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The Thrift Library recently upgraded its NetLibrary account to allow downloading eBooks to your home or office computer, laptop, cell phone, eBook reader or other mobile devices.
Note that while two thirds of the library's 36,000 NetLibrary titles are downloadable, some are not. You can tell if an eBook is downloadable by opening the book and looking under the eContent Details Tab. If the following link is present- Check Out & Download this eBook – then you can download it. Also, you can limit your search to downloadable titles by selecting the format - Downloadable eBooks - in the advanced search mode.
Compatible portable devices include the Barnes & Noble Nook, Several Sony Digital Readers, and the COOL-ER. NetLibrary does not yet support Amazon's Kindle. All devices that support Adobe Content Server are compatible, although some work better than others with NetLibrary eBooks.
eBooks may be "checked out" to your device for 3-7 days.
NOTE: You must first download Adobe Digital Editions to your computer or mobile device in order to download and read NetLibrary eBooks off line. This free software is not the same as the more commonly used Adobe Reader. Users will have to register and set up a personal account with Adobe. Here's how.
For Spring Exams, our schedule will be:
Sunday, May 2nd - 3 pm - Midnight
Monday, May 3rd - 8 am - Midnight
Tuesday, May 4th - 8 am - 9:30 pm
Wednesday, May 5th - 9 am - 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 6th - 9 am - 7:30 pm
Friday, May 7th - 9 am - 3 pm
Saturday, May 8th - Graduation - CLOSED
Sunday, May 9th - CLOSED
Monday, May 10th - Summer hours begin
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Have you ever thought about using Twitter, but wondered how it works or how you would use it? On her blog, Aliza Sherman has created a cheat sheet for using Twitter. If you're interested in learning more about Twitter, check it out!
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Library's reference printers now operate on campus wide print software. When you click on "print", a screen will pop up an ask you for your user name and password, and charge your account 5 cents per page.
Religion Resources Added to Library – LOGOS Bible Software
Compliments of the Christian Ministries Program, a new digital library of religion resources has been added to the Thrift Library, called LOGOS. This particular LOGOS package contains almost 1,250 resources:
Over 40 English Bibles and interlinears
Nearly 350 volumes of commentaries, like the Pillar New Testament Commentary ($310 value), the Baker New Testament Commentary ($250 value), and Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae Commentary ($700 value)
60+ volumes of grammars, lexicons, and original language helps
Dozens of texts in the original languages, like the NA27 and BHS
Thousands of high-quality maps, photos, infographics, and other media
Almost 175 volumes of theological reference books
Nearly 50 books on preaching, teaching, and ministry, including 10,000+ sermon illustrations, quotations, and other helps
A 70+ volume ministry resource library, with books on everything from youth ministry to small groups
Nearly 20 volumes on Bible history, culture, exegesis, and interpretation
Due to licensing restrictions, LOGOS is not available online and must be limited to only one simultaneous user. Consequently, this impressive library of digital knowledge and the impressive software that links it all together is installed on the library's far left reference computer.
Click here to learn more - http://www.logos.com/4
EhIS … It's Here!
EBSCOhost Integrated Search
Tired of searching the library's 100+ databases one at a time? This new search tool marks the beginning of a new way of searching.
Search across all three of the library's mega-databases at one time!
Search pre-selected subject categories – Business, Education, Literature, etc!
Search across up to 25 databases at one time!
A typical database search, even a mega-database search, limits you to no more than 5,000 titles. Many databases have less than 500 titles, necessitating that you repeat your search again and again in multiple databases. With EhIS, you can search up to 20,000 titles at a time!
Click Here from On Campus
EBSCOhost Integrated Search (EhIS)
About EHIS
Or go to the library's database page. EhIS is displayed at the top of the page.
April 11th - 17th is National Library Week, and we have some exciting things planned!
Monday - 10:00 a.m. - CEP, Chapman Multimedia Room - Come learn how to use one of our newest searching tools!
Friday - 1:00 p.m. - Meet Your Librarians - Come meet your librarians, and enter in a drawing for some great prizes!
Also, come by the library and check out our display of banned books, located at the circulation desk. You'll be surprised at what you find! For more information, visit http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/reasonsbanned/index.cfm
DATABASE of the Month…Opposing Viewpoints
This database covers today's hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. More than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles and more than 4,700 topic overviews. This database is very supportive of education. It contains lesson plans, links to state standards, links to websites, statistics, downloadable content (graphics, audio and video), primary sources, and teacher resources. Content can be searched by reading level.
From the Contemporary Christian Collection…
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
By Mark Batterson
An inspirational book that encourages readers to make the most of opportunities and realize God's power whatever the circumstances. Using examples from the Bible, Batterson illuminates the truth that sometimes what seems like huge problems and obstacles in life can become the biggest blessings. However, we must be willing to "chase lions" or face fears and rise to the greatness that God knows we are capable of.
White Echoes
By Annie Dove Denmark
This book is a publication of Annie Dove Denmark, President of Anderson College from 1928 until 1953. It contains the text of the sermons of her predecessor, Dr. John E. White, a beloved pastor of First Baptist Church in Anderson. Denmark was not only Anderson College's only female president, she was also the first female president in the state of South Carolina. (As a side note, a play is in the works for next fall about Annie Dove Denmark's life and work at our college.)
Religion and Society in Latin America
Eds. Lee Penyak and Walter Petry
This book contains a collection of scholarly essays addressing the impact of religion on the cultures of Latin America. A new addition for our Latin American history collection!
Architectural Excellence: 500 Iconic Buildings
By Paul Cattermole
A cool collection of 500 of the most iconic and significant buildings from all over the world. A concise history of architectural excellence!
Education majors: Please note that there have been some changes made to printing int he curriculum lab. You'll now be charged for printing through your account (as in other campus labs), so you will not need to come to the front desk and pay any longer. You'll be charged 5 cents for a black and white print, and 50 cents for color.
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For the 2010 Easter holiday, the library's hours will be:
Thursday, April 1st - 8 am - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 2nd - Saturday, April 3rd - CLOSED
Sunday, April 4th - 7 pm - Midnight
We hope you have a happy, safe holiday!
If you visit the library's website, you'll find a new feature available - the A to Z Title List. It will tell you what periodicals are available in the library and which databases carry them.
The Thrift Library's new A-Z list also:
- Tells you how many periodicals are available for every Subject and Sub Topic, and then lists them.
- Allows you to search for Periodicals by Title, Subtitle, Alternate Title, Subject Area, Subtopics, Publisher, ISSN, and Key Words - and then takes you to the periodical.
- Lists all databases and tells you what periodicals are in what database.
- Tells you what years are available online according to database.
- Identifies Periodicals held in the library - Bound, Microfilm, Unbound, etc. and what years are covered.
For more information, please visit http://atoz.ebsco.com/about.asp?id=2850&sid=173966308&TabID=5
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our student library survey this year! Are you interested in learning about the responses we received, and what we plan to do with that information? If so, we've posted documents on our website containing that information, so please, take a look! http://www.andersonuniversity.edu/library.aspx?id=4243


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All classes are "Hatha Flow", which means that we'll practice some flowing postures – like Sun Salutations – and also deep dive into alignment with longer holds and more precision. This combination of dynamic movement and static postures allows you to warm up, sync with your breath plus build strength and increase flexibility.
There is a strong emphasis on alignment and education which makes classes appropriate for advanced practitioners and new students. With intelligent alignment the yoga postures become therapeutic making this style of class a appropriate for students with injuries, physical challenges, or illness. Seasoned practitioners treasure this style of class because it provides vital information for breakthroughs, growth and depth.
Classes are engaging, invigorating and challenging without being a fast and furious "work-out" class. Instead, there is a focus on balance, integration, and opening which creates more agility, awareness and connection – inside and out. Athletes, cyclists, and active individuals benefit tremendously from this style of yoga class.

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Fisk announced that it ranks as 16th best liberal arts university in the nation on Washington Monthly's 2011 " Top Colleges and Universities" list. "We are proud that Fisk ranks in the top 10 percent of the 250 leading liberal arts institutions based on student outcomes in social mobility, research and service," said Fisk President Hazel R. O'Leary. Fisk moved up 13 points on the Washington Monthly 2011 liberal arts colleges and universities list. Fisk University, Rhodes College and Carson-Newman College were the three Tennessee schools to finish in the top 10 percent. Morehouse and Spelman Colleges along with Fisk and Dillard Universities were the four HBCUs ranked in the top ten percent. "Administrators, faculty and staff work in a sacrificial manner in order to provide the best educational opportunities for our students. I am proud of our team effort and pleased we have received recognition from Washington Monthly…..It will only make us work even harder," said Fisk Provost andExecutive Vice President Dr. Princilla Evans-Morris. For the complete Washington Monthly 2011 rankings, visit wamo.info/pr/wm_2011_college_rank_preview.pdf
Washington Monthly's rankings are a composite of three equally weighted metrics : social mobility, research and service. Social mobility calculates the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants as well as the predicted graduation rate versus the actual graduation rate. The research metric evaluates the amount of total research expenditures in addition to the percentage of undergraduates who go on to earn Ph.D.s in relation to the undergraduate institution's size. Service is an evaluation of the percentage of students and staff participating in community and service learning initiatives along with the amount of federal work study funding allocated to support the efforts of the institution.
About Fisk University
Founded in 1866, Fisk is Nashville's first university. Washington Monthly ranks Fisk in the top 20 percent of all liberal arts institutions in the nation. Fisk is one of six historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) listed in Forbes Magazine's 2011 edition of "America's Best Colleges". The University has been ranked nineteen consecutive years in The Princeton Review's "Best 373 Colleges" publication. U.S. News and World Report ranks Fisk #122 in the elite Tier One group of 246 liberal arts institutions selected for the distinction among the 1,400 colleges and universities in the nation.
Fisk is one of only three HBCUs ranked in Tier One. Fisk has earned three R & D 100 Awards for work in the creation of radiation detectors developed in collaboration with several National Laboratories and Corporations. No other HBCU has earned an R & D 100 Award. According to the National Science Foundation, Fisk produces more African-Americans who go on to earn doctoral degrees in the natural sciences than any school in the nation.


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By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4
Finding a stolen car or truck has never been so easy.
This week, Albuquerque police started using a system called LoJack, which is meant to help police track down a stolen vehicle in just hours.
Cars have always been a hot commodity.
And, no matter what you do to protect them, if a thief wants it, they're going to get it.
It's something all too common in Albuquerque; the city ranks in the top 20 cities across the country where auto theft is at a high.
But Albuquerque police are now getting some help from LoJack: A system that helps officers track down stolen vehicles.
It's easy; the owner reports their car stolen, and if they know they have LoJack in their car all APD has to do is type in the vehicle identification number.
Police out on the streets are then alerted of the stolen car.
The department started using it this week, and has already tracked down a stolen vehicle.
So, what does LoJack look like? It's a top secret, because LoJack doesn't want thieves to know what to look for.
Galles Chevrolet is now installing LoJack in all of their new cars.
Santa Fe police and New Mexico State Police are also using the system.
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Yep, Paige officially rejoins the Post staff on December 1, filling the opening left by George, who bid the broadsheet farewell in August to become managing editor of the NFL Network. Not that Paige has severed all ties with ESPN: He recently inked a three-year contract to participate in Around the Horn, a daily program in which sports journos from around the country ridicule and occasionally yell at each other; he'll tape his segments from a new studio in the Post newsroom. But Paige will no longer be an ingredient on Pizza, a program that many TV observers have expected to falter ever since it was moved from its original time period opposite the network morning shows to a lower-profile 10 a.m. Eastern slot. He stresses that his departure shouldn't be interpreted as evidence that the program is nearing its expiration date. "People are going to look for some hidden meaning to all this," he says. "But the true situation is, I've been in New York for over two years, and even though I enjoyed my stay, I really missed Colorado, and I really missed writing."
This explanation seems sincere -- but so did Paige's denial of Internet buzz that he was on the way back to the Post, which he offered during an October interview for the More Messages blog posted on Westword's website. About three weeks later, on November 2, Post editor Greg Moore sent a memo informing staffers of the columnist's impending homecoming, and in the blurb, he mentioned that he and Paige "began discussing his possible return about two months ago." This implies that Paige's previous claims had been a lot less than forthright, but he insists otherwise, albeit in a notably Clintonian manner. As he puts it, "I don't believe anything I told you was an untruth, as presidents say."
Does that mean there's a blue dress in Paige's closet with something gooey splattered on it? In the spirit of Kenneth Starr, let's follow the evidence.
On October 10, an item on SportsJournalists.com, a popular bulletin board, declared, "Woody Paige is returning to the Denver Post," followed by the assertion that "they totally screwed Marc Spears," who was among the current staffers who were allowed to pen try-out columns after George vacated. (Anthony Cotton, one of the Post sports section's finest contributors, was also in the running.) Shortly thereafter, two other sports-oriented addresses, Deadspin.com and TheBigLead.com, picked up SportsJournalists.com's lead. The anonymous Deadspin author noted that his site had ridiculed Paige in the past for plenty of things, including his view that "eating dog food on live television" was wholly acceptable, before adding, "He had abandoned [his] column when he became a full-time ESPN talking head in NYC, but persistent rumors that the show is in serious trouble might have finally taken their toll." TheBigLead piece echoed this observation with the headline "Another Sign Cold Pizza Is in Trouble: Woody's Writing Again in Denver."
These three online strikes prompted a call to Paige, which he returned on his cell phone while strolling Manhattan; at one point, he mentioned that he was in front of Trump Tower. When asked about the web rumblings, he said he had no plans to leave New York. After all, he had a year left on his ESPN contract and had already spoken casually with network execs about an extension. Besides, he went on, Cold Pizza was earning healthy ratings, giving him no reason to consider jumping ship.
Paige couldn't say for certain why the Denver comeback gossip had started, but he speculated that his first return visit to Denver since his initial exodus provided the spark. He was slated to attend the September 25 Monday Night Football game pitting the New Orleans Saints against the Atlanta Falcons -- a hot ticket, since it was the first pigskin match-up in the Superdome since Hurricane Katrina turned the facility into a symbol of governmental callousness and ineptitude. Rather than fly directly to the Big Easy, however, Paige decided to stop in Denver beforehand, in order to deal with the contents of storage units he'd filled with books and Southwestern art before leaving Colorado. While in town, he stopped by to check out the Post's fancy new digs. Moore subsequently obliged him with a newsroom tour, and he also had a sit-down with Dean Singleton, the Post's owner. Nevertheless, he says these visits were unrelated to employment and shouldn't have been interpreted as a signal that he wanted to go forward into the past. Although he reiterated his desire to end his career in Denver and confirmed that Singleton had told him the door at the Post would always be open to him, he said he wouldn't be stepping through it anytime soon.


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According to the labor market data, Carroll County's unemployment rate dropped from 8.6 percent to 7.7 percent. Montgomery County showed a drop in unemployment as well - from 9.9 percent in November to 9.6 percent in December.
Of the 82 counties, Carroll ranked 31st in unemployment for December, up from 34th in November. The total number of those receiving unemployment benefits is 360, down 30 since November.
December's 7.7 percent unemployment rate is at a five-year low for December, with December 2009 ranking the highest at 12.5 percent in a five year span.
Montgomery County ranks 61 of the 82 counties with December's 9.6 percent unemployment rate. Four hundred twenty individuals are currently unemployed, down 20 since November.
December 2013 is also a five-year low in unemployment for Montgomery County in comparison to the past five Decembers. The highest December for unemployment was December 2009 when the unemployment rate was 15.7 percent.
Of the surrounding counties, Montgomery has the fourth lowest unemployment rate behind Grenada (7.5 percent), Carroll (7.7 percent), and Attala (9.1 percent). Holmes County has an unemployment rate of 14.4 percent, Leflore 10.9 percent, and Webster 10.5 percent.
Mississippi as a whole is reporting an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent in December, down from 7.6 percent in November. Compared to the national average of 6.5 percent, Mississippi is eight-tenths higher than the county's average.
Mississippi counties with the lowest unemployment rate are Rankin and DeSoto, which are tied at 4.5 percent. Lamar, Madison, and Scott are tied for second lowest at 5.2 percent. Clay County has the state's highest unemployment at 15.6 percent, with Holmes following at 14.4 percent and Jefferson at 13.3 percent.


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There's a line that gets used a lot when discussing hockey players – especially good players who aren't quite up to elite status. 'Player X can't lead Team X to the Cup,' a fan, or a writer will say, as though that were the end of it. After all a Stanley Cup is the goal of all 30 NHL clubs, and if Player X can't lead his team to the cup that's the end of the matter, isn't it?
That's just one of the idiotic clichés Jerry Sullivan employs in his asinine piece in which he suggests the Buffalo Sabres desperately need to trade Tim Connolly. Sullivan says that any talk of the Sabres' winning is "lip service if they continue to pretend that Connolly can lead a team to the Cup."
Connolly's a highly-paid player to be sure; the third-highest paid forward on the team, consuming almost 2/25ths of the Sabres' cap space – comparable to players like Jordan Staal in Pittsburgh and Johan Franzen in Detroit in terms of where he ranks on the forward pay scale. In short, Connolly isn't being paid to lead his team to the Cup; he's being paid to be part of a capable top-six.
Sullivan goes further, however, saying that the Sabres "have a young, promising team, but they won't begin to grow up until Connolly is out of here." Why Connolly has such a negative impact on young players, acting as a ceiling on their potential, is left unstated. But that's not the limit to Connolly's negative impact on the team; according to Sullivan "the Sabres became a reflection of Connolly", a "soft, finesse player with a history of injuries."
It's a tack taken all too often in the press and on blogs, and it's an idiotic tack. I'm not sure how or why we've come to regard hockey players as being so pathetically incapable of being responsible for themselves, but that seems to be where we're at. They need leaders and veterans to teach, inspire and show them the way. Players who might distract must be shunned, and players like Connolly can, by their very presence, destroy the work ethic of young players and keep them from reaching their potential, while at the same time transforming the entire roster to reflect their frailties and weaknesses.
Impressive leadership, especially from a player incapable of leading his team to the Stanley Cup. It's a shame he won't use those powers for good instead of evil.
Sullivan, quite correctly given how dangerous Connolly is, says the Sabres need to trade him immediately, and "they don't need to get equal value in return. It's addition by subtraction."
Connolly's not a perfect player. He has been hampered by injuries – including a serious foot injury he played through in these playoffs, and a concussion that cost him a season. He's also had his share of playoff heroics in the past, although those were cut short when he was knocked unconscious on a hit by Peter Scheafer, the hit that cost him the season I mentioned above. But he hardly deserves to be picked out as the sole scapegoat on the team, however convenient a one he makes.


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This project is an attempt to provide a product importer for magento that can handle several thousands of products at a reasonable pace compared to magento dataflow. it may evolve to a dataflow alternative as new features are implemented.
New : Wiki available at : http://wiki.magmi.org
- Very fast , Direct SQL Magento product import
- Automatable through CLI or curl/wget , Web UI available for config & one shot runs
- Very advanced features (flexible csv format support (Dataflow based , subset of it & extensions) , computed values through Value Replacer plugins)
- Handles multiple stores configurations
- Can import configurables , simples , grouped
- Images import (remote & local) through Image Processor Plugin
- Can import "customizable options" through custom options plugin
- Can import tier prices
- Can create categories on the fly based on name / tree description
- Will automatically create select/multiselect option values based on imported data
- Can be integrated in custom PHP scripts through "Datapump API" feature
- Support for bundle & downloadable
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Greetings All, Could you send configurable product CSV sample file for magento 22.214.171.124. Note: I already tried with existing sample CSV file this extension. Its not working. Could you send based on magento 18.104.22.168
This is for me a verry nice program! I am a oldie who can do much with Excel. And I use Excel in combination with Magmi: one word supreme!! Thanx!!
Hi ! Every link to a plugin or the wiki help from magmi goes to the sourcefoge project page ? Is this normal ? I'm searching very urgently the "image attributes processor" plugin... Althought, Magmi is very usefull, I'm happy to use it because it has became hard to import products in our website.
Using Magmi 0.7.19 with magento 184.108.40.206, works excellent! Importing 4000 records for update stock qty in less than 50 seconds. Perfect!
I imported products via Magmi in Magento Community 18.104.22.168 with CSV. I am also using magento extension fast-asynchronous-re-indexing for "Fast Asynchronous Re-indexing" I reindexed several times using "Fast Asynchronous Re-indexing". But products not visible in catalogs. I have two ways to show products on frontend (1) I need to open product in admin panel and save it again and re-index using "Fast Asynchronous Re-indexing" it shows product on front end. (2) another way is to full-reindex, which takes lots of time to complete my 2 million products Thats why I need to use "Fast Asynchronous Re-indexing" etnsion. Can anyone help us to solving this issue, we are ready to pay for this?


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#Life#Parenting Siblings#The Flinger Family#Those Little People#Working Mom
It's not unusual to hear a "mommy blogger" talk about the inevitable morning from hell. In fact, I'm pretty sure both of you reading this could tell me you've experience this exact same morning. The difference? It happened to me. And this is how things shook down:
The 4 year old is in a particular nasty phase. It's the morph between preschooler and "real boy" that mimics pre-pubecense with pee accidents. It's a confusing time for everyone involved. This particular morning, the Boy couldn't get a grip. He woke with a nasty case of being four. He sat, emphatically, at the table and stated: "I will not eat this cereal." Now, in case there are any four year old's reading this post let me explain a small... Read more


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I love the Anastasia brow gel but it's $20. I purchased this in hopes of finding a cheaper alternative. This is just messy. It was runny and gross. I feel like it wiped off my eyebrow pencil. Spare yourself
I was looking for a brow gel. This is a brow gel. That's about it. It works, but it doesn't do anything remarkable....it's better than an old toothbrush and hairspray, but not much so. I'm dying to try Anastasia's brow gel when I have more $$$
This is a small tube of clear brow gel, but with a rather large brush compared to the tube size. Very little product comes out so you have to try to get some on the tip of the brush & then attempt to distribute it. Does not hold brows in place very well and it flakes. No scent, and the cost was about $6 at Target. I prefer Maybelline's Clear Great Lash Mascara over this one.
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This is the first actual brow gel I've ever used, as I normally would use regular hair gel or hairspray to keep them in place. This brow gel is NO good! I wanted it to work, because I love SK, but it doesn't keep your brows in place. I didn't even know if I was applying any, because you can barely get any on the brush. I do, however, like the mascara-type brush it has for an applicator. Would not purchase again.
A freelance makeup artist raved about this, so I gave it a try. Brow waxes don't work well for me. This is a clear brow gel with a mascara type container. The cost was GREAT at $7-9. I bought mine a while ago so can't remember exactly...
The wand is like mascara, also. This starts with a decent hold of the brows, but it doesn't last more then 2 hours or so.
I would buy again, but am on the lookout for another gel.
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meh. brow gel is brow gel to me. maybe i just haven't found my HG of brow gel. my brow hairs are pretty sparse and can get annoyingly long and not go where i want them to (asian brows), and this gel was ok. i like it because it's sonia kashuk and i am gaga over sk stuff, but it's not any better than any other drug store brow gel. and the spoolie wand is too thick for my taste.
I was recently using a CG clear brow gel and decided to get another one because I thought I lost the one I was using. I went to Target recently for a haul and saw this. I decided to get it because it was a decent price. There is no packaging so I can't say anything about that. I used it the next day and I have to say I like it better than the CG one. This one puts my eyebrows in place, without making them feel gross and stiff because that's what the CG one did. I would recommend this one. It's kinda small but I don't see me going through a tube in a month so I would buy it again.
I wanted to love this product because it is such a great price. Unfortunately, the price reflects its quality. It has no staying power, but it doesn't make your eyebrows stiff. I much prefer Shieseido's brow gel, which has fantastic staying power. Anastasia's brow gel is also great. I guess it is worth it to spend the extra money for a product that really works.


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Saturday I went to a composting class hosted by the Master Gardener's club.
I found out something VERY interesting that I wanted to share with all the other composters in this forum. You know how all the compost books say to watch that the piles do not get too wet... thus drowning the good microbes... well Utah is the 2nd driest state, we have an average of 7-13 percent humidity in the winter(of course that is when it is not snowing)
The guy that gave the class gave a great solution. He gets a big pipe, about 15cm round. Then he drills holes all in it where it will be inside the compost pile.
Here are some notes I took there... sorry if they are scattered sounding... Another thing that I figured out on my own and was brought up in there....
Put a bagger on your mower and mow over your leaves and small branches to break them up smaller. Egg shells are NOT good for our soil because we already have enough calcium in the ground.
Our soil is alkaline here in Utah, so we need to find ways to bring the Ph down.
I know a guy who is willing to haul a huge dump truck of aged (1-2 yrs)steer manure to your home for a nominal fee.
One thig to watch out for is weeds introduced from seed in questionable compost sources. I think as long as something has had a chance to heat up for an extended period of time, it should kill off all weed seed. I have been composting my entire life, I feel like the queen of compost. With the chickens and the cat, I give them any scraps from the kitchen that does not go in pile, ie; meats, anything made or cooked with with fat, oil(like bread or peanut butter), dairy products, and now they get their shells back! Keys to success...
And Water, water, water!
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Lots of good advice, but I have to throw in a few caveats. Coffee is acidic, but the grounds aren't. Pine needles also aren't that great at reducing pH, contrary to popular belief. But coffee grounds are still great amendments. And they make up a big percentage of waste (and cost for hauling waste). So if you encounter resistance, talk to the manager, whose salary may be tied to profits, rather than hours worked. Point out that filters don't need to be removed, since that saves them time. I frequently point out on the soil forum that not everybody has too much moisture. I compost lots of things "they" say I shouldn't. I just make sure the compost is good and hot first. I never bag what I mow. It all gets mulched into the lawn. |
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I haven't visited the soil forum yet, but here's what we have learned to do. We create an actual compost "pile." One that is spread out on the ground. We add any organic matter we come up with, along with any horse, cow or pig manure we happen to have. My husband, who is not in the least interested in gardening, takes the rototiller out to the pile and "turns" the pile with the tiller. Amazing how fast that stuff breaks down if it's turned frequently and completely with a tiller. And, yes, we do set a sprinkler on the pile and soak it quite often. Another plus is that it's amazing how well stuff grows if you move the site of the pile each year. The ground under the old site is just waiting to feed new plants. |
I have been reading ALL of the posts and I love this! I am completely new and uneducated at all gardening. We just moved here one year ago from Oregon and I didn't really have to do anything there. It all just grew. What is the best way to get a compost pile started. It sounds very interesting. |
Welcome to Utah! I hope you love it here. You can find out more about composting and tons of other stuff at the USU Extension website. It's kind of a beast of a website, and I always think things are hard to find there, but I just did a google search and found the page I'll link below, which has links to four publications about composting. The first one, "Backyard Composting in Utah" looks really good. |
Here is a link that might be useful: USU pubs on composting
- Posted by therealshari 5b (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 07 at 10:59
Oh boy... Saturday I decided it was time to turn my pile. As much as I had soaked it when I was building it, I found dry spots... and un-composted material. I also discovered the cardboard strips are breaking down, but have a long ways to go as they're still recognizable. Here's the really sad part... Right in the middle of turning this pile, we found a leaking water line (during the construction of our chicken coop). What was supposed to be a "dig, find replace" operation turned into a major project. I had two options: Leave the pile all torn a part and wait for water, or re-build the pile. As the wind was blowing better than 20 mph, I chose to re-build without the water rather than find my pile scattered all over the desert. We've had measurable rain each of the last two days, so that has helped. My next move is to insert the hose nozzle and soak the interior of the pile. More news later, |
Shari--depending on the size of your pile, you may have luck eliminating some of the dry spots by using a bulb auger to mix it up. A bulb augur is like a 3 foot long by about 3 inches across drill bit. It's designed to make holes for planting bulbs, and I suppose it would work for that. I know it does a good job of mixing compost. |
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IRONBRIDGE GORGE, ENGLAND—In Shropshire, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of six cottages buried by a slow-moving landslide in 1952. "People were just literally able to see their houses being ripped apart, and there was nothing they could do about it," archaeologist Shane Kelleher of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust told the BBC. Inside one of the homes archaeologists found an ornate mosaic floor, and other cottages are decorated with high-quality tiles, which the area was once famous for producing. The team will rebury the structures after recording them. To read about another recent excavation in England, see "The Scientist's Garden."
Neolithic Handax Discovered in Denmark
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—A Neolithic ax still attached to its wooden handle has been discovered on the Danish island of Lolland. Archaeologists working ahead of the construction of a tunnel unearthed the artifact, which seems to have been ritually deposited on the seabed about 5,500 years ago. "Finding a hafted [handle-bearing] ax as well preserved as this one is quite amazing," Museum of Lolland-Falster archaeologist Soren Anker Sorensen told the BBC. Earlier this year, archaeologists on the project discovered footprints dating to the same period. To read about that discovery, see "Tunnel Reveals Stone Age Footprints."
19th-Century Homes of Feuding Families Investigated
HARDY, KENTUCKY—A team led by Kim McBride of the University of Kentucky has been excavating the site of the home of Randal McCoy, head of the McCoys of Kentucky. The home of the head of the Hatfield family, "Devil Anse" Hatfield of Saran Ann, West Virginia, is also under investigation. "I'm very pleased to say that something has been recovered at each of the locations," Tony Tackett of Pike County Tourism told the Williamson Daily News. At the McCoy cabin, McBride has recovered parts of the cabin's foundation, primitive glass, bullets, stained glass, nails, and fragments of tools. To read about another historical discovery in Kentucky, see "Sequoyah Was Here."
Army Assists With Study of Anglo-Saxon Sword
ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND—Archaeologists have enlisted the help of the army to X-ray a sword unearthed at the cemetery at Barrow Clump. "The sword was too large for our in-house X-ray facilities," Laura Joyner of Wessex Archaeology told Culture 24. The X-ray showed that the corroded sixth-century sword, hidden by its wood and leather scabbard, had been made by a process called pattern welding, where several bands of metal are beaten together to create a single, strengthened blade. "In this case, three twisted rods of wrought iron with steel surfaces were used, showing as a distinctive pattern on the X-ray image. The blade itself was also edged in steel. This is probably because steel can be sharpened to a much finer edge than iron. It is possible to tell the difference between metals on an X-ray image as they corrode in different ways," Joyner explained. Other grave goods recovered from the cemetery were also X-rayed. They included a spearhead that had been produced from a single piece of iron, and a shield boss with decorative studs to attach it to a wooden shield. To read more about Anglo-Saxons, see "The Kings of Kent."
Archaeologists Are Examining Amphipolis Tomb Paintings
AMPHIPOLIS, GREECE—The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that painted figures have been found on the door frames of the second chamber of the 2,300-year-old tomb under excavation in Amphipolis. Pictures of the figures have not yet been released. "We are not hiding anything. New findings are revealed slowly as the restoration process continues," Culture Minister Kostas Tassoulas told Discovery News. The paintings, which are being examined with lasers, may help archaeologists determine who had been buried in the lavish tomb. In the second phase of the excavation, a team from the University of Thessaloniki will use 3-D tomographic imagery to search the burial mound for additional chambers.
Jewelry Recovered With Middle Kingdom Mummy
LUXOR, EGYPT—The mummy of a wealthy woman whose sarcophagus had been trapped under a collapsed roof has been recovered from the necropolis below the temple of Pharaoh Thutmosis III (1490-1436 B.C.). "A large boulder, which had fallen down before the tomb was looted, had crushed and buried a previously untouched coffin with all its content," Myriam Seco Álvarez, director of the Thutmosis III Temple Project, told Discovery News. "She still wore the marvelous jewelry that was attached during the process of mummification." The jewelry includes a necklace of semiprecious stones and gold plates with a golden shell pendant; two golden arm bangles; and very worn silver ornaments on both ankles. To read about tattooing during the Middle Kingdom, see "Faience Bowl and Figurine."
1,700-Year-Old Tombs Excavated in China
KUCHA, CHINA—A 1,700-year-old cemetery has been excavated along the route of the Silk Road in northwest China, according to a report in Live Science. Seven of the ten excavated tombs were large, brick structures, one of which contained carvings of mythical creatures. Four of the creatures represent different seasons and parts of the heavens, including the White Tiger of the West, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the Black Turtle of the North, and the Azure Dragon of the East. Zhiyong Yu, director of the Xinjiang Archaeological Institute, said that the tombs were probably built for wealthy people, but that they had been looted in antiquity and no identifying materials remain in the burials. Analysis of the skeletal remains suggest that some of the tombs were used multiple times, however. "In ancient times, Kucha was called Qiuci in Chinese literature. It was a powerful city-state in the oasis of the Western Frontiers," Zhiyong Yu and his team wrote in Chinese Cultural Relics. To read about looting of similar sites in China, see "Tomb Raider Chronicles."
Tourist Receives Hefty Fine for Defacing Colosseum
ROME, ITALY—A 42-year-old Russian tourist has been fined €20,000 and has received a suspended sentence for vandalizing the Colosseum. Italian authorities say that the man was using a sharp stone to carve a ten-inch-tall letter "K" into a ground-floor brick wall when he was apprehended by a guard and arrested. Rome's archaeology superintendent Mariarosaria Barbera told Wanted in Rome that the damage is "significant" and that it removed part of the surface of the wall, "compromising the conservation and image" of the monument. The man was the fifth foreign tourist caught damaging the Colosseum this year.
Bone Analysis Shows Gravettian People Ate Mammoth
TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—Science Daily reports that the analysis of human and animal fossil bones from a prehistoric site in the Czech Republic shows that the people consumed large quantities of mammoth meat, in addition to using their bones to build structures and carve ivory sculptures. Large numbers of dog remains have also been recovered, but the chemical composition of their bones suggest that they ate mostly reindeer meat, even though other carnivores, such as brown bears, wolves, and wolverines, had access to mammoth meat. According to University of Tübingen researcher Hervé Bocherens, traditional populations in northern regions often feed their dogs with food that they do not like. The dogs from Předmostí, which may have served as transportation helpers, were probably restrained to keep them from feasting on tasty mammoth. The other carnivores probably scavenged the carcasses. To read about art made by Paleolithic people living in what is now Germany, see "New Life For Lion Man."


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Communication works.What we usually do is. 1. Every day we send email to one another
And the best part is "TRUST and OPENNESS" believe it or not.Just trust the other person..there's nothing u can do about it!!Be open to express what u feel or encounter on your day to day.(lets face it some1 will find your chic attractive)right?So guide and encourage one another to keep on keeping on. |
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- Posted by catlettuce (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 08 at 20:58
Hmm, well my realationship/marriage is mostly long distance, though not that long. We talk twice daily and it's not keeping us close. I totally trust him, it's just after awhile you start to get used to be alone, and yet tired of being lonely. Hope it works for you and that you two do not have to be apart for too long. |
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My husband works out of town when we first met and the first year of our relationship he was gone 45 days and home 14 days. It was hard but it made us become closer. We e-mailed, texted, and called eachother daily. We have been married a year now though he is not gone as much he is still gone a lot. If it is meant to be and you really want it to work it will. Good Luck |
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Yea good point about the snail mail. DH had to go out of town 2 yr.s ago the day afer I had emergency surgery, there was no way around it he had to go. He felt really bad and wrote me a beautiful letter on the hotel stationary and maild it to me. I still have to this day. It's just one of those little treasures and I still refer to it when I get really angry with him, he doesn't do stuff like that often which makes it more special.. Little things like that mean a lot. ~Cat |
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No ordinary instrumentalist, Rufus Cappadocia plays a five-string electric cello he designed to hold its own with other amplified instruments and reach beyond typical classical settings. Some of these have included Hendrix tributes and rock bands (remember the Canadian new wave group Martha And The Muffins?), as well as adventurous world and jazz ensembles (Paradox Trio, Orange Then Blue, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Frank London) and the marvelous reinvention of traditional folk songs he and Bethany Yarrow realized on last year's 900 Miles. But Cappadocia began as a solo street musician, and he returns to those roots on this new live project. The album is largely a meditative set, as suggested by such titles as "Prayer" (one of two tracks augmented by the hypnotic drone of Indian tanpura), "Lament" and "Forgiveness," although "Melodie" and "Transformation" do offer lively exercises in fluidity and rhythm. Arguably the most intriguing cellist in contemporary popular music, Cappadocia continues to defy boundaries and win new respect for his instrument with the intriguing songs he's created for it.


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It was quietly announced last week that the Minister for Culture, Andy Burnham MP, is to uphold English Heritage's initial recommendation that the Robin Hood Gardens estate in Poplar, East London, should not be listed.
Robin Hood Gardens means little to those who don't live there and is, alas, held in even less regard by those who do. As a community organiser in East London, my first week on the job took me back to the corner of Poplar High Street and Robin Hood Lane, where the estate now stands, in an attempt to solicit and then organise residents' concerns over its coming foreclosure. "Them fuckin' pricks who built it wanna try n live hear mate," I remember one man saying to me. Another gentleman, a Somali man of very little English, simply gave me a thumbs down.
I remember being aghast at that the time that the architectural magazine Building Design was launching a campaign to save such a monstrosity. As a gap year student trying to reconcile my youth, my politics and my libido in Havana, I too had had the dubious pleasure of once living in a great Stalinist concrete slab. I remember sitting there one evening, 30°C of glorious sunshine, a vi ew golden tobacco fields below, and thinking… what a pile of shit. What kind of ideology builds this? The answer: a noble one.
Completed in 1972, Robin Hood Gardens was supposed to be to the crown jewel in the East End's post-war reconstruction. Lacking both the necessary resources and the cultural assurance to justify the use of its traditional forms, British architecture had embarked upon a sociological crusade following the New Towns Act of 1946 – a mood paralleled across the formation of welfare state, with similar acts elsewhere such the Education Act of 1944. Britain was not only to be rebuilt – it was to be reconceived. And along with the nearby Balfron Tower and Carradale House, both of which had just been completed, architects Alison and Peter Smithson sought to build Britain's answer to Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille. Honest, functional, rational: its 'streets in the sky' where to engineer in Britain a materialist realisation of the Russian constructivists abstract and then betrayed dreams.
Forty-five years later and Robin Hood Gardens has failed. Please debate any of the above, but it has failed. For all the principled thought and design, it is simply not fit for purpose. And although Tory spending cuts, right-to-buy and ALMOs are no doubt partially to blame, you cannot dare venture, as the Smithson's contemporary Erno Goldfinger once did, "I built skyscrapers for people to live in there and now they messed them up- disgusting."
I started by saying 'took me back' to the corner of Poplar High Street and Robin Hood Lane – truth be told, I think I had only been there once before. It was to survey what is now just a hollowed out mess adjacent to the municipal car park. There, amongst some grit and a rather sorry attempt at a tree, still stands the visible the remnants of what was once 'The White Hart' pub. It was here that my father and his family lived between 1964-1967- one of four or five pubs owned at one time or another by my Grandad Sid and my Great Uncle Ern around the East India Docks. It was demolished to make way for the new estate.
And so, it is with a heavy heart and a certain reluctance that I will soon welcome the end of part of the East End's, and my family's, post-war history. Over the past few years, I have come to love and hate Robin Hood Gardens in equal measure. What is undoubtedly so alluring about these buildings is that they attempt to conceive of world which we have not yet built, and then look to transport us there. They are truly rationalist and revolutionary – built in the belief that social architects can turn over a clean page, start afresh, and then conceive of and construct something better out of the ruins of what went before. But unfortunately, like much preplanned revolutionary wholesale change before it, it could not continue to inflict its will upon a people forever. Houses, like socialism, must be built from the bottom up.


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i really love this shadow. i use it on my lids and inner corners. it has sparkles and comes in a jar. .1oz/2.9g. im sure it was cheap, you can buy it at any drugstore. i recommend it
I use this as base generally. The color is buildable and i dont think that it creased. This color is kind of yellowy-green.
At first I hated this. It was really runny and just...ugh. But I decided to give it another go and it was wonderful! Whenever I wear it I get compliments! You just can't really put on too much, or it won't blend in. Best of all is the price! You can't beat 2 or 3 bucks.
LOVE this shade. It's a close second favorite to Cafe au Lait which is my everyday look. This green is just gorgeous- especially as a base for MAC's golden olive pigment. Beautiful!
Some of the other creme shadows are just not as great... I wish they all lived up to the quality of this one and Cafe Au Lait!
*Edit* I find that this is a little too bright for me when I have a tan in the summer- it looks better on me when my skin is paler
I love this. I brought this at rite aid for 99 cents and it looks dark in the tube but it's actually a wasabi, springy yellow green color with shimmer in it. This creme eyeshadow is blendable and builtable. I use one layer all over the crease and another layer for intensity close to the lash line and it looks great. It's a daring color but it definitely doesnt make you look clownish. It brings out my dark brown eyes nicely. I will repurchase this and i might just buy this in another shade. The only bad part is the packaging. I dont like the whole tube idea bc if you squeeze out too much you cant put it back in, so i took off one lippie for that. Other then the packaging, the product is great!!
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I have all the cream e/s from WnW and I like them alot!! As they are so cheap, they have real good staying powder, they go on easy and dry fast.
Exellent to use as base e/s, perfect dupe for Mac paints. The reason why I took 4 lippies instead of 5 is because I think the white one and the champagne one are a bit to shimmery/glittery for daytime.
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Hi! I have a 60 year old cape cod in the midwest. We have to re-side and I have been COMPLETELY confused about our best choice. At first I was set on fiber cement but I am really not convinced anymore about how well-engineered it is. Contractors seem to either love it or hate it, one of the siding guys we called is telling us he's staying away from it now because of some class-action lawsuits in our area...even the samples at the store are broken on the corners...
We could do wood but we live in an area with termites and carpenter ants...we've already had to be treated for them. We're looking at vinyl (I really like the look of the shakes but I only want them on the gables), I don't like the look of the lap because the reveal is so small, I want about a 6" or 7" reveal, I also don't like the "cupping" look of the vinyl...however it is very reasonable and doesn't crumble or break. One contractor is suggesting steel but I cannot find any information on it. Anyway, I'm sure this may have been addressed already but I'm having trouble finding a truly good option for us. Typically I really do hate vinyl but I'm beginning to think that's our only option. I wish we could have the house bricked but i know that would be way out of our budget...I am SO frustrated, it's such an expensive commitment! Thanks for any info, advice, opinions etc.
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Building Science Corp. has some nice things to say about vinyl. Feel better now? |
- Posted by krycek1984 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 9, 10 at 12:38
I personally like vinyl siding a lot. If it's high-quality vinyl siding, it doesn't look bad at all. And it's nearly maintenance free. I've never understood the opposition to it. Although wood siding is obviously more "historic", it is a pain to take care of. And I don't trust fiber cement. |
enigma, what kind of siding is presently on your house? It looks nice in the pictures. Can you do the same kind, or is it wood and thus the termite/carpenter ant concerns? |
- Posted by enigmaquandry (My Page) on Mon, Aug 9, 10 at 17:14
worthy, thank you for that link, that was helpful! krycek, it's good to meet you outside the small house forum! I am with you on the distrust of the FC...which is such a shame, I thought it was the "perfect" choice originally. kimkitchy, currently we have a VERY low grade vinyl on there. It is fading enormously and beginning to buckle and crack, hence the replacement :) Groan, I wish there WAS a perfect choice... |
- Posted by krycek1984 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 9, 10 at 17:40
You will never find a perfect replacement, LOL! A lot of houses around here (in Cleveland) look like yours and most people do it in vinyl siding to get rid of aluminum. I personally would go with a nice-quality vinyl and be done with it. Durable, doesn't require much maintenance, and nice, well done vinyl siding looks quite attractive. Others may have other opinions though and I look forward to hearing the negatives people have experienced! As far as stuff like the fiber cement goes...you know, it's funny, companies introduce new things all the time. But more than half the time, the old product was as good, or better, than the new product! |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 13:54
What's wrong with the cement fiber siding? My mom has that and it's held up great...so far. Vinyl siding looks nice and it sounds like a good choice. Nice landscaping, btw :) |
- Posted by texasredhead (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 14:39
Really the only fiber cement product is produced by the James Hardie Company, and the product that is increasingly used on many new homes is Hardy Plank Lap Siding. What you saw at Home Depot was a brand that looks like but is not Hardy. Hardy material requires special saw blades for cutting the product and you must also wear a resperator so you don't inhale any dust. However, I wear a respriator when I am handling any type of insulation or the sawdust created from sawing regular wood. I have had Hardy siding on the gable ends of my home that are not brick, and it has not been touched or required paint since it was installed 20 years ago. Don't care what you use, just wanted to set the record straight. |
It is interesting to me to read negative things about fiber cement siding. I had always heard good things about it and at least a couple of contributors (above) have had good experiences. I wonder what the issue is for the complainants in a class action lawsuit? |
- Posted by krycek1984 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 16:01
There is a huge post here on gardenweb about it not doing well in northern climates...probably a combo of improper insulation and the product not being up to snuff. I can't remember all that was said about it, but to sum it up, most of the people were having issues with it in the north with a lot of snow, etc. |
Well, that's good to know. I live where there is a TON of snow. I don't think we are going to re-side our house, but I'd always thought Hardie-board would be a viable option. If we do re-side I'll have to do a lot of research when choosing the material. Sometimes you see things on TV, or you hear about them being great from contractors, and you think "Well, that's the new best thing"! |
- Posted by krycek1984 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 21:27
I meant installation, not insulation...what am I thinking when I type, sometimes!!!!! |
- Posted by honorbiltkit (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 21:41
Very cute house, enigma, but if what it has on it is deteriorated vinyl siding, you just have to find the best among the reasonable replacements. I have the idea that vinyl gets brittle from sunlight over time, but that may be obsolete. In any case, on the Remodeling and Building a House forums here, the fiber cement manufactured by Nishiha seems to have some fans. If you cannot find a vinyl you like, it might be worthy checking out. As a great admirer of what you did with your kitchen, I am positive your exterior will emerge great. |
Hardie board is not the same as hardboard, which is what the class action suits have been about. Vinyl siding installation is harder to screw up than installation of other siding materials. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Siding lawsuits.
- Posted by enigmaquandry (My Page) on Wed, Aug 11, 10 at 0:46
I think I found the thread about problems in northern climates, eek! It's pretty frightening to me! http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/build/msg0715472023112.html?707&pp_user=enigmaquandry&pp_ticket=ivbnaEmqV7W7g The sample that we saw at Lowes was actually the James Hardie brand, that's why I was shocked to see it so shabby AS A SAMPLE...I just don't want to use vinyl but this product scares me. We absolutely cannot afford for our siding to fail. We are going to be stretching ourselves to get it on to begin with. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Thread
The Hardie class action lawsuit dealt with roof shingles. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hardie Roofing Claims
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Wed, Aug 11, 10 at 13:24
Thanks for the info :) My mom has a four year-old manufactured home and the Hardie board was an upgrade, they had just made standard, the summer she purchased it. We also got all the insulation/super good cents options, which had also just been made standard. (We were going to get them anyway, but it was nice that it was included.) Also got the OSB board on all outer walls, under the insulation. The yellow color has lasted very well on the Hardie board (not fading like on normal manufactured homes) and we had two back to back winters with 3'+ snow. |
The contractor that put Hardi Plank on my house said his crew hated it too - but when I asked why he said that it takes much more time to install than vinyl siding. Doesn't surprise me - a typical vinyl installation is slapping up some J channel; hacking off sill ears or any other detail that gets in the way; overlap the joints and double row siding to keep labor down. Unfortunately to me it just ends up looking likes something that was designed to be cheap - though from a distance it can look OK. Unfortunately I spend a fair amount of time nearby my own house :-) . It doesn't surprise me that you found samples of fiber cement siding that were broken on the corners. If you do drop it on the corner it will crumble - the stuff is much more brittle than wood. But if you don't drop it or crush it when nailing it should be fine. I find it odd that you are leaning toward vinyl because of low maintenance but you are replacing vinyl because it is fading, buckling, and cracking. Around here people are also having problems with vinyl melting - supposedly due to sunlight reflected off of neighbors windows. Anyway - the question I have for the vinyl advocates is - how do you tell high quality vinyl siding from low quality? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Energy Efficient Windows Melt Vinyl Siding
how do you tell high quality vinyl siding from low quality? From ABTCO vinyl siding manufacturer: "What should I be looking for in a good quality vinyl product? Second, you'll need to determine what level of performance you will need. For example, some sidings are thicker than others, which can increase impact resistance and rigidity. Some sidings have a higher profile height than others, which can also increase rigidity. Added rigidity can help provide a straighter installed appearance. Some sidings have different windload resistances, as well. Typically, thicker sidings with taller profile heights and higher windload resistances are more expensive than thinner sidings with lower profile heights and lower windload resistances. Finally, you should be certain you hire a quality, insured siding contractor. Ask for references and to see examples of his or her work. Find out if they guarantee their work. We warrant siding against manufacturing defects, but do not warrant installation. You may also want to check with the Better Business Bureau to see if any complaints about the contractor have been registered." To which one might add, use caution in installing vinyl in urban areas where neighbours' upgraded windows might affect your siding. |
- Posted by krycek1984 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 15, 10 at 18:10
Maybe it's because I don't, and never have, lived in a high-class/upper-class area, but most vinyl siding I've seen doesn't look cheap at all. Aesthetically speaking. I'm not sure what people mean when they say it looks cheap and crappy? To me, it looks a lot like old wood siding. Even close up I am not bothered by our vinyl siding. Maybe I am just not used to being close to the good stuff like fiber cement and all LOL. |
Ill throw my 2 cents in for giggles..Ive installed vinyl on about 10 houses by myself. Never had an issue with attaching regardless of what was already on the house. There are different type grades of vinyl, mostly thickness and design so you get what you pay for. but if its done right..it lasts just like they say. Mike |
- Posted by enigmaquandry (My Page) on Sun, Sep 5, 10 at 22:21
Thank you everyone, I can't say that I'm any closer to a decision...I think we're going to do vinyl shakes on the gables and maybe the fiber cement wide lap on the rest? Do you think that would look weird? Has anybody used Nichiha? I'm not sure whether or not we can get it around here but I hear it's another option... |
- Posted by pamelas_kitchen (My Page) on Tue, Sep 7, 10 at 9:37
enigmaquandry, I put pictures of my house over on the home decorating forum, it is done with Certainteed vinyl shakes. I checked out Nichiha. It was lovely and twice as much as Hardi fiber cement, which was twice as much as vinyl for me. |
- Posted by kashka_kat (My Page) on Tue, Sep 7, 10 at 11:17
I detest vinyl siding - to explain why, I'll just say when I saw the pic of your house I thought "gee that looks like it already has vinyl siding on it." The thickness of the vinyl + all the layers underneath encasimg the house has the effect of flattening the features like window frames, doors, etc. so they don't stand out so crisply. To my eye it looks like a house encased in plastic. Also if your area is like here- it seems like the only choices must be gray-beige or tan-beige. Sure dont see much else, except sometimes that pale sickly yellow. Don't mean to offend anyone - but just express a minority (surprisingly for an old house forum!) opinion. Makes for a good conversation or debate, no? Saw an ad for seamless siding which didnt look so bad - since it didn't have all those cracks and seams. If it was my house Id get the hardi plank - or heck, wood and paint or maybe even a stained cedar. Its not that big a house. When you think about it, wood seems to be good for about 75-100 years (more if well cared for). |
- Posted by stinky-gardener (My Page) on Wed, Sep 8, 10 at 9:41
Enigma, you've got to check out this thread from the Home Decorating Board! I think you'll enjoy it! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vinyl siding
- Posted by enigmaquandry (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 11 at 21:02
I know I started this thread last year but I have reeeeeeeeally given this a lot of thought! This will (hopefully) be the one and only time we ever side and I've been TERRIFIED of making the wrong decision. I think we've finally decided though, I am happy to say :) We have ruled out fiber cement, I just don't trust it, and there's a newer house in our neighborhood with it and the seams already look bad. We have been getting brick quotes but unless one of them comes back ridiculously low we've decided to ... go with vinyl shakes. I read through pamelas_kitchen's thread (thank you!) and that got the wheels turning but the final decision was made yesterday on a walk. My husband and I were walking and playing "guess the siding" in some of the nice neighborhoods around us. Finally we got to one of my favorite houses ever. It's a beautiful house with a birch tree out front and beautiful dark blue shakes. I was thinking that I really wished I could afford siding like that and then I realized it was vinyl. This is HUGE since I REALLY pay attention to houses and I've been looking at this house for years on walks and I never suspected a thing. I brought my friend by (also an admirer of the house) and she said it's too bad I couldn't afford wood shakes like that house...I guess that clinched it for me :) I'm thinking of Certainteed since I think that's what they used, (I don't like the really ribbed looks, faux weathered colors or the fake "hand split" looks. I like the most subtle profile possible because that's how most shakes look around here). I'd love any opinions on brands, colors (especially ones to go with our super dark brown roof) and pitfalls on installation. Since it's so much simpler with vinyl I think we may try to do it ourself. Thank you SO much everyone, my mind is so much more at ease! I figure that with the shakes you won't see the seams, if it fades it won't make NEARLY as much of a difference, and the same with any warping. Though with a better quality I'm hoping that wouldn't be a problem. I think the texture it will add will be nice on a house our size. |
- Posted by civ_IV_fan (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 11 at 8:23
the only siding that looks really good is wood siding. with proper installation and maintenance, wood siding lasts a very very long time. the closest thing to wood siding is hardie plank. vinyl always looks like, well, vinyl. even aluminum looks better than vinyl in my opinion. the most offensive installation method is when they put vinyl over the existing siding and modify or remove the exterior window casing to make it work. find a reputable installer of hardie plank and you'll have a good looking house. if the contractor "hates it," then s/he likely does not install it right. don't go with the lowest bidder on the job, proper flashing etc is also critical. |
I just had my 1950 split level resided last year. The wood clapboards were in terrible condition, but I resisted vinyl for years because all I had seen was the cheap, glossy vinyl. I had it resided with the vinyl that looks like cedar shakes. The brand I used was Pelican Bay, which is part of Alside siding. I am very happy with the appearance, and am very glad not to have the maintenance of wood. |
Have you looked at what's under the vinyl? You might be suprised. Sometimes you get lucky and find decent or at least salvageable wood or shakes under it. Some folks are sold vinyl when all they really need is a good coat of paint or stain. |
Stinky-gardener I REALLY appreciate the link as I have to reside the tiny new home I bought and the vinyl Certainteed shakes in that thread look beautiful. |
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 11:47
Two good alternatives are solid core vinyl siding and pressure treated cedar shingles. They are not cheap but then no good building material is. |
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Bibs may seem like the kind of ski product reserved for kids, but I love them—they give you really bomb-proof coverage against the snow, especially in the deep stuff, when snow can wiggle its way under your jacket hem. And these bibs from Bergans of Norway pull out all the stops. They incorporate full water-resistant zippers down the legs, easily adjustable suspenders, and removable gators, and two mesh pockets up front. The three-layer water- and windproof membrane kept me safe from the elements, but they had enough stretch to make 'em comfortable and mobile, especially on long skins into the backcountry (or while pulling tricky moves while mountaineering). The zipper fly also makes attending the calls of nature much easier than I remembered when I was a kid—which is wonderful! A Recco avalanche rescue reflector has been integrated into the pants, offering some comfort when heading into the backcountry, but I'm not a big fan of the mesh thigh pockets. No matter what you have in them, they feel over-stuffed.
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Converting from pants to shorts (when you're wearing a two-in-one combo) typically means sitting down, unzipping the legs, and then wrestling them off over your hiking shoes. And if your kicks have gotten muddy, the pant leg interiors will get muddy, too—unless you add another step and remove your footwear. REI's Sahara Pants have a simple, ingenious solution: they've run side zippers up the full length of the lower leg, providing both an easy method to cool off and an efficient way to remove the legs without so much as sitting down. Just unzip vertically, then unzip the loop at the thighs and you're in shorts mode, no muss, no fuss, and no dirt or mud (the color-coded thigh zips also make it easy to put them back on). The lightweight nylon fabric has a UPF 50+ rating and has been treated with a DWR finish to help shed moisture and stains, and the elastic waist helps dial in the fit. We love the travel- and trail-friendly profusion of pockets, including side cargos, front hand, a zippered coin pocket, and two rear pockets (one zippered). The gusseted crotch also allows for freedom of movement on the trail. Sizing, however, might prove tricky; the inseams come in two-inch increments (which is great as the pant's can't be easily hemmed), but the S, M, L, XL designation could leave some between sizes.
The fact that our tester was willing on more than one occasion to wear his Rab Hueco Pants instead of a pair of shorts during this summer's sweltering heat is a testament to their comfort. In fact, the Hueco's lightweight versatility almost runs counter to notion that this gear comes from a UK manufacturer presumably more familiar with Scottish Highland squalls than triple-digit heat and humidity. However, the Hueco performed admirably as the go-to camp attire at a weekend music festival in the Blue Ridge Mountains, not to mention on day hikes and short commuter bike rides (hell, they even made an appearance at a tony Georgetown Independence Day brunch, on one of the hottest days of the year amidst D.C.'s summer blackout). Plentiful and ample pockets, including one off the right thigh, offer room to stash incidentals and snacks, while the hems can be tightened via cords should you need to keep out crud or other nasties. A small measure of spandex (3 percent) with the polyester provides the right measure of stretch, and the fabric dries quickly should things turn foul. The one knock our tester had is that the front hip pockets can feel a little tight to access in those instances when you're in a rush to extract some item. The fit for these pants is quite slender, too, so keep that in mind when ordering.
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For many apparel manufacturers, "women-specific" often means that they shrink the length, narrow the shoulders, widen the hips, and add a lot of color—which is why brands like First Ascent rise to the fore in the outdoor industry. Their Rainier Storm Shell Pants benefit from all the same high-tech elements found in the men's version, including three-layer waterproof/breathable material with reinforcement patches in the seat and knees, a feel and sound that's far softer and quieter than any hard shell should be, and three-quarter length waterproof side zips that make on-and-off a breeze, even over bulky hiking boots. The combo of belt loops and an integrated belt system also let you dial in the perfect fit. The cut is tailored to a woman's slimmer frame—but the real touch of genius can be found with the U-shaped rear zipper, which allows femme testers to easily commune with nature without having to shed the pants (or a climbing harness) in the process. (a detail that's not part of the men's Mount Rainier) These pants are ideal as an extra layer to toss on when conditions become nasty while hiking, backpacking, or climbing. But they do double duty as your backup ski or snowboarding pants for all but the gnarliest of conditions. As they're designed to go over a pair of hiking pants, expect them to be roomy; go smaller if you want a truly trim fit or are planning to wear them over a next-to-skin baselayer.


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