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Yesterday, we brought you back in time to the go-go 1980s: ALF was on TV, the Go-Gos were on the radio, and the Rams were singing an awful song called "Let's Ram It". Well, we found something worse.
Two somethings, actually. They're equally awful.
First, let's take the 1988 Philadelphia Eagles's anthemic, "Buddy's Watching You."
Oof. That's terrible. Special attention must be paid to placekicker Luis Zendejas, who played a part in The Bounty Bowl the following season, and whose line-reading in this video is so terrible it's easy to see why the Eagles decided to cut the above-average placekicker.
Now before you go and declare that the winner, listen to this anti-drug jam by the 1987 Los Angeles Lakers.
Oh man. Off-key singing in unison, and, wow, those kids are bad. We know you're not supposed to make fun of kids, but they're adults now, and they can handle it. And why is everyone wearing sunglasses? You're all inside. Unless, gasp, the 1987 Los Angeles Lakers are trying to hide their bloodshot eyes?
All that aside, Magic gets to spit some fire (relatively speaking) and James Worthy's frog croak-esque intonation of "No" at various junctures is pretty funny. But, c'mon, someone had to have been stoned to think this was a good idea.
Which one's the worst, L.A.'s or Philly's? Let us know in the comments, or, if you find a "better" one, send it our way.


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August 23, 2012
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Associated Press
Rapper 2 Chainz took some major risks two years ago when he bolted from Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace record label, changed his stage name and left a group to pursue a solo career.
The Atlanta-based rapper, initially known as Tity Boi, scored big as a member of the rap duo Playaz Circle with the Lil Wayne-assisted 2007 hit "Duffle Bag Boy." But the group's debut album barely sold 100,000 units, and their follow-up, 2009's "Flight 360: The Takeoff," debuted at No. 74 and didn't launch any hits.
"I figured if I was going to do bad, I'd rather be bad all by myself," 2 Chainz said in a recent interview. "Even when I had a deal, I was paying out of pocket ... I was already funding videos, doing my mixtapes. You rarely get money out of labels, except for when they open up a budget for a project. Other than that, it's a do-or-die type thing. So, for me, I just had to do or die."
Taking the risk to go solo is finally paying off.
A pair of successful mixtapes helped 2 Chainz consistently book concert shows and land guest appearances on hit songs, including Kanye West's No. 1 rap smash "Mercy" and the Nicki Minaj single "Beez in the Trap." He also joined Minaj on her U.S. summer tour.
Now the rapper is hoping to capture audiences on his own with his solo debut, "Based on a T.R.U. Story," released this week. The first single, "No Lie," features Drake and is currently No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. The album features top acts like West, Minaj, Lil Wayne, John Legend, Scarface and The-Dream.
The Associated Press: You had a sliver of limelight in 2007, you fell into obscurity and now you're rising — a rare sequence for a rapper's career. What do you attribute to your revived image?
2 Chainz: I just worked harder than anyone else. There was no formula. I can't tell you a particular story or a contract I signed. My mind-set of just grinding it out, a lot of sleepless nights, thinking and praying a lot. The number of cities I was able to play in. The timing. Those combinations have helped get me to where I'm at today.
AP: You had a lot control as an independent rapper. Now, you're signed to Def Jam Records. Why make the move when you were achieving so much independently?
2 Chainz: When I left DTP, I wanted to do things on my own. I wanted people to respect my mind. I wanted people to respect some of my ideas. The independent route was the best move for me. But I think I've maximized everything I could do independently. I've done everything out the mixtape market. I think getting the big machine behind you is the next stage when you've maximized the independent level.
AP: How did you end up collaborating with A-List acts like Kanye West, Drake and Nicki Minaj?
2 Chainz: I had already been communicating with them. I've known Drake for five years. Me and Drake were on tour with Lil Wayne when Drake was fresh off the TV show ("Degrassi: The Next Generation"). A lot of people don't know that. I've known Lil Wayne for a decade. I've had respect with them and in the hip-hop community. I just had to figure out a way to connect the dots with them and the fans. With the community, I was cool. I was networking, hooked up with DJs. I was just being a people's person.
AP: What's it like working with Kanye West?
2 Chainz: He's a great friend to me personally and has helped me musically. He's helping me produce some of my best music.
AP: You've become known for your various guest appearances. What do you want to prove with your first solo project?
2 Chainz: When we did "Duffle Bag Boy" I knew it was big because of Lil Wayne. I took it for what it was. He's a superstar, a megastar. We worked hard and he worked his (expletive) off to be who he is, so he gets the credit for that. He opened a lot of doors for me. I just want to work as hard.

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As it turns out, milk doesn't always do a body good.
Justin Bieber had a bit of an accident when he kicked off his "Believe" tour in Glendale, Ariz., Saturday night after consuming the beverage before the show.
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The 18-year-old pop star was in the midst of performing "Out of Town Girl" when he suddenly turned around, threw up on stage and ran off.
The Biebs returned quickly, however, telling the crowd "I'm sorry, I'm going to slow things down," according to USA Today, and played the ballad "Fall" on an acoustic guitar.
But that wasn't the end of Bieber's tummy troubles.
A little later in the gig, while performing "Beauty and a Beat," the superstar singer ran off stage again, stopping the show abruptly for a few minutes.
Justin Bieber's says Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are "great together"
"It's hard for me, you know, not feeling great and throwing up in front of a bunch of people," Bieber said to a screaming crowd upon his return. "Will you love me even though I'm throwing up on stage? OK, I wanted to give you my best show ever, so do you mind if I finish it?"
And that he did, dedicating "One Less Lonely Girl" to his late fan Avalanna Routh, who passed away from cancer Wednesday.
"Great show. Getting better for tomorrow's show!!!! Love u," Bieber tweeted, along with an instagram pic of himself laying in bed. "And .... Milk was a bad choice! Lol. Goodnight Avalanna. Tonight was for u. I love u."
Sean Kingston Comes Clean on Driving Justin Bieber's Car
Jon M. Chu, creative director of Bieber's tour, told E! News exclusively that Bieber powered through show impressively despite his condition.
"The star of the show last night was Bieber, the ultimate professional," Chu said. "And he really impressed me with his honesty to his fans, without hesitation. This guy knows his audience more than anyone."
Chu said the night was very emotional, adding, "And when he told the audience he was not choosing a "one less lonely girl" tonight and instead singing it to Avalanna and sang it to an empty chair with a flower crown on it...The whole audience was bawling. Including me. I don't think I've ever felt that emotional at a concert before."
--Additional reporting by Ken Baker


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Everyone knows that vacations should be planned way ahead of times. This is true, especially, if you plan on traveling abroad. Remember that you need to make sure that you have the proper documentation to travel and making sure that these documentes are done properly takes time.
For those of you looking to relax and play golf during your vacation, Novo Sancti Petri in Andalucia, Spain is a great option. The best time to visit there is during July to October, so if you wait to late to book you will be hit with higher prices. Although, from what I hear you can get average prices in the $69.00 range.
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Guidos, Russkies, and Asians will have to make room for yet another ethnic group on the reality TV party scene -- the Persians.
In what is starting to sound like a United Nations of club-hopping, guilty pleasure television, the company that brought you the original MTV hit-reality show "Jersey Shore," is creating a spinoff called "The Persian Version," according to Gawker.
Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions are seeking "outrageous, outspoken and proud" partying Persian-Americans in Los Angeles who are at least 21 years old and look no older than 30. (Good thing they're looking in LA.)
For those keeping tabs, this is the third spinoff series announced so far.
"Brighton Beach" is scouting the country for attention-loving Russian-Americans ages 21 to 30, who will get their techno music, vodka-fueled party-on in Brooklyn.
Also, singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is producing an Asian-American reality show set in the Los Angeles/Koreatown area. A post on Craigslist said they are "looking for beautiful Asian-Americans with lively, strong, and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 with equally interesting life stories and perspectives to share..."
Even the original "Jersey Shore" is looking for more Italian-Americans to join Snooki, The Situation, and the rest of the gang for the show's second season in Miami.


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Business Goals
- Take a business class
- Improve my photography. Seriously.
- Launch my new site in February
- Get a business license
- Make an Etsy Treasury
- Join an Etsy Team
- Do all of the things in this list of Etsy New Year's Resolutions
Crafty Goals
- Learn to read and write knitting patterns
- Learn to embroider
- Make my own soap and soy candles
- Teach a knitting class. I got a contract to do this - I start January 6th!
- Start sewing my own clothes again
Blog Goals
- Make-over my blog - It's in the works!
- Start a "Knitting 101" vlog series
- Do a lot more upcycling projects
- Do some outfit posts
- Be more interactive, and comment a lot more. I have a bad habit of reading a lot and then forgetting to comment :-/
- Take more photos of my everyday life so I can document it here
- Teach a blogging/seo class
- Get more outside blogging gigs
- Guest post more, and have more guest posters
- Meet a lot more blog friends!
Personal Goals
- Get my passport (finally)
- Be less materialistic. I'm not all that materialistic, but I just want to be LESS.
- Buy a new car. I know, this totally contradicts my last goal, but I need to go places sometimes and my current car, while a total trooper, is almost as old as I am. Also, by "new" I mean, well, not actually new, just one that works.
- Pay off my credit card debt - I'm almost there!!!!
- Go on a semi-spontaneous road trip
- Go to Disney World
- Turn off the Netflix once in awhile and listen to music, or just enjoy being unplugged.
- Pray more
- Complete at least 5 items on my bucket list (and add more to it - there are way more things I want to do that aren't on that list!)
Also, I was very inspired by Erin at Design for Mankind who wrote a list of non-goals, things to keep doing exactly the same. I think it's important to make goals, but just as important to recognize the things you've done well. So here's my list of things to keep doing well in 2011:
- Work ethic. No matter what the job, I've really worked hard this year. I put a lot of time into things I cared about (and sometimes the things I didn't care so much about, but had to do anyway).
- Weight. Sure, I could stand to be more active and eat a few more veggies, but not for cosmetic reasons. I'm completely happy with my appearance and I don't need to lose a pound.
- Amount of coffee consumed. This is a popular resolution for some people. I sure do drink a lot of it, but it doesn't cause me any problems, it helps me be more productive throughout the day, and it makes me happy. So I'm going to keep drinking just as much as I do now, and you can't stop me. :-P
- Following my passions. This year ended very differently from what I had envisioned in my head last December, but I'm so much happier now. I thought about what I really WANTED to do, instead of just what I thought I should do.
- Improving. I've grown a lot this year. If I keep going at this pace, 2011 will be a breeze.
- NOT getting married or preggo. It's cool for those of you who are, but I spent my 2010 enjoying my 22nd year of life, and I plan to enjoy my 23rd year of life ring&baby-free as well. Being young is fun.
So that's it! What are some of your goals? And more importantly, what did you do well this year??


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Three Southwest Florida banks were upgraded in the most recent industry report card by analyst BauerFinancial Inc., issued Wednesday.
Six of the region's 10 community banks now carry higher Bauer ratings than they did a year ago, a reflection of the financial sector's gradual and steady recovery from the Great Recession.
Insignia Bank of Sarasota, 1st Manatee Bank of Parrish and Charlotte State Bank of Port Charlotte each received a bump in Bauer's fourth-quarter report.
The other seven lenders based in Sarasota, Manatee or Charlotte counties retained their grades. Only one local bank now carries a mark considered less than "good."
"We're absolutely seeing some significant improvements now, although non-performing asset numbers are still elevated," said Karen Dorway, president of Coral Gables-based Bauer. "We are starting to pick up steam, but still not back to where we would like to be as far as the banking sector goes."
Insignia and 1st Manatee rose from 3 1/2 stars, or "good," to four stars, signifying "excellent." Charlotte State moved from three stars, or "adequate," to 3 1/2 stars.
All three posted sharply higher earnings in 2012: Insignia rose 58 percent to $1.1 million; 1st Manatee increased 67 percent to $855,000; and Charlotte State jumped 142 percent, to $2.9 million.
In fact, all 10 community banks were profitable in 2012, the first time that has happened since before the onset of the financial crisis in 2007.
But despite its first full-year of profitability since 2006, Sarasota's The Bank of Commerce again received zero stars. It is the region's sole community bank with Bauer's lowest grade.
Bank of Commerce, also the area's only undercapitalized lender, earned $393,000 in 2012, up from an $8.1 million loss in 2011. Non-performing loans are down to $5.8 million, but the bank still holds a relatively high $16.3 million in real estate taken back from borrowers who defaulted on loans.
Bauer graded 22 Florida-based banks at zero, down from 25 in the third quarter and from 38 one year earlier. That still represents 10.5 percent of the state's 209 banks and thrifts.
Eight Florida banks failed in 2012, the lowest total since 2008. A total of 51 U.S. banks were closed last year, also the smallest amount in four years.
Nationwide, Dorway said, 51 banks are now considered critically or significantly undercapitalized, down from 73 a year ago.
"It's a good predictor that the pace of bank failures continues to be slowing," she said.
Florida Shores Bank-Southwest, in Venice, and Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida, in Sarasota, again were the region's only banks to earn Bauer's top five star, "superior" grade.
Calusa National Bank of Punta Gorda maintained its four-star rating.
Holding at 3 1/2 stars were Englewood Bank, First America Bank of Bradenton and Sabal Palm Bank of Sarasota. They all ended 2012 with higher ratings than the year before.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Allergist Thomas Lupoli will tell you there's plenty to worry about in the Jacksonville area when it comes to sparking allergies.
"I always tell my patients, 'When you see that gold dust, you're not allergic to that gold dust, but everything else in the air. What you can't see is what you have to worry about,'" said Lupoli, of Allergy and Asthma Specialists of North Florida.
January to May is prime time for tree pollen -- cedar, elm and oak. And If you're allergic, it can affect you in very different ways.
It's often hard to know whether you have allergies, a cold, or even pink eye.
They key can be itching.
"Certainly if you have itchy eyes or itchy nose causing you to repetitively sneeze, that's usually a good indication that it's probably more allergic than viral," Lupoli said.
Mickey Bertera is continuing her series of allergy shots, a treatment she says changed her life.
"It's a night and day difference," said Bertera, who spent years thinking she just kept catching terrible colds.
Lupoli said over-the-counter drugs are a good option to prevent allergies from taking over, and so is rain.
"And the other thing is, you know, we're still in winter, so a freeze would certainly help as well, knocking pollens out of the air for several days to a week or so," Lupoli said.


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WASHINGTON — A delegation of the United States Conference of Catholic
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November 3-6, 2010 to attend the opening of the new National Seminary located
some 30 miles outside of Havana. The seminary is the first new religious
construction in Cuba in more than 50 years.
The delegation will be led by subcommittee member Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, and will also include Father Andrew Small, OMI, National Collections Office director for the Church Latin America, Thomas Quigley, counselor to the subcommittee, and local clergy from the Archdiocese of Miami.
In addition to the inauguration of the seminary, the group will visit parishes and missions in Havana supported by the Collection for the Church in Latin America. The collection is taken up each year in dioceses across the United States. It supports pastoral projects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The collection has supported projects all over Cuba, including the construction of the new seminary. The delegation will also visit the Diocese of Pinar del Rio.
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Um... it's been... a while... And I'm not going to make "excuses" as to why I have not blogged as usual (because that's boring to write & read!) but there has been various reasons and that's enough said on that matter :)
So crafting. Have I still been crafting? Yes! Though maybe not quite as much as I'd like to. We moved in the autumn. Can't even remember if I mentioned it here or not. Anyway the good news is that I have a much bigger room for my scrapping/card making/crafting, but it's still not completely unpacked... so I have been doing what I can.
Right now I'm taking the Online Card Classes current class by Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner and Julie Ebersole to get some card inspiration and it's proving a lot of fun! :)
Anyway this is the card I made inspired by Monday's class. I started off using a sketch by Jennifer McGuire but ended up doing something quite different to her card as I did not have the same supplies... so I'm not even sure it's too easy to tell it's based on the sketch...?
I already have an idea for my next card so hopefully I will be back on here again soon... ;)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Yay, lovely to see you back blogging. Lovely card and the course sounds good.
So pleased that you're settled into your new home.
Happy Thursday
Maria x
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Philly Schools–Is Money Really the Problem?
House majority leader Eric Cantor is in Philadelphia today to pick up Attorney General Eric Holder's gauntlet. Holder's DOJ has filed suit to shut down a Louisiana school voucher program that serves an overwhelmingly African American population, on the grounds that… it's bad for African Americans. Cantor vows to fight the DOJ if Holder doesn't drop the suit, and he's delivering his message at a Philly charter school serving mostly African American kids—one that has about six times as many applicants as it has places.
Apart from its proximity to DC, Philly might seem an odd location for Cantor's presser, but the city of brotherly love is going through an educational drama of its own. The Philadelphia School District has had budget problems for years. It's seen horrendous violence, plummeting enrollment, and commensurate staff layoffs and school closures. Most media accounts bewail lack of funding as the key problem. Salon.com recently ran a story with the subhead: "Pennsylvania's right‐wing governor drains public schools of basic funds." CBSNews laments "the same old problem: not enough money."
What those and all other Philly school district stories I've seen have in common is that they fail to say how much the district actually spends per pupil. Not having attended journalism school, I missed whatever class teaches education reporters to omit the single most important fact in their stories, so allow me try to fill in the blank.
A quick Google search reveals that Philly's 2013–14 budget is $3.03 billion (p. 50), of which $862 million is for charter schools. The district serves 136,000 students in its regular public schools and another 63,000 in charter schools. So the regular public schools, the ones that are being "systematically murdered" by budget cuts, spend $15,941 per pupil. That's about $3,000 more than the national average. It's also $1,600 more than the day tuition at Temple University. The city's charter schools receive about $2,300 less than the regular public schools.
That's not to say that the district's classrooms are fully stocked with supplies or that the city's best teachers are paid what they're worth. What it does suggest is that the cause of those problems may have less to do with the amount of funding available than with the way it is allocated. After all, Washington, DC spends around $29,000 per pupil—double what Philly does—and it performs worse in both reading and math by the 8th grade.


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C.D.S. Newsletter March 2008
In this issue...
- How to Use ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 within TRACE™700
- Analyzing Geothermal Systems with TRACE
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Meet the Support Staff...Scott
How to Use ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 within TRACE™700
TRACE™ can be used to optimize ventilation airflow while meeting the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007. However before discussing how TRACE calculates the airflows, a basic understanding of ASHRAE 62.1 is helpful.
ASHRAE 62.1-2004 prescribed new minimum breathing zone ventilation rates and a new calculation procedure to find the minimum intake airflow needed for different ventilation systems. These new rates and procedures must be used to find the design or "worst-case" outdoor air intake flow, which establishes the required capacity of the mechanical system equipment [1].
With this understood the first step is to determine the minimum ventilation that the standard requires for each different space type. This is also known as the zone level procedure. The ventilation requirements for individual space types can be found in Table 6-1 of Standard 62.1. Once the minimum ventilation requirement for each space type is determined, equation 6-1 of the standard is used to calculate the required amount of airflow for the breathing zone. The effectiveness of the air mixture within the space, called the zone effectiveness, is determined based on the position of the supply diffusers and return-air grilles in each zone. This factor also accounts for any ventilation that would not be used within the breathing zone that could be re-circulated into the space. The zone-level procedure concludes with the solving of equation 6-2 to determine the required outdoor air for each zone. This is determined by dividing the Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow by the Zone Effectiveness. This process must be completed for each zone that will comply with Standard 62.1.
Now that each zone-level ventilation requirement has been determined, the system-level ventilation can be calculated which is also known as the Outdoor Air Intake for the system. This procedure varies for different system types. For single-zone systems, equation 6-3 indicates that the ventilation requirement will be identical for both the zone and the system because they are one and the same. For 100 percent outdoor-air systems (also known as Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems within TRACE), equation 6-4 is used which sums the zone-level outdoor airflow to derive the system level. For multiple-zone, recirculating systems (i.e. variable-air-volume-reheat systems), sections 188.8.131.52 through 18.104.22.168 are used to determine the required system-level ventilation. Once the system level ventilation has been determined the procedure is complete.
Within TRACE, the procedure for applying Standard 62.1 is quite simple. The equations are processed in the background by the program in the same fashion that the procedure would be done with a spreadsheet or by hand. The next section will walk through the zone level procedure applied in TRACE and offer suggestions to ensure accurate zone level ventilation requirements are met per the standard.
To begin in TRACE, the zone-level ventilation requirements must be applied through templates or to the individual zone Airflows tab within Create Rooms. When starting a project, it is recommended to use templates to simplify and combine elements that will be applied to rooms or zones that share common characteristics. Using templates will vastly decrease the time it takes to enter the room parameters. The "Apply ASHRAE Std 62.1-2004" drop-down box should be changed to "Yes" to update the screen for Standard 62.1 airflow specifications. When this is done, the cooling- and heating-based ventilation components will be replaced with people- and area-based components. The Type drop-down box can then be utilized to change the space type which will assign the zone-level ventilation requirement directly from Table 6-1 in the Standard. Note that the TRACE library has been updated to reflect the Standard 62.1-2007 space type additions to Table 6-1, so there is no need to create the airflows manually. For zone-level design calculations, the people-based ventilation component is calculated based on the maximum quantity of people as determined in the cooling design definition of the people schedule. During hourly simulation, the people-based component can vary as the people schedule dictates.
In addition to the people- and area-based entries, the cooling and heating effectiveness values and recirculation fraction (seen in TRACE as Ez and Er factors) are entered on the same screen for the zone. Selecting the correct supply and return configuration for the cooling and heating airflows will automatically populate the predefined effectiveness factors. It is typically recommended that the recirculation fraction be determined based on the airside system selection by using the "default based upon system type" selection. The recirculation fraction only impacts systems that have secondary recirculation of return air such as parallel fan-powered systems. This fraction will account for the average system return rather than air recirculated for an individual zone.
At this point, only the minimum ventilation airflow requirement for each zone has been applied to the simulation and the system level implementation of Standard 62.1 is incomplete. At the system level, Standard 62.1 calculations must be enabled through Create Systems on the Advanced screen. This must be done for each system that will utilize Standard 62.1. The System ventilation flag should be changed from "Sum Room OA Reqs." to the appropriate Standard 62.1 methodology. To comply with 62.1-2004 or 2007, one of the two 2004 methods must be applied. The user can choose between the traditional Standard 62.1 calculations or choose to include ventilation reset which will dynamically reset ventilation airflow as space conditions change throughout the simulation. Dynamic reset options include variations in zone occupancy (modeled in TRACE with occupancy schedules) and two versions of CO2-based, demand-controlled ventilation (DCV). When selecting the traditional version of Standard 62.1 without ventilation reset, the user can select Apply ASHRAE Std 62.1-2004 People Averaging, as dictated within Section 6.2.7 Dynamic Reset and discussed in Standard 62.1-2004 System Operation: Dynamic Reset Options (ASHRAE Journal Volume 48 no. 12). It is important to note that during the design calculations in TRACE, ventilation reset with or without demand-controlled ventilation cannot be modeled, because it is intended to model the worst-case scenario.
In addition, the Standard 62.1 Maximum Ventilation Z ratio can be set by the user. When entered, this number represents the maximum percentage of outside air within the conditioned supply air at minimum airflow conditions for each zone. This features's impact varies depending on whether the system is constant volume or variable volume. For variable-air-volume (VAV) systems, TRACE will calculate each zone's outdoor-air fraction at minimum airflow conditions and determine if the calculated fraction exceeds the maximum Z fraction entered by the user. For any zone that exceeds the maximum fraction, TRACE will automatically increase that zone's minimum stop on the VAV box so that the maximum Z-fraction limit is met. Fixing the maximum Z-ratio in variable-air-volume systems has the potential to increase reheat to prevent space overcooling. The lower the maximum outside-air fraction is set, the higher the risk for excessive zone reheat. In constant-volume systems, fixing the Z-ratio will simply oversupply the airflow to the space to meet the Z-fraction limit. Caution must be taken when using this fraction with constant-volume systems. The result may be over supplying airflow to the space that can lead to significantly increased fan-energy consumption and space control issues if the supply air temperature for the system has been fixed or limited.
Analyzing Geothermal System water loops using TRACE
Geothermal system designers face many unique challenges when
creating an efficient and effective system. Perhaps the most critical
is sizing the water loop for a ground source heat pump system. An
undersized water loop may result in insufficient heat rejection or
heat absorption, and ultimately an inability for the system to meet
building load demands. Although TRACE is not a loop sizing program,
several features provide insight into the proper design of a
geothermal system. Details of setting up the basic ground source heat
pump system can be found in the TRACE user's manual and will not be
discussed here. Rather, we will explore how TRACE can be used to aid
in the analysis of the water loop for a geothermal system.
The first feature useful to sizing the water loop is calculated during the energy portion of TRACE. When ground source heat pump equipment is included with a TRACE calculation, a GT report is generated. This file can be found in the same location as the main file and although it will have the same name as the original file, the extension will be GT1 for alternative 1, GT2 for alternative 2, etc. This file contains the monthly peak heating and cooling loads calculated by TRACE and can be imported into GLHEPRO for use in calculating the capacity of the loop. The capacity of the loop from GLHEPRO can then be entered in the Thermal Storage Capacity field found in the Create Plants section, Cooling Equipment tab.
The next feature does not play a direct role in sizing the loop, but instead provides feedback regarding the loop's defined capacity. When you build the ground source heat pump system in TRACE, you will notice a cooling tower and boiler are included as part of the default system. Although these components may not be used in reality, TRACE uses this equipment in the advent the water loop cannot reject/absorb sufficient heat to meet the defined condenser minimum and maximum temperatures. In other words, if the loop is sized to handle the entire heating and heat rejection loads, the condenser operation temperatures are correct, and the load profile is realistic, the modeled cooling tower and boiler may not operate. The Equipment Energy Consumption report will show if either of these components are used. If the backup tower or backup heat sources are showing consumption, increasing the capacity of the loop may help eliminate any use (assuming the other items listed above are accurate).
Note: Construction and climate play significant roles in determining a building's load profile. These factors, coupled with limitations on loop size, may result in a scenario where the designed system will not satisfy the load requirements. In these situations, the addition of a cooling tower and/or boiler may be required. Before increasing loop size in TRACE, users must carefully consider such factors.
The final feature affecting the water loop deals with how TRACE models ground temperature if the condenser heat rejection type is input as "Ground loop."
Since ground temperature will vary throughout the year and within
the given location, TRACE utilizes the information contained within
each weather location in conjunction with equations derived by the
International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA), to
determine a mean ground temperature for each month. TRACE applies each
month's mean ground temperature on an hourly basis and compares it
against the leaving condenser temperature. The program then determines
the appropriate heat pump energy use.
TRACE offers designers many features to achieve successful integration of their ground source design into the building's HVAC plan. The combination of TRACE's default ground source heat pump equipment, the ability to export load information to GLHEPRO, and the calculation power of the program provide users with the tools necessary for designing a successful system. As a final note, TRACE models other "groundwater source" systems such as those which utilize river or lake water.
By Michael Patterson, Marketing Engineer, C.D.S.
Trane C.D.S. Support.
For more assistance with Standard 62.1 in TRACE, contact the CDS Support Center at 608-787-3926 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
In TRACE, why do I have oversizing and undersizing in my checksums report?
The over/undersizing which appears on the Checksums reports, typically occurs with constant-volume system types, especially Single Zone, Fan Coil, Variable Temperature Constant Volume and Multizone Systems. This value is an actual load on the coil that cannot be ignored. The TRACE 700 Users Manual, pp 6-51 provides several examples for calculating over/undersizing and explains why it occurs and how to minimize it. An electronic version is also installed in the Documentation directory where TRACE is installed. Click here to download in-depth information.
Why archive a file?
Archiving creates smaller file sizes which makes projects more
portable for e-mailing or transferring between computers. In addition,
when the archive option is selected the program will collect all
associated information including the custom library members.
TRACE compresses the file and creates a .taf (TRACE Archive File) file extension. This ensures that the custom library members that were created for the project stay with the file.
In the Rooms tab of Create Rooms within TRACE, what is the difference between Thermostat Schedules and the Thermostat Driftpoints, and how do they interact?
The thermostat driftpoints are temperatures that the room is allowed to drift up or down to during periods of low or no occupancy. If the room temperature drifts outside of these set temperatures the cooling or heating coils will be activated (assuming the coils are available to operate). TRACE 700 allows the room to drift up or down to the driftpoint temperatures during hours in which the people schedule for the room is 5 percent or less. If the people schedule reads greater than 5 percent, the cooling thermostat will try to control the room to the design setpoints.
The Thermostat schedules allow the user to enter heating and cooling setpoints based on the time instead of occupancy. Thermostat schedules are created using the Library/Templates Editors program.
Note: If a cooling-thermostat schedule is selected (other than the default None), the program will ignore the entered cooling setpoints and driftpoints for the energy simulation. However, the setpoints will be used during the design calculations. The heating-thermostat schedules and driftpoints work identically.
Scott Hintz
Scott joined Trane in July 2007 after spending eight years with Siemens Building Technologies. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. At Siemens, Scott held various positions including Applications Engineer and Project Manager for Room Level Automation Controls. He was nominated five times for Engineering and Technical Achievement Awards and won in the Innovation category for a Fume Hood control scheme. Scott was also project manager for Siemen's Venturi air valve development and Siemens automated terminal box commissioning tool. In addition to his support role as a C.D.S. Marketing Engineer, Scott is responsible for project management of maintenance of existing and development of new software.
Q. What three items would you want if stranded on a desert island?
A. A wind up LED flashlight, my softball glove (in case a game broke out), and whatever gum MacGyver chewed because apparently it could work as a plastic explosive and was strong enough to hold the wing of a 747 together.
Q. What is your favorite C.D.S. support question?
A. "Do you live on a farm?" ... after I stated C.D.S. is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
C.D.S. Newsletter May 2008
C.D.S. Newsletter December 2007


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Sound reinforcement
Auto-calibration comes courtesy of Audyssey's MultiEQ system. You can take measurements with the supplied microphone from multiple seating positions (the 2EQ Full Calibration mode), or just one (Quick Start). The results provide a good starting point for a nicely-balanced system set up, but some manual correction of misjudged speaker distance is likely to be required.
iPod playback screen
Part of the Audyssey package is Dynamic Eq, a two-faced equalizer that makes the assumption that music requires more aggressive equalization than movie content. To use the system appropriately, you'll need to manually juggle between them depending on what you're watching/listening.
To be honest, it's a bit of a faff having to manage all this, although some might find the effort worthwhile (I didn't). In addition to all the usual Blu-ray and DVD codecs, Audyssey DSX height/width processing is also available for those that prefer extra speakers at the front of the room rather than the rear.
Audyssey set-up mic
Alternatively, if you don't want to run a full complement of speakers in one room, you can always configure the main system for 5.1 and set up a stereo refuge. Marantz rates the power output of NR1602 at 7 x 50W. This makes it a good deal less brawny than comparably priced, conventionally designed rivals. However, in a regular living room I'd argue this lack of grunt is not going to be an issue.
Given that the NR1602 still handles big dynamics well, and its power reserves remain usable right to the edge of the cliff (the amp doesn't get ragged or rowdy at volume), you're unlikely to feel as though you're sacrificing power on the altar of design.


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Looking for the Patriarch
Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
When Gabriel García Márquez finished writing One Hundred Years of Solitude in August 1966, he was almost forty, the father of two young boys, and so broke that he didn't have enough money to send the manuscript from Mexico City to his prospective publisher in Buenos Aires. The anecdote is famous, one of many that have contributed to García Márquez's carefully molded public image as a literary populist and everyman genius. In his admiring biography of the writer, Gerald Martin reports:
The package contained 490 typed pages. The counter official said: "Eighty-two pesos." García Márquez watched as [his wife] Mercedes searched in her purse for the money. They only had fifty and could only send about half of the book: García Márquez made the man behind the counter take sheets off like slices of bacon until the fifty pesos were enough. They went home, pawned the heater, hairdryer and liquidizer, went back to the post office and sent the second tranche.
In a year's time the novel's success would engulf García Márquez in what he would later call "the frenzy of renown"—for a writer of comparable international celebrity one would have to go back to Hemingway. During the preceeding decades, his life is a portrait of the desperate, diasporic existence that seemed to be the lot of Latin American writers of the twentieth century. Prior to One Hundred Years of Solitude, he had published three novellas in tiny, almost clandestine editions. They were influenced more by the neorealist films of Vittorio De Sica than by any literary model, and were familiar only to a small group of Spanish-American cognoscenti. It didn't seem reasonable to expect more. In 1943, the year García Márquez entered secondary school, on scholarship, six hundred students graduated from high school in all of Colombia.
García Márquez's career as a journalist gave him the opportunity to slip away to Europe in 1955. This was during the most intense period of a twenty-year-long conservative crackdown in Colombia known as La Violencia.1 To escape was a personal necessity, not a political one. Always cautious, García Márquez never explicitly challenged the government in his reporting, and it is doubtful that he left the country to avoid being a target of the paramilitary squads as some of his admirers have claimed.
Shortly after he arrived in Paris, the Bogotá newspaper he was working for, El Espectador, was shut down by the government. He stayed in Paris for eighteen months, living with a Spanish actress who was as destitute as he was. Martin writes:
He collected empty bottles and old newspapers and received centimes in return at local stores…. One day he had to beg a fare in the metro…and was humiliated by…
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The Meat Man is the most durable monster in the game, with enormous sums of hit points, but limited by poor attack damage. The key weakness of the Meat Man is his health regeneration; although he has a massive hit point total, he does not heal any faster than regular monsters. Since the damage he deals on each attack is rather low, it can be quite easy to simply fight him by attrition by healing between blows. Characters with resistances or very high damage output, such as the Rogue, Paladin, or Monk can slaughter Meat Men with ease. Physical resistance and high attack damage are the best attributes to focus on when fighting meatmen.
Anyone using the APHEELSIK glyph can whittle these low-damage behemoths down to size in a very cost-effective manner. The healing glyph HALPMEH is a close second against this monster, since you don't need to spend very much mana to cure the relatively minor wounds it delivers. Glyphs that deal direct damage, such as BURNDAYRAZ or PISORF, are highly ineffective, as are one-time buffs such as ENDISWAL, GETINDARE or CYDSTEPP.
Meat Men can be difficult to fight if you're out of exploration space, since their primary weakness is their slow health regeneration. That doesn't mean anything if you can't explore new tiles to heal yourself. As a result, it's always better to deal with Meat Men as early as possible.
When tackling the Super Meat Man boss, you will want to begin the boss battle early so you can explore and maintain a long battle of attrition. If possible, worship Tikki Tooki to gain his poison boon, or use the APHEELSIK glyph. Otherwise, your best bet is to focus on boosting your resistances and attack damage and beating this boss by sheer attrition.


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Gucci - Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
GUCCI Client Services Associate German Speaking
Gucci - Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
SCANDICCI - Italy
Role Mission Reporting to the Team Manager, the Client Services Associate is responsible for providing Gucci clients with a unique experience while managing end to end customer enquiries & cases via phone, e-mail and chat.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage in- and out-bound contacts related to and on behalf of the stores
- Manage in- and out-bound contacts related to digital business (web and phone sales): product information, stock availability, order enquiries, returns and exchange, shipping information
- Create long-term client relationships through Clienteling activities based on Company vision and client development strategy and tools.
- Be fully aware and continuously up to date on product and brand information, collections, procedures and processes , encompassing all channels (digital, retail, outlets etc)
- Perform as a team-player and contribute to the overall objectives ensuring a luxury omni-channel service
- Support to complex customer cases of other Regions and other distribution channels
- Enquiries from Instagram & Social media in general
- Internal Requests from other departments including stores
- Reporting & Analysis
Job Requirements:
- Native or near-native proficiency in German and knowledge of English required
- Min 2 years experience in a Client Services or Retail / Hospitality environment
- Knowledge of fashion/luxury retail business and ecommerce space is a plus
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and written skills are a must, as well as the ability and willingness to entertain proficient relationships with customers
- Being able to deal effectively with people who may be worried, frustrated or angry
- Must be creative, proactive and analytical, with good problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage customer relationships in a highly diversified, constantly changing environment and remain calm under pressure
- Ability to build and maintain positive and healthy relationships with all colleagues, clients and all other departments/partners
- Must be able to work independently and proactively taking ownership of assignments and seeking creative solutions
- Must be organised, flexible, collaborative, adaptable to change, and able to multi task in a fast-paced and diverse environment
- Selling skills, KPI and performance driven individual
- Driven by client mindset and striving towards delivering an excellent service to our Clients
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Last Week in the News
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing price index — on a non-seasonally adjusted basis — fell 0.7% in September after a 0.2% decrease in August. On a year-over-year basis, prices rose 0.6% compared with September 2009.
The consumer confidence index rose to 54.1 in November from a revised 49.9 in October. It was the highest level in five months. The index was benchmarked at 100 in 1985, a year chosen because it was neither a peak nor a trough in consumer confidence.
The Institute for Supply Management reported that the monthly composite index of manufacturing activity fell slightly to 56.6 in November after reaching 56.9 in October. A reading above 50 signals expansion. It was the 16th straight month of expansion.
Total construction spending rose 0.7% to $802.3 billion in October, following a revised 0.7% increase in September. Economists had anticipated a drop of 0.4% in October.
The National Association of Realtors reported that its pending home sales index, a forward-looking indicator based on signed contracts, rose 10.4% in October after a 1.8% decrease in September.
The Institute for Supply Management reported that the monthly composite index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 55 in November from 54.3 in October. A reading above 50 signals expansion. It was the 11th straight month of expansion.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 26,000 to 436,000 for the week ending November 27. Continuing claims for the week ending November 20 rose by 53,000 to 4.27 million. The unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in November from 9.6% in October.
Upcoming on the economic calendar are reports on wholesale trade on December 9 and consumer sentiment on December 10.


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Ga. – Victories have come easy for D-Bat Mustangs Gallegos 16u who
have been on fire at the plate this week, racking up 42 runs in just
five games at the 2013 WWBA 16u National Championship.
D-Bat Mustangs are 4-1 so far and are barely trailing behind Chet
Lemon's Juice for first place in the pool. The Mustangs have a
chance to proceed to the playoff rounds if they are able to pull out
a win against Chet Lemon's Juice on Tuesday.
D-Bat Mustangs have done well in their four victories scoring at
least nine runs each game. Collectively as a team, they are averaging
.409 at the plate.
D-Bat Mustangs scored 14 runs against Ninth Inning Royals on Monday
beating them in just four innings. Head coach Roberto Gallegos said
Noah Hill and Braden Williams were the MVPs in this game. Hill went
2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI. Williams went 2-for-2 with
two singles and two RBI. He is averaging .533 overall this tournament
and is leading his team in RBI with seven.
came out today and swung the bats pretty good," added Gallegos.
"We've been swinging the bats pretty good all week. All around it
was some good hitting out here with our group today. They came out
here and were focused and were ready to go."
D-Bat Mustangs have been hot on the mound as well. Colton Moore
pitched a four inning no hitter against the Royals on Monday. Beau
Burrows started off the tournament pitching three innings with no
hits, one walk and six strikeouts on Friday against the Staten Island
Orioles 2016.
I came out there and was trying to throw strikes, but I couldn't
find the strike zone for the first half," explained Burrows. "Then
I started to find it and I got a few strikeouts. I was doing pretty
well hitting my spots."
got a power arm and a big league career if he can just take care of
himself, (and) take care of his body," said Gallegos.
6-foot-1, 180-pound right-hander from Weatherford, Texas, is ranked
No. 9 on Perfect Game's High School Class of 2015 National
Rankings. Burrows, being a humble kid, was surprised of his high rank
and said he "(didn't) even know what to say."
a great kid," added Gallegos. "He's just a country boy. He's
always happy and always wants to be part of the team doing whatever
he can to help or make the team better. He's very talented but also
is going into his junior year at Weatherford High School, and was
named sophomore of the year this past year for his district.
went like 29-6 and finished second in our district," said Burrows
about his high school team. "Our offense kind of went downhill
after our big hitter broke his thumb. I guess I was the sophomore who
performed the best in our district but there were some pretty good
sophomores in our district. Josh Watson on (this) team was in our
district. He's a ball player; he's really good."
just recently made a verbal commitment to play ball at Texas A&M
after he graduates.
went down there a month ago and they offered me a really good
scholarship," explained Burrows. "I really liked A&M so I
figured that was the place for me to go. I've always liked A&M
since I was a little kid so that's where I want to spend my college
played in the 2012 WWBA 15u National Championship last year with
D-Bat Mustangs Phillips, who came in fifth out of 180 teams. Burrows
says he hopes to go even further this year.
D-Bat (Dallas Baseball Academy of Texas) Mustangs program started in
1998, and have grown to house more than 50 youth teams ages 8-18.
last 10-12 years have been really good for (D-Bat,)" added
to the website, the D-Bat program has had more than 100 players
drafted by MLB, more than 300 playing in college, and 16 state,
regional, or national championships since 2009.


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DRACUT — The lights powered on, and the scoreboard lit up one recent Saturday at Beaudry Field for Dracut High School's annual powderpuff football game.
Powderpuff is a November tradition for the high school. The junior girls play the senior girls for four quarters of intense flag football.
Zach Bassett and Ian Michaud, senior football players for Dracut, were the coaches of the victorious senior girls. Junior coaches included Adam Gagnon, James Szadis and Gabriel Morales.
The main event, however, is the cheerleaders, who are the boys from each grade dressed in character and performing hilarious halftime routines.
The event is put on through the hard work of the Peer Mentors program at Dracut High, a group that also stages the mock car crash in the spring.
"I hope everyone has a great night," Michaela Fitzgerald, president of Peer Mentors, said minutes before kickoff. "I think it's a friendly competition. I hope it will all turn out well."
The pregame mindset of the senior players was optimistic.
"I'm feeling on top and enthusiastic," said a confident Erin Reynolds. "We practiced a lot and before the game. My head's in this."
However, that mindset was matched by the juniors.
"I think the juniors are going to win," Gabby Zabbo said. "We prepared a lot, and we practiced a lot."
After the necessary warm-ups, coaches retreated to the sidelines and players lined up with the two game officials, Phil Bolduc and Peter Salem, teachers in Dracut.
The game started with Katie Brooks snatching up the ball and racing down the field, scoring a touchdown for the seniors. Stephanie Nihan scored the point after.
It was a tight competition, with equal time spent on both sides of the field. With outstanding athletic and strategic ability on both sides, it was a no-brainer that it would be a close game. And it was. At halftime, the score was 20-20, after the juniors attempted a hail Mary pass, only to be intercepted by senior Lauren Ramirez.
At halftime, it was time for the long-awaited cheerleading show. Dracut senior cheerleader Kayla Goodwin, who helped choreograph the senior boys, provided some insight for the routine,
"They do have some skill, like an actual cheer routine, and there's a lot of booty shakin' and sass," she said. "For the costumes, they wanted to feel as sexy as possible."
After the entertaining halftime show, the game was back on. Going into the final quarter, the seniors led 33-20. All the seniors needed to do was hold the juniors back.
And that's exactly what they did. The final score was 33-27 after a tough battle on both ends.
Overall, it was a successful night for everyone involved, from coordinators to players and even fans.
"It was an incredible game," Fitzgerald said. "Both teams tried their hardest, and it was a fun game to watch. I think everyone had fun."
The author is a senior at Dracut High School.


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Still here, will be writing again!
Wow, hard to believe it's been over a year since I last wrote something on this blog, most of my time has been micro-blogging on the twitters. But never fear, with Windows 8 being released, Visual Studio 2012 and Windows Phone 8 on the horizon there's lots of content coming!
In other news, I've gone Mac but I'm still a PC user at heart (though Mac's are still PCs!). So you'll see some Mac posts from me too.
Till then, I leave you with a picture of our little guy Neo who claims not to have any idea of how the bag of Oat Bran ended up on the floor next to his couch.
(His ears go like that when he knows he's done something naughty)


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Hospital Wednesday.A 3-year-old autistic girl pulled from a Wareham pond Tuesday died at a Boston
Alyvia Navarro was pronounced dead at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday at Boston Children's Hospital.
According to Wicked Local, the autistic child was located by Wareham Harbormaster's assistants in Dick's Pond, approximately 25 yards from shore "in an unresponsive condition" Tuesday afternoon after she had been reported missing, police said.
Personnel from the Wareham Police Dept., Onset Fire Dept., Wareham EMS, Wareham Harbormaster Dept., and K-9 Units responded to lot 14 at the Lakeside Trailer Park on the missing child report at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.
According to the child's grandmother, Valerie Navarro, 3-year-old Alyvia wandered from her care and had been missing for approximately 25 minutes, when she called police. She also reported that the 3-year-old child was autistic.
An immediate and extensive search of the area was initiated and SEMLEC Search & Rescue Team was notified to respond, police said. Approximately one hour later, she was located by Wareham Harbormaster's assistants in Dick's Pond, approximately 25 yards from the shore, in the unresponsive condition. The child was immediately brought to shore, where paramedics administered to her before transporting her to Tobey Hospital in Wareham, where medical treatment continued until the child was transferred to Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, via MedFlight.
The incident is being investigated by the Wareham Police Dept. Detective Division and Mass. State Police C-PAC Unit.


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DKNY x 1991 x OC
Photography: Anthony Maule
Styling: Jay Massacret
The DKNY for Opening Ceremony collaboration will be hitting stores and online tomorrow (February 1st). In this exclusive shot of model Ian Sharp styled by our own Jay Massacret, we're taken back to 1991, a time when Bush's dad was president, skateboarding was a crime, and LA was about to see a riot.
Surely, the best part of the early nineties was that they weren't the eighties. The upper crust were no longer setting the trends; instead, urban teens were getting fashion's attention. Now, one wanted to look ambivalent as opposed to all-business. You didn't have to sacrifice style for a play-hard attitude, though, thanks to sub-brands like DKNY.
1991 was about expression by any means. These reinterpreted classics are heavily branded, but back then, that's what made a sweatshirt versatile. This athletic wear was made by a city girl, not a giant corporation, so it spoke volumes about a wearer's associations while staying ultra-casual. The nineties' attitude is offically back, so throw on some baggies and a hoodie, but not your school's (down with authority!), and hit the beach, the street, or the club—DKNY x OC's got you.


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After having read "A Godly Blunder", I couldn't resist shooting a few questions to the debutant author- Parimal Kalikar. Here's it all !
From Hotel Management to a Master's in Human Resource Management; from earning the first buck as a bell boy to selling credit cards- let's hear about it all from the beginning in your own words.
I joined Hotel Management with a dream of a suave lifestyle and good money but that dream was shattered with my first training at a five star resort in Goa. I ended up pulling luggage for wealthy guests (Yes you call them guests and not clients in the hotel management lingo). Lost my interest in the line as I did not want to spend years becoming a manager and that's why I pursued a career in business management. I bagged a job even before I got out of college and I was happy. My hunger for growth and money brought me to Mumbai and I danced. I danced to the tunes of the fast local train schedule, to the tunes of my pushing boss and to the very demanding tunes of the elite clientele. The money was good but I was not happy so I decided to do something that will for a change make me happy.
What got you attracted towards writing? What prompted you to debut with a full length novel?
I left my job and started planning my own business but with the limited capital it was not easy. In the meanwhile I started writing a story that will talk about the way we approach our problems. Slowly and steadily it started taking shape and when the story was about 15000 words strong I could see the potential and I started putting a serious effort and within the next 2 months I was done with my first novel.
You know, the most difficult thing is to make people smile, let alone laugh. But your book delivers entertainment to the tee. How did you come up with the idea, the plot and the title?
The problem with us Indians is we get used to the problem very easily. If there is a pothole in the streets we very easily learn avoiding it rather than getting it fixed. We would rather lead unhappy lives and avoid confrontations that may lead to a solution. I don't subscribe to this cowardly way of living. I started writing about the way a strong headed man from a developed country would approach similar problems and the idea itself seemed entertaining to me. For the plot I took problems from everyday life, some of them even faced by my family. The title was suggested to me by the publisher and I liked it.
When people write / publish for the first time, it is usually about incidents that they've experienced or have been related to closely. How easy / difficult was writing this humorous fictional tale? (I'm sure you did not have to experience "life-up-there" or a close encounter with God to write this.)
Imagining things and day dreaming is something I am very good at so the idea of creating a life up there was not that difficult. Creating a contemporary god was difficult and with a science fiction theme in my mind I somehow convinced myself of the idea of a young, well dressed god. Conversations with god were the most difficult and with several attempts and guidance from my dear friend Abhishek I could bring out the aura of calmness in his conversations.
What was the first reaction from friends and family when you smiled and told them you were going to write a novel?
I did not tell anyone except my family that I was writing until I signed the contract with the publisher. Even my family was under the impression that I am writing to spend my free time and when the book was accepted for publishing, everyone was shocked.
An unforgettable experience that you'd like to share that happened before/during/after the writing process?
When I told everyone that a major publishing house has accepted my book for publishing the first question almost all of my relatives asked, 'Is it in Marathi?' As I had most of my education in Marathi medium no one expected me to write in English and it was a happy surprise for all of them.
How easy/difficult was it to get yourself published? A budding author like you, we'd like to know your opinion on the overall scenario of the publishing industry.
It was not easy to find a publisher for a novel without a love story or without a love angle what so ever. I was used to the standard reply, 'Sorry we are unable to accept your work as it does not suit our publishing profile…' and I had lost hopes when Rupa and co. gave me a chance. I think the overall opinion about Indian authors is changing and the place is getting better and better.
Name some of your favorite all time authors/ books
I love the works of Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson. I love Sherlock Holmes and Satyajit Ray's Feluda. A couple of my favorite books include Hussain Zaidi's Black Friday and Geoffrey Archer's Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less.
Have you explored social media platforms to market your book? What's your take on the growing popularity of social media networking sites?
Yes I have used social media to market my book and I must admit it is the most effective way of getting news around. I think social media websites have become an important part of everyone's life as they give us a chance to connect with friends quickly and new people easily.
What next are you working on? And how soon do I get to read it??
I am working on a history based modern thriller and I hope I will finish it in a couple of months so it will be out by the year end I hope.


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Jane Bateman saw a man running across her Greeley yard holding a bundle Monday evening and encountered Alvin Padilla, carrying his infant son.
Bateman said Padilla, frantic and exhausted from running, asked her to help him get to social services. She said Padilla told her he had taken his son away from the child's mother to keep him safe, and he knew he was probably in trouble with police.
Bateman said she told Padilla to calm down and give her the baby, and Padilla initially resisted. She said Padilla suddenly put the baby in her arms and took off running when he saw a police vehicle in the area. Almost immediately, police arrived at Bateman's house to find the baby healthy and uninjured.
Police had been called by a bystander who saw Padilla running through the neighborhood holding a baby and thought it was suspicious.
Police said that when they arrived at Bateman's house, they didn't know the baby's identity nor the parents' names, and they began investigating it as an abandonment case. When Padilla returned to Bateman's house to get the child later that night, police talked with him and arrested him on suspicion of violating his child's mother's protection order, harassment and child abuse – all misdemeanor charges.
According to an arrest affidavit, the baby's mother told police that Padilla confronted her while she was at a family member's house, and she said he got in her car without permission. She said they argued about custody of the baby and he slapped her. She told police he grabbed their son, put him in his vehicle and drove away. The baby's mother followed Padilla in a vehicle for some time, but she lost him as soon as Padilla fled on foot with the child, the affidavit states.
The baby's mother didn't call police. She later told officers that she wasn't concerned for the baby's safety because she said Padilla has always taken good care of the child, said Sgt. Susan West, spokeswoman for Greeley police.
Padilla made his first appearance before a Weld County Court judge on Tuesday afternoon. He asked the judge not to restrain him from contact with his son because he believes the baby may be in harm's way.
"I was doing what I had to as a father," Padilla told Weld County Court Judge Charles Unfug. "I'll break a contact order if I have to again."
Unfug set Padilla's bond at $30,000 and ordered that he not have contact with the baby or his mother.
West said investigators interviewed the baby's mother early Tuesday morning, and the baby was released to her from the hospital. West said there were no indications that the baby was in any danger when they released him to the mother.
Padilla was already facing trial on a misdemeanor assault charge involving his baby's mother, who accused him of grabbing her arm and slapping her. Padilla was on bond in that case when he was arrested early Tuesday morning. He also has several drug convictions, according to court records.
Bateman said she doesn't know what had happened to make Padilla so "hysterical," but she thinks Padilla was truly concerned for the baby's well-being.
"That man really loves his baby," Bateman said.


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|.177" (4.5mm)
|Max Velocity
|600 fps
|Barrel Length
|Overall Length
|Shot Capacity
|Cocking Effort
|18 lbs
|Front Sight
|Fiber Optic
|Rear Sight
|Adjustable for windage & elevation
|11mm dovetail
|Two-stage adjustable
|Suggested for
|Target practice/Fun
|Trigger Pull
|1.75 lbs
|2.5 lbs
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Things I liked: First impression, Not a kids toy......... I've shot almost a 500 cnt tin of diablo exacts through this new 22cal. airgun. At 20 yards the groups seem to be getting tighter the more the pistol is shot . The pistol frame is solid. Looks to be made of an aluminum alloy. It has a surprisingly smooth trigger. I never had to adjust it from the factory settings. The pistol is much larger than a colt 1911 but the diamond grips look like they should interchange. It has fiber-optic sights which are bright and have a click adjustment, although the rear sight is a little off canter . Cocking is easy and contrary to what other people have said, this .22 cal does have 2 power levels. Over all it is very comfortable in the hand and fun to shoot. Definitely a keeper
Things I would have changed: OK, here we go....... Move the safety rearward slightly to have easier stronghand thumb access while gripping. Anyone else think this? Maybe someone sells thumb extenders. How about an under barrel rail. Maybe to mount a laser and still be able to use your open sights.....That would be great
What others should know: Even though the black finish on the gun looks good at 12" away. If you take a real close look in the light, you will see very minor sanding/machining marks on the sides of the frame. Also could have ground the mold flashing of the hammer release a little better. Really not a big deal When you fire this pistol, its noticeably springy sounding. You can really tell its a spring piston style. Maybe it will smooth out after a few more rounds. It has a rattle in the cocking arms when you shake it, which i dont see a way to fix. Doesn't effect performance.
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Things I liked: Great feel and excellent accuracy. Nice balance. Excellent sights.
Things I would have changed: Yes, the little hex head screw that holds the safety in place backs out. Loctite does the trick.
What others should know: Shooting this gun is addictive. Buy lots of ammo!
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Things I liked: The looks.The all metal construction.It is very simple(easy) to cock and load. The new model(not pictured here has fiber optic sights)It also has two power levels in .22 cal. It makes good power
Things I would have changed: The safety retention screw kept backing out on the left side.I put a dot of loc-tite on it and that solved the problem.As long as this pistol has been in production that should not be happening. For the money this cost I would have thought including an inexpensive carrying case would have been nice.There are cheaper guns out there that do give you that.
What others should know: If you can afford this gun get it ! It is a great practice pistol for when you can't get to the range.I bought mine because the indoor range near me had to close for a month to upgrade the backstops and just about everything else.I like to go there and shoot my open sighted 9mm M&P.So I started shopping for a pistol I could shoot indoors at home.I wanted something that would look and handle like a firearm.I settled on this one even though it was more $$ than I wanted to spend.I could not have made a better choice.It will be very cost effective as well because I can now shoot at home some instead of going to the range all the time.Ammo expenses are so much better as well.(have you checked out 9mm ammo prices lately)I think it is as accurate as my 9mm M&P,which is very accurate.This pistol is making me a better shot than I would ever have been without it.I love this gun! I have put 900+ pellets through it in two weeks.I have been shooting crossman premier 14.3GR domed and JSB EXACT Jumbo.Both have been equally accurate.Take advantage of the buy three and get one free pellet deal here because you will shoot this gun a lot!
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|.177" (4.5mm)
|Max Velocity
|600 fps
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Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 1702116
Metadata Summary
Problem Reports
Data Access Policy
Narrative Documents
Project Information
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Fixed Station Information
BODC Quality Flags
SeaDataNet Quality Flags
Metadata Summary
Data Description
Data Identifiers
Time Co-ordinates(UT)
Spatial Co-ordinates
Definition of BOTTFLAG
|The sampling event occurred without any incident being reported to BODC.
|The filter in an in-situ sampling pump physically ruptured during sample resulting in an unquantifiable loss of sampled material.
|Analytical evidence (e.g. surface water salinity measured on a sample collected at depth) indicates that the water sample has been contaminated by water from depths other than the depths of sampling.
|The feedback indicator on the deck unit reported that the bottle closure command had failed. General Oceanics deck units used on NERC vessels in the 80s and 90s were renowned for reporting misfires when the bottle had been closed. This flag is also suitable for when a trigger command is mistakenly sent to a bottle that has previously been fired.
|During the sampling deployment the bottle was fired in an order other than incrementing rosette position. Indicative of the potential for errors in the assignment of bottle firing depth, especially with General Oceanics rosettes.
|Water was reported to be escaping from the bottle as the rosette was being recovered.
|The bottle seals were observed to be incorrectly seated and the bottle was only part full of water on recovery.
|Either the bottle was found to contain no sample on recovery or there was no bottle fitted to the rosette position fired (but SBE35 record may exist).
|There is reason to doubt the accuracy of the sampling depth associated with the sample.
|The bottle air vent had not been closed prior to deployment giving rise to a risk of sample contamination through leakage.
Definition of Rank
Problem Reports
No Problem Report Found in the Database
Data Access Policy
Open Data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: "Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council."
Narrative Documents
Niskin Bottle
The Niskin bottle is a device used by oceanographers to collect subsurface seawater samples. It is a plastic bottle with caps and rubber seals at each end and is deployed with the caps held open, allowing free-flushing of the bottle as it moves through the water column.
Standard Niskin
The standard version of the bottle includes a plastic-coated metal spring or elastic cord running through the interior of the bottle that joins the two caps, and the caps are held open against the spring by plastic lanyards. When the bottle reaches the desired depth the lanyards are released by a pressure-actuated switch, command signal or messenger weight and the caps are forced shut and sealed, trapping the seawater sample.
Lever Action Niskin
The Lever Action Niskin Bottle differs from the standard version, in that the caps are held open during deployment by externally mounted stainless steel springs rather than an internal spring or cord. Lever Action Niskins are recommended for applications where a completely clear sample chamber is critical or for use in deep cold water.
Clean Sampling
A modified version of the standard Niskin bottle has been developed for clean sampling. This is teflon-coated and uses a latex cord to close the caps rather than a metal spring. The clean version of the Levered Action Niskin bottle is also teflon-coated and uses epoxy covered springs in place of the stainless steel springs. These bottles are specifically designed to minimise metal contamination when sampling trace metals.
Bottles may be deployed singly clamped to a wire or in groups of up to 48 on a rosette. Standard bottles have a capacity between 1.7 and 30 L, while Lever Action bottles have a capacity between 1.7 and 12 L. Reversing thermometers may be attached to a spring-loaded disk that rotates through 180° on bottle closure.
Discrete Chlorophyll a and Phaeopigment data measured by NOC, Liverpool on Coastal Observatory cruise 78 (PD21_11)
Sampling Strategy
Discrete chlorophyll and phaeopigment samples were collected by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Liverpool on Oceans 2025 SO11 cruise 78 (PD21_11) in Liverpool Bay. The cruise ran from 25 to 28 July 2011 on the RV Prince Madog.
Originators Processing
Pre-processing: The test tubes were cleaned, paired up with screw-caps, numbered and placed in racks.
Sample collection: The filters were Whatman 0.7 µm pore size 47 mm diameter GF/F filters (straight from the box). Tweezers were used to handle the filters at the edges. Clean buckets were placed beneath the Niskin bottles on the CTD frame and the entire contents were taken. The samples were stirred before being measured out, typically 500 ml was required, less if turbid conditions. The pre-weighed filter was placed on to the holder and the funnel assembled. The vacuum pump was switched on and the suction carefully set to <0.2 bar The samples were added in stages and the filter was not allowed to go dry. The filter was then placed in a test tube, the cap was put on and then the tube was wrapped in aluminium foil, labelled and returned to the freezer at -18°C.
Post-processing: A fluorometric method was used: a chlorophyll standard was made and used to calibrate the fluorometer (Turner Designs, USA). The test tubes were taken out of the freezer and 5 ml of cold 90 % acetone was added. The foil wrapped tubes were then put in a polypropylene beaker with water and sonicated in the water bath for 15 minutes. The samples were not allowed to warm up and exposure to high light levels was avoided. The filters were removed from the pigmented acetone and analysed by the fluorometer as soon as was possible. A drop of 10% hydrochloric acid was added to convert chlorophyll to phaeophytin and the sample was then analysed again.
BODC Processing
The data were supplied to BODC as an Excel spreadsheet. This was converted to an ASCII format file for loading into the BODC database. Methodology and units were checked against information held in the BODC parameter dictionary and an appropriate parameter code was attributed to each variable.
|Originator's Variable
|BODC Parameter Code
|Definition of Parameter Code
|Chlorophyll -a concentration
|µg l-1
|Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water body [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry
|mg m-3
|No conversion required as µg l-1 = mg m-3
|Concentration standard deviation of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water body [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry
|mg m-3
|Standard deviation values calculated by BODC
|Concentration of phaeophytin-a
|µg l-1
|Concentration of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water body [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry.
|mg m-3
|No conversion required as µg l-1 = mg m-3
|Concentration standard deviation of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water body [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry.
|mg m-3
|Standard deviation values calculated by BODC
The data and metadata fields were checked and then loaded into the database under the Oracle Relational Database Management System by matching the sample's station identifier and depth with the information already held in the database for this cruise. Where the data supplied included multiple replicates for each station, the mean value and standard deviation were loaded into the database. For single samples, the data were loaded without further modification. If duplicate samples were supplied but one had been marked as suspect by the originator the alternative value was loaded (rather than a mean and standard deviation being calculated). Data were then quality controlled by BODC and where suspect values were identified flags were applied.
Project Information
Oceans 2025 Theme 10, Sustained Observation Activity 11: Liverpool Bay and Irish Sea Coastal Observatory
Sustained, systematic observations of the ocean and continental shelf seas at appropriate time and space scales allied to numerical models are key to understanding and prediction. In shelf seas these observations address issues as fundamental as 'what is the capacity of shelf seas to absorb change?' encompassing the impacts of climate change, biological productivity and diversity, sustainable management, pollution and public health, safety at sea and extreme events. Advancing understanding of coastal processes to use and manage these resources better is challenging; important controlling processes occur over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales which cannot be simultaneously studied solely with satellite or ship-based platforms.
Considerable effort has been spent by the Proudman Oceangraphic Laboratory (POL) in the years 2001 - 2006 in setting up an integrated observational and now-cast modelling system in Liverpool Bay (see Figure), with the recent POL review stating the observatory was seen as a leader in its field and a unique 'selling' point of the laboratory. Cost benefit analysis (IACMST, 2004) shows that benefits really start to accrue after 10 years. In 2007 - 2012 exploitation of (i) the time series being acquired, (ii) the model-data synthesis and (iii) the increasingly available quantities of real-time data (e.g. river flows) can be carried out through Sustained Observation Activity (SO) 11, to provide an integrated assessment and short term forecasts of the coastal ocean state.
Overall Aims and Purpose of SO 11
- To continue and enlarge the scope of the existing coastal observatory in Liverpool Bay to routinely monitor the northern Irish Sea
- To develop the synthesis of measurements and models in the coastal ocean to optimize measurement arrays and forecast products. Driving forward shelf seas' operational oceanography with the direct objective of improving the national forecasting capability, expressed through links to the National Centre for Ocean Forecasting (NCOF)
- To exploit the long time-series of observations and model outputs to: a) identify the roles of climate and anthropogenic inputs on the coastal ocean's physical and biological functioning (including impacts of nutrient discharges, offshore renewable energy installations and fishing activity) taking into consideration the importance of events versus mean storms / waves, river discharge / variable salinity stratification / horizontal gradients; b) predict the impacts of climate change scenarios; and c) provide new insights to Irish Sea dynamics for variables either with seasonal cycles and interannual variability, or which show weak or no seasonal cycles
- To provide and maintain a 'laboratory' within which a variety of observational and model experiments can be undertaken (Oceans 2025 Themes 3, 6, 8, 9), including capture of extreme events
- Demonstrate the value of an integrated approach in assessment and forecasting
- Demonstrate the coastal observatory as a tool for marine management strategies through collaboration with the Environment Agency (EA), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Joint Nature Conservation Commmittee (JNCC), English Nature (EN), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), and Local Authorities, providing management information pertinent to policy (e.g. Water Framework Directive)
Measurement and Modelling Activities
- East Mooring Site: Bottom frame with full suite of physical measurements (high frequency Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), conductivity, temperature, turbidity and fluorescence), a Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) directional wavebuoy, and a CEFAS Smartbuoy collecting surface properties including salinity, temperature, turbidity, nutrients, irradiance and chlorophyll. All transmit data in real-time via Orbcomm. The Smartbuoy also collects daily water samples.
- West Mooring Site: Bottom frame with full suite of physical measurements (high frequency ADCP, conductivity, temperature, turbidity and fluorescence), CEFAS Smartbuoy.
- Spatial Survey: Four - six week intervals (determined by biofouling of optical sensors). Spatial surveys comprise of vertical profiles of CTD, suspended particulate material (SPM), some bed sediment sampling and surface and bed nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton.
- Ferry: The Birkenhead - Belfast ferry samples near surface (5 m depth) temperature, salinity, turbidity, chlorophyll, with data transmitted by Orbcomm. The route is scientifically varied passing through six completely different hydrodynamic regions, which significantly impact on their ecological function.
- Tide gauges: Real-time data are obtained from tide gauges operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) and the UK tide gauge network.
- Satellite imagery: Weekly composite satellite data, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sea surface temperature (SST) and ocean colour (chlorophyll and suspended sediment), are provided by the Remote Sensing Data Analysis Service (RSDAS) based at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML).
- HF radar: A phased array HF radar system (a 12-16MHz WERA HF radar) measuring surface currents and waves with maximum range 75km at a resolution of 4km for sea surface currents and for 2-D wave spectra.
- Meteorology station: With web camera, located on Hilbre Island at the mouth of the Dee Estuary
- Operational models: The Coastal Observatory uses Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Coastal Ocean Modelling System (POLCOMS), which is part of Oceans 2025 Theme 9.
More detailed information on this Work Package is available at pages 32 - 35 of the official Oceans 2025 Theme 10 document: Oceans 2025 Theme 10
Weblink: http://www.oceans2025.org/
IACMST., 2004. The Economics of Sustained Marine Measurements. IACMST Information Document, N0.11, Southampton: IACMST, 96 pp
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Data Activity
|Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
|End Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
|Organization Undertaking Activity
|National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool
|Country of Organization
|United Kingdom
|Originator's Data Activity Identifier
|Platform Category
|lowered unmanned submersible
BODC Sample Metadata Report for PD21_11_CTD_cast037
|Sample reference number
|Nominal collection volume(l)
|Bottle rosette position
|Bottle firing sequence number
|Minimum pressure sampled (dbar)
|Maximum pressure sampled (dbar)
|Depth of sampling point (m)
|Bottle type
|Sample quality flag
|Bottle reference
|Niskin bottle
|No problem reported
|Niskin bottle
|No problem reported
|Niskin bottle
|No problem reported
Please note:the supplied parameters may not have been sampled from all the bottle firings described in the table above. Cross-match the Sample Reference Number above against the SAMPRFNM value in the data file to identify the relevant metadata.
|Cruise Name
|Departure Date
|Arrival Date
|Principal Scientist(s)
|M John Howarth (National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool)
|RV Prince Madog
Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here
Fixed Station Information
No Fixed Station Information held for the Series
BODC Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
|Below detection limit
|In excess of quoted value
|Taxonomic flag for affinis (aff.)
|Beginning of CTD Down/Up Cast
|Taxonomic flag for confer (cf.)
|Thermometric depth
|End of CTD Down/Up Cast
|Non-taxonomic biological characteristic uncertainty
|Extrapolated value
|Taxonomic flag for single species (sp.)
|Improbable value - unknown quality control source
|Improbable value - originator's quality control
|Improbable value - BODC quality control
|Null value
|Improbable value - user quality control
|Replacement value
|Estimated value
|Interpolated value
|Control value
|Excessive difference
SeaDataNet Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
|no quality control
|good value
|probably good value
|probably bad value
|bad value
|changed value
|value below detection
|value in excess
|interpolated value
|missing value
|value phenomenon uncertain
|nominal value
|value below limit of quantification