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She along with her fiance', her three-month-old son Rico, four-year-old daughter Rhianna and six-year-old son Frank live in a home on S. 16th Street in Baton Rouge.
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Building deck on side of Gambrel style roof - questions
I have a two-story detached garage/office with the office area tucked inside the gambrel roof. The south side of the building runs parallel to the ridge vent and this side faces a garden and some woods - great view. I'd like to install a deck to enjoy it more.
The thought is to remove a 24' wide section (32' total width), add a 10' x 24' deck, build a roof over the deck, and tie the deck roof into the existing gambrel roof.
Before I rush into anything, do any of you foresee potential pitfalls with cutting out a section of the side of a gambrel roof to make room for a deck?
Here is a very rough sketch of the west side of the garage (measurements are not exact).
Here are photos of the inside of the attic area:
Here are some ideas of how this new deck might look:
Look forward to any comments or suggestions.
Is the roof of this deck a traditional joist sysyem with sheathing and fiberglass roofing?
What are planned for the walls of the deck?
The roof will be made of 2x6 rafters over 2x10 joists. Plan on laying down the same shingles I have now, wiht felt paper over radiant barrier. I will put some R-30 in the joist pockets.
The walls (which are 36" high knee walls, with screen above that. Walls will be 2x4.
The deck posts will be 6x6 set in 12x12x24 footers. According to the inspector I have to float the deck, so I'll have 4 posts on each side (8 total).
Not sure why the inspector would tell you that. I think if you hooked up with a decent engineer, this could end up exactly like you want.
GIven this is a DIY forum, am I going to wind up paying as much to an engineer for plans as I would for the labor or materials? What is wrong with floating the deck? If it is the same height, and buts up to the building and has a roof over it?
Am I wrong to freak out about the prospects of having to pay 500-1000 to an engineer to draw plans? This kills the project. They did not require plans like you described when the garage was built last year -- I drew them up on my computer, and submitted to the city inspector.. no problem.
While your structure looks very solidly built, often you see wimpy 2x4 framed walls and undersized footers on this type of structure. Adding a deck to such a structure could at best, cause it to rack,and typically cause it to sag.
The lower walls are 2x6, 16 on center. The floor/ceiling joists are engineered OSB I-beams. I first thought I could just lay down deck floor joists on top of the existing 2x6 exterior wall. Inspector nixed that via phone. I thought the 2x6 wall would have been plenty strong enough, but I assume he knows his business better than I.
Work up a plan like you did for the garage. If it's not approved, modify it until it is.
Most of the weight would seem to be on the posted edge of the deck, not the wall.
As said, you will be changing the shear and loading of the structures side/roof with that big a hole removed. I would expect to shear wall (add inside sheathing) of the last 4' at each side of the opening. A header would need to be spec'ed out and bearing point loads on to the ceiling (strengthened)/floor engineered joists below to carry the new load. Possibly a new ridge beam, not existing board, may be needed for the low-slope new rafters unless the B.D. approves of whatever you draw. With the deck floating, I doubt the roof will be attached and structural. The ridge/ceiling joist would probably need engineering. Keep us informed ..
One of our pro Engineers should be along shortly, or a house designer.......
Ok, can I get this out of the way? How much should I expect to pay to have someone (an engineer) draw up plans for this project?
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Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - A small town in rural Australia is at the center of unaccustomed international attention, because of a nickname given to a community figure and sporting hero who died 30 years ago.
The dispute has pitted a determined Aboriginal activist against a body that administers a sports stadium in Toowoomba, a town of 90,000 in the hills of western Queensland province.
Now the United Nations has had its say, but the Toowoomba Sportsground Trust isn't budging.
In 1999, Aboriginal activist Stephen Hagan took his wife and children to a rugby league game at the Toowoomba stadium, were he was shocked to see a large sign proclaiming the name of one of the grandstands there -- the "E. S. Nigger Brown Stand."
"I was absolutely disgusted," Hagan said from Toowoomba Friday.
Not only did the sign offend him, but public announcements during the game repeatedly referred to the stand, he said, for instance telling spectators they could buy refreshments "in the Nigger Brown grandstand."
"As a strong advocate for indigenous rights, I wasn't going to subject my children to the use of that word," he said.
What began four years ago as a written appeal for a name change -- a request politely declined by the Toowoomba Sportsground Trust -- subsequently became a campaign that took Hagan through Australia's courts.
In turn, a Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission, Federal Court and finally the High Court, Australia's highest, threw out his complaint of racial discrimination.
Eventually, Hagan's lawyers took the case to the U.N.'s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva.
The U.N. body has now ruled on the matter, saying the Australian government should have the offending term removed, and report back on its action.
Even as Hagan celebrated his victory, however, a spokesman for federal Attorney-General Daryl Williams poured water on the idea that it would follow the ruling.
Pointing out that Australia's domestic courts had found no racial discrimination in the case, the spokesman raised doubts about the standards of U.N. processes.
"The government's serious concerns regarding the quality and standards applied by U.N. complaint bodies are a matter of public record. In the absence of real reform of the U.N. treaty body system, those concerns remain."
In Toowoomba, the Sportsground Trust held a meeting Thursday and agreed to take no action against the controversial grandstand name.
A resident who has gauged community reaction said Friday the issue was a major talking-point in the town and had polarized views. "No one's sitting on the fence on this," she said.
Speaking from the town Friday, the chairman of the Sportsground Trust, John McDonald, implied that the U.N.'s ruling was ridiculous.
Not only was Edward Stanley Brown a famous sportsman -- he played rugby league for Australia in the 1920s -- he was a town councilor, businessman and a pillar of the community, McDonald said.
He was known by the name "Nigger Brown" -- and none other -- since his childhood, and after he died in 1972 at the age of 74, his headstone bore the nickname.
Brown reportedly acquired the nickname as a lighthearted response to the fact he had an extremely fair complexion. "Nigger Brown" was also a popular brand of shoe polish.
The grandstand bore the name since the 1960s, he said, and it had caused no offense until Hagan began his campaign.
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McDonald said the term had never been used in a pejorative manner against indigenous people in Australia.
Hagan disagreed, saying he had researched the matter, and found that from the late 1800s onward, the word had been used by politicians, public servants and others in reference to Aborigines.
He also said Toowoomba was a "redneck" town, pointing to a conservative, elderly population, its rural setting, and the fact its voters support "right-wing politicians ... like [Prime Minister] John Howard."
With the attorney-general's apparent lack of interest in the U.N. ruling, Hagan said he had no other legal avenues open to him if Canberra failed to act.
If that happened, he would consider lobbying African-American members of Congress on the issue, asking them to press the Administration.
Noting that Howard is due to meet President Bush at Crawford this weekend, Hagan expressed the hope that, in time, the U.S. government would put pressure on Howard to act against the offending sign.
"Howard bows to anything Bush says," he said, alluding to claims by Howard's critics that the prime minister was too quick to support the U.S. war against Iraq.
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But there is a twist in what may otherwise seem to be a black-and-white tale.
Toowoomba's 4,000-strong Aborigine community is not supporting Hagan's campaign, a community elder, Walter McCarthy, confirmed by phone Friday.
He said a community meeting in 1999 had passed a resolution agreeing that the name of the grandstand had "nothing to do with race," and should remain in honor of a great sportsman. That resolution still stood.
Moreover, the heads of 11 regional bodies representing 10,000 Aborigines in the wider Queensland area had discussed the matter, and 10 had agreed the name should stand. The dissenting 11th representative was Hagan himself.
Asked about the communal disagreement, Hagan dismissed Aborigines whom he said were too willing to please the establishment.
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But McCarthy said Hagan had taken up the campaign on his own, without calling for a meeting of the community or elders - the accepted protocol.
"We didn't agree with what he was doing, so we opposed it."
McCarthy, 69, said he had lived in Toowoomba for 34 years, and when he first arrived it did bear signs of a racist town. He was himself barred from hotels and other facilities because of his race.
"But you have racist white people, you have racist black people - so what? What can you do? We've learnt to accept what's here."
If Hagan took offence at the sign, he said, he should simply have found a different sports venue to go to.
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McCarthy also had some advice for the U.N.
"I think the United Nations has enough on its plate without worrying about what's happening in Toowoomba," he said.
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Nearly 300 witness interviews, released Thursday in a 627-page report, showed people were confused about the sequence of the shootings at the Alrosa Villa nightclub.
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Most people reasonably assume that once you've crossed the Harlem River you're in the Boogie Down, but thanks to some clever turn-of-the-20th-century river redirection, Marble Hill suffers from a slight identity problem. Is it Manhattan? Is it the Bronx? Is it both? No matter; over the past four years this relatively small neighborhood (just 52 acres) raised its profile with a Target-anchored super shopping center on West 225th Street.
Close to the subway stop, a small group of people has assembled by the doors of the local booze vendor CA Liquors (5203 Broadway at 225th St, 718-562-5381), so I stop to see why it's so popular. Bright red disco balls hang from the ceiling, but the thing that's most noticeable is the bulletproof-glass partition that separates merchandise from customers, and employees from would-be evildoers. Owner Rafael Hernandez says the divider doesn't seem to affect his bottom line. "Business is good. Even now," he says. "People get depressed, they want to drink."
A totally different crowd is chilling at the Marble Hill Playground (Marble Hill Ave between 228th and 230th Sts). With its synthetic-turf soccer and baseball fields and quiet children's park, it's the neighborhood's primary hangout not named Target. Shiki Ito, 2, visits every morning with his mother to enjoy the swings, slides and jungle gym as much as he can before the bigger kids arrive. When local John F. Kennedy High School's final bell sounds, the playground is filled with skateboards, cigarettes and gossip, and little Shiki is long gone.
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Overlooking the park is St. Stephen's United Methodist Church (146 W 228th St at Kingsbridge Ave, 718-562-8692), where two men are having a conversation outside. One of them is two-time Grammy-nominated drummer and "Mayor of Harlem" Greg Bandy. The other is the Rev. Nathaniel Dixon and, it turns out, this is his church. Since 2005, Dixon has been combining his 27 years of experience as an educator with his passion for jazz and gospel, developing a music-education program at St. Stephen's. The Jazz Wednesdays series and music-driven services often feature Dixon on saxophone. "Churches have a choice to make," says Dixon. "Are we going to just be a building where people come on Sunday, or a place that engages people to strengthen the community?"The good reverend needs a haircut, so I follow him when he goes to get "the best $10 haircut in town" at Marble Hill Unisex Salon (151 W 228th St at Kingsbridge Ave, 718-562-9788). For 46 years the shop has been a neighborhood institution, thanks to its owner, Roosevelt "Rosey" Spivey. "Everybody knows us, and they enjoy themselves," he says. Here, getting a haircut is more of a pleasant excuse to hang out than a tiresome chore. "I asked my cousin eight years ago where he was going to get his hair cut," says patron Marvin Staton. "Since then, I've been coming here religiously. The conversation about sports, politics and religion is always a good time. And he gives me the best haircut."
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It's boiling hot outside. I'm hungry and I'm thirsty, but when I ask around it appears that everyone's idea of local cuisine is McDonald's, Subway and Applebee's. Meh. Happily, a guy on the street points out his local deli, and there I meet Silvia Joaquin. Like many residents of Marble Hill, Joaquin is a Dominican immigrant. She owns the Terrace View Deli (135 Terrace View Ave at 225th St, 718-329-9783), which has a devoted following among the seriously hungover for its famous 9-1-1 Shake: a blended smoothie combining passion fruit, strawberries, bananas, papaya, melon, milk and Dominican vanilla. "A customer came in after a night of drinking, so we made up a special shake for him," Joaquin recalls. "A half an hour later he comes back to me and says, 'I got a name for the shake! The 9-1-1 shake! Because I feel so good now!' "
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Trapt – The Machine Shop 6/24/14 [PICS]
Wayne Static – The Machine Shop 6/12/14 [PICS]
Last night Wayne Static rocked Flint for the Wisconsin Death Trip 15 Year Anniversary Tour. It was killer watching Wayne Static and company perform the entire debut album from front to back. Minty was on hand with us and snapped these awesome photos.
5 Killer Machine Shop Shows This June
Summer is finally here, and while that's great news for outdoor concerts, sometimes indoor venues take a little break during the summer months.
Not Flint's Machine Shop! This June's Machine Shop calendar is packed with great rock shows, so if the weather is hot outside, the music inside will be even hotter.
Highlight Video of Blue October at The Machine Shop [VIDEO]
Blue October came to The Machine Shop on Thursday and they were absolutely amazing, one of the best concerts I've EVER seen. It was the first time I ever had a chance to check them out live, so I was extra delighted that they rocked it.
Blue October — The Machine Shop 5/22/14
Last night Blue October finally performed at the Machine Shop and I have to say, it was a flawless performance. I was just blown away at how fantastic they sounded. It was a great visual show too, check out Minty's pics from the evening.
HellYeah Meet and Greet Photos 5/17/14
HellYeah rolled back through Flint on Saturday and I must say they had one of the most energetic shows I've seen at The Machine Shop. A few lucky listeners were able to meet the band before the show, and here are the photos...
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Avatar – The Machine Shop 5/11/14 [PICS]
Swedish rockers Avatar came through and rockedThe Machine Shop this past Sunday night. I didn't make it to the show but I will see the band this weekend at Rock on The Range in Ohio. If you missed out last night too, ya gotta check out the photos, thanks to Mintypics.
Powerman 5000 – The Machine Shop 5/9/14 [PICS]
This past Friday night Powerman 5000 rocked The Machine Shop and I have to say, It was their best Machine Shop performance ever. We also announced that Powerman 5000 would be taking part in the summer's Dirt Fest.
Buckcherry – The Machine Shop 5/4/14 [PICS]
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As we gear up for the first annual '80's Prom' at the Machine Shop this Saturday with Ironsnake, I thought it would be a good idea for the Banana staff to share their prom pics. In case you are not sure what to wear to an 80's prom, our pictures can totally help!


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SamBerson saidHave the same one from Catherine, I was one of the beta testers, really good feature for all authors
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Really glad you're pleased with it @mad_dog it was great to test the feature out with you too!
My name is Catherine Hills and I am a Senior UX Designer for the Marketplaces. In parallel to my work here at the Marketplaces, I am enrolled in a research higher degree at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, as a research student. I'm looking for volunteers aged over 18 who would be willing to participate in a 20 minute interview questionnaire*.
You can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CiZp3HfuBj0MrR8RqoCpZLxf6cTh3DnHmtu86Nghz20/viewform?usp=send_form
I'd really appreciate your participation in this research to help understand more about diverse user preferences with regards to the user experience and design qualities of an e-commerce platform.
Note: * Participants will not be paid for their time, so, in advance, your volunteering to participate is valued and appreciated and will contribute to new knowledge in this field of research. Any personal information will remain anonymous and once engaged with this study, you are able to withdraw at any time.
Hi everyone!
Thank you for your feedback on the Shopping cart community opinion survey.
We've received some fantastic feedback from over 80 community members and appreciate the time it took you to fill out the survey form. Information received will be analysed and some will be used to inform user experience decisions around the development of the feature.
Thanks also to everyone who signed up for the community co-design and testing group. We now have quite a few community members who have asked to be part of the group from the community.
We look forward to telling you more about the shopping cart soon.
Catherine (Senior UX Designer, Envato Marketplaces)
FXoffice said
What if the buyer puts one star for the fact that we denied him customization?
Hi FXoffice that is a reasonable question to ask. Ratings should always be around item quality. We expect authors to maintain their items and keep them bug free (as an example relating to a code-constructed item) or usable. If you are down rated for a reason that is not covered by reasonable parameters of an item sale (ie. the overall quality of an item, maintenance etc) then being down-rated for a service you are not obligated to supply as part of the item sale should be considered as an unfair rating. In this case and even if you have provided this service additionally, you most certainly should lodge a support ticket with Envato Support.
imangm said
The average rating issue is fix. But I'm curious to know if there is any way to make our reviews public… Previously I had some good testimonials on my comments page but now that users are sending their feedback with ratings, they are writing their review inside the rating page but nobody can read them
I would love to let visitors see how my clients feel about my item and my supportCheers, Iman
Hi Iman thanks for your comments, it makes total sense that you'd like ratings and reviews to be published in the public UI. We have built out the new ratings and reviews feature with the perspective that the next step will be showing reviews to everyone. The only thing is that it takes a bit of time to develop and test these decisions, and we have some legacy patterns for existing communication with buyers that we need to consider before the ratings and reviews become public. This relates to item comments and how they might function once ratings and reviews become public (and publicly associated with the item for sale). We hope to do this in the near future, but have currently got another focus with some new feature development on the purchase flow, in advance of another new feature that is high in the top 3 of features that is commonly requested by the community, the shopping cart. We hope in the meantime, being able to view reviews and understand why you have received high or low ratings from buyers will help until ratings and reviews go public.
TommusRhodus said
I don't really like the idea of a flag, it invalidates the whole process really. I just want a reply box so that I can at least try to help this buyer. Customer service is the name of the game!
Thanks for your comments @TommusRhodus. We did consider a flagging mechanism but for the reason you specified it was felt this would lower the integrity of the ratings system, as this is meant to be a method for buyers of items to submit their true assessment of quality. Concerning replies to buyers who submit low ratings or reviews relating to problems they might be experiencing with an item, we also have considered this in the UX and hope that in the not to distant future in our development planning we can accomodate this kind of feature.
Thanks for your feedback
laranz said
Looks nice guys!You said this page is for thank buyers, but I didn't saw a word thanks for buying like that in the screen, also Wordpress should be written as WordPress in the buttons too
Hey Laranz, Thank you for spotting this, all updated. cheers Catherine
charlie4282 said
The cross selling elements and links to microlancer etc are a nice touch BUT (and I have not bought something today to see it live) I would be interested to see how this works with auto downloads and WordPress – I.e does it auto download the full package with documentation and all assets or the just the "installable" file only? Sorry if I have misunderstood that process.
Again this based on the screen grab only but maybe where you have the "problem with download" link is an opportunity to also have a link for other useful stuff that less experienced buyers struggle to find sometimes e.g. the license certificate incase it is needed for support etc?
It looks like a good idea generally – nice work.
Hi Charlie4282,
The idea is that the full package would be auto downloaded instead of having to manually download it (not just the installable file) from your Downloads page. The ability to do the latter still exists. Good point re: locating the license certificate we've had this flagged previously and need to improve the UX around this task as really finding the license certificate shouldn't be a task at all rather a no brainer
We're getting data on the clicks on the different links on the oage and will be able to measure how successful this page is in cross-promoting recommend items and services.
laranz said
Any screenshot of the non-buyers? So the remaining 75% also give suggestions
Hi Laranz,
Absolutely I'll add a screenshot to my post you can see it ^
Hi everyone,
As a part of HackWeek we are testing a Purchase Confirmation Page for 50% of buyers yesterday. This initial test is only related to WordPress (purchases of single licenses), but if it goes smoothly we plan to roll it out in other categories and Marketplaces in the near future. It is currently optimised for webkit and chrome and it's purpose is to thank buyers and automate the download progress.
We really think it will add value to the purchase flow for buyers and increase purchases across the Marketplaces (as we plan on recommending items associated with a purchase). As this is a test we'll be using it to continue to refine the accuracy and usefulness of recommended items.
So, if you are one of the lucky 25% of buyers who experience the new purchase confirmation page, we'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions, as your feedback is an important part of refining this feature.
**Update: we have now rolled out another two test Purchase Confirmation Pages to 50% of buyers of Print Templates and After Effects Templates on GraphicRiver and VideoHive today.
Best wishes, Catherine
Senior UX Designer – Envato Marketplaces


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"Will Hillary Clinton get prosecuted?" is most searched question on Google ahead of the Democratic debate on Sunday night. "Will Hillary Clinton win the nomination?" is second and "What did Hillary Clinton do that is illegal?" is the third.
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WOOSTER -- While some addicts choose to get clean on their own accord, some are sent to treatment centers or programs as part of a court order.
"In general, we always try to address the substance abuse problem," Wayne County Municipal Court Judge Timothy R. VanSickle said. Although many cases do not list substance abuse as part of the docket, VanSickle said many symptoms of a drug or alcohol problem are seen in Municipal Court.
"The vast majority of cases we see, there is an underlying problem with substance abuse," VanSickle said. In about 75 percent of the cases seen in municipal court, VanSickle said substance abuse of some sort is involved. "We see people that come from all walks of life. No one is immune to it."
Intervention through rehabilitation, counseling, monitoring and drug testing can be enforced in order to correct a drug or alcohol issue. In the average sentencing, VanSickle said he asks the defendant to find some sort of in-patient or out-patient program.
The biggest problem, VanSickle said, is that some who need the help cannot afford a costly rehab program, which could cost up to $1,000 per month. While some government assistance is available, it's hard to come by, he said.
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New Destiny Treatment Center in Clinton tries to raise extra revenue to aid those who need help through its three thrift stores in Barberton, Massillon and Wooster. Proceeds from the New Destinations Thrift Stores are used to lessen the cost of treatment programs at New Destiny.
Bob Bolois, director of New Destiny, said the facility currently houses up to 65 men for in-patient treatment and between 160-180 men for weekly out-patient treatment. The center opened in 1993 and has eight buildings on 13 acres.
"There might be 10 to 15 percent that get court-ordered," Bolois said. "Other than that, they come here on their own."
The in-patient program lasts for nine months, which Bolois said is the proven amount of time needed to break the habit.
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Having to work day in and day out in a building full of smoke is dangerous. I hate it. But I must make money to live, thus when it was legal to smoke in bars, I suffered through it.
One or two days of being around smoke is not going to kill anyone.
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NERI's Chief Executive Paul Atkins, considers that ensuring a sustainable future is a 'wicked problem'. Wicked problems are highly complex with interdependent issues that result in the problem-definition shifting frequently. This makes it very difficult to identify solutions, and solving one part of the problem may reveal or create greater problems.
"Energy issues are at the heart of the health of our global ecosystem. To address the wicked problem requires economic, social and political factors to work together, at global, national and local levels.
"The decisions we make today will have a significant impact on the shape of our future. It is essential to have a range of carefully researched and well debated options with considered trade-offs and drawbacks on the table for good decision making.
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NERI has refreshed its vision. "We have built on the resources we already had and added to what we did in the past, but now have a clear endorsement from the energy community to engage more in strategic thinking at a national level.
"I went out and asked people if they thought NERI should exist and if so, what it should do. I spoke to over 70 individuals who are significant contributors in the energy sector - researchers, and those in industry, government and other organisations. More than 95% said they wanted NERI to take on a big picture role and lead thinking in terms of influencing the national strategy for New Zealand's energy future.
From mid-2011, NERI will incorporate the Energy Federation of New Zealand (EFNZ). Bringing these two organisations together will strengthen our unique overview of the sector. Through this alliance with Energy Federation, NERI is increasingly well connected internationally and maintains relationships with many other energy-related organisations overseas. In particular it represents New Zealand on the World Energy Council.
Paul is aware of the difficulties that must be overcome. "The energy sector is currently diverse and disconnected, and research funding is scarce and highly contested. Despite that, research is essential to make sure our approach will serve us well for the next 50 years and beyond.
"Joining NERI presents an opportunity for its members to get behind an organisation that has a mandate through a strong research base, to challenge business as usual and to start to articulate alternatives.
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Our new vacation rental, the East Wing has been created with flexibility, restfulness and comfort in mind. It is a bright and sunny one-bedroom apartment, decorated with LLBean furnishings, local art and photography. Cozy quilts invite you to a restful night's sleep or afternoon naps. Enjoy our mature perennial gardens or a walk in the woods. Leave your bedroom window open during the night and you might hear the resident owl hoo-hooing or the neighborhood coyotes yipping. Comfortable air conditioning keeps you cool during hot summer days.
In the summer, see if our strawberries or blueberries are ready for your breakfast and visit the nearby farm stand for the freshest produce ever. Head to one of Biddeford Pool's exclusive beaches for some boogie boarding and then pick up some locally caught lobsters for your evening meal. Colder months are great for nearby Nordic skiing.
It really is the perfect home base for a beach vacation, a food and wine delight, a walking exploration or a writer's retreat.
We would love to introduce you the beauty and richness of Southern Maine. The East Wing is literally minutes from some of the nicest beaches in Maine, wonderful kayaking and quiet walking trails, 20 minutes from Portland or Kennebunkport and about 45 minutes from the home of LLBean in Freeport, outlet shopping in Kittery or mountain hikes. This is just the beginning of our favorites list! We think that Maine is an amazing place to live and love sharing it as only native Mainers can.
We want to make sure that you have all the privacy that you deserve on vacation, so we are always available when you arrive and depart and as needed for other helpful things like directions, restaurant recommendations, advice on day trips, etc. Otherwise, we let you have as much privacy as you wish. We invite you to sample our quiet hospitality.
I am a native Mainer, and love sharing our state with friends, old and new. An avid gardener, hiker, skiier and traveller, I proudly work for Maine's own L.L.Bean and hope to never live anywhere else. I collect seaglass and stones wherever I go and love sharing a glass of wine or pint of beer with guests from all over the world.
Kathryn Favre purchased this apartment in 1995
Biddeford has beautiful unspoiled beaches, where access is limited to residents and guests. Our location is close to all city amenities and toursit attractions, but off the beaten path enough to enjoy local wildlife for neighbors. We have an unusually private and quiet wooded setting that is perfect for relaxing.
We were so warmly welcomed and delighted with the careful and exquisite attention to the details that make a rental very special. We appreciated all the Kathi did for us and the beauty of her home and surrounding property. We are coming back for certain.
Our hostess, Kathi, was an absolute dream! She thought of every imaginable need of a traveler staying in the guest cottage. It was supremely clean/well maintained, comfortable, roomy, organized, decorated with an artistic eye, and had a feeling of staying with family or your best friend (maybe better!). We arrived at the location and were warmly greeted by Kathi and her impressive flower garden (of which we had a beautiful arrangement on the kitchen bar of the apartment). She immediately showed us to our quest quarters, gave us a tour, explained any pertinent information and asked, as well as answered, questions we had. There was a prepared three ring binder with all kinds of information of local sites, things to not miss, menus for various restaurants, tours, etc. She also had map books for Maine. It was tremendously helpful to us and planning our days. If you like to cook, there is everything at your fingertips if you wish to prepare meals during your stay - a very well stocked (dishes, glassware, silverware, pots, pans, spices, and more!) kitchen. There are grocery sacks, a picnic basket, an insulated bag (we used this quite a bit!) and so much more. There were chairs for the beach, bikes we could ride, a lovely screened gazebo to enjoy, a bbq grill if we desired. We also received notes from Kathi on places she'd think of after chatting with us that we might enjoy and we took her recommendation on a number of things. We also found this to be a great location as a jumping off point to seeing a good portion of Southern Maine (loved our morning walks on the nearby beach too!). If you are a person who has any physical challenges (difficulty with stairs) this might not be the ideal location for you as you do climb stairs upon entry and exit. We loved our stay, our hosts, their sweet dog, the quiet surrounds, and the experience as a whole. We would certainly recommend staying here to anyone who is coming to the Biddeford area.
This property was everything and more than was advertised. Kathy was helpful, accommodating and friendly. My 6 year old daughter fell in love with their dog, and she went out of her way to allow my daughter to pet and play with him. The fresh fruits and vegetables were a huge added bonus. We loved eating a few freshly picked blueberries everyday. The location was ideal for our laid back mother/daughter trip. The area is beautiful. I highly recommend this property. We had a fabulous time.
My husband and I stayed for three nights in July, and were happy with the accommodations. The apartment is well-stocked and spacious enough for 2. Kathi is helpful and friendly without interfering. Oh, and the air conditioning was much appreciated!
I have nothing but great things to say about our stay ! Location, cleanness , beautiful . Owner was so kind and thoughtful. If you ever vacation in Maine , you're missing out if you don't book this place . That's all folks !!
My girlfriend and I wanted to get away for the 4th of July to a place that wouldn't be overly crowed, and Kathi's place turned out to be exactly what we were looking for. It was clean, comfortable and had everything that we needed. When we first arrived Kathi showed us the best ways to access the beaches and gave some pointers on where to eat. All of her advice came in handy. There was enough to keep you busy in town, and it is also a quick drive north to Portland and south to Kennebunk. I would highly recommend this rental- we had a great, relaxing weekend in Biddeford.
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In 1965 he met the singer Flora Purim in Rio de Janeiro. Flora moved to the USA in 1967 and Airto followed her shortly after. When in New York Airto began playing with musicians such as Reggie Workman, JJ Johnson, Cedar Walton and bassist Walter Booker. It was through Booker that Airto began playing with the greats - Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond and Joe Zawinul, to name a few. Zawignul recommended Airto to Miles Davis for a recording session in 1970 for the "Bitches Brew" album. Davis then invited Airto to join his group, which included such jazz icons as Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea and later John McLaughlin and Keith Jarrett. He remained with Miles for two years, and appears on such releases as "Live/Evil", "Live at the Fillmore", "On the Corner", "The Isle of Wight", "Bitches Brew" and later releases including the "Fillmore Sessions".
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Most of the people on here are from the US, we don't have the diesel models in the US, all of ours are gas (petrol) unless I'm mistaken. So it is likely that the problems you are having are not familiar to most of us.
The fuel guage could be a number of things, from bad grounding wires to a bad sending unit, or even a bad gauge cluster. changing the sending unit shouldn't be too hard. check under the back seat cushion to see if there is a panel to give access to the fuel pump/sending unit, If not then you just have to drop the tank. I'm not really sure on these cars, either way it's not very difficult. (just make sure the tank is almost empty if you have to drop it, a full tank can be heavy and all that gas sloshing about can make it hard to handle)
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At the risk of making you blush, I used to watch Kinsmen Jackpot Bingo just to listen to you talk. Oh my god! That basso profondo of yours is wonderful!
(bashfully) Thank you. It's the equipment, not me!
No — it's you. And I realize we can't control our genetics, but your voice is just so rich and so pure and so fabulous — I love it!
Thank you. But much like anybody else, I hate my voice.
I listen to it and I go, 'That's not me.' It sounds different in our own heads, with cavities and nasal passages. I like what I hear in my head better than what I hear in recordings of myself.
Fair enough. So how did you get started doing Kinsmen Jackpot Bingo?
A friend of mine who worked at CKY Television phoned me and said, 'Hey — we need somebody to fill in on vacation just for summer relief. It's just an hour on Saturdays and it's fun.' And so I said, 'Aw — what the heck. I'll do it.'
So two weeks went by, three weeks, about a month, a month and a half, and I went, 'How long is this person on holidays?' And after a while they went, 'Um — you're the new guy.' And I said, 'I don't WANT this job!'
But you did it for years, right?
I did it for about four years, off and on, starting in about 2001. Kathy Kennedy and I both would share it after a while because we just said nobody wants to commit their life every Saturday, because it was live.
Growing up with a voice like yours, was it weird? Did you go through puberty and then all of a sudden you're talking from the very basement of your soul?
You know, I'll listen to somebody like James Earl Jones, and think, 'Now HE'S got a voice!' And I listen to other broadcasters and I think, 'Wow — they've got a terrific sound.' The funny thing is, I never really thought too much of my voice, and I still don't. I guess I take it for granted.
Did people comment on it, though? Was it a subject of discussion?
When I was growing up, not really. I know in high school, I always thought I'd love to get into broadcasting — it was a passion. And I never really pursued it a heck of a lot until I was in university. I was in general arts, and one day they had a career fair, and nobody was talking to the radio guy who was there — it was a morning guy named Dick Reeves. So I just wandered over and said, 'Pretty dull, huh?' And he said, 'Hey! You're the only guy talking to me!'
So the next thing I know, he said, 'Come on down to the station.' So I literally walked in and started operating tapes. And here's a little trivia: Clay Young, who's doing our news at CKLQ and Star now, when I first started in March of 1981, Clay was the one who trained me on the board.
So what was it about broadcasting you liked?
I liked the idea of communicating with people. What's ironic is most broadcasters are fairly shy. And that's why they can get into a control room, and it's very quiet, and they can have a conversation without having to face the large crowds.
I like that idea. But I also really like the equipment and the technology. THAT'S what drew me into broadcasting. I remember operating these tapes, and I got a phone call about two weeks in, and the program director said, 'When are you going to do the weather?' And I said, 'Well, you didn't hire me to talk. I was just here to run the tapes!' So anyway, that was my break.
So you started in 1981. At what station?
At CFRW, and continued on the air, running tapes. Later that year, I moved to all-nights on Q94. I worked from 2 a.m. 'til 6 a.m. I enjoyed that — I did that for about nine months, and then moved into progressively better shifts, and continued on until about 1982 — I went to CKND-TV at that time as the staff announcer. I stayed with the television station doing on-camera, doing interviews, producing a couple of different shows, I did Agri-Noon — all sorts of things — until 1987, and then I moved back to radio at CFRW. Eventually, I moved from on-air into sales for three years to understand the other side of the business.
And after that I moved back into the broadcast side — I did news, I did all sorts of administrative things, went back to university and got a certificate in management — I did that while I was working full time. Then I went back to being a program director and I was called 'Compliancy Cam' because I was the compliancy officer on behalf of management doing union negotiating. So I learned a lot about that. At one time, I thought I should go into law. But I stayed with broadcasting.
The opportunity here in Brandon came up in about 2006 — there was a posting saying they were looking for a General Manager at a rural-market radio station. My boss in Winnipeg said, 'I don't want you to go, but at the same time, why don't you apply? It'd be a really good experience for you to go through the interview process.' So I said, 'Sure.'
I came out here for one interview with Don Kille and Dave Baxter, and I remember in the interview, Don asked me about the programming that we had on the air at 1290 in Winnipeg with Don Percy and 'Info Chats.' Don said, 'Are you the one responsible for that horrible broadcast?' And at the time, I couldn't disagree, but all I said was, 'It has changed the fortunes of that radio station, taking us from red to black. And whether it's good or bad, it's making money, and that's what it's about.'
I figured I'd pretty much blown the interview at that point, but I came back for a second interview. During that time, CHUM Broadcasting, who I was working for, was being sold to Bell Media. So I knew, one way or the other, I was probably going to have a new boss, whether it was this job in Brandon or staying with Bell. So this was a terrific opportunity at the right time.
Was it hard to give up the broadcasting end of things? Because you mentioned you still did the occasional voice-over when you came to this job…
I knew with this new position it was something I wouldn't continue to do. I've been really lucky to have had exposure to pretty much every position in broadcasting, because I feel like I've done most of them. And I think that's been a great foundation for me to be in the position I'm in.
I look around at the people I get to work with on a day-to-day basis — they're the stars. I'm in awe of listening to the people who have been voices in this community for so many years — the Bruce Luebkes, the Steve Antayas, the Bill Turners, the Bill Cochranes, the Leanne Dotys, the Wayne Kozaks, the Tyler Glens. And even the new people — they're well established. Trent (B.) is making a huge impact for broadcasting in this community. I feel SO fortunate to be able to come to work every day and work with talent like that — those voices that we hear — and of course everyone else in our building.
Having spent your life and entire career in Winnipeg, was it culture shock to come out here?
Not a huge culture shock at all, for a number of reasons. Number one, I was certainly familiar with CKX Television. At the time, Bell Media had owned them, so I was already doing some voice work for CKX-TV and doing some commercials for them.
But probably more importantly, I have roots here. My father was born and raised in Brandon — my grandmother lived over on 16th Street. And I still have a lot of family in the community.
I love Brandon. It's a great place to put down roots. It's a great place to raise a family. It's probably one of the best-kept secrets until 'Money' magazine keeps revealing it!
But I've had an even better exposure to it by dealing with the Chamber of Commerce. Last year, I was president of the Chamber, but certainly working with the vice-president and secretary made me realize how good the business community is, and what the fortunes are like here in Western Manitoba. And they are somewhat different than other parts of the country. So this is a fabulous spot, and I think it's easy to forget about how great it is when you live here. But when people drop in and see it, they admire it. They realize what we've got. I feel like Brandon really is on the cusp of an awful lot of good things.
Agreed! Now, the future of radio, in your estimation, with the internet being such a big, impactful thing?
You know, I love this question! And I'll quote Steve Antaya, because we've talked about this. Steve said, 'Radio is like the cockroach after a nuclear holocaust. It will come crawling out and just continue to survive.'
When television first showed up, they said, 'it'll be the death of radio.' Then all of a sudden they said, 'OK — we're going to tape, and that'll be the end of radio.' And Walkmans showed up, and CDs, and mini-discs. And radio has evolved through all of this.
The one thing I've realized is — and it's especially amplified in communities like ours — on a snow day, when the buses are NOT running, try listening to that kind of information on satellite radio, or streaming radio anywhere in the world. People NEED to know what's going on in their own back yard. That's exactly what we do — we talk about local events and local issues, and that's on both our radio stations — CKLQ and Star FM. And we know people will come to us.
I think a really good example of that was the flood a couple of years ago when we went live down from City Hall. You don't know it at the time, but it's the comments that come out afterwards. People said you could go into stores, and you would hear one of our two radio stations picking up that live feed. And it was quiet — people were gathered around the radio.
So as much as technology has advanced things — I mean, here we are with iPhones that can do so much more than typical radio — but that being said, radio is free to the listener. And it is an outstanding way of communicating and staying in touch with what's going on around you.


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