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Akron General Lifestyles • Akron, OH
A commitment to assisting new members on the road to fitness earned Akron General Lifestyles, Akron, OH, the Best New Member Integration Program award for 2009. And although retention wasn't the primary goal of the program, it was a by-product of keeping members engaged, says Jason Ivory, Lifestyles health and fitness manager.
"We introduce new members to all our services to get them to take advantage of them so they have a greater experience in our facility and can achieve their fitness goals," says Ivory. "We're not measuring retention, but it's the industry standard that the more people are involved, the more they'll stay."
The program includes built-in follow-up opportunities so new members don't feel overwhelmed when they join the club and are more apt to stick to a regular exercise routine.
The Road Map to Fitness includes several stages, beginning with a one-hour new member orientation, followed by a fitness assessment from one of Lifestyles' exercise specialists. The baseline measurements gathered in the assessment help the staff with member follow-ups. The specialists then create a personalized exercise prescription for each new member.
"The program's been wonderful," says Ivory. "An exercise specialist does the assessment and then suggests programming, or an exercise prescription, based on the member's ability and fitness levels."
Every two to three months, the member's exercise prescription is updated by the Lifestyles staff, and a six-month reassessment is planned to be sure the member is on the right track to meet his or her fitness goals.
Another aspect of the Road Map is an educational seminar entitled "Permanent Weight Loss Revealed" conducted by the personal training coordinator.
"The personal training coordinator does a seminar talk about the science behind exercise, and it has generated interest in personal training. We're ecstatic about that," Ivory says. "One thing that floored us was the impact on personal training revenue that the seminar generated."
An average of 10 percent of the weight-loss seminar attendees signed up for personal training, which resulted in increased revenue of $500,000. The financial goal of the Road Map program originally was set at $300,000, so the additional revenue was a welcome surprise, Ivory notes.
Since the program's inception, 50 percent of its new sales have come from referrals. The increased referral rate allowed the club to decrease its marketing dollars while still maintaining growth. Lifestyles did spend $500 to have a full-color marketing flier made that outlines the Road Map to Fitness. The sales staff uses this promotional material when speaking to new members, Ivory says.
In addition, the Road Map program increased new member orientation by 50 percent and increased reassessment numbers by more than 300 percent. The additional follow-through adds another touch point for new members while they're getting acclimated to the club, Ivory says.
"When you get people to follow through, even if they haven't been coming in regularly, it's another point at which we can make an impact," he says.
Ivory notes that when members are active and engaged in the club's activities, they are more likely to feel they're a part of the community, which in turn increases retention.
The program educates members about the club's services so they will participate in more offerings, which helps them get to know other members.
"People don't quit a social environment, but they may quit a gym," Ivory says.


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A new spending proposal by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Six" Tuesday is being called a potential breakthrough in efforts to include major deficit reduction in a "grand bargain" to raise the national debt ceiling.
But with Congress running out of time before the Aug. 2 debt-ceiling deadline and partisan forces already criticizing the plan, it faces numerous challenges to break the deadlock on Capitol Hill.
It is, however, seen as having better prospects than the Republicans' "cut, cap, and balance" bill passed by the House Tuesday night in a near-party line vote, 234 to 190. The bill, which would cap future spending at less than 20 percent of gross domestic product and require passage of a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, has virtually no chance of passing the Senate, and the president has vowed to veto it.
The proposal by the bipartisan senators in the Gang of Six, by contrast, tries to strike a middle ground between spending cuts and revenue increases and is based on the recommendations of the president's deficit commission.
The details of the proposal have yet to be released. But a five-page draft outlines a plan to cut deficits by $3.7 trillion over 10 years. Key elements include:
- A new bill that cuts $500 billion in discretionary spending over 10 years, including defense spending.
- An immediate freeze of congressional pay and the sale of unused federal property.
- New discretionary spending caps through 2015.
- A requirement that congressional committees report legislation within six months to find billions in savings in entitlement programs over 10 years.
- Creation of a 67-vote threshold to make it more difficult for Congress to exceed its spending caps.
- A longer-term overhaul of the tax code, eliminating many tax breaks and using the savings to reduce marginal income tax rates and pay down the deficit.
- Elimination of the $1.7 trillion Alternative Minimum Tax and the $298 billion Sustainable Growth Rate formula for Medicare (known as the "doc fix") – provisions aimed at reducing deficits that Congress has routinely bypassed.
- An overhaul of Social Security, but direction of all savings to long-term solvency, not to paying down the debt.
"This is potentially the biggest game changer we've had since the debt ceiling discussions began," says Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in Washington.
"Instead of political theater with people trying to figure out how to avoid the tough choices, this is a serious plan that would actually address them," she adds.
Top Democrats, including President Obama, praised the rare bipartisan breakthrough. Three Republican senators – Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, and Mike Crapo of Idaho – have apparently broken with their party's pledge to oppose increases in tax revenue. And three Democrats – Richard Durbin of Illinois, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, and Mark Warner of Virginia – have broken with their party's pledge to oppose entitlement cuts.
Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada called the work of the Gang of Six "extraordinary" and has asked Senator Warner – a member of the gang known for his skills as a "closer" – to report back in 24 hours with elements of the plan that can be used in a deal on raising the debt limit.
But there are many potential pitfalls.
Until the plan is released in detail and scored by the Congressional Budget Office, it's not clear how much of a dent it makes in the nation's debt problems – or whether, in fact, it can help lawmakers find a solution to the debt-limit impasse by Aug. 2.
After Tuesday's announcement of a Gang of Six deal, "there was a little bit of relief rally on Wall Street," says Stan Collender, a budget analyst and partner at Qorvis Communications in Washington. "But it's very complicated, and spending cuts are potential."
And one thing Congress does not have is time. The Aug. 2 deadline, when the US Treasury will lose its capacity to borrow, is real, says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Moreover, the first flush of excitement could soon run into partisan realities, says Mr. Collender. "Early press reports that 50 senators had already signed onto the plan turned out not to be accurate," he says. "I suspect the longer the plan stays out there, the less it will have support. And in the Senate, the relevant number is 60" votes.
Groups at both ends of the political spectrum are already registering their concerns.
"The Gang of Six's plan is a much grander version of kicking-the-can-down-the-road plans, because it's mainly focused on procedures to put off decisions about what programs to cut now," says Chris Edward, director of tax policy studies at the CATO Institute, a libertarian think tank. He adds that the tax hike in the plan is likely to be near $2 trillion over 10 years, but until details are released, it's not clear.
Meanwhile, liberal groups such as MoveOn.org opposed elements of the plan that would cut benefits in entitlement programs. "MoveOn's 5 million members are counting on [House minority] leader [Nancy] Pelosi, Senate majority leader Reid, and other Democrats to stand by their promise to reject any benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare," said Justin Ruben, executive director, in a statement on Tuesday.

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I am confused about which type of utensil to use while cooking. I have heard that plastics can leach cancer-causing chemicals into foods and liquids when heated and cooled. I have also heard that wood cannot be sterilized because it is porous. I know that metal can scratch up and ruin pots and pans. Where does that leave me when reaching for a spatula, ladle or spoon? Any suggestions?
—Stir Crazy
A: I would definitely stay away from plastic. It's true that some plastics can be toxic when heated, and even safe plastic utensils have poor feng shui, in my opinion (full disclosure: I am not a licensed feng shui practitioner).
I use a lot of wooden utensils, most of which were purchased at street markets in Thailand and Brazil. They're made of very hard wood, making them somewhat impervious to bacteria. I've never had any problems with them and I'm not too worried about it. I really like the feel of wooden utensils and I don't believe it's possible or beneficial to live in a completely sterile environment; but if I were a little paranoid I'd probably soak my wooden utensils in a bleach solution.
Otherwise, metal utensils are a great option. Most pans that metal would harm are going to be the coated, no-stick variety, which are non-feng shui and potentially toxic as well—who knows what pan coating will be declared safe today and poisonous tomorrow? So if germs are a high priority, ditch the coated pans and use metal utensils in cast-iron or stainless steel cookware.


text: When Muammar Gaddafi fled Libya, he left behind about 1,000 ostriches, along with herds of cattle, camels, sheep, and goats. He made no provisions to care for the animals, so they were dying — but now volunteers are feeding them and giving them medical care. Says volunteer Mohamad Al Majdoub, "They are part of Libya's patrimony. They are part of our future."


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In the Spotlight:
Tracy Costello, Assistant Director of PLA
by Mark Donahue
NLU has long had a commitment to serving the adult learner — and for 35 years it has also been a leader in helping these students leverage their life experience to attain a degree quicker and with less cost.
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) at NLU has played an integral part in the adult learner's educational journey since 1978, when the University was one of the first in the area to offer "life credit," said Tracy Costello, the office's Assistant Director. Through PLA, the University evaluates knowledge and learning gained by students in their lives outside the traditional classroom — including career experience, military service and volunteering, among others — to award them credit toward their formal education.
Costello came to NLU in 1998 with a background in higher ed counseling and administration, having worked only with traditional-age students at two other colleges in the Chicago suburbs. She started out part-time but after teaching just one PLA class quickly found new inspiration, eventually joining PLA full time in 2002.
"I was hooked not only by the class, which I found very intriguing, but being with the adult learner, which was something I had never thought about," she said.
Over the past three decades, PLA has served thousands of adult learners at NLU through a number of options, including awarding credit by examination, by proficiency, by licenses/certifications and by portfolio. All of these follow national and Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) standards, ensuring that all credit received has been approved by NLU faculty and/or is American Council on Education (ACE) recommended credit, Costello said.
Thirty full-time and adjunct faculty members work with Costello and Karen Sadowsky, Student Success Advisor, as part of PLA efforts. The faculty assists with all essay evaluations to determine credit awards and provides academic support when needed. Annual training is given to faculty as well as one-on-one training for all new evaluators. PLA also has an advisory board that meets several times a year and provides support and recommendations.
NLU was recently included in a study by CAEL of more than 40 schools across the country, which showed that adult learners who use prior-learning programs were more likely to stay in school and graduate (and graduate sooner) than those who did not. Prior-learning programs were also shown to reduce the total cost of studies for these students.
Beyond these time and cost savings, which she said remain big selling points of PLA at NLU, Costello has also seen how the portfolio process, in which students recount their life experience, can become something transformational.
"We will get a number of calls and emails every year saying how [students] never thought they'd take this portfolio class, and then when they had to write their autobiographies and papers that were personal, it was kind of a cathartic experience for them, and they were able to grow and get through in their learning," she said.
For the new academic year, Costello will continue to reach out to students who've never used PLA before but could. This recently was expanded to include those in the new Criminal Justice program. She's also seen a big jump in the number of students taking advantage of online options through PLA, with two online portfolio classes already full for the fall term.
Costello still finds great inspiration in NLU's adult learners, who have always impressed her with the way they can put aside whatever they have going on in their lives, good and bad, and come to class.
"It such a rewarding job that I have," she said. "It's creative in that it allows me to instruct students and work with them on their writing and help them solve problems as to how to get to that degree completion. But the big reward is when they finish and knowing how hard they work at it. The students are my reward. I think it's incredible."


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A beautiful traditional Russian song.
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Adieu to 'the girl with the golden eyes'.
Wonderful tribute to France Gall on Sheila B's WFMU show, Sophisticated Boom Boom.
8tracks recently introduced changes that affect listeners outside North America. My tips:
- Use the players embedded on this blog rather than listening on 8tracks.com (where the tracks are replaced with Youtube matches, which are often missing, inferior quality or wrong). Embedded players don't seem to be affected for now.
- If you still encounter issues, try a VPN, such as Zenmate browser extension.
- You can also try the alternate listening links if provided.


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"An extraordinary confection of a play about happiness and its enemies. . . . Mister Morn pulses with verbal brilliance. . . . It puts us in the head of eternal Nabokov." —Times Literary Supplement (London)
"A road map to what this dazzling sorcerer of words would later create." —New York Times
"Its speeches are bright with Nabokovian gems. . . . Mister Morn [is] enticingly predictive of Nabokov's great work. The flutter of magic, the avuncular twinkle, the B-movie danger—it's all here." —The New Yorker
"If the unfinished novel The Original of Laura revealed to the world the last embers of Nabokov's genius, The Tragedy of Mister Morn shows the first sparks of brilliance that would evolve in later works such as Pale Fire. But . . . Morn also shows that instead of just hiding historical material, Nabokov utterly transforms it through the prism of theater." —Los Angeles Review of Books
"A whimsical, largely allegorical tragicomedy. . . . As in much of Nabokov, love is both necessary and impossible, a delicious and inescapable torture. . . . Nabokov explores more fully and explicitly than he ever would again what he saw as the origins of the revolutionary impulse in a death-instinct and passion for destruction." —The New Republic
"Contains swerving turns of phrase and ringing contrasts that hint at the glorious writing of the mature Nabokov. . . . The story of revolt for revolt's sake is powerful, and the play's strength is how it dramatizes this excruciating truth." —Booklist
"A kind of primer to Nabokov's later work, an index of the motifs and preoccupations that will surface again and again: the elusiveness of happiness, the beauty of the world, the stubborn fact of death, the transformative possibilities of art, and the blurring of reality and make-believe. . . . Loss and death are the two electrical currents that run beneath his polished, magical prose, and those themes—as well as the subject of revolution and its consequences—are the animating forces behind his first major work." —New York Times
"The dynamism of the play's romantic relationships makes it a firmly modernist work. . . . An intriguing riff on Elizabethan drama." —Kirkus Reviews
"A gem. The imagery is stunning, metaphor opening out of metaphor. . . . It is visionary and musical. . . . In theme and texture it gives little sense of being early work. With a text whose lexicon seems to contain so many of the novels to come, from Bend Sinister to Laughter in the Dark and Transparent Things, it puts us in the head of eternal Nabokov." —Times Literary Supplement (London)


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Carlos Mendez' fingernails are surprisingly clean. Working with diamonds may sound alluring and glamorous, but Gemesis isn't a jewelry store, and Mendez isn't spending the day with polished stones.
This technician spends the workday tucking carbon pieces around a diamond core inside of steel chambers that simulate, over a five-day period, the underground growth process 100 miles beneath the earth's surface that usually takes years.
"We grow the diamond from the beginning, from a seed," Mendez said. "We use 850,000 psi (pounds-per-square-inch) of pressure and a temperature of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit."
The Gemesis cultured diamond has the same chemical, physical and optical characteristics as a mined diamond and is distinguished by hardness, specific gravity, refractive index and dispersion factor.
The diamond core holds one diamond seed the size of a grain of sand and elements such as graphite, carbon and boron. The amount of nitrogen added to the compound depends on the color of the stone; for darker colors, more nitrogen is necessary.
When heat and pressure are added, the graphite and atoms become liquid and adhere to the seed, which starts the growth process.
When the solid cools down, the metal is dissolved to remove the diamond and, afterward, is graded by one of four scientists, who examine the rough diamond to prepare it for sale. Most diamonds are 2.5 to 2.75 karats before they are cut and cost roughly half the price of mined, white diamonds.
"We send the rough diamonds out to India, Israel, New York and South Africa for polishing, cutting, sizing and selling," Mendez said.
Some pieces are sent back to Gemesis and sold as loose diamonds or made into earrings.
"It's a challenge, working with scientists and making it all happen," Mendez said. "But everything here is unique, fun. Not a lot of people have this job."
Carlos Mendez' fingernails are surprisingly clean. Working with diamonds may sound alluring and glamorous, but Gemesis isn't a jewelry store, and Mendez isn't spending the day with polished stones.


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I am totally impressed with the innovative, creative and near-miraculous repairs many farmers accomplish. I've seen guys repair, modify and build equipment with results akin to what Deere, Case IH and AGCO engineers come up with in their experimental design shops. Some of those farmers work from full-bore, fully-equipped shops, while others work their magic from dirt floored, dimly lit sheds with sparrows roosting in the rafters. The one thing those mechanical masters have in common is confidence---the attitude that, "If it's broke, I can fix it, and even if it ain't broke, I can make it better."
Confidence is a powerful tool. I know mechanics who have absolutely no doubt that they can fix anything. Give them enough time and they can figure out any mechanical malady. Other mechanics, myself included, are confident that even if I can't figure it out myself, I know where to look or people to talk to who can help me out. Successful repairs breeds confidence, and confidence breeds successful repairs.
The secret seems to be never admit failure. I once had a mechanic tell me, "I never make mistakes." The sheer arrogance of that statement caught me off guard, until I worked around and with him enough to understand that what he meant was, "I always get things fixed." It might take him several tries, but every repair is a learning opportunity. The first try may only confirm the WRONG way to do things, but eventually the job gets done. In that mechanic's mind, mistakes are merely learning opportunities.
Lately, I've had a lot of learning opportunities. A few projects have refused to stay "fixed." I'm confident that I'll eventually figure them out, but sometimes I have to go to "Plan B." Some mechanics step outside and smoke a cigarette, or go home and have a beer and start fresh the next day, in order to regain their confidence. Me? I've got a 32-ounce ball peen confidence-builder in the bottom drawer of my toolbox that helps me convince machinery to see things my way.


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STRANGE BUT TRUE- Not bored: Likely mates yawn in synch
Q. Yawns are well known to be contagious but won't spread to just anyone. So how might you use one of your own (real or counterfeit) to work as matchmaker for you? –R. V. Winkle
A. At a party among strangers, yawn and see who yawns with you, says Charlottesville resident Jennifer Ackerman in Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body. Only about 40 percent of the population are given to this sort of interpersonal rapport, the folks who tend to score high on self-awareness and empathy. So it's the empathic ones among us who are most susceptible, meaning if you're seeking a romantic partner on your same wavelength, yawn and see who yawns back. This will help you identify not only those who may have been surreptiously watching you but also those you'd most hope to be doing so, while weeding out the unpromising starers.
Q. Athletes spit incessantly, dental patients spit on command, petulant protesters spit to make a statement, lovers may exchange saliva in the heat of things. Aside from envelope licking, what's saliva pragmatically good for? –D. Xiaoping
A. As a watery substance, it helps lubricate our wagging tongues, inhibits the growth of bacteria and aids digestion, says David T. Wong in American Scientist magazine. Yet the biomedical community has been slow to recognize the telltale nature of saliva regarding the body. Like blood, it contains many genetically encoded proteins and RNA molecules. Several abnormal conditions can be pinpointed in expectorant, which is easier and cheaper to collect than blood and doesn't expose health-care workers to blood-borne diseases.
"Saliva is the mirror of the body" is the aphorism among dentists, reflecting the levels of natural and artificial substances such as therapeutic or recreational drugs. It can also indicate emotional and hormonal status, the health of the immune system, neurological conditions, nutritional deficits. As biomarkers become more prevalent and sensitive, "salivary diagnostics" may become more and more just what the doctor (and medical economics) ordered.
Q. What's the psychology behind thinking "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"? –D. Scott
A. Forget any mind games here. Your neighbor's grass will often literally look greener because of your oblique viewing angle compared to viewing your own lawn underfoot, says Jearl Walker in The Flying Circus of Physics. When you look straight down, you'll see a hint of dark soil that somewhat "de-greens" your own patch of grass. (Of course, parched conditions or recent checkered grass blade mowing patterns are other common de-greeners.)
Q. What's the most common typo in the English language? –R. Hingeley
A. Is "DNA" a typo for "and" or "and" for "DNA"? Actually, "and" is more commonly typoed as "amd." You can see the complexities here. Also, some words that look wrong are in fact correct in another language ("trafic" in French) or they are unfamiliar proper names.
As a gauge here, try typing some deliberate typos into a popular search engine, suggests New Scientist magazine reader and training consultant Graham B. He once miskeyed in "traiing" and a major search engine tallied 52,700 web pages containing the word. "Rigth," the next word he tried, appeared 733,000 times. Yet even this one proved a minnow alongside "becuase," which turned up 4,950,000 times! So if you've got the staimna– stanima– stamna... for it, check out the "Typo of the Day for Librarians" site and get your chosen search engine going.
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So, just another weekend for me, otherwise known as Missy Meoww to the junta on FaceBook… Infact, no let me alter that, I was rather sick all week, and what follows here was the only entertainment I had that nicely rounded off a week of boring monotony. So people, give it up for classic example of Im-a-little-boy-who-doesn't-want-to-grow-up-aka-I'm-a-jerk… *drumroll* :D
Between Arjit Srivastava and You
Missy Meoww May 21 at 7:15pm
do i know u?
[I don't add people who don't even bother saying so much as a "Hi" before shooting off that request. Period.]
Arjit Srivastava May 21 at 9:44pm Report
No. What now, huh?
[First thought "Um, creep alert maybe?"... But ok, fair chance, maybe this is some new technique to add people… *blank look*]
Missy Meoww May 22 at 8:04am
Arjit Srivastava May 22 at 8:11am Report
Er, what?
[Nope sir, creep alert definitely!]
Missy Meoww May 22 at 8:37pm
Excuse me kid, may I remind you that you are the one who added me. :)
Arjit Srivastava May 22 at 9:30pm Report
[Ok what? No seriously? Wow this IS some new technique!]
Missy Meoww May 22 at 10:09pm
Missy Meoww May 22 at 8:04am
Arjit Srivastava May 22 at 8:11am Report
Er, what?
[Nope sir, creep alert definitely!]
Missy Meoww May 22 at 8:37pm
Excuse me kid, may I remind you that you are the one who added me. :)
Arjit Srivastava May 22 at 9:30pm Report
Kid? Oh, excuse me, aunty... I just wanted to tell you that I liked your blog. But, I guess I've been interacting with someone who is actually retarded to get her basics right. Anyway, you may reject the request, as if I care! Liked your simple blog posts.
[Ok what? No seriously? Wow this IS some new technique!]
Missy Meoww May 22 at 10:09pm
There is a better way than randomly adding people you know? and scroll up and see your "No. What now huh?" hardly sounds mature! (creepy if I may add) if you had anything to say at all, a simple one liner would be better than appearing like one of the random requests on internet right? That would make you sound more like a thoughtful blogger and less like a kid, who infact hasn't got HIS basics right. well but that's just my opinion. Welcome to have your own :)
Arjit Srivastava May 22 at 10:18pm Report
Someone with their profile name as "Missy Meoww" and a stupid cartoon DP is talking about maturity level? Grow up, kid. I fucking don't blog for you. And I don't care if you've some serious problem with your basics! AND RANDOM? Bwahahahaha! =)) No one is "random." Nothing is "random." It's a word you use when you're too stupid to think of other words to describe. Random is a moronic word and the people who use it should die of the plague. You (hell, everyone) should read more so you'll have better adjectives than "random." :)
Have a great night.
[Wow. Issues. BIGTIME.]
Missy Meoww May 22 at 10:30pm
Ugh. and you think using profanities makes you sound mature? wow. If THAT is how you see maturity level, then seriously, you have issues. and btw, my profile name and my DP has been the same even when you added me... Temporary slip on your "basics" then eh? Lets not even talk about how much I read, because judging by your vocabulary or lack of it rather, I think I'm doing way better. Go rant elsewhere kid, I aint got no time for whiney prats like yourself.
[Starting to realize why FaceBook provides a "Report" button..]
Arjit Srivastava May 22 at 10:34pm Report
I hate to end it this way - but, I am sorry. Also, I am sorry for my vocabulary - Fuck off, dear asshole. You're done! :)
["You're done"?... matlab kya? "Im done with you" samjha "You are done with me" bhi samjha... "You're done" kya hota hai???!!! who the heck says that!!!
Howling with laughter at the sheer stupidity of the guy...was so busy laughing, forgot to ask him what he meant by the grand closing line :P]
I have deliberately not blanked out the guys name, one because I have no idea if he really blogs(?), its a pity if he actually does, and two because nothing is more pitiable than a guy who doesn't know how to talk to women. I mean honestly dude, what are you like FIVE?!
What did I understand out of this amusing although time-consuming exercise? It was that..
"Some men are living proof that women can take a joke!"
Quite some entertaining weekend I had eh? So how was yours? :)
P.S: Girls, we all know what we should do with jerks right? *evil grin*
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Quebec's move to a social democratic society includes subsidized day care.
OTTAWA – Quebec could be headed for a fiscal collapse similar to that now faced by Greece if it does not re-examine its social programs, says a new study by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada.
"There are real reasons to be concerned about the sustainability of the rather ambitious Quebec welfare state," say the authors of A Quebec Family Portrait released Nov. 7.
"Without substantial fiscal restructuring, the province may not be able to afford to maintain the extensive social benefits it currently offers families."
Quebec's debt-to-GDP ratio is 94 per cent, according to an estimate by the Desjardin Group, putting it right behind Japan, Italy, Greece and Iceland, the study says. Canada as a whole is not doing well either, with a 69.7 per cent ratio and ranking 13th.
"Since the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s, Quebec has embarked on a radical experiment in social and economic transformation, which has changed the face and character of that province forever," say the study authors, Paul Malvern, Andrea Mrozek and Catherine Benesch.
"Many areas of Quebec life have shifted and family life has changed dramatically as evidenced by lower marriage rates, higher rates of cohabitation and low fertility rates."
In 50 years, Quebec has gone from being a traditional, religious society with an agricultural and resource-based economy to "a modern, secular, social-democratic state modeled upon Western European lines with a highly diversified and increasingly high-tech economy."
The authors say reformers created a "large and highly-interventionist state that reaches into all aspects of society" to accomplish such radical social change.
"From the beginning, this state has sought to change the way Quebecers live, work and think - by promoting greater equality and inclusion and by imposing an uncompromising secularism (that at times has smacked of intolerance towards religion and traditional modes of living)," they write.
Quebec has "often led the way" in wealth redistribution and the development of innovative social programs. For low-income Quebecers, the highly progressive tax system is a blessing and as many as 40 per cent of Quebecers pay no income tax at all.
The study did note some positive signs.
One is an increase in the fertility rate to 1.74 children per woman in 2008, although that is still well below the replacement rate of 2.1.
Another is good education outcomes relative to other provinces, although the authors say these show signs of slipping.
A third is the indication the province fared better during the recession than other provinces.
However, it did cite a number of worrisome trends.
Those trends include: the highest tax rates in Canada; the lowest marriage rates - only 2.9 per 1,000 people compared with the 4.4 rate for the rest of Canada; the highest cohabitation rates – 34.6 per cent compared with 18.4 in the rest of Canada; and a coming demographic winter as the Quebec population is aging more rapidly than elsewhere in Canada.
Quebecers also increasingly depend on government to raise their children, the study says. The provincial day care system now has 50 per cent of children in institutional day care, up from 10 per cent in 1994.
The authors warned that unless Quebec restores a marriage culture, families will find it harder to recover if austerity measures bring cutbacks to programs they depend on.
"If the Quebec experiment in social engineering is ever to unravel, the cause will almost certainly involve fiscal woes flowing from the constant need to refill government coffers, combined with the same low fertility levels experienced by most Canadian jurisdictions," the authors say.
"Still, in some ways, Quebec's family portrait is not that different from the rest of Canada, only further along the road."
The study is available at www.imfcanada.ca.


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An update to the LastPass addon for all browsers is now available on our download page! The update will happen automatically behind the scenes the next time you relaunch your browser, or you can manually download from LastPass.com. The new release comes with several new features and performance improvements. Of note in the latest version are:
Immediate Sync
We are gradually rolling out automatic, immediate sync in all browsers for all users. Previously, updates were polled every 15 minutes, but now changes and updates will go through instantly! This is enabled by default, but if you uncheck the automatic polling option in the "Advanced" section of the Preferences menu, the immediate sync connection is also disabled. A portion of the userbase will see this to start with, and we'll be ramping up as we roll out to all users and to mobile.
Secure Note History
Expanding on our "History" feature, which allows you to review password and username changes within a site entry in your vault, we've now added "secure note history", so you can review activity specifically with secure notes. Currently, this feature can be accessed via the online vault at www.LastPass.com, once you login you can "edit" a secure note and choose the "history" option to review a record of edits to the note.
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After rolling out weak and duplicate password notifications in Chrome and Firefox, these alerts are now available in all browsers. As you login to your sites, LastPass will let you know if you're using a weak password, or if you logged in with a password that you're also using for another account stored in your vault. This will help you be proactive about generating strong passwords, and eliminating password re-use. Even better, you're notified when you're already on the site, so a new password is just a few clicks away.
Support for IE11
The latest update will support Microsoft's upcoming release of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1. Our addon will be fully compatible with Enhanced Protected Mode in IE, and will fully support the new browser.
Update July 7, 2014: As an addendum to the above, LastPass is unfortunately no longer compatible with Internet Explorer's Enhanced Protected Mode and we are not continuing with development at this time. We will keep our community posted if this changes.
The updated build also contains a fix for an issue in the LastPass addon in IE, whereby if you were logged into the LastPass IE extension version 2.0.20 site passwords were potentially accessible in a memory dump. The above issue only affected the IE addon, and as soon as the browser session ended, the data would have been cleared from memory. The scope of the issue is minimal, but privacy and security of our users' data is paramount. Malware is essentially the only way this could be exploited and we continue to encourage you to utilize anti-malware to protect your data.
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Top retirement stories of 2011
Many Americans reached retirement age in 2011, but that did not stop them from continuing to work. Market volatility, combined with a general lack of savings, hurt the retirement plans of many this year. Hopefully, we can learn from the "best laid plan" moments of this year and mitigate the risks inherent with our personal roadmaps to retirement. Here are some of the top stories in retirement news from this past year. Retirement: An Evolving Concept Call it news or just plain reality: the volatile stock market and uncertain economy has required many to postpone their retirements and remain in the workforce. Life expectancies are rising. Portfolio values are decreasing. As a result, the traditional retirement age of 65 is getting extended and the "golden years" are further from our reach. As reported by The New York Times' Edward Glaeser, "Today nearly 450,000 Americans 65 and older are unemployed and looking to work." In the last four years, the number of unemployed elderly job seekers has more than doubled. The New York Times went on to say that "nearly 40 percent of 55- to 64-year-old Americans don't have retirement accounts." Those who are investing in 401(k)s and making sensible investments along the way may not be much better off than their counterparts without retirement accounts, given the market volatility and risks associated with such investments. The question that remains unanswered is: how do we ensure a lifetime of savings is not undermined by forces beyond one's control? Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, has proposed a new type of savings account – supplemental to 401(k)s and Social Security – that would spread such risks among workers, retirees and government. (more…)Read MoreView Comments (1)
Links for the week of December 19, 2011
The penultimate weekly links round up for 2011 is in for risk management. Happy holidays and happy reading. The New York Times' David Bornstein reports about progress the Freelancer's Union has had in providing independent workers with health insurance and retirement savings. According to the article, about 42 million people (or a third of today's U.S. work force) do not currently have "traditional" jobs. And as things stand, millions of these workers – many of whom have been laid off due to the weak economy – live day by day "without health and unemployment insurance, protection against discrimination and unpaid wages, and pension plans." Health insurers assume these workers are riskier to insure simply due to the fact that they often lack reliable information about them. Financed with $17 million in loans and grants from social investors, the Freelancers Insurance Company currently covers 25,000 independent workers and their family members in New York State at premiums more than a third below the open market rate. (Source: New York Times) (more…)Read MoreLeave a Comment
Will the demise of CLASS be a net positive or negative for the private LTCI market?
by Malcolm Cheung, vice president, Prudential Financial The decision by HHS to not proceed with implementation of CLASS is not a big surprise from my perspective. As defined in the ACA legislation, CLASS clearly had design features that would have invited significant adverse selection that would have jeopardized its long term actuarial viability. Although changes to the program could have increased its chances of success, it appears that HHS has concluded that they either did not have the authority to make those changes without new legislation, or that they did not want to risk the political ramifications (especially in an election year) of arguing that they did have that authority. From the perspective of the private LTC insurance industry, what is encouraging in the letter that Secretary Sebelius has sent to both houses of Congress is her recognition that insurance coverage for potential LTC expenses is critical to reducing the strain that these expenses will ultimately have on state and federal Medicaid budgets, as well as important in helping Americans preserve their options when they need this care. (more…)Read MoreLeave a Comment
Come one, come all! Actuaries as ringmasters
by Mary Hegemann, senior consulting actuary, Wakely Consulting Group Comparing politicians to the circus is not a new concept, but the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought this comparison to a whole new big tent. Some state politicians are quite the attractions, refusing to budge when it comes to planning for ACA implementation. I feel like actuaries need to be the little monkeys at the circus clanging cymbals while riding a bicycle trying to get everyone's attention (oh wait, maybe that was Curious George). It's not that doomsday is coming. It's that politics are getting in the way of preparation, and by the time the politics get sorted out, we may end up with an elephant-sized mess. Take risk adjustment for example. Under the ACA, beginning in 2014 risk adjustment will be incorporated in the individual and small group markets in all states. States without exchanges will default to having the feds administer risk adjustment. States with exchanges can choose to administer risk adjustment on their own or to have the feds administer it for them. (more…)Read MoreView Comments (1)
Reflecting on 2011 and ahead to 2012: Anna Rappaport
What would you say were the biggest news events in your area of expertise? In the retirement sphere, there are a few areas that are highly important to me. They include the growing focus on the need for retirement income and the consequences of the decline in defined-benefit plans. Were there any trends that came as a surprise to those following the industry? My biggest surprises include my work on ERISA's Advisory Council because I had not yet considered the interaction of privacy and security issues with benefit plan issues. This really reminded me that there is still a lot I do not know. The second surprise I experienced this year is that many people are realizing the importance of working longer, but few people are doing much to make this more possible. (more…)Read MoreLeave a Comment
Risk Management Links for the Week of December 12
The holidays are right around the corner, but risk management news does not seem to be taking a break. Here are the best risk management links for the week of December 12, 2011: A recent report from Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) addresses the causes of and lessons learned from the demise of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The report brings to light many vulnerabilities related to the governance processes of the bank. Senior management apparently vigorously pushed back against FSA policies which limit the threshold for risk. The report concludes regulators were too lenient and should have done more to address concerns and ensure proper governance procedures were in place at RBS. (Source: Bloomberg) (more…)Read MoreLeave a Comment
Book Review: Health Care Will Not Reform Itself
Credit: Jared RodriquezWe are vociferous readers at the Society of Actuaries and we want to pass on our review of a book that has gained renewed interest in health care circles. In his New York Times best seller, Health Care Will Not Reform Itself: A User's Guide to Refocusing and Reforming American Health Care, Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson addresses the inadequacies with the U.S. health care system and improvements that can be achieved through health care reform, which is "within our reach." This book came out in 2009 as Congress prepared to debate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As the ACA heads to the Supreme Court it is interesting to look back at the arguments Halvorson put forth. (more…)Read MoreLeave a Comment
Links for the week of Dec. 5, 2011
At the Society of Actuaries, we read through a lot of articles on risk management each week. While many of us enjoy reading about the subject ad nauseum, we know many of our peers want to just get the best of the best. With that in mind, each Friday we will be providing links to the best online articles and conversations about risk management. If you would like to add to this list, just leave a summary and a link in the comments section. Enjoy the links for December 5, 2011. As battles over post-crisis efforts to change the way "too-big-to-fail firms" are structured and do business continue, next week's hearing before a subcommittee of the Senate banking committee will focus on how new rules in the Dodd-Frank law should be implemented, whether the bill goes far enough or if it needs to be further built out. (Source: Bloomberg) InformationWeek contributor Michael Davis outlined tips for conducting a risk assessment of a company's mobile strategy. In it he suggests four areas should be the focus of an assessment: data access, device risk, management risk and user awareness. (Source: InformationWeek) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously voted to approve the MF Global rule this week, which will limit how the brokerage industry can invest customer money and prevent complexRead MoreLeave a Comment
Will the role of retirement benefits (DB and DC) in competitive labor markets change?
by Anna Rappaport, Anna Rappaport Consulting In my view, pensions and 401(k) plans have not been a major factor in individual decisions about taking jobs, although DB benefits can be a big factor in decisions about when to retire or leave, particularly at older ages. DC benefits have not been much of an influence on the timing of leaving. In contrast, health insurance has been an important factor in labor market decisions for many years in the U.S. Many people do not consider a job without good health insurance, and health insurance can be a significant factor in decisions about changing jobs and when to retire. In 2014, if the Health Insurance Exchanges are implemented as scheduled under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , people without employer health insurance will have a new set of marketplace options. My view is that health benefits will be much less important at that point. I am interested in learning whether people think that pensions will become much more important in labor market competition and whether they agree with me about health benefits. I am interested in other ideas about how employers may compete for employees when the ACA is implemented. Please share your ideas below.Read MoreLeave a Comment


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Okay, I swear I was Jewish in another life. Seriously, I could live on anything in a Jewish kitchen, during Passover included. On the first or second night of Hanukkah we eat latkes, matzah ball soup, and fried doughnuts. I just love latkes with sour cream and homemade apple sauce. The kiddos eat their latkes with apple sauce. The husband is a purist at heart and likes his plain and fresh from the frying pan. Give this recipe a try and it will become a tradition during the holiday of lights. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.
5 potatoes-peeled
1 egg-beaten
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 T flour or matzah
Shred potatoes by hand into a bowl filled with cold water. Once shredded, pour off water and add your egg, salt, pepper, and flour then mix well. Heat oil over medium heat in a cast iron or heavy bottom skillet. When oil is heated, drop potato mixture by the tablespoon into the hot oil and spread out a little. Cook until brown and then turn and brown other side. Serve hot with sour cream and apple sauce.
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Conservation and Environment in Nepal: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Nepal Monthly Update - August-September 2013
August and September have been two eventful months up here in the Ghandruk Conservation Project. Among the highlights was when Nepal's leading ornithologist (bird expert), Dr Hem Sagar visited our project. We also had two field trips to research red panda (Ailurus fulgens) habitats in the area and continued our usual conservation work, which included bird surveys, mammal censuses, using camera traps, waste management and other conservation related activities.
Ornithology visit
We were very privileged to have Dr Hem Baral visit us in Ghandruk, as he co-wrote the field guide that we use to identify birds. We had the chance to go birding with him and watching him in action was amazing. While we struggled to peer through binoculars, vainly looking for birds, Dr Hem only had to listen and immediately he could identify all of the birds around him from their calls.
We all learnt a lot about ornithology in the couple of days that he was with us and it was very worthwhile. Dr Baral also gave us some tips on how to improve our methodology for our bird surveys, which were very productive and have helped us become more effective with our research.
Red panda research
Another highlight for us in August was going on a three-day field trip to do research on the ever elusive red panda (Ailurus fulgens). This is one of Nepal's rarest mammals and probably the hardest one to research given its shy nature. We spent three days trekking to the villages of Deurali and Dobato to investigate the habitat and interview locals to see if anyone had seen red pandas in the area. The results weren't all that positive, but that was to be expected as it really is an incredibly rare and elusive creature. The closest we came to finding anything on the Red panda was a local man who claims to have seen them twice in the last 23 years!
In September we interviewed three other villages: Uri, Jhinu and Chhomrong during the course of three days. The only person who had seen a red panda was seven years ago near Bamboo village in the direction of the world famous trail to reach ABC (Annapurna Base Camp). The area is rich in bamboos, the main diet of the red panda. We also left forms at hotels in villages so tourists and villagers can report if they have seen any of Nepal's spectacular mammals that include the red panda, common leopard (Panthera pardus) and Himalayan black bear (Ursus tibetans).
If we find evidence of red panda or other rare and vulnerable species around these villages we will investigate in the field and set up camera traps to try to confirm these sights. The common leopard and Himalayan black bear are seen often by villagers in the forest and also in their corn fields. Fortunately there does not appear to be any human conflicts and the animals leave peacefully around the villages.
We hope to conduct more interviews over the coming months as we try to establish the populations of rare animals in the area.
On-going projects (mammal and bird surveys)
Our on-going projects, such as camera trap surveys and bird observations are going well. For the camera traps we have completed five transect lines across a few square kilometres near Ghandruk. Now we are taking data from between those transects to get a better idea of the mammals in the area, such as barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak), common leopard, yellow-throated marten (Martens flavigula) and, if we are lucky, the Himalayan black bear. We have been fortunate enough to capture on film most of the fore-mentioned and an added bonus of a leopard cat (Felis bengalensis).
The bird surveys have also been successful lately with several species that have been recorded infrequently in this region. Some of the highlights have been sightings of the kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos); common hoopoe (Upupa epops) and pied thrush (Zoothera wardii) are some of the examples. The new method brought to us by Dr Baral allows us to wander around actively seeking out birds rather than staying fixed in one location. This new method has also led to increased sightings in different habitats with a greater variety of species. As you can imagine we are very happy with the new methodology although we shall continue with our old techniques to allow data comparison over time.
Other work
August also saw the volunteers continue a couple of special projects, such as cleaning up a stream in the village and also mapping the village with GPS coordinates - something that has not been done for any villages in the region. We hope to get some local people involved in cleaning up the stream as it is all garbage from the village that is blocking it up. Both of these projects are on-going.
Volunteers in Ghandruk over August were enough lucky to witness a traditional Gurung festival called "Thote festival". This festival marks the end of the maize harvest and the sowing of new crops. It is meant to cleanse the village of evil spirits and bring good health. Many of the villagers turned out for a procession through the streets where men banged drums and other instruments. It was a great experience to witness and be a part of such a traditional custom.
As you can see we have lots of exciting work at the moment and I look forward to reporting on more next time…
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Serious Eats Neighborhood Guides: Christina Lee's Whitestone, Queens
Locals' guides to New York neighborhoods.
Christina Lee balances a playful style and old-school technique—the first, showcased at Recette, where she has served as Jesse Schenker's pastry chef since the restaurant's early incarnation as a Harlem supper club; and the second, learned from her training at the French Culinary Institute and years of work at Per Se and Falai. She's old-school in more ways than one: she lives in the neighborhood where she grew up, in Whitestone, Queens, where her parents still call home. But Whitestone isn't just diners and Italian joints anymore, says Christina; as the demographic changes, the food scene has begun to grown and expand.
Christina's Picks
Pizza: Cascarino's does really great New York-style pizza: crispy crust with a little semolina on the bottom. The spinach and tomato pie is packed with veggies, and delicious.
Burger: There's a Five Guys that has great burgers, and you can get all the toppings you want. Gotta have mushrooms, onions, and jalapenos with A1 sauce. I love the fries there, especially the Cajun fries.
Bagel: On Saturdays and Sundays, the line at Utopia Bagels is down the block. The bagels are really fresh and delicious. I like the everything flagel with scallion cream cheese.
Delivery/takeout food: King's Chef is your average Chinese place, but it's pretty decent for delivery or takeout. I like their chicken with eggplant and garlic sauce.
Ice cream: There's a Ralph's Italian Ices that I like to go to in the summer. They have an Italian ice and soft serve combo that's an icy, creamy treat. I like to get the black raspberry Italian ice with vanilla soft serve.
Latin: There's a Mr. Pollo, which is a Peruvian roasted chicken place that's really good. I get the roast chicken with rice and beans, and the avocado salad.
Baked goods: Stork's Bakery is a really old-school place that's been in the neighborhood forever. It's what I grew up with, and sometimes you just want a little taste of your childhood. When I was in elementary school, my mom would buy all these pastries for us from there as a treat. They make really good cookies, strawberry tarts, strawberry shortcakes, etc. My favorite thing is these jam cookies: they're really crumbly and buttery cookies filled with apricot or raspberry jam.
White tablecloth: Verdi's is a really nice Italian place that's very traditional. They do a good chicken parmesan, and their spaghetti is great. It's the only nicer place to go out to dinner in the area.
Can't-miss neighborhood spot: Cherry Valley has awesome sub sandwiches with creative names. They do all different crazy combinations of meat and gravy. They're open 24 hours, so if you're hungry after work, you know you're gonna get a really filling, tasty sandwich. My favorite is the SOB: it's roast beef with a spicy barbecue sauce, gravy, and onions. It's a really messy, fatty sandwich that's really good.
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That was the challenge for U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head and spent a year recovering before she decided to resign from Congress to focus on her recovery. Until that point, she had been demonstrating that her ability to speak, among other skills, was returning. And in resigning, she spoke about speaking on behalf of her constituents, one of an elected representative's most important public roles."I don't remember much from that horrible day, but I will never forget the trust you placed in me to be your voice. Thank you for your prayers and for giving me time to recover. I have more work to do on my recovery, so to do what is best for Arizona, I will step down this week," she said in a video message to her constituents.
Given the limits on her ability to speak, what would have been Giffords' resignation speech was broken into two parts: The video message, which was widely released online, and the reading of a resignation letter on the House floor; both are embedded below. For the reading of the letter, Giffords' friend and colleague Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz did the honors with Giffords standing by her side on the House floor, surrounded by the Arizona delegation. Before her resignation was read into the record, the House--in a rare show of bipartisan agreement--unanimously approved legislation she had proposed to fight drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Members of Congress were moved to tears during the reading of Giffords's letter, as was its reader. "From my first steps and my first words after being shot to my current physical and speech therapy, I have given all of myself to be able to walk back onto the House floor this year to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. However, today I know that now is not the time. I have more work to do on my recovery before I can again serve in elected office," Giffords said in the letter. What can you learn from this famous speech?
- When you can't speak, ask someone to be your voice: You don't have to go through what Giffords did to ask a surrogate to speak for you. Whether you are overcome with emotion at a funeral, unable to face the crowds and the press corps after a court appearance, or unable to speak physically, you still may find it important to have a voice. So borrow one. In Giffords's case, the speaker-surrogate had to be another member of Congress in order to speak from the floor; in your case, you should choose a trusted friend, colleague or family member.
- Know your limits: Even the best vocalizer shouldn't speak too long, but when your health is a factor, keeping your remarks short is smart. In this case, Giffords speaks only briefly in the video message, leaving a more detailed message for the reading of her resignation letter. Your audience will understand and appreciate the effort, no matter how brief.
- When words really matter: When brevity is a must, every word counts. If your spoken words can only be a few sentences, what will you say? What are you able to say? What can someone else say for you? What can be left unsaid? All those are the questions you need to consider in such a situation.
- Be forthright in speaking to your abilities: Relearning speech has been a major hurdle and accomplishment for Giffords, and this twinned "speech" makes plenty of references to her condition and ability--in part, because it's a reason for her resignation, and on the minds of her listeners. But referencing speech and speaking allows her to reference being a voice for the people and her efforts to recover. In so doing, Giffords reminds us all that one of the primary jobs of an elected representative is public speaking--not only with her words, but her effort to speak them.
(White House photo of Giffords with President Obama at the State of the Union speech.)
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Equipment Maintenance
When you think about storing equipment for the winter, what is the first thing that comes to mind? A simple wash and wax? Or do you really get it ready for a period of long storage? Storage of equipment should not be centered around a particular season. Let's face it, there are sections of our country that see no snow or what we in the North perceive to be "winter." With that in mind preparing equipment for storage is simply seasonal.
For the most part, people follow their owner's manuals for recommendations on how and when to perform maintenance on their equipment without understanding fully what it is they are trying to do. Although regular maintenance does help the overall performance of your equipment and helps to reduce valuable down time, seasonal maintenance has many other benefits. Any time a machine will be left idle for an extended period of time (5 to 10 weeks), it is a good idea to implement some or all of the following maintenance practices.
Choose a location for storage that is out of direct sunlight. This one aspect could save you many hours of down time and costly repairs. A constant cycle of warming and cooling on metal parts will cause condensation to form on them. If this occurs for a period of time, the water can accumulate. When this happens to a gas tank, carburetor or engine blocks, it can be damaging. These areas are what are known as semi-sealed. If you live in a climate where it freezes, ice can form in these areas and break parts.
Just because you live in a warm climate, water can still be a problem for you if it gets in the gas or fuel system. This can cause the engine to misfire or stop running altogether. When water is left in contact with aluminum parts, like those found in a carburetor, it can cause them to oxidize, indicated by a white, powdery residue. If this is left in the fuel for long, it could dissolve and plug the many small passages found in all fuel systems. This can cause severe pitting, resulting in the need to replace the carburetor.
If this problem were to be present in the crankcase with unpainted parts, the same pitting and rusting can occur. This could require remachining or replacing costly internal parts.
Some plastics and rubber also are affected by prolonged exposure to sunlight. Some of these items include belts, hoses and manifolds. The best place to store these items is in a cool dark space where the temperature should remain fairly constant to limit the amount of condensation forming on parts.
Temperature has an effect on how fast fuel will evaporate; the warmer it is, the faster it will evaporate. Large volumes of fuel will evaporate slower than small ones, which is why you should try to keep fuel tanks full and the small fuel bowls on the carburetors drained. One other reason for doing this is to keep the unpainted surfaces inside a metal fuel tank from rusting. The last reason to keep fuel tanks full is that the air space above the fuel will change temperatures much faster than the liquid fuel will. This will reduce the amount of condensation from forming in the fuel tanks.
Follow the same guidelines even if you have plastic fuel tanks. They may not rust, but you will still have a cavity for condensation to form. Therefore, if the tank is small enough, drain it since there are no metal parts to rust, or keep it full if it's too large to drain.
In a situation with two-stroke engines that use diaphragm-type carburetors, you can't drain the carburetor because the diaphragms may harden and crack. Use a chemical treatment to keep the fuel fresh and to prevent varnish from forming. Chemical treatments can be used in all types of motors and may keep the fuel fresh but will not keep the unpainted parts from rusting or the condensation from forming.
Proper storage will leave you with fewer repairs in the following season when you return a piece of equipment to service. However, there are some common breaks that occur, especially when equipment is neglected.
Four-stroke engines usually encounter a varnish build-up problem within the fuel system. This is sometimes covered by dirt, too. The source of the dirt may also be from the varnish; this happens when it becomes hard and rattles loose. If the equipment has not been idle for that long, the varnish still may become gummy and soft. The long-term storage problems usually result in hard crystal. These particles quite often become dislodged and remain in the fuel system. When the engine is running, the fuel flow draws them in to the small passage that feed fuel to the motor.
The best way to remove the gummy deposits formed after short-term storage is with some sort of spray-type carburetor cleaner. These spray cans will force cleaner down the small passages to flush out the material. Another method to get these small passages clean is to use compressed air. These cleaners are available at most local automotive supply houses. If you don't take care of these problems early on, you may find yourself faced with a more difficult method for removal or even have to replace parts that are uncleanable.
This next method of cleaning is one of those harder ways to clean parts: dip-type solvent cleaners. These are very caustic and need to be handled with extreme care. Follow the instructions on the label for disposal, handling and length of time for parts exposure. Many of these cleaners can dissolve rubber parts if you expose them too long, so you'll need to completely disassemble the entire carburetor before placing parts in the cleaner. This will also ensure that the solvent reaches all the parts of the carburetor. If the carburetor still is not clean, you will need to repeat this process rather than increasing the time that the parts are exposed to the solvent. You may need to soak the carburetor as many as three times before they are completely clean.
It's vital to follow the instructed time for exposure, because these solvents are so caustic that they could destroy even some of the metal parts. This is true especially if the aluminum is pitted from water being left in the carburetor for a long time. When left in the solvent, metered passages will get larger as the metal is removed, leaving the carburetor useless.
If you have a build-up of debris or varnish in the small passages and air bleed holes, use a small parts-tag wire to remove the material. Be careful to not get too aggressive with this because you will enlarge these holes and cause the metering to be changed and you'll have to replace parts. Try to avoid using of torch tip cleaners here because they have ribs that act like file teeth and could remove too much metal unless you are skilled enough and develop a sense of feel for how much you are removing.
When cleaning two-stroke carburetors, use many of the same methods as above. The main difference is that you'll have to deal with more diaphragms and gaskets before dipping the parts. The fortunate thing with this type of fuel is that with the mixture of gas and oil, the gas evaporates and leaves the oils behind. This usually will result in the varnish remaining in the gummy stage longer, although it is possible to get them to cake-up and harden. Also, with an increase of the number of engines that are oil injected, the oil is not in the fuel until the point intake at the engine. This means that fuel bowls are full of straight gas, not a mix of gas and oil.
Fuel tanks, for the most part, are easier to clean because they start out with fewer moving parts. Many of the same solvents will clean them but you first need to find out what you are up against. The easiest way to do this is to drain the tank and inspect the inside.
The most common problem is rusty metal. For this problem, put a package of BB's and some parts-washer solvent in the tank and aggressively shake them around to knock the rust scale loose from the tank. After the BB's have done their job, pour the contents through a paint strainer or shop cloth to collect all the BB's for later use. Then, with repeated flushing of the tank with clean parts-washer solvent, you should be able to get most of the rust out.
If you noticed the problem soon enough, this may be the end of your repair and you can return the tank to service. But if the tank still has some rust that won't knock loose or if there is deep pitting and pinhole leaks, you might have to use a tank sealer. Use sealer made specifically for gas tanks, anything else will dissolve in the gas and cause problems farther down the road in the carburetor.
Even if you have plastic tanks, you are not free from similar problems. While the tank can't rust, the fuel can still evaporate and leave behind gummy or even dried residue that you'll need to remove. The BB method will work for plastic tanks as well. With this in mind, if you find yourself in need of a replacement tank, use a plastic one if at all possible.
The last thing in dealing with fuel tanks is the use of chemical treatments. One in particular is dry gas. Remember, this product is packaged for convenient use in automobiles that have a 15- or 20-gallon tank. Keep this in mind when adding it to your equipment's 2- to 5-gallon tank and adjust the ratio of your mix accordingly.
If you have an oil-injection system that is in need of repairs, it is most likely caused from dirt getting in the system. Oil is very stable for a long time and won't usually gum up like gas. This makes the repair easier. You completely disassemble the system to remove the all the dirt and then reassemble it; use good quality oil (name brands), not a generic hardware store brand, or you could use the same brand as the equipment manufacturer. Take your time when buying this equipment and look at the big picture to make sure all of your two-stroke equipment is the same and you can stock one oil instead of several different mix ratios and brands. Confusion could lead to problems down the road.
Fuel-injection systems, on the other hand, have some problems dealing with long-term storage. There is not a good way to drain a gasoline fuel injector, so the small amounts of fuel left in them are subject to gumming up. Sometimes chemical treatments will clean these units out; if not, they have to be replaced. These chemical cleaners rely on fuel passing through them to flush out dirt and gum. This is another chance for material that has been dislodged somewhere else in the system to get caught in the injectors. The metered openings in these injectors are extremely small and can plug easily with lint from a shop towel.
If you have to replace these injectors, make sure that all the engine parts are cooled down before attempting to break high-pressure fuel lines open. Also make sure that when you replace the injector, you also change the filters and lines and clean them, or at least flush them out before installing a new unit (this includes the fuel tank). Many new injectors have failed after service because a filter or line has not been cleared of debris. Also take special note of the type of filter you use — injection systems run either high-pressure or high-volume, and a conventional filter for gravity feed system will tear if it is subjected to these extreme pressures.
It's often assumed that contaminants come from the fuel supplier, but sometimes we are at fault. Dirt can get into fuel systems when we leave tops off gas cans and leave them out in the weather (rain and snow). With this in mind, keep fuel filters changed, keep gas caps in place and be aware of where your fuel can is stored. Use your fuel cans for the same fuel all the time. Don't switch back and forth from gas to diesel or gas to two-stroke pre-mix fuel. And keep your gas cans clearly marked so you and your employees know what is in them.
Reformulated gas is a blend of fuel that uses special oxygenates that have a tendency to attract moisture, largely due to the fact that they use a blend of alcohol. Alcohol will draw moisture out of the air, so it's important to be more careful on how you store your supply fuel and equipment.
Until now, we have been talking mostly about engines and fuel systems. However, there is more and more liquid-cooled equipment to choose from in today's market, so remember to take off the cooling system when it comes time to store equipment for the off-season. Make sure that your equipment has proper freeze protection for your area; this usually requires a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water. Almost all of your compact equipment has an aluminum radiator or at least aluminum head. For this reason, make sure your antifreeze is suitable for aluminum.
The water you use also is very important; you need all the thermal capacity you can get from little radiators. For this reason, you should use only distilled water in the coolant mix. This will reduce the mineral buildup in the cooling system more than if you used tap water that, in most cases, could come from a well. Change the coolant on the manufacturer's recommended schedule to reduce the silt and sediment that seems to get into the expansion tanks through the breather caps as the equipment is used.
If you buy antifreeze in bulk, make sure it has all the protection your equipment needs. What might be good for a passenger car might not be good for your compact tractor with a roto-tiller on it in 100-degree heat. Remember the effect that sunlight has on equipment. It is important to mention that the belts and hoses also are subject to these elements. Check them before you put the equipment away for the season. This is the first step to making sure the repair happens before the equipment is returned to service. Speaking of service, there are testing labs out there that will analyze your coolant and tell you if there are parts that are getting worn out by the amount of metal that is dissolved in it. The same type of testing is available for oil as well; this will show how much wear the engine is experiencing.
You should assign a maintenance schedule to the entire piece of equipment for all seasons. Most equipment has grease fittings and gear boxes that require special service. If this is forgotten until the machine fails it would result in a very costly repair, as well as a lot of down time. If you are a commercial user and have employees that use this equipment, it is almost impossible to keep track of the last service without a record of maintenance on each piece of equipment.
With all this in mind, the next piece of equipment you purchase should have some key features, such as a plastic fuel tank, a quality fuel system with shut-offs and drains and a quality cooling system with screens to protect the radiator from chaff and dirt. All the best features still can't outperform good quality maintenance.
Larry Van Deusen is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering Technology at State University of New York, Cobleskill (Cobleskill, N.Y.).
What causes varnish buildup in the fuel system?
Fuel left in small volumes for too long.
No chemical additives used for storage of equipment.
How do you clean varnish buildup?
Use BB's to rattle debris loose so it can be flushed out (gas tanks).
Spray areas with carburetor cleaner (fuel bowls).
Chemical dip treatments.
Fuel additives to help dissolve materials in the system (fuel injection).
How can you prevent storage problems with fuel systems?
Drain small-volume areas (like carburetors).
Fill larger-volume areas (like fuel tanks).
Don't store equipment in direct sun light (temperature changes).
What areas of equipment need to be considered for storage?
- Cooling system
- Gear boxes
- Axles and differentials
- Fuel system
- Hydraulic system
- Batteries
In all cases, you should follow the owner's manual for proper maintenance schedules and procedures.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Halfway through Europe's company earnings season, investors who made record bets in search of dividends have cause for celebration, though they should prepare for disappointment from some traditionally high-paying sectors.
Global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.L) raised its dividend by 15 percent last week, and French oil firm Total (TOTF.PA) joined in with a 3.4 percent rise, while French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) said it planned to boost its dividend payout ratio to around 45 percent of earnings by 2016 from 41 percent.
That would have been welcome news to those who ploughed more than $1 billion into European dividend funds in January, the biggest monthly sum since the middle of 2011, EPFR data showed.
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Sectors that could get a boost from dividends include energy and healthcare, which have good dividend yields and above-average dividend cover, analysts said.
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Thanks again. I'm loving these highlights!
Great work again. Where are you getting the video for these? Getting MSG where possible would make it even better.
I've put that copyright act blurb in all the videos too, by the way. Good lookin' out, smokes!
Nice compilation! KO representin'!
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Great stuff, keep it up!
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3 videos up so far and they've amassed over 1,500 views. NOT BAD! Why did I ever other making mixes? Top 10s rule!
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I've gotta add, that all "the hard work" on KO isn't what I'd refer to as hard work in itself. The game one GT was a massive mission, but because I've done so many GTs now, it's as easy as scratching your nads. It's just pristine organisation that gets sh*t done, I've found. Usually, the GTs are just copy and pastes with nice placement of pics and a few clever ideas to make them funny on top.
The videos are easy as pie because I've got League Pass. It tells me when each event takes place, and the cutting takes about 20-30 minutes all up. Throw them in iMovie - they're already organised in order (organisation's key) and I just drag them in, add the play number, add a little comment or some flair to the last play at the end...hit process...DONE.....
It takes about an hour, and I don't ever watch TV unless Fringe, Game Of Thrones, South Park or Sons of Anarchy are on, so I spend my time making Knicks' highlights. A fine choice, if you ask me. TV these days is poop.
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