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"It is the old girl's birthday, and that is the greatest holiday and reddest-letter day in Mr. Bagnet's calendar." Charles Dickens, Bleak House Chapter 49, 1853.
This is not the only Dickensian reference we have to celebration of a birthday.
From Dickens the Pickwick Papers 1836-1837, we have this:
" "Never mind that," said the old gentleman; "you're much too fond of punch, Tom."
Tom Smart was just on the point of protesting that he hadn't tasted a drop since his last birthday, "
And then there is the practice of giving flowers on a birthday:
"For instance, the recurrence of a birthday affords a suitable occasion for paying a compliment of a more marked character than mere words express. Birthday bouquets intended as offerings to young people, are most appropriate when composed of spring flowers-wild if possible." Cassells Household Guide, New and Revised Edition (4 Vol.) c.1880.
Though Dickens writes just at the beginning of the Victorian era, we can extrapolate that things he observed when young (Charles lived from 1812 to 1870) were customs that were also in place when he was older. Especially as some customs relating to birthdays were practiced for several centuries by the time of the Regency.
As mentioned in previous posts, the time of the English Regency, when George the III was mad and his son George (who would be King George IV) oversaw the government for his father was from 1811 to 1820. The culture of the period though, fashion, art, extends from an earlier time, and does not change until Victoria has been on the throne for a little while. For simplicity, if we look at this from 1788 when George was first mad, to 1837, when his son William died, we have a fifty year period that Charles Dickens knew well.
One in which birthdays, as the character Tom Smart above found a way to celebrate with some punch, were honored.
Birthdays have been celebrated for a long time. First in ancient Egypt, 3000 BC (still celebrated in modern Egypt as well, I am willing to wager, despite the country going through regime change.) First in Egypt and then in Babylonia the birth of male royalty was what was celebrated. The practice began after Menes united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms. These were elaborate feasts in which slaves, servants, and freedmen all took part. Even prisoners could be released from the jails.
Plutarch writes how Cleopatra threw an immense birthday celebration for Mark Antony. (They deserved some happiness before their tragic end.) A few Cleopatras before, though her husband Ptolemy gave her for a birthday present the dismembered body of their son. (Cleo II)
After the invitation of the celebration of Birthdays by the Egyptians, we move on to ancient Greece. Often we think that the Romans took all that was Greek, but here we have the Greeks taking that which is Egyptian and Persian, it would seem. Persians made cakes. (In the Regency Era, Marie Antoinette would tell you that the French did as well.)
Why not, our ancient Greek ancestors thought, put Cake and Birthday together. Philochorus writes that Artemis' birthday was celebrated on the sixth day of each month with a large honey cake. That would be twelve birthday celebrations a year. The cake was even topped with lighted candles.
It was the Gods who were fortunate to have their birthdays celebrated monthly. Mere mortal women and children, no birthday party at all (chauvinism goes back a long way.) For the man of the house, though, the annual celebration there was nothing that was too lavish, even after death.
The Romans (remember, they steal everything) put a twist harkening back to the Egyptians. Important statesmen would find their Natal Day festivities national holidays. IN 44 BC Caesar rated an annual parade, circus performance, gladiators, a banquet and a play.
Then came Christianity. And birthday observances stopped.
Then came Christianity. And birthday observances stopped.
It was equating entering the world with Original Sin, and since that was the day of your birth, why mark it as special. (One day they might even come up with Temperance...)
What was celebrated instead was the death days (not the birthdays) of the saints. These became their feast days. A saint is born when he/she passes into heaven.
Before the fourth century, it was heresy to try and figure out when JC was born. But after, the church decided they wanted to know, and thus with much serious discussion, we have Christmas.
By the 12th century, parish churches were recording the birth dates of women and children. Now families were celebrating with annual parties and the birthday cake, along with candles reemerged. (I won't argue that this was now the end of the Dark Ages as light was reintroduced.)
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The reemergence was first called the Kinderfeste. It began at dawn. The birthday child was greeted with a cake with the candles already lit. And these candles were changed to stay lit the entire day. A full day of partying.
Making a wish and blowing out the candles also comes from the Kinderfeste tradition. There was an old tradition, now gone of the Birthday Man. An elf who brought extra gifts to the birthday child.
Now bringing it to the Regency. Jane, for all our Janeites, does not mention Birthday celebrations I went through 17 sources on daily life in Georgian times, and again no mention of the activity. Writers up to now may not have cared. But we do have some examples as noted above in Dickens. Whether it is Tom Smart taking a nip at every birthday to acknowledge the occasion, or the old girl who made of it a great celebration each year.
That suggests to me (though as you have read, we don't have much that is definitive) that should you have the chance to celebrate, and the means to do so, why would you not want to have a lavish affair like Cleopatra and Marc Antony. Certainly the Ton of the Regency was always looking for entertainments and here was a reason for it.
Research (partial)
Charles Panati Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Thing, 1987
Sally Mitchell Daily Life in Victorian England, 1996
Maggie Lane Jane Austen's World, 1996
Daniel Pool, What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, 1993
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And Two Peas in a Pod, a madcap tale of identical twin brothers in Regency London who find they must impersonate each other to pursue their loves.
The links for all locations selling Mr. Wilkin's work can be found at the webpage and will point you to your favorite internet bookstore: David's Books, and at various Internet and realworld bookstores including the iBookstore, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords.
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1. Breastfeed as much as you can. It's not only good for your baby, but you get to eat more too (up to 500 more calories)! If you use formula, buy powdered formulas in large containers to cut back on packaging.
2. Treat baby's cold with saline nasal drops (like Simply Saline Baby Sterile Nasal Mist for Baby) and a cool-mist humidifier, like those from Kids Line (pictured) or Crane. Most cold meds aren't recommended for babies anyway.
3. Use less canned food. Most have a resin-based lining that contains the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol A (BPA). Cook dry beans and freeze portions. It's easy in a slow cooker, lower in sodium and saves cash. But, just so you know, most canned goods by Eden Organic are BPA-free. (Go go inspirationgreen.com to find other BPA-free brands and products.)
4. Use a water pitcher with a filter as soon as you see the positive sign on the stick. It not only reduces the toxins and additives in drinking water, it saves you money on purified bottled water and reduces waste.
5. Weed out the plastic from your kitchen so you don't have to guess which containers are "safe." Store food in glass (a great way to reuse baby-food, pickle and tomato sauce jars) and pack on-the-go snacks and lunches in reusable bags. We love the cute patterns on snack bags from Itzy Ritzy. (itzyritzy.com)
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6. Can't part with all your plastic? Keep your family safe with this one rule of thumb: Don't heat it. Avoid warming food in plastic containers, and always wash by hand. Heat can increase the leaching of potentially harmful chemicals.
7. Use seasonal fruits and veggies when making your own baby food. They taste best because they're at their peak of freshness, plus they're richer in nutrients and less expensive (it's a supply and demand thing). Fruits and veggies from the freezer are mostly flash frozen after being picked, so they're good choices too.
8. Reduce. reuse. recycle. It's not only about saving money but reducing waste too. Websites dedicated to lending, renting and swapping have become increasingly prevalent. Freecycle.net, NeighBorrow.com, Rentalic.com and Zilok.com make it easy to find whatever you need — from highchairs to play yards — in your area. Etsy.com also has a vibrant green community: Find these vendors by using tags such as "recycled," "upcycled," "repurposed" and, of course, "eco-friendly" and "organic."
9. Buy organic when you can, prioritizing your purchases to save money. Worth the splurge: Fruits and veggies on the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) "Dirty Dozen" list contain the most pesticides, so the organic ones are worth buying. Where to save: The EWG's "Clean 15" contain the fewest pesticides and are safe bets for bargains. Find the list at foodnews.org.
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10. Give cloth a chance.
Families that opt for disposable diapers will spend $2,500 to $3,000 diapering one child until age 3.* It makes cloth look a little more appealing, right? Here's a look at your options:
- Prefolds
A flat, rectangular diaper with more layers in the middle that can be fastened with pins or a more modern device called the Snappi is secured inside a waterproof cover.
Price tag: $400*
Pro: Inexpensive.
Con: Folding and pinning can be befuddling.
Try: Cloth-eez Prefolds at greenmountaindiapers.com
- Fitteds
Fluffy, soft and absorbent, fitteds look like other cloth diapers, but there's no waterproof lining. They close with snaps or Velcro and have elastic legs for extra protection.
Price tag: $1,260*
Pro: Great breathability for baby's bum.
Con: Without covers, you'll likely have leaks.
Try: Kissa's cotton fleece fitteds at kissaluvs.com
- All-in-Ones
Functionwise, this is the closest to a disposable. All-in-ones close with Velcro or snaps, but unlike fitteds and prefolds, they have waterproof linings to prevent leaks.
Price tag: $1,500*
Pro: Low learning curve.
Con: Takes a long time to dry after washing.
Try: bumGenius Freetime at cottonbabies.com
- Pockets
Similar to all-in-ones but pockets have absorbent liners inserted into an opening in the back, and they dry faster than all-in-ones when laundered.
Price tag: $1,700*
Pro: Great for overnight, you can stuff it as thick as you want.
Con: Some assembly required.
Try: FuzziBunz one-size at fuzzibunz.com
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12. Skip the soft plastic toys in the hand-me-down pile: Think squeaky bath toys and pliable alphabet letters. Toys like this were sold before stricter safety laws were passed in 2009 and likely contain harmful chemicals used to soften the plastic.
13. Skip a bath or two. It will save water, a few dollars and even baby's smooth skin — just opt in-stead for a sponge bath of his bottom. Check out the EWG's Skin Deep database (cosmeticsdatabase.com) for skin-care ingredients alongside toxicity ratings on a scale of zero to 10, with zero being the best.
14. Stick to a natural mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, such as those from California Baby (californiababy.com) or Aveeno Baby (aveeno.com). Make sure it blocks both UVA and UVB rays and doesn't include the ingredient oxybenzone, which is not advised for use on children.
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17. Buy bottles that convert to sippy cups, like those from Thinkbaby (thinkbabybottles.com) and Born Free (newbornfree.com). You'll save space, money and landfills.
18. Skip wall-to-wall carpeting in the nursery — its fibers trap allergens. Stick with floors made from material like wood, bamboo or cork and finish with a nontoxic sealant, says Alan Greene M.D., author of Raising Baby Green.
19. Make the most of baking soda. At about $1 a box, it's powerful, natural and versatile. Three effective uses:
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- Mix baking soda and baby oil into a paste and gently rub into baby's scalp to wash away cradle caps' flaky skin.
- Combine 4 tablespoons of baking soda with 1 quart of warm water to clean toys, then rinse and dry.
20. Be picky about paint
The fumes in traditional paints have been linked to respiratory illnesses, says Parenting/Babytalk contributing editor Dr. Greene. Opt instead for low-VOC paints (volatile organic compounds).
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I always think transparency is the best policy, especially, when the country club set get to set each others compensation. These publicly traded companies should disclose all compensation of it's officers to investors to ensure there are no conflicts between pay and company direction.
I support Dodd-Frank rule 953(b), which strikes me as being all about the intersection of pay equity and investor value.
American workers are more productive than ever, but, year after year, studies show working Americans earning less and less, even as CEO pay balloons and corporate profits soar.
Disclosing corporate pay ratios between CEOs and average employees will finally show which corporations are driving this trend, which siphons money away from investors, and into the pockets of CEOs. In 1990, senior executive pay absorbed 5 percent of corporate profits. Today, according to Government Metrics International, it absorbs 10 percent.
Fairer pay structures mean stronger companies and a stronger economy both of which are important to me as a consumer and as an investor.
No doubt there are a select few who benefit from the status quo of keeping the pay disparities undisclosed. Stand firm, and implement the law as written.
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BUFFALO, NY - About 40 guardsmen are back home in Buffalo after an eight month deployment.
Family members were up bright and early Wednesday morning to greet the troops as they returned home to the Connecticut Street Armory.
Members from New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were deployed in Kuwait since April.
The soldiers performed administration, logistical, and security missions during their deployment.
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GARDEN GROVE – They brought recycled bottles to honor Justin Valdez, 20, at a candlelight vigil at Garden Grove High on Sunday.
"Justin did not see what life has to offer, but what he could offer life," close friend Conrad Smith said.
Valdez was going to make the world a better place, according to his swimming and water polo high school coach Eric Henninger, who described him as having "heart" and being the "hardest worker."
Vivianne Mai gave a female perspective: "I had a crush on you a one point, like every girl here. You were someone I knew who could change the world. … We're going to change the world for you," Mai told the crowd of more than 300 on the campus pool deck.
The San Francisco State University student attended Garden Grove High two years ago. The popular high school student was swim team captain, a water polo player and president of the AVID and Environmental clubs. In his senior year, he was voted most dedicated on the swim team.
Valdez was instrumental in "Lights Out Wednesday" on the Garden Grove campus, calculating the amount of carbon saved by monitoring electricity use.
He was shot in the back Sept. 23 after getting off a train in San Francisco. The attack appears to be "totally random" and unprovoked, according to San Francisco police Sgt. Gary Watts.
Police arrested Nikhom Thephakaysone, 30, in connection with the killing, and he was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of murder Tuesday evening.
On Sunday, tealight candles in cutoff plastic bottle bottoms were placed around the perimeter of the pool at sunset. The money raised from the recycled materials will go to the Valdez family.
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I keep thinking I've seen this pics before but I'm not quite sure. Still, thanks for sharing. They were perfect visual examples of the Deadly Lullabyes tour. Didn't see too many pics of Matt...
i might post some pics from the show i watched
In Oulo,Finland It was 11 pm and it was still light
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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
(1) We celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints,
with Abbot Justin presiding at, and Father Meinrad preaching, the
Conventual Mass. The Sunday Schedule we followed today allowed for
a bit of extra morning rest.
+++ One of our confreres, Father Harold, celebrated not
only the memory of the entire heavenly court of saints but that of
his patron saint in particular. Father Harold lives and ministers
in Evansville, and faithfully attends to the sick and suffering in
that city's hospitals.
(2) Father Abbot presided at and preached the
Conventual Mass on this Solemnity of All the Faithful Departed.
Following the Mass, we made our customary procession to the
cemetery to bless the graves and ask God's peace on those who have
gone before us.
+++ We prayed for the living as well - especially Father
Tobias, who celebrates his patronal feast day.
(3) A rainy day in Southern Indiana - a truly
"fall day."
+++ It's also Brother Benedict's 92nd birthday! In his
honor, he was seated at the abbot's table for our evening meal, and
we had cake and colloquium in his honor. Ad multos annos,
Brother Benedict!
(4) Father Noël began offering the weekend
retreat "Good Grief" to about a dozen participants at our Guest
House and Retreat Center.
(5) The feast day of Brother Zachary is today
and so, as is our custom, we prayed for him by name at Vigils-Lauds
and at our 7:30 a.m. Conventual Mass.
(6) Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Father Noël is our Mass Heb.
+++ Along with most of the United States, we set our
clocks back one hour before retiring last night. As many of the
readers of this Chronicle know, we sit right on the time line, and
so we have an awkward, sometimes inconvenient, situation: we remain
one hour behind Ferdinand, Jasper and Huntingburg - neighboring
cities where many of our co-workers, doctors and service people
+++ Fourteen third-year theology seminarians in our
Seminary and School of Theology professed their candidacy for the
priesthood during the seminary's Sunday Eucharist this morning,
including Brother Victor Schinstock, a visiting Benedictine from
Conception Abbey, Missouri. The presiding bishop was the Most Rev.
Timothy Doherty, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.
Congratulations to these men, and may God uphold them in their
(7) This evening after Compline, Father Abbot
Justin offered the community a conference in the Chapter Room.
(8) We celebrate today the feast day of Father
Godfrey. Ad multos annos!
(9) Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran
Basilica. This is an OP-ranked feast, and so Father Prior Kurt
presided at our Eucharist. Brother Romain, one of our "visiting
Benedictines" from Togo, Africa, was deacon and preached.
+++ We welcomed Father Louis Hacker back from the hospital
this afternoon. It's good to have him back with us!
(10) We hosted benefactors and friends from the
Jasper, Washington and Loogootee region this evening. We enjoyed
the opportunity to offer the some hospitality.
+++ Our Father Matthias, working and living in Beech
Grove (near Indianapolis), was taken to the hospital in
Indianapolis this morning, complaining of back pain. Diagnosis will
begin with an MRI.
+++ Father Richard returned from the Jasper hospital,
where he had been getting some routine evaluation these past few
(11) Today is Veterans Day, and our prayers are
with those men and women who have served our country. They are
among those to whom we owe an unpayable debt. We pray, too, that
God will keep safe our men and women currently serving, and will
guide us all in our quest for peace.
+++ Today is the feast day of our Brother
+++ Brother Anthony Baker, a "visiting Benedictine" from
Assumption Abbey, South Dakota, was deacon and preached at our
Conventual Mass this morning.
(12) About 30 monks enjoyed lunch at The
UnStable after Midday Prayer this afternoon.
+++ Today is the actual 50th anniversary of the monastic
profession of Brother Mario; we helped him celebrate by having him
sit at the abbot's table for supper and having colloquium
in his honor.
(13) Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time, and
Father Jeremy is our Mass Heb. The year - the Liturgical Year, at
least-is fast coming to a close: next Sunday is the Solemnity of
Christ the King, and then we begin Advent, brought in this year by
the full implementation of the third edition of the Roman
(14) We celebrated Father Rupert's 90th
birthday today! We had colloquium in his honor at our
evening meal and enjoyed a fine, specially prepared birthday
(15) Father Jeremy preached at our Conventual
Mass this morning. The rain, which began yesterday evening,
continued throughout much of the night and continued to fall
steadily all morning and a good part of the afternoon.
(16) Lance Schortmann of Louisville was
invested as an oblate novice after our Midday Prayer. God's
blessings on all our oblates!
+++ Archbishop Daniel enjoyed a visit with several of his
brother bishops today. Archbishop John Vlazny (Portland) and
Archbishop James Keleher (Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas), along
with Abbot Justin, joined the archbishop for a meal and
conversation this evening.
(17) Our seminarians have departed for
Indianapolis, where they will participate in the National Catholic
Youth Conference. Their Thanksgiving break begins at the conclusion
of the Conference on Saturday; classes will resume November
+++ Over a dozen nurses and nurses' aides staff our
monastery infirmary, and they certainly have had their hands full
these past months. As I've reported several times, each of the nine
cells in our infirmary is occupied. As a small but sincere gesture
of appreciation, Abbot Justin and Prior Kurt, representing the
monastic community, treated our lay infirmary staff to a pizza
supper at The UnStable this evening. Fathers Prior and Patrick
prepared the pizzas, and Brother Hugh created a special dessert.
Father Gavin designed a thank you card, signed by many in the
community, and Brothers Raban, Dominic, Zachary and Elijah minded
the infirmary during the supper so that as many of our lay staff as
possible could join in the fun. Each of our infirmary staff was
presented with a medallion created by Brother Martin, and they,
along with their spouse or invited friend, took home a loaf of our
Abbey Kitchen's freshly baked raisin bread. It was as good time for
all, and we were happy to offer this modest "thank you" to our
dedicated, skilled and caring health care workers.
(18) Brother Zachary began offering the weekend
retreat "Be Angry But Do Not Sin" to 19 participants at our Guest
House and Retreat Center.
(19) We invested David Nelson of Rockfield,
Kentucky, and Edwin Wells of New Carlisle, Ohio, after Midday
Prayer. May God bless them and all our oblates.
+++ Another round of weekend courses began for about 60 of
our lay degree students. The instructors this weekend are Fathers
Harry, Eugene and Denis, Fr. Tom Richstatter, and Drs. Ryan LaMothe
and Tom Walters.
+++ An Indiana University vocal ensemble gave an hour-long
concert in the Archabbey Church this afternoon.
(20) Sunday, the Solemnity of Jesus Christ our
Lord and King. An OP-ranked feast, Father Prior Kurt presided
and preached at the Conventual Mass.
+++ About a hundred co-workers joined us for Mass, and
then afterward for a reception in Jack's. These men and women work
with us, for us, every day; on this Sunday of Thanksgiving Week,
it's a privilege to pray with them, and praise and thank the Lord
for his many blessings.
+++ This afternoon we were treated to another concert in
the Archabbey Church: the Evansville Brass Quintet and organist
Mark X. Hatfield presented a fine program for the enjoyment of
(21) After yesterday's celebration of the
solemnity, Father Adrian began his week as presider at our
Eucharist this morning.
+++ Mr. Mike Ziemianski, our vice president of
development, and several members of his staff presented the
monastic community with the annual Development Office report this
evening in the Chapter Room after Compline. This was the first time
we had audio-visual capability in the Chapter Room; now, with the
proper equipment, we're able to meet there (just a hundred feet
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January 26, 2013, 06:02:51 AM »
Moving forward with the plumbing system, and we have three questions for the board's collective wisdom....
1. Should we have more water or more storage? We just obtained a 100 gallon freshwater tank and a 100 gallon black/grey tank, and both will go in the bay amidships. We already had what is now an extra 100 gallon tank, which we had planned on under putting under the master bed. But now that we have the two tanks downstairs, we don't need the one upstairs. So, in this situation, would it make more sense to carry an extra 100 gallons under the bed, knowing that we'd have to dump somewhere before we could use it, or should we keep it simple and store Gigi's extra shoes under the bed instead?
2. Do we really need to vent the drain pipes for the sinks and shower to the roof when the black/grey tank is already directly vented to the roof? Having trouble imagining a scenario where the tank vent would not be operative, but the drain line vents would be.
3. Should our 120v, 12 gallon household water heater be placed near the water tanks? Wed like to mount it out of the way in the old OTR compartment up front, instead of next to the tanks taking up precious space in the rear bay (only two bays in the MCI5). But that would require a 20' round trip water line run and two more holes through the bulkhead. Is there a compelling reason NOT to put it up front?
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#1. store the shoes,(or something else), hauling an extra 840 lbs of water around all of the time will affect your mileage and you will find that with a little practice you can get by with what you have just fine. #2. no, our 5A only has a tank vent and has worked fine for the 30 years that it has been converted. #3. Your choice, but the longer the run, the more heat will be lost from the water.
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Here is my take
Question #1 I see no reason not to have 100 gal fresh water storage and 100 gal Gray/Black. That is how I set mine up. Make sure your plumb your gray water so you can bypass the tank if needed.
Question #2 I installed three vents. I'm sure others will chime in on how they only installed one with no problems. I have had no sewage smell while in motion or parked and I believe the vents have been the reason.
Question #3 You can mount the hot water tank where you want. The down side for me would be how long it takes to get hot water to the faucet wasting valuable water from the storage tank. I would mount the hot water tank near where it is going to be used.
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2. venting has to do with the length of the run from fixture to main vent. Basically you don't want a slug of water to pull the water out of the p trap. If the run is long running a higher vent line to the main vent will prevent this..or..I also like to use one way vents (spring loaded thing, can't remember what it is called right now, basically a vacuum for the drain line) when running a vent line is not practical. This is all residential information but should apply to RV as the basics are the same.
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My S/S RV uses the spring-loaded vents under kitchen and bathroom sinks, as well as a tank vent. The under sink vents install on a short stub in the drain line. I bought a replacement at Home Depot. My guess is that's the way to go.
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A lot of busnuts plumb in a valve or solenoid in the shower to return "cold" hot water back to the fresh water tank. I decided not to do this as I have a lot of different friends on trips and they have enough trouble with the whole navy shower concept.
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We have a 5C same as . No problems with one vent.No smells critcal distance is what Zub Zub was talking about which is length to the vent exit and a 1\4 inch higher than your center of trap to center of entry into the main stack pipe vent.Thats more for a house.You probably can not achieve that in a bus and really not nessary.
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Venting the fixtures and venting the tanks are two different questions. You can certainly use air admittance valves at the sinks if they are a ways away from the tank, you can also vent the main drain line to the roof, and you should always vent the grey/black tank to the roof although many will now chime in and say you don't need to. I say you do because the sewer gases are lighter than air and the vent run needs to be always rising, never horizontal or downward along it's run. You can use the main drain line from the sinks as part of the tank vent to the roof and hit two birds with one stone.
I have a 100 gallon fresh and 100 gallon grey/black combined. I would not have more fresh capacity than I had grey/black since you really don't want to overfill that one... In fact I have never actually filled my fresh tank over half full, never felt I needed it. Depends on how you plan your trips.
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January 26, 2013, 08:24:12 AM »
I did my venting layout so that the tank vent is within 5 feet of all the traps. Then I did the wet vent thing so the traps drain into the vent stack. I have had no odor or venting issues.
The water heater should be closer to the kitchen sink (where you want hot water the soonest and the most often) When you take a shower you run the water long enough that the run doesn't matter and the vanity is used mostly for brushing teeth (cold water only).
The option of an extra 100 gallons of fresh water seems to me to be overkill BUT if I stayed where water quality could be of question then an extra 100 gallons of water of a known quality could be nice to have.
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1)-I have 130gal fresh, 85gal gray, 45gal black-enough to sit for a week with two people. On my truck will have 200gal fresh, 115gal gray, 65gal black-but it is also a 3ax truck.
2)-As to vents, it's nice to have a plumbed in vent going up from the drain just past the P trap. Then you won't drain the P trap from syphoning. You can just have a vent in the tank also. The trick is to add a bit of water to refill the P trap after you use the sink.
3)-On my bus, the run from the water heater to the shower is maybe 10ft and it takes about a count of 20 to warm up. On my truck it will be longer. As Belfert said, install warm up valves. I'm going to have one on the shower, bath sink, kitchen sink. The washer/dryer and dish washer doesn't need it. You can do anything as complicated as like what Sean has-electric solenoid valves on a switch (that also need maintenance periodically). I'm going to simply put a ball valve T'd into the hot water pipe before the regular valve plumbed back to the fresh water tank. Then to warm it up you just turn the ball valve on, put your hand on the valve until you feel it get warm, turn it off and get into the shower (or turn on the sink). Granted there probably will still be a few seconds of cold water, but I can't imagine it would be anymore then 5 seconds. A lot better then 20-30 seconds to warm up. Good Luck, TomC
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There's not much sense having more fresh water than you have waste water storage unless as Mel suggested you plan to go to places where you don't want to use the water. We carry 20 gallons of drinking water in a dedicated drinking water tank in addition to 100 gallons of fresh water. When we bought the bus I thought that was a silly arrangement but I have grown to really appreciate it. We can pick and choose when we take on drinking water and on occasion we refill that tank from blue bottles of purified water. That allows us to be a lot less picky about what water goes into the fresh water tank.
I would either mount the water heater as close as possible to the kitchen/head or install diverter valves to return the not-hot-yet water to the fresh tank. It is unbelievably frustrating sitting out in the desert or anywhere else where water is precious and watching perfectly good water going down the drain while you wait for hot water to appear.
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In many places such as State Parks, you may have water available but no sewer. If you have that use in mind, I would go for the largest waste tanks you can use.
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Gents, thanks for the helpful info and opinions!
1. We're going to store shoes, not extra water.
2. We're going to have only 1 vent from the black/grey tank to the roof.
3. We're going to put the water heater up front and install the ball-valve recirculation system you guys described.
Thanks again!!
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I find with human waste and toilet paper that a waste tank the same size as the the fresh water tank fills faster than the fresh water tank empties.
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FWIW, we have 110 black and 200 grey water storage. We have about 100 fresh storage. We often end up on a two to one ratio. Mostly because we don't let the waste tanks get that full.
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Cordia subcordata is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that occurs in eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific Islands.[2] The plant is known by a variety of names including Mareer, Kerosene wood, Manjak, Snottygobbles, Glueberry, Narrow-leafed Bird Lime Tree, "Kanawa," Tou, and Kou.
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That challenge is complex because MCCOG's grant funds have to be kept in dedicated programs and can't be moved into an area of need, according to Arens. However, Arens said MCCOG can contract with local governments for provision of services that then recoup an administrative fee. The agency has also established the Four Rivers Community Corporation, which allows it to receive charitable donations. Arens said that citizens can call 1-888-316-1362 to set up a tax-deductible contribution to the MCCOG program and location of their choice.
He said MCCOG's budget committee and management have begun investigating all of the available options to retain as many programs as possible. A staff meeting to begin discussions on a redesign of the service delivery system will take place on July 3, just two days after the new budget goes into effect.
"This will be a huge undertaking. For this to be successful we will need the entire agency to be proactive in this whole process," wrote Arens in a May 30 memo to the remaining employees.
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Antonio Margarito vs Roberto Garcia Boxing Workouts Photos, Quotes and much more
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (May 5, 2010)
AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO (May 5, 2010) -- Three-time world champion ANTONIO "Tony" MARGARITO was welcomed by hundreds of fans for his public workout yesterday in Aguascalientes. The "Tijuana Tornado" worked for nearly an hour under the hot sun in the Tecate Box Tour ring before signing autographs and taking pictures with fans for over one hour.
"I can really feel the support of the fans here in Aguascalientes. And I have promised them a great fight. I can't wait to get into the ring Saturday night," said Margarito, after the workout at the site of the San Marcos Fair.
Margarito will take on ROBERTO "Amenaza" GARCIA in the main event of Latin Fury 14, Top Rank's championship extravaganza which will be seen in the U.S. Live on Pay-Per-View this Saturday night beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
"I feel good and I am ready to get back to work. It's been a long time away from the ring and I am very happy to be back," said Margarito, who has not fought since January of 2009 after losing his world title to Shane Mosley.
After Margarito's workout, Garcia had his own workout and was also well received by the fans as he worked with his trainer Eric Brown.
"This is my championship fight. I have worked very hard to get to this point and will not let this great opportunity pass by. I have come to win this fight and that is what I will do on Saturday night," said Garcia.
The pay-per-view undercard will feature World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super featherweight champion Jorge Solis (38-2-2), of Guadalajara, Mexico, defending his title against top-10 contender and one-time world title challenger Mario Santiago (21-2-1, 14 KOs), of Ponce, Puerto Rico; top-five contenders Urbano Antillion (27-1, 20 KOs), of Maywood, Calif., and Rene "Super Chiroz" Gonzalez (27-1-1, 21 KOs), of Managua, Nicaragua, battle it out in a WBA lightweight title elimination bout; and the pay-per-view debut of flyweight sensation Alfonso López (4-0, 2 KOs), of Mexico City, Mexico, the son of legendary world champion and Mexican icon Ricardo López.
Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs), of Tijuana, Mexico, captured his first world title in 2002, winning the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title with a tenth-round TKO of Antonio Diaz. He reigned as WBO champion for five years, successfully defending his title seven times five by knockout including victories over world champions Kermit Cintron, Andrew Lewis and Joshua Clottey. After losing the title to Paul Williams in 2007, Margarito dethroned International (IBF) welterweight champion Cintron in a rematch, knocking him out in their 2008 fight. Margarito claimed his third welterweight title when he stopped undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in the eleventh round of their July 2008 battle, arguably the fight of the year.
Garcia (28-2, 21 KOs), a native of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico who fights out of Weslaco, Texas, enters this fight riding a five-year, 14-bout unbeaten streak. Garcia possesses impressive power in both fists, where 75% of his victories have come by way of knockout and many of those stoppages produced by devastating body shots. During his impressive streak, Garcia has captured the Caribbean Boxing Federation interim welterweight title and the Texas welterweight title.
Aguascalientes organizes the largest festival held in Mexico, the San Marcos Fair, which takes place from the middle of April to the beginning of May. The celebration was held originally in the San Marcos church neighborhood, and its magnificent neoclassical garden; since then, it has greatly expanded to cover a huge area of exposition spaces, bullrings, nightclubs, theaters, performance stages, theme park, hotels, convention centers, and other attractions. It attracts almost 7 million visitors to Aguascalientes every year.
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SAO PAULO (AP) -- FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and local organizers have started their final tour of World Cup host cities in Brazil, making stops at Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Curitiba.
They are the last of the 12 host cities to be visited by 2014 World Cup organizers this year. Sao Paulo will host the tournament's opener and Rio de Janeiro the final at Maracana Stadium.
Valcke has been joined by Brazil sports minister Aldo Rebelo and former Brazil players Bebeto and Ronaldo, who are members of the local World Cup organizing committee.
The tour will end with a board meeting of the local organizing committee Wednesday, three days before the Confederations Cup draw in Sao Paulo.


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Fall 2014
5357 Evidence - CRUMP- 19590
David Crump (FACULTY)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: Procedure and Practice
Time: 10:30a-12:00p TTHLocation: 240 TUII
Course Outline: This evidence course will begin with an outline and problems that will cover the basics of the entire course, in advance. The idea is to give the student a quick "knowledge transfusion" over a couple of classes that will avoid policy and concentrate on the black-letter evidence rules, with the purpose of providing an introduction, a preview, and an initial exposure that will reinforce the rest of the course. Then, we will cover the Federal Rules of Evidence, more or less in their numerical order, using the casebook. This part of the course will take roughly two hours and will conclude with a comparison of a few significant differences between the Federal Rules and the Texas Rules of Evidence. The final hour or so will consist of exercises in standard methods of offering various common kinds of evidence and simulations of evidence controversies.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus updated 9/2/14
Course Notes:
First Day Assignments: Assignment for First Class Meeting
In addition to the casebook, obtain the photocopied package for this course. In the photocopied "Evidence Case and Rule Supplement," read pages 1-21 (the "Baker Botts Evidence Outline"), and be prepared to discuss the problems contained in it. This outline covers most of the course content, and the problems apply the information in the outline. The idea is to give you a "knowledge transfusion" that previews the entire course.
Assignment for Second Class Meeting
Finish the outline (pp. 21-42). Study the last page (Frequently Confusing Issues).
Final Exam Schedule: 12/16/14 9am-noon 144 TU2
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Satisfies Skills Course Requirement: No
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
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ST. LOUIS – Villa Enterprises Management, Ltd, Inc., doing business as Villa Galleria, violated federal law by allowing the sexual harassment of a server and cashier at its Villa Galleria restaurant at the Galleria Shopping Mall in St. Louis and retaliating against her for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
In its lawsuit (Case No.4:11-cv-01528), filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the EEOC asserted that Villa Galleria allowed Edwonder Hobson to be subjected to unlawful sexual harassment by Brian Jones, an assistant supervisor, which included Jones rubbing his body against Hobson's, and attempting to put his hands up her shirt and kiss her. Jones engaged in this kind of sexual harassment each time he worked with Hobson, the EEOC said. Further, the agency charged, after Hobson complained, the company retaliated against her by reducing her hours, subjecting her to heightened discipline and scrutiny and inserting false accusations into her personnel record.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on sex (including sexual harassment or pregnancy) and protects employees who complain about such offenses from retaliation. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
"Employers must take immediate action to stop sexual harassment in the workplace," said James R. Neely, Jr., District Director for the EEOC's St. Louis District Office. "An employer is only making a bad situation worse by punishing the victim rather than solving the problem."
Villa Enterprises Management, Ltd., Inc. is a food service organization operating over 300 fast food and full service restaurants in the United States and abroad. It employs over 500 people.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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- Work as part of the sales team to formulate account strategies
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- Demonstrate products to small and large audiences
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- Travel within the Region and possible other North American travel as well. Approximately 30-40% required.
- Discuss and articulate solutions to business problems with customer's and prospect's executives and staff
- Own the technical relationship with the customers and prospects, and be responsible for ensuring a "Technical Win"
- Conduct and lead customer Proofs-of-Concept
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- Provide detailed evaluation of opportunities, task plans, and technical approaches for projects
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Phil Wainewright over at ZDNet dug a little deeper into some news from Amazon and their just-out-of-beta Simple Queue Service (SQS). What he found was that SQS will be directly supported by Windows Communication Foundation, the web services foundation for Windows Vista (and to be retrofitted to Windows XP).
As he points-out this is interesting news to developers, including those often out of the mashup loop: enterprise developers.
What this means is that a developer can write an application that runs on a Windows desktop or server and use Amazon SQS as the messaging infrastructure to exchange information with systems and applications located anywhere else in the Web.
Anyone wondering what the post-Java EE world might look like has their answer right here. Forget expensive middleware infrastructure. Just pay by the drink for your application-to-application messaging needs, however sporadic they may be. Amazon SQS charges $0.10 per 1000 messages and $0.20 per GB of data, with no minimum fee and no setup cost.
With "simple" but useful and reliable services like Simple Queue Service and the Simple Storage Service Amazon is building genuine foundational components for the internet operating system.


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DHAKA, Bangladesh — More than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim recovery work continued in one of the worst industrial accidents ever.
Police said Sunday evening that the death toll had reached 610. More than 200 bodies have been recovered since Wednesday, when authorities said only 149 people had been listed as missing. The stench of decomposing bodies remains amid the broken concrete of the eight-story Rana Plaza building, and it is anyone's guess how many victims remain to be recovered.
The April 24 disaster is likely the worst garment-factory accident ever, and there have been few industrial accidents of any kind with a higher death toll. It surpassed long-ago garment-industry disasters such as New York's Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, which killed 146 workers in 1911, and more recent tragedies such as a 2012 fire that killed about 260 people in Pakistan and one in Bangladesh that same year that killed 112.
An architect whose firm designed the building said Sunday that it had never been designed to handle heavy industrial equipment, let alone the three floors that were later illegally added. The equipment used by the five garment factories that occupied Rana Plaza included huge generators that were turned on shortly before the building crumbled.
Masood Reza, an architect with Vastukalpa Consultants, said the building was designed in 2004 as a shopping mall and not for any industrial purpose.
"We designed the building to have three stories for shops and another two for offices. I don't know how the additional floors were added and how factories were allowed on the top floors," Reza said.
"Don't ask me anything else. This is now a sensitive issue," Reza said before hanging up.
Government officials say substandard building materials, combined with the vibration of the heavy machines used by the factories, led to the collapse.
The building developed cracks a day before the collapse and the owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, called engineer Abdur Razzak Khan to inspect it. Khan appeared on television that night and said he told Rana the building should be evacuated.
Police also issued an evacuation order, but witnesses say that hours before the collapse, Rana told people that the building was safe and garment factory managers told their workers to go inside.
Rana has been arrested is expected to be charged with negligence, illegal construction and forcing workers to join work, crimes punishable by a maximum of seven years in jail. Authorities have not said if more serious crimes will be added.
Khan was arrested as well. Police said he worked as a consultant to Rana when the three illegal floors were added.
The government promised to make the garment industry safer after the November garment factory fire that killed 112 people, saying it would inspect factories for safety and pull the licenses of those that failed. That plan has yet to be implemented.
Bangladesh's $20 billion garment industry supplies retailers around the world and accounts for about 80 percent of the impoverished country's exports. The collapse has raised strong doubts about retailers' claims that they could ensure worker safety through self-regulation.
Bangladesh is popular as a source of clothing largely because of its cheap labor. The minimum wage for a garment worker is $38 a month, after being nearly doubled this year following violent protests by workers. According to the World Bank, the per capita income in Bangladesh was about $64 a month in 2011.
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mikecorrales needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
A new school of management studies needs a website. We have a design done in-house at the university that looks very 1990s and is in desperate need of some clean, web 2.0 updates and some good imagery.
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See images in design brief
Desired Color Scheme:
green and yellow
Desired Style:
clean and professional
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
A new school of management studies needs a website. We have a design done in-house at the university that looks very 1990s and is in desperate need of some clean, web 2.0 updates and some good imagery.
The goals of this site are to redesign the existing website to meet the following goals:
- Streamline wordy content and improve site organization/navigation to enable prospective students to quickly answer the Who, What, When, Why, Where, How questions about the school.
- Ensure every page reinforces a value proposition or differentiator for students - that it's a small school, with small class sizes, where students get personalized attention and where people really care about them and their needs.
- Use compelling images in place of, or in support of, text
- Compel prospective students to request more information or Apply
- Provide resources for Alumni, Professionals, and Corporations that compel them to engage with the schoolThe existing design for the new site is here:
The problem with the existing design is that it's flat, uninspiring and looks like it's left over from the 1990s. For example, the image of the guy is okay, but the way the text is presented is hideous and needs to be presented cleaner and more professionally. Also, the top left text box and the call to action in the gray box on the right are antiquated-looking.
The entire committee looking at this design likes the cleanliness, crispness and pop of the following site: http://www.marshall.usc.edu
We are looking for ideas in the realm of the USC site, but with perhaps a little more depth and dimension to it.
We will post an update with the source file for the logo shortly.
The design should have fit into 1024x768 screen resolution (960 pixels wide), but the background images should continue to scale to the width of the screen even at high resolutions.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Sep 2012 23:41 UTC
If there's one thing I miss in the current smartphone industry, it's design. Honest to good, real design. We basically see one boring slab after another, void of any true identity, whether it's iPhone, Samsung, or any of the others. In this boring world of grey, black, and the occasional white, Nokia is the jester, coming up with its own unique designs and crazy colour selection. Today, the company unveiled the Lumia 920 and 820 to continue this trend.
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Touch-Friendly Gloves
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Instagram has reverted to its original terms of use, making changes based on user feedback.
The popular photo-sharing app initially introduced its plans for a new terms of service on Monday—stating that they had the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification.
Users reacted negatively to the terms—threatening to boycott the service and delete their accounts if the terms were not amended.
Instagram's co-founder Kevin Systrom tried to clarify the changes on Tuesday—stating that the company will not be selling users' photos—however, many users and influential societies continued to express their displeasure.
Earlier today, Systrom posted a new blog post to explain the company's latest 'new' Terms of Use.
Systorm writes:
"Because of the feedback we have heard from you, we are reverting this advertising section to the original version that has been in effect since we launched the service in October 2010. You can see the updated terms here."
He also added that instead of trying to "obtain permission from you to introduce possible advertising products we have not yet developed," the company would focus on completing its plans first before going back to their users to explain how they would like their advertising business to work.
What do you think of Instagram 'new' Terms of Use? Has Instagram finally made peace with its users?
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Reviewed By Steven C (Hemlock, MI) Reviewed for a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer —3/14/2015 8:03 PM
Good product. Easy to install.
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Reviewed By Stephen A (Carrollton, VA) Reviewed for a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer —11/16/2011 8:41 PM
I have had an intake in my Cavalier for a few years now and like the HP increase. After the install on the Trailblazer I instantly felt the increase in HP and the sound from the engine compartment wasn't that loud at all. I have noticed about a 1-2 mpg increase for the tank of gas that i ran after the install so that's a bonus for me since I run about 250 miles a week commuting to work and back. Installation wasn't that hard, the directions that are provided are straight forward and easy to understand. The K&N uses existing bolts and holes so swapping back to stock is a breeze with the exception of cutting the air return hose. I had an extra hose from a previous repair so i'm not concerned about that. Overall I love my intake and would recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed By david p (Aurora, IL) Reviewed for a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer —9/22/2011 6:46 AM
It took me about 2 hours to install but did fit very nice.I like the look of it. If you drive normal, it is still quiet but as soon as you get heavy on the pedal, you can hear the difference. I haven't noticed yet if it is helping the M.P.G.


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Former Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams has been named to the 13-member ACC "Legends Class."
Among those also named: former ACC commissioner Gene Corrigan, former North Carolina star Mike O'Koren and former N.C. State standout Dereck Whittenburg.
The group will be honored at the ACC tournament in March.
Williams won 461 games in 22 seasons at Maryland, his alma mater.
Williams will be attending Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Williams and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti are close friends. In 2010, Bisciotti helped lead a ceremony when Williams was inducted into the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards' newly-created "Hall of Legends"
"There's something about him. He loves people to hate him," Bisciotti said at the ceremony. Then Bisciotti said seriously: "You're one of the best."Here is a story I wrote several years ago about the Williams-Bisciotti friendship.


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America has always had guns. Of course assault weapons should be banned. Why would any sane person need an assault weapon? If you feel it is your right to have assault weapons, then it is your responsibility if your weapon is stolen and used in a crime. You, too, should be held accountable.
America has always had guns. Of course assault weapons should be banned. Why would any sane person need an assault weapon? If you feel it is your right to have assault weapons, then it is your responsibility if your weapon is stolen and used in a crime. You, too, should be held accountable.
We need to crush the climate of gratuitous violence in this country by heavily taxing any media that glorifies violent deviant behavior as we do alcohol and cigarettes. Make it unprofitable to glorify violence in movies, video games, music and TV.
The news media must stop sending salivating jackals with microphones and cameras to the scene. Stop speculating. Stop allowing these unstable people to star in their own movie, thereby encouraging copycats; one anchor behind a desk reporting the facts and only the facts. Act professionally.
While we wait for government officials to get off their collective butts and act, more will die. Where have they been since Columbine?
For example, the front page of Friday's paper: Where our politicians stand: my particular two state reps, Tenney no, and Larkin unresponsive (no surprise there).
Patricia Offerman
There have been many suggestions and thoughts put forth to prevent future Newtown tragedies, but I am beginning to sense a dishonesty among many people whose priority is eliminating guns by adding more gun control laws rather than taking steps that would have an immediate effect to safeguard schoolchildren.
Yes, it would cost money to put a trained police officer in every school, but it could also save lives. Dressing similar to the teachers would make them safer and more effective.
Another change that should be implemented is to stop giving these maniacs the publicity they crave. Stop publishing their names and photos unless the police request it. You might sell fewer newspapers, but again it could save some lives.
Be honest with yourselves. Do you want to make schools safer now, or just add more laws to further your personal agenda — laws that won't solve anything for many years to come? I know, the NRA suggested armed guards in schools so it must be evil, right?
Robert Fisch
My solution to solving the destruction of savings and small businesses with tax hikes:
1) Stop printing funny money and destroying our retirement savings and stop spending.
2) Cut the salaries and perks of the president, Senate and Congress by 25 percent.
3) Bring home all our troops from countries that mostly hate or disrespect us and can well afford their own protection; their money would be spent here, and boost our economy.
4) Stop sending our money to countries to buy their friendship or help. Boycott them until they agree to cooperate with us to stop all the loons trying to kill us.
5) Build up our defenses, providing jobs, therefore salaries and money, to be spent in our economy.
6) Rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, again providing jobs and possibly saving lives.
7) Pass a law that the Senate, Congress and president not be paid under these circumstances as in acting like "spoiled brats."
Cutting out those expensive Hawaiian vacations, I presume, taxpayer-funded, would also help, as would cutting out the children's Mexican excursions. I mean, we are in a recession, aren't we?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 29th Apr 2013 21:14 UTC
"OS X 10.9, which is internally codenamed 'Cabernet', will focus on various 'power-user' enhancements and take core features from iOS, according to our sources. Unlike operating system updates such as OS X Leopard and OS X Lion, OS X 10.9 will likely not be an overhauled approach to how the operating system feels and functions." Features for power users and features from iOS? Seems like an oxymoron. Still, if they manage to finally fix the Finder and Spaces, I'll be happy.
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RE[2]: OpenGL & filesystem
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HAMMER makes no sense for OS X. Most Mac systems use tiny solid state drives now and HAMMER requires a decent amount of space to take advantage of it's features. Even Matt said when he released it that it needed 500GB or something like that.
Don't know much more about HAMMER than a few reads of the docs, but I don't get your argument.
Sure, Apple might want/need to look at an optimized filesystem for SSDS, but that filesystem won't/shouldn't work anything like HAMMER/ZFS/BTRFS and it is a different argument entirely...
Thing is they STILL need a filesystem suitable for large storage pools, something with similar semantics to these modern filesystems - copy on write, data de-duplication, checksums, cheap snapshots, deep reliability features, etc. A 500GB minimum wouldn't be a problem for most users who would use this - I have 6TB or so I would love to mount locally on my Mac if only there was a filesystem I trusted to put it in.
Just because most of their machines boot from SSDs now doesn't mean users don't want to plug in a storage array... The filesystem I want doesn't even need to support booting - Im fine with it being only for non-bootable volumes. As far as I am concerned HFS+ is fine for boot volumes (even SSDs) - I want something for storage arrays, and HFS+ is simply too inflexible and untrustworthy for that use case.


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Raptors rally to best Wizards
Toronto, ON – DeMar DeRozan posted 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas scored a career-best 24, and the Toronto Raptors used a big second-half push to beat the Washington Wizards, 88-78, at Air Canada Centre.
Kyle Lowry tallied nine points, eight rebounds and 13 assists for the Raptors, who trailed by 15 just before halftime but managed to snap a two-game skid and win for just the second time in nine contests. They also got revenge for a 109-92 loss at Washington on Sunday.
John Wall had 20 points and Emeka Okafor ended with 17 and eight boards for the Wizards, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention. Nene scored 12 for Washington, which had a two-game winning streak broken as well.
"We had no pace to the game," Wizards head coach Randy Wittman said. "We had no movement, which was disappointing because we haven't been playing that way."
Toronto trailed 50-39 at halftime, but DeRozan scored 10 points during a big third quarter. The Raptors put forth a 29-12 scoring margin in the period and held the Wizards to 4-of-21 shooting for the frame.
The Raptors went ahead by a 57-56 count thanks to a 12-2 blitz, with Quincy Acy's jam with 3:58 remaining in the quarter finishing the push. Washington went back in front, but the Raptors scored the final nine points of the frame, which concluded with a pair of Valanciunas free throws in the closing seconds for a 68-62 lead.
DeRozan's jumper increased the lead to 84-74 with 3:07 to go, and the Wizards never caught up due to horrific shooting from nearly their entire team in that last quarter. Okafor went 3-of-6 in the period, but the remainder of the squad was 0-for-8 from the field.
The Raptors scored the game's first six points, but found themselves trailing 24-23 after 12 minutes.
Washington scored 14 in a row during one stretch of the second quarter to extend its lead to 48-33. Okafor's jumper with 1:31 left until halftime capped the rally.
"It's frustrating. We let teams jump out on us like that and we have to fight our way back," DeRozan said. "We know we can play like we did the second half for 48 minutes."
Game Notes
Valanciunas went 16-of-18 at the foul line ... Wizards star rookie Bradley Beal will miss the remainder of the season with a stress injury in his right fibula, the team announced Wednesday ... The Wizards, who have won eight consecutive home games, will host Indiana Saturday. The last time the Wizards had won eight consecutive home games was from December 13, 2006-January 20, 2007, when they won 10 straight ... The Wizards have lost four in a row on the road.


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Jointly funded by the Office of the Vice President (Research) and the Faculty, this initiative will provide one-year funding to eligible Early Career Researchers to develop competitive externally-funded research proposals. This will typically include untenured Assistant Professors who have not held CIHR funding as a PI. Early Career Researchers are applicants who are within three years of the start date of their first eligible academic position (typically in an probationary appointment). Award recipients will be required to apply for external CIHR support within two years of the grant start date.
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$7,500 is just too high for a supercharged Chevy Citation X-11, as it turns out. We know you like well-preserved old Toyota trucks, so we'll see how a low-mile example fares here.
We've got an '85 4WD Toyota pickup with just 25,000 miles on the clock, no rust, and a freshly rebuilt 22R (which must be a record for the fewest number of miles prior to a rebuild on any Toyota R engine in history). We can't manage to slog all the way through the CAPS LOCK-enhanced, red-and-blue-text description (which features such brain-scramblers as "HE HAVES OVER $8,000 WIYH THE MECHANICAL WORK"), but you can tell this truck is pretty damn nice from the photographs. It failed to sell with a $6,000 Buy It Now; in fact, nobody even tried to meet the $1,000 starting bid price. Nice Price? Crack Pipe? You decide!
[eBay Motors, thanks to Parrish for the tip]