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Solskjaer has already brought in midfielders Magnus Wolff Eikrem and Mats Moller Daehli from Heerenveen and Molde respectively.
Berget, who like Eirkem and Daehli shares an agent with Solskjaer, was out of contract with Molde in the summer and is expected to put pen to paper on his Cardiff deal on Friday, after undergoing a medical on Thursday evening.
"He knows the way I want to play - he's strong, intelligent, smart. He scored against England in the Under-21 European Championships and will do well for us," said Solskjaer of the 23-year-old, ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match against Bolton.
Another man expected to complete a move to Cardiff is Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha.
The 21-year-old has made just four appearances for the Red Devils this season, one of which came in the Community Shield win over Wigan.
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Farmers are doing a good job paying back their farm loans, but Uncle Sam may be due most of the credit, according to one agricultural lender.
"Farm Credit's farm loans are pretty healthy right now, in both repayment capacity and in credit quality, mostly because of the government assistance that farmers are receiving," said Richard Monson, with the Southwest Georgia Farm Credit Association in Bainbridge, Ga. "Despite the current farm economy, a combination of assistance from Uncle Sam, lower interest rates, and a decrease in term debt amounts as compared to 10 or 15 years ago, is enabling most farmers to pay their operating loans in full and on time."
The financial outlook for agriculture, however, is still very uncertain, Monson told producers attending the 2001 Southern Region Agricultural Outlook Conference held recently in Atlanta.
Under an uncertain outlook, farmers can ill-afford to have non-earning assets and the associated debt on their balance sheets, he said. "Now is not the time to buy land, and it might be the time to look at the assets under your control in your farming operation to see if they are truly productive. If they are not, now may be the time to rid yourself of those assets."
What farmers planning for the 2002 production season do not need to do, Monson said, is try to "fix" their farm operation balance sheets by increasing production acreage. "Do not say, 'my debt is too short, so what I need to do is increase my term debt."
Farmers have the tendency, he said, to believe that they will increase their profits by increasing their farming acreage. "You can't grow yourself out of this near-term uncertainty. Unless you are in really good financial shape, more acres aren't going to help you and may instead hurt you financially. In fact, an increase in term debt interest could likely kill your balance sheet.
"Term debt is one of our biggest killers," he said. "A fixed asset like a house or equipment is amortized over time, primarily because your long-term value has to exceed its cost. Farmland, however, is taking a long time to pay for itself, on paper at least."
Monson said, "The interest expense associated with term debt is probably one of the most detrimental things to a farming balance sheet. One of the reasons the current farm economy is more healthy as compared to the mid-80s is that there is not near the term debt now that there was then, making farmers a little more able to withstand the drop in prices."
To better grasp the overall financial health of agriculture, Monson analyzed the loan portfolio for Farm Credit's Third District, which encompasses the Mid-South, Southeast, and most of the Atlantic Seaboard. What he has discovered is that the district portfolio is relatively healthy, thanks mainly to government farm payments.
Adding financial stability are land prices, which across the district are averaging $2,000 per acre, with Mississippi land values averaging $1,000 per acre and Maryland land values coming in at $3,600 per acre.
A drop in 30-day delinquency rates is another leading indicator that's helping prop up the overall financial picture, as is a drop in the reported number of both non-earning loans and net charge-offs.
A non-earning loan is basically a loan that is more than 90 days past due. After a 90-day delinquency period, a loan is classified as non-accrual, which means that interest in no longer accruing on that loan.
If a loan continues to be classified as non-earning and it becomes evident that the bank will not recover all of the money it is owed, some may be written off as a "net charge-off" by the bank. "You can't get blood out of a turnip and if a grower owes his lender $500,000, but can only raise $300,000 through the sale of land and equipment, the other $200,000 is written off by the lending institution," Monson said.
Demand for farm financing is also rising, he said, with Farm Credit gaining marketshare over commercial banks for the first time since 1993.

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Rule 434. If Judgment Reversed (Mar1941)
When the judgment or decree of the court below shall be reversed, the court shall proceed to render such judgment or decree as the court below should have rendered, except when it is necessary that some matter of fact be ascertained or the damage to be assessed for the matter to be decreed is uncertain, in either of which cases the cause shall be remanded for a new trial.
Provided, first, that no judgment shall be reversed on appeal and a new trial ordered in any cause on the ground that the trial court has committed an error of law in the course of the trial, unless the appellate court shall be of the opinion that the error complained of amounted to such a denial of the rights of the appellant as was reasonably calculated to cause and probably did cause the rendition of an improper judgment in the case, or was such as probably prevented the appellant from making a proper presentation of the case to the appellate court; and if it appear to the court that the error affects a part only of the matter in controversy, and the issues are severable, the judgment shall only be reversed and a new trial ordered as to that part affected by such error.
Provided, second, that if the erroneous action or failure or refusal of the trial judge to act shall prevent the proper presentation of a cause to the Court of Civil Appeals, and be such as may be corrected by the judge of the trial court, then the judgment shall not be reversed for such error, but the appellate court shall direct the said judge to correct the error, and thereafter the Court of Civil Appeals shall proceed as if such erroneous action or failure to act had not occurred.
Amended by order of March 31, 1941, eff. Sept. 1, 1941: The third proviso respecting amendment of pleadings as appearing in the original rule has been eliminated.
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|Repealed by order of April 10, 1986, eff. Sept. 1, 1986.
(No. 6) Question: Is a Writ of Garnishment which was issued out of the District or County Court on September 20, 1941, invalid and subject to a Motion to Quash because it is directed to the sheriff or a constable of the county and made returnable to the first day of the next term of court?
Answer: The answer to this question might be either yes or no, depending upon the circumstances. Rules 659 and 661 took effect on September 1, 1941, and they provide that the Writ of Garnishment should be directed to the garnishee and should be made returnable at or before 10 o'clock in the morning of the Monday next following the expiration of twenty days from the date the Writ was served. Inasmuch as the matter is now controlled by rule instead of by statute, and inasmuch as the avowed purpose and intention of the rules is to attain justice between the parties and not to base decisions upon technicality, it should not be held that the irregularities necessarily invalidate the Writ. If the garnishee in fact appeared in court and was in no way prejudiced by the improper direction and return date of the Writ, and if it would work injustice to require strict compliance with the rules in said respect, then under Rules 679 and 814 and under the general discretionary powers of the Court it would be proper to uphold the validity of the Writ. On the other hand, if the circumstances were such as to indicate that the enforcement of the Writ embodying said irregularities would result in an injustice being done, then it would be proper to quash the Writ.
What is said above about Rule 679 would of course, depend upon whether the error here was "clerical," and we feel, under the circumstances of the situation at hand, that it was; and what is said, next, about Rule 814 is conditioned upon the pendency of the action at the time the Rules went into effect.
We desire to stress particularly what we have characterized as the purpose and intention of the new Rules. It is, as we have said, to obtain justice, and is expressed or implied in Rules 1, 370, 434, and 503. It is implemented by Rule 817, for the interpretation of which see Franki's Vernon's Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; The Hudson, 15 F. 162, 175 (S.D.N.Y. 1883); and The Alert, 40 F. 836 (S.D.N.Y. 1889). It is, also, particularly advanced by the doctrine of Stephens v. Herron, 99 Tex. 63, 87 S.W. 326 (1905), that rules of court unlike statutes "are not inflexible" and that if a particular procedure is dependent upon rules as distinguished from statutes, it is "competent for the court so to adapt its exercise as to prevent any particular oppression and to make it yield to the particular circumstances of the case." This doctrine is applied and thoroughly established by the following additional authorities: Mills v. Bagby, 4 Tex. 320 (1849); State v. Scranton Indep. County Line Sch. Dist., 285 S.W. 601, 603 (Tex. Comm'n App. 1926); Albritton v. Commerce Farm Credit Co., 9 S.W.2d 193, 198 (Tex. Civ. App.-Waco 1928); Clifton v. W. T. Thompson & Sons Lumber Co., 100 S.W.2d 392, 394 (Tex. Civ. App.-Waco 1937); Alexander v. Alexander, 100 S.W.2d 420, 421 (Tex. Civ. App.-Waco 1937); Sewell v. Lake Charles Planing Mill Co., 253 S. W. 892 (Tex. Civ. App.-San Antonio 1923); and see Wright v. Traders & Gen. Ins. Co ., 132 Tex. 172, 123 S.W.2d 314 (1939); Silliman v. Gano, 90 Tex. 637, 39 S.W. 559 (1897); and Ashford v. Goodwin, 103 Tex. 491, 131 S.W. 535 (1910).
5 Tex. B.J. 168 (1942) reprinted in 8 Tex. B.J. 12 (1945).
(No. 86b) Question: As Rules 434 and 503 are worded like former Rule 62a, should they, with respect to prejudicial error, receive the interpretation that such former Rule received where the pertinent statutes, such as were held to be paramount in the case above cited, have themselves been repealed and turned into rules?
Answer: In our opinion the answer should be in the negative. The Supreme Court in Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. Lightfoot, 139 Tex. 304, 162 S.W.2d 929 (1942) construed the part of these Rules that regulates appellate severance in the manner in which the corresponding part of Rule 62a had been construed because the wording of Rule 62a had been repeated, in such respect, in these new Rules; but the Court added the following qualification concerning the part of such new Rules which in the light of Golden v. Odiorne, 112 Tex. 544, 249 S.W. 822 (1923), manifestly relates to prejudicial error:
"In regard to our holding, supra, that the repromulgation in the same language of a former rule of civil procedure carries with it the interpretation placed by this Court on the former rules, we wish to say that such holding assumes that no other rule of this Court has been promulgated which would change or modify the meaning of the former rule. Furthermore, our holding in this regard assumes that the interpretation placed on the former rule was not influenced by any then-existing, but not repealed, procedural statute."
6 Tex. B.J. 77 (1943) reprinted in 8 Tex. B.J. 32 (1945).
(No. 114) Question: Does the opinion of the Supreme Court in Jones v. Ross, 141 Tex. 415, 173 S.W.2d 1022 (1943), adversely affect the abolition of the general demurrer and the provisions for ready amendment of defects of appellate procedure under the Rules of Civil Procedure?
Answer: We think that it does not. In the case referred to, plaintiff's petition in the trial court averred an untenable basis of recovery, defendant's general demurrer was sustained, plaintiff refused to amend, and the suit was consequently dismissed. On appeal the Court of. Civil Appeals reversed, because in its opinion the petition stated a cause of action. The Supreme Court held that the sustaining of a general demurrer was error, under Rule 90, but that it could not reverse the judgment of the district court for such error "because the appellant presented this case to the Court of Civil Appeals on assignments that confined that court to law questions which test the sufficiency of the petition in the district court as against a general demurrer" and because the petition showed that there was no cause of action; and it accordingly reversed judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and affirmed that of the district court. Motion for rehearing was overruled.
Rule 90 requires that general demurrers shall not be used but that in contested litigation all faults of pleading are waived unless specifically pointed out. A want of cause of action or the failure to state one may be raised but if so, it must be raised specifically in order that the court and also the pleader may proceed with notice of the fault and that amendment may be effected. Rules 90 and 66.
If a general demurrer is urged, the court at the instance of the opposite party or on its own motion should not sustain it but should strike or overrule it or require it to be reworded. Rules 68, 90. By sustaining the general demurrer the trial court therefore commits error. The question then arises whether the error is reversible.
The court in the present decision answers in the negative, apparently because the appellant did not, on appeal, assign error or, complain as to the improper act of the trial court in considering and sustaining a general demurrer. But the opinion impliedly shows that the court was still more persuaded by the conviction that the case was considered in the manner in which the parties desired and that a correct result was reached.
In the state of the record it would seem that by a general demurrer defendant obtained all of the advantage that he would have got from a special one; his demurrer was sustained; and it would seem that the plaintiff waived any objection to the generality of the demurrer by failing to point out that a general demurrer should not be used and by standing on his petition when the general demurrer was sustained. Rule 90.
The defect in appellate procedure above referred to lay in appellant's failure to assign as error the action of the trial court in considering a general demurrer when a special demurrer should have been used. In most judge-tried cases, including any case tried solely on demurrer, the assignment of error is the "point" in the brief. Rules 374, 418. If there was no such point or no sufficient point in the present case and the appellant had asked leave in the Court of Civil Appeals to supply one, or if the appellate disposition had been based upon his omission or fault in briefing, leave to amend in that respect should have been granted before final disposition in such court. Rules 431, 437. But as the Supreme Court says, " ... an examination of plaintiff's brief in the Court of Civil Appeals discloses that he plants himself squarely on the proposition that as a matter of law" the case he alleged was recoverable, when it was not. So that amendment of the brief would have done the plaintiff no more good than amendment of his petition in the first instance. That is, none.
And finally, the ruling of the trial court, for that reason, was not one that was calculated to cause an improper judgment, and for that reason there should have been no reversal on account of it. Rules 434 and 503.
The case, from a procedural standpoint, may be summarized by an illustration. Suppose plaintiff should represent to the trial court and again to the Court of Civil Appeals that his petition showed all he could allege or prove and that he desired to stake his recovery upon it, and suppose those courts should be of the opinion that no recovery could be had in a case of that character whether amendment was had or not. The duty of the courts in such a situation would seem to be no plainer than was the duty of the Supreme Court in the present instance.
The decision, we believe, enforces two underlying principles of the rules: that the trial court should reach the merits of the case before it and that the appellate court should reach the merits of the appeal.
7 Tex. B.J. 44 (1944) reprinted in 8 Tex. B.J. 41 (1945).


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Question: My on-and-off-again boyfriend said he loves me and feels I'd be the "perfect" woman for him - if only I were in better shape.
Part of me thinks, "Screw you," and the other part acknowledges I could stand to lose about 30 pounds. We broke up, and I've lost about 12 pounds; now I'm stuck wondering if I should share my progress and talk about reconciliation (he tried to get back together already) or be happy that I'm getting healthier for me and leave him in the past.
Answer: What happens if you go through a stretch when you can't exercise? Put on a lot of baby weight that you struggle to lose? Develop a health condition or take medication that involves weight gain? Or simply go back to this extra weight as your default body position, which is common?
"Off again" is where this relationship belongs, unless you think it sounds appealing to have someone's love conditioned upon something no one can promise to control - oh, and, bonus! Conditioned upon your service to him and his preferences!
Kindness, absolutely; fidelity, sure; hard work, quite useful; curiosity, great idea; compassion, can't say enough good things about it; flexibility, a great gift you can give to each other. But physical appearance? Since when was it your job to be perfect for anyone?
Imagine yourself asking of someone else what he asked of you. Would you feel right doing it? If you wouldn't do it, don't date it.
Comment: Run! Yes - run, to find the person who will love you just the way you are. As you age, things sag, turn gray, get stretched, get less flexible, etc. What you want is someone who can look at you with 30 extra pounds or no hair and say, "There is no one I would rather be with."
The bonus is, the person who will say that is much more likely to have your back, be compassionate and giving, kind and hardworking.
Answer: Or demonstrate the quality that is at the root of all of those behaviors: humility.
The mere notion that it's remotely OK to expect someone to change to suit your own ideals is breathtakingly arrogant, and arrogance makes for a foul-tempered roommate.
Now, I often advise couples to talk about suggestions and changes each person can make to help them get along better - a la, "When I'm upset, I'd appreciate it if you gave me a little time to collect my thoughts instead of talking it out right away" - but that's about relatively minor, behavioral accommodations, and based on an understanding that not everyone can or will change even in these ways, or has to, because ultimately partners are an as-is business.
Maybe the boyfriend won't be this way always, but for the purposes of the letter-writer or anyone else facing this kind of decision: Unless and until actual maturity is achieved and humility sets in, now is always.
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One question that many of you have begun to ask already is what next? Part of the answer is simple -- expand the scope of the data and include even more information. We are working very hard on that. Then there is also the question of greater conformity with standards like IATI (as this post from Publish What You Fund suggests) -- we're on the case here too. We have also been asked about our data quality processes ('open data is not enough' as they say) and while we recognize the odd lacuna, that's an area that we work constantly on. We also need to engage more with developers, civil society organizations, the media, and more -- watch this space with more information soon on that
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Gnomes marched their way into one of England's most prestigious gardening events this year. The 100th annual Chelsea Flower Show, which ends Saturday, opened its gates to the flower-friendly creatures for the first time.
Gnomes decorated by celebrities made their debut at the show and are now up for auction on eBay to raise money for a campaign that encourages school gardening. The highest bid for the seedling gnome decorated by Elton John tops 2,000 pounds. The figurines are available until Sunday at midnight.
"Alternately loved and loathed, the gnome epitomises the social divisiveness of garden design," garden historian Dr. Twigs Way wrote for the BBC.
That divisiveness has been playing out among the show participants, The New York Times reports:
"Some exhibitors went proud and loud, putting gnomes in places they would not be missed, like in the middle of the grass. Others seemed to feel that gnomes may be fine for other people, but certainly not any people they know, or want to know. One renowned landscape architect, Robert Myers, hid a gnome in a tree in his display, lost his nerve and took it out again before the judges could see it."
Way, author of Garden Gnomes: A History, tells NPR's Scott Simon that gnomes were brought to England from Germany, where it was believed that the "mythical folk" helped in the garden and on the farm. When they first arrived in England during the Victorian period, gnomes were all the rage — and expensive.
"But the link with Germany, I'm afraid, was their undoing," she says, "because, of course, as soon as the first world war broke out, not only could you not get German gnomes anymore, but of course people didn't really want German gnomes anymore."
Then, in the 1940s and '50s, garden gnomes were back in style. Way says the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs helped give them a boost.
Whether to include gnomes in the Chelsea Flower Show has been under debate for some time, she says.
"When the [Royal Horticultural Society] started having the show [in 1913], they put a blanket ban not just on gnomes, but on any colorful, mythical creature," Way says.
"For about the last decade or so, there's always been somebody that tries to sneak in a garden gnome because what they want to do, really, is say, 'Who is this garden show for? Is it for the suburban gardeners who may love their gnomes? Or is it just an exclusive show at the high end?' "
Now, to England where another hallowed tradition is under siege. This year, they are allowing garden gnomes at the annual Chelsea Flower Show. The little figures are being sold to raise money for a charity that encourages young people to garden.
The gnomes are causing some to have their knickers in a twist. We're joined now by Dr. Twigs Way who's author of "Garden Gnomes: A History." Dr. Way joins us from our studios in London. Thanks so much for being with us.
DR. TWIGS WAY: Hi, really nice to be here.
SIMON: So why do these gnomes raise such a stir?
WAY: They're probably about the most contentious garden ornament that has ever appeared at Chelsea and the most contentious garden ornament really ever. If you put a garden gnome in your garden in England, the neighbors kind of get, oh no, you know, the neighborhood's going right downhill.
SIMON: Dr. Way, I don't understand what garden gnomes are all about. Are they merely decorative? Did they begin as kind of like scarecrows?
WAY: Historically they go back to the Victorian period. They were brought in from Germany, but they were seen by English people who were visiting places like the Black Forest and they saw these figures in gardens in Germany and they decided to bring them back to England. And originally they were very highly sought after, they were expensive, but the link with Germany, I'm afraid, was their undoing because, of course, as soon as the First World War broke out, not only could you not get German gnomes anymore, but of course people really didn't want German gnomes anymore.
Coming into the sort of '40s and '50s, fashion is reborn for these kind of garden, little garden creatures particularly on the back of the animation "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."
SIMON: OK, I get that the British inherited garden gnomes from the German tradition. Why did the Germans have garden gnomes?
WAY: They believed that little folk, the mythical folk, helped out in the garden and around the farm and in the mines. It was a mining area of Germany.
SIMON: So what's the resistance with putting them into the show?
WAY: When the RHS started having the show, they put a blanket ban, not just on gnomes, but on any colorful mythical creature. And it became a point of discussion, and so for about the last decade or so there's always been somebody that tries to sneak in a garden gnome because all they want to do really is say who is this garden show for? Is it for the suburban gardeners who may love their gnomes, or is it just an exclusive show at the high end.
SIMON: Dr. Way, I'm going to assume you have a garden.
WAY: I do, but I've only been in my present garden for the last nine weeks because we just moved house.
JULIE MCCARTHY, BYLINE: Well, any gnomes?
Not yet. I have yet to find the right gnome for me.
SIMON: Garden historian Dr. Twigs Way.
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The sf|noir Wine & Food Event
Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Tickets for The Wine & Food Gala on Saturday 2/23 will be available at the door - 101 Second Street @ Mission.
The sf|noir Wine & Food Event, a unique culinary event celebrating the best in Black and Southern-inspired cuisine from eminent Bay Area chefs returns for Black History Month, February 20-24, 2013! The week-long series of events features wonderful culinary delights by premiere Bay Area soul-food chefs paired alongside a diverse variety of wines presented by distinguished producers from the region and beyond, including award-winning wines from African American vintners and selections from South Africa.
This delicious Soul Food celebration includes the return of The Wine & Food Gala! at The Atrium – hundreds of Bay Area foodies enjoying one of the most unique food and wine events on the West Coast. Other highlights include Remix*ology, a Mixology and cocktail evening, Wine Tasting: An Introduction with Omar White, enhance your wine tasting experience at this special wine seminar and The Oakland Jazz Brunch, highlighting the culinary renaissance taking place in the East Bay!
Mixology is defined as the "art or skill of preparing mixed drinks." San Francisco has enjoyed a re-birth of the Mixologist in recent years with venues like Beretta, Otis, Bar Agricole, Locanda and many others, dedicated to the art of crafting some of the best cocktails found anywhere.
Kicking off The sf|noir Wine & Food Event, a novel twist on the enduring mixology trend through an evening where top African-American Mixologists create an original cocktail menu starring fresh 'remixes" of storied traditional American cocktail recipes, as well as favorite libations representing global Black culture from around the world. You won't find this cocktail menu anywhere else! If you're a cocktail enthusiast, you won't want to miss this! (FREE entrance, guests responsible for their beverages).
Want to know more about wine? The right questions to ask and what to look for when you're tasting? Terms like acidity, tannins, bouquet and the breadth of varietals have you a little confused?
Long time San Francisco Bay Area wine connoisseur, Omar White, breaks down the fundamentals of wine tasting. He'll lead the audience through an informative, guided journey through the wonderful world of wines and how to completely enjoy the process of wine tasting. Omar is a wine consultant, formerly at Chez Panisse for 15 years and helped to launch acclaimed wine programs at popular Bay Area restaurants like Pizzaiolo, Hibiscus, Tinderbox and Eat+Lounge.
Enjoy the wines at this engaging wine tasting along with bites to complement your palate. You'll benefit from a very up, close and personal interaction at this special wine event. Tickets are limited!
Following its previous sold-out showing, The Wine & Food Gala! is back on Saturday February 23! Join hundreds of Bay Area food and wine lovers at this one and only, unique evening of food, wine & culture.
San Francisco is commonly referred to as the "cuisine capital of the world," and in this era of the "foodie" we felt it was time to shine the spotlight on the unique flavors of Black Cuisine. We are excited to present this unique culinary event celebrating the best in Black and Southern-inspired Cuisine from eminent Bay Area chefs paired alongside a diverse variety of wines presented by distinguished producers from the region and beyond.
Taste over 80 types of wines from top vintners including Award winning wines from select African American vintners, and sample delectable delights from premier Bay Area chefs and soul food restaurants on 2 levels!
Much has been afoot with Oakland's newly found culinary renaissance over the last few years.
Capping off a full weekend of festival happenings, sf|noir will invite attendees to conclude the event with a trip to Oakland for a jazz brunch at one of Oakland's latest culinary offerings, Miss Ollie's! This much anticipated establishment is the new creation from Executive Chef Sarah Kirnon who brought us popular Bay Area establishments like The Front Porch in San Francisco and Hibiscus, also in Oakland.
Audience members will dine to a special Jazz brunch menu while they soak in the sweet jazz sounds of the Marcus Shelby Trio for a wonderful afternoon of great food, jazz and culture to close out the 2013 sf|noir Wine & Food Event. (FREE entrance, guests responsible for their food and beverages).
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The Atrium (and other venues)
101 Second Street
San Francisco,
Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM (PST)
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This logo will be for a new online walking cane store that sells men and ladies walking canes, please see: http://www.babyboomerwalkingcanes.com.
We would like something fun, humorous and since the word baby is in the name of our store, perhaps something animated/cartoon like. The color of our website is burgundy so perhaps colors that would compliment that. Like to see a walking canes picture in the logo.
Cane(s) pic in the logo.
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In what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria on Wednesday. Two foreigners were killed and dozens of others, including Americans, were taken hostage.
A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in revenge for Algeria's support of France's operation against al-Qaida-linked Malian rebels groups far to the southeast. It said it was holding 41 foreigners, including seven Americans.
Algerian forces have surrounded the complex and the state news agency reported a bit more than 20 people were being held, including Americans, Britons, Norwegians, French, and Japanese, citing the local authorities.
"Algeria will not respond to terrorist demands and rejects all negotiations," Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on television. He denied that the militants were from Mali or Libya, possibly suggesting they were from Algeria itself.
In a statement, BP said the site was "attacked and occupied by a group of unidentified armed people," and some of its personnel are believed to be "held by the occupiers."
The number and identities of the hostages were still unclear, but Ireland announced that a married Irish man was among them, while Japan and Britain said their citizens were involved as well. A Norwegian woman said her husband called her saying he had been taken hostage.
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that according to their information "US citizens were among the hostages."
In addition to those killed — one of them a Briton — six were wounded in the attack, including two foreigners, two police officers and two security agents, the state news agency reported.
Hundreds of Algerians work at the plant and were taken in the attack, but the state news agency reported that they have gradually been released in small groups, unharmed by the late afternoon.
A group called the Katibat Moulathamine, or the Masked Brigade, called a Mauritanian news outlet to say one of its affiliates had carried out the operation on the Ain Amenas gas field, taking 41 hostages from nine or 10 different nationalities, including the seven Americans.
The group's claim could not be independently substantiated and the US embassy said it wasn't "aware of any US citizen casualties."
The caller to the Nouakchott Information Agency, which often carries announcements from extremist groups, did not give any further details, except to say that the kidnapping was carried out by "Those Who Signed in Blood," a group created to attack the countries participating in the offensive against Islamist groups in Mali.
The Masked Brigade was formed by al-Qaida's longtime strongman in the Sahara region, Moktar Belmoktar, a one-eyed Algerian who recently declared he was leaving the terror network's Algerian branch, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb for his own group.
He said at the time he would still maintain ties with the central organization based out of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
French President Francois Hollande launched the surprise operation in its former West African colony on Friday, with hopes of stopping al-Qaida-linked and other Islamist extremists he believes pose a danger to the world.
Wednesday's attack began with the ambush of a bus carrying employees from the gas plant to the nearby airport but the attackers were driven off, according to the Algerian government, which said three vehicles of heavily armed men were involved.
"After their failed attempt, the terrorist group headed to the complex's living quarters and took a number of workers with foreign nationalities hostage," said the statement.
Attacks on oil-rich Algeria's hydrocarbon facilities are very rare, despite decades of fighting an Islamist insurgency, mostly in the north of the country.
In the last several years, however, al-Qaida's influence in the poorly patrolled desert wastes of southern Algeria and northern Mali and Niger has grown and it operates smuggling and kidnapping networks throughout the area. Militant groups that seized control of northern Mali already hold seven French hostages as well as four Algerian diplomats.
The natural gas field where the attack occurred, however, is more than 600 miles from the Mali border, though it is just 60 miles from Libya's deserts.
BP, together with Norwegian company Statoil and the Algerian state oil company, Sonatrach, operate the gas field. A Japanese company, JGC Corp, provides services for the facility as well.
Prime Minister David Cameron's office said "several British nationals" are involved in the "ongoing incident," without giving an exact number.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the kidnapped foreigners possibly include Japanese employees of JGC.
"We are certain that JGC is the one affected," Mr. Suga said, adding that the government is now negotiating with local officials through diplomatic channels, asking to protect the lives of the Japanese nationals.
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Parkinson focuses on play-off push
Phil Parkinson is ready to open talks over a new Bradford contract - but he also has a promotion campaign to plan for.
The Bantams surprise appearance at Wembley on Sunday might not have quite gone the way they imagined as Parkinson's side were comprehensively outplayed by Swansea. However, their run to the Capital One Cup final has put them back on the map after a decade in the doldrums.
Bradford chairman Mark Lawn wants to agree an extension to Parkinson's current deal, which expires in the summer. But with 15 games to go and his 11th-placed team now eight points off a play-off place Parkinson said: "We just want to get the final out of the way but I am sure myself and the chairman will get together shortly."
He continued: "But we have 15 games left, which is a large chunk of the season. And I firmly believe we have a good enough squad to get on a really good run and will mount a challenge. We will take every game in a really positive frame of mind and see where it takes us."
The first of those matches comes against Dagenham and Redbridge at the Coral Windows Stadium on Wednesday. Bradford will hope some of the 30,000 supporters who were at Wembley on Sunday retain enough interest to swell an average gate of 10,043 for one of the least attractive fixtures of the campaign.
Yet even that average figure is way beyond anyone else in League Two, and is exceeded only by Sheffield United, Portsmouth and Coventry in League One, and even Peterborough in the Championship.
It underlines the potential that attracted Parkinson to Bradford in the first place. And now that debts have been cleared following a cup run that has banked approximately £1.5million, Parkinson can see a bright future ahead for the West Yorkshire outfit.
"The big picture for us is the revenue we have earned from this cup run that can strengthen the club for years to come," he said. "The money we have earned is way above our wildest dreams.
"We never expected to get to the final so between the chairman and myself we have to make sure we use it wisely and build a strong structure.
"There is huge potential at Bradford. The way we have been backed in this cup run, the attendances we get in the league and the stadium we have. The club is ready to go forward but come Wednesday we will be ready for Dagenham and Redbridge."


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Ghost 15 - No disk detected
Hi everyone !
I know this issue has already been seen through this forum, but I can't manage to get it right on my PC following differents solutions.
Let me resume my problem.
I've acquired not so long ago my DELL XPS 8100 WIN 7 64bits with 2 SATA HDD set in a RAID 0 mode. I installed Ghost 15 and made an image of my basic and updated system right away. Then I just started to tweak around installing other soft and organising my HDD space by resizing/moving/creating partitions (that may be the problem, I'm not quite qure about it).
I continued installing other softwares and then, getting everything in place, wanted to create another image of my ready-to-use system. Surprise ! No disk found. I tried with the recovery CD, same fate. I tried the solutions I found in this forum concerning problems very similar to mine with BOOTIT NG, but still no success. I tried to uninstall/reinstall Ghost (in despair xD), and of course no change.
I'm now relying to you and your experience to maybe get this issue solved as I'm not a specialist of partitions, boot cfg, etc... Here is my partinfo file attached, and it seems I'm not having this overlapping partition problem (but as I said, I'm not a specialist).
Hoping you'll be able to help me, or at least allow me to move a little step further in this case, I'm thanking you in advance for your concern.
Cya !
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Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
Does Ghost see any partitions at all?
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Thanks. I did note that Ghost worked when you first bought the computer. But not any more. I'm not familiar with RAID but I thought your partinfo was strange. Each logical volume has an associated EPBR. I don't have that.
The OS partition is 2048 sector aligned and the extended partition is legacy cylinder aligned (GParted). There is no SRP. Just thinking aloud. This is OK.
I don't really understand why Ghost can't see your partitions but it did before you created the extended partition. I'd backup everything you have in the extended partition and using a BING CD, delete the extended partition. What do you think?
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
Assuming Ghost works after you delete the extended partition I'd recreate the extended partition using a BING CD and create the partitions with 2048 sector alignment. I can tell you how to do that when the time comes.
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
I don't know anything about RAID, but I'm sure you noticed the second drive in the array (Disk1)?
WARNING: Invalid End CHS values in partition above.
WARNING: End CHS does not match calculated end LBA in partition above.
Partition Information for Disk 1: 1.89 GB
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
I think that is a storage card in the camera.
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
I'd check Ghost immediately after deleting the extended partition.
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PikArte wrote:
Now I'm about to recreate the extended partition. My BING USB is configured with:
Tick in:
Align MBR End HS
Align 2048
No tick in:
Align on End
CHS Alternative
I'd avoid GParted. I think it caused your problem. Create your logical volumes (using the above settings) with BING.
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
I'm glad it worked out.
Would you mind posting another partinfo? I'd like to compare it to the other one.
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
They look much the same. I checked my partinfo and I have EPBR entries too. Hadn't noticed them before. So I got the right answer for the wrong reason. Anyway, it turned out to be a good mistake.
Re: Ghost 15 - No disk detected
Much the same except for the camera.
Perhaps a silly question,
When the system boots with a second "bad drive" will it cause Ghost not to see both or just the bad one?


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Ruffle Top Drawstring BackpackSupplies:
2/3 yard main exterior print (green floral)
2/3 yard interior print (raspberry ticking)
1/4 yard accent print for ruffle and pocket flap (light pink quote fabric)
1/4 yard accent print for straps and pocket (raspberry blossom)
(2) 16" X 4" from accent fabric for ruffle
(2) 7" X 3 1/2" from accent fabric for flap of pocket
(2) 16" X 22" from lining fabric
(2) 2" X 34" from accent fabric for straps
(2) 3" X 18" from accent fabric for straps
(2) 7" X 6" from accent fabric for body of pocket
Sewing Instructions:
*note: all seams are 1/2" unless otherwise indicated.
- Sew accent pieces to top of main body pieces. Press the seam toward the accent piece.
- Top stitch the seam on the accent piece.
- Take the 2" X 34" strap pieces and press in half along the length
- Open up the pressed piece and fold the long edges into the crease at the center of the strap
- Press the strap in half again (should now measure approx 1/2" X 34")
- Top stitch down both sides of the strap
- Take the 3" X 18" strap anchor pieces and fold one short end down 1/4"
- Top stitch this edge down
- Repeat steps for pressing the straps- fold in half, press, bring in sides to middle, press
- Top stitch the strap anchor pieces *beginning 1" from the folded down, stitched end of the strap anchor piece. (you will leave the end open until the last step)
- With right sides together round the bottom corners of the pocket flap pieces
- pin pocket body pieces right sides together
- using a *1/4" s.a. sew around the flap (leave opening on long, flat side) and body (leave opening on the bottom) of the pocket
- Clip corners and seams
- Turn right side out and press out seams
- Top stitch top of pocket body and short sides and rounded bottom of pocket flap
- place front piece of backpack right side up
- center pocket body 3" up from bottom
- center flap over pocket body lining the top of the flap 1/2" above the top of the pocket body
- top stitch around sides and bottom of pocket body, and the top of the flap
- place the sewn end of the strap anchor pieces 1" in from sides, and lined up with the bottom of the backpack
- place second exterior piece of backpack face down, lining up the seams where the accent pieces are attached.
- sew around the two long sides and bottom of the backpack exterior- leaving a 1" opening on both sides starting 1/2" below the seams attaching the accent piece
- Turn bag exterior right side out and press seams.
- Take interior bag pieces and line up right sides together
- sew around long sides and bottom, leaving an opening for turning (dotted lines are where sewn seams should be)
- Slide exterior of the bag INSIDE the lining of the bag. Line up side seams and raw edge, pin in place
- sew around the top of the bag
- Turn bag right side out through the opening in the bottom of the bag lining.
- Sew opening in lining shut.
- Push the lining of the bag inside the exterior of the bag and press the top seam.
- Sew the channel for the drawstring- sew around the bag lining your stitches up with the top of the opening you left on the exterior of the bag (1/2" from the seam of the accent piece) use a piece of tape to keep this line straight around the whole bag.
- sew the second line for the channel 1" away from the first stitched line (again, using a piece of tape to mark the line)
- top stitch the top edge of the bag
- take the small drawstrings and pull them through the channel using a safety pin. One will start and end on one side of the bag, and the second will start and end on the other side of the bag.
- Take the two ends of the drawstring on one side of the bag, and place them inside the open end of the anchor piece on the same side of the bag
- sew the ends of the drawstring into the anchor piece by closing up the opening on the end of the strap. I sew a rectangle with an "X" in it. (you can see it in the picture below)
- Repeat for the second side.
You can embellish this bag with buttons or lace, but I chose to leave it plain for now.


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Is it possible to achieve food and energy independence on one acre? Well, with imagination, hard work, and the right one acre, we think it can be done . . . and that's what this project is all about. Of course, providing most of the basic needs for four people from such a small piece of ground is a tall order. Still, we think it's a goal worth pursuing, and we're hoping that in this series of articles about our low-cost homestead we'll be able to help some of you in your struggles to increase your self-reliance . . . by doing some of the experimenting for you.
In previous installments, we discussed our initial plans for the earth-sheltered home project (Part I), the construction of the building's shell (Part II), and its waterproofing and insulation . . . as well as some special energy-related "extras" (Part III). This time, we'll concentrate on the interior, specifically the fine cabinetry which complements our home's kitchen.
Until you've actually built, or been involved in "costing out", a residence, it's hard to comprehend how much cash it actually takes to finish the heart of a home. Yet in dealing with a dwelling as personal as our earth-sheltered home (and who'd deny that any owner-built home absorbs some of the character of its creator?), we felt it would be almost sinful to skimp on the soul-pleasing amenities, even when faced with a very stringent budget.
We also believe (and we're confident that this opinion would be shared by many owners-to be) that the kitchen area serves as a significant focal point for our home's entire communal zone . . . not just in that it's traditionally a place where the family gathers informally, but because—considering the openness of our dwelling's design—its use as such is more a matter of fact than choice.
Given these circumstances, it wasn't too difficult to justify the expenditure of time, in lieu of monetary resources, required to handcraft the kitchen cabinets you see in the Image Gallery. Believe it or not, much of the foundation material that went into the cupboards could be termed junk, with the remainder being dressed from rough lumber or, in the case of the surface laminate, purchased outright.
On the other hand, please note that we're not about to suggest that a novice woodworker with a minimally equipped shop could easily duplicate the caliber of craftsmanship revealed in these furnishings. So, in an effort to accommodate the beginner on a budget, we've come up with an alternative cabinet plan. Though not quite as pleasing to the eye as the former design, it is a whole lot easier and less time-consuming to build yet results in a serviceable and attractive fixture.
Sill Tray and Counter Detail
To make the most of our 240-odd square feet of kitchen space, we decided to install an 8'-long counter along the southwest wall, adjacent to the line of windows. Rather than just build a straight row of cabinets—which would have encroached on the usable floor area, leaving an all but useless gap behind the counter—we chose to facet each cabinet module so that, as a group of three, they would match the contour of the wall behind them.
Then, to maximize our use of the kitchen's glazing, we made up some galvanized metal trays to serve as convenient interior window boxes for homegrown culinary herbs and placed them at the rear of the counter's surface, at the sills.
Concurrently, to define the boundaries of the food preparation area, we worked up a "floating" cabinet, or island, which we placed on the kitchen's east side. This 8' unit—which assumes the shape of a modified parallelogram to enhance traffic flow—combines drawer and cabinet storage on one side with sit-down counter space opposite and a work area in between.
Since both sets of cabinets share essentially the same construction techniques (and were both designed on a modular theme), we've detailed a typical section in our illustration and will "walk through" the assembly sequence as well, highlighting the tricky spots as we go.
We mentioned previously that it's going to take a fair amount of shop equipment to successfully duplicate the cabinets shown here. Ecovillage staffer Dean Davis, who crafted the fixtures, had the benefit of a table saw (with a dado blade), a jointer/planer, a router, and a portable belt sander. . . as well as an assortment of hand tools that included a drill, a band saw, a block plane, file and wood chisel sets, a mallet, screwdrivers, a drawknife, a nail set, clamps, a scribe, a level, a doweling jig, and measuring equipment.
To start, Dean selected the best pieces of 3/4" plywood scrap he could scrounge from the remnants left over from various other construction projects. Using this "one side clean" material as a carcass, he completed the framework in poplar cut from the Ecovillage site, mating the standards with blind mortise and tenon joints. (Though most joiners would consider this species of wood inferior for finish work, we were determined to use indigenous lumber wherever possible and are not at all displeased with the appearance of the final dressed grain.) The exposed plywood was covered, as well, with 3/8" poplar panels, butted vertically and quarter-rounded at the edges.
The drawers themselves were made from white oak harvested on the site. Oak runners set into the framing uprights provided support, and dadoes cut into the length of the drawer sides were sized and positioned to match. It's important that this marriage be given allowance for seasonal swelling, and that wax be used on the mating surfaces, as well. Finger joints, made on the table saw with a simple homebuilt jig (see the Finger Joints section), were used at all the corners, and the 1/4" drawer bottoms were held in place with narrow framing strips.
To make the doors—which are of a simple overlay design—Dean first cut the frames of 3/4" poplar, quarter-rounded their outer edges, then ran dadoes along their inner edges to accept floating tongue and groove panels ... one of which in every group required double tongues. Though this insert construction is perhaps more traditional, an alternative would be to use spline joints at every junction. Either way, the frame's stiles and rails are locked together at the corners with open mortise and tenon joints, which offer a pleasant appearance because of their exposed end grain.
Prior to placing the shelves and hanging the doors, our cabinetmaker had to set each unit's toe boards, which serve as pedestals. Rather than use 2 X 4's (which are actually 3 1/2" wide), he trimmed some pressure-treated 2 X 6's down to 4" in width, then arranged them to match the cupboards' framing. In the case of the wall unit, Dean first leveled his boards along that surface and then used this row as a standard by which to set the remaining feet. The island, on the other hand, required a bit more attention because of the irregularities common in slab foundations: Each of its toe boards had to be scribed to duplicate the contour of the floor, then the high spots had to be taken down with a drawknife and a block plane. When leveled in this manner, the base was fastened to the cabinet's frame with finishing nails.
Once the cabinets were mounted, the finish work could be done easily. The doors were hung first to dictate the width of the drawer faces. With that dimension known, those poplar panels were trimmed to size and screwed from the inside to the drawer fronts. You'll notice that the drawer and cabinet pulls are made from quarter sections of (MOTHER EARTH NEWS homegrown) bamboo. Since these handles are glued into dadoes, it was much easier to precut those slots early on and to secure the pulls later.
The last components to be installed were the countertops. The subsurface is 3/4" particleboard, chosen primarily because that material is more stable than plywood. This platform, in both cabinets, was cut with a 3/4" overhang along the edges exposed to traffic . . . but the sit-down counter area was given a total of 11 1/2" of overhang to provide some legroom. To offer something for the perimeter trim to rest against, Dean fastened some additional composite board to the underside of the overhangs. Before cutting that decorative wooden edging, he sized and cemented the surface laminate in place, then carefully laid masking tape along the top of its perimeter. Laminated plastic veneers tend to chip at exposed edges, so—to assure that the surface material was protected—he deliberately oversized the poplar trim slightly so it'd be raised above the level of the countertop when installed. Some close handwork with the files brought this discrepancy to a minimum, while the tape protected the plastic surface during the operation.
Rather than attempting to bend the trim around some of the sharp curves existing on the island counter, Dean merely cut and fastened his straight sections after covering the rounded corners with wood cut to the exact shape with a band saw. The wall counter, which features only a slight contour, required no custom-cutting, since the edge board could be pulled in with some pipe clamps . . . though steam-bending could be used for more extreme contours.
The cabinets were finished in tung oil, which enhances rather than covers the grain. Though this method is commonly used with oak furniture, it lent a pleasant effect even to the poplar, which, as it turned out, had a heart of gold!
Construction Details
Right off the bat, we're going to surprise you by confessing that our easily constructed "proletariat pantry" is probably going to cost more to build than the fancy version we've just described. The reason is, of course, that the inexperienced carpenters among us will be forced to buy (rather than make) many of the cabinet's components.
This simply designed floor cupboard was built to complement the kitchen of My Mother's House and consists exclusively of yellow pine and plywood. Instead of utilizing attractive but patience-trying mortise and tenon joints, it gets by fine with butt and rabbet joints, screws, and finishing nails.
Equally important (to the cupboard-lacking novice woodcrafter, at least), this version doesn't demand a whole lot of fancy power tools . . . and, in fact, could be built entirely with a crosscut saw, a hand drill, a level, a sharp wood chisel set, a mallet, a steel hammer, a nail set, a measuring tape, a square, screwdrivers, a coping saw, and a block sander (though a table saw—or at least a circular saw—would be very welcome).
The first task involved cutting the 1 X 4 standards that make up the front and rear face framing. The uprights should be mated to the horizontal facers with dado joints, but in a pinch, small plywood bridges, glue, and finishing nails can be used to hold those parts together. Once those two structural components were completed, they were tied together at the ends and in the center with 2 X 2 web framing and 2 X 6 spacer standards, the length of which dictated the depth of the finished cabinet. At the same time, the plywood cupboard shelves were fastened in place on 3/4" X 1" support rails and faced with 1/2" trim molding.
The drawers were, like the framing pieces, fabricated from one-by stock and joined with a basic butt joint. Small countersunk wood screws threaded into the end grain keep those compartments together. We didn't bother to build runners for them but purchased metal glides, instead. These were fastened, one unit to each side, between the drawers and the spacer standards running the depth of the cabinet. (Each unit consists of two parts, the socket rail being fastened to the spacer and the roller bar to the drawer side.)
At this point, the 1/2" plywood doors were cut. These slabs overlaid the openings and were hung with half-hidden hinges, and all the pulls were hardware store fare.
The toe boards in this version are of the standard 3 1/2" height and so were made out of 2 X 4's. Once the cabinet was nailed to its pedestal, the 1 X 6 tongue and groove end sheathing could be fastened with finishing nails to the side framing and butted to the upright facers.
Our simple counter's work surface consists merely of 1 X 4 tongue and groove pine boards butted tightly together and joined with cross braces at the underside. Instead of using a true overhang, we chose to add a 3/4" X 1 1/2" trim molding all around the top's exposed edge, building up beneath it with scraps as needed. The edging's corner joints were mitered, nailed, and the heads sunk. These nail holes, like all the other necessary blemishes in the cabinet, were filled and sanded after the wood was finished, and the flaws blended with touch-up crayon.
To protect the pine, we used several coats of varnish on the counter surface. The rest of the cabinet could easily be stained, varnished, or selectively painted. No matter how the cupboard's dressed, it should turn out to be a functional and pleasing piece of furniture, especially for someone's "first try".
As this issue goes to press, Ecovillage staffers are diligently preparing for the busy summer season ahead. But some are carving out time to put the finishing touches on our low-cost home's interior, as well as getting neck-deep in our chicken coop/greenhouse project, which is part of the model homestead's "master plan" for independence. Nope, we won't promise you that we'll have a full report by next issue, but we will keep you up to date as things develop.
Finger Joints
The finger—or box—joint is an excellent choice for situations in which both strength and looks are important. Dean especially likes to use the finger-lap arrangement at drawer corners because its design offers an above-average amount of glued surface area...a real plus in a furniture component that'll see a lot of use. Equally appealing, the finger joint can be made with a wooden jig, which, as we'll show you, is a cinch to build and use.
The finger-making template is nothing more than a backstop secured either to a table saw's existing miter gauge or to a set of wooden gauge bars cut and positioned to match the table's grooves. For his own use, Dean made up a two-sided plywood tray—with a blade slot and gauge bars sized to fit the shop saw—to which he clamped the backstop. In any event, that backstop supports a guide block about 2 3/4" long and of the same width and height as the joint fingers-to-be (in this case, 3/8" X 9/16"). The block is tacked and glued, perpendicularly, within a slot cut to the same dimensions, and a second identical slot is cut a groove-width from the first, using a piece of the guide block stock as a spacer.
To use the jig, you'll first have to cut your drawer sides and ends to length, then make a full-width groove at the edge of one of the four pieces, employing the spacer again to position it correctly (Fig. 1). After you've completed the cut, remove the spacer and slide the newly created notch up against the jig's guide block, then butt the second drawer piece against the block, as well (Fig. 2).
The accuracy of the next set of cuts and those following it is guaranteed by the guide block; as each groove is made, it's placed over the block to fix the boards for the next pass of the dado blade (Fig. 3).
To avoid some initial disappointments, you might want to take a few tips from Dean: First, the best finger joints don't fit snug but are slightly loose so as to leave room for glue (Fig. 4). Also, the fingers should be left a bit long so they can be sanded flush later. Next, make sure that both pieces of work are held firmly against the guide block and the backstop as you cut. Finally, make those cuts slowly and carefully!


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WBU reaches out to help in relief efforts
PLAINVIEW – Students, faculty and staff of Wayland Baptist University passed the hat Wednesday morning – or more specifically, passed the KFC bucket. Led by members of the Wayland's student government, WBU took up an offering during Wednesday's chapel service to benefit Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Long-time staff and administrators could not recall any other time in recent history that Wayland has taken an offering during chapel. The impromptu collection raised $1,351 which will be sent to the Baptist General Convention of Texas to aid the victims of the hurricane. The BGCT has set up a special fund through which 100 percent of the money donated goes to the relief efforts.
The offering, however, is just part of what Wayland is doing to reach out to those in need. Dr. Claude Lusk, vice president for enrollment management, challenged the students, faculty and staff during Wednesday chapel service to do all they can to help those in need.
A special fund has been set up in the business office through which students, faculty, staff and the community can donate to the relief efforts. Wayland's student government is also accepting donations of specific goods such as toiletry items which will be given directly to the hurricane victims being housed at the Reese Center in Lubbock.
The university has also waived certain registration fees and requirements for college students looking to transfer to another university. Although Wayland is three weeks into its fall semester, the admissions office will review case-by-case transfer requests through Friday, Sept. 16.
In addition, the Division of Fine Arts has planned a special relief concert and call to prayer which will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in Harral Auditorium. The event will feature music by Wayland's International Choir, Spirit, the Wayland Singers, Pioneer Band and other vocal and instrumental performances by Wayland students. There will also be a special time of prayer at the close of the concert and an offering will be taken to benefit the victims of the hurricane. Donor cards will be handed out so that interested parties can specify through which organization they prefer to channel their funds, such as the BGCT, Catholic relief fund, Salvation Army, the Red Cross or others.
On Sept. 24, Wayland's athletics department will hold car washes at several locations, taking donations to benefit the cause. Currently, the group is thinking of holding a car wash on the Wayland campus as well as at American State Bank. Plans are tentative at this point.
While the money and materials cover two options to aid in relief work, Dr. Lusk said there is one other area in which Wayland can help – manpower.
"I really want our people to have the opportunity to go and help if they feel like that is something they need to do," he said.
Baptist Student Ministries Director Donnie Brown is trying to find avenues where those interested can travel to areas where additional manpower is needed during the school's fall break Oct. 20-23.
Dr. Lusk is also encouraging people to pray for the victims and workers who are dealing with the issues on a daily basis.
"The money, materials and manpower is great," he said, "but we need to make sure that we are praying and doing our part on that end as well."


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Gambling to Save
The Haitian lottery stalls are indeed fascinating (see Amin post). They are still going strong despite the earthquake, cropping up like weeds throughout the tent cities.
Their popularity is understandable.
Borlettes are a pretty good place to save, when you look at the alternatives. In Haiti, the poorest people were fleeced by credit unions in 2004. Depositors had sold their assets – cows, goats, and bicycles – to put their money into the Caisses Populaires, which were promising ridiculously high and unsupportable returns. Huge numbers of Caisses collapsed from fraud, leaving depositors with nothing. No wonder playing the borlette seems like a good option. A 20% negative return is better than a 100% negative return.
Turning Thrill-Seekers into Thrift-Seekers
Understanding gambling impulses is key to designing safer financial services. Many financial institutions (BRI for example) look at the prize aspect of the lottery and incorporate elements of chance into their savings products. But, product design is only a piece of the puzzle. Savvy businesses and banks might make dull products sizzle if they paid heed to what their shadier cousins down the street were doing. For example, in Haiti, an entire value chain has sprung up around the borlette culture, which involves paying for the divination of lucky numbers. It's big business and shows how engaged users are in choosing their bets.
But, I digress. Here are some ground rules for banks and MFIs whose savings services are just a bit too bland:
Rule 1 – Take your cues from culture. If people are using dreams to help them win the lottery, then market savings product that ask users to chase their dreams. If they are consulting astrology experts to win, then offer them astrological consulting your savings product. If lottery stalls are painted in bright colors, then paint your branches in bright colors.
Rule 2 – Make your product crystal clear. If users like the transparency of the lottery (and they do because they know ahead of time exactly how the numbers are drawn and what they payout will be), then make your incredibly complicated savings product incredibly simple. Forget compound interest. Offer them something better – airtime minutes, lottery tickets, whatever is easy to calculate.
Rule 3 – Be ubiquitous. If people like the ubiquity of the lottery (they can get rid of any loose change frequently) then find a way to make your product ubiquitous. Sell savings through savings resellers. We know people will pay to save, and M-PESA is proving this.
And It's Not Just Haiti
It turns out that Haiti is not the only country where local gambling stalls are chock-a-block. For example, in Ghana, more newspapers are dedicated to the lottery than to any other topic, catering to masses of players. The Dominican Republic has an estimated 35,000 stalls equivalent to that of Haiti. The Fahfee in South Africa is ever popular and in India private lotteries are spreading like wildfire. Even Bhutan – yes Bhutan – has lottery kiosks in shopping malls. So get out there and see why people would rather put their coins into games of chance and not into safer savings. Then make and market a more exciting product. Convert a few punters headed for the gambling stall into a few depositors headed for the savings stall.