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How to choose an air conditioner for window or through-wall mounting, how much BTU capacity do you need? Also see COOLING RULES OF THUMB to guesstimate how many tons or BTUs of cooling a building needs and see RATED COOLING CAPACITY to determine the cooling capacity of existing air conditioning equipment. Our page top photo shows the front of a Haier portable room air conditioner. Not shown are condensate accumluator or ductwork/hose extending to outside.Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2014 InspectApedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Portable Room Air ConditionersPortable air conditioners - units on wheels which are plugged into an outlet but can be moved room-to-room and do not require a window for their exhaust. These cooling units are of modest cooling ability, typically around 10,000 BTUh though some producers such as Sunpentown offer units up to 14,000 BTUh. See RATED COOLING CAPACITY for an explanation of how to determine the cooling capacity of an air conditioner that is already installed at a building. There are quite a few brands of portable room air conditioners, including Fredrich, Haier, New Air, Sharp, Soleus, Supentown, SPT (shown at left). [InspectAPedia.com has no financial nor any other relationship with any brand or product discussed at this website.] The U.S. ENERGY STAR program uses the term "Single Package" air conditioning system which is defined as follows: Single Package: A single package unit is an ASHP or central air conditioner that combines both condenser and air handling capabilities in a single casing.[1] In this definition, ASHP refers to an Air-Source Heat Pump (ASHP) which is further defined as follows: Question: How can I Avoid Mixing Outdoor Air Into My Room Air with a Window or Portable Air Conditioner?Do you know of any air conditioners (besides mini split ac's) that don't mix inside air with outside air? Do you know of any ac's that have sealed compressors? If not, do you know of a solution to not mixing inside with outside air? Do regular window ac's and dual hose portable ac's normally mix inside with outside air? - B.R. Reply: Close the outside air intake vent on a window air conditioner unit or use a portable room air conditionerIt sounds as if you've been given some confusing information. All residential A/C compressors are sealed units, and outdoor air has no role in the internal operation of the compressor. Room air conditioners typically have a manual control that permits mixing in outside air or shutting it off. Central air conditioner systems do or do not have outside air supplied to the return duct system depending on the duct design, having nothing to do with the compressor you cited. Though many residential central air systems we've inspected do not provide for outside air or makeup air, it's a good component to add to the design for a very tight house where IAQ could be a worry; for maximum heating or cooling efficiency we use an air to air heat exchange where outdoor air is entering the system. How to Close off Outside Air Intake for Window-mounted or Through-Wall Air ConditionersIf you are using a window-mounted or through-wall mounted air conditioner, it is likely to have a mechanical control, a dial or lever that opens or closes a vent that mixes or stops mixing some outside air with room air as it is circulated through the air conditioner unit. If you don't want to introduce outdoor air (increasing the cooling and dehumidification effectiveness of the system at the expense of fresh air), just be sure that your unit's outside air control is in the "closed" position. These vents may not be perfectly air tight but in a modern air conditioner closing the vent will close off nearly all outside air intake. Outside Air & Portable Air ConditionersWhile some portable air conditioners may make use of outside air to assist in cooling their compressor and in removing condensate, at least some of the models, including dual-hose units that we read about (which is certainly not all of them) provided an outside air intake that adds outside air to the room air being cooled and dehumidified. The balance point between maximizing the cooling ability (and reducing cooling costs) any air conditioner by closing off outside air from the system and the quality of indoor air in a tight building needs to be decided on a case-by-case basis. If your building is very tight, or has odors, stale air, or high dust or allergen levels see INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE. FAQS & Properties of Portable Air ConditionersOne producer of portable air conditioners who provides particularly helpful description of the operating properties of these devices is Sunpentown International (SPT), a California firm. Here are some relevant FAQs that give insight to the operation and use of portable air conditioners, as well as comparing the use of single-hose and dual-hose portable room air conditioners. The photo at left shows typical flexduct and other accessories for a portable room air conditioner, in this case from Soleus. Quoting from Sunpentown's FAQs (Quoting and paraphrasing): NOTE about outdoor air: We read no indication in either design that outdoor air is added to or mixed in with room air. More detail about how to diagnose and cure an air conditioner that is not dehumidifying can be found at Air Conditioning Dehumidification Problems. Role of Exhaust Flex-Duct or "Hose" for Portable Room Air ConditionersOur photo (left) shows huge portable air conditioning systems that are being used to air condition an enormous tent used for a college alumnae gathering in New York. The white flex duct you see there is blowing cool air into the tent space and the entire air conditioner is located outside the tent. This is a "total loss" system that pulls outdoor in to the unit, cools it, and blows it into the tent. In comparison with the commercial outside portable air conditioner supply flex duct you see at left, indoor portable air conditioners provide for an exhaust duct as follows: All portable AC units require exhaust hose installation. This is for removal of hot air which has been used to cool off the compressor. Standard installation includes venting through a sliding window or through the wall, by cutting a hole. Sunpentown AC units are supplied with the necessary accessories for either installation: flexible hose (extends up to 5'), window kit and wall adapter.
[End of quote, paraphrase] Portable, window, or through-wall air conditioners are typically described by their manufacturer as suited for:
To determine the BTUs needed to cool a given space follow this procedure:
The Air Conditioner BTU Recommendation table found at AIR CONDITIONER BTU CHART gives recommended air conditioning BTU's necessary to cool a single room. The data in the table assumes that the ceiling over the room is insulated and that the room is not over or is not itself a special heat-producing area such as a kitchen or boiler room. Do not buy an air conditioner which is oversized (too many BTUh) for the area you need to cool. You may think that bigger is better, but not in the case of air conditioning. To make a room comfortable the air conditioner needs to both cool the room air AND dehumidify the room air. If the air conditioner is too large for the space to be cooled, the temperature will drop quickly and the A/C unit will shut off before the air has become adequately dry. The room will be either too cold or too humid for comfort. How Much Cooling Capacity do we need Per Square Foot of Building Area? How Much Space can a Ton of Cooling Capacity Serve?Maybe 450 sq.ft. to 1000 sq.ft. of a typical home can be cooled per ton of cooling capacity: that is, one ton (or 12,000 btuh) of air conditioning can cool about 500 sq.ft. of space. Sketch courtesy of Carson Dunlop Associates. But the real answer is, it depends. Some of the factors that affect the ability of an air conditioner to cool a space need to be considered besides just the number of square feet. These include at least the following questions about air conditioning load and cooling requirements:
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I feel I should wear a Berret, and sip fancy pants Coffee for this. Also I'm writing some zombie Haiku of my own so I've been thinking about it.
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Sorry, Still No Comic… Last time I swears it!
by Zombie Carter on August 2, 2010 at 7:37 amPosted In: Uncategorized
You may have noticed how the comic isn't up… I suck, I know.
Computer's in a box and stupid Comcast says they need to check my house to see if they can even put cable to it…. What? Is this the stone age or something, everyone can get cable where I live.
Anyway this should be the last day of this, expect a comic up on Wednesday for sure. I'm slowly piecing my life back together, which is a relief.
Thanks for your patience.
The Quick and the Undead Trailer
by Zombie Carter on August 2, 2010 at 4:50 amPosted In: Uncategorized
Little gory, watch at your own risk.
But I likes me my cross-genre movies. A zombie western post apocalypse movie sounds pretty good to me.
It's like they took everything that is awesome and crammed it into a movie….
Dragons, guns, swords, Nazis, babes, explosions…… I feel compelled to throw my money at it.

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I was mining high up in Deepholm today when NPC_scan went off! I had kept the ticker bomb in my bag and raced to the spot. Meanwhile the server was counting down for a reboot. With the bomb it's really easy to get in the cave. I was the only one around, downed her easily, and looted the little cutie just in time.
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I thought I had a great deal in buying what I thought was the Horde lamp for 3k and change on the AH. Turned out to be this one! I feel really lucky.
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Yay, Deathy is here! Murlocalyptic indeed!
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This will always be my favourite. All my toons have one and carried it around even when they still ate a bag slot.And yet, I only managed to find Little Timmy once. When my DK was in Stormwind for the very first time. I think he threw a tomato at her :(
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I'm so happy to have a baby ravasaur looking like this after I had let the Venomhide grow up with pain in my heart. Hello again, little guy! Want some eggs?
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On the one hand it's a little sad that it's now so easy to get him, on the other, I tried for 2 years to no avail and now he's mine. I really love this nasty, cyncial cupid!
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Diller: Humbug on 'Internet is free' mythology
In Barry Diller's paleontological view of the Internet, we're still just coming out of the primordial ooze and slouching toward the "click to buy" button.
The IAC/InterActiveCorp CEO and self-professed opportunist, rather impatiently told CBS News' Katie Couric earlier this week that the day is coming when people will regularly pay for content. As he has before, he trotted out the example of Apple, which has managed turn its iTunes store into a "multimillion-dollar business" based on the once-heretical notion of asking people to spend money on digital music and video.
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Greinke Hires Agent, Possible Extension Coming Brewers' starting pitcher Zack Greinke has reportedly hired an agent. Jim Bowden of ESPN has reported that Greinke hired Casey Close from Excel Sports Management as his new agent. Greinke has been without an agent all offseason and speculation grew as to what would happen during that time with possible negotiations on a contract extension between him and the Brewers. Greinke and Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin both appeared to be unconcerned about the right-hander not having an agent. Dispite not having one, it has been reported that Greinke and Melvin have been meeting and discussing a contract extension, however. Greinke has been mum when faced with questions from reporters on his possible contract extension talks. The Brewers have made it known that they will let fellow starting pitcher Shaun Marcum test the free agant market after the season. Left-hander Randy Wolf is in the last year of his 3 year deal and probably will not be back unless he takes a significant pay reduction. Milwaukee has been very aggressive in trying to lock up their young talent before they hit the open market. RF Corey Hart, 2B Rickie Weeks, SP Yovani Gallardo, LF Ryan Braun and most recently C Johnathan Lucroy have all signed significant extensions with the Brewers. Greinke is coming off a solid 2011 season that started and finished a bit slowly. Dispite missing his first six starts of the season due to a cracked rib, Greinke finished with a perfect 11-0 record at Miller Park and went 16-6 overall with a 3.83 ERA. He had 201 strikeouts and just 45 walks in 171.2 innings pitched. It's no secret that the Brewers like what they see in Greinke and if it is indeed true that he has hired an agent, then it could be a sign that the two sides are very close to an agreement and just need an agent for the missing link. Do not be surprised if Greinke and the Brewers have a deal done before opening day on Friday. The only question will be how long and for how much. Brewers Nucleus Going Forward Here's a list of the Brewers that are signed beyond the 2014 season. If Greinke is added to this list, then Milwaukee will have a very good, young core in which to build around for quite some time. (I am missing club/player/mutual options, buyouts and player incentives, but you get the gist.) 2B Rickie Weeks 4 Yr/$38.5 millon; becomes FA 2016 RF Corey Hart 3 Yr/$26.5 million; becomes FA 2014 C Johnathan Lucroy 5 Yr/$11 million; becomes FA 2018 LF Ryan Braun 13 Yr/$150 million; becomes FA 2022 SP Yovani Gallardo 5 Yr/$30.1 million; becomes FA 2016 Add Greinke to this list and that's not a bad group of guys to build around. |
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Arduino/Soldering 101 - Make your own Arduino and Learn to Program it!NYCResistorSunday, October 3, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EDT)Brooklyn, United States |
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- wire up several circuits and load up code to read sensors and light LEDs
- cover variables, functions, basic Arduino functionality
- show you how to get more help in the future for all your projects
When you leave, you'll have a micro-controller, a mini-USB cable, a power supply and a few programs to play with.
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Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has announced that China-based TCL has adopted its SiS9561 as the key SoC component of their first generation Internet smart TV.
SiS9561, based on Android 2.2 Froyo platform, supports an enhanced Internet browser with Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Skype video conference, and Quickboot. The proprietary Quickboot scheme sustains the SiS9561 Android Internet TV platform to, within 15 seconds, boot up and activate the widget services/internet browser, the company said.
The SiS9561 Internet TV solution supports multi-language and various broadcasting television systems worldwide.
In consideration of delivering more intuitive and convenient user experience to the web browsing and cloud entertainment, SiS9561 offers various customized and easy-to-use widgets such as YouTube and Facebook.
- Trends in the upstream LED equipment and materials industries, 2H13
This report examines the outlook for upstream, which includes MOCVD equipment, rare earth materials and sapphire substrates, is also particularly significant as an indicator of trends in the LED industry as a whole over the next year.
- Global AMOLED market analysis and forecast, 2011-2015
This report analyzes the current state of development and strategies of the two largest AMOLED panel makers, Samsung and LG Display, examines the potential of the AMOLED handset panel and OLED TV markets, and takes an in-depth look at the competitiveness of S. Korea in the AMOLED sector.
- ASPs of TD-LTE chips to remain stable initially as suppliers are limited
While a number of IC vendors have begun shipping chips supporting TD-LTE, including base band chips, radio frequency chips, APs, SoC solutions and soft modems, shipments of base band chips account for a majority share of total TD-LTE chip shipments currently, according to Digitimes Research.


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YES, they need to go and get Dwight.
PapaTitan keeps it real.
Yes, but still go after mario williams.
Most definitely Yes.
From all the responses so far via twitter and facebook, it seems the majority of Titans fans want to see this move happen.
Absolutely not. his cap number is 19 million. TN wouldn't be able to sign anyone else. No team is going to trade for Freeney without him restructuring his contract, which is unlikely. He will be released imo.
Yes if it wont cost us badly and only if Mario Williams dont come then yes but D Free got to come down from that price and redo the deal!!
I don't think we should trade for a DE on the decline. But I've read 8 diffrent articles stating that by mid march if they can't get a trade done he would deffintly be released. Then I would love to get him. I just don't wanna give a 1st or 2nd to a division rival for a 33 year old defensive end


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In a father's placeWith a strong sense of place and family history, the stories in this stunning collection reach for a deeper understanding of fatherhood, embracing both the son's point of view and the father's. "A true storyteller" (Los Angeles Times), Christopher Tilgham probes the deepest source of feeling--familial, erotic, spiritual--in fiction of of impressive scope and maturity. |
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User Review - LibraryThing"In a Father's Place," Christopher Tilghman's debut collection of short fiction, was widely praised upon its publication in 1990. Reading it again after many years, it is astounding and heartening to discover how well this book has held up. More than just a very good collection of stories, it strikes this reader as an important milestone in American fiction, a book to which others must bear comparison. Tilghman's stories, set primarily in and around Chesapeake Bay, depict family members struggling to connect with one another and deal with the often conflicting demands of contemporary life. Each story constructs its own subtle moral drama, in which fathers and mothers and sons and daughters test each other's vulnerabilities, grow together and apart, and sometimes discover that the needs of the family do not always serve the individual. Tilghman's prose, supple and plain as day, is filled with the kind of evocative detail that brings the world in which his characters reside clearly into focus. You close this book with the sense that you have experienced something rare and timeless and elemental, and absolutely essential. "In a Father's Place" sets a standard that few contemporary novels and story collections can match.
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Go back in time with Chip York to medieval days! Come to this rollicking camp at Round Hill Arts Center to make your very own (safe) bopper sword, learn to swordfight, craft a "stained glass" window, create a leather money pouch, and more! June 25-29 and July 30 - August 3. Ages 6-11, $160 plus $25 for materials. Register at www.roundhillartscenter.org


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Even the most seasoned warrior of the Arenas makes mistakes beyond the usual explosives-related variety. Here we managed to catch Ranger with a less-than-optimal swing from his grapple.
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Even the most seasoned warrior of the Arenas makes mistakes beyond the usual explosives-related variety. Here we managed to catch Ranger with a less-than-optimal swing from his grapple.
Wishing you a Stroggy Christmas and a Fraggin' good New Year from the Wirehead team. Hope you unwrapped some awesome stuff that makes you as happy as this guy!
Several people have been reporting a "-1 servers" in the in-game browser. This isn't a Generations bug. This is due to Id's master server being offline or otherwise unreachable. Normal Quake 3 Arena is affected by this as well. It is still possible to locate servers for Quake 3 Arena by using a third-party program such as Qtracker or Xfire. This affects regular Quake 3 Arena and all mods. It is unknown when or whether the Quake 3 master server will come back online at all. We'll let you know more as we find out about it.
Wirehead's Generations server is also temporarily offline, but this is only for maintenance. It will be back up shortly and the address will be available through our Servers page on the website.
If anyone has been having trouble registering on the site, we had a glitch in one of our anti-bot utilities. It has been corrected, so please try to register again.
We had more problems going on than I thought. The server browser was broken, which explains why no servers at all were showing up. This has been fixed, so servers are visible again. Phoenix's Generations Server (that's me) is up in the US, and we're hoping to possibly have a new European server online soon. If you have a server and you'd like it listed on our servers page, please let us know and we'll add it to the list!
It seems that after we had to repair some issues with the website we've had an old version of our downloads page in place. This had some dead links to files and a few files missing. This has been corrected so all files for Generations v.99f, including Tabun's model pack and the v.99f server patch are in place and available again.
I thought of writing this in a clever song form, but I'm not verbally inspired right now so let me just say that to those who have been wondering, and I've seen some of the comments on Youtube, we're still very much alive. Generations Arena is NOT dead, we're just in a phase of development where there's not much visually we can show off. It's grunt work and it's time consuming. So please, forgive the lack of news updates, but don't lose heart. Just have a slice of delicious cake and we'll keep making neat guns.
It's that time of year again, when we all know it's better to gib than to receive... especially if there's a BFG involved. Merry Christmas from everyone at Wirehead!
After much procrastination on my part, we now have an permanent IRC presence on ETG. Here's how to connect to the Wirehead IRC channel
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Gannett today reported a 12 percent boost in its company-wide digital revenues in Q1 2011 compared to Q1 2010. As its print ad revenues fall, it comes as no surprise that the firm is investing in its digital businesses, recently redesigning its more than 100 local and national online and mobile properties. The company says the streamlining of its mobile ad buying processes, along with improved targeting capabilities are helping to bring in more ad dollars to its mobile offerings.
"What it's allowed us to do is to gain further dollars with national advertisers," said Craig Etheridge, VP of mobile advertising sales at Gannett Digital.
Part of the redesign project entailed big changes to Gannett Digital's mobile sites to enable standard ad units and targeting across all sites. Before the redesign, the company had less insight into its mobile ad inventory; the new system, which employs one tag across all mobile properties, reduces variations in mobile ad products and opens up inventory to national advertisers that would have been sold on a site-by-sited basis before the redesign. The redesign launch began around a month ago and culminated around a week ago.
"Certain properties had different opportunities for clients and they were at different levels," using a variety of mobile providers and developers, said Etheridge. The streamlined process, he said, removes inventory constraints for content categories such as sports, which can now be purchased across properties, allowing national brands to target different offers to different regions of the country.
"Everyone has access to the inventory," said Etheridge, noting that both his national sales team and individual local digital salespeople can sell into all mobile ad inventory. Mobile ads, which include rich media executions as well as standard banners, can be geo-targeted, or targeted by DMA or lifestyle.
"Rich media is really beginning to take off," Etheridge said. The mobile division at Gannett Digital's PointRoll handles ad creative services for some advertisers running Android and iPhone campaigns.
Gannett today reported that company-wide digital revenues - which include mobile ad revenues - rose 12.4 percent in Q1 and totaled $251.3 million, representing approximately 20 percent of its total operating revenues.
About 90 percent of mobile campaigns from national advertisers also run on Gannett's online properties, according to Etheridge. "It's very rare that you'll see a standalone mobile buy with us."
The USA Today iPad app, which has been downloaded approximately 1.8 million times, is fueling unique campaign buys for brands including La Quinta Inns and Suites and watchmaker Omega. La Quinta ran an online, mobile and iPad campaign connected to NCAA March Madness basketball coverage. To reach business travelers, the firm offered a mobile destination called "Mobile Hoopla" that included a pick 'em bracket contest.
Also on the iPad, Omega sponsored USA Today coverage of the 2011 Masters Golf Tournament the week leading up to the event. Banners drove golf fans to an interactive experience offering information about the brand and its watch collections, including video spots and high definition photos of the watches.
The firm's iPad advertisers come from auto, finance, retail, travel and luxury goods verticals.
While national advertisers are driving ad innovation in Gannett's mobile properties, local advertisers are a bit behind them. "There's a gap in understanding of what mobile can do for them and the buys tend to be smaller; there's a lot of testing," said Etheridge.
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The 2014 car2go Marathon Relay is a run/walk event suitable for everyone from competitive distance runners to friends and family just looking to have fun. The course is a 4.37-mile loop. Looping the course six times equals a full marathon of 26.2 miles. Individuals can sign up to do one loop, or teams of up to six members can split up the six loops and pass a baton between members.
The course starts and ends at the Palmer Events Center in the heart of Downtown Austin and runs across beautiful Town Lake. Everyone is invited to stay after crossing the finish line for an amazing post-race party with food, beer, music and fun for the whole family. Teams are encouraged to set up tents for a "tailgate" experience.
Participants are able to fundraise as a team or individually to earn great incentives. Funds raised benefit LIVESTRONG and will be used to create and maintain programs and services that support those fighting cancer.
Our volunteer Gabriel talks about what it is like to give a ride to someone in treatment and why he dedicates his time to others in need.
Announcing a new event to Team LIVESTRONG's roster that will be sponsored by our generous partner, car2go.
Today, we are launching a transportation program that offers rides to and from cancer-related medical appointments in Travis County.
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The Environmental Law Society is open to all interested students and seeks to make available to UCLA Law students information about environmentally related issues and activities. The Society arranges speaking events to facilitate open discussion of important and often controversial issues, coordinates UCLA participation in inter-school environmental moot court and negotiations competitions, and organizes environmentally-focused activities for students.
The UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, one of the country's top environmental law journals, has a staff of more than 50 students. The Journal publishes twice a year and generally accepts articles from professors, practitioners, and others in various environmentally related fields, as well as UCLA student-written comments and book reviews.
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UCLA Law student alumni placement in environmental law and policy jobs has been phenomenally successful. Here are some selected examples of recent UCLA Law graduates' work:
2010 graduates: Dustin Maghamfar is starting an honors attorney position at the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Maya Kuttan is the incoming honors attorney fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 office. Sharona Toobian will be starting this fall at the firm Chadbourne and Parke, working on alternative energy issues.
2009 graduates: Jonathan Wiener is a new staff attorney at Earthjustice in Washington, DC. Jackie Prange has just started employment at the elite environmental boutique firm Shute Mihaly & Weinberger, in San Francisco, after completing a federal district court clerkship. Angela Mo is an honors attorney at the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division. And Christine Kolosov is an associate at Winston and Strawn, working on alternative energy.
2008 graduates: Lauren Nevitt works at the South Coast Air Quality Mgmt District, after two years of private practice. Travis Ritchie works as an attorney on coal issues for the Sierra Club in San Francisco, also after two years at a major law firm. And James Mize works as counsel at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its Seattle office, after a stint in the private sector.
In the fourth or fifth semester at UCLA Law, students may choose to participate in the externship program to gain valuable real-world experience. Environmental law externships offered include the California Attorney General's office (in the Environment or Natural Resources Sections), the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund. Students spend an entire semester working for the agency or organization and receive full law school credit. This is a phenomenal way to work with practicing environmental lawyers, develop skills and gain insight into future job opportunities.
Over the past two years, UCLA School of Law has placed full-time student externs in extremely competitive federal government environmental law positions. Third-year students Alexa Engelman, Jacob Kaufman, and Jed Ela have spent a semester at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), working on significant environmental issues for the federal government. The agency has its finger on the pulse of the White House's most significant environmental initiatives. CEQ's work includes coordinating federal agencies' work on environmental issues; CEQ oversees implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, and also has embarked on important recent initiatives in ocean protection and in energy efficiency. In spring 2010, third-year student Glenn Yeck worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, in its environmental crimes division. His work included prosecution of Clean Water Act violations, wildlife smuggling crimes, and other criminal violations of federal environmental laws.
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Below, I've compiled a list of the questions I'm asked most often. This FAQ is a work in progress and I'll add answers as more questions arise.
If your question is not answered here, or you'd like any more information, please email me.
About PlanetJune
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PlanetJune is a one-woman business, run by me: June Gilbank. I design crochet patterns and write craft books, but that's not the whole story: I also maintain the PlanetJune website and online shop, ship orders, answer questions, post tutorials and video tutorials, and much more. Basically, anything you see with the word PlanetJune attached to it is created 100% by me.
I try to answer questions as quickly as possible, but please be patient with me if I can't reply immediately; I have a lot on my plate, but I'm always happy to hear from you and to help wherever I can! If you have a quick question, you'll probably get a faster response from me if you ask me through Twitter (@PlanetJune).
A CAL is where a pattern (or several) are chosen, and people crochet them at the same time. Every month, we have a PlanetJune Crochet-Along (CAL) at the PlanetJune Ravelry group. It's a lot of fun, a good way to make friends with other friendly crocheters from all over the world, and a chance to crochet the same patterns at the same time as others, ask questions, get help, and take cute photos of what you've made for everyone else to admire!
For further details and step-by-step instructions for joining in, see the PlanetJune Crochet-Along FAQ.
I've created many step-by-step photo and video tutorials that you can use to help you out, if you need it. If you're a complete beginner, you'll want to start with the Basics section, then move to Amigurumi Essentials. You can find them all at www.planetjune.com/help.
You might also like to look at my book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi. It's a very useful reference book to keep at hand, as it includes:
Don't be intimidated to try my patterns as a beginner to crochet: almost all my designs are worked in only single crochet (the most basic crochet stitch!) with increases and decreases for shaping. My patterns always explain any special stitches or techniques required with complete photo tutorials, and the few intermediate level patterns are marked as such in the pattern descriptions in my shop.
As a beginner, I would advise staying away from any of the 'fuzzy' patterns or patterns that include colour changes, as those techniques are a little more advanced. Get comfortable with making single-coloured amigurumi first, until reading an amigurumi pattern, forming a magic ring and making an invisible decrease are easy for you; then you can add to your skills!
For beginners, I recommend PocketAmi Sets 1 & 2. They are specifically designed for beginners as they are easy and quick to make, with three sweet pocket animals included in each set!
If you'd like to get your feet wet with a free pattern, many of mine are very simple no-sew designs, which makes them great for beginners! You can use them to practice the magic ring, increasing, and decreasing (the basics you'll need to make any amigurumi). Some perfect beginner options are:
And here's a small selection of examples of other simple choices from my pattern catalogue. These have more pieces, so require some assembly, but the crocheting is no more difficult than for the one-piece patterns above:
And remember, all my patterns come with unlimited support available by email, so you can always email me with any questions, both before and after purchase!
I'm updating my entire back catalogue of patterns with extra information and tips and a new space-saving layout, and re-releasing them in batches as they are ready. Please see the Pattern Re-Release FAQ for more details.
You don't need a PayPal account to be able to order from my shop – I use PayPal as my credit card processor, so, provided you have a credit card, you should be able to order without having a PayPal account, by providing your credit card details and billing address on the PayPal screen (this won't create a PayPal account, just process your credit card payment).
As I'm currently located in South Africa, I have no way to accept payments of cash, check/cheque, or money order.
All my prices are in US dollars (USD). Don't worry if you're in another country and don't use USD; you can still buy from my shop with no problems!
All patterns bought from the PlanetJune shop (www.planetjune.com/shop) are automatically available for immediate download from your PlanetJune account as soon as you have completed your order and payment. (Need help with that? Read the download instructions.)
Note: if the pattern still appears in your shopping cart and there's no record of your order in 'My Account', that means your order was not completed (check your PayPal – you'll see that no payment was made to me). Log back in to your PlanetJune account, go to checkout again and you'll be redirected to PayPal so you can pay. Once payment is complete, you'll be returned from PayPal back to my shop, where you'll be able to download your pattern immediately.
If you bought a pattern from my Etsy or ArtFire shops, I will email your patterns to you within 24-48 hours (wherever possible). Please remember to check your Spam folder if you don't see my email. I recommend that you purchase from my own shop in future, so you won't have to wait to receive your patterns!
By purchasing any PlanetJune patterns, you are not buying a copy of a pattern; you're buying far more: a perpetual single-user licence for the pattern.
Your licence entitles you to:
Your licence is non-transferable and PlanetJune patterns may not be shared, passed on to others, re-sold, or redistributed in any other way.
There are two ways in which you can send my patterns as a gift:
Yes, you may sell items made from my patterns, provided you comply with the following:
If you have an online shop where you sell items made from my patterns, you're eligible to be included in my list of PlanetJune-designed toy sellers, and get some free publicity for your shop. (See the bottom of that page for details of how to sign up – it's 100% free; my service to you!)
All my patterns are listed on Ravelry so, if you'd like to keep track on Ravelry of which PlanetJune patterns you own, simply find the appropriate patterns and click 'add to library' from the pattern page (in the same way as you can add the books and magazines you own). The patterns will be listed as 'Single Patterns' in your library.
However, I do not sell my patterns through Ravelry: the PlanetJune shop has its own instant download system and lets me maintain complete control over my patterns. If I used Ravelry instead:
Selling via Ravelry is a good solution for small-volume sellers who don't want the hassle of creating and maintaining their own shop, but I prefer to keep control over my patterns.
I have no way to offer printed patterns to you at a reasonable price – as I'm living in South Africa at the moment, the cost of printing and shipping printed pages to you would be ridiculous (it would more than double the price of each pattern!), and the package may well take weeks to arrive, assuming it doesn't get lost in the post.
If you would like a printed copy but don't have a printer, you could ask a friend or family member to print your patterns for you, or you could take the PDFs to a print shop (or your local library, probably) and get them printed there. Any of these options would be far cheaper than having me print and post them, and you'd get them much more quickly too!
I've started a new crowd-sourced commissions process, where you can pledge an amount of your choice towards the commission of a new design. When the design is fully funded, I will create the design for you! I'm using this method so I can get a feel for which designs will be popular and be paid a fair price for my work in creating the design without charging any one person excessively.
If the design you want isn't on my commissions list, submit the form at the bottom of the Commissions page if you'd like me to add your suggestion to the options, or, if you'd like a design more quickly and are willing to pay the full cost of the design process, you can commission me privately. The cost for a private commission would vary depending on:
Before you contact me to request a commission, please consider these points:
If all this sounds good, please email me with your ideas and we'll start the conversation!
I am a designer and writer, and my time is more than filled with creating new designs, running my shop and blog, and providing assistance to my customers. My process is very time-intensive as I take so much care to make my animals to a very high standard and to give the finished animals the cutest face and personality possible. I refuse to compromise on quality, so, unfortunately, I can no longer accept any commissions for finished items as there aren't enough hours in the day!
As I do allow sales of finished items based on my designs, you may be able to commission a piece from one of my customers. I'm compiling a list of customers with online shops selling PlanetJune-designed toys that they've crocheted, so I suggest you look there! (Please note that although other people work from my patterns, they will not create exact replicas of my work – this is the nature of handcrafts, that no two pieces are exactly alike. Please also note that I make no claim as to the quality of their work or how it compares with my original designs; I cannot be held responsible for others' work, so I suggest you look carefully at the crocheter's previous work before deciding whether to commission them.)
I'm afraid not! These are one-of-a-kind art pieces that take me weeks to create. The originals aren't for sale and they aren't intended to be reproduced. I create them out of love for the subject and I hope you'll enjoy my photos of the finished artworks. (Also, there's the issue of licensing with trademarked characters such as the Discworld and Reepicheep – I can't make a profit on unlicensed merchandise; it wouldn't be legal.)
I'm afraid not! Although most of my designs are specifically created with the intention to produce easy-to-follow patterns from them, I sometimes crochet art pieces which are one-of-a-kind pieces and a) far too complicated to make into patterns and/or b) fan art involving trademarked characters such as the Discworld and Reepicheep (I can't make a profit on unlicensed merchandise; it wouldn't be legal).
But, you can buy patterns for some of the non-trademarked elements of my art pieces, e.g. Discworld's Elephants and Sea Turtle, Reepicheep's Water Lily, Columbo's Dog…
I'm creating a reference library of crochet tips and techniques, demonstrated through photo and video tutorials, and I'm always happy to hear your requests and ideas for new tutorials I can make! Please contact me with your requests.
Please be aware though that I create my videos to support my own patterns. Each one takes me several hours to film and edit, and nobody pays me to make them – I just create them as a service to help my customers. I'm afraid I only have time to make videos that demonstrate techniques I use in my designs. Of course, my future designs may require different techniques, so I may still be able make the video at a later date when it's needed to support a new pattern!
You can download your pattern from your PlanetJune account (see www.planetjune.com/download for instructions).
Please check your Spam folder, and add email@example.com to your contacts or safe list so you'll receive future emails in your inbox.
If you didn't create a PlanetJune account, and used the PayPal Express Checkout, my shop would have created an account, and a temporary password, for you. You should have received an email with the password – if you didn't receive it, it's probably in your Spam folder.
Please check your Spam, and if you don't find the email, click 'Forgot your password?' from the login screen, enter your email address (the one you used with your PayPal account) and my system will send you a new temporary password (again, check your Spam if you don't see the email). You can change your password to something you'll remember once you've logged in!
Downloads are available for up to 5 attempts over a 2 week period. If you've used up all 5 attempts, or waited for over 2 weeks to download your pattern, the download button will no longer be visible.
If you need to download pattern(s) again, please contact me and I'll be happy to re-enable the download. So that I can track down your order, please include your 5-digit order number (you'll find the number in your order confirmation email, and in your list of orders in My Account).
Please note that iPads cannot open zip files, so you must either download the pattern(s) to your computer or download an app like iDownloads+ that can open them. See my iDownloads+ tutorial for details (it's a free app).
If you don't have a suitable app and you'd like to view your patterns on your iPad:
If you try to open your pattern zip file and get a message that your WinZip trial has expired, please do not purchase the WinZip software. Windows can open your zip files (at no cost!) – all you need to do is remove the WinZip trial and it will work correctly. To do this:
Quality control is very important to me, and, until such a time as I am able to provide official translations of my patterns that are guaranteed to meet my standards for quality and accuracy, my patterns are only available in English (with standard/US crochet terminology).
While I do appreciate the thought (thank you!), I've had many offers to translate my patterns into various languages, but I just don't have time to do justice to the resulting translations. Once I received the translated text, I'd still have to format each pattern for publication and create a supporting webpage for it – all of which is very time-consuming. And, once I started publishing any translations, I know I'd be swamped with requests for every pattern in many languages. With close to 150 patterns (and counting)in my catalogue, even in just a handful of languages, you can see why I just can't consider this.
The other major reason that I don't plan to ever offer translations of my patterns is that I can't provide support for patterns written in a language I don't speak, and providing patterns without any follow-up support available is not the PlanetJune way!
You are very welcome to translate any of my patterns for your own personal use, but you may not share your translations with anyone else, either online or offline. I make my living from selling my crochet patterns. My 'free' patterns are not entirely free: I provide them as donationware (so that you can choose to compensate me for my time in creating and sharing these patterns), and to introduce you to my work so you can be confident of the quality and clarity of my patterns before you choose to buy more patterns from my shop. As such, I cannot allow my patterns, or translations of them, to be published anywhere apart from on my own website: www.planetjune.com.
Yes, you are very welcome to use any of my paid or free (donationware) patterns to teach with, provided you notify me in advance and comply with my terms below:
You may not share excerpts from the pattern or printouts of the web version with your students.
You are very welcome to link back to any of the patterns, tutorials and posts on my site; you also have permission to include one of my photos with your link if you wish, provided you make clear that it's my photo. You may not reproduce my entire pattern/tutorial/post content in full, but a link and one photo is fine.
For my crochet tutorials, you may link directly to specific tutorials, and/or to the crochet tutorial index at www.planetjune.com/help.
You are very welcome to include a link referencing any of my crochet tutorials or patterns in your own patterns. (You may not, however, copy or otherwise reproduce any part of my patterns, tutorials or photos in your own patterns.)
To make this easier for you, all my free patterns and tutorials have a shortlink that goes directly to the pattern instructions and will look neater in your printed pattern (e.g. www.planetjune.com/hearts or www.planetjune.com/magicring). There should be instructions on each pattern/tutorial page that include the relevant shortlink. If you don't see the shortlink for the pattern/tutorial you wish to reference, please email me to ask for it!
For my crochet tutorials, you may link directly to specific tutorials, and/or to the crochet tutorial index at www.planetjune.com/help.
You may not copy or otherwise reproduce any part of my patterns, tutorials or photos in your own patterns, but you are very welcome to include a link referencing any of my crochet tutorials or patterns in your own patterns.
To make this easier for you, all my free patterns and tutorials have a shortlink that goes directly to the pattern instructions and will look neater in your printed pattern (e.g. www.planetjune.com/hearts or www.planetjune.com/magicring). There should be instructions on each pattern/tutorial page that include the relevant shortlink. If you don't see the shortlink for the pattern/tutorial you wish to reference, please email me to ask for it!
For my crochet tutorials, you may link directly to specific tutorials, and/or to the crochet tutorial index at www.planetjune.com/help.
Pattern photos: You may post one of my pattern photos on your website, provided you credit me as the designer and provide a link back to my website so people know where to buy the pattern. You may not reproduce my entire pattern in full, but a link and one photo is fine.
Tutorial photos: You may post one photo from a tutorial to accompany a link to my tutorial, provided you make clear that it's my photo, and include a link to the tutorial on my site. You may not reproduce my entire tutorial in full, but a link and one photo is fine.
I'm very happy to review craft books and products that may interest me and my readers. Please contact me prior to sending items for review and/or if you'd like to know about my readership statistics (I won't post them here, as they change over time!).
Please be aware that my reviews are well-respected because I write honest, thorough reviews, stating my real opinion about the product; both good and bad points. I will not accept payment to write a review, or recommend a product I do not believe in.
To avoid misleading my readers, I do not accept any paid advertising on PlanetJune. Any websites, products, or services that are mentioned on PlanetJune are done so as personal recommendations from me. If you'd like me to review your product/service instead, please see my Reviews FAQ answer.
All content on PlanetJune is written by me, June Gilbank. I do not accept any external content (guest posts, sponsored posts, etc).
If you'd like to sell your own patterns or handmade goods online, there are many options open to you. I've put together an overview of some of the major options with the main positive and negative points of each, so you can figure out which venue may be the best fit for you: Selling Crafts and Patterns Online.
Setting prices for amigurumi – or any handcrafted items – can be very tricky. See my Pricing Amigurumi article for some pointers that may help you to set reasonable and realistic prices if you want to sell the amigurumi you've crocheted. (And remember, you may sell items made from any of my patterns, provided you give me credit as the designer – don't forget to add your online shop to my Sellers List so I can refer people your way!)
In my article 3 Tips For Aspiring Designers, I've shared the three factors that I balance to produce my designs. Use these tips to understand the process of designing unique and original products. (These tips don't apply to only amigurumi designers: this basic process applies to whatever you're designing, be it patterns, handmade products, or inventions/designs to be commercially manufactured.)
If you have a great idea for a book, there's no one right way to go about trying to get it published. You can hire an agent to help you through it all and make sure you find a good publisher and get a good deal, but they'd take a cut of your fee (typically 10%), so you may choose to go it alone.
I've never actually approached a publisher – they came to me – but if you're not that fortunate, the best way to try to get your book published is to submit a proposal to a publisher. To do that:
Go to the magazine's website and find their submission guidelines. As with book proposals (above) the requirements vary for each publication, so make sure you follow the guidelines exactly or they may well throw out your submission.
Please contact me with any other questions and I'll add them to this FAQ!
Hi June,
Your patterns are amazing. I'm wondering how simple your patterns are. My wife and I have no crocheting experience but we'd like to give your designs a try. Would you suggest working on something easier first, or is it typically simple enough to jump right in to?
I understand this is a completely subjective question, just thought I'd give it a shot.
I love your patterns but I can't download them to my iPad! (not Safari-friendly) Why can't we buy patterns directly into our Ravelry libraries, that way we would have online (paperless) access to our copy of the pattern at all times.
I can download/save to my laptop at home and then print out the pattern, but that's not generally how I work and it's much more restrictive for when I'm traveling or just want to make something on a whim.
Just wondering.
i appreciate your site so so much i have a broken foot and i have nothing to do but crochet ! and i have decorated my house with so so many of your ideas !!! keep up the good work !
hi June,
i'm a begginer at crochet and i have mastered single crochet (ie counting stitches, making the right stitch), but my patch has gone curvy. i think i have an issue with tension in the yarn, any tips for overcoming this?
just curious,
I just love your work, especially the terry-pratchett-disc-world-amigurumi. Can't we see a bigger picture of it, it is so awful. Keep up your good work. Your voice and accent are beautiful so even people with little knowledge of English can understand your tutorials. Thank you! Brigitte from Austria
I read and appreciate every comment I receive - thank you! Please note that I only respond to comments here on the blog, so please return to this post to see my reply, or check the above box to subscribe to comments on this post by email.
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Efficacy and Safety of PERIOGEN in the Treatment of Periodontal Bone Defect
This study has been completed.
Virchow Group
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First received: July 3, 2007
Last updated: November 23, 2009
Last verified: November 2009
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PERIOGEN, containing rhPDGF and -beta-TCP, promotes gingival healing and corrects periodontal defects. This study will test the safety and efficacy of PERIOGEN in the treatment of periodontal disease
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Periodontal Defects |
Drug: PERIOGEN (rhPDGF-beta-TCP) |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Study on the Efficacy and Safety of PERIOGEN in the Treatment of Periodontal Bone Defect - A Double-blind, Controlled, Randomised,Parallel,Multi-centre Study |
Further study details as provided by Virchow Group:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- 1.Area under curve (AUC) of clinical attachment level (CAL) gain (0-24 weeks) 2.Extent of linear bone growth (LBG) and percentage of bone fill (%BF) at 6 months. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- 1.Changes in CAL gain, probing depth and gingival recession at 3 and 6 months. 2.Incidence of adverse events. [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
Study Start Date: | August 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Sixty eligible patients with periodontal defect will randomly receive either beta-TCP implantation (control group) or PERIOGEN implantation, containing beta-TCP and rhPDGF (drug group). The specified primary and secondary end points related to efficacy and safety will be assessed during 6 months study period.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 25 Years to 75 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Probing depth ≥7 mm at baseline
- Presence of ≥4 mm vertical bone defect with at least 1 bony wall after surgical debridement.
- Adequate keratinized tissue to permit complete tissue coverage of defect.
- Radiographic base of defect ≥3 mm coronal to the apex of the tooth.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to maintain adequate oral hygiene (plaque index>2)
- Pregnant and lactating women
- History of oral cancer or HIV
- Periodontal surgery on treatment-targeted tooth within the last year.
- Tooth mobility greater than grade II.
- Study tooth exhibiting a class III furacation defect
- Localized aggressive periodontitis
- Radiographic signs of untreated acute infection at the surgical site
- Recent history of smoking more than 20 cigarettes/day
- Known allergy to E.coli-derived products
- Using an investigational therapy within the past 30 days.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00496847
India | |
Sri Sai Dental college of surgery, Vikarabad, | |
Rr Dist, Andhra pradesh, India, 501101 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Virchow Group
Principal Investigator: | A Jayakumar, MDS | Sri Sai Dental college of surgery, Vikarabad, RR Dist, AP, India. |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00496847 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | VB023/07 |
Study First Received: | July 3, 2007 |
Last Updated: | November 23, 2009 |
Health Authority: | India: Ministry of Health |
Keywords provided by Virchow Group:
rhPDGF, periodontal disease |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 11, 2014


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