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Not only do we own a house, but we are also the proud owners of this beauty:
I can't even tell you how excited I am about it. It has LED lights! And an automatic ice maker! And a compartment for frozen pizza!
I wonder when exactly this transition came about. When did I start enjoying appliances? When did they become valid gifts? My inner 16-year-old is rolling her eyes and popping her gum and asking why am I so, like, excited about a fridge? And my actual 30-year-old self is screaming back at her that it IS exciting because it's MINE and I can fill it with wine, which by the way, she isn't allowed to enjoy yet. There are some perks to being a grownup.
In other home appliance news, I am also loving the dustbuster that my dad got me for Christmas. For the record, I asked for one and he got me other less domestic and sexist gifts as well. It's amazing. I love being able to quickly clean up the cat's litter messes without having to drag out the behemoth vacuum cleaner, plug it in, put the attachment on, etc. etc. Makes my life so much easier.


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If this trend continues, wind-power producers will be more than adequately compensated for the likely removal of a long-standing accelerated depreciation programme.
Accelerated depreciation allows businesses to write off investments in developments such as wind projects rapidly, thereby reducing their tax liability. Launched in the 1990s, accelerated depreciation has been a key factor in the expansion of India's wind sector to more than 14GW of total capacity. However, the practice will probably be withdrawn once a new tax regime, called the goods and services tax code, comes into force from 1 April 2012.
Trading in RECs began in March, enabling wind and other renewable-energy producers to sell certificates to state-owned energy distribution companies as well as to businesses that buy energy on the open market - known as open-access consumers - and companies that generate energy for their own use, so-called captive consumers. All three groups are increasingly subject to renewable-purchase obligations (RPOs), requiring them to buy RECs equivalent to a specific proportion of their total energy consumption.
Growing demand
The first RECs auction was held in March but got off to a slow start as few states had RPOs. The September auction saw demand increase by nearly 100% compared with the previous auction in July, jumping from 96,000 to 183,000, and prices rose from the July average of INR 1,555 ($34) to INR 1,800 ($39). Most RECs traded so far have been linked to wind projects, as wind dominates India's renewables sector.
According to trading brokers the Indian Energy Exchange, demand for RECs has increased because open-access and captive consumers have come forward in larger numbers, while the price rise is due in large part to simple demand-supply mismatch. Presently, only 151 projects with a combined 967MW capacity are eligible for RECs and registered with the mandated federal government agency.
Given these factors, REC prices are forecast to increase further, at least in the short term, according to Power Exchange of India: "The market is expected to further grow towards the end of the financial year, when the entities would rush to fulfil their (yearly) obligation." While the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association has welcomed the increase in demand - and the prices paid - for RECs, it is not yet clear whether the certificates will stimulate new investment in additional capacity. "I think many developers are seeing this as initial volatility," said Narasimhan Santhanam from consultancy Energy Alternatives India. "They want to wait for about a year to see where this is headed."
In addition to the option of earning revenue from RECs, many grid-connected Indian wind-energy producers are eligible for a generation-based incentive introduced by the federal government in December 2009. Provided wind producers sell their energy at government-mandated prices they can receive an extra INR 0.50/kWh. This incentive is in lieu of accelerated depreciation.
Indian wind-energy producers are also often eligible for renewable-energy feed-in tariffs introduced by many Indian states, ranging from INR 3.39-5.32/kWh.


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Netflix is the best on-demand streaming service out there, and it knows it. That's why it charges more for its Premium membership than its rivals. This is hardly a surprise, though: Keeping millions of subscribers around the world immersed in what is hands-down the finest, largest, and most diverse selection of both licensed and original content out there isn't cheap.
So, how much does Netflix cost? Well, that depends on what exactly you need from it. If you can make do with the most basic offering, you can get away with handing over just $9 each month. However, if you find yourself needing a bit more than what the base plan has to offer, you could see as much as $16 piling on top of your credit card debt month after month.
Streaming plans
Netflix has three different streaming plans: Basic, Standard, and Premium. But what do each of those tiers translate to in terms of on-demand content?
The actual catalog remains consistent across the board, with Basic subscribers having access to the same material as those on a Premium plan. Limitations come in the form of resolution — Basic can't stream above standard definition, while Standard is restricted to just Full HD. The most expensive option, Premium, can tap into content in 4K Ultra HD.
There's one other notable difference between Basic, Standard, and Premium: How many people can use the same account at once — starting at one user with the most economical option and topping out at four with the priciest. That means that four friends and family members can all watch a show on the same account, at the same time, from anywhere in the world.
Split the cost with four friends and it comes out to just $4 per month.
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Netflix has remained true to its roots, continuing to run its DVD-by-mail rental service, which preceded the arrival of its streaming platform in 2010.
In February 2019, 2.7 million people were still using the company's mail-in service, checking out DVDs and Blu-rays instead of (or while) taking advantage of its almost limitless catalog of original and licensed digital content.
The Standard tier is priced at $8 per month for access to an unlimited amount of DVDs, or $10 per month with Blu-rays thrown into the mix, with rentals limited to just one disc at a time.
However, customers looking to have an exciting night in front of the TV can upgrade to Premium, which costs $12 per month for DVDs or $15 per month to access Blu-rays as well, for the option to borrow up to two discs at once.
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Even if you never plan on sharing your Netflix account or watching on two screens at the same time, we recommend opting for either a Standard or Premium subscription option. That's because the Basic membership can't stream content in Full HD, reverting instead to standard definition (SD). So, unless your internet speed is too slow to handle HD streaming (check to see if that's the case here), the $4 leap from Basic to Standard is worth it.
High definition isn't the end, however. If you've shelled out for big bucks for a 4K TV, you might as well spend a few extra dollars on a Premium account. Doing so will grant you access to 4K Ultra HD content — such as NBC's The Blacklist and the lauded series Breaking Bad — allowing you to watch material at a resolution considered four times better than Full HD (that's because there are four times as many pixels in a 4K Ultra HD screen).
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PDF: optimised for a different problem
July 31, 2008
An extremely interesting post by Jim King (PDF architect and Senior Principle Scientist at Adobe), explaining why getting text back out of PDF is a pain. In his words: –
To extract text from PDF documents is a rather difficult and a highly technical task…
We've had plenty of problems with PDF in our data mining efforts. Leaving aside the basic problem that most of the data we care about can't be encoded in PDF at all, we've had plenty of problems extracting text too. Jim explains some of the reasons why and concludes: –
The PDF design is very tailored to the creator being able to quite directly and without ambiguity, specify the exact output desired. That is a strong virtue for PDF and the price of more difficult text extraction is a price worth paying for that design.
PDF is not designed primarily for text. In PDF, typography trumps text.


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FOUND .......Public Works NSW Seabed Charts 1989 - Bate Bay
lillie replied to GoingFishing's topic in Fishing ChatI have Broken bay, sydney heads and bate bay. I Only used the Bate bay one as I fished out of Port Hacking all the time. In your above picture of the Bate bay chart there is a reef we called boomerang reef due to its shape on the chart, you can only see part of it in your picture it is outside the two smaller reefs east of the port hacking, we caught good reds and other reef fish there by anchoring and berlying or just drifting. The charts show Jibbon reef, osborne shoals, the wanderes, the merries, the hole off wanda beach (sand) and other reef stucture. Again not shown on your above picture is a couple of sand gutters that run into the reef off Cape Bailey lighthouse, this area was our go to spot as long as the current wasnt racing. We would anchor and fish floating baits with minimal lead and we pulled numerous snapper from there, if we didnt get a 5lb fish we had a bad day. The biggest from this spot 13.5lbs and on that day we also got a 13lb one. Some days we would get several good fish. We used full pillies with a single 4/0 hook with the small sinker running to the hook. We didnt berley as this attracted the sweep which were then a pain.. Sorry for carrying on but the above picture brought back some memerios. I dont fish outside anymore as I sold my seafarer viking which I still regret about 8 years ago. I reckon it would still fish the same as when I fished years ago (we fished this spot for around 10 years). Also hooked a thresher shark there which I think are rare catch. Cheers all Glenn.
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Cliff Fishing
lillie replied to Short's topic in Fishing Chatalvey are good reels for this fishing they act like a winch
Saddleback Syndrome? (Lordosis)
lillie replied to Holls's question in The AquariumI have been told its an injury from a net, where they have escaped.
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Need Help with Steeringnoelm is on the money, follow what he says worked for me
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Changing water pump impellerThat will get the water flowing for you
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Stuff being pinched while ur fishing
lillie replied to iknow's topic in Fishing ChatWhat boat ramp did this happen at. Kick them into the next week
WD-40 A Gun Fishing Bait
lillie replied to FishingGuy's topic in Fishing ChatHave heard of this before so there maybe something in it have heard people put in painful joints (knees/elbow) for pain relief. I think I will just use it on the car etc.
Shark Attractant
lillie replied to wizza's topic in Fishing Chat30 odd years fishing outside at anchor in 5.7m to 4.3m boats all good no sharks going the prop. Seen many sharks whilst fishing during this time. Have seen the videos of big sharks coming very close to boats and mouthing their props, I am lucky this hasnt happened to me or any one I know. Just fish and enjoy it.
Saturday 17th East of Sydney - What a day
lillie replied to GoingFishing's topic in Fishing ReportsThe cod looking one is a wirrah known as a old boot. The other one looks like a sergeant baker. Glenn
Need paper charts/maps
lillie replied to spaners's topic in Fishing ChatSure you just need a chart for the area you are boating in and I bought mine from a ship chandler shop. Glenn


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Iqbal farsi poetry with urdu translation
Kulliyat-e-Iqbal: Urdu / کلیات اقبال: اردو by Muhammad Iqbalinspirational.
Poetry which inspires to such an extent that one cannot stop till quenching the thirst of the soul.
اے طائر لاہوتی! اس رزق سے موت اچھی
جس رزق سے آتی ہو پرواز میں کوتاہی
Ae Tair-e-Lahooti! Uss Rizq Se Mout Achi
Jis Rizq Se Ati Ho Parwaz Mein Kotahi
O Bird, who flies to the Throne of God, You must keep this truth in sight,
To suffer death is nobler far Than bread that clogs your upward flight.
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Allama Iqbal Says in other places
نشان یہی ہے زمانے میں زندہ قوموں کا
کہ صبح و شام بدلتی ہیں ان کی تقدیریں
Nishan Yehi Hai Zamane Mein Zinda Qoumon Ka
Ke Subha-O-Sham Badalti Hain In Ki Taqdeerain
It is the sign of living nations
their fate changes day and night.
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Farsi Shayari #1
He was speaking at the launching ceremony of books carrying translation of poems of Allama Muhammad Iqbal into eight different languages including Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Hindko, Brahvi, Seriaki and Balti. While compilation of Iqbal dictionary for understanding his poetry can be instrumental for educating youth about his messages. He said the amount of monthly stipend for deserving writers has been increased upto Rs13, while the number of national literary awards has been increased from 11 to He said the poems were selected by renowned literary persons including Dr Tauseef Tabbasum and Jaleel Aali. Presenting the key note address, Dr Rafiuddin Hashmi said Iqbal was an extraordinary poet whose messages will have great relevance in all the times. He said literary organizations must play their role to spread his messages among youth. Advisor to Prime Minister Irfan Siddiqui distributed prizes among the winners of national songs competition Ammar Ali, Duaeey Zahra and Ujala Nasir who got first, second and third positions respectively.
Account Options Sign in. Top charts. New releases. Add to Wishlist. Sir Muhammad Iqbal - Poet Philosopher of Pakistan - was an heir to a very rich literary tradition. He imbibed and assimilated all that was best in the past and present Islamic and Oriental thought and culture. His works, not only in Urdu but also in Persian and English, was powerful.
He is called the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan. Iqbal is admired as a prominent poet by Indians , Pakistanis , Bangladeshis , Iranians and other international scholars of literature. The Pakistan government officially named him " National Poet of Pakistan". Iqbal's house is still located in Sialkot and is recognized as Iqbal's Manzil and is open for visitors. His other house where he lived most of his life and died is in Lahore, named as Javed Manzil.
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July 5, 2018
Nickerson, Irving L.
Irving Lester "Nick" Nickerson, a lifelong resident, died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in the house where he was born. He was 91. Irving was born November 1, 1926 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the only child of Lester Kelley and Mabel L. (Kussmaul) Nickerson. He graduated from Dedham High School and was inducted into the US Army in February 1945 and served until his honorable discharge in Dec 1946 at the end of World War Two. Irving worked for 30 years as a telephone repairman and lineman for Bell Telephone Company and AT&T until his retirement. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, boater, and outdoorsman. Nick also had his pilot's license, but his family was his top priority in life. Nick was the beloved husband of the late Mary L. (Hasenfuss) who predeceased his in February, and the dear father of Peter Nickerson of Sharon, William Nickerson, and his fiancé Patty Foley, of Dedham, Mary Schroth, and her husband Peter, of Uxbridge, and Claire Petersen, and her husband William, of Attleboro, and the late Daniel Nickerson. He was the loving grandfather of Matthew Schroth, Erin Maco, Stacy Domurat, and Nicholas Petersen, and proud great grandfather of Lily Maco, Henri Domurat, and Isabella Petersen; as well as the stepson of the late Clarence Green. Visiting hours will be held Monday, July 9th from 4-8 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home starting at 9 am Tuesday and proceed to St. Mary's Church, 420 High St., Dedham for his Mass of Christian Burial at 10 o clock. Interment with military honors will follow at Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham.


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This study aims to explore the impact of participation in a Trauma Informed Care training upon your experiences providing services to children who may have experienced childhood trauma. This is a 1-day training hosted by STAR Institute for SPD. Following this 1-day training, participants may choose to participate in a 12-week online education research program which aims to develop knowledge and skills. The 12-week online education portion is anticipated to be 1 hour per week of participation, with guided review of evidence based practice in knowledge and intervention for developing trauma informed care skills.
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Dr. Amy Lynch is an associate professor of instruction in the College of Public Health in the Occupational Therapy Department. She completed her MS in occupational therapy at Tufts University and her PhD at University of Delaware with a focus on infant development. She has been practicing with the pediatric population her entire career. Dr. Lynch has clinical expertise in children who have experienced neglect, abuse, and institutionalization; children with autism, as well as children with sensory integration problems, feeding/ oral motor dysphagia, brain injury, and cerebral palsy. She is certified in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) and Infant Massage. She has completed the 8-week training in Neurodevelopmental Treatment. Dr. Lynch has traveled to Romania and Russia, providing training at the county, institution, and foster family levels. Her post-doctoral training has included intensive training in Trust Based Relational Intervention (Dr. Karyn Purvis, Texas Christian University) and in process of certification of Bruce Perry's NMT measure (Child Trauma Academy). Dr. Lynch was the Manager of the OT Department at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for 5 years. She has presented regionally, nationally, and internationally in topics including but not limited to: trauma, early adversity, feeding, sensory integration, NDT, international adoption medicine, and developmental care.
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Providers for children in early childhood and primary school settings including but not limited to: occupational and physical therapists, speech language pathologists, early childhood and primary school educators including music and art and physical education educators, and paraprofessionals
You may gain in knowledge and develop new skills for supporting children with trauma in your practice. You will receive a certificate for contact hours at the completion of the 1-day training and at completion of the 12-week online training. You will not be paid for participation in this study.
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Property Location When you stay at Il Fogliano Hotel in Latina, you'll be on the boardwalk and within the vicinity of Torre Astura. This 4-star hotel is within the region of Circeo National Park and Santuario di Nettuno.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 19 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature bidets and hair dryers.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as bicycles to rent. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.Dining Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a beach bar.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include limo/town car service, express check-in, and express check-out.


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Perfect to combine home and work, this intelligently designed, proposed two storey dwelling provides commercial office space, residential accommodation and bayviews all with Town Planning approval in place. Incorporating designated office and/or shop space on the lower level with bathroom facilities, carport and an elevator to the upper level. The upstairs two bedroom apartment features ensuite to the master bedroom, separate family bathroom, private terrace, multipurpose room and a north facing open plan living with decking to soak up the sun and blue water views. Dual road frontages allows easy access to the 213m2 lot that enjoys the scenic treed slopes of Arthurs Seat as its backdrop. If you are on the lookout for your next property project or that ideal site to accommodate your home and office, this site offers a rare opportunity for great exposure, easy access to the freeway and shopping while an easy walk to those white sandy shores along with a popular bakery and coffee machine right next door!


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How to Shave Without Shaving Cream – For Men & Women
The possibility of running out of shaving cream / soap is high so you need to know what you should do when none of those two is available. In my past post I explained how you can wet shave with a safety razor using shaving cream / soap but this time you will learn how to use that manual shaving tool without using any shaving cream. All points are clear. Simply read through up to the end and note down each step, implement what you have read.
- Wash the area to be shaved: – I'm not sure which part of your body you would like to shave, but this should be the first thing to do before applying anything. Remember this time you don't have shaving cream, but you would like to wet shave because it prevents razor bumps. Washing your face, legs, chest or armpits will soften hair around those areas and make it very easy to shave with a safety razor. However, you have to use warm water because it opens up skin pores and art the same time lifts up flat-laying hair.
- Apply a conditioner before using shampoo:- Since your skin does not do well with hair shampoo, it's better you coat it with an organic conditioner which contains jojoba / olive oil. Natural oils are very friendly and they don't irritate or cause any skin complications. Coating your skin with natural oil will prevent that strong hair shampoo from burning your skin.
- Use normal hair shampoo:- It does not matter which type of hair shampoo you have, it will do a great job. Lather up that area to be shaved using your fingers. Put moderate amounts of shampoo in your hands and apply on your skin. This should be done after coating your skin with a natural / organic conditioner. The main purpose of this shampoo is to soften hair / beards to be shaved. Please, don't use strong shampoo when shaving your genital areas / bikini area because skin found around these two areas is too soft and ladies have a skin opening down there which does not deal with shampoo or any shaving cream.
- Get the right manual shaving tool:- I'm sure you have a manual shaving tool but are you sure it's the right one. Multiple blade razors have become very common but every man / woman who used them complains about their aggressiveness. Yet on the other hand, a double edge safety razor is gentle and friendly on skin, it will not pull your hair while shaving and at the same time it does not cut hair under the skin saving you from getting bumps and ingrown hairs. After buying the right manual shaving tool, insert brand new double edge safety razor blades.
- Wet that razor:- This is an optional step, though I always wet my safety razor every time I start shaving. I think it prepares it for the tusk and it also reduces on the aggressiveness of the blades.
- Shave towards the grain / against it:- Each of these shaving methods has its own pros and cons. For example, when you shave towards the grain (direction to which hair grows too), you will not get an instant close shave in minutes; it requires you to make more than one stroke. On the other hand, when you shave against the grain, you get an instant clean close shave, but chances of cutting yourself, irritating the skin and getting razor bumps are high
- Finish with Aftershave: – Before applying aftershave, rinse off that shampoo & conditioner from your skin using cold water, this will close all skin pores preventing germs from entering your skin and at the same time it will leave your skin smooth and clean. But after washing your skin, dry it well with a clean dry towel, once it's dry, apply moderate amounts of aftershave to kill any germs and calm down the skin.
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Marc Augé
Some time ago I looked at Marc Augé's concept of supermodernity (here); a force driven by population growth and globalisation, delivered by architecture, town planning and commercial interests. Super modernity led to a proliferation of non-places, "spaces of circulation, consumption and communication" (1: p.xi) in which we spend an increasingly high percentage of our time but with which we never form true associations, we never feel at home.
Non-places range from shopping centres, supermarkets, airports, railway stations, chain hotels and restaurants, motorways, theme parks and car-parks, to the non-functional green or paved spaces designed into commercial developments. They are what Peter Merriman (2), describes as "ubiquitous spaces of temporary dwelling" that individuals pass through and inhabit without forming any connection. We remain detached as we transit these non-places and even when we linger we remain emotionally disconnected from the environment and its other occupants.
The anthropological place is antonymous to the non-place. If the non-place is typified by structures the anthropological place is psychological, the idea that the inhabitants of a place have of their relations with a geographical space and its other inhabitants. It would be easy to say that such a place has history, an unique identity with recognisable and distinct characteristics that differentiate it from superficially similar places but it is more complex than this; people feel at home and belong in an anthropological place because intellectually they think it has all those things as well as individual, family and group relations and histories real or imagined.
Augé sees the anthropological place as being a tapestry of geography, history, religion and the spirit of its inhabitant's ancestors :
"The [place] occupied by the indigenous inhabitants who live in it, cultivate it, defend it, mark its strong points and keep its frontiers under surveillance, but who also detect in it the traces of chthonian (i) or celestial powers, ancestors or spirits, which populate and animate its private geography." (1: p 35)
Assignment three is based on a small village in the foothills of the Apennines in central Italy. Montefino is an ancient place, a once fortified village wrapped around the summit of a sharply pointed hill that guards the entrance to a long valley leading to the precipitous slopes of the Gran Sasso range, the highest peaks in central and southern Italy. Atri, just a few hills to the north, was founded by the Greek settlers who colonised the shores of the Adriatic sometime after the Trojan wars. The Greeks traded from the coast and over time became assimilated into the Italic tribes that built hill-top towns in the Greek style across the region before they were subjugated by Rome and the old salt traders' routes across the Apennines were upgraded and paved to connect the west and east coasts of the Empire.
Abruzzo, the forgotten region of Italy, in which Montefino lies, has always been poor. There are no rich alluvial plains here, just hills and mountains. There are plenty of castles that date from the chaotic centuries after the Roman Empire declined and when Italy was broken into feuding little kingdoms claimed and counter-claimed by French and German war-lords; but the castles rarely protect swathes of rich land as they might in France or Northern Italy, here they brood over narrow passes that twist up over rugged mountains or cast their shadow across patches of fertile land made precious only by its scarcity.
Abruzzo was the most northerly province of the Kingdom of Naples, in simple terms everything to the east and south of Rome, a territory carved off the collapsed Holy Roman Empire by a few ambitious and ruthless Norman knights who probably set off to join the crusades but became distracted by the easy pickings of Southern Italy. From 1130 until the unification of Italy in 1860 the Kingdom remained reasonably intact although the various powerful houses of Spain, France, Germany and Austrian all took a turn at controlling and extracting taxes from the indigenous population.
One suspects that the lot of the Abruzzesi peasant or cafoni hardly changed from prehistory until the 1950s. Edward Lear, the landscape painter and humorous poet, travelled through the region twice in the 1840s commenting on its beauty, atrocious food and wine, primitive and ignorant people and the challenges of sharing rooms with a wide range of domestic and farm animals. He describes ramshackle towns and dusty villages with little or no culture nor any trappings of nineteenth century modernity. (2)
Twenty years later the Kingdoms of both Naples and Sicily were in terminal economic, political and social decline offering little resistance to Giuseppe Garibaldi's invasion. In the plebiscite held in 1860 they voted overwhelmingly for unification.
Ignazio Silone (ii), who is arguably Abruzzo's most famous son, (iii) talks of
"the everlasting poverty handed down by fathers who inherited it from grandfathers, in the face of which honest toil had never been any use."
We purchased a house in Abruzzo in 2004, living there on a full-time basis from 2006 to 2010, and still visiting regularly to this day. The coast is developed now, ugly concrete Mediterranean-modern, tall hotels and apartment blocks, offices, shopping centres and traces of light industry line the coast road and its twin, the railway line. Non-places have risen here as southern Italy attempts to catch up for lost time; a soulless small airport that momentarily boomed with Ryan Air's arrival has since slumped back into long hours of flightless slumber; a modern railway station in the German style dominates Pescara and vast out-of-town shopping malls with their piped music car parks boom and bust as the local economy waxes and wanes. But, leave the coast and head inland and the traveller finds an older, slower Italy; a place the cafoni might recognise. Small plots of tomatoes and beans are squeezed between crumbling houses, olive groves and vineyards cover the hills where small tractors hauling grapes or olives and the ubiquitous Ape (iv) reduce the traffic to jogging pace.
Wherever I go in Abruzzo Stilone's haunting descriptions of his imaginary Fontamara come back to me. Tiny villages hug the hill tops or appear glued to the sides of black mountain crags, the church and an occasional medieval tower point through the red tiled roofs of the cottages, the tiles held down by lines of rocks gathered from the stoney fields. The centre of these villages matches Augé's description of a classic European anthropological place; in front of the church there will be an open piazza, large enough for the annual festa and saint's day celebrations, a town hall or comune will be close by, a school, village bar, one or two shops and a memorial to the dead of WWI complete the comemercial, political and spiritual hub of the community. Outside the village there will be the occasional large old house, a relic from the days of the rich landowners who with near-feudal power ruled the lives of the cafoni until land reform in the 1950's and perhaps a few small factories, an olive press and a restaurant or two.
The economy is no longer agricultural, the million sheep that once grazed Campo Imperatore, the great plateau beneath the highest peaks, are long gone; a few hardy shepherds still take their flocks up the drove roads but the ancient roads, often hundreds of metres wide, will never again be filled by the shaggy, unkempt sheep and their pure white canine guardians, the modern flocks are but a trickle running along the bed of a dried up river. But still, in every village the old men tend their tomatoes, grow their beans, perhaps keep a pig or two, fatten a few sheep for home made arrositicini (v) and tend enough vines to make their wine each year. The family will have an olive grove somewhere near the village and when once three generations of the family came together in October and November to pick the plump green and black fruit now it is the only the oldest who are willing to undertake the back breaking task of scaling ladders, moving nets and cramming the fruit into sacks ready for the press.
In Montefino the young have mostly gone; to the coast, to the northern industrial cities or to America, Australia and Argentina; the population has dwindled from its peak of 2,399 in 1951 to less than 1,000 today. The school closes for ever this summer, there are only a handful of children left in the village and they can be bused to the nearest town; the doctor is old now and one wonders who will replace him. There is a priest again after many years of borrowing one from Atri but the church is only full at Easter. Many houses are empty but the foreign holiday home buyers don't fit easily into village life preferring to buy deserted farm houses or villas near the sea. The future holds little promise despite the beauty of the surroundings and the resilience of the population, the only factory has shut and there's less EU money available for the white elephant projects that, for a short while, sustained the local economy and lined the pockets of a few local businessmen.
They are no longer cafoni but the older villagers were born as peasants and retain the memories of poverty, oppression and the fantasy that the communists or fascists would change their world; they had long before given up hope that the church would offer them salvation here on earth. Silone describes the life of the cafoni, a lifestyle that although just a memory remains the backdrop to the way the southern Italian still sees their world:
"First came the sowing, then the spraying, then the reaping, then the gathering of grapes. And then? The same thing over again, Sowing, hoeing, pruning, spraying, reaping, the gathering of grapes. It was always the same song, always the same refrain. Always. Years passed, years added up, the young grew old, the old died, and sowing, hoeing, spraying, reaping, and gathering the grapes went on. And then? Back again to the beginning. Each year was like the previous year, each season like the one before, each generation like its predecessor. It never occurred to anyone at Fontamara that this ancient way of life might change." (2: p7)
This, then is my anthropological place, a village steeped in history and infused with the sprit of its inhabitants' ancestors, a small place, off the beaten track with an ageing and dwindling population hanging on to the idea of their ancestral home that supermodernity is making increasingly irrelevant. A place where an ancient way of life did change.
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(i) Of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.
(ii) Ignazio Silone, born Secondo Tranquilli, is a figure shrouded in some mystery. He was born in rural Abruzzo and was thrown into poverty when, as a teenager, most of his family including his mother were killed in an earthquake. He became politically active as a socialist and helped found the Italian Communist Party in 1922 but was expelled in 1931. He exiled himself to Switzerland and wrote the first of the three anti-fascist novels that together comprise The Abruzzo Trilogy. He returned to Italy after the war and became the leader of the Democratic Socialist Party for a short time before leaving politics to devote himself to writing. After his death in 1978 Italian Government papers were published that showed he had been a police informant throughout the 1920's which suggest that his relations with both the communists and fascists were highly ambiguous.
(iii) If we exclude Dean Martin who was born there but emigrated as a child.
(iv) The Piaggio Ape is a three wheeled miniature pick up truck based on an two stroke scooter power system. A tiny cab hangs over the single front wheel where the driver and and one passenger can squeeze in behind the handle bars. The word ape is the Italian for bee and describes the sound these strange little machines make as they crawl up mountain roads or bounce across fields.
(v) Arrosticini are classic Abruzzese cuisine, small chunks of mutton, or less traditionally, lamb spiked on thin wooden skewers and roasted over a barbecue. No festa or feast day is complete without the village eating huge quantities of these tiny kebab-like delicacies accompanied by rough bread soaked in local olive oil and washed down with home-made red wine.
(1) Augé, Mark (1995) Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity. London:Verso.
(3) Montgomery, Michael (2005) Lear's Italy: In the footsteps of Edward Lear. London: Cadogan
(4) Stilone, Ignazio (2000) The Abruzzo Trilogy. Hanover, New Hampshire: Steerforth Press
(2) Merriman, Peter (2009) Exploring Supermodernity: Marc Augé in Context(s) (accessed at Academia 16.2.16) – https://www.academia.edu/1206011/Marc_Auge_on_Space_Place_and_Non-Places


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Garlicky Green Beans with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Crispy Breadcrumbs
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½ cup breadcrumbs or Panko crumbs
2 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and minced
1 small clove of garlic, minced
¼ tsp anchovy paste, optional
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound green beans, tipped and tailed, if desired
2 Tbsp Flying Olive Single Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Choice or Flying Olive Garlic EVOO
2 Tbsp freshly grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese
Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, using the edge of a knife, a rubber spatula, or your hands, mash and rub together the breadcrumbs, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and anchovy paste. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
When the water boils, season it with salt. Return to a boil, add the green beans and gently boil, stirring once or twice, until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain, and set aside. If they don't dry, pat them with paper towels.
In a large skillet, heat the Flying Olive Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Choice over medium heat. Add the flavored breadcrumb mixture. Add the blanched beans and cook, stirring often, until coated with the breadcrumbs. Heat through for about 2-4 minutes, watching that the breadcrumb mixture doesn't burn. Check the seasonings. Serve.
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No matter what the season, festivals and other exciting events are always taking place somewhere in the Laurentians. Lovers of music, dance and theatre can vibrate to the rhythm of numerous different festivals and discover the creative universe of artists from here and abroad. On the sporting side, a number of major events take place each year against the beautiful background of the Laurentians, and feature an impressive variety of sporting disciplines. Lovers of fine food are also well provided for, there being many an invitation to come and participate in the pleasures of the table. Families can have fun together all year round at one of the many events designed for the amusement of young and old. Up North, fun times are always on the menu!
The Halloween celebration will be held on October 31 on rue Valiquette in Sainte-Adèle!
Many free activities will be offered for the whole family.
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The ITC research teams develop thermochemical process chains. In a holistic approach, process steps are investigated from laboratory scale up to industrial scale. Following the key objective of sustainable transformation of the energy system, work is focused in raw material change as well as low quality feed material such as waste streams.
Research comprises development and application of specific measuring techniques to enable process understanding and simulation by means of theoretical modelling.
Furthermore, we run the gasification and high-pressure / high-temperature gas cleaning of the bioliq®-process, generating on-spec syngas for chemical production from biomass.
Two examples for current innovations driven by ITC research are the Celitement®-process to manufacture new types of cement reducing process inherent CO2 by-production drastically, and the Carola-Clean-Air® particle filtration technology for application at decentralized wood combustion.
The associated chair for High-temperature Process Engineering teaches at the KIT department "Chemical engineering".
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The course will be made available as a recording in Ilias.
Carbon fibres in circular economy - release behaviour and toxicity due to thermal and mechanical treatment.


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Rick de Graaff is fascinated by learning, teaching and using foreign languages to promote communication between people with different linguistic backgrounds. He has been a lecturer in Multilingualism and Education at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht since 2016.
Rick de Graaff studied General Arts at the University of Utrecht and Spanish Didactics at the University of Barcelona. He subsequently obtained his Spanish teaching qualification at the University of Applied Sciences Central Netherlands (Hogeschool Midden Nederland). He conducted his doctoral research at the VU Amsterdam, where he obtained his doctorate in 1997, on the effects of grammar education on foreign language acquisition.
"You learn languages to use them and by using them"
Rick de Graaff was appointed professor of Foreign Language Education and Bilingual Education at Utrecht University in 2012. He was appointed professor at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht at the end of 2016. In collaboration with other lecturers and researchers, he works on the development of foreign language education and the training of language teachers.
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At the workshop at the German Historical Institute last week, one of the participants asked me whether I'd been inspired to work on the topic of student violence by the issue of fees. Being a total idiot, I misheard and thought he said 'feasts' - and given that I don't attend that many raucous feasts, the answer was no.
Anyway - when I realised what he'd actually said - I remembered some material from the archives in Dubrovnik on the subject of fees. Medieval Dubrovnik seems to have been a city with a particular regard for education, and the importance not only of basic literacy, but of fairly widespread learning. Schooling here was quite widespread, literacy levels were high from a surprisingly early date (thirteenth century at least), and the quality of secondary education was fine. But Dubrovnik (known at that stage as Ragusa) didn't have a university, so the city council sent promising young men abroad to study - to Paris or Padua in particular.
|Detail of a master and scholars from Gautier de Metz 'L'image du monde', 1464. source: http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=44150 (British Library, Catalog of Illuminated Manuscripts)
For example, in 1455, the council gave 60 hyperpers to the Dominican friar Donatus, in order that he could pursue his studies in Paris (Consilium maius vol. 10, fol. 152v). In 1463, a patrician young man was given a grant to study in Italy (Consilium maius, vol. 12, fol. 138v). Some families were obliged to make huge sacrifices to send their children to university: in 1463, a commoner was given permission to sell some of his lands in order to support the studies of his son (Consilium maius, vol. 12, fol. 183v). Some young men seemed to see the promise of study as a good wheeze to extract money, because the council began to put in clauses to ensure that payment of the grant would only be forthcoming on completion of the degree (eg. Consilium Maius, vol. 13, vol 26r), or refuse to pay money until the student was actually on the boat to university (eg. Consilium Maius, vol. 13, fol. 147v).
All this reminds us just how expensive university study was in the Middle Ages - and just how limiting such costs could be. Why was the city government prepared to support young students financially? - presumably because it was felt that these young people would be able to give something back to the community, and certainly by the fifteenth century, it was felt that those with a university education could more effectively serve the growing bureaucratic needs of state. In other words, I'm cynical enough to think that the number of financial grants to students rose because education could increasingly be given a price.
Set this beside the growing sense nowadays that university education is increasingly commodified - it's treated as a commodity with a commercial value, whose financial cost represents an investment for a greater return at some future point (an excellent article by Stefan Collini on this here) - and everything begins to look quite regressive. The commodification of university learning is sad, intellectually constraining and misplaced in my view. But the Dubrovnik material gives a slightly more positive perspective in indicating how a fully-fledged sense of respect for the value of education can open up opportunities; more importantly, it introduces a sense of accountability and responsibility which hopefully means something more than just handing essays in on time!
On the Dubrovnik material, I recommend Krekic's 'The Miscellanea from the Cultural Life of Renaissance Dubrovnik' in his Dubrovnik: A Mediterranean Urban Society (1997)


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Petit four (plural: petits fours): a tiny, bite-sized cake with delicate layers of moist cake filled with smooth butter cream and jam fillings. Each cake measures approximately 1.5 " x 1″. The miniature cake is often dipped in fondant and decorated with piped icing flowers. The name is from the French petit four, meaning "small oven".
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Select 27 (I used the top 27 from Wildflower Serenade) of the 5″ squares and cut each into 3-1.5″ strips. This will give you 81 strips that are 1.5 x 5″. You need 80. Have a nice sharp blade and you can stack and cut several charms at once.
Trim length to 4.5″. I stacked 4 blocks; trimmed 1/4″ off one end…
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Kimberly Snyder, author of the Beauty Detox Solution revolutionized the smoothie world by promoting this delicious and extremely healthy smoothie. Inspired by Ann Wigmore's concept of blending food, Kimberly proves that adding veggies to your smoothie is not only surprisingly delicious (you can't even taste the "grassy-ness") but one of the healthiest things you can slurp into your body. All of Kimberly's clients and celebrity clients drink the GGS for breakfast every morning and no one can stop raving about how amazing it makes you feel. Sure, people give you a strange look when your carrying around a giant glass of green, but it is the most amazing feeling when people taste it, like it, and go home and make it!
Drinking the GGS is a great way to get a large amount of greens into your diet, without having to force one serving of broccoli down your throat. One serving of this baby has over 3 cups of dark leafy green vegetables, more than an average person get's in an entire week!
According to Kimberly, "Greens have more valuable nutrients than any other food group on the planet. You might be surprised to learn that greens even have high-quality, easily-assimilated amino acids – enough to build the protein that supports the muscle mass of the mighty, greens-eating gorilla, which pound-for-pound is the strongest animal on earth!"
By blending up your greens, you get of full spectrum of nutrition that is readily available and easily digested/absorbed into the body. "Nutrients are encased inside plant cells and getting their benefits requires these cells' walls to be ruptured. Greens need to be worked down to a creamy consistency, but most people simply don't chew that much! Blending addresses this problem, helping your body absorb the maximum amount of nutrition from your greens."
Unlike normal "100% fruit smoothies" which are entirely filled with sugar and go straight through you, the GGS provides fiber and plant protein that will help you feel full throughout the morning, and will also energize you without weighing you down. When people normally eat a giant animal based breakfast with eggs, cheese, bacon and processed orange juice, your body spends the entire morning (and the rest of the day) digesting, taking up all of your energy and weighing you down. You will truly feel the lightness and vibrancy that the GGS gives you, and you will seriously CRAVE it.
The best part about the smoothie is it helps flush out toxins and sludge that has been built up over the years. Most of my friends who have terrible stomach/bowel issues are so excited to tell me about their… ahem, 'movement'… after having the smoothie just once! You will begin to notice your skin clearing up and seriously glowing and radiating, and your skin on your face and neck will begin to tighten. My mom seriously thought I had "work" done after just two weeks of drinking it.
Kimberly recommends starting out with around 16 ounces and then working up to 24+. I usually make a big batch and store the blender in the fridge for later (ONLY up to 3 days!!). Make sure it is 2/3 green and 1/3 fruit! Some of my friends freeze portion sizes in glass containers and thaw it out the night before.
"Ongoing cleansing is a critical way to reach your highest potential of health and beauty. The Glowing Green Smoothie retains all of the fiber of the greens and fruit, rather than removing it. In nature, vegetables and fruit are found with both their fiber and juice intact, and we can't improve on nature. Fiber is critical for ongoing cleansing by sweeping out toxins on a regular basis, helping to keep your digestive tract and body clean, and also keeping you more full so that you tent to eat less heavier and/or acidic foods throughout the day. Note: I encourage you to mix and match your greens and fruit. Vary this recipe with kale, chard, arugula, and the like. Just avoid melons, as they don't combine well with other produce."
To Make:
- 1 ½- 2 cups very cold, filtered water
- 6 cups spinach, chopped
- 5 cups organic romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 stalks of organic celery
- 1 organic apple, cored and chopped
- 1 organic pear, cored and chopped (frozen is best)
- 1 organic banana (frozen is best)
- Juice of 1 fresh organic lemon
Optional Ingredients:
- Ice cubes (the extra coldness can help newbies with the taste)
- 1/2 cup of organic cilantro
- 1/2 cup of organic parsley
- Mango/collards/berries/pineapple/fresh squeezed orange juice/kiwi and anything you'd like! Have fun with it!
Add water, spinach and chopped romaine to the blender. Starting the blender on a low speed; mix until smooth.
Gradually move to higher speeds and add the herbs, celery, pear, and apple. Add the banana and lemon juice last. Enjoy with a straw!
(Makes 64 ounces / 2-4 servings)
*For 1 serving, cut out one of the fruits and the celery.


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Concrete finishing....all you want to know.
I am going to do my best to lay out the basics of concrete finishing for you guys. I keep having to answer the same things all thetime, which I don't mind, and later I can't find them and have to type them out all over again. So, I figure if I put it here, anyone, including me, can find it.
This thread will cover finishing only. If need be, I can create another thread on rebar or forming, or whatever lese comes up. But for now, this one will be about placing and finishing. Seeing how this is SFT, anything could happen. Hijacking is expected. I'm not sure, but it may be required in the SFT bylaws....Cutter or Madam would have to make a ruling.
If you want something splained better or clarified, just ask. I will include pics when possible. I just looked in my archive and it seems I have lost a bunch of good ones when I cleaned the computer last. Too bad. Not to worry, I have the means to get more. That is the easy part. Explaining everything may be the hard part. We'll see. I will try to break it up as much as possible so as to gaurd against everyone getting bleary eyed. I hate it when my eyes glaze over on long posts.
So, here goes.
Grand High Poobah...(by appointment.)
Concrete mixes.
The first order of business is deciding on a mix. 3000 psi is a regular, middle of the road mix. It is the minimum required by most engineers. You can get a 2500 psi mix or you can go higher than 3000 in 500 psi increments. You will want the 3000 psi mix for maximum workability. The 2500 may do fine, but it has less cement and usually more rock. That will make finishing much more difficult. The cement is what will add workability to the mix. Don't be fooled into thinking that if 3000psi is good, 4000 will be better. It isn't. Yes it has more cement. It also will set up much faster and get harder than the 3000. That will take skill and skilled men to handle. Stay with the 3000 unless there is a specific need. If there is a need, I recommend getting help, skilled help.
Rock size is another consideration. The standard rock is around 1 1/4 and will cover most applications. Driveways, slabs columns, piers etc. Thin toppings and the like will need a smaller rock, say 1/2" or maybe even 3/8. Curbs need a small rock and more sand as well. Curb mix is a standard mix with all ready mix companies.
If you need fast setting concrete, you can add calcium in the 1-2% range. It will make it set up faster, much faster bordering on too fast in warm weather. It should be used sparingly as the calcium is a salt and will eat the reinforcement over long times at high percentages. Straight cement mixes can do much the same thing. In cold weather, straight cement will work best, although it will cost more. Fly ash, a by product of burning coal, will act just like cement and is used to cut the cement in concrete making it cheaper. Some areas do not have acess to fly ash and will only offer a straight cement mix. The fly ash will slow the set down making it easier to work in warm weather.
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How to order concrete.
It isn't hard. They will ask you questions and you give them what they want to know. I'll try to get it all down for you here so it won't be intimidating. I will cover the normal stuff, but not things like addresses and phone numbers. You can do that part.
First off, they will want the yardage. I will assume everyone already knows basic volume calc and move on. Get a little more than you need. Short loads will often have a fee riding on them. If you figure exactly 5 yards...add 10 or 15% for waste, accidents or irregularities in the base or forms. You can add more, but if dealing with a single truck pour, it is much better to get it all at once. And cheaper. With my area companies, anything under 5 yards includes a short load fee in addition to the regular per yard price. This is normal. Get quotes on this BEFORE you are ready as some are way higher to discourage small loads. Unless they are the only horse in town, you will want to shop around for the best price and closest plant.
They will want to know the mix strength you want. Tell them what you decided on, say 3000 psi. If you want straight cement mix, now is the time to tell them.
Next they will want water content or slump. Slump in a nutshell is the amount in inches the concrete will "slump" down when it is released from a test cylinder. The cylinders are cone shaped and are 12" high. Concrete is filled 50% at a time. It will then be rodded 50 times to get the air and spaces out. Then the last 50% is added and rodded again. The cylinder is then flipped over and removed. The amount the concrete falls in inches from the original 12" height is the slump number. A 4" slump is a good median number. There are lots of factors that influence how wet you want it. Cold weather needs less water, but still enough to work it, while hot weather will want more. Slopes= less water as well. If in doubt, get it drier than normal and add water on site. It is better to add because you can't take it out once it gets there...too bad, that would sure solve lots of troubles. You do not want to add too much. That will weaken it. Most batch recipes allow for a 30% increase in mix water because they already know we will add water. I'll do more on water later when I get to placing.
If there will be multiple trucks, they may want to know how far apart will they need to be spaced. For a slab being placed by hand, 30 minutes is a good starting point. If it is being pumped, then 10-15 minutes may be too slow or just right. You can always call and speed up if possible or slow it down as needed. Just make sure that the trucks do not stay on the job too long. They will charge truck time for waiting over an hour usually. It can get pricey, so avoid it if possible. Another tip is to order one truck or partial truck less than required. For example, you estimate 65 yards to finish...order 60 yards and then order a "kicker" when it is all placed to the 60yd point. It may take 5 yds more, or it may take much less. You don't want to have way too much or order two kickers..that is a bad thing, but if necessary you do it. When you place the order, in the case of the example, tell them 60 plus, and you will order out the last truck. IMO, the worst thing is to pour it out and still have one ormore full trucks waiting out front....if they can use it elsewhere, fine, but ifnot, you have to pay for the extra..not good.
They will also want a time to start. Don't expect them exactly at that time...sometimes they actually make it, most times they will be a tad behind. This is normal. Unexpected things always happen. Murphy's Law applies. If you are pouring a slab, start as early as possible. In the summer it will be easier due to the cooler temps during the harder work. The winter temps will make everything take longer, so get it down as early as possible and try to be done before noon if possible, or be ready to finish under lights...which may happen anyway in the cold.
That should be the common things you will be asked.
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Basic tools and what they are used for.
The tools you want will be dictated by the type of finish you are doing. Broom finish surfaces don't generally need as much work or tools as slick finishes. Since most of the questions revolve around shop floors, I will stay in that realm.
Concrete rakes...you will need several to move the stuff around before and during screeding. Shovels will work as well, but not near as well.
Shovels...self explanatory.
Buckets, at least two and at least one water brush. These are extremely necessary for finishing and clean up. Using a water hose to add water to a drying slab during finishing is a bad idea. It will always put too much on. A water brush will do it much better and will aid in clean up.
Screed board. This will be the board you will grade the concrete with. It should be as long as possible to make short work of the floor. Too long and it will bow too much. 16' 2x4's are ok and as long as wood should be. 12-14 are ideal. If that is too long for the forms, then get one about a foot wider than the forms. That should be plenty. Make sure it is super straight and doesn't have any kerfs and blemishes.
Hand float..wood, alu. or magnesium. Mag is better. They will be used to rough float all concrete after placing. This is the first pass. 15-16" is the best size for general work. I personally like using a 20-24" float, but it can be more difficult to use.
Edger in a 1/2" radius. A 3/8 radius can be used as well. I prefer 1/2 because it will end up looking better. These are for shaping the outer edge at the forms. It will also aid in form removal later when the edges are done with an edger. Not as much garbage all over the edge to hold it to the slab. The sheetmetal types are best. They should be stainless, although a mild steel one will work...just keep it clean. Most are 6" long and 6 wide. For a slab, 6" wide is a must. The little 4" and 2" wide ones are too narrow. You want one that will stay on top without fighting.
Jitterbug. this is basically a tamper for concrete. You use it right after the screeding is done to knock all the rocks down and bring more paste to the top for the bullfloat. It will also smooth out some irregularities left by the screed. It will also help consolidate the concrete a little, helping the air bubbles to work out and get rid of voids.
Bull float. This basically a long mag float on a long pole. It will be used after the screed and jitterbug to make it all as smooth as possible before it starts to set up. The better it gets before final finishing, the easier it will be later.
Steel trowel...they are the main finishing tool and Cutter's nemisis. :evil: They come in all widths and lengths. For a basic all around trowel, I'd start with a 16" stainless or spring steel trowel. Having a 12" around can be good as well for small areas around plumbing, etc. 4" wide is a good width. A bigger one will work, ( I use a 24") but will require more horsepower to use.
Trowel machine or power trowel. This may or may not be needed. Just depends on the size of pour. It can easily do the work of 10 men or more, but takes experience to run. It will do more harm than good in inexperienced hands. This one is best left to the pro's, but you should know about it. It basically floats and finishes the concrete. It applies pressure to the blades to make the concrete flat and smooth. It will also consolidate the concrete making it stronger and less likely to crack. The surface will also be more durable due to the extra consolidation.
Vibrator...this is necessary if you need to fill tall forms or beams and footers. It will vibrate the mix to get the air out and fill in voids along the forms. It is also the worst killer of forms. Forms will move easily if you keep the vibrator in one spot too long. As an alternative, a 2x2 or even 2x4 can be used to rod the concrete. It will do the same thing, but will take longer and use more horsepower.
OK, I think I got the basics....if not I'll add them later or on another post.
Most of this equipment is available for rent. With the exception of the trowel machine and vibrator, all can be gotten at Home Depot even.
Edit: I neglected to mention concrete boots. They will be absolutely necessary if you will be inside, in the concrete. Gloves may also be a good idea. I use the knit ones with the rubber fingers and palm. They won't stop the water, but will give you a good grip when wet, which happens a lot.
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Prep the area before pouring.
Get the path cleared ahead of time. This will eliminate a lot of headaches at the time of the pour. You would be shocked at how many pro's do not do this simple little thing. The trucks are 8' wide and around 11-13' tall. Trees and power lines will need to be looked at. Be sure of pipes, watewr meters, septic tanks and lines. Even though they may be 18" or more below ground, a concrete truck can still crush them. Make sure you don't have to go over any existing driveways or sidewalks...they may not survive without cracking or failure. You may want to reroute or consider another delivery method.
Other delivery methods are a concrete pump, wheelbarrrow, Georgia buggy, either manual or motorized, or even a Bobcat.
Pump..how can you tell if you need one? Basically, what I look for first is access. If I can hit three sides of a small slab, I am usually ok. Concrete trucks usually carry 14-16' of chutes with them. You have to measure from where they will be stopping outside of the forms. Go in about 14-16' and see what you have left. If there is less than 14-16 feet, you can pull that without killing yourself. If there is 15-20 feet more and that is all, you may want a second chute. I made one that sits on a sawhorse. It is simple corrugated sheet metal and a 2x8 frame. I'll post a pic. If the access is limited to two sides with longer pulls, that will kill a finish crew and will need a pump. Call the pump company for an inspection and to check the prices. They will tell you how long a boom and how much. I can get a 70-100 yd slab pumped for about 650 bucks. Larger booms will cost more. I had one that needed a 65m+ boom and it ran about 1000 bucks an hour! It all depends on access and how much pulling will be required. Too much=pump. Not much, do it by hand. They also have line pumps that are good for hard to get to places. The company inspector will know which will be best.
Wheelbarrows and Georgia buggies are basically the same thing. The buggy holds more and has two wheels...a definite plus. The motorized ones will let you ride on them and even dump the hopper for you.
I use a Bobcat all the time to pour. You can't fill the bucket all the way, but it is way faster than a wheelbarrow, esp on difficult terrain or when you are pouring a lot. You have to consider truck time when deciding on the wheelbarrow deal. Large pours will need a fleet of barrows and willstill take a long time.
More later... I'm getting crosseyed.
Grand High Poobah...(by appointment.)
Great info Don. Could have used it 30 years ago. Have a concrete fix question but will deal with it in a seperate thread..I'm not going to be the first to hijack this one..
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you... John Steinbeck
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will
be a nation gone under". ~Ronald Reagan
We should have picked our own cotton...
I love my women hot and my beer ice cold..
Don, I hope this goes with the topic. In case you haven't seen it at the hobart site. This guy needs help. Here's the thread title..
welding to a weld plate in concrete footing
Gotta run. I'm allergic to concrete..
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you... John Steinbeck
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will
be a nation gone under". ~Ronald Reagan
We should have picked our own cotton...
I love my women hot and my beer ice cold..
Yup, I posted on it.
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