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Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night.
We will re-open on Friday, December 26th. Until then, may you have a great holiday!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night.
We will re-open on Friday, December 26th. Until then, may you have a great holiday!
By: Arleen Claudio-Gore of GoodCopy Printing & Digital Graphics
As the dog days of summer arrive, here are a few tips to keep your home cooler with little or no air-conditioning to save energy and money:
• Apply energy-saving, high-reflectivity window film on east- and west-facing windows, to keep you cool in summer but let in warming sun in the winter.
• Make sure your ceiling fans are running counter-clockwise. Check each fan for a little switch on the side to reverse the direction. In the winter, you want fans to run clockwise to pull cool air up and force warm air back down into the room. Reverse them in the summer to circulate cool air.
• Turn off ceiling fans when you leave a room. Remember that fans are meant to cool people, not rooms, by creating a wind chill effect.
• Close the drapes. For best results, use energy-efficient black-out curtains which provide thermal insulation to block light and save energy.
• Avoid using heat-generating appliances such as ovens, washers, dryers, and dishwashers during the hottest part of the day. Do cleaning chores in the cooler evening hours and consider grilling outside or using a microwave instead of turning on the oven or stove.
• Run a dehumidifier to moderate your home's humidity level and help you feel cooler.
• Add awnings on south- and west-facing windows to reduce solar heat gain by up to 77%, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
• In the evenings, create cross-ventilation by opening windows on opposite sides of your home. Put a box fan in one side to pull cool air into the house, and another box fan to blow hot air out.
• Power down appliances you're not using, especially TVs and computers, which generate heat.
• Replace incandescent lightbulbs with cooler-running LEDs.
• Keep lamps, TVs, and other heat-generating appliances away from your air-conditioning thermostat.
• Shade your air conditioner. If your A/C is in full sun, it's working harder than it needs to.
We're proud to welcome Attorney Marléna J. Soble as Of Counsel to the Hamad Law Firm, LLC. Attorney Soble is an experienced real estate attorney that has been working with us for quite some time. See more about her here!
Retirement in Connecticut is often seen as an expensive choice for many. With high tax burdens, including taxable pension income, coupled with expensive property taxes and general cost of living expenses, many people choose to move out, come retirement time. Florida is the stereotypical destination, but North Carolina and other states are certainly up-and-comers as well.
Some articles lately have challenged this "conventional" wisdom, however. Reminding people of the metro-NYC location and/or New England location, the services available, the style of living, and more, these articles point out that living in Connecticut after retirement may be worth it, after all.
Published yesterday, April 2nd, 2014, this MarketWatch article by the Wall Street Journal is a good, if quick, read: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/retire-here-not-there-connecticut-2014-04-02?pagenumber=1
Adding some statistics and a lot of information about active retirement communities, TopRetirements.com provides more: http://www.topretirements.com/state/connecticut.html
Finally, Connecticut Magazine gives a breakdown of good towns to retire in: http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/May-2008/20-Great-Places-to-Retire/
There's one simple rule you need to listen to when you've applied for a loan: DO NOT CHANGE YOUR CREDIT PROFILE.
Whether you're refinancing or purchasing, there is no easier way to cause problems for your mortgage loan officer, your bank, and the approval of your loan than to play with your money too much.
What does this mean? Some of it is obvious:
– Continue to pay your bills as normal
– Do not buy another property
– Do not hide assets or, especially, debts. This includes hiding fully paid off properties – make sure you're upfront about them.
But there's a lot more to it than that. Almost everything we do in the modern American world affects our creditworthiness, so here's a list of other things to keep in mind.
– Credit cards: Don't apply for a new one, don't cancel and old one, and do not increase your credit limits
– Employment: Don't change jobs, even for one for more money, without talking to your Loan Officer about it first. This is especially true if you do not have regular employment (in other words, you're a "Freelancer," "Contractor," "1099 employee," or some other such description).
– Co-signing: Just don't do it. Whether it's your kid's student loan or your mother's car loan, it's going to affect your credit profile. Once you apply for a mortgage, do not do this.
– Vehicles: Another big "nope." Don't buy a new car, truck, van, boat, airplane, or spaceship. Don't do it even if you're buying in cash.
– Banks: Don't change your bank. Don't close accounts. Don't open accounts. Don't move large amounts of money between accounts.
– Documentation: Document everything you do, especially if it involves large sums of cash. Keep a list of all of your open bank, credit, loan, etc., accounts. Document all money going in and out of them.
– Purchases: Similar to what I said for vehicles, just don't make large purchases. Large amounts of cash moving in or out of an account look suspicious and require significant documentation.
– Down payments, cash at closing, inspection costs, bank costs, etc.: Large amounts of money ARE going to move out of your accounts during the process. Make sure they relate to the loan, and document both where the money is going to and where it came from. Do not deposit a large amount of money shortly before closing – the lender will want documentation on where that money came from. You cannot use someone else's money for cash at closing without the approval of the lender. If you're taking money from your 401k or from investments prior to pay the amount you owe at closing, do it ahead of time and tell your lender about it.
– Other properties: Disclose them. Even if they're completely paid off, your lender needs to know about them.
Purchasing a house – or refinancing your existing one – is one of the largest transactions most people will make in their lives. Pay attention what you're doing, and to these rules, and don't be caught unawares. If you're looking for a new bank or loan officer, contact us today for a referral!
In 2013, the Hamad Law Firm, LLC, performed closings in at least 139 different towns, villages, cities, and areas of Connecticut, including:
Amston |
Andover |
Ansonia |
Ashford |
Avon |
Beacon Falls |
Berlin |
Bethany |
Bethel |
Bloomfield |
Bolton |
Branford |
Bridgeport |
Bristol |
Broad Brook |
Brookfield |
Brooklyn |
Burlington |
Canton |
Chaplin |
Cheshire |
Clinton |
Colchester |
Cos Cob |
Coventry |
Cromwell |
Danbury |
Danielson |
Darien |
Deep River |
Derby |
Durham |
East Granby |
East Hampton |
East Hartford |
East Haven |
East Lyme |
Eastford |
Easton |
Ellington |
Enfield |
Fairfield |
Farmington |
Glastonbury |
Goshen |
Greenwich |
Griswold |
Guilford |
Hamden |
Hebron |
Killingworth |
Lebanon |
Litchfield |
Madison |
Manchester |
Mansfield Center |
Marlborough |
Meridan |
Middletown |
Milford |
Monroe |
Mystic |
Naugatuck |
New Britain |
New Canaan |
New Hartford |
New Haven |
New Milford |
Newington |
Newtown |
North Branford |
North Granby |
North Haven |
Northfield |
Northford |
Norwich |
Oakville |
Old Greenwich |
Old Saybrook |
Orange |
Oxford |
Pawcatuck |
Plantsville |
Pomfret Center |
Portland |
Preston |
Prospect |
Redding |
Ridgefield |
Rocky Hill |
Sandy Hook |
Seymour |
Shelton |
Somers |
South Glastonbury |
South Windsor |
Southbury |
Southington |
Southport |
Stafford Springs |
Stamford |
Stonington |
Stratford |
Suffield |
Thomaston |
Tolland |
Trumbull |
Unionville |
Vernon |
Vernon-Rockville |
Wallingford |
Waterbury |
Waterford |
Watertown |
West Granby |
West Hartford |
West Haven |
West Simsbury |
West Suffield |
Westbrook |
Weston |
Westport |
Wethersfield |
Willington |
Wilton |
Windsor |
Windsor Locks |
Winsted |
Wolcott |
Woodbridge |
Woodstock |
Yalesville |
We're often asked what banks we work with. The basic answer is… almost anybody! But here's some examples from the last year. This list is by no means exhaustive. No matter who you're using, talk to the Hamad Law Firm, LLC, first!
Atlantic Home Loans, Inc. |
Berkshire Bank |
Caliber Funding, LLC |
Customized Mortgage Solutions |
EverBank |
First Niagara Bank, N.A. |
First Place Bank |
Hartford Funding Ltd |
HomeQuest Mortgage |
Investors Home Mortgage |
iServe Residential Mortgage |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
Mortgage Master, Inc. |
Newtown Savings Bank |
People's United Bank |
Pleasant Valley Home Mortgage |
RBS Citizens, N.A. |
Santander Bank |
Savings Bank of Danbury |
Sovereign Bank, N.A. |
Total Mortgage Services, LLC |
TriState Mortgage Corporation |
Washington Trust |
Webster Bank, N.A. |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
Liberty Bank |
T.D. Bank, N.A. |
McCue Mortgage |
CertusBank, N.A. |
CitiBank |
Discover Loans |
East-West Mortgage Company |
Gladewater National Bank |
Independent Bank |
LYC Mortgage |
NationStar |
Poli Mortgage Group, Inc. |
Quicken Loans |
Roundpoint Mortgage Company |
United Wholesale Mortgage |
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from our family at the Hamad Law Firm, LLC.
It had to end sometime. This year's historically low mortgage interest rates, at least for the time being, have come to an end. Rates have continued to rise for the 3rd week in the row, now passing 4% (for a conventional 30-year fixed-rate loan) in Connecticut and 3.74% nationally.
What does this mean? Interest rates below 4% have become very hard to find, but if you asked anyone five years ago about 4% rates, they'd have laughed at you – it wasn't even imagined! So rates are still very good, they're just not at historic lows. If your rates are higher you should still consider refinancing. Even a small reduction in your rate can add up to significant amounts over time.
If you are looking to refinance, get your paperwork ready. You don't have to submit it immediately – you might want to see what happens to rates over the next couple weeks – but you'll want to be able to jump on a rate when you're ready to move. Remember, you'll need tax returns, bank statements, information on previous addresses and recent credit inquiries, changes in marital status such as divorces, and more. It's a lot of paperwork. You should be prepared to provide details about everything that has any affect on your money residency.
As mortgage rates rise, mortgage volumes have fallen off. Both purchase and refinance activity has declined, with refinance activity declining significantly to 74% of total national market volume (as of May 23, 2013).
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Every day we hear horror stories about Realtor's: Client's Realtor's aren't responding to them; they're not showing the house; they're not finding houses worth seeing; they aren't working very hard; they're driving up purchase prices to make more commission; they're not setting up property viewings as requested.
Not all complaints are valid in all situations, but enough are that finding the right agent is a proper concern. You need to find somebody that knows your area and that works the way you work. Do you like e-mail? Make sure the Realtor regularly uses e-mail. Do you want constant updates on what is going on? Make sure they are someone that is going to keep you informed. There's a hundred variables and a hundred risks when you sign on with anyone, including a Realtor. It's a very personal service and you need to be sure that you will enjoy the experience and profit from it.
So what does that tell us? How do you find the Realtor that is right for you? There is no easy answer to the question. At the Hamad Law Firm, LLC, we can often point you in the direction of Realtor's that we have used before and that we know will work well with you, but that's only one answer. Personal referrals not just from us but from anyone you know are very important. Looking at someone online can only tell you so much – find out what your friends, your relatives, your business associates know about Realtor's in your area. If you don't get good leads from that, go to the internet, see what you can find, and most importantly talk to the Realtor before you commit to dealing with them.
If you'd like a recommendation, be sure to contact the Hamad Law Firm, LLC, today.


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Her Royal Spyness = fun. I bought an audiobooks copy when it was on sale and it's my favorite listen of the year so far. No, wait, Ivan Vorpatril's book is.
Back to HRS, there was mention of someone calling 999 and I got all hot and bothered. The book is set in 1932 and surely that number hasn't been around for long. Turns out it was first in use in 1937. So a slight anachronism, but not off by decades as I'd imagined.
The voice is dry and funny (and the reader is excellent). I long ran out of P.G. Wodehouses so maybe that's why I wanted something full of upper-class twits and characters with names like "Binky" and "Wiffy." She does go on about her royal blood and I imagine it's not something someone born into that world would mention or think about much.
It reminded me of how Susan in the Spenser books goes on about having graduated from Harvard. Mike went there for grad school (like Susan) and years and years go by without a peep about the big H, except perhaps to say, "remember so-and-so?" sorts of conversations. In fact I think I've mentioned it more than he has--twice in the last couple of years, both times to gripe about Susan.
Hey, back to HRS. It's a cute book because the author's voice is a pleasure. I guessed the killer and his motivation early on but I still enjoyed the heck out of it and want to read more, now. Okay? Okay.

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David Ortiz heads to DL with Achillies injury
BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Red Sox placed designated hitter David Ortiz on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right Achilles tendon before Wednesday night's game against the Chicago White Sox.
Manager Bobby Valentine said a second opinion concurred with the team's original report. Ortiz was injured rounding second base in Monday night's win.
Valentine said it would be a week to 10 days before Ortiz resumes playing, so the team elected to put him on the DL.
Ortiz has 23 homers and 58 RBI, and is currently on an 11-game hitting streak. He also has at least a hit and a walk in 10 straight games, breaking Ted Williams' club record set in 1950.
To fill his spot on the roster, Boston recalled Mauro Gomez from Triple-A Pawtucket.
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There's a whole bunch of other hardware for the Dreamcast that can't easily be categorized. If you didn't find the stuff you were looking for in those other sections, it's probably here.
Jump Packs Keyboards Zip Drive
Jump Packs
Feel the kick-back as you fire off 100 rounds or experience the rumble as you skid across a mud track, round a tight bend at 100 MPH! The Dreamcast vibration pack helps bring you into the action, creating an even more immersive experience. Compatible with both the Dreamcast pad and the Dreamcast gun, this will immerse you into the game like never before. In addition, it draws its power from the Dreamcast, so no more wasting money on AA batteries. Has multiple levels of force feedback and can function simultaneously with VMU.
Just an imitation of Sega's jump pack, nothing different about it at all, apart from the branding on it obviously.
Yet another third-party jump pack.
The Dreamcast keyboard plugs right into a Dreamcast controller port, and is primarily for use with the Dreamcast Internet browser. You get the keyboard free when you sign up with AT&T Worldnet's Internet service.
Coming Soon: Iomega brings their popular Zip drive to the Dreamcast, offering 100MB of storage on one removable disk. This one will probably price around $100 and offer Dreamcast users a permanent place to store downloaded files from the Internet.


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Last year, Summer 2010, I taught a clay+English children's class at the Yingge Ceramics Museum during the International Ceramics Festival. This year, Summer 2011, I was invited back to teach again! It was a lot of fun, but I had to change my plan because some (most of) the tiles from last year's project were still sitting on the studio shelves. A plan was never developed and executed for display of the finished work. Some of the tiles were glazed and fired, some were not. Nevertheless, I felt I needed to provide a project in which this whole issue was obsolete. I took my cue from a well-known British artist, Clare Twomey, who I admire. Please follow the link to see the rest of her work.
The kids, and parents brave enough to get their hands dirty, learned a traditional way of making rose-like flowers. This is the same technique pastry chefs use to make sugar or chocolate flowers. I explained that clay comes from the ground just like flowers grow from the ground, and of course, flowers return to the ground after they bloom, so we will do the same with the clay. I'm not a dread-headed earth-loving vegan, but it felt good to not be creating learning/art experience leftovers (aka rubbish). As kids do, they seemed to need something of their own to take home. I allowed them to make as many as they wanted provided they leave one at the museum for our little "green" garden.
Unfortunately, on the last day of the class there was a typhoon, a common occurrence during the rainy season in Taiwan. So, the studio staff and I took to a grass patch in the ceramics park this past (sunny) Sunday to place the flowers. As I explained to the students, the rain and wind will help to put the clay back in the ground. Peace, love, happiness, recycle, hug the earth, make art, etc . . . ;-)
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The Utah Arts Festival is pleased to announce the nine award winners from the Artists Marketplace. All award winners will be invited to participate in the 2017 Utah Arts Festival. Best of Show and People's Choice winners will also have their booth fees waived.
Sponsor Jury Award: Alex Horst, Jewelry
Gallery Association Award: Stephen and Bonnie Harmston, Graphics/Printmaking
Board Member Award: Ken Acton, Wood
Artist Marketplace Award: Jake Asuit, Metalwork
Sponsor Jury Award: Lee Hendrickson, Photography
Gallery Association Award: Eli Helman, Drawings/Pastel
Board Member Award: Chris Blackburn, 2-D Mixed Media
Artist Marketplace Award: Charlie Hastings, 3-D Mixed Media
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IMF Survey vol. 31, No. 9, May 2002
- Interview: Krueger welcomes IMFC green light to continue developing sovereign debt proposal
- Köhler joins launch of Ghana's Investment Advisory Council Köhler urges candor, openness
- IMF plans to set up five regional training centers in Africa
- Attracting portfolio flows to Ghana
- ABCDE 2002: Trade, investment, and productivity have key roles in development
- IMF Economic Forum: Globalization: a blessing or a curse?
- Paris21: Building capacity to get good statistics
- IMF facilitates establishment of Islamic Financial Services Board
- Interview with Eduard Brau: Protecting the IMF's resources aids central banks too
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You have probably noticed that it's been rather quiet on the HomeinLeiden front for a while. We are in the process of change! HomeinLeiden will remain a vital source of information in English on all subjects relating to international families in Leiden, but we will move towards signposting families towards other websites or sources of up-to-date information, rather than writing new homepages etc. ourselves.
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Steeped in legend and shrouded by mystery, Romania provides everything a luxury vacation should be, especially when searching for a traditional experience within the Balkan region of Eastern Europe. Bucharest alone is well-worth a visit with cobbled streets lined with cafés, galleries and ancient structures. Delve a little deeper and unravel the rich tapestry of rural Romania. Central and border lands provide more than enough inspiration for fantastical tales from the pen of Bram Stoker, the author of "Dracula." Forest-covered hillsides, hidden market towns and a breathtaking cornucopia of art, folklore and architectural magnificence are an intriguing blend. Luxury journeys in Romania are everything one could imagine and much more.
Transylvania: A Journey through Romania & Hungary
Discover Romania's time-honored traditions as you explore Transylvania, a region best known to Westerners as the home of Count Dracula.


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Lest we forget what is a premium beer - I bring you this picture from Jeff Alworth:
Cargill corn syrup tanker outside the old Weinhard's brewery in the pearl. |
Cargill corn syrup tanker outside the old Weinhard's brewery in the pearl. |
Josh Springer may have solved the sports fan's dilemma: Should I get a beer or go to the bathroom if I want to be back in my seat before the action resumes?Here is one of the YouTube videos mentioned in the Houston Chronicle article excerpted above, and I gotta say, it works pretty well, though I am not sure how much the cups cost or how recyclable they are. Maybe if you poke around their site you can find out.
His invention, the Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensing System, makes it easier to do both by drastically cutting the time it takes to pour and pay for a brew. After a YouTube video that's been viewed more than 4 million times and an NFL debut that helped the Jacksonville Jaguars set beer-sales records in a year of poor attendance, Springer's company has signed an exclusive advertising deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev and is preparing to grow exponentially in 2011.
"We get calls from all over the world daily," the 28-year-old inventor said by telephone from his home base near Olympia, Wash. "Apparently, you have to wait for a beer all over the world."
Bottoms Up will make its Houston debut at Discovery Green the first weekend in April, during festivities related to the NCAA Final Four.
Alison Birdwell, general manager for Aramark at Reliant Park, said one or two of the dispensers will be operating at Texans games next fall.
She said the concessionaire also plans to install one or two at Minute Maid Park, although not in time for the Astros' opening day.
Inspiration struck three years ago at a birthday dinner for his dad, Springer said, when he quieted the table and announced to a skeptical family that he thought he could fill a beer glass from the bottom. Four days later, he'd developed a prototype of a machine that would pump beer through a metal-ringed hole in the bottom of a plastic cup. A magnet covering the hole would then snap back into place. He estimates the process is nine times as fast as a traditional draft system.
It also eliminates excessive foaming.
"It's gentler on the beer," he said.
Before he started "saving the earth, one beer at a time," all inventor Eric Fitch knew about home brewing was that it could make quite a mess.
Once, he accidentally backed up the plumbing in his apartment building by dumping into his garbage disposal the spent grain left over from his India Pale Ale home brew. The oatmeal-looking gunk choked the pipes in his Cambridge, Mass., building, flooding the basement.
These days, he's doing something more constructive, fulfilling the dream of beer lovers everywhere by recycling the stuff: The MIT-trained mechanical engineer has invented a patented device that turns brewery waste into natural gas that's used to fuel the brewing process.
The anaerobic methane digester, installed last year at Magic Hat Brewing Co. in Vermont, extracts energy from the spent hops, barley and yeast left over from the brewing process -- and it processes the plant's wastewater. That saves the brewer on waste disposal and natural gas purchasing
The 42-foot tall structure, which cost about $4 million to build, sits in the back parking lot of Magic Hat's brewery, where it came online last summer.
Fitch, 37, is CEO of PurposeEnergy, Inc., of Waltham, Mass., a renewable energy startup company whose lone product is the biphase orbicular bioreactor, which is 50 feet in diameter, holds 490,000 gallons of slurry and produces 200 cubic feet of biogas per minute.
Brewers big and small have wrestled with waste issues since the dawn of beer-making. In recent years, they've turned to recycling -- both as a cost-saver and for environmental reasons.
Anheuser-Busch, which makes Budweiser, uses a bio-energy recovery system in 10 of its 12 U.S. breweries to convert wastewater into natural gas that's then used to fuel the brewing process.
New Belgium Brewing Co., in Fort Collins, Colo., captures excess heat from cooling wort and funnels it beneath its loading dock so it doesn't ice up in wintertime. The wort, the liquid made with malt and hot water, is fermented to make beer or ale.
Coors' breweries sell ethanol from their brewing process to refineries in Colorado. Some European breweries dry their spent grain and then burn it, using the heat and energy in their manufacturing process.
Most operations dispose of their spent grain by selling it -- or giving it away -- to farmers, for use as cattle or animal feed.
But PurposeEnergy says its digester is the first in the world to extract energy from the spent grain and then re-use it in the brewery, and all in one place. At Magic Hat, the big brown silo is located about 100 feet from the main complex.
"Feeding it to cattle is pretty direct recycling, especially if you get steak back out of it," said Julie Johnson, editor of All About Beer magazine. "Carting it off as animal feed is pretty common. In this case, by closing the loop at the brewery, this is turning it into savings quite directly for Magic Hat."
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Re-purposing and old boiler |
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Mazaaq Raat 19 December 2016 – Bushra Ansari
Mazaaq Raat 19 December 2016 – Bushra Ansari – مذاق رات – Dunya News.
Mazaaq Raat
Mazaaq Raat (Urdu :مذاق رات ) is a Pakistani television talk show hosted by Vasay Chaudhry on Dunya TV. Vasay Chaudhry hosts the show, with the Mazaaq Raati team consisting of Amanullah Khan, Sakhawat Naz, Iftikhar Thakur and Mohsin Abbas Haider as DJ.
Bushra Ansari
Bushra Ansari (Urdu: بشریٰ انصاری) is a Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actor and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including Pakistan's highest civilian award, Pride of Performance, in 1989.
Ansari's first dramatic acting role was in one of Iqbal Ansari's productions. She also appeared on PTV's most-watched shows, including Angan Terha, Show Time, Show Sha, Rang Tarang, Emergency Ward and the sketch comedy TV series Fifty Fifty.


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I haven't made a big deal about it yet but after my hard drive problem I decided to remake the new hard drive in a new image. Yes, a full three years ahead of when I said I would switch from Windows to Linux (i.e. October 25th, 2006) I went ahead and installed Red Hat 9.0 on my home machine giving it the lion's share of the new drive and making it the one that boots by default. In fact, since I did it a few weeks ago, I've only had Windows running on that machine for a couple of hours.
So, while I can talk at length now about what should be but isn't installed on RH 9.0 to be useful to end users, I'd rather talk about something I think is kind of nifty. gDesklets is an attempt to bring something like the Mac OS X utility Konfabulator to the Gnome Desktop. Konfabulator has well over 300 different little gadgets which a Mac user can place on his or her desktop to display the currently playing album, give you a volume control knob, display news/weather, or let you play a game during spare moments. As is often the case with Mac stuff, they almost uniformly are attractive and I think having something similar for Gnome on Linux will be really cool.
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Works: Monday to Friday 10 – 5. All queries related to running your society as well as general queries from external bodies.
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FEHSF provides grants to Federal Law Enforcement Agents/Officers and their families during their greatest time of need, providing critical and immediate support when tragically killed, seriously injured, or facing life threatening medical conditions. As a sign of our commitment to honoring wounded and fallen heroes, we provide grants to suffering families within 48 hours of being notified of their need.
FEHSF provides college scholarships to children of Federal Law Enforcement Agents/Officers killed in the line of duty. If an Agent/Officer is tragically killed while enforcing our laws, protecting our borders, fighting terrorism, and protecting the American way of life, supporting their children's education is a meaningful way to honor their ultimate sacrifice.
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OSAP Performance Indicators provide additional information to students who are considering Community College programs in Ontario. For consistency and reliability, a common methodology is used by all Community Colleges to compile the data and calculate the results. General information and OSL Default Rates for all 24 Ontario colleges may be obtained at the Ministry's Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) web site at Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities – Choosing a School and Program Wisely.
2014 – 2015 OSAP Performance Indicators (PDF, 331 KB)
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Caroline Golon, the human behind popular humor blog Romeo the Cat, shares stories of pet owners who have gone the extra mile for their pets in this series, The Things We Do for Love.
When Sonia Charry of Scottsdale, Ariz., adopted her new puppy, Nala, she had no idea that the mixed breed "mutt" would turn out to be the inspiration for a thriving new business.
Charry first met Nala when a friend of hers was pet-sitting the puppy. "The first time I picked her up, I was smitten," Charry remembers. "She put one paw on each side of my neck and put her head on my shoulder." Something compelled Charry to tell her friend, "If the owner ever changes her mind about this dog, let me know!"
For two weeks, Charry couldn't get the puppy out of her mind.
In a happy coincidence, the puppy's new owner decided she couldn't keep the dog after all and began searching for a home. Charry was overjoyed. "Yeah, I will take the dog!" she told her friend. And Nala was hers.
Making Room for the New Puppy
Nala was "all ears and paws," Charry says. Adopted originally from a shelter, Nala's breed was unknown. And so was how big she would become.
"She grew so fast!" Charry says. Nala went through an enormous growth spurt between 6 and 9 months, at which time no toys could withstand the growing puppy's playtime. "I couldn't find anything strong enough for her," Charry says. "When she started chewing on a tree in the backyard, that's when I knew I had to do something."
Luckily, Nala maxed out at a relatively moderate (at least, compared to some giant breeds) 70 pounds but left Charry with the understanding that there was a gap in the marketplace for big dogs. So Charry and her husband, Hernan, started Paw Posse, an online store and resource just for big dogs.


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Enter our Recycled Vehicle Race on Earth Day! April 22, 2017 In celebration of Earth day, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West challenges you!… Read More
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
Plains Indian Museum Archaeology Internship
Intern Title: Plains Indian Museum Intern: Archaeology Overview: The Plains Indian Museum tells the significant story of the lives of the Plains Indian people, there… Read More
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With a fine wife as inspiration in my work and as a companion in the wilderness, with a fine family of children, and with good… Read More
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"Nuclear war continues to be an apocalyptic threat for America and other countries. Five men, members of the Cold War brain trust, have campaigned to challenge the United States and other nations to reconsider their strategic policies regarding nuclear arsenals. The Partnership gives us an intimate look at these men - Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, Sam Nunn, Bill Perry, and Sidney Drell - their origins, their work together, and their dealings with Barack Obama and other world leaders. Meticulously researched and compellingly told."
— Sue Fleming, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT
A terrorist attack with nuclear weapons is the mostdangerous security issue America faces today andwe are far more vulnerable than we realize. Driven bythis knowledge, five men all members of the Cold Warbrain trust behind the U.S. nuclear arsenal have cometogether to combat this threat, leading a movement thatis shaking the nuclear establishment and challengingthe United States and other nations to reconsider theirstrategic policies.
Illuminating and thought-provoking, The Partnershiptells the little-known story of their campaign to reducethe threat of a nuclear attack and, ultimately, eliminatenuclear weapons altogether. It is an intimate look at thesemen Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, Sam Nunn, William Perry, and the renowned Stanford physicist SidneyDrell the origins of their unlikely joint effort, and theirdealings with President Obama and other world leaders.Award-winning journalist Philip Taubman explores themotivations, past conflicts, and current debates that drive, and sometimes strain, their bipartisan partnership.Through their stories, he examines the political andtechnological currents that shaped nuclear strategy duringthe Cold War including the 1986 Reykjavik summit, at which Reagan and Gorbachev narrowly missed a landmarkagreement to eliminate nuclear weapons andilluminates how the end of that conflict gave rise to thedangerous realities of today. He reveals the heated discussionstaking place in Washington and in nuclear-weaponslaboratories, and spotlights current threats and the franticefforts of America and its allies to prevent the spread offissile materials.
Meticulously researched and compellingly told, The Partnership demands that we turn our attention to an issuethat has the potential to alter our world order. PhilipTaubman has provided an important and timely storyof science, history, and friendship of five men whohave decided the time has come to dismantle the nuclearkingdom they worked to build.
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"A fascinating, haunting book. . . . Even for skeptics, Taubman's book provides an important public service by concentrating on nuclear perils that continue to slip our day-to-day notice. . . . Thought-provoking."
-The New York Times Book Review
"A fascinating portrait of an unlikely coalition of disarmament crusaders . . . . Mr. Taubman describes in chilling detail the threat of these terrible weapons falling into the worst possible hands."
-The Wall Street Journal
"An even-handed look at a convoluted history that is still unfolding. . . . Taubman does a clean job of reducing the elements to layman's terms. . . . Taubman had unparalleled access to the five men profiled here. . . . It makes for intriguing reading."
-The Los Angeles Times
"Taubman ably revisits many of the classic set pieces of the Cold War-the Cuban missile crisis, the Jasons scientific-advisory team, the nuclear alert during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, and the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit at Reykjavik."
-The San Francisco Chronicle
"This brilliant, penetrating study of nuclear threats is in the tradition of David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan. Taubman has, perhaps as importantly, unlocked the history of the war we never had. Readers will tremble at the dangers the world has faced and still faces today."
-Bob Woodward
"Taubman provides a cogent and chilling summary of the threat of nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century."
-The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The Partnership artfully weaves the threads of five notable lives into a fascinating account of nuclear strategizing over the last five decades. This unfailingly compelling narrative is indispensable reading for all who would understand the desperate urgency of containing the menace of nuclear proliferation."
-David Kennedy, Professor of History Emeritus, Stanford University
"A richly detailed account of one of the most important issues of our time, The Partnership should be on the bedside of every presidential candidate, national affairs journalist and engaged citizen."
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I can't get anything higher than 16/44.1 to play on my new phone. I go to the music player and it shows it but no matter how many times I click it, it won't play.
It's a Sony Xperia Z2. First Andriod ever, I got sick of iOS.
Poweramp will play all of your FLAC files very well.
In this french review of the Z2, they played 24/96 FLAC files with the default audio player. 192kHz files will not work though.
you realise that playing such super high res files is a bit pointless on a phone?
Media Monkey will also play FLAC just fine on androids
Sometimes the default music player will play it fine. The "Music" app on my LG works fine with flac. Doubletwist is free and plays them fine. Poweramp will also but it costs money.
thanks, didn't know it took another app to get it to work. I downloaded rocketplayer and it works great.
well, aac is a better codec than mp3 but...... (and i know some will totally not agree with me) i would say go with 320k mp3's.
yes aac would be better but i know for me if i have to keep another file for things that flac wouldnt do then mp3 gives you massive flexibility because everything plays it.


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Poynton News
View the latest Poynton Update and News (PUN) here. Earlier editions can be found in the news archive here.
Roadworks/Road Closure
Please note that the roadworks information supplied to us, is to the best of our knowledge correct at time of publishing, but can be subject to change. More details and updates can be found on the Cheshire East website.
Roadworks - Dickens Lane on the junction with Clumber Road - scheduled to last until 4th April.
Electricity North West Ltd carrying out footway excavation works for new electricity supply, which require multi-way signals. More details: ENWL (0800 195 4141) works reference JG94058/50292.
Ongoing Roadworks - A523 Macclesfield Road, Hazel Grove - from Dean Lane/Mill Lane junction to the borough boundary Construction work for A6MARR - requiring Two-way traffic lights. More information from Stockport M.B.C. 0161 217 6111 Ref: LX02110003875.
Road Closure (Advance Notice): Anson Road between properties named Brookside and The Anson scheduled for Friday 31st March 2017 to enable T-Mobile Ltd to replace a telecoms pole. Alternative route via Anson Road, Middlewood Road, Green Lane, Hawthorn Grove. Pedestrian access to premises will be maintained at all times and vehicle access maintained for emergency vehicles and residents where possible. More information from Cobra Traffic Management on 08444141444 or 07710023147.
Annual Town Assembly 2017
This year's Poynton Town Assembly will take place at the Civic Hall on Monday 10th April 2017 at 8pm, with refreshments served from 7.30pm. This is not a Town Council meeting, but the annual occasion when Poynton's electorate are able to raise and discuss local and topical issues, and if agreed by the majority of those present, to put forward and vote on proposals relating to them. The Mayor will preside over the meeting.
The Town Council's annual report for the civic year 2016/17 will be presented at the Assembly. The Assembly is an opportunity for representatives of our many local voluntary organisations to promote and provide updates on their activities and all are invited.
The Assembly agenda is available to view or download here, and the Town Council's annual report, will be available from Friday 31st March 2017 and paper copies can be had from the Civic Hall and here on the Town Council's website. The record of last year's Annual Assembly is available on request.
If you would like any further information about this important community event, please contact Liz Osborn, Town Clerk, on firstname.lastname@example.com or 01625 872238.
Work begins on Hockley Park
Building work has started to create an improved play area in Hockley Park to install new play equipment. The project, which is being funded by a £17,524 grant from WREN's FCC Community Action Fund, will provide play equipment suitable for under 14s, including swings, stepping logs, a bridge and a springer. Poynton Round Table has kindly donated £1,000 towards the equipment and the Town Council is also providing funding. The drainage work has been successfully completed and the ground is recovering.
Councillor Howard Murray from the Town Council believes the facility will make a difference to the lives of people living in the area and is excited that the project is starting to take shape. He says "This project will provide a real boost to the people of the Hockley Park area. It's great to see our vision for this vital community facility moving closer to reality. We are extremely grateful for the funding WREN has given us and we're looking forward to opening to the public".
WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, conservation and heritage projects from funds donated by FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund. FCC Environment is the leading UK waste and resource management company and is part of a global group with a strong heritage in providing services for communities and business. WREN have previously funded the outdoor gym at Barnaby Park and play equipment in Brecon Park play area.
Richard Smith, WREN's grant manager for Cheshire, says: "It's always nice to see something we have funded start to take shape. We're delighted to be supporting such a worthwhile project and look forward to it benefiting children across Poynton."
It is anticipated the works will take approximately two weeks and following this, it is likely that the ground will require some re-instatement works, along with recovery time. At this stage it is difficult to provide a timescale as to when it will be re-opened, but we hope the improved play park will be ready to use by the school Easter holidays. For further information, contact Phil Cunningham, Operations Manager, on 01625 872238 or e-mail email@example.com
Business Jelly café, 30th March
Do you work at home or run your own small business? Why not come along to the Business Jelly café to meet other freelancers and small busines s people, br ing your lap top and work alongside others: free WiFi, light refreshments, the chance to make new connections and meet the host from Poynton in Business. Drop - in at any time or stay from 9am to 12.30pm, charge £3.
Twinning Association of Poynton (TAP) Photo competition
TAP is holding a competition to find a great photo of Poynton for the 2017 Christmas card. Please ensure the photo you submit is your own and of a quality to print a picture at least 13cm x 20 cm. Email to email@example.com by 30th June 2017 and a prize of free membership of TAP for one year will be awarded for the chosen entry!
The winner will be credited on the Christmas Card.
For more information and entry terms and conditions visit the website TAP page here.
Poynton Town Council looking after Poynton
Did you know that:
- the Town Council pays for Anson Road and Waterloo Road to be gritted
- some trees on the Inclines will be felled as part of the management plan
- the village ranger repairs road signs: recently he has repaired Brecon Close
- there has never been so much progress on repairing potholes
- some of the gullies have been cleaned by Cheshire East
- a railway truck will be installed on the Heritage Garden subject to funding
- graffiti is criminal damage; if you see it report the location to the police on 101 and get a crime incident number
- fly tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 with a fine of £400: if you see it, report the location to the police on 101 and get an incident number. You can report it to Cheshire East Council here.
Hedge trimming
The Town Council would like to remind those residents with hedges bordering on pavements that it is your responsibility to keep the hedge in shape by trimming it back to your boundary line. There are some pavements in Poynton which are fairly narrow and have become difficult to walk down safely due to overgrown hedges.
Civic hall hire charges
Civic hall hire charges These will be held at the same level until 31st March 2018 and will be reviewed in Spring 2018. Details of the rooms and photos can be found on our website here.
The following events are in the Civic Hall
March 2017 |
Thurs 30th |
9am-12.30pm |
Business Jelly café for freelancers and small business people, WiFi, refreshments, Poynton in Business host, £3. |
April 2017 |
Sat 1st |
10am-12 noon |
Councillor and PCSO Surgery. |
Sat 1st |
2-4pm |
Easter Craft Fair. |
Liz Osborn, Town Clerk, 01625 872238
www.poyntontowncouncil.gov.uk | Twitter: @poyntontownclrk |
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Fortunately for Mississippi State Beniquez Brown did go. All the way in and at the right attack angle to reach Cole Headlund's 29-yard try for the win. When Brown got a big right hand on the low line drive, the visiting Bulldogs had just 39 seconds for burning to seal their 51-50 victory at Arkansas.
Dak Prescott was the unquestioned hero of the Mississippi State evening in Fayetteville. But it was outside linebacker Brown who became man of the last moment. Not that quarterback Prescott saw it live.
"I had my head down and was like forget it. As soon as I looked up I guess it got blocked. The guys went crazy."
The craziness continued into an ecstatic locker room as Mississippi State scored a first-ever victory on the Razorbacks' home field. And what was really wild? Brown wasn't supposed to even be on the block team in the first place. Yet with Arkansas reaching the MSU 12-yard line with 0:46 remaining, well…
"I had just asked Coach (David) Turner on the sideline if it was OK if I go. He said sure. I activated in."
While one Brown found his place on the far left end of the line, another left the field. "They'd just taken me off because I'm the middle linebacker and they put Hutch (TE Darrion Hutcherson) on so they could have a taller jumper. They don't like white guys jumping I guess."
Brown grinned saying so, but then it made good sense to have the 6-7 Hutcherson coming from straight center over the 6-2 R.Brown. To an extent that part worked.
"We got a great push from the inside so it kind of opened up the outside," Ben. Brown said.
Here, too, Brown showed initiative. His end is scripted to take the kicking team's tight end and presumably open an inside lane. Brown had a hunch though and asked a couple of teammates to cover for his role. "They had my back to go, and I went."
"I didn't even watch," WR Wilson said. "I was looking at Malik Dear, just tell me what happened."
Replay showed what happened. Of course replaying other Arkansas placekicks gave Mississippi State reason for some optimism about Hedlund.
"All week we noticed they kicked the ball low," B.Brown said. "Like when they played against Ole Miss and (Laquon) Treadwell blocked it. Obviously Coach told us he was 1-of-4 from a certain distance. So we knew if we gave it our all we had a chance."
Snap and spot were just fine, and Hedlund was indeed low. Still it was straight…but so was Brown shooting in from the far end and extending the right hand.
"When I saw I said I just hope I don't miss it! But I got it." Solidly enough that 20 minutes later his hand still stung…not that Brown cared.
Nor was he overly interested in a team-leading 12 tackles. His Maroon blood-brother Ri. Brown had 10, and each had 1.5 for losses. Both linebackers were very busy Bulldogs on the long Ozark evening of course. Arkansas ran 72 offensive plays for 479 yards after all, with 32-plus minutes of possession. Quarterback Brandon Allen tied both Prescott and the SEC game record with seven touchdowns, all of his passes, and seemed to convert almost all meaningful third downs.
Yet Ri.Brown didn't see it as an efficient attack.
"It was a bunch of crazy plays, he kept making a bunch of big throws. Nothing we felt they were earning it, chipping away at it, it was a frustrating game trying to figure out whose guy that was. And turnovers always frustrate a defense."
He meant the three game-changing giveaways by Mississippi State that turned a 31-21 lead into a fast 42-31 deficit. A forced fumble on the opening kickoff of the third quarter; a ricochet interception; and a Prescott sack-fumble set up the Razorbacks for three short-field touchdowns.
Yet Ri.Brown agreed with Coach Dan Mullen's post-game comment that just like the offense, the Dog defense stuck to their gameplan and their schemes even after those disasters. Or even when the Razorbacks were flinging and flying around the field.
"We bend, don't break. We're not going to panic if something goes wrong. We train all off-season for that."
"I had faith in our defense," receiver Wilson said. "No matter what it was, what down it was, what position they were in. I knew they were going to make the play."
They couldn't tell it at the time, but just getting the Razorbacks to stop throwing and run some safe handoff to spot-up that field goal was also a 'win' of sorts. Ri.Brown would have gladly stayed on the field for the kick, but… "I was watching very intently, I'd done everything I could to that point on that defensive drive."
When Ben.Brown did all he could do on the block, it was enough. Never mind how many stops he'd made and hits he'd given up to then, or all the statistics and scores for the Razorbacks.
"I kind of wanted the game to be on my shoulders when it got late. I feel that's part of being a leader."
He was. Unscripted maybe, but right Dog in the right spot at the right time. Just as was the whole defense on a frustrating but ultimately fun evening.
"We did enough to win," Ri.Brown said. "And that's all that matters."


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Info on the class: Come and learn to fly with the Queen of the Skies! Aerial silks is the art of climbing up a long piece of fabric and using it to suspend your body in mid-air. Aerialists use the fabric to wrap, suspend, fall, swing, and spiral their bodies into and out of various positions.
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Bread and Butter Pickles
Ok. For some reason I got it in my brain to make pickles this year. I've had a dill pickle recipe from my Dad's Aunt Emily since our family reunion in 1994. Unfortunately I've been running around all week trying to find the right dill....the kind that looks like Queen Anne's Lace....so I'm going to hold off on making those until I go to Buffalo next weekend. In the meantime I made these super easy Bread and Butter pickles the other day.
You start by washing, then soaking your pickles for an hour. Then slice them up into thin slices.
I just used a package from Mrs. Wages.....the ingredients and instructions are very easy.
You pack your pickles in sterilized jars.....
Bring the brine just to a boil...then pour over the pickles to within a 1/2" of the top of the jar. Wipe the tops of the jar with a clean towel...then screw the lids on. These can be stored in the fridge for 6 months. I boiled mine for 20 minutes so they will have a shelf life of 1 year. The only change I would make would be to add thinly sliced onions to each jar. I didn't realize the recipe didn't call for them until I got home and started making a batch. Don't be afraid.....they are super easy and really delicious.
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- Southern Belle Mama said...
These look SO good! I always have 4-5 jars of pickles in my fridge at all times.
I always make quick pickles in the summer, but I've never attempted "real" pickles. I'm sure they taste as good as they look! - July 27, 2012 at 3:27 PM
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Oh Treat Girl - how I've missed you so!!!!!!
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Chack'n Pop is considered a predecessor of Bubble Bobble. It is a platform game where a roundish yellow creature, named Chack'n, must fight against Monstas and Mightas in order to reclaim hearts that were stolen during a romantic encounter with Miss Chack'n.The Monstas themselves hatch from eggs hanging from the ceilings and the Mightas push a rock that is used as the game's timer. The Monsta eggs have three phases: if it's blue, it's completely harmless, if it's yellow it will pop within 10 seconds and if an egg turns red it will pop almost immediately.
Chack'n uses bombs to blow up the Monstas and their eggs and he also uses them to release the captured hearts from their cages. When the heart is released, it will fly up and destroy the separator block and reveal the exit to the level.
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Underfloor air distribution
Underfloor air distribution (UFAD) is an air distribution strategy for providing ventilation and space conditioning in buildings as part of the design of an HVAC system. UFAD systems use an underfloor supply plenum located between the structural concrete slab and a raised floor system to supply conditioned air through floor diffusers directly into the occupied zone of the building. Thermal stratification is one of the featured characteristic of UFAD system, which allows higher thermostat setpoints compared to the traditional overhead systems (OH). UFAD cooling load profile is different from a traditional OH system due to the impact of raised floor, particularly UFAD may has higher peak cooling load than OH systems. UFAD has several potential advantages over traditional overhead systems, including layout flexibility, improved thermal comfort, improved ventilation efficiency, improved energy efficiency in suitable climates and reduced life cycle costs. UFAD is often used in office buildings, particularly highly-reconfigurable and open plan offices where raised floors are desirable for cable management. UFAD is appropriate for a number of different building types including commercials, schools, churches, airports, museums, libraries etc.[1] Notable buildings using UFAD system in North America include The New York Times Building, Bank of America Tower and San Francisco Federal Building. Careful considerations need to be paid in the construction phase of UFAD systems to ensure a well-sealed plenum to avoid air leakage in UFAD supply plenum.
System description[edit]
UFAD systems rely on air handling units to filter and condition air to the appropriate supply conditions so it can be delivered to the occupied zone. While overhead systems typically use ducts to distribute the air, UFAD systems use the underfloor plenum formed by installation of a raised floor. The plenum generally sits 0.3 and 0.46 metres (12 and 18 in) above the structural concrete slab, although lower heights are possible.[2][3] Specially designed floor diffusers are used as the supply outlets.[4] The most common UFAD configuration consists of a central air handling unit delivering air through a pressurized plenum and into the space through floor diffusers. Other approaches may incorporate fan powered terminal units at the outlets, underfloor ducts, desktop vents or connections to Personal Environmental Control Systems.[5]
UFAD air distribution and stratification[edit]
Thermal stratification is the result of processes which layer the internal air in accordance with relative density. The resulting air stratum is a vertical gradient with high-density and cooler air below and low-density and warmer air above.[6] Due to the naturally convective movement of air, stratification is used predominantly in cooling conditions.[6]
UFAD systems capitalize on the natural stratification that occurs when warm air rises due to thermal buoyancy. In a UFAD design, conditioned air stays in the lower, occupied part of the room, while heat sources such as occupants and equipment generate thermal plumes, which carry the warm air and heat source generated pollutants towards the ceiling where they are exhausted through the return air ducts.[5] The temperature stratification created by the UFAD system has implication for space setpoints. Most of an occupant's body is in an area that is colder than the temperature at the thermostat height; therefore, current practice recommends raising thermostat setpoints compared to traditional overhead systems. The optimal ventilation strategy controls the supply outlets to limit the mixing of supply air with room air to just below the breathing height of the space. Above this height, stratified and more polluted air is allowed to occur. The air that the occupant breathes will have a lower concentration of contaminants compared to conventional uniformly mixed systems.[5]
Many factors, including the ceiling height, diffuser characteristics, number of diffusers, supply air temperature, total flow rate, cooling load and conditioning mode affect the ventilation efficiency of UFAD systems.[7] Swirl and perforated-floor-panel diffusers have been shown to create a low air velocity in the occupied zone, while linear diffusers created the highest velocity in the occupied zone, disturbing thermal stratification and posing a potential draft risk.[7] Additionally, floor diffusers add an element of personal control within the reach of the occupant, as users can adjust the amount of air that is delivered by the diffuser though rotating the diffuser top.
Application Characteristics[edit]
UFAD cooling load[edit]
Cooling load profiles for UFAD systems and overhead systems are different,[8] mainly due to the thermal storage effect of the lighter-weight raised floor panels compared to the heavier mass of a structural floor slab. The mere presence of the raised floor reduces the ability of the slab to store heat, thereby producing for the system with a raised floor higher peak cooling loads compared to the system without a raised floor. In the OH system, particularly in perimeter zones, part of the incoming solar heat gain is stored in the floor slab during the day, thus reducing peak zone cooling loads, and released at night when the system is off. In a UFAD system, the presence of the raised flooring transforms the solar absorbing massive floor slab into a lighter weight material, leading to relatively higher peak zone cooling loads.[1] A modeling study based on EnergyPlus simulations showed that, generally, UFAD has a peak cooling load 19% higher than an overhead cooling load and 22% and 37% of the total zone UFAD cooling load goes to the supply plenum in the perimeter and interior, respectively.[9]
Center for the Built Environment developed a new index UFAD cooling load ratio (UCLR), which is defined by the ratio of the peak cooling load calculated for UFAD to the peak cooling load calculated for a well-mixed system, to calculate the UFAD cooling load for each zone with the traditional peak cooling load of an overhead (well-mixed) system. UCLR is determined by zone type, floor level and the zone orientation. The Supply Plenum Fraction (SPF), Zone Fraction (ZF) and Return Plenum Fraction (RPF) are developed similarly to calculate the supply plenum, zone and return plenum cooling load.[8]
UFAD design tools for zone airflow requirements[edit]
There are two available design tools for determining zone airflow rate requirements for UFAD system, one is developed at Purdue University as part of the ASHRAE Research Project (RP-1522).[10] The other one is developed at Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at University of California Berkeley.
ASHRAE Research Project (RP-1522) developed a simplified tool that predicts the vertical temperature difference between the head and ankle of occupants, the supply air flow rate for one plenum zone, number of diffusers and the air distribution effectiveness. The tool requires users to specify the zone cooling load and the fraction of the cooling load assigned to the underfloor plenum. It also requires users to input the supply air temperature either at the diffuser or at the duct but with the ratio of plenum flowrate to zonal supply flowrate. The tool allows users to select from three type of diffusers and is applicable to seven type of buildings, including office, classroom, workshop, restaurant, retail shop, conference room and auditorium.[5][11]
The CBE UFAD design tool based on extensive research is able to predict the cooling load for UFAD system with the input of the design cooling load calculated for the same building with an overhead system. It also predicts the airflow rate, room temperature stratification, and the plenum temperature gain for both interior and perimeter zones of a typical multi-story office buildings using UFAD system. The CBE tool allows the user to select from four different plenum configurations (series, reverse series, independent and common) and three floor-diffusers (swirl, square and linear bar grill). An online version of the design tool is publicly available at Center for the Built Environment.
Plenum air temperature rise[edit]
Plenum supply air temperature rise is the increase of the conditioned air due to convective heat gain as it travels through the underfloor supply plenum from the plenum inlet to the floor diffusers.[12] This phenomenon is also named thermal decay. Plenum air temperature rise is caused by cool supply air coming into contact with warmer than air concrete slab and raised floor. According to a modeling study, air temperature rise can be quite significant (as much as 5 °C or 9 °F) and subsequently, compared to an idealized simulated UFAD case with no air temperature rise, elevated diffuser air temperatures can lead to higher supply airflow rate and increased fan and chiller energy consumption. The same study found that air temperature rise in summer is higher than in winter and it also depends on the climate.[12] The ground floor with a slab on grade has less temperature rise compared to middle and top floors, and an increase of the supply air temperature causes a decrease in the temperature rise. The temperature rise is not significantly affected by the perimeter zone orientation, the internal heat gain and the window-to-wall ratio.[12] Supply plenum air temperature rise, thus, has implications on the energy saving potential of UFAD systems and their ability to meet cooling requirements with supply temperatures above those of conventional overhead systems. Current research suggests that both energy and thermal performance can be improved in UFAD systems by ducting air to perimeter zones where loads tend to be the greatest.[12] Critics suggest however that such underfloor ducting reduces the benefit of having a low-pressure plenum space, as well as adding design and installation complications when fitting ducts between floor tile pedestals.
Air leakage in UFAD plenums[edit]
Leakage in UFAD supply plenums can be a major cause for inefficiency in a UFAD system. There are two types of leakage—leakage into the space and leakage into pathways that bypass the space. The first category of leakage does not result in an energy penalty because air is getting to the zone it is intended to cool. The second category of leakage increases fan energy in order to maintain a constant plenum pressure, resulting in increased energy use. Careful consideration needs to be paid in the construction phase of UFAD systems to ensure a well-sealed plenum.[5]
UFAD and energy[edit]
The energy assessment of UFAD systems is a not fully solved issue, which has led to numerous research projects within the building science and mechanical engineering community. Proponents of UFAD point to the lower fan pressures required to deliver air in a building via the plenum as compared to through ducts. Typical plenum pressures are 25 pascals (0.0036 psi) (0.1 inch of water column) or less.[5] The improvements in cooling-system efficiency inherent in operation at higher temperatures save energy, and relatively higher supply air temperatures allow longer periods of economizer operation. However, an economizer strategy is highly climate-dependent and necessitates careful control of humidity to avoid condensation.[5] Critics, on the other hand, cite the shortage of rigorous research and testing to account for variations in climate, system design, thermal comfort and air quality to question whether UFAD is able to deliver improved energy efficiency in practice. Limited simulation tools, the shortage of design standards and relatively scarcity of exemplar projects compound these problems.[13][14]
Underfloor air distribution is frequently used in office buildings, particularly highly-reconfigurable and open plan offices where raised floors are desirable for cable management. UFAD is also common in command centers, IT data centers and Server rooms that have large cooling loads from electronic equipment and requirements for routing power and data cables. The ASHRAE Underfloor Air Distribution Design Guide suggests that any building considering a raised floor for cable distribution should consider UFAD.[5]
Specific space considerations should be taken when using UFAD systems in laboratories because of its critical room pressurization requirements and potential migration of chemicals into the access floor plenum due to spillage. UFAD systems are not recommended in some specific facilities or spaces, such as small non-residential buildings, wet spaces like restrooms and pool areas, kitchens and dining areas and gymnasiums, because UFAD may result in especially difficult or costly in design. UFAD systems may also be used with other HVAC systems, like displacement ventilation, overhead air distribution systems, radiant ceiling or chilled beam systems to get better performance.[5]
UFAD compared to other distribution systems[edit]
Overhead (mixing)[edit]
Conventional overhead mixing systems usually locate both the supply and return air ducts at the ceiling level. Supply air is supplied at velocities higher than typically acceptable for human comfort and the air temperature may be lower, higher, or the same as desired room temperature depending on the cooling/heating load. High-speed turbulent air jets incoming supply air mix with the room air.
A well-engineered UFAD systems have several potential advantages over traditional overhead systems, such as layout flexibility, improved thermal comfort, improved ventilation efficiency and indoor air quality, improved energy efficiency in suitable climates and reduced life cycle costs.[12][15]
Displacement ventilation[edit]
Displacement Ventilation systems (DV) work on similar principals as UFAD systems. DV systems deliver cool air into the conditioned space at or near the floor level and return air at the ceiling level. This works by utilizing the natural buoyancy of warm air and the thermal plumes generated by heat sources as cooler air is delivered from lower elevations. While similar, UFAD tends to encourage more mixing within the occupied zone. The major practical differences are that in UFAD, air is supplied at a higher velocity through smaller-size supply outlets than in DV, and the supply outlets are usually controlled by the occupants.[5]
List of notable buildings using UFAD systems[edit]
- ^ a b ASHRAE Technical Resource Group On Underfloor Air Design (2013). UFAD GUIDE Design, Construction and Operation of Underfloor Air Distribution Systems. W. Stephen Comstock. ISBN 978-1-936504-49-7.
- ^ Hanzawa, H.; Higuci, M. (1996), "Air flow distribution in a low-height underfloor air distribution plenum of an air conditioning system", AIJ Journal Technological Design, 3: 200–205
- ^ Bauman, Fred; Pecora, Paolo; Webster, Tom (1999), How low can you go? Air flow performance of low-height underfloor plenums, Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley
- ^ Bauman, Fred. "UFAD diffusers". Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bauman, Fred; Daly, Allan (2003), "Underfloor Air Distribution Design Guide", ASHRAE
- ^ a b Nielsen, P. V. (1996), Displacement Ventilation – Theory and Design, U9513, Department of Building Technology and Structural Engineering, Aalborg University, ISSN 0902-8005
- ^ a b Lee, K.S.; Jiang, Z.; Chen, Q. (2009), "Air distribution effectiveness with stratified air distribution", ASHRAE Transactions, 115 (2)
- ^ a b Schiavon, Stefano; Lee, Kwang Ho; Bauman, Fred; Webster, Tom (February–March 2011). "Simplified calculation method for design cooling loads in underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems". Energy and Buildings. 43 (2-3): 517–528. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.10.017.
- ^ Schiavon, Stefano; Lee, Kwang Ho; Bauman, Fred; Webster, Tom (2011), "Simplified calculation method for design cooling loads in underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems", Energy and Buildings, 43 (2): 517–528, doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.10.017
- ^ Lee, Kisup; Xue, Guangqing (June 2012). "Establishment of Design Procedures to Predict Room Airflow Requirements in Partially Mixed Room Air Distribution Systems". ASHRAE Research Project Report RP-1522.
- ^ Xue, Guangqing; Lee, Kisup; Jiang,Zheng; Chen, Qingyan (2012). "Thermal environment in indoor spaces with under-floor air distribution systems: Part 2. Determination of design parameters (1522-RP)". HVAC&R Research. 18:6: 1192–1201. doi:10.1080/10789669.2012.710058.
- ^ a b c d e Kwang Ho, Lee; Stefano Schiavon; Fred Bauman; Tom Webster (2012). "Thermal decay in underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems: Fundamentals and influence on system performance". Applied Energy. 91 (1): 197–207. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.011.
- ^ Lehrer, David et. al (2003), Reality new research findings on underfloor air distribution systems., Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley, p. 6, retrieved 2011-11-29
- ^ Woods, James (2004), "What real world experience tells us about the UFAD alternative", ASHRAE Journal, retrieved 2011-11-29
- ^ "UFAD Technology Overview". Center for the Built Environment. Retrieved 27 Nov 2013.
External links[edit]
- Slides from a Center for the Built Environment workshop about UFAD.
- The Center for the Built Environment (CBE), University of California, Berkeley. http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/
Professional and Trade groups that provide research funding and publish standards or guides regarding UFAD systems include:
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, (ASHRAE) http://www.ashrae.org/
- Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI)
- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) http://www.ahrinet.org/