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Patek Philippe sits at the pinnacle of Swiss watchmaking for good reason: they have consistently made some of the world's most beautiful, complicated timepieces for the better part of two centuries, and these days, they're doing so via the development of their own movements.
Following the debut of the Calatrava ref. 6007A-001 in June in celebration of the opening of their new manufacture, Patek is releasing three new grand complications within their 2020 collection (two of which we're going to be focusing on today).
A split-seconds chronograph allows the simultaneous timing of two distinct events. Patek first developed such a watch in 1923, and introduced the 5370P-011 with in-house calibre CHR 29-535 PS in 2015 with a platinum case and black enamel dial. For 2020, the watch has been updated with a blue grand feu enamel dial with glossy finish produced on an 18K gold dial plate. Featuring white gold applied Breguet numerals and leaf hands and an outer tachymeter track, the 5370P-011 recalls classic 20th-century Patek references in an elegant design language that belies the ultra-complicated movement within. The calibre CHR 29-535 PS features two standard chronograph pushers and the rattrapante (split-seconds) pushers within the watch's crown at 3 o'clock. A manually wound movement, it makes use of two column wheels and a vertical clutch for smooth operation.
The 5370P-011 is housed in a 41mm platinum case with concave bezel, a transparent sapphire crystal case back and 30m of water resistance. It's fitted with a blue alligator watch strap with a platinum fold-over clasp and retails for $263,093.
Also new for 2020 is the reference 5270J-001 perpetual calendar chronograph, a modern interpretation of a timepiece first delivered in 1941 during the throes of the Second World War. Initially produced in platinum with a golden opaline dial and a rose-gold version with a gold "goutte"-style bracelet in 2018, the new reference is now cased in a yellow gold with a concave bezel and two-tier lugs.
Perpetual calendars are absurdly complicated machines, as they account for the differences in length between not only different months, but also between years (i.e., they account for leap years). Patek's perpetuals are amongst the most coveted in the world, and a glance at the new 5270J-001 shows why: it displays a wealth of information on its opaline dial without giving the feeling of overcrowding. And if the calendar function weren't enough, the watch also incorporates a chronograph, much like its historical forebear, the ref. 1518.
Featuring yellow gold leaf-shaped hands, a moon phase window, day, date and month indicators and a leap year indicator, the watch is powered by Patek's first in-house perpetual calendar/chronograph movement, the caliber CH 29-535 PS Q, which was developed in 2011. This manually wound movement features a horizontal clutch and column wheel as well as an absurdly thin calendar mechanism (1.65mm and 182 parts). It ships with a sapphire case back to allow the wearer to view the movement, though a solid gold case back is also included. Accompanied by a matte chocolate brown alligator strap with yellow gold clasp, the 5270J-001 retails for $168,970.


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Hello I think I am the first person to download the mod off of moddb and I am using steam it does not seem to work for steam users.
Version 0.1.1 of the Elder Kings Mod for CK2 - Full Release This is a self-installer version. Prior to installation, please uninstall all existing versions of the mod.
[Added] Russian portraits for Reachmen (if you have Russian portraits DLC).
[Added] More religion decisions for other religions (courtesy of DarkReborn).
[Added] New traits (Virile, Rebellious, Disloyal, Lead from the Fore, Lead from the Rear)
[Added] Female Mer portraits.
[Added] 2 New events to Rally Rebels Marshal job action (the modifier currently has no effect, so there are now random events to give revolt risk).
[Added] 2 New events to Survey Steward job action; Bandit Camp Discovered and Buried Treasure Discovered, both have a chance of giving money, while the Buried Treasure one also has a chance of giving a random artefact.
[Added] New Retinue for the Khajiit (Anequinan and Pellitinian Cultures now get their own seperate Retinue).
[Added] New CBs (Liberate Countrymen, "Honour War" for lack of a better name)
[Added] New spells to the Spellbook (Heal, Grand Healing, Beautify, Harmony).
[Added] Basic Dunmer House traits system (very quick sketchy work to ensure most Dunmer get their House Trait, let me know if it's causing issues).
[Added] Arumba's GUI Tweak and Shortcuts mod.
[Added] Several lore names to the lists.
[Added] Reachman trait.
[Added] Minor title Auto Assignment Decision.
[Added] A "System" to try and make Mer realms a little less stable. Their long lifespans (and thus long reign durations) caused them to stack up +100 opinion, leading to far too much stability and steamrolling of other non-mer realms by the AI. AI Vassals of long reigning Mer will now get events reducing their opinion a little the longer the Mer reigns, hopefully reducing the long reign, but not eliminating it outright.
[Tweak] Raht trait brought in line with Strong trait, and added to event weights.
[Tweak] Decreased requirement for Marshal Councillor job from 15 Martial to 12 Martial (for non-Martial Educations; Martial educations can still always be Marshal).
[Tweak] Changed Lead Troops into Battle Ambition to only be selectable by those able to lead an Army.
[Tweak] Slightly reduced child mortality
[Tweak] Independent Rulers can be appointed as Army Leaders even if they don't meet the "Marshal" conditions (you can therefore always appoint your own ruler as the leader of an army).
[Tweak] Removed some of the Dunmer House artefacts held at game start, no single Dunmer now holds more than one artefact.
[Tweak] A character can only create 1 Knightly Order in their life time.
[Tweak] Merged Martial triggered mods into Martial stat.
[Tweak] Merged AI and player minor title triggered mods.
[Tweak]Cultural combat tactics so that at least all the Tamriel races have one unique combat tactic
[Tweak]Agile now affects chance of death, chance of wounding, and chance of serious head injury
[Tweak]If you have too many lifestyles (only doable with ruler designer) than you will lose all your lifestyles
[Tweak] Reduced Swordmaster martial buff to +1 martial.
[Tweak] Fertility in some races (primarily Mer)
[Tweak] Becoming Craven battle event has been reduced in frequency, now your Martial and education directly affect it (higher martial and higher education are more unlikely to get it, but only the Martial orientated educations).
[Tweak] Maimed/Wounded/Death battle event weights have been tweaked to reduce frequency based on martial skill and various traits.
[Tweak] Altered Interracial marriage maintenance event to be low MTTH rather than an on_action yearly event.
[Tweak] Hid some traits from ruler designer.
[Tweak] Added checks to minor titles candidate decision so children will no longer appear in the list.
[Tweak] Buffed Tend Wounded job action.
[Tweak] Reduced Argonian fertility buff (due to decreased child mortality with the removal of VIET childbirth death events).
[Tweak] Restored vanilla movement speed (it was 1/3 slower than vanilla, now it's the same).
[Tweak] Readded the "attribute = learning" line to the Court Wizard. For some reason defying logic, this actually causes the Cout Wizard to rename itself to High Priest, it's an issue in base CK2, not something I can fix (so let me know if you'd rather have the number displayed and x2 learning bonus, of if you'd rather have the Court Wizard called Court Wizard).
[Tweak] CBs have been scaled back to vanilla settings and rewritten.
[Tweak] Increased Mercenary unit sizes.
[Tweak] Reduced "Improve X" ambitions back down to 10.
[Tweak] Changed some minor titles so they can be accessed at a lower rank (which was always the intention).
[Tweak] Changed the Imperial Commune's mercenary vassal from Legion Cyrodiil to the Imperial Knights.
[Tweak] "Blind" (congenital blindness trait) now has a small health malus.
[Tweak] Thu'um decision temporarily disabled until the event chain is completed.
[Fix] Prevented being able to select a start date earlier than 3370 (this was never intended).
[Fix] Restored Magicka Potions to their original position in the Spellbook (they're no longer nested under Fortify Spells).
[Fix] Immortals and Briarhearts getting Incapable and Infirm traits from normal health events based on age. They can still gain Incapable or Infirm via assassination attempts, battles and other "unnatural" events.
[Fix] Immortals and related trait-Characters should no longer recieve the Old Age and similar modifiers.
[Fix] Hundreds of localisation fixes.
[Fix] Become Great General Ambition.
[Fix] Broken Necromancer events.
[Fix] Several duplicate ID errors.
[Fix] Error in Portraits.gfx causing CTD.
[Fix] Readded a missing event from the Spymaster's Build Spy Network.
[Fix] Religious heads giving you jip for heretics when you're not even part of their faith.
[Fix] Dead children getting pet cats (although, cats *were* the guardians of the souls of the dead )
[Fix] Several duplicate Baronies removed.
[Fix] When a character is able to choose another child's education path other than their own, the decision wasn't flagged as "important", and thus no one knew it was there.
[Fix] Numerous education system bugs.
[Fix] Duplicate trait (Pilgrim) removed.
[Fix] Pregnancy events should no longer allow inter-racially incompatibles or infertiles to breed.
[Fix] Some unit positions have been fixed.
[Fix] Battle event for veteran trait not functioning properly.
[Fix] Granting Assassin titles and demoting shouldn't be possible at the same time.
[Fix] Wrong terrain types (if you spot anymore you think are wrong let us know).
[Fix] Dozens of other minor bug fixes.
[Removed] VIET Childbirth death events.
[Removed] Telvanni Relation System due to severe lag issues.
[Removed] (actually disabled) new crown laws, unfortunately their modifiers don't work (support for custom laws and other mechanics is incredibly low in CK2 *rant rant*).
Hello I think I am the first person to download the mod off of moddb and I am using steam it does not seem to work for steam users.
HELL YEAH! I've been itching to play this since I first heard about it.
Well Worth the wait. It works fine for me and I'm using steam.
P.S. Reven Is the mods installed in you documents, something like this *user name*\paradox interactive\CK2\mods\?
im having the same problem how did you fix it ? please help
Everytime i start the game from steam i get a runtime error and the game just crashes. Would appreciate some help.
I'm having the same problem. I'm pretty sure the mod is installed correctly, yet it crashes whenever I try starting it.
Same for me does anyone know a fix I really want to play
Hello! Will there be a linux-compatible version of this mod? It seems great!
Will this be available for Mac users in the near future?
I'm having a simmilar problem with using the mod on steam. I run the game then it crashes and I get a runtime error.HELP
Has anyone figured out the solution to make the mod stop crashing for steam users?
The mod will not crash if you have the Legacy of Rome expansion. In the first version of the mod, there was a patch that allowed use of the mod if one did not have Legacy of Rome.
I'd suggest checking at the Elder Kings forum, might be a new patch over there.
As there is only the Automatic Installer with it's preset destination, I as a Steam player can't find it in my mods list. Any help, please? :/
Finnaly got it to work. My question is how do you form cyrodiil or skyrim?
You guys cannot put mods in the CK2 directory you have to put it in the documents directory of CK2 in C:\Users\?\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II this works for steam except you people are too stupid to see the "DontPutModsHere" txt. file in the CK2 mods folder.
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The funeral of General William Booth
God's general was buried on August 29th, 1912.
The founder of the Salvation Army was 83 when he died on August 20th, 1912. 'The General,' the Army announced, 'has laid down his sword.' His body lay in state for three days at the Congress Hall in Clapton while thousands of people filed past. Some 35,000 attended the memorial service for him at Olympia. On the 29th 5,000 Salvationists in uniform marched through the City from the Army's headquarters in Queen Victoria Street with 40 Army bands playing the 'Dead March' from Handel's Saul, past huge crowds to the Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, where the General was buried beside his wife Catherine, the Army's co-founder. East End rumour had Queen Alexandra attending incognito, which had not happened, but people wished it had.
Born in 1829, William Booth grew up in straitened circumstances in Nottingham, left school at 13 and moved to London in 1849. A pawnbroker's assistant and a zealous Methodist lay preacher, he met the middle-class Mumford family and their daughter Catherine, an invalid who helped to educate him while drawn by the sheer force of the man. They married in 1855.
Booth and his wife started their Christian Mission in the East End in 1865. In 1878 Booth hit on the term 'salvation army'. He and Catherine created an effective force for converting the working classes, complete with military uniforms, ranks and discipline. Their Christianity was basic. The Eucharist and the complications of theology were abandoned. Either you were converted or you would go to hell for eternity, and that was that.
Along with the mission went practical charity work to deal with poverty and homelessness. As Booth said: 'The people must be fed, that their life's work must be done or left undone forever.' The Army organised shelters to get the homeless, the sick and prostitutes off the streets and ran its own emigration bureau. When Catherine died of cancer in 1890 the Army had almost 100,000 soldiers in Britain. Today it has 1.5 million in 125 countries.


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I received a letter last March explaining that it was time to pay back a hefty career development loan.
I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was — because, to be honest, I'd completely forgotten about the loan I'd taken out several years before to help support myself while I completed my master's degree.
But there it was, in black and white, explaining I had 12 months to pay back the total sum of $5,500. If I didn't pay within a year, I'd be charged a steep interest of 9.9% annually — which would have added an extra $544.50 for every year I delayed.
This looked pretty challenging, as I had other outstanding debts at the time, including a car repayment loan. Not to mention all the usual expenses like rent and utilities. But there was no escaping it. Where was I going to come up with an extra $5,500 in a year?
I decided this was the challenge I needed to make some long overdue adjustments to my weekly working routine.
And by making a few small changes to my everyday routine, I managed to save the entire $5,500.
Here's exactly how I pulled it off.
My first discovery was just how much money I was spending on my lunch. I worked out of an office in London, which meant my daily routine included popping out for a bite to eat.
For 50 weeks of the year, this routine was costing me 10.65 pounds, or $17.04 every day. It's hard to believe, but when you factor in $10.40 for a salmon salad or similar meal, $3.20 on a drink, and then a sneaky $3.44 on a dessert to get through the afternoon, it quickly adds up.
When I realized I was spending more than $850 a year on dessert alone, I knew was definitely time to get organized.
Instead, I started buying in bulk at the start of the week, stocking up on salad items including a bag of spinach or lettuce, a pack of fruit, a big bag of nuts, and some decent cheese. Even with a bottle of balsamic vinegar and some good quality olive oil thrown in the basket, I was only spending $17.20 on average each week.
I added to this an avocado or two for dip ($4) with a packet of wraps ($1.60). For afternoon snacks, I threw in a multi-pack of chips ($2.88) and yogurts ($2.64 for four), plus a liter of rich fruit drink to keep in the fridge at work and last me most of the week ($5.60).
You can see I didn't scrimp on treats, but for the price of some plastic containers and 10 minutes prep each morning, I ended up spending a mere $33.92 a week on my lunches — saving $51.28 a week, which added up to $2,564 over the course of the year.
One of my simplest means of saving was on coffee.
Some marketing genius made a fortune convincing the Western world that, on top of a cup of coffee at home over breakfast, and another one at the office first thing, we all suddenly needed one for the time in between as well. I was buying a chai latte every day from the stall at the train station, something I'd decided was my early morning treat to myself.
Well, no longer!
By simply cutting out this morning purchase completely, I saved a $5.36 a day, or $26.80 a week. Over 50 weeks, that added up to a whopping $1,340 a year. Bye bye chai latte! Instead I carried a water bottle with me for my journey, which was probably a lot better for my health, too.
My daily commute into the city — in and out of London's central Zone 1 to my home in Zone 3 — was costing me $80.80 a week.
To save money, I swapped the type of rail ticket I bought for one that took me just to the edge of Zone 2, and I would walk the rest of the distance.
Instead of spending $80,80 a week, I spent just $56.16, saving $1,232 over the year — a lot of money for what amounted to two short stops on the metro.
On top of saving me money, you can guess the physical benefits of all that new walking, and the added time let me catch up on my podcasts. I splurged on a Fitbit to keep it interesting and keep a tally of all those extra steps.
Swapping my salon-brand toiletries for supermarket savers proved to be an easy win.
I was used to "treating myself" with premium hair products, but I swapped salon-brand shampoo and conditioner ($11.20 each, $22.40 total) for cheaper products, whatever I could find that was on sale (often as low as $3.20 each, or $6.40 in total). That added up to $16 saved each month and $192 over the year.
And guess what: It turned out the cheaper brands did exactly the same job. You just had to leave it in a bit longer. Who knew?
A similar exchange of luxurious-sounding shower gel to whatever was on sale at the store saved another $6.33 a month — by the end of the year, that meant another $76 in the pot.
Finally, I realized I needed to cut out one of my magazine subscriptions. Sorry, Vanity Fair. Doing so saved me $8 a month, and I found that all the best features and interviews eventually turned up somewhere else where I could read them, anyway.
That gave me another $96 in savings, but I have to say, that one really hurt.
By the end of the year, here's exactly how much I saved:
My grand total? A whopping $5,500 in savings.
And that's how I did it. Twelve months later, my debt was fully paid off before I had to pay a penny in interest.
But more significantly, I'd formed new daily habits and left the more expensive ones behind. I realized my routine had become increasingly easy to follow and to continue into the future.
I'm sure I could have carried on saving by canceling gym memberships, Netflix, mobile phone contracts, and more, but I realized I didn't have to go that far — at least at this point. But it's good to know I could.
These days, I can once again afford to treat myself to a coffee on the go, or a pedicure before a holiday. But now they're just that — a proper treat, not the norm — and much more enjoyable as a result.
I've also become very easy to buy gifts for. Because my friends and family know I'm happy to live simply in my daily rounds, when it comes to my birthday, it only takes the gift of a premium-brand shampoo or a copy of Vanity Fair for me to bask in luxury and feel properly special.
All my norms have been reset, and my life is the better for it.
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Here's a closer view of the Prima Resin Angel and also the Stamped Stempleglede image. You can also just see on the right some script text, embossed in white. This was from the Stempleglede Postcard from Paris Rubber Stamp Set.
I have done a small flower arrangement including the daisy with one of the new wooden buttons placed in the centre, some flower spray, pearl stamen in ivory and just out of sight some pine cones. I also draped some silver pearl string. This is the new type in store and is quite rigid and therefore easy to put where you want it to stay.
I have used 3 types of lace, oops. Lace Madame de Pompadour, Sophie and Rhinestones Lace.
I also dotted a few of the wooden stars and added a little gesso.
I also added a little snow tex to the Holly Leaves.
I will be back this evening with the New Little Darlings Saturated Canary Blog Hop, so see you later.
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AnonymousInactiveDecember 10, 2008 at 10:10 pmPost count: 9
OK – so this is probably another "dumb" question – but I'm puzzled.
I have tow SwitchLinc V2 600W switches linked to each other – Family A and Family B.
When I work the paddles on the wall – the LED's on the units move in sync – which is what I expect.
However – when I turn one on from the EZServe (let's say A) – then I get:
A – LED in ON position
B – LED in OFF position
Am I missing something here? I would expect that if I turn either switch on/off from the EZServe that they wold BOTH be in the same position at the actual switches.
Didn't I set the switches up correctly if they are respnding to the paddle presses the way I expect?
Family A shows itself as a Controller and Responder for Family B and a Responder for the EZServer.
Family B shows itself as a Controller and Responder for Family A and a Responder for the EZServe.
Can someone kick me in the right direction – I'm having this same problem with two additional "linked" switches.
ChrisAnonymousInactiveDecember 10, 2008 at 11:40 pmPost count: 1001
Sure can. The cross linking is correct for A and B to stay in sync with each other when A or B is the Controller. That is, when either switch paddle is pressed, a command is sent to the other because the switch where the paddle press occurs has a Controller of link to the other switch. Unfortunately, when any other controller (including but not limited to EZSrve) turns on A or B, A or B switch does not propagate the command on to the other because at that point A or B is a responder, not a controller.
What you need is to define a Scene/Group with EZSrve as the Controller and switch A & B as responders. You send a Group On or Off to the Scene name and both A & B will receive the necessary commands to turn On or Off. There is a rumor that in the new Insteon 2 architecture there is a new command that can be sent to A for example telling A to react as though its paddle had been pressed, In this case A would turn On or Off and send a command on to B, just as though A's paddle had been pressed. Don't know how many switches in the field have that command support, if any, and EZSrve does not support this I2 function. Would be the same if you added switch C to the mix. If you linked switch C as a controller and A as a responder, only A would turn on when turning on C. Again, because A is a responder at that point, it would not send commands to B. A has to be a controller (paddle press at A) for it to pass commands to B and vice versa.AnonymousInactiveDecember 11, 2008 at 8:39 pmPost count: 9
I must be a putz – I cannot get this working.
I defined the "Scene" – controller is EZServe, 2 responders Family A & Family B.
Then I create the Area "House". Then I added the scene "Family Room" to the "House" area.
SO – when I go to device view/control – I select house, and I can see the Family Room scene. But when I click on/off – absolutely NOTHING happens.
When I added the responders to the scene – did I need to pick any special values or something in the LD1-3 fields?
Thanks for the help (and the patience).
ChrisAnonymousInactiveDecember 11, 2008 at 9:41 pmPost count: 1001
Happy to help. You were exactly right in defining the Area and assigning the Scene to the Area. There is always a learning curve associated with Insteon hardware. There is a document on the Wiki under EZSrve that has screen captures and detail on defining a Scene with EZSrve as a Controller. The information in LD1-LD3 is important as it describes what the Responder should do when it receives a command from the Controller (EZSrve in this case). LD1 is the Bright level, how bright should the load be turned on. You should start out at 100%. LD2 is the Ramp rate. How fast should the device ramp up to reach the Bright level or down until Off. You should start out at 0.1 seconds. LD3 is the output unit number. This should be 00 for a SwitchLinc. Since this field defaults to 00 it is probably correct. The LD1-LD3 values can be different for each Responder defined. This permits one Responder to turn On at 50% Bright, another Responder to turn On at 100% Bright.
If these values are correct, what Unit number did you assign to the Controller EZSrve for the Scene? Needs to be greater than 01 as EZSrve reserves 01 for its own use.
The SimpleHomeNet Utility Suite has an option to trace the commands being sent and received by EZSrve. Invoke the SHN Utility, Connect to EZBridge/EZSrve using the IP address assigned to EZSrve. Under the EZSrve/EZBridge / Control tabs, the Data Received window displays the XML representing the commands sent from and received by EZSrve. You can post that information back and I can interpret. There is also a check box in the lower right corner of the Control tab screen, Enable Logging, which causes a file to be written with the same XML command information. The file is log.txt and resides in the SHN Utility Suite install directory. It might be easier to copy/paste that file content but copy only the entries time stamped around the time when the On or Off is directed to the Scene name.AnonymousInactiveDecember 12, 2008 at 10:04 pmPost count: 9
OK grif – almost there!
Read the Wiki – watched the videos, and … started from scratch.
Here's what I did:
1) Reset the EZServe to the factory default settings.
2) Added all the devices by address (much faster this time).
3) Created an area called IndividualDevices and added all 8 switches to the area.
4) Switched to Device View/Control and confirmed that all 8 devices are working correctly in the IndividualDevices area. (1 click for on, 1 click for off, always has status correct regardless of how the light was powered on, etc, etc).
5) Created a scene called AllLightsOn. For the scene, I added each of the 8 switches with the parameters set to 100%, .1 sec, 00.
6) Created an areas called Scenes and placed the AllLightsOn scene into that area.
7) Go to Device View/Control – select Scenes from drop down.
8) Click AllLightsOn – then click ON.
PROBLEM ONE: 7/8 lights come on (all except the Guest Room). All lights go off when I select AllLights and then select OFF.
All of my other scenes function perfectly now – I have a scene for each room that controls all the lights in that room. Click, on – they go on. Click off – they go off. But …
PROBLEM TWO: The status for the scene in the Device View/Control area does not seem to recognize when the scene is ON ( I get STATUS N/A instead). But it does recognize when the scene is OFF (Status shows as OFF).
I made sure to start numbering the EZServe unit beginning at #20 (20-24 currently) so as not to have a problem with the default of 01, etc.
I also went back and verified that the links for each device are now correct. Each switch is linked as a responder to the EZServe at the default 01, and at the unit number for whatever Scenes I placed it in. If it is a 3-way switch, it is also linked as a responder/controller of the switch it is associated with.
So – any last words of advice for me as I head into the weekend playing around with this stuff?
Why would the one switch not respond to the scene (even though it is set up identical to the other devices in the scene) – and yet it responds individually? Could there be some residual memory on the SwitchLinc device – should I sync it to the EZServe so that it only has the links defined as I have currently established them?
And what about the status indicator for the scenes? Any thoughts on that?
Thanks in advance. I'm already light years beyond where I was yesterday.
ChrisAnonymousInactiveDecember 12, 2008 at 11:04 pmPost count: 1001
The Status N/A when turning On a Scene is also what happens on my system. For an individual device the display shows the percentage of ON. With a Scene likely representing more than one device, although not a absolute requirement, it would not be possible to display the percentage of ON for each of the 8 different devices in one of your cases, for example. For OFF, all the devices are OFF so that works. Status N/A is representing something other than all OFF. Perhaps another approach could have been to display N/A for the percentage but show on when the last click was on. Something you could suggest under the new features Topic.
When you select an individual device and click ON/OFF, an Insteon Direct command is sent to the selected device. A Direct command does not utilize a Responder link record in the individual device. For a Scene ON/OFF a Group command sequence is issued which requires a Responder link in each of the Responder devices to tell each device how Bright, and how fast (Ramp rate) to get there. Sounds like something is wrong with the Responder link in the 8th device. It could have a Bright level so low as to look off when it is actually on very low. It could have a ramp rate so long that it looks like it did not turn on when actually it is taking several minutes to turn on. There could be other problems as well.
I would like to use the SImpleHomeNet Utility Suite as a independent tool to view the Responder link records in the 8th device. DId you get that program working? If so I will walk you through the process of displaying link records. If not then use EZSrve under Device Management and do a SYNCH EZSERVE for the device that does not respond to the Group. This will read the device link database and rebuild the link information in EZSrve. Look at the Responder link and see what the various values are.
You are making good progress. Almost there.
EDIT: when looking at the link information after the SYNCH EZSERVE, also look for a duplicate entry. You may have an old link entry in that device with LD1-3 values that do not match the last Responder link you created.AnonymousInactiveDecember 12, 2008 at 11:17 pmPost count: 9
grif – you're the best.
While I was waiting for your response – I went through all of the individual devices and synced them – that resolved the control issues. So now I am in business !! Thank you!
That Status N/A is a bit tedious. I would prefer ON (or ACTIVE) based on whether the devices in the scene match the scene settings (which means that they were LIKELY turned on by the scene, but match its settings regardless of how they got that way), OFF if none of the devices in the scene are on, and N/A for any other situation.
I am going to play with the utility this weekend to see if I can get it going. Do you know of any issues using the utility with Vista Ultimate x64 – that's the OS I'm on and I wonder if it has anything to do with these problems?
Anyway – next up is playing with timers and vacation settings. I hope that the vacation function offers some sort of "randomizer" to make the house look "lived in" while we are not around – that was the whole purpose behind the purchase of the system! 🙂 If not, then'll I'll have to code it myself (thankfully I'm a developer).
BTW – do you know of anywhere to get the pieces cheaper than smarthome (which is the only place I can seem to locate them)? I'd like to buy in bulk – but at $45 a switch – that gets out of hand VERY quickly.
Thanks again for the help!
If I don't hear from you – have a great weekend.
ChrisAnonymousInactiveDecember 13, 2008 at 12:31 amPost count: 1001
Good to hear you found the resolution. Great work. I have seen comments on the Smarthome forum that suggest talking with someone in sales with authority might result in a discount for a bulk purchase but have never seen a comment from someone who actually was successful. There are some sales going on at Smarthome now. Maybe free shipping on orders over a certain amount. These sales go on at different times during the year and with different devices. Generally don't last too long so you have to keep an eye on the web site. I would recommend buying from the manufacturer. Just as I would recommend buying SimpleHomeNet products from SHN. Have heard of cases where someone bought a SHN product through Smarthome and it was not the most current firmware level.
I don't disagree that EZSrve could display something different for Scene status when it turns on a Scene. Not sure about querying every device in a Scene to see if they currently match the responder link information in EZSrve. That could take a lot Insteon traffic.
Have no experience running the Utility on Vista in 64 bit mode. Still running XP. Is there a 32 bit compatibility mode under Vista? Let me know any details about the problem are experiencing when you get to it this weekend. I have the Utility source downloaded and under a VB 2008 Express project. Not the VB development package the Utility was written under but I can build and run a modified executable. This is a holiday shopping weekend so I may be slow in responding to a post but I will read it eventually.
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Smalt is a word used to describe ground glass when it is either mixed with oil and applied to canvas, or strewn on top of a tacky paint surface. Glass artisans and enamelers have known about this material for centuries, and others no doubt learned about it from those two trades.
By the fifteenth century, it appears in the work of artists in Northern Europe as a cheap substitute for the very expensive ground lapis lazuli. Afghanistan was the source of lapis, and the color was called, in English, 'ultramarine' from the Italian oltramarino, meaning 'from beyond the seal'. Finely ground blue glass, colored with cobalt, was used by artists such as Pieter Breughel, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer. Once Prussian blue was discovered in the 18th century, that variety of smalt was no longer required, and today it is used only by art conservators restoring the paintings of pre-nineteenth century artists.
A coarser grind of glass, also called smalt, still survives as a glittering, light-reflective addition to outdoor advertising signs. A hanging board with carved and gilded letters-'Pete's Tavern', for example-and a black background, might have black smalt as the top layer, attracting more attention than just a flat painted surface.
In between these two sizes of smalt is a third, referred to in old texts as 'strewing smalt' (Fig. 1). This is the kind that brought smalt into my life.
I have been the curator of the Warner House in Portsmouth, NH (Fig. 2) since 1994. During the intervening years, we have been working hard to use documentary evidence and family history to restore and interpret the house realistically, rather than the romantic, idealistic Colonial Revival approach that existed when I came.
The house was built in 1716-18 by Archibald Macpheadris, a Scots-Irish immigrant and very successful merchant, trader and ship owner. He married Sarah Wentworth, one of the daughters of the Royal Governor of the province of New Hampshire, and this was their home. He died in 1729, and in 1734 she married again, and eventually her brother, Benning Wentworth, now Royal Governor, moved in around 1742. He tried in vain to have the provincial assembly pay for repairs, redecoration, and eventually to buy the house as the official governor's mansion, but was always rebuffed. He left in disgust by 1759 and moved to his farm on the outskirts of town. His niece, Mary Macpheadris, daughter of Archibald, took over her father's house in 1760 with her new husband, Jonathan Warner, also a wealthy trader and ship owner. They did some lavish redecoration.
The parlor bedchamber was the most important of the upstairs rooms in the eighteenth century. It was directly above the parlor, and usually had the same large proportions. In the case of the Warner house, it also had the same ornately molding wood paneling (Fig.3).
Warner died in 1814, and there is, fortunately, an inventory of the house done at that time. In the parlor bedchamber, he had "10 mahog'y Chairs u'r Green damask bottoms … 1 Easy Chair Do Do … 1 maple night Chair Do … 1 Mahog'y high post Bedstead Canopy & Curtains green damask." We plan to restore this room to Warner's occupancy 1760-1814 with all the green damask upholstery. Two Chippendale chairs of a set that was once in the house have been gifted recently, and we have been promised another five by family members, so we will have at least seven of the ten. A wonderful Portsmouth easy chair is another promised gift, and we were recently given a completely fitted night chair in 2003. We will be copying a fragmentary set of gold damask bed hangings resting in the Winterthur Museum textile storage boxes which come from northeastern Massachusetts and are right for the date. Clarissa de Muzio, a textile expert who specializes in bed hangings, is supervising this project for us.
We needed to test the paint layers to determine what the Warners had on their paneled walls. New England frugality and genteel poverty are both great savers of historic structures, and the house had remained in connected family hands right up to 1930. That's when it was bought by a group of determined summer residents and their friends who saved it from being torn down and a gas station being put in its place. By 1932, it opened as a house museum, and has been open ever since.
The family had gradually drifted away from Portsmouth, the ambitious ones to larger cities and new territories in the West. Portsmouth was in decline, and by 1900, the area of town where the Warner House was had become the town's most disreputable scene. The last two members of the family who came there, and only in the summers from about 1880 on, died in 1929 and 1930. Because they were frugal, and money was tight by then, the house was never electrified, no plumbing was put in, and no heating, as the house was closed in the winters.
They also did little redecorating. The walls of Warner's bedchamber have only eight layers of paint, and two of those were put on after 1930. That leaves six. We know Macpheadris slathered iron oxide red almost everywhere in the house, treating it with different faux finishes in various rooms – marbleizing, tortoise-shell patterning, etc. It's there over the original wood in the bedchamber, but we've not been able to determine the treatment given to in that room. Benning Wentworth, we know, was not successful in obtaining any money to spend on the house, and as he didn't own it, was unlikely to spend his own, so probably lived with whatever finish Macpheadris had there. When Warner died in 1814, his widowed niece who had inherited the house, her daughter and husband did another major redecorating.
The second paint layer, therefore, was likely Warner's. A summer intern did some rudimentary testing of the layers, and took some sample cross sections which were embedded in plastic and examined in a laboratory (Fig. 4). That layer was a very pleasant rosy mauve.
Richard Candee, our Board Chairman then and the founder of the graduate program in historic preservation at Boston University, had provided the intern. She was one of his students, but Richard felt something might have been missed. He sent her samples to a friend in the National Parks Service who does paint analysis, and she concurred, but couldn't quite tell what it was.
This prompted us to call Brian Powell at Building Conservation Associates in Dedham, MA, a top expert in the field of paint analysis, and set up a date. Brian came out one cold winter day in early 2002, and took his own much larger samples (Fig. 5). And there it was – blue smalt embedded in the mauve paint. Subsequent testing established that this fascinating finish was every where in the room, from the top of the cornice to the rail just over the baseboards.
Richard has done much research on Colonial painting. Indeed, he co-authored with Abbott Lowell Cummings the chapter in the 1994 publication Paint in America Entitled 'Housepaints in Colonial America.' Smalt is not mentioned there, but he provided me with the titles of all the references to it he had found, so I began my own research several steps ahead. In this day of computerized library catalogs, it is a joy to be able to go to your local librarian (in my case, the clever Kate Giordano of the Portsmouth Public Library), find out where the books are located that you need, contact the librarian there and arrange for a photocopy of the pages you want. I soon had a nice stack of reference material at hand, ranging in date from 1723 to the present.
After reading them all, I was discouraged to find that the earliest description on how to apply the smalt was simply repeated by subsequent writers. No one added any new information. John Smith, in that 1723 volume, discusses the painting of clock faces and advises, "[T]hen take Smalt, and the Work to be done over with it lying flat, strowing it thick on the thing to be coloured, and with the feather edge of a Goose-Quill stroke over it, that it may lie even and alike thick on all Places; and then with a Bunch of Linnen Cloath, that is soft and plyable, dab it down close, that it may take well upon the ground to be thoroughly dry, then wipe off the loose Colour with a Feather, and blow the remainder of it off with a pair of Bellows, so is your Work finished."
Obviously, he was talking about that in-between size known as 'strewing smalt'. But how to find this? I had visions of Skyy Vodka bottles and steam rollers. Then I had an appointment with Dr. Peter Dinnerman, my dentist, where grinding, of course, comes naturally to mind. I remembered that Peter's father made very handsome art glass bowls and plates with a cobalt blue lacy pattern and clear glass, and called Maurice Dinnerman when I came home. I asked what he used for the cobalt, and he said "Ground Glass". I said I'd be right over, and that's how I learned about Thompson Enamel, just the source I needed. The strewing smalt was found. And I'd like to add that the owner, Woodrow Carpenter, has been most cooperative in every way, for which we are all most grateful.
No one addressed the problem of applying smalt to a vertical surface. We couldn't remove the panels to lay them flat, as Smith instructed. We had to find a workable method on our own.
I made some calls and wrote some e-mails. It's been found in England, mostly in seventeenth century contexts, but only as an accent. In the Queen's House in Greenwich, it was used to color part of the decorative design of the iron stair railing. At Hampton Court, it colored iron lamps on the Queen's Staircase. At Kew Palace, it appears in a plaster frieze design in the Queen's Drawing Room. All the ironwork could be laid flat, and, depending on the technique used, perhaps the plaster frieze as well.
I called Dennis Page, Director of Restoration at George Washington's Mount Vernon, to ask how they applied the sand to the exterior of the building. The wooden walls have been made to look like masonry blocks, and the grainy appearance of the sand or ground stone on the surface adds to the illusion. He told me they used an air compressor and a blowing device. He sent me a photocopy of Washington's instructions to his house manager, asking that he make two test boards to determine whether fine sand or ground stone gives the best appearance. "Paint them in the usual manner with white lead grd. in oil and after the first coat is dry give them a second (the paint a little thicker) and while it is fresh throw (the board standing perpendicular on one edge) sand against one, and pounded stone against the other, as long as they will stick, and till every part of the paint is well covered."
The air compressor delivery was certainly not used in our 1760 decoration, but gave us some ideas. We decided to hold 'The Great Smalt-Out', which we did on July 19, 2003. I found four painter-artists, each very creative, and explained the problem, asking if they would come up with inventive ideas on how the smalt could be applied. One of them made four boards, each 2′ x 3′ with one large piece of molding nailed on and painted the dark red undercoat. On the day of the Smalt-Out, we covered a large table with plastic sheeting to catch the excess smalt so we would know how much we used for the 24 sq. ft. of boards by weighing what we had left and deducted the amount from the five-pounds we had. That way, we could estimate how much the entire room would require (Fig. 6).
Our four painters – John Angelopoulos, Mark Drew, Lara Mitchell, and Bud Swensen – performed superbly (Fig. 7). Bud tried a flocking gun that Woodrow Carpenter kindly loaned us with an air compressor, and a wet/dry vacuum. Lara explored several different methods of hand-strewing, or pressing the smalt into the paint. John used a hair dryer with a delivery system he rigged, and various strewing techniques with a wide brush. Mark provided what proved to be the best tools – a weed-sprayer and a craft shop glitter gun (Fig. 8). Both these were hand-pumped, the kind of technology that was readily available to Warner's painters, and gave a nicely even coating. When he used one and then the other on top, the density increased and the result was a good thick coat, what Brian Powell felt was correct (Fig. 9). So this double application is what we will use when we do the actual painting, with luck, next spring. We are awaiting word from a foundation that may fund this project.
It doesn't show well in photographs, but the finish is surprisingly beautiful, a soft and subtle purplish shade which gives off gentle sparkles as you move by these boards. An entire room with it will be spectacular indeed.
This is ground-breaking stuff. No one has ever found smalt used to decorate an entire room, and therefore, no one has reproduced such a room. Brian knows that the English doubt we have it everywhere and has been meticulous in his investigation as he's the fellow who will be questioned. I have discovered that smalt has been found in two Newburyport, MA, houses, the Spencer-Pierce-Little House owned by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and a private house in the same town, though neither has plans to restore it. Its use in both seems to be limited, but the testing was not as extensive as ours. Our smalt was missed on the first try, remember, so there may be much more out there that hasn't been revealed so far. I hope our restoration of this light reflective surface treatment will make the historic preservationists more aware of the existence of this finish, and that as a result, more such rooms will be found.
Victoria Finlay, Color: A Natural History of the Palette (New York: 2003), 281.
A list of the different artists is provided in Roy Ashok, Ed., Artist's Pigments: A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics (New York: 1993), 727-729.
John Smith, The Art of Painting in Oyl (London: 1723), 70.
Quoted in a letter to the author by Dennis Pogue, 4/29/03, from Writings of Washington, November 1796.


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In The Politics of Autism, I write about the problems of young autistic adults.
A post at HHS by Tom Novotny, Autism Coordinator* & Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Science and Medicine), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Aaron Bishop, Commissioner, Administration on Disabilities, Administration for Community Living:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released data from its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network indicating that 1 in 68 school-aged children are on the autism spectrum. In announcing these data, which are unchanged from 2014, Dr. Stuart K. Shapira, chief medical officer for CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, noted the importance of services and supports for these children now and as they grow into adolescence and adulthood.
We could not agree more.
Children with autism, like people with all types of disabilities, need opportunities to grow and gain independence. And from an early age, they should be involved in planning for their own transitions to adulthood.
They need to learn the skills that will enable them to fully participate in their communities, which include earning competitive wages while working alongside people without disabilities. We also must take action to structure our communities and workplaces to embrace their inclusion and benefit from their strengths.
We must ensure that services are available to support all children as they work their way through school, become young adults, attend college and seek employment.
This transition issue is critically important and one of the first priorities for the Autism Coordinator. An initial step in this effort is securing resources for the development of an report on youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorder who face challenges related to the transition from school-based services to those needed during adulthood.
The good news is that a lot of exciting work already is happening across the Department of Health and Human Services toward this end, including:
As we reflect on Autism Awareness Month, let's challenge ourselves to move beyond being aware. Let's create real acceptance and raise expectations. As a society, we are all better off when all people are given the opportunity to share their unique talents and contributions to society. Let's focus on finding ways to ensure that people with autism are integrated into every aspect of community life and are appreciated for all their contributions.
- The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is working with states and communities across the country to improve access to services for families. In addition, ACL is working to better reach and serve minority communities. You can read more about some of this work here.
- The Health Resources and Services Administration operates 43 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) programs, which often work alongside the 71 University Centers of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, funded by ACL. These programs train professionals from diverse disciplines to diagnose autism and other developmental disabilities and to use evidence-based interventions. Many of these programs focus on outreach to underserved communities.
- Birth to Five: Watch Me Thrive! is a coordinated federal effort, led by the Administration for Children and Families, to encourage healthy child development, universal developmental and behavioral screening for children and support for the families and providers who care for them.
*Earlier this week, Dr. Novotny was designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as Autism Coordinator in the Department of Health and Human Services.


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Maker of Japan's bullet train chosen for U.S. railcars
CHICAGO — The company that makes cars for Japan's bullet train has been picked to build a fleet of next generation passenger cars for rail corridors in the Midwest and California.
Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and California teamed up to buy the 130 bi-level cars at a lower cost.
The cars will be made at a new plant opened up by Nippon-Sharyo's U.S. subsidiary in Rochelle, Ill. It submitted a bid of $352 million with partner Sumitomo Corporation of America.
The agreement was announced late Wednesday. Before it becomes final, a federal audit must verify that all cars will be assembled in the United States and that all major components will be made domestically.
The first new cars are scheduled for delivery in 2015.
Funding comes from Federal Railroad Administration grants.


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Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, three University of Virginia professors want to make sure their students understand what happened and how it could happen again.
This semester, Robert Bruner, David Smith and David Leblang teamed up to teach "The Financial Crisis Ten Years Later: Politics, Markets and Institutions." Bruner is a University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at UVA's Darden School of Business, where he previously served as dean. Smith is a professor of finance and associate dean at the McIntire School of Commerce, and Leblang is a professor of politics and the director of the Global Policy Center at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. This semester, they have arranged two conferences and brought in several guest speakers for their students.
All three professors have done significant individual research on the crisis and the factors that contributed to it. Together, Smith said, they were able to create a course that is much more than the sum of its parts.
"It was very important to us that this class be cross-disciplinary," precisely because the financial crisis was so complex, Smith said.
Every Wednesday, MBA students from Darden fill a classroom alongside undergraduate business students and other students studying politics, public policy or government. Throughout the week, they work on their own and in teams combing through business cases that the three professors present and analyzing different aspects of the crisis and decisions by major players.
Smith, Leblang and Bruner joined UVA Today on Facebook Live Wednesday to share some insights from the course, ranging from the lasting effects of the 2008 financial crisis to the possibility of a future crisis and how individuals can protect themselves.
The conversation was wide-ranging. Leblang, who focuses on politics and public policy, traced a connection between the 2008 crises and the deep divisions in American politics today, pointing out that the crisis led to populist movements like the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street protest, as well as more populist candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.
"[Sanders and Trump] are populists; both were talking about inequality," Leblang said. "We saw those political changes in the U.S., as well as the rise of economic nationalism in Europe, magnified by the refugee crisis."
Wall Street also "changed profoundly," according to Bruner. New financial regulations took hold, some banks failed as others recovered, and there was a lot of restructuring. In addition, he said, there was a dramatic shift in public opinion.
"The crisis challenged assumptions about the rationality and morality of the markets," Bruner said. "Before the crisis, there was a widespread belief that the markets are generally fair and rational, and that we can trust the markets and market participants. We have heard lots of stories in the intervening 10 years about lapses in both rationality and ethics."
Students said the course helped them draw connections between the crisis, today's economy and the political environment.
Rachel Walet, a second-year government major, said the course helped her understand how human decision-making influences financial systems, something that previously seemed obscure to her as a non-business student.
"For me, the biggest takeaway was that, as complex as the financial crisis was, behind all of those systems are people – people with ties to certain special interest groups, people who subscribe to narratives that make them act one way or another; people who might make one decision one day and then change their mind," she said. "That is what I find most interesting."
Her classmate, second-year Darden student Grant Bickwit, agreed.
"More than anything, this class has given me a heightened awareness of just how deeply our private and public institutions are intertwined, how much risk still exists in our economic and political systems and how easily the momentum of another crisis can pick up," he said.
The MBA student, who spent several years working in finance before coming to UVA, witnessed some of the lingering effects of the 2008 crisis firsthand.
"The 2008 financial crisis has shaped every professional experience I've had, and the opportunity to understand more about what really occurred behind the headlines was a huge draw for me," Bickwit said.
He particularly appreciated learning more about how the crisis affected politics and public policy.
"Coming from a business background, my focus on the impact of the crisis was confined to the financial services sector, and I had never before thought to trace it through the U.S. political environment," Bickwit said. "From both of these lenses, the sheer magnitude of what happened and what we're still dealing with across both of these areas is just staggering."
In the Facebook Live session, Leblang pointed out that the results of Tuesday's midterm elections, in which Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, will soon impact the financial markets and add yet another layer to the history his students are studying.
"Come January, we will again have a divided government," Leblang said. "We don't know what the House will do in terms of spending bills, authorization to increase the debt, appropriations for infrastructure and a whole range of things could either excite or spook the market. We are entering a new period of time where we need to see what the Democrats will do."
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My day job sees me work at Viacom in sales but my free-time is spent travelling, keeping fit and of course blogging!
Previously I dabbled in the world of freelance writing and reporting, interviewing the likes of Cheryl Cole, The Wanted, Vince Kidd and Little Mix to name a few, as well as attending a variety of fashion and music events including the Hyde Park Torch Relay Finale, Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball and The MOBO Awards. Did I also mention I have a degree in fashion, so yeah I like to do a lot of things!
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The "Thought Leaders in Business" series at the Yale Club of New York is hosting me on August 7 for a presentation on "The Next Great Entrepreneurial Opportunity: How to Identify Market White Space". I'll discuss how investors and entrepreneurs can identify opportunities to build great businesses. You can see some related presentations I've made in the past below:
Best Practices in Identifying Private Companies for Investment .
Free Market Research for Entrepreneurs and Other Cheapskates
Where: The Yale Club of New York, Branford Suite, 17th Floor
6pm: meet other members of the group
6:30pm-7:30 pm: presentation and Q&A
Please RSVP! Advance registration is required, as seating is limited
For more information, contact Chris Moschovitis.


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Shod upon the skulls of the unfortunately-kitted-like-the-Canadian-ice-skating-team Cofidis, le casque jaune du Mavic draws nearly as much attention as their striking shoes.
The Mavic Plasma SLR helmet ($220USD) uses de rigueur in-mold construction with a carbon fiber (fibre in the UK) skeleton typically found on models at this price point. What really strikes me about this helmet is its remarkably refined finish. It creates an aesthetic that's a notch above most brands.
For more information on the Plasma, check it out on Mavic's site.
Website: www.mavic.com
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In follow up to a post about installing a wood burning sauna stove with a feed from inside the hot room or outside, here's some more ranting:
I am building a wood sauna stove to place in a barrel sauna. Half will be inside and half out. The insulated chimney will be placed outside top between the end where the feeder door is and the sauna wall. What do you recommend in inches should the chimney be placed away from the sauna wall?
Thank you,
Technology to the rescue
Stove pipes require non combustable material around them
What materials are conductors and what are insulators?
- Cement is a heat conductor.
- Wood is a heat insulator.


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Hi Guys
Just loaded my Roxio VHS to DVD3 plus. Trying to transfer vhs tapes and keep getting sound but no video. I am using a Panasonic NV-SD20 vhs player. Also using red, white and yellow cables. VCR only has yellow and white output docks. Any help greatly appreciated, Mick


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Commerce employees looking for more information on the following Health and Safety topics, please visit the Office of Occupational Safety and Health (OOSH) on Commerce Connection (our department-wide Intranet site). Please note: you will need to be on the Commerce network to access this site.
- HCHB Health Unit
- Health and wellness programs
- Workplace safety
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Have you ever been at a cash register and wondered how much you had left on a gift card? As popular as these cards are, few of them make it clear what the balance is from the start, much less after you use it a few times. There are three main ways to find out the balance, which will save you the embarrassment of having a cashier tell you have little or no credit left.
Step 1
Ask the clerk at the store where you are shopping to check your gift card balance. Not all stores will have this option, but many can run the card through as a debit, which will reveal the balance.
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Step 2
Check your gift card balance online. Usually, a person who is new to a website will be asked to create a user name and password, to ensure safety of the gift card. You will be asked for your card number, and any expiration date if one exists. With this information, you will be able to access your remaining gift card value on line.
Step 3
Call the number listed on the back of the card. The representative will be able to tell you what amount is remaining if you can provide the gift card number.


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Work Related Injury and Chiropractic Care
Despite the fact that every workplace ensures the safety of their employees, injuries are commonly seen. According to Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development guidelines, you can always obtain medical treatment or a second opinion for your problems by a doctor or chiropractor of your choice (https://lwdsupport.tn.gov/hc/en-us/articles/203128490-What-if-the-employee-disagrees-with-the-authorized-treating-physician-s-opinion-or-treatment-plans-). So, if you encounter a work related injury or personal injury such as neck pain, low back pain, falling from a height, you must immediately visit a reputed Chattanooga chiropractor for diagnosis and treatment. Here is how it will immediately benefit you.
Repetitive motion injuries
It is a common workplace injury that may affect your performance and productivity in a long run. Working while sitting in the same position for prolonged hours in front of a computer may lead to stress in the muscles. it may also cause vision problems and carpal tunnel syndrome. Surprisingly, all such problems are treatable with chiropractic care. Various methods like massage and spinal manipulations are done at a chiropractic center to heal nerve related problems. Since carpal tunnel syndrome causes tingling and numbness in your palms due to pinching of the wrist nerve, it can be successfully treated by this therapy.
Falling from height
Unwanted falls can happen if you work on elevated structures such as roof or ladders. You may also fall while using a stairway during work. It may cause muscle injuries as well as spinal misalignment and joint dislocation causing severe pain. Your physician may give pain killers but the effect is usually short term. Any untreated problem may become complicated over time affecting your overall health. Chiropractic care can help you get rid of such injuries in an effective manner allowing you to recover fast and in a natural manner.
Vehicle accidents
Employees who need to drive for work purposes may encounter mishaps and are covered by the employer. Usually, broken bones and cuts are addressed by a physician in an easy manner but internal injuries are hard to diagnose and treat. A Chattanooga chiropractor will help you get rid of most of the joint and muscular pains in a noninvasive way, therefore, reducing any probable side effects. One of the most common problems arising from a vehicle accident is whiplash injury caused due to a sudden force tearing down the neck muscles and tendons. The pain can be severe if left untreated. Chiropractic care can ease pain instantly providing your relief.
Injuries due to overexertion
Workplace injuries resulting from overexertion are commonly seen in employees who perform pulling, lifting, moving or carrying heavy weighted goods. Although preventive measures are taken by both employer and employees to avoid such circumstances, the chances of injuries are still very high. Such overexertion injuries can be easily cured with chiropractic care. The therapy not only offers treatments but a chiropractor may help you improve your flexibility to perform better.
Whether or not you have a work related injury, visiting a Chattanooga Chiropractor will help you in reducing the risks of possible injuries during work, especially if you are in a strenuous job. Trained professional in a chiropractic center will help you improve your range of movement and reduce stiffness that may interfere with your work. Besides, the therapy offers natural and effective ways to deal with a personal injury and help you improve your quality of life.
Chiropractic Care For Car Accident Injuries and Pain
Car accidents are traumatic for anyone and may cause severe personal injury that may often get neglected. Just after an episode of an accident, an individual goes through a tremendous amount of physical and emotional distress. If left untreated, it may take a huge toll on your health and well-being. According to 2004-2016 state statistics by Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, there has been a total of 51,118 injuries due to traffic crashes (https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/safety/attachments/CrashType.pdf). Under such circumstances, a Chattanooga Chiropractor may be a beneficial in diagnosing and treating most of the injuries from a devastating car accident.
Reasons for choosing chiropractic care for treating personal injuries
1. Quick diagnosis
Visiting a chiropractor just after a car injury will help you prevent further health complications. Usually, it takes some time for the body to react and show the symptoms. Some injuries may be internal and may not have an immediate symptom. It is best to consult a chiropractor to diagnose any internal injuries and know if adjustments are possible to minimize your loss.
Neck pain, back pain, and whiplash are commonly seen after a car accident and can severely interfere with your everyday life. Since these conditions are easily treatable with chiropractic care, you must choose it as your first line of action.
A professional will make spinal adjustments to help you recover from a whiplash, thereby allowing you to heal faster. They will perform X-rays to know if any severity is present and provide you complete relief from pain.
2. Natural therapy
The best part of a chiropractic care is minimal or no use of harmful medicines. Without a chiropractic care, you may need painkillers like ibuprofen (or stronger prescription drugs) to address pain, but the effect will be short-term with your pain coming back in a few hours time. A chiropractor uses special techniques to heal the source of pain, thereby by permanently curing it. Increased use of painkillers may cause damage to the vitals organs of the body compromising your health. On the other hand, a Chattanooga chiropractor will use spinal manipulations, stretching exercises, and mild massage to improve blood flow to the problem area and increase muscle strength. Since it is a noninvasive procedure, it reduces the risks associated with surgeries done to treat joint pains and spinal misalignments.
3. Prevents chronic conditions
Personal injuries after a car accident may hamper your quality of life. If left untreated, it may lead to other chronic conditions like recurrent headaches, back pain, and spinal stress. Bone dislocations can become more painful leaving surgery as your only option. Since chiropractic care has the ability to ward off a problem from its roots, it can prevent the condition from worsening and help you enjoy a better health.
In view of the above facts, it becomes clear how a Chattanooga chiropractor may help you recover from a personal injury in a car accident. A professional will diagnose the condition, relieve pain using special techniques and give you some exercises to help reduce the symptoms in a natural yet effective way. Therefore, if you experience any symptoms of pain, bone dislocation or whiplash after a crash, chiropractic care could become your ultimate weapon to fight misalignments and chronic bone diseases.
5 Amazing Benefits of Pediatric Chiropractic CarePediatric chiropractic care has emerged as an effective way to address musculoskeletal and nervous problems in children. According to the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, spinal manipulative therapy is a safe way to treat kids of all ages. It is more like an alternative healthcare without the use of chemicals and drugs, reducing the chances of side effects. Here are a few benefits of visiting a Chattanooga chiropractor to treat your child.
1. Treating chronic childhood diseases
Chronic conditions in children such as headaches, earache, and neck pain can be effectively treated with chiropractic care. The spinal adjustments done by an expert will have a beneficial effect on the child's health eliminating most of the chronic diseases in a short period of time. Since the treatment is non-invasive and does not involve drugs, it is milder on children.
2. Correcting birth trauma
Parents often find pediatric chiropractic care as an effective treatment for birth traumas seen in their kids. A child is exposed to trauma during birth, whether normal, c-section or assisted delivery. Exposure to vacuum and forceps extraction may lead to misalignment of the spine, which later develops into a chronic health condition. Most of the acute conditions associated with accidental injury during birth can be corrected well with this technique. If not treated, spinal misalignment caused during birth may lead to various other problems later in their life. So, it is extremely important for any parent to immediately visit an experienced Chattanooga chiropractor to prevent further damage.
3. Improve sleep and behavior
If your child is having sleep disorder for no specific cause, it can be treated effectively and naturally with spinal manipulation. A chiropractor will examine your child and will repair the neural pathways that are interrupted. It will help heal the nervous system and improve sleep. The technique aids in better blood flow through the body, which promotes relaxation and helps your child have a sound sleep.
4. Encourage brain development
During childhood, the brain's ability to recognize and remember things is extremely high as compared to other phases of life. If it is compromised due to any probable reason, you child may have learning difficulties. Chiropractic care is a powerful method to boost the functioning of the brain, thereby reducing chances of developing mental disabilities. Chiropractic care is also beneficial for treating patterns of ADHD (attention -deficit hyperactivity disorder).
5. Reduces risks
In addition to other benefits of pediatric chiropractic care, it also helps in reducing the risk of many diseases related to spinal misalignment. A chiropractor may improve the overall health of your children by preventing or delaying many degenerative conditions such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. It increases longevity and prevents your kids from losing their health at an early age.
As a parent, it becomes essential to take charge of your child's health and treat them even before they start to show up. A pediatric chiropractic care will enable your child to grow better and enjoy a high quality of life. Reduced pains will increase your child's focus and will improve their performance. The best way to start is to visit the most positive reviewed Chattanooga chiropractor, True Wellness Chiropractic to know more about the pediatric chiropractic treatments available.
Lower Back Pain Treatment – Chattanooga TN
A breakthrough non-surgical and non-invasive technology for the treatment of lower back pain and sciatic pain is available in the Chattanooga TN area. This technology is known as Spinal Decompression. True Wellness Chiropractic has some of the first doctors in Tennessee to use this state of the art technology. This treatment can provide relief for those suffering from back pain due to herniated or degenerative discs, joint problems, arthritis and sciatica.
This treatment is not surgical at all and does not require any prescriptions that can cause side effects. Rather, during a spinal decompression treatment, you will lie on your back on a table. This table is the DSX9000 compression machine and it will act to lengthen and stretch your spine. Many patients feel pain relief within a few minutes of treatment. It is so comfortable that most patients fall asleep during the 30-minute session.
A clinical study has shown that 86% of patients treated with this new technology were effectively corrected. Spinal decompression therapy has been able to help many who have had unsuccessful back surgeries. The treatment is geared towards the patient's specific condition and medical history. True Wellness Chiropractic can provide new patients with a free exam to see if this amazing treatment can assist you with your pain and discomfort.
Success Stories
I suffered for 20 years! Excruciating low back, leg and foot pain has made normal everyday activities difficult. The DRX 9000 treatments is the only care that has produced dependable results. I am in so much less pain! Daily chores are no longer a struggle for me. I feel my posture has even become much better. – C. Grosse
I had lower back and left leg pain. A situation for which I received various forms of treatment over the past 13 years. I have found that the DRX-9000 Decompression Technique has allowed me to do a lot of things like house work with less pain. I would recommend this kind of treatment to everyone! – F. McCormack
I had been to several doctors, taken many drugs including nerve pills to get rid of the pain, tingling and numbness in my legs. My legs were so jumpy that I couldn't walk very far or even stay still long enough to get some sleep. I decided to try the DRX-9000 treatment. What a lifesaver! After about 2 weeks my leg pain was gone. I can now sleep in my own bed. I'm back to normal. – C. Schlote
Top Five Reasons To See A Chattanooga Chiropractor
Chattanooga, TN is a hub of industry for the South-East region of the United States. It is home to a growing and diversified mix of manufacturing and service industries. It is also the home of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Chattanooga State Community to College. When professionals and students in the Chattanooga area need chiropractic care, they call True Wellness Chiropractic. True Wellness is the top reviewed Chattanooga chiropractor and uses state of the art technology and the most advanced techniques that have been proven to bring great results. Below is a list of the top five reasons people in Chattanooga call True Wellness Chiropractic for a free exam:
Back pain – Chiropractors have long been known as the health care professional to see if you are looking for results with dealing with back pain. Chiropractors are uniquely qualified to provide back pain treatments but also assist patients with what may be causing back pain, such as posture.
Neck pain – Like lower back pain, when someone suffers neck pain, people know that the most effective, natural treatment is chiropractic care. Chiropractic services have shown to mitigate chronic pain associating with neck pain.
Headaches – There are many causes of headaches and migraines. Chiropractic care has shown to assist in the relief and prevention of headaches from many causes including stress related, tension headaches.
Health and wellness – Chiropractic care is an important part of one's overall health and wellness program. The preventative health care benefits far outweigh any costs associated. Chiropractic care relieves stress and increases range of motion and mobility. This assists in preventing injuries and helping patients feel better.
Personal injury – Let's face it, at times the unexpected happens and you or a loved one suffers an injury due to a car wreck, a fall or a work related injury. When this happens you need a Chattanooga chiropractor that will work with you and your insurance company to make sure that you get the care that you need. They also provide the continuing care that might be needed due to an injury.
Above are only five of the reasons, people are looking for chiropractors in Chattanooga, TN. If you or a loved one needs assistance with the above or any other reason, call True Wellness Chiropractic. They provide a 100% free new patient exam , consultation and a state of the art digital motion x-ray. Call now to schedule, 423-475-6438.
WARNING: Here's What Every Back Pain Sufferer Needs To Know About Chiropractic Care
Do you suffer from back pain? If you answered yes, you are not alone. It's been estimated that half of all working Americans admit to having back pain each year. Back pain symptoms could include, muscle aches, shooting or stabbing pains, or limited flexibility. Back pain can affect anyone, it is not limited to people over thirty years old. In America there are over 26 million people between the ages of 20-64 who suffer chronic back pain and discomfort. It affects a wide variety of people because of the complexity of the back. Your back is made up of joints, bones, muscles, discs, ligaments, and tendons. When one of these complex components are not aligned properly it usually results in back pain. Any number of things could lead to back pain including but not limited to: a strained muscle, irritated joints, a ruptured disc or an old injury.
Back pain can keep you from doing all the things you want to do. Even doing minimal everyday tasks could result in a great deal of pain. Most people that suffer from back pain experience severe pain while doing small movements such as bending, twisting, or lifting. Back pain could get in the way of certain activities like stretching, exercising, sleeping, and having proper posture. Back pain can even be prevent you from working. Back pain is cited as one of the leading reasons people miss work. Don't let your back pain control your life!
Many people will treat their back pain with pain medications and/or surgery. Back surgeries are costly and do not always have the intended results. Back surgeries are accompanied by their own risks and can have complications. Narcotic pain medications is often seen as an easy way to deal with back pain. The issue is that overtime, people
increase a tolerance to the medication. This leads to the need for higher doses and/or more powerful pain medications. We need to also mention that pain medications deal with the pain itself but not the underlying issues that cause back pain.
The fact is: chiropractors can treat your back pain without pain medication or surgery. Join the millions of Americans that prefer a chiropractor's natural drug-free approach to back pain treatment. Chiropractors use hands-on techniques to align your spine which will help your body to heal naturally. Spinal manipulation is used to restore mobility in your joints. No more stiffness! All treatments will be customized for your body and your needs, taking into consideration your medical history. Adjustments involve the chiropractic doctor using expert manipulation of the joints to improve range and quality of motion in one's back. Chiropractic care is both safe and effective. Contact your chiropractor today!
The Kettlebell Swing – Burn Fat in Five Minutes a Day
The Kettlebell Swing – Burn Fat in Five Minutes a Day
What if I said you could do away with your daily lower back pain, improve your mental focus, lose weight and build endurance in just five minutes a day? Then, imagine I told you could do it all from your living room for less than $50. How is that possible?
Well, let me introduce you to modern kettlebell training and, more specifically, the kettlebell swing. The kettlebell has been around for hundreds of years but is now enjoying a revival in popularity, likely due to the fact that nothing can offer the same level of training diversity and simplicity. They are compact, portable and nearly indestructible. Plus, you can get a full body workout in just minutes. What's not to love?
Need a quick lunchtime workout? Want to do away with two-hour sessions at your big-box gym spent waiting for machines and treadmills to open up? Grab an outdoor workout on a beautiful spring day? Grab a kettlebell and start swinging!
What Is a Swing?
The swing is a dynamic, explosive movement that allows you to work nearly every muscle in your body from your hands to your feet. It will directly target your glutes and lower back, allowing you to condition the biggest muscles in your body. Doing so will not only burn the most calories, but it will also strengthen your core and combat back pain. With a light weight and a lot of reps, you can work on endurance and cardiovascular conditioning. With more weight and fewer reps, you can build muscle and strength.
No matter which option you go with, you will be guaranteed to develop muscle, burn fat and build endurance like you never thought possible. Best of all, you will get it done in just five minutes a day!
How to Do a Kettlebell Swing
First, you want to select a kettlebell that is the proper size. For swinging, you will need a kettlebell that challenges the largest muscle groups in your body. In the StrongFirst programming guidelines, a 35lb kettlebell is the minimum standard for women and 50lbs is minimum for men. This can be scaled back for beginners to 35lbs for men and 18lbs for women. Either way, pick a weight that is challenging. You only have five minutes, and you want to get a challenging full body workout in.
To start the swing, begin with the kettlebell one to two feet in front of your toes. Reach forward and grip the handle firmly. The kettlebell should be far enough in front of you that when you grab it, the kettlebell angles about 45 degrees back. Be sure to grip the handle tight. Now, hike the kettlebell between your legs like a football. As the kettlebell travels back between your legs, exhale forcefully, then snap your hips and glute forward, propelling the kettlebell upward. There should be minimal arm contribution. Keep your elbows tight to your body and do not let the kettlebell travel to chest height. As the kettlebell reaches its peak it should hover briefly between ascent and descent. Your body should be locked in and braced, like a vertical plank. As the kettlebell travels back down, grab a quick inhalation and get ready to repeat.
That's it! That is your swing. Super simple, but always a work in progress. Make each rep perfect and stop when your technique begins to fail.
Programming: Five-minute Kettlebell Workout Ideas
Five-minute interval:
20 swings on the minute for five minutes
Total = 100 swings (35lb Kb = 3,500lbs lifted / 50lb kb = 5,000lbs lifted)
Breathing ladder:
5 swings, 5 belly breaths, 10 swings, 10 belly breaths, 15 swings, 10 belly breaths, 20 swings, 10 belly breaths, 20 swings, 10 belly breaths, 15 swings, 10 belly breaths, 10 swings, 10 belly breaths, 5 swings, 5 belly breaths
Total = 100 swings
Swings + Cardio:
4 sets – 25 jumping jacks, 25 swings
Total = 100 swings, 100 jumping jacks
The Effects of High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can be caused by many factors, including genetics, lifestyle, age, and gender. High blood pressure can be very dangerous, leading to deadly health problems such as cardiac disease and strokes. While you can't change your genetic makeup, you can change your lifestyle. A weight loss center in Chattanooga can help you lose weight fast, decreasing your risk of serious health problems such as high blood pressure.
Watch this video to learn more about the effects of high blood pressure. If you're concerned about the effect that your weight may be having on your health, consult a weight loss center near you. A safe, natural weight loss program can drastically improve your health.
What to Expect from True Wellness Weight Loss Program
It can be really hard to find a weight loss program that works for you. Most weight loss companies promise to help you lose weight fast, but they may not set safe, healthy weight loss goals for you. At True Weightloss Solutions, LLC, our team of experts can help you lose weight fast in Chattanooga by finding the best weight loss program for you.
Our weight loss center can help you achieve all natural, non-surgical weight loss by designing a custom weight loss program that will meet your lifestyle and needs. We'll set you up with a weight loss expert whose knowledge and support will help you reach your weight loss goals.
Regardless of your overall weight loss goals, our team can help you become healthier and happier. Once you set up an initial consultation with us, we can immediately get started on your customized weight loss plan, starting your on your journey towards being fitter and more confident.
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With about 130 vehicles between emergency services, the sheriff's office, public works and the county administrative team, Dawson County spends about $200,000 a year on vehicle maintenance.
County officials say that number is expected to drop significantly over the next year with the completion and opening of an in-house fleet maintenance shop.
"Several months of work have come together with the opening of our in-house fleet maintenance shop," said Dawson County Manager Kevin Tanner. "In less than a week of being fully operational, we've seen over $2,000 in savings."
The county invested about $30,000 for equipment to bring the vehicle maintenance in-house, according to Public Works Director David Headley.
"By the end of this year, we anticipate enough savings to cover the expense and still have additional savings," he said.
Tanner said the savings in the long run would be about $560,000 over six years.
"One of our public works employees, Stevie Harben, ran a garage for many years here in Dawsonville, and is able to perform much of the maintenance we need for these vehicles," Tanner said.
Last year, Tanner organized a committee to address issues related to county vehicles and asked a committee to develop policies and procedures for vehicle usage, including a maintenance schedule.
New policies replace vehicles based on age and mileage, as well as create a procedure for the scheduled maintenance that will now be performed in-house.
Dawson County Sheriff Billy Carlisle, whose department has the largest number of county vehicles, said he has already seen a substantial savings in his vehicle budget with maintenance being performed in-house.
"About $2,000 so far, and that helps in these tough economic times when we've got to find any way we can to cut expenses," he said.


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Using all the Tools in the Toolkit
Traveldoo has been building a Travel and Expense platform now for many years. Over the course of that time many features have been requested and many features have been added. One of the challenges is to keep clients, particularly new ones, apprised of all that is possible and available with the technology.
We thought we'd use a blog post to remind people about some hidden gems, in the product, which you might want to consider using.
Hover-Over Flight details
When you do a flight search, the system summarises, at the top of the page, all the cheapest options for each of the air or rail suppliers servicing the route. Each is a link and you can use the links to jump directly to see the details of the flight further down the list. But, just with a mouse hover over you can see most of the relevant details and so quickly compare between the best deals on offer with zero clicks and zero scrolling. Pretty cool.
Share your details with your family.
If you want to let your family know where you are going on business, don't forget that you have a nice function, top left on the itinerary screen, to send your itinerary to any number of email addresses. You can even choose to hide the prices and any policy information.
Repeated Expenses
If you have incurred the same expense on multiple days, there are some nice ways to avoid re-keying in the information. You can duplicate any given line from your expense report, by using the icon just to left of the line in the claim view. Alternatively, when you are creating a line you can access, via the "repeated" link, a small calendar, on which to indicate which days you spent that same amount.
There are many more features and functions which are super useful to users. We will reprise this theme, from time to time, to bring some of them into the light.


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Whoa. This is a brilliant move. If Mueller had indicted Jared, or Donny Shit for Brains Junior, Trump would probably have moved to fire Mueller on grounds of a political witch hunt. But Mueller went for the Russians first which makes it far more difficult for Trump to declare this as just personal.
Special counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for allegedly meddling in the 2016 presidential election, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Department of Justice has announced.
In addition, three defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and five defendants with aggravated identity theft.
Mueller has been investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as any connections between Russia and Trump campaign associates.
Beginning as early as 2014, the Russian organization Internet Research Agency began operations to interfere with the US political system, including the 2016 elections, according to the indictment, which was released by Mueller's office Friday.