text:
E3: Halo Anniversary
Pages PREV 1 2 3 NEXT
I was hoping they'd tweak the physics just a little bit. Don't get me wrong I love CE but Jesus does that Warthog handle like a fucking boat.
Everyone seems a little confused about this. Random facts about this release:
There will be NO online Halo 1 multiplayer. The multiplayer included is for Reach. It is very similar to Halo 3: ODST. "New" campaign, old multiplayer with new maps. The difference is, ODST included every single Halo 3 map in its multiplayer disc. If you don't have Reach, but you buy Halo Anniversary, you will only get the seven Reach maps that come with it. That's really effing lame, and I don't understand why they don't go the ODST route, but whatever.
Co-op can be played online. Two players only.
It's being released for 39.99 US dollars.
And they will be announcing new features before it's released in November. Probably things like Theater, scoring, and skulls.
I was really excited about this until I watched the trailer. The Chief's redesigned look is like a poor fan-made mod, and the other assets seem to all be ported straight from Reach. Now the multiplayer seems to be turning out to be lower than fans expected. It all just seems so half-hearted, which is a terrible shame after people have been waiting for this for so long.
Is it just me, or does this seem like the most incredibly pointless remake ever? The only reason this could possibly be relevant is if it mixed things up a little, gave you extra locations to play in, fleshed out the story a bit more, added more gameplay really. As it stands, apparently it's exactly the same. And as Susan pointed out, the graphics for the first game aren't even that bad right now anyway, so damned if I'm even going to consider buying this just for HD. And is it worth buying for multiplayer? Pfft. Hardly. You can't seriously claim that people have already gotten sick of playing Reach multiplyer. Besides, they've got even more multiplayer coming out once Halo 4 is released. All that, and I bet it's going be priced exactly the same as a AAA title.
Chrissake, why is everybody so escited about this game? I honestly don't get it. Ten years is worth celebtrating, I guess. But can this really be called celebrating? This is just rubbish.
I am somewhat disappointed this is just a re-skin. I was hoping for a full on re-imagining a-la Tomb Raider Anniversary with gameplay that is refined and updated beyond the original. Oh well, maybe in another 10 years.
7 multiplayer maps? Are we going backwards now? Halo 1 has way more than 7 >:O
Ugh...I don't think I like that it's just a new coat of paint over the old thing. I mean, by now Halo is pretty darn easy. And the level design is, well, from 10 years ago. Don't get me wrong, it was amazing back then, but on this day and age that's just kind of a waste. Especially when you can do so much more. Think about it, if the AI is the exact same thing, the Hunters will look now fearsome but they'll still go down if you sidestep around them and shoot at their backs with a pistol once, and pretty much everything else, except for the flood, will still go down fast when using the noob combo (covvie plasma pistol-human pistol).
Also, 1 firefight map? What's the deal with that? It's not like I'm asking for more, it's that I just don't get it. Is it large and configurable, or what? I'd like to know more about this.
I'd have taken a reworked AI and the game still looking just like it did 10 years ago.
That is the coolest thing ever!
Halo original with online multilayer. I have been weighting 9 years for this.
November 15th? like this year's november 15th?! Awesome! can't wait....
Wow, my wallet is going to be Brutealized this November.
Just as question I assume this will mean no dual wielding or no new weapons. I thought when I heard about dual engines we would have the option to use the new stuff.
It's Xbox-exclusive? But... but...
That makes me so sad...
You know, I'm excited for this and all, but I have to say, I may prefer the original look anyway. Sure, the graphics are objectively crap, but they have this certain . . . quality about them that makes them timeless.
All this and it's not even Bungie making it.
I haven't, I played online on my PC copy of Halo. "Combat Evolved" was more or less replaced by "Lagging Evolved" it was bad.
Why remake the game completely? I mean, keeping all the the same AI, levels and glitches while only changing the graphics seems more like cashing in than celebrating the anniversary. (I'll revoke this if the price is about $20-30 AUD)
Besides, 10 years after, if someone wanted it, they would have it.
Is Halo really that sacred that they won't change anything? Let the fans whine their little rotor-blades off, if something was broken in the first one then they might as well fix it, if only to justify a HD re-make of a game that had good enough graphics to begin with.
All the screenshots I see make me think: "The chiefs armor really needs work."
Online Co-Op only adds more awesome to this game. A definite buy for me, to the glee of my friend.
I was considering buying this until you reminded me of the library.
but the colours are all wrong.
I can't stand Halo 2 and all sequels beyond but this...
so...it really is nothing but a graphical overhaul.
i have shit in my fridge older than halo:CE. in fact, i have halo:CE (not in my fridge though).
if i want to play to play the exact same game i already have....just, why?! are graphics so important to you people that you need to revamp a game every 10 years to be able to play it again? i will NEVER get over how they can release a remake of a game barely 1-generation old; this is just utter insanity, its the same exact game but with gratuitous bloom and people are going to buy it....
someone explain this to me :(
From what I understand, from the trailer, the multiplayer section will be part of Halo Reach's multiplayer suite as I saw both armour abilities and assassinations on the multiplayer shots. Hence, these seven maps are basically seven re-made maps for Halo Reach. They'll most likely put the re-made Halo CE campaign on one disc and bundle it with a separate multiplayer disc that contains both these re-made maps and all the previous Halo Reach multiplayer content, just like they did for Halo ODST.
They haven't made this explicit thus far but this is how I imagine things will turn out. And frankly, I'm quite happy to play these re-made maps in Halo Reach's multiplayer when it is a superior multiplayer experience to the original. This also means Microsoft isn't shooting themselves in the foot by putting out another completely separate online competitive halo multiplayer mode that would be vying with Reach's.
$40 dollars for a dolled-up version of a game I own the superior port of with 7 maps remade for Reach (a some new ones) plus achievements? No thanks. I'll just buy an HD collection for my PS3.
I entirely agree, I'm only going to get this if the multiplayer gets its shit together and if armour abilities get left out. Reach's multiplayer is a pile of vomit and the maps have no soul to them.
Besides if I wanted the single player experience, I modded the PC campaign a year or so ago: upped the textures and some of the models to make it feel like Halo 3, even threw in some Halo 3 weapons. Not sure if the 'compatible with Reach's online' buisness is rumor or not but if thats the way it is, im gonna bet the multiplayer will be an Armour Ability extravaganza.
I both hate and love you.
...one firefight map? Does this mean there's going to be a dedicated firefight mode, or is it just gonna be some cheesy post-campaign level?
I actually think I'll stick to Reach..It's still my favourite instalment because I have no nostalgic attachment to the series Because my first console was A PS1, then PS2, then the 360.
A remake of Halo? So if Bungie, or 343 Studios or whoever, can remake the greatest FPS of all time then Square Enix can surely remake FF7...... right?
Hmmm, somewhat tempting actually.
Only 1 Firefight map?!?!
Everything else makes me happy.
This news made me so happy, cannot wait, they need to include the following maps:
Eh for the 40$ price that comes with it I'm down. My old Halo disc is all scratched up from love and abuse so I'll definitely enjoy seeing this come back.
I don't know if that was intentional, but you wrote Sidewinder twice. Either that was a mistake or you really want Sidewinder back, heh. I agree as well, the 7 multiplayer maps does seem a bit underwhelming.
I will probably pick this up. I've lost my Halo: CE disc a long time ago, and would love to play through the original campaign once again, even with the graphic overhaul. How cool is it going to be to play through The Maw in HD?
Damn, I'm excited for this.
Can't say I'm particularly excited.
The new aesthetics are horribly busy and cluttered and very likely won't have the cohesive feel of the old game, which still looks gorgeous today. And while CEA comes with a graphics swap button, some sources have said that the audio can't swap, and I am most definitely not liking the bland remade audio so far compared to the old. I also keep a CRT with old-style bottom-mounted speakers laying around for old games with audio balanced for that sort of thing, and Halo 1 sounds insanely awesome on that thing. Much more awesome than the "remastered" audio has sounded from what I've seen so far, anyway.
And the game doesn't have any online multiplayer. "Online multiplayer" meaning "the thing I've waited for 10 years for, console Halo 1 MP with netcode that doesn't suck." Yeah, a Reach map pack is cool and all, but simply putting in the same maps isn't remotely similar to the same thing; to put it bluntly, Hemorrhage is nothing at all like Blood Gulch. Halo 1 has easily my favorite MP out of the Halo series, which is saying a lot, and to this day it's the only one that I've never been able to play on console in its natural form with noncrappy netcode.
The only thing this remake offers me, Halo 1-wise, is online coop. Which I guess is cool, though I don't make much use of it in Halo's 3 and Reach, so I dunno.
|Pages PREV 1 2 3 NEXT


text:
Chris, Nice data! I find it useful to look at it this way: http://people.csail.mit.edu/dfhuynh/projects/eswc2008/eswc2008.html Good to see "evaluation" and "interface" big enough in the abstract word cloud. :-) David Chris Bizer wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Paul, Richard, Knud, Tom, Sean, Denny and I have published some data > describing papers and authors of the 5th European Semantic Web > Conference (ESWC2008). > > The data is interlinked with DBpedia, Revyu and the Semantic Web > Community Wiki. So if you add a review about a paper to Revyu or if > you add something to the wiki, your data will mix nicely with the data > that is already published about the conference. > > See http://data.semanticweb.org/conference/eswc/2008/html > for a description of the dataset and its use cases. > > The data is currently also being crawled by several Semantic Web > Search Engines and we hope to be able to add a section about how to > use the data within these Search Engines before the weekend. > > If you have any ideas for further use cases or know about other > Semantic Web client applications that could be used to navigate, > visualize or search the data please let me know so that we can add > them to the webpage. > > Have fun playing with the data! > > Cheers > > Chris > > > -- > Chris Bizer > Freie Universität Berlin > +49 30 838 54057 > firstname.lastname@example.com > www.bizer.de >Received on Thursday, 29 May 2008 00:23:32 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.1 : Wednesday, 7 January 2015 15:15:49 UTC

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Won't she be tickled? Sure to put a smile on her face, this happy bouquet greets her with hot pink carnations and crisp white daisies arranged in a stunning Silver Reflections vase.
Beautiful hot pink carnations and miniature carnations, white daisy chrysanthemums and yellow button chrysanthemums are arranged with fresh huckleberry and oregonia. Delivered in a Silver Reflections vase.Approximately 12 1/2" W x 16 1/2" H
Orientation: All-Around
The Bouquet you selected can be upgraded by our expert florist.
You May Also Like


text:
Maker's Mark and Cola
Maker's Mark and Cola
Maker's Mark® Bourbon and cola is one of our most popular cocktails for a reason; it's simple, refreshing and, well, let's just face it, cola just tastes better when you mix it with Loretto's finest.
- 1-1/2 parts Maker's Mark® Bourbon
- Your favorite cola
- Lime wedge for garnish
- Fill rocks glass with ice, add Maker's Mark® Bourbon and top off with cola.
- For a twist, garnish with a lime wedge.
Tags: Cocktails, Highballs, Cola, Thirsty, Maker's Mark And Cola


text:
Environment Biodiversity & Natural Capital
Credit Suisse's efforts to support sustainable development include our commitment to preserving biodiversity. We recognize the vital need to protect the broad range of species on our planet and to safeguard natural ecological processes. Biodiversity is under threat due to the overexploitation of land, the destruction of habitats, climate change and the impacts of invasive species.
The term "biodiversity" denotes the variety of life and its processes. It includes the diversity of living organisms, the differences between them, and the ecosystems and communities in which they exist. Both ecosystems and the biodiversity contained within them provide valuable services to humankind and business: They supply food and medicine derived from plants, they filter pollution and store CO2, and they regenerate soils and recycle nutrients. The methods used to determine the value of this natural capital, as well as the economic costs of species loss and a reduction in the capacity of ecosystem services, need to be further developed. As a financial services provider, we believe that such financial valuation methods are vital to adequately assessing the risks and returns of the economic activities and investments that are dependent on those services.
Projects and Activities
We conduct various activities to raise employee awareness of biodiversity, and we regularly engage in a dialogue with a number of NGOs and private sector companies on the subject. In 2016, we continued our role as an advisor to the Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT). We hosted the annual conference in New York of the Rainforest Alliance, an environmental NGO, which examined practical approaches to investing in responsible forestry and farming. We also hosted a workshop in London for banks and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) representatives to engage on risk management approaches to World Heritages Sites as well as a separate event with WWF Turkey on water risks for business.
Conservation Finance
In order to preserve the natural habitats and processes that are vital for the survival of human beings, animals and other species, significantly more capital will be required than has so far been deployed. To generate more private capital for this purpose, it is essential to extend the existing range of financial products and make investors more aware of investment opportunities that not only generate financial returns but also have a measurable positive impact on the environment. In early 2014, Credit Suisse published a study co-authored with WWF and McKinsey that looked at innovative private sector financing structures in conservation and the barriers and enablers to scaling up such approaches. In December 2014, we launched our first product in this field, the Nature Conservation Notes, and we have continuously expanded our efforts in this field since. More information on the topic can be found here.
Habitat Mapping
Since 2014, we have been an advisor to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in the development of its free, interactive Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT), which combines satellite mapping technology with sustainability assessments of the largest publicly listed oil palm growers. Credit Suisse makes use of SPOTT during sustainability risk assessment, and we encourage our clients to participate in the expansion of the project.


text:
I mentioned in a post over at my Goal Keeping DBA blog that I was not planning to attend the PASS Summit this year because of family time. Yesterday, my wife and I let the cat out of the bag: we're due to have a girl in mid-October. Usually, my family goes with my for trips. SQL Rally was going to be the first in a long while where they weren't. Then I got sick and didn't get to go. But since they usually go with me, we're not doing any heavy traveling after August (no plans yet past SQL Saturday #132 - Pensacola, which I'll be at next week) for obvious reasons. I will still look at hitting some nearby groups. It's been a while since I've been in Charlotte, NC, or Greenville, SC, so I need to catch up with those organizers.
For those keeping score, that means the balance of power in the house will shift. Our first two children are boys. Our next two are girls. So this means girls will finally outnumber the boys in the house. One of my Citadel classmates said, "Hey, this isn't a competition!" Oh, but it is. Not because of me or my wife. No, it's a competition because of my oldest daughter. She is, far and away, the most competitive person in the house. She's ecstatic because now the numbers have shifted in her favor. This should prove interesting.
So why the Voltron picture? Because that will make five children, another friend pictured one of them saying, "And I'll form the head!" That would be my oldest daughter. She may be a girlie girl who is into princesses and fairies (and it's not unusual to see her wearing butterfly wings as a result), but she loves battle. She plays the battle video games with her brother, she takes karate (as well as ballet, lest we forget the girlie girl side), and she's a menace when the swords are broken out. The boys have adopted a rope-a-dope type of defense when they fight swords with her not so much because they are afraid of hurting her, but if they don't go full defense, she's going to get a ton of whacks in. Her philosophy is, "The best defense is all-out offense." She plays chess the same way. This is also how she's training her baby sister. I'm guessing the training regimen for baby sister #2 will be similar. So the Kelley household is in for it!


text:
University Senate Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 3:45 p.m.
Faculty House
Copy of Agenda
A. Approve April Minutes
B. Reports:
- Chair – Mac McKerral
- Vice Chair – Jennifer Hanley
- Coalition of Senate and Faculty Leadership for Higher Education (COSFL) Representative – Molly Kerby
- Advisory:
a. Faculty Regent – Patricia Minter
b. Provost – Gordon Emslie
c. SGA President – Cory Dodds
d. Budget Council Report - Eric Reed
C. Standing Committee Reports and Recommendations
- Graduate Council: (Report Posted: Endorsed by SEC)
- UCC Report/Policies: (Report/Policies Posted: Endorsed by SEC/Pull last item-form)
- Academic Quality: No Report
- Faculty Welfare : No Report
- General Education: No Report
D. Old Business
F. New Business:
- Policy No. 1.3070: Evaluation and Orientation of Student Teaching Assistants (Posted)
- Policy No. 1.1120: Graduate Assistant Instructor Credentials, Supervision, and Evaluation (Posted/Pull)
- Policy No. 1.2121: Summer Sessions-Winter Term Compensation-Distribution (Posted)
- Policy Nos. 1.2091/2.2091: Faculty Workload and Compensation (Posted)
- Handbook Committee recommendations: (Posted)
a. 2013-005 Continuance recommendations
b. 2013-006 Continuance Dates
c. 2013-007 Conflict of Interest
d. 2013-008 Clarification of Appeal
e. 2013-009 Mandatory Tenure Year
f. 2013-010 Mandatory Promotion and Tenure
g. 2013-011 BOR approval of Handbook
G. Information items:
Note: documents in Portable Document Format (PDF) require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher to view,
download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Note: documents in Quicktime Movie format [MOV] require Apple Quicktime,
download quicktime.


text:
Speaking at a seminar in Baalbek about the event of Ashura, Sheikh Bukr Refaei said the Ashura event was the confrontation of the truth and falsehood.
He said the messages and concepts of what happened in Karbala should be acted upon in everyday life.
Sheikh Refaei also said that the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions should be an occasion for enhancing Islamic unity.
The city's Imam Khomeini Cultural Center hosted the seminar.
Another speaker was Arab world researcher and scholar Ibrahim Badawi who said the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) was the continuation of the Holy Prophet's (PBUH) Seerah.
He said Islam would have been completely distorted if the Ashura uprising against Yazid's rule had not happened.
Ashura marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and 72 of his faithful companions in 680 AD in a land that is known today as Iraq, after they refused to pledge allegiance to the tyrant Yazid.
The Battle of Karbala between a small group of supporters and relatives of Imam Hussein and a larger military detachment from the forces of the Umayyad caliph represents the war as one between good and evil.


text:
Akron-Summit County Public library and its 17 branch locations provides a variety of accessible services for people with disabilities.
Large-print books and audiobooks can be reserved at our online library catalog or call the reference desk at any of our 18 branch locations to find out more. Audiobooks can also be downloaded from the Digital Media section of the library's website.
You may have difficulty in getting to the Library on a regular basis. Perhaps you are recuperating from an illness, are homebound, or caring for a family member who isn't well and can't get out. If you need us, we can offer you service by mail to you at your home.
Visit the LEDS page to learn more about this important service.
To make accommodations for an event or class, please contact the event branch location for more information on this service. To inquire about any of these assistive services, please ask any staff member to learn more.


text:
Mr. Chomps gets a new look with improved features for the 2010/2011 season
Here at Spark R&D we pride ourselves on providing the most innovative and high performance splitboarding gear on the market. With that in mind, we would like to introduce you to the newest version of our popular Mr. Chomps splitboard crampon.
Stronger: By bringing production entirely in-house this year, we were able to upgrade the quality of aluminum used to make the crampons (now 6061-T6 aluminum). The end result is 60% harder and 40% stronger.
Longer Teeth & Centered Underfoot: Product testing and rider feedback encouraged us to increase the length of the crampon teeth for even more Chomp. The new crampon boasts teeth 2 in. [5 cm] in length – that's 0.35 in. [0.8 cm] longer than the previous version. In addition, the teeth position has been shifted forward to be more centered underfoot for balance and control.
Compatibility: Mr. Chomps are now compatible with the new Voile dual climbing wires.
Sizing: We are still offering two sizes: Regular (< 26cm board waist) and Wide ( >26cm board waist)
Lighter: Despite the improved quality of aluminum and longer teeth length, advanced design efforts enabled us to shave even more weight off of each crampon. Many say less is more. With the new Mr. Chomps, it is entirely true. They now weigh less than a pound.
|Weight/Pair (Reg)
|Weight/Pair (Wide)
|2009/10 Mr. Chomps
|1 lb 0.7 oz [474g]
|1 lb 1.6 oz [498g]
|2010/11 Mr. Chomps
|14.8 oz [418g]
|15.2 oz [432g]
The 2010/2011 Mr. Chomps will be available at Spark R&D retailers in mid October and available direct from Spark R&D in late October.


text:
Accessibility tools
Service tools
Language selector
Navigation path
Left navigation
Additional tools
Brussels, 28 April 2011
Antitrust: Commission opens investigation against pharmaceutical companies Cephalon and Teva
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether an agreement between US-based pharmaceutical company Cephalon and Israel-based generic drugs firm Teva may have had the object or effect of hindering the entry of generic Modafinil in the European Economic Area. Modafinil is a medicine used for the treatment of certain types of sleeping disorders. The opening of proceedings does not mean that the Commission has conclusive proof of an infringement, only that it will investigate the case as a matter of priority.
The Commission has started an ex officio investigation to assess an agreement between Cephalon, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. that may have the object or effect of hindering the entry of generic Modafinil products in the markets of the European Economic Area. In particular it is assessed whether the agreement is in breach of the EU Treaty's rules on restrictive business practices (Article 101).
In December 2005 Cephalon and Teva settled patent infringement disputes in the United Kingdom and the United States concerning Modafinil (brand name Provigil®). As part of the settlement agreement Teva undertook not to sell its generic Modafinil products in the EEA markets before October 2012. A series of side deals were included into the settlement agreement, which is also subject to antitrust litigation in the United States initiated by the US antitrust authority FTC.
The opening of proceedings does not mean that the Commission has a definitive finding of an infringement, but indicates that it will investigate the case as a matter of priority.
There is no legal deadline to complete inquiries into anticompetitive conduct. Their duration depends on a number of factors, including the complexity of each case, the extent to which the undertakings concerned co-operate with the Commission and the exercise of the rights of defence.
Background to antitrust investigations
Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU prohibits agreements and concerted practices which may affect trade and prevent or restrict competition. The implementation of this provision is defined in the Antitrust Regulation (Council Regulation No 1/2003) which can be applied by the Commission and by the national competition authorities of EU Member States.
Article 11(6) of the Antitrust Regulation provides that the initiation of proceedings by the Commission relieves the competition authorities of the Member States of their competence to also apply Articles 101 and 102 (ban on abuse of a dominant market position) to the practices concerned. Article 16(1) provides that national courts must avoid giving decisions which would conflict with a decision contemplated by the Commission in proceedings that it has initiated.
The Commission has informed the parties and the competition authorities of the Member States, that it has opened proceedings in this case.
Background on investigation of the pharma sector
In 2008 and 2009 the Commission carried out a broad inquiry of the pharmaceutical sector. Among others, the inquiry pointed to significant risks for European consumers stemming from certain types of patent settlements between originator and generic companies aimed at delaying the arrival into the market of cheaper generic medicines (sometimes also referred to as "pay-for-delay" settlements). The Commission regularly monitors potentially problematic patent settlements. The second such monitoring exercise was launched in January and the results are expected before the summer break (see IP/10/887 and IP/11/40).
The Commission has a number of ongoing individual investigations into suspected anti-competitive practice. In July 2010, the Commission took warmth from the confirmation, by the General Court, of the Commission's decision in the AstraZeneca case, which was its first abuse decision in the pharmaceutical sector. The company had misused the regulatory framework to prevent or, in the very least, delay the market entry of competing generic products, something that has now clearly been ruled as illegal. AstraZeneca has appealed the decision of the General Court.
Side Bar


text:
You are hereHome ›
Narrow Search
Now showing results 1-3 of 3
These short videos introduce learners to the electromagnetic spectrum though eight animations including an introduction to electromagnetic waves and one animation for each wavelength of the EM spectrum (Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible,... (View More) Ultraviolet, X-Rays and Gamma Rays). Each wavelength of the EM spectrum offers a construct to illustrate and teach about NASA sensors, missions, and science. Emphasis is placed on relevant science (e.g., lunar exploration) and hot science topics (e.g., climate change). Each video is computer animated and offers engaging illustrations to appeal to middle and high school age learners. The examples and narrative for each wavelength animation build on the learners' prior knowledge then introduces examples from NASA missions. These examples explore the use of spectral analysis and visualizations that help scientists make discoveries about the world around us using EM waves. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free
In this activity, students play a board game where they learn the characteristics of and differences between fission and fusion, as well as the real world applications of these energy-releasing reactions. Reproducible game cards and and game board... (View More) are included in the resource. The investigation supports material presented in chapter 3, "What Heats the Earth's Interior?" in the textbook, Energy flow, part of the Global System Science, an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free per group of students
This resource uses an everyday example of walking a dog as a context where students can observe changes in shadows over the course of a day, and deduce that light travels and tends to maintain its direction of motion. The activity is from PUMAS -... (View More) Practical Uses of Math and Science - a collection of brief examples created by scientists and engineers showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes have real world applications. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free per group of students


text:
View by: Most Popular | Alphabetical A to Z
Calgary Zoo
Possibly the city's most popular attraction, Calgary Zoo has been caring for animals and animal lovers since 1929. Canada's second largest zoo is home to animals from all over the world, from Asian ... Read more
Fort Calgary Historic Park
Visit the spot where Calgary was born at Fort Calgary, and explore the city's formative years from 1875 to 1914. A wooden fort was built here by the North West Mounted Police in 1875, and today, ... Read more
Heritage Park
Heritage Park is a historical village in Calgary that showcases the history of Western Canada from 1860 to 1950. It is Canada's largest living museum, divided into four areas that each represents a ... Read more
Heritage Park Historical Village
Heritage Park is a historical village in Calgary that showcases the history of Western Canada from 1860 to 1950. It is Canada's largest living museum, divided into four areas that each represent a ... Read more
Canada Olympic Park
Ski down true Olympics-standard ski runs and ride a bobsled on an actual Winter Games track at Canada Olympic Park, the main focus for events during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Divided into winter ... Read more
Atlas Coal Mine
As one of Canada's most significant historic coal mines, the Atlas Coal Mine is a National Historic Landmark and the site of the country's last standing wooden coal tipple (a sorting and loading ... Read more
Calaway Park
For all the fun of the fair, with family-friendly rides and live entertainment, visit Calaway Park. The largest amusement park in Canada's west, Calaway Park has 34 rides spread over 36 ... Read more
Calgary Tower
Calgary Tower is a city landmark, teetering over the city's downtown skyscrapers since 1968. Atop the tower's shaft you'll find 'the pod', home to an observation deck and revolving restaurant. ... Read more
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum is the largest cultural museum in western Canada, in particular highlighting the history and culture of indigenous Canadians. The museum combines artifacts, artworks, archives, ... Read more
Aero Space Museum of Calgary
Kids big and small are fascinated by the Aero Space Museum of Calgary, highlighting the history of Canadian aviation. As well as displaying historic civilian and military aircraft, the museum hosts ... Read more
Calgary Stampede
Billing itself as the greatest outdoor show on earth, you can expect something special at the Calgary Stampede. And with everything you've come to love about rodeos, state fairs, grandstands, ... Read more
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Much more than a static collection of sports memorabilia, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame honors the country's most remarkable athletes with an electric 40,000 square foot space that echoes with the ... Read more
TELUS Spark Science Center
For adults and kids alike, the TELUS Spark Science Center, is a highlight of a visit to Calgary. From ecology to forensics, human health to robotics, Spark knows no bounds. The HD Digital Dome ... Read more


text:
April 10 registration deadline
The Kansas Birding Festival is coming to Wakefield. The three-day event -- April 25-27 -- will feature seminars on birds and birdwatching, guided field trips, food, and much more.
On Friday, April 28, the event will begin at the Wakefield Methodist Church Community Center with registration and guided field trips to the Milford Wetlands and the Republican River Bottoms, the Kansas Landscape Arboretum, and birding by boat. Saturday's events will begin with breakfast from 4 a.m. to 5:45 a.m., followed by guided field trips, including the prairie chicken lek at Fort Riley, the Konza Prairie, the Landscape Arboretum, and the Milford Wetlands and Republican River Bottoms.
After an 11:30-1:30 lunch break, events will include optional free time to bird watch; a seminar entitled "Birding By Ear" by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Mike Rader; a bird program by Pat Silovsky of KDWP's Milford Nature Center; "Backyard Birding" by Chuck Otte, editor of the Kansas Ornithological Society Newsletter; and "Environmental 101" by Elby Adamson, director of the USD 379 gifted program. At 7 p.m., a banquet will be held with a keynote address by Dave Rintoul, professor at Kansas State University, and prizes will be given away.
On Sunday, April 27, breakfast will again be served from 4 a.m.-5:45 a.m. This will be followed by the field trip options.
Fees and pre-registration are required. For more information, visit the Kansas Birding Festival website.


text:
Elisabeth Moss Certainly Looks Good While Filming the New Season of Mad Men
Look, it's That Girl! Peggy Olson!
Caught on camera outside Little Dom's restaurant in Los Angeles, Elisabeth Moss gave away one spoiler: Peggy is going to look really good once Mad Men returns to TV. After (spoiler alert!) leaving Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, does Peggy find herself suddenly swept away into the world of haute couture, or is she just splurging on some killer outfits because she's Peggy Olson and she can do whatever she wants? Only time will tell, but we'll say this for sure: whatever it is, it's working.


text:
Andy Roeser takes leave as Clippers president after Sterling ban
NBA in process of appointing CEO to oversee club
Los Angeles Clippers president Andy Roeser is taking an indefinite leave of absence while the NBA restructures the franchise in the wake of owner Donald Sterling's lifetime ban.
Roeser's immediate departure was announced Tuesday by the NBA. The league announced plans last week to appoint a CEO to oversee the franchise in Sterling's absence.
"This will provide an opportunity for a new CEO to begin on a clean slate and for the team to stabilize under difficult circumstances," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life, fined him $2.5 million US and urged owners to force him to sell the Clippers a week ago, responding to league-wide outrage over racist comments made by the 80-year-old real-estate mogul.
Sterling is the NBA's longest-tenured owner after buying the Clippers in 1981. Roeser, one of the Clippers' alternate governors, is one of the league's longest-tenured executives, having just completed his 30th season with the team.
Roeser has been a loyal frontman for Sterling since the franchise's days in San Diego, and he stood by Sterling during every controversial stretch of the owner's career. Only radio and television play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler has worked for the Clippers longer than the 54-year-old Roeser, who became team president in 2007.
But Roeser infuriated many longtime Clippers employees last week after Sterling's private conversation was made public by TMZ.
While nearly everyone else was reacting with outrage, Roeser released a statement questioning whether the recordings of Sterling were legitimate, while simultaneously apologizing on Sterling's behalf for sentiments about Magic Johnson on the recordings. Roeser's statement was sympathetic to Sterling and criticized V. Stiviano, Sterling's longtime associate and the other voice on the recordings.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers said Roeser's statement upset many loyal Clippers employees who had been horrified by Sterling's comments. Rivers held meetings with much of the Clippers' front-office staff last week while Sterling was ousted, encouraging them to keep working for the franchise.
Roeser joined the organization in 1984 from an accounting firm. Two years later, he became executive vice-president, overseeing all facets of the team's business operations. He has been president of the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation since it began in 1994.
He helped bring Rivers to Los Angeles from the Boston Celtics last June, and was part of the acquisition of all-star guard Chris Paul in 2011. Roeser also oversaw the development and construction of the team's training facility that opened in 2008.
Rivers is the Clippers' senior vice-president of basketball operations, working alongside executive vice-president of player personnel Gary Sacks on the basketball side of the team's operations.
The Clippers overcame the distraction of Sterling's banishment to outlast Golden State in a seven-game first-round series on Saturday night.
After just one day off, they returned to the court and trounced Oklahoma City 122-105 on the road Monday night in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series.
Popular Now
To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.
By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time.


text:
U.S. negotiators this week announced a new offer of a $15 billion cap in the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on the broadest level of U.S. farm supports called overall trade distorting support or OTDS, according to a report from USA Rice Federation.
U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab conditioned the new offer on achieving a meaningful package of agriculture market access gains from other WTO members, especially from advanced developing countries such as India, Brazil and China.
This is the third such reduction in the OTDS level offered by the U.S. since 2005.
The latest series of negotiations formally began July 21 in Geneva, when 30 trade ministers met for discussions, which are are designed to achieve an agreement on modalities or a framework for negotiating specific tariff cuts and other forms of market access.
Several U.S. farm groups are represented, including USA Rice Federation. California producer Michael Rue and USA Rice Senior VP Bob Cummings are participating in daily briefings and discussions with U.S. negotiators.
USA Rice is reviewing the latest U.S. offer, but remains firm that any agreement on modalities must contain meaningful and measurable improvements in access for U.S. rice in exchange for cuts in domestic farm programs.


text:
The cause of a large house fire that shut down Highway 124 in Barrow County for several hours on Thursday is under investigation.
According a press release sent by Barrow County Emergency Services Lt. Scott Dakin, communication officers received a 911 call just after 4 p.m. reporting the blaze at 1129 Hwy. 124 in unincorporated Barrow County. Fire responders found the home heavily involved in flames.
Engines 4 and 5, Med units 4 and 7, Ladder 7 and Battalion 1 responded from Barrow County. Deputy Chief John Skinner and the West Jackson Fire Department also responded to assist firefighters, reported Dakin. It took 2400 feet of hose line to extinguish the fire due to the distance of the house from the road.
The fire displaced three adults and seven children. None of the family members was injured by the fire. The American Red Cross responded to assist them. One Barrow County firefighter was taken to Barrow Regional Medical Center where he was treated and later released.
The home suffered heavy damage. A fire investigation team is working to determine the cause.
Click the link for more photos.
Cause of Hwy. 124 house fire under investigation
No Trackbacks
Display comments as (Linear | Threaded)


text:
Select Search
World Factbook
Roget's Int'l Thesaurus
Bartlett's Quotations
Respectfully Quoted
Fowler's King's English
Strunk's Style
Mencken's Language
Cambridge History
The King James Bible
Oxford Shakespeare
Gray's Anatomy
Farmer's Cookbook
Post's Etiquette
Brewer's Phrase & Fable
Bulfinch's Mythology
Frazer's Golden Bough
All Verse
Dickinson, E.
Eliot, T.S.
Frost, R.
Hopkins, G.M.
Keats, J.
Lawrence, D.H.
Masters, E.L.
Sandburg, C.
Sassoon, S.
Whitman, W.
Wordsworth, W.
Yeats, W.B.
All Nonfiction
Harvard Classics
American Essays
Einstein's Relativity
Grant, U.S.
Roosevelt, T.
Wells's History
Presidential Inaugurals
All Fiction
Shelf of Fiction
Ghost Stories
Short Stories
Shaw, G.B.
Stein, G.
Stevenson, R.L.
Wells, H.G.
> D.E. Marvin, comp. >
Curiosities in Proverbs
D.E. Marvin, comp. Curiosities in Proverbs.
Proverbs Founded on Historic Incidents, Legends, Folk-Tales, etc.
A black beginning maks aye a black end. (Scotch).
Said to have been first spoken by one, John Scott, as a comment on the loss of a flock of sheep that perished in Selkirkshire, Scotland, during the winter of 1620. Only one black ewe escaped, but it was afterwards driven into a lake by some boys and so was drowned.
A black goat has no heart. (Behar).
Applied to weak and timid men who have no courage.
Among the natives of Behar, the bile of a black goat is considered valuable because of its healing qualities.
The following tale indicates the origin of the proverb:
Once a tiger, who had grown sick and feeble from age, and was unable to hunt owing to failing strength, was strongly recommended by his physician to try the liver of a black goat. Thereupon the monarch of the forest ordered his vazir, the jackal, to get him a black goat. The wily Jack by many false promises managed to inveigle a black goat within reach of his infirm master, who took no time in killing it. The cunning jackal, who was himself eager to eat the liver, having heard of its marvellous powers, suggested to his master a preparatory bath before taking the remedy. The tiger approving of the suggestion went to have a bath. In the meantime Jack devoured the liver of the black goat. When the tiger came back he was surprised to find that the goat had no liver. Turning to the jackal the tiger asked what was the meaning of this. Sire, exclaimed the Jack, I thought your majesty was aware that black goats had no liver; otherwise how could your servant have deceived a black goat into your presence?
John Christian
Behar Proverbs.
A camel for a farthing and still too dear. (Persian).
Used to indicate poverty so extreme that a farthing seemed to be a large sum.
According to an old Persian story a merchant, having met with business reverses, was reduced to extreme poverty. When in this condition he happened to be in a place where a man had a camel to sell. The merchants son went to the camel dealer and inquired the price of the animal. On being told that it could be purchased for a farthing he informed his father, who declared that the price was too high. In time business success returned to the merchant and he became rich. Travelling again with his son, he came to a village where an egg was on sale for a rupee. The young man, hearing what was charged for it, told his father, who at once expressed the opinion that it was very cheap at the price, his changed standards being due not to his knowledge of value but to his altered circumstances.
A goat has only three legs. (Hindustani).
Sometimes it is quoted, The hare has only three legs, or The fowl has only one leg. The phrase is used in referring to obstinate people who, though they are convicted of error, will not acknowledge that they are wrong.
It is said to have been first used by a man who, having stolen a leg of a goat, hare, or fowl, sought to prove his innocence by stubbornly insisting that the animal did not possess by nature more legs than could be seen.
Agreement with two people, lamentation with three. (Kashmiri).
Two is company, but three is none. (English).
The proverb came from the following story: A certain man ordered a servant to lead his horse to pasture in a near village where there was some good grass and charged him not to mount the animal by the way. After his departure he suspected that his servant might disregard his injunction and he dispatched another servant to see that his directions were carried out. On overtaking the man the messenger found him leading the horse as he was told and the two walked on together. In the course of time they became weary and sat by the roadside to rest. When they arose they agreed that it would be easier to ride than walk and so mounting the animal they pursued their way. The master, still being anxious, sent a third servant who, on overtaking the couple on horseback, remonstrated with them on account of their unfaithfulness and threatened to report them. Do not do it, they pleaded, but come join us in our ride. Yielding to their wishes he mounted the horse and the three men rode on until they came to the pasture land. The next morning the horse died and the unfaithful servants were in great distress lest their actions should come to the knowledge of the master.
A man was once hanged for leaving his drink. (Scotch).
He will be hanged for leaving his liquor, like the saddler of Bawtry, is a parallel proverb upon which comment is made elsewhere.
The proverb is usually applied to men who leave their drink before they are through, and originated in the action of Balthazar Gérard just before he murdered the Prince of Orange.
As gude may haud the stirrup as he that loups on. (Scotch).
The phrase is said to have originated with Elliot of Stobbs who, knowing that his stable-boy was the illegitimate son of Elliot of Larriston, was in the habit of remarking, Better he that holds the stirrup than he that rides, when he mounted his horse. The young man afterwards succeeded in amassing a fortune and purchased the ancestral estate.
As musical as the cow that ate the piper. (Irish).
Binny Bryan was a famous piper. On his round one day he found a dead Hessian, and tried to pull off his boots, but pulled off his legs along with them. Boots and legs he carried to a byre, where he slept that night. In the morning he managed to get the legs out of the boots; and when the people who owned the byre came to milk their cow, they found no piper but only a pair of legs, and naturally supposed the cow had eaten the piper and his pipes.
J. D. White
in the
Kilkenny Moderator.
A raven that brings fire to its nest. (Hebrew).
This saying takes its origin from the fable of the raven that sought to warm its young by bringing fire to the nest and so burned them all. It is applied to those who injure others in their efforts to do them good.
As the day raises itself, so the sick man raises himself. (Hebrew).
There is an old legend that Abraham wore suspended about his neck a precious stone that had healing qualities. Whoever looked upon it was restored of whatever malady he had. On the death of the patriarch God removed the healing virtue from the stone and gave it to the suns rays so that thereafter those who suffered from any illness found the day more restful and freer from pain than the night.
Be a dog rather than a younger brother. (Persian).
This proverb comes from a story of a man who had three sons. The youngest was always considered to be subservient to the others. One cold winter night when there was much snow some friends of the man came by his invitation to spend the evening with him. While he and his two elder sons conversed with the visitors, the youngest son was compelled to minister to their needs and furnish all necessary entertainment. Noticing the boys plight, one of the guests asked him to sit down with him and rest, whereupon he sighed and uttered the above adage.
Be deliberate! Be deliberate! Tis worth four hundred zuz. (Hebrew).
The proverb originated under the following circumstances: R. Ida, the son of Ahaba, once pulled a kind of head covering only worn by non-Jewish women from the head of a woman under the supposition that she was a Jewess. He was mistaken and was fined four hundred zuz. On asking the woman her name, she replied that it was Methun, which also means Be deliberate; Be not hasty. There is a further play on the word, for it closely resembles another with the meaning Two hundred. Note that the word is repeated, bringing the total to Four hundred, the amount paid as a fine. Ibu Gabirol likewise says: Reflection insures safety, but rashness is followed by regrets.
A. Cohen
Ancient Jewish Proverbs.
Carry an old man with you in a sack. (Marathi).
Consult with the old and fence with the young. (German). Old men for counsel, young men for war. (English). The aged in council, the young in action. (Danish). The old effect more by counsel than the young by action. (German).
There are a number of stories about intelligent young men who were about to set out on a journey alone but who were finally induced to take an old man with them, who in turn compensated them for their consideration by giving them wise counsel by the way. One of the stories tells of the old man consenting to be tied and carried in a sack so as not to wound the pride of the young men.
Does a weaver know how to cut barley? (Behar).
See under this section: The weaver lost his way in a linseed field, and under Retorting Proverbs: Like the wabster stealing through the world.
This proverb refers to a story that a weaver, unable to pay his debt, was set to cut barley by his creditors, who thought to repay himself in this way. But instead of reaping, the stupid fellow kept trying to untwist the tangled barley stems.
G. A. Grierson.
A weaver jointly with another man sowed sugarcane. When the crop was ripe, on being asked whether he would have the top or the stem, said, Of course the top. When reproached by his wife for his stupidity, he said he would never again make such a mistake. The next crop they sowed was Indian corn. When the time for gathering came round he told his friends that he was not to be made a fool of this time and would have the lower part. His friend gave him what he wanted.
John Christian.
Fight like Kilkenny cats, that ate one another except their tails. (Irish).
Like the Kilkenny cats, who fought and left nothing but their tails. (English).
It is said that when the Hessians were quartered in Kilkenny, they used to amuse themselves by tying two cats tails together, and throwing them over a line to fight. Their officer heard of this and ordered that there should be no more cat-fights. Still on a certain day there were two cats on the line when the officer was heard coming, and one of the troopers cut them down, leaving only the tails on the line. The officer asked, Where are the cats? when one of the troopers explained that they fought so furiously that they had eaten one another up except their tails.
J. D. White
in the
Kilkenny Moderator.
Brewer says regarding the tale: Whatever the true story, it is certain that the municipalities of Kilkenny and Irishtown contended so stoutly about their respective boundaries and rights to the end of the seventeenth century, that they mutually impoverished each other, leaving little else than two tails behind.
There were two cats at Kilkenny;
Each thought there was one too many;
So they quarrelled and fit,
They scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails
And the tips of their tails,
Instead of two cats, there wasnt any.
Old Rhyme.
Fool, keep the corn farther off. (Modern Greek).
Sometimes rendered, Clown, you should have given the corn sooner.
An avaricious muleteer sought to save money by starving his mule. This so weakened the animal that one day, under a heavy load, it fell to the ground. The muleteer removed the load from the animals back and tried to make it rise. Failing, he took some corn in his hand and held it a short distance from its mouth, but it was in vain; the mule was too weak to get on its feet. While the muleteer was engaged in thus coaxing his beast a neighbour passed, and knowing the mans avaricious nature taunted him in the words of the proverb.
For the bleating we have lost the neighing. (Modern Greek).
Penny wise and pound foolish; Save at the spigot and let out at the bunghole; Save at the tap and waste at the bunghole. (English).
A dishonest peasant, desiring a sheep that belonged to a shepherd, determined to steal it, so mounted his horse and drove to the pen where it was kept. Tying his horse to a bush he entered, but the shepherds dog, hearing him, barked and he fled, leaving his horse behind him. On returning to his home his wife asked him why he walked and what had become of his horse. Instead of telling her the story of his misfortune he answered by imitating the baaing of the sheep and neighing of the horse; then he explained the circumstances of his trip. The incident becoming known, the proverb came into use.
God gives bread but we must creep along ourselves also. (Modern Greek).
God helps them that help themselves, (English and Scotch); Help thyself and God will help thee, (Scotch); Who guards himself God will guard him; God helps him who amends himself, (Spanish); God is a good worker, but he loves to be helped, (Basque); God sends the thread to cloth which is begun, (French); God gives food but does not cook it and put it in the mouth, (Telugu); God gives birds their food but they must fly for it, (Dutch); God gives every bird its food but does not throw it into the nest, (Danish).
There are many proverbs of similar import.
A certain man, on hearing that God would care for those who relinquished all their possessions, left his home and retired to the desert where he gave himself to fasting and prayer. On the third day of his retirement he observed many horses laden with baskets of bread passing over a distant highway. Seeing a loaf fall from one of the baskets, he waited and then cautiously dragged himself over the ground to the spot. Seizing the bread he began to eat. As he did so he repeated to himself: Yes, it is true, God gives bread, but we must creep along ourselves to get it.
God has His hosts, amongst them honey. (Arabic).
It is a tradition among the Arabs that this proverb was first used by Moawiah, the Emperor, who when he received the news that Aschtar, his enemy, had died from eating honey made from poisonous herbs exclaimed in pious satisfaction, God has His hosts, amongst them honey.
Genesa and a brass gate. (Marathi).
In a time of political upheaval a man by the name of Gom
Genesa went, without authority from the government, to the Brass Gate of the town where he lived and exacted toll of those who passed through. To make the procedure seem valid he gave a receipt on which were stamped the words of the proverb. This practice he kept up for years and accumulated much money. When the fraud was discovered the government, instead of punishing him for it, rewarded him for his shrewdness.
Has she a right to say, There is or There is not? (Telugu).
A proverb used to indicate that, amongst the Telugu people, the authority of a daughter-in-law is not recognized. Its origin is found in the following story:
A woman told a beggar to go to her house for assistance. The man proceeded at once and was met by the womans daughter-in-law who refused to give him anything. On turning away he met the woman who inquired whether alms had been given to him. When she heard that he had been refused she was angry and chastened her daughter-in-law. Now you may go, she said to the beggar. Has she any authority to say there are alms for you or there are not?
He has a white side and a black side, like the boat of Short Johns son. (Gaelic).
Mac Iain Ghearr (or Ghiorr)s proper name was Archibald MacDonell. He was a noted reaver and followed a known practice of pirates in having his boat and sails of different colours on each side.
Alexander Nicolson.
He is fond of championship who takes locusts under his protection. (Arabic).
This proverb commemorates Modleg Ben Sowaid, a plucky chieftain, who carried the law of hospitality so far that when a flight of locusts alighted on his territory, and some neighbouring tribe was tampering with them, this Quixote of the desert drove off the invaders and saved the locusts.
North American Review
for February, 1858.
He set fire to his own beard. (Persian).
For other proverbs about the beard see Singular Proverbs and Wit and Humour in Proverbs.
A man hearing that a large amount of hair on the face was a sign of mental deficiency consulted the books of the wise men and found that it was so. He therefore determined to rid himself of a portion of his own beard which was very long. Grasping it at the place where he wished it removed, he set fire to the end. The beard being well anointed blazed up, not only burning off all the hair but inflicting serious injury on his hand and face. His neighbours learning of his effort and its consequences formed the proverb which became common among the Persians and was used by them when they desired to charge people with being the cause of their own injury.
He that invented The Maiden, first hanselled it. (Scotch).
Regent Morton, the inventor of a new instrument of death called The Maiden, was himself the first upon whom the proof of it was made. Men felt, to use the language of the Latin poet, that no law was juster than that the artificers of death should perish by their own art, and embodied their sense of this in the proverb.
Archbishop Trench.
He who loses an opportunity of (eating) the meat, let him feed on the broth. (Arabic).
An Arabian story relates that the bird kombar once invited King Solomon to dine, and requested that all his courtiers might accompany him. The King inquired whether there was a sufficient supply of food for so large a company and received in answer that everything necessary had been provided. The guests arrived and seated themselves near the banks of a river. When dinner time approached the kombar came flying with a locust in his bill. Having eaten some of it himself, he threw the rest into the water and addressed this proverb to his royal guest, advising him to satiate himself with the locust broth. The wise monarch smiled, he and his attendants drank some of the water, thanked their host and departed.
J. L. Burckhardt
Arabic Proverbs.
He will be hanged for leaving his liquor, like the saddler of Bawtry. (English).
See proverb: A man was once hanged for leaving his drink.
The phrase is said to have had its origin in the fact that the saddler of Bawtry, while under sentence and on his way to the gallows, refused to stop at an ale-house where he was invited to drink, but hastened along the road to the fatal tree where he was hung. Soon thereafter a reprieve arrived. Had he stopped to drink, the delay would have saved his life.
I beg your pardon, Madam Cow. (Modern Greek).
Used when one person is mistaken for another.
Alexander Negris gives the following incident as indicating the origin of the saying: A French gentleman of an absent turn of mind was passing along a public street, when a cow came up behind him, whose shadow caught his eye. Mistaking it for that of a lady, he conceived himself acting unpolitely in walking before her, and turning around he made a graceful bow, saying: Beg your pardon, Madam, and hence the proverb.
I brought the nettle, I sowed the nettle, and then the nettle stung me. (Kashmiri).
The sting-nettle is a plant sacred to the Hindoo God Siva to whom is attributed the honour of first planting it.
A famous fakir put some mud in the palm of his hand; then he planted a nettle in it. Keeping his hand extended for several years the nettle grew to be a large plant and many of his countrymen visited him to see the wonder and bestow alms. One of his disciples, becoming jealous of the fakirs popularity, knocked the earth and nettle from his hand, whereupon the great man uttered the proverb, intending it to apply not only to the nettle but to the disciple.
If the tail breaks, your head will know who darkened the hole. (Gaelic).
In his
Gaelic Proverbs,
Alexander Nicolson says that the proverb took its rise from the following story:
Two men went to a wolfs den, when wolves still flourished in Scotland, for the purpose of carrying off the whelps. The den was in a cairn with a narrow entrance through which one of the men crept in while the other stood on guard outside. Presently the yelping of the young ones called their mother to the rescue and she bolted past the man outside, who was dexterous enough, however, to seize her by the tail while she was disappearing. So they stood, the she-wolf blocking the entrance and darkening the den, while the man outside held on like grim death. The man within finding the light suddenly obscured called out to his companion: Whats that darkening the hole? To which a reply was made in the words of the proverb.
If it please God I rise, I shall weave a blanket tomorrow. (Spanish).
Generally applied to procrastinators.
A certain woman awoke one night and, suffering from the cold, declared that if it pleased God to keep her from freezing she would weave a blanket on the following day, but the following day being warm she forgot about her resolution.
If this be human, its light, as the water-horse said. (Gaelic).
According to an old fable the water-horse was in the habit of leaving the water at certain times and disguising his identity, devoting himself to some human being, after which he would carry the object of his attentions on his back into the deepest part of the lake or sea from which he came. One day a young man introduced himself to a maiden who was herding cattle on the banks of a loch. After insinuating himself into her good graces by pleasant conversation and courtesies he induced her to permit him to rest his head on her lap while he slept. While asleep the maiden examined his head and found his hair filled with mud and sand. Surmising that her new-found acquaintance was none other than the water-horse in disguise who would on waking carry her away, she dexterously rid herself of her skirt, leaving it on the ground under his head. Soon the monster roused himself and grasping the skirt shook it, saying as he did so: If this be human, its light, then he rushed back into the water.
Im not a scholar and dont wish to be, as the fox said to the wolf. (Gaelic).
The fox and the wolf, walking together, came upon an ass quietly grazing. The fox pointed out an inscription on one of his hooves and said to his companion, Go you and read that; you are a scholar and I am not. The wolf, flattered by the request, went proudly forward and coming too close to the ass got knocked on the head, leaving the fox to enjoy their common spoil.
Alexander Nicolson.
In teaching an ignorant person I became troubled in mind, for he broke the nest and destroyed the eggs. (Assamese).
This proverb reminds one of Solomons admonition: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.Prov. xxvi:4.
The saying had its origin in an old folk-tale of a company of parrots that made their home in the hollow of a large simul tree. When the birds flew away they always left one of their companions, an old parrot, to guard the nest and keep the eggs from being destroyed or stolen. One day in their absence a wild cat tried to climb the tree but was prevented by the watchful old parrot who observed its coming. The wild cat, seeing that he would not be able to secure the eggs, began to flatter the old parrot and managed by fair speeches to throw it off its guard and leap on the nest where he feasted on the eggs. The old bird, being much chagrined at what had happened, explained its failure to defend the nest in the words of the proverb.
June, July, and August and the port of Carthagena. (Spanish).
A reply of an old sailor to Charles V, who inquired which port in the Mediterranean was the best, his meaning being that during June, July, and August all the ports were safe, but Carthagena was the best.
Lets see on what side the camel sits. (Behar).
He laughs best who laughs last. (English, French, German, Italian, and Danish). Better the last smile than the first laughter. (English).
A greengrocer and a potter hired a camel together and each hung a pannier on its side filled with his goods. As they proceeded on their way the camel occasionally helped itself to vegetables from the greengrocers pannier, which caused the potter to laugh at his companion. After a time they paused to rest and the camel in seating itself naturally leaned to the heavier side, which was the side on which was the pannier of pots, breaking all the vessels.
Let that which is lost be for God. (Spanish).
This selfish proverb originated in a will which a man made on his death-bed, in which he disposed of a certain cow that had strayed from the farm and never had been recovered, ordering that if it were ever found it should be given to his children, but if it were never found it should be considered as given to God.
Like the bird Jatayu devouring the chariot. (Bengalese).
Generally used in referring to almost certain evil that cannot be prevented by any proposed course of action.
This proverb originated in a story of that fabulous bird (the Jatayu) who flying away with a box in which Ravana had shut up Sita, the wife of Rama, he could not swallow it lest he should destroy Sita, yet his not swallowing it led to the loss of his own wings in the struggle to escape from Ravana.
W. Morton.
No money, no Swiss. (French).
No money, no Swiss; no pay, no piper. (French).
The allusion is to a story of the middle ages in which the prime minister of a French king is said to have remarked concerning some Swiss mercenaries who demanded pay for their services, The money we have given these Swiss would pave a road from Paris to Basle; whereupon the Swiss commander retorted: And the blood we have shed for France would fill a river from Basle to Paris.
One turn meets another; if rats can eat iron, a kite may carry off a child. (Hindustani).
A man, having occasion to travel abroad, left a quantity of iron in charge of a friend. On his return after several years his friend told him that the rats had eaten up the iron. He said nothing but, waiting an opportunity, seized the others child, concealed him and told his father he had seen a kite carry him off. On the others alleging the impossibility of the thing, his friend made this reply.
Thomas Roebuck.
On one side the Chevemisa, on the other take care. (Russian).
This saying refers to an unsuccessful expedition against Kazan in 1524, when the Tcheremisses waylaid the Russian vessels and assailed them from the shore.
London Quarterly Review,
October, 1875.
Shall I pronounce agreeably to the soles of my feet, or agreeably to my tongue? (Hindustani).
A certain dishonest judge was bribed by both parties in a dispute. One thought that he would be most easily influenced in his decision by a present of something that would appeal to his appetite, and so gave him something to eat; the other slipped a gold coin under his foot.
Strike the innocent, that the guilty may confess. (Arabic).
A cadi once arrested an innocent man and bastinadoed him. When asked why he punished a guiltless man he replied that he did so in hopes that the true offender might hear what was done and confess his crime out of sympathy and compassion.
The bear wants a tail and cannot be a lion. (English).
The proverb is thus explained by Fuller: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, derived his pedigree from the ancient Earls of Warwick, on which title he gave their crest, the bear and ragged staff. And when he was Governor of the Low Countries, with the high title of his Excellency, disusing his own coat of the green lion, with two tails, he signed all instruments with the crest of the bear and ragged staff. He was then suspected by many of his jealous adversaries to hatch an ambitious design to make himself absolute commander (as the lion is king of beasts) over the Low Countries, whereupon some foes to his faction, and friends to Dutch freedom, wrote under his crest, set up in public places:
Ursa caret cauda, non queat esse leo.
The bear he never can prevail
To lion it, for want of tail.
Nor is
in the feminine merely placed to make the vein; but because naturalists observe in bears, that the female is always strongest.
The proverb is applied to such who, not content with their condition, aspire to what is above their worth to deserve, or power to achieve.
John Ray.
The famine will disappear, but the stains will not disappear. (Kashmiri).
This saying is said to have originated in the story of a man who had neglected his sister for so long a time that he well-nigh forgot that she lived. On the approach of famine he thought of her and wondered whether she had food. In remorse over his behaviour he started to search for her that he might relieve her sufferings. As he drew near her house he was observed by his sister who was baking some bread. Not wishing him to know that she had food and desiring to discover the real purpose of his visit, she grabbed the loaf that she was baking from the fire and thrust it quickly under her arm. Thus she concealed the bread, but so burned her bosom that she carried the marks of it so long as she lived.
The mouse is the better of quietness, as the moor-mouse said to the town mouse. (Gaelic).
This proverb is evidently taken from the well-known fable of Æsop, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.
The peg swallowed the necklace. (Arabic).
King Vikram in time of misfortune hung his necklace on a peg. As misfortunes follow one another, the necklace soon disappeared. No one being able to tell how it was lost, the saying went abroad that the peg had swallowed it. When good fortune returned, the King found his necklace on the peg where it had been hung.
Theres many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. (English).
This proverb, says Archbishop Trench, in
Proverbs and Their Lessons,
descends to us from the Greeks, having a very striking story connected with it. A master treated with extreme cruelty his slaves who were occupied in planting and otherwise laying out a vineyard for him; until at length one of them, the most misused, prophesied that for this, his cruelty, he should never drink of its wine. When the first vintage was completed, he bade his slave to fill a goblet for him, which taking in his hand he at the same time taunted him with the non-fulfilment of his prophecy. The other replied with words which have since become proverbial. As he spoke, tidings were hastily brought of a huge wild boar that was wasting the vineyard. Setting down the untasted cup, the master went out to meet the wild boar, and was slain in the encounter, and thus the proverb, Many things find place between the cup and lip, arose.
The sheep-skin has sufficed to pay the twelve. (Modern Greek).
The phrase is said to have been first spoken by a poor drunken currier who, being indebted to a tavern keeper for drinks, and having no money to pay, took the last fleece that he possessed and gave it to the tavern keeper in settlement of his account. His wife, missing the sheeps skin, inquired of him what had become of it. Though half drunk at the time, he remembered enough about the transaction to explain in the words quoted, which soon became a proverb.
The weaver lost his way in a linseed field. (Behar).
See under this section, Does a weaver know how to cut barley?
See also Wit and Humor in Proverbs: Now I am going to the battle of the frogs, etc.
Seven weavers lost their way. Coming to a linseed field that was in flower they mistook it for a river. Removing their clothes they tried to swim through the blue blossoms. After much labour they reached the other side of the field; then they counted themselves to see whether any had been drowned. This they did several times, but the one counting always forgot to count himself so that they finally decided that one of their number had lost his life in the water, and they returned to their homes in great sorrow.
The above story is not peculiar to the Behar people; it finds its echo in various forms and in many lands.
Proverb makers never seem to have held weavers in very high esteem: Gentlemen are unco scant when a wabster gets a lady, Like the wabster stealing through the warld. (Scotch). A hundred tailors, a hundred millers, and a hundred weavers are three hundred thieves, (Spanish). The ass eats the crop, but the weaver is beaten for it, The daughter of a weaver has a longing to call her sister bubu. Bubu is a term of respect used in referring to an elder sister in Mohammedan households. A weaver proud as a king with a
full of rice only, The weaver asks to be let off fasting but gets saddled with prayers, A weaver makes a sad hash when required to reap a field. (Behar).
To hear by the noise, it is dulcet in contagion. But shall we make the welkin dance indeed? Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch that will draw three souls out of one weaver? Shall we do that?
Shakespeare. Twelfth Night.
They that live in glass houses should not throw stones. (English).
If you have a head made of glass, do not throw stones at me. (Spanish).
This saying is generally thought to have come into use from the following incident as given by Brewer: When, on the union of the two crowns, London was inundated with Scotchmen, Buckingham was a chief instigator of the movement against them and parties used nightly to go about breaking their windows. In retaliation a party of Scotchmen smashed the windows of the Dukes mansion which stood in St. Martins Fields and had so many windows that it went by the name of the Glass House. The Court favourite appealed to the King and the British Solomon replied: Steenie, Steenie, those who live in glass houses should be carefu how they fling stanes.
Brewer rightly denies that the proverb originated with James I (VI of Scotland). If there is any truth in the incident the King merely quoted the saying to Buckingham, as a proverb current at the time. King James was born in 1566 and Chaucer, who died in 1400, made use of an adage which was substantially the same, when he wrote, Frothy (therefore) who that hath an heed (head) of verre (glass), Fro cast of stones war him in the werre (let him beware).
It is not unlikely that the saying came from Spain and was adapted from the well-known Spanish aphorism, He that has a roof of glass should not throw stones at his neighbour or some other phrase of like import.
The proverb is found in many languages.
To fence in the cuckoo. (English).
The wise fools of Gotham, As wise as the man of Gotham (English); To put gates to the fields, (Spanish).
See Contemptuous Proverbs: As learnt as a scholar o Buckhaven College.
There is an old story that in the early years of the thirteenth century King John determined to secure an estate and castle in Gotham, England, and sent a special messenger to look over the ground. The town folks, hearing of the Kings intentions, were in consternation, for they knew that if the royal purpose was carried out it would be at great expense and would lead to the imposition of heavy burdens on the town that could not well be borne. They therefore planned to circumvent their sovereigns design by acting like idiots. When the royal messenger arrived he found every one in the place engaged in some trivial employment or idiotic pursuit. This so surprised and disgusted the representative that he reported to his master that Gotham was not a fit place for a Kings residence as the people who lived there were all fools. King John, it is said, at once gave up his project.
Many tales about the Gothamites and their foolish pursuits are recorded. Among those best known is one that the people desired to postpone the coming of cold weather, and, observing that the cuckoo, a bird of sunshine, disappeared when the warm months were over, they determined to prevent it from flying away, and so retain the summers warmth and brightness. To carry out this purpose they joined hands around a thorn bush into which a cuckoo had flown, thinking that by so doing the bird would be unable to escape. From this foolish story came the saying above quoted.
On an eminence about a mile south of Gotham, a village of Nottinghamshire, stands a bush known as the Cuckoo Bush, says R. Chambers in his
Book of Days.
The present bush is planted on the site of the original one and serves as a memorial of the disloyal event which has given the village its notoriety.
Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl,
If the bowl had been stronger my tale would have been longer.
Old Nursery Rhyme.
Tell me no more of Gotham fools,
Or of their eels in little pools,
Which they, were told, were drowning;
Nor of their carts drawn up on high
When King Johns men were standing by,
To keep a wood from burning.
Nor of their cheese shovd down the hill,
Nor of the cuckoo sitting still,
While it they hedged round:
Such tales of them have long been told,
By prating boobies young and old,
In drunken circles crowned.
The fools are those who thither go,
To see the cuckoo bush, I trow,
The wood, the barn, and pools;
For such are seen both here and there,
And passed by without a sneer,
By all but errant fools.
To rob Peter to pay Paul. (English).
The proverb pretty certainly derives its origin from the fact that in the reign of Edward VI the lands of St. Peter at Westminster were appropriated to raise money for the repair of St. Pauls in London.
Give not Peter so much, to leave St. Paul nothing. Praise Peter but dont find fault with Paul. Who praiseth St. Peter doth not blame St. Paul. (English). To take from St. Peter and give to St. Paul. To strip St. Peter to clothe St. Paul, (French). He reives the kirk to theek the quire. Tir the kiln to thack the mill, (Scotch). To strip one altar to cover another, (Italian). Starving Mike Malcolm to fatten big Murdock. The thaich of the kiln on the mill, (Gaelic). To steal oil from one temple in order to light a lamp in another, (Marathi). He plucked from his beard and added to his mustache. (Persian).
· [
Top 150
] ·
World Lit


text:
Date: Sep 15, 2018 | Time: 8:00 pm
Robert Dubac's The Book of Moron: If Thinking Were Easy Everyone Would Do It, at The Playhouse at Westport Plaza. Performance dates: September 13th through September 23rd; multiple showtimes on some dates. See website for more information and to purchase tickets.
For More Information:
Playhouse at Westport Plaza | 314-647-2434 | Website
The Playhouse is located in Westport Plaza. It is an intimate 240-seat theater that brings the action on stage up close to the audience. STAGES St. Louis also uses the Playhouse as one of the theatre company's mainstages.
Directions: Located in Maryland Heights on Westport Plaza Drive, near the intersection of Interstate 270 and Page Avenue. Take Dorsett Road, just east of I-270 to south onto Investment Drive, enter roundabout and take first right onto Progress Parkway to Westport Plaza Drive. Cross over to the Plaza which is straight ahead. The entrance to the Playhouse is in the indoor Mall area.


text:
Superintendent: Dist. 203 community has been supportive
New Naperville Unit District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said Tuesday he's received an overwhelming amount of support from the community, during his first public comments since revelations surfaced that Bridges and other West Aurora District 129 officials may have failed to report a possible sex abuse case immediately.
"Since I came here last year as an assistant superintendent, the welcome from the community -- parents, business owners, elected officials, people in this community -- it's just been phenomenal," Bridges said during a public meet-and-greet reception at the District 203 administrative building. "I've felt welcome and part of this community and this school district since day one."
Bridges didn't directly address the controversy that erupted last week when officials with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services took him to task for not calling the department's hotline in 2010 to report an abuse allegation involving then-West Aurora band director Steve Orland and a female student.
School custodian Leon Smith told Bridges, then the school's principal, that he heard giggling coming from a small band room, and when approached, he saw Orland "up close" to the girl. Orland then "took off running," according to notes from an interview Bridges conducted with Smith.
Bridges informed West Aurora Superintendent James Rydland, who on advice of counsel did not contact authorities.
DCFS officials said officials at West Aurora should have called the department's hotline -- even before doing their own investigation.
The alleged encounter took place about 10 months before Orland pleaded guilty to abusing two other high school girls. He was sentenced in March to 12 years in prison.
In an interview, Bridges said he would cooperate with any investigation into the allegations, but otherwise, declined to comment on the matter.
"Our focus is on the work in District 203," Bridges said.
The case has since been turned over to the Kane County state's attorney's office.
Naperville school board President Mike Jaensch said Tuesday during the meet-and-greet reception, attended by some 100 school district and city officials, parents and community members, that the board "is unanimous in our excitement of having Dan Bridges as our superintendent."
Jaensch said in an interview that Bridges informed board members of the West Aurora case last month before getting word that Smith, the janitor, was going to a TV station to talk about the abuse allegation.
"We looked at what (Bridges') actions were," Jaensch said. "He shared with us that he did everything he could ... The board is fully behind him."
Bridges was hired as assistant superintendent for secondary education last year, and he became interim superintendent after former Superintendent Mark Mitrovich stepped down June 30.
The school board began a preliminary search for a permanent successor, but called it off last month when they decided on Bridges.
"When we reached out to people wired in -- we talked to search firms -- we realized the (candidate) pool wasn't that deep," Jaensch said. "Then we saw Dan in action. People respected and accepted him in the position."


text:
Job Seekers, Welcome to CVMA Career Center
The job you tried to view is no longer active.
See similar jobs below or perform a new job search.
See similar jobs below or perform a new job search.
Sort By
2,879 'associate OR veterinarian OR STATECODE:"CA"' Jobs
Petaluma, California
Brandner Veterinary Hospital
1 Month Ago
Sherman Oaks, California
Sherman Oaks Veterinarary Group
1 Month Ago
Grass Valley, California
Brunswick Veterinary Clinic
1 Month Ago
San Bernardino, California
Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley
2 Months Ago
Turlock, California
Taylor ER Veterinary Emergency Hospital
La Verne, California
PET DEPOT Veterinary Group
2 Weeks Ago
Paso Robles, California
North County Animal Hospital in Paso Robles, Ca
3 Weeks Ago
Port Hueneme and Camarillo, California
Channel Islands Veterinary Hospital
4 Weeks Ago
Monterey, California
SPCA for Monterey County
2 Months Ago
Powered By


text:
(Reuters) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Wednesday said a lawsuit by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett appeared "without merit" and was "an affront to all of the victims" of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky.
Corbett said he would sue the NCAA in federal court to challenge the sanctions it levied against Penn State University over the Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal.
RecommendedBlasey Ford Tells Grassley Why She Has Not Accepted Invitation to Testify
Cortney O'Brien
"We are disappointed by the governor's action today," the NCAA said in a statement.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)


text:
Get Answers to your Appliance Repair Questions
Appliance Repair Forum
Welcome, Guest. Please
Did you miss your
Activation Email
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Login with username and password or
This topic
This board
Entire forum
Parts & Diagrams
Model Number, Part Number or Description
Washer Parts
Dryer Parts
Refrigerator Parts
Dishwasher Parts
Range/Cooktop/Oven Parts
All Appliance Parts
Forum Index
Heating & Air Conditioning Repair (HVAC)
Annual Furnace Tune Up and Maintenance
« previous
next »
Register to comment on this topic
Pages: [
Go Down
Topic: Annual Furnace Tune Up and Maintenance (Read 7185 times)
Member Since: Oct 2008
Posts: 569
Annual Furnace Tune Up and Maintenance
January 24, 2009, 07:28:17 PM »
We've all felt the pinch of the rising cost of heating our homes. In fact, the average American family spent between $1200 and $1500 in 2005 to heat their home, so anything you can do to reduce that number is obviously well worth the effort. One thing that can help minimize your heating costs is ensuring your furnace is working efficiently, by giving it a tune up.
A typical home heating (HVAC) system
Home heating systems basically consist of three parts. A heat sensor, or thermostat, measures the temperature in your home and determines when it needs to be raised. When the air temperature drops, the thermostat signals the heater and the blower to turn on. The combustion in the heater creates heat, while the blower moves air over the heat exchanger, raising its temperature and distributing it throughout the house by the heating ducts. Cooler room air is returned to the furnace through return ducts where it is warmed. The warm-air-out, cool-air in-cycle continues until the desired temperature is reached and the thermostat signals the furnace to shut down.
So, how do you tune up a furnace system?
HVAC systems are mechanical, so like all mechanical systems they do need to be maintained. A thorough professional tune up will cost you $100 or more and is definitely something you should do every few years. However, you can do an annual tune up and maintenance process yourself, and save some of that money.
1. First take a look at your furnace. There shouldn't be any black soot or combustion residue on or around the furnace. Next, turn up the thermostat so your furnace comes on. Check the flames in the burner. They should be blue and steady, not yellow or orange and flickering. Soot build-up or yellow flames are an indication of poor combustion, and if you see any signs of either, call a professional technician to fix the problem.
2. Next, turn the thermostat back down and let your furnace cool. For extra safety, turn off the circuit breaker that powers your furnace. When the furnace is cool, remove the sides of your furnace and using a vacuum with a long nozzle, get rid of any dust that may have accumulated. Use a damp rag to clean the blades of the blower fan and any other areas the vacuum couldn't reach. While you've got the sides off, check to see if your blower fan has oil cups at the ends of the central shaft (some are sealed units and don't need oiling). If there are cups there, give them a few drops of oil.
3. An electric motor and a fan belt drive many blower fans, while some are direct drive and don't use a fan belt. If your blower does have a fan belt, check its condition and tension. The underside should be free of cracks, but over time, age and heat will dry out the rubber belt and cause cracks. If there are cracks in the belt, replace it with one of the same size. Checking the tension of the belt is as simple as pushing down on it. There should be about 1/2 inch of play in a properly adjusted belt. If you have more or less movement than that, adjust the tension by loosening the electric motor mounts and moving the motor to create the proper tension.
4. Reattach the furnace panels, and turn the circuit breaker back on.
5. Finally, changing your furnace filter once a month during heating season is a good maintenance practice. So when you're doing your furnace tune up, get ready for the season by installing a fresh filter.
Now your furnace is ready for "Old Man Winter."
Stay Safe
Combustion creates Carbon Monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless gas that can be deadly. Normally the CO produced by the combustion in your furnace is exhausted up the chimney and out of your home. However, a furnace that is out of adjustment can leave CO in your home. You can help protect yourself from CO poisoning by installing a Carbon Monoxide detector in your furnace room. If the detector indicates any build up of Carbon Monoxide at any time, have your furnace professionally inspected immediately.
While doing your own tune up will help keep your furnace running efficiently, a professional inspection and tune up every few years is a good investment. The pros are the people who have the skills and equipment to ensure that any parts that might degrade over time are still functioning properly in your furnace.
Homeowners are creatures of comfort, and with colder days ahead, now is the time to ensure your heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are in tip-top shape to provide a comfortable indoor environment all winter long.
Ongoing maintenance and simple tune-ups can ensure your system runs properly and efficiently, helping to reduce costly energy and repair bills. American Standard Heating and Air Conditioning offers the following tips for ensuring consistent indoor temperature, humidity and air quality in the winter:
Arrange proactive maintenance
Schedule regular appointments with a heating and air conditioning dealer to come out and service your system before winter and again before summer.
Change the filters
Heating and air conditioning system filters should be changed every 30 days, or as often as recommended by the manufacturer. To help save on replacement costs, some manufacturers, such as American Standard, have cleanable filters that can be rinsed and vacuumed.
Check for leaks
Windows and doors are prime suspects for air leakage. Check around every frame for cracks, gaps and poor-fitting fixtures and seal leaks with caulking or weatherstripping.
Use the proper insulation
Check to make sure your home is insulated with materials that have the proper "R-value." An R-value is the measurement of how well insulation resists heat flow. The higher the R-value, the better the insulating power. HVAC experts recommend using R-30 insulation in the ceilings and R-13 in the exterior walls.
Program the thermostats
Save energy by installing a programmable thermostat that adjusts the temperature during the day. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, by turning your thermostat back 10 to 15 degrees for 8 hours, you can save 5 percent to 15 percent a year on your heating bill -- a savings of as much as 1 percent for each degree if the setback period is eight hours long.
Upgrade to two-stage heating
Most furnaces have single-stage heating systems, which deliver a blast of warm air followed by an off cycle and then another full blast of warm air, causing very noticeable temperature swings in the winter. Gain efficiency and comfort by upgrading to a two-stage system such as the American Standard's Freedom 80 or 90 Two Stage Furnace -- the first stage runs more than 80 percent of the time, and the second stage switches on only as needed to provide more heat.
Control the humidity
Static electric shocks, dry nasal passages and parched skin are signs that your home's humidity is too low. A humidifier can be attached to your furnace to add moisture back into the air during the cold winter months. American Standard offers whole-house humidifiers with integral sensors that can be set to automatically control humidity levels within your home.
Ensure cleaner air
Believe it or not, the air inside your home can sometimes be more unhealthy than what's outside, causing potential problems in your family's health. American Standard's air cleaners can be attached to the furnace and help remove unwanted particles from the air in every room of the house.
Energy Usage Lowering Tips
Set your thermostat as low as is comfortable.
Keep the temperature fairly constant, as frequent changes will utilize more energy by causing unnecessary cycling on and off. Setting back the temperature at night, however, is recommended.
Clean or replace furnace filters once a month or as needed.
Oil-fired boilers should be professionally cleaned and tuned once a year. Gas-fired equipment needs to be checked every other year.
Clean warm-air registers, baseboard heaters, and radiators as needed; make sure they are not blocked by furniture, carpeting, or drapes.
Keep draperies and shades on south-facing windows open during the heating season to allow sunlight to enter your home; close them at night to reduce the chill you may feel from cold windows.
Close the door to an unoccupied room or area that is isolated from the rest of the house and turn down the thermostat or turn off the heat for that room or area.
Use kitchen, bath, and other ventilating fans wisely. Turn these fans off as soon as they are no longer needed. In about 1 hour, these fans can pull out a house-full of warmed or cooled air. They can also pull dangerous furnace combustion gasses into the house in some situations.
Check your ducts for air leaks. First look for sections that should be joined but have separated and then look for obvious holes.
Do not use duct tape to repair leaky ducts. Standard duct tape has been shown unreliable. Various mastics or non-cloth-backed tapes are preferable.
NATE, NCCER, PHCC,HVAC Certified Instructor
Member RSES, US Army Refrigeration Specialist(Retired), Former Refrigeration Teacher NYC Board of Ed.
a tragedy has happen to me :
Washer Parts
Dryer Parts
Refrigerator Parts
Dishwasher Parts
Range/Cooktop/Oven Parts
All Appliance Parts
Register to comment on this topic
Pages: [
Go Up
« previous
next »
Forum Index
Heating & Air Conditioning Repair (HVAC)
Annual Furnace Tune Up and Maintenance
Simple Machines
Simple Audio Video Embedder
ApplianceJunk.com © 2007-2018


text:
Obama seeks $615 million to fight wildfires
Jul. 08, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $615 million to help fight wildfires as the summer season is already prompting blazes across western states.
The White House said Obama will submit the request along with a bigger, $3.7 billion proposal to confront a wave of Central American children crossing the southern border illegally.
The$615 million would go to the Department of Agriculture. White House officials say the money is designed to pay for all wildfire needs in 2014.


text:
OCS Roadmap
Development Roadmap
You will find the OCS development roadmap for 2012 below. Please note that these dates are not fixed. OCS development is currently following two development branches: a 'stable' 2.3.x line which includes mainly bugfixes and will be an easy upgrade; and a 'master' 2.4 line, which includes large-scale changes in the underlying codebase as well as many new features, but is not yet ready for production use.
While we do attempt to list all bugs tracked against a given release, quite often a bug report against one release will be ported to another (this is especially the case with 2.3.x bugfixes into the master branch; less so with 2.4 enhancements into the stable branch). This is also the case with some bugs tracked against other applications such as Open Journal Systems. You are encouraged to browse our Bugzilla database fully.
Milestone 3.0 (Not yet scheduled)
OJS 3.0, described here, will reconcile the departure in coding style pioneered by OMP by bringing OJS back into line, incorporating new UI tools and back-end structures. Broadly speaking this will be a priority for OCS as well, though timelines and plans for OCS are currently less defined. Much of this work will attempt to blur the distinctions between the different applications, further decreasing the amount of distinct code per application and introducing greater flexibility in workflow within each application.
- See Modularization of PKP Systems for details on the proposed modularization of PKP applications.
Milestone 2.4 (Not yet scheduled)
PKP currently intends to consider release plans for OCS 2.4 from the master branch after the same has been completed for OJS 2.4. See OJS Milestone 2.4 for details. It is possible that PKP will opt to jump directly to considering OCS 3.0, described below.
Milestone 2.3.x (Ad-hoc scheduling)
As with OJS 2.3.x, OCS 2.3.x releases will be made as necessary to correct security issues or as sufficient minor fixes accumulate to make a release worthwhile.


text:
Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (OTTP-S)
Open Session at The Open Group Conference, San Francisco
Tuesday, February 4, 2013
1.15 - 2.00 pm
This session will give a more in depth look at the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) Accreditation Program - an accreditation program for COTS ICT component suppliers, technology providers and integrators to help assure they are following the O-TTPS best practices for mitigating the risk of maliciously tainted and counterfeit products. Learn why this should be important to you as a customer, integrator, technology provider or component supplier.
This will be a tag-team presentation by:
- Andras Robert Szakal, IBM DE, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, IBM U.S. Federal IMT
- Edna Conway, Chief Security Officer, Global Supply Chain
- Sally Long, OTTF Forum Director
with the opportunity for questions and answers throughout.