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AASP Events
In addition to our academic course offerings, the AASP frequently sponsors co-curricular campus events, all of which are free and open to the entire campus community. These events include screenings featuring classic and contemporary Asian American films, readings with renowned Asian American authors, as well as guest lectures on timely topics in Asian American life -- Asian American mental health, political participation, higher education, multiracial identities, and much, much more.
Past Events
On April 28 & 29, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) hosted the second summit of the National Asian American Education Advocates (NAAEA) Network at Hunter College. NAAEA is a national collaborative of social service agencies, after-school programs, youth and parent organizers, education lawyers, social justice organizations, and policy advocates that work for Asian American youth.
Organizers, students, and staff from local Asian American organizations traveled to New York City from across the country to coordinate local, regional, and national advocacy for Asian American youth. Participating organizations established a national agenda, shared educational resources and best practices, and aggregated their data on issues including anti-Asian bullying, bilingual education, affirmative action, and undocumented students.
"The NAAEA National Summit is the paramount opportunity for Asian American youth workers across the nation to join forces and define our agenda," said Khin Mai Aung, Educational Equity Director at AALDEF. "From bullying to language access to anti-immigration laws, we must bring visibility and solutions to issues faced by Asian American youth."
Thanks to a generous student engagement award from the Office of the President, the AASP brought three undergraduate scholars to this year's annual meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies, held in Washington D.C. Titled "New Imaginings in Asian American Scholarship: Asian American Studies Present and Its Futures," the undergraduate panel provided an opportunity for our students to present rigorous scholarship on topics such as Asian American stand-up comedy, Jessica Hagedorn's Dream Jungle, and the mark of empire on transnational families. We all had a fantastic time at AAAS, and hope to continue to bring Hunter students to the conference, which provides young scholars with a wonderful way to enter this dynamic interdisciplinary field.
During the Spring 2012 semester, the AASP sponsored a series of programs intended to highlight the contributions of Asian Americans in fields where they are typically underrepresented and/or invisible: public policy/community activism, the media, and the arts. We were fortunate to play host to fantastic speakers, including Sasha Ahuja, Dennis Chin and Amardeep Singh (Public Policy/Community Activism); Ailsa Chang, Hua Hsu, and Samhita Mukhopadyay (Media); and Sonya Chung, Young Jean Lee, and Chi-hui Yang (the Arts). They definitely inspired our fantastic students to embark on careers in areas where they may be trailblazers!
This series was generously funded by the Diversity Projects Development Fund of the University Affirmative Action Committee
The impact on Asian American communities in the decade since 9/11 has taken many visible and invisible forms -- including detention and deportation, displaced Chinatown workers and residents, and racial and religious profiling and surveillance -- yet Asian Americans are frequently left out of public discussions surrounding the aftermath of 9/11. In partnership with Roosevelt House and the Hunter programs in Public Policy and Human Rights, the Asian American Studies Program co-hosted a discussion featuring KUNDIMAN and THE ASIAN AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW, two Asian American arts and literature organizations that have responded to this living history by producing projects that bring attention to Asian American experiences in the decade since 9/11.
Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, Sonny Singh, and Elizabeth OuYang discuss contributions to the Special Issue of the Asian American Literary Review (Photo: Joanne Mariner)
Purvi Shah & Zohra Saed read passages from "Together We Are New York" (Photo: Joanne Mariner)
In partnership with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) and the CUNY Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI), the Asian American Studies Program co-sponsored an all-day summit with with top administration officials, federal agency representatives and local organizations, MTV, and Facebook to learn how the federal government, local programs, and the private sector are working to protect Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Muslim American youth from bullying.
The event focused on stories from the community, discussions with anti-bullying experts, and information about federal programs and services focused on stopping bullying. Parents, teachers, and students from NY, NJ, and PA participated inthe event.
Every day, thousands of young people are bullied across the country. Nearly one-third of all school-aged children are bullied each year - about 13 million students. Students affected by bullying are more likely to face challenges in school, abuse drugs and alcohol, and have physical and mental health issues. Bullying is an obstacle to academic achievement and must be addressed to ensure that all of our students are college and career ready.
Keynote Speaker: Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Also featuring speakers from:
* The President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders * Facebook * MTV * Common Sense Media * U.S. Department of Health & Human Services * U.S. Department of Education * U.S. Department of Justice
The WHIAAPI Bullying Prevention Summit was presented in partnership with the Asian American/Asian Research Institute and Hunter College at the City University of New York.
More Than Just a Numbers Game: Asian Americans and Racial Diversity in the Ivory Tower
A presentation and discussion co-hosted by the Hunter College Asian American Studies Program & Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
U.S. colleges and universities have experienced rapid growth in Asian American student enrollment over the last four decades, paralleling growth in the general Asian American population following immigration reform in 1965. In the 1980s and 90s, increased Asian American enrollment at elite institutions was hailed within a discourse of celebrating diversity. At the same time, the increase in Asian American college students also drew fears of an "Asian invasion." Speakers at this event considered the cultural, demographic, and policy implications of increasing Asian American enrollment in higher education. Photos: Phil Kessler
Dr. OiYan Poon is a research associate at the UMass Boston Institute for Asian American Studies. Her research critically examines racial inequalities and public policies with a focus on how Asian American communities become civically engaged to affect social change. She earned her Ph.D. in education at UCLA with a certificate in Asian American Studies. As a research scholar and as a former education equity advocate, she has been involved with national debates over educational access, racial equity, and Asian Americans over the last ten years. Most recently, she published two articles presenting analysis of the recently approved changes to the University of California's undergraduate admissions eligibility policy.
Dr. Oliver Wang is an assistant professor of sociology at California State University, Long Beach. He specializes in race, ethnicity and popular culture, especially popular music. He is considered a leading expert on Asian Americans in pop culture, especially the Asian American involvement in hip-hop culture. Outside of academia, he writes regularly on music and culture for National Public Radio's All Things Considered, the LA Times, Wax Poetics Magazine as well as his renown audioblog, soul-sides.com. He is the editor and co-author of Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide and is currently completing work on his first academic monograph, Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile Disc Jockeys of the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, see o-dub.com.
Dr. Margaret M. Chin (Moderator) is an associate professor of sociology at Hunter College. Her work focuses on new immigrants, working poor families, race and ethnicity, and Asian Americans. She is currently working on a number of projects, which include: research on how Asian ethnic media is used by first and second generation Asians and Asian Americans; a project on the status of low wage immigrant workers and where they turn to for work and assistance during this recession; and a project on differences and similarities among Brooklyn's Chinatown, Flushing's Asiantown and Manhattan's Chinatown.
Screening & Discussion with Transgender Activist Pauline Park
Screening of Children of Invention with Tze Chun and Mynette Louie
Screening of Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story with filmmakers Christine Toy Johnson and Bruce Johnson
Screening of Vincent Who? with filmmaker and producer Curtis Chin
"The Current State of Asian America in NYC"
Discussion with Wayne Ho, Executive Director of the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
Uproarious reading with Ed Lin, author of Waylaid, This Is A Bust, and Snakes Can't Run
Video of Ed's Reading | Ed's Website
"HIV/AIDS in Asian American Communities"
Lecture & Discussion with Suki Terada Ports, Executive Director of The Family Health Project
"Asian American Voting Rights"
Lecture & Discussion with Glenn Magpantay, Staff Attorney at The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
"Hybrid Vigor" Reading & Discussion with Ruth Ozeki, Award-Winning Author of My Year of Meats and All Over Creation
Above: Ruth Ozeki at Stanford University (But she was equally fantastic and engaging at Hunter!)
Photo Courtesy of Stanford Report, May 10 2006
Screening and Q&A with Director Justin Lin and the Cast of "Finishing the Game"
Students and faculty turned up in droves to listen to and meet Asian American Director Justin Lin ("Better Luck Tomorrow," "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," "Finishing the Game"). An extra treat was that we all got to meet members of the FTG cast and crew: Julie Asato (Producer); Josh Diamond (Co-Writer); Roger Fan (Actor); Sung Kang (Actor).
After this event, Justin Lin was featured in The New York Times' Style Section, and the visit to Hunter was mentioned! The full article can be found here: "A Recipe for Success" by Jennifer 8 Lee (NYT September 30, 2007)
Other films by Justin Lin:
Finishing the Game
Better Luck Tomorrow
(L to R) Roger Fan, Julie Asato, Josh Richmond, Sung Kang, and Justin Lin. Everyone was game for a lively discussion, and the cast and crew told all of us about how and why they became involved with filmmaking, the perils and pleasures of independent film, and also what they think of the term "Asian American film."
After the discussion and Q&A was over – and they spoke for well over an hour, generously fielding many questions from all the amazing Hunter students who were there – everyone milled about and students got a chance to ask questions one-on-one, and to pose for pictures.


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Health-care change and the uninsured
Recently, a friend sent me the following note:
"As part of the solution to fix our nation's health care issues, I'm struggling with one key component. That's the education and behavior changes required from our uninsured population. How can we stop obesity and diabetes for the morbidly obese Medicaid patient who doesn't know any better and/or is not incented in any current fashion? I see all that the industry is doing and for a majority of the commercially insured population, these initiatives will make a difference. But for the uninsured population, we will have to change human behavior. To me, it's going to take national recognition to the true causes of the issues such as obesity to the same level as what our country did for tobacco and smoking. Obesity is our country's tobacco issue of 15 years ago. I'd really like your insight on the topic."
As an overarching principle in answering this question, it needs to be said that the uninsured are not a homogenous cultural, social, economic or ethnic group. The financial pressures of obtaining health care are greater for them, but that is not because they are a unique group with common problems. In other words, the uninsured do not
represent a "health-care ghetto" with similar psychosocial and/or physiological characteristics. The uninsured are in most ways just like the rest of us.
But the questions are as much philosophical as it is medical. By contract, SETMA takes care of 25 percent of the uninsured patients who come to one of our local emergency departments. Your heart will break when you see these people. A 23-year-old on dialysis that when the patient leaves the hospital, will board a bus to ride 14 hours to Oklahoma where the patient's Medicaid is valid. A 21-year-old who is in need of a heart transplant but who can't get it. I could go on and on. You and I awaken each day with the expectation, borne of hope, that something good is going to happen to us today. Many in our country and in this world have never experienced such a day. The greatest hope some have is that they will not be shot in a drive-by shooting today.
The equation required in order to improve health is to affirm the proposition that "if I make a change, it will make a difference." If an individual, or even a group of individuals, has no experience with having changed lifestyles or having changed habits and then having seen that those changes made a difference in their lives, it will be very difficult to have them make changes and even more difficult to have them sustain those changes once they are made. The long-term value of the difference resulting from change has to have a greater value to a person than the immediate gratification of the behavior that needs to be changed in order to improve long-term health outcomes. These are not simple problems because they are often more emotional than cognitive.
In 2008, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) defined the Triple Aim of health care change to be "improved care," "improved health" and "decreased cost." To inform our transformation of health care, SETMA has restated these aims as "improved processes," "improved outcomes" and "sustainability." The scope of the Triple Aim was actually defined by Sen. Hubert Humphrey in 1977. He said, "The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped."
Resources: more personal involvement than public payments
Resources are needed to create hope, but money alone will not solve the problem. To improve the care, the health and the cost of the care of those who have long been neglected by our health-care system, we must instill a sense of personal worth in all individuals. Personal worth was at the foundation of the reaction to President Theodore Roosevelt, who in 1901, invited African-American educator Booker T. Washington, who had become close to the president, to dine with his family at the White House. Several other presidents had invited African-Americans to meetings at the White House, but never to a meal. And in 1901, segregation was law. News of the dinner between a former slave and the president of the United States became a national sensation. The subject of inflammatory articles and cartoons, it shifted the national conversation around race at the time.
I wonder if the solution to the question is African-American families inviting Caucasian families to dinner in their home – a very intimate setting – or illegal immigrants inviting opponents of immigration reform to dinner, and so on. … This would give a new definition to the movie, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" This would not solve our health-care problems but as each family invests value in the person of those who are "different from them," it could be a foundation from which others could value themselves and consequently for them to make wise decisions because they are worth the act of wisdom in health matters. I have just asked my wife if when we return from several weeks away, if we can invite an African-American family to dinner in our home – not a friend's family but at least an acquaintance if not a stranger. She, of course, said, "Yes."
For health-care providers, who are dealing daily with people with chronic, debilitating and often devastating conditions, hope – defined as "to desire with expectation of obtainment" – is often missing in patients, particularly uninsured patients. Without hope, people will not make the changes necessary to retain or regain their health. The question is then, "How does a health-care provider help someone who has no hope, who has given up, or who is not willing to help himself?" Is it possible to create hope in others? Is it possible to "hope" for others? What is the foundation of hope? Why do some have it, in spite of their circumstances, and others do not? How do you help someone who either consciously or unconsciously doesn't make the connection that modifying behavior can make a difference in their future?
To answer these and other questions, we have to understand the foundation of hope. Where does hope come from? How is hope created? First, hope is founded upon the intrinsic value of the individual. "Intrinsic" means "belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing." In other words, a person's value is not a result of what they have, what they do, or who they are; the value of a person is as a result of their being a "person." This is a foundational principle of western civilization and particularly of the value system of the United States of America. It is not the state that is of ultimate value; it is the individual, and it is not the individual as a "concept," but as a person. There is no doubt that some are honored more than others because of what they have and/or of what they have accomplished, but objectively in our culture, we do not value the life of one above another.
How then do health-care providers instill in others the sense of their value and of their worth? How does this practically operate every day? Perhaps no other group can so readily and directly communicate the value of life to others as can health-care providers. And this is done first by the respect, dignity and compassion with which each person is treated in the clinical setting, whether hospital, clinic, emergency room, nursing home or other location. Simple things like shaking the hand of a person while looking them in the eye and greeting them by name are the beginning of this exercise. In the health-care setting, each individual, whether a bank president or not, can be addressed by their title — Mr. or Mrs. or Miss — until and unless the relationship is such that addressing a person by their first name is appropriate.
It may be that the respect and dignity with which an individual is approached in the clinical setting instills a greater sense of the personal worth of an individual than even the excellence of the care they receive. This is not to suggest that inferior care is balanced by compassion, but it is a fact that excellent care given in a negative environment will not benefit the patient as much as that given in a caring, affirming relationship.
The value of life and the personal value of the individual are the root of our health-care decisions. The choice to live rather than to die is the first choice based on that value. The choice to make healthy decisions about behavior, access of care, follow-up and follow through on treatment recommendations are all founded upon the value a person places on life and on their own life. Because these judgments of value are often not cognitive — they are often not things we consciously think about — a person may be unaware that they are making a decision about their personal, intrinsic value, but they are nonetheless.
Instilling Hope in Others
Beyond their personal interaction with patients in the clinical setting, how can health-care providers contribute to the development of hope in a patient through the affirmation of personal value? An optimistic view is helpful. Optimism is not created by the ignoring of reality, but it is assuming the best while facing other possibilities. If a person has no value, it is possible to be fatalistic and assume the worse; if they are highly valued, optimism will be the intuitive default position.
Next, the health-care provider builds a sense of the value of the individual when he/she addresses the future of the patient from a perspective of change. "Here is where you are today, but with the following actions, you can change that future," is not only an expression of optimism but it is a result of clinical competence to know what can and what should be done to make things better. Rather than quickly dismissing the patient — and this is not a function of time spent with the patient but of total focus on the patient's future — providing the patient with a plan of action for improvement of their health invests value in them.
Follow-up is one of the most important evidences of the value of the individual. When a person is given appropriate interval follow-up, it instills in them a sense that someone else cares, and even if life's experience have diminished their own caring about themselves, that caring can be regenerated through others caring about them. A part of follow-up is access. When the only access a person has to a health-care provider is when they are in the office, generating a bill, the relationship becomes commercial. When patients have access to the counsel and attention of a health-care provider at other times with an appropriate frequency, patients begin to see that they have value to someone else and are more likely to begin having a sense of personal value. When health-care providers answer telephone calls in a timely fashion, they are instilling value, which is the foundation of hope, in the lives of patients. And while this may not be a conscious transaction in the mind of the patient or provider, it is nevertheless the case.
The second foundation of hope, which is actually the "engine" or the power source of hope, is virtue. Like hope, virtue has many definitions. Webster's gives one of them as "a capacity to act, potency." This is the sense in which virtue is an aspect of hope. We often, and appropriately, associate "virtue" with morality, but it means more than that. Without the capacity to act, hope has no means of impacting a person's life. However, a person who recognizes the value of their person, regardless of their education, position, pocketbook or other external trait, and who has virtue — the ability to make decisions and act on them — can change their future. Virtue provides the patient with the courage to make decisions that are uncomfortable but beneficial
Virtue allows a person to persist in a decision until the promised benefit is realized. The presence or absence of virtue is often the difference between success and failure. And the absence of virtue does not mean that a person is evil or immoral in the sense in which we are using the term. The absence of virtue simply means that the person lacks the courage, the conviction, the consistency or the capacity to change their behavior for the good of their person.
Here is a more difficult question: Can a health-care provider help a patient develop virtue? Without doubt, it is hard, but it is possible. Virtue is more than the development of habits, but virtue's presence, or absence will result in habits being formed. The health-care provider can help a patient develop positive habits with accountability and reinforcement of positive conduct. The provider can promote virtue in the life of the patient by celebrating success, however small, and by cheering the patient on to success.
In fact, the more successful the health-care provider is in accomplishing the first element of hope — instilling value in the life of a patient — the more success he/she will have in promoting virtue. The more a patient feels that the health-care provider "cares" about them — values their person, intrinsically — the more "power" the provider will have to promote positive habits in the patient from which will spring virtue — the capacity to act.
Dr. James L. Holly is CEO of Southeast Texas Medical Associates, LLP (SETMA) in Beaumont.


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How to compose a new message on your Nexus 7 tablet
Crafting an e-mail epistle on your tablet works exactly like creating one on your computer.
Here's how to get started with a new message:
Start an e-mail app — either Gmail or Email.
Touch the Compose icon.
Touch the To field and type the e-mail address.
You can type the first few letters of a contact's name and then choose a matching contact from the list that's displayed.
Type a subject.
Type the message.
Touch the Send button to whisk your missive to the Internet for immediate delivery.
Copies of the messages you send in the Email program are stored in the Sent mailbox. If you're using Gmail, copies are saved in your Gmail account, which you can access from your Nexus 7 or from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet.
The Email app features two additional items, just to the right of the Send icon: Save Draft and Discard. To get to the Save Draft and Discard commands in Gmail, you need to touch the Menu icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Choose the Save Draft command to store the message in the Drafts folder. You can open that folder to edit the message. Touch Send to send it.
To cancel a message, choose the Discard command from the menu or touch the Trash icon, as shown in the margin. Touch the OK button to confirm.
To summon the Cc field in Gmail, press the +Cc/Bcc button. The Cc (Carbon Copy) and Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) fields appear, eager for you to fill them in.
How to send an e-mail to a Nexus 7 contact
A quick and easy way to compose a new message is to find a contact and then create a message by using that contact's information. Heed these steps:
Open the People app.
Locate the contact to whom you want to send an electronic message.
Touch the contact's e-mail address.
Choose Gmail to send the message by using Gmail, or touch Email to compose an e-mail message by using your primary e-mail account.
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Museums After Modernism: Strategies of Engagement
Museums After Modernism: Strategies of Engagement
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1. Un-Framing the Modern: Critical Space/Public Possibility (Griselda Pollock, University of Leeds).
2. Women's Rembrandt (Mieke Bal, University of Amsterdam).
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Anyhow my time is pretty consumed with the planning of our trip at the moment. Here are a few of the things I have been making this week. I totally forgot to post my Valentines dinner, it was yummy! We have also been eating more pasta then usual...
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So Cal Fab Shop Adds Amada Laser for Tube and Pipe Cutting
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Airtronics Metal Products, San Jose, CA, has installed an Amada 4000-W Gemini FO MII 3015 laser-cutting machine that includes a rotary index feature so that the machine can process tube and pipe, as well as flat sheet. Noted as particularly useful by Airtronics: The integrated rotary-index unit allows the cutting head to be positioned near the chuck, minimizing the dead zone. Bowed pipe or tubing can be cut without vibration. Cutting-table capacity: 61 by 121 in.
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Published November 20, 2014
Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning for his first career game-ending shot, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Thursday for a sweep.
Cespedes connected with no outs off Josh Lindblom (2-1), sending a drive just inside the left-field foul pole. Oakland has won eight of nine after holding the NL's best team to eight total hits in the three-game series.
Starters Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Travis Blackley each excelled. They both allowed one run on just three hits in eight innings. Blackley walked none and struck out six while the NL Cy Young winner fanned seven and walked two.
Coco Crisp drew a leadoff walk from Lindblom in the ninth and advanced on a wild pitch. Crisp moved to third on Jemile Weeks' infield single on which Lindblom fielded the ball and looked to third and then first but didn't make a throw.
Cespedes then hit his seventh home run of the season.
Ryan Cook (2-1) relieved Blackley in the ninth. Ninth-place batter Matt Treanor drew a walk, Dee Gordon bunted into a forceout and then the Dodgers speedster was caught stealing on an outstanding throw by new A's catcher Derek Norris.
The Dodgers were swept for just the second time this season. They dropped four in a row to Milwaukee at home in late May.
Brandon Inge had a sacrifice fly in the second as Oakland took an early lead, then Juan Rivera hit a tying RBI single in the fourth. That was all the Dodgers could muster for Kershaw, who is pitching with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
Blackley retired the first 10 batters before Elian Herrera's one-out double in the fourth.
Blackley faced only one three-ball count all afternoon. The Australian left-hander made his fifth start since being claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 15.
Norris was called up from Triple-A Sacramento before the game to share the catching duties with Kurt Suzuki. Norris came to the A's in the trade last December that sent All-Star lefty Gio Gonzalez to Washington.
Crisp's franchise record streak of 36 successful steals ended when he was thrown out at second in the first inning.
NOTES: A's manager Bob Melvin will continue to use Cespedes as designated hitter until he is fully healthy from a strained left hamstring and ready to return to his usual outfield spot. ... Mired in an 0-for-19 funk, Oakland's Josh Reddick had the day off. ... The A's will face two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum (2-8) in Friday night's opener to the second interleague edition of the Bay Bridge Series. The Giants ace hasn't won since April 28 against San Diego, going 0-6 with a 6.44 ERA during his drought. ... RHP Chad Billingsley (4-5) pitches for the Dodgers in the Freeway Series at Anaheim on Friday night against Angels RHP Dan Haren (4-7).


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Slash's Snakepit
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Beggars & Hangers-OnIt's Five O'Clock Somewhere 1995
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About Slash's Snakepit
Slash's Snakepit formed as a direct result of Slash's continuing disagreements with former partner Axl Rose over the musical direction of Guns N' Roses. While working on a follow-up to the hugely successful Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II records, Slash's affinity for more traditional Aerosmith meets Led Zeppelin-type rock & roll was continually at odds with Rose's growing interest in industrial music. As a result of their inability to find common ground, Slash went to work on material at his home studio with a group of musicians who included former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez, and former Jellyfish vocalist Eric Dover. Slash and Dover wrote 12 songs in less than two weeks.
When Rose heard the songs that Slash was working on, he wanted the songs for the next GNR album, but Rose had already rejected the songs when Slash presented them earlier in demo form, so Slash decided to keep the songs for himself. As the turmoil increased, Sorum decided to abandon the side project and returned to Guns N' Roses. After numerous delays, the band, officially called Slash's Snakepit, released its debut album, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, in April of 1995 on GNR's label, Geffen. Slash was still a member of Guns N' Roses at the time, but after the tumultuous pressure-filled period he had spent in the biggest and often most controversial band in the world, he found he was enjoying the freedom the Snakepit was affording him. After the monstrous two-year marathon world tour of stadiums in support of the Use Your Illusion records, Slash was also enjoying the opportunity to play rock & roll in smaller venues. In 1997, Slash finally parted ways with Guns N' Roses officially, but claimed he would return if Rose decided to return to rock & roll and abandon industrial music.
After a brief blues cover band project called Slash's Blues Ball, Slash brought the Snakepit back in 1999 with a whole new lineup that included vocalist Rod Jackson, former Warrant and Ratt guitarist Kerri Kelli, bassist Johnny Blackout, drummer Matt Laug, and former Guns N' Roses road alumni Teddy "ZigZag" Andreadis on keyboards. In November of 2000, this revamped Snakepit lineup released Ain't Life Grand, a collection of straightforward hard rock songs on the small Koch record label. This album showed Slash still continuing to play his type of blues-influenced rock & roll. Later in 2000, they went on to tour arenas in support of hard rock legends AC/DC. ~ Paul Tinelli


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A Florida man is back in jail after clicking "like'' on a Facebook photo posted by a witness in a case against him.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that West Palm Beach judge Krista Marx revoked Paul Maida Jr.'s bond Wednesday, saying he violated a court order to avoid any contact with his ex-girlfriend Bianca Fichtel by liking a photo on her Facebook page earlier this month.
Assistant State Attorney Laura Laurie says Fitchel is a key prosecution witness in the DUI manslaughter case against Maida. The 31-year-old Boca Raton man is accused of leaving the scene of a Boca Raton crash that killed 65-year-old bicyclist George Morreale in April 2014.
According the Laurie, Maida also violated the order by sending a dozen dead roses to Fitchel at the pet store where she worked.
Maida, who had been on house arrest, must now remain in the Palm Beach County Jail until his case is resolved.


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My Hacker Hero
Adrian Lamo, dubbed the Homeless Hacker for his penchant for moving from house to house to avoid capture, has cut a deal with the Feds. Lamo admits to one felony count (for accessing the New York Times poorly guarded computers) and faces 6-12 months in prison. This guy is smart, white-hat hacks into networks to expose security flaws, and then lets the company know about it. I think it's bunk that he's getting nailed for doing what the companies should be doing themselves. Just exposes our tech-illiterate justice system for what it is. For more info, check out the Wired News story. Good luck Adrian.


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Earlier this week many of us in the MCAD community were saddened to hear of the passing of Andrew (Andy) Grove, the former CEO and Chairman of Intel Corp. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential personalities of the computer and Internet eras, as well as being instrumental in the development and proliferation of the CAD software as we know it today that runs on PCs.
Born András Gróf in Budapest, Hungary in 1936, Mr. Grove came to the United States in 1956. He studied chemical engineering at the City College of New York, completing his Ph.D at the University of California at Berkeley in 1963. After graduation, he was hired by Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame) at Fairchild Semiconductor as a researcher and rose to assistant head of R&D under Moore. When Robert Noyce and Moore left Fairchild to found Intel in 1968, Mr. Grove was their first hire.
He became Intel's President in 1979 and CEO in 1987, and served as Chairman of the Board from 1997 to 2005. During his time at Intel and in retirement, Grove was a very influential figure in technology and business, and several business leaders, including Apple's Steve Jobs, sought his advice.
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Mr. Grove played a critical role in the decision to move Intel's focus from memory chips to microprocessors and led the firm's move as a recognized consumer brand. Under his leadership, Intel produced the chips, including the 386 and Pentium, that helped foster the PC era. The company also increased annual revenues from $1.9 billion to more than $26 billion.
Just as we could have rode into the sunset, along came the Internet, and it tripled the significance of the PC.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
savory breakfast biscuits
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omigosh! i used to DIE for biscuits like these. make me some gluten-free ones, pleeeease? pretty pretty please?? ;*ReplyDeleteReplies
These sound so wonderful! I love cheesy biscuits, so I know facon bacon would have to make them even better.ReplyDeleteReplies
Doesn't facon bacon make EVERYTHING better :)Delete
Oooh, I love biscuits like these!! I haven't mastered whole grain biscuits on my own. I need to make some soup and then try again :DReplyDeleteReplies
You must! these are so quick and easy and virtually fail proof...unless you have an epic fail like I did by adding 4 tbsp of baking soda instead of powder :)Delete
if you want to make these GF, I would substitute 2 C all purpose gluten-free flour and 2 tsp xanthan gum.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip missmarc! I am trying to muster up the courage to experiment with gluten free baking - if you have any helpful tips pleased do share :)Delete
What a tasty breakfast recipe - yum :DReplyDelete
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They were pretty tasty :)Delete
Okay, I would pay for a Heather-drinking-while-making-biscuits session!ReplyDeleteReplies
You - you'd be a VIP Guest along with Caitlin; oh yes, those days are fun... i have many stories of my baking & cocktail 1 person party daysDelete
I love homemade biscuits with a warm soup or stew for dinner. I still have trouble getting them to turn out just right (especially low-fat or vegan biscuits) but yours look like they have the perfect texture!ReplyDeleteReplies
There was alot of trail and error before getting the "feel" of biscuit making; these are dengerously addicting!Delete
- ScarlettFebruary 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Hi, I have recently gotten quite addicted to your blog and ardently try out your recipes. I wanted to seek your permission to publish your pictures (with your name obviously being mentioned). your thoughts???ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Scarlett -I am so happy to hear that you enjoy reading and trying out the recipes! Can I ask where you would be publishing the photos and in what context - if you prefer, feel free to contact me via e-mail. Do you blog as well, I would love to check it out if you do!Delete


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Which Retirement Personality Fits You?
By Carole Fleck , June 06, 2014 11:54 AM
The notion of retirement, in which decades are devoted solely to leisurely pursuits, is evolving. In the future we'll be hard-pressed to find older folks perpetually lazing on the beach, taking up their days with golf or tennis, or lounging around the house. Instead, most retirees will be working.
At least, that's one of the findings from a new Merrill Lynch/Bank of America survey of 7,078 people, including 1,856 working retirees and about 5,000 who are nearing retirement or retired but not working. It asked folks about their expectations for retirement and attempted to bust a few myths along the way (such as career ambitions are for the young, and older people work in retirement primarily for the money, rather than for social benefits and mental stimulation.)
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Just about half of today's retirees say they've worked or plan to work during their retirement. Most workers 50-plus (72 percent) say they, too, want to work after they retire, according to the study, which was done in partnership with the consulting firm Age Wave.
Some workforce experts point out that there's a disconnect. People often say they want to work into their 70s, though they actually end up retiring and collecting Social Security benefits early. A recent blog post noted that 41 percent of men and 46 percent of women apply for Social Security at 62, the earliest age at which you can collect benefits.
Also, not everyone will be able to work into their 70s or beyond. Age discrimination, health problems or caregiving responsibilities will keep some retirees from re-entering the workforce.
Read: Forced Out, Older Workers Are Fighting Back
Ken Dychtwald, Age Wave's founder and CEO, cited a few compelling factors that no doubt may be pushing people to redefine the traditional notion of retirement: longer life expectancies, which means more retirement years to fund; a desire to stay productive; and the need to bolster nest eggs.
"Retirement is being retired," he says.
People have different reasons and ambitions for working in their twilight years. So researchers came up with four personality types to describe them:
Driven Achievers believe they're at the top of their game. They tend to be workaholics, even in retirement. Half say they're financially secure. Guess what? Most of them are men.
Caring Contributors are seeking to give back to their communities. Almost half of them work for a nonprofit; more than a quarter are unpaid volunteers. Half say they're financially prepared for retirement. Slightly more than half (53 percent) are women, and 47 percent are men.
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Life Balancers want to keep working for the social connections, but they also need the income. They want work that's fun, not stressful, and part time. They're evenly split between men and women.
Earnest Earners need the income from working in retirement to pay the bills. They're frustrated and regret having to work at this stage in their lives. Needless to say, they don't feel they've saved adequately for retirement. Women make up 53 percent of this group, and men 47 percent.
Which type are you?
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Also of Interest
- Honey, I Took Social Security Too Early
- 6 Places Never to Use a Debit Card
- Fight Fraud and ID Theft With the AARP Fraud Watch Network
- Join AARP: savings, resources and news for your well-being
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In the morning news
By Ray DeLorenzi , December 19, 2007 07:24 AM
Associated Press: Doctors Get Reprieve on Medicare Cut
The AARP described the short-term fix for doctors as woefully inadequate. "Enactment of this legislation does little to protect millions of Medicare beneficiaries from higher monthly premiums and only temporarily averts the problems beneficiaries would face finding a physician if payment cuts take place," said David Sloane, AARP's director of government relations.
Wall Street Journal: California Takes Fiscal-Stress Test
California's projected budget shortfall during the next two years is precipitated in part by the subprime-mortgage collapse, which is also wreaking havoc in other states as borrowers default or curb their spending to cope with higher rates on adjustable-rate loans.
Los Angeles Times: Fed looks to rein in lenders
Proposed mortgage rules include greater disclosure. Consumer advocates say the steps won't halt bad loans.
Associated Press: Child Health Plan to Be Expanded
Under an agreement to be unveiled on Wednesday, New Jersey will offer low-cost health coverage for the children of families who lack insurance but who earn too much for government help.


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Through your adventures with the family you'll be required to accept a credo to receive certain promotions within the family. These are in place to help let you know what will be expected of you with each forward progression within the family. The day you join our family, we welcome you from whatever background you've come from. Whether it be raider or roleplayer, crafter or pvper, or simply a casual gaming background your after, our credo gives you directions for how to behave as a central part of our family.
If you come across a credo or oath you are not willing to accept, and do not wish to proceed, you are more than welcome too. Not everyone wants to be a leader. It is perfectly ok to stay where your at and continue to keep growing within the family without the added pressures of being a branch of our tree. Player satisfaction is first and foremost importance in our family and we do not wish to force people to take a bigger part than they choose to fill.
Those that accept the credo's will then be held to abide by them and extend their understanding to others. They are our guidelines and help keep our family on track. There are 4 credo's that general members will be presented with. The Gaiscioch Credo which all registered members accept the day they join. The Kindred Credo when they decide to become an official member. the Protectors Credo when they become a family veteran. and the Leadership Credo when they earn their place among our Warlords and Guardians.
"I will honor the community by acting in a manner that speaks of our kindness, I will refrain from activities that would dishonor the community, and I will honor the requests of the community elders. I will fight my opponents with honor, giving them a fair fight. I will not spawn camp, grief, cheat, or harass my allies or foes. I will encourage them to fight and win my battles with the highest of honors. I will respect those around me both within the community and outside, I will act in a manner which speaks of our benevolence and kindness, and I will not disrespect the community by engaging in spiteful comments or actions even when provoked. I will hold our community's integrity close to heart and I realize that my actions directly affect that of the whole community. I will say what I do, and do what I say. I will not fall back on promises or make false claims. I will welcome others to the fellowship with open arms and be courteous those who cross our path. I will act in a welcoming way and ensure that those who participate in our events feel welcome whether they are part of the community or not. I will allow my actions to speak of our character, and reserve my words for offering assistance."
"I understand that I am now a part of a much larger whole, that my actions affect all who are involved and that I will be expected to refrain from acts which cast a negative shadow on our family. I will not cheat, I will not troll, I will not insult others, and at no time will I attack or compromise another member of the family. I will bestow more respect onto my foes and allies than they bestow upon me and will hold a higher level of honor than those around me. If I have a problem with a member of the family I will try to approach them peacefully and calmly to try to remedy the situation before it escalates and understand that most confrontations start from misunderstandings and miscommunication. In event I cannot remedy the situation I will come and speak with and guardian or elder for advise on how to deal with the situation. It is with these things in mind that I accept this credo and pledge my loyalty to the Gaiscioch Family."
"I understand that the challenges that lie before me may not provide reward, may not provide fame, and may not provide glory for my actions. However I stand by the Gaiscioch way of life and swear to protect it with the best of my ability. I will help others learn of our ways, provide assistance to the eldership, and be an source of information about the ways of our family. I will continue to be an example of how a Gaiscioch should behave, by putting others in front of myself, helping the weak become strong, I will protect our integrity by saying what we do, and doing what we say. I will never fall back on a promise and will honor my word. I will let my actions speak for me and understand that they speak for us. I am a protector, and will protect our Family to the fullest of my ability. It is with these things in mind that I accept this credo and accept the Mark of the Protector."
"I understand by accepting this credo that I am accepting a life of servitude. I am willing to help the family grow by taking on tasks to better the family life. I understand that this position is not one of power and control but one of inspiration and motivation. I will do my best to see to it that all players feel welcome in family and out. I will not hold a grudge, and I will not pass judgment. I will show kindness and benevolence to all even when they do not show the same. I understand that every action I make will be the voice of the family and if I speak out of hate, anger, and rage it then taints the family name. I will remain calm, caring, and friendly to all and will stop at nothing to ensure that those who live under our roof feel taken care of. I will go out of my way to help others, even when there is no reward. I will be a knowledge source for members and an example of how a Gaiscioch should behave. I understand that gear and achievements come secondary to fellowship and memories and will go out of my way to help others grow closer together and form new memories. I herby accept the Leaders credo and offer myself to a life of servitude."
"I understand by accepting this credo that I am a protector of the Gaiscioch way of life. My actions directly ripple through the family. I swear to approach every obstacle with a calm mind and a clear head and view it from all angles before making a decision. I understand the amount of work that is involved with this position and will do my best to provide my fair share of support to the elder council and family. I will act out of selflessness and compassion, I will put others before myself, and I will go out of my way to help those in the communities the Gaiscioch exists within. I will represent the family in the highest of honors. I will not act our of rage or anger. I will not use my authority to gain power and control. I understand that as an elder those below me should be tended to first, that our strength comes from those we help."
When asking for help from the Community try to avoid wording your request as such that you are asking someone to do the work for you. A statement such as "Can someone help me with this quest?" is a request, it pushes your objective on others, however a by rewording your statement to "I am organizing a group for this quest, If you are interested let me know." you create an invitation, which pulls members of similar interest to you. Both mean the exact same thing however one expresses that you are looking out for your community and not just for yourself. This in turn will encourage shared adventures. After all, a community is not about you or I, it's about us.
Our community is a casual gaming community and with this we do not tell people how to play, when to play, or how long to play. Our members are free to come and go as they please without the fear of exile or grudges being bore. They can play as much or as little as they like.
The synergy of a community can turn ugly at any moment. Conversation within the community needs to have clear boundaries to prevent bad blood and hostile attitudes from forming. We ask that all members keep the voice comm and community chat child safe at all times. We have a lot of families that game together and we do not wish to cause heartache.
In addition please refrain from discussing religion, politics, and other heated debate prone topics. We do not need unnecessary divides within the community. Trolling is strictly forbidden and falls under the "Blades Out, Not In" Rule and will result in removal from the community.
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Last night, you said I was the transit authority to your bus lane. Your cruelty reduced me to tears. It was hurtful, to say the least, but I chose to let it go.
But when you shouted after me into the cold night air, your words slapping my ears like day-old trout, that I've never been more than the James Cameron to your Spielberg – you crossed the line. I tried my best to think of how successful Titanic was (commercially at least); but you and I both know, there was enough room on that door for Leonardo and I can never forgive Kate for that.
So let me answer by saying – you are the Hugh Grant to my Sense and Sensibility; the Cher to my good taste; the expiry date to my cheese.
I will never forget the time we shared in Copacabana but at some point I need to say to you, there isn't enough pineapple in the world. You were once the Carmen to my Miranda but the flame has undeniably burnt out, like a sparkler grasped too tightly in a chubby five-year-old hand. You will always be my first love; the one who taught me that musical theatre does have a point and that, while Jack Black can't act, he's still really funny.
Thank you for that. (No thanks for the tattoo of Popeye in drag, or my now immovable devotion to Andy Griffith. I suppose, some scars last a lifetime).
Please know that red is maroon without you.
You will always be, my Matlock.


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after on May 17, 2008 Wenchuan 512 earthquakes, photographs shakes the scene after the Dujiang weirs Chinese medicine hospital.
on May 12, 2008, four Sichuan Dujiang weirs Chinese medicine hospital in-patient department's 6 buildings have collapsing in the earthquake. The earthquake occurs when in the building also has the nearly 200 patients and the medical care personnel, because the matter sends has not been able to flee suddenly.


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Annual Pasadena Ronald McDonald House Walk for Kids Raises $106,000 for Programs
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Unifying the efforts of our six houses, a camp, two family rooms and other programs, the Southern California Chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities is committed to creating a community where children and their families embrace life and healing with a sense of hope, enthusiasm, courage and joy.
Since 1980, the Southern California Ronald McDonald Houses serve as a inexpensive, and often free, "home–away–from–home" for families of critically–ill children undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals and medical facilities.
Each year Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times serves an average of 1,500 campers who are children with cancer so they can take a break from hospitals and find an opportunity to just be "ordinary kids."
Our Ronald McDonald Family Rooms provide an "oasis" within the hospital for parents with children in pediatric or neonatal intensive care units; allowing them a chance to sleep, shower and recharge while remaining within steps of their hospitalized child.
We support the children of our Southland communities by awarding scholarships to high–achieving high school seniors and providing grants to non–profit organizations working to improve the lives of children.
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Since opening in 2004, the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House has provided comfort, care and support to children and families in Southern California. Our hope is to create a community where children and their families embrace life and healing with a sense of hope, enthusiasm, courage and joy by keeping families close to each other and the care they need.
Last year, PRMH provided 5,489 overnight stays to families with sick children
Our volunteers provided 7,402 hours of service in support of our mission last year
Since opening our doors in 2004, the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House has lovingly embraced more than 23,000 families
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Bright, bold and colorful prints grab our attention every season. This season's print… Global! We wanted the inside scoop on what influences our design team to create these fun and trendy prints, so we caught up with our Senior Director of Women's Concept, Tamarah to learn what things and places sparked her team to conceive this season's collection.
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Tamarah in our New York Design Office concept work space
Where did you draw inspiration for the global prints?
We pulled inspiration from everywhere — Vintage [finds], traveling the world, blogs, books, paintings and more!
Can you tell us how you wear the global print trend?
I wear our black and white print mix jumpsuit with a military jacket.
What are your three favorite global print pieces from this season's collection?
I love the black and white floral jumpsuit, the tropical romper and the black and white zig-zag soft shorts.
If you were to share what global print piece that every girl must have in her closet right now, what would it be?
My favorite is a jumpsuit or romper, whether it be an ethnic print or tropical. Both are on trend this season.
A few skateboards that our design team had printed with some of our global prints for Spring 2014.
How cool, right?
Now we would love to learn a little about you!
What made you want to pursue fashion design?
I grew up in a crafty family. My mother and grandmother taught me to sew, knit, dye fabrics, make jewelry, weave—you name it, they can do it all. I started making clothes at a very young age, first for my dolls, and then later for myself and my friends. As far as I can remember it's always been a part of my life and I can't think of anything else that I'd rather be doing.
What kinds of projects do you find yourself working on from day to day?
Everything and anything — No one day is the same, but research is always part of my day. I am always looking for new inspiration; a new brand, [fashion] blogs, [street] style, silhouettes, boutique finds, prints or a color that inspires me.
What three items will we always find in your purse?
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Buying Your Boiler
ALL boilers listed on our website are High Efficiency Condensing Boilers.
PlumbNation Heating Supplies believe that at the heart of every household there needs to be a high efficiency condensing boiler to provide copious amounts of hot water and warmth all year round. Here you will find the most reliable boilers in the industry at incredibly competitive prices. By ordering from our website you can rest safe in the knowledge that you have invested in a top quality, high efficiency condensing central heating boiler whilst saving both money and the environment.
A boiler is essentially a closed container that holds fluid and heats it for a variety of uses, particularly for the central heating system of a domestic household. Boilers do indeed come in an assortment of shapes and sizes offering a variety of uses of varying requirements, e.g. Boilers for Sealed Systems, Boilers for Regular Systems, etc. The most efficient type of boiler on the market, now the industry standard, are Condensing Boilers, also known as high efficiency boilers. A Condensing Boiler will recycle flue gases that would normally be wasted from a non condensing boiler. This means that less energy is required to power your boiler, as a result you can help to save our environment and significantly reduce your fuel consumption costs.
Combi Boiler
A Combi Boiler, or Combination Boiler, is generally considered to be the UK's most popular type of boiler. A Combi Boiler is a compact and highly efficient unit, which can supply a busy domestic household with all the heating and hot water supplies it will ever need, whilst guaranteeing significant savings on running and installation costs. Hence why many of us prefer to choose the Combi Boiler over all other types of boiler.
Unlike a conventional heating and hot water system, a Combi system does not store domestic hot water. It heats water directly from the cold mains, as you use it. There's no requirement for a hot water cylinder, no tank in the loft (and so less risk of freezing and flooding) and none of the connecting pipe work. So you not only save space, but also reduce hot water costs – which can account for up to 60% of a typical domestic fuel bill. A Combi Boiler also supplies hot water at mains pressure, giving you exhilarating power showering, without the need for a pump.
When choosing a Combi boiler, it is important to establish the heat output and flow rate suitable for your requirements. Below is a rough guide to the size of Combi boiler you may require. Please note that this is only a guide and you should consult a qualified Heating Engineer before choosing your boiler.
- 24kW Combi Boiler – 1/2 Bedroom apartment or small house
- 30kW Combi Boiler – 2/3 Bedroom house with 1 Bathroom
- 35kW Combi Boiler – 3/4 Bedroom house with 1 Bathroom
- 40kW Combi Boiler – 3/4 Bedroom house with 2 Bathrooms
Combi Boilers are not suitable for larger properties with 3, 4 or more Bathrooms
An accurate way to calculate your required boiler output is to measure the BTU's required to heat each room in your property, add them all together to give you the total value required from your boiler. A heat loss calculation for each room can be done with our handy 'Heating Calculator'.
Regular Boiler
Regular Boilers, otherwise known as Heat Only Boilers, Conventional Boilers, or Open Vented Boilers are used in a more traditional central heating system. If you are looking to replace an old boiler, then this may be the system that you currently have.
A Regular Boiler works on the basis of "heating only" and therefore requires a separate hot water cylinder (usually located in an airing cupboard), which stores a large amount of the household cold water. There are also two feeder tanks, (usually located in the loft area). One of the tanks is for domestic hot water, which feeds through to the hot water storage cylinder. The second tank is required for the central heating. The mains cold water is fed through the expansion / header tank to the central heating system, which is heated via the boiler. This can also be called an "open vent system".
Having a regular boiler system means that unlike a Combi Boiler system, the hot water flow rates tend to be higher as the hot water is already stored in the hot water cylinder. This allows the use of several hot water outlets being operated at the same time within the property. Due to the number of components that a Regular Boiler system requires it will use up more space than any other heating system.
System Boiler
Sealed System Boilers work in a similar manner as Conventional Boilers, where they indirectly heat a separate store of domestic hot water. System boilers are designed for use with Unvented Cylinders. Unvented Cylinders don't require a separate header tank in the loft. They are feed directly from mains water and are completely sealed.
Although similar in many ways, the difference between a Sealed System Boiler and a Conventional Boiler (Regular Boiler) is that the System Boiler incorporates all the of the major components built-in, including an expansion vessel and modulating pump. Generally all components are pre-wired, pre-plumbed and pre-tested for greater reliability, as well as a quicker and neater installation.
Storage Boiler
System Storage Boilers provide both central heating and plentiful supplies of hot water. This is achieved by combining a boiler and an unvented cylinder in one unit, with all the necessary controls. That also means a dry loft, for simplicity and peace of mind.
Storage Boiler units are designed for fast and easy installation. Whilst space is freed up in the property due to their compact design, there is an added benefit of achieving mains pressure hot water from more than one outlet simultaneously, even after the full contents has been used hot water is still available instantaneously at a reduced rate.
Back Boiler
A Back Boiler is a compact boiler that is fitted at the back of an open fireplace hearth and can be installed behind a Fire, or within the chimney breast. Even though Back Boilers are fairly small in size, a Back Boiler is more than capable of producing enough hot water and central heating for the entire household if installed with an indirect hot water cylinder, this will allow homeowners to use hot water from several taps at once. Back Boilers are a reliable solution and a Back Boiler installation will usually also include a tank for the loft and a cylinder in an airing cupboard.
It is a legal requirement that Back Boiler installations must be carried out by a GAS SAFE REGISTERED engineer.
Fuel Types
- Natural Gas Boiler - The mains gas used in this country is called Natural Gas or Methane (CH4). Natural gas is currently established as the popular fuel of choice for domestic central heating systems, making the Natural Gas Boiler a very popular heating appliance. Natural gas is available via a mains feed that is piped directly into the home, meaning no on site storage is required. Although natural gas is the most popular fuel option in the UK it is not be always available to every household. If this is the case then another fuel option will be required for you to run your central heating system, see below for our LPG Boilers, Oil Boilers and Electric Boilers. It is a legal requirement that Gas Boiler installations must be carried out by a GAS SAFE REGISTERED engineer.
- LPG Boiler - Liquid Petroleum Gas Boilers are most commonly referred to as LPG Boilers. LPG is an alternative option used for homes that aren't connected to the mains gas feed, and although it works in the same way as Natural Gas, it is slightly more expensive to run. Unlike Natural Gas, LPG is actually stored on site in a cylinder or tank, which is then supplied via a pipeline into the property. The range of LPG Boilers are less than those available in Natural Gas Boilers, however some Natural Gas Boilers can be converted into an LPG Boiler using the appropriate LPG Conversion Kit. It is a legal requirement that all LPG Boiler installations are carried out by a GAS SAFE REGISTERED engineer.
- Oil Boiler - Similar to an LPG Boiler, an Oil Boiler (or Oil Fired Boiler) is an alternative option used for homes that aren't connected to the mains gas feed. The Oil is stored in an Oil Storage Tank (which are also available to buy here from our PlumbNation Heating Supplies Oil Tank collection) that supplies oil via a pipeline direct from the tank to the property. A well installed Oil Fired central heating system will give you every bit as much efficiency as a gas central heated system. Oil Boilers can be more expensive to run than Natural Gas Boilers, however with oil powered central heating you have the flexibility to switch oil suppliers if prices increase, thus keeping costs down. However, oil produces higher carbon dioxide emissions than gas so it is less environmentally friendly. It is a legal requirement that all Oil Boiler installations must be carried out by an OFTEC registered engineer.
- Electric Boiler - Electricity is widely available to every home and can be used to power your central heating boiler. Electric Boilers are actually 100% efficient for the end user since there is no heat loss. There is no need for a flue, as there is no fuel to extract and Electric Boilers are also compact, light and completely silent. Although the initial installation of Electric Boilers is fairly economical, the cost of running an Electric Boiler will cost considerably more on a day-to-day basis, as opposed to Natural Gas Boilers.
Boiler Packs
There are great savings to be had from our Boiler Packs collection, as a Boiler Pack will include the essential components required for a new installation. A Boiler Pack can consist of a 'boiler, flue and digital clock' or a 'boiler, flue and plug-in timer pack', etc..
Boiler Flues & Accessories
A flue is a pipe or chimney that is used to extract waste gases from within the boiler (caused by the combustion process) to the outside of the property. These waste gases are mostly carbon dioxide and steam and in certain circumstances can be extracted through the flue terminal as a white plume or discharge. This is due to the fact that as with all Condensing Boilers, the flue gases are exhausted at around 55°C and therefore cool quicker when entering the atmosphere. In certain temperatures, this will create a plume similar to exhaled breath on a cold morning. It is this plume or wastage that needs to be extracted correctly away from the property.
There are various flue options available for every type of domestic and commercial boiler installation. We recommended that you speak with your plumber, installation team or the manufacturer directly, who will be able to provide expert advice on your flue requirements.
We supply all the necessary Boiler Flues and Boiler Accessories that you will require to complete your installation, these can normally be found in the Accessories section of a boiler product page or are included with a Boiler Pack.
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK) is a method for calculating the efficiency of central heating boilers, and is a government backed scheme that has been developed and agreed upon with leading boiler manufacturers. The purpose of SEDBUK is to accurately identify the efficiency rating of boilers in a scale from A to G, to help consumers establish the fundamental differences of condensing and non condensing boilers. It enables a fair energy efficiency comparison between the different brands of boiler, which are scored and placed in a banding system, the most efficient being Band A. Condensing Boilers with the highest efficiency rating will produce more energy for with smaller amounts of fuel, so as less fuel is wasted during the combustion process the boiler is more environmentally friendly and very cost effective.
The current legislation in England and Wales states, that from 1 April 2005, all Gas Boiler installations in new or existing properties, must be Condensing Boilers (rated SEDBUK Band A or B). The same legislation for Oil Fired Boilers was applied as from 1 April 2007. From the 1st of October 2010 Band B Condensing Boiler installations will be banned as part of changes to Part L of the UK building regulations.
Condensing Boilers are more efficient due to their ability to extract more heat from the flue gases that would normally be purged through the flue system. As the gases pass through the heat exchanger, this extra surface latent heat within, which would normally be lost to the atmosphere, is instead released and applied to the system. It is this ability to extract as much heat as possible from the gas it burns that gives the Condensing Boiler an exceptionally high level of operating efficiency.
We at PlumbNation Heating Supplies offer the definitive range of SEDBUK Band A Condensing Boilers so that all our customers can enjoy the benefits of the very best high-efficiency boilers on the market today. Buy your boiler online today to help save the environment and experience great saving on your domestic fuel bills.
SEDBUK Boiler Rating Scale
BAND G: Below 70%