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Following the earlier post regarding Fake Nars and Benefit make up on eBay, I've decide to do a short shopping guide for you ladies.
I love shopping! I love online shopping!
Using eBay is second nature to me, I forget that a lot of people are still nervous about using it.
Generally speaking I LOVE eBay. There's no better place for a bargain – it is primarily a buyers market, not a sellers.
I've been there on both sides of the coin and there are awful sellers and there are awful buyers. I have to say, there's probably more nutty buyers than there are sellers.
I've had some trouble with a few unreliable sellers lately but nothing I can't handle. The key is knowing your rights – eBay has changed a lot from what it used to be – a site where we could buy old pants and trinkets to what is pretty much just a large online superstore.
Therefore, eBay has to protect its shoppers in the same way that we would expect to be protected if we shopped on any other shopping site.
Here are a few quick tips for you if you want to buy discounted make up on there.
1. Check Feedback
Look at a sellers feedback to see if they are reliable or not. If a seller has over a thousand feedback, its better than someone who just has a few 100.
I am cautious of buying expensive things from people with 100 or less feedback (yes really) and its been proved to me in the past that a lot of newbies just don't understand the eBay system (if things go wrong for example).
Here is an example of feedback (I blocked the sellers name out):
100% positive feedback is ideal BUT any seller with over 1000 feedback is going to experience some negativity. Buyers can be just as unreasonable as sellers! So 99.4% is not bad. Anything under 93% positive feedback would make me a little cautious.
This seller is also a POWER SELLER which means they sell quite a lot of goods a month (back when I was a seller it was when you sold over 100 items or make £1,000 a month – very likely this has changed now). This is a good sign!
Someone with say 20 feedback and 80% positive feedback is not a good sign – someone with so few transactions should really have 100% or 95% positive feedback.
2. Check the listing date
A lot of fakes are sold quickly in one day listings so that eBay doesn't have enough time to spot and remove it. If someone spots the item, buys it and pays for it immediately, eBay can try to intercept but most of the time it will just go under their nose.
Here is that lovely Nars Palette I pulled up yesterday.
Notice on the listing there's a little sun symbol – this means that its a NEW and recently listed item.
Look at the listing time – even though this is a NEW listing, there's only 20 hours left, which means this was placed on a ONE day listing.
Now, why does someone with a high value item like a Nars Palette have to rush the sale through in one day? Why not leave it on for a week or ten days to get maximum exposure and price? Because its a fake! They want you to buy and push through the sale asap before eBay even notice.
Some sellers MAY want to get rid of a product quickly but look out for things like, poor feedback or ridiculously low prices.
3. Check the sellers other sales/listings
Its worth seeing what other things the seller is, well, selling.
A normal person getting rid of some goods, for example, is likely to just have one of the item they are selling, and perhaps some other ordinary things like bags or books on sale.
Someone has say, 30 brand new Nars palettes, is unlikely to be a personal seller. They will either be a registered business seller with high feedback to match, or it could be something dodgy. In the case of the fake Nars Palette, the same one was listed about 10 times how does a 'normal' seller acquire so many?
To look at the sellers other items, click on their Shop Logo if they have one or on 'sellers other items'.
4. Check the image
Does the seller use their own image or a stock image, or no image at all? Beware of someone who only uses stock images if they aren't a big business seller (like say, Littlewoods) – they may not be showing the actual item you are getting.
5. Check the price
Is the price the seller is asking realistic?
On an Auction is possible to pick up a REAL bargain.
On Buy It Now people usually want a fair amount for a product they have paid for. If someone has a brand new and boxed item, for 50% or less than 50% of the retail cost, why are they able to do this?
For example I don't sell on eBay anymore because the fees are too high. When I do a blog sale I don't have these costs so I can sell cheaper. An eBay seller needs to factor in these fees (and boy do they add up) so how can they afford to sell something that costs £20 in the shops for £6? And why would they lose out on the extra profit?
There are some big eBay sellers (once again look at feedback and the amount of items they have listed in their shop) do offer amazing 50% bargains and they will normally say in their listing that their products are 100% genuine and they will fully refund your money if you aren't happy.
Also ask yourself – if the seller is selling lots of things, why don't they have a shop?
Fraudsters have their accounts closed frequently so would never invest in an eBay shop where as people who sell of genuine stock (end of line stuff for example) will use a shop as it saves them fees and is easier for the customer to navigate.
6. Email the Seller
I am not afraid to email a seller if I am in doubt. I just say – Sorry, I have been stung before. Is your item 100% genuine?
Good sellers reply and say yes, they are or your money back.
Dodgy sellers don't tend to reply. Some will of course lie, but I keep a copy of all my emails and it can help with a claim in the future if you save it as evidence.
Use the My Messages System on eBay NOT personal emails:
This saves a copy automatically.
You can also tick this box, when you reply to get a copy sent to your inbox:
Don't worry about insulting anyones integrity – at the end of the day, eBay is not as tightly regulated as an online store so you have every right to check.
(Obviously, fakes aren't supposed to be sold on eBay AT ALL. But you will be surprised by how many people will say, 'This is actually a replica')
7. Pay by Paypal
Don't send cash, don't wire money, don't send cheques, don't meet in person.
You can't claim back in case of an accident. Always use Paypal because it can be traced back and you can be protected up to £500 in purchases.
I can't comment on other peoples experiences with the complaints system – my major bugbear is that your right to claim expires after a little while, so if someone is messing you about, out your claim in before the expiry date (I think its 45 days from payment). If things are resolved you can always close the claim later.
Also don't make off eBay transactions – did it once, and got a faulty item – thus no claims possible. DO NOT DO IT!
7. Take it to a store
Never be afraid to take a cosmetic item to the counter. I bought a Creme De La Mer Cleanser once and took it in store to be verified (Unrelated funny story – I knew a guy who bought a Louis Vuitton bag for very very cheap about £30 and took it into the store to verify thinking it will 100% be fake but it was actually real. The LV guy says to him, "It must be stolen stock." My friend, "Well you ain't having it back.")
You don't have to ask a snotty sales girl if you don't want to – you can just take your product in and compare it yourself. Say your friend bought it for you or you got it as a gift if you are embarrassed, and you want to be sure its the real thing.
The other way is to contact the brands HQ. Obviously, high end brands are more likely to help you out and most can do a serial number check to see if your product is real and also to see if its 'fresh' or old stock.
As always use caution – its not the end of the world if you get a fake, if you have followed the steps above you can get your money back. If in doubt, save up a little and buy it from an official retailer – better than getting some weird make up concoction you don't know the origins of.
Hope that has helped you out. Fancy any other shopping guides? Got some questions? Let me know!


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Hello mates , well it seems that i did smth wrong or i don't know what to do.
I can't resolve the quest regarded to Esteban's life. I spoke with Emilio after i killed Senyan and after i talked with Lennar , Emilio said smth about Huno. I went to Huno but when i ask him about the attack , he said he doesn't know anything then i told him that Emilio spoke his name , than he again said he doesn't know anything.
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Walsh: I feel sorry for Lance
The journalist who hounded Lance Armstrong about doping for 13 years says he feels sorry for the cyclist after watching him finally confess.
David Walsh says his sympathy stems from the fact that he did not feel the Texan's apology was heartfelt and drew the conclusion that he had "serious personality issues."
Armstrong admitted to using performance enhancing drugs throughout the years when he won seven Tour de France titles (1999-2005) in an interview with chat-show host Oprah Winfrey. But Walsh, who is the chief sports writer at the Sunday Times, was not convinced he genuinely felt regret.
"I know this is going to sound preposterous but I felt a little bit of sympathy for Armstrong," Walsh told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek.
"Intellectually he had to be remorseful, but emotionally he couldn't do it. Basically, Armstrong knew what he had to do but he wasn't capable of doing it because obviously he's got serious personality issues.
"Lance needed to look remorseful and repentant and you would see a flicker of a smirk crossing his face, and he didn't mean to do that - it was involuntary."
In response to the Irish journalist's unwillingness to believe Armstrong was a clean rider, Armstrong made personal attacks on Walsh by questioning the quality of his journalism and his motives.
One implied accusation was that Walsh had a vendetta against cycling because his son was knocked off his bike and killed at the age of 12. But rather than a personal apology, Walsh added that what he really craved was another interview.
"I'm not looking for an apology, I don't need one and I don't want one," Walsh said. "But if he does offer it, it will be gratefully accepted.
"I would have lots of questions. I would really want to find out what happened to make him the way he turned out to be."


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Opinion: Kaplan CEO Defends For-Profit Colleges
Kaplan CEO Tom Leppert explains why a proposed Department of Education regulation to measure educational outcomes would harm low-income students. Photo credit: Associated Press.
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... we're turning up the Obama administration's war on for profit colleges ... we brought you the story of Korea's the an earlier this year now ... there's a new regulation that my next guest says contrived ... more college is out of business ... Kaplan CEO Thomas Leppert joins me now from Fort Lauderdale Florida ... but time is called the gainful employment will ... set me ... like so many ... dead titles in government has exactly the opposite ... is eight hundred and forty one page rigid regulations designed to address some of the challenges higher education ... but it lacks transparency it's unfair targeting of only a part of his dishes by higher education ... importantly all deny access to this team is the most needed ... so essentially top what is the government saying what it'll look at how your students do after graduation and if we don't like what they're doing ... will punish you ... what is uncomplicated metrics they go in the fall released an ... earnings postgraduation ... bud and Worsley like a lot of misguided policy it has exactly the opposite ... as I said it the worst ways denied access to a large group of students who needed to get a tax the for profits known as core Colleges ... said another way that kept a tight type of of of institutions which cap and one ... and those are the institutions that serve nontraditional students or incomes ... have been out of the education system for awhile ... probably married with children ... at Kaplan those of the students we serve and ... we take pride in the fact that our graduation rate for those students is double what the industry ... so if the federal government looks it's a Kaplan students after they graduate to say in awe lot ... they've got soo much better they know they're not making enough money for us bureaucrats that to approve out ... then it's not what they need to see you do they just which draw federal grants for the students mean how are they proposing to punish you ... that is eliminate those programs and ... in the problem with that is ... is only addressing the for profit school's current colleges' engine ... and dressing others ... if the goal is to truly address the challenges that we see in higher education and ... wouldn't want all of the institutions to show you how pretty she is ... if this regulation applies to say the University of Texas ... it's been over fifty percent of their programs will know why ... it's not designed to address the challenges as you said earlier Mary ... is designed to attack for profits ... a part of the ... Education Ministry has really been this worse some of the best innovations online learning etc ... now are you talking to the Department of Education about this because it's the proposed regulation right now it's not final ... it is a proposed regulation anticipated going fine the next couple months ... a lot of time talking the administration talking to Congress ... interested groups to try to help them understand the fact again we don't think public policy when it's directed at one part of an industry trying to pick winners and losers ... is growing at the heart of what good public policy are with the principles of our country ... but as I said most importantly this line access to those nontraditional students ... those are the students that need the education aunt's ... aam did it really unfortunate were this'll help ... it is unfortunate and that congratulations to you for having the nerve to actually stand up and talk about it in public ... Apple CEO Tom locker thank you so much for chewing segment


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#476 – Crampon April 1, 2008 at 12:00 am
For anyone not here on the 1st the comments below the comic won't make sense. Click here to see what the page looked like at the time. I blocked all of the comments coming from people that figured out the joke. I've now let them through so a lot of them will seem strange mixed in with all the others. Keep in mind most of these people read the comments and saw that nobody had figured out the joke and so they thought they were the first one to post about it. I guess I kind played a prank on both groups. 🙂
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I only have 4 of the bonus sketches left for the book 2 pre-order. Thanks again for everyone that has pre-ordered the book! I wouldn't be able to make these books without you.


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i drive a truck.
it's big, especially compared to me.
i'm sure it's real funny to see me hoisting myself up in there,
or climbing out of it,
still — strangers are always asking me the same dang question:
a girl can dream!
and this one dreams BIG.
one year ago today: cocoa the muhjishun
two years ago today: cocoa the dream interpreter
three years ago today: all lil girls are afraid of sleepy bear
(kinda) four years ago today: cocoa watches j put foot in mouth:


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Stefy / 19 / Fashion Student
"but...how much do I like this outfit of mine? Very much!!!"
1.Where you come from?In the middle of nowhere, just outside the steel factories. Odolo.
2.Where are you going?
Into th eclub to listen the bands
3.Where you would like to return?
"Nel boschetto della mia fantasia" (from the lyrics of an Italian song)
4. 3 albums of the moment
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Battiato - Inneres Auge
Julia and Angus Stone - Down The Way
5.Last website you visited
6.Last book you read
"Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto
7. What have you had for breakfast?
I had two breakfast! First Cookies and tea, second croissant and cappucino
8. Tell me a remarkable thing that makes me remind of you
I have one soks up and the other down!
Scarf: vintage
Earrings: a present of Anna
Tank-top: H&M
Trousers: Zara
Cardigan: Zara
Bag: H&M
Belt: Zara
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Jackie Seaman is organising a reunion for descendants of William Growden and Elizabeth Sandercock. It will be held at Jackie's home in Pennsylvania, USA, and anyone who is able to attend will be welcome.
Jackie writes:
The Reunion will be the weekend of July 26-27, 2008. It will held at our house which is on the north- west corner of Rounds Hill Road & Round Road, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania 16350. With the driveway comimg in off of Round Road.We have 5.5acres so a lot of people are bring tents and campers and staying right here. Some are staying at the Best Western in Jamestown, NY, about 8 miles north. We have some that are planning to come the Monday before to help get ready and some that are planning to stay until the Friday after to help put things back to normal, and others that can only come for the weekend.
The contact person: is my husband or me,
Bob or Jackie Seaman
Address: 2549 Rounds Hill Road,
Sugar Grove, PA 16050
email address: *firstname.lastname@example.com* <firstname.lastname@example.com>
phone number: 814-489-3450.
Jackie is descended from Joseph Growden (child 3) and Florence Peters in the chart below:
Family Group Report
For: William Growden (ID= 2397)
Date Prepared: 15 May 2008
NAME: GROWDEN, William, Born ??? 1767? in Cornwall, England, Died ???
MARRIED 26 Nov 1792 in Cardinham, Cornwall, to SANDERCOCK, Elizabeth Couch, Born 1 Apr 1766 in Cardinham, Cornwall, Died Feb 1836 in Bodmin, Cornwall at age 69; FATHER: SANDERCOCK, Thomas, Born ??? 1737, Died Feb 1825 at age 88; MOTHER: COUCH, Ann, Born ??? 1739, Died Apr 1817 at age 78; William Growden shown in register as being "from Egloshayle".; Bapt. 1 Apr 1766, Cardinham [letter from Margaret Foden, 6 Feb 1980]
1. F GROWDEN, Jennifer, born Oct 1793 in Egloshayle, CON, died ???
2. M GROWDEN, William, born ??? 1794 in Bodmin, Cornwall, died 8 Dec 1881 in Geelong, Victoria; Married ??? 1854 to DAY, Keturah; 6 children
3. M GROWDEN, Joseph, born ??? 1796?, died ???; Married 31 May 1818 to PETERS, Florence; 8 children
4. M GROWDEN, Thomas, born ??? 1798, died ???; Married to WILLIAMS, Sidwell; 5 children
5. M GROWDEN, Matthew, born Dec 1800 in Bodmin, Cornwall, died May 1883 in Cornwall, ENG; Married 10 Dec 1844 to DYER, Christiana; 4 children
6. F GROWDEN, Ann, born ??? 1802, died ???
7. F GROWDEN, Joanna, born ??? 1804, died 8 Jun 1806
8. F GROWDEN, Jenifer, born Mar 1806, died ???
9. F GROWDEN, Elizabeth, born ??? 1807, died ???
10. M GROWDEN, John, born ??? 1811, died 15 Mar 1812
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LARP stands for Live Action Role Playing. It's when someone literally plays the role of a fictional character while gaming. Still confused? Here's a handy guide to the practice, which depending on the player can be either awesome or creepy.
While LARPing is usually the domain of people who hook up in the real world for a bit of fantasy action, you'll also find your fair share of gamers getting in on it as well, especially if you play lore-heavy titles like World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings Online. Hell, I even used to run into these kind of people playing X-Wing vs Tie Fighter.
Team Dynamite's comic book guide to the practice provides not only a fantastic introduction to the practice for anyone wanting to know more, but also enough self-referential gags that actual LARPers can hopefully see the funny side of things.
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If anyone lives in New England and was unable to make this years Explore Oak Island Days, fear not! I'll be in the area on vacation in October and a couple of us are planning an evening fo us to get together in Portland, ME and solve the mystery, over some tasty food and a cheeky pint.
When - Monday October 5th from 5pm
Where - I've been assured Gritty McDuff's in Portland is the perfect place for us to solve the Oak Island mystery, on a full stomach, of course - http://www.grittys.com/portland.php
Looking forward to meeting some of you soon!


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According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program is a national partnership initiative to drive a 25% reduction in industrial energy intensity in 10 years, while decreasing carbon emissions and enhancing U.S. competitiveness. Led by the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) within DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the initiative is designed to encourage and recognize U.S. companies that are raising the bar for all manufacturing facilities by establishing and achieving ambitious energy efficiency goals. Among enabling technologies are variable frequency drives (VFDs), which can significantly impact the goal by optimizing performance and reducing energy consumption by up to 50%
To date, 123 Better Buildings, Better Plants Program Partners are demonstrating their commitment to energy savings by signing a voluntary pledge to reduce energy intensity by 25% over the next 10 years. Collectively, these companies are showing that good energy management practices are good for business, good for the economy, and good for the environment.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 defines energy intensity as the "primary energy consumed by each unit of physical output in an industrial process." These units of physical output (also called units of production) can be the number, mass, volume, size, functionality or economic value of a product. In pledging to reduce their energy intensity by 25%, companies agree to establish an energy intensity baseline and track the change in energy intensity throughout their participation in the program. They also develop an energy management plan within one year of being a Program Partner with a blueprint for achieving targeted energy reductions.
In addition, Program Partners must designate a corporate energy manager who will be DOE's point of contact for the partnership and annually report energy intensity and energy use data and achievements to DOE.
In exchange for their pledge, Program Partners have access to a technical account manager (TAM) assigned by DOE to organize and coordinate services. TAMs will help establish and analyze key energy use data and metrics for the development of baselines and plans. They will also identify emerging, energy-efficient technologies applicable to plant operations.
In addition, AMO and its partners will offer Program Partners combined assessment and training programs in plant settings. This includes guidance on how to identify and prioritize energy-saving opportunities, effectively implement and replicate energy-saving projects, and integrate assessments into an energy management strategy. Workshops are available on financing options, advanced technology, energy analysis software, energy management, and other topics. The program also offers Program Partners access to proven energy analysis software tools and other technical resources from DOE, states, utilities, and other partner organizations.
The Better Buildings, Better Plants Program gives national recognition to participating companies when they sign the pledge and achieve progress toward energy intensity targets. This includes a welcome letter from DOE, a feature on the DOE website, a congratulatory letter after achieving an annual improvement rate equal to or better than 2.5%, and a letter and plaque from DOE upon achieving the 10-year target.
Improving efficiency today
Companies that make the pledge to be a Program Partner have at their disposal a variety of actions to help achieve the energy intensity reduction goal. Insulation can be improved, leaks in compressed air systems repaired, motion sensors and energy-efficient lighting installed, and other enabling technologies introduced. Among these enabling technologies are variable frequency drives (VFDs), which can significantly impact the goal by optimizing performance and reducing energy consumption by up to 50%.
VFDs provide easy and efficient control of any device powered by an ac motor, including fans, pumps, compressors, hoists, etc. The resulting energy savings are tied to the technology and the fact that applications need less energy when idle or operating with partial loads. By varying the frequency of electrical current supplied to a motor, VFDs can reduce a motor's rotational speed to match the workload more precisely, which multiplies energy savings and, through smoother control, reduces noise and maintenance and improves reliability. Controlling pressure also reduces losses in irrigation and distribution systems, conserving water. Customized programming enables a plant manager to determine what parameters are essential to their specific need.
To optimize VFD performance, plant managers can take advantage of a manufacturer's commissioning service and maintenance programs. A professional start-up service includes a review of the drive installation, ensuring appropriate cooling clearances and connection integrity. Drives are then programmed for the specific application, enabling an organization to realize the full benefits of VFD technology. Customer orientation training may also be provided to help familiarize plant staff with the drive's programming and operation.
Preventive maintenance ensures that equipment runs efficiently and safely over the course of its lifetime, saving energy, improving functionalities, and avoiding downtime and costly equipment failures. VFD parameters can be periodically adjusted for changing application requirements. Drive service professionals provide VFD services to enable organizations to focus their technical personnel on other core business operation activities.
In addition to the installation of VFDs, motor upgrades can help a plant achieve its energy intensity reduction goal.
For example, integrated motors and gear boxes are available, combining highly efficient permanent-magnet three-phase synchronous motor and an optimized bevel gear box. The drive helps to optimize plant productivity and increase energy efficiency. As a whole, the system can reach an efficiency level as high as 89%, yielding energy savings as much as 25% compared with conventional systems.
A compact integrated motor and gearbox can be used in transport and conveying systems, as well as machines and equipment. The drive has been designed especially for use in the food and beverage industry, although it offers significant benefits in all conveyor drive applications.
Compared to traditional systems, an integrated unit can cover many applications with one drive size and only a low number of variants, reducing spare part inventory. Uniform mechanical dimensions ease engineering, and depending on the application, plant managers can choose between two versions, one for use in dry and wet production areas and another for use in wet areas, areas with high cleaning intensity, and aseptic and clean room production areas.
By installing the drive, plant managers can realize longer service intervals. The drive system runs 35,000 operating hours in partial operation between oil changes (by using food grade oil). This means long service intervals, low maintenance cost and effort, and low operating costs.
Together, VFDs, high-efficiency motor upgrades, and other high-efficiency technologies can help plants successfully reduce energy use and operating costs. And, by participating in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program, facilities can help shape tomorrow's industry—spurring job creation and a stronger economy and contributing to a more sustainable environment.
VFDs reduce energy consumption in two operations
Real-world examples of the energy savings associated with the installation of VFDs include two very different operations: the Ste. Genevieve cement manufacturing facility near Bloomsdale, Mo., and the Gunn's Hill Cheese plant in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
Operated by Holcim (U.S.), one of the largest suppliers of portland and blended cements and related mineral components in the United States, the Ste. Genevieve plant is the largest one kiln line cement plant in North America and is capable of producing more than 4 million metric tons of cement per year and 12,000 metric tons of clinker per day. Clinker is the critical mineral compound used in making cement.
The operation in Ste. Genevieve uses several fan motors, ranging up to 350 hp, to create the proper airflow in the cooler, where hot clinker is cooled from as high as 1450 C to 100 C. When initially installed, the motors used across-the-line starters, with dampers that applied full-voltage to the motor terminals at start-up, resulting in high start-up inrush currents. Additionally, the dampers were operating at less than 100% open for a majority of the year.
To increase overall efficiency, the company installed variable frequency drives designed to handle industrial applications on the fan motors. The variable frequency drives slashed the plant's utility bill by enough to pay for the project in less than 2 years and reduced utility demand charges by reducing inrush current at start-up. In addition, for the second year in a row, the company received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star for Super Energy Efficiency.
At Gunn's Hill Artisan Cheese, known for its handcrafted, Swiss-style soft, semi-hard, and hard cheeses, several variable frequency drives were installed in three areas—fluid pumps, the ventilation system, and the cooling compressor—to improve energy efficiency and control. Three VFDs were applied to drive the pumps used to off-load milk from the truck into the raw tank, transfer milk into vats and for washing, allowing the company to set three speeds without damaging the motors.
Another drive was applied to the reverse pressurized air handler that supplies the entire facility with 100% fresh air. As a result, the air handler only needs to supply make-up air to maintain the required positive air pressure in the plant. Another was used in a NEMA 12 enclosure to modulate the compressor in the outdoor chiller, reducing costs and providing a wide range of adaptability.
- Patrick Appleby is vice president of sales for the industry and food and beverage segments within Danfoss VLT Drives in North America. Patrick has 25 years of motors and drives experience in various roles such as inside sales, application engineering, product specialist, regional sales management, e-marketing, conventional marketing, and sales leadership. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering and Plant Engineering.
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Millennials can have a bad rap: They're impatient, demanding, entitled and don't seem to care too much for structure — or much of anything else except for themselves.
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Stepfan Jefferies, co-founder of uHAPS Media, says that Gen Y workers are "by far the hardest generation to manage" and calls it "Zombieland" when his workers aren't "handed an exact list of to-dos and goals."
Jefferies' company employs more than 200 Gen Y workers in 120 markets around the country. He tells us that although some Millennials don't need to be micromanaged, the majority of them do.
"What we really see is that most of these folks have never been told 'no' or encountered a problem, so the first problem they deal with in business is a catastrophe."
"Ever since this particular generation were children, they were given a road map," Jefferies tells us. "My son's school schedule is planned to the minute, so what this means is that when they enter the workforce, if we don't give them extremely specific or obvious direction, they will either sit idly, or they'll do things with no common sense whatsoever."
The co-founder explains that he only continues to employ Millennials because it's the "nature of his business."
"We need people who are part of the community. It's a job for the highly energetic, not a job for the middle aged."
Jefferies doesn't think all Millennials are horrible workers; in fact, he tells us the good ones are really good. But he also says that Gen Y "watch way too much reality television" and now "they all seem to think that they're famous."
"They are more focused on how they can advance themselves in life, not the group or the company."
When we asked Jefferies what this generation can do better, he tells us that Millennials come up with great ideas, but don't know how to execute them.
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* As stated above, we do not give discounted islands to individuals; this includes educational professionals who wish to pursue island purchase for personal use, as well as developers who wish to purchase an island for the institution.
* As stated above, we do not give discounted islands to individuals; this includes educational professionals who wish to pursue island purchase for personal use, as well as developers who wish to purchase an island for the institution.
Copies of appropriate documentation can be submitted by fax to 415-243-9045.
Copies of appropriate documentation can be submitted by fax to 415-243-9045.
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This article explains how to make use of our invoicing option when ordering private regions (islands and openspaces) in Second Life.
- 1 Who uses invoices?
- 2 Where do I go to get an invoice?
- 3 What information do I need to supply to get an invoice?
Who uses invoices?
Invoicing is meant to be used by a specific set of Second Life users under specific circumstances:
- Verified, approved educators and non-profit institutions, who receive a discount on the regular setup costs and monthly fees for private regions (islands).
- Companies who fulfill the following conditions:
- Require an invoice before payment can be made.
- Are willing to pay either 6 months or 1 year of maintenance in advance.
- Those who work with Purchase Order number requirements.
- All Teen Second Life private island orders.
|Note: While land orders from Teen Second Life make use of the special ordering system, land orders from individuals in Teen Second Life are not invoiced and hence not subject to the 30-day grace period; individual land purchasers in Teen Second Life (i.e. not schools or non-profits) must pay setup fees upon delivery, as well as monthly maintenance thereafter.
To receive the education and non-profit discounts, you must use the invoicing option.
Where do I go to get an invoice?
Second Life offers the invoicing option though our special orders selection from the Land Store. You can also access invoicing directly from the following URL: specialorders.secondlife.com
What information do I need to supply to get an invoice?
The following is information that you will need for the invoicing option. Please read it carefully and if your questions are not answered by this document, please submit a Support ticket to request explanation (please include "Education" in the ticket summary).
Verification Information
Company verification
The customer and address given must match the company URL.
If you do not wish to pay for the island setup and maintenance in advance ($2770.00 for 6 months or $4540.00 for 1 year), then you may go to the Land Store website, where you can pay for the island and then island maintenance fees on a month-by-month basis. Payments are made through your Second Life account and the form of payment specified therein. We have monthly account statements in PDF format available from your account for business accounting and reconciliation purposes, available from the Account Statements link in your Dashboard after you click Account on the left to expand it.
|Note: At this time, individuals (either in Second Life or Teen Second Life) may not use the invoicing option.
Educational and non-profit institution verification
To receive the discount for island purchase and monthly maintenance, we must be able to verify:
- That your institution is a valid educational or non-profit institution.
- That the person who ordered this island is an employee of said institution.
|Note: We do not offer this discount to developers who are working on behalf of education or non-profit institutions. Please refer to the aforementioned requirement concerning individuals.
Educational Institutions: Please provide us with proof of institution status as well as proof of the ordering individual's employment with the institution. The quickest method of verification is through your institution's website. We should then be able to access your name in conjunction with the institution. If your institution does not list staff/faculty/employees, you may send a written verification from the director of your department.
|Note: We do not offer this discount to developers who are working on behalf of education or non-profit institutions. Please refer to the aforementioned requirement concerning individuals.
Non-profit institutions: We require 501(c)3 non-profit accreditation proof or similar not-for-profit licensing proof in countries other than the United States. Again, we should be able to connect the ordering individual's name with the institution as an employee. If you do not include non-profit documents through your website, you may provide the documents via ticket attachment, fax, or post. Those who have applied for non-profit status and are waiting for the appropriate documentation are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Copies of appropriate documentation can be submitted by fax to 415-243-9045.
Approval and Island Delivery Information
Submitting an order does not obligate you to pay immediately; payment is made once the island has been delivered and the invoice sent.
- When you place the order, you receive a sales order confirmation. This is merely an order confirmation, not a notice of delivery.
- Once you place the order, your order is submitted into the approval queue.
- Once the island order is approved, you receive an approval email, and then your order is placed in the delivery queue.
- After approval, delivery time under normal circumstances takes 10-15 business days.
The delivery process could take a bit longer if:
- You have island naming issues.
- You have not set up your Second Life account.
- You have placement issues with the other private regions whom you are bordering.
You will have access to your account in Netsuite (Second Life's special orders system) through the special ordering website.
|Note: Netsuite is a different website than secondlife.com.
In your Netsuite account, you will be able to:
- View your sales order
- Add your credit card information
- Pay your invoice with a credit card
Under normal circumstances, you may expect your island to be up within 10-15 business days. You'll receive an email with delivery instructions and an invoice (NOT the same as the sales order) for payment once your island has been delivered, displaying the correct amount based on the maintenance period that you chose. This is what you pay for. You cannot make a payment until you have received an invoice (bill), after which you have 30 days to pay for it. Late payment may result in your island being shut down and the possibility of lost inventory on the island. Invoices for maintenance will be emailed when the payment schedule is ready for renewal.
Payment Information
After you have received your invoice you may pay via check, credit card or wire transfer.
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- We neither accept Paypal nor use funds from your Second Life account to pay for your invoiced island order.
- Currently, VAT is not added to our invoiced orders, but we will inform you as soon as this happens. Find out more about VAT and Second Life in this Knowledge Base article.
Wire Transfer
If you would like to pay by wire transfer, see this article for more detailed information. Please be aware that you will need to pay for your bank's wiring charges, so this will need to be added to your invoice total. Also, be sure to reference your invoice number in the wire details.
Credit Card
If you wish to pay by credit card:
- Log back into your Netsuite account. You will be directed to menu options.
- Select Make a Payment. All outstanding invoices will appear.
- Move to the bottom of the page, where you may add your credit card information for payment of the invoices that you check.
|Note: The listing of outstanding invoices is not the sales order document.
Check or Bank Draft
Please submit a check or bank draft to:
Linden Research Inc Dept. 34109 PO Box 39000 San Francisco CA 94111 USA
Those who use PO# should send us the required vendor forms for completion. We will add the PO# to the invoice as soon as we receive it.
Other useful information follows:
Federal Tax ID#: 94-3364615 VAT #: EU826011179


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The driver of an SUV involved in a head-on collision in Louisville on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7, has died, officials say.
The man, whose identity has not been released, was the sole occupant of an SUV that slammed into a minivan in the intersection of Colo. 42 and Harper Street, near the Louisville Sports Complex, shortly before 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to police.
He was flown via helicopter to Denver Health Medical Center, while the three occupants of the van were taken to area hospitals by ambulance with injuries of varying severity, Louisville police Sgt. Alex Ragulsky said.
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NBN Co has downgraded its June 2013 target for the number of premises passed due to construction delays from Syntheo, the company's CEO, Mike Quigley, told a Senate hearing last night.
Quigley told a Senate Estimates hearing that the organisation was downgrading its June 2013 target of premises passed from just under 300,000 to 286,000.
"The reason for the change is one of our construction partners has reduced significantly their forecast since we presented back in the October timeframe," Quigley said.
Syntheo is responsible for passing 48,620 premises in SA, WA and the NT by June 2013 – 17 per cent of the 286,000 target for June.
Quigley said that Syntheo, a joint venture with Lend Lease and Service stream, has not yet connected any fibre serving area modules (FSAMs) in WA or the NT, despite starting construction on the NBN in some areas 19 months ago. He said some premises in SA had been connected.
Quigley said the delay was due to Syntheo facing challenges.
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While Quigley stated there were "a range of issues" which have impacted on Syntheo's work, he did not reveal what the problems were.
Syntheo has some $315 million worth of work with NBN Co, including a $174 million design and construction contract with NBN Co to roll out fibre in Western Australia and a $141 million contract for work in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Quigley said Syntheo has already received upfront payments for some of the work, such as the design phase of FSAMs, as part of phased payments.
Other construction companies involved in rolling out the NBN include Silcar in Queensland, NSW and the ACT (responsible for around 60 per cent of the June target); Transfield in Victoria (targeting 13 per cent); and Visionstream in Tasmania (targeting around 10 per cent of the June target).
Despite the downward revision of the June target, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said he still believes NBN Co will meet its target.
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How do we know that the Torah we have today is the same text given on Mount Sinai? Maybe it's all just a game of "broken telephone."
Excellent question!
The Torah was originally dictated from God to Moses, letter for letter. From there, the Midrash (Devarim Rabba 9:4) tells us:
Before his death, Moses wrote 13 Torah Scrolls. Twelve of these were distributed to each of the 12 Tribes. The 13th was placed in the Ark of the Covenant (along with the Tablets). If anyone would come and attempt to rewrite or falsify the Torah, the one in the Ark would "testify" against him.
Similarly, an authentic "proof text" was always kept in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, against which all other scrolls were checked. Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, the Sages would periodically perform global checks to guard against any scribal errors.
To eliminate any chance of error, the Talmud enumerates more than 20 factors mandatory for a Torah scroll to be considered "kosher." This is the Torah's built-in security system. Should any one of these factors be lacking, the scroll then has the same status as one of a printed book. It does not possess the sanctity of a Torah scroll, and is not to be used for a public Torah reading.
The meticulous process includes these following guidelines:
- A Torah Scroll is disqualified if even a single letter is added.
- A Torah Scroll is disqualified if even a single letter is deleted.
- The scribe must be a learned, pious Jew, who has undergone special training and certification.
- All materials (parchment, ink, quill) must conform to strict specifications, and be prepared specifically for the purpose of writing a Torah Scroll.
- The scribe may not write even one letter into a Torah Scroll by heart. Rather, he must have a second, kosher scroll opened before him at all times.
- The scribe must pronounce every word out loud before copying it from the correct text.
- Every letter must have sufficient white space surrounding it. If one letter touched another in any spot, it invalidates the entire scroll.
- If a single letter was so marred that it cannot be read at all, or resembles another letter (whether the defect is in the writing, or is due to a hole, tear or smudge), this invalidates the entire scroll. Each letter must be sufficiently legible so that even an ordinary schoolchild could distinguish it from other, similar letters.
- The scribe must put precise space between words, so that one word will not look like two words, or two words look like one word.
- The scribe must not alter the design of the sections, and must conform to particular line-lengths and paragraph configurations.
- A Torah Scroll in which any mistake has been found, cannot be used, and must be fixed within 30 days, or buried.
Maintaining the accuracy of any document as ancient and as large as the Torah would be very challenging even under the best of circumstances. But consider that throughout history, Jewish communities were subject to widespread persecutions and exile. Over the last 2,000 years, Jews have been spread to the four corners of the world, from Yemen to Poland, from Australia to Alaska.
Other historical factors make the accurate transmission of the Torah all the more difficult. For example, the destruction of the Temple nearly 2,000 years ago saw the dissolution of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish central authority which traditionally would lead and unify the Jewish people in case of any disagreements.
So let's investigate the facts as we have them today: If we collect the oldest Torah scrolls and compare them, we can see if any garbling exists, and if so, how much.
There are 304,805 letters in the Torah. If you were to guess, how many do you think are in question?
The fact is, that after all the trials and tribulations, communal dislocations and persecutions, only the Yemenite Torah scrolls contain any difference from the rest of world Jewry. For hundreds of years, the Yemenite community was not part of the global checking system, and a total of nine letter-differences are found in their scrolls.
These are all spelling differences. In no case do they change the meaning of the word. For example, how would you spell the word "color?" C-O-L-O-R. That's how you spell it in America. But in Canada, it's spelled with a "u," C-O-L-O-U-R.
Such is the nature of the few spelling differences between Torah scrolls today. The results over thousands of years are remarkable – especially when compared to other documents such as the Christian Bible (which has approximately the same number of words).
Here are the nine discrepancies:
Genesis 4:13 - "M'n'soh" (whether to have a Vav before the Alef)
Genesis 9:29 - "V'yiyu" (whether to have a Vav at the end of the word)
Genesis 25:6 - "Pilagshim" (whether to have a Yud before the Mem) - ibid 25:6.
Exodus ch. 29 - "Aharon" (whether to have a Vav before the Nun)
Leviticus 7:22 - whether to have parsha separation
Leviticus 7:28 - whether to have parsha separation
Numbers 7:1 - "Kalot" (whether to have a Vav before the Tav)
Deut. 1:13 - "V'Asimem" (whether to have a Yud after the Sin)
Deut. 23:2 - "Daka" (whether to have an Alef or a Hey at the end)
Such is the nature of the few spelling differences between Torah scrolls today. The results over thousands of years are remarkable!
The Christian Bible has better conditions for preserving the text – it is about half as old, Christians haven't gone through nearly as much exile and persecution as Jews have, and Christianity has always had a central authority (the Vatican) to ensure the accuracy of their text.
Yet the Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, a book written to prove the validity of the New Testament, says: "A study of 150 Greek [manuscripts] of the Gospel of Luke has revealed more than 30,000 different readings... It is safe to say that there is not one sentence in the New Testament in which the [manuscript] is wholly uniform."
Other scholars report there are some 200,000 variants in the existing manuscripts of the New Testament, representing about 400 variant readings which cause doubt about textual meaning; 50 of these are of great significance.
The Torah has nine spelling variants – with absolutely no effect on the meaning of the words. The Christian Bible has over 200,000 variants and in 400 instances the variants change the meaning of the text.
The point of course is not to denigrate Christianity. Rather, this comparison demonstrates the remarkable accuracy of the Jewish transmission of Torah.
(sources: "Divrei Chachamim" Y.D. 27 by Rabbi Shalom Yitzhak Halevi; "Divrei Yatziv" Y.D. 170 by Rabbi Y. Halberstam; "Yechaveh Da'at" 6:56 by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef; Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar)
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A 55-year-old Taylor Swift fan is due in court on Friday to face charges of trespassing at the singer's Rhode Island retreat in July.
Joseph Bernatche has pleaded not guilty to a charge of wilful trespass stemming from his arrest at the star's beach house on 27 July.
The Maine native allegedly drove all the way to Swift's property and handed a security guard a note with his phone number and asked him to pass it on to the singer.
Bernatche was pulled over by police officers as he drove away and they later charged him with ignoring a no-trespassing notice he was given after allegedly making his way onto the star's property in April.
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Robinson says, "Mr. Bernatche showed up and parked at the house next to Taylor Swift's. He was carrying a note. He signals to the security guard to come down and hands him the note.
"He says, 'I'm not here to trespass, I'm just here to deliver this note. If you would kindly give this to Taylor Swift, that's my sole purpose for being here.' The security guard reads the note, gets the license plate, and my client walks away.
"He was driving away from Ms. Swift's property when he was stopped and arrested by the Westerly Police."
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Mother places suicide belt on child, on Fatah Facebook page in Lebanon
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Oct. 29, 2012
Mother places suicide belt on her child:
"I will put it on you
and you will go to your death,"
on Fatah-Lebanon Facebook page
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
The Facebook page for Fatah in Lebanon has posted this picture of a mother dressing her young son with a suicide belt.
Palestinian Media Watch
has documented the ongoing
glorification of violence
by the PA. This picture was posted on the Fatah Facebook page together with an imaginary conversation between the son who is being sent to his death and the mother encouraging it. "Why me and not you?" the child innocently asks his mother, who answers that she will continue to have more children "for the sake of Palestine":
"My mother dressed me in a strange belt (i.e., a suicide belt).
I asked her: 'What is this, mother?'
She said: 'I will put it on you and you will go to your death!'
I said to her: 'Mother, what have I done that you want me to die?'
She shed a tear that hurt my heart and said: 'The homeland needs you, son. Go and blow up the Sons of Zion.'
I said to her: 'Why me and not you?'
She said: 'I will stay in order to give birth to more children for the sake of Palestine.'
I kissed her hand and said to her: 'Keep it up, mother, for you and for Palestine I will kill the impure and the damned.'"
[Fatah-Lebanon's Facebook page,
posted Sept. 3, 2012, accessed Oct. 28, 2012]
The Facebook page states that it is "the official page of Fatah's Information and Culture Commission in Lebanon," and is linked to from the official website of the Fatah Information and Culture Commission (www.fatehmedia.ps).
The PA-funded educational magazine for children,
, published an essay earlier this year written by an 11 year-old lauding death as a Martyr:
"How do you know that you're a Palestinian?"
by Asil Khaled, 5th grade student - El-Bireh
"If you know that you were born with a death sentence, and if you go to your death without caring - then you're a Palestinian!
If your song is the song of Martyrdom (
), and death, for you, is birth - then you're a Palestinian!
If you love death
, and you say the
[declaration] (i.e., the Islamic creed: "There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is Allah's messenger.") aloud -
then you're a Palestinian!
If you've ever felt that you're an exploding body and that your soul will long one day to be a knight for the homeland - then you're a Palestinian!
If the stone is your weapon against oppression, and if those who hate [you] criticize your struggle - then you're a Palestinian!
If you have saturated the tree of the homeland with your free blood
, with love, and have
offered the remnants of your bodily parts as a bridge for those who are yet to come - then you're a Palestinian!
If you have shattered the chains, and carried the key to the house from which [your] grandparents were expelled - then you're a Palestinian!
If your wedding (i.e., a Martyr's funeral in Islamic tradition is a wedding to 72 Maidens of Paradise) was amidst a hail of bullets between the shoulders of friends [who carried your body], against the sound of tears mingled with joy (i.e., of achieving Martyrdom) and the searing pain of separation- then you're a Palestinian, and you're full of pride at being a Palestinian."
, Jan. 2012]
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During the years of the Palestinian Authority terror campaign (the Intifada, 2000 - 2005), Palestinian Media Watch documented that the
PA actively promoted Martyrdom
) as an ideal that children should strive for. Music videos for children indoctrinating them to see Martyrdom as "sweet" were broadcast hundreds of times on PA TV. In recent years, Martyrdom for children continues to be glorified by the PA in contexts for children but with lesser frequency.
The following are two examples of encouraging children to seek death as Martyrs for Allah, and one example of two girls embracing this ideal:
This video, designed to offset a child's natural fear of death, portrays Martyrdom as both heroic and tranquil. The film's hero, a teenager, leaves a farewell letter describing the death he is seeking as pleasurable:
"Don't be sad my dear [father], and don't cry over my parting.
My dear father, for my country, I sacrificed myself.
With determination and desire, I will keep my promise.
How sweet is Martyrdom (
), when I am embraced by you, my land!
How sweet is Martyrdom (
), when I am embraced by you, my land!
My beloved, my mother, most dear to me,
be joyous over my blood, don't cry for me."
[Official Palestinian Authority TV, broadcast hundreds of times from 2001-2004]
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Muhammad Al-Dura (a boy who was killed in a televised crossfire) calls other children to follow him to a joyous child-Martyr Paradise. Al-Dura runs on the beach with his kite, and even goes to an amusement park:
Text on screen
: "I am waving to you, not in parting, but to say follow me. By Muhammad Al-Dura."
: "How sweet is the fragrance of the martyrs. How sweet is the fragrance of the earth, its thirst quenched by the gush of blood flowing from the youthful body. How sweet is the fragrance of the earth. The boy [Muhammad Al-Dura] cried: Oh father, till we meet, till we meet, father, till we meet, I will go with no fear and without crying. How sweet is the fragrance of the martyrs. I will go, father, to my place in heaven. How sweet is the fragrance of the martyrs. Oh father, till we meet, till we meet, Oh father, till we meet."
[Official Palestinian Authority TV, hundreds of times, 2001-2008]
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: "You described Martyrdom (
) as something beautiful. Do you think it is beautiful?"
Walla, age 11
: "Martyrdom (
) is a very, very beautiful thing. Everyone yearns for
. What could be sweeter than going to paradise?"
: "What is better, peace and full rights for the Palestinian people, or
: "
. I will achieve my rights after becoming a
: "Ok, Yussra, would you agree with that?"
Yussra, age 11
: "Of course;
is sweet. We don't want this world, we want the Afterlife. We benefit not from this life, but from the Afterlife."
: "Do you actually love death?"
: "Death is not
: "No, I mean the absence after death."
: "No child loves death. The children of Palestine adopted the concept that
is very good. Every Palestinian child, say someone aged 12, says: Oh Lord, I would like to become a
: "We've got a call, Sabrine from Ramallah."
Sabrine (on telephone)
: "Ayyat Al-Akhras was 17 when she blew herself up -
: "Sabrine, are you for it or against it?"
Sabrine (on telephone)
: "Of course I support blowing up, it is our right."
: "Sabrine, now, is it natural that Ayyat Al-Akhras blows herself up?"
Sabrine (on telephone)
: "Of course it's natural."
[Official Palestinian Authority TV, June 9, 2002]
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Two nights ago one of J's friends visited from Shanghai, and he was craving the nice succulent duck that virtually everyone craves after a long hiatus from Beijing. He had eaten Peking duck "hundreds of times" before, in Beijing and elsewhere, but laments that Shanghai has nothing close to what the capital offers. We laid out the options: one of the Quanjude restaurants around his hotel in Wangfujing, or go all out at the swanky Da Dong a short cab ride away. Hoping to get away from the tourist crowd, we jumped in the cab.
Turns out, Da Dong also had loads of tourists that night, including at least 4 or 5 tour groups led by a flag-waving guide. Fortunately, the restaurant's massive size, taking up 2 floors of a block-size tower, means that tour groups get their own rooms, and everyone else eats without being offended by bullhorns or matching baseball caps.
The one thing that Da Dong immediate has going for it is atmosphere. After eating at other duck restaurants around the city that go all out with faux (insert random Chinese dynasty) gaudiness, it was a relief to be in a kaoyadian with good lighting, comfortable modern furniture, and absolutely no mammoth cartoon duck statues by the door.
The wait was 20 minutes or so (on a Monday night), so we amused ourselves by watching the duck kitchen at work. The kitchen is right by the entrance, on full display like a museum exhibit. There are 4 or 5 brick ovens, each fitting 5 ducks at a time. Every 2 minutes or so one of the 20 chefs lined up would pull a duck from the oven, hang it on a rack, drain and wipe it, and prep it for table-side carving. The skin always glistened so beautifully, so temptingly. On the other side of the plexiglass, hungry visitors like us would sit, waiting and drooling.
At least there was free box wine and soda. Or as I like to call them, "shut up and quit nagging the hostess" drinks.
When we finally got seated, we were presented with a 160-page menu, a hard-bound coffee table volume of food porn that puts The French Laundry Cookbook to shame. Each page was devoted to a single menu item, with larger-than-life drool-worthy photos. It's a good thing to flip through when you're not starving and want to order as quickly as possible. The drink menu was separate, in another hard-bound book.
Alas, we persevered. The guys did the ordering, calling out anything that sounded good. For once, I wasn't the one ordering too much. We had spicy cucumbers, spinach with wasabi and mustard, venison with pineapple and garlic sauce, pan-seared prawns, and curried scallops. All were artistically plated, all were delicious.
We watched the chef slice the duck into thin, almost translucent slices. We got our own dishes of scallions, plum sauce, cucumbers. The waitress, either following restaurant protocol or thinking we were newbies, folded the standard wraps for each of us. Then she took tiny sesame buns and put more duck, scallions, and sauce in those. The duck was juicy and smoky with crisp skin, and definitely leaner and less greasy than others I've had.
How the three of us managed to finished all of the above, plus duck bone soup and Singapore Slings, is beyond me. I do know we were the second-to-last table to leave. Now that J and I live in Beijing, Peking duck is one of those things we eat only when out-of-town guests visit. ("The novelty wears out after a while. Now we go out for Mexican food," J told his friend.) It had been almost 4 months since I last had Peking duck, but based on this experience, maybe visitors should come more often.
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Joe Tedesco, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.
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This photo shows an application where both CATV coaxial cable and conductors for power and light are run in a common raceway and box. This is clear violation of the rule given in 820.133(A), "Separation from Other Conductors."
In part (A)(1)(b), the Code says that "Coaxial cable shall not be placed in any raceway, compartment, outlet box, junction box, or other enclosure with conductors of electric light, power, Class 1, non-power-limited fire alarm, or medium-power network-powered broadband communications circuits." There are two exceptions to this rule.
The first exception recognizes the use of CATV cables within a common raceway and/or box where a "permanent barrier or listed divider" is used to effectively separate the power conductors from the CATV coaxial cable. As can be seen, such is not the case here.
The second exception recognizes limited introduction of power circuits within common "outlet boxes, junction boxes, and similar fittings or compartments where such conductors (power conductors) are introduced solely for power supply to the coaxial cable distribution system. The power circuit conductors shall be routed with the enclosure to maintain a minimum 6-mm (0.25-in) separation from coaxial cables."
Although the rules of 300.3(C) cover general requirements for segregation of conductors from systems operating at different line voltages, the individual rules given in Chapter 8 on the various types of communication circuits more completely specify permissions and limitations for co-mingling of such conductors within raceways and enclosures that also enclose power and light circuits. Also, the rules for co-mingling of power and light conductors with other types of low-voltage systems (e.g., Art. 725: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits are given in Chapter 7.)


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Astropy Project Coordination Meeting
Meeting October 9-10, 2012 Sprints October 11, 2012
This meeting is intended to coordinate development and advocacy efforts for the Astropy Project. The Astropy Project is a process intended to facilitate communication and interoperability of python packages/codes in astronomy and astrophysics.
The agenda will include:
- The current state of the Astropy core package:
- Overview of current subpackages
- What subpackages need to be improved?
- What new subpackages need to be made?
- How should we phase out stand-alone versions?
- Advocacy and communication to the community
- Highest priorities for additions to astropy
- Who will be the advocate/coordinator for each?
- What existing packages should we target for making affiliated packages?
- What offer will they not be able to refuse?
- Improving interoperability of affiliated packages
- E.g., supporting standard data objects (ND-datasets, spectra...) and metadata conventions
We plan to keep the agenda flexible with some combination of combined discussion sessions and breakout/sprinting sessions as seems appropriate. Details will be developed later and announced to the astropy mailing list.
A limited number of rooms at a special rate are being held for the Colonnade Hotel until September 1st, which is within walking distance of STScI.