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Any input on this rod for welding aluminum I was told you can use a propane torch or O/A to weld with this rod
got a aluminum water tank and it's not important that it hold high pressure
or that the weld even looks good just needs to fix the seapage it has under about 10 psi was told this rod will work as good as tigging it
has any one used this rod before and how was the outcome of it is it all that they claim??
Thanks for any input on this
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02-09-2010, 12:03 AM #1Senior Member
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Alumiweld Rod for wleding aluminum ??
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Are you talking about "alumaloy". If so 10psi is a tall order for that stuff.
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IMO it is CRAP.
It is solder. It has been around forever. People simply took an existing product and changed the way it was marketed. It simply has a lower melting point than aluminum and adheres to non-ferrous metals.
It requires virtually the same prep as welding.
Something as large as a tank may require a good deal of heat depending on the mass of the area you are working with.
Using that product could have some benefits such as working with an area that may have corroded thru.
If it is somewhere that a weld has failed then I doubt it will help much.
Everyone expects this to work with propane....that is seldom the case. you could spend the rest of you life heating it and never get it hot enuff to work unless it is small and thin (like a pop can) It is used with MAPP gas and they don't tell you unless you ask.
If this tank has water in the area of repair it must be removed before anything will work.
In the 14 years I have operated an Aluminum only welding biz I have never once used this product. When I encounter a situation that this is the only way to get by I would submit a bid for a permanent repair (like a patch) instead..... IMO solder is for plumbers and fusion is for welders!
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Thanks for the input guys never mess with it just heard about it thought id ask about it was going to pick some up just to fart around with it a bit before trying any repair to the tank in this case it really is cheaper just picking up a used tank any way besides its not really an important project
And Thanks for chiming in it is appreciated.
It's not total crap. If you need to fix holes in your beer cans it just might be the ticket. Tip..You have to drink the beer first. The more beer you drink, the better you wil become. Just think... A mobile beer can soldering rig. Initial
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I agree and disagree with the previous posts. I've used this product in the past and it works if used for its' intended purpose. It's not a replacement for a good aluminum weld but if you need to build up a lug area ( like a broken lug on an alternator mount), it will work if you follow the application procedures. It's also useful in repairing aluminum door handles and window hardware. I have done so and been successful. This was before I got a tig machine, however.
I'll still use it if the item to be repaired lends itself to the product. As for sealing a leak in an aluminum container, I don't think you'll have any problems. If properly applied, it should withstand 10 psi easily. This stuff sets up pretty hard and if the base is properly cleaned, heated, and the rod is used as per the instructions, you get a strong bond.
This is just my experience though. Each person will have their own belief as to whether it works for them or not.
In addition, I don't think I would call this an aluminum welding rod. To me it is more like an aluminum brazing rod.
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Try it....
Not to sound like an info commerical here but what do you have to loose? Its not a critical repair, the stuff is cheap. Spend 20 bucks it might work! I have seen its use in the past to repair leaking pontoons on boats and it worked much bettar than I thought it would. I think the hardest part is getting enough heat on a large area, but if you have oxy/act it would be easy.
Try it then post the results, I believe this has been argued for a while around here and it would be nice to see a field trail...
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Well I pretty much abandon the idea of using it to patch the tank
But i just might take some advice here and pick up a few houndred pounds of it and start my own emergency mobile beer can repair service
But on a more serious note I may just pick some up to just fart around with it and see how it works.
any way here is a link to HF store where i found some
Hey CH,
Here's a couple pics of the aluminum alloy rod I use on occasion for mostly diecast repairs & some of the odd very thin easy repairs I get in on occasion. It is very handy &, believe me, quite lucrative fixing those broken garbage diecast decorative items many people treasure. I use the older series rod, HTS-735, the predecessor of HTS-2000, from Charles Kimbrough in Texas as I like this one best. I'm sure others such as Alumiweld are also ok. Need to do some practice to obtain superb results. It works quite well & is surprisingly strong. You must also remember that TIG is welding & this rod is a brazing rod that utilizes the "capillary" action of brazing to bond & not the "fusion" action of TIG. I use both MAPP & O/A for most repairs, although propane will work on very thin metal adequately. This rod is not crap, works well, & will fix those "crap" broken diecast items nicely. I have made some very nice $$$ fixing those garbage metal mixed items that would be discarded normally by most. Also got some superb referenced work that also resulted in nice $$$$. Who doesn't like to make good $$$ for easy jobs? Get some & try it.... you never know.
Here's the fellow I get mine from: http://cgi.ebay.com/1USA-WELDING-ROD...item3c9b2b9068
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I'm not going to comment on the usefulness/utility of the subject aluminum rods, but I will say this (based on experience).
If you think you'll EVER need to tig the repair to get it to hold, DO NOT try to do a "quick fix" with alumarod (or whatever). The stuff is a "B1TCH" to remove and get back to a tiggable surface. With any of this stuff present, it will be nearly impossible to get a good tig weld.
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I agree with you, Sally Anne.. Although, it's a start and I do believe that it'll be the young and hip that will ignite a real interest in making this arena stronger for organic and sustainabily focused fashions.
I have to also think that the current price point for these hip duds also puts them far out of reach of most people.
Hey, we all have to wear clothes so I think it'd be a very good idea if organic fabric started to be available in fabric stores…. (along with some cool patterns too, maybe?)
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Prior to the first quarter 1990, there were significant differences between the CPS/HVS and the decennial censuses. The 1980 and 1990 decennial censuses included vacant mobile homes as housing units, whereas prior to 1986 the CPS/HVS did not. However, beginning in the first quarter 1986, vacant seasonal mobile homes were counted as housing units in the CPS/HVS. In addition, year-round vacant mobile homes were counted as housing units, beginning in the first quarter 1990 in the CPS/HVS. Another difference in the housing unit definition between the CPS/HVS (prior to 1986) and the 1980 and 1990 censuses was that the CPS/HVS required units to be separate living quarters and have direct access or have complete kitchen facilities. For the 1980 and 1990 decennial censuses, the complete kitchen facilities alternative was dropped with direct access required of all units. However, beginning in 1990, the CPS/HVS requirement for complete kitchen facilities was dropped with direct access required of all units. Thus, the earlier definitional differences were eliminated.
In addition, there are differences between the methodologies used to collect data for the CPS/HVS and the censuses. These differences include interviewing procedures, staff experience and training; differences in processing procedures and sample designs; the sampling variability associated with the CPS/HVS and the sample data from the census; and the non-sampling errors associated with the CPS/HVS and census data.
Research has shown that the CPS/HVS and the 1990 census produced significant differences for vacancy characteristics. The rental vacancy rate from the April 1990 census was 8.5 percent, whereas, the CPS/HVS reported the rental vacancy rate of 7.2 percent for the first half of 1990. The April 1990 census had a homeowner vacancy rate of 2.1 percent, while the CPS/HVS had a vacancy rate of approximately 1.7 percent for the first half of 1990. For occupied housing, the April 1990 census produced a homeownership rate of 64.2 percent, while for the first half of 1990 the CPS/HVS produced a rate of 63.9 percent. These differences illustrate that, for these characteristics as well as others, caution should be used when making comparisons between the 1990 census and the CPS/HVS.
Further research has shown that the CPS/HVS and the 2000 census produced significant differences for vacancy characteristics. The rental vacancy rate from the April 2000 census was 6.8 percent, whereas the CPS/HVS reported the rental vacancy rate of 7.9 percent for the first half of 2000. The April 2000 census had a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.7 percent, while the CPS/HVS had a vacancy rate of approximately 1.5 percent for the first half of 2000. For occupied housing, the April 2000 census produced a homeownership rate of 66.2 percent, while for the first half of 2000, the CPS/HVS produced a rate of 67.2 percent. These differences illustrate that, for these characteristics as well as others, caution should be used when making comparisons between the 2000 census and the CPS/HVS.
As stated earlier in this report, beginning with the first quarter 1994 new weighting procedures based on the 1990 decennial census were implemented. In addition, the survey data collection procedures became totally computerized. Caution should be used when comparing current data with unrevised data prior to 1994.
In the fourth quarter 1989, new edit procedures were implemented in the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS). These new procedures were used to allocate cases that would have been classified as "not reported" under previous procedures.
In the first quarter 1990, year-round vacant mobile homes were included for the first time as part of the year-round vacant count of housing units. This change was made to make the composition of the housing unit inventory for the CPS/HVS similar to the decennial census and other surveys, which count all mobile homes as housing units when occupied or vacant (available for occupancy on the site). Research has shown that the inclusion of vacant mobile homes increased the vacancy rate significantly in some cases. We have revised 1989 data in this report to reflect all changes. Caution should be used when comparing data from 1990 or later with unrevised data prior to 1990.
In addition to the design and estimation changes mentioned in the previous section, caution should be used in comparing data for 1980 and beyond in this report with data from 1979 and earlier years. Starting with the first quarter 1980, several changes were implemented in the survey to improve the reliability of the data presented. These included adding a supplemental sample, refining the estimation procedures, and changing the source of occupied characteristics from the Quarterly Housing Survey to the AHS.
Although the above mentioned changes resulted in more reliable estimates, data for 1980 and later in this report are not completely comparable to data for the fourth quarter 1979 and previous quarters, as published in Housing Vacancies reports, series H-111, Nos. 1 to 79-Q4. Furthermore, unrevised data prior to 1990 were not completely comparable to 1990 data and beyond, due to the inclusion of year-round vacant mobile homes, beginning in the first quarter 1990. Thus, particular caution should be observed in drawing conclusions about trends that extend from before 1980 to 1980 and beyond, and also trends from before 1990 to 1990 and later. For comparative purposes, 1979 data in this report were revised to incorporate all changes made in 1980, and 1989 data were revised to incorporate all changes made in 1990. Unrevised 1989 and 1979 data are provided to show the magnitude of the various changes.
Vacancy rates in table 3 are based in part on forecasts of occupied housing units. These forecasts are periodically revised to incorporate more recent data and improved forecasting procedures. Beginning in the first quarter 2003, table 3 is based on data from the 2001 AHS. Beginning in 2005, first quarter 2004 data is based on data from the 2003 AHS. Beginnng in 2007, first quarter 2007 data is based on data from the 2005 AHS.
For the occupied unit forecasts for the monthly rent categories, we update the AHS data quarterly to reflect the rise in the cost of renting through the use of the residential rent index, and the latest available asking rent data for newly constructed rental units.
Analysis of seasonal vacant data prior to the first quarter 1987 has shown that estimates for these characteristics have been underestimated by approximately 28 percent. The estimates beginning with the first quarter 1987 were adjusted to reflect this.
Since the CPS/HVS estimates are based on a sample, they may differ somewhat from the figures that would have been obtained if a complete census had been taken using the same questionnaires, instructions, and enumerators. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey: sampling and non-sampling. The accuracy of a survey result depends on both types of errors, but the full extent of the non-sampling error is unknown. Consequently, particular care should be exercised in the interpretation of figures based on a relatively small number of cases or on small differences between estimates. The standard errors provided for the CPS/HVS estimates primarily indicate the magnitude of the sampling error. They also partially measure the effect of some non-sampling errors in responses and enumeration; but do not measure any systematic biases in the data. (Bias is the difference averaged over all possible samples, between the estimate and the desired value.)
Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many sources, e.g., inability to obtain information about all cases in the sample, definitional difficulties, differences in the interpretation of questions, inability or unwillingness on the part of respondents to provide correct information, inability to recall information, errors made in collection such as recording or coding the data, errors made in processing the data, errors made in estimating values for missing data, and failure to represent all units with the sample (undercoverage). Undercoverage in the CPS/HVS results from missed housing units and misclassifying housing units. Ratio estimation to independent controls, as described previously, partially corrects for the bias due to survey undercoverage. However, biases exist in the estimates to the extent that missed households have different characteristics than interviewed households.
The standard errors shown in the tables are primarily measures of sampling variability, that is, of the variations that occurred by chance because a sample rather than the entire population was surveyed. The sample estimate and its standard error enable one to construct confidence intervals; ranges that would include the average results of all possible samples with a known probability. For example, if all possible samples were selected, each of these being surveyed under essentially the same general conditions and using the same sample design, and if an estimate and its standard error were calculated from each sample, then approximately 90-percent of the intervals from 1.645 standard errors below the estimate to 1.645 standard errors above the estimate would include the average result of all possible samples.
The average estimate derived from all possible samples is or is not contained in any particular computed interval. However, for a particular sample, one can say with specified confidence that the average estimate derived from all possible samples is included in the confidence interval.
Standard errors may also be used to perform hypothesis testing, a procedure for distinguishing between population parameters using sample estimates. The most common types of hypotheses appearing in this report are: (1) the population parameters are identical, and, (2) the population parameters are different. An example of this would be comparing the vacancy rate in MAs versus the vacancy rate outside MAs. Tests may be performed at various levels of significance, where a level of significance is the probability of concluding that the characteristics are different when, in fact, they are identical.
To perform the most common test, let x and y be sample estimates for two characteristics of interest. Let the standard error on the difference x-y be SEDIFF. If the ratio R = (x-y)/SEDIFF is between -1.645 and +1.645, no conclusion about the difference between the characteristics is justified at the 0.10 level of significance. If, on the other hand, this ratio is smaller than -1.645 or larger than +1.645, the observed difference is significant at the 0.10 level. In this event, it is a commonly accepted practice to say that the characteristics are different. Of course, sometimes this conclusion will be wrong. When the characteristics are, in fact, the same, there is a 10 percent chance of concluding that they are different. All statements of comparison in the text have passed a hypothesis test at the 0.10 level of significance or better. This means that, for most differences cited in the text, the absolute value of the estimated difference between characteristics is greater than or equal to 1.645 times the estimated standard error of the difference.
Comparisons of characteristics of the vacancies for the first quarter 1990, (which include year-round vacant mobile homes as part of the year-round vacant housing inventory for the first time) with previous unrevised quarters revealed significant differences in some cases. Thus caution should be used when comparing current data with unrevised data prior to 1990.
The sample estimate and its standard error enable one to construct a confidence interval. A confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger a confidence interval is in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For example, the estimated percent of all housing units vacant and available for rent is 3.1 percent (Table 10) and the standard error on the estimate is 0.1 percentage points (Table A-1). Then the 90-percent confidence interval is calculated as 3.1 percent + (1.645 x 0.1), or 3.1 percent + 0.2, or from 2.9 percent to 3.3 percent. If all possible samples were surveyed under essentially the same general conditions and the same sample design, and if an estimate and its standard error were calculated from each sample, then approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1.645 standard errors below the estimate to1.645 standard errors above the estimate would include the average result of all possible samples.
Standard errors are also used to perform hypothesis testing--a procedure for distinguishing between population parameters (whose values are not known) using sample estimates. The most common type of hypothesis is that two population parameters are different. These tests may be performed at various significance levels. The significance level is the probability of concluding that the parameters are different when, in fact, they are the same. For example, to conclude that two parameters are different at the 0.10 level of significance, the absolute value of the difference between their corresponding sample estimates must be greater than or equal to1.645 times the estimated standard error of the difference.
The Census Bureau uses 90-percent confidence intervals and 0.10 levels of significance to determine statistical validity. The 90-percent confidence intervals are shown in the text or in the tables for selected items. The standard errors for other figures in this report are given in the tables. In addition to sampling error, the figures in this report, both the estimates and their standard errors, are also subject to rounding error.Table A-1. Standard Errors of Percentages in Tables 10 and 11: First Quarter 2010 [XLS - 18k]
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Back in February, the Lotus F1 team's often irreverent Twitter account shot out a tweet pronouncing its support of gay athletes at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The tweet was deleted, and Lotus apologized for the "unauthorised" tweet. Now its former brand director is saying he was fired for it.
The Lotus F1 account was generally regarded, at least by us, as one of the best in the business for its humor and willingness to poke a sharp stick at the oft-arcane and nonsensical world of Formula One regulations.
Lotus Group Brand Director Stephane Samson was the genius behind it all, and he did a pretty swell job at it. But after the tweet went up on February 7th, it all seemed to go downhill, and Lotus' Russian investors were possibly behind it, as it was noted at the time:
The real reason it went down, according to the Beeb, is because it pissed off Lotus F1's owners, the investment group Genii Capital, who have significant business interests in Russia. It also apparently angered their new backer, Russian smartphone maker YotaPhone, who are poised to buy a 10 percent share in the team.
By March 1st, it was announced that Samson had left the team. The circumstances seemed pretty clear, though it was unclear whether or not Samson quit voluntarily because of the incident, or whether he was fired.
Today Samson went to Twitter to tell the world what happened, and he said it was exactly because of that tweet:
Just been told I was sacked because of my supporting tweet towards gay athletes at Sochi. Lotus=Putin. Please retweet. People must know.
— stephane samson (@stephanesamson) June 15, 2014
"Lotus = Putin" is definitely a strong start, but Samson wasn't done:
Shall I tweet the picture again? Just for fun?
— stephane samson (@stephanesamson) June 15, 2014
So many people asked for it… This is why is was sacked from my position as Group Brand Driector at Lotus. pic.twitter.com/iN0jDR2bmn
— stephane samson (@stephanesamson) June 15, 2014
And now, he's starting a campaign against his former employers:
#LotusAntiGay ? Would that work?
— stephane samson (@stephanesamson) June 15, 2014
Let's make #LotusAntiGay trend worldwide !
— stephane samson (@stephanesamson) June 15, 2014
Let your friends know… This is why I was sacked from Group Brand Director at Lotus F1 Team. pic.twitter.com/C3FlY1nQKG
— stephane samson (@stephanesamson) June 15, 2014
If the allegations are true, it's an incredibly sad situation not only for Lotus, but for all of sports. Firing someone for using a team's irreverent social media account to support human rights in a country like Russia is pretty unconscionable in today's day and age.
And before someone jumps in to say that Samson was fired for tweeting something sexual at all, no matter what it was about, before his departure Lotus was known for delightful little tweets like this one, and the team seemingly had no problem with it:
So #Kimi is off to #Ferrari for 2014; it hurts a little bit… #F1 #Raikkonen pic.twitter.com/HkFhWvqpTo
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I've written a handful of posts about my 2 favorite books of 2007: Remembering Ruby (my sister's fabulous book for families, classrooms, pet-lovers, anyone with a heartbeat!) & Transit Maps of the World (Mark Ovenden's drool-worthy book filled with, you guessed it, transit maps of the world!), and I've also written eleventy-seven-thousand jokey-joke posts on what it takes to get me to make out with guys... which, it turns out, is surprisingly not much (In my defense, this guy led me down the path of legendary lip-locking back in 1985 and I never turned back).
So, it seems that H.o.J. friend Rob not only bought the above listed books based on my recommendations (as many of you did!), but also sent me an email with photo evidence as an invitation (challenge?) to make good on my words:
Trust that you will have my full attention with a subject line of, "Let the make out begin!". I'm not going to mention anything about that mysterious last line in his e-mail, though. I'll let someone else make the first quip.
Here's the photo he sent along with his e-mail. Oooh, books on the fireplace. Very romantic, no?!
All we need now is some mood-enhancing music. With such profoundly deep lyrics, how can anyone blame me for suggesting this classic:
Do not underestimate the seductive power of Color Me Badd. I played this cassingle (remember those?) so much in my first year of college that I wore it out. I have no shame about that; which seems to be a running theme on this blog.
I'll tell you what, Rob. As soon as you get back from your vacation in Mexico, you should: pour some wine, light a fire in that fireplace, and put on my favorite 90's mood music. You will then have the makings of what could be a very special evening, whether I'm actually there with you or not.
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Those cassette tapes never stood the test of time, but luckily my lips did; also see: "Tick Tock Ya Don't Stop"
I've written a handful of posts about my 2 favorite books of 2007: Remembering Ruby (my sister's fabulous book for families, classrooms, pet-lovers, anyone with a heartbeat!) & Transit Maps of the World (Mark Ovenden's drool-worthy book filled with, you guessed it, transit maps of the world!), and I've also written eleventy-seven-thousand jokey-joke posts on what it takes to get me to make out with guys... which, it turns out, is surprisingly not much (In my defense, this guy led me down the path of legendary lip-locking back in 1985 and I never turned back).
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20 comments:
- Melisa said...
ROFL! I hope Rob will post about how that goes!
P.S. Many thanks again for buying my book, Rob! :)
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Remembering Ruby
- December 24, 2007 at 4:17 PM
- ALF said...
Merry Christmas!
- December 24, 2007 at 5:28 PM
- Melissa said...
LOL! Rob, I think you've been called out...and where was the other hand?
Happy Holidays!!
- December 24, 2007 at 9:30 PM
- Taj said...
It's Rob, we all know where the other hand was!
Would you believe I still have my Color Me Bad cassingle somewhere in my garage! It's a never ending source of bad jokes at my expense whenever anyone sees it.
*and I kid you not my word verification letters are rBADHOz Blogger trying to tell me something?*
- December 24, 2007 at 10:05 PM
- Swishy said...
Color Me Badd! HA! How I loved them!
- December 24, 2007 at 11:35 PM
- Kristabella said...
Hahaha! Color Me Badd. Remember when they were on 90210? Those were the days!
- December 26, 2007 at 9:57 AM
- suchsimplepleasures said...
thanks a lot!!! now, i'm going to be singing that to my husband...who i'm mad at, right now so...he's going to get the WRONG idea!!!
- December 26, 2007 at 10:03 PM
- Jules said...
@MySistaMelisa & Melissa: I don't know when Rob gets back from his trip, but I *assume* he'll make an appearance here, if only to explain that last line in his e-mail.
@ALF: Backatya! I won't ask about Melmac again because I now know the story behind the letters!
@Taj: I believe you 100%, and it's not just because I am almost certain that I also have the CMB cassettes in a rubbermaid somewhere. You "R" a "BAD HO" (I mean that in the best way... we should get silky jackets like the Pink Ladies!) and blogger verification was just pointing out that it sees all things.
@Swishy & KJ: Yes, I loved them, too. I temporarily blocked out the whole 90210 appearance until I read your comment, and then it all came back to me!
@SuchSimplePleasures: If Color Me Badd can't broker some kind of resolution, nothing can! That song was written for a challenge like that! (and if nothing else, you can change the words to "I woulda sexed you up" and see how that works! Good luck (to your husband)!
- December 26, 2007 at 10:27 PM
- Taj said...
I totally wish I could sew because I would be making those jackets right now.
Us as Pink Ladies? Would give a completely new meaning to Stranded At The Drive In and Cool Rider.
- December 27, 2007 at 3:04 AM
Holy Crap! I need a jacket too! But they definitely have to be the reversible ones if we're going all Cool Rider. And really, I don't think we should ask Rob where his hand was because I'm pretty sure he'll tell us, and I have a feeling that's one of those things that I'm just better off not knowing.
- December 27, 2007 at 6:08 PM
- Jules said...
Taj & Stace: They'll have to be red on one side (since I can't really see any of us getting into the whole pink thing), and black on the other... and we should call ourselves Red Hot Babes or something like that (since I can't really see any of us getting into the whole being a LADY thing). You know that since we're all well versed in Cool Rider, that we'll need 3 ladders, right?
Stace: As for your comment on maybe being better off not knowing about the location of someone's hand, I got a good laugh out of that... because of your delicate sensibilities and all. :) xo
- December 27, 2007 at 7:52 PM
- Melisa said...
Uh, FOUR ladders? Hello?
- December 27, 2007 at 10:03 PM
- Jules said...
MelisaMySista: Yes, of course! FOUR ladders. Why don't I just go ahead and say that everyone should B.Y.O.L.?
- December 28, 2007 at 3:06 AM
- Melisa said...
You've been tagged!
Suburban Scrawl
- December 28, 2007 at 10:28 AM
- Sarah said...
Okay...I had totally forgotten about this little jewel of a song, and now here I am....jamming to your blog. ;) Great stuff
- December 28, 2007 at 7:25 PM
- MOMMY said...
When we moved almost 2 years ago, my daughters stumbled upon a box of my "cassingles". I don't know what was worse trying to explain why mommy had owned a song called "me so horny" or WTH was a CASSINGLE?!?? I've never felt older than in those few minutes. ,)
- December 31, 2007 at 10:57 PM
- Jules said...
@Sarah: I am glad I helped you rediscover a classic!
@Mommy: I almost wet myself when I read your comment... "Me So Horny" is almost as bad as having the cassingle for Dead Eye Dick's "Mary Moon", which was a hit in the 90's that had this for a chorus:
"Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian
Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon
Mary Moon will outlive all the septuagenarians
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Oh she loves me so, she hates to be alone
She don't eat meat but she sure like to bone "
Of course, I had that cassingle.
- January 1, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- Rob said...
Ah Jules, I lit the fire, poured out a generous helping of some of the finest vintage Mad Dog 20/20 available and put on the music.
It was a VERY special evening! The couch cushions may never be the same.
Now for all you people wondering where my other hand was, I have to say I am shocked and appalled. Jules, I had no idea such dirty, dirty minded girls read your blog!
That must be why I keep coming back! ;)
- January 3, 2008 at 3:35 PM
- Andie said...
I just nearly spit out water all over my keyboard. LOL
- January 3, 2008 at 7:51 PM
- Melissa said...
LOL! I have actually been called worse ;)
- January 4, 2008 at 6:37 PM


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Police responded Monday morning to reports that an unresponsive woman was lying on a path behind a shopping center in Lexington Park, according to St. Mary�s detectives, and she was pronounced dead after an ambulance brought her to a hospital.
An employee at the Maryland state medical examiner�s office said Tuesday morning that an autopsy was under way on the body of Edwina Denise Fenwick, a 49-year-old Lexington Park resident.
The law officers and Lexington Park rescue volunteers were dispatched shortly after 11 a.m. to the area behind the St. Mary�s Square shopping area, detectives report, and efforts to revive the woman commenced before she was taken to St. Mary�s Hospital.
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This story was updated at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Though he is taller than many of his classmates, sixth-grader Jack Beckner, 11, is outsized by several inches by his upright bass. He tried smaller, lighter string instruments, but the big, fat bass fit him best.
�I didn�t like the sound of the violin because it�s kind of shrill and you have to be really good to make it sound good,� Jack said. �The bass is underestimated and it�s really important to keeping the band together.�
Jack is one of 314 Spring Hill Elementary School students who comprise one of the largest public elementary school string programs in the state.
Hunters Woods Elementary has the largest string program in Fairfax County Public Schools, with more than 410 players. Currently, 14,664 FCPS elementary school students are enrolled in the string program. There are eight elementary schools in the county with programs of 200 or more students. All of the elementary schools offer string programs. Instruments used by students FCPS elementary school music programs are generally purchased by students' families. Instrument rentals, however, are available through local music stores. Some instruments are also available through the schools based on student need, according to the school system.
At Spring Hill, enrolled students are required to take strings during their fourth-grade year.
�In fourth grade, you�re forced to take strings and then you can take band [or continue with strings] in fifth grade,� said sixth-grade cellist Christopher Fox, 12. Students also can switch to other music programs like choir. As with band, students can choose their own instruments. While a majority of students select a violin, some also choose viola, the double bass or cello.
�I just liked the sound and I liked how big it was. I picked up a violin before and I didn�t like how small it was,� Christopher said.
Students said their long-time teacher Ruth Donahue, who has directed at the school for 24 years, drives the success of the program.
FCPS Music Education Specialist Keith Taylor agreed, saying �It�s a fabulous ensemble. They play for the school board every year. They�re just really good. The string director is awesome. Ruth is one of our best. She�s dedicated to getting the kids out there performing. There are only so many opportunities available to kids in elementary school to perform.�
Holiday and end-of-the-year concerts may offer the only opportunity for elementary school musicians to perform, but Donahue�s ensembles have captured an audience off campus.
�We�ve been asked to play at the opening of businesses, restaurants. We�ve played, in the past, at teachers� weddings,� Donahue said, adding that the novelty is quality of musicianship at a young age.
Additionally, Donahue said her students also participate in multiple music competitions each year, such as district orchestra assessments.
�Many schools don�t do that,� she said. �[Students in the Strolling Strings ensemble] play for a different grade level [in the school] every month. It�s sort of like a master class for them. It gets the word out about the spring program and it�s another opportunity for the kids to perform.�
Although students are performing and competing outside of the classroom, there also are opportunities to compete in the classroom. Students audition for placement in ensembles, which means there always is something to work toward, students said.
�Orchestra is a little bit more challenging, I think. The pieces are a bit harder,� said sixth-grade violinist David DiMeglio, 12. David plays with Donahue�s premiere ensemble, the Chamber Ensemble, which includes 27 of the school�s best musicians.
Fellow sixth-grader Laurenn Lee, 11, said, �Our orchestra program is somewhat better than other schools, I think.�
The difference, students and director said, is in the delivery.
�We give more concerts than any other elementary school in Fairfax County,� Donahue said. �I believe in showing them off.�
This story has been updated to include additional information on the Spring Hill Elementary strings program, and to remove reference of the Kennedy Center�s Changing Education Through the Arts program. Spring Hill Elementary is not a CETA school.


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March 1, 2011 -- Family members and others who act as surrogates, making treatment decisions for incapacitated loved ones, are sometimes affected adversely for months or years, according to a new review of published studies.
''Making these decisions has a profound effect on at least a substantial minority of surrogates, and it's often negative," says researcher David Wendler, PhD, head of the unit on vulnerable populations at the National Institutes of Health.
Guilt, stress, and doubt about whether the right decision was made are often reported by these surrogates, he found.
That's understandable, he says, because of two factors: "The vast majority of these were life-and death decisions," he says. And most surrogates did not have specific instructions in the form of an advance directive to be sure they were doing what their loved one wanted.
''It's more likely to be much more stressful and much more likely there will be regret, remorse, and second-guessing if the surrogates don't have a sense of how the patient wants to be treated," Wendler tells WebMD.
Those loved ones who had instructions from the patient about how they wished to be treated did much better, Wendler says. "When they have this information, they feel they are 'channeling' the wishes of the patients," Wendler tells WebMD.
Wendler reviewed 40 previously published studies, and his findings are published in the Annals of InternalMedicine.
Wendler searched medical literature databases, gathering studies done before July 2010. He then focused on the 40 studies that included data from 2,854 surrogates, more than half of whom were family members of the incapacitated patients.
The surrogates were surveyed several months to years after making treatment decisions. Most of the studies focused on end-of-life treatment decisions, such as deciding whether to start or withdraw life-sustaining treatments.
Comments from the surrogates reflect the difficulty, with many saying it was the hardest thing they ever did.
"In end-of-life cases, if you decide to put them on a ventilator you will later think, 'Oh, I tortured them,'" Wendler says. "If you don't, you'll think you should have."
The emotional conflicts felt by the surrogates after the decision, he says, may be linked to whether the loved one had instructions or at least a conversation about how the family member felt about treatments, he says.
But most people, Wendler says, don't have an advance directive. "About one-fourth of people fill out an advance directive," he says, citing a survey done in 2006 by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
Those who did, however, saved their loved ones who had to make treatment decision much angst, Wendler says.
"The chances there are going to be guilt and bad feelings on the part of the surrogate often depend on whether they have information from the patient about how they want to be treated," Wendler says.
It's not foolproof, he says, but it does help. "At least in some of the cases, when the surrogate felt confident about what the patient wanted, they will say things like, 'I felt good, I had the opportunity to protect my dad from things he didn't want.'''
Wendler's findings make sense to Daniel Sulmasy, MD, PhD, the Kilbride-Clinton Professor of Medicine and Ethics at the University of Chicago, who has also published on the topic.
Focusing on surrogates' stress is relatively new, he says. "For the last 30 years in bioethics, we have been emphasizing the autonomy of the patients, not recognizing that the person in most of the tough situations [regarding decisions about treatment for incapacitated persons] is not the patient but the surrogate,'' Sulmasy tells WebMD.
"We've almost acted as if the surrogate is a passive conduit of the patient's preferences instead of a real human being often bearing a very close relationship with the person about whom the decisions are being made."
As a result, he says, "it should not be surprising to us that this is stressful. What may be more surprising is, it's taken a while to look at it."
Sulmasy has also found that those who have an advance directive in place "or at least a conversation about their wishes" spare their surrogates much stress.
''Being a surrogate can be as stressful as having your house burn down," Sulmasy says, citing research which found the stress scores of those who were a surrogate were sometimes similar to scores of those who had had a house fire.
''We need to do more research about trying to make it easier for family members," he says. That should include giving doctors and other health professionals more guidance about how to approach surrogates, how to talk to them, and when, he says.
The findings point to a need for more people to fill out advance directives that spell out their wishes about treatments they do and don't want, Wendler says.
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization offers information about advance directives, including state-specific information.
SOURCES:David S. Wendler, PhD, head, unit on vulnerable populations, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Wendler, D. Annals of Internal Medicine, March 2011; vol 154: pp 336-346.Daniel Sulmasy, MD, PhD, Kilbride-Clinton Professor of Medicine and Ethics, University of Chicago.
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Amylase, Total, Serum
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Amylases are a group of hydrolases that degrade complex carbohydrates into fragments. Amylase is produced primarily by the exocrine pancreas where the enzyme is synthesized by the acinar cells and then secreted into the intestinal tract by way of the pancreatic duct system. Amylases also are produced by the salivary glands, small intestine mucosa, ovaries, placenta, liver, and fallopian tubes. Pancreatic and salivary isoenzymes are found in serum.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
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Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
In acute pancreatitis, a transient rise in serum amylase activity occurs within 2 to 12 hours of onset; levels return to normal by the third or fourth day. A 4- to 6-fold elevation of amylase activity above the reference limit is usual with the maximal levels obtained in 12 to 72 hours. However, a significant number of subjects show lesser elevations and sometimes none. The magnitude of the elevation of serum enzyme activity is not related to the severity of pancreatic involvement. Normalization is not necessarily a sign of resolution.
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Because it is produced by several organs, amylase is not a specific indicator of pancreatic function. Elevated levels also may be seen in a number of nonpancreatic disease processes including mumps, salivary duct obstruction, ectopic pregnancy, and intestinal obstruction/infarction.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Amylase results may be elevated in patients with macroamylase. Macroamylase refers to a high molecular weight form of amylase that is present in a patient's serum. Different causes of macroamylase have been suggested, the most common being amylase complexed with an immunoglobulin. The large size of the macroamylase complex prevents its excretion in the urine. As a result, the serum amylase is usually elevated. This elevated amylase is not diagnostic for pancreatitis. By utilizing serum lipase and urinary amylase, the presence or absence of macroamylase may be determined.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
0-30 days: 0-6 U/L
31-182 days: 1-17 U/L
183-365 days: 6-44 U/L
1-3 years: 8-79 U/L
4-17 years: 21-110 U/L
> or =18 years: 26-102 U/L
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Soldin SJ: Pediatric Reference Ranges, AACC Press, Washington DC, Second edition. 1997
2. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry. Edited by CA Burtis, ER Ashwood. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1999
3. Swaroop VS, Chari ST, Clain JE: Acute pancreatitis, JAMA 2004;291:2865-2868


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Lewis Hamilton has denied feeling any relief in the face of McLaren's sluggish start to the Championship...
Lewis Hamilton has denied feeling any relief in the face of McLaren's sluggish start to the Championship.
Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes at the end of last season and it appears that the Brit's move has had an impact on both teams' form.
While Mercedes showed encouraging signs with Hamilton finishing fifth in Australia, his former team-mate Jenson Button was almost 40 seconds further down the road in eighth place.
Asked whether there was some relief that he wasn't racing for McLaren at this time, Hamilton said: "No, I don't look at them and think I'm happier.
"I look at our performance and realise just how good of a choice it was obviously.
"The team have made some fantastic steps forward... let's hope that this car stays competitive through the year and we can continue to develop it."
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Fabluous!!! My wife picked up steelhead from Costco by mistake, thinking it was salmon. We grilled half of it with our regular salmon recipe, and it was lacking something. So I found this recipe for the other half, and it was incredible! And the recipe couldn't be easier. I'll be buying steelhead from now on. Thank you Internet and Google for landing me on this recipe.
Not really sure how this one is a 5 star. I made this exactly as written except I baked it in the oven. There was not really flavor and it was a little sweet which I didn't like. I ended up drizzling it with soy sauce. Didn't even eat the leftovers :( I had such high hopes for this one too. No more bbq fish.
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Outstanding taste and very simple to prepare. I had the butcher remove the skin and purchased one pound for the two of us. I'm headed back to the market today to get more, now that we know how delicious it is! Followed the recipe to the "T" except that cooking time was 10 and 5, rather than 10 and 2. I created a "boat" with the foil to keep the extra juices from spilling out. Thanks for introducing us to this fabulous fish!
Oh my goodness!!! This was so good I don't think words can really explain how good this is! The trout was on sale at our local market and we had never heard of Steelhead trout but thought we'd try it. We will make this again!!!
Absolutely delicious! Quick, easy preparation on a fantastic fish. We loved it! My 3 year old ate more than anyone in the house!
I have a standby maple-glaze recipe for steelhead and/or salmon but tonight just wanted something quicker, but still flavourful. This recipe sounded odd at first, but reading the reviews and seeing how easy it was to prep, I figured I'd try it and I LOVED IT! I will be passing this along to friends and family and it will become my easier standby steelhead recipe.
Delish and simple. steelhead was very tender with the right sweetness. i used the broiler with great results.
This is the best !!!! My son went shopping with his mom at Costco and he chose this. We had never eaten Steelhead before. I didn't even know how to cook this. I got online and saw this recipe just like some of the others I said" bbq sauce??". So I gave it a shot, Well I'll tell you I'm cooking this at least twice a month and will recommend to all of my fish loving friends..
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Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 285
Calories from Fat: 146
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Four full-time police officers and three full-time highway workers will be laid off as of Feb. 9.*
Trustees unanimously made the decision at a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. The township faces a financial crisis resulting from decreases in property values and local government funding and a failed November tax levy.
Officials hope these cuts and a second try at the levy in May will pull the township out of its financial tailspin.
*An early version of this story had an incorrect effective date for the layoffs.
For more on this developing story, pick up a copy of Tuesday's Register.