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Somebody is doing things wrong with lead, how do I get through to him?
Do you guys wanna hear a story that's funny and sad at the same time?
I know this guy that, well he's a do it your selfer...and that's cool...He knows that I've done a few early Fords in the last few years and he belongs to the same club that I did 2 of these old cars for. I went to a meeting for the club about 2 years ago and explained how some metal working equipment worked and how to use it...(I only had about an hour and a half so I condensed everything down and tried to hit on the basics). The Q & A got into using lead versus body filler and I thought the whole evening went quite well.
I've kept in touch with quite a few members and about 2 months ago, one of the members called me asked if I'd come and look at a project he was working on, so I did. When I got there I was amazed at all the equipment he'd run out and purchased, English wheel, shrinker stretcher, numerous body hammers, dolly's and everything imaginable for using lead, you name it, he had the makings of a well outfitted shop. He showed me what he had done to this vehicle and so far much of what he had done looked good but he had several questions about the back panel that had been hit quite hard and aftermarket parts for some reason weren't available and wanted to know how to fix it. I explained to him that he had an English Wheel and he could virtually cut out the damaged area and build a patch panel. Gave him a tutorial on how to use it and even took a piece of metal and showed him hoe it works, all seemed good.
Today I got another call from this fellow to come over and take a look at what he had done. I was shocked to say the least. Instead of using his equipment he welded in a piece of straight sheet metal and told me that he would get the curve of the panel by molding it out of lead. We are talking a panel about 36 inches by 36 inches with radius curves that should be all around the flat piece of sheet metal he had just welded in. This didn't seem to concern him, what his concern was, how well body filler stuck to lead. Some areas will have over 1/2 inch of lead work to get the shape of what the panel should look like.
I told him he would be better off to cut out the metal he had just welded in and make a proper repair panel, he got just a little less than furious with the suggestion and told me that he wasn't about to throw 4 hours of cutting metal and welding it into place when he could get what he wanted by using lead. I tried to explain that in the long run, getting the proper repair panel made and then welding it in would be faster, cheaper and the repair would last longer. Tomorrow he's going out, scouring the city for lead...I was speechless and all I could say was well if it doesn't seem to work out the way you planned, give me a call and we'll see what we can do about fixing it.
I don't know if I should send him a sympathy card or a get well card. I'd call it butcher work if the guy was lazy and just filled it with plastic, but I think he knows better and I just don't understand why he would buy all of the equipment and not use it...Hell, even if he didn't have a wheel, a hammer and eyeball would have saved him many hours of work a hundreds in material.
It's times like this that it feels as though trying to pass on knowledge seems futile. I am now asking you guys how to get through to this person, he's a good guy and I even volunteered to do it for him on a weekend...any suggestions?
you always have to say "I heard" this is how guys in such and such do it. That way it lessons the blow to their ego and he may then listen. I feel the need to do it every once in a while so I always make it seem like it's coming from someone out of Boyd Coddington's shop-lol The more famous or known the source is the more inclined they will be to listen.
I think you may have done all that you can at this point. You might just have to wait for him to wise up or fail, and ask you for your assistance.
I used to design and build decks as a side job. I designed and helped build both of my neighbor's decks. When a third neighbor asked for assistance, I worked with him to design the deck he wanted, and myself and the other two neighbors offered to help him build it (our labor free). He declined, saying he would hire someone. He found the worst contractor on the planet. His wife called me on several occasions to come inspect what had been done and advise her/them of any problems. There were tons of problems. His wife continued to call me, but the guy wouldn't ask me, or even want to talk about it. I think he was embarrassed. I knew the county inspector, and worked with him to insure he made the contractor fix all the problems. The neighbor still barely talks to me.
You know Bob, you may be on to something there and a part of this might be my fault, in the past I had praised his work and the work he had done was deserving of that praise. When it came to the rear panel he didn't get the praise that maybe he was expecting. Even when I think back, I remember the meeting 2 years ago when we talked filler versus lead and I mentioned that when the cars that these people are restoring where built, filler hadn't been invented yet...everything concerning body damage was either replace, pick and file or lead. That would explain why he wanted information on plastic filler sticking to lead and when I didn't answer the question right away (because in my mind that shouldn't even be talked about...the problem was the repair panel) he seemed offended or maybe I mistook his being offended for being embarrassed.
I would hate to see all that good money go to waste, let alone the time and effort. I think I may give him a call in the morning and see if I can get this resolved...for me as much as for him. I'll wear my hush puppies so I can tread lightly.
I also understand the old adage, anybody from out of town is an expert. This may be one of those times that I need to sneak up behind him and give him a whack with a Nerf Bat...LOL.
Good luck - I know it's bugging you - hope you can get it resolved. You might try suggesting that lead, like filler should be as thin as possible. I just had a mental picture of you sneaking up his driveway in your hush puppies, with a nerf bat behind you back!
Always atough deal. Ijust say how I would do it and get away from there. Sorry to say that if you try and do more you get the blame.
Welcome to my life, Ray. I deal with this on a daily basis as a scientist with all the horrible and INCORRECT information out there on vaccines, big pharma, etc. Different trade, similar problems. Unfortunately people die in my case if they get the bad advise.
As much as I'd like to help this individual, sometimes people need to fall on their face before they understand that somebody was there to give them a hand right from the start. This might be one of those cases. It would be a lot easier to just let it go but he really is a great guy and I want his project to turn out for him. Time will tell and if that time comes, I'll sum it up to a learning experience for him and help him out. If only the guy was jerk, but then I probably wouldn't care enough to start a thread...LOL. On second thought, maybe I would, it's a cool car too.
Some people just don't want to learn I figure. They have a hard time with once and they think it will always be that way I guess. I worked with a guy who would put the window in the door first, and then slide the rubber channels in. I would watch him fight every day with this, putting spray lube on the rubber trying to slide it down, ever try to PUSH a wet noodle? He would do this over and over. And every once in a while I would go over to him and ask "Do you think the factory assembles this door like that on the assembly line"? Put the rubber in first, and he would say it doesn't work for him. Folks, these late model car doors can be thrown together from across the street, not like a sixties car or 40's or something, they are so easy it is crazy, every guy in the shop puts them together in minutes yet this one guy spends forever pushing the rubber channel in. I don't get it but sometimes they just don't want to learn. Me personally, I LOVE it when someone comes over and tells me something that is going to make my job easier! It's a no brainer for me. :thumbup:
Ray, I deal with this with phone calls almost daily, so I feel your pain.
What I have found is they guy has gotten bad advice from a forum and now stripped the car and is already through the primer stage and that last thing he wants to hear is "sand it off" While I'm at it there are a lot of good forums out there but there are a couple where bad advice is the norm and endorsed by the forum owners in their own way.
One will not let you challenge bad advice and another owner is pushing a snake oil.
At this point, the guy really does not want to hear what I have to say but the truth be known, he has doubts and that is why he called.
What I do is go deep into the why and what can happen and explain how the chemicals in that situation can react, perhaps more then they want to hear but I will go a step further and say, you have a "say" 70% chance of getting away with what you have and give him a time frame of when it could happen, such as yesterday, I told the guy, it may blow first four hours in sun, 6 months or last three years, so you decide the risk.
Cheaper and easier to sand primer off now, then sanding paint and buying more paint down the road., I also try and explain, I have no dog in this fight, just giving you an honest opinion.
If you state it in black and white, they do understand.
Thanks Barry, I appreciate the advice and your right, I never thought of it but there is a reason why he called me. As a matter of fact he did call me shortly after the meeting I was telling you about and I told him at that time that advice was free, if he wanted me to build the vehicle for him that then it would cost. So I'm sure he now knows that like you say "I don't have a dog in this fight".
I don't frequent other forums but if I heard this type of advice given here, I would challenge it. I used to work with a fellow that always believed the last person he talked to, so if you wanted something done right, you needed to be sure he didn't have a chance to talk to somebody that was giving advice just for the sake of giving it and get things done while the plan was still fresh in his mind. Again, he was a great guy but had a real challenge reading people.
I know he is going out to buy lead today but he told me that he won't have time to do anything before mid next week. I was going to call him this morning but decided not to. I've spoken my piece to him and hope common sense kicks in before he pours about 75 pound of lead into the back of the vehicle. Just the fact that I know he isn't going to do anything (and he made a point of that several times in our conversation) until next week makes me think that he's in the re think process already. I hope he calls me, that way I can make it his idea and he'll save face and feel better about the decision.
Yes Brian, if somebody comes up to me with a better idea, I love it, even if it is how to mask up an antenna...I found out the first or second day in the trade that masking an antenna was much faster if you don't wrap masking tape around it, it was the guy laughing the hardest that showed me it was faster and easier to run the tape length wise and fold it over...the guy unmasking it (me) was happier to...LOL.
Thanks guys, like I say, time will tell.
Unfortunately, there are guys in all the forums on this site who think they are "experts" and others follow them. The internet is a great thing, but it can also be a bad thing if you follow bad advise and follow that with worse advise.
I'd ask him how he is going to find the right spring for that side of the car. Sounds like it will quite heavy...:D
one thing I learned about people who don't want to change their ways is if you try to help them out at least once you can say you tried. Other than that, let them think what they want. No need to be a superhero. The only time it would really bug me is if we have quality standards and the boss brings in a guy that doesn't meet them standards. Then I ask myself, can this guy be guided into the right direction? Will he take the advice, is he worth it? If he's not a fit then it's how do I tell the boss this without being a weisel? Cause I don't like being a superhero and having to tell the boss someone sucks but the team also has to stay tight.
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The little girl wanted her photo taken, too.
After Maung Mye snapped a photograph of his friend and fellow refugee, Ker Ker, the little sister asked if he would take one of her. In it, she is wearing pink, her black hair hangs over her shoulder and her closed lips hide missing front teeth.
It's the photo police put on posters when 7-year-old Hser Ner Moo went missing in early spring of 2008. It's the photo that ran next to newspaper stories after the little girl was found dead.
On Wednesday in 3rd District Court, Mye and three other men testified about their other roommate, a refugee who had only just moved into the basement of their South Salt Lake apartment before being arrested and charged with killing Hser Ner Moo on March 31, 2008.
The seven-day preliminary hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence to order 25-year-old Esar Met to stand trial on first-degree felony charges of aggravated murder and child kidnapping.
The roommates said they worked all day on March 31. They made dinner and watched TV, and then someone knocked on the door.
"He asked if we see his daughter," Ku Nu, who lived there with his brother, and two friends.
They had not. Nor had they seen Met.
Met had only moved into the apartment about two weeks earlier, the men said. Met was a refugee, but unlike the other men he was Burmese, not Karen. The men said they rarely saw him or talked to him.
Hundreds of volunteers searched for the missing child on April 1 before police found her in the men's basement. Met's defense attorneys questioned the roommates about whether they ever went into the basement, but only one said he ever did.
"I was so shocked," Po Dee, Ku Nu's brother, said of learning that the child had been killed in his apartment.
Hser Ner Moo went missing about 2 p.m. on March 31, 2008.
At 7 p.m. on April 1, FBI agents found the girl face down in Met's shower, still wearing the pink shirt, pink skirt and pink coat she was wearing the day before.
She was beaten, raped and strangled, according to charging documents.
Police have said the girl was dead within an hour of leaving the nearby apartment of her family.
An autopsy revealed she was clutching hair in her right hand similar to that of her accused killer. The autopsy also showed Hser Ner Moo had been beaten about the head, neck and torso. Some injuries were consistent with strangulation or suffocation.
The case against Met has been delayed numerous times as attorneys on both sides dealt with cultural and language barriers. Finding qualified interpreters also has been an issue.
Hser Ner Moo's parents are expected to testify Thursday as the hearing continues before Judge William Barrett.
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I have a hard time with long stock coats especially in photos.
Very deep colored female with high withers though, except in one photo, she has a definite dip behind her withers. She is quite stretched (long through the loin). Very flat croup that should be longer. Overall she is not actually a long dog, but her length comes not from a long croup and well laid back shoulder, but through a long loin (the area between where the ribs end and the pelvis starts). Good angulation in the rear, sufficient in front and her upper arm should be longer. Good pasterns, but I would like to see a tighter foot. Very nice head with a good ear set and a wonderful expression.
In the fall movement photos she does look rather heavy.
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There is only a few of them and they don't get paid to sit on the forum and give out critiques on demand.
The members here are not paid for their critiques and instead choose to share their knowledge, expertise, and time with us. They make an effort to write up a well thought out response using the experience/knowledge that they have acquired over the years, which takes a lot more energy than posting a picture on a forum and complaining when no critique is given. When someone responds with a critique, I am extremely grateful and usually try to tell them so. When no one does, I thank the people who gave me compliments instead, because someone took the time to log in, hit the reply button, and tell me they liked my dog.
It's hard to tell with long coated dogs, but I also agree that she could lose some weight. Not much, she's not fat, but taking a couple of pounds off will help. I speak from experience because my dog gets too heavy for my liking, too, and he is a 27" male weighing 80 lbs.
You may also want to cut back on the saturation editing, because that makes for an inaccurate representation of the dog, and on my computer monitor it is hard to look at.
There are not a ton of experienced enough members sitting around waiting to give critiques all day. I know you've posted quite a few critiques before without many responses, so its not like you can expect much more. If you know that there are experienced enough members to critique, just PM them instead of getting all huffy about it.
I also agree with the other posters. She is a pretty dog, but she is heavy and long bodied. None of the more recent pictures really give me a good idea of what her feet look like, so I couldn't really guess about her pasterns. They look ok to me. I think she has high withers and what looks like a weak back, but I can't really tell because I can't get a good look at her withers in the most recent picture because its not a proper stack. I can't tell about pigment really because the contrast looks off/possibly altered, but I believe she has a nice deep tan/red color. Her croup looks different depending on the stacks, and I really can't tell in the newer photos, but I believe it should be longer.
I think you would have better luck if you just PMed the people who are actually decent at giving critiques and asked politely. There is only a few of them and they don't get paid to sit on the forum and give out critiques on demand.
For me, she seems a bit over weight. 85lbs is as much as my male weighs and he is much taller than 23.5 inches and also has much more bone than she does. As for the final shots, you would have more luck if you took correctly stacked pictures and a proper head shot. There are stickies on how to do it as well as example threads. Her last and most current shot is not stacked properly and I don't think you are going to get a useful critique from it.
I also think she is slightly long in the body and down on her pasterns a bit, but again in some of the early better stacked pictures she looks better so I am not sure its her as much as the photos. Overall she is a very cute dog, but if you want the pro's to come and give you what they think you have to present them with solid photo's to work with.
|Thanks Jenn..I knew when she was younger some people did say she was very long. But to come back and get a critique when she was more mature and more filled out at 2yrs. I do agree she is quite long and I have always thought her legs were a bit on the shorter side (but I compare her to Zeus, his legs are looong). Her body is very much like her fathers as far as structure. But at almost 2 she is a big girl at like 85lbs or so and around 23 and a half inches. Thanks though I appreciate the effort you gave! I just wish someone could offer more as well. Someone on here knows how to critique but I forget who it was that gave me one back when she was like 14-15 months old.
You know I'm no pro so in my very unofficial opinion...the biggest thing that stands out to me is that piper seems a smidge long bodied... or maybe its short armed? I know shepherds are supposed to be "rectangular" but I have no idea what the exact proportions are supposed to be. As you know I love her coloring and coat. Nice eyes and she has really filled out beautifully!
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|ok thanks a lot....so can anyone give me critiuqe..whats the point of this section if no one can give a decent one...or one at all really.
|Around 20 inches; just so she doesn't have to bend down much.Bill
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She's filled out nicely. She's so beautiful too.
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Sure is pretty! Reminds me of my dog Stahl; my first long coat. If you feed her with the bowl elevated it will strengthened her pasterns! Bill
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These days, it seems contractors find themselves increasingly at odds with manufacturers of glass tile.
Take the example of Greg Andrews. One time, the widely respected veteran refused to install a particular brand of glass tile after soaking a sample in water only to find that the glue holding the mesh backing softened significantly within minutes, indicating that it wouldn't perform in a pool environment.
"[The manufacturer] said, 'No, it's not an issue. Just install it,' but they would never give me anything in writing," says Andrews, owner of Andrews Tile based in suburban Los Angeles. "So I took a small sample, put it in a glass of water, photographed it and sent it to the manufacturer. They accused me of doctoring it up."
Another time, the problem stemmed from a waterline installation where all of the tiles above the water's surface were cracked, but those underneath were fine. When Andrews was called in to replace the original contractor's work, the tile manufacturer contended the failure was due to a lack of movement joints. But the damage was identical in areas that wouldn't have been affected by expansion, Andrews says.
"I said, 'I disagree. There's something else happening here,'" he recalls. "I got kind of a nasty letter back saying, 'Your installer doesn't know what he's talking about.'"
Several more angry conversations took place, one at the manufacturer's booth in the middle of a trade show. "We went back and forth, back and forth," Andrews said. "I finally told the client, 'I won't install this material. If you'd like to choose something else, [I'll be happy to work with you].'"
Glass tile is one of the most unique, stunning, and high-end materials used in pools and spas. It's also sparking a lot of debate.
Many installers, including reputable professionals with decades of experience, are facing problems such as inexplicable delaminations and shattering of the tile, sometimes before the pool or spa has even been filled.
These issues can prove devastating to clients and the professionals who have to pay for corrections. "People have 2,000 feet of glass tile installed for $20,000, it all falls out and then costs $120,000 to take it out and put it in correctly," says Scott Fleming, owner of Glass Tile Consultants and Scott Fleming Ceramic Tile in Carlsbad, Calif.
The problem has resulted in heated conflict between manufacturers and installers, with the truth all too often buried beneath finger pointing and a lack of clear, consistent data. Yet that hasn't dampened consumers' seemingly insatiable desire for the product — indeed, glass tile is more popular today than ever before.
"Almost every [glass tile] failure I work on gets replaced with glass," says Fleming. "People love the product, and they have a vision of what it was going to look like."
Interestingly, it's the tile's very popularity that's partly responsible for these issues. A surge in demand for glass over the last decade has greatly increased the field of play, prompting new manufacturers and installers to enter the market and giving rise to questions about installation methods, types of backing and overall product quality.
The lay of the land
Traditionally, glass tile has been the highest of high-end products with a price point well over $20 per square foot. However, thanks to an influx of manufacturers entering the market, the product can now be found for as little as $3 per square foot. Moreover, the weak economy has spurred competitive bidding among installers, lowering the final cost to consumers even further.
But those savings come with a price. "People buy a material that is $25 a foot, then they [hire] a guy who charges $8 a foot, and [makes mistakes]," Fleming says. "The redos are hundreds of thousands of dollars sometimes."
This is frustrating to many reputable, high-end tile manufacturers who don't like to see their companies' image tarnished by a recent increase in substandard product and practices.
"We've always been at a retail price point of $30 or $40 per square foot," says Johnny Marckx, executive vice president of Oceanside Glasstile in Carlsbad, Calif. "When you can go to Home Depot and buy product for $5 to $10 per square foot, you can see that the market has shifted to include commodity products that can be of questionable quality for exterior applications."
As the industry began its meteoric growth spurt, it also became apparent that there was a shortage of standardization and oversight. In answer to that need, in 2012 the American National Standards Institute released ANSI A137.2, a voluntary standard that sets parameters for testing and covers issues such as strength, resistance to chemicals, and thermal shock — a phenomenon in which instantaneous temperature changes cause cracks to form. The standard also addresses aesthetic concerns such as flaws and uniformity.
Professionals have high hopes that ANSI A137.2 will help weed out tile products not suitable for wet or exterior applications. However, voluntary standards are just that — voluntary — and can take years to enter the bloodstream of a product segment.
As a result, the glass-tile industry finds itself at a unique juncture, its use growing rapidly while the standardization of production and learning curve of many installers are only beginning. While a core group of reputable manufacturers and experienced installers has flourished for decades, it may take time for the system to catch up with the burgeoning demand and influx of new players.
As one tile veteran put it, "Caveat emptor."
Movement joints
One topic at the heart of many heated debates between installers and manufacturers is the question of movement joints.
These gaps between materials (such as coping and tile, or two rows of tile) are areas where installers insert a flexible filler rather than a cementious grout. This is meant to absorb stress and allow space for the tile to expand and shift without cracking.
Yet because the material used to fill a movement joint is different from standard grout, the joints can create an undesirable visual break in the wall or floor.
An installation handbook published by the Tile Council of North America states that, in exterior applications, movement joints should be placed every 8 to 12 feet, when there's a change of plane, change of backing material or an abutting surface. Many manufacturers specify that this be followed during installation of their product and, because glass tile is more sensitive to expansion than other varieties, they encourage installers to space the joints at the closer end of the spectrum.
"If the tile is exposed to a broad range of temperatures, there will be more expansion and contraction taking place," says Ken McGregor, vice president of sales for Interstyle Ceramic & Glass Ltd. in Burnaby, B.C. Canada. "Provision must be made for that."
Many manufacturers stand behind this requirement and are baffled that the joints aren't put in place every time, considering that the TCNA recommendation is decades old and that glass is more sensitive to expansion than porcelain or ceramic. Without movement joints, they say, tile is made to perform in a way that was not intended.
"When [installers] don't put in expansion joints or caulking joints and they don't make that a floating plane ... they're turning a decorative glass face into a part of the actual pool structure," says Carl Steadly, president/CEO of Lunada Bay Tile in Torrance, Calif. "When it's a floating plane insulated from the coping and shell, it's great. When it's taking the brunt of the forces from the pool shell and the thermal shock in the pool coping, it gets crushed."
Indeed, there's little argument among veterans that these joints should always be placed between the tile line and coping, but unfortunately this practice often isn't completed in the field. "That's the one place where I would tell anybody, at the very minimum, to put one," Fleming says. "Yet, the majority don't do that."
Some will even grant that movement joints should occur in areas that see wet and dry conditions, such as the waterline and vanishing-edge weirs.
However, a number of installers, many of them veterans, question the need for the joints under water, where temperatures stay relatively consistent.
"The environment is controlled," says Jimmy Reed, president of Rock Solid Tile in suburban Los Angeles. "It's never going to be within 20 degrees either way in winter or summer. And let's say you have a round or oval shaped pool. Where are you going to even put a movement joint in there?"
But other experts believe that this may not hold true in colder climates. The difference in temperature between the frostline and pool water could be dramatic enough to cause problems, Fleming says.
The need for movement joints under water may go beyond temperature fluctuations.
"If you just look at it in regard to hot and cold, then you're missing the whole point of expansion joints," says Christina White, general manager of Hakatai Enterprises Inc., a tile distributor based in Ashland, Ore. "It allows forgiveness for any type of movement. You think about the amount of pressure that's on a swimming pool bottom — you have the water [and] that in itself is a lot of pressure. And if anything underneath moves, that's going to shift around, too. So you've [got] water pressure, unknown substrate movement, and hot and cold."
The movement joint controversy involves more than installation practices, inconvenience and aesthetic issues. Several installers claim the requirement is being used as an escape hatch for manufacturers — including those who make waterproofing agents, thinsets and other setting materials — looking to duck their warranty responsibilities.
"It's a problem with vendors not standing behind the products when there are failures," says Scott Cohen, president of The Green Scene Design & Construction in Los Angeles. "They need to learn about what happened, why it happened and how to avoid it in the future. [But] the manufacturers in some of these cases will blame the failure on the contractor's installation method when in fact it's a problem with the product."
Andrews generally agrees. "There's a lot of bad glass out there, and there are a lot of bad installers out there," he says. "Manufacturers have really tried to defend themselves by using [the movement joint] standard, some of them rightfully so, but some of them have taken it to a level where they won't accept any responsibility."
Along those lines, while there are manufacturers that will serve as important educational resources for installers, others are more reticent to provide guidance.
"There basically is no one to ask," Andrews says. "I can call a tile company and say, 'Okay, Mr. Tech Support, I have this tile project. It's a shotcrete pool, here's the psi, here's the steel schedule, here's the geological report, here are the ambient temperature fluctuations, here's the water temperature. Where should I put movement joints?' "[They'll say], 'We can't tell you.' Yet when there's a failure, regardless of the type, the expert will say, 'I can see there are no movement joints,' [and refuse to honor the warranty.] To me that's a big issue." But at the end of the day, many contractors agree that the movement-joint guideline should be followed for protection in case a lawsuit is filed.
Mounting issues
Another topic causing heated discussions within the glass-tile community is the question of mounting material.
While glass tile adds an almost other-worldly beauty to pools, it is legendarily difficult to install. Glass doesn't absorb other substances — a plus when it comes to withstanding the chemicals or algae that can mar many finishes, but a challenge to those trying to adhere the tile to the shell.
For this reason, achieving the most contact possible between the back of the tiles and the thinset is crucial. To address the issue, guidelines from the TCNA specify that 95 percent of the back surface of each glass tile must make full contact with the thinset in order for it to be securely attached to the substrate. Over the years, seasoned manufacturers and installers each took special measures to achieve the most contact possible.
Rather than gluing mesh onto the back of the sheets, as seen with ceramic and porcelain products, manufacturers mounted the front of the tile to sheets of paper that are removed during installation. This allowed installers to utilize a technique called back-buttering, whereby they applied the grout directly to the back of a sheet of tile before adhering the tile to the concrete structure. But the installation requires more care: With paper obscuring the front of the tile, it was difficult for setters to see if the sheets were straight and properly spaced, so making adjustments was more time-consuming.
Recently, more manufacturers have begun gluing at least some of their glass products onto mesh to simplify installation. However, this reduces contact between the glass and thinset, preventing installers from meeting the 95-percent rule specified in the standard.
"If you've got too much glue with the mesh, the thinset will never touch the actual glass," says Steadly. "So essentially, the thinset is bonding to the glue, not the tile. Over time, that bond is going to be weak because it's really just the glue that's holding it."
To address this reality, ANSI A137.2 states that the product should be face-mounted when used in exterior or submerged environments.
Several manufacturers agree with the rule. "With a face-mounted material, the entire surface of the back of the tile is available for bonding," says McGregor.
Quality of glass
The entry of newer manufacturers into the glass-tile market has given rise to concerns regarding product quality.
Marckx questions whether the lower-priced tiles are suitable for the demanding conditions in pools and spas. "An uninitiated buyer might consider a lesser-priced product that looks similar when pulling it off the shelf, but is it really fit for that type of use?" he says. "There's no easy way for them to evaluate if it's going to work for their project."
In particular, questions have arisen about tile that originates from countries other than the U.S., Italy or Mexico, all known for producing the material. However, without empirical data that compares the glass products from different places, there is no way to ascertain whether these concerns have validity.
"I've seen plenty of great tile from China, Japan, Turkey and Egypt," Fleming says. "I see glass from all over the world that is made well, and I see plenty made here that isn't made well."
Regardless of where the glass is manufactured, there are aspects of its production that help ensure longevity.
When forming the tile, it's crucial that the temperature be high enough to guarantee a cohesive structure.
"You want glass that's been fully melted and then fully refined," Marckx says. "This means that the tiny air bubbles occurring in the volatilization and melting process are pushed out."
The ideal temperature can vary and depends largely on the type of glass utilized and the process employed to make the tile.
"What's most important is that whoever makes the glass tile is completely on top of their own process and that the end result is stable, stress-free and will work, with proper installation, in a pool environment," says David Knox, founder of Lightstreams Glass Tile in Santa Clara, Calif.
If the glass doesn't reach sufficient temperature, the various components may not completely melt and blend together, rendering the finished product less homogeneous and thereby weaker. In addition, certain types of glass can be susceptible to "cord," or streaks with a different composition than the surrounding material that weaken the glass.
"Often when glass is not fully melted and refined, you'll get a more brittle product, which is potentially more prone to breaking," Marckx says.
This is the process by which glass tile cools — and it's a key component in determining the product's long-term durability, particularly given the temperature differentials of a pool and spa environment.
"There's a zone, typically about a 100-degree transition point, where the glass needs to be cooled very slowly," Marckx says. "If it's done right, then all the stresses [are] relieved. But if the glass is cooled too quickly, there's typically latent stress in the glass. ... It may not crack immediately, but when it's in an installation and subject to various stresses, the glass can fracture."
Knox points to a familiar example of this type of breakage: the lower-priced glass vases that come with floral arrangements and are prone to shattering if moved too quickly from cold to hot water or vice versa. "It might not be a well-annealed piece of glass," he says. "So it would have an inherent stress in it. Then when subject to a direct shock, whether thermal or mechanical, the crack or stress that was sitting there, like a tectonic plate in an earthquake, goes 'Pop.' The stress is relieved and the vase broken."
Improper control of the cooling procedure will result in the process occurring unevenly, with the corners of each tile cooling first because they have the greatest surface-to-air exposure. "The tile is cooling in sort of a circular fashion, and there's more captured heat in the middle," Marckx explains. "The outside edges will cool faster and start to contract, and there will be stress in the glass. If you even out the temperature through that critical cooling phase, then the glass gets annealed and it's relieved of that stress."
Timing of the process varies greatly, with some thinner glass mosaics requiring less than one hour in the annealing oven, while thicker, customized varieties could need as much as 12 hours, Marckx says.
Unfortunately, one can't detect with the naked eye how well glass has been annealed. The cracks and stresses are too small to see without a polarized lens on a light table or the more sophisticated polariscope. When considering a glass tile, Marckx suggests that installers and consumers question the distributor or manufacturer about how the product has been annealed.
Glass tile falls into one of four categories: fused, cast, a hybrid of those two, or low-temperature coated glass. All rely, in part, on quality ingredients for a durable final product. Lower-grade materials can result in tile that is more prone to failure.
The fused approach utilizes layers of glass that are kiln-fired until they merge. This layering can produce a striking visual effect.
"I'm creating a slab of glass, cutting it into tile shapes and then refiring it," Knox says.
Regardless of the production method, all materials should be compatible with each other, but this is particularly important for product made with the fusing process, since it involves refiring and blending together already-made glasses. If the components have varying rates of expansion and contraction, the tile will become brittle over time. "It's very important that all the raw materials have the same coefficient of expansion and a similar viscosity that will work together," Knox explains.
With the cast process, glass is brought to its liquid state, with color additives already in place, and poured into molds or presses that some liken to ice-cube trays. It is then gradually cooled before the individual tiles are removed. This method produces tiles of uniform appearance, with consistent color all the way through.
When purchasing tile created with the cast process, it should be noted that the raw materials can determine quality from batch to batch. The major ingredients that produce glass — silica sand, clays and fluxes — must be carefully monitored to achieve a consistent melt, and therefore consistent quality.
Uniformity also is needed for the components that supply color to the glass. Because these materials are generally expensive, some manufacturers may try to cut corners here. But doing so can result in significant changes in hue from batch to batch, so the consumer may not get what he or she expected.
To produce low-temperature coated glass tile, manufacturers take sheets of clear glass, cut it into individual tiles and add a coating on the back to produce color. The coatings should be applied at a temperature that's warm enough to help them cure, but not hot enough to melt or fuse the glass.
In addition, some manufacturers in an effort to be environmentally friendly incorporate recycled glass into their tiles. To do this, producers purchase the recycled glass, then melt and mix it with the other components to form a whole.
But questions have begun to surface about the quality and durability of those products.
"Using recycled bottle glass may have a lot of benefits, but there are still the same, if not higher, technical standards you have to adhere to in the quality of the batching and melting," Marckx says.
Manufacturers should take extra care to choose compatible materials with the same coeffecient of expansion.
Some industry members don't believe this is a problem.
"There was something running around the Internet [saying] that high recycled content introduces contaminants into the glass," Steadly says. "That's not true. When you take any material, silica and pigment and you melt it down to a liquid state and then cool it, it's now new glass. It's going to hold up the same as any other glass. We've had all our recycled glass tested and it tests out fine."
Marckx, who has been using recycled materials for years, believes that people leap to certain conclusions about it. "It's probably [that] someone's saying, 'This product's had a problem, and we know there was recycled glass in it.' Therefore, they come up with their own hypothesis that it was the recycled bottle glass's fault, when ... the melting, forming and annealing were more likely the culprits."
Others believe that more research should be conducted. "Certainly with recycled glass, there's the possibility of having unknown components," says McGregor. "But I'm not prepared to say that, in general, recycled glass isn't suited for [pool and spa] applications."


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The Human Park.
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Y'know, time was, people would post feedback on people's submissions around here. What about this design do people not find vote-worthy? Where can the artist do better?
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I *did* see Office Space at the theater, though. Twice. (And I was going for a riff on Office Space and the red Swingline stapler (though I made sure not to model a real brand of stapler, to avoid IP issues).
You working nights and your blurry memory doesn't change the fact that this is not a 90s reference. Neither is your other design.
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A) not 90s culture
B) enough of this Magritte riff. I love him. He's being hackneyed to death.
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I will rap this entire song for you.
It's funny, but it's a text-only design with a single non-text element.
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With many thanks to OHFireRescue for inspiring me to re-work this design to avoid the copyright issues.
Remembering back to my days of working with REAL stencils, I remembered that we had to make odd abbreviations of words that were too long to fit in the space, with the stencils we were given.
kylemittskus wrote:It's funny, but it's a text-only design with a single non-text element.
Thanks, I'm OK with that though. It's primarily a logo design that mimicks the AOL/Prodigy/Compuserve ads. I could add more graphical elements, but I really think anything else would just be a distraction.
Impressive illustration you two, great work!
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- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- Broil chicken 4-6 in.from the heat for 6-8 minutes on both sides or until juices run clear. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add asparagus. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and place in a greased shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cut chicken into thin slices.
- In a small bowl, combine the soup, Worcestershire sauce and nutmeg. Spread half over asparagus. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Top with chicken. Spread remaining soup mixture over chicken; sprinkle with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes. Fold whipped cream into mayonnaise; spread over top. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Asparagus Chicken Divan in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p62
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"This recipe is absolutely delicious. I used canned chicken chunks as that is what I had on hand and it had great flavor. I would only suggest cutting the asparagus in half for easier serving. It's definitely a keeper."
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"This really turned out nice and my 11 year old ate the asparagus!"
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"This recipe has whipping cream and mayonnaise but it doesn't tell me when to mix or with what to mix it with! Could you tell me when to mix it in with the ingredients. This sounds like a real good recipe.Thank youBeverly Verrier"


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For personal defense I can think of no situation where single action is appropriate. Additionally the spur to lower the hammer on the 638 is very small and makes that operation extra risky.
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Robert J. Blendon is Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at the School of Public Health and a faculty member of HKS. He directs the Harvard Opinion Research Program, which focuses on the better understanding of public knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about health and other major domestic public policy issues. He also co-directs a joint polling project with The Washington Post, NPR and the Kaiser Family Foundation. He has received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for excellence in public opinion research. Prior to his Harvard appointment, he was senior vice-president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition, he has served as a senior consultant for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Governors' Association, and the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a doctoral degree in health policy from the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.
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before you ship it to Salbo, go back to the range.
If the gas reg nut is turned all the way shut then all of the gas should be going back to cycle the bolt.
Sounds like the Gas plug is turned the wrong way.
Turn the gas plug the other way and set the regulator on 5 or 6
Fire a couple of rounds and see what you got.
Keep in mind that the regulator needs to be adjusted for each brand of ammo you shoot. Yes, you can set it so it will shoot everything, but then it will beat your shoulder to death.


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Police investigate incident outside East Lyme police station
East Lyme — Police investigated Thursday an incident that may have occurred inside a white van parked in the East Lyme Police Department parking lot, on Route 156 in Niantic.
The state police major crime unit was at the scene investigating. East Lyme resident state trooper and East Lyme police were also at the scene, as were the East Lyme fire marshal and First Selectman Paul Formica. Police were called to the scene at around 3 p.m.
The parking lot was taped off with police tape, and police hung up a red tarp in front of the van. Route 156 (Main Street) remained open.
Formica said police were investigating. He had no further comment.


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16,000 pages and counting of regulation put together by people who are not medically trained and are not accountable to the voting public???? What good can be expected?
You quote the worst-case scenarios from the article, but not the paragraphs that refer to premiums only going up moderately or even decreasing.
No, it's the large insurance providers who are quoting much smaller AND larger increases. I wonder how much extra profit health insurance companies will try to hide in their increases, blaming it on gov't instead.


text: Hi everyone, Here's the story, a few months ago a neighbourhood cat that I feed had kittens and they were ill, eventually they fell from the roof to my neighbour's backyard(literally, but they were okay) and I started feeding them too and it became obvious that one of them needed urgent treatment or it would die since the little fellow couldn't eat due to a stuffed nose and runny eyes. I knew I had to do something, and since I couldn't keep the cats, I started looking for a place to put them and that's when I found out about this friend's shelter/sanctuary, a long story short, she took the kitties with her, treated them and one of them was already adopted! I paid for their expenses, I just couldn't keep the animals with me. Since I've been helping her with food donations and by photographing the animals so that they look prettier on their adoption announcements. Smokey and Wicca Wicca before and after treatment Wicca at her new home Other cats in the shelter So why am I telling you this? My friend has been out of luck lately when it comes to vet expenses. She has 11 cats(some are her own, but most are up for adoption) and a dog and over the past couple of months a cat died with kidney failure, another was shot and needed care, she had to neuter a few animals and now one of her own cats has mammary cysts and she wants her to have surgery (that alone is 150). You can imagine those vet bills! I know lot's of FSUers are animal lovers so my request is that if you think you can spare a couple of bucks to help my friend with all these bills and upkeep of the sanctuary, let me know and I'll make sure the donations reach her. Thanks so much for your help! And enjoy the kitty photos


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I have FP armor and I'm trimming out the chest. I figure that I better get the display before I cut too much off.
I'm aware of the TK409 and Fettronics boards. I'm just wondering if there is a big difference? I'm not looking to bash either one I just want to pros and cons. Is there another one out there? Are they still making them?
Thanks for the help.


text: Hey all! What are your thoughts on BobaMaker UK? I've got a helmet from Asok but that's about it at the moment. I see some of his prices are a bit higher than others, plus it'd have to be shipped overseas to get to me. But the costume pieces themselves look good, I think. I know we've got FettPride here on TDH, but it seems he's been pretty busy lately. How's BMUK hold up in terms of both durability and accuracy? Thanks in advance for your input!


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InvizX, from Seaguar, is a clear fluorocarbon fishing line exhibiting a virtually invisible appearance and a high tensile strength. As much as 40% stronger than competitors, Seaguar's InvizX fluorocarbon is a soft, supple and more castable line - bass fishermen have become especially fond of this line due to it's ease of use. Picking out line from a bird's nest every other cast can damage the line's strength and become genuinely frustrating; InvizX, on the other hand, is very easy to handle and casts like a dream. InvizX fluorocarbon can be used in both Spinning Reels and Bait Casting Reels due to its' soft nature. The line is strong, yet sensitive, and offers advanced hook setting power and knot strength. Suitable for both fresh water and salt water. As with all 100% Fluorocarbon products, InvizX is much less visible underwater than monofilament line and virtually invisible to fish. InvizX is also UV resistant, chemical resistant, non-absorbent, high-density and impervious to cold conditions. Made from 100% Seaguar resins and produced using Seaguar's proprietary extrusion process.
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text: You've got options! Whether you're looking for a single or a suite, a sandwich or stir-fry, RWU has you covered. With eight residence halls offering living situations from singles to apartments with full kitchens, how and where you live is up to you. We even offer limited graduate student housing. Even though some of our residence halls come with kitchens, you may want to hang on to your meal plan. Thanks to the variety, quality and locally sourced meals served up by our catering company, Bon Appetit, our dining ranks in the top 5% of the nation, according to student satisfaction surveys. It's just that good!


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Wednesday, August 10
Back in 1991 we headed to Lisbon for a European Cup tie but, unfortunately, work and finances prevented me from travelling on that occasion. Somewhat incredibly, considering how many matches we have played all over the continent since that day, we have never been back.
Consequently our last pre-season encounter before the real stuff begins was my first ever visit to what I found to be a quite fantastic city.
To be fair, a Friday and Saturday night in August is likely to be entertaining in any location across the globe so I would be wrong to suggest I was surprised. But there was a huge amount on offer in Portugal's capital and it will be no shock to hear our particular travelling party made sure we enjoyed it to the full.
From my experience, the Biarro Alto was almost unique with all the locals and visitors alike cramming into the tiny streets and enjoying the outside atmosphere, varied restaurants and bar culture. Both evenings we took it in and enjoyed every minute.
Daytime we visited the port area and also took in one of the quite incredible tram rides through the narrow, hilly and twisty streets. Altogether an experience that makes me hope we get the chance to go back.
Sandwiched in the middle of course was our game in the very 'Emirates' like Stadio de Luz. A forty thousand-plus crowd made sure of a relatively noisy and colourful atmosphere for a match that very much mirrored many on this year's pre-season adventures. A good first-half performance, many many personnel changes and a not so encouraging second-half.
Once again however, I reiterate how pre-season is all about making sure your whole squad is fit and ready. It is only the incredible media coverage these days that makes it feel more important than that.
Welcome to our latest signing, Alex OC. Let's hope he has a long and successful career at our great club. With the media rumour mill continuing and changing by the hour, time will tell if there will be any further comings and goings.
There is no doubt we need to be up and running from minute one with a hugely testing opening month, added to of course by Friday's draw pairing us with Udinese.
See you at St James' Park.
Flag in place at the Stadio de Luz
Players get ready for the off
One of the city's famous trams
Possibly the best street in Lisbon?!


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Navigating through Airports
15 November 2012 , 5:48 PM by Louise Hales
How can airports always be so hard to get around? The signs are confusing, the gates are miles away and you never know what to do with your liquids because every time you fly, the rules have changed!
But at Queensland University of Technology, researchers have started looking at how it can all change in the 'Airports of the Future' project. Phd candidate Andrew Cave is specifically looking at how people navigate around airports, to stop them from getting lost and make the travel experience more enjoyable.
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Bulb Jars are being discontinued by the manufacturer and are currently available to ship from Denver only, or for pick up in Denver. Quantities are limited. Once they are gone, product will be discontinued.
Case of 96
Also available individually, 4 oz. Bulb Jars with mini flat lid. Cute and great container to use for occasions such as baby showers, weddings, or even stocking stuffers this Christmas! At 4 ounces, it's also an impeccable size to produce samples of the scents you will carry for your customers.
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Frozen in time
The tour at Schramsberg Vineyards—the pioneer in sparkling winemaking—gives you a look at a mind-boggling 2 million bottles of bubbles in 2 miles of underground caves that were dug out in 1862. Festooned with lichen and dug deep into the mountain, they evoke the ancient caves of Champagne, France—but are more gothic and mysterious. Stacks of bottles gleam in the dimness as you pass, green lanterns glow overhead, and you may even get to taste by the light of giant candelabra in a moss-perfumed cavern.
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1,395. Re: Free 4/15/2013javabird Apr 15, 2013 5:59 PM (in response to BrandieC)
BrandieC wrote:New Orleans settings, gangland murder, police corruption, and international drug operations are the backdrop for J.C. Simmons' sixth serial mystery. Jay Leicester, P.I., is drawn into a worldwide drug manufacturing operation when an old family friend's grandson is brutally murdered and nailed to a French Quarter street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Popping the Shine (Book 6 of the Jay Leicester Mysteries Series)
Note, this is a Smashwords title, and based on the reviews it is only a preview. People are encouraged to use the Smashwords thread to post Smashwords books:
1,396. Re: Free 4/15/2013BrandieC Apr 15, 2013 7:33 PM (in response to javabird)
I don't know why one reviewer thought this book was a preview. It has a prologue, 18 chapters, and an epilogue. The reviews on Amazon indicate that, while it is shorter than some of the other books in the series, it is still a complete book, and it certainly appears that way when I bring it up in my NOOK app. In fact, after the epilogue, the author states that he hopes the reader enjoyed the "sixth installment" in the series and provides a link to Amazon's review page for the book, which I would not expect if this were, in fact, a preview.
I apologize for not noticing that this was a Smashwords title.
1,397. Re: Free NOOKbook summary thread - please no OTA3A Apr 16, 2013 9:01 AM (in response to Doug_Pardee)
by James Phelan
Publisher: Kensington
1,398. Re: Free 4/15/2013fozzishg Apr 16, 2013 5:59 PM (in response to A3A)
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Nook Book "Limited Time" Freebie List - 4/16/2013
New items are in bold and followed by 3 asterisks. Please make sure that the price is what you expect it to be before hitting "Buy".
The latest Perennial Freebie List is located here.
- Pitch Dark: Dark Days of Fall Sampler: Supernaturally; Fateful; Cold Kiss; A Beautiful Dark; and Eve (HarperCollins Publishers) (8/22)
- Reader and Educator Guide to "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) (9/21)
- Come Fly With Me (Sandi Perry) (1/26)
- Hurricane (Galaxy Press, LLC)
- Under the Black Ensign (Galaxy Press, LLC) (4/9)
- Looped (Agate Publishing, Incorporated) (4/14) (***)
- The Queen's Guard: Violet: Book One in the Queen's Guard Series (Medallion Press, Incorporated) (4/15) (***)
Contemporary fiction
- Zane's I'll Be Home for Christmas: An eShort Story (Atria Books) (3/1)
- Brief Encounter: An Erotic Short (HarperCollins Publishers) (3/26)
- Seven Wonders Journals: The Select (HarperCollins Publishers) (12/18)
- The Boy in the Lot (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (7/28)
- The Night Everything Changed (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (8/8)
- The Graveyard Speaks (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (4/15) (***)
Computers & Internet
- First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Introducing Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Introducing Windows Server 2012 RTM Edition (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
- Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 Users (Microsoft Press) (2/4)
Young Adult
- Brookdale and Beyond: A Barry Lyga Sampler (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) (8/21)
- Double Crossed (Disney Publishing Worldwide) (1/11)
- NOOK study's 50 Survival Tips: How to WIN at College (Barnes & Noble) (9/8)
- NOOKstudy's Lining Up a Semester Abroad: 25 Tips (Barnes & Noble) (9/8)
- NOOKstudy's How to Land an Internship: 25 Tips (Barnes & Noble) (9/8)
- A Call for Change (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) (1/11)
- Cowboy Dad (Harlequin) (8/16)
- The Gatekeeper (Harlequin) (11/15)
- Waking Up Married (Harlequin) (12/11)
- Temporary Arrangement (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (2/26)
- Alone Time (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (3/7)
- Hotter than Hot (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (3/7)
- The World of Stephanie Laurens (HarperCollins Publishers) (3/12)
- Exotic Indulgence (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (3/18)
- The Right Wrong Number (St. Martin's Press) (3/30)
- Cowboy with a Cause (Harlequin) (4/1)
- A SEAL's Seduction (Harlequin) (4/1)
- Dark Wolf Rising (Harlequin) (4/1)
- Uncovering the Correttis (Harlequin) (4/1)
- Light This Candle (Harlequin) (4/1)
- Good Neighbors (Harlequin) (4/1)
- The Other Side of Us (Harlequin) (4/1)
- Just Joe (Harlequin) (4/1)
- Love's Stormy Gale (Heartsong Presents Series #1048) (Harlequin) (4/1)
- One Tiny Miracle... (Harlequin) (4/1)
Mystery & Thrillers
- Grave Danger (Harlequin) (8/1)
- A Dream of Death (Harrison Drake, via Smashwords) (9/24)
- No Escape (HarperCollins Publishers) (3/28)
- The Iron Duke (Galaxy Press, LLC) (4/9)
- The Kidnapping Free Short Story Preview: A short story preview for Alex Berenson?s new novel The Night Ranger, featuringJohn Wells (Penguin Group (USA)) (3/11)
Health, Mind & Body
- AARP 2013 Almanac: Free Stuff, Scams and Savings, Diet and Health Tips, Movie Classics and More (AARP) (11/30)
- Motiv8n' U (Medallion Press, Incorporated) (4/15) (***)
- She Drives Me Crazy (St. Martin's) (4/18)
- Oops! I'm The Paparazzi (Toffee Apple Publishing) (6/22)
- Bleak Expectations: A Tantalizing Taster (Constable & Robinson) (11/4)
- The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Atria) (6/12)
- The Prince (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) (6/20)
- Paradise Lost: With bonus material from The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper (Simon & Schuster) (12/18)
- America the Beautiful (Rand McNally) (6/15)
- Fodor's 100 Hotel Awards 2012 (RH Travel) (11/10)
- Top 10 Warm-Weather Getaways: Choosing Your Perfect Warm-Weather Getaway (Lonely Planet Publications) (2/28)
- The Fierce Reads Anthology: A Tor.Com Original (Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC) (7/1)
- A Pehov Duet (Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC) (2/26)
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Religion & Spirituality
- CEB Common English Bible Psalms (Common English Bible) (5/16)
- The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV) (Crossway) (6/7)
- Perfectly Dateless (Universally Misunderstood Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (2/25)
- Jerk Magnet, The (Life at Kingston High Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/4)
- Me, Just Different (The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/5)
- The Jesus Experiment: What Happens When You Follow in His Footsteps? (Tyndale House Publishers) (4/14) (***)
- Brains: How They Seem to Work (Pearson Education) (4/16) (***)
Cooking, Food & Wine
- The Atria Holiday Cooking Collection: 40 Delicious Recipes (Atria Books) (11/3)
- An Unbelievably Gluten-Free Holiday Sampler (Workman Publishing Company, Inc.) (12/3)
- Circle of Friends Cookbook 25 Chili Recipes (Gooseberry Patch, LLC) (1/14)
- The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm (Agate Publishing, Incorporated) (4/14) (***)
Contemporary Fiction
- Swim (Atria) (5/8)
- Ten Rules for a Call Girl (Touchstone) (6/6)
- The Rose of Fire (HarperCollins Publishers) (6/20)
- The Atria Summer Beach-Read Bag: Escape the Heat with Excerpts from Cool Reads (Atria Books) (7/3)
- Under the Olive Tree: A Novella (HarperCollins Publishers) (8/10)
- Fragments: Elena Ferrante on Writing, Reading, and Anonymity (Europa) (9/19)
- Christmas in Venice: A Short Story (HarperCollins Canada) (2/26)
- Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 (Penguin Group (USA)) (3/1)
- A Walk in the Park (St. Martin's Press) (3/7)
- Simon & Schuster 2013 Fiction Sampler (Simon & Schuster) (4/8)
- Mary Higgins Clark eBook Sampler (Simon & Schuster) (4/9)
Children's eBooks
- See Me Grow Fun! (Scholastic Discover More Series) (Scholastic, Inc.) (1/6)
- I Can Read!: 100 Tips for Beginning Readers (PagePerfect NOOK Book) (HarperCollins Publishers) (4/16) (***)
- Sounds from The Great Animal Orchestra (Little, Brown) (6/5)
- The Ether Dispute: Revisiting Einstein's Argument That Space Is a Physical Substance (Lulu.com) (3/2)
Religious Fiction
- Gentleman of Her Dreams (Baker Publishing Group) (9/8)
- Calling of Emily Evans, The (Women of the West Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (1/11)
- Secrets (Michelli Family Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (1/18)
- The Beginning: An eShort prequel to The Bridge (Howard Books) (1/26)
- Invisible (Ivy Malone Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (1/30)
- Back on Murder (Roland March Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (2/1)
- A Hope Undaunted (Winds of Change Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (2/11)
- Relentless (Dominion Trilogy Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (2/13)
- Out of Control (Kincaid Brides Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (2/25)
- Florian's Gate (Priceless Collection Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/4)
- Paradise Valley (The Daughters of Caleb Bender Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/11)
- Distant Dreams (Ribbons of Steel Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/13)
- Waiting for Summer's Return (Baker Publishing Group) (3/18)
- In the Company of Secrets (Postcards from Pullman Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/18)
- Daughter of Joy (Brides of Culdee Creek Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/31)
- Candle in the Darkness (Refiner's Fire Series #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/31)
- Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (3/31)
- New Kid Catastrophes (Tyndale House Publishers) (4/1)
- Daughter of the Loom (Bells of Lowell Book #1) (Baker Publishing Group) (4/8)
Comics & Graphic Novels
- Starcraft: Kerrigan - Hope and Vengeance #0 (NOOK Comics with Zoom View) (DC Comics) (3/2)
Children's Books
- Will Solvit and the T-Rex Terror (Book 1) (Parragon, Incorporated) (3/1)
- Reflections on the Game (NBC) (6/15)
- The 2012-13 Chicago Bulls: A Superstar's Setback, A Team Transformed (Agate Digital) (4/14) (***)
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- The Goddess Hunt (Harlequin) (12/20)
- MILA 2.0: Origins: The Fire (HarperCollins Publishers) (3/26)
- The Stone of Destiny: A Novel (Cook, David C.) (4/15) (***)
- After the Battle on Starship Hill: Prologue to The Children of the Sky (Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC) (4/15) (***)
- In the Dark (Samhain Publishing, Ltd.) (4/15) (***)
- Chasers (Alone Series #1) (Kensington Publishing Corporation) (4/16) (***)
World Literature
- Grimm: The Essential Guide (PagePerfect NOOK Book) (NBC Publishing) (10/8)
- Forty Stories: New Writing from Harper Perennial (HarperCollins Publishers) (8/10)
- The Educators' Guide to The Message: A Digital Companion (NBC Publishing) (10/8)
Business & Investing
- Global Banking 2020: Foresight & Insights (Enhanced Version) (Knowledge@Wharton) (9/10)
- A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated) (9/25)
- Heroes Get Hired: How To Use Your Military Experience to Master the Interview (NBC Publishing) (2/14)
- Oil Safari: In Search of the Source of America's Fuel (Agate Digital) (4/14) (***)
- Don't Die Broke: How Annuities Can Guarantee Your Income and Keep Your Retirement from Going Belly-Up (Agate Publishing, Incorporated) (4/14) (***)
- Deal with Your Debt: Free Yourself from What You Owe, Updated and Revised (Pearson Education) (4/15) (***)
- The Truth About Managing People (Pearson Education) (4/16) (***)
- Investing with Volume Analysis: Identify, Follow, and Profit from Trends (Pearson Education) (4/16) (***)
- Richard Templar's Rules: The Complete Compilation (Collection) (Pearson Education) (4/16) (***)
1,401. Repeat Freebies 4/17/2013A3A Apr 16, 2013 10:56 PM (in response to Doug_Pardee)
by Christa Allan
Publisher: Abingdon Press
by Linda S. Clare
Publisher: Abingdon Press
by Gail Sattler
Publisher: Abingdon Press
1,402. Free 4/18/2013A3A Apr 17, 2013 10:45 PM (in response to Doug_Pardee)
by Mark Steele
Publisher: Cook, David C.
by Howard F. Sugden, Warren W. Wiersbe
Publisher: Cook, David C.
1,403. Married By MidnightFroide Apr 18, 2013 11:56 PM (in response to Doug_Pardee)
I didn't see this one on the list:
Married By Midnight
by Julianne MacLean
Series: Pembroke Palace #4
Product Details
- Publisher: CreateSpace
- Publication date: 7/13/2012
- Pages: 180Married By Midnight
1,404. Today's Free Fridays BookFroide Apr 19, 2013 7:50 AM (in response to Froide)The Breath of God by Jeffrey Small
1,405. Re: Free 4/15/2013bklvr896 Apr 20, 2013 11:23 AM (in response to fozzishg)
fozzishg wrote:
The Circle of Promise no longer free... and what is up with not posting Smashwords books in this thread? I have found some really good reads that are Smashwords and did not see that they should be excluded in the first post.... just asking
There is a separate thread for Smashword titles. Smashwords has a lot of freebies and some people are not interested in Smashword titles, so at some point it was decided to set up a separate thread for them. Obviously, this is a user run thread, so it's not a "BN" rule, it's just a way to keep the threads organized and easier for people to find things.
1,406. Free 4/21/2013A3A Apr 21, 2013 8:58 AM (in response to Doug_Pardee)
by Brian Willis
Publisher: Whitaker House
1,407. Re: Free 4/21/2013A3A Apr 21, 2013 9:47 AM (in response to A3A)
Grant Achatz: The Remarkable Rise of America's Most Celebrated Young Chef
by Chicago Tribune Staff (Editor)
Publisher: Agate Digital
by Chicago Tribune Staff
Publisher: Agate Digital
1,408. Re: Free 4/21/2013A3A Apr 21, 2013 9:51 AM (in response to A3A)
by Anna H. Blessing
Publisher: Agate Publishing
by Marvin Zonis
Publisher: Agate Publishing
1,409. Free 4/22/2013A3A Apr 21, 2013 10:54 PM (in response to Doug_Pardee)
My Adventures with Six Kids, One Rockstar Husband, and a Heart to Fight Poverty
by Anna Smith
Publisher: Cook, David C.


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Seasonless Ruffle Jacket
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- Contour fit.
- Two-button closure. Stand collar and button-down lapel has self-shirred mini ruffles. Self-piped contour seams and peplum. Open-stitch inset at the shoulder yoke in front and back. Contour seams in back curve into eight-button detail above a box pleated peplum. Vented 3/4 sleeves. Black buttons.
- Lightly padded shoulders. Panel-seamed lining with leopard print piping. Logo locker chain.
- Hits at mid-hip. (From shoulder, 24.75" in front, 23.5" in back.)


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While most students were enjoying their summer vacation, Jennifer Hoang, Valeria Hernandez and Mitchell Nguyen, under the supervision of Dr. Elmer Ledesma, assistant professor of chemistry, were hard at work studying the pyrolysis, combustion and gasification for biomass compound Eugenol, in the University of St. Thomas chemistry labs.
Months later their work and perseverance was rewarded as their research was recently accepted for publication in a major journal, Energy and Fuels.
"Most people outside of the school don't realize we do scientific research," Ledesma said. "A good way to get that known is through publication. The students are publishing graduate-level research as undergraduates. It is a major achievement for the school and the students."
The research focused on the development of a mechanism for the vapor-phase cracking of the biomass product, Eugenol. Made from agriculture and industrial waste, biomass offers an alternative to modern day energy production. The big picture behind the research lies in the data that can be derived. Both thermodynamic and kinetic data gathered could be used in the development of industrial scale combustors powered by biomass that can change the face of energy production.
Hoang, a sophomore bio-chemistry major and pre-dental student, is still in disbelief about the publication. With intentions of going into dentistry, this research offered little in the way of practical application in the dental field, but allowed her to exercise the application of the scientific method.
"It is unusual for a sophomore or someone so early in their university education to get published," Hoang said. "Usually it is a junior or senior, someone more advanced and taking upper division courses. Dr. Ledesma reached out to me while I was a freshman, and over the summer, I really worked on the research."
Hoang said the research process was a lesson in patience and perseverance; there were lulls in the research while waiting for results to process. Perhaps the most important tool in battling the lulls was her tie-dyed lab coat. When the hours ran together and the work seemed slow, her lab coat made everything seem more colorful. In the end, the results were worth the commitment.
Hoang and the rest of the research team plan on continuing their research; this time instead of using Eugenol, they will study a similar model fuel compound, 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol.
"We are doing the same process in developing a mechanism," Hoang said. "That is the next stage."
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