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by Lauren Oliver
Synopsis: (from Goodreads)
I'm pushing aside the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and flame.
Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.
Why I Picked This Book: After enjoying Delirium, I knew at some point I would need to dive back into the world of no love. As soon as I won a free copy of the book (yay!) I knew it was about time to take the plunge.
My Thoughts:
Pandemonium, book two of the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver, was a read worth devouring. I can honestly say: I wasn't fully sure if I wanted to read it at first. While I did enjoy Delirium, I wasn't on pins and needles waiting for book two. But man, I am happy I read it.
Pandemonium picks up pretty close to where Delirium ended. (Meaning, if you haven't read Delirium yet, the rest of this review just may be a major spoiler. Reader beware.)
I love how the POV was written for this book. Instead of doing what has become the trend (bouncing back and forth between two different characters), Pandemonium jumps back and forth between "then" and "now" while staying in only one character's head. I loved it. The way the story unfolded, explaining itself with glimpses into the past, completely pulled me in.
Then - Lena escaped Portland. Alone. Sick, exhausted, and spent, she passes out. When she comes to, she finds that a group of uncureds have taken her in and nursed her back to health. As she mourns the loss of Alex, Lena must learn to survive in a world completely different than the one she always knew. This world is all about love, but it is also about fighting to stay alive.
Now - Lena is living undercover in Manhatten. She was told to stay close to Julian, lead youth supporter of children being allowed to get the Cure. Now it is his turn, even though the very procedure might kill him. Little did Lena expect that the day would end in a riot that would land Julian and herself prisoners for a rogue underground movement.
I love the new characters that were thrown in. Raven, the woman who nursed Lena back to health. Full of tacks and steel, but hiding pain and love in every word. Blue, the little girl with huge eyes that tugs at your heart the moment you first see her. Oh Blue. And Julian. I loved Julian. Though there were aspects of him that did get at me, the overall creation of this new guy was awesome. Watching him learn that everything he grew to believe was a lie... I am rooting for him.
I think the only thing that did get at me about this book was the love aspect. Again. Though I know the entire basis of this series is love, every time Lena does "fall in love" it feels... fake? Rushed? Though I know for a fact that is how love can be in the teenage world, I always felt slightly off once Lena declared it was love.
Overall, I very much so devoured this book. If I did half star ratings, it would have earned a 4.5 in my book. I can definitely say I enjoyed it much more than book one, and I can't wait to see where book three will take us. What with how Pandemonium ended, it should be fantastic.
My Rating:
(4 out of 5 stars)


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More "scrubbing" found at CPS
The Ohio Department of Education has found yet more evidence of "data scrubbing" at Cincinnati Public Schools.
It says the district improperly reported the attendance data of 24 students in 2012-13. It sent a letter this week to Superintendent Mary Ronan informing her that the state will recalculate the 2012-13 report cards for the district and its schools by incorporating those 24 students' test scores.
ODE had investigated data for 1,088 students. It is unclear whether the test scores of those 24 students will cause ratings to drop for the district or any of its schools.
The letter stated the district "failed to meet the burden of proof required to demonstrate it made a good faith effort" to report the data.
A school spokeswoman said the district has cooperated. "While mistakes certainly were made, we found no evidence of intentional manipulation of data and we're happy the process has now been clarified to the point where it appears all the reporting issues have been rectified," spokeswoman Janet Walsh said.
This is the latest chapter in a massive investigation of data scrubbing at school districts throughout Ohio. Districts were accused of manipulating student attendance to boost their scores on the Ohio Report Card. ODE has issued new 2010-11 report cards for six school districts including Cincinnati and Winton Woods. District ratings for both remained unchanged. It follows findings that Cincinnati also improperly reported attendance data in 2011-12, and now 2012-13.
The state has been monitoring data from 2013-14 and says it has found no further evidence of scrubbing. It is closing the investigation, but will monitor data submissions. "We hope they've been able to take corrective actions," said ODE spokesman John Charlton. "Maybe it's taken a while to put those corrective actions in place."
ODE will review the case to decide whether any individuals participated in "conduct unbecoming." Sanctions could include revocation of teaching licenses. ■

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This guide is a step by step tutorial that details how to add an additional mailbox in Outlook 2011 for MAC
1. With Outlook 2011 open, click on the Tools menu at the top of the screen, then choose Accounts. Highlight your Exchange account, then click on Advanced.
3. Go to the Delegates tab and click the plus (+) sign under "People I am a delegate for:"
4. In the window that appears, search for the mailbox you are trying to add as a delegate. Once you have found the account, highlight the name and click OK.
After a brief period, the shared mailbox will appear as a folder in the View list on the left side of your Outlook window.


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Teachers' workplace well-being: exploring a process model of goal orientation, coping behavior, engagement, and burnout
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Parker, P. D, Martin, A., Colmar, S. & Liem, G. (2012). Teachers' workplace well-being: exploring a process model of goal orientation, coping behavior, engagement, and burnout. Teaching and Teacher Education,28(4), 503-513. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2012.01.001
The current research integrated components of the transactional model of stress and coping with self-worth and goal theories to examine a model where (a) teachers' goal orientation (as indicated by mastery and failure avoidance) was hypothesized to predict their teaching coping strategies (as indicated by problem- and emotion-focused coping) and (b) teaching coping was hypothesized to predict occupational well-being (as indicated by engagement and burnout). A longitudinal sample of 430 teachers took part in the research. With the structural equation model suggesting an acceptable fit to the data, findings generally supported hypotheses. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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I'm happy to say that my co-authors Howard Wasserman, Michael McCann, and I have a short shitty first draft to read -- Catalyzing Sports Fans (and the Rest of Us) -- if anyone's interested. The paper is *not* about retributive justice in any dimension. It's about sports, free speech, contracts, taxes, crowds, opera, charity, and jurisdictional competition, etc. In short, it's about nothing I know anything about. So I hope you'll see fit to set me straight. Let me know via email if you'd like to read an early version please. I've pasted our working abstract below.
In most major professional sports, the desires of fans are of secondary significance. We think this could be different, and we offer two variations on a theme in which fans can be more influential stakeholders, particularly with respect to player trades or retention deals. We propose the development of Fan Action Committees (FACs).
Whether through enriching players directly, or through contributions to a player's foundation or favorite charitable cause (our preferred approach), we examine the uneasy case for FACs. After anticipating objections and obstacles under current rules to their development, we offer some reflections about how the FAC model can transform, well, just about all other realms of human endeavor where third parties are benefited or harmed by agreements between two other parties.I can confirm Dan's description of the first draft as short, though in the edited words of former Vice President John Nance Garner, I'd like to think it's at least as good as a warm bucket of spit.


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Jiangxi Sanxin Medtec Co., LTD is the national high and new technology enterprise focusing on researching and developing, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices. Founded in 1997, and after eighteen years of profound efforts, Sanxin comes to be the first listed company in the field of syringe and infusion.
Sanxin now has 71 patents and 62 types of registered products. The main products of the company are "catheter tubing series", "blood purification series", "syringe series" and "infusion & transfusion series" four series products with total over 30 types of more than 1000 specifications. The products are sold well not only in more than 30 provinces, cities, and autonomous regions of China, but also in more than 60 countries and regions. The company is the national designated disposable medical devices manufacturing enterprise which is one of the first companies in medical device trade of China obtaining CE, CMD certificates for products and quality management system, and getting FDA 510(K) pre-marketing approval in the United States.
Make the best use of the advantage, and push forward with innovation. Now, Sanxin Medical is at the great-leap-forward development phase. By establishing company legal person management mechanism and further completing modern enterprise management system, it is forging ahead to the magnificent goal of "creating the most trustworthy world class enterprise with the most cooperation value" .


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text: The Athlete Daily Informs And Inspires Fitness Community By: Dean Smith, March 15, 2017 During spring training last year, MLB.com Orioles reporter Brittany Ghiroli and her sister, April, came up with an idea for a new website. The pair noticed it was difficult to find reliable content on fitness training. It was challenging to sift through the plethora of misinformation on the internet about CrossFit training, powerlifting, weightlifting and Strongman. How do you find a solid nutrition program? They started brainstorming about a website that would provide information to improve the quality of a workout. The Athlete Daily was born. "If you want to read about Chris Davis, you can Google him and get your fill pretty easily," Ghiroli said. "When it comes to working out, there are a lot of misconceptions. There are no good fitness websites. April and I were both Division I athletes, and we couldn't find any good fitness websites. We launched the site last June and were surprised by how many people enjoyed it." Along with a steady flow of helpful hints and suggestions to stay on the leading edge of the rapidly evolving fitness landscape, the Athlete Daily provides inspiring stories, including a piece on a 16-year-old boy who can lift 400 pounds; a female athlete who overcame weight struggles and is empowering herself through CrossFit; weightlifting workout routines while injured; and on the growing number of women discovering the benefits of weightlifting. The website strives to educate people to be smart about their training. The Ghiroli sisters grew up in Connecticut and were active in sports. Their father was a football and hockey player. The girls played street hockey and practiced taekwondo. Ghiroli swam for Michigan State, and her sister played softball at the University of Pittsburgh. "On Mondays and Fridays, we had softball practice, swimming practice and karate," said April Ghiroli, a competitive power lifter, CrossFit instructor and social media manager for the National Pro Grid League. "That's four hours of sports. My dad had a set of barbells, and we did squats on the dining room chairs. That was crazy." The Athlete Daily dispels the current prevailing myths about working out, such as the importance of cardio and losing weight. "Everyone is obsessed with being small and getting on the treadmill," Brittany Ghiroli said. "Weightlifting doesn't mean 'big and bulky.' It's OK to create muscle. It's OK to eat carbs. It's empowering to lift. How else will you withstand falls? We live in a culture of sitting, and our bodies can do so much more." During the baseball season, with so many night games, it can be a challenge for Brittany Ghiroli to get in her CrossFit training. When she showed up at spring training this year, manager Buck Showalter took notice. "He told me I was in better shape than some of his players on the team," she said. "Players have asked me for training tips." As the Athlete Daily continues to grow, the Ghiroli sisters share a vision to motivate and help people in their fitness pursuits. The site is updated once a week with an even mix of content addressing issues and highlighting athletes. April Ghiroli has just qualified for a national power lifting competition, and their mother started CrossFit a few months ago. "Mom just beat a large chunk of our family in bowling this past weekend, and she attributes it to CrossFit," Brittany Ghiroli said. "You can take up a sport after 55. You can compete against yourself. See what your body can do. You can push yourself. We were made to move." Issue 231: March 2017 Baltimore Blast Announces Preseason Roster November 11 The Baltimore Blast's 2019-20 preseason roster includes a key core of returning stars, including All-MASL players Adriano Dos Santos, Tony Donatelli, Jonatas Melo, William Vanzela, Vini Dantas and Ibrahima "Kalou" Keita. Add to Readlist Share Tweet Maryland Cycling Classic Aims To Generate World-Class Experience For Cyclists, Fans October 16 by Jalon Dixon The first Maryland Cycling Classic will take place Sept. 6, 2020 in the Baltimore area as part of the ProSeries tour, and Maryland Sports executive director Terry Hasseltine and his team are working to make it a "world-class experience" for the cyclists and fans. Add to Readlist Share Tweet


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NSA nerve center in Fort Meade targeted by bill.
The National Security Agency is based in Fort Meade, Md., and is currently building a new computer center there that will be cooled with recycled wastewater from Howard County, Md.
The National Security Agency's headquarters in Ft. Meade, Md., will go dark if a cohort of Maryland lawmakers has its way.
Eight Republicans in the 141-member Maryland House of Delegates introduced legislation Thursday that would deny the electronic spy agency "material support, participation or assistance in any form" from the state, its political subdivisions or companies with state contracts.


text: The other day I sent my husband this video saying "I HOPE THIS ISN'T ME", and he just replied saying "IT IS". I've shared my feelings before about how I think I suck at social media, but that doesn't prevent me from letting it consume my life (in fact it encourages it). SO, suffice to… Read more »


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What?!?!?! Another big weekend after being in Brissy for Finale?
Yep, this weekend is the local show. I've been on the Committee for a few years now and love helping to organise the largest agricultural event for our region. I help out in a number of areas and it's a full-on weekend with not much rest but lots of fun and laughter.
So why am I blogging about a local show in a two horse town?
Because it's an annual event so I haven't seen a lot of these people in twelve months. Like at least 45 kgs ago.
One of my main duties at the Show is to sing the National Anthem at the Official Opening. This will be my fourth time, my first being at the 2010 Show. I just went and had a look at the recording from that one and am excited at the changes I see but also hear. My voice has changed in line with all the other changes I've made in my life so I'm excited to get back out there. The only thing I ask is that it doesn't rain. I've had to sing in the Pavilion for the last three years because of rain, and being the diva (!) I am, I wanna sing outside!
Lots of other great things to look forward to as well including shopping in the RM Williams truck (only ever bought a hat before cause I doubt anything else would have fit), catching up with old friends and being able to dress to the weather (last year I spent half my time in the walk in fridge to cope with the heat because I refused to wear a singlet).
Exciting weekend!


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Concept Express™ enables businesses to make faster decisions on product and service concepts prior to launch – for less budget and without compromising on quality.
Harris Interactive UK Ltd, a leading consultative market research agency, announces the launch of Employee Power™, – an automated and scalable solution for organisations to survey employees and highlight key areas for improvement to boost organisational performance.
We've got opinions, and we want to share them with you. Hear from some of our leading experts in the UK and better understand the sectors they focus on, current trends – and more!
For over twenty years, the Letter of Citizenship publishes a barometric survey to monitor over time the eyes of the French on the right to vote for foreigners residing in France for local and European elections.
More and more Brits are boozing at home, according to exclusive reasearch for The Grocer conducted by Harris Interactive. A third of us now drink more at home than we do when we're out on the town, with 20% admitting to exceeding the government's recommended guidelines every day or most days.
Paris, 21 October 2015 At the request of Webibox, Harris Interactive conducted a survey of French in order to identify the place of the Internet in their purchase decision process. Internet use has become more democratic.


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Travis County Warrant Attorney Jason Trumpler - Bond Forfeiture Lawyer
Travis County Warrant Attorney and Bond Forfeiture Lawyer Jason Trumpler
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If you have an outstanding warrant in Travis County, Texas you can get that warrant recalled with an attorney. If you have a traffic warrant, Attorney Jason Trumpler can post a bond with the Justice of the Peace Court or Municipal Court and send a letter of representation to get that warrant recalled. If you have a warrant in one of the County Courts at Law or District Courts, in many cases, Attorney Jason Trumpler can do a walk through with you to get that warrant recalled and your case set back on the docket. Attorney Jason Trumpler can then represent you from that point forward on the existing the charge.
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In short, Mr. Trumpler has handled every type of criminal matter and has seen the process from every phase including investigation, pre-file, complaint review, filing, trial, and appeal.


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S: Lexan Year One Vol. 1: The First 6 Months
BC: The moment you hold your baby in your arms for the first time, you wonder how could such a tiny bundle create so many emotions within you. And you wonder if it's possible that you've actually brought such a tiny, beautiful being into this world. Then you realize, you have the whole world in your arms.
FC: Lexan | Year One | Vol. 1: The First 6 Months
1: A | year | in | This book represents the first six months in the life of Lexan Franklin Lawrence Zelinsky in photos from September 2010 to February 2011. The cherished memories captured in these photos will last throughout our lives. | the | life...
2: Mama's little angel. | September
6: Dad's little buddy!
7: Bubs
8: October
9: Sonny
16: November
18: Lexan was just 8 weeks old when he first traveled to the United States! This photo was taken at Buffalo Wild Wing's with his Dad on November 6. | Lexan playing with Colin Klos when they met for the first time! Mike and Sharon brought him over to visit on November 13.
22: Mom took Lexan to visit Santa for the very first time on November 24. | He sat so well with Santa, the big guy actually said he wishes all the kids were like Lexan!
23: December | Handsome
26: Go Bombers Go!
28: Baby's 1st Christmas!
29: Goodbye to 2010!
30: January
32: Oh So Cute!
34: I love my Jolly Jumper!
37: Smile
38: January | February
43: Stinky
47: That's my doggy!
48: Lexan's six month photo shoot. We got some of the most amazing shots! But after about 45 minutes of shooting he had enough! We just couldn't cheer him up, so we decided to cut the session short.
49: What a little heartbreaker!


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You did choose very poor examples to follow his own training method. But perfect for what I want to express.
From that Morocco group, the only that really did a sustain succeed and did progress trough the years that´s El Guerrouj. All the rest they did a quickly boom, that followed by a tremendous unsucess considereing the individual class they did reach. One more time, in my opinion, Kada morocco training that´s a good example of an very elitist training method – that´s how to train El Guerrouj and how to put in misery all the rest that don´t have El Guerrouj class. An elitist training method that´s as a natural selection, those who are able to resist they get the top, but those who don´t they end in misery.
If you follow the career of Khalid Skah, that´s a perfect example of what I want to say.
They start to train in that morocco training, using lots and lots of LT runs 5-6 times a week.
Look, what happens? After being 2 W Cross C wins, and good performances in the World and Olymoic games – all in a 2-3 years period – with 26 years old he did his 10000m PB. What was his progression after that in quite a decade training and competing. A shadow of their golden years. By doing a very elitist training that includes lots of Lt runs in that 2:50-3:10 pace he reach the top very quickly but as soon as he get the top, soon he comes down. That´s what I said about most the runners that do that LT training diet. In 2-3 years they get the top – PB´s etc, but they hardly have a decisive improvement after that. They get their limits early.
Another singular case with the same conclusion that´s Salah Hissou. After get 10000m WR in 1996 with 24 years old and few wins in big meetings, and one or 2 good classifications in WCC he eclipses completely in the next years, he have never been the same top runner he was before. What a fall. But he still keeps on trying year after year, season after season. In a last appearance he did last olympic marathon with no success. 8 years after his best season !
I could go further. But just to remember another singular case of that Magrebe group.
Mouhamed Mourith. He did 2 cross country wins, 2 European records (under Belgium nationality), but soon he did a EPO positive test.
I would not advise you to follow Kada training or morocco training – only if you are a superman. All of you – you may understand your own limitations and follow a realistic training model that fits in you.
By the way. I have also in my hands not just a copy of the Rui Silva daily schedules but also Harald Norport training schedules that his coach send me once. Rui Silva he is a 1:44/3:30/13:19. Norporth he did 3:36 (indoor ER) and 13:20 in the 70s. Harald Norporth he did train no more 10-15km a day – mainly easy runs, no double sessions, a rest day every week or 10 days. His specific workouts usually that aren´t very intense.Ex: 3X10X200m/35.5+34.5+31.7 (int. 100m jog) or 5X2000m/7:30 + 4X500m in 76/74/73/71secs).
Norporth did a job apart from running, he wasn´t a full professional runner. He did an half of the volume and intensity of what Rui Silva does. So that´s not a surprise seeing people doing 3:30 or 13:10 being full time professional runners, doing altitude stays, training more than 100 miles a week,"vVO2 workouts", "weight training"5-6 Lt runs a week, all that tremendous stuff. I would expect that super-train runners would do sub 3.30 or sub 13:00 frequently.
I remember that more than 2 decades ago a few Portuguese runner´s that did sub 14:00 with little training and not very hard. One of them I did train personally, he did 13:36 with a full job out of athletics, a training that did consists of 45min every day, more 1 competition every weekend and 1 day off every week. I remember that Carlos Lopes he did 13:32 and 28:08 in a career moment that he did train just once a week. NO altitude training, no special diet, nothing. Eventually you know other similar examples – runners that their margin of progress are not yet limited.
For me the point is not that Sebastian Coe he did 1:41:73, but that he never did more than 14:00 following Peter Coe´s training method. You may argue that he never did 5000m with serious intentions, but with that training stuff he may have the obligation to do 13:40 in a workout training.
I know enough of Rui Silva talent and limitations as well to say that the day that Rui Silva would try to train à la El Guerrouj "2:50 to 3:10 LT runs" he would never be able to get no more olympic medals neither olympic finals or indoor champ. medals and besides I don´t know so well the other schedules and individual talent and the limitations thus the "potential" performance, but i guess that the reason of their target failures is because they train more, harder, and frequently than they should.


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WordPress' Jetpack Plugin and Other Tweaks
In continuing to tweak the modified 2014 layout that I posted earlier last week, I disabled a number of legacy plugins and replaced most of them with the streamlined Jetpack plugin by WordPress. Those with blogs hosted on WordPress.com should already be familiar with the Jetpack features, but those with self-hosted instances of WordPress, like me, can get the same features now, too! For some reason, I remember trying to install this years ago, but failed or at least was caught off-guard at needing ... Continue Reading


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OAKLAND -- While a report by the New York Daily News says A's ace Bartolo Colon will not face suspension for being linked to the Biogenesis lab in South Florida, A's player rep Jerry Blevins said the union has not been made aware of any discipline coming, as the report suggested.
Colon is the A's starter Wednesday for the A's rubber game against Toronto and, at 14-3 with a 2.54 ERA, has vaulted himself into the American League Cy Young Award conversation a year after serving a 50-game suspension for a failed drug test (testosterone).
"It would be devastating to lose him (to suspension)," Blevins said of Colon. "I feel like he's already served his time."
Indeed, the Daily News report said Colon would not be among the eight players suspended this week because his suspension last year for the failed drug test was linked to Biogenesis.
Josh Reddick was scratched from the lineup when he showed up to the O.co Coliseum with a headache the morning after taking a Jed Lowrie knee to the right side of his head in an outfield collision. A's manager Bob Melvin, though, said he was not exhibiting any other concussion symptoms, though.
[RELATED: A's lineup: Vogt behind the dish, Moss at 1B]
Reddick was originally batting seventh and playing right field, with Seth Smith hitting eighth and in left.
Now, Smith is batting seventh and Chris Young is batting eighth and in right.
John Jaso, who is on the 7-day disabled list with a concussion, is still not doing any baseball activities.
Melvin confirmed that Brett Anderson would throw live batting practice Friday, saying the left-hander would be behind an "L-screen" and throw two "up-and-down" sessions of 15 pitches each.
And if all goes well then, he could "potentially" have a rehab start next, or another live B.P. session.
The A's are facing that rarest of oddities Wednesday, a knuckleball pitcher in R.A. Dickey.
The last time Yoenis Cespedes faced a knuckleballer?
"Playstation," he said with a laugh.
It will be interesting to see how the ultra-aggressive Cespedes fares against the dancing pitch, which requires a modicum of patience at the plate.
New A's infielder Alberto Callaspo, acquired in a Tuesday night trade with the Los Angeles Angels for minor league second baseman Grant Green, almost committed the, ahem, cardinal sin for Oakland players. He was about to take the field for stretch in red shoes.
Bench coach/fashionista Chip Hale spotted the offending kicks and quickly found a pair of size 9 1/2 shoes…in resplendent white.
Callaspo was pleased, even if he was tired from catching a 7 a.m. flight in Dallas to get to Oakland and meet his new teammates.
[NEWS: A's acquire Callaspo from Angels]
"I was just surprised," a bleary-eyed Callaspo said of the trade. "They took me out in the fourth or fifth inning and I said, 'What happened?' They said, 'You got traded.' 'O.K.'"
Technically, Callaspo had 72 hours to report. But he chose to get to Oakland ASAP.
"I just want to come here and keep doing my job 100 percent and it's a good team," he said. "It's baseball, a business. I'm O.K. with that."
The switch-hitting Callaspo went from the Angels, who started the day 14 games out of first place, to the pace-setting A's and will platoon at second base with Eric Sogard. Callaspo, the Angels' everyday third baseman the past three years, will also spell Josh Donaldson at third.
[RELATED: MLB standings]
"I can play everywhere but not catcher and not pitcher," he said with a laugh, reiterating that he started his professional career as a second baseman, even if he has not played there since 2010.
Callaspo played for Melvin in Arizona in 2006 and 2007 and is also former teammates with Young there.
Melvin, on the departing Adam Rosales, who was designated for assignment, for the second time since July 8, to make room for Callaspo: "We still feel like he may be our best defender at short in the organization and it would be nice to keep him (if he clears waivers). We'll see if that's the case."
[RELATED: A's designate Rosales for assignment]


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These children are slowly indoctrinated into believing that their father is
cruel and unkind and likely to hurt them, when this is not the case
according to the Australian.
Australian divorce and family law by a Brisbane divorce lawyer. I have been an accredited family law specialist for over 20 years.
These children are slowly indoctrinated into believing that their father is
cruel and unkind and likely to hurt them, when this is not the case
It is always important to keep in mind that an adjustment of X% for s 75(2) factors leads to a disparity in the value of property received by the parties representing 2 x X%. It is that disparity, measured in "money terms", that requires consideration in determining whether the result is just and equitable: see Campbell v Kuskey (1998) FLC 92-795 at 84,928. In the present matter, the 12% adjustment led to a disparity in favour of the wife equivalent in value to 24% of the assets, or in "money terms" an amount of $226,947 out of a total asset pool of $945,614....
His Honour did not, however, expressly record the cumulative effect of his
orders, electing instead to record the amounts each party would receive from
superannuation and non- superannuation assets respectively. Whilst it would, in
our view, have been desirable for his Honour to have recorded in dollar terms
the total impact of the proposed s 75(2) adjustment, we do not consider his
failure to do so constitutes appellable error.
We do consider, however, that in making what has been called the "leap"
from "qualitative evaluation" to "quantitative reflection" of that evaluation,
his Honour arrived at an adjustment for s 75(2) factors that was outside the
reasonable range of discretion.
The outcome needs to be considered in the context of the parties having
had a long marriage and now having no dependent children. Each of them is
gainfully employed. Although the husband has a superior earning capacity to the
wife and is four years younger than her, his income earning capacity is by no
means exceptional....
The differential in the capital received by the parties in the present
matter was not far short of a quarter of a million dollars. The factor his
Honour said he particularly took into account in arriving at that outcome was
the disparity in income earning capacities and the associated impact on future
superannuation entitlements. His Honour did not quantify the impact on the
superannuation entitlements, although he did say that the value of the husband's
superannuation "should increase at a significantly greater rate than the
superannuation entitlements of the wife".
Reference to the husband's statement of financial circumstances reveals
that he has salaried employment and his superannuation entitlements are held in
"accumulation" funds. We were not referred to any evidence that would suggest
the value of those entitlements would increase at any greater rate than the
wife's entitlements. The inference we therefore draw is that his Honour assumed
the husband's entitlements would increase at a greater rate than the wife's
because his employer would be required to make greater superannuation
contributions commensurate with his greater income. In our view, that was a
proper assumption to make. However, when notice is taken of the current
superannuation guarantee levy (9% of gross income), the difference in
contributions into the parties' respective funds would amount to only a few
thousand dollars per annum.
This relatively modest difference in annual contributions into the
parties' superannuation funds would then need to be considered alongside the
disparity in net incomes of the parties (i.e. approximately $27,000 per annum)
in order to determine whether or not his Honour erred in arriving at a result
whereby the wife received $226,946 more than the husband out of a pool worth
only $945,614.
Although counsel for the wife submitted that the opening sentence of
paragraph 35 indicated that his Honour had also taken other factors into account
(which he suggested were the differences in the parties' ages, training, skills
and health) we do not discern from his Honour's judgment that he considered
those matters to be of any real significance, save that he did draw attention to
the fact the husband was four years younger than the wife when he was
considering the parties' entitlement to superannuation.
In our view, the differences in the parties' net incomes and the
associated impact on their future superannuation entitlements, even when
considered with the differences in their ages, could not justify a s 75(2)
adjustment of 12%. The adjustment was outside the reasonable range of discretion
and the appeal will therefore be allowed.
We should also observe that we consider it was incumbent upon the trial
Judge to have regard to the fact that whatever additional portion of the
non-superannuation assets the wife received on account of s 75(2) factors would
be immediately available to her to invest. This would lessen to some extent the
difference in the parties' incomes. The fact that the wife might prefer instead
to retain her unencumbered property is not the point – she has the option to
liquidate assets in order to generate income. There is no indication that his
Honour gave consideration to this issue.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing whereas in complex financial arrangements looking
ahead can be more difficult.
Similarly, when one looks at paragraph (f) it is quite clear that the purpose of
that provision is to ensure that offers to settle, if made seriously, are
considered seriously, to ensure the costs of litigation is avoided, the workload
of this Court is lightened, and one other consideration is certainly that a
party with greater wealth is not placed in a position whereby he or she can wear
out the other by simple attrition. In the circumstances of this case, although
paragraph (f) does not have a priority per se, the considerations represented by paragraph (f) are of overriding importance.
It is, therefore, my view that her Honour erred in not awarding the wife reasonable costs incurred after the date on which the offer was made ...
The plain words of the paragraph [s 117(2A)(f)] do not limit a Court's attention
to offers which are greater than the amount awarded. Nor does the paragraph
state what consequences flow from whether the offer is greater or lesser than
the amount awarded, or how much that is the case. Words of limitation should not
be imported into the provision and nor should it be read as though offers in
proceedings under the Act carry the same consequences as payments into court in
common law matters.
We do, however, consider that the closer the offer is to
the award when the offer is under the amount awarded by the Court, the more
weight that should be given to this factor in considering the question of costs.
This principle must not, however, be rigidly applied. Offers must be seen in the
context of the case and the extent of the offeree's knowledge of the parties' financial
circumstances while the offer is live. In the family law jurisdiction, it is not
uncommon to find relationships where one party, often the wife, has
significantly less grasp of the parties' financial arrangements, or the
financial circumstances are so complex that it would be premature to accept an
offer. There are also cases where the contents of the offer are in themselves
the subject matter of disputed value and legitimate subject matter for
determination. These and other features of the context of offers must be taken
into account when considering whether it was reasonable or not to accept an
offer, no matter how close to the ultimate result the offer may be.
There is no inconsistency between Robinson & Higginbotham and Pennisi v Pennisi. From both cases it is apparent that the significance of offers of settlement may differ and the context in which the offer of settlement is made is a proper matter to be considered.
Where there has been significant delay, there can be no assumptions that
statements of a general assertive character made by the judge are based on a
sufficient consideration of the evidence, or that evidence relevant to a
particular finding not considered in the judgment has not been overlooked by the
judge in making that finding where that evidence, if accepted, could have
supported a different finding....
And, finally, the long delay may give rise to a reasonable apprehension by the losing party that the judge delayed giving judgment because he or she had been unable to grapple adequately with the issues and, in the end, had become attracted to the decision which was the easiest to make. The possibility that such an apprehension may be held by the losing party requires the judge to deal with that party's arguments in such a way as to demonstrate that those arguments have been understood and that their rejection has been based on a clear and rational process of reasoning.
The family report writer recommended that the children live in the mother's household on the basis that there were some protections for the children, including a ban on physical discipline, the father seeing the children regularly (so giving the mother respite), and parenting training.
The Full Court held that the Federal Magistrate's analysis of the risk of violence in the father's household was inadequate:
i) the Federal Magistrate says that he has consciously not made an order that neither party physically discipline the children because, given the issues that have been ventilated at trial, such an order is unnecessary and "both parties now know full well that such conduct is inappropriate" is quite inconsistent with the balance of the learned Magistrate's assessment of risk in the mother's household.
(ii) Secondly, that part of his judgment where he indicated that he rejected the family report writer's recommendation as to where the children should live, because the writer had said that should only occur with appropriate safeguards, as to which the Federal Magistrate said the writer had given no explanation of safeguards, is erroneous. The Magistrate set out the writer's evidence in his report in which the recommendation was made. However, in the very next paragraph, which was not quoted by the learned Magistrate, the writer had said:
Apart from the normal undertakings not to physically discipline the children, both parents may benefit from a parenting program in addition to – if resources allow – individual counseling on parenting. Moreover, in his examination in chief, then counsel for the ICL asked the report writer about the "safeguards" referred to in his report and then asked:
"Is there anything else that can be put in place that you think would help?"
The writer responded
"I would think that if the children are – if the younger children are in the care of their mother the most important aspect would be that the father is having continuing visits and time with the children, not only for the benefit of his relationship with them but also to relieve stress amongst the whole family and upon the mother.
(iii) While (save for the inconsistency referred to in the first point above) it may be that the Federal Magistrate adequately addressed the question of risk of violence in the care of the mother and while from time to time he mentioned evidence of abusive behaviour by the father, of the older children, the learned Magistrate did not attempt to make any real assessment of risk of violence in the father's household, despite the writer's opinion of that risk and ample evidence pointing to that as an issue.
For example, the father had no extended history of carrying the burdens of child rearing, but had still acted abusively towards V. In relation to that event involving V, leading to the husband abandoning the children late at night, the family report writer had said:
...He [the father] appears to accept that this was inappropriate, but I doubt that this will prevent the same thing from occurring again.
In addition, the evidence from the Department of Child Safety included a number of allegations against the father.
"We do not say that, properly weighed, a finding that risk of violence was less in the father's household than in that of the mother might not have been open. Our conclusion is however, that the learned Magistrate's assessment of comparative risk, in a case in which that was a critical factor, was inadequate." (emphasis added)
This type of case is not limited to Facebook or Myspace. One could well imagine parties wanting to look at their ex's adult connections type site. The case is a signal reminder that posting information on the web has all kinds of risks. Those going through a family law split are often the most vulnerable to a vengeful ex determined to dig up dirt for some perceived advantage in the court case.
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Unfortunately, some parents abuse the privilege and write abusive comments, or when they don't like what the other side has written, keep the book and then claim that it is "lost". To prevent this happening, sometimes the other parents photocopy every page before handing over the book. What a pain! I have had clients say to me that they want to copy everything, but who has access to a copier?
I recently received a blurb about a new product called the Family Law Communications Book. What joy such a simple thing can bring. It's funny how something so cheap can save so much aggravation and cost. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and in my opinion at least this product is needed, and welcome.
Here is what the blurb said:
This book is printed in triplicate with carbonless paper. When you make an entry, you tear out the top sheet and keep it for your record. The other party can use the remaining sheets to write a response or follow up and they tear out the second copy for their record. The third copy remains in the book as a permanent record. If the book is lost or stolen, each of you still have your record of what was written. The books are designed to be numbered by volume and each set of pages is also consecutively numbered from 1 through to 30, enough to do the average family for more than a year. The books are printed with a durable cover in A5 size so that fit easily into the children's school or overnight bags.
What an excellent idea!
Faced with that evidence, the outcome was not in doubt: Waters was acquitted. Not surprisingly, NY police are now being trained in being careful in what to say online.
In my life before this parliament I acted in family law for more than 20 years and both
prosecuted and defended thousands of cases involving domestic violence, so I know that
intimate family relationships—relationships of blood, marriage and culture—are perilous
for women and children. One in three women experiences domestic violence in
their relationships. The Queensland Police Service estimates that about 30,000 instances
of domestic violence are dealt with by Queensland police annually. However, many
go unreported, so there are many more than that. Signs at work include bruises, frequent
accidents, vague explanations, plans being cancelled at the last minute, having to check
things with their husband or partner, changes in behaviour, unexplained sick days, frequent
calls and emails from their husband or partner and long hours spent at work simply to avoid going home.
The impact of domestic violence on our workplaces is enormous. Four million women and six million men are in the workplace in Australia. It is estimated by a report to the Brisbane Lord Mayor's Women's Advisory Committee entitled Impacts and costs of domestic violence on the Australian business/corporate sector[rtf file] that domestic violence costs $1.5 billion annually in direct and indirect costs and opportunities lost. Access Economics, in its 2004 report The cost of
domestic violence to the Australian economy, estimates that domestic violence cost our
economy $8.1 billion in 2003.
I urge all CEOs and all businesses in my community and nationally to get behind Australia's
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I acknowledge and accept that the Court should be slow to discharge the ICL...
Whilst this matter was not without difficulty, the most significant matter,
in my view, is that the husband has deposed and asserts that the offices of the
ICL, which is a small firm in a country town, provided him with advice, upon
which he acted in circumstances where he could reasonably have assumed legal
proceedings may be commenced and he was entitled to expect that that advice was
confidential. Whilst he could not point to a letter of engagement or file, in my
view, what is at stake is that the integrity of the legal process and the legal
profession so that all parties involved in litigation may have confidence in the
integrity of the legal system and the process.
In my view the justice of
this matter does require that the ICL be restrained from acting.
The passage from the Full Court's decision in Kennon clearly indicates that
is a relatively narrow band of cases to which a Kennon-type
apply. The Full Court's decision focuses on conduct
during the
marriage, but not
afterwards, which suggests the concept
not intended to
apply to
post-separation contribution. There
a clear
emphasis by the Full
Court on the
need to
that the
had a discernable impact on
made by one
party. The
focus seems to be on
that there has
been a
significant adverse
impact on a party's
contributions, or
that their
contributions are
significantly more
than they
ought to have
been. As I
read the Full Court's
decision, little or
room is left for
inference. The claim can
only be established by
probative evidence
satisfies the Court on
the balance of
As a comparison, in the recent Federal Magistrates Court case of Jarrett and Jarrett, McGuire FM had this to say, showing that a Kennon claim can be hard work to get up:
The wife raised a further contribution issue in that she claims to have suffered
domestic violence at the hands of the husband. He denies any physical violence.
The evidence of the wife is that the husband was for a period a heavy
drinker. She says he would become violent and that he yelled at and hit her and
the children. On an occasion she was pushed out the front door and into the
street with the oldest child. There was police involvement. The wife moved to a
women's refuge for a couple of weeks. She obtained an intervention order against
the husband.
It is clear that following the decision of the Full Court of
the Family Court of Australia in Kennon v Kennon[7] domestic violence can be a relevant contribution
However, it is also clear that it is incumbent upon a party
relying on such an issue to show more than violence per se. The onus is to
demonstrate the violent conduct:
...to have had a significant adverse impact
upon that party's contributions to the marriage, or, put the other way, to have
made his or her contributions significantly more arduous than they ought to have
The courts have emphasised the exceptional nature of the
principle. The onus is to prove a connection between violence and contribution.
In my view, in this case the wife has not discharged that onus. Her evidence
is only as to the fact of the alleged violence rather than any impact on her
The Court has an inherent power to amend an order in such a manner as to give
rise to the Court's intentions even where the order has been entered. This power
arises even if the Court thought the order did reflect its intention; Gikas v
Papanayiotou (1977) 2 NSWLR 944; Hatton v Harris [1892]


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Rounding out the top ten things to see were: Dublin, Connemara, traditional music, Glendalough, Dingle, Galway City, hiking, Bru na Boinne and the Rock of Cashel. We would argue that making traditional music and pubs two separate activities is a bit redundant, as you can easily cross both off your list at the same time, by seeing a "trad session" in a pub.
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Just as there are many types of insects, reptiles or rodents, there are various Atqasuk AK exterminators who have expertise and experience with only certain types of pests. So the first consideration is finding a local contractor that has the expertise and experience eradicating your specific type of pest. Some of the varmints and creepy crawlers that often need exterminating or removal are:
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- Birds and bats
- Mice, rats and rodents
- Gophers and moles
- Roaches
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- Stinkbugs
- Bees, hornets and wasps
- Wildlife removal
Often price and personal preference are determining factors when selecting a pest control contractor. Name recognition may also come into play as there are several national brands that advertise heavily on television. However each Atqasuk AK service has its own unique characteristics related to experience, reputation and fees for service, so it is important to do your due diligence before making a final choice.
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Choosing the lowest estimate is not always the best way to select a contractor. There are many other factors to consider, such as experience, reputation, materials used, follow up customer support and guarantees. It doesn't do any good to choose the cheapest Atqasuk AK exterminator if the pests return within a short period of time and the contractor is nowhere to be found. The old adage You Get What You Pay For applies to pest control just as it does to other services, but paying too much is not a wise choice either. So let's take a look at some tips to make sure that you hire the right pest control professional at the right price for the job.
- Get at least 3 estimates in writing. Just as with hiring any contractor, you will want to interview 3 or 4 Atqasuk AK exterminators and review each of their estimates. Make sure that the bids include materials or chemicals to be used and any special circumstances that need to be addressed. If the contractor provides a warranty, find out the length of the guarantee as well as what is covered. For prolonged projects, the timeline and payment schedule should also be addressed. Never accept a proposal that requires full payment upfront. A reasonable deposit is acceptable to cover upfront material costs before starting.
- Ask for and check references. Before making a selection, ask the Atqasuk AK contractors to provide references from customers that they have worked with fairly recently. If they have to dig way back into the archives to find someone, it may be a red flag. Ask them to provide references for similar jobs if possible. If most of their jobs involve insect extermination and you have a gopher problem, it may not be the right project for them. And when speaking with their past customers, ask not only have they been satisfied with the quality of the pest control service, but also any follow up service that they may have had. Ask if they would recommend the contractor to friends and family or if they would use the company again.
- Invite them to your home. Before hiring a contractor, arrange an in-home inspection so that you can meet the exterminator in person and discuss your situation. The Atqasuk AK pest control contractor should outline his method for treating or removing your pests, any pesticides that he will use as well as potential hazards involved. He should also be able to offer tips on avoiding future infestation as well. Be wary of any contractor who provides a quote sight unseen unless it is a very basic job.
- Check out their reputation. Contact your regional or Alaska pesticide regulatory agency, as well as the Alaska Attorney General to see if any of the Atqasuk AK contractors have had complaints filed against them. Also, check local consumer organizations such as the Better Business Bureau or Google + Local online to find out what their local reputations are for service.
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Atqasuk, Alaska
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.3 square miles (110 km2), of which 38.9 square miles (101 km2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) (8.22%) is water.
Atqasuk first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Meade River." It reported on the 1950 census as "Tikikluk." In 1960, it returned again as Meade River. It did not appear on the 1970 census. It next reported on the 1980 U.S. Census as "Atkasook", and was made a census designated place (CDP). It formally incorporated in 1982 as Atqasuk.
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 228 people, 55 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was 5.9 people per square mile (2.3/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 1.5 per square mile (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 4.82% White, 94.30% Native Alaskan, 0.44% Asian, and 0.44% from two or more races.
There were 55 households out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 21.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.15 and the average family size was 4.49.
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- 53" x 20.5" x .75" - 11 Liter Volume = For Riders 130 - 220 lbs.
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If you're following the schedule, you should read these chapters today: Judges 11:12–40, Acts 15, Jeremiah 24, Mark 10. Click on any of those references to see all the passages in one long page on BibleGateway. If you can't do all the readings today, read Jeremiah 24.
When we read the Old Testament prophets, we see passage after passage that condemns the people for their sins and warns of coming judgment. The language that describes their disobedience seems so all-encompassing that we might conclude that there were no faithful people in Israel except for the prophets themselves. Today's passage in Jeremiah 24 shows that this is not true. Although most of God's people were disobedient to his covenant, the basket of figs shows that there were some who loved God and lived obediently to him. The fact that Jeremiah described the good figs as "very good" in verse 3 shows that there were some strong believers scattered among the idol worshippers and other unfaithful people of Judah. Yet, due to the unfaithfulness of the majority, even these "good figs" were carried away into exile, experiencing the curse of the covenant for the disobedience of the whole kingdom. This seems terribly unjust, but God did not abandon these faithful believers altogether. Instead, today's chapter offers hope for these believers. God promised in verse 6, "My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them." So his promises would be kept in his time. However, in the meantime, God promised to reward these faithful ones with the thing they really needed anyway: a deeper discipleship with him. Verse 7 says, "I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart."
Just as even the faithful among God's people experienced the effects of God's judgment due to the sins and unbelief of others, so we will have pain and setbacks in our own lives, even if we faithfully follow the Lord. God's promise to us is not a pain-free life or peaceful, material abundance. God's promise to us is himself; and that will be more than enough if our hope is truly in him.
[Just a word about Jephthah's rash vow in Judges 11: Of course God did not want him to sacrifice his daughter. It was explicitly against the law of Moses to do so (Deut 12:31, 18:9-12). So what should he have done? He should have asked the priests to inquire of the Lord for him (see Ex 28:30, Deut 33:8, 1 Sam 14:41, Ezra 2:63, Neh 7:65), then done whatever he was told. For more on how the Urim & Thummim were used to help discern God's will, see this article: https://bible.org/question/how-did-urim-and-thummim-function ]
Now for your thoughts: What stood out in your Bible reading for today? What questions do you have about what you read? What are your thoughts about what I wrote above? Post them in the comments below or on our Facebook page. And, feel free to answer and interact with the questions and comments of others. Have a great day; we'll talk scripture again tomorrow.


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In 2012 I upgraded to a stand-up cabinet unit because I had outgrown my desktop humidors. Rather than continue to add 100-150 count humidors which were rapidly taking over all my counter space, I decided to consolidate.
Moving to a cabinet humidor allowed me to start purchasing boxes and looking at long term aging. It was a great solution for me until summer hit. I was always so concerned about maintaining my humidity levels I had never devoted any attention to my temperature levels.
It wasn't long before my daytime highs were approaching 82 degrees F, putting my precious collection at risk for mold, rot and tobacco beetle infestations.
Initially I pulled the trigger on a Habitat Monitor with a thermo-electric cooler. The Habitat Monitor performed extremely well at maintaining humidity levels, but I realized I would have to saw a hole in the back of the cabinet in order to mount the cooler.
I started looking at solutions that would be a complete cabinet already fitted with a humidification and cooling system.
What I found is that any units with a built in cooling were converted wine fridges with cedar trays which were far too limited in storage space for my needs. The other configuration was high end cigar cabinets with thermo-electric units already installed.
The cigar cabinets were beautifully crafted, but I was concerned that the cooling unit would not sufficiently meet my needs, and that the shipping costs (and brokerage fees) would be extremely cost prohibitive.
I gave up my search for some time until a few months later when I happened to spot a tweet from TLG Canada. They were announcing the arrival of climate controlled cabinets available in a 'Remington' model with 2,000 unit storage and a 'Redford' model with 1,250 unit storage.
I immediately discounted the Redford model as it was considerably shorter than what I already owned, and at the very least I was looking to have the same storage capacity.
The Remington unit seemed interesting. 26" W x 26" D x 74-1/2" H put it 8-3/4" deeper and 4-1/2" taller than my existing cabinet. Built in cooling and humidification, along with a beautifully styled exterior and a glass door that was advertised as sealing quite well.
The specs seemed right, but I couldn't find a lot of people online that has these units. It was uncharted territory and it was expensive (in my mind). It wasn't until a good friend of mine put it to me like this:
How many cigars do you have?
Quite a few now.
And what's the replacement cost of those cigars?
More money than I care to think about it.
What's the percentage this cabinet will cost you measured against your cigar collection?
Good point.
I spoke at length with Shelly over at TLG and she assured me that the cabinet costs and the shipping costs were inclusive. There would be no surprises from UPS when this unit showed up at my door.
I decided to take a leap of faith, and I'm glad I did.
I placed the order and I didn't have to wait long. I think in total it took about 10 days for the unit to arrive at my house. I had spent the time managing my expectations.
I have ordered an innumerable amount of goods from the US and something this large and heavy, shipping as far as it was, was unlikely to arrive without some dings and scrapes.
The day came, and I booked the afternoon off work to receive the cabinet. I'm very glad I did.
It's stupendously heavy. I say this as a guy who has a 4 player self built arcade cabinet sitting in his living room. The driver was just happy to have my help hefting it up my stairs, and I was equally happy to have his help.
I removed the cardboard packing and held my breath as they fell off to reveal the cabinet in all of its glory.
It was beautiful. Pictures really don't do it justice. It looks like a handcrafted piece of high quality furniture. Quite a step up from the cigar cabinet I had previously.
On to the meat and potatoes of the cabinet.
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It looks like a very nice piece of furniture. This is a big one if you're co-habitating. As a bachelor it's not a big deal if you have a big cigar cabinet sitting in the room, but if you can get a cigar cabinet that looks classy you make your significant other happy as well.
The door seal is excellent. So excellent in fact that almost 2 months into ownership I've not had to refill the water reservoir. To put that into context; my old cabinet was going through about 4 gallons of water every 14 days.
It's the beginning of summer and the cooling unit comes on about 3 or 4 times a day for about 5 minutes. Sitting in the next room watching television I can barely hear it engage.
Initially the cabinet hygrometer was quite inaccurate compared to tested hygrometers, but a quick email to Shelly and she had a solution from the manufacturer on how to adjust the calibration.
I was surprised to find out that the unit doesn't just cool, it heats as well. That might not be an issue for you if you're in a warmer climate but in the winter here house temperatures will be significantly lower when you're away from the house. Knowing that the Remington is going to maintain a temperature range gives me some peace of mind.
The cooling, heating and humidification engages when the cabinet is 2.5%/degrees off your set point. It might seem like a lot but it's a logical design in a cabinet this size. What that means for you is that if your RH is set to 66%, the humidification will kick in at 63.5%.
I set my humidification point to 68% to maintain a good range, more on that below. I set my temperature to 66 degrees F, which means the cabinet will cool if it goes above 68, and warm if it goes below 64.
The water reservoir could not be located in a more difficult place. It's at the back of the cabinet and it's blocked by the sliding drawer above it. The drawer doesn't come out far enough to easily refill the reservoir, and it's more than likely that drawer is filled with cigars. Fortunately it's not the end of the world because, as I mentioned, you'll rarely have to refill it.
The drawer mounts on the inside of the unit sit directly in the cabinet wall. It seems to me that a better design would be to have a metal bracket, both for strong structural support and because it would secure the drawers better.
One thing that does irk me is that the set points for the RH % and the temperature only move in 2 % / degree increments. That would be fine if the unit engaged at +/- 2 instead of +/- 2.5. Not the end of the world for temperature but for humidity control I would ideally like the unit sitting at 67% as the target instead of 68%.
The accent lighting is very minimal hardly illuminates the top row. Accent lights could have been built into the cabinet wall vertically to light the sides. It's a minor issue but worth mentioning.
The biggest design oversight? No internal power plugs. If I want to run internal fans, or mod the cabinet later I'm going to have to disconnect the wiring and run step transformers. It makes sense if they don't want people modifying the cabinet, but I'd imagine there are quite a few in the community who do want to make modifications.
I know the cabinet is listed as a '2000 cigar' cabinet but we've all come to understand that the real world measure is smaller than that. I would reasonably estimate this as a 1,300 cigar cabinet assuming you've got a combination of loose cigars and boxed cigars.
I should have purchased this last year instead of sinking money into my existing cabinet with stop-gap measures. If you're currently running a smaller wineador and don't have the space, or you're in need of climate control, this is an excellent investment.
You can buy a high quality cigar cabinet and invest a significant amount of money putting in a thermo-electric cooler, but it's never going to give you the performance of a dedicated climate controlled unit.
Depending on who you buy from, the cabinet will run you around $2,200 plus shipping. It's a sizable investment to be sure, but for me it was absolutely worth it.
Thanks to Shelly over at TLG Canada for her great service in helping me through this purchase.
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Our dear friend and long-time member Dave passed away on the 10th of December 2018. He will be missed and remembered fondly. May he rest in peace.
Does this prove the afterlife?
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFuniFSP2foTruly something we can debate.Pro (Archies Argument) Put a sock on each foot first then the shoes.Con (Meatheads Argument)Take care of one foot at a time, so sock and shoe on one foot, followed by sock and shoe on the other foot.I gotta go with the Meathead here, his argument about if there is a fire and it is raining is really a valid one.Discuss.
to everyone on here, I fear afterlife, and I hope it is not true, so I am asking in the hopes that I will no longer believe it
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