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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Spider treats
Can you believe that I almost didn't realize that the new season of Glee started last night? For some reason I was thinking it was next week. Thank goodness Lisa set me straight in time so that I didn't miss it!
I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't watched yet but I am SO excited/sad for this year. I'm trying to enjoy everything but it is hard not to think about some of my favorites leaving. Still, its good to have Kurt back and yeah for Blaine joining the group! Now I can't wait to see how and when they introduce the winners of the Glee Project into the mix. :)
Anywho, I do also have a card to share today too, LOL! I got these cool Martha Stewart Halloween treat bags super cheap recently and when I came across this 'spider treats' one I knew that I wanted to use it on a card with Sweet November Witch Hazel and her spider pal, Webster. Now I'm not sure if the intent is to have treats for spiders or treats made from spiders but in this case lets go with the later. ;)
So did you notice that Hazel has quite the lipstick look going on here? Yea, I had a little "help" coloring from my cat Oreo. While I was adding some color to Hazel's bottom lip Oreo decided at that moment to jump up and join me on the table, bumping my elbow enough to have it go a bit crazy. I debated starting over but since I already had all her skin and hair colored up I really didn't want to have to do all that work again so I tried to rock the look instead. I'm just telling myself it is her special party look. :)
Ok, time for me to make like a banana and split... catch ya in 24!
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cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Mischievous and Tres Jolie)
stamps- Sweet November (Witch Hazel and Webster), October Afternoon (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox black pigment
Martha Stewart treat bag
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eyes- BV23, BV25
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- T5, T7, T9, YR14, YR18, E08, E81, W00, Y35, Y38, YR15
jack o'lantern/webster- Y15, Y38, YR04, YR18, E33, E57, W3, W5, W7, W9
26 comments:
- chrilvian said...
oooo she is great
i hope to get hilda and vlad soon
so i can make a card
- September 21, 2011 at 5:22 AM
- Heidi Brawley said...
OMG this is AWESOME!!!! I am very sad tho there is Noooo challenge to play along with. Thoses are awesome papers you used on this Amazing card.
Hugs, Heidi
- September 21, 2011 at 5:28 AM
- Maria Therese said...
Sweet Halloween card ♥ (if I don't look at the big spider..got to go I'll come back when spider is further down on page..;))
- September 21, 2011 at 5:31 AM
- SuiLan said...
Amazing card. I love the papers and image you used.
- September 21, 2011 at 6:02 AM
- jeanne girl said...
Very fun and funky card - good eye candy!!! :)
- September 21, 2011 at 6:19 AM
- Dotty Jo said...
Gorgeous! Jo x
- September 21, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- Nancy Thomas said...
I think Hazel looks pretty with her lips all painted up - super cute card, as always.
- September 21, 2011 at 6:32 AM
- Creations by Shirl said...
With hazel is pretty as ever, yikes on Webster... Anything with a spider on it freaks me out :(
Great color combo...
Have a happy day Amy!
- September 21, 2011 at 6:43 AM
- Trina said...
Even though I never finished watching last season, I watched half of Glee last night. It's going to be interesting!
I think your little witch's lips look just fine. Kiss the cat for helping you color! ;D Halloween is the time for over the top everything, so it works!
- September 21, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- angelique (anlou) said...
hiya sweetie
what a super card hunni
the image is so adorable sweetie
hugs angelique
- September 21, 2011 at 8:08 AM
- Cindy H. said...
I think Hazel does look like she is going partying - but isn't that what witches do on Halloween? :) Maybe Oreo was just giving her constructive criticism in the form of a nudge, lol. This is just an adorable card!!
- September 21, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Stamping Cafe said...
Oh my... this is superb, Amy!! Hazel look so pretty with her lipstick on, that MME papers are amazing too! LOVE your fabulous card!! Hugs!
- September 21, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Kelly Booth said...
Sooooo cute Soooooo Cute Soooooo Cute!! Makes you want some Spider Treats!! Ha!! Hugs....
- September 21, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Rhonda Miller said...
What a great card. TFS.
- September 21, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Crafty Loops said...
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Spider!!! Unfortunately there is no possible way I could ever say a spider is cute...but....your card is gorgeous and Hazel has such a cute wee face and I think the extra lippy is awesome. Good old Oreo, you can always rely on a cat to pick the most inopportune moment to jump up on you. Lee xx
- September 21, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- corryskaart said...
hoi amy
niet mijn favoriete onderwerp want ik ben echt bang voor spinnen maar je kaart is prachtig!
groetjes van corry
- September 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Larisa said...
This Witch is very nice) And the paper is so good)
- September 21, 2011 at 11:34 AM
- kris said...
Oooh that is cute!!! Love that "spider treats" paper! i'm thinking about black licorice now!! hehehe!
- September 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- Leanne said...
Hi Amy,
I totally missed Glee last night!! Will have to catch up on the web tonight.
Love the card and I think Hazel looks fantastic with the Angela Jolie lips! hahaha!
- September 21, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Annette Allen said...
I don't know why but that witch stamp cracks me up... it is so adorable..
- September 21, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- gobeagirl said...
Amy I think Orea did a wonderful job on Hazel's lips. lol... I actually looks like you did this on purpose. I love it! She looks like she was so busy getting her treats and pumpkins ready that she got a little carried away with her lipstick this morning. Hope you had a great day. Hugs, Lisa
- September 21, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Hlora said...
Very nice card again) This Witch is a joyful girl I see )))
- September 22, 2011 at 12:45 AM
- donna mikasa said...
Love the Oreo story! I think her lips look fabulous and that treat bag is pretty awesome! Such a cool card design!
- September 22, 2011 at 1:31 AM
- RiNNE said...
I think she looks great and didn't notice her mouth looked any different at all. Beautiful coloring! Her hair is awesome!! Love that favor bag- yay for upcycling!
P.S. Ooops, sorry if it was me who misinformed you about Glee- sometimes the days just run into each other & I lost track! Am curious what they'd do w/ Quinn and Blaine and the girl w/ Asperger's (who I already liked from another sitcom about nurses - Hawthorne) and Mr. Shue/
- September 22, 2011 at 4:07 AM
- MarikaGabez said...
Oooh that is cute!
Great color combo.
- September 24, 2011 at 4:48 AM
- Juls said...
so many gorgeous and fabulous elements on this card!! Fabulous!!! Hugs Juls
- September 25, 2011 at 8:14 AM


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The McGangBang: a McChicken Sandwich Inside a Double Cheeseburger [a chronicle]
The McGangBang ranks up there in the holy pantheon of WTF. It's a sandwich made from a double cheeseburger and a McChicken sandwich — where you put an entire McChicken sandwich inside a double cheeseburger. It's a creative manipulation of existing menu items, and an exercise in frugality: taking two items off of the Dollar Menu and creating an entirely new sandwich for a total of $2.16. Truly, it's a sandwich that's more than the sum of its parts.
The naming, of course, is somewhat obscene — "gangbang" is defined as "sexual intercourse with multiple partners in turn or at the same time." It's illicit in more ways than one — chicken and beef most definitely make for an unnatural pairing.
In addition, it's sort of a subversive act for people to order it by name, as well as a thrill to confound the McDonald's employee with an order for a McGangBang — so much so that people are documenting their experiences at drive-thrus and counters on YouTube (see the many, many videos after the jump).
In some locations, the McGangBang appears to have become part of the McDonald's employee lexicon — explanation is unnecessary — they know how to make it, much like the off-the-menu items at In-N-Out.
An oft-repeated quote from user DasKosmischeVonUT on the VWVortex forums sums it up:
It's kind of like having a threesome with two ugly chicks. While it's happening you're stoked, because hey threesome!!! But once you're finished it kinda sinks in about what you've done.
We just had to do some research — we searched high and low, with Google, messageboards, YouTube, Flickr, and Twitter. Its origins are elusive — even how it's made varies — but what we do know is that it dates back to at least 2006. Herein we collect every bit of information we could find:
Update: McDonald's got back to us and provided an official statement (after the jump).
The Earliest Appearance of the McGangBang
The earliest appearance of the term McGangBang was May 26, 2006, on a page on Urban Dictionary devoted to the McGangBang. User jenifurr wrote that it was "originally started at Daytona Beach ISB McDonalds" — but this version used two cheeseburgers and a spicy chicken sandwich (total of $3.21). User McWayne posted on October 19, 2008, saying that it was made with a double cheeseburger instead of two cheeseburgers.
Incidentally, October 19 was the same date that the first video of the McGangBang appeared on YouTube (see below).
McGangBang on MySpace
The McGangBang even has a MySpace page — the earliest comment is from July 11, 2006. Oddly, there's a whole political theme, as though the McGangBang is running for office: "Mcgangbang is working hard for you!!!! VOTE MCGANGBANG-2008"
There's even a video of a commercial urging you to vote for the "loyal friend" that's "always fulfilling" (it also includes an appearance by Barbara Bush).
Successfully Ordering a McGangBang by Name
On November 21, 2008, a thread was started on the Nike Talk forums ("The ultimate online sneaker community") — user tmay407 in Arlington, Texas, posted pictures after successfully ordering a McGangBang by name:
The person working the drive-thru said, "Wait...did you just ask for a McGangbang?" I replied, "Yes...yes I did."The guy says, "That's a double cheeseburger with a McChicken in between, right?"
The same photographs and text later appeared on the forum Houston Imports (a car forum).
The Spread of the McGangBang on Messageboards
What's interesting is how knowledge of the McGangBang spread mostly via messageboards, sprouting out from the passionate subcultures of video gaming, sneaker-lovers, and car enthusiasts. Here are the earliest mentions on forums we could find:
- October 1, 2008: the blog Geeks Crossing wrote about it.
- October 2008: It was asked about on Yahoo! Answers.
- November 6, 2008: The blog Slave Pit Escape wrote about it with pictures.
- November 21, 2008, It hit the above-mentioned Nike Talk forums.
- November 30, 2008: It hit Club RSX (an Acura RSX forum).
- December 2, 2008: It hit the RX8 forums (a Mazda RX-8 forum).
- December 3, 2008: It hit the S2KI forums (a Honda S2000 forum).
- December 6, 2008: It hit the NeoGAF forums (a videogame forum).
- December 8, 2009: It hit the Horsepower Junkies forums.
- December 12, 2008: It hit the ScionLife forums (a forum for Scion enthusiasts).
- December 15, 2008: It hit the 3GN Media forum (a forum for "breakbeats, hip hop and babes").
- December 26, 2008: It hit BodyBuilding.com.
- And on and on.
McGangBang on YouTube
The popularity of the McGangBang also spread through YouTube. Here's a selection of videos of people ordering and enjoying the sandwich:
October 19, 2008: The First McGangBang Video on YouTube (Drive-Thru)
December 1, 2008: The "First" McGangBang in New York City (Drive-Thru)
December 1, 2008: Eating a McGangBang
December 1, 2008: Another McGangBang Eating Video
December 4, 2008: Ordering a McGangBang at the Counter (Successfully)
December 6, 2008: Failing to Get a McGangBang, Going to Burger King for a WhopGangBang
User Flip4lfe19 on YouTube documented their two of their three attempts to get a McGangBang at different McDonald's drive-thrus (attempt #2 and attempt #3). They gave up, and went to Burger King instead, and successfully ordered a WhopGangBang:
January 4, 2009: The McGangBang and the All-New 'McWhitey'
Innovation never stops: user Frost2ko uploaded a video where people got together and ordered McGangBangs and the their own invention, the McWhitey: a Filet-O-Fish patty in between two McChicken patties with the Filet-O-Fish white sauce:
McGangBang On Flickr
As of this writing, surprisingly, there are only 14 images of the McGangBang on Flickr.
The earliest appearance of the McGangBang, however, was on November 15, 2008, uploaded by drewgstephens:
McGangBang on Twitter
Mentions of the McGangBang on Twitter have only recently picked up steam — but the first mention of it was on December 21st, 2008 by _CyC_.
McGangBang on This Is Why You're Fat
What will likely break the McGangBang into the big-time is appearing on This Is Why You're Fat in a reblog of a post from gree(blue)n from January 30, 2009.
Official Statement From McDonald's
We contacted McDonald's to get an official statement regarding the McGangBang, and this is what they emailed us:
"McDonald's loves to hear from our valued guests, especially when they customize and create meal combinations to fit their personal taste preferences – no matter how unique!
Whether it's requesting an Egg McMuffin without cheese or a Big Mac with extra secret sauce, McDonald's is proud to satisfy our customers' requests and provide them with a variety of great-tasting meals every time they visit our restaurants."
Danya Proud, Spokesperson
McDonald's USA
Bonus: the Unprotected McGangBang
There's also an "Unprotected McGangBang" — Urban Dictionary calls it "different than McGangBang because there is a spicy mcchicken instead of a mcchicken."
—Raphael Brion


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The Ruger 10/22 is probably the most popular 22 rifle in the world today. It has been sold by the millions down through the yeasr. It is a good gun-dependable, accurate, and it looks good. And it generally is sold for a pretty god low price. It come in blue and stainless steel, with wood and synthetic stocks. All in all, a great little rifle.
But, looking for something new to offer, Ruger recently offered this:
A 10/22 with a detachable barrel. I personally don't see the need of it myself. It isn't such a large gun to start with. But, some people like them. I have read that they are very accurate. So, possibly they have a place. But, I'll stick with my regular original model and be perfectly happy.
The MSRP is approximately $400.


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we should have a tournament like this.
except with different divisions like emfh, ktmwtb, ctf, koth, tag
RyokoTK wrote:I disapprove of that system, but I'm all for tournaments. We don't really have 108 people lying around anyway, so the system would have to be restructured.
If there's interest in a tournament, I do have a tourney system lying around that I could procure...
Some stock maps (the aforementioned ones) arent bad at all. And King of Pain can be added aswell lol.
o, but they're stock maps, which means all of them lack good weapon balance. I wouldn't want my tournament life aborted because I could never find a gun -- that's putting too much in the hands of the map and good luck.
Are they good maps? Sure, but they're not good enough, given the other options out there.
Volcanon wrote:We should give a sizable suicide penalty like -3 or something. "Missle you and kill myself so you lose a point and I don't" is dumb.
Ha ha ha... riiiight...Neh. Good players dont suicide enough for it to matter.
We might also use a map where spawn-killing is impossible.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Importance of Prayers
27 comments:
- Lacy said...
w00f's JB and all...that wuz pawsome JB...shure hopes all our prayers work fur jackson....he shure needs sum good news...
b safe,
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- the many Bs said...
we have all paws crossed for our buddy, Jackson. he has a lot of friends who are prayin' for him.
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Hana said...
We are crossing our fingers and paws for Jackson.
I have been a busy dog! You already know about the Barkday Party I attended the previous Saturday. Well, I had another Eskie party just this past Sunday! 9 eskies! And on Saturday my Mom got to see 3 week old eskie puppies. And then on Monday my Mom played tourist and showed 2 eskies the sites of San Francisco, with Casper, too! Oh, so much to blog about, but so little time.
When is your Mom going to Maui? How is her house selling going?
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Mickey's Musings said...
Oh noes!!! Poor Jackson :( I will purray very hard and send my best purrs!!!
Purrs Mickey
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Robyn Harton said...
We'll send lots and lots of purrs and purrayers for Jackson!
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Hana said...
Hi again, JB. The eskie picnic Kodak went to was in Minnesota. We know some of those eskies that attended! The next Bay Area eskie event is at my breeder's house for our 9th annual reunion! Whoo hoo! That's in September. Then after that is another Eskie Meet in November. I am a busy girl.
Uh oh. Only 4 showings? Maybe your Mom should consider finding renters for the house instead of selling it.
A trip to Maui might help your Mom and Daddy Len take their mind off the house stuff, but I wonder if it'll still be in the back of their mind.
I forgot to tell you my Mom said the garage smelled stinky... so she looked for the source... and she found a mouse that had eaten the peanut butter sandwich!
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- meemsnyc said...
Wow your mom got a wonderful shot of the praying mantis, we have never seen one in person before. We are sorry to hear that Jackson is sick. We will go visit.
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
That's a great picture of the praying mantis! A bunch of praying mantises hatched out in Mom's flower bed last year, and she got a kick out of watching them grow up.
And thank you so much for telling us about Jackson. I will go to his blog and give him and his family my purrs.
Purrs and snuggles from Marilyn!
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Yeah, JB! Let's pray and hope that everything will be fine. Thanks for sharing )))
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- sdsfasda said...
Oh... it's a day of bad notices. Hope my prayers can help poor dog. What a sad world is this that we can't do anything for them...
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Spooky said...
Nice picture of the funny-looking bug! ;)
Purrayers are going out for Jackson.
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Deetz said...
Oh, JB......I give you great big hugs from faraway. You are such a sweet and loving kitty. That was a beautiful Big World Assignment post. A praying mantis...I have never seen one. I am so glad I can come here and see all the great creatures in our world. IT worked like peas in a pod praying mantis and praying for all our sick friends.....way cool JB
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Maya and Kena said...
Hi JB!
We're praying fur Jackson too!
Our paws are crossed fur him!
Wags and licks,
Maya and Kena
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Copito said...
Praying Mantis is called in Mexico HOMBRE DE PALO (wood man)
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- L. Alida said...
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend Jackson. His picture is just precious. I am sending up a prayer that he gets better. No more babies going to the Bridge for a long while!
Gentle Hugs,
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Mary said...
You're a good kitty to care about Jackson. Keep praying.
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- CoCo said...
Its sooo nice of your to set a prayer blog. I'll keep my paws crossed for Jackson!
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Hana said...
Wow, your Mom will have a busy August between closing escrow, moving, figuring out what to do about the current house, Maui, and the Hayward thing. I just hope it's not Mervyn's though.
Hopefully this weekend I will get to post about the eskie fun I have been having the past 2 weeks!
- Friday, August 01, 2008
- Huskee and Hershey said...
Hi JB,
Poor little jackson.. will be crossing my paws and keeping him in my prayers definitely.
- Friday, August 01, 2008
- Hana said...
JB, so what exactly happens when a mouse goes to the glue trap? Do they just get stuck... and then Daddy Len has to "fix" the situation? The sandwiches my Mom uses do the "job" instantly.
Yes, we have Mervyn's here still. Lots of them. But, this week the TV news said they are declaring bankruptcy.
I FINALLY posted about my 1st July eskie gathering... I still have 3 more to go! (actually, come to think of it, I have had 5 eskie gatherings this July. Not 4.)
- Friday, August 01, 2008
- Hana said...
Thanks for taking a look at my latest post! No one really wanted to go into the pool. Kona and Zero had to be coaxed in, however when Kona is at home, she swims in her BIG pool every once in a while. There are actually lots of eskies who like to swim. Abby's guests just happened to be the kind who don't love water that much. As for posing on the jungle gym, it was the end of the day and it was hot, so we were tired. It was pretty easy to pose... we were already halfway there to begin with, before our humans asked us to get into certain positions. They are silly creatures, our humans. The things we do to humor them.
- Friday, August 01, 2008
- Noah the Airedale said...
G'day JB
We're very sad after hearing about our pal Jackson. We've been sending lots of positive thoughts his way.
Hugs and tail wags
- Friday, August 01, 2008
- Hana said...
Oh JB, tonight my Mom found one peanut butter sandwich turned upside down, without the peanut butter and without the culprit, and then she found the other sandwich with a mouse! So, she bought 4 more sandwiches... and will hopefully nip this issue in the bud now! She is ready for a whole family.... sorry about that JB. I know they are your friends.
- Friday, August 01, 2008
- Jackson's J1 and J2 said...
Hello JB, thank you so much for posting this about me. It really means the world to me and the Js to have such great support from our blogging pals, old and new! J x
- Saturday, August 02, 2008
Another mouse caught this morning and another trap set off but no mouse in it. When will it end?
- Saturday, August 02, 2008
- Hana said...
Hi JB, yes, our backyard backs up to the canyon where there are trees and hills and foliage. We have ivy in our backyard too... maybe that is a good mouse house! We're not sure how long we've had mice. When we moved in here about 7 years ago, we saw mouse droppings and caught some mice. Then recently we saw the droppings again, but not sure how long they have been there.
Wow, you have a mouse highway? Don't the mouse-police patrol that highway so they don't go on detour to your garage?
- Sunday, August 03, 2008
- Lux said...
I sure hope Jackson is feeling better. He looks like a darling woofie.
The praying mantis picture is very cool!
- Sunday, August 03, 2008


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Here's what's up in the world of TV for Wednesday, Dec. 7. All times are Eastern.
Revenge (ABC, 10 p.m.): When the fall season started, we certainly didn't expect ABC's goofy soap Revenge to become one of our new favorites, but it's swiftly risen in our estimation, thanks to its plot twists, fun characters, and surprising moral complexity. Plus, if you've never watched an episode, it's pretty easy to dive right in with tonight's midseason finale because everybody talks about what they're going to do and why most of the time, so you can get caught right up. Carrie Raisler would also like to remind you the right way to say the show's title is to tilt your head skyward and yell, "REVEEEEEEENGE!"
The Middle (ABC, 8 p.m.): It's a night of Christmas episodes on ABC and NBC (well, we don't know if Harry's Law is Christmas-themed, but it should be). Here, the Hecks probably learn you don't need money to enjoy Christmas. Will Harris begs to differ.
Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m.): It's the "reunion with family members" episode, but tonight, the episode summary says, one family member crosses the line. We're assuming that means they bring in a machine gun. Now Carrie Raiser has a machine gun. Ho ho ho.
Up All Night (NBC, 8 p.m.): Both Blythe Danner and Jason Lee return tonight, as Reagan attempts to make Amy's first Christmas super special. Erik Adams wonders why she's even trying. Amy won't remember anything for another few years!
The X Factor (Fox, 8 p.m.): We're already down to the final five acts? How on Earth is Simon Cowell moving through things this quickly? Does he have access to a time machine? Emily Yoshida's been to a taping of this show. Maybe she can tell us.
Suburgatory (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): "Tessa feels responsible when her father breaks up with his girlfriend." Heh, heh, heh. We'll bet she does. And by that, we mean that she likely feels bad that her father must put her needs over his own. Ryan McGee gets it.
America's Next Top Model (The CW, 9 p.m.): It's time for the finale? Doesn't this all seem just a little anti-climactic? We're betting that Allison wins, mostly because she's an Internet meme. Margaret Eby hopes Tyra proclaims herself the all-star.
Modern Family (ABC, 9 p.m.): The family decides to celebrate Christmas early and in a hurry. Donna Bowman's been over this. How many sappy monologues are you going to have to hear before you understand you can't rush family togetherness?
Work Of Art: The Next Great Artist (Bravo, 9 p.m.): The artists are challenged to create "worthy" high art that will also sell. We recommend they do a bunch of paintings of nature scenes, maybe with ducks in 'em. That's what John Teti likes.
Happy Endings (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): We might be a little Christmas-ed out by this point (impossible!), but here's hoping Penny hiring Max to play Santa does the trick. Because that sounds funny! David Sims once hired a bum to play his Santa.
American Horror Story (FX, 10 p.m.): Sounds like we're getting a big info-dump, as Violet learns the rules of the House. We hope they're more exciting than the rules of Todd VanDerWerff's house, which include, "Just throw all your trash on the floor."
Psych (USA, 10 p.m.): Last week, we got a bunch of William Shatner jokes out of our system, and now Gus and Shawn are hanging out at a commune full of eccentrics. Kevin McFarland's getting all his hippie jokes ready for your laughter.
Top Chef (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Now, we're just spitballing here, but we'd really love to see a show where America's Next Top Model does battle with the Top Chef. Emily Withrow, can you make that happen for us? Use all your Hollywood contacts!
Survivor (Classic) (11 a.m.): And then maybe they could face off with one of the Survivors? Again, just spitballing here, but we think this could be a great show. Meredith Blake would have to design the modeling-cooking-survival challenges.
The Sopranos (1 p.m.): Yep, it's time for the episode where Tony spends, like, half the show in a dream, and Annette Bening is there, and so are a bunch of dead people, and whatever. Todd VanDerWerff is ready to look for meaning that isn't there.
Santa Vs. The Snowman (Tuesday): We'll confess that we had no idea this one started out as a TV special until Donna Bowman brought that fact to our attention. We just assumed it was the domain of IMAX screens at regional science museums.
Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After (History, 8 p.m.): Commemorate the "day of infamy" by checking out this History Channel show about the day after the Pearl Harbor Attack, as FDR figured out his next moves. (Spoiler alert: It involved war.)
World's Smallest Man/World's Strongest Toddler/My 40-Year-Old Child (Discovery Fitness & Health, 8 p.m.): Did we just plan out your evening for you? We think we just did.
The Soup (E!, 10 p.m.): In all the hubbub last week about a certain person's birthday, we forgot to mention that E! has moved The Soup, for no apparent reason, to Wednesdays. Serious question here: Do TV network executives hate Joel McHale?
State Of Play (BBC America, 10 p.m.): It only took eight years (and a DVD being mostly readily available on these shores) for someone to import this great British miniseries, but it starts up tonight. Kevin McFarland fills you in on why to watch.
Picnic At Hanging Rock (Flix, 8 p.m.): If you've never seen Peter Weir's eerie classic about schoolgirls going on an outing in the early 20th century, well, tonight's as good a time to watch it as any. It's a truly great film, with some gorgeous shots.
Tiny Furniture (Sundance, 9 p.m.): Lena Dunham wrote and directed this super-indie film when she was 6 years old or something, and it led to critical acclaim, an upcoming Criterion DVD, and an HBO show produced by Judd Apatow. Not bad.
College Basketball: Arizona at Florida (ESPN, 7 p.m.): If you're in the Northern climes—or even if you're in Southern California, which is pretty chilly (for Southern California) right now—watch a couple of warm-weather basketball teams face off.
New Girl (Tuesday): Erik Adams is wondering if New Girl is ever going to find a way to approach sexuality within its hyper-twee universe. Maybe. But when your main character can't say penis, that's not a promising starting point at all.


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December 20, 2012
By Shirley Hawkins
LAWT Contributing Writer
African Americans across the country and throughout the global African community are celebrating the arrival of Kwanzaa, a pan-African holiday that celebrates family, culture and community.
Kwanzaa is a time of remembrance, reflection and recommitment in which family, individuals and community remember the legacy of the ancestors, reflect on life and critical issues, and recommit themselves to excellence, especially values and practices which lead to a good and prosperous coming year.
Kwanzaa is organized around the Nguzo Saba, The Seven Principles, which serve as cultural grounding and guidance for millions, not only during Kwanzaa, but also throughout the year in their lives and work . For seven days, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, a candle is lit to represent one of seven principles of Kwanzaa which are unity (Umoja), self-determination (Kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (Ujima), cooperative economics (Ujamaa), purpose (Nia), creativity (Kuumba), and faith (Imani).
One of the main symbols of Kwanzaa is the Kinara (the candleholder) with seven candles, each candle standing for one of The Seven Principles and the lighting of the candles represents an ancient African ritual called "lifting up the light that lasts," the enduring ethical and spiritual values that anchor and inform the lives of the people, especially the Seven Principles
The candles are black, red and green. The center black candle symbolizes black people. The three red candles on the left of the Black candle symbolize the struggle of the people for good in the world. And the three green candles on the right symbolize the hope and future forged in struggle.
The celebration also incorporates drumming, singing and dancing, pouring libation to honor the ancestors, telling cultural stories, and holding a community-wide Karamu (feast) on December 31, the day before January 1, which is the Day of Meditation on the meaning and obligation of being African in the world. Participants also wear African clothing to celebrate their cultural roots.
Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chair of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach and executive director of the African American Cultural Center (Us) founded the holiday in 1966. Dr. Karenga also wrote the authoritative text on the holiday, Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture¸ Los Angeles, Sankore Press.
Dr. Karenga, who each year establishes the theme of Kwanzaa in his Annual Founder's Message, said this year's theme is "Kwanzaa, Us and the Well-being of the World: A Courageous Questioning." He states that it calls on to remember the ancient African ethical teaching that we are chosen to bring good in the world.
Also, Dr. Karenga says that "to honor our obligation to constantly bring good in the world, we must have a world-encompassing concept of ourselves and our responsibility and answer not only the call of the vulnerable, the poor, the ill and aged, the widow, orphan, prisoner and oppressed, but also answer the call of our injured earth, constantly subject to plunder, pollution and depletion." This means, he states, that "we must practice the ancient African ethical principle of serudj ta, that is to say, the moral obligation to heal, repair, renew and remake the world, making it more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
In Los Angeles, the Kwanzaa Ujima Collective, founded by Dr. Karenga with several community organizations, annually holds celebrations each evening at a different venue where community members reflect on one of The Seven Principles and conduct activities of celebration of the holiday.
Nzinga and Jackie Kimbrough of Zambezi Bazaar in Leimert Park, members of the Kwanzaa Ujima Collective, have been practicing Kwanzaa for over 30 years. "We were one of the first participants," recalls Nzinga, adding that her progressive parents began celebrating the holiday in the '70s. "Kwanzaa is about us, it speaks to our culture and tradition," explained Nzinga, who said that Zambezi Bazaar will celebrate Kwanzaa on the evening of Dec. 27. "Within the collective, we hold a ceremony and light a candle for the second night of Kwanzaa, called Kujichagulia, which means self-determination. We usually have fruit, oranges, dried corn, and apples on display," said Nzinga. "We dress in African clothing to bring forth our African culture and we usually have either a drummer, singer, dancer, storyteller to perform, or someone might give a speech—anything that is positive and expresses our culture."
With households across the country struggling with the troubling economy and the lingering recession, Nzinga feels that practicing the reaffirming principles of Kwanzaa will prove to be more important to African Americans than ever. "Kujichagulia focuses you and purifies you," she reflected. "You are able to join hands with other African Americans and people around the world in a show of unity."
Reverend Richard "Meri KaRa" Byrd, founder of the KRST Unity Center of African Spiritual Science, said KRST will celebrate the principle of "Nia" (purpose) on the evening of Dec. 30. "We come together based on the principles established by Dr. Karenga and the Organization Us," said Byrd. "Kwanzaa raises our consciousness as African Americans with the reality of our ability to make things better."
Community Activist Ngoma Ali is busy preparing for the 11th Annual Kwanzaa Heritage Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 29 in the Vision parking lot in Leimert Park. The festival will feature drill teams, reggae bands, poets, drummers, a children's village, the Queens of Kwanzaa and cheerleaders from Susan B. Dorsey High School. "The theme of this year's festival is 'Dream It, Believe It, and Achieve It,'" said Ali. "Kwanzaa reinforces our self-esteem as African Americans in terms of our cultural past and it gives us strength for the challenges of the future."
Charmaine Jefferson, executive director of the California African American Museum, said that the museum celebrated pre-Kwanzaa in early December, but that the holiday continues to resonate with its patrons throughout the year.
"Kwanzaa is important to us as a people because we have suffered through the loss of generations and the loss of culture as well as through the horrors of slavery and segregation," she said. "Kwanzaa is significant for us as a cultural tradition because we have had our traditions stripped away from us. We come to Kwanzaa knowing that we pass along a tradition that pays respect to African traditions, even though we can't speak to our specific African heritage."
Pausing, she added, "As Christmas decorations continue to arrive earlier and earlier every year, Kwanzaa is about going back to basics. It makes us think and reflect about how we lead our lives every day. It gives us a framework to think about, 'Did I do business with a black business today? Have I attempted to be all that I can be? Have I learned all that I can learn?' Kwanzaa reflects being the best you can be for your community and the community being the best it can be for you."


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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced the initiation of a phase 2B study entitled, "A Phase 2B Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial of EPI-743 in Children with Leigh Syndrome." Four clinical trial sites have been selected in the United States: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center – Palo Alto, California; Akron Children's Hospital – Akron, Ohio; Seattle Children's Hospital – Seattle, Washington; and Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor University – Houston, Texas.
The trial is a placebo-controlled study lasting six months, and then extending an additional six months, during which all subjects will receive EPI-743. Subjects must be between one and twelve years old, possess genetic confirmation of Leigh syndrome, and meet certain disease severity criteria. More information on the study specifics is available on ClinicalTrials.gov.
The primary endpoint of the clinical trial is the Newcastle Paediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale. Secondary endpoints include neurologic, muscular, imaging, and biomarker indices. The study design was based on positive phase 2A data recently reported in the journal Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, "EPI-743 reverses the progression of the pediatric mitochondrial disease- genetically defined Leigh Syndrome" 107 (2012) 383-388.
Leigh Syndrome
Leigh syndrome is an inherited lethal, progressive, predominately pediatric, neuromuscular disorder for which there are no approved treatments. Initially described in 1951, the hallmarks of the disease include death of central nervous system regions responsible for the control of breathing and coordination of movement. Leigh syndrome is a member of a larger family of diseases called mitochondrial disease, which share as a common biochemical mechanism defects in cellular energy metabolism.
EPI-743 is an orally bioavailable small molecule being developed by Edison Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of Leigh syndrome and other inherited mitochondrial diseases. EPI-743 is a member of the para-benzoquinone class of drugs. It serves as a cofactor for the novel drug target– NADPH quinone oxidase 1 (NQO1). Through a redox-based mechanism, EPI-743 augments endogenous glutathione biosynthesis– essential for the control of oxidative stress.
Edison Pharmaceuticals
Edison Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for children with orphan mitochondrial diseases.
Clinical Study Site Information
Akron Children's Hospital
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center
Seattle Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor University
|SOURCE Edison Pharmaceuticals
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Maybe Chris Volstad has found something. Volstad went without a win in 24 straight starts, over a full calendar year, he has two wins in his last two starts. Volstad was good today, on a day when the conditions favored anyone with a bat in their hands. He found the zone early and then pitched to his strengths after that, he finished his day after 5.2 innings giving up two runs on five hits while walking three and striking out two. Coming into this one I don't think many people gave the Cubs a chance, not only are the Giants much better, but the Cubs were facing all world lefty Madison Bumgarner. As they say, that's why they play the games.
The Cubs jumped Bumgarner early, as they scored once in the first and piled on four more in the third inning to take a 5-0 lead. The Giants tried to make it a game late as they pulled within two in the 8th but Carlos Marmol came on to shut the door in the ninth, again, he's been outstanding as of late. Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run since August 5, no one believed it so they actually had to review it to make sure. Okay, that's not really why, it was ruled a triple but replays showed it was gone, it was Rizzo's 10th home run of the season, he finished the day 2-for-4 with an RBI, and two runs scored. Alfonso Soriano also had a big day at the plate, basically rubbing it in the Giants face, "you'll never get this, you'll never get this" Soriano was overheard as he rounded the bases on his 24th home run of the season. Soriano of course has said that he would prefer to not play in San Francisco if the Giants tried to trade for him, Soriano finished the day 2-for-4 with three RBI's.
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Full Video Recap
Rizzo's ….. Home Run
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Spiritual practice goes nowhere if it follows this path. Everything gets lost in interpretation, conceptual thinking, unacknowledged prejudice and bias, etc.
In spiritual practice, we have to dispense completely with appeals to justice and fairness, precisely because they are open to interpretation and dependent on position. And if we claim access to a higher truth, we are, in effect, claiming the power and the right to decide for others.
Aside: I dislike and avoid the notion that spiritual truth is a higher truth, in terms of society and the world, etc. Spiritual practice is based on a principles that run counter to many principles of society. To claim that spiritual practice is a "higher truth" is another form of prejudice. Instead, I have to acknowledge that the principles on which I base my decisions are different from the principles that a person in a social context may base his or her decisions.
I now rarely try to persuade people to adopt a specific perspective, Buddhist or otherwise. Rather, I seek to help them find what is true for them in the world they experience. As we explore this together, appeals to justice or fairness are almost always stories that hide or protect unacknowledged hurts or pains. As they open to those pains, people frequently find clarity on their own and know what to do, not because it is "fair" or "just" or "right" (these are, in the end, somewhat childish motivations), but because, when everything, inside and out, is included in awareness, often only one course of action is indicated — the direction of the present, to use Uchiyama's phrase.


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Patina – the visible signs of age on the surface of a material – is generally valued as a positive form of decay, and is manifest in a panoply of material forms: distressed wood, weather-beaten stone or brick, faded wallpaper, well-worn textiles, rusted ironwork, to name but a few. Whatever form it takes, patina signals the desire for a visual sign of authenticity, that is, material imbued with a history that speaks of 'natural' processes accrued over time. Paradoxically, in many cases, these visual signs of ageing are achieved very quickly and forcibly; hence, the widespread criticism of patina as yet another symptom of the post-modern obsession with surface at the expense of 'authentic' depth.
Yet, patina can also be interpreted as a critical form of visuality. In a recent talk at the University of Manchester, archaeologist Shannon Lee Dawdy focused on the meanings of patina in the buildings of New Orleans, pre- and post-Katrina. The devastating hurricane of 2005 created so-called 'Katrina patina' – the characteristic residue left by saline water that overwhelmed New Orleans for weeks after the city's flood defences were breached. Today, amidst the ruins of nearly 6,000 homes in New Orleans, many of the city's renovated domestic buildings still have a large letter 'X' on their exteriors; in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, rescue personnel spray-painted the letter 'X' on all buildings to indicate that they had been evacuated. Many returning residents chose to conserve rather than erase these letters, which have become known, according to Dorothy Moye, as 'Katrina crosses'. Here, patina functions as a memorial to a natural disaster. It is the architectural equivalent of the post-traumatic symptom, showing us the trauma of the past as it reverberates down into the present. By displaying the 'wound' inflicted by the trauma, this patina has the potential to contribute to the wider work of future healing in New Orleans.
Patina straddles the space (and time) between construction and ruin. It is always an ambivalent form of materiality because any attempt to stabilise its meaning effaces the essential nature of patina as process. Therefore, the meaning of patina lies in its instability; as with ruins, patina represents a fragment that suggests the meaning of the whole (as in the case of New Orleans's x-marked buildings). The latter suggests a way out of the condemnation of patina as a superficial form of materiality. Patina, whatever form it takes, has the potential to deepen the meaning of surface as surface. The examples in New Orleans also suggest (contrary to patina's detractors) that intentionality is key to patina's critical visuality. Perhaps it's not the aestheticising of surface per se that is at issue but what we choose to do with that aestheticising. In the case of Katrina patina, it is clear that the material surface has the capacity to expand the field of architectural meaning, to hold together contradictions, to manifest historical depth, and to contribute to the ongoing work of remembrance and healing.


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DC Nation - Green Lantern: The Animated Series - "Larfleeze"
Thu, 02/21/2013 - 7:11pm
"Larfleeze" - The crew of the Interceptor searches the planet Okaara for the mythical Orange Lantern battery as a way to combat the Aya Monitor. The problem is, it's guarded under the watchful, and very greedy, eyes of Larfleeze, the one and only Orange Lantern.
Be sure to watch Green Lantern: The Animated Series Saturday mornings on Cartoon Network as part of the DC Nation block of programming.


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- Overview
- Benefits of Certification
- Why Work With NSF?
- Certification Process
- U.S. and Canadian Approvals
If you manufacture, sell or distribute water treatment or distribution products in North America, your products are required to comply with NSF/ANSI/CAN 61: Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects by most governmental agencies that regulate drinking water supplies. Developed by a team of scientists, industry experts and key industry stakeholders, NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 sets health effects criteria for many water system components including:
- Protective barrier materials (cements, paints, coatings)
- Joining and sealing materials (gaskets, adhesives, lubricants)
- Mechanical devices (water meters, valves, filters)
- Pipes and related products (pipe, hose, fittings)
- Plumbing devices (faucets, drinking fountains)
- Process media (filter media, ion exchange resins)
- Non-metallic potable water materials
Benefits of Certification
Certification to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 ensures that your product meets the regulatory requirements for the U.S. and Canada, and it can often meet or fulfill the testing requirements for many other countries as well. Market leaders strive to attain NSF certification as a mark of distinction that provides their customers with assurance that their product does not leach harmful contaminants into drinking water.
NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 testing covers all products with drinking water contact from source to tap, and determines what contaminants may migrate or leach from your product into drinking water. It also confirms if they are below the maximum levels allowed to be considered safe.
Certification also allows your company to:
- List your product in our online directory of certified drinking water system components
- Use the NSF certification mark on your products and in your promotional materials
Why Work With NSF?
The NSF mark, well respected by public health officials and drinking water utilities, is recognized as a symbol of product quality and integrity. Our responsive, personalized service quickly guides your products through the certification process, ensuring that they get to market on time and on budget. We offer product bracketing services wherever possible to help keep costs down, and we provide pricing up front so there are no hidden surprises down the road.
NSF is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and NSF listings satisfy the requirements of the Canadian National Plumbing Code, U.S. Model Codes and the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).
Certification Process
We distinguish ourselves due to our thorough product evaluation, but our certification process is simple and efficient. We assign you a dedicated NSF project manager as a single point of contact to guide you through the certification process and oversee your certification project every step of the way.
Seven Simple Steps to Certification:
- Your company submits an application.
- You provide product formulation, toxicology and product use information.
- Our toxicology department reviews formulations.
- We perform a plant audit and sample collection.
- Our laboratory conducts testing.
- We complete a final toxicology evaluation.
- We grant NSF certification for compliant products and you can use the NSF mark on products, packaging and marketing materials.
Our experts can help you reduce overall costs and expedite your time to market by bundling services and reducing the number of contracted service providers and facility audits.
U.S. and Canadian Approvals
Drinking water system components that are used in centralized water treatment plants and water distribution systems up through the water meter are typically regulated by state or provincial drinking water agencies.
Forty-eight U.S. states have legislation, regulations or policies requiring drinking water system components to comply with, or be certified to, NSF/ANSI/CAN 61.
Eleven Canadian provinces/territories require drinking water system components to comply with the requirements of NSF/ANSI/CAN 61.
Get more information and see a comprehensive map of the U.S. states and Canadian provinces/territories that require NSF/ANSI/CAN 61.
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NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61 Training
- Thursday, October 15, 2020
- 12:25pm - 12:25pm EST
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Webinar: Best Practices for Restarting Your Building's Water System
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Certification for Reverse Osmosis Elements
Private Label (ANF) Listings
Certification of Plastic Piping Products: NSF/ANSI 14 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 61
Valve Testing and Certification
What is NSF/ANSI 61?
NSF/ANSI 61: Drinking Water System Components was published in 1988 to establish minimum requirements for the control of potential adverse human health effects from products that contact drinking water.
NSF/ANSI 61 includes criteria for testing and evaluating products to ensure they do not leach contaminants into the water that would be a health concern. These contaminants include those regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Health Canada, as well as any other non-regulated compounds that may be of concern.
What products are covered under NSF/ANSI 61?
- Pipes and related products (including pipe, hose, fittings)
- Protective and barrier materials (including cements/coatings)
- Joining and sealing materials (including gaskets, adhesives, lubricants)
- Process media (including carbon, sand, zeolite, ion exchange media)
- Mechanical devices (including water meters, in-line valves, filters, process equipment)
- Mechanical plumbing devices (faucets, drinking fountains, and components)
- Potable water materials (non-metallic materials)
What is involved in the NSF/ANSI 61 certification process?
The NSF certification process has seven basic steps:
- Application - NSF/ANSI 61 requires a disclosure by the manufacturer of all water contact materials in the product and a disclosure by the manufacturer's material suppliers of all chemical ingredients in the materials.
- Formulation, toxicology and product use information - Client and suppliers complete and submit NSF's Product Information Form. This provides formulation, toxicology and product use information.
- NSF formulation review - NSF toxicologists perform a formulation review for each water contact material to determine any possible ingredients, contaminants, or reaction by-products that may potentially leach from the material into drinking water. This formulation review then determines the battery of chemical analyses that will be performed on a particular material.
- Plant audit and sample collection - NSF then conducts an inspection of the production facility to verify the product formulation and production process and to ensure adequate quality control procedures are in place to prevent the use of unauthorized materials. Product samples are collected during the inspection and sent to NSF laboratories to be tested to the appropriate exposure protocol of NSF/ANSI 61.
- Laboratory testing - Devices or materials are evaluated according to the exposure and analysis methods in Annex B of NSF/ANSI 61. Most products undergo a 3-week exposure process where the products are exposed to various formulated waters designed to extract specific types of contaminants. Contaminant concentrations are determined from chemical analyses of the exposure water samples.
- Toxicology evaluation - These contaminant concentrations are then evaluated by a toxicologist to the pass/fail criteria in Annex D and E of NSF/ANSI 61. Products that meet the requirements of the standard are then certified and appear in the NSF listings. If products fail to meet the requirements of the standard, the manufacturer may identify the source of the failure and resubmit a reformulated product for certification.
- Certification granted
Follow-up program - Once products are certified and listed by NSF they are inspected and reviewed on an annual basis.
Listed production facilities are then subjected to unannounced annual inspections by NSF auditors to ensure that certified products are made according to the authorized formulations and processes. Products are collected on a routine basis (typically once annually) for retesting.
Occasionally, certified products will fail an annual retest. When this happens, NSF immediately notifies the manufacturer. NSF requires the manufacturer to stop shipment of noncompliant product and to fully investigate the cause of the failure. An NSF field auditor inspects the facility to ensure the manufacturer has taken these steps. If the manufacturer is able to identify and correct the cause of the failure, they may resubmit the product for certification. If the reformulated product meets the requirements of NSF/ANSI 61, the manufacturer may again mark and sell the products as NSF certified.
How was NSF/ANSI 61 developed? How is it maintained?
NSF/ANSI 61 is overseen by the NSF Drinking Water Additives Joint Committee. This committee has equal representation from public health regulatory members, product manufacturer members and product user representatives. Any proposal to revise the standard is typically assigned to a task group composed of joint committee members and external experts. Task group members are assigned by the chair of the joint committee.
One standing group is the Health Advisory Board. This group consists of toxicologists from USEPA, Health Canada, state and provincial agencies, as well as toxicologists from industry, and private consulting firms. This group is responsible for reviewing and approving all allowable contaminant concentrations that are published in NSF/ANSI 61.
Any revision that is proposed by a task group must receive majority approval from the joint committee. Any negative ballots from the joint committee must be circulated to all committee members and adjudicated, according to the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Once a revision is approved by the joint committee, the proposal passes to the NSF Council of Public Health Consultants, which consists of regulatory officials from public health agencies across North America.
Revisions to NSF/ANSI 61 are also circulated for public comment and any concerns addressed through the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute. ANSI gives final approval to each revision of the standard.
Anyone may submit a proposed change to the standard, as well as other issues for discussion by the joint committee, by submitting an issue paper to the chair of the joint committee. All meetings of the joint committee are open and may be attended by requesting an invitation from the secretary of the joint committee. Contact email@example.com for further information.
Do certified products retain their NSF/ANSI 61 certification if they are processed or fabricated and resold?
Many companies purchase NSF/ANSI 61 certified products which are then reprocessed in some manner and resold. These processed or fabricated products do not retain their NSF/ANSI 61 certification unless the facility has an official NSF/ANSI 61 listing for the processed or fabricated product.
Example: Fabricated pipe
A fabrication facility may purchase NSF/ANSI 61 certified ductile iron pipe and fabricate grooved or flanged pipe and resell the product to a contractor or water utility. The product only retains the NSF/ANSI 61 Certification if the fabrication facility has an NSF/ANSI 61 listing for the grooved or flanged pipe. The certification denotes that the fabrication facility is inspected annually and has products periodically retested to confirm the fact that it is using NSF 61 certified pipe, that it has controlled sources of materials used for fittings and welding, and also ensure that any additional coating materials or processing aids are not going to add harmful contaminants to drinking water.
Example: Regenerated and reactivated media
Several process media companies now offer to take spent media from a water utility and regenerate or reactivate the media and then resell it to the water utility at a much lower cost than virgin media. How does the utility know that the media it is receiving back is the same media that they originally sent to the regeneration facility? How can the water utility be assured that the regenerated media conforms to NSF/ANSI 61 and will not add harmful contaminants to drinking water? NSF/ANSI 61 contains specific requirements for products and facilities that regenerate and reactivate media. Regenerated or reactivated media is not NSF/ANSI 61 certified unless the regeneration or reactivation facility has an NSF/ANSI 61 listing for the products.
Example: Repackaged process media
The same rule would apply to companies that are simply repackaging process media or other products. Even if a company is repackaging NSF/ANSI 61 certified activated carbon, the NSF/ANSI 61 certification is not maintained if the repackaged product has not been separately certified for the repackaging company. How can a utility be sure that a company is only repackaging NSF/ANSI 61 media and not substituting or mixing with some lower cost material that is not certified? Contamination control is another concern addressed by third-party certification. If the repackaging facility has been separately certified then the water utility can be reassured that the facility is receiving unannounced annual inspections from NSF to verify the sources and certification of the media that is being packaged.
While a reprocessed or fabricated NSF/ANSI 61 certified product does not retain its certification, it is still beneficial for manufacturers to choose NSF/ANSI 61 certified materials for their end product. Choosing NSF/ANSI 61 certified components or materials will save your company time and expenses when undergoing certification for your product.
What is stainless steel?
Stainless steel, compared to typical steel, is a general class of metal alloys that contains lower levels of iron and higher levels of chromium, vanadium, etc. The actual percent of the various elements yield different physical properties.
Why do people use stainless steel products with drinking water systems?
In general, stainless steels are quite hard, tough and corrosion resistant in comparison to some other materials used in drinking water applications.
Are all stainless steel products compliant with NSF/ANSI 61?
No. Only products that are certified to NSF/ANSI 61 can be assumed to meet the requirements of the standard. Certification to NSF/ANSI 61 includes product testing and production location auditing to ensure ongoing compliance with the health based requirements of NSF/ANSI 61. This includes testing products on an annual basis, by exposing them to different formulated waters (typically at pH 5, pH 8 and pH 10) and testing for regulated metals such as antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium (including chromium VI), copper, lead, mercury, selenium, thallium, and nickel, as well as any other inorganic and organic leachate concerns that may derive from cutting oils, lubricants, process aids, welding, machining, and other forming by-products. The certification process also includes annual unannounced inspections of the manufacturing facility to verify that the manufacturer is making the product using the same raw materials, material suppliers and production process as the products that are tested.
- We chose to work with NSF for NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 certification because of their reputation for professionalism and industry expertise. During the several years working with NSF, we have been very well supported in all our certification projects. We appreciate the excellence of the services offered and the dedication of the highly qualified staff.Dr. Silvia Toti, Technical Department Environmental Manager, LAV.EL.GOMMA s.r.l
- We started with NSF more than 10 year ago. At first we needed the NSF Certification mark to enter North American market. Today, NSF also provides us with a certification mark well-known internationally and a proof that our organization is committed to the highest quality and safety standards.Thomas Gabel, Sales Manager, Bode Dynamic GmbH
- NSF's name and recognition in the marketplace was a key factor in choosing them to certify our products. Due to their excellent customer service and broad range of services offered, we plan to work with them more in the near future.Julie Thomson, Product Manager, CeramTec GmbH
- The NSF Mark is synonymous with quality around the world. We chose to work with NSF because of this and it's recognition by our customers. The NSF staff is pleasant and time efficient, with good customer service. We have worked with NSF for several years and are very satisfied with the choice we made.Fabrizio Gallantina, Product Approval, Newform S.p.A.
- NSF's worldwide recognition is a key asset when choosing a certification body. The NSF team always provides an exceptional customer service. The level of accuracy of the NSF certification gives to our clients confidence and trust in our productsPablo Olalla López, Technical Manager, Pinturas Villada SKC S.A


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Vietnamese Style Grilled Shrimp Sandwiches
|Seafood, Vegetables, Bread, Beverage Alcohol
|Day Part
|Dinner, Lunch
|Menu Part
|Cuisine Type
French rolls filled with grilled shrimp, rice wine vinegar marinated cucumbers, mixed herbs and carrots. Garnished with a Vietnamese drizzle and pickled jalapeños.
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
3 tsp. sugar
3 tbsp. water
1 tsp. kosher salt
4 tbsp. fish sauce
2 tbsp. lime juice
2 seedless cucumbers, thinly sliced
2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
8 small French rolls
2 lb. peeled shrimp, grilled
3 carrots, shredded
Bean sprouts, as needed
2 cups mixed herbs (basil, mint, cilantro, and rau raum, if available)
Pickled jalapeños, for garnish
1. For drizzle: Combine ingredients in bowl, set aside.
2. Combine cucumber, vinegar, salt, and sugar. Marinate for at least 20 min.
3. To order, top the bottom half of each roll with grilled shrimp, cucumbers, bean sprouts, carrots and herbs. Garnish sandwiches with Vietnamese drizzle and pickled jalapeños, if desired.


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We have a computer assistance thread but not a phone, so i decided to make one. I also need help with my phone.
Problem: I drained the battery on my phone, I was out camping and my phone batteries died. So i got to the closest motel to charge my batteries. When i look at my Samsung Advance (SGH-a885) it says 'Charge battery full' and a large battery full. I don't know what to do. I tried pressing all the buttons and the touchscreen. The unlock button doesn't do anything as well. Please help.. My first phone so I'm pretty noobie. Thank You


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The documentation is comprehensive, but as always does not exactly match what I have in front of me.
After moving the sources around I started generating a
build.gradle file. I added my external libs to the dependencies but the build did not succeed with a lot of trial and error.
At the end with the help of googling and StackOverflow I found out that order matters a lot in the build file:
First comes the section about plugins for the build system itself:
buildscript {
repositories {
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.4.2'
Settings herein only apply to the build system, but not to the project to be built.
After this we can use those plugins (the android one)
apply plugin: 'android'
apply plugin: 'idea'
And only when those plugins are loaded, we can start talking about the project itself and add dependencies
repositories {
dependencies {
compile 'org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-core-asl:1.9.12'
compile 'org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.9.12'
android {
compileSdkVersion 17
buildToolsVersion "17.0"
I guess for someone experienced with Gradle, this is no news, but it took me quite some time to figure out especially as the documentation mentions all the parts but not on a larger example.
The file layout now looks like this:
One caveat is that the external libraries are not automagically yet loaded into the IDE - one still has to manually add them in the project structure wizard.
The last thing is then to mark
build/source/r/debug as source directory to also get completion for the R.* entries.


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HA! What gave it away? Wasn't the 1360 LEDs that I'm attaching to my body this year, is it? Lol..illy dilly wrote:Holy shit! The cat is out of the bag
JungleSmacks is a Sparkle Mule!
Welcome to the brotherhood!
I looooooooooooooooooooove the lights. Love them. Transfixed. I could play with this shit all day and night...
..and dammit, I gotta draw the line here. I had the brainflash that mixing LEDs on the bottom and EL wire up top would look weird. Called Coolneon back quick and had them add 6' of the same pink wire to run twice down the fur strip, plus better driver and y connectors and extensions.


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Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington and Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth: The Full D7 Interview
It's an opportune time to see this interview, in which Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth and Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington talked about the future of the news media.
The pair were interviewed at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference, only a month before Weymouth landed in hot water for trying to organize an off-the-record gathering of D.C. power players and journalists at her house, underwritten by sponsors.
In the interview, Weymouth discussed the struggles the Post–one of the nation's most prestigious newspapers–has had of late, as the Internet pummels its business model.
One of those hammers has been Huffington, whose site has grown like gangbusters, led by its political blogs and aggregation. Though not regularly profitable, it recently got a huge slug of funding to keep up the competition.
The pressure was apparent last week when Weymouth got in trouble for offering the exclusive sessions–although the controversial marketing flyer about it went out by mistake, before her approval or that of the Post newsroom.
Here's the video of the full D7 interview:


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Clear out your freezer and load it with vanilla ice cream.
A global vanilla shortage has lead to a 20 percent rise in wholesale prices, according to the Telegraph.
Producers in Madagascar, Mexico, India and Indonesia have had poor harvests this year. For consumers, the price of ice cream may rise up to 10 percent in an effort to pass off the higher prices.
The rise will hit thousands of businesses which use vanilla for everything from soft drinks and ice cream to confectionary, perfume and even medicines.
(Nick Peksa, business development director at market analysts Mintec) said that in the case of ice cream, even the modest rises seen so far could be too much for many makers to absorb, meaning high prices for shoppers.
He said: "It is the most expensive ingredient in ice cream production per kilogram, so it is highly likely that some producers will not be able to absorb the extra cost.