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{"text": ").\nThe assessment\nThe assessment is split into 10 disciplines – advertising, content, customer experience, data and analytics, ecommerce, email and eCRM, mobile, search, social, and strategy and operations.\nQuestions are multiple choice and so far have proved the match of all but two respondents that hit 100%.\nSome early results\nThis chart shows the breakdown of scores so far at each level of seniority (1212 total and complete respondents).\n(click to enlarge)\n38% of those that regarded themselves as senior staff scored more than 80% on the skills index, compared to 18% and 26% of juniors and mid-levels respectively.\nLooking at expertise in specific disciplines across seniority levels it was apparent that the hierarchy of knowledge held true for each category but one. The one category in which juniors scored higher than seniors was, strangely enough, ‘strategy and operations’.\nThe biggest differential, however, was in advertising, where senior respondents scored 71% on average compared to 57% for junior level respondents – a 25% differential.\nEven in social media, a topic we think that young people know better (making an assumption here that young people are more likely to be junior level employees), senior people scored higher again (63/71).\nAcross all levels of seniority, average scores in each discipline were ranked as follows.\n- Strategy and operations (85%)\n- Content (85%)\n- Customer experience (84%)\n- Ecommerce (83%)\n- Advertising (71%)\n- Social (70%)\n- Data and analytics (69%)\n- Mobile (68%)\n- Search (52%)\nConclusions?\nEducation\nOne of the interviewees in the Skills of the Modern Marketer report, a head of digital for an automotive company, remarked thus:\nWith more ‘digital natives’ coming into the workforce, the temptation is to feel like they know a lot when actually they have a lot to learn in terms of traditional marketing skills…\nThis is perhaps an entirely accurate reflection of the job market. The digital industry is maturing quicker than traditional educational institutions can keep up; because of this, new entrants to the world of digital marketing may not have studied it, either they haven’t been to university or have studied there for a non-digital or non-marketing-specific qualification.\nThese graduates are entirely comfortable with mobile and social media, but may not know the underlying principles of, say, online advertising or ecommerce.\nDespite this, the market is, of course, still tough. As one marketing manager in recruitment stated:\nSEO is now considered a basic skill – not the more technical aspects, but a good solid understanding should be a pre-requisite. And we believe an understanding of social is fundamental, as is ability to write good copy.\nPart of this expectation comes from how easy it is to be an autodidact online. The Skills of the Modern Marketer report pointed to soft skills as increasingly important, perhaps because the tools for self-improvement have multiplied.\nCuriosity and action-orientation are two soft skills identified by the report as those valued by employers.\nSpecialism\nWith search and email/eCRM the two areas with the lowest average scores, this perhaps is indicative of the role for specialists within marketing teams.\nWhilst many recruiters are looking for generalists with a particular strength, search and analytic/database skills have been two areas where there has been specialisation in digital for quite a while. Both disciplines have technical elements that many marketers choose to recruit, outsource or purchase software for (in the case of email).\nEconsultancy’s Digital Marketing: Organizational Structures and Resourcing research revealed the main areas for which organisations have dedicated digital marketing discipline specialists. These included:\n- Website analytics/data (51%)\n- Website design and build (51%)\n- Social media (37%)\nEmail in this list tallies with the Digital Skills Index and its initial results, though search isn’t present in this list of specialists and social is (despite relatively high scoring on the skills assessment).\nRecruitment\nLooking again at specific skills perhaps we can see what will continue to be outsourced and the effects of this. Advertising scores at the junior level on the Skills Index average at 57%. One might think this would dictate recruitment of employees able to plug this skills gap.\nHowever, looking at the chart below from the Organizational Structures and Resourcing Best Practice Guide, digital resourcing is predicted to be its lowest in the areas of PPC and display advertising.\nThis could hint at the continuing role of advertising agencies, or simply that these are skills that can be taught in house, as opposed to the skills involved with great content creation of community engagement.\nDigital at the top table\nLooking at the success of senior level employees taking this test, it’s fair to say those in senior positions, by this stage, have a good amount of experience in marketing and, more and more, in digital specifically.\nWe’re seeing more of those that began in digital moving into leadership roles such as CMO and CEO, especially in ecommerce."}
{"text": "Feb. 21, 2010 Open letter to closed door Pohakuloa meeting participantsWednesday, February 24th, 2010\nMalu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action\nP.O. Box AB Ola’a (Kurtistown), Hawai`i 96760\nPhone 808-966-7622 email ja@interpac.net\nVisit us on the web at\nFebruary 21, 2010\nAn open letter to all County, State, Federal officials, and special interests participating in the closed door meeting at the military’s Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) on Feb. 24, 2010. (To people invited to Pohakuloa from those who aren’t)\nPlease be aware that the meeting will be picketed. We do not believe in “democracy by invitation only.” The doors are closed to the public who pays the bill.\nWe are angry that the military continues to conduct bombing missions and live-fire without a complete independent assessment of the Depleted Uranium (DU) radiation present at PTA and without cleaning up as called for in Hawaii County Council resolution 639-08. The military has been stonewalling the community’s concerns about health and safety for years. The Davy Crockett DU weapons may just be the tip of far more widespread DU contamination.\nWe invite you to stop and dialog with us before you enter the base. Inside, we ask that you be our voice. Ask the following questions and …\nPLEASE GET ANSWERS!\n1. Why hasn’t the Army stopped all live-fire and bombing missions until there is a complete independent assessment and clean-up of the DU already present as called for in County of Hawaii resolution 639-08?\nThe Army denied even having DU in Hawai’i–until citizen groups found out DU had been discovered at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, in 2005. Estimates of the number of DU spotting rounds vary widely–from about 700 statewide to over 2000 at Pohakuloa alone just from one weapon system –Davy Crockett. (There may have been many more DU weapon systems used at PTA and other Hawaii ranges.) Concerns about Army searches, reports, and air monitoring have been raised by. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not yet granted the Army a license to possess DU. Yet the Army has ignored a County resolution calling for a halt to bombing and live-fire that may spread airborne DU from undetected DU munitions.\n2. Are there more forgotten hazards?\nThe Army claims it was unaware of the Davy Crockett DU spotting rounds because they were classified. This should be a wake-up call to investigate for more DU rounds and other forgotten hazards. Remember that the Army tested nerve gas and defoliants on State lands in the Waiakea Forest Reserve (Hilo’s watershed) in 1966 and 1967 while publicly denying such testing. The Army lied. It said it was doing “weather” testing. The State canceled the military lease over the lies and attempted cover-up. Isn’t it time to cancel the State lease to the military of stolen Hawaiian Kingdom lands now contaminated with radiation from weapons testing? Military use of Hawai’i Kingdom lands violates the Kingdom’s position of neutrality stated in numerous treaties.\n3. Why is there plenty of money for new military projects, but little to clean up the 50-plus former military sites on Hawai’i Island littered with unexploded ordnance, toxins, and other hazards? When will all of the 50-plus present and former military sites, totaling more than 250,000-acres on Hawaii Island, be cleared of unexploded ordnance, toxins, and other hazards? A few examples…\nStudents dug up a grenade in a school garden in the Waimea/ Waikoloa area.\nOld ordnance was found twice in 15 months at Hapuna, some in water as shallow as 30 feet, some only about 100 yards from shore.\nA recreational diver found unexploded ordnance in Hilo Bay–searchers then found 300 pieces\nAnother diver found a 60-millimeter shell at a popular Hilo dive site, about 50 yards offshore in 12 feet of water.\n4. Why won’t the military participate in public forums on community concerns about health and safety over depleted uranium and other military toxins? What’s the Army afraid of?\n5. The cumulative impacts from numerous military projects in Hawai’i need to be fully addressed. About 1 acre out of 25 statewide is already military-controlled. Thousands of acres of past and present military sites, Stryker land grab, Hilo National Guard rebuild, University military research, armed “Superferry”/Joint High Speed Vessel—what’s next? There are rumors the military wants more of Hawai‘i Island. How much Hawai’i Island land is the military planning to take? Where and when?\n6. When will the Pohakuloa Community Advisory Group (CoAG) meet?\nIt hasn’t met for seven months. The Army never answered a CoAG member request to restart meetings. Note that the Army only started CoAG a year and a half ago–five years after Sierra Club first asked for such a group.\n7. Why are no public scoping hearings planned for the Army’s Joint High Speed Vessel EIS?\nCitizens should be able to publicly raise concerns for the JHSV Environmental Impact Statement–like\nRisks to marine animals from vessel strikes, fuel spills, and live-fire\nRisks of spreading coquis, fire ants, and other invasive species\nEffects of security zones on native Hawaiian cultural practices and subsistence activities, and on fishing, commerce, and recreation\nVagueness about which ports will be used\n8. We want Military Clean-Up NOT Military Build-Up! If the U.S. stopped spending several $billion/per day on imperial wars there would be more money for county and state budget needs, jobs, and funding human needs. We urgently request that you–as public officials–speak up on these critical issues of War, Militarism and the Health of our island citizens.\nWith gratitude and aloha,\nJim Albertini\nfor Malu ‘Aina ohana"}
{"text": "Composition is one of the most important aspects of good photography, it can not be set automatically by the camera. This is done purely by the photographer. I believe that it is essential to learn the basic rules of composition, before you can begin to break the rules of composition. Yes I know what you are thinking that is a contradiction, well yes it is, but you will begin to understand why it is important to master the rules first before we can bend them, distort them and even break them.\nSimple things can make a big difference to the composition of your photographs. You do not need to get too technical, something as simple as changing the angle of your view by kneeling instead of standing upright or just by taking a step to one side you will be amazed at the difference it makes to the image. Just try it take a shot of an image and then change your position by sitting kneeling or standing on something, anything you can think of, just remember to stay safe and not to take any risks.\nRule Of Thirds\nThe Rule of Thirds is one of the oldest and one of the most taught rules of composition. Put simply it you divide your image into a grid of 9 equal sections by using 2 lines running vertically and 2 line running horizontally.\nThe idea is quite simple you place your point of interest where the lines intersect rather than directly in the center of your photograph. This gives your image a more balanced appearance, when we look at any photograph we tend to look at these points rather than the middle of the image.\nAll DSLR's and many compact cameras these days come with a feature that allows you to place a grid over your view finder, this makes the process so much easier. As time goes on and you become more attuned to doing this you will find that you do not even need the grid it will become second nature.\nWhen photography landscapes divide your image into three sky, horizon and foreground, then place your point of interest on one of the intersecting line this will give your image a much more powerful and dramatic effect. It does not need to be exactly remember this is a guide so do not become too bogged down with getting it perfect. Practice taking lots of different shots and see which looks the best, you will be amazed at how much your photographs improve and how your confidence grows each time.\nHorizontal or Vertical\nOne of the simplest things you can do to change the composition of your photographs is to turn your camera on its side and photograph an image vertically, it's amazing how many of us never do this, It can change a photograph completely. Even landscape photography which is traditionally taken in a horizontal format can be improved so much by simply using your camera in a vertical format. For instance if you have a scene with a path leading up to tour point of interest or a long meandering stream, both of these can be much more effective if shot vertically rather than horizontally.\nFraming\nFraming your image is also an option, I do not mean framing your image with a wooden frame after you have taken the shot. These can be natural frames such as a doorway, an archway or tree's anything can be used. Have fun with this and see what is around you when composing your image, you will be amazed at the many different natural frames available to you and the difference that they make to your photographs.\nBackground\nThe background is something many new photographers tend to pay little or no attention, this can make or break a photograph. A busy or distracting background will detract from the main point of interest in your image and inevitably ruin your intended effect. Quite simply pay attention to what is around you, will the background complement your photograph or will it be too distracting, can you change your position and improve the background. Maybe you have no option and have to put up with the background you have, well there is still something you can do. If you have no option but to use the back ground you have, then one option is to make your main point of interest sharp and blur the background, this is achieved by using a wide aperture this means reducing the F number on your lens to the lowest possible F number F3.5 or F2.8. The lower the F number the more the background will blur so experiment and see how much you want the background to blur.\nThese are just a few ways in which you can improve your photographs using composition, the best way you can master these techniques is by practice so just get out there and have a go. Do not be afraid to experiment and try different things, remember these are guide lines you do not have to stick to them religiously. Once again the most important thing is for you to enjoy yourself and have fun."}
{"text": "FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Heavy recent rain is causing rivers to rise. Some minor to moderate flooding is likely in many areas. Also, along the Saint Marys near Decatur moderate flooding will likely occur. Indiana 101 north of Pleasant Mills may be impacted by high water as well as agricultural land. As far as the Maumee in Fort Wayne, the highest stage is expceted late Friday at 22.0 ft and moderate flooding is possible including the River Haven area. The St. Marys river may cause some street flooding in the Fort Wayne area as well.\nIn Huntington the Little River will be near 18 feet and moderate flooding is possible but the river should begin falling today."}
{"text": "It IS a lot of vegies, and I'm lucky I have two refrigerators because one is full of my juicing stuff! We live a long way from a store, so I have to buy in quantity.\nI've found that when I have a big glass of my juice in the morning (before any coffee or anything else), I really don't get hungry until around lunchtime. In the past, I would start wanting to \"graze\" around 10:00 or so for some kind of snack. Don't get that with the juice."}
{"text": "and found 50,,\n11 July 2008 12:35\nHarley Davidson is buying motorcycle manufacturers MV Agusta and Cagiva in a massive £56 million (70 million Euro) deal. The MV Group is currently owned almost entirely by the Castiglioni family with Claudio Castiglioni at the helm but the deal will see ownership move to Harley Davidson while Claudio Castiglioni stays on as chairman. The man responsible for the styling ...\nAngus Farquhar,\n08 July 2008 12:51\nIn this week's packed new edition of MCN we've got Triumphs new 2009 range spied testing, the first group test of the Yamaha Tenere and the inside secrets of BMW's new superbike. Click here to see a free 16-page sample of the July 9 edition of MCN We've got spy shots of Triumphs 2009 Bonneville, Daytona 675, Street Triple, Street Triple ...\nAngus Farquhar, ...\nSave money by comparing quotes. It's quick and easy\nCompare and buy 100s of bargain priced products for you and your bike\nMotorcycle Cover \| Cheap Motorcycle Insurance \| Moped Insurance \| Scooter Insurance \| 125 Insurance \| Work Experience"}
{"text": "Fingerprinting\nfingerprinting_0.jpg\nN.T.P.D. offers non-criminal fingerprinting for things such as employment and background purposes. Fingerprinting is done at the police station Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Appointments can be made by calling 717-938-2608 or walk-ins are always welcome when personnel are available. There is a $15.00 fee for fingerprinting services payable by cash or check only. Contact the department with any questions you may have on this service."}
{"text": "Eclipse Theia IDE – FAQ\nIn this article we´ll answer the most frequently asked questions about the Eclipse Theia IDE, the open source platform for building web- and cloud-based IDEs and Tools. This article provides an overview, quick answers and references to follow up reads.\nWhat is the Eclipse Theia?\nEclipse Theia is an open source platform for building web- and cloud-based tools and IDEs. Possible use cases range from providing custom language support, DSLs, but also graphical modeling tools and data-centric configuration UIs. Theia provides a workbench, a module system and reusable base features such as Git integration. Theia-based tools can be deployed remotely and accessed via a browser, or as an alternative, as a desktop Application (via Electron). Theia is based on Typescript, HTML, CSS, the Language Server Protocol (LSP) and Monaco Code editor provided by VS Code. Find more details in this introduction of Eclipse Theia and the comparison of Theia to VS Code.\nHow to download, install and run Eclipse Theia?\nEclipse Theia is a platform for building web-based tools rather than being a product that can directly be downloaded. However, you can very easily configure and launch a product based on Theia just like any other application based on Node.js. Furthermore, there are predefined example products based on Theia (see here). Finally, you can use Theia as part of Eclipse Che (see also how to launch Eclipse Che).\nHow to use Eclipse Theia?\nThe usability concept of Eclipse Theia is very similar to VS Code. It is focussed around a keyboard-friendly command palette. Further, Theia provides basic tool features, such as a file explorer, Git support and a code editor. A more detailed walkthrough of Theia is available in the tutorial on how to use Eclipse Theia.\nHow to use Git in Eclipse Theia?\nThe most important Git features are available via a dedicated SCM view and a history view. Additional features can be triggered via the command palette. Finally, as Theia integrates a terminal view, you can use the CLI of Git to trigger any command. Find more information on how to use Git in Theia.\nHow to extend and adapt Eclipse Theia?\nTheia provides two extension models: extensions and plugins. Extensions are based on dependency injection and are more powerful in terms of what you can do compared to plugins. Plugins work with a defined API, which matches the VS Code API. Plugins are encapsulated in a dedicated process and cannot “harm” the stability of the hosting product. Moreover, plugins can be installed at runtime. More information can be found in the detailed comparison of Eclipse Theia extensions and plugins, how to develop Theia plugins and in the introduction to Theia extensions.\nCan I build domain-specific/modeling tools with Eclipse Theia?\nTheia is very flexible and supports building tools for any kind of domain. This includes non-IDE like tools such as data-dentric tools or graphical modeling tools. This is enabled by additional technologies that integrate well with Theia such as Eclipse GLSP or EMF.cloud. Please see here for an overview on how to build these tools with Theia.\nDoes Eclipse Theia support diagram editors?\nYes, the Eclipse Graphical Language Server Platform (GLSP) provides a Theia integration to enable diagram editors. GLSP is very similar to LSP for textual editors. It encapsulates the diagram logic on the server and provides a generic client for rendering the diagram. See our introduction to GLSP and the GLSP website.\nHow does Eclipse Theia relate to Eclipse Che?\nEclipse Theia provides an application platform for online IDEs, code editors and domain specific tools. Eclipse Che provides a workspace server for hosting the service-site runtime environment required by these tools. Eclipse Che uses Theia as its default IDE to work in online workspaces. More details on the relationship between Eclipse Che and Theia.\nHow does Eclipse Theia compare to VS Code?\nEclipse Theia reuses a lot of technology and concepts from VS Code, including LSP, the Monaco Code editor and the general usability concept. Theia provides the same extension API as VS Code, so you can use VS Code extensions in Theia. Additionally, Theia provides a second, more powerful extension mechanism (see here for the difference between the extension mechanisms of Theia). Furthermore, Theia provides an online mode out of the box and is a vendor neutral project hosted at the Eclipse Foundation. See the more detailed comparison between VS Code and Eclipse Theia for more information, as well as the comparison “Eclipse Che vs. VS Code (online\|codespaces)”.\nHow to get support and consulting for Eclipse Theia?\nEclipse Theia is a vendor-neutral open source project, hosted at the Eclipse Foundation. If you want to build a product based on Eclipse Theia, there are service providers to support you with initial consulting, training and the actual implementation. EclipseSource is a service provider for tools in general and for Theia in particular. See here for consulting and support offerings for Eclipse Theia, for web-based tools including VS Code and tools in general.\nConclusion\nWe hope this article provides a good starting point to learn more about Eclipse Theia. If you miss the answer to a specific question about Theia, please feel free to get in contact with us. Please also check out the overview of Theia-related articles and tutorials."}
{"text": "For free and confidential legal advice please call Rights of Women. For other help and support, please see our list of helplines and websites here. To get updates on our news and campaigns, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. For enquiries about Justice for Women please contact us:\nTelephone: 07527 465 099 (please leave a message and we will be in touch as soon as we can. For a more prompt response, please use the above contact form)\nWrite to us: Justice for Women, 55 Rathcoole Gardens, London N8 9NE"}
{"text": "We have noticed that you have an ad blocker enabled which restricts ads served on the site.\nPlease disable to continue reading.\nLAST UPDATED : Jun 10, 2017, 03.27PM IST\nTwentythree-year-old farmer from Andhra Pradesh, U Mani Ratnam, was arrested by Cyber Crime police of Hyderabad Commissionerate on Friday for sending vulgar content to women through social media.\nA Dail 100 police response vehicle (PRV) was vandalized and policemen were injured when a mob pelted stones at them late on Friday night at Saijna village under Meerganj police station.\nChief minister Siddaramaiah criticized the habit of the rich to display their wealth by organizing lavish marriages.\nSrinivasa Kalyana director admits that he wanted to draw attention to his film\nA doctor at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim, in a complaint with Agasaim police, stated that some unidentified persons had drawn vulgar graffiti on the walls of her department.\nThe members of Shiv Sena Chitrapat Sena on Tuesday burnt the posters of the upcoming hindi movie Ishq Junoon outside Dadar Railway station.The movie is likely to release in theatres on November 11.\nCopyright © 2017 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service"}
{"text": "What counts as a uniform?\nQuestion: We’re an electric utility cooperative. Per OSHA guidelines, employees must wear clothing that’s highly fire retardant. So far, employees have been wearing their own jackets, overalls, etc.; but since these items are expensive, the company is thinking of purchasing them for employees. Before we take the plunge, we need to know whether these items qualify as uniforms. Management says yes, because they’re specialty items. Payroll is not so sure because the clothing looks exactly like street clothing.\nAnswer: Unfortunately, there’s no cut-and-dried answer to this question. Uniforms may be provided tax free to employees if they’re required by the job (clearly this is the case) and they’re not easily adaptable to street clothes. So the issue isn’t what the clothing looks like, it’s whether the garments can substitute for everyday street clothing.\nIn your case, garments that are highly flame-retardant may look like other garments, but may not be easily adaptable to street wear, especially if they’re heavy and hot. If the garments can substitute for street wear, you may not provide them tax free. As you evaluate this issue, it would be wise to take an expansive view of the concept of street clothing, because the IRS certainly does.\nIs bike sharing a legitimate pretax commuter benefit?\nQuestion: Our company is located in New York City, which has a fee-supported bike-sharing program. Employees who commute via mass transit can have pretax deductions made from their pay for their commuting costs. A couple of employees who bicycle to work have asked whether they can pay these fees on a pretax basis. Can they?\nAnswer: No. Under tax code Section 132(f), you may reimburse employees for their bicycle commuting, but you can’t do this on a pretax basis, and reimbursements are limited to reasonable expenses related to the purchase of a bicycle and to bicycle improvements, repair and storage.\nMonthly fees to participate in a bike sharing program aren’t listed among the reimbursable expenses.\nIn addition, employees must substantiate their expenses before you reimburse them."}
{"text": "Product Specifications\nThe Oslo is a humble framed wall mounted contemporary fireplace which is ideal for compact snug rooms.\nIt is composed of a stylish white or black frame, double burner and a protective tempered glass base that makes an astonishingly bold statement.\nAvailable in white OR black.\nDescription\nHeight: 500mm\nWidth: 500mm\nDepth: 160mm"}
{"text": "7.\n1. Apartment Pet Door – An easy, lightweight, modular pet door for sliding glass doors.\nAh, the apartment life. While it certainly has its upsides, being unable to significantly alter your surroundings is definitely not one of them. Let’s say, for example, you want to install a doggie door for your dog (or cat, I guess, if that’s your thing) to go in and out whenever he or she feels the urge, but your landlord won’t allow it. Fortunately, with the Apartment Pet Door, you don’t need his permission. All you need is a sliding glass door, a minimal amount of effort, and voila – no more having to open and close doors every five seconds for your dog or cat.\n2. ZugoPet – A pet carrier that’s a car safety seat, airline compliant designer bag, hands free leash, and dog bed all in one.\nHave you ever said to yourself, “Man, I really love taking my tiny dog literally everywhere I go, but none of the dog carriers available for purchase are fashionable enough for my delicate sensibilities“? If you answered yes, then the ZugoPet is for you. The cool thing about the ZugoPet is that it’s not just a really attractive dog carrier/handbag, it’s also a car safety seat, a hands-free leash, and a super comfortable bed for your Benji. (Benji here means dog.)\n3. Injured Pets Project – Help put injured pets back on all fours with 3D-printed prosthetics.\nI’m of the firm opinion that all dogs – even those dogs that win “Ugliest Dog” year after year – are utterly adorable. Big, small, wire-haired, hairless, smoosh-faced, long-nosed, special needs – you name it, all adorable. Dogs without limbs? Oftentimes they’re even more adorable than their fully-limbed brethren! This is all a roundabout way of saying that those dogs deserve love, too, and they deserve to be able to run and play just like any other dog. The Injured Pets Project wants to make that a reality. Using 3D modeling and printing, they produce custom-fit prosthetics and braces for dogs who need a little help getting up and around.\n4. Double Doodie Bag – An effective poop bag-carrying/containment system..\n5. Convertible Leash System – A custom-sized adjustable dog leash with six different functions.\nIf you’ve been a dog parent for a while now, chances are you have about a hundred different leashes at your disposal. While some of those leashes are just old and no longer in use, others likely perform specific tasks. There’s the long lead for letting your pooch have the lay of the land, there’s the the hands-free leash for going jogging or hiking, and so on and so forth. Well, go ahead and throw all of those babies in a garbage can and light them on fire, because the Convertible Leash System is pretty much every conceivable leash combined. Through a series of buckles, it can be a 3-foot leash, a 6-foot leash, a hands-free over the shoulder leash, a hands-free around the waist leash, a no-hassle (temporary) tether, and a two-handed traffic leash. In short: it may well be the Holy Grail of leashes.\n6. The Davy Rule – A children’s book about bullying and real-life dog Davy Whippet, a 2-time Guinness World Record holder and 4-time World Frisbee champ.\nAs a childless dog parent, I often find that I have little to no interest in children’s books…unless they’re about dogs. In fact, if you were to take Everyone Poops and re-title it Every Dog Poops, I’d go out and buy several copies right now. The point is, children’s books about dogs are the best because dogs are the most sympathetic characters in existence. (FACT.) Take The Davy Rule – it’s about an adorable Whippet named Davy Whippet (a real-life Guinness World Record holder and World Frisbee champ) who has to overcome bullying from other bigger dogs. Aren’t you invested in his struggle already? Of course you are! But if that’s not enough, just look at his cute Whippet face and you’ll be backing this book at the highest tier in no time.\n7. Homes 4 Dogs – Match fun dogs with happy homes in this novel strategy card game.\nFrom Apples to Apples, to Cards Against Humanity, to the most-heavily funded Kickstarter game in history, Exploding Kittens, card games are all the rage these days. That last one is particularly relevant, because the creators of Homes 4 Dogs – a strategy game for matching adoptable dogs with suitable families – didn’t take too kindly to the concept of detonating domesticated animals, even in card form. In fact, Homes 4 Dogs is basically the antithesis of Exploding Kittens. It’s all about teaching kids how fulfilling it can be to bring adopted pets into their homes.\nFeatured Image via InjuredPets.org"}
{"text": "The ClimaVUE™50 is an affordable all-in-one meteorological sensor that fulfills your, gauge gauge centre of the anemometer area where a small stainless-steel needle containing a tiny temperature sensor (thermistor) extends from the middle of the four sonic transducers in the centre of the anemometer.\nUnlike most air temperature measurements, the temperature sensor is not covered with louvred vapour to freely pass to the sensor. The ClimaVUE™50 measures relative humidity and temperature and computes vapour.\nPlease note: The following shows notable compatibility information. It is not a comprehensive list of all compatible products.\nNumber of FAQs related to CLIMAVUE50: 9\nExpand AllCollapse All average current drain for the ClimaVue™50 during the quiescent state and routine 10 s wind measurement is on the order of 300 microAmps.\nThe ClimaVue™50 collects all the information necessary to correct for absorbed radiation using an energy balance approach. SDI-12 bus is capable of having at least 10 sensors connected to it, each with 200 feet of cable. With fewer sensors, longer cable lengths are possible..\nThe ClimaVue™50 does need to be powered continuously to make the routine wind measurements (every 10 seconds) that are combined to give the wind speed and direction. If you only power up and quickly grab a measurement, those wind speed and direction measurements will be of little value, given the inherently variable nature of wind. Campbell Scientific highly recommends that you power the ClimaVue™50 instruments continuously for reliable wind measurement. The average current drain for the ClimaVue™50 during the quiescent state and routine 10 s wind measurement is on the order of 300 microAmps, so battery drain from continuous power should be minimal.\nSee the maintenance section of the manual for recommendations."}
{"text": "ABOUT\nFLANNERY EXCHANGE\nLocated in the heart of Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District, Flannery Exchange is a mixed-use space providing desert guests and residents the opportunity to work, play, shop, dine, and celebrate.\nRESERVE YOUR SPACE\nCOMMUNITY MEMBER\nPERKS & BENEFITS\nDrag the arrows to check out before and after photos of this incredible transformation!\nTHE HISTORY\nA VISIONARY UPCYCLED SPACE\nExplore the transformation of the abandoned 1981 Bank of America building into Palm Springs’ most vibrant destination downtown.\nflannery exchange community\nWhy Members Love It Here\nNot only is it a beautiful space that inspires my creativity, but it's also such a great community of warm and welcoming people.\nAdrienne WileyCovet Boutique\nAs a solopreneur, it's important to have a sense of community. You really get that when you walk into the building. Plus the inspiration that comes from such a fun and vibrant place. It's really amazing!\nAngie OchoaBobo PS\nI love walking into a fun and vibrant office environment.\nAshley CramerLunar Alignment\nHaving the ability to work from more than just a traditional desk. I often go upstairs to use the balcony or cowork lounge.\n"}
{"text": "Goodman Games: “4E is Doing Fine”\nJoseph Goodman isn’t as famous in the RPG industry as Monte Cook or Erik Mona, but his company Goodman Games is a well known publisher of third-party D20 material. In an unorthodox move this week, Joseph shares some insider knowledge on 4E success:\nThe pre-orders on Dungeon Crawl Classics #53, #54, and #55 were larger than anything I had seen in years. More recently, Level Up #1 sold out its first wave of distribution sales in under 48 hours, then sold out the second wave of distributor restocks a week later, and distributors continue to place huge restocks. There is significant distributor support for 4E.\nA few interesting points from his post:\n- PDF sales are tiny compared to print book sales. This probably being the case with Wizards of the Coast too, it now makes more sense why cancelled their PDF line in April. Wizards may have judged the PDF sales to be insufficient to be worth the increased online piracy rates.\n- Some companies are comparing sales of similar 3E and 4E products to judge 4E’s success, but Joseph argues that this isn’t accurate measure: differences in WotC’s books, D&D Insider and the difference in user base eight years after 3E’s launch have changed the playing field, and this is affecting what people will buy.\n- Despite rumours that game stores aren’t supporting 4E, Joseph Goodman is in frequent contact with over a hundred stores, and it seems that the stores which don’t support 4E are in the minority. Conversely, it’s very difficult to argue with someone online who says “my local store doesn’t support 4E”, as you have no way to check.\n- Many compare 4E sales to D&D in 1982 or D&D 3E in 2001, both record highs for D&D sales. It’s arguably unfair to do so, since by that logic D&D has been failing for 33 years out of the 35 since its release. The global economy downturn is also hitting D&D sales, and this may reveal a sales improvement when the recession lifts.\nOf course, as ever, the best advice is to play whichever edition, RPG or game you enjoy. Games are to be enjoyed, not quibbled over!\nAnother thing to consider is that DDI is a huge deal and nothing like it was present before, making it harder to compare sales.\nI can envision a time where most of WotC’s profit can come from selling content online rather than physical books once we have better and cheaper content readers like the amazon kindle.\nThat time is not that far off.\nA follow-up: On RPGPundit’s blog, former D&D brand manager Ryan Dancey has a follow-up.\nIt’s the Interwebs … you get a point-counter-point and it devolves into a flame war. (sigh).\nWe’re gamers, we live for the quibbling!\nFor me, it isn’t the sales that really matter. It boils down too what do you, as a fan of the hobby, think ‘feels’ more like D&D? Some will shrug and say it doesn’t matter, gaming is gaming. Some have drunk deeply from the 4E koolaid trough and champion the new system. Others, such as myself, think that 3.5 is the one true way.\nI am not proud of this but I want WotC to fail miserably with 4E. I want them to close their doors. It bothers me how much I want this to happen. WotC has abandoned what I consider is the best version of the game. So I don’t want them to keep producing what I consider to not be D&D.\n@Tetsubo\nI hear you and I agree with you wrt 3.5 vs. 4E. My advice though, is that you work on your hate. Hate is bad news man … it’s not healthy and the more you hate something the more it will affect you. And the more that something succeeds the more you’ll get sick. It’s bad news all over, man.\nA fellow by the name of Nelson Mandela said this right after being freed after 27 years of wrongful imprisonment,\n”[…]And I realized that if I kept hating them once I got in that car and got through the gate, I would still be in prison. So, I let it go, ‘cause I wanted to be free”\nDon’t be hatin’ :)\nThe amazing thing about D&D is that many of the editions are doing well. There aren’t that many games out there that have a huge following on multiple editions of the game. For example, I personally don’t know many groups playing all the different editions of Shadowrun. It just speaks to the popularity of a game such as D&D.\nWhatever happened to Goodman Games, anyway? They weren’t even at Gen Con this year."}
{"text": "Read Excerpts from Rheta Grimsley Johnson's Poor Man's ProvenceWednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Brian Seidman\nNewSouth Books celebrates the upcoming release of noted columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s book Poor Man’s Provence with special excerpts from the book.\nVisit NewSouth’s Poor Man’s Provence book page to read an excerpt from the book, including Rheta’s preface, the introduction by writer and NPR contributor Bailey White, and Rheta’s tale “The Tool Shed Reading Club.”\nIn Poor Man’s Provence, Rheta recounts how she fell in love with Cajun Louisiana, bough a second home there, and set in planting doomed azaleas and deep roots. She writes about an assortment of beautiful people in a homely little town called Henderson, right on the edge of the Atchafalaya Swamp. As Bailey White notes, “Both Rheta’s readers and the people she writes about will be comfortable, well fed, highly entertained, and happy they came to poor man’s Provence.”\nPoor Man’s Provence will be available from NewSouth Books, Amazon.com, or your favorite local or online book retailer in February 2008."}
{"text": "What are The signs of having Xanthelasma and what's the best remedy for it?\nBefore You seek treatment for your Xanthelasma, you will need to make sure it is correctly diagnosed by a health care provider. Do remember that occasionally Xanthelasma is often mistaken with other skin ailments like a Stye or syringoma. Syringoma are commonly 1-3mm in size and appear as flesh-yellowish colored benign bumps that are caused by the overgrowth of cells from the sweat glands, and have a completely different treatment. Ensure appearance of the yellow plaques, from garlic and castor oil to operation -- though, like all processes, a few of these treatments are old wife's tales, hearsay and might have adverse side effects.\nClick on any remedy below to see the entire Xanthelasma treatment analysis.\nXanthelasma Treatment cream\nXanthel Is a professional solution to Xanthelasma treatment and removal. Direct to your door, anywhere in the world, we make Xanthelasma treatment at home easy and fast. We have remove your Xanthelasma without wasting time with pointless treatments. One safe and easy application and your Xanthelasma will be a thing of the past. We are that confident that our product is in the apex of Xanthelasma and Xanthomas elimination, that if it does not eliminate your Xanthelasma, you will get your money back! Before and After Pictures\nPercent money back guarantee and fantastic customer support, its easy to see why we're becoming theedical advocated solution to easily remove your xanthelasma plaques.\nOur Xanthelasma treatment cream is safe, effective, fast and pain free. Leaving no scars, with no medical downtime and is offered at a great price of just $169 USD, such as Free global monitored shipping anywhere in the world.\nGarlic Xanthelasma Treatment?\nXanthelasma treated with\nGarlic?\nThere is good News and bad news about Xanthelasma treatment with garlic methods, once properly examined. First, let's get the good news. Garlic, is shown to have cardiovascular protection and immune-modulatory properties. precisely the identical quantity of patients. It also lowers atherogenic activity of blood serum induced by a cholesterol-rich diet.\nIs natural Garlic effective?\nFor some The ingestion of garlic won't remove your Xanthelasma. Garlic is though worth taking, to control whatever potential precursors to any health issues that the Xanthelasma might be resulting from. It's not going to hurt in smallish quantities and it has the potential to slow down the development of your Xanthelasma. As a viable xanthelasma therapy, it fails, but as a regulator of the ongoing causes of xanthelasma, it is of great value to the individual.\nAre there any advantages to taking garlic supplements?\nOf course there is. Garlic supplements are very useful in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.\nReduces Cardiovascular disease: The use of garlic supplements helps you fight against LDL cholesterol. Additionally, the aortic plaque deposits that collect on the walls of the body's veins can be reduced with the use of garlic supplements too. Studies have shown that garlic supplementation to have a huge impact on decrease blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.\nIt is a fantastic way to regulate blood sugar: Due to the fact that garlic enhances the amount of insulin in the blood, taking garlic supplements may regulate the sugar in the blood which assists in the control of diabetes.\nAvoid Alzheimer's Disease: it's known that garlic contains antioxidants which may help prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia. It's been shown that high doses of garlic supplements can increase antioxidant enzymes in individuals, in addition effort to control your Xanthelasma, with its internal control on your cholesterol levels along with the other health benefits, it a fantastic option for beginning or reinforcing a wholesome lifestyle and stave off the effects of a increasing cholesterol level.\nDo be Aware though, although the consumption of garlic supplements has lots of benefits, consuming too much garlic; in huge doses, can have negative effects on your health and you should never take more than the physician's recommended dosage. Additionally, note that too much consumption of garlic also causes body odor.\nXanthelasma Treatment with Garlic, will it work in any way? .\nSome People indicate that you rub a clove of garlic on your Xanthelasma and it can be of some benefit to your Xanthelasma. Garlic contains two key compounds, a sulphur-rich amino acid named Allicin and a protein-based enzyme called Allinase.\nGarlic is Great for minor ailments and not so good at controlling viruses, but it will help some people. Garlics' disease and virus control comes from the Allinase enzyme. For some people, treatment does work, as they are miss-interpreting Xanthelasma for a Staphylococcus Bacteria eye infection (Stye), Watch image. A fantastic way to check is, if it is painful when squeezed, it's usually a Stye.\nAs our Xanthelasma medical\nXanthelasma & Xanthoma is neither an infection, nor a virus, hence one the secrets ingredients of garlic are of little use in Xanthelasma treatment.\nRubbing Garlic on Xanthelasma?\nThere are Suggestions that continually rubbing Garlic on the Xanthelasma may have a benefit towards Xanthelasma therapy. This treatment is expecting. The Garlic may burn off a very fine layer of skin, but will usually leave you with a scar formation on that treated layer. If you employ it again, then you're doing nothing more than disturbing the scar tissues even more (if you don't leave 2 months between treatments) and you will be now burning off another layer of protection and inducing more scar tissues to accumulate and form in the area to protect the skin. Continue this bad Xanthelasma treatment option for quite a long time and it is easy to see that the drawbacks towards this treatment, begin to out way the benefits. There is also the threat of getting it on your eye. The amino acids will damage the PH of the eye and cause a catalog of problems.\nThere is A much easier way. Use our specialist Treatment with Castor Oil?\nNatural Castor oil as a cure for Xanthelasma ?\nCastor Oil treatment methods are tried by some folks, but does it work? Castor Oil does have some tiny anti-bacterial properties, which come from the high levels of ricinoleic components. High cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides in your blood increase your risk for getting heart disease or having a heart attack over time. Test result discovered that castor oil taken orally could for some people, slightly lower their cholesterol levels in addition to their triglyceride levels. Whilst this won't eliminate the Xanthelasma, for a small fraction of people it has the ability to slow the process of Xanthelasma migration down.\nInstead Of using Castor Oil or Garlic as a form of control of your cholesterol levels, talk to your physician. They can prescribe statins and other forms need do is to dip a cotton ball to the castor oil and use it on the affected area.\nIt's terrific for moisturizing skin:Castor oil leaves provides you with supple, smooth, and revitalized skin. So, whenever you're seeking a cost effective natural skin moisturizer, you can make use of this oil. The more elastic your skin gets, the lesser the odds of having these marks. Castor oil is very full of fatty acid, so when used especially during the last two months of pregnancy, it can help prevent stretchmarks.\nCastor Oil via Topical application for Xanthelasma.\nIf you This particular fatty acid (ricinoleic acid) in Castor Oil makes it to be more readily absorbed than most fats. You different acids that are in the chemical makeup of Castor Oil. If you damage the top layer of skin, your body creates scar tissues cells to defend cholesterol and polyunsaturated fatty acids. There are also very inherent dangers with getting Castor Oil in your eye. As with garlic, the acids will harm the PH of the eye and cause a catalog of problems.\nWhat is the best Xanthelasma treatment?\nIf you Are searching for a safe, effective and affordable eradication strategy for your unsightly Xanthelasma, look no farther than Xanthel, our professional Xanthelasma treatment cream. Xanthel is designed by skin experts to treat your Xanthelasma.\nXanthelasma treatment laser ?\nXanthelasma Treatment with a Laser?\nXanthoma?\nXanthelasma laser Treatment is very dangerous in the wrong hands and is not a recommended treatment for Xanthelasma, even when you are utilizing the skill of a physician or surgeon. The possible Xanthelasma treatment utilizes the exact concepts as electrolysis in regards of mobile cauterization, but its destructive nature will also burst surrounding cell walls.\nA Ruby Laser or ND-yag Q-switch laser would be the only applicable laser to use, if at all, (but any Xanthelasma treatment protocol with any laser isn't recommended). Both lasers are incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands. A Ruby laser could atomize the top layer of skin and continue to burn off the Xanthelasma. The very small layer of epidermis, which is behind the Xanthelasma, is also vaporized, in all but the most technical of hands.\nWhat Is an Nd-Yag Laser?\nA laser works by radiating a wavelength of high energy light.\nThe ND: It's a solid-state laser in which Nd: YAG is used as a laser medium.\nThese Lasers have many different functions in the scientific and medical field for processes like exact same light frequency of your skin, but because of the thinnest of the eyelid and the harshness of the treatment, the top layer of skin usually suffers from vulnerability and thus risks infection. The power of the laser shots obliterates anything in its path on a cellular level. Firing a laser aimed at your Xanthelasma, which most times, has the back of your eye in its course, is not a good idea.\nThe Strength of a ND yag Q-Switch laser is indeed don't even have time to blink. You blink at a 1/3 of a second, a ND Q-switch, fires at 6-10 pulses a second.\nSo is Xanthelasma treatment using a laser a great idea?\nYou could use an eyeball cup, where a piece of titanium in the form of your eye fits over your eyeball. The issues with this technique would be that the laser beam has the capacity to be ricocheted behind the eye. The laser causes explosions therapy. Lasers and eyes should never mix.\nThe Simplest solution is to us our especially designed by skin experts treatment lotion. Your Xanthelasma plaques are removed by Xanthel without leaving damage or discoloration. A safe, effective and inexpensive treatment plan for your unsightly Xanthelasma.\nLEARN MORE\nIs a Xanthelasma Treatment with Electrolysis successful?\nWhile Electrolysis can be a very effective treatment for hair removal and scar reduction, its use as a remedy for Xanthelasma is not typically recommended by skin care experts. Most patients find that Electrolysis for a xanthelasma treatment is extremely invasive, time consuming and not very successful.\nElectrolysis Is the chemical decomposition produced by passing an electrical current through a liquid or solution containing ions. It can be used in the removal of hair follicles by the application of heat using an electrical current.\nElectrolysis Can form of growth from growing.\nSo, how does this work?\nThe Different methods of electrolysis have their different methods of working.\nThis Method uses a Direct Current (DC) of electricity. When the needle is inserted, the power that comes down the needle causes the water and salt in the skin to be chemically altered. The mixture of salt, electricity and water produces a small amount of sodium hydroxide.\nElectrolysis\nThe Thermolysis method, also referred to as the brief wave, works by using an Alternating Current (AC) of electricity. If enough heat is created, it can damage the cells that cause hair growth.\nBlend Electrolysis\nThe Blend Method combines the process of the Short Wave and Galvanic. During this process, sodium hydroxide is created and is then warmed by the power. This heat and the chemical solution, then destroys the hair tissue.\nElectrolysis\nWhile Electrolysis can be listed as a potential treatment or cure for Xanthelasma, it is not a particularly effective alternative, and may actually make things worse.\nIn order To use electrolysis for Xanthelasma treatment, a practitioner inserts a needle into your eyelid and then heats the needle, repeating this procedure for as much as 15 minutes. At this time, the cautery aspect of the treatment makes the plaque appear shriveled and scorched. While it might look like it's retreating, the Xanthelasma will not go away so easily.\nThe risks of\nIn Wholesome skin cells, the electrolysis micro present will burst the cells walls with extreme heat that is designed to make healthy cells regrow. Cholesterol, one of the principal ingredients on your Xanthelasma plaque, has a much greater tolerance to heat and electricity, and this can skew the results.\nWhen Essentially, you are shrivelling up the outer structure of the Xanthelasma, only to see it gradually reform over time, and if they do return, the resulting plaques will be harder looking for a safe, effective and inexpensive eradication strategy for the unsightly Xanthelasma, look no further than our specifically designed removal cream. Specially designed by skin experts and doctors, this lotion will eliminate your Xanthelasma plaques without leaving damage or scarring.\nBUY IT NOW\nTca for Xanthelasma ?\nUsing Tca to deal with Xanthelasma, is it effective and What are the risks?\nXanthelasma Tca treatment is extremely similar to Xanthelasma treated with liquid nitrogen. The Tca is applied by some doctors to destroy the cell walls of both healthy and mutated cells. Your Xanthelasma will be treated in a physician's office or similar and is a painful procedure. Doctors are moving away from this kind of treatment, as have individuals, due to the Xanthelasma, in as up to 95 percent of cases coming back, also because of the aggressive nature of this Xanthelasma tca treatment.\nDestruction Of the cell walls is achieved by the corrosive nature of the industrial acid. There is no mobile deformation however a more, intense cellular liquidation. The Tca originally is non-soluble till it reaches 20 degrees centigrade, then it starts to mix with the water in the cells. When it reaches the standard 37 degrees centigrade of the individual, it's at full penetrating corrosion, liquidizing everything around it.. Scar tissue and hyper / hypopigmentation risks are a really high because of the uncontrolled destruction of this therapy. The remedy will migrate the Xanthelasma away from the ruined scarred treated area and the ongoing variables, will lead to more complications. Though it may work for a very small percentage of the population with the exact skin structure to support such an aggressive technique, the fact that the clients possibility of even blinding you.\nIf you Are looking for a safe, effective and affordable eradication plan\ncost?\nXanthelasma Operation is a Xanthelasma treatment that works, albeit it costs plenty of money. some service.\nFees for operation room: Regardless of where your surgery is being carried out, be it a hospital or a plastic surgery center, you have to pay for the space used. You would notice that hospitals tend to cost more when compared to surgery centers.\nRecovery Fees: Asides from the operating room used, you also have to pay for the space you make use of during the recovery time and the care received Explore more during this time.\nConsultation by Physicians: This is usually unknown to most patients. Whenever surgeons or any other physicians who are participating in your care check in on you during your recovery process, an additional fee is usually generated.\nDrugs: Normally, drug related fees include pain killers that are given to deal with post-surgical pain and antibiotics to prevent infections.\nWhat exactly are the price doctor can cut the plaque out of your eyelids safely. The images of someone coming towards your eye with a scalpel and cutting through your eye lid, is one which you need to be fast asleep for. The consultant will incise all of this Xanthelasma out, cutting slightly larger than is required area to be sure process is for you. The Main on being the excessive rates tag, taking it from the reach of a massive percentage of the populace, designed by skin experts and physicians, this cream removes your Xanthelasma plaques without leaving damage or scarring.\n{\nHelping The others Realize The Advantages Of Xanthoma treatment\nComments on “Helping The others Realize The Advantages Of Xanthoma treatment”"}
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{"text": "Voice Unheard\nSometimes I feel I don't exist anymore\nDo they not hear, why do they ignore?\nI stare at them after the question I ask\nAnd they persistently submerge in their task\nNo change in expression, no nod of head\nUndeviatingly static, they turn me red\nOnce, twice, thrice - I check to confirm\nStill these souls choose to keep mum\nIs there something wrong with my throat\nOr in their eyes, am I just a mote\nAll these thoughts I try to repel\nBut they relentlessly inside me dwell\nI doubt myself, like a broken flute\nAnd ask to God, \"Am I really mute?\"\nSometimes I feel I don't belong in their eyes\nWhy are their replies all replaced by sighs\nI shout their name to have them turn\nShowing their back, all hopes they burn\nAll my vigour and liveliness wane\nWith eternal silence they drive me insane\nAgain and again I'm left unheard\nUp until my actuality disappeared\nInfuriated I raise my voice\nYet again, I fade away as background noise\nSometimes I feel I don't exist anymore\nDo they hear me yet choose to ignore?\n©smily_aina\nsmily_aina 84w\nVoice Unheard"}
{"text": "Hp Jetready 4.2 Drivers\nyung_1 Occasional Advisor Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 12-19-2006 07:16 AM 12-19-2006 07:16 AM Re: HP color Thank you 0 Kudos Reply Bill Hassell Honored Contributor [Founder] Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 12-20-2006 03:12 Printing can continue, but only the black cartridge is being used. The number X specifies a sequence number indicating the current program being loaded.\nREPLACE SUPPLIES Using black only alternates with Ready At least one color print cartridge is out. REPLACE SUPPLIES Override in use alternates with Ready At least one print cartridge is out, but printing is continuing. INSERT OR CLOSE TRAY XX A tray is open and the printer is trying to print from another tray. After diagnostics are complete, reinstall all print cartridges.\nHp Jetready 4.2 Drivers\nThanks again. 0 This discussion has been inactive for over a year. Printing can continue. Thank you! Register · Log In HP Support Forum Home > Printers > Inkjet > HP Color LaserJet 3600n HP Support Forums Join in the conversation. Was the information on this page helpful?\nCLOSE TOP COVER AND FRONT DOOR The top cover and front door need to be closed. TYPE MISMATCH IN TRAY XX alternates with Ready The tray is loaded with a media type that is different than the type for which the tray is configured. Printing can continue until REPLACE SUPPLIES appears. Hp Color Laserjet 3600n Driver Windows 10 Take the printed stack out of the output bin and reinsert it in tray 1 to print the second side of the 2-sided print job.\nDIAGNOSTICS PAGE The printer is generating the diagnostics page. No action necessary. USAGE PAGE For the HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers only. TRAY XX EMPTY\nAccess Denied MENUS LOCKED The printer administrator has enabled the control-panel security mechanism. Hp Drivers RESTRICTED FROM PRINTING IN COLOR alternates with Ready This message appears only for the HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers. I did not apply the patch manually. or See Changing print cartridges in the Use Guide for more information.\nChosen Personality Not Available 3500\nOrder the identified supplies. Sleep mode on The printer is in the sleep mode. Hp Jetready 4.2 Drivers The printer will return to the Ready state when the page has printed. Hp Color Laserjet 3600 Driver Wait for the process to complete.\nHP Color LaserJet 3000: The printer is set to print in black only, but the job is in color. Press for help. Mark as duplicate Convert to a question Link a related branch Link to CVE You are not directly subscribed to this bug's notifications. Attempt the upgrade again. Hp Color Laserjet 3600 Driver Windows 10\nCannot modify control-panel settings in this circumstance. REMOVE AT LEAST ONE PRINT CARTRIDGE alternates with To exit press STOP key The printer is performing a disable cartridge check or component test. Printing cannot continue. Restoring...\nREGISTRATION PAGE The printer is generating the registration page. Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2008-11-20: #13 Pretty sure this is fixed in Ubuntu 8.10. HP Color LaserJet CP4525 Printing slowly 4 Replies Chipotle OP Best Answer KenBurgess Apr 22, 2015 at 4:19 UTC KB Printer & Computer Support is an IT\nMy question is what driver are we talking about?Thank you so much.\nContact HP support. CODE CRC ERROR An error has occurred during a firmware upgrade. USB STORAGE FILE OPERATION FAILED alternates with Ready To clear press (checkmark) For the HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers only. TRAY XX OPEN OR EMPTY alternates with Ready The tray is open or empty, but the current print job does not require this tray.\nor Press (question mark) for help. Press (checkmark) to change the type or size. Replace the USB storage device. You can either run \"hp-setup\" and create a queue for the printer with this tool, so that you get the proprietary plug-in from HP or you use the third-party free software\nPerhaps this was only a part of the bug and another part is in the plug-in. yung_1 Occasional Advisor Options Mark as New Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed Highlight Print Email to a Friend Report Inappropriate Content 12-19-2006 04:17 PM 12-19-2006 04:17 PM Re: HP color I encountered the problem on both Ubuntu Gutsy and Hardy, both 64-bit architecture. That's why Windows has a rather extensive printing subsystem and printer metalanguage.\nPress (checkmark) to continue printing. Order the identified print cartridge."}
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{"text": "Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao will require Venezuelans to obtain visa to visit\n- October 03, 2019 10:49 PM\nDUTCH CARIBBEAN - The Dutch Caribbean islands Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao will require Venezuelans to obtain a visa to visit. This was stated by the government on Wednesday, adding to the nations that have tightened entry restrictions on the crisis-hit country because of mass emigration.\n“This decision was reached after verifying that the situation in Venezuela has worsened, along with an alarming increase in the frequency of irregular migration to neighboring countries,” the government said in a news release.\nThe process to request a “temporary visa” could take about six months. Authorities expect to process about 8,000 visas each year.\nPer mid-2020, Venezuelans will need a visa to enter the Dutch Caribbean. Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok announced the measure on Wednesday after several months of consultations with the prime ministers of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten.\nThe temporary visa requirement is part of a broader total package of measures that is being prepared, stated Blok in his letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Blok is also responsible for the Dutch Caribbean countries in matters that concern foreign relations.\nThe total package has as objective to secure the traffic of persons from Venezuela in a responsible and regulated manner. The package includes the introduction of a travel authorisation system ESTA and an advance passenger information system (APIS) as well as pre-boarding checks.\nSeveral of the measures are being prepared by the Dutch Caribbean countries for which they will receive support from the Netherlands. “Considering the necessary preparation time, the visa requirement will be introduced in about six months, in the second quarter of 2020. For reasons of manageability, the number of requests for a visa for the Dutch Caribbean will be maximised at 8,000 per year,” Blok stated.\nFor St. Maarten the situation is a bit more complicated due to the fact that there is no visa requirement for Venezuelans on the French side. “We will keep in touch with French authorities about an effective implementation and enforcing of the visa requirement in St. Maarten,” stated the minister.\nThe implementation of a visa requirement for Venezuelans travelling to the Dutch Caribbean fits within the Kingdom Visa Law and will only apply for the Dutch Caribbean. The decision has no effect on the entry of Venezuelans into the Schengen territory of the European Union.\nThis explains the fact that there is no visa requirement in France and by extension the French territories. A decision for a possible visa requirement for the Schengen territory would have to be taken by the European Committee.\nAccording to Blok, the situation in Venezuela has further deteriorated and (ir)regular migration has increased in the wider region. Countries close to Venezuela, such as Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Panama and Chile have already taken measures, including a visa requirement.\nThe Dutch Caribbean visa requirement and other measures will contribute to a more effective way of supervision on passenger traffic, but it is not a totally secure solution and the risk of illegal migration by sea remains present, stated the minister.\nThe supervision on the extradition of Venezuelan persons staying illegally on the islands remains of great importance to mitigate the migration pressure, stated Blok. Talks will continue with Venezuelan authorities regarding the mutual responsibility to regulate traffic of persons between Venezuela and the Dutch Caribbean islands."}
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{"text": "Sharp intros range of LX-series LED-backlit HDTVs\nupdated 10:40 am EDT, Tue September 29, 2009\nSharp's LX LED-backlit HDTVs sport 2m:1 CR\nSharp on Tuesday announced the upcoming release of four new HDTV sets using LED backlights. The AQUOS LX-series includes the 40-inch LC-40LX1, 46-inch LC-46LX1, 52-inch LC-52LX1 and 60-inch LC-60LX1. The advanced lighting gives them a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and all are said to be 30 percent more efficient than Sharp's preceding GX-series of HDTVs launched in January of 2008. The power draw is the lowest in its segment, according to the Japanese firm.\nThe three largest models integrate Sharp's Duo Bass ARSS six-speaker system for 2.1-channel audio despite their small size. All sets get Internet access for Japan's video-on-demand services. Three HDMI ports are included on each set, along with a full complement of analog connections.\nThe 60-inch LX will cost the equivalent of $6,130 in Japan, the 52-inch about $5,015, the 46-inch has an associated $3,900 price tag, while the 40-inch model will cost $2,790. They are expected to launch in Japan in mid-November, but there is no word on when or if the LX series will arrive in North America. Most AQUOS sets are exported to the US no more than a few months after their Japanese debuts. [via Impress]"}
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{"text": "Sparks: don’t let the unions block the struggle\nElectricians have been protesting against the proposed 35% pay cut for 4 months. Vociferous early morning protests in London, Manchester, the North East, Glasgow and elsewhere, blockading or occupying building sites run by the 7 firms trying to impose a change in pay and conditions, a demonstration in London on 9th November coinciding with the students and wildcats and blockades of sites on 7th December.\nIn spite of this militancy, in spite of the fact that sparks were being asked to sign their new contracts by early December or lose their jobs (now put back to January), the Unite union did not ballot for strike action until November, and then only for its members working for Balfour Beatty, seen as the employers’ ringleader, and only for a limited strike. Even with an 81% majority that vote was challenged and Unite are repeating the ballot, preventing an official strike on 7th December – but not the unofficial strikes and blockades at Grangemouth, Immingham, Cardiff, Manchester, London and many other places. In places workers refused to cross the pickets lines and despite heavy police presence many building sites were shut down.\nThe struggle so far\nThe strikes and protests which have gone on since 8 employers announced they wanted to leave the Joint Industry Board and impose lower pay and worse conditions through BESNA have been characterised by:\n- repeated wildcat strikes;\n- meetings outside building sites to ensure all sparks are aware of the threatened pay cut and to try and involve them in the struggle, and sometimes brief occupations or blockades. These meetings have become a focus for sparks to show their determination to struggle, and for others to show their solidarity. An open mic has allowed a real discussion;\n- a determined search for solidarity within the construction industry and beyond it. There has been a recognition that they need to get the solidarity of workers in other trades, and that they would be next if the pay cut is imposed on the electricians. Workers inside and outside the union would need to be involved, although this is seen in terms of getting them to join the union. And there has been a significant effort to seek solidarity of workers in other industries expressed in the strikes and demonstrations on 9th November to coincide with the student protest and the proposal to do the same on 30th alongside the public sector workers. At Farringdon on 16th November, although the numbers outside were smaller, some workers – including a group of Polish workers – refused to go in;\n- supporters from Occupy London have been welcomed, and several hundred electricians marched to St Paul’s to show solidarity with their protest.\nThe action on the 9th November showed all these tendencies, starting with a rank and file protest outside the Pinnacle near Liverpool Street after blocking the road it moved off to visit several other construction sites run by BESNA companies and held open mic sessions before joining the main Unite demonstration at the Shard. Several hundred sparks decided not to go to the union lobby of parliament but to join the students. They were immediately kettled and despite their best efforts most were contained and searched – apart from a few who escaped through a coffee shop. The ruling class really do want to keep us apart!\nOn December 7, as well as calling on sparks to come out the picket at Balfour Beatty at St Cath’s Birkenhead sought out NHS Estates workers to explain why they were picketing – and got a sympathetic hearing.\nThere is a media blackout of all this. Nothing on the pay cut. Nothing on the protests, blockades and occupations. Virtually nothing on the demonstration on 9th November, despite the notion that lobbying parliament would attract the media. It is typical of the media to keep quiet about a struggle that the ruling class think is a bad example to other workers. And what the sparks have done so far is certainly an inspiration.\nNo information passed through union channels either, despite platonic assurances of support from other unions – I tried asking pickets outside Great Ormond Street Hospital on 30 November and they knew nothing of the attack on the sparks, nothing of their struggle. We shouldn’t be surprised.\nDifficulties developing the struggle\nJobs are scarce, living standards are falling as inflation eats away at real wages, and all these attacks are presented as painful but necessary by politicians and media. This is true for the whole working class, but the difficulties faced in construction are much more acute. Thousands of militant workers have been blacklisted, and many of them remain unemployed, and this is a real intimidation against the whole workforce. Then there is the difficulty getting regular work, many are forced to subcontract (subbies) or work through an agency with appalling effects on their pay and conditions, and the potential for divisions among workers along these lines. Hardly surprising that many workers hesitate: “Most of the lads are still not up for the unofficial action, a few boys are going down to London though … The lads are coming round to the idea of the official strike. They are looking out for their jobs which is understandable” (post on ElectriciansForum.co.uk).\nThis situation shows that the electricians’ need to fight far more than the 7 or 8 BESNA firms that want to impose a 35% pay cut next year. The agencies already pay less, as do a large number of firms which are not part of the JIB, and those that are only fulfil its rules when it suits them: “The JIB/SJIB set up is NOT working as it should, pure and simple!!!” (post on the same forum).\nUnite – are we really the union?\nWith the original deadline for workers to sign the new agreement looming and no official strike called sparks are getting extremely frustrated with the union. “1 day out wont in my opinion cause much harm, these firms will have plenty of notice of when & how many… IT MAY ALREADY BE TOO LATE”, “people are reluctant to join a union that is run by ‘nodders’ that will sell its members down the river for personal gain”, “I do not trust Unite one single bit to negotiate a deal that satisfies us. I have seen too many of their sweetheart deals in various industries. It is imperative that Rank and File members are party to any negotiations that take place”. The union has been described as “contemptible” for its inaction and absence from the protests. On the other hand “the union is far from perfect but it is all we have”, there can be no Rank and File without the union and no union without the Rank and File.\nSo why do the unions keep behaving like this? One of Unite’s greatest defenders on the forum tells us “ffs stop the union bashing, they will be the ones around the table negotiating the deals..we all play our own part in one way or another but its Unite who will do the main stuff” and “Unite are there to make deals with union lads whose companies have a relationship with Unite, they are there for their members, Unite is not there to represent a whole industry or an agency”. This is precisely the problem. Unions are there to negotiate with the bosses – workers have a walk on part, in the ballot or on militant demonstrations, but the main union business takes place behind their backs. And they are limited to making deals with unionised companies. The unions limit our struggle, divide it by job, by membership of this or that union, by this or that employer. But sparks are facing a 35% pay cut across the whole industry, on workers in or out of a union. And it is only one part of the attacks on the whole working class which needs to unite across all the divisions of trade or profession, of employer, regardless of membership of any particular union or none.\nRank and File Group\nThe struggle so far has been organised by the Unite Construction Rank And File Group, headed by a committee elected at a meeting in Conway Hall, London, in August and which has held meetings up and down the country. They took the view that “It is now widely accepted that we can’t and won’t wait for the ballot, though we will all be glad when it comes. But until then we must step up the campaign to one of even more unofficial action, walkouts on sites with solidarity action from others” (). In September 1500 electricians walked out of Lindsey oil refinery to join a demonstration of electricians. Like the national shop stewards committee the Rank and File Group takes a very militant stance – at times at arm’s length from the union and at times arm in arm. “We are working for the same goals both the Rank & File Committee and the official unions. We are working for the same objective. Don’t allow people to divide us” said Len McCluskey outside the Shard on 9 November, despite the fact that Unite leaders have been conspicuous by their absence from most of the protests, apart from a few token showings, such as at Blackfriars in October.\nThe efforts of the Rank and File Group show the sparks’ militancy, the determination of a minority to resist this attack. It also shows their attachment to the union and its methods of struggle, including the view that the aim of the struggle is negotiation between BESNA and Unite, and that convincing workers to struggle means recruiting them into the union. The dynamic of the struggle, as we have seen, goes far beyond trade union methods and even in a completely different direction with the attempts to link up with workers in other trades whether in a union or not and with other struggles, rather than confining the struggle to Unite members and their employers. The sparks’ total rejection of the cut in pay and apprenticeships contrasts with Unite’s assurance that they will discuss modernisation.\nGeneral assemblies to run the struggle, mass meetings open to all workers regardless of union membership, are the way for workers to take the struggle into their own hands, and to spread it to other workers.\nAlex 9/12/11"}
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{"text": "“The government is us; we are the government, you and I.” —Theodore Roosevelt\nHi, everybody! Since I’ve successfully avoided the hip introduction template on ELGL.org thus far, here’s an introduction to the person (Kitty Wooley) behind the voice in this new column. Recently I retired after 19 years in Federal Government, the most recent 17 of which were spent as an analyst in Washington, DC. Nowadays, I live in Colorado Springs and travel to both coasts. Unlike many of you, I didn’t begin with a public administration degree, nor was I focused on public service or the greater good when I joined the U.S. Department of Education’s Region IX office in San Francisco as a student financial aid program reviewer in 1994. I simply needed a job, having spent a total of nine months out of the prior 3 years in the unemployment line following a layoff and then a career school closure.\nHowever, it wasn’t long before those of us who started together – college financial aid directors, a college business officer, and an attorney – began to get into harness. The harness was one of stewardship, of fiduciary responsibility to the people. In our case, that meant ensuring that Title IV grants and loans were carefully administered on campuses in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii to make it possible for less affluent students to pay for college and graduate. After my transfer to DC to help bring up a risk management system, the harness remained the same although the job description changed. A few years later, one five-month period was consumed by long-distance handholding with courageous yet nervous university financial aid staffs and I.T. developers and some software vendors, the early adopters of a radically new system for processing Pell Grants and Direct Loans. A few years later, I moved from Federal Student Aid to the Office of Management, a collection of important nuts-and-bolts functions such as HR, facilities and fleet management, building and personnel security, and so on.\nYou may be sensing a pattern. As I cycled between external and internal focus, I realized that it was all us – that we really were the government, you and I. And that it mattered a lot that we all did the very best we could. We in local, state, and federal government and we in the neighborhood – human beings who want to go home at night to relax, to raise our children or take care of our parents or tend our gardens or serve on boards or run marathons or learn how to weld or speak another language or–. We, together. The Emerging Local Government Leaders network epitomizes that reality in a dynamic way. In the next few months it will be my pleasure to offer what I hope will be useful support for your public service effort.\nTo begin, I’d like to ask whether you’ve seen the op-ed David Brooks wrote last month, Goodbye Organization Man. What struck me was the following:\n. […] When the boring tasks of governance are not performed, infrastructures don’t get built. Then, when epidemics strike, people die.”\nAfter having experienced the mundane reality and sheer labor that goes into governance and building public infrastructure, most of us have a feel for how difficult it can be. But, boy, is it critical not to have that ugly bridge that was too challenging to maintain fail while we’re driving across the river! And, although we take FDIC insurance completely for granted, we would be devastated if a bank failed and our deposits were lost. On the other hand, some structures and processes don’t work well enough any more, and when the situation is so entrenched that they can’t be shaken up or dismantled and rebuilt, things get worse and worse for customers and employees. And, some government organizations have so many layers, or are so siloed (or both) that they damage employee morale through excessive constraint, kill internal innovation, discourage knowledge transfer and continuous improvement, and subject citizens to unnecessary bureaucratic torture rather than simply providing what they need and are due.\nDavid Brooks seems to be worried that the pendulum is swinging too far, too fast, and he fears that established governance infrastructure, if abandoned by the public, cannot be replaced by smaller ad hoc networks that don’t have the scale, experience, or ability to convene all stakeholders in the face of a large, threatening event and then carry out the tasks that will restore order. Recent commentary by Silicon Valley analyst and founder Jeremiah Owyang shows that this is not an empty fear. Although your current vantage point may not make it easy to see the collaborative economy that is coming in, it would be wise to add this phenomenon to your environmental scanning and consider where such disruption would be constructive, if painful – and where it would inflict permanent damage to the commons. Mayors are sometimes blindsided, and even unseated, by voters over mundane issues such as unsatisfactory snow removal or unfilled potholes, so it doesn’t do to be complacent about processes that no longer work well. Do you have questions or a different point of view on this subject? If so, please consider posting a comment. Thanks for your time.\nThe post We Are The Government appeared first on the Emerging Local Government Leaders site.\n______________\nView Senior Fellows and Friends Events to Date"}
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{"text": "i mean..sheesh! that was so old.\ni remember being in 5th grade, and our teacher was getting married. we actually had the cahones to stand there and say that she'd better hurry up and have babies...she didn't have too many good years left.\nlooking back, it's a miracle she even promoted us to the 6th grade.\nnow - 45 doesn't seem that old. on most days.\ntoday? i feel 85.\nlast night, Husband and i continued a tradition we started when we began dating - we have dinner at a teppan restaurant (like Benihana).\nand, as the afternoon progressed, i kept coughing. not a good sign.\nright now, i'm planted in our recliner, with two quilts over me, still coughing and my legs hurt like a mofo.\nwhat a great way to start out the new year! get sick!!\nthankfully - the Husband left to go shooting with his friend. and i'm fine with that, because he's a crummy nurse. i'd rather suffer in silence.\nor suffer here on the blog.\nso - now that i finished whining, let me share three goals (i ain't a-saying resolutions, i hate that word). feel free to join in.\n- take a photo a day in '08. quite the idea i picked up here.\n- complete 100 layouts in '08 (blatantly stolen from Linda. i have my doubts on this one , but i'm gonna give it a shot.)\n- (and this should be #1) rejoining Weight Watchers and get back on track. Melissa has inspired me every.dang.day. and i need to do this for no one but me.\nnot sure how i'm gonna start the photo a day in '08 today...me feeling like crap and it's as windy as all get out out there. matter of fact, i think i just saw a house and some broad on a broom twist by.\nbut i'm gonna give it a shot. because every day we get a chance to make a new beginning.\nand i get to make one with Theraflu.\n5 comments:\nHappy New Year - hope you're feeling better!\nHillary\nOh oh...can I steal all three?! Actually scrapbooking was on my goal (I'm banning the use of the word resolution!) list, but I like this idea too. You'll post those layouts right?! You always have such cute layouts and I'm a scraplifter so you'd better get busy! Ha ha. :)\nHope you are feeling better.\nAt first I thought 100 layouts a year seemed like a lot, but its only 2 a week..with a week off for your birthday and Christmas!\nI'm sorry you're not feeling well. What a crappy way to start your year!\nJacquie\nAwww - feel better soon!\n...by the way - I was so touched by your previous post, that I quoted you on my blog, I hope that's ok!\n(((hugs)))"}
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{"text": "So I wonder, can you have your cheese and eat it too? How can I ever be sure? I've read and re-read Mireille's stories and other articles that promote the response that yes, you can, as long as you have un peu de tout, an equilibrium. What can I say, I love the concept and I'd love to delve into that carefree balanced attitude towards food that I once had, and yet I still continue to question myself. I'm imparfaît.\nIt's true, I have yet to see a French woman that's overweight, and for that matter, there aren't even that many Chilean women I met that were heavy, but I suppose that I will forever be marked by the all-American \"fear,\" of food no matter where I travel to.\nI'd prefer to like it. Because as far as this unhealthy mindset is concerned, I'm not sure what got us here, and I'm certainly not sure how to get back our eating innocence, if you will, but it definitely doesn't make me happy. I don't think being unhappy is ever worth it.\nAnd considering the fact that we're about half-way through National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 22nd to the 28th,\nI figured that this was as good as a time as ever to bring these thoughts to the table. I mean that quite literally, of course :).\nHow important it is to nourish our whole selves, body, mind and soul; how necessary it is to bring back the joy to eating and, even more simply, living. If I eat well, most of the time, if I am active, most of the time, if I lead an overall healthy lifestyle, then I should have nothing to worry about? While I ponder that I'm going out to enjoy the beautiful sunny weather in Strasbourg. Happy Humpday blogg.\"\nPenny for your thoughts..."}
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{"text": "The temper tantrum I threw when I first went gluten free lasted a good 18 months or longer, in fact, I'm not even sure I've completely shaken it. I still have a crazy-long learning curve before me, but I'm super glad I'm finally headed in the right direction. Especially since I've finally found (thanks to some good friends) a few recipes that make fun, delicious xgfx morsels I can get behind. Wink wink.\nSpeaking of winking, Melisser's in town and today she's signing copies of her new book The Girl's Guide to Life at Herbivore. Since I wanted to bring along some excellent xgfx treats to share, I decided to give the Carrot Cake Mini Marvels from Cookies for Everyone another go, but this time with a few modifications. Amy and I made these last month, and they were so very sweet--and that's saying a lot, cuz' I like sweet stuff. So I cut the sugar back by 25 percent, added chopped candied ginger instead of raisins, used a different but similar flour blend, added more salt and filled them with the cream cheeze cookie filling from Papa Tofu, instead of the one in the recipe.\nThese are delicious cookies! I would never guess they're gluten-free, and they're pretty healthy as far as cookies go. Whole grain flours, lots of fiber from carrots, homemade applesauce* and flax, plus the cookie base contains no palm--just oil and is free of the Devil's Powder! So nice.\nCome out tonight and say hi! The book signing is from 5-8PM at Herbivore (SE 12th and Stark).\nI never buy applesauce for baking. Just core an apple, chop it up coarsely and throw it into a little bit of water in a small saucepan. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, drain and puree. One medium apple yields about 1/2 cup of awesomesauce.\nxo\nkittee\nI don't buy applesauce either.. my method is lazy.. I just puree it in the food processor..\nThose cookies look fantastic.\nUnfortunately, I have become a really good GF baker because of my last job.. I baked vegan GF almost exclusively.. and developed a freaken sweet tooth.\nOh man, those cookies sound great! Jealous!\nHot damn! I do love sprinkles...\nGood tip for the applesauce too!\nAhh those look SO good!!!\nCookies with sprinkles!\nI know how you feel about gluten free, my boyfriend is trying to cut it out and I feel exhausted just thinking about gluten free bagels and muffins. But these look great, and I guess it will only get easier!\nThey look so pretty! Great job!\nYour cookies we incredible!!! I shared mine with Tim because I was full from all those crackers you stuffed into my pockets.\nThe cookies look divine!\nSprinkles on cookies! They look like a magical unicorn made them! WANT*\nI've been avoiding wheat for a few weeks. Without giving you TMI, let's just say that if I eat wheat - you will find me eating prunes later. That's all I'm sayin'.\nMy temper tantrum about going GF lasted about a decade. Glad you are over yours sooner.\nHeh, Devil's power, yeah I try to stay away from that stuff.\nso cute! where did you find non-pareils that don't use confectioner's glaze. i've been looking forever....\nHello, this is the Devil, of Devil's Powder. Thanks for keeping my name out there.\nLove,\nThe Devil\nDevil's Powder\nGlad to know I wasn't the only one who threw a temper tantrum! I am only about 4 months in and it is frustrating. It is nice to stumble upon another gluten free vegan. Thanks for your blog!\nOh yum! Those cookies look so cute. Too bad I've given up sugar for the most part :(\nI think I'm gonna be going down the same path as you, so I have to admit I'm glad to have you to look to for inspiration 'cause I'm not loking forward to giving up seitan worshiping.\nI'll console myself with your pumpkin bagel recipe (once your zine comes out.) Until then, well, I hope I can be as cheerful as you about xgfx.\nO my Lord. I love the photos, and am afraid to say that my oven-less kitchen is receiving a lot of scorn from yours truly at the moment. What I'd give to make these puppies!\nAnd yeah, applesnazz sans grocery jar is the bestest ever.\n:)\nJoanna @ Stoveless\nThese look absolutely darling, Kittee!\nThose are so pretty!"}
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{"text": "2 June 2019\nIntroduction:\nI'm writing this essay within the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut'ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.\nI dedicate this essay to the late Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, beloved teacher and mentor, whose class analysis was the deepest and most brilliant I have ever encountered.\nI issue a content warning that child abuse is discussed throughout this essay, with specific details in the paragraph beginning with the phrase “I might lie awake the entire night.”\nHear that lonesome whippoorwill/sounds too blue to fly/the midnight train is whinin low/I'm so lonesome I could cry\nWhippoorwills do not live in southern Ontario, and thus my imagination had full flight. I saw a large majestic bird; I heard a sombre, resonant tone. Somewhere among the decades my imaginary whippoorwill morphed into the Lord God bird. Folks in the American South fortunate enough to view the ivory-billed woodpecker were consistently awed by its beauty and majesty, its three-foot wingspan, its black-and-white plumage with outsize bill, its distinctive language. “Lord God!” they'd exclaim, reverence spilling forth of its own accord, with that twangy Southern accent I would come to know and love.\nThe Lord God bird could have been the creature named in Hank's song, forced as it was to become so intimately acquainted with loneliness. A small group of men, after my own heart, stepped quietly through the Singer Tract in the early 1940s, the last remnant of Louisiana forest that provided habitat for these creatures. Naturalist Richard Pough was one of them—in 1943 he found a single female, calling repeatedly, perhaps sounding too blue to fly.1 I can imagine Pough's distress. And the distress of those who attempted to persuade Singer Sewing Machine company, “owners” of that tract of land, to revise the plan to clear-cut. “For a bird?!” And thus another species exits the planet, with no fanfare, and very few mourners at the funeral.\nNone of this was known to me in the small southern Ontario city where I grew up, a landscape devoid of majestic birds. The most interesting specimen I tracked was the robin. I believed the same one returned each year to the front yard. Hearing her earnest trilling marked the beginning of spring, and catching a quick glimpse of her neat nest in the birch tree pleased me. She believed she had found a safe place to nurture her blue eggs, and bring them to life. I knew differently but could not communicate that fact to her.\nThe dark-skinned Arab man was likely mistaken for Black. Of course there was no conversation about this, or other important topics, in the small bungalow at 975. He loved country and western music. Each time he chose consistently. My mother might pick country and western, or big band, or polka, or dreamy Bing, but he always went for the same LPs. And I, at four, at seven, at ten, at thirteen, welcomed those twangy nasal voices of the rural Deep South. Especially Hank's. His voice steadily inched its way into my heart, there to remain. From the early days I revered the accent and understood it as integral to this compelling musical experience. What a shock to discover that in the US many people regarded this regional speech—and the people from whom it emanated—as a joke, or worse. What a shock to discover my first adult southern friend had spent years diligently training that twang out of her voice, only to have it pop out at disconcerting, unplanned moments. On that particular day, she said the word, and I repeated it back, confused. “Far?” Mortified, she carefully corrected herself: “Fire.”\nWhat a lonesome time that must have been for her. Carrying the weight of the plan to re-think and re-form the pronunciation and flavor of each word. Learning the white, region- and class-privileged standards for pronunciation and flavor, and thus learning about the politics of class and the ways they seep through in large and small manifestations. What a mournful time, tracking the tongue's history and movement extensively, expunging place and ancestors. Likely the same mournful time my grandparents' generation spent leaving not only the Arabic words behind, but the English words flavored with Arab pronunciation. Forcibly altering the mother tongue is lonesome work.\nIt is my favorite line of the song, and I am convinced it was Hank's. Why else would he repeat it four times, with starkness and simplicity? I'm so lonesome I could cry. What relief, what confirmation. Someone else felt the depth and weight of loneliness. Someone else lived this reality and ached with it the same way I did. Loneliness hung over me more heavily than the blue wool winter coat hanging on my seven-year-old body. Two sizes too big, but with so much wear still left in it. Two cousins and a sister wore it before me. This is one way our extended family made things work; share, save, pass on, recycle, reuse. Simple living, with a small environmental footprint, has been practiced for centuries by working-class folks the world over. One might even say perfected.\nThis is an archetypal, uncomplicated country and western song. Heartfelt emotion, straightforward language, simple guitar line, effective and understated back-up steel guitar and fiddle. A sparse feel throughout, with a plaintive voice. And yes, it is indeed the quintessential country western song, consisting of three chords and the truth. A beautifully clear definition that cannot be attributed to one person or community because so many folks claim it, it gets to the heart of country music (as well as the blues, and rock 'n' roll). Accessible music telling important history. Three chords and the truth. Thank you, Hank.\nI've never seen a night so long/when time goes crawlin by/the moon just went behind the clouds/to hide its face and cry\nI snuggled in the corner of the faded brown couch, fingers seeking out the tiny nubs of twisted material, welcoming the scratchiness that the looped threads provided, making myself as small as possible, an art I perfected early on. I wanted to know more about Hank Williams. Where did he come from? Did he ride horses? Did he clasp his guitar to his heart before playing the song? These were sidelined by the primary question: what had happened to make him so sad? I might have been only seven, but I had a clear understanding of sadness. A person can only sound that sad if they are that sad. You could pretend not to sound sad—another art I had perfected. But to sound that sad did not involve pretending. Real sadness has to do with a person, and their life, and the land.\nMy mother unwittingly confirmed this for me. “This is the music of the prairies,” she murmured to no one in particular, which made sense under the circumstances. The music took her back to the bereft farm in rural Saskatchewan, boldly ripped from indigenous folks and handed over to so-called settlers, who managed to devastate the land in one fell swoop. My mother doled out these details very sparingly, with very little emotion. She grew up during the Dust Bowl days, when the daily jobs of the eight girls included rolling up clean damp rags and stuffing them in windowsills in a fruitless effort to keep more dust out of the house. Setting the cups and bowls on the table upside down so dust would not invade them before the meal began. Wiping down the few pieces of furniture and the hardwood floor, and briefly enjoying the cleanliness before the dust returned. Meanwhile the five boys helped their father, using their hands to follow the patterns of rope from house to various outbuildings, so as not to get lost in the brown swirling haze that obscured the sun for days on end.\nAcross the country, in southern Ontario, her future husband and his four siblings were working in the same diligent and earnest ways, albeit with different tasks: keeping the homemade ice cream in stock, striking out on their own so as to bring in some small cash contribution to the household of a mother left widowed when the youngest was still a baby. A common cold can turn into bronchitis can turn into pneumonia, quick as a wink, and in the days before national healthcare, this often proved a death warrant. And then, the all-too-familiar instability of working-poor existence intensifies.\nYou might say she was wrong to name this the music of the Canadian prairies, you might say he was wrong to name this the music of small-town southern Ontario. And you might say they were right. Yes, country and western music is inextricably bound to the land of the southern US. But in its accurate, heartfelt, and heartbreaking depictions of the lives of poor people, in its role as social-cultural history, this music cuts a broad swath and speaks to poor people living elsewhere. Poor people are linked in mysterious ways.\nHe followed the same routine when coming off day shift, and before going on night shift. Take the LP out of its jacket, open the lid of the hi-fi, position the LP correctly, dust it off, set the heavy needle on top. Let the first few notes emerge, adjust the volume. Then, with an audible exhalation, settle back in the green reclining chair he had covered himself, meticulously and carefully, after discovering extra material in his brother's tidy, tiny workshop. If he has just finished the day shift, it's 4 p.m. If preparing for the night shift, it's 5:30. Whichever, whether coming or going, he is tired. The General Motors assembly line does that. The work itself is draining; then of course it involves two weeks of day shift followed by two weeks of night shift followed by two weeks of day shift. Month after month. Year after year. Decade after decade. It's an excellent way for bosses to keep workers tired and confused. I myself would discover this in due time.\nWas he sleeping in the chair, or just closing his eyes? From my vantage point in the corner of the couch, I did not know. When Side One ended, down went the foot-rest, up went the body; the sounds of Side Two drifted into the small room.\nA voracious reader from a young age, I learned from the back of the LP's cover that Hank Williams could not read or write music. How confusing! Had someone mistakenly typed the word “not”? Because clearly Hank did know how to write music and read it; the songs provide ample proof. Later, thanks to activism, reading, and hanging out with very smart folks, I could translate the prose differently; power gives a group the ability to define reality. Class-privileged people define song-writing abilities as intrinsically linked to paper, pen, musical notations, perhaps even a working knowledge of music theory. … Working-poor and working-class people—of whatever racial grouping—have an amazing grasp of the oral tradition, which has been serving us, and indeed all of humanity, quite well for thousands and thousands of years. We have the ability to write music in our heads and remember it and share it with people. In fact, this is how most of the world's great music has been created. And in such a fashion Hank created his music. Heard it in his own head, played it, remembered it, shared it.\nAn only child, Hank lived with his parents in a tiny house in a tiny Alabama town known as Mount Olive. By the age of seven the dad had drifted away; Hank started working, shining shoes and selling peanuts. In other words, he was right on track for a child born in poverty. All of this began on 17 September 1923, Hank's birthday. Two months later, an Arab-Canadian boy entered the world: 22 November 1923. Fourth of five, living with parents and siblings in a tiny apartment in small-town southern Ontario, by the age of six his dad was dead. By the age of nine or ten—“I'm not sure when I started selling newspapers,” he said with a sigh—he had begun working; in other words, he was right on track for a child born in poverty. Do you begin to see the way lives connect in the most remarkable of ways? Do you begin to see that although the white child in rural Alabama may seem far away from the Lebanese child in small-town southern Ontario, they are in fact closer than you might think?\nDid you ever see a robin weep/when leaves begin to die/that means he's lost the will to live/I'm so lonesome I could cry\nSpring always made me sad. Was his winter behavior somewhat muted? Did it intensify when the warmth and green returned? It did not surprise me that Hank spoke of birds weeping. Richard Pough may have heard the mournful cry of the last Lord God Bird, and I myself have come to believe the bird was actually weeping.\nSpring always made me sad. Was this, my seventh, the saddest spring of all? It does not seem too likely, given subsequent springs, and yet, for whatever reason, this one stands out. For some reason the family exited by the front door, a rare occasion. I had been monitoring the robin through the preceding weeks as she gave full attention to the four light-blue bundles of possibility in the neat nest. That morning, on the path, in full vision, lay the remnants of four smashed eggs. Someone gasped in disbelief; not me. I knew it had happened, how it had happened, and who had done it. I knew he gained pleasure from such acts of destruction. There are people who enjoy destroying birds, who enjoy destroying people, people in their own families. This is the sad truth we would all do well to grasp.\nThe mother robin looked devastated and I swear to this day there was a tear on her tiny face. Yes, it is possible I had simply projected my own devastation and perhaps even a tear of my own, onto this bird. If so, it was a rare occasion; I was already privy to the fact that weeping was beside the point. Decades later I would pay someone $50 an hour, a shocking sum, so that she could teach me to cry.\nDo birds lose the will to live? Do children lose the will to live? How closely linked is our suffering? Does losing the will to live begin with losing the will to sleep? Somewhere in that interminable childhood, with the cruelest of acts repeated with deadly precision, I decided it would be best to remain awake through the night. Things happened in the night. Staying vigilant for the duration seemed important.\nBetween the blind and the bottom of the window above my bed existed a tiny gap where the night sky and a tiny band of stars sometimes appeared. The clock in the hallway ticked solemnly as the hours passed by, with a devastating slowness that never altered. Finally 11 p.m. Then an eternity later, midnight. Then 1 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 a.m. The door to the small room my sister and I shared was never shut. Perpetrators require access. Terrible things could happen night after night, day after day. Terrible things did happen night after night, day after day.\nI might lie awake the entire night and still he arrived. I might be playing in the basement, unsuspecting, and still he arrived. I might be in the backyard, methodically digging in the sandbox, for if there was a way to dig through to China I wanted to find it, and still he arrived. It might be the head decisively grasped and then thumped almost rhythmically against the always-clean wood floor. It might be the matches, lit one after another, then laid neatly along the spine. It might be the rope, the belt, the knife. It might be the basement stairs. And always—always—the invasion of the body's innermost spaces. You might be surprised at how quietly many criminal acts can take place, especially if the victim has been properly trained.\nHow does one not only state the fact of loneliness but find a framework of explanation that allows the listener to feel that devastating emotion? How does one create a song that both in its musical structure—sparse, simple, beautiful—and its lyrical story—sparse, simple, beautiful—brings the listener into the experience? How important is vulnerability in this framework? Whose creative genius is recognized and whose is not?\nHank Williams and other recorded country and western musicians of his time, and the thousands of unrecorded country and western musicians of his time, gave the world a gift with their music, which contains a history of the lives of poor people in the deep southern US. Consider that each and every one of these musicians refused to believe the daily onslaught of explicit and implicit messages telling them their lives and stories were supremely unimportant. Remarkably, they resisted these oppressive messages and focused instead on the value of their communal life. Worthy enough, valuable enough, to be created, shared, remembered. And thus the country songs documenting poverty, grief, resistance, meaningful relationships, material existence, the search for beauty, spirituality, came to be.\nIn addition to the oppressive messages about the community's lack of worth, there is the stereotype of the working-class person as stupid, brutish, close to animals,2 of unthinking, inarticulate, uncommunicative. Contrast those stereotypes with the reality of our communication skills—which shine through clearly in country and western music. In this particular song Hank uses powerful lyrics to tell a coherent story and express a coherent emotional reality. As such, this song holds power. The political power that emerges from proving the stereotype wrong, from refusing to abide by the oppressor's version of you/your community; the spiritual power that emerges from insisting on being perceived and treated as dignified, worthy creatures of the Creator,3 however that spiritual concept might be defined or expressed.4\nThis is not to say that each and every country song holds to this standard. If only! Plenty of vapid, banal country songs fall into the worst of pop commercial music. But more than enough country songs adhere to the pattern of expressing meaningful social history.\nSimilarly, there are many examples of male country and western singers refusing to abide by the standards of toxic masculinity. Including Hank.5 In this song he claims his loneliness. He repeats the key line of the song four times, thus ensuring we grasp the enormity of the struggle with loneliness. I'm so lonesome I could cry. He claims an emotional life, which includes the possibility of weeping. He claims concern over a bird—a bird!—who sounds melancholy. This makes me think of Richard Pough; I can only speculate about his emotional life, and whether he cried when he realized he might be seeing the very last ivory-billed woodpecker alive, but the men I know who spend half their life traipsing through the woods in search of disappearing birds and disappearing tiny wildflowers tend to be as much of a sissy as I am. And the men who confirmed sightings of the ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004? Finding themselves face to face with a bird they had believed to be extinct? Experiencing the joy of rebirth, in contrast to their typical grief-filled task of cataloguing the disappearances of entire species? I read the story of Bobby, a naturalist who was part of this group, who took the time to write notes detailing the miracle he had just seen, before sinking to that southern forest ground and weeping with joy.6 How thankful I am for the gender messages emanating from such men; they have given me the role models and mentors I need as I navigate my way through this world and make choices about the kind of (transgender) man I will be. A choice all men, cisgender/transgender, face, although the stark path of the gender transition does tend to highlight options and provide focus. Indeed I have chosen to be the kind of man who claims an emotional life, who claims my love for birds and other vulnerable creatures, who claims the legacy of my desperate loneliness that I now understand is not going to leave me.\nThe kind of man who grasps the enormity of the ripple effects from one person's particular course of action … who also grasps the reality that this story about my father and his actions, about one Arab man among millions, might be used to prop up the racism directed against Arab men.\nI see you, dear reader, sitting in a cozy armchair, tracking the words on the page. Oh; wrong decade. You're staring at a screen. I have to ask: what kind of reader are you? What dots are you connecting in your mind? The dot from my father and me—the well-worn track linking Arab men with terrorism and violence? (Good job, racist system.) Or a dot to another path, one that acknowledges the widespread and vastly underreported amount of violence against children alongside the diversity of perpetrators and a refusal to tag perpetrator status on groups already marginalized by race or class? What kind of reader are you?\nThe silence of a fallin star/lights up a purple sky/and as I wonder where you are/I'm so lonesome I could cry\nSilence can be a beautiful thing. Silence can be a terrible thing. The silence of the woods carries a particular weight and vibration that I can feel as I lightly step on the soft floor. The silence of a house carries a particular weight and vibration when a cold-eyed leader makes choices and carries out actions destined to devastate and destroy next of kin. Did Hank gaze up into the sky with the same ache that I did? I see him hunched on the pine-board back porch, looking up at that purple sky, right before the purple leaked into purply-blue and then into dark blue and finally into black. Perhaps a large bird, too far away to correctly identify, has just flown across his visual range; Hank can see the bird is some kind of crane or stork or maybe even the Lord God Bird, but that's as much as he can tell at this distance. I'll bring her a little closer to Mother Earth, close enough so that Hank identifies her correctly and utters a reverential phrase: “Lord God, Lord God Jesus. Bless you.” The words of a decent man.\nHank Williams and my dad. They grew up dirt poor. They worked from a young age because their families needed the money. They dropped out of school real young. They had a bunch of lousy jobs, because part of the working-class experience is a string of insecure lousy jobs. Then each man thought they had struck the mother lode: my dad got steady work at the factory, and the workers unionized; and he had stable decent-paying work until he retired with a pension. Hank sang on the radio and people listened and a company recorded his songs and people could buy 45s and LPs in stores.\nHank bonded with his voice, a unique experience for any working-poor man. Perhaps that is what allowed him to speak the truth of his existence in such a straightforward way. His factory-worker compatriot across the border did not. Instead, he chain-smoked in an organized fashion; savor each one slowly and reverently, remove tobacco and papers from pocket, roll the next one methodically and effectively, tuck behind left ear, there to wait in readiness for the summons whenever it might come. He sucked on that tobacco like it was his one link to life. Maybe it was.\nHank Williams died at the ridiculously young age of 29. By that time he was a hot mess; he drank a lot and had become addicted to the pain meds meant to help with an undiagnosed, serious spinal issue that had impacted him since childhood. And let's not forget what it meant for someone to go from having no money to having money, from the invisibility of working-poor existence to heightened visibility. No wonder we tend to do such a pathetic job of dealing with money and stardom when it actually happens. “What now?!” Panic and bewilderment set in. As per usual, poor Hank dealt strangely with cash and being looked at. When poor people acquire money plus star status they usually break down completely. Quelle surprise!\nHank Williams died ridiculously young, and the dark-skinned Arab man lived well into his eighth decade, my hopes and wishes notwithstanding. Hank left behind him something of value for those of us attempting to assuage our terrible loneliness and counter the lies that our community has no value. Perhaps it's the twang, the Southern poignant speech embossed on each word, that provides the finishing touch to this extraordinary cultural expression. It inched its way into my heart. I did not cry then because crying was so far beside the point. But the loneliness ate clean through me. All I could do was curl up on the scratchy brown couch and its worn places and let Hank Williams' voice pour over me.\nRediscovering the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, a pamphlet published by The Nature Conservancy, no date.\nI am aware that likening marginalized communities to animals is a problematic expression of oppressive ideology, as is the oppressive ideology that teaches humans we are superior to other animals and whatever we do to them is fine. At the same time I want to say that as an ecofeminist, I respect and value the creatures we share the earth with, and am happy to acknowledge my connections with them.\nI'm attempting to use the most inclusive term for the Cosmic Spiritual Mystery that many people relate to; I'm also aware that for folks who do not have such a relationship, this term can be problematic.\nMy discussion of spirituality is related to the concept of hillbilly humanism, as defined and explained by David Fillingim, in his book Redneck Liberation: Country Music as Theology. I was pleased to discover this book—which came about while reading the footnotes of another important book, Nadine Hubbs' Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music.\nIn stating this, I am not claiming Hank was a great example of a feminist man. He got it right some of the time but not all of the time. Certainly he exhibited sexist behavior and values, which was obvious to me while reading Colin Escott's Hank Williams: The Biography.\nThis comes from a letter written by The Nature Conservancy, 26 May 26 2005, and sent to its supporters."}
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{"text": "HALIFAX, Oct. 5 /CNW/ - A coalition of the province's health care unions will be holding five regional meetings across the province on the MacDonald government's plans to try and ban health care strikes. The meetings, designed to share information with the 32,000 health care workers who would be affected by the legislation, will take place as follows: Sydney - Tuesday, October 9th, 7-9 pm. NS Community College, Marconi Campus, Room A-147 Yarmouth - Tuesday, October 16th, 7-9 pm, Rodd Colony Harbour Inn, Maple Room Kentville - Monday, October 22, 7-9 pm, NS Community College, Kingstec Campus, Room 2101 & 2102 Halifax/Dartmouth - Monday, October 29, 7-9 pm, Holiday Inn Harbourview, Dartmouth, Lake City Ballroom New Glasgow - Tuesday, October 30, 7-9pm, Heather Hotel, Allan/McBean Room The coalition was formed earlier this year when Premier MacDonald announced plans to introduce legislation in the fall sitting of the Legislature designed to take away the right to strike from some 32,000 health care workers. It consists of seven unions, including the NSGEU (Nova Scotia Government Employees Union), CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees), NSNU (Nova Scotia Nurses Union), CAW (Canadian Auto Workers Union), IUOE (International Union of Operating Engineers), SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers).\nFor further information:\nFor further information: Rick Clarke, (NSFL), (902) 454-6735; Danny Cavanagh, CUPE, (902) 957-0822; Joan Jessome, NSGEU, (902) 471-4566; Janet Hazelton, NSNU, (902) 456-2084; Shauna Wilcox, CAW, 1-800-591-7523; Gerard Higgins, SEIU, (902) 455-1095; Dwayne Fitzgerald, IUOE, (902) 539-5438; Fred Furlong, CUPW, (902) 454-5812"}
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{"text": "AL games: Mariners jump on Clemens in 6-2 win\nPublished 5:30 am, Monday, May 21, 2001\nSEATTLE -- Bret Boone got Roger Clemens in a hole and wouldn't let him out.\nBoone doubled home three runs in the first inning after Clemens walked the bases loaded as the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 6-2 on Sunday.\nAfter Clemens threw 12 consecutive balls, Boone knew what to expect on a 1-0 count. He got a 94 mph fastball over the plate.\n\"I didn't want the count to go to 1-and-1,\" Boone said. \"I looked for a fastball to hit.\"\nBoone hit a line drive to center field, and the Mariners were on their way.\n\"To me, the first inning was the ballgame,\" Clemens said. \"I don't know if I really cut it loose, but you try to get it in the zone obviously, since I'm throwing the ball everywhere but the strike zone early.\"\nAaron Sele (6-0) matched the best start of his career. He also opened up at 6-0 as a rookie and Clemens' teammate with Boston in 1993. In 7 2/3 innings, Sele allowed two runs on eight hits. He walked one, hit a batter and struck out two.\nClemens (4-1) was a victim of his own wildness. He struck out nine for the second start in a row but had a season-high five walks and threw his fifth wild pitch of the year. He allowed six runs on six hits in seven innings.\nThe Mariners took a 3-0 lead in the first after Clemens walked Mark McLemore with one out. After McLemore stole second and went to third on catcher Jorge Posada's throwing error, Clemens walked Edgar Martinez and John Olerud. Boone doubled to score all three runners.\nAthletics 6, White Sox 2 -- Frank Menechino hit a three-run double in the eighth inning as Oakland came from behind to beat Chicago at Oakland for its sixth straight win.\nThe Athletics' six-run rally in the eighth spoiled the stellar performance of White Sox starter Mark Buehrle, who retired the first 16 batters before Adam Piatt's double to shallow right field in the sixth inning.\nTim Hudson (4-3) pitched eight strong innings, sending the White Sox to their sixth loss in a row.\nRangers 3, Blue Jays 2 -- Pat Mahomes won as a starter for the first time in seven years, and Gabe Kapler homered as Texas beat Toronto at the Ballpark in Arlington.\nToronto had won seven straight over the Rangers, who had lost 16 of their previous 19 overall.\nMahomes (3-2) had been 0-8 in 17 starts since pitching Minnesota over the New York Yankees on Aug. 6, 1994. He allowed two runs and six hits in five innings and left with a 3-2 lead.\nOrioles 3, Twins 2 -- Brady Anderson scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly to Minnesota second baseman Luis Rivas, giving Baltimore a victory over Minnesota at Camden Yards.\nMinnesota, now 8-1 in one-run games, was bidding to win a seventh straight series for the first time since 1992.\nMike Trombley (2-1) pitched 2 2/3 innings of one-hit relief for the Orioles.\nDevil Rays 10, Tigers 2 -- Greg Vaughn homered twice, and Fred McGriff went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay stopped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Detroit at Tropicana Field.\nVaughn, who had a pair of solo shots, has three homers in two games and 11 this season.\nMcGriff had two singles and a two-run homer off Dave Mlicki (3-4), giving him six straight hits over two days.\nAngels 9, Indians 6 -- An eighth-inning throwing error by Jolbert Cabrera, starting at shortstop for the ailing Omar Vizquel, opened the door for Anaheim's go-ahead run, and Benji Gil hit a two-run homer as Anaheim beat Cleveland at Edison Field.\nAl Levine (2-2) pitched two innings and was credited with the victory despite allowing the tying run in the seventh."}
{"text": "Tuesday, May 6, 2014\nTombstone Tuesday - May 6, 2014 - Frederick Overley\nFrederick Overley was born on March 2, 1765 in Bethel (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. His parents came from Wurtemberg, Germany. His father Martin (Oberlin) Overly was born in 1732 and his mother Eva Marie Nagle Overly was born in 1729. His parent brought the family to Ross Co. Ohio in 1797. They migrated to Kentucky, before they moved back to Ohio and settled near Hopetown. At age 12, Frederick was a scout in the Revolutionary War.\nHe married Mary Ann Hines. They had two children John (1795), George(1798), Polly (1801), Elizabeth(1802) Rebecca (1806), Susannah (1812), Mary Ann (1813), and Margaret(1815). They lived in Hopetown, Ohio. Frederick Overley is buried in Overly Chapel Cemetery, Springfield township, Ross County, Ohio. He died on May 3, 1848.\nThis is extracted from an Ross County Ohio book documenting Revolutionary War Veterans.\nPosted by Janet Smith at 10:07 PM No comments:\n"}
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{"text": "\nWhen considering the virtues of buy-to-let as an investment, you may also want to consider the benefits of owning REIT’s as an alternative.\nREIT’s, or Real Estate Investment Trusts, have been around for over fifty years, with the former president of the United States; Dwight D. Eisenhower signing legislation into place in 1960, giving the man on the street access to owning a share of the property market that was previously only reserved for intermediaries, institutions and the ultra-wealthy. According to NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts): currently over 80 million Americans utilize REIT’s as investment vehicles.\nREIT’s are companies that invest directly in at least 50% real estate debt through the use of mortgages (mortgage REIT’s/ mREIT’s) or equity REIT’s, that have at least 50% of their assets in the real estate equity market or a mixture of the two, known as hybrids. They may be private, public and traded on the stock exchange, or public and not traded on exchange. REIT’s invest in or finance a wide variety of property types; from timber or agricultural land, retail, medical and industrial to other mixed commercial use properties.\nTo qualify as an REIT on the JSE in South Africa, the REIT must own at least R300m in property, debt must be below 60% of its gross asset value, at least 75% of the income must come from real estate activities, and a minimum of 75% of the income they receive must pass through to investors (90% in the US). This way the investor pays tax on the dividends and not on the REIT.\nREIT’s are classed as total return investments providing both capital appreciation and dividend income. Returns are largely achieved through the stable income from rental properties or gains from property sales. When we compare the performance of the FTSE NAREIT US Real Estate Index (a family of REIT-focused real estate indices which span the commercial real estate industry) to that of the Russell 3000 Index (about 98% of all US Incorporated equity securities) from 31 December 1978 through March 2016, we find that the total returns for exchange-traded equity REIT’s averaged 12.87% per annum as opposed to 11.64% per annum for equities.\nWhen we compare returns over rolling ten year periods, starting from December 1978 until 1988, with the last period from 2006 until 2016 we see that performance is split equally with one outpacing the other for exactly 50% of the time. Returns on REIT’s were more dependable with less downside. This return on REIT’s came with lower volatility (measured as standard deviation) of 7.9% as opposed to 16.9% for the Russell 3000. ()\nWhen we compare real estate returns in the local environment we see that property enjoyed double digit returns for over a decade until 2017, having outperformed both the All Bond Index and All Share Total Return Index. A precipitous decline followed with three year returns in the lower single digits. Allegations of accounting fraud, BEE scams and over-stated assets were levelled at some of the largest asset owners. The local listed SA Property Index had a strong start to the year, however it seems to have stalled with yield around 8.96% at the time of writing and still offering a discount to their net asset value.\nMeasuring the performance of listed REIT’s is easy enough. However, tracking the performance of rental returns for privately owned property is more challenging. Turning to the likes of FNB or the quarterly published Rode Report, FNB in 2018 suggested buy-to-let had remained steady despite the relative size of buy-to-let investors having gone from making up as much as 25% in 2004 to around 8% since 2010. Rental gross yields were 7% for free hold properties and 9% for sectional title. The most recently published first quarter Rode’s Report () suggested office rentals were lagging inflation with vacancies in both office and residential lets remaining high, whilst industrial rentals tended to outperform. Overall there has been a largely negative outlook based on both the local environment and the prospect of slowing global growth.\nFirst it is important to differentiate between fees and costs. The fees of buying a property are relatively straight forward, however they are not cheap.\nBuying: Transfer fees which will include; bank initiation and inspection fees, electronic document generation charge, post petties, deeds office search fees, bond costs and conveyancer fees. A recent article in January of 2019 on Private Property () suggested that a purchaser should have between 8-10% of capital over and above the purchase price and deposit available to cover fees.\nOngoing: Monthly insurance, monthly rates and taxes, monthly levies.\nSelling: Estate agent commission, electrical compliance certificates, partial or full bond cancellation fees.\nCosts incurred for owning the property are things I would deem as necessary for general upkeep or the unexpected. This may consist of security enhancements, a refurbishment upon purchase or periodically; once every 5–10 years or something as simple as a lick of paint. The unexpected costs are those things such as lightning strikes knocking out your electric gate motor, or a burst water geyser. Not to mention the cost of one thing you cannot put a price on; your precious time.\nUtilising a bond to purchase your buy-to-let property means you are borrowing capital (leverage) to enhance the return/loss of your investment. In South Africa, investors who qualify for a bond will still have to put down at least a 10% deposit for their purchase, meaning they are leveraged ten times and paying back a minimum of the principal, plus interest of prime or prime minus 1%; which is currently at 10.25%. REIT’s utilize leverage or borrowing in the same way, however depending upon their assets under management and geographical location may be able to secure lending at a lower cost.\nRisk of loss, and risk of defaulting on payment are risks you take on as an individual investor when you acquire a property in your own name, this in turn could mean being blacklisted and/or losing more capital than you put down – given that you have leveraged or borrowed capital and will owe money on the principal amount and the interest outstanding. Unless you bought a leveraged REIT product (such as an ETF), then the leverage or borrowing is controlled by the REIT itself and you are only subject to the loss of the capital you put down as your initial investment.\nBuy-to-let investors take on interest rate risk for properties that have interest rates linked to local floating rates, so if local rates increase by 1% then the interest rate associated with your bond will normally increase in line with this, reducing your rental income and vice versa. REIT’s address interest rates internally and will attempt to hedge out their own risk, meaning it may not have a direct impact on your cash flow, but a potential secondary long term impact on your investment return within the REIT itself. Generally speaking REIT prices in the US have risen in line with rising interest rates (indicative of a higher demand for credit) and improving economic growth, boosting REIT earnings and the value of underlying REIT assets.\nVolatility risk is inherent in exchange traded markets for REIT’s but less observable in privately trade property owing to how often prices are reported based on property sales. The less often prices are reported, the less the observable volatility and the smoother the prices may appear, this does not mean it does not exist.\nVacancy risk for buy-to-let investors is the largest risk faced for prospective owners. This can turn your income generating asset into a loss making liability overnight if your tenant leaves, cancels their lease or refuses to pay. Other more subtle or unforeseen risks, such as increasing crime levels, noisy neighbouring long term construction or general neighbourhood decline may reduce your asking rental price. On the other hand, choosing a property in an area earmarked for improvement or with the potential to attract high-end long term rentals may significantly increase your stability and yield i.e. corporate leases or residences for foreign cultural attachés. Finding a tenant requires time and effort as advertisements, showings, interviews and references will require your attention. This can be outsourced but will then lower your yield as you pay away a fee to the real estate investment company for sourcing a tenant. REIT’s on the other hand handle this process themselves.\nNeither private property nor REIT’s guarantee rental income and distribution. There may be an argument to be made for reputation risk and the effect of negative market sentiment on publicly traded REIT’s, and how or whether this may increase the rate of price selling, leading to further declines. Arguably, because this is a major concern, it becomes a core area of focus to attract and retain investors, thus reducing the risk. This is unclear.\nGiven the high associated costs of buying property, diversifying as an entry level buy-to-let investor is challenging. Diversification through REIT’s is far easier and can be achieved according to sector (i.e. medical, industrial, retail, office or residential) or geography, both locally or internationally. This can be achieved by utilising local and offshore preferred and regulated financial service providers, examples of which may be your wealth manager, banking partner or specialist stockbroker. Further to this, varying types of growth opportunities and income streams or capital appreciation are available through various managers such as: Vanguard’s Real Estate ETF (VNQ); Schwab’s US REIT ETF (SCHH) or iShares Global REIT (REET). Other more specialised REIT’s based out of the US that may be worth exploring are the likes of the Alexandria REIT () or Rexford Industrial (), both of which form part of the Schroders Global Cities Real Estate Fund.\nLiquidity risk is one of the more obvious risks in physical property, with property being known as a “lumpy asset” – meaning it is not something that is easily divisible and therefore challenging to turnover quickly. Often, and in order to secure a sale, a seller may have to accept a discounted price to conclude the deal. Conversely the buying and selling of an exchange traded REIT can be done relatively cheaply online through a regulated/registered broker or investment platform.\nBuying-to-let is a very traditional and challenging way of gaining access to the property market; requiring more capital with additional cost; it has lower flexibility; lower diversification potential; higher hands on administration and upkeep; with potentially higher risk, especially if you are leveraging yourself or borrowing money in the form of a bond or mortgage. REIT’s on the other hand give you the potential to gain instant access to a diversified global property market, at relatively low cost, with up to date pricing through accredited and regulated financial intermediaries. You can avoid the headache of repairs and upkeep, negligent tenants or the risk and stress of having to subsidize your property in the event of it being vacant. International REIT’s can help you diversify your local portfolio exposure to political and economic risks by giving you dollar denominated income returns, and exposure to growing sectors such as industrial, storage and the life science industry. We live in a global economy with global investment opportunities, as savvy investors we should be taking advantage of the access, transparency and professional service offered to us by the combination of technology and trusted advisers, and an investment into a well-researched REIT should be a part of that conversation.\nCopyrights © 2018 All Rights Reserved by Alphawealth \| Disclaimer \| Privacy Policy"}
{"text": "- About BNC\n- Food Resources\n- Food Assistance Application\n- Housing\n- Textbook Lending Program\n- FAQs\nWhat is SNAP? Important things to know!\nSNAP is the acronym for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offered through the Department of Human Services (DHS). The average one-person household receives $194/month in Electronic Benefits Transfer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a one-person household could receive up to $234 per month in grocery money. In Oregon, EBT is loaded onto the Oregon Trail Card. The Oregon Trail Card acts like a debit card that can be used to purchase food at grocery stores, convenience stores, and farmers markets... Cascadia Market too!\nBNC assistance\nNeed help getting started or have questions? Come by the Champinefu Lodge during business hours for in-person application assistance. We also have physical SNAP applications available.\nMany students may be eligible for SNAP without even realizing it - eligibility rules have changed effective 1/16/2021! If you are a student ages 18-49, enrolled at least part time in school, you may qualify for SNAP if you meet the income requirements and also:\nintend to enter a job/career/paid employment after you graduate OSU. If this is true, you meet income qualifications, and are a domestic student/permanent resident, there are no work requirements. You should be prepared to tell a DHS worker about your career plans/ambitions but other/additional documentation is unlikely to be needed.\nStudents can also be exempt from the work requirements if they have an Estimated Family Contribution of $0 or if they are \"Work study Eligible.\"\nGraduate student eligibility for SNAP can be a little complicated. You should consider working with our Basic Needs Navigator when you apply so that we can help you self-advocate, or interpret some of the complicated eligibility requirements. If you're a domestic student/permanent resident, if you are enrolled at least part time in school, you may qualify for SNAP if you meet the income requirements and also:\nWork at least 20 hours per week,\nor\nTake care of a household or family member under the age of six,\nor\nTake part in a work study program, or are eligible for work study\nor\nAre taking care of a household member over five but under 12, and do not have child care that enables the individual to attend school and work a minimum of 20hr/ week,\nor\nAre unable to work due to physical or physiological difficulties,\nor\nReceive Unemployment Compensation, TANF, WIA, or assistance benefits under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. (For a full list of additional eligibility criteria, see here.)"}
{"text": "If financial advisers want consumers, regulators and the media to see them as fully-fledged professionals they must renounce the FSC’s draft APL standard and petition for open APLs.\nWhen shopping around for private health insurance, consumers are asked to examine the cost and benefits of hospital and extras cover from over 20 providers. Australians in the market for a new car can compare and choose from 14 manufacturers and 30 brands, and those applying for a loan can select from 90 banks and credit unions.\nBut financial advisers, many of whom are degree-qualified and boast 20-30 years’ experience, shouldn’t have the freedom and autonomy to assess and compare all 11 APRA-regulated insurers in the market to determine the right fit for their clients, according to the Financial Services Council.\nReading the FSC’s draft APL standard, one could be forgiven for thinking that the FSC sees financial advisers as nothing more than distribution agents for their vertically-integrated members given the standard empowers licensees to restrict the number of insurers on their APLs to as little as two.\nAnd the FSC isn’t alone in its views.\nThe head of a major life insurer was recently quoted in a rival trade publication suggesting that limited APLs are the trade-off between choice and the ability of advisers to “fully understand the breadth of propositions” given the competitive nature of Australia’s life insurance market.\n(Whack!)\nWhat a monumental insult!\nIt seems that despite decades of continuous reform, resulting in advisers becoming more educated, skilled and qualified than ever before, the FSC and its sympathisers still don’t see advisers as professionals.\nThey still believe it’s acceptable to try and influence advice by restricting product choice.\nUnder the FSC draft standard, APLs only need offer “choice of multiple life insurance providers”. It’s up to the discretion of FSC members to determine the number of insurers on their APLs and the process by which they get on there.\nBased on the FSC’s lax guidelines, two insurers could be deemed adequate choice.\nBut that’s a significantly lower standard than that recommended by the 2015 Trowbridge report, which proposed at least half of all insurers. ClearView advocates completely open APLs.\nIt’s time for the financial services industry, led by its professional bodies and product manufacturers, to honour the beliefs it publicly espouses to uphold. Beliefs including the importance of product choice; the value of quality, objective advice; and the growing professionalism of financial advice.\nIt’s time for the industry to stand up for the practitioners it professes to admire.\nAnything short of vehement opposition of the FSC’s standard only reinforces the lie that advisers don’t have the ability, and shouldn’t have the authority, to choose from all 11 retail life insurers in the market.\nSilence effectively says that it’s okay for dealer groups to minimise and control product choice.\nYet choice is critical for fostering healthy competition and innovation. It encourages product providers to add value, and ensures a vibrant, sustainable market.\nConsumers need choice, therefore advisers need choice.\nAfter decades of examining policies, providing advice and dealing with insurance companies, advisers have earned the right to choose the most appropriate solutions for their clients.\nThat doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll recommend all 11 insurers.\nIn reality, many advisers who already enjoy access to the entire market stick primarily to the handful of insurers they know, through experience, will deliver great value and service, and pay claims.\nIf the industry is serious about delivering improved client outcomes it must advocate for open risk APLs to give advisers genuine choice and the ability to act solely in their clients’ best interest.\nChris Blaxland-Walker is general manager, distribution at Clear"}
{"text": "How-To\ndeliver wraps\nled Module spacing Facts & Figures\nNu mBe r 219\nNumber 219 \| september 2013\nBeyond the Norm\nSign Bu i lder i l luStr ated\nIn Touch wITh\nADA Materials > Sign Brightness > Selling P-O-P\nse p t e mBe r 201 3\nt u O\nk ec\nCh\n4\ns\n2 p. ee\nd an\n51\nPosterBOX Slim 2” to 4” can depths\nPosterBOX 4” to 6” can depths\nSignBOX II\n5” to 12” can depths\nSeptember 2013\n42\n36 28 36\nExpanding the Reach of ADA Signage BY LORI SHRIDHARE\nMaterials and mounting make the most of today’s ADA designs.\nSelling Signs That Sell BY ASHLEY BRAY\nA shopping list of considerations for creating and selling P-O-P signage.\n42\nSign Shop Internships BY MIKE ANTONIAK\nA little work for lots of short- and long-term benefits.\nSign Builder Illustrated (Print ISSN 895-0555, Digital ISSN 2161-4709) (USPS#0015-805) (Canada Post Cust. #7204564) (Bluechip Int’l, Po Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2, Agreement # 41094515) is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publ. Corp, 55 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004. © Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation 2013. All rights reserved. Contents may not be\n2\n54\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\n48 54\nLeave the Lights On BY DAVID HICKEY\nA look into both sides of the debate on sign lighting.\nEvery Cut is the Sharpest BY BRUCE AMARO\nPanel saws cut across many materials and applications.\nreproduced without permission. For reprint information contact: Arthur\nAgenda\nHow-To Columns\n22\nLED Spacing in Internal Illumination\nSEPTEMBER 2013 September 8-12: PRINT 13, produced by the Graphic Arts Show Company, is taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. ()\nOCTOBER 2013\n18\nOctOber 9-10: The National Signage Research & Education Conference (NSREC), sponsored by the Signage Foundation, Inc. (SFI), will be conducted at the University of Cincinnati. (www. thesignagefoundation.org)\nStretching the Vinyl Limits\nDepartments 18 Stretching the Vinyl Limits BY ASHLEY BRAY\nA sign shop takes on some nontraditional wrap projects.\n6\nUpFront\nNeed another helping hand in your shop? Editor Jeff Wooten explains why you might consider bringing on an intern.\n22 LED Spacing in Internal Illumination 8TheDispatches latest news from around the BY BLAKE S. VINCENT\nSince every sign made is different, there are different rules for LED spacing.\nindustry.\n14\nSign Show\n60\nSBI Marketplace\n64\nShop Talk\nThe newest products and services from sign manufacturers.\nAdvertisements and announcements from the sign trade. HOW-TO\nDELIVER WRAPS\nLED MODULE SPACING Facts & Figures\nLori Shridhare shows how a vehicle wrap specialist is trending with bold designs and bold ideas.\nNUMB ER 219\nNUMBER 219 \| SEPTEMBER 2013\nBeyond the Norm\nSIGN BU I LDER I L LUSTR ATED\nIN TOUCH WITH\nADA\nOn the Cover\nMaterials\nClass is in session this month when it comes to detailing ADA sign materials. Photo by Rowmark.\n> Sign Brightness > Selling P-O-P\nS EPTE MB ER 2013\nut\nkO\nec\nCh\nOctOber 23-25: SGIA Expo 2013, featuring the industryâ€™s most innovative imaging developments, heads to sunny Orlando, Florida. ()\nNOVEMBER 2013 NOvember 5-8: The automotive SEMA Show happens at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. ()\nDECEMBER 2013 december 5-7: USSC Sign World International takes place at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (. org/main_signworld.html)\nd 51\ne p.\n24\nan\nse\n4\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nUp\nby jeff wooten\nSeptember 2013, Vol. 27, No. 219\nAn Education in Intern Management Getting schooled to learn the sign trade.\nSign Builder Illustrated (ISSN 0895-0555) print, (ISSN 2161-0709) digital is published by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation executive offices\nPresident and Chairman Arthur J. McGinnis, Jr. Publisher Arthur J. sutley 55 Broad Street, 26th Floor New York, NY 10004\nI\n’m trying to recall if it was Whitney Houston or the metal band Pantera who once crooned, “I believe the children are the future?” Although this warbled lyric is some twenty-five-or-so years old, its sentiment still rings true today. The proof: internships. There are many reasons to be excited about the content of this month’s issue (ADA sign materials, LED spacing for internal illumination, specialty wraps, etc.), but coming from someone who got their start as an intern many, many years ago, Mike Antoniak’s piece on page 42 about how sign makers manage high school and college students in-shop (“Sign Shop Internships”) really piques my interest as to how the industry is embracing this concept. No matter how much we think working in the sign industry is one of the coolest jobs in the world, the reality is that we’re still a foreign concept to many in the younger generation trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives. And if you’re not a family-ownedfor-generations shop, you may be puzzling over how your business will be run in the future. An internship would appear to be the answer to both these quandaries. This past January, we profiled how non-profit group Fresh Artists () implemented a teen internship program designed to help students get more interested in the sign and graphics industry by taking part in their Print Studio teaching workshop (“Making ‘Invisible Children’ Visible”). They used this space to craft large format printing via donated equipment. “We take serious-minded high-school students with a good work ethic and introduce them to the sign profession,” Founder/President 6\nBarbara Chandler Allen told me then. “These are jobs young people should know exist. They love the tools, and they love the results.” When it comes to on-the-job training, it’s understandable if you’re hesitant to bring in an inexperienced intern to help out in design, fabrication, or installation. But there are other “morale-boosting” opportunities where you can utilize this student worker: + Update and maintain your shop’s social media presence. Do you find yourself too busy or too confused to post projects on Facebook, promote specials on Twitter, or update your Tumblr? Today’s Millennials are already well versed in using this technology and can easily do these tasks for you—maybe even graduating to improving your Web site’s design and/or efficiency. + Make cold calls. Do you want to generate new business for your shop but can’t tear yourself away from the production area? Maybe an intern can instead make these inquiring calls or go doorto-door scouting leads. Not only could this provide them an early insight into what customers are looking for in signage, but even if these students end up moving into another industry, they can bring why-signage-works ideas to their new employers and/or recommend your shop to do so. + Organize your customer database. Are you waiting for that rainy day so you can still postpone updating customer contact information or filing those business cards? Wait no more. So if you find yourself complaining about how kids today are “always on their smartphones” or “driving like maniacs” (your words, not mine), why not put some of these traits to use at your shop? Check out our article for more details.\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\n55 Broad Street, 26th Floor New York, NY 10004 401/722-5919; fax: 212/633-1863 abray@sbpub.com contributing writers\nBruce Amaro, Butch “superfrog” Anton, Mike Antoniak, David hickey, Jim hingst, Peter Perszyk, Mark roberts, lori shridhare, Blake s. Vincent, randy Wright art\nCorporate Art Director Wendy Williams production\nCorporate Production Director Mary Conyers circulation\nCirculation Director Maureen Cooney advertising sales national Arthur J. Sutley 55 Broad St, 26th Floor New York, NY 10004 212/620-7247; fax: 212/633-1863 Circulation Dept. 800/895-4389\nsignshop.com\nDispatches\nDIY Tradeshow Booth Runs Rings Around Competition 8\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nStatesville, North Carolina—Tamera Lawrence has always loved circles. “Circles resonate with me; they’re never-ending,” said Lawrence, a Santa Monica, California-based graphic designer and the self-described “ringmaster” of Mobile Whimsy™ Greeting Cards. Each card in the contemporary Mobile Whimsy line features a minimobile comprised of three vertically placed circles and decorated with witty wordplay depicted on one side by graphics and on the other side by words. Lawrence’s hand-assembled greeting card line was officially launched at the 2012 National Stationery Show held at the Javits Center in New York City. Lawrence self-designed her 8-by-10-foot tradeshow booth with white cut-out circular frame displays of Mobile Whimsy cards and easy-to-install colorful striped walls—all created with lightweight-yet-durable 1/2-inch-thick Gatorfoam® graphic display board by 3A Composites USA (. com) in the Bright White color and 48-by-96-inch sheet size. . Using Gatorfoam to create round signshop.com\nshapes for displaying the cards highlighted my brand’s theme. It was consistent with the whole circle idea.” Lawrence designed her booth with Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 software and turned to New York City-based company\nColoredge () for fabrication. Employees at Coloredge printed bold stripes in Lawrence’s signature contemporary greeting card palette of redorange, jade, warm gray, and yellow hues on inkjet paper with an HP Series inkjet printer, according to Coloredge Inside Sales Manager Dorothy Cherbavaz. The prints were then mounted to\n1/2-inch Gatorfoam with pressuresensitive adhesive sheets. The white, 1/2-inch Gatorfoam frame rings, signage, and large hanging mobile were cut with a Zünd digital die-cutter by Co m p 2 4 , a d i v i s i o n o f Co l o re d g e located in Los Angeles. The tradeshow booth walls were attached to a metal pipe framing system with Velcro® fasteners, and the Gatorfoam circular displays were attached to the walls with 3M™ Command™ poster strips. Lawrence’s booth presentation attracted the attention of the American Folk Ar t Museum in New York, which gave her the opportunity to create both a window and instore retail display promoting sales of her Mobile Whimsy cards in the museum’s gift shop. “I reused two of the walls from my booth and added new information to the white bottom border to work with the window,” said Lawrence. “The walls were received (from storage) in mint condition.” Lawrence also reused the same colorful booth at this year's National Stationery Show, which was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from May 19-22.\nISA Partners\nWith Manuf. Institute Alexandria, Virginia—The International Sign Assocation (ISA) has partnered with The Manufacturing Institute to help address the manufacturing skills gap. (Note: The Manufacturing Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), is a leading authority on the attraction, qualification, and development of manufacturing talent.) “We are excited about this partnership because it allows ISA to tap into the excellent resources of the Manufacturing Institute so that together we can ensure the sign industry has a workforce prepared for the future,” said ISA Executive Vice President Rich Gottwald. The two organizations will work to provide and implement solutions in an effort to fill the talent pool and close\nthe skills gap. One such solution is the the NAM-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System, which is the flagship education initiative of the manufacturing sector. This system is used to integrate nationally portable, industry-recognized credentials—their learning standards and content—into high school, community college, and university programs of study to build the nation’s technical workforce. The partnership will also provide opportunities to support talent recruitment—building on current initiatives like The Manufacturing Institute’s Dream It. Do It. Program and national Manufacturing Day.\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n9\nDispatches + New Santa Monica Pier LED Lights Improve Safety\nTorrance, California—A well-known landmark and the number ten mostInstagrammed place in the world, the Santa Monica Pier and Carousel Building, were in desperate need of LED upgrades. According to Pervaiz Lodhie, CEO of LEDtronics®, Inc. (), his company’s new, directional LED lamps are helping this ninety-sevenyear-old landmark conserve energy by more than 30 percent, increase safety, and remove light pollution., Three's Company, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the\nfamous building housed hundreds of old, fluorescent bulbs that required constant changing and maintenance. “Now that the necklace lights on the carousel building have been replaced with LEDs, there are no gaps. They give off a nice, bright glow and really bring out the colors on the building,” states Jim Harris, deputy director of the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation. “We won't need to change these bulbs for years. \"And the LED lamps added to the rest area and boardwalk outside of the building increase security and provide a welllit area for people to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Pier.” Finalized last December, the City of Santa Monica funded the LED project with a $668,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award from the U.S. Department of Energy. For the project, LEDtronics provided: LED Light Bulbs, S14 Style for the Looff Hippodrome (consuming only 1.3 watts); 20-Watt LED Post Top Lights in a pendant style with mogul-base fixtures for the outdoor rest area (replacing 50- to 70-Watt MH/HPS bulbs); 27-Watt LED Post Top Pendant Lights for the Santa\nMonica Pier Boardwalk (replacing the older, close to 150-Watt MH bulb types); and TRF-A19-TPW-02 LED Bulbs in the A19-Style, which were used in the hardto-reach beacon light fixtures around the Pier’s perimeter.\nAll Aglow at Station Renovation Chicago, Illinois—Nine illuminated teardrop bench planters have been incorporated into Light Rail Plaza as part of the first phase of a $4.7 billion redevelopment of Denver, Colorado’s Union Station. Dane Sanders, principal at Clanton & Associates, specified Plexineon White 1X Series linear LED luminaires from iLight\n10\n() to under-light the sculptural shape of the planters, which were designed by the landscape architect, Hargreaves Associates. “I knew it could be bent to follow the curved form,\" Sanders says, adding that the electrical contractor, however, was skeptical. Plexineon provided eight-foot product\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsamples so contractors could test the fieldbending capability before install. The product bent as needed, and the only other challenge was connecting the Plexineon beneath the seat wall overhang without cracking the concrete. The solution was to mount clips to the vertical face of the seat wall behind a metal band just beneath the overhang. Factory mounting clips were doubled up to provide secure, concealed reinforcement. The iLight team also coordinated with Hargreaves Associates to integrate flush-tograde power supply boxes into the space. The newly installed planters allow easy pedestrian circulation across the Plaza. At night, they appear to float, providing a glow that fits into the overall visual hierarchy..\nLED\nCall 877.236.4401, press #1\nthrough\nInnovation™\nAbove image used for advertising purposes only. LuxemBright® Fire Series™ modules are potted to IP67 standard and are not intended to be submerged in water. Fire Series, Fire, and Flare are Trademarks of CAO Lighting, Inc. Blaze and Inferno are Registered Trademarks of CAO Lighting, Inc. © 2013 CAO Lighting, Inc. All rights reserved.\nDispatches +\nEasy Customized Labels Salt Lake City, Utah—Using Wasatch SoftRIP’s () efficient workflow and powerful color tools, Creative Labels of Gilroy, California can now offer a wide variety of services and handle anything from simple to highly technical label applications. Equipped with Wasatch SoftRIP and an Epson SurePress L-4033A printer, Creative Labels is able to quickly produce labels for the medical industry, the beauty industry, food packaging, and even gourmet food, wine, and food traceability.\nUsing SoftRIP’s color management tools, Creative Labels can quickly make adjustments to their files to achieve their desired color (pictured). Using the Color Atlas Generator, the shop can print a range of color swatches on their target media and then use SoftR I P ’s Spot Color Replacement tool to enter LAB values for exact color matching. For example, Creative Labels recently finished a short-run\nwine label that required a dense black that is often difficult to achieve. But with SoftRIP, the shop was able to produce the dense black it needed.\nSign Effectz Builds Collection Bin for RMHC Milwaukee, Wisconsin—Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Eastern Wisconsin has a program for providing aid to local families in need called the Pop Tab Program. It is a shining example of community outreach backed up by an impressive logistics system. They strategically place “collection bins” in their coverage area where folks can drop off pop tabs from their soda cans in support of this green initiative. The pop tabs are accumulated in the bins and then sent to the recycling center to be exchanged for money to support RMHC Eastern Wisconsin. Sign Effectz, Inc. (), a custom sign manufacturer in the area that blends creativity with technology to provide customers with visually effective and physically durable signage, helped Ronald McDonald House by building the pop tab collection bin. The bin looks like a small house to reflect the Ronald McDonald House’s goal of nearly doubling its capacity to house seventy families. To get things rolling on the collection bin, RMHC Marketing and 12\nPR Coordinator Jacquelyn Wahlberg provided Sign Effectz with a small five-byfour-inch version of the pop tab collection house (pictured, left), and the design, fabrication, and logistics crews took it from there. They created several pencil sketches in a brainstorming session. Next the designer developed a formal drawing, which was followed by two more roundtable sessions to determine functionality. The production team recommended the fabrication methods and material thicknesses to ensure the end product would stand up to the rough conditions in the field. The finished product\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nwas delivered to the Ronald McDonald House on Watertown Plank Road in Milwaukee. “I have been very impressed by the team at Sign Effectz, as well as the outcome of the project,” said Wahlberg. “I can’t believe how visually stunning the tab collection ‘house’ is. It looks just like the little boxes we use, and it is extremely functional.”\nsignshop.com\nSignSHOW A DA S I G N A G E /M AT E R I A L S Find your Way Even in the Dark with Photoluminescent Staircase ID Signs The new International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC) are requiring Luminous Egress Path Markings in high-rise staircases to help occupants evacuate from darkened buildings. This includes ADA-compliant Photoluminescent Staircase Identification Signs with the Floor Designation (e.g., B, 1, 10) raised and in Braille underneath for the Visually Impaired. To comply, American PERMALIGHT® is supplying the Code-required UL 1994 Listed photoluminescent (non-electrical) glow-in-the-dark substrates: Rigid PVC and Polyester Thin Films. PERMALIGHT Polyester thin films are perfectly suited for thermo-transfer printing, while its sturdy Rigid PVC sheets can get cut to size using a process cutter or guillotine shear. (Note: Even though the sheets are non-adhesive, you can easily apply double-sided tape for material installation to walls.) 310/891-0924;\nB A N N E R S /M AT E R I A L S / E Q U I PM E N T Roland DGA Adds New RolyPoly™ Banner Film to Its Line of Tested and Profiled Media A premium-quality, 10-mil polyester film with a white backer, RolyPoly™ from Roland DGA is ideal for roll-up banners and other profitable applications, including signs, tradeshow graphics, and P-O-P. Profiled for use with Roland VersaWorks® RIP software, RolyPoly Banner Film comes in 50-footby-20-inch rolls—as well as 100-foot rolls in 30-inch, 36-inch, and 54-inch widths.\nSilkScape™ Print Media is Suitable for Latex Printing Drytac® confirms that SilkScape™, the latest product available in its digital print media line, is compatible with latex printers. (Note: A profile for the HP Designjet L26500 with Caldera RIP software is available upon request.) SilkScape is an 8-mil, 99 percent opaque white polypropylene film with a satin matte finish and single-sided, print-receptive coating. Its edges are curl-resistant and do not fray, making it an ideal choice for use with the Drytac line of retractable banner stands. A great option for customers who are looking for a cost-effective solution that acts like a higher-end product, Drytac’s SilkScape is available in thirty-six-inch-wide rolls and is also compatible with solvent, eco-solvent, and UV printers.\nCHANNEL LETTERS Two New Types of Channel Letters from SignExpo Wholesale SignExpo Wholesale is offering two brand-new channel letter products to sign shops. The first item, Trimless Channel Letters (pictured), has been developed without the traditional trim finish that is viewable from the front and sides of the letter. Instead these letters have no trim whatsoever and feature clean edges for an elegant and modern look. The second product is Translucent Acrylic Channel Letters, which are made entirely of translucent acrylic. This results in razor-sharp edges and front, side, or rear illumination. The letters can be fabricated in a number of color combinations; meanwhile two-tone and clean edge versions are available as well.\nD I G I TA L S I G N / E M C / v I D E o D I S P L AY S SunRise LED’s VERSAtiles™ Provide Easy Set-up and Displays of Any Size and Shape SunRise LED Inc., announces the availability of the next evolution in the LED display industry: VERSAtiles™. VERSAtiles feature (a.) ultra-slim TILEcrate enclosures that allow direct access through the front or back of individual VERSAtiles; (b.) an advanced industrial design that provides an easy setup; and (c.) modular diversity for curved and shaped displays of just about any size. Each VERSATile includes a TILEcrate enclosure that measures 22-by-17 inches and weighs just 15 to 19 pounds (depending on indoor or outdoor configuration). The compact VERSAtiles are available in 6mm and 8mm for indoor use and 10mm, 14mm, 20mm, and 24mm for outdoor. Each Steelcrate™ framing enclosure connects in a very intuitive, modular way. The modular nature of VERSAtiles enables end-users to customize their video walls in limitless ways—from “S” curves and half circles to shapes and artistic displays. 925/939-5505;\n14\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n15\nSignSHOW fASTEN ERS/GRoMMETS Create a Custom Display with New Additions to Outwater’s FOGA System Outwater [Outwater Plastics Industries, Inc. + Architectural Products by Outwater, LLC] has introduced new accessories for its FOGA® Exhibit & Display Fastening System. Newly introduced aluminum profiles, connectors, hinges, and accessories allow for the ability to create radii that can further accommodate the curvature of almost any inside, outside, or arch radius application without causing any profile deformation. This enables customers to easily create custom permanent and semi-permanent exhibits, displays, wall and store fixtures, and more. FOGA is built around a simple connecting device that rapidly joins extrusions with the use of only an Allen key, designed to provide a simple yet effective locking technique while minimizing labor and material costs. Available in anodized clear, black gold, and brite powder-coated finishes, all components of FOGA are intended to complement each other. 800/631-8375;\nS I G N B L A N K S / PA N E L S / S U B ST R AT E S Strike Gold with Kodak’s New Metallic Photo Paper Brand Management Group (BMG) and Kodak have introduced KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Photo Paper, Metallic / 255g. The new inkjet photo paper was designed to replicate the characteristics of the classic pearlescent papers used in the traditional darkroom, while providing photographers and print shops with an expanded color gamut and higher Dmax for accurate color and deeper, richer blacks. It is not only compatible with the latest aqueous printer technology from Canon, Epson, and HP, but it was developed to take advantage of the latest printer ink sets for maximum image fidelity. The photo paper is available in 8½-inch-by-11-inch and 13-inch-by-19-inch sheets and rolls from 10 inches-by-100 feet up to 60 inches-by-100 feet.\n• Available in 12” to 40” wide rolls\nFor printing with solvent, eco-solvent, UV and latex inks. Compatible with\nand others Quality and compatibility testing is in process with other well-known brands.\n16\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\n• Custom cutting available • Ideal for one-step printing of vehicle signs\nBooth #972\nSaves time and money printing direct to magnet. Ideal for P.O.P. displays, store signage, menus, calendars, sports schedules, vehicle signs and more.\n1.888.293.3534\nmagnetsource.com/sbi\nsignshop.com\nwALLCovERI NGS Dreamscape's New Black Flash Lends Drama and Intrigue to Custom Murals DreamScape, a division of Roysons Corp., introduces new Black Flash to its line of Silver Flash and Gold Flash metallic wallcoverings. The new material produces head-turning wall graphics, wide format murals, and interior décor for retail, hospitality, corporate, tradeshow and museum displays and is especially effective in upscale, flashy venues like nightclubs, bars, restaurants, and hotels. The glossy, deep-black surface Black Flash is a Type II commercial digital wallcovering with a Class “A” fire rating. It is ideal for both short-run and high-volume digital production applications and is available in 54-inch-width rolls of 75-, 150-, and 300-foot lengths. All are delivered on three-inch heavy-duty cores with no production splices. It should be noted that 27-by-15-inch trial rolls are available to you for sampling. 973/625-7923;\nwAY f I N D I N G / I D E N T I T Y Clarke Systems Releases Its Newest Literature to the Sign Trade Focusing on the importance to the end-user of changeability and adaptability, the new, twenty-four-page brochure from Clarke Systems offers the sign trade a full menu of extruded aluminum component systems, graphic insert options in aluminum and acrylic, and digital signage software. New this year is SpringFrame™, extruded aluminum, changeablegraphic signage featuring a patented spring mechanism and a discreet locking function that allows for easy changes while thwarting vandalism in high traffic areas. Also new is Magneview™, which pairs a Lexan® face with a magnetized lens that lifts to enable frequent changes in an active communication environment such as a hospital or conference center. 800/331-1891;\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n17\nHOW-TO\nBy AShley BrAy\nVinyl\nStretching the Vinyl Limits\ntakes on some nontraditional wrap projects.\nD\nan Dahlen is the third-generation owner of Dahlen Sign Company (www. dahlensign.com), a family-owned business that opened back in 1956. Dahlen says it was his grandfather’s love of painting that led him to start this sign business. Dahlen’s grandfather couldn’t make money just painting pictures, so he turned to signage.inch\nThe mailman surely smiled when he came across this mailbox, which is wrapped in 3M™ Controltac™ Graphic Film IJ180-10 vinyl. The install only took the sign shop thirty minutes to complete.\n18\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nall Photos: dahlen sign comPany.\nA sign shop\nMisplaced your favorite issue of We can help. Back issues are available.\nCall for availaBility: 1-800-895-4389 or 1-402-346-4740 Follow Us On: Sign Builder Illustrated\n@SBIMag fb.com/SBIMag\nLog on to\n?\nDahlen Sign Company doesn’t limit itself to traditional wraps. It recently branched out and wrapped a dorm refrigerator (left) for a client. Not only does the fridge wrap outshine the boring, plain white units typically found in a dorm room, but it also serves to protect the appliance from any wear and tear. The shop has applied similar-type wraps to larger items, such as a cooler (right).?”\nYou’ve Got a Mailbox Wrap\nDahlen Sign Company once hand-lettered graphics. Now the shop digitally prints them, as seen on some of its recent vehicle wraps.\n20\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013. signshop.com\nDahlen then turned to his Mimaki JV33 printer to output the graphics onto 3M™ Controltac™ Graphic Film IJ18010.\nwe bring Your ideas to life. Gemini offers a broad range of letters, logos and plaques in a variety of metals and plastics — all customizable to match your design. Plus, every Gemini product is built to last and guaranteed for life..\nLetters, Logos & PLaques 1-800-538-8377\nsignletters.com. signshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n21\nHOW-TO\nBy Blake S. Vincent\nElectric\nLED Spacing in Internal Illumination\nsign made is different, there are different rules for LED spacing.\nA\ns a manufacturer, LED spacing is probably one of the most common topics we are asked about, whether through layout requests or customer inquiries. Every sign is different, so it should not be surprising that there are a number of parameters that will impact LED spacing for an internally illuminated sign. Sign â€œmixâ€? \nPhoto: dave forrest/ge lighting solutions. all other Photos: PrinciPal led.\nSince every\nDeeper letters and signs can allow for wider spacing between the LEDs.\n22\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\n5mm Lamps with various beam angle lenses compared to a modern SMD-type lamp.\n5mm type lamps. These lamps had some benefits because the epoxycast cur-\nrent, accu-\n4.56x4.875 Justin Sign_March013:4.56x4.875 Justin Sign_Dec06 3/6/13 11:17 AM Page\n24\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nrate: + For large and deep channel letters (multi-stroke and greater-than-eightinch. signshop.com\nI recommend referring to the manufacturer’s recommended guidelines and, where possible, testing the material in the sign by temporarily placing the modules prior to permanent assembly. +\nModule reduction using high-brightness LED module with batwing optic.\nAn example of auto-population in Sign Wizard 7 based on varying face depths.\nPremask. Perfected. TransferRite® AirMask is the solution for partial wraps and cut graphics made with air egress vinyl. TM\nSee TranserRite® AirMask™ in action soon! The video is coming to a website near you this fall. Stay tuned and check the October issue for more details.\nConventional premask will not lay flat on exposed air egress liners\nTM\nFor more information, visit TransferRite is manufactured under the ISO 9001:2008 standard by American Biltrite Inc. 105 Whittendale Drive Moorestown, NJ 08057 Phone: 856-778-0708\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n25\nBeam pattern comparison: (A.) Lambertian profile of an SMD LED; and (B.) SMD with Batwing Optic.\nWait!inchinch.\nDon’t break into that piggy bank just yet. you can keep up with the latest news, products, and projects at no cost! Sign shop owners qualify for a\nFRee subscRiption to every issue of Sign Builder Illustrated.\nvisit to subscribe Follow Us On: Sign Builder Illustrated\n26\n@SBIMag fb.com/SBIMag\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nBlake Vincent has been selling LEDs specifically to the sign industry for over ten years. Blake has a B.S. in Business Administration from Angelo State University and is a managing partner at Principal LED (). signshop.com\nADA / BY Lori Shridhare //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nSome elements of ADA signage, like raster Braille, are not changeable. But other aspects like materials, graphics, and hardware can be changed freely.\nExpanding the Reach of\nADA SignAge\nMaterials and Mounting Make the Most of todayâ€™s ada designs. Although ADA signage must comply with federal standards, gone are the days when these signs need to remain purely utilitarian. Today a variety of materials, colors, and mounting Beyond aesthetic-improving advantages, a modernized design that draws attention can help ADA signage achieve its purpose of assisting and guiding persons with disabilities. 28\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nphoto: rowMark.\noptions are available, making this form of signage creative and vibrant.\n//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nphotos: advance corp. ().\n“Designers and sign makers alike now incorporate ADA-compliant signage as part of their larger signage vision,” says Jessica Heldman-Beck, marketing manager for Rowmark (). “Customers can decorate ADA-compliant materials through digital printing, custom painting, and full-color sublimation.” Steve Wethern, co-owner and vice president of AE Sign Systems (www. aesignsystems.com) in Maplewood, Minnesota, is familiar with the ADA signage choices facing sign owners these days. Working in this field since the early 1990s, Wethern says he continually faces the “hundreds, if not thousands, of materials” that are available for creating interior ADA signs (acrylic, photopolymers, etched zinc, aluminum, magnesium, etc.). Wethern relies upon Rowmark products, as well as what he calls the “more exotic and unusual” materials—including polished and non-glare acrylics, Formica®,\nNevamar® HPL, Chemetal, DecoMetal® laminates, 3form®, Lumicor®, aluminum, and steel. “We have made ADA signs with everything from copper-plated roofing material to decorated wood,” says Wethern. “The sky really is the limit when it comes to materials.” Companies such as AE Systems face the decision of choosing industrystandard products (offered by material manufacturers) or custom options (such as painted acrylics). “Industrystandard materials are readily available, which makes replicating existing signs easy and cost-effective,” says Wethern. “The disadvantage of using custom materials is that it takes a lot of time and effort to replicate or bring in additional signs later if needed. “Painting a few signs, color matching, and ordering in substrates that aren’t readily available can also be cost-prohibitive.” AE Sign Systems relies on their in-\nhouse sublimation capabilities for ADA signage. When it comes to engraving options, the company prefers to laser materials whenever possible, as they like the clean, finished edge on the materials and the raised text and polished edge for acrylic substrates. “Using lasers allows for much more detail in the finished products,” says Wethern. “We’re able to achieve more fine, intricate details than with the routing process. “Also lasers run much faster than engravers, which helps in reducing the overall cost of projects.” However the company uses its CNC routers and engraving machines for cutting thicker substrates and metals. (Note: Wethern also likes the fact that CNC routers have a four-by-eight-foot bed, allowing a full sheet of acrylic to be cut at once.) When discussing a project with a client, AE Sign Systems reviews the basics—including quantity and the types\nYou can utilize a variety of colors or a combination of different hardware (such as stand-offs for mounting) to add more character to your ADA signage.\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n29\nphotos (this row): rowMark.\nof signs required for each location. They’ll note if there are going to be multiple buildings that may require different types of signs. Communication on changes in a project is integral to the success of any endeavor, as Wethern found out in 2010. After being awarded a contract to work on a 252-unit apartment building that called for interior signs using Rowmark materials, Wethern and his team submitted their proposal and then later heard back from the architect regarding an expensive change. This client decided that they wanted\nphotos (this row): advance corp.\nCompanies today are using a variety of materials—everything from aluminum, acrylic, photopolymers, etched zinc, wood, magnesium, and “exotic” materials like Formica and steel—to create ADA signs. Decoration methods include digital printing, custom painting, and fullcolor sublimation.\nto use a patina copper sheeting instead for the ADA signage, which was also used on the building’s roof. “It turns out this material is very expensive and a bit challenging to make into signs,” says Wethern. Still Wethern’s team moved forward, designing signs as directed and submitting samples. After submitting a change order to the contractor, the cost of these signs rose from the initial quote of $7,000 to $30,000, prompting the contractor to actually hang up on Wethern. “I wasn’t sure what to think, so I thought I’d give\nhim some time to digest,” he says. After some email exchanges, Wethern noticed the next morning that the change order had indeed gone through. Not only did AE Sign Systems utilize the new material, but they also worked on exterior channel letters for the project, bringing the ultimate total for this job close to $60,000. “What we learned from this is to bid projects per architect plans but also be aware that things can change in a hurry,” says Wethern. “And remember, contractors can be your best friend, if you’re upfront and honest when it comes to change orders.”\nWe know Wayfinding Short lead times and quick turnaround\nApplied & Inlaid Tactile\nHot Stamping\nRouter & Laser Engraving ADA-compliant Raster Braille\nDigital Printing Custom Colors\nFraming Systems\nPaint Booth\n®\nCALL NOW 612.377.9156\nLEADER IN ADA SIGNAGE FOR OVER 25 YEARS! 30\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n31\n32\n• What will the signs cost? • What will the budget need to be? “In addition to answering these questions, we think an important thing that typically needs to be explained to a client is that ADA signage shouldn’t be seen as a burden but as more of an opportunity to extend their brand within their space,” says Christiansen, adding that it’s important clients know that creating custom signage is a process. “Time is needed to determine messages, colors, design, etc. “Projects go through shop drawings, sample submittals, and production, so a good final product needs the appropriate time to process.” Minneapolis-based Accent Signage () has been working with ADA signage for over twentyfive years employing a similar variety of materials as many of the companies featured in this article. “ADA signage can be interesting without a huge cost increase,” says Operations Manager Kim Russell. “Working with different shapes, adding logos, and combining different production methods such as tactile copy\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nphoto: rowMark.\nApril Christiansen, sales and marketing director at Neiman & Company Architectural Signage () in Van Nuys, California, advises sign makers working in ADA to always allow for changeability in the designs. “Some components of a sign aren’t changeable—raised numbers/letters and raster Braille—but the materials, graphics, layers, and hardware are very changeable,” she says. “You should know when ADA is applicable and when you have a free hand.” Working with this signage since the inception of federal ADA law, Neiman & Company was one of the first to develop ADA raster Braille. They also like to diversify when it comes to materials, using everything from glass, brass, and marble to stainless steel, aluminum, and acrylic. According to Christiansen, their preference is lasering, which she says provides greater capability for more detail. Christiansen finds that common questions from their clients include: • Which doors need ADA signage? • Where do signs need to be installed? • What sizes of signage do I need? • What should the messages be?\nadvice on Best practices Take it from the ADA experts: First, know the requirements. Second, know your signage and how to work creatively with it. “For those wanting to hire an ADA sign manufacturer, look at their compliance record,” says Rowmark’s Jessica Heldman-Beck. “Do they remain consistently ADA-compliant, yet still maintain creativity and functionality in their work? Do they keep up with changes in ADA law? Can they explain these changes to you? “It’s important to hold firm to compliance requirements from a legal standpoint yet still be able to think outside-the-box and make the ADA sign-making process easy and fun.” Neiman & Co.’s April Christiansen encourages sign companies to understand all ADA requirements before the design stage begins but adds to be creative. “View signage as jewelry within a space,” she says. “Signs can enhance the design of the space and add life while still being within the confines of regulation.” Christiansen also advises sign makers to research the availability of materials, to work in layers, and to not shy away from color and shape. “And always take branding into consideration,” she adds. “Clients love to see another opportunity to enforce their brand throughout their space. This could be done with colors and logos or partial logos.”\nsignshop.com\nOPTIMAL\nSELECTION & RESULTS. Rowmark is the leading manufacturer of ADA compliant and tactile sign materials.\nVisit rowmark.com now to see our collection for yourself. Rowmark products deliver quality, selection, user-friendly fabrication and customer satisfaction.\n\|\nrowmark.com 877.rowmark\nphoto: fastsigns/erie, pa.\n(to meet the ADA standards) and rotary or laser-engraved design are all options. “You can also use multiple layers of material or a combination of different hardware, such as stand-offs for mounting, which can really add character to your signage.” This brings up a good point. For sign professionals looking to diversify their ADA signage designs, mounting can make all the difference between a sterile look and an inviting presentation. Mounting options include stand-offs, fixtures, easels, and rod and cable systems, as well as a range of accessories that support these options. With drill-free mounting, continuous reuse or switching out of substrates is possible. A simple clamper can be used to mount a sign at the base or side (flag sign), or multiple\n34\nA modernized design that draws attention can also help ADA signage achieve its purpose.\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nclampers on the sides of the sign face can be utilized for additional support. And then there are the potential features that will come with new technologies. “Things such as GPS tracking and LED messages and changing graphics will be incorporated more and more into designs as the cost allows,” says Christiansen. “We may also see more photoluminescent signs.” Christiansen adds that we’ll also continue to see a trend towards green signage in the ADA markets. “As more construction seeks LEED certification and more designers become environmentally conscious, recycled materials will become a huge part of many more signage programs,” she says. “EGD has become so much more mature over the past ten or more years.”\nsignshop.com\nphotos: advance corp.\nUsing multiple layers of material is another way to get your client’s ADA signage to stand out.\nADA Installation Ke e p i n g u p - t o - d a t e w i t h t h e Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAGG) and local regulations is vital to crafting successful, compliant ADA and wayfinding signage design systems. It is impor tant that way finding consultants follow any changes and sign companies provide ADAGGrelated training to continually educate all associates. Aside from the ADA-type sizing and style, character height, and Braille requirements, there are also ADA mounting requirements: Sign Position. The first guidelines to consider are in regards to sign position. The sign position requirements differ depending on the type of door. For rooms with a single door, the tactile room identification sign shall be on the latch side. For double doors with one active leaf, the room I.D. shall be on the inactive leaf. For double doors with two active leafs, the room I.D. shall be on the right-hand door. Mounting Height. Depending on the type of signage, mounting height requirements can differ. For room identification signs, tactile characters shall be 48-inch minimum above the\nground (measured from the baseline of the lowest tactile character) and 60-inch maximum above the ground (measured from the baseline of the highest tactile character.) For overhead signage, all signs shall have an 80-inch clearance from the floor to the bottom of the sign. For flag mounted signage, all signs shall have an 80-inch clearance from the floor to the bottom of the sign if the projection from the wall is four inches or greater. For directories, the ADA regulations say that signs shall be mounted a minimum of 27 inches from the floor with no more than 80 inches at the top.\nFOR 36 YEARS, Cab Signs has been a leading supplier to the trade of ADA signs, engraved signage, manufacturing all types of Plastics, Brass, Aluminum and Stainless Steel Signs. With all of our resources including Laser Engravers, Computerized Engraving Machines and Large Table Routers, we will be able to customize each job to our client’s specific needs.\nCommon Exceptions to the Typical Mounting Location. In some cases, there are exceptions to ADA mounting location requirements. One of the most common exceptions is when there is no wall space at the latch side of a sign door or at the right side of double doors. In this case, signs shall be located on the nearest adjacent wall. Another common exception is when there are glass panels next to the door and the customer advises to not mount the signs on the glass. In this case, the signs may be mounted to an additional back-up panel or adjacent wall. —Moira Allen Moira Allen is marketing director at custom sign company Creative Sign Designs () in Tampa, Florida.\nFull services include:\nCAB Signs, Inc.\n• Engraving • Routing • Silk Screening • Sublimation • Painting • Metal Finishing • UV Printing\n38 Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11212 Phone: 800-394-1690 Fax: 718-385-1187 Email: sales@cab-signs.com\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n35\nPoint-of-Purchase / By Ashley BrAy ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nSelling Signs That\nSell\nA shopping list of considerations for creating and selling P-O-P signAge.\n36\nsign Builder illustrated //\nare also breaking out of retail stores and into places like boardrooms and outdoor events, which can benefit from the branding this type of signage provides. This article checks in with related manufacturers about what’s trending with point-of-purchase signage and what end-users are looking for in using it.\nseptember 2013\nphotos: rexframe; (opposite page) master magnetics.\nWhen a client comes into your shop looking to add some “P-O-P” to store displays, you probably have many point-of-purchase options to offer them. Now thanks to new products and materials, those point-of-purchase (P-O-P) offerings are expanding. And the appearance isn’t the only thing that’s changing—P-O-P signs\nsignshop.com\n//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n37\nLED-illuminated lightboxes can give a point-of-purchase piece more sizzle to attract customers than a plain, non-illuminated display, especially when it comes to more permanent-type installations.\nWhat’s Trending?\n38\nIn P-O-P, size matters. Even if a display isn’t bigger, then it should be closer to consumers. and more clients. Part of that growing appeal with fabric also has to do with shipping costs. “It’s easily transportable. The fabrics are lighter, and you can fold them up, put them in a small FedEx® box, and ship them to the different stores,” says Joseph Terramagra, Business Development manager at REXframe™ (. com). “And it looks a little bit more upscale. People are trying to change their image to a more upscale image. “They’re trying to think about what’s going to attract people—what’s going to make people want to gravitate toward that display unit or that sales unit.”\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nThe use of LED lighting is another technique that draws people toward a P-O-P display. “You see a lot of that now when you’re coming into any kind of retail store that wants to really ‘pop’ something out at you,” says Mike Sauter, sales representative for Outwater Plastics Industries, Inc. + Architectural Products by Outwater, LLC (). Often more permanent installations make use of LEDs, such as lightboxes or even standoffs (in the case of Outwater’s LED-integrated standoffs). “When you have a lit point-of-purchase piece versus just a plain piece that’s not lit, [lighting] gives it that sizzle,” says Sauter. signshop.com\nphoto: rexframe\nIt’s difficult to trump the traditional when it comes to P-O-P, and banner stands and card/sign holders are still popular with customers. But the consensus seems to be that, no matter the form, size is key in attracting attention. “It seems people want a bigger message for their P-O-P,” says Jim Siesennop, director of Sourcing & New Product Development at Creative Banner Assemblies (). “A lot of people are buying full-size retractable banner stands that can go all the way down to a height of thirty-six inches with a telescopic pole. So they put those on tabletops and use them as P-O-P as well.” And if a P-O-P sign isn’t big, then it should be close to the consumer. “We are seeing a strong push to have P-O-P displays that get to the customer first,” says Dave Harris, vice president/general manager of ImageOne Impact (. com). “This means going out to the street or storefront to attract the masses. “Motion and big, bold color are trending strong with buyers of promotions.” One way P-O-P can attract with big and bold images is through fabric signage, which offers bright colors and a high-end look that is appealing to more\nChange Your Perspective Knowing whether clients want permanent or modular installations is also important, as it affects what type of systems they will need. A more permanent signage option can also lead to new sales opportunities just by flipping it horizontally. For example, hang suspended signs horizontally and you can offer clients a unique shelving system—especially if you use the right material. “To me, retailers seem to be looking to do hip stuff with clean lines,” says Sauter. “So if you’re using acrylic or glass, it’s not busy. It’s showing whatever it is you want to show.” Similarly standoffs aren’t solely for mounting sign blanks to a wall. Turn the blanks horizontal and they can be stood off a surface as a shelf or display unit. Even lit panels for backlighting can serve as illuminated shelving. Turn your perspective around, and you can offer your clients new ideas and new solutions from products you may already be selling.You can also offer hardware that is required to hang or mount the signs— especially on custom jobs that may require a unique installation solution.\nGraphics Protection When providing P-O-P signage, it’s also important to consider how to properly protect graphics from wear and tear. This signage is usually within reach of pedestrians, so the potential for damage is greater. “When close enough to touch, pay attention to the durability of the substrate and the working mechanical parts, as they can break and deem the entire P-O-P display ineffective and leave a negative impression that can hurt the brand just as quickly,” says Harris. “Depending on the substrate or medias used, protective laminates and special cleaners are needed—and need to be included in the instructions and cost of the P-O-P effort.” Laminates often extend the life of the graphics, as well. “Looking at P-O-P, most people want something that prints photo quality,” says Siesennop. “So a lot of people have real high-res aqueous inkjet printers that will do that. But if you’re going to print on aqueous inkjet, we highly recommend that you put a polyester overlaminate on it. “Most print shops that do a lot of laminating will use thermal overlaminates—and signshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n39\nthat usually is the best result, plus you can do more laminating faster than a cold lam.” However when it comes to fabric, graphics lamination is not recommended because it eliminates the unique fabric texture, which is why most people choose this media in the first place. Instead Siesennop advises to use dyesublimation on fabric prints so they’ll last longer. “If you want more of a permanent solution with fabric, dye-sublimation is the way to go,” he says. “We\nThe Tried-ANd-True cOmPONeNTs still triumph when it comes to P-O-P signage, with banner and signage stands remaining popular with retail end-users.\nImportance of Installation\nusually recommend the heat transfer type of dye-sublimation where you print on the paper and then transfer it over, since you can control your color a little bit better and the detail is better.” Rod Pete, CFO of REXframe, adds that caring for the graphics as you would a piece of clothing also helps extend the life. “As long as you look after it, it’ll last as long as a normal shirt would,” he says. “You can just put it in the washing machine and put it back up.”\nThe job isn’t over once you provide the P-O-P system. Install plays a large role, and you should be sure your customer is comfortable with setting the display up. Most P-O-P customers want a system that’s easy for their employees to assemble and switch out. “This means it has to ship in an easy-to-open package and have simple instructions with pictures for the store employee that has no clue to still be able to set-up,” says Harris.\n• HIgH OUTPUT! • LOW COST!\n2 LeD LeD Module Le\nAs As low\n9¢ EA.\n9(for 100+ units)\n4 LeD Module 3 LeD RgB Module\nltra Bright U LeD Channel Lighting\nFeaturing Diamond Light Technology • Highest CRI • Tightest Binning Codes Available in a Rainbow of Colors! 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For example, wallpapers REXframe is big on training its custom- when talking to a customer. Be sure your client is choosing the and floor graphics are now being used ers and dealers on all aspects of its P-O-P systems—from printing and graphics to right P-O-P display and has space for as P-O-P displays. Fabrics are also allowing for unique dis-MEDIA GROUP it. “First determine where they want to SPEC SHEET - finishing for reference and only set up. “If you know how to © COPYRIGHT 2013 SWELL plays through the use of frames (which the put the display. Do they want to put it use it, and you’re confident with the prodCLIENT: Nova Polymers DIMENSIONS: 7” (width) x 4.875” (height) / No Bleed DATE: 05/02/13 material is stretched over) and adhesiveon a wall? Or on a countertop?” says uct, then your clients will go crazy with it,” PROJECT: Nova Polymers “Signs or Art” PAPER SPECS: N/A CONTACT: tom@swellmediagroup.com backed APPROVED: options (which can beSPECS: stuck onto they special don’t colors: have the says Pete. “And it just takes a few training PUB: Sign Builder Illustrated - 2013 COLOR: Siesennop. 4 color“If process, N/A counPRINTING N/A days on how to get the best out of it and, ter space or don’t want to dedicate the any solid surface for temporary display). “It comes down to what the client’s of course, how to sell it to your clients and space to it, you need to look at that too.” All legal rights including, but not limited to the ownership of all intellectual property, copyright ownership and design patent rights, in the designs, arrangements and plans shown here within are the property of SwellMediaGroup. The designs contained within these imagination up may with,” says Pete. documents are developed by SwellMediaGroup, as property a non-exclusive license use solely on this project. The designs and intellectual propertycomes contained within not be used, utilized, duplicated, replicated Fortunately thefor versatility of many get them to request it.” of SwellMediaGroup, and extended under or reused, in whole, in part or similarity, except in connection with this project, without the prior written consent of SwellMediaGroup. Written dimensions on these designs shall have precedence over scaled dimensions. Printers, vendors, suppliers, pressmen, “They’re already looking simple manufacturers, and their sub-contractors of all tiers shall be responsibleisfor verifying all dimensions and conditions on the design the project, and required to notify SwellMediaGroup of any variation between thepast design,the dimensions and field conditions. P-O-P systems hasand allowed forareinstallaEven though installation the last step, it should be your first consideration tions beyond the usual countertop and stage and going to the complex.”\nSignage or Art... YOU DECIDE\n®\nNovAcryl Series Photopolymer NovaPolymers.com/ADA ®\n®\nNovaPolymers.com/Creativity\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n41\nBusiness Mgmt./ BY Mike AntoniAk //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nA little work for lots of short-and long-term benefits.\nSign Shop internShipS For the student, it’s an opportunity to gain\nto think ahead to next year and if your practical workplace experience that many\nbusiness could benefit by bringing a college degree programs now require. intern into your shop.\nFor the sign shop owner, it’s a chance to give\nTypically run during summer break months back while seeding a deeper understanding (but doable year round), internships promise of this business for tomorrow’s sign profesrewards to everyone involved. 42\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsionals and those who will work for them. signshop.com\nPhoto: Fresh artists ().\nA\ns fall begins, this might be a good time offline or on the go\n•Social media integration to easily share news Sponsored by\nDownload the Kaywa QR Code Reader (App Store &Android Market) and scan your code!\nPhoto: Fresh artists. (. org), Laska played an instrumental role in developing the organization’s internship program, a formalized first for this industry. “Our goal has been to give students an experience that will benefit the entire industry,” he says.\nA Practical Investment\nban\nIf successful, internships could nurture interns into future ambassadors for the sign industry..”\nPhoto: north shore sign. ur-\nWhen managing an internship, a sign shop needs to be prepared for the shadowing process, where they bring the intern everywhere. 44\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.\nAn Adaptable Concept\nAn intern program can be anything the sign shop owner wants it to be—as long as it gives the student practical experience.\nPhoto: colorado signs & graPhics. (www. coloradosigns.com),\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n45 com-\n4850 Orange Avenue • Fort Pierce, Fl 34947 (772) 461-6056 Main Plant • 1-800-226-5056 in Florida • (772) 464-2716 fAx • Email: liftinfo@stamm-mfg.com\n46\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\npanies (www. majesticsignstudio.com)\nA sign shop must put time into an internship to ensure the student has enough work to do and that the work is done. signshop.com\nReaching New Depths in Dimensional Signage The method of sandblasting highdensity urethane (HDU) panels to achieve textured backgrounds has been around for decades. While sandblasting allows for the creation of a textured background (giving the appearance of a wood grain finish or a sand texture), this technique has experienced recent challenges. For example, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations surrounding sandblasting booths and the need for a uniform texture across large quantities are affecting the traditional sandblasting technique. However the introduction of 3-D software has enabled one wholesale manufacturer to overcome these sandblasting challenges, while also being able to offer a product with greater versatility and the ability to reproduce a uniquely textured panel with perfection. Wholesale monument sign manufacturer Peachtree City Foamcraft () recently introduced HDU sign panels to its product line. But instead of offering traditional sandblasted sign panels, the company opted for a cleaner, more efficient alternative. “We are able to simulate the appearance of a sandblasted texture, a wood grain texture, a basket weave background, or even a paper bag appearance (pictured),” says General\nSales Manager Michael Fetter. “There are no limitations. We are able to offer multiple depths and replicate the texture over and over again with no variance.” Peachtree City Foamcraft modifies the retail sign shop’s file to conform to their 3-D software, and the router goes to work, carving out the textured\nbackground in the HDU panels. (Note: The background can be virtually any combination of textures and depths.) After the router process is complete, the HDU panel is then finished with acrylic enamel. —Katie Schwartz\nGo With Confidence.\nGo With Syntech. Tired of boilerplate signage from a catalog? While Syntech does fabricate traditional products, we specialize in high-quality, unique interior signage that is both functional and beautiful.\nDiscover the syntech aDvantage • Competitive pricing • Design assist • Collaborative approach • In-house control • Wide array of materials • ADA expertise\n800-600-4ADA (4232) \| syntechsigns.com \| Burlington, nc\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n47\nElectric / By DaviD Hickey ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nLeave the\nL ghts\nOn\nA business doesnâ€™t invest in a sign so it can only be seen during the day. A business wants a sign that can be bright enough so that customers can easily find their location when itâ€™s dark outside. In fact, effective illumination is one of the key elements of sign visibility, along with size, sign angle, location, and contrast.\n48\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nUnfortunately there are efforts afoot by interest groups and government officials to limit the ability of businesses to advertise at night. For example, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) exists to restrict the use of nighttime outdoor lighting. IDA wants outdoor lighting fixtures to\nsignshop.com\nphoto: creative sign designs / tampa, fl\nA look into both sides of the debate on sign lighting.\n//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nFor now, IDA is focusing mostly on streetlamp and parking lot lighting, but they also have illuminated signs in their crosshairs.\nsignshop.com\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n49\nthe user. Even when a business is closed for the night, it can benefit from the advertising impact of an illuminated sign, as it continues to brand the site and remind passers-by of the location for future reference. + Signs to have opaque backgrounds and white or yellow lettering. This prescription substantially reduces the overall amount of light emitted from a sign, thus making it less conspicuous and sometimes depriving signs of the visual “pop” needed to garner attention. Controlling colors and contrast schemes in this manner also infringes upon many registered trademarks that incorporate white or light-colored backgrounds or borders. Such regulations have the potential to violate the federal Lanham Trademark Act. + Signs to be dimmable at night. While ISA recommends that elec-\ntronic message centers (EMCs) be programmed to dim when it’s dark outside, dimming generally is undesirable for internally illuminated signs, regardless of the light source used. This is because the light sources of internally illuminated signs must overcome various light-limiting factors related to sign face colors and degradation in the capacity of sign plastics to transmit light when exposed to outdoor weathering over time. This last issue brings us to the next alarming trend in sign lighting restrictions: + A growing number of jurisdictions are trying to force traditional, internally illuminated signs to meet codified lighting standards. The problem with this approach is that jurisdictions don’t distinguish between EMCs that incorporate exposed light sources (e.g., LEDs) and signs that use internal illumination (e.g., cabinet signs and channel letters).\nThere is a problem with forcing EMC codes on internally illuminated signs and letters.\nPhoto: ashley bray.\nbe downlit, shielded, dimmable, and subject to curfews. IDA’s influence is being felt not only in hundreds of localities and dozens of state capitols across the country, but also in the U.S. Congress and at the national level. For now, IDA is focusing mostly on streetlamp and parking lot lighting, but they also have illuminated signs in their crosshairs. International Sign Association (ISA) staff works on hundreds of sign code issues across the country every year, and here’s what we’ve encountered recently when it comes to communities trying to limit the brightness of signs. They want: + Signs to be externally illuminated with the light aiming downward. While this type of lighting (i.e., gooseneck lamps) can be appropriate at times, during the day, they can distract from the message and aesthetics of the sign, and during the night, they can provide much less lighting than internally illuminated signs. + Signs to be turned off after a business is closed or after a certain time of night. The imposition of these shutoff or lighting curfew requirements adversely affects delivery of the sign’s message and, consequently, its inherent value to\nSome cities are proposing to regulate the brightness of internally illuminated signs the same way as they have EMCs.\n50\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\n4.56x4.875 Justin Sign_March013:4.56x4.875 Justin Sign_Dec06 3/6/13 11:17 AM Page 1\nsignshop\nWait!\nBecause a substantial portion of the source light is lost when it passes through various plastic media, excessive brightness rarely has been an issue with regard to internally illuminated signs. For example, a typical commercial sign face with normal copy and colors reduces the source light level by 60 percent or more. This explains why, except in isolated cases where electric signs might be located very close to private residences, ordinary electric signs traditionally have not been associated with public complaints about excessive brightness or glare. But these facts haven’t stopped city officials in Los Angeles and Miami from proposing to regulate the brightness of internally illuminated signs in essentially the same way as EMCs. Both cities initiated such efforts earlier this year, and it was only after an intensive education and grassroots effort by ISA, the California Sign Association, the Southern States Sign Council, and other industry stakeholders that city officials decided to put their plans on hold. Last year, ISA worked in Arlington County, Virginia, to delay implementation of their sign lighting standards, which were developed by a lighting consulting firm with close ties to IDA. Imposing lighting standards on all types of electric signs appears to be the next regulatory frontier for local officials. The light at the end of the tunnel appears to be hurtling directly towards the sign industry and sign users. The economic ramifications of IDAinfluenced regulations—even in communities having relatively modest levels of nighttime commerce—could be quite significant. If signs are harder to see at night by passing motorists or if potential customers are turned off by dull, drab signs, then numerous business opportunities could be lost. And if it’s perceived that safety and security are compromised by substantial reductions in lighting levels at businesses or in commercial districts, it is likely that some people will choose not to frequent such places at night. Obviously even a small decrease in customer traffic can be harmful to a business. And when the profit margin for retail businesses is razor-thin, such a perception can be disastrous.\nDon’t break into that piggy bank just yet. Visit for a FREE subscribe Follow Us On: Sign Builder Illustrated\n@SBIMag fb.com/SBIMag\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n51\nNevertheless there are important opportunities for our industry. Sign lighting components are becoming more efficient and effective with each passing day. In our advocacy efforts, therefore, ISA has focused on the great strides made by the electric sign industry in terms of improving energy efficiency without sacrificing the performance properties and value of illuminated signs. Furthermore ISA has gone the extra mile to establish ongoing, working relationships with less-than friendly organizations such as IDA and other similar groups. Many sign companies are working with their business clients to develop “Dark-Sky-friendly” lighting for their signs, and certainly businesses should be able to purchase and use such lighting, if they voluntarily choose to do so. But the government should not force businesses, especially in these tough economic times, to change their sign lighting in order to advance the erroneous assumptions that ordinary electric signs are too bright or use too much energy. In the long run, both the sign industry and end-users’ businesses will be adversely affected by mandatory sign lighting restrictions. This is the reason why ISA is challenging arbitrary limitations on sign illumination. At minimum, we expect local authorities to demonstrate that proposed sign regulations are based on concrete community needs rather than representing merely a convenient pathway for municipal officials to advance anti-sign agendas. Brightness represents as critical a factor for the effectiveness of an illuminated 52\nsign as adequate size or height. Thus if government officials don’t think it’s important for businesses to use signs that can be easily seen at night, then what is the purpose of developing sign codes to ensure that signs are large enough, tall enough, or permitted in effective locations for daytime use? The prospect of further regulation and devaluation of signs by government officials is why ISA is currently leading an effort to better understand the luminance properties typical of commercial electric signs and the impact of these properties on the overall effectiveness of signage products. Working with lighting experts and sponsoring related research, ISA aims to determine appropriate brightness levels to ensure that internally illuminated signs continue to retain their core value in promoting economic activity and public wayfinding twenty-four hours a day. The ISA is also leading a coalition of retail trade groups (representing tens of\nthousands of sign users) to advocate for the economic value of well-lit signs and business facilities in Washington, DC. But the best way to combat these sign lighting restrictions is for you to get personally involved in the sign code development process and ideally get your customers involved. If the sign industry presents a unified front on this issue, provides the kind of research that will guide government officials to enact reasonable sign codes, and attracts the support of sign users who have the clout to influence local authorities to address their critical needs for effective signage, then we can help our customers—millions of American businesses—to leave their lights on. David Hickey is vice president of Government Relations for the International Sign Association. If you’d like ISA to help you with a sign code issue where you do business, please contact david.hickey@signs.org.\nMany communities want signs to be down-lit, but these types of lamps can distract from the message of the sign and provide less lighting at night.\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nPhotos: isa.\nWhite lettering is often used as a sign prescription, but this hue can deprive a sign of needed visual “pop.”\nsignshop.com\nPhoto: dave forrest.\nIf safety is compromised by substantial reductions in light levels, this could affect nighttime attendance at some places.\nfb.com/SBIMag\nIn Print, In Person and Online Log on to\nPanel Saws/ BY Bruce AmAro ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\nEvery Every Cut\nis the sharpest Vertical panel saws are designed to cut precise, low-tolerance straight lines. “You can’t beat them for cutting long pieces without needing to stop,” says Dave Brazzel of Brazz Specialties () in Denver, Colorado. “Your arm doesn’t get as tired using them.” But as the industry introduces and embraces new, exotic materials, their function can change.\n54\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nPhotos: shuttErstoCk.Com\nPanel saws are cutting across many materials and applications.\nPa Cne 4 lS aw\nCut Smarter Not Harder\nThe materials that a panel saw can work with has evolved beyond the moretraditional wood blanks.\nMounted with a powerful enough electric motor, saws can even cut heavyweight materials or layers of lighter grade materials. 56\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nWhat the panel saw cuts and which applications the sign maker can apply this machine depends on the sign business’s culture, the markets the business wants to build product for, and the construction methods the business uses. Mounted with a powerful enough electric motor, the machine can cut some heavyweight materials or several layers of lighter grade materials like luans or 1/4inch laminates and boards. “Customers can use one machine to cut material up to 1-3/4-inch, cut multiple sheets, V-groove aluminum composite, score acrylic, and rip sheet goods up to ten feet,” says Tom Houska, general manager at Safety Speed Manufacturing (). Now a vertical panel saw can cut a kerf (an incision) out of PVC panels or Coroplast. Other cuttable items include foamboard, Dibond®, and aluminum composite material. Dave Harris at ImageOne Impact () says you use the aluminum cartridge on a Safety Speed saw to cut solid aluminum and aluminum composite materials dust-free with one pull. “You can also use the scoring cartridge for plexi or acrylic to get a clean score for a break; employ the V-grooving cartridge to bend aluminum composite material and facia materials for buildings; and use the utility blade cartridge that allows the operator to cut through material up to 1/2-inch-thick—including corrugated plastic, PVC, foam board, Gatorboard, and polycarbonate,” says Harris. Today’s panel saws can also cut Plexiglas® and even glass. Ditto the laminates from stock-sized suppliers in need of special cutting tools. In essence, if a shop can cut laminate and score glass or Plexiglas in large sizes, they can compete for more work. Manufacturers have also developed multi-task features that allow their saws to cut the expanded inventory of alternate materials in a sign shop. For example, when a shop uses the Saw Trax model FS64SM to cut glass or lightgauge plastics, the operator does not simply plunge into the work with a full blade but rather scores the material with a more subtle application of a sawed panel. Saw Trax also has a utility knife feature that pivots to cut flat PVC and Xanita board. “The knife scores the board that requires several cuts without a lot of efsignshop.com\nWith the influx of new materials and applications in the sign industry, the panel saw has become more than a machine— it has become an artists’ tool.\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n57\nfort,” says Michelle DeLaughter, general manager of Saw Trax (). Experienced sign builders have developed unique applications of these saws as well. “We use them as routers too,” continues Brazzell, explaining how he takes advantage of the lengths the saws can cut and the consistent cut he can get into some material to route openings for parts to fit together. Often all that is required for router capabilities is the changing of a cutting head to a router adapter.\nBarry Desmore, foreman at A-1 Signs () in New Orleans, Louisiana, says that although his shop uses its routers for the creative work while building a sign, their eight-yearold Saw Trax also complements all their other projects. “We need it to cut our long straight lines,” he says, “but we can also use it to cut the lighter-weight Coroplast materials with the special attachment that we own.” Whitney Attanasio, general manager of Hendrick Manufacturing (-\nPanel saws are designed to produce an accurate, precise cut.\nCUT\nmanufacturing.com), explains how clients can use their saws to cut a bevel, more a radial arm saw feature than something you do with a powerful table-mounted saw. “The bevel feature on our vertical beam saws offer a 0- to 45-degree fulllength bevel cut capability,” she says. “The cut of the angle is changed with a simple switch. The entire carriageway system rotates, leaving the saw kerf and all measuring tapes stationary. “Meanwhile the VSA ACM Duo vertical saw offers automatic changeover from the cut-to-size blade to the integrated channel grooving blade, complete with precision depth control for ACM panel bending.” The difference between accurate and precise is the difference between good enough and done as precisely as possible. That is what panel saws are meant to do—cut as precise a line as the specifications call for on any sign construction project. As the sign industry continues to introduce exotic materials, more sublime applications have morphed an ordinary machine into an artists’ tool.\nWAY\nTHE RIGHT WAY\nWhy manually cross-cut or require your operator to walk with the saw carriage when rip-cutting? 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Get started: Company\nPage\nAbility Plastics, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Accent Signage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Advance Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alpina Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . 60 Alpina Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . 60 American Biltrite, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A .R .K . Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 ASE, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Bayer MaterialScience LLC . . . . . . 17 Bitro Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAB Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 CAO Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Car Top Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Clarke Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Clearpath/Rowmark, Inc . . . . . . . . 33 Duxbury Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Gemini, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 GH Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Hartlauer Bits, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Hendrick Manufacturing, Inc . . . . . 58 J Freeman, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Justin, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Justin, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Kennyetto Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 L&L Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Lancaster Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 LEDtronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Master Magnetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 MBS-Standoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 National Banner Co ., Inc . . . . . . . . 61 Nova Polymers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Orbus, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Orbus, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ornamental Post Panel & Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Outwater Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Principal LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Roland DGA Corporation . . . . . . . . 15 Safety Speed Manufacturing . . . . . 56 signshop.com\nCompany\nPage\nSaw Trax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 SGIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sign America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Sign-Mart, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Sign-Mart, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Signs365 .com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4 SloanLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2 Small Balls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Southern Stud Weld . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Stamm Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Syntech Of Burlington, Inc . . . . . . . 46 TRC Electronics, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Trim-Lok Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 US LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 USSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Value Vinyls, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 VFK Renzel USA Corp . . . . . . . . . . . 60\nCompany\nPage\nCompanies in Sign Show American PERMALIGHT . . . . . . . . . 14 Brand Management Group . . . . . . . 16 Caldera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Canon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Clarke Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DreamScape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Drytac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Epson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kodak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Outwater Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Roland DGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SignExpo Wholesale . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SunRise LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14\nSeptember 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated\n63\n“\nSHOP TALK\nB y Lo r i S h r i d h a r e\nB2B Media of Greenville, South Carolina\nTrending for Wraps\nR\necently Greenville, South Carolina-based B2B Media, an affiliate of Vomela Specialty Company (), worked on a large, multi-million dollar rebranding initiative for a hospital that included everything from business cards to building signage. The hospital’s ambulances, trucks, buses, and vans all received facelifts and were prepared for a Monday morning unveiling. “[Our] team wrapped all weekend so that a representative number of their fleet vehicles would be ready,” says company president Chuck Driskell. “At the announcement, the CEO and dozens of VIPs and doctors stood on the podium and were flanked by a half-dozen, newly wrapped vehicles. We wrapped the remaining eighty vehicles the following month.” As billboards, transit shelters, and signage have been regulated by laws in many communities, Driskell believes that vehicle wraps remain as the only allowable—and viable—form of signage to advertise in those areas. “These wraps use a ‘canvas’ that’s already available, so there is no extraneous sight pollution or added real estate costs,” he says. Since cars and other vehicles do blend in with other competing messages and traffic, Driskell stresses that the graphics must be able to punch through the visual jungle to reach their intended audience. “Perhaps ‘bold’ is one attribute that a\nsuccessful graphic should have,” he suggests. “But beyond ‘bold,’ there should be a solid understanding of the target audience. “So often, the ‘customer’ is seen as the person buying the print, but we like to view it as the consumer who is ‘moved to action’ because of the print.” Analyzing current trends in vehicle graphics, Driskell observes that many buyers are opting for new “flat” and textured films for their personal vehicles. “While on the corporate front, cleaner, bolder designs and branding seem to be following the ‘Apple effect’ of large amounts of white space,” he says. Looking ahead, Driskell’s experience has shown him that the wrap market is increasing internationally and that this trend will continue. “But there are other markets that are still relatively untapped,” he says. “In the United States, it will be interesting to see if active signage finds its way onto vehicles. Also 3-D printing may create new opportunities for dimensional elements of wraps.” If Driskell could have his say on an all-time dream project, he’d choose a James Bond car. “Bond always drives a silver car—dashing and refined, but we believe we can add some real pizazz to 007’s ride,” he says. “We’re confident we could design, print, and install a wrap so powerful that it would leave Bond fans and movie audiences worldwide shaken…and stirred!”\nall Photos: b2b media.\nA vehicle graphic design should have a feel for its target audience.\n64\nSign Builder Illustrated // September 2013\nsignshop.com\nGet the Full Experience: Read our PRINT MAGAZINE to learn about projects, news, and innovations\nAccess our DIGITAL EDITION anywhere\nIn Print, In Person and Online Follow Us On: Sign Builder Illustrated\nBrowse our monthly e-newsletter, SIGN BUILDER UPDATE, for more industry information\nView SIGN BUILDER ESSENTIALS for the latest product announcements\nVisit SIGNSHOP.COM daily for additional content and up-tothe-minute news\n@SBIMag SBIMag\nWith Sign Builder Illustrated, itâ€™s easy to stay connected to the industry, find out about the latest products, and learn sign-making tips and techniques to get your business booming. 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{"text": "(Updated 12:48 p.m.) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has written a $1,234.62 personal check reimbursing People magazine for costs it incurred when it paid for the governor’s attendance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, his spokesman said Thursday.\nMalloy’s announcement cames a day after Sen. John McKinney alleged that the governor had violated the state’s ethics rules prohibiting public officials from accepting gifts in excess of $100. In his statement, Malloy spokesman Andrew Doba said the governor decided to reimburse the magazine to “remove a needless distraction when there are far more important public policy issues to deal with.”\nDoba reiterated his assertion that the magazine’s payment of the governor’s trip had been appropriate under ethics laws. He said Malloy was advancing Connecticut’s interests while he was in Washington for the dinner.\n“The governor’s office accepted People magazine’s gift in order to relieve taxpayers of the cost. Instead of shifting the cost to the taxpayers, the governor is personally paying the cost,” he said.\nThe correspondents’ dinner is an annual event attended by the president as well as a host of Washington-based journalists, politicians, and celebrities. The event was held on Saturday in Washington. A spokeswoman for People confirmed that Malloy was a guest of the magazine, but referred further inquiry to Doba.\nMcKinney, a Fairfield Republican who is considering running for governor in 2014, said Malloy failed to clear the trip with the Office of State Ethics. By letting People magazine pick up the tab, McKinney said Malloy “clearly” used his office illegally for personal gain.\nOffice of State Ethics Executive Director Carol Carson said Wednesday that the administration did not seek an opinion from her office regarding this weekend’s trip but she could not confirm or deny whether she received any complaints or if she was investigating the trip.\nIn his Thursday statement, Doba outlined some of the discussions Malloy had while in Washington to promote Connecticut. He met with the small business administration regarding relief for businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy and federal small business investment programs.\nDoba said Malloy also met with members of Congress on federal gun control legislation and proposals to establish a regional infrastructure bank. He said the governor also promoted Connecticut’s digital media sector.\nThe state’s ethics laws permit public officials to allow interests that do not do business with the state to pay for the costs of events that promote the state’s interests, Doba said. Otherwise, taxpayers or the governor himself would need to pay for it, he said.\n“We would rather decrease costs to taxpayers. And we don’t believe that personal wealth should be a prerequisite for the governor’s active promotion of this great state,” he said.\nOn Wednesday McKinney said if Malloy traveled to Washington to promote Connecticut, it would have been more appropriate under state law if he had used state money to fund it. He also questioned whether the dinner, an annual social event, was a legitimate place to promote Connecticut.\n“The governor cannot transform a social event like this into a business meeting merely by talking up the state over champagne and hors d’oeuvres, nor can he transform this into a legitimate business trip by scheduling some brief ancillary meeting with a federal official or business group,” he said.\nIn a Thursday statement, McKinney said Malloy had begun to make amends by reimbursing People for the trip, but said the administration was wrong for defending accepting the gift in the first place.\n“He and his staff continue to set a bad example for elected officials and state government by defending his actions. His dismissive attitude toward state ethics laws sets a dangerous precedent. I look forward to hearing the opinion of the Office of State Ethics on this matter,” he said..\nCarson said public officials have 30 days after receiving a gift to repay the expenses. She said Malloy’s reimbursement was a “good resolution.” She said the administration informed her office it was no longer seeking a formal opinion on the matter on Thursday morning.\nMcKinney said he did not believe Malloy’s reimbursement closed the book entirely on the matter, but stopped short of saying he would personally petition to have the ethics board investigate it.\n“Paying back is an important part of it, but it’s not absolving the entire issue. They may try to sweep it under the rug, but this does not put the issue to bed, in my opinion,” he said."}
{"text": "Dave White Interview Exclusive\nDave White has been creating award winning art since the early 1990’s. Born February 19th, 1971 in Liverpool, UK, Dave developed his technique and graduated from John Moores University with a BA in Fine Arts Painting in 1994. Today, Dave White‘s art has held residencies across the globe. He has been recognized by AOL, Nike, Wall Street Journal, and dozens more publications internationally.\nTJ: Hello Dave White! Please give our readers from around the world the skinny on who you are and what it is you do!?\nDave White: Hi all, my name is Dave White I am an artist from Liverpool, UK.\nTJ: Where did you study fine art Dave?\nDave White: I actually studied at John Moores University in Liverpool\nTJ: What was it like studying in John Lennon’s old studio?\nDave White: It was an amazing space, in the top floor of the life drawing room, with a glass roof and amazing light. I was only told on my last day by one of the janitors who knew John Lennon when he was there.\nTJ: What is it about oil that attracts you so strongly as a medium?\nDave White: For me oil paint is very tactile and spontaneous, and I just connected straight away when I first used it over 20 years ago. The texture and surface is totally unique and gives such an awesome appearance. It seems to reflect my ideas and personality when I use it.\nTJ: What spawned your use of drips and splats as your unique signature?\nDave White: The signature appearance of my work is not forced or deliberate it’s just how I visualize my ideas. If you look back over the past 20 years the evolution of this goes right back to my days studying painting. I guess what is apparent is the speed and dynamism of how I make them which comes through. The drips and splats just occurred as soon as I connected with the medium.\nTJ: When did you decide to move from subject matters including animals and planes, to Nike sneakers? Why?\nDave White: I have always collected and loved sneakers since being a kid, I was obsessed by them, the colours the designs just grabbed me way back then. I was sitting in the studio and had taken off my kicks to change into my painting clothes, and I just started really looking at the side on profile of the air max 95. The way the shoe flowed, the panels that met with the lace loops, the touches of 3m and gradients of grey. It just blew my mind, and I just wanted to immortalize it. And so began the sneaker series.\nTJ: Which of your sneaker pieces is your personal favorite? Why?\nDave White: The best one is the Jordan IV mars red, I knew as soon as I finished it that it was the one, it happened almost by itself and just flowed into existence.\nTJ: Tell us a little about meeting the man behind the Nike Air movement himself, Tinker Hatfield.\nDave White: He is an amazing spirit, and incredible talent, like millions of others I feel his work is up with the greatest designs of the 20th century. It was a total honor to meet him, I got to ask him some questions that had burned me for ages about key shoes such as the AJV, and his passion and love for design is only matched by the wonderful functional art he and the team at Nike makes.\nTJ: What is the Sneaker Pimps Tour? Is your artwork still on display with it today?\nDave White: Sneaker Pimps is a global tour which brings a massive collection of sneakers, including crazy make ups, customs, unseen samples, artwork, skating, street art and music all together to celebrate everything Sneaker Culture has to offer. I had some amazing times when I was part of the tour and doing the live sneaker paintings we got to see some incredible sites around the globe, with some amazing people such as Futura, Stash, Methamphibian, SBTG, along with some incredible acts such as Public Enemy, Jeru the Damaja, and The Beatnuts. The tour is back and is still going strong.\nThere is one of my pieces in the tour the painting is owned by Peter Fahey who runs the whole show, it’s of Futura’s FLOM dunk.\nTJ: Are there any bands you follow currently?\nDave White: I love the 90s-2002 era of hip hop, I follow a ton of bands too, quite diverse in my taste, currently really enjoying the dj sets of Netsky and Danny Byrd who are awesome drum and bass dj’s.\nTJ: Any chance we might see you do some album art for them in the future?\nDave White: Who knows music is a massive part of my life and my 2nd love after painting. I did do an EPMD cover at an amazing event in Amsterdam a few years back, De Hop gets in incredible rap acts and they write, produce and record a track in a night with a live crowd, it’s an amazing concept. Those guys were totally amazing and the honor of being a part of that is something I will never forget. Check it on Youtube.\nTJ: Something some of your art fans may not know, is you made a one hell of a run in the scratch DJ game. What is the story behind “Surreal Madrid”?\nDave White: I saw an ad in my local vinyl spot in 1997 looking for a scratch dj, I used to practice for at least six hours a day, crabbing, flaring, beat juggling, I was deep into that scene. I went and auditioned, and the next day was on a plane with the band. Surreal Madrid was a live breakbeat band. And in the three years we were together we had a great time. Some big hit singles, and tunes in videogames, sell out massive concerts, it was all a bit mad. I was very grateful for the opportunity.\nTJ: What was it like performing with Fatboy Slim and the Basement Jaxx at the Benicassim Festival in front of thousands of people?\nDave White: Absolutely insane, the feeling that gives you is very unique and quite unlike anything else, I can totally understand why the likes of the Rolling Stones continue to tour!\nTJ: Do you use music as a creative tool while you paint? Who are some of your more influential musical artists?\nDave White: Absolutely, I never paint in silence, I love old school jungle and breakbeat, electro, and of course hip hop.\nDilated Peoples, Daft Punk, Alkoholiks, London Elektricity, High Contrast, Tribe Called Quest.. and a million others.\nTJ: I liked the use of “KRS-One – Outta Here” in the video of your custom Kid Robot, “Sgt. Robot”. Were you a previous fan of Kid Robot before creating your own custom renditions?\nDave White: Of course, I love vinyl toys, and have been a massive fan of KR since they started. I love their philosophy as a brand and identity, the Munny and Dunny are fantastic, not only for the releases by people from all walks of life, be it design, art, graf whatever, but the custom scene is incredible where a real cult following has happened, it really encourages creativity and anyone can do it. I love that and the ingenuity is fantastic that people come up with.\nTJ: What served as your inspiration to create the “Top Mun” and “Sgt. Robot” Kid Robot models?\nDave White: I am obsessed and always have been with all things military, as a child making models I never was interested in making tanks or planes look perfect. I was all about the mud and grime, scuffs and rust, paint chips and bullet holes. That’s what these objects look like in reality. I have never lost that fascination and it has always been a part of my work. Top Mun was based on a weathered polished aluminium 60’s jet, and Sgt robot, I wanted him to look war torn and rough.\nTJ: All of your pieces from the War Comic series and Superheroes to the Sand Trooper portrait and Burlesque works are completely awesome, but your new project, “Forgotten Alchemy”, is amazing! What made you drop the color so drastically?\nDave White: The Forgotten Alchemy collection is all about something changing and started with toy cars that were 40 years old and had been played with and handed down from generation to generation. I loved the unique appearance the bare metal, the wonky wheels the paint chips and numbers that had rubbed off. These things had so much character but so much presence, been loved and neglected and left. It started to develop and become a metaphor for life really, you grow up and leave a lot of things behind.\nSo the muted white and black versions were perfectly powder coated making them look new, pristine and beautiful again, but underneath is the history and human contact.\nTJ: Did you stack real model cars before creating your car tower sculptures? How long did it take to find a form and balance that worked?\nDave White: The towers became another direction enhancing the meaning really, the fragility, looking like they could topple at any moment, the construction referenced this as like a child I made them as high as I could before they would collapse and smash. This collection was something that formed organically and I will be pursuing and developing in the future.\nTJ: You have stated in previous interviews that you love depicting weapons for their form, rather than their purpose. Are your gun works purely an adventure through your own perspective, or are you trying to make a public statement with them?\nDave White: That’s for the viewer to decide, the collection is based on a series of iconic guns which all have meaning, making them look beautiful, animated and delicate which detracts from their purpose. The Derringer and Peacemaker are the kind of weapons that people hang on their wall to show status, 300 years ago they would be used for no other reason but to attack and defend. It’s only time that changes them and makes them abstract and useless. I love that they have become an art from rather than a weapon.\nTJ: Any ideas on where your art may be going next?\nDave White: I do and I am working them at the moment, I am extremely excited by these and feel they are by far at this early stage the best work I have ever made. I am actually doing a mural at AOL HQ in NYC based on these so if you keep your eyes peeled you may see a preview. All I can say is they are all about movement and dynamism. The first show is in London in April 2011.\nTJ: Where can our readers find out more information about you and your works?\nDave White: You can have a little look at the site, which has an in depth video interview, and of course a few Googles here and there and the usual blogs such as freshness, hypebeast, and slamxhype all have documented my work for the past 8 years do a little search on them.\nTJ: Shout out time!!! Spread some love Dave White style.\nDave White: Love what you do, be yourself, go with your heart and seize every opportunity, be patient, and avoid negativity in any form, in the end you will get there!\n– Interview by Tim Bonner\nDAVE WHITE LINKS:\nDave White Official Art Page\nDave White Official Twitter Feed\nMore Dave White Art\nTags: Art, break beat, Dave White, Dave White, modern art, nike, oil painting, pop art, sneaker art, Surreal Madrid, UK, underground art"}
{"text": "Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff\nSaul Bauman (left) talked with Jonathan R. Davis, the MBTA’s acting general manager, during a meeting with T customers.\nActing MBTA General Manager Jonathan R. Davis’s interim job hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park - a ride on the Mattapan High-Speed Line? - for the T’s normally behind-the-scenes chief financial officer.\nThe last interim general manager presided over the relatively quiet period in 2009-10 between Daniel A. Grabauskas and Richard A. Davey, after Beacon Hill had kicked just enough extra revenue over to the T to avoid a fare increase until well after the 2010 elections.\nDavis took the helm just in time to receive brickbats from the public as the face and voice of an agency proposing a stark fare increase and service cuts. Adding insult to injury, one of the buses eyed for the chopping block is the one Davis himself often rides in his commute from Medford, the 326.\nAnd his monthly pizza luncheon with customers appeared to get off to a rough start Friday, when one participant sized him up as he extended a hand.\n“Where’s Mr. Davey? He’s not here today?’’ the woman harrumphed, suggesting a bait and switch. She had reason to grouse, having been a passenger on the now-infamous four-hour commuter rail trip to Worcester last March 1.\nDavis explained that Davey had been promoted to serve as state secretary of transportation, and that he is filling in during the replacement search.\n“Congratulations on your promotion. Did they tell you about the $161 million [deficit] first?’’ joked Richard Danca, a freelance writer from Newton, knowing Davis was the man behind the calculations.\nThe crowd, settling in, was knowledgeable and mostly favorable. That might have been expected in what was the 10th in a series of Operations Control Center tours and manager luncheons the T started last year as a consolation prize for the many runners-up in its “General Manager for a Day’’ contest. Upcoming public hearings on the proposed fare increases and service reductions are likely to be much harsher.\nStill, Davis urged public attendance. That won’t spare the coming pain - indeed, he said the T is not seeking a legislative bailout and even thanked the state for what help it provides - but will enable the T to make cuts more thoughtfully.\n“Voice your support for having the transportation and transit system we need here in Massachusetts and need here in the Greater Boston area, and how vital it is,’’ he said, adding that the issues at stake affect not only regular riders but anyone with an interest in the economy, road congestion, the environment, and mobility for all.\nDanca offered that he could not envision Boston without a robust transit system. “The T - it’s old, it’s stinky, and it’s noisy, but boy, it goes everywhere.’’\nThe former Washington resident asked why the T did not follow D.C.’s lead and ban riders from eating and drinking.\nSimple, Davis answered: money.\nStation concessions are too valuable, as part of the T’s ongoing effort to raise nonfare revenue, which has nearly doubled since 2000. Even then, it still covers only about 5 percent of expenses. Fares cover roughly a quarter of the T’s budget, about equal to the amount spent on debt payments.\nRiders spoke up for favorite routes. Cynthia Bauman, an East Cambridge retiree who works part time for Cambridge Community Television, said service was poor already on the 69 bus, from Harvard to Lechmere, even while the less-crowded 68 from Harvard to Kendall strikes her as a luxury. “If you’re going to cut anything, I’d cut that,’’ she said.\nSteve Mulder, a digital strategist from Somerville who spoke up about his “beloved 85’’ - the endangered Spring Hill-to-Kendall Square bus - asked about more alternative revenues: “Like more advertising. It’d be great if stations were sponsored.’’\nIndeed, Davis said, the T has arranged with global branding firm IMG to study that possibility and report on it next month. Such deals elsewhere have been worth as much as $1 million a year for prominent stations.\nThat alone would hardly end the T’s budget struggles, caused by too much debt and too little income, as many observers have noted, including the 2009 external review of the MBTA commissioned by Governor Deval Patrick and led by former John Hancock chief executive David F. D’Alessandro.\nThe T compares favorably with peer systems on overhead and cost per passenger-trip, but it is the nation’s most indebted transit agency, partly because of debt passed on from Beacon Hill to fund politically popular expansion.\nStill, Davis said, the T will solve this one on on its own, through cuts and fare increases - sounding like a man newly accustomed to conferring with spokesmen and enagaging with the Legislature and governor.\n“I was asked to address one issue,’’ he said, expresing gratitude for the $900-plus million that the state contributes annually and $150 million from local municipalities to help the T operate. “We need to solve this problem with what we have.’’\nAmid talk of the proposed fare increase and service cuts at the MBTA general manager’s monthly luncheon, Davis slipped in a little good news over the pizza, at least for those who park and ride at T garages.\nIn the coming months, the T will outfit most of those garages with readers to accept debit and credit cards as well as payment by Fast Lane turnpike-toll transponder, a tangible benefit of the 2009 merger of disparate transportation agencies to create MassDOT, and a service already available at the Route 128 garage.\nThose garages will also be tied into the pay-by-phone system that already allows commuters to use their cellphones and credit cards to pay for parking at unstaffed “honor lots’’ on the commuter rail and at some surface rapid-transit stations.\nT spokesman Joe Pesaturo said that credit, debit, and pay-by-phone will be accepted at these facilities within six months; Fast Lane is a year away.\nThat’s good news for people like reader Glenda Singer, who wrote recently to say that the ticket machines at the express entrance to the Alewife garage are frequently empty, requiring a dangerous back-up against incoming traffic to reach another machine.\nI passed that on to Pesaturo. “Thank you to your reader (and our customer) for bringing this to our attention. It’s unacceptable,’’ he wrote, adding that garage contractor Central Parking would be notified immediately to be told that ticket stock should be checked nightly. The new equipment will also help staff manage the system by automatically alerting them to low ticket levels, he said.\nThose interested in digging into the MBTA’s financial documents or perusing the Central Transportation Planning Staff’s rationale behind the proposed bus, ferry, and commuter rail cuts can find a trove of information at, by clicking on the “Join the discussion’’ banner about the looming fare and service changes. You can also find a complete schedule for the 20 planned public meetings.Eric Moskowitz can be reached at emoskowitz@globe.com.\nThanks for signing upBrowse our full list of free Globe newsletters Close"}
{"text": "Last September when Prada presented two sneakers characterized by a knit upper featuring a contrasting print logo down the forefoot, many people saw a not-so-subtle resemblance to one of the most well-known adidas Originals silhouettes, the Hu NMD.\nThe Prada sneakers were available for a limited period of time in a Tokyo pop-up, and quite soon also the sneakerheads forgot about it.\nPrada and Adidas seem ready to carry out a project together and to announce it was the Italian brand itself. The photo is rather enigmatic but suggests that the collaboration will involve a sneaker model. Portrayed in the photo is, in fact, a Prada shopping bag with two adidas boxes inside, one black with the Three Stripes logo and one blue with the adidas Originals Trefoil line.\nThe creative partnership of the brands generated from a shared passion for sports. The two companies have started their adventure together by going through their respective monumental archives.\nThe first achievement of this union is the presentation of two Prada for adidas silhouettes that draw inspiration from the rich heritage and the iconographic legacy of both brands, paying homage to timeless classics. Designed for the sport, rethought for the street style and now turned into luxury items, classics of both labels will make their official debut in December 2019."}
{"text": "Frequenty Asked Questions\n1. How do I pay my taxes?\nThere are several payment options available: cash, money order, check, electronic check, or credit card. Please click here for details about payment options.\n2. How do I change the mailing address on my tax bill?\nDownload and complete the Change of Address form and mail or fax it to:\nCarolyn Rice, TreasurerAttn: Customer Service451 West Third StreetDayton, Ohio 45422-1475 FAX 937-496-7652.\n3. What if I overpay my taxes?\nIf you have overpaid your taxes, please visit the refund information page or call Customer Service at 937-225-4010 x107.\n4. What if my taxes are late?\nIf your property taxes are past due, you will be assessed penalties and interest as required by the Ohio Revised Code. If your taxes are more than one year past due, your property could be subject to a tax foreclosure or a tax lien sale.\nPlease call 937-225-4010 Option 2 to discuss possible payment options.\n5. What is the Homestead Reduction Program?\nThe Homestead Reduction Program is available to any property owner over the age of 65 or totally and permanently disabled. Additionally, only owner occupied properties are eligible for the reduction. For more details please follow this here."}
{"text": "Weighing in at only five pounds, it’s small and unassuming, yet mighty and powerful.\nLoudon County and Sevier County, Tennessee, provide the ExpressVote® Printer to automatically select the ballot style, ExpressVote Universal Voting System for voters to make selections, and the DS200® precinct scanner and tabulator for casting ballots.\nThe ExpressVote Printer is the little printer that makes an election worker’s day considerably easier.\n“The poll workers love it,” said Susan Harrison, Administrator of Elections for Loudon County, Tennessee, “It was quick and easy to learn. We like how confident we are knowing that we are giving the voter the correct ballot. Since it’s connected to accurate voter registration info, then the voter will get the proper ballot. It’s 100% more efficient because you don’t have the chance of error.”\nThe benefits of the ExpressVote Printer are abundant. Early voting accounts for 70% of the votes cast in Loudon County. “It is so helpful to use the ExpressVote Printer during early voting because there are so many different precincts and ballot styles to deal with,” said Harrison. “Sometimes we have more than 50 ballot styles. Using the ExpressVote Printer really simplifies the process for the voters and poll workers.”\nJust 60 miles down the road, poll workers in Sevier County agree.\n“Our poll workers love how accurate the new system is and they all love the fact that they do not have to worry about which ballot to select on the ExpressVote screen, because the printer already identified the correct ballot style,” said Ed Kuncitis, Administrator of Elections for Sevier County, Tennessee.\nIt’s the little printer that delights voters.\n“Voters like it. They are pleased with it. They like knowing they have the correct ballot and it makes them feel more confident.”“Voters like it. They are pleased with it. They like knowing they have the correct ballot and it makes them feel more confident.”\n– Susan Harrison, Administrator of Elections\nSevier County voters shared similar sentiments.\n“We have received many comments from voters about the ease of use of our new equipment,” Kuncitis said. “Using the ExpressVote Printer in conjunction with the ExpressVote Universal Voting System allows our voters to mark their ballot using the touchscreen technology they are used to and also provides a paper trail that increases voter confidence. The ExpressVote displays every race individually, so voters don’t miss any races on the ballot. They like to know they didn’t miss anything.”\nIt’s the little printer that’s fast.\nThe voter line moves fast because the printer automatically prints the correct ballot style faster than a traditional Ballot on Demand printer. The ExpressVote Printer takes zero second to warm up and less than five seconds to print a card, compared to the 15-20 seconds required to warm up and 15-20 seconds to print using a traditional oval ballot.\nThe ExpressVote Printer also eliminates the need for the poll worker to make the trek to activate the vote session with the proper ballot style on the voting machine.\n“Before, you had to take the time to enter ballot style code into the machine itself. But this printer automates that and gets the voters in and out quicker. It saves several minutes per voter.”“Before, you had to take the time to enter ballot style code into the machine itself. But this printer automates that and gets the voters in and out quicker. It saves several minutes per voter.”\n– Susan Harrison, Administrator of Elections\nIt’s the little printer that’s safer.\nCOVID-19 has forever impacted our sacred, personal bubble that is now sanitized and six-feet in diameter. Social distance is maintained when using the ExpressVote Printer. When jurisdictions have more than one ballot style, the ExpressVote Printer removes the need for a poll worker to be in proximity to the voter to manually select the correct ballot style on the ExpressVote screen.\n“The system allows us to give the voter an activation card and have the voter insert it into the ExpressVote with minimal involvement from the poll worker.”“The system allows us to give the voter an activation card and have the voter insert it into the ExpressVote with minimal involvement from the poll worker.”\n– Ed Kuncitis, Administrator of Elections\nIt’s also the little printer that’s good for the environment and the county budget.\nThe ExpressVote Printer reduces waste by printing a voter activation code on blank card stock. Because it’s a thermal printer, it also eliminates the need for toner as there is no need to change out ink or drums during the day.\n“The ability to use blank stock, means that we are able to use unused stock for other elections and only have to order additional card stock, if needed.”“The ability to use blank stock, means that we are able to use unused stock for other elections and only have to order additional card stock, if needed.”\n– Ed Kuncitis, Administrator of Elections\nThe little printer that could is the hero in this story because it’s the little printer that made all the difference."}
{"text": "Financing\nMedical Spa and Cosmetic Aesthetics Financing\nIf you are looking for a surgical alternative to rejuvenate your skin, Smooth Skin Lounge in Studio City, Burbank, North Hollywood, and neighboring communities has an answer for you. We offer non-invasive medical skin care and spa treatments in a luxurious facility. We are nationally certified for CoolSculpting®, Botox®, and Juvéderm®, and our staff is a Top 100 account with Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox® and Juvéderm®. Our goal is to help you look your best.\nWhat Options Are Available to Pay for Cosmetic Procedures?\nThere are several methods of payment accepted by Smooth Skin Lounge. We are passionate about aesthetic medicine and do not want to deny anyone the ability to take advantage of the treatments available to enhance skin and improve self-esteem.\nWe accept cash, credit cards, and gift cards. We offer a membership status that results in discounts and savings on products and treatments. We also offer specials throughout the year and have gift cards for sale. Additionally, we offer financing through CareCredit®, a medical finance company.\nWhat Is CareCredit®?\nCareCredit® is a healthcare credit card designed to help pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses not covered by medical insurance, such as cosmetic and spa procedures, hearing aids, vision needs, and even pet medical care. They have special financing options available that offer zero percent interest. Once you have applied for the card, you can use it over and over without having to reapply. CareCredit® is accepted by over 200,0000 care providers nationwide.\nHow Do You Apply for CareCredit®?\nYou can apply online 24 hours per day, seven days per week using an automated system. If you prefer speaking with a live agent, you can call Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can find out if you are approved immediately. You must be at least 18 years old to apply. Because financing is available through CareCredit®, there is no need to delay treatment.\nContact Smooth Skin Lounge Today\nIf you are ready for a medical skin enhancement procedure or spa treatment, contact Smooth Skin Lounge. Our team of experts in Studio City, near Sherman Oaks, Burbank, North Hollywood, and the neighboring communities of Los Angeles, are ready to serve you. We look forward to partnering with you to find the look you want."}
{"text": "News\nBig data: 4 predictions for 2014.\n1. In 2014, people will finally start to understand the term big data. Because, as it stands, many do not.\n2. Consumers will begin to (voluntarily) give up certain elements of privacy for personalization.\n3. Big data-as-a-service will become a big deal\n4. And finally... remember how Hadoop is an open-source software? Expect a lot more of that.\nArticle source: The Guardian\nThe value of Big Data: How analytics differentiates winners:\n1. Twice as likely to be in the top quartile of financial performance within their industries\n2. Three times more likely to execute decisions as intended\n3. Five times more likely to make decisions faster.\nArticle source: Bain & Company\nSeparating Good Data Sources from Bad. Call the data source company to learn more about them. Seek out their customers or suppliers. Ask the right questions.\nHere are eight “due diligence” questions to ask while verifying a data source.\n1. From where did the data originate?\n2. Is the data generated from substantiated entities?\n3. Does the source provide samples of data offered, such as snippets of reports, listings or the exact data you seek?\n4. Is the source’s data timely and up-to-date? How often do they maintain the data: Monthly, weekly, or daily?\n5. Can the source provide you with references from users of similar data? Are their customers satisfied?\n6. Do they educate prospects about selecting their data?\n7. What support and analytical tools does the source provide? Today, supplying data isn’t enough. The source should make it easy for you to utilize data to its fullest potential.\n8. When separating good sources from bad, the best question to ask may be this: Does the source manage due diligence so you don't have to?\nArticle source: Mauricio Jurin, EDA"}
{"text": "Sarah Taylor's glovework behind the wicket stunned everyone when she pulled off an unthinkable onehanded stumping. The game was between England and South Africa women's team in Worcester.\nThe hosts lost the game after being restricted to 189-9 in 50 overs. The South African team chased down the target with 7 wickets in hand.\nThere was nothing much to cheer for the home side after a mediocre batting and bowling performance. But Sarah's stumping was definitely one of the highlights of the game.\nDefending 189, England got some hope after they picked two quick wickets of the tourist on just 5 runs. The second dismissal should have been given to the wicket-keeper for her brilliant work. Even collecting the wide delivery by Anya Shrubsole down the leg side was a big ask, but getting a stumping on left spectators open-mouthed. It made the batswoman Sune Luus get back to pavilion on her first ball following the dismissal of the opener Laura Wolvaardt.\nEngland cricket shared the video on their Twitter handle and wrote, \"Simply incredible! @Sarah_Taylor30 with the fastest hands in the game.\"\nSimply incredible! @Sarah_Taylor30 with the fastest hands in the game ????— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 9, 2018\nEngland are back in this: pic.twitter.com/7fWKdEATeD"}
{"text": "A Station Eight Fan Web Site\nDisplaying 1 record.\nHey, I just saw the first 2 episodes of Spectacular Spider-Man and I thought they were fantastic. I found them very engaging, so the writing-on-multiple-levels thing is working great. I caught three Gargoyles references: Hudson at the beginning, Broadway crumbling in the middle, and the policewoman that had Elisa's hair and skin color. Did I miss any? ;)\nI have only one technical question. Victor Cook said at the Comic-Con panel that the series was being produced in high definition. I was watching my local affiliate of CW in HD, but the show was in 4:3 pan and scan. All the publicity screenshots before the premiere were released in 16:9 widescreen, including one in an HD resolution:\nSo it seems the HD content is there, but someone just didn't put in the right tapes, or something. Spidey was born to be in widescreen, HD, digital sound, etc. Is that something you can fix?\nThanks! Love the show so far!\nI'm really not sure what's going on. We were trying to figure out what the CW is doing with it last night, and we think they're broadcasting it both ways... on CW and CWHD. But I don't really know for sure. I do know we're making it in HD, but making sure that all key images are in the normal TV cutoff. At the mix, we listen to the sound first in 5.1. Then we listen to it again on normal stereo speakers, to make sure it works for both."}
{"text": "Millions Of Children Affected By Typhoon Koppu In Philippines Need Food, Medicine – Huffington Post\n.”\nThe Philippines typically experiences more than 20 typhoons per year. In 2013, the devastating super typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines, killing more than 6,300 people and leaving millions homeless.\nMany international aid agencies have emergency supplies in place, such as tarpaulins, basic household items, hygiene and water kits to get to the survivors should the government require international assistance.\nUNICEF said it had supplies for about 12,000 families, including water purification tablets, hygiene kits, medicines, school supplies, food, tents and generators.\nA assessment of the damage caused to plantations of bananas, coconuts, rice and corn in the worst affected areas, will establish the full extent of survivor’s livelihood needs.\n“The rising floodwaters are the most immediate concern but beyond that many people will have to rebuild their livelihoods once the water recedes,” International Federation of the Red Cross spokeswoman Kate Marshall said by phone from Isabela province in the east of Luzon.\nMarshall said evacuated villagers often rush back to their homes after disasters to salvage whatever may have survived the floods, which could expose them to mudslides and flash floods.\nMike Bruce, spokesman for Plan International, said the typhoon had hit many poor communities that would struggle to rebuild their livelihoods without assistance.\n“These communities were already quite vulnerable before the storm and it will be hard for them to rebuild their livelihoods,” he said.\n(Reporting by Astrid Zweynert; Editing by Ros Russell; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, which covers humanitarian news, women’s rights, trafficking, corruption and climate change. Visit to see more stories)"}
{"text": "Thought for the day:The way we see the problem is the problem...-- Stephen Covey\n'Kutte Billi Baras Rahe Hain' is all I can say. i.e. it's raining cats and dogs. Here I was, thinking that the January monsoon season has passed, and, since last week when the hailstones made their presence felt, we've been having rains out here. Today was tremendous, with one of the thunderclaps lasting a full 30 seconds. I'm sure disaster, i.e. lightning struck somewhere. The paper will tell.\n----\nDo you watch Pogo or Cartoon Network? I don't mean violent serials like Tom and Jerry, of course...(Though, I am a fan!LOL)..\nDon't say 'how kiddish'- just try it- it's good to feel like a kid at heart, sometimes!:)\nPrograms like Pogo's ' Just For Laughs'- they're enough to pull anyone out of a dull mood, like I was in, yesterday.(Which is why I sat down to post and didn't, finally-no point in posting if my mood's not right, I feel). It's a program where they play simple and sometimes complex tricks on people on the street.(We do have a program like that, on NDTV-Chhupa Rustam,but, it's much less tricky). Like, there was:\n-This huge cover they'd put on a car in a parking lot, to make it seem as if the car had been parked since a long time. And, the car owners would invariably come there, look mystified, turn around, look everywhere, and wonder where their car had gone.. finally, they'd find it, of course.\n- This pretty lady who'd suddenly sidle up to a couple, and start acting cozy with the guy- the reactions from the other lady would be anything from catty to a snarl!!:)\n- This group of footballers who'd suddenly appear out of nowhere, surround a person and then bend down in a 'team gettogether session' before game.\n- The guy in the scary masks shop, who put on the scariest mask and hairy hands, and, stood like a mask with the others..and, as soon as someone would touch a mask, he'd make a snarling noise, scaring the wits out of the person(s). Here's a link to some of them.\nOf course, it also made me wonder- would people in our country display just as good a sense of humour as most of these people did? Perhaps not. Maybe even a communal riot could occur, with some of the pranks if they were played in India.But, we are progressing, definitely, as some of the Chhupa Rustam episodes showed.\n----\nTill next time,keep smiling.\n4 comments:\n**even a communal riot could occur, with some of the pranks if they were played in India.\noyeah! cos HUMOR is not something that all COUNTRIES understand.\n:)\nI sometimes wonder abt that too..the pranks they play here in Aus, will be lawsuits in India or SL!\nKeshi.\nagreed with Keshi.\nI love the cartoon serials. watched it with my nephews at home. They can watch Pogo for hours at length.\nyeah i love those serials....makes u feel like a child again....and again it depends in which part of india you woul like to play these pranks so that we don't have riots.nice post amit...\nyeah...I would rather watch these than those horrendous reality shows...gosh...rains..remind me of mumbai...never thought i would say this, but i miss 'em...."}
{"text": "While advertising partners. Since introduced in August 2017, performance averages have routinely exceeded industry benchmarks when compared against full-screen interstitial ads:\n- 2X CTR – Increased click-through rates\n- 4X CTR – improvement in Conversion Rate\n- 8X higher performance across standard campaign metrics when measured against static\nfull-screen interstitial ads.\nWhat else is there to know? Turns out, we’ve heard from many app developers and mobile app marketers wanting details for how to get started. Below you’ll find their most frequently asked questions and best practices for advertising with Playable Ads.\nQ: What’s the anatomy of a Playable Ad?\nA: Leadbolt Playable Ads are a full-screen interactive experience that consist of\n1) Short tutorial of the advertised game or app\n2) A mini game or app experience\n3) An end card (static full-screen image) with a specific call-to-action that appears after a set number of seconds, prompting users to take next steps.\nNote: Our Playable Ads do not have a replay button.\nQ: What app genre or category of game app works best with Playable ads?\nA: Playable ads are best suited for direct advertisers looking for large scale user acquisition for their own gaming apps. Playable Ads have been successful across many game categories and are particularly successful for the casual games and strategy games categories. They also work well promoting News and Entertainment apps, and any other type of app where allowing audiences a quick trial would be useful.\nUsers have less than a minute to engage with a Playable Ad. Games that have a standard workflow, easy concept with no learning curve and simple interactions (swipe, tap, etc.) work best. Such games usually fall within these categories on the official stores: Action, Arcade, Board, Card, Casino, Casual, Educational, Puzzle, Racing, Sports, Trivia, Word.\nFor news and entertainment apps, consider offering audiences access to bonus content or unlocking restricted access to a special news story as the “playable” experience.\nLeadbolt Playable ads support a variety of ad mechanics, making them a versatile ad choice for a broad range of mobile apps:\n- Match 3\n- Bubble Shooter\n- Word Puzzles\n- Infinite Tile\n- Transport Puzzle\n- Cooking Prep\n- Slots\n- And many more…\nQ: What are the creative asset / ad spec requirements?\nA: Leadbolt’s in-house design and UX team are experts in creating seamless playable ad experiences. As a free service to our Advertiser Partners, it’s simple: Just send the appstore url and the relevant hi-res graphics files (PSDs) used to create your app to your Leadbolt Account Manager. Our in-house team will deliver ready-to-go playable ads for your Leadbolt campaigns.\nQ: How long does it take to create a Playable Ad?\nA: It varies by type of game and level of game complexity, but turn-around time can be very quick. On average, expect only 1-2 days.\nFor extended ad experiences, expect 3-5 days to go-live including testing.\nOther brands that need to be gamified might take longer depending on the game mechanics and gamification process.\nQ: Are A/B tests possible using slightly different versions of gameplay?\nA: Yes, our ad serving system can run multiple creatives including Playable Ads simultaneously and with smart ad serving technology to ensure the best ad is served each time.\nA campaign can contain one or more creatives. As more people engage with the ad, Leadbolt serves the best performing creative to the majority. It is, however, possible to pause a creative manually to perform A/B testing.\nAs creative-level statistics are available, advertisers can find out which creative had a better performance.\nQ: What metrics are tracked and reported?\nA: Playable Ads are bought using the CPI – cost per install model. Measurement of Playable Ads is consistent with the metrics we measure for other ad formats on CPI.\nOur ad serving systems are able to track metrics for:\n- Clicks\n- Installs\n- CTR\n- Conversion rate\nLeadbolt is partnered with the industry’s leading measurement and attribution companies, such as TUNE, Singular, Kochava, AppsFlyer, and Adjust. Leveraging postback data, we are able to measure multiple in-app events after download, to further quantify LTV, Retention and other post-install signals of success.\nRead our tips on designing for performance, and making Playable Ads work for you.\nHave more questions? Let us know in the comments or get in touch. Our support team responds with lightning-bolt speed. To see more examples of how Leadbolt Advertising partners are achieving exceptional results, check out recent case studies."}
{"text": "Scholars worked hard to learn their lines, songs and dance steps, and it showed! Our annual Christmas program was a joyful part of the season. Kindergarten angels sang”Silent Night.” Scholars reenacted the nativity story. Our Award-Winning Step Team displayed awesome moves, as usual. Plus a lot more. We are so proud of our talented scholars who let their gifts shine for all to see."}
{"text": "- Is something holding you back from being who you want to be?\n- Do your behaviours or habits inhibit your performance?\n- Would you love to be free from negative emotional baggage?\n- Do you struggle to get motivated and find yourself putting things off?\n- Would you love to become a better communicator at home or at work?\n- Is your physical or mental health below where you’d like it to be?\n- Do you want to achieve more success and increase your profitability?\nCreate the life you want with support from a Transformational Coach\nFind your inner resources and untapped potential as you become the very best version\nof yourself at home and at work.\nUsing the latest and most powerful techniques, together we will access your\ninner power in a comfortable, high-quality environment.\nYou will learn how to harness that power to transform your performance and create\nlasting change in your life."}
{"text": "This recipe for Pad Thai (Fried Noodles) is a yummy dinner everyone in my house loves. It is nice to have one meal that we all like. I learned to make Pad Thai when I lived in Thailand years ago. Unfortunately, I lost the original recipe, but I am still hoping that it will turn up some day. Also, in Thailand you use a spoon and fork to eat pad thai, but the picture with the chopsticks looked nice.\nI rediscovered making pad thai when I made this for the Gourmet Club with my friend, Lauren. We found the hard to find ingredients at The Bangkok Center Grocery in Chinatown. (They ship anywhere in the US in case you have a hard time finding tamarind and fish sauce.) If you want to see pad thai being prepared, you can go to THAI FOOD TONIGHT to watch them cook an authentic pad thai recipe.\nBangkok Center Grocery\n104 Mosco Street (bet. Mott and Mulberry St.)\nNew York, NY 10013\n(212) 732-8916\nEasy Pad Thai Recipe\n4 T. oil\n2 garlic cloves, finely chopped\n2 shallots\n1 egg\n4 oz/120 g dry flat rice noodles soaked in water for 20 minutes until soft and drained\n2 T. lime juice\n1&1/2 T fish sauce\n2 T. tamarind sauce\n1/2 t. palm sugar (or sugar)\n2 T. chopped roasted peanuts\n1/8 tsp dried red chili powder (or cayenne)\n1/2 cup bean sprouts\n2 spring onions/scallions, chopped into 1 in.\nsprig of coriander leaf, coarsely chopped\n1 lime cut into 4 pieces for garnish\nIn a wok or frying pan, heat the oil, add the garlic and fry until golden brown. Break the egg into the wok, stir quickly and cook for a couple of seconds. Add the noodles and stir well, scraping down the sides of the pan to ensure they mix with the garlic and egg. One by one, add the lemon juice, fish sauce, tamarind, sugar, half the peanuts, the chili powder, 1/4 cup of the beansprouts, and the spring onions, stirring quickly all the time. Test the noodles for tenderness. When done, turn onto a serving plate and arrange the remaining peanuts, dried shrimp and beansprouts around the dish. Garnish with the coriander and lime wedges.\n1 comments:\nI love pad thai and can't wait to try this, but do you have brands of fish sauce or tamarind that you like? I worry about sauces that have hidden msg.Print this post"}
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{"text": "Time to talk about important issues in new series of MMI Campfire Chats\n3 February 2022\nThe RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has announced a new series of its popular Campfire Chats, the series of informal discussions on matters related to veterinary health and wellbeing that was successfully launched and ran for two series last year.\nLaunching today to coincide with Mind’s Time to Talk Day (Thursday 3 February 2022), a day that encourages people to talk openly with friends and family about mental health, the new series comprises six online discussions taking place over the course of the spring, covering everything from diversity to creativity to identity.\nThe upcoming programme of events is as follows:\n- Tuesday 1 March 2022 7pm to 8pm: Celebrating diversity – this discussion is chaired by Gurpreet Gill, RCVS Leadership & Inclusion Manager, and takes place on the United Nation’s Zero Discrimination Day. Panel members Lacey Pitcher RVN, Dr Olivia Anderson-Nathan MRCVS and Samantha Payne RVN will be discussing what celebrating diversity means to people, exploring how this links to mental health, and sharing their thoughts on why – and how – the professions should be working towards greater inclusivity, both in and out of the workplace.\n- Monday 21 March 2022 7pm to 8pm: The joy of creativity – this discussion will look at why creativity is so important for people’s lives and how it can be used to support mental health and wellbeing with a panel comprising Dr Silvia Janksa MRCVS and Olivia Oginska MRCVS.\n- Tuesday 5 April 2022 7pm to 8pm: Overcoming self-doubt and stressing out – timed to coincide with the start of Stress Awareness Month in April, this discussion will consider the main causes of stress in the veterinary workforce and how this may have shifted throughout the pandemic. The discussion will encompass coping strategies, the ways in which stress can be channelled in a more constructive way, and overcoming feelings of self-doubt.\n- Thursday 21 April 2022 7pm to 8pm: Identity – who am I away from work? - with the multi-layered nature of identity in mind, this discussion will consider to what extent veterinary professionals should let their careers define them, the importance of understanding oneself in and out of a work setting, and how people can learn to value, accept, and appreciate their whole selves.\n- Tuesday 3 May 2022 7pm to 8pm: Saying goodbye…letting go and learning to grow – this discussion will consider how best to cope with the various types of loss that may be encountered in an individual’s professional and personal life, and how to learn, adapt and grow from these losses.\n- Thursday 12 May 2022 7pm to 8pm: Tackling loneliness in a hyperconnected world – this event takes place during Mental Health Awareness Week, for which the theme this year is loneliness - its mental health impact and how it has been exacerbated by the pandemic. This Campfire Chat will discuss why meaningful connection and having a sense of belonging matters, and how individuals and communities can tackle loneliness in a hyperconnected world.\nAngharad Belcher (pictured), Director of the Mind Matters Initiative, commented: “We are very glad to be launching this new series of Campfire Chats on Time for Talk Day. Our topics for this year are based on the ideas that we have received from previous attendees. We all lead busy professional and personal lives and sometimes it means that self-care, which includes talking to others about how we’re feeling and about issues that we find important to us, can fall by the wayside.\n“Our Campfire Chats offer a perfect opportunity – and excuse – to take a bit of time out of your schedule to engage in a structured but informal discussion about all manner of subjects, expertly led by a chair and panel with experience, lived and otherwise, on the topic being talked about.\n“These events are for the whole veterinary team, we keep the sessions very informal, and there is also the opportunity to share or ask questions of the panel. If you’ve not attended before then please sign up, and if you have then we look forward to welcoming you back.”\nMembers of the professions can sign up to the first session of the new series of Campfire Chats via their dedicated Eventbrite page. More information about the later events will be put online as and when details are confirmed.\nFor further information about the events contact Abi Hanson, Mind Matters Initiative Officer, on a.hanson@rcvs.org.uk"}
{"text": "Oh gosh, revision is sending me insane! Just the thought of two weeks more of zero fun makes me a feel a bit mental. I'm either going to quit my life or spend lots of money! Or I'll actually just revise solidly, accompanied by my revision essentials: Ribena, choc and lots of felt tips. I have to get my room really tidy, check all my emails, and do everything possibly distracting, then I'm on a role! I'm also on holiday from work over my exam timetable, which is OK but I do love my job! Especially as I do a mini shop during my shifts, checking out all the new stuff. I'm quite keen to try on some 'palazzo' trousers that everywhere is bringing out, but I don't know if I'd wear them. It's the whole problem of having to wear them with heels, so you never end up wearing them because you don't often wear heels. I know I'll wear heels to a lecture once in a blue moon! But I know I'll get wear out of my wedges with flared jeans this season, another thing every shop has now. I'm hoping to wear them with slouchy tshirts like this Wildfox one, although I'm not sure about the 'one size' fit, does anyone know how big that is? I did an internship at a PR agency that represented Wildfox and there was a huge box with about 300 Wildfox tshirts in it!\nHigh waisted flares could also look fab with this cropped jumper from ASOS, that I just spotted on Niotillfem looking lovely. Sometimes cropped things feel a bit weird though; I always go to pull them down! Speaking of florals, I already own this Motel dress in black but I love the floral version! I also really like the sheer shirt dress that looks great in the Nasty Gal lookbook. Remember you can get 20% off Motel with my discount code in my sidebar! However I promised myself I'd spend only the money I earn in my wages on things like clothes and makeup, and my student loan on all the sensible things like rent/food/books etc. So back to revision it is! I can't wait until January 28th!!! But then it will be dissertation central. Uh ohhh!\noh nooo, i don't miss revision at all, and i had to avoid choosing a dissertation module because i knew i would get to the night befgore and be like \"ohh craappp must start!\" - am so disorganised it's unreal!!\nam not really feeling most of what's in the shops at the moment, but at least that's good for the bank balance!\nPosted by: dinoprincesschar \| January 14, 2011 at 10:31 AM\ni love all the pieces you selected! also, congrats on your feature in the paper!\nthelibertybelleblog.blogspot.com\nPosted by: Leigh \| January 14, 2011 at 07:22 PM\nI can't get the hang of this palazzo pants with heels thing. I have a few pairs and wear them over biker boots as I thought they looked odd with heels. Will have to try again though but I do really like them.\nCarol x\nPosted by: Carol \| January 14, 2011 at 10:14 PM"}
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