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I remade a box this month, it calls " Drawer box with bud ". At first, I made this product 1999 but I never made again until now. I made these products for a group exhibition in Yokohama.
Little bud on the top of the box is the key. It can move and to open drawers you should pull up. I like this mechanism very much.
Boards for frame parts piled and stayed few weeks.
Use hand feed planer.
Use automatic feed planar and make thickness to 9.6 mm.
Use hand feed planar for one side.
Make width with Jig fit for router machine.
Write the number to know the order for setting up the same outside board.
Use table saw and cut width to 76 mm.
Check the wood grain and decide the direction of cutting.
Put the green mark to know " top and front ".
Use Router machine and make the inside space.
use hand feed planer
use automatic feed planer
make thickness 21,5 mm
write the number both side and the edges of boards
use table saw and cut both sides
use automatic feed planer and make thickness 2.4 mm
pile boards and dry few weeks
CH-4 Router work
last month I started card case CH-4 making this year. I designed this card case December 1992. I have been making over 25 years, amazing! How many cases we ( me and my wife ) made ? I don't know …
I have been making so long time, I have lot of episode about this product, I will write little by little in this blog. This type case we called " CH-4 " that means CH-1 ~ 3 cases exist, I will explain about these another time.
First, I try to find woods in my stockyard. One case needs 25mm thickness and 110mm width and 80mm length. But my machine needs 120mm length, so normally I search wood over 160mm length for two card cases.
This time I found these woods. Some wood is very special, but I always feel the difference… I should say " uniqueness " of each wood. So I think every wood is so special. They have their own character and language. I always feel very happy to know the uniqueness, color,touch, smell … everything.
first drawing (?) December 1992
old band saw in the stockyard
before cutting
after cutting 25mm × 110mm × 160mm〜
Acacia ( Japan ) Cherry ( japan ) Japanese apricot ( Japan )
Birds eye maple ( Canada ) Maple ( Canada ) Japanese maple ( Japan )
Wenge ( Africa ) Padock ( Africa ) Ebony ( South East Asia )
Oak ( Japan ) Japanese walnut ( Japan ) Japanese buried walnut ( Japan )
Spolted ash ( Canada ) African black wood ( Africa ) Japanese Yew ( Japan )
Sicamoa ( Canada ) American cherry ( North America ) American black walnut ( North America )
Victorian rosewood ( South America ) Inbuia ( South America ) Paorosa ( Africa )
Indian rosewood ( South East Asia ) Rosewood ( South East Asia ) Narra ( South East Asia )
Zelkova ( Japan ) Buried zelkova ( Japan ) Chestnut ( Japan )

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The announcement of an expanded range of seven dry Formula 1 tyre compounds for 2018 has caused some uproar among fans, with many suggesting the system is now too complicated, especially with some extra colours added to the mix.
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The Job Hunt Continues...
As it stands at this moment, I have been out of work for close to 1 year now and it's not to say I have not been searching for a job. No at all. I have in fact been searching for a new one since the day I got fired from my previous place of employment. So what is the problem???
Like I said, its been nearly one year now. Ive been on different websites Ive been out and about searching in earnest for something new, but to no avail. The things is there is really only so much that you can do. Its probably safe to say that where I live (Mandeville, Jamaica), I have been out to almost every business place and dropped off an application. Ive gotten a vast minority of them calling me for interviews. Most of the job postings I find online catch my eye and they seem very promising. Alas, once I go in and read the job description, I see around 80% of them state that owning or having access to a reliable motor vehicle is a must. Out fly my hopes and dreams. I have no car, I was fired just as I was finished saving up to buy one. Thus my money saved helped me to survive while I have been on the hunt.
I'm now wondering what else I can possibly do. I have no visa so I cant just get up and go abroad and try my luck. Even if I was to apply for a work visa it is not a sure thing so that might end up being a waste of money which I don't even have right now. So I am currently in between the fabled rock and a hard place. Cliché but it works. One things I notice time and again however and its something I mentioned in a previous post... or at least I think I did, is the fact that most of the places which I have applied to and not gotten the job are places being run by dinosaurs. Meaning people who have been there for years on end probably about to kick the bucket any-time soon. These people are LONG overdue for retirement but what do they do??? They stay on hogging all the jobs and young, energetic males and females of society are out struggling to find the next dollar. Those overdue retirees have long since lived their lives and are preventing us from starting ours. I don't care what anyone wants to say I believe there should be a law that prevents you from working after a certain point. (Your comments on this would be appreciated). Once you've reached a certain age, whether you want to retire or not, your time at an establishment should be forcefully terminated and your contract ended (With at least a years given notice of course). As for the government, I'm not versed on the way these things work, but if they are with-holding visas from people who are trying to better themselves by going abroad to work rather than sit on their asses, the should at least make jobs available. If not, free up the visas. Lastly, people need to stop hiring based on links and start hiring based on what is presented to them. Some of the people hired through links have no idea what they are doing whatsoever. They are just robbing their "links" of their money so they can sit all day staring into space. While that's going on people who can do better are rejected. Do better.
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- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2012 at 12:24 AM
What can i say, i know all this too well...being in the situation numberous and has given me a few bouts of depression as well...i had one incident where i gave someone who knew my family well a job letter and behind my back she discarded it...some links work but some are just bs...and the old heads who hog all the jobs are the reason for the hike in unemployment rate...smh...nah go rant too much, i can relateReplyDeleteReplies
Why she just discard it like that though??? It doesnt take much to just drop a letter onto a managers "IN" pile smh. That was low of her. As for these old heads, they NEED to go.Delete
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Ubisoft just announced its post-launch plans for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and it includes some surprises. For those who buy the season pass, you can get your hands on remastered versions of both Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed III Liberation. In addition, some free content is planned for everyone following the game's launch. The season pass will cost $39.99, and will also be included in the Gold, Ultimate, Spartan and Pantheon Editions of the game.
Assassin's Creed III released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, while Liberation was originally a PlayStation Vita exclusive that eventually made its way to consoles. This is the first time either will be available on current-generation consoles. Assassin's Creed III Remastered will also be sold separately, though nothing was said of Liberation.
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The first arc is Legacy of the First Blade. It will dive into the backstory of the Assassins and start in December 2018. The second story arc, The Fate of Atlantis, takes you to the fabled underwater city and promises to explore the First Civilization further. That will begin in Spring 2019. Both are included in the season pass.
Assassins Creed Odyssey Season Pass Includes A Couple Remasters
Some post-launch updates will be available even for those who don't want the season pass. The Lost Legacies of Greece will be released in-between episodes and be available for all players. There will also be weekly events and challenges to make sure the world is ever-changing. Farther down the line, Ubisoft plans to release a Discovery Tour mode that allows you to learn about Ancient Greece sans combat, similar to Assassin's Creed Origins. There will also be a New Game Plus mode added at some point too.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey will launch on October 5, 2018, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. However, those who own the Gold, Collectors, and Ultimate Editions will get to play it on October 2nd. If you want to learn more, be sure to check out our recent preview of Assassin's Creed Odyssey.


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Continuous Learning, Community of Professionals, Counseling Connections
1. Membership Benefit: Joining a Community of Professionals
I have had the honor of being a member of the Connecticut Counseling Association since 2010 when I joined as a first year graduate student pursuing a master of science in counseling at Western Connecticut State University. Joining CCA was a requirement of one of my core classes as was membership in the American Counseling Association – and what beneficial requirements these turned out to be! CCA provides members with a community of professionals and a myriad of benefits.
2. Membership Benefit: Local Chapter Membership
I am also a member of the Connecticut Counseling Association – Western Connecticut Chapter. This vibrant organization offers its members monthly workshops in interesting and timely subjects. For those working in the field these workshops yield CEUs and for students these meetings offer an extension of learning. The yearly CCA Conference is a venue to attend workshops, hear lectures by professionals, network and have fun.
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I recently connected with a poetry therapist who taught a workshop at the 2011 CCA Conference. She made such an impression on me that I joined the Association for Poetry therapy and this Licensed Creative Arts Therapist has since become my mentor. In the fall I will be attending a poetry therapy intensive taught by her that will factor into my certification as a poetry therapist. This connection would not have been possible without the Connecticut Counseling Association. My CCA membership is instrumental in my education as it will be in my career. I see it as an integral component of my foundation as a counselor.
Counselor in training, a personal coach and a freelance writer
From Graduate Student Mentoring to the Supportive Listening Ear of a Friend
My CCA story began around 1994. I was a graduate student at SCSU. From my first CCUCA meeting, Joanne Stein and Marie McCain (exemplary role models in college counseling) welcomed me into the organization and mentored my involvement. During the initial years, I served as CCUCA secretary and a co-coordinator of professional development. As a new professional, this group really took me under their wing and helped me to grow both personally and professionally. Having been in the organization for many years now, these professionals have gone above and beyond mentoring me, sharing their knowledge in conferences, and collaborating on projects to becoming dear friends who have provided a listening ear and gems of advice when I needed it most. Each year, I try to return to the CCA conference to connect with this amazing network and meet new professionals who are entering the field for of passion and excitement for helping others. It is a wonderfully recharging experience.
Associate Director of Admissions at Tunxis Community College
Professional Growth, Networking, and Having Fun
Hi, my name is Linda Haas and I joined when I was in grad school, maybe around 2002, to get involved with the field into which I was entering. Fellow students as well as professors recommended that we join, and I'm glad I did! I am currently the Clinical Director of Young Adult Services at Bridges…A Community Support System, Inc. in West Haven; Bridges is the local mental health authority for that area; YAS serves clients between ages 18-25 with significant mental health and/or recovery needs and assists them in increasing wellness, independence and self-sufficiency.
CCA is a supportive collegial group that keeps me current on local and larger trends within the counseling field. I appreciate the camaraderie, feedback, and opportunities for continuing education. Being able to participate in the annual conferences is a great experience for learning, networking, and self-care…And it's FUN! I appreciate the many ways I can connect with colleagues via local chapter meetings, social meet-and-greets, and other forums for gathering such as conferences, seminar/trainings, and Leadership Development Institute training.
I love the diversity of people with whom I interact, both clients and staff. I really enjoy engaging with our clients and helping them discover their strengths and talents in ways that encourage them to thrive and overcome the numerous challenges from which they have survived. I especially love that I am able to continue learning and growing as a professional and a person.
Clinical Director of Young Adult Services at Bridges...A Community Support System, Inc. in West Haven, CT
The Power of Positive Relationships Through Learning, Networking, and Volunteering
My CCA: Learning, Networking and Volunteering
My name is Dan Mirandi and I've been a CCA member since I was a student in 2008. I graduated Southern Connecticut State University in 2009 with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health. Since then I have earned my LPC and have been working as a clinician for Bridges Young Adult Services in West Haven CT. My membership to the CCA has benefited me in a variety of different ways. As a member I've had the opportunity to expand my knowledge base though trainings and workshops, I expanded my network by meeting other counseling professionals, and lastly I was given the opportunity to help other counselors as a volunteer for the CCA.
As a member I've been able to participate in a variety of workshops and social events. During the first CCA conference I attended I had the opportunity to present a poster presentation on EMDR. I enjoyed this opportunity because it allowed me to link the skills I learned at my internship and share my knowledge with other CCA members. Since then I've tried to attend every CCA conference. I find the conferences to be very convenient because I'm able to earn a good number of CEUs during a short period of time. I don't find myself having seeking training opportunities at the last minute. Not only that, but I'm constantly updated on upcoming trainings via email.
Secondly, I've had the pleasure of meeting counselors from a variety of different disciplines. This has been very enriching for me because it has enabled me to expand my counseling skills in ways I never thought I would. For example, I first learned about Motivational Interviewing by having a conversation with a fellow CCA member. Today, I use MI on a daily basis at my work place. Overall, I appreciate the CCA for making counseling as interesting and exciting as the first day I started practicing
The more CCA members I met the more positive relationships I gained. About a year ago I was asked to be the CCA's CEU coordinator. I was a little nervous at first, but I decided to take on the responsibility. It took a little getting used to, but I eventually adapted to my new responsibilities. As an emerging leader I was given the opportunity to join two other CCA leaders to the ACA Leadership Conference in Washington DC. While there I was able to visit my congressmen to advocate for a variety of issues important to counselors. It was a very empowering experience for me.
My time as a CCA member has been a positive one. I've learned a variety of different counseling skills, I've gained many new friends, and I've been able to help other counselors within the CCA. I look forward to being a CCA member for many years to come.
Clinician for Bridges Young Adult Services in West Haven, CT


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Mardon Hall was purpose-built in 1933 and many of the original features such as the wood panelled library and the grand staircase remain. It is located at the centre of the Steatham Campus with magnificent views over the Exe Estury and is only 1½ miles from the City Centre, approximately a 20 minute walk.
Mardon Hall is one of the older residences on campus and offers Standard Single & Twin bedrooms with shared bathroom facilities. These offer a cheaper alternative to the ensuite rooms in Holland Hall. All bedrooms have a desk area and wash basin as well as complimentary toiletries and tea and coffee making facilities. All bedlinen and towels are also provided.
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Guests staying in Mardon Hall are required to check-in at Holland Hall and also take breakfast within Holland Hall.
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You probably know by now how important it is to keep your content fresh. However, making a web-based seminar simply for the sake of updating your pages isn't the best way to keep your market base. It's also the worst way to gather new ones. Keep it meaningful. Pick topics that matter to your audience. What kind of problems do they usually run into? How can you help them? By keeping your audience front-and-center, you'll be able to come up with ideas that matter to them.
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Online seminars that are nothing more than sales pitches will irritate your audience to no end. If you want to keep them coming back for more, then provide value. What kind of information do they need? What is a remarkable service or product for them? Find out then make the necessary adjustments. The more you put their needs first, the better market responses you'll get.
9. Practice
You might want to put in a bit of practice—or plenty of it—depending on how comfortable you are in front of the camera. Remember: if you aren't at ease, then your audience won't be as well. Stay relaxed throughout the session. If something happens, don't panic. Keep a steady head on your shoulders.
10. Know your Equipment
Snags and glitches could get in the way of a successful web-based seminar. Make sure that doesn't happen to you. Know your way around the tools and equipment you use. That way, if anything happens, you can easily fix it so the session can go on without any problems.
As video content consumption grows, more and more businesses are discovering how useful web-based seminars can be. If you're thinking about adding this to your content, start your efforts right with these tips.
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In a meeting with the president and members of the Afghanistan Marble Union (AMU), the Minister of Mines and Petroleum His Excellency Dr. Daud Shah Saba emphasized on the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) support of marble industry, and the struggle of this ministry for Self-sufficiency of this industry as well.
At the meeting, the members of the AMU discussed the provision of the facilities for the extension of contracts, support of local stones, issuing the proper custom tariffs on importing of stones, and conducting efforts to prevent the illegal exporting of construction stones. They also demanded MoMP consideration in these cases.
In response to the proposals of AMU, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum promised to create a policy for marble and construction stones to facilitate the investment and to sustain the local productions. He also emphasized on the development of proper procedures to facilitate the contracting and its extension as well.
The Minister of Mines and Petroleum also highlighted the steps taken by MoMP to support the local marbles, and to issue the proper custom tariffs by the government of Afghanistan on importing of foreign marble. He also supported the local stones in the competition with foreign ones.


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Winning button unclaimed
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
INDIANOLA -- The winner of $300 in an Old Settler's Day button drawing has not yet come forward, according to event organizers. The winning button is No. 150. The owner should call Michelle at (308) 364-2215 to claim the prize.
Nebraska football players go through live scrimmaging
(College Sports ~ 08/14/08)
LINCOLN -- The Nebraska football team practiced for 2 hours and 45 minutes Wednesday on the grass fields next to the Hawks Championship Center. The Huskers donned full pad in temperatures that reached the upper 80's. NU offensive line coach Barney Cotton said the Huskers were able to go through some live scrimmaging at the end of the practice...
- Championship softball (High School Sports ~ 08/14/08)
UNK adds women's soccer for fall of 2009
(College Sports ~ 08/14/08)
KEARNEY -- The University of Nebraska-Kearney athletic department announced today that women's soccer will be added as an intercollegiate sport in the fall of 2009. The soccer team will play its home games at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field...
Norman Ray Keith
(Obituary ~ 08/14/08)
Dec. 23, 1929 - Aug. 1, 2008 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Norman Keith died at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Grand Junction on Aug. 1, 2008, at the age of 78. He was born Dec. 23, 1929, near Danbury, Neb., to Clarence and Anna (Farber) Keith. He was raised in Colorado and Danbury and graduated from Danbury School. Norman moved to Grand Junction in 1965, and worked as a mechanic and machine operator for the Grand Junction Drainage District until retirement in 1993...
Vera Horn
(Obituary ~ 08/14/08)
Aug. 26, 1920 - Aug. 13, 2008 CALLAWAY -- Vera Horn, 87, of Cambridge, formerly of McCook, died Wednesday (Aug. 13, 2008) at Cambridge, Neb. Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at 1 p.m., in the United Methodist Church in Callaway with the Revs. Doug Jones and Jerry Schwarz officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway...
Senator sees opportunities for Midwest in high oil prices
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
TRENTON -- Standing beside a new well northeast of Trenton Wednesday morning, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson said that the high price of oil is creating opportunities for increased oil production at home. Nelson wants America's focus on oil production to switch from "the Middle East" to America's "Midwest." Drilling at home can produce almost immediate results, he said, reducing the country's reliance on foreign sources of oil and decreasing prices at the gas pump...
Surveyor disputes statement attributed to him during county board meeting
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
HOLDREGE -- A statement made by an Indianola-area farmer during a Red Willow County commissioners' public hearing Monday, accredited to a surveyor from Phelps County and reported in a Gazette news story Tuesday appears to be erroneous. The surveyor, Brian Langenberg, R.L.S., of Tagge Engineering Consultants Inc. of Holdrege, said he does not disagree with the location of the section line of land involved in an argument between Phil and Janice Bamesberger and Stan and Steve Quigley...
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
Members of the McCook City Fire Department catch their breath after qualifying for the world championship firefighter challenge. Shown from left, Curtis Hensley, Mike Schoenemann, Mark Kool, Mike Bieber and Dan Hartwell. The team qualified during a competition in Omaha and will travel to the world championships in Las Vegas in November. (Courtesy photo)...
Practice your mosquito defense
(Editorial ~ 08/14/08)
Football practice has started, the dog days of summer seem to be past, for the time being, at least, but one negative aspect of warm weather is still with us. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services reported two more cases of West Nile virus this week, bringing the total for the year to five...
Just in time for a planetary parade
(Column ~ 08/14/08)
I wish I could tell you how the Perseid meteor shower went, but, since I am writing this well in advance of the event we will just have to wait until next week. Starting this week we are just in time to watch a planet parade. Mercury will start a brief two-week visit to the evening skies this week, joining Saturn, Venus and Mars as evening objects. These are all extremely low in the west after sunset, however, and might be tough to see...
Typo'ing history
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/14/08)
My book review, "Jerusalem the Eternal City," was published in the Gazette on Aug. 8, 2008. Authors David Galbraith, Kelly Ogden and Andrew Skinner carefully state in it that Ottoman control of Jerusalem and Palestine was from 1517 to 1917. British conyrol of Palestine (Israel) began Nov. ...
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MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH
After a 10-16 April, the Pirates have bounced back to be in the thick of both the National League Central and wild-card races.
The Pirates are 49-46 and in fourth place in the division race but just 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. They are 2 1/2 games behind in the wild-card standings.
The Pirates have gone 31-20 since falling a season-low eight games below .500 on May 20.
A big reason for the Pirates' turnaround and why they feel they can return to the postseason after ending a 21-year playoff drought last season is improved pitching. The Pirates have a 3.46 ERA since June 1 after posting a 4.20 mark in May and a 3.65 mark in April.
The Pirates had to rely heavily on their organizational pitching depth as right-handers Charlie Morton and Edinson Volquez are the only members of the starting rotation that began the season who have not either spent time on the disabled list or been demoted to the minor leagues. Left-hander Jeff Locke and right-hander Vance Worley have both bolstered the rotation since being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis.
The Pirates also have a reshuffled bullpen after trading closer Jason Grilli to the Los Angeles Angels for right-hander Ernesto Frieri last month. Set-up man Mark Melancon was promoted to closer but the Pirates will look to upgrade their relief corps before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline and even into August.
The Pirates filled two lineup holes in the first half by trading for New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis in April and calling top prospect Gregory Polanco up from Triple-A Indianapolis in June to play right field. Thus, it is doubtful Pittsburgh will look add any more offense before the trade deadline.
"We're always looking to improve," Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said. "That being said, I don't think we have any glaring holes that absolutely need to be addressed. We're happy with the club we have now."
MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - NOTES, QUOTES
STREAK: Lost one
FIRST-HALF MVP: Andrew McCutchen was the National League Most Valuable Player a year ago when he helped the Pirates break their streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons, the longest streak in major North American professional team sports history. The center fielder has been even better this season and has a chance to repeat as NL MVP as he is hitting .323 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs while going 15-for-15 in stolen-base attempts in 93 games.
FIRST-HALF GRADE: B -- If nothing else, the Pirates have proven that last year's successful season was not a fluke. general manager Neal Huntington acted decisively in April to add a first baseman in Ike Davis after journeyman Travis Ishikawa was the opening-day starter at the position. Manager Clint Hurdle and pitching coach Ray Searage have artfully juggled a starting rotation that has lost LHP Francisco Liriano and RHP Gerrit Cole to injuries at various times and got such poor performances from Wandy Rodriguez that the veteran lefty was released.
PIVOTAL POST-BREAK PLAYER: LHP Francisco Liriano led the Pirates with 16 wins last season then was the winning pitcher against the Cincinnati Reds in the NL wild-card game, the franchise's first postseason game since 1992. However, he is 1-7 with a 4.72 ERA in 15 starts this season and allowed six walks in four innings in the July 13 loss at Cincinnati after being activated from the DL before the game. If Liriano can get straightened out and pitch like he did in 2013, he would give the Pirates a top-of-the-rotation starter and bolster their postseason chances.
BUY OR SELL: The Pirates will be buyers, though it seems unlikely they will make a major move. general manager Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle are happy, for the most part, with their current roster, though the Pirates would consider adding bullpen depth and perhaps a bench bat.
INJURY STATUS: The Pirates have avoided any crippling injuries so far this season, though Cole is on the disabled list for the second time in the last six weeks, this time with a strained right lat muscle behind his shoulder. While the Pirates say the injury isn't serious, they will likely give the 23-year-old extra time to heal and rest.
TOP PROSPECT: The Pirates already called up their best prospect when they summoned RF Gregory Polanco. One possibility for the rotation or bullpen is RHP Nick Kingham, a 22-year-old who is 3-1 with a 1.62 ERA in six starts for Indianapolis since being promoted from Double-A Altoona.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We dug ourselves a hole early in the season and we're digging out of it. We've just got to keep on digging." -- Manager Clint Hurdle.
MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - ROSTER REPORT
--LHP Francisco Liriano (left oblique strain) went on the 15-day disabled list June 11. He played catch June 19, and he threw off a mound for the first time June 26. He threw a 50-pitch side session June 29. He pitched a four-inning simulated game July 2. He made his first rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis July 7. He was activated July 13.
--RHP Gerrit Cole (tight right lat) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 5. He threw on flat ground July 13. He's expected to throw on flat ground July 15 and 16.
--INF Clint Barmes (strained left groin) went on the 15-day disabled list July 6, retroactive to June 30. He is expected to miss at least a month.
RHP Charlie Morton
RHP Edinson Volquez
LHP Jeff Locke
RHP Vance Worley
RHP Francisco Liriano
RHP Mark Melancon (closer)
LHP Tony Watson
RHP Ernesto Frieri
LHP Justin Wilson
RHP Jeanmar Gomez
RHP Jared Hughes
RHP Stolmy Pimentel
1B Ike Davis
2B Neil Walker
SS Jordy Mercer
INF Gaby Sanchez
INF Michael Martinez
LF Starling Marte (bereavement list)
CF Andrew McCutchen
RF Gregory Polanco
OF/INF Josh Harrison
OF Travis Snider
OF Jaff Decker


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Jessica-Jane Applegate sets new British Records
Over the weekend of 18th-20th November, Jessica-Jane Applegate travelled to Leicester to compete in the City Of Leciester Swimming Club's Open Meet at Braunstone Leisure Centre. Competing in both the 50m Freestyle and the 400m Freestyle Jess set 2 new Personal Bests and also acheived 2 British Records in the S14 category. Jess completed her 400m Freestyle race in a time of 4:26.08, and her time of 26.96 in the 50m Freestyle not only saw her bag Gold, a new PB and Britsh Record, but was also a Norfolk County able bodied record, and the fastest ever time set by a female swimmer for the UEA City of Norwich & Pengiuns Swimming Clubs over the distance.


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Wednesday morning September 27
Thursday morning
Tuesday morning
Opening response
Lord, open our lips
and our mouth will proclaim your praise.
Prayer of thanksgiving
Blessed are you, Sovereign God, creator of all,
to you be glory and praise forever.
You founded the earth in the beginning
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
In the fullness of time you made us in your image,
and in these last days you have spoken to us
in your Son Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.
As we rejoice in the gift of your presence among us
let the light of your love always shine in our hearts,
your Spirit ever renew our lives
and your praises ever be on our lips.
Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God forever.
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and forever.
Jesus, At Whose Supreme Command
Charles Wesley
Jesus, at whose supreme command,
We now approach to God,
Before us in thy vesture stand,
Thy vesture dipped in blood.
Obedient to thy gracious word,
We break the hallowed bread,
Commemorate thee, our dying Lord,
And trust on thee to feed.
Now Savior, now thyself reveal,
And make thy nature known,
Affix thy blessed Spirit's seal,
And stamp us for thine own.
The tokens of thy dying love
O let us all receive,
And feel the quickening Spirit move,
And sensibly believe.
The cup of blessing, blest by thee,
Let it thy blood impart;
The bread thy mystic body be,
To cheer each languid heart.
The living bread sent down from heaven,
In us vouchsafe to be,
Thy flesh for all the world is given,
And all may live by thee.
Confession of sin
The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
very patient, and full of faithful love.
He doesn't deal with us according to our sin
or repay us according to our wrongdoing.
Because as high as heaven is above the earth,
that's how large God's faithful love is for those who honor him.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Holy God,
Holy and strong,
Holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.
As far as east is from west—
that's how far God has removed our sin from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
that's how the Lord feels compassion for those who honor him.
Let my whole being bless the Lord.
Let everything inside me bless his holy name.
Let my whole being bless the Lord,
and never forget all his good deeds.
The Word of God
Psalm 34
Taste and see how good the Lord is!
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be in my mouth.
I praise the Lord—
let the suffering listen and rejoice.
Magnify the Lord with me!
Together let us lift his name up high!
I sought the Lord and he answered me.
He delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to God will shine;
their faces are never ashamed.
This suffering person cried out:
the Lord listened and saved him from every trouble.
On every side, the Lord's messenger protects those who honor God; and he delivers them.
Taste and see how good the Lord is!
The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!
You who are the Lord's holy ones, honor him,
because those who honor him don't lack a thing.
Even strong young lions go without and get hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Come, children, listen to me.
Let me teach you how to honor the Lord:
Do you love life;
do you relish the chance to enjoy good things?
Then you must keep your tongue from evil
and keep your lips from speaking lies!
Turn away from evil! Do good!
Seek peace and go after it!
The Lord's eyes watch the righteous,
his ears listen to their cries for help.
But the Lord's face is set against those who do evil,
to eliminate even the memory of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry out, the Lord listens;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;
he saves those whose spirits are crushed.
The righteous have many problems,
but the Lord delivers them from every one.
He protects all their bones;
not even one will be broken.
But just one problem will kill the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be held responsible.
The Lord saves his servants' lives;
all those who take refuge in him
won't be held responsible for anything.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.
Taste and see how good the Lord is!
Psalm prayer
Send your holy angels
to watch over us, O God,
that on our lips will be found your truth
and in our hearts your love;
so we may ever taste your goodness
in the land of the living;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Old Testament reading
1 Chronicles 29:1-9
My son Solomon, the one whom God chose, is too inexperienced for this great task, since this temple won't be for humans but for the Lord God. Using every resource at my disposal, I've provided everything for my God's temple: gold for gold objects, silver for silver objects, bronze for bronze objects, iron for iron objects, lumber for wooden objects, carnelian stones for settings, antimony, colorful stones, every kind of precious stone, and a large amount of marble. What's more, because of my delight in my God's temple, I have dedicated my own private treasure of gold and silver to my God's temple, in addition to all that I've provided for the holy temple: three thousand kikkars of gold from the gold of Ophir, seven thousand kikkars of refined silver for covering the walls of the rooms, gold for gold objects, and silver for silver objects, to be used for everything the skilled workers will make. Who else, then, will volunteer, dedicating themselves to the Lord today?
Then the leaders of the households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of the units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king's work volunteered to give five thousand kikkars and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand kikkars of silver, eighteen thousand kikkars of bronze, and one hundred thousand kikkars of iron for the work on God's temple. Anyone who had precious stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord's temple under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. The people rejoiced at this response, because they had presented their offerings to the Lord so willingly and wholeheartedly. King David also rejoiced greatly.
Silence may be kept.
New Testament reading
Mark 11:27-33
Jesus and his disciples entered Jerusalem again. As Jesus was walking around the temple, the chief priests, legal experts, and elders came to him. They asked, "What kind of authority do you have for doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"
Jesus said to them, "I have a question for you. Give me an answer, then I'll tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things. Was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."
They argued among themselves, "If we say, 'It's of heavenly origin,' he'll say, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But we can't say, 'It's of earthly origin.'" They said this because they were afraid of the crowd, because they all thought John was a prophet. They answered Jesus, "We don't know."
Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things."
Silence may be kept.
Gospel canticle
The Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah)
You have raised up a mighty savior for us in your servant David's house.
Bless the Lord God of Israel
because he has come to help and has delivered his people.
He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his servant David's house,
just as he said through the mouths of his holy prophets long ago.
He has brought salvation from our enemies
and from the power of all those who hate us.
He has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,
and remembered his holy covenant,
the solemn pledge he made to our ancestor Abraham.
He has granted that we would be rescued
from the power of our enemies
so that we could serve him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness in God's eyes,
for as long as we live.
You, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.
You will tell his people how to be saved
through the forgiveness of their sins.
Because of our God's deep compassion,
the dawn from heaven will break upon us,
to give light to those who are sitting in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide us on the path of peace."
Luke 1:68-79
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.
You have raised up a mighty savior for us in your servant David's house.
Brief silence.
The Apostle's Creed
Let us unite in this historic confession of the Christian faith:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Intercession and thanksgiving
Prayers may be offered for:
the day and its tasks
the world and its needs
the church and her life
Prayers may include the following concerns:
The social services
All who work in the criminal justice system
Victims and perpetrators of crime
The work of aid agencies throughout the world
Those living in poverty or under oppression
Other intercessions and supplications may be offered as the Holy Spirit leads.
Lord, hear your people
and answer our prayers.
Silence may be kept.
Collect of the day
God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
The Lord's Prayer
As our Savior taught us, so we pray
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and forever.
The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, and keep us in eternal life.


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UFC 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Fight Glove
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District Attorney meet and greet
The public is invited to Slim's Koffee Shak in North Fork at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 to meet and talk with Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz. Mr. Keitz will be discussing plans and goals for the community as well as taking on any questions. Food and drinks will be available.
Slims Koffee Shak is a non-partisan business, and does not sponsor or promote any individual political candidate.


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Project: Design for family reconnection in an age of digital overstimulation.
People: Stanford Product Design program; project partner Kyle Williams; participating families throughout the US.
In an always-on age, young people and adults alike are starting to recognize the negative physical and social side effects of their drive to be constantly connected online. Multimedia multitasking and motivation to check in—to the extent that primary school children have reported using their mobile phones to send upwards of 60 text messages a night after they've been sent to bad—are taking their toll.
In response, a fellow Stanford student and I created the outreach-oriented Presence Project. In visiting families in their homes, we found that time management and self-regulation were concerning around all members' screentime, not just children's. I worked to understand the current ecosystem of people pushing this space forward across education, medicine, contemplative practices, sociology, and other fields.
We prototyped and tested cloud congestion pricing, wearable meters, and other physical products aimed at long-term behavior change. But we learned that one solution wasn't enough for most households. We starting bringing physical toolkits, "Be Here Now Boxes," to families to encourage collaborative reflection and prosocial behavior. These tackleboxes include a combination of electronic and paper-based tools to inspire dialogue and action around digital device use.
They kits were especially targeted towards families with four to 10-year-olds, an age range in which habits around interactive communication technologies are being actively formed for many children. Families found the kits to be fun to use, and most refused to hand them over at the end of month-long testing cycles.
Stanford Medical School is exploring licensing Presence Project tools for use in obesity and exercise research. While this high resolution prototype is not yet a market-ready solution, it is one step in the right direction towards bringing solutions to information-overloaded modern families.


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The cold and flu season is here. Do you have what you need to lower your risk of coming down with a cold? Are you curious about natural options for colds and flus? Five to Thrive Live guest, naturopath Christopher Vasey joins us from Switzerland to share his tips for natural cold and flu remedies.
Our guest for this discussion is Christopher Vasey, ND. Dr. Vasey is a naturopath specializing in detoxification and rejuvenation. He is the author of many books, including The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health, Natural Remedies for Inflammation, Liver Detox, and Freedom from Constipation. He lives near Montreux, Switzerland.


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A Reuters item from Friday offers up a factual error that betrays a very shallow understanding of the potential for airline "merger mania 2009." The factual error doesn't actually appear to be in the original Reuters piece (here as it appeared on Friday; if the error originally appeared in the Reuters item, then it has been corrected but not flagged with an erratum) but rather in a paragraph added in the International Herald Tribune's version of the story yesterday, here: "Other sizeable U.S. airlines that could potentially be involved in mergers are US Airways, Southwest Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Jet Blue Airways." This assertion is based on what exactly? It's not reported in the Reuters item, so I really have no idea why it was inserted. It's as if some copy editor had a general idea of some U.S. airlines' names and threw them in. I am amused by the inclusion of Northwest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta, in a list of airlines looking to merge. I am even more amused that the IHT has not had the good sense to correct this error on its site, and that Today in the Sky is uncritically citing the story. Way to go, news media!
IHT: NWA still interested in merger. Right.
December 16, 2008 by Evan Sparks


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Cardiology – Myxomatous Mitral Valve Degeneration: What's New? By Rita Singh
Congestive Heart Failure by Dr Rita Singh
The SASH Cardiology service is run by Dr Rita Singh, a passionate and dedicated specialist committed to providing up-to-date care for animals with heart disease. Patients are referred to the cardiology service at SASH for a thorough diagnostic work up of their cardio-thoracic condition and specialised management plan tailored to the unique aspects of the individual patient and owner's concerns.
Rita cares for patients with chronic disease, as well as those in the acute stage of disease, which often present as an emergency situation. The first priority in these cases is to stabilise the patient with oxygen therapy, medical management and ventilation if required in consultation with the medical and critical care teams. Once stable, the thorough cardiac work up and appropriate diagnostic tests can be carried out. A cardiac examination is also often conducted as part of the pre-anaesthetic assessment before pets are admitted to other services (e.g. internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology).
Diagnostic procedures commonly carried out in hospital include echocardiography and electrocardiography (resting). In some cases however, and when arrhythmias or clinical signs are infrequent a continuous ambulatory ECG recorder (or Holter monitor) is required. The Holter monitor is attached to the patient via chest electrodes, with the pet sent home carrying the system in a vest. The ECG is stored on a small memory card, which is transferred to a computer for analysis. While most patients can be evaluated using non-invasive examination methods, but Dr Singh also offers minimally invasive (catheter-based) interventions for certain congenital heart defects. Cardiac pacemakers can also be implanted in dogs with abnormally slow heart rates.
Dr Rita Singh also offers fluoroscopic guided procedures when required for closure of congenital defects, balloon dilation of obstructive defects and cardiac pacemaker implantation.


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I had a sleepless night the other night, a perfect time to gather together a bunch of short reviews from Facebook, maybe tidy them a little, and repost them here in a somewhat more organized fashion.
'Cause, you know, for a blog by a Bookwyrme, this doesn't have a whole lot of reviews.
So, without further ado, and in only a slightly organized fashion, the reviews follow:
Chalice by Robin Mckinley It finally came into the library! I always wait eagerly for Mckinley's new books, and this was no exception.
I still think her best writing was pre-Spindle's End, with Sunshine being a welcome upswing, but that's not to say the later books aren't good: They're still marvels, just not as marvelous as they could be.
Chalice fits that evaluation. Overall, it is a good book. The basic setting and concept are fascinating, with the Chalice and her honey magic. In fact, the world and the magic system are the clear stars of this one. I think it could have done with being just a bit longer to develop things more--not something I say often about books. There needed to be just a bit more attention to the interpersonal relationships, just a little more explanation of what was going on with the magic. Just... a bit more. I devoured it in one night's sitting, though, so don't take the caveats too seriously.
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling: I love these rhythmic, graceful, and deceptively simple stories. I strongly recommend listening to these as recordings or getting someone to read them to you. I've read them to myself before, but they really are meant to be read aloud, and listening adds a new level of appreciation. The Librivox recording, (I listened to version 2) is not up to the best professional standards, but still very good and worth putting on your MP3 player.
The Seventh Tower Series (The Fall, Castle, Aenir, Above the Veil, Into Battle, The Violet Keystone). I picked these up after reading the Keys to the Kingdom series. I found them to be decently written and plotted, but not spectacular. They are written almost entirely in short, declarative sentences that never let me forget that this was written for kids. Nix also sets up a complicated, four-group set of conflicts and resolves three of them, quite tidily a little too tidily for my tastes) but leaves the fourth to dangle with a brief "no one really knows how it started" comment. Since members of the fourth group have been represented as part of the general struggle, the oversight is distressing. Also, Lucas Arts either planned to release or did release a card game with this--the markers for such a commercial tie-in are all there (badly named beasts and obtrusive mentions of the game add inopportune moments included). Fun, quick, brainless reads but not ones to give to all your friends and relations, no matter what their ages happen to be.
The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix (Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday, Superior Saturday). These are well-written and well-plotted and have a likable central character, a good supporting cast, and more than on thorny dilemma. The difficulties are both immediate and long-term and challenge those involved both morally and practically. The tension mounts satisfactorily as the books continue. I'm looking forward to Sir Sunday, the concluding book of the series.
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke. This is another book I'd been looking forward to. I thoroughly enjoyed Inkheart and Inkspell, but I am afraid Inkdeath was something of a letdown. It wasn't a bad book, but it was a long book and the plotting was not as tight as it should have been; instead of feeling a mounting tension as difficulties increased, I found myself impatiently skimming as stuff just kept happening without a clear central thread pulling it together. Also, I have to admit I had forgotten who some of the characters were and I didn't end up wanting to read the other two books again to reacquaint myself with them.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins: I remembered this book as being good and decided to reread it. It is magnificent, better than I remembered, a dark, tangled mystery with plenty of drama, characters to love, and a standout villain.
Moonstone by Wilkie Collins: I had forgotten how much I like this one. I started listening to the librivox version and ended up leapfrogging between recording and text because I did not want to switch books the way I normally do.
Armadale by Wilkie Collins: Not quite as gripping as Woman in White--one is more aware of strings being pulled to make things happen-and the cast of characters as a whole is not as strong as in Woman in White or Moonstone, but still quite a good read, and has an a great heroine/villain who completely steals the last several chapters, as she should.
No Thoroughfare by Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens: I had fun listening to this one and trying to guess which bits were Dickens' idea (the veiled woman at the beginning seems a good bet) and which were Collins' (Maguerite's climb down the cliff, I think). Otherwise, it's a fairly typical and predictable blend of the two. Fun, but not the best of either.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman: Some of you may remember the countdown I had in the margin of this blog. Yes, I really was looking forward to it that much, and it was every bit worth the wait. It is brilliant. Sharp, spooky, and haunting in the best way. There are elements familiar from The Jungle Book, retold and remade into a new and wonderful form.
McKean's pictures are an important part of the story, incorporated into the whole in a way unusual to novels, and I hope to goodness that all the versions include them.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: Having read The Graveyard Book, I had to revisit this one, and did so courtesy of a librivox recording. It is a classic for good reason. It's more ambivalent and haunting than The Graveyard Book with Mowgli stuck between two worlds far harsher than those Bod faces.
And then there are the short stories I am constantly forgetting are part of the tale, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi especially deserves notice.
Tarzan of the Apes and The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Well, I just finished two "raised outside of human society" books, why not reread the other famous example?
The Tarzan books are pulp, pure and simple. Burroughs is racist, sexist, and classist, and his plots don't thicken, they congeal into oddly shaped lumps. Sailors exist to mutiny, islands are desolate, all cats are man eaters, and everyone lusts after Jane.
And, guess what? I still enjoy them. I find myself obligingly tensing up for the cliffhangers, and I've still downloaded A Princess of Mars to listen to--partly, I must add, due to some nostalgia. I used to own the series and a good many of the Tarzan books, first reading them when I was eight or nine years old, after my dad brought home a box of paperbacks picked up at a garage sale. Don't expect anything like the grace and beauty of The Jungle Book or the subtle creepiness of The Graveyard Book, but go ahead and give them a try.
Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers by Daniel Leader and Lauren Chattman: Worth checking out from the library and looking through but not worth buying or making a special hunt for. Most of the breads in here are white breads, and I almost never make white bread, so I won't be using them much.
I did find the instructions for making sourdough starter quite helpful, however. Thanks to Leader and Chattman I have a working sourdough starter in my fridge for the first time in a couple of years. The most helpful bit of advice was to use filtered water for the first few days of the starter's life so as not to overwhelm the beginning culture with the minerals and chlorine of regular city water. After that, it's ok to switch.
Rat: How the World's Most Notorious Rodent Clawed Its Way to the Top by Jerry Langton: I ended up giving up on this one. I enjoyed Sullivan's Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants, ,so I expected to like this one. However, it proved to go for the "aren't rats gross" angle more than the "aren't rats interesting" slant, and it turned out to be Too Much Information. About a third of the way through, I chose blissful ignorance and closed the book.
Paper People by Michael Grater: Interesting and fun, full of lots of neat projects I'll have to try when I dig myself out from my current collection.Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne: An extraordinary, extravagant travel full of adventure, misadventure, and money.
From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon by Jules Verne: These are boring, there's no other way of putting it. About 2/3 of the way through From the Earth to the Moon, when they decide to send people to the moon and not just a projectile, the story starts to take off a bit, but there's no central eccentric like Phileas Fogg to enliven matters and no enigmatic genius like Captain Nemo to hold anyone's attention. I finished them because I started them, and I can't suggest anyone else try the experimentOd Magicby Patricia McKillip. I just went through a McKillip reread, and I have to say again, I love this one. McKillip is one author whose books I read and reread. this one is one of her best, shimmery, beautiful, and full of magic.
As a side, I really, really wish someone would make audio recordings of McKillip's work. The language just begs to be read aloud, and I want to hear it.
The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip. A new book this year. It is beautiful and evocative, like all her work, but not as good as, say Od Magic or Tower at Stony Wood. About half the characters get sidelined at the end while a character whose point of view we never see takes care of matters, and the story-within-a-story doesn't tie as well into the whole as I would have liked. Still splendid, though, and one I will read again, probably many times
Superdoveby Courtney Humphries: I found this a good, solid, and interesting read. Humphries does a good job of giving us the history of pigeons and provides interesting, though brief, discussions on the question of what is "natural" and what is not--and why we make the distinctions we do.
There. Reviews done (for today). Time to go bake brownies and listen to more of John Carter's adventures in A Princess of Mars.


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Howell Lofts goes to market this week. The first public open house will be Sunday, January 29th from 1- 4pm. Howell Lofts looms large for us for a number of reasons. Notably, it is the first new housing project that we've completed since the bottom fell out of the market three years ago. It is our first project to use some of the new parking flexibility of the new multi-family codes, which helped provide a more pedestrian friendly street presence for the project. It is also our first project designed for Built Green 5-star, the highest level of certification available through that program, and one of only ten homes in King County built to this level of performance in 2011. Howell Lofts will be a significant test for how well the current home sales market will reward an ambitious green project and how it will respond to our unconventional parking solution.
The neighbors, however, were not thrilled to hear of our plans for providing less than 1 parking stall for each unit, as this would put pressure on the already over-subscribed street parking in the area. To resolve the issue, we approached the Union Gospel Mission next door and made a deal to lease some surplus spaces in their parking lot. In the end, we got the building design that we wanted, the neighbors got our cars off the street, and UGM gets income to help with their mission.
The project is laid out with the units facing south onto Howell street. Large windows are grouped along this south façade to capture natural light and passive solar gains in the winter. The large trees we preserved provide shading in the summer. The homes have about twice the amount of glazing as a typical home, and most of the windows are operable in order to provide good ventilation in the summer. In addition, the stairways are designed with open risers to facilitate vertical airflow & allow for convection currents to pull out hot air in the daytime & push down cool air for nighttime flushing.
The limited space on the site required layouts with a very compact (20'x20') footprint. We designed the units with a split level entry and a switchback stair so that minimal space was given over to hallways and entry circulation. While the footprints are relatively small, the zoning allowed us one more story than a typical townhouse project, so in the end we got units that are quite generous. Each unit has 3br/2.5ba and a rooftop deck.
One of the biggest challenges that we faced is that 5 star projects have to meet an energy performance 30% better than what is required by code. Moreover, since the energy code baseline is based on an assumption that the project has significantly less glazing than we were using, we had a lot catching up to do. We used very high performance windows and a premium insulation package, which got us part of the way there. Air leakage, it turns out, is actually the biggest source of energy loss, and it can be hard to eliminate because the sources of leakage are so manifold and dispersed. To help tighten up the envelope we used Knauf Ecoseal, a form of sprayed caulking that gets applied to every joint in the framing and seam of the plywood. A blower door test at the end of framing helped us find little cracks before the building cavities got closed up.
Window U Value = 0.18. The blue color is the Knauf Ecoseal
Tight building envelopes make for great energy performance but also create a couple new challenges. Leakage is bad from an energy standpoint, but air exchange is necessary for healthy interior environments, so we needed to provide a supplemental mechanical ventilation system. Each unit is outfitted with a heat recovery unit that brings in a constant supply of fresh air. Exhaust air is run through a heat exchanger that transfers the outgoing heat to the incoming air, retaining about 80% of the heat energy.
|Rainscreen battens ventilate behind the siding
Another challenge is that conventional residential siding systems aren't particularly watertight. Over time a fair amount of water gets behind the siding. In a conventional building that moisture often gets dried out by all of the heat leaking out of the building. Energy efficient buildings don't lose as much heat, so they can't depend on interior heat loss to make up for deficiencies in the building envelope. With this issue in mind, we design all of our new projects with a rainscreen siding system. Rainscreens create a cavity between the siding and the building paper. Openings are provided at the top & bottom of the wall to ventilate the cavity and dry out any moisture that gets behind the siding.
Civil Engineer: Brian Darrow, Blueline Group
- Triple Glazed Windows, oriented for passive solar gain in the winter, shaded by trees in the summer, have a U-Value of 0.2, about twice as efficient as a typical window.
- BIB insulation package provides complete fill of cavities providing much higher performance than conventional batt insulation.
- Airtight construction methods including sprayed sealants at the framing level and airtight drywall reduce air infiltration to about 20% of what is seen in a typical project. Project has been blower door tested to confirm energy performance.
- Fresh air intake and exhaust provided by a Heat Recovery Ventilator, which strips the exhaust air of its heat and transfers energy to the incoming fresh air. The HRV system retains about 80% of the heat that would otherwise be exhausted to the outdoors.
- Super-high efficiency on-demand boiler and domestic hot water supply heat on an as-needed basis, preventing energy losses from storage tanks.
- TED 5000C Energy monitor allows real time monitoring of energy use and tracks use over time.
- Overall energy performance is modeled at 30% better than energy code (rated HERS 70).
- Low VOC paints, floor finishes, cabinet finishes, insulation, sealants.
- No added formaldehyde in interior millwork including cabinets, trim, plywood.
- Heat recovery ventilator provides a constant supply of fresh air.
- No carpet. Flooring is entirely tile and concrete.
- Radiant floor hydronic heating system. Ahh.
- Stairwells with open risers and operable windows create a stack effect to increase natural ventilation in warm weather.
- A rainscreen cladding system provides a ventilated cavity between the siding and the building paper to increase the longevity of the exterior finishes and protect the structural framing against long term moisture intrusion.
- Commercial grade TPO membrane roof with standing seam sheet metal parapet caps.
- Exterior fiberglass entry doors with integral sill pans.
- Recycled countertops, tile, pavers, fencing, drywall, steel, concrete.
- Open space is entirely pervious pavers and drought tolerant landscaping.
- Rain barrels provide for rainwater capture.
- Low flow faucets and showers reduce consumption by 30%.
- The existing house on the site was saved and remodeled.
- An existing garage on the site was deconstructed & substantially recycled.
- Two large specimen trees were preserved and made into project features. The tree canopies provide summer shading for the south facing windows and the rooftop decks.
- Parking for the project was provided partly by leasing spaces from the Union Gospel Mission next door, freeing up the open land for pedestrian courtyards instead of parking stalls.
- All units feature rooftops decks, providing much needed private open space with expansive views of Lake Washington.