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Selection and Maintenance of your Non-Toxic, Gorgeous and Affordable Floor!
- What is currently on the floor?
- If you are replacing an existing hard surface flooring, floating floor planks can simply float directly on your existing floor if it is well secured and flat. In fact, if you have very old synthetic tile – they could contain asbestos and it's best just left in place and covered.
- Do you have a worn, ugly wood floor – or is there an old wood floor under the carpet ? Perhaps just a good sanding and recoat is all you need. Remember to use less toxic, healthier stains and finishes – yes, we offer those!
- What is the substrate the flooring be installed on top of?
- Concrete slabs are most common here in New Mexico at ground level. If your concrete slab is in good shape you can simply etch, stain and seal. If it needs repair, spread a concrete micro-topping before staining and sealing. If you prefer not to live on a hard and chilly floor, woods, bamboo, natural linoleum (marmoleum) and corks are available that just 'float' – no glue or nails required. Several styles have a built-in underlayment - the woods will require an additional underlayment – we like 1/8″ cork.
- Some solid woods can be glued directly to concrete.
- Tile can be installed directly on concrete, but again is hard and cold.
- If you have in-floor radiant heat a floating floor can work great but some certainly work better than others in conducting heat and/or performance.
- Plywood or particle board is another common floor substrate. Most all flooring choices can be either glued, nailed or floated on this substrate.
- Will you hire somebody to install your floor or Do-It-Yourself?
- Some flooring materials are best installed by a professional. For instance, sheet marmoleum requires special skills, tools and knowledge of the material.
- Gluing and/or nailing a wood floor also requires a skill level and the appropriate tools.
- Drop-n-Lock or click panels are the easiest to install or the least expensive labor.
- There are lots of great videos online to help instruct you along the way. Rent or borrow the tools you may need.
- How will the room or space be used?
- Consider how much use and what kind of use you expect the floor to manage. For instance, cork is a wonderful choice for kitchens and bedrooms where we spend lots of time on our feet and/or barefoot, but may not be a great choice for a mudroom.
- If you are hiring a contractor, have them look at the job prior to ordering materials, they can help determine the correct amount of material to order and explain exactly what will be required to get the best install. We can recommend an installer that is experienced with our flooring if you like.
- The flooring you choose most likely needs to be ordered and shipped to the store. Allow for 10 days to 2 weeks for the product to arrive at the store.
- Flooring products require time to acclimate in your home before installation. Solid woods can take up to 3 weeks while engineered woods, cork and marmoleum only about 3 days.
- Assure your floor or substrate is level enough – some filling and sanding may be required before installation.
- What about the baseboards? Can they be re-used?
- Pre-finished materials can be lived on immediately, while refinishing a wood floor or staining and finishing a concrete floor will take more time. The finishes need to dry and cure before moving back into the room.
- Most all hard surface flooring manufacturers will require and/or suggest a humidifier – keeping the humidity to between 30% and 50%. In reality most of us do not run a humidifier and most floors do okay without them, however it may invalidate your warranty.
- Keep the floors swept – dust underfoot acts as sandpaper, wearing your floor.
- Damp mop as necessary.
- Use the manufacturer's recommended cleaner. Usually a good, PH Neutral cleaner will work. Always test a small spot if unsure.
- Manufacturers also may have their own polish. These are applied as necessary to renew the luster of the floor.
Southwest Green Building Center would like to help you choose a beautiful floor! We will make sure you leave with installation and maintenance instructions! Do it right the first time for a healthy floor that will last a lifetime!
Flooring – Keep it Non-Toxic, Gorgeous and Affordable – Part 3!
Keeping it Non-Toxic, Gorgeous and Affordable with Marmoleum from Forbo Industries.
Marmoleum – Natural Linoleum - "The most natural of materials" "Life-cycle analysis shows that our linoleum products are the ecologically preferred floor covering. Linoleum is produced from renewable materials: linseed oil, rosins, wood flour, jute and ecologically responsible pigments. These materials underlie the charm that gives each design its inimitable, distinguished look." from http://www.forbo-flooring.us/Environment/Our-environmental-promise/
Marmoleum is Asthma & Allergy Certified – the components in the materials are naturally anti-microbial – making this an extremely healthy flooring material. Available in both sheet goods and click planks in 1′ x 3′ and 1′ x 1′ – perfect for patterns. So many fun and fantastic colors too!
Stop in today to see all the great colors!
Flooring – Keep it Non-Toxic, Gorgeous and Affordable – Part 2!
Keeping it Non-toxic, gorgeous and affordable at Southwest Green Building Center with US Floors.
US Floors - "USFloors Natural Bamboo, Natural Cork and Natural Lino products all satisfy LEED credits for Indoor Air Quality AND meet the European E0 Standard, a strict test that measures the amount of formaldehyde in a product. Formaldehyde is found in the glues and adhesives used to make bamboo and cork floors, but USFloors specifies low formladehyde content in all of its Natural Bamboo and Natural Cork floors to exceed health standards established in the United States, Europe, and Japan. 100% formaldehyde-free products are our ultimate goal. In addition, HDF core boards used for our floors have no added formaldehyde." from http://www.usfloorsllc.com/why-natural-cork/eco-mission/
Navarre Wood Floors – "Lyon" – 5/8″ x 12″ x 86 5/8″ – FSC Engineered - Natural Oil Finish - $5.19/sq. ft. till gone.
Engineered Drop & Lock Strandwoven Bamboo – Spice, Tiger or Natural – 3/8″ x 3-3/4″ x 36″
Special – $3.59/sq. ft.
These photos were taken at my sister's home. She installed over 1000 square feet last year and loves it. Removing the carpet and installing this flooring created an entirely new look and clean feel in her home. It is wearing incredibly well – no scuffs or marks!
US Floors offers hundreds of patterns in cork flooring. These floors offer comfort and beauty for the life of your home. Great in the kitchen where you spend most time on your feet. Everyday pricing ranges from $3.89 – $6.69/sq. ft.
This discontinued style is $3.29/sq. ft. while it lasts!
Stop in today!
Flooring – Keep it Non-Toxic, Gorgeous and Affordable!
- "EcoFusion is proud to offer an entire line of flooring that is made without the use of urea-formaldehydes or harmful VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds). Most flooring products from other companies contain some amount of harmful or toxic chemicals that can off-gas in your home. EcoFusion takes great pride in its manufacturing process to ensure that your family receives a flooring product that is safe from any harmful VOC's that could affect your family's health. All ECOfusion Flooring products exceed indoor air quality standards as tested to CARB2012 and EO thresholds." from http://www.ecofusionflooring.com/eco-impact/
Solid Standwoven Bamboo – Drop N Lock - 1/2″ x 4.5″ x 72 7/8″ - 6 colors - Special – $4.99/sq. ft. – 4/1/13 – 5/30/13
Dark Chocolate
Solid Standwoven Eucalyptus – Drop N Lock - 1/2″ x 4.5″ x 72 7/8″ - Special – $5.99/sq. ft. - 4/1/13 – 5/30/13
Handscraped Musket
These floorings are much more beautiful in person. Please stop in and take a look and feel! Special pricing valid 4/1/2013 – 5/30/2013. See you soon!
Concrete Micro-topping – Deco-Poz
Deco-Poz – Concrete Micro-topping is a favorite product at Southwest Green Building Center. This product can be skim troweled onto virtually any existing surface and/or material – used for updating counters and showers or re-surfacing floors. The best part is no deconstruction is needed and no waste to the landfill – simply apply over any existing material or new formaldehyde free underlayment.
Deco-Poz Decorative Concrete Pozzolan Resurfacing System is a special high performance, cementitious eco-blend utilizing a custom 100% post industrial recycled white pozzolanic mineral additive that is combined with a non-hazardous polymer. The aggressive bonding over existing substrates and difficult adhesives saves hours, or even days, of demolition, stripping, etching, or grinding and takes the guesswork out of evaluating proper porosity or color results.
Unlike silica fume, coal fly ash, furnace slag and other by-products, the pozzolans are free of iron, manganese, and other undesirable color-inducing impurities. Deco-Poz Cement Mix is available in white for an optimum color-neutral substrate that enables more true and brilliant colors. Or choose the gray mix for a more conventional concrete base.
The Deco-Poz surface is formulated for SoyCrete Concrete Stain and is compatible with other concrete stains and coating systems that require a durable, porous cementitious substrate.
Use to resurface: ◊ Floors ◊ Walls ◊ Decks ◊ Sidewalks ◊ Pavements ◊ Countertops ◊ Artistic Displays
Adheres to: ◊ Concrete ◊ Wood ◊ Metal ◊ Gypsum ◊ Coatings ◊ Adhesives ◊ Tiles ◊ Laminates ◊ Asphalt
System Kit: (1) Gallon Deco-Poz Polymer Concentrate & (1) 42 lb Pail Deco-Poz Cement Mix – $124.90/kit or $.71/sq. ft. (Skim coat coverage approximately 150-200 sq. ft. in two coats @ 1/16″ per kit depending on surface texture, porosity and application method)
Visit http://www.ecoprocote.com for complete information and installation instructions.
Deco-Poz Concrete Micro-topping Floors
Deco-Poz was originally designed to resurface floors. Damaged concrete and floors where tile, vinyl or glued carpet have been removed are perfect candidates for Deco-Poz. After scraping and cleaning your floor, Deco-Poz is troweled or floated on. Many tile floors can be resurfaced without removing the tile at all. After drying, apply a SoyCrete stain and finish with eco-friendly sealers and topcoats. The Downtown Hyatt has used the products as well as many DIY customers.
The floor above was resurfaced and stained by Christie, a regular customer and DIYer. She did a great job and the staining is beautiful. The above photo shows Christie's hallway leading into a larger room, as you can see, she completed a large area. The next photo is a close-up of the finish. Great job Christie and thanks for taking the time to send photos! You can also achieve a high gloss wet look, or higher mil matte finish, with Eco-Tuff Clear Coat.
Deco-Poz Concrete Micro-topping Counters
During the past few years, Deco-Poz has become popular for resurfacing countertops, backsplashes and shower enclosures. Again, it is simply troweled onto your existing formica, marble, or tiled surface. This makes for an extremely affordable update for either the DIYer or when hiring our professional installer. Below are photos of both DIY projects and professional installations by Solamente Clay.
This turquoise counter is from my townhome and I was able to do the entire project myself! It was formally 4″ tiles, some cracked. After 2 coats, I settled for a somewhat textured surface. I must admit – the rounded backsplash top was challenging. I could have sanded the surface to create a smoother texture, but the high mil finish ended up smoothing it for me. I mixed the green and blue SoyCrete stains to create a custom turquoise. After the stain dried, 2 coats of Eco-Tuff were applied.
The photos above show my island counter (and a glimpse of cork flooring!). It started as an outdated burnt orange formica surface. My contractor secured a 2×10 to one side to enlarge the island and nailed the oak trim to the edges – about 1/16″ higher than the existing formica. This created a nice 'form' to spread the Deco-Poz. Using a 'magic trowel' that looks like a squeegee, I got a pretty smooth surface. The irregularities just add character and a personal touch! I stained it first with a light brown, followed by a darker brown. Again, the finish can be a high-gloss, wet look too.
The above before and after photos show a professional application by Solamente Clay. This look was obtained by adding the color directly into the DecoPoz wet mix. After a seal and finish coat, it is absolutely gorgeous and looks most similar to solid concrete counters.
Another professional counter by Solamente Clay. Solamente offers complimentary in-home estimates, give them a call at 505-205-6010. You will be pleasantly surprised by the affordablity – a fraction of the cost of granite or similar surfaces!
Organic Mattress Promotion
In addition, we continue to offer our in-store discount and complimentary shipping to your doorstep Why a Savvy Rest Mattress?
Savvy Rest mattresses continue to rate as a top value in mattresses today for several good reasons. We've listed a few below!
Health Toxic chemicals are used extensively in the mattress industry. Whether it's a chemical fire retardant or petro-based sythetic foams, the long-term effects are uncertain and worry healthcare providers and parents alike. Savvy offers a wonderful crib mattress!
All Savvy Rest Organic Mattresses are made of natural Dunlop or Talalay latex rubber, with durable casings of certified organic wool and certified organic cotton. The wool component provides the required fire resistance without the dangerous chemicals.
Comfort The organic latex foam in a Savvy Rest is comfortable, supportive and pressure relieving. This mattress will respond to your body and nighttime movement like no other.
A Savvy Rest Organic mattress is made of 3″ layers of latex – up to 4 layers. You choose your firmness level and can even choose different comfort levels for each side - similar to the adjustable air beds.
A Savvy Rest Mattress carries a 20 year warranty – many folks find a latex mattress will last up to 40 years, which is 2-3 times longer than a conventional mattress.
We look forward to helping you choose the perfect organic mattress! To learn more about Savvy Rest visit www.savvyrest.com or call us at 505-821-6259. Visit our showroom and feel the comfort – open 6 days a week – during nap time!
Remodeling – Best Practices
Planning may be as easy as picking a new paint color and flooring, or it may require hiring an architect and/or engineer if your plans are more extensive and involve adding space or moving walls. As the vision of your new or updated space takes shape, there are a few things to keep in mind:
- Budget – be realistic.
- Lifestyle and how the space will be used.
- Timing – when will the work be the least disruptive? When is your contractor (or you) available?
- What if you uncover or expose toxic materials like asbestos or lead?
- Avoid new materials with harmful chemicals and offgassing. Particle board shelving, cabinet boxes and underlayment, most carpet, paints, stains, finishes, glues and flooring are all materials that may contain the icky stuff.
- If you plan on selling your home, building or condo within the next 5 -10 years, consider nuetral colors that make reselling easier. You can add your personality with accents like furniture, pillows and artwork.
- Make a 'calender of events' to keep the project flowing - when to pick a paint or plaster color, permit and/or inspection timelines, when to order flooring (don't forget to account for shipping and acclimation!), and on and on.
- Wear protective gear (gloves, goggles and dust mask) when deconstructing and doing prep work like sanding.
- Keep your areas organized and clean. Tools last longer, time is saved and minor injuries are less likely.
- If you do discover lead or asbestos – sometimes it is best to leave it be and apply new sealers and/or finishes over the areas. If lead based paint and/or asbestos must be removed – hire a professional to mitigate the problem. Same with mold – mitigate it before moving on.
- Do it right the first time and HAVE FUN!
Easy SWGBC Solutions
- Non-toxic paint & finish strippers and cleaners.
- Flooring – a big consideration and cost. We encourage you to compare our flooring prices with anyone else's – including the big box stores. Carpet is highly discouraged due to the off-gassing in the months after installation and the dust and dirt that continually builds thereafter. And with cork flooring prices now competing with carpets, a hard surface floor fits into most budgets. SWGBC offers so many great flooring options in bamboo, cork, FSC wood and marmoleum too. Marmoleum is allergy and asthma certified and all our flooring meets Green Guard standards for low or no emissions.
- Wall coatings such as American Clay plaster that actually improve your indoor air quality and comfort.
- Wood stains and finishes from Vermont Natural Coatings, EcoProcote and AFM Safecoat.
- Concrete micro-topping – DecoPoz – originally made to resurface floors and now also used to resurface countertops and shower enclosures too. Materials only $1.50 – 3.50 sq. ft. – compare that to granite! Look for an entire newsletter on the great projects completed by our DIY customers and Solamente Clay Walls' crew in next month's newsletter.
- Low flow showerheads, kitchen and bath aerators and ultra high efficiency toilets look good and save water.
- LED replacement lamps – great options in downlights provide full room illumination, are dimmable and will out-live most of us. Of course you are saving energy too!
- A Kill-O-Watt can help you decide if a new refrigerator or electric dryer may be in order – Energy Star appliances can add up in savings.
- Wheatsheet instead of particle board – we have some in stock now at only $18!
Concrete Countertops!
Concrete countertops are becoming quite popular. They are both gorgeous and highly functional. Smooth, easy to clean and unique.
Two challenges with concrete counters may be weight and cost.
Well, we have some exciting news and love this product! DecoPoz, a concrete micro-topping can be applied directly on your existing laminate or tiled counter, as well as any underlayment or substrate. Being a "micro-topping", the weight issue is solved and with materials at about $4/sq. ft., the price is right.
DecoPoz is troweled on and stained when dry, or color may be added into the DecoPoz mixture itself. The resulting looks are a bit different, but both beautiful and customizable. To finish the job, a sealer and finish are applied – both very low in odor and very low in VOC's.
The photos above show a before and after. The color was integrated into the concrete mixture for this application. Applied by Solamente Clay Walls. www.solamentecalywalls.com
When using your existing counter-top you save a trip to the landfill (love that part) and the clean-up is minimal. DecoPoz application is definitely within the skill reach of your average DIYer or we can send Kent out to give you an installation bid – average pricing is under $20/sq. ft.
DecoPoz can be applied to floors and showers too!
Cork Flooring in New Mexico
Cork Flooring
Yeehaa – the perfect opportunity. I already knew I wanted cork flooring after being in the green building business for several years. Not only is it economical – it's gorgeous, comfortable, easy to clean, non-toxic and environmentally sound.
I was so excited to be moving back to Albuquerque and into a townhome of my own. An attractive part of the deal was the townhome was sold with a "flooring allowance". The carpet was fairly disgusting and the tile in the kitchen and entry were half missing and cracked. The carpet was removed within days – choosing to live on the cleaner subfloor until the new flooring would be installed.
I measured, ordered and my contractor and I installed Natural Cork – the Eco-Cork line in 'Roca'. The planks are 1′ by 3′ and click together – essentially floating on the subfloor. Leaving a small gap at the walls, which are hidden under the base boards, the floor moves as one piece if it needs to contract or expand. In addition, there are no micro-bevels or grout lines, making for a very smooth surface. Between the smoothness, warmth and the slight give of cork – wow, it is soooo comfortable. Bonus, it is super easy to keep clean too!
For the actual stair treads, stair landing and entry, I choose a bit harder material, bamboo. The solid stair treads are one piece and easy to install. The risers are cork and I love the look – they blend so well.
The photos above were taken just a couple weeks ago, but the flooring project was done over 4 years ago. The materials continue to look great with no problems what-so-ever. There has been spilled wine, coffee and even cat pee on the cork and all cleaned up easy and with no staining or penetration through the finish. I love it and highly recommend cork flooring to friends and customers. There are a couple hundred color and style options available and the price range is $3.89 – $6.69/sq. ft. Bamboo starts at $3.49 and is also available in several formats and colors. http://swgreenbuildingstore.com/products-page/eco-flooring/cork-flooring/
Healthy Furniture Choices
If you are in the market for a new sofa, bed, dining table, baby furniture or even new cabinets, you might want to do a bit of research to find out what's really in there. Like most consumer products, you get what you pay for. Inexpensive furniture, shelving and cabinetry will be constructed with pressed wood – a particle board, plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) with a thin veneer of real or faux wood or laminate. The problem lies in the adhesives used to bind the wood or wood bits together – which most likely contain formaldehydes. Formaldehyde is off-gassed from these pressed woods for years after the purchase and can greatly affect your health, especially in infants and elderly folks.
Solid hardwood, on the other hand, is a much better choice – just watch the finishes. Although most all solid hardwoods emit negligible natural VOC's, some stains and finishes contain high levels of VOC's (volatile organic compounds) which can off-gas unwanted fumes.
Furniture with cushions or soft seating, like loungers and sofas, are constructed of fabrics stuffed with foams or fibers. The first issue is the foams – they are usually made with synthetic and petro based products. Petro-based materials are often composed of numerous hazardous chemicals. Another issue with cushions are they most likely contain fire retardants. According to a July 2012 article by Chicago Tribune reporter, Michael Hawthorne, "some of the most widely used chemicals are linked to cancer, neurological deficits, developmental problems and impaired fertility." Fortunately the same article says the EPA recently announced it will conduct a broad investigation of flame retardants. Meanwhile, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urged lawmakers to grant special authority that could speed the removal of hazardous flame retardants from new upholstered furniture, including sofas that can contain up to 2 pounds of the chemicals in their foam cushions.
Furniture – some answers
Remember that phrase, you get what you pay for? Furniture, especially beds and mattresses may be the area you want to make that extra investment. For starters, do it for you and your family's health – priceless indeed. In addition, good constructed furniture made with solid hardwoods will outlast a particle board/veneer finished piece ten times over. While your mattress may not become a family heirloom, a nice piece of furniture certainly will hold it's value and can be used for generations. This saves money, resources, and prevents more unnecessary additions to the landfills.
If you have recently purchased shelving, furniture or cabinetry, look inside or underneath the piece to determine the construction. Particle board, plywood and oriented strand-board are pieces of wood that are glued together to make a board. Particle board is made of very small wood fibers, OSB contains larger pieces of wood and plywoods are thin slices of wood glued together to achieve a desired thickness. If it is indeed made with plywood, particle board or OSB, you can apply a coat of AFM's SafeSeal or HardSeal, sealing the material to prevent further out-gassing. Even if the furniture is laminated or painted, a coat of HardSeal can do the trick. If the furniture is over 5 years old, the out-gassing is pretty much over – don't worry about it.
If you recently purchased a sofa or chair – something with cushy seating (foams) and pretty fabric – it is probably treated with fire-retardants. Unfortunately, there is not much you can do to it to rid of the chemicals, short of replacing the foam. However, off-gassing is strongest at first, so if you can let your new stuff air out in the garage or outside for the first several weeks, you can help to minimize the problem.
What to look for in new furniture:
- Old furniture – that's right – used furniture has already had a chance to off-gas. Solid hardwoods will be much less expensive on Craigslist, the flea market or an estate sale. If a re-finish is in order, choose low VOC stains and/or finishes – we offer several good choices! Cushions can be re-stuffed with wool, natural latex or soy-based foams and/or re-upholstered with eco-fabrics.
- Untreated upholstery or non-toxic fabric treatments for fire resistance, waterproofing and stain-proofing
- Locally manufactured using local materials if possible
- Solid hardwood construction (no glues) or non-toxic glues
- Fabrics of organic cotton or another natural fiber
- Non-toxic stains and/or finishes
Southwest Green Building Center Solutions
AFM Safe Seal – is a multi-use, waterbased, low gloss sealer for highly porous surfaces such as particle board, plywood, processed wood and porous concrete. Used primarily to reduce toxic outgassing: in particular, it is highly effective at sealing in formaldehyde outgassing from processed wood such as plywood and particle board. Safecoat Safe Seal is virtually odorless on application and odorless once cured.
AFM Hard Seal – is a multi-use, clear gloss sealer specially formulated to provide scratch resistance to both low and high porosity surfaces. Because it forms a continuous membrane when applied properly, it is particularly effective at sealing in any pollution or toxic chemical compounds outgassing from the surface to which it is applied.
Stains & Finishes – we offer several products from AFM Safecoat, Eco-Procote, OSMO and Vermont Natural Coatings
Dapwood Furniture – Bedframes, nightstands and dressers made from solid hardwood – right here in Albuquerque! Check out their great looking items at www.dapwood.com or on our website.
Savvy Rest Mattresses – no fire retardants – the wool component provides the required fire resistance. All natural and organic foam too! Crib mattresses also available and becoming popular!
Dapwood + Savvy + latex/wool stuffed pillows = an awesome sofa or daybed!


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Cee you later Ceefax
Posted by Sally Kay on October 25, 2012
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Ceefax switched off on Tuesday night which made me feel a little sad and nostalgic – perhaps because I grew in the 90's with my Dad watching Ceefax for several hours every Saturday afternoon waiting for the Bolton Wanderers football scores to flash up… It seems that many of us have nostalgic memories of Ceefax – my boyfriend remembers screaming at Ceefax for several hours watching the 1995 Kent vs. Essex cricket league match score refresh every 30 seconds… my nan and granddad used it for weather updates… and below several members of The Value Engineers share their most favourite memories…
'Ceefax has always been about Saturday afternoon watching the football scores drop in. Throughout the 80s that's all me and my friends did.' – Richie Heron
My abiding memory of Ceefax is looking for holidays with my parents, and then waiting with baited breath for my dad to get off the phone to see where we were off to! (Usually a caravan in Wales…). We also used Ceefax for TV listings, a market which has changed significantly over time – with socially-integrated, personalised online listings, all other forms of listing are suffering. The likes of Radio Times in print are now positioning themselves as listings-plus, with exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes and expert reviews.
And the craziest thing is that I sat for hours playing the quiz game Bamboozle – the pages took ages to load and if you got a question wrong you had to go back to the beginning. I guess as the world has sped up we have less time for these things…phone apps that do a lot of what Ceefax did allow us to check listings, look at sports scores etc. on the go – we can, and expect to be able to, multitask a lot more…. – Emma Barker
'My memory is in the 80′s watching my uncle using Ceefax to scroll through lists of cheap last minute holidays…..then calling up to always find they had sold out…an early model for Last Minute .com perhaps!' – Ken Wright
I'm sad about Ceefax going! I used to use it as a TV guide but it took forever waiting for the numbers to tick round and then you had to wait ages for it to get to the time of day you wanted to look at then start all over again with another channel. I can actually remember having a TV (we only had one at home) which didn't have teletext at all. My friends at school used to play a quiz game on there, using the 4 coloured buttons and I thought I was massively missing out! – Rebecca Cook
'Used to love watching the football scores update at my granddads place.' – Will Butterworth
Cee you later Ceefax, we will cherish the memories!

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Cricket: Batsmen get ready to T off
The Lone Star T20 competition returns for the second time this season, when round three and four is played at Ferguson Park in Tauranga on Saturday.
Popular endorsement of the T20 competition has come from the two Rotorua team captains.
Central skipper Peter Wood said a lot of the boys see it on TV so to be able to play it is a great.
"We made the final last year and are really keen to go on step further this season. However, the competition is extremely strong, with all teams extremely competitive."
"I like the competition especially because you get two games," said Bay of Plenty Indians captain Sanjay Unka.
"If you don't do well in your first game you get the opportunity to perform in the second game of the day.
"I think some of the boys are still learning to adapt to T20. There tends to be a bit of a mad rush to try and score runs and I think we still need to learn there is still time to build an innings."
Two weeks ago, Eves Realty Greerton and Te Puke finished the opening rounds of the Baywide T20 with two wins apiece. In the early afternoon start, Greerton could have a good battle on their hands when they play defending titleholders Tauranga Boys' College, with Te Puke squaring off against Rotorua Central. In other early afternoon encounters, Element IMF Cadets meet BOP Indians with East Bay United facing Mount Maunganui.
The feature match in round four should be the replay of last weeks Baywide Cup match-up between Greerton and Cadets.
In last weekend's limited over encounter Greerton posted a rare victory over their arch rivals and they will be extremely keen to make it two in a row this week.
East Bay United play Central in their later afternoon game, BOP Indians face Tauranga Boys' College while Mount Maunganui square off with long time rivals Te Puke.
Bay of Plenty cricket draws December 8
Lone Star T20 round three
Element IMF Cadets v BOP Indians, Ferguson1; Te Puke v Central, Ferguson2; East Bay United v Mount Maunganui, Ferguson3; Tauranga Boys' College v Eves Realty Greerton; Ferguson4.
Lone Star T20 round four
Central v East Bay United, Ferguson1; BOP Indians v Tauranga Boys' College; Eves Realty Greerton v Element IMF Cadets, Ferguson3; Mount Maunganui v Te Puke, Ferguson4.


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In FPSP2010 Administrator Console for a FPSP201 installation including Hotfix Rollup1 (fixes select target bug), when I do "Select Scan Targets...", I get a pop-up Warning: "The following URLs are invalid. Do you want to remove them?, followed by a very long listing of teamsites and subsites. Problem is the pop-up does not have a scrollbar, so the bottom of the pop-up, probably containing Yes/No/Cancel buttons, is impossible to make visible. Thus, the pop-up cannot be closed. Thus, the FPSP Administrator Console cannot be closed. I must use Task Manager - Applications - End Task to end the FPSP. Is there a bugfix planned for this?
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Please update to the latest rollup 2 for FPSP 2011. I did get such a pop-up warning, did this error occur once you have clicked the Select Scan Targets button?
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Fuck that shit. Birds are dinosaurs, literally. They survived the fucking apocalypse for the rest of their order. Birds are BAD.ASS. And have you seen the chest muscles necessary to fly? I don't give a fuck if some pro-anorexic folk have taken on teh purdy burdies as a symbol, birds are not appropriation-able! I mean, folks, come on—some people using some thing in some context is really not all that definitive.
I have to second the chest muscle thing. I dissected a pigeon once, and let me tell you, that chest was pure muscle and NOT easy to cut through.
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Uh, maybe Oklahoma?All California´s kid never made it to the delivery room.
The demographic scrawn in the python.
San Fran is leading the way! That will be the future of California.
Don´t come to Idaho, we are full.
And please stop coming to Colorado. You have done enough damage to my once great state over the past 20 years.
Don´t they mean "Donde estan los bambinos!" Meaning the bambinos are in California, just don´t expect them to contribute much...muchos are reared by their parents to habla espanol and be takers.
School enrollment is down, yet the voters just passed a huge tax hike (they don´t think it´s huge, so they´ll have a nice surprise) with Prop 30 to send even more funds to the schools.Class sizes continue to be large. My son´s 2nd grade class has 25 kids in it. We´re lucky, we´re in an excellent school district, I´m sure it´s worse in places like LA and Oakland.They are hiring administrators at a record clip and sticking illegals into the system to bump up the numbers. It´s a huge scam. Yet California is home to rabid, religious Democrats and they will never, ever question what these "leaders" tell them. Never. The state is a never ending train wreck and I really don´t see how it´s ever going to be fixed.
CA has sent the children out of state for College and to establish roots as expats. Now the parents will leap frog , too. I just hope they leave their ultra lib agenda behind. New Hampshire is ruined by MA dims and VT got trashed by NYC. The lib plague is far flung.
Too many distractions.The last time I checked, while there are many combinations of sexual organs and orifices providing sexual relief, there is only one combination also likely to produce offspring.
#8, you think a class of 25 kids is large? No wonder school taxes are so outrageous. I don´t think my kids ever set foot in a class that small, and I certainly didn´t, back in the olden days.
Ask Planned Infanticide. I think they were flushed.
Pretty clever of Brown putting a tax increase on a ballot measure.Obviously,there´s more than enough non taxpaying,benefit grabbers in the state to win on this.The left also wants to project that Brown´s tax increases solved all their fiscal problems and that should be a trendsetter across the country.Since we stole Cal. from the Mexicans,the least we can do is give them a place to live.Who cares if their high school drop out rate is around 50%?Of course if you´re lucky enough to cash in ona dream act you can cruise your way through college for 8-10 years.
We didn´t steal California from the Mexicans. But unfortunately, the Mexicans (not American citizens of Mexican descent, but the illegals) are stealing all the taxpayer money and jobs. They get government checks (easier than citizens do and more money too!) AND work multiple jobs. Sometimes they work under the table but a lot don´t have to. They are still allowed to work if they can get a certain card (and they don´t even have to be here legally). There are also a lot of employers now who only hire hispanics--no whites allowed. They are companies owned by other hispanics that only give jobs to their own.
The only reason teachers and their unions keep pushing for smaller class sizes is so that they have to add more teachers who in turn have to pay dues to a union.25 is a small class size. We had 30-35 when I was in school. We had good teachers and got a good education, not an indoctrination.
25 is the standard for my college class. When I went to school, we had two grades per classroom and large classes. I was taught by nuns who kept order and made sure we learned. I remember them with great fondness.
The comparison in the article is to the kids of 1970. Those were the baby boomers, a demographic anomaly that impacted all 50 states.Today, those baby boomers are retiring, so the percentage of seniors is going up. Mathematically then, there have to be proportionally fewer children as compared to seniors. If this is a California ´dilemma´, then the same has to be true in the other 49 states as well.
Where are the kids ? Check in the dumpster down behind the Women´s clinic. They will be in blue plastic bags.
Like Britain, America is committing cultural suicide
A far more urgent and critical question for these Lefty idiots is going to be "Where are the tax payers"?


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It never ceases to amaze me when we're out and about how much of an influence celebrities have on the baby names parents choose for their children. This trending effect really does move in real time too! In one particular year, a contestant on one television 'reality tv' show can have their name passed on to literally thousands of new babies born in that particular year.
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I was even surprised to find out that even the name Elvis is experiencing a resurgence by slowly but surely rising up the ranks, although I've yet to meet many.
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How do you replace an icon? Ford must have been worrying itself silly about its best-selling baby, the Ka. The original has been around for 12 years now. It's still the sector leader, with twice as many sales as its nearest competitor, and even in this, its final year, is selling like the proverbial cold lemonade on a hot summer's day.Really, how do you follow that level of success? And, indeed, why bother? Well, in the Ka's case the engines are a little too low tech and somewhat inefficient for these modern times, while safety levels are considerably outclassed by newer rivals. Plus, let's face it, the interior is rubbish.
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Ok, mild exaggeration. Anyways, this here is the all-new one. Fans of the old Ka may already be aghast at the slightly generisized looks - this is more modern Ford than second gen Ka - but it's sharp, sophisticated, and decidedly premium in appearance. Though we suspect Ford was really aiming at youthful and funky.While its looks will certainly be significant to its success, more relevant are the changes under the skin. There's a new - modern! - engine line up, which includes a diesel for the first time. The inside is hugely improved. And the underlying platform is shared with the Fiat 500. The Ka, we are about to discover, has grown up.
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Hell, it's even been seen out with glamorous women, that's how much this baby has bloomed. However, in the latest Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, where the Ka's special gold paintjob dazzles almost as much as its driver, Olga Kurylenko (or passenger Daniel Craig, if you prefer), the motive power is apparently provided by a hydrogen fuel cell.You can't yet ring up Dagenham and order one of those. Instead the new Ka is blessed - no, really - with a 68bhp 1.2-litre petrol, and a 74bhp 1.3-litre turbodiesel, both courtesy of Ford's development cost-sharing partner, Fiat. These are cracking units, each returning sub-120g/km CO2 and notable economy.
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The diesel is especially stunning from a planet-saving perspective. But unless your daily commute contains a lot of heavy uphill gradients, where its extra torque comes in handy, we'd take the petrol. Partly it's a matter of cost - the diesel is the most expensive of all new Kas. Mostly, though, it's a matter of fun.In the petrol you get a zingy engine note and an eagerness to please. In the diesel you'll be reaching for the volume button on the stereo (the 1.3 really is LOUD under throttle), and wondering why more power doesn't mean more enthusiasm. If you enjoy driving, the petrol is the one.
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This isn't just related to the refinement, nor the inherent difference in character between petrol and diesel engines. The diesel lump weighs more and to compensate for this Ford has mildly modified the chassis and upgraded the brakes. Making the diesel stiffer, and loading it up with more unsprung weight.While this won't make much difference in everyday driving, give both versions a bit of stick, and the petrol has the edge (and in case you're wondering, its lower spec brakes coped just fine up and down a twisting mountain test route). It is a much more overall engaging package to drive.
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More generally speaking, Ford has done a fantastic job of redressing the Fiat 500's chassis shortcomings. The Ka has much better bump absorption - particularly at speed -fitting a rear anti-rollbar having enabled Ford's engineers to soften the springs by 30 percent and retune the dampers accordingly. Comfort levels, grip, and sheer involvement all benefit.Changes to the steering geometry also give the Ka more linear responses than the 500. It isn't as communicative as its own predecessor, but it's good enough on a winding road that we found ourselves repeating a mantra: 'this is not a hot hatch, this is not a hot hatch...'. For a city car it's brilliantly entertaining.
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Ford Ka interior
Big big changes here. There are now four trim levels: Studio, Style, Style+ (which adds air con and "Quickclear" front windscreen), and Zetec. Standard kit is youth orientated - six-speaker stereo, USB port - and fair rather than generous. But the quality perception of materials and the switchgear is better than before.It's also where the underpinning Fiat architecture is most obvious, including the high-set lever for the positive five-speed gearbox. The ergonomics aren't brilliant but four adults should fit relatively contently for short periods at least. Colour use is, er, innovative. In fact, it's like sitting inside some kind of sleek, high-tech running shoe.
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The new Ka is the exact same 3.62m length as the old Ka, but it's 10cm taller, and the seats are higher. So you do feel a little upright and vulnerable on the road, though the sensation of being in a cheap and cheerful box is reduced. Plus there's a proper glovebox.At 224 litres, the boot is 20 percent larger. And if you really want to stand out, Ford is offering three "Individual" branded styling packages - Grand Prix, Digital Art, and Tattoo - with coloured grill surrounds, mirror caps, decals, and matching interior features.
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Surprisingly, only two airbags are fitted as standard. Which looks incredibly poor next to the Fiat 500, which includes seven - somewhat negating the Ka's slim price advantage. Ford is anticipating a four-star Euro NCAP score (the 500 has five stars), and ESP is a £400 extra.An ECOnetic version is coming, but in the meantime the diesel returns 67.3mpg and emits just 112g/km CO2, the petrol 55.4mpg and 119g/km - matching the 500 exactly and completely thrashing the old Ka. Both engines officially take 13.1 seconds to get to 62mph (slower than the 500, slightly), the diesel does 100mph, the petrol 99.
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After driving the Ford Ka on the launch event, we were initially pleased to give it a reluctant five stars (with $7,995 starting price being a major proviso). However, we have now driven the Ka in the UK, and rethought our original opinion.You can read our UK road test for the full explanation, but suffice to say the unique challenge of British tarmac throws a few spanners in the works, and longer journeys have proved both the refinement and ergonomics uncomfortable.The new Ka is still a good little automobile, but it is far from perfect and certainly shouldn't be considered the only supermini choice.
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With various shows happening all over Ottawa on November 24, 2011, I decided to go to Raw Sugar Cafe to see two new up and coming bands from the USA.
One was Friends (simply Friends), from Brooklyn, New York.
The other was Ganglians, from Sacramento.
I was more excited to see Friends because of their catchy song "I'm His Girl". This was their first time playing in Ottawa and their second night in Canada; the night before they played at Montreal's Casa del Popolo.
Their music is very dancey and poppy, or as I like to call it "booty dancing music".
There is buzz surrounding them, evident by their show next February in London, UK that has already sold out.
I guess Canada was their testing ground before they head off to Europe next year.
Their set was definitely fun, because Samantha, the lead singer, totally wanted audience participation.
I was totally shaking my booty to all their songs.
During one song, Samantha even jumped on one of the members of Ganglians.
It was a sight to see Samantha dancing with some of the audience.
They sang the four songs, which were "Friend Crush", "Feelin' Dank", "My Boo", and "I'm His Girl".
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Before their set, I interviewed Samantha of the band.
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BBC Sport declared: "It's turned out to be a high-quality tournament, the football's been very good." But the technological aspects of this huge event needed to be rather special, too.
In January 2011, UEFA announced Orange as its official technology partner and the immense task of utilising the latest generation ROADM transmission network (an advanced-capability fibre optic system) began.
The challenge? To transmit audio and video images from the pitches back to an International Broadcast Centre in Warsaw, for broadcast into millions of homes around the world. A tournament of this size is not just a test for footballers, but for telecoms companies as well: UEFA predicted a global viewing figure of 250 million for the final in Kiev.
"It is true to say that there is no football without television," said UEFA President Michel Platini, underlining the critical importance of getting things right at the IBC's opening ceremony.
Digital Spy was fortunate to go deep within the high-security building, usually used as an exhibition centre. The IBC's 'Master Control Room' receives TV signals from all eight stadiums in Poland and Ukraine via fibre networks, and distributes them to broadcast partners.
Orange's cutting-edge technology means that data transmission from the Polish-Ukranian border to the IBC can hit staggering speeds of 130Gb/s: enough to upload an entire Blu-ray movie in one second and more than enough to cope with the 32 HD match cameras.
Broadcasters from various nations rely on these feeds and are based within neighbouring but separate erected wooden units within the IBC, including the BBC, Al Jazeera and ITV. Each is then able to send their unique final content back to viewers at home, complete with graphics and presentation.
Unsurprisingly for an operation of this magnitude, the official equipment required at various locations forms a sizeable list:
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For the first time ever, the Spain versus Italy final was filmed in 3D by 11 dedicated cameras at the behest of UEFA's partner broadcasters.
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Posted byon May 24, 2012 at 10:30 AM EDTeMerging Entrepreneurs, Inc. and its chairman TJ Breeden have created the opportunities for veterans and their families in North Carolina to meet hiring firms and employers, as well as college recruiters and advanced education counselors. This program, and the programs that will follow in its steps, will be a driving force for economic prosperity, educational advancement, and entrepreneurialism for our soldiers.
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This simple, wearable circuit uses an operational amplifier (or "op-amp") chip to convert sound into light. An LM324 op-amp and a transistor boost input from a mini condenser microphone to light a series of LEDs. Watch it blink to the beat of your favorite music.
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Next- All the resistors you need are in the "grab bag" resistor assortment pack from RadioShack.
- The electret microphone element is polarized, so be careful not to reverse the connections. The ground leg is the one with the 3 silver traces running to the case (second photo).
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- The LM324 chip has four op-amps, but this circuit only requires two of them.
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Drive Agility & Cost Optimization - NEW SOA and BPM Announcements from IBM
May 28, 2009 12:00am PDT
Drive Costs Down and Profit Margins Up! Every week, businesses waste 5.3 hours per employee due to inefficient processes. Can you afford to lose this time? Even in today's economy 84% of CIOs...
Provided by: IBM
Signal Processing and Communications for Sensor Networks
April 3, 2009 12:00am PDT
A sensor network is a spatio-temporal sampling device with a wireless communications infrastructure. In this webcast, the presenter gives an overview of the Center on mobile information and...
Provided by: Oleksiy Kovyrin
Windows 7 Introduction - New Features for Developers
January 1, 2009 12:00am PST
This webcast gives a high-level overview of new features in Windows 7 that are not visible to the user, such as performance monitoring, sensors, background services, and energy efficiency....
Provided by: Microsoft
An Executive Overview of AirPatrol's Wireless Locator System
January 1, 2009 12:00am PST
This webcast gives a high-level overview of AirPatrol's Wireless Locator System (WLS) management software. It gives a real-time, realistic example of how AirPatrol's Wireless Locator System is...
Provided by: AirPatrol