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Oakville, ON
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Streetsville, ON
This 133-unit facility offers independent and assisted living suites alongside two memory-care households. This novel mixed-service platform will allow members of the Streetsville community and greater Mississauga to age in place as their needs evolve.View View Credit River Retirement Residence Community Website
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Verve has recently acquired the adjacent parcel of land to The Heritage and plans to construct a 72-unit, 3 storey addition. This expansion will consist of Memory Care and Assisted Living suites, with a connection to the existing facility and the sharing of amenities, thus giving The Heritage a full continuum of care capability.
Toronto, ON
The acquisition of 905 Don Mills Rd. will allow Verve to develop a full continuum care facility within the heart of the established Don Mills community. Located in close proximity to transit and within walking distance to the Shops at Don Mills.
Toronto, ON
A next evolution senior housing development will see the retirement residence developed in a mixed use setting on the border of The Kingsway and Islington Village communities. The project will include a mix a retail, office and a continuum care retirement residence.
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Euro defeat for Merkel? Only time will tell
At first glance, the big winners from Europe's latest euro-saving summit were the leaders of Italy, Spain and France.world Updated: Jul 02, 2012 07:30 IST
At first glance, the big winners from Europe's latest euro-saving summit were the leaders of Italy, Spain and France.
By banding together in a powerful coalition to challenge Germany, the high-stakes meeting seemed to show, Mario Monti, Mariano Rajoy and Francois Hollande were able to wring major crisis-fighting concessions from a suddenly soft Angela Merkel.
But if the euro zone is still intact years from now, the marathon session in Brussels may be remembered as much for what the German leader extracted from her combative partners as for the bitter policies she was forced to swallow.
"That Monti, Rajoy and Hollande are now happily selling this as a victory says a lot about the diplomatic skills of Ms. Merkel," said Holger Schmieding of Berenberg Bank.
With her plans hinging on parliamentary votes scheduled for hours after the summit, Merkel took an unyielding public stance in advance. That made it appear as if she had retreated, when in fact she may have got much of what she wanted.
Merkel's biggest concession in the early morning hours of Friday was to agree to give the euro zone's new permanent rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the power to inject aid directly into stricken banks.
According to the post-summit narrative, she flinched after Monti threatened to withhold his backing for a new European "growth pact" Merkel desperately needed to win crucial votes in the German parliament later that day.
Several senior European officials in Brussels told Reuters however that Merkel had in actual fact signalled privately in the days before the summit that she could live with the idea of direct bank recapitalisations.
Her condition was support for one of Berlin's key demands - the establishment of a central supervision authority for banks run by the European Central Bank (ECB).
Agreed in Brussels, the details of how this new authority will work, what powers it will have and which banks it will supervise remain murky.
But its creation may ultimately be seen as a victory for Merkel and her vision of a united, integrated Europe with strict central controls. The loss of sovereignty it implies may only dawn on Monti, Rajoy and Hollande once EU officials put the meat on the bones of the plan in the second half of the year.
"The tone of the summit certainly made it look like a big defeat for Merkel, but on the substance of what was agreed I don't think it was," said Guntram Wolff, deputy director of the Brussels-based Bruegel think tank.
"The direct recapitalisation of banks can only come once this new bank supervisory body is up and running. This has been her strategy all along - yes to aid, but only once the proper controls are in place."
Expectations Management
Despite a hard-line reputation that has turned her into a figure of hate in Greece and led left-wing British magazine New Statesman to anoint her "Europe's most dangerous leader", Merkel has shown an unusual readiness to compromise on short-term crisis-fighting steps recently.
Last month Germany announced it was ready to grant Spain an extra year to reach its deficit reduction targets. German officials also broke a post-war taboo by signalling a tolerance for higher German inflation levels to help their southern European partners.
At the summit in Brussels, Merkel agreed that ESM loans to Spain would not have "preferred creditor status", a step that could slow a flight out of Spanish bonds by private investors.
But concessions to Italy were modest at best, with German officials vigorously rejecting claims by Monti that any future purchases of Italian debt by Europe's rescue fund would come with minimal conditions.
The 120 billion euro "growth pact" unveiled in Brussels was celebrated as a big win for Hollande, who pledged during his campaign for the French presidency to push back against Merkel's austerity policies and find new funds to support recession-hit economies along Europe's southern periphery.
But this victory was more symbolic that substantive. Much of the overall figure will come from already pledged, but unused, EU structural funds.
So why was the summit seen by so many as a major defeat for Merkel? Top-selling German newspaper Bild said the chancellor had been "blindsided" in Brussels, while influential weekly Der Spiegel wrote that she had become a "hostage" to southern euro states.
One reason may have been her need to maintain an ultra-hard line in the days leading up to the summit, to keep sceptical German lawmakers on-side ahead of votes on EU crisis measures on Friday, the last day before parliament's summer break.
Even after agreeing in the days before the summit to direct aid for banks, the EU sources said, the German side insisted it be kept quiet.
Had Merkel signalled a readiness to do a deal beforehand, the large majorities she needed on Friday in parliamentary votes on the ESM and "fiscal compact" on budget discipline may not have materialised.
"Merkel became a victim of her own expectations management," Der Spiegel said on Sunday.
In the end, German lawmakers had only hours to digest the summit results before voting. After threats of a delay and a raucous debate in the Bundestag chamber, they resoundingly backed the new crisis-fighting measures.
Still, more than two dozen deputies from Merkel's centre-right coalition rebelled and refused to support her, in a sign of growing unease in her conservative ranks.
The one area that European leaders did not find time to discuss in detail at their summit - Merkel's nascent drive to push Europe towards a form of "fiscal union" - is likely to dominate the second half of 2012 and could determine Merkel's political fate.
Within weeks, Germany's top court could rule that any additional steps towards closer European integration would require a change in Germany's constitution, or "Basic Law". That could lead to a national referendum on Merkel's pro-integration course.
Regardless, the debate is likely to dominate Merkel's campaign for a third term in the run up to a federal election in the autumn of 2013.
Setting up a common bank oversight authority is a first step towards the closer union Merkel says is needed to save the euro.
But as European leaders move towards finalising a "road map" for such a union by a December deadline, she will have to convince partners like France and the Netherlands, who remain deeply sceptical about ceding sovereignty to Brussels, to go along with her.
"She is still in control," a senior European official said. "But a lot of countries are still waiting for her to spell out the details of her vision. There is a feeling she wants to move faster than others are comfortable with."

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fashion blitz
i want these - all of these. check out the spring collection from 80%20.
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found photography
seattle based photographer, andrew waits. i especially love the clear shapes & lines of his my city collection.
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Labels: found, photography, seattle
music to listen to
i think the ladies are starting to infiltrate my music preferences & when hearing this via dj res - i was hooked. gui boratto's take my breath away is completely addicting, with no turning back topping my list. i don't tend to hunt down electronic, but i can't say no to something that falls in my lap. now i'm just counting down until the april 8 show at nectar lounge.
Posted by Dottie at 3/27/2009 1 comments
craigslist finds
mmmm - get it. danish fish pottery, $25; danish vinyl chair, $400; mid-century credenza, $50.
Posted by Dottie at 3/26/2009 1 comments
Labels: craigslist, furniture, vintage
etsy wednesday
these pouches from philadelphia based designer, made by hank, are so sweet & feminine. i'd love to carry one out & about. purses come in two sizes & range from $20-22.
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happy spring
here is the spring postcard i put out at the good ol' day job.
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fashion blitz
i'm counting down the days until spring & riding around in dresses & bermuda shorts, even more until the days i'm scooting around denmark. in the meantime, i'd love to get my hands on these winter boots & that bike; i want it all.
image from copenhagen cycle chic.
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found goodness
good wine, great architecture, fantastic company, and lovely signage. our afternoon at novelty hill | januik winery in woodinville was certainly a find for the books.
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music to listen to
hush arbors has a fun psych rock sound that makes me think of earlier days; days i was just a glimmer in my mother's eye. pick up their self-titled album today!
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craigslist finds
just a couple things for this special thursday! mid century tv trays, $50; chrome ball lamp, $90; vinyl chair & ottoman, $395.
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Labels: craigslist, furniture, vintage
etsy wednesday
i love these fringe necklaces from i heart norwegian wood. prices range from $35 - $60.
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fashion blitz
i'm loving shoes for the spring & i'd love to slide into any of these: bcbg maxazria daja heal, $210; cynthia vincent raine, $250; cocobelle paloma flat, $135; and andre assous pamela stripe, $110.
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found photography
the flickr photo of the day over at the slog led to the discovery of an amazing portfolio. kyle johnson takes gorgeous photographs & has an expansive photostream.
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music to listen to
cotton jones is some sort of wonderful. michael nau and whitney mcgraw make up this east coast duo with a sweet, yet dark sound (the opening track, up a tree, feels like jim morrison). i definitley recommend picking up paranoid cocoon & going for a long walk. another big shout out to dk, the ultimate music guide.
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craigslist finds
this set for $100 is unbeatable & the perfect addition to a small living area. they need a little tlc - maybe new foam cushion; for the price, a little work shouldn't be a deterrent.
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from keetra
gorgeous portfolio from keetra.
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etsy wednesday
i don't know about you, but i'm loving all of the vintage at etsy. such beautiful shops with affordable, unique pieces. while strolling through looking for vintage leather totes/bags/purses i found allen company inc & was blown away by their sweet inventory (& well designed banner). pieces range from $8-$260.
Posted by Dottie at 3/11/2009 1 comments
fashion blitz
the april issue of lucky has a great piece on this season's mini florals. i often think that their guides are less than ideal, but this one caught my eye. so much, that i pulled my mini florals to the front of my closet & found a great tunic at buffalo exchange for $11.
i'd love to get my hands on this piece too.
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s'more please
sunday was such a wonderful day, filled with coffee, fried eggs, cookie dough, walks to the park, movies, jammies, friends & yes, s'mores. my good friend chris is in town from manhattan, last week we discussed the idea of making marshmallow & set a date for sunday.
it didn't take long for it to become much more - s'mores from scratch. we started with a simple mallow recipe & a goodie from 101 cookbooks for graham crackers (have i told you how much love i have). after our failed attempt at the marshmallow (quick to the boil & not enough mixing), a product that looked like meat jell-o & tasted like gummy vanilla squares, we found this lovely recipe from epicurean. ta da - we had cups & cups of beautiful fluff that sat & turned into the most beautiful marshmallows. layer it up with the crackers, thursday's ganache - take a creme brulee torch to it & there you go.
i definitely recommend both recipes as the s'mores could be the perfect dessert for any type of event - birthday & dinner parties, baby & bridal showers or the marshmallow squares could make a lovely gift tucked into a canning jar.
photo by tonya doughty.
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found photography
these flickr sets my heart swoon. yvette inufio has such delicate images that make you want to put on a linen dress, curl up in a cozy chair & soak in the soft sun.
Posted by Dottie at 3/09/2009 0 comments
Labels: photography
bi-monthly recipes
i'm two months into the year & i have to say that i'm steps closer to crossing a few things off that 2009 to do list. i'm 8 lbs into the 10 lb weight loss, have tickets for my european vacation & have my hands in many a new recipe. i highly recommend these:
betty crocker chocolate chip cookie dough brownies with a ganache frosting from bakerella. in honor of my birthday tomorrow, i decided to bring these into work along with the usual friday treats. i felt straight out the midwest last night as i assembled these; it almost felt ridiculous.
i made this lentil soup a week or so ago & let me tell you - it's made the perfect lunch or side dish most days. another goodie from 101 cookbooks.
betty crocker chocolate chip cookie dough brownies with a ganache frosting from bakerella. in honor of my birthday tomorrow, i decided to bring these into work along with the usual friday treats. i felt straight out the midwest last night as i assembled these; it almost felt ridiculous.
i made this lentil soup a week or so ago & let me tell you - it's made the perfect lunch or side dish most days. another goodie from 101 cookbooks.
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music to listen to
it took a hot second, but i just can't get enough of animal collective's merriweather post pavilion. i think i need to stock up on their other stuff now too.
Posted by Dottie at 3/06/2009 0 comments
craigslist finds
you're lying to me - this is too good to be true. mid-century starburst wall hanging, $50 & danish style chairs (pair), $75.
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Labels: craigslist, furniture
etsy wednesday
dear littlest felt friends, i love you. xoxo, ann
visit dolittle design for these sweet little pieces ranging from $5-$150.
Posted by Dottie at 3/04/2009 1 comments
teetering bulb
i think that i ventured to teetering bulb via drawn! but can't be sure; either way i'd like to introduce you to this brooklyn based duo, kurt huggins and zelda devon. first, i can't help but throw out a james jean comparison. second, i like it all for a few reasons: the color palettes are gorgeous & moody, the stories being told seem so real, but mostly because it reminds me of bart.
Posted by Dottie at 3/03/2009 2 comments
Labels: artists
fashion blitz
some highlights from my favorite street fashion blogs - garance dore, styleclicker & of course, the sartorialist.
i love the blonde hair, it's just so stunning against that peacoat & let's not let the eyes go unmentioned.
perfect hint of salmon.
i think this is one of my favorite street fashion photos ever - stun. ning.
i wish i could layer so confidently - that scarf is lovely.
for the real fashion fix, check out emily's posts at pacific standard.
i love the blonde hair, it's just so stunning against that peacoat & let's not let the eyes go unmentioned.
perfect hint of salmon.
i think this is one of my favorite street fashion photos ever - stun. ning.
i wish i could layer so confidently - that scarf is lovely.
for the real fashion fix, check out emily's posts at pacific standard.
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Walt Disney was rascist, and yet he created one of the most beloved children's franchises in the world. J.F.K. was a notorious adulterer who led our nation through the Cuban Missile Crisis. Babe Ruth was a drunk and a womanizer whose contributions to baseball are felt to this day. None of these things were public knowledge in their lifetimes.
Today, unfortunately, we do know everything about our public figures. When Tiger Woods was caught cheating public sentiment was so strong that he lost several endorsements contracts as a result. Bill Clinton most likely cheated on his wife, while in office, got caught, and damaged the presidency while trying to remain in office. And then there's Orson Scott Card, whose stand on homosexuality is embarrassing and backward-looking, without any background information on the genetics behind it. Tiger had been an icon for minorities, and being so dominant in a sport that is traditionally almost exclusively white made his participation even more important. Clinton's efforts in foreign affairs were so effective that we are still reaping the benefits of his efforts in China.
I watched Card's Ender's Game some time ago. I was impressed with his concepts of education, leadership, morality, and ethics there. Since then his various novels have all been highly recommended to me and I intend to follow through with them. His ability to make social, political, and ethical statements through his characters on the screen was stunning. I look forward to collecting everything he has written in science fiction so I can follow how he continues to develop those themes and statements. If he has as much to say about education in the books as I saw in the movie I think that every educator on the planet could learn a great deal from him. The same goes for leadership and generals and ethics and politicians.
If I ever met Orson Scott Card in person I'm not certain how I would react. Would I shake his hand, jaw slack, and stumble over some statement of awe about his farsighted vision of the future, or would I be tempted to denounce him as a man with his moral blinders on? I don't honestly know. I do know that when he puts pen to paper in his stories he makes social statements that are in the best traditions of science fiction. Orson Scott Card is a novelist, like Disney was an entertainer, Kennedy a leader, and Ruth a baseball player. Yes, he is a flawed human being. Yes, those flaws stem from an absolute reading of the Bible that lacks any knowledge about its history and context. But I do not believe that all he has created should be condemned because of this. Like a savant, his gifts should be appreciated even if his inadequacies cannot be overlooked.


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Caring for Servicemen and Women in the National Guard and Reserves Through the Deployment Process: A Pastoral Guide
Tembruell, Luke
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Nearly 2 million service members have deployed since September 11, 2001. Service members have unique experiences and unique needs. A number of common struggles have been noted among those who have served in combat zones. Wisconsin Synod Military Services has established a strong ministry among those serving on active duty, but often those who serve in the National Guard and Reserves can fall through the cracks. Local pastors need to be ready to serve those who serve. They will be the primary spiritual shepherd for those who return from combat and should look for ways to serve them as best as they can. This paper will help equip pastors with the information they will need to understand and improve their ministry to service members in reserve units.


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What is integrated product development and what makes successful 'Internet of Things' devices dependent on a well implemented product development process? The smartphone and mobile technology movement has driven the integration of hardware and software for both companies large and small. This has created challenges in putting together diverse teams to manage integrated product development while maintaining responsive design and development efforts that can bring transformative experiences to market.
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Aren has led teams of talented people committed to enhancing companies' unique brands and helping redefine the conversation around product development, healthcare, and higher education. His areas of focus have ranged wide—from product development and hardware design to business development, project management, integrated marketing, and communications strategy. Aren has his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Seattle University where he is currently an Adjunct Professor for for the 2013/14 academic year.
A design and innovation engineer with 15 years of product development expertise spanning consumer electronics, medical devices, electronic toys and industrial automation. A mechanical engineer by training, he has spent his career blending mechanics and manufacturing with digital systems. At Smart Design, Sean brings a technology perspective to create great products that bridge the physical and digital worlds. He has a BSME from Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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Myers' 2016 album, Sama Rou – Songs From My Soul, includes a collection of original compositions and reflections on Negro Spirituals that hold deep meaning to her musical experience. "Sama Rou," a title that takes its origins from Wolof (a Senegalese language), is described by Myers as "songs from my soul." The release presents a musical offering that reaches deep into the core of Myers' spirit, enriching the listener with the beautiful rich colors of her voice, while achieving a seamless textural blend with the piano.
Myers has recorded and/or performed with everyone from Archie Shepp, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, James Blood Ulmer, Lester Bowie, and Bob Stewart to Joey Baron, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Muhal Richard Abrams, Bill Laswell, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Jim Pepper and Frank Lowe.
Myers has received many grants and awards, most notably from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet The Composer, and The New York Foundation for the Arts. In 2001 she was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame and in 2010 was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame. She was also commissioned by the Chicago Jazz Institute to compose and direct a composition for a 17-piece jazz orchestra in honor of the late great composer, arranger and pianist Miss Mary Lou Williams' 100th birthday.
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The article did not suggest any theories about why the population has rebounded so strongly. However, it did mention that the area is one of pine forests, which is the most favorable habitat for the red squirrels. It is likely that the survivors of the epidemic have passed on some resistance to the virus to their offspring, which would help ensure greater survival rates in the event of a future outbreak of the disease.
By far the most important thing that humans can do to help this population of red squirrels continue to grow is to protect the remaining pine forest habitat, and hopefully set aside areas where additional pine forest can grow. The article made no mention of culling of grey squirrels in the area, and I hope that this loathsome and cruel practice has not been carried out there. Grey squirrel culling will not bring about sustainable recovery of the red squirrel population. This can only be accomplished through habitat protection focusing on pine forests in the norther parts of England and in Scotland.
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How and Why You Should Leave Your Party Ways Behind and Cut Back Drinking Habits After Graduation
The month of May means one thing across the country: graduation time. Spring is in the air and hundreds of thousands of college graduates across the country have a spring in their step and a plan in their mind. As you consider the many ramifications of graduating, growing up, and getting one of those "real world" jobs, here's another thought to keep in mind: now is also the time to leave your party ways, and drinking habits, behind. College days are almost synonymous with college drinking, but here are the financial and health aspects that show that continued drinking is just waiting to derail your post-grad plans.


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In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the
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"Our Earth" Finger Puppets
This weekend Owl, Frog, and Eagle helped Alitsa the salmon clear the mudslide and save the river for all the salmon! The Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera introduced these characters as a part of the "Our Earth" opera in the Discover Music concert series. Concert-goers were invited to make finger puppets of the characters with me using toilet paper rolls.
Alitsa: A salmon-girl, a fish in the water and human on land
Owl: an inquisitive owl who fears the disappearance of his home
Frog: A sensitive tree frog
Eagle: A bossy, wise golden eagle
Alitsa on the river puppet stage in the Benaroya lobby. Ready to reel in the puppet makers.
Finger puppet success!
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Bulgaria halted on 15 March the distribution of a book that slammed several journalists, activists and politicians as "foreign mercenaries" who want to take control of the country with the help of philanthropist George Soros.
"Robbers of Democracy" was released on Monday, 13 March and handed out for free alongside the highest circulation newspaper in Bulgaria, the Telegraph daily, owned by media mogul Delyan Peevski.
The country's Central Election Commission halted the distribution following a complaint made by the Yes, Bulgaria! party, which the book condemns as a Soros orchestrated power-grab.
However, by the time the authorities reacted, the book was snapped up and no more copies could be found on newspaper stands by Wednesday.
Yes, Bulgaria! claims that the publisher of the book and Peevski violated election legislation because it contains allegations intended to disgrace Parliamentary candidates during a campaign.
A significant portion of the book is dedicated to accusations against Bivol, the partner of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
"This so called 'book' edited by the shady mogul Delyan Peevski is a compilation of lies and slanders against all the people who dared to question the origin of the wealth and the influence of Peevski over the institutions in Bulgaria," Bivol reporter Atanas Tchobanov said in an email.
Tchobanov believes that Bivol is being targeted because of their investigation into cigarette smuggling in one of Peevski's companies Bulgartabak and plans to sue Peevski for libel.
Other chapters target protesters from the massive 2013 anti-government demonstrations and non governmental organizations funded by Soros's Open Society Foundation and America for Bulgaria, among others.
Advocates for judicial reform, including judges, are accused of trying to take over legal system to serve their own interests.
The accusations spread past Bulgaria's borders to include Romania's former justice minister Monica Macovei, who is described as "Romania's on-call officer for the generous George Soros."
A prominent Bulgarian analyst and New York Times columnist Ivan Krastev, is also accused of participating in Soros's "political engineering" at the international level.
Telegraph has announced that it will be publishing a second free book on March 20 detailing what it claims happened during Bulgaria's transition.
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Claude Giroux needs surgery after injuring finger playing golf
Hockey players are some of the toughest dudes on the planet, which is why they rarely ever make our ever-growing list of weird injuries that we have featured on LBS over the years. However, Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux recently had a golf course mishap that we like to hope is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
Giroux was golfing in Ottawa on Thursday when he broke a club during a swing. He suffered a bad cut and some tendon damage.
"It was just a freak thing," Giroux told the Philadelphia Daily News. "I was taking a swing and my club hit a little behind the ball. The shaft of the club shattered, but my hand kept going on the swing and the shattered part went right into my finger."
Giroux also told the paper that there was "blood everywhere" after it happened. There were no broken bones, but Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said Giroux will require surgery because of the tendon damage and is expected to miss 5-6 weeks. Fortunately, that should give the 25-year-old plenty of time to recover before the season begins.
We have seen football players suffer bad injuries while playing basketball and MLB pitchers go down while playing with their kids, but the golf course has always seemed like a safe escape. Apparently that is not always the case.
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My latest personal project, Mr.Toad.
Most of my personal projects as of late have to do with old stories like The Wind in the Willows or fairy tales and nursery rhymes. I always try to put my take on the content in some shape or form.
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My latest personal project, Mr.Toad.
Most of my personal projects as of late have to do with old stories like The Wind in the Willows or fairy tales and nursery rhymes. I always try to put my take on the content in some shape or form.
looks great dude!
Thanks Evil will have more soon...
Mr.Toad's model and set..
A Hulk sculpt based on a 1994 Flair trading card.
I found it very interesting that The Hulk was holding a gun and decided to do a full body sculpt with the trading card in mind as the illustration on the card was only from his chest up....
Will hopefully find time soon to texture him all up.... =)
Latest personal project. I found one of my old comic book trading card sets from the early 90's and came across a card of The Hulk holding a gun which got the wheels turning for this project. He was originally going to be green but the more I thought about it a lot of people go green so I decided to go The Red Hulk route and I know Red Hulk uses guns.
Very nice dude. I like the variation from normal hulk models. It's got a nice WWII feel too it.
THU challenge: A battle is upon us.
For this competition I wanted to depict what the battle of Troy might have looked like if it happened in the future or in another reality. Instead of showing the traditional Troy in its golden age, I wanted to have Troy as an ancient ruin and defended by protectors. The character shown is one of these warrior-protectors. The 'Trojan Horse' in this case is a Unicorn which was very important in old Troy where Unicorn were worshiped and had actually existed. The illustration is showing the few minutes before this current conflict begins, the moment when the enemy has been spotted and there is no going back. A battle will take place. If you look closely, you may be able to spot the Unicorn spirits stirring in anticipation of the battle to come.
turned out pretty cool!
Snow White getting ready to take a bite of the apple after the old Crone tricked her by saying that it was a wishing apple.
Beetlejuice was one of my favorite movies when I was younger and I finally had time to finish off my take on him this week.
I found this old sculpt from about 6 years ago and decided to clean it up and put together a complete work. Its pretty amazing looking back at how much I have grown as a sculptor.
Cool stuff Kurt!
This project has been in the works for a while and I finally had time to finish it off this week. I enjoy a lot of the lore in the game World of Warcraft and have always found Sylvanas Windrunner an interesting character and decided to do my take on the "Dark Lady".
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Friday, 13 September 2013
Christians *must* have mythic thinking
Just something that struck me this morning - what lifted me from a mood in which legitimate and necessary pessimism was in danger of going into sinful despair - was the mythic mode of thinking.
Simply reading a couple of psalms then just recalling the spirit of Tolkien's work was effective - this was lifting my mind from the deadly pseudo-precision of the pervasive bureaucratizing of modernity, and opening it into the primal world of the human condition: which is mythic in form.
Before I was a Christian I focused a lot on the problem of alienation and its solution in 'myth' - and was a part of that 'post-Jungian' movement which seeks to restore mythic modes to modernity.
The diagnosis was correct - partially - but it didn't work because a mode of thinking has neither meaning nor purpose, is self-subvertingly unreal, and anyway cannot be pursued in isolation. Trying to think mythically in a context of modernity is progressively less and less effective.
Yet Christianity as is - is so often so very dry, literalistic, legalistic, bureaucratic - that it is itself alienating.
We crave myth and we get crushing, oppressive dullness or mere cheerful entertainment - the two poles of modernity - meaningless procedure or meaningless laughter.
For Tolkien Christianity was the frame, in a vital sense just there and taken for granted. It was the metaphysics and meaning and tidal purpose - and within it was, properly, mythic thinking: with all the intrinsic imprecision but associative richness of myth.
Myth means; but we cannot say exactly just what it means, and when we try we get it wrong and what results stops being myth.
Myth is what we crave: we crave it like we crave wholesome food and drink; earth, wood, stone and water; trees and skies - not as abstractions but as palpable realities; and we find these in myth and only in mythic thinking, and in real myths.
And three of the most vital myths we lack are: Man and Woman, Marriage, Family. From a mythic perspective, all complications and arguments fall away, we know where stand - the human condition - we know what we want and feel why this must be.
Surely myth ought to be what we think about and the way we think - as Christians? Surely the content and mode of our thinking should be mythic, and this within Christianity?
Rather than, as so often - almost universally it seems - Christianity being non-mythic (legalistic, philosophical, bureaucratic, dead and deadly) modes of thinking but with with a (tediously, monotonously) Christian subject matter.
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- Nicholas Fulford said...
To illustrate my point about meaning from my previous comment, consider this quote from "Man's Search for Meaning" when Victor Frankl and other prisoners from Auschwitz were being force marched across a field in freezing conditions.
We stumbled on in the darkness, over big stones and through large puddles, along the one road leading from the camp. The accompanying guards kept shouting at us and driving us with the butts of their rifles. Anyone with very sore feet supported himself on his neighbor's arm. Hardly a word was spoken; the icy wind did not encourage talk. Hiding his mouth behind his upturned collar, the man marching next to me whispered suddenly: "If our wives could see us now! I do hope they are better off in their camps and don't know what is happening to us."
That brought thoughts of my own wife to mind. And as we stumbled on for miles, slipping on icy spots, supporting each other time and again, dragging one another up and onward, nothing was said, but we both knew: each of us was thinking of his wife. Occasionally I looked at the sky, where the stars were fading and the pink light of the morning was beginning to spread behind a dark bank of clouds. But my mind clung to my wife's image, imagining it with an uncanny acuteness. I heard her answering me, saw her smile, her frank and encouraging look. Real or not, her look was then more luminous than the sun which was beginning to rise.
A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth – that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved. In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way – an honorable way – in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment. For the first time in my life I was able to understand the meaning of the words, "The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory...."
- 13 September 2013 at 14:23
- Bruce Charlton said...
Nicholas Fulford said: "Mythic narrative always carries appeal, (or it has for me at least.) Campbell's "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", is a seminal work, which I heartily recommend. Another book which is essential reading is Victor Frankl's, "Man's search for meaning". These two taken together are highly enlightening. Without meaning, and the mythic engine for embedding meaning in narrative, the modern problems of alienation, discontent, and boredom will eat away at people like termites at the wooden frame of a house."
- 13 September 2013 at 15:47
- Sylvie D. Rousseau said...
I thank you for the reference you gave me of Schumacher's Guide for the Perplexed. I noted he quotes Maritain and Gilson at the forefront of his work, which makes me think he was definitely influenced by the revival of Thomism led by those two prominent authors.
I personally have nothing to say about the present post, but in perusing The Peasant of the Garonne last night, I saw a passage about myths and dreams and psychology that you probably would be interested in. Since it comes in a sweep-through of all the problems of our time, or their sources, I think you would profit much from this book.
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Algiers, Algeria (CNN) — At least 37 foreign hostages and an Algerian died in the terrorist seizure and ensuing special forces assault on an natural gas plant in Algeria, the country's prime minister said Monday.
Five other hostages are missing from the In Amenas complex and could be dead, Prime Minister Abdul Malek Sallal said.
Before Sallal's statement Monday, other countries and companies that employed foreign workers at the sprawling plant had confirmed a total of 29 hostage deaths.
Among the dead were three Americans, according to a senior U.S. administration official who confirmed two of the deaths Monday. One American had been previously confirmed as having died in the attack.
The Algerian state-run news service APS said 29 militants also died in the standoff, which ended Saturday after four days when Algerian special forces stormed the complex for the second time to free hostages.
The government said it did so because the militants were planning to blow up the installation and flee to neighboring Mali with hostages.
"If it exploded, it could have killed and destroyed anything within 5 kilometers or further," Sallal said.
The plant employed 790 people, including 134 foreign workers, Sallal said Monday.
The crisis began Wednesday when militants in pickup trucks struck a sprawling natural gas complex in In Amenas, gathered the Westerners who worked there into a group and tied them up.
After taking control of the facility, the well-armed militants planted explosives throughout the complex, Sallal said.
The military tried to negotiate with the militants, but their demands to release militants held prisoner in Algeria were deemed unreasonable, leading to intervention by special forces troops backed by the Algerian Air Force, Sallal said.
At one point, the militants tried to flee the compound in vehicles that carried explosives and three or four hostages as human shields, Sallal said. At least two of the vehicles flipped and exploded during the attempt, he said.
The attack involved months of planning and involved militants from eight countries — Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Mali, Niger, Canada and Mauritania, according to APS.
Sallal said the terrorist team that took the hostages had entered the country from northern Mali, where Malian and French authorities are battling Islamists who control the area.
One-eyed veteran Islamist fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar has claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking on behalf of his al Qaeda-linked group, according to Mauritania's Sahara Media news agency.
He said it was in retaliation for Algeria allowing France to use its airspace to battle Islamist militants in Mali. But regional analysts believe the operation was too sophisticated to have been planned so quickly.
The plant in eastern Algeria is run by the state oil company, in cooperation with foreign firms such as Norway's Statoil and Britain's BP — and as such, employed workers from several foreign countries.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that the international effort to evacuate workers is complete and that officials are turning their attention to gaining access to the plant and returning the bodies of the slain British hostages to Great Britain.
Cameron also praised Algerian forces for their work in ending the crisis, and said they have no responsibility for the deaths that occurred as forces tried to regain control of the plant.
"This would have been a most demanding task for security forces anywhere in the world, and we should acknowledge the resolve shown by the Algerians in undertaking it," Cameron said. "Above all, the responsibility for these deaths lies squarely with the terrorists."
Here is the latest breakdown on the international hostages:
Colombia's president said a citizen was presumed dead.
No known French hostages are unaccounted for, the defense ministry said.
A man identified as Yann Desjeux died after telling French newspaper Sud Ouest that he and 34 other hostages were treated well. It was unclear what led to his death.
Ten Japanese remain unaccounted for, according to JGC, a Yokohama-based engineering firm. Japan is sending a second team that includes doctors to the scene of the standoff. Other government officials have been at the site since last week.
Three hostages were on their way back home, state media reported. There is a "worrying possibility" that another is dead while a fifth is unaccounted for, the agency said.
Five Norwegians are missing, while eight are safe, according to the Norwegian Prime Minister.
Six Filipinos are confirmed dead and four are missing, the nation's foreign affairs ministry said. In addition, 16 Filipinos are accounted for and confirmed alive, according to a ministry spokesman.
One Romanian lost his life while four others were freed, the country's foreign ministry said.
United Kingdom
Three British citizens were killed, the Foreign Office said Sunday. Three other British nationals and a UK resident are also "believed dead," according to British officials. The Foreign Office confirmed the name of one of the slain hostages, Garry Barlow, in a statement Monday.
"Garry was a loving, devoted family man, he loved life and lived it to the full. He was very much loved by myself, his sons, mother and sister and the rest of his family and friends and will be greatly missed," the Foreign Office quoted his wife, Lorraine, as saying.
Twenty-two other Britons who were taken hostage have safely returned home.
United States
At least three Americans are among the dead, The State Department has confirmed the death of one American, identified as Frederick Buttaccio, and a senior administration official confirmed the deaths of the other two. The names of those Americans have not been released.
Six freed Americans left Algeria and one remained.


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A recent study has found evidence of racial and ethnic bias in the earliest stages of a physician's career: medical school. Researchers examined membership in the prestigious medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha and discovered that acceptances may not be entirely equitable.
Each year, L.D. Britt reviews hundreds of applications for his department's residency program at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
"The first thing somebody looks at, they look at [test] scores and then they look at AOA, but they usually look at AOA first," says L.D. Britt, chair of the Department of Surgery.
The honor society, founded in 1902, recognizes achievements in scholarship, leadership, professionalism, and service. The first step to becoming a member requires a medical student to be in the top 25 percent of their class. From those students, a committee at each school then selects no more than one-sixth of the total class size to be admitted into the society. Students who make the cut are widely recognized as being the best of the best and AOA membership is an honor that they'll carry through their entire careers.
However, a new study published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine highlights a large racial gap in AOA admissions.
Diversity is already an issue in the medical field, said Nicole Nettey, a third-year family medicine resident at Marshall University. And the primarily white honor society can make it feel even more exclusive. "You do see that you're not as predominant in the medical field," she said. "And sometimes you do feel like it's a white boys club and you're just an outsider."
The study analyzed incoming applications for medical residency programs at Yale Medical Center, including programs like anesthesia, neurosurgery, and internal medicine. From those applications, the researchers separated out who was a member of AOA and who was not and compared the racial makeup of the two groups. They found that the likelihood of a white student being in AOA was twice as high as an Asian student's and a whopping six-times greater than a black student's.
Dowin Boatright, lead author of the study, clinical instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale, and a fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, noticed that past studies had pinpointed instances of racial and ethnic bias at later stages of a medical career, "But we really hadn't seen any literature looking at that for medical students," he said.
As a black woman, these findings don't surprise Nettey. "I have a different perspective because I went to a predominantly African-American [medical] school," she said, "But when I speak to other friends and even at my residency, I see that most of the people that are inducted (into AOA) are usually not of color."
Multiple studies have shown that physicians of color are much less likely to be promoted to rank of full professorship than their white colleagues, and they're also less likely to be granted research funding.
Boatright, who is not a member of AOA, thinks that the racial disparities in AOA membership are likely a result of implicit bias. "I believe implicit bias plays a role and I think we could have these findings without explicit racism," he says.
Boatright points out that in his study, they were able to show a disparity in AOA selection, but because they didn't know the class rank of each student, it's unclear where they bias stems from. "It's unclear if the bias was actually happening at the level of the selection committee or if there's so much systematic bias in medical school that maybe minorities aren't even becoming eligible for AOA," he said.
In a statement released by AOA in response to the study, the national leadership states, "AOA Councilor and Chapter Best Practices encourage blinded elections, removing student identifiers, and not revealing the names of the candidates until after the process is completed, thereby minimizing any cognitive or implicit bias. AΩA Councilor and Chapter Best Practices also prescribe that Chapters use a rubric of agreed-upon specific categories as the basis of election. AOA will continue to strive to overcome biases of all types and is committed to diversity and inclusion for all members of its society."
Danny Wongworawat is an Asian physician and head of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine's AOA chapter. He says to make their AOA new membership selections the committee first looks at who is in the top 25 percent of their class after completing the first two years of medical school and then who is still in the top 25 percent after the third year.
The committee includes Wongworawat and another faculty member, both appointed by the dean, and two students, both of whom are already inducted into AOA and then voted onto the committee.
With this system, Wongworawat said he doesn't see how their chapter's selection could have any inherent bias. But other schools' process might. "We may be one of the few programs that use students in the top quarter of both sections," Wongworawat said. "Some people just do top quarter and then weed out by hand," meaning some chapters may have a more subjective process.
And either process fits with the AOA constitution. The national organization requires committees to have two faculty members, the councilor and the secretary/treasurer, and two students who rotate out each year. To narrow the field of students, the constitution states that the selection committee may use scholastic achievement, as well as "leadership capabilities, ethical standards, fairness in dealing with colleagues, demonstrated professionalism, potential for achievement in medicine, and a record of service to the school and community at large."
But because the AOA selection committees tend to keep their process private, it's hard to nail down what the driver really is. "We don't know what those conversations are behind closed doors," says Boatright.
And those closed doors are part of the problem. Early in their careers, neither Boatright nor Nettey knew a lot about AOA or its selection process because it just wasn't talked about. "I knew the society existed, but I knew so little about it," says Boatright.
Nettey said that her class was told, "that you want to be in AOA because it's very prestigious and it will be easier for you to get into residency." But as for the selection process, its criteria, or who did the selecting, Nettey says her class wasn't given that information.
Nettey notes that the lack of discussion around AOA and its process might be particularly detrimental to people of color. "I didn't have [a family member] in the medical field and there are a lot of first-time physicians still now in the African-American community," she said.
The lack of transparency and communication is problematic given the level of influence AOA membership can have on a medical career. Membership has been linked to what academic rank physicians achieve in their career as well as what kind of residency programs medical students are likely to be accepted into (PDF).
In fact, AOA membership may even be keeping certain medical specialities less diverse.
"Some specialties, they don't even interview you if you're not AOA," Britt said who notes that his program is much more interested in a student's experience rather than their AOA status. "Some of these very select specialties like ophthalmology or sometimes orthopedics." Other competitive specialties include dermatology and neurological surgery (PDF), which have many more applicants than they have positions available.
This is a fact that many of Adesoji Oderinde's students worry about. Oderinde is an associate professor of internal medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine and head of the school's AOA chapter. He says students come to him often, lamenting over AOA acceptance and their residency prospects—but he said that Morehouse residency programs do not exclude candidates solely based on AOA status.
Because some programs won't even consider non-AOA students, the majority of medical students will never get the opportunity to become a physician in one of the more competitive fields like neurosurgery or orthopedics.
Oderinde, who didn't have an AOA chapter at the medical school he attended in Nigeria and became a member while he was a resident at the historically black Morehouse School of Medicine, says while he didn't feel disadvantaged per se, having been a member as a medical student would've opened more doors for him.
When Valencia Walker, now a neonatologist at UCLA and the immediate past president of the Association of Black Women Physicians, was a fellow, she remembers a white faculty member quizzing her on various medical facts, asking how much she studied. When she aced the professor's line of questioning, "What this faculty member said to me was, 'Oh, I guess you are smart enough to be here,'" Walker said.
"There are many layers to that," she says, "but I would say had I had on my application that I was AOA, there would've been an assumption that I was smart enough to be there. There wouldn't have been something for me to prove."
Nettey said she was even asked about AOA during recent job interviews, even though she's wrapping up a successful residency. "It kind of made me feel uncomfortable," she says, "Do they think less of me because I wasn't [AOA]? Are they thinking I'm not a hard worker?"
Boatright thinks paying attention to the diversity of the selection committee itself would be beneficial. "Not much is known about the composition of the selection committee, but perhaps making sure that the selection committee is diverse would help," he says and points out that most schools have a chief diversity officer that could assist with those goals. But Walker thinks, regardless of who's on the committee, they should undergo implicit bias training. "Anyone can have bias," she says.
"We need to make sure things are transparent and if there's subjectivity, we need to find out why is it subjective and can we make it more objective," says Britt, paraphrasing Louis Brandeis, "The best disinfectant is sunshine."


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text: UNESCO is organizing a training entitled "MOST School on Sustainability Science: Promoting Interdisciplinary Research in Projects Management, Policy Research and Public Policies Development". The training aims to develop sustainability science as a new application of science by providing interdisciplinary knowledge-based input to tackle environmental challenges in Southern Africa. The training is for mid-level officials, academics and civil society organizations, It will take place at the Sustainability Institute in Cape Town, South Africa, from 14 to 17 February 2017.


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Talking to my bro today.
He's currently two thirds through the offspring's birthday celebrations at the moment.
They have three of them.
I didn't realise this but apparently they're all a week apart with their respective birthdays.
Apparently winter was a good time for "business time" as a famed pair of Kiwis sang/white fella rapped about some time ago.
I suppose living in a location that corresponds with "normal" seasonal transitions helps as well.
Not like the most of northern Australia. Which is either wet or dry.


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ATTIC Advisory Committee (AAC)
The Advisory Committee (AAC) meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room at THE ATTIC.
The Advisory Committee was formed in order to promote and advise THE ATTIC staff on matters of interest to High School Students in the City of Torrance. The committee consists of at least 18 members, comprised of two-three representatives from Bishop, North High School, South High School, Torrance High School, West High School, Torrance residents attending private school/other and two representatives from the Torrance Youth Council. The Committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room at THE ATTIC.
To: Communicate, advise, recommend and encourage activities and programs to be undertaken for and with the high school student's of the City of Torrance.
To: Assess and keep the staff informed about the progress and development of all City of Torrance High School Students activities.
To: Assess the needs, and identify possible programs or activities of interest to Torrance High School students.
To: Stay current with issues that affect and are of interest to High School Students.
Encourage and include peers with a broad range of personal and academic interest, levels of education and age.
Support all special event activities and programs at THE ATTIC
Attend all Advisory meetings. Members who have more than two un-excused absences within a year's period may be dropped from the committee. Interested high school students should fill out this application form. For more information about the Advisory Committee, please call 310-782-8828.


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It's the middle of winter and you're ready to go on vacation. You pack your swimsuit, check your flight info, and get ready to turn down the thermostat. After all, you don't want to waste money or energy warming up a house that won't have anybody in it. But how low is too low? And will you really save that much money? Or does it take just as much energy as you saved to warm your house back up after turning it down?
Here's what we know:
Do You Really Save Energy by Turning the Thermostat Down?
It turns out, there really is a benefit to setting your thermostat lower, particularly over a long period of time like when you're gone on vacation.
The myth you've probably heard about having to use the same amount of energy saved to heat the house back up to temp is false. It's a matter of temperature difference and time.
For example, if your house is at 70ºF and its only 5ºF outside, that's a 65º difference to overcome. The greater the temperature difference, the more your home loses heat through the building envelope. So, if you reduce that difference by setting the thermostat back to 60ºF, you would reduce the differential by 10º — for a 55º differential.
It might help to think of the difference like it's a pressure difference. A lower "heat pressure differential" means less heat loss. And, of course, the longer the thermostat is set lower, the more energy you save.
Are there any situations where it doesn't make sense to set back the thermostat? A modulating gas boiler could fall into that category because the boiler efficiency is dependent on the low return water temperature. So, when you heat up the house at the end of your vacation, the water temp goes way up and makes the boiler much less efficient, thus negating the energy savings.
How Low is Too Low?
There's a limit to how much energy you can save, because the lowest allowable set point for most gas furnaces today is 60º F.
It may sound odd, but we're trying to avoid the furnace operating too efficiently.
Here's the potential problem: When a cooler return air temperature enters the furnace, it pulls more heat from the heat exchanger and cools down the flue gases (products of combustion) too much.
If that happens, there is less heat going up the chimney, or in the case of a high-efficiency condensing furnace, less heat going out through the PVC. That's great for efficiency, but it may be bad for the furnace.
Cold return air on a non-condensing (80% or less efficient) furnace could cause it to become a 90% condensing furnace. That's an issue because flue gases contain a lot of water vapor. If allowed to cool off too much, they condense and can cause corrosion problems inside the furnace's heat exchanger.
That can even be a problem on 90%+ furnaces where we want the flue gases to condense. If the heat exchanger is too cool, water forms in areas that are not meant to get wet, again causing corrosion problems.
Remember, residential gas furnaces are designed to do a specific function within specific parameters, and 60ºF is at the bottom of those parameters. That's why we do not recommend using a residential furnace to heat a garage. Unit heaters are meant to operate in garage conditions. Furnaces are meant to make your home comfortable.


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MADISON, WISCONSIN--When plants such as kudzu creep across the landscape, resource managers often release exotic insects to stem the invasion. But despite consuming the plants, most biocontrol insects fail to stop their spread. Now field studies suggest that the insects are simply overwhelmed. The results, presented here on 8 August at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, could help researchers come up with better tests for picking biocontrol agents.
Before release, biocontrol insects are usually tested to make sure they eat the invader and are likely to establish themselves in the invaded habitat. But few are tested in the field to see if they'll beat back plant populations, says ecologist Amanda Stanley of the University of Washington, Seattle. For instance, two species of seedhead gallflies were imported about 30 years ago from Russia to control spotted knapweed, another Russian import that is taking over grasslands and savannas across the Western United States and Canada. Although the gallflies breed easily in the region and eat the seeds of spotted knapweed, the plant continues to spread unchecked.
To find out why, Stanley looked at how gallflies and spotted knapweed interact in the field. They caged off some plants to keep gallflies out and compared their fates to those in plots where gallflies had free access. Gallflies ate most of the spotted knapweed seed, cutting seedling density by 50% in areas exposed to gallflies. But the same number of seedlings survive to adulthood with or without the gallflies. Apparently, gallflies can't keep spotted knapweed populations down because the plants produce so many seeds that plenty escape the ravenous insects.
"I thought this was a fascinating study," says ecologist Tim Craig of the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The work also shows that more studies should be conducted prior to release that address whether biocontrol agents actually cut plant populations, he says.
Related sites
Images of the spotted knapweed life cycle
Background on the use of biocontrol insects to fight weeds


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A total of 100 decision-makers were surveyed who are responsible for the use of automation technology in their companies.
Eighty-one percent of automation managers in Germany expect that the use of robots in small- and medium-sized companies will increase substantially. An important driver is a new generation of lightweight robots that are more cost effective than conventional industrial robots and work shoulder to shoulder with humans without protective cage (COBOTS). Eighty-five percent are convinced that such human-robot teams will expand the application fields of automation. Another 86 percent are convinced that digitally networked industrial robots will revolutionize production methods. These are the findings of the AUTOMATICA Trend Index 2016. A total of 100 decision-makers were surveyed who are responsible for the use of automation technology in their companies.
The course for co-worker robots has already been set in the majority of German companies: Fifty-two percent have either already been automated with industrial robots or are currently analyzing the specific usage possibilities of robot technology in their company. A total of 27 percent are basically interested in the new solutions. Five percent have decided against the use of industrial robots.
Unit costs and ease of use are important factors for the decision-makers when deciding on the use of collaborative robots that work hand-in-hand with workers. The vast majority consider it important that COBOTS as lightweight robots are less expensive to purchase than conventional industrial robots (88 percent). With respect to operation, decision-makers also positively assess the fact that COBOTS can be taught new tasks in the same way as apprentices simply by guiding robot hands to program them (89 percent). In addition, there is the use of intuitively understandable control technology as it has already proven its worth in the use of smartphones (87 percent). A robot's ability to communicate with its human co-workers using sensors and machine vision is considered important to very important by 85 percent.
"The triumph of industrial robots in small- and medium-sized enterprises is being fueled by the lower prices of the new generation of lightweight robots and flexible operation," Falk Senger, trade fair Managing Director and ordering party of the AUTOMATICA Trend Index 2016. "At AUTOMATICA in Munich from June 21 to 24, decision-makers should personally check what revolutionary new robot and automation technology opportunities already exist today for SMEs."


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Lexington-based Associations International (AI) is pleased to announce the return of Jan Craigmiles as the Vice President of People and Communications.
(LEXINGTON, KY. June 20, 2017) – Lexington-based Associations International (AI) is pleased to announce the return of Jan Craigmiles as the Vice President of People and Communications. Craigmiles was previously the Director of Human Resources for AI. She brings over 20-years of human resources experience and leadership to AI. Prior to her return to AI, she served as the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management for Asbury University. In addition, she earned a Master of Science degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from the University of Louisville and holds both the SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications.
"We are very excited to have her back in the AI family and look forward to working with her again." said AI Chief Financial Officer Ben Polk.
Craigmiles' return is a testament to why AI has been named to the Best Places to Work in Kentucky ranking list for the last five years. "Associations International is more than a great place to work; it is a great place to grow and develop employees," Craigmiles said. "I am very excited to be rejoining the AI family and look forward to helping each employee as they seek to promote and serve the missions of the associations they serve."
Formerly a division of Host Communications and IMG, AI employs 140 association professionals and has been helping professional and trade associations promote their missions, build membership and seize opportunities for growth for more than 40 years.


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"In the course of my search, I met Jerry Smith when he responded to my request for a quotation. From the onset, I was impressed with Jerry. His analysis of my home prior to making a recommendation and a quotation was far more thorough than any of the other people who responded to my request. It was obvious to me that Jerry knew and understood the heating and cooling business. Also, it was apparent that he had worked hard to establish his own business and that he realized the value of providing service to the customer." — John B.
"It's not often enough these days that I feel obliged and comfortable writing a thank you note for services performed. In your case I do! Needless to say when I call in January with the furnace on the fritz we were in a world of hurt…and looking for dependable and reliable assistance. I'm confident that your short-term repair of the motor coupled with a thorough evaluation and recommendation of our long-term needs was accurate and cost effective. If you have a reference list put me on it…if you don't…start one with my name and number." — Reid R.
"We want to thank you and your company for the truly first class service we received when you installed our new air conditioner compressor and coils. Your costs were competitive, your service was on time, and the work appears to be first rate. But that is what a customer should be able to expect. However, your representatives went beyond, finding a potentially dangerous problem with our furnace exhaust vent pipe, cleaning it (and our fresh air vent pipe, which had a similar problem), and replacing it for us. We are very grateful. Thank you very much. We will be recommending your company to our friends and neighbors. In fact, it was a neighbor who recommended your company to us in the first place." — Sharon B.