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Does your basement just feel damp? Does it have a musty smell? Do cardboard boxes get wet when placed on the concrete floor? Is the concrete wet when you lift rubber-backed carpeting or a mat? Do you see signs of efflorescence on the basement walls or floor?
If this all sounds too familiar then you likely are one of the 60% of homeowners dealing with a damp basement. Dampness and high humidity causes mold and mildew growth, musty smells, damages furnishings (possibly damaging the structure itself), buckle wood flooring on slab-on-grade foundations, and most importantly is hazardous to people's health.
Moisture insulation does not work well and high humidity is more costly to heat or air condition. A damp basement will also increase your heating and air-conditioning bills. If this all sounds too familiar then you likely are one of the 60% of homeowners dealing with a musty basement! It is best to fix the problem sooner than later before it causes serious damage to your home and bank account.
The pores in concrete allow groundwater to be pushed by hydrostatic pressure and also actively draw in water by wicking (capillary action). The water usually quickly evaporates as invisible vapor, releasing water vapor and radon. It leaves behind dissolved minerals - efflorescence ("white powder") which is the telltale sign of capillary water seepage.
Moisture-laden soil gas is pulled in from the ground through openings and pores in concrete by the difference in air pressure and just like gases, water vapor moves by diffusion to a space with lower relative humidity. The water molecules are pulled in by a "vapor drive." The relative humidity of soil gas is close to 100%, much higher than in the basement. The vapor pressure in the ground is often twice the vapor pressure in the basement.
Your basement or slab-on-grade is the single largest source of humidity in your home.
The average basement lets in 15–18 gallons of moisture each day, several times more than showering, laundering and cooking combined (3–5 gallons/day). In case of slab-on-grade construction, moisture migration through the concrete slab may amount to 12 gallons per day. For more on indoor air pollution, molds, mildew, dust mites, and their health effects, please read Indoor Air Quality and Moisture.
Floor slabs let in much more water vapor than poured walls – Concrete slabs are only half the thickness and much more porous because they are cured on a plastic sheet (all surplus water moves to the surface). Usually, polyethylene sheets 6 mil (0.15 mm) thick placed on a gravel bed before pouring a concrete slab. They are more correctly called "vapor retarders" because they are not fully impermeable to water vapor (around 0.1 perms).
Many sheets are now made of recycled rather than virgin materials and are much more permeable to vapor. Their quality is dubious and there is no permeance standard – any plastic sheet will do.
In real life, they do not provide much protection. They get punctured or torn during installation or the seams are not properly joined. And it is almost impossible to seal the sheet around all the floor penetrations like drains, drain trenches, electrical ductwork, conduit, and plumbing. Worse yet, lime in the concrete breaks down the polyethylene after several years.
There are high-quality vapor retarders available, guaranteed for 10 or even 15 years. But the best solution is assuring that your slab has low porosity:
What's The Difference? – There is a big difference between damp proofing and waterproofing. By definition, damp proofing is supposed to retard moisture but, unlike waterproofing, it does not have to stop hydrostatic water pressure.
The ol' "black stuff in a bucket" is just hot liquid asphalt originally created for road repair. Nowadays, it is water-based. The thickness of the bituminous tar is not specified – it is only 10 mils thick at most when cured. It soon disintegrates due to the "alkali attack" from concrete - its life expectancy is between 18 months and 3 years.
The tar damp proofing is inexpensive and meets the lowest minimum standard. Most building codes require that "unfinished" basement living spaces only be damproofed (no guidance on what to do if you later finish the basement). The codes usually also require that if masonry walls enclose a habitable space, they must be first covered with 3/8 inch thick parging made of Portland cement.
Damp proofing may be acceptable if there is a sandy soil and great drainage. But often, there is a high water table or poor soil. Clay holds rainwater, which builds up hydrostatic pressure against the foundation. Moreover, water cannot drain through the undisturbed soil under the footings and groundwater level rises.
The exterior tar coating is not flexible, nor is parging on masonry walls. It cracks as the concrete continuously expands and shrinks, and as the house settles. Once it cracks, water gets into the concrete and leaches out lime, which disintegrates the coating by "alkali attack." In moist conditions, it may last just a couple years.
Elastomeric membranes last much longer. Most spray coatings are in the range of 30 mils to 60 mils wet application and a dry film thickness after curing of 15 mils and up. But the spray-on membrane may not be sprayed on evenly. Sheet membranes (60 mils thick) are put on like wallpaper but are joined with a tape and depend on a primer. These are the weak points susceptible to "alkali attack" from the concrete. The membranes are usually not guaranteed for longer than 5 or 10 years.
The polyethylene "vapor barrier" under the slab disintegrates quickly due to the lime in concrete. But this does not make much difference because it already has holes and tears from installation.
When exposed to lots of water, there is little exterior protection left and the concrete is on its own after 5 or 10 years. Then, the dry basement and healthy home depend on the density and porosity of the concrete. Ideally, the concrete has been sealed with RadonSeal.
Good waterproofing is a wise investment. It is not just a coating but a whole system that includes:
An air gap membrane is a thick, dimpled, high-density polyethylene sheet that is unrolled horizontally along the foundation wall and then mechanically fastened. Any water will quickly flow down to the footing drain. They can easily bridge a 1/4-inch crack and resist alkalis. Some are less expensive than elastomeric membranes. But no matter what you have on the walls, water may come up through the floor!
Divert rainwater from the foundation by proper grading, gutters, and downspout extensions. Seal all cracks and openings. Make sure that your clothes dryer is exhausted to the outside and the duct is not plugged up by lint. When finishing the basement, avoid trapping moisture behind plastic sheets, impermeable wall or flooring materials and/or provide ventilation for water vapor seeping through concrete.
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When humid air is next to a cold surface, its temperature may drop below the dew point. Its relative humidity rises to 100% and it sheds the excessive humidity by condensation.
The ground temperature is typically 52 to 55°F. Heated air in the basement keeps concrete surfaces warm. But if you put a carpet on the floor, it insulates the concrete and its surface receives less heat from the indoor air and becomes colder. If the air in the basement is humid, the air temperature in the microclimate under the carpet (or behind a wall) will drop below the dew point.
Water Gets into Basements Three Basic Ways:
Insulate cold air-conditioning ducts. Excessive moisture may condense on cold windows. But the real problem may be the condensation you do not see – behind basement walls or underneath the flooring. Trapped moisture from vapor transmission and condensation leaches out lime, which disintegrate adhesives, padding, and even the flooring itself.
Molds, mildew, dust mites, and other biological contaminants need moisture to grow. Depending on the type, they thrive in relative humidity above 50 or 60%, or as low as 45%. It is more difficult to keep the humidity low in humid summer weather.
The Recommended Target is 30% Relative Humidity in Winter and 50% in Summer.
To measure humidity, you can purchase an inexpensive hygrometer. For more on controlling molds and mildew, toxic black mold, and their health effects visit Molds and Mildew Solutions.
Permeance characterizes how easily water vapor diffuses through a material - the lower, the more resistance to vapor migration. Permeance is measured in perms (grains/ hr-sq. ft.-inch Hg), i.e. water vapor transmission rate (grains/hr-sq.ft.) per unit of pressure differential (inch Hg). (1 perm = 1.47 ng/sec-sq.m-Pa). Avoid trapping water vapor, condensation, and molds behind walls in finished basements and under the floor covering on a concrete slab. General classes of materials by permeance and examples:
Vapor Impermeable – 1.0 perms of less:
Semi-Permeable to Vapor – 1 to 10 perms:
Permeable to Vapor – over 10 perms:
How about the permeance of concrete? According to ASHRAE Handbook, the permeance of concrete (1:2:4 mix) is 3.2 perms per inch of thickness. Then, a 4-inch slab would have (3.2/4=) 0.8 perms. But this is only for "good quality" moist-cured concrete with low water/cement ratio. Most basement slabs are much more porous. Although they may be almost impermeable to water, basement slabs are semi-permeable to water vapor (>1 perm).
Newly poured concrete walls are classified as impermeable to vapor (8–10 inches thick, 3.2/8 = 0.4 perms for good quality concrete). However, once the exterior waterproofing coating disintegrates, water starts enlarging the pores in concrete and the walls will become permeable and later, may even start seeping water. Walls made of pre-cast panels have the lowest permeance because they are made of high-strength concrete under controlled factory conditions.
Hollow concrete blocks are a different story. They have only a 1 1/4-inch wall outside the hollow cores (3.2/1.25 = 2.6 perms). The concrete is very porous and the hollow cores fill up with water vapor, which then moves to the most permeable area to get indoors. The porosity of blocks varies widely. Some tests of good concrete blocks show 2.4 perms when the cores are filled or 4.8 perms for hollow blocks. Hollow concrete blocks are semi-permeable (say 5 perms) but lightweight CMUs, splitface blocks, "popcorn" blocks, and cinder blocks are permeable (>10 perms).
If possible, use poured concrete instead of standard blocks (concrete masonry units – CMUs) for foundations. Or make at least sure that the hollow cores are properly filled during construction. Apply parging on the exterior and a good waterproofing coating. Concrete block walls are also less able to resist lateral pressure of water and earth – high clay soil or expandable clay can cause structural damage.
Soil gas, rich in moisture, biological decay gases, and radon, collects around foundations in the gravel and disturbed soil. Vacuum in the basement draws in the soil gas through any openings and pores in concrete.
Building envelopes and foundations are not airtight. Modern homes are designed for 0.3 to 0.5 air exchanges per hour, which means that all the indoor air changes in 2 to 3 hours. But some of this air is not "fresh" - it comes from the ground. Typically, the infiltration of moisture-laden soil gas constitutes 2 to 5 percent of the total air infiltration into homes (up to 20%).
Soil gas carries organic decay gases like methane. There have been extreme cases that houses located close to an old landfill had to be evacuated because the methane level reached explosive levels. Sometimes, soil gas carries hydrocarbon VOCs from spills, leaking underground tanks or pipelines. Sometimes, soil gas carries sewer gas and biological contaminants like bacteria.
But more hazardous are vapors from pesticides. Before pouring foundations, builders used to flood the soil with pesticides against termites. Pentachlorophenol was widely used until proven toxic and replaced with chlordane, which was later proven carcinogenic and banned. It was replaced by chlorpyrifos (Dursban), another cousin from the chlorine family, banned for private use in 2000. The pesticides infiltrating through porous foundations have left millions of homes with hazardous indoor air. Another concern is all the insecticides, fungicides and herbicides sprayed on lawns around homes, which also get into the soil gas.
You can seal your basement or slab with RadonSeal against soil gas, harmful chemical vapors and odors.
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Quietly beavering away with some of the world's biggest brands since 2004, Jump are very probably the best full service creative communications agency you've never heard of. That's about to change. Approaching our teens we've decided to spread our wings with a new website and shout about what we do a bit more.
We work with some very well known names, but help clients of all shapes and sizes to identify and exploit the opportunities and overcome the challenges facing them. We operate in a kaleidoscope of sectors, on a local, national and global basis. We're as happy providing in-restaurant POP and merchandising solutions in over 60 markets for a global Quick Serve Restaurant chain as we are developing a name, brand identity and website for a country house hotel on the Isle of Mull.
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I have read many stories similar to this over the years. An animal, who should not be in a specific urban location, or a supernatural-type creature sighting in abandoned neighbourhoods. The first time I came across this was being told about sightings of giant wolves stalking the ruined and desolated South Bronx in the late 1970's. This became the inspiration for the book and movie The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber .
The latest such story of this nature comes out of Detroit, as accounts of people seeing Big Foot (this previously took place in the 1970's also in Detroit) are being reported in the run down and abandoned suburbs of the decaying city. According to Cryptozoology News, the Brown family were driving through such an abandoned neighbourhood and claim they spotted a creature "about seven feet tall" with "short, reddish hair" reaching through the window of a broken-down house.
"Face was human looking, as crazy as it sounds," Mr. Brown recalled. "I got to see the animal's eyes and all, big and dark, with a huge head, like a triangle shape." He claims the creature, once it emerged from the house, began beating the ground with a stick in a threatening manner. "The kids were screaming in the back seat like crazy and my wife was trying to calm them down," Brown said.
What makes this interesting to me is the psychological aspect, in that these 'sightings' seem to be a form of emerging folklore whereby modern humans experience supernatural entities in vacant urban areas in the same way our ancestors experienced such phenomena in dark forests and remote mountain passes of the past. Perhaps the mind creates these experiences to deal with the unknown danger of being in such locations. In the 1960's, clowns were commonly sighted in 'changing' US neighbourhoods - walking through the streets for no reasons, or looking out the windows of empty houses - as the racial demographics of the community were changing away from Whites to other ethnic groups.


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Monday, October 29, 2007
Q & A with David Housewright
This time we asked David Housewright, author of the Holland Taylor and Rushmore McKenzie novels a few questions.
Q: What makes your (unofficial) PI Rush McKenzie different from other fictional private eyes?
A: McKenzie is an idealist, or at least an optimist. He does what he does not for the money (he's independently wealthy), but because he believes that in his own way he's actually making the world a better place. So many other PIs today are plagued with demons; he is not. He is a pretty happy, well-adjusted guy who loives by a simple philosophy: live well, be helpful.
Q: What are your thoughts on the psycho sidekick in PI novels?
A: There seems to be a lot of them - everybody from Hawk to Mouse to Joe Pike to Lehane's Bubba and Burke's Clete Purcel. But I have to ask, would the heroes and these sidekick's be friends in anything except detective fiction? I think they exist mostly to do some heavy lifting so the hero and can keep his hands clean.
Q: What would a soundtrack to your novels sound like?
A: 1950's jazz.
Q: Has your writing changed much since the first novel?
A: God, I hope so. I hope it is so much better now that readers can scaresely believe I wrote both the first and eighth books.
Q: Do you do a lot of research?
A: I do a great deal of research. I am almost compulsive about getting the details right and hate it when I don't. I know authors who don't care all that much. So what if they make a mistake? It's fiction, they argue. I argue that it is not fiction. You are righting a true story involving real people in the midst of real emotional upheaval. It becomes fiction when readers find a mistake and say, "That's not right." I don't care how big or small the mistake is, it is at that point you lose credibility.
Q: What's next for you and Rush?
A: I have a book coming out in May 2008 called MADMAN ON A DRUM and another the following May tentatively titled JELLY'S GOLD. After that, we'll see.
Q: Do you have any favorite Sons of Spade yourself?
A: Dennis Lehane, James Crumley, Michael Connelly, William Kent Krueger, Jason Starr, and a few daughters, like S. J. Rosan and Laura Lippman.
Q: In the last century we've seen new waves of PI-writers, first influenced by Hammett, then Chandler, MacDonald, Parker, later Lehane. Who do you think will influence the coming generation and in what way?
A: See above. As pat as it sounds, I think they are brining at 21st Century voice and 21st Century sensibilities into the mix. They deal with real issues and themes. Without exception, their books - as well as the books of so many others I folow - are always about more than who killed Mr. Body in the library with a candlestick.
Q: Robert J. Randisi, writer and president of the Private Eye Writers of America came up with this question: "Why?"
A: For the money, for the fun, and for the prestige - but mostly for the money!
Q: What question should be asked every PI writer we interview and what would be your answer to it?
A: What do you have to say? My answer: The world is not as screwed up as some people think; that there are good and honest people out there doing good and honest things; that we can get through this - whatever this is - if we just keep our heads.
For more information about this author see: www.davidhousewright.com
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I am frequently asked to help a client decide where their advertising budget is best spent in regards to building long term value and improving their website's organic placement. Is it Faceboook, Twitter, or a blog? My answer for most businesses is that blogging is by far the most valuable thing you can do to improve your website's organic (or unpaid) placement on search engines. Not only that, but blogging also improves stickiness, how long a visitor stays on your website; giving you more time to sell your products and services.
Here's exactly what blogging does for a website (when the blog in housed on the same domain server as the parent website):
- Builds inbound links to your website.
- Keeps the site "fresh" in terms of search robot spiders. The spiders see something new every time they visit and so they return more frequently.
- Allows for interaction with prospects and clients. It is not uncommon for us to see comments asking sales related questions on the blogs we manage. If we are not managing your blog, make sure you are reviewing your blog comments weekly to not miss selling opportunities.
- Increases the time a visitor spends on your website and lowers the bounce rate.
- Provides value to the website visitor and adds web authority (over time) with search engines through keyword density and keyword repetition.
- Acts as an entry point for specific keyword phrases or topics when the blog post title matches a search query.
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I rarely do a beauty post on one single item, but I had to make an exception for this palette. In the last couple of years, we've seen a big jump in the quality and quantity of eyeshadow palettes that have been released and they've become a popular makeup product for most makeup-loving maidens - myself included! When I headed home to the north for Christmas, I forgot to bring a palette in my luggage and cursed myself to hell. Maybe I'm being a bit dramatic, but I was certainly annoyed with myself so I scanned the small beauty section of Southampton Airport and scouted out the La Palette Nude palette from L'Oréal.
This slick petite palette consists of ten complimentary shadows; 5 shimmers and 5 mattes. I picked up the 'beige' edition as the shades appealed to me. Having grey/blue eyes, the warm browns suit me more than the shades in the more pink/rose gold palette they also do, so I figured I'd get on with the 'beige' palette more. Now first up, let's talk about the shadows themselves. They're really creamy and easy to blend, and the mattes actually work. A big gripe I have with most drugstore eyeshadow palettes or single shadows is the matte shades can be quite chalky and hard to work with on the lid, but these ones apply like a dream. Both the shimmers and the mattes are quite sheer in their wash of colour - this isn't a criticism of the palette, it just means you have to layer them up for a more bold look but the sheerness of them makes them great for everyday daytime wear. All of the matte brown/taupey shades are lovely crease colours and the darkest matte is a lovely charcoal dark grey/black which is much easier to work with than your more solid black shades.
I'm also particularly fond of the shimmers - especially the two furthest left of the palette. The palest shade is a great one for using as a highlight for your brow bone and inner corner and the other is a great all over lid shade for if you're feeling lazy. My lids can get quite oily throughout a long day but I was pleasantly surprised to see no transfer or creasing of these shadows - even without the aid of primer!
The palette itself is also great as it is an extremely lightweight and slimline plastic casing; perfect for travel and actually quite sturdy so no breaking should ensue! It has a relatively large mirror should you need it and the brush? It's actually pretty good. I know many people prefer a fluffy brush for shadows but I quite like packing on shadow with your traditional sponge applicator and then blending it out with a fluffy brush so this brush works really well for me considering its a freebie. If you're new to makeup or you're looking for a palette that's good for travel and that gives you subtle eye looks, I would recommend checking this one out.
P.S. Boots also have a pretty great bargain pack on at the moment. You can get the palette, a liquid liner pen, and a mascara for £19.99. That's a damn good deal - and you can take a look at it, here.
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The "SOAP-Only" user can do exactly what is needed to run the integration but nothing more. This does result in no need for any OpenMeetings Admin-User in the Moodle Module config! So you can better protect your OpenMeetings server from non-authorized access via the SOAP Gateway and
no need to share confidential account data."SOAP-Only" users can not login to OpenMeetings administration or manipulate user accounts via SOAP.
It is recommended to update to the latest version of OpenMeetings (1.8.3). Moodle Mod 0.9 for Moodle 1.9.x is still compatible with OpenMeetings 1.8.3 and you can also use the new secure user with access level "SOAP-Only" with the old Moodle Mod 0.9.
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My partner and I dedicate our criminal practice to defending citizens against DUIs in the inland empire. Concentrating on DUIs in the inland empire helps us obtain the best results we can for our clients instead of spreading ourselves around.We have an office in Rancho Cucamonga and an office in Riverside. You will be retaining a team of lawyers for your case. We will most likely be able to appear in Court and the DMV for you, and you won't have to come. We won't over charge you and instead help you afford adequate representation.
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- Dennis Moore grew up in Riverside. He studied philosophy at C.S.U.Chico, obtaining a Bachelor Arts Degree in Philosophy. Next, he studied law at Whittier Law School and obtained a degree in 2005. He passed the bar exam on the first try and became licensed to practice law in the state of California in 2005.
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Blue Lily, Lily Blue will be published by Scholastic on November 1, 2014. The cover is beautiful, haunting, and mysterious. In typical Maggie Stiefvater-style, the book is sure to be a knock-out. Maggie is a powerful writer. Her stories are thoughtful, intricate, and she has a way with language that is practically unrivalled in today's YA book world.
The Dream Thieves (book two of The Raven Cycle) was published in September, 2013, and will be coming in paperback this fall. The series is aimed at readers ages 14 & up, and falls into the genres of fantasy, romance, and suspense.
Click here to visit Maggie's official website.
Another recent cover reveal from Scholastic is a middle grade new series from bestselling (and wildly popular) authors Cassandra Clare and Holly Black. The Iron Trials: Book One of the Magisterium is to be published on September 9, 2014.
#Potterhead, the book gets automatic points for the similarity. This might be the first book after Harry Potter that an author — or in this case, authors — can successfully pull off a story about magic and wizardry.
Sure to please fans of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, this is a middle grade, fantasy adventure series that will consist of five books. I am incredibly excited to read it, and I have heard through the grapevine that although it is a middle grade read, it will do well with young adult readers, too. And coming from two seasoned, talented authors, we know it will be a mesmerizing and exciting story.
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From Rags to Riches – A Tycoon's Path to Success
Just how did the world's richest investors earn their fortunes?
Occasionally we come across stories of business people that outline their humbled beginnings but we rarely pay close attention to their ingenuity and their business instincts. Some of the most influential business people have started their careers by making smart choices and taking advantage of promising opportunities.
Kirk Kergorian – Worth $4.0 billion (June 2015)1
Take for example Kirk Kergorian, American self-made Investor with a net worth of $4.2 billion. He sold newspapers at 9 years old, at 14 quit school to follow a boxing career and during World War II flew missions for the Royal Air Force. He was a renowned gambler that later developed a career in property investment from buying 80 acres in Las Vegas for $960,000. The rent and eventual sale of the land made Kirk $9million.
Wang Jianlin – Worth $31.9 Billion2
Wang is the richest man in China, and the richest property tycoon in the world. Wang Jianlin's working life began in the army, took a path through politics before he entered the world of real estate. He started working for the Dalian Wanda Group in 1992, and it took just a year for him to be made CEO.
By the end of 2015, the Dalian Wanda Group's nationwide portfolio includes 133 Wanda Plazas and 84 hotels has total lettable area of 26.32 million square meters. "It is the only company in China to possess its own complete commercial real estate value chain, which spans commercial planning, hotel design and research, commercial property construction and commercial management subsidiaries"3.
In recent years he has used his wealth to branch out into entertainment. Mr Jianlin owns 20 percent of the Spanish football team Atletico Madrid, and has been investing billions in Hollywood – including purchase of AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion in 20124.
Lee Shau-Kee – Worth $24.1 Billion5
Despite humble beginnings, Lee Shau-Kee became the biggest real-estate tycoon in Hong Kong. After relocating from the Guangdong Province in China in 1948, he was afforded his big break when asked to redevelop the Shatin Hotel.
He would go on to co-found Sun Hung Kai Properties in 19636, which is still in operation today. Deciding to go it alone, he formed Henderson Development in 1973 – for which he is still the majority shareholder today – and its subsidiary Henderson Land Development three years later.
Mr Shau-Kee has also been an active player in the Chinese stock market, earning himself the nickname 'Asia's Master of Stock'7.
Donald Bren – Worth $15.2 Billion8
Donald Bren is the richest real estate tycoon in the US, with over 115 million square feet of property across the country (though mainly in California).
He grew up in similar surroundings, his father a successful real estate investor. Nevertheless, Bren's success was hard-earned9. After working as a carpenter's assistant on some of his father's buildings, he attended the University of Washington before joining the marines.
Along with a group of investors, he bought the Irvine Company in 1997, which had been a ranching operation. He now owns the business entirely.
The firm has been praised for its philanthropy efforts. It has donated approximately 57,000 acres of property in Orange Country to conservation groups.
Simon and David Reuben – Worth $10.9 Billion10
The Reuben brothers are of British-Indian origin, and have a number of interests in the property market.
However, neither entered the business world through real estate. David began by trading scrap metals, whilst Simon bought a carpet company in the UK11.
They began investing in property in the London area, including on streets such as Walton Street and King's Road. However, their primary focus was still in metals – particularly their aluminium company based in Russia, Trans-World Metals.
This business was sold in 200012, and the Reuben brothers began to pay more attention to their real estate assets. They own properties in London's West End district, while they also bought the debt of the Plaza Hotel in NYC for $800 million.
The lynchpin for each of these influential Tycoons is that they made investments that brought astonishing returns that facilitated their later careers in the business world.
1. http://time.com/money/3923174/kirk-kerkorian-facts/
2. https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https%3A//www.forbes.com/pictures/emeg45ehhdk/1-wang-jianlin/%23496b4f48d8df&refURL=&referrer=
3. https://www.wanda-group.com/corporate/
4. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/19/wang-jianlin-chinas-richest-man-hollywood
5. https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emeg45ehhdk/2-lee-shau-kee/#1dfd06bc7e14
6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-23/hong-kong-tycoons-mom-controls-family-wealth-and-brokers
7. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1864594/hong-kong-tycoon-lee-shau-kee-hands-out-hk15-million-birth?page=all
8. https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emeg45ehhdk/4-donald-bren/#5d40cea24428
9. http://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-bren/
10. https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emeg45ehhdk/5-simon-reuben-l-and/#73e74c1e5d40
11. http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-reuben-show-the-hottest-property-tycoons-in-london-6484966.html
12. http://www.forbes.com/profile/david-simon-reuben/
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text: Special report: Defibrillators in schools Published: 05 June 2014 Comment on this article Plans to help schools buy defibrillator machines at a lower cost have been broadly welcomed. Editor of the British Journal of School Nursing, Caroline Voogd, looks at the implications. Every year, dozens of children and young people die as a result of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Early CPR and defibrillation can help save some of these lives. Unfortunately, defibrillators are not available in all schools. In light of this, a number of organisations have campaigned to make automated external defibrillators (AEDs) compulsory in schools. Recently, the government has recommended that all schools should consider purchasing the devices as part of its new guidance on supporting students with medical conditions. Incidence It is difficult to establish the exact incidence of deaths in children and young people as a result of SCAs. According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), around 500 young people die with no apparent cause of death and inherited heart conditions are often to blame. The Department of Health (DH) estimates that approximately 88 children a year die of SCA. The Resuscitation Council UK and BHF guidance, published in 2013, states: "The precise incidence is not known as there is no national registry of such events in children, and post-mortem examinations do not always identify the cause (many of the cardiac conditions that cause SCA in this age group are not detectable after death)." Although there is a lack of data on the number of SCAs in children and young people in the school setting, a US study in 2007 found an estimated incidence of cardiac arrest in schools of 0.18 per 100, 000 students and of 4.51 per 100, 000 staff members each year. The government plan In April this year, the Department for Education (DfE) released new statutory guidance on supporting students with medical conditions in schools. The guidance states: "Modern defibrillators are easy to use, inexpensive and safe. Schools are advised to consider purchasing a defibrillator as part of their first aid equipment." The DfE has also announced plans to enable schools to purchase the equipment at a lower cost, with a "deal to allow schools to buy defibrillator machines at a reduced price" to be organised by the autumn term. The DfE said: "The government is working to identify a supplier who will offer defibrillators – which cost around £1,000 – to all schools at a competitive price." The Parliamentary under secretary of state for schools, Lord Nash, added: "By securing defibrillators at a reduced price, schools will find it much easier to install these potentially life-saving devices. We hope schools right across the country will take advantage of this." The move has been welcomed by a number of organisations, some of which have been campaigning for action in this area for some time. A statement from the Resuscitation Council UK said: "While the announcement by the DfE falls short of a mandatory requirement, we recognise this as a major step forward in the fight against sudden cardiac death. "We look forward to working further with the DfE and also the DH in providing guidance for schools on how to deliver training in CPR." Anne Jolly, founder of SADS UK (SADS stands for Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome) added: "This school guidance is a major step forward and SADS UK believes all schools must seriously consider the possible consequences of not having a life-saving defibrillator on their premises. SADS UK continues to urge government to legislate to make defibrillators compulsory in all schools." Headteachers have also voiced their support for the move. Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: "These devices can save the lives of both pupils and staff. Modern defibrillators are easy to use and very safe." AEDs in schools According to the BHF, for every minute that passes without defibrillation chances of survival decrease by about 10 per cent. Therefore, in the case of a SCA, easy access to a defibrillator in the school setting is crucial. Sarah Sherwin, senior lecturer and school nursing course leader at the University of Wolverhampton, told SecEd: "Sudden cardiac arrest can affect young people without or with a known history of cardiac problems, and having a defibrillator on site that can be used by trained first-aiders will be invaluable in saving lives. "Not only will it potentially help save the lives of young people but also school staff, visitors and those using the building after hours to attend clubs and sports events who may also suffer a cardiac arrest. "Schools, particularly secondary schools, are often large complex buildings and getting an ambulance to someone within five minutes to administer a defibrillator is challenging and every minute that goes by significantly decreases the likelihood of recovery." Although according to the Resuscitation Council UK and BHF guidance, AEDs in schools are likely to be used infrequently and are more likely to be used on adults, there are other advantages to having them. One of these is the simple fact that students will become "familiar with them and can learn about their purpose". They recommend that this could be incorporated into classes on first aid, including CPR training. The guidance continues: "School-age children have been shown to be capable of using AEDs in simulated cardiac arrest scenarios, and all school children should be taught emergency life-saving techniques." As AEDs become more readily available in the community, it is important that children and young people learn about the devices. School nurses and members of school staff who provide advice on, or are involved in the delivery of, PSHE and/or first aid training to children and young people can help ensure that AEDs are included. Training School staff members, and school first-aiders in particular, should be trained to use AEDs, and ensure these skills are kept up-to-date. Ms Sherwin continued: "School nurses should also be trained to operate a defibrillator as part of their mandatory CPR and immunisation training." However, while training should be encouraged, it is important to remember that AEDs can be used effectively by untrained members of staff or the public. As every minute counts in the case of a cardiac arrest, they should not be discouraged from using the devices. The Resuscitation Council UK said: "(AEDs) are very effective at guiding the operator through the process of administering the shock. They have become widely available, are safe and easy to use, and will not allow a shock to be given to a victim who does not require one. "AEDs have been used frequently by lay people with modest training, and many reports testify to the success of this strategy. Operators without formal training have also used AEDs successfully to save lives." It warns: "It is inappropriate to display notices to the effect that only trained personnel should use the devices, or to restrict their use in other ways." Location The DfE guidance recommends that schools which install a defibrillator within their premises should notify the local NHS ambulance service of its exact location. This recommendation echoes the Resuscitation Council UK and BHF guidance: "It is recommended that the local ambulance service is made aware that an AED is available at a particular location and whether it can be accessed at all times or only (for example) during office hours; this information can help ambulance call-takers guide those initiating a resuscitation attempt. "The most important consideration is that those who might need to use an AED know where it is kept and how to access it quickly. No barrier should be put in the way of anyone collecting it when it is needed; it should not be locked away and inaccessible." Caroline Voogd is the editor of the British Journal of School Nursing, a SecEd sister publication. References/useful sites • BHF (2009) Inherited Heart Conditions: Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome: http://bit.ly/1k1VME4 • BHF (2012) Cardiac Arrests Explained: http://bit.ly/SRvOrN • Details of the DfE's plans to provide defibrillators to schools: http://bit.ly/1lRMWo2 • DfE (2014), Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions: Statutory guidance: http://bit.ly/PRfNQv • Resuscitation Council UK, BHF (2013), A Guide to Automated External Defibrillators: http://bit.ly/1khktqw • The BHF: www.bhf.org.uk • The Resuscitation Council UK: www.resus.org.uk • Cardiac Risk in the Young: www.c-r-y.org.uk • SADS UK: http://sadsuk.org.uk/ • The Oliver King Foundation: www.theoliverkingfoundation.co.uk


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The big four U.S. broadcast networks, in need of new TV hits to turn around slumping ratings, are betting espionage programs and old comedy stars will convince advertisers to spend about $9 billion during the so-called upfront selling season.
This week, the broadcast networks have been wooing advertisers, giving them previews of the new shows and revealing the upcoming fall schedules all in the hope that they will get commitments for billions of dollars.
The broadcasters are under pressure from growing competition from cable, upstarts such as Netflix and Wall Street expectations that their ad price hikes will be the lowest in three years.
Barclay's Capital estimates that the networks will be able to push their ad rates up by 6 percent on average, which is well ahead of the 1.3 percent annual inflation rate, but down from 7.5 percent in 2012.
Copying a successful program is a time-honored TV tradition and this year, the networks fixated on espionage. Three out of four large networks showed advertisers series that resembled the Emmy-award winning cable drama "Homeland".
"The intelligence/spy genre just happens to be resonating with viewers lately," said Jason Maltby, director of national broadcast TV at media buying firm MindShare.
"Homeland," which premiered in 2011 on CBS-owned cable network Showtime, is about a returning Iraq veteran and a CIA agent at the heart of a political and terrorism conspiracy. It dominated last year's Emmys, sweeping the top drama categories in the television awards show.
CBS's flagship drama was "Hostages", featured Toni Collette as a surgeon whose family is taken hostage by a rogue FBI agent. Collette becomes part of a conspiracy to assassinate the president. Action producer Jerry Bruckheimer is behind the show, which like "Homeland" is adapted from an Israeli series. CBS plans a limited run of 15 episodes.
Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger said "Hostages" had "so much intrigue, mystery, and twists in the two-minute trailer, our heads were spinning."
FOX does not have a "Homeland"-type show, but its highest profile drama will have plenty of action. Disney, which owns ABC, is tapping its blockbuster "Avengers" franchise for a TV show about a group of agents who investigate strange happenings around the world. The program, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", will be going up against the top-rated CBS program "NCIS".
"S.H.I.E.L.D. has a broad appeal. That will do well on Tuesday nights," said Harry Keeshan, executive vice president of national broadcast at PHD, a division of media agency Omnicom.
Comedies tend to attract a younger audience making them attractive to broadcasters. They also typically have a better resale value.
For the past few years, networks have been trying to replicate the success of ABC's sitcom "Modern Family." This year was no different, with several shows about wacky families.
What is different, though, is that the networks are turning to old stars who once were mega-successful on TV. Michael J. Fox has a new family comedy on NBC called "the Michael J. Fox Show". Robin Williams, who shot to fame in the late 1970s on television's "Mork and Mindy," will have a new show on CBS called "The Crazy Ones," portraying an advertising executive.
While media buyers say both have gained buzz with clients, it is not a slam dunk to have a star attached to a new vehicle.
"Stars don't make shows. Shows make stars. Having a big name like Robin Williams is no guarantee that the show's going to do well," said Brian Hughes, a senior vice president at MagnaGlobal who analyzes TV audiences.
Hughes said he liked the Michael J. Fox's series better because it had right mix of humor and was also honest because producers wrote Fox's Parkinson's disease into the show.
While the schedule for next year's TV season has been revealed, media buyers say that they and their clients still have to watch the full pilots before they make buying decisions.
MagnaGlobal's Hughes said he will be projecting ratings performance and trying to figure out what will make it to a second season. History shows most new series fail. Social media buzz could indicate a new show will get good sampling, but may not predict longevity, he said.
Over the next three or four weeks, networks will be pushing for ad rate increases - which advertisers do not want to pay, said Keeshan, from Omnicom's PHD whose clients include GlaxoSmithKline, Hyatt and Safeway.
He added that by the end of July, all of the ad deals will be in place.
"We figure out where we're going in terms of getting to a price point everyone agrees on. Now, the work begins," Keeshan said.
Reporting by Liana B. Baker,; Additional reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz


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When I woke up at 6:20 I was so excited to go to St. Augustine. We went to my school and everyone was boarding the buses. It was a two hour drive. When we got there I was so excited.
First we went to go learn about 1/3 of a really old ship and they were still building it. After that we went to the blacksmith. I liked it because you could smell all of the iron. Then we talked about the gunsmith.
We went to a watchtower we could we the fort from there it was so awesome. When we got down we went to a trolley tour we and went by the fort and our guide said if you go deep enough in the water you can still see heads.
After that we went to the fort. We got to sit on the beds that people who fought slept in. It was made of hay and a small cover. We went to the top of the fort were all of the cannons were.
Then we when's to the pirate museum. It was awesome. They said pirates don't actually say rrrr. We learned about Blackbeard.
I had a great time a St Augustine.


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Saturday, July 16, 2016
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (John Medina)
The brain fascinates me. I loved this book because it explains the science in ways I can understand (I'm really not a science person!) I also liked how he added ideas for ways to implement these ideas in regular work, home and school life.
The 12 rules are:
EXERCISE | Rule #1: Exercise boosts brain power.
SURVIVAL | Rule #2: The human brain evolved, too.
WIRING | Rule #3: Every brain is wired differently.
ATTENTION | Rule #4: We don't pay attention to boring things.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY | Rule #5: Repeat to remember.
LONG-TERM MEMORY | Rule #6: Remember to repeat.
SLEEP | Rule #7: Sleep well, think well.
STRESS | Rule #8: Stressed brains don't learn the same way as non-stressed
SENSORY INTEGRATION | Rule #9: Stimulate more of the senses.
VISION | Rule #10: Vision trumps all other senses.
GENDER | Rule #11: Male and female brains are different.
EXPLORATION | Rule #12: We are powerful and natural explorers.
Goodreads summary:
Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know—like the need for physical activity to get your brain working its best.
How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new knowledge? Is it true that men and women have different brains?
In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule—what scientists know for sure about how our brains work—and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.
Medina's fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into brain science. You'll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You'll peer over a surgeon's shoulder as he proves that most of us have a Jennifer Aniston neuron. You'll meet a boy who has an amazing memory for music but can't tie his own shoes.
You will discover how:
Every brain is wired differently
Exercise improves cognition
We are designed to never stop learning and exploring
Memories are volatile
Sleep is powerfully linked with the ability to learn
Vision trumps all of the other senses
Stress changes the way we learn
In the end, you'll understand how your brain really works—and how to get the most out of it.
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I'm not sure if this classes as a person with too much time on their hands, or talented individual showing just how far they can push their crafting skills.
Over at Craftster a forum poster going by the name of bluebythe, known in real life as Canadian artist Blythe Church, has managed to create a plush version of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
The felt project didn't stop at just the rectangular box with the right color scheme, buttons, and branding, though. The flap on the front of the NES peels back to allow you to insert the recreation of either the Mario 3 or Duck Hunt cartridges. There's also the NES controller and gun to plug in.
Still not impressed? How about the recreation of the 14″ TV with interchangeable felt screens that make it look like the right NES game is being played depending on which cartridge you have inserted!?
I'd go so far as saying this setup could make kids cry. It looks so realistic an excited small child spotting it and thinking some video games are on the cards is in for a really big disappointment. If that disappointment leads to a throwing rage there's no need to worry as this NES is going to survive hitting a wall unlike the original, real console.
Total project time was two weeks and I think this is the best video games plush I've ever seen. If you've seen better post a link in the comments below.
Read more at Craftster.org


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Des Feral Imp has been revealed for the Yu-Gi-Oh! HeroClix Series 1 starter set!
Due out in December 2013, the Yu-Gi-Oh! HeroClix: Series One starter allows fans to duel as they have never before – on the tabletop with HEROCLIX! That's not all — 55 more figures will release in February 2014!
Des Feral Imp begins play skulking in the shadows thanks to an opening click of Stealth, allowing it to use hindering terrain on the map to hide from ranged effects and attacks. However, once it's ready to attack it springs into action starting on its second click thanks to a useful array of close combat powers!
Des Feral Imp can use Charge to move up to half its speed value and make a close combat attack with Blades/Claws/Fangs! Blades/Claws/Fangs gives you the choice to use either Des Feral Imp's printed damage value or to replace it with the result of a single die roll! Des Feral Imp could potentially do as much as 6 damage in a single attack!
Mid- to late-dial Des Feral Imp gains Quake, allowing it to attack all adjacent opposing figures with a single close combat attack! Leap/Climb gives Des Feral Imp a nice boost in mobility as well since Leap/Climb allows Des Feral Imp to ignore terrain and characters for movement purposes and allows it to attack other characters on the edge of elevated terrain.
A final click of Blades/Claws/Fangs means Des Feral Imp is deadly right up to the bitter end of the fight.
Initially, Des Feral Imp has some potential protection from opposing attacks thanks to Super Senses, which gives it a 1 in 3 chance of avoiding attacks altogether! Later in its dial, Des Feral Imp gains Toughness which reduces damage dealt to it by -1.
At only 50 points, Des Feral Imp will make a great addition to a variety of team builds and strategies. Consistent combat values and a good power selection will ensure that Des Feral Imp will see play on theme teams utilizing its "Seto Kaiba" and Dark keywords as well.


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The big thing I've learned is that mobile apps demand a different way of thinking, especially when you consider the smart-phone form factor. Design concepts that work great on a desktop or notebook (or even a tablet) melt into a steaming pile of bio-goo when facing use on a smart phone.
So imagine my joy when Oracle's Andrew Gilmour (a friend and a great storyteller) sent me this email this morning:
Oracle Launches Mobile User Experiences Design Patterns
Mobile design requires a different way of thinking. Use Oracle's mobile design patterns to design iPhone, Android, or browser-based smartphone applications. We are sharing our mobile design patterns and their baked-in, scientifically proven usability to enable Oracle customers and partners to build mobile apps quickly.
Our design patterns are common solutions that developers can easily apply across all application suite products. Crafted by our insight into Oracle Fusion Middleware, the patterns are designed to work with the mobile technology provided by the Oracle Application Development Framework.
So, you mobile developers...you ADF gurus...you technically inquisitive types...ya'all know what to do from here. Then share your experiences in the comments.


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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Influenster Goodies - The Good Life Voxbox
Yesterday, when I arrived to work, I finally got to see my new work area and holycrap! It is freaking small! It's half the size of what my old cubie was. I don't like it but oh well, gonna have to get used to it from now on. :(
On the bright side, I received another box from Influenster! I have never tried any of these products before so I am definitely excited. Love the fact that I got two snacks here. I can't wait to tear them up and taste them. I am also curious to how this bottle of dietary supplement is going to curb my appetite. I could use some help. I have not been watching what I eat for the past few months. I just stuff myself with whatever I feel like eating and I'm letting myself go. Plus, I've been going through mood swings and I feel that my overall physical and emotional well-being is rolling downhill. *Sigh* I need to get my sh*t together.
Anyhoo, I've taken a picture of the card that came with what I got so you can read a brief description of these products.
Have you tried any of these?
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I,ve used liquid bandage and its great for small cuts in akward places!ReplyDelete
Ugh, downsized work spaces suck :(ReplyDelete
You'll have to let us know how that appetite suppressant works. I need something to keep me from noshing on junky snacks, they don't fill me up and they just make me feel crummy :PReplies
Ugh yeah I know. I kept bumping against the wall, lol. They're downsizing workspace but adding more people. I feel like having this many people in one room and so close together is kinda disruptive and hard to concentrate.Delete
I'm not sure if the appetite suppressant is going to help. I think personally, my issue is all in my head. I'm an emotional eater. I eat when I'm feeling down or when I need something to make me feel better, not necessarily because I'm hungry. Having something in my stomach gives me some sort of comfort and satisfaction.
I would've been so annoyed that my workspace was downsized...but, what are you gonna do?ReplyDelete
This looks like a "healthy" vox box...I probably would've been disappointed to get picked for this one. LOL I am interested in the appetite suppressant though. I'm actually on a weight loss quest after a disappointing number on the scale at the doctors office last week, so this might be something I need to look into.
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While I was in Portland, I heard several comments from people that got the gears turning a bit more about single origin espresso vs. a blend. A few times I heard people make comments about how a particular single origin had maybe been sweet, but now is spicy… but how it's always delicious. Follow that up, though, with how it's great, but how it isn't too universal because it's not as complex as a blend.
At the new Intelligentsia store in Venice, there are two grinders for every barista. One, hold black cat, and the other, holds a single origin coffee. The single origins haven't been coffee that was roasted in any special way for espresso, rather, they are production roasts. We've followed that now in the Silverlake store. I held a tasting, the other day, with a few of the guys that I work with. We tasted all the coffees that we were serving as brewed coffee, but we pulled them as espresso.
As we went through the line up we discussed each coffee. Talking about where the coffee comes from, how is it processed. What about the origin of the coffee was affecting the flavors we were experiencing. We talked a ton about temperature and its effect on flavor.
I chose to set the machine (A Synesso) at 201.5 degrees Fahrenheit. My dose was low, as I was aiming for around 18 grams in a (Synesso) triple basket. The espresso ran between 21 and 29 seconds (varying between the 4 coffees). Each coffee had such unique character. So many flavors emerged throughout the experience, from craisins, red delcious apple, maple, figs, smokey bbq, meyer lemon, bubble gum, watermelon candy, and the list goes on…
The thing that was consistent about the tasting what how easily perceptable the flavors were. The layers of flavor were absolutely lovely in each coffee. Nothing tasted bad. The espressos that were rough, we held discussions around how we could improve the extraction (be it temperature, grind, dose, etc. ).
It got me thinking more about what I had heard before… Does an espresso need to be complex? What's wrong with a coffee that is easy to explain? It's almost like a barista competition, where I'd rather have one coffee to fill my customers in on than to have 3 or 4 to try to share about. There's a part of me that is a constant coffee evangelist… and that's the part that goes crazy for single origin espresso. I get tired of the conversations where I ask someone what's in their coffee and I get the standard response, "It's a Brazil, a little Sumatra, and an Ethiopia." Okay… well, what Brazil? Where's that Sumatra from? and where'd you get that Ethiopia? I wanna know!
In the end, the biggest reason why I love single origin coffee so much is because those are the espressos I remember. Call me Morrissey, but if there are only 10-15 good espressos I've had in my life, then probably 3 have been from a blend.


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Navy ship with Scottish connections sails off for ever
Today will prove to be a significant anniversary for naval historians in Britian as a US Navy ship that spent a large part of her working life in the UK meets her end.
For two periods up until 1987 she was a familiar sight on the Clyde's Holy Loch, being stationed there as the submarine tender for the US submarine fleet, but now she is to be scrapped.
USS HUNLEY is departing from the James River Fleet today (in fact, as this is being written) on her last voyage. She will make her way to New Orleans and will be, in modern euphemistic terms, recycled. In other words, the old girl is off to get scrapped.
She was launched September 28th, 1961 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., and commissioned into the US Navy on June 16th, 1962.
She arrived a year later to take up her role as submarine support vessel in the Scottish loch and stayed there until 1966 when relieved by the USS SIMON LAKE.
HUNLEY returned in 1982 and remained there until 1987 until once again replaced by USS SIMON LAKE which proved to be the last US submarine tender to be stationed in the Holy Loch.
HUNLEY was decommissioned in 1994 and has been part of the now diminishing Ghost Fleet in the James River since 3rd May 1995. And now, today, she is making her way out of the James River, past her place of birth and into the pages of history, a history that spans the Atlantic and kindles memories for US servicemen and the people of the Holy Loch area alike.
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Chicken in Creole Orange Sauce
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This recipe features moist and tender chicken thighs and legs in a snappy sweet and tangy sauce. I serve it with asparagus roasted in garlic and olive oil. The texture of the chicken pieces is moist and delicious.
- 2 ½ pounds skinless chicken thighs and or legs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons Creole or wholegrain mustard
- 1 tablespoon Smuckers Sugar Free Orange Preserves
- ¼ cup fat free half & half
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large covered nonstick skillet and brown the chicken pieces. Add the orange juice and chicken broth to the pan, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 45 to 60 minutes, until chicken is very tender. Remove the chicken to a large bowl. Add the mustard, preserves, half & half, and Tabasco to the skillet, increase the heat to medium and simmer until the sauce is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Return the chicken to the sauce and turn to coat.
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I went to my first Jazz Club performance last night, and it was great fun! We went to the Jazz Showcase and heard Eric Reed and his Trio. It was a great set, and I thought the ambiance of the club was wonderful as well. Definitely something I will be repeating, I hope.
As many of you know, I'm working on a stained glass project, and in furtherance of that, I'm trying to educate myself on various styles and genres of stained glass. I have been viewing various churches, etc. for some time now, where ever I go, and had two viewing opportunities planned for this trip. I will be going to The
Art Institute as well as The Smith Museum while in Chicago.
Earlier in the day we did go to the Art Institute to see the Chagall windows and the Spider Silk Weaving exhibit. Both were amazing, but the spider silk textile is something you really need to see in person. I'd read about it in several places and seen really good photos, but the reality is something special. I'm certainly not a fan of spiders, and I don't know that I could have worked on a project like this, but the results are spectacular.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Chicago = Jazz + Stained Glass
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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- Mardel said...
I too have seen photos but never the real thing. I am intrigued and would like to see it someday, but can't quite imagine actually weaving it -- the thought of spiders still makes me shiver. There was a fabulous exhibit in NY a while back where they had some fibers made with spider silk and other things, metals or carbon fibers, and had made incredibly strong materials. It was really amazing. Sorry, too fuzzy to think yet this morning.
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"Though the buildings have fallen and the cathedrals are a shambles, the people here live on in the shadow of what once was."
Ascalon City is where we are first thrown as Prophecies characters. It's a small but beautiful city and I couldn't help but to think that there was more to see than what we were given in the game. Most of the quests in pre-searing are given out at this location. While it may be the main city in pre-searing, post searing it is nothing more than a tiny spot on the map. The small city gives way to searing crystals and the land around us opens up for further exploration.


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Introducing new insurance policies to make sure a safe and productive office is sensible on all sides.
Sadly, in case your staff don't find out about your insurance policies, it gained't do a rattling factor to unravel your organization's issues. In different phrases, in case your worker handbook doesn't get read, you're recent out of luck.
There are two methods to all however assure your staff won't ever learn your worker handbook.
- Use a cut-and-paste worker handbook template
- By no means write one within the first place
Consider the copy-and-paste template because the cookie cutter cold emails all of us like to hate – there's no feeling of an individual behind it, so we tune out, ignore it, and get on with our day.
In contrast to chilly emails, nevertheless, in case your staff ignore your handbook they're inevitably going to fall sufferer to a rule they didn't find out about.
Positive, you're nonetheless coated for the aftermath (so long as it was within the handbook to start with), however if you wish to forestall these pricey blunders from occurring your worker handbook must be fascinating and interesting.
In any case, wouldn't you slightly learn a doc that talks to you as an individual, relatively than one other cog in some cruel company machine?
Why create an worker handbook?
Worker handbooks are a good way to get your staff on top of things with every part about your organization.
Whether or not they're an present staff member who's not sure about your core business processes or a brand new rent who must be briefed on how to prioritize tasks in line with your organization values, that is the doc that's going to provide them the inspiration to flourish while working with you.
Consider it as onboarding an employee to the corporate itself – you've acquired your common course of for introducing them to the remainder of the group, syncing up and automating their workflows, and constructing relations with a collaborative remote culture, however the handbook is there to offer the naked bones of what they should know.
Every handbook goes to differ relying on the corporate, the place they're based mostly, what they worth, and the picture they need to current, however there are parts which have to be utilized to all.
What to incorporate within the worker handbook
The trick with creating an worker handbook is making a doc (or bodily ebook) which covers the fundamentals however is fascinating sufficient to maintain your group's consideration.
A uninteresting handbook is ineffective as a result of no-one will learn it.
Having stated that, the fundamentals that the majority handbooks ought to cowl are:
- Firm values and mission
- Worker advantages
- Depart coverage
- Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and battle of curiosity statements
- Anti-discrimination insurance policies
- Compensation insurance policies
- Work schedules
- Requirements of conduct
- Basic employment info
- Security and safety insurance policies
- Computer systems and use of know-how
- Media relations
- A signature web page for the worker
Once more, a few of these (corresponding to NDAs) will range relying on the business you're employed in, the corporate you're employed for, and even the place your organization is predicated. There's additionally a number of specifics that you simply want to remember.
Firm values and mission
The very first thing you need to do is about out your organization values – that's, what the corporate as an entire is concentrated on attaining/offering. This each units the tone for the remainder of the doc and helps you as the author maintain these core beliefs in thoughts when working by way of the remainder of the e-book.
Don't begin waxing lyrical. This isn't the place to show how nice your organization is. Right here you have to be saying what your organization stands for, what it's aiming to realize, and the way it'll go about getting there at a excessive degree.
Worker advantages
Right here you must define the advantages you present to your staff resembling medical insurance and retirement plans. You also needs to embrace the eligibility necessities for these advantages (eg, when the retirement plan kicks in).
The important thing with the advantages part is together with it early, slightly than in the direction of the top. Everybody loves listening to about what they're going to get out of a state of affairs, and by together with it early you're setting their expectations as shortly as attainable whereas motivating them to undergo the remainder of the handbook.
Depart coverage
Your depart coverage must cowl each your personal private allowances and people required by regulation. This implies detailing allotted vacation, maternity, bereavement and sick depart, together with time without work for courtroom instances, jury obligation and voting.
Once more, you need to lay this out as shortly as attainable in order that your staff know what to anticipate, and what area they should work with.
NDAs and conflicts of curiosity statements
Right here's the place the nitty-gritty particulars of the handbook start, and the primary name to order is defending your organization's delicate info.
Lay out any NDAs or battle of curiosity statements that are vital for the worker to learn and comply with. Don't waffle on with legalistic jargon for those who can keep away from it both – too jargonistic and the reader will tune out, which means each that they do not know what they're agreeing to, and what secrets and techniques they shouldn't be telling.
In the event you really feel the necessity for formal, convoluted language to cowl potential loopholes, contemplate additionally offering a primary abstract of the settlement (while advising them to learn the entire thing). That means the worker is assured to know the settlement – it's higher to stop secrets and techniques leaking in plain English than to only cowl your again with a authorized doc the no-one understands.
Anti-discrimination coverage
That is a simple one – you should lay out that discrimination of any variety won't be tolerated, together with spiritual, racial, sexist, and disability-based discrimination.
Consider it as each defending your present workforce from discrimination towards new staff, but in addition assuring your rent that this can be a firm which won't tolerate discrimination.
Your compensation part ought to embrace all the things not coated in your advantages and depart coverage.
That's, particulars of any tax reductions, salaries (and wage will increase), pay schedules, additional time pay, breaks, bonuses, and so forth.
Work schedules
One other self-explanatory part, your work schedules ought to inform your worker simply that; their anticipated work hours, attendance, punctuality, and any tips for versatile hours.
For instance, at Process Street all of us work remotely, and so have to have set occasions to sync up and talk. Subsequently, in our work schedules handbook part, we lay out the occasions that our whole group hops on Zoom to have a gathering, and the anticipated variety of hours to work every week.
Having stated that, we're additionally extra goal-based than strict time schedules, so if somebody must take a time off they will work round that. For instance, I lately took a Wednesday off work to journey to Latvia and stick with Ben Brandall for a few weeks – I labored on the weekend to make up for it.
Requirements of conduct
Consider this as your "learn how to behave" part. Right here you need to describe any gown code, anticipated ethics, authorized obligations (when it comes to conduct) and the way staff ought to conduct themselves round shoppers, if relevant.
A word on gown code – don't go full dictator on gadgets like gown size however keep in mind to say any necessary parts such because the prevalence of tattoos and/or piercings, particularly for roles which cope with shoppers. I'm not towards tattoos (I've one myself), however warning is the easiest way to go when addressing a brand new shopper for the primary time.
Basic worker info
One other cleanup part, right here's the place it is best to go into the varied job classifications, together with the size of probationary durations, termination, resignation, switch, and relocation procedures, together with any union info referring to your staff.
Whereas they need to have already been carried out by the purpose you give them the handbook, you also needs to reiterate any background checks you use.
Security and safety
"Well being and security", the phrases many like to hate. However, your well being and security procedures (and potential hazards) have to be set in writing, together with the best way to report any incidents which happen, and what safety obligations your staff have.
In case your new rent must lock up a submitting cupboard or a part of the constructing on the finish of the day, that is the place they should study it.
Computer systems and use of know-how
Though it's worthwhile to do some remaining cleanup on the safety measures your staff must make use of (this time with the know-how they use), this part also needs to inform them what the suitable use of the know-how out there is, and easy methods to take precautions with delicate info (corresponding to shopper knowledge).
Media relations
It's worthwhile to current at the very least a semi-consistent entrance to the media (and, actually, any outdoors supply). As such, right here is the place that you must lay out the process for coping with any calls or inquiries.
On the very least you must inform your staff who to contact if they're approached by a media supply in order that it may be handed on and have a constant response delivered.
Worker signature web page
Lastly, it is advisable to have a web page for the worker to signal to formally report that they've learn the entire thing and a date for once they accomplished it.
That is partially on your data (to notice when the worker completed the handbook), but in addition to ensure each that they've gone by means of the complete handbook, and that you've some backing within the occasion of issues arising.
In any case, in case your rent complains that they weren't advised about your gown code, for instance, you have got written proof to show in any other case.
Nice worker handbook examples
The important thing to success when creating an worker handbook isn't simply masking all the factors above – it's about capturing the essence of your organization and bridging the hole between your new rent and your present tradition.
Some nice examples of this are:
- Valve
- Metallic Toad
- Netflix
- Fb
- Hacking Inc.
Valve is an odd firm, in that it permits its staff to work on no matter takes their fancy. Not solely that, however they goal to have a "flat" firm hierarchy to be able to make sure that no-one might be excluded, and no-one has final energy over one other when it comes to a decision-making course of.
This may sound like utter chaos, however within the years since forming in 1996 they've produced not solely a few of the most influential and long-lasting video games of all time, however have succeeded in releasing the preferred gaming platform and marketplace on PC.
By the way, their handbook is an excellent instance of easy methods to convey the corporate's tradition in addition to the essential firm construction and advantages, filled with humor and illustrations to make it something however a dry learn.
See Valve's employee handbook here
Metallic Toad
Metallic Toad, in the meantime, have taken a storybook approach to their worker handbook "Toad Lore". Stemming from Tim Winner (now the Senior Vice President)'s want to reply the questions that their staff *actually* needed to have answered, they went one step additional than even Valve and made a leather-bound guide to finish the picture.
Full with charming photographs and Tolkien-style maps, Metallic Toad's handbook serves as an enthralling and above all partaking introduction to the corporate.
See Metal Toad's employee handbook here
Netflix has a bit extra of a standard worker handbook within the type of a 124-page Slideshare. It doesn't deal with itself as a storybook, however as an alternative covers the fundamentals a handbook ought to with out spending the time to wax lyrical.
It will get the job executed, and in a extremely accessible and interesting format (very similar to Netflix itself).
See Netflix's employee handbook here
With an organization as giant as Fb, you'd assume creating a brief, encompassing handbook can be subsequent to unimaginable.
Ben Barry (a designer for Fb) says as a lot when speaking about his time with the social behemoth – through the years, the corporate's mission, historical past, and tradition had grow to be murky past sight to any and each new worker, as a result of a lot of it had been mentioned in conferences or over FB chat or e-mail threads.
"Those that had been current on the time had context, however for brand spanking new staff that info was troublesome to seek out, even in the event you knew what you have been in search of." – Ben Barry
The answer? An enthralling little pink e-book with daring colours and minimal textual content, designed to onboard staff into the tradition of an in any other case sprawling empire.
See Facebook's employee handbook here
Hacking Inc.
Though a fictional creation of Hewlett Packard, Hacking Inc's worker handbook is one other nice instance of how a handbook can be utilized successfully.
The doc is full of gifs, interactive graphs, tongue-in-cheek nods to HP "thwarting" their makes an attempt to hack the world, and extra.
See Hacking Inc.'s employee handbook here
Create your personal worker handbook
So, you understand what to incorporate and learn how to hold the handbook partaking. Now it's time to write down (/replace) your personal.
Regardless of bashing them earlier, copy-and-paste handbook turbines aren't horrible for getting an concept of the type of authorized points you have to cowl. Take a look at a pair comparable to this one on Formswift and this one from Rocket Lawyer to get your bearings, then begin planning out your personal handbook.
Keep in mind; the important thing with writing a handbook is that it wants to interact the reader whereas onboarding them together with your firm's tradition. You're not simply telling somebody what their work schedule and bonuses are – you're displaying them the mindset that they need to have when going into their first day of labor.
You additionally want to determine the way you need to report your worker handbook. You might create a storybook like Metallic Toad or Fb, a Slideshare like Netflix, or a PDF akin to Valve's, however there's one other solution to make the handbook itself actionable and interesting – through the use of Course of Road.
By recording your worker handbook as a template in Course of Road you'll be able to assign it to the worker who must learn it, have them tick off every process (part) as they go, and even insert type fields to allow them to put in their very own info or information (comparable to a signed doc).
Don't simply take my phrase for it both – Boomtown (one in every of our clients) have made their very own worker handbook into a part of their Agent Onboarding checklist.
I'd like to know what you're doing to make your worker handbooks partaking within the feedback under!


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Highlights from Indy:
1. Visiting with friends I only get to see in person once a year. My editors are in this number. Emails and phone calls are great--but visiting face-to-face can't be beat!
2. Being surrounded by people who understand how it feels to have a story inside, wanting out! These people get it! They know the madness of writing around the clock, the friendship of a character, and the way turning in a finished manuscript before your deadline (okay, at midnight on the day of your deadline...) makes you feel a thousand pounds lighter.
|with fabulous author and friend Rachel Hauck
4. Having my love of writing renewed. I walked out of a couple of sessions with a fire to write. After a year of deadlines and uncertainty, it was nice to feel that "this is what I'm supposed to be doing" feeling wash over me.
5. Not writing related, but I found a crazy-amazing bargain at the mall that was attached to my hotel. I hadn't intended to wear a "fancy" dress to the awards banquet. I've worn formals in the past. But this year, I was just going to wear a plain old dress. Nothing special. But as I wandered through the mall, I went to a department store that I'd never heard of. And in the back of the store, there was a rack marked "85% off the sale price." So, bargain hunter that I am, I flipped through the rack. Believe me there was a REASON that stuff was on the rack! But then...I came across the most beautiful dress. A formal. Slate blue. In MY size. You can guess the rest. Now normally I think telling how much stuff costs is tacky...but believe me when I say that my sharing this with the world is just me bragging about my savvy shopping. The dress--tax and all--was $19. Amazing.
|Me and my bargain rack dress!
1. People kept asking me if they could buy my books in the bookstore. Sadly, I was the loser who missed the deadline for filling out the required paperwork to get my books in there.
2. At dinner the opening night of the conference, I found myself seated at a table with the keynote speaker, Tim Downs, as well as the president of ACFW, one of my editors, and several authors. I had a great time chatting and talking to all of them. Until I got back to my room to see that there was something stuck in my front teeth. Classy. I think it was asparagus--which we seriously had at every meal...
3. I admit that I missed breakfast all but 1 day. It is SO early. I'm not in a networking mode at 7 a.m. (6 a.m. Memphis time).
4. I also admit that I had my iPhone set to send me ESPN alerts during the Arkansas/Georgia game. And when Georgia tied the game with 2 minutes left...I left the session I was in and went to my room to watch. Judge me all you want to...but honestly by that point in the day my brain was fried anyway. And Arkansas won...
5. To show you just how fried my brain was...the following afternoon, I taped an interview with Christian Retailing. Where I was asked what 3 books--besides The Bible--that I would recommend everyone should read. My choices: Gone with the Wind, What a Girl Wants, and Eat, Pray, Love. Now, I'm not sure what everyone else said. But in hindsight, I'm betting their choices were probably things by Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Max Lucado, or Beth Moore. Clearly, I'm all about girly books. But you know, I wouldn't change my answer even if I could. Because those are 3 books I love and that I can read over and over.
Overall, it was an awesome week. Full of friends, old and new. And although all the sessions left me with information overload, they left me excited. I'm ready to get to work on my next book...okay, books! :)
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