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Shellenberger jump back into the fray with a new book, Break
Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of
Rhonda Claridge describes a hard winter in the high
mountains and points out that one seldom-acknowledged effect of
climate change could be harder winters in some parts of the
Western farmers and ranchers using progressive
land-management techniques can make a few bucks from the new carbon
market – but some critics say it won't lead to any real
reduction in carbon emissions.
The study of tree rings opens a window into the
West's distant past, and warns us that the region's
future may be dangerously hot and dry
In Colorado's San Juan Mountains, Tom Painter and
other scientists study the dust in the snow and ponder its
implications for future drought and weather conditions, especially
in the era of global warming
In his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to
Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond warns about societies that
overreach themselves – a warning that southern Arizona, in
the midst of its tremendous real estate boom, ought to
The Nez Perce Tribe is trying to combat global warming
– and make a few bucks – by planting trees for carbon
dioxide sequestration
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the northern Yellowstone elk herd, but Dan Whipple points out that
recent weather – and Montana hunting policy – are more
likely to be responsible.
Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western
Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring
arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous
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Global warming spurs calls for new dams in the West
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NASA – The "Glory" Has Departed
Some of you who are reading this are too young to remember the glory days of NASA – when the U.S. space agency put a man into Earth orbit and, a few years later, on the surface of the moon. NASA had brains and guts in those days – as evidenced by the remarkable story of Apollo 13 … or when astronauts weren't afraid to read passages from Scripture in their transmissions from space.
All of that has changed. Thanks to the Obama administration, NASA is charged with the responsibility of helping Muslims feel better about their scientific accomplishments. NASA is also trying to find life on other planets to prove that evolution can happen anywhere. And the space agency is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to prove that man-made global warming is real.
So how are these missions working out? Well, last week a NASA rocket, carrying a satellite called Glory, was launched, only to plummet a few minutes later into the Pacific Ocean. So sad, considering that its mission was to gather data supporting man-made global warming!
According to the Associated Press, the Glory represents "the second-straight blow to NASA's weakened environmental monitoring program. The same thing happened to another climate-monitoring satellite two years ago with the same type of rocket." A NASA official noted that "the loss of Glory will mostly hurt projections and modeling of future climate change."
Creation Moments hastens to add that the loss of Glory will also hurt U.S. taxpayers. In an economy that's already gasping for breath, a $424 million rocket and satellite are now gathering barnacles at the bottom of the Pacific.
Truth be told, the glory departed from NASA long ago when it became focused on missions in support of politically correct yet nonsensical pseudo-science. Yes, NASA has accomplished many amazing things, and we pray that someday the agency's former glory will return.
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Photo: Artist's rendering of the Glory satellite in Earth orbit. The satellite is now lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.


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BK PR - Reel Sisters - September 26, 2012
Brooklyn, N.Y. – For the 15th year, LIU Brooklyn will play host to the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, an exciting two-day showcase of cinematic works by women of color.
The festival - featuring the Brooklyn premiere of "Soul Food Junkies" - will take place on Oct. 13 and 14. The venue is LIU Brooklyn's Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, located on Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street.
Honorees at this year's festival include pioneering actor-producer couple Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid, founders of New Millennium Studios, and veteran casting director Winsome Sinclair, founder of Winsome Sinclair and Associates and co-founder of Legacy Media Group. The festival will also include a tribute to Blackside Inc., producers of "Eyes on the Prize" and "Malcolm X: Make It Plain" and other powerhouse documentaries. Emmy Award-winning producer and Columbia University professor June Cross will moderate a panel discussion.
Among the films being screened this year are "Salay," in which a young woman desperate for an education may have to leave her father and village in Sierra Leone; "White Sugar in a Black Pot," about a mother forced to make a difficult decision; and "The Future Wags of Great Britain," about two sisters who form a plan to get money from insider football tips.
Documentary entries include "The First Lady of Little Rock: Daisy Bates," about the controversial Black Civil Rights activist; "Hubble Diverse Universe," profiling African- and Hispanic-American astrophysicists; "The Cut," following a teen about to endure a rite of female circumcision in Kenya; and "Why Do You Have Black Dolls?," which introduces a community of little-known Black-doll enthusiasts.
This year's festival offers two professional opportunities: One is a master editing workshop for emerging filmmakers with Peabody Award-winning editor and Blackside producer Sam Pollard ("When the Levees Broke," "Four Little Girls"). The other is the opportunity to chat with Tim Reid and his wife, Daphne Maxwell Reid.
Every once in a while, Reel Sisters welcomes an important film not made by a woman of color. This year, the festival presents Byron Hurt's award-winning PBS documentary, "Soul Food Junkies," in which Hurt sets out to learn about this rich culinary tradition and its relevance to Black cultural identity.
For schedule, descriptions and workshop registration, visit kumbletheater.org or call 718-488-1624; or reelsisters.org or call 347-534-3304. A two-day pass is $25, a one-day pass is $15, and a section pass is $7, with discounts for seniors, students and groups. "Soul Food Junkie" takes place on Sunday, Oct. 14, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with registration at $35.
A Brooklyn-based film festival founded by African Voices magazine and LIU Brooklyn, the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival is supported, in part, by Council Member Inez E. Dickens, 9th C.D., Councilmember Jumaane Williams, the New York City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn ALOFT, Akila Worksongs and Brooklyn Arts Council.
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|Monday, May 16, 2011 3:58 AM
When the family first arrived in Delphos, they lived in a hotel until the farm was vacated. Peter bought the farm from the daughter of James Hillyard and her husband, Pemrose Herring in 1876. Peter and Eva sold the farm to their son, John, in 1922 and then John sold the farm to his son, Carl, in 1979. The farm remains in the Metzger family and is the home of the Metzger Popcorn Company on Road U-20, near Delphos. Peter and Eva raised eight children. They had three children who died in infancy. Their six older children were born in their native Hungary. John and Catherine were born in Ohio.
John and his wife, Eugenia, made their home on the original farm. Eugenia was born in Vienna, Austria 28 January 1900. Her parents were: Josef Kinast (8 April 1875), son of Josef Kinast and Rosalie Tremmel; and Augusta Pompe (12 November 1870), daughter of Martin Pompe and Ursula Uresak.
Eugenia had a younger sister, Olga, who became a nun. Their mother died when they were quite young. Her father took Olga to a babysitter until he found his little girl tied to the bedpost with a bottle of flour water. That was the end of the babysitter… so he found a wife.
John and Eugenia "Jenny" were married 9 November 1921 in Delphos St. John's Catholic Church. Their children were: Carl Metzger, 1923, who married Mildred Schneider, b 1924; Sylvia, 1926, who married Merlin Will, b 1925; Helen Marie, 1925, who married Robert Moening and Carol, 1935, who married Thomas O'Neill
Carl lived on the farm with his parents and siblings until WW II broke out and changed the lives of everyone in America and in a major part of the World.
When Carl was growing up his dad would put him on one of the work horses, as they worked the ground. He also rode the horse to the woods about a half-mile away to get the cows. His dog was always with him. Carl grew up without radio or TV. They got their first radio when he was about 16. He spent a lot of time reading and his mother would read to the children about the mountains and rivers of her homeland. Carl spent a lot of time at the Auglaize River, swimming and fishing. His route to the river, about 1 ½ miles east, was the A C & Y Railroad tracks. Carl said the dirty river wasn't dirty in those days and you could see fish swim in it when you were under the water. It was clean to him. Sometimes there would be 50 to 100 kids and adults at the old swimming hole.
Carl graduated from Fort Jennings High School in 1941. He started high school in the old, old school. While the "new" school was being built in 1938, they went to the Memorial Hall to school. He finished his Junior and Senior years in what was the new school in the 1940's.
Following high school graduation, Carl went to Ohio State University in Columbus for one year. WW II broke out and he signed up for the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, which is one of the service Academies. He had some schooling in Merchant ships and navigation and then went to sea. Kelly wrote in her family history: "During WW II he crossed the Atlantic five times and the Pacific once. They carried supplies to the Armed Forces ... the ship was subjected to attack by subs any time it left the U. S. coast. His convoys were hit many times, but his ship was never hit by enemy fire. The only time he remembers being hit was in South Hampton, England and that was from our anti-aircraft barrage that expended from the sky." After VE (Victory Europe) Day and before VJ (Victory Japan) Day, he married Mildred "Milly" Schneider on 12 June 1945.
After returning from service, he took up farming with his father. John and his nephew, Syl Osting were also in the popcorn business. Carl was the "tomato king" in 1951. He raised 22.3 tons per acre on 23.3 acres. Soon the popcorn business took over from the farm work.
A special mention should be made about Carl receiving a special award in 1993 from the Russian Government. He was awarded the Commemorative Medal "The 40th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic Was (WW II)". The award was a token of recognition of outstanding courage and personal contribution to the Allied support ... which fought for freedom against Nazi Germany. It was awarded by Boris Yeltsin and presented by Vladimir P. Lukin.
Carl Metzger passed away in 2010. His wife Milly, lives in Fort Jennings. Most of their children live in Ohio.
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- These teams has split the last 2 games with CBA winning last year (33-21), and Guilderland winning in 2009 (21-20)
- CBA has won its last 2 games by a combined score of 93-6
- Guilderland is coming off a 26-13 victory over Saratoga, where they were led by Sr QB Tim O'Connor.
Keys for the Flying Dutchman
- Must match the Physicality of the brothers
- Has the size to combat the Brothers on the line of scrimmage, but must match the toughness.
- The CBA offsnes is averaging 45 points a game this year, so The Dutchman must limit the mistakes, and show some offensive fire power of its own.
- Must tackle well and not allow the talented halfbacks of CBA to get into the secondary.
- CBA is a team that loves to blitz, so Guilderland must be prepared for that, and overcome it.
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- This team has improved every week so far, and must continue that trend.
- Must not overlook this tough Guilderland squad.
- Must continue to be strong in the passing game, as well as the running game.
- Must avoid penalties and play smart football
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---- — BOSTON — Drug sentences from across Massachusetts that have recently been cut short because of questions over evidence tested by "rogue chemist" Annie Dookhan and the unfolding state crime lab drama could soon brush up against sentencing reform efforts on tap for the next legislative session.
It's unclear how the drug lab drama will figure into sentencing reform talks, but one top Patrick administration official attempted last week to draw a bright line between the two topics.
"They're totally separate situations, and I look forward to continuing the good work that we did on sentencing reform, and I know the Legislature's committed to that as well," Secretary of Public Safety and Security Mary Beth Heffernan told the State House News Service.
But even as lawmakers were hammering out an agreement on a sentencing reform bill in July — which included lower mandatory minimums for drug offenses and stricter sentencing for habitual violent offenders – Massachusetts State Police were getting ready to take over the Hinton Lab in Jamaica Plain, as part of streamlining included in the budget signed July 8.
After the Legislature rejected a Gov. Deval Patrick amendment that would have granted judicial discretion in sentencing habitual offenders, Patrick ultimately signed the bill with a vow to return in 2013 for more reforms.
"We must also get serious about reforming mandatory minimum sentences," the governor had said a few days before signing the bill. "Like I said, the warehousing of nonviolent drug offenders has proven to be a costly failure. It does nothing to improve public safety, and it doesn't deal with the substance abuse that is the source of the problem. States across the country are moving away from it, and we must, too."
The crime bill was especially pushed by Cape Ann lawmakers Bruce Tarr, the state Senate Minority Leader from Gloucester, and by Rep. Brad Hill, the Ipswich Republican whose House district includes the town of Manchester.
Patrick signed the sentencing reform bill into law on Aug. 2 and five days later a State Police lieutenant interviewed a longtime employee at the Hinton Lab in Jamaica Plain about her concern that she "felt something wrong" had occurred in June 2011, when Dookhan took samples out of an evidence room without signing them out.
The new sentencing reform went into effect immediately, and Patrick has said it would make 600 nonviolent drug offenders eligible for parole. The law also reduces the reach of drug-sentence enhancing school zones.
However, since information about Dookhan violating testing protocols began seeping out starting in late August, the get-out-of jail ticket for drug offenders has been tying their case to the "rogue chemist." The Boston Globe reported that more than 20 people have been freed in the wake of allegations about Dookhan's improprieties at the drug lab.
Asked whether she was keeping track of the number of inmates freed over now-questionable evidence, Heffernan said, "We have a lot of different things we're keeping track of. I don't want to go on the record about what we're doing or not doing. But we're working carefully with the DAs, with the defense bar, and with the jail, sheriffs, the DOC obviously, and the courts, who are very important."
Dookhan was arrested two weeks ago on two counts of obstruction of justice – for allegedly listing fake cocaine as testing positive as real cocaine – and another misdemeanor charge for allegedly lying about a master's degree.
The fake cocaine was taken as evidence in a Boston Police investigation, according to authorities. But while officials initially indicated that the lab primarily handled evidence from cases in Suffolk and Bristol counties, it is not now clear whether some of the cases may stretch to Essex County and to Cape Ann, where Gloucester police have stepped up their fight against street sales of drugs, especially heroin, over the last two years.
The justice system has taken a new attitude toward defendants who were convicted based on evidence analyzed by Dookhan. Judge Carol Ball reduced the bail of Marcus Pixley from $5,000 to $1,000 because evidence in his case was handled by Dookhan.
Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley objected to the bail reduction because Pixley had previously been convicted of rape and other crimes. The defendant failed to appear for a status hearing on Wednesday and still had not shown up in court on Thursday.
"A one-size-fits-all approach just doesn't work when every case and every defendant is different," Conley said in a prepared statement last week. "We have to look at the non-drug offenses on the docket, we have to look at the defendant's record and whether he has prior defaults, and we have to look at the likelihood he'll be convicted and serve time.
"We've assented to more than a dozen bail reductions and stays of sentences in the past month, including two when the defendants were present to plead guilty. We're judicious in our recommendations to the court. But when a defendant has charges unaffected by the drug lab disaster, as this one did, we're going to take those into account and argue against his release.
"One thing has become very clear: the defendants who stand to benefit most from the (Department of Public Health) lab disaster aren't low-level, nonviolent drug users. They're moving large quantities of drugs, they've got long records, or they're violent offenders."


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1 shallot, minced
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We are DIYing our moms a Duplex in Alaska! Check out our progress so far as we owner build a home, step by step. Read the Momplex blog here.
There's a heated battle going on up at the Momplex.
Or maybe I should say a battle over what type of heat system we should put upstairs in the Momplex.
Downstairs, in the bonus areas and the garages, we've got water tubing poured inside the concrete slab. All we have to do to heat the downstairs is run hot water from a boiler through those pipes, and it will warm the floor, radiating heat throughout the lower floor.
But upstairs is where we are having the heated battle.
Originally, we had decided on baseboard heat because it's simple and cheaper.
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I know, I know, not the prettiest option, but we liked the idea of baseboard because they would be quick and easy to install, and the heat system would react faster to temperature changes. We have radiant heat in our garage, and it seems to be lethargic when adjusting to a heat change. Coupling the downstairs radiant heat slab with the baseboards upstairs could give us the best of both, right?
Well, no. What happens when you run baseboard heat is you have to run your boiler at a higher temperature. This makes the system less efficient in the long run - meaning it will cost Mom more money to heat the Momplex than full radiant heat would.
So we started thinking about installing radiant heat in the upstairs as well. Then we would be able to run the entire boiler system at a lower temperature.
I know, I know, those of you who build professionally, you can say it .... you really want to plan for and install radiant heat BEFORE any other utilities, or at least plan for it to be placed over your subfloor. It really is not ideal to decide to change your heat system this late in the game.
But here's reality. Changing a heat system after finishing the Momplex, say a few years down the road when heating fuel is $6 or $8 a gallon, well, that's more than just not ideal. It a full blown remodeling job involving ripping down drywall and running tubing. The old saying "it's better late than never" is definitely true here.
So, we are doing tons of research, and it seems the options for radiant heat have really expanded in the last few years. And our options for installing radiant heat upstairs have grown considerably.
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We could install the tubing under the subfloor between the rafters, and use aluminum heat transfer plates to transfer the heat from the water lines to the floor.
Would the heat rise? What plates would work best?
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Or we could place the tubing on top of the subfloor in the aluminum transfer plates, and fill in the gaps with plywood. The benefit here is the heat is directly under your flooring - not separated by subflooring - so the heat transfers more effectively to your warm cozy toes.
Is this better than below the floor?
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On some installations, a thin layer of concrete is actually poured on the upstairs floors with the tubing, to create an effective means of transferring the heat out of the hot water in the tubes into the floor.
And then there's the FlexPlate - which is graphite instead of aluminum, which is supposed to aid heat transfer even more. Does it work? Is it worth the extra $$$?
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And then there's the Ultra-Fin, which works kinda like a hybrid between the baseboard heater and the radiant. You snap the ultra-fins on your tubing, suspended below the floor, and it works like a baseboard, drawing the heat out of the pipe and heating the air space between the joists. You then insulate the bottom of the joists and count on heat rising to warm your floors. We love the Ultra-Fins because you'll need about half the tubing, which is half the work installing, and it will recover quicker (in theory) when we have dramatic temperature changes, but we can still run the boiler at a lower temperature.
Question is, will it work as advertised?
And that's the biggest question of all - will it work? What system is better? How will you know?
We've been reading tons of reviews and doing research online, but at the end of the day, I just want to hear from real people what works in their homes for radiant heat.
Lucky for me, I know you! Do you have a radiant heat system? What kind is it? Do you love it or hate it? Would you have done something different? Do you have the Ultra-Fin system? Does it work?
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and help us with this really big, and hopefully hot, decision!
Been through this with the engineer-SO while designing our house witn in-floor hydronic ... he does heat transfer equations in his sleep! We're collecting the heat from solar collectors, which is not possible for you, but once you have a tank of hot water it doesn't matter where it comes from.
In-floor heating, by its nature, is slow to react. You really have to "set it and forget it" for maximum efficiency, and use spot heaters as needed, electric blankets, or add and remove clothing to stay comfortable. For example, we're planning to have a separate loop control and lots of coils for the bathrooms so we can have toastier temps in there, and lower temps in the areas where we will be expected to not be naked in. And heat lamps in the dressing areas because I'm a wimp.
"Will the heat rise"? It's like gravity - it's physics. You CAN rely on the physics of heat transfer to work, no matter what in-floor system you use. Even a slightly warmer floor will warm up the air next to it, and it rises, taking the heat with it and more heat replaces it.
The only difference between having the coils under the sub floor (providing you insulate them against the lower temps in the garage and don't try to have it at living room temperatures) versus under the finish floor is that it will take longer for the heat to get to the surface through the thermal mass of the subfloor and finish floor. That means that if you are using a set-back thermostat you have to make the morning start time a bit earlier than you would. The flip side is that the floor cools off more slowly - thermal mass again - so you can have the evening set-back time earlier.
IMPORTANT: You aren't losing the heat in the floor - that violates the laws of physics - it's in there and will come out.
SYSTEMS: Unless you built the subfloor for the weight, you can't do the embedded in concrete stuff. Any of the other systems would work for you - so it's down to what is locally available, easy to install and cheapest.
We're looking at the PEX systems:
One more thought. Although the heat will rise, not so much as you would expect. Most houses are not air tight, most houses that fall into the super insulated category are. Most houses have convective air flow in the winter; cold air enters low, through the floor and void spaces like electrical outlets are connected to. This makes air flow inevitable as the hot air (more of an issue in forced air heating) rise. This warm air then seeks a way out via can lights, lighting fixtures and poor ceiling insulation details. Most authorities having jurisdiction mandate a vented ceiling insulation detail which encourages this convective air flow.
There is much less in a well insulated house. Some poorly designed houses seeking to remove these convective currents end up being a little stale inside and can suffer from moisture in the air.
An ERV or Energy Recovery Vent removes air from the house and moves the heat into incoming fresh air.
The super insulated house I built has a little air flow because of a Neanderthal approach the building department considered safe but I did what I could to minimize it. The heat was not on much on the second floor above 30 due to convective heat rising from the second floor.
We have radiant heat stapled to the underside of our first floor (no transfer plates, but we did insulate below the tubing- enough heat leaks out to keep the basement warm, but most of the heat is directed up), and we use European, flat radiators in the bedrooms upstairs. The radiators run at lower boiler temps- right now we have the water at 140 degrees (on the high end, but we found the system couldn't keep up on very cold days without the boost).
I love the radiant- we keep the thermostat around 65 and it feels just fine (we're in Maine).
The radiators in the bedrooms are on a separate zone and they really react quickly- we can keep the room at 62 for most of the day with the door closed, then before bed get the temp up to 68 in about 15-20 minutes. We let the room cool off overnight and the heat kicks back up to 68 before we wake up.
Buderus is one brand, but I know there are others. They're not especially expensive, they look pretty good and are compact. Here's a link: http://www.buderus.us/products/radiant-heat-products.html
We have all three types, in concrete, under sub-floor, and between sub-floor & flooring, heating in our house in Wyoming. Since we are plumbing contractors, we wanted to see which gave off the most even, efficient heat. Under the sub floor is the least efficient in our house. There is often a 10 deg difference between the room it is used in and the other rooms of the house. We are planning to tear it up and re-install it with a layer of foam-board insulation, tin, then the piping. The foam insulation fits between the joists and keeps the heat transfer from going down, tin reflects up. Tubing here, will lay on top of the tin, since there is no way to attach it to the bottom of the sub-floor ( crawl space is not big enough to get into) We did not use baseboard since it would of meant running pipe on an outside wall.
This tubing claims "no special tools" - unlike PEX, and also claims no radiator plates needed. Staples up, with special staples, and has connectors that look like drip system barbs.
we have it throughout our house and i would definitely do it again. the floor doesn't "feel" warm (its just put right under our old wood flooring, with bubble insulation under) unless there's something on top the floor- like a peice of clothing or something- but its very even. you don't have cold spots like you do with baseboard. we use a programmable thermostat to turn it down at night and come back up in the morning. Love it.
I have been considering building a super-insulated home and was looking forward to having radiant floor heat. Through my research I found out that that type of heating system does not perform well in a super-insulated house (such as yours). I was greatly disappointed to say the least! Unless it is different due to the extreme cold in Alaska, I would do some more serious research before making the investment.
Oh so many different ways to approach heat and insulating. If your house is well insulated you need very little heat to create a comfortable living space. Installing radiant heat in an existing space is costly and a pain the butt. It is only worth the effort in very few applications and I would look at wall mounted radiant heaters instead. These things are extremely efficient and much less costly than installing in floor heat. Also please don't listen to people who give advice based solely on research, or name drop a company rather than actual life experience. Every home is different and no one, without seeing your space and asking questions about your life style will be able to give you advice on how you should spend this kind of money. Have fun.
Good article, however ... the author's concern about solar gain in the winter causing overheating doesn't apply in an Alaskan winter. It probably doesn't apply in Alaskan spring or fall either.
If you had been keeping up with Ana's project, the "existing space" is not a finished space - it's under construction. It's wide open to anything except a concrete embedded system.
The author's advice to spend more on insulation and better windows also doesn't apply: it's already insulated, sealed, caulked, etc.
We put radiant heat beneath the subfloor (just tubing, no fins or other metal) and laminate flooring, in the house we built in 2003-2004. It was a big house, with a huge vaulted living area (24' at the peak) and open floor plan. And really, the heat recovered really quickly. It wasn't as efficient as we'd been told, but I chalk that up to not having more thermal mass in the floor. It was lovely to have warm floors, though. I really miss that in our current space. (Hardwood floors get cold! lol)
Right now we've got Cadet's Soft Heat radiant baseboards. If you can work around the fact that they take up a lot of wall space, I really really like them. They're pretty darn efficient, provide gentle & effective heat, and no noise. With a good setback thermostat, I nearly never have to touch the settings (unless I'm pulling a late night, and want to keep the room warm, for instance). We're not heating much space--we've got one 6' SoftHeat in the bedroom (12'x16'), and one will go in the living/kitchen area (about twice the size of the bedroom).
If I had it to do again, though, (and money was no object) I'd beef up the floors and put a good radiant heat system above the subfloor. Not concrete (that just gives me the heebie jeebies--the thought of jackhammers being involved in any repair job, because our second story floor just isn't stiff enough to not crack the concrete over time) . . . but something like the Healthy Heat option that's installed above the subfloor. I've seen other options like that one, as well.
Hope that helps!
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Yes Yes and Yes.
Radiant heat is just that, it radiants up from the source creating the most efficient way to heat. My mother had a kitchen added to an old farm house and she debated about the radiant heat. My husband who manages a plumbing and electric supply house convinced her it was the way to go. She loves it and the fact that it heats from the bottom up just makes complete sense.
As for the method of heating the water that passes through, that is truly up to you. We have a wood furnace in our garage. Unlike a wood stove or fireplace it lacks beauty and elegance but puts out massive heat that we have tied into our existing hot water baseboard throughout our home. We also have a oil burner in our basement. Oil is very expensive so we burn wood. I'm trying to convince hubs to change out our hot water baseboard to radiant but it is a massive job that he is slowing considering it as it is just the best way to heat hands down. It also eliminates the issue of drapes near baseboard heat, as well as the issue of not being able to place furniture to the wall.
So yes, I promise you will not be disappointed. Just as the up flush toilets, there is a better way.
I grew up with radiant heat and it was wonderful. So delightful to get out of bed in the morning. The sensation is like a seat warmer in a car, as long as there's no cold wind, you feel warm because your body is in contact with warmth. It does indeed radiate upwards and made the rooms very comfortable. I have noo idea how much it cost my parents to run, it came with our large, then-modern ranch built on slab. It really helped my allergies too.
We have radiant heat as the only heating source in our home. My husband does cement work so we have the styrofoam poured walls and all our floors are cement with pex tubing (our house is a single story with a full basement). We have never had a problem with the house being cold. We live in Minnesota, so we have some pretty cold weather. Honestly, most of the time our house is almost too hot - right now it is 76. Our family members complain that it is too warm. The only downside is when it's in the 30's and we may have a one or two day warm up, the house doesn't cool down as quickly as a typical forced air system. But that's not a big deal, just open a window. The one great thing - we go thru 1 propane tank of LP a YEAR - and all our appliances are gas. It costs us around $700 to heat our house the entire winter. Again, living in Minnesota where the heat is on from October - April (or May) that is very impressive. We purchased our system from Radiantec. One of the reasons was we could use a hot water heater rather than a boiler for our house. Good luck! http://www.radiantec.com/index.php
A book by John seganthaller might be in order. He is the Sam maloof of hydruanic heating. A couple easy choices first. Use Runtal radiators. They are designed for low temp systems and make great towel warmers. Second modify your boiler loop to use the warmer water upstairs and then use it downstairs. Most high efficiency boilers actually work more efficiently as the difference in temp goes up. Retrofitting a tube system into a upstairs is a little tricky. The below floor systems are best installed from the underside. As long as you keep the loops under 300' and more pipe near the exterior walls joy should be fine. Mostly the better and best heat transfer attachment systems will be noticed as more (or less) rapid response to the thermostat. Note to self, you may run into troubles with a building code if you use surface mount floor systems. Stair risers are a problem.
Last easy choice is forced air. Install a heating coil (or several, one for each thermostat area) in the old duct work. You can even use an ERV to bring in fresh air, flow over a coil and heat the rooms. Any shop that sells coils can size them for your needs.
I heated the 1930 portion of my last house this way. No easy way to retrofit hydraunic heating there.
I installed an under subfloor system when we built our house 5 years ago, and we have been largely disappointed with the efficiency and slow response times. As mentioned previously, you really need to set it and forget it, but even then I found that if we had a cold snap for a couple days, the system would run non-stop for a day or two trying to catch up.
We've since gone to heating with wood pellets, leaving the radiant as a backup, and have cut our heating bill in half. If I had it to do again, I might try an over the subfloor system combined with the lower temperature radiators.
Hi Ana,
Love your blog! My husband and I built our home here in the mountains of Colorado in 2004. We have in-floor radiant heat with a 1-1/2" layer of lightweight concrete on top. We also had the option for a "gypcrete" layer, which is even lighter, and may be an option if your floors are already installed. You would have to check with an engineer. We have been thrilled with our system for 8 years now and so glad we spent the extra money. We don't have any hot or cold spots and when we lose power the floors stay warm for quite a while. Having our tubing above the subfloor allowed us to fine tune where we wanted heat. i.e. more tubing by the windows, in front of bathroom vanities, none in the pantry ect.... Also we have multiple zones and sub zones that allow us to fine tune even further. On the flip side our neighbor who also built at the same time as us, stapled his tubing under the sub flooring with no concrete. He has not been a happy camper. When it gets super cold here, he has cold spots that he just can't get warm. For us, it has made a difference having the thermal mass of the concrete that slowly and consistently lets off heat. One down side - when we leave for any length of time and turn down our heat, it takes a good five hours to bring the heat back to a normal temp. For us, it's a small price to pay and the benefits, for us, greatly outweigh that negative. We made mistakes building our house, but radiant heat was one of the things we did right.
Good luck with the Momplex!
A huge thank you to everyone who took their time to comment - I can't tell you how thankful we are for your input!!! We've review a few times each and every one of your comments and have looked into your advice - even ordering the Modern Hydronics book and calling Radiantec! You are so awesome - I know this Momplex will have the best possible heat system because of your help!
There was one comment-er who expressed concern about the addition weight of the possible concrete. Am I remembering correctly that you wound up getting beams that were a few inches thicker than you actually needed? I would discuss that with the engineer obviously, but would that account for the additional weight of the concrete?
The only upside I can think of of doing under floor heating is that it would allow you could potentially delay the decision a little longer as long as you aren't planning on closing up the first floor ceiling any time soon.
Love our simple system! Our Canadian house was well insulated, to the R2000 standard and at first our hating system would overheat us. A few adjustments were made after the first year and it is now the most comfortable heat we have ever had. On top of that we used 30% less power than identical houses in the neighborhood heated with electric baseboards.
As for the install it was 3/4" PEX clipped up to the bottom of the subfloor and R-12 bat insulation under the tubes. Since there was finished space below there was no reflective material used. Four zones of 300' loops with a single pump and a four way flow regulating manifold for each zone, (Rehau pre-build manifold). We use electrically heated water with return water temperature control; Not room thermostats! A combination of bamboo and tile was put on top.
The general idea was for the pump to run 24/7 for the heating season and the heater would sense the return water coming back from the floor. If the water was too cold the heater would turn on and inject heat into the loops, once the return water made it up to the setpoint the heater would turn off but the pump would continue to circulate. The "always on" pump distributes and evens out the floor temperature as there are "variable" heat loads due to sunlight, kitchen cooking, propane insert use, entry and exit doors etc.
During the first week or so we got the flow rates dialed so all rooms were the same temperature. The farthest zone on the north side had the highest flow and the living-room/kitchen directly above the heater unit only needed 1/2 the flow rate but everywhere was the same temperature.
The heater had a low power element for maintenance, (2250W) and a high power element for start-up and peak loads, (4500W). The 4500W would be used to heat the water upto 85 DegF while the 2250W would heat it upto 87 DegF, (return temperatures). Each of them would let the water drop 5 deg from their setpoint before turning on again. We turn the system on in the fall and off in the spring, otherwise no fuss and perfect temperature all over the house.
The radiator business is busy coming up with alternatives to the hulking white radiators that hiss in the corners of rooms. Once you take note of how boring the old-fashioned white panel radiators look, it's certainly hard to live with them.
Heated floors are amazing and I think a real luxury. Ten years ago it was not as common and I remember going to a friends house who had them in the winter and thinking how awesome it was. This post is also a great step by step on how to install the heated floors. Thanks so much.
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Heated floors are amazing and I think a real luxury. Ten years ago it was not as common and I remember going to a friends house who had them in the winter and thinking how awesome it was. This post is also a great step by step on how to install the heated floors. Thanks so much.
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A quieter destination than Chaweng, dining wise, Lamai seems to have different priorities without losing sight of the fun factor.
Most of the area's most popular restaurants are located in the centre and are minutes away from each other.
Baobab Samui is a tropical dream restaurant come true. Set right on the southern part of Lamai Beach, next to Ammatara Pura Pool Villas, Baobab is as much a beach club as a restaurant as a dedicated team is in charge of serving customers lying on the sun loungers installed on the beach. Featuring an unpretentious bamboo & thatch one-storey building, bamboo sun loungers, tables and chairs, and white cotton umbrellas and cushions, Baobab retains a chic laid-back atmosphere.
Baobab Samui has an impressive menu apt to satisfy the most demanding customers: Thai, French and western dishes, salads of the day, smoothies and shakes, café latte and espresso, there's something for everyone here. Baobab is run by a friendly French couple – Greg and Indy – who know how to entertain their customers. Definitely a must-visit place if you're looking for spending a day sunbathing on Lamai Beach.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 18:00 daily
Location: on Lamai Beach, just south of Ammatara Pura Pool Villas
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Location: Downtown Lamai
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Once the party central of Lamai, the Bauhaus has toned down from mad all-hours foam parties to serving up fresh seafood, steaks, schnitzels and mixed grills. With a decent wine list and a chic ambience, the restaurant, right next door to the Shamrock Pub, is slap-bang in the centre of things. It also features a large lounge area with TV's – all in all, one of Lamai's leading players.
Opening Hours: 12:00 - late
Location: Lamai Main Street
Tel: 077 233 147, Mobile: 089 972 2241
Cuisine: International
Price Range: Affordable
Erik's is a Swedish restaurant, formerly known as Ciao – and it still is to regulars, which is why it keeps the old name sign out front. Justifiably popular with the many Scandinavian visitors in the area, it has daily specials and suggestions written up on blackboards, plenty of dining space, an open front giving out onto the Main Street and flat-screen TV's for sports. Generous portions and genuine Swedish cuisine make it attractive and this is the place to go when you want a break from English or Asian food. Also serves pizzas.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 24:00
Location: Main Road Lamai
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Location: Just south of Lamai on ring road
Tel: 077 418 589
Kob Thai Restaurant is as reputed as it is difficult to find; located in Soi Haad Lamai 3 off Samui Ring Road some 600m from the beach, this rather large open-air venue features a few tables and eight wooden salas set on the side of a children-friendly swimming pool (maximum depth is 1.20m). It is the perfect place to chill-out and enjoy excellent traditional Thai cuisine.
Under French management, Kob Thai Restaurant's Thai Chef prepares all the classics of Thai cuisine from outstanding seafood (their crab curry is a must-try) to spicy salads, to mouthwatering Thai desserts (mango with sticky rice), all of them at affordable prices, you can't be disappointed here. With a relaxing atmosphere, excellent service, and delicious food, Kob Thai is a highly recommended place if you come by Lamai.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 23:00 daily
Location: Soi Haad Lamai 3
Tel: 0 82-5349325
How to get there: Heading north on Samui Ring Road, Soi Haad Lamai 3 is 200m on the right before Lamai Temple. Kob Thai Restaurant is 200m further down on the right hand side of the Soi.
A large, cavernous warehouse-like restaurant with concrete floors, colourful lighting and a bustling atmosphere, this is the place for mixed grills, fresh seafood and cold beer. At least with a roof this high the place is well ventilated.
Opening Hours: 18:00 – 23:00
Location: Lamai Main Street
Cuisine: Grills, seafood
Price Range: Affordable
A large, two-floored eatery right on Lamai's main drag. Fan-cooled, La Palma's upstairs might just be the best people-watching location in Lamai. This is a typical, no-nonsense trattoria in the best Italian tradition with a wood-fired pizza oven, bare brick walls, plenty of pictures of La Bella Italia and friendly waitresses.
Opening Hours: 12:00 – 24:00
Location: Lamai Main Street opposite McDonald's
Tel: 086 280 0500
Cuisine: Italian
Price Range: Affordable
Open since 1995, Live India is, at first impression, the heights of unpretentious and even humble sub-continental cuisine but open the menu and you'll get a huge shock and surprise. On it there are no less than 140 dishes to choose from. With only eight tables, this medium-sized shop-house restaurant is not exactly the Taj Mahal in size but it has had a huge reputation since its opening as being one of the finest Indian outlets around; the place to get the genuine stuff. Read More...
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 22:30
Location: Lamai Main Street
Remarks: Free Wi-Fi
With classical lines, embossed plates and serviettes and paintings of Napoleon on the walls, this restaurant simply oozes La Belle France. Napoleon has space for 35 covers and keeps things personal with a purposely limited menu that changes every two months. Read More...
Opening Hours: 19:00 – 22:00 daily
Location: Lamai Main Street
Tel: +66 (0)85 478 4571
Aussie-owned and expat-frequented, the Outback Bar is the place to meet locals, to hear their beach yarns, to eat all-day English breakfasts and to sink a few beers in cheery company. Serving up Australian steaks and cuts as well as beer, food here is not exactly haute cuisine but it's hearty, reasonably priced and consumed in friendly surroundings. Occasional live music, internet and good service, all live sports shown.
Opening Hours: 09:00 - late
Location: Down the road from McDonald's on Beach Road
Tel: 084 440 5318
Cuisine: Pub grub
Price Range: Affordable
Sala Thai is a popular restaurant name on Samui but the Sala Thai on Lamai's Main Street is something special. Although the classic decor is attractive in itself, the main reason why people visit Sala Thai again and again is the food. The restaurant serves up delicious, well presented and reasonably priced dishes from its extensive Thai and European menu. They also have an excellent selection of fresh seafood and a large choice of wines to suit all budgets. Sala Thai is also known for its great service, with some of the most attentive and pleasant staff around, no matter how busy the restaurant gets. The Sala Thai signature steak is a must-try as is the steamed sole in lemon sauce with butter rice.
Opening Hours: 14:00 – 24:00
Location: Main Street Lamai near the Shamrock Pub
Tel: 077 233 180
Cuisine: Thai/European/seafood
Price Range: Affordable
Samui Röstiland (also spelled Roestiland) is an extremely popular Swiss/Thai restaurant located in the northern area of Lamai, in Soi Flower Paradise that leads to Silavadee Pool Resort. Open since 1993 and run by a charming Swiss couple - Veronika & Franz Seewer – Röstiland is a neat and clean bamboo & thatch venue that features wooden furnishing and a beautiful sea view. Perfectly integrated in a landscaped garden filled with superb tropical plants, Röstiland cleverly blends genuine Thai traditional style with Swiss taste for getting things right.
As for food, Röstiland serves Thai and Swiss favourites; all dishes are prepared with quality ingredients and served in generous portions. Green chicken curry in the Thai menu and cordon bleu with rösti (fried potatoes Swiss style) are two must-try dishes. Both food and drinks (they also have an excellent wine list) come at very reasonable prices. A pool table is also available for a relaxing after-dinner time.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 23:00 closed on Sundays
Location: right north of Lamai off Samui Ring Road in Soi Flower Paradise
Remarks: free Wi-Fi access available
Downtown Lamai you'll find this sizeable Irish pub that has dominated the local night scene since 2005. For sports lovers Shamrock provides four separate satellite feeds on six large-screen TVs and the place is big enough to absorb them all without descending into audio mayhem. Shamrock also has pretty feisty live music five times a week (in high season) on a centrally located stage. And if you're after a game of pool the pub has genuine slate pool tables. Read More...
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 02:00
Location: Central Lamai
Remarks: Free Wi-Fi
Tel: 081 597 8572
Well worth a visit, the Patio is Lamai's fanciest restaurant on the beach. Still reasonably priced by western standards, the food is fantastic and looks as good as it tastes. The Patio's menu is extensive with choices from European, Thai and seafood dishes. The restaurant is famous for its beautiful water features; so many, in fact, that wherever you sit in the large open space you can hear the soft sounds of water cascading. Recommended dishes are the black ink fettuccine with smoked chicken breast, asparagus and bacon in a spicy tomato sauce and the Szechuan duck with sea scallops.
Opening Hours: 18:30 – late
Location: Pavilion Samui Boutique Resort, Main Road, Lamai
Tel: 077 424 030
Cuisine: Italian/Thai
Price Range: Pricey for locals
Tropicana is a genuine Italian restaurant and pizzeria located 50m south of Live India – Indian Restaurant in downtown Lamai. Run by a trio of Italian friends – Diego, Lele and Karl – Tropicana has a spotless contemporary-style wooden décor and furnishing and a trattoria-style ambience. Two large-screen TVs broadcast major sport events (with no sound) and a soft jazz musical background allows a relaxing time while dining.
From antipasto (starter) with bruschetta and Italian delicatessen, to primo (first course) with pasta and lasagna, to secondo (main course) with grilled meat and fish, to formaggi e frutta (cheese and seasonal fruits), to dolce (dessert) with tiramisu and panna cotta, you will find all the standard dishes that made Italian food famous around the world. Tropicana's Chef uses the freshest local ingredients as well as a great deal of imported ones to deliver succulent Italian food.
Opening Hours: 13:00 – 23:00
Location: Lamai Main Street
Remarks: Free Wi-Fi
Tel: 086-9488710
An offspring from Chaweng's Will Wait restaurants, Lamai's version offers pretty much the same menu. There are freshly baked goodies, Thai and western standards, a good salad choice and the same quasi-backpacker ambience enhanced by TV's showing English-language sports and DVD's of the latest and classic movies.
Opening Hours: 07:00 – 23:00
Location: Main Street
Tel: 077 424 263
Cuisine: Thai and western food
Price Range: Budget
An ambitious beachside location, Beach Republic incorporates lazy, poolside dining, chilled-out music, very modern design and pioneering tapas and mains menus. With a good wine list, impressive 'mocktails' and a chic, urbane feel to the place, beachside dining doesn't come much better than this. Try the Republic masaman lamb shank or the raw diced tuna steak and hang around on the huge outdoors sofas till the attractive and enjoy one of the best sea views around. Don't miss the famous Sunday Sessions Ultimate Sunday Brunch Club Buffet!
Opening Hours: 08:00 – 23:00
Location: Beach Republic The Residences - North of Lamai Beach off the Ring Road – look for the signs
Tel: 077 458 100
Cuisine: Modern international cuisine
Price Range: Pricey
In spite of the almost comical name, Dr Frogs takes its cuisine very seriously and has won several awards. Modern Italian food is served at this cliff-side, sea-view location. Dishes like spaghetti tom yam seafood, pan-fried Atlantic salmon with a honey soya reduction, and choices of traditional Thai and Italian choices have proven popular with local expats and discerning visitors. With an olive-green décor and sweeping marine vistas, Dr Frogs is a trendy place to be and complements its agreeable atmosphere with DJ's and live music. Free WiFi.
Opening Hours: 12:00 – 02:00
Location: Route 4169 Ring Road between Chaweng Noi and Lamai
Tel: 077 413 797
Cuisine: Modern Italian with a Thai menu
Price Range: Pricey
Reputedly the most beautiful restaurant on Samui, Rocky's subtle lighting arrangements are due to silk hanging lanterns that provide a uniform touch throughout the restaurant. Located just south of the Grandmother and Grandfather rocks, the 60-seater restaurant is open sided and flanks a free-form swimming pool and overlooks a rocky beach in a stunning setting. Rocky's Thai chef has had extensive international experience and the result is a fine choice of Thai and worldwide cuisine. There's plenty of entertainment in the form of a Filipino singer and Thai traditional shows.
Opening Hours: 19:00 – 24:00 kitchen closes at 22:30
Location: Just south of Hin Ta Hin Yai Rocks – look for the sign
Tel: 077 418 367
Cuisine: Fine dining
Price Range: Luxurious
The Cliff's hillside location between Chaweng and Lamai affords it some of the best sea views on the island. Split into separate restaurant and bar areas, this award-winning restaurant serves excellent Mediterranean cuisine. Dishes like Portuguese piri piri chicken, clams in white wine Sauce) and Goan curried prawns come in large hearty portions and are a perfect match for one of the many reasonably priced New World Wines on offer. Musically, there's decent chill out tunes in the bar, with occasional guest DJ's, and more traditional Latino grooves in the restaurant. Overall, a great place to spend a lazy, sunny, afternoon.
Opening Hours: 18:00 – 23:00
Location: Route 4169 between Chaweng Noi and Lamai
Tel: 077 414 266
Cuisine: Upmarket international dining
Price Range: Pricey
Waantacha restaurant is located on a street that leads to Lamai Beach and serves tasty and healthy traditional Thai cuisine at affordable rates. Waantacha puts a lot of positive emotions into each portion and has a friendly atmosphere and is therefore a great place to make new friends. At first glance, it may not look outstanding but you'll find that you can find good service and delicious food here.
Opening Hours: Daily from 11:00 - 21:00
Location: Soi Lamai Beach 1
Tel: +66 (0)84 717 0444
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Next week, Congress will likely vote on a proposed resolution granting the US permission to directly enter the Syrian conflict for the first time. "It's going to be a very hard vote for me."Senator Jon Tester says his mind is far from made up about whether to vote in favor of the resolution or to oppose it."Bottom line is, I'm glad the President asked Congress for our input, so we can give him what we think should be done," Tester said.
"There are a lot of challenges in a country that just got out of an Iraq war, is trying to get out a war in Afghanistan and is dealing with a large national deficit ... but also in a country that used chemical weapons against their own people."Senator Baucus and Congressman Daines have also not taken a hard position and echo Tester's comments that the question of U.S. security in the matter will decide how they vote. "Some people think that if they let this go and don't respond to it, they may use chemical weapons somewhere else in the world, even here. Some people think if we don't respond to it Iran may have free reign to develop a nuclear weapon, I don't see that way, I think we have to be very careful anytime we enter into a conflict," Tester said.At home in Montana, Tester says he is receiving many phone calls from residents saying they oppose a strike, but says the delegation is collecting as much information as possible before the vote.Specialists say economic concern tends to rise with conflict but that really, a strike to Syria would have little impact on industry in Montana or nationally, even if the U.S. went face to face with Russia.
"We're talking about a pretty minimal impact. It's what happens subsequently especially when there's a disruption to commerce, but there again I think the impact is likely to be felt by countries other than to the United States," said Patrick Barkey, from the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.
The Syrian market is tied mostly to European countries like Germany, Britain and France, all of whom are urging the U.S. To move forward."Our European allies are extremely intelligent in pushing us in front while they are hiding behind us," said Professor Mehrdad Kia, from the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Department.
"I think the British looked at it like this is not Iraq, this is not Kuwait, there is no oil at the end of the line, so why get involved when there is no petroleum to gain?"U.S. officials and the Obama Administration say inaction could be devastating, but some scholars fear retaliation in the Middle Eastern world could hurt U.S. troops stationed in Middle Eastern countries, such as Jordan."Either way when you look at this, it's not going to be a win-win situation, it's going to be a lose-lose situation," Kia said.


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Precut fabrics like charm packs, fat quarters, jelly rolls, die cuts and layer cakes all help you save time when you're creating your quilt top. At Annie's you'll find another collection of larger yardage cuts and trios to allow greater flexibility, giving you fabric options to use for sewing projects as well as quilting. You'll find fabric from some of your favorite collections in 1-yard and 1/2-yard cuts packaged together as a trio. These are perfect options for finishing off your quilt with binding, borders and more.


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PEORIA,Ill. -- More housing will soon be coming to Peoria's East Bluff under a $3 million grant awarded to the River City.
It is part of a federal foreclosure settlement against five banks involved in the housing crisis.
Peoria's Local Initiatives Support Corporation, or LISC, will administer the grant that will be used to demolish 20 buildings on the East Bluff and build new homes, some for the disabled.
Some East Bluff residents say hopefully it will have a ripple effect.
"We've got nicer, newer housing up it's easier to upkeep. I think it will improve the morale as well of the residents, bring up the property value," said East Bluff resident Ashleea McIntire.
"I'm just glad to see it here. I been here 20 years and I've seen a lot of change over the years especially behind us and I'm just glad to see it's here," Jenelle Alexander said.
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Kids and a sense of community, Palo Alto vs. LAH
Original post made by Peninsula Dweller on Apr 17, 2007
However, all the parents of school-age children we know tell us that times have changed, and that as a results of heightened concerns about child safety these days, kids only play together during parent-supervised playdates or organized sports events.
First of all, I would like to hear from PA residents whether they've found this to be true in their own neighborhoods. And if this is true, does this mean that the sense of community in neighborhoods has been seriously eroded--to the point where kids
get much less benefits than in the past from living in a traditionally neighborly place like PA?
Related to this, it seems that there is a marked discrepancy between what one gets in terms of dollar value between PA and Los Altos Hills--essentially similar sized houses, but with huge 1 acre lots in LAH and much smaller ones in PA. I've always thought that relatively isolated enclaves like LAH would be much less fostering for children than towns like PA with sidewalks, closeby neighbors, lots of kids, etc.
But if neighborhood kids don't even play together these days and are driven everywhere, is this discrepancy between the isolated enclaves and the formerly closely-knit neighborhoods even true any more?
As one who lives in a nearby town who is contemplating a move to your community, I'd be very interested in hearing people's thoughts on this. Thank you!
on Apr 17, 2007 at 8:50 am
There is truth in the fact that kids nowadays only get together for organized playdates or organized sports. However, much of this goes on in random fashion. For example, many playdates are arranged as school gets out and parents agree on whose house and for how long. Also, many kids play together in school playgrounds while parents chat. Organized sports are of course big and during a sport season, there are so many commitments that the kids don't have much time for pick up games. However, on the many days off from school, some of the more enlightened kids do organize (extrememly well) pick up games at a local park. This of course happens at holiday weekends and during school vacations usually on an ad hoc basis.
I think that you will find that there is a community in Palo Alto and if you and your family move here and get involved in school and sports you will find that this is a community, albeit a different feeling community to what you were used to as a child. It is done differently now, but that does not mean it has gone away. The parents of a team sport do get to know each other over the years and the chatting of parents at an event often means that we "miss" our child's star performance because we weren't paying attention.
Don't feel that Palo Alto is a place where you will move and feel like an outsider. That is not the case. Just get involved at whatever your child's interests take you and voila, you will find your community.
on Apr 17, 2007 at 8:55 am
I think you'll find it varies from neighborhood to neighborhood - how many kids are in close proximity to each other, is there a park near-by, a neighborhood with smaller lots, closer together homes will probably have more young kids who play together,street with little traffic promotes more freedom than Embarcadero...
on Apr 17, 2007 at 9:07 am
I agree with Palo Alto mom. It varies. Our neighborhood happens to have a park, relatively quiet streets and a lot of kids. My kids often going tearing out of the house and down the street to their friends' houses. There are lots of impromptu sleep-overs and play dates due to the proximity of the other kids. I also agree that the organized activities (e.g. sports) result in a lot of community building.


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