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|Owner-built masonry stove in Canada
The original design was discussed here:
and Pat's variant here:
The Batch-Box and Sidewinder rocket designers are turning out some interesting bells, benches, and cooktop masonry cubes, as I showed toward the end of the October 2015 post, "Pyronauts in Montana."
We know of a handful of classic rocket mass heaters (J-style firebox, barrel and all) passing inspection, and plenty of other DIY masonry heaters as well - reports filtering in from Oregon, Georgia, New York, Michigan, BC, Ontario, Vermont... the precedent is mounting.
For the present, however, the vast majority of DIY builders are choosing the path of least resistance, and not asking permission. That's a risky path for people who have a mortgage, and may be obliged to maintain home insurance. Some will build in an outbuilding or greenhouse instead of the main house, losing much of the people-warming efficiency that we're after.
Let's encourage each other with success stories.
If your DIY masonry heater was approved, please tell!
If you've had a productive conversation with local officials, that stopped short of official approval, or led to a different design choice, we'd like to hear about that too.
(We've had at least 4 after-the-fact inspectors give an unofficial response of, "Cool. I have no problem with this," and no further action taken, even if they weren't quite clear on the legal process for official approval.)
Let's address any obstacles together, above and beyond the clearance and code info that's already in our Builder's Guide.
Builder's Guide Update (order your copy now!):
Please pre-order your copy on Kickstarter ASAP! (Click here.)
We would love to sell 1000 copies by April 1, and get our per-book costs way down for this first edition printing.
We are looking forward to signing and hand-delivering these first-edition books to our backers in the Pacific Northwest, and around the world.
If you're interested in helping us, please spread the word. Consider signing up as a booster to receive a referral bonus with every pledge you send our way. We did the math; the per-book cost makes a bigger difference to our budget than the referral incentive - so please sell books and claim the bounty!
Calling EU, Commonwealth, and International Builders
|Adiel Shnior came from Israel to study with us,
then took the skills back to his local team,
with great results.
Physics works the same across most of the world, but building materials and local regulations can be very different.
If you are a builder or future builder from the UK, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand (or anywhere outside North America),
please take a moment this week to tell us about your experiences.
|Portrait of a heater completed using Bonny 8" plans
What else should we know about?
Any obstacles to overcome?
|Moroccan project
with improvised perlite-adobe bricks
(local low- fired brick
proved unsuitable for the hot, clean firebox conditions.)
Thanks again for everyone's support for our Kickstarter for the new book.
Please keep sharing it with your friends - we appreciate every new pledge, in any amount.
Permanent Press says we may have preliminary cost data for distribution in the UK, EU, Australia, and New Zealand, by the end of this week.
Erica and Ernie Wisner
More brainstorming questions below.
Other questions for local builders everywhere:
Have you noticed any differences in available materials, or building terminology?
Any situations with local authorities that make it easier or harder to build a masonry heater?
Who needs to give the green light?
(Building inspectors, chimney sweeps, local councils, or just keep the family and neighbors happy?)
Any useful exemptions that you've found locally?
- regulatory tolerance for owners building in their own home, or outbuildings vs. occupied residences, or rural v.s. urban codes,
- encouragement for projects that emphasize efficiency, local materials, or local labor?
- "humanitarian" exemptions - if it's your only way to heat or cook.
- special exemptions for "antiques" or historic value?

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Right now I am spending a long weekend with my pen-pal of 38 years (yes! that long! and we have been communicating by facebook really for a a few years now), and her wonderful family before moving on to Brisbane tomorrow.
Shauna could not pick me up at the airport because of family issues, so I got to experience the Sydney airport train on my own. I loved these signs along the platform.
And of course the train system would make a good pattern for a quilt. Much less complicated than the over-complicated European ones!
The most interesting moment was when I was trying to buy the ticket - no cash on hand! - and the machine was not accepting my debit card for my NZ bank account. For a moment I saw me stranded at Sydney airport without any monetary means, and not even a chance of getting in touch with my friend as my phone card had just told me that it was low as well, I could not send any text messages, as I had not thought of topping it up before I left NZ. However, the ATM machine was more gracious than the EFTPOS of the train company and I got cash, and I bought a ticket, and I could buy a new phone card and all was well!
I have learned that the 'always sunny in Australia' is a hoax - there is no such thing as sunshine in Australia, as far as I can tell. We've done a sightseeing tour of Newcastle.
And a bush walk to a beach, where we actually saw some dolphings just beyond the surf.
We found these wonderful blue berries and I wondered how they could be used for dyeing, but, alas, no chance to try out!
Lots of interesting things to see along the way!
|Here's looking at you, kid...
|Nest? or growth?
|So is this inner ring from a bush fire that scarred the tree?
|Paper bark
We're preparing a barbecue for later this afternoon - introduction to Australian cuisine ahead!


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This addition is not meant to be a www.6q3o1.cnprehensive design outlet…..but to provide the basics and starting point for further decision making and research.
Before starting the bar www.6q3o1.cnpany in 2000/01, I originally designed kitchens for 10 years…..and sold over 600 projects. In that time, I also designed numerous home basement bar projects, second kitchens, or various kitchenettes or other small projects. Naturally, projects of this nature pale in www.6q3o1.cnparison to the www.6q3o1.cnplexity of old English bar design – or my vision of it.
Fortunately, this experience in kitchen and home design prepared me for the installation issues and problems associated in furniture design and its next step toward permanent installation.
In some applications, bar cabinets work better then a movable piece of furniture. Yet, the typical gripe with cabinets is that 'kitchen' look. However, with a little ingenuity and effort, you can transform a basic set of cabinets into a reasonable home bar.
Reasons you might consider building a bar from stock cabinetry include:
The cons in building from stock cabinetry
Our www.6q3o1.cnpany still sells cabinets. It's the main staple of our business. Our store is over 40,000sqft stocked with 1000s of in-stock cabinets and hundreds of vanities. We sell our value cabinet line and deal primarily in one order line – Kabinart (don't confuse this with Kraftmaid).
I want to briefly discuss Kabinart. For the few of you watching your budget and want a quality cabinet at a reasonable price, then Kabinart should be on your short-list. The cabinet is all-wood, features under-mount glides, hidden hinges, 5/8" dovetail drawers and should please 95% of the average customers.
Kabinart's negatives include a lack of specialty pieces and a small selection of moulding/accessories. Kabinart does not serve the uber cabinetry niche….but is worth finding your local dealer for a price. It's a price sensitive world now and saving money is a priority.
And I also wouldn't classify Kraftmaid or Jim Bishop Cabinets as top-of-the-line either, but these www.6q3o1.cnpanies would be your next step up. Your final step will be a total custom solution which then hinges on the quality, experience, and design of your custom fabricator.
Just because you have custom cabinets doesn't make your job look better! A good designer can take stock cabinets, add a twist of custom magic, and create beautiful projects. The problem with that is finding the designer-installer.
I will say this….and pay attention closely. Any design whether it be kitchen or bar project will hinge primarily on your attention to detail…..your design around the cabinets, use of other elements, lighting, countertops, flooring, etc. Your cabinets, although important, must work with the other elements to make a 'scene'. Buying the best cabinets will not make the best design.
So, to summarize
If you just want a simply project without much flair, then a Big Box designed project might be what you want. Yet, don't expect the Big Box employee to be a 'designer'. They are trained – trained in how to provide a quality kitchen project with little trouble. Each store will likely have their 'expert' that has actually stayed around 5+ years. Again, this is hit or miss. I'm not totally discounting the Big Box employee, but this is the place a lot of kitchen designers will break a tooth.
If you really want to step outside the Box, then you need to visit your smaller shops. They may charge for their designs or have other fees, but ultimately your budget will make the final decision.
In 2005, we started an experiment that measured the durability of our finish to other importer finishes AND the standard stock cabinet lacquer finish. Obviously, you can see from the results how fast the lacquer broke down.
I'm not here to argue for or against cabinet finishes. They meet a standard that is acceptable and will likely last 20+ years. In our experiment, we had the glass sitting on top of the finish 24/7. In vertical cabinetry, this isn't the case. After you have your cabinets installed, you use a standard laminate countertop, some synthetic stone version, or actual stone.
Use base moulding at the bottom of the peninsula.
Use cabinet doors or shadow-box the side veneer.
Sometimes the cabinet www.6q3o1.cnpany will sell premium ends called furniture grade ends.
You must use a crown moulding!
Use of corbels.
I will argue that your design primarily hinges on MOULDING!!! Proper use and detail of moulding is critical to a high-quality installation or design. Why do you think our designs look so good? Our moulding changes are endless……I never cease to experiment with new designs, build-ups, or profiles.
I believe the biggest mistake in most new designs today centers around their lack of moulding detail. It's awful…..too small or just not enough. Honestly, I don't understand how something so obvious is so neglected.
Occasionally, you will see a moulding too big….yet, this is hard to find. Sometimes, I will see a moulding that is out of proportion. In this case, they will push out horizontally too far without making a vertical transition UP. This makes the crown look funny. If you want large crown, you have to proportion the transition in height by a vertical move….not just big.
The end of any cabinet should not be left flat. Again, another minor detail that is often overlooked by others. The ends of all cabinets should look as if they finish with details, not a lack of detail.
It could be as simple as buying a cabinet door ($30-$150), shadow box it, or any other stock/custom moulding.
I remember a Horchow vanity from their catalog that was about $1400……and it had flat side panels. I just don't understand if promoting quality and heirloom status, how this can be ignored?
There are no rules here…..nor instructions. A cabinet shop/manufacture is not going to have such a unique piece…..
If you plan to design a canopy into a home bar constructed with cabinets, you can expect to call an experienced carpenter.
There is a leading moulding manufacture called Enkeboll. They design and manufacture mouldings, accents, corbels, and a wide variety of accessory pieces to www.6q3o1.cnplement a home bar project. Of course, there are others……but I've been particularly impressed with a few trade magazine articles.
I've included two custom-made bars using Enkeboll products to highlight what a high-quality constructed job would look like.
The first design is more of a stand-alone project assembled with Enkeboll's mouldings in more of a custom furniture project.
The second design is more of a cabinet installation mixed with moulding to make a permanent bar. Although this installation likely involved custom cabinets, you can construct this bar idea using stock standard cabinets and moulding. The basic cabinet installation would not be that difficult. The lower section wrapped in moulding would also not be that difficult. The bar tabletop and canopy would likely take the greatest time (and money). If you like what you see, they probably call the main piece an arched valance.
Recently, I was watching an episode of Flipping Out from Bravo…….and I saw Ryan and a client discuss a magazine advertisement from Enkeboll. It was an elaborate 10'-12' kitchen centerpiece centered around the oven.
I have to admit I am guilty of watching this crazy show…..Jeff reminds me of an old boss when I worked on Hilton Head Island.
Obviously, these designs are impressive….and as such, you should expect the cost will also be impressive. The client in the show was spending millions.
There are other moulding and corbel manufactures……and it seems there are more and more each year. If you are on a tight-budget, you can find other alternatives to Enkeboll. Just check the search engines for moulding, molding, corbels, etc.
Technically, there really isn't much to discuss about a custom bar-type canopy. It could be designed as a furniture piece or it could be as simple as a hanging 2×4 structure covered in veneers and moulding.
The picture to the right is a basic run of cabinets 60" with a simple 4" crown moulding. Although this cabinet run is for an office, the leaded glass doors would look good in a proper setting. Also, notice the doors in this picture are not full-overlay. You still see the frame.
The cabinets above in the Enkeboll features full-overlay doors….and you don't see much of the frame.
If you decide to go the cabinet route, we will be adding various mouldings & corbels specifically for bar installation in 2009. Since 2005, we've used our bar wood excess to laminate and make large beautiful corbels.Take a look at a corbel from us and some Asian importer
These are actual pictures from our corbels and theirs.


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Owning a house is fun, but it's the maintenance part that tends to give us a headache. Throughout the year, each season has different effects on your roofing, siding, decks or patios, so it's very important to pay close attention to each element. While some things you can maintain on your own, hiring an expert to keep your house in top notch condition is crucial!
Summer is a perfect time to focus on bringing back to life your deck, patio or fence. Did you know that with pressure washing you can make old discolored concrete and wood look like new?
What is Pressure Washing?
Pressure washing is similar to power washing with its high-pressure water blast, but it doesn't use
heated water. In fact, regular temperature water still does an amazing job at blasting away dirt.
For regular household use, pressure washing is the way to go. It's less harsh on surfaces, which makes it ideal for use on things like masonry, brick, and concrete. This is what you want to turn to when you're looking to give your deck or patio a quick clean.
Moreover, if you're thinking about selling your house any time soon, pressure washing the exterior will most likely up the resale value and curb appeal of your property.
Hiring an expert
Thinking of cleaning a deck or fence on your own? Be careful! Pressure washing is a difficult service, which requires a special skillset, so hire experts in your area! Without the right equipment and knowledge, pressure washing your deck can potentially cause costly or even irreparable harm to the wood.
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This is a blog post that's been among my drafts for a long time, and I never got the time to finish writing it. But recently IBAM reminded me of this topic with a tweet, followed up by a poll:
YES! So much this. When you are in academia, you are deeply immersed in that environment and it is easier to see and understand what are the tasks and duties of most of the people working there. Once you decide to leave, there is a wide open world full of possibilities to explore. You can do so many things but it is super hard to decide for anything. There is also the feeling of failure, so of course, if you are leaving academia, it must be for a BETTER job, a job that makes you HAPPIER. That's a lot of pressure to put on yourself!
Networking is important. The more you talk to several people, the more you understand the options that are out there. Most importantly, you start to quickly realize what you DON'T want to do. But sometimes the more you talk to people, the more confused you feel about what is what you really want for your next job. Keeping an open mind is crucial, but there's a time when you need to stop and take a deep look at yourself. To help out with that, there were a couple of good suggestions among the replies to IBAM's tweet, you should check them out. However, that reminded me of the flower exercise, suggested to me by my friend Aidan Budd a couple of months ago.
This exercise is described in the book What color is your parachute and it is a self-assessment exercise intended to help you know yourself, your strengths, and your preferences. Each petal is an aspect of your life that you should consider carefully:
I am not going to details about what to consider in order to fill up each petal, but you can easily get this information on Google (or ideally read the book!). I haven't read the book yet, but decided to try to make my flower before reading it, and see if it changes afterwards. It was hard! Even though I thought I had a pretty clear idea of where I want to go, filling my flower was much harder than I thought it would be. It required a lot of soul-searching and prioritization to come up with a reasonable result. Here is what I came up with:
Now that I have a pretty good idea of what I want, it's *just* a matter of finding, applying, and getting the dream job! Of course, if life would be that easy. But knowing what you want is a very important part of the process. But keep in mind that it is easy to feel stuck and hope that magically the *right* opportunity will come to you. That reminds me of a podcast episode from the Hidden Brain, and a blog post I've wrote about it.
People complain that they don't know what to do with their lives, and they want to find the right pathway (that is already there, and we just need to find it). What people usually don't realize is that there's not only one right destination, there are many.
Don't wait for the dream job to start applying. Especially if you are in the process of leaving academia, the actual tasks of a given job may be way different that the add description. Some jobs allow some flexibility and may be adapted according to your skills. So maybe you can transform that position into your dream job along the way. Or use it as experience for the next one!
And don't forget, as we always say in our Recovering Academic Podcast "your next job doesn't have to be your last job. And it probably won't. And that's okay". Good luck!


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Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Peer Review in Disgrace: 4 Journals Publish Hoax Star Wars Paper Featuring Midi-Chlorians
Joel Kontinen
Peer review does not automatically mean that a science paper is reliable. At least one bogus, computer generated paper was accepted for publication in a journal.
Then there was the episode of a dog sitting on the editorial board of 7 journals.
The latest addition to this trend features a hoax Star Wars Paper on Midi-Chlorians accepted by four journals.
Obviously, the reviewers failed to distinguish between the supercomplex mitochondrion and the fictitious "and widely derided microscopic life-forms that give Jedi warriors their ability to use the Force in the 'Star Wars' movies," as Live Science puts it.
It seems that it has become increasingly difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, fact and fiction, real news and fake news, as the recent fake news about the Canaanites reminds us.
Pappas, Stephanie. 2017. Mitochondria or Midi-Chlorians? 'Star Wars' Hoax Paper Published in 4 Journals. Live Science (25 July).
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Tunnisteet: complexity, fake news, intelligent design, peer review, Star Wars


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1. Both Men and women can do inverted pull-ups!
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View of the Kwakiutl totem poles standing in a cemetery. The two poles stand adjacent to graves marked with crosses, which are identified Chief J .Aul Sewid and Mrs. Lucy Sewid. The presence of flowers at this gravesite suggest that this photo may have been taken in 1988 when Chief Sewid died. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke, Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.


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This fall, the target many ladies are zeroing in on has more battleground appeal than one would expect: camouflage.
A few of our favorites include:
1.) Faith Connexion Jacquard Loose Pants, shopbop.com, $413.00
2.)Baum und Pferdgarten Silk Shirt Dress with Fluted Hem in Camo Print, asos.com, $371.64
3.)Michael Kors Samantha Camouflage Pants, bergdorfgoodman, $895.00 (Pre-order)
4.)Elena Iachi 70 mm Suede Camouflage Wedge Sneakers, luisaviaroma.com, $445.00
We love this cue from Rihanna mixing camouflage with hot pink, and bright yellow!
The inspiration:
How to copy it:
W118 by Walter Baker Cameron Silk Shirt, theoutnet.com, $75.00
Dondup Lambda Camouflage Jean, farfetch.com, $198.48
Aquazzura Slone Slit-Front Suede Bootie in Yellow, bergdorfgoodman.com, $595.00
How to wear the "CamuRock" according to InStyle UK (We tend to agree!)
Pair this bold purse with light colors, shimmery fabrics and paisley prints.
Another combination to try:
Splendid Long Sleeve Camo Top, piperlime.com, $128.00
Moschino Cheap & Chic Ribbed Wool Mini Skirt, net-a-porter.com, $475.00
Dolce & Gabbana Intense Liquid Glam Liner in metallic yellow gold, sephora.com, $34.00
The best shoe to try NOW:
Valentino Leather & Suede Camouflage Sneaker, saks.com, $795.00, available on pre-order (hurry!)
Our favorites in blue (Again, try them with a pop of yellow!)
1). Camo Print Stepped Pencil Skirt, topshop.com, $72.00
2). Christopher Kane Camouflage Woven-Silk Skirt, net-a-porter.com, $860.00
3.) Valentino Rockstud Camo Canvas-Leather Medium Tote Bag, bergdorfgoodman.com, $3245.00
4.) Lanvin Open Toe Ballet Flats, farfetch.com, $550.00
Camouflage is perfect for sneaking around!
Valentino Rockstud Camo-Print Sneaker, neimanmarcus.com, $795.00
Puma 'Easy Rider' low top trainer, farfetch.com, $72.00
The last look is a perfect end-of-summer treat in candy color!
1969 Camo front-zip always skinny jeans, gap.com, $69.95
Camouflage nails are actually hard to miss!


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5-day The Legend of Avatar
Tour code: TCG-ZJJ-02
Introducing the Best Zhangjiajie Tour - a five day Zhangjiajie National Forest Park trip which not only takes in all that the park has to offer, but also Yellow Dragon Cave and Hallelujah Mountains!
Day 1 Arrival in Zhangjiajie
Transfer via: flight/train - on your own arrangement
Upon arrival in Zhangjiajie, you will be met by the local guide and transferred to the hotel check in. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 Zhangjiajie / Wulingyuan Scenic Area
Activities for today: Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, Yellow Dragon Cave
Morning drive to the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, where you will experience a ride on the world's longest cable car up to the summit of the mountain, taking in the spectacular scenery as you do so. Once at the summit take a hike (approximately 2 hours long) on the Plank Road alongside Guigu Cliffs. During the hiking, you can choose to experience the glass plank road built along a cliff with an extra expense (RMB20/pp). After the hiking, you will pay a visit to the Tiammen Temple and take the Forest Sightseeing cable car and back to the Tianmen Mountain cable car station and take the big cable car up to the middle station. And take a bus through the Tongtian Avenue to explore the Tianmen Cave.
In the afternoon, drive Wulingyuan Scenic Area and explore in the fantastic underground cave-Yellow Dragon Cave, hiking hiking about 2 hours in the cave.
Day 3 Wulingyuan Scenic Area
Activities for today: Huangshizhai, Golden Whip Stream, Baofeng lake
After breakfast at the hotel, you will take a cable car to Huangshizhai (the yellow stone stronghold) and be taken on a 2 hours hike on the mountain. After lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, proceed to the Golden Whip Stream (Jinbianxi) – this charming valley is most likely to bring you into the pandora's wonderland of the movie. You will have a leisure hiking about 2.5 hours.
And then hiking through a grand valley (Baizhang Xia) and reach the sleepy Baofeng Lake. Around the lake area the beautiful cataracts are found in the film Avatar. Drive to your hotel for a leisure time.
Day 4 Wulingyuan Scenic Area
Activities for today: Yuanjiajie Mountain, Bailong Elevator, 'Hallelujah Mountains', Tianzi Mountain, Shi Li Hua Lang
After breakfast at the hotel, You will then ascend the Yuanjiajie Mountain (Yuanjiajie Scenic Area) taking the Bailong elevator - a glass elevator built into the side of the mountain. On the summit, you will be taken on a 2.5 hours hiking to discover the Pillar of the southern sky. This mountain was used as inspiration for the famous 'Hallelujah Mountains' seen in the blockbuster movie, Avatar. In January 2010, this mountain was renamed the 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain' by the local government. Proceed to the platform or Forgetfulness to enjoy the nearby peak views and then walk across a supernatural work – the No. 1 Bridge under Heaven (aka First Bridge of the world, Chinese: Tian Xia Di Yi Qiao).
Climb up the "King of peaks" – Tianzi Mountain. From the unique peaks in the clusters here you will refind the mysterious setting of Avatar. Take a cable car down the Tianzi Mountain, go on sightseeing along the dreamlike fairland – Shi Li Hua Lang (aka Gallery Canyon, lit. 10-li Gallery; 10 Li=5km).
Day 5 Wulingyuan Scenic Area/Zhangjiajie/Exit
Transfer via: flight/train - on your own arrangement
Meet the guide and transfer to Zhangjiajie airport or railway station for the flight/train to your next destination.
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Our proven travel packages have been carefully chosen to include the most popular or unique destinations and tourist attractions in China. However, as local conditions and our clients requests vary, no two trips will ever be the same. With the guidance of your travel consultants you may modify the itinerary to give a truly unique experience!
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|Arrival in Zhangjiajie.
|Zhangjiajie / Wulingyuan Scenic Area
|Full day explore Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, drive to Wulingyuan and visit the Yellow Dragon Cave.
|Wulingyuan Scenic Area
|Today guide tour to visit the Huangshizhai (the Yellow Stone Stronghold), hiking on the Golden Whip Stream,and visit Baofeng lake.
|Wulingyuan Scenic Area
|Full day visit the Yuanjiajie Mountain, Bailong Elevator, 'Hallelujah Mountains', Tianzi Mountain, and Shi Li Hua Lang.
|Wulingyuan Scenic Area/Zhangjiajie/Exit
|Zhangjiajie departure.
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Sustainability - Measuring and Reporting
The question of what is a sustainable construction product is a complex one and can be interpreted in many different ways. A frequent request to CPA is for a list of 'the best or most sustainable products'. This is analogous to asking for the best music. The answer to both questions is 'it depends' on what is required. Often the enquirer is referring to products that capture renewable energy, or capture and store rainwater, or make a house more energy efficient. Another enquirer may wish to know which product has had the least impact on the environment; others want to know whether a product has been sourced in a responsible way. For some, only locally sourced materials meet their requirements.
In all cases it needs to be remembered that the construction product is a component within a building or structure, in essence the building or structure such as a bridge is the final product. What may be a sustainable solution for one project may not be the optimum sustainable solution for another project. A construction product can similarly be the most sustainable choice in one scenario but the very same product may not be the best sustainable choice for another project.
The first step therefore is a consideration of the construction project type. Is it a small project where a product is being replaced like for like such as a window, or is it a major project constructing a row of houses, a school, a multi-story office block or a railway. The choice of materials and products will depend on the performance required. The expected lifespan of the building and end of life options can radically affect the choice of products. For instance shop fitting, where lifespan is measured in years or even months rather than decades, is an area where high impact materials have to have good re-use or recycling routes in order to compete with lower impact materials; whereas a multi-storey office block or an apartment block must have products with strength and durability and may be expected to exist for decades if not several centuries. Assessing the benefits of products and materials in building performance terms is thus often now entwined with the environmental, and increasingly social and economic, impacts in their manufacturing and use.
To assess this complex area, there has emerged over the past two decades a set of national initiatives that have now evolved into a suite of European standards that provide the rules for measuring and reporting the sustainability performance of construction works, these cover environmental, social and economic and apply at the building level and at the product level. These are called the CEN TC 350 suite of European standards and apply across the European Union. Information can be found here. Construction products are part of the single European market and should Member States wish to regulate on the sustainability performance of products then they must use existing European standards.
For products, the environmental impact of a product is measured through a life cycle assessment (LCA) process. This gives rise to an environmental profile often formally called an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). This is a set of numbers measuring an indicator such as impact on global warming or toxicity and can be used to input to design tools to decide the best material and product option to deliver a required sustainability performance.
The methodology for creating an EPD is now formalised through a formal European standard called EN 15804. EPD providers; i.e., those companies that provide a service to manufacturers to develop an EPD, now follow this standardised methodology. In the UK, the main provider of environmental profiles is BRE which has been providing profiles for 20 years largely because of the Green Guide to Product Specification. BRE now use the European standard.
The European standards on the measurement and reporting of sustainability performance are of great relevance and importance to CPA members. The Association thus works collaboratively with members to ensure they have good involvement with the direction and development of the standards.
CPA also works to ensure that knowledge of the mature landscape of environmental and sustainability reporting is known to those in the wider construction community, such as contractors and designers, and also to policy makers
The reporting of environmental performance has been a driver for many manufacturers to assess the impact of their manufacturing process from raw material extraction through the manufacturing process and in use and to make improvements often resulting in greater efficiencies and lower costs. This has led to innovations to reduce embodied carbon, water usage, and impact on a range of emissions and resource extraction. Such innovations are expected to improve a product's BRE Green Guide rating and potentially lead to better scoring for the material element in a BREEAM rating scheme or similar. Making more with less resource, be it material, energy or water, is also likely to have beneficial impact on the economic bottom line of manufacture.
- The Association has published a Guide to Understanding the Embodied Impacts of Construction Products which provides a helpful introduction to the scope and methodologies used within the sector to produce third party environmental impact information.
- Information about the CEN TC 350 suite of European standards on measuring and reporting the sustainability performance of construction works including construction products can be found here.
- The European Standard for producing Environmental Product Declarations - EN15804 - can be purchased from BSI here.
- The BRE Green Guide to Building Specification provides a simple rating system of the environmental impacts of building materials. The rankings are based on Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), this initially used "BRE's Environmental Profiles Methodology 2008" but this is now modified to align with the European standard for producing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) – EN 15804.


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Usually around the spring and summertime, my single clients tend to amp up their dating activity. Hope springs eternal and when the weather gets better people seem to want that "special someone" to do things with. Ten years ago it was almost unheard of to use the internet for dating. Now, however, if you are single and looking, people begin to wonder why you haven't tried Match.com, Eharmony, JDate, or even AdultFriendFinder.
When my clients use Match, they tend to go on a large number of dates very quickly, simply in part due to the colossal number of people who are registered and looking. Some of the encounters prove to be very good, according to the client. However when things don't turn into a second date – a common occurrence on mass dating sites – they don't know what, if anything, they did wrong. I've noticed two possible reasons for this:
1) Because Match deals with such massive volume, it's entirely possible that although a rendezvous went well, the other person may have found someone better suited for him/her in the days or even hours since the initial meeting. I had a client who literally needed an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of his romantic wheelings and dealings. Everyday he went on one lunch date, one Happy Hour date, then dinner with yet another person and, finally, a nightcap date with a fourth person. Twenty dates per work week with another 5-10 on the weekends. If one date went well, even very well, the guy had every intention of setting up another date. But by the time a day or so had past, he had another 4-8 women that could have been a better fit, leaving someone like my client out in the cold, even though she would be a fine partner. Some people find this approach untraditional, even reprehensible, but it is the reality of dating via such a popular website.
2) Sometimes dates go well, but that doesn't necessarily translate to one of the parties seeking out a second encounter (again, this is especially true due to point number one above). The sad reality accompanying this is that, for most, it's easier to say "that was great! I'll call you, or text you, or email you, or IM you, or show up at your office or the front step of your apartment, and we'll go out again," then it is to come out with the truth: "this was fun, but we just didn't click or you're not my type." For those of you who are completely honest in this regard, you should be applauded because you are in the minority. For many, the anxiety and discomfort of having to outright reject another is too much for the psyche to tolerate. Humans are notorious for taking the quick fix, the drug that will eliminate the distress. That means not coming out with the truth, even if it means long-term punishment (e.g., feeling guilty, needing to answer unwanted emails, being labeled a Douchebag or a Bitch, etc.). We'll often pass on going to the gym because it's a pain in the ass, even though it means decreased health over the medium and long-haul. The same is true for dating: it's faster, nicer and just good karma to be out with the lack of interest at the moment of truth, but many still pass and will just deal with the consequences later.
My socially aversive friend and colleague, Dr. Pete, is turning over a new leaf, and has decided that he would like to meet a special lady. Someone who understands him, or at least can tolerate the fact that he might vomit into a potted plant when the waiter approaches him. And so even though I warned him about the above-mentioned perils, he insists on taking the plunge. Unfortunately Pete's skill is therapy, not writing. So in exchange for allowing me to use him as form of online Grand Rounds for social anxiety, I agreed to write a first draft of his Match.com profile.
Unlike most New York City shrinks, Pete is very nautically-minded. He enjoys yachting, sailing, water skiing, fishing, anything around boats and water. He even likes pirates! Therefore he insists on meeting a woman with similar tastes. That was his only requirement. Unfortunately, if you give me that much latitude, I'll take full advantage of it.
Here is my draft. I would strongly encourage you to add your thoughts and ideas in the Comments thread. We're talking about a man's search for love here, people! Lend a hand, won't you?
Match.Com Profile for Dr. Pete
Tagline: Be My Mate, Matey!
Ahoy Fair Maiden!
Be my ballast! Shipmaster with doctorate in the psychological arts seeks second in command for nautical fun. Other men profess to have the sexy cobbles of Blackheart or the facial pulchritude of Calico Jack; shun their nefarious claims! With me you'll experience all the wonders of both land and sea. If you're familiar with a gaff-topsail or how to measure our gross tonnage as we sail from port to port, look no further than this Aqua Master.
After we've docked our tug prepare to dine on the finest catches the city has to offer. We will start with Red Lobster as our premiere maritime-themed eating establishment and move our vessel along the Hudson as our bellies dictate. If you prefer landlubber fare, prepare for sumptuous steaks at Sizzler or mouth-watering Italian fare at SBarro! And make no mistake: come nightfall, our houseboat will certainly be a'rockin (insert sexually suggestive wink here). Believe you me, Comely Lass, this is one Captain you'll want to "Hook."
Note: Bonus points allotted for the fair sea creature who prefers to drink her grog in excess (i.e., the Viking way).


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Twenty-seven-year-old Brian Skulnik, who has been the best Managing Editor we've ever had during his four-year term, is off to new challenges after October 14 to work with Rosetta Books in Manhattan. Succeeding him is a younger woman, twenty-six-year-old Emily Montaglione, who lives 10 minutes away from us. There's a lot for her to get used to, but there is no question that she will be up for this new task. Emily also brings her own literary talents, as she has been reading four books a week for over a decade. One couldn't ask for a better replacement. You can reach her directly by email at email@example.com or at our office weekdays from10 in the morning until 5 P.M. at 631-725-1101.
With that, as co-publisher along with Judy and Chris Knopf, it's my pleasure to introduce her, for this is her blog.
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This past September I had the wonderful occasion to become acquainted with Martin and Judith Shepard and The Permanent Press here in Sag Harbor. It was amazing to see the publishing process and how many wonderfully exciting books were being created. I was inspired by their love of literature as well as their dedication to all types of authors. I knew at once that I wanted to work with them.
I had the opportunity to grow up surrounded by books and with parents who read to me every day. This early love of literature developed quickly. Soon I was trying to read whatever I could get my hands on. Once I could write my name, I got my library card which let me explore the local library to my heart's content. I consider myself lucky to have been able to spend such large parts of my formative years between the pages of a book.
The love of literature didn't stop there; my first job was at my local library. At fourteen years old I got the assignment of shelving books in the children's department. Looking back I probably read more than I put away, but I got to spend every weekend surrounded by my favorite stories. In my teens, books were my best friends. I would finish class assignments quickly because I would often find that I had already read the material some time ago. One very kind English teacher introduced me to the classics. I discovered a love for Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Faulkner, Dickens and Chaucer.
By the time I graduated high school, most of my English degree was finished and I went on to declare a major in English literature. Once again my literary world was opened up further. More classics were discovered as well an even deeper love for medieval and Victorian literature. At that point, despite my degree being completed, my advisor insisted I stay and take another major. I decided the most compatible choice would be a psychology degree. This choice gave life to my other passion, child psychology. I went on to graduate school soon after for psychology and as they say, the rest is history.
Despite my choice in graduate study, my love for a good story never waned. I continue to read everything I can, and my taste for fiction has only grown. If there has been one constant throughout my life, it's been books—a continuing source of comfort, Joining The Permanent Press has allowed me to continue this endeavor as I now work in a place where a good book is never more than an arm's length away.
I've found, with all the new books that are coming out next year, hard to pick a favorite. There's something for every type of book lover from comedy, to romance, and mystery. Whether it's a soul searching coming of age story like Play House due out in April, or a chilling tale of psychopathy, The Mask of Sanity due in March, The Permanent Press has something for everyone. While it may be difficult to choose only one favorite, it's not difficult at all to find something you will want to read.


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20 for '15 – Bell Witch – Suffocation, A Drowning: II – Somniloquy (The Distance Of Forever)
Part 8 of a 20 part rundown of my favourite tracks of 2015
Bell Witch had me at having a band name that sounds like a boss from Dark Souls. Then they had me again at that record cover – such a beautifully painted scene of collapse it made me think again of Dark Souls. This says more about me and my Dark Souls problem than it does about Bell Witch.
But they had me a third time when I heard the fantastically miserably titled Suffocation, A Drowning: II – Somniloquy (The Distance Of Forever). And that time it had nothing to do with my obsession with From Software's franchise
There isn't much light in Bell Witch's crawling paced doom. Four Phantoms is a claustrophobically bleak record for the most part – its 4 tracks aren't short on monumental heft and power, but there's little to contrast it with. Suffocation, A Drowning II – Somniloquy (The Distance of Forever) is the proverbial crack that the light gets in through. At 22 minutes it plays out like a folk ballad in slow motion – the duo drafted in a vocalist, Erik Moggridge, who has the lilt of a folk singer at times. The drums crash like falling trees and the Dylan Desmond's 6-string bass howls like the wind while the tale of the titular drowning is told.
As you can imagine of a 22 minute lament for this watery demise it demands some commitment from the listener. Through the bastardised choral passages, the gutteral screaming, the melodies that switch from eerie to earthy, melancholy to malevolent, it's a long and draining trip. Funeral doom is a sub-genre rife with bombastic melodrama but Bell Witch manage to capture the essence of that term perfectly – the doom is more than catered for in the ceaseless crunching guitar chords left to drift and reverberate whilst the tone is never less than masterfully elegiac. When they scream it sounds less like the act of men wanting to make horrible noises and more like an act of grief.
The idea of a concept record about 4 hideous and grotesque deaths being replayed for all eternity, an earthly vision of hell, sounds like something cooked up as a joke by pissed up metalheads trying to outdo one another on the none-more-miserable stakes. Which, to be honest, would be fine by me – but what set Bell Witch apart is that they treated such a grim concept with respect and created an album about death so harrowing that it's almost, at it's best, life affirming.
20 for 2014 – The Playlist
Well it seems the gray curtain of February has lifted and left us blinking in the slightly brighter month of March. So it seems like the perfect time from me to finish up the WD 20 track rundown of 2014. I might change the tagline on here to: "Wanton Dilettantery: as timely as a Summer advent calendar."
Anyway, here it is: my 20 songs of 2014, including a lengthy doom workout, some indie rock noodlings, a hefty dose of shouty alt-rock, a heart rendingly fragile piano piece and whatever the hell Mazel Tov is. Despite my best efforts it's too all-over-the-place to hang together as a well curated mixtape. But as 20 individual tracks it shows that 2014 was a pretty great year for music. But then they all are if you look hard enough – there's an unholy amount of it released every month, if you aren't enjoying it you aren't looking in the right places. And if you can't be bothered WD has got your back – sporadically bringing you good music long after it was in any way relevant. That's the WD guarantee.
20 for '14: Shellac – Dude Incredible
Part 20 of a 20 part rundown of my favourite tracks of last year
Trust Shellac to announce their return after another 7 year absence with a decidedly silly song about Dude Adventures featuring a Maiden-esque galloping bassline behind it's chorus. Only in their sardonic little world could that possibly make sense. Their collective tongue has rarely been out of their cheek in the past twenty-odd years. The only really surprise with this and a fair chunk of the rest of Dude Incredible is how immediate it is. There's often the sense that you're being held at arms length by Albini and co, and whilst Dude Incredible is hardly a warm embrace it does feel a little less hostile. Their usual lockstep meticulous approach to alt rock is still the same as it ever was, it just feels a little more playful, a little more like they're enjoying themselves.
As well they might – despite their sporadic approach to recording and touring they've earned the right to do whatever they like. Not that they'd ever have asked permission for that in the first place, but still. It would be quite a stretch to say they're mellowing in their old age – the riffs still hit hard and they're as abrasive as ever. But they've rarely been described as sounding fun. And yet here we are. Dude Incredible, the song and a fair percentage of the record at large, is a record merrily bringing the smiles between bursts of tightly wound guitar aggression. And shockingly it suits the old curmudgeons rather well.
20 for '14: Braid – East End Hollows
Part 19 of a 20 part rundown of my favourite tracks of last year
Were you there? When that third/fourth wave of emo (that had nothing to do with Rites of Spring or Embrace or any of that but was in fact pop punk with fewer dick jokes) hit? Those perfect summers when Jimmy Eat World, Rival Schools, Saves the Day and y'know a bunch of other guys ruled a small fraction of the airwaves with their angsty-yet-catchy pop songs? Just before My Chemical Romance showed up and brought eyeliner and general awfulness to the proceedings? Well, were you?
Actually I'm not sure what I mean by 'there' – me, I was in sweaty rock clubs in Barnsley pleading with the DJ for them to not play Killing in the Name for the third time of the night because it was ancient even then and I was so damn bored of it. A lot of people my age had the bad luck to live through not one but two perennially unfashionable musical fads that will haunt us for the rest of their lives. We got nu-metal, which no amount of ironic appreciation can stop being awful. Then we got 'emo.' Oh, to be a teenager at the turn of the millenium, huh?
Now I can look back on emo fondly to be fair. I loved those big, heart on sleeve choruses over pop punk 3 chord hammerings and still have a soft spot for the energetic and overly ernest. Braid were old hands even back then and more an aficionados band, a we were here first, punk sort of band, by virtue of good/bad timing (depending on whether respect and acclaim or cold hard cash is your metric for these things). It's sort of ironic then that in the midst of a minor emo revival Braid should return in their most poppy guise, sounding perfectly ready to mop up that miserable youth dollar over a decade too late. It's pretty funny, not least because of just how natural a fit it sounds – East End Hollows is amongst the most straight up poppy things they've ever done and undoubtedly one of the best. It captures a perfect sense of bittersweet nostalgia- even though half of the references don't fit my experiences they still make me pine for days of late-teen confusion.
"This is the life!" it goes. "Another drink another lifetime of regret." They sing with that perfect mix of warmth and sadness with even a tinge of bitterness that makes up real nostalgia. The backing vocals oooh in disarming harmony, the chords straight forward and catchy but just awkward enough not to sound like Green Day feeling fancy. It doesn't just hark back to those days that should have been their heyday but somehow weren't quite – it's a song that stands happily amongst them, superseding all but the best of them. The comeback business is always an awkward game to play, especially when your popularity as a defunct band dwarfs what you ever had when you were active, but Braid manage to pull it off with dignity, with style, and above all with genuinely fantastic songs. "Another song so we can sing along," indeed. I may not be in the club with a small cadre of dudes in the know singing along anymore but if you're out walking the streets of Cardiff late at night you might look up and catch a glimpse of a man in headphones clearly half drunk dancing gracelessly on a balcony with pure abandon. If you wonder what song he's singing along to it's a decent bet it's East End Hollows.
20 for '14: Adebisi Shank – Mazel Tov
Part 18 of a 20 part rundown of my favourite tracks of last year
Well, this is just ridiculous.
If you ask me humanity needs to collectively agree to do the right thing and invest in preserving Prince's brain (let's not waste time worrying about consent – this is way too important) so that we may one day create an immortal musical cyborg. "But that's madness," you may well respond. In rebuttal I invite you to press play on the above youtube embedamajig and listen to Mazel Tov, the closest thing we have to a preview of what we can expect should we enact this radical plan o' mine.
I rest my case.
This is the third album… turned out to be Adebisi Shank's swansong, which with the benefit of hindsight sort of makes sense – though they had never been afraid to sound, shall we say, a little silly over the years they'd never actively courted the ludicrous like they did on ..Third.., and Mazel Tov is the weirdest and most unexpected product of that. The robot voice that acted as the closest thing they had to vocals over the band's run is finally given a full pop song to itself, complete with 80s action movie sax, bouncy post-disco baseline and the catchiest non-human chorus you're ever likely to here. It shouldn't work; it's a step to far, it's too unironically joyful and earnest to even qualify as pastiche or parody. But then that's why it works – they commit to it 100% and manage to distill pure, unadulterated joy down into digestible sonic form. As parting shots go Adebisi Shank nailed a perfect bullseye and bowed out, purposefully, on absolute peak form. Few bands can say the same.
20 for '14: Ex Hex – The Beast
Part 17 of a 20 part rundown of my favourite tracks of last year
When I heard Ex Hex's Rips the band that immediately came to mind was Obits; the post-Hot Snakes project of Rick Froberg. They don't sound all that alike but what you've got with both is rock veterans keeping it simple, relying on sweet guitar tones and simple pop rock structures. But whereas Froberg's voice wasn't quite strong enough to make it work all the time Mary Timony sounds like she was made for this.
20 for '14: Cloud Nothings – I'm Not Part of Me
Part 16 of a 20 part rundown of my favourite tracks of last year
Sometimes it pays to save the best till last. I'm Not Part of Me is the kind of hook filled call to arms that you'd usually find announcing a record rather than playing it out (and "It starts right now.." would obviously be ideal opening lyrics), but it's such a massive, towering track it there's a risk that as an opener it could have dwarfed everything that came after it, making the remainder of the tracks, as good as they are, feel a bit like an anticlimax. At the end it works as a culmination of everything that has come before, on this record and probably further back still, summed up in four and a half minutes, a microcosm of what Cloud Nothings are and could be.
Despite the typically angst ridden subject matter it ends an adrenaline fueled high, leaving you twitching to hit the play button and start over. "I'm learning how to be here and nowhere else" goes the titular line and Cloud Nothings do their utmost to will that into action through sheer rock bluster and heart-on-sleeve bellowing. "I'm not I'm not you/you're a part of me/you're a part of me." They're the kind of words you sing when you're heading off into the sunset, a little sad at leaving things behind but looking forward to what lies ahead. Here and Nowhere Else is the record on which Cloud Nothings really found themselves, where everything clicked into place. Whatever lies beyond that sunset I'm willing to bet it's gonna sound good.


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My father is a firm believer in The Road Trip: They were a ritual part of my childhood, and I steadily grew to love the gradual, almost imperceptible shifts in accent and attitude as we cruised down the coast (not to mention requisite stops for Cracker Barrel). Our trip to Asheville, which wound through the smoky mist of the Blue Ridge Mountains and on toward the majestic Biltmore Estate, was one worth repeating. —Betsy Blumenthal, assistant venues editor
Take a walk with your dad, a long one, and don't talk. Silence speaks volumes, especially if you're trekking for 14 days on the Annapurna trail in Nepal to Kag Beni. Up and down, through rhododendron forests, windswept gorges, and across precariously-strung bridges, we bonded like never before when realizing all we had were our own two feet to get us there and back. —David Jefferys, deputy editor, surveys
Last fall, American Airlines was offering dirt cheap roundtrip tickets to Chicago—which my dad and I impulsively decided was a perfect excuse for a weekend trip to see each other. He's in Nebraska, I'm in New York, and we don't always do a fantastic job of traveling to one another beyond the annual requisite holiday visit. Chicago, we discovered, is our perfect laid-back meeting point. We bonded over long river strolls, Au Cheval's epic burger, and the city's many craft beers—vowing to make the Windy City weekend a new tradition. —Corrie Vierregger, digital photo editor
When we learned about a brand-new direct flight from Charlotte to Brussels, my dad and I booked tickets on the inaugural. I'm not sure what he was more excited about on the plane: the complimentary boxes of Belgian chocolate handed out to every passenger or the fact that the flight attendant thought he was my older brother. —Lilit Marcus, contributing digital editor
My dad is (and always has been) on the go, but as soon as we touch down at the tiny seaside airstrip in Virgin Gorda, a trip we make every few years, everything changes. We sit on the beach, read, sit on the beach some more, maybe find the motivation to snorkel around. But, most of all, we just talk, something neither of us has much time to do in "the real world." Even though my mom and brother are there, I always think of it as my time to hang out, drink a few rum punches, and chat with my dad. I can't wait to go back. —Meredith Carey, digital editorial assistant
Ever since I can remember, my dad has flung fun German phrases at me—a casual "Guten tag" or a fiesty "Ach du Lieber!" He studied the slightly less Romantic language in school, and our family has a mix of German-Scottish-Italian heritage, but he's only been to the country once, in his twenties. So this Father's Day, I'm making a promise to take him on a memorable trip: When he retires, we'll fly to Munich and visit the BMW factory; lock elbows and drink steins of dunkel together at Hofbrauhaus; and speed a German rental car (preferably one of those BMWs) down the Autobahn and through the medieval towns of Bavaria, where his "Ach du Lieber!" will finally come in handy. —Laura Redman, deputy digital director
One summer when I was about nine, my father took my brother and me to the North Carolina coast, where he'd rented a house on the Emerald Isle sound with all our uncles and cousins. We were grilling in the backyard. There was a dock running into the sound where a couple fishing boats were moored. (My father and his brothers are passionate fishermen.) My uncle dropped a line into the water. After a few minutes, something started pulling on it. Hard. My uncle lost control. My father and my other uncle rushed in to help: three grown men tugging on a line, trying to keep from tripping each other, trying to keep from losing it, huffing and working hard. It lasted quite some time. They moved around the dock, beside the dock, struggling to get whatever they'd hooked out of the water, the kids all standing by slack-jawed and in awe, something epic in the spectacle of our fathers in a death-wrestle with a creature from the deep. Finally they got it up and onto the lawn. It was a stingray, 3 or 4 feet wide in my memory, weighty and flat, glistening on the grass. Someone—my father, I think—whacked the tail off with a hatchet. We kids thought it was the coolest thing ever—our dads had triumphed; the dread creature was vanquished! And that was just the first night. —Brad Rickman, digital director


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Hello October. Hello Fall.
Hello first Friday of the month, which means it's time for ScrapMuch? Team A's double page reveal for this month. So without further adieu, I do believe it's time to share what I created this week (and it's pretty stinkin cute if I do say so myself!).
This layout is of yes, my sweet girl Bella's First Birthday celebration. The entire page uses the Bella Blvd Riley collection, as well as some Bella Blvd enamel dots. I also managed to sneak in a Heidi Swapp Minc chipboard embellishment that was gifted to me by a friend at this year's Teresa Collins Vegas event because it just worked so purrfectly! I chose to outline the letters in the title just to help them pop off the page a bit better. I'm not so sure Bella was happy about this celebration, but I'm sure she's long forgotten it. I wonder what her wish was…
Here is the sketch we had to work with this week:
So now it's your turn. Hop on over to the ScrapMuch? blog to see what the rest of the team has created for your inspiration this week. I hope you feel inspired enough to join in and share your creations with us. As always, when you link up you have the chance to win a fabulous ScrapMuch? prize too!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!


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Remove Resulttool.com virus (Free Instructions) - Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge
Dangers of Resulttool.com search engine and reasons not to use it
Resulttool.com virus is a program to avoid if you do not want your browser's homepage to be changed. Once installed, it starts changing the homepage, new tab and also default search settings in major web browsers like Chrome, Mozilla or IE. As soon as it completes these tasks, the user will be forced to come across Resulttool search engine more frequently when browsing the Internet. Naturally, such condition might also convince the user to start using that search tool for daily searches. If you read this article because some program just prompted you to install it, we suggest you refuse to do it, and if you already did, remove Resulttool.com ASAP. It won't take long for you to understand that the only purpose of this browser hijacker is to pretend to be a useful search engine while pushing various third-party ads via search results at the same time. These ads might link to shady Internet sites full of malicious downloads[1] or other illegal content, so we advise you to stay away from web pages that you are forced to enter after experiencing a URL redirection. Of course, this is not the only solution to the described problem – as we said, removing this browser hijacker is a must, and we recommend using spyware removal programs like Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego or SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner, which will also remove all other spyware/malware programs lurking on your computer. If compared to the manual method, the automatic spyware removal method is less time-consuming. However, we have also added a manual removal tutorial for those who do not want to use automatic spyware removal tool.
After analyzing Resulttool, we discovered some details that show it might be related to some other browser hijackers, for instance, Seekeen.com. Besides, the Privacy Policy documents provided by these programs are almost identical. It turns out that when the victim uses Resulttool.com search engine, the browser hijacker tracks user's search queries, websites accessed, user's IP address and similar information. Such data is stored on remote servers, and developers of such programs typically use it to select targeted ads for individual users. Keep in mind that these ads can be used as bait to trick you into visiting untrustworthy web pages. Always rely on your common sense when browsing through them! The developer of the described search engine claims that these external websites "have been developed by third-parties over which we exercise no control." In other words, the search engine might not be dangerous itself, but results it provides might be. Therefore, you might want to start thinking about Resulttool.com removal.
Once Resulttool.com virus hijacks the target system, it changes browser settings so that Resulttool search page would be launched automatically as soon as the victim opens the affected web browser.
Ways to protect your PC from browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted programs
Browser hijackers and other PUPs usually get into victim's computer alongside separate free programs. The majority of free programs nowadays are bundled[2] with ad-supported spyware-type applications, and this way they manage to enter the computer system with user's permission, although usually without user's knowledge. Let us provide you with information on how to avoid installing unwanted programs. When you download free programs, do not install them using Default/Standard settings, because these options are filled with permissions to install suggested extras. Instead, we recommend selecting Custom or Default option and then manually deselecting all unwanted suggestions.
Remove Resulttool.com in less than 10 minutes
Remove Resulttool.com virus by uninstalling all suspicious programs and also deleting questionable browser extensions from your browsers. The 2-Spyware team has prepared a full guide on how to do it – you can find the tutorial below. In case you are not in the mood to waste time on browser hijackers, simply run a system scan to detect components of this potentially unwanted program and successfully complete Resulttool.com removal. The automatic removal option is a better choice because it wipes off all spyware and malware from the system at once, whereas attempting to delete all shady programs from the system one by one would take much more time.
You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove Resulttool.com virus, follow these steps:
Eliminate Resulttool.com from Windows systems
To delete Resulttool hijacker, follow these instructions. Do not hesitate and send a question to us if you do not know how to complete certain step.
- Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
- If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall Resulttool.com and related programs
Here, look for Resulttool.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
- Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove Resulttool.com from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
- Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
Get rid of Resulttool.com from Mac OS X system
- If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
- Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Resulttool.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Erase Resulttool.com from Internet Explorer (IE)
Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Resulttool.com and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab.
- Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
- Here, select Reset.
- When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Resulttool.com removal.
Delete Resulttool.com virus from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
- Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
- Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
- Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
- Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can't see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
- When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
- Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
- Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, Resulttool.com should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
Remove Resulttool.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
- Here, select Resulttool.com and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General.
- Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
- Click OK to save these changes.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Resulttool.com removal.
Uninstall Resulttool.com from Google Chrome
Chrome should be rescued from shady browser extensions that managed to insert themselves into the Chrome Extensions list. This tutorial explains how to delete them properly.
Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
- Here, select Resulttool.com and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings.
- Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
- Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
- When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
- Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
- Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Resulttool.com removal.
Eliminate Resulttool.com from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
- Here, select Extensions and look for Resulttool.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.
- Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Resulttool.com, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....
- Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Resulttool.com removal process.
About the author
- ^ Roger A. Grimes. Spotted! 9 signs of a malicious download. InfoWorld. Technology Insight for the Enterprise.
- ^ Potentially Unwanted Programs slow down your system and can be harmful: Here's what can you do about it. Emsisoft Blog. All About Computer Security.
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New Obamacare Strategy: Lipstick on a Pig
One of hte greatest ironies in life is when your own words come back to haunt you. I'm reminded of this dig at Sarah Palin during the 2008 campaign:
Obama poked fun of McCain and Palin's new "change" mantra.
"You can put lipstick on a pig," he said as the crowd cheered. "It's still a pig."
Seems like the President might have been foreshadowing his disastrous destruction of America's health care system, on which, he's attempting to apply lipstick according to the Washington Post:
"Our poor execution in the first couple months on the Web site clouded the fact that there are a whole bunch of people who stand to benefit," Obama said at a White House event, flanked by people who said they had benefited from the law.
Sure, Mr. President, that might be the issue. It might in fact be that millions of Americans were so ready for your takeover of the health care system, you had to repeatedly assure them Obamacare wouldn't affect them in any way, shape, or form. Period.
Perhaps, and I know this is a stretch, your disaster of a website which is the front end for your disaster of a law is unfixable. In other words, the pig is still a pig. In fact, it's a pig with a terminal disease that should be put out of its own misery as the humane thing to do.
I'm glad the President found a dozen people he claims have been helped by his law. That will surely outweigh the 5 million or so who have had their insurance cancelled as a result of his law and the millions more to come.


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A. G. Schneiderman Acts To Ensure Assessment Of Dangers Of Long-term Nuclear Waste Storage At Indian Point Precedes Any Relicensing Decision
NRC Must Comply with AG's Recent U.S. Appeals Court Victory By Examining Health & Environmental Risks of Spent Fuel Leaks & Fires
Schneiderman: New Yorkers Deserve Nothing Less Than A Full, Fair And Open Examination Of The Dangers Posed By Long-Term Nuclear Waste Storage At Indian Point Before Any Relicensing Decisions Are Made
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that he has taken action to ensure the dangers and consequences of long-term on-site storage of nuclear waste at Indian Point are fully examined in the ongoing relicensing review process. Specifically, Attorney General Schneiderman has filed a contention in the review process arguing that -- in light of his recent U.S. Appeals Court victory -- the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must now review the risks posed by nuclear waste storage at Indian Point before any decisions are made about extending its operating license for another 20 years.
"There is no question that on-site storage of nuclear waste could pose long-term health and environmental risks," said Attorney General Schneiderman. "Despite this, the NRC has refused my repeated requests to address the impacts of spent fuel leaks and fires in Indian Point's relicensing proceeding on the environment and public health. But now that a federal Appeals Court has sided with my office -- and agreed that the NRC must examine the risks of long-term, on-site nuclear waste storage -- the Commission can not dismiss these impacts at Indian Point. New Yorkers deserve nothing less than a full, fair and open examination of the dangers posed by long-term nuclear waste storage at Indian Point -- and the alternatives to mitigate those risks -- before any decisions are made about its relicensing."
The NRC is currently considering an application by Indian Point's owner for permission to operate the facility's two reactors, which were originally licensed almost 40 years ago, for an additional 20 years. Attorney General Schneiderman's Office has raised a number of serious safety and environmental concerns related to the relicensing of Indian Point that the NRC has accepted for consideration as a part of the relicensing proceeding. However, heretofore, the NRC has repeatedly refused the Attorney General's requests to have the dangers and consequences of long-term storage of nuclear waste at Indian Point be considered in the proceeding.
But, on June 8th, Attorney General Schneiderman won a landmark victory in a lawsuit against the NRC challenging a Commission finding that the long-term storage of radioactive waste at the nation's nuclear power plants is safe and has no significant environmental impacts. This decision means that the NRC cannot license or relicense any nuclear power plant -- including the Indian Point facilities in Westchester County -- until it examines the consequences of long-term on-site storage of nuclear waste.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed with Attorney General Schneiderman that federal law requires the NRC to complete review of the public health, safety and environmental hazards such storage would pose before allowing the long-term storage of nuclear waste in communities. The appeals court found that the spent nuclear fuel stored on-site "poses a dangerous, long-term health and environmental risk." The Court invalidated the regulation and remanded the matter back to NRC with a directive that the Commission fully comply with federal law.
In addition to Attorney General Schneiderman's landmark victory on June 8th, he has been highly successful in his other actions aimed at improving regulations and safety at Indian Point, and that could have important benefits for plants nationwide. For example:
- In February 2012, the NRC sided with Attorney General Schneiderman by rejecting Indian Point's request for more than 100 exemptions from critical fire safety requirements. The Attorney General filed a petition last year over Indian Point's continued failure to comply with federal fire safety regulations established to keep plants secure in an emergency.
- In July 2011, Attorney General Schneiderman won a landmark ruling by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ordering the completion of legally-required analyses of Indian Point's severe accident mitigation measures before it can be relicensed. In December of that year, the NRC rejected a move by Entergy, Indian Point's owner, to reverse that decision.
The NRC is a federal government agency, headed by five Commissioners, established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974 as a successor to the disbanded United States Atomic Energy Commission.
This matter is being handled by Assistant Attorneys General Janice Dean and John Sipos of the Attorney General's Environmental Protection Bureau, under the supervision of Bureau Chief Lemuel M. Srolovic and Executive Deputy Attorney General for Social Justice Janet Sabel.


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