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Maintenance facilities
Service description
VR-Group Ltd has an extensive property portfolio which contains different premises: e.g., machine workshops/depots, logistics and station premises as well as office and social premises.
Renting of the premises has been arranged to a specific activity and is the responsibility of a separate real estate unit.
VR uses a market-based approach in renting vacant spaces to those who need them.
Pricing model
The renting activity must be profitable and based on market conditions. The rents are determined in a market-oriented way in accordance with the price level of the place and the type of premises. Aiding VR in defining the market price, VR uses, e.g., extensive and accurate market data by the KTI property information from various areas and opinion of the experts on the property unit about its correct price level and, if needed, external consultants or local real estate agents.
The price formation of the premise is affected, among other things, by the market situation in the area, location, purpose of use, as well as its age and condition. The final price of the rent is formed in the contractual negotiations between the parties.
When renting outside, primarily the same rents as the VR-Group's internal rents are applied.
Agreement model
A rent agreement will be made with the user of each premise.
Maintenance and alteration work to the rented premises that is functional and improves their standard is made at the request and expense of the tenant. An agreement will be drawn up for the work to be done: the costs are agreed to be paid as a lump sum or added as a separate investment rent.
If the tenancy is terminated before the ending of the repayment term, the part unpaid will be charged as a single payment from the tenant. This will be mentioned in the rent agreement.
VR has no statutory investment obligation; thus, decisions about alteration work are always done on a case-by-case basis in an objectively justifiable manner.
The rent can be charged as a so-called total rent, in which case it includes the rent to cover capital costs, service charges and the compensation for energy and water used by the tenant.
Depending on the rented property, the service charges can be charged as a separate batch in accordance with the costs realised and on the basis of measured energy and water consumption.
When separately agreed, a so-called triple net rent can be charged, the tenant then being responsible for the maintenance and service of the property and for its operating costs, including the property tax and insurances. The tenant is also responsible for statutory periodic inspections.
Renovations are the responsibility of the landlord. Triple net rent agreement requires that the tenant will be able to take the responsibility for the maintenance of the property rented. The need for annual repairs and their implementation as well as the level of the services are to be inspected and agreed on in annual reviews with the tenant.
Security deposit is a security corresponding to three months' rent. The rent is agreed to be increased by a fixed yearly increase percentage and/or the rent is tied to, e.g., consumer price index.
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FISHER, Ovie Clark, a Representative from Texas; born near Junction, Kimble County, Tex., November 22, 1903; attended the public schools at Junction, Tex., the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Texas at Austin; LL.B, J.D., Baylor University Law School, Waco, Tex., 1929; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in San Angelo Tex.; engaged in ranching business; author; county attorney of Tom Green County, Tex., 1931-1935; member of the State house of representatives 1935-1937; district attorney, fifty-first judicial district, 1937-1943; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his resignation December 31, 1974; chairman, Committee on Elections No. 3 (Seventy-ninth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress; was a resident of San Angelo, Tex., until his death on December 9, 1994.
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KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer today
From the README file:
What is it?
QGtkWidget and QGtkApplications are classes for combining Qt and Gtk widgets
You should probably NOT use this because "I like Qt, but Gtk has that one
Also, the loop handing both Qt and gtk+ events is definitely not as efficient
This version is not exactly complete (see the TODO file); it's more a proof
I'd like to help...
Send any patches to bero at redhat.com.
There's a bug... And I need that feature...
Report any bugs (preferrably with a fix ;) ) and feature requests to
What platforms does it run on?
As of version 0.0.2, QGtkWidget has been tested on Red Hat Linux 7 with
What license is QGtkWidget under?
Since QGtkWidget uses code from different projects, it has to be released
The example is released under the BSD license (without the advertising clause).
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
>As of version 0.0.2, QGtkWidget has been
I know I've been using too much free software when the thought of using software at version 0.0.2 doesn't set off alarm bells. ;-)
By Otter at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
So what?
You guys posted an article about Gnome on your website a few months ago (when the Gnome Foundation was created), claming that gnome-libs and GTK+ are just a bunch of very broken libraries and don't work at all.
By Anonymous at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
I don't think something along those lines was posted here (except, maybe, as a comment from an anonymous user) - because it's simply not true.
IMO, API-wise, Qt is the better choice than gtk+ (and (partially therefore), kdelibs is the better choice than gnome-libs), but that doesn't mean the alternatives are broken (they're still much better than, for example, Xaw or Motif).
Even if they were broken, there are definitely some very good applications out there using them (think of, for example, AbiWord and gnumeric) - that's why it always makes sense to improve their interoperability.
By bero at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
I agree.
im the only person i know who is developing a kde app that is working with a developer who is creating the gnome version of this app and we get along very well.
has anyone else started an app who is/has worked with a gnome app developer?
http://ghdparm.sourceforge.net - its for kde as well
By Robbie Ward at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
there's licq, which has qt, gtk and console guis.
By Evandro at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
No offense, but this is what seems silly to me. Between just these two projects (GNOME and KDE) that has been an enormous amount of duplicated effort in developing application logic that is not related to the user interface at all. I know it is easier said then done, but I think user interface logic should be abstracted from the application and you can build it to the toolkit of your choice. Why write the application logic multiple times?
By Iridium at Mon, 2000/12/25 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
"No offense, but this is what seems silly to me. Between just these two projects (GNOME and KDE) that has been an enormous amount of duplicated effort in developing application logic that is not related to the user interface at all."
Totally agree, this is exactly what licq has done and gphoto is going in their move to gphoto2. I think that this kind of development is a real step in the right direction for opensource, code that is reusable with minimal effort is critical to our future. What I would like to see happen is more projects like licq & gphoto; where the experts in a field write the underlying api without tieing it to an interface. A good example of where this isn't happening and where it would be very useful is document conversion filters for the various WP projects.
Bero's effort is a way to make this happen at a higher level and is certainly a step in the right direction and so is xparts.
Re: So what?
Another example of this I just came across was GNU Cash. Looks like a very well design architecture where the interface is properly abstracted.
Another part of the problem is that interfaces are then implemented multiple times (for each toolkit). Is it possible to create a meta interface language where you write the interface code just once and your favorite toolkit takes care of the work? I would guess that maybe the XML interface definitions that are in use are a good step, but I'm not too familiar with the current state of those efforts.
By Iridium at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
What is xparts?
By ChrisWiegand at Thu, 2000/12/28 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
No, I've *REALLY* seen such article on the KDE page (www.kde.org!)
By Anonymous at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
The one thing keeping linux off the desktop for a while is the project split of GNOME and KDE.
By KDEer at Mon, 2000/12/25 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
Merging them seems to be pretty much impossible, since the APIs of Qt and gtk+ couldn't be much more different.
By bero at Mon, 2000/12/25 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
Well, what about a bridge? Maybe a library that would allow using bonobo components in KDE with an interface similar to Kparts and vice versa?
A bridge, that would offer developers for both desktops to use components written for other with interface very much looking like the one they already know.
It would be nice if this could be sort of embedded in kparts architecture, but even if this is not possible, a big step would be to create a framework which wouldn't require extensive knowledge of the other side to prepare components for use in both desktops.
To be honest, I have absolutely no idea if this is possible, but it is something I am currently very much looking into. I do have a problem and a question though:
1. I was called to do my civil service so my free time in next seven months will be very limited. I have no idea how far I'll come between holidays.
2. I see there's been great progress made in last few weeks on technologies that could make this sort of thing more easy to develop. Does that mean that someone is already working on this? If yes, I'd appreciate if that person could drop me a line or two. Maybe I can help or at least go and work on something else :)
By Marko Samastur at Mon, 2000/12/25 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
I really think this is being looked at at the wrong level, wrapping apps might be a stop gap solution but it can't be the final solution, its just a hugh waste of resources and lets face it kde is IMHO bloated enough already.
The dream is this: What these two projects need is a standardized set of api's that are sperated from the interface completely e.g. libftp, libhttp or an even better example would be a samba libary say libsmb, oh wait a sec, that's already being written :-) Of course its hard to apply this to a program like gnucash. However, in reality this is never going to happen at app level as the projects already have this core functionality in them already and nobody will scrap what they have this far.
KDE already does this reuse its self with ioslaves and kparts and I think you'll see KDE start to really accelerate next year because of it. By this I don't mean accelerate away from gnome, but become a really useable desktop for joe sixpack.
I'd also like you to think about what happened to OS/2 and the fact it could run win 3.1 applications, IMHO OS/2 was technically a better OS but look where it is today. IBM thought, great its the best of both worlds, it can run native and win 3.1 apps, everyone will buy it. App developers thought great, I only need to write win apps. With Linux things are different I can install both Gnome and KDE and switch between the two but if I was to find that I spent nearly all my time in Gnome as I used Gnumeric and GNUcash 90% of the time, why bother with KDE at all, just make the effort to get Gnome a bit more functional.
IMHO OS/2 was missing one thing: a killer native app. You might think, Konqy is a killer app but its functionality is not massively different than mozilla's, in other words gnome users can get a functional browser and various functional file managers (natilus being the best). Kmail is not a bad example but it's still not a killer as its basic fuctionality can be supplied by gnome in various ways.
The killer app KDE needs is this: KOFFICE, I'd just like to see the core team get 2.1 out of the door and spend sometime getting this baby up to shape. If the faures, the bastians, the hausmans and the bero's of the project could spend a couple of months doing to koffice what they have done to the core of KDE I'm sure koffice would be very useable. It just seems that more and more apps are being added to KOFFICE but none of them are in a really decent state. When Linux gets to the desktop, IT departments aren't going to support two different desktops and the fact that some big players are backing gnome it already has a lead.
While I'm moaning on about some aspects of KDE I'll flag another issue: packaging. Why oh why is it done this way? E.g. I don't want to install all of kdenetwork, I just want kmail. I don't want all of the kdeutils just kcalc & ark etc etc.... I have the abbillity to do this, I just check out the cvs and only make what I need but check the distros, you only get a choice of the full packages. I guess this is mainly why KDE is thought of as bloated? This is one thing the gnome boys or more specifically Helix have got spot on. Once my exams are finished this is the area I'll be working on, not glamours but very critical to the success of KDE.
You guys do this in your free time and I realize that but I also think that you want as many users as possible to use KDE. That surely must be a goal of the KDE project?
Re: So what?
What bloat? Library (or whatever form the bridge would take) wouldn't get used except if you tried to use GNOME application. In that case, you already decided to load everything that it needs (ORB, libs...), so this library wouldn't make much difference (if done right that is).
The difference between what I am looking for and what you are is that I'm trying to do something to help with current situation and avoid dreaming about what would perfect world be. As you've said, it would require scraping much of what has been done already and that just won't happen. Since we seem to agree that it won't happen, what is the next best thing if not more interoperability?
I know what happened to OS/2 and to be honest, I don't care. I think achieving my goal would benefit users so I don't really care if at the same time would persuade some developers to choose GNOME technology. I dislike politics like that and I hope that their time has passed.
By Marko Samastur at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
to the package problem:
By Spark at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
Perhaps a midway option. It could be called the UDE, (Unified Desktop Enviroment), and contain library suporrt for calls with similar functionality and syntax to both KDE and GNOME.
By David Simon at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
By Jason Katz-Brown at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
oops, sorry.
By David Simon at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: So what?
API differences are, of course, very important but what most users see is the UI. From a theoretical point of view, how hard would it be to have some kind of link between the GTK+ theme and the Qt theme-- so that GTK and Qt will start looking similar? I can do this if I write the same theme for GTK and Qt but is there some way to convert them automagically and change them both at once? I'm sorry if this question has already been asked...
GNOME and KDE already share code. I don't know for sure, of course, but dot.kde.org looks a lot like gnotices (news.gnome.org). It must be the same app. Even the notice at the bottom about fine print.
By Moses at Mon, 2001/01/01 - 6:00am
The licenses
I know this is offtopic, pointless, futile, etc. but for a collection of hackers who just wanna write code, we spend(waste?) a *lot* of time on licenses. I know why they are important: so our code doesn't get hijacked, but bero writes an interesting app, and has to release the damn thing under all those licenses?!? That's ridiculous, and wastes time we could better be using fighting The War(tm) :) Just today's rant.
By Erik at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: The licenses
Well, it's partially my fault - I could just have
I just prefer not to start a holy war by re-licensing glib code under a different license. ;)
By bero at Sun, 2000/12/24 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
Why not something like Wine? (Wine = something like an emulator for Windows). That means you don't need all the Gnome-libs when you want to run Gimp, for example. The program should catch calls from both WM's and send a generic call to the underlying X-libs.
The good things about this is that it doesn't produce too much overhead (comparable to the windows-on-linux-with-wine-slowdown) and that there're no changes to be made to Gnome- or KDE-applications. It even saves space on your HD, as you can remove the KDE- or Gnome-libs. If the basics of the new program work, it could be extended. In the end, there could even be a merge between KDE and Gnome (and possibly others too!)
Anyone who knows enough to build something like this? Any comments appreciated, I would like to do it myself but I don't even know Tk or Qt, so that's a problem.
By Jonathan Brugge at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
What this thread is about is not duplicating work. What you're suggesting would mean re-writing the gnome libs, this is exactly what wine has done by re-writing the windows libs. The wine project had to as, of course, windows is closed source.
The other issue is that gnome is in a continual state of change and rapid development, windows isn't; office 2000 runs on a 5 year old OS (win95) as well as windows 2000.
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
In case ya didn't know: Gnome apps are working perfectly well in KDE and vice versa.
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
I know, but don't forget that you have to load all the gnome-libs just to use one gnome-app. If you use just a small gnome-app, like gcalc, you have to load all the gtk-libs it uses. That's kinda useless, I think. That's why I want to replace the gnome-libs with some kind of wrapper. The wrapper won't be as heavy as the gtk-libs, thus reducing the overall mem-usage when running gnome-programs in kde or vica versa.
Jonathan Brugge
By Jonathan Brugge at Wed, 2000/12/27 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
Then everytime you want to start a Gnome app, the wrapper library has to be started.
By Anonymous at Thu, 2000/12/28 - 6:00am
GUI abstraction via Mozilla's XPFE?
There's some excellent points being made about abstraction the UI layer from applications.
Could something like Mozilla's XPFE be used for this? My [very limited] understanding is that XPFE was built exactly for this reason: to abstract the UI layer so that any toolkit or window system (or OS) can be plugged in.
I've heard that XPFE is one of the reasons Mozilla is so bloated and slow... anyone know if this is the case?
By Raul Acevedo at Tue, 2000/12/26 - 6:00am
Re: GUI abstraction via Mozilla's XPFE?
Well, UI abstraction will probably make it harder to create your program. It will also stop you from using toolkit specific extensions i.e. you will have to code to the lowest common denominator of all toolkits which you intend to be used. I have no idea about XPFE, but I think it's the XUL stuff which makes mozilla exceptionally slow.
By ac at Wed, 2000/12/27 - 6:00am
Re: GUI abstraction via Mozilla's XPFE?
Mozilla's ok fast. Just loads like a pig. 0.6 loads much better though.
By Brewsky at Wed, 2000/12/27 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
It is kind of neat to see that the KDE team is working real hard at creating some form of interoperability between KDE and Gnome. are thier any kind of similar projects by Gnome developers?
By L.D. at Wed, 2000/12/27 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
I don't think that's possible.
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
Gtk can be used in many languages.
By Hajdi at Fri, 2001/01/19 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
What would be very cool is if KDE could export
GNOME and KDE philosophies
Lost in all the talk about the licensing differences between Qt and GTK+ is a deeper difference between the GNOME and KDE projects, or at least their core developers.
The central KDE team is gung-ho about interoperability and reaching out to users of other operating environments. Where the GNOME (and GNU) crowd often criticizes KDE for its resemblance to the MS Windows UI, down to control panel design, human interface standards, etc., the KDE team sees these as positives and indeed counts it as a goal.
The result is that once you show a novice that the "K" button on the desktop toolbar is eqivalent to the Windows Start button, Windows users often don't even know they're using something else. The trashcan/recycle bin is where it's expected to be and works as expected. Right-clicking brings up consistent and eerily familiar context menus.
GNOME's UI has improved with time, but even now any three "mainstream" GNOME applications will have four different menu-organization schemes and some unique keybindings for common tasks. Surely "File" and "Edit" menus can be made predictable. Surely? But there's something more troubling at the core of this. Too many people with a strong influence on GNOME's direction favor difference for its own sake, designing interfaces whose defining characteristic is their difference from the Windows and MacOS user interfaces.
This wouldn't be a Bad Thing if they were following a well-planned set of UI guidelines of their own that the core developers felt was superior to existing UIs. The folks at Eazel are shooting for this, as are (in a surprising change of mind) Miguel de Icaza and his crew at Helix Code. But much of the GNOME rank-and-file either doesn't know how to follow UI guidelines or--and this seems the case based on the scathing comments that a professional UI on a GNOME application often elcits--thinks that a consistent UI is somehow selling out the GNU cause.
It's this latter attitude that will continue to hurt GNOME's "mainstream" aspirations if it remains on the agenda among people working on the GTK+ toolkit and key GNOME applications.
I continue to wonder how much of the GNOME project's hostility to KDE still stems from the Q Public License and how much is instead a hostility to KDE's polish and ease of use. As good as GNOME's underpinnings have become, things like window-manager independence, no trashcan and byzantine nested dialogs that seem designed only to frustrate novices without helping power users to actually work more efficiently don't assure me that this is going to get better.
By Steve Koppelman at Sat, 2000/12/30 - 6:00am
Re: GNOME and KDE philosophies
It has been stated that GNOME does not have standards for interface design. As it happens, GNOME does have standards, which are at least partially built into the libgnomeui libraries.
There are macros which create 'stock' menu items, such as the 'new', 'open' and 'print' items. The standard GnomeApp struct and its accompanying functions can be used to create menus, toolbars and statusbars that conform to the preferences of the user given in the 'Control Center'. There are even functions that allow the type of MDI used to be universal throughout the desktop.
I do not know if KDE implements these features, but at any rate I like them.
As for helping users work more efficiently, I have never had any problems with the interface. Finally, who needs the trash can anyway? Under Windows, I always found it to be pain.
By Nicholas Curran at Tue, 2001/01/02 - 6:00am
Re: GNOME and KDE philosophies
Actually, there *is* a trash can for gnome. It's just a shortcut to a directory on the desktop with a trash icom. Draging a file on it moves the file to the directory. The default HelixGNome desktop doesn't implement it but Mandrake 7.2 GNOME installation doest it.
By Alex at Tue, 2001/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
Gtk is written in C so that it could be used with many different languges, Qt in C++, while C++ may be a better language(in your opinion), OO languages don't work verry well with non OO languages.
By _ at Sun, 2000/12/31 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
wrong (C++ works perfectly with C toolkits). True: Non-OO languages do not work with OO-Languages (you can't use C++ toolkits with C).
By thomas at Fri, 2001/01/05 - 6:00am
Re: KDE and GNOME Interoperability Advances
Heh... That's cool: First you throw away your interop layer, since you've choosen the wrong CORBA implementation... And then you ask for interoperability...
BTW: At least it's possible to plug KDE applets into GNOME apps.
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Junior Sticks:
- Ideally for Ages: 7-11
- Player Height: 4'4" - 5'.1"
- Flex Available: 50 - 55
Youth Sticks:
- Ideally fir Ages: 3-7
- Player Height: 3.0" - 4'.8"
- Flex Available: 35 - 45
Another way to select a flex would be to select one that is roughly half of the weight in pounds of the player. So for example a player who weighs 150 pounds would roughly benefit from a stick of 75 flex.
Picking the correct age range will also mean you will be getting a stick roughly the correct length. Most players will require a stick that when standing reaches to just under their nose when not on skates and just under their chin when on skates.
After a while some players will keep their sticks longer or cut them shorter depending on personal preference. All sticks from each age group will be roughly the same length (IE All senior sticks will roughly be the same length) so using the height and age guides above you should be able to select a stick roughly the correct size, however most sticks will need to be cut down to the desired size. Cutting down the stick will make the Flex rate increase (Make the stick stiffer) so it is important to pick the correct age group stick. For example, if you are in the height group for an intermediate stick and select a senior one you will probably have to cut it down quite a lot meaning the stick stiffness will increase significantly from the one listed on the stick and may mean the stick is too hard for you to flex.
Senior sticks have more variety when it comes to flex ranges as after you have stopped growing your preferred flex will be down to factors solely such as your personal strength and skill level. If you have the ability to use a high stiff rating stick (100 Flex) then you will get off a more powerful shot however if you do not have the strength or technique for this you would be better off with one of the lower flexes (75 or 85).
Stick Kick Points:
The kick point is the stiffest part of the hockey stick and this is where the stick will bend when a shot is taken. As mentioned above it is the stick whipping back into shape after being flexed that gives the shot it's power. Different models of stick will have the kick point positioned at different points of the shaft and this gives varied effects on a players shot. When first starting out this isn't too important as developing players will not yet have developed a style of play or preference and can experiment over time. More experienced players however might be interested to know the differences in the kick points to find a stick that suits their style of play.
HIGH KICK POINT: Featured on sticks such as the Bauer Supreme Models the high kick places the hardest part of the stick nearer the middle of the stick meaning more of the stick will flex. This means more of the stick will be involved in the propelling of the puck giving a more powerful shot but the shots can be slower to get off than with sticks with lower kick points. Players who like to hit big booming slap shots or big sweeping wrist shots tend to favour this kick point.
MID KICK POINT: Featured on sticks such as the Bauer Nexus Models the mid kick point places the hardest part of the stick slightly more towards the blade than the high kick point models. This gives the player a hybrid between the high kick point and low kick point models giving you a good all around stick.
LOW KICK POINT: Featured on sticks such as the Bauer Vapor Models the low kick point places the hardest part of the stick closer to the blade than the previous two models. This means this stick is able to whip back into shape quickly meaning your shots will be faster but not as powerful as the previous kick points. Players looking for quick snap shots tend to favour this kick point.
DUAL/VARIED KICK POINT: Featured on such models as the CCM RBZ the dual or varied kick points of the player the ability to let their hand positioning determine the kick point. The RBZ models tend to feature two kick points meaning that the kick point will change depending on whether the players bottom hand is higher or lower on the shaft.
Stick Blade Curve:
Each hockey stick can have different type of blade curve on them similar to how golf clubs have different angles and faces, however unlike in golf, hockey players use the same stick with the same curve on throughout the game. Each brand has a list of curves available that come with different benefits and draw backs so it is important to select the best overall blade for you. Similar to selecting a kick point when it comes to new players who have not yet developed a style of play or preference it is not important to caught up in all the details at this stage. It is recommended to start new players will the most average curves first and then look into a different curve once they have developed a preference. These curves are the Bauer P92, CCM P19, Easton E3 and the Warrior W03.
However, more developed players may want to take a look at the below to see what is available to help their game:
CURVE TYPE: These listed from "Heel" - "Toe" this is is the overall curve of the blade from heel to toe. A "Heel" curve is a flatter overall curve and a "Toe" curve has bigger overall curve. The heel curve offers you more control over your backhand whereas as the toe curve gives you more control over toe drags.
CURVE DEPDTH: This is the depth of the center of the blade or "blade pocket" where the puck is collared. A deeper heel pocket gives you more control and ability to handle the puck in tighter spaces but will be detrimental to your backhand shots and passes.
FACE ANGLE: This is how open the face of the blade is. A more open blade will help raise the puck during shots where as a closed face will help keep shots low.
BLADE SHAPE: Comes with either a round or square toe. The difference is that a square toe offers more blocking area and the round toe gives more puck control at the tip.
BLADE LENGTH: Length of the blade. Defensemen tend to prefer longer blades to help block shots and poke check whereas forwards tend to prefer shorter blades to help stick handle in tight spaces.
LIE: Finally, the "lie" is the angle the blade makes relative to the shaft. It's is measured as a number between 4 and 8 and printed in front of the shaft (most curves for senior sticks are between 5-6 lie). With a proper lie, the bottom of the blade is flat against the ice when the player is holding the stick normally.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIE ON DIFFERENT BRANDS CAN DIFFER. IE A 6 LIE ON A BAUER WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS a 6 LIE ON A WARRIOR STICK.
Below is a list of blade curves available. Not every curve is available on every stick as a lot of blade curves are only manufactured on the high end sticks
Player Handedness (Left or Right Handed):
Hockey sticks come in left and right handed sticks. Right handed sticks will need to be held with the players right hand being on the lower part of the shaft with the blade being held to the players right hand side. This would be reversed for a left hand stick.
Some players who are right handed use right handed sticks however some use left handed sticks as they prefer their strongest hand to be on the top of the shaft. There is technically no wrong answer however when a player picks up a stick there will be a way the naturally want to hold it. If they want to hold it to their right hand side with their right hand lower on the shaft and their left hand on the top of the stick then the right handed stick is the best option and reversed for a left handed stick.
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LAST ORDER DATE FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY: THURSDAY 19/12/19 at 14:00
- Order cut off time for same day dispatch is 2pm
- After dispatch most deliveries will take place next working day however some Northern Scottish deliveries take 2 working days & some areas are not supported by express shipping (See below).
- We only dispatch & Deliver on working days (Mon-Fri, not including UK Bank Holidays)
- Delivery is an all day timeslot
- A signature is required upon delivery
If you are receiving a FedEx delivery and it fails due to no one being in to receive the package then please be advised FedEx generally do not re attempt the following day, they will need to be contacted to arrange delivery on a more suitable day. You can contact FedEx directly to arrange this or through us if you prefer.
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LAST ORDER DATE FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY: FRIDAY 13/12/19 at 14:00
- Order cut off time for same day dispatch is 2pm
- Delivery in 2-4 working days
- Some areas of Northern Scotland, the Highlands & Islands may take up to 7 working days.
- We only dispatch on working days (Mon-Fri, not including UK Bank Holidays)
- Delivery is an all day timeslot
- A signature is required upon delivery
2nd Class Royal mail shipping available for smaller items:
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LAST ORDER DATE FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY: WEDNESDAY 18/12/19 at 14:00
- Order cut off time for same day dispatch is 2pm
- 3 Day Delivery (UK 2nd Class) 5-7 Days (BT/AB Postcodes, Highlands/Islands)
- Delivery is an all day timeslot
- A Signature may be required upon delivery
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France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Belguim, Finland, Sweden, Portugal & Spain ONLY
- Delivery will take 2-3 working days for Germany & France (Small mail items will take 3-5 Days)
- Delivery will take 3-7 working days for all other countries (Small mail items will take longer)
- Order cut off time for same day dispatch is 9am
- We only dispatch on working days (Mon-Fri, not including UK Bank Holidays)
- Delivery is an all day timeslot
- A Signature is required upon delivery
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LAST ORDER DATE FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY: WEDNESDAY 18/12/19 at 09:00AM
- Order cut off time for same day dispatch is 9am (UK Time)
- Delivery in 3 working days
- We only dispatch on working days (Mon-Fri, not including UK Bank Holidays)
- Delivery is an all day timeslot
- A signature is required upon delivery
Shipping details
Express/Courier delivery is only available to Mainland UK with the following postcode exceptions:
These postcode areas will qualify for standard courier and/or postal delivery only.
Hockey sticks can only be delivered to areas available to our Express Couriers so cannot be delivered to the above listed postcodes.
During the checkout stage you will be notified which delivery options are available to you based on your shopping cart as well as the cost involved.
All delivery charges are a flat rate for your order as a whole, there will only be one delivery made and one price to pay for each individual order made.
Delivery Terms
All deliveries are made Monday-Friday with the exception of Royal Mail deliveries which will be delivered as per the postal times in your area.
All deliveries are all day timeslots.
Outside the UK we only deliver to France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Finland, Sweeden, Portugal Spain, Italy & the USA. We do not deliver to the Channel Islands or to PO Box/ BPFO addresses
As with any shipment, a delay or loss of goods is possible. In such a case, the carrier shall start an investigation. Every effort is made, for as long as necessary, to find the package. If the package is not found, the carrier will reimburse MDE Sports UK LTD, who will deliver a new, identical package to the customer free of charge.
We shall not be held responsible for delayed delivery times due to the carrier, including for the loss of goods, bad weather or strikes.
Any goods that are left at the customers (Or another) property at the customers instruction to either MDE Sports UK LTD or one of our couriers will be left at the customers own risk and will not be refunded or replaced in the event of theft, loss or damage.
All special delivery instructions are advisory and will not be considered if they contradict the delivery terms (IE: "Leave in porch" when a signature is required for delivery). Special instructions that are followed are at the customers instruction, if instructions are followed orders will not be refunded or replaced in the event of theft, loss or damage.
Non Faulty Items
Non-faulty items must be sent back in their original packaging in an unused condition within 14 days of receiving the goods (This does not include items that have had custom work done to them at the customers request such as blade or chassis attachment, conversions etc as they are non returnable). They must be returned "As New" and deemed in a re sellable condition by MDE Sports UK LTD Members of staff. The Customer will be responsible for returning the products back to the Showroom / Head Office address and would have to cover any postage costs incurred on all returns. A full refund of the item and original delivery charges will be sent to the customer proving the above conditions are met.
MDE Sports UK LTD will be entitled to make a deduction from the refund for any diminution in value of the returned goods due to use which goes beyond the sort of handling that might reasonably be allowed in our Showroom. The original delivery charges would however be refunded at our basic cost rate, if the customer has selected an express or next day option the difference will not be refunded.
After 14 days of receiving your items there is no longer a right to return non faulty items for a refund unless discretion is used by the MDE Sports UK LTD Management team. If a refund is authorised at this point then, along with a re stocking fee of 25% of the item cost, the original delivery charges will be deducted from your overall refund amount.
Items purchased from our Showroom are not covered by Distance Selling Regulations. Items cannot be returned unless they are damaged or faulty.
Faulty Or Damaged Items
Any damaged or faulty items reported within 30 days of the delivery date can be returned for a free of charge replacement or full refund including delivery charges and there will be no re stocking fee to return the damaged items to us.
After 30 days of the delivery date a replacement will be the only option offered unless we are unable to provide a replacement or discretion is used by the MDE Sports UK LTD Management team.
MDE Sports UK LTD are responsible for repairs, replacements or partial refunds for 6 years after your purchase date. However after the first 6 months has passed it will be up to the customer to independently prove there is a manufacturing defect with the products by providing an independent report and failure to do so will result in no action taken by MDE Sports UK LTD. The report must be from a registered expert and sent to our email address or postal address on the independent company's official documents with a full breakdown of the issues or it will not be considered. Any product that is deemed to have become faulty through customer misuse rather than via manufacturing defect will not be eligible for a replacement or refund.
Please be aware that due to nature of the sports we supply MDE Sports UK LTD staff may request a photo of the damaged item at any stage to verify if the item is covered by any guarantee due to the type of damage that has been sustained.
Please see below for items that are not guaranteed:
Hockey Sticks, Shafts, Blades
These items are not guaranteed as they are of high risk of breaking through general usage.
Skates Damaged by Incorrect Sizing
If skates have become damaged due to a customer purchasing the incorrect size they will not be eligible for a replacement or refund. This is only applicable to online sales as we are unable to select the correct sizes for you. We do our best to provide you with size measuring charts and other help but cannot guarantee correct sizing as help we can provide online and over the phone is limited and it will be the customers responsibility to check the fit is correct when the item is delivered prior to use.
Damage due to incorrect sizing is very apparent and a customer may be asked to send a photo of a damaged skate if we suspect this to be the case.
Any sizing issues of skates purchased at our showroom can be bought back immediately for a free exchange or refund (Provided the skates were tried on in store and we fitted you, if we did not have the opportunity to fit the skates then it would be the same process as the online purchases). You must bring your original receipt with you or our staff will not be able to offer you a refund however an exchange may be offered.
Skateboards / Longboards / Cruisers
Skateboard custom setups are custom made item and cannot be returned. Snapped or cracked boards cannot be returned as they are of high risk of breaking through general usage.
Certain Consumables
Worn items through general use are not covered. This includes wheels and bearings or other ware and tear parts such as sole plates, astro nuts, rising pads, grip tape etc.
Any made to measure goods, any personalised goods, any goods that have been ordered specially and any underwear / base layer goods cannot be returned.
CD's, videos, games and DVDs will not be accepted unless they are returned sealed in their original factory wrapping.
Magazines cannot be returned.
Any items of clothing must be unworn, all tags and stickers attached and in its original packaging.
Completing A Return
IMPORTANT ensure when returning products to us to please include a note that states your order number, name, delivery address and postcode as well as why your are returning the item and what action needs taking. If you are returning your item for a size exchange please include the size/item you would like returning to you. Without this we will not know who has returned the item or the action required and it cannot be processed. We would suggest that you keep a note of your order number in case you need to contact us regarding your return. Please make sure to return your item in an unused and resealable condition, as new and in safe additional packaging for return transportation. Any damage to the item during return transportation will impact upon your refund/exchange.
All refunds will be required to be returned in / to the original method of payment. This includes promotional vouchers and discount codes which will also be returned of the amount originally paid in this way only.
All refunds (With the exception of cash in our Showroom) will be keyed once we have possession of the returning items and can then take up to 7 working days to be returned to the customers account. MDE Sports UK LTD will process any agreed refunds immediately however the transaction must go through the standard banking procedure before it reaches you, this is outside of our control and any complaints regarding this matter should be followed up with your bank. Please note this is the same process when you make your payment and although your money will leave your account immediately it will go through the same process before reaching our accounts.


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Author:Brandon Hill
Date: July 27, 2006 7:45 AM
Source: DailyTech
Here comes the first wave of Core 2 Duo
Intel's Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors were announced two weeks ago with much fanfare from the hardware editors and the enthusiast community. Intel had brought a great-performing chip to the market that was faster than every processor currently available and was much cooler than its Pentium-D predecessor. Today, there were a slew of new desktops and workstation announced that use Intel's new Core 2 processors for desktops, so let's get started.
Gateway has announced new desktops based around the new Core 2 processor: the FX510XG and the FX510XT. The $2,199 FX510G comes equipped with a Core 2 Duo E6400 processor (2.13GHz), 2GB of PC5300 memory, 320GB SATA II, 21" widescreen LCD, 16x DL burner and an ATI Radeon X1900 XT graphics card. The $3,999 FX510XT brings a Core 2 Extreme processor (2.93GHz), 4GB of PC5300 memory, 1TB of storage (2x 500GB SATA II in RAID-0), 21" widescreen LCD, 16x DL burner and dual ATI Radeon X1900 XT CrossFire graphics cards.
On the Dell front, there are three new Core 2 offerings: two desktops and one workstation. The XPS 410 and Dimension 9200 can be equipped with a variety of Core 2 processors and up to 4GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory. Hard drive options range from a 160GB SATA offering up to 500GB with DataSafe data protection. Also available are ATI graphics solutions along with AGEIA physics accelerators. The machines come loaded with external ports including two front/six rear USB 2.0 ports, an optional front Firewire port and an optional 13-in-1 media reader for photo enthusiasts. Operating system options include Windows XP Home, Professional and Media Center 2005. And of course, both are Windows Vista ready. The XPS 410 and Dimension 9200 will start at $1,595 and $1,674 respectively.
Dell's latest workstation offering is the Precision 320. This monster can be equipped with Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme processors and fits right in with any company needing a high performance OpenGL platform. System memory is scalable up to 8GB and both ATI and NVIDIA graphics solutions are available. Hard drives up to 750GB are available as are numerous RAID configurations. Prices start at $1,050 for the Precision 390. For those that would like to see the Precision 390 in action, Digital Video Editing has posted a review of one equipped with a 2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme processor.
Samsung has a new Core 2 Duo solution of its own. The new BZ60 desktop is powered by a Core 2 Duo E6300 processor, 1GB of PC5300 memory, a 320GB SATA II hard drive and a GeForce 6200 graphics card. Pricing is not yet available for this Core 2 offering.
And we can't forget Alienware's new Core 2 gaming desktops: the Area-51 7500 and the Area-51 ALX. Both feature Alienware's new P2 chassis, can be equipped with Core Extreme processors, NVIDIA SLI graphics solutions and can support up to four SATA hard drives in a RAID configuration. The Area-51 ALX ups the ante by offering an NVIDIA Quad-SLI graphics solution. Alienware's Area-51 7500 starts at a mere $1,799 while the Area-51 ALX isn't even warmed up yet until you fork over $5,999.
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Aggressive offseason workouts have Mulder ready
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Just to make sure his arm could stand up to the rigors of being a starting pitcher after so much time off, Mark Mulder pushed himself to new limits around mid-January, throwing a couple of 100-plus-pitch simulated games. Then he backed off, tossing 40-pitch bullpen sessions twice a week as Spring Training neared. And last Friday, he says, everything clicked for the first time.
"Now I know I'm ready," Mulder said Friday morning, prior to the Angels' first workout. "Absolutely. I've never thrown this much coming into a Spring Training, but I also don't know if I've ever been this prepared, either, just because of everything I've done."
Mulder, 36, last pitched in a competitive game on July 9, 2008, with the Cardinals. His last win came on June 15, 2006. Shortly after that, his left shoulder -- beleaguered by two major surgeries -- pretty much gave out, forcing the two-time All-Star into retirement at only 31 years old.
Around October, though, Mulder -- the runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award with the A's in 2001 -- found a delivery that worked for him. He's seen gradual improvement ever since.
"Every week, I can look back and go, 'It's better than last week,'" said Mulder, who's competing with Joe Blanton and Tyler Skaggs for the last spot in the Angels' rotation.
"I know the way the ball is supposed to come out of my hand, I know what it's supposed to do. I'm excited to face some hitters and see the way they react to the pitches and some of the swings that they might take. That gives me a better idea of what I'm doing."


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LaPlante, Egan and the Austins all chose on their own volition to take great risks in the pursuit of truth and justice. This kind of journalism reflects the true spirit of the Ancil Payne Award.
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) April 16, 2012
Freelance journalists Matthew LaPlante and Rick Egan will share a 2012 Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism for their efforts to document the ritual killing of "cursed" children in Ethiopia's South Omo River Valley. A 2012 Ancil Payne Award also goes to the Yancey County News, a weekly newspaper in rural Burnsville, North Carolina which, in 15 months of operation, has established itself as a check on corrupt local law enforcement.
When Egan and LaPlante chose to report on the ritual killing of mingi, or "cursed," children in Ethiopia – a story that had previously been unnoticed by world media – they first approached their employer, the Salt Lake Tribune, for funding but were turned down. Without employer support, fellowships were unavailable. The two cashed in vacation days, tapped savings, and LaPlante even quit his job at the paper, to pursue the story, which was eventually published by CNN.
Broaching a sensitive subject through a translator, discovering illegal adoptions, and the potential for being present when a child was killed were only a few of the ethical challenges the reporters contemplated before they commenced their reporting. In addition to their willingness to risk their economic security, the judges applauded Egan and LaPlante for their careful consideration of the ethical issues in advance.
"Having resolved their ethical dilemmas in advance of leaving the U.S., these journalists were able to report this tragic story in a way that was direct and very effective," the judges said.
The judges called the work of Jonathan and Susan Austin, who started the Yancey County News in Burnsville, North Carolina – the county seat of Yancey County, population 17,700 – in 2011 after Jonathan's nearly 30-year journalism career, "classic public interest journalism at great personal and economic risk." Shortly after it began publication, the paper reported a state investigation into elections fraud involving the sheriff's department that other local papers had ignored. Also in 2011, the paper reported that the deputy sheriff, who many revered for his tough-on-crime attitude, was pawning county-owned firearms for personal gain.
"To take on the powers that be in a rural community where citizens are afraid to speak out against local law enforcement is very brave," the judges said. "To stake your livelihood and personal safety on it is above and beyond. This is an extraordinary example of serving the public good."
"While these two awards are for situations that might seem worlds apart, the pressure on these journalists was very similar," said Tim Gleason, Edwin L. Artzt Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication and chair of the judging panel. "Risking ones' economic and personal security in pursuit of the public interest is both exceptional and courageous. LaPlante , Egan and the Austins all chose on their own volition to take great risks in the pursuit of truth and justice. This kind of journalism reflects the true spirit of the Ancil Payne Award."
Judges for the 2012 Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism were:
- Scott Carney, investigative journalist and Wired Contributing Editor
- Alicia C. Shepard, former National Public Radio Ombudsman
- Professor Tom Bivins, John L. Hulteng Chair of Media Ethics, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
- Peter Bhatia, Editor and Vice President, The Oregonian
- Joann Byrd, retired Editorial Page Editor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Tim Gleason, Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication (Chair)
- Peggy Kuhr, Dean, The University of Montana School of Journalism
- Mark Zusman, Editor, Willamette Week
The 13th annual Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism will be presented on Thursday, May 17 at 12:00 p.m. during a luncheon on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, OR. A panel discussion among the winners will follow. Online registration opens April 23 at journalism.uoregon.edu/reg.
More information about the Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism, including a list of past winners, is available at payneawards.uoregon.edu.
About the Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism
Ancil Payne, a legend in Seattle broadcasting, established the Payne Awards at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication in 1999 "to honor the journalist of integrity and character who reports with insight and clarity in the face of political or economic pressures and to reward performance that inspires public trust in the media." Payne, who died in October 2004, was former CEO of KING Broadcasting; under his leadership, the company developed a national reputation for its commitment to ethical journalism.
About the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
The University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) produces outstanding writers, editors, digital media makers, strategists, and critical thinkers by providing a program rich in ethics, innovation, and social responsibility. Students hone their skills while participating in award-winning student media such as Flux, Mosaic, and Oregon News, and more than 10 student groups, including Allen Hall Advertising, Allen Hall Public Relations and the National Broadcasters Association. In addition to learning from an accomplished and diverse faculty, students have unparalleled opportunities to network and learn from experienced industry professionals. The SOJC hosts the annual Journalists- and Executives-in-Residence programs, as well annual events including the Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism, the Hulteng Conversations in Ethics, and the annual Johnston and Ruhl Lectures. The school counts nine Pulitzer Prize winners among its more than 9,000 graduates. journalism.uoregon.edu


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Missions Emphasis Week kicks off at Liberty University
At Liberty University, where the mission is to "Train Champions for Christ," students have opportunities to get involved in missions work locally and abroad. Many students hear about those opportunities, and hear God's call on their life, during the annual Missions Emphasis Week (MEW), which kicked off today.
"As a direct result of Liberty's annual missions week, millions of people around the world have had an opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ," said Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore. "We believe that this week could be the week that God inspires some student to do something extraordinary in his or her generation. Our ambition is nothing less than that everyone on Earth might be touched by Christ through a Liberty life."
This week, students can connect with many missions organizations at an information fair in the back hallway of Demoss, where representatives have set up booths displaying their work and will be available to speak with students. Missions seminars have also been planned, focusing on tribal ministry and the Muslim perception of Christianity, among other subjects. (Students and faculty and staff can view a on the login page.) Students also have the opportunity to have lunch with missionaries in the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall.
Kicking off the week at Monday's convocation was Dr. Kirk Nowery, Chief Operations Officer of Samaritan's Purse, the non-denominational evangelical ministry headed by Franklin Graham that provides emergency disaster relief to impoverished areas around the world.
Nowery, a Liberty University graduate, first asked the student body, "What is the calling of God for your life?" then spoke about the time he received the call of God on his own life.
Nowery was at Liberty and had asked Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. how he could know what God's will was for his life. Falwell opened his Bible to Psalm 126:5-6, they read the passage and then Falwell put both of his hands on Nowery's shoulders and said, "Kirk, you ought to be a young champion for Christ capturing one of America's great cities for Him. ... Remember, faithful is He who has called you, who also will do it."
He then challenged the students to live a life that is truly marked by surrender — listening to God, keeping their promises and surrendering their lives to God's will.
Missions Emphasis Week will continue through Wednesday when the president of the International Mission Board, Jerry Rankin, is scheduled to speak in convocation.
As a missionary, Rankin planted churches among the Indonesian people for more than a decade before taking on a leadership role. After serving overseas for 23 years, he became IMB's 10th president in 1993 and has plans to retire as president next year.
With more than 5,500 missionaries currently serving abroad, Rankin travels the globe preaching, teaching, leading conferences and encouraging others to answer God's call to missions.
He has authored or co-authored several books, including "A Journey of Faith and Sacrifice: Retracing the Steps of Lottie Moon;" "Empowering Kingdom Growth to the Ends of the Earth;" "Lives Given, Not Taken;" and "Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for God's Glory."


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In the newspaper biz these days, to say we open up forwarded e-mails from our colleagues with trepidation is an understatement. There's always the chance that the next one you click on will bring with it the news that the entire industry has collapsed in a cloud of dust and tumbleweeds.
In the newspaper biz these days, to say we open up forwarded e-mails from our colleagues with trepidation is an understatement. There's always the chance that the next one you click on will bring with it the news that the entire industry has collapsed in a cloud of dust and tumbleweeds, and we should all just pack up our AP Style Manuals and head home.
And sure enough, I got one last week that hit me particularly hard: Turns out the community weekly that covered my childhood hometown of Carmel, N.Y., had closed for good, a victim of the Journal Register Company's recent bankruptcy.
The Putnam County Courier was pretty much the only paper that had any idea of what the people there were up to — the local daily, at least when I lived there, seemed to consider us a quaint little extension of Westchester that was only really worth dipping into if someone was lucky enough to get run over by the Metro North train on its way to New York City.
Granted, when flipping through it as a kid I couldn't find much of interest — it was all about taxes and the school board, and stories about students who weren't me who'd won awards. You know, stuff old people cared about. And they were all by the same reporter, a guy named Eric Gross who wrote during the off hours from his job as a speech teacher for our local school district. Say what you want about the man's reporting, but he had excellent diction.
When the paper closed earlier this month, Eric Gross was still there, having worked for it for 44 years; the paper had been publishing for 168.
I was tangentially involved with it for two of those years, when I was editor of my high school paper and the Courier published it. I had to bring the pasted-up boards in to the Courier office to finish the production process, and to this day I don't know what I could have seen there that possibly made me want to go into this line of work. For one thing, it was cramped and dimly lit, and everything was covered with wax. (It's true: Back then melted wax, to stick the articles onto the boards, was the single most important ingredient that went into a newspaper, other than ink. These days, of course, the wax is all digital.)
Still, something inspired me to eventually pursue a career in community journalism, even if at first I assumed it would just be a pit stop on my way to bigger and better things. Then a funny thing happened: I got married and had kids and bought a house, and realized that what community journalists do — namely, keep people informed about the things that are important to them when they get home at night — was actually pretty important work.
I stuck it out, and so far the newspapers I work on have done the same. But there are fewer journalists doing that work now that the Courier is gone. And I hear the people of Carmel, denied their weekly compilation of town board updates, school lunch menus, letters from neighbors and high school sports scores — and the rest of the things the regional daily wouldn't touch with a 10-foot broadsheet — aren't happy about it.
"I had just renewed," my mother told me this week. "Everybody's talking about it. No one else covered the local news."
I'm tempted to wonder if the paper would still have gone the way of the dodo if everybody who will miss the paper and others like it had spent the last few years actually buying them. In the Courier's case, maybe its parent company's massive debt meant there was no way to save it. But no matter what, there's a big gap to fill now that it's gone.
I don't know what's going to happen to the newspaper business, but I do know that people want their local news, at least if the phone calls we get when we leave some of it out are any indication. Maybe in the future the news will all be beamed directly into our iPhones (or spinal columns), if we can keep enough people employed to gather it until then.
But who knows? Maybe back in Carmel, some daring individual — someone who cares a lot about local news and not so much (at all?) about making money — will start up something to take the Courier's place, something that preferably comes on paper and is delivered to your door, so the town boards and award-winning kids will find themselves covered again, and maybe even up on a few refrigerators.
It's either that, or they'll have to jump in front of the next train.
Peter Chianca is a managing editor for GateHouse Media New England. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/pchianca. To receive At Large by e-mail, write to email@example.com, with the subject line "SUBSCRIBE."


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When it comes to Mobile Development, Stop Worrying about Bandwidth
When it comes to mobile development, I've seen a lot of buzz recently on how CSS3 can help people eliminate images and cut the bandwidth requirement for their websites, however if a good mobile experience is important to you, you may want to think twice before deciding how to retrofit your website.
- The Good Old Days
- The Future is Now
- Your Screensize May Vary
- Don't Forget the CPU
- Oldschool Techniques
- What About Bandwidth?
- The Need for Speed
The Good Old Days
Back in 1999 bandwidth was a big deal. The vast majority of people using the Internet were on slow dialup connections (remember dialup?) while a select few had access to broadband, mostly in corporate or university settings. To make matters worse, HTML was still in its infancy, so any fancy designs (rounded corners, transparencies, etc) had to be faked using images. Being able to get images down to a few KB allowed more people to access to your site, made your site load more quickly and resulted in a better customer experience.
The Future is Now
Fast-forward 13 years. Advances in CSS and HTML now mean that transparencies, rounded corners, gradients and more now can be built completely without images. This means things are more flexible and load times are incredibly low - great right? Not quite. These days we also have these little things called mobile phones and tablets, so we need to keep a few more things in mind.
Your Screensize May Vary
Because screen size varies widely across all these devices, Responsive Web Design (rather than Predictive) is becoming the pre-eminent solution for handling mobile as well as traditional computer traffic. These days CSS Media Queries - using CSS to scale to screen size - is becoming the primary focus of those touting Responsive. This strategy meshes well with the idea of swapping out images for CSS3; images generally don't scale well and as an added benefit you reduce your bandwidth.
Don't Forget the CPU
The bad news is of a lot of these new CSS3 techniques (gradients, transparencies, etc) are CPU (or GPU) intensive. While this isn't a problem for your new laptop, it's melting the little CPU in your phone down to jelly. Transparencies and gradients combined with animation are some of the worst offenders, but caution regarding rendering performance should be taken across the board. The iPhone with it's hardware 3D acceleration, shouldn't be regarded as a good minimum target either - it's a relatively high performance device.
Oldschool Techniques
When it comes to getting around some of the performance bottlenecks with CSS3, sometimes oldschool techniques are the best. Stop worrying about how many images you've been able to eliminate or how few KB your website is and approach your build pragmatically. You may still need to fake a transparency or include a gradient image, but please, for the love of Zeldman, don't use tables.
What About Bandwidth?
When it comes to building websites in 2012, bandwidth truly doesn't matter. And it's going to matter even less in 2013 with the roll out of more 4G networks. Additionally many devices are often on wi-fi, so provider network speed is truly a non-issue. Even on 3G, bandwidth isn't a big deal - we're streaming HD video, so don't sweat 20k images.
The Need for Speed
Making your application fast still matters a lot but remember, when it comes to a speedy website or HTML-based app, getting things across the wire is just the first step. You also have to render the page and then make sure all your interactions are timely and don't overload the device they are running on.
Wed, 01/04/2012 - 21:36
I think you're right about bandwidth not being a big deal, but latency still is. Especially on mobile networks, even as bandwidth increases, latency is still the cause of many noticeable stalls. So while a few KB isn't really the concern, reducing the number of different resources your page loads, and ensuring that they can be loaded in parallel, can still make a dramatic difference in perceived load time.
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 17:33
In reply to latency by Vineet Kumar
To Fight Latency, Use Sprites
Good point, Vineet! But if latency is a concern, then you could keep your images by converting them to sprites. That's one way to reduce the number of downloads, without needing to get CSS3 crazy.
Wed, 01/04/2012 - 22:26
Bandwidth Still Matters
The overall point of your article seems to be "don't reduce bandwidth at the expense of overwhelming the CPU," and I agree completely. Bandwidth is just one of many factors when considering a mobile audience. However, I don't agree that "bandwidth isn't a big deal." 4G is still relatively unheard-of outside major cities, and 3G page loads can be painfully slow.
There's a great article about the trade-offs between bandwidth and CPU load by the creator of Every Time Zone, which is great further reading on this topic.
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 00:31
In reply to Bandwidth Still Matters by Scott Vandehey
Network Link Conditioner
XCode (for OS X Lion) comes with an awesome app called Network Link Conditioner. With it, you can simulate a 3G connection (or even Edge). Don't forget to turn it off, though.
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 17:53
In reply to Bandwidth Still Matters by Scott Vandehey
Bandwidth or Latency?
I think to Vineet's point above, some of the issues you are seeing via phones on cellphone networks may be latency related, not bandwidth related. That said, mobile phone doesn't mean 3G or 4G. If someone is using their device at home or in a Starbucks, they likely have wi-fi.
My main point is, no matter what network connection someone may have on, their CPU is still tiny all the time.


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Table lamp / Giotto Stoppino
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Very large abstract dish from 1964
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1960's Mid Century Flower Stand
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Targeting Yemen
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Correspondent Safa Al Ahmad reports from the ground in Yemen, investigating the escalation of the U.S. fight against Al Qaeda and its impact on civilians. She travels to the front lines, visiting the sites of Special Forces raids and a deadly drone strike to shed light on how the U.S. counterterrorism strategy is playing out on the ground.
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