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Mount Ararat Comparison
Illustration of Mount Ararat Compared to Other Mountains
Genesis 8:4 - And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE
ar'-a-rat ('araraT): A mountainous plateau in western Asia from which flow in different directions the Euphrates, the Tigris, the Aras and the Choruk rivers. Its general elevation is 6,000 feet above the sea. Lake Van, which like the Dead Sea has no outlet, is nearly in its center. The Babylonian name was Urartu, the consonants being the same in both words. In 2 Ki 19:37 and Isa 37:38 the word is translated in the King James Version Armenia, which correctly represents the region designated. It was to Armenia that the sons of Sennacherib fled. In Jer 51:27 Ararat is associated with Minni and Ashkenaz, which according to the Assyrian monuments lay just to the east of Armenia. In Gen 8:4 the ark is said to have rested "upon the mountains of Ararat," i.e. in the mountainous region of Armenia, the plural showing that the mountain peak known as Ararat was not referred to. This peak is of volcanic origin and lies outside the general region, rising from the lowlands of the Araxes (Aras) River to a height of 17,000 feet, supported by another peak seven miles distant, 13,000 feet high. It is only in comparatively modern times that the present name has been given to it. The Armenians still call it Massis, but believe, however, that Noah was buried at Nachitchevan near its base.
The original name of the kingdom occupying Armenia was Bianias, which Ptolemy transliterated Byana. Later the "B" was modified into "V" and we have the modern Van, the present capital of the province. The "mountains of Ararat" on which the ark rested were probably those of the Kurdish range which separates Armenia from Mesopotamia and Kurdistan. In the Babylonian account the place is called "the mountain of Nizir" which is east of Assyria. Likewise Berosus locates the place "in the mountain of the Kordyaeans" or Kurds (Ant., I, iii, 6), while the Syriac version has Hardu in Gen. 8:4 instead of Ararat. The Kurds still regard Jebel Judi, a mountain on the boundary between Armenia and Kurdistan, as the place where the ark rested. Full Article
Ararat in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(high or holy ground), a mountainous district of Asia mentioned in the Bible in connection with the following events:-- (1) As the resting-place of the ark after the deluge. Ge 8:4 (2) As the asylum of the sons of Sennacherib. 2Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38 Authorized Version has "the land of Armenia." (3) As the ally, and probably the neighbor, of Minni and Ashchenaz. Jer 51:27 [ARMENIA] The name Ararat was unknown to the geographers of Greece and Rome, as it still is to the Armenians of the present day; but it was an ancient name for a portion of Armenia. In its biblical sense it is descriptive generally of the Armenian highlands--the lofty plateau which over looks the plain of the Araxes on the north and of Mesopotomia on the south. Various opinions have been put forth as to the spot where the ark rested, as described in
Ge 8:4 (but it is probable that it rested on some of the lower portions of the range than on the lofty peak to which exclusively) Europeans have given the name Ararat, the mountain which is called Massis by the Armenians, Agri-Dagh, i.e. Steep Mountain, by the Turks, and Kuh-i-Nuh, i.e. Noah's Mountain, by the Persians. It rises immediately out of the plain of the Araxes, and terminates in two conical peaks, named the Great and Less Ararat, about seven miles distant from each other; the former of which attain an elevation of 17,260 feet above the level of the sea and about 14,000 above the plain of the Araxes, while the latter is lower by 4000 feet. The summit of the higher is covered with eternal snow for about 3000 feet. Arguri, the only village known to have been built on its slopes, was the spot where, according to tradition, Noah planted his vineyard. "The mountains of Ararat " are co-extensive with the Armenian plateau from the base of Ararat in the north to the range of Kurdistan in the south, we notice the following characteristics of that region as illustrating the Bible narrative; (1) its elevation. It rises to a height of from 6000 to 7000 feet above the level of the sea. (2) Its geographical position. Viewed with reference to the dispersion of the nations, Armenia is the true centre of the world; and at the present day Ararat is the great boundary-stone between the empires of Russia, Turkey and Persia. (3) Its physical character. The plains as well as the mountains supply evidence of volcanic agency. (4) The climate. Winter lasts from October to May, and is succeeded by a brief spring and a summer of intense heat. (5) The vegetation. Grass grows luxuriantly on the plateau, and furnishes abundant pasture during the summer months to the flocks of the nomad Kurds. Wheat, barley and vines ripen at far higher altitudes than on the Alps and the Pyrenees. Full Article
Noah's Ark in Smith's Bible Dictionary
The ark. --The precise meaning of the Hebrew word (tebah) is uncertain. The word occurs only in Genesis and in Ex 2:3 In all probability it is to the old Egyptian that we are to look for its original form. Bunsen, in his vocabulary gives tba, "a chest," tpt, "a boat," and in the Coptic version of Ex 2:3,5 thebi is the rendering of tebah. This "chest" or "boat" was to be made of gopher (i.e. cypress) wood, a kind of timber which both for its lightness and its durability was employed by the Phoenicians for building their vessels. The planks of the ark, after being put together were to be protected by a coating of pitch, or rather bitumen, both inside and outside, to make it water-tight, and perhaps also as a protection against the attacks of marine animals. The ark was to consist of a number of "nests" or small compartments, with a view, no doubt, to the convenient distribution of the different animals and their food. These were to be arranged in three tiers, one above another; "with lower, second and third (stories) shalt thou make it." Means were also to be provided for letting light into the ark. There was to be a door this was to be placed in the side of the ark. Of the shape of the ark nothing is said, but its dimensions are given. It was to be 300 cubits in length, 50 in breadth and 30 in height. Taking 21 inches for the cubit, the ark would be 525 feet in length, 87 feet 6 inches in breadth and 52 feet 6 inches in height. This is very considerably larger than the largest British man-of-war, but not as large as some modern ships. It should be remembered that this huge structure was only intended to float on the water, and was not in the proper sense of the word a ship. It had neither mast, sail nor rudder it was in fact nothing but an enormous floating house, or rather oblong box. The inmates of the ark were Noah and his wife and his three sons with their wives. Noah was directed to take also animals of all kinds into the ark with him, that they might be preserved alive. (The method of speaking of the animals that were taken into the ark "clean" and "unclean," implies that only those which were useful to man were preserved, and that no wild animals were taken into the ark; so that there is no difficulty from the great number of different species of animal life existing in the word. --ED.) The flood. --The ark was finished, and all its living freight was gathered into it as a place of safety. Jehovah shut him in, says the chronicler, speaking of Noah; and then there ensued a solemn pause of seven days before the threatened destruction was let loose. At last the before the threatened destruction was flood came; the waters were upon the earth. A very simple but very powerful and impressive description is given of the appalling catastrophe. The waters of the flood increased for a period of 190 days (40+150, comparing) Ge 7:12 and Gene 7:24
and then "God remembered Noah" and made a wind to pass over the earth, so that the waters were assuaged. The ark rested on the seventeenth day of the seventh month on the mountains of Ararat. After this the waters gradually decreased till the first day of the tenth month, when the tops of the mountains were seen but Noah and his family did not disembark till they had been in the ark a year and a month and twenty days. Whether the flood was universal or partial has given rise to much controversy; but there can be no doubt that it was universal, so far as man was concerned: we mean that it extended to all the then known world. The literal truth of the narrative obliges us to believe that the whole human race, except eight persons, perished by the flood. The language of the book of Genesis does not compel us to suppose that the whole surface of the globe was actually covered with water, if the evidence of geology requires us to adopt the hypothesis of a partial deluge. It is natural to suppose it that the writer, when he speaks of "all flesh," "all in whose nostrils was the breath of life" refers only to his own locality. This sort of language is common enough in the Bible when only a small part of the globe is intended. Thus, for instance, it is said that "all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn and that" a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed." The truth of the biblical narrative is confirmed by the numerous traditions of other nations, which have preserved the memory of a great and destructive flood, from which but a small part of mankind escaped. Full Article
The Bible Mentions "Ararat"
Jeremiah 51:27 - Set ye
up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations,
prepare the nations against her, call together against her the
kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a
captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough
Genesis 8:4 - And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
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Ten Classic Walt Disney Animation Movies
Animated Movies
Gone are the days when cartoons were just meant for kids as animated movies step in to take over from regular movies. The stories and characters of animation movies these days are no longer formulated to entertain only kids. Most adults would enjoy these movies as well.
Some of the animation films would be not very suited for children to watch. Being an animation is no longer guarantee for it being kid friendly. Still there is one company which you can blindly allow your kids to watch movies from. That would be the Walt Disney Studios.
Given here are the ten classic Walt Disney Animation Movies as per me. If you don't agree make your own lists :)
No 1
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
This was the first animated movie that Walt Disney released way back in 1937. The story is the quintessential fairly tale. With a wronged princess, the evil step mother, the helpful dwarfs and the final kiss of true love!
The studio recently released its Platinum Edition. The story may be old but it still is a big hit with the kids. And its not just the girls who enjoy the story, my son loved it as well.
No 2
The enchanting animated movie of the wooden puppet boy was first released in 1940 by Walt Disney. The adventures of Pinocchio along with his appointed conscience in the form of Jimmie Cricket are fun to follow. Of course the scene where he lies to the Blue Fairy and his nose grows larger and larger is a classic.
Good wins over all temptations in this tale. The recently released 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition keeps the story fresh.
No 3
The adorable story of the baby elephant was first released in 1941. The much too large ears of the baby Jumbo cause him no end of trouble as he trips over them. But the cause of his troubles is exactly what helps redeem him. When he gets drunk with his pal and wakes up on the top of the tree he discovers he is capable of a whole lot more.
Personally I was not too pleased with the Pink Elephants on Parade psychedelic song. Guess animation has come a long way since then.The 60th anniversary edition of the movie was released on DVD by Walt Disney recently.
No 4
Released in 1942 this story of the baby deer Bambi is a sure fire hit with kids who love animal tales.The adventures of the new born animals through spring make for a delightful tale. There is also the sheer horror of the destruction of the forest in the fire. A good way to teach children about looking after your environment and not starting forest fires by accident.
I think I cry each time I see Bambi trying to nudge his dead mother alive. It literally breaks my heart, so be prepared for some loud sobs from the kids.
No 5
The step mother and step sisters make a compelling tale while highlighting the gentle Cinderella's nature. Of course I personally felt that they used the mice in the tale a bit too much. However the kids love the skirmishes that the mice have with Lucifer the cat.
The Fairy God mother is a real doll, forgetful and friendly. It was really funny the way she made a horse into the driver and the mice into horses for the pumpkin carriage. One of the all time favorite animation movies.
No 6
Peter Pan
The delightful tale of the boy who never grew up was first released in motion animation in 1953 by Walt Disney. The Darling family was hooked onto tales of adventure of Peter Pan and guess what so was Peter Pan himself. He would sneak out of Never Never land and come to hear the stories that were told in a London nursery as bedtime tales.
However the Darling children were definitely not prepared to fly off to the wonderful world of Peter Pan and discover that all those stories were really true. Tinker Bells the jealous pixie adds to the appeal of the tale as does the evil Captain Hook.
No 7
Lady and the Tramp
Romance is not limited to the human world in this 1955 release. You see a Lady who is a pedigree pup falling in love with Tramp who is quite frankly a stinking street dog. However the gallant Tramp saves the sweet Lady from a fate worse than death. At the dog catchers Lady learns more about Tramp.
Will Lady still love the Tramp now that she knows about his less savory side? The happily ever after ending is a lovely way to a feel good factor at the end of this movie.The 50th anniversary edition was recently released.
No 8
Sleeping Beauty
This 1959 edition of the classic fairy tale took some liberties with the original story just as the Cinderella movie had. And though the three fairly god mothers were cute and cuddly they were unable to save the Princess Aurora from her fate of sticking her finger on a spindle and falling asleep for a 100 years.
The evil witch even imprisons the handsome Prince Charming who can break the spell with the kiss of true love. Battle of good against evil was beautifully depicted graphically in the animation. Of course the lovers had to meet ...once upon a dream.
No 9
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Do you love pups? If you do this 1961 animated movie will tug at your heart strings. The story of a dalmatian who decided that his pet Roger, must get married is really sweet. The search for the perfect mate also involves searching for a suitable mate for himself. Pongo is adorable as he winds his lease around Roger to make him meet his prospective wife.
Of course Cruella D Vile is the evil woman who wants to take away the new born pups and turn them into a fur coat. The kidnapped pups have to be saved and Pongo runs to the rescue. Boys usually love this tale.
No 10
The Sword in the Stone
Released in 1963 this animated movie tells the story of the young boy who pulled out The Sword in the Stone to become king of the land. King Arthur has inspired may a poet and bard but this twisted version in the animated movie branch focuses on how Merlin the sorcerer prepares the young boy for the duty that he must face.
Its quite amusing when the wizard decides to give the boy a lesson in nature by turning them into squirrels. Running around the trees trying to avoid the advances of a pretty female squirrel have the kids rolling in the aisles.
seriously lion king didn't make it on the list, but snow white did, wtf, who are you people idiots,...
Good Hub. It has surely increased my interest in Animated movies.
Bambi is too sad. I would replace it with The Lady and the Tramp. If you have never seen it, check it out.
Great List Cash!! :) :) :) I love disney movies. Did you see their last year's release - "Tangled" ??? Its based on Rapunzel's Fairy tale...Amazinggggggggg!! :D :D
Animation…..:-) yes they really puts a smile on face!!! And when its from 'Walt disney' then nothing like it.
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Things i went and made
This year I have been working on a A3 map & guide for Preston City Centre with
Pete Thompson and Preston City Council. It is to be available for free around the
city to be used as a guide on how to get around and see what Preston has to offer.
This post is a guide through the development of the project. The full project can
be seen here.
Research & Reference
Preston City Centre Map – Previous (A5)
Guild Wheel Map – Bicycle route of Preston (A2 approx)
Illustrated Preston City Centre Map (A3 approx)
Bristol City Map (A3) [link]
Newcastle Map (426mm x 426mm) [link]
Pentagram NYC Wayfinding [link]
Development of the first version of the map where the initial groundwork was done for
the transport system and natural environments. While being as accurate as possible,
it was important for this map to be clear and simple so some roads have been slightly
simplified and not all roads have been included as they are not necessary for this map.
This video shows the development of the map from start to finish.
Project Extension
Based from the finished map that was produced, Preston Council along with fwdesign have produced a detailed version for a way-finding system. It essentially zooms into the initial design, adding extra detail which is necessary for way-finding signage. The system will be implemented into the redevelopment of Preston City Centre from August 2014. Picture to come…
To see the full project, please click here.
For the Grand National this year I created a poster showing all the runners with (roughly) their ratings and odds. Useful for sweepstakes! If you would like a printable version for your own sweepstakes, you can download it Here
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For the D&AD Student Awards 2013 Ted Baker Brief, Gary Whitworth & I chose to take Ted Baker to Italy.
We decided to take Ted Baker over to Italy by bringing together the country's rich heritage of art and Ted Baker's humour and styling to engage potential consumers.
The concept revolves around creating a Ted Baker Renaissance. With the idea of placing contemporary English clothing in classic Italian art and the humorous juxtaposition with which it creates.
The project is to be exhibited at New Blood from 2nd – 4th June.
For the full project, head over to the project page on my website
Friday 14th June was the private view for the Preston Degree Show. After days, weeks and months of preparation, the night finally came. It was a great turnout and a great night, I hope everyone who came enjoyed themselves. The show was up for a week before being taken down and prepared for D&AD New Blood (2nd-4th July) & our Manchester show at 2022NQ (5th july).
Here are some snaps of the night.
A selection of work from Gary Whitworth
Some of the posters from Monday Night Film Club. Mine can be found fully here
A selection of work from Michael Kirkpatrick
One of my boards at the show and a part of my F1 project, more can be seen here
A Selection of work from Jessica Kumah
A Selection of work from Francesca De Giorgio
This is part of mine & Gary Whitworths D&AD Ted Baker Student Awards entry.
Look out for the full project after the D&AD Student Awards 2013 are announced.


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Irish First World War Poster. Irelands war map. 100,000 men still eligible. Ireland at the front looks to Ireland at home to answer the call.
Summary: Poster showing an outline map of Ireland, with detail maps showing locations of noted battles.
Ireland at the front looks to Ireland at home to answer the call.
Caption: The battles in which Irish regiments have received prominent notice are shewn. The map mentions; Belguim, France, Bulgaria, Greece and Constantinople.
This is truly an outstanding quality poster. It is printed on Fuji crystal archive photographic paper and is by no means a flimsy poster.
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These poster sizes will fit many popular frames that can be purchased in framers and shops such as Ikea.
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the fact that Beethoven speaks of the finale of the Symphony as 'in the same style as the Fantasia but far more extended' (Letter to Probst, March 10, 1824). It was first performed by Beethoven himself, at the Theatre an der Wien, Dec. 22, 1808; published July 1811; dedicated to the King of Bavaria. Its first appearance in the Philharmonic programmes is May 8, 1843—repeated on 22nd—Mrs. Anderson pianist both times. Sketches for the Fantasia are said to exist as early as 1800, with those for the 6 Quartets (op. 18), and the C minor Symphony (Thayer, Chron. Verzeichniss, no. 142).
CHORAL HARMONIC SOCIETY. The members of this amateur society met at the Hanover Square Rooms for the practice of concerted vocal and instrumental music. In 1837 Mr. Dando was the leader, Mr. Holderness the conductor, and Mr. Bevington the organist. The programmes usually included a glee or madrigal with symphonies, overtures, and vocal solos.
CHORAL HARMONISTS' SOCIETY. An association of amateurs devoted to the performance of great choral works with orchestral accompaniments; held its first meeting at the New London Hotel, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, Jan. 2, 1833, and the subsequent ones at the London Tavern until the last Concert, April 4, 1851, twelve months after which the Society was dissolved. It had a full band (containing, in 1838, 14 violins, 6 violas, 3 cellos, 3 basses, with complete wind) and chorus. The solo singers were professionals—Clara Novello, Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. J. A. Novello, etc. Its conductors were Messrs. V. Novello, Lucas, Neate, and Westrop; leader Mr. Dando. The programmes were excellent. Among the works performed were Beethoven's Mass in D (April 1, 1839, and again April 1, 1844), Haydn's Seasons, Mendelssohn's Walpurgisnight, etc.
The Choral Harmonists were a secession from the City of London Classical Harmonists, who held their first meeting April 6, 1831, and met alternately at Farn's music shop, 72 Lombard Street, and the Horn Tavern, Doctors' Commons. Mr. T. H. Severn was conductor, and Mr. Dando leader, and the accompaniments were arranged for a septet string band. Among the principal works thus given were—Oberon, Spohr's Mass in C minor, and 'Letzten Dinge,' a selection from Mozart's Idomeneo, etc. The name 'City of London' was intended to distinguish it from the Classical Harmonists, a still older society, meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, of which Mr. Griffin and Mr. V. Novello were conductors.
CHORAL SYMPHONY. The ordinary English title for Beethoven's 9th Symphony (op. 125) in D minor, the Finale of which is a chain of variations for solos and chorus. Fr. 'Symphonie avec Choeurs.' Beethoven's own title is 'Sinfonie mit Schluss-Chor über Schiller's Ode An die Freude.' The idea of composing Schiller's Ode to Joy 'verse by verse,' occurred to Beethoven as early as 1792 (see p. 166 a); but no traces remain of music to it at that date. In 1811 we find a sketch for an 'Ouverture Schiller,' with the opening words of the ode set to notes (Thayer, Chr. Verz. no. 238), but no further mention of it has been discovered till 1822. The first allusion to the Symphony in D minor is as the third of three which he projected while writing nos. 7 and 8 in 1812 (p. 186 b). The first practical beginning was made in 1817, when large portions of the first movement and the Scherzo are found in the sketch-books. The Finale was settled to be choral, but Schiller's Ode is not named till after the revival of Fidelio, in Nov. 1822. It then appears in the sketch-books. After inventing with infinite pains and repetitions the melody of the Finale, and apparently the variations, a mode had to be discovered of connecting them with the three preceding movements. The task was one of very great difficulty. The first solution of it was to make the bass voice sing a recitative, 'Let us sing the song of the immortal Schiller.' This was afterwards changed to 'friends not these tones' (i. e. not the tremendous discords of the Presto 3-4—which follows the Adagio—and of the Allegro assai), 'Let us sing something pleasanter and fuller of joy,' and this is immediately followed by the Chorus 'Freude, Freude.' The whole of this process of hesitation and invention and final success is depicted in the most unmistakeable manner in the music which now intervenes between the Adagio and the choral portion of the work, to which the reader must be referred.
The Symphony was commissioned by the Philharmonic Society (Nov. 10, 1822), for £50, and they have a MS. with an autograph inscription, 'Grosse Sinfonie geschrieben fur die Philharmonische Gesellschaft in London von Ludwig van Beethoven.' But it was performed in Vienna long before it reached the Society, and the printed score is dedicated (by Beethoven) to Frederic William III, King of Prussia. The autograph of the first 3 movements is at Berlin, with a copy of the whole carefully corrected by Beethoven.
The first performance took place at the Kärnthnerthor Theatre, May 7,1824. First performance in London, by the Philharmonic Society, March 21, 1825. At the Paris Conservatoire it was played twice, in 1832 and 34, half at the beginning and half at the end of a concert. At Leipzig, on March 6, 1826, it was played from the parts alone; the conductor having never seen the score!
CHORD is the simultaneous occurrence of several musical sounds, producing harmony, such as the 'common chord,' the chord of the sixth, of the dominant, of the diminished seventh, of the ninth, etc., etc.
CHORLEY, Henry Fothergill, journalist, author, and art critic, was born Dec. 15, 1808, at Blackley Hurst, in Lancashire. Sprung from an old Lancashire family, he had a self-willed,


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Caught off guard again by a cool write up from Wired.com
This time about the Gravity Speed bike....
Soooo Rad - Thanks Wired Crew!!
Heres the link to the article - Wired Magazine
Last time MLS was in Wired was the U-Lock tool last year
This was the U-lock post for Wired Magazine
Thanks to Kyle from Tracko for all the great pictures of the gravity bike and U-lock tool
Some quick updates on the progress of other projects -
Matt started filming for the 120mph Track Race Bike and its looking SICK
Building weird Burningman projects, including stuff for myself because I was given a ticket!!!!
So look for an update tomorrow on what I am building.....


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The Lepidopterists' Society Statement on Collecting
(Adopted by the Executive Council: June 13, 1996, Houston, Texas)
"The Lepidopterists' Society affirms that collecting Lepidoptera is one of many legitimate activities enabling professional and avocational lepidopterists to further the scientifically sound and progressive study of Lepidoptera and education about Lepidoptera as well as encouraging interaction between professional and avocational lepidopterists."
The foregoing Statement of The Lepidopterists' Society is accompanied by the following Collecting Guidelines. The Guidelines elucidate the manner in which collecting should be conducted. Practitioners are encouraged to adopt these Guidelines and to use the Guidelines for the instruction of others.
Collecting Guidelines
Our responsibility to assess and preserve natural resources, for the increase of knowledge, and for the maintenance of biological diversity in perpetuity, requires that lepidopterists examine the practices of collecting Lepidoptera for the purpose of governing their own activities.
To this end, the following guidelines are outlined, based on these premises:
- 0.1 Lepidoptera is one of the largest order of insects. Lepidopterans are an important component of biological diversity.
- 0.2 Lepidoptera are conspicuous and scientifically well known, thus they are frequently used as indicator groups for conservation programs.
- 0.3 The collection of Lepidoptera:
- 0.31 is a means of introducing children and adults to awareness and study of their natural environment;
- 0.32 has an essential role in the elucidation of scientific information, both for its own sake and as a basis from which to develop rational means for protecting the environment, its resources, human health, and the world food supply;
- 0.33 is an educational activity which generally can be pursued in a manner not detrimental to the resource involved.
(consistent with the above)
- 1.1 To create a reference collection for study and appreciation.
- 1.2 To document regional diversity, frequency, and variability of species, and as voucher material for published records.
- 1.3 To document faunal representation in environments undergoing or threatened with alteration by humans or natural forces.
- 1.4 To participate in development of regional checklists and institutional reference collections.
- 1.5 To complement a planned research endeavor.
- 1.6 To aid in dissemination of educational information.
- 1.7 To augment understanding of taxonomic and ecologic relationships for medical and economic purposes.
- 2.1 Collecting adults or immature stages should be limited to sampling, not depleting, the population concerned. Numbers collected should be consistent with the purposes outlined in sections 1.1 through 1.7.
- 2.2 Where the extent and/or the fragility of the population is unknown, caution and restraint should be exercised.
- 3.1 All data should be recorded,and the data should be made available to appropriate interested parties.
- 4.1 Rearing to elucidate life histories and to obtain series of immature stages and adults is to be encouraged, provided that collection of the rearing stock is in keeping with these guidelines.
- 4.2 Reared material in excess of need should be released only in the region where it originated, and in suitable habitat.
- 5.1 Protection of the supporting habitat must be recognized as the sine qua non of protection of a species.
- 5.2 Collecting should be performed in a manner such as to minimize trampling or other damage to the habitat or to specific foodplants.
- 5.3 Property rights and sensibilities of others must be respected.
- 5.4 Collectors must comply with regulations relating to publicly controlled areas, to individual species, and to habitats.
- 6.1 All material should be preserved with all known data attached.
- 6.2 All material should be protected from physical damage and deterioration, e.g. light, molds, and museum pests.
- 6.3 Collections should be made available for examination by qualified researchers.
- 6.4 Collections or specimens, and their associated written and photographic records, should be willed or offered to the care of an appropriate scientific institution, if the collector lacks space or loses interest, or in anticipation of death.
- 6.5 Type specimens, especially holotype or allotype, should be deposited in appropriate scientific institutions.
- 7.1 Collecting should include permanently recorded field notes regarding habitat, conditions, and other pertinent information.
- 7.2 Recording of observations of behavior and of biological interactions should receive as high priority as collecting.
- 7.3 Photographic records, with full data, are to be encouraged.
- 7.4 Education of the public regarding collecting and conservation, as reciprocally beneficial activities, should be undertaken whenever possible.
- 7.5 All known data should be recorded with the specimens, e.g. date, location, collector, habitat, larval host plant data, and parentage of immatures, when known.
- 8.1 Collection of specimens for exchange or sale should be performed in accordance with these guidelines.
- 8.2 Rearing of specimens for exchange or sale should be from stock obtained in a manner consistent with these guidelines, and so documented.
- 8.3 Mass collecting of Lepidoptera for commercial purposes and collection of specimens for creation of saleable artifacts are not included among the purposes of the Society.
- 9.1 Collectors should comply with local, state or provincial, federal and national, and international laws and regulations that govern collecting and possession, commerce and exchange, import and export, and protection of species. Collectors should comply with additional local, state or provincial, federal and national, and international laws and regulations governing live material.


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October 7th, 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of my debut album Still Life. Since then, through your help and continued support, I've released Frozen In Motion, Patterns & Light, and Divider, alongside a handful of remixes and EPs. Those of you who follow my Instagram know how obsessively near and dear vinyl is to me. I've gotten requests over the the years to do a proper vinyl release, and having hit the 10 year mark, I felt it appropriate to pursue. As with my other vinyl releases, I will only make something I think looks and feels beautiful; in this case, 180-gram heavy weighted colored vinyl in a gorgeous foldout package.
Crowd funding this allows me to create limited and exclusive merchandise that I've considered before but couldn't afford on my own. This includes T-shirts, limited edition prints, photo cards, photo books, and exclusive unreleased tracks.
Risks and challenges
Being an independent artist, I pay 100% for everything I make. Vinyl is particularly expensive, and my costs in addition to vinyl pressing include mastering for vinyl, design, artwork, printing, and of course the cost of designing and manufacturing the exclusive merchandise.
My incentive to pursue this stems from all of you I've corresponded with over the years and who have requested a vinyl release for Still Life. 10 years later I'd love to make it happen but can only do so with your help!Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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I wanted to boot up from CD-ROM where Fedora 12 Live CD is recorded to while my main system (Windows XP) was in hibernate mode. So I entered to boot selection menu (F8) and selected to boot from CD-ROM, but BIOS didn't even tried it and started to resume Windows.
Second time I tried to enter BIOS Setup and select to boot from CD-ROM only, never from hard disk. But BIOS again started to resume Windows without trying to boot from CD.
Only after rebooting Windows instead of hibernating I was able to boot from CD-ROM. It is unfair, I don't want to logout from Windows session each time I want to boot to Linux. How could I fix this issue?
You can't start one OS while the other OS is suspended, The
only method is to run the Linux in a virtual box in Windows
Not sure currently but probably I've done it on laptop without problems some time ago.
Why could it be impossible? How does hibernate affect BIOS? As far as I think OS should only record RAM data to hard disk while hibernating and power off computer. (I even could switch off power adapter.) When restoring RAM data should be loaded by OS not by BIOS. What the problem of loading another OS?
What happen if I install GRUB to MBR? Will BOIS skip loading MBR while hibernated too?
P.S. Thanks but I already know everything about VirtualBox and usually use it. But this time I wanted to test something on native boot.
Even though XP is hibernating, it's in control of the hardware. The BIOS has nothing to do with it at that point. To boot off a live CD, you have to do just that...reboot.
Some bios's can affect the boot order like that. It may be an option in the bios but I doubt it. Like jam stated, xp has sort of taken control of the system. I think it is a dumb idea myself.
Playing to the angels
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Wizard, Jam and Jefro are all correct Mr L.. You have to be mistaken about doing it before.
I've just tried on my laptop (DELL). Windows was hibernated, I've entered boot menu (F12) then selected CD-ROM and Fedora was loaded Fedora without any problem.
After rebooting Fedora Windows restored from hibernate 100% perfectly. Everything as I expected. Just want to do the same on desktop.


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Aloha Flow from Diversion TV on Vimeo.This trip to Hawai'i was not a means to an end. In other words, we did not go for a contest or some event. We did not go on this trip with the purpose of making a video. Each person had his own motivation and the Energies brought this crew together in Hawai'i at the same time. We were in Hawai'i to BE in Hawai'i and experience the flow of the Aloha Flatland Spirit. Shot mostly with a GoPro and an iPhone, this video is a manifestation of our island experience and awesome things that occurred while we were there. Our crew consisted of Scott Powell, Jesse Puente, Jean-William Prevost, and Bobby K. Carter, along with the riders of the 808. Please enjoy this video! Aloha and Happy New Year!
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80s Trix! 80s Flix! : Karate Kid Part 2
It's time for another edition of 80s Trix! 80s Flix! The 80s brought us cool movies as well as most of the foundation tricks of flatland. This is a follow up to the Karate Kid Part 1 episode in Reseda.
In Karate Kid Part 2 Daniel-san and Mista Miyagi take a trip back to Miyagi-san's home town, Tomi Village, in Okinawa, Japan. I guess the producers thought it was too much drama to actually shoot in Okinawa so they shot in Hawaii instead!
They constructed Tomi Village on the island of Oahu at Kahaluu Fish Pond in Kaneohe.
(Marked with the red A)
26 years later, the set is gone, but the area and the mountains still remain. This is Tomi village in 1986....
This is Tomi Village in 2012
While you compare backgrounds in these pictures, Daniel-san gets his focus on!
Breathe iiinn....Breathe oooouuut!
With the Mountains at Kaneohe looming in the back, Daniel-san is tryin' to figure out that drum technique. Don't ask me, ask the drum!
Somebody's stoked!
It's the lantern scene where the village mourns for Miyagi's late father!
Mista Miyagi puts in work on his long lost main squeeze in Tomi Village.
This area was a bit difficult to shoot because there were "NO TRESPASSING" signs all over the place. The gate was wide open, so we couldn't pass up this chance. We had to work quick. Eventually we found out that the area is available to rent for weddings and corporate events.
"Where's Tomi Village?" "You're standing on it, Corporal! Get 'em outta here!"
I-hop stall in soft dirt.
2012 Photos by Bobby Carter and Jean-William Prevost
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Study: Global warming not to blame for rise in hurricanes
Cyclone Nargis recently made international headlines for dealing death and destruction to Burma.
Yet unlike the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, global warming received little blame for the intensification of Nargis. That's possibly because, in the nearly three years since New Orleans flooded, the science of hurricanes and climate has matured.
A new scientific paper authored by prominent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists, published this weekend, reinforces the changing landscape.
The paper, which simulated Atlantic hurricane activity during warming 21st century conditions, found 27 percent fewer tropical storms, and 18 percent fewer hurricanes. The strongest hurricanes, the researchers found, had slightly higher wind speeds.
"This does not support the idea that we've already seen a large positive trend in hurricane activity emerging from greenhouse gases," said lead author Tom Knutson, a Princeton, N.J.-based research meteorologist for NOAA. "In fact, it points in the other direction."
Published online today in Nature Geoscience, the paper is notable for finding such a striking reduction in Atlantic activity. Earlier research has suggested a small reduction in total storms, or little change in a warming world.
By suggesting a marked decrease in activity, the new work bolsters the views of Chris Landsea, science and operations officer at the National Hurricane Center, who has argued that the apparent recent increase in Atlantic storm counts is due solely to better observational tools — satellites and the like — which blanket coverage of the Atlantic hurricane basin.
"After taking into account the changes in monitoring, the number of storms we're seeing now is on par with previous busy periods in the Atlantic," Landsea said.
This doesn't mean there's necessarily an emerging consensus on global warming's impact on hurricanes. While most research has suggested that the number of storms may not increase, and some like Knutson's has indicated a decrease in storm counts, there are troubling signs that the stronger storms' intensities may spike.
That's what concerns scientists like Judith Curry, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Some simulations, she said, have found that while the average intensity of storms may not increase substantially, the number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes, the most powerful ones, does rise.
Some observational evidence may bear this out. Since 1935 there have been four seasons in the Atlantic basin with two or more Category 5 storms. Two of those seasons have occurred in the last three years, 2005 (Emily, Katrina, Rita and Wilma) and 2007 (Dean and Felix).
"There is strong agreement that intensity will increase in a warmer climate, although there are arguments about the magnitude of the increase," Curry said.
The hurricane-climate debate took off during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which set a record of 28 tropical storms and hurricanes.
At the time several influential published papers suggested global warming was already having a measurable impact on hurricane activity.
"We now have a much more diverse scientific literature, by far," said author Chris Mooney, whose book Storm World chronicles the furious debate within the scientific community that has ensued since 2005 about hurricanes and climate.
But in addition to the scientific backdrop, Mooney said other reasons may exist to explain global warming's general absence from the post-Nargis debate.
"There's a different bad guy, not global warming but the junta," he said of Burma's ruling body. "And there's the risk of looking craven and opportunistic if you go off about global warming right now."
For casual observers following the 2005 hurricane season, there were considerable reasons to think a warmer world would produce more storms.
Hurricane forecasters say tropical storms will form when sea surface temperatures reach 80 degrees. In a warmer world, then, periods of favorable conditions for storm formation should last longer. So why doesn't the new study, and other simulations, identify such a trend?
"The response of Atlantic tropical cyclones to increased greenhouse gases depends on more than the warming Atlantic Ocean," said Gabriel Vecchi, a NOAA scientist who co-authored the new paper with Knutson.
"In our experiments, the reduction in Atlantic storms seems to be, at least partly, related to a projected increase in wind shear in the tropical Atlantic as we look out into the 21st century."
Nearly all scientists agree the hurricane-climate debate remains unsettled because computer modeling of hurricane activity for the next century remains problematic.
For past simulations, researchers have generally used just one of the climate models employed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, to forecast future global temperatures. But each of these models returns different solutions for wind shear changes over the Atlantic Ocean.
A strength of the new study by Knutson is that it uses an average of all the computer models used by the IPCC, a technique that generally leads to better forecasts.
But until the climate models all agree on different variables, such as future wind shear, knowing what future hurricane seasons will bring is impossible, scientists say.


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Season 7 Episode 13 : Episode 13 - Last Lunch
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series that ran on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013, and was created by Tina Fey. The series, which is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
Actor: Tina Fey, Judah Friedlander, Scott Adsit,
Directors: Tina Fey,Maureen ChadwickCountries: US
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Michelle Menting is the author of the full-length poetry collection, Leaves Surface Like Skin (Terrapin Books), and two poetry chapbooks. Her poems, essays, and short stories can be found in Verse Daily, American Life in Poetry, The Cimarron Review, The Offing, The Southeast Review, Midwestern Gothic, Harpur Palate, The Texas Observer, and DIAGRAM, among other places. A recipient of scholarships from Sewanee and Bread Loaf writers' conferences, Michelle has been awarded for her written work with residencies from Hewnoaks Artist Colony, Crosshatch/Hill House, and the National Park Service, where she served as Poet-in-Residence on Isle Royale National Park, an International Biosphere Reserve.
Michelle holds a a PhD from the University of Nebraska, an MFA and MA from Northern Michigan University, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin. Her research and teaching interests include creative writing (all genres), 20th & 21st century poetry & literature, place & bioregional studies, ecopoetics & ecocomposition, and animal studies. She is also interested in the history of the essay, as well as in hybrid forms of literature and writing.
Michelle grew up the youngest of 12 siblings in a small cabin in the northwoods of the upper Great Lakes region, where she developed her love of trail running & lake swimming, listening to wolves & loons, and observing & drawing the ever-docile porcupine. She lives in Maine and teaches at the University of Southern Maine. She is at work on another poetry manuscript, as well as a collection of flash nonfiction.
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The Katyń Massacre
In 1918, Poland regained her independence after enduring three partitions and domination for 123 years by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Barely 21 years later, on September 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west, triggering the Second World War. On September 17, the Soviet Union, in cooperation with the Nazis and without a declaration of war, invaded and occupied eastern Poland. Thus, Poland was partitioned a fourth time. In spite of having been only partially mobilized because of strong pressure from its Allies, England and France, Polish forces valiantly fought both invaders for weeks before being overwhelmed and forced to lay down their arms.
Both occupiers ruled by terror against the Polish people. The Soviets deported some 1.5 million Polish citizens to Siberia. They seized some 250,000 Polish military personnel and sent over 20,000 army, navy, air force and frontier-guard officers to three prison camps in the Soviet Union: Kozielsk, Starobielsk, and Ostashkov. Most of these officers were reservists: doctors, professors, school teachers, lawyers, judges, civil servants, priests, ministers, and rabbis. They were Poland's leaders and thinkers, the flower of Polish intelligentsia. They were men of all faiths; but to hardened Communists they were class enemies and, therefore, enemies of the Soviet Union.
Through the severe winter of 1939-40, the prisoners defied political indoctrination and endured interrogations by the Soviet secret police (NKVD) about their backgrounds and their political views. In March they were ordered to gather their belongings and were told they were being returned to Poland. For the next few weeks, day after day, 200-300 of them were taken away by train. They were then transferred to special prison buses, locked singly into cramped cubicles and taken deep into the Russian forests. There, each victim's hands were tied behind his back and, if he struggled, he was bayoneted and sawdust was thrust into his mouth to subdue him. His greatcoat was pulled over his head and a second cord was tied around his neck. The cord was passed down the back, looped around the bound hands, and tied again at the neck so that every move of resistance only tightened the noose. Then, one-by-one, each prisoner was murdered with a pistol shot to the back of the head.
In June, 1941 Germany turned on its ally and invaded the Soviet Union. Poland and the Soviet Union now found themselves with a common enemy. The Poles formed an army from the military prisoners who had been expelled to the Siberian labor camps. However, the whereabouts of the 20,000 murdered officers remained a mystery. Stalin denied any knowledge of their disappearance, even suggesting that they might have escaped and made their way to Manchuria, an obvious impossibility.
In April 1943 in the Katyń Forest, near Smolensk in German-occupied Russia, a local peasant led the Germans to a site called Goat Hill. There the Germans found the bodies of nearly 5,000 Polish officer-prisoners who had been in the Kozielsk prison camp. They used this evidence of a massacre as a propaganda weapon against the Soviet Union. In response, the Soviet Union denied any involvement and tried to blame the Germans. The Americans and British, despite strong evidence to the contrary, accepted the Soviet version because the Soviet Union, along with Poland, was their ally in the war against Germany. Poland's armed forces had grown to be the fourth largest fighting the Nazis. When the Polish Government-in-Exile in London requested that the International Red Cross conduct an impartial investigation, Stalin used this as an excuse to break off diplomatic relations with them. He later formed a Communist puppet government in Poland.
During the initial German investigation of the Polish officers' murders, one of the people brought to the gravesite as a witness to the proceedings was an American Prisoner-of-War, Lieutenant Colonel John Van Vliet, Jr. After his release from captivity at the end of the war, he prepared a report in which he concluded that the Soviets were responsible for the murder of the Polish officers found at Katyń. This report, classified TOP SECRET, disappeared. In 1949, at the request of the Department of Defense, Lt. Col. Van Vliet again dictated his report and this time it was made public. In 1951, the US House of Representatives established the 'Select Committee to Conduct an Investigation into the Katyń Forest Massacre'. After a 13-month inquiry, the Committee concluded that, beyond any reasonable doubt, the massacre had been committed by the Soviet NKVD.
It was not until the collapse of the Soviet Union that the truth was acknowledged. In 1989, the head of the Communist Party broadly admitted Soviet guild. In 1991, other mass graves were uncovered near Kharkov and Mednoye. These graves contained the bodies of the murdered officers from the Starobielsk and Ostashkov camps. In 1992, the Russian President released to Poland secret documents, including the death sentences signed by Stalin and by the head of the NKVD at the time of the atrocities. The world finally knew the truth after 50 years of lies and deception.
The phrase Katyń Massacre is used to signify the murders at all three Soviet camps. These atrocities were a failed attempt by Stalin to forever eliminate all opposition to communist rule in Poland. The free spirit of the Polish people endured through the dark years of communist oppression. Poland now stands as a full partner of the western democracies, a member of NATO and the European Union.


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Terumah -- Exodus 25:1 – 27:19/
Master architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) once remarked that "God lies in the details." His refined glass and steel structures defined mid-20th century architecture, and anyone looking carefully at his Seagram Building or the Barcelona Pavilion will notice the way his materials meet with their surroundings – the way form and function work together – and will understand van der Rohe's teaching about the essence of divine design.
In this week's reading, the Israelites are called upon to contribute a remarkable panoply of the most moral of all materials: gold, silver, and copper; blue, purple, and red-dyed wool; flax, goat hair, animal skins, wood, olive oil, spices, and gems. Together, these precious materials will allow the Divine to dwell in the details of the Mishkan (the portable desert Tabernacle). The command given to Moses could not be any more clear:
"Make for me a sanctuary that I may dwell amidst them." (Exodus 25:8).
The inner chamber is veiled by a woven curtain. That chamber is the sacred space where the Ark of the Covenant is placed, and the Ark houses the tablets of the Ten Commandments. On the Ark's cover hover two winged cherubim hewn of pure gold. In the outer chamber, the seven-branched menorah stands and showbread is arranged upon a table.
While van der Rohe once quipped that he preferred to be good rather than merely interesting, clearly the Tabernacle is more than just good design, it is the template for a transformative encounter — and that is simply divine!
- Rabbi Aubrey Glazer
Artwork note: This week's illustration depicts a different kind of portable Mishkan, a heart enthused with G-d's holy presence. Rabbi Stuart Weinberg Gershon writes that "the physical sanctuary of G-d is just a reminder of what G-d really wants – that each person builds a sanctuary within his or her heart for G-d to dwell therein. … G-d has no need to dwell in buildings. What G-d desires more than anything is to dwell – to live – in each of us." Illustration by Christopher Orev Reiger.


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OMFG is Alex Savage from Edmonton in Canada and is releasing ghost productions. It's always better to have a female producer in front of a project than a nerdy nerd. Depending on the make up, she looks between 18 and 35 years old.
The whole thing looks like a pretty professional production. There's more than just one person behind this project. But who cares, it's the music industry, where nobody asks if something is fake. Probably almost the whole music industry is fake and that's the way it works.
The demand for illusions seems to be very high. So keep your eyes closed, imagine a lonely young women from Edmonton who is about to rock the whole industry only with her self-produced songs. Illusions are beautiful too.
Listen and download the four released tracks plus the work in progress track from the ghost producer. The first track was Creative Commons licensed.
Read more about the OMFG Hello ghost production.


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American Institute of Physics
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science
The Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of the Physical Sciences will be held in Philadelphia on May 10th and 11th. The seminar is intended to provide a stimulating, supportive and challenging opportunity for graduate students to present their research and receive productive feedback. The seminar will open with a reception on Friday, May 10 and all papers will be presented on Saturday, May 11. Presentations will be 20 minutes each with ample time for discussion.
We invite proposals for presentations from graduate students working in any area of the history of the physical sciences. Abstracts up to 250 words must be submitted online at http://www.pachs.net/events/archive/joint_atlantic_seminar_in_the_history_of_the_physical_sciences/ by April 15, 2013. Selections will be announced soon thereafter.
Some funding is available for partial reimbursement of travel expenses.
Confirmed discussants:
Michael Gordin, Princeton University
Bill Leslie, Johns Hopkins University
Richard Staley, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Catherine Westfall, Michigan State University


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Leather Cushioned Ottoman is from Coast to Coast Imports.
Coast to Coast Imports, LLC is an international manufacturer and wholesaler of quality accent furniture and seating. With over 100 years of combined experience in the furniture industry, we have developed partnerships with manufacturers abroad to bring affordable quality accent furniture to every home. The Coast to Coast family includes hundreds of employees in Memphis, TN and Asia and over 100 sales representatives globally.
Our operations include a 300,000 square foot distribution facility in Memphis, TN, 15 large factory partners in China and India, and showrooms in High Point, Las Vegas, and Tupelo. We also work with a talented staff in China as well as India. Our international team is focused on the highest level of quality control, support for product development, factory compliance, and timely shipping.
The mission of Coast to Coast is simple: to deliver quality home accents for the greatest value. Our proprietary brands include Coast to Coast Accents, a collection of affordable home accent furniture; The Andy Stein Collection, higher styled home accents with a designer's touch; and Jadu Accents, a collection of beautiful rustic and industrial accent furniture from India.


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The Twin Cities Claims Association is a local organization made up of claims professionals, attorneys and vendors within the insurance community. Our gatherings offer learning and networking opportunities. So mark you calendars for the second Tuesday of the month!
We host monthly luncheons at Poor Richard's Commonhouse in Bloomington,MN with various speakers on related insurance topics. The luncheons are held on the second Tuesday of each month, which begins at Noon and lasts for approximately 1 hour.
We are planning our speaking list for the upcoming months and we would love to hear your ideas.
We also host a golf tournament each year in September and we're excited to announce the location is Minnesota Valley Golf Course in Bloomington again this year. In December, we host a half-day seminar and a dinner. Both events offer fun, prizes and sponsorship opportunities.
If you would like to become a member and be on our email list, please send us an email with your contact information. We appreciate your continued support and participation this past year.
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Time: 12:00 (noon)
Poor Richard's Commonhouse
8301 Normandale Blvd
Bloomington, MN 55438
COST: $25.00 per person. (Please make checks payable to the TCCA)
(Please mail your payment to TCCA, PO Box 39454, Edina, MN 55439-0454 OR pay at the door)


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Home staging mistakes/
Here, from interior decorator and home staging expert Gabriele Campbell, are 10 common mistakes sellers make when preparing their house for sale.
1: Just because you love it does not mean everyone else will. Ensure your property appeals to the broadest buying public, which means neutralize. If the colour palette or decorating style is too far out, people will be put off by the "personality" of the home, and it will be difficult for them to visualize themselves and their own belongings in the house.
2: Closets and pantries are crowded and cluttered. Edit each storage space of excess or seasonal items to make sure the viewers can see the space. Crammed spaces give viewers the perception that there is not enough storage space and that the house is bursting at the seams.
3: The furnishings are too big or there are too many for the space. Edit, edit, edit. The corners of the room need to be seen, so remove extra or oversized plants, fans, gym equipment, chairs and tables. During one staging job, the homeowner wanted to leave an excessively large coffee table in a living room, and demonstrated how cool this table was by folding it out into a dining table. So we asked him, "What's for sale? The house or the table?" He substituted the table for a smaller one.
4: "Clean" means different things to different people. It may be common sense to some, but the best way to maintain the value of your single largest investment is to follow a regular cleaning schedule. When your house is on the market, it has to be clean and ready for showing every minute of the day.
5: You love your pet so everyone else will, right? Wrong. Some potential buyers are really averse to animals of any kind, and that means that any evidence of pets will deter them from the property. If you have pets, vacuum daily to keep the hair under control and crate them or remove them from the property while it is being shown.
6: Don't hide damage to flooring, countertops, walls or other permanent fixtures. Reveal, never conceal, problem areas, and be sure to reflect any deficiencies and necessary repairs in the list price.
7: Don't forget about safety and security. Strangers are coming into your house. Gun collections and the kitchen knife block present a major safety hazard. Pack away these and precious items like jewelry while the house is on the market.
8: Don't designate a space above grade as a storage room. Potential buyers want to know exactly how many bedrooms are available, and using a room above grade for storage will affect their perception of
the house. Use the basement for storage.
9: Don't leave dated or worn fixtures for the next owner to replace. The best way to increase equity in your house is to implement periodic upgrades. The simplest and least costly upgrades include light fixtures, taps and faucets, door and cabinet hardware, and drapery and window treatments.
10: Don't rush to put the house on the market before it's presentable. Selling a property requires strategic thinking. First, identify the competition, then make your house look better than others on the market. Care and attention to the details will impress potential buyers and, if the house is "move-in ready," that means less work for them and possibly a better offer for you.


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In a very peculiar developing story, people from all over the world are hearing unidentifiable "trumpet-like" noises coming from the sky.
One of the most recent videos, dated April 5th, comes from Germany, where a man filmed his child who had stopped in the middle of the street, frozen in fear from the sounds above.
According to The New York Post, a Canadian woman named Kimberly Wookey filmed similar events, and claims that in one instance she was woken out of her sleep at 7:30 a.m. and ran to the window to film it.
On May 7th, Wookey captured the sounds once more. People in the YouTube comments have suggested they are old train wheels, but NASA's response seems to indicate that it's possible they are a phenomenon of background noise from the Earth.
"If humans had radio antennas instead of ears, we would hear a remarkable symphony of strange noises coming from our own planet," a spokesperson from NASA explained. "They sound like background music from a flamboyant science fiction film, but this is not science fiction. Earth's natural radio emissions are real and, although we're mostly unaware of them, they are around us all the time."
While the scientists seem to have an idea, nothing has been confirmed. People have theorized everything from alien invasion to religious judgment day, but one thing is for sure: This stuff is creepy and cool.


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Dec 13, 2014 12:15 am |Summary:
The race past SATA's 6Gbps limitation continues. In this review, Chris looks at HP's Z Turbo SSD, and even puts two in RAID 0 to increase performance. Read the review.
Dec 12, 2014 3:08 am |Summary:
Another flip-flopper hits the market. The Silicon Power S60 first released as a SandForce-based SSD, but now sports a Phison S8, without customer warning. Read the review.
Dec 10, 2014 5:57 pm |Summary:
Chris takes an exclusive look at a new SSD from Mushkin, the Reactor 1TB. This is the cheapest 1TB drive on the market, and also offers good performance. Read the review.
Dec 8, 2014 9:05 pm |Summary:
Samsung's three smaller capacity 850 EVO SSDs use the new MGX controller. Chris looks at the new controller, and gives us his thoughts on the 250GB model. Read the review.
Dec 8, 2014 3:00 pm |Summary:
Samsung has teased 3D V-NAND for six months now. Can the company's mainstream SSD line still deliver on cost, or is V-NAND too expensive for this market? Read the review.
Nov 26, 2014 9:15 pm |Summary:
Chris delivers one of the first full English reviews of Fujitsu's FSXtreme 240GB SSD. The special thing about this drive is that it uses speedy SLC NAND. Read the review.
Nov 17, 2014 2:00 pm |Summary:
Corsair taps Phison's new quad-core S10 controller to power the new Neutron XT, Corsair's new flagship performance SSD. Here's our full first look at it. Read the article.
Nov 6, 2014 3:05 pm |Summary:
Fujitsu is not a company name you typically hear when discussing SSDs, but today Chris delivers an exclusive review of the F100 512GB SSD. Read the review.
Nov 5, 2014 3:04 pm |Summary:
Today Chris spends time telling us all about ADATA's Premier Pro SP910 SSD in the 512GB capacity. Should this be your next drive? Read on and find out. Read the review.
Oct 31, 2014 2:04 pm |Summary:
Today Chris spends time telling us all about Kingston's HyperX 3K SSD in the 480GB capacity. Should this be your next SSD? Read on and find out. Read the review.
Oct 30, 2014 1:37 pm |Summary:
Another blast from the past comes our way in a capacity we've never tested. Here's Chris' full take on SanDisk's 480GB Ultra II SSD. Read the review.
Oct 28, 2014 4:53 am |Summary:
Intel 530 SSDs never received much attention, but when you need a low cost, high capacity drive that's reliable, this one is worthy of your consideration. Read the review.
Oct 9, 2014 1:22 am |Summary:
Apotop is a new name here at TweakTown, but the company has one of the lowest priced 256GB SSDs on Newegg. Today, Chris takes a look at the S3C 256GB SSD. Read the review.
Oct 6, 2014 1:03 pm |Summary:
Angelbird has a brilliant looking SSD on its hands with the wrk 512GB, but is that all you look for when buying an SSD? Here are Chris' full thoughts. Read the review.
Sep 29, 2014 9:15 pm |Summary:
Chris concludes his Samsung 850 Pro coverage with a look at the 256GB model. The 850 Pro is the fastest SSD on the market, and costs less than $200. Read the review.
Sep 29, 2014 3:03 pm |Summary:
Micron's M600 SSDs in various form factors will soon make their way into systems from OEMs and SI. Today Chris looks at the 256GB and 1TB models. Read the article.
Sep 16, 2014 9:35 pm |Summary:
ADATA is known for putting out quality SSDs at very low prices. With the fabs entering the same market, can ADATA's SP610 compete in this market? Read the review.
Sep 12, 2014 5:00 pm |Summary:
Last month we previewed Toshiba's TLC flash, our first look at TLC outside of Samsung. Today we look at SanDisk's first retail SSD with TLC flash. Read the review.
Sep 9, 2014 1:10 pm |Summary:
Today Chris takes a look at a low-cost SSD from Corsair, the Force Series LX 512GB. Read on as he tells us all about it and how it performs. Read the review.
Sep 2, 2014 4:38 pm |Summary:
The rush is on for Haswell-E and X99 boards. Most of them support PCIe x4 lanes for M.2 high speed storage. It's what you need to take advantage of them. Read the review.
Sep 1, 2014 9:10 pm |Summary:
Today Chris gives us a close up look at Samsung's 850 Pro 512GB SSD, the one he considers best for price and performance in the 850 Series. Take a look. Read the review.


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Please join the students of Burr Elementary School for their 6th annual performance on May 1, 2015 at 2:00pm & 5:30pm in the upstairs Gym. Admission is free. More information to come!
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: April 30Second City Benefit
Later Event: May 8St. Margaret of Scotland Performance


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Fire Detection and Alarm Systems are intended to determine fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of the people. Early detection also plays an important role in protecting the safety of emergency response workforces.Read more
Fire Detection and Alarm Systems provides the ability to immediately recognize short circuits/cut lines and all other kinds of faulty wiring in the system and isolate it from the rest as precaution.
LCD Screen designed with text-guided interface to display on-site statuses correctly.
It's easy and simple to read and operate.
display with floor plan for alarm zone
relative staffs' inspect and survey.
to process second stage alarm delay inspect. It reduces false alarms caused by
general wire interrupting, promoting the reliability of the fire alarm control panel.
states display. Each zone is with LED 3 status display (ordinary: off,
disconnection: flashing, activate: on)
to give management staffs a clear understanding of the abnormal state.
against lightening surge to avoid central computer damage caused by high voltage
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can show high and low voltage
adopted the two-wire transmission can be connected with addressable modules
or addressable detectors using SLC branch. Feedback message can be displayed by address point.
Two Stage Accumulation Function: Circuit detection requires a period of accumulation time to reset the detector, and detection of the second stage of accumulation, thus reducing the chances of a false alarm caused by interference from ordinary circuits, and improving the dependability of the Central Control Unit.
Quality Control: The control panel switches and all of the base board components of this unit are all certified by CNS and CE. All units must pass stringent quality inspections before leaving the factory, ensuring that each will be performing as expected.
User-friendly Design: All circuit boards use a modular design; the external lines are also separated from the terminal circuit board, with protections implemented on the input end. If a faulty power supply is connected to the circuit board caused fault, only the affected circuit board needs to be exchanged without disconnecting the external lines, thus greatly improving maintenance and inspection efficiency.
Exterior Design: This unit's circuit display uses high-end heat-resistant plastic, making its stream-lined exterior poised and elegant. With the circuits accessorized with indication plates, it makes all information regarding the buildings, floors and circuit properties clear at a glance.
Other Application: This Central Control can also be collocated into a 3-in-1 system with our Broadcast Host and Emergency Telephone Unit, creating a system that both looks and performs like a unity, and enhance the beauty of in-site use.


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Israel Y1, Quintanilla ME1, Karahanian E2, Rivera-Meza M1, Morales P1, Berrios-Carcamo P1, Salinas-Luypaert C1, Herrera-Marschitz M1
1 Molec. Clin. Pharmacolgy, ICBM Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile,
2 Center for Biomedical Research, Universidad Autonoma de Chile
Studies in Canada, Spain, Italy and Chile have shown that in animals the oxidation of ethanol by brain catalase is needed to generate endogenous brain acetaldehyde, which initiates chronic ethanol intake. Studies show that inhibition of brain catalase synthesis or increasing brain acetaldehyde oxidation fully prevent the development of of chronic ethanol intake. Brain acetaldehyde spontaneously condenses with dopamine forming salsolinol, a strong oxidant which may add to the brain inflammation induced by LPS. Salsolinol administration (i.p. or intra-VTA) leads to marked daylight binge-drinking in ethanol-naïve animals (2 to 2.5 g ethanol/kg in 60 minutes).
After a steady chronic ethanol intake is achieved the perpetuation of ethanol intake is no longer dependent on acetaldehyde but on a brain system that recognizes mechanisms which are markedly inhibited (70-75%) by the administration of N-acetyl cysteine a strong anti-oxidant, which does not inhibit the initiation of chronic ethanol intake. Other anti-oxidant mechanisms directed to the brain may to reduce chronic ethanol and virtually abolish binge drinking.
Alcoholic hepatitis is accompanied by increased inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress (known to potentiate each other). Noteworthy, a meta-analysis of 22 clinical trials of alcoholic hepatitis treatment showed that while corticosteroids – well known for their anti-inflammatory activity- reduced patient mortality by 45%, the addition to corticosteroids of N-acetyl cysteine resulted in an 85% reduction of mortality. Upon discontinuation of N-acetyl cysteine administration, mortality return to expected levels.
Overall, both liver and brain react positively to the administration of a clinically approved drug such as N-Acetyl cysteine, which may become a treatment of choice for alcohol use disorders.
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The surveillance system is monitored by a centralized command center and will aid in investigating customer complaints and keeping passengers and employees safe.
To increase the safety and security of Skyway train passengers, the Jacksonville (Fla.) Transportation Authority (JTA) is installing a new video surveillance system in its trains and stations that wirelessly connects in real time to a centralized command center.
The Skyway train operation is an automated monorail located in downtown Jacksonville that consists of eight stations and 10 trains that each have two cars.
According to Kenneth Williams, manager of Skyway operations, the previous surveillance system in the trains had one camera in each car, but passengers could sit behind it and avoid being recorded. The system was also recorded by VCR technology, and the tapes usually had lines blurring the recordings that made it difficult to identify people.
Now two cameras are being deployed in each train car -- one on each end -- so all passengers are viewable. Each station is equipped with four to eight cameras to provide full coverage of the area. The recordings are saved to a digital video recorder (DVR); each train and station has its own DVR.
So far the system is up and running in the train stations, and will be fully deployed in the trains by the end of the month, Williams said.
The system was funded by a federal grant and costs approximately $430,000, which included the video wall, server, DVRs and cameras.
According to Williams, two workers operate the command center at a time. One person watches the video surveillance, and the other controls the power and speaks with passengers via an intercom.
Apollo Video Technology provided the system, and Williams said the company's software was easy to use. He also said deploying the technology was a twofold effort. "Apollo came in and assessed what we needed to do," he said. "And immediately what they did was installed the DVRs into the stations and loaded software onto the control operators stations; that took about one week."
The next part involved adding the video wall to the command center and the cameras and DVRs to the trains, which took about 90 days.
The video is wirelessly transmitted to the command center and retained on the hard drive for 30 days. However, Williams said the time length depends on what size hard drive is purchased.
The surveillance system has already aided in keeping the train stations safe. Williams said the operators viewed a group of people who were shooting at each other with what turned out to be BB guns -- however, to the operators they looked like regular guns. They called the police, and the people were arrested.
The video has also helped the JTA review complaints placed by passengers. Williams said a woman complained that she fell on the train, but officials reviewed video footage and saw that she was seated the whole time.
In the future, the technology will be added to other forms of transportation supported by the JTA, like buses. Williams said the organization receives many claims from bus passengers, and it would like a way to review the issues.
Williams said the JTA is conducting a demo on one bus, and so far the results have been positive. The widespread bus deployment will begin by April 2009 and will use cellular card technology to transmit the surveillance to a command center.


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Community Policing Spotlight July 2018
Central Precinct
Hillside Parade and National Night Out
Led the parade of community members from the Hillside community member (kids, adults, elderly, and pets) walking and riding bikes. Also hosted ice cream socials and participated in numerous National Night Out events.
Special Olympics Torch Run
Various Officers
Law Enforcement agencies in Multnomah County ran with the Special Olympics torch from PPB East Precinct to Gresham PD Rockwood station with Oregon Special Olympics athletes
Dodgeball Event
Various Officers
Officers participated in a dodgeball event at Holy Redeemer. Everyone had a great time.
Feeding the Dragon
Chief's Office
Assistant Chief Ryan Lee was given the honor of "feeding the dragon" at the end of the traditional lion and dragon dance performance at the opening of the community event.
Cully and Dawson Park
Tactical Operations Division
In the evening, members of Gang Enforcement Team walked through the new Cully Park and Dawson Park. Community members had complained about gang members congregating at the park recently. Officers met 50 community members, including around 35 youths under the age of 13. Many of those contacted were kids from Somali or other African country immigrants. Officers were told by several adults and kids that they appreciated them being there and invited them back.
Woodstock Block Party
East Precinct
Officers stopped by a block party in the Woodstock neighborhood. Officers chatted with kids and answered neighbors' questions. Neighbors thanked officers and said they supported PPB.
Community Events
K9 Unit
K9 Bora participated along with 13 other K9 teams from around the state in 5 different events. After the events, the community was invited down onto the field to meet the K9 teams.
NICU Reunion at Randall Children's Hospital
Tactical Operations Division
Officers participated in this annual event.
Autism Society of Oregon
North Precinct
Portland Police Bureau hosted a Q&A panel with the Autism Society of Oregon to answer questions, educate, and hear concerns from families impacted by autism.
Slavic Festival
East Precinct
Officers walked through the event speaking with vendors and community members, handing out stickers and having many conversations.
Paw Patrol
K9 Unit
"Paw Patrol" community event put on by Lloyd Center Mall had more than 2,500 people, mostly pre-school age kids and their families. K9 Bora got to meet "Paw Patrol" lead characters Chase and Marshall, along with hundreds of community members.
10th annual Portland women's basketball 3x3 tournament
Various officers
Police (Super Troopers) vs Fire (Hosers): Police won 9-8!
Camp Rosenbaum
Various Officers
Portland Police Bureau's partnership with Home Forward and Portland Air National Guard sponsors an overnight camp for youth in government subsidized housing (177 kids). Camp Rosenbaum focus on developing values and characteristics of good community members as well as building relationships with police officers.


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Top 8-Year CD Rate at Anchor Mutual Savings Bank - Washington State Only
Anchor Mutual Savings Bank is offering a 3.05% APY 8-year CD and IRA CD. Minimum deposit is $500. This rate is listed in the bank's rates page as of 10/14/2010.
This isn't as good as PenFed's 3.49% 7-year CD (see review), but it compares favorably to long-term CDs available at internet banks. One of the best is at Discover Bank which has a 10-year CD with a 3.00% APY as of 10/14/2010.
I contacted the bank yesterday. According to the CSR, the early withdrawal penalty is only 180 days of simple interest on the amount withdrawn. Typically, CDs with terms over 5 years have penalties of a year of interest or more. With only a 6-month penalty, if you close early, the rate even after the penalty ends up being better than many short-term CDs.
The CSR didn't know when this rate would change, but she said rates are usually updated on Tuesdays.
According to the CSR, anyone in Washington state is eligible to open an account. A branch visit is required. Branches are located in several Washington cities, some of which include Aberdeen, Elma, Lacey, Olympia, Puyallup and Vancouver. Note, several of the branches are located inside Walmarts.
The bank's overall health score is 2 out of 5 at DepositAccounts.com with a Texas Ratio of 51.49% (average) based on 6/30/2010 data. Please refer to our financial overview of Anchor Bank for more details. The bank has been a FDIC member since 1935 (FDIC Certificate # 28454).
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Midland Wedding Magicians is a company headed by experienced Professional Magicians Chris Congreave and Owen Strickland.
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Based on broad customer acceptance and confidence in the role of virtualization in the datacenter, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts more than 23% of all servers shipped in 2014 will be actively supporting virtual machine technology. In addition, more than 70% of all server workloads installed on new shipments in 2014 will reside in a virtual machine. More than $19 billion will be spent on server hardware in support of these applications, with shipments of virtualized servers growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% -- more than twice the rate of the overall server market from 2009 to 2014. IDC expects that this robust growth in server virtualization will continue through 2014 as datacenter adoption is increasingly considered mainstream in mature economies and as organizations in emerging regions look for datacenter efficiencies while they rapidly increase their server investments over the period.
Based on a survey of more than 400 IT organizations currently deploying server virtualization, IDC found that customers are looking to not only increase the penetration of virtual servers within their environment, but also to increase the number of virtual machines per physical server. The forecasted $19 billion dollars translates into 36% of all spending for server hardware in 2014 and the 23% of all server shipments will represent 2.2 million physical server hosts. IDC estimates that these 2.2 million physical servers will in reality become as many as 18.4 million logical servers with customers deploying an average of 8.5 virtual machines per physical host by 2014.
"Server virtualization is the 'killer app' for the datacenter and has forever changed IT operations. Most datacenters have had a 'virtual first' approach to server deployment for the last three years and this has meant that the majority of application instances now reside inside a virtual machine. IDC expects that 2010 will be the first year when more than half of all installed application instances will run inside a virtual machine. This has profound implications for not just maintenance and management of the datacenter but also adjacent infrastructure such as storage and networking." said Michelle Bailey, research vice president, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends. "As the needs of the enterprise begin to turn to management constraints, large virtualization customers will have to begin to more seriously consider investments in automation tools and converged hardware as a means to lower time to deployment and simplify an increasingly complex datacenter infrastructure."
"IDC believes that as virtualization evolves, it will grow beyond the datacenter and mature markets to penetrate into branch offices and emerging regions. This process has already begun as the survey results already show increasing adoption in environments beyond the datacenter," added Katherine Broderick, senior research analyst, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends.
The forthcoming IDC multi-client study, Server Virtualization Market Forecast and Analysis, 2009-2014, utilizes In-depth executive interviews with 10 IT directors in the U.S. to provide qualitative data which is supplemented with 400 quantitative surveys with U.S. and regional based IT directors. Interviews identify virtualization technologies by platform, price band, architecture, server vendor, size of company, and industry. These findings are used to create a detailed forecast of the virtualization market by host operating system, guest operating system, server class, socket capability, customer revenue, shipments, logical units, workload category and CPU type.
About IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. For more than 46 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.
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Frame your face with these earrings featuring shimmering details and a gleaming 18-karat gold plating.
- 1.5'' W x 3.54'' L
- 18k gold-plated copper / cubic zirconia
- Push back
Dust or wipe clean with a cloth dampened with water once a week. Be sure not to leave water spots on the surface. These water spots will dry and could possibly leave permanent marks. Clean stains/spots using the following steps: Dampen a soft cloth with a mixture of hot water and liquid dishwashing detergent. Wring the cloth as much as possible to remove excess liquid. Rub the surface lightly in a circular motion. Dry the surface immediately with a clean, soft towel.


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Article Number: XPB80-868S
Washing capacity: 8KG
Spin capacity: 4KG
Automatic Type: semi-automatic
Certification:CB CE ROHS KC SAA PSE
Tub Material: plastic
Motor:copper or aluminum
Product size: 740*435*870mm
Package size: 785*475*885mm
Gross/net weight: 21/17.5KG
Brand Name:OEM
Loading Type:top loading
Power (W):240
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