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Faced and External Walls Material Insulation Glass wool Roll
What's glass wool ?
Glass wool is an insulating material made from fibers of glass arranged using a binder into a texture similar to wool. The process traps many small pockets of air between the glass, and these small air pockets result in high thermal insulation properties. Glass wool is produced in rolls or in slabs, with different thermal and mechanical properties. It may also be produced as a material that can be sprayed or applied in place, on the surface to be insulated.
Principles of function
Gases possess bad thermal conduction properties compared to liquids and solids, and thus makes a good insulation material if they can be trapped. In order to further augment the effectiveness of a gas (such as air) it may be disrupted into small cells which cannot effectively transfer heat by natural convection . Convection involves a larger bulk flow of gas driven by buoyancy and temperature differences, and it does not work well in small cells where there is little density difference to drive it.
In order to accomplish formation of small gas cells in man-made thermal insulation, glass and polymer materials can be used to trap air in a foam-like structure. The same principle used in glass wool is used in other man-made insulators such as rock wool , styrofoam ,wetsuit neoprene foam fabrics, and fabrics such as Gore-Tex and polar fleece. The air-trapping property is also the insulation principle used in nature in down feather and insulating hair such as natural wool .
General description
Wool plugs are often used in GC inlet liners to improve sample vaporization, and/or to keep non-volatile material from entering the column. They can also be used in packed GC columns, solvent desorption tubes, thermal desorption tubes, and purge traps to retain adsorbent beds.
Glass wool is made up of short glass fibres and is non-flammable in nature. It is widely considered as a thermal insulation material in ships, automobiles, air conditioning ducts and water supply pipes. Furthermore, it is also used as noise absorbing material in concert halls, studios and movie theatres. Above all that it is non carcinogenic to humans.
Manufacturing process
Natural sand and recycled glass are mixed and heated to 1,450 °C, to produce glass. The fiberglass is usually produced by a method similar to making cotton candy, by forcing it through a fine mesh by centripetal force, cooling on contact with the air. Cohesion and mechanical strength are obtained by the presence of a binder that "cements" the fibers together. A drop of bonder is placed at each fiber intersection. The fiber mat is then heated to around 200 °C to polymerize the resin and is calendered to give it strength and stability. Finally, the wool mat is cut and packed in rolls or panels, palletized, and stored for use.
Health problems
Fiberglass will irritate the eyes, skin, and the respiratory system. Potential symptoms include irritation of eyes, skin, nose, and throat, dyspnea (breathing difficulty), sore throat, hoarseness and cough. Scientific evidence demonstrates that fiberglass is safe to manufacture, install and use when recommended work practices are followed to reduce temporary mechanical irritation. Unfortunately these work practices are not always followed, and fiberglass is often left exposed in basements that later become occupied. Fiberglass insulation should never be left exposed in an occupied area, according to the American Lung Association.
In the US, the National Toxicology Program ("NTP"), in June 2011, removed from its Report on Carcinogens all biosoluble glass wool used in home and building insulation and for non-insulation products. Similarly, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ("OEHHA"), in November 2011, published a modification to its Proposition 65 listing to include only "Glass wool fibers (inhalable and biopersistent)." The U.S. NTP and California's OEHHA action means that a cancer warning label for biosoluble fiber glass home and building insulation is no longer required under Federal or California law. All fiberglass wools commonly used for thermal and acoustical insulation were reclassified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer ("IARC") in October 2001 as Not Classifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3).
Fiberglass itself is resistant to mold. If mold is found in or on fiberglass it is more likely that the binder is the source of the mold, since binders are often organic and more hygroscopic than the glass wool. In tests, glass wool was found to be highly resistant to the growth of mold. Only exceptional circumstances resulted in mold growth: very high relative humidity, 96% and above, or saturated glass wool, although saturated wool glass will only have moderate growth.
Glass wool is a thermal insulation that consists of intertwined and flexible glass fibers, which causes it to "package" air, resulting in a low density that can be varied through compression and binder content (as noted above, these air cells are the actual insulator). Glass wool can be a loose fill material, blown into attics, or, together with an active binder sprayed on the underside of structures, sheets and panels that can be used to insulate flat surfaces such as cavity wall insulation, ceiling tiles, curtain walls as well as ducting. It is also used to insulate piping and for soundproofing .


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Pharmacological inhibition of endocannabinoid degradation modulates the expression of inflammatory mediators in the hypothalamus following an immunological stressor Kerr, D.M.; Burke, N.N.; Ford, Gemma K.; Harhen, Brendan; Egan, Laurence J.; Finn, David P.; Roche, Michelle (Elsevier, 2011-09)The endocannabinoid system is an important regulator of the nervous, neuroendocrine, and immune systems, thus representing a novel therapeutic target for stress-related neuroinflammatory and psychiatric disorders. However, ...

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text: Federal-Mogul Corp. announced today it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the chassis components business of Ann Arbor-based Affinia Group Inc.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory approvals. Federal-Mogul will take control of Affinia's global chassis operations based in McHenry, Ill., in the United States and Canada but specific locations are yet to be finalized, Jim Burke, Federal-Mogul's director of communications, said in an email. The transaction will include around 350 Affinia employees, Burke said. Affinia president and CEO Terry McCormack said the group will use the proceeds of the sale to pay down debt. The deal marks the second acquisition for the Southfield-based Federal-Mogul this month. On Jan. 8, the supplier announced the acquisition of Morristown, N.J.-based Honeywell International Inc.'s automotive and industrial brake friction business for $155 million. The Germany-based unit employs 2,000 worldwide with plants in China and Romania. The brake business supplies pads and components to automakers and the aftermarket. Both deals are expected to close in the second half of 2014. Federal-Mogul (NASDAQ: FDML) shares are up more than 84 percent over the past six months to $19.68 per share in overnight trading. The Carl Icahn-controlled company finished the third quarter of 2013, ending Sept. 30, with a net income of $38 million on revenue of $1.69 billion.


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Loss of the Night
The illumination of the night caused by artificial light
The photo above shows a bright night sky, illuminated by an abundance of lights. Because light has positive connotations with security, wealth and modernity, humans tend to illuminate their environment intensively. Although artificial light provides countless advantages to humans, it also has its dark side. Over the last decades, light pollution, the pollution of naturally dark skies by artificial light, has intensified, without regard to its potential impacts on humans and the environment. While some scientific investigation of light pollution and its effects has taken place, it has been narrowly focused within astronomy or the effects on single organisms. To date, there has not been a wide ranging interdisciplinary investigation.
In the interdisciplinary research project "Loss of the Night", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), scientists will investigate the reasons for the increasing illumination of the night, its ecological, cultural and socioeconomic effects, and the effects on human health. The results of this research will help us to develop improved lighting concepts and sustainable technologies.
Our Homepage provides detailed information about the project, the participating institutes and the state of current scientific research.
Are you looking for information about "Loss of the Night" at a glance? Here you will find our flyer.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research - Project EARTH Our Future.
The research group is also part of the research platform MILIEU of Freie Universität Berlin
Loss of the night initiated the EU network LoNNe (Loss of the Night Network) to join venture for the scientifical analysis of light pollution. In the EU-COST Action ES1204 participate today parties from 18 countries.
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Baking Quail in Clay: Behind the Scenes at The Modern
We went into the kitchen of Danny Meyer's The Modern, whose three Stars from The New York Times and one Michelin star are nothing to sneeze at. Located adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art, this is as good as museum food gets.
While we were there, chef Gabriel Kreuther prepared one of his most unique dishes: Pennsylvania Quail Baked En Terre Glaise. The quail breasts are sealed in clay before baking, while the dark meat is separately seared until crispy. The quail is then served with beautiful array of spring vegetables, and surrounded by a ring of rich mac-and-cheese-like noodles. For such a small and delicate bird, chef Kreuther really treats it with the care and attention to detail it deserves.
Click though the slideshow to see the making of the entire dish from start to finish!
The Modern
9 West 53rd Street Street, New York 10019 (b/n 5th and 6th Aves; map)
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Kirtland—Johnson Inn Resource Center
Gain a wealth of information about the Kirtland area by visiting the Johnson Inn Resource Center. The Johnson Inn was reconstructed on its original site, and its exhibits serve as a reminder of the rich heritage of Kirtland. For more sites in this area, see the Historic Kirtland Visitors' Center.
7800 Kirtland-Chardon Road
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I have been using Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro to provide language translations on numerous WordPress blogs for a long time. Recently I noticed that when visiting translated pages the links contained within those translated pages were linking back to the default language which in my case is English. This makes trying to navigate through the site in a different language much more of a hassle.


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ODU Opens CAA Play With A 56-49 Win Over Delaware
By ODU Athletics
Dec. 6, 2008
NORFOLK, VA--The ODU Monarchs (3-3/1-0) got 16 points from Gerald Lee and 13 points from Keyon Carter to defeat Delaware(2-6/0-1), 56-49 in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams.
ODU opened a 27-14 halftime lead with its strong defense that held the Fightin' Blue Hens to .200 (5-25) shooting in the first half. Gerald Lee led ODU with 12 first half points, while sophomore Ben Finney hauled down eight first half rebounds to give ODU a 24-15 edge on the glass.
In the second half, the Monarchs added to the lead and after a basket by Carter with 4:07 left, led by 21,(51-30). Delaware cut into the lead late with three-point baskets from Jawan Carter for the final margin of seven points.
The game was close in the first half until Jonathan Adams hit a trey to put the Monarchs up 11-6 with 14:56 left in the half. Gerald Lee's jumper with 10:05 left game the Monarchs a 17-8 lead. Kent Bazemore's dunk and a jumper by Marsharee Neely put ODU up 13 to end the half at 27-14.
Keyon Carter hauled down six rebounds to go along with his 13 points, and Lee also grabbed six boards. Ben Finney led ODU rebounders with nine on the night and Jonathan Adams had six for ODU's 41-34 edge.
Carter, who scored a career high 14 points with 10 rebounds earlier this week against Richmond is now averaging 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds.
ODU shot .360 (18-50) from the floor, while Delaware was .314 on 16-51 shooting. both teams hit three treys and turned the ball over 20 times.
Gerald Lee who ranks second in the CAA in field goal percentage hit six of ten shots and was four of five from the free throw line. He is now hitting .909 from the line and .569 from the floor. Lee is now averaging 14.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Ben Finney is the team's leading rebounder at 6.7.
Delaware was led by Jawan Carter with 21 points and four steals, while Marc Egerson led all with a game High 12 rebounds. Jim Ledsome added seven boards for Delaware. The Monarchs break for exams before returning to action on Sunday at 4 p.m. against North Carolina Central on Dec. 14.


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The Road to Revolution
On the Road Again 1
You sure this is the fastest way? Mirko asks for at least the tenth time in the past two weeks. I be sure, Dreys responds, as always, plodding along, heading south along the Long Road.
The pair left Triboar near the middle of April once the weather broke from a series of severe late winter storms. Borth, Mirkos brother, had seen them off and wished them well, and Amra (and her white tiger companion, Samson) had traveled with them for almost a week before heading east on some errand she wished to run.
It had been hard leaving Triboar hard getting out on the road again, knowing what lay ahead of them. Or rather, knowing the uncertainty of the future that lay ahead of them. Surely it was to be dangerous and life-threatening, but since when did that ever stop Mirko and Dreys?
Mirko, the Blue Bear, is on a mission to free his adopted cousins, the Quaggoth or Deep Bears, from slavery. He knows the Dark Elves wont let their thralls go so easily nor without a fight. A bloody, hellacious fight.
Dreys wields the Burning Blade, and is said to be Jundar Swordbreaker reborn, the one who will gather the dwarves and lead them to war. But he really doesnt know how to start except his dreams (or are they visions?) keep telling him to go south, to seek out the remnants of his people on the surface before delving deep underground and calling the northern nations to war.
So they are headed to Thornhold the dwarven fortress along the Sword Coast it was only a year or so that they were there with Brakan, and Almego, and many other companions all dead now but them.
The Long Road has been quite busy the last couple of days they have passed merchants from Waterdeep, soldiers heading to Neverwinter to serve, farmers with goods, and prophets preaching doom on those who ignore the signs of war and tragedy to come.
But it is midday and they are on the outskirts of Kryptgarden Forest, barely two days from Westbridge and hot baths, soft beds, and good food. It rained in the morning, but the sun reappeared and the breeze had began to dry things up, and Mirko was thinking of what cooked dwarf would taste like, when he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Dreys stopped too and watched his friend for several moments. Mirko sniffed the air, inhaling deeply, getting the scent of something on the wind, something strong and pungent.
And then a scream for help!
This way! Mirko hisses, tearing off the road and heading toward the outlying trees of the forest. Dreys follows, huffing with effort, and the pair soon find themselves among the trees. The air is cooler and the trees have just about filled out with foliage. Up ahead, shouts and grunts can be heard, so the pair move ahead quickly and quietly until they see
Six hulking giants have three figures trapped near a low cliff rising from the forest floor. A quick overview reveals signs of midday picnic, now spoiled by uninvited guests who likely seek to have their own picnic with these humans.
About 150 feet away on the other side of the encounter
Angus has been following this band of giants for two days. He wants to know why they are in his neck of the woods and hopes to persuade them to leave before they spoil it any further. But now they have cornered some humans and from what he knows of hill giants, they will torture, kill, and eat the unfortunate people at their leisure which will only serve to make them want to stay longer in this area.
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On the Road Again 2 - The Bigger They Are...
Mirko advances slowly at first, his heart beating faster as he hears the sounds of battle. His predator instincts awaken as adrenaline rushes into his temples in anticipation of a fight. He draws his flaming sword as he advances faster and faster on his prey (G1). And grabbing the sword in both hands, he jumps to plunge and slash his sword on the flesh of the giant.
The flaming sword slices through the giants back and down his left leg, leaving a gaping bloody wound. (D25)
The giant roars in pain and surprise, allowing Mirko to strike again, carving out a chunk of the giants thigh! (D24) Bellowing in agony, G1 retaliates with a crushing blow from its club (D23), followed quickly by a backhand swipe that leaves Mirko bloody and battered (D16).
Dreys sees what they need to do, calls on the power of the blade to give him strength (strength of stone) and follows Mirko into battle. The Burning Blade begins to hum. Dreys can feel it's power surge through his bones. He can also hear a little chant in his mind > Jundar...Jundar...Jundar.... Dreys trembles for a moment then the power surges through his body as he charges G2. His skin turns to a deep gray color as he roars with power and anger as he swings at the giant. The heavy mace crushes the giants knee, causing the beast to howl in pain. (D8) Dreys quickly swings again, but the giant steps over him and he misses.
G2 roars something in his giant language that sounds like boulders grinding together, then brings his spiked club down at Dreys, smashing him in the chest (D21). The blow lifts Dreys off his feet and he lands hard on his back. Looking up he can see the giant bringing the club down on top of him, and he quickly rolls to the side, the club missing his head by inches!
Angus sees the two figures charging the giants as he begins casting a spell > seven seconds later, a bolt of lightning comes down from the heavens upon the head of G3! (D18)
Angus full hp
Mirko down 39
Dreys down 21 (Strength of Stone > +6 to STR & AC)
G1 down 49, G2 down 8, G3 down 18, G4 full hp, G5 full hp
G6 full hp
Initiative Order: Angus (28), Mirko (25), Dreys (13), Giants (12)
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On the Road Again 3 - ...the Harder They...Hit!
Initiative Order: Angus (28), Mirko (25), Dreys (13), Giants (12)
Still not sure who these two are yet, Angus thinks it is best if he stays hidden for the moment and drops another lightning bolt on the head of the same giant. (D14) The giant staggers a bit and looks around to try and find the source of its pain, roaring in fury.
The pain fuels Mirkos anger and the fire from his flaming sword explodes on the giants flesh as he hacks and slashes, disemboweling the giant with his first attack, (D21) and driving the blade through the giants back when it falls! (D24)
As the giant dies, its companions howl in rage and two lumber toward the barbarian, intent on death!
Bring it on Dogs! Mirko yells, fearless in battle.
As the giants move in on Mirko, Dreys gets to his feet and summons help. From his hand, a cone-shaped blast of rocks and gravel bursts outward, striking G2 in the face and chest! (Abrasive Blast = D16)
Blinded, the giant stomps and swings wildly at Dreys last position, but neither attack hits the Dwarf.
G3 roars and swings at Mirko, smashing the barbarian in the chest with its first swing (D15) and then slamming him in the back on the backswing! (D13)
G4 rumbles with laughter as it lifts its foot and stomps Mirko into the forest ground! (D12) The giant then kicks Mirko, sending the barbarian flying up the hillside to land in a tangle of briar and vines! (D10)
While Mirko spits blood and attempts to regain his senses the other two giants move in on the three folks trapped against the cliff face. G5 hurls a boulder and crushes one of the folks against the cliff face. A woman screams again as G6 moves in to finish off the other two. But the giant gets a surprise as a ball of fire erupts on its head and chest! (D24)
The giant bellows in agony, falling to the ground, rolling and thrashing to put out the flames.
Angus full hp
Mirko down 89 (DR3)
Dreys down 21 (Strength of Stone > +6 to STR & AC)
G1 dead, G2 down 24, G3 down 32, G4 full hp, G5 full hp
G6 down 24
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On the Road Again 4 - Another One Bites the Dust!
Initiative Order: Angus (28), Mirko (25), Dreys (13), Giants (12)
Angus looks around at the battle field and decides it is better to stay out of the way and drops another bolt on G3. (D16)
The giant staggers and screams in pain and fury, intent on smashing Mirko to a pulp, erroneously thinking the barbarian is the source of the lightning. But Mirko isnt about to lie around and let that happen. He spits blood among the tangle of briars and weeds, wipes the gore from his chest and with a red smile growls, There you go. Now we can start to fight.
And with a thundering roar, Mirko renews his attack RRRUUUAAGHHH!!!
G3 drops its club and covers its ears with meaty hands. G4 shakes its shaggy head and moves in to attack. Feeling a lot better (H18), Mirko tears free of the vines and briars and takes advantage of the shaken giant, cutting nearly completely through the thigh of G3! (D30)
G3s scream shakes the leaves from the trees as it falls, howling and writhing on the ground in agony.
G4 attempts to stomp Mirko, but the barbarian dives out of the way. Unfortunately, the move put Mirko in reach of the giants huge fist and it smashes him in the back, driving him to the ground again. (D11)
A few feet away, Dreys smiles about the dust in the giants eyes and says, "Me gonna get me some giant flesh now." And with that, Dreys begins to hack and slash G2. The first blow smashes the giants shin (D15), and his second blow crunks the giant in the knee! (D12)
Still barely able to see, the giant retaliates, flailing wildly with its club, neither attack getting close to Dreys.
Near the cliff, G5 manages to smother the flames and gets to its feet, as G6 charges in swinging its club at the spellcaster, missing by several feet, gouging large chunks of stone from the cliff face. But then it rights itself and kicks the spellcaster in the gut, flinging the unlucky person against the cliff. (D15)
Staggering, the figure leans on a staff and rises and suddenly a freezing cone of ice bursts from the persons arm and strikes G6 square in the face and chest! (D46)
The giant bellows and staggers backward, even as the third person near the cliff rushes forward and drives a sword into the temple of G3, killing the already mortally wounded giant.
Angus full hp
Mirko down 70 (DR3 +12 temp. hp); heals 1 hp/rd
Dreys down 21 (Strength of Stone > +6 to STR & AC)
G1 dead, G2 down 51, G3 dead, G4 full hp, G5 down 24
G6 down 46
On the Road Again 5 - Kicking @$$ & Taking Names!
Initiative Order: Angus (28), Mirko (25), Dreys (13), Giants (12)
Hmmm, no reason to show myself when I can keep dropping bolts, Angus decides and points at G6 and calls down another bolt of lightning! (D18)
Mirko's eyes narrow as he closes in on the giant. Thats right, no one left to bury you. Then he steps in, whirls, and delivers a devastating slash to the giants stomach, opening the hulking creatures gut to the backbone, spilling entrails all over the forest floor! (D63 Holy Shit!)
The giant gags and falls to its knees with one hand it tries to scoop its guts back inside its belly and with the other it reaches for Mirko. But the barbarian isnt done. He quickly steps close, even as the stench of the giant makes his eyes water, and drives his sword through the giants throat and out the back of its thick neck! (D29)
The young man standing nearby gawks at the ferocity of the barbarians attack. Mirko grins and says, Thats how you take down a giant, boy. Lets go get another.
With G2 falling, Dreys takes his chance and summons the mighty power of Dumathoin....after a few seconds a huge spike grows from the end of the Burning Blade. Dreys jumps drives the glowing spike into the giants groin! (D19) He twists and turns the spiked blade and the giant screams in agony, falling to its knees. With a battle cry, Dreys then drives the glowing spike under the giants chin and the giant opens its mouth to scream again but nothing comes out but blood and smoke. The giant shudders and slumps over, unmoving. (D22)
Who be next? Dreys bellows, looking around for more giants.
Seeing their companions die, the other two giants break and run. G5 had already been inching away, so he outdistances G6 by several feet, crashing through brush and vines, heedless of his path. G6, however, only gets a few feet before another blast of icy cold slams it in the back, putting it down for good. (D32)
Once the giant falls, the spellcaster turns to her wounded companion.
Help me, someone! Hes dying! she cries.
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Angus full hp
Mirko down 70 (DR3 +12 temp. hp); heals 1 hp/rd
Dreys down 21 (Strength of Stone > +6 to STR & AC)
G1 dead, G2 dead, G3 dead, G4 dead, G5 down 24
G6 dead
On the Road Again 6 - Newcomers, Part 1
Once the giant falls, the spellcaster turns to her wounded companion.
Help me, someone! Hes dying! she cries.
Mirko's eyes narrow, seeing the giant escape. Fighting the urge to chase the prey, he sheathes his flaming sword and moves to try and help the wounded. As he reaches the cliffs, the woman looks up at him, her eyes full of worry. The wounded man looks to be in bad shape one arm is broken, possibly crushed beyond repair and his breathing is short and wheezy.
Hearing the cries of the woman, Angus moves to where they are, gives them a nod, and immediately begins working on the fallen man. Mirko assumes he is with them and moves to allow him room to work.
Angus murmurs under his breath and touches the mans chest, his hand glowing with a greenish light. The mans breathing eases and he tries to say something, but he doesnt wake up.
Mirko looks to check on Dreys and gives the dwarf a nod, and then turns back to the others, glancing in the direction of the fleeing giant, checking for a new wave of enemies to come.
Dreys looks around looking for something else to impale. "Run off ye bastard! he yells at the fleeing giant. Come back and fight me like a man...or do me means a pussy?" Dreys laughs and then turns to see Mirko. "Ye be alright me brother? Didn't take us long to find somebody to fight." He says, walking up to his long-time companion and resting his weight on the heavy mace in his hands.
Mirko nods again and says in greeting, I am Mirko Blue Bear. This is my brother, Dreys Stoneshaft. Are there any others in your group?
(Tag Angus)
The other man who helped Mirko attack the giants walks up and says, Greetings and well met the gods are good to have sent you when they did, else I fear, we would be walking with them in their hallowed halls. I am Reamus Silmerhelve and this is my sister and my uncle.
Reamus is young, definitely younger than his sister, and his uncle is a middle-aged man with the beginnings of grey hair and a sagging belly.
We need to get him back to the manor, the woman says. Caramin may be able to save his arm, since this man has already saved his life.
She smiles at the other newcomer (Angus) and looks at Mirko and Dreys and says, I am Jacelyn Silmerhelve, but my family and friends call me Jace. Will you help us get my uncle back home? My father will want to meet the men who saved his family today.
Mirko nods and says, Aye, and the sooner the better. The dog might return with his pack.
To be continued
Angus full hp
Mirko down 70 (DR3 +12 temp. hp); heals 1 hp/rd
Dreys down 21 (Strength of Stone > +6 to STR & AC)
G1 dead, G2 dead, G3 dead, G4 dead, G5 down 24
G6 dead
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On the Road Again 7 Newcomers, part 2
The other man who helped Mirko attack the giants walks up and says, Greetings and well met the gods are good to have sent you when they did, else I fear, we would be walking with them in their hallowed halls. I am Reamus Silmerhelve and this is my sister and my uncle.
Reamus is young, definitely younger than his sister, and his uncle is a middle-aged man with the beginnings of grey hair and a sagging belly.
We need to get him back to the manor, the woman says. Caramin may be able to save his arm, since this man has already saved his life.
She smiles at the other newcomer (Angus) and looks at Mirko and Dreys and says, I am Jacelyn Silmerhelve, but my family and friends call me Jace. Will you help us get my uncle back home? My father will want to meet the men who saved his family today.
Mirko nods and says, Aye, and the sooner the better. The dog might return with his pack.
Greeting, my name is Angus and I am traveling alone. I found tracks of the giants and have been following them and they led me here. Looks like I arrived about the same time that you all did. He smiles back at Jace and says, Yes Jace, I will be glad to help you get your uncle back home.
Dreys looks at Mirko, "Looks like we be helping out. Think me could use an ale about now." Dreys grins and chuckles. He then turns to Angus, "Nice to meet ye me fellow traveler. Where ye be from?" Dreys also will nod at Mirko's greetings to Jace. He offers to carry the wounded man, and soon, the group leaves the battle scene and the bodies of the five giants.
The going is slow, but the company is good and the young elven woman, Jacelyn, talks about the ruined picnic and asks, What brings the three of you into the Kryptgarden Forest?
The younger elven man, Reamus, keeps staring at the three of you, especially at Mirko it is obvious he is in awe of three adventurers, battle-scarred and bloody.
(Tag anybody!)
As you walk, Jacelyn turns the route south, skirting the edge of the forest, and soon you come to the grounds of a large estate. Riders on horseback spot you and sound a horn, then come riding toward you. Reamus waves at them and runs to meet them. All four riders are armed with spears in hand, longbows on their backs, and swords at their hips they wear clothing and armor of olive and brown colors. All have dark hair and fair features.
Take Uncle Aamer to Caramin as quickly as you can ride! Jacelyn instructs as Dreys and Angus gently lift the wounded man to one of the riders. Reamus, go with him and tell father we are not far behind. Reamus scowls, but obeys, leaping up on the back of another rider.
Go swiftly now! Jacelyn urges, slapping the horse on its flank.
Yes, princess, the rider responds, wheels his mount, and rides toward the estate manor, accompanied by the other rider and Reamus.
Another rider offers Jacelyn his hand, but she waves him away. We will walk the rest of the way, Leonus, but guard our backs. There are giants in the woods today.
Yes, princess, the rider responds, drifting back to guard the rear.
She sets off at a faster pace, no doubt eager to get to the estate. My father will be most happy to see you and give you a proper welcome to Helvenblade House.
Angus full hp
Mirko down 50 (DR3 +12 temp. hp); heals 1 hp/rd
Dreys down 21(Strength of Stone > +6 to STR & AC)
XP for the Giants > 3,840 each!
On the Road Again 8 - A Heroes' Welcome...
The reception when you arrive at the manor of House Silmerhelve is nothing short of a heroes welcome. News of your arrival, and the events in the Kryptgarden Forest preceded you like a clarion call to arms, and the entire house meets you on the grounds of the manor. There is a great deal of exclamations of worry and concern, along with a lot of fussing over wounds and the state of affairs in the forest. More than a few of the folk of the manor cast wary glances at the distant woodlands.
Faces come and go and many questions are asked about health and the events that happened. Jacelyn tries to stay close to you and explains that you rescued them from the giants. We would have surely died had these brave adventurers come to our aid, she tells a male elf dressed in clothing that befits one of importance. A female elf stands by his side, worry etched on her face as she looks back and forth between Jacelyn and you.
You feel as about in place as a troll at a wedding dirty and unwashed, bloody and unkempt a barbarian, a dwarf, and a half-elf at what appears to be a noble elven house!
But then before what was sure to be a feast of welcome, before any immediate healing, before a bath and a change of clothes a war horn sounds from the far fields near the woods. All chatter stops and all heads turn to look in the direction from whence you came just a few minutes earlier.
Another horn blast, followed by a third only seconds apart, and the silence turns to panic. A call to arms goes out from an elven man who you would guess to be a captain of the guard.
And then you see the riders coming hard from the direction of the woods and when in shouting range, you hear them say, GIANTS! GIANTS FROM THE FOREST! TO ARMS! TO ARMS!
Looking toward the edge of the forest, about a half mile distant, you see the unmistakable hulking shapes of giants several giants emerging from the treeline. Other creatures, small dots at this distance, can also be seen running before them.
Dreys shakes his head and looks to Mirko. Guess dat hot meal with haf ta wait, me friend.
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By default, Support and Recovery Assistant for Office 365 collects diagnostic logs to help troubleshoot problems in the following scenarios.
Support and Recovery Assistant sometimes collects diagnostic logs when the tool fails to solve a user's problem.
Support and Recovery Assistant collects diagnostic logs when a user chooses to run advanced diagnostics. Typically this happens at the request of an admin or Microsoft support engineer.
Office 365 uses diagnostic logs to improve the tool to provide better troubleshooting in the future. Microsoft support engineers can also use these logs to analyze your user's specific issue more throughly. As an admin, you can make a registry edit to prevent users from collecting diagnostic logs if your organization wants to limit data sharing.
Registry Editor is a tool intended for advanced users. Follow the steps in this article carefully to make sure you only make changes to data collection for Support and Recovery Assistant. Before making changes to the registry, create a backup in case something goes wrong. For more information about creating a backup, see How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.
Option 1 - Create a new registry entry
To turn off data collection in Support and Recovery Assistant, you need to create the following registry entry.
Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Support and Recovery Assistant
DWORD Value: UploadDiagnosticLogsDisabled
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For details about creating registry values, see How to add, modify, or delete registry subkeys and values by using a .reg file.
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Open Registry Editor.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sailor Mouth Saturday: Bilge
The main reason for this is that the bilge is where water (and other less appealing detritus) from the usual running of a wooden ship collects. The bilge has an important job keeping the keel together and if it is fractured, repairs need to be effected immediately to avoid foundering. A ship with an injured bilge is said to be bilged.
The bilge of a cask or barrel is the area where it is the largest around, usually in the area where the bung hole is drilled. (Yes, I did mention that solely to be able to use the term "bung hole". Sue me.) Casks are said to be "bilge free" when they are stowed on their foot or head rather than lying sideways.
Flatter bottomed boats can be fitted with bilge-keels, sometimes called bilge-pieces, to help them run better in the wind. Bilge-keelsons can be fitted on the interior of any ship to help support the orlop deck when heavy cargo is being shipped.
Bilge water, of course, is that noisesom mix of effluvia that collects in the bilge. Usually this is water that has run down the walls of the ship from the main deck, not leaked in from below, and sits stagnant because the flat floor of the bilge prevents it from running out to the well of the ship's pumps. Other things can seep into the mix, from tar to human or animal waste to food stuffs depending on the nature and duties of the ship in question. As The Sailor's Word Book tells us "The mixture of tar-water and the drainings of sugar cargo is about the worst perfume known." Even worse, though, was the bilge in a slaver. Of course truly horrific buildup in the bilge will cause bilge-fever, killing living cargo and sailors alike.
Most ships have a bilge pump separate from the main pumps. In the popular mind "the pumps" and "bilge pump" mean the same thing but that is erroneous. The bilge pump is sometimes referred to as a bilge monkey. This reflects the fact that younger reefers, known as "monkeys" because of their simian-like skills among the tops, were frequently given the task of pumping the bilge. It is now the moniker for a fine pirate website/radio as well. Find Bilgemunky here on Twitter.
Finally, the word bilge comes in handy when cursing. How many men have been dubbed scurvy sons of bilge rats can only be guessed at now. Hardly a single pirate movie or novel misses that chance, it seems.
Happy Saturday, Brethren. I hope it is as sunny and breezy where you are as it is here by Turnagain Arm
Header: downloadable wallpaper via Wallpapers Online.
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- Timmy! said...
Ahoy, Pauline! "Bilge monkey" is almost as fun to say as "bung hole" (if you are a fan of "Beavis and Butt-Head" like me, anyway)... But not as eloquent a turn of phrase as "noisesom mix of effluvia". Nicely done.
I do like the photo at the head of the post too (as well as the photo you used for your Piratical Fact of the Week). Although I'm not sure I really want to try to make the Plum Duff...
I'm just saying, Pirate Queen.
- August 21, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Pauline said...
Ahoy, Timmy and I thank both you and the ever-knowledgable Capt. Swallow for appreciating a phrase that, in all fairness, sounds like something my Mom would say eg: this room is a noisesom mix effluvia; clean it up! Love ya, Mom.
And, as I understand it, you can make plum duff (note: no plums in it at all) with butter rather then suet. I think we have a dark winter day experiment on our hands, frankly. And a Friday Booty post to boot!
- August 21, 2010 at 6:51 PM
I know well of bilges! lol! (And bungs too! In fact, I was once a bung maker!) Thanks for the stroll down memory lane!
- August 26, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Pauline said...
Ahoy, Pyrate Queene and thankee for the comment. Yeah; despite modern progress, a bilge can still be a pretty frightening thing. Not so much with a bung, though. Especially when it's in a wine cask.
- August 26, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- wndwlkr said...
Can I use this photo as part of my 4th of July parade public service announcement?
Thanks, firstname.lastname@example.com
- June 27, 2012 at 2:14 AM
- Pauline said...
Hey Jim! This image is from Wallpapers Online; here is the link:
I'll also shoot you an email with the link as well.
The image is available for download so I believe it is in the public domain w/ credit to them (which I have rectified on this post as well).
Thanks for stopping by.
- June 27, 2012 at 8:34 AM


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SSIS: Using a Script Component as a substitute OLEDB Destination
I developed an SSIS package that loads invoices, statements, pro-formas, etc. into a SQL Server table. The invoices are .pdf files and the business required that no identical documents were allowed to be stored. To determine uniqueness I simply created a hash of each document and used it as the unique identifier. I used SHA1 as the algorithm, which provided a 20-byte fingerprint and all was right with the world. That is until the developer working on the project had difficulty using that fingerprint from the front end.
An application was built that enabled users to meander through the data and view the .pdfs based upon criteria they selected. Once they narrowed down the field of valid documents, they would click on one or more and it would be pulled from the system and displayed. The problem was there seemed to be no way for the front-end to properly store the fingerprint, so when the user selected the document to view, the front-end would not send the proper fingerprint back to the server. The 20-byte fingerprint seemed to get all messed up. To the credit of the application group they tried everything, but to no avail. This meant I needed to add an identity column to the table. Easy-Peasy. Then I remembered all of the ancillary data.
There were a few tables that included additional data about the document, such things as the company it belonged to, date of the invoice, and all the things that make life easy for a user to narrow down the millions of documents they need to comb through to get the few they need. Since the front-end would be combing through this, I could not longer use the fingerprint, but had to make sure the ancillary tables were all based upon the identity column, which I aptly named: Webunique.
I hit a snag in the beginning on how to do this. I couldn't use the OLEDB destination to insert the document since there was no way to get the identity column for that record, so I had to write my own using a Script Component.
I broke the ScriptComponent out in three pieces and will play them in reverse order, which should make it easier to follow. The first image will be of the ProcessInputRow.
The key to extracting the identity column is combining the Insert statement and the select statement in one sql command, separated by semi-colons.I then execute the combined statements using ExecuteScalar since I should get back a single value, which will be from identity select. It is all in the same scope, which is important and also took me the longest to figure out. Now that I have the identity in a variable, I need to pass that up and out of the Component. This is done in the PostExecute method.
To square things out, the image below shows the additional library (System.Data.SqlClient) needed as well as how to set up the connection string. I hope this helps solve problems you may be having in the field or expands your knowledge of what can be done with Script Components.


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Earlier this week the Brookings Institution brought together a panel of marine experts to outline a new path for the United States and Cuba to work together on environmental issues to protect diverse marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
President Barack Obama's recent easing of travel restrictions on Americans visiting relatives in Cuba may open the door to greater cooperation between these two nations, long at odds with one another. This could be of immense importance not only to Cuban-Americans and their native island neighbors, but to preserving Cuba's unique, and increasingly threatened, coastal and marine environments.
Lying just 90 miles south of the Florida Keys, where the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico meet, Cuba has one of the Caribbean's most diverse marine environments, with extensive coral reefs stretching as far as North Carolina and mangrove forests that have remained remarkably unspoiled, despite growing tourism and development pressures.
Cuba's coastal waters are also vital to healthy fisheries and fishing communities along the southeastern coast of the United States. The island's 4,200 islets and keys support important commercial reef fish species like snapper and grouper and not to mention other marine life like sea turtles, dolphins and manatees. Prevailing ocean currents carry fish larvae into U.S. waters, making the protection of Cuba's coastal ecosystems critical to replenishing our ailing fisheries.
In many ways, Cuba sets an example to its Caribbean neighbors in terms of biodiversity conservation. In 2007, Cuba helped establish the first Caribbean Island Biological Corridor with the Dominican Republic and Haiti in order to contribute to the reduction of biodiversity loss and to facilitate the human-nature relationship. The corridor offers important linkages among landscapes, ecosystems, habitats and cultures to maintain essential and evolutionary ecological processes and environmental services and to promote sustainable development.
Cuba has a centralized and well-coordinated institutional arrangements for the management of protected areas and its academic and public research institutions are some of the most active in conservation and natural resource management in the Caribbean. However, there has been limited scope for community-based initiatives.
Today, offshore oil and gas development threatens Cuba's and Florida's environmental treasures while exploitation of nickel reserves is on the increase. The recent discovery of oil and natural gas reserves in the Florida Straits has lured foreign oil exploration companies from as far away as China, and they are all eager to begin extracting these resources.
IUCN, our members and partners, including the Environmental Defense Fund, are working with Cuban scientists and policy experts to increase the flow of information between the two countries, ensure that sustainable methods are implemented and to lay a strong legal and policy foundation for conservation as the island's tourism and mining industries expand.
As the United States revisits its relationship with Cuba's revolutionary government, we should remember to tread carefully so as to prevent the destruction of this island's resources and unique ecosystems on which so many depend.


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Location: York County and Newport News
Campaign: Peninsula Campaign (March-September 1862)
Date(s): April 5-May 4, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan [US]; Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston [CS]
Forces Engaged: Armies
Estimated Casualties: 320 total
Description: Marching from Fort Monroe, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate army at Yorktown behind the Warwick River. Magruder's theatrics convinced the Federals that his works were strongly held. McClellan suspended the march up the Peninsula toward Richmond, ordered the construction of siege fortifications, and brought his heavy siege guns to the front. In the meantime, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston brought reinforcements for Magruder. On 16 April, Union forces probed a weakness in the Confederate line at Lee's Mill or Dam No. 1, resulting in about 309 casualties. Failure to exploit the initial success of this attack, however, held up McClellan for two additional weeks, while he tried to convince his navy to maneuver the Confederates' big guns at Yorktown and Gloucester Point and ascend the York River to West Point thus outflanking the Warwick Line. McClellan planned for a massive bombardment to begin at dawn on May 4, but the Confederate army slipped away in the night toward Williamsburg.
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The parents of an 8-month-old baby found with wounds covering his body and broken toes have been arrested by Hardeeville police.
A week later, the infant remains hospitalized at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., where he was put in an induced coma, said Capt. Arnold Middleton on Friday morning.
Both of the child's parents were arrested June 9 and as of Friday remained jailed in the Jasper County Detention Center.
Chasity Hope Clevenger, 34, and Henry Sanford Schiller, 42, both of Hardeeville, were charged with unlawful conduct, although police said those charges could change once more details on the case emerge.
"We might amend them once we know the baby's condition," Middleton said.
Initially doctors and police thought the infant was covered with some sort of chemical burns but now it's believed the child is suffering from sores. The child was fed Oxycodone, a painkiller and narcotic, through his bottle and put in his crib. Marks appeared, which were the "result of dying flesh," according to Middleton.
"Even the doctor thought it was a chemical burn, but after further analysis, it was a result from the Oxycodone put in the baby's bottle," Middleton said.
Police say the baby had marks above his left eyebrow and forehead, forearms, on his thighs, legs, and on the sole of his right foot and suffered from broken toes. Middleton said the painkiller was given to the child to make him stop crying or alleviate pain.
Emergency responders were called to 24616 Whyte Hardee Blvd., Apt. E, at 4 p.m. June 9 after the child's mother, Clevenger, called 911. The baby was found unresponsive and had difficulty breathing, Middleton said. Police were called to the efficiency apartment minutes later.
The baby was initially taken to Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville but then flown by helicopter to Memorial Health University Medical Center. Finally, the infant was brought to the burn center in Augusta, police said.


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Former UCLA Bruin and Los Angeles Dodger Tim Leary joins the Matador baseball coaching staff in 2010-11 as an assistant coach.
The former first-round Major League Baseball draft pick will work primarily with the pitching staff and assist Curtis with recruiting and fundraising. Leary worked with Loyola Marymount's pitching staff in 2006 and assisted the staff at UCLA from 1997-2000 and again in 2004 as the team's pitching coach.
Selected by the New York Mets with the second pick of the first round in the 1979 baseball draft, Leary pitched professionally for 15 years, ten of which were spent with the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers.
One of his most successful seasons as a professional took place in 1988 as his efforts on the mound helped the Los Angeles Dodgers become World Series champions. Finishing the season with a 17-11 record and 2.90 ERA, Leary ranked second in the National League in shutouts (six), fifth in complete games (nine), and sixth in both wins (17) and strikeouts (180) and was named National League Comeback Player of the Year.
No stranger to success at the collegiate level, Leary spent a total five seasons as a pitching coach for UCLA before joining the staff at LMU in a similar role in 2006.
As the Bruins' pitching coach, Leary helped the 1997 squad to a College World Series appearance and coached two first round draft picks in Jim Parque and Josh Karp.
"What excites me the most is that Tim was a successful major league player who was also committed to earning his degree. He possesses a strong commitment to the academic development of our student-athletes and, in my opinion, is the right person to build and develop a culture of success both on the field and in the classroom for the Matador Baseball program," said Curtis.
Leary, who holds a degree in Economics from UCLA, was a three-year letterwinner, finishing with an overall record of 21-15 and a 3.09 ERA, 16 complete games, and 258 strikeouts. In 1979 he was selected to The Sporting News All-America squad and earned Academic All-American honors in addition to his success on the diamond as his team finished as Pac-10 champions that same season.
In 1991, Leary was elected to the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame joining Jackie Robinson and former American League President Dr. Bobby Brown as the only inductees from the baseball program.
Prior to his time at UCLA, Leary crafted a 10-2 record in his senior season at Santa Monica High School to earn All-CIF first team honors before graduating in 1976. Two years later he helped lead Team USA to the silver medal in the World Cup as the squad's top pitcher, a designation that was also bestowed upon him when the national team competed in the 1979 Pan American Games.
Leary has two daughters, Anne-Sophie and Caroline, and a son, Thomas.


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A Middle River family who alleges a Baltimore County officer used excessive force with a Taser has a second chance in court after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday partially reversed an earlier decision to throw out their federal suit.
Ryan Meyers' family sued after the 40-year-old died when Baltimore County police responded to his home for a domestic violence call in 2007. Three officers entered the home and one tasered Meyers 10 times because police said he refused to listen to the officers and drop a baseball bat. But Meyers' family said he fell to the ground and was no longer resisting arrest when the officer continued to taser him unnecessarily.
The appeals court partially reversed the District Court's decision to dismiss the case based on qualified immunity, which means the officers can't be sued for doing their jobs. The appeals court agreed that two of the three officers were absolved, but reversed part of the District Court's opinion concerning one officer's use of a Taser. The opinion said that while up to three Taser cycles could be called reasonable, the other seven times were not.
The opinion said "it is an excessive and unreasonable use of force for a police officer repeatedly to administer electrical shocks with a Taser on an individual who no longer is armed, has been brought to the ground, has been restrained physically by several other officers, and no longer is actively resisting arrest."
But the appeals court said a jury must decide whether the officers' version of the events or the family's is more credible.
"The whole Taser debate has created just a quagmire in the discussion in the use of force because ... it's the new and developing tech, and they don't know the ramifications," said the family's attorney, Gregory L. Lattimer.
"This is the first time we have had a court ... pinpoint and say you are not going to have free rein with this Taser," he said.
Lattimer said the family's next step is to again file a suit.
An attorney for Baltimore County, Paul Mayhew, defended the officer's actions. He said the officer who fired the Taser, Stephen Mee, remains with the Police Department and was cleared of any wrongdoing.
Mayhew said the plaintiffs have "to connect the Taser and the death. The medical examiner ruled the death to be undetermined," meaning a number of factors could have contributed to Meyers' death, including an underlying heart condition.
"We intend to vigorously defend the officers, and we feel we will prevail," Mayhew said.


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COPENHAGEN (MarketWatch) — U.K. stocks wobbled on Thursday, with mining shares posting the biggest gains while supermarket chains and retailers declined after comments about sales over the Christmas period.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, +1.09% closed marginally higher at 5,934.30, on its first trading day after markets closed for Christmas.
Among the biggest advancers, shares of Anglo American PLC AAL, +2.51% added 2.1%, Rio Tinto PLC RIO, +1.40% RIO, -0.31% RIO, +0.28% was up 0.9% and BHP Billiton PLC UK:BLT BHP, -0.99% BHP, +0.22% rose 0.8%. Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC UK:ENRC jumped 3.7%. Metals futures were mostly higher.
Banking shares were on the move upward in London as well, with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC RBS, +1.73% RBS, +2.30% closing 2.5% higher, Lloyds Banking Group PLC LLOY, +0.70% LYG, +2.60% rising 2.1% and Barclays PLC BARC, +0.73% . BCS, +2.28% adding 0.8%.
Oil shares, on the other hand, tracked oil prices lower. See: Crude oil falls on fiscal-cliff sentiments
Shares of BP PLC UK:BP BP, +0.67% dropped 0.5%, while those of BG Group PLC UK:BG slipped 0.7%.
The broader U.K. stock market traded most of the session in positive territory, buoyed by indications that Japan's newly elected government will move to aggressively boost the No. 3 global economy. See: Japan won't abide by bond cap for stimulus:reports
But in afternoon action, sentiment was hit by weak data from the U.S., with the Conference Board's consumer-confidence index for December dropping more than expected and reaching a four-month low, prompting equity markets to trim gains. See: Consumer confidence drops in December
Worries that U.S. policy makers will fail to reach a deal in time to avert to the fiscal cliff also weighed on investors' mood in London. President Barack Obama cut short his Hawaiian vacation to return to Washington to resume budget negotiations.
Also on the move in London, retailers and supermarkets chains posted some of the biggest losses. The Director General at British Retail Consortium, Helen Dickinson, said Wednesday that Christmas trading this year hadn't been exceptional, but was not complete doom and gloom either.
Shares of J. Sainsbury PLC SBRY, +3.70% fell 0.9%, Wm. Morrison Supermarkets PLC MRW, +0.41% lost 0.9% and Marks & Spencer Group PLC MKS, +0.99% gave up 0.5%.


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Evidence of my recent obsession with evaluating high end audio cable with silver conductors can be found in my two part affordable silver cable overview (LINK), and (LINK), and with my Kimber silver overview (LINK). Element Cable's Silver Serenade interconnect was featured in Part One of my overview, and I found it to be an incredible value and a superb performer punching well above its weight class.
I also noted that Element also had a Signature line, priced somewhat higher, and meant to compete with flagship offerings from the very best. It is from the Signature line that I will conclude my silver cable evaluations for the foreseeable future. And it will end with a bit of twist, with silver speaker cables, as opposed to interconnects. This will actually be my first encounter with a pure silver speaker cable, although I have heard a few silver plated copper cables from some very well known companies.
I wondered if silver in a speaker cable would make as big of a difference as in interconnects. I specifically prefer pure silver between my source and my preamplifier or integrated amplifier. I believe that silver excels in preserving the delicacy of the music when carrying low level signals, which from a source are quite low; usually around 2V from an average CD player. Silver can make a difference when carrying signals from preamps to power amps. In my experience, they won't have as dramatic an impact, as signal levels have been boosted quite a bit at this point.
When talking about speaker cables, the signal has quite a bit of gain and is meant to drive your loudspeakers to lifelike volumes. One of the main concern of many speaker cable designers is preserving the integrity of the signal from outside interference such as EMI and RFI, or from other unwanted degradation. The other major concern is working with high quality materials and conductors.
Protecting the purity of the signal is usually done in a variety of ways. Various cable geometries, shielding, network boxes, and more exotic, even questionable methods have been used. For the most part, hyper pure copper is generally accepted as a superb conductor. However, silver is gaining popularity as a conductor of choice. For the same general reasons it is considered superior by some for interconnects, silver being marginally more conductive and immune to performance degradation due to oxidation. One of the drawbacks of silver speaker cable is cost, since roughly a minimum of double the amount of silver is required for speaker cables in comparison to interconnects.
According to Element, "The Apollo uses 16 individual strands of solid core silver conductors for each cable. The strands are woven in a dual octennial braid and tightly wrapped with FEP Teflon dielectric. When complete, these cables account for over 300 feet of silver wire for an 8 foot pair. A large air core runs through the center, used to space out the conductors for minimal interaction."
After installing the Apollo, the first thing I noticed is how utterly smooth and natural the overall presentation was. For those readers who still like to repeat the cliché' that silver is "bright", I respectfully say you have not heard a properly designed cable, regardless of conductor type. A "bright" sounding silver interconnect or speaker cable is a bright cable, period. From my experience it has nothing to do with silver.
The Apollo was so balanced in its performance, regardless of musical genre or program material. A disc I that I can't seem to get out of heavy rotation is Broken Bells, by Broken Bells. I love this record. A throwback to the concept of an album as ten or twelve good songs, instead of filler to sell one or two decent MTV friendly hits. The Apollo was made for music like this, bold, round, retro bass, a bit of electronica, and nods to classic psychedelic bands of the 60's like the Small Faces, Traffic, and Moby Grape, with a bit of modern rock thrown in.
Regardless of what I put on, the cables simply disappeared. No gimmicks here, just a well made cable, with top notch materials and conductors, obviously designed by music lovers, and not by marketing flunkies. I honestly don't think my system has sounded better.


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10 Photos That Tell the Story of Our Economy Right Now
If you're looking for an obvious narrative arc, you may be disappointed.
There are a myriad of tools available to market watchers looking for a reading on the economy, but sometimes the best indicators are observations from everyday life. Recently we asked our contributors to send us original photos that would tell the story of our economy right now. As you'll see from the results, there's no dominate theme in what our writers picked out from the environment, except perhaps a feeling of uncertainty and indecisiveness.
1. A "fugly" house in San Francisco.
This home is in the Inner Mission, one of the San Francisco neighborhoods popular with programmers, developers, and other young professionals. It was listed in April as a fixer-upper. The property received 32 offers after nine days on the market. The sale closed in early June at 96% above asking, inspiring the following haiku:
Fugly from the front
But location can't be beat
A feeding frenzy.
Text and photo: Andrew Jeffery, Minyanville contributor and owner of Cirios Real Estate. Follow him on Twitter at @schnageler. Find his recent articles for Minyanville here.
2. Nah, we're not in denial.
Interesting how even as Facebook's (FB) stock is falling, it continues to expand. It's as if there is a disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street.....
Three thousand miles east
Numbers flicker on a screen
Irrelevant price
Text and photo: Andrew Jeffery, Minyanville contributor and owner of Cirios Real Estate.
(See also: 10 Takes on the Facebook IPO From Investing Experts)
3. "I've got a delivery here for exposed filament bulbs and an espresso bar."
We're living in an age of transition, and here in Atlanta, nothing is more emblematic of that transition than the almost $200 million that Jamestown is putting into what will become Ponce City Market. Built in the 1920s, it was originally a hub for Sears (SHLD), abandoned in the late 1980s, and sold to the city of Atlanta, where it remained mostly dormant until 2010. As part of the nationwide trend of gentrifying urban cores, Jamestown's vision for the building is to turn it into Atlanta's version of Manhattan's trendy Chelsea Market. It's scheduled to open in early 2014.
Text and photo: Conor Sen. Sen is currently a private investor, and recently spent more than four years at a multi-billion-dollar West Coast-based hedge fund. Follow him on Twitter at @conorsen. Find his recent articles for Minyanville here.
4. Can't afford to be picky.
It's not clear what the message is here. One sign on this empty lot offers "affordable town homes" in a prime location, across from Mamaroneck Harbor on Route 1 in Mamaroneck, New York. The other sign advertises the same property as a "commercial lot" for sale. Maybe the possibilities are endless, or will be when the real estate market shows signs of life. Mamaroneck is a suburb of New York City.
Text and photo: Carol Kopp, Minyanville contributor and freelance journalist. Find her recent articles for Minyanville here.
5. Double happiness? Why not.
Here's a small ray of optimism, in the village of Mamaroneck, New York. An old-fashioned luncheonette and a hair salon next door both appear to have new owners, and are holding their "Grand Opening" events.
Text and photo: Carol Kopp, Minyanville contributor and freelance journalist.
6. Nothing rented, nothing gained.
Somebody's ready to take a chance. The real estate agency's sign on an empty Mamaroneck storefront says, "Rented."
Text and photo: Carol Kopp, Minyanville contributor and freelance journalist.
7. One dollar note. (Two photos)
The U-Haul station where I rented a cargo van last month operates out of a little trailer in the back of a junkyard in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. Christmas lights and ornaments were strung around the perimeter of the inside, and the owner's young son was playing an old video game on a desktop computer as I filled out paperwork. This dollar bill was posted on the wall, along with pictures of Obama on the campaign trail. The owner told me he found the pictures in a returned U-Haul truck and decided to post them in his office. If you look closely at the bill, the stamp includes The Aaron Burr Society website, "Progressive Libertarians working for the Commonwealth of The People."
Text and photos: Lisa Caccioppoli, Minyanville Copy Chief.
8. Hiring.
The US job market remains enormously challenged, as evidenced by consistently weak non-farm payroll numbers. So it's no surprise that hard-on-their-luck folks are grasping for every available opportunity, tearing up this flyer for security guards in the process.
Text and photo: Michael Comeau, Minyanville Columnist and Editor. Follow him on Twitter at @Michael Comeau. Find his recent articles for Minyanville here.
9. Gold bubble, anyone?
Some folks have been talking about a gold (GLD) bubble for years. Could a Brooklyn barber shop buying gold mean that they're right? What you don't see in this photo: a newly-opened "We Buy Gold" store, right across the street.
Text and photo: Michael Comeau, Minyanville Columnist and Editor.
10. Green Mountain in the streets.
Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR), maker of the Keurig single-serve coffee machine, has struggled due to big earnings misses, competition from Starbucks (SBUX), and an assault from noted short-seller David Einhorn. In one baby step toward coming back, the Keurig marketing team was pushing their machines straight to the public in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
Text and photo: Michael Comeau, Minyanville Columnist and Editor.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a foretaste of his campaign for European parliamentary elections in May, Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders is making his case that the Netherlands would be better off leaving the European Union.
He claimed Thursday a "NExit" — Netherlands exit from both the European Union and euro currency zone — would add nearly 10,000 euros ($13,000) to GDP per capita over two decades, from around 35,000 euros now.
The Dutch government rejects Wilders' views, saying a pullout from the European Union would cause irreparable damage to trade relations in a country heavily reliant on trade, and a euro departure would lead to a new financial crisis.
"I cannot explain to any voters in the Netherlands that we have to raise taxes, cut health care for the elderly, for example, but that we send billions of euros to the Southern European countries (for bailouts), or all the fees we pay to Brussels," Wilders said at a press conference outside Dutch parliament.
Wilders' views on leaving the European Union have so far gained little traction in the Netherlands, and are seen as practically unworkable. However, his euro-skeptic stance, like that of other parties elsewhere on the political extremes — such as France's Marine Le Pen, Greece's Alexis Tsipras and Britain's Nigel Farage, does resonate with a wider public.
A survey published last week by pollster Maurice de Hond found almost as many Dutch would vote for Wilders' Freedom Party as for the two parties in the centrist governing coalition combined — if national elections were held today. They are not scheduled until 2017. Wilders said he hoped that his faction would be the largest Dutch faction in the European elections.
At the press conference, Wilders presented a study that concluded there would be significant positive economic effects from leaving the EU. He commissioned the study from the London-based think-tank Capital Economics, founded by the Euroskeptic economist Roger Bootle.
The study concluded that the Dutch economy would benefit from no longer contributing to the EU budget. On a per-capita basis, the Dutch are among the highest net contributors.
Second, leaving the euro would enable the Dutch central bank to tailor monetary policy to better suit the country, Capital Economics analyst Mark Pragnell said.
"We think the Swiss option is viable for the Netherlands," Pragnell said, referring to Switzerland's good bilateral relations and trade with the European Union, even as it conducts its own monetary policy.
It is not clear that the Netherlands would be able to negotiate the same deals Switzerland has. Many would find it difficult to imagine the European Union without the Netherlands, one of its founding members and traditionally a strong supporter of the union.
But Wilders called the report's result "the best news for the Netherlands in years."
"It offers the Netherlands a way out of this crisis," he said.
Dutch GDP has scarcely grown since the start of the 2008 financial crisis, due in part to a sharp fall in housing prices, though most economists forecast a modest return to growth in 2014.
Unemployment is around 7 percent and rising, and many Dutch are unhappy with the government's austerity policies, after years of painful spending cuts and tax hikes.
In November Wilders and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced an international alliance of far-right European parties, intending to form a Euroskeptic bloc in the European Parliament.
Wilders acknowledged not all far right parties in Europe want to leave the union.
"What we all have in common is that we want to regain our national sovereignty, that we want (our national) capitals to be in charge instead of Brussels...and I think there is a good base to work together."


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More than 10% of enterprises have already completed Windows 7 migrations, and most others will at least begin the process this year or in 2011, a recent poll suggests.
Eleven percent of Microsoft customers have finished Windows 7 upgrades, 50% will start upgrading in the next six to 12 months, and an additional 27% plan to start upgrading in the next one to two years. That's according to a September 30 poll of 115 IT decision makers who are clients of the analyst firm Directions on Microsoft. Directions on Microsoft customers are typically businesses with at least 500 desktops.
Several factors are contributing to the rush toward Windows 7. Many businesses skipped the widely criticised Windows Vista and therefore have most of their PCs on the nearly-10-year-old Windows XP. With an economic recovery starting, at least tentatively, and businesses having delayed major upgrades during the recession, some IT shops "actually have a lot of cash," says Directions on Microsoft analyst Paul DeGroot.
There is also the presence of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, which is now in beta and will get a full release in the first half of 2011. The first service pack for a new version of Windows is a traditional milestone that convinces many IT shops to upgrade, DeGroot says.
Although the sample size of 115 IT decision makers isn't incredibly large, it is big enough to be statistically significant, and has a margin of error of about 3%, according to Directions on Microsoft. The sample included many different job titles, including CEO, CTO, and IT directors, managers and architects.
"With 88% of respondents indicating that they have or will upgrade to Windows 7 in the next two years, Windows 7 is being adopted far more rapidly than Vista," the analyst firm reports. "In a comparable three year time period, Vista deployment barely topped 25% while Windows XP remained on more than 50% of business computers."
Directions on Microsoft also asked clients who have plans for Windows 7 to describe how they will purchase licences. Thirty-eight percent said they will acquire Windows 7 by purchasing new hardware with Windows 7 preinstalled and the rest will use Enterprise Agreement subscriptions or other volume licensing programs.
Operating system upgrades often coincide with hardware upgrades, but that doesn't mean IT shops have to buy new PCs for staff when they upgrade to Windows 7. Machines purchased in 2007 or later, even if they currently run Windows XP, should likely run Windows 7 just fine as long as they are Vista-compatible, according to DeGroot.


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Winner for most unusual piece of development this pilot season goes to ABC, which has turned a series of quirky Geico commercials into an actual half-hour comedy project.
"Cavemen" will revolve around three pre-historic men who must battle prejudice as they attempt to live as normal thirtysomethings in modern Atlanta.
Project, from ABC TV Studio, is penned by Joe Lawson, an advertising copywriter who was behind the "Caveman" ads — as well as other Geico commercials (think the cockney-speaking Geico gecko, and the reality TV spoof "Tiny House").
Daniel Rappaport, Guymon Cassady, Will Speck and Josh Gordon are exec producers. Speck and Gordon, commercial directors who recently helmed the Will Farrell feature "Blades of Glory," are on board to also direct.
The single-camera laffer pilot is based on the Geico ads that promote the insurance company's Web site as so user-friendly that even "a caveman could do it." The spots follow cavemen in modern settings, reacting with offense to the derogatory slogan. In one, a Geico spokesman apologizes and takes the Neanderthals out to dinner.
Other blurbs include the sensitive, modern cavemen peeved at the offending slogan while encountering Geico ads in everyday life, including the airport.
The caveman commercials were created through the Richmond, Va.-based Martin Agency. Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber play the cavemen in the Geico spots; no word if they'll make the transformation to the TV project.
Few TV shows have come out of the commercial sphere; more frequently, TV characters live on in 30-second spots long after their shows are canceled (think "ALF").
But it's not without precedence: The 2002 CBS comedy "Baby Bob" revolved around a talking baby character that was first seen in a series of dot.com ads. After the Eye canceled "Baby Bob," the character returned to its commercial roots, spending time as a pitchman (pitchbaby?) for Quizno's Subs.


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