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Tech, humor, video games, and nuance by David Chartier—Content Strategist, Freelance Writer, Tech Distiller, and proprietor of Finer Things in Tech
Big thanks to Global Delight this week. Camera Plus Pro is my favorite iPhone camera app—it's on my homescreen.
It's been a good couple of weeks for iPhone camera apps, and now my current favorite scored a major upgrade.
Camera Plus Pro 4.0 from Global Delight Technologies just hit the App Store. It's a successful do-it-all app with some great tricks up its sleeve: video recording with time lapse and edit options, local Wi-Fi transfer to Mac or PC via browser (which is really slick) or FTP, an optional private password-protected photo album, tagging to organize photos and videos, and tools to embed custom copyright information in your photos.
Version 4.0 brings some great new stuff, like live filters when shooting photos and videos (though live videos will be limited to 640 x 480 at 17 fps), a slider to adjust how much a filter should affect photos, and a claimed 30x performance boost across the board.
I just recently started giving Camera Plus Pro a trial for all my iPhone shooting since it feels like an Aperture-level upgrade when I compare it to iOS' iPhoto-class Camera and Photos apps, even with the enhancements in iOS 5 (which I've been running during the developer beta). It's a great app with a lot of flexibility (especially when it comes to getting your photos onto a computer), and Global Delight Technologies added some very welcome polish in Camera Plus Pro 4.0.


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Tips From One of Our Favorite Manicurists: Nonie Creme of butter LONDON
Nonie Creme is a busy lady these days. Butter LONDON, the brand she co-founded in 2005, is all over New York Fashion Week — Betsey Johnson, Ports 1961, VPL, Yigal Azrouel Cut 25, Calvin Klein, and The Gap, just to name a few. I caught up with Creme backstage at the Betsey Johnson and Ports 1961 shows and got some insider tips.
On making glitter polish really pop: I hate when you find a glitter polish that looks like it's packed full of sparkles in the bottle but barely shines once you put it on your nails. Creme's advice? "Layer the glitter polish over a metallic, which will intensify the glitter and make it stand out."
On getting that glitter polish off once you're sick of it: Patience is key. Creme advises soaking a cotton ball in remover and holding on your nail for about 30 seconds. Once the remover soaks in, you should be able to slide off the polish much more easily.
On the big trends in nails: "The trend is: be yourself and tailor your beauty story around yourself." Creme says the proliferation of nail art in recent seasons and idea of polish being the finishing touch on an outfit has led to an broadening of what's acceptable when it comes to manicure and pedicures. In addition to the "anything goes" trend, she's also seeing lots of texture on nails, luxe grunge looks for fall, and matchy-matchy manicures and pedicures in unconventional colors.
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The time of hybrid and electric cars "clogging up" the fast moving lanes on the freeways are over. Just looking at some of the vehicles on display at the Electric Auto Association's 40th annual EV Rally and Show could draw out anyone's inner crotchety-senior-citizen to shout, "Slow down!"
Held at De Anza College Sep. 23, the rally has historically been a time for EV owners to educate the public on the benefits of non-gas automobiles and what to expect as a potential EV owner. At the centerpiece of the rally is education-through-experience as EV owners are encouraged to give rides in their silent cars and show off their home conversions of formerly petrol-locomotion carriages.
This year however, the fair is less about a converted VW bug or 70's Porsche and more about the sleek, sexy and new.
"Some years it had the feel of the 'Maker Faire' where all odd electric powered transportation was shown," said Tom Sidle, President of the Silicon Valley Electric Auto Association. "The current year is much more about the new manufactured cars that can be bought today."
Throughout the show the glossy topcoat of just-off-the-line cars was hard to miss. Between the sparkling blue of a Ford Focus EV and the aggressive smile of the Fisker Karma to the retractable door handles of the Tesla Model S, factory built electric vehicles were the main attraction—aside from the electric wheelbarrow.
Lightning Motorcycle showed off its new sport bike, just back from winning the FIME-Power Championship. The San Carlos-based company is one of three Bay Area electric motorcycle companies. According to Dorian Vargas-Reighley, one of the aspiring technicians in the company, their champion is only half a bike heavier than a comparable gas-powered motorcycle but the power is unmatched.
For every converted WV bus or bug (to be fair there were three) there were two brand-new cars for attendees to play with. Some fit the stereotype of an electric vehicle, the TH!NK with its crank windows and hammock seats to keep the weight down and maintain that 110 mile range; others were modern stand-bys, the Toyota Prius Plug In and Chevy Volt; while some where generally unexpected, such as the BMW ActiveE when it dialed the HQ in Germany for some reason.
The name rally was a bit of a misnomer as the only driving was EV owners shuttling attendees around in their torquey cars. The name carries over from the first events held where EV cars were given a full charge and put through their courses.
"Today the name 'rally' continues for historical reasons but the term is just loosely used to mean offering rides over fixed course to the public," said Sidle. "We still give out awards for best in class but not for competitive timed travel."
In addition to attendees getting driven around the side streets and freeways of Cupertino by Tesla owners, and one lucky Tesla S owner, representatives from Ford gave rides in the Focus EV as well as owners of both manufactured EVs and home-kits conversions.
Not everyone at the rally was hawking EV cars or basking in the fame associated with owning a Fisker. Some were offering electric-bicycle rides and, in the case of Solar Cookers international, raising awareness about the benefits of solar cooking both at home and in the developing world.
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I love this school. There are a lot of extra-curricular activities going on, though I don't join the sports, they are still fun to watch. I think our academic levels are amazing. It's an amazing school. I'm now in eighth grade and about to go to high school. Truthfully I'm going to miss this school, teachers are really friendly here, but they can be strict if they have to be. I Love this school!!!
PLMS is the best school. I love how most of my teachers are very nice. Although, I don't like all of the homework given, & all of the projects assigned at the same time. Thus making you overwhelmed with all of the projects. Other than that, I love PLMS. Go Tigers!
My daughter just finished 7th grade at PLMS and had a great year. The team concept that they use here is excellent for making a larger group of students seem more familiar to each other. She excelled academically and the classes that were offered were of high quality with well-trained teachers and reasonable class sizes. The teachers really got to know the students and spend time with them on an individual basis whenever needed. They have an excellent music and band program here as well that my daughter participates in. There are plenty of opportunities for parental involvement, and it is highly encouraged. The Principal is friendly and approachable and keeps very good control of discipline in the school.
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From October 2nd through November 5th, Rising Apple will be posting daily season in review pieces for 35 players who appeared for the Mets in 2013. See the schedule below, and click on the date for the link to each corresponding review. Enjoy!
October 2nd: Matt Harvey
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Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative - ACT
What is the Greenhouse Effect | How will the climate change | What are the consequences of climate change | What can be done | What can I do | Frequently asked questions | Useful websites
Educating for Sustainability Through the ACT Curriculum contains units of work (P-10) in water, waste, biodiversity, energy and climate change. The units were developed by teachers, curriculum consults and experts in each of the focus areas.
Schools can adapt the units to their own school curriculum organisers, formats and class groupings.
Climate Change Curriculum Units - (P - Y10)
Greenhouse Effect and Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
The greenhouse effect is a natural process in which the absorption of infra red radiation by an atmosphere warms a planet. Without human influence, transfers between these stores roughly balance each other – for example, plants absorb carbon as they grow, but release it as they decay.
But when humans cut down trees or burn fossil fuels, they release extra carbon into the atmosphere, increasing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This has been significantly accelerated by the emission of greenhouse gases primarily caused by the use of fossil-based fuels. This increase in greenhouse gases means that they are absorbing more heat and warming up the planet. This increase in greenhouse gases is called the enhanced greenhouse effect and is responsible for our changing climate.
Measuring climate change
Weather stations, balloons, ocean buoys, and satellites provide information about the Earth's temperature today. Ice cores, sediment layers, and tree rings advise us about the history of the Earth's climate. With this evidence, scientists are learning how climate changes over time.
Across the world, Governments (national, state and local) and business are monitoring their greenhouse gas emissions through inventories.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established, by World Meteorological Organisation and United Nations Environment Program, to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
The IPCC 4th Assessment Report identified the following key global climate change predictions:
It is difficult to provide generalisations of climate change impacts as each country and region will be affected differently. For example some regions will receive more rainfall and others less.
It is hard to generalise about climate changes in Australia, as different regions will have different impacts. The complexity and interactions of the global climate system make it difficult to provide very specific predictions. There is often a wide band of error. However, the CSIRO has provided some predictions.
It is important to understand that scientists don't know for sure what climate change will bring. However it will result in social, environmental and economic changes on an international, national and local level.
Human Health
Climate change may affect people's health both directly and indirectly.
Indirectly ecological disturbances are likely to have a greater impact. For example, changes in food and water supplies, or some vector borne diseases such as malaria and coastal flooding are all examples of changes with possible impacts that might affect human health.
Generally, poor people and poor countries are less likely to have the money and resources they need to cope with preventing and treating health problems. Very young children and the elderly will run the highest risks.
As with economic impact, social impacts are indirect effects from climate change. However they are likely to have significant influence. Impact to society include:
Ecological Systems/Biodiversity
Climate change may alter the world's habitats and ecosystems – all living things are included in and rely on these places. Many of these places depend on a delicate balance of rainfall, temperature, and soil type. A rapid change in climate could upset this balance and seriously endanger many living things.
Climate change and the subsequent change in rainfall patterns, drought and fire regimes, is predicted to:
Economic impacts
The Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change was formed to undertake research to advance the understanding of business risks and opportunities associated with climate change. They found the economic impacts are potentially significant and widespread. In particular:
The ACT business community is likely to be affected by climate change through:
Many ACT businesses operating in tourism and specialty agriculture (wineries, olives) will be affected by changed weather and rainfall patterns.
Addressing climate change currently has two approaches:
Abatement or mitigation is any action to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. This include global actions such as the Kyoto Protocol or emissions trading to every day actions such as using public transport and being smarter in our use of energy and water in our homes and offices.
Adaptation is any action to respond to the anticipated or actual conditions related to climate change. We have produced so many greenhouse gases already that there will be changes to the climate even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases right now. Adaptation strategies can reduce the vulnerability of a community to the effects of climate change. They change the way that humans interact with their local environment in response to tangible changes such as more/less rain or increase in bushfires.
They include action such as developing a strong renewable energy industry, planning for water supply to help avoid crises and undertaking research to develop a full understanding of the changes that may be faced and how it will impact on our society.
We can all make a difference by taking simple steps like …
What are greenhouse gases?
Greenhouse gases are gases that can absorb the thermal energy emitted by the earth, creating the greenhouse effect, which warms the earth. There are approximately 30 gases that qualify as climate-changing greenhouse gases, these gases have been chosen due to their Global Warming Potential (GWP) and the quantity in which they are released. GWP is the concentration of the gas and is measured compared to carbon dioxide, for example, methane has 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.
The six greenhouse gases specified in the Kyoto Protocol are:
Has climate changed in the past 100 years?
The average surface temperature of the world is now 0.4 to 0.8°C higher than it was late in the 19th century. Most of the warming occurred over two periods in the 20th century: from 1910 to 1945 and from 1976 to 2002. This coincide with increased industrial and technological development in the world.
What is carbon neutral?
Being carbon neutral means that you produce no net emissions of carbon dioxide. This can be achieved in a number of ways. Firstly by not producing emissions, for example using energy only from renewable sources does not generate greenhouse gas emissions. Secondly, by offsetting any emissions that are produced, for example using energy from fossil fuels, generates carbon dioxide emissions, but as long as new trees are planted soak up the carbon, then the level of emissions doesn't change. But a lot of trees need to be planted to offset the electricity we use in our houses, offices and cars!!!
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
The Kyoto Protocol is a global agreement made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Countries that have ratified the protocol are committed to reducing their emissions of 6 greenhouse gases. More than 160 countries (not including Australia) have signed the Kyoto Protocol and which means it covers over 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Other protocols, such at the Montreal Protocol also limit or stop the use of greenhouse gases.
What is Emissions Trading?
Under an emissions trading scheme, limits (or caps) are set on the amount of a pollutant (greenhouse gas) that can be emitted. Companies or groups are given credits which represent the right to emit a specific amount. Companies that pollute beyond their allowances must buy credits from those who pollute less than their allowances. The more firms that need to buy credits, the higher the price of credits becomes -- which makes reducing emissions cost-effective in comparison.
What is carbon sequestration or offsets?
Sequestration is capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide to reduce the amount in the atmosphere. This is done naturally through oceans and growing forests. There are now man made systems of capturing and storing carbon. Carbon can be mixed with metal oxides to form carbonates, these become liquids or solids and can be easily stored. Additionally, carbon can be directed injected into underground geological forms (geosequestration). Ocean storage has also been proposed.
http://www.olliesworld.com/ - Ollies Island and Ollies world – water, waste, sustainability and energy (Australian)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ great remote satellite images
http://www.ipcc.ch/ - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) website. Assessment reports provide useful global information
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Each East Lawn location contains its own feel. Our East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park has broad expanses and open areas that are the essence of the farm lands of Central California. Open and free with the gentle movement of water through a quiet pond and calming waterfall, East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park's one hundred plus acres may be best described as comfortable.
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Sharing a little of my life and how my imagination takes shape into art dolls.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Whats on your work desk Wednesday 142
11 comments:
- Jules said...
What a gorgeous sketch Shashi!
- 2/22/2012 5:18 pm
- Norma Soulet (AZArtist) said...
Hi Shashi,
Poor dollie is in pieces! Hope you can finish her soon. Love the sketch of the fairy.
Hugs and can't wait to see the doll all done.
- 2/22/2012 6:47 pm
- Jackie said...
Thanks for sharing your desk.
- 2/22/2012 10:38 pm
- Sandy said...
I hear ya about the word identification thing. I turned mine off on all my blogs and here comes the spam.
Love the sketch - you are really good - not only making dolls but making drawings and paintings!
- 2/23/2012 5:39 am
- Serena Lewis said...
Great sketch, Shashi.
How odd because I get a lot of spam but Blogger deletes it and puts it in my spam folder before the spam comment ever gets to my blog. I wonder if you need to turn the Spam Filters on in the Settings. Other than that, have you thought about moderating comments??
In saying that, I'm wondering if Blogger have listened to the complaints and made the Word Verification easier to read because the last two blogs I visited with the Word Verification turned on were much easier on the eyes. They seem to have done away with that horrible black and white chequered word. YAY!
- 2/23/2012 8:45 am
- Jennifer Rose Phillip said...
hate the word verification :/ wish they would change it back the way it was for blogs that use it
very nice sketch :D great colours
- 2/24/2012 12:02 am
- Serena Lewis said...
Shashi, I just realised that you moderate your comments too, don't you? If you do that, you WILL get ALL comments to moderate, including the Spam. If you turn off Comment Moderation and Word Verification, you will probably notice very little or no spam at all. That's why I rarely get Spam through and I don't Moderate or use Word Verification. Blogger has great Spam filters and my Spam folder is always filling up but I don't get annoyed by them directly.
- 2/25/2012 5:20 am
- Linda said...
Your drawing looks beautiful Shashi ....what a lovely idea that it has a story with it.
I'm having similar problems with blogger, but I was interested to read what Serena wrote above.
- 3/01/2012 10:01 am
- BumbleVee said...
Cheeky little monkey showing you his bum!
Hi Shashi....we are in Portugal .... and finally got around to checking a few blogs....
we are so close and yet...too far away to visit ...darn it... maybe some year....
- 3/03/2012 2:11 pm
- Mary Ann said...
I came over to see of you were in WOYWW on Wednesday but no...I wish they had one for just for doll makers but getting that organized would be a nighmare....LOL
- 3/04/2012 12:00 am
- Duendes said...
Hello my friend,
happy sunday!!
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I saw a really cool movie trailer while waiting for Guardians of the Galaxy to begin in the cinema on Thursday. Then those magic words popped up…
As I've mentioned before, I LOVE book-to-movie adaptations and the trailer looked like another one I'd truly enjoy. So, as a few other previews played, I grabbed my iPhone and snapped up a copy of The Maze Runner by James Dashner for Kindle. Obviously, I didn't read the book right there in the cinema, but it made for an interesting weekend read.
I have to admit, I wasn't captivated by the beginning. The book is slow to get off the ground. The premise is interesting, but I didn't really find myself caring about the characters; perhaps because it's almost exclusively a teenage male cast (and therefore typically a teenage male target audience – which as a adult female I most certainly am not). Perhaps it also had something to do with the odd, and unlikely amnesia the boys all experienced. The internal monologue of the protagonist harped on about the amnesia as if the author was trying very hard to convince readers that the specificity of the characters amnesia wasn't implausible. Basically, I found myself a little frustrated in the early stages of the book.
I think another thing I found frustrating was that it seemed to take quite a long time for "stuff" to "happen". The kid is hauled up in the box, it's terrifying, no memory, we get that. It's enough of a hook to make us wonder why so we'll hang with it to find out. Next day a girl comes up and that's never happened before (according to the other boys, but the POV character being new really doesn't find it any big deal), but then the book takes several chapters to really get to the action. The setting is detailed, the strange language given some life, and the general day-to-day world of the story unfolds with very little drama.
Thankfully, the latter half of the book does pick up. We're given a firm sense of "the bad guys", given face by the ugly machines that were difficult to truly picture because, as a blend of oozy/fleshy/blob and sharp pointy needles and metal, the creatures never really sharpened in my mind. But we're also given a sense of the greater evil, and finally begin to empathise with the boys. Lab rats, clearly, but motivated and proactive despite their situation.
By the end of the book I found myself enjoying it. In the final chapters I was turning the pages to find out what happens next where in the beginning I kept reading from sheer stubborn determination not to give up since I'd already mentioned my plans to read and review it. The trouble is, the book ends with a clear sense of the sequel, but I'm not leaping out to buy the next book. I would like to know what happens next, but I wasn't spellbound by the writing and am not keen to wade through it again.
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"As I say, this club has a bright future and I am happy that I have got this sorted early and can concentrate on my football and helping Walsall push on."
Manager Dean Smith added. "This news is a big boost to the club.
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Reduce dietary animal fat and protein intake
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Ensure a minimal alcohol intake
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It usually takes the body about an hour to deal with one 'standard drink' of alcohol i.e. one 285 millilitre glass of full-strength beer; one 100 millilitre glass of wine; or one nip (30 millilitre) of distilled spirits such as whisky, bourbon, or gin.
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- high risk levels at which your risk of serious harm is substantial.
There can be both short-term and long-term risks to your health from drinking alcohol at risky or high risk levels. For example, short-term risk means the risk of harm that is associated with each separate drinking occasion, such as the risk of injury, interpersonal violence and accidental death, as well as broader health effects such as stress levels, sleep disorders, reduced circulation and sexual dysfunction.
Long-term health risks mean the likelihood of harm that is associated with regular daily and weekly patterns of drinking.
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Although drinking in excess can have harmful effects on your health, moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits.
It can:
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- reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack,
- reduce your risk of strokes, particularly ischemic strokes,
- lower your risk of gallstones, and
- possibly reduce your risk of diabetes.
People who drink in moderation are different from non-drinkers or heavy drinkers in ways that could influence health and disease. In fact, large population studies have shown that moderate drinkers are more likely than non-drinkers or heavy drinkers to be at a healthy weight, to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night, and to exercise regularly.
How might alcohol confer these protective effects?
There's a great deal of research that suggests people who drink alcohol are less likely than teetotallers to experience cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
'Atherosclerosis' or hardening of the arteries reduces blood flow, increases the risk for blood clots, and is a major contributing factor to CVD. Inflammation is thought to be a major contributor to atherosclerosis.
Some studies have speculated that drinking alcohol causes increases in HDL (high density lipoprotein or good) cholesterol or prevents unnecessary blood clots. Whether alcohol can prevent some of the steps involved hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), however, is not clear.
Health consequences of excessive drinking
Excess alcohol consumption has been linked with long-term health problems such as:
- high blood pressure,
- cancers of the bowel, stomach, throat, and liver,
- injury due to impaired coordination,
- high cholesterol,
- heart failure and sudden death in people with cardiovascular disease,
- stroke,
- liver damage, and
- detrimental social and psychological consequences, including suicide.
Alcohol is also high in calories, so it doesnt matter what type you consume, a heavy intake could contribute directly to weight gain and obesity one of the main causes of high blood pressure and heart disease.
Drinking patterns
The Guidelines also describe different patterns of drinking and how they influence how much you drink. They include:
- when and where you drink;
- the number of times you drink heavily;
- the activities associated with your drinking;
- the personal characteristics of you and your drinking companions;
- the types of drinks you consume; and
- the drinking expectations and behaviours that make up your drinking culture.
Take home message
In almost all previous studies that have attributed drinking alcohol to good health, moderation has been the key word. Quite clearly, heavy drinking is not good for your health. Consult with doctor if you feel that alcohol might be having a not-so-good influence on your behaviour and your health.
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December 23, 2008
After the recent issues with running a gas generator for emergency power backup, I was going to make the plunge and purchase a propane generator. The question is, should I plan on having a couple propane appliances installed as well?
So I'm up here in Central Massachusetts in an area with no Natural Gas service, so if I want gas powered backup, I'm going LP. The generator size I want that would serve me well is 7KW, with a consumption rate of around 1 gallon an hour. After last week's ice storm and no power for several days I know I want a couple days of run time, which means no less than 96 gallons, so a 120 gallon tank looks to be the size I need (80% capacity). Anything smaller, and I would probably run out before I could get a truck to deliver when everyone is running low. If I stick with removable storage (like the really big bottles you can bring to the refilling stations) I would need several at a time, and be at the mercy of whether the stores were in stock during an emergency, have to lift and move them, deal with getting back and forth, etc.
However, extended periods without power are rare (once every few years) so I generally wouldn't use that much propane from year to year if I just run the generator. I'm assuming I'd have a hard time getting a service contract with a provider if I'm not using at least one tank worth of gas a year. I guess I could always just shut the power to the house down and run the generator, but that seems like an expensive way to get electricty.
Would a propane gas kitchen stove be enough to help me make sure I use enough each year to help justify the installation of a 120 gallon tank? My water heater and main heating system is already heating oil, so there's no advantage to converting those to propane. I'm in the process of replacing my kitchen, and need a new stove, so a switch to LP now for that wouldn't be exceptionally painful.
Alternatively, has anyone heard of someone installing a diesel generator and feeding it from the home heating oil tank?
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What recent issues? Are they outlawed where you live?
If you need to fill your tank once every year or so, I'm not sure you need a service contract. Why not answer your own question by calling up some propane suppliers and asking them if they will do a one-time fill up of your tank? If so, then just do a one-time fill when you need it.
posted by
on December 23, 2008
In addition to a propane kitchen stove, you can also find propane refrigerators and propane clothes dryers. Perhaps your local propane supplier is also an appliance seller. They would be glad for more of your money.
posted by
on December 23, 2008
The big issue I had with gas is that gas isn't stable for more than a few months and gums up carburetors. They're a poor means of emergency backup. I spent a day cleaning it out and making it run again. Propane generators run themselves periodically and have instant on/switch over. Not to mention the noise is much less.
An LP tank still needs routine service, you want them to come out yearly and inspect the fittings, plus with the vapor you end up losing some volume steadily over time. So if you fill it, and let it sit for a year, it's going to have less at the end of the year even with zero use.
I was just discussing it with someone in the office, and he mentioned a gas dryer. Which would probably be an ideal pairing. Electric dryers are awful for energy usage compared to gas, and it's in the basement so it would be easy to install. Not to mention they are cheaper to purchase than electric dryers (and mine's getting up there in years). It would get used a lot and help insure that I run a tank worth every year.
So I think I ended up answering my own question.
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Family of mine has a propane-fired pool heater with a 120 gal (or thereabouts) tank, and I don't think they have any sort of minimum purchase arrangement with the gas company. They have had years where for whatever reason they haven't used the heater much, and thus didn't buy a tank of gas, and the company never came around trying to repo the tank. I do think they get a call about once a year asking if they want a delivery, though. (They live out in the boonies so the company never attempts a delivery without calling first; perhaps if they didn't the company would come by periodically and try topping it off, like the heating oil people do.) I suspect there's some sort of 'tank rental' that gets charged regardless of the number of fills per year.
I would go talk to a couple of propane suppliers and see what arrangements they'll make with you. Propane generators are not that uncommon an item these days, and even if you don't have a power outage, you won't use
fuel. (You'll probably need to "exercise" it periodically to move the oil around and keep the parts from getting stuck; some systems with automatic start and cutover do this automatically on a timer.) You'll probably want them to come by at least once or twice a year to top the tank off, just so it's always nearly full, depending on how often the manufacturer recommends exercising it.
Anyway, I would just shop around, not mentioning that having other appliances connected is even an option, and see what the local services say. Paying some sort of fixed rental fee for the tank and getting your fills "a la carte" might be preferable towards getting into a contract that's designed for people with propane furnaces, where they basically know in advance how much they'll use each year. (However, I would caution you against buying a tank yourself; they need to be taken in and re-certified every few years, so you are almost certainly better-off renting one. At least this has been what I've always heard.)
All that said ... having a gas rangetop is really great. I miss having one and have seriously considered getting a propane tank just for that purpose alone.
The diesel option seems fairly interesting; I've never seen that done though. (Many places I've been to have heating oil tanks right next to diesel tanks for generators.) Seems like it ought to be possible, assuming you could get fuel that meets the generator's requirements (esp. sulfur levels) delivered.
There's an interesting thread about the differences between "diesel" bought for over-the-road use and #2 home heating oil
. The OP in that thread mentions that s/he has customers running generators on #2 home heating oil, so apparently it isn't unheard of. You might want to be careful about the gel point of the fuel you're buying if the generator would be outside in a cold environment, though. What surprised me is that saying "#2 home heating oil" is actually a much more precise specification than "road diesel fuel," which can vary dramatically from location to location and from season to season.
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on December 23, 2008
Were you unable to get gas from a local gas station?
How likely is it that this type of event will happen again?
I'm in Maine, lost power a couple of times recently, at most 40 hours. Do you need to run a generator for everything in your house or to keep food safe, a light or 2, and running an oil furnace?
I have a wood stove that kept the pipes safe, and the living room cozy, 1 oil lamp (I need at least a 2nd; 1 was lost in the recent move, or absconded with by my kid - most likely) for reading, and the stuff in the fridge went out to the shed, in a cooler. There was *plenty* of ice. If I had a generator, I'd have used it for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening to run the heat & fridge. My wood stove was designed to cook on, so I had 1 big burner.
It's nice to cook on a gas stove, so it's a good idea. Only the burners will work in a power outage, but a cast iron pan, with a low flame under it, acts as a radiator, and you can cook nice hot meals. I had a gas stove at the old house, partly because it's nicer to cook on, partly for emergencies.
The Red Cross has a good site for emergency preparedness. The prices for survival gear are often high, but
gear may be more reasonable.
If you set up a generator, make sure it's hooked in correctly, so as not to electrocute a line repair person trying to reconnect electricity.
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on December 23, 2008
So I think I ended up answering my own question.
Yes, good choice. Cooking with gas is much nicer than using electric (especially so during a week without electricity.) And gas dryers are much better all round than electric ones.
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on December 23, 2008
Family of mine has a propane-fired pool heater with a 120 gal (or thereabouts) tank, and I don't think they have any sort of minimum purchase arrangement with the gas company. They have had years where for whatever reason they haven't used the heater much, and thus didn't buy a tank of gas, and the company never came around trying to repo the tank.
That's kind of what I wanted to hear. I know there's a couple companies locally (I pass one everyday to work) and wanted to know if that was a normal type of situation before even calling them. I kind of knew about the rental part on the tanks, when I was a kid we had propane for the water heater and when we went passive solar (ugh, never again) the company was out the next day to reclaim their tanks.
Were you unable to get gas from a local gas station?
How likely is it that this type of event will happen again?
Wood stove isn't an option, no where to place one in my house that will meet Mass. building codes and still permit me to use the rest of a room for something other than the stove (had to remove one about 8 years ago, or I couldn't get homeowners insurance). It's the reason I invested in the generator panel I have now. I did my calculations, and a 7KW generator will run the well, the furnace, the fridge and a few other small devices and lights which is plenty. A wood stove won't provide more than heat, so in my mind, it's not really a solution worth pursuing. Despite a large supply of dead wood in my backyard, I really don't want the bother of cutting/stacking/burning wood. I did it for many years, and I don't miss it.
Most recent outage was about 4 days, a friend of mine 30 minutes north is now almost two weeks into his outage. The contractor working on my house lives one town over and he was out a solid week. These kinds of outages are probably 1 in a 20 year type outage. Worst is usually no more than two days every couple of years. Still long enough when they happen that I want a solution that is permanent and near fool proof.
I was able to get gasoline during the outage, but like I said, I don't want to deal with the maintenance headaches of a gas generator again. The cost difference is about 3 times more for a propane one, but it's more reliable in the long run. Getting LP fuel might be tougher to source (I know the welding supply place I visited right after the storm mentioned that his phone wouldn't stop ringing with people looking for fuel), which is why I want to make sure I wouldn't need it for a few days at a bare minimum. When I researched generators, I found that gas generators like the ones contractors use on job sites are almost never used for home backup. In hurricane country it seems to be either diesel or propane.
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on December 23, 2008
If you had put Sta-bil in the gas, you wouldn't have had those problems. I do that with my generator, which runs maybe once or twice a year, and it works out fine.
posted by
on December 23, 2008
You say you already use oil for the furnace. Why not a Diesel generator? The oil in the tank is essentially diesel. Although it is probably against the law of man and God to use it for your car I can't see any problem using it to power a home generator...aside from the fumes.
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on December 24, 2008
Sta-bil isn't all that it's cracked up to be. I've seen a couple horror stories about it, so I tend to steer clear of it. Usually I run the carb dry and drain the tank rather than use it. I happened to have not done it this last time hence the issues.
Home heating oil is fine for generators (the tax issue is strictly for highway usage), the bigger problem is with keeping the line from getting too cold and gel effects. They're loud unless you spend a lot to get a water cooled one. If it weren't for the issues with cold weather and unknowns of whether home heating oil would be more/less immune to those problems, I'd probably use it.
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Satin beaded corset with cuff neckline and beaded tulle ballgown skirt.
Train that extends one and a third yards (about 4 feet) from the waist.
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A sheer to semi-sheer net fabric often used for skirts and veils. Can also be used as an underskirt to create fullness.
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By Robin Jedlicka - bio | email VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) - More than one million Georgians have earned some college credit without completing a degree program--that's twenty-two percent of the state's workforce.
Now, going back to school has become a realistic option for many. Valdosta State University is leading efforts by the University System of Georgia to help adult learners earn their degrees by turning work experience into credit hours.
It's all done through the school's Prior Learning Assessment.
"Programs like Prior Learning Assessment will encourage adult learners to return to universities and maybe some of those who had started a college degree years earlier," says Sharn Gravett, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. "They'll say, 'Oh! There may be some ways I can complete it.' "
The assessment gives academic credits based on a person's professional training, professional certificate programs, and military service.
Mark Smith, a retired Master Sgt. of the U.S. Air Force, is turning his military service into class credits at Valdosta State.
After working as a jet engine mechanic at Moody Air Force Base, he decided to go back to school.
"It was hard for me to find a job in the Valdosta area in aircraft maintenance," says Smith. "I began to look at returning to school to be able to get a degree in something other than aircraft maintenance."
Thanks to the PLA, Smith will be able to pursue his dream of working as a child psychologist. "It's going to benefit me greatly because it will allow me to obtain credits so I can complete my degree program a lot sooner," says Smith.
Valdosta State hopes other adult learners will follow in Smith's footsteps, and realize their former goals of a college degree are not out of reach.
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Vanderbilt coach James Franklin joked this week of down time in the offseason enjoying cocktails with Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, but Grantham said the two haven't crossed paths since their postgame confrontation last year in Nashville.
When Franklin was asked if he had talked to Grantham since last year's game, he responded: "Yeah, actually our families went on vacation together. Disney World. We were floating in the pool together, drinking Mai Tais."
Grantham's actual drink of choice? "I don't know. I'm flexible," Grantham said good-naturedly Tuesday night.
A year later, Grantham said he has no regrets about what happened that night after Georgia's 33-28 win
"No, I understood what all was happening," Grantham said. "Everybody's competitive, it's heated out there. It's really not a big deal as we move forward."
Franklin thought that Georgia safety Shawn Williams was talking trash and Grantham stood up for his player.
Grantham said there was no apology to Franklin. "I guess that's football, huh?"
The two coaches have complimented the other this week ahead of Saturday night's game.
Franklin on Grantham: "He does a great job and he has done a great job for a long time. His defense plays hard and flies around."
Grantham on Franklin: "He's a good coach. He's done a good job. They're working hard to be
There are some game weeks when finding something to latch onto for extra motivation isn't obvious.
This isn't one of those weeks for Georgia.
The only question really may be if the Bulldogs' fans or the players themselves will be more pumped up for Vanderbilt.
"We'll be charged up," defensive back Sanders Commings said. "We're going to remember last year. Vandy's a good team, but they're not us. We're going to show them."
Georgia coach Mark Richt said when he first became coach at Georgia he would take five more minutes of practice time over some sort of rousing speech, but he sees value in finding something to carry a player through yet another practice.
"Emotion is important, and guys, when they play with their blood hot, they tend to play better," Richt said. "We try to find ways to motivate either through by words or motivational tapes. Anything that we can grab that we think will get them revved up and ready to go, we'll try to use."
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Police said that around 11:20 a.m. Saturday they were called to investigate the theft of "heavy duty steel tractor-trailer parts" from a private property off Bristol Road in Monkton.
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LEFT BEHIND in The Venetian Casino Data Center (Really!)
They make it look so complicated in the movies. Detailed covert operations with the intent to hack into a casino's mainframe preceeded by weeks of staged planned rehearsals, but I'm here to tell you it's much easier than that.
This is my story of how I had 20 seconds of complete access to The Venetian Casino's data center, and lived to tell about it.
Now, before I go on, I must apologize to all of the hopeful future visitors of The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I have a feeling that security will get tightened down following this story. So, let me set the stage. I was asked to attend the HP Technology Forum in Las Vegas to blog about the event and cover it via Twitter. Part of the agenda for the blogging attendees, and the media, was a tour of The Venetian Hotel and Casino's Data Center. I jumped at the opportunity. I always enjoy customer data centers since it gives me the chance to view what "real people" are doing. Once we landed at the Sands Hotel and Casino, I was fortunate to be part of the first group of 15 or 20 people so we hiked over to the hidden area where the data center was located. Well, it wasn't really hidden, just a door that said, "Employees Only." We rode up an elevator one or two floors and came out into a desolate barren hallway that gave the appearance of a hospital. The hallway made a few turns and we came out into a set of office cubicles. On the other side were the double doors leading to the data center. No metal barred doors, no retina scans, no lasers – just two plain doors leading into the data center. I should've know this was a sign of things to come.
Quick Venetian Casino Data Center Facts
* 3 Major Data Centers: Las Vegas, Singapore and China
* 500 physical servers in Las Vegas (very little virtualization)
* They use pure Ethernet (IP) for the machines in Singapore; a mix of Serial and IP in Las Vegas
As we entered the data center, I quickly realized The Venetian was a Dell shop. Did I mention this was a tour hosted by HP? After inquiring about the large numbers of Dell servers, the CTO of The Venetian Casino, Steve Vollmer, made it clear that they do use a wide variety of manufacturers for their servers, however they are 100% HP Networking. Usually when you are given a customer tour by a vendor, like HP, it's an ALL VENDOR customer – meaning they have HP everything but this was a "real customer data center" tour. Kudos to Michael Thacker and the HP Public Relations team on finding a real customer with a mix of vendors' gear. Which leads me to how I got left behind.
I'm a server guy – networking gear is out of my expertise, so while the rest of the media and bloggers were interviewing Mr. Vollmer, I started wondering around taking pictures (no video allowed.) I noticed that all of the physical servers (Dell, IBM and HP) were using the on-board Ethernet adapters only. Very interesting. It was mentioned that the casino machines are simply computers, so it makes sense that all of the communication is IP based. As I wondered around to the last aisle of racks, I came across an HP BladeSystem! Very cool. I thought they were stuck on old, aging equipment, but here stood the royal crown (INSERT angelic sounds and bright light here). Sitting right above it was a Dell M1000e Blade Chassis. Wow – these guys are true to being a multi-vendor customer. As I was wiping up the drool off the floor, I heard the door slam to the Data Center. NOTHING but the whirl of server fans and A/C air blowing around. Now my first thought was that I was the last person and I'm about to get pulled out by the Network Admin who was on the tour with us. I turned the corner to find no one. I was alone!
You've got to be kidding me. Surely I'm not standing in a Las Vegas casino's data center BY MYSELF – but I was. Now, many things ran through my head – so many movies have been made about breaking into casinos and here I was in the heart of millions of electronic dollars. I'd like to be able to conclude this story with some amazing details on how I logged onto the casino servers and transferred money to my offshore account but I can't. a) I'm a good person. I don't steal, lie or cheat and b) I didn't have a USB key on me. The reality is, once I realized I was alone I knew I had to get out of the data center as quickly as possible, so I looked up at the overhead camera, gave a smile and walked out the double doors to quickly catch up to the group heading back downstairs.
There's a few lessons to be learned here:
1) Real customers use a mix of vendors for their hardware – not just one vendor
2) Always carry a USB key with you – you never know when you need it
3) Don't waste your time breaking in to a casino – just tour their data center with a large crowd
That's my story. Now I just hope I don't get any calls from the F.B.I…
Disclaimer: airfare, accommodations and some meals are being provided by HP, however the content being blogged is solely my opinion and does not in anyway express the opinions of HP.
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http://www.twitter.com/ErinatHP Erin Collopy
What a great story Kevin! We couldn't have planned it better ourselves ;-) Humblest of apologies for leaving you behind, though. Next year, Thacker and I will institute a "No Blogger Left Behind" policy.
http://twitter.com/mseanmcgee M. Sean McGee
My take-away is this – the Venetian data center folks only care about cost and not features/functionality. Cheapest security, cheapest servers, cheapest networking. You get what you paid for.
If I was HP, I don't think this is the data center I would have chosen for a blogging event. They reemphasised the fact that they are the "Dell" of the networking world by flaunting a win at a customer that clearly only cares about cost (the reason why they aren't an HP server shop).
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Cool story, I always like to see other peoples labs and data centers also. Kind of like my mom always joked about seeing peoples houses as you drive by at night.
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At least they did have an overhead camera and could see you, assuming the camera was real and they were actually watching. Very scary story for a billion dollar casino enterprise. I also bet that you could have videod the place with your digital camera and they would never have known – besides, why limit video and allow pictures – does the sound of computer fans make security any less safe.
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Actually, #hp took us to the datacenter because the Venetian is a REAL customer, in fact they told us the HP Procurve they have in their datacenter won't break. Since it won't break, they can't get approval to upgrade. I guess that's the good and bad to having a good product in your data center. Thanks for reading!
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Yes, the request for no video in the Venetian datacenter was odd, but we honored it. My guess is that they didn't want anyone recording how to break in and steal data. Hmm. I think I found a way around that one… Thanks for reading, and I appreciate the comments!
I think you may have missed my point.
"Cheap" does not always equal "breaks". "Cheap" in the IT world most often means "lack of features/functionality" or "technology follower instead of technology leader". That was my point.
The Venetian's choice of Dell servers instead of HP servers is typical of the mindset that values cost over everything else (we all clearly understand Dell's model – a model that doesn't earn you the title of #1 in the server or networking business). So, I'm just confused why HP would want to showcase their wares at a customer that clearly thinks of ProCurve as the "Dell" of the networking world. Perpetuating that mindset about your product by showcasing just such a customer doesn't help you get to #1…
Of course, I'm sure some folks would say I'm biased since I work for Cisco (and all opinions are mine alone). ;-)
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To funny, I completed a gig at a well known casino on the strip and like you was surprised at the lax physical security in the data center. I had full unsupervised access for like four days.
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Fourth of July is definitely a time for celebration. In Erie County, we celebrate with a BBQ in the backyard, a picnic at the park or snacks on the boat.
It is important to be vigilant about preparing and storing food safely because every year people become ill from eating food contaminated with harmful bacteria served at these types of events. It is safe to grill and plan picnics, just follow the necessary steps to keep food safe:
Packing and transporting food
•Do not prepare foods more than one day before unless it is to be frozen. Cooking foods in advance allows for opportunities for bacteria to grow.
•Keep meat and poultry refrigerated or in the cooler until ready to use. Meat, poultry and seafood may be packed in a cooler frozen so they stay colder longer. Make sure they are well wrapped to keep their juices from contaminating other food in the cooler.
•Keep the cooler lid shut. Consider packing beverages in one cooler and perishable foods in another. Opening and shutting a cooler will expose it to warm air temperatures. The temperature of the food cooler will more likely be maintained if it is not opened and shut as guests replenish their drinks. Cold food should be kept at 40°F or below.
•Make sure there is ice in the cooler. Ice may keep food safe, but when the ice melts, the resulting cold water is not cold enough. Keep the cooler in shade and out of direct sunlight.
Preparing food
•Wash hands before handling food and use clean utensils and containers. Hands, utensils, containers and work surfaces can contaminate food with harmful bacteria. If you are outside and don't have access to running water, use a moist towel-ette or "wet wipe" to clean hands or work surfaces.
•Cook food to a safe internal temperature to destroy harmful bacteria. Meat and poultry cooked on a grill often browns very fast on the outside while reaching temperatures to kill bacteria on the inside.
•Use a meat thermometer to check meat before serving: beef, lamb and veal should be cooked to 145°F (and allow to rest for 3 minutes); beef hamburgers to160°F; pork to 160°F; and poultry to 165°F.
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•Mayonnaise-based foods and cut melons need to be kept cold. Place serving dishes directly on ice or in a shallow container set in a deep pan filled with ice. Drain off water as ice melts and replenish ice as needed.
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