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There are a lot of ways to design a home. Designing one for high performance, though, or even better-than-average performance, has many recommended best practices that are based on a lot of research of homes that have failed because they're unhealthy, inefficient, and/or falling apart. This is why we have building scientists (see SOAP BOX below); to provides us with the Do's and Don'ts of designing high performance homes.
Here are just fourteen Don'ts that are too often Do's that lead to homes with high energy use, bad indoor air quality, sick people, crumbling buildings, or ugliness.
*Quoted from Joe Lstiburek, PhD, P. Eng, ASRAE Fellow – Building Science Corporation. Some call him the "Father of Building Science" in North America.
This is just the beginning.
I will be re-visiting this soon to add more Don'ts to a long (forever) list. In the meantime, I'd love to hear from you, the reader and observer of other failures or mistakes, about the kinds of things you see that we shouldn't see in our homes. It may just show up on the next list, and it may just save a home or building!
I'd like to see the roll of building scientist shift to architects. We have the greatest amount of control and responsibility on how a building is to look and perform, and mostly the profession shirks this responsibility and leave it to a builder, or as Dr. Lstuiburek puts it, to "by others". Our home and building owners' health, safety and welfare are in our hands, let's not let them down. As architects and designers, we took an oath!
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Excellent points! I think there's definitely some merit in the idea of architects learning a little building science, and working on the house at multiple points throughout the project to keep things on track.
Chris passive house is good in all climates. I keep my beer cold in a insulated cooler when I go to the desert in the summer.
Thanks, Igor. One of his better talks.
The role of the structural engineer, which is primarily to make sure the house doesn't fall down, doesn't necessarily involve or equate to minimizing thermal bridging. So, to your point, and mine, an orchestrator can help make a systematic, well-balanced design that integrates responsibilities and systems.
Thanks Richard. Passive house is a very good approach, especially for cold climates. Building tight is a good approach for any climate. Of course, good ventilation goes along with that. Super insulation doesn't do a thing for climate zones 1-4. Good insulation is beneficial, but there is a point of diminishing return, and R-50 is just more, not better. No matter what approach, it has to be climate (micro and macro) based.
here is the full lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkfAcWpOYAA.
It's a case of "one picture worth a thousand words ..."
I agree on the role of architects guiding the design for energy efficiency. They have the most influence at an early stage of design. Being careful that the structural engineer doesn't undo efficiency with thermal bridging is important too. So the wholistic approach sounds like a good idea!
The best first step is to learn about basic PassiveHouseUSA remedies. Extremely low air infiltration (.5 ACH @ 50 pascals), high insulation (R-50), fresh air ventilation (HRV or ERV). HP buildings can be built a no to low extra cost if you use whole house as a system, integrated design principles in the beginning of the process.
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Christmas is the time of year when we let our loved ones know how much they matter to us. Even if they are so far away, we do our best to get in touch with them either by e-mail, Christmas card, a phone call, facebook messages, text messages or any other means of communicating with them. Christmas gives us the opportunity to give value to these very important people in our lives.
Similarly, we also want to forgive those who have done wrong to us or whom we had disagreements with within the year. It is also a time of forgiveness. Most of the time, it might be hard for us to express our feelings. However, the Christmas messages, inspirational messages, love messages and funny messages below will help you express your innermost feelings.
*Christmas is fast approaching. Everyone is now busy and enjoying shopping, attending Christmas parties, exchanging gifts and being with family and friends. May this whole season be the best days of the year for you ... more blessings, more happiness and a healthier you.
Dear God, I don't want much for Christmas. I just want the person reading this to remain in my life forever. Send this to the people you don't wanna lose. I hope I am one. :-)
*May the spirit of Christmas remind us to be able to forgive those who have done wrongs to us. May the spirit of forgiveness reign all over the land. May this Christmas be the start of a new life for those whose lives have gone astray. And may those who have so much blessings in their lives learn to share them to those who are needy and need their helping hands. And this act of giving may inspire everyone to do the same. May peace reign all over the world today, tomorrow and always.
As I wake up each morning and face a new day,
May I be able to do the tasks I wanna do
May my good deeds inspire other people to do the same
May I be able to touch others lives today.
And Lord, please grant me more blessings
That I maybe able to share them to family,
my friends and those who are in need.
Most especially, this Christmas season.
May my generosity inspire other people who has the capacity
to help other people and may they share more of their blessings to others.
Christmas is fast approaching. May this special day inspire everyone to forget the wrongs that we're done to them. And forgive their enemies. May this day bring forth peace to the world.
And help us achieve a peaceful would that everyone is dreaming of. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
The best gift we can give to ourselves this Christmas is to share our blessings to other people. Nothing will ever beat the feeling of being able to help those who are in need. Let's continue to help & pray for those who are suffering at the moment, those who are sick, recovering and fighting for their lives, those who have problems and needs divine intervention, and above all, let us pray that there will be peace in the whole world.
Just because God has given you a mouth, it doesn't mean that you must constantly use it. Sometimes you have to think a million times before you talk. Some words are better left unspoken ... because harsh and hurting words when given away cannot be taken back. Because we don't know along the process, it has hurt those people who matters to us the most.
Its morning again ... Get up and wear a perfect smile! Embrace the day with sheer delight and thank the Lord, for another day ... Good morning!
True friends are hard to find ... and I'm so thankful I found you. May you have a blessed and wonderful day.
Let the changes of the weather teach us about life snd the vastness of God's creation. Always remember that rain or shine, the game of life goes on. Find beauty in each season and trust that we will be able to weather all the seasons of our life by God's grace! Have a blessed day!
We wake up each morning with a new day, a new life, a new beginning.
Be this day be the chance to correct the wrongs we have done yesterday
And make us be able to do good things not just to ourselves, to our loved ones
But also to other people. Live life with a purpose.
The beauty of the new day is not only the majesty of the sunrise, but the thought of the Heavenly Father giving us another day to inspire each other's lives. Blessed morning. Be safe. Be blessed. Be a blessing to others.
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*My life used to be empty. I didn't know where I was going. I didn't know what was my purpose in life. I was like a boat flowing in the river without knowing where my destination goes ...
But when you came into my life, I soon found the true meaning of my existence. I finally found a purpose in life and a future worth living for. Thank you so much honey for making me feel this way. Thank you for loving me the way you do. I love you more than anything else in this world.
*We may have our ups and downs.
There may be times that I don't feel like talking to you.
Or I get upset because I had a hard day at work.
There maybe times that we can't have our time together because of our busy schedules.
But honey, be rest assured that I will always love you
Like the first time I fell in love with you.
And I will love you forever
Because you are the one who made me understand what true love is.
And what unconditional love is.
Loving with expecting anything in return.
Loving someone more than yourself.
Because that is the love I feel from you.
Days may pass.
Leaves may wither.
The wells must gone dry.
Sunrise may turn into sunset.
But my love for you will never wane.
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Below are some charts that caught my eye over the weekend as well as some requested by Minyans. If you would like a chart reviewed click here.
All charts courtesy Dorsey Wright & Associates. I have added text and illustrations to the charts where necessary.
More than a few Minyans have pinged me and asked to see how gold looks on the charts. Below are short and long-term views of London Gold, the XAU, Newmont Mining (NEM), and Barrick Gold (ABX). While not intended as advice, longer-term I view gold as bullish, but I am not yet convinced the recent upward movement is bullish. What would change my mind? The levels on the charts outlined below.
Once gold and gold shares move through these levels, I would have to conclude the context has changed to positive. Until then, however, I view the recent moves in gold and gold-related shares as counter to the near-term trend. The long-term secular trend for the metal remains positive, but many of the gold stocks have either not yet confirmed the underlying metal's move, or have not participated fully in the recent rally.
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World Markets:
European markets were modestly higher half way through their day while the Japanese Nikkei lost 0.23% on its day. The Hang Seng added 0.82% today. US markets were creeping higher leading up to the opening of trading today following "non-event" type numbers that didn't add much in terms of volatility to the treasury market. Check out what Brian Reynolds had to say for more on the Housing Starts data released earlier.
Lucent Tech(LU:NYSE) will be hosting its shareholders meeting today. After the bell lookout for earnings reports from Applied Materials(AMAT:NASD), Agilent(A:NYSE) and Intuit(INTU:NASD). Economic reports for tomorrow include the Janauary PPI, Initial Claims, Leading Indicators and the Phila Fed for February. Semi Book to bill tomorrow after the bell.
Brokerage Chatter:
Wachovia upgraded a few retailers this morning, individually naming Gap(GPS:NYSE) and Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF:NYSE) to outperform from market perform, and also upped American Eagle(AEOS:NASD) to market perform from underperform. Fulcrum initiated RadioShack(RSH:NYSE) with a sell. Morgan Stanley started coverage of Oracle(ORCL:NASD) with an overweight rating and placed a $17 target on the stock. CSFB kept its outperform rating for Deere(DE:NYSE) but raised its price target to $85 from $70.
CIBC upped GlaxoSmithKline(GSK:NYSE) to sector perform from sector underperform. Goldman Sachs upgraded Sprint PCS(PCS:NYSE) to outperform from in-line and Nextel(NXTL:NASD) to in-line from underperform. UBS also raised targets for PCS, NXTL, and Alltel(AT:NYSE). Morgan Stanley upgraded Semtech(SMTC:NASD) to overweight from equal-weight. CSFB downgraded BellSouth(BLS:NYSE) and SBC Comm(SBC:NYSE) to neutral from outperform. AG Edwards cut Teva Pharma(TEVA:NASD) to hold from buy. CSFB added Texas Instruments(TXN:NYSE) to its Focus List. Goldman Sachs upgraded UT Starcom(UTSI:NASD) to outperform from in-line.
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CBS Marketwatch reports that The Walt Disney Co.(DIS:NYSE) announced late yesterday it has come to terms with Jim Henson's Muppet assets. In an undisclosed amount, Disney will acquire the film and television library and all affiliated copyrights. Some analysts are speculating that the deal could have been just shy of $50 million.
According to the New York Post, Microsoft (MSFT:NASD) will cut the price of its Xbox video game console this April from $180 to $150 in the hopes of grabbing more buyers away from its rival Sony's(SNE:NYSE) Playstation2.
The New York Times reports that Yahoo!(YHOO:NASD) has officially dropped Google as its default search provider late yesterday and has decided to replace it with its own propreitary search technologies. Yahoo acquired this technology from recent acquisitions including (Inktomi, Overture, AltaVista, FastSearch, and Transfer).
BBC news reports that Calisto Tanzi, the jailed founder of the now infamous Italian food giant Parmalat was rushed to the hospital and placed in intensive care for potential heart ailments. This is Tanzi's second hospital visit, this one coming the day after his children were arrested on fraud charges.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Len Short, executive vice president of brand marketing at Time Warner Inc.'s(TWX:NYSE) America Online unit, has announced his resignation from the company. Short was one of the key executives involved in AOL's sponsorship of Super Bowl XXXVIII which featured the infamous halftime show which left Janet Jackson with half her top and Justin Timberlake holding a piece of the malfunctioned undergarment.
24/7 Media(TFSM:NASD) announced a 1 for 5 reverse stock split.
Dobson Comm(DCEL:NASD) missed estimates by nearly 50cents posting a loss of $0.53 versus consensus of a $0.06 loss. Stock was trading down nearly 25% in pre-market trading.
Metro-Gldwn-Myr(MGM:NYSE) beat by $0.04.
Agilent(A:NYSE) missed by a penny.
Network Appliance(NTAP:NASD) beat by a penny.
Abercrombie(ANF:NYSE) beat by a penny
Around the world in 80 ticks:
The Washington Post reported from Iran, that a train derailed and killed at least 200 people. The runaway train crashed through the mountainside spilling dangerous chemicals along its path.
According to the LA Times, Howard Dean has decided to drop off the campaign trail today when he returns home. Dean will, however, remain on the ballot for nomination allowing his supporters to vote for him in the upcoming primaries. AP news is already reporting that the race has now come down to a two man show; John Kerry and John Edwards.
The Associated Press reports that a German scientist is currently under investigation for possible arms export violations after he had sent equipment to Pakistan which could have been destined for the country's nuclear weapons program.
USA Today citing army officials reported that 30 coalition soldiers were wounded and 11 Iraqi civilians were killed when a pair of homicide bombers attempted to drive their trucks carrying explosives into a Polish army base today. Coalition forces opened fire on the trucks which ultimately triggered the blasts before it could reach the base.
Despite pleas for Haiti's premier that his country is in the midst of a coup, both the US and France declined to offer military aid. USA Today quoted Colin Powell as saying the U.S. has no "enthusiasm" for adding a military force in the middle of a bloody struggle and prefers to handle the crisis with a political solution.
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Being an individual that always looks to the numbers, I wanted to compile a list of multiple ranking throughout the hockey world of where the Nashville Predators may end up in the playoffs this season. Here are the results for national coverage:
Puck Daddy: Wyshynski – 8th
Puck Daddy: Leahy – 6th
Puck Daddy: Mooney – 4th
Puck Daddy: Chesnokov – 4th
Puck Daddy: Lambert – 4th
Puck Daddy: Dobber – 6th
Bleacher Report – 7th
Pro Hockey Talk: Yerdon – 6th
Pro Hockey Talk: O'Brien – 7th
Pro Hockey Talk: Reitz – 6th
Hockey Writers – 7th
This gives an average finish for the Nashville Predators of 5.9. Yet I wondered how much local influence and following of the Predators from a closer vantage point would affect the results, so I delved further and found some local Predators blogs previews and the results are as such:
Preds on the Glass – 3rd
Hockey Night in Nashville – 5th
RLDHockey – 7th
PredGold – 5th
View from 111 – 5th
Paul McCann(Hockeybuzz) – 5th
The Predatorial: Kristopher Martel – 3rd
The Predatorial: Jeremy Sargent – 4th
This gives an average finish of 4.62. Not too far off from the supposed "hockey experts," but there is a sense of favoritism among those that cover the Predators on a daily basis. Hopefully those that follow the Predators more closely are seeing something the rest of the hockey world doesn't see. It's no surprise that quite often the rest of the NHL writers pick the Predators to not even make the playoffs yet Nashville has made the playoffs 6 out of the last 7 years.
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London: If rumours are to be believed then singer Adele has finished writing the James Bond theme song and will soon be recording it.
The "Someone Like You" singer is preparing to go into the studio to record the track and will then submit it for the spy adventure which is currently being filmed, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"Adele is the obvious choice to record the next Bond theme. The last few songs for the spy movies have hardly set the charts alight. After her success this year filmmakers know the song is almost guaranteed to be a huge hit," said a source.
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The ever evolving technology has leap frogged from basic desktop computers to sleeker and smarter netbooks, tablets, and smartphones. And with this revolution, it's not just about smaller screens, higher resolution displays but a shift in thinking process, and the way technology is used. These smart devices have become much more common than it used to be, and it would be a waste for web designers to not take advantage of the same. And hence, Responsive Web Design by Web Start Today, a single design answer to multiple screens.
Responsive web designs are crafted to optimize the visitor's viewing experience. It is built with great fluidity and favorable layout which attracts customers. It considers the users' behavior and needs when it comes to accessing a web page; takes into account the varying screen resolution and displays accordingly.
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Excitement builds as we approach our first Bett at a new location, ExCeL London. It is hard to believe that only a few short months ago we were celebrating the Olympics events being held there and now the world's largest education technology show is coming to the venue that saw history being made.
It has certainly been a year of history making for ICT as a subject since the last time educators and industry met up in January 2012, when Michael Gove announced plans for dis-application of the programme of study and the Royal Society report was published. Consultation processes have been the order of the day in England and the recommendations of a panel for the draft ICT programme of study were sent to the DfE at the end of November. In the meantime, Welsh curriculum consultation processes have also begun. A theme running through both processes is the need for a greater emphasis on developing the computer science aspects of ICT within the curriculum. This is reflected in the Naace ICT Curriculum Framework (published in May 2012), which includes those areas within a broad and balanced approach to ICT. It is imperative that we continue to provide a rich approach to all aspects of ICT, including those elements of computer science, programming and coding, without losing valuable IT and digital literacy skills. These are needed for the children in our schools to become empowered citizens who are able to make valuable contributions to our future society.
In the light of all these developments, it is timely to see Nicki Maddams' work with Kodu being recognised at a the Partners in Learning Global Forum and we are pleased to be joining with Microsoft, a long-standing Naace partner, at Bett 2013 to share ideas for how this powerful tool can support a rich, revised and revitalised ICT curriculum. Watch out for some exciting Kodu announcements that will be coming up during Bett!
We are looking forward to sharing other great Microsoft tools to support the ICT curriculum, such as Kinect SDK, as well as those that can transform teaching and learning across the whole school curriculum. We will be considering how the technology will be used to have an impact on learning so that we get the best possible value for any technology investments made in school. Strategic, considered approaches to developing school ICT will be an important feature of our stand, as will equipping and empowering teachers so they are able to develop ambitious visions for future learning success.
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I am searching for software that can assist me in identifying and monitoring my diet and food consumption including:
Ideally it would have a data base of the above factors I can add to and modify and monitor.
- Simple Carbohydrates
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I would also like it to be able to:
- have a list of what I have eaten
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- identify what is available for the rest of the day (or is short)
- possibly suggest the most healthy items to eat to make up any deficit.
Is there a software package available?
A great resource that will assist you with all of this is DietLog by HealtheTech. It is an award winning weight management system that allows you to set personal nutrition and meal planning goals, track your daily food consumption and monitor your progress. DietLog runs on any Palm OS device and is very convenient and comprehensive. Check out their website. We have used this software for some of our patients, and they have found it very helpful.
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Former Ledger employee sues college
By Tasha Cook
A lawsuit was filed against the college Tuesday by the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) and a current student and former Ledger employee, according to an article on SPLC's website. The complaint claims the college attempted to charge excessive fees for public records.
The complaint centers around student Marcus Clem's request for records of emails between Carmaletta Williams and Jason Rozelle during the college's reexamination of its diversity program last spring. Clem joined former culture editor Rachel Kimbrough's pursuit of open records requests early that semester.
Executive Vice President of Administrative Services Joe Sopcich was the main point of contact for the requests. According to SPLC's website, the college said a day's worth of emails which was requested would cost $9,745.96. Kimbrough withdrew pursuit of the matter, and Clem notified college officials he would continue to pursue the records independently of his employment with the Ledger.
"Sunshine only burns the corrupt," Clem said. "There's no reason for them to do this unless they are hiding something they shouldn't be hiding. Otherwise they should have no objection to providing information that's requested."
Clem believes the college was trying to hide something by charging such high fees for the records, which at one point came to $47,426 for seven months' worth of records. Clem said his objective is to have the college settle the lawsuit out of court immediately and without cost, provide the emails between Williams and Rozelle and enact a policy which would prohibit the assignment of excessive fees on documents, unless prior approval is granted by the Board of Trustees.
"Really, my personal faith, I guess not faith but just belief because faith would imply that I have faith in something pertaining to the college, and I really don't, but my belief [is] that institutions like the college should be required to comply, unless information is being requested that is one of the specific exemptions of state law," Clem said.
College president Terry Calaway said the college was following what state laws called. He said the college does not store everything on hard drives, but rather backed up onto a tape, and the process of having someone dig through those records and print them is an extensive job.
"To suggest that there's something in there that we're trying to hide is just absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible," Calaway said.
"The college takes it responsibility very seriously to have to respond to these open records requests and we do it to the best of our ability to collect the information," Sopcich said. "I think that's important for everybody to realize."
Calaway said he believes Clem did not just file the suit for legal purposes. He said Clem's mother was terminated from her position within the Continuing Education department at the college.
"To be honest with you, my position without having looked at it is, I think it's a personal vendetta with Marcus related to the college and his mother's termination," Calaway said. "I don't think it has anything to do with anything else. His court request was related to something different. Quite frankly, that's been our experience with him over the last couple of years."
Calaway said he believes this has nothing to do with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI).
"At one point Dr. Sopcich asked them what they were looking for, because originally the request was for emails on a Sunday," he said. "Marcus' response was they were just trying to see what our response would be to the request. That's what caused me to say this is personal."
Calaway said the college is not trying to hide anything because no one even read the emails. He said to this day no one knows what the requested emails say.
"The thing that's really bad I think are the allegations that people are trying to hide something when we have no clue what would be in there anyhow because we've never looked at them," he said. "I think that that's irresponsible and that's indicative of our experience with Marcus."
Clem is confident in the outcome of the suit.
"We have filed suit against the college, however they have the option of contesting the suit," he said. "Then we go to court, or the college can look at the information, decide that they don't have a case to argue, which they really don't. I have thought through it many times and there's really no case to be made here. So the best thing for them to do is to meet our demands and settle out of court."
Clem said he believes the college will accuse him of having a personal vendetta, but claims this action is really just the last resort.
"We have given them every chance in the world to comply with state law before going to the courts," he said. "We have done everything we can. And they have been stonewall, object, block, abuse at every point. It has to stop."
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Had a 9:10am appt (for which I arrived early) and waited until 9:50 to be seen - I would not expect them to be running 40 mins late that early. We think, purely from overhearing something the receptionist said to another staff member that they may have been short staffed, but nobody communicated this to us, nor that they were running late - was a bit frustrating
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We grow up indeed and in each step of life, there was a teacher who encouraged us to grow. From school up till graduation from the university, teachers have made a great difference.


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Learning To Cook (Reluctantly): So, Everything Is Awful
Oh my God cooking is awful. It is awful. And, oh, I was so smug. The worst part of this story is that, as I was preparing this nightmare Tribble concoction that has taken over my oven, I kept thinking of the member of our man panel who broke up with his girlfriend because she couldn't make a proper pie. I actually thought to myself, "you know, his ex-girlfriend was kind of dumb." And she was. That is a true thing. But not because of that, okay? Not because of that.
Let's go back to the beginning. I had a Memorial Party to go to. We decided I would not make pie. You did not come up with effective enough suggestions, so I was pretty much on my own on this one.
I hate you.
That aside, my refrigerator and cabinets – amazingly – are now stocked with most of the things you need to make brownies (eggs, flour, sugar, salt, inexplicable leftover cocoa). And the yams mean that I still have a massive bag of marshmallows. So I figured – marshmallow brownies, a childhood favorite! I did not experience them as a child. But I do see brownies with marshmallow tops in the bodega sometimes, and they look like they'd be really delicious, but they are right on top of granola bars, so I usually feel guilty and buy a granola bar. Not this time! Not this time, though.
We digress.
In any case, I began looking up recipes. There are a great deal of them! Here is one.
This seems straightforward, right?
You know what I liked about this recipe? The way it said "cookie sheet."
Read that part a thousand times. Read the part where it says cookie sheet. It's there? We're all seeing that with our eyeballs and our brains?
I don't think they actually meant a cookie sheet, because everything is about to get awful.
Believe me, there are maybe 2,985,708,707,676 recipes entitled "marshmallow brownies" but 99.5% of them require a 9 inch pan. Do you have a 9 inch pan? Do you have a pan? Any pan?
Fuck you.
Some people don't have pans, because some people don't sit around watching Julia Child and The Martha Stewart Living Channel and The Channel That Caters To People Who Buy Pans For Fun (TCTCTPWBPFF). Some people really have to watch HBO because Game of Thrones is on and Kings Landing is under seige, okay?
Who do you pretend you are when watching Game of Thrones? I pretend I'm Joffrey!
That said, here is something that is a nice combination of all those things that I think we can all feel good about:
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The way it combined them was by featuring cooking (TCTCTPWBPFF) as well as unexpected violence and prominent breasts (Game of Thrones).
So what I'm saying is: I don't have a pan.
But I had a cookie sheet! And I realize I spend money on dresses and I could buy a fucking pan, but it was late, and I cannot overstate how much I hate grocery stores and how happy I was that I didn't have to go to one.
Fine, it was not actually late. Well, it was 6:00. That could be late for narcoleptics. Not for me! I just really, really hate grocery stores.
This, in addition to "use proper protection while having sex" and "don't let douchebags gaslight you" is probably the Gloss sponsored public service message I'm most proud of.
Alas, no one gave me such a public service announcement. To be fair, they also did not give me a public service announcement warning against shoving pretzels up my nose, perhaps because they assumed I didn't need one. I neededthe cookie sheet thing.
So, I poured the batter out over a cookie sheet – I really spread the batter very beautifully, with a spoon, so it rippled delicately across that cookie sheet. It was like God fashioning the moor. And then I put it in the oven.
I will say that after 10 minutes I noticed it did not smell great, but I was watching Mad Men.
After 20 minutes, I noticed steam coming out of my oven and I thought "oh, maybe the oven is broken."
It turns out you shouldn't bake brownies on a fucking cookie sheet. They spill wildly over the sides and it looks as though some sort of monster has come and defecated in your oven. Like this:
It's like the brownies shit all over the oven.
Fortunately, there will still a lot on the pan, although they didn't really cook. So I scooped up a chunk of half cooked, steaming brownie batter and mixed it in a cup with marshmallows. I'm not quitter! Great cooks improvise! It looked like this:
It looks appetizing, right? No. No, it was mostly blackened and half baked and filled with month old marshmallows, and it immediately made me sick.
I brought lambrusco to the party. Seemed fine.
Story over.
Oh! Anyone know how this "autoclean" setting works? Anything unforeseen I should prepare for? How awful is it going to be? I mostly scraped the brownie overflow out with a knife.


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22 U.S. Code § 2461 - Exchanges between United States and independent states of the former Soviet Union
The President is authorized to negotiate and implement agreements with the independent states of the former Soviet Union under which repayments made by the independent states on Lend-Lease debts to the United States would be used to finance the exchange of persons between the United States and the independent states for educational, cultural, and artistic purposes. Exchanges authorized pursuant to this section shall be administered subject to the provisions of this chapter. Part of the funds repaid to the United States shall be in convertible currency for the purpose of paying the expenses associated with study and other exchange activities in the United States by citizens of the independent states.
Funds made available for the purposes of this section shall be available only to the extent and in the amounts provided for in an appropriation Act.
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 87–256, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 527, as amended, known as the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2451 of this title and Tables.
1993—Pub. L. 103–199, § 301(2)(A), substituted "Exchanges between United States and independent states of the former Soviet Union" for "United States-Soviet exchanges" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–199, § 301(2)(B)–(E), substituted "agreements with the independent states of the former Soviet Union" for "an agreement with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics", "made by the independent states" for "made by the Soviet Union", "and the independent states" for "and the Soviet Union", and "in the United States by citizens of the independent states" for "by Soviet citizens in the United States".
In subsec. (a), independent states of the former Soviet Union and independent states have the meanings given in section 5801 of this title, see section 3 of Pub. L. 103–199, set out as a note under section 5801 of this title.
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High-resolution images, artwork, posters for schools, interview requests and further material available on request.
Enquiries are also welcome from galleries and exhibition venues with an interest in hosting the tri-part Wasted series by artist Gina Czarnecki.
Please use the Contacts page to get in touch with the Palaces team.
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Milk teeth wanted for stem cell palace art project
In association with Imperial College London, the Bluecoat Liverpool and Science Museum (London)
Children across Britain are being asked to donate their milk teeth to create PALACES; a spectacular glittering sculpture made from crystal resin and decorated with retired pearly whites. The project is a part of an art-science collaboration that aims to inspire the nation with the regenerative potential of adult stem cells.
Artist Gina Czarnecki and stem cell biologist Professor Sara Rankin from Imperial College London hope that thousands of children will contribute to their participatory art project – one aim of which is to raise awareness of different sources of stem cells in the body, as well as questioning contemporary belief systems that dismiss age-old myth and folklore. The project website provides a form that can be printed off and folded in such a way as to cradle a single milk tooth when sent for donation to the palace.
The finished artwork will be reminiscent of a coral castle under water, two metres high and two metres wide, made from donated milk teeth. It is due to go on display at the Bluecoat, Liverpool in December 2011, and at the Science Museum in London in 2012.
In recent years, scientists have discovered that discarded body parts such as bones from joint replacements, umbilical cords, milk teeth and fat from liposuction are unexpectedly rich sources of stem cells – master cells of the body that can proliferate indefinitely to replace lost or damaged tissue. Medical researchers are beginning to uncover the huge therapeutic potential of these adult stem cells for treatment of illness and injuries, including broken bones, heart disease and cancer.
WHY TEETH? "Different cultures have different traditions about where these teeth go, and what they are used for," said artist Gina Czarnecki. "Through exhibition and informed discussion, we're looking to explore the questions this raises about the value of waste matter and our attitudes to our own bodies as sources and beneficiaries of recyclable material." Teeth are an ideal test case for using stem cells for the replacement of an organ. Adult/tissue stem cells can be extracted from the pulp of milk teeth, which are lost naturally during life and have a particular significance as a symbol of not only transition but also new growth.
"The artwork will provide a focus to engage young people with this research and increase awareness, understanding and informed debate about these new biomedical possibilities and their social, cultural and ethical implications," says Professor Sara Rankin.
"At the moment the debate around stem cell research is predominantly focused around ethical issues associated with the use of embryonic stem cells. We want to promote awareness about adult stem cells, such as those found in bone marrow or umbilical cord, which could be used to develop new treatments without any ethical issues."
Notes to Editors
Gina Czarnecki creates artworks to promote debate and generate complex associations.
Her career to date encompasses film and installation, with an emphasis on human relationships to image, disease, evolution, genetic research and specialising in advanced technologies of image production. Gina's work has been exhibited internationally at major museums and festivals including the Natural History Museum, London; Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne; Adelaide Film Festival; Ars Electronica, Linz, and her works have won prizes internationally. Gina has just completed a new body of works 'Quarantine', supported by a grant by the Wellcome Trust for a three-year research residency at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. She is currently producing the Wasted body of works for exhibition in late 2011.
Professor Sara Rankin is a stem cell biologist working at Imperial College in London.
Prof Rankin is a Pharmacologist by training and is currently working in the exciting new field of regenerative pharmacology, her research focusing on invention of new medicines to stimulate the activity of stem cells present in the adult bone marrow. The idea is that such regenerative medicines could boost the bodies natural repair mechanisms and may, in the future, be used to accelerate healing. Professor Rankin runs regular stem cell workshops for schools, has been involved in public debates on stem cells and sits on the Education committee for the British Pharmacology Society.


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Time attendance scriptTechnology: ASP.NET 2.0 C#
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ICTimeAttendance is a web based time attendance script, work hours system that can save you hours of paperwork and frustration. All employees will get their own username and password then they can login to enter work hours. System will ask for start time, end time and project name. Users have the option to enter comments describing the task at hand. Total hours will be shown at each row and also on the bottom. Users can view hours of previous weeks and add entries for specific days.
Company administrator can then find all in one place. All projects, all hours spent and anything else you decide to log, is clearly time and date stamped and commented.
Employee Area:
Enter Hours - On this page site user can view all hours and insert start time, end time, job task and select the project worked on.
By selecting a day in the list and clicking the add button - a row for that day will be added where more hours can be entered - the system will of course check that the hours do not overlap for the same day.
User can use the printable version to print the hours out and can also view hours of previous weeks.
Admin Area:
Projects - On this page admin can manage all projects with the client name, start date, stage and status.
Clients - Clients manager that includes first name, last name, email, address and other personal details.
Countries - Manage a country list.
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Payment Types - Admin can define payment methods and currencies.
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Users - Manage a list of site users, each user will be assigned to an employee.
Summary - On this page admin can view a report of all hours for all employees and can the task that was worked on.
Hours By employee - admin can view and check hours according to employee, by selecting the correct dates and employee - the system will generate a report where all hours will be shown. Admin can print this report.
Hours by Project - Admin can view a list of all hours for a specific project, by selecting the project and dates - the system will show all hours for the selected project with a total amount. Printable version is available.
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Peshawar: Fighter jets pounded Taliban
positions in the restive Orakzai tribal region in northwest
Pakistan today, killing 10 militants and injuring 14 others,
security sources said.
The jets pounded militant bases in Jabba area of
Orakza Agency, located near the border with Afghanistan.
Five hideouts were destroyed in the air strikes.
Pakistan security forces launched an operation against
the Taliban in Orakzai Agency in mid-March.
The army claims it has killed over 1,000 rebels during
the offensive though the figure cannot be independently
confirmed as journalists have no access to the conflict zone.
In a separate development, police apprehended 100
terror suspects and 35 criminals during a search operation in
Hangu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province which borders
Orakzai Agency.
Hangu district police chief Abdur Rashid Khan said
among those arrested were 35 proclaimed offenders and 100
terror suspects.
They were taken to an undisclosed location for
Police seized 17 Kalashnikovs, a heavy gun, 15 rifles,
35 pistols and five grenades from the arrested persons.


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Needed a couple of more calls for inventory. I did one from striped honey locust 3 /12" slate over glass and the other is mesquite burl 3" slate over glass. Both of these sound good.
-- Tommy, http://www.followingghost.com
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#1 posted 08-31-2013 12:02 AM
Sound good and look very good. Also, you have a great web site—love your work.
-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington
#2 posted 09-04-2013 01:59 PM
Beautiful work! You have gorgeous choice of woods and finish is flawless.
#3 posted 09-04-2013 02:43 PM
Thanks guys. I found a good place online to buy or trade for wood that I can't get here. Sure helps in making good looking pieces.
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Rock Climbing Photos : Artistic : Sunrise from St Helens Crater Rim
Sunrise from St Helens Crater Rim
Took this picture at about 6am while cooking breakfast after spending the night on the summit of Mt St Helens. The panorama was amazing - Rainier, Adams, Hood, Jefferson... all in beautiful light. Took with a digital camera.
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Folk Issue #2 by Tyler Stafford The second issue of Tyler Stafford's Folk is visually engaging and whimsical. Over 20 pages, Tyler tells two stories on pages of alternating colors. For some reason, the transitions from yellow to green colored pages are the most jarring. Of course it doesn't help that the thread of the story is something that reminds you a bit of a hallucinogenic trip. "The Hunt" is a hunter becomes the hunted story that channels some of Jim Woodring's Frank. Tyler packs these densely landscaped pages with imaginative and otherworldly flora and fauna. The setting in "The Crystal Ship" switches from woodsy and dense to lunar and angular. Tyler doesn't drop as many details in this story, but you still get something like this: Check out the little guy in the mid-to-upper right of the page that has the vacuum tube thingy. Have no idea what's going on there, but I like it.
Folk issue two is on sale at Tyler's Etsy shop for $2.50. You can also see some additional page scans. Also check Tyler's website for more information.
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ARTOBER NASHVILLE KICKS OFF THIS WEEKENDArtober Nashville is an annual month-long celebration of Nashville's diverse community of arts and culture. Metro Arts and NowPlayingNashville.com partner with over one hundred arts and cultural organizations and businesses to highlight the depth and breadth of arts activities throughout Nashville. The goal of Artober is for every Nashvillian to experience the arts and it includes everything from visual and performing arts, to music, crafts, film, pop-ups, and more!
This weekend the celebration will launch with the dedication of "In Concert", a community-wide mural project, as well as various arts activities in the Donelson and Hermitage neighborhoods. Join Mayor Karl Dean for the dedication at 4:30pm at 2620 Lebanon Pike, 37214. Check the full schedule for all the events going on that day.
In its second year, Artober Nashville has expanded to include many new Signature Events and programs. Here is a taste of some of the ways you can celebrate with us…
• Artober Fridays at Fifth Third Bank. As the presenting sponsor of Artober this year, come out to select Fifth Third Bank branches every Friday in October for a variety of FREE arts and cultural events.
• Artober VIP Pass. Valued at over $350, the pass provides special offers and discounts valid at participating organizations. Purchase your $10 pass today. Proceeds will benefit arts education.
• Yelp Check-in Challenge. Artober supporters check-in at arts and cultural events on Yelp with the hashtag #Artober throughout the month of October.
• Nash-Up: Remixing Nashville's Arts, Culture and Creative Future. As a way to close out this amazing month Metro Arts is partnering with the Nashville Scene/Country Life Blog and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts to host a day-long summit that will feature 3 different panels and a keynote who will help explore issues of Nashville past and emerging creative identity through discussion and dialogue. Register for this free event today.
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Well it's been a long time coming….my first review in a long, long, LOONNNGGGGG time. But it's here! And with things getting settled (once again) I intend on many more to come. I'm really excited about this book because it's a new movie. Personally I really like to read the book before watching the movie. Only because I like to compare and contrast details; I find details in a book to be important because I'm better able to see the story in my head (sort of like watching a movie in my head…a really, really long movie :] ). Some like to watch the movie first. Sometimes I like to watch the movie, but either way, for this book I've decided to read the book first.
I really enjoyed following Hugo around on his mini adventures. The story starts with Hugo stealing a little wind-up mouse from a toy store. For a few chapters after that we see what happened to Hugo to get him to the toy story and then the story fast forwards back to where we left off at the beginning.
5 stars:
The characters were so enjoyable to learn about. They were very mysterious and every time I thought i figured one of them out they ended up surprising me. My favorite character to learn about were George Melies. His character is just so interesting. His life is so dramatic, mysterious and historic like it's hard not to get wrapped up in it.
Family Friendly:
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I would feel absolutely safe about reading this with my younger siblings. The most suspenseful piece in this book is young Hugo being chased my a cop and being put in jail. Something to take note of is that Hugo's uncle is a alcoholic and abandons Hugo and at the end of the story is found dead because he drowned.
I also watched the movie and LOVED it! I encourage all to watch it. I had just as much fun watching it as I did reading it.
Let me know what you think? Have you read the book? Watched the movie? Read a book that reminds you of The Invention of Hugo Cabret?


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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria Condemns the Terrorist Attacks in Tehran
SHAFAQNA – The following is a press release made available to Shafaqna News Association by The Islamic Movement in Nigeria.
The day 08/06/17 was another sad day in the comity of nations, when some unscrupulous people staged a terrorist attack against the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran, killing a dozen people and injuring many. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria deeply feels the sorrow inflicted on the Iranian nation in particular and the world in general. We strongly condemn it in the strongest terms as it smacks of mischief from other antagonistic foreign powers in the region and beyond.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has all along been against any form of terrorism be it from individuals, groups or nation states. It is even more reprehensible if it is against a peace loving nation like Iran that has consistently been in support of justice against injustice and oppression worldwide. It is with this in mind that we reject the twitter comments made by the American President Mr. Trump on the twin Tehran attack. It beats imagination that the Mr. Trump will end up blaming the victim on these senseless terrorist attacks.
Our leader, Sheikh Zakzaky has been in the forefront denouncing terror attacks, drawing the attention of the world that it is an exercise meant to tarnish the good teachings of Islam in the eyes of the world. Islam has never preached violence and will never condone it.
We will like to use this opportunity to commiserate with the leader of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on this unfortunate incident that happened in the glorious month of Ramadan, which is the first of its kind of recent in Iranian soil that was claimed by the so called terrorist organization ISIS.
IMN is solidly behind you in your hour of need with prayers to the Almighty Allah to expose the treacherous elements that plotted this evil plot. May Allah accept the martyrdom of those killed in the vicious attacks.
As for the perpetrators of this heinous crime and their sponsors, we remind them of history. Evil has never triumphed on the truth. Killing innocent lives will not in any way further whatever belief system they profess, it will rather hasten its downfall. We believe they are on the downside of history, and time will soon tell.


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Josh, Liam & Alexander: The Marilyn Denis Show!
Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Alexander Ludwig hit up The Marilyn Denis Show in Toronto, Canada on Monday morning (March 19).
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text: irate:Hello fellow BHWers are you ready for a long read?irate: Alright, so I'm doing a case study/journal to see how many clients I can get using the popular platform, Facebook. This is a 30 day case study, so we'll see how many clients I can aquire by October 6th, 2011. I've been wanting to try this for awhile, and now I have the time, it's using the same principle idea as a recent Member Downloaded shared here, called SWAT Lead Generation. I'll try to provide you with as much information as possible (hopefully giving two updates per day, beginning of work day, and end of work day), including what I am doing and any services I am using, which may include me linking to them, none are affiliate links. My Background (Skip If You Don't Care) Since the age of 16, I have worked online, mostly doing Web Development and SEO. That business has provided me two cars, the money I need to play, and a nice 6 month vacation after graduating high school early. But if any of you do either of them, it does take some work (even with automated tools), more hours than I would like to spend working. So, the three services that I'll be offering clients can be setup in less than 30 minutes each, and a very low maintenance time. The Goal (No More Skipping) To have as low as capital as possible, so more people can attempt it No set $$$/month goal, the more clients the merrier. To setup a business that once working, can be outsourced, less work more play! To see just how well you can find clients on Facebook What I'll Be Selling I'll be selling 3 services to clients, all have residual income. They are: SMS Text Messaging (??? Setup, $247/month) Mobile Websites ($249 Setup, $25/Month) Video Marketing ($217 Setup, $10/Month) Note: Price points are just a guess, I'll have to feel around with the prospects, but these are prices I came up with after researching clients. Services Brief SMS Text Messaging: I'll be using the reseller service by Txt180, it's the best one I have found, and it can be white-labeled, you can probably get away not using their white-labeled services, but I'm going to use it. Cost I'll start clients out at the 2500 message/month, which will be a cost of $50 dollars to me. I'll also have a cost of $14.95 dollars to get a keyword and 500 messages from them, because I don't want to buy into the reseller program until I get a client. Mobile Websites: Offering Mobile Websites to businesses is a semi-new offline service people are offering, and I believe in it. I'll be using my own platform (I'll share in the Members Download section when it's completed), that will work for real estate and restaurants, as well as any other business. Cost As this is my own platform, there is no cost to me besides hosting (Hostgator Baby Plan) Video Marketing I wasn't originally going to do this idea, the cost of doing marketing this way means I'm going to prospect less clients using this method, and will mainly focus on SMS and Mobile websites, unless I have good results then I'll put a little more money behind it. Cost Haven't worked up the price per prospect just yet, will update when I figure it out. Cost Breakdown Here I'll be listening the cost to start the business and keep it running. Domain - Namecheap - $9.28 / Year Hosting - Hostgator - $7.96 / Month 10 Facebook PVA Accounts - AccountHeadQuarters - $22 (You might be able to find a better deal, but I needed the accounts immediately at the time) 500 Texts / Month - Txt180 - $14.95 / Month Country Radio To Help Pass The Time - Free Online - $0 / Month The only remaining cost I see now is the video marketing part, I'll get a price point soon. Total Cost: $54.19 How The SWAT Lead Generation Works This is a short summary of how SWAT Lead Generation works. Basically you have multiple Facebook accounts, you send the "Dummy Account" to comment on the business, tell everyone it's great and has awesome service/food/houses/whatever. Then the second account the "Problem Account" comes in (a day or so later) and comments ON the Dummy Account's comment, agreeing that the food/service/house/whatever is awesome and that they would recommend it. But the "Problem Account" also drops a suggestion to the Page (If the page is a default basic page, then it's most likely the owner, if it's a fancy page, probably a firm working for the owner, and I'll skip those) owner that the "Problem Account" wishes that the business had some mobile website, or SMS coupon service, or that they had a hard time finding them on Google (So we'd sell the video service) Then the third and final account, the "Sniper Account" as SWAT Lead Generation puts it, comes and posts a video offering the service that the "Problem Account" recommended 3-5 days AFTER the "Problem Account", I'll judge the time frame based on how active the page is. Leave my contact number and Skype name in the comment area. I might do a little more work and use the rest of the accounts to like the "Problem Account"'s comment, we'll just have to see if it's necessary. Managing The Leads As any method goes, leads are the most important thing. I don't know the manageable amount of Facebook pages to keep up with and how many clients will convert, so I'll start at 50 and increase/decrease as needed. That means as time goes on I'll be commenting up to 150 pages in a single day and dealing with clients. Example: Day 1 : 50 Leads For Dummy Account To Comment Day 2 : 50 Leads For Dummy + 50 Leads From Day 1 For Problem Account To Comment Day 3 : 50 Leads For Dummy + 50 Leads From Day 2 For Problem Day 4 : 50 Leads For Dummy + 50 Leads From Day 3 For Problem + 50 Leads From Day 1 For Sniper Account Day 5 : 50 Leads For Dummy + 50 Leads From Day 4 For Problem + 50 Leads From Day 2 Sniper + 50 Clients From Day 4irate: (Just kidding, but whatever clients I would have to deal with) Now all three profiles will look like a real account, name and profile picture, but they'll be set to private and will only be friends with each other, this way I'll be able to manage comments on pages easier. Spreadsheet would become to cumbersome, have created a Facebook Lead Manager, read about it here: Code: http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/making-money/349958-case-study-getting-clients-facebook.html#post3228127 FAQs Feel free to ask me questions via replies (No PMs please), I'll post frequent questions in this thread. ____________________________________________________________ Day 1 (Start of Day): It's a late start, it's 2:30 PM here but the great thing about this is you really don't have to work within X:XX and X:XX hours. To easily manage multiple Facebook accounts, I'll be using Firefox with the Addon called 'Cookie Swap'. My two main concerns today are to make first contact with 50 leads and then to start coding the Mobile Website platform. For these leads I'll be splitting them 25/25, part for SMS and part for Mobile websites.