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Its amazing how many memories are rattling around as I make my way through the house packing things up.
I have moved many times but I have never taken time over each item like this before deciding whether to sell, take or store each precious belonging.
Today I went through our CD collection which is rather substantial and can't all come with us and practically every CD brought a smile to my face or a laugh that I actually once liked that particular band or singer. These CD's are like the soundtrack to my life. There is David Bowie who I loved as a young teenager – although then I used to play a vinyl not a CD on a little portable record player at full volume (which really wasn't that loud at all) to annoy my parents whenever they had done or said something that didn't go down well with my angsty teenage self. The 70's & 80's were a huge influence on me music wise (it still takes nothing more than a bad tune from either decade to get me up on the dancefloor hurling myself around for all my worth) so they make up a large portion of our collection. I'm nothing if not diverse though and smattered amongst Bowie and Abba and all my 80's favourites can be found Celtic music which I love and classical and lots and lots of Christmas carols including a CD of christmas tunes to the beat of steel drums that we brought on our honeymoon in Barbados and which I play every year whilst putting up the christmas decorations.
Hubby has his favourites too – lots of ACDC (oh how I remember going to see them with him – I couldn't hear for days!) and his favourite (and allowed) female singer fantasy – Kylie. I have Robbie on my list and his CDs feature heavily too.
Choosing what was to stay and what is coming was no easy task and I fear I may have too many in the to take box – weight is an issue apparently when towing your home behind you – we may need something more substantial than Gigi at this rate!!………………….
Once done with the CD's I moved on to sorting our glassware out and realised that we pretty much have a glass for every sort of drink going – not a good advert for a Personal Fitness Trainer and would be health freak!! In my defence I would say that we hardly use them anymore (hic). Our drinking style has definately changed over the years – for one I no longer drink pints of bitter – thank goodness as they are neither ladylike nor do much for the waistline. Hubby has a selection of beer glasses from his time living and working in Hasselt, Belgium back in the heady days of our fledgling romance. We have wine glasses and decanters a plenty from our time living in France and lots of champagne glasses as our tastes acquired the more expensive habit of quoffing Dom Perignon and Krug. My favourites I will store or take but the rest will be sold or given to charity shops so others can have the pleasure that we have had over the years that drinking out of a nice glass can give.
All this memory recall can make for tiring work though and I think I may leave it there for today and go and do something less thought provoking instead – I have a HUGE pile of ironing that can no longer be ignored but which is perfect to switch of too……….oh and one of the cats needs rescuing after entangling herself in bubblewrap – maybe she is trying to tell me something and just wants to stay there until it is all over. I may just join her……………………


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If you are in the unfortunate position of being involved in a robbery, you need to be aware of your body's physical and mental reactions. This awareness, in combination with safety procedures and techniques, will allow you to safely communicate with the robber and to handle the highly stressful situation.
This course provides managers, supervisors and workers with the CORE mental and practical skills to successfully deal with a robbery incident. Identify different types of robberies, understand the psychological aspects involved, and discover advice and techniques that can be used to defuse both soft and hard robberies. Participants will also learn about post-robbery procedures, from the practical aspects to the emotional aftermath.
This course includes a number of video clips to illustrate key concepts. Quizzes throughout the course help to measure and encourage learning.
Note that the course builds on the customer communication skills developed in the Dealing with Difficult or Hostile Customers e-course.
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- Typical psychological and physiological reactions to robbery
- Communication skills during a robbery
- Recognizing and understanding different types of robberies
- Post-robbery procedures, including robbery box, reporting and recording, and emotional and mental well-being
Upon completion of the course you will be able to:
- Recognize different types of robbery and your stress reaction in the event of a robbery
- Know the application of CORE skills for a robbery (Cope; Observe and listen; Respond appropriately; End the incident successfully)
- Understand your role during and following a robbery
- Control your psychological and physical reactions to a robbery
Average time to complete this course is approximately 1.5 hours.
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This course is recommended for managers, supervisors and workers who are at risk of a robbery or similar violent confrontation.
Dealing with Difficult or Hostile Customers
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This course is delivered as an on-line e-learning course. All you need is a computer, access to the Internet - and you are ready to go! This e-learning course is designed to help you learn at your own pace and in your own environment at your own convenience.
Registration for this course is provided online, or by contacting Client Services or calling 1-800-668-4284.
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CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.
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First Quality Tissue to hold job fair
An Anderson County company is expanding, and will be hiring about 200 people.
First Quality Tissue is holding a job fair Nov. 1, at the Shaver Rec Center at 798 W. South Fourth St. in Seneca from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Company officials said they need control technicians, converting/paper operators, licensed waste treatment operators and warehouse personnel for the facility on Masters Boulevard.
Applicants should have at least two years manufacturing experience and/or technical education. First Quality Tissue is also considering those who have a military background
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Paul Simon, Velvet Underground and Blind Willie McTell covers on the same album. You don't hear that every day. Then again, maybe you're just not listening to enough G. Love, a guy who has managed to mash Bob Dylan, Delta blues and hip-hop throughout most of his career. He is nothing if not eclectic — and on his latest album, "Fixin' to Die," he's still beguilingly surprising.For this outing, the Philadelphia-born artist, nee Garrett Dutton, decided to go back to his roots — far back, to the days before he began merging blues-folk with a little R&B and hip-hop to create a laid-back funk-soul vibe. Even back before he hooked up with his band, Special Sauce, before he did his first recordings for the Okeh label or landed on pal Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records imprint. For his first album billed only as G. Love, he collaborated with Americana darlings the Avett Brothers, asking them to both produce and perform after meeting and bonding with them in Boston.For a change, Love does several covers — the title tune is by Delta bluesman Bukka White; he also visits McTell's "You've Got to Die." More unexpected are his reimagined versions of Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and Lou Reed's "Pale Blue Eyes.""It was a big step deciding I was gonna cover a couple of tunes," Love confessed in a recent phone interview. "We wanted to do things differently on this record in every way. I thought it was a good opportunity to go back and put some of my Delta blues stuff on the record. Seth Avett brought to the table this old Blind Willie McTell song. And then I wanted to do a Velvet Underground tune, a kind of down-home version of it."The self-titled Velvet Underground album is one of his favorites, and the iconic "Pale Blue Eyes" is one of his favorite tracks from it — it's a go-to song, he said, "if I'm sittin' around the campfire with my friends."The decision to do covers did not come without hesitation, however. Love said he cherishes the opportunity to get his compositions out to the world when he records an album."It was a little bit of a mental challenge for me to make that step," he added, "but once I embraced it, it was a really rewarding thing to cut some of those tunes and put my own stamp on."After he wrapped his head around the concept, covering "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" wasn't such a big leap."My manager was trying to get me to cover that in my live show for years," Love said. "He always thought that would be a good one for me, and I always shied away from it. But once we decided we were gonna do that, I said, 'Well, let me figure that song out.' And it was cool, actually. Because you know what? Anytime you learn a song, you always learn something new."It went over so well onstage, by the time he got to the studio, he was excited about recording it. But they didn't want to mimic the famous Steve Gadd drumbeat, so they stripped it out altogether and used claps and kick-drum beats like those they'd applied on "Fixin' to Die." Then, for something completely different, they gave it a bluegrass breakdown. Scott Avett's banjo is a prominent instrument throughout the album.The Avett trio — brothers Scott (banjo, drums and vocals) and Seth (guitar, keyboards and vocals) and friend Bob Crawford (bass) — form the musical nucleus of the album with Love; Special Sauce drummer Jeff Clemons contributes to several tracks as well, including the end of "50 Ways."As for why Love decided to record without Special Sauce, he said, "We wanted to flip the script a little bit and just send me out with my guitar. Not to take nothing away from the Special Sauce, but we felt it could be interesting to go out with some different musicians, and those guys really fit the bill as far as being some cats that could not only produce the record but play on it. And their harmonies are super tight, so I knew all the vocals were gonna be amazing."I've had a lot of success when I'm doing collaborative efforts," he added, "and I think when musicians get together in a creative environment, nothing but exciting music is gonna happen."The brothers have said they knew this was the kind of album Love had in him; it just required a little digging to find. Love said he grew up on country blues and folk music, and was seeking to create a cohesive album with a rootsy sound, "just real simple, honest music" — exactly the minimalistic, heartfelt approach the Avetts share naturally."You see a lot of my Bob Dylan influence, a lot of my John Hammond influence," Love said. "We wanted everything to be stripped down; the most important thing was capturing he vibe. And I thought we were really able to do that."As for recording in Asheville, in the Avetts' home state of North Carolina, Love said, "When you're produced by somebody, you choose them because you really respect them and you want them to take you in a certain direction. Sometimes you don't know what that direction is gonna be, but their first direction was, 'Come down to North Carolina.' And it couldn't have been a better choice."He described Asheville as a beautiful town in the center of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where music fills the streets and there's lots of "art and creative juices flowin' around."The studio, in an old church, provided even more inspiration."You walk in and it's a big, airy feeling and the light's streaming through the stained glass," he recalled. "When I walked with my guitar I really got a sense that, man, something special's gonna happen this week. And it really did."They recorded "Fixin' to Die" in only nine days, which helped keep everyone focused and prevented a lot of second-guessing, Love said. "It was nine days because that was all the free time we could get everybody together for. So we had to commit to things." Ironically, the originals he included span more than 20 years. Two of them, "Get Goin'" and "Walk On," were written when he was still a student at Germantown Friends School, a Quaker high school in Philly. They showcase his Dylan and Beatles influences, he said.If the album has a theme, it might be reflections about the joys of love — including his woman ("Milk and Sugar"), his dog ("Katie Miss") and his grandmother ("Ma Mere"). The latter two are long gone; there's also a possibly unintended emphasis on death, with the title song and "You've Got to Die." "Heaven," however, is a love song. And "Milk and Sugar," for his fianc, is, he said, about coffee and love.As G. Love fans know, he's partial to singing about beverages."Well, you know," Love said with a laugh, "I always like to write about somethin' that people can connect with."So how does he take his coffee?With milk and sugar, of course.


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The 2012 CFP Board Registered Program Conference will feature a research poster session for graduate students (both master's and doctoral) to share their unpublished research and studies exploring one or more areas related to the personal financial planning profession. The research poster session will be held during the Welcome Reception at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, with the participating students available to discuss their research and studies.
Stuart Heckman
Ohio State University
Several researchers (Joo, Durband, & Grable, 2008; Northern, O'Brien, & Goetz, 2010; Nelson, Lust, Story, & Ehlinger, 2008) have associated negative behavioral outcomes among college students with financial stress. This study used the Ohio Student Financial Wellness Survey to explore factors related to increased likelihoods of financial stress among college students. It was found that a high proportion of students, 72%, reported feeling stressed because of their finances. Logistic regression was used to estimate the likelihood of reporting financial stress. Students with more positive financial behaviors were significantly less likely to feel stressed, and students who are financially responsible for another person were significantly more likely to be stressed. There were also differences in the type of institution attended; compared to four year public universities, students at community colleges were more likely to report financial stress while students at private universities were less likely to report financial stress. These findings can help inform peer financial counseling efforts at CFP Board Registered Programs and provide further evidence that financial planning programs can bring substantial benefits to university campuses. Due to the increased levels of financial stress at community colleges, program directors should consider collaborating with local community colleges to offer peer financial counseling services. This could potentially increase program awareness and help with recruiting efforts. Lastly, this study highlights the fact that many college students are stressed because of their finances. Therefore, program directors should consider using reduction in financial stress as a measure of success for peer financial counseling programs.
Eakamon Oumtrakool
Texas Tech University
Using the 2008 and 2010 wave of the Health and Retirement Study, we investigate the effect of the Great Recession on changes in households' net worth and portfolio allocations. This paper provides evidence that business owners, households with higher education, low and middle net worth households, and households expecting to leave a bequest were more likely to have an increase in their net worth. On the other hand, decline in net worth is related to having high level of exposure to stocks, having residence in the West region, white households, and high net worth households. Time-varying risk aversion could influence changes in asset allocation. During the period, equity allocations among elderly households have declined. Specifically, we find that less educated, black, high net worth households, and households older than 75, were more likely to actively reduce their exposure to stocks. In addition, females, those who identified as experiencing depression and low cognitive score households relate to exhibiting extreme levels of shifting away from stock exposure.
Benjamin F. Cummings, Scholar in Residence
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
Like many professions, financial planners develop their planning and communication techniques in education and practice. However, little is known about what contributes to the development of these techniques, especially once planners enter the work force. We seek to provide insight about the development of financial planners early in their career. We interviewed four financial planners and identified factors that they attribute as being influential to their ability to develop and communicate client recommendations. We achieved triangulation through interviews with colleagues of the financial planners as well as a focus group of the participants. Participants identify the influential role of mentorship, especially through modeling and guided reflection. Participants also identify reflective practice as playing a considerable role in development. Among other things, these influences help participants increase confidence in planning and learn to appropriately communicate technical knowledge. The results of this study have implications for both financial planning education and practice. The factors that impact the career development of beginning financial planners can be replicated in education programs and in induction programs in practice.
Areerat Lertchaipitak
Texas Tech University
This paper investigates reasons why U.S. households underuse comprehensive financial planning services, and uses logistic regression to predict the characteristics of those individuals who choose to manage their own comprehensive financial plans. The top three reasons for not using the services are: no explicit reason, expensive service fees, and belief they can do better themselves. The characteristics of households that tend to do their own financial plan as their first option are high incomes, moderate investable assets, and members who are old in age, male, or minorities.
Terrance Martin Jr. and Michael Finke, CFP®
Texas Tech University
Prior research finds that a large proportion of U.S. households have inadequate retirement saving. While most Americans believe they are not saving enough for retirement, few are able to increase retirement saving on their own due to a lack of knowledge and inertia. Professional financial advisors can help a household estimate how much they will need to save to meet retirement goals, and can help them create a plan that leads to greater savings.
Despite the apparent benefit from professional advice, few studies are able to document the benefit from financial advice primarily because they focus on investment returns. This paper examines the effect of professional financial advice on retirement saving. We use both the 2004 and 2008 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to estimate the impact of advice professionals on total retirement savings and change in amount saved. We also improve on the prior literature by identifying financial advisors who do and do not estimate retirement needs in order to estimate the impact of retirement advice on retirement outcomes.
We find that the use of professional financial advice is associated with an increase likelihood of calculating retirement income needs and owning tax advantage accounts. Households that use comprehensive financial advice have higher mean retirement savings compared to households that use less comprehensive advisor services, and have a greater change in retirement savings between two survey years. Results provide evidence that households who use advisors accumulate much more retirement wealth, and a retirement plan is essential to improving outcomes.
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Adobe and Wired magazine just introduced a new digital magazine concept that provides an immersive, interactive content experience for readers as well as innovative possibilities for advertisers. The video above provides an excellent overview of the collaboration and includes interviews with some of the individuals leading this project at both Wired and Adobe.
Adobe AIR was used to develop the prototype of the application unveiled by Chris Anderson (Wired) and Jeremy Clark (Adobe) at the TED conference last week. For additional information on the concept, please see the post by Introducing a New Digital Magazine Experience on Adobe Digital Publishing blog.
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For many homeowners—and their bathroom designers—a fabulous bathtub is the starting point for a master bathroom. Showers can be equally showy, but they can't equal a tub's ability to announce the homeowner's exquisite taste while implying that a relaxing bath is quality time worth taking.
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Shown: Along with shiplap siding, an antiqued nickel soaking tub warms this master bath's cold stone surfaces. (The floor is clad in Calacatta Gold marble tiles.) A striped linen roman shade provides privacy.
Design: Tammy Connor
Stylish Sanctuary
Renovated for a more sophisticated feel, this master bath boasts a shapely soaking tub set in front of an enormous wall of glass. The tub is centered between furniture-style vanities topped in marble; Venetian beaded mirrors sparkle overhead. The vanities' warm wood tones pop against walls wearing "Ashley Gray" paint from Benjamin Moore. The perimeter tile is Calacatta marble, and the patterned center tile ("Seine") is from New Ravenna.
Design: Corey Damen Jenkins
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Framed by matching French doors, a Waterworks clawfoot tub becomes the center of attention in a traditional master bath lined with dark gray-and-white marble floor tiles from Paris Ceramics. The hanging Cuadro Lantern is from Formations. An iron martini table from Bungalow Classic doubles as a plant stand.
Design: Barbara Westbrook
Shimmering Style
Glamorous elements set this master bath (part of a Hampton Designer Showhouse) apart from the norm. Designer Michael Mariotti chose a double-ended freestanding tub from Victoria + Albert as his focal point, letting its sun-dappled surface gleam against luminous grass-cloth walls. The tub is presented on a high-gloss 24-inch-square tile floor into which is embedded a basketweave mosaic of marble tiles. Mirrored wall brackets, silver-color sheers, a Lucite vanity chair, and a crystal-beaded chandelier from Hudson Valley Lighting boost the room's sparkle quotient. White trim separates the walls from a honed Venetian plaster ceiling. The leather-topped museum bench is from Profiles.
Design: Michael Mariotti
Star Quality
"When it came to the master bathroom, [she] wanted some glamor," recalls interior designer Phyllis Taylor. Her answers to the challenge? Mirrored furniture, high-shine fixtures, and marble-clad surfaces. At the center of it all is a curvaceous tub from which bathers can enjoy views of the elegantly appointed perimeter. Taylor chose a dramatic Murano glass light fixture to suspend from the domed ceiling, directly above the tub. "We had to use that light fixture!" she says. "It has star-shape crystals and was the most Hollywood thing we had ever seen."
Design: Phyllis Taylor
Drawing Power
Dynamic modular artwork by Ilan Laks draws attention to the vintage standing tub that rules over this master bath. Both the abstract artwork and the sleek white tub pop against a dramatic wall of small-scale patterned tiles—a custom design by the bath's designer, Ann Runyon Carter. Heart-pine flooring, patterned sheers, an acrylic table, and an antique chair surround the tub with a multitude of textures—one of the elements that gives the home heart, Carter says. Bathers can look through steel-and-glass French doors into the courtyard outside.
Design: Ann Runyon Carter
Light, Bright and Beautiful
Sheathed in a laser-cut, marble-and-glass surround, this Origami tub from BainUltra is the undisputed focal point of Kim and Mark Holifield's master bath. (The tub, which stands between his-and-her vanities, is silhouetted against a marble-clad shower.) A white coral-inspired Diallo chandelier from Arteriors adds just the right amount of bling overhead. Calcutta Gold marble tiles cover the floor.
Design: Tish Mills
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English country style dominates other rooms in this vacation home, says designer Moe Draz. "But when it came to the master suite, we took a different approach: more romantic, more French," he says. "We built the bath around the classic French feel of the tub." With its polished-iron exterior, the chosen tub joins tiled walls, limestone flooring from Walker Zanger, and a tall leaded-glass window overlooking South Carolina's Lake Keowee in creating the desired ambiance. An antique silver-plated chandelier gleams from on high.
Design: Moe Draz
Blue-and-White Bliss
A heated surface warms the bather's back and neck in this master bath's 72x42-inch VibrAcoustin bathtub from Kohler. Along with its spalike amenities, the tub wears a marble deck and navy-blue surround that help it stand out against the large-scale navy floral print on walls and draperies. The latter are part of a design technique that "adds a cosseting effect," says designer Danielle Rollins. A tufted ottoman and an armless chair offer comfortable seating on dry land. The Oslo chandelier with pleated shades comes from Circa Lighting.
Design: Danielle Rollins and Bill Ingram
Center Stage
Gleaming like the Holy Grail, this shapely tub sits in front of an enormous Palladian window framed by floor-length drapes cut from luxurious metallic fabric. "The shape of the tub is like a piece of art," says bath designer Jeff Jones. "It's a sculptural element that draws you into the bathroom." A marble hallway leads through from the master bedroom to the tub, while a marble-tile mosaic (see detail on the next slide) adds interest at the vessel's base. Warm gray walls and creamy white woodwork complement the Calacatta marble surfaces.
Design: Jeff Jones
Mosaic Detail
A marble-tile mosaic at the foot of the tub lends the visual interest of a rug while doing its duty: adding a slip-proof surface for wet feet. This sophisticated feature echoes the tile mural installed in the steam shower (not shown).
Design: Jeff Jones
Burnished Beauty
Set in front of a ceiling-high window, a burnished cast-iron tub from Waterworks marks the center of a symmetrical floor plan. Flanking custom vanity cabinets with a distressed finish enhance the tub's kingpin status. A pair of industrial-style console tables complements the layout. Salvaged-wood flooring with a wire-brush finish provides a textural foundation for the bath's rustic components.
Design: Susan Ferrier
View Master
You know a bathtub is meant for lingering when it sits right below a parade of tall windows. That's the case with this soaking tub, which offers bathers endless views of marshland, trees, and sky from within its elegant embrace. A wide Carrara-marble ledge wraps around the tub, offering ample space for soaps, shampoo, and perhaps an occasional glass of champagne. The walls wear Carrara marble tiles; the floor boasts a traditional basket-weave pattern constructed of Casa Bianca Turkish white marble. Deck-mount tub fixtures are from Rohl.
Design: Dee Simmons
Exotic Destination
A pewter-look soaking tub (Camelot from Devon & Devon) achieves stardom in this master bath thanks to a tile backsplash configured within a curved framework. A large shower is concealed behind the tub wall, with access from each side to one of the twin vanities. Next to the tub, a Klismos chair provides a handy landing spot for towels. The chandelier is from Niermann Weeks.
Design: Patty Burdick
Refined Reflections
Once a dark space lined with red marble countertops and dark wood floors, this master retreat now features a burnished Waterworks tub surrounded by antiqued panels and white marble-mosaic flooring. It was all part of the designers' plan to lighten a room built with dramatic proportions and a steeply pitched ceiling. "I felt this [1950s Colonial] house had that vintage Hollywood glamour," says homeowner Cristan Reilly about the whole-house renovation. "We wanted to bring that out."
Design: Heidi Bonesteel and Michele Trout
Handsome Haven
"We just looked outside the window and made a connection," says interior designer Caroline Tyler DeCesare about the master bath she designed for a Scottsdale vacation home. Drawing on the colors and textures associated with a Southwestern landscape, DeCesare created a layered space highlighted by a slipper tub with an aged, hammered-copper finish. Above the tub, windows allow bathers to soak in nature's splendor. The ceiling of burly, hand-scraped Douglas fir beams and dark paneling is punctuated by an ornate pendant.
Design: Caroline Tyler DeCesare and Kelsey Hunzeker
Quiet Interlude
Positioned at an angle, this sleek slipper tub basks in sunlight from tall windows as it overlooks the rest of the room. The polished-chrome tub filler from Hansgrohe adds a contemporary touch. Practical luxury comes in the forms of a nearby wall-mount towel warmer and porcelain-tile flooring enhanced by radiant heat.
Design: Bobbie Sue Smart
Comfort on the Cape
Part of an expansive master suite, this tranquil Cape Cod bathroom is highlighted with what designer Daniel Reynolds refers to as a "floating sculpture"—a freestanding tub handsomely encased in walnut. A generous stone deck provides ample room for bathing supplies and fresh flowers. The bathroom's walls are covered with 12x24-inch porcelain tile.
Architectural and interior designer: Daniel Reynolds
Earthy Allure
A vintage copper tub—complete with green patina—stars in Jonathon Rachman's design for a texture-laden bath located within a 1920s cheese barn. Natural stone walls and a beamed ceiling complement the tub's feeling of history. But there's also a touch of today, brought in with sophisticated Kallista plumbing fixtures and crisp fabrics from the designer's line for Bolt Textiles.
Design: Jonathon Rachman
Simple Sophistication
Overscale lighting, one of Hillary Thomas' design themes for her family's Napa Valley home, joins natural textures and pale colors in every room in the house. The master bath is no exception, as shown by a dark blue square-drum chandelier from Charles Edwards Antiques that draws attention to the rectilinear marble-clad tub below. To the right of the tub, his and her showers are separated by a steam shower.
Design: Hillary Thomas
Elegant Comfort
A gently rounded soaking tub from Waterworks exudes a cocoonlike feeling in this serene, marble-floored bath by Mary McWilliams and Kenson Bates. Farrow & Ball's "Borrowed Light" paint offers a whisper of blue on the walls, while a polished-nickel étagère and tub faucets (both from Waterworks) add sparkle. A quatrefoil chair from Hickory Chair contributes a feminine touch. Sheer curtains create privacy when desired.
Design: Mary McWilliams and Kenson Bates
Luxurious Lines
"Having a spacious master bath with storage and a great big bathtub was more important than having a big bedroom," recalls homeowner/designer Bob Williams. "So we turned the old master bedroom into the bath." That decision resulted in a jaw-dropping, supersized Kohler tub wrapped in marble floating atop a matching marble floor. Above the tub, a polished-nickel chandelier oversees the blissful bathing experience promised below. A black metal table adds an exclamation point at tub's end. Palladian Blue walls (Benjamin Moore) create a tranquil envelope for the marble-clad tub and linen-lined closets on the bath's perimeter.
Design: Bob Williams
Traditional with a Twist
Colors, patterns, and textures fuse to create this memorable master bath anchored by a built-in tub. An 18th-century chinoiserie panel highlights the tub surround, which is topped with Calypso Nebula Alpha quartz surfacing from Silestone. The walls wear "Praying Mantis" wallpaper from Bob Collins & Sons Inc., while the ceiling is covered in "Shang Extra Fine Sisal" from Thibaut. A Nichols rug stands in for a bath mat.
Design: Jason Oliver Nixon
Dark and Handsome
Highlighted from below by honed black marble flooring, a freestanding "Margaux" bathtub from Waterworks stands at attention within this handsome master bath. The tub's heirloom appearance is complemented by a vintage-style washstand and "Easton Vintage" tub filler and sink faucet. The light fixture is from Fortuny.
Design: Rochelle Warner
Absolute Peace
Comfort rules in this tranquil master bath, where a spoon-shape soaking tub (ergonomically designed to encourage full-body soaks) is silhouetted against a stacked-slate wall. "The tub was at the top of my wish list," says homeowner Richard Perng. "A long soak helps clear my mind after an intense workday." A surround-sound system generates soothing music, while a wall-hung television keeps bathroom occupants up-to-date with the latest news. Soft, sensual lighting is generated by diamond-cut crystal uplights recessed into a heated marble-tile floor. A heated towel rack keeps linens warm and dry.
Design: Nathalie Tremblay
Alone at Last
With four children, Andrea and Ben Leshem often found it hard to include relaxation time in their busy schedules. Their designers' solution? Adding an elegant clawfoot tub from Toto to the new master bath. Not only does the tub promote relaxing soaks, it delivers a relaxing view of the couple's private wooded backyard. A custom console grounds the oversize window (in place of drapery) while providing a dark, shapely backdrop to the tub's gleaming surface. An exquisite crystal chandelier points to the tub showcased below.
Architect: Scott Renken
Design: Theresa Sterbis and Janet McCann
Effortlessly Elegant
Simple lines and a limited palette of colors and materials make sure this master bathroom beckon its owners to unwind. Of course, it helps to have a large soaking tub positioned by a window to let bathers enjoy relaxing breezes in complete comfort. Limestone tiles, countertops, and surrounds (tub and shower) create an air of uncomplicated tranquility. Satin-nickel hardware and fixtures lend a subtle glow. "This bath is so simple and elegant—a space where you really want to take your time and enjoy the moment," says architect Michael McClung.
Architect: Michael McClung
Etched in Stone
For designers Shea Soucie and Martin Horner, the challenge was to create a master bath that was, above all, serene. They started with a generous floor plan, then enhanced the space with a sculptural tub set in front of a feature wall clad in vertical ribbons of stone. Alternating in texture from smooth to rough-cut, the Aqualinea tiles from Waterworks create an iridescent look that mimics trickling water. From Lefroy Brooks, a polished-nickel tub filler with cross handles delivers a traditional counterpoint to the tub's modern design.
Design: Shea Soucie and Martin Horner
Old World Charm
A freestanding soaking tub, white marble wainscoting, and a rustic pine floor channel vintage vibes in this master bath. "I didn't want the master bath to feel like an addition," says architect Stan Dixon about his choices. "I wanted it to look like an old room that was converted to a bathroom." The mercury glass sconces and lantern are from Niemann Weeks; the drapery fabric from Lee Jofa.
Architect: Stan Dixon
Design: Liz Williams
Marble-Clad Cocoon
The layout of this master bath begins with a circular foyer off the master bedroom. A freeform tub is the foyer's only furnishing; the fixture provides sensual comforts while offering waterfront views through a curved wall of windows. A semicircular half-wall defines a passage behind the tub that links the bedroom to the bath's vanity areas. Hexagonal marble flooring complements marble-tile wainscoting and a marble mosaic on the half wall.
Design: Laurie Lehrich and Melanie Martin
In the Pink
Created by Janie Hirsch for the Atlanta Symphony Decorator's Showhouse, this serene master bath gets its femininity from an elegantly curved bathtub and pink-patterned linen draperies. Along with the floor-to-ceiling window treatment, a large-scale painting draws attention to the tub—cementing its status as fashionable focal point.
Design: Janie Hirsch
Beautifully Accessorized
Although the star of the bathroom is a freestanding tub, a frameless glass shower clad in a marble tiles offers an eye-catching backdrop. An antique Murano chandelier adds a little drama to the tranquil scene. "We try to visualize lighting and hardware as jewelry," says interior designer Kimberly Jamerson. "We wanted the chandelier to be like adding diamond drop earrings to an already beautiful dress."
Design: Kimberly Jamerson and Angela Otten


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The cover story of the August 9, 2009 issue of Time Magazine was, "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin." This article stirred debate about the role of exercise in controlling body fat. ACE (American Council on Exercise), ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) felt compelled to issue a statement responding to the suggestion that exercise is not a central component to turning around the growing epidemic of obesity in America. Many health experts feared that Americans would not initiate or would quit their exercise programs at the suggestion that it was not going to help them control their weight.
People who actually read the article would learn that the author John Cloud was basically saying that exercise does not allow you to eat anything you want. He makes the point that all too commonly people will stop off at their favorite coffee shop and reward themselves with a coffee and muffin after exercise. The problem is that the calories in a half of muffin often are more than the calories many people burn in their 30-minute exercise session. If you eat the whole muffin, over time, you will not lose weight, you will gradually gain weight!
How often do you see people on the elliptical trainer drinking a 16 ounces sports drink during their 30 minute session? A 170 lb individual at a typical effort level on an elliptical trainer will burn about 250 calories. 16 oz of sports drink alone will put back 40 percent of those calories. The truth is that water is better for most exercise sessions under an hour. A person who has exercised will feel increased appetite and consume more calories than they would have had they gone for an easy 30 minute walk. With only 150 calories to spare from their exercise, it seems likely that the person will easily eat those calories and more. Then they wonder why they gain weight at the end of their first month of exercise. This problem is made worse by the fact that the unconditioned individual may actually burn fewer calories the rest of the day, because they are tired from their exercise.
The John Cloud article can help you avoid common pitfalls people make when they begin an exercise program to lose weight. The fact remains that most people who are successful at steady body-fat loss do have an exercise program. However, all people who are successful have one thing in common: They burn more calories than they consume. It is a numbers game. There are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat. If you have a deficit of 500 calories a day (from eating less or exercising more), you will lose one pound of fat in a week (7 X 500=3,500). The duration and intensity of exercise will affect the increase in appetite that many people experience. (See my blog "Exercise and Weight Gain: Success and Failure")
Keeping a diary of all food intake has been a tool used by professionals for many years. Now online calorie counters make it easier to track your calories consumed and expended. There are even applications available for iPhone that will track your daily balance of calories out and in. I think these programs are valuable for people as an educational tool. They are fairly accurate and quickly expose misconceptions. You may learn that the handful of nuts you eat midday are your real enemy. Or you may be surprised by the number of calories you burn in your exercise. One thing is for sure, you should keep moving. Obese people sit on average two hours a day more than thin people. Just keep moving. After dinner, get out the door and go for a walk. You may find that you feel full and avoid the snacks that turn your day into a plus calorie day. If you want to make a dramatic change in your body fat, you will have to make a dramatic change in your caloric balance. Keeping the same patterns will not result in changes to your health and body-fat composition. The tools available to day to help track your balance make a lot easier to identify and resolve roadblocks that keep you from achieving your goals.


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Every time I see this in random book blogs that I'm following, my attention is always drawn. I like books like this! I mean, I know it's not a revolutionary monumental literature but it has something that satisfies me. Fun. Adventure. Wit. Drama. Friendship. Life.
Mary Gilhooley and her tentatively named group of "Also-Rans" joins the annual scavenger hunt held for high school seniors by the previous winner.
She is graduating high school and soon leaving for D.C. (it's where she's going to college). After losing the slot for Georgetown to Carson (a jock who got in instead of the nerd), Mary wants to prove that it's just circumstantial that her life seems suck-erish (at least in her own perspective).
She's willing to do everything to win and take the Yeti (yes, the trophy is some sort of a Yeti figurine) with her to D.C. and not let it go to Georgetown with Carson.
And with all the drama going around.
The love of her life, the boy she's been secretly in love with since the beginning of high school is rumored to break-up with his current girlfriend. Why? Is it because he has developed feelings for Mary? Also, why is her best girl friend Winter acting weird?
Her best friend Patrick is getting more and more confident in expressing his love for her. How will Mary turn him down?
Will they succeed the hunt with all these major drama?
Okay, I did a minimalist kind of review. There is so much more that I want to share and believe me, it's not for the sake of being a total spoiler but because this blog is not called loexiebooksummaries for a reason.
I just completely immersed myself with this interesting novel. It's very hip if you ask me. The way it was crafted was with much thought.
I loved Dez. I loved the Yeti. I loved Leticia Farrice. I loved every character! It makes me want to participate into something as cool, traditional and well-thought as the scavenger hunt in the book. One of the many books I wish they turn into a movie.
This book is so light. Very amusing and fast-paced. I don't think I really have anything bad to say about it because my objective was to kill time and I wouldn't have it any other YA. I didn't want to be too emotionally shaken. And so, everybody happy.


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HPE Alliance
HPE and Schneider Electric have teamed up on HPE's new range of edge micro data centers
The converged infrastructure solution provides end-to-end IT infrastructure, networking, storage and management in a self-contained, easy to deploy architecture, ideal for distributed IT environments.
The offering combines HPE's storage, network and compute solutions – including cloud-enabled HPE Converged Systems and Hyper Converged, as well as IoT HPE Edgeline solutions – along with Schneider Electric's SmartBunker FX integrated and secure enclosure with UPS, power distribution, cooling and monitoring, and can now be shipped fully populated with HPE's storage, network and compute equipment.
The HPE Micro Datacenter offers full remote management capabilities for both the IT and physical infrastructure components through Schneider Electric's StruxureWare DCIM software, so it can be run as a 'lights out' facility.


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Here is the up to date Wednesday list for everyone. As always remember to check your entry to a challenge qualifies, we might have missed any changes in the rules. If you do spot something or have information to share with please feel free to leave us a comment.
Remember to check the guidelines for each challenge - for some of them you need to follow their blog (but you probably already do, so that you don't t miss anything!) or leave a comment. We don't have room to tell you more than the basics here!
Over the Christmas and New Year period, many challenges are taking a break, or allowing longer than usual for your entries, so do check the dates even on challenges you visit regularly. I've tried to include any changes I've spotted, but sometimes it's tucked away beneath the linky and I may have missed a few.
Here's wishing you all the very best for 2015!
Color Throwdown - Open, JFF, W - TBA
Colour Q - Open, SW, T1, W - Colour, see below - (next challenge 06 Jan)
Crafting by Designs - Open must follow, RW, T6, W - Embossing For Fun! (to run until 28 Dec)
Creative Inspirations - Open, RW, T3, W - Christmas/New Year (to run until 06 Jan)
Divas by Design - Open must stamp, E2, SW, T3, W - Anything Goes Final Challenge - challenge closing. The challenge will run until 14 Jan.
I love ProMarkers - MU Letraset pen, E3, RW, T3, W - Anything Goes (next challenge 06 Jan)
Inky Impressions - CU (double entry), RW, T3, W - Winter Wonderland (to run until 06 Jan)
Little Red Wagon - Open, T3, W - Another Happy New Year
Paper Pretties - CU bonus entry, RW, W - next challenge will be in January
Paper Shelter - MU, E3, RW, W - Anything Goes (to run until 06 Jan)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Open, E3, RW, T3, W - Anything Goes (to run until 06 Jan)
Simon says Stamp - Open, E5, RW, W - Anything Goes
Stampin' Royalty - Open, OE2, T3, W - Colour Challenge - see below
Stampotique Designers - Open but NO digis, E1, T3, W but just one linky for all the month's entries - Anything Goes - to run for the whole of December
The Crafters Cafe - Open, E3, RW, W - New
The Stamping Chef - MU for prize draw, otherwise open, SW, T3, W, E3. - Always Anything Goes this is the final challenge as the blog is closing and will reopen with a new name in 2015
The Three Muses - Open, JFF, W - Photo Play
Wicked Wednesday ATC - Open, E2, OE5, RW, T3, W - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - CU the week's word art file, E5, RW, W - include scripture or an uplifting quote, no "dark" images and nothing contrary to biblical scripture - Anything Goes - can use word art on blog
Fortnightly/Two Weekly
ABC Christmas - Open must be Christmas, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Z for.... Zebra (use stripes)
A Step in the Dark - Blog reopening in Jan 2015
Butterfly Challenge - Open must include a butterfly, E3, RW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) Thank You with butterflies
Crafty Creations - Open, E2, RW, 2W - (W2 of 2) Who wants to build a Snowman
Crafting for all Seasons - Open. E3, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Anything Christmas but a card (to run until 06 Jan)
Creative Moments - Open be follower and comment, E3, SW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes/Non Traditional Christmas Colours (next challenge 07 Jan)
Decorate to Celebrate - Open, Must Follow, SW, Top 3, 2W must follow and projects must be 3D - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes next challenge Jan 7th
Deep Ocean Challenge - Open, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) Favourite 2014 card
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Open no goth or demonic, E3, RW, T1, 2W - (W2 of 2) Add Glitter
Dragons Dream Tag it on - Open must rubber stamp, SW, 2W - (W0 of 0) on a break until 07 Jan
Frilly and Funkie - Open must be Vintage, E3, OE4, SW, RW, 2W - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Open, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Winter Wonderland (next challenge in January)
Midweek Magnolias - MU, OE4, RW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) TBA
Moo Mania - Open any format goes, JFF, 2W - (W1 of 2) Polka Dots
Nutcrafters - CU must to win main prize, E1, SW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Something to do with gifts (to run until 05 Jan)
Ruby's Rainbow - Open, SW, 2W - (W2 of 2) A Christmas Recipe - 1 Critter, 2 Patterned Papers & 3 Embellishments ( could be 3 brads, 3 buttons or 3 flowers etc but must be 3 of a kind ) (next challenge 07 Jan)
Scrappers Delight - CU Double entry, E2, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes (next challenge 07 Jan)
Scrapy Land MU a die brand they stock, SW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Holidays (to run until 04 Jan)
The Card Concept - MU inspiration, E6 (once for each of 6 styles), OE2, SW up to 12, 2W - (W1 of 2) on a break until 07 Jan
The House that Stamps built - CU double entry, SW, RW, 2W - (W1 of 2) Ring In the New Year
The Male Room - Open, SW, 2W - (W1 of 2) on a break until January
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Open, SW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Name that Tune - based on any Christmas music (next challenge 14 Jan)
What if Wednesday - Open, SW, RW, 2W - (W2 of 2) sketch - see below
The last challenge and The House that Stamps built or on the same site starting on alternating weeks.
Whiff Of Joy - MU, RW,T3,2W - taking a break until 2015
Elphine House - MU, SW, M - (Dec) Traditional Christmas Colours
Faerie Ink - CU (allowed extra entry) E2, display their badge, M Winter Wonderland
Stamp, Play, Create (Chocolate Baroque challenge blog) MU to win, E3, RW, T3, M - (Dec/Jan) Colour challenge - see below
Sweet Stamping Christmas - Open, E2, SW, T3, M - (December) Winter Sports
Tando Creative - Open, OE5, RW, M - (December) Festive Fun
Whimsy Inspirations - CU GDT spot, E3, RW, M - (December) Anything Goes


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There is a log folder on my disk, whose rotation policy is as follows
"/mnt/foo/shared/log/*.log" {
# rotate the files daily
# Save the last 7 days worth of logs before deleting
rotate 7
# missing file is not an error case - just ignore.
# this is important for the logs
There is a set of logfiles in the
/mnt/foo/shared/log folder named
indexer_cron_4.log I want only these 4 files to be rotated for 14 days. How do I override this configuration? I thought of creating another configuration but the thought of duplicate rotations occured and I stopped this. I do not have a machine where I can test this before, hence asking here.


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Recently I was answering a QA question on build time stamping, and realised that it is a surprising omission from .NET - there is no simple way to get the date and time of a build from an assembly. This tip rectifies this, and introduces one of the more advanced Visual Studio features.
Why would you want to timestamp a build? If for no other reason than you can easily check when it was produced! You date all your memos, emails and SMS messages, don't you? Or at least, the system does for you, and you almost certainly organise them by that time stamp. Why should assemblies be any different?
There are a couple of ways you can work out a build date:
The first of these options requires you to enable it:
Now, when you build your assembly, you will get versions such as "1.0.4500.17115" where "4500" is the days since Jan 1st, 2000, and the "17115" is the seconds since midnight (midnight, where I don't know - it isn't here!)
And yes, it is easy to work back to today's date. But there is a problem - this number is the "binding version" - if you are using Strongly Named Assemblies then any change to this number will cause the binding to fail. Needless to say, you can't use this format in the FileVersion, where it could be useful! I do not recommend this approach.
You can pick up the File created date attribute, and it's not difficult to do:
Assembly asm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(asm.Location);
Unfortunately, there are problems here as well:
Embedding is surprisingly easy: Visual studio provides a PreBuild and a PostBuild step for each project which can execute any application. All we have to do is write an application to generate a time stamp as a source file:
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace GenerateTimeStampFile
static class Program
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
static void Main()
string[] args = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
if (args.Length > 1)
// Assume new file required
string fileName = null;
string nameSpace = "TimeStamp";
string[] TimestampFile = new string[]
{@"using System;",
@"// The namespace can be overidden by the /N option:",
@"// GenerateTimeStampFile file.cs /N:MyNameSpace",
@"// Such settings will override your value here.",
@"namespace TimeStamp",
@" {",
@" /// <summary>",
@" /// Static Timestamp related data.",
@" /// </summary>",
@" /// <remarks>",
@" /// Do not modify the namespace, as it may be overwritten. You can",
@" /// set the namespace with the /N option.",
@" /// Do not modify the definition of BuildAt as your changes will be discarded.",
@" /// Do not modify the definition of TimeStampedBy as your changes will be discarded.",
@" /// </remarks>",
@" public static class Timestamp",
@" {",
@" /// <summary>",
@" /// The time stamp",
@" /// </summary>",
@" /// <remarks>",
@" /// Do not modify the definition of BuildAt as your changes will be discarded.",
@" /// </remarks>",
@" public static DateTime BuildAt { get { return new DateTime(???); } } //--**",
@" /// <summary>",
@" /// The program that time stamped it.",
@" /// </summary>",
@" /// <remarks>",
@" /// Do not modify the definition of TimeStampedBy as your changes will be discarded.",
@" /// </remarks>",
@" public static string TimeStampedBy { get { return @""???""; } } //--**",
@" }",
@" }" };
for (int i = 1; i < args.Length; i++)
if (!args[i].StartsWith("/"))
// File name
fileName = args[i];
if (File.Exists(fileName))
TimestampFile = File.ReadAllLines(fileName);
// It's an option
if (args[i].StartsWith("/N:"))
// Set the namespace for the Timestamp class.
nameSpace = args[i].Substring(3);
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fileName))
// We have an output location.
// Replace the namespace and timestamp.
for(int i = 0; i < TimestampFile.Length; i++)
string line = TimestampFile[i].Trim();
if (line.StartsWith("namespace"))
TimestampFile[i] = "namespace " + nameSpace;
else if (line.EndsWith("//--**"))
// Special
if (line.Contains("DateTime BuildAt"))
TimestampFile[i] = @" public static DateTime BuildAt { get { return new DateTime(" +
DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString() +
@"); } } //--**";
else if (line.Contains("string TimeStampedBy"))
TimestampFile[i] = @" public static string TimeStampedBy { get { return @""GenerateTimeStampFile V1.0""; } } //--**";
File.WriteAllLines(fileName, TimestampFile);
Environment.ExitCode = 0; //Set no error
You can now build the project - preferably as the Release version.
It is important that you locate the EXE file you just generated - it may help to copy it to the Program Files folder so you can find it easily later.
Program Files
Build Events
Pre-build event command line
"C:\Program Files\GenerateTimeStampFile.exe" "$(ProjectDir)Timestamp.cs" "/N:MyNamespace"
The quote marks are important!
The /N:MyNamespace part is an optional specifier to put the timestamp into your project namespace - if you do not use it, then it will go in the TimeStamp namespace. Using your own allows you to more easily have separate time stamps for each assembly in a project. Using the default allows them all to refer to the same one.
Build your application. Nothing will change!
In the solution explorer for your project, right click and select "Add...Existing Item..."
Select the TimeStamp.cs file, and press "Add".
You can now code to use the time stamp:
Console.WriteLine(Timestamp.BuildAt.ToString() + " by " + Timestamp.TimeStampedBy);
If you used the default namespace, then you will need to add the appropriate using statement.
When you build your project, Visual Studio executes the commands in the pre-build step. In the example above, it looks in "C:\Program Files" for an executable called "GenerateTimeStampFile.exe" and runs it with the given parameters - having replaced "$(...)" values with Visual Studio project and / or solution related strings.
So, if in the example above your project was in the folder "C:\Users\Griff\Documents\My Projects\UtilityApplications\SetShares" then it is the equivalent of bringing up a command prompt and manually running GenerateTimeStampFile with two parameters:
This started life as a simple quick and dirty application, followed by a Tip/Trick. But as such things do, it "growed like Topsy" so I converted it to a small article - it was way too big for a tip!
Original version (27/04/2012 12:35:53 by GenerateTimeStampFile V1.0)
This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)
public static DateTime GetLinkerTimestamp(string fileName)
var buffer = new byte[4];
using (var fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)) //Path to any assembly file
fileStream.Position = 60; //PE Header Offset
fileStream.Read(buffer, 0, 4);
fileStream.Position = BitConverter.ToUInt32(buffer, 0); // COFF Header Offset
fileStream.Position += 8; //skip "PE\0\0" (4 Bytes), Machine Type (2 Byte), Number Of Sections (2 Bytes)
fileStream.Read(buffer, 0, 4);
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ModBargains is
proud to offer you the Forgestar Wheel Lineup with the latest technology in
wheel production to bring you the best of both worlds. This new
lineup utilizes a combination of the best methods of forging and casting
methods both in the same wheel. This is called flow form casting, and is
used by companies such as BBS and Enkei.
These wheels are made to
order and can be made to fit your FR-S / BRZ with a large range of available
sizes, offests and finishes.
Flow form casting is a production
procedure that turns the wheel (or rim section) over a special mandrel
and three hydraulic rollers using tremendous pressure. The pressure and
turning then force the rim area to form against the mandrel, creating
the shape and width of the rim. During flow forming, the rim actually
"flows" down to create the full rim width.
During flow forming, pressure applied to the cast rim actually changes
its mechanical properties, so its strength and impact values become
similar to those of a forged rim. That translates to up to
15% less weight when compared to a
standard cast wheel.
***Please note the Forgestar F14 will require
cone seat lug nuts so that the wheels sit properly on the hub. We can
provide these for you (see attributes).
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Forgestar F14 flow
forming? Call us at 714-582-3330
Forgestar F14 Features
Forgestar F14
All Forgestar F14 finishes are now
powdercoated. If you would like custom pinstripe please call in to place
your order, (714) 582-3330.
Custom Finishes Available:
Forgestar F14
Increased Load Ratings
The 18" Forgestar F14 now has an
increased load rating per wheel. The JWL VIA certified load rating for
all 18" F14 sizes is 1520Lbs.
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what Forgestar F14 offset you need? Let our FR-S / BRZ specialists take
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Why Forgestar F14 Wheels are Better Than Cast Wheels
Forgestar F14
18x8.5 ET48 - 18.5 Lbs.
18x9.5 ET48 - 20.1 Lbs.
18x10 ET42 - 19.4 Lbs.
18x12 ET68 - 21.5 Lbs.
Forgestar F14
Local pickup of these wheels can be performed in the
southern California area, please e-mail a ModBargains sales
representative to schedule an appointment. Otherwise shipping is a flat
$99 to the US. International shipping quotes are available via email.
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know how much more power you will get by putting on lighter wheels and
decreasing unsprung weight? Give us a call at
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What you need to know about the
Flow-Forming Procedure
Forgestar's flowforming process is a unique solution to a common problem
– how to make a wheel both light and strong.
specialized process begins with a low pressure type of casting and uses
a special machine that spins the initial casting, heats the outer
portion of the casting and then uses steel rollers pressed against the
rim area to pull the rim to its final width and shape. The
combination of the heat, pressure and spinning create a rim area with
the strength similar to a forged wheel. During Flow Forming, the
pressure applied to the cast rim actually changes its mechanical
properties, so its strength and impact values become similar to those of
a forged rim. That translates to up to 15% less weight when compared to
a standard cast wheel. The
resulting grain structure within the alloy of the wheel is linear,
flowing in a single direction.
This grain structure pattern, combined with the exceptional quality of
casting required for the process, gives the rim area of the wheel huge
mechanical strength, and elongation. As a result of these mechanical
characteristics, Forgestar is able to reduce the thickness of the rim
area resulting in reduced weight, without compromising strength and
resistance to impact.
So in a nutshell, the process makes the
Almost as strong as forged wheels
Lighter than cast wheels
Customizable to a range of offsets and
bolt patterns
A great value for the price
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Forgestar has
long been an advocate for wheel durability testing. They strongly
believe that any issue regarding consumer safety is an important one.
They want every customer contemplating the purchase of Forgestar wheels
to know that it has been carefully engineered by the Forgestar team and
thoroughly tested by independent third-party testing laboratories.
Actual test
reports from independent third-party test laboratories, such as
Standards Testing Labs
(STL), have been provided by Forgestar.
The most common
test standards used are those published by SAE (J2530) and TUEV
Rheinland (Germany). PDF files of these actual test reports are provided
below as well as an explanation of how the tests are performed and what
the results mean to you as a consumer.
They send every
width in each wheel design family with the offset configuration that
presents the greatest testing challenge and subject it to the equivalent
of a full product lifetime of stress in a third-party laboratory. In
this way, it is ensured that the recommended wheel fitment is safe at
maximum rated load.
STL REPORT 19x8.5 (PDF 35K)
STL REPORT 19x9.0 (PDF 35K)
STL REPORT 19x10 (PDF 35K)
STL REPORT 19x8.5 (PDF 35K)
STL REPORT 19x9.0 (PDF 35K)
STL REPORT 19x10 (PDF 35K)
STL REPORT 19x11 (PDF 35K)


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The Crimson ended Penn State's 51-match EIVA win streak with a sweep at home (Ben Barnhart).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team earned arguably the biggest win in program history Friday night as it knocked off No. 9 Penn State, 3-0, to end the Nittany Lions streak of 51 consecutive EIVA victories. The win came by set scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-23.
The win was the first ever for the Crimson over the Nittany Lions and is the team's second win over a top-15 opponent in the last two years. Penn State's last loss in the EIVA came on March 7, 2008 to George Mason, 3-1.
Harvard (6-2, 2-1 EIVA) hit a season-high .457 while holding Penn State (9-3, 3-1 EIVA) to a .244 percentage. DJ White returned to the Crimson lineup to score 13 kills with a .500 hitting percentage as Nick Madden added 10 kills. Branden Clemens notched nine kills to go along with seven kills and five blocks from Caleb Zimmick. Rob Lothman dished out 40 assists while Chris Gibbons and White picked up five digs.
Penn State was led by Aaron Russell and Peter Russell who scored 11 kills and 10 kills, respectively.
The first set was close from beginning to end with Penn State taking the largest lead of the frame, 16-13. Harvard rallied with five straight points to earn an 18-16 advantage thanks to two kills and a block assist from Zimmick before the Nittany Lions came back to even the score at 20. A kill by Clemens and a Penn State error put Harvard up by two, 22-20, and timely kills by Kyle Rehkemper, Madden and Zimmick allowed the Crimson to take set point, 25-22.
Harvard used a 5-0 run early in the second set to open up a six point lead, 12-6. A kill by Rehkemper and block by Lothman pushed the margin to eight, 18-10, and White gave the Crimson set point, 25-17.
The third set was another close affair despite Harvard going in front, 12-8, following three straight Nittany Lion errors. Back-to-back kills by Madden and Clemens gave the Crimson a 19-13 edge, but Penn State rallied to pull back within two, 23-21. A Rehkemper kill gave Harvard its first chance at match point, 24-21, and White put the contest to bed with his 13th and final kill, 25-23.
The Crimson will be back in action tomorrow as it hosts St. Francis (Pa.) at 7 p.m.


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"Them Both Good" is something we say quite a bit around here. It stems back many many Thanksgivings ago. The whole family was gathered around, eating and talking. My brother looked at the bread on his plate and contemplated for a while. Then oddly enough, he stood up and reached into his pocket and pulled out two single serving packets of jelly- one strawberry and one blackberry. The rest of us looked around at each other quizzically, trying to figure out why someone would carry emergency jelly in their pocket. (I mean, really. Who carries around their own jelly!?) My brother looked back and forth between those jellies a few times and couldn't make up him mind about which one to put on his bread. Finally, as the ever consummate country boy, he said, "Strawberry? Blackberry? I don't know. Them both good!" (In case you need further evidence that we are totally from Kentucky- whoop, there it is.)
We all died laughing. The situation and his verbage were so outlandishly comical, that the phrase, "Them both good" has stuck in our family for years. Bacon or sausage? Doesn't matter- them both good. Do you wish we were having a boy or a girl? Who cares- them both good! Wanna go to on vacation to Florida or Mexico? THEM BOTH GOOD!
But do you want to know what situation I think this saying applies to best? The great debate of international verses domestic adoption. I always see the two being pitted against one another like that- all celebrity death match like. Even in the adoption community (or maybe especially in the adoption community) It seems that families find that wherever their child is from is the most "noble". Drives me nuts. I find that in adoption, there is often a hierarchy. "Desirable" children on top (healthy white or Asian babies on top) and less desirable babies on the bottom (sick black babies or special needs from anywhere). Or that hierarchy flips on it's head when people get elitist talking about need. Their child was the most in "need" of adoption- therefore putting those sick black babies on the top and the babies that people stayed on a waiting list for years to get on the bottom. But seriously- why do we do this? As an adoption community, why can't we all support one another and recognize that each family needs to go where they feel is the best fit for THEM?
People outside the adoption world often don't understand why people adopting internationally don't adopt "our own" children (meaning American children). I've heard families (and even heard myself say) that at least in America there is a system. There is a foundation in place to make sure that children are fed, have access to schools, etc. While it is argued that children in third world countries would often face death or starvation in an orphanage if they were not adopted. I'm mad that I ever heard myself utter those words. At the root of adoption- families are created. It doesn't matter where the child is from. It doesn't matter that the child had and opportunity to go to school or not. It doesn't matter that the child had access to free and reduced lunch or not. It simply doesn't matter. Just because a child could go to school, doesn't mean that the fundamental need to be a part of a family goes away. Essentially what I am trying to say is that this hierarchy is ridiculous. All of these children deserve a FAMILY.
I've heard people say that they don't understand people waiting on a waiting list for sometimes 5 years for a domestic adoption or the adoption of a non special needs child from China. But at the root of it all- does it matter how long you wait on a list as long as the end result of a child getting a family and a family getting a child to love is still the same. Does that child that gets adopted as a result of a family waiting a long time for him deserve a family any less than one whose adoption was completed in a matter of months? Absolutely not.
There are huge drawbacks and positives to both international and domestic adoption. We chose international adoption because it was what was right for us at the time. Not because we felt that some children are more deserving or less deserving or because the need was greater or lesser than xyz destination. We made a personal choice to do what felt right for our family. And that is not the same as the personal choice that another family will make. But how about as an adoption community- we quit the judging about where your child came from, how much your adoption costs were, or how long you had to wait to get that child. Ever child DESERVES a mom and a dad, or two moms or two dads or one mom or one dad or whatever to love them. Period. No matter where they live or what opportunities they did or didn't have.
So let's just call a truce, okay? In the great debate over international or domestic adoption, let's just agree that THEM BOTH GOOD. Capiche?
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