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The special wound material used in the SWAT training, called QuikClot, is a rayon/polyester gauze that has been impregnated with kaolin, or white clay, an inert mineral that promotes clotting. The military uses the kaolin-based material in treatment of life-threatening bleeding from external wounds that are not suitable for tourniquet application.
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Q - While I love having great home theater equipment (DVR, receiver, etc.) in my home, I just don't think manufacturers "get it." Black and silver look sexy by itself and maybe in a showroom, but not with all of my other warm and aged furniture around in my living room. Any ideas on how to keep the home theater equipment accessible but out of sight?
A - We completely understand your struggle. It's true. Home theater equipment hasn't really changed much over these past few years and it's often difficult to try and match it with certain design styles that require a bit more finessing to try and strike a balance.
You can always try investing in a longer console table to create an anchor for the equipment so it lessens the focus of the equipment itself.
Grabbing a piece of furniture that fits the DVR or receiver perfectly may also be a good alternative. We've got a few recommendations for furniture pieces over here if you're interested in a small side table made for just that purpose.
Wireless surround sound may also be an option if you're looking for both performance and hidden speaker wires. The only issue with this is the possibility of counter-productively increasing overall clutter (addition of speakers, adapters, and surge protectors in every corner of the room).
However, if you're simply looking to hide wires and route to the receiver in another part of the room, investing in some wire molds that easily blends into walls (and are paint-friendly) is yet another easy and user-friendly solution.
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I have an issue with a projector mounted on a chimney in the center of my room. The cords coming out of it are an eyesore, but I dont know what to use because most cable organizers are stick-on, which wont last on brick. I'd really like to avoid drilling into it as well. Any thoughts?
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Ouch, that is an eyesore, Ben. Let's see if Unplggd can find you a solution...
I was trying to install raceway across a textured ceiling to my projector and the weight of the cable was just pulling it down (and some popcorn with it). So i just drilled some holes through the raceway and put it up with screws. You could do the same thing with masonry screws.
Weird timing. I was up until 1am last night ripping up my carpet to get my speaker wires out of sight/out of mind.
It's not perfect, but it's so much better than before. If only my blik wall art had come out better than expected.
-get CL2 rated cables/wires and run it through the wall
-Put all your components in a cabinet/closet/different room and get an IR repeater
I had the idea (although I'm probably not the first) of using some industrial-ish pipes to run wires through. I'm thinking about wall-mounting my tv on a brick wall so yeah, the cable molds won't work. But something that looks like exposed plumbing similar to whats found in lofts would hide it perfectly.
not sure how to apply this to the projector system, but maybe this will spark some ideas.
@jsmith87 Modular exposed piping for home theater wires? Not a bad idea...
This may not fully solve the problem for everyone, but it worked well for me...
I bought a small Ikea storage unit (I believe a Besta - it's about 18"x18"x36"), put all of my equipment inside, and then closed off the front with a cover made from dowel rods and speaker fabric. Everything is hidden, but IR can penetrate the fabric with no problem.
@bhock are you able to post or email a picture?
Does anyone know what speakers those are in the first picture?
We have a flat-screen mounted on the wall, we got Ikea panel curtains that can slide and cover up the tv when we're not using it. Its a long, narrow living room, so plenty of wall space for the panels to slide to the left, no bulky entertainment cabinetry that the tv sits on. fortunately we have a built-in window seat with storage space underneath, so the dvr etc. sits there. i'd like to hide the tv cables so they aren't dangling and pushing out the screen, drilling into the wall seems the only way - and the wires need to go around a corner somehow.
I don't like to see visible components or wires, so I bought an RF modulator. I just happen to come across it one day as I was searching for a solution to hiding wires. It's a little device that converts remote control frequencies to radio frequencies (RF). The beauty of the RF modulator is that you can put components in a cabinet or closet and still use the remote controls. I have my cable box and DVD player in my built-in cabinet. The frequency travels very far so you have a lot of options for storage. Here's the one I ordered: Next Generation Remote Control Extender
@sea_2010 Can you retype that link, please? I'd like to check it out myself to see how well it works. Thanks!
I second the RF modulator and I paid the extra $$$ for professionals to thread all wires behind my wall and into my closet where my dvd,vcr, and cable box sits. It was worth every penny to free up more space in my tiny living room and improved the aesthetics alot.
@soldier1 I'll take a picture when I get home tonight. I don't see the exact piece that we got from Ikea (it was about $35, which was a steal in my opinion), but there are plenty of other options there. The speaker fabric was cheap - about $7 on Amazon, and the rods/brackets/hinges for the frame ran another $10-15.
@Ben Chot - i would sew a long piece of beige (something matching the brick on your chimney) fabric tubing to act as a "slip cover" for all of your cords and wires. An undyed muslin, beige velvet or natural linen would take down the black wires against the beige backdrop. You could even do something similar to your projector if that is also too much of a contrast for you.
@soldier1 or anyone who's interested - the whole setup is still a work in progress, but you can at least see the box that houses (most of) the gear at the moment.
@ekoshyun - Here's the link for the company's remote extender page:
I ordered the RF extender plus, which works with my 1 remote that controls 2 components. If you have more than 1 remote you might need to order additional transmitters. And yes, like Zenezie, I paid a few bucks to have someone thread my wires into my cabinets so it's clean.
Also, I ordered mine from Amazon (still sent by nextgen)....they have a lot of reviews on the system. It's a cool little device. Good luck.
if it was such an eyesore then why buy it, If I paid over $1,000.00 for a high end receiver with a brushed aluminum finish I ain't gonna hide it!


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"Naruto... I have Something to say... I am in love with you." Sakura said. They stood in the forest the sun bright and high in the sky, staring at each other. They had decided to walk here earlier just as friends wanting to take a walk. But to sakura it was an oppurtunity, an opportunity to see if he could possibly still like her.
When her words were met by silence she blushed an even deeper shade of red " I understand if you have lost feeling for me" she looked down at her feet fighting back tears. She had known he would reject her, he couldnt possibly still care for her. Still she still had to appoligize for all she had done to him so she opened her mouth again.
" I know how mean i have been to you." tears now flowed freely down her face and she could not meet his eyes. " Ive yelled at you and ignored you, when you had been nothing but nice to me. You always protected me even though you thought i never cared about you. But i do care now. After sasuke left i relized something. that my feelings for him were fake he is nothing to me now." she laughed bitterly. "he never even noticed me. But you.. you were always there. And im sorry... i dont deserve you, why would you like me any way? Im ugly, im annoying, im stupid. You should hate me."
"i dont hate you sakura" naruto said. Sakura tried not to let her hopes rise at these words. After all he could just be lying, being that stupid, nice, amazing guy again. She knew that if her hope rose they would just fall twice as fast, and she would be hurt so much more. so she just shook her head no.
" I dont hate you Sakura" He repeated more firmly. " How could I? Your smart, talented, beautiful, kind. Ive loved you since the first time i laid eyes on you. And i feel so.... Elated that you feel the same way now."
Sakura looked up now shocked, could it be true? did he still like her? And then a smile broke across her face At the truth she heard loud and clear in his voice. Her tears stopped flowing, and butterflies began moving around in her stomach.
Naruto took a stepp closer, a look of fondness on his face as he studied her. Hershort pink hair, her green eyes, her red headband,shirt and pants, and the soft blush that had returned.
Suddenly the space between them was no more. Naruto pulled Sakuras mouth to his own. She kissed back imediatly, her surge of passion making him kiss all the harder. Sakura put her arms around his shoulders, leaning into him even more. When the kiss broke off they were breathing hard. thier foreheads were pressed against each other, their eyes looking into the others. Inside they knew what they were feeling, true love. The bliss of the feeling... the intensity... it was overwhelming.
Sakura brought his face to hers again. Naruto groaned in the back of his throat.She was already squished against him but she somehow found a way to press tighter to him, keeping them in a steady embrace.
Naruto ended up being the one that stopped kissing, being in need of air. "Sakura... Ive never felt this way before... I love you." He said. " I know... I love you too." Sakura responded then laughed out of pure joy. "who wouldve thought that we would end up together?"
His arms tightened around the small of her back and they were just about to engage again when someone stumbled out of the trees. It was Sai, when he saw them he stopped walking and just said "Oh...Im sorry am i interuppting something? I saw you 2 walking in here earlier and i was coming to go find you because i was bored and i wanted someone to talk to. Um... Well this is kind of awkward isnt it?"
Naruto and Sakura sprang apart. Their faces were beet red and they both seemed incapable of speaking. " you know i read a book once that said sometimes a boy and a girl that have been friends for a long time can end up together. I guess it was right...um im gonna go get something to eat. your welcome to join me if you want to... or you could stay here and... do whatever you were headed to."
Sai turned and walked back through the trees. Naruto and Sakura looked at each other, grabbed each others hand and ran after him. They were both pretty hungry, and besides they could always pick up were they left of later.
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Wail, for the day of the LORD is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man's heart will melt. They will be terrified, pains and anguish will take hold of them; they will writhe like a woman in labour, they will look at one another in astonishment, their faces aflame. Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, to make the land a desolation; and He will exterminate its sinners from it.
God is very angry about sin!
God has offered us mercy when we deserved judgment; He gives us grace when we are in a hopeless place; His lovingkindness toward us as His children is constant. And it is right for God's loving nature to be our focus.
But sometimes this focus causes us to think of God as only gentle, and He's not. Today God wants you to know that the anger of God against the sinful rebellion of people is enormous. It's building up as if it's being held back by the dam of God's grace. But the day will come when all of God's anger is released on those whose lives are against Him.
For us who are believers, God has already released His righteous anger on Jesus Christ who took our sins on Himself. We won't face His anger. But it will be terrible for those without Christ.
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Set in the 1950s, "Guys and Dolls" tells the story of Nathan Detroit, a prominent New York City gambler desperate to find the money to pay for his floating crap game. He bets Sky Masterson, a fellow gambler, a thousand dollars that he won't be able to take a local Salvation Army girl, Sarah Brown, to Cuba. While Sky is off trying to convince Sarah to join him, Nathan clashes with Adelaide, his fiancé of 14 years. This comedy, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling, is entertaining and fun for all ages.
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The terms "quality assurance" and "quality control" are often used interchangeably to refer to ways of ensuring the quality of a service or product, such as bottled water. However, the terms have different meanings and many people confuse the two.
A closer look will reveal several basic differences:
Quality control focuses on the product, while quality assurance focuses on the process.
Quality control includes evaluating an activity, a product, process, or service, while quality assurance aims to ensure that processes are sufficient to meet clearly defined objectives.
In a nutshell, quality assurance, which we will focus on here as it applies to bottled water production and delivery, ensures that a product or service is created, implemented, or produced correctly, whereas quality control determines if the "end result" is satisfactory or not.
A look inside QA
Quality assurance (QA) is a system of procedures, checks, audits, and corrective actions to ensure that all design, environmental monitoring, performance, research, sampling, and technical reporting activities are of the highest achievable quality.
QA also determines whether products or services meet or exceed customer expectations.
Procedures in QA can be divided into four simple steps for success:
- Planning: During the planning phase, the staff of a bottled water operation would assess interrelated problems, establish objectives, and point out problematic processes. They would then establish or develop processes that may be required to deliver the necessary results.
- Implementation: During this phase, developed processes are set in motion.
- Monitoring: The monitoring phase is an ongoing process, usually handled by a manager or consultant, which involves evaluating and testing the implemented process to make sure it meets the objectives. This also involves monitoring for potential problems and future improvements.
- Action: During the action phase, necessary actions are applied if the results require any changes.
QA means profits
One of the major benefits of quality assurance in bottled water or any other industry is increased profits through increased customer satisfaction.
Customers are involved in the quality assurance process via surveys, customer feedback cards, and a variety of additional marketing tactics that help determine if customers' needs are being met.
Believe it or not, companies pay attention to customer feedback because it helps correct any product or service flaws. Quality assurance also helps improve productivity or company efficiency.
Quality assurance steps are typically performed throughout the life of the product or service. This way, internal issues, flaws, or problems are constantly being addressed and corrected to increase and improve productivity. This also helps increase profits.
Who can do QA?
One thing I have noticed in the bottled water industry is that many companies are not using qualified personnel in the quality assurance/quality control department.
With so much regulatory and other activity now at the local, state and federal levels, lack of qualification can put a company into ruin or at least a state of confusion. Without the proper personnel on board, the results can be disastrous.
Whether a bottled water business is small or large, there are many types of QA services available.
Businesses may opt for an independent QA consultant or a firm specializing in QA. Because it takes skill, patience, and experience, it''s best to seek out trusted names in the business or hire through a referral.
Costs for QA services or consulting will vary greatly, depending on a variety of factors such as the type of business or size of project. Most consulting firms and independent consultants will provide an initial consultation to determine costs, or they will provide an estimate for services.
GMPs, HACCP programs, and CCPs
Bottled water is defined as a food product and is regulated by the government under the US Food and Drug Act and subsequent rules.
Bottled water products must comply with both general good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for all foods and GMPs specific to bottled water, which affect all aspects of plant operations.
Another program that is an important tool in quality assurance of food products is the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) program, a systematic and preventive approach to achieve food safety standards, using critical control points (CCPs).
It's worth looking at all three as part of the QA process:
- GMPs: General GMPs cover such areas as plant and ground maintenance, sanitary facilities, plumbing and sewage disposal.
Bottled water GMPs provide detailed regulations governing plant construction and design, sanitary facilities and operations, equipment design and construction, production, process controls specific to the product, and record keeping.
- HACCP: This program is a systematic and preventive approach for achieving food safety standards. Originally developed in 1971 to guarantee the safety of astronauts' food in space, HACCP is now being adopted worldwide as a scientific, straightforward and effective approach to enhance food safety.
The HACCP approach can be used by all segments of the food production continuum, including bottled water, and can be tailored to any individual product or process line. The advantage of using the HACCP system (sidebar, this page) lies in the control it provides at all times over food safety in the processing plant, from receiving raw materials to shipping the final products.
The FDA considers HACCP, now widely used in food and pharmaceutical production, a comprehensive method for assuring product safety.
- CCPs: In an HACCP system, production of a safe bottled water product will be structured around critical control points (CCPs). These are points in your process where biological, chemical or physical hazards posing a food safety risk can be controlled or eliminated.
Applying HACCP in bottling plants
Each bottled water plant is responsible for developing a HACCP system tailored to its own product and operations.
The system must meet all current protocol requirements and include the implementation of six prerequisite programs as well as the relevant HACCP plan for the establishment, showing details for each product or group of products.
Plant personnel are responsible for ensuring that adequate control measures are in place for any potential hazard identified in their own HACCP system.
Each facility's HACCP plan should outline procedures for monitoring and verifying each control point, keeping accurate records and taking appropriate corrective actions when deviations from the prescribed production plan are noted.
The plant's management is responsible for verifying that the plan is working properly.
Michael Sims is president of Conformance Design Consulting Inc., Poway, CA, a consulting firm which assists the bottled water industry with QA/QC, compliance, product liability, and other issues. He can be reached at (858) 761-2307 or by e-mail at: email@example.com.


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The adjectives big-endian and little-endian refer to which bytes are most significant in multi-byte data types and describe the order in which a sequence of bytes is stored in a computer��s memory.
In a big-endian system, the most significant value in the sequence is stored at the lowest storage address (i.e., first). In a little-endian system, the least significant value in the sequence is stored first. For example, consider the number 1025 (2 to the tenth power plus one) stored in a 4-byte integer:
00000000 00000000 00000100 00000001
|Big-Endian representation of 1025
|Little-Endian representation of 1025
Many mainframe computers, particularly IBM mainframes, use a big-endian architecture. Most modern computers, including PCs, use the little-endian system. The PowerPC system is bi-endianbecause it can understand both systems.
Converting data between the two systems is sometimes referred to as the NUXI problem. Imagine the word UNIX stored in two 2-byte words. In a Big-Endian systems, it would be stored as UNIX. In a little-endian system, it would be stored as NUXI.
Note that the example above shows only big- and little-endian byte orders. The bit ordering within each byte can also be big- or little-endian, and some architectures actually use big-endian ordering for bits and little-endian ordering for bytes, or vice versa.
The terms big-endian and little-endian are derived from the Lilliputians of Gulliver's Travels, whose major political issue was whether soft-boiled eggs should be opened on the big side or the little side. Likewise, the big-/little-endian computer debate has much more to do with political issues than technological merits.
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Police officer releases HIV status of suspect to ex-girlfriend
Experts say officer's actions were illegal
By Todd Heywood
Originally printed 12/2/2010 (Issue 1848 - Between The Lines News)
A man who was arrested for a driving on a suspended license had his HIV-positive status disclosed to an ex-girlfriend, illegally, by a state trooper. The man's name, and that of his ex-girlfriend, have been changed because the man admits to having sexual relations with his girlfriend without disclosing his HIV-positive status, which is a felony in Michigan. The location has been changed as well.
On a Friday in late July 2010, Noah (not his real name) was arrested by a Michigan State Trooper for driving on a suspended license in Branch County. During his transport to the county jail, Noah said he was worried about having access to his anti-retroviral medications. Because it was late on a Friday, he worried he might not see a judge until Monday morning. Noah knew that even a couple of days without the medications could allow the virus time to develop immunity to the medications. He told the trooper who had arrested him that he needed to see a judge as soon as possible to get a bond and post it.
The trooper asked if the passenger in Noah's car, his ex-girlfriend Susan (not her real name) knew that Noah was HIV-positive. "Because we had broken up, I told him we didn't have that kind of relationship so she didn't need to know," Noah said.
Shortly after Noah was placed in a cell at the Branch County jail, the trooper who had arrested him came back to see him. "He told me I was going to see a judge and I would get a bond that day," Noah said. "Then he asked me for Susan's number. I thought he was going to call her and inform her about what was going on with the arraignment and bond." After he underwent a video arraignment, Noah called a family member, who posted the bond, and then he called Susan. She was driving away from Branch County, upset, because the trooper had informed her of Noah's HIV-positive status.
Noah convinced Susan to pick him up, and the two had a tense conversation on the two-hour drive back to the Detroit metro area. Susan told Noah that the trooper had informed her she should file a criminal charge against him.
Noah didn't hear anything about the criminal charges for months. Then he received a message from a metro Detroit county sheriff detective asking him to come in and tell his side of the story because Susan had filed a complaint. Noah ignored the call.
The detective called again and informed Noah that the prosecutor's office had gotten an order from a judge for the police to get a sample of his blood. "He told me I could come in voluntarily, or he could send in the fugitive apprehension team," Noah said. "He called them the 'door busters.' He said [they] would show up in the middle of the night and kick in the door and arrest me." The arrest would be executed on Noah's outstanding warrants for driving without a license.
A few weeks ago, Noah met the detective at a health department where his blood was drawn, per the search warrant. He agreed to do so if the detective agreed not to arrest him on the outstanding warrants. Now, Noah is waiting for the blood test to be returned, and the likely felony warrant that will surely follow. Neither the Michigan State Police nor Susan returned telephone calls seeking comment for this story.
Confidentiality Law violation
Experts in legal issues say Michigan's HIV Confidentiality Law MCL 333.5131 prohibits the disclosure of a person's HIV test results without the express authorized permission of the person who has tested positive. "There are a number of exceptions under the statute," Jay Kaplan, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's LGBT Project, said. In order to "prevent reasonably foreseeable risk of further transmission of HIV," a person can disclose someone's HIV-positive status to a health care provider to try to prevent further transmission of HIV, Kaplan explained. A health care provider may tell a contact of the individual with HIV. But if a health care provider chooses to do this, the name of that individual may not be given, unless that too is absolutely necessary to prevent transmission, Kaplan said.
"What the trooper allegedly did does not fall under these statutory exceptions," Kaplan said. "If he was concerned about the foreseeable risk of further transmission, he could have notified the local health department and then they could have contacted the girlfriend."
This is not the first time disclosure of an HIV-positive status by law enforcement was an issue in Michigan. In summer 2008 the Lansing City Attorney, Brigham Smith, came under fire when he released a police report that did not redact the HIV status of a man arrested in a sex sting operation. Advocates argued the disclosure violated state public health laws. The controversy led Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to ask Republican Attorney General Mike Cox to weigh in on the case. The AG's office issued a determination that the public health code was not violated, thus exonerating the city attorney of wrongdoing. The ruling further indicated release of private medical information contained in police reports was not necessarily covered by the Freedom of Information Act law, which allows public bodies to prohibit the release of information that is a "clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy."
Catherine Hanssens, director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy in New York City, challenges the need for a blood sample months after the alleged failure to disclose. "Since the statute relies on a person's knowledge of HIV status at the time of the incident in question, a blood test conducted after the incident is irrelevant - it reveals nothing about the two relevant inquiries under Michigan law, i.e., whether the defendant was aware of his/her HIV status at the time of the contact in question, and whether the defendant notified the partner of the defendant's HIV status in advance of that contact," Hannsens said.
Hannsens and Kaplan agree that it is time to change Michigan's disclosure law. "The statute is overbroad in that the definition of sexual penetration includes activity that would not transmit HIV. It stigmatizes the HIV-positive person, labeling him/her a criminal for some behaviors that do not or would not transmit the virus."
Hannsens was even more blunt. " [T]he law in Michigan is absurd," says Hanssens. "[It] bears no rational relation to the actual causes and risks of HIV transmission and the epidemic in this country, and is a public health disgrace."
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3. DWANE CASEY: Finally gets a full camp and season with his team. Did a nice job last season and I fully expect that his style/personality will truly take hold this season. Talent level is better. Good enough? Not sure yet. He'll hold guys accountable and demand lots. He'll make a difference and the culture he has/will create will lead to growth in the long run.
4. WING SPOTS (2/3 Positions): Playoff Team? Lots has to go right. The NBA in 2012 is based upon having talented perimeter people. Is this group good enough? Lots of skepticism when it comes to this area. Consistent play/productivity is a must. DeMar DeRozan has to truly arrive. Linas Kleiza has to make shots and look like he did two years ago before he was injured. Landry Fields has to be a steady two-way guy and Terrence Ross has to surprise. Lots to ask? Yes. Has to happen if you're going to compete in this league.
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In the fall of 2008, our design-build company took on the job of converting an 1810 barn to living space. The barn was being used for storage and was in rough shape; in fact, other contractors looking at the job advised tearing it down and starting over. But since the building stands in a prominent location in a historic district, the owners feared a public protest and thus a long, contentious approval process for demolition. So instead, we proposed going forward with the job as a repair under an engineer's supervision — an approach that got us the permit.
By the time we completed the structural revisions, we'd replaced approximately 70 percent of the building, preserving the original roof framing and some of the walls. But because we never actually leveled the barn, the process was relatively quick and we created a lot of good will in the community.
On its north side, the 32-foot-by-36-foot barn shares a common wall with the main residence. The roof is a mansard-style double hip with a 12-pitch lower slope and a 6-pitch upper slope. A 6x6 purlin supports the break between slopes. Modifications were made over the years with little apparent regard for the laws of gravity. The rafter plate had been cut to accommodate dormer windows, and collar ties were few and far between. While the attached residence on one side provided some resistance to rafter thrust, the south wall was pushed seriously out of plumb. In places, the dry-laid stone foundation had settled into the clay soil, bringing the framing in contact with the ground. This was causing walls to rot and exacerbating the structure's wobbly lines.
Clearly the barn had to be jacked up, the foundation replaced, and the framing replaced or restored.
Other than its sag, the roof framing was in good condition, but many of the original balloon studs were rotted near the bottom and would have to be replaced. Because we didn't completely trust the wall framing to support the roof while we lifted the building, we decided to jack the walls and roof separately. We figured that by taking the weight of the roof off the walls, we could install a new crawlspace foundation, then replace the walls a section at a time with new platform framing. We'd also replace the undersized first- and second-floor joists with new I-joists and AdvanTech subfloors.
In the course of our remodeling work, we do a fair amount of house lifting, so we own around $20,000 worth of cribbing and long steel I-beams. Although we shored the roof and walls independently of each other, we did so off the same six stacks of cribbing. We cut through the first floor and set the cribbing on grade in two parallel rows. The rule of thumb when you set cribbing is to lay the bottom course at least 6 inches deeper than any anticipated excavation. It's common sense; you never want to risk undermining the crib. We were excavating for a minimum 3-foot crawlspace and dug the cribbing in accordingly.
A grid of steel I-beams held up the barn's walls and roof while the foundation was removed and replaced.
The cribbing supported two primary 60-foot-long steel I-beam "needles" running front to back through the structure. These beams picked up doubled 2x12 cleats that we lag-screwed to the front and back walls, and also supported four 40-foot perpendicular I-beams that in turn picked up 2x12 cleats along the side walls.
The eight I-beams provided multiple lifting and jacking points. Besides supporting the perpendicular beams, the two 60-foot-long needles picked up the doubled 2x12 ledgers lag-screwed to the wall framing at each end of the barn.
Four 40-foot crossmembers caught the ledger along the side walls.
To support the roof and provide jacking points, we laid two 20-foot-long I-beams across the needles, directly below the 6x6 purlins that support the break between the lower and upper roof planes. We then built six site-laminated 6x6 posts, running them from the 20-foot I-beams up through the second floor to the purlins. Below the roof, we installed plenty of 2x6 cross-bracing to help the posts act as a unit and prevent bowing.
Built-up posts ran from a pair of 20-foot I-beams through the second-floor framing to the roof purlins.
This arrangement allowed the roof framing to be jacked independently of the walls.
Three-ton chain hoists stretched between the top plates helped pull the walls back toward plumb as the sagging roof was lifted.
This arrangement allowed us to jack under each I-beam and the needles to gradually restore the building to a relatively level condition. We use ordinary, 20-ton short-throw hydraulic bottle jacks, set on cross blocking inside the cribbing, to make height adjustments. We never lift more than an inch at a time before reshimming and resetting the jack. If a hydraulic seal blows, you don't want the building suddenly dropping several inches and pancaking on you.
We set a benchmark in the loft at a location along the 8x8 wall top plate where we'd determined the barn had not settled and checked the rest of the plate against it with a laser level as we jacked the walls. Instead of reversing all of the settling (more than 8 inches overall) in one abrupt session, we jacked 1/2 inch at a time, then let the building relax overnight. We knew we couldn't reverse all of the settling and ultimately settled for a variance of about 2 inches overall from the original elevation.
Jacking the roof could not alone pull the bowing 8x8 plates and leaning walls back in. For this, we cut holes in several locations above and below opposite plates, wrapped chains around the plates, and tensioned them with HIT 3-ton lever hoist come-alongs (purchased through Arizonatools.com for about $400 apiece). To help distribute the force and prevent the chains from biting in, we placed 4-foot lengths of 6x6 on the outside, under the chain, and armored the corners with angle iron. These hoists are capable of pulling the building in on itself if you're not careful.
As we jacked the roof, we retensioned the chains and the plates moved inward, bringing the walls closer to plumb. We made 1/2-inch corrections each day, taking about a week in all to finish. When the plate sighted reasonably straight and the walls were within a few degrees of plumb overall, we called it good. (Later, when the new walls were in place, we created plumb interior surfaces by stretching gauge lines and adding tapered studs and shims as needed.)
Because of the barn's historic designation, the exposed stone foundation at the back had to remain intact, even though it was structurally useless. However, most of the shallow foundation along the front and sides had long since vanished into the site's clay soil, so here we were allowed to pour new grade-beam footings and crawlspace foundation walls. Since the barn was built on a mostly unexcavated slope and we needed to create a 3-feet-deep crawlspace, we first gutted the first-floor framing, then excavated from the interior, working around the cribbing with our mini-excavator and skid steer loader. Where the machines couldn't go, we shoveled by hand.
A mini-excavator helped clear the way for the new crawlspace foundation.
Reinforced stepped footings and stem walls replaced the original foundation a section at a time.
Temporarily supporting the original balloon-framed walls on the new foundation ensured stability until the wall framing could be replaced.
To preserve the rustic foundation at the rear of the barn, we poured a 12-inch-thick steel-reinforced footing directly inside the stonework and framed a pressure-treated pony wall on top. After cutting away the old studs for clearance, we extended new floor joists past the pony wall over the top of the stone, for a total overhang of around 18 inches.
According to the permit, the historic stone foundation at the rear of the barn had to be preserved. Rather than rebuild it, the crew opted to cantilever the new floor framing.
Over a pressure-treated pony wall set on a reinforced footing poured just inside the stonework.
A string line provided orientation for the joist ends, set back 3 inches for a double rim joist.
With mortar closing the gap, the addition appears to bear on its original foundation.
Since the cribbing was critical to the building's support throughout the repair phase, we had to frame the floors around each stack. We did this by framing and sheathing the deck to either side, then shoring with cribbing beneath the new joists and shimming it snug. Then we continued cribbing up to the underside of the I-beam and shifted the load over onto the relocated stack.
The new first-floor framing had to be installed around the cribbing.
To fill in the gaps, the crew repositioned the cribbing above and below a completed floor section.
Then transferred the beam loads to the new stack.
Once we completed the first-floor deck, we installed temporary supports under the joists overhead and replaced most of the two-story balloon studs with new platform framing. Because the roof framing was still supported independently, this was a relatively straightforward swap-out. After the first-story walls were in place, we framed the second-floor I-joist floor system, working around the six posts propping up the roof.
To support and unify the roof framing, our engineer designed a rugged tube-steel truss that bears on four 4-inch-square steel columns extending up from the concrete foundation. The truss was custom-cut on site and fitted in place under the irregular roof framing. We made plywood patterns to enable the welder to cut the steel accurately. The steel fits snug under the 6x6 collar beams, shouldering the entire load of the roof system and eliminating any need for collar ties. Diagonal bracing within the truss provides the roof with the necessary resistance to wind loads, a real concern in this 110-mph coastal wind zone.
After being jacked to its original elevation, the original roof framing was supported by an engineered tubular steel truss.
Which was cut on site and assembled in place.
Then welded together.
The truss (painted white) eliminated the need for collar ties and provided a flat ceiling plane.
We set the bottom chords of the truss dead-level to a laser line, creating a nice flat ceiling plane. Short lengths of threaded rod tack-welded to the bottom chords hold 2x10 cleats, which we used for face-hanging the 2x10 ceiling joists. A scuttle through the ceiling provides access to the new attic.
Looking at the plumb walls and flat ceilings in the new interior, you'd never know what rough shape this building had been in. And with new roofing, trim, and siding outside, the barn is good for another 100 years.
Fred Ambrose owns Ambrose Homes in Wellfleet, Mass. Ezra Ambrose, his son, manages the job site.
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Located on Thesen Island which has its own beach, this villa has 5/6 Bedrooms all with balconies( upstairs TV lounge can be used as additional bedroom) which includes a separate flatlet. Large open plan lounge, dining-room and kitchen. Large bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms(2 en suite).With its prime location facing out onto the lagoon this magnificent property has stunning views, privacy and a lovely al fresco dining & entertainment area with barbecue.
Own private jetty. Tennis, squash, beach, right on lagoon,in fact you can fish from the main deck or jetty. Walking distance to town and a short distance from 3 exceptional golf courses. Can be fully serviced for an additional amount on request. Each of the bedrooms in the main house can comfortably sleep 2 and the flatlet has a double bed with 2 bunk beds to comfortably accommodate a family of 4.
Satellite televisions, dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer as well as a large deep freeze and separate bar fridges all make for an easy self-catering holiday. Ideal for whole family.
|Sleeps up to 10, 6 bedrooms
|Will consider
|Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised, Wheelchair users
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: George 60 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|Pets welcome, Yes, smoking allowed
|Log fire, Internet access, DVD player, Sea view
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, Video player, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms of which 2 Family bathrooms and 2 En suites
|1 Sofa beds, Single beds (4), Double beds (4), Dining seats for 10, Lounge seats for 10
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Private fishing lake or river
|Parking, Wheelchair users
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I Pod Docking Station
Samsung 49" LED HD TV
Blue Ray DVD player
2 LG 32" LED HD TVs
1 Samsung 30"analogue TV
Full Satelite to all TVs in main house
Air conditioning and underfloor heating in all bedrooms and lounge in main house (flat has fan and heater)
Seperate bath and shower in all bathrooms in main house (flat has shower)
Wi-fi connection available
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Thesen Island has its own private beach and facilities for children. Totally secure.
Fishing can be done from the balcony.
House has its own private jetty
Can swim in the channel in front of the house
Double canoe with life jackets - 4 diferent sizes available
Knysna is one of the Garden Route´s best known travel destinations. Situated between lush forests and the shores of the peaceful estuary it offers many activities and attractions to a wide variety of people. The Knysna area consists of Knysna, Sedgefield, Brenton, Noetzie, Rheenendal, Belvidere and Buffalo Bay. The area is one of the most scenic in the world and offers beaches, lakes and lush forests.
After being South Africa's favourite town of the year for a few years in a row, it has now received international recognition for the gem it is - it was named as one of the Top 100 Destinations in the World and one of the Top 25 in Africa by the Trip Advisor, 2008 Travellers' Choice Destinations Awards. With a rich history, gourmet restaurants and a variety of art & craft rambles to add, this is also the ideal base for exploring the rest of the Garden Route.
Situated only 60kms(40mins)from the George Airport Knysna has a temperate climate offering sunny warm summers with balmy evenings and mild winters. The lagoon and its surrounding coastal forest offers a wonderfully rich diversity of plant and animal life, from the abundant fish(game & bottom) seals and rare seahorses to the beautiful knysna lourie ,bushbuck and elusive forest elephant .
Giant exotic trees such as Stinkwoods, Yellowoods &Milkwoods cover the lagoons banks .Long considered South Africas lake district the Garden route and Knysna is known as South Africas playground to the wealthy,the quaint town is nestled between the forested hills &the lagoon,offering excellent amenities such as shopping, curios, fantastic golf courses (some of the best in SA) helicopter trips horse riding lagoon booze cruising, deep sea fishing & tours to nearby Oudtshoorn where one can visit the world famous Cango Wildlife Ranch and indulge in some cheetah touching or croc cage diving as well as visiting an ostrich farm and the renowned Cango Caves.
Thesen Island is a stunning island development of magnificent private homes nestled in leafy avenues surrounded by waterways and each with their own jetty.Totally secure, the island has its own beach,fruit & nut orchard, tennis & squash courts,maze,children's park and bird sanctuary.


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NEWARK, DE – Senior Jennifer Noon (Shavertown, PA) scored an unassisted goal with 2:27 remaining in regulation to lift Rutgers (1-0) to a 3-2 season-opening victory over West Chester (0-1) at the Blue Hen Classic in Newark, DE.
Rutgers took a 2-0 lead in the first half behind goals from Jamie Fraser (Voorhees, NJ) and Heather Graver (Vincetown, NJ) before West Chester stormed back to tie the game midway through the second half. Megan Cech (Moorestown, NJ) and Erica Hartwig (Medford, NJ) assisted on RU's first half goals.
"We did an excellent job of sharing the ball today," said first-year head coach Liz Tchou. "We seemed to control the tempo in the fist half in building our lead. I was happy to see the kids rebound and come back after West Chester tied the game. This was a total team effort and a very satisfying win. It feels great."
Senior Meris Burton (Wilmington, DE) made five saves in goal for the Scarlet Knights, who outshot West Chester 13-9.
Rutgers returns to action in the Blue Hen Classic on Sunday, Aug. 31 when it faces Delaware at 2:00 p.m.
Rutgers (1-0) vs. West Chester (0-1)
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Rutgers 2 1 3
West Chester 0 2 2
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9:54 RU Jamie Fraser (Megan Cech) 1-0
12:01 RU Heather Graver (Erica Hartwig) 2-0
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12:18 WCU Wells (unassisted) 2-1
13:58 WCU McGinley (Owens) 2-2
32:33 RU Jennifer Noon (unassisted) 3-2
Shots: Rutgers 13, WCU 9
Saves: WCU (Hanshue) 7, Rutgers (Burton) 5
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It's not all Dusty's fault
Now, those of you who know me know better than to think that I would Contrive a POV just to be different.
So when I look at the complete third-world refugee camp shambles that is our bullpen, as you most certainly are, I am going to assign blame, as you would. It is certainly fashionable right now to lay the Blame for the up-and-down, disabled-list, elbow-torn-from-bone disheveled bullpen on Dusty Baker.
Certainly, he earns Moron-of-the-New-Millenium status for throwing his newly ordained, crystalline-fragile closer out there to hold a seven run lead, only to watch him literally Dravecky on us. But I have a lot of time to sit, and watch, and think about what I have seen, and without running through mounds of numbers, here's who I blame for the sad, sad condition of our bullpen:
- The So-called Vaunted Cubs Starting Rotation.
The touchy-and-tender Mark Prior is going six innings a start. The brittle-and-cranky Kerry Wood is going five. The volatile-and-crazy Carlos Zambrano might go eight, or he might not make it through five before he is given the heave-ho. Dumpster just sucks, and Maddux should start completing games any month now.
I figure the average Cub start is 5+, which means we have to use 3+ of bullpen every day, more when we were stuck in that extra-inning rut when the Brewers were in town. By contrast, the average Cub start in 2003 was almost seven innings, which really means that an extra man (or two) from the shallow-end of the bullpen talent pool is being burnt up every day.
I know the excuses by heart, but the fact remains that if the starters were executing like you would expect "top-flight" starting pitchers to, you would never see a Leicester, Novoa or any other genetically short-changed trolls in the sixth inning.
It ain't all on Dusty. You can thank Wood, Prior, and especially the Formerly Beloved Z for their lack of "staying power", if you catch my drift.
And I think you do....I'm sending them all a tube of Maxiderm now.
Scott G. F.
If Prior, Wood and Z weren't abused in 2003 this wouldn't be the case. Dusty's still to blame.
I think you contrived a point of view just to be different.
Exactly Tom... what would be the point of contriving a POV just to be the same?
Shouldn't the presence of Glendon Rusch in the bullpen mitigate a large share of the starters' inefficiency?
Oh... that's right. Every time Dusty puts Rusch out there for one inning and then pulls him to get an at-bat for Jose Macias, I throw something at the wall... and my wall has quite a few marks in it.
Jason R.
Well, if Macias was a better hitter than Rusch, it would not be such a big deal. As it is, it is just a big pile of stupid.
Um, why is "Macias" on a major league roster?
(Oh, and in case you were wondering, I'm one of the few remaining people who knows how to correctly use single quotes, double quotes, elipses, and (god help us) apostrophes, so the quotes around Macias were a subtle jab at his worthiness, not an ill-advised or ignorant use of a punctuation. Just, you know, in case you misunderestimated me or something.)
Jason R.
I'm of the opinion that punctuation is a wonderful thing to abuse...you know - if it is done for "effect."


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Send a Message Fortune Cookies
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr
These cookies are ideal for bake sales trying to promote a cause; customize the fortune to suit the occasion. Bake three cookies at a time so they'll be soft enough to shape. Tuck your message into the cookie while shaping. If the cookies become too brittle, return them to the oven for a few seconds to soften.
Yield: 18 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 37
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 0.1g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Carbohydrate: 8.4g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.2mg
- Sodium: 6mg
- Calcium: 1mg
- 1/2 cup bread flour (about 2 1/3 ounces)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
- Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and remaining ingredients in a food processor; process until blended. Scrape batter into a bowl using a rubber spatula; cover and chill 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Cover 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Draw 3 (3-inch) circles on paper. Turn paper over; secure with masking tape. Spoon 1 teaspoon batter into center of each of the 3 drawn circles; spread evenly to fill circle. Bake one sheet at 400° for 5 minutes or until the cookies are brown just around the edges. Remove from the oven. Working quickly, loosen edges of cookies with a spatula, and turn over.
- Lay the handle of a wooden spoon and a prepared fortune along the center of 1 cookie. Fold cookie over so the edges meet over the spoon handle; press edges together. Remove spoon. Gently pull the ends of the cookie down over the rim of a small bowl (or jar); hold for a few seconds or until set. Repeat procedure with remaining cookies.
- Repeat procedure until all of the batter is used. Cool cookies completely; store in an airtight container.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House confirms that President Barack Obama will be nominating former senator Chuck Hagel and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan today to be key players in his second-term national security team. Hagel is Obama's choice to be defense secretary, while Brennan is being nominated to lead the CIA. Along with John Kerry -- who is nominated to be secretary of state -- Brennan and Hagel would play major roles in shaping and implementing Obama's national security priorities for the next four years.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Survivors of July's movie theater shooting in Colorado, and family members of the 12 people who died, are expected to be in court today for the start of a preliminary hearing for the accused gunman, James Holmes. Court officials also expect an overflow crowd of spectators and reporters, for a hearing that is expected to last all week. Prosecutors are expected to outline their case against Holmes. Analysts say the hearing could set the stage for a negotiated plea deal.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't overturn a Georgia law banning firearms in churches and other places of worship. The high court today refused to hear an appeal asking the justices to overturn a lower court decision upholding the law. Foes of the ban argued that it puts a burden on "religiously motivated conduct."
WASHINGTON (AP) - People who receive Social Security benefits can't reject Medicare benefits. That ruling from a federal appeals court will stand, now that the Supreme Court is refusing to hear a challenge to it. The challenge came from former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and others who say they have a right to reject Medicare in favor of continuing health coverage from private insurers.
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Cumming GA store does not use a dedicates fryer for the fries. But the baked potato and chili beats Wendy's any day of the week! Yum!
As usual, there are gluten free choices such as salad, Chili, etc. but good news!!! Their fries are GF!!! All the fries are fried in their own oil and not with the chicken and other breaded items!
15908 E 23rd St S, Independence, MO 64055
I have been going here for several years without any problem. I order two plain turkey patties in a 'boat' with lots of lettuce on the side and make mini lettuce wraps. Very yummy and have never gotten sick. This is gluten-free and milk-free. I have also been fine with their waffle fries.
15908 E 23rd St S, Independence, MO 64055
Scary place. The woman at the counter didn't seem know or and didn't care what GF was. Luckily her manager was behind her. He confirmed that they do not do gluten free.. They were not sympathetic and I couldn't run out of there fast enough.
15908 E 23rd St S, Independence, MO 64055
Lettuce wrapped or no bun options for all sandwiches. Also great strawberry walnut salad with made from scratch dressing.
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