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Bach flower essence method, Bach flower essence system, Bach flower essences, Bach flower remedies, Dr. Edward Bach, Five Flower Remedy®, flower remedies, Rescue Remedy®, water-brandy mixture.
Dr. Edward Bach (1886-1936) was a British physician who believed that illness is the result of disharmony between the body and mind and that symptoms of an illness are the external expression of negative emotional states. The term "flower remedies" refers to a set of preparations developed by Dr. Bach. Flower essences are also products derived from Dr. Bach's work.
Dr. Bach classified various emotions into seven principal categories. These categories were further divided into 38 negative feelings, each of which was associated with a particular therapeutic plant. He also developed a compound of five flowers called Rescue Remedy® to be used in emergency situations for trauma. Bach flower remedies are most often used for treating stress or anxiety.
Bach flower remedies are usually consumed as alcohol-based preparations, but they are also available as creams. Australian bush remedies, Alaskan flower remedies, and treatments made from Brazilian rain forest plants are believed by some to be therapeutically similar to Bach flower remedies.
Bach flower remedies are not listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list. However, Bach flower therapy uses essential oils extracted from various plants that may be listed on the GRAS list.
Bach flower remedies is a therapeutic system that uses specially prepared plant infusions to balance physical and emotional disturbances. It is believed that every Bach flower remedy is related to an area on the surface of the body. Negative moods are thought to change the energetic structure in these places, which may be accompanied by pain and disturbing sensations. A flower diagnosis may be obtained by pinpointing the appropriate area on the body map.
The production of Bach flower remedies is handled in two ways. In the first method, the "sun method," flowers are picked on a warm summer day in full sunshine, placed in a glass bowl with fresh water, preferably taken from a spring close to the location of the flower. The bowl is then placed in the sun for two to four hours. According to Dr. Bach, the sun transfers the vibration of the flowers into the medium of the water, which then becomes energetically infused. The flowers are then removed from the water, and an equal portion of alcohol is added for preservation. (Bach originally used brandy.) This solution is stored in a stock bottle. During treatment, the remedy is usually diluted with water and is consumed as an alcohol-based preparation, although it may also be available as a cream.
The second method of preparation is the "cooking method." Because not all flowers, shrubs, bushes, and trees bloom at a time of year with plenty of sunshine, this approach is considered necessary. In the cooking method, flowers and buds are picked according to the sun method and boiled down. The extract is filtered several times and then mixed with an equal portion of alcohol as a preservative.
Evidence Table
These uses have been tested in humans or animals. Safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider.
A small number of studies report that the effects of Bach flower remedies are similar to the effects of placebo for the treatment of anxiety. Additional research is needed before a firm conclusion may be drawn.
Little human data are available on the effects of Bach flower remedies on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. More research is needed before a conclusion may be made.
Depression is one of the major uses of Bach flower remedies. Currently, there is not enough high-quality scientific evidence supporting this use.
Early, low-quality studies suggest that Bach flower may benefit patients experiencing physical pain. More research is needed in this area.
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Tradition / Theory
The below uses are based on tradition, scientific theories, or limited research. They often have not been thoroughly tested in humans, and safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider. There may be other proposed uses that are not listed below.
Cleansing, confidence, exhaustion, impatience, mania, phobias, physical exhaustion, pregnancy preparation, psychological conditions, stress, trauma.
Many complementary techniques are practiced by healthcare professionals with formal training, in accordance with the standards of national organizations. However, this is not universally the case, and adverse effects are possible. Due to limited research, in some cases only limited safety information is available.
In general, Bach flower remedies appear to lack adverse effects. Treatment with Bach flower remedies should not delay consultation with a healthcare provider for a potentially severe illness.
Use caution in those taking metronidazole (Flagyl®) or disulfiram (Antabuse®), as many Bach flower remedies contain alcohol, which may cause nausea and vomiting if taken with these agents.
Most warnings associated with Bach flower remedies are related to the alcohol content of many of the preparations.
Alcohol may cause drowsiness and should be used cautiously if driving or operating heavy machinery.
Avoid use in recovering alcoholics, as many Bach flower remedies contain alcohol.
Avoid use in pregnant or breastfeeding women, as many Bach flower remedies contain alcohol.
Avoid use in those allergic to certain plants or flowers that may be used in Bach flower remedies, although only a small amount of plant material may be present in the solution.
This information is based on a systematic review of scientific literature edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration (
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Masi, MP. Bach flower therapy in the treatment of chronic major depressive disorder. Altern Ther Health Med 2003;9(6):112, 108-112, 110.
Mantle, F. Bach flower remedies. Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery 1997;3(5):142-144.
Pintov, S, Hochman, M, Livne, A, et al. Bach flower remedies used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children--a prospective double blind controlled study. Eur J Paediatr.Neurol. 2005;9(6):395-398.
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The information in this monograph is intended for informational purposes only, and is meant to help users better understand health concerns. Information is based on review of scientific research data, historical practice patterns, and clinical experience. This information should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Users should consult with a qualified healthcare provider for specific questions regarding therapies, diagnosis and/or health conditions, prior to making therapeutic decisions.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Jefferson Presidential 21 Bourbon
Jefferson Presidential Select 21 year old is the newest bourbon in the Jeffeson's line, a non-distiller produced bourbon owned by Castle Brands. The original Jefferson Presidential Select line of 17 and 18 year old bourbons were wheated bourbons, the first stocks of which came from Stitzel-Weller. The 21 year old, however, is a rye recipe bourbon from an undisclosed distillery.
Jefferson Presidential Select 21 year old, 47% abv, Batch 3 ($125)
The nose is very nice with lots of polished wood notes showing some serious age. The palate is very dry with oak, mint, pine and a chewy mouthfeel, though it is a little flat by late palate. The finish has menthol and pepper.
This is good stuff, though it feels a bit diluted. At cask strength, I bet it would be great. As with almost everything these days, it's hard for me to recommend this based on the price to quality ratio, but I suppose that high prices for good but not great bourbon are the new normal, and we just have to get used to that.
10 comments:
- Adam H said...
Sku, I liked your review of this, but I found it a little confusing. Firstly, you didn't mention if this is a prestigious bottle to own or not. And most importantly, how does this bourbon compare to anything that says "Van Winkle" on it?
- July 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM
- sku said...
Adam, excellent question. I'm not sure why they left it off the label, but this bourbon was actually bottled by a company that has bottled Stitzel-Weller whiskey in the past. Therefore, it is a "Stitzel-Weller adjacent whiskey" which means that you should be able to buy it and immediately flip it on the internet for three times the face value. Good luck!
- July 23, 2013 at 9:39 AM
- My Annoying Opinions said...
$125 for a decent OB 21yo would be a pretty good price in the single malt world.
- July 23, 2013 at 10:52 AM
- sku said...
Annoying, it's true that Scotch prices are generally higher than US whiskey prices, but keep in mind that this isn't an OB. It's an independent bottling from an undisclosed distiller(s), so consider it a 21 year old Finlaggan or Lismore.
- July 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM
- My Annoying Opinions said...
Aha--right. The American whiskey world is like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an LDI barrel.
- July 23, 2013 at 12:05 PM
>Annoying: good one!
- July 23, 2013 at 8:14 PM
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- July 23, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Sku, does this taste like a 95% rye mash bill, such as those from LDI, or does it come off closer to a 51% rye mash bill?
At 21 years one has to wonder if this is from Seagram's/LDI, Cream of Kentucky/Bernheim, Medley or perhaps something else.
- July 23, 2013 at 8:43 PM
- sku said...
Anon, this is the bourbon. When you wrote that, I realize I didn't make that clear in the text so I edited it to clarify. They are making a 21 year old rye, but I don't think it's out yet.
I believe the 21 year old rye is a Canadian as the current Jefferson's 10 is (though they appear to be moving to an LDI whiskey for the ten year old).
- July 23, 2013 at 8:48 PM
Thanks for the clarification. Rye as a component as opposed to a rye whiskey.
- July 25, 2013 at 6:23 PM

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Jo Anne B. Ross
From the August 1985 issue of the Social Security Bulletin
Jo Anne B. Ross is SSA's Associate Commissioner for the Office of Family Assistance. She is responsible for the operation of the Nation's largest cash assistance welfare program, aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), as well as the low income home energy assistance and emergency repatriation programs.
"AFDC--It's Our Birthday, too!"
A lot of people don't realize that among the Social Security Administration's many functions is administration of the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program. It was created in the original Social Security Act 50 years ago, so it's AFDC's birthday, too.
In creating the AFDC program, the Federal Government for the first time assumed responsibility for directly helping States provide for the economic security of the children identified as most vulnerable--those who become destitute when deprived of the support of a parent by virtue of death, desertion or incapacity.
Most importantly, the Act laid the foundation for encouraging the care of these needy, dependent children in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. The program offered financial assistance and other services to maintain and strengthen family life. The ultimate intent was to help parents or other relatives with whom the child was living attain the highest level of self-support and self-sufficiency possible.
Before AFDC was created, the most common way of caring for needy dependent children was to place them in institutions. Although some States had established programs for widows and mothers as early as 1911, they were inadequate to meet the needs resulting from the Great Depression of the 1930's.
But while Congress accepted the responsibility for helping to fund AFDC through grants-in-aid, it realized from the beginning that the program is primarily a State function, and, as far as was practical, had to operate within the State's financial resources and its approach to the problems of needy children.
Federal law and regulations set the framework for the program and some of its requirements, but States have considerable flexibility in the way they administer the program. For example, the need standard and level of benefits are determined by each State and vary widely across the Nation.
SSA's Office of Family Assistance provides Federal oversight and policy guidelines. Using a wide variety of methods, OFA assists States in formulating and improving their programs.
When the first grants to States for AFDC were made available in February 1936, only 12 States and the District of Columbia implemented the program Their combined expenditure for that first month was $1.7 million for 140,286 children in 56,836 families. Eventually, all 50 States and the territories implemented AFDC.
Today, the program serves 7.2 million children a year. These children are part of 3.7 million families which receive $14.4 billion in benefits.
AFDC continues to evolve as a program to meet the needs of those it serves. Over the past 4 years, the changes have been made to better meet the program's statutory obligation to help the parents of needy children "attain or retain capability for their maximum self-support and personal independence."
This progress has come in the form of work opportunities designed to help recipients who are able to work to find jobs or become ready to enter the job market.
The WIN Demonstration program gives States the option of transferring responsibility for the Work Incentive Program from the employment agency to the Social Welfare agency in order to bring work activities closer to the individuals they serve.
The Community Work Experience Program places recipients in public or non-profit private agencies so that they can learn job skills and develop work histories and references to take to potential employers.
Job Search provides assistance to recipients who may have trouble looking for and finding jobs.
Grant Diversion allows States to divert the amount of money which would have been used for the AFDC grants to subsidize employment to give recipients a start in the work force.
All of these programs have been well received by welfare agencies and employers, but, more importantly, by the recipients themselves. Welfare recipients, like all Americans want to be self-sufficient and support their families. AFDC is working to give them a chance to reach that goal.


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Burrow down until spring with these classic flicks
Each year, when Bay Weekly's resident rodent cinephile Chesapeake Chuck comes out of hibernation on Groundhog Day, he presents his movie picks, knowing we're in for six more weeks of homebound winter.
This year, Chuck found inspiration while watching the Academy Award nominations and decided to revisit the classics now — before the 2011 Oscars add more films to the pantheon.
What makes a classic?
Chuck selected two authoritative lists: The American Film Institute's 100 Greatest American Movies (http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx); and Entertainment Weekly's list of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time (http://www.filmsite.org/ew100.html).
Follow Chuck's advice and burrow into your den with these classics. We've also found a few on which our advice is Don't Bother.
All but the most cinema-literate among us have missed one or two on the not-to-be missed lists.
Beauty and the Beast
Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, Beauty and The Beast could get overplayed. But Disney makes a classic version of the 1756 fairy tale La Belle et la Bete.
The animated movie follows the evolving relationship of a prince turned Beast (Robby Benson) and his prisoner, book-smart Belle (Paige O'Hara), while the servants of the castle — turned into household sundries — help the pair fall in love in hopes of lifting the curse.
The two have a bad start, but the candlestick, clock and teapot help love bloom before the symbolic last petal of an enchanted rose falls, making the curse permanent. A predictable but long-awaited, just-in-time kiss seals the story.
Looks don't mean everything and love conquers all are clichés as old as the original tale, but both adults and kids willingly believe Disney's happily-ever-after assurances.
From Here to Eternity
If you watch this movie anticipating the famed love scene in the surf, don't blink. As scandalous as a cinematic extramarital affair was in the early 1950s, the one-wave, three-second kiss simply seems too short.
This eight Academy Award winner, however, deserves its praise. On a Hawaiian army base in the months before Pearl Harbor, Frank Sinatra brilliantly portrays a wisecracking big-hearted soldier who befriends the new transfer Prewitt, (Montgomery Cliff), an ex-fighter and bugler who refuses to box in the company championship. The company captain condones the cruelty inflicted on Prewitt by the other boxers, and Sergeant Warren (Burt Lancaster) is powerless to stop either the captain — or himself, as he falls in love with the captain's wife (Deborah Kerr). They're captives of love, as is Prewitt, smitten with classy call girl Alma Lureen (Donna Reed).
While Warren risks his job for love, Prewitt risks his life for friendship. Loyalty to their true selves guides each character toward the film's unpredictable ending.
Midnight Cowboy
It's not completely accurate to say I've never seen Midnight Cowboy. I saw some of it — in 1969 at a drive-in with my parents. Minutes into the movie, my mother realized it wasn't a Western but porn. She ordered my father to disconnect the speaker and get the heck out of Dodge.
My mother was right. Midnight Cowboy is no John Wayne round-'em up. But it is the only X-rated film to win a Best Picture Oscar.
Jon Voight, playing naïve Texan Joe Buck, heads to New York City planning to hustle his way to riches. Fully decked out in his cowboy duds, pretty boy Buck is easy prey. Enter Hoffman's Enrico 'Ratso' Rizzo a crippled, third-rate conman who tricks Joe out of $20.
Ratso takes Buck under his wing, and so begins their unlikely friendship. As their relationship grows, Ratso's health deteriorates and Buck is determined to care for his friend.
It's a film for a sunny day because it leaves me feeling blue and edgy — but appreciative of Hoffman and Voight's performances.
The Seventh Seal
This black-and-white fantasy from the somber Swedes, titled after a quote from Revelations, addresses humankind's eternal dilemma: whether 'tis better to live life to the fullest while we can, or repent before it's too late. It's serious stuff with, at times, a surprisingly light touch and witty repartee.
Traveling the plague-ravaged countryside with his bawdy squire, a knight struggles with his faith and life's ontological, eschatalogical and ideological questions while engaging the Grim Reaper in a protracted game of chess. His quest before he dies is to perform one meaningful deed among the priests and pagans, confessors and cuckolds, friends, frauds and self-flagellants he meets along the way.
This is cinema for rumination, visually captivating for its pastoral beauty and medieval realism, and starring Max von Sydow, Sweden's most watchable cinematic export since Garbo.
How do the classics fare the second — and third — time around?
The Apartment
Insurance boss Fred MacMurray wants to bed MacLaine. Go-getter Lemmon lends his apartment for trysts, as he has for other company executives and their mistresses. Belly-shaking slapstick ensues before the story turns poignant. Falling for MacLaine, Lemmon finds courage, throws MacMurray out of the apartment, quits his job — and he and she live happily ever after.
Months later, settling into my first professional job at a national news magazine, I encountered a more sophisticated version of The Apartment's sexual politics.
Watch for parallels to the popular TV series Mad Men, set in the same era. But don't be too smug. Even though we've come a long way, some things never change.
Rear Window
The story begins with photojournalist Jeff Jefferies (Jimmy Stewart) newly wheelchair-bound and stir crazy with idle time. Despite teasing from socialite girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly) and visiting nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter), Jeff entertains himself by peeping into neighbors' windows from the rear window of his apartment. At first, his pastime reveals only the mundane, sad secrets of strangers — until he suspects one neighbor (Raymond Burr) of murdering his wife.
Shot mostly from the vantage point of Jeff's apartment, Rear Window binds us to our hero's wheelchair, seeing only what he sees. In true Hitchcock form, we experience his helplessness, his doubt, his frustration and his fear. What a ride!
The Sound of Music
Sing along with Maria and the children. You know the words. Rejoice as the captain, engaged to the chilly baroness, softens and falls in love with Maria. Cheer as the family eludes the Nazis with courage, song and assistance from a pair of sneaky nuns. This family classic simply does not get old. My heart wants to sing every song it hears.
Star Wars
Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, movies were made without computer-generated images and the wizardry of blue-screen. Real-life humans performed death-defying stunts, and brick, steel and plastic were sacrificed to create special effects.
If you've been lost at sea for the past three decades and haven't seen Star Wars, it's a classic fairy tale of a story — as I used to tell my 10-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter while trying to get them to watch it for their first time a few years back (now it's one of their absolute favorites). The kingdom has fallen, and evil pervades the land. A hero must save a princess and restore peace and order — but not before plenty of battles and sacrifices and even a bit of romance.
Having stoked a genre that is now a cinematic juggernaut, Star Wars stands the test of time, even as its sequels and prequels have melted from memory.
These films are timeless entertainment, but you might want to watch them with the lights on.
Apocalypse Now
A Special Operations officer played by Martin Sheen joins the crazed crew of a navy patrol boat for a river trip through hell in search of the highly decorated Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). The colonel vanished into Cambodia where he and his savage army of Montagnard tribesmen are waging their own cruel war. Sheen's mission is to find Colonel Kurtz and "terminate with extreme prejudice."
Along the dream-like way, we are treated to a cast of characters and events that bring home the insanity of the Vietnam War. There is a rampaging tiger, a USO show in the middle of the jungle with Playboy Bunnies, LSD visions of doom, pygmies shooting toy arrows, soldiers surfing in the middle of a battle and incandescent savagery, all backed up by the psychedelic anthems of Hendrix and the Doors. This is the end, my friend.
A Clockwork Orange
The future is not always a pretty place. Kubrick's social satire explored the Britain of tomorrow through the troubled teenage eyes of Alex (Malcolm McDowell), as he terrorizes the now-lawless London.
After a typical night of drinking, stealing and raping, Alex unintentionally kills a woman during a robbery and is trapped by his friends with the body until police arrive. Sentenced to prison, Alex volunteers for therapy, where he is forced to watch the ultra-violence he once loved. Now disgusted at anything vulgar, Alex is released to act out his reprogrammed good life.
The frightening possibility of Big Brother overpowering free will is offset by humorous narration and outrageous sexual décor of the imagined future.
The Fellowship of the Ring
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins is bequeathed a gold ring that seeks to control its bearer and return to its creator, the evil Lord Sauron, who has dispatched nine ringwaiths, half-human riders, to recover the ring.
Warned by wizard Gandalf, Frodo flees with three friends. They are rescued by human Aragorn, who leads them to the elves' retreat at Rivendell. There, the bravest of the humans, elves and dwarves vow to protect Frodo, who must cast the ring into the lava of Mount Doom before it overpowers him.
Some time in the late 1980s, my father sat me down for one of his favorite horror movies. Made in the 1950s, Invasion of the Body Snatchers didn't feature any gore or hyper-violence. But the story was enough to curl my seven-year-old toes.
Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) discovers that an alien people are hiding pods in his small town. When a townie falls asleep, a pod is hatched, featuring a perfect — but emotionless — replica of the townie. As the good doctor and his sweetheart try to warn the disbelieving populous, they must fight off not only the insensitive aliens but also fatigue. Even closing your eyes for a second spells your doom.
What a great way to start bedtime.
The reason this film remains a classic is the simplicity of the story and the filmmaking. Instead of trying for flashy special effects, the story relies on acting to convey the monstrous changes in people. Screen this film around bedtime and see if McCarthy's growing hysteria doesn't have you reaching for the coffee pot.
They're already here! You're next! You're next!
Did the experts miss these? Bay Weekly writers add to the Big Lists.
How this gem could be overlooked boggles the mind. Babe is one of the most charming, creative films I've seen. The ensemble cast is fanciful, and it's a downright shame those barnyard actors weren't eligible for Oscar nominations. Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) deserved his nomination for best supporting actor.
Babe is the story of a piglet who learns to herd sheep, but it's also the story of a crowing duck who figures out that the key to staying alive is to be needed; a flock of sheep who appreciate good manners; a pair of dogs who carry the heavy burden of their heritage; and a quiet farmer who believes that things don't always have to be normal.
The story is sweet, but what makes this film so special is looks. Colin Gibson's superb art direction is enhanced by exceptional set and costume design. The color saturation and the just-a-bit-too-small scale of the set give the film a storybook quality usually achieved through animation.
If you haven't seen this movie, or if it's been a while, treat yourself to another viewing. Look beyond the charm of the animatronics — that really is one cute pig — to see the out-of-this-world scenery.
Blade Runner
In a not-so-distant future — now only eight years away, though still a few decades down the pike when Ridley Scott filmed this sci-fi thriller — androids serve the human race, doing its work, satisfying its needs, even fighting its wars. But every now and then, one of these replicants goes bad, and a force of blade runners hunts it down and dispatches it.
Now, four state-of-the-art warrior replicants have escaped from an off-world colony and returned to earth to find their makers and pry from them the secret of eternal life.
In a world where the sun never shines, Harrison Ford plays Deckard, the blade runner. But as he hunts and destroys them one by one, he begins to question his task.
An apocalyptic film noir, Blade Runner is dense, both visually and thematically, revealing more nuances with each viewing. At the root, it asks of us the age-old question, what does it mean to be human?
A Catered Affair
The setting is the small New York City apartment of taxi driver Tom Hurley (Ernest Borgnine) and his wife Agnes (Bette Davis). Turmoil erupts when Agnes plans to give daughter Jane (Debbie Reynolds) a big wedding with the money Tom's saving for his taxi medallion.
There's seething determination in housewife Agnes as she orchestrates the event to give her a taste of the posh life she never had. In the throes of a mid-life crisis and empty-nest syndrome, Agnes pins all hope on The Wedding.
For this story, there's a perfect ending. And although there're no evening gowns or steamy cigarette lighting in this Bette Davis flick, it is a love story. The drab setting brings home the reality of Agnes' situation and on that backdrop makes the final scene even more tender, more exquisite.
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein is the film that redefines American humor; it's the standard to which a producer might aspire but with slight chance of success. As unadorned humor, I doubt that it will ever be equaled.
Young Frankenstein brims with sight gags, absurdities and hilarious dialogue, as a descendant to Dr. Frankenstein clumsily follows in the good doctor's footsteps. The movie soars on a manic arc sustained by a stellar cast: Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Gene Hackman, Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman. These talented stars give us a laugh with every line of dialogue. With Mel Brooks directing, what else would you expect?
Nobody has ever done anything funnier than Young Frankenstein, and I demand, I insist, that this movie take its rightful place on every list of movie classics.
These movies made the list, but have they made the grade? We think not.
It's so French. So arty, so sexy, so independent, so ooh-la-la, this which-friend-she-loves-more heartbreaker pivoting the dewy, pouty Jeanne Moreau between the pensive blond Austrian Oscar Werner and the lively dark French Henri Serre.
I first saw it as a young woman about their age. I've seen Jules and Jim again, more than once, as I aged — as do the characters in the course of a movie that takes them across World War I.
Jules and Jim — the title characters — have things to do: weighty subjects to discuss, wars to fight, male friendship to explore, art to make. Catherine has nothing to do but feed, entice and mystify men. Defined as the irrational opposition to their weighty seriousness, she makes herself a master provocateur, baffling and tormenting. To paraphrase another French existentialist, Jean Paul Sartre, she was for them, never in herself.
Jules and Jim is a classic of a certain kind of thinking — memorialized exquisitely, tenderly by Truffaut — that drove a generation of women mad. Fine if you like that sort of thing.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
I came here to praise The Road Warrior, not to bury it. But as much fun as Miller's no-holds-barred action flick is, it's no classic.
The film follows the continuing travails of Max, a former cop in a post-apocalyptic world, searching for fuel and thriving as a loner. Though the search for gas might strike a chord with modern audiences, the characters are nothing new to cinema.
Chronic loner and tough guy Max (Mel Gibson) is a stock hero taken from the archives of Clint Eastwood. The evil marauders feel like throwbacks to the savages conquered by Allan Quartermain in King Solomon's Mines.
Still, the action holds up, featuring the same gritty, graphic chase and kill scenes that became standard in the 1970s. Only the movie was made in 1981, hardly groundbreaking stuff.
The film may have been one of the greatest movies of 1981 and a Down Under triumph, but it rehashes the characters, themes and gore that Sam Peckinpah and Sergio Leone perfected decades before.
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore! Network is not a classic. One immortal quote, four Oscars and an enduring message do not outshine its soporific soundtrack and tedious romance. This once-shocking film is more funny than sad after 35 years.
The premise was timely, depicting television's influence over the mindless masses plagued by recession, unemployment, the oil crisis, terrorism, isolationism and corporate corruption. When suicidal news anchor Peter Finch has an on-air breakdown, he is crowned king of a media circus that elevates violence to an art form, spotlighting his primetime ravings as the gospels of a "latter-day prophet." Mastermind Faye Dunaway is television incarnate, "indifferent to suffering and insensitive to joy," even as she seduces news icon William Holden, a lone voice decrying her dehumanization. Robert Duvall and Ned Beatty impress in powerful supporting roles.
Good, but no classic.
If we're measuring by box office draw, then this disaster movie has earned its place on the classics list. However, I'd like to think that art goes into filmmaking before it earns the title classic.
The movie tells the tiresome love story of an over-privileged socialite (Kate Winslet) who must marry for money but instead falls for penniless Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio). As the star-crossed lovers come together, the ship comes apart, thanks to that iceberg.
James Cameron's first effects-over-story blockbuster, Titanic's cinematic significance is marred by a bosom-heaving drama.
The movie is peppered with awe-inspiring special effects and poignant scenes of other passengers, but the main love story left me as cold as the waters of the north Atlantic.


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After noting that New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie is known for "siring nine kids with eight women in six states," the New York Post gets right to the crux of ex-fiancée Rhonda Patterson's tell-all book's jacket cover.
She depicts him as a champ in bed but a cheat who dumped her days before their $200,000 wedding and left her to give birth to his sixth child alone.
Ms. Patterson goes on to explain the rationale of never using Cromartie's name in "Love, Intercepted: A Tale of Football, Falling and Failing in Love."
"It goes nameless because the story is bigger than him," Patterson told The Post. "This is not a book to bash him. It's meant to help women avoid making the same mistakes I did."
But "he" doesn't come off all that badly.
"He was one of those lovers who would caress you, stroke your hair . . . look you in the eyes and ask you to have his child. I thought his asking me to bear his child meant he loved me."
You thought wrong, lady.
Jilter Jet's cruel game of love [NY Post]
How Jets' Cromartie fathered nine kids with eight women over six states [NY Post]


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Annual Conference on the Cheap
These tips are from seasoned conference goers—who have tried them all:
- Do you have relatives or college friends in the conference city? Invite yourself to stay with them. It's a great way to get to know a distant relative ... or just visit Mom.
- Consider staying in a Youth Hostel -- a search of < chicago hostels > brings up a list--including one right in the thick of things in the Loop
- Plan your stay around walking and public transportation. A cheap place that requires cab rides can eat up a lot of your savings. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) service to the conference hotels along Michigan Avenue is good. Use it to get to a hotel with shuttle service, then use that to get to McCormick, where the exhibits and many meetings will be.
- See if your college alumni association or another organization has a bed-and-breakfast program.
- Share a room. Having a roommate gives you a chance to discuss what you're learning. Or, to reconnect with a colleague who has moved to a new city
- Eat only a couple of restaurant meals, if any. Find the closest grocery store and buy supplies to have a picnic in your hotel room. Also, know that the south Loop/Printer's Row area is really a college town, with lots of little places to get cheap eats ... watch the locals!
- Unless you're a big eater, you probably don't want a huge breakfast anyway while you're on the go. Bring granola bars, dried fruit, coffee fixin's, and a travel mug.
- Stay in a hotel that provides free breakfast.
- Plan ahead so you take advantage of the lowest possible registration fee.
- Take your spouse/significant other/kids and consider it your summer vacation trip. Sure, they get to play while you're in meetings, but you won't be in meetings every moment. If it's your nickel, it's an unreimbursed business expense.
- Cash in frequent flyer miles to pay for the airline ticket.
- Consider flying from an airport farther from your home.
- Take advantage of vendor receptions and meals. Find out who in your library is most likely to receive these invitations and be sure they get circulated to all attendees from your library.
You can do ALA if you *want* to make it a priority. Maybe not every conference, every year, but perhaps every other. Perhaps your divisional conference. Put all those money-saving tips you see in the newspaper into practice (don't buy coffee at <insert name of coffee shop chain>, drink tap water instead of bottled, cut off the pantyhose leg with the run and double up, have a garage sale...."The Tightwad Gazette" is a decade old but the principles are valid. Another good book: "How to Get What You Want in Life With the Money You Already Have," by Carol Keeffe. (Both in 332.024, or TX326 and HG179, respectively, if you use LC.)
Finally, if you read this early enough, apply for a travel grant--but the deadlines are in December 2008!


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The town where Superman lives
By Kevin Pilley, for CNN • Updated 6th June 2013
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Last year I failed to become Superman. Not a super man, the Superman.
The search for the official Metropolis Superperson is an annual and international event.
Organizers receive hundreds of photos from people who aspire to be a muscular, bullet-proof fictional character with no visible genital definition.
But before I could hand in my resume and lie -- "I've traveled 20 million light years from my home. I look upon my powers as a gift. Not mine but to anyone who needs them" -- I was told I had to be over six foot, have black hair rather than no hair, be around 30 years old and have a 12-13 American shoe size.
Henry Cavill plays Superman in 'Man of Steel' and you may be surprised to find out he's not American.
"Buff and with no accent," said the lady from the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce, knowing that she was no Miss Teschmacher.
"Our first Superman was the local Baptist preacher. Everyone wants to be Superman. We get applications from everywhere. Even Japan."
Just a regular nuclear
reactor-supplying town
For most of the year the Illinois town of Metropolis in the American Midwest is a quiet place, with a population of 7,000, a riverboat casino and a mill churning out material for nuclear reactors.
No one bench-presses any cars. No one freezes anything with their breath. Although the local burritos can help you exert the propulsive force of very high winds.
And some of the keg beer is similar to Kryptonite, immobilizing you with pain and nausea, and robbing you of your powers of taste.
For all your world-saving gardening needs.
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But for a few days in summer (June 6-9, 2013), the town becomes soop central, putting on the "Superman Celebration."
This year is a big one: the Diamond Jubilee.
Remarkably, though the great man is 75, his adventures continue.
Not with hair re-seeding or knee replacement surgery, but with a new movie.
Zack Synder's "Man of Steel," starring Brit Henry Cavell, Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner, is released on June 14.
The big party in Metropolis will have superhero-related celebrity autograph sessions from the likes of Margot Kidder and Michael Rosenbaum, a Smallville prom, a Superman mastermind quiz (everyone knows Clark Kent parts his hair the different side to Superman), a fans' film festival and, of course, a $1,000 First Prize lookalike pageant ($25 entry).
Town mayor, Billy McDaniel, will be on hand to swear in visitors as "honorary citizens" of his friendly community on the Ohio River near the Kentucky border.
Share your Superman memories and images
Most Supermen gathered
There's also a chance to become a Guinness World Record holder by being part of the world's largest-ever gathering of people dressed as Superman.
The record is currently held by 437 Canadians.
Says Mayor McDaniel: "The annual Superman Celebration brings so much more than just tourism to our small community. It brings out the superhero in all of us."
You can also buy a personalized brick ($75) to be placed around the pedestal or walkway to the Lois Lane statue on the corner of West Eighth and Market, between the chiropractor and "the home of super financial services" -- the bank.
Or you can have your photograph taken standing between Superman's legs underneath the 22-foot, $120,000, vandal-resistant bronze Superman statue in Superman Square in the "Home of Superman."
John Glover (left) and Cassidy Freeman from the series "Smallville" are just two to have posed with Superman's legs.
courtesy Michele Longworth/Metropolis Planet
It's meant to bring good luck. President Obama posed there and he got re-elected.
Beneath the sculpture is the inscription "Truth, Justice -- the American Way."
"It's our second statue," the lady from the Chamber of Commerce says. "The first one was fiberglass and he was short, fat and ugly. People thought he had big feet and looked like Prince Charles.
"He also seemed to suffer from an ocular condition."
The Super Museum will be open.
It's curated by former Californian housewares salesman and self-professed "Superman nut," Jim Hambrick, whose 100,000-plus item collection includes the suit worn by George Reeves in the first color television episodes of "Adventures of Superman."
The town and the world can't wait.
Gift shops will stock anti-thrombotic support tights. Sponsors of Metropolis's 35th Superman Celebration include Thor's Gym.
Superman speaks
Joshua Boultinghouse is the resident Superman.
"I enjoy portraying Superman because for four days out of the year I get to be the man I always try to be," he says. "I don't mean being invulnerable. I mean I get to represent all that is good, honest and pure about humanity.
"I think we all (for the most part) aspire to be like that, but for four days especially I have to be like that in front of the fans and especially for the children.
Strongman events separate the Superboys from the Supermen.
courtesy Michele Longworth/Metropolis Planet
"And it gives me hope that maybe one day we all can be like that."
D.C. Comics' Superman first appeared in June 1938. Three quarters of a century, 2,000 comic appearances and six movies later, the Man of Steel hasn't changed a great deal.
Except he's no longer bald.
Superman was created in June 1933 by an Ohio writer named Jerry Siegel and Canadian illustrator Joe Schuster as a follicularly challenged baddie who read minds.
Then came the makeover modeled on Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Alter ego Clark Kent was named after matinee idols Clark Gable and Kent Taylor, with his looks based on comedian Harold Lloyd.
DC Comics' Metropolis was named after the title of a Fritz Lang movie.
Metropolis, Illinois, has been Metropolis since 1889. Its only factual claim to fame is that The Birdman of Alcatraz is buried there.
Metropolis was Robert Stroud's hometown.
The local newspaper is called "The Metropolis Planet." It's not called "The Daily Planet." It's a weekly.
The town's chief other attraction is a telephone box. In it, rather than undress, I looked through the local directory. But couldn't find one Clark Kent.
Only a Stanley and a Wendell.
The Superman Celebration takes place in Metropolis, Illinois, from June 6-9;
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- 1 Planning
- 2 Setting the Stage
- 3 Structural building
- 4 Commodities infrastructure
- 4.1 Plumbing
- 4.2 HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
- 4.3 Electrification
- 5 Exterior details
- 6 Interior details
- 6.1 Insulation
- 6.2 Interior Wall Surfaces
- 6.3 Interior Wall/Ceiling Finishes
- 6.4 Furnishings
- 6.5 Finish HVAC
- 6.6 Finish Plumbing
- 6.7 Finish Electrical
- 6.8 Appliances
- 6.9 Interior Doors
- 6.10 Glass/Mirror
- 7 Landscaping
- 8 Externalities
Punch list[edit]
Contractor and Home Owner "To Do"
Setting the Stage[edit]
Building Orientation[edit]
Orientation is defined as the position of building in relation to seasonal variation in the sun's path as wall as prevailing wind pattern
Grading, Terra-planing and Site Preparation[edit]
The site you are building on should be flat, with no lumps or hillocks. to level, you could hire a bulldozer and go over the land with the blade close to the ground to remove all lumps or hillocks. If the plot is on a severe incline then lay stilts out so that you can lay out a floor level on top of them.
At times ground filling has to be done to raise ground to the required level.
Foundation Construction[edit]
An integral part of home building as the structure will depend on it for load-bearing and to survive the environment. Considerations will not stop on immediate necessities like soil structure and characteristics but must be planed to deal with the probability of drastic environmental hazards, from floods, earthquakes even tornadoes.
In most construction, concrete is used as foundation. It is laid into a trench up to 3 or 4 feet deep, and provides a very solid foundation for whatever building material used. There are many different types of foundations.
The most typical foundation is made up of a footing which is the portion of the steel reinforced concrete that bears on the undisturbed soil. Footings are typically 12" 16" up to 36" inches wide by 10" to 12" deep depending on the soil on which they are bearing.
A foundation wall is general applied over the footing to above grade. Foundation walls are typically 8" wide and terminate 8' above the finished grade. like column footing , pile, raft etc. these are used as per condition of soil. Waterproofing, dam-proofing and drainage are typically applied at the exterior of the foundation and footing. This is particularly important when building in wet soils.
The foundation is the most critical part of any structure. The structural failures due to faulty workmanship or to an insufficient thickness of the walls are rare in comparison with those due to defective foundations. When it is necessary, as so frequently it is at the present day, to erect gigantic edifices—as high buildings or long-span bridges—on weak and treacherous soils, the highest constructive skill is required to supplement the weakness of the natural foundation by such artificial preparations as will enable it to sustain the load with safety.
Natural Foundations. The soils comprised under this head may be divided into two classes. (1) Those whose stability is not affected by water, and which are firm enough to support the structure, such as rock, compact gravels, and hard clay, and (2) soils which are firm enough to support the weight of the structure, but whose stability is affected by water, such as loose gravels., sand, clay and loam.
Foundations on Rock. To prepare a rock foundation, all that is generally necessary is to cut away the loose and decayed portions and to dress the surface so exposed to a plane as nearly perpendicular to the direction of the pressure as practicable; or, if the rock forms an inclined plane, to cut a series of plane surfaces, like those of steps, for the walls to rest upon. If there are any fissures in the rock they should be filled with concrete.
Foundations on Gravel, Etc. In dealing with soils of this kind usually nothing more is required than to cover them with a layer of concrete of width and depth sufficient to distribute the weight properly.
Foundations on Sand. Sand is almost incompressible so long as it is not allowed to spread out laterally, but as it has no cohesion, and acts like a fluid when exposed to running water, it must be treated with great caution.
Foundations on Clay. Clay is much affected by the action of water, and hence the ground should be well drained before the work is begun, and the trenches so arranged that water does not remain in them. In general, the less a soil of this kind is exposed to the action of the air, and the sooner it is protected from exposure, the letter for the work. The top of the footings must be carried below the frost line to prevent heaving, and for the same reason the outside face of the wall should be built with a slight batter and perfectly smooth. The frost line attains a depth of six feet in some of the northern states.
The tearing power of clay and loamy soils may be greatly increased: (1) By increasing the depth. (2) By drainage. This may be accomplished by a covering of gravel or sand, the thickness depending upon the plasticity of the soil, and by surrounding the foundation walls with a tile drain. If springs are encountered the water may be excluded by sheet pilings, puddling or plugging the spring with concrete. (3) By consolidating the soil. This may te done by driving short piles Hose together, or by driving piles, then withdrawing them air filling the space immediately with damp sand well rammed. If the soil is very loose and wet, sand will not be effective, and concrete will be found more satisfactory.
Artificial Foundations. When the ground in its natural state is too soft to bear the weight of the proposed structure, recourse must be had to artificial means of support, and, in doing this, whatever mode of construction is adopted, the principle must always be that of extending the bearing surface as much as possible.
Foundations on Mud, silt, marshy or compressible soils are generally formed in one of three ways: (1) By driving piles in which the footings are supported. (2) By spreading the footings either by-layers of timber, steel beams, or concrete, or a combination of either. (3) By sinking caissons of iron or steel, excavating the soil from the interior, and filling with concrete.
Structural building[edit]
Rough Framing[edit]
The Framing begins with the anchoring of the studs to the concrete foundation. Walls are constructed of Wood Studs typical 16" on center - framing studs come in 2 x 4, 2 x 6, 2 x 8, 2 x10 and lengths of 6,8,10,12 feet and longer. Floor/Ceiling joists are typically an engineered lumber product, as are the Roof Trusses, both ordered to size. Sheer Walls are constructed by sheathing the stud walls with plywood on one or both sides - used primarily in earthquake regions. Exterior walls are sheathed with plywood or oriented strand board and usually a Owens Corning Rigid Insulation Product.
Masonry structures are those built of stone, or of stone-like (petrous) materials, leading to confusion since at times this activity is also referred to as Stone Masonry. The enduring character of masonry structures, the relative simplicity of the processes involved, the pleasing outlines usually obtained, together with the almost universal availability of the materials and the consequent moderate cost, render masonry construction one of the most important of the builder's activities. It is often used in creating the building foundations, walls, linings.
Footing courses[edit]
Footing courses are the bottom courses in masonry; they are generally built to extend beyond the face of the wall and to cover a greater area than the base of the regular wall. Footing courses distribute the weight of a structure over a great area, thus diminishing liability of settlement and increasing stability. Always use the largest stones in the footing courses; they should be laid upon their natural beds and well bonded into the wall so as to avoid the possibility of shearing off that portion of the footing course which projects beyond the face of the wall; also care should be observed, to keep all joints in this projecting portion of the footing courses, especially in brickwork, as far as possible back of face of wall. Stones used in footing courses should be at least eight inches thick and two or three feet on other dimensions. Footing courses should extend, at the bottom, at least twelve inches beyond the face of the wall.
Lime mortar[edit]
Usage: sticking stone and brick together
Fat limes (that is, limes which are pure, as opposed to hydraulic, water transferring limes which are burnt from limestone containing some clay) should not be used for mortar; they are slow-setting, and there is a liability for some of the mortar, where there is not a free access of air to assist the setting, remaining soft for some considerable period, often months, thus causing unequal settlement and possibly failure. Grey stone lime is feebly hydraulic, and makes a good mortar for ordinary work. It however, decays under the influence of the weather. It should never be used in foundation work, or where exposed to wet. Lias lime is hydraulic, that is, it will set firm under water. It should be used in all good class work.
Ordinary lime mortar may have its strength considerably enhanced by the addition of a small proportion of Portland cement.
Roman cement is rarely used for mortar, but is useful in some cases on account of the rapidity with which it sets, usually becoming hard about fifteen minutes after mixing. It is useful in tidal work and embankments, and constructions under water. It has about one-third of the strength of Portland cement, by which it is now almost entirely supplanted.
Selenitic cement or lime, invented by Major-General H. V. D. Scott (1822-1883), is lias lime, to which a small proportion of plaster of Paris has been added with the object of suppressing the action of slaking and inducing quicker setting. If carefully mixed in accordance with the instructions issued by the manufacturers, it will take a much larger proportion of sand than ordinary lime.
Lime should be slaked before being made into mortar. The lime is measured out, deposited in a heap on a wooden " bank " or platform, and after being well watered is covered with the correct proportion of sand. This retains the heat and moisture necessary to thorough slaking; the time required for this operation depends on the variety of the lime, but usually it is from a few hours to one and a half days. If the mixing is to be done by hand the materials must be screened to remove any unslaked lumps of lime. The occurrence of these may be prevented by grinding the lime shortly before use. The mass should then be well "larried", i.e. mixed together with the aid of a long-handled rake called the "tarry." Lime mortar should be tempered for at least two days, roughly covered up with sacks or other material. Before being used it must be again turned over and well mixed together.
Roman cement mortars must be mixed as required on account of its quick-setting properties. Fresh Roman cement mixtures must be made several times a day, as near as possible to the place of using.
Cement mortars should never be worked up after setting has taken place. Care should be taken to obtain the proper consistency, which is a stiff paste. If the mortar be too thick, extra labor is involved in its use, and much time wasted. If it be so thin as to run easily from the trowel, a longer time is taken in setting, and the wall is liable to settle; also there is danger that the lime or cement will be killed by the excess of water, or at least have its binding power affected.
It is not advisable to carry out work when the temperature is below freezing point, but in urgent cases bricklaying may be successfully done by using unslaked lime mortar. The mortar must be prepared in small quantities immediately before being used, so that binding action takes place before it cools. When the wall is left at night time the top course should be covered up to prevent the penetration of rain into the work, which would then be destroyed by the action of frost. Bricks used during frosty weather should be quite dry, and those that have been exposed to rain or frost should never be employed. It is generally agreed, that from a practical point of view, bricklaying should not be carried on at temperatures lower than 14° to 9° F, for as the thermometer falls the expense of building is greatly increased, owing to a larger proportion of lime being required.
For grey lime mortar the usual proportion is one part of lime to two or three parts of sand; lias lime mortar is mixed in similar proportions, except for work below ground, when equal quantities of lime and sand should be used. Portland cement mortar is usually in the proportions of one to three, or five, of sand ; good results arc obtained with lime mortar fortified with cement as follows:—one part slaked lime, one part Portland cement, and seven parts sand. Roman cement mortar should consist of one or one and a half parts of cement to one part of sand. Selenitic lime mortar is usually in the proportions of one to four or five, and must be mixed in a particular manner, the lime being first pround in water in the mortar-mill, and the sand gradually added. Blue or black mortar contains equal parts of foundry ashes and lime; but is improved by the addition of a proportion of cement. For setting fire-bricks fire-clay is always used. Pargetting for rendering inside chimney flues is made of one part of lime with three parts of cow dung free from straw or litter. No efficient substitute has been found for this mixture, which should be used fresh. A mortar that has found approval for tall chimney shafts is composed by grinding in a mortar-mill one part of blue lias lime with one part each of sand and foundry ashes. I n the external walls of the Albert Hall the mortar used was one part Portland cement, one part grey Burham lime and six parts pit sand. The lime was slaked twenty-four hours, and after being mixed with the sand for ten minutes the cement was added and the whole ground for one minute; the stuff was prepared in quantities only sufficient for immediate use. The by-laws dated 1891, made by the London County Council under section 16 of the Metropolis Management and Building Acts Amendment Act 18781 require the proportions of lime mortar to be one to three of sand or grit, and for cement mortar one to four. Clean soft water only should be used for the purpose of making mortar.
Portland cement[edit]
Adobe, clay and straw bricks - hand-formed[edit]
Adobe, ado' bee, a word of Spanish origin, applies to unburnt, sun-dried bricks used in the arid regions of Mexico and the Southwest United States, and also to the peculiar clayey soil from which they are made. When moist, the soil is very plastic and can be molded into any shape, but when dry, adobe is almost unbreakable. This characteristic was recognized by the aborigines at an early date, and they not only made bowls, pitchers and other vessels from it, but shaped the muddy clay into bricks, which they laid out to dry in the sun. Adobe houses are common in Mexico and Arizona, even to-day. As they are cheap and easy to construct, they are used chiefly by the Mexicans and Indians, but many white people, who could afford other building material, prefer them because they are always cool, even in the hottest weather.
The process of making adobe bricks is simple. The wet adobe is shaped into bricks of various sizes, which are then baked by exposing them to the sun for ten days or two weeks. During this time they are turned every day. Bricks made in the same way were used by the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians, and were made by the children of Israel during their enslavement in Egypt.
The art of making bricks dates from very early times, and was practiced by all the civilized nations of antiquity. Brick-making formed the chief occupation of the Israelites during their bondage in Egypt, but in this case the bricks were probably sun-dried only. These bricks were made of a mixture of clay and chopped straw or reeds, worked into a stiff paste with water. The clay was the river mud from the banks of the Nile, and as this had not sufficient cohesion in itself, the chopped straw (or reeds) was added as a binding material. The addition of such substances increases the plasticity of wet clay, especially if the mixture is allowed to stand for some days before use; so that the action of the chopped straw was twofold; a fact possibly known to the Egyptians. These sun-dried bricks, or "adobes", are still made, as of old, on the banks of the Nile by the following method — a shallow pit or bed is prepared, into which are thrown the mud, chopped straw, and water in suitable proportions, and the whole mass is tramped on until it is thoroughly mixed and of the proper consistence. This mixture is removed in lumps and shaped into bricks, in molds or by hand, the bricks being simply sun-dried.
Brick veneer on wood frame walls[edit]
When applied over wood frame walls, a weather-resistive-barrier is critical to protect the wood framing from water damage. Masonry is not waterproof.
Mansard, Shed, Hip, Gamble, Saltbox and Gable can be covered in Asphalt and Wood Shingle, Terracotta Tiles, Slate Tiles, Copper Sheeting and Metal Standing Seam the most common roofing materials.
Based on geometry roofs can be classified as sloped, pitched or flat. The "pitch" of the roof is dependent on geographic location - Higher pitched roofs are typically found in cold climates but also in wet climates.
Straw and thatch[edit]
Rain Control[edit]
Depending on the architectural style the Gutter, Downspouts and Collector Box's may be exposed or built with the roofs eaves and walls.
Load-bearing walls[edit]
Commodities infrastructure[edit]
Plumbing is a trade that supports a wide variety of services found in modern buildings and urban areas. At a basic level though, it is the craft that serves to provide clean, drinkable water to homes and businesses and conducts contaminated water away from them. To learn the theory and skill needed to construct and maintain the plumbing systems for large commercial buildings, install boilers, and other complex jobs, plumbers often receive years of training. However, the plumbing systems that bring hot and cold water to household fixtures (sinks, bathtubs, water closets, ...) and carry waste water away from them can be designed, built, and maintained by anyone who is willing to do careful research, invest in tools and practice, and proceed patiently and carefully with the work. It should be noted that as contracted labor only a certified professional should do plumbing in houses and commercial buildings due to the risk involved in maintaining water and sewer. The certification provides a level of guarantee about the capabilities of the professional and in some locations guarantees an insurance covering errors and damages.
Installation of Hot/Cold Supply and Waste Lines, Shower and Tub Valves, Hot Water Heater, Water Purifier/Softener and Fire Suppression System
Plumbing Codes[edit]
Many local, regional, and national governments enact regulations that apply to the way buildings are constructed. These regulations are put in place to protect citizens from dangerous conditions. The regulations that apply to a trade such as plumbing are called "codes." Codes exist for general building, electrical work, plumbing, and other aspects of construction. Governments may write their own codes or use codes developed by outside authorities.
In many cases, the regulations are developed as a result of lessons learned through accidents and injuries. As trade experts analyze the flaws in a building that cause or contribute to fires, poisoning, falls, or other mishaps, they add rules to the relevant codes to reduce the chance of recurrence.
Plumbing codes are often associated with inspections. An inspection is done by a trade expert, designated by a government body, who checks work being done to a building to make sure that it is done according to the code. Some government bodies do not inspect work being done. There is a minimum standards code regulated by the U.S. government called the BOCA code. The only places that do not regulate and inspect plumbing are doing so illegally and should probably be avoided as the potential for drinking water contamination is extremely high. Many states have their own code but it can only be more stringent than the BOCA code, not less. One historical figure who gave momentum to the use of building codes in the United States was the early American Benjamin Franklin.
Water Supply[edit]
Drainage and Venting[edit]
The drain should be at least 1 1/2" and should enter a pipe, sized by local plumbing codes, before exiting the structure to septic tank or sewer system. The ptrap of a lavatory or drinking fountain may be 1 1/4", no horizontal waste pipe under 1 1/2" should ever be installed and should in no case carry a fixture load beyond the size of a double lavatory OR a bathtub, but not both. A 2" pipe is needed for a kitchen sink or shower unit.
Most states require at least one 3" vent through the roof, this is usually the vent serving the bathroom fixtures. Other vents may usually penetrate the roof at 2". Local codes influence the height of the pipe through the roof usually 12" to 24", depending on how far north you are located.
Septic/Sewage Systems[edit]
How the septic tank system works - A typical septic system, consists of an underground tank, a distribution line and a soil absorption drainage field. Waste water leaves the home through an underground pipe connected to the septic tank. Baffles in the septic tank slow the flow of the incoming waste water and prevent sewage from flowing directly through the tank. Heavier solids settle to the bottom and accumulate as sludge.
The septic tank system is a natural sewage treatment and disposal system. By natural we mean that it relies on bacteria to digest and clean the waste water. Septic systems are biological systems and must have bacteria to work. The bacteria in the septic tank literally eat & digest the solids in the tank turning them into liquids and gases.
Raw household waste water will quickly clog all but the most porous gravel formations. A septic tank is a watertight chamber, which conditions the waste water to reduce clogging so that it may be more readily absorbed into the soil. The septic tank separates the settable and floatable solids, promotes the growth of anaerobic bacteria necessary to decompose the solids, and provides storage for the resulting sludge and scum.
Constructing a septic tank system:
- Septic tanks should be located where they will not cause contamination of any well, spring or any other source of water supply.
- The septic tank should not be located closer than 10 feet from any building. The tank should not be located in swampy areas, or in areas subject to flooding.
- Slopes greater than 25 percent will cause considerable difficulty in construction, and may slide once they become saturated with effluent.
- There must be no permanent cover placed over the septic tank or lateral lines.
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)[edit]
Furnace/Air Conditioner Unit Installation, Supply/Return Air Ducts, Exhaust Ducts, Radiant Floor Systems, Air Purifier/Humidity Systems and Vacuum Systems.
How to reduce HVAC energy cost[edit]
Most home owners already have a HVAC system on their house to help them control temperature on summer and winter season. Too much cold can bring you sickness that is why heater is very helpful. And in summer season, air conditioner is very useful on cooling down your house.
Having a HVAC system installed in your house can definitely make your electricity bill high. Since it uses electricity, it will definitely increase your energy cost.
Using HVAC system on winter and summer season is inevitable. You might want to know how to reduce your HVAC energy cost.
Here are some tips on how to reduce your HVAC energy cost:
Maintenance- If you haven't attended a maintenance program on your HAVC system, make sure you hire a HVAC service company to check your HVAC to see if it is working well. They will check if the parts are still in good condition and if your HVAC system heats and cools well. If you don't maintain your HVAC system, it will soon get into worst condition.
Stable temperature- You also need to know the right temperature for you HVAC system. Most HVAC system have their temperature range to ensure its efficiency. You can check the HVAC system's manual or consult a HVAC technician to know the most energy efficient temperature range. When using your HVAC system, don't instantly put it on a higher temperature. For example, if it is a hot day, don't put the thermostat on a higher level, you must first remove the heat using low temperature then make it high when the heat is gone.
Change Air filters- You also need to change the air filters of your HVAC system for at least once a month. It is to make sure that your HVAC system has uninterrupted and smooth air flow. Don't be so lazy on changing it, remember that it will cost you a lot if your HVAC system malfunctioned. Most people don't change an air filter. That is why their energy cost is rising and the worst is, they pay for the service of the HVAC technician because their HVAC malfunctioned.
Help control the temperature- When you are using your HVAC system, you can also help to control the temperature in your house. For example, it is very hot in your room. In order to make your room cool easily, you need to put curtains on your windows to block the heat rays from the sun.
You also need to make sure that your windows and doors are closed. You can also use the fan to spread the cold air in your room. Air conditioner will take so long on making your room cools if heat rays are entering your room and the windows and doors are open.
You need to know proper way of using and some other things about HVAC system so that you can prevent it from malfunctioning, spending money on the HVAC service and electricity bill.
Central Heating[edit]
Energy Harness[edit]
Water as a Heat Transporter[edit]
Water and Heat in Practice[edit]
Water Flow in Pipes[edit]
Pumped Water Flow in Piping Systems
Elements of Heat Transfer[edit]
Practical Aspects of Heat Transfer[edit]
System Design Basic[edit]
An important document to read is the IEE Wiring Regulations (or equivalent).
Installation of Transformers, Service Panels, Switches, Outlets, GFI Outlets, Jboxs, Recessed Light Fixtures, Exhaust Fans, Fire/Security Horns and Emergency Lighting
Low-voltage systems[edit]
installation of wiring for Security Camera/Alarm, Telephone/Intercom/Internet Communications, Audio/Video Components, LV Light Fixtures and Home Automation Controllers
Exterior details[edit]
Exterior Wall Surfaces[edit]
Materials as Stucco, Brick, Stone, Wood Clapboard and Shingle are all cladding products. Modern wood frame construction requires the installation of a weather-resistive-barrier (WRB) under the cladding. The WRB provides the primary function of protecting the structure from water.
Exterior Cast Stone[edit]
Door/Window Surrounds, Eaves, Balconies, Columns/Pilasters and Steps/Coping
Exterior Openings[edit]
Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors, Roof Hatch and Skylights requires weather proofing be at its best.
Door & Window Hardware[edit]
Installation of Door Hinges, Knobs/Lever, Cremone/Lock, Thresholds and Window Locks/Cranks "Taqi". Although older houses may still contain single glazed wooden framed windows and doors; modern house usually have a steel or aluminum reinforced uPVC framed double glazed system. These window systems are fixed to the preformed concrete ope by use of usually a galvanized steel fixing bracket which clips to the frame of the window or door and is fix back to reveal.
The window will sit either on the upstand of a pre-cast concrete cill or onto a PVC of aluminum PPC cill. A silicone sealant or expandable foam can be used to weather the window or door once in place.
Doors may have to be sunk a few millimeters in order to achieve the correct height of threshold depending on building regulations governing the use of the door.
Interior details[edit]
A fundamental principle in building. It the means by which the interior environment can be made thermally comfortable. Insulation works by limiting the loss of heat from a relatively warm environment to a relatively cold environment. This is achieved in a number of ways:
Limiting Convection (air) heat loss. Most forms of insulation (such as polystyrene and fiberglass) contain cellular structures that trap air. This trapped air acts as a barrier to the passage of air through the insulating material.
Limiting Radiation heat loss Insulating materials are generally good at limiting radiated heat by reflecting it in the same way that a mirror reflects light. Shiny metals such as aluminum are good at reflecting heat, and this material is often used as a backing for insulated panels.
Interior Wall Surfaces[edit]
Drywall, Plaster, Wood Panel and Tile/Stone/Brick are typical selections.
Interior Wall/Ceiling Finishes[edit]
Primed, Painted, Stained, Wallpaper, Faux Finishes and Venetian Plasters
Floor Coverings (Carpet/Area Rugs), Window Coverings (Drapes/Shades and Sun Control: Window Tint)
Wall Paneling, Coffered Ceiling, Decorative Beams, BaseBoard, Door/Window Casing, Applied Wall Molding, Crown/Cornice Moldings, Columns/Pilasters Overdoor, Staircase Balustrades/Hand Rail and Fireplace Mantels
Wood Flooring[edit]
Wood Plank, Strip and Parquet, Decorative Inlays/Boarders and Staircase Risers/Treads
Stone & Tile[edit]
Ceramic/Terracotta, Terrazo, Concrete, Mosaics and Inlays Floors, Bathroom Walls/Showers/Tub Decks, Fireplace Mantels/Surrounds/Hearths, Countertops/Backsplash, Staircase Risers/Risers, Columns/Pedestals and Exterior Terrace/Walks/Paths/Drives
Wrought Iron Railings, Doors/Windows, Pedestrian/Auto Gates, Fences and Grilles. Copper Awnings, Chimney Caps and Hoods
Built In Bookcases/Desks, Powder Room Pullmans, Bathroom & Kitchen Cabinetry, Pantry/Linen Shelving and Closetry
Finish HVAC[edit]
Decorative Grilles/Diffusers and Controller Trims.
Finish Plumbing[edit]
Installation of Fixtures (Bidet/Toilet), Trims of Faucet/Drain Fittings, Connect Tub/Sink Drains and Volume Tests
Kitchen faucet[edit]
Materials and Tools[edit]
Sink mount kitchen faucet installation tools:
- Basin wrench
- Plumbers tape
- Adjustable wrench
- Rags
- Plumber's putty
- Copper tube cutter
- Needle-nose pliers
- 1/2" faucet supply hoses (2)
- Flashlight
- Philips and flathead screw drivers
Replacement kitchen faucet:
- Check that appropriate contents have been supplied--compare to contents on box.
- Instructions.
Wall mount Kitchen Faucet tools will include similar to above and a pipe wrench plus threaded pipes, possible requirements like pipe extractor, hammer and chisel to modify the wall.
Finish Electrical[edit]
Switch/Outlet Covers, Recessed Lighting Trims, Installation of Decorative Light Fixtures (Chandeliers/Sconce/Lanterns)
Kitchen Refrigerator/Freezer, Range, Ovens, Hoods, Dishwasher, Ice makers, Wine Coolers. Laundry Washer and Dryers
Interior Doors[edit]
Installation of Jambs for Pocket/French/BiFold type doors.
Decorative Leaded and Etched Glass Window/Doors, Shower and Tub Doors/Enclosures and Wall Mirror used in house. False wall and beam used gypsum board. Supporting system e.g steel channel for installation gypsum board.
Landscape Watering[edit]
Sprinkler, Driblers
Landscape Pool/Spa[edit]
Swimming Pool, Spa, Fountains and Reflecting Pools
Landscape Hardscape[edit]
Walls, Terraces, Walks, Stairs, Curbs and Driveways
Landscape Structures[edit]
Gazebo, Cabana, Canvas Awnings and BBQ/Cooking Areas
Landscape Plantings[edit]
Lawn, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers and Potted Plants
Landscape Lighting[edit]
Path/Walk, Stair, Plant/Tree, Water Features and Security
External links
- Independent Builder: Designing & Building a House Your Own Way by Sam Clark, Real Goods Independent Living Books
- Do-It-Yourself Housebuilding: The Complete Handbook by George Nash
- IEE Wiring Regulations
- UK Building Regulations, NBS for Department for Communities and Local Government, Crown Copyright 2008


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"I think that'd be best. There's a Followers outpost up near one of my old scavenging grounds. Used to do some trading with a doctor there."— Veronica Santangelo
The Follower's outpost is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. It is located northwest of 188 trading post and southeast of the Grub n' Gulp Rest Stop, at the end of a small road branching off from Highway 95.
Curiously, the outpost appears much larger on the inside than it is on the outside. The outpost is a relatively small area, only containing a broken terminal at Doctor Alvarez's desk, three unusable beds, some coffee mugs and a radio.
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- The only purpose this location serves is to complete the quest I Could Make You Care, if the Courier chose a certain path. Non-player characters will not initiate conversation other than commenting.
- One of the followers guards is a ghoul, though he does not have the distinct gravely voice common among almost all other intelligent ghouls, instead having a human-sounding voice.
- If I Could Make You Care is concluded by having Veronica leave to join the Followers, then 4 Brotherhood of Steel paladins will massacre the occupants of the outpost.
- There is a hollowed-out rock at the base of the station; it can be seen in the picture in the bottom right corner.
- As with many other locations in New Vegas, ambient tracks from Fallout 1 can be heard playing in the background when on the premises of the outpost.
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My pretty, blond-haired niece Peyton has perfected her sales pitch. The 7-year-old flashes her sweet smile, looks me straight in the eyes and asks, "So how many boxes do you want?"
"How many do you have?" I am tempted to reply when confronted with that cheerful face.
But most recently, I settled for seven boxes of Peyton's Girl Scout cookies — including three boxes of my favorites: Do-si-dos, which are oatmeal cookies with peanut butter filling.
Who knew I was entering the culture wars by buying cookies?
An Indiana lawmaker is making headlines this week by calling the Girl Scouts a "radicalized organization." That prompted this note from a Facebook friend:
Yes, they are bad, bad people, spreading Samoas and Thin Mints across the country, corrupting people like me . . .
To my surprise, my own tiny amount of research revealed that the Girl Scouts are indeed becoming a flash point — at least in some circles — in the culture wars. Recent columns in the Washington Times and the Washington Post analyze the issue from opposite sides of the ideological spectrum.
The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Ind., is the source of the story distributed this week by The Associated Press. The Indiana newspaper reports:
INDIANAPOLIS – A Fort Wayne lawmaker's rant against the Girl Scouts went viral Monday after he called them a "radicalized organization" that supports abortion and promotes "homosexual lifestyles."
Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort Wayne, sent a letter to Indiana House Republicans on Saturday explaining why he was the only member in the chamber not to sign onto a resolution last week celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.
The resolution applauded the group "for the strong positive influence it has had on the American woman."
Morris said he did some Web-based research and found allegations that the Girl Scouts are a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood, that they allow transgender females to join, "just like any real girl," and encourage sex.
This section of the story stood out to me:
Several Christian groups have been focused on growing concerns with the Girl Scouts in the past year, and a few websites exist solely to talk about the group's alleged leftward leanings.
Few independent reports on the issue exist.
That background information seems severely lacking: What Christian groups are we talking about? What concerns have they expressed? What evidence, if any, have they provided? Hopefully, any follow-up coverage will dig a little deeper.
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HAMBURG - 9/8/2009 - Quark Inc. announced today that the Zürichsee-Zeitung-Verlagsgruppe (Lake Zurich Newspaper Publishing Group ZSZ) has chosen to upgrade to Quark Publishing System® 8 (QPS 8). The ZSZ group, which publishes five daily regional newspapers, will be using the latest version of Quark's editorial workflow system with more than 100 seats to publish 45.000 newspapers on a daily basis.
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"We considered a number of competitive publishing solutions, but we felt that QPS offered more in terms of reliability and speed. As with any daily paper, deadlines are extremely tight and there is simply no margin for any error. We have a large team of more than 100 editorial staff and freelance correspondents who deliver approximately 100 pages of editorial content daily across a number of locations. We needed a system that could manage this complex workflow system — and most importantly, that would function without errors during the upgrade process," said says Samuel Bachmann, Production and Technical Manager of the Zürichsee-Zeitung-Verlagsgruppe.
"We made the decision to upgrade to QPS 8 because as long-time Quark users, we are confident that it is both stable and reliable, which is hugely important in this environment. We need to be confident that everything will run smoothly and that we are going to get the paper out on time, as we have been doing five times a week for the ten past years. Having a reliable system allows us to focus on what's most important — the editorial content of the publication," added Bachmann.
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The technical installation of QPS 8 was accomplished within a matter of minutes and the editors were completely up to speed on the new system after a mere three hours of training. Following a stress-free conversion of the entire editorial department, including external editorial staff, five other newspaper titles are currently being converted "in one go" to the new version of QPS.
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"We knew that the QPS architecture was very modern and open, which means that further integration steps can be taken in the future," says Bachmann. "We plan to make connections involving editors, databases, and server host solutions — the usual requirements in the publishing business. We will now do this on a step-by-step basis."
Quark's QPS integration offers complete freedom in terms of configuration. However, the handling of rights and access permissions, archives, and sources (i.e., the internal editorial organizational flow as well as the purely technical data workflow) must be organized down to the last detail. "It pays off in the long run," say Bachmann and A&F Project Manager Alex Baschnagel.
A Show of Strength for the Global Newspaper World Axel R. Paesike, Director of Professional Services and Sales for Quark in Central Europe, adds: "We are pleased to see that the long-term and intensive development of QPS and the investments in providing services and support for our partners and clients is paying off. We will do everything to continue meeting the sophisticated requirements of the Swiss showcase market in the future. This success confirms that our vision of Dynamic Publishing is the right one, and other customers can follow with confidence."
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The Zürichsee-Zeitung-Verlagsgruppe (ZSZ) can look back on almost 160 years of proud tradition, and during recent years it has developed into a unique and strong newspaper family. The core skills of Zürichsee Presse AG focus on the publication of five daily regional newspapers. The content is prepared on a daily basis by over 100 editors and a large number of correspondents, as well as freelancers at three editorial locations. The supra-regional section is handled by the editorial team of the "Zürcher Landzeitung," a joint editorial department of "Zürichsee-Zeitung," "Zürcher Oberländer," and "Zürcher Unterländer." The newspapers are printed at the DZO printing centre in Oetwil am See.
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