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How to file an insurance claim
Try to call your insurance agent immediately.
Begin making temporary repairs to prevent further damage.
Save all receipts. Do not attempt to make permanent repairs until an insurance adjuster has inspected the home.
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•Citizens Property Insurance: 1-866-411-2742
•Chartis, formerly AIG: 1-800-242-2418
•Allstate: 1-800-547-8676
•Geico: 1-800-841-3000
The Hartford: 1-800-243-5860 or 877-805-9918 (AARP)
•Liberty Mutual: 1-800-225-2467
•Nationwide: 1-800-421-3535
•Progressive: 1-800-776-4737
•State Farm: 1-800-732-5246
•Travelers of Florida: 1-800-252-4633 or 1-800-505-0193 for flooding
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
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A couple years ago we got this beautiful piano handed down to us. We've tried to track down how old it is, but there is no date. The only thing we can go off is the design carved into it which would make it around 130-140 years old. It was in my grandma's home and about 20 years ago she dropped it off at my aunt's house and it sat in their garage since. I have always wanted a piano in my home and was so excited when my aunt offered it to me. It was a little scary when we uncovered it. It had 20 years of dirt and grime and had been bumped with the car quite a few times. The keys were originally done in ivory, but most of it had come off and the black keys were very faded and scratched up as was the rest of the body, but it sounded beautifully and only needed to be tuned. We had it moved for us. This thing is heavy and even with six adult in good shape men they were still struggling. I wanted to keep the piano it's natural color and even leave the scratches and dents. I think that's part of what makes it so beautiful and shows it's age. We gave it a good cleaning with warm water and vacuumed it all out. We sent the white keys to be redone and put a new coat of spray paint on the black keys. We used Mohawk Scratch-Off furniture polish over the entire piano. This helped to cover and blend the scratches as well as give it a shiny polish. The bench was in very bad shape. It had been broken in many places and really looked unsalvageable. My husband wanted to throw it away, but I was adamant that we keep it. I wanted the original bench with it, but to be honest I wasn't sure if it could be fixed so it sat in our basement. In the photo you can see that the bench has been restored. It is the best present that my husband has ever gotten me! I was so excited when he brought it home...I didn't even know it was missing! I'm so glad I didn't let him throw it away! It turned out so beautiful and is sturdy. The person that restored it did an amazing job!Also my grandma had upholstered the top and when I went to recover it I found that it was beautiful underneath and decided to leave it as it was. I absolutely love having this piece of furniture in our home and that it brings history and reminds me of my grandma! Enjoy!
*UPDATE August 10: Thanks to a fabulous reader I was able to track down some information about my piano. If you'd like to read more about it click here. Then click on the first of the two catalogs then on pages 12-14. The last catalog it is in was in 1912 so we know that it is at least a century old. I'm so grateful to those that stop and leave comments here especially that lead to so much information. Thank you thank you thank you!
22 comments:
- Whitney said...
OOOOOOOHHHH pretty! I am so in love with that piano. It's just the perfect amount of imperfect. I love that you can tell it has a history.
- August 4, 2011 at 8:43 PM
- Korrie@RedHenHome said...
What a gorgeous, heirloom-quality piece! Love it.
- August 5, 2011 at 7:23 AM
- Linda@Coastal Charm said...
What a beautiful family piece...you are so very lucky!!
- August 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM
- Jill said...
Gorgeous! It's great that you saved this piano! We have an old-ish piano which needs a good tuning and refinishing. Luckily the keys themselves are okay. I kinda want to paint it a vintagey white color. Have you seen some of the painted piano makeovers that other people have done? they're amazing.
- August 7, 2011 at 10:17 AM
- Kimberly T. said...
It's beautiful! What a labor of love.
- August 7, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Kelli @ The Loss Cause said...
Looks great!
Kelli @ TheTurquoisePiano.blogspot.com
- August 7, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Kathleen said...
I don't play but I've always wanted a piano! :) Great job. I especially like that it was handed down from your aunt. Those are the best hand me downs!
- August 8, 2011 at 5:18 AM
- Connie said...
What a treasure you've restored. Those old pianos bring back such memories for those of us who are seniors now.
My mother was raised during the 1920's in a farm family of ten children. I'm sure they didn't have a lot of material possessions but the one thing they did have in their home was a piano. Only my Aunt Sadie had some lessons but several of the family played by "ear". The piano was their entertainment and my mother told of many gatherings around for sing-a-longs.
When I was a child in the 1950's, pianos were still common in homes and my sisters and I practiced on an upright piano. The top was decorated for Christmas or held family photos. I remember crawling up to dust the top as instructed by mother. As we grew up and left home, she passed it on to a nephew.
After I was married, my husband bought a Christmas piano for me which my daughters and I still enjoy. A piano gives "presence" to a room as no other piece of furniture can. So glad you saved a family treasure.
- August 8, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Rosa B. said...
Oh, lovely! My husband refinished a piano for me a few years ago, but unfortunately, we had to leave it behind when we moved half-way across the country. Yours is so pretty! :)
- August 8, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Michelle @ Delicate Construction said...
Gorgeous!! I am visiting from Lines Across My Face and I am a new follower!!! Hope you are having a great day and I see you around soon!!
- August 8, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- Marilyn said...
I love the fact that you did not paint the piano. It looks so good now! My upright has the date of manufacture in side the top of the piano where you lift the lid. Could yours be hidden up there, too? Mine is from 1896 or 98..can't remember without looking again. My true treasured antique!♥♫
- August 8, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Kim Rosema said...
stopping in from Momma's Kinda Crafty... this piano is gorgeous!! What an undertaking but so worth it, right?? Just lovely!
- August 8, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- annies home said...
looks so great
- August 9, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- Kristine@thefoleyfam said...
It is beautiful!!
Thanks for sharing it and linking it up to "Help a Momma Out Tuesdays" on our blog!! We appreciate it! :)
- August 10, 2011 at 1:14 AM
- Amy T said...
That's a Beckwith Oak Empire or Artist's Concert Grand Piano, Pompeian Style. It is made of the purchaser's choice of "mahogany, walnut, golden, Flemish or fumed oak." And you're right about the weight: it's about 1000 pounds! It is about a century old, since it shows up in a Beckwith catalog c. 1912, but not later catalogs.
Beckwith was a company started by Sears Roebuck & Company. Beckwith made pianos of very good quality which were available at local stores around the country or by mail order.
Have you had the insides refinished? Based on the original quality of the instrument, it might be worth doing, if you could find someone good and it didn't cost a fortune.
Here's a little more information about the Beckwith, including a picture in the original Beckwith catalog (click on the first of the two catalogs and it's pages 12-13):
And how lovely to have something like that to remind you of your grandmother. Besides being a reminder of her, it is a real piece of Americana and a good quality instrument.
- August 10, 2011 at 5:50 AM
- Blue Wolf said...
Gorgeous! Thank you so much for not painting her!! She is so beautiful, wish she could talk and tell us stories of where she's been. It's starting to really bug me that everyone is painting all these great wood pieces. Oak! Hickory! Maple! You did a great job with this piano. Thank you.
- August 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- chris said...
Your piano turned out so well. She is a treasure! We recently inherited a piano, not as old as this one, but in definite need of some tlc. Thanks for sharing your tips.
- August 10, 2011 at 7:23 PM
- Nike@ChooseToThrive said...
Beautiful! I'm so glad you kept the original color and soul of the piano (rather than painting it some wild color). This piece looks graceful and elegant -- wonderful restoration.
- August 10, 2011 at 8:21 PM
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- August 11, 2011 at 7:37 AM
- liZ said...
I love your piano. We have my dad's old piano and it is one of my favorite things.
My parents have my great grandfathers upright piano in their home. It was built in 1927 and has the original ivory keys as well. It is a player piano and is such a great piece of history.
I'm glad you saved and restored this one. It's beautiful.
- August 11, 2011 at 7:46 AM
- Honey I'm Home Blog said...
Thank you, Marie, for sharing this at my Fab Friday linky party. What a beautiful labor of love. Please come back again this Friday.
Warmly, Michelle
- August 14, 2011 at 5:58 PM
- Jami said...
Beautiful piano and post! Thanks for linking to the Tuesday To Do Party!
- August 15, 2011 at 8:16 AM


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"It will require a lot of work to turn into a developed market by August," when FTSE's next review takes place, Paul Hoff, managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, said in a telephone interview yesterday in Taipei. "It's only been a few months since the last review."
The improvements sought by FTSE include free availability of the New Taiwan dollar and changes to rules on stock borrowing and lending, Hoff said. The outcome of the next review will be announced in September.
The index ranks Taiwan as an "advanced emerging" market.
A higher ranking would help attract more of the US$3.5 trillion in investments that are benchmarked against FTSE's indexes.
"The FTSE gave us feedback by investors," Michael Lin (林火燈), senior vice president at the Taiwan Stock Exchange, said by telephone in Taipei yesterday. "We will strive to make the improvements for the investors; that's more important to us, compared with a status upgrade."
Rival index compiler MSCI Inc last month said it would consider including Taiwan among developed markets.
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SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - For tech companies in Brazil, the government's decision to target their operations in response to U.S. spying is about as smart as sending an angry email in the heat of an argument.
President Dilma Rousseff's plan to force Internet companies to store user data inside the country will not fix Brazil's security concerns and could instead send costs soaring and hurt future investments in a key emerging market for companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter, industry executives and analysts say.
"It could end up having the opposite effect to what is intended, and scare away companies that want to do business in Brazil," said Ronaldo Lemos, a professor at Rio de Janeiro State University who has helped draft Internet legislation in Brazil.
Rousseff was outraged after documents leaked by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden showed the National Security Agency spied on ordinary Brazilians, the country's biggest company Petrobras and even her own communications.
In response, the left-leaning president helped put together legislation that would require big Internet companies to house locally gathered data on servers inside Brazil. Otherwise, they will be barred from doing business in one of the world's fastest growing markets for technology and social media.
The bill has not yet been made public, and the number of companies in the government's sight is unclear.
However, Alessandro Molon, a congressman with Rousseff's Workers Party who is leading efforts to get the legislation approved in the lower house, recently said the number of companies affected could be counted "with two hands."
In what was interpreted by the industry as another sign of hostility, communications minister Paulo Bernando recently suggested tech companies were not paying enough taxes.
An industry source, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, said many companies are still waiting to see the fine print of the legislation, and how it is implemented, before deciding whether to go ahead with investment plans, and some might even consider pulling the plug on Brazil.
"It's a terrible idea," said the source. "And even if the government knows it, they feel they need to press ahead and send a strong political signal."
Even if data were to be kept in Brazilian data centers, it would still be replicated in servers abroad, experts say. Having entire databases in one single country would make the information more vulnerable to cyber attacks.
But the government has so far refused to back off its plans, essentially betting that Brazil is too big a market for companies to ignore.
"I don't believe these companies will stop their profitable activities in Brazil," said congressman Molon. He said building local centers would be a "small cost" for such large companies.
Virgilio Almeida, a senior official at the ministry of science and technology, which is also involved in the issue, cited Facebook as a company that should be required to have a greater physical presence in Brazil.
"Brazil is (Facebook's) second biggest market in terms of users and yet the company has zero infrastructure in the country. It would be natural, even from the business point of view, to have part of it here," Almeida said.
A study commissioned by the telecommunications industry group Brasscom recently found that the operating costs of a data center in Brazil can be up to 100 percent higher than in the United States. That is mostly due to the high cost of electricity and heavy taxes on imported technology.
Installing a data center in Brazil would typically cost $61 million dollars compared to $51 million in Chile and $43 million in the United States, the study showed. Brasscom estimates if Brazil were more competitive it could attract up to $22 billion in investments in data centers in the next five years.
"You first have to create the right market conditions for data hosting to be profitable," says Marilia Maciel, a digital policy expert with the think tank Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro. "Even Brazilian companies prefer to host their data outside of Brazil."
And that's why Almeida says the technology ministry is considering tax incentives for companies willing to manufacture servers in Brazil. Electricity subsidies, he said, could eventually be discussed with the finance ministry.
The idea of requiring local data hosting gained traction after Justice Minister Eduardo Cardozo tried to persuade U.S. authorities to run all further surveillance requests through Brazilian courts. He said his request was rejected during a recent trip to Washington.
Almeida suggested that the damage might not be as bad as some companies think.
"It is a view still under construction," he said. "I think the industry is taking this debate about the data centers in a very extreme way."
The fallout from the NSA scandal could give a boost to other government Internet initiatives as well.
One project would link Brazil and its peers in the BRICs group of emerging powers through a 34,000 km fiber-optic cable bypassing the United States. The cable would go from Fortaleza along Brazil's northeastern coast all the way to Vladivostok in Russia, also hooking up South Africa, India and China.
The Internet is heavily centralized in the United States, meaning for instance that an email sent by Rousseff to her Russian colleague Vladimir Putin will be likely routed through a server in Miami.
"This is a fine opportunity to look at better connectivity options," said Leslie Daigle, Chief Internet Technology Officer at the Internet Society, a U.S.-based group advocating for an open Internet. "Where I think things go a little sidewise is the extent to which things are being decided out of reaction."
Experts say awareness is more critical than mammoth fiber optic cables or home-grown email or encryption services in a country where officials in charge of crafting the Internet policy sometimes have a poor understanding of the subject and often exchange confidential information through gmail or whatsapp, an instant messaging service for smartphones.
"By introducing more technology you are actually introducing more problems instead of addressing the issues," said William Beer, a cyber security analyst with the professional services firm of Alvarez & Marsal in Sao Paulo.
Rousseff has made the new Internet regulatory framework a top priority, meaning the lower chamber of Congress could vote on it as soon as the end of October. As for the data localization rule, congressman Molon sounds determined.
"Things cannot remain as they were," he said. "We need a political answer against a political act that violated our sovereignty."
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Manny Pacquiao will be fighting for his country and his career on Sunday morning, when he takes on American Brandon Rios in the first major international fight card to be held in Macau.
The bout is taking place in the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which smashed into Pacquiao's native Philippines on Nov. 8, killing more than 4,000 people and leaving another 4 million homeless.
Eight weight-class world champion Pacquiao, who is also a congressman from Sarangani Province in the Philippines, said that the tragedy is inspiring him to succeed.
"I am more motivated for this fight, to win this fight because what happened in the Philippines," he said this week. "My countrymen, I want to make them happy. To bring honor to my country."
For Pacquiao, victory is also essential to maintain an exceptional career that has stuttered of late, following a controversial points defeat to American Timothy Bradley in June last year and a shocking sixth-round knockout loss to old foe Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in December last year.
The Marquez defeat was his last ring outing, and the Philippine icon, 54-5-2 (38 KOs), said that the extra time between bouts has left him feeling refreshed and ready for action.
"It's good for me to have a rest like this," he said. "I feel like I'm hungry to fight again in the ring. I feel like when I was starting boxing."
However, Rios' trainer Robert Garcia, while paying respect to Pacquiao's ring achievements in the past, thought the timing might be perfect for his fighter to score an eye-catching victory.
"We know that Pacquiao has been a great champion, considered perhaps one of the best in history," he said. "But we've seen the last two years, the last two fights, there are some differences, there are some changes, and especially his last fight, when he got knocked out. We don't know, nobody knows, how that really affected him. We've seen other fighters, and I would say nine out of 10 are never the same."
Former lightweight champion Rios, 31-1-1 (23 KOs), is, like Pacquiao, coming off a loss — on a points decision to Mike Alvarado in March. However, like his trainer, he believed he was facing a legendary opponent at just the right time.
"Pacquiao, in his last fight, wasn't as fast as he was in previous fights," he said. "I think he has slowed down a lot. You could see that his legs were cramping up as well. I don't know what's going on. Maybe it's his age. It's amazing: When the body says it's time to go, it's time to go."
Rios and Garcia feel their best chance is to withstand early Pacquiao pressure and come on strong in the second half of the fight.
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"It is easy to say, but to do is not that easy," he said.
Fight week has been marked by tension between the two camps, which erupted on Wednesday into a physical altercation between Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach and Alex Ariza, Rios' strength and conditioning coach, who previously filled the same role on Pacquiao's team.
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1. A Place To Bury Strangers – I Lost You
The consistently noisy, blistering Brooklyn crew don't disappoint on this new track.
2. Grandparents – Flathead
Indie fusion gives way to a dark hippie dance party. Like!
3. Iowa – Panic Attack
The Dinosaur Jr.-ness of their earlier tracks is waning, and it's good to see them find their voice. Check out Never Saw It Coming.
4. Eric's Trip – Sunlight
Classic dark indie pop from the New Brunswick.
5. Unicycle Loves You – Wow Wave Cinema
Lots going on here, but above all it's slaphappy noise pop.
6. Galway – Air #3
Bit of a gloomy day in, filled with small regrets. But after two and a half minutes, things start looking up.
7. The D'Arcys – Peg
I never thought my love of the Dan would manifest itself on this blog/podcast. Not sure Soundtrack2 listeners would like this song off their Aja covers album, but it's a surprising take that should stand on its own.
8. Piatcions – Red Van
A strong wind blusters through this track from the UK band.
9. Maria False – Venera 4 – Take My Fever
Marvellous ringing psych.
10. A.C. Acoustics – Love Lies Broken Piece
I love this tragically overlooked Scottish band. Huge thumping bass choruses on this track.
11. MM – These Walls
Slow brooding track with ominous, distorted vocals. And it was recorded LIVE.
12. Glissade – Untitled
Engrossing feedback instrumental. Perfect soundtrack to the view from a plane as it soars above the clouds.
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Groovy San Jose trippiness from last year.
14. Pacific UV – I'm Here (But It's Not Me)
Claustrophobic ode to a future lover?
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Divine chillwave.
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I may not be the smartest person out there, but I do know pointing a gun at a student is not something you should probably be caught doing. Just ask Washington State linebacker Ivan McLennan. McLennan was reportedly arrested earlier this week for just that.
The Spokesman-Review reports McLennan was arrested for "unlawful handling of weapons capable of producing bodily harm after pointing a nonlethal Airsoft pellet gun at a student." The report cites information form a Pullman police report, which states police received a phone call from a student claiming McLennan was pointing the pellet gun at a student in a parking lot. This apparently was not the first time police confronted McLennan about his pellet gun responsibility either, which escalated the cause for alarm.
A Washington State spokesperson confirmed to College Football Talk McLennan is still on the team. McLennan sat out the 2013 season with a redshirt after transferring from a junior college. He was expected to compete for a significant role on the Washington State defense this year. If convicted to the full extent of the law, McLennan could be looking at just about a year in jail or a $5,000 fine.
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Serializing an Object via a Client/Server Connection
This series, The Object-Oriented Thought Process, is intended for someone just learning an object-oriented language and who wants to understand the basic concepts before jumping into the code, or someone who wants to understand the infrastructure behind an object-oriented language he or she is already using. These concepts are part of the foundation that any programmer will need to make the paradigm shift from procedural programming to object-oriented programming.
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In keeping with the code examples used in the previous articles, Java will be the language used to implement the concepts in code. One of the reasons that I like to use Java is because you can download the Java compiler for personal use at the Sun Microsystems Web site http://java.sun.com/. You can download the standard edition, J2SE 5.0, at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp to compile and execute these applications. I often reference the Java J2SE 5.0 API documentation and I recommend that you explore the Java API further. Code listings are provided for all examples in this article as well as figures and output (when appropriate). See the first article in this series for detailed descriptions for compiling and running all the code examples.
In the previous column, you covered several advanced techniques about connecting to a database using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). Storing data to a database is just one of many ways to save data—a concept called data persistence. In this article, you will explore another aspect of object persistence/serialization, specifically how do you move an object across a client-server connection? You may want to store an object on a machine that is connected to your application via a network connection. You will create a very simple client/server application and transfer an object from the client to the server and back.
Designing the Employee Class
Before you delve into the code to implement the client/server application, you must design a class to be sent across the client/server wire. In short, you will instantiate an object that will be marshaled between the client and the server. Remember that when you say marshaled you mean moving the object between two points. Specifically, the object must be decomposed into a form that can be transported across a wire and then rebuilt on the opposite side of the wire.
In this example, you create a class called Employee. The employee is built from the following specifications:
Two attributes:
- private int employeeNumber;
- private String employeeName;
Constructor (set the attributes):
- Employee(int num, String name)
Methods (getters and setters for the attributes):
- public int getEmployeeNumber()
- public void setEmployeeNumber(int num)
- public String getEmployeeName()
- public void setEmployeeName(String name)
This class is not going to do a whole lot. It is really only here so you have something to send across the network. What you want to do with your client/server system is this:
- Instantiate objects of type Employee
- Set the attributes to some values
- Send the object from the client to the server
- Have the server change some of the values
- Send the object from the server back to the client
- Verify that the client has the updated information
The complete code for this simple Employee class is shown in Listing 1.
import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Employee implements Serializable { private int employeeNumber; private String employeeName; Employee(int num, String name) { employeeNumber = num; employeeName= name; } public int getEmployeeNumber() { return employeeNumber ; } public void setEmployeeNumber(int num) { employeeNumber = num; } public String getEmployeeName() { return employeeName ; } public void setEmployeeName(String name) { employeeName = name; } }
Listing 1: The Employee Object
An important point worthy of interest here is the way the class is defined:
public class Employee implements Serializable
Note the use of the keyword Serializable. This interface identifies that the class can be serialized. The Serializable interface does not actually contain any methods; it is used as a sort of tag that marks the class as Serializable. In the words of the Java 2 API specification: "The serialization interface has no methods or fields and serves only to identify the semantics of being Serializable." At this point, this is all you need to know about serialization; however, you will investigate some interesting issues that pertain to Serializable in a future article.
The sole purpose of the Employee class is to contain the employeeNumber and employeeName. Thus, you can create an instance of this class to demonstrate the specifics of sending it across a client/server network. These attributes, along with their getters/setters, are all you need for this purpose.
The Client
You will first take a look at the Client end of the system. You could just as easily start by developing the Server. In this system, the Client will do the work of creating the Employee object. Thus, it makes sense to start with the Client.
Here are the steps needed to properly demonstrate the features of your client.
- Create an Employee object
- Echo the Employee information to confirm the initial values
- Create a socket
- Create an ObjectOutputStream
- Create an InputOutputStream
- Write the Employee object to the ObjectOutputStream
- This where the object is sent to the Server
- Retrieve the updated Employee object from the InputOutputStream
- After the Server changes it
- Echo the Employee information to verify the change in values
- Close the ObjectOutputStream
- Close the InputOutputStream
Creating the Employee Object
The instantiation of the Employee object is the simplest part of the process. To make things as clean as possible, you create a single object so you don't have to worry about any synchronization. The complete Client.java file can be seen in Listing 2.
For this specific instance, you create an Employee object called joe.
Employee joe = new Employee(150, "Joe");
Make sure that the Client.java file is in the same directory as the Employee.java file. If you decide to use packages, you will have to make sure that your import statements reflect this. You will keep things simple and use the default packaging.
Using the parameters passed to the constructor, the object joe now has an employeeNumber of 150 and an employeeName of "Joe". This is the object that you will send from the Client application to the Server. Note that both the Client and the Server are separate applications and thus they both have a main() method. To get the client/server system up and running, you will have to create a process for both.
Before you start looking at the networking code, the Client first echoes the values of the new joe object, just so you feel confident that the object was created properly.
System.out.println("employeeNumber= " + joe .getEmployeeNumber()); System.out.println("employeeName= " + joe .getEmployeeName());
Creating the Socket
The first part in connecting to the network is to create a socket using the Socket class. The SDK documentation describes a socket as "an endpoint for communication between two machines".
To use the Socket class, you must import the java.net package.
import java.net.*;
you create an object called socketConnection using the Socket class. The single line of code is as follows.
Socket socketConnection = new Socket ("127.0.0.1", 11111);
This version of the Socket constructor creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port (11111) number at the specified IP address ("127.0.0.1"). The SDK API states, "you can specify a port number, or 0 to use any free port".
Even though there is not much code needed to create a Socket, two important parameters are passed to the Socket constructor. The first parameter is the URL (actually class InetAddress) of the Server you intend to connect to. This is a String, and the specific URL used here is called a loop-back. The loop-back URL ("127.0.0.1") literally points to the same machine. This is a great technique for testing. With this feature, you can create the Client and the Server on the same machine so that you do not need to have an active network connection to test your applications.
In the next column, I will provide a different URL so that you can test this system over the Internet. In any event, having the option to test the system on a single machine really makes development a lot easier.
The second parameter is an integer and represents a virtual socket that you will associate with this specific client/server application. There is some flexibility with this number; you can vary it. However, the Client and the Server must use the same socket number for this system to work properly.
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At the young age of 27, Albert Weinbrenner teamed up with Joseph Pfeifer and opened up shop selling shoes and boots, specializing in work boots. In 1900, Weinbrenner and Pfeifer bought the Knoll Shoe Company in order to enter the shoe and boot manufacturing business. It was bought for only $1,500 and was called the Albert H. Weinbrenner Company. Back then, the Weinbrenner Company only made about 60 pairs per day. Jumping forward to 1905, Weinbrenner began nationwide distribution and increased their daily output to 2,500 pairs per day—and, as a result, moved to a larger facility.
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Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Namadeva Acharya) (1940-2010) was the author of Healing Mantras, Shakti Mantras, and Chakra Mantras, as well as The Ancient Power of Sanskrit Mantra and Ceremony in three volumes, and more than a dozen other audio and video programs. He wrote most of the workshops listed below, and since his passing, his widow, Satyabhama (Margalo Ashley-Farrand) has been traveling and presenting them. She has also written the Shiva-Shakti and Krishna workshops described below.
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The Friday evenings pujas are often one or 2 astottaras of 108 Names and Powers, and rarely 1,000 Names, ceremonies with some variations. Those usually conducted are for Lakshmi, Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha, Dattatreya, the Nine Planets, Lalita, and Gayatri. Attendees are given an opportunity to participate in the ceremony which is a departure from traditional Hindu pujas where the priests alone conduct the ceremony with minimal participation even by sponsors.
To schedule a workshop in your area, you will need to have a minimum of twenty (20) paid attendees. Satyabhama arranges and pays all of her own travel and accommodation expenses, including travel, and workshop materials expenses.
One day workshops must have thirty-five (35) paid attendees at the rate of $125.00 each unless two, one-day workshops are scheduled back-to-back on the same weekend in the same location for a joint fee of $195.00. Then the number of attendees can be cut back to 25 required paid attendees.
Any sponsor of any workshop has complete authority to award partial or full scholarships to those who need it.
Each workshop attendee receives a detailed handout and a CD with all mantras chanted during the workshop.
At the close of most Two-Day workshops, all will participate in a healing session of Dr. Wright's Cleaning Out Technique
Ganesha is the pot-bellied, benevolent son of Shiva and Parvati that is a favorite among many who read or are told the mythical stories from India. For the advanced sages and mystics, he takes on epic proportions.
He is the entire universe contained in a single form. He is Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva unified into one figure. In some of the Puranic scriptures, he is an aspect of Krishna as Parvati's older brother. When Brahma can't create the universe, Ganesha comes to his aid. When Vishnu is asked to destroy demons, it is Ganesha who shows him how to accomplish the task. In us, he sits at the base of the spine where every energy channel in the subtle body is connected to his location there.
This workshop will teach Ganesha mantras that even experienced practitioners have never seen before. These mantras to invoke his help in every aspect of life will be taught while folded into enjoyable myths and stories from a variety of scriptures.
Here is a sampling of what kinds of mantra attendees will learn:
The Adventures of Sita and Rama, Co-Starring Hanuman
Ten thousand years ago, the Seventh Avatar of Vishnu arrived on Earth to restore divine order by defeating two demons repressing saints, sages and the general population. Rama and Sita, representing the Divine Self and the Pure Kundalini Shakti, manifested to defeat the evil ones and show the way for individuals to live a truly moral and spiritual life while living in the world. This workshop will give the set-up of Rama's appearance that occurred thousands of years before his arrival and then convey the adventures of these Divine Ones.
The allegorical lives of Sita and Rama, with Divine Servant Hanuman, are filled with adventure, mystical mantras and dramatic struggle. Rama is the Self within. Sita is the Kundalini Shakti. Ravana (the villain) is negative, selfish ego. Bharata, Rama's brother, is the mind. Hanuman is the Prana or life force within.
The entire program is a fun, entertaining way to learn many new mantras and solve problems.
Mantra Discipline Taught to Attendees
Attendees will learn the Secret Bala Atibala Mantra Discipline for great strength of spirit. You will not find this mantra in books about the Ramayana in English. Texts by saints, sages and scholars refer to it, but do not divulge it.
General Description
Other Highlights
This workshop is usually second in a series after: Myths & Mantras of Ganesha. The story is terrific and the mantras especially healing.
Lakshmi: Shakti (Power) of Success, Abundance, Royalty, and Realization
The workshop will begin with a powerful Lakshmi puja/worship ritual in Sanskrit.
The ancient rishis of eons past and present-day sages worship the Great Feminine. It is She who powers and empowers everything and everyone. There is no dispute about this among all the diverse Eastern paths to spiritual and material attainment.
Today, we seek to improve our lives in every way. Why not go directly to the source of all improvement? Whether it is spiritual or material abundance, success in running our lives or a corporation, protection of ourselves or loved ones, healing though elimination of obstructing agents, or realization of the Supreme Truth, Lakshmi mantras present an easy, expeditious, pleasant and effulgently fulfilling way to achieve whatever end we have in mind.
In the Lakshmi Tantra, Lakshmi teaches us in the first person. There she makes an amazing statement: "When you look out at the world, it is really me looking at myself through your eyes. So why not identify with me and become . . . everything?"
The last part of the workshop will focus on development of a platform of understanding for the ideas and methods of the Lakshmi Tantra. This will be summary of the philosophies and practices of three great thinkers from India's rich history: Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya and Madvacharya. Then the philosophy of Pancharatra will be summarized. With this as an in-depth preparation, study of the Lakshmi Tantra will commence
Attendees will learn:
The Kalki-Krishna Connection: Strategies For Protection and Advancement in Kili Yuga (Spiritual Winter)
In Kili /Dark Yuga, Spiritual Winter, things are grim. Eastern scriptures written thousands of years ago tell of a short life, physical and mental diseases, fighting for food, and other difficult conditions. According to those scriptures, are in the beginning stages of Kili Yuga. We currently live in an oasis of plenty, but most of us are looking over our shoulders at a host of potential personal and world problems.
When Krishna left just over 7,000 years ago, he said that he would not leave us adrift but send help in a variety of ways. Temple muirthis/statues would be empowered. Saints and sages would take birth to help humanity survive and evolve. And spiritual formulas would be available to bring help to individual, families and nations.
This workshop will go into depth about Panduranga, the Vishnu/Krishna energy in spiritual winter. There are stories about what Panduranga is, how to invoke Panduranga's energy, the connection of this energy to the Kalki Avatar, and how he is connected to Krishna.
Additionally, mantras for Subrahmanya, Venkateshwara and others who have promised to help during Spiritual Winter will also be presented.
Attendees will receive a CD and a detailed handout of all mantras taught. The workshop will contain a special Panduranga-Vishnu Yagna (Fire Ceremony) or puja for spiritual and material advancement in this Kili Yuga or spiritual winter that humanity is now experiencing.
Legends and Stories of India
This workshop consists of fourteen stories that reflect the wisdom and spiritual history of India. Each story has mantras associated with it that workshop attendees will chant as a group, with limited Q & A following individual stories. There are lots of mantras to chant together, as usual, and attendees will receive a written and CD handout.
Saturday's program will consist of original stories written by Namadeva Acharya. Sunday's program will consist of seven traditional legends from the spiritual history of India.
Advanced Intensives
Ganesha II – The Esoteric Ganesha
For the advanced sages and mystics, Ganesha takes on epic proportions. He is the entire universe contained in a single form. He is Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva unified into one figure. In some of the Puranic scriptures, he is an aspect of Krishna as Parvati's older brother. When Brahma can't create the universe, Ganesha comes to his aid. When Vishnu is asked to destroy demons, it is Ganesha who shows him how to accomplish the task. In us, he sits at the base of the spine where every energy channel in the subtle body is connected to his location there.
The stories will be told of Ganesha's 8 Great Incarnations. In those incarnations, he came to kill a demon or demons that were ravishing both the Celestials and the humans. The stories of his parentage and his abilities in each incarnation differ from one incarnation to another. Each of the major demons are personifications of specific human sins: Anger, Lust, Greed, Arrogance, etc. In the State of Maharashtra, India, there are 8 different temples to Ganesha, one for each of these different incarnations. Our India Pilgrimages in 2007, 2009 and 2016 visited them, and all present can attest that the energy of each temple was quite distinctly different from the other temples.
The workshop begins on Friday evening with the Siddhi Vinayaka Puja, which is a super powerful shakti puja with several shamanic parts.
This workshop will teach Ganesha mantras that even experienced practitioners have never seen before. These mantras to invoke his help in every aspect of life will be taught while folded into enjoyable myths and stories from a variety of scriptures, along with Bhajans and Kirtan, Stava Raja, and Ganesha Kavacha
· Here is a sampling of what kinds of mantra attendees will learn:
· To stop someone trying to do harm to you.
· For immediate assistance on some matter.
· To bring things around you under control (so long as it concerns you).
Shiva and Shakti, The Great Consciousness and Energy of the Universe
Written By Satyabhama Ashley-Farrand
There are many stories of Shiva and his Shakti in the Shiva Purana. Satyabhama will tell the stories of Shiva and Sati/Parvati, and of Lord Shiva and his many lilas.
The approach to the Divine is different in the Shaivite traditions. Shiva and his consort by her various names are not as personal and approachable as they are in the Vaishnavite traditions. The Shaivite approach to the Divine, both male and female, leans more towards getting to enlightenment than most Vaishnavite worship, which also has an emphasis on the practical problems of life.
The story of the Creation of the Manifest Universe by Sada Shiva will be told. The Shiva Tattva will be explained along with the Shaiva Siddhanta Philosophy. The Philosophy of the Symbols of Shiva's snake, his vehicle, his worship will be told. Shiva as Lord Nataraja who dances the universe out of manifestation will be explained. The Shakti Yoga Philosophy will also be taught. Shiva Yoga Sadhana will be described. Rudra will be explained as the historical origin of Shiva worship.
The two sons of the Divine Couple will be introduced, Ganesha and Subrahmanya.
A Shiva Puja will be performed with all symbology and the addition of a Parvati Astottara.
The Life and Lilas of Lord Krishna & The Bhagavad Gita
Ten thousand years ago, the Eighth Avatar of Vishnu arrived on Earth to restore divine order by defeating his uncle, a demon repressing saints, sages and the general population. He was the Purna Avatar, the One with more divine energy than any previous avatar.
The story will be told of Krishna's birth and his spiriting out of the fort where his parents were imprisoned to live with cousins across the river. Stories of his pranks with his foster mother and his playmates will be told.
Among his lilas (play, sport) is Krishna's dancing all night with the gopis (milk women) which fulfills the desires of the swamis in the Himalyan forests, when they met Rama there. More stories will be told of his adult life and his wives, and of his great devotee, Mirabai.
We will study together the Bhagavad Gita and its different levels of wisdom in how to live our lives.
WHAT ARE THE PRACTICAL TEACHINGS in this workshop?
We'll learn that Sri Krishna's weapons are not physical weapons, but specific manifestations of focused & empowered consciousness plus mantras which can manifest these 'weapons' in our spiritual growth.
Krishna teaches many simple methods to accelerate the inflow of sattvic energies of purification, peace & Shakti into our lives (off the yoga-mat, outside of meditation time methods!).
Krishna's instructions to his cousin-brother Uddhava about the location of the Deity within us, in the hidden 8-petal chakra - the 'cave within the heart' - and several mantras which can empower our getting there will be taught.
Krishna's solution to his statement that we don't know who we are! And some mantras that are inspired by this, which can lead us, eventually, to a direct knowing of who Sri Krishna is!
Krishna's teaching that the highest form of Vedic ceremony does not involve physical materials, instruments or external procedural steps!
And of course, the many inspired Krishna mantras to help us with personal issues, with purification, with attaining inner peace, with attuning to the Param'atman (called by many names: Source, The Oversoul, Brahman)
We'll even learn why Krishna appeared to the Sages as a swan!
And by Divine Grace, we'll have fun sharing these sacred, potent & profoundly practical teachings.
Gurus, Avatars, Siddhas and Masters
All the great gurus and teachers want us to reach our highest potential. They dedicate their lives to our advancement. And they teach that we are divine. But what do we really know about these beings? By popular request, this program will address this topic.
What is a guru? How does a guru work with us? How do I know a supposed guru is genuine and not a fake or pretender? What are differences among gurus, sadgurus, and jagadgurus? What is an avatar and how is this being different from the others? And how are all of these different from siddhas (perfected beings) and masters?
As part of it the activities of the workshop, the life and teachings of Avadhuta Sadguru Dattatreya, reputed to be the very first Sadguru, will be discussed and part of the Avadhuta Gita will be read. There will also be material drawn from the works of Sadgurus Maher Baba and Sant Keshvadas, as well as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Here are some of the other topics also covered:
Various types and categories of initiation, including mantra, shaktipat, shambhavi, sparsha, and others.
As is the custom with workshops created by Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Namadeva), there will be extensive group chanting of mantra formulas. The program will be chanting and discussion of the Avadhuta Gita by Dattatreya in Sanskrit with English translation. Satyabhama will teach the Guru Spiritual Discipline.
The Mysterious Kundalini
Coiled three and a half turns at the base of the spine is the power of the universe operating under deep cover within each and every one of us. Silently, blissfully, intelligently and purposefully, this feminine expression of immense power operates every aspect of our lives. From the movement of the planets to the cry of a baby, Divine Mother calls out to us. She is Maha Lakshmi, Maha Saraswati and Maha Kali or the incomparable Parvati. She is the sweetness of a smile and the ferocity of a tornado.
Both the Shiva Sutras and the Laksmi Tantra resound with the concept that in our state of ignorance, the kundalini is She who binds. But she can also be She who sets us free, if we will but become aware of Her. In this workshop, we will explore the subject of kundalini shakti from the esoteric point of view with the objective of increased empowerment for all attendees. There will be mantra chanting, teachings, and meditations to promote greater understanding and increased depths of spiritual attainment.
The workshop begins with a Lalita Puja Ceremony (Invocation and Celebration of She of a Thousand Powers). Experience the 1,000 names and powers of Lalita through her ceremony (many read in translation as a great teaching on Lalita.) It has been taught for centuries in the East that the very nature of power is feminine. Called Shakti in Sanskrit, this great universal feminine power has it counterpart in each of us, sitting as an atomic-like power cell located at the base of our spine. For millennia, methods for invoking this power into our lives have been taught through the use of Sanskrit Mantra and ceremony. In tune with these ancient methods and traditions, the Lalita Puja Ceremony helps awaken and invoke this power into everyday life.
Celebrating the primal power of the kundalini shakti at the base of the spine, this ceremony involves participants in mantra chanting and other ceremonial activities. During the ceremony, the chakras become charged with more energy and the depth of one's consciousness increases. Subtle changes take place in attendees that will continue to accelerate spiritual growth for months after the ceremony.
Other workshop highlights:
(This workshop has no sexual teachings or practices)
Hindu texts agree that that nature of power is feminine. Shiva has Parvati (with Durga and Kaali as well.) Even the venerable Shiva Sutras state that all power derives from the Matrika, the Sanskrit Alphabet: She who binds and She who sets one free. Brahma's power comes from Saraswati. Vishnu's power is Lakshmi. Just as Vishnu is the Beingness of this cosmos, yet lies beyond, Lakshmi is the power of His Becoming, the primordial Kriya Shakti whose activity leads souls back to their source.
This workshop presents easy to grasp mystical underpinnings for the creation of the universe. Not just philosophically oriented, the workshop will teach ancient and practical mantras and techniques for addressing life's difficulties. Disciplines for spiritual advancement from the Lakshmi Tantra also will be covered in detail.
This workshop will teach and include group practice of mantras rarely seen in print. Attendees will receive a workbook and extensive practice in these powerful mantras, as well as background understanding of the inner meanings presented in the Lakshmi Tantra.
Samadhi, Enlightenment and The Gayatri Mantra
Is enlightenment literal? If it is "literal" what kind of light operates in us, what is its nature, where does it come from, and what effects does it have? What have very advanced spiritual beings said about it? Can we achieve enlightenment here, in this life? Or is it a just a metaphor? A catchphrase for peak experience?
Samadhi is a term that the great yogi Patanjali made popular through his Yoga Sutras, but what is it, really? It is a form of enlightenment? Is it a state of Love? Can it be understood at all? What have very advanced spiritual beings said about the various forms and types of samadhi, and how can they be attained? Comments by Maher Baba, Sadguru Dattatreya and others will be explored.
The Gayatri Mantra is called by many scriptures, a "master mantra." It is written that all states of consciousness and all powers are contained within it. What does this mean to us in the here and now? What do the individual parts of the mantra mean? What is their significance to us? What have many spiritual leaders from India had to say about the Gayatri Mantra and its benefits?
Through this workshop you can tap into internal resources that are your spiritual birthright. The workshop takes participants through meditation and detailed mantra instruction and explanation, and leads specific practices that will enable you to move in the most safe, speedy and expeditious way toward your great spiritual destiny.
Satyabhama will teach the Gayatri Spiritual Discipline, which can be done as an extremely powerful 40-day practice.
An initiation into the Gayatri Mantra, for those who desire it, will conclude the workshop.
Those who attend will also receive a written handout and CD containing the mantras chanted for each story.
Health, Healing and Reduction of Karma
In spiritual circles we often hear, "everything is karma." But we don't think about it much until or unless something unpleasant happens. Then it's all we can think about. Health problems, a streak of unfortunate incidents, the dissolution of happy life conditions, job-related problems, relationship problems, living condition difficulties — the list can seem endless. What can be done?
Both Western and Vedic astrologers can project periods when hindering planetary conditions — a part of Prarabdha Karma — have great power. The planets may be unleashing or triggering conditions that change everything. How can these undesirable conditions be ameliorated?
In both Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism there are techniques that can soften karma and even heal conditions. There are meditation techniques, breathing exercises (pranayama) and mantras that can affect health problems specifically and karma in general.
Satyabhama will combine teaching, mantra practice and breathing exercises into a powerful workshop that will give you tools you can take home and apply anytime.
Attendees will:
Attendees will receive a detailed handout and a Mantra CD.
The mystical Sanskrit language works directly through the chakras. Directing energy into the subtle body, Sanskrit mantras prepare us to receive higher amounts of kundalini energy into the spine. This energy solves problems, eradicates karma, and aids us in fulfilling our desires. During the workshop, you will learn mantra methods for addressing life's problems in the areas of health, relationship, abundance, employment, family issues and others. In addition to solving problems, most us want to advance spiritually. Mantra methods for quickening spiritual evolution will be presented. Group Mantra practice will take place at all sessions.
Highlights: Participants will…
Mantras for Common Problems
A saying from the Vedas, the world's oldest scriptures, claims that, "Speech is the essence of Humanity." All of what humanity thinks and ultimately becomes is determined by the expression of ideas and actions through speech and its derivative, writing.
Mantras are so powerful that the Dalai Lama has proclaimed in his book The Kalachakra Tantra, "Therefore, without depending upon mantra, Buddhahood cannot be attained."
There are millions of mantras, each for a different purpose. In this workshop, mantras for healing oneself or others, immediate assistance in a difficult situation, unleashing creative expression, improving prosperity and abundance, and other common problems will be presented and practiced.
There will be ample time for questions and answers about your personal problems, issues and concerns. You will also receive a detailed handout and an audio product for pronunciation of the mantra formulas imparted during this class.
Mantras for Guidance and Protection
Modern life presents us with a maze of tasks, schedules and objectives. As part of this, there are arrangements to be made, plans to be formed, supplies to be obtained, and travel. We travel a variety of ways — walking, trains, buses and air. We want to be safeguarded in all of our activities.
Sometimes there are important decisions to be made. They can be about the health care of a loved one, or the proper kind of job — including where to look and when to say yes or no. Questions and situations come up in our relationships or on the job. We need our intuition to be guided to correct conclusions and decisions.
But what if we discover we have made the wrong decision? How can we change the course of decisions we have made? How can we avoid making incorrect decisions in the first place? In the midst of fulfilling our tasks and duties, how can we carry with us an aura of protection? An aura of confidence that we are on the right path? In the midst of fulfilling our tasks and duties, how can we develop an aura of protection, and an aura of confidence that we are on the right path?
The ancient science of Mantra from India addresses these issues. This workshop will feature mantras for intuition, protection, guidance, and personal empowerment that kicks in when we need it. There will be ample time for questions and answers about your personal problems, issues and concerns. You will also receive a detailed handout and an audio tape for pronunciation of the mantra formulas imparted during this class.
Mantras, Obstacles and Abundance
Abundance issues in our lives have to do with our karma. Using mantra formulas, we can reduce karmic obstacles and invoke the abundance of the universe in its different forms of manifestation: income, job, friends and relationship, peace and prosperity. Enjoy group chanting of mantras of Ganesha and Lakshmi and others along with some classic stories from the East. The CD, Mantra Therapy for Prosperity, will be given to attendees and practiced by the group.
Three-Hour Introductory Workshops
Excerpts from the longer workshops are available: Gayatri, Lakshmi, Sita-Rama, and Kalki-Krishna.
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While chores are regularly outsourced in 25% of Australian households, according to a study by the Dangar Research Group, they're often the chores that are traditionally considered men's jobs, such as lawn mowing. But, seeing as research shows that guys who do housework have happier, healthier partners, it's in everyone's benefit that the load gets divided. Here are our tips for divvying up the domestic chores.
Even out the load
Calculate the time you spend on domestic chores - cooking, washing up, ironing, cleaning - and discuss it with your partner. If it turns out that you're doing most of the work, discuss how to share the load more evenly. If he says he's been at work all week, and has already done enough, point out that you don't get a wage for being a mum and doing the housework, but your time is precious, too.
Work together (and assign jobs)
Just like a reward chart for kids, incentive schemes work for adults, too – but, this time, doing household chores might earn you points for nights out. So, the more cleaning your partner does, the more football/nights out he gets. On the flipside, the more housework that you do, the more days or nights out you get. While you can approach this in a fun way, you should also follow through and book in for a massage or girls' night out when you earn the points.
Know about the health benefits
Let him know he'll have a happier, healthier partner if he does the vacuuming or dusting. According to a study in the American Journal of Public Health, a man who helps around the house has a positive effect on his partner's psychological health. Researchers at the American University of Beistud also found that wives of hubbies who did no housework were more than twice as likely to be unhappy.
Decide to do less
If you're a cleanaholic, consider downgrading your standards just a little. Could you get away with blasting the bathroom every fortnight, instead of once a week? And could you convince your partner to iron his own shirts? It's easy - just demonstrate how it's done, and then leave him to get on with it…
Seduce him
Studies show that women are more sexually attracted to their partner when they help out around the house. Give him some subtle hints that this applies to you – wrap your arms around his waist when he gets stuck into the dirty dishes, and promise him a back rub when he finishes his shirts.
Explain that he's a role model
If your husband doesn't pull his weight around the house, your children will pick up on his behaviour. Little boys will think housework is a woman's job, and daughters will assume that men don't have to help out at home. Explain to your partner that his kids are watching and that he'll be setting a great example if he helps around the house.
If all else fails…
Do your share of the housework, and then hire a cleaner to do the rest. Of course, the partner who isn't pulling their weight has to hand over the cash to pay for their half of the housework to be done. If he's a man who watches his dollars and cents, it might just do the trick.


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The establishment candidate backed by pro-nuclear Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe romped home in yesterday's election for governor of Tokyo against two anti-nuclear opponents.
The poll for chief executive of one of the world's biggest cities had been seen as a referendum on atomic power in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
However, livelihood issues appeared to play a bigger role in the election, which saw an emphatic victory by Yoichi Masuzoe — a former TV personality and one-time Cabinet minister.
Only about one-third of eligible voters cast their ballots, media reported, down by about 10 percentage points from the last election.
The city's 13 million inhabitants had been hit with the heaviest snowfall in nearly half a century on Saturday, and, despite a rapid thaw on polling day, many streets remained treacherous.
"I want to make Tokyo the No. 1 city of the world, in areas including disaster prevention, welfare and the economy," Masuzoe told reporters as the scale of his victory became apparent. "And above all, I will make the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games successful."
Koichi Nakano, a professor of political science at Tokyo's Sophia University said Masuzoe's win would provide a boost to Abe, and strengthen his hand on nuclear matters.
"The anti-nuclear agenda is a very difficult one to achieve," he said.
The vote had been triggered by the resignation of the previous governor, a policy wonk who admitted to political naivete after accepting an undeclared ¥50 million (US$500,000) from a scandal-mired hospital magnate.
None of the major political parties had fielded a candidate, but all had swung behind one of the major players. Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party backed Masuzoe even though he left the party a few years ago.
Like Abe, he has said that Japan needs to switch its nuclear reactors back on. All of them are idled at present amid public nervousness in a country badly scarred by the disaster at Fukushima.
Opinion polls show a significant number of Japanese oppose nuclear power, but the two main anti-atomic candidates failed to gain enough traction to overturn Masuzoe's determined drive to talk about bread-and-butter issues like the economy and welfare.
Former Japanese prime minister Morihiro Hosokawa, 76, did not manage to connect with voters, despite having the high-profile backing of popular former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Exit polls by major media showed he had been pushed into third place by renowned lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya, 67, who was also firmly anti-nuclear.
Pundits had suggested that a big vote for the two of them, even if Masuzoe won, would make life more difficult for Abe in his drive to get Japan's nuclear reactors back on line.
"I voted for Hosokawa because I think the most important thing today is to get rid of nuclear power," Shu Ohara, 35, said outside a polling station.
However, many voters had more immediate concerns when they went into the polling booth.
A 72-year-old woman said she voted for Masuzoe because he appeared to care more about the plight of the elderly.
"It's scary to see the balance in my bankbook falling," she said as she left a polling station.
"I tried to resume working some time ago, but was told [by a Tokyo city official] that it would deprive young people of jobs," the discontented pensioner said.