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SQL-Ledger® is a double entry accounting system. Accounting data is stored in a SQL database server, for the display any text or GUI browser can be used.
SQL-Ledger is platform independant and runs on any *NIX, Mac or Windows computer.
SQL-Ledger can be accessed remotely so people can be in different parts of a city, country or across the world.
The assembly feature can be used to build manufactured goods from parts, services, labor units and assemblies. When the assembly is sold all the accounts linked to the individual items are updated and stock levels adjusted accordingly.
Templates for invoices, orders, income statements, etc. can be modified to suit. SQL-Ledger can also be used with LaTeX to produce PDF or postscript.
Documents can be sent to a printer, file or fax, emailed or displayed on screen.
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 PhreeBooks accounting was developed as an open source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) web-based application written for the small business community. The goal is to provide a multi-language web-based end-to-end enterprise management tool. Written in the widely availalbe PHP scripting language with the robust mysql database engine, PhreeBooks goal is to provide a low cost solution for small business concerns. Unlike most commercially available accounting packages that use proprietary software or require MS Windows operating system, PhreeBooks is platform independent, browser independent and easily translated into many languages.
jGnash is useful for keeping track of account balances and performing reconciliation. You can print checks, run simple reports, write your own scripts, and import QIF and OFX files.
Please take a look at the Technical Information if you are interested in what make jGnash tick behind the scenes.
jGnash is a double entry system, but you can make single entry transactions to support easy entry of adjustments to account balances. jGnash uses Accounts instead of Categories for double entry.
Double entry in jGnash works like most other commercial personal financial applications. You will not have to learn a new way of tracking your spending.
A double entry financial application should not have to emulate the old process of a paper ledger when the same results can be achieved using an easier process. This was the reason for creating jGnash... to develop a personal finance application that is easy to use, accurate, flexible, and free!
Main Features:
* Double-Entry Based Transactions
* Account Reconciliation
* Report Generation in PDF Format
* Fast Auto-Completion of Form Fields
* Schedule Recurring Payment Reminders
* Support for Multiple Currencies
* Track Investment Accounts and Transactions
* Online Updates of Stock Prices and Currency Exchange Rates
* Customizable User Interface
* Scriptable through BeanShell and JavaScript
* Advanced Server/Client Networking Architecture
* OFX Import
* QIF Import
Finding Fox Den Acres Campground proved more difficult than first imagined, for a town totaling 4 square miles. Our first detour took us through some hilly, twisty and narrow backwoods lanes reminiscent of Kane's mountain. For those who don't know Kane's mountain, which is everyone, it is a small acreage in the "Promised Land" of Missouri that comprises a stream and a large hill where the area of the actual land is twice the area as visible from above. For those unfamiliar with the "Promised Land" of Missouri, the Mormon Church have come to the conclusion that the area east of Kansas City, MO, is their Promised Land. So, why are they based in Utah? Probably has something to do with their, now passe, practice of polygamy. But I digress.
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Broke camp, drove through tunnel remembering to turn of the gas. Hilly, tried to stop at walliemart in Warrenton, VA, but could not find the store. Finally stopped at Front Royal W-M because it was easy to find.
Four states in about as many hours
Only thing I can figure with dolly lights is to replace them. It is going to be hot today, 92, so sticking close to home, using the pool and arguing with reception about having to move one slot.
Also trying to figure out the best way to keep the travel diary up to date, On day 21 I have 2 articles posted. Have decided to start posting outline articles and filling them in later, at least the world will know where we are and what we are up to.
Spent 30 minutes in Wal-mart procrastinating over what light to buy for the trailer. My research suggested that the plug for lights that include stop lights (not a legal requirement, but I feel would be a good idea), similar the the LED ones I saw, have an extra pin (makes sense), which would mean that I would also have to buy another adapter for the RV 7 pin output, and would then have difficulty using it behind the Blazer (not that I intend to, but having the ability may come in useful at some point). All that was moot as the LED lights only had a 4 pin plug. Now I have no idea how it would operate a stop light. Best I can figure is the "stop/tail" wordage is an "OR" rather than an "AND". All of this became moot when I started to dismantle the old lights where I found the problem. One of the plastic ties seems to have cut through the wire, now that explains everything. So back to Wallie-mart to return the lights and buy a striper//crimper (I have 2 at the house, one of which I thought I had packed, but I cannot find it) and connectors.
Had a couple of dips in the Rich man's pool (the one by the premier sites, they have cable!!). Most of the weekenders have gone so not as many kids in the pool.
Watched a couple of movies on the front TV, via Hulu.com, Sherlock Holmes in B&W and Val Kilmer in the Saint. Carolyn retired early, so I caught up on the Simpsons and Family Guy.
Heard a cat meowing outside when it had started raining, shone the torch headlight but saw nothing, 15 minutes later more cat noises, search revealed a black cat like Tanner. It was Tanner. On investigation, the rear slide screen was up, so he had gotten out the open window. When the heat drops outside, we usually switch off the A/Cs and open up. Either Carolyn had pulled the screen up as she was opening the window, or Tanner has figured out how to lift the screen. We hope it was the former.
 A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.
Some days you are the dog, some days you are the tree.
If you lend someone £20 and never see that person again, it was probably well worth it.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.
That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
 No matter what situations life throws at you....
No matter how long and treacherous your journey may seem..
Remember there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
1. Should I get a dog.....?
OR...2. Should I have children?
Annual Beach Bum Parade on Tybee Island.
Friday 21st May 2010
 To mark the beginning of the tourism season, Tybee Island, has since 1987, organized its 'Beach Bum Parade'. The parade kicked off later than the advertised 6:30pm, which did not stop the revellers practicing on any vehicle passing by. We arrived about 4 PM and had several dousings on our way to park on the beachfront. Lining Butler Street were a multitude of encampments armed with a large water supply and combatants wielding pump action water canons, various super soakers (both manufactured and home-made), and pistols. The ammunition stations ranged from cool boxes, being fairly mobile, large lined drums and trash cans, being stationary, and the big guns, pickup truck with tarps lining the bed to carry large quantities of water.
 Before the parade had started most of the audience were already wet to some degree and enjoying every minute. The local police were out in force, trying to close the parade route to traffic, which was not easy as there are many side streets joining the main drag from the beach front road, which is one way. At one point we were reminded by a patrol car speaker that we could be arrested for spraying water at an officer. I do not think they were buzz killing, rather than just trying to do there jobs without getting involved, there would be extremely good targets.
 One or two altercations did break out, one of which required the lights and sirens to be deployed. A driver crossing the street must have had his window down and took exception to getting wet. Jumping out of his vehicle to remonstrate was his second mistake, water hit him from every direction.
The actual parade involved a couple of dozen floats sponsored by local businesses and officials running for office, each loaded with water firing troops, who opened fire on anyone that fired on them. Positioning yourself away from the ammunition dumps kept you out of the obvious lines of fire, although if you looked too dry friendly fire was likely to get you. A good time was had by all.
  
 GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports.
Feature Highlights
- Double-Entry Accounting
- Stock/Bond/Mutual Fund Accounts
- Small-Business Accounting
- Customers, Vendors, Jobs, Invoices, A/P, A/R
- QIF/OFX/HBCI Import, Transaction Matching
- Reports, Graphs
- Scheduled Transactions
- Financial Calculations
 Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:
* Record live audio.
* Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
* Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
* Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
* Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
* And more!
The Myth of Good and Bad Cholesterol
Most people view cholesterol as a bad thing, but the truth is there are actually two types of it. There is good cholesterol (HDL) and there is bad cholesterol (LDL). You’ll know you have too much LDL if you end up with plaques in your arteries. This results in a blood flow block in your arteries as the opening gets smaller. Your high blood cholesterol is not the result of taking in dietary cholesterol. The presence of saturated fat and Tran’s fat is the reason for the high cholesterol. Exercising often and taking in fibrous and unsaturated foods will keep your cholesterol down.
What do the Cholesterol Numbers mean?
On an average, adults will usually need to have cholesterol checks every five years. Each time you get a cholesterol check it will yield four results – total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and Triglycerides. You will probably need more exercise and dietary change if you go above or below the healthy levels.
- Total Cholesterol - less than 200 mg/dL (5.2 mmol/L)
- LDL Cholesterol - less than 100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L)
- HDL Cholesterol - greater than 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L)
- Triglycerides - less than 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)
Heart Protection and Vitamin E
Getting your Vitamin E is best done through eating nuts, leafy vegetables and a lot of vegetable oils. This helps reduce your risk of getting a heart disease but does not prevent attacks.
Five Great Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol
- Oatmeal and Oat Bran: These contain a high amount of soluble fiber, which can lower LDL.
- Fish: Fish is a great source of omega 3 fatty acids, which lowers LDL and raises HDL.
- Nuts: Not only are nuts high in fiber, but they contain the healthy fats you need to keep LDL in check.
- Plant Sterols: This is found in foods like margarine, salad dressing, orange juice, and functional cookies. 2 grams per day will lower your LDL by 10-15%.
- Soy: This popular meat replacement can lower LDL by up to 3%.
Plant Sterols and its Healthy Benefits
Plant sterols can be found in foods such as Benecol Spread, granola bars, VitaTops Muffin Tops and fat free milk. To help your heart, you should eat a lot of plant sterols-packed food and stop eating foods with saturated fat. You should know that this does not balance out a diet rich in saturated fats. To be in control of your cholesterol, you should still eat healthy and exercise often.
About the Author - Deborah H. Land writes for the cholesterol and high blood pressure diet blog, her personal hobby website she uses to help people eat healthy to lower bad cholesterol levels.
The notion that the leaders of the financial industry, including those in Government, never considered the possibility of house prices not continuing to rise, are at the least being disingenuous. Surely it does not take a genius to work out that if incomes rise at a lower annual percentage than house prices, we will eventually reach a point where house ownership is beyond the reach of everyone. The question is when, not if, this will happen.
The recent economic disaster caused in part by the financial industry loaning capital to home buyers with little to no means of repaying it, only hastened the inevitable. Essentially the powers that be recognized that the imminent housing market bubble was going to burst, so they stuck a financial pin in it.
Nobody seems to be asking the question "Why did the financial geniuses NOT know that the housing bubble was going to burst?". You have to conclude that they did, in fact, know, and set about making markets so that they could profit from the collapse. Manufacturing a financial pin if you will.
The problem is that the existing, prior to the sub-prime market creation, loans were well secured, assuming house prices continued to rise, which we know they could not indefinitely. If things had been left alone, then the bubble would have reached a plateau and possibly deflated slowly. A market normalization process. There is not enough profit in a stable marketplace, so what was needed was a destabilizing mechanism, sub-prime loans. Lending to borrowers that would default on payment sooner would throw a wrench in the works and have the desired effect. Betting on this, as hedge funds do, will not make enough profit unless there is a drastic drop in the market. Which is what happened. Pure genius, at the expense of the general public.
After seeing Danny's Tiltshift artwork, I thought I'd investigate what it was all about, and found it can be done with any digital image using GIMP. I did not have any aerial type photos, so I tried it with some of the Disney pics.
Before GIMPing
After GIMPing
The technique is simple, so I'll include it for my own reference, if nothing else.
Layer - new layer (transparent)
(on Mask) Add Layer mask
(on Mask) bi-directional Blend from focal point north
Mask to selection
(on background) Filter->Blur->Gaussian
Color->Hue Saturation - to taste
Color->Curve - to taste
Even though the anchor tag 'Looks' like the real thing, this is just a variation on a theme. If you hover over the link you should see a completely different URL. What happens when you click will depend on what the perpetrator intends for you, by clicking you put yourself in their hands. Don't do it.
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Here is a real, non-destructive, example. Click on it and you will go to DavidRyman.com.
http://twitter.com/accounts/message/19A5-7687
 We figured we would need a trash can for daily use inside the RV. So continuing the theme of using local resources and wood to "match" the existing trim, I had some lumber "left over" from making the frame around the front TV enclosure.
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