text:
Nassau Broadcasting Faces Involuntary Bankruptcy in Delaware
Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP, a closely held company that runs radio stations in the northeast U.S., faces an involuntary petition for its bankruptcy from creditors owed more than $83.8 million including Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and Fortress Credit Opportunities LP.
Goldman said it's owed more than $69.8 million, Fortress made a claim for more than $11.2 million, and P.E. Capital LLC. seeks $2.8 million, according to the Chapter 7 petition filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware, today.
The company, based in Princeton, New Jersey, runs or owns radio stations in New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
A message left in the company's general voicemail after hours for President Louis Mercatanti wasn't immediately returned.
Involuntary petitions were also filed for Nassau Broadcasting I, Nassau Broadcasting II and Nassau Broadcasting III, according to the court docket.
The case is: In re Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP, 11-09-12934, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
To contact the reporters on this story: Tiffany Kary in New York at firstname.lastname@example.com Dawn McCarty in Wilmington, Delaware, at email@example.com
To contact the editor responsible for this story: John Pickering at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
I don't get much excited over comics, but then again, comics like Frank Espinosa's ROCKETO don't come along every day. This is without doubt one of the most awesome books I've seen in a long while, and it's one of my favorite discoveries from last weekend in San Diego. I was prepared for a letdown as soon as I saw ROCKETO's cover because there's no way the interior art could live up to such a masterful drawing, right? Well, what an incredible surprise to open it up and find an entire comic that looks like this. Every page of ROCKETO is a jaw-drop gorgeous work of cartoon art, with tight drawing, color and design throughout. The expressive use of color and rhythmical black inks give the book a distinctive feel that defies comparison to any other current American comic; you have to look at European comics to find anything that remotely resembles ROCKETO's stylish cartoon sensibility.
I was equally surprised to find out Espinosa's background: until recently, he'd been drawing Bugs, Daffy, Tweety, et al, at WB Consumer Products. Among other things he was responsible for the Looney Tunes USPS stamps and (get ready for this) the original designs for Baby Looney Tunes. Now, fortunately for us, he's out of there and working on his own projects. In San Diego, Frank debuted ROCKETO #0, a short 16-page introduction to the series. ROCKETO #1 is out in August from Speakeasy Comics. Looks like I have a reason to start dropping by Meltdown again.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Best Social Media Policy For Your Newsroom Is The Shortest
I was looking at The Guardian's policy on blogging and commenting, (thanks, Steve Buttry) thinking about how great it was because of its simplicity and brevity. Look at it: it's eight points long and 116 words.
A short social media policy is a must for newsrooms, or any office for that matter and here's why:
For starters, long social media policies create a barrier to entry. There isn't a newsroom in the world that doesn't have a handful of people who still need to be "sold" on social media; a multi-page policy is just going to reinforce their disinterest in getting involved.
Secondly, the more text there is, the less likely people are to read it. Can you recite a single line of your credit card's terms of use? This just sets people up for failure (though, as Steve responded to my comment, that may be the idea in some cases).
Lastly, interacting on social networks is no different from social interaction. Creating a policy for Twitter that's separate from the general conduct policy (everyone has those, right?) is stupid because it establishes different rules where only one set are needed; it creates confusion. Is there a newsroom somewhere that allows reporters to spout off personal opinions about their sources in public or spill confidential information when they're off the clock? No, which is why it's obvious that the same goes for social networking.
What do you think? What's your social media policy like? What's the rationale behind it? Please leave a comment and let me know.
Related: My Delicious bookmarks on social media policy (they're good and you can feel free to grab them for your own blogging purposes).


text:
Barry Goyette
Consider this an exercise into how far the Canon C300 can be pushed in terms of sensitivity. In this new edit there are sections at the beginning and end that, with the exception of a few cars passing by, all available light is from the waning full moon a few nights ago.
The remainder of the footage was shot around town in a variety of challenging lighting situations. During most of this, the C300 kept begging me to move the actress into the shadows, and I think it's a testament to this camera's sensitivity how well it transitions between light and dark. (any hot spots you see in her skintones are due to the grade, not the footage as the c-log captured detail in all areas of the scene except the light sources themselves).
Thanks for not commenting on the focusing. I'm absolutely wide open on a 1.2 lens most of the time, and as the Zacuto baseplates haven't shipped, I can't use a follow focus with this camera yet. (and none of the shots are blocked, marked or otherwise planned)
For the moonlight footage Camera was set to ISO 10,000 1/24 sec (24p), Lens was 50MM L 1.2 set at 1.4 or 1.2
except the walking/tracking shot after the credits which was at 20,000 with the 35mm f1.4. The gamma was mostly normal 1 with some c-log thrown in. WB is mostly tungsten, but the last clip is the daylight preset.
I had intended to provide a comparison clip with taken on a 5dmarkII, but it was only capable of recording the moon itself...otherwise a completely black frame.
The urban stuff was largely iso 2000-5000, with I think 10,000 in the hallway of the bar. All lighting was as we found it. (except a strobing LED flashlight used in the pay phone booth).
Stick around after the credits for an extended 20,000 iso clip, and another 10,000 iso shot, probably my favorite shot of the whole shoot, except, as it has my car in the background, doesn't quite fit with the vague story of a girl waiting for a ride.
Update. Feb.2015.
I Recently had a drive crash that took out a lot of final masters of films I've worked on over the past few years. A lot of it wasn't backed up, and in the process of re-outputing those files, I've gotten to go back in and do a little work. This video was one of the first I ever shot on the C300 and in the past years I've gained a lot of knowledge as to grading footage from this camera. The version you see here is the exact same edit as the original, with a lot of new color grading and a fair amount of noise reduction using Neat Image. Additionally, vimeo's compression is a little less damaging than it was a few years ago. I think you'll enjoy this new version. If you want to see the original grade (and the original camera noise) you can find that here: vimeo.com/120905024.


text:
Direct Marketing Conference
Sunday, January 9, 2011 *Please note date change*
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
Registration and Full Brochure Here
NOFA Vermont holds an annual Direct Marketing Conference to provide a networking and educational opportunity for farmers' market managers and vendors and farmers marketing through Community Supported Agriculture and farm stands.
The 2011 conference features conference keynote Reaching the Other 96%, by Diane Wolnik, three great workshop sessions with six workshops to choose from in each, the VFMA annual meeting, and opportunity to meet and learn from other direct marketers.
Also available is Marketing that Sells, a supplemental course that will help you design a practical, action-oriented marketing plan for the 2011 season.


text:
We work to expose and end the cruelty inflicted on animals for sport.
Hunting wild animals with dogs for sport was banned in 2004. But the process to make it legal again has begun. MPs could be asked to vote for or against repeal and pro-hunting groups are doing all they can to make their blood sport legal again.Please complete the form below to indicate your support of the League Against Cruel Sports' campaign to keep hunting banned. * indicates mandatory field.We need your full contact information to enable us to keep you up-to-date with the progress of this campaign and let you know how you can get involved and actively support us.
Contact Telephone No.
Your support makes our vital work possible, and
we'll keep in touch to update you on our campaigns, and what you help us
achieve. We may contact you by post, phone or email. You can unsubscribe at any
time. You can always reach us at email@example.com.
© 2014, League Against Cruel Sports
Registered Charity – 1095234


text:
Order Hotline: 0116 251 0051 Call us today until 6pm
Nothing will hail to soar to the zenith of delight as the inherent genius to attain optimum luxury and style. The well crafted Bath Screens from Merlyn Showering will empower you to be on top of trends of innovative style and class, due to the peerless sumptuousness that they will exude in any bathroom space or ambience, enhancing the radiance and resplendence of the space immeasurably. Exemplarily minimalistic and incomparably subtle, the entire range encompasses luxury, strength and durability factors, with clearly defined characteristics of excellent performance, endurance, serenity offering abilities and so on.
15 Products
Two Panel Curved Bath Screen 1150 x 1500mm - MB3
Merlyn Ionic brings you Two Panel Curved Bath Screen that will add privacy and luxury to your bathing area. Made from 6mm toughened safety glass, which is treated with Mershield Staryclear coating, th...
Four Fold Curved Bath Screen 850 x 1400mm - MB4
Add riveting element of beauty of your bath by complementing it with the 4 Fold Curved Bath Screen brought to you by Merlyn Ionic Made from 4mm toughened safety glass, this bathroom adornment is ideal...
Curtain Rail Bath Screen 300 x 1550mm - MB5
The Curtain Rail Bath Screen comes to you from the outstanding repertoire of Merlyn.Ionic Made from 6mm thick toughened safety glass, this lovely bathroom adornment is safe and sound for everyday use ...
Hinged Square Bath Screen 850 x 1500mm - MB6
Designed and shaped to create an impression of space and elegance, this Hinged Square Bath Screen would be a perfect solution of in-bath showering. The frame-less moving panel, with its innovative and...
2 Panel Hinged Bath Screen Left Handed 900 x 1500mm - MB7L
Add a sense of comfort and privacy and have a serene bathing experience by adding Merlyn's 2 Panel Hinged Bath Screen. The frameless creation boasts designer, chrome hinges with built-in stop mechanis...
Two Panel Folding Hinged Bathscreen 1100 x 1500mm
The Merlyn Ionic Two Panel Folding Hinged Bathscreen demonstrates versatility and user convenience giving the user free reign over how they create their own bespoke bath-shower space. It consists of 2...
Three Panel Folding Hinged Bathscreen 1400 x 1500mm
The Merlyn Ionic Three Panel Folding Hinged Bathscreen will convert a simple bathtub into a shower and bath space with an elegant, modern appearance and prevent splashing onto the bathroom floor. Its ...
Single Curved Bath Screen 800 x 1500mm - MB1
Add a sense of privacy and seclusion to your bathing area by complementing it with the Single Curved Bath Screen which is elegantly crafted by Merlyn Ionic,the reputed bathroom company. Made from 6mm ...
Single Square Bath Screen 800 x 1500mm - MB2
SecureSeal Single Panel Bath Screen 800 x 1500mm
SecureSeal 4 Fold Bath Screen 800 x 1500mm
SecureSeal 5 Fold Bath Screen 1000 x 1500mm
Ionic 1500mm Fixed Square Bath Screen
Ionic 1500mm Two Panel Hinged Bath Screen
Ionic 1500mm Two Panel Folding Curved Bath Screen
Excelling the conventional ones, the entire series of Bath Screens from Merlyn Showers encapsulate beauty with an esoteric definition to epitomise sublime gorgeousness to radiate distinctively in the bathroom space. The series includes stupendously performing curved, square, 4 fold, curtain rail and hinged bath screens, which, like none in the league, embody strength due to the toughened safety glasses and long-lasting curtains screens, to withstand all conditions whilst providing ultimate comfort and extraordinary bliss of unwinding in the space.
15 Products


text:
Click on desired item for more information
about Dvds, videos, books and cds that are available
D190 Fr. Michael McGivney
- Founder of the Knights of Columbus - New
D191 St. Thomas Aquinas - New
D192 St. Agatha - New
D196 Blessed Pier Giorgio New
D197 St. Gaspar del Bufalo - New
American Saints
Defenders of the Faith
Franciscan Saints and Blesseds
Martyrs of Ireland
Martyrs of Mexico
Martyrs of Poland
Popular Men Saints
Popular Women Saints
Youth Saints
Visionaries, Mystics and Stigmatists
Discounted bundles - huge discounts
Listing of our books
Join our DVD of the Month Club
Spanish listings
Did you find what you were looking for?
We are here to serve you.
Fill out the form below and tell us what you are looking for. Thanks
Simply enter your email address and what you are searching for
then click the submit button.
Journeys of Faith�
PO Box 845
Morrilton, AR 72110
Toll Free 1-800-633-2484
Phone 1-501-354-6100
email email@example.com


text:
Series: Edge
Part: 38
(From the publisher):
Not Edge's kind of travelling companion.
Especially when it turned out there were plenty of folks with very pressing reasons for catching up with the man. Like the Apaches who wanted him dead. Dead their way, which meant slowly. Or the Marshal who wanted him dead the white man's way, which meant jerking on the end of a rope.
But Edge had no choice. Not with his horse shot and the nearest settlement a day's ride across the desert.
Original title: Massacre Mission
Original languages:
Genre: Fiction→ Western→ Gunfighters


text: Don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions about our inventory, custom-design services, our locations, or anything else. For more than 30 years, we've provided customers the opportunity to buy diamonds at wholesale prices. You have the opportunity to work directly with our jewelers when you choose our company. Visit one of our locations today, either in Atlanta or Oklahoma City, or call, or fill out the form below for prompt service.


text:
TRANSLATION: "We need more Democrat voters!!!"
Eight fellow travelers on the road to perdition.
The Gang(arine) of Ate in a circle jerk?
Not a good sign.
This 'gang' includes RUBIO! He is dead meat as far as any vote from me for any national office in my book.
I don't pander to mexican illegals, nor do I respond affirmatively to appeasement, intimidation or threats.
We won't get mexican illegals' votes because we relent. They are here to steal, pillage and download entitlement children, nor will they assimilate. GO HOME!!!!
The rush to surrender American sovereignty to Mexico.
Determined to get something done.
This is always code speak for giving the democrats everything they demand.
Having McCain on the list guarantees it.
Typically when they are making plans to screw their constituents and citizens, they like to do it behind closed doors. It makes for less issues.
By the way, Rubio is a fraud. If it took you (not Olog in particular) this long to figure it out, you haven't been paying attention. A true conservative and friend of the people doesn't participate in back room "Gang of..." meetings.
Doing this behind our backs...nice way of representing we the people...
Before the problem can begin to be fixed it would require honesty to the American people about the issues with illegals. As long as we have the fairy tale that they are all upstanding citizens who came here to work hard there is no honesty and can be no solution.
I imagine about the time this group gets ready to unveil their genius plan stories will be coming out of all the crimes the newly released from prison illegals are committing. That will be another thing they need to hide.
What was "byzantine" was the 1965 Immigration Act that literally demolished our country. The illiterates who knew nothing about the Constitution and cared only about handouts started overwhelming the system.
The question of legal immigration and future workers, and are trading proposals with leaders of the *AFL-CIO* and Chamber of Commerce to try to get a deal.
Any qusetions on who owns the senate?.
Total bullcrap. There is nothing "Byzantine" about not allowing illegals from other countries.
LOL! Wish I could bring up the 2008 campaign threads where PLENTY on FR were praising McCain to the skies. Funny how adulation of power causes one to overlook the obvious.
Are they trying to get union jobs for these people?
Let me break the suspense and annouonce the final plan. "Let em all stay"
I've got a decent idea. I'd like my idea to be Bumped to the Top. I'd like to get ONE of those 8 guys in Immigration to give this idea at least a 5 second contemplation. In the days of the World War's ...young MEN were given a Number and there was a DRAFT. According to the need, there were LOTTERIES, and people's names were picked, and read. No JUDGE, no favorites, it was just a stroke of luck. Many in the USA are like Bible experienced, Prov. 16 v.33 talks about LOT"S being cast. That was the way the land was divided...that was the way King Saul was selected. I think that Mexicans need to understand that we all can't have it BOTH ways. Someone needs to go back and learn a lesson that the USA is a country of laws. I say that there is a magic number of residences be given, everyone pay $200 to put their name on the list, and then pick up in random say 51 out of 100 people registered, Issue residence papers to those who WON, and order the others to go back. You have NO earthly idea the pandering, of the lusty whores that come in at the U.S. Consulate, and if the interviewer is a stud, and she has a mini skirt, she gets a free visa. It needs to be beyond the choice of a judge, and more in the lap of a lot cast. Then no one gets blamed but the lottery. Mexicans love lotteries.
This means we're going to get screwed royally, again. What the f is so hard about enforcing the laws already on the books?
Ten years ago they said it was 12 million.
Just do nothing and at this rate in another 110 years they'll be all gone!
Problem solved!


text:
Gamers generally loath integrated graphics: integrated chips share RAM with the system, making for a slower computer and a bad GPU (system RAM is much slower than dedicated VRAM). This is the first machine Apple has released without a dedicated graphics card. Previously the Mac mini featured a Radeon 9200 with
While the Mac mini was never designed to be a gaming machine, it was intended to draw PC owners into buying a second, cheap BYODKM (bring your own display, keyboard and mouse) Macintosh. By including crippled graphics hardware (possibly as part of a price-reduced deal with Intel) Apple has ignored a potential market of casual PC gamers that would have picked up a Mac mini had it included a capable graphics chipset. With ATI and NVIDIA offering an array of outstanding Mobile chipsets (that fit into the Mac mini's low-power/small-size design ethos) we see little reason for this step backwards.


text:
Sandra Bernhard: interview
She's renowened for her caustic critiques, but, as Time Out discovers, Sandra Bernhard turns out to be a thoroughly lovely interviewee.
As I arrive to interview actress, comedian, singer and all-round icon Sandra Bernhard, I'm met by her press representative. He's a little flustered.
'What a day! Everyone wants a piece of Sandra. We did radio interviews first thing this morning, then "Loose Women" and now it's the print guys.' He smiles wearily: these are nice problems for a PR to have. 'It's all go. I'm also trying to track down a synagogue for her to visit in between the madness. She's very spiritual.'
As I'm led through the hotel to meet the great woman, for some reason I have Barbra Streisand's 'Papa, Can You Hear Me?' from 'Yentl' running through my head.
On stage and on film, Bernhard is larger than life, and her reputation more than precedes her, it almost defines her - her legendary bitchy and abrasive humour, her high-profile celebrity relationships - but what will she be like in person?
Her fulsome, voluptuous lips enter the room before the rest of her and they break into a stunning smile. She looks as good now at 55 as she ever has done, and seems comfortable and relaxed.
What do you think the 15-year-old Sandra Bernhard growing up in Scottsdale, Arizona, would make of your 55-year-old self?
'Well I think my 15-year-old self wanted to do everything that I did and I am going to do. I don't think she'd be disappointed. I was a free spirit, I had my own very iconoclastic view of the world, of culture, and always wanted to do things my own way, and that's what I've done.'
You were a very driven teenager…
'Oh, I was driven way before that. I've known I wanted to be a performer since I was five. I used to tell my parents' friends, "I'm gonna be a comedienne. I'm gonna sing." I was just this crazy little kid. I used to lay in bed and have fantasies about being on Broadway. It was really weird.'
Over the years you've worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment. Given that childhood certainty of your place at the top table, have you ever felt out of your depth?
'I never feel out of my depth when I'm working with people that are more talented or bigger than me, people like Richard Pryor, De Niro or Scorsese. I felt more at home with them than I do with people who are a little more my contemporaries and less talented than I am. It's the little people who try to bring you down, because they still feel like they've got to prove themselves. The people who are already there, they embrace everybody, they don't care.'
Have you always had the inner confidence to make your dreams a reality, or were there ever periods of doubt?
'Of course. There's moments where I feel under pressure, you know, just like, "Oh God, can I do a new show? Can I pull a load of new material together?" But I think questioning yourself is all part of the process. And so far, Insha'Allah, I've managed to keep climbing up my own personal ladder, transcending some of my own personal limitations.'
How has your artistic voice changed over the years as you've developed personally?
'Well, I think the only thing that has really changed is my ability to step back and look at something with a more worldly eye. I have a deeper understanding spiritually of who I am, but I still look at things with a very humorous and suspicious slant like I always have.'
So you wouldn't say age has tempered you at all?
'No. People kept saying, "Oh, she'll soften when she's had a kid," and I was like, no, never. I may have softened as a person. In my day-to-day life I'm more focused on somebody else, my daughter Cicely, who's now 12, and making sure she's okay, but that has nothing to do with my work. If anything, I think you should take the love and introspection that comes with being a parent and use that to make your work better. It doesn't mean you suddenly fall apart at the seams.'
You seem to have concentrated more on live work over the last few years than on your film or television careers…
'Well, I've had to, because it's been harder to get TV and film stuff.'
Harder because you're not getting as many offers, or because the offers you are getting aren't for things you really want to do?
'It's a little bit of both. I have a nice young manager who's very hungry. He's opened a lot of doors for me, and it's coming together again. Luckily, age isn't really a huge factor. When it comes to comedy I think it's a little less age-oriented, you know? Comedy is like a fine wine: people don't want to just throw out the bottle just because it isn't a new one, they want the vintage of somebody who has the perspective that comes with age.'
And you still enjoy performing?
'It's wonderful. It's an ongoing adventure.'


text:
It's very rare when you can say this: a Bay Area team is ranked No. 1 in the country.
MaxPreps.com has made Amador Valley-Pleasanton the No. 1 softball team in the land and junior right-hand pitcher Johanna Grauer is a first team All-American. Grauer, an Arizona commit, was 26-1 last season with a 0.33 ERA and 328 strikeouts in 171 innings.
The Dons opened the 2012 season with 26 straight wins before losing to Logan-Union City in the North Coast Section finals 1-0. Logan opens the year No. 5 nationally and Mitty, led by first-team All-American Jazmyn Jackson, is No. 29.
Logan returns dominating senior pitcher Raeann Garza (21-1, 0.94). Jackson, a Cal commit, hit .551 last year, with five triples and three home runs for the defending CCS champion Monarchs.


text:
How sad is it that JannaJives.PW is no more. It was one of the two or four most regular stops I made each day (and multiple times a day). It will be much missed.
That said, I feel myself fortunate that this forum is still up (and that I (atypically) had the foresight to take note of it and register about . . . looks like a year ago, now). While frankly, the format here is (from my perspective) less friendly/convenient, it is considerably better than a poke in the eye with a stick, and I much appreciate it, and the folks who put in the effort into keeping it up and going. Thanks.


text:
Hold the Foam! This Home is Already High Performance!
Before spray foam insulation was installed in the walls and roof-line of this Atlanta-area home, it tested better than the 2012 IECC requirements in climate zones 3-8 for building envelope tightness.
The High Performance Home
Several weeks ago we reported that the Proud Green Home at Serenbe, built by the Imery Group, achieved a blower door (air leakage) test result of 0.70 ach50 immediately after spray foam was put in to the walls and roof-line, and just before the drywall was installed. That's 10 times better (less) than maximum allowed by the current 2009 Energy Code (7 ach50), and more than 4 times better than the not-yet-adopted 2012 Energy Code. When the house is finished, we will perform the final blower door test, and we expect to be even tighter.
Recently, we performed two similar tests on a home in Decatur, Georgia (built by Arlene Dean Homes). Instead of waiting for either the foam or the drywall to be installed, we first tested the home before the open-cell spray foam was put in to the walls and roof-line. Our second test was just after the foam was installed. We expected the foam to fill many of the gaps and cracks, but testing before gave us an idea of how tight or leaky (half-full, half-empty) the house was before the foam. The follow up test (about a week later), when the foam was installed, showed us how much the foam contributed to the tightness.
Both the Serenbe and Decatur homes were built with conventional advanced framing techniques, using 2×6's spaced at 24″ o.c. for the above grade walls, and either engineered trusses or I-joist for the floors and roof. On the outside of the above grade walls, an insulated sheathing product was installed. These 4×8 sheathing panels are like an open-faced sandwich made up of an exterior layer of ZIP System OSB wall sheathing, and an interior layer of either 1/2″ or 1″ polyiscyanurate rigid foam.
All joints, seams and penetrations were sealed with tape. Then, a ventilated rainscreen was installed over the sheathing and behind the cladding. In an earlier post, we discussed how this assembly performs like a "Perfect Wall" (J. Lstiburek, Building Science Corp). The roof was sheathed with ZIP System Roof Sheathing, and all window/door openings were properly sealed with a combination of tape and low expansion foam. All the wall and roof framing cavities were then filled with an open-cell spray foam. Below grade walls for the Decatur home were 8″ concrete, with continuous exterior rigid foam and closed-cell spray foam within the framed cavities on the inside.
The Test
Since we were testing the Decatur Home so early on, things like the duct for the range hood, bath fans, and plumbing stacks needed to be sealed off to simulate actual conditions when all appliances and fixtures are installed.
The blower door test we performed on the Proud Green Home was a single point test. We de-pressurized and pressurized the house to a single pressure "point" of 50 Pascals, and then converted the results in to a metric common in the home performance industry and in current energy codes, ACH50.
For the Decatur home, we ran what is called a "multi-point" test. This means that we de-pressurized and pressurized the home at 5 different pressure points (10 Pa, 20 Pa, 35 Pa, 50 Pa, and 75 Pa), and used the average of the results to come up with a more accurate conversion to ACH50. We took the readings from each point, along with required building data (e.g. square footage, volume, house pressure, etc.), and entered them in to a software called TECTITE. The software performed all the calculations and conversions, and immediately give us our results.
The Results
As mentioned above, the 2009 IECC, which is adopted by most states, requires an infiltration rate of less than 7 ACH50. The 2012 IECC, which is adopted by only one state, requires 3 ACH50 or less. Below are the results of our tests performed before and after installation of foam. As you will see, the house tested pretty well. Before foam, the house is below 2012 IECC requirements.
Negative Pressure without Spray Foam – 2.71 ACH50
Positive Pressure without Spray Foam – 2.84 ACH50
Negative Pressure with Spray Foam – 0.89 ACH50
Positive Pressure with Spray Foam – 1.09 ACH50
What could have been done to make the house even tighter before foam?
When we walked through the house before and during the tests, we noticed that there was no blocking or sealing done between trusses on the second floor. Most of the leakage we detected (with smoke stick) was coming from this area and one other, at the connection between the stepped foundation and the above grade walls.
If more attention had been paid to these areas, the results could have been as low as 1.5 ACH50 or less.
Note that none of the air sealing in this home was done using caulk. Tape has proven to be a very effective way to air seal, and it's almost exclusively used in many Passive House projects.
P.S. 2012 IECC and the R-20 Wall
Right now, under the 2009 IECC, putting R-13 insulation in the wall cavities is the requirement. When jurisdictions in Climate Zones 3 and 4 adopt the 2012, all above grade walls will need to have a minumum R-20 wall assembly. Both the Decatur and Proud Green Home meet this requirement with a standard 2×6 wall with a full cavity of insulation, and ZIP System R Sheathing with it's continuous layer of either R-3.6 or R-6.6 rigid insulation (Total: approx. R-25.6 or R-22.6).
If you're interested in reading about whether the 2012 IECC will cost more to do, or actually save us more energy and money that we spend to meet it, here is a website with the results of a study done for the Department of Energy showing what a home built to the code in most states will potentially save. There's a downloadable report for each state.
Here's the one for Georgia, where both of these homes were built.
Georgia Residential Cost Effectiveness 2012 IECC
To Arlene and Debbie of Arlene Dean Homes, thank you so much for getting the house ready, and for allowing us to perform this test. Well done on another high performance home, and we look forward to many more!
Thank you, Danko Davidovic, Building Scientist at Huber Engineered Woods, for all the work you put in to performing the test with us and for generating all the test results. It's always a pleasure working with you, and we look forward to many more opportunities!
I also want to thank one of our custom home clients, Mr. Rowe, for his assistance in setting up and overseeing the testing. Mr. Rowe, it's great to have you so interested in high performance, and we look forward to delivering even better results on your home!
LG Squared, Inc. provided building science consulting and HVAC Design for the Decatur home, and provide full service architecture, interiors and HVAC Design, along with EarthCraft House certification for the Proud Green Home at Serenbe.
19 Responses so far.
Your title is misleading. Spray-Foam still improved the overall performance by 300%, not to mention w/ foam you will be brining all the systems (assuming they are in the attic), into conditioned space. Foam is not an end all be all, but it is far superior to any other insulating method on the market.
Now, if this were a conversation about cost vs. benefit, maybe you could make the case for what the cost would be w/ standard batt/cellulose insulation vs. the cost of the foam and project that over time to determine what the better investment is.
My guess is that with foam prices being driven down so low in this market, foam will win that challenge.
There is a wall system that surpasses all of this. It is an engineered insulated system that interlocks and does not need anything more than sheetrock on the interior and outside finish (whatever a client wants) and does not need sheathing or waterproof wrap. it is made in the USA and has been made here for 30 years. Walls R-33. I built a home for a client, 5000 sq. ft. and the energy bill is less than $200.00 without any LED lights. Can't beat this system!! Faster, easier, cleaner, and no waste on the job!
I'm guessing Janet described SIPS panel systems.
Lance foam prices are rising and will rise higher as training criteria will become a demand on SPF installers in the very near future. Chemical shortages will also rise the costs as the demand for SPF increases.
What I continue to ask when I see on site manufactured spray foam installations is,
"What is the before and after IAQ tests to prove the home is in fact "safe" for the occupants to live in this structure"? What tests were performed, if any? What chemicals were searched for in the IAQ test? Did you hire a third party inspector outside of the spray foam company which installed the product to verify the foam was mixed properly?
Spray foam ingredients are protected by proprietary laws so this information is a trade secret that not even the SPF installer knows what he is spraying. Testing would require the chemical companies sole input.
There is plenty of room for concern since there's no published human studies to prove living in a tight SPF home is safe.
There's no current or past studies published to prove the claims. Only manufacturer claims without scientific supporting data.
To many builders are striving for the perfectly tight home without testing the air quality and worse, not knowing what to look for in a indoor air quality (IAQ) study relating to a spray foam house. In many cases an air exchanger may not be enough. Food for thought.
Be safe, work safe. Check your SPF installers credentials and years of on the job experience and ongoing training.
Air sealing with specialized tapes, caulks and wrapping films alone could perform as good if not better than spray foam and it's safe. See: 4-7-5 Building Supply and their blogs relating to SPF -v- air sealing.
SPF made this house air tight, not the construction as shown in the framing details.
Richard, please email me at my personal email address as I will be able to provide you with before and after Air Quality Testing results when using closed cell spray foam. My email is: firstname.lastname@example.com. the "0" is a zero.
To Richard Beyer & all, I understand some foams are "Open Cell". The type of Engineered Panels I talked about are not SIPS. There is no wood in the walls thus no need for termite treatment. They will not delaminate and are approved in Dade County, FL and can withstand winds of over 200mph. The manufacturer is in VA. and have been making them for over 30 years. This product has been used in all 50 states and 30+ countries.
I am very happy to see more testing and interest in superior built homes for all of us! Just in the past few years have interest been shown in conserving energy and building a more healthy home.
Thanks for all the work by so many for all of us. JANET FARR
"Richard Beyer is Everywhere!" …. That was supposed to rhyme with a melodic tone.
For residential design, we can build walls out of a variety of materials and achieve high R-value with an air barrier. I have seen ZIP wall systems with OC SPF cavity fill leak like a wet diaper. Seal the stud seams and you have a winner. Foam presents a distinct performance advantage for roof assemblies, rim joists and crawl spaces. Cathedral ceilings are a no brainer. Gable end vents, soffit vents and ridge vents present more problems than they are worth. Put a foam hat on the house (roof and gable ends), foam the rim joists, don't spec a crawl space foundation and get creative with the rest.
Ecologic SPF
Rhode Island
Good to hear from Mr. Peters again! He's actually a good decent man with a stubborn mentality but, you have to love this man. He does mean well and is PRO spray foam. I respect him for his beliefs.
Janet… Please share your description so readers can better understand what your talking about. Did I miss something somewhere? If you prefer…here's my email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Given the source you can take it with a grain of salt but here are some "facts" about the eco friendliness of foam compared to other "standard" alternatives..
Prices have gotten so low here (Atlanta) because of what you describe…untrained installers using bad practices with no knowledge of building science. R-13 walls are going to contractors for $1.30 a square. R-19 Rooflines to contractors for $1.40….just a year or so ago prices were more like $1.85 and $2.00 for the same.
For the record, we are SPFA certified and we try to do it right. We were Chris's contractor at Serenbe and at pre-drywall w/ foam we are at .6 ach50.
I am not saying Foam is the only option, but, I am saying net, net, it is part of the "best" solution in terms of performance and dollars and cents. I get that people are freaked out because it is a chemical but so are many things in a home.
Hi All, Very nice post numbers. One question, In regards to the many lawsuits nationwide on improperly installed SPF.Did the builder do post installation air monitoring of MDI concentrations after the 24 hour outgassing period? My feeling is that this should become a general requirement nationwide. The tests results will protect the builder from future liabilty and assure the homeowner that IAQ issues related to SPF are not present
Lance and LG,
Spray foam without question has tremendous energy saving benefits when done "right" by "properly trained" contractors who work with "over sight" and who have "third party inspection" to verify they did their job right, as in this case study. Everything in this model was done "right". This is the real world outside of this model. This almost never happens which is why their are failures.
That may be the less than 1/10th of 1 percent that SPFA used in their comments to my state legislature. Definitely is not the failure rate they referred to.
We are human and when you have that single bad day who is going to pay for that error when it's not learned about for 12 month's after completion?
Every family should be able to live in a safe home without guessing if their spray foam contractor was certified or he did not have a "late night" prior to spraying.
This "spray foam issue" requires "mandatory state licensing" across the country. Without it, the men who elect to do it right will consistently be shoved against the wall on price over quality. Frankly, I'm not sure why so many are against licensing when plumbers, electricians and hair dressers are required to be licensed. This will help reduce the hacker's you go up against. It won't eliminate them all but, it will give a consumer accountability which is lacking badly in the spray foam industry.
As for SPFA certification, it's a start but, it's not the only answer.
LG… To answer your question "Is spray foam "worth" the environmental or IAQ price to achieve the energy savings and comfort?"
It's not worth it if you are the unlucky one to get that bad installer.
One more thing to add regarding spray foam insulation. There's a reason chemical companies are prohibited by law from advertising spray foam insulation as "SAFE".
They can not provide the un-bias proven science or medical data to substantiate those claims. However, chemical companies "IMPLY" safe in their marketing photograph's of a family standing in front of their home with smiling children.
"Marketing Claims can be misleading and illegal"
From the EPA,
Misleading Marketing Claims (Goal 3)
Previous post cut out the pasted text.
Misleading Marketing Claims (Goal 3)
"No off-gasing", "non-toxic", "Safe"
"green" and environmentally friendly"
"is plant-based", "made from soy beans"
Federal Trade Commission
Federal law prohibits deceptive acts or
practices, including, product inserts,
catalogs, and sales presentations.
FTC Green Guides – provides guidance.
All SPF installation contractors should have CPL insurance (Contractors pollution liability). State law should not allow any contractor to install SPF without it. Any contractor dealing with products that emit odor should have CPL (paint, ashpalt, gypsum board, fiberglass, cellulose, contruction adhesives, carpet, plumbing adhesive, tile, etc). We all have different levels of sensitivity to the world around us.
Licenses and certifications are tough to enforce. I am all for them – but budgets are tight everywhere. If the plantiffs involved with SPF lawsuits had CPL to turn to for property damage or bodily injury, these lawsuits would probably not exist. SPF contractors who hurt people with permanent injuries from SPF should go to jail. If someone came into your home and ruined it with bad foam you would want to sue too.
Efficiency related building code improves every year and its no longer about increasing assembly R-values, ACH is a measured variable as well. Reducing air exchange with proper HVAC specifications reduces energy usage and improves IAQ. Foam is one of many ways to achieve compliance.
This qoute was taken from another blog post…"some people swear by foam, other people swear at it." When its done right, SPF is a high performance system with verifiable data to validate its worth for efficiency and IAQ. Do a background check on your contractor and make sure they have CPL.
John Peters makes excellent points here.
When a consumer requests the contractors insurance after they learn of a problem (as is the case in most unresolved problems), the contractor does not have to provide the entire insurance package to the consumer. There's no law to force them to.
Just one more obstacle for the homeowner to overcome.
Chemical companies, SPFA and other industry trade organizations need to hold all of these contractor's to higher standards of practice or prohibit them from purchasing and using the chemicals. It's no secret the raw chemicals are hazardous.
SPF is not a finished product that is set in ready mix adhesive. This product is manufactured on-site inside private homes and can cause real life harm to unsuspecting consumers. Consumers should not be forced to learn about this industry before they ask for the product.
Installer's should be educated and it's their duty to inform the consumer. Not the other way around.
This industry needs more men like John Peters. Proactive installer's will force chemical companies to become more responsible. This will only benefit installer's, their helpers and their customer's.
We work in MD where the 2012 code has been in affect since last July 1 – a year ago. We deliver Energy Star and other above code programs, and air seal houses.
Doing the math, the tested house was 58,000 ft3, meaning either a 7200 ft2 house on a slab with 8 foot ceilings, or a 4800 ft2 house on a basement with 8 foot ceilings – this is a BIG house.
The code has chosen to use a volume based measure for building leakage when the leakage occurs at the surface area. We have seen houses this size with NO air sealing below 3 ACH50 because the volume grows faster than the surface area as a house gets bigger. Big houses are at an advantage. The smaller a house the harder it is get to 3. The hardest house to seal is the 1200 ft2 on a slab.
We regularly deliver houses below 2 ACH50 with no 2 part foam in site.
Just this morning one of my techs measured a house we sealed at 480 CFM50. The house is 1800 ft2 with a crawlspace, and the result was 1.4 ACH50. This is a 2X6 fiberglass batted house on a block crawlspace. There are plenty of kneewalls around the 320 ft2 second floor of this contemporary design.
2 part foam does nothing to seal an otherwise properly sealed house. The application of this foam on the exterior sheathing is an air seal on an already airtight surface- in fact, if this was making the house tighter, why wouldn't spray the attic side of the drywall once it was installed.
I believe the foam is actually a deficit because it is not stopping the thermal bridge of the framing lumber – the code correctly notes that an R-13 batt with R-5 of foam sheathing is the equivalent of an R-20 wall with no foam sheathing.
With a blower door, a can of single part foam, and 2 hours, we have reduced the leakage in a 2 part foam house by 50%, showing that it is not always applied as thoroughly as we would hope.
The cost effective solution is intelligently applied spot air sealing of a conscientiously constructed shell.
Contrary to popular belief, spray foam as an air sealing strategy is NOT a sure-fire no-brainer. Some of the leakiest homes were spray foam. Poor installation is not always the reason. In some cases, design simply hid, or blocked access to areas. Mostly though one, or both, of2 associated reasons are to blame. 1st) poor overall attention to air-sealing. You can't just ignore framing, drainage planes, and good airtight design, then hope foam "solves" these shortcomings. 2nd) Poor, often incomplete installation. At eaves, the roof-wall connection is often missed, sometimes w several inch gap allowing venting through soffit or other gaps. Same at floor-wall and between levels at rim. And between conditioned/unconditioned ares such as garage (open joist cavities), porch/patio roofs, and attic connections. In short, same as every other house or building! Oh, a 3rd reason. Just plain poor training, inexperience, and downright wrong information provided to the actual installers and sales reps.
in short – any product and design choice CAN work well. BUT, the details, and rules, of building science must be followed. There is no silver bullet!


text:
Lawrence Long
Mitglied seit 9 Jahren • Zuletzt online vor 9 Jahren
"Versatile voice, easy to work with, quick turnarounds, reliable"
Variety of voices ranging from smooth, deep tones to high-pitched frantic.
Capable of many accents and dialects.
Run the gamut of status - from low to high and all points in between
Dialect training - Southern American, Midwest American, New York, English, Scottish, Ireland, French, German, New Zealand, Australian,
Actor training
Soundtrack Pro
Available upon request
Contact with requirements. Will send demo response or be in contact with ideas.


text:
Facebook Home was released recently by Facebook for android users. Though official Facebook Home can only be used for only few of the hardwares but we will reveal a small trick to install it on all the devices. Now talking about Facebook Home, though according to the Present ratings by users it is not upto the mark as it has got only 2 out of 5 rating in the Google app store by the users. Now lets talk in details about Facebook Home features and why it has been built :
Facebook Home : Features
Facebook home is basically built by Facebook to make the mobile experience of using Facebook much better than it was before. It has got all those features in it which would let you know about each and every activity of your friends. The UI (user interface) is totally new. It has been downloaded by more than 500,000 users from the official Google App store but still it has not been liked by the users as per the rating they have given. Many users made a statement that it is the worst app they have ever installed on their smart phones but we have also seen that many users have given a positive remark about it. Now lets talk about the features of Facebook Home :
Replace Your Standard Home Screen
Facebook Home is built to create a unique user experience for Smartphone users. After installing the application you will see a completely new Home screen of your smart phone. On your home screen you will see all the updates from your friends which includes Status updates and Photos shared by them. This is called as Cover Feed by Facebook. You can slide to see other stories. You can like by tapping twice on it.
Get to Apps with One Swipe
You can easily open app launcher by dragging your profile picture and this is how you can easily open app launcher. According to the CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Home is built for "putting people first instead of apps."
You can see all the notifications from Facebook on your smartphone's home screen . These notifications will also be from other apps installed on your phone. But this feature is only available in HTC One X.
Chat Heads and Messaging
Facebook Home is coming up with a unique way of seeing messages from friends and they are calling it Chat Heads. You can see any message from any user while using anyother app. It will appear with user Picture and the message. You can simply reply back to the user from their itself without going to messenger app.
Here is the image which shows all the features of Facebook Home :
How to Install Facebook Home
Now after seeing all the features from Facebook its time to learn How to install it on your smartphone as well. Still its not available for all the smart phones as the app is still in beta-mode but in the future it will officially launch for all the smartphones. If you are having HTC One than you can easily install it by following the steps mentioned below :
How to Install Facebook Home on HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II
As Facebook home is only available for only HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphones so you can install it from official Google App Store by clicking the link below :
Click Here to Install it.
How to Install Facebook Home on Any Smartphone
Its very easy to install Facebook Home on any Smartphone. All you have to do is read the steps mentioned here. If you are not able to do that you can contact us or simply comment below and we will reply back to you.


text:
Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life. -Heraclitus
Quotes :
- Quotes from Heraclitus "A man"s character is his fate." ~Heraclitus"Nothing endures but change." ~Heraclitus "To be evenminded is the greatest virtue." ~Heraclitus "Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature." ~Heraclitus"You cannot step into the same river twice." ~Heraclitus ?????? ????? ??????THANK YOU ?????? ????? ??????
- "One life is all we have and we live it as we believe… "One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying." - Joan of Arc
- The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.… The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. -Epicurus
- "Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven's next best… "Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven's next best gift, To that of life and an immortal soul!" - James Thomson


text:
Facebook CEO gets restraining order against stalkerBy Emil Protalinski 13 comments
Manukonda received a verbal warning from cops, but Zuckerberg claims he has continued to try to contact him. These communications include at least one Facebook message on December 22, 2010 and one hand-written letter on January 28, 2011. The judge has decided Manukonda must stay at least 300 yards away from Zuckerberg, his sister Randi, and his girlfriend Priscilla Chan. The orders may change after a hearing later this month.
After receiving the restraining order, Manukonda has claimed he never meant to scare Zuckerberg, feels terrible about the whole situation, and promises to never bother the Facebook CEO again. Here's what he told TMZ:
"I'm a peaceful guy ... I'm sorry he thought I was trying to harm him." Pradeep says he was dealing with a major personal problem -- and "I thought Mark would be able to give me advice." Pradeep wouldn't disclose the nature of his problem, but insists it had nothing to do with computers. Pradeep continues, "I understand he's a busy man ... I'll respect his privacy."
Remember, Facebook stalking can be harmful or harmless, but in the real world, stalking is just stalking.


text:
A shorthand term to describe the sort of perpetually furious rightwing weevil who claims to be a patriot, not a bigot, then immediately muddies the water by saying lots of bigoted things.
Patrigots include many opponents of the 'Ground Zero mosque' in New York City, which isn't a mosque, and isn't at Ground Zero. Cloaking bigoted language about muslims under a fig leaf of patriotism.
by anti-Beck September 02, 2010


text:
Daniel Holbach of the <acronym title="MOTU: The "Masters of the Universe" maintainership team">MOTU</acronym> team has posted the latest report on MOTU Issues:

October was very exciting. We released Breezy Badger's Universe and Multiverse with less bugs and more thrilling software. Thank you everybody who helped to make this possible.

Link To Original Article


text:
Ecopoint releases revolutionary new LED bulb
Press Release – ecopoint
Ecopoint are pleased to announce the addition of a new lightbulb, the LEDisong, to their comprehensive range of top quality, environmentally friendly LED lighting solutions.News Release 18 February 2012
New Ecopoint LED Bulb A Revolution For Energy Efficient Lighting
Ecopoint are pleased to announce the addition of a new lightbulb, the LEDisong, to their comprehensive range of top quality, environmentally friendly LED lighting solutions.
The LEDisong promises to revolutionise the energy efficient light bulb market. These bulbs are the first energy efficient light bulb that look and feel like a traditional light bulb, unlike the curly CFL bulbs which are awkward, ugly and slow to warm up. The LEDisong is brighter than the average energy efficient lightbulb, uses much less power, fits into any light fitting and turn on instantly.
Paul Wilton, Ecopoint's founder and director, said: "We are incredibly thrilled to have added this product to our ecoLED range. It is truly a game changer in the sense that no changes need to be made to a light fitting, the bulb fits straight in. Then there is the fact that this bulb produces a much brighter light than other so called energy efficient curly bulbs, all while drawing less power. It doesn't get much better!
The LEDisong bulb is available in four different bulbs: traditional, candle, R80 and R95. They save up to 95% energy, and like all Ecopoint products, they come with a five year warranty; other bulbs, including curly CFL bulbs and traditional bulbs, carry no warranty. To put their energy efficiency benefits into perspective, to run a 100W bulb for 12 months for 5.5 hrs/day @ $0.22c/kw it costs $44.00pa, while the cost of running a new LEDisong bulb in the same typical domestic setting is $2.86 pa. Like Ecopoint's other LED lighting solutions, the LEDisong boasts an ultra long life: when used for 5.5 hours per day, the LEDisong bulb will last for 25 years.
This bulb is an exciting development as it has a wide use of applications. Domestic users in the residential market will be keen to get their hands on an energy efficient lightbulb that looks good and doesn't require an electrician to install or change light fittings.
Ecopoint is a Wellington-based, New Zealand owned company that specialises in the manufacture and supply of top quality, energy efficient, LED lighting solutions. The LEDisong joins Ecopoint's range of LED lighting solutions which comprises tubes; including those designed specifically for refrigeration, flood lights, high bays, low bays and panels. All of Ecopoint's ecoLED range is mercury and UV free, RoHS compliant and approved to Australia and New Zealand safety standards. Additionally, all of their lights are 100% recyclable.
"We are really excited that we are able to provide a product like the LEDisong. This bulb meets every criteria; it looks like a bulb should, provides good light, is low maintenance and cheap to run. We are confident that consumers; whether they are looking for the best deal or simply want to be sustainable and environmentally friendly, will reach for the LEDisong," Paul Wilton said.
About Ecopoint:
Established in 2005, Ecopoint is 100% New Zealand owned and operated company that specialises in the manufacture and supply of energy efficient and environmentally friendly LED lighting solutions. Based out of Wellington, Ecopoint products are sold through distributors in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia plus we also supply OEM refrigeration manufacturers in Indonesia and China.
Ecopoint's range of ecoLED lamps & luminaires leads the way with proven, sustainable technology, providing superior quality light with the added benefit of being up to 70% cheaper to run than traditional lighting options.
The entire ecoLED range features a 50,000 life expectancy which virtually eliminates maintenance and replacement costs resulting in a low Total Cost of Ownership that is hard to beat. All Ecopoint ecoLED lighting is mercury free, RoHS compliant, 100% recyclable and approved to Australia/New Zealand safety standards.
A forward thinking company, Ecopoint has a robust growth strategy and is guided by a diverse, commercially driven board which includes directors Paul Wilton, Paul Collins, Brent Wootton and Mark Mellsop-Melssen.
Content Sourced from scoop.co.nz
Original url


text:
On May 30, 2006, at 5:20 AM, McBride, Brian wrote: > Is there an opportunity for a discussion with the Drupal folks? > > It seems to me that it is not for us to decide what they should use > here. But I wonder if there is an opportunity to ensure they are > aware > of the tradeoffs for the different approaches. Indeed. I was contacted by Dries Buytaert from the Drupal project, whose email I forwarded to the list (with his approval). I told him we would love to have him join the mailing list and send his thoughts at any time. I look forward to more interaction with these communities. Dries, if you're listening, jump in at any time :) One important aspect that Dries mentioned is that Drupal produces XHTML that must validate. So, if Drupal chooses RDFa, it will only be deployed once an official W3C validator accepts it. I'm sure the Drupal project is considering many options for embedding metadata, RDFa being one of them. One of the things I want to explain very carefully is how RDFa differs from other solutions, so that communities like Drupal can make an informed decision when they're prototyping various solutions. > I'm excited about getting the metadata in there. As am I! We need to continue to seek ways to embrace these efforts as much as possible, while making sure we maintain important web principles for parsing and extending this metadata in the future. -BenReceived on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 12:19:59 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.1 : Tuesday, 6 January 2015 21:50:20 UTC


text:
An app aimed at connecting renters with an extra room with individuals looking for a place is continuing its market expansion. Several days ago, Roomi went live in Houston, along with Dallas, San Antonio and Austin. Since that time the app has registered 3,000 sessions within those markets, with the top city for usage being Dallas followed by Houston, according to Ajay Yadav, founder of Roomi. The most common search has been for two-bedroom apartments. Houston was an attractive market for expansion because of its large apartment stock and sizable population of 25 to 34 year olds (millennials), which is the app's target demographic. Headlight Data recently estimated that 15.1 percent of Houston's total population is comprised of millennials. The metro's rental stock is growing as an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 multifamily units will be delivered this year. A high volume of these units will be within The Inner Loop, The Woodlands/Conroe, Galleria and Energy Corridor/Katy m...
- Milennials account for 15 percent of Houston's population.
- Roomi will next go live in Boston.
- Roomi users typically find a roommate in three to 48 hours.
Faster. Better. Together.
Inman Connect San Francisco, Jul 17-20, 2018


text:
Kellwood Co. has begun a cash tender offer for up to $60 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.875 percent notes due 2009. It plans to use a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Smart Shirts business, which it completed this week for $162 million.
The tender offer expires at midnight EDT on Wednesday, Feb. 6, unless extended or terminated earlier.
Pressure has been mounting on the St. Louis apparel firm since private equity firm Sun Capital Securities Group – Kellwood's second-largest shareholder with a 9.9 percent stake – issued and then reissued an unsolicited bid for the apparel company last fall. Kellwood twice turned down the $21-a-share offer, saying it undervalued the company.
For more, see Thursday's issue of WWD.


text: Konrad Rzeszutek wrote:>>> +config ISCSI_IBFT>>> + tristate "iSCSI Boot Firmware Table Attributes">>> + depends on X86>> why only on X86?> > PowerPC exports this data via the OpenFirmware so it already shows in > the /sysfs entries. I was thinking to combine those sysfs entries under this > code, but that is something in the future.> > In regards to all other platforms, I figured I would only make it supported > under platforms that have been tested. Is there anything that stops this from > working for example of IA64? Well no. The hardware that supports the iBFT is > either in the BIOS or in NICs - so the SGI or HP boxes _should_ work, however > I am not comfortable to make it supported unless I've tested it.> It should, presumably, depend on ACPI, rather than on X86...? -hpa-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to email@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


text:
Amanda Hensel
Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J Release Grammy Promo
It seems that the pop stars are just excited about this year's big Grammy event as we are. Following Taylor Swift's lead, Barbie queen Nicki Minaj has popped up in a photo alongside the 2012 Grammy Awards host, LL Cool J.
Madonna 2012 Super Bowl Performance to Include LMFAO
Word on the street is that Madonna won't be the only one party rockin' at the 2012 Super Bowl — LMFAO is expected to join her. And by word on the street, we mean that's what will.i.am is claiming.
Justin Bieber and Usher Hit the Studio to Record 'Believe' Music
It would seem that Justin Bieber is in the 'tying up loose ends' phase of his new 'Believe' album, and he's called in his mentor Usher to make sure things are sounding swag-worthy.
Justin Bieber Takes Selena Gomez Out on Sexy Date in Puerto Rico
If anyone knows how to wine and dine a lady, it's Justin Bieber. Sure, the 17-year-old teen heartthrob may only have a few years of romance under his belt (figuratively speaking), but he does right by his girl Selena Gomez. Earlier this week, the doting young lovebirds were spotted o…
Rihanna Gets 'Thug Life' Tattoo
Rihanna is no stranger to tattoos, so when we heard she got another one, we were hardly surprised. But a Tupac-inspired 'Thug Life' tattoo on her hands? That's one we weren't quite expecting.
Britney Spears' Ex Kevin Federline Rushed to Hospital After Minor Heart Attack
While Britney Spears put her ex-husband Kevin Federline under a lot of fame-induced stress while they were an item, it's unlikely that she's the cause of his latest health hazard. Federline was rushed to the hospital on Monday (Jan. 23) after suffering a minor heart a…
Rihanna 'Can't Let Go' of Chris Brown, Source Says
It's been nearly three years since Chris Brown laid into Rihanna just before the Grammys, causing a very messy and very public break-up. But according to sources, the 'Rude Boy' songstress still hasn't let go of her first love.
Robot Creator Annoyed With Justin Bieber Appearance at Electronics Show
It's no secret that Justin Bieber causes mass chaos wherever he goes, but in some cases, him and his mob are not a welcome sight. Understandably, one robot creator was especially annoyed by the Biebs' recent appearance at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, as it mean…
Kelly Clarkson to Perform at 2012 Super Bowl
Not a football fan? No worries! This year's Super Bowl has something for everyone, including a performance by Kelly Clarkson!
Did Dev Take a Shot at Kesha for New Haircut?
Cat fights are certainly nothing new in the world of pop music, but taking a stab at a fellow star for something juvenile will never earn you points. Dev learned that the hard way when she seemingly took a shot at Kesha's new haircut via Twitter, which resulted in hateful replies and plenty of…
Britney Spears Shares Hair-Raising Photo of Son Jayden James
Though there was much speculation about it in the beginning, it seems as if Britney Spears is actually a really great mom. The 'Femme Fatale' hitmaker has been spending plenty of time with her two boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James, recently and has been very generous in shari…
Are Katy Perry's Parents Trying to Set Her Up With Tim Tebow?
Now that Katy Perry's single, she's probably ready to mingle … Or so her parents think. Rumor has it that good ol' Keith and Mary Hudson are looking to set their daughter up with none other than the world's favorite quarterback, Tim Tebow.


text:
Having problems with your Olympus Stylus 850SW Digital Camera ?
Pls help i have a problem with my olympus camera stylus 850sw, when I would turn it on it says write protect.what will I do...pls help
Answers :
SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position nearest the contacts enables writing, the position farthest from the contacts protects the card from writing. If the slide is already in the proper position, try sliding it fully the other way and then back again.
If that doesn't work, try a different card.
If that doesn't work, try a different card.
Repair Help & Product Troubleshooting for Olympus Stylus 850SW Digital Camera
Tips for a great answer:- Provide details, support with references or personal experience .
- If you need clarification, ask it in the comment box .
- It's 100% free, no registration required.
Suggested Questions/Answers :
Pls help i have a problem with my olympus camera stylus 850sw, when I would turn it on it says write protect.what will I do...pls help
SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position nearest the contacts enables writing, the position farthest from the contacts protects the card from writing. If the slide is already in the proper position, try sliding it fully the other way ... Olympus Stylus 850SW Digital Camera
My canon EOS 100D digital SLR is saying 'card write protected' when ever I turn it on. It just started to appear on my screen for no apparent reason one day and it won't let me take pictures anymore. It's not the card it's the camera, I have tried sliding the switch on the side of the memory card and even tried new cards in my camera but it happens with every card I insert. I have googled the problem and can't find any solution to fix the problem. Would be very grateful if you could help at all
... Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D IS Digital Camera
I am on my third dsc w50 and they all had the same problem and don't work??? all say... access then... turn power off-on again" HELP! Same as marimccall. Black screen with 'Access', lens moves in and out three times and then the screen shows 'Turn the power off and on again'. When turning off and on again the same sequence is repeated. Any help would be appreciated.
Hi,Error message "access then turn power off-on again" comes in DSC-W50 when lens mechanism failed to provide Initialize signal to system control IC. When camera powers up, lens extended and there is photo coupler that sends pulse to syst ... Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 Digital Camera
I have a stylus 5010 - some how the camera is hung up it says "write protect" when I turn it on and when I try to use it. I can go into the menu but I cannot do anything as "write protect" shows whenever I try to activate a function. I recently loaned it to a friend and he brought it back this way, there is another camera that we have 2010 that is acting the same way - could this be a virus that he has on his system or is this sometype of reset that needs to happen? Please help.
Does the memory card have a slide switch on the side? It should be set to "unlocked". If that doesn't work, use a card reader to download any pics from the card and then insert it back into the camera. Go into the menu and find "format"...follow the ... Olympus Stylus 770 SW Digital Camera
I have been having 2 problems with my Nikon D80. The first one has been going on for a while. It has been saying it a low battery even after charging the battery to full compacity. And buying a new battery. There for it won't let me shoot. For some time, after I turned it off and then back on it would work temporarily, but now that doesn't help The second problem is when shooting on Manuel the F stop does't work, and looks like this, F---. So it won't let me take photos. As well as not
Your camera needs service. ... Digital Cameras
My olympus stylus tough 6020 has two problems. the shutter does not move when I turn it on or off and also is says no connection when i turn it on. Please help me Thank you
Might be an issue with the internal circuit board. reset by leaving battery out for a couple days. ... Olympus STYLUS TOUGH6020 Digital Camera
I have a cannon eos xsi was hiking up a hill & got some sweat on the camera when i got to the top of the hill gave to my wife & she was reviewing the pictures. when the camera suddenly turned off. we thought it was a battery problem as she had taken close to 500 pictures that day.when we got home recharged battery and would'nt take shots says error 99 and to repower. will show all pictures we taken but will not take pictures help please
MY CANON GOT WET ... Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi Body Only Digital Camera
I have an Olympus Stylus Tough -6000 digital camera and when I turn it on a message appears on the screen that says "Card-Cover Open" and it won't allow me to operate the camera. The problem is that the card cover is NOT open, the battery and USB covers are securely closed, so I don't know what to do. Please Help! Thanks
Is the card all the way in? ... Digital Cameras
Battery Problem I bought a Nikon Coolpix L12 Digital Camera this past summer and have had no problem until last night. My camera turned off and said "battery exhausted." After changing the batteries twice with new batteries, the lens would open for a second then close and the camera turned off once again saying "battery exhausted." I don't know what happened. I had same problem. No matter how many times I have changed batteries, It works for a second then closes with signal saying "warning batt
These cameras have a internal battery that holds data for the camera to keep its settings. These batteries can be replaced but the camera has to be disassimboled to change it they should be able to be changed at a local camera shop pretty cheap. ... Nikon COOLPIX L12 Digital Camera
My Nikon coolpix S10 camera was dropped and now the screen only says "lens error". If it is not touched the function returns to normal (has done so twice), but now the screen only say that one message and you can't turn it off or do anything). When it was turned off again and then turned on after a series of clicking noise the screen only said "lens error" and does not allow any other options(even turning off). Any helpful ideas would be apprecited. Thank you!
Hi,try this out it worked for most of them who had a similar problem like urs:Gently tap it twice at the end of the camera to ur plam and it will work again.just tap it very lightly against the bottom of the camera holdi ... Digital Cameras
Lens Error I recently had a problem with my Casio QV-R4... every time I'd turn it on, the lens would retract and I'd get a "LENS ERROR" message on the screen. I talked to customer support and they told me that Installing the new version of their firmware, v1.01 would fix this problem. I've since installed the new firmware version, but I am still receiving the lens error. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Does anyone know how to fix it? Please help!!!
As solutions 1 & 2 indicate, lubing the gears works!! This is a great camera, so I hope all of the QV-R4 owners try this. I may become a maintenance item for the camera.\015\012 \015\012I have a few a ... Casio QV-R4 Digital Camera
E18 my canon powershot A150, got the whole E18 problem, it turns on with the blue canon screen, but then two seconds after it turns into a faded black with E18 in the bottom left hand corner. i seriously dont know whats wrong, and it hasnt even been a year since i got the camera, is there any way i can fix this problem? because at the moment buying a camera, my parents would not be too pleased :| it turns on with blue screen then it goes black and it says e18
E18 is the canon fault number for lens error. Is the lens stuck out? does it click when the camera is switched on? Try lightly tapping the lens on a hard surface. This sometimes resets the lens. If all this fails take it to bits! (but watch the flash ... Canon PowerShot A400 Digital Camera
I have a GE 1455 camera that's less 10 months old and hardly used. The screen keeps saying there's a lens obstruction and to turn off and restart the camera. That doesn't fix the problem. The lens also will not retract. I saw on the help site that others have had this problem; unfortunately, it's classified as an "unsolved problem." I hope you can help.
... GE A1455 Digital Camera
Battery Problem I bought a Nikon Coolpix L12 Digital Camera this past summer and have had no problem until last night. My camera turned off and said "battery exhausted." After changing the batteries twice with new batteries, the lens would open for a second then close and the camera turned off once again saying "battery exhausted." I don't know what happened. Oh My Gosh. I have the same exact problem. My son just graduated high school and I missed half the pictures because of this. Way to captu
ITS NOT THE BATTERIES -- check out the internet (google "nikon coolpix battery exhausted" and you'll see hundreds of people are experiencing this glitch. best fix i've found so far: remove batteries and memory card, then replace batteries and t ... Nikon Coolpix L11 Digital Camera
Nikon coolpix l3 lens error Can you help me to troubleshoot this problem. Thank you when i turn on my camera, it says lens error. the lens cover is stuck inside and won't come out when i turn off the camera. it won't let me do anything. help me please?
\015\012\015\012I have a solution posted in doc "nikon s5 s6 lens cover error repair.doc" uploaded on site http://www.esnips.com/web/papputatiyasStuff&n ... Nikon Coolpix S51c Digital Camera
Need help troubleshooting problem with my daughter's new NIKON Coolpix S3000 dig. camera. She purchased this brand new 3 weeks ago and took on her study abroad trip...currently in Brazil, the camera has this problem: "i turned it on to use it today and the screen just has lines through it like black, white, yellow colors and you can't see what you're taking a picture off. not sure what it's from but if they have any hints that would be helpful." She is devastated right now as this device is he
Let's see...Brazil...heat...humidity...probably affected the sensor. The camera needs either service or replacement. Some cameras cannot handle the heat and humidity. ... Nikon Coolpix S3000 Digital Camera
My Canon PowerShot SD780 IS will not turn on. I purchased another battery to make sure that wasn't the problem and it isn't. I have tried pressing the power button and OK button simultaneously for a few seconds and that hasn't helped. The power light doesn't turn on, the lens doesn't open, it doesn't even beep. I desperately need help and would really appreciate any advice. Thanks, Vanessa A.
... Canon PowerShot SD780 IS / IXUS 100 IS Digital Camera
I had the "Access" error when turning on my Sony DSC-W70. The lens would go in and out a few times, and then I would be instructed to turn the power off and on again, which did not help. After reading comments from a few people with the same problem, I tried yanking on the lens when it was out and giving it a good couple of twists. I also took a q-tip with alcohol on it and cleaned all around the sides of the lens. Worked like a charm!
HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that ... Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W70 Digital Camera
I have a Canon sd630.The camera works great except that it won't remember its settings. Upon turning on the camera,it would say it's in manual mode, but if I change it to automatic and then turn it off. It would be back in manual mode again. I have reset the camera and even taken apart to replaced the internal battery. Still no luck. Appreciate any help. f.y.i I have tried looking for a firmware update, but no luck either. I was wondering if I could flash my camera with the sd500 firmware? I ju
Try to follow the route up the circuit from the battery on the motherboard.\015\012maybe the battery is ok but the power not rich to the mother board or memory chip.\015\012take more attention on the connectors. ... Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital ELPH / IXUS 65 Digital Camera
FujiFilm s700 I recently tried to use and 8 gb card with my s700. I actually could use it. however when i tried to download the photos the camera would not turn on. I changed the batteries and cleaned the battery nodes but it still doesn't turn on. I do have a 2 gb card which I use regularly but it seems to be the 8 gb card that is the problem. I really don't know and if you can you help me i would appreciate it.
I think the limit is 2G in this camera due to the file system used.\015\012\015\012See this link:\015\012\015\012\015\012 ... Fuji FinePix S7000 Digital Camera
Frame error Turn on and take photo and then a message comes up saying "frame error" and then Even shutting the camera off. When turning it back on it still says "frame error" . When you take several photos you only end up with a very few on the memory card. What is the problem and how can i fix it? I cant view any of the photos. I replace camera with a new battery. Could it be my SMART CARD. Need help! Fuji MX-2900
... Fuji MX-2900 Zoom Digital Camera
Battery Problem I bought a Nikon Coolpix L12 Digital Camera this past summer and have had no problem until last night. My camera turned off and said "battery exhausted." After changing the batteries twice with new batteries, the lens would open for a second then close and the camera turned off once again saying "battery exhausted." I don't know what happened.
I just had this problem today myself, and looked everywhere online for a solution. I changed the batteries (to Panasonic), and it didn't help. But i tried different batteries (Energizers) and the camera started working again. ... Nikon Coolpix 3200 Digital Camera
My problem is with the vivicam 3188 camera. I cant get the flash to come on. The manual only says it will noy come on if the batteries are needing to be replaced. Well my problem is I bought this camera on line and recieved it about 5 hrs ago and it came with name brand ones. The flash did work earlier. The camera has the flash off icon on. But by the manual the button I need to press to turn the flash on doesnt turn it on. Please help
Remove the batteries from your camera and the press the power button for few seconds say 20 sec , then release it.. put the batteries back to ur cam n try... tis is how u reset ur camera.... try tis ... Vivitar Digital Cameras
When I try to zoom in on my camera (a Sanyo VPC-E1090), it says "Lens Error: 0x2119" It used to say something similar to this when I turned it on, but I turned it off and on many times until it corrected it. But I don't know how to correct this problem or if it can be corrected. For background information, the camera is only a couple weeks old, and it has been mainly used at a camp and ranch where it is quite dusty. Thanks for the help.
... Sanyo Digital Cameras
When I turn on the camera it says lens error 111,0,0,0 then it says lens error 221,0,0,0 then it turns off..can you please help resolve this problem?
Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. O ... Kodak Easyshare C813 Digital Camera


text:
Company Website: Orient Semiconductor Electronics
Personal Link: http://www.ose.com.tw
About OSE (Orient Semiconductor Electronics):
OSE is an EMS and IC Packaging firm headquartered in Taiwan with two facilities in Suzhou, China and California, USA. From prototyping and NPI to high-mix manufacturing, OSE helps our customers achieve the competitive advantage they're looking for. OSE provides one-stop shop services including SMD, THT, box build with consignment or turn-key options for materials procurement. We will optimize your logistics, drive down your cost, and eagerly help you break new barriers. Our goal is to create long-term relationships with customers as a 'partner they can count on'. This business model has allowed us to create sustainable win-win scenarios for over 40 years.
Semiconductor Group- IC Packaging and Testing
- Packaging Services
- Leadframe Packages
- Advanced Packages
- Testing Services
- Testing Systems
- Testing Handler
- Wafer Probe
- Lead Scanner
- Tape and Reel
- System in Package
- MultiMediaCard (MMC)
- Embedded Passive Components
- Multi-Package Module
- Quality Assurance
- In-Process Quality and Reliability Control
- Package Reliability Test Capability
- Quality System
- SPC Controlled Critical
EMS Group- Electronics Contract Manufacturing Services (EMS)
- Global capability
- Total Solution
- Customer Focus
- Engineering Services
- Prototyping
- New Product Introduction
- High-Mix Manufacturing
- PCB Assembly
- Box-Build and System Integration
- Inspection and Testing
- Logistics Solutions
- Materials Management
- Supplier Management
- Commitment to Quality
- Quality Control Process
- Defect Prevention
- Failure Analysis
- Service Range:
- enterprise and network computing
- industrial control
- mobile and telecommunications
- automotive and military
- a broad range of niche markets


text:
Best Bets
The Sterling Senior Center will host an Oktoberfest celebration Friday at 6:30 p.m. on behalf of the Kenai Peninsula United Way. Dinner will feature a traditional German-style menu. For more information, call 262-6808.
The Kenai River Folk Dancers will host a family and community folk dance at 7 p.m. Saturday at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School. It will feature Anchorage caller Jim Haack and live music by The Contra BanD. Homemade goodies and instruction will be available. Bring clean, nonmarking shoes. Admission is $5; anyone under 16 will be admitted free with an adult. Potluck refreshments are encouraged. For more information, call 283-9227.
Events and Exhibits
Kenai Peninsula College will show the film "Pollock" today at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
The Decanter Inn presents rock and roll with Guitar Wally at 9 p.m.
Kenai Peninsula College presents a public informational meeting Friday at noon in the KPC Commons to discuss the Masters of Public Administration degree that can be obtained through Kenai Peninsula College.
The Kenai River Council on the Arts will hold a meeting Saturday for the artists and cultural organizations of the Kenai Peninsula for an exchange of ideas regarding the educational, economic and aesthetic impact of the arts in the communities. The meeting will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai.
The Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center presents "Earth, Fire and Fibre," a traveling juried art exhibit for the media of clay, fiber, wood, stone, bone, ivory, glass and metal. The exhibit runs through Oct. 26. For more information, call 283-1991. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
Kenai Peninsula College is seeking original works by peninsula writers and artists for its art and literary magazine, "Driftwood," to include memoirs, stories, novel excerpts, essays, poetry, prose and artwork. Call 262-0364 for submission guidelines.
Kaladi Brothers in Soldotna presents John Winters as its artist of the month.
The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward is featuring works by Karla Morreira, an artist from Chugiak. For more information, contact Lynn Nappi at (907) 224-6301.
Artwork by Kenai Peninsula artists can be viewed and purchased at the following area businesses: Art works, Birch Tree Gallery, Claudette's Folk Art and Collectables, Malfunction Junction Gifts and Northcountry Fair in Soldotna, Alaskan Gift and Gallery and Fireweed Herb Garden in Kenai and Peninsula Furs Inc. in Sterling.
Old Town Village Restaurant features historic pictures of the early days in Kenai.
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Information Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are many scenic hiking trails, including the Kenai River trail, which begins near the center. The center is on Ski Hill Road near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Funny River Road in Soldotna. For more information, call 262-7021.
The Vagabond Inn presents live music by Love Tap at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Kaladi Brothers presents music by Lois Holleman from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
King's Inn in Kenai presents music by Butch Leman at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Rainbow Bar in Kenai presents the Mabrey Brothers every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.
The Katmai in Kenai presents karaoke with Sherri at 9 p.m. Fridays, The Danglin' Wrangler performs country music at 9 p.m. Saturdays, and ladies night karaoke is Tuesdays.
George's Casino in Kenai has a DJ playing Top 40 music every Tuesday through Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday there is live music.
The Riverside House in Soldotna presents "After 10," a dance party, Friday and Saturday nights. DJ Ian will play favorite Top 40 dance music until 5 a.m.
Upcoming Events
The Greater Kenai Chamber of Commerce presents its 17th annual Festival of Bacchus auction and raffle event Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Diamond Rose in Kenai. Advance tickets are available.
Kenai Peninsula College presents "Yoga and the Mind-Body Connect," a Sunday Showcase lecture by Ann Marina Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. in the commons. For more information, call 262-0330.
The Performing Arts Society presents "Contrasts," an evening of classical and jazz music with flutist Dorli McWayne and pianist Educard Zilberkant Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Kenai Peninsula College. Tickets are $12 for students and seniors and $15 for general admission. Tickets are available at Northcountry Fair and River City Books in Soldotna and at Alaska Gift Gallery in Kenai or at the door.
Kenai Central High School presents "The Wizard of Oz" Nov. 8 through 10 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, call 283-7524.
Down the Road
The Pratt Museum presents a free WHIZ KIDS family activity program. Workshops will be held Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the lower level of the Pratt Museum from 3 to 5 p.m. On these days, kids ages 5 to 95 are invited to drop in at the museum to participate in hands-on arts and crafts activities that explore the history, art and cross-cultural connections in the museum's exhibits and collections. For more information, call (907) 235-8635.
The Pratt Museum is soliciting entries for its Juried Art Show 2002. The show is open to artists residing in South Central Coastal Alaska, from Prince Williams Sound to Kodiak and on the Kenai Peninsula as far north as Hope. Preliminary selection will be from 35 mm slides only. Each artist may submit up to four entries. Works in any media are accepted. Only works not previously shown and completed in the last two years will be accepted. Slide entries must be received by the museum no later than Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. Each entry much be accompanied by an Artist Entry Form along with a $15 entry fee. Prospectuses are available now at the Pratt Museum admission desk.
Anchorage Events
The Anchorage Concert Association presents the Miami City Ballet in "Jewels" Friday and Saturday at the Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
The Anchorage Museum presents "Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Pottery Work in Traditional Styles by Modern Potters" through Sunday.
The Anchorage Museum presents an art exhibit by David J. Woodie through Nov. 11.
The Anchorage Concert Association presents a cappella groups Anonymous 4 and Lionheart performing "Gods and Mortals," a repertoire of sixteenth century Italian music Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. Tickets are available now at www.anchorageconcets.org, at 1-800-478-7328, at all Carrs locations and at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
See our movies page for local listings
Call Orca at 262-7003 for weekly listings and show times.
Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for weekly listings and show times.
If you have an event to include in our Thursday InSide section, send the information, in writing, to "What's Happening," c/o the Peninsula Clarion, Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611, fax the information to 283-3299 or send it via e-mail to email@example.com.
Deadline for information is Monday at 5 p.m. For more information, call 283-7551.
© 2018. All Rights Reserved. | Contact Us


text:
Same-sex marriage clears parliamentary hurdle in Britain
The British parliament's upper house Tuesday voted down a bid to kill off a bill to introduce gay marriage in England and Wales, moving it a step closer to becoming law.
Following two days of impassioned debate in the House of Lords that exposed deep divisions in the unelected upper chamber, peers voted 390 to 148 against the so-called "wrecking" amendment.
The amendment was a proposal to not allow a second reading of the Marriages (Same Sex Couples) Bill — a rarely used motion.
The bill is certain to face further stiff opposition during detailed line-by-line scrutiny in its later stages.
The vote result was greeted with cheers from supporters of gay marriage outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
The bill has already been backed by the elected lower House of Commons.
Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to introduce gay marriage as soon as the middle of next year, despite opposition from a hefty chunk of his own centre-right party.
Indeed, the rancour over gay marriage within the Conservative Party has heaped further pressure on Cameron, who is already facing bitter opposition from many Tories over his leadership style and a promised referendum on Britain's European Union membership.
Gay couples in Britain have had the right to enter into a civil partnership since 2005.
Civil partnerships offer identical rights and responsibilities to civil marriage, although campaigners point to some differences such as international recognition which applies to marriage but not partnerships.
In plans unveiled in December, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government said it was proposing to allow same-sex couples to marry.
However, the plans would explicitly ban the established Churches of England and Wales — which are opposed — from conducting ceremonies.
Other religious institutions can "opt in" if they wish.
The other parts of the United Kingdom — Scotland and Northern Ireland — have their own law. The Scottish government has confirmed that it will introduce a bill shortly.


text:
Results 1 to 3 of 3
Thread: new to linux
Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register.
05-13-2009 #1
- Join Date
- May 2009
- Posts
- 2
new to linux
05-13-2009 #2
Hello and Welcome!
If you're asking if anybody has upgraded a box after installing an OS... you better believe it! Only thing you might have an issue with is when you pop in a different wireless or gfx card. Driver wise anywayJay
New users, read this first.
New Member FAQ
Registered Linux User #463940
I do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help. Please keep it on the public boards.
05-13-2009 #3
- Join Date
- May 2009
- Posts
- 2
new guy
The best i got was two old pc nobody wanted them read up on it an am going to make them one big machine.I know i will have to drop in new hardware but i can take my time.I have apc me an the wife use it runs vista an all but i want my own rig tooled by me for me an mine.


text: Dear Esperanza, sometimes there's a protease site engineered before the His tag. Could this be the case with your TEV? Then you might cut it off... But still the His6-tag will be competing for ions on your column. And you might dispossess devil with beelzebub by adding another protease. Gel filtration might be the method of choice to remove your protease if MW sizes are distant enough. Another possibility is an ion exchange column, if your proteins have a different pI - An IEF gel should provide you enough information. Regards, Wolfgang Esperanza Fernandez wrote: > Hi, > I want to purify a his tagged protein with a ni column. The sample > contains TEV protease since I have already performed a first > purification step. The TEV contains a his tag so I will purify TEV > simultaneously to my protein. Does anyone know any supplier of TEV > protease which doesn't contain a His tag? > Thanks a lot! > esperanza


text:
- Age / Gender:
- 29, Male
- Location:
- Wherever you least expect
- Joined:
- 9/14/04
- All Stats >
Yes, I'm the "Dot Dot Dot" voice man. I've worked in TV cartoons for 8 years. Sorry, I don't take many voice requests anymore, though I do some casting. My days as an online performer are coming to an end, and I look forward to a new generation of talent.
User Statshot
- Community Stats
Level 6 Voice Actor
Bronze Whistle
Ranked as Town Watch
Latest Movies
Sonic The Hedgehog: Christmas in the Lava Zone (HD) Rated Stars Christmas... IN THE LAVA ZONE!? Comedy - Parody Super Mario Bros. Christmas Greeting (HD) Rated Stars Have a Super Merry Christmas Newgrounds!! WOOOHOOOO! Comedy - Parody Splatoon: Squid Showdown Rated Stars Inklings take on the Octarian Army in order to save a Zap Fish! Comedy - Parody Pokemon Contest Rivals Rated Stars Brendan is confronted by a familiar group of people. Comedy - Parody
Latest News
And here's some old stuff.
Latest Games
Reincarnation: LEET Rated Stars A bit of EVIL for the gamer in all of us! Adventure - Point 'n Click Reincarnation: BB Rated Stars Deep in the swamp there lies EVIL! Adventure - Point 'n Click Cuboy: Cubeture 2 Rated Stars The ultimate adventure thru time & space! Featuring 100%more boobies. And the word boobies Adventure - Point 'n Click The Final Happy Hour Rated Stars Have yourself a deadly nightcap in this latest installment of Reincarnation. Adventure - Point 'n Click
Latest Favorite Movies
Superhero Slayers 4 Rated 4.1500 Stars The Superheroes continues their battle with the unknown enemies. Action Wonders of the Universe 1 Rated 4.4200 Stars To boldly relax where no man has relaxed before in this Pilot Episode! Comedy - Original sharks and not sharks Rated 4.2300 Stars in this world there are two kinds of people: sharks and not sharks Comedy - Original Spaced Out! (Pilot) Rated 4.0000 Stars Explosions! Car chases! What else won't happen at all in this pilot episode? Comedy - Original
Latest Favorite Games
Project Inthri 3 Rated 4.0800 Stars Blast through 7 stages and tons of bosses in this intense flash shoot em up! Action - Shooter - Horizontal Flight Hunters - Stage 6 Rated 4.0000 Stars The explosive finale to the series! Action - Shooter - Run 'n Gun Hewitt Rated 4.1900 Stars Have you got what it takes to find a girl for the school dance in this adventure game? Adventure - Point 'n Click Submachine1: extended Rated 4.4100 Stars Submachine Extended Version; point and click escape game Adventure - Point 'n Click
Latest Audio Submissions
|The Night Obama & Hillary Founded ISIS
|Comedy Voice
|Garfield: Royal Rescue - Part 1
|Comedy Voice
|I HATE Video Game Voice Demos
|Voice Demo Voice
|Kimlinh Tran's Character Demo
|Voice Demo Voice
Latest Favorite Art
Latest Favorite Audio
|As stars open their eyes
|Ambient Loop
|Phunk Inphestation
|Funk Song
|{KgZ} Distant
|Trance Song
|Frankenfish boss battle
|Video Game Song
Recent Game Medals
High Demon LEET 25 Points Beat the game. Medal Stats.
Enemy Down 5 Points Kill 15 Troopers Medal Stats.
Boss Assassin 5 Points Beat a miniboss ! Medal Stats.
Sigilized 10 Points Teleport using the goddess sigil Medal Stats.
The Feared 25 Points Kill 50 Enemies Medal Stats.
Switcher 10 Points Hit 10 switches Medal Stats.
Lizard Crusher 5 Points Kill an enemy by crushing it with a platform or a rock Medal Stats.
Head Hunter 25 Points Headshot 20 Enemies Medal Stats.
Demolisher 5 Points Destroy a cracked wall Medal Stats.
My Chemical Death 25 Points Use chemicals to kill Darcy. Medal Stats.
Total Medals Earned: 307 (From 74 different games.)


text:
Hi, HTTP 1.1 standard defines an algorithm for comparing URLs (paths are case sensitive, default port is 80...), which I'm too lazy to implement. Is there a function like int compare_url(const char *url1, const char *url2); in libwww (or somewhere else)? I looked how webbot does it but I keep getting lost... Bye Vasek -- I have a search engine, too! http://www.locus.cz/Received on Saturday, 13 March 1999 03:03:37 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.1 : Tuesday, 6 January 2015 21:33:49 UTC