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For those of you who want an alternative to the rubber rotax fuel hoses, here is a picture of an installation we have done on a rotax 912 engine. We replace the standard hoses (shown) with all conductive teflon stainless braid that is NOT life or time limited.(shown also...they are the smaller overall looking package) In addition, they are less bulky, more flexible, and weigh significantly less than the standard rubber.
It seems that every rotax engine is a bit different depending on the installation, so there is no standard package, but we love working with customers to make a solution that is right for you. We can custom make fittings or do whatever it takes to make it work. In doing so, you end up without all the hose clamps and with real AN type fittings. In addition, we pressure test all these hoses. They have a continuous working rated pressure of 3,000 psi and a burst pressure of about 9,000 psi. These things are the latest in technology, and are equal or better in quality than the latest certified hoses that are much much more expensive.
We are currently starting to see a lot of interest in the rotax packages. These are the same hoses we use in the RV series aircraft, but need to be adapted to the rotax engine.
If anyone has any questions, or would like to work on your engine, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Have a great day,
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Are these E10 safe?
Absolutely....... you could run nitro through them if you wanted (Wouldn't recommend it with a 912!!!!) The ethanol has no degrading properties on these fuel lines.
Like I was mentioning earlier..they are not life limited either...they literally will last for the life of the aircraft, unless you do something like have one resting on an exhaust. That's another story......had a customer with one of our hoses 150 hours on a hot exhaust. It burned through the firesleeve.....discolored the stainless braid. When the fuel line was dissected, there was NO damage to the hose itself. That has made a lot of believers out of our customers.
Why are they so much thinner? What is the precise weight difference between the two assemblies shown in the picture?
The hoses are a thinner wall than the rubber hose that is typically used. The ID of the hoses is slightly smaller too, but the specs are as follows.....we use -4 hose for brake lines, fuel pressure gauges, even up to the fuel injection spider on lycoming engines. -6 is used for fuel feed lines. -8 is used for oil lines. Our -6 fuel lines we run on 310HP engines.
Also, the Firesleeve on these hoses is a very tight conforming firesleeve. While it isn't integral to the hose itself, it is about as close as you can get. So, a lot of the thickness of the standard assemblies comes with firesleeve that is a bit too wide. With the stainless braided hose we are able to use a snug fitting firesleeve, because the hose braid is rigid enough to pull it over.
When it comes to published bend radius.....bend radius on a -4 is 2", on a -6 it is 4" and a -8 hose it is 5.25"
As far as weight goes...I don't have the exact weights on that complete assembly. This morning I weighed a customer with a Rans. One specific hose the old way weighed about 13oz, and ours came it at around 8oz. Both were firesleeved and of the same length.
Keep the questions coming.
Thanks for the answers.
Do you use true AN fittings or do you use JIC fittings, which are indistinguishable from AN fittings without special equipment?
The stem/lock is proprietary to the company we have build these fittings. The machining, materials and threads are MilSpec. The main difference between JIC and AN is the tolerances used in the machining process, as well as the threads are manufactured differently. One thing that most people don't know is that a lot of the AN fittings they buy will not spec out as actual AN if you actually measure the thread tolerances exactly. Where one of the issues was is that people used to interchange SAE and JIC fittings, which was a problem as aircraft fittings need to be 37 degree flare to meet up with the AN fittings on the aircraft. In the past, I have seen several aircraft that have had 45 degree flare fittings on them. Typically it works, due to the low pressures involved, but you DO NOT have a good mating surface. If there ever was a problem, people thought it was a bad JIC fitting, which isn't the case. It was not a 37 degree flare and the mating surfaces weren't done properly.
The fittings that we use on our hoses are stainless steel and are designed for a 3,000psi continuous rated pressure. They are supposedly a burst pressure of around 9,000 psi, but we have taken them up to our max of about 9500lbs and left them for an hour to see what would happen, and they hold pressure just fine.
I guess to make a long story short....our fittings are not "True AN", but in many ways they are better. They just don't have the stamp of approval on them. The stainless steel adds tremendous strength and very little weight. Especially since our hose is lighter than let's say Aeroquip, the extra fitting weight isn't a factor. In addition, the stainless also adds a tremendous amount of fire protection to the fitting itself, versus aluminum AN.
Hope this answers your questions. Also, we do pressure test EVERY hose that comes off our production line. We do this because we use them in our own airplane and know our customers depend on them. We have not yet had a fitting that didn't pass this test, but we still check every hose to be sure.
Another thing that we have had customers ask us is why we pressure test up to 2-3,000 psi (depending on the hose size). They think we are going to damage the hoses. I thought I would address that question here. We only run 25psi or so in a typical aircraft fuel system..potentially a bit more for certain engines. The reason we do this is that these hoses are rated to be used at this high pressure day in and day out with no life limit...so it isn't hurting the hose at all. But, what it allows us to do is to make sure there are no tiny imperfections that you couldn't see with the naked eye. Like you mention, a JIC is indistinguishable from AN with the naked eye. If there was any imperfection in a fitting or hose, taking it to it's working pressure would instantly show it to us. So, if it holds at 3,000 psi (or 9,500 as we have done for fun on scrap test hoses), it will absolutely NEVER fail at 25 psi.
Have a great day and keep asking these questions.
Hi Steve,
I've been an advocate for stainless braided fuel hoses, but ironically, used fire-sleeved rubber between my firewall-mounted gascolator and my engine-mounted fuel pump because the pump had a ? cast-in?/ pressed-in? nipple requiring a hose clamp. Is there a solution for terminating stainless braided hoses with a clamp (Jab 3300)? I don't want to risk destructively removing the nipple and drilling and tapping the hole, etc.
You can't use the stainless braided hoses with a clamp termination. HOWEVER, I will post something new here in about two days. I have someone working on a special adapter fitting for this exact reason. He is going to fabricate a conversion fitting from the nipple to male AN that acts as a compression type fitting over the nipple. I haven't seen it yet...but this guy is AMAZING and can manufacture pretty much anything oddball like that. Once it is converted, one of our standard hoses would work perfectly.
We are also going to be purchasing a CNC lathe at the beginning of next year (the one we want isn't in final manufacturing yet)......then we will be able to take these one off type fittings and start producing them and hopefully creating complete alternative packages for those who want to use all stainless braid hoses.
I'll keep you updated. Hope you are enjoying the plane!
That's great news - there's definitely a need for a solution to convert nipple fittings! Please do keep us posted!
And yes, I'm having a ball with the 750! 145 hrs since July!
John and everyone.....
Spoke with my guy today...he is hoping to have this new fitting done tomorrow.....I will however be with my daughter at a waterpark for her birthday and won't get a chance to look at it until sometime later this week......So I should have an update by the end of the week on this hopefully.
Have a great day,
I have all the information on the fittings now....
It seems that every rotax/jabiru installation is a little bit different, BUT we have a way of adapting the banjo fittings to a stainless braided fuel hose with either a crimp on braided hose, or via an adapter that turns it from a banjo to an AN male. Or, we can fabricate a fitting that goes over a barbed fitting and turns it into a metric compression fitting and can terminate with an AN male that adapts to one of our fuel hoses.
I've taken a look at the stuff, and it's pretty neat. Effectively, if you have an engine that doesn't have "standard" AN fittings on it and want to use something other than the rubber hoses, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will be able to come up with a solution for your engine to adapt it to standard AN hardware.
We are going to eventually try to get together some hose/adapter packages...but right now we are so busy that piecing them together hasn't been easy. However, we still will be more than happy to do custom work for anyone that would like it done to your engine. If you know the lengths that you need, we can make it.
Have a great day,
Just wanted to follow up with an update to this thread....
We now have the fittings in stock to do a complete rotax 912 fuel system upgrade. This is applicable to the new style rotax fuel pumps with the threaded in fittings. We offer the retrofit fittings to AN, and do a modified banjo to AN to convert all hoses firewall forward to conductive teflon. We will be getting some more pictures together soon, but right now, there are some available on www.kitplanehoses.com
If anyone has any questions, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. A typical complete set of hoses that are firesleeved runs in the range of $550-600.
However, we would like to put together some detailed pictures of an installation on a Zenith in addition to the many RV12s that we are doing. For anyone who is interested, please let us know and we will be happy to extend a discount to the first person who is willing to do an install and take detailed pictures of the whole installation. It has to be a stock 912 setup with no modifications.


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Understanding cognitive computing versus artificial intelligence, deep learning and machine learning.
Cognitive computing brings with it a promise of genuine, human-to-machine interaction. When machines become cognitive, they can understand requests, connect data points and draw conclusions. They can reason, observe and plan. Consider:
- Leaving for a business trip tomorrow? Your cognitive device will automatically offer weather reports and travel alerts for your destination city.
- Planning a large birthday celebration? Your cognitive device will help with invitations, make reservations and remind you to pick up the cake.
- Planning a direct marketing campaign? Your cognitive assistant can instinctively segment your customers into groups for targeted messaging and increased response rates.
Clearly, we're not talking about robotic butlers. This isn't a Hollywood movie. But we are at a new level of cognition that has grown out of the artificial intelligence field to be truly useful in our lives.
We get it, though. You might be confused about how all these topics – artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and cognitive computing – relate. You're not alone. And we want to help.
"Cognitive computing is an outgrowth of artificial intelligence."
Consider this article a quick primer on cognitive computing. We'll explore the basic components of artificial intelligence and describe how various technologies have combined to help machines become more cognitive.
The history of artificial intelligence
Cognitive computing is an outgrowth of artificial intelligence (AI), which originally set out to make computers more useful and more capable of independent reasoning.
But where did AI come from? Well, it didn't leap from single-player chess games straight into self-driving cars. The field has a long history rooted in military science and statistics, with contributions from philosophy, psychology, math and cognitive science.
Most historians trace the birth of AI to a Dartmouth research project in 1956 that explored topics like problem solving and symbolic methods. In the 1960s, the US Department of Defense took interest in this type of work and increased the focus on training computers to mimic human reasoning.
For example, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed street mapping projects in the 1970s. And DARPA produced intelligent personal assistants in 2003, long before Google, Amazon or Microsoft tackled similar projects.
This work paved the way for the automation and formal reasoning that we see in computers today.
As a whole, artificial intelligence contains many sub-fields, including:
- Machine learning automates analytical model building. It uses methods from neural networks, statistics, operations research and physics to find hidden insights in data without being explicitly programmed where to look or what to conclude.
- A neural network is a kind of machine learning inspired by the workings of the human brain. It's a computing system made up of interconnected units (like neurons) that processes information by responding to external inputs, relaying information between each unit. The process requires multiple passes at the data to find connections and derive meaning from undefined data.Share
"Advancements brought artificial intelligence closer to its original goal of creating intelligent machines."
- Deep learning uses huge neural networks with many layers of processing units, taking advantage of advances in computing power and improved training techniques to learn complex patterns in large amounts of data. Common applications include image and speech recognition.
- Computer vision relies on pattern recognition and deep learning to recognize what's in a picture or video. When machines can process, analyze and understand images, they can capture images or videos in real time and interpret their surroundings.
- Natural language processing is the ability of computers to analyze, understand and generate human language, including speech. The next stage of NLP is natural language interaction, which allows humans to communicate with computers using normal, everyday language to perform tasks.
How big data plus artificial intelligence produced non-native computing
Remember the big data hoopla a few years ago? Advancements in computer processing and data storage made it possible to ingest and analyze more data than ever before.
Around the same time, we started producing more and more data by connecting more devices and machines to the internet and streaming large amounts of data from those devices.
With more language and image inputs into our devices, computer speech and image recognition improved. Likewise, machine learning had much more information to learn from.
All of these advancements brought artificial intelligence closer to its original goal of creating intelligent machines, which we now call cognitive computing.
Where are we today with cognitive computing?
"Cognitive computing is the holy grail of artificial intelligence."
With cognitive computing, you can ask a machine questions – out loud – and get answers about sales, inventory, customer retention, fraud detection and much more. The computer can also discover information that you never thought to ask.
It will offer a narrative summary of your data and suggest other ways to analyze it. It will also share information related to previous questions from you or anyone else who asked similar questions. You'll get the answers on a screen or just conversationally.
How will this play out in the real world? In healthcare, treatment effectiveness can be more quickly determined. In retail, add-on items can be more quickly suggested. In finance, fraud can be prevented instead of just detected. And so much more.
In each of these examples, the machine understands what information is needed, looks at relationships between all the variables, formulates an answer – and automatically communicates it to you with options for follow-up queries.
We have decades of artificial-intelligence research to thank for where we are today. And we have decades of intelligent human-to-machine interactions to come.
What technologies contribute to cognitive computing?
The sub-fields of artificial intelligence include machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing. When these technologies joined with big data, we moved into the cognitive computing era.
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 32 ounces chocolate sandwich cookies with creme filling
Step 1
1.Chop cookies very fine in food processor. The white cream will disappear.
2.Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in bowl.
3.In a large bowl mix milk, pudding and whipped topping together.
4.Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture together.
5.Layer in flower pot, starting with cookies then cream mixture. Repeat layers.
6.Chill until ready to serve.
7.Add artificial flower and trowel. Enjoy!


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Driving without auto insurance is a risk that many people do not want to take. Not only is it required by law in the state of New York to have auto insurance to operate a vehicle, but you can also face some serious consequences if you are caught driving without it in Selden, NY. According to XL Brokerage Inc. these are a few of the things that can happen to you if you are caught driving without auto insurance.
- You could pay fines. Whether you are caught driving without insurance or someone else is driving your car without insurance, you could face fines that range anywhere between $150 and $1,500 every time it happens.
- Your vehicle could be impounded. Not only will you face fines, but the officer can even impound your vehicle if they see fit. Additionally, you could potentially go to jail for up to 15 days.
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I want to detect programmatically whether a picture was taken with:
- a front-facing camera,
- a rear-facing camera,
- or whether we can not tell.
Is there a library for that?
- Works offline.
- Open source.
- It is for an Android app, so bonus for Java, but I can also do the porting so don't hesitate to post solutions in other languages.
- Works with JPG's EXIF, bonus for other formats. Alternatively it could take EXIF properties values as input.
- Reasonably fast, the detection should take less than a second once the image's data is loaded.
- Aiming for around 97% reliability (excluding "we can not tell" cases).
- Below 500 kilobytes.
The app is running on the phone that took the picture, solutions that take advantage of this fact are acceptable too.
Context: People usually take very different pictures depending on front/rear, so that would give my app very important hints.
Since EXIF does not seem to have a property for front/back, a solution could embed a database of phone models and guess from the model name and lens resolution as tipped at https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/79179/rear-or-front-facing-camera-through-exif-data , OpenData question about such a database: https://opendata.stackexchange.com/questions/13581/focal-length-of-both-front-and-back-cameras-of-popular-smartphones


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About 6 years ago, I drove to my then, girlfriend's house as I had hundreds of free times in the past. (I was staying with an uncle in their estate and of course, use his cars and resources as though it were that of my fathers)
We were planning on going out for dinner that night. (You can imagine how old I was then)
We'd been together for a year + and things were going great.
… At least, that's what I thought.
When I pulled up beside their house as we both live in the same estate, she hopped into the passenger seat and when I asked if she was ready to go, her response startled me.
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"No, actually… ehmmmm Pascal, we need to talk".
I'm sure you can imagine what came next.
I don't remember exactly what was said, just that our relationship ended, haba, just like that? I put on a brave face (a total facade), and pretended that I was ok.
I drove home that night and cried myself to sleep.
My whole world was crumbling around me and I didn't know how I was going to recover. ASUU just started their strike and I am not returning to school as I thought.
I could barely peel myself off of my bed to go to the bathroom… Let alone to eat. Because I was staying with my Uncle's wife who's a 8–4 woman, she didn't notice what was happening at home.
It went on like this for weeks…
I eventually returned to school after the ASUU strike, hollow, empty, and stumbling through my days like a zombie.
One day, something happened.
I don't remember what caused this epiphany or how exactly I experienced this "aha" moment.
All I remember was the profound sense of peace and determination that overwhelmed me as I sat in my bed putting up some lines of code together.
I brought out my sticky Note and wrote down one simple line that changed the trajectory of my life forever.
"What if the worst thing that happened to me could be transformed into my biggest opportunity?"
The truth of the matter is that I DESERVED to be dumped.
I had lost my backbone. I had no drive, no ambition, and no aliveness.
I wasn't acting like a man. hahahahhaahhaa
I was a scared little boy who had lucked his way into a relationship with a beautiful woman.
And the second I accepted that fact, my entire life changed.
I proceeded to spend the next several years diving headfirst into the world's of personal development, social dynamics, and relationships.
I went almost 7 days a week for years, learning to authentically attract the women I desired through honesty and FUN.
I began developing myself, reading more books, attending seminars, going to the gym, and hiring coaches.
I started several businesses and developed an aliveness and passion for life.
I changed EVERYTHING about myself and I have my ex to thank for it.
I didn't know it when it happened, but that breakup was the SINGLE best thing to ever happen to me.
It made me the man I am today and taught me more lessons that I can recount.
But most importantly, it taught me the skill of transmuting tragedy into triumph and using pain as the fuel to achieve my dreams.
If you're willing to be open and learn from the pain and trauma in your own life, you might just learn the same thing.
Hope this helps.
Stay Grounded,


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Empanadas de Pollo (Chicken Empanadas)By: Sonia Mendez Garcia
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6-8 servings
If you have not tried empanadas de pollo (chicken empanadas) prepared with corn dough, you are missing out! But don't worry, we can fix that right now.
More often than not, you'll see both sweet and savory empanadas prepared from wheat flour, but for these ones I prepared an easy corn masa dough. It's the same dough you would make for corn tortillas. These crispy chicken empanadas need just a few minutes of frying time, and they're sure to be a crowd-pleaser! With the delicious flavor of corn in the dough, you might even think you're enjoying a crispy taco!
- For the Corn Masa Dough
- 2 cups masa harina (corn flour — Maseca is popular)
- 1¾ cups chicken broth warmed (or use warm water)
- salt to taste
- For the Chicken Filling
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup white onion diced fine
- 1 poblano pepper diced fine
- 1 serrano pepper minced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large Roma tomato diced
- 1 cup corn
- 2 cups chicken previously cooked and shredded
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
- You Will Also Need
- oil for frying
- 2 cups Your favorite salsa
- Mexican crema or sour cream
- 1 avocado sliced
- In a bowl, add the masa harina. Gradually mix in the warm broth until masa forms. Season to taste with salt. Roll into 18 masa balls. As you roll them, flatten them slightly and transfer them to a plastic storage bag so they are lying flat. Set aside while you make your filling.
- Add the 2 tablespoons of oil to a skillet and heat to medium. After a minutes, add the onion, poblano, serrano and garlic. Season lightly with salt and pepper and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato, corn and chicken. Stir well to combine. Taste for salt and pepper and cook for 7-10 minutes. Squeeze in lime juice and stir in the fresh cilantro. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Using a tortilla press lined with plastic on both sides, gently press masa ball until flat (about 4 ½ inches). Remove top layer of plastic. Fill with 2 tablespoons of filling. Using the plastic on bottom, fold empanada over and gently press and seal the edges. If liquid leaks out, wipe away with paper towel. Place filled empanadas on baking sheet and keep covered with plastic.
- When ready, preheat 4 cups of oil in a deep skillet or medium pot until temperature reaches 365ºF. Using a large metal slotted spoon, carefully lower in 2-4 empanadas into hot oil. Fry for 3-4 minutes, turning as needed. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with a metal rack. Keep warm in low-temperature oven.
Chef Notes
The key to preparing a successful empanada using corn masa dough is to make sure your filling is not too wet. If it leaks out while you are trying to fill it, the dough will get soggy and tear. No tortilla press? Press the masa corn dough balls using the bottom of a flat plate or pie plate.


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Let me for a minute, take my American cap off, and don my citizen of the world cap instead for just a moment and play some devils advocate.
Qatar…. the world cup, man, you guys are pissed! the world cup is actually happening there, even though Sepp Blatter came out on Swiss TV this week and said it was a mistake.
Now the various reactions I have seen just make me laugh, or shudder or both, to replies like "well the douchbag shouldn't have taken the bribes" and "he shouldn't have voted for it then" even though Blatter didn't vote or endorse a Qatar world cup.
Now I'm not going to sit here and spout that Qatar has earned it's place at the head of the footballing table and I daresay the rumors of gold bars being slipped into Jack Warners blazer pockets have a ring of truth to them. But here lies not my case for the defense of Qatar, but my case for the prosecution for everyone to just shut up and move on.
The USA came second in the vote. so ergo, if Qatar hadn't have bought the bid, then the world cup would be coming to the USA in 2022. Well stomp our feet and tantrum like a 2 year old, it's just not fair! Let's highlight the nastiness of the place that is Qatar. and how the entire emirates is being constructed by poorly paid and poorly treated Asian subcontinent contractors. Lets's moan and scoff at the idea of a world cup played in the blazing sun, and the audacity of moving it to cooler months. How dare they! they don't even drink!
Listen to me America. I thought this land was all about gods, guts and glory. Quit your bitching, you're coming off as whiny pussies. Boo Hoo, life isn't fair. We're the capitalistic flag bearer for the world. Are we upset someone bought the world cup or upset someone just outbid us? Lets not make any mistake here, all these events are bought and sold. The Salt Lake Olympics and the bribery scandals that went with it are a prime example.
Now, the slavery aspect. Let's not kid ourselves it's horrific what goes on over there. But from a land here that was built off the back of unpaid labor, we might be missing the point that just because it's 2014 here, it might be still 1845 in other parts of the world yet to go through a human rights renaissance. When we've been water boarding their kin for the best part of a decade, we lose the moral high ground to point out their atrocities.
So why now are we moaning about the conditions of the workers over there? why not twenty years ago when the Emirates first started importing large numbers of Bangladeshi and Nepali workers to turn the desert into a millionaires playground? why weren't we complaining ten years ago as Dubai built the Palm Islands and the Burj? Because we hadn't lost a World Cup ten and twenty years ago. Our hypocrisy is crushing just as much as being late to the party is.
We're beginning to stink of sour grapes.
And let's face it. America. You can be upset you've not got the world cup, but aside from Mexico as late stand in for troubled Columbia in 1986, no single country has ever had 2 world cups in such short amount of space. Italy has had 2 world cups, spaced 56 years apart, France at 60 years apart and Brazil at 64 years apart. What makes America so special to deserve another so soon after 1994?
We're not starved for international football tournaments here. aside the world cup in 1994 we've had 12 gold cups hosted either soley or jointly in the USA since 1991. The women have had 2 world cups in the USA, and the LA and Atlanta olympic tournaments. Not to mention the qualifying from the Concacaf region for London in 2012 was held in the USA too.
Added to the Copa America to be held here in 2016 and the various international and club friendlies that get played here every summer, we're not being bypassed for top line soccer tournaments. We have no room to complain that life isn't fair.
But, but, but…… Isnt' it hot in Qatar. it's the desert, they have no soccer tradition. Sepp Blatter was elected on the promise of taking the World Cup to new frontiers. South Africa, and Qatar are definitely new frontiers, you can't dispute that. The USA isn't anymore. whether or not we like it, we're an old economy on the way down with the old world order. It's clear, the new world economies of Brazil, Russia and the Emirates are here and have signaled it with a bang. The Qatar world cup will go ahead in part because the major world power houses such as PSG, Arsenal, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid to name but a few are all indebted to the Middle East. They won't make waves about the tournament and whether or not it is moved to the winter. The star players are paid for on the oil money dime, they won't complain.
And a point on the heat, I know it's not the same, but USA94 had games at 2pm in June in Miami. I remember Ray Houghten of the Republic of Ireland being yellow carded for playing the ball while he was having a drink. And when MLS has teams playing all over the south when it's roasting (with more to come), it's a bit of a raw nerve.
We just have to suck it up and accept it for what it is. The days of being handed world sporting events on a platter like LA, Atlanta, Salt Lake and USA 94 are over. It was the exception to the rule that we've been so spoiled and now we will have a barren spell as more affluent economies demand their time to shine. We can either moan about it or try and put our efforts into winning the damn thing on the field.
If this left you a seething mass of rage, tweet me at @matthewb76 and we'll discuss it…. and by discuss it, I mean I'll just ignore you.


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Egypt says it will host 'reorganisation' of Libyan army
Egypt says that it will host the reorganisation of Libya's army, currently an eastern-based force led by General Khalifa Hifter.
A statement signed by the Egyptian Committee on Libya on Tuesday says Libyan military officers who met in Cairo recently chose Egypt as a starting point for plans to unify the army.
The group, chaired by Egypt's Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, didn't say which officials took part in the meeting.
Libya sank into chaos following the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Moammar Gaddafi. It is split between rival parliaments, governments and militias in the east and west, but in late July its rival leaders pledged to cooperate.
The Egyptian statement said the Libyan officers aim to maintain Libya's territorial integrity and create a modern, civil democratic state.


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CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice was founded at Tamsui, Taiwan in 1997, and from there it has delivered consistently. In terms of bubble tea, CoCo now has become the leading brand in the fresh tea beverage industry. With over 4,000 stores worldwide and counting, CoCo maintains its global footprint by expanding in Japan, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, U.K., Canada and the U.S.A.
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice continues to embrace tradition and unleash bold innovations to be a leading brand in the freshly-made drinks industry.
CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice brings a fresh new alternative to the Philippine market. With drinks prepared right in-store and made from quality-sourced ingredients, CoCo brings people a whole new bubble tea experience.
CoCo is recognized for adopting a global procurement policy in terms of sourcing the best seasonal fruits and other primary ingredients to ensure the quality of our products. Made from fresh fruits and whole leaf teas sourced from the best locations, both local and abroad, CoCo's signature drinks are overflowing with freshness and succulent tastes.


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Food Engineering Apprenticeships at the University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln's National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM) are now recruiting for their Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Food Engineering for September 2018 with Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship, pending approval for January 2019. These new modes of study have been developed in collaboration with the University's School of Engineering.
The closing date for September 2018 intake is Friday 27th July 2018. Enquiring companies are urged to register their interest as soon as possible to ensure that digital systems are ready in time for September and that any students requiring functional skills are identified to NCFM as soon as possible.
More information can be found here and Lecturer, Alex Borman, is contactable for any specific questions about delivery or the qualification therein.


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City Surf
Jacob Tellkamp
April 13, 2018
It was the coldest day of the year in San Francisco. A low pressure system off the coast sent frigid winds and dismal surfing conditions to the shores of Linda Mar beach in Pacifica, California. In the parking lot, older surfers declare victory-at-sea from the confines of their cars. Many will retreat...


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22 May It's a Marathon. Not a Sprint.
Three years ago, I decided to get serious about making healthy lifestyle changes. I started running with a friend's support, and now it seems running and lawn care is all I do. After participating in several races, I felt inspired to take my passion to the next level. I wanted to run the Chicago Marathon.
At first it felt crazy. Could I run for four and a half hours? A whole 26.2 miles?
With the marathon only three weeks away, I decided to take a chance. If 45,000 other people could run this race, so could I.
Thank goodness my friends were there to stop me. They told me to slow down and make a plan. They helped me realize how crazy and unrealistic the idea of training for a marathon – all in three weeks – was.
I was in good shape, but running a marathon was not something I could accomplish without proper training. It just wasn't feasible. The odds of me not finishing or injuring myself far outweighed the chances of my success.
As a landscape company owner, I couldn't help myself from comparing my unrealistic marathon plans to client expectations in lawn care. Almost every year, about the same time, my phone starts ringing asking for lawn care. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I hear: "My lawn doesn't look as good as my neighbors. I have a party in three weeks. Can you help?"
These calls always set me on edge. I get anxious and even lose a little sleep over them.
Anyone can provide a client a fast fix by rolling out sod to cover their entire lawn, but it is only an expensive, temporary patch. (To cover a 5,000 square foot lawn it typically costs upwards of $3,000.) A truly healthy lawn that will impress your friends isn't something I, or any landscaping company, can provide in three weeks. I want to fix every lawn, but I need time to do the job right.
The Chicago Marathon is a little over 5 months away, and as I begin my training, I want to challenge you to start treating your lawn care as a marathon not a sprint. I intend to spend the next five months conditioning my body for the October run. As a lawn owner, you can start conditioning your lawn to be the envy of the neighborhood too.
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I hope to see you at the finish line October 8, 2017, and as always if you need a trainer call Sun Valley Landscaping.
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25th APDR Congress - Special Session - Students' come and go. Unpacking the effects of academic mobility in urban metabolism and regeneration
Call for papers: Special Session SS04 - Students' come and go. Unpacking the effects of academic mobility in urban metabolism and regeneration
Special Session (SS04) organizers: Carlos Vieira, Isabel Vieira and Rosalina Costa.
The aim and scope of the special session:
Academic mobilitys impact in hosting cities and regions is often overlooked as it is perceived as being episodic, with a limited and temporary effect. Against this background, this special session aims to unpack the long - lasting influence of academic mobility in urban metabolism and regeneration processes. From larger to smaller cities and universities, how can we make use of the principles of a circular economy to understand the effects, strengths and limits of academic mobility in regional development? As academic mobility is increasing worldwide, this special session looks at the particular challenges it raises for a sustainable future.
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 6, 2018
Results of the review process will be communicated to authors by approximately: May 20, 2018
The 25th APDR Congress - Circular Economy, Urban Metabolism and Regional Development: Challenges for a Sustainable Future will take place in FCSH - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, in July 5-6, 2018.
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This poem is about one of the creepy stories my mom told me from her youth. She told me she and her older brothers were in their room when her brother Larry (may he rest in peace) was looking out the window and saw their brother Martin. Larry then proceeded to ask Martin what he was doing outside but Martin, who was sitting on the bed, fixing a radio responded "what are you talking about?" All of my mom's brothers looked outside to see a Martin lookalike but only with sharp teeth and soulless eyes. It was compared to a "duende."
Tag: Poetry
I Have Been Stressed (Poem)
I use not so favorable moments in my life to create art. Make the most out of a "bad" situation.
A Confession (Poem)
You're a parent. It's okay to not be okay sometimes. Raising someone who constantly presses your buttons is taxing at times but at the end day you love them.
The Scarecrow (Poem)
There you are
Close not far
Waiting patiently
To come alive next to me
I had no clue
'Til I looked at you
An inanimate object come alive
I was lucky to survive
The fear I felt
When I was dealt
Your loathsome stare
I could hardly bare
Knowing you were in the yard
And there was someone I had to guard
She is who I protected
When it was you I detected
When I went to check again
It was like you weren't there, my friend
I lit my flashlight down the row
And saw a malevolent scarecrow
I don't know what you truly were
But you shouldn't be alive, we concur
No one believed me initially
But you were a reality
I'm glad you are gone
Because you're the type to cause wrong
You aren't welcomed here
So stay far away, not near
This poem is based on a story my mom told me when she was in her youth. It was night time when she said one of her brother's friends was outside with my Nana hanging clothes on the clothing line. What had happened was he was playing around with the flashlight and when he lit up one of the poles, there was a scarecrow hanging at the end and looked up at him. They didn't have a scarecrow in the yard; my mom told me she heard the friend scream and he was legitimately scared. So, I typed up this poem from his point of view based on what my mom told me.
The Two of Us (Poem)
No, I'm not in love but love is probably the easiest topic to do positive poetry on, considering I'm a budding poet. I'll get better eventually and have more styles of poetry.
A Few More Haikus
Forgive But Don't Forget (Poem)
I dedicate this to my friends going through some things. NEVER wait on somebody who's just throwing you crumbs to have you as a backup.
Completed Daughter-Mother Abstract Piece
"I love her dearly
She began life inside me
Now walks beside me."
That was from one of my Haikus that I dedicated to my brat. Here is our completed abstract piece.. it was supposed to be of "Piccorine" but she added her touch to it. No, it's not the Piccorine drawing I posted last time; she hasn't and won't touch that one. Enjoy!
No Ogres, Please (poem)
Ugly ogre
Very vulgar
Very rude
Very crude
Kind of alarming
Not very charming
Must be insane
Feels no shame
For going incognito
To find about me though
So unnecessary
And also scary
That it will pursue
To find out about you
Pretend it's a female
To get a detail
About who you are
Even if it's far
It doesn't understand
That you don't want it to be your man
Because it is dense
You've got to be more intense
About denying
Even if it's crying
Because no one wants an ogre
Who is too vulgar
To be at their side
Because it lied
Plus it's hideous
And'll make you furious
This is the end
Of my watchful friend.
This is just turning a bad experience into something good. About two years ago, a supposed friend who liked me created a fake profile and portrayed himself as a female to see if I liked him, which I didn't. Before this happened, I saw a few red flags about what a creeper he was but I dismissed them and gave him the benefit of the doubt. He wasn't attractive at all and really did resemble an ogre and was obscene.


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Rule ISD is seeking a girls head basketball coach. Other coaching responsibilities would include cross country and a spring sport. The individual needs to be highly motivated and excited at the potential to continue building on a growing girls program.
Candidates need to have or are about to receive their Bachelors Degree. Teaching field is open. Certifications in math or all level PE is preferred. CDL certification or ability to obtain within the first year preferred.
Rule ISD is a small Class A school district in Haskell County. It is ten minutes from Haskell, 20 minutes from Stamford, and 60 minutes north of Abilene. We have a small average class size of 10 students. RISD focuses on creating a positive learning and working environment for all students and staff that leads to student success. Come be a part of a wonderful campus and a great community!
Deadline: Until Filled
How To Apply: Send a resume to Superintendent Brad Jones at email@example.com and/or Athletic Director Kade Kittley at email@example.com


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5 tips to design high-density Wi-Fi networks in schools
In this article, we will provide you with the basic practices to design and implement WLAN deployments in high-density environments, such as schools and universities.
When planning a WLAN in schools, you should consider that a large number of concurrent users are connected to your Wi-Fi. Also, given the increasing number of Wi-Fi-enabled device users use – tablets, laptops and mobiles – a high amount of data traffic across your network is generated. In this scenario, IT admins are challenged to find effective ways to ensure both coverage and capacity. Indeed, providing good quality wireless signal strength and propagation (coverage) that satisfies the higher bandwidth needs of people accessing the network simultaneously in a delimited area (capacity) is key for a well-performing WLAN. To deliver a successful high-density Wi-Fi solution in educational institutions, such as schools, training institutes, colleges and universities, you should consider the following 5 basic recommendations:
1. Understand your bandwidth needs
In order to calculate the bandwidth required for your deployment, you first need to determine the types of applications users will use while connected to your network. In a school setting, students and faculty will most likely use common applications, such as WhatsApp and Facetime (for VoiP calls), Spotify (for music), YouTube and Netflix (for video streaming), and other such applications for things like printing, browsing internet and file sharing. The next step is to determine the applications' requirements in terms of bandwidth and throughput. For instance, web-browsing requires approximately 500 Kbps (Kilobits per second) and does not consume much bandwidth. Conversely, video streaming has different throughput requirements depending on the video resolution: SD videos require 1 Mbps (Megabit per second), HD videos require 3 Mbps, full HD videos require 5 Mbps, and 4K videos require up to 20 Mbps. Read this article to know in detail how much bandwidth and throughput the most common web applications need. By multiplying the minimum required bandwidth per application by the expected number of connections, you can determine the amount of bandwidth you need for your Wi-Fi network. Check out this article to see a practical example of how to calculate your Wi-Fi bandwidth need. Consider that the higher the number of concurrent users accessing your network, the slower the data transmission will be.
2. Opt for dual radio APs
It is recommendable to install a dual-band access point for your Wi-Fi deployment. Compared to single-band devices operating only on the 2.4 GHz band, dual radio access points support both the 2.4 and 5GHz band. This is a relevant aspect to consider, as high-density Wi-Fi networks work better on the 5GHz band. The reason for this is that 5 GHz provides a higher number of frequency channels, of which 23 do not overlap. On the contrary, 2.4 GHz only has 3 channels where signals don't overlap. As a result, because the 5 GHz band is less congested than 2.4 GHz, it is often the to be preferred band setting for networks deployed in educational institutes. That being said, remember that, even if you adopt a dual radio solution that works on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, users might not divide themselves properly between the two bands and might still use the 2.4 GHz band. Your network performance not only depends on the characteristics of the access point deployed, but it is also related to the way users behave.
3. Know where to position your AP
When adding access points to your new deployment, it is crucial to position them where your wireless signal is the strongest. In order to find the best spot for your access point's location, you need to be conscious of possible physical obstacles that create interference limiting the signal propagation, such as construction materials, i.e. concrete and brick. Also, you should consider the number of floors of the building, their ceiling height, and identify the areas where a wireless connection isn't needed. Furthermore, high-density environments such as schools are affected by co-channel interference: when many access point use the same radio frequency channel, data transmissions can shift from one access point to another one, causing a delay in signal reception. We recommend conducting a thorough site survey using Wi-Fi analyser tools to detect the best area in terms of signal strength. For instance, you can rely on a Wi-Fi network stumbler to examine and survey your Wi-Fi network in order to better plan, optimise and troubleshoot it.
4. Install the right number of APs
In general, schools are characterised by classrooms with a small number of Wi-Fi devices deployed per user. In this kind of environment, the number of access point you need to cover the area depends on the bandwidth at your disposal and on the number of users expected to use your Wi-Fi connection. On average, one access point can support and ensure a good Wi-Fi experience to approximately 15 concurrent users. Accordingly, you can install one access point per classroom, assuming that each classroom hosts on average 20-30 students. If you are not sure what model of access points best suits your WLAN deployment, check our extensive list of supported access points: Tanaza is vendor-agnostic and supports a broad range of access points from different brands, depending on your needs.
5. Create different SSIDs
Different users will access and connect to your school's Wi-Fi network: students, the faculty, and guests. Accordingly, it is recommendable to create different SSIDs for each user group. With Tanaza, IT admins can choose among a variety of authentication methods for each user segment: access through a password, login through email or phone, registration through forms and social login. For instance, you can create a WPA2 password-protected SSID for the staff members, a SSID for students access through captive portal, and a SSID for visitors requiring social login, email address or phone number to access it.
Do you want to know how to offer a secure browsing experience to all users in your school Wi-Fi deployment? Check out our content filtering tool!


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Patton Oswalt Reveals Late Wife Michelle McNamara May Have Accidentially Overdosed
Patton Oswalt is opening up about the tragic loss of his wife, crime writer Michelle McNamara.
The 47-year-old actor and comedian sadly discovered that she passed away in her sleep this past April, and there's still no official cause of death.
"I have a feeling it might have been an overdose," Patton told the NYT, citing that she took Xanax. "That's what the paramedics there were saying while I was screaming and throwing up."
He says that was the second worst day of his life.
"The worst is when I told my daughter the next day," Patton said.
Now, he is determined to finishing his late wife's work.
"We can finish the book, but it was tangential to the work, which was: She was going to solve this crime," Patton said. "In comic-book terms, I was married to a great crime fighter."


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Achillea millefolium | 'Common Yarrow', 'Yarrow' | Seeds
Achillea millefolium, is an herbaceous flowering perennial native to parts of Asia, Europe and North America. Most often known as the 'Common Yarrow' or 'Yarrow', the species has been known by many other (more colourful) names too, including 'Arrowroot', 'Bad Man's Plaything', 'Bloodwort', 'Carpenter's Weed', 'Death Flower', 'Devil's Nettle', 'Eerie', 'Field Hops', 'Gearwe', 'Gordaldo', 'Herbal Militaris', 'Hundred-leaved Grass', 'Knight's Milefoil', 'Knyghten', 'Milfoil', 'Noble Yarrow', 'Nosebleed Plant', 'Old Man's Mustard', 'Old Man's Pepper', 'Plumajillo', 'Sanguinary', 'Seven Year's Love', 'Snake's Grass', 'Soldier's Woundwort', 'Staunchweed', 'Thousand-leaf', 'Thousand-seal', 'Woundwort', 'Yarroway' and 'Yerw'.
An erect and spreading plant that grows to around a metre high, the leaves of this fast-growing species are quite evenly distributed along the length of its ribbed stem and are generally bigger toward its bottom and middle. The leaves are bipinnate or tripinnate, slightly hairy and can reach up to twenty centimetres in length. Sweetly-scented clusters of small, whitish-pink-yellow flowers – especially attractive to bees and butterflies – appear between late spring and early autumn. Several subspecies, varieties and cultivars of millefolium exist, including several which have won the (British) Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Located within the Asteraceae family, millefolium has an ancient and varied history of human use (as do several other Achillea). Besides its popularity as an ornamental, its parts and products are used as an insect repellent, to make 'pick-up sticks', for I Ching divination, as a butterfly-attracting companion plant, to combat soil erosion, as food for humans and animals and as a lucky charm.
Moreover, Achillea millefolium has long been employed medicinally by a wide range of cultures – at least as far back as the Ancient Greeks. Past and present examples of the plant's varied uses include as an analgesic, aromatic and astringent, as a diaphoretic, stimulant, stringent and tonic, to aid sleep, to provide 'second sight', to treat burns and wounds and staunch bleeding and to treat colds, earaches, headaches and toothaches. It should also be mentioned here that this species is apparently poisonous (although not fatal?) to cats, dogs and horses and can sometimes induce severe allergic skin rashes.
Growing in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9 and at an altitude of around three and a half thousand metres, Achillea millefolium prefers coastal, grassland, open forest and roadside habitats, where the soil (either wet or dry) is mildly to strongly acidic and mildly disturbed. It's simple to grow from seed: plant no deeper than five millimetres or so (the seeds need light to germinate) in partial to full sun and an average temperature of 18–24°C. Space the young plants roughly forty-five centimetres apart and keep the soil moist yet well-drained – although this species is fairly drought-hardy.
Making a great addition to any apothecary, British native, wild or other garden, why not grow some Achillea millefolium today?
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MISSISSAUGA, ON – Manitoulin Global Forwarding has purchased Canfleet Logistics Ltd., of Vancouver, British Columbia. This is the latest of many strategic investments Manitoulin has made in Western Canada in recent years to build out its offerings and coverage in the region. The purchase of Canfleet, with its excellent export capabilities to Asia, also strengthens Manitoulin's access to high-growth Asian markets, where many of its customers do business, and advances its overall global reach.
Mississauga, ON – June 11, 2012 — Manitoulin Global Forwarding announced today it has acquired Can-Tran Intl. Inc., an international freight-forwarding enterprise, based in Leduc, Alberta. This is the second business based in Western Canada to be acquired by Manitoulin Global Forwarding in the last two months, demonstrating its commitment to extend its reach in that region.
Founded in 1985 Can-Tran Intl. Inc. provides a full suite of solutions to Alberta clientele, including freight forwarding, customs brokerage, ground transportation, and distribution and warehousing. With the majority of its customers in the oil and gas industry, Can-Tran has gained significant expertise in complex project moves, especially those involving drill rigs. All Can-Tran employees will remain with the company.
"Can-Tran is a natural fit for us, for three reasons," said Dwayne Hihn, president, Manitoulin Global Forwarding. "First, it is a major player in Western Canada, with a solid base of loyal clients. Second, it specializes in the oil and gas industry, a growth-sector we already service and which we intend to build on in future years. Third, its corporate culture mirrors Manitoulin's, with its unswerving commitment to meeting customers' unique needs."
"We are excited about the merge," said Barry Young, former Can-Tran president. "We can feel confident that the customers we've had the privilege to serve for many years will now enjoy even greater flexibility and reliability by being able to access the full suite of services offered by the Manitoulin Group."


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EXERCISE FOR THE WEAK-WILLED By Brian Northgrave (Article)
Brian Northgrave
I am clearly among the weak-willed. Almost every time I put on my exercise clothes, my mind comes up with any number of excuses why I shouldn't have to exercise, at least for that day.But because, over the years, I have usually been able to combat those urges and keep at it, I may be able to offer advice that would be useful to my fellow weak-willed.
Decide why you want to do regular exercise
Essentially, there are the physical and the psychological reasons..
We know that, with regular physical exercise, we may not live longer but we're less likely to die younger. Perhaps a better way to look at it is that we are likely to live our allotted time better – among other activities, to be able to travel, to play sports, and also to be less susceptible to illnesses and injuries, and able to recover from them sooner.
We can benefit psychologically from succeeding at something that is difficult, but important. I started more rigorous exercise in my mid-thirties – at a stage when my self-esteem was suffering since it was becoming clear that I was not going to reach the top of my profession. Only the rare few can. But I found that if I could put myself through daily exercise, overcome the lethargy and resistance, and return to a regime after time off, it gave a needed boost to my self-esteem.
Define modest goals and be prepared to scale them down.
A goal of a few minutes of stretching most days of the week may be a good way to start. If we do that, then we can feel that we are "in the game".After some time, the idea is to gradually build goals to include up to 20 minutes or more of cardiovascular activities two to four times a week.But the key element – and this is the tough part – is to do an exercise program for life. Not until Christmas, not until we have lost 5 kilos, not until our daughter gets married, but for life. Sure, we will always fall off the program, but it's for life, and we expect to re-start it.
Maybe you are not up to the goal of a life-long exercise program. That's OK too, and whatever exercise you do is better than nothing. But the real game is to tell yourself (and others) that you are on a program for life, and stay at it/return to it..
What we sometimes forget is that regular exercise is more important as we get older. Someone said that, for the young, exercise is optional, for the old it is mandatory. What is more important for older people intent on sustaining a good quality of life, than doing regular exercise? Look around at all the fat, out-of-shape young people enjoying themselves, but how many fat, out-of-shape old people do you see that look happy?
Know the biggest challenge
For we weak-willed, our challenge is not to reach ambitious exercise goals – almost all of us do, at some time or other. It's getting back on an exercise program once we stop.There are always lots of reasons – many of them legitimate – for stopping exercising. Injuries, illness, travel, heavy workload, moving, family problems. As we get older, we find that various aches and pains more frequently stop our exercises. So that greatest of challenges – restarting the program – comes up increasingly often. We should accept that, if we are exercising at 100% when we stop, that it's not only OK, but it's sensible to start again at 50%, or even less, depending on the time off. And we should count on returning to target levels slowly, with increases of no more than 10% a day.
Don't be too tough on yourself
The most common cause of stopping exercise for the weak-willed, in my own experience, is running out of will-power. We weak-willed have a smaller reserve of will-power than most, so the trick is not to push ourselves too much. Every morning, when I hear that voice saying "Hey, you don't have to do this!" I try to keep moving – putting on the exercise clothes, going to where I do the floor exercises. But if the internal voice is insistent, perhaps I was up late, had a head-ache, really/really didn't feel up to it, then I pack it in with the idea that I will make a bigger effort the next day – and it usually works. Or I will make a "deal" with myself to only do half as many exercises that morning, with the rationalization that I should give myself credit for just showing up and that with any luck I will be do the full set the next day.
I tell myself that just to keep going, with missing only a day or two, puts me in the worthy minority. There are always lots of reminders of how difficult it is to sustain exercising. One only has to look at the classified ads for exercise equipment, particularly six months after Christmas. Or ask people at the gym how many of their customers who sign up for a year, are still showing up 6 months later.
The idea is to forgive yourself when you fall off the exercise wagon, because if you are carrying guilt about stopping, it will be that much more difficult to start up again.
Use whatever works to keep on an exercise program.
I think that the most important exercise to do is the 5 or 10 minutes of stretching, crunches, push-ups each day. There is no way it will be enjoyable, but at least it is brief. And, once you have done that you can tell yourself that you are on an exercise program, and that is a boost for the morale. What helps me sometimes is to time the exercise I do. I find it particularly difficult to do the push-ups. Often I would skip them. Then one day I timed how long it took to do them. It was less than a minute. Now, when I am thinking about not doing them, I ask myself "do I really, really, not have one minute available?".
There is something else that helps me when I am stiff or sore. I will tell myself to try my exercises and if it hurts, I'll stop. Because we have such a multitude of places that get stiff and sore, more often than not, I find that the exercises I do don't involve those particular muscles, and I can finish my regular set.
Now, consider the next most important exercise to do - the 20 or more minutes, two to four times a week of cardiovascular exercise. Some exercise – walking, easy biking or roller-blading, tennis or golf – can be enjoyable. But with Ottawa's climate, many of us have to rely on machines, like an exercise bike, for most of the year. To keep doing the machines, week after week, you need something special. Usually it takes quite some time to find what works for you. I started watching tennis and golf instruction videos, and they seemed to help. Then I found, for a few months, a series on TV at the right time. Currently I use the MP3 player.. What surprises me is that I can listen to the same songs time and again, and they somehow get me through those minutes on my count-down timer. I have a friend who enjoys doing Sudoko, and found that if she only allowed herself to do Sudoko when exercising on the reclining exercise bike, she could usually make herself do it.
Beware of the people who say they enjoy doing exercise on machines. If you believe them, you will be disappointed. In my experience, doing exercise on machines is boring, and certainly not agreeable. But at a minimum of 20 minutes a shot, it does not take a lot of time. Also, a way to reduce the boredom is to mix the exercise. For example, I have a couple of machines and if I feel short of will-power, I'll do ten minutes on one, have a sip of coffee, and do ten minutes on the other. Sure it would be better to grind out half an hour on one machine (and to not need the coffee), but ten minutes each on two machines is better than nothing. Another reward comes on the week-end. I do more exercise on Saturday, and then cut down on some of them on Sunday to about 50%. I always look forward to the "easy" Sunday exercises.
Find the time of day for exercise that works best for you.
Let's face it, we all have different clocks. One person is a morning person while another is an evening person (usually they marry each other). I used to do my exercises later in the day – it was the idea that I would not let myself go to bed before doing the exercises. That worked for quite a while, and then once when I stayed up all night and missed my exercise time, I wasn't able to get back to a regular program for over a year. (As I said, I am one of the weak-willed) Currently, I do exercises first thing in the morning. For me, it works best. Somehow, half conscious, I get into my exercise clothes before my wife is up, at a time when there is nothing else to do except my exercises. So they usually get done. Two retired friends do their exercise mid-morning. Some make appointments at the gym, and the wealthier ones schedule their personal trainers to show up and force them into it.
I find that, if I miss my normal exercise period of first thing in the morning, then it is just about impossible for me to get myself to do the exercise later in the day (I am talking about machines here, not fun stuff like biking/golfing/tennis). Real Black Belt exercisers will simply re-schedule their daily exercise if they miss their normal slot. If I miss a session, I try to get over it by telling myself that it is par for the course, that everyone sometimes misses a session and that I will make the next day a "testing time" to get back on track.
Decide on the best place to exercise
For the morning stretch, it is hard to beat doing those five or ten minutes at home. You only need enough space on the floor somewhere around the house to stretch out. Those exercises – the 5 or 10 minutes – are your entry fees, what you do, so you can do the other physical activities that you enjoy.
Where do you do your other exercises? If you are lucky, you have a year-round activity – like tennis, and can play indoors in winter. But for most of us, for a regular program, we have to rely on machines at least for part of the year.A common approach is to join a gym. That can work for some of us, particularly if the gym is at, or close to, work. But very often, there is a problem of time. To get 20 minutes of time at a gym usually means two or three times that much time to get there, get it done and get back. And that can be a major disincentive. We all have so many things we want to do, or have to do, and exercise time especially if it involves traveling back and forth can easily fall off the program.
The alternative is to try to do more exercise at home.
Choose some exercise equipment that can be kept at home
It may be practical for you to buy a piece of equipment that you can exercise on, on those days when you can't do exercise outside, so that one way or another you are getting 20 minutes or more of cardiovascular exercise two to four times a week, at least on most weeks. Have you a place for it? If you are living in close quarters, there are machines than can fold up, can be put under a bed, can be leaned against a wall. A great stand-by is the exercise bike – either sitting or reclining. Doesn't take much room, perhaps close to a TV to watch DVD's or videos. Or near the sound system or to be used with an MP3 player. Perhaps a treadmill that can be folded up – you can even drop a sleeve over it, maybe in a material that matches your curtains? Good rowing machines, and elliptical machines are great, but they need more space.
Buy your exercise equipment cheap
Fortunately, you don't have to spend much to get good equipment. Someone else will have paid a lot for it new, but it will soon come on the market, hardly used, for 50% or less of the original price. People move, or more often fall off their program and don't like to have the equipment around to make them feel guilty, so they will sell it cheap. (But give them credit. They will have reached a quite acceptable level of exercise before stopping. They just can't forgive themselves when, inevitably they miss a few days, and have trouble re-starting their program). I bought the equipment I have for about a third of what it is advertised for new, and have never had problems with it, never had to have it repaired. You can do the same, just check Craig's list or Pennysaver. And you can do a quick Google on the equipment, e.g. users' reviews, to get an idea of whether it is what you want.
A final piece of advice to my fellow weak-willed is to have a clear plan/vision for resuming your exercise program, even before you start it.
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Introduction: How to Sew an Envelope Pillow Cover
We recently got a new couch and decided to cover some pillows to make it a little more comfortable. I bought two pillow forms from IKEA and decided to make some envelope pillow covers. Envelope pillow covers are my favorite - they fit well, look great, and sew up very quickly. :D
This is super easy and should take about a half hour per envelope pillow cover to sew once you get into the swing of things.
Plus, these envelope pillow covers are washable! Yay!
Want to make a zippered pillow cover? I have an instructable for that too!
Following this instructable and I'll teach you all about sewing your own DIY envelope pillow covers.
Step 1: Washing and Pressing Your Fabric
Some words of caution:
If you plan to wash this pillow cover, wash the fabric beforehand in the way you normally wash. Otherwise, the unwashed sewn fabric can shrink in a hot wash or dryer later and cause seam rippage.
If you're in a hurry to get started, make sure to at least steam press your fabric.
You'll just need to wash it normally and hang it out to dry later! This will keep your pillow cover in nice shape. :D
Step 2: Fabric + Tools Needed for an Envelope Pillow Cover
- 1/2-1 yard of fabric. (I am estimating because I don't know how big your pillow is. We'll talk about that on the next step!)
- Matching thread
- Scissors (pinking shears will work perfectly!)
- Pen/pencil for marking
- Ruler of some sort
- Sewing machine
- Clothin iron & ironingboard
- Measuring tape
- Sewing pins
And that's it! Pinking shears are awesome but not necessary.
Step 3: How to Measure for the Pillow Cover
This is dead easy if your pillow has a cover.
Covered pillow:
- take cover off, measure across and down
- add one inch to each of these measurements
Uncovered pillow or pillow form:
- use your measuring tape to conform to the curve of the pillow and take the measurements from seam to seam
- add one inch to each of these measurements!
In this instructable, I'm covering a 16x26 inch pillow, so I'd consider my measurements to be 17x27.
We'll be cutting out three pieces all together, one for the front and two for the back. Many other tutorials just have you cut one long piece, but the I believe the extra seams make for a better fitting pillow. :)
Step 4: Measuring and Cutting Out the Pillow Cover Pieces
Since my pillow is 16x26, I'm cutting out one piece that's 17x27.
The other two pieces, I'm taking ten inches off the length - so they're 17x17.
For long pillows:
- cut one piece that is your length +1 and height +1
- cut two pieces that are your length-10 and height +1
Taking 10 inches off could be too much for some pillows - just make sure you have at least 4 inches of overlap with the back panels.
For square pillows:
- cut one piece that is your length+1 and height+1
- cut two pieces that are your length-6 and height+1.
To measure and cut:
- flip the fabric over so it's wrong side up
- use your ruler and pen to mark out the panels - this way you'll know things are square
- use pinking shears (or regular scissors if that's all you've got!) to cut the panels out
Step 5: Hemming the Back Panels of the Pillow Cover
Lay the fabric wrong side up on your ironing board. (If you're using a pattern, make sure you have it all lined up the right way!)
Go to the outside edge of one of the smaller panels and fold over 1/4 inch of the fabric. Press this down with your iron.
Now fold again by another 1/4 inch and press again.
Now you'll sew this hem down about an 1/8 inch from the inside edge. Backstitch at the beginning and end of your stitches!
Step 6: Sew the Back Panels and Main Panel of the Cover Together
We'll be using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. :D
Take your main panel and lay it flat right side up. Then, take one of the smaller panels and place it wrong side up at the edge of the main panel. Once your edges are aligned, pin it to the main panel. Now lay the second panel down and pin it in place too.
Make sure to put extra pins in where the two back panels overlap - you don't want them to shift!
Sew all around the edges, backstitching at the beginning and end.
Step 7: Clip the Corners and Turn the Pillowcase Right Side Out
Once the cover is all sewn up, press it well while it's still wrong side out.
Now you'll want to trim the corners! This will give you nice sharp corners when you turn the pillow cover right side out.
Now flip the cover right side out. Use a crochet hook, knitting needle or other pointed object to poke out the corners as well as you can.
Step 8: Stuff the Pillow in the Cover and Enjoy!
And there you go! I love the simplicity of these envelope pillowcases - they're so quick to make I've sewn more than I can count over the years.
You can even use this pillow cover style to cover regular bedding pillows and make them more decorative. Great for older pillows!
As you can see, my cat Big Dee approves. ^_^
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Do I hem both of the edges that create the opening for thepillow?
I followed your instructions and realized that the two smaller back pieces CAN'T be the same size. One needs to be cut larger in order to overlap! I am amazed that no one else commented on that. So glad I had extra material.
the instructions say two pieces cut "your measurements - 6" + 1".. example. a 14 inch pillow form would have two pieces cut to (14"- 6")= 8 + 1" = for two 9 inch pieces in the back. These would each end up with a roughly 1" overlap in the back after turning over for the finished edges and seam allowances. I personally would cut them a bit longer for a little more overlap... but otherwise her instructions are accurate.
Thank you for sharing this! It seems very straightforward.
I'm thinking of adapting it for a roundish pillow. Any advice or warnings?
Thanks again!
Thank you for making this so simple!
Hi Jessy, I love this and I'm going to give it a go....but I'm thinking or recovering a cushion that covers a whole armchair....the cushion is about 4 inches thick and not very squidgy compared with a scatter cushion - how much extra fabric do you think I should allow for a good fit!?
Easy to understand
Can you help me understand what you do when it's all stitched together? This is my first sewing project! I've got all my cuts (for square) now trying to figure out layout before I sew all together...the panels overlap each other? Like, pinned together on the main panel?
im trying to make one
Easy to follow directions. Whipped up a couple of pillows in one evening. I used pillow form in mine. Easy to get in and easy to take off to laundry.
I want to cover my couch cushions, I hope that it will work for that as well. On my leather couch, the seat cushions are getting dirty so I want to make washable covers to put on them
Square cushion covers might work better! You can modify this dog bed pattern to make them. :D
Here's a ible showing how to I re-covered my old couch using that method:
Thank you very much for helping me, I do not know how to sew so this should be interesting.
You can do it!! It's all straight lines, really. :)
Let me know if you get stuck on anything in particular and I'll try to help!
Those look amazing. I think I need new covers for my pillows now!
Thank you for the excellent instructions. So easy to follow and worked perfectly.
This is the first tutorial I found that was clear, thank you!!
Jessie, Thank you for the very good instructions. I had 30 inch European pillows and have been wanting to make cases for them. Your instructions were perfect and I did deduct 1 inch to make the cover tight. It worked perfectly! I didn't have enough fabric for the whole cover so I used blue and white ticking fabric for the back and blue and white buffalo check for the front. My pictures are on my tablet and I am not sure how to get them on here. Sorry. Thanks Again! Karen
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The Department will begin processing returns at the same time as the IRS on January 27th. This is because Iowa taxpayers are required to provide their federal return with their Iowa return. Iowa income tax returns are due on April 30th.
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Recently, I purchased a pair of slacks for my mother from a "travelling" clothing company who makes regular stops at local nursing homes. Wheelchair bound with advanced Alzheimer's, Mom requires specialty clothing you can't buy in regular stores.
These nursing home shopping events are always hectic but the sales team is extremely helpful and courteous. As I wanted a particular colour and fabric for Mom, they called the store to see if they were available. The answer was yes and the order was made. I paid cash and walked away knowing the slacks would be shipped promptly.
Unfortunately, the slacks arrived in the wrong colour as the sales person wrote the incorrect colour on the receipt – and I had not waited around for her to complete it (my error). Unaware there was a mistake, the nursing home staff immediately sewed Mom's name on the slacks when they arrived.
So here's where the customer service comes in to play. When I called the store about the error, they immediately offered me a full refund as they no longer had the style and colour I requested and suggested I could donate these slacks to someone else (I declined and Mom will keep the slacks).
I was pleasantly surprised with their offer but here's where it gets really interesting. The sales associate told me the store would soon be closing as the owner wanted to retire and a buyer could not be found.
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What are you doing in your business to create an exceptional customer experience?
I put this question to my InTouch networking group during a recent roundtable discussion and here are some of the answers I received:
- Give unexpected gifts or bonuses to customers.
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What can you do differently in your business that no one else is currently doing? Or what can you do better?
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