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As the most successful name in tech, Apple generates an enormous amount of coverage. The company's incredible performance over the last few years has raised expectations to ridiculous heights. How else do you explain the recent attacks on CEO Tim Cook? Consider that, since he took over, Apple has become the second most profitable company in the world and hit number six in the Fortune 500 list. When the share price hit an all-time high last summer Apple became the most valuable company of all time, and that was without the benefit of a dotcom bubble or soaring oil prices.
The downward spiral
Just a few months later that $700 share price had tumbled and the knives came out. But does Apple's stock price really accurately reflect the health of a company? Has anything actually gone wrong in the last few months? You could argue that the iPhone 5 was something of a disappointment, to the tech press, at least. The Maps app fiasco also didn't do the company any good. And the growth of the cloud trend has competitors asking questions of Apple and iCloud does not look like a viable answer. Android has been claiming an ever larger market share in smartphones, and analysts are queuing up to predict the same trend in tablets.
There's a perception, in some quarters, that Apple isn't forward thinking anymore, that the company has lost its cutting edge. Everyone is waiting for "the next big thing." Is it a smartwatch; is it a TV; is it a cheaper iPhone? The question on everyone's lips seems to be "What would Steve Jobs do?" but there's a kind of willful ignorance of Apple's actual situation.
The inevitability of change
Tim Cook is dealing with two inevitable trends that Steve Jobs would have been equally powerless to stop.
People tend to love or hate Apple. There isn't a great deal of in between.
Secondly, Apple has become a really polarizing name in tech. People tend to love or hate the company; there isn't a great deal of in between. People tend to root for the underdog and hate the fat cat, and there's no doubt about which one Apple is. The company is perceived by many as greedy and arrogant, and that's a public image that can be laid at Steve Jobs' door. And if all the patent lawsuits have generated more hate, that's another strategy that came from Apple's last CEO and his "thermonuclear" war on the competition.
By the numbers
Apple's shares are currently sitting at about $440. That's higher than they ever were under Jobs. At the end of April, Apple's second quarter results revealed $43.6 billion in revenue, $9.5 billion in profits. The same quarter in 2012 was $39.2 billion in revenue and net profit of $11.6 billion. If we go back to 2011, when Jobs was still nominally in charge, it was $24.67 billion in revenue and net profit of $5.99 billion. In 2010, when Jobs was definitely in charge, it was revenue of $13.50 billion and profit of $3.07 billion.
In the last quarter Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads. In the same quarter a year ago it sold 35.1 million iPhones and 11.8 million iPads. Clearly, the smartphone business is slowing down. The tablet business looks healthy, but it's going to cannibalize profits to some extent, because the shift to tablets means lower sales of Mac computers and laptops.
Apple's stronghold is the United States, and if we look at comScore's report for March 2013, Apple has a 39 percent share of U.S. smartphone subscribers, up from 36.3 percent in December 2012. The same report shows that Android has a 52 percent share for March 2013, down from 53.4 percent in December 2012, but Android phones are made by a bunch of different manufacturers (LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sony, etc). By far, the most successful Android maker is Samsung with a 21.7 percent market share in March 2013, up just 0.7 percent from December.
… it's not easy to identify what Cook is supposed to have done wrong, or what Jobs would have done differently.
Looking at the situation, it's not easy to identify what Cook is supposed to have done wrong, or what Jobs would have done differently.
Talking to AllThingsD at the D11 conference recently, Cook addressed the stock price by saying, "If you look at the stock, which is a lot of what people focus on, the stock price has been frustrating. It's been frustrating for investors and for all of us. This, too, is not unprecedented. The beauty of being around for a while is you see a lot of cycles. At the end of 2007, Apple's stock price was $200. It was $75 a couple years later."
So, what is his solution? Cook explained, "What we have to do is focus on products — making the best products, and if we do that right … then the other things will happen."
Cook is not Jobs, is that a bad thing?
Jobs was undoubtedly a talented opportunist and he was incredibly driven, but the idea that he got results because of his aggressive side is flawed. A good CEO picks the right people and creates an atmosphere that enables them to realize their potential. That's exactly what he did, at times, such as in 1998 when he hired Cook and charged him with sorting out Apple's supply chain. But, the revisionist history of Apple praises Jobs as the mastermind behind every success and quietly forgets his mistakes. The opposite seems to be happening to Cook.
Cook has been more sympathetic than Jobs. He publicly apologized for the Maps app disaster, admitting recently at D11, "We screwed up. It's greatly improved, but not there yet. We have more to do." Jobs couldn't even bring himself to apologize over "antennagate." More importantly for Apple's future, Cook apologized publicly to Apple's Chinese customers and he has taken steps to combat poor working conditions. Whatever you feel about China, it is the next big smartphone market, and it makes business sense for Apple to try and snag a share. Jobs never even visited China.
Cook reportedly didn't want to sue Samsung, but Jobs insisted. The lawsuits may have raked in a bit of extra cash for Apple, but how does that stack up against the cost, particularly in terms of bad will generated? It certainly hasn't broken the competition, if that was the hope. Cook may have been more concerned about the supply chain, considering Samsung's long-term supplier relationship with Apple, but he pressed ahead with the patent wars anyway. The recent settlement with HTC suggests that Cook has a more pragmatic attitude, as opposed to Jobs' emotional response.
The nice guy
Internally at Apple, Cook brings stability, but it is this very trait that has provoked criticism from people who believe that Jobs' love of confrontation was part of what sparked Apple's innovation. But what if Apple achieved greatness in spite of Jobs' aggressive side, not because of it? The way Jobs did things is the exception rather than the rule. Treating your employees poorly is not usually the route to success.
What if Apple achieved greatness in spite of Jobs' aggressive side, not because of it?
"You look for people that are not political," said Cook. "People that are not bureaucrats. People that can privately celebrate the achievement, but not care if their name that is the one in the lights. There are greater reasons to do things. You look for wicked smart people. You look for people who appreciate different points of view. People who care enough that they have an idea at 11 at night and they want to call and talk to you about it. Because they're so excited about it, they want to push the idea further. And that they believe that somebody can help them push the idea another step instead of them doing everything themselves.
I've never met anyone in my life, maybe they exist, that could do something so incredible by themselves in companies with global footprints. In our world, in Apple's world, the reason Apple is special is we focus on hardware, software, and services. And the magic happens where those three come together.
And so, it's unlikely that somebody that's focused on one of those in and of itself can come up with magic and so you want people collaborating in such a way so you can produce these things that can't be produced otherwise. And you want people to believe in that."
Should Cook's less bombastic approach be perceived as a weakness? If we look at the titans of tech, there's little evidence of the veracity of the "nice guys finish last" rule. You can't separate Apple's success under Jobs from people like Cook, or designer, Jony Ive, who definitely don't share his personality.
What about the positive changes Cook is making? The Wall Street Journal reported that Cook is giving employees more creative freedom and benefits. It's an approach that has sparked innovation elsewhere and it could work for Apple, too. Investors should be happy as well, considering the dividend payouts under Cook. Jobs sat on his cash mountain and did nothing with it. Cook is even making noises about bringing some manufacturing jobs back to the States. It may be on a small scale, but it's an interesting move.
Jobs was also famously uninterested in philanthropy, whereas Cook has pledged that the company will match charitable donations from employees, up to $10,000 a year. He also personally gave more than $100 million to charity in 2012.
Apple's future
When it was put to Cook at D11 that Apple is a company capable of changing the game, but it has been a while, he fired back with, "We're still the company that is going to do that. We have some incredible plans that we have been working on for a while. The culture is all still there, and many of the people are still there. We have several more game changers in us."
So why is everybody down on Cook? He hasn't made any mistakes worse than Jobs; he's a nicer guy with a better temperament; and Apple's hardware is still top notch. Cook is actually taking steps to address some of the main criticisms of Apple over the last few years. He deserves praise for that, not scorn. Apple's continued dominance in tech may well boil down to the next wave of must-have devices, and we don't know what the company has up its sleeve, but Cook deserves time to show what he, and his Apple, can do. Let's give him a chance.
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POLICE swooped on West Bay beach to arrest a knife-wielding man.
Crowds watching the nearby filming for the smash hit crime drama Broadchurch 2, which stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman, watched as police units including dog handlers and the force helicopter were called to the scene after a violent confrontation.
Bridport Police Inspector Mike Darby, said a holidaymaker in his 20s was arrested for various offences, including threats to kill and assault.
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Filming for the upcoming series was taking place at the same time on the same beach as the incident happened, though it is unconnected to the smash-hit show.
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The parents download contents on the console (videos, games, learning programs...) and the children can easily navigate by themselves and interact with the program and/or a remote person via video conferencing (for example parents at work or far-away grand-parents). Parents set the limits (which programs, how long, at what time...)
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We are confident that this product will be a best seller and need a logo that can convey all of it in a simple way.
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Young children are looking for fun and new ways to play and communicate. For them, electronic devices, videos and Internet are very attractive things, especially because they are either forbidden or under very close supervision from the parents.
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The product is technically very well define but is still missing a personality.
The logo should capture some or all of our goals in a very simple and clear way. We would like it to convey the following ideas:
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- It is interactive. It CONNECTS the children to their family and friends. Children are not passively viewing television. And they can communicate with the program or family members.
It would be even better if the same logo could also convey the idea that it is SAFE for the children to use and that it is EDUCATIONAL.
The company is new, so we have no existing materials to worry about. We have absolutely no requirements regarding the form of the logo, colors, fonts, shape...
PLAYSMRT has only one A and, if you play with the fonts, this should be clear on the logo (not to be confused with PLAYSMART)
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Oct. 27, 2011: Audubon is happy to announce that Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine is now available at the Audubon Society Bookstore and will soon be available everywhere. This guide to the natural areas and natural history of the Portland-Vancouver Metro Region is a complete rewrite of the original Wild in the City published over a decade ago.
Oct. 27, 2011: Audubon is happy to announce that Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine is now available at the Audubon Society Bookstore and will soon be available everywhere. This guide to the natural areas and natural history of the Portland-Vancouver Metro Region is a complete rewrite of the original Wild in the City published over a decade ago. Over 100 authors and artists contributed to the effort. The core creative team was made-up of longtime Auduboners Mike Houck, MJ Cody, Bob Wilson, Martha Gannett, Rafa Gutierrez and Bob Sallinger.
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Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine is now available! This completely new volume replaces the original Wild in the City: A Guide to Portland's Natural Areas published more than a decade ago. Like its predecessor it will quickly become an indispensible guide to the region's natural areas and natural history.
Wild in the City: Exploring Intertwine features over 90 site guides, natural history essays and nature rambles by foot, bike and boat. More than 100 writers and artists donated their time and expertise to this effort ranging from local naturalists to nationally renowned authors such as Richard Louv, Ursula Le Guin and Robert Michael Pyle.
Wild in the City is more than a book---it embodies the spirit of our regional conservation movement. The new volume was made necessary by the rapid expansion of the our regional system of natural areas. Places like Cooper Mountain and Graham Oaks were not open to the public when the original was published. Regional conservation priorities such as green stormwater strategies (ecoroofs, green streets, urban canopy etc.) and equitable access to nature have evolved tremendously over the past decade and get much more robust treatment in the new edition. The connection between access to nature and human health has become much better understood and the new volume has a heavy emphasis on rambles---enjoying our regions nature by foot, boat and bike. The subtitle, Exploring the Intertwine, reflects the new name that has been bestowed upon the interconnected system of parks, trails and natural areas that span the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Region and more importantly the growing recognition that our natural areas, trails, ecoroofs, tree canopy, etc. are all part of an integrated system that supports the health, biodiversity and livability of our region--that nature is truly intertwined with our built landscape.
Most of all this is a product of our community. It is written by the people closest to the land--the people who have worked to protect and restore and introduce the community to the amazing nature of our landscape. Special thanks goes to all of the volunteer writers and artists who donated their time. Thanks also to OSU press and to our funders, US Fish and Wildlife, Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services and Parks, East and West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Vancouver-Clark Parks, National Park Service, Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, Clean Water Services, Regional Arts and Culture Council, and TriMet. Finally thanks to the core production team of MJ Cody, Mike Houck, Martha Gannett, Bob Wilson, Rafa Guiterrez and Bob Sallinger who spent huge numbers of hour huddled around a table searching for errant commas and arguing about whether bird names should be capitalized.
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Actually, this is another plant that I have two lots of, and I cant remember its name but im sure I have it somewhere at the house.
Its a really fast grower.
I really hacked this back so that it was on the other side of the fence and one of the draw backs was that its not very strong in the root area. Now that its freed from its anchor to the fence its swayed in the high wiind right awat from the fence which is odd. Its so large it could well snap at the base and be completley removed. I doubt that will happen but I didnt realise it was so flimsy.
Cant be stressed enough what a fast grower this is, perfect for blocking areas out. It sends out runners that send up shoots, and they then really thicken up, just look at the photos!!! Ive taken a photo of the back of the house which I expect soon to be totally covered.
The original Honey Suckle was planted along with two other plants that died right near the begining. In fact I think they were the first plants after the 3 palms that I planted and they sort of started it all really as they were just there to add screening for the lightweight fence that I put up but as you can see, its now pretty massive!!! This plant truly grows fast. It also roots prolificly by branching along the ground.
I must have planted this in mid 2009 which means that its had 3 summers and as you can see, its massive and its sending shoots everywhere!!! When I spend so much time trying to get anything out of most plants its nice to see something as veracious as this. Im having to chop of more biomass that 10's of other plants have even created total. This was a perfect choice for this spot as it gives complete cover, I only wish I had know earlier I could have used this instead of Mexiac Petunias to screen the neigbours, it would be done by now!!!


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Bzar 2011 build thread Framing material
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April 29, 2011, 01:12 AM »
I'm taking a little break from the sail documentation to show and tell you a little about the frame and parts that will come after the sail is complete. The first picture is a collection of the fittings you'll need to put the frame together. (note that these are my choice of fittings and not the only options.).
from left to right:
1. R-Sky center T, 6x7 (We'll talk about this more later).
2. Vinyl endcaps (for spars and LE/Center T fitting stops, stay tuned)
3. HQ end nocks, to fit 6mm carbon ferrule.
4. APA standoff connector (actually to be used at base of spine for this project).
5. I believe these are Jaco standoff-spreader connector... many (probably most) use APA standoff connectors, but I prefer these as they are slightly less bulky.
6. APA leading edge connector (I use size CA).
7. Jaco 3mm standoff to sail connectors (with 'O' ring). I have not used the screw-to-sail style common on R-Sky kites, but may in the future. If these Jaco parts are good enough for Ken McNeil, Jon Trennepohl, Paul Shirey and others, they're good enough for me.
next picture is my frame of choice (and mostly what is recommended by Werner at the B'zar website).
from top to bottom
1. Solid 6.1mm carbon rod for making Ferrules (not shown in previous pic).
2. Pultruded 6.1mm carbon rod (hollow) for upper spreader.
3. 3mm solid carbon for standoffs (1x48" rod should get you through the build)
4. Skyshark p300 for the spine. Werner recommends P2x, but I'm unable to get them right now so I went with the stronger P300 over a standard P200
5. Skyshark Nitro Strong (gold label) Black Diamond. You'll need 2. These rods cost as much as $20 (I believe Steve sells for $18), so measure twice and cut once when we get to that section of the build!
6. Skyshark P200 for leading edges. 4 needed for this kite.
7. Skyshark P100. This is slightly sacrificial to the build, as you will only need approximately 4 inches of this rod (2x2inches) to shim the lower spreaders to accept a 6mm ferrule. The other option is to drill out your center T and use one 5 inch piece...
One last pic for this post. I purchased some excellent leading edge material from Paul Shirey when he sold off his supply of kite material... The material is Mylar coated Taffeta ribbon. It is basically 2" dacron tape but coated with mylar on one side. I've seen it on Paul's kites and on some of Lam Hoac's kites from a few years ago. My understanding is that it is not available anymore... or at least very difficult to find. I purchased 40 yards from Paul, and this will be my first time using it in a build.
Last Edit: December 21, 2011, 05:24 PM by sugarbaker
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Bzar 2011 build - sail prep for sewing
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April 30, 2011, 01:25 AM »
so, at this point, I've finished cutting the sail panels, and am ready to secure my seams for sewing. Besides the fabric and a full size plan mounted to a hard board, you should have something to attach the panels to one another. My preference is an inexpensive Elmer's glue stick (I use the kind that is purple... but dries clear). I have used seam tape in the past and find that for curved seams it is difficult to place without creating wrinkles. In addition to wrinkled seams, I find that sewing through the seam tape causes my machine to get gummed up and work less efficiently (with the occasional broken thread). Additionally, I use blue masking tape (generic, purchased from local hardware store) to hold the panels to the plan while glueing. Before laying out the fabric, I tear off approximately 15-20 pieces of tape and stick them to my jeans or other clothes items. This make them slightly less sticky for easy removal from the plan paper and fabric.
For reference, I'll include a previously included image of the sail plan with panels labeled...
The sail should be glued in stages... right half, then left tends to be my natural progression, but more importantly is how you glue the individual halves. Starting with the right half, I place panels B, F, E, I and J on the plan. Static keeps the panels in place for the most part, but I also use tape to hold them. You'll notice that these panels are connected at seams that do not affect the billow of the sail... no dashed lines at connecting points yet. Alignment is critical at this during these steps. All the seams are important, but the most critical are the edges that form the leading, trailing and spine edges. secondly (and equally as important are the edges that will connect to the billowed portion of the sail. Be sure to glue the darkest colors on top of the lighter colors for this half of the sail. Place enough glue to stick, but try not to have clumps, as they could cause wrinkles later while sewing. Get plenty of glue coverage... the entire width of the seam if possible.
this close up image shows the level of precision needed when laying out your sail; even 1 mm could alter the character of the sail when framed up (and symmetry is very important, so be accurate from one half to the other.)
Next, place and glue panels C and G. This seam is also not a portion of the billowed connections.
After these two portions (of this half) have been glued and dried, slide them out of the way and place panels A, D, and H on the sail. At this point, they should lay flat and line up with the dotted lines on the plan. We are NOT attaching them to the already glued portions... only to one another. See pictures.
Now, there should be three portions of the right half glued up... 1. the leading edge and tip, 2. the tail portion of the trailing edge and spine and 3. the middle portion of the sail that will be the bulk of the billowed area of the sail. Tomorrow I will post my method for glueing up the billowed portion with accuracy. As for every step, pictures and explanation will be included.
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Bzar 2011 build - sail prep #2, billowed seams
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April 30, 2011, 02:52 AM »
ok. It's 2:30 a.m. and I can't sleep (I work nights, so often I am up at this time). Lets see about prepping the rest of the right half of the B'zar for sewing.
to recap, the right half of the kite has been glued into three portions distinguished by their relation to the billow of the kite. All that remains is to connect the uneven seams at the middle of the sail. The way the billow is made possible is that the middle panels have been cut with a longer edge then the outer panels. Then, when glued up to the shorter seams (using the same amount of overlap as the rest of the seams), the longer panel forces the fabric to curve (concave or convex depending on whether the sail is loaded or in a stall). The way I've found that works the best is to tape the middle portion to the plan/board along the solid line representing the final glued position. I start with the longer of the seams (seam closer to the leading edge). See the picture to understand what I mean; you'll see that there isn't much difference between the dotted line and the solid one, but this will be enough to put a curve to the fabric. Use lots of tape so that it is as even along the line as possible.
Once the middle portion is taped to the plan, move the upper portion of the sail into position and tape it so that it matches with the outer perimeter of the kite.
place glue on the panels at the back of the kite... in this instant glue is applied to the middle portion of the sail. Working my way from nose to trailing edge, I glue the upper sail portion in place while systematically taking away the tape... and replacing it over the now glued seam to hold it in place.
Once the entire seam is glued and taped, I place a spar under the sail to hold a small amount of loft to relieve the stress points in the seam. Then I leave it for an hour before I move to the next seam.
The lower seam is attached the same way, and left to dry in the same manor. The billow can be seen in this pic, wrinkled, but present.
The sail will not lay flat on the working surface at this point. Be sure your seams are dry before removing tape. An hour should be plenty of time to wait. Even when the glue is dry, the seams will be fragile, so be careful when transferring the sail from work surface to sewing machine.
If you have read ahead of this point in the thread, you'll note that the original publication/post shows that I had forgotten to glue the mylar reinforcing panels to the back of the kite prior to sewing. (panel H in our diagram). Because I forgot to glue it on and because I still wanted the strength of the mylar in the sail at this stress point, I attached these panels using a 2x2 zig zag stitch that can be seen in the following pictures. I caught the mistake early enough that the left side of the sail could have been completed properly, but I want the kite to by symmetrical... so I purposefully did the same order of construction on the left. In the future I will do my best to avoid this. Here are pics of the front and back of the sail now that the mylar has been added. Hopefully by adding this portion (edit of this post) you can avoid the same mistake. Now you can proceed.
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Bzar 2011 - sewing
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May 03, 2011, 11:39 AM »
so the right side is glued up and ready to sew. since this is not your first kite build (remember I've said that a few times), I'm going to assume that I do not need to go over things like "how to thread your sewing machine" and "this is how we avoid sewing through our hand"; if either of these topics are causing you to scratch your head, stop now and take a look at the resource thread at the top of this portion of the forum.
Some things I will say about sewing... I use v30 bonded polyester sail thread. It is thin, strong and I've only ever found it in 2 colors (black and white). For this build I have chosen to use white, as it stands out and is easy to photograph on a colored sail. If you are building anything other than a white kite, my recommendation is to use black thread, as it tends to cover up simple mistakes (oh, and mistakes are coming. I mentioned in my first thread that I would discuss my own mistakes and what I've done to correct them... stay tuned). Moving on. Proper tension is a valuable thing to achieve. Take some time prior to sewing your sail and make sure you have the tension on your machine set properly to sew ripstop. This is covered in any number of articles, but I recommend this sewing 101 thread commonly referred to for kite making.
Other choices to be made prior to sewing are what stitch you prefer. Easily the most popular stich pattern used in kite making is the 3 step zig zag. This works perfectly fine and is often the best choice. My selection (which may only exist on Bernina machines, I don't know) is a serpentine pattern that closely resembles the zig zag stich, but flows a little nicer visually... in my opinion. See pictures for example. My particular settings for width and length are 5x2 (this is in millimeters on my machine). Choose your width to fill as much as the seam overlap as possible without going over. Note that the serpentine stich is less forgiving (visually) than the 3 step zig zag, as there are more stitches made at the edge of the pattern and going out of your desired stitching zone will be more obvious. As far as needle selection, there is plenty of debate on what is the best. Truth is, I haven't changed my needle in 4 or 5 builds and don't even remember what is in the machine... probably a #12 universal. I find that I get even tension, visually appealing stitches, and few stitching errors so I don't have any reason to change.
The picture here shows that I am using the generic foot that is standard with my machine (I have approx 12 other choices but rarely use something else). I like the generic foot, as I use the widest setting it will accommodate, which gives me some easy visual landmarks. Using visual landmarks to maintain my stitch line has always worked better for me than trying to use fancy machine attachments or different feet. Use what you like. The second picture shows that I'm able to set my machine to stop in a needle-down position. This is important if you ever intend to raise the foot/manipulate the fabric prior to the end of a stitch... helpful in applique and sewing around corners. This is not so critical in this portion of the build, but will be useful when sewing the nose and other fortifications.
So, I'm going to include a few pictures... they come in no particular order. When sewing your seams, it is important to check your bobbin to make certain you have enough thread (don't want to run out half way through a seam... ). As a reference/guide, I was able to stitch both halves and the seam connecting them at the spine on one complete bobbin's worth of thread before I decided to reload it.
This first pic shows a couple of things. note the amount of thread I pull away from the machine when I finish a stitch. This allows me to cut the thread and leave enough to tie off the stitch, and enough that the beginning of the next stitch I sew will have threads long enough to tie. It's way easier if you have too much than too little when tying off. The second thing pictured here is how far into the adjacent seam I sew. The idea is that when stitching the perpendicular seam, you'll cross over the end of the first one. This adds a small amount of security should the first stitch ever come loose at the end.
Here is an example of how the stitches should overlap
*Here is my first mistake* not a costly one, and something I will just let be. In this case, it was partially just bad luck that the stitch didn't overlap at that point. odds are that I'll never have a problem with this stitch backing out, but try to avoid this...
The next picture shows the front and back of one seam. Note how evenly the stitch runs at the edge of the seam overlap, on the front and back of the kite. If you're worried about the tolerance and how the stitch will look, choose a stitch width that is slightly smaller than the seam... it will give you less coverage over the seam, but will look better in the end than if you stitch outside the seam overlap.
These last two pictures show where the two panels at the wing tip come together (panels F and J from the previous reference). The first pic (shows front of kite) looks like I came to the edge and then sewed too far... you'll notice on the second picture that by doing this, I've secured both panels completely. Another important thing to remember is that this portion will be underneath the leading edge material and never seen once the kite is completed.
Some of you may be wondering how I finish off the individual seams... what I do with the loose threads. I'll have some detailed pictures coming up with explanation of a surgeons knot and a step that could burn a hole in your beautiful sail (don't play with fire, and don't get mad at me if you burn a hole in your kite... which I have done before, it's not a way to improve your day!). And if the previous pictures were not enough visual bliss for the day, enjoy this picture of Deception Pass State Park in Washington state. Photographed by me just over a week ago.
Last Edit: October 04, 2011, 06:19 PM by sugarbaker
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Bzar 2011 build - oops
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May 06, 2011, 02:24 AM »
Pause for just a moment.
Is something missing? If you are building along with me, I have been up front with you from the start... mistakes might be made. Is this a drastic mistake? No. Can it easily be avoided by keeping your work space organized? Yes. Didn't I warn you to have an organized workspace? Yes.
Here it is: Don't forget to attach the mylar re-enforcement panels (panels H-r and H-l) to the posterior of the sail prior to sewing. Mine somehow got separated from my pile-of-sail-panels and didn't get attached before the right half was sewn up. My preference would be to sew these with a single stitch that covered the sail and the mylar. To fix this mistake (I may never be any less forgetful), I have sewn my re-enforcing panels on to the sail using a 2x2 zig zag stitch around the edge. The mistake was caught before the left side of the kite went to the sewing machine, but because I love the equality of symmetry, I will attach the left mylar panel in the same manor... after sewing the seam with a serpentine stitch. Photos of the added mylar panels have been added to reply #17 of this thread.
Last Edit: September 07, 2015, 10:36 AM by sugarbaker
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Bzar 2011 build - left side of sail
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May 06, 2011, 02:55 AM »
Ok, so you've sewn the right side of the sail (after gluing of course). Now on to the left. I'm not going to say much about the left except to mention again (I believe I said this earlier) that the left side will be glued over the plan in the same manor, only now we are looking at the back of the kite... so dark colors should lay beneath light colors. For symmetrical color patterns this is no problem.
as I think about this statement, I realize that symmetry has nothing to do with whether this comes up or not... it's more about the number of colors used in each half and how they're arranged, so everyone should pay attention here.
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The trick with my color choice is where the billowed seams come into play. Because I chose to glue each half up in 3 sections (top/leading edge, middle billowed portion, tail area) it poses a problem when layering colored panels. To avoid problems, I left the ends (last 1 cm) of seams unglued. It's difficult to see in this picture, but it should be noted that the hi-lighted seam has a portion in which I had to slide fabric between two pieces. Boy if that makes sense to you, I could probably say just about anything.
let me explain again with as much detail as possible. remember our reference plan for panels... here it is again so you don't have to scroll back and forth.
If you recall, for the last step, we are attaching the billow section (panels A, D and H) to the tail section (panels C and G). if you look at the color pic here, you'll see that panel C is white, and needs to end up at the back of the kite when complete. Because this is the left side, the white should go on top. Same deal for panel H. (still with me?). Because I already glued panels C and G together, I needed to leave a small amount where the seam ends (at the inner portion of the kite... not at the very tail) so that I could slide the billow section between them. This way, both white panels end up in the back of the kite, and all the proper colors end up in the front. So, another way to explain. when looking at the corner that is shared by panels C, D, H and G, panel G is on the bottom (the very front). Next (moving upward/toward the back of the kite) is panel D, then panel H, then panel C.
My hope is to be as clear as possible so this technique is understood. I don't know any better way of describing in words how this is done. If you are an experienced kite builder, you may already know how to do this and I apologize for sounding patronizing. Let's move on.
Last Edit: September 07, 2015, 10:40 AM by sugarbaker
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Bzar 2011 build - more sewing info
Reply #21 on:
May 09, 2011, 02:21 AM »
so, as this project progresses, you may notice that my documentation is sometimes playing catch-up to reality. I stumbled on some pictures today and realize that if you are using this thread as a guide to build your own B'zar you might be stuck(might I emphasize that this is not a great choice... this thread should be treated more as a "for your information" type document. While offering what I believe to be some excellent tips and a record of an actual kite build, due to the chaotic nature of my brain and documentation style, you should probably wait 'til the thread is complete and read the entire thing before trying to apply what you've learned. I digress).
Where you ask might you be stuck? well, if you've avoided the small, minuscule mistakes that I have made, and managed to start sewing your sail... you may have a bunch of seams with loose threads at the end. This post will explain and show how I tie off my seams. *warning* this process involves fire which can burn you or your kite. This could result in a visit to my workplace (Emergency Room) or the equally infuriating ball of fire that once was your kite. Polyester ripstop of the variety I'm using tends to melt rather than burn. No matter, yours and your kite's safety are your responsibility. Consider yourself warned.
So, you've sewn your first seam and you pull enough thread from the machine to leave significant dangly strands for tying off. You've cut them away from the machine as described. Now, you need to get both strands to the back of the kite so that the tie-off is out of sight. To do this, pull the back strand enough so the front strand pokes through, creating a small loop. See picture and note that it is a straight stitch for an example, but it works the same with your zig-zag or serpentine stitches.
using the point of a seam ripper or needle, bring the loop all the way through so that now both strands or in the back of the sail.
these examples show me using a hemostat (forceps, needle holder... whatever medical type needle nose pliers you may have) to tie a surgeon's knot... I almost never actually use the tool unless the strands are too small for me to manipulate with my fingers. They do however lend to better pictures and explanation.
The next pic shows that you make two loops around the hemostat:
then, with the one strand looped around the tool (and holding the strand in place), use the mouth of the pliers to grab the loose strand.
Now bring the loose end through the two loops.
make sure the loose strand comes all the way through the loops before you pull it tight... it should look like an overhand knot at this point but with one extra wrap.
now you can pull it tight. Before cutting the strands, I repeat this process for a total of 3 knots. To be really specific, I alternate the directions of the loops between each knot; this is how an actual surgeon ties off sutures and it works for them so... I then cut the loose strands short and melt the ends with a lighter. You can hold the flame close to the kite without igniting the polyester, but know that you can absolutely burn holes by doing this (especially if fabric goes above/over the flame). I can't picture this technique without an extra person (or because I'm too lazy to set up a tripod with a timer). You don't have to melt the ends, but I prefer the cleaner look, and it will be less prone to coming untied.
alright... tomorrow I'll move on to sewing the spine.
Last Edit: September 07, 2015, 10:44 AM by sugarbaker
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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May 09, 2011, 07:34 AM »
Great thread and I don't want to mess with your flow, but to keep heat or flame away from your sail you can use just a dab of super glue on those knots before trimming to keep them from ever coming undone. I just tye one knot as described then the Super Glue I have comes in a bottle with a brush applicator, just touch the knot, let dry and trim.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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May 09, 2011, 10:19 AM »
Quote from: mikenchico on May 09, 2011, 07:34 AM
Great thread and I don't want to mess with your flow, but to keep heat or flame away from your sail you can use just a dab of super glue on those knots before trimming to keep them from ever coming undone. I just tye one knot as described then the Super Glue I have comes in a bottle with a brush applicator, just touch the knot, let dry and trim.
I'm glad for the suggestion. My sail is pretty much stitched at this point (documentation lags behind). I'll give the superglue method a try on my next build... I like how clean the knots are when I melt them down, but always get nervous having the flame so close to the sail! Thanks for the input.
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Bzar 2011 - sewing the spine
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May 09, 2011, 11:09 AM »
The next step, now that the individual halves are sewn, is to attach them at the spine. The B'zar has a curved spine. You may have noticed at this point that the edge of the plan that represents the spine is not straight. This is not a new concept, as Chris Derefat has been incorporating it in his designs for a while now (Quartz, Organic, Vortex etc.). The curved spine helps tension and shape the sail without creating folds or wrinkles, and helps take up any unintended extra material that might form a "dent at the upper spreader" according to the B'zar website. The traditional/common way of attaching the halves of a kite together has been to have an overlapping seam identical to the other seams on the sail... using a zig-zag or serpentine stitch. For this build (and other's I've done) we're going to do something a little different to ensure that the seam is smooth and even.
Start by taping the right half of the sail to the plan as accurately as possible (tape all around the edge). Then place the left half on top of it so they are evenly aligned. (front faces of each half should be together, see picture)
Then glue the spine together and tape for drying. I use the same gluestick I've been using, and place glue in a strip approximately 8mm wide at the edge.
Sewing machine setup is important when stitching the spine. You should either have a guide you can place on your machine; at least a visual guide should be used in order to maintain a stitch exactly 8mm from the edge of the fabric. I'm lucy that from the center of my needle to the edge of the standard foot on my Bernina it is exactly 8mm.
Stitch the seam using a straight stitch. I chose the default 2.5mm for my stitch length.
Now that you've attached the halves at the spine, you need to reinforce the straight stitch. Do this by opening the kite up and folding the flap of the spine to one side or the other and sew it down using a serpentine or 3 step zig-zag stitch. Remember that the straight stitch is the actual center of the kite and the serpentine stitch will be to one side when complete. It is important to remember that for measuring later in the build.
When sewing the flap of the spine down, I roll the half of the kite that will fit in the arm of the sewing machine so the fabric keeps from wrinkling or causing an error in my stitching.
Now that the spine is sewn together, it's beginning to look like a kite!
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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May 09, 2011, 10:29 PM »
A couple other things you can try to melt the knots other than a lighter is a solder iron on high with a flat point. If you want to flame it then the method I use is to lay the material on your table, take some damp papertowels to lay around the knot and use a small butane pencil torch. THe pencil torch melts the knot faster than a regular lighter and the damp paper towels keep the heat from damaging the material.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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May 10, 2011, 02:44 AM »
I use a different method to sew the two wings: I draw a line on the plan (if it doesn't exist already) outside and along the spine at 4mm from the edge of the wing, then I slide the right wing aligning it to this line, the left wing will be aligned at the dotted line of the center panels so it will be at 4mm from the spine. So doing the two half of the kite will overlap 8mm as all the panels are. Then I glue them till center T and let dry, then I mark some dots at 8mm from the edge on the under wing and finish to glue the bottom part of the spine from center T to tail. Now I simply sew the assembled wings with a three points zigzag.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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May 11, 2011, 11:01 AM »
* parent mode on *
@ Svolazo: the method Sugarbaker is using is the way to go on a kite as complicated as the B'zar 2011 Std.
When a building a kite like "Le Quartz" or such, your method is valid as well. But in this case you'll be far better off doing it the way described above
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B'zar 2011 - Nose fortification
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sail is sewn into one whole piece. good. there are some things that have to happen before we attach the leading and trailing edges. Because I want to have the edges be the most outward layer (with the exception of the finished nose, but that is another post... or two) some reinforcing needs to be done prior to sewing on these parts. The flow of construction should be done from the inside out (at least that's how I think of it in my head). So, the next step for me is to reinforce the nose.
There are a number of options/paths you can take to build up the nose on your kite. Some use a panel of mylar. My preference is to use an additional layer of PC31. It serves the purpose of adding additional strength to the nose area, but I find that I like the flexibility of the material. At the nose, the fabric will have considerable amount of curve when complete and I like it to not get heavy creases in it as I've seen happen with mylar nose panels.
To start, I mark the center seam on the kite at a few places... approximately 1cm down from the tip and 6cm down from the tip on the back side of the kite.
I then dig through my box of scrap fabric and find a piece of PC31 that will fit across the nose... it has to be long enough to cover the 6cm mark by about 1 extra cm, and wide enough that it covers the nose all the way across both leading edges. I found that a rectangular piece about 4 inches tall and approximately 12 inches wide will satisfy this requirement. I square off the lower edge of the scrap so that the bias runs in line with the center seam. I chose the color white so the panel would not be seen from the front of the kite. If you have another color at the nose of your sail, either choose white, or the same color as the sail at this point.
Next, using a straightedge and running it perpendicular to the seam at the 6cm mark I just made, I find the point on both leading edges where the straightedge crosses at equal lengths from the nose. I found this to be at 18cm down the leading edge. I mark this point on both leading edges so that I will have my nose reinforcing panel lined up properly when I glue/sew it in place.
Now with the sail properly marked, I glue the nose panel in place... pointing towards the tail. "hmm... towards the tail" you may be thinking. I line up the first line of the bias over the two leading edge marks and glue to the kite as pictured. You'll see why in a minute.
sew the panel in place using the bias as a guide (and still aligned towards the tail at this point). I use the default straight stitch setting on my machine, which is a length of 2.5. After I make this stitch, I fold the panel up towards the nose. This will hide the bare edge of the panel and have a cleaner look when the kite is complete. After folding the panel toward the nose, I mark each of the lines of bias that I will stitch to keep the panel in place. I use a black sharpie, as it's easy to see these marks when I am lining up the fabric to sew.
Once I've sewn my seams (lined up with the bias, or 1 cm apart) running up the nose, I have a lot of extra material. When I cut it off, my choice is to hot cut it. I also remove the tab at the nose that was created when I made the seam for the spine... which was folded over and left some material sticking out. I cut off the excess material with a hot cutter and a metal straight edge.
Coming up... before the trailing and leading edges, I'll show how I protect the spine/center seam of my kites. It's pretty straight forward, but there are some small details I want to mention that I've found to be beneficial when building.
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picture of the day
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May 13, 2011, 11:23 AM »
I forgot the pic of the day... here is the kiwi I am eating while typing todays entry...
* this photo was removed as I was unable to locate the original* it is not relevant to the build
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Looking for a 20-30 second intro with music and images/logo (logo already designed) that I can add to my DVD series. Just needs to set a happy mood and be fun. Natural health is the theme.
Intro should have a standard DVD "Warning" page, a medical disclaimer and then should open up with images and music. Fresh fruits, veggies, people having fun... etc. The logo will also be included. You can visit http://www.rawkathon.com for the logo and I can provide high res. :-)
Music will fit the happy mood, I'd like to have something that is fun and catchy and modern... no cheesy stock.
Here's the medical warning that I need:
Medical Disclaimer: Theinformation on this website and that you receive during "The Rawkathon"is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualifiedhealth care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It isintended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the researchand experience of Kevin Gianni, KMG Associates, and the experts thatare presenting. We encourage you to make your own health care decisionsbased upon your research and in partnership with a qualified healthcare professional.
- Standard DVD Warning
- Needs to be delivered in DVD Quality Resolution
- Medical Disclaimer (Take from bottom of http://www.rawkathon.com)
- Logo (From website)
- Images of fruits, veggies, etc.
- Creative edge.
- "Fresh"
- Good, catchy music
- Cheesy stock music
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The South Sydney Rabbitohs are delighted to announce two-year contract extensions for David Tyrrell, Chris McQueen and Nathan Peats.
Tyrrell, McQueen and Peats have performed strongly this year and have earned extensions of their contracts until the end of the 2013 season.
Tyrrell, 22, joined the Rabbitohs in 2008 from the Easts Tigers in Brisbane, and will play his 30th NRL game this Monday against the Panthers. Tyrrell has played in nine of the Rabbitohs' ten matches this year, proving to be a reliable option in the Rabbitohs' forward pack.
McQueen, 23, joined South Sydney in 2009 and despite an injury-interrupted NRL career to date, has proven valuable in the outside backs or the back row for the Club.
Peats, 20, is a South Sydney junior who graduated to the Rabbitohs full time squad this season after captaining the South Sydney Toyota Cup side to the Grand Final last year. Peats made his debut in the Rabbitohs' victory over the Sea Eagles in round four this season.
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Port Authority takes great care to ensure that the materials used to manufacture its products are safe and meet our high standards and specifications, which meet and exceed those of CPSIA.
In addition, effective with product manufactured on or after Nov. 12, 2008, all affected Port Authority products ship from factories accompanied by documentation of conformity to the requirements of CPSIA.
To request safety information, please find the product's tracking label and send this number, along with a product description, to email@example.com. We will supply the safety information in a return e-mail to you.
what's a tracking number?
The product safety tracking number is a unique product identification number that traces the location and date of production of a given product along with other required information.
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May 3, 2010
[2b2k] What's it all about?
At FOO East, at a small session, I gave a brief re-cap of what "Too Big to Know" is supposed to be about, and asked for help, particularly with the chapter I'm about to start writing (on "difference"), and with an upcoming chapter on how we make decisions. The "difference" chapter deals with the question the prior chapter — a history of facts — leaves the reader with: If we no longer (at least in many fields) have the comfortof thinking thatt what we know of the world rests on a bedrock of facts, then what do we about the, um, fact that we don't collectively agree about anything?
The discussion was quite helpful about those two chapters, especially the one on decisions. I may blog about that later, but something quite disturbing happened during the hour-long discussion. About three-quarters of the way in, someone (let's call him Seth because that's not his name), said, kindly, "I understand what this book is about, but with your other books I knew why they mattered. I'm not getting why this one does."
The problem is that Seth is just about my ideal reader. He even liked my other books. So, if I can't explain to him face to face why 2b2k matters, then I have a problem.
Now, maybe I just did a lousy job in my overview. And, actually, I did. I got snared by some abstract points I happen to find interesting. Plus, since it was an overview, I didn't go through the examples in the various chapters, which made the book sound more theoretical than it is. But Seth's problem is real and worrisome.
His comment bothers me particularly because I worry that I am peculiarly hung up about knowledge. I think we're undergoing a revolution in knowledge, but most of the world doesn't think about it in those terms, and most of the world has been making the transition in a pragmatic and effective way anyway. This is one reason why the topic of expertise is better for the book than the topic of knowledge, although the book has slipped its leash and now seems to be chasing knowledge through the underbrush. People know that the role of experts and expertise matters.
So, here's what I'm going to do. For now I'm going to leave chapter 3 — the history of facts chapter that's actually about removing the hope of hitting bedrock in our arguments — as is (especially since I just finished a draft of it three days ago). I'm going to make sure that the next chapter, on the inevitability of difference and disagreement, gets pulled back toward pragmatic questions. Inevitably, in that chapter I'm going to talk about the assumptions that underlie our belief that since diversity is good for decisions, radical diversity is even better. Some of that will be theoreticalish. But I will be sure to stress practical considerations, especially how to scope difference, i.e., how much diversity of opinion is good and when does too much diversity get in the way of progress towards accepted goals. (Scott Page's "The Difference" is useful here.) I hope also to talk about homophily, serendipity, and curiosity (= demand-side serendipity).
Addressing Seth's question makes the chapter on decisions especially important, because decisions are where the questions of knowledge come to a head. Difference, diversity, blah blah blah, but now does this affect me at the moment when I have to say yes or no?
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High Interest Savings Accounts
Best Rate Around
[Note: This post is being updated as of November, 15, 2017 to note a couple of recent changes at discount brokers and to reflect the drop in interest rates subsequent to the Bank of Canada rate cut on Jan. 21, 2015. Feel free to have it bookmarked.]
You can park cash in a High Interest Savings Account (HISA) in a discount brokerage account by buying it just like you would purchase a mutual fund. These HISAs typically pay much higher interest rate than money market funds and are ideal for the cash balance in your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and investment accounts. Like online savings accounts like Tangerine, Investment HISAs are eligible for Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) insurance.
First a note of caution: first check with your broker that no fees of any kind are charged for buying or selling HISAs and no fees are applied for early redemptions. For example: Scotia iTrade charges an early redemption fee of 1 percent (minimum of $38.88) on all mutual funds other than Scotia and Dynamic Funds held for less than 90 days. A Scotia iTrade client parking $10,000 for 30 days in a TD HISA will earn $10 in interest but pay an early redemption fee of $100. If the client had instead parked her cash in the Bank of Nova Scotia HISA, there would have been no early redemption penalty.
The savings accounts offered through discount brokers have one huge advantage over high interest savings accounts offered by online banks. The cash parked in HISAs are counted towards the cash balance available in an account. Therefore, these funds are readily available for your trades and your broker may even automatically sell all or some of your HISA to fund your trade. In contrast, parking cash in an online savings account is not practical for registered accounts like RRSPs, RRIFs and TFSAs and it may take 3-4 business days to transfer money from (or to) an online bank to (or from) taxable brokerage accounts. These savings accounts are also a much better alternative to traditional money market accounts because they pay a much higher interest rate. For example, as of this writing, the TD Canadian Money Market Fund sports an yield of 0.41 percent which is much less than the typical 1.0 percent paid by discount broker HISAs.
List of Discount Broker High Interest Savings Accounts (interest rates as of Jan. 27, 2015):
|Account Name
|Fund Code(s)
|Initial Minimum
|Interest Rate
|B2B Bank HIIA
|No Minimum
|Renaissance High Interest Savings
|Best at CIBC InvestorsEdge and QTrade
|Altamira Cash Performer
|Best at Credential Direct, Disnat and National Bank Direct
|Hollis Investment Savings Account
|Best at Scotia iTrade
|Bank of Nova Scotia ISA
|Best at Scotia iTrade
|Best at BMO InvestorLine
|RBC Investment Savings
|Best at RBC Direct Investing
|TD Investment Savings
|Best at TD Direct Investing
|Manulife Bank/Trust Investment Savings
|Home Trust HISA
|ICICI Bank HIIS
|Not available for RRSP accounts
Many discount brokers also carry US$ high interest savings accounts. Note that US dollar HISAs are not eligible for CDIC insurance.
Manulife Bank US$ Investment Savings Account (MIP511): 0.20%
ICICI Bank US$ HIISA (IBN200): 0.25%
Dundee US$ Investment Savings Account (DYN400): 0.20%
Bank of Nova Scotia US$ ISA (DYN1350): 0.20%
RBC US$ Investment Savings Account (RBF2014): 0.20%
TD US$ Investment Savings Account (TDB8152): 0.20%
Altamira US$ High-Interest CashPerformer (NBC101): 0.20%
Availability at discount brokers
The following information is presented on a best effort basis based on reader feedback, Canadian Money Forum posts and Rob Carrick's June 1, 2014 column. Please do your due diligence and check with your broker first before proceeding.
TD Direct Investing: TDB8150, TDB8155, TDB8159 and TDB8152 (USD) have no fees. Other HISAs not available since 2012. TDB8157 is also not available.
RBC Direct Investing: RBF2010, RBF2020, RBF2030, RBF2040 and RBF2014 (USD) have no fees. Other HISAs not available.
Scotia iTrade: Only DYN500, DYN1300, DYN400 and DYN1350 are no-fee. Other funds are available but iTrade charges a fee of 1% (minimum of $38.88) for non-Scotia funds redeemed within 90 days.
CIBC Investor's Edge: No fee on ATL5000. BTB100 is not available.
BMO InvestorLine: No fee on AAT770 and AAT780 (USD). Other savings accounts are not available for purchase as of Oct. 2013. Initial minimum of $5,000 and additional minimum of $500. Can be redeemed anytime without penalty. See this post for more information.
Credential Direct: No fee on NBC100.
Disnat: No fee on NBC100.
National Bank Direct: No fee on NBC100.
QTrade: No fee on ATL5000.
Interest Rate History
Oct. 30, 2010: 1.20%
Nov. 29, 2011: 1.25%
Oct. 29, 2012: 1.25%
Aug. 13, 2013: 1.25%
Jan. 21, 2014: 1.25%
Jan. 27, 2015: 1.00%
Tips for getting the most out of HISAs
- You can park cash in these accounts by pulling up a quote for the fund code and clicking on the "Buy" button.
- Most of these funds have an initial minimum investment of $1,000. Note though that the initial minimum investment may be quite different at your broker. TD HISAs have a minimum investment of $100 at TD Direct Investing even though the website says that the minimum is $1,000. Interest is accrued daily and paid monthly.
- Typically, these accounts are sold without any loads or minimum holding periods or any fees of any kind but as noted earlier, always check first before buying.
- If you have a large cash balance, make sure you split your savings in chunks of less than $100,000 between a number of these accounts. That way all your savings will be fully covered by Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- All these HISAs are also available as F-series funds that are only available through financial advisors. Even if you are able to pull up a quote and place an order for a F-Series fund (such as RBF2011) in a discount brokerage account it will be rejected later.
- The multiple savings accounts from TD Bank and Royal Bank are equivalent. They are offered by subsidiaries and can be used to work around the $100,000 CDIC deposit insurance limit.
- Most brokers offer at least their in-house HISAs but your mileage may vary. For instance, only RBF* funds are available to clients at RBC Direct Investing.
- You'll notice that the Investment Savings Accounts pay a typical trailer fee of 0.25% to the dealer. The interest rate published in the table above already takes into account the trailer fees paid to the dealer. For example, TDB8150 is currently listed as paying 1%, which is the interest you'll earn on your deposits and is net of the trailer fee paid by TD ISA to the broker.
Update (Oct. 31, 2010): B2B Trust High Interest Investment Account. Fund code is BTB100. Not available at TD Direct Investing. (See Rob Carrick's column How to get some bang for your safe bucks).
Update (Nov. 29, 2011): Updated with new high-interest savings offering at TD Direct Investing. Also check out Canadian Couch Potato's post on parking cash in your portfolio.
Update (Oct. 29, 2012): Updated with rates and high-interest savings accounts availability at discount brokers. Also check out the HISA page at Finiki – the Canadian Financial Wiki.
Update (Aug. 13, 2013): Updated with HISA availability at Scotia iTrade and BMO InvestorLine.
Update (Jan. 21, 2014): Minor edits and formatting. Updated BMO HISA interest rate. Updated BTB100 availability at CIBC InvestorsEdge.
Update (Jan. 27, 2014): Minor updates. Updated BTB availability at CIBC InvestorsEdge. Added Home Trust ISA.
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Favouritism can emotionally stress all kids in family
Parents acting differently with different children—for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another, not only affects the child who receives more negative feedback, but all the children in the family, a new study has revealed.
The study also found that the more risks experienced by parents, the more likely they will treat their children differentially.
"Past studies have looked at the effects of differential parenting on the children who get more negative feedback, but our study focused on this as a dynamic operating at two levels of the family system: one that affects all children in the family as well as being specific to the child at the receiving end of the negativity," Jennifer M. Jenkins, Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education at the University of Toronto, who led the team said.
The study looked at almost 400 Canadian families with children whose average age ranged from 2 to 5.
Most previous studies of differential parenting have included only sibling pairs, making it difficult to determine the dynamics that affect the whole family and those that affect individual children; this study included up to four children per family and used special statistical techniques to differentiate between dynamics operating across the whole family and those specific to individual children. Information came from mothers' reports and observation in the home.
The researchers also constructed a cumulative risk index to gauge the number of stressful circumstances in the mother's current or past life, such as single parenting, low income, past abuse, and safety in the home.
Mothers with a lot of risk factors were found to be more differential in how they treated their children than moms whose lives were less stressful.
Mothers with more risk factors showed a wider range in the amount of warmth and affection they showed and how harsh and irritable they were with different children in the family.
Such cumulative risk has been associated with increased mental health problems in children, such as aggression, attention, and emotional problems.
Differential parenting had a stronger effect at the family level than in the way it affected individual children, the study found.
The study is published in the journal Child Development.
Source: ANI
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Topic: RPG - The Tombs of Asterfelt
Since I've been playing a bit of Tomb Raider I thought it might be fun to put a Star Wars twist to it.
The Story (Set in KOTOR time):
Legend has it that a century ago there was a great Jedi Master named Athu Asterfelt who found the key to eternal life. It was said he possessed a rare jewel called the Baklah Claw, it was a long blood red crystal that the Jedi Master had worn around his neck for years.
Both Asterfelt and the Baklah claw went missing and their last known where abouts was on the planet Cathaway on a large island that was rumoured to be covered with catacombs.
A bizarre message from Asterfelt's final journey has been echoing over a few radio channels and it's reawaken the interest in the Baklah Claw...
The Rules:
1. You may create any character you want. But please have some variety and clarify their name and species so others can follow their actions easily.
2. You can kill characters you create but you can't kill other people's characters unless they say they have been killed in battle with you. However you can wound them...
3. You can have any weapon you want but you can only have what your character could physically carry - otherwise they wouldn't be able to move.
4. Be consistent, eg if someone says they blew up a building, don't suddenly be assaulting it.
5. If you have sustained many wounds you will have to either get medical help or eventually die.
6. Follow the storyline, sure add a few twists and turns but allow others to see where you want to go so they can help you get there.
7. Have fun.
The vacuum of space was the only place that Nalta Orbb found any peace. Her current business transaction with an annoying Trandoshan was finally done and she could rest for a little while.
Nalta was of human decent, she had a little Twi'lek mixed into her heritage but the only traces of it was the faint tint of pale orange in her skin. Luckily most assumed she'd simply been in a tanning machine for too long.
Nalta sat back in the pilot's chair and flicked through the open channels only to hear a voice of a man who'd been missing for over a thousand years...
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's flagship, the "Steve Irwin" is at this time in American Samoa for refueling. Established in 1977, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization, with its mission being to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
According to their website, www.seashepherd.org, the Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations.
The 'Steve Irwin'—named for the famed Australian conservationist and wildlife expert who died tragically while filming in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef— departed Melbourne, Australia this past November 5th to begin the SSCS's 'Operation Zero Tolerance' (OZT).
OZT is the ninth annual Southern Ocean campaign launched by the SSCS. According to the website, over these nine years, the Japanese whalers suffered tens of millions of dollars in losses attempting to illegally kill whales in Antarctica's waters.
This time, instead of meeting the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Sea Shepherd will meet the whalers in the North Pacific off of Japan.
In addition to the 'Steve Irwin' and their other vessels, the 'Bob Barker' and the 'Brigitte Bardot', the SSCS unveiled a fourth ship after the campaign got underway. The ship "Sam Simon" will be deployed in the Southern Ocean to wait for the whaling fleet in the event the whalers elude the other Sea Shepherd ships. The 'Bob Barker' will depart later this month to meet the whalers and the 'Steve Irwin' at sea, along with the 'Brigitte Bardot'.


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I Escaped North Korea. Here's My Message for President Trump. | NYT - Opinion
- published: 12 Jun 2018
- views: 3569882
Yeonmi Park and her family suffered tragically under the North Korean regime. Now she's urging the United States to pressure Kim Jong-un to end the holocaust against his own people. More from The New York Times Video: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch all of our videos here: http://nytimes.com/video Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytvideo Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo ---------- Whether it\'s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It\'s all the news that\'s fit to watch....


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Do you dream of Yamaha producing a V4 sport bike? How about naked-variant that supplants the popular FZ1? Does a carbon/aluminum trellis frame work for you, with a titanium exhaust of course? If you answered yes to these questions, and envision such a bike late a night when you're forming your dream garage in, then Oberdan Bezzi has just the concept sketch for you.
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