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Here are some thoughts I have after 6 weeks of play. They are in no particular order. Enjoy.
1. Coaching does matter after all. There is no way Singletary's team would have won last Sunday. The D of the past would have given up the game winning drive to the Lions as usual causing us to lose by 1. Instead, Harb calls a brilliant game, our elite D plays one of the best defensive games we've seen in a long time, and Alex Smith comes through with the clutch TD allowing us to win by 6.
2. Many members of the media have touted the Steelers MLB duo of Harrison and Farrior as the best in the business. Sorry "experts" but the combo of Patrick Willis and NaVarro Bowman are clearly the best in the NFL. And they are getting better each week. Takeo who? But I guess that's why they call you "experts" right? You are experts at being incorrect.
3. Alex Smith=Clutch. 4 weeks in a row now the guy makes the big plays when needed. He's not putting up HOF numbers but he delivers when he needs to. Sorry haters. Bad coaching was not just an excuse after all.
4. Is it just me or was the Lions-49ers game one of the worst officiated games we've seen in years? Horse-collar against the Lions? P.I. against the 9ers? 5 extra yards for Tedd Ginn's return? You cant call holding once against the Lions on Justin Smith? It doesn't even have anything to do with being a 49ers fan. It was a horrid game for the refs. That crew is always flag happy no matter who is playing. Epic FAIL refs. Bad form.
5. It's clear to me now that Michael Crabtree has "it". The guy made some incredible catches Sunday. What he lacks is chemistry with Alex Smith. That is both of their faults. Smith was high on some throws and purposely high on others. What it tells me is that Crabtree needs to man up next year and show up for Pre-Season no matter who the starting QB is. How is it that Smith is now accurate to all of his receivers except for Crabtree? It screams lack of practice between the 2 of them.
6. Many fans were too fast to label Anthony Davis a bust. I always felt that he's young and needs time to develop. We are seeing that development right before our eyes. He's nasty and is getting better each week. Snyder at RG is a huge help too. I love Davis' attitude!
7. Elite Defence? Yes. Possibly one of the best EVER? We'll see.
8. This team proved last year it can play with the big dogs. This year it has proved that it can beat the big dogs. You're either getting better or you're getting worse.
9. Aldon Smith. Total bust. Trade him. Fire Baalke for horrible draft picks.
10. Frank Gore. Washed up. Over paid. Get rid of him.
11. 9 and 10 are clearly jokes.
12. Edwards being back will make a huge difference with the passing game and for you who only care about QB stats and not wins, it will improve Alex Smith' stats as well.
13. The jumbo run formation Harb has been using is unstoppable right now. Down right scary.
14. Detroit. Not as good as their record states. They are tough. But not as good as their record.
15. The 49ers being ranked #4 on most sites is fair. The Pats, Ravens and Packers are right where they belong.
16. HATERS! I have a big hot steaming plate of crow for you with regards to Alex Smith, Trent Baalke and the Yorks.
17. Ndamukong Who?
18. Megatron is human after all. It took him until the final play of the game to gain 100 yards. He can be stopped.
19. Re-sign Delanie Walker now!
20. Don't be afraid to be excited for your 49ers guys. Don't let guys tell you to "calm down it's only week(fill in the blank)". This team is looking good and with the way they are playing right now, anything can happen barring a huge injury. Yes I'm thinking 1st round bye and a possible(Yes I'm saying it) Super Bowl appearance....Just maybe.
21. There's plenty of topics that I'm leaving out(Justin Smith is the best DE to EVER wear a 9ers jersey) but I'm sure we'll touch on everything as we go.
22. Last but not least the "Handshake". Harbs was excited(maybe a little too much but who cares) and Shorts acted like a bully who just got punked in his own backyard. Hey Shorts! If you can't handle it being dished back to you then don't dish it out with your sideline comments and fist pumps. It makes you look like a crying little girl.
Those are my thoughts. Oh, and Batman: Arkham City for GOTY as my non-football thought.


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PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Pastor Jeff Daw, with the Lighthouse Worship Center in Rocky Point, is putting the pieces back together after a nearby fire damaged his church.
Monday, a fire burned the Dollar General on Highway 117 with smoke and even some flames spreading next door.
Pastor Daw, who also serves as a volunteer firefighter with the Rocky point Fire Department, said the protective firewall did its job for the most part, and the church is in pretty good shape. There is, however, some smoke and water damage to the walls and ceilings.
The protective firewall will eventually need to be replaced.
The smell of smoke is still very heavy inside the church, but its insurance company provided them with humidifiers to help alleviate that problem.
The church was connected to the same electrical wiring as the Dollar General, so right now the church is without power. Daw said that is their biggest issue right now.
As for the Dollar General, Daw believes it to be a total loss. According to the store manager, the plan is to rebuild the store but that could be a very lengthy process because they will have to gut the building and start from scratch.
Lighthouse Church services are officially cancelled for Wednesday, but Daw hopes that an electrician can come out to the church and get the power reconnected before Sunday.
If the power is not fixed by Sunday, Daw said the church will hold services at an alternative location.
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A new health plan distortion
By Catharine Richert
Published on Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 6:55 p.m.
Like other groups criticizing health care reform, the conservative Club for Growth is using the August recess to try to stop the congressional effort to create a government-run health insurance option.
Part of the Club's strategy will include a $1.2 million ad campaign aimed at Democrats who may be wavering about the plan.
In the ad, a man weeps over someone lying in a hospital bed while the announcer says, "$22,750. In England, government health officials decided that's how much six months of life is worth. Under their socialized system if a medical treatment costs more, you're out of luck. That's wrong for America."
That footage is interspersed with shots of the Capitol building and the whole thing is set to some very ominous music. You can watch it here.
The carefully worded ad doesn't directly say that the government is planning to put a price on our lives, but the implication is clear: The reform plan will lead to callous decisions that would allow people to die if they face a costly treatment. So that's what we're going to check — whether the reform plan would impose those kind of caps on treatment.
At its heart, the Club for Growth's ad criticizes a medical approach known as comparative effectiveness research, which aims to find the most effective treatments for the lowest cost.
Such research became a flashpoint during the stimulus debate, when the Conservatives for Patients Rights portrayed the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research, a new board created by the stimulus bill to find the best health treatments, as being modeled after the British system. In fact, the board is very different from the British system, where government entities run the health care system and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence — NICE for short — determines whether particular treatments are covered or not. The stimulus emphasized that the board is not meant to "mandate coverage, reimbursement, or other policies for any public or private payer" and that the none of the board's reports or recommendations "shall be construed as mandates or clinical guidelines for payment, coverage, or treatment." So we gave the Conservatives for Patients Rights claim a Barely True .
Once again, some Republicans have started linking the general premise of comparative effectiveness and what NICE does in Britain to describe how a government-run plan in the United States would discriminate against people who are older or very sick. Here's one such comment:
"I don't know for sure, but I've heard several senators say that Ted Kennedy with a brain tumor, being 77 years old as opposed to being 37 years old, if he were in England, would not be treated for his disease, because end of life — when you get to be 77, your life is considered less valuable under those systems," said Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, in a news conference with reporters.
NICE is an element in the Club for Growth ad as well. The ad refers to a December 2008 article in the New York Times that followed the case of Bruce Hardy, a British man who was denied a $54,000 drug by British health authorities. The article said the drug could have delayed his cancer progression for six months.
Under NICE policies, the government would only pay about 15,000 pounds — or $22,750 — to save six months of Hardy's life. (NICE's limits are well known and have been widely discussed in the medical community.) The agency generally considers treatments cost-effective if they are less than $34,000 a year, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. But sometimes the agency will accept treatments that cost far more than that.
So the Club for Growth's claim that NICE has a price limit of $22,750 for six months of life is roughly accurate, said Michael Cannon, a health policy expert with the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank that is often in step with the Club for Growth.
But "does the (Obama health care) legislation say it's going to do what Britain is doing? The answer to that is no," said Cannon.
Nevertheless, Cannon doesn't believe that the ad is too far off, pointing to a proposal by the White House that would create an independent group of health experts that would look for inefficiencies in Medicare coverage. "With the government assuming an even larger majority in health spending, it becomes very hard to argue that they won't have to ration... [Club for Growth] is implying that this is where it would lead and that's valid."
But at this point, that proposal is not included in either the House or the Senate bill, so we believe it's quite a stretch for the Club for Growth to suggest it would be part of the health reform plan.
Dr. Sean Tunis, a former top official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid under the Bush administration and current director of the Center for Medical Technology Policy, says the ad is misleading.
"We have a public plan now, and that's Medicare," Tunis said. "And Medicare doesn't put a price on life... That seems like a fallacious connection to me."
The only initiative from the Obama administration along those lines is the increase in funding for comparative effectiveness research through the stimulus. That data would be used to help doctors and patients make better drug and procedure decisions, not dictate treatment, he said.
So, back to the Club for Growth ad. Although our experts agree that it gets the NICE statistic correct about the British practice, the ad's main point about cost limits is incorrect. There is no such practice in the comparative effectiveness program, nor is it part of the current health reform proposals pending in Congress. The House and Senate bills under consideration would not require the government to decide how much a person's life is worth. As a result, we give the Club for Growth a False.
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Researchers: Catharine Richert
Names in this article: Club for Growth
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Couple sues school district, alleging their religious expression was muzzled
Jeremy Leaming
The Freedom Forum Online
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A couple has sued a Tennessee public school district accusing it of hindering their fundamental rights by censoring a Christian message they wanted to use in connection with a school fundraising project.
Thomas and Melody Horne, who have a daughter enrolled at a Hamilton County elementary school, donated $50 to the district's "Commemorative Brick Project," which was intended to raise funds to purchase library books, science equipment, computers and other equipment for a new school. The Hornes' donation purchased a brick on which they were entitled to inscribe any message of up to two lines; the brick would become part of a walkway adjacent to the front entrance of a new elementary school.
In early March, the Hornes submitted their inscription to district officials. Their brick was to include their daughter's nickname, "Hope," and the phrase "To the Glory of God." The county superintendent told the Hornes that no reference to God would be allowed on any of the bricks. The Hornes then submitted and were denied a request for an inscription of "Soli Deo Gloria," the Latin translation of "To the Glory of God."
In late April, the Hamilton County School Board affirmed the decision by the superintendent to refuse the Hornes' request for a religious inscription on the brick.
Yesterday, the Hornes, represented by the socially conservative American Center for Law and Justice, sued the school board and several district officials in federal court, seeking a court declaration that the officials' actions were unconstitutional and an injunction to force the district to allow the religious message to be inscribed on the brick.
The school board and officials "have prevented Plaintiffs from exercising their sincerely held religious beliefs, solely for the reason that Plaintiffs' proposed speech is religious," the ACLJ argued in its 19-page complaint.
The ACLJ argues further that the school officials' denial violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment because "it singles out religious material for hostility and entangles government in the determination of what is religious speech by private persons."
Stuart Roth, a senior attorney for the ACLJ, said the district could not constitutionally allow all messages except religious ones to be used in the fundraising program.
"The school district permitted the use of wide variety of messages," Roth said. "It cannot single out the religious message and treat it differently. That represents both content and viewpoint based discrimination a clear violation of our clients' constitutional rights."
Superintendent Jesse B. Register would not comment on the ACLJ's lawsuit. He did, however, issue a statement in which he said he was confident the school board would "take a careful look at the existing policy and current case law relating to this issue in hopes of defining parameters that are consistent with the diverse beliefs held by the community in which we live."


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(section: 2 / paragraph: b / line: 1)
No. Computers/tablets/etc generally aren't allowed in Science Olympiad events unless explicitly permitted in the specific event rules, since they can potentially violate multiple general rules.
(section: 2 / paragraph: c / line: 1)
It only needs to fit into the box at impound, however note that there isn't any explicit time stated in the rules to allow for assembly, thus it will be up to individual event supervisors as to whether time is given to all teams, or if a team must assemble during their part 2 testing time.
No, only the device, tools, and supplies must be impounded. Reference materials, writing utensils, and calculators do not need to be impounded.
(section: 2 / paragraph: c / line: 1-2)
The device must only be within specification in the ready to use position. This means that they must not have to make adjustments to the device that will put it out of spec before using the device. If the device incidentally falls out of specification during use, that will be acceptable as the measurement only occurs before operation (but when it is ready to use.)
(section: 2 / paragraph: c / line: 2)
That is up to the individual event supervisor. It's recommended that they get a MS and TS of 0 for not making an honest attempt.
(section: 2 / paragraph: e / line: 1-2)
General rule #2 applies, they can do either.
(section: 2 / paragraph: f / line: 3)
Any masses used in this manner must be fixed in place before impound.
(section: 2 / paragraph: f / sub-paragraph: none / line: 1)
Yes, the mass ranges apply to both Known and Unknown Masses per rule 2.f.
(section: 3 / paragraph: a / line: 1)
Yes, as long as there is no mechanical advantage due to the connection.
(section: 4 / paragraph: a / sub-paragraph: iii / line: 5)
Yes, Belt and Pulley sare included as part of the Pulley simple machine type for both Simple Machines and Complex Machines.
(section: 4 / paragraph: a / sub-paragraph: iii. / line: 1)
Yes, there potentially could be as they apply to those machines.
(section: 4 / paragraph: a / sub-paragraph: iii5 / line: 5)
(section: 4 / paragraph: b / line: 1)
No, teams can utilize the flexible loops on the masses to hang them, or they can set the entire mass on their own hanger of some sort.
(section: 4 / paragraph: b / sub-paragraph: i / line: 1)
Yes, the rules state that students are to use both the known mass and a lever to determine an unknown mass.
For Division C Compound Machines, the measurement device must be a Compound Machine consisting of two levers following the construction parameters provided in Section 4.b.. You must use both levers and a hanging mass to determine the unknown mass. Using one lever is not within the spirit of the problem.
(section: 4 / paragraph: b / sub-paragraph: v / line: 1)
Yes, as long as the hooks are only used for attachment and the entire device only uses the Law of the Lever for calculating the unknown mass. General rule #2 applies: http://www.soinc.org/ethics_rules
(section: 4 / paragraph: b / sub-paragraph: v / line: 3)
No, a spring scale would not be within the spirit of the problem and would violate general rule #2, in addition to not abiding by rule 4.b.v. regarding using only the principles of a lever to calculate the mass.
(section: 5 / paragraph: b / line: 1)
Points will be assigned to the significant figures of the measuring equipment available to the supervisors. Contact local tournaments for information to the precision of their tools.
(section: 5 / paragraph: c / line: 1)
The mass score will be decimal, based on the precision of the measurement tools used by the Event Supervisor.


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I kind of feel like Ross Perot's running mate in his only Vice presidential Debate, who's opening remarks were (in descending order of importance I am assuming) "Who am I? Why am I here?" My beloved Chiefs are undefeated; the national media is giving backhanded complements to the Chiefs, while expressing doubts that we are real because 'We haven't really beaten anybody.' (I think Dallas, Philly, might have hurt feelings over that.) This is so 2010 right?
Well not so much actually. I hope to clarify why I think that with this Fan Post. Anybody who watched the Monday Night Kerfuffle (I hope to God no one really thought that might have been football) and managed to hang tough through it to the post game analysis got to see the panel of Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Trent Dilfer, and Ray Lewis excoriate the NFL and the Players union for the play on the field that night. I don't know if it is available for podcast but it was something to witness. First, it was unanimous that Josh Freeman did not belong on the football field. They went on to speculate that Leslie Frazier wasn't enamored of the deal that brought Freeman to Minnesota but that their GM was under pressure to improve the product on the field THIS year and he reached. They went on to complain about Free agency, the CBA, and the quest for parity becoming a path to mediocrity. The problem with the current situation is that all those factors have made it difficult to build a real team. Oh yeah and Fantasy Football is also ruining the game by encouraging players to be all about personal stats and not about team play.
It was fascinating to watch ESPN analysts sit back and totally just blow off like that. I listened to them and wondered when corporate was going to turn off the lights. My guess though is that all the suits had either already gone to bed or had been bored to death and have yet to be discovered by the local authorities. I started thinking about what they had said and thought about how that related to the Chiefs. It fascinated me that Matt Cassel just happened to be on both teams. I thought that what they said did have some application to our 2010 squad. Pioli and Haley together both did an excellent job of telling the team that '22 guys off the street could win 4 games' (How's that for team building) but promptly over the next 4 seasons proved that apparently 22 guys off the street could only win 2 games. My point is that what the panel was talking about looked a great deal like our Chiefs looked last year. (Speaking of which, how bummed can Matt be seeing anything that even remotely resembles the shit shower he took for 4 years again!)
OK, so I see what they are talking about there. Hell I lived it for 4 seasons. This is why I think that our current team may be for real, because if anything stands out it is that what we have this year is a TEAM. Andy Reid came into KC and built a team. He did what good coaches do every summer in High Schools across the country. Great Coaches do it every day. It isn't bean counting or contracts or cap management. It's team building and creating a locker room that puts it's individual crap to the side and dedicates itself to the same goal.
Easy to say, difficult to do, ask Pioli and his 'right 53'
So do we deserve to #1 in the power rankings? I think yes, no other club in the league has a better 'Team" this year. I don't think it is an accident that what I see as the best 'Team' in the NFL is the one that is undefeated after 7 games.


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When Alex Montes first laid eyes on Jenny Segura, waiting to buy fruit from a stand outside of Tortilla Flats on Lake Mission Viejo, he trembled.
In that moment, he said, everything around him – the sweltering sun, the shimmering lake – froze in time. All he saw was her round, bronze face, big eyes and beaming smile.
Then she got in her car and drove away.
Alex, who was working as a cocktail waiter at Tortilla Flats, a popular Mexican restaurant in Mission Viejo, never thought he'd see her again. Two months later, Jenny was hired as a hostess at the restaurant.
Nearly 18 years on, the two stand at the threshold of the shuttered restaurant's front door as its newest owners – and as husband and wife.
"It's unbelievable," Jenny, now 33, said. "It's exciting and we feel nervous but very blessed."
"It's a huge place," Alex, 41, added. "If it was running and doing well, it would be impossible to buy the place. I don't know how many millions they'd be asking for."
The original Tortilla Flats, a Mission Viejo staple, closed in August 2012. It was immediately reopened as Lago by the children of the first owners. Lago closed in February. Its owners had introduced a new menu and made other changes in an attempt to bring the restaurant back to its former glory, but the venture failed and the family filed for bankruptcy, according to federal court records.
Alex and Jenny have renamed the restaurant Hacienda on the Lake and are gearing up for a grand opening in mid-October.
Getting to this point was arduous for the couple.
"He likes to fly so high," Jenny said. "I help him fly."
Alex moved to the United States from Mexico when he was 14 years old with little more than his clothes. Two years later, he started working at Tortilla Flats as a busboy.
Jenny's mother brought her from Mexico when she was 4: "We were very poor."
Alex and Jenny had one option: Work.
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Potable water relief valve
@ June 28, 2013 5:58 PM in Solar Expansion Tank QuestionsI suspect the relief valve goes off after the use of a fair amount of hot water, correct?
I suspect that there is a check valve between the water meter and your water heater. When you use hot water and the heater cools down, the tank is full of cooler water. When the heater fires up and heats the water, the water expands but there is no place for the water to go. The pressure builds up until the pressure is relieved by the relief valve opening, flushing a toilet, running a sink or something.
If there is a check valve, you need to install a correctly sized expansion tank to accomodate the extra water volume created by heating a cool tank. The expansion tank needs to be rated for the higher pressure of the water system.
Was the water heater recently replaced because it was bulging and making snapping or cracking sounds? When you first turn the water, does it come out at a high speed and then slows down to normal flow after a second or two? Those are also indications of the system being over pressurized.
Electrical surge suppressor and UPS included?
@ April 26, 2013 3:02 PM in A Steam Odyssey (Part 2): Midco Low-NOx BurnerMark,
Is the whole system protected by a decent surge suppressor. I would be concerned about the solid state relays being taken out by a decent lightning strike in the area. This is where I prefer mechanical relays for the additional isolation.
Larry C
Electrical question
@ April 20, 2013 12:39 PM in A Steam Odyssey (Part 2): Midco Low-NOx BurnerMarkS,
If your thermostat uses a mechanical switch contact for generating the heat call, does the Solid State Relay draw enough current to keep the switch contacts clean? I have run into issues when driving digital inputs with mechanical switches, I did not draw enough "wetting" current and the switch operation became erratic after several hundred cycles.
How about a sniffer?
@ April 20, 2013 10:09 AM in Finding Vacuum LeaksDISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A HEATING OR COOLING PROFESSIONAL.
I am under the impression that HVAC techs have a device used for determining locations of refrigerant leaks. Could something like that be used to pinpoint leaks? It might be more sensitive in finding the leaks without smelling up the building. ( I personally do not like the smell of peppermint.)
I am also curious what you would use to seal up any pinholes or leaking joints you would find.
Do you have the ability to isolate a single floor at a time when searching for leaks?
Is the trigauge port a thermocouple well?
@ April 12, 2013 6:38 PM in pressure paradox?I know this a stupid question, but perhaps the original installer of the old trigauge used a port that is not pressurized by system pressure. The temperature would still read and if there is trapped water in the well, the pressure will change but not reflect actual system pressure.
Woodworking dust
@ April 4, 2013 6:57 PM in If you were designing a heating system for dream house/dream shop, what would it be and what design tweaks would you take to maximize efficiency?I don't know his name, but a woodworker was on a mission to get woodworkers to exhaust their dust collection systems outside. He developed a serious lung condition after using top rated recirculating dust collectors. The issue was the 1 - 20 micron range sized particles that just pass thru the filters and stayed airborne.
What is the intended shop use?
@ March 31, 2013 9:09 PM in If you were designing a heating system for dream house/dream shop, what would it be and what design tweaks would you take to maximize efficiency?What is the intended shop use?
Making the building airtight could lead to some issues with respect to indoor air quality if you intend to do wood working. Same with volatile solvents like gasoline, paint thinners, PVC cements, etc. Smoke from welding and machining could also build up to unhealthy concentrations.
Just something to think about, in addition to the energy conservation concerns.
Is your signature correct? 0.5 psi cut in and 2 psi differential?
@ October 8, 2012 9:12 PM in Oil & gas iexhaust nto same chimney?Have you tried to reduce the differential setting? Most of the steam people suggest keeping system pressure less than 2 psi unless needed for special requirements.
Separately, I was under the impression that solid fuel appliances could not be mixed with gas or oil exhausts. I thought that if you did mix gas and oil, that the oil had to be the bottom thimble.
Mobile printing
@ October 7, 2012 7:00 PM in Mobile printingStop one of the auto insurance adjusters.
The ones that come to you.
I believe alot of them use the mobile printing setup similar to what you are looking for.
Low static system pressure?
@ September 22, 2012 10:19 PM in forced hot water airASSUMING the system has no water leaks and there is not an automatic makeup connection that is masking any leaks, the air could be coming from the pump sucking the air in because it is at a lower pressure than atmospheric.
Is the system set up so the circulating pump suction is directly connected to the Point on No Pressure Change (PoNPC) also known as the expansion tank. If not, when the differential pressure across the pump plus the pressure drop to the PONPC is greater than the system pressure, the pressure at the suction port of the pump may be below atmospheric pressure. Most circulators will draw air in thru the pump seals under these conditions.
A tempoary fix is boosting system static pressure so that this condition doesn't exist anymore. However your upper limit is the 30 psi safety release valve pressure setting.
A better fix involves moving the pump(s) suction over to the PONPC so that the pump suction never goes below atmospheric.
Please excuse my ignorance ...
@ September 4, 2012 10:25 PM in "I'd like to see them make "Please excuse my ignorance, but I thought the skim port was higher than the steaming waterline? If that is the case, then how will any appreciable amount of oily water splash into the oil capture piping?
I am under the impression that one overfills the boiler up to the skim port, fire it at a level to not produce steam. and remove water out of the skim port to capture and remove the oil film that is floating on the top of the water.
Would it be possible to make an oil capture material shaped like a sauge that could be inserted and removed thru the skim port and just absorb the oil floating on the surface. Something that absorbed oil but doesn't absorb water.
Where is the pressure?
@ September 3, 2012 12:36 AM in "I'd like to see them make "NBC,
Where is the pressure forcing the de-oiled water back into the return? The standing column outside the boiler and inside the boiler would be the same. If anything, the outside column would have less static pressure as the quantity of oil in it increases. It would also have a greater headloss as it has to push back thru the assorted fittings to get back into the boiler.
Would a sightglass mounted between the skim port and the boiler return perform the same function as an oil catcher?
Version 3
@ September 3, 2012 12:25 AM in "I'd like to see them make "Translucent 5 gallon container with cover. Add a dip tube that ends a few inches above the bottom of the container. Same idea as Version 2. Hose from skim port into the top of container. Take a pump suction from the diptube. Pump discharge back into boiler return. Mount a low flow rate pump onto container. Prime pump by filling container from boiler return line before opening skim port valve.
Advantage is the oil is in an easy to carry container. Wrap hoses and power cord around buck for easy storage and transport. Clean out bucket and use for mixing and adding chemicals too. Make the dip tube height adjustable according to use.
Version 2
@ September 3, 2012 12:09 AM in "I'd like to see them make "Same but different.
Hose from skim port empties into 5 gal bucket. Create near bottom tap in the side of the bucket. Plumb transfer pump between bucket outlet and boiler return. Add float switch that only empties the bucket 2/3 of the way.
Water dribbles in, when the water level hits the high set point, pump kicks in, recircs water back into boiler, turns off pump when bucket level reaches low set point.
Use a low flow pump to keep things running at a low rate to minimize turbulence in the bucket. Depending on quantity of oil, use a paper towel to remove excess oil film from surface of bucket water.
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@ September 2, 2012 11:49 AM in "I'd like to see them make "NBC,
So how is this. Come out of the skim port, 90 down into a large diameter pipe/sightglass. Bottom of large pipe reduces into a vertical tee. Come out of the bull of the tee to your oil drain. Bottom of the tee goes into a low capacity pump. Pump discharge into return. Adjust pump flow to maintain a constant level in the big pipe that is slightly below the skimming waterline.
Maintain a high water level hot boiler and drain oil as necessary. Pump would probably be a variable speed to match water flow rate.
Theoretical answer .....
@ July 7, 2012 5:45 PM in Theoretical question..........It depends.
What does the thermostat wires control, the circulation system or the burner?
If it controls the circulation system, then the pump(s) or fan(s) will be running.
If it controls the burner, then the the burner should fire, until something shuts off the burner like a hight temperature safety switch, or aquastat high limit, or ODR controller.
How low does the ODR curve go? Is there a minimum system temperature that the ODR will not go below?
Just guesses from a non heating professional.
Reducing convection of radiators.
@ June 16, 2012 9:03 PM in Electric Boiler vs Electric BaseboardTo significantly choke off the convection heat transfer of a radiator, put a cover on it. To reduce its output even more, enclose it in a cabinet.
Reduce sources of moisture
@ June 15, 2012 9:41 PM in Wet HouseWW:
Immediate steps would include removing major sources of water. Outside humid air getting drawn in, showering and bathing without using FUNCTIONING exhaust fans, excessive moisture from cooking, excessive moisture from lots of inside plants, improperly set or operating humidfiers, clothes dryer venting inside the living space, evaporation from standing water like uncovered drain sumps and open aquariums, clogged drains on dehumidifiers and air conditioning coil drain pans, moisture coming up thru the exposed dirt crawl space.
Don't forget the goofy sources like a hot tub in a bedroom or basement, a leaking water bed, a wading pool in the garage, a hair dressing business in one of the bedrooms, a pot or mushroom grow room, etc.
If there wasn't moisture problem before, check for something that changed like exhaust lines that got broken, moved, or disconnected. Did somebody install a laundry room upstairs and just vented the dryer into a wall cavity or the attic? Does the stove exhaust hood actually vent outside? Does the roof leak? Perhaps the walls and ceilings are just drying out?
How about a lifting over pressure valve on the water heater or boiler system?
Good Luck.
What is your heatloss?
@ June 15, 2012 11:52 AM in Replacing oil heater - sanity checkDo you realize that your existing furnace was probably much too large to start with? Typically, home furnances are twice as large as what the structure needs. Now that you are adding insulation, you may find that the existing furnance may be way oversized.
Find a HEATING PROFESSIONAL that will perform the heatloss calculations and determine an appropriate size furnance. Don't be surprised if the replacement furnance is a third of the size of the existing system.
The heatloss calculations will need to measure each room, the type and amount of insulation in the walls and ceilings, window sizes, locations, and construction. A proper heatloss calculation is not performed by reading the nameplate on the existing furnace and replacing it with the same size or next size larger. It is also not done by walking the perimeter and multiply by some sort of BTU/square foot value.
Nothing against the plumber, but not all plumbers are heating pros just like not all heating pros are plumbers. They both work with pipes and their fields overlap. If your plumber does not design, install, and maintain heating systems as a major part of his business, I am suggesting to find a heating contractor for this part of your renovation.
I would recommend that you click on the find a contractor link at the top of the page to find a heating pro near you.
Good Luck.
@ June 14, 2012 4:26 PM in Steam Heat Not Reaching certain areas in old building156,
Any luck on getting a steam trap survey done?
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@ June 12, 2012 10:53 AM in Can a oil burner pump be used for water?Any guesstimates on how long it will take for the oil burner gear pump to rust after using it for water?
Do all Becket and Riello residential burners use gear pumps?
Beautiful pumps but a bit overkill for my application
@ June 11, 2012 4:37 PM in Can a oil burner pump be used for water?SWEI,
The Fluid-O-Tech units are beautiful units but they are overkill for my application. I am looking only for 2 gallons an HOUR and price is a significant issue. That is why I am looking at salvaging oil burner pumps.
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Fruity teacake
By Emma Lewis
Cooking timePrep: 15 mins Cook: 1 hr Plus soaking
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 12
Perfect with a reviving cuppa, this cake is a keeper and will happily sit in a tin for a week or so
Nutrition and extra info
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- Freezable
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 231
- protein
- 3g
- carbs
- 48g
- fat
- 4g
- saturates
- 3g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 33g
- salt
- 0.27g
- 300g mixture dried berries and cherries
- 225ml hot tea
- juice 1 orange (about 75ml/2½fl oz) plus zest
- 50g butter
- 100g light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 225g self-raising flour
- 4 tbsp demerara sugar
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- Place the dried fruits in a bowl and pour over the hot tea, orange juice and zest. Cover with cling film, then leave for at least 4 hrs or better still overnight.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 2lb loaf tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg followed by the flour. Carefully stir through the fruit mixture. Spoon the mixture into the tin, then smooth over the surface with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle all over with a thick layer of demerara sugar.
- Bake for 1 hr or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin, then turn out, cut into slices and serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2009
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lovely cake! Wasn't at all dry, beautifully moist in fact :)
Had to bake it for 30 mins longer than stated though and put some foil over the top to stop burning.
A few changes made. Used only 270g fruit (cranberries, cherries, blueberries, prunes and raisins) with a dash of whiskey...yum!
Also only used 75g sugar as don;t like stuff too sweet, certainly didn't suffer because of it. Finally topped with chopped pecans instead of the sugar. Just yummy!
This is a lovely moist cake and very easy to make. I've made this several times and each time everyone has loved it. It took slightly longer than the stated time to cook, but this will be because I doubled up the recipe to make a big 9 inch round cake. I used raisins rather than berries and cherries. I also made this with low fat margarine in place of butter, and I have never bothered with the demerara sugar topping as the top of the cake has always been sticky and moist without.


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R& M Opens New Patch Cord Assembly Facility to Address Growing Enterprise and Datacenter Cabling Requirements Across Middle East & Africa
New patch cord assembly facility inaugurated at R&M Middle East & Africa (MEA) regional headquarters in DAFZA
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – 10 July, 2012- In a strategic move to significantly boost the speed of its cabling solutions delivery capabilities in the Middle East and Africa, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M), the Swiss structured cabling specialist, unveiled its new patch cord assembly facility in the company's regional hub at the Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA). The new assembly line, the first of its kind in the region, was inaugurated by Mr. Peter Reichle, owner and executive board member of R&M, the company's COO, Mr. Markus Stieger and Mr. Jean-Pierre Labry, R&M's Executive Vice President for Middle East & Africa, with the presence of H.E. Mr. Walter Deplazes, Consul General of Switzerland (Dubai & Northern Emirates) , Mr. Peter Harradine, President of the Swiss Business Council in Dubai, distinguished officials from Dubai Airport Free Zone as well as R&M's valued partners and end users from the MEA region such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and also Qatar.
In addition to serving R&M customers across the Middle East and Africa, the assembly will also supply patch cords to countries in the Asia Pacific region including India, China, Japan, Singapore and Australia.
"Our customers would previously receive patch cords from our headquarters in Switzerland, but as the region now boasts of its own assembly facility, our Middle East and Africa customers as well as those in Asia Pacific can be assured of much faster delivery," said Mr. Peter Reichle.
The patch cord is a vital cabling component for data centers and setting up the assembly facility for the same is in line with the company's aim of being recognized as the region's leading data center solutions provider by 2013. Patch cords, which are also vital for office cabling are most widely used for connecting endpoint devices such as laptops, telephones and desktops to wall outlets, or in the interconnection of network equipments like port switches and servers. These cords require a high degree of flexibility and customization of their lengths and types to meet various infrastructure requirements. Due to factors such as cooling, air circulation and power consumption, patch cords have an impact on the overall efficiency of the data center. With the newly opened production unit, R&M is now strongly position to deliver a high degree of customization including cable colour, casing material and serial number printing in very short turn-around times.
"Having the first of its kind patch cord assembly facility in Dubai will allow us to be more customer-oriented and will help us become the fastest and most efficient vendor in the market," said Mr. Jean-Pierre Labry, Executive Vice President of R&M MEA. "Speed and flexibility are the key advantages of this new setup which allows R&M MEA to be the first vendor to address this regional demand in such a proactive manner. We have been investing heavily in the region and most recently, Mr. Martin Reichle, Owner and Executive Board Member inaugurated a new regional office in Saudi Arabia. We are recognized as one of the top three players in the region thanks to our strong local presence together with world class facilities."
Speaking about the strict focus on quality, Mr. Markus Stieger, COO of R&M in Switzerland said, "In order to meet and exceed industry standards, R&M ensures that its products are manufactured under strictly controlled quality conditions. Rather than testing only samples from the production batches, at this R&M facility, every single patch cord will undergo a two level performance test. Cables which pass these tests are then branded under the R&M global 'freenet' warranty program. Furthermore, every raw material batch is strictly controlled and monitored by the Swiss headquarters to ensure that the R&M Swiss quality is maintained.The assembly staff at the new facility, received state-of-the-art training at the company's headquarters in Switzerland."
Over the past three years, R&M MEA has increased its staff by nearly four times and continues to invest heavily in the region, both in terms of manpower as well as infrastructure.
"We are delighted that our strategic partner R&M has chosen to set up its patch cord assembly facility in DAFZA and shall not hesitate to throw our weight behind in order to facilitate the company's tasks and future growth. On our part, we will ensure that R&M's operations will receive our full support and assistance to enable it to achieve its objectives and commercial goals and safeguard the company's investment," concluded Ms. Amna Rashed Lootah, Executive Director Finance, Leasing & Customer operations, DAFZA.
About Reichle & De-Massari (R&M)
Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) develops and produces passive cabling solutions for communication networks and has established itself as a leading producer of high quality copper and fiber-optic solutions. The company has set up its own sales organizations in 30 countries and these are streamlined into seven sales regions. Around two thirds of R&M's sales revenue is generated abroad. In 2011 sales reached CHF 189.4. More than 5% of sales revenue is invested in research and development every year. R&M is ranked one of the 500 leading companies in Switzerland and currently employs approx. 600 people. The company is wholly owned by the Reichle family and is managed as an independent family business.
More information is available at http://www.rdm.com
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February 17, 2003
Mitchell County - A South Georgia couple barely survives a tornado. Mitchell County tornado victim, James Harper, says, "Started out the door. She started to go back to call my Mom, we didn't have time I don't think." Seconds later their trailer was sucked up and pulled apart by strong winds.
The tornado that hit Southwest Georgia Sunday morning damaged at least a dozen homes in Mitchell and Grady Counties. No major injuries, but one couple's home was torn to pieces by powerful winds.
The husband was watching WALB when he found out the tornado was just outside their home. A split second decision saved their lives.
James and Eileen Harper sift through the rubble, "A bunch of sheets and towels here." They are trying to salvage what they can.
A tornado sucked up their trailer and spit out their belongings. Mr. Harper points to bare ground, "It was sitting on this block, this was the front corner. So, it moved it that far."
Their bedspread now decorates the tree top, blinds dangle from limbs and their couch two to three miles down the road. He says he heard all the tin and metal clinking together.
The Harpers' were living in the trailer in front of another home they were renovating. He says, "I looked up, trailer was gone. It picked up house, twisted it around moved it 10 feet and set it back down."
Seconds before both homes were hit, Mr. Harper grabbed his wife and got out. They took cover between the car and the trailer. He explains, "It lifted the car and set car on top of us, 20 to 30 seconds it was all over."
Both suffered minor bruises from the car landing over them, but they believe that saved their lives. He picks up a shirt and asks his wife, "Do you want to save this?" Now they must decide what they need to save.
They have insurance on the car and motorcycle, but not on the homes. They plan to clean up and start all over again.
The Harper family is staying with family in Pelham. Both of their employers, Mitchell EMC and Englehard are pitching in to help.
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The newest Dallas Maverick, Lamar Odom, won't be around for the entirety of the Heat's beatdown of the Mavericks in a 2011-12 NBA season-opening game on Christmas Day. That's the result of his ejection, which is itself a result of ... well, whatever happened here, anyway.
As for Odom's wife, Khloe Kardashian? She's confused, too.
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HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) - A school board member in the South Dakota city of Harrisburg has been charged after police busted an underage drinking party at her home.
Michelle Schirado and her husband Bryan face charges of contributing to a child in need of supervision and maintaining a place used for the violation of beverage laws. Both are misdemeanors. Lincoln County State's Attorney Tom Wollman said the couple remains free on a personal recognizance bond. Wollman said the charges carry a maximum penalty of one year in jail.
25 teenagers were cited for underage drinking at the May party.
Schirado earlier said she didn't know the 17- and 18-year-olds were consuming alcohol at the backyard bonfire. She also said she doesn't condone underage drinking.
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Following the successful formula began on 2007s Gambling With The Devil, Straight Out Of Hell is a quick paced power metal release with amazing musicianship and brilliant strong vocal hooks. This time around the lyrics are less dreary and sprinkled with more positivity. The majority of the songs are fast paced facemelters with huge choruses.
Once the opening guitar kicks off the epic "Nabataea" you know this is going to be an unforgettable track. The arrangement is impressive as it's a seven-minute ambitious power metal anthem that has more changes than they have had band members. Sprinkled with Middle Eastern flavored riffs, some orchestration and a melodic vocal line that is instantly catchy, this is not only just a highlight of the record, but of their career.
Andi Deris has to be one of the most underrated vocalists in all of metal. He has been on the scene since 1989 originally fronting Pink Cream 69 and has now fronted Helloween for a flawless 19 years. Once again his gritty, bluesy, powerful memorable vocal melodies are all over this release.
From the Rob Halford like wail of "Burning Sun" to the tender sensitive vocal patterns of the only ballad "Hold Me In Your Arms," Deris reminds us why he is still a top metal vocalist. "Waiting For The Thunder" is one of the hookiest choruses that he has ever sung, a definite highlight on the record.
Founding bass player Markus Grosskopf stands out on the epic "World Of War" with a rare bass solo. Guitar players Sascha Gerstner and founder Michael Weikath shine on the already mentioned "World Of War," "Live Now" and the harmonies of "Far From The Stars."
It is sometimes hard to overlook some of Helloween's cheesy awkward lyrics, especially on tracks like "A--hole" and "Wanna Be God." The latter is more of a tribal chant than a traditional song. It does break up the fast pace of the record. The brilliant title track written by Grosskopf follows and it comes ripping in all its classic Helloween glory.
Straight Out Of Hell might not be as strong of a release as Gambling With The Devil, but it is on par with their previous release 7 Sinners. At this late stage in their extraordinary career Helloween are comfortable writing their style of melodic power metal. They are not going to radically change their sound; at this point they are trying to perfect it. While building on the brilliance of their last couple of efforts Helloween has proven after almost thirty years they are still the leaders of the genre they helped create.
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They've been campaigning to fight one another for months and now we have a date for Michael Bisping vs. Tim Kennedy. The pair of middleweights will serve as the main event at The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia Finale Apr. 16 at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. That's the plan as long as Bisping earns his physician's clearance through a sound peripheral eye test. Kennedy confirmed the news via Twitter Sunday afternoon:
I would rather be a yank than a wank. @bisping is going to have a rough night at the #TUFNations finale!
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) January 19, 2014
Sidelined with his on-going retina injuries, Bisping last competed on Apr. 27, 2013 against Alan Belcher, scoring a technical decision victory after Belcher suffered an accidental eye poke. Prior to that, Bisping became the first stop on the Vitor Belfort headkick KO tour at UFC on FX 7 last January.
Kennedy returns off an impressive 'knockout of the night' performance against Rafael Natal at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 on Nov. 6. The U.S. Army Green Beret is 2-0 since making his promotional debut at UFC 162 against Roger Gracie back in July 2013.
Assumedly serving as the co-main event will be the Ultimate Fighter: Nations coaches bout between Quebecer Patrick Côté and Aussie Kyle Noke.
Jones-Teixeira. Glover Teixeira is expecting a much improved Jon Jones at UFC 172. "He's a super champion and will be back stronger after he studies his own weaknesses. I can't focus on that."
Broken. Luke Thomas diagnoses Bellator's ailing tournament format in search of alternative and compromises. "The path forward is one that makes use of the tournament, but offers Bellator enough matchmaking leeway to not have to fight itself or identity to get the job done."
Helping hand. Joe Warren says he's been asked by Ronda Rousey to help prepare her to face Sara McMann.
One to watch. Quinton Jackson and Tyrone Spong had an outstanding exchange on Twitter this weekend.
'I'd like to beat the s**t out of him.' Joe Riggs calls Nick Diaz a 'mongoloid' and wants to fight him in a boxing match.
Nick the Face's unofficial promo for UFC 171.
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WSOF action.
"@Justin_Gaethje: @NotoriousNewell said don't scratch my belt pic.twitter.com/XHKsnVUCwk" I know you are going to take good care of it for me :)
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) January 19, 2014
Thank you all for the good luck and congrats on my win last night. It felt good to finally get it over with. I'm... http://t.co/M9v1sHvgog
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) January 19, 2014
@edgarlopezlive @TitularesYMas Mil Gracias !!! Les prometí pic.twitter.com/ERXfS98p6Y
— Jessica Aguilar (@jagatt) January 19, 2014
I went three rounds on my feet against a guy with ko power who ko'd Eduardo fuckin Dantes and won! Are you not entertained?!?!
— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) January 19, 2014
Cuttin' down.
Let the fun begin! pic.twitter.com/7OYT90YZoF
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) January 19, 2014
Soon the world will see why I left the #UFightCheap and join Viacom,Spike tv,TNA and Bellator. Say what u want,haters will b blocked.1love
— Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) January 18, 2014
A lot of these replies weren't kind to Kim, either.
It's official ... Kim Winslow is the worst ref in mma. Watching a WFC in Reno and she sucks even outside the UFC.
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) January 18, 2014
From here to Newark.
Wrapping up Thailand.. It's been a pleasure being here! But now we've got a job to do :-) pic.twitter.com/2p49JwOE3F
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) January 20, 2014
He did take a fight on pretty short notice, though.
I hear Varner is a real douche to his fans... #TeamKilla don't play that!!! WE STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW WE HEAR!!! Ima handle that!!!
— Abel Trujillo (@AbelTrujillo1) January 20, 2014
Good thing Monday is leg day.
Coach @Valle_Flow is ready for Monday!! pic.twitter.com/mVwJRbBy3e
— Erik Goyito Perez (@Goyito_Perez) January 19, 2014
Announced this weekend (Jan. 17-19 2014)
Daniel Pineda vs. Robert Whiteford at UFC 171
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Today's Fanpost of the Day comes via Michael Shulski.
Corporate Personhood of the UFC and its Treatment of Fighters.
Recent posts in the MMA media have focused on the conflict between GSP and the UFC. This is a debate with nearly endless questions. Some of these questions even go so far as to question GSP's sanity. What's lost in recent discussion is how many other fighters have left the UFC on bad terms. A corporation is a legal entity that theoretically and legally has the same rights as individuals. Corporate Personhood is a legal concept that defines the rights of corporations as human beings. The Supreme Court even recently ruled that money is free-speech and corporations should, therefore, be legally permitted to contribute as much money to political campaigns as they see fit. Perhaps the UFC just needs to purchase a Senator or other politician from New York to get MMA sanctioned there.
There are two theoretical ways to break down the character of the UFC. The first focuses on individuals such as the fighters, Dana White, the Fertitta brothers and Joe Silva to name a few. The second focuses on how the UFC, as a corporation, treats its employees. Analyzing the UFC as a legal institution focuses on things like contracts, scrum and branding among other factors. For purposes of brevity, I will outline the issues former fighters have had with the UFC.
Check out the rest of the post here.
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These thieves knew what they were after and got it.
Three thieves battered through a wall of a Chicago beauty supply store and crawled close to the floor to dodge motion detectors.
They then stole six duffel bags filled with human hair extensions.
The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday on the theft of $230,000 worth of hair extensions from a Chicago beauty supply store.
Store owner Don Shin says the criminals took his best merchandise. He thinks the culprits will try to sell the extensions on the street or to salons.
The thieves broke through a wall from an attached empty storefront at around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Extensions can be made from artificial or from human hair. They are used in salons to add length and volume to a hairstyle.
Shin says the thieves didn't take any of "the cheap stuff" and "knew what they were doing."


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Omaha police said a dog was shot as two men attempted to rob a couple at their home late Thursday.Video Transcript
THIS NINE MONTH OLD PUPPY IS SHOT TRYING TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY FROM INTRUDERS. AND NOW POLICE NEED YOUR HELP FINDING WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER. GOOD EVENING, I'M NATALIE GLUCKLICH AND I'M TODD ANDREWS. TWO MEN BROKE IN .. AND FORCED THEIR WAY INTO THE HOME ON 31ST AND KING STREET AROUND 10:45 THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RESIDENT SAYS HE WATCHED ONE MAN PUSH HIS WIFE TO THE GROUND BY HER NECK . AND WHEN THE HUSKY PUPPY ATTACKED ... THE ROBBERS SHOT IT BEFORE RANSACKING THE HOUSE.. AND TAKING OFF. ( Sound of iv pumps)( Ellis Jensen, DVM: well rex was shot with a .38 handgun.) VETERANARIANS WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT TO SAVE REX'S LIFE NOW....( Ellis Jensen, DVM: the goal is to save his leg.) HIS SHATTERED LEG FILLED WITH INFECTED FRAGMENTS.... THE 9 MONTH OLD HUSKY/AKITA MIX LIES SEDATED AS ANTIBIOTICS COURSE THROUGH HIM. AS REX STRUGGLES WITH HIS WOUNDS... HIS OWNER WRESTLES TO MAKE SENSE OF THURSDAY NIGHT.( Steve Erlewine, victim: this is the slug, hollow point.) STEVE ERLEWINE WAS LAYING ON HIS BED JUST BEFORE ELEVEN.. WHEN TWO MEN BURST THROUGH THE BACK DOOR.( Steve Erlewine, Victim: dog came running in, they shot the dog. ) AS THE DOG WENT DOWN, ERLEWINE BLOCKED THE ATTACKERS.( Steve Erlewine, Victim: I stepped in front of the dog, please don't shoot my dog, i don't know if my dog is going to make it. ) THE ATTACKERS THEN STRUCK ERLEWINE'S WIFE AND QUICKLY RANSACKED THE HOME. MOMENTS LATER THEY LEFT EMPTY HANDED ... SOME SAY.... REX HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT. ( Lori Hook, Hearts United: Rex is such a hero just really tugged at our heart strings to know that he protected his family in that manner.) LORI HOOK WORKS FOR HEARTS UNITED FOR ANIMALS... THE CHARITY HAS AGREED TO PICK UP REX'S BILLS... WHICH COULD TOTAL MORE THEN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. IF REX CAN BEAT THE INFECTION A SPECIAL SURGEON WILL OPERATE NEXT TUESDAY ... IF NOT.. REX WILL LOSE HIS LEG. DOCTORS HOPE THAT WON'T HAPPEN.( Ellis Jensen, DVM: he did good by his family, and so we need to do good by him. ) IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRIME CALL POLICE. HEARTS UNITED IS OFFERING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST.
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