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GLOBAL STOCK PLUNGES! ( Global Stock Market Plunges, DOW Jones Suffers One Day Point Loss in Market History)
ASIAN MARKET PLUNGES CAUSES PANIC! ( Australian and Asian Market Slides, Asian Market Plunge)
WALL STREET DOW JONES PLUNGES MORE 1100+ POINTS CAUSES PANIC! (DOW Jones Suffers One Day Point Loss in Market History)
BITCOIN PLUNGES! ( Bitcoin Price Falls)
COCA – COLA WILL LAY OFF 600 OF IT'S EMPLOYEES! (Coca – Cola Philippines Will Lay Off Workers, FEMSA Coca Cola Philippine to Lay Off Workers, Goodbye Coca – Cola Philippines Laguna)
FUEL PRICE HIKE! (Oil Firms Hike Fuel Prices, Fuel Prices Increase)
TAIWAN DEADLY EARTHQUAKE! (Taiwan Hotel Collapses After 6.4 Magnitude Quake)
ILOCOS NORTE EARTHQUAKE! (Magnitude 4.7 Quake Rocks Ilocos Norte)
These are just some of the headlines the past few days! While my mom was in the hospital, I was able to write several articles that is good for a month! I have already scheduled them to be automatically posted. However, the headline in the last few days prompted me to squeeze in some time to write and post this short article. As early as November, I have started writing about the bleak financial forecast of the year, and December I posted the full annual forecast that mentioned the possibility of stronger "earth" related calamities this year. And it seems to be happening already.
First, why you should believe the forecasts. It is because these are not conjured by psychic abilities, I do forecast by analyzing the movement of the stars and of the energies. This is done by computing them and analyzing them. In the past years, I have greatly shown some accuracy. I was the only Feng Shui writer who has publicly said that there will be a great calamity and some sort of famine that will happen in Visayas (central part of the Philippines) and that year Typhoon Haiyan (Typhoon Yolanda) happened. It was the strongest typhoon ever recorded in history. After that I did write about Nepal earthquake, and then some freak weather disturbances, and a lot more. These are all a matter of fact and you can easily check this blog to confirm. I'm writing this not because I want to go through some ego boosting exercise but rather I want to show you the trend of my forecasts for you to understand why I'm worried. At the very least, these forecasts cannot be attributed to my supernatural power because there is nothing supernatural in analyzing and computing the relationship of the elements and the stars of the year. This show my skill computing and analyzing them but it not something that is supernatural.
Anyway, I'm writing this because as you can see there are a lot of signs that what I've written are coming true. Global stock market plunges causing panic amongst financial analysts and businessmen. The DOW Jones also plunges by more than 1100+ points! Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency known for its high and good performance also have been steadily plunging down! In the Philippines, Coca – Cola is laying off 600 of its workers, while the official reason is restructuring, it doesn't take an analyst to know what really cause it given that they made the decision when the TRAIN law took effect. In a country like the Philippines, one has to realized that 600 people doesn't mean only 600 gets affected. Remember, 99% if not 100% will have somebody fully depending on them or partially depending on them, so 600 at a very conservative estimate means 1,200 people. And we all know that's not the case because spouses, children, parents, siblings may be depending on these 600 people!!!! On top of that, fuel prices are getting higher. Again, almost everything is depending on fuels and so it won't be surprising if everything follows suits!
Meanwhile, another forecast seems to be happening also. A few days ago, there was a deadly earthquake in Taiwan. Followed by a significantly strong earthquake in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. However, although not highlighted in the news there have been significantly strong earthquakes in several parts of the world. Some of these countries are Chile, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Uganda, Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, several parts of the USA including Alaska. And as I've written a few days ago, science to be confirming this forecast. (Earth Could See Twice As Many Big Earthquakes This Year!)
Now I'm writing this not to scare you. But to remind you that while we technically cannot do anything about the earthquakes, we can collectively pray and the power of prayer will definitely help in some way. Who knows it may even prevent the earthquake from happening, although we really cannot know this, it is enough to sincerely pray for this. But please understand that when I said that earth calamities, I'm not referring only to earthquakes but it includes landslides as well and as we all know there was a terrible mudslide that happened in the US. In fact, world famous celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres were both affected. Volcanic eruptions are also counted as earth element calamities because of the lava flow and the inevitable lahar problem.
Aside from prayer one can also wear protective amulets. I suggest the VAJRAPANI RUEL, GOLD KALACHAKRA PENDANT, FOUR DHARMAKAYA RELIC MANTRAS AND LAMA ATISHA COMBINED AMULETS, and/or JATUKAM RAMATHEP (please note that I don't have a Jatukam Ramathep amulet).
Regarding the financial crisis, we can also collectively say a prayer. In both circumstances, we should pray everyday the whole year. We should also ensure that we spend money wisely. But I strongly suggest that we should all be protected with wealth amulets like the VAISRAVANA – DZAMBHALA WEALTH AMULET and the SPECIAL GOLD PIYAO. It is better if you can have both because these two amulets will actively create wealth luck / financial luck / money luck for you! Carrying the VAJRAPANI RUEL will also aid in protecting you from getting fully affected. Of course, if you know of any other amulets that works you can use that also.
In all these, remember that prayer works! And so pray, pray, pray! I cannot remind you enough of the power of prayers especially these challenging times ahead.
To understand this year's forecast, you should read all the other related 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecasts:
- An Important Peek to the 2018 Year of the Earth Dog: A Bleak Financial Forecast and Early Preparation is Key!
- A Special Gold Piyao Empowered By A Crystal to Invite Wealth Luck!
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog – A Year with Bleak Financial Forecast and Poor Moneymaking Capacity: Understanding What Has Been Written and Also What Has to be Done!
- Understanding the Special Gold Piyao: Your Questions Answered!
- Wealth Luck Comes in with the Special Gold Piyao: A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Wealth Miracles Due to the Special Gold Piyao!
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast Base on Bazi Chart, Flying Stars Formula, and 24 – Mountain Stars Formula! – Part 1.
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast base on Bazi Chart, Flying Stars Formula, and 24 – Mountain Stars Formula! – Part 2.
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast for the 12 Chinese Animal Zodiac Signs (Chinese Horoscope)
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast: What Does the Strong Presence of the Wood Element Means?
- What Business Will Do Good and What Will Do Bad this 2018 Year of the Earth Dog!
- The First Two Eclipses of the Year: What Does It Mean And How to Prepare for It?
- Increase in Salary and a Financial Bonus: A Special Wealth Luck Received By A Reader in Singapore After Wearing the Special Gold Piyao for Just One Day!
- 2018 Bleak Financial Forecast Seems to Be Happening!
- Science Confirms My Forecast of the Possibility of An Increase in Earthquakes This 2018!
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Thinklogical Sets New Sales Record in 2012
Increased Market Adoption of Fiber-Based Video and KVM Extension and Switching Systems Drives Rapid Growth – Company Entering 2013 with Strong Momentum
MILFORD, Conn. – Thinklogical LLC, a global manufacturer and provider of secure fiber optic video routing and KVM extension systems, announced today that it achieved record growth in sales, profitability and new customers in 2012, driven by expanded market coverage, new products, and key personnel hires.
"Our remarkable growth is driven by the increasing need for fiber-based KVM and video extension and switching systems," said Joe Pajer, President and CEO of Thinklogical. "High bandwidth, fiber-based solutions are the only way to truly meet the performance, security, continuous operation and ease of integration demands that are becoming prevalent in applications such as command and control, video editing, video analysis, live event staging, live event broadcasting, scientific modeling, simulation, medical operating rooms and air traffic control."
Pajer added, "We believe we will continue to see strong growth in 2013 across all the markets where these applications are found, including military and intelligence, Federal and municipal government, broadcast, post-production, research universities and laboratories, energy, oil and gas, and more. Thinklogical stands alone in our ability to offer solutions to these market segments."
Business Growth
- Thinklogical generated significant new business in 2012, adding more than 100 new customers and setting sales records throughout the year. "We realized outstanding growth in the military and intelligence sector, complimented by strong increases in the broadcast, post-production and energy distribution markets," Pajer noted. "Entering 2013, our overall pipeline is at an all-time high, with interest from Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific stronger than it has ever been."
New Product Introductions
- In January, the company announced that its Video and KVM VX40, VX160, and VX320 routers had been accredited to The Common Criteria, Evaluation Assurance Level 4, making Thinklogical systems a very attractive choice in military and intelligence communities with applications that require high performance and compliance with information assurance directives.
- In March, the company announced the MX48 router, a system optimized to meet the requirements of small to medium sized KVM and visualization environments such as smaller-scale command and control centers, mobile broadcast facilities, smaller post-production facilities, hospitals and research facilities.
- In October, the company successfully launched the VX640, the world's largest capacity and highest bandwidth Video and KVM router, designed to meet the growing customer demand for secure, high bandwidth routing for secure, high density and mission-critical environments. VX640 based systems were installed by multiple customers in 2012.
Industry Leadership
- In February, the company formally launched the Thinklogical Demo Center. The center is led by two industry pioneers and founders of Thinklogical who have provided customers and partners with thousands of conceptual system designs that range from straightforward to extremely innovative and complex. The center is offered to customers and partners on a complimentary basis, helping them to assess their needs and design KVM and video routing and extension systems, quickly and accurately.
- In November, Thinklogical launched its Federal Advisory Board, with founding members the Honorable Arthur L. Money from the United States National Security Agency (NSA) Technology Advisory Board and Peter Marino, from the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Advisory Group.
Expanded Executive Management and Sales Coverage
- Joe Pajer joined as chief executive officer in January 2012, bringing more than 20 years of senior executive experience in technology businesses to Thinklogical. Previously, Pajer was CEO of Vocollect, a leading provider of voice recognition enabled computing systems used to manage mobile workforces and has previously held leadership positions with Marconi, FORE Systems, Compaq Computer Corporation and AT&T.
- In the third quarter, the company launched the Thinkgrowth Partner Program, a comprehensive program offering sales and marketing support, training and resources to build strong and profitable business relationships with sales partners worldwide. The new program doubled the number of system integrators, design consultants and value added resellers formally offering Thinklogical solutions.
- In July, the company announced the appointment of Vikram Desai as its executive vice president of worldwide sales. Desai previously held positions as CEO, President or COO of leading Application Security, Cloud Services and Big Data companies including Global Crossing, Radware, Earthlink, Viziant, and Kavado.
- Throughout the second half of the year, the company added experienced sales leaders to manage and grow its relationship with the US Federal Government, and expand business across Europe Middle East and Africa.
About Thinklogical
Thinklogical is the leading manufacturer and provider of fiber optic KVM, video, audio, and peripheral extension and routing solutions. Thinklogical offers the only fiber optic KVM routers in the world that are accredited to The Common Criteria, EAL4 and TEMPEST. Government, entertainment, scientific and industrial customers worldwide rely on Thinklogical's products and solutions for security, high performance, continuous operation and ease of integration. Thinklogical products are designed and manufactured in the USA. Thinklogical is headquartered in Milford, Connecticut and is privately held by Riverside Partners LLC, Boston, MA (http://www.riversidepartners.com). For information about Thinklogical products and services, please visit thinklogical.com. Follow Thinklogical on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/thinklogical

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All season, Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 assistant coach Steve Meadley has maintained that, "as long as the club plays the Whitecaps way, then the results will come."
Friday night's performance against Puget Sound Gunners FC embodied that mantra perfectly, as the 'Caps were brilliant in all facets of the game, and dominated en route to a 5-0 road win in Washington, The victory was Vancouver's fourth straight in United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) action.
The match started off a little slowly, as both teams refused to make a costly mistake early on. In addition, the defending on both sides was terrific in the early stages of the match.
At 17 minutes, Gunners centre back Matthew Eronomo cleared the first real chance of the match off of the goal line after Niall Cousens had directed a cross from Cook behind Puget Sound keeper Keegan Rogers.
Cook got the 'Caps on the board in the 24th minute, as he picked up the ball at the top of the 18, turned and fooled Rogers with a seeing-eye shot that went in off the left post. At this point, Vancouver began to dominate.
Marlon Ramirez got the 'Caps second tally of the night on a phenomenal effort by defender Colton O'Neill. O'Neill made a great run down the right flank, around Puget Sound defender Joshua Miller, and delivered a perfectly placed ball to Ramirez at the back left post. The Honduran made no mistake and put the Blue and White up 2-0 at the 34 minute mark.
Cook had a nice attempt as halftime approached, as he fought off Gunners defenders and put a contested ball just over the bar from inside the box. The two sides went into the dressing room at the same 2-0 score.
The 'Caps came out of the break and effectively put the result out of reach for Puget Sound, as Niall Cousens picked up a great ball from midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy, raced down the left side, broke in on Rogers, and put a strike behind the Gunners keeper. The tally put the 'Caps up 3-0 in the 48th minute.
Cook added another for the Blue and White at the 56 minute mark, as a ball bounced into the Gunners' box, and the forward capitalized, directing the bouncing ball into the back of the Puget Sound cage.
However, the 'Caps weren't finished there as, on a Brett Levis rebound, Cousens found himself all alone with Rogers in the Puget Sound area. With no other choice, Miller barreled into the Vancouver forward from behind, resulting in a penalty kick. Cousens finished easily, getting his second goal of the match, and putting Whitecaps FC up 5-0 in the 77th minute.
The Blue and White closed out final 22 minutes without incident, cruising to a convincing win. The victory vaults them to second place in the Northwest Division, three points back of leaders Kitsap Pumas.
Head coach Niall Thompson was straight-forward in his assessment of the victory, and emphasized the team's unified mindset going into the contest.
"Our performance matched our mindset gong into the game," Thompson told whitecapsfc.com after the match. "We wanted to achieve certain team goals and I think we hit them all."
Next up, the 'Caps head home to take on Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders FC U-23 at UBC Thunderbird Stadium on Sunday, June 29. The match is set to kick off at 3:00 p.m. PT.
Scoring Summary:
24' – VAN – Cody Cook (Reynold Stewart)
34' – VAN – Marlon Ramirez (Colton O'Neill)
48' – VAN – Niall Cousens (Mehdi Ballouchy)
56' – VAN – Cody Cook (Marlon Ramirez)
77' – VAN – Niall Cousens (penalty kick)
49' – VAN – Niall Cousens
76' – PS – Luke Broz
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
1.Nolan Wirth; 2.Colton O'Neill, 6.Jordian Farahani, 7.Harry Lakhan (30.Adam Jones 46'), 23.Reynold Stewart; 8.Mehdi Ballouchy (18.Sean Einarsson 70'), 36.Bryce Alderson,14.Brett Levis; 24.Cody Cook, 9.Niall Cousens, 28.Marlon Ramirez,
Substitutes not used
Raegyn Hall
Puget Sound Gunners FC
1.Keegan Rogers; 5.Michael Dodds, 3.Joshua Miller, 4.Matthew Eronomo (13.Luke Broz), 12.Kevin Cook (Rhys Williams); 2.Justice Duerksen, 6.Zachary Hammond, 17.Erik Orzua (18.Vincent McCluskey), 8.Josimar Evangilista (7.Max Smith); 10.Brady Ballew, 9.Quinton Beasley


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Global stocks sink after Fed hike signal, eyes turn to ECB
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stocks slumped Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate and said it would pick up the pace of future increases. Eyes are now on the European Central Bank, which is discussing Thursday when it might end its stimulus program.
KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.5 percent to 7,667 and France's CAC 40 fell 0.2 percent to 5,441. Germany's DAX was down 0.3 percent to 12,846. Futures indicated a lackluster start on Wall Street. Futures for the Standard & Poor's 500 index and Dow were flat.
ASIA'S DAY: Japan's Nikkei 225 sank 1 percent to 22,738.61 while South Korea's Kospi plunged 1.8 percent 2,423.48. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 0.9 percent to 30,440.17 and the Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.2 percent to 3,044.16. Australia's S&P-ASX 200 slipped 0.1 percent to 6,016.60. Stocks in Taiwan and Southeast Asia were lower.
CENTRAL BANKS: The Fed's rate hike was its second this year. The American central bank raised its outlook for increases this year from three to four. Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is in great shape but investors worry faster rate hikes could stifle growth. The ECB, meanwhile, could indicate Thursday when it will wrap up its bond-buying stimulus program, which has boosted stocks and growth since it started in 2015.
KOREA TALKS: South Korean investors sold stocks after President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday. Trump boasted the meeting ended any nuclear threat from North Korea, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in tried to put a positive spin on the outcome, but it produced no details on how or when North Korea's nuclear weapons might be eliminated or even reduced. South Korean businesses that have recently gained on expectations for joint inter-Korean business projects were among the biggest losers.
CURRENCIES: The dollar slipped to 110.00 yen from 110.33 yen. The euro rose to $1.1826 from $1.1793.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude added 23 cents to $66.87 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 0.4 percent to $66.64 a barrel in New York on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 13 cent to $76.61 per barrel in London. It gained 1.1 percent to $76.74 per barrel on Wednesday.


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50 Cent Teams Up With Joan Rivers And Pauly D? Tha Wire [VIDEO]
Talk about the "Odd Couple". 50 Cent is recruiting of all people, comedian Joan Rivers to help him sell his new energy drink Street King. However, Fif is actually doing something quite noble with the proceeds of the drink.


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Linus Börjesson
Linus Börjesson, baritone Trained at the University College of Opera in Stockholm and, before that, he sang for a year in the Göteborg Opera Chorus. His made his debut in 2006 in Verdi's Rigoletto at Folkoperan in Stockholm where he played the two roles Marullo and Count Ceprano alternately. In 2007, he sang Elviro in Handel's Xerxes at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre and, that same summer, Carlo Gustavo in Jacopo Foroni's Christina di Svezia at Vadstena Academy. He has also performed in song recitals and sacred contexts, e.g. at Stockholm's Berwaldhallen concert hall and the Stockholm Concert Hall, in works such as Mozart's Requiem, Sven-David Sandström's Ordet (Eng: The Word) and Carl Nielsen's Symphony No 3. Linus Börjesson has been awarded, for example, the Swedish Wagner Society's Bayreuth scholarship. At the Göteborg Opera, Linus Börjesson has previously played the role of the Duke of Osuna in Goya.


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Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Tours are located at Cedar Creek Estate. Come underground on a journey through the spectacular purpose-built Glow Worm cave!
The tours begin with a short walk on the boardwalk through the rehabilitated rainforest to the Glow Worm cave. Once inside you will watch a short audio/visual display to acclimatise your eyes to the dark. This will ensure you see as many glow worms as possible while inside Glow Worm Alley. The magical "glow-worm alley" is filled with thousands of glowing glow-worms guaranteed! The experience is one you have to see to believe!
Glow Worm Tours operate throughout the day between 10am until 4pm daily with twilight tours operating between 4:30pm - 6:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Bookings are recommended for large group tours. The only days we are closed are Good Friday and Christmas Day.
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DOVER — The Great Bay Municipal Coalition intends to file a motion of reconsideration after Merrimack County Superior Court declined to issue judgment last week on whether the state Department of Environmental Services was required to follow the New Hampshire Administrative Rulemaking procedures in developing and imposing nutrient criteria for the Great Bay estuary.
This case began when the Great Bay Municipal Coalition, comprising Dover, Portsmouth, Rochester, Exeter and Newmarket, said DES failed to put the Numeric Nutrient Criteria for the Great Bay Estuary document into effect in June 2009, setting the water quality criteria for the nitrogen in the water.
Once this document was created, DES declared the Great Bay Estuary had too much nitrogen and, as a result, cities and towns would need to spend close to $100 million to update their water treatment facilities.
"We didn't really envision ourselves in a legal court battle," Dean Peschel, environmental consultant for Dover said. "But, we thought by having the best consultants we could get to look at it and tell us in a fair and objective view from them, 'Is this something that we need to do or is there something else in the evaluation?' And they told us that the evaluation was not a good one."
Dover hired Wright-Pierce Engineering to draft a design plan to decrease the nitrogen discharged from the plant. The proposed scientific plan proved decreasing nitrogen from 20 milligrams per liter to 8 milligrams per liter would address the troubled health of the estuary. However, once the federal Environmental Protection Agency and NHDES administered a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit for Dover's treatment facility requiring almost $100 million in upgrades to reduce the amount of nitrogen being discharged into the Great Bay Estuary to three milligrams per liter, the coalition filed suit.
According to the court's decision, the coalition claims the EPA used the impairment caused by the excess nitrogen to modify National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits issued to the coalition for the estuary previously. They said "that DES' impairment finding directly influenced EPA's permit modifications because water quality criteria determine the effluent limitations for specific pollutants in permits which are imposed by NHDES and USEPA."
DES disagreed, stating the Clean Water Act, a water quality criteria used to identify waters that need to reduce their amount of pollutants, requires each state to adopt its own standards for water quality. The court's decision states that even though the state has authority to craft discharge permits, DES does not issue them. EPA issues all permits and DES adopts them as written.
The court decision states this is a federal issue and the EPA would ultimately make the decision to harm the coalition and require them to update the water treatment facilities.
The Great Bay Coalition believes they are entitled to a ruling by the court on whether the DES' numeric criteria for nitrogen in the Great Bay Estuary is in fact a rule under state law.
"The Coalition said that the development of numeric criteria was in itself a rule, that should have gone through a rule-making procedure and that is what we said should have been done," said Environmental Attorney John Peltonen of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA. "The document filed will ask to reconsider the judge's decision and the position he took."
Great Bay Coalition to ask court to reconsider its case against DES over nitrogen levels
DOVER — The Great Bay Municipal Coalition intends to file a motion of reconsideration after Merrimack County Superior Court declined to issue judgment last week on whether the state Department of Environmental Services was required to follow the New Hampshire Administrative Rulemaking procedures in developing and imposing nutrient criteria for the Great Bay estuary.


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This is a list of food and drink that make appearances and/or are mentioned in the SpongeBob SquarePants series. Although there are several food items in the series that are real food, the series also features numerous food and drink items that are solely a part of the SpongeBob SquarePants universe. Some of these items are parodies of actual food and/or drink items.
Within the SpongeBob SquarePants Universe
For the food sold at the Krusty Krab, see the Galley Grub.
|Barnacle Loaf
|It looks like salami sausage and also in the middle of it, it looks like it has small circle shaped grooves inside. It is red, or maroon, in color. It only Appeared in the Season 1 episode "Karate Choppers." It is a spoof of meatloaf.
|A food in which SpongeBob offered to Squidward in the Season 6 episode: "Squid's Visit." However, Squidward doesn't know what it is. As shown in the episode, it is a gelatinous dessert of the color of magenta with a light cream and a cherry on top. It looks a bit like purplish pink jello.
|Chocolate balls that are popular with 8 year olds. They are enjoyed by Squidward as a part of his midlife crisis. Sergeant Sam Rodrick also used it to challenge someone to not eat in the classroom. They appeared in two Season 4 episodes: "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" and "Good Neighbors." It appears in a simple yellow box that reads Bon-Bon.
|Bran Flakes
|A brand of cereal that is a spoof of Corn Flakes. Old Man Jenkins once mistook SpongeBob for a box of Bran Flakes. It was seen on the Season 3 episode: As Seen on TV. Old Man Jenkins probably eats it and watched the commercial of Bran Flakes.
|Fried Oyster Skins
|A food that Patrick mentioned in "Squidville." Patrick had three orders of it and accidentally knocked the guards unconscious with his bad breath, which allowed SpongeBob and Patrick inside Tentacle Acres. They were probably made from oysters and may be related to pork rinds.
|Holographic Meatloaf
|A dish seen in the Season 3 episode, "The Algae's Always Greener." It is prepared by Karen for Plankton and may be the only meal she knows how to make, as indicated by Plankton's displeasure at seeing it, saying "Holographic meatloaf...again!" Given that it is a hologram, whether or not the meatloaf has any nutritional value is unknown. Holographic Meatloaf simply looks like a meatloaf hologram, which is strangely edible. It is indicated as Plankton's favorite, as at the end of the episode, he says, "Holographic meatloaf...my favorite!" Plankton eats this with a can or cup of soda. Olives appear as a side dish.
|Jellyfish Jelly Patty
|A Krabby Patty with jellyfish jelly on it. It only was on the Krusty Krab menu for about a day in the season 2 episode, Jellyfish Hunter which gave Mr. Krabs get an idea to capture jellyfish. There was also a jelly patty with blue jelly made by Friend, the blue jellyfish. The patties appear to be a normal Krabby Patty, only with jellyfish jelly on them.
|Kelp Jerky
|A spoof of Beef Jerky; Kelp Jerky is also sold at the Krusty Krab, as it has been shown on the Galley Grub. In the Season 6 episode "Sun Bleached," Patrick places two pieces of it in front of SpongeBob's buck teeth to make him look tan. In another Season 6 episode, "Porous Pockets," SpongeBob and Patrick eat Kelp Jerky while they watch trucks of money pour in front of SpongeBob's house. They appear in little yellow bags that read "Kelp Jerky" in red letters.
|Kelp Nougat Crunch
|A candy bar that appeared in the Season 1 episode, "Rock Bottom." It is made from kelp nougat and comes in red packaging.
|Kelp Shake
|A drink made of mostly Kelp Juice. It appears in "Best Frenemies." It is a parody of a milkshake, but it is green. However, if you drink it turns you green and hairy later.
|Pop Kelp
|A spoof of popcorn. In the episode "Something Smells," a pop kelp machine is visible at the Reef Cinema's snack bar. It turns out to be green, like Kelp. It is possible that you have to pay for it.
|Seahorse Radish
|A spoof of horseradish. In the episode Nasty Patty, it is the second ingredient put on the patty to attempt to choke the health inspector that SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs thought was fake.
|Seanut Brittle
|A spoof of peanut brittle, as seen in the episode Pranks a Lot as a prank/booby trap. There is likely seanut brittle to eat as well.
|SpongeBob's Exercise Shake
|A shake created by SpongeBob. It was shown in the episode "The Great Snail Race," when SpongeBob made the shake and gave it to Gary. Gary did not want SpongeBob's shake, so he slithered away to watch TV. It was made with nails, raw eggs, and other manly objects. It could have damaged your health if you drank it.
|SpongeBob's Sundae
|A sundae created by SpongeBob in Season 2's "Something Smells." The sundae consisted of ketchup, onions, peanut butter and peanuts from a peanut plant. Only SpongeBob and Patrick consumed the sundae, which gave them stinky breath. The peanuts put in were rotten. It smelled really bad. You might not want to try that, because it gives you awful breath!
|Swedish Barnacle Balls
|A canned food which was revealed that Squidward ate in the episode, The Camping Episode" They are packaged in red cans. They can also be cooked or roasted, and they will become hot and steamy. They're a parody of Swedish Meatballs. They were likely made in Sweden.
|Yummy Stuff
|In Growth Spout, Squidward had assorted containers of unseen food stenciled with the phrase "YUMMY STUFF." They included baguettes.
|Sea Horse Milk
|Sea Horse Milk is a fresh and mellow milk in the city of Bikini Bottom. Because SpongeBob ignored it in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?," it changed into a rotten blob, and Patrick ate it, and he shuddered after it was swallowed. It only appeared on "Have You Seen This Snail?" It is possible that citizens drink it.
As the name suggests, it's a sausage turned into a liquid. It is one of Patrick's favorite drinks. Appeared in the episode "Model Sponge." Knowing it's meat in liquid form, it probably doesn't taste good.
|Rusty on Rye
The Rusty on Rye is a sandwich made from two pieces of driftwood, with spackle in the middle, and dipped in shellac. It was served at Rusty's Rib Eye. It is unknown how the citizens could eat it but Old Man Jenkins was able to eat it. Appeared in the episode "Séance Shméance."
Items that are also in the real world
- 'Apples' - appear in "A Flea in Her Dome," "Boating School," "Sun Bleached," "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III," "Missing Identity," "Scaredy Pants," "Party Pooper Pants," "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve," "SquidBob TentaclePants," and "Wormy." They are mentioned in "Dying for Pie," and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm."
- Bagguettes - In "Growth Spout."
- Bananas - In "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," "Something Smells," Prehibernation Week," and "Funny Pants," "The Bully," and other episodes as a peel.
- Boysenberries - In the comic for "Dying For Pie."
- Bon-Bons - In "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" and "Good Neighbors."
- Bran Flakes - In "As Seen on TV."
- Bran Muffin - mentioned in "Spy Buddies."
- Bread
- Brownies - In "Are You Happy Now?"
- Buns - appear in several episodes.
- Burger
- Burrito - mentioned in "Face Freeze!" and sort of seen in "SpongeBob You're Fired."
- Butter
- Cake - appears in "Breath of Fresh Squidward," "A Flea in Her Dome," "Blackened Sponge," "Friend or Foe," "Grandma's Kisses," "I Had an Accident," "Good Neighbors," "No Free Rides," "Opposite Day," "Overbooked," "Squidville," "The Sponge Who Could Fly," "Waiting," "Party Pooper Pants," "Plankton!", "Pranks a Lot," "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired," "To Save a Squirrel," "Mooncation" and "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" It's mentioned in "Cephalopod Lodge," and "Graveyard Shift."
- Candy Tires - In "Hello Bikini Bottom!"
- Cappuccino
- Carrots - In "To Save A Squirrel," "Le Big Switch," "Sweet and Sour Squid," "SpongeBob You're Fired," "A Pal for Gary," (as a toy), "Hide and Then What Happens?", and "Demolition Doofus."
- Casserole - In "Squid's Visit."
- Cheese - Various episodes
- Cheesecake - Mentioned in "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One."
- Cherries - In "Something Smells", and mentioned in "Dying for Pie"
- Cherry Pie - In "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost."
- Chicken - Mentioned in "Something Smells," seen in "Walking the Plankton."
- Chili - In "Pest of the West "
- Chocolate Bars - Appear in "Chocolate with Nuts" and "Life of Crime"
- Chocolate Milk - In "Fear of a Krabby Patty"
- Coconut milk - Mentioned by Sandy Cheeks in "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom".
- Coffee - Various episodes, notably "Missing Identity" and "Krabby Land".
- Cookies - appear in "Grandma's Kisses," "Can You Spare a Dime?" and "Krusty Towers", and other episodes
- Corn - In "Walking the Plankton"
- Cotton Candy - appears in "Valentine's Day," "To Love a Patty," "Stuck in the Wringer, and "Sing a Song of Patrick"
- Cracker - In "Growth Spout"
- Croutons - Mentioned in "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom."
- Cucumber - mentioned in "Squiditis", seen in "SpongeBob You're Fired".
- Deviled Eggs - appear in "Have You Seen This Snail?" and "Party Pooper Pants".
- Donuts - appear in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy," "Karate Island," "The Donut of Shame" and "Ghoul Fools."
- Eggs - appears in "Le Big Switch."
- Enchiladas - In "A Pal for Gary."
- Fettuccine - In "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups."
- Fish Sticks - Notable appearance in "The Fry Cook Games."
- French Fries - appear in several episodes
- Frosting - appears in "The Donut of Shame," "Blackened Sponge," "Whale of a Birthday," "No Weenies Allowed," and other episodes
- Fruit Cake -In "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" and "Christmas Who?"
- Fruit Danish - In "Spy Buddies."
- Gingerbread Men - Appeared in "BlackJack"
- Granola - Mentioned in "To Save a Squirrel."
- Grapes - In "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" and "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups."
- Gum - In "Gift of Gum", "Porous Pockets" and "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful".
- Exploding Chewing Gum - In "Pranks a Lot."
- Gummy fish - In "Ditchin'"
- Gummy worms - In "Frozen Face-Off"
- Ham - Mentioned in "The Great Patty Caper."
- Hash Brown - In "Patrick's Staycation."
- Hot Chocolate - In "Boating Buddies."
- Hot Dogs - Mentioned in "The Chaperone"; appeared in "Walking Small","Krusty Dogs", Karate Star, and SpongeBob You're Fired.
- Ice Cream - In several episodes
- Iced tea - appears in "Tea at the Treedome."
- Jello - appears in "That Sinking Feeling."
- Jellybeans - In "Frozen Face-Off" and "F.U.N."
- Juice - Various episodes
- KelpShake - appeared in "Best Frenemies."
- Ketchup - Appears in several episodes.
- Latte - Mentioned in "A SquarePants Family Vacation"
- Lemon - In "Walking the Plankton."
- Lemonade - Mentioned in "Sailor Mouth" and "Glove World R.I.P.," appears in "The Great Patty Caper," "Survival of the Idiots," and "Lights, Camera, Pants!" (a video game).
- Lettuce - Various episodes
- Lima Beans - Appeared in "Krabby Land" and mentioned in "Fools in April"
- Lime
- Lollipops - In "Suds," "One Krabs Trash," and "Life of Crime."
- Macaroni - In "The Inmates of Summer."
- Marshmallows - In "The Camping Episode."
- Mashed Potatoes
- Mayo - Appears in several episodes
- Meatballs - Mentioned in "The Main Drain"
- Milk
- Milkshake – The Krusty Krab is shown to serve a pink colored milkshake as appeared in "Ghoul Fools." It also appeared in "License to Milkshake"
- Mustard - Appears in several episodes.
- Nachos - In "Have You Seen This Snail?"
- Nuts - appear in "Chimps Ahoy," "Chocolate with Nuts," "Porous Pockets," "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm," "Something Smells," "Hello Bikini Bottom!" and "Squidtastic Voyage." Mentioned in "The Great Snail Race," I'm with Stupid," "Naughty Nautical Neighbors," "Pressure," "Sandy's Rocket," and "Valentine's Day."
- Onions - In various episodes.
- Onion Rings - In "No Nose Knows."
- Oranges
- Orange Juice
- Pastries
- Pancakes - In "Have You Seen This Snail?"
- Peanuts
- Peas - In "Texas"
- Pepperoni
- Pickles - Various episodes, most notably in "Pickles"
- Pie
- Pineapple
- Pizza - Various episodes
- Popcorn - Various episodes
- Potatoes - Mentioned in "Fear of a Krabby Patty"
- Potato Chips - Mentioned in Drive Thru, seen in "The Clash of Triton",
- Potato Salad - In "Wishing You Well" and "No Weenies Allowed."
- Pot pie - In "Karen 2.0"
- Pretzels - In "Hello Bikini Bottom!"
- Pumpernickel
- Punch - In "The Chaperone" and "Party Pooper Pants."
- Razzberries - Mentioned in "Dying for Pie"
- Ribs - In "Wishing You Well"
- Root Beer - Mentioned in "Plankton's Army" and seen in "The Slumber Party."
- Roast Beef - Mentioned in "Something Smells."
- Rye
- Salad - Appeared in a few episodes including "Bossy Boots."
- Sandwich
- Sausage
- Sesame seeds
- Smoked Sausages - In "Club SpongeBob"
- Soda - In "Naughty Nautical Neighbors," mentioned in "My Pretty Seahorse" and "Best Frenemies"
- Soufflé - In "Naughty Nautical Neighbors."
- Soup
- Soy Bean - In "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom."
- Spongecake - In "To Save A Squirrel" and "InSPONGEiac."
- Stew
- Stir Fry - In "Karen 2.0."
- Sugarplum
- Sundae - Appears in "Something Smells."
- Syrup - In "Have You Seen This Snail?"
- Tacos - Mentioned in "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and seen in "SpongeBob You're Fired."
- Tea
- Tomatoes - Various episodes
- Tuna
- Toast - In "Krabby Land" and "Pranks a Lot."
- Volcano Sauce - In "Karate Choppers," "SquidBob TentaclePants," and "Nasty Patty."
- Watermelon - appeared in the episodes "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups," "Sweet and Sour Squid." "Doing Time," "Hello Bikini Bottom!" and "Bucket Sweet Bucket."
Other foods and drinks
Minor food
Bikini Bottom's Food and Drinks
- Yummy Bunz
- Crispity Crunchies
- WOW soup
- SpongeBob's Exercise Shake
- Spongesicle
- Spongey Patties
- Super Double Triple Patty
- Chum on a Stick
- Buttered Barnacles
- Canned Bread
- Chili Kelp Fries
- Chum Burger
- Kelp Cheese - In "Walking the Plankton"
- Chum Chili
- Chumbalaya
- Chummy Joes
- Coral Bits
- Crunchy Kelp Dog
- Wennie Hut Jr. Hot Dog
- Wennie Hut Jr. Shake
- Foot Long
- Golden Loaf
- Kelp Bits
- Krabby Newberg
- Minnow Meal
- Monster Krabby Patty
- Patty Newberg
- Pretty Patty
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Pfizer Animal Health Group Upgrades and Expands Facility with Orbital Welding and State-of-the-Art Equipment
Pfizer Animal Health Group Upgrades and Expands Facility with Orbital Welding and State-of-the-Art Equipment
This case study highlights how Pfizer Animal Health Group expanded its facility and made improvements to an existing plant in preparation for the production of a new injectable endectocide called Dectomax. Orbital welding was used for the new 316L stainless steel WFI, clean steam, and CIP/SIP piping. All process piping for the Dectomax product, which includes the product transfer lines from the holding tank area to the filling suite, were joined by orbital welding. To assure that the completed piping systems would be fully cleanable and sterilizable, all welds were inspected on the inside surface with a video borescope. This inspection verified that each weld was fully penetrated, uniform, smooth and crevice-free. All welds were fully documented and videotaped records maintained for FDA approval.
Lee's Summit, Missouri, October 1995
Pfizer's Animal Health Group is in the final stages of a facility upgrade and expansion, which began on a project-by-project basis several years ago.
The recent improvements are part of a general plan to assure compliance with continuing changes in cGMPs. Improvements to the plant include the installation of a new sterile fill line and new packaging equipment that will be used for all injectable pharmaceuticals manufactured at this facility.
Even the new vacuum lines (HVAC) are orbitally welded stainless steel. The existing boiler room was expanded to accommodate a new WFI storage tank and a clean steam generator which were installed next to the existing ones so that the latter could remain in operation during the shutdown. A new vapor compression still supplies the WFI system.
Part of the expansion is dedicated to the production of a new product, called Dectomax Injectable. Dectomax is a long lasting endectocide with a broad spectrum of activity against both internal and external parasites in cattle and swine. The new portion of the facility includes two Dectomax compounding areas with two huge new tanks. A Dectomax staging area and a new utility room which services the new area are also part of the new construction.
Sterile Fill Line and Packaging Equipment
Figure 1. Welding operator preparing to weld tubing on the new sterile fill line.
Ronald Johnson, Process Development Manager for the North American Animal Health Division, has spearheaded the installation of the new sterile fill line and the new packaging equipment as well as the expansion for the production of Dectomax. Although the first purchases were planned as early as 1985, each project waited for funding approval which was completed one project at a time. For the past two years, the Process Development Group has been actively working on unifying the project concept with the goal of continuous process improvement. In accord with Pfizer corporate policy which tries to go well beyond the minimal regulatory requirements, the new systems have been designed with worker safety, environmental and health considerations in mind. The conversion of many of the operations associated with filling and packaging from manual to automated systems should greatly improve productivity.
On the new packaging line, the first WFI drop is supplied to the washer for cleaning bottles prior to filling. After the bottles are washed, they go through a new state-of-the-art depyrogenation and sterilization tunnel. The tunnel operates at a temperature of 350° C. This temperature is much higher than needed for sterilization, i.e., killing all of the bacteria present, but is necessary to destroy pyrogens or endotoxins, as required for injectable products. Bottles are filled in the new sterile fill area in the clean filling room, then capped and sent to the new packaging area.
Orbital Welding
Top-of-the line equipment and materials were selected for the upgrade and expansion in keeping with the intention to upgrade the Animal Health production facility.
Orbital welding was used for the new WFI, clean steam and CIP/SIP piping. All process piping for the Dectomax product which includes the product transfer lines from the holding tank area to the filling suite were joined by orbital welding. All the product lines have CIP/SIP capabilities and process vessels have a clean steam drop that was orbitally welded. Orbital welding has become the standard method of joining piping for pharmaceutical applications because of the smooth inner weld bead which is essential for cleanability.
Piping systems materials were selected to provide excellent corrosion resistance and a very smooth surface finish. Type 316L stainless steel tubing contains about two percent molybdenum to provide additional corrosion resistance compared to type 304. Both the fittings of 316L stainless steel and the tubing were electropolished on the inside surface (ID) to provide a 20 µ inch RA finish (equivalent to .51 µ meters or 180 grit). The effective application of the CIP/SIP technology demands that the inner piping and weld joint surfaces be smooth and free of crevices that could harbor bacteria.
During welding, the molten stainless steel weld puddle must be protected from atmospheric oxygen to retain its bright clean finish. Even trace amounts of oxygen and/or moisture in the purge gas can leave slight amounts of discoloration or "heat tint" on or near the weld which is undesirable. An excessively oxidized weld would inevitably lead to corrosion of the piping system in service. At this jobsite, the argon used for purging the orbital welds and the inside of the tubing during welding was supplied in cryogenic dewars. The phase change from liquid in the dewar to the purge gas results in a very clean grade of argon suitable for biopharmaceutical applications.
The contractor has been on-site since 1993 and the superintendent has been in charge of the fabrication and orbital welding of new piping systems for the past eight years.
The orbital welding system includes a microprocessor-based Model 207 power supply equipped with a cooling unit (207-CW), a Model 9-2500 and a Model 9-4500 weld head manufactured by Arc Machines, Inc. in Pacoima, California. The Model 207 allows for the storage in memory of up to 99 weld programs with parameters for welding tube and pipe sizes from 1/8 inch up to 6 inch schedule 5 pipe (10.3 - 168.3 mm). To weld a particular size of tubing, the operator enters the number of the weld program for that particular size and configuration, and with the tubing installed and the purges set, pushes the "Sequence Start" panel switch to initiate the weld sequence. An arc is struck and a rotor inside the weld head carries the tungsten electrode around the tube circumference to complete the weld.
Figure 2. New sterile fill line at Pfizer Animal Health facility.
Figure 3. Flow control panel for CIP/SIP system. Welds are done orbitally except those to the plate.
Figure 4. Welding operator inspecting the inside (I.D.) of a weld with a video borescope. The weld is displayed on a video monitor.
The weld program executed by the welding power supply controls the amount of welding current, pulsation rate, travel speed and time required for the weld of a particular size and wall thickness. The power supply keeps a running count of the number of welds done on each weld program as well as the total number of welds done by the machine. At this site, welds from 1/2 inch to 2 inch OD (12.7 - 51 mm) were done with the Model 2500 weld head, while welds from 2- 1/2 to 4 inches OD (64 - 102 mm) were done with the Model 9-4500.
Prior to welding, it is sometimes necessary to manually "tack" the pieces to be welded together to hold them in position to make the weld. Tacking for this application was done with a "Lift Arc" welding machine. The arc is started as the torch is lifted from surface which avoids tungsten inclusions in the weld that might result from touch-starting of the arc. Purging of the tube ID during manual tacking was done with welding grade argon. The contractor was able to reduce the amount of pretacking considerably below that required for a manual welding installation by using long tangent fittings designed for orbital welding. These fittings have a somewhat longer straight section allowing them to be held in place for welding by the tube clamp inserts or collets on each side of the weld head.
In addition, a "mushroom" tungsten extender was used to position the electrode asymmetrically in the weld head making it possible to use fittings with a shorter straight section than could be accommodated in the standard weld heads. This reduced the number of welds that required the use of the "E" configuration of the weld head which typically requires that assemblies be pretacked since "E" heads provide support for the tube on only one side. By using the mushroom in the standard heads, and some long-tangent fittings, the amount of pretacking required on this installation was held to only 5 percent of the items welded.
Welding QC
The FDA demands traceability of welds and the maintenance of a weld log so that if a problem with a weld occurs in the future, the source of the problem can be determined and corrected. Prior to installation, each piping system to be installed was shown on a weld map with complete spool drawings showing the system branches and the location of each weld identified by number. As each weld was done, it was listed by number on a Program Welding Log listing the job number, the weld program number used to make the weld, the welding power supply by serial number and the date. This information as well as the tubing diameter and wall thickness, the welder's name and identification mark which was written on the actual pipe next to the weld, were recorded in a Master Weld Log.
The industry standards and specifications that welds are qualified to will determine to a large extent the quality of the piping system. Orbitally welded pharmaceutical piping systems may be qualified to ASME Section IX of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code to determine the structural integrity of the weldments. Bend and tensile tests are performed by a qualified testing laboratory to assure that the welded tube meets the minimal tensile strength for the material and that the weld is ductile. Results of these tests are recorded in the Weld Procedure Specification, Procedure Qualification Record and the operator who performed the test weld is qualified in a Performance Qualification Record. Weld acceptance criteria outlined in ASME B 31.3 may be referenced.
The pharmaceutical industry in the USA has traditionally followed the recommendations of the 3A Sanitary Standards and Accepted Practices for permanently installed sanitary product pipelines, cleaning systems and bioprocessing equipment fabrication as formulated by the International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians (IAMFES), the US Public Health and the Dairy Industry Committee and published by IAMFES. Both ASME and 3A Standards were originally written for manual welding but can be applied to orbital welding as well. Several groups are now writing or rewriting standards to apply more directly to orbital welding. In realization that existing standards did not meet the need of the emerging bioprocess industry, the ASME Council on Codes and Standards approved the formation of the ASME Bioprocess Equipment (BPE) Main Committee in 1989 to write a new standard for the design of equipment and components for use in the biopharmaceutical industry. This standard will not conflict with existing standards but references them when applicable and exceeds them when necessary.
Regardless of which codes are referenced, a written standard which includes criteria for weld acceptance should be in-place for any high purity installation. Since a written standard may be open to interpretation, all parties must be in agreement with respect to weld acceptance criteria, before the start of production welding. A sample weld piece made prior to the beginning of the job that satisfies the criteria of both owner and contractor is the best assurance that quality control during the job will go smoothly.
For this installation, all accessible welds were visually inspected with a video borescope. Once completed, the inspector's signature was recorded next to the weld number in both the Program Welding Log and the Master Weld Log. The borescope probe has a mirror on the end that can be held at an angle for a direct view of the weld which is seen on the video monitor.
Figure 5. Quality control precedures for orbital welding include marking each individual weld with the weld number, piping system color code, welder's name and date.
Figure 6. Top of new WFI storage tank with some associated piping that was instralled with orbital welding.
The inspector looks for a weld bead of uniform width around the entire weld circumference. The weld criteria in effect permitted no evidence of a lack-of-fusion defect, or excessive discoloration resulting from oxidation. In general, the inner weld bead should be smooth and fairly flat, i.e., neither concave nor convex, with respect to the tubing surface with no porosity or other defects which would either affect the structural integrity of the weld joint, or compromise the cleanability or sterilizability of the completed piping system. As each weld was inspected, the weld number and location on the video tape were recorded on the audio portion of the videotape so that any weld in any of the installed systems could be instantly called up and inspected on the VCR and cross referenced with information recorded in the welding logs and the weld map. At this facility it was possible to borescope 99.5 percent of the welds. For the remaining "blind" welds, test coupons were done before and after each weld to assure that the actual weld would be good, and the voice recording of the location of the weld by number and video frame was recorded.
Next to the weld on the pipe, the number, date, welder's name and color code for the piping system was marked for each weld. This extensive quality control makes it possible for the FDA or other interested party to call up a weld number from the weld map or master log and view the entire inside (ID) surface of the weld on the video monitor almost instantaneously. A total of well over 2,000 welds have been recorded for this expansion on the Model 207 power supply which includes test coupons performed for QC. After the welding is completed on a piping system, the system is passivated with a solution containing nitric acid to restore the "passivity" of the system enhancing its resistance to corrosion in service. This is particularly important for WFI and clean steam systems since purified water is an aggressive solvent which would otherwise attack the stainless steel. The welded WFI and clean steam piping systems were insulated to help maintain their normal operating temperatures.
Contractor's Assessment of Orbital Welding
Orbital welding provides benefits to four groups of people: the FDA, the craftsmen, the contractor and the customer. The consistent quality and uniformity of welds easily satisfy FDA requirements. Orbital welding adds a measure of prestige to the craftsman and allows him to routinely produce a quality product. For the contractor, orbital welding increases both speed and performance. Less time is needed for buffing and polishing of the welds, since the orbital welds are much smoother in the as-welded condition than manual welds.
This increased productivity means more profit for the contractor. Usually, when speed is increased on the job it means cutting corners on performance or quality. With orbital welding both speed and consistency of quality are enhanced simultaneously which benefits everyone.
When bidding a job based on the time per weld, the contractor has found that for sanitary applications, orbital welding is most economical for the customer. The customer is satisfied because he can more easily meet the FDA requirements and, ultimately he benefits from a piping system that will be cleanable and more resistant to corrosion. This will result in a longer service life for the piping system which will enable the customer to produce a better product for an extended period of time.
By Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D., Arc Machines, Inc.
1. Kearns, J.R. and J.R. Maurer. 1991. Welding guidelines to minimize service degradation of stainless alloys in bioprocess systems. Fifth Annual Bioprocess Engineering Symposium at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
2. Henon, B.K. welding of WDI and WFI Piping Systems for a Bioprocess Application. Pharmaceutical Engineering, November/December, 1993.
The author gratefully acknowledges the cooperation and assistance of Ronald Johnson, and Frank LaPietra of Pfizer Co., and Bud Hendrix and Steve Hurlburt of Rand and Son Construction Company.
About the Author
Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D. is Manager of Technical Publications at Arc Machines, Inc. She has 11 years of experience in the on-site training of welding personnel and development of welding procedures for applications in the pharmaceutical and bioprocess industry as well as the semiconductor, aerospace, nuclear, and other critical industries. Technical articles by Dr. Henon on welding issues have appeared in industry publications and she has presented numerous technical seminars on orbital welding topics. Dr. Henon received her PhD from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California and conducted research in neurophysiology at the Beckman Research Institute at the City of Hope in Duarte, California. She is the Chairman of the ASME Bioprocess Engineering Subdivision, and a member of the ASME Bioprocess Equipment Main Committee and the Subcommittee for Materials Joining which are working on the writing of a new ASME standard for the fabrication of bioprocess equipment and facilities in the US. She is currently involved in a research project with Cal-Chem Corp. and the University of Southern California on the welding, corrosion and passivation of stainless steel tubing.
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UPDATE/CLARIFICATION: Portland, Oregon, Has Not Three But Four(!) Pizza Carts
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your post to my pal from Portland (ppppp!) and he was surprised this one didn't make the list: givepizzaachance.com.
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Even though you are sitting not more than 10 feet from me here in the Slice–Serious Eats office, I have chosen to answer you publicly on the internetz. Why? Because I need to post something in my mid-morning slot on Slice today.
Hahahah. Just kiddin'. Actually, I'm posting so that Slice'rs will have a wider picture of the Portland pizza cart/truck/shack scene.
Yes. There is another cart. Give Pizza a Chance.
In the comments of the reblog I posted about Nick Zukin and Adam Lindsley's Portland pizza cart tour, Nick popped in and clarified why Give Pizza a Chance wasn't on their tour:
Give Pizza a Chance is primarily a slice joint. You go and order an already-baked sliced of pie. These other three all make pizzas to order only. Also, these three make 12" pizzas, whereas GPaC makes 16" pizzas. I'm not sure they work with the same sort of hot oven these others are working with. They even make calzones and Chicago pies, which I'm not sure you could make it an 800°F oven. And finally, they're only open at lunch, whereas these other three are dinner spots. So it's just a different animal. But when I worked downtown, it was on my regular rotation and despite the wheat crust ;-) is a darned good pizza.
I paraphrase Nick's explanation in terms fellow Big Applers can understand:
It's like, maybe, the difference between, say, Motorino and Artichoke Basille's*. The difference between "whole pies only" and "by the slice."
Of course, this all gets into the gray area of trying to classify pizza styles, etc. Most of the times it's clear cut, sometimes there's something that throws you for a loop the way a platypus would. This is probably one of those times, and I can see the logic in Zukin's methodology here.
Still, if I were to craft a post that was titled "Portland Cart Pizza," Give Pizza a Chance would have to be on it.
* If you don't like Artichoke Basille's and think it is overhyped and/or has gone downhill, substitute in this analogy your own highly regarded by-the-slice place that you think is a notch or three above the standard slice joint.
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MGO is naturally made in the hive from DHA, which is present in the nectar of the Manuka Bush
The number on the front of the pot represents the mg per kg of MGO (Methylglyoxal).
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text: One of our new favorite tomatoes. Berkeley boasts a unique brick-red coloring with green stripes, and an excellent complex flavor that is reminiscent of a black heirloom. This variety is as productive as it is beautiful, bearing numerous 8-12 ounce tomatoes all season long. Indeterminate variety that produces about 70 days from transplant.


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September 25, 2015
The Windermere Foundation: $30 Million Raised and Counting!
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood
Nearly two years ago, in honor of the Windermere Foundation's 25th anniversary, Windermere owners, agents, and staff came together and set a goal. That goal was to reach $30 million in total donations by the end of 2015. At that point, we were at $26 million in donations, so this meant raising $4 million in two years – nearly double what we had ever raised before.
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September 25, 2015
#YourStoryIsOurStory: Finding a Dream Home after Forty Years
Posted in #YourStoryIsOurStory
Bob and Gail have lived in the same house for 40 years. You'd think that a small one-level home with no yard or a condo would be their next step. Not for these two! They've dreamed of living in a big home on acreage. #YourStoryIsOurStory
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September 24, 2015
Windermere Beta Testing New Safety Device During National Agent Safety Month
Posted in Windermere by Shelley Rossi
In recent years, there have been a number of high profile cases of violence against real estate agents. In an effort to raise awareness about this important topic, and provide agents with the resources to protect themselves, the National Association of REALTORS® designates September as "REALTOR Safety Month".
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September 22, 2015
3 Quick Maintenance Tips to Make Your Roof Last
Posted in Porch.com by Porch.com
A brand-new roof is a massive investment, but no other element of your home is quite as valuable. While the average lifespan of a roof is about 15 years, careful homeowners have a few ways to extend the life of their homes without enduring too many headaches. Take a look at these three quick maintenance tips that will make your roof last.
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September 18, 2015
#YourStoryIsOurStory: Perseverance, Flexibility and Faith
Posted in #YourStoryIsOurStory
When rent increases were pushing a disabled Marine veteran and his family out of their home, Nancy Chapin felt the weight of the world on her shoulders. After making multiple offers on single-family homes, with an open mind and faith, they found the perfect condo for them.
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September 15, 2015
How to Decorate a Rental
Posted in Living by Tiana Baur
Abiding by rental rules is important, but so is style and making a house feel more like a home. Thus, we've put together a little list for you to help personalize your home, while still insuring you get your security deposit back by the end of it.
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September 14, 2015
Condo, Town Home or Single Family Home?
Posted in Video Tips
When it comes to your dream home, you have options! Condos, town homes and single family homes are all great opportunities to invest in a place to live to match your lifestyle. Consider what home style is right for you by asking yourself the following questions:
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September 09, 2015
Introducing the New Windermere Ad Campaign: #YourStoryIsOurStory
Posted in #YourStoryIsOurStory
We love nothing more than hearing the remarkable stories about your homeownership journey and how your real estate agent helped you start the next chapter of your life. That's why we launched the #YourStoryIsOurStory campaign, as it really speaks to the heart of what makes Windermere special: our agents and the amazing relationships they cultivate with you, their clients.
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September 08, 2015
Should You Buy or Should You Rent?
Posted in Video Tips
Do you dream of owning your own home? Or are you happy to rent a place where a landlord takes care of all your home issues? There are pros and cons of both renting and owning your home. Here are some issues to consider if you are on the fence:
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September 04, 2015
#YourStoryIsOurStory: Paradise Found. Paradise Lost. Paradise ... SOLD!
Posted in #YourStoryIsOurStory and Buying by Ann Peavey
The ups and downs are thankfully behind us now. The boxes are unpacked and the pups are contently settled in. The kitchen is awaft with aromas of home cooking and the fridge now has chilled glasses ready for a cold brew on a Friday night. I look back on the past three months as an adventure that wouldn't have happened without my spark, nor without the care and ability of our agent Tyler.
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Bensidoun USA will again operate the French Market on Sundays in beautiful Downtown Geneva. Vendors at this open air market will sell items such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, oils, cheeses, tea, baked goods, pasta and homemade soaps. There will also be some unique goods such as apparel and art. Come take a stroll through the market each weekend through mid-November.


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NY Times
July 7, 2012
Holloman Air Force Base, at the eastern edge of New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range, 200 miles south of Albuquerque, was once famous for the daredevil maneuvers of those who trained there. In 1954, Col. John Paul Stapp rode a rocket-propelled sled across the desert, reaching 632 miles per hour, in an attempt to figure out the maximum speed at which jet pilots could safely eject. He slammed on the brakes and was thrust forward with such force that he had to be hauled away on a stretcher, his eyes bleeding from burst capillaries. Six years later, Capt. Joseph Kittinger Jr., testing the height at which pilots could safely bail out, rode a helium-powered balloon up to 102,800 feet. He muttered, "Lord, take care of me now," dropped for 13 minutes 45 seconds and broke the record for the highest parachute jump.
Today many of the pilots at Holloman never get off the ground. The base has been converted into the U.S. Air Force's primary training center for drone operators, where pilots spend their days in sand-colored trailers near a runway from which their planes take off without them. Inside each trailer, a pilot flies his plane from a padded chair, using a joystick and throttle, as his partner, the "sensor operator," focuses on the grainy images moving across a video screen, directing missiles to their targets with a laser.
Holloman sits on almost 60,000 acres of desert badlands, near jagged hills that are frosted with snow for several months of the year — a perfect training ground for pilots who will fly Predators and Reapers over the similarly hostile terrain of Afghanistan. When I visited the base earlier this year with a small group of reporters, we were taken into a command post where a large flat-screen television was broadcasting a video feed from a drone flying overhead. It took a few seconds to figure out exactly what we were looking at. A white S.U.V. traveling along a highway adjacent to the base came into the cross hairs in the center of the screen and was tracked as it headed south along the desert road. When the S.U.V. drove out of the picture, the drone began following another car.
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If there's an attic above the load bearing wall you want to remove and the roof is framed with trusses, you can't bury a beam in the ceiling and will have to leave it exposed.
Open up cramped rooms by replacing a wall with a load-bearing beam. Create an open kitchen/dining area, a larger living room or a huge master bedroom using basic framing techniques and standard materials.
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The best way to make small or cramped rooms larger is to remove a wall between adjoining rooms. You'll not only create a larger, more useful floor area but also give your home a feeling of spaciousness when installing a load bearing beam versus a load bearing wall. You'll wind up with an area that seems absolutely huge compared with the sum of the individual rooms. With this project, you can create a cavernous master bedroom from two moderately sized ones, join a kitchen and a dining room to make them feel larger (our project) or create a "great room" by joining the dining and living areas. The framing materials for a typical 12- ft. opening are relatively inexpensive. The bigger expenses will come after you complete the framing, when you restore the trim and redecorate.
In this story, we'll show you how to remove nearly any wall and tell you how to add a structural beam if it's needed. It may be scary to think about tearing walls out of your house, but don't be intimidated. You can do it if you've done any basic carpentry work like framing in a wall or building a shed or deck. In fact, removing the wall and replacing it with a beam will only take a half day or less.
We'll show you how to build a temporary support wall to hold up the floor above while you tear out the old wall (Photos 1 – 7). Then we'll show you how to create the beam supports at each end (Photos 6, 7 and 11). Finally, we'll demonstrate a foolproof method for installing the beam itself (Photos 8 – 10). You'll need a helper for about an hour to help hoist the new beam into place (Photo 9), but you can do all the other work solo. Round up basic carpentry tools, including a cat's paw (nail puller) and a flat bar, a sledgehammer, a circular saw and a reciprocating saw. Be sure to pick up a couple of 8-in. coarse-tooth bimetal blades for the reciprocating saw to cut through framing and nails during demolition of the old wall (Photos 6 and 7).
In the last step, we'll also show how you can get a wide-open look (without weakening the house) by hiding a large, strong beam inside the ceiling, rather than placing it underneath. It's a little more work because you'll need to cut out more of the ceiling and build a second temporary wall, but the basic idea is the same.
If there's an attic above the load bearing wall you want to remove and the roof is framed with trusses, you can't bury a beam in the ceiling and will have to leave it exposed.
The first step is to determine whether the wall you're tearing out is a "load bearing" wall or a simple "partition" wall. A load bearing wall carries weight from floors and/or roof above, while a partition wall merely separates two rooms. When you remove a load bearing wall, you have to add a beam to carry the weight the wall supported (see Figure A, with accompanying details, in Additional Information, below). A partition wall can simply be torn out with no worries about temporary support walls or beams, but you'll still have to go through the same repair work afterward as you would with a bearing wall.
To tell if a wall is load bearing, first check the joist direction with a stud finder. A load bearing wall almost always has ceiling or floor framing (joists; Photo 3) running perpendicular to it. If you're unsure, ask a building contractor or your local building inspector for advice. If it's a load bearing wall, the inspector may help size the beam or recommend that you have a structural engineer or architect size it. The inspector will check the size, issue a permit and check your work when you're finished framing (before you start any drywall or finish work). Sometimes a full-service lumberyard will size the beam and sell it to you. In rare cases, you may be required to enlarge existing footings beneath the support columns as well to handle the additional load. That can get costly!
Know what's in the wall. In most cases, electrical boxes and switches can be moved or rerouted relatively easily. But plumbing pipes and heat ducts inside the wall are cause for concern. If that's the case, contact a plumber and/or heating contractor to find out exactly what's involved in eliminating or moving pipes or ductwork before you start tearing out drywall. Apply for an electrical permit if you have to move electrical boxes or cables.
Any lumberyard will be able to furnish the beam and other materials. Our 12-ft.-long beam was made from doubled 11-7/8-in.-wide x 1-3/4-in.-thick "LVLs" (laminated veneer lumber), a very common, strong type of beam that looks exactly like thick plywood boards.
The beam system we show will work for nearly any opening up to 12 ft. wide. But your beam could be made from other materials ranging from simple doubled 2x12s for shorter spans to more exotic beams consisting of glued and compressed stranded wood fibers or laminated 2x4s. Don't worry—our techniques will work for whatever style beam your situation calls for.
For constructing the temporary support wall, buy three 2x4s the length of the wall for the plates and enough 2×4 studs to space them every 2 ft. (Photo 4). Also pick up a couple of shim packs and a 1-lb. box each of 8d and 16d nails.
Start the project by shutting off the circuit at the main panel. Remove the baseboards on both sides of the wall and any electrical cover plates. Then slice through the tape at inside corners at the ceiling, and at any adjoining walls. If there aren't corners nearby, make a vertical slit just beyond the wall (Photo 1). Next, tear off the drywall.
Take off one side first by driving a hammer claw through the drywall and simply pulling a chunk free. The first side will come off in small pieces. Loosen the drywall from the other side by rapping on the backside near the studs to free it from the screws. That way you can take off large pieces and minimize the cleanup.
Now remove any outlets or switches, and disconnect the wires. Then pull the wires through any holes in the framing and cap the ends with electrical connectors to ready them for rerouting (Photo 3).
Turn off electrical circuits in the wall.
Snap a chalk line about 12 in. out from the wall and cut a slot. Strip 1 ft. of ceiling drywall from one side of the wall. (Use shallow strokes to avoid nicking any electrical cables hidden in the ceiling.)
Examine the ceiling framing to determine the beam design. Turn off the electrical power and remove electrical cables, outlets and switches and pull the cable free of the studs. Cap the ends of the exposed wires with electrical connectors.
Cut a 1-ft.-wide "observation" slot in the ceiling drywall next to the wall, look for overlapping floor joists and note how far their ends lap over the wall (Photo 3). If the ends of the joists from one room overlap 2 in. or more, build one support wall, making it close enough to the bearing wall to support the joist ends.
If the joists are single continuous boards, one wall will work as well. But if the joists are spliced end to end or if some ends don't project far enough to be supported by the temporary wall, you'll need to build two support walls, one on each side of the bearing wall. If you need a second wall, build it at least 2 ft. away from the load bearing wall to leave room to work and to slide the beam into place. The second wall can be mounted directly under the drywall; there's no need to cut another slot.
To assemble the support wall, cut three plates (2x4s) 1 in. short of the full length of the wall. Tack one plate to the underside of the joists parallel to the wall and another to the floor directly below it. Tack another plate to the underside of the ceiling plate. Then cut studs to fit snugly and tack them to the plates every 2 ft. with two 8d nails at each end. Light taps from a hammer should drive them into place. If it takes serious blows to drive the studs home, you're liable to lift the floor or crack drywall joints somewhere above. If you cut a stud a little short, just drive a shim beneath it.
As a contractor, I opened up quite a few rooms by ripping out walls and replacing them with beams as needed. Two things always amazed my customers: how quickly and easily the beam part went and then how extensive the rest of the job was. That work generally includes drywall patching, respraying textured ceilings, entirely repainting the new room and replacing sections of wood trim. Usually electrical outlets and switches need to be repositioned, which calls for rerouting cable and rewiring devices. If the wall contains plumbing pipes or heating vents, a plumber and a heating contractor have to be called in. And the finished flooring always has to be replaced. Be sure to consider all of these secondary expenses when calculating the cost of your project. Most of the materials for those items are fairly inexpensive if you do the work, but it's best to get bids ahead of time for whatever work you plan to hire out.
Knock out the bearing wall studs with a sledge and bend over the leftover nail shanks in the bottom plate to protect your feet.
Tearing out the old wall studs is just a matter of smacking the bottom of the studs with a sledgehammer (Photo 5) and then wiggling them free of the top plate nails. Removing the end studs is a little tougher. Use a cat's paw to pull the nails that hold the studs to adjoining framing. Then cut through the nails between the ends of the studs and the top and bottom plates with a reciprocating saw, and pull the studs free. The top or bottom plates may carry past the beam location. If so, cut them flush with the end of your desired opening (Photo 6).
Then pry the bottom plate free of the floor with a flat bar and pry the top plate free of the tie plate. Leave the tie plate in place (unless you want your beam 1-1/2 in. higher), but cut off any leftover nail shanks from the wood.
If one end of the load bearing wall is perpendicular to another wall, you'll probably have to remove a stud in the other wall (Figure A, in Additional Information and Photo 7). We'll show you how to convert this into a "beam pocket" to set the beam on later. Remove the existing blocking stud (or sometimes individual shorter blocks) by slightly prying apart the neighboring studs with a chisel or flat bar, and then cut through any nails in the gap with a reciprocating saw (Photo 7).
Be careful when cutting: There may be cables in the wall, especially 18 in. or less above the floor, so cut with just the tip of the blade there. Drive a 2-in. drywall screw partially into the stud near the middle, then cut through the blocking stud near the screw and pull out the halves. (It's easy—if you've found and cut through all the nails!) Now the beam pocket is ready for setting the beam.
Assemble two cradles out of pairs of 2x4s to temporarily support the beam (Photos 8 and 9). Make the supporting member about 1/4 in. less than the beam width so you can set the beam easily and shim it up tight to the plate on the ceiling (Photo 10).
Cut the beam to length and cut notches to clear tie plates in adjoining walls. Then slip the beam members into place and rest them on the temporary cradles.
Drive shims between the support studs and the bottom of the beam until the beams is tight against the underside of the tie plate.
Cut the two beam members (LVLs) 1/2 in. short of the overall length and cut notches at the top to fit beneath the top plates in perpendicular walls (Photo 9). (Small notches in this spot won't weaken the beam.) You'll need help to slip the beam members into place (Photo 9). Then drive shims beneath both beam members until they're tight against the underside of the tie plate (Photo 10). With sagging ceilings, you may have to further shorten the 2×4 supports to get the beam to fit in. Once they're up, tack the beam members together to keep them aligned.
Now carefully measure and cut two 2×4 "trimmers" (permanent beam support studs; Figure A, in Additional Information) for both ends of the beam. Tip the bottom into place and then drive them beneath the beam. They should fit snugly, but it shouldn't take a lot of force to drive them home. If they're too tight, trim a bit from the end. If they're too loose, cut longer ones (it's not acceptable to shim trimmers to make up the difference). Toenail or face-nail each one into place with at least six evenly spaced 16d nails.
Cut blocking to fit between the floor joists directly under the trimmers at the beam ends. Toenail and end-nail the blocks to the surrounding framing.
You may have to add blocking directly below each pair of trimmers (Photo 13 and Figure A; see Additional Information). Beams need solid support all the way down to another beam or the house foundation. Drive nails through the floor directly in front of the trimmers and then go beneath the floor and look for the nail shanks to determine the exact trimmer location.
Use solid lumber the same thickness as the floor joists to fill the space between the subfloor and the framing below. Use at least two blocks to support the width of each pair of trimmers above (Photo 12). If the blocking falls over a bearing wall, add two additional studs directly under the blocking (Figure A; see Additional Information).
Lock the beams tightly together with rows of 16d nails driven about every foot along the beam (Photo 13). Then toenail the assembly to the underside of the tie plate to keep it straight and to the framing at both ends. Finally, remove the support wall and call for a framing inspection.
Cut an opening at 21 7/8" from either side of the bearing wall (assuming it's 4 1/2-in. wide) so you end up with a 48" opening to patch when you're done. Add the temporary walls about 3-ft. from the bearing wall. Then tear out the bearing wall.
Cut out the joist where the beam will go. Leave a little extra space so the beam will fit in easily.
Install the beam one LVL at a time. Nail the first LVL to the joists, then nail the second to the first and so on. Spread heavy-duty construction adhesive between the beams for extra strength.
NOTE: If you're installing more than three LVLs, you'll have to nail and bolt them together.
Nail joist hangers (and metal straps if specified by the engineer) to the beam and each joist. Use joist hangers that are designed to carry the size of joists you have (there are hangers for 2x6s, 2x8s, etc.). And use nails especially designed for joist hangers. Then install 2×4 trimmers inside the walls at both ends of the beam.
If you don't like seeing a beam under the ceiling, it's often possible to cut a slot in the joists and put the beam up into the ceiling (see Fig. B). But before you start, determine how deep the ceiling joists are and then talk to the building inspector or a structural engineer about what size beam you'll need to carry the load. You may need to add additional LVLs, or even use steel beams instead of wood. It's very important to get this right, because if you don't the ceiling will sag, along with everything above it.
After you've settled on a beam size, build temporary walls on both sides of the bearing wall. Cut an opening in the ceiling and walls on either side of the beam location that gives you room to hammer in joist hangers. A 4-ft. wide opening (total) will give you room to work and allow you to patch the opening with a sheet of drywall. Begin the temporary wall by screwing a 2×4 to the ceiling about 3 ft. from the bearing wall. Then lay a second 2×4 on the floor (no need to screw it) and toenail a stud directly under each ceiling joist. The studs must fit snugly between the 2×4 plates, so drive shims under any that fit loosely. When the temporary walls are complete, you can tear out the bearing wall.
Cut a section out of the ceiling joists that's about 1/4 in. wider than the overall width of the beam. If there's a floor above the joists and you don't have a reciprocating saw, cut the joists as far as you can with a circular saw and finish the cut with a jigsaw or handsaw. In cases where there are obstructions above the joists, you may have to cut out sections of the top plates so you can get the beam into place.
Finally, install the beam between the joists. LVLs are heavy, so install them one at a time. Fasten the joists to the beam with joist hangers. If the joists are also acting as collar ties, add new collar ties above them or consult an engineer (see Fig. C). Then cover the opening with drywall.
If there's a load bearing wall above the wall you want to remove, you'll need a second pair of shoring walls directly above the first pair. Otherwise, the upper load bearing wall will be supported only by the flooring when you cut sections out of the joists below.
Ceiling joists don't just hold up your ceiling; they also prevent the rafters from pushing exterior walls outward. So if there's an attic, rather than living space, above the bearing wall you want to remove, you'll have to nail 2×4 collar ties to the rafters before you cut the ceiling joists.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.


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Hope College has won multiple honors in the "Pride of CASE V Awards Program" sponsored by the Great Lakes District V of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The awards will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 16, during the 2008 CASE V District Conference in Chicago, Ill.
Publications used as case statements in fund-raising efforts at the college were honored in two categories, one at the Gold level and the other at the Bronze level. Development of the pieces was shepherded by staff members Jason Cash '07, Kate Frillmann and Scott Wolterink '88 of the college's Advancement Division.
The video The Mission of Hope College: Anchors of Hope won the Bronze Award in the "Best Video/DVD/CD-ROM, Fundraising, Alumni Relations or Commercial Spots" category. Developed by staff members Jason Cash '07 and Scott Travis '06, the program debuted as the college's halftime segment during the televised spring 2008 Hope-Calvin basketball games and has since been used for a variety of college projects.
News from Hope College won the Bronze Award for "Most Improved Alumni/Institution Magazine" in the category for colleges and universities with 3,000 to 9,999 students. The recognition is for the redesign of the publication that debuted in April 2007. Greg Olgers '87 is editor of News from Hope College, and coordinates the design of each issue with Wes Wooley '89, who developed the new look. News from Hope College was the only publication recognized in the category.
CASE is one of the largest international associations of educational institutions. District V is one of eight districts in North America, and includes institutions in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.


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Radiologic Technology students honored at Pinning Ceremony
by Paul DeCoursey
Posted on 7/11/2012
Fort Dodge - Iowa Central's annual Radiologic Technology Pinning Ceremony, which honors our students completing the Radiologic Technology program was held Tuesday, July 10th in the Bioscience and Health Sciences Building on the Fort Dodge Campus.
Dave Grosland, Iowa Central Vice President of Instruction, opened the ceremony with a welcome to all graduates, family, and friends. Featured speaker and former Iowa Central graduate, Shad Helle, addressed the graduates with the following, "Congratulations students, it's a two year journey – it's amazing how much you grow in the time you are here."
Chosen by her fellow graduates to give a student response, Madeline Brick entertained the audience with an A-Z list of various student experiences during their two years in the program and closed with "We all leave as friends". Following Brick was the presentation of the Edward Mallinckrodt Award of Excellence (chosen by fellow classmates) to April Ahlrich and the Bracco Outstanding Student Award (highest class GPA) to Kendra Jacobs.
After the pinning of the 21 graduates, the ceremony closed with a reception for all attendees.
2012 Radiologic Technology Graduates
April D. Ahlrich – Gilmore City, IA
Madeline J. Brick – Chillicothe, MO
Cheri K. Crouse – Fort Dodge, IA
Kendra L. Douglas – Clarion, IA
Kady M. Elledge – Webster City, IA
Jenna L. Faltinson – Humboldt, IA
Jennifer F. Hanus – Fort Dodge, IA
Eric R. Hohensee – Pocahontas, IA
Kendra K. Jacobs – Auburn, IA
Jessica M. McGuire – Farnhamville, IA
Cassidy N. Montgomery – Estherville, IA
Michelle L. Nelson – Fort Dodge, IA
Nicole M. Parsons – Webster City, IA
Stephanie M. Reekers – Eagle Grove, IA
Christopher C. Reyna – Eagle Grove, IA
Paige A. Schneider – Gowrie, IA
Maci J. Sickels – Mount Ayr, IA
Ashley N. Struchen – Early, IA
Caitlin M. Willard – Eagle, Grove, IA
Sarah D. Williams – Webster City, IA
Chelsea L. Wolfe – Fort Dodge, IA
A special thank you was also given during the ceremony to the following agencies for providing clinical experiences for our students: Audubon County Memorial Hospital, Boone County Hospital, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Dallas County Hospital, Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Greene County Medical Center, Hamilton Hospital, Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Kossuth County Hospital, Lakes Regional Hospital, Loring Hospital, Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic-Ames, Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, Palo Alto County Hospital, Pocahontas Community Hospital, Spencer Municipal Hospital, St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Trimark Physicians Group, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Webster City Medical Clinic, and Wright Medical Center.