their parents' sexual expectations for them are clear: "Don't do it" or "Wait until you're married." But one message that may be missing is how to comply with those wishes. While 42% of parents say they've talked to their teens "many times" about how to say no to sex, only 27% of teens agree. In fact, 34% of teens say they've "never" or "only once" had a chat with mom or dad about how to delay sex.
Sext Interrupted
A study showed one in three teens have sent nude photos of themselves via e-mail or text (what's known as "sexting"). Even more disturbing: Our survey found 41% of kids had "never" or "only once" discussed with their parents the risks of doing so. "We've put powerful technology into the hands of kids still learning to navigate the social world. They need guidance," says Dr. Schuster. Here's what you both must know.
There are no take-backs. Today's YouTubing, Facebooking teens embrace a worldwide audience, yet many still consider sexting with a boyfriend or girlfriend private. "Teens should consider how they'll feel when—not if—others see their photos," says Deborah Roffman, author of Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids' "Go-To" Person about Sex. Remind her: Photos last long after a relationship ends, and she'll have no control over who sees them. If your child receives a sext, she should delete it (never share it) and tell the sender to stop.
It may be illegal. "Sexted images violate child pornography laws in some states," says David Finkelhor, Ph.D., director of the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center in Durham. Juvenile arrests are rare, but teens on both the sending and receiving end may be charged as sex offenders. At the very least, they may be kicked out of clubs or sports, or expelled from school.
I can—and will—check your phone. Discuss acceptable and unacceptable cell use, and reserve the right to spot-check their phones. "It's not a matter of trust or privacy," says Dr. Schuster. "It's about being a responsible parent and keeping kids safe."
How to Say It So They'll Hear You
"I want my 16-year-old to make healthy choices about who she dates and have a physical relationship for the right reasons," says one mom surveyed. But all her daughter hears is "Don't do it." Why the disconnect? "Most teens believe parents never want them to be sexually active," says Roffman. Your message will hit the mark better if you consistently convey these two points about the "when," not the "if."
Explain what saying yes means. Help guide his or her decision-making process leading up to that moment. That means going beyond the nuts and bolts like birth control and delving into the nitty-gritty about the feelings and changes that accompany such intimacy. Discuss: What qualities does she want in a partner, and why? How does she define a healthy relationship? How might she know when the time and the person are right?
Tell them how to say no. Girls aren't the only ones under pressure. "There's a societal expectation that boys should push limits even when they aren't interested or ready," Roffman says. Teens who feel a sense of respect—for themselves and their partner—will be more confident drawing boundaries.
Shore up confidence by helping your kid think through potentially sex-charged scenarios like a car ride home or prom night. Start by encouraging them to think about their feelings toward a girl or boy. Why does he like her? What does she hope he'll say to his guy friends about her at the end of the night? How will he feel if certain things happen tonight?
"They don't have to share these answers with you," says Chirban. "Simply plant the ideas so that they'll carefully consider their actions and their consequences."
The Take-Home Message
Sometimes the more complex the concept, the simpler the teen take-home. One parent wrote: "I want to relay the message that his sexual health is his responsibility, not just a girl's. That alcohol and drugs interfere with the ability to make smart choices. Also that girls are not objects to be cast aside, but cherished." What the teen son said he was told: "Use protection."
Originally published in the November 2012 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Gin Fizz
The Juice of 1/2 Lemon.
1/2 Tablespoonful Powdered Sugar. (generous teaspoon Caster Sugar)
1 Glass Gin. (2 oz Junipero Gin)
Shake well, strain into medium size glass and fill with syphon soda water.
A while ago, my neighborhood blog Bernalwood was kind enough to feature one of my cocktail posts:
This Weekend's Coktail is yesterday's Tom Collins
In the comments section, someone remarked:
friscolex: "Hurray for good cocktails. I have to fight tooth and nail to get a gin fizz in SF so maybe I'll just switch, although the Rob Roy IMO is the Perfect Manhattan.
In re: gin fizz dearth: I have tried EVERY schmancy cocktail joint and have basically given up because I inevitably get "schooled" by the bartender who gives me a Ramos fizz or silver fizz. I've stopped short of printing out a few copies of the recipes from a classic cocktail book because that just seems ridiculous. Luckily those bars usually have Anchor on tap!"
It's always sort of interesting when a certain style of drink comes to represent a category and optional ingredients become de rigueur. How did muddled fruit end up in an old fashioned? Egg White in a Whisk(e)y Sour? And to the point, "How did Egg White end up the default in the Gin Fizz?"
So let's get this out of the way, a properly made Plain Gin Fizz does not have egg white. A "Plain Gin Fizz" is Gin, Lemon Juice (maybe lime juice), Sugar, and Soda Water. If you add egg white to a fizz, you are making what is called a Silver Fizz.
A lot of people like egg white in their Gin Fizzes, and, as indicated above, some don't.
But let's face it, no one can know everything about drinks. But in this case, the customer seems to know more about Gin Fizzes than the bartender. But, even if the bartender was right about the default Gin Fizz having Egg White, it's up to him (or her) to serve the customer the drink they want, not the drink the bartender likes to make. I mean, if all I did was serve drinks I like, everyone would get Beer, Manhattans, or a Slug of Booze. What fun would that be?
What I like to do, unless a drink is written on the menu as containing Egg White, is to make sure that the customer wants their Gin Fizz (or Whiskey Sour) with Egg White when they order the drink. Say something like, "The house Gin Fizz is made with Egg White, is that all right with you?" Just to be on the safe side. Alternatively, as a customer, you should be able to ask for a, "Plain Gin Fizz, no Egg White." If you get hassled for that order, definitely stick with the Anchor Steam.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the drinks in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, the, uh, Sauterne Cup.


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Dakota Wesleyan Falls Out of NAIA Football Poll, NDSU Falls to No. 4 FCS Polls
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - Dakota Wesleyan has fallen out of the NAIA football coaches' poll after getting blown out by Morningside of Iowa over the weekend.
The Tigers had been ranked No. 19 before the 63-7 loss to Morningside, which remains at No. 4 this week. Marian of Indiana remains atop the poll.
Dakota Wesleyan has another tough game this weekend, against No. 20 Doane, at home in Mitchell.
No teams in the Dakotas are ranked in this week's poll.
Meanwhile, North Dakota State University has fallen to No. 4 in both Football Championship Subdivision polls after a loss to Indiana State over the weekend.
The defending national champion Bison had been atop both the coaches' poll and The Sports Network poll before the Sycamores broke NDSU's 10-game winning streak with a 17-14 upset win on Saturday.
Eastern Washington moves to No. 1 in both polls, followed by James Madison, Georgia Southern, NDSU and Montana State.
South Dakota State received votes in the coaches' poll and is ranked No. 20 in The Sports Network poll, after a 31-10 win over Western Illinois on Saturday.
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You guys, we're almost all the way done with Breast Cancer Awareness month and the ridiculousness with which a deadly, tragic disease is touted as a fluffy pink girl power affliction best fought by Ben Roethlisberger in a pink jersey. But before this 2012 Breast Cancer Trivialization season becomes one for the record books, let's take a look at what may be the stupidest breast cancer awareness ad of all time. It's got everything: boobies, bouncing boobies, sexy boobies, and a message JUST FOR MEN about how breast cancer will take boobies away from them. But here's what it doesn't have: faces of any of the women to whom the boobies are attached.
The ad, which was produced by a Chilean agency, ends on the phrase "Si tanto nos gustan, deberiamos cuidarlas. Incentiva a mujer a hacerse un examen de mamas," which in English means "If we like them so much, we should take care of them. Make a woman get a breast exam."
Make a woman get a breast exam. God, I feel so empowered.


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Driveways in Stockport
A new driveway or patio from Wayne Erfmann & Son Builders & Groundworks will transform your garden in vogue.
Wayne Erfmann & Son Builders & Groundworks installs driveways in Stockport, patios, pathways, steps, garden walls and fences using only the very best quality products.
We can also design and provide a free of charge visualisation of how your garden will look prior to deciding to move ahead.
Whether you're aiming to establish space for more car parking or an area for summer bbqs, your garden will look terrific and be more practical when we've finished.
Tarmac Driveways
Tarmac is the perfect surface for a simple, good looking and easily managed Driveway. Tarmac driveways in Stockport are efficient, simple and quick to install. The attraction to tarmac is similar to that of concrete, it's affordable and durable, but has less flexibility so far as design goes. The tarmac look is clean and professional, and looks even better with block paving or any kind of edging.
Concrete Driveways
We are a leading installer of concrete driveways in Stockport with over 300 concrete jobs to our name! We are one of the original companies in the North West to have installed this surface for a driveway and have been responsible for one of the biggest printed concrete installations in the UK. Whatever your choice of pattern imprinted concrete finish for your driveway, patio or path we can achieve the look at a competitive price. This paving technique delivers lasting beauty.
Block Paving
Block paving is amongst the most in-demand materials for driveways, patios and paths in Stockport. Block paving is affordable, durable and can be laid in unlimited patterns, colours, styles and finishes. It is also very easy to maintain, and in cases of stains and damage, individual blocks can be exchanged effortlessly. Block paving is a versatile paving choice being adaptable to a range of different areas and sites.
Why choose Wayne Erfmann & Son Builders & Groundworks?
No matter the shape or size of your garden, we can design a new driveway or patio area to enhance your Stockport home.
- Our attention to detail creates a professional finish you'll be proud of
- Competitive quotes without obligation
- Free driveway and patio design and visualisation
- All of our work is guaranteed for your assurance
- A family business built on reputation
Whatever your vision for your home, Wayne Erfmann & Son Builders & Groundworks makes it a reality.
If you're thinking about having work done on your home or property, you will need to choose a paving contractor who can offer you the critical factors for the job in question to be carried out to the highest standards achievable. Wayne Erfmann & Son Builders & Groundworks offer their clients all of the vital experience and knowledge and are a company who have gained the trust of many customers ranging from private householders to local authorities. Wayne Erfmann & Son Builders & Groundworks are asphalt, resin and tarmac specialists. We specialise in all work using bitmac as well as hot/cold tar and chip.
From modern simple line to traditional effect, there's a design to match every type of home with a range of colours and patterns to add an individually tailored look to your property. If our styles and colours aren't to your liking we can even use a product of your choosing.
We are also happy to help develop pre-existing designs by providing knowledgeable input and take pride in achieving the needed effect.
We are happy to rebuild existing paths and features to their former glory with our cleaning and sealing services. Additionally we can extend or widen present driveways anywhere in Stockport.
Different kinds of work we will tackle: Pathways, Driveways, Footway Vehicle Crossings, Car Parks, Track Reinstatement ,Roadways, Farm Roads, Slabbing, Tennis Courts, Kerbing Work, Drainage, Commercial/ Domestic work. If something is missing please feel free to contact us to find out if we can provide the service you require.


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Record your Xbox®360 or PS3® Game Play in 1080p HD
Includes Optical Audio for Amazing 5 channel Sound Quality
Now with Live Streaming to Twitch and Ustream!
New! Now with Mac support!
New! Now record and stream in-game chat with Hauppauge Capture!
Upload your game recordings to YouTube with one click. Show your best gameplay to your friends!
Includes one touch record button and Personal Logo inserter.
Record PC or console game play in high definition on your laptop or desktop PC
HD PVR 2 GE Plus records HD video from a gaming PC or Sony® PlayStation®3 or Microsoft® Xbox® 360 onto your Windows laptop or desktop PC. Make video recordings of your best game play in HD in a high quality H.264 format. Upload your games to YouTube and share them with other gamers online. Or make a high definition movie of your game play to share with your friends or use it to discuss tactics with your clan members!
Live streaming of your console game play
Stream your game play to your Twitch or Ustream channel with our Hauppauge SteamEez application. Create your own event and be watch by thousand followers!
Built-in Record button and Personal logos!
The built-in record button allows you to start and stop recordings right from the HD PVR 2. So you don't need to go to your PC to record a game session. Plus the Personal Logo inserter allows you to "burn" a personalized logo right into your recordings! Brand all of your recordings with your own personalized logo!
HDMI and Component Video in plus no-delay HDMI video passthrough!
HD PVR 2 comes with HDMI in and out to make it easier to connect to your Xbox 360 and your HD TV set. And with our HDMI input, you get amazing 5 channel sound quality from your Xbox 360 game console. For the PS3, HD PVR 2 comes with a PS3 Component Video gaming cable and S/PDIF input plus uses HDMI out for no-delay passthrough to your HD TV set!
Full surround sound audio recordings and surround sound pass through
Make incredible recordings with full surround sound audio. HD PVR 2 GE Plus has an optical audio input so you can connect to game consoles with optical S/PDIF connections.
Amazing audio and video quality
HD PVR 2 GE Plus records using amazing H.264 compression at HD resolutions up to 1080p30 with digital audio. HD PVR 2's H.264 recording format is used by Blu-ray disks and exceeds other compression standards in video quality.
Watch recordings of your best game play on your PC monitor or HD TV set
Play your game play recordings on your computer screen using the included ArcSoft ShowBiz application. You can also transfer the recordings over your home network to your PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or other high definition media player.
Play while you record with our no-delay HDMI video passthrough!
HD PVR 2 GE Plus comes with real-time video pass through, so you can watch your game play on your HD TV while recording your game on your PCs disk drive. Simply connect HD PVR 2 in between your game console and your HD TV set (HDMI out plus Component Video cables included).
Upload your best games to YouTube and share with your friends
HD PVR 2 Gaming Eidition Plus comes with a one click upload to YouTube. Make HD recordings of your game play and upload your best videos to YouTube.
|Product Description
|Hauppauge HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Plus - video capture adapter - USB 2.0
|Device Type
|Video capture adapter
|Interface Type
|Dimensions (WxDxH)
|15.2 cm x 15.2 cm x 3.8 cm
|340 g
|Video Input
|Component video input, HDMI input, HDMI output
|Video Modes
|720p, 1080p
|Analogue video Signal
|Component video
|Digital Video Format
|Audio Input Support
|OS Required
|Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows 8
|Device Type
|Video capture adapter
|Interface Type
|15.2 cm
|15.2 cm
|3.8 cm
|340 g
|Interface Type
|Component video input, HDMI input, HDMI output
|Video Modes
|720p, 1080p
|Analogue video Signal
|Component video
|Digital Video Format
|Audio Input Support
Expansion / Connectivity
|1 x audio / video - HDMI input - 19 pin HDMI Type A , 1 x audio / video - HDMI output - 19 pin HDMI Type A , 1 x display / video - component video input - on cable , 1 x audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK
|1 x USB 2.0 - 4 pin USB Type B
|Included Accessories
|Power adapter
|Cables Included
|1 x HDMI cable - external - 2 m , 1 x USB cable - external , 1 x component video / audio cable - external
Software / System Requirements
|Software Included
|Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft ShowBiz, Hauppauge StreamEez
|OS Required
|Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows 8
|System Requirements Details
|Windows XP/Vista/7 - 3 GHz - RAM 512 MB - HD 220 MB


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Vintage Trains Back on Track in Belgium
Belgium is home to the first railway in continental Europe, but its steam trains were largely lost to history. Now the old locomotives that helped build Europe's Industrial Revolution are getting their own museum. WSJ's Frances Robinson reports.
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Liberalized Depreciation
BY HOMER E. SAYAD Partner, Saint Louis Office Presented before the Guild of Gas Managers, Boston — February 1958
In December 1957 the Electrical World asserted that one of the ten most difficult problems facing utility company management in 1958 was what to do about liberalized depreciation. It said: "Some utilities see liberalized depreciation as beneficial to them and their customers. But some utilities, considering rulings or the thinking of regulatory bodies, decide not to use liberalized depreciation."
This is not a new problem nor is it an old one. I am sure that most of you have wrestled with it, probably vigorously, in one way or another, since 1954 when the new Internal Revenue Code, was enacted. I shall not therefore review the provisions of Section 167 of the Code which made possible the adoption of a depreciation method that accelerates the deductions in accordance with the double declining-balance method, the sum-of-the-years-digits method, or other similar methods meeting certain tests. Instead, I shall review the current regulatory status of this matter and shall comment on certain implications of recent developments.
Liberalized depreciation as it relates to a single asset results in no permanent deferral of income tax obligations. It simply changes the timing of the deduction. In the early years the deduction is greater than on a straight-line basis and in later years it is smaller. When the depreciable plant as a whole is considered, however, an interesting result may occur because of the mixture of depreciation deductions. Again, thinking of the plant as a whole, in the early years the fast depreciation amount will exceed the straight-line amount. But there will come a time, if fast depreciation is applied to each year's additions, when as to older property straight-line depreciation will exceed fast depreciation and as to newer property the reverse will be true. The combined effect, if there is growth, is that the depreciation deduction based on a liberalized method will continue to exceed the deduction based on the straight-line method. Accordingly, in these circumstances, the period during which additional
working capital is being generated by liberalized depreciation may not be followed by a period when additional funds will be required
to meet tax obligations. It is this feature of liberalized


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Many travellers are searching for Souvenir Shopping In Koh Samui, Traveling is full of many opportunities to go on all kinds of adventures where you can experience new people and cultures. One popular country that many people like to flock to is the Southeastern country of Thailand. While there are many spots to go to in this affordable island paradise, but the island of Koh Samui is where many people like to go to because it has so many activities and natural and manmade structures to view. You can find Souvenir Shopping In Koh Samui travel information.
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Souvenir Shopping In Koh Samui, Koh Samui may be the second largest island in Thailand. It provides many beaches packed with coconut groves and rain forests. Additionally, there are many spots for relaxation, exciting nightlife and tourist culture, and religious architecture.
Listed here are the most notable 7 things that you ought to do whilst in Koh Samui.
Wat Phra Yai
This can be located on a rocky island that is with the northern end of Koh Samui. It houses a 15-meter high Buddha Statue from the modern Buddha in Mara posture together with the beautiful island sky surrounding him. Before visitors can enter in the area with all the statue, they need to don the right traditional clothing for that area.
Na Muang Waterfalls
While Koh Samui has several waterfalls, the Na Muang waterfalls located inland are one of the most incredible because perfect for doing things such as swimming, exploring, climbing, or going on a picnic. The lower first waterfall may be reached using the "staircases" produced by the tree roots and rocks, as well as the base is really a large natural pool where water is cool and refreshing. The second waterfall is around 30 minutes away and is called Namtok Na Muang or "purple waterfalls" since the rocks contain shades of purple. Involving the two is the Na Muang Safari Park where one can see monkey shows and continue elephant rides.
Chaweng Beach
There is a lot of exciting activity in this popular spot. You can go swimming or maybe relax on its beautiful sandy beaches surrounded by clear and cool waters. Yet another thing that this area is renowned for is its cabaret shows, or more specifically its kathoey cabaret demonstrates that feature transgender women or effeminate males who dress and perform in classic cabaret or Thai dancing garb. The shows usually feature the dancers lip syncing to popular music and in some cases performing detailed choreography, making on an enjoyable experience that is loaded with glitz and glam.
Hin Ta and Hin Yai
They are also referred to as "Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks." These rocks are extremely named since their natural formations look much like female and male genitalia. The website can definitely give someone with a sense of humor a giggle, and also the local legend that you will listen to locals of methods they came into being also can alllow for an interesting trip.
Samui Aquarium and Tiger Show
It becomes an aquarium where you may see a lot of the local wildlife from the area. Most of the marine every day life is from your Gulf of Thailand like tiger sharks, manta rays, nurse sharks, various tropical fish, and many more. The zoo inside features many animals like monkeys, otters along with other birds, using the main attractions being the leopards and tigers having the stage inside a live show. Also you can pay a little extra to have the picture taken using them.
Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts
For people who tire of heavily activities or those that would like to experience all of that local fare offers can attend some classes at this popular cooking school. SITCA offers courses that are several hours long to create a multicourse meal. Several of the items covered from the class include studying local ingredients and how to create intricate floral designs using various carving techniques on local vegatables and fruits. Students also can receive a complementary instructional DVD so that they can practice the strategies at home or elsewhere.
Secret Buddha Garden
Within the interior hills of your island, you will find these beautiful religious structures placed in a luscious jungle. Originally made by a fruit farmer named Khun Nim on his land, your garden features many large statues of Thai deities, animals, and humans in dynamic poses. The farmer also created a statue of himself within a relaxed pose on the rock. The garden is really a serene and quiet place using a waterfall and stream running with the jungle areas.
There are numerous more places to discover in Koh Samui, Thailand than only those 7 stated earlier. However, they may be great places to begin to get a feel for all that you can do and find out throughout this beautiful, bustling island. Gonna a number of these can even result in other exciting places. Souvenir Shopping In Koh Samui
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The NDRC proposed continuous price reforms in a draft plan submitted to the ongoing second session of the National People's Congress convened in Beijing.
As well as reform of wind power rates, the plan includes measures on the pricing of coal-fired electricity, pump-storage hydroelectricity, non-household natural gas, and tiered cost of household water and gas.
Qin Haiyan, secretary general of the Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA), was quick to express concerns over the NDRC plan. He told the media that the reform should make "price cuts" as the ultimate goal.
Wind equipment costs have fallen considerably in recent years, thanks largely to the advancement of technology. So the thinking is that government subsidies to wind electricity should decrease accordingly. But there are still a host of factors that hamper price reduction, including curtailment.
In the past, years of unscrupulous development with little consideration of local electricity demands has stopped wind farm operators from generating electricity at full capacity. The curtailment problem affected almost all wind farms across the country, but was most serious in the northern China.
Things have started to improve. The latest CWEA statistics show that the average curtailment rate dropped six percentage points to 11% in 2013 compared with 2012.
Rising costs
Developers have also suffer from tight cash flow due to delayed distribution of government funding for renewable energy. The European debt crisis and the harsh global economic situations have reduced wind project's incomes from the UN's Clean Development Mechanism. Meanwhile, costs of land use, building and labour for wind farms has kept growing. Company expenses on payments relating to water conservation, environmental assessment, acceptance check and additional resources fee have also been on the rise.
Also, maintenance costs for operating wind farms is going to increase significantly once projects come out their warranty period expires. As most installations in China have not reached this point yet, it is too early to make an accurate assessment of the real cost and profit of these wind projects.
All these factors cast doubt over the price adjustment plan. And while equipment prices have dropped globally, in China some established manufacturers actually increased prices last year, as reflected in project tendering, because developers realised the importance of quality equipment and service. Although this is a healthy trend for the industry, it is likely to drive up the cost as well.
CWEA's Qin said a cut in wind prices would cause a tense capital chain for the developer and ruin the business, which is already hovering over the dividing line of profit- and loss-making. This in turn would badly affect the equipment manufacturer relying on contracts.
The ultimate goal of government subsidy is to make the wind electricity competitive against conventional power sources. The state authority has planned to achieve this by 2020.
As electricity prices directly affect a power company's revenue, reducing the price levels too early would have a negative impact on the investor's enthusiasm in developing wind power, Qin warned.
Now that smog is becoming an increasingly urgent problem in China, the government is serious about developing new clean energies. The shares for non-fossil energies in the national total are set at 11.4% for 2015 and 15% for 2020. Targets for wind power are 100GW or more of installed capacity and 190TWh of annual electricity output in 2015, and 200GW and 380TWh in 2020.
"The government policies should be aligned," Qin said, "The time for reducing wind power prices as a whole hasn't come yet. The price change should be aimed at achieving a more reasonable pricing system to support wind development."
At the present time, the government should concentrate on creating an appropriate pricing scheme for offshore wind and finetune the wind power benchmark prices for regions with different wind resources, he added.
According to Qin, in order to ensure a steady income for wind projects, curtailment must be reduced, the payment of additional renewable energy funding be accelerated, banks should be encouraged to provide more loans to wind projects, and arbitrary collection of fees by local governments be eliminated. These are pre-conditions for re-assessing and adjusting wind electricity prices, he said.
Sufficient studies should be conducted on wind electricity costs. Different wind projects under the same pricing system may have very different abilities to make a profit. It is necessary to calculate the wind energy cost on the scientific basis, taking into consideration multiple factors such as wind resources, project investment and grid conditions.
The NDRC issued a pricing standard for feeding wind electricity into the grid in July 2009. Dividing the country into four regions with different wind resources, it put forward four benchmark prices ranging from CNY 0.51/kWh to CNY 0.61/kWh ($0.083-0.099/kWh).
More wind projects now go to the central and eastern regions, where wind resources are often inferior to those in the northern parts, but electricity price levels are higher. Qin Haiyan suggested that the government provide more subsidies to these areas.
It is not easy to devise a set of systematic, refined pricing standards for wind power. "We should not adjust electricity prices simply because we intend to do so," Qin said. "At the present stage, our wind industry still needs strong policy support. Blindly putting down prices is against the initial aim of industry development. It will achieve the contrary, causing a gross waste of social resources," Qin said.