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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 6, 2015) - Inter Pipeline Ltd. ("Inter Pipeline") (TSX:IPL) announced today record financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015.
Second Quarter Highlights
Director Appointment
Financial Performance
Inter Pipeline generated record financial results in the second quarter of 2015. Funds from operations totalled $181 million or $0.54 per share, a gain of $49.4 million compared to the second quarter of 2014. This increase is primarily due to record financial results from the oil sands transportation business segment. Additional cash flow resulted from major components of the Cold Lake and Polaris pipeline system expansions entering commercial service in January 2015.
In the second quarter 2015, Inter Pipeline's four business segments generated funds from operations as follows:
Corporate costs for the quarter, including interest, income tax and general and administrative charges, totalled $44.4 million.
Cash Dividends
Declared dividend payments to shareholders totalled a new record of $123.1 million or $0.3675 per share, representing an 18 percent increase over the same period in 2014. This large increase is attributable to a 14 percent dividend increase announced in November of 2014 and a greater number of shares outstanding.
Inter Pipeline's current monthly dividend rate is $0.1225 per share or $1.47 per share on an annualized basis. Payout ratio for the quarter remained attractive at 71.9 percent compared to 81.5 percent in the second quarter of 2014.
Inter Terminals Sweden Acquisition
In June, Inter Pipeline completed the acquisition of four petroleum and petrochemical storage terminals in Sweden from a subsidiary of Koninklijke Vopak N.V. This $131 million transaction increased Inter Pipeline's total storage capacity in Europe by 40 percent to approximately 27 million barrels. Inter Pipeline acquired the business at an attractive purchase price multiple of approximately 6.7 times average historical EBITDA. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Inter Pipeline's annual funds from operations by approximately $0.04 per share.
This acquisition is highly complementary to Inter Pipeline's existing storage operations in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. With the closing of the transaction, Inter Pipeline is now the largest independent bulk liquid storage provider in Scandinavia. The Swedish terminals have been rebranded under the name Inter Terminals Sweden.
Oil Sands Transportation
The oil sands transportation segment generated record financial results in the second quarter of 2015. Funds from operations increased 114 percent to a record $135 million, representing a gain of $72 million over second quarter 2014 levels. The marked increase in funds from operations was a result of major expansions on the Cold Lake and Polaris pipeline systems which entered commercial service earlier in the year.
Funds from operations in the oil sands transportation business are not generally impacted by pipeline throughput volumes. Major transportation agreements with third party shippers are typically structured as cost-of-service contracts, which generate stable and predictable cash flow to Inter Pipeline.
Throughput volumes within this business segment were 853,900 b/d, consistent with shipments in the similar period in 2014. Volumes transported by pipeline system in the current quarter were as follows:
Cold Lake volumes increased 21,700 b/d or 4 percent compared to the same period in 2014, despite severe wildfires in Alberta which affected certain oil production facilities. Throughput volumes on the Polaris pipeline system increased by 89,100 b/d or 290 percent relative to results in the same period last year. Diluent deliveries on the Polaris system have increased significantly following completion of a major capacity expansion project in early 2015. Average volumes on the Corridor pipeline system decreased by 114,900 b/d or 35 percent compared to the same period in 2014. Corridor volumes were impacted by maintenance activities at the Athabasca Oil Sands Project Scotford upgrader.
In April 2015, a new 12-inch diameter, 4-kilometre Polaris pipeline connection to Athabasca Oil Corporation's Hangingstone oil sands project was placed into service. This $29 million project is expected to generate approximately $5 million of annual EBITDA, under a long-term cost-of-service agreement.
In June 2015, Inter Pipeline completed capacity expansion work on the Polaris Pipeline system for the second phase of the Kearl oil sands project operated by Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited. This $45 million project is expected to generate an incremental $19 million in annual EBITDA under a 25-year cost-of-service transportation agreement.
Conventional Oil Pipelines
Funds from operations in the quarter totalled $46.5 million within the conventional oil pipelines segment as compared to $49.6 million in the same quarter last year. Slightly lower results were primarily due to lower contributions from midstream marketing activities, offset partially by higher crude oil volumes transported.
Horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing activity, predominantly in the Viking formation in Saskatchewan, continues to underpin higher conventional throughput volumes. Aggregate throughput on Inter Pipeline's three conventional gathering systems totalled 208,500 b/d, a quarter-over-quarter increase of approximately 4 percent. Volume growth continues to be strongest on the Mid-Saskatchewan pipeline system where throughput levels have risen to 76,000 b/d, representing a 21 percent increase over second quarter 2014 volumes.
In July, Inter Pipeline completed a $112 million expansion of its Mid-Saskatchewan pipeline system. Total capacity for light crude oil increased 95,000 b/d through the construction of 50 km of new mainline pipe segments and 40 km of new pipeline laterals to connect 5 new oil batteries. The expanded system also provides significant transportation capacity for third party connections. The expansion, now fully in service, is supported by a number of contracts that are expected to generate approximately $25 million to $30 million in incremental annual EBITDA.
NGL Extraction
NGL extraction financial results continued to be impacted by lower frac-spread pricing on propane-plus sales at the Cochrane NGL extraction facility, partially offset by higher production volumes. Funds from operations totalled $23.3 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared to $34.7 million in the second quarter of 2014. In the quarter, realized frac-spread prices averaged US $0.35 per US gallon, down approximately 55 percent over the same period last year.
Natural gas flows to Inter Pipeline's extraction facilities at Cochrane and Empress were strong in the quarter. In total, 2.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas was processed, extracting 90,400 b/d of natural gas liquids.
Bulk Liquid Storage
Inter Pipeline's bulk liquid storage segment generated funds from operations of $20.6 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared to $18.2 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase is largely due to higher utilization rates in Denmark and the inclusion of Inter Terminals Sweden in this quarter's results.
Overall utilization rates in the second quarter of 2015 were substantially higher, averaging 93 percent compared to 75 percent in the second quarter of 2014. European storage operations benefited from stronger contango pricing relationships in the futures markets for several petroleum products. This was particularly evident at Inter Terminals Denmark where utilization averaged 95 percent, up 30 percent from the same period in 2014.
Financial Position
Inter Pipeline continues to maintain a strong balance sheet with significant liquidity available on its committed revolving credit facility. As at June 30, 2015, Inter Pipeline had over $570 million of credit capacity on its $1,250 million credit facility. At quarter end, Inter Pipeline's recourse debt to capitalization ratio was 54.7 percent, compared to 54.2 percent as at December 31, 2014.
Inter Pipeline also maintains strong investment grade credit ratings. Standard & Poor's and DBRS Limited have assigned Inter Pipeline credit ratings of BBB+ and BBB (high), respectively.
Board of Directors Appointment
Inter Pipeline is pleased to announce that Ms. Margaret McKenzie has agreed to join Inter Pipeline's Board of Directors effective August 6, 2015. Ms. McKenzie brings over 25 years of financial experience in the energy sector to Inter Pipeline, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Range Royalty Management Ltd.
Ms. McKenzie holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta since 1985. She obtained her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2013. Margaret currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonavista Energy Corporation, Encana Corporation and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
Conference Call & Webcast
Inter Pipeline will hold a conference call and webcast on August 6 at 2:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) /4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2015 financial and operating results.
To participate in the conference call, please dial 416-340-2216 or 800-355-4959. A pass code is not required. A recording of the call will be available for replay until August 13, 2015 by dialing 905-694-9451 or 800-408-3053. The pass code for the replay is 1075494.
A webcast of the conference call can be accessed on Inter Pipeline's website at www.interpipeline.com by selecting "Investor Relations" then "Events & Webcasts/Conference Calls". An archived version of the webcast will be available for approximately 90 days.
MD&A, Financial Statements & Notes
The Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and consolidated financial statements provide a detailed explanation of Inter Pipeline's operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014. These documents are available at www.interpipeline.com and at www.sedar.com.
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Inter Pipeline is a major petroleum transportation, bulk liquid storage and natural gas liquids extraction business based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Inter Pipeline owns and operates energy infrastructure assets in western Canada and northern Europe. Additional information about Inter Pipeline can be found at www.interpipeline.com.
Inter Pipeline is a member of the S&P/TSX 60 Index and its shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol IPL.
Certain information contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding timing and completion of, and EBITDA Inter Pipeline expects to generate from, the Polaris, Cold Lake and Mid-Saskatchewan pipeline and other projects and possible future Cold Lake and Polaris pipeline expansions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Inter Pipeline in no manner represents that actual results, levels of activity and achievements will be the same in whole or in part as those set out in the forward-looking statements herein. Such information, although considered reasonable by Inter Pipeline at the time of preparation, may later prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the statements made. For this purpose, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements often contain terms such as "may", "will", "should", "anticipate", "expects" and similar expressions. Such assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, risks and assumptions associated with operations, such as Inter Pipeline's ability to successfully implement its strategic initiatives and achieve expected benefits, including the further development of its oil sands pipeline systems; assumptions concerning operational reliability; the availability and price of labour and construction materials; the status, credit risk and continued existence of customers having contracts with Inter Pipeline and its affiliates; availability of energy commodities; volatility of and assumptions regarding prices of energy commodities; competitive factors, pricing pressures and supply and demand in the natural gas and oil transportation, ethane transportation and natural gas liquids extraction and storage industries; assumptions based upon Inter Pipeline's current guidance; fluctuations in currency and interest rates; inflation; the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; risks and uncertainties associated with Inter Pipeline's ability to maintain its current level of cash dividends to its shareholders; risks inherent in Inter Pipeline's Canadian and foreign operations; risks of war, hostilities, civil insurrection, instability and political and economic conditions in or affecting countries in which Inter Pipeline and its affiliates operate;
severe weather conditions; terrorist threats; risks associated with technology; Inter Pipeline's ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet its current and future obligations; Inter Pipeline's ability to access external sources of debt and equity capital; general economic and business conditions; the potential delays of and costs of overruns on construction projects, including, but not limited to Inter Pipeline's current oil sands projects and future expansions of Inter Pipeline's oil sands pipeline systems; risks associated with the failure to finalize formal agreements with counterparties in circumstances where letters of intent or similar agreements have been executed and announced by Inter Pipeline; Inter Pipeline's ability to make capital investments and the amounts of capital investments; changes in laws and regulations, including environmental, regulatory and taxation laws, and the interpretation of such changes to Inter Pipeline's business; the risks associated with existing and potential future lawsuits and regulatory actions against Inter Pipeline and its affiliates; increases in maintenance, operating or financing costs; availability of adequate levels of insurance; difficulty in obtaining necessary regulatory approvals and maintenance of support of such approvals; and such other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Inter Pipeline's reports and filings with the Canadian securities authorities. The impact of any one assumption, risk, uncertainty or other factor on a particular forward-looking statement cannot be determined with certainty, as these are interdependent and Inter Pipeline's future course of action depends on management's assessment of all information available at the relevant time. You can find a discussion of those risks and uncertainties in Inter Pipeline's securities filings at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this document, and, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and regulations, Inter Pipeline assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary note.
All dollar values are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain financial measures referred to in this news release are not measures recognized by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Investors are cautioned that these non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as alternatives to other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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As of June 9, 2016 a new law passed by the Washington State Legislature regarding Landlord-Tenant Screening Reports and Deposit Refunds went into effect. This bill amends RCW 59.18.257 (tenant screening) and 59.18.280 (security deposits), reenacts and amends RCW 59.18.030 (legal definitions of terms), and adds a new section (limited dissemination of unlawful detainer) to RCW Chapter 59.18. Note that, as of today, the text of the Revised Code of Washington available online has not yet been updated to incorporate the changes this law makes.Read More
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Advent Calendars
• 24 October 2007
Here are some of my favorites:
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- The Sargent Family said...
Just yesterday I was online looking for a great family advent. These are all great choices! Most selections out there are cheap and ugly.PB Kids also has a great Halloween Advent that was just recently marked down to 29.99 that I ordered for next year. I really like the Mittens and was thinking of ordering that for this year. It's hard to consider making one when a really cute one is only about $70. You could easily spend that on making the darn thing not to mention a lot of time.
- October 24, 2007 at 12:45 PM
- marta said...
ditto, ditto. love this idea. thanks for the fabulous links! ps. your little tags are in the mail. how fun it was to meet you on saturday. thanks for saying hello!
- October 24, 2007 at 1:57 PM
I am buying a Lindt Chocolate one. I know it is only cardboard but who doesn't love chocolate? And then no packing away after the season is over.
- October 24, 2007 at 4:16 PM
- Georgia Brown said...
Great idea, Lou-Lou! A chocolate advent calendar! Actually, I love the ones that incorporate the Nativity in their design, mostly because I think it helps you to focus on the real meaning of Christmas, but also because I am hooked on collecting Nativity sets. A custom in many Latin American countries that helps count down the days until Christmas is where they take a large area and make a whole Nativity scene or "Nacimiento", only they don't put the baby Jesus there in the manger until Christmas, and each day the family moves the figures of the shepherds and wise men closer to the stable, where they arrive on Christmas Day. They often decorate the "ground" throughout the scene with colored seeds, woodshavings, or plant materials, all layed out in designs. That would be a fun tradition with a family, but probably not with toddlers around.
- October 24, 2007 at 9:35 PM
- Marilee C said...
I think I like the birdhouse advent. It is different and so interesting to look at........Neal is enjoying all the different types of birds around here so this would be his favorite too. Although the chocolate ones from Trader Joes have been a favorite of ours too.
- October 25, 2007 at 7:37 AM
- Rachel said...
I love the Thanksgiving advent too, what a great idea. Oh and by the way, Happy Birthday! Hope your doing something extra special just for you today!
- October 25, 2007 at 7:44 AM
- Rob, Chelsea, Robbie & Elle said...
I bought the give thanks one last week. I am starting a family tradition to do a random act of kindness everyday in november, and this is going to help (I cant decide if we get a treat if we do it, or if we write what we did and read them at FHE each week. While the kids are small...the treat may work!
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan State Police is investigating after Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lena Epstein said someone hacked her campaign's Twitter account last week and "liked" posts from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
Epstein, who is Jewish, has said any suggestion that she supports "this type of hateful ideology is extremely disturbing." Her campaign released a statement Monday from a private investigator that says his forensic exam confirmed there was an intrusion into the account by "nefarious means" and it was not associated with Epstein's campaign or staff.
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It's clear that you want to build a legacy as gun control trailblazers in Virginia. What's not clear is why you both seem entirely disinterested in adopting or advocating for meaningful control measures for those who are entrusted with guns and the authority to take lives with near-impunity by the government. You can be counted on to stand with the grieving families of gun homicide victims…so long as they are not the victims of police abuse and overreach. In those cases you are nowhere to be found. The hypocrisy is galling. And telling.
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About a month ago, I took a peek at my rapidly dwindling bank account and realized it was time to start looking for another regular paycheck. This meant dusting off and revising my resume, which -- as the years have gone on -- has become an increasingly strange and eccentric document.
I've already detailed several of the gigs I've had in the past here at xoJane, including my stint in porn, the two-and-a-half years I spent ripping off poor people and a brief sojourn in advertising that was the complete opposite of everything you've ever seen on "Mad Men."
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Such is the nature of many writers' lives. For every successful freelancer who manages to consistently pay the bills one hard-fought assignment at a time, there are hundreds of folks like me whose careers are entirely based on random flukes that only briefly (if ever) allow them to support themselves through writing alone (I still have no idea what kind of cosmic forces had to align the one year I managed to pay my rent doing nothing but writing short fiction -- I just know they haven't realigned since).
Still the dream persists, which often means choosing terrible, obviously dead-end jobs over anything that might actually result in a career. Better to work a job you'd happily quit in a heartbeat, than risk being kept from realizing your ambitions by a pair of velvet handcuffs.
That's why, in 2007 -- after four-and-a-half years writing books about the supernatural, urban legends and horror movies -- I found myself applying for a job at the local call centre of a major transnational pizza chain you've all heard of and hate (assuming you actually know what pizza is supposed to really taste like).
I had burnt out on the ghost books, having reached the point where I had heard every conceivable ghost story a half dozen times and written variations on each of them at least twice, if not more. The problem was that the gig had been far from lucrative (during my best years I earned about $28,000) and I had no savings to get me through to my next gig. After weeks of looking for any job I figured I could tolerate, this pizza job proved to be my best bet.
As soon as I arrived on my first day, it became immediately apparent how much I stood out from my fellow employees -- mostly due to my having a penis. (It turned out there was one other male employee, but he wasn't there that day.)
The boss was Penny, a perpetually cheerful mother of two who clearly wanted the place to have a happy, family-like vibe. Sitting in the corner was Amelia, who looked like she stepped straight out of an episode of "Sex and the City" and was working at the centre part time as a second job to save for her upcoming destination wedding. And on the left hand side of the room, sitting together, were the two sisters -- Kylie and Rhonda. (Note: I've changed all of these names.)
The two sisters were watching a movie on a portable DVD player and made no attempt to acknowledge me as I sat down to be trained by Penny. Amelia chatted politely with the two of us, asking me questions about myself in a way that made me immediately adore her. The only times I heard Kylie and Rhonda speak during that shift was when they answered calls and took people's orders.
But as the shifts went on, it became clear that Rhonda wasn't unfriendly, she just felt no compunction to be social, which I could totally respect. I honestly didn't mind the silence that inevitably ensued during the shifts where we were paired together, because when circumstances did require us to engage each other, she was perfectly pleasant and easy to deal with.
Kylie, on the other hand, was a total nightmare person. As the weeks passed, it became evident that she did not respect me as a person. I know this because she called me a "loser" as often as she could. Not jokingly or teasingly, but with genuine hatred and derision. Anytime I tried to talk to her for any reason, she'd respond with a grunt of audible disgust and -- more often than not -- refuse to say anything beyond that. When she did say more, it was always with a tone of supreme annoyance, and would almost inevitably be capped with an insult regarding my intelligence.
She REALLY didn't like me.
What had I done to earn her disapproval? I honestly have no idea, because there was no inciting incident to justify this level of hostility. It was clearly personal, though, since she was capable of being sweet and nice to our other co-workers (if not our customers) and of expressing sentiments that weren't 100% hateful whenever they were around. But when they were gone and it was just the two of us, she would spend the shift glowering angrily, as I counted down the minutes until I could escape her presence.
And those turned out to be the good times. When I finally cracked and told Penny just how terrible Kylie was treating me (which she lamely justified by saying she was offended by how I never said "Hello" to her, even though the only reason I stopped was because the only response my previous greetings ever received was the already mentioned grunt of disgust), she was officially reprimanded, which she responded to by turning the bee-yotch up to a full 11.
From that point on, I would come in to work and find her blasting Nickelback-soundalike music from a personal stereo, which she only ever turned down when a call came in -- a call that I always had to answer, because she wouldn't even bother turning her phone on, forcing me to do all the work. If I even looked in her direction, she'd growl an obscenity at me.
I fought back as best as I could. I would get up suddenly and just leave the room at random moments and not come back until 30 minutes later. I'd ignore her if for some reason she actually had to speak to me. I'd respond to her name-calling with some of my own. I always felt bad about all of this, but it was the only way I could think of to survive what was becoming an increasingly untenable situation.
We were then told that the centre was going to be shut down and Penny, Rhonda and Amelia all quit. This meant that Kylie and I now had to spend even more time alone together. She got her best revenge the night she took off early and left me by myself for two hours on a Friday night. At one point I had a backlog of 40 callers, all of whom insisted on speaking to a manager who no longer existed for having to wait so long to make their order. They all assumed I was lying when I told them I was the only available operator in the entire city at that moment.
It stayed like this until the day she suddenly quit. Just like that, the nightmare ended and the job -- as short-lived as it was going to be -- suddenly became 1000x better. I'd survived, but to this day I wonder what it was that I did to earn that kind of treatment. A part of me just wants to believe that she was a bad person who needed a scapegoat to help her get through her own misery -- but nothing is ever that simple is it?
None of us can expect to go through life being universally beloved, but we can at least hope that we might not be actively detested -- especially for no other reason than being yourself. It's a stomach-churning, insomnia-inducing situation to find yourself in and it happens to people all the time. My story is far from unique. Every day people go in to work at jobs they can't afford to quit with co-workers who make a genuine effort to bully and humiliate them. Too often fighting back isn't an option, and even if it is, it's not guaranteed to make a difference.
I wish I had a solution to this problem, but I don't. I was clearly ill-equipped to deal with the situation when I faced it and didn't come away from the experience with any real answers. Perhaps some of you have gone through it too and gained some of the wisdom I was denied. If so, now would be a perfect time to share it.
In the meantime, I will continue polishing my resume, while hoping my next job ends up being more rewarding than interesting. At this point I have enough work stories to last me the rest of my lifetime.


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Mayor of Mold, Anthony Parry, has chosen Welsh Hearts as the charity to support during his year in office – to increase the number of defibrillators in Town and also train more volunteers in CPR and other life-saving techniques.
Cardiovascular disease accounts for a third of all deaths in Wales, and without immediate access to a defibrillator the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest are greatly reduced.
Each defibrillator costs £1,000 and there have been a number of fund raising events to raise the money, which continue with a Mayor's Charity Dinner Dance and auction at Soughton Hall on Friday 17 February.
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O'FALLON, MISSOURI, MICHIGAN -- I bought a lemon from this company. I will never buy another product from any of their companies and will do my best to advise others to avoid your products as well. Here is why: They make poor quality products and you don't stand behind them. I know because I spent $7K on an HVAC unit in November 2010. The product was bought from an authorized distributor and installed by them. The unit never worked properly from day one. Since then, there have been more than a few calls to Nordyne tech support for problems with the unit. We never received a successful diagnosis. The unit has failed multiple times.
Now the installer is out of business/sick/not available. I asked another one of their authorized installers to come in and they have diagnosed the issue as a bad valve and damaged compressor. To replace the valve will now cost me between $ 1.5-$2 K in labor costs which I have to pay. Nordyne warranty department is rude and not customer friendly at all. I talked to three people including the supervisor April. She informed me that it is my bad luck that the installer is sick and that I "should find his address and go to his house and picket it till he returns me my money." The fact that he got no help from their tech support, was apparently not significant enough.
Any other company with a reputation would stand behind their product and fix/replace. Those considering HVAC systems, watch out. Find another brand. Be forewarned. There was a time when Frigidaire was synonymous with quality. It defined the entire genre. What a long fall they have had since then.


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the inquirer reports that samsung has recently increased alpha motherboard prices by us$800, from $2,700 to $3,500. they stated the reason was increased cache memory prices, but this goes against a system integrator that claims cache memory prices have dropped 25% in the last month. most alpha users are flocking to using the tyan thunder k7 motherboard, which goes for a mere $380 or so. along with this report is another from the inquirer stating that amd and samsung are uninterested in going forward with the alpha. it appears that samsung is actually doing their best to snuff the alpha out quickly. zdnet uk has an interesting write-up of the whole intel-alpha situation. i think the alpha will continue to exist in supercomputers until 2004, as specified by compaq, but will soon be out of the hands of workstation users, who will be looking to intel and amd for support–both of which are just barely ready with untested dual-processor solutions for their next generation chips.
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|"it's dead, jim" (4:09pm est wed jul 11 2001)
alpha — in spite of its outstanding initial performance lead compared to any then-current processor — didn't keep up the pace, didn't carve out more than a minor specialty market, didn't blow the right goats in the right markets, and in short, lost their wizzle.
"it's dead, jim" – to quote spock.
now, just quietly "bury" it from mainline use, relegating it (wisely) to supercomputers, specialized machines and the like. poor alphy – it was such a decent idea.
– by goatguy
|nooooooooooo (12:32pm est thu jul 12 2001)
damn, i never had a alpha but it sounded awesome. if compaq just added more frequncy and a more decent price i still believed it could of overcame intel and amd. at least i would of got it. – by goatguy jr.
|um, mr. goat (1:06pm est thu jul 12 2001)
"it's dead, jim" would most commonly be associated with dr. "bones" mccoy, not spock… – by gropo
|pity, but. . . . (1:20pm est thu jul 12 2001)
i had not one but two alpha 166 multias i got off of ebay once a few years, ago, in addition to an alpha "no name" 166-266 motherboard sans cache. trying to find hardware, such as the cache chips or ram was a pain, as it was either proprietary or expensively obsolete.
i finally gave up on the motherboard. i was able to get the multias running, but again trying to find software for an alpha (i ran nt as the os, tru64 was too expensive and don't ask about linux.) and figuring out the maze of technical support for these–booting to the console, etc., made me finally give up.
far from hearing the heavens thunder when they ran they were just a little faster than a comparable pentium, and otherwise they were heavy, slow, hot-running problem children.
and yes, i know the multias aren't in the same class as the number crunching server chips, but as little compatibility and support as dec and later compaq gave their attempt at a desktop, it's no wonder they lost their competiveness. – by ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi
|alpha (8:21am est fri jul 13 2001)
digital's alpha chip has to be the best 64 bit platform out there. problem was when compaq bought digital they stopped r&d funding for the alpha which stopped development. now that intel owns aplha technology i suspect all the best features will get incorporated into their ia-64 [itanium] architecture.
hopefully this won't affect companies like sun and hp whose risc cpus are currently the top of the heap in the server room [if your company can afford them]… – by werdo


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If you haven't noticed, I'm sure you will, Julie is the baker on this blog. Writing down recipes has forced me to reluctantly start measuring things, and baking is always about measuring stuff. For a long time I lived in a place with an unpredictable oven that often resulted in fairly disastrous results, and a one time full out cookie making tantrum.
Not only that, but I tend not to have much of a sweet tooth. I'd choose chips over chocolate every time. That being said, I do like a muffin, but find many muffins these days are much more like cupcakes minus the icing. Some are sweeter even. And while I'm not entirely against cake for breakfast, I do want my muffins to be somewhat virtuous. Inspired by, but quite modified from Smitten Kitchen
Makes:9-10 muffins (my muffin pan is large, I only got nine)
Time: 30 min, 20 in oven
Oven: 375F
You Will Need:
- 1/3 cup virgin coconut oil
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup oatmeal (quick cooking)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup full fat Greek-style vanilla yogurt (though I've also used plain)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, plus more for on top
Melt coconut oil in microwave- 20 seconds at a time until just melted. Mix together yogurt, oatmeal, egg and vanilla. Mix the flour, shredded coconut, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the sugar to the melted coconut oil, and then whisk this into the yogurt, egg, oatmeal mixture. Add wet ingredients all at once to dry and stir until just combined.
Fill muffin tins about 2/3 full and sprinkle tops with extra shredded coconut if desired.
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Incredible random slowdown
Hi! I did the clean install of Win 7 last week, and now I'm finding that very often, everything in my system slows down. If I click on a program icon, it will take around 20 seconds to start. When I try to drag something on the desktop, it stops half way and freezes. Win Explorer freezes way too often. I can't open IE cause the window stops responding as soon as it opens. Once I'm inside some programs, the response is sloooow.... for instance Word... saves take forever. I have gotten all new and compatible programs for Win 7, expensive move but I thought it would help but it doesn't. The computer used to run fine with Vista 64, it was always super fast.
Please, somebody help me, I'm terribly frustrated and I need it to work! I wouldn't want to go back to Vista, which I don't think I can do without buying it and I'd feel stupid doing that.
I'm not a computer pro, so use normal terms when you explain it to me, please :)
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|09 Nov 2009
Sure. This will probably be not too difficult to fix. But then again....heh.
What you want to do is visit Intel's site and look for a Windows 7 driver for your video "Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family."
If you don't find one for Windows 7, you can use Windows Vista driver instead.
Install whatever you find, then reboot the computer. Let us know how it goes for you.
Edit - Install this driver.
If you installed Windows 7 64-bit, use this driver instead.
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|09 Nov 2009
torrentg is probably correct but if not, do a virus scan. Cant hurt should be done, anyway.
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|09 Nov 2009
Thank you so much.... but it didn't work
I downloaded the driver, and tried and clicked on it to install it. First I get a message that says: "This file should be replaced with the correct readme for the build"
I click next and then it tells me the driver is not validated for this computer.
I tried to update the driver from device manager, and it tells me it has the latest drivers installed.
What else can I do?
|My System Specs
|09 Nov 2009
Try uninstalling the old driver first.
|My System Specs
|09 Nov 2009
You may have used the wrong driver. Try the other link I gave.
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|09 Nov 2009
Ok, it worked when I uninstalled the old driver... what a scare!!! Everything went BIG! Lol!! (First time )
Anyway, the good news is the screen is back to normal, the bad news is that the programs I had problems with, still have them. Word is still slow saving, and opening a document. My Paint Shop takes forever to open... IE just does not respond, it just crashes as soon as the window opens. In short: no change!
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|09 Nov 2009
If this is a recent problem, you may want to try system restore, somethin is corrupted.
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|09 Nov 2009
I was able to fix IE by setting it to the default settings again. Now it seems to be working. I still don't know about the other stuff. Unfortunately, the slowdown has been happening since I did the clean install of Win7. Before that, I had done the upgrade from Vista64HPremium, and everything was running fine, except for some other problems I was having... so you think I could fix it by doing the Win7 install again? I don't want to have to reinstall everything... again...what's your opinion?
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You could try with the install disc, again. But, this time early in the process, when it asks check repair, that may work.
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I guess everybody knows that fiddlesticks is somewhat weak at armor, attack damage/speed, and HP. So we should improve these bad things by buying runes. In battle, we can combo such as Drain and Terrify*.
*The combos are Terrify > Drain (If you use any ability during drain, he'll stop draining).
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HUSSAR is a great example of a classic Aage Nielsen design. She is a versatile and lovely cruiser that has carried it's current family from NY to Nova Scotia, over 20,000 miles.
Recent Work and Upgrades
New head and holding tank
New faucets in head and galley
Replace teak cockpit sole and seats
Repair bulkhead and seat backs
Strip bottom paint
Repair shoe
Strip and varnish spreaders, mizzen, boom
Strip and varnish toe and hand rails
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1104 Route 28A - Po Box 457 - (508)-563-2800
Cataumet, MA 02534
Builder: Neuman Yard, Poole, England, 1964
Designer: K. Aage Nielsen
LOA: 41 ft 6 in
Beam: 12 ft 6 in
LWL: 28 ft 8 in
Max Draft: 4' 6"-9'
Mahogany planking on oak frames and deadwood, lead structural keel, oak and stainless steel floor timbers, bronze strapping, copper-rivet and bronze-screw fastened.
Bronze centerboard in wooden trunk. No interior ballast.
Wheel steering.
Canvas-covered deck with varnished mahogany trim. White hull with blue boot top, red bottom, and buff deck.
Masthead yawl rig with keel-stepped hollow varnished Sitka spruce spars, Boom aluminum, and stainless steel running rigging (mast height approx. 54' from waterline) to bronze Merriman turnbuckles and swaged terminals, stainless steel halyards, sheets, Harken jib roller/furling system , Main full batten, slab reefing, spinnaker pole with complete gear and hardware, genoa tracks, and snatch blocks. Merriman halyard winches and Barient 2-speed bronze sheet winch. Sail Inventory: Manchester Sails: 155% genoa & main, 2 sets of reef points (2000), #2 jib, mizzen sail, spinnaker, tall boy, mizzen staysail.; and mizzen staysail. Storm trysail and storm jib.
Sleeps 6. Full headroom Rode locker forward with a V-berth forward cabin next aft The head with shower is next aft, hanging locker opposite, followed by the main cabin with settee berths port and starboard, stowage outboard, gimbaled drop-leaf dining table on centerboard trunk, and heating stove on forward bulkhead to port (Heritage by Luke) . The galley is aft with a five-burner alcohol stove/oven.varnished mahogany and black walnut trim, and a raw teak and holly cabin cabin sole. As it typical with Neuman-built boats, the joiner work has been done to a very high standard. Ventilation is provided by the forward hatch, companionway hatch, center butterfly hatch, 8 opening ports (with screens), and 3 dorade box vents.
HUSSAR has a 46-hp 4-cyl. fresh-water-cooled lever-controlled Westerbeke diesel engine (W-46) from 1987. The engine is reported to be in good condition with an estimated 2400 engine hours. 17D x 12 RH bronze, 3 blade propeller on 1 1/8" stainless steel shaft. Cruising speed estimated at 6-7 knots.
Fuel: 30-gal Monel tank, cockpit fill.
Water: 75 gal in 3 tanks. Pressurized hot and cold water.
Horn, flares, 6 Coast Guard-approved PFDs,2 horseshoe rings, strobe light, searchlight, docking lines, boathook, 4 fenders, spreader lights, sail covers, bow pulpit and stern rail, double lifelines, berth cushions, tools.
Ground Tackle
25-lb. Danforth, 3/8"x 25' chain and 7/8"x 150' nylon rode. Small picnic anchor.
Note: Clock and barometer currently mounted on bulkhead have personal significance and are not included in the sale of the yacht.
12V lighting and 12V starting systems with engine-driven alternator.
Master fuse panel, master battery switch.
Two Group 27 marine grade batteries.
Charging 50 Amp engine Alternator
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PO Box 457
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- Satfat 1.7g
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I was blessed to spend Christmas Day with some wonderful and rare women, all mothers to me in one way or another. We talk about Mary on Christmas Day because of her special motherhood. I think on Christmas Day, perhaps even more so than Mother's Day, it's right to celebrate mothers and their place in this world.
My actual mother, here with her favorite cup of tea (this is the best tea I've ever had, as she says about what's in front of her at the moment). She's lived a quirky and eccentric life and somehow raised four girls and they raised her. She is a blessing, even in the difficult days of the caring and cleaning and frustrations of old age. She now forces us into comedic breaks which we really need. My husband said "Happy Halloween" to her on Christmas morning, and then she refused to believe us when we said it was actually Christmas — "no, you're joking!" she insisted. When I was a little girl and young adult, she would unfailingly tell me I was beautiful, smart, talented, and a wonder. She had a small world in her mind and didn't have a lot to compare me to, so I took her words with a grain of salt. But I've since understood to never underestimate words like this, they are powerful and shaping, and when spoken in child-like faith are a sort of beacon of light and hope eternal.
Next is Tana, my mother-in-law. She's been my friend and mother for 17 years now, and is a piece of my foundation. She raised three boys, and that alone makes her a rockstar. Her boys are funny and warm and love her and each other, true evidence of mothering well-done. God knew I needed some help and sent me Tana. Her fierce loyalty and deep friendship is really something. She is part of this group of seven women who went to high school together — what, 50 years ago? — and they still get together without fail a couple times a year. She inspires me to be a good and faithful friend. Also, I'm terrible at celebrating milestones, and without her help, there would have been far fewer birthday parties and other commemorating events in the lives of my children.
And Donna, the matriarch, without whom there would be no mother-in-law and no husband. She's the only grandmother I have, my own grandma who was also a rare and beautiful soul, has been in Heaven for two decades now. I love this woman so much. Donna's bright smile just makes me happy, and she is always happy — honestly, I don't see her melancholy ever. True, I only see the best foot we put forward in the world, but when I'm thinking that life isn't fair or I should have it like such-and-so, I think of her. She's been through some battles and is the epitome of gracious long-suffering — though she would never see it that way. What, I haven't suffered, she would say. She is practical, compassionate, consistent, and full of divine grace.
I am ever grateful for these mothers. William Makepeace Thackeray said that Mother is the name of God in the lips and hearts of children. I would add that it's the name of God for all humanity when we're in need of patience and forbearance and unconditional love — and a voice to say, "you can do it, honey."


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Sometimes, a skin allergy can be very uncomfortable. Anti-histamine is believed to treat the allergy. But not many people know that rice wine can be used to ease the reaction, by simply applying it on the skin. The property of the rice wine which helps in the healing is called pitera. Pitera is a ferment filtrate of the wine. It contains a natural collection of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and organic acids and helps restore the skin's natural renewal process. Although higher content of pitera can be found in sakae, but it is definetely a good substitute to use rice wine.
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