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House Finch eye disease was first noticed in 1994 by FeederWatchers in the Washington, D.C., area. Birds infected with this disease (also called Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis) have red, swollen, runny, or crusty eyes. In extreme cases the eyes become swollen shut and the bird becomes blind. You might observe an infected bird sitting quietly in your yard, clumsily scratching an eye against its foot or a perch. While some infected birds recover, many die from starvation, exposure, or predation.
Conjunctivitis can have many causes, but the type most often seen in House Finches is caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma gallisepticum. This bacterium has long been known as a pathogen of domestic turkeys and chickens. The disease has affected several other wild bird species, including American Goldfinch, Evening Grosbeak, and Purple Finch.
Since January 1994, when House Finches with red, swollen eyes were first observed at feeders in the Washington, D.C. area, including parts of Maryland and Virginia, House Finch eye disease has spread rapidly through the eastern House Finch population. Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, as the disease is sometimes called, is caused by a unique strain of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, a parasitic bacterium previously known to infect poultry.
The House Finch eye disease has affected mainly the eastern House Finch population, which is largely separated from the western House Finch population by the Rocky Mountains. Until the 1940s, House Finches were found only in western North America. They were released to the wild in the East after pet stores stopped illegal sales of "Hollywood Finches," as they were commonly known to the pet bird trade. The released birds successfully bred and spread rapidly throughout eastern North America. In 2006, however, the disease was found west of the Rocky Mountains, and researchers are using FeederWatch data to monitor the spread west.
Will Mycoplasma gallisepticum eventually cover the entire North American House Finch range? If so, at what rate will the epidemic continue to expand? Will House Finch numbers decrease in the West as they have in the East?Data from Project FeederWatch participants will help us find out.
Starting in 1994, because of the efforts of participants across North America, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology started the House Finch Disease Survey. This survey collected data on the spread and prevalence of a bacterial disease that now affects House Finches from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts. These data have been invaluable for documenting the spread of the disease and have motivating research that seeks to understand the reasons for persistence of the disease as well as its longer-term impact on House Finch abundance.
In 2008, the House Finch Disease Survey ended as a stand-alone project, but monitoring the disease continued through the data collection protocol in Project FeederWatch. We encourage FeederWatchers to look for signs of the disease in House Finches and American Goldfinches coming to their feeders and to report whether they see it or not. Importantly, looking for the disease and NOT seeing signs of it is as valuable to report as observations of disease presence. Learn more in our blog post here.
Birds with avian conjunctivitis often have red, swollen, watery, or crusty eyes; in extreme cases the eyes are so swollen or crusted over that the birds are virtually blind.
Avian pox is another disease that affects House Finches. This disease is characterized by wart-like growths on the featherless areas of the body such as around the eye, the base of the beak, and on the legs and feet. Avian pox can be mistaken for conjunctivitis when the eyes are affected. "Growths" on the eye are typically from avian pox.
Learn how to distinguish House Finches from the similar Purple Finch and Cassin's Finch on our Tricky Bird ID page.
Learn more about House Finch biology on the All About Birds page.
Learn more about the disease spread on the All About Birds Blog.
Because it is especially important to know where eye disease is absent as well as where it is present, we are only able to take reports of sick birds from registered FeederWatch participants, who report observations of eye disease along with their regular counts. Learn more about Project FeederWatch in the About section of this website.
Infected birds have red, swollen, runny, or crusty eyes; in extreme cases the eyes become swollen shut or crusted over, and the birds become essentially blind. Birds in this condition obviously have trouble feeding. You might see them staying on the ground, under the feeder, trying to find seeds. If the infected bird dies, it is usually not from the conjunctivitis itself, but rather from starvation, exposure, or predation as a result of not being able to see.
Avian pox is another common disease that affects a bird's eyes. This disease causes warty lesions on the head, legs, and feet but cannot always be easily distinguished from conjunctivitis. Avian pox is transmitted by biting insects, by direct contact with infected birds or contaminated surfaces (e.g. feeders), or by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Just as with conjunctivitis, the infected bird becomes vulnerable to predation, starvation, or exposure.
Although infected birds have swollen eyes, the disease is primarily a respiratory infection. It is caused by a unique strain of the bacterium, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, which is a common pathogen in domestic turkeys and chickens. The infection poses no known health threat to humans and had not been reported in songbirds prior to this outbreak. Researchers at various institutions are currently trying to learn more about the transmission, genetics, and development of this disease.
Conjunctivitis was first noticed in House Finches during the winter of 1993-94 in Virginia and Maryland. The disease later spread to states along the East Coast and has now been reported throughout most of eastern North America, as far north as Quebec, Canada, as far south as Florida, and as far west as California.
So far, the disease is most prominent in House Finches and somewhat prevalent in American Goldfinches. However, reports of the disease have been confirmed in Purple Finches, Evening Grosbeaks, and Pine Grosbeaks, all members of the family Fringillidae.
House Finches are not native to eastern North America. Until the 1940s, House Finches were found only in western North America. Some birds were released to the wild in the East after pet stores stopped illegal sales of "Hollywood Finches," as they were commonly known to the pet bird trade. The released birds successfully bred in the wild and spread rapidly throughout eastern North America. Because today's eastern House Finch populations originated entirely from a small number of released birds, they are highly inbred, exhibit low genetic diversity and, may therefore be more susceptible to disease than other bird species native to the East.
The House Finch population is large, and the birds tend to move together in highly mobile foraging flocks. Therefore, diseased individuals are constantly entering new areas, increasing the chance of infecting other birds in that area. Also, some infected birds do not die from the disease, which increases the probability of its transmission to other individuals. Lastly, current evidence suggests that infected birds do not acquire immunity to future infections.
Whenever birds are concentrated in a small area, the risk of a disease spreading within that population increases. Research suggests that House Finches that spend large amounts of time at feeders spread the disease more effectively. Read more about the research linking feeder behavior to the acquisition and transmission of eye disease on our blog. Nevertheless, the disease has decreased from epidemic proportions and is now restricted to a smaller percentage of the population. We estimate that 5% to 10% of the eastern House Finch population has this disease and House Finch populations are not currently at extreme risk of wide-spread population declines. Even so, please be responsible and clean your feeders on a regular basis even when there are no signs of disease.
We encourage people to take down their feeders for at least a few days to encourage sick birds to disperse. While the feeders are down, clean them thoroughly. You can use a dishwasher on a hot setting, or wash them with soap and boiling water, a diluted bleach solution, or a weak vinegar solution (10%). Be sure to remove any build-ups of dirt around the food openings. Rinse the feeders thoroughly and let them dry completely before rehanging them. Also rake underneath the feeders to remove old seed and bird droppings. Be sure to continue to clean your feeders every week or so. If sick birds return, avoid using feeders with big ports that the birds can rub their heads against.
By law, only licensed professionals are authorized to handle most wild birds. Although it is possible to treat finches with conjunctivitis, you should not add medications to bird seed or baths under any circumstances. There is no way to know if medication actually helps birds in uncontrolled conditions, and such treatment may in fact contribute to disease spread by allowing infected birds to survive longer. Treatment with antibiotics may also lead to the rapid evolution of novel strains of the disease that could possibly spread to other songbirds.


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Walk through Syngenta's big Stein research center nestled in a bend of the Rhine River outside Basel, Switzerland, and you get an idea just how complex bringing new crop protection products to the market can be.
In the greenhouses and laboratories here, as many as a half million compounds are tested yearly. Each survivor eventually making it to market comes with a research and development price tag of more than $50 million.
That makes the search for new materials intense. "We want to be the recognized innovator in the crop protection industry, focusing on leading-edge science," says David Nevill, Syngenta's head biochemist here.
With enough high-tech instruments here to make university scientists anywhere envious, the company seems well-positioned for that goal. The Stein facility boasts 8,000 square meters of greenhouses, 100 walk-in growth chambers, and 1,800 square meters of laboratories.
Combine that with Syngenta's applied biotechnology, seeds and crop research at Research Triangle Park near Raleigh, N.C., and its genomics work at La Jolla, Calif., along with additional research in England and Holland and many world-wide field stations. Each site plays a specific role in developing new products.
"Here at Stein, we screen things. We have state-of-the-art biological evaluation and screening systems focused on the company's strategic objectives," Nevill says.
Technicians here raise insects used in testing. Each type of insect is kept in a separate growth chamber. Temperature, humidity and light are adjusted for optimal rearing conditions. They're fed specially-formulated diets for each type of insect. Fresh plants are brought in daily throughout the year. Testing requires that a never-ending supply chain of insects — eggs, larvae and adult — be available.
That isn't easy. Some caterpillar species are cannibalistic, so they must be reared individually in growth dishes. Filter paper must be perfumed with cabbage scent for cabbage moths to lay eggs.
"The staff has to develop insight for raising even the most difficult insects," Nevill says.
Other technicians keep 30 to 40 major fungi ready for testing at all times. The company also grows its own weeds as potted plants before turning them over to the greenhouses, where gardeners watch over them. The gardeners turn out about a million crop plants for testing each year.
Six hundred substances arrive at the laboratory each week to be tested for efficacy against insects, weeds and diseases. Researchers discuss results at a weekly meeting. In all, more than 100,000 compounds a year make it to the biological screening stage, with more than 10,000 going on to field and market testing.
Of those, one might turn out to be worth putting on the market. "It takes nine or 10 years to get a product to the market and costs are enormous," Nevill says.
But if the costs are enormous, so are the potential rewards. Syngenta, now the world's biggest crop protection company, had sales of almost $7 billion in 2000. Formed when Novartis merged with Zeneca, the company has 20,000 employees around the world, including 4,200 in North America, says Jan Capps, vice president for human resources and communications.
"Our ambition is to go to growers and say Syngenta can fill your needs, whatever you need. There's an enormous push to integrate that crop protection technology with seeds, bringing the major inputs together," says Alfred Seiler, regulatory affairs section leader for selective herbicides.
This is a case where bigger is better, says Robert Durand, head of non-selective herbicides. "We have assistance online for farmers. We can help calculate chemical rates. We can help identify weed problems. We can quickly answer questions. We have the size and breadth of portfolio to have a specialist who knows that area, whatever it may be," Durand says.
Right next door to the Stein site is the Novartis pharmaceuticals research facility. It's an ever-present reminder of the company's history and evolution as Ciba-Geigy and Novartis until its eventual breakup and the agribusiness unit's merger with Zeneca.
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Redskins 2010 Offseason
Here we go with another edition of "How to Spend Dan Snyder's Money!" Also affectionately referred to as "Who Wants to be a Gazillionare!"
Fans are understandably nervous about the possibility of a lockout in 2011, but in the mean-time, it's looking like 2010 will go uncapped. The rumors of what the Redskins would do in an uncapped year began the moment someone realized this was an actual possibility.
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Anne Hathaway keeps her marriage on track by enforcing a "two-week rule" which means she can't be parted from her husband for more than 14 days at a time.
"The Devil Wears Prada" star wed Adam Shulman in California in 2012, and she has now revealed how they keep their relationship together amid the pressures of her Hollywood career.
Hathaway admits she often travels without her husband, but she refuses to be parted from him for more than two weeks at time.
She tells U.K. TV show Lorraine, "We have a laminated contract on the wall… I can't say we work very hard at it … but we prioritize each other. We check in with each other. I'm very lucky that he's in a business where he can travel so that really helps. But of course there are moments when I need to be somewhere and he can't be there, and when that happens we have a two-week rule. Which means we can't go more than two weeks without seeing each other. Because then you start picking on each other. I think you get so annoyed about not having the person you love there, that you end up fighting about silly things."
However, Hathaway admits she often struggles to readjust to married life after long periods apart, adding, "You get used to just taking care of yourself, but when you are in a couple you take care of each other. It's not like a wall goes up but you get used to doing things (on your own)."


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By Cody Willard
The weakness in the momentum highflying stocks like Tesla /quotes/zigman/118681/delayed /quotes/nls/tsla TSLA , Zillow /quotes/zigman/5930210/delayed /quotes/nls/z Z and 3-D Systems /quotes/zigman/5280737/delayed /quotes/nls/ddd DDD remains noteworthy. I'm growing increasingly bearish about the near-term, but not necessarily changing anything in the portfolio.
I am however going to trim down a bit of my long-time biggest position, Facebook /quotes/zigman/9962609/delayed /quotes/nls/fb FB , just to lock in some more profits and take a little more exposure off the table.
But this action sure does remind me of times past.
It was late 1999, and I had just finished modeling out an incredibly complex model of a Free Space Optical high-speed Internet access business for an incubator that itself would run out of money within another year. An incubator is a company that helps fund and develop other companies, usually in exchange for equity, and I was working for an incubator in New York after having failed to get my first novel published.
The boss of the incubator had decided that Free Space Optics, which is basically fiber optic high speed technology that's beamed over the air from building top to building top, was a huge opportunity, so I'd spent the last few months helping design and modeling out the financials for an FSO network in NYC.
I sat down at a big, long glass conference table in our penthouse office in the meatpacking district in downtown NYC, and after showing up thirty minutes late, in walked our Nortel sales representative along with his regional boss and a couple underlings.
"What do you need from us?" was how the sales representative started the discussion after we'd all made our introductions and sat down. I thought it was a bad way to open a sales pitch, but then I almost fell out of my chair when his boss then said, "Look, we've got more demand and orders and customers than we know what to do with right now, so this pitch of yours better be good."
Our chairman described the FSO network for NYC that he envisioned building using the latest Nortel FSO equipment. I explained our detailed financial model that I'd built, and we talked about our first potential order from Nortel, which would be nearly $10 million in equipment to get the network in NYC partly built. The Nortel guys basically laughed in our face and soon left for another meeting with another customer of theirs that probably had a bigger order to place, as we never did get that equipment from Nortel ordered.
I walked out of that meeting with the head of finance for the incubator I was working at, and we went to his desk and before we could finish our conversation, he had pulled up his personal stock portfolio on the Internet and was showing me how much money he'd made on all his technology investments, including Nortel, over the last year. I asked him if he realized how much of Nortel's revenues were coming from them extending "vendor financing" to customers like we'd just asked for. He brushed off the question and continued talking about all those profits he had in his portfolio and all the money he was going to make. Nortel was at $80 a share at the time, and its chart was straight up in a way that all the chartists love to see.
I'd recently started a website called Teleconomist and I wrote a scathingly bearish article on it that eventually got me a regular gig at TheStreet.com that was all about how bubbled up telecom and tech stocks in particular were.
Last week I wrote about how "Fundamentals don't matter, because it's already a bubble," and I've long been saying we're headed into this bubble with articles like 2011's "Bernanke says "Let's inflate the biggest stock market bubble in history." But I want to be clear that I'm not saying that you shouldn't care about fundamentals since we are in a bubble, but simply that you need to be on your toes for when this bubble finally starts to pop.
Take a look at a one-year chart of Plug Power /quotes/zigman/5142101/delayed /quotes/nls/plug PLUG and FuelCell Energy /quotes/zigman/67190/delayed /quotes/nls/fcel FCEL and any other cheesy fuel cell stock and tell me we're not in a bubble. $PLUG $HYSR $BLDP and $FCEL
Same can be said of many ridiculous sectors. Take a look at a one year chart of GrowLife /quotes/zigman/11335612/delayed /quotes/nls/phot PHOT , Medical Marijuana /quotes/zigman/548382/delayed /quotes/nls/mjna MJNA and any other cheesy marijuana stock and tell me we're not in a bubble. But again, it doesn't mean it'll pop tomorrow. $HEMP $PHOT $MJNA
I hope you're selling the heck out of every single share of hyped-up speculative stocks like the aforementioned fuel-cell and marijuana hyped-up bubble stocks and others while you can. Most all of these hyped-up penny stocks will likely be back below their all-time lows in less than a year. And for those of you who are complacent about your own big ol' technology stocks like Google $GOOG, Priceline $PCLN, Facebook $FB, Tesla $TSLA and the rest of the mega-cap tech stocks, you should also be aware that Nortel went all the way from $80, when it had over a $100 billion market cap, to less than a dollar before eventually delisting.
Don't panic yet. But be aware of the bubble all around you.
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Cody Willard writes Revolution Investing for MarketWatch, posts the trades from his personal account at TradingWithCody.com, which is not affiliated with MarketWatch, and is the largest shareholder in Scutify's parent company, Wall Street All-Stars. At time of publication, Cody was net long Google and Facebook. Follow Cody on Twitter at twitter.com/codywillard.


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These are a few examples of how "forbidden" procedures can lead us to the correct answer:
$$\displaystyle\frac{1\not4^1}{2\not8_2} = \frac{11}{22}=\frac{1}{2}$$
$$\displaystyle\frac{1\not3^1}{3\not9_3} = \frac{11}{33}=\frac{1}{3}$$
$$\displaystyle\frac{{\not3^1}0}{{\not6_2}0} = \frac{10}{20}=\frac{1}{2}$$
I am interested in the question does there exist a fraction such that it satisfies these $5$ requirements and such that it can be "solved" using this "technique"?
- The numerator and denominator have $n$ digits where $5\leq n\leq9$
- The number in numerator doesn`t end in $0$.
- The number in denominator deosn´t end in $0$.
- All digits in number in numerator are different.
- All digits in number in denominator are different.
EDIT1: The user found that it is possible for $n=5$, now I have a somewhat different version of the problem with modified first requirement:
1*. The numerator and denominator have $n$ digits where $6\leq n\leq9$
2.,3.,4.,5. Same as above.
I believe that now such fraction doesn`t exist and would be very pleased if someone shows that it is so or finds a counterexample in any of these two cases:
Case A) Only one cancellation is allowed.
Case B) More than one cancellation is allowed.
EDIT2: It seems that belief in non-existence of such fraction in the modified problem $6\leq n\leq9$ was a failure, below you can see that user Ivan Loh found the solution for the cases $n=6,7$ with one cancellation and solution for the case $n=8$ with two cancellations which is indeed more than I was asking, and, following his examples, I found the case for $n=8$ with one cancellation, it is $\displaystyle\frac {21945703}{65837109}=\frac {21945701}{65837103}=\frac {1}{3}$.


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Today and All Week: Act for Aging and Living With Justice for People With HIV and LGBTQ People
September 17, 2013
Caring Across HIV: Aging/Living/Justice welcomes you to the week of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day!
Together, we will speak out for the policies and programs that will allow people with HIV and LGBTQ people age with dignity.
With just a few minutes each day this week, you can share your stories and send a message to Congress and the entire country about our resilience and our clarity about what our communities need.
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Mark Hubbard of Tennessee reflects on how his experiences caring for his father have shaped his concerns for the future as a person living with HIV.
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Two people died and dozens were hurt Thursday when as many as 150 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a two-mile pileup that left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the miles of wreckage.
The collision occurred in extremely foggy conditions at about 8 a.m. Thanksgiving Day on Interstate 10 southwest of Beaumont, a Gulf Coast city about 80 miles east of Houston.
64 year-old Vincent Leggio and 60 year-old Debra Leggio from Pearland were killed in a Chevy Suburban SUV crushed by a tractor trailer, the Texas Department of Public Safety told KFDM-TV.
Officials at Acadian Ambulance service said at least 51 people have been taken to area hospitals and at least eight are critically hurt.
It wasn't immediately clear how the pileup began, but Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Deputy Rod Carroll told The Associated Press the fog was so thick that deputies didn't immediately realize they were dealing with multiple accidents.
"It is catastrophic," Carroll said. "I've got cars on top of cars."
Tamika Francois and her family, on their way to New Orleans, were rear-ended.
"We just heard car after car -- boom, boom, boom, boom, boom," Francois said.
She quickly got her family out of the car shortly before it was hit again.
"When they got out of the car, all we saw was that truck pushing our car from way back there all the way up here," she said.
The truck landed on top of an SUV, killing the couple inside.
"I'm thankful for life, for God sparing us and letting us be alive," Francois said.
A little further up the line, Katie Segmoyer and her husband and two children pulled over after the cars ahead of them stopped in the road.
They could hear cars hitting each other in the fog. Segmoyer, who's a nurse, ran back to see if she could help a family behind them, but the cars kept piling up.
"I tried to get the little boy out of the car and people started hitting us again, and I realized it wasn't over. So, I jumped in the car, sat on the little boy's lap and then we all just braced each other until we knew it was done," she said.
The dense fog made it nearly impossible for drivers to see through their windshields.
"When I came up on it, everyone was kind of piled up," driver Brenda Craven said.
Before she realized what was happening, an 18-wheeler slammed into the back of Craven's car.
"It was horrible, horrible, because people were out here hollering, 'Stop, get out of the way.' Everything was flying. It was horrible," she said.
I-10's eastbound lanes were expected to remain closed for most of Thursday.
Uninjured drivers tried to help as authorities sorted through the wreckage.
"It's just people helping people," Carroll said. "The foremost thing in this holiday season is how other travelers were helping us when we were overwhelmed, sitting and holding, putting pressure on people that were injured."
Investigators said several drivers will likely face charges of failure to control speed.
"Once we get it all sorted out, we will file charges on any stuff we can prove in court," said Sgt. C.M. Havard with the Department of Public Safety.
Interstate 10 was shut down in both directions for hours. The westbound lanes reopened at 12:30 p.m. The eastbound lanes reopened at 5 p.m.
Several big rigs lost their loads on the highway. Officials said it will take hours to clean up.


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Jeff Landauer necessitava di un nuovo design di banner pubblicitario e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 36 design presentati da 18 designer.
I need two flash banner ads for my game Star Sonata. 728x90 and 160x600. I want some different ideas to run up against my existing banners. I will award multiple winners if there is more than one set that I like so I can run the ads against each other and see which are best.
Star Sonata (http://www.StarSonata.com)
I want some flash banners that look cool and grab the viewers attention. These ads should give an epic feeling since the game is on a very large scale. These are to drive traffic to my landing page at http://www.starsonata.com/welcome.html?r=d99.
- Sizes Required: 728x90 and 160x600
- Name of the game: Star Sonata
- Call to action: "Download Now", "Download Here", or "Click to Download"
- Main info text can be one or more of the following:
"Explore the Universe, Conquer it"
"Explore, Trade, Build, Conquer"
"It's Your Universe!"
"Massively Multiplayer Space Game"
- Secondary info text should be one of the following:
"Free Download, Free Trial"
"Play for Free"
- Graphics can be anything from the landing page (http://www.starsonata.com/welcome.html?r=d99), anything from anywhere else on the web site, anything from the game or the image folder from the installed game (feel free to try the game out and see what it looks like -- graphics from the installed game may be particularly useful,) or anything else that's not copyrighted that you would like to use (like pictures from NASA).
Some additional PSD's are here:
- Different versions of the ads that use different combinations of the text would be appreciated, as I can see which text works the best through trial and error.
- Max file size is 50k for each of them.
- In addition, there are these restrictions from Google:
Flash ads
* File Size: Flash ads must be 50K or smaller in file size.
* Animation Length: Animated ads are restricted to a maximum of 30 seconds (at a 15-20 fps frame rate), after which point they must remain static. These ads must also comply with the other animation policies.
* Flash Versions: All Flash ads must be published for Flash Player version 4-8.
* ActionScript Versions: Actionscript version 1 - 2 is acceptable.
* ClickTags: All Flash ads should support the clickTAG variable. The clickTAG is the tracking code assigned by Google to an individual ad. It allows Google to register where the ad was displayed when it was clicked and helps advertisers determine the effectiveness of their campaign.
o On any click, Flash ads should redirect to the URL specified in the clickTAG argument; there should be no other redirection in between.
o The variable name must be spelled 'clickTAG' (upper-case TAG; no space between click and TAG) and not 'click tag,' 'Click Tag,' or any other form.
o This is the proper code for the clickTAG parameter:
on (release) {
if (clickTAG.substr(0,5) == "http:") {
getURL(clickTAG, "_blank");
o Note that is not necessary to specify the destination URL for the ad anywhere in this code; this is taken care of through the usage of clickTAG. Also, depending on the structure of your Flash ad, it may be necessary to prepend "_root." or "_level0." to "clickTAG" above, resulting in "_root.clickTAG" or "_level0.clickTAG". It is strongly recommended to upload the ad into your account and verify that the ad is behaving normally prior to it going live, allowing time for any necessary changes.
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Democracy Abides
I was going to post a full update today but I decided I needed yet another night to think about my words and rarefy them to a unique level of profound sublimity wildly unfamiliar to my creative Loki. However, you first need to know – my splendiferous, so uncherubic crazies – that the game shipment is nearly there. Things are not only, at long last, underway, but there was an serious reason, health-wise (I haven't been well) for me to be off-line and out-of- touch for such a elongated interlude.
But first hear this – loud and clear – I'd rather send my kids to community college than abrogate a contract. No joke. I'd never leave a gamer and his wad stranded, ever. Never have, never will. Democracy is on its way.
So calm the f**k down. Subside. Please please plese
Full post when I wake up...
Caias Ward / TaleSpinner Holdings on
So, any updates on this, Mark? It's been nearly 2 months since your last update.
Geraldine on
When you said you would contact us in another day, I take it we were talking biblical days (= an aeon of unspecified length), not the traditional 24-hour period?
For me, this message is worse than nothing. You COULD have given us clear info, and instead just delayed and misled.
Tell us precisely, and without jokes and flourishes of rhetoric, what is going on. 'Please, please, please.'
Jerome Michael Franklin-Ryan on
Wow! more than 2 months and this is the update we get! No new information at all, no details on what the hold up is, no delivery update time, Just bady written verbage,excuses and promises. Oh and he then insults us into the bargain! Worse,we have paid for this abuse!! Is he quite mad? or under the influence of some powerful narcotic? I still have had no update from Game Salute either. I am sorely temped to report this project to Kickstater.
R.L.J on
Full post when he wakes up, guys. Two days later...
Robert Gruver on
Vague thoughts, half baked estimates, and now we should calm the filth up, eh. Filth, flarn, flarn, filth to you too. I want a refund.
R.L.J on
Wow. I can't even believe this pathetic response from Mark. Since we're bantering around profanity now...f**k you, Mark, and the clown-show bullsh*t operation you rode in on. Complete lack of respect in kind, sir.
Totally agree with everyone saying that health problem or no, everyone saw you posting things on FB, but nary a single word to people that already entrusted you with money. Plenty of time to pander backers of the next project up on the docket though, amirite? I could give a sh*t about your health problems at this point. Everyone has them at some point or another, hell my father is a throat and brain cancer survivor. No excuse for your actions, and certainly no excuse for this subsequent response to your backers.
"I decided I needed yet another night to think about my words and rarefy them to a unique level of profound sublimity..." - "calm the f**k down." What a joke... I want a full refund, consider this my third formal request. Not that I expect anything from someone whose displayed your character traits.
The Evolutionary on
At this point I'll be happy if this game is delivered. My sister is convinced this game will never be delivered (It was a gift for her...she works in the federal (recently DC) government ironically. LOL But...Game Salute has not been very good at communication either.
Joshua Jenkins on
Well, this is just rich. And I guess "Full post when I wake up..." is just another broken promise? Thanks for nothing, Mark.
Jeremiah May on
@MatthewTitelbaum I had the same thought. How embarrassing. #epicfail @MarkRein-Hagen I welcome your apology.
Dana Richmond on
I am not too concerned. He is saying what I am thinking most of the time when folks whine about a late Kickstarter project. Not that I would say it in a forum like this mind you. Still looking forward to this project whenever it gets here.
Matthew TitelbaumSuperbackeron
I've thought about this overnight, and I think there's only two possible explanations for this update:
1. Someone has hacked Mark's Kickstarter account.
2. Mark is on some sort of heavy medication that has dulled his capability to realize that it's inappropriate to curse at 683 strangers who have paid you an average of $70 each that you have repeatedly disappointed for an entire year.
Which do you think is more likely?
Robert Dijkman Dulkes on
I really can't tell you how insulting I find this update. I was going to let it go, but I just couldn't. So I pushed the button on the bottom of the project page and reported this update to Kickstarter for profanity and insult, both of which are against the terms of service.
I encourage everyone who feels the same about this to go ahead and do that too. We don't need people like this destroying what is otherwise a really cool thing.
Larry K. Fryer on
There is no excuse, health or otherwise, to distribute such a pathetic (misspellings and cussing) update, Mark. Shame on you. Keep your game and the money. I do not want it. On principle. Enough said.
Roberto Luttner on
Good to have some information at last!... Let's hope all ends well, it's been a long wait.
(one thing I am worried about, before sending the games, could you please have our addresses checked? I have moved and I need to update my address, and I can guess many people will also need this)
Gorm Reventlow on
@Mark Rein-Hagen
No worries... I am calm... I have faith in the project and you.
gwailo on
Months between updates, no photos of the finished product, missed deadlines set for yourself, complete lack of communication on any front and well over a year later than originally estimated.. Yeah, I would say that you are lucky how little freaking out people have been doing. A lot here smells shady, and you've done nothing to alleviate any worries your backers might have. If you have been sick I am sorry, but you are a year late with this already. Unfortunately, against my general feel for Kickstarter projects, I am left feeling pretty justified in being annoyed with this project honestly. Get better soon. In every sense of that phrase.
Geraldine on
Also sorry you were sick, but if you were well enough to be working on another game and posting updates on FB, perhaps you could at least have put up a one-line 'Sorry, I won't be keeping my promise about getting the games to you by Xmas' message here - or had someone else relay that message for you.
I've never thought you were scamming us, but it is frustrating wasting our time trying to chase down rumours about where our game might be, because you (even before you were sick) couldn't make the time to give regular, brief updates.
Diego Sotomayor Noel on
So after all this time "calm the f**k down." is what we get for an answer... just after mark says he needs time to think his words...
Hope tomorrrows update comes with a way to get our money back. This is definitely not a person or behaviour I want to back.
@Mark, sorry you were sick, good to hear you are better now. Still no excuses to this.
Ivan Mayes on
Sincerely disappointed.
Robert Dijkman Dulkes on
You know we can read your Facebook updates, right?
Matthew TitelbaumSuperbackeron
I have to agree with Jason here, adding that it's actually been almost three months since an update.
I'm glad you're feeling better, but I think, after a year of delays, radio silences, and broken promises, we backers are fully entitled to freak the f**k out a little.
Shervyn von HoerlSuperbackeron
Glad you're feeling better. Sorry you were ill. The game can wait.
Patrick Gallagher on
Thanks for the update Mark. Life happens, take it easy. We'll get the games when we get them. Until then, I patiently await this sweet looking game! (ps- could you address changes in shipping information in the next update, if you are privy to that info)
Simon Vasey on
Glad to see an update finally. Sorry to hear your health as been such a problem - I hope you are on a path to recovery! You really can't blame people for fearing the worst - after such a long absence from communication, it's not surprising that people have gotten so angry. As Emil said below - the lack of updates was the biggest concern to me. I'm sure we'll hear more from you tomorrow. I think you should watch your language in your next update - I doubt most people here will appreciate the tone of this update. Anyway, it IS good to finally hear from you.
Emil Stenström on
Thank you so much for an update! The thing that worried me the most was not that the game would be late, it was that we didn't hear from you. Sorry to hear you have been ill, and hope your health will improve.


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Sebastian Coe has been installed as the new chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman, succeeding Colin Moynihan after being voted in unopposed.
Coe's only competition for the role, head of British hockey Richard Leman, withdrew from the election in October to clear the path for the two-time Olympic champion following his role in delivering "the most successful Olympics in history".
The 56-year-old, who is still in charge of the London 2012 organising committee as the organisation winds down after the Games, was elected at a meeting of all the British Olympic sports in London on Wednesday and will hope to end simmering tensions between the two bodies.
The BOA were involved in a cash dispute over the money the governing body expected to receive from the Olympics, eventually dropping their threat of legal action against LOCOG in an episode described as "an embarrassment" by Olympics minister Hugh Robertson in the run-up to the Games.
It is hoped that the good will and high standing of Coe in both the realms of sport and politics will help attract new sponsors to the cash-strapped organisation as they move on from the London Olympics 2012.
And while the BOA may not be directly responsible for the preparation and performance of Great Britain's athletes ahead of the Rio Olympics 2016, it is a chance for the four-time Olympic medallist to repay the body that campaigned for Great Britain's right to compete in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, boycotted by the United States, in which he won his first 1500m gold.
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Paris Hilton is a truly a doll when she hits the red carpet Thursday for the opening of Carnival located inside NYC's Bowlmor Lanes. She's glamorous, pretty, charming … and even poses with a one-year-old monkey named Bentley, who is stationed beside me. (His fingers are so human, it's crazy. It's almost like standing next to a one-year-old baby.)
She riffs on Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, Jon Gosselin, David Letterman and Jessica Simpson's pet loss.
After photogs shout "don't block the beauty" to the hangers-on hindering their view, polite Paris swings over to say a few words while boyfriend Doug Reinhardt enjoys the chocolate cannolis, cotton candy and candy apples covered with chocolate and M&Ms, awaiting inside.
"We're really happy," she says. "It's going to be a lot of fun. I love playing games where you can win the big, giant teddy bears and toys. And I love the dunk machines. It's fun to dunk someone in the water. I think he'll win some presents for me, too."
The heiress, 28, who made her name with the 2003 reality show The Simple Life co-starring Nicole Richie, no longer keeps close tabs on her onetime BFF.
"I have no idea," she tells me when asked how Nicole is doing post-accident. And no, she hasn't seen her newborn son Sparrow. "I've been traveling so much, I haven't even seen my own family, except my sister had her birthday the other night. So I've been traveling around the world."
What does she think of the David Letterman situation – how he admitted to doing the deed with many staffers while he was involved with now-wife Regina?
"David's adorable," she says airily. "I love him."
And what about how Jon Gosselin has said he's more famous than her?
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Hm, is she still friends with Lindsay Lohan?
Paris tsks, and makes a face as if to sarcastically say "yeah right!" when the publicist won't allow her to answer.
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Wow. Paris is much sweeter than I expect. She thanks a reporter who tells her she looks beautiful, and departs pleasantly.
"Nice to see you girls," she says.
Party time! Armed with a yellow envelope stuffed with drink and game tickets, we elevator up to the Carnival dreamland complete with a sword-swallower, contortionist and even spot our monkey pals. Oh, and there's Paris and Doug nestled in the VIP area.
The pool tables are the only typical feature of this lounge which includes a casino-style bar and carnival-style games such as "Put A Ring On It," "Crazy Hats," "Fish Pong" and "Dunk Tank." And about those prizes? Get ready for huge, stuffed characters of Bart Simpson, Cookie Monster, Barney and Spongebob Squarepants.
Good times. I can't wait to go back.
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Designer: The Holmes Brothers
hmm.. I could see myself rocking anyone of those outfits. Some sophisticated, some traditional... I like that.
i'd hate for any man i know to appear in public in any of these...with the possible exception of the "fusion" pieces...and i'm being generous.
@claudis - thanks for the comment..I can see that you are a fashion forward dude
@anonymous - LOL...I guess they are not for every dude
I'd rock that contemporarary jacket anyday, it appears its inspired by the revolutionary army though.
Odika(it's like) comb and sccissor is facing extinction along with the Gorillas... some of these dudes need to brush their hair or get a pair of scissors biko. Lol.
On a serious note I am feeling the suits
I love the suits.
okay...the r very creative but honestly i will prefer my man in the suits unless we r going for a fashion show or something.
House of Ole 's suits are quite nice..
The suits are actually quite nice
lol @ house of ole, cute hehe
Hmm....the trad wears are seriously the gayest outfits i've seen on any runway...ever! I know it's s'posed to be "haute", but seriously??? the red bubu-esque one nearly caused me to have a seizure.
As for the suits, haba, i don't think i got the memo that rumply and wrinkly are in...repeat after me...Downy wrinkle releaser.
House of Ole ? Lol... I missed that.. that's too funny
i have to agree with anon saying that some of the outfits look gay but they are not too outlandish for the fashion forward of the guys...on second thought maybe they are, I just pictured seeing a guy walking across lagos rocking the light blue overall/cape like thingy...he'll probably look like a cross between guru maraji and a masai warrior. but then again thats high fashion for u.
the suits(and some of the guys) are hot though along with the bogus ties!
Bella do you have any extra info concerning House of Ole? I am so feeling the ensemble.
Hmm...nice!...LMAO @ Adaure...u r soooo wrong!...but some are a bit "much"..sha..
Wow...............am really feeling this pixture expecially the guy in the blue suit. lol. Good job bella.
Men is suits. TOTAL WEAKNESS oh my gwad I'm tripping yo! lol!! I love the other ones too. but the suits damn damm daaamnn!... dddddddddddddddddddaaamn! lol! YES IT IS THAT SERIOUS lol!
I love the black kaftan, i think kaftan on guys is sooo sexy :) Ive been loving ur blog oh, i need to get those high waist ankara skirts. Thanks for asking after me :), im around, but swamped with work. Ill be back with more pics shortly. Have a good week!!
LMAO...the Guru Maharaji comment...
Okay, forget all those traditional outfits, they are absolutely gayish and does nothing for me in the least. I just can't imagine my man wearing any of them, no way!
Please, did anyone notice that the model on the left in the last two sets of pictures actually has a handbag? This is ridiculous! What have they turned our African men into in the name of fashion? Sisi? Lol....
sorry mistakenly deleted my last comment.
lol...it's not a hand bag, its most likely a MESSENGER bag, big difference :)
Bella I apologize on everyone's behalf for finishing these models/designers like this lol I guess the world is not ready for most of these designs
Just gorgeous.. the leopard print outfit.. simply chic... the fusion outfits.. just divine... it'll take a certain kind of man to rock it cos not anybody could get away with that stuff... the matador holmes brother creation for example is somewhat hideous(just my opinon sha) and i'm not trying to knock the creativity that went into the creation of the outfits.. so kudos to the designers and all those alpha males who will pull some of those looks off!
I really love the second outfit; Even though they should have featured more African designs/prints. I am not really down with the suits. Most especially on the first dude featured on House of Ole. The attire is undersize. They could have given him one his size.
The models are not bunz either. They look too feminine. The Black dude featured next to the fair-skin dude looks scary. His hair resembles that of an electrocuted cat!
I like the House of Ole stuff.
Something very interesting coming from these comments :outfits that look gay. What does that mean? Its very interesting
Hey, great pics and great blog!
Thought you might be interested in an interview we did with the editor of HauTe
The models I mean!! LOL
OK. Their suits are so cool!! I love them. already envisaging my man in those suits!!
@ Michele nniiiceee cover on Dammie. That was sweeet thanks!
I'm feeling these outfitters o! likey...not every1 can pull it of sha! nycceee....where are the designers from?
The suits are nicely tailored and has more of an appeal. The first set of designers confusing. Particularly the long looking white embroidered Agbada? It does look very feminine and not something that I would like seen on my man. Maybe if the designer contrasted it with another layer of fabric underneath it would work. The model reminds me of a guy I dated, they look alike and honestly I would hate to see him in such attire. Interesting overall.
hmm, I am really feeling these outfits.....not!!!
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Treating Schistosomiasis Among Women in Africa Could Help Prevent HIV Infection, Researcher Says
August 2, 2013
"Over the years I have written a lot (and beaten the drum pretty hard) about the importance of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), its devastating effects on young women, and its key role in promoting HIV/AIDS transmission in Africa," Peter Hotez, co-editor in chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, writes in the PLOS "Speaking of Medicine" blog. He estimates between 20 million and 150 million women in Africa are affected by FGS, and he writes, "The very good news is that FGS could potentially be prevented if we reach girls and treat them early enough in life with praziquantel." Hotez describes "a paper just out in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases [that] gives us compelling reasons to recast schistosomiasis [mass drug administration (MDA)] as a back door AIDS prevention strategy," and he adds, "It is more cost-effective than antiretroviral therapy as a means to prevent new HIV infections." He continues, "For me, a key take home message is that the major organizations committed to HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa, such as PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, as well as the ONE Campaign, must embrace schistosomiasis MDA and support its expansion throughout the affected areas of Africa in order to prevent or reduce the burden of FGS" (8/1).
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text: Data from the Department of Energy indicates that congregations in the United States spend between $0.25 and $1.30 per square foot (ft2) annually on energy. These expenditures include about 4.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per ft2 and about 41,500 Btu/ft2 of other energy sources, primarily for heating and hot water (Figure 1). Congregational buildings are similar to commercial buildings, although facility specifics, including occupancy levels, hours of operation, and scope of services (from daily or weekly worship to soup kitchens, hostels, and computer training) can vary widely. In addition to a worship area and staff offices, your congregational building may include a cafeteria, bookstore, social and educational meeting rooms, high-end multimedia audiovisual systems, and, perhaps, full theater capacity for thousands of congregants. Some efficiency measures can be implemented with little or no investment by managing the spaces in the building. For those improvements requiring a larger initial outlay, many can pay for themselves quickly and, if planned well, can enhance the comfort of your building. Average energy use data Figure 1: Energy consumption by end use On the national level, although cooling and ventilation represent significant electrical loads in congregational buildings, miscellaneous plug loads—likely including such things as amplified musical instruments, audio-visual equipment, and microphones—consume the most electricity in houses of worship. And where natural gas consumption is concerned, space heating is far and away the largest energy consumer. Top technology uses Heating Cooling Ventilation & air handling In order to better manage your building's energy costs, it helps to understand how you are charged for those costs. Most utilities charge their commercial customers for natural gas based on the amount of energy delivered. Electricity, on the other hand, can be charged based on two measures: consumption and demand (Figure 2). The consumption component of the bill is based on the amount of electricity in kWh that the congregation consumes during a month. The demand component is the peak demand in kilowatts (kW) occurring within the month or, for some utilities, during the previous 12 months. Demand charges can range from a few dollars per kilowatt-month to upwards of $20 per kilowatt-month. Because peak demand can be a considerable percentage of your bill, you should take care to reduce it whenever possible. As you read the following energy cost management recommendations, keep in mind how each one will affect both your consumption and your demand. Figure 2: Diagram of a hypothetical daily load shape Quick fixes this section Your congregation likely relies on members, volunteers, and paid staff to fund, operate, and maintain your buildings. Your budget and many of your buildings' operations may be overseen by committees or multiple people within the congregation. Turning things down and off and properly maintaining equipment are quick fixes that members, volunteers, and staff can do. In addition to these low- or no-cost energy-expenditure reductions, take steps to simplify your building's systems and to make them transparent. That is, ensure that controls for water, lighting, heating, and cooling are easily accessible and usable by all. Label all panels and switches. Educate broadly about your building's energy usage. Brief your congregation on how to use the systems you have—such as programmable thermostats—and on the importance of turning things off and down. You might even consider posting energy bills to raise awareness. Turning things off Turning things off seems simple, but remember that every 1,000 kWh you save by turning things off equals US$100 off your utility bill (assuming average electricity costs of 10 cents/kWh). Turning things off is your congregation's number-one priority to save energy. Lights. Turn off lights when they are not in use. Occupancy sensors can be cost-effective, but a less-expensive alternative would be to post reminders to ensure that switches are off when the lights are not needed and to train custodial staff to also switch off lights. Be sure to turn off lights in parking areas when the lot is not in use or light is not needed for security. Turn off lights in lobbies, entries, and vestibules that may already have ample daylighting. Plug loads. Plug loads are electrical devices such as computers, task lights, and fans that are plugged into electrical outlets. Plug loads like microwaves, computers, and televisions may continue to draw power even when the appliance is turned off. For maximum energy savings, unplug these appliances. Computers may be used daily in staff offices and should employ sleep-mode settings when the machines are not in use. The typical desktop computer, monitor, and shared printer draw about 200 watts, with the monitor alone drawing about 100 watts. Computers should be turned off at the end of the workday. Use a "smart" power strip that will automatically turn off plug loads (such as monitors, printers, copiers, and audiovisual equipment) when they're not in use. A "smart" power strip has an occupancy sensor or a programmable timer that turns equipment on and off. Other "smart" power strips, designed for computers, have a master outlet for the computer: when the computer is turned off, all other equipment plugged into the power strip is also turned off. Vending machines. Disconnect the ballasts for advertising lights in vending machines. The lights not only cost money to run, but they add heat to the refrigerated compartment. Turning off a vending machine light can save about $100 a year! For more information, see our article on vending machine energy savings. Turning things down Some equipment cannot be turned off entirely, but turning it down to minimum levels where possible can save energy. HVAC temperature setbacks. Use programmable thermostats to adjust temperature settings when educational, meeting, and office spaces are not in use. These thermostats are far more reliable than manual operation of your heating system. Purchase thermostats that can program a week's regular meeting times. For unscheduled activities, post clear operating instructions for members, volunteers, and staff. Heating and cooling for occupancy. Certain parts of a congregation—like your worship space—are only used during specific times of the day or week. Make sure that HVAC settings are at minimum levels during non-use periods. Water heaters. Where possible, turn down water heaters on low-occupancy days. Bathrooms and kitchens used primarily during worship services are particularly good targets for lowering water temperatures. Cleaning and maintenance Check air-conditioning temperatures. With a thermometer, check the temperature of the return air going to your air conditioner and then check the temperature of the air coming out of the register nearest the air-conditioning unit. If the temperature difference is lower than 14° Fahrenheit (F) or higher than 22°F, have a licensed technician inspect your air-conditioning unit. Perform regular maintenance. Your rooftop air-conditioning unit will perform better if you do routine checks on a regular basis. Filters should be changed on a monthly basis—or more often if you are located next to a highway or construction site where the air is much dirtier. At the beginning and end of the cooling season, thoroughly wash the coils. Check them quarterly for man-made or natural debris and wash as necessary. And on a quarterly basis, make sure the panels are fully attached with all screws in place, and verify that gaskets are intact so no air leaks out of the cabinet. Chilled air leaking out can cost $100 per rooftop unit per year in wasted energy. For more information, see our article on maintaining packaged rooftop units. Check airflow. Hold your hand in front of air registers to ensure that there is adequate airflow. If there is little airflow or if dirt and dust are found at the register, have a technician inspect your unit and duct work. Trim or move shrubs away from cooling equipment. Direct airflow. If not all spaces in your building are used, or there is uneven occupancy and use, direct forced air to where it is needed by closing and opening vents. If you heat with a warm air furnace and some rooms overheat while others are too cool, call in a qualified heating contractor to balance the distribution of heated air. Another way to balance warm air flow is to cover the metal discharge grilles in rooms that overheat. Close vents. In place of air conditioning, many older buildings have natural ventilation systems to remove hot air in the summer. Be sure to close these vents in the winter or they will exhaust air that your congregation has paid to heat. Use an economizer. Many air-conditioning systems use a dampered vent called an economizer to draw in cool outside air, when it is available, to reduce the need for mechanically cooled air. Have a licensed technician check, adjust, clean, and lubricate your economizer each year. One stuck in the open position will allow too much hot air in during the air-conditioning season and too much cold air in during the heating season. That can add up to 50% of your annual HVAC costs. If necessary, adjust the outdoor intake setting on your economizer. Use desiccants for cooling. In humid regions, use desiccants in the air conditioning system to remove moisture from the incoming air. Air that has been dehumidified requires less energy to cool than humid air. Desiccants also contribute to a drier, cleaner, and more comfortable environment. Water use and water heating. Insulate your hot water pipes by wrapping the first 3 to 6 feet of hot water supply with pipe insulation. Fix leaky faucets, showerheads, pipes, and toilets. Monitor and measure. Use a device like a Kill A Watt™ to meter electricity usage in appliances and office equipment before and after turning them down and off to demonstrate and encourage savings. Visit your building in the very early morning hours to note temperatures, lights, and sounds; then take measures to reduce unnecessary overnight energy usage. Monitor energy usage by reading meters morning and night or by using a data logger to record measurements of temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, and amperages. Longer-term solutions this section Energy audits A comprehensive energy audit can identify the most cost-effective improvements to congregational buildings and the energy-consuming equipment they contain. The Interfaith Coalition on Energy, an organization dedicated to working with congregations to reduce the costs of operating their facilities, provides energy audits to congregations. Other organizations familiar with the unique characteristics and energy requirements of congregational buildings are The Regeneration Project of California and its affiliate state-based Interfaith Power & Light organizations. Commissioning Commissioning is a process in which engineers check and tune up building systems to ensure that they are operating appropriately and efficiently. If possible, choose engineers with expertise in commissioning congregational buildings. Studies have shown that continuously monitoring a building's energy systems can lead to reductions of 10% to 15% in annual energy bills. Savings typically come from resetting existing controls to reduce HVAC waste while maintaining or even increasing comfort levels for occupants. Commissioning usually costs between 5 and 40 cents per square foot. Lighting Upgrade to more-efficient lighting. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) can replace incandescent lamps in many applications, reducing energy use by two-thirds and yielding savings of up to $20 per lamp per year. Also consider "task-ambient lighting," that is, reducing ambient lighting for a general area and focusing light on tasks in work spaces. Fluorescent lamps. If your building uses T12 fluorescent lamps, relamping with modern T8 lamps and electronic ballasts can reduce your lighting energy consumption by as much as 35%. Adding specular reflectors, new lenses, and occupancy sensors or timers can double the savings. Paybacks of one to three years are common. LED lights. Use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for exit and other signs in your building. LED exit signs can last 15 years. LED holiday lights are also now available in a variety of colors and designs from retailers. LEDs use far less energy, last multiple times longer than other light sources, and are more durable. Daylighting. Take advantage of daylighting where possible to reduce the need for electric light—proper design is critical to avoid glare and overheating. Light shelves, installed high on the inside or outside of a window, will shade and prevent glare in the bottom six feet of a floor, which is where most staff work. The shelves also reflect daylight up onto the ceiling, which indirectly illuminates a room (Figure 3). Figure 3: Increase daylighting with light shelves Light shelves reduce glare and reflect sunlight onto the ceiling, distributing daylight further into the building. Daylighting sensors. Install light sensors—a type of daylighting controls—in offices, bathrooms, kitchens, and worship areas to turn on lights in the space only when daylight is insufficient. Occupancy sensors. Install occupancy sensors in bathrooms, utility closets, and other less-used spaces to control lighting in response to movement. Occupancy sensors may also be suitable for other building spaces such as staff offices. In addition, occupancy sensors can be used to control plug loads. Plug load sensors range from devices that control a single electrical outlet or piece of equipment to devices that control multiple outlets or a power strip, and they can work together with other sensors. Built-in occupancy sensors can shut off plugged-in devices like printers, monitors, and copiers when nobody is present. Smart lighting design in parking lots. In its Lighting Handbook, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America recommends that parking lots be lit at an average of 1 foot-candle or less of light, but most parking lots are designed with far more lighting than that. Using lower-wattage bulbs can actually increase the safety of your lot: An overlit lot can be dangerous to drivers if their eyes cannot adjust quickly enough in the transition from highly lit to dark areas. When designing lighting for a new parking lot, consider using low-wattage metal halide lamps instead of high-pressure sodium lamps in fixtures that direct the light downward. Even with a lower wattage, a congregation could safely use fewer lamps if this choice is made. Metal halide is less efficient than high-pressure sodium in conventional terms, but it puts out more light in the blue part of the spectrum, which turns out to be easier for our eyes to see under low-light conditions. Photocells and timers. Install lighting controls such as photocells or timers on outdoor lighting. A photocell control will turn on a light at dusk and turn the light off when the photocell detects daylight. HVAC High-efficiency HVAC units. A highly efficient packaged air-conditioning/heating unit can reduce cooling energy consumption by 10% or more over a standard-efficiency, commercial packaged unit. Select equipment that has multiple levels of capacity (compressor stages) with good part-load efficiency. Be careful not to oversize your HVAC system if not all spaces in the building are used, or if there is an imbalance in the amount of use spaces get. If your existing system is old enough, it may be cost-effective to replace it with a new one immediately. A qualified energy auditor, preferably one who is familiar with congregational buildings, can determine which measures are most cost-effective for your building. Zoned HVAC. In HVAC, a zone consists of a number of rooms that have a similar function and experience similar heating and cooling needs. Consider a separate HVAC system for more frequently used zones in the building that have a similar function and need, such as staff offices. Demand-controlled ventilation. For spaces that have large swings in occupancy, congregations can save energy by decreasing the amount of outdoor ventilation air supplied by the HVAC system during low-occupancy hours. A demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) system senses the level of carbon dioxide in the return air stream; using that as an indicator of occupancy, the system decreases the amount of outdoor air supplied to the space when carbon dioxide levels are low. DCV systems are particularly applicable to variable-occupancy spaces like worship spaces, meeting rooms, and cafeterias. Air-to-air heat exchangers. Consider air-to-air energy recovery heat exchangers for your building's ventilation system. These heat exchangers are cost-effective in spaces that are occupied every day, such as staff offices; they reduce the energy needed to cool and heat ventilation makeup air. They are best used in tightly constructed buildings, where they can have a payback period ranging from less than one year up to three years. Building construction Insulation, secondary glazings, and weather-stripping. Consider insulation, secondary glazings, and weather-stripping after the quick fixes of turning things down and off and tuning your HVAC equipment. Older congregational buildings are notoriously energy inefficient because they leak. Insulation, secondary glazings, and weather-stripping hold heat, and they are more cost-effective for older buildings that are continually occupied (and must continually hold heat). If your congregation's buildings leak but are used intermittently, such as a small church used only for Sunday services, these measures may not be cost-effective. A qualified energy auditor, preferably one familiar with congregational buildings, can determine which of these measures are cost-effective for your building. Entries. During times of high occupancy, entryways allow heating and cooling to escape your building. To reduce losses, construct an interior divider, separating the entryway from the worship area of the building. Windows. Replacing windows is expensive. In cold climates, your congregation may find it cost-effective to replace old, single-pane windows with more energy-efficient (low-emissivity) windows. If not, an alternative is window film, which typically costs between $1.35 and $3.00/ft2 to install. Window film generally has a lifetime of 7 to 12 years, but it must be installed properly to avoid bubbles, cracks, or damage to your windows. Window film is not appropriate for stained-glass windows because they are uneven. For stained-glass windows, protective glazing such as laminated glass or polycarbonate will decrease drafts, but without proper ventilation and proper glazing may cause damage to the stained glass. On plain-glass windows, use window treatments like drapes and shades and, on walls of south-facing windows, awnings or window film to block solar heat gain in the summer and reduce air conditioning. Cool roofs. These are not suitable for all congregations, but if your roof needs recoating or painting, consider a cool roof— one that is white or some other highly reflective color—to minimize the amount of heat the building absorbs. This change can often reduce peak cooling demand by 15% to 20%. Landscaping. Deciduous trees, planted on the west- and south-facing sides of your building, will shade windows, reducing solar gain and therefore air conditioning needs during the summer months. Appliances and equipment Purchases. When replacing appliances such as freezers, refrigerators, dishwashers, room air conditioners, water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and even ice makers and washing machines, select energy-efficient models. Also select energy-efficient computers and office equipment. Look for the blue-and-white Energy Star label on many appliances and compare their energy usage to other models. The Energy Star web site has a listing of appliances and products that have earned the Energy Star label. For computers, also look for the 80 PLUS label, which indicates that the computer has an energy-efficient power supply. Visit the 80 PLUS web site for a list of suppliers. Maintenance. Disconnect unused equipment like refrigerators, freezers, and water heaters, and keep the appliances you do use in good condition. A refrigerator, for example, operates more efficiently when door seals are tight, condenser coils are clean, frost is removed, and airflow for exhaust heat is allowed sufficient clearance. Water use and water heating In addition to insulating hot water pipes and fixing leaks, consider installing sink and shower controllers that automatically shut off after a certain length of time. Low-flow faucets and showerheads can also help conserve energy used to heat hot water. Explore new ways to heat and cool If you are planning a comprehensive renovation of your heating and cooling system, consider some energy-efficient alternatives: Geothermal heat pumps. Also known as ground-source heat pumps, these systems rely on the thermal stability of the ground to heat and cool a building. Because the ground temperature below the frost line remains relatively constant throughout the year, it can be used as a heat source in the winter and a heat sink in the summer. The first costs of a geothermal heat pump can be slightly higher than those of other systems, but the life-cycle costs are often lower. The energy consumption of geothermal heat pumps can be 25% to 50% less than that of traditional heating and cooling systems. Evaporative cooling. An evaporative cooling system uses the natural cooling of evaporation—a tactic that is especially effective in warm, dry climates. It typically uses less than 25% of the energy of a vapor-compression air-conditioning system. First costs may be higher than for a vapor-compression system, but paybacks can be rapid: six months to five years, depending on climate. Content last reviewed: 12/07/2017


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