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Mark Mathys December 22, 2003 @ 11:17 PM
Contact this userI'm adding a wood boiler to my existing system that is an updated gravity flow system. My current circulator is on the return just before the boiler. The wood boiler manufacturer recommends that I tee in between the existing pump and the boiler return with a additional pump and direct flow to the wood boiler. He also says to tee in another pump at the outlet of the existing boiler between the boiler and radiators (a push-pull arrangement). This pump will pull water from the wood boiler and either put it into the radiators or circulate it backwards through the boiler when the original pump isn't running. The original pump will be controlled by the thermostat. What I can't figure out is how will water ever flow through the existing boiler if the wood fire dies down? The wood boiler is in the garage and the lines are exposed to freezing temperatures (although they are insulated) so I have the keep the 2 new circulators running to keep the lines from freezing. Another question - will Taco 007 pumps block flow if they are not running? If so I might be able to create a bypass circuit using the pumps to direct and restrict flow. Thanks in advance. Mark
Mark Wolff December 23, 2003 @ 10:31 PM
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PipingTotally off tangent, but without seeing the piping schematic from the manufacturer, I would tend to want to install the boilers in series, with the wood fired boiler first (receiving the return water first) and the supply from the wood fired boiler feeding the return on the regular boiler. This will allow you to use the wood fired boiler at will and utilize its heat at your leisure without buying lots more controls. The second option is to buy more pumps, valves and controls to allow individual isolation of each boiler, and would require manual shutoff of one boiler to use the other. This sounds like what the wood boiler manufacturer originally intended. If this doesn't appeal to you, either use the first way, or the next way. The last way I can see this working would be to utilize a Tekmar 2 stage (2 boiler) control box. You don't even need to use the outdoor reset feature, though it would be a nice addition and save you some fuel. Using the 2 stage control would allow you to run your wood fired boiler and if it isn't being used, the second stage would kick in, turning your other boiler on and heating your home. As for the Taco 007, it doesn't have an integral check valve system unless you buy it with it, but in normal environments, it does greatly impede the counterflow of water. In most situations, you can get by without check valves in the system if you install your piping with heat traps.
greg December 24, 2003 @ 11:38 PM
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useprimary-secondary pumping. pipe the system in a loop and pump it continously. Use two different thermostats. Either shut off the gas unit or set it for a minimum temp to be safe. And why not use anti-freeze?
Mark Mathys December 26, 2003 @ 10:45 AM
Contact this userThanks for the advice Mark & Greg. I was thinking about primary secondary and am doing some some research. This would let me run both at the same time when it gets cold (-40). I would like to use antifreeze but am concerned about developing leaks as the house is about 100 years old and there are a lot of connections (31 rooms). I am also considering a heat exchanger and putting the antifreeze in the wood system only. Mark
Mark Wolff December 26, 2003 @ 3:05 PM
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Heat exchangerRemember to tell your supplier to account for the glycol in the system when they size the heat exchanger, the transfer rates are slightly less and you don't want an undersided exchanger. Good luck.
Bill December 26, 2003 @ 3:02 PM
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Wood boilerIs the woob boiler a closed system? Some of the ones I've seen in my area are an open system, i.e. having no relief valve, just an open port on the back. If this is the case with yours I recommend a heat exchanger, and definitely antifreeze on the wood boiler.
Mark Eatherton December 26, 2003 @ 3:26 PM
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Ain't nothin free...'cept maybe gravity, and theres lots of folks charging for that (Ski resorts). It won't cost you anyting to get down hill, but it'll cost you and arm and leg to get back up the hill... Most solid fuel boilers I see are open vessel/loop type. You've got to pay attention to the inhibitor levels in the water, ot the boiler will dissolve. It's made of mild steel. And being open, it is sheer hell on glycol. Any of them. Most of the manufacturers I've seen generally recommend circulation for freeze protection, but if they're being used correctly, you won't need freeze protection. Watchout for power failures though, I hear that can be a scarry proposition. Seems like maybe a solar backed UPS migth be in order if you are regularly exposed to long term power failures. ME
hr December 26, 2003 @ 7:28 PM
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If it'sa non pressurized type of wood burner, skip the glycol, as ME noted, it will not last in an open system. I use a flat plate HX to isolate the open type of wood burners. Less hassle than having to run a pump if you distribution is above the top of the wood burner. Better yet go with an Aqua-Therm. They are pressurized, and a delight to plumb in with exisiting boiler and plumbing! Primary/ secondary is, by far the best way to make this work out and allow input options. It is a lot more work, and fitting, however. This job has an open type outdoor wood burner feeding into the primary loop via the HX, Loads for the DHW and some radiant, and a backup water heater for the wood burner. hot rod
Matt December 26, 2003 @ 8:32 PM
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wood boilerI had my wood boiler installed the same way your manufacturer said. It is a quick and easy way - but, not the best. I found that out after running mine for a couple of years on my converted gravity system. This year I gutted all my gravity mains in the basement and repiped my system into multiple reverse return zones. it used to be one large zone. I ripped out my wood boiler and kept my oil boiler installed. Everything started and ran great. I put a Tekmar 262 unit in and an indirect WH. I put the 2 stage unit in in case I ever put a second boiler in. Well... I wasn't originally going to put the wood boiler back in but it started getting cold out and I thought why not. After racking my mind for awhile trying to make the 262 unit work on paper with a wood boiler I gave up. Reason being is that the wood burns out and the 262 will not shut the wood stage off if it burns out. So... I took the triple honeywell aquastat that I had left over from my oil boiler and put it on my wood boiler. I piped the wood boiler in primary-secondary on the supply of the oil and before the indirect. This setup has worked absolutely flawlessly! I can heat my indirect and when the wood boiler temp dies the stat shuts off the wood circulator. It took me awhile to figure that setup out but it is simple and it works. BTW you need a second high limit aquastat to dump heat. On mine I start my primary pump and 2 zones and it works. The triple aquastat is the ticket to thesse setups in my opinion. Sorry for the length of this post. Matt P.S. The TeKmar products are very good and easy to work with. I am running my oil boiler on reset and it has already saved us money.
Mark Mathys December 27, 2003 @ 2:10 AM
Contact this userThanks again for the information. The unit I'm installing is a pressurized wood gasification boiler made by Alternative Heating Systems (http://www.alternateheatingsystems.com/wg_fs.htm). In our old house in MN I installed an Aqua-Therm boiler and it is indeed a good unit and is still going strong after 13 years. In that system I had a Slant-Fin propane boiler and both were treated with ethylene-glycol. It was all new plumbing with a water-to-air heat exchanger and the system was pretty simple because I could shut down one system without have to worry about it freezing. The old system I'm hooking to now has 16 radiators on 3 stories plus a basement and is a heck of a lot more complicated. The existing boiler is in the basement but the new boiler is in a detached garage. As for backup I do have a generator and also a gas space heater in the basement so if all else fails and I run out of gasoline I can drain most of the system and keep the basement warm enough to protect the parts that might not drain. I really don't want to use glycol, mainly for efficiency reasons, but also because I would probably need several hundred gallons and the heat exchanger. The wood boiler holds 80 gallons alone and much of the existing system is plumbed with 4" pipe. Right now I'm waiting for Dan's book on Primary Secondary systems and will be doing some more studying. I just finished reading the "Pumping Away" book and several other of Dan's books so now I have to make some more revisions in my design. I'm sure I don't have to tell you guys this that I'm not a heating professional but I do like to do things myself whenever I can and I like to have as much information as possible. I also enjoy a challenging problem especially when I can learn a lot along the way. As for glycol problems I am pretty familiar with them because I work with glycol everyday, although my experience is with heavy duty diesel engine cooling systems. I'm a chemist and manage the fluids analysis lab for the local Caterpillar dealer. One thing I'm curious about, can anyone tell me what is the typical charge for a glycol test that you send to the lab? We do 2 levels of tests that run about $10 and $25 and I was just wondering how that compares? Mark


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A number of companies such as TEFL England and i-to-i offer online and weekend teacher training courses, or often, a combination of both. You learn at home in your own time, and within some of the qualifications on offer, you then spend an intensive weekend at a venue near you (they operate regionally all over the UK) doing some practical learning with other aspiring teachers. Now, these qualifications are different to the CELTA and TESOL options mentioned above, but they still have enormous value.
The first argument in their favour is that they are considerably cheaper. On top of that, TEFL England offer generous discounts for students and those who are unemployed and seeking work. Secondly, they're much more flexible options – most people would find it difficult to take a month off of studying or working to do an intensive month-long CELTA or TESOL, whereas something that can fit around your daily life is much more feasible. They also allow you to work at your own pace, and the teaching methods showcased are very good – modern approaches created by teachers for teachers, and all materials are constantly being adapted to ensure they're still relevant.
My words of caution for this kind of course revolve around confidence and previous experience. If you're a fast learner yourself, you're already confident about the idea of teaching children or adults English from scratch, and/or you already have a lot of teaching experience, this might be the best choice for you. If it's all very new to you, I would advise you to consider one of the longer courses, or at least gaining some practical experience before pursuing a short course.
One final thing to think about on this point: TEFL England and i-to-i both have very good links with language schools and other organisations looking for English teachers around the world, and doing a course with them gives you access to this network and notification of new vacancies as they become available. The qualifications needed on these ads are usually expressed in terms of which course and how many hours you've completed with the TEFL company, making it easy to see if you fit the requirements. If you choose to do a short course, either online or a combination of online/practical, make sure you pick a company that is there to support you once you're qualified, and who will actually help you to find that all-important first job.
If you'd like to get a better idea of whether a TEFL course like this might be for you, i-to-i offer an excellent 'taster' tool for you to get an idea of the course content.
Other TEFL Points To Consider
1. Many countries across the world either prefer or flat out will only employ native speakers. It doesn't matter if you're English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Australian, Kiwi, American, Canadian or South African (…and breathe) – just that English is your first language and you speak it with some form of native-speaking accent. I always find it strange that language schools won't employ Scandinavians who speak perfect English with an often unnoticeable accent, but they will employ somebody with a thick Yorkshire or Norfolk accent. Peculiar stuff, but that's the way it works.
2. If you're looking to build a career and make a decent living from being a TEFL teacher, a qualification – even a high quality one like a CELTA or a TESOL – may not be enough. Many language schools and certainly universities who offer work for English teachers require an undergraduate BA degree alongside a teaching qualification. And do bear in mind that TEFL teaching is a growing industry that lots of people want to get into – you'll be up against people with great qualifications (teaching and otherwise) and lots of experience, so if you have the opportunity to go to university, it's definitely something to try and do before launching into international life as a globetrotting English teacher.
3. If TEFL teaching is something you'd be interested in doing in the future, invest in yourself now and get your teaching qualification as early as possible. They don't expire! If you're a first-year university student or recent graduate dreaming of an expat life abroad, use part of that student loan or minimum-wage paycheck to enrol on a teaching course. It'll come in so handy if you'd like to live and work abroad while you help EFL (English as a Foreign Language) and ESL (English as a Second Language) learners in the future.
[Edit: Sorry - I just couldn't resist introducing some of the industry lingo up there.]
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Recipe: Strawberry Cream Cake
Serves 12
For the spongecake:
6 eggs, separated
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
¾ cup flour
6 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon baking powder
For the simple syrup:
½ cup water
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2 tablespoons cognac or Grand Marnier
For filling and frosting:
2 cups heavy cream
½ cup confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Beat egg whites till stiff but not dry; set aside.
2. Beat egg yolks with confectioners' sugar till thick and lemon-colored. Sift flour with cornstarch and baking powder, and beat into egg yolks. Fold whites into yolk mixture.
3. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake 40 to 45 minutes. Turn out onto wired racks to cool.
4. To make syrup, combine water and sugar in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat till sugar is dissolved. Stir in liquor. Set aside.
5. To make filling, whip cream until thick; gradually fold in sifted confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla. Whip for a few seconds so sugar is fully incorporated.
6. To assemble, cut each of the sponge cake layers in half horizontally. Place the first layer on a platter, moisten lightly with the syrup, spread whipped cream on top and cover with strawberries. Place second layer on top and continue in the same manner, finishing with a layer of spongecake. Frost top and sides with remaining whipped cream mixture. Decorate with the rest of the strawberries. Chill until serving time.
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Pre-assembled leaders with loop connections are the bomb.
Pays to be quick to "reload" when bull reds or fall bonito are on a tear.
If you fish very long you'll probably find that the way you do things evolves over time. You learn things and get better. A bout of fishing for little tunny several years ago quickly taught me to use my current favorite leader system, the two-piece leader.
Tunny, a.k.a. bonito, are fabulous flyrod fish, particularly in the fall when they are migrating. They immediately find and exploit any weakness in your tackle, be it reel, rod or leader. They reveal any flaws in your fishing technique. If you get into a bunch of them, you can expect several different things to break.
In this instance the fish kept breaking my leader. I would have to stop fishing and tie a new one. Tying quality knots when fish are breaking all around you is difficult at best.
Thinking about it one evening after a particularly harrowing day it came to me in a flash of insight: tie big-game leaders. Make leaders like the ones used for tarpon, only without the bite tippet. I tied several, putting the extras in a labeled Ziploc bag.
It worked great. If the leader broke it was either at the fly or where a wind knot had formed. There wasn't much I could do about the latter, but in the other case all I had to do was tie on a new fly. Problem solved.
If the tippet got a wind knot and needed replacement, there were several spares already made up. Changing was as simple as unlooping the old one and looping on a new one. Not only was it was a tremendous time-saver, we caught more fish because of it. No hurried, badly tied, untested knots were used. All the tippets had been tied and tested in the comfort of a living room, far from the pressures and distractions of being surrounded by feeding fish.
Author bags up tippets with loops for rapidfire replacement. Butt section, with loops at either end, seldom needs changing.
I use this system for almost all my fly fishing now, even for bluegills.
The leader consists of just two parts, the butt and the tippet. The diameter of the butt needs to match the diameter of your fly line. For "light" fly lines, 5-weight or less, use 20- or 25-pound test nylon. For "medium" fly lines 6- through 8-weight, use 30-pound test. For heavier lines use 40-pound test.
To make the butt, take a "wingspan" (the distance between your outstretched hands) of monofilament and tie a small loop at both ends. I use a double surgeon's loop, but the perfection loop may be even better. Loop one end of the butt section to the loop on the end of your fly line.
Make the butt longer or shorter according to the demands of the fish where you're fishing. Well-educated fish demand a long leader. A wingspan-and-a-half may be better.
To make the tippet take a wingspan (adjust as needed) of fluorocarbon leader material, typically 12- to 20-pound test depending on species targeted. Tie a short (six inches or so) doubled line at one end, using a Bimini twist.
In that doubled line tie a double surgeon's loop. Loop it to the butt section.
Tie a fly on at the other end and you're ready for any non-toothy species the waters toss your way. Toothy fish require a bite tippet of some sort, a topic for another day.
Some object that the lack of stepped-down taper won't allow the energy to travel smoothly down the leader to turn the fly to turn over. This is nonsense.
In the hands of a good caster, that fly reaches speeds of 50 or 60 miles an hour. The inertia in the weight of the hook on any saltwater fly will turn the leader over, and any weighted fly will certainly turn it over. Feathering the line with the line hand at the end of the cast will unroll that cast every time.
If you carry a couple of extra tippets in a labeled Ziploc bag you'll never have to tie the knots while out on the water, a decided advantage when the fishing is hot and heavy.
Give this efficient leader system a try. All you give up is a leader full of knots and the chance of breaking off your trophy fish. FS


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Telvin Hooks ran for two touchdowns to help Tennessee State pull away from Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-13 Saturday night.
After an early field goal, Benjamin Anderson's 55-yard touchdown pass to Ladarius Eckwood put Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-2) up 10-0.
With Tennessee State (5-0) trailing in the second quarter, Hooks, who finished with 108 yards on 14 carries, took over. He ran it in from 15 yards out to cut the Tennessee State deficit to 10-6.
Then, in the third quarter with his team trailing 13-12, Hooks had a 2-yard run with 7:05 left in the frame to put the Tigers on top 19-13. They never trailed again. Trabis Ward's 1-yard run made the score 26-13 at the end of the third quarter. Ward carried the ball 21 times for 87 yards.
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Race for Life events in Hull, Huddersfield and Ilkley
Thousands of women will take part in Race for Life events in Hull, Huddersfield and Ilkley today
Thousands of women will take part in Race for Life events in Hull, Huddersfield and Ilkley today
Thousands turned out for Wakefield's Race for Life at the weekend. Our camera caught lots of people in action - are you one for them?
Thousands of women have taken part in Race for Life this weekend
The Race for Life season is well underway - and today it is the turn of Rotherham.
The race, which starts at Herringthorpe Stadium, begins at 11am.
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Two thousand women have gathered at the Leeds Road playing fields in Huddersfield for this morning's Race for Life. Despite rain overnight, it appears to be staying off long enough for the event.
A cancer survivor from Huddersfield is fighting back against the disease by entering Cancer Research UK's Race for Life and will be the guest of honour at the first of two 5k Race for Life events in the town today.
Rachel Titherington, 25, is urging mums, daughters, sisters and friends to join her and the army of women determined to take on cancer by entering one of the Race for Life 5k event at the Leeds Playing Fields in Huddersfield.
Rachel, of Crossland Moor, was diagnosed last year with Hodgkin lymphoma- a cancer of the lymphatic system- just weeks after completing her first ever Race for Life.
"Last year when I did Race for Life I'd already found the lump in my neck, but was awaiting my referral for further tests - it was so strange to be at the event and all the time thinking I might have cancer myself." said Rachel.
In August Rachel underwent surgery to have the lump removed at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and following the surgery received the devastating news that she had Hodgkin lymphoma.
She then began six months of chemotherapy treatment at the young adult unit at St James's University Hospital in Leeds. Midway through this treatment scans showed that Rachel had lumps in her neck, chest, pelvis and stomach but fortunately the treatment was working to reduce them.
Rachel completed her treatment in January this year and was given the all clear. She continues to go for checkups every three months to make sure the cancer hasn't returned.
She added: "Taking part in Race for Life this year, is my way of hitting cancer where it hurts. I'm so grateful for the research that's helped me and now I want to help others by supporting Cancer Research UK's work."
Did our cameras catch you at this year's Race for Life in Leeds?
Organisers hope the weekend's events at Temple Newsam raised more than £280,000, as Victoria Whittam reports.
A Leeds family paid tribute to a much-loved great grandfather at today's Race for Life.
Shirley Whitehead's father Jack Mawn died earlier this year after suffering from cancer.
The team raised more than £500 for Cancer Research UK.
More than 7,000 women took part in Race for Life events in Leeds this weekend.
Giant pink obstacles took over Temple Newsam gardens yesterday for the "Pretty Muddy" event, while the 5k and 10k races took place today.
It's thought the weekend's activities could have raised up to £280,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Thousands of women turned out - in pink of course - this weekend, to take part in two Race for Life events.
Those who didn't mind getting a bit muddy took on the aptly-named "Pretty Muddy" event at Temple Newsam yesterday.
Other runners took part in the more-established 5k and 10k Race for Life in the gardens of the house, in Leeds, today.
Thousands of women get set to go this morning for the Leeds Race for Life at Temple Newsam.
Each year millions of pounds is raised by the 5k and 10k runs.
Twenty-one-year-old Jessica Hartley is starting today's Race for Life event at Temple Newsam in Leeds. Jessica, who lost her mum Carol to cancer in October 2012 has vowed to take part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life every year.
She ran her first race in 2012 with her mum cheering her on. Jessica will be one of thousands of women, many with similar stories, taking part in either a 5k or 10k race.


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Our Favorite Gadget Cases Spotted on Pinterest
April 20, 2012 at 2:42 pm , by Rachel Shippy
With the growing popularity of so many mobile devices, it's easy to get lost in a sea of black, gray, and white gadgets. But there are just as many cute cases to set you apart from the pack and many of them are popping up on Pinterest. Check out my favorite pins this week and turn your geeky gadget into palm candy…
Hardshell iPhone Case
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For more ideas, check out our Case Closed board on Pinterest.
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Book Club Guest Blog: The Language of Flowers and Nature vs. Nuture
April 17, 2012 at 3:14 pm , by Ladies' Lounge
Todays's post is by Neely Kennedy of Reading Group Choices, a leading online resource for book club tips and discussible selections.
In The Language of Flowers, the LHJ Book Club pick for May, author Vanessa Diffenbaugh tells the moving story of Victoria Jones, a young woman whose journey through the foster-care system has taught her to be untrusting of herself, the world, and the people in it. Isolated and alone, only her treasured Victorian language of flowers allows her to communicate her true emotions. But until she meets a young man in a flower market, only she understands the message.
Desperate to survive following emancipation from foster care at age eighteen, Victoria is forced to answer the question … "Can we grow past our limitations?" Below are examples from the book that show, for Victoria, flowers are not only a way to communicate, but a symbol of her ability to transcend her personal history.
Message of Hope
Excited to finally have the tools to communicate, Victoria gives her foster mother thistle, a symbol of her hatred for mankind, and ironically it bonds them to each other.
"Thistle!" I said, handing her the jar. "For you," I added. I reached out awkwardly and patted her once on the shoulder. It was perhaps the first time in my entire life I had initiated contact with another human being-at least the first time in my memory.
New Beginnings
Just before her eighteenth birthday, Victoria is warned she must find a job in order to remain in the group home, or else be homeless, but instead she spends her days nurturing her first garden.
"Back in my room, I spread out the shocked roots gently, covered them with the nutrient-rich soil, and watered deeply. The milk jugs drained right onto the carpet, and as the days passed, weeds began to sprout from the worn fiber."
Read more below for more discussion points — but they contain some spoilers!
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Our Favorite Flower Trends Spotted on Pinterest
April 13, 2012 at 10:28 am , by Rachel Shippy
While Spring tends to be a mixed bag of sun, rain and allergies, it's the beautiful flowers at this time of year that really kiss the dark days of winter good-bye. Here are some cheery ideas we found blooming on Pinterest this week…
Pink and White Cluster
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For more pretty arrangements, petal over to our In Bloom pin board.
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Cheat Sheet: Four Things You Maybe Missed This Week
April 13, 2012 at 9:10 am , by Catherine LeFebvre
This will help convince you that humanity isn't so bad.
2. Titanic is Real?!
This won't. (Image via Reddit.)
4. 8-Year-Old Kills Adele Song
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Eric Stonestreet: What My Phone Says About Me
April 11, 2012 at 9:14 am , by Ladies' Lounge
The costar of ABC's Modern Family gives us a tour of his iPhone.
Music. I've got everything from The Civil Wars to Prince on my playlist. I'm a mood person; what I play depends on how I feel.
Alarm. My phone helps me wake up every morning.
ESPN App. I have to stay up-to-date on my Kansas State teams.
Travel App. Australian Wildlife. I downloaded it for my 16-hour plane ride to Australia recently. I thought, "Oh, I can study the wildlife on my way there!"
Who I Follow on Twitter. Three hundred and something people, including Octavia Spencer from The Help. Love her.
Favorite Photo. A crowd shot at a Kansas State University basketball game with Fizbo, the clown my character sometimes plays, in the middle. I went to KSU and somebody always takes that Fizbo head to the home games.
App for When I'm Bored. Real Drums. I'm a drummer so this lets me play drums with my fingers on the iPhone.
Most Surprising Contact. James Van Der Beek, from Dawson's Creek. We met through mutual friends. It's kind of funny to scroll through your contact list and see, "James So-and-So, James So-and-So," and then, "James Van Der Beek."
Game. I'm addicted to Amazing Breaker. Rico Rodriguez — he plays Manny on the show — likes it too. I'm 40 and I have the same apps as a 13-year-old.
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Go Ask Gab: 10 Spring Fashion Picks Under $50
April 10, 2012 at 5:33 pm , by Gabrielle Porcaro
L.L. Shopping… Ladies Love Shopping! We also like a good bargains. I've been spending a lot of time scouring websites to find good deals on some spring pieces for myself, so I thought I'd put my shopping to good use and share my top 10 items to buy under $50.
1. V-Neck sweater from Gap, $44.95. I know we shouldn't really be buying sweaters right now since it's spring, but this sweater is awesome and it's still chilly out so I think that justifies the purchase. It also feels like it's a lot more expensive than $45.
2. Bamboo hoops from Julie Collection, $48. Styling the ponytail story in our May issue inspired me, and hoops are always in and are perfect for any occasion.
3. Tropical print mini from Zara, $39.90. This skirt will no doubt get you in the mood for summer.
4. Striped tank from J.Crew, $29.50. Don't fight it. You are going to buy another striped tank this season and you will love it and live in it.
5. Red cross-body Asos, $28.65. A classic bag. It's just big enough to fit all your essentials: keys, money, phone and lip gloss.
6. Yellow flats from Old Navy, $19.94. Hallelujah for our feet—flats are in this season! Instead of grabbing a basic black pair, choose a fun bright color.
7. Floral dress from Forever 21, $22.80. I am fully aware that I am not in college any more and someone my age probably has no business shopping here. But it's so cheap and they have really good dresses and tanks for spring! Plus shopping at Forever 21 allows me to pretend that I am in my early 20s again.
8. Pleated skirt from H&M, $49.50. This is one item I won't be buying myself (my body just wasn't made for pleats) but I fully support others buying it. Pleats are a big trend and so is this mint green color.
9. Tribute bracelet from Stella & Dot, $36. I love bracelets… duh! I like how simple yet blingy this is. It's perfect to mix and match with everything from neon friendship bracelets to solid gold or silver bangles. And yes I picked this bracelet because it reminded me of The Hunger Games.
10. Lace tank from American Eagle, $39.50. I actually had to cut myself off from buying lace tops because I think I have 5 now. They are perfect with jeans, skirts, shorts, under blazers… basically everything.
OK so maybe you don't like any of these. Or maybe you're just going to buy them all because you think I have amazing taste. Or maybe you will find your own fabulous finds under $50—they do exist. Happy hunting!
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Our Favorite Movie Makeunders
April 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm , by Ladies' Lounge
Admit it. We all love seeing gorgeous stars get frumpy for a role. The most recent example: Eva Mendes, who plays a down-on-her-luck single mom in the new drama Girl in Progress. Will her hot-to-homely transformation boost her star power? It certainly didn't hurt these A-listers.
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Today's topics cover all things Brewers happening at the Winter Meetings.
Interesting tidbit about the Twins new prospect in a mailbag from Kelly Theiser: First off, I wanted to let everyone know that the 16-year-old shortstop prospect will be playing under the name Miguel Jean. This isn't a surprise to the Twins. Miguel had been using his mother's maiden name of Sano -- something that's done as a sign of respect in the Dominican Republic. When the Twins signed him, they knew Miguel's actual last name was Jean and the prospect said he wanted to play under that name for the foreseeable future. I wanted to clear that up for anyone who might be confused when they didn't see the name Sano anywhere in the Twins Minor League rosters. As for where Jean will be playing in 2010, the plan is to have him start his career with the Twins' rookie Gulf Coast League squad in Fort Myers, Fla.
Am convinced Sano will not get record money. #Orioles see him as late-first-round talent, which does not equal $4 million. More like $1-$1.5Twitter: jorgearangure
Hopefully, it's better received than my offer to Scarlett Johansson.
Rather, the Pirates plan to place a value on Sano as they do all players, by talent level -- which the team views as special -- and by the market. The Dominican market for 16-year-olds, as they...
Fun news comes way of our old friend Kiley McDaniel: The clubs believed to be hot on Sano's trail are the Pirates, Rays, Cubs, A's, Jays, Yankees, Rangers, and Twins. That...
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After the Game 4 overtime winner, Martin St. Louis told Pierre McGuire, in his post-game interview, that "this is our time." I couldn't agree more. I also believe that this is Glen Sather'...
Thousands of once-bustling ledges in New York City lay vacant and destitute after the Rangers shockingly won the first two games of their conference final series in hostile Montreal. While this...
With Saturday's emphatic 7-2 win over the Canadiens, the Rangers crossed into relatively rare territory. Since the 2004 lockout, only a handful of conference final games have ended in such a...
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Joslyn's Fiber Farm Sock Club!!!
Sock of the Month Club!!
Joslyn's Fiber Farm Sock Club has been around for 7 years now and it's time to shake things up!! :) We are going to try something new in 2012! We are limiting the club to the first 50 knitters. You must commit for 1 year. Here are the perks!! -
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2. Every month, a unique colorway and original design!!!. These colorways will be dyed specifically for the Sock Club and unavailable anywhere else. What fun!!
We have listened to your comments and requests - each skein of yarn will be labeled with type of yarn, weight and yardage for future reference.
Here's how the club will work - every month on the 15th we will bill your credit card on file. We then proceed to kit up the packages, usually they will be mailed out by the 17th.
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I just got a sample of this and I love it, almost as much, if not more, than their other really cool and dark plummy, "Temptation" Glow Blush. This (Bewitching) seems just a bit lighter than Temptation, to me and this has a hint more red/plum to it, whereas Temptation seems more purple/plum. Caution- this blush is a lot darker in person than the swatch I uploaded from the Fyrinnae website. Doesn't mean it's not gorgeous, but you had to use just a little tiny bit of it, and even less if you are lighter complected than a "medium" (I'd guess). Goes great with olive skin, like Temptation. Dark/deeply pigmented, so use just a hint with a big fluffy blush brush (that the bristles are light on and separate easily, like MAC's) and buff, buff, buff - gorgeous color emerges. I love Fyrinnae's Glow Blushes! Also, they stay on all day, unlike some other mineral blushes I own, that disappear in about 4 hrs. When my sample runs out this will be a full size purchase, as was Temptation.
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Theres been quite a bit of buzz about this the last few days with the MoD being infected etc, only today my Sister told me all the computers at the company she works for (large international company) had been infected.
While I generally view this as an obviously criminal act I must confess to a certain admiration when ingenuity and hard work are put into criminal behavior of this scale. Unless of course my computer is infected then they're evil bastards!
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Storage, chip slingers pledge allegiance to Linux, open source
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The agony and ecstasy of SteamOS: WHERE ARE MY GAMES?
Game Theory And yes it does need a fat HDD (or SSD, it's cool with either)
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Can't face sea of wobbling fondle implements. What happened to lighters, eh?
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Moms Who Worry Too Much
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You're talking to this mother, but she's not listening. Her 2-year-old daughter has interrupted -- again -- with another observation ("This carrot is orange!"). Instead of explaining that interrupting grown-ups when they're talking is rude, she's delighted by her preschooler';s insight and pursues the topic with vigor ("Yes, darling, it is orange! Can you tell me what else is orange?"). You, meanwhile, are left hanging.
Reality check: Interrupting is to be expected from preschoolers, says child psychiatrist Elizabeth Berger, M.D., author of Raising Children With Character. Manners are meaningless to young kids, who can't yet comprehend another person's point of view. But you're not doing a child any favors by encouraging rude behaviors. So introduce the concept of "excuse me" and praise your child's use of it.
Also, make sure you demonstrate good listening skills yourself (for example, when he's in the middle of a story about Power Rangers, don't jump up to start washing the dishes). "If a child is constantly interrupting, it may be that he's not getting enough of your undivided attention," Dr. Hyson says. "Make a point of indulging your child with relaxed, focused time."
When an uninterrupted adult conversation is crucial, explain that Mommy is sorry, but she needs to talk, and that your child needs to play by himself. Provide an activity -- give him some paper and crayons, blocks, or even a video -- to keep him occupied. And compliment his patience.
Sugar Shunner
This mom enforces a strict no-sweets policy. No cookies, candy, or ice cream. Her idea of a "treat" is a granola-and-yogurt "sundae".
Reality check: Loading up on nutritionally void sugar calories isn't wise, but forbidding sugar entirely isn't the answer either, says Lynn Marotz, Ph.D., R.N., a professor of human development at the University of Kansas and coauthor of Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child. Completely restricting sugary foods can backfire big time: Instead of having a child who occasionally indulges his sweet tooth, you may create a kid obsessed with cookies, candy, and cake.
"I never have a second to myself," this mother tells you (and tells you and tells you). You agree, judging by her slightly frazzled demeanor, that she could use a break. Maybe a trip to the gym. A date with her husband. Time to herself. So you recommend the great babysitter you've found. She responds with one of those "but-I-love-my-children" looks. And says something like: "Nobody can care for a child as well as her own mother."
Reality check: "A lot of mothers suffer incredible guilt about needing help to care for their children," Dr. Berger says. "And if Mom works full-time, the guilt is compounded. Every spare second, she figures, needs to be lavished on her kids."
Trouble is, an overwhelmed mom isn't going to be on top of her game. Every parent (and every marriage) can benefit from the occasional kid-free outing. "It recharges your batteries and allows you to breathe in a different kind of atmosphere," Dr. Berger says. "When you take care of yourself, you take better care of your kids." And if you don't work outside the home, hiring the occasional sitter teaches your children that people other than you can provide them with care and safety.
Besides, there's another bonus to getting away every now and then: When you return home, not only will you appreciate your kids even more, they'll appreciate you more too.
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NASA says new heavy-lift rocket debut not likely until 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. - NASA's new heavy-lift rocket, designed to fly astronauts to the moon, asteroids and eventually Mars, likely will not have its debut test flight until November 2018, nearly a year later than previous estimates, agency officials said on Wednesday. NASA is 70 percent confident of making a November 2018 launch date, given the technical, financial and management hurdles the Space Launch System faces on the road to development, NASA associate administrators Robert Li
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LOS ANGELES - A solution to the longstanding mystery of why rocks move erratically across an isolated patch of California's Death Valley finally emerged on Thursday, when researchers published a study showing the driving force was sheets of wind-driven ice.
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Tricking memory in lab animals stokes hope for PTSD
NEW YORK - The frailty of remembrance might have an upside: When a memory is recalled, two research teams reported on Wednesday, it can be erased or rewired so that a painful recollection is physically linked in the brain to joy and a once-happy memory to pain.
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CAPE CANAVERAL Fla - Space Exploration Technologies will delay the launch of its next Falcon 9 rocket by up to two weeks following Friday's explosion of a related prototype vehicle during a flight test, officials said on Tuesday.
Boeing says completed key design review for space taxi
WASHINGTON - Boeing Co has completed a key review of its design for a new commercial venture to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, making it the only one of four rival bidders to finish the NASA work on time, company officials said on Thursday.
U.S. says non-allergic peanut moves closer to commercial reality
WASHINGTON - A new method for removing allergens from peanuts means help could soon be on the way for the roughly 2.8 million Americans with a potentially life-threatening allergy to the popular food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
Rare blue lobster trapped by Maine father-daughter team
MANCHESTER N.H. - A Maine teenager and her father have landed a one-in-two-million catch - a blue lobster.
Satellite error sets back EU's ambitious satnav program
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday it still had confidence in its plans to build a rival to the U.S. satellite navigation system despite a problem with the latest launch of satellites for the network.
McDonald's to boost China supplier audits after food safety scandal
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Hi, all.
I decided to go with Silverstripe as the main CMS for my budding design business (I'm a respiratory therapist in the middle of a computer programming track at uni -- I'm solid with HTML/CSS. Moonlighting with design to supplement, and because it's fun). It's definitely overkill for my personal site, but I'm in the process of taking a ton of PHP/MySQL classes, and I like the idea of starting to learn on a framework that has the muscle to remain functional as I grow in my PHP skills.
In ANY case, I have the book on order, but wanted to know what the best place to start might be. On my local system, I've built up a rather appealing version of what I want my site to look like. I used a heavily customized boostrap theme, and ended up with basically a single page layout with a slider landing page.
I'm planning to split it out into multiple pages, but I'm trying to figure out just where to START finding the best way to port over as much structure as I can into the SS Way. Would it be worthwhile to implement a basic bootstrap theme from the themes page, then see what I can port over from my customized CSS files? Also there's a ton of jQuery involved. Same situation?
I realize this is just a general vague, "Huh??!?" style question, so I'll try to make it into something more answerable. What is the best way/resource/etc in regards to importing an existing HTML/CSS/jQuery site into a Silverstripe site? I have no real problem with starting from scratch, but I really like the way things work as I have them and I don't mind the process of learning as I go to build a SS equivalent.
Sorry so general, but I jumped into the deep end without water wings, haha. Any tips, articles, forum posts, etc. greatly appreciated.
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Here are some links that can help you.
SS Help & Support:
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Anthony LaPaglia Biography
Anthony LaPaglia Biography on Monsters and Critics
"Anthony M. LaPaglia" (; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is known for his Golden Globe Award-winning role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series "Without a Trace", and for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Simon Moon on the TV show "Frasier".
Early life
LaPaglia was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Maria Johannes (née Brendel), a secretary, and Gedio 'Eddie' LaPaglia, an auto mechanic and car dealer. LaPaglia's mother was Dutch and his Italian father immigrated from Bovalino, Calabria at the age of eighteen. His younger brother, Jonathan LaPaglia, is also an actor, and his other brother, Michael, is a car wholesaler in Los Angeles. LaPaglia attended Rostrevor College.
LaPaglia first began his venture into the world of dramatic art in his late teens. He enrolled at the South Australian Castings Agency, more commonly referred to as 'S.A. Castings'. Rather than completing the two and half year course (plus quarter year boot camp/trial period) offered by 'S.A. Castings', LaPaglia completed one and half years of the course, and with one year still to complete he left Adelaide and headed to Los Angeles.
LaPaglia's credits include the films "Innocent Blood", "The Client", "Looking for Alibrandi", "Lantana", "Summer of Sam", "So I Married an Axe Murderer", and "Empire Records". LaPaglia also appeared in nine episodes of the sitcom "Frasier", including the series finale, playing Daphne Moon's brother Simon. The role won him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He also appeared uncredited in the film "Analyze That" playing an actor, Anthony Bella, who appeared in the TV show-within-a-film "Little Caesar". LaPaglia also played the role of Jimmy Wyler, the lead during the second and final season of the television program "Murder One".
LaPaglia appeared in the Australian political thriller "Balibo", about the killing of the five Australian journalists in the town of the same name in East Timor in 1975. LaPaglia played the part of Roger East, another Australian journalist, who went to investigate the deaths of the newsmen, only to be killed the day after the Indonesian invasion.
In addition to leading the cast of "Without a Trace", LaPaglia co-wrote an episode titled "Deep Water" with Byron Belasco, the show's usual writer.
In the 1980s, LaPaglia was a goalkeeper in the National Soccer League, playing for Adelaide City and West Adelaide. LaPaglia is now part owner of A-League club Sydney FC, and has been flying from California to Sydney to attend their matches since their inception in 2005. He was the narrator and executive producer of "The Away Game", a critically-acclaimed television documentary exploring the experiences of Australian footballers in Europe.
LaPaglia underwent a hip replacement in the summer of 2004, a result of his days playing football. He has fully recovered and has even played for a couple of amateur clubs in California. He plays occasionally with Hollywood United, an amateur organization of which he is club president, with other luminaries such as Frank Leboeuf, Vinnie Jones, Steve Jones (of the Sex Pistols) and others.
LaPaglia has a minority shareholding in the International Goalkeepers Academy. The Academy was founded and is operated by James Fraser, who represented the Australian national team leading up to the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
LaPaglia has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. He played in a charity football match in 2007 to raise funds for Southern California wildfire relief.
Personal life
LaPaglia currently lives in Santa Monica, California, USA. He has said that he adopted an American accent to help him get acting work after moving to America, and has now lost his Australian accent completely. Some critics and viewers have noted his occasional dialect slips. However, he is still capable of performing a flawless Australian accent in later roles in Australian movies such as "Lantana" and "Balibo".
LaPaglia's first marriage was to actress Cherie Michan. He is currently married to actress Gia Carides, whom he met at a party; the two starred jointly in the 1994 (Ben Lewin) Australian movie "Lucky Break" and married in 1998. They have one daughter, Bridget.
"Cold Steel" (1987)
"Slaves of New York" (1989)
"Betsy's Wedding" (1990)
"29th Street" (1991)
"One Good Cop" (1991)
"He Said, She Said" (1991)
"Black Magic" (1992)
"Whispers in the Dark" (1992)
"Innocent Blood" (1992)
"So I Married an Axe Murderer" (1993)
"Past Tense" (1994)
"Lucky Break" (1994)
"The Client" (1994)
"Mixed Nuts" (1994)
"Empire Records" (1995)
"Trees Lounge" (1996)
"Brilliant Lies" (1996)
"Phoenix" (1998)
"Black and Blue" (1999)
"Summer of Sam" (1999)
"Sweet and Lowdown" (1999)
"The House of Mirth" (2000)
"Autumn in New York" (2000)
"Looking For Alibrandi (2000)
"Lantana" (2001)
"Jack the Dog" (2001)
"The Bank" (2001)
"The Guys" (2002)
"Analyze That" (2002)
"The Salton Sea" (2002)
"I'm With Lucy" (2002)
"Dead Heat" (2002)
"Road to Perdition" (2002) (deleted scene)
"Happy Hour" (2003)
"Spinning Boris" (2003)
"Winter Solstice" (2005)
"Happy Feet" (2006) (voice)
"Played" (2006)
"The Architect" (2006)
"A View From The Bridge" (2007)
"Balibo" (2009)
External links
(Anthony LaPaglia Bio at CBS - Without a Trace)
(ABC TV Enough Rope Interview with Andrew Denton)
(Anthony LaPaglia speaks to The Riviera Times)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Anthony LaPaglia.


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