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Dear Emily,
I'm writing you this urgent letter to spread the news, before you and your family fall victim to the hidden dangers behind one of America's favorite stores.
You may have been considering a membership. While this store can be a true delight for bargain shoppers and growing families alike, it is very easy to drop $400 without even trying. There are a few important commandments one must obey before agreeing to join the elite membership club that everyone is part of. You must obey my instructions to avoid the lingering, wandering aimlessly kind of Costco trip that can wreak havoc on a budget.
- Always make a list.
- Strategize carefully the plan of attack, considering rules such as:
- Go over lunch hour when possible (limits time and cold storage).
- Never. Go. Together. to Costco ("groupthink" is scientifically proven to result in new patio furniture, a generator, or even worse, 10 lbs of cookies).
- Send husband alone. Give him strict instructions not to buy anything NOT on the list.
Before proceeding, there is one additional danger (besides impulse buys) I must warn you about. As a physician I feel this is something you must be prepared for and perhaps should warn your patients (and their families) about as well. Consider adding this sheet to the waiting room file folders along with proper hand washing and burn avoidance pamphlets.
Yes, lunchtime Costco trips are potentially physically dangerous given the high proportion of:
- Senior citizens driving oversized Buicks in the dangerously packed parking lot and
- Free sample seeking, motorized cart driving patrons with voracious appetites who appear to be partaking in a version of bumper-cars-meets-go-cart-racing within the store. For this reason, among others, I urge you to NOT attempt to approach a free sample cart, no matter how hungry you may be.
In order to make any Costco trip successful, you have to have a specific plan of attack. Most importantly, a list.
Never go to Costco without one. I repeat. NEVER. Taking a list to Costco is the equivalent of locking your doors at night and wearing a seat belt in the car.
Because if you don't, things like this happen:
My Costco goal is to buy things that fit these criteria:
- Used within a few months (e.g. not giant thousand-packs of things we infrequently use)
- Won't go bad too quickly (think strawberries)
- Things that don't take up too much fridge space (I have a separate freezer so I'm OK with bulky frozen things)
- Meets my grocery rules (I don't need to bulk buy any special treats)
All very good in theory.
But it's hard to implement.
But here's what I'm trying. I have made a Costco shopping list, and I will circle things that we need as we are getting low. My husband will take the list and buy what is on the list, and only what is on the list.
Here is a copy of my list. Click on it to open the PDF that is yours to keep.
If you'd like to take my list and modify it, the excel version is also yours to play around with (click Costco List).
By the way – if you DO make a list, and stick to it, it is quite possible to save a lot of money by shopping at Costco for the basics (thanks to Real Food Real Deals for crunching the numbers).
Let me know your thoughts and if I can answer any additional questions before you make this important membership decision.
Safe shopping, my friend.
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Ohhh if only its possible to stick to my list!! I need those blinders that horses wear, and don't go down the kitchen gadget aisle, or the hardware aisle, and certainly NOT the bakery aisle. I've also learned the hard way to save frozen fruit for last … make the long journey back to the freezer and make a bee-line to the register. Thanks for all the helpful tips!
Ha Ha this was great!! GREAT read and great info!
I Love Costco! Although I do have to admit, I don't do the regular monthly trek as it gets way out of control! I do send a list with the S.O. and He NEVER sticks to it! I'm sending him this piece to laugh with me with. He knows the hazards but he is So Brave!!!! LOL, Thanks for this Laura!
My last trip to Costco for milk, eggs & bread cost me almost $200. I think I need a Costco intervention.
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In article scarily reminiscent of Alan Oliver's writing style, it seems everyone's favourite Chronicle journo is going under the nom de plume of Lee Ryder. Anyway - the crux of the story is that the Liverpool Victims are apparently sniffing about Leyton Baines and, should they register their interest, will jump to the head of the queue as he's a boyhood Liverpool fan (just like Bellamy...). Man Utd, Spurs and Arsenal also get a mention but the paper seems to be filling space on an otherwise quiet afternoon for transfers.

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I have to admit that I'm not one of those who gets outraged over things such as national parks or monuments being shut down. Don't get me wrong – I understand their importance – but it's not high on my list of "essential government functions" that should be immune to a shutdown.
When AMBERAlert.gov is on the list of websites that the Obama administration wants to use to leverage for political purposes, they've gone too far.
There are those who would blame Congress for the shutdown and they might be right. However, the ultimate decision on what gets shut down and what stays open is ultimately the choice of the executive branch. Case in point – they decided to keep Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" website up instead of the AMBER Alert website.
AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert is a child abduction alert system that, despite the acronym, was named after Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old who was abducted and murdered.
The secondary .com site is still active, but if people use Google to search for "Amber Alert", it's the shut down .gov site that appears at the top. This is the most common method that people would use to get to the website if they are looking for information about abducted children.


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Author: Brinn Miracle
Architecture is a broad field that encompasses a wide variety of professionals. For those hiring a design professional, it can quickly feel overwhelming when presented with a list of available services. Having a basic understanding of what architects do and what services they can offer will help you engage in a meaningful dialogue and ask the right questions. Over the next few months, we'll dive deeper into what architects do (and don't do) and what each step of the design process entails so you'll feel comfortable using the terminology and will be better prepared to discuss your next design project with a professional.
For architecture projects, the steps of the process can be broken down in several ways. For the sake of simplicity, we'll take a look at the broad steps that lead from project inception to completion. The main phases of a project include:
- Programming
- Site Design
- Schematic Design
- Design Development
- Construction Documents
- Materials & Specifications
- Bidding
- Construction Administration
This series aims to simplify a process that is highly complicated, with each step integral to the others. Keeping that in mind, the order of the process may fluctuate or repeat depending on the project or specific needs of the client. A design professional with experience in architecture projects can help you understand which steps in the process are likely to play a larger role in your specific project. It is also good to note that code review studies, zoning/regulation studies and budgeting/feasibility studies are integral to the entire process and will occur throughout the beginning of the project timeline.
Programming – The Basics
The first step in design is referred to as programming. Programming entails discovering the client's needs and goals and getting them down on paper in either written or graphic format (or both). For example, a client may need a new home designed to accommodate their growing family. An architect or designer would discuss the needs the client has in terms of number of rooms and size of rooms from a quantitative perspective. They would also ask questions from a more qualitative perspective to understand how the client envisions these rooms. The qualitative discussion might center on issues of natural light, views to the outdoors, noise concerns, or proximity to other rooms in the house. The balance of quantitative and qualitative components allows the architect or designer to understand the client's needs in terms of hard numbers (square feet) and emotional expectations for how the space will feel and function.
During programming, it is important to have an open, honest conversation with your architect or designer about budget, space requirements and overall expectations. Often, clients will discover that some of their desires or needs are in direct conflict with their budget or other goals. Talking about the types of materials you want to see in the design, the size of the house, and the way your current home meets or fails to meet needs will give insight as to how your project will come together.
Programming – Digging Deeper
On the surface it seems easy to come up with a list of rooms and general sizes required for each. However, effective programming will also seek the reasons behind each requirement so that if two requirements are in conflict with one another, the architect or designer can make the best decision to achieve the intended outcome. There is often a need to 'translate' perceived needs into actual needs. As an example, a client requesting a new house may say they need a walk-in pantry. They may also say that they need a 20'x20′ bedroom. During the programming process, it is important to ask 'why?' for each need or goal. While the client may request a walk-in pantry, what they actually need is a pantry that is easily accessible. An easily accessible pantry does not always translate into a separate room with a door. In fact, a designer who understands the clients true needs will be able to come up with a better design than if they are limited by perceived needs that are narrowly defined. Likewise, a 20'x20′ bedroom may be a 'need' simply because the client wants to accommodate a sizable collection of furniture in the room. Talking about how the furniture is used, when it is accessed and the preferences for where it is located can free the designer to reduce the size of the bedroom and accommodate the furniture in other places. These freedoms will provide the designer with more opportunity to create a space that is not only beautiful, but will meet the true needs of the client. It is often helpful to walk through the client's existing space (whether home, office or another building) and observe how the space is actually used – making note of successes and opportunities for improvement. An exercise known as "a day in the life" is often helpful, as it goes through the paces of a typical day to discover the underlying needs and goals of the client. It is important to be honest about whether needs are true requirements or if they are preferences. The difference can determine whether a designer is allowed the freedom to create an efficient and effective design solution.
A large part of programming investigates the proximity of spaces while considering whether their proximity will meet the goals laid out for each space. For example, a client may request that their kitchen be close to the dining room and that both spaces have views to the outdoors. For the architect or designer, this means the spaces could be immediately adjacent and share a single, common view to the outside. Alternatively, these same spaces could be visually separated from one another and each have their own view to the outdoors. As with any other goal or need laid out during programming, it is important to understand the 'why' behind each decision. Is it important the kitchen has windows so that herbs are easily accessed, or are the views mainly for the enjoyment of the chef? A single question such as this will help determine where the windows are placed. For proximity studies, it is important to recognize the difference between adjacency and absolute positioning. It is wise to approach the design in terms of adjacency, which stipulates relationship of spaces with terms such as "near", or "close to". Absolute positioning severely limits the design solutions with terms of "must be to the right" or "in the center". While some elements can be designated in absolutes, it is rare to create a successful design with more than a few absolute requirements. Absolute space positioning can result in budget concerns, inefficient spaces and failure to meet multiple goals. This is why it is important to think critically and analytically about why spaces will be located next to one another.
Finally, effective programming will not only examine the current needs of the client, but will seek to anticipate and prepare for future needs. A talented professional will recognize areas that may pose a problem for the execution of goals and will recommend solutions to accommodate future needs. This facet of programming can often be difficult, as it is the most abstract and unknown. Balancing unknowns with set budgets or property locations can be a true challenge. Often, a solution to future needs can be achieved through flexible spaces (spaces that serve more than a single purpose) and allowing room on the site for expansion.
A tool that architects and designers use for representing programs visually is a bubble diagram. A bubble diagram represents spaces with simple circles or squares that are sized relative to one another. Lines can connect the spaces to represent corridors or hallways, and the shapes can be grouped together quickly in multiple arrangements to see which layouts achieve the needs and goals of the client. In addition to bubble diagrams, lists of spaces with quantitative and qualitative notes will be provided as a basis for the design solution and as a metric for success.
Next month we will take a look at Site Design and how it relates to the design process. Always remember to ask lots of questions when working with a design professional. No question is out of bounds when your goal is success.
Brinn Miracle is an architectural intern, journalist and residential designer. She writes about architecture and design topics at her blog,www.architangent.com/blog


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Are you one of the many who dream of starting a home business? A lot of people, especially those who think that there's more to life than waking up every morning and working for the rest of the day for a wage, feel that a home business is the ideal way of earning.
But running a business from your home is no joke. A lot of details must be considered in order for your home business to be successful. Working at home, just like working outside, has its own disadvantages and advantages.
Just like traditional businesses, operating a home business must be as efficient and as profitable as can be in order for you to make money so proper planning is important. Doing a feasibility study is a must so that you can avoid some costly mistakes.
It is important that you choose the opportunities that suit your talents and skills – and you in general – so that you can make the work as "enjoyable" as can be.
For example, if you are interested in gardening, you can start a plant nursery. A book lover may look into the possibility of starting a book club while those who are currently working as accountants can start their own bookkeeping or accounting services at home.
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Return trip is charm for Troy
Flying Horses take Class AA title after losing in the final in 2012
Published 11:54 pm, Monday, March 4, 2013
ALBANY — Joyous players clad in white, gold and purple jumped up and down at midcourt. As soon as all the postgame photos were taken, every player on the Troy High boys' basketball roster swarmed around their leader and rubbed every last strand of hair of coach Rich Hurley's head the same way the Dallas Cowboys did when Jimmy Johnson coached that team.
The Cowboys won that Super Bowl and the Flying Horses claimed the top prize available in the Section II Class AA Tournament with a 70-55 victory over Green Tech in the championship game before 7,115 fans at Times Union Center.
A month removed from a painful loss to Christian Brothers Academy that cost Troy a shot at winning a second straight Big 10 title, the Flying Horses slowly gained momentum and delivered their second straight huge second-half performance to earn the school's first title since 2002.
"It's great. From Day 1, this is what we wanted and we accomplished it," said Troy senior power forward Jerrell Reid.
"It has been a fight all year and a grind. It is a marathon. It is never a sprint," Hurley said. "We have been up and down all year and I told them we would play our best game of the year today. I thought they were flawless in executing the game plan. I'm so proud of them."
Hurley's gamble to play up — Troy was classified as a Class A school for the 2012-13 scholastic year — paid off with a championship.
And as has been the case during the playoffs, the combination of 6-foot-9 senior center Javion Ogunyemi and the 6-7 Reid led Troy (18-3) to another win.
Ogunyemi delivered a game-high 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting, plus seven rebounds, before fouling out with 2:21 left. Reid, who had been quiet in the first half, came through with three huge baskets in the fourth quarter to keep the Eagles (16-4) from getting close.
"Last year (after suffering a season-ending ankle injury vs. Bethlehem in the quarterfinals), I sat here and watched the final," Ogunyemi said, referring to the Flying Horses' overtime loss to CBA. "We knew we wanted to get here again and win. This is just a great feeling."
"I always get on Javion for 'winning a game for us.' Yeah, I felt bad he fouled out, but we went to him early enough and he delivered all night," Hurley said. "Jerrell Reid, big. Dyaire Holt, big. Jordan Nelson was fantastic tonight."
Troy also used the same tactic that fueled its semifinal win over Shaker: Hurley had his charges set up in a 2-3 zone most of the evening. It is an alignment the Flying Horses have rarely utilized this season. The strategy once again worked.
Green Tech did make nine 3-pointers, but also took a season-high 25 shots from beyond the arc. Green Tech was 8-for-23 on two-point baskets.
"I think our size got to them: made them shoot it a little bit (from the outside)," Reid said.
"Coach prides himself on man-to-man, but the zone slowed them down. We got Jamil (Hood Jr.) off the dribble a little bit playing the zone," Ogunyemi said.
Hood Jr., who was fabulous in the Eagles' 64-60 semifinal win against CBA on Thursday, found the going much more difficult against Troy. He hit two early shots in the first quarter, but made just one other basket the rest of the way. He did convert 11 of 12 free throws and led Green Tech with 19 points. Jizziah Carr buried four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for the Eagles.
The teams exchanged the lead 12 times, the last coming on a three-point play by Holt with seven minutes left.
Reid followed with a baseline shot and then later drained a 3-pointer for a 54-49 advantage.
"I wasn't in a rhythm offensively earlier, but coach told me to step up. I did," Reid said.
Troy finished with only eight turnovers, connected on 28 of 34 foul shots and made 20 of 43 shots from the field. Holt (11 points, four assists) and Nelson, who was the starting point guard on JV as a junior in 2011-12 before becoming the varsity starter at midseason, added 10 points, five rebounds and two assists.
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Japan survived early pressure from Zico's Iraq to beat them 1-0 at home on Tuesday, taking a significant step towards qualifying for the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil.
Ryoichi Maeda steered in a point-blank header in the 25th minute for the Asian champions, who lost playmaker Shinji Kagawa to a back strain an hour before kick-off.
Iraq, shock Asian Cup winners in 2007 and now under the stewardship of former Japan coach Zico, could have scored twice before Maeda struck, both times having close-range efforts blocked.
A diving header from Keisuke Honda was brilliantly tipped against the post by goalkeeper Noor Sabri in the second half.
Japan now lead World Cup qualifying Group B by eight points from Iraq, Australia and Oman, at least until Jordan host the Socceroos later on Tuesday.
Alberto Zaccheroni's side have 10 points from four matches in the final round of Asian qualifying.
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A Rose among Thorns-A Look at Chicago's Green Rooftops
Northeastern Illinois University boasts an organization that has been promoting green-mindedness, known on campus as the Green Cycle Group (GCG). They have done some noteworthy things like implementing the changeover to more energy saving campus lighting systems, and getting the grounds department to drive around in energy efficient and less gas-guzzling (i.e. less stinky/wasteful) vehicles. NEIU also offers up an actual glass-covered greenhouse for Biology students to dabble around with, which is located on the top floor of the Bernard Brummel Hall science building, with the department offering up a plethora of greenhouse-grown plants for sale in Village Square on a yearly basis. Although these types of modern day changes and plans are welcome within the context of a growing surge toward increased environmental and health aware- ness, the concepts of "greenifying" our campus and surrounding communities are still in the "seedling" stages unfortunately.
Since spring is now thankfully here, this article takes a look at the cool things being done within the confines of the Chicago city limits. Daley's past vision of beautifying urban areas with flora and fauna in order to try and counteract the visions of endless concrete, cars, steel, garbage, and other ugly elements of modern day urban living has continued on as a positive legacy. How does a city in motion like Chicago help offset the sterility and smog? How can we help slow down the process of global degradation and climate changes? The answer can be found in the growing interest in metropolitan rooftop gardening, whether on top of a simple two-car garage, a medium-sized eatery, or the vast spread found at the top of a high-rise building used for official governmental business.
Back when Mayor Richard M. Daley was brewing up and putting to work plans of action to make a greener Chicago, his environmental commissioner Sadhu Johnston stated, "This is about quality of life. What we're talking about is creating a city that exists in harmony with the world, a place that can be a model. Cities have long been hurtful to the environment." Keeping this sentiment in mind, let us now look at some urban examples of successful rooftop garden experiments, starting with the big daddy of them all-the top of our own City Hall building.
City Hall
Begun in 2000, with a cost of $2.5 million dollars, City Hall's rooftop has proven itself as a beautiful demonstration project as well as a test green roof. The result: in one city block there is over 20, 000 square feet of various beautifying and life-sustaining plants, vines, shrubs, foliage and even trees. An added bonus? The city building saves over $5,000 dollars in energy costs on average per year, though the figure could quite possibly be even greater currently. Tours are offered so check their website for availability. Building located at La-Salle, Randolph, Clark, and Washington streets city block square.
Uncommon Ground
Located at 1401 W. Devon, on the North side and close to Chicago's lakefront, Uncommon Ground has been offering up award-winning homegrown dishes, while proudly maintaining status as a trend setter/ model in the rooftop gardening and green business sectors. This business has grown its own food since 2008 with only organic means, and strives to maintain as small a car- bon footprint as possible. While not as large scale as City Hall's model, this establishment provides community outreach and education concerning urban gardening and all things green. They even offer a discount for customers who bicycle to the establishment instead of driving their cars. They also have the honor of being the nation's first organic roof top farm, making Chicago the first to rock the green organic roof top farming concept.
The majority of green roofs in Chicago are planted and maintained by large corporate or private companies that do not offer access to the public, but there are a bunch that you can explore. Below is a short list of some of the other spaces you can check out online and maybe even visit this spring or summer. Some offer public viewings, and some give tours. Check out their websites or call to get current information on individual places and what their public policies are.
• Millennium Park at 201 E. Randolph St. • The Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington St. • The Apple store on Michigan Ave. • The Essex Inn Hotel at 800 S. Michigan Ave. • Soldier Field at 1410 S. Museum Campus Dr. • The PepsiCo. Rooftop Garden at 555 W. Monroe Street, 2nd floor • The Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd.
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New York rhyme – twister Homeboy Sandman is one of the freshest new talents in hip hop and the latest signing to the Stones Throw roster, a natural fit as Sand is one of the best pure lyricists around. A voice against fraudulent politicians, relationship miscues, and the inevitable haters hating because he was "down to skip a meal or two."
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ALBANY — Seven dozen protesters arrested over the course of Occupy Albany's two-month downtown encampment are officially off the hook.
City Court Judge Thomas K. Keefe has formally dismissed more than 100 charges that were still technically pending against the protesters — long after District Attorney David Soares' office announced that it would not prosecute protesters arrested for nonviolent offenses that did not involve property damage while exercising their free speech rights.
Citing Soares' refusal to prosecute, Keefe wrote in a brief decision that he had no other choice — making official what had been all but a foregone conclusion.
"Absent a clear abuse of discretion, which is not indicated here, this court's only recourse is to dismiss," the judge wrote.
The vast majority of the arrests were made by State Police in Lafayette Park in November, when protesters provoked troopers into arresting them after city police had for weeks refused to do so in neighboring Academy Park, home to the protest's large encampment.
The arrests became a nightly ritual, during which the protesters — a dozen or a more a night — would gather on the state-owned land in violation of its curfew and peacefully await troopers to bind their hands with plastic ties and lead them away.
Soares' refusal to prosecute the arrests — largely for violations such as trespassing — made him an early hero of the movement and a villain to those who viewed the city's refusal to oust the occupiers and Soares' refusal to try them as weak-kneed.
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The Unified Wood Energy Terminology meeting took place
in Rome at FAO headquarters on 3 and 4 October 2001. It was attended by 25
experts from Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, belonging to leading
international, regional and national organizations involved in the topic of wood
energy. Two meetings focused on standardization and a third on biofuels. A final
document, listing the terms on which agreement on harmonized definitions had
been reached, is under preparation. At the end of the meeting, the participants
prepared the following Declaration.
The participants recognized that:
on the one hand,
· wood energy is, and will remain in the future, an important source of energy;
· properly harnessed, wood energy provides the opportunity to foster sustainable development, particularly at the local level;
· the discussion on climate change opens new opportunities for the development of bioenergy;
· data and information on woodfuels (and other biofuels) are crucial for the evaluation of the current situation and the assessment of environmental issues, and constitute the basis for wood energy planning and sound forestry and bioenergy policies;
on the other hand,
· the importance of wood energy is not yet properly recognized by energy and forestry planners and policy-makers;
· national and international capabilities for the systematic collection, analysis and presentation of woodfuel information are often dramatically insufficient and focus mainly on the demand side, leaving unattended most issues relating to supply and its sustainability;
· the terminology used for the collection, analysis and presentation of woodfuel information is not properly defined and standardized;
· most countries lack appropriate tools, methodologies and human resources for data collection, interpretation and planning; and
· there is insufficient coordination and collaboration among national, regional and international organizations (forestry, energy and agriculture).
· a revised list of the terms with their definitions, which will be described in a publication called "A Unified Wood Energy Terminology (UWET), definitions and descriptions", to be edited by FAO.
· various methodologies needed for bioenergy information and planning, including:
- an approach to be followed for the identification and classification of the main biofuels, and
- tools for the development of improved national wood energy information systems, as well as the implementation of wood energy planning exercises.
· to be actively involved in the adoption, application and dissemination of UWET;
· to increase cooperation at regional/international levels to develop improved woodfuel information and planning systems; and
· to help to launch and support an initiative directed to improve the understanding and quantification of bioenergy supply sources.
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Miguel Trossero at the address given on the first page.
This has become our regular feature dedicated to IEA Bioenergy's activities. Complete contact details are listed at the end of this section.
ExCo 48
With considerable regret the Executive Committee meeting scheduled for Orlando, United States on 13 and 14 September 2001, was cancelled as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. ExCo48 was subsequently rescheduled to Brussels, Belgium in November 2001.
ExCo48 Brussels, Belgium
The 48th meeting of the Executive Committee was held in Brussels, Belgium on 13 and 14 November 2001, with Josef Spitzer as Chairman, and John Tustin as Secretary. The meeting was hosted by the European Commission. The outcome of the meeting is summarized below.
UN CLIMATE REPORT CLARIFIES "SINKS" Mr Miguel Trossero,
Senior Forestry Officer (Wood Energy) represented FAO as an observer at
the 48th meeting of the Executive Committee of IEA Bioenergy, which
was his first meeting with IEA since the November 2000 meeting held in
Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting was attended by approximately 23
representatives from 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the European Union
as ExCo members, with IEA headquarters' staff members and FAO as
observers. For more information, please contact Mr Miguel Trossero at the
address given on the first
The meeting discussed matters arising from existing and new members and reviewed the progress reports and accounts. Presentations were made on the many activities of the different Tasks. Of particular interest to FAO (and which could be of relevance to FEF readers in developing countries) were the case studies to be carried out by Task 35 on the techno-economic assessment of bioenergy applications. Mr Trossero mentioned that after the preparation of FAO's publication (now under final editing) on "The analysis of economic and financial aspects of wood energy systems", he would like to collaborate with IEA Bioenergy during the next biennium in the preparation of case studies in some developing countries.
Another area of interest is the work carried out on the socio-economic aspects of bioenergy projects. FAO's Wood Energy Programme had already had some collaboration with Task 29 in the past, which is expected to increase in the future. Mr Trossero presented a paper on the status of the activities implemented within the framework of the FAO-IEA Bioenergy Memorandum of Understanding signed in early 2000. He remarked that the collaboration between FAO and IEA Bioenergy was giving the benefits expected in terms of higher visibility, improved exchange of information and better accessibility to new areas of expertise.
Mr Miguel Trossero,
Senior Forestry Officer (Wood Energy) represented FAO as an observer at
the 48th meeting of the Executive Committee of IEA Bioenergy, which
was his first meeting with IEA since the November 2000 meeting held in
Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting was attended by approximately 23
representatives from 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the European Union
as ExCo members, with IEA headquarters' staff members and FAO as
For more information, please contact Mr Miguel Trossero at the address given on the first page.
Possible new Contracting Parties
Ireland was planning to rejoin the Agreement in 2002.
Position paper on municipal solid waste
The Executive Committee, with substantial assistance from Dr Niranjan Patel, Task Leader of Task 36, is preparing a position paper entitled "Municipal solid waste and its role in sustainability". This will be a well-researched, policy-oriented statement that should facilitate discussion of this important issue and assist energy policy development in the member countries. Publication is envisaged early in 2002 and the paper will also be available in the "media centre" of the new Web site.
Extension of the Implementing Agreement
At ExCo47, it was unanimously agreed that the Implementing Agreement be extended to 31 December 2004.
Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Dr Kyriakos Maniatis was elected Chairman and Dr Björn Telenius Vice-Chairman for 2002. The Committee expressed their appreciation of the strong contribution by the outgoing Chairman, Dr Josef Spitzer, who had served for the previous three years.
The Executive Committee meets twice a year, with the meetings being rotated around the member countries. Attendance is normally in the range of 20 to 27 people. The Table below shows meetings that were held in recent years, with an analysis of the attendees by broad category.
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Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
13-14 May 1998
Christchurch, New Zealand
18-19 November 1998
Svolvær, Norway
26-28 May 1999
Kyoto, Japan
11-12 November 1999
Utrecht, the Netherlands
29-31 May 2000
Zagreb, Croatia
8-9 November 2000
York, United Kingdom
2-3 May 2001
Brussels, Belgium
13-14 November 2001
Some Task Leaders also serve as Alternate Members or Designated Alternate Members at specific meetings. On average, about four member countries are not represented at an ExCo meeting, but several non-member countries are present as observers. Observers from member countries and IEA headquarters are also usually present. Overall, ExCo meetings are well attended and the support from member countries, whether they are represented or not, is substantial.
The next ExCo meeting, ExCo49, will be hosted by the Danish Energy Agency in Copenhagen, Denmark on 24 and 25 April 2002. For more details, please send an e-mail to: email@example.com
Task 39: Liquid biofuels
Biofuels including ethanol and biodiesel are already important parts
of the motor fuels mix in many countries. In the United States, for example, ethanol is expected to account for about 2 percent of the total motor gasoline mix in 2002. These fuels are poised to become even more important in many countries over the short term because of their environmental and energy security benefits. IEA Bioenergy established Task 39 to help participants with their implementation of biofuel fuels.
Task 39 is an integrated effort to deal with both the policy and regulatory issues that influence biofuel implementation as well as the technical R&D issues related to the development of new conversion pathways. It builds on the previous successes of Tasks 26 and 27 on related topics. The programme of work consists of the following elements:
· Providing information and analyses on policy, regulatory and infrastructure issues that will help participants encourage the establishment of the infrastructure for biofuels.
· Catalysing cooperative research and development projects that will help participants develop improved, cost-effective processes for converting lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol.
· Providing information and analyses on specialized topics relating to the production and implementation of biodiesel technologies.
· Providing information dissemination, outreach to stakeholders and coordination with other related groups through newsletters, a Web site, and related activities.
Task 39 had its initial meeting in Paris in April 2001 and organized a special session on ethanol utilization at the 23rd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, held in Colorado, United States on 8 May. The Working Group on Policy and Regulatory Issues met in Brussels, Belgium in October 2001 to consider those aspects of biofuels implementation. The European Commission (EC), for example, is considering the use of mandates to increase biofuel use. Such mandates would require that specified percentages of biofuels be used in all motor fuels, phased in over time. The Working Group on the Technical Aspects of Converting Lignocellulosic Feedstock to Ethanol met in Helsinki, Finland in November 2001 as part of the Nordic Bioenergy Technical Symposium. Ethanol from lignocellulosic feedstock is seen as a way to lower biofuel costs in the future and to ensure that adequate supplies of biomass will be available. The first two Task 39 newsletters have also been published.
Task 31: Conventional forestry systems for sustainable production of bioenergy
Task 31 held a very successful one-day "Bioenergy Seminar" in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. One of a series of such events organized by the task, this seminar attracted more than 50 participants, including representatives from the oil and gas, electricity and forest industries, government and academic institutions. The event may have sparked enough interest to initiate serious discussions on forming a Canadian Biomass Association - quite remarkable for an event in Alberta which is the oil and gas heartland of Canada.
The first annual workshop of Task 31 was held from 19 to 21 September 2001 in Garderen, the Netherlands. Hosted by the National Forest Service, the Forest Contractors Organization, Alterra Research Institute and the Institute for Forests and Forest Products, the workshop attracted about 35 participants from 11 different countries. Entitled "Principles and practice of forestry and bioenergy in densely-populated regions", it focused on the contribution of conventional forestry to energy supply and greenhouse gas balances, soil and landscape sustainability, forestry and vegetation management challenges, and forest operations and bioenergy options in the urban-wildland interface. Field study tours before and after the workshop demonstrated clearly the particular problems faced by forest management and biomass production for energy in a very densely populated region, a situation that may become more common in future in other parts of the developed world.
The final event in the Netherlands was a highly successful bioenergy seminar at Baarn. On the theme "Energy from forestry and forest industries", this was the third in a series of technology transfer efforts started in Task 18 and continued in Task 31. Representatives from the Netherlands forest industry, forest management and energy sectors as well as international forest bioenergy experts exchanged ideas on: harvesting systems and techniques; policy and infrastructural factors; markets and cost of energy wood; comminution, drying and storage; social implications; and bioenergy and the forest ecosystem.
Further information can be obtained
Jim Richardson (email@example.com ).
Task 32: Biomass combustion and cofiring
Task 32 has recently launched its Web site (www.ieabioenergy-task32.com). Apart from general information on the task and contact details of task members, the site contains reports of task meetings (Tasks 19 and 32) and task-organized seminars. A database on fuel and ash composition and a task-produced handbook on biomass combustion and cofiring will soon be added.
Task 34: Pyrolysis of biomass
ThermoNet, comprising PyNe (for biomass pyrolysis) and GasNet (for biomass gasification), had its first meeting in Helsinki, Finland at the end of June 2001. PyNe is sponsored by the EC and by IEA Bioenergy (Task 34).
Task 35: Techno-economic assessments for bioenergy applications
Collaboration between IEA Bioenergy and Essent Energi has been initiated. Essent Energi is the largest electric utility and service company in the Netherlands and the major green power producer. Netherlands legislation requires power producers to replace up to 20 percent of their coal-fired power with renewable energy. Tasks 35 and 38 are carrying out life cycle analyses to support the decision on the optimum choice of technology to be applied to meet this requirement.
Martijn Wagener of Essent Energi, "As the leading green power producer in the Netherlands, we need to ensure that our consumers get what they want. And what they want is the most benign environmental footprint. Electricity production from biomass is a powerful and efficient way to reduce the emissions of CO2, the main cause of the greenhouse effect."
In July 2001, a workshop organized by the Netherlands organization Novem provided an introduction to the Task 35 kick-off meeting. In addition to task members and Novem, there were participants from various Netherlands organizations, including electric utility, R&D and academic organizations. Presentations covered energy policy, national bioenergy objectives, utility perspectives and recent R&D studies.
The Task 35 meeting discussed the task's practical work packages, including the study of new alternatives for the international bioenergy trade, such as those based on trading of pyrolysis bio-oil.
More information is available from:
Yrjo Solantausta (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Task 38. Greenhouse gas balances of biomass and bioenergy systems
The proceedings of the workshop held in Canberra, Australia in March 2001 are now available at: www.joanneum.ac.at/iea-bioenergy-task38/fnew.htm
Task 31 News
The first issue of Task 31's newsletter was released in June 2001. Contact Jim Richardson (email@example.com) for a copy.
Hot gas conditioning: recent progress with larger-scale biomass gasification systems
Over the past decade, significant research and
development activities have been conducted on the topic of gas clean-up and
conditioning. In this report, Don Stevens, leader of Task 39, provides an update
of efforts related to large-scale biomass gasification systems.
To order a copy of the report, send an e-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com; or refer to the Web site (www.doe.gov/bridge ).
Bioenergy FAQs
Task 38 has written a guide, Answers to ten frequently asked questions about bioenergy, carbon sinks and their role in global climate change, to introduce and explain the relevant fundamental concepts.
The report can be obtained from Susanne Woess-Gallasch of Joanneum Research, Elisabethstrasse 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria; e-mail: susanne.woess@ joanneum.at, or viewed at: www.joanneum.ac.at/iea-bioenergy-task38/publication/ task38faq.pdf
Biogas and more! Systems and markets overview of anaerobic digestion
Produced by the former Task 24: Energy from biological conversion of municipal solid waste, this booklet outlines the status of anaerobic digestion as the most promising method of treating the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and other organic wastes. It also summarizes policy and other issues which influence the deployment of the technology.
For further information contact: Pat Wheeler (email@example.com).
Collaboration with China
On 28 August 2001 an agreement was signed between IEA
and the Chinese Government for a "Framework of Energy Technology Co-operation"
with China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Beijing.
In 1996, IEA reached a cooperation agreement with China's State Development Planning Commission (SDPC) which included clauses for China's participation in IEA's R&D Implementing Agreements. However, little progress was made in this respect, mainly because energy technology R&D and deployment are largely the responsibility of MOST, another government agency. Recently, contacts were made with MOST to encourage China's participation in more Implementing Agreements. (So far, China has joined only two Implementing Agreements, one on Hydropower and the other on Nuclear Fusion Materials.) MOST officials showed a strong interest for the ministry itself or its subordinate entities to join more Implementing Agreements. The ministry has an expanding programme for international technology cooperation and an increasing budget to support this programme. However, the priority of budget allocation will be given to cooperation projects that can be implemented under an umbrella agreement which MOST has signed with international players. For this reason a framework paper was requested for cooperation with IEA to enable the ministry to allocate funds for China's participation in more IEA Implementing Agreements.
Chinese participation in IEA Bioenergy would be valuable as China is the largest potential market for clean energy technology deployment outside IEA membership. It also has high-quality researchers who can contribute to the advancement of energy technology collaboration programmes. Accordingly, the Secretary has endeavoured to open discussion on possible membership by sending appropriate material on IEA Bioenergy programmes.
Task 29 is planning its next meetings for July 2002 in
Cologne, Germany and September 2002 in Croatia. Task 32 is planning its next workshop in conjunction with
Task 33 for June 2002 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It will also meet
in the autumn of 2002 in New Zealand. Task 36 is planning its next meeting for May 2002 in
Australia. Task 37 is planning its 2002 meetings for the spring in
Germany and the autumn in Italy. Task 39 is planning its 2002 meetings for May in Orlando,
United States and the autumn in the United Kingdom. ExCo49 will be hosted by the Danish Energy Agency in
Copenhagen, Denmark on 24 and 25 April 2002. There will be a study tour
on 23 April. ExCo50 will be held in Helsinki, Finland on 23 and 24
October 2002. There will be a programme on 22 October for ExCo members
wishing to learn more about bioenergy in Finland. ExCo51 will be held in Australia around May
Task 29 is planning its next meetings for July 2002 in Cologne, Germany and September 2002 in Croatia.
Task 32 is planning its next workshop in conjunction with Task 33 for June 2002 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It will also meet in the autumn of 2002 in New Zealand.
Task 36 is planning its next meeting for May 2002 in Australia.
Task 37 is planning its 2002 meetings for the spring in Germany and the autumn in Italy.
Task 39 is planning its 2002 meetings for May in Orlando, United States and the autumn in the United Kingdom.
ExCo49 will be hosted by the Danish Energy Agency in Copenhagen, Denmark on 24 and 25 April 2002. There will be a study tour on 23 April.
ExCo50 will be held in Helsinki, Finland on 23 and 24 October 2002. There will be a programme on 22 October for ExCo members wishing to learn more about bioenergy in Finland.
ExCo51 will be held in Australia around May 2003.
Chapter seven of the forthcoming book to be published by
IEA Bioenergy Task 18 is entitled "Social implications of forest energy
production". The objectives are, first, to discuss how public perceptions and
values relating to forests and their use can be identified and addressed. Within
the context of forest energy production, this should include the means of
involving the public in decision-making and strategies for convincingly
demonstrating sustainability. Second, the chapter aims to explore the
relationship between forest energy production and rural employment. Finally, it
attempts to discuss the potentially beneficial impact of forest energy
production and use on community development and life in particular cultures,
specifically in remote areas and involving aboriginal peoples.
This revised version of the chapter appears with three main themes: the social implications of biofuel use in developing countries; the social implications of biofuel use in developed countries; and forest energy and employment. The social implications of biofuel use in developing countries considers a number of cases and related topics such as biofuel use in Asian countries, the role of gender, socio-economic and cultural views, attitudes on environmental issues and biofuel use in African countries. More specifically, biofuel use in Asian countries elaborates on the contemporary perceptions of wood energy, volume of woodfuel flows, rural income and employment and bioenergy use in the local sector. Case studies are cited, such as that of the Majalaya subdistrict, West Java's habit and necessity; Laguna province, Philippines' festivals and celebrations; and Pokhara, Nepal's ceremonial uses. In addition, global climate change is tackled.
The second theme discusses how bioenergy is being developed and what are the benefits in remote communities, i.e. Canada. Other topics include: complementary forestry activities for community development; opportunities and challenges for remote communities; the relationship of the urban public to the forest; the design of woodfuel operations in urbanized societies; and changing urban culture and economics.
The final section concerning forest energy and rural employment is devoted to methods for measuring employment and earnings, and the effects of production systems on employment and earnings. (Contributed by: Prof. Elizabeth M. Remedio, Department of Economics, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com )
For more information on any of the articles in this Special Feature, please contact:
IEA Secretariat, IEA Bioenergy,
9 Moncur Drive, Rotorua,
New Zealand.
Fax: +64 7 3487503;
e-mail: email@example.com;
[See also the Africa Energy Information Forum under Events of Interest for more information on IEA activities.]


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Reading body language: There is a certain allure set aside for the man who is considered a Pick up artist (PUA) in men's magazines. Pick up artists are meant to be some magical creature that every man wants to be like because of the way that they can attract women to their persona.
The first step in interpreting the body language of the pickup artist is his person. This is the walk of confidence that the man has while entering a room that is meant to grab the attention of the women in the room or bar. This body language that the room is supposed to be reading shows that he is meant to be with any woman in the room. This confidence is also meant to build desire into any woman who see and view the PUA.
A smart pick up artist knows that in order to be seen he must stay away from the edges of vision so he will place himself in the center of the room so that he may be the center of attention as much as possible this is a huge part of his "game".
Attention is everything
Reading body language of a pickup artist and his swagger
The body language of a pickup artist will show confidence in every way possible; he will stand with confidence and obey the laws of proximity and the "bell bubble". The pickup artist will be aware of the proximity of the people who are his friends but also their body language as to what they are reacting to.
The pickup artist will smile and look at everyone in the room even if they have disgust and disdain for him. He will ignore the statements made about him or he may react verbally with a smart remark.
Everything for the pick up artist has been engineered before he walked into the room. His clothing was well thought out, his accessories were predetermined hours earlier and even locations where he ends up may have been previously staked out.
Reading body language of a pickup artist and peacocking
The clothing of a pickup artist may be a little different than what you would think. Everything is done to draw attention to himself of the opposite sex. The man may wear something that is unusual like a scarf or a piece of jewelry. These articles used are conversation starters for sure just unusual enough to get that extra bit of attention from the other guys in the room and even the alpha male.
The articles used to attract women nonverbally can even be part of women's clothing. The scents used can be those of perfume just to get the extra touch and get her to question if it was from another woman who was interested causing her to be interested now.
Everything worn by the pickup artist whether clothing or scents is designed to build attention in a way that creates people either talking to the pickup artist or about him. This attention feeds into the persona of the man and helps build his confidence.
Reading body language of a pickup artist and "kino"
When it comes to reading body language and the actions of others including pick up artists kinesthetics is important. The word "Kino" is used meaning touch. The job of the pickup artist is to get playful touch in as soon as possible. The main goal is to show confidence and intent but to remain as playful as possible.
Touch crosses social boundaries and once crossed it is easier for the woman to relax around the pick up artist and buy into his persona and what he is saying to her. The more she is touched the more her guard drops or the more comfortable she becomes over time the more relaxed she will become.
Reading body language of pick up artists with body space and anchoring
Pick up artists usually work in groups of two or more or teams. The job of the wing man is to be support for their fellow pick up artists but at the same time getting more attention from the men and the women in the room. They may use each other's bodies to have the right amount of anchoring or being in a good visible spot for others to see. The anchor may be the best seat in the house where the PUA may sit or stand with confidence.
Wherever he is the body language signs and signals of the pickup artist will show that he is relaxed and supposed to be right where the action is.
He may surround himself with adoring women who want his attention which will in turn cause other women to want to be within proximity to figure out who the man of mystery is. The closer in proximity the women are to him the better chance that the PUA has of gamming or working on his game with his new "target".
While anchoring good interactions take place in one location and bad interactions will take place in another.
The best ally the PUA has is the attention that he gets from everyone in the room. This creates a buzz and creates attention and builds the confidence or swagger of the man.
A good pick up artist is good at reading the body language of others but also for using his to gain attention or know how to diffuse a bad situation.
Reading the body language of a pickup artist and bouncing
Once a location has been determined to be the venue must change. The whole goal is to get the girl away from the location where she was before. This can be for a mini date like a quick breakfast at 2:00am or even for activities back at home.
In some instances the whole goal is to get others to see the PUA to leave so that an internal sort of jealousy is built or even a feeling of exclusion.
This does build into the desire mechanism in the brain on the part of the person who is "missing out" on whatever the pickup artist has to offer especially if he is leaving with more than one girl.
Reading the body language of a pickup artist and rejection
A pick up artist who has been out in the field or "gaming" for a while will know that he will be rejected by women over time. The body language or on verbal reaction from him will show that the rejection is no big deal and that there are plenty of others who would be happy to be the center of his attention.
When the pick up artist does get the reaction that he wants he does not celebrate because it would create bad attention. On the other hand it is the same with rejection a good pick up artist will not react badly when he is rejection by his target he will just move on as nothing has phased him.
Reading the body language of a pickup artist and his verbal attributes
There are a few things that need to be explained about the pickup artist and how he will use verbal actions to help with his nonverbal game. PUA's will typically have a call sign or a nick name that they go by. In some instances the name will only be used on the internet in chat rooms but some of the guys will use them in the real world.
The nick name or call sign gives them confidence and allure and may help with their mystic and swagger. The whole intention of the pickup artist is attention from person or the group that they are targeting.
Remembering that the while goal of the body language and nonverbal actions is to build attraction and desire by increasing attention many great things can be learned from watching and reading the body language of a pickup artist.
Reading the body language of a pickup artist can be learned here:
Reading body language like an expert may be learned and explained by this course.
As always I would like to thank you in advance for your comments and or questions about reading the body language signs and signals of pickup artists.
Now go implement!
Scott Sylvan Bell
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Newspaper article Sunshine Coast Sunday (Maroochydore, Australia)
I Spy Claims Tourism Up 31%; but Operators Question Statistics as Promo Set for Rerun
Article excerpt
Byline: Nicole Fuge
A TOURISM campaign which reputedly boosted visitor numbers by more than 30% is set to be repeated on the Sunshine Coast.
But some local operators arenat sure Queensland Tourismas aI Spya promotion is all itas cracked up to be.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Jann Stuckey yesterday unveiled plans to repeat the promotion, which involves more than 400 Queensland holiday deals, including adrive holidaysa to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne travellers.
aParticipating operators from the Sunshine Coast recorded a 31.5% increase in bookings compared to the year prior,a she said.
But that has left some tourism operators asking a who are the aparticipating operatorsa hitting the bookings lottery.
Mooloolaba Business and Tourism chairman Bernie Sullivan, who manages Newport Apartments, said he doubted there had been 30% growth in business.
aI canat say my business has done that well, we held our own but I donat want to skite about it,a he said.
Mr Sullivan said if the figures were inclusive of visitation to the Coast, they would be more accurate. But he found it hard to believe operators experienced that increase on bookings alone.
While accommodation houses were seeing growth, Mr Sullivan said other tourism businesses were still feeling the pinch.
aSome restaurateurs and businesses in Mooloolaba would like to see an improvement on where they are, but theyare holding their own,a he said. …


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A piece of fascinating jewelry certainly can bring wearers much glamor and attractiveness. Especially if you have some valuable fine jewelry, e.g gold, silver, diamond and natural pearls jewelry, you definitely want to maintain their charming order for as long as possible. You might also plan to pass them to your loved as a treasure. The proper jewelry care and maintenance are the first things you have to deal with caution. Check this ultimate guide of ultrasonic cleaners for jewelry to find your best way of cleaning jewelry.
Jewelry cleaning and care are something important but wearers tend to ignore, especially if you have valuable rare jewelry pieces in the collection. Jewelry is actually easy to get dirty with daily wear and exposed to the contamination in public, or scratch and damage occasionally. The proper care can definitely extend their lifespan for as long as possible.
What is the Proper Way to Clean Jewelry
How to clean jewelry largely depends on what types of jewelry you have. As the materials used to make this jewelry and the chemical structure are so different from type to type, so you must be cautious especially if you use the chemical detergent to clean them up.
Sterling silver is actually easy to get tarnished while they are exposing under the sunshine. To clean up the tarnished sterling silver jewelry, you can try a soft cloth to wipe them gently. If they are dirty, just immerse them in warm water or add some mild soap liquid for the better result. Then leave it for a few minutes until the dirty grimes on the surface are dissolved. Once they are ready, take them out to rinse completely in another clean water tank and then dry them up completely. Just make sure no any residue left on the surface of silver jewelry.
If you have gold jewelry, not sure how to clean them up, you can take them to the professional jewelers for the better care and maintenance. One thing you should bear in mind is you should not wear gold jewelry during the process of any physical work or dramatic activities. All these can tend to damage or lose them in somewhere.
Some specific chemical solution can produce great work on cleaning certain gemstone jewelry, e.g emerald, opals, and pearls etc. Just read the users instruction carefully or ask the seller straight away to make sure if your gemstone jewelry is in their cleaning list. The cleaning rule here is very strict as the wrong chemical might be getting your gemstone worse, even not resumable.
Use Ultrasonic Cleaner to Clean Jewelry
Another cleaning way, ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, is getting popularity in recent years. Following the innovation of ultrasonic cleaner, there are many types of ultrasonic cleaners machine coming up on the market now. They perform the different cleaning function very well, but most of the cleaning principle is actually the same. One of them, ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, is the most used both in the home or in professional jewelry shops. They are powerful and efficient. Ultrasonic cleaning can save users much time and effort.
However, there are still the some of the jewelry not suitable for ultrasonic cleaning. Gemstone, silver, pearls, these types of jewelry are usually very soft on the surface. The powerful ultrasonic sound wave might flush away their sparklingness and damage the surface chemical structure. So, it is recommended that wearers use more hand manual work to clean these soft gemstone jewelry, rather than to use cleaning machine.
To be concluded, your jewelry is absolutely necessary to be cleaned and maintained on the regular base. Wearers have to take time to learn how to clean them up in proper way. The materials used for jewelry are largely the key factor of how to clean them up properly and professionaly. It is worthy of your time and dedication on jewelry cleaning especially if you have valuable jewelry in collection.


text: While trying to tune a kernel for an old 1.3.3/i386 machine, that while very near the end of it's planned production life, was in dire need of more capacity without wiggling too much, I too encountered this problem. Unfortunately the answer suggested in this still-open PR is very sub-optimal from a performance perspective. Here are the notes from my final working kernel configuration showing how I arrived at a much much better answer. Note that text resembling the first paragraph from the second section should probably be edited into options(4) before this PR is closed as it's still apparently relevant with UVM. The rest of course is for historical purposes and in case anyone else is still running a pre-UVM machine that might need tuning to handle more processes, mbufs, etc. FYI I also discovered coincidentally that "netstat -m" only produces meaningful output if "options KMEMSTATS" is enabled too.... # note CLBYTES is 4096 on i386 so 128MB of RAM is 32768 MBCLUSTERS. options NMBCLUSTERS="(128*1024*1024/CLBYTES)" # get ready to network! # default NKMEMCLUSTERS is (6 * 1024 * 1024 / CLBYTES) # # for ages on a 192MB machine we had 24MB's worth, which was always # enough, but on a 320MB machine with relatively small process # footprints it's not nearly enough to make full use of the system. # vm_fork panics from a failed kmem_alloc() as soon as it's under any # realistic load. # # note CLBYTES is 4096 so 64MB of RAM is 16384 KMEMCLUSTERS. # # increase this if you get any kmem_alloc panics (eg. from vm_fork) # (or decrease MAXUSERS and/or MAXPROC), but watch for clashes in the # maximum available kernel memory between what NBUF requires and what # NMBCLUSTERS requires. # options NKMEMCLUSTERS="(48*1024*1024/CLBYTES)" # Static buffer cache is defined by two kernel parameters: NBUF and # BUFPAGES. # # NBUF defines the number of buffer headers, i.e. the # number of files that may have a buffer cache entry. Each buffer # header includes space for an I/O buffer of MAXBSIZE (which defaults # to 65536) so take care not to allocate too many since this space # must be shared with other kernel memory, including that used by # KMEMCLUSTERS and NMBCLUSTERS and on i386 there is a limit. # # The size of the actual buffer data cache is defined by the kernel # parameter bufpages. This size is given in 4kB pages (CLBYTES). # # to fix "panic: kmem_suballoc: bad status return of 3" it was # suggested in PR#2998 that we adjust MAXBSIZE to 16384, but that's # 1/4 of the default value of 64K and so it's not the best thing to # do if you want any performance from the machine.... # # The real problem causing the panic is that nbuf gets too big when # auto-calculated on large machines (and once KMEMCLUSTERS is # increased enough there's no room left for the buffer map). So the # solution is to lock down NBUF to a reasonable value. # # Nbuf was auto-sized to 2822 on a machine with 320MB RAM, which is # just a bit over 16M for buffers when nbuf==bufpages. However before # with only 192MB RAM NBUF was just 1659, which is just under 6.5MB # for buffers when nbuf==bufpages. This worked OK with NKMEMCLUSTERS # sized for 24MB. # # However with NKMEMCLUSTERS up at 48MB we have to keep NBUF lower # than 2000 so that the buffer_map (MAXBSIZE*nbuf) is less than the # remaining KMEM space available for it. However with lots of RAM we # can increase BUFPAGES to keep in line with the 10% factor. # options NBUF=1800 # buffer headers options BUFPAGES="(32*1024*1024/CLBYTES)" # 10% of RAM -- Greg A. Woods +1 416 218-0098 VE3TCP <email@example.com> <firstname.lastname@example.com> Planix, Inc. <firstname.lastname@example.com>; Secrets of the Weird <email@example.com>


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