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At the Winona County Board meeting on June 4, Commissioner Marcia Ward said that the Fillmore County Board had recently approved the Rein mine for expansion from 18 to 50 acres, and did so without a room full of people voicing opposition. The implication is that the Fillmore County citizens did not object to the frac sand mines in their area. We have friends in Fillmore County who have been very active in opposing frac sand mines there, and we were told that the reason few people were at that meeting is that they were not allowed to speak. Throughout the permitting process, there were many comments from citizens, professionals, and state agencies like the MPCA and MDH voicing concerns about the mine related to water and the karst geology of the area, as well as other problems. We need to have facts from our commissioners, not inaccurate impressions. The other problem with that situation is that our county should not make decisions based on what another county does, unless there is a direct relationship that affects our county.
My other concern with the approval of the Nisbit mine is one that affects us directly. We live a quarter of a mile from the Hemker processing facility, and the trucks from the Nisbit mine will be hauling sand there, down Highway 14 and turning left onto Goodview Road. We often see trucks now coming from Wisconsin, three in a row, turning right onto Goodview Road, and sometimes waiting on the road for a truck to leave the facility. There is no way local traffic can get around that. Adding the trucks from the Nisbit mine is going to produce an impossible traffic jam, and further damage the badly rutted road between Highway 14 and the facility. Our only hope required TIA will put some limits on the number of trucks going to that facility, and will provide funds to repair the road.
Although the Nisbit mine has been approved, citizens still have many questions about the effects of this decision.


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Burk Jubelt, MD
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-8668
Current Appointments
- Professor of Neurology
- Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
- Professor of Neuroscience Graduate Program
Hospital Campus
- Downtown
Clinical Section Affiliations
- Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis/Neuro-Immunology
Research Programs and Affiliations
- Biomedical Sciences Program
- Neurology
- Neuroscience Program
- Research Pillars
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Upstate Health Care Center
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Syracuse, NY 13202
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- Post-Polio Syndrome Research and Treatment Center
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Syracuse, NY 13202
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- Neurology Clinic
Upstate Health Care Center
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4th Fl., 90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202
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Web Resources
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1979, Virology/Immunology
- Residency: Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, 1976
- MD: University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1972
Previous Appointments
- Northwestern University Medical School, 1979–1989
Clinical Interests
Immune Response to CNS virus infections; Growth Factors for Post-Polio Syndrome; Immune-mediated diseases; Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Education Interests
How to take an accurate Neurological History; How to do an accurate Neurological Exam; MRI scans
Research Interests
CNS acute and chronic polio- and entero-virus infections; Growth factors for Post-Polio Syndrome; Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Motor Neuron Gene Expression
Clinical Trials
- A 12-month, randomized, rater- and dose-blinded study to compare the efficacy and safety of fingolimod 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg administered orally once daily with glatiramer acetate 20 mg administered subcutaneously once daily in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
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- Neurology
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- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Post Polio Syndrome
- Adults
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- American Neurological Association
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- Upstate University Hospital
- Crouse Hospital
- VA Medical Center
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2/27/13 Research study to develop a new medical treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS)Web Resources
Research Abstract
Post-Polio Syndrome(PPS) in the Mouse. We have developed a model of PPS in the mouse in order to analyze pathogenesis and try different modalities of treatment. The growth factors GDNF and IGF1 have resulted in improved strength of the Post-Polio mouse.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Motor Neuron Gene Expression. Motor neurons have been isolated from autopsy spinal cords of ALS patients and controls. RNA has been isolated from these motor neurons and cDNA libraries have been constructed. Subtraction of these libraries has begun in an attempt to identify motor neuron specific genes and gene products.
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment. Mechanisms of action of present MS disease modifying agents. Development of new disease modifying agents.
1. Christophi GP, Christophi JA, Gruber RC, Mihai C, Mejico LJ, Jubeltb. Quantitative differences in the immunomodulatory effects of Rebif and Avonex in IFN-B 1a treated multiple sclerosis patients. J Nourol Sci 2011; 307: 41-45.
2. Jubelt B, Mihai C, Li TM, Veerapaneni P. Rhombencephalitis / Brainstem Encephalitia. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2011; 11:
3. Kister I et al. Rapid disaese course in African Americans with multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2010; 75: 217-223.
4. Jubelt B et al. Retrograde viral delivery of GDNF and IGF1 prevents the development of late weakness (Post-Polio Syndrome) in a mouse model. Neurology 2009 (suppl 3):A362.
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Eric Wohlford
Eric Wohlford received a 2012 travel award from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and spent two months in Kenya working in the lab of Rosemary Rochford, PhD, professor and chair of Upstate's Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Eric studied the effects of malaria on B cells (producers of antibodies that fight infection) and Epstein-Barr Virus infection in the region. "Tropical medicine is unique, in that small, focused improvements in patient care make dramatic improvements in the well-being of patients," he said.

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ReachLife Ministries presents "13 LETTERS - THE CURRICULUM", a 13 week media experience of the Pauline Epistles with a little dose of hip hop. Journey through God's Word, unpacking Paul's letters and see how it applies to life in today's urban culture.
What does Paul have to say to us right now? ...Everything.
ReachLife Ministries presents "13 LETTERS - THE CURRICULUM." A 13 week survey of the Pauline Epistles, Reach style. Journey through God's Word, unpacking Paul's letters and see how it applies to life in today's urban culture.
The 13 Letters Compilation Album has been one of Reach Records best selling CD's. The use of this media has proved to be an effective teaching tool for thousands across the country. This study will serve to further unpack these books in a way you've never experienced before!
Over 13 weeks, artists such as Lecrae, Tedashii, Sho Baraka, Trip Lee, Flame, and Shai Linne will present a brief survey of each of the Pauline Epistles, while highlighting each of the major themes from each book. Voices from the street will also give their input on these truths. Students will leave this study with a better understanding of each Pauline Epistle as well as how it applies to them in their daily life.


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January 6
Lots of families who collect miles and points like the idea of using them to visit NYC. There is lots of stuff to do there, you can get a "good bang for your point" since prices for things like hotels are typically very high, and it is a destination that doesn't require an overseas flight. However, for families with young children, there can be a few logistical challenges to overcome to really enjoy the trip. For those used to just hopping in the car, driving to a destination, parking in a parking lot and then continuing on there is a huge culture shock just in the way you get around. I lived in NYC and visit frequently, but recently had my first opportunity to experience the city with a young child of my own. Here are a few things we experienced that might help other families when they are planning their trips. Also, here are the other reviews from our trip:
Getting to NYC: BusinessFirst on the 787
Grand Hyatt – VIP Suite Review
NYC Holiday Activities with a Family
Andaz Fifth Avenue – Splash Suite Review
NYC Logistics with a Family (this post)
Get a car service from the airport:
In my experience, there are some things in Manhattan that are just going to cost more because you are a family. As a single traveler I have no problem doing the bus to subway or train to subway transfers from the three area airports of La Guardia, JFK, or Newark, but as a family there is no freaking way. When you take into account you will have just finished a flight with a young kid and you have all of your (often massive) gear, it just isn't worth it to mess with public transportation to save a few bucks. It can be confusing at first for a new visit, the turnstiles aren't really luggage friendly, and there is no guarantee there will really be room on the subway or bus for your family and all your stuff. Of course, if your family is the type that straps their kids on their back and backpacks through Europe, then you will probably do just fine with public transport. For the rest of us, just get a car service (or at least a cab) to save some stress and sanity.
Of the three airports, La Guardia will be the cheapest for a car or cab, followed by JFK, and then Newark. There are a million answers on which service to use – many use Dial 7, Uber has recently become pretty popular for car service, I have used Groundlink, and there are a bajillion other companies as well. We did install C's car seat for our drive from Newark to Manhattan.
Teach your kids not to lick the handrail in the subway:
While I am not an advocate of using public transportation to get families to and from the airport, it is a great way to get around the five boroughs. That said, kids like mine have barely spent any time on anything resembling a subway. She did a great job, but it was a shocker when she licked the pole that everyone holds on to. The subway was too full for us to sit (and don't expect anyone to give up their seat for you, even if you have a young kid), and I was teaching my then-two-year-old to hold on tightly to the pole when she turned and licked it because she was a "pretend kitty". The whole subway car pretty much gasped at the same time I did. I don't even want to know all the germs and other disgusting things that were probably on that pole. She lived, but I strongly recommend reviewing all rules ahead of time. I would also recommend coming up with a plan in case your family doesn't all end up on the same subway train for some reason.
While we are on the topic, up to three children 44 inches tall and under ride for free on subways and local buses when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. Infants (under two years of age) ride express buses free if the child sits on the lap of the accompanying adult. You can pay per ride or get an unlimited ride ticket if you think you are going to have a bunch of subway trips. We didn't do an unlimited pass on this trip as we typically only went to about one subway destination each day we were there.
Consider going to nicer restaurants during "off" times:
One of the things I used to love a ton about living in or visiting NYC was the amazing food. Of course, not all amazing food is in nicer restaurants, but don't totally discount eating out at a nicer restaurant with your kiddos if that is something that your family enjoys. We went out to eat with our daughter for a late lunch at a nicer restaurant and the place was almost empty and we didn't disturb anyone at all. Lunch is also often much more affordable, so your investment isn't near as high anyway.
Truthfully, on most of our trip we didn't really get to focus on where we were going to eat because our daughter was too tired to eat out well for most meals, and food was more of a fuel than a delicacy (which was a little sad since I love eating in NYC so much). It was just a trade-off we had to make for most of this trip – still I'm glad we ate out once or twice. For anyone who is curious, our meal shown above was at Morimoto NYC which is located right next to the Chelsea Market. It wasn't the best sushi I have ever had, but it was pretty good and was perfect for us since they were open for lunch and had plenty of available seating for a last minute reservation.
Walking isn't a spectator sport:
Walking in NYC is a full contact sport – or at least it will be if you don't watch where you are going. We had to quickly teach our kid to watch directly in front of her. Do not window shop and walk, look straight ahead and walk quickly. She actually caught on really well after some near misses. We did not bring a stroller, and were glad that we didn't as it would have been a pain on subways, in cabs, in stores, etc.. Of course if you have a younger child then a stroller may be a necessity (though I would prefer to wear my younger kid if at all possible). We did have to put her on our shoulders from time to time, but for the most part she did well.
Car seats in cabs?
Okay, I can't tell you what to do with this one as it is a potential safety issue, and and I'm sure it is quite controversial. I will tell you this, car seats are not required by law in NYC cabs and for-hire vehicles. Cabs do have to allow the parent to install the car seat if they wish. Children seven years and under are allowed to sit in their parent's lap in a cab. Essentially the laws and policies allow you to go either way.
If you do use a car seat, you are going to have to carry it to the cab, deal with it wherever your destination is, and lather, rinse repeat to get back to your origin if it's a return venture, all of which may be quite cumbersome. My understanding is that most parents do not use car seats in NYC, but of course there are some that do. The Car Seat Lady lists some tips for using car seats in cabs.
We found NYC to be absolutely doable with an almost-three-year-old. There were things we gave up (like eating out as much as we would have liked), but overall if you do a little advance planning you can absolutely manage the logistical challenges that those of us who are used to suburban lifestyles may have.
What other tips do some NYC pros have to share?
13 Responses to "NYC Logistics with a Young Kid"
I love the tip of: Teach your kids not to lick the handrail in the subway. Haha, that is so something one of my kids would have done. Glad she survived
I can not get my kid to stop licking. I will remind them when their older
The sushi looks amazing You are SO right about walking (more like power walking) in NYC. The first time my daughters and I visited, I was lost within the first 15 minutes. They organized the same time of walking as you did except I walked in front of them so that they could keep tabs on me LOL.
Good tips MP! I agree on transport in. Going on my own (which I do very regularly) it's the Q33 or M60 bus and the subway into town, but with family we usually get a cab because the kids love watching the TVs or I get car service. Being a points blog worth adding that Carmel teams up with various programs (AA, US Air etc) to give some points on bookings when you book online. Their cars and service are pretty much on a par with Dial 7 and the other usual suspects.
My son (now 3yo) loves trains and planes. So we prefer public transportation. Imagine mixing planes and trains (metro). No matter if it's DC, London or Paris. It's exciting for a young kid. This is of course easier if the father is around to carry the child if he/she falls asleep. My money is on public transportation (buses can be cool too).
Morning MP.
Here is Restaurant week in NYC link. Morimoto, Mario Batali's Del Posto (right across the street), are usually participants. HighLine overhead is nice to walk, minus vehicular traffic !! Also inside Chelsea Market, where I have worked in for a number of years has some nice relaxing lunch, coffee / tea spots.
Major League Baseball and NY 1 News share space in Chelsea Market, so you just might see some MLB ball players hanging around, or other famous people coming and going from interviews).
Hope this is useful for someone
You can pull off the PATH train from Newark but LGA and JFK are more difficult and should use a cab or car service. No sense getting frazzled at the start of your trip.
I'll add that the Happy Hour and Savored iPhone apps offer up great discounts and 30 percent off total bill respectively. Used both apps with kids to great effect in NYC and other large cities (SFO etc)
We took our 1-year-old to NYC a couple of months ago and I can attest that strollers are kind of a pain there, although a necessary one in our case. The toy store (Toys R Us, I think) with the ferris wheel is good entertainment for the kids of course.
And generally speaking: for those of you with young childen, we just took a 1-, 3-, and 5-year old to Central America. It wasn't always easy, and of course you have to temper your expectations, but don't let having kids, even small ones, keep you from traveling, especially when there are so many ways to defray the costs via bonuses, loyalty programs, etc.
I highly recommend that if you have a trip planned to NY that you sign up for living social and groupon manhattan/NYC a few weeks before your trip. Every few weeks they run a black car "groupon" which represents significant cost savings over a standard black car price. Here's a referral link to a living social one running right now: http://t.co/S527LxuQ
As I'm sitting on the couch with my 3-yr old, I had to read my wife the passage about the subway lick! Ewwwwwww.
Went to NYC by myself and a 4&6 year old last year to see Mary Poppins during Broadway Week (2 for 1 tickets) that corresponds with restaurant week! We went to a very nice French restaurant where I ordered off their Restaurant week menu and since there was no children's menu, asked the waiter if the chef would make my kids grilled cheeses- to which they happily did- they were the most elegant grilled cheeses you 'd ever seen! Here's a tip for restrooms/ we always find a hotel to use their restrooms as it is very hard to find public restrooms whole out and about.
It's been a while without writing (nor reading, for that matter) in your blog. But now that I also have a boy and a daughter, life has become a little more complicated.
I just returned from NY after 9 days there. The airports and planes were fine with my kids, 2-10 and 4-month old. However, the trip was a logistic nightmare. We were a family of 10, from a 72-year old grandpa to a 9-year old cousin to a childless couple, most of them not used to NY winter.
The most important lessons I re-learned were: very flexible schedules, improvisation, no walking after 4 pm, spare clothes, no rush and patience above all. I guess my son is in those "terrible two" and that didn't help either.
I was thinking yesterday of abandoning travel at all, at least to crowded cities and/or with itineraries not completely controlled by me and my wife.
I guess I will have to start reading your blog again


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Political Sign and Poster Printing
Whether you're working on an election campaign, a campaign to raise awareness on a particular issue, or you just want to support your favorite candidate or cause, posters can be your most effective allies for getting the word out.
What's the Difference Between Political Posters and Political Signs?
The major differences between posters and signs are how they are designed and how they are used. Political signs are usually held by supporters at rallies, or displayed on lawns. They are designed to include an extremely short message (usually just the last name of a candidate and what they are running for), and are graphically minimalistic.
The short and sweet nature of the sign's message is due largely to the fact that they are seen mainly from a distance (i.e. by passing cars) or in large groups at rallies, protests, or on picket lines, in the case of union printing. Political signs need to make an impact in a split second, so they can't sustain the detailing found on posters.
Political posters are generally found on walls and in windows. Posters include more detailed information than signs, inviting viewers to stop and examine the fine print. More effort can be invested in creating intricate designs for posters because they are intended to be seen at a closer distance than signs.
The Sign and Poster Printing Process
These might seem like significant differences, but posters and signs are actually very similar in that poster printing and sign printing are exactly the same. Although signs are normally designed horizontally, and posters, vertically, this difference doesn't change the offset printing process, which means that next time you're looking for political signs from Hotcards, you can simply order them on the "Posters" product page.
Designing Political Signs and Posters
If you've chosen Hotcards to do your poster printing, maybe you've also chosen to use our design services. If you're designing a political poster on your own, however, you might be wondering where to begin.
Every poster has two main design elements: images and copy. The term copy' refers to all the information that's going to be on the poster. Many poster designers may consider copy secondary to arresting imagery, but for political poster design, the copy element is going to be very important, so begin designing by writing out exactly what your poster needs to say.
Refining Poster Copy
Once you know what needs to be said, organize your copy in order of importance. The most important thing your poster is going to say should be presented at the top of the page, using the largest font size. It's this information that will attract attention, and get passers-by to stop and read your poster in greater detail. So, for example, at the top of a political poster, it might say,
Now that you have the audience's attention, you follow up with the next most important piece of information, usually using a smaller font size:
"Come to a rally is support of tuition freezing!"
Finally, near the bottom of the poster design, finish off your message with details in an even smaller (but not illegible!) font size:
"Friday, December 7th, 2007, Student Union Building, E Block"
And a bit of extra encouragement never hurts:
"Together, we can make a difference!"
By organizing information in this way, the large text at the top of the posters spreads your message, while the finer points are accessible to anyone who's interested in stopping to read.
Colors and Imagery
Political posters are one of the few in the poster genre that can get away with a copy-heavy design. Images are, in fact, optional, although you will want to include any relevant logos, or anything else that might create an association or fire up the spirit of your audience.
Regardless of image choice, however, you will need to choose a color scheme that's best suited to your political cause.
For political poster printing, the most popular colors are:
- Red, white, blue, and gold, for election campaigning.
- White, black, gold, and red, for issue-oriented campaigning.
- Green and white, for environmental campaigning.
These colors will, in general, instantly alert passers-by to the politically relevant nature of your message. The wrong colors, on the other hand, could confuse your message or attract the wrong audience. And unfortunately, hitting the wrong demographic is a surefire way of wasting your political poster printing investment.
Time to Print!
There are many ways to go about designing political signs and posters, but for beginners, following the above simple guidelines will ensure that your poster design is direct and effective. And once your design is complete, you've got nothing left to worry about, because Hotcards' poster printing experts will take care of the rest!


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The game of golf has a rich & illustrious tradition at Wake Forest University. With such legendary players as Arnold Palmer, Curtis Strange, and Lanny Wadkins proud to call themselves Demon Deacons, Wake Forest has become synonymous with world-class golf.
At the Wake Forest Golf Academy, golfers of all ages and skill levels have access to an experience every bit as impressive as those who carry the Wake Forest name. Golfers receive first-rate golf instruction in new state-of-the-art training facilities used to train the golfing legends of tomorrow. The academy offers the most up-to-date teaching methods, coupled with the latest technological video and swing analysis equipment. Specialized instruction tailored to the needs of the individual golfer are offered in one-half, one-, two- and three-day academy sessions. Private lessons and club fitting sessions are also available.
The beautiful campus of Wake Forest University is the ideal place to improve your game. The Wake Forest Golf Complex, anchored by the new Dianne Dailey Learning Center provides the ultimate in golf training. You will not only improve your game, but will also reconnect with the love of this fabled game.
The Wake Forest Golf Academy is perfect for individuals, groups, and corporate outings. Call (336) 758-6037 today to register for an upcoming Wake Forest Golf Academy experience.


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white dwarf star
white dwarf star
Any of a class of small, faint stars representing the end point of the evolution of stars without enough mass to become neutron stars or black holes. Named for the white colour of the first ones discovered, they actually occur in a variety of colours depending on their temperature. They are extremely dense, typically containing the mass of the Sun within the volume of the Earth. White dwarfs have exhausted all their nuclear fuel and cannot produce heat by nuclear fusion to counteract their own gravity, which compresses the electrons and nuclei of their atoms until they prevent further gravitational contraction. When a white dwarf's reservoir of thermal energy is exhausted (after several billion years), it stops radiating and becomes a cold, inert stellar remnant, sometimes called a black dwarf. White dwarf stars are predicted to have an upper mass limit, known as the Chandrasekhar limit (see Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar), of about 1.4 times the Sun's mass. Dying stars that are more massive undergo a supernova explosion. As members of binary stars, white dwarf stars play an essential role in the outbursts of novas.
This entry comes from Encyclopædia Britannica Concise.
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PhotoFriday: Automotive
I took a trip in the way back machine to satisfy this week's PhotoFriday challenge. This is back to my days of film, and was taken when I was out on a day trip put on by the Land Rover people. The Land Rovers were nice, but this bad boy came out with business in mind. All I could think about when I saw it was how fun it would be to bad through the mud.


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Mike Frysinger wrote: > seriously jakub, stop responding ... you have nothing technical to offer to > the issue at hand > > let the people who work on portage handle it > -mike Eh, the whole technical point here is that paludis behaviour differs from portage (and differs from pkgcore, FWIW). So, hiding the inconsistency via altering the profiles doesn't change anything. Plus, the point of the bug's flame fest was that bugzilla is not a proper place to request such behaviour changes, and definitely not a reason for QA to mess with the profiles. Sticking the stuff in package.mask won't make the inconsistent behaviour vanish in any way, it will just hide it. So, I'd kinda appreciate if concerned folks (including portage and relevant affected arches) were involved in this discussion, instead of sneaking the changes in under QA disguise. Thanks. -- Best regards, Jakub Moc mailto:email@example.com GPG signature: http://subkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xCEBA3D9E Primary key fingerprint: D2D7 933C 9BA1 C95B 2C95 B30F 8717 D5FD CEBA 3D9E ... still no signature ;)
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After a couple years of cooking on a rather eclectic mix of cookware (Le Creuset, Tramontina, All Clad, Calphalon One and tri-ply), I've decided I really prefer stainless to anodized. So, I'm slowly replacing the Calphalon One pieces with stainless as I find bargains...
Today I found a Kitchenaid 5-ply 2.5 qt saucier at TJM for $40. Good buy, nice piece, but I wonder about the polished stainless cooking surface. I worry that the polished surface will show scuffs and scratches from my metal whisks and utensils and get pretty ugly-looking pretty fast (it will hang prominently from my pot rack). This isn't really a problem with the "brushed" surfaces of my existing pieces, but I'm afraid of the polished surface. So, I'm asking those of you who use polished stainless what your experience is with the mirror-like stuff. Will it stand up to day-to-day use? TIA |
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I only have one new pot in polished stainless steel, but I did run to my kitchen just now to polish its interior with baking soda after reading your post. Actually, its a rice cooker with a ss pot but it does sit proudly on the top of my stove. :) I likes my pots, the ss set and all its mismatched ss, iron and carbon steel mates. Truthfully, I just found this forum and this is my first post, so anything I say about polished ss doesn't really apply since all my stainless steel ware are subject to scrubbing with SOS pads or a Dobie. (Not the iron or carbon steel.) JMHO, but a cooking pot deserves showing its battle honors. oldpots |
Not worried about mirror finishes....my skill as a cook is inversly proportional to the pristine appearance of my cookware. I agree, I don't like the anodized stuff....but sure don't worry about whisk marks and such in my stainless stuff. I use it, it gets marked up....that's just the way it is. Linda C |
Thanks guys! You're absolutely right, of course. I only had to think about my older pieces and and my darkened wooden utensils to remind myself those aren't battle scars, it's "patina". It's the right pan and good quality, so what am I worrying about? Fortunately, it was still on the store shelf this morning, so it's now happily hanging on the rack. Now, what to make for dinner tonite to welcome it to collection... |
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On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:58:43 -0700 Denis Dupeyron <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > Hm, the idea was something like wording 1, but more details should > > be added since there are also files that are modified by Portage > > (e.g. binaries being stripped). > > If we decide we want to preserve mtimes I'm in favor of something > simple such as: *all* mtimes are being preserved, period, whether the > package manager modifies them or not. If the binaries are being > stripped their original mtimes can certainly be restored, can't they? > This would make for a much more reliable and manageable behavior. It's doable. It's just that all mtimes being preserved is clearly wrong for the 1 Jan 1970 cases. > > And it was left out of EAPI 3 originally because no appropriate > > solution had been found. > > Any chance you can tell us what you would propose disregarding what > the council would think of it or want to do and whether Portage would > have the feature or not already? It doesn't have to be fully fleshed > out and there can be blanks where you don't have the right answers. > And don't bother about implementation but just about the need. I would > encourage anybody who's interested to do the same. My understanding is that: * Most ebuilds don't care what happens, but a small number want to be able to guarantee mtime preservation for a subset of what they install. Those that care may prefer to handle preservation in various different functions. * Changing mtimes on source trees is likely problematic with autotooled packages. * Preserving mtimes unconditionally leads to silly mtimes being preserved. Thus, I would let EAPI 4 ebuilds call dopreservemtimes (with an API similar to docompress) in both src_install and pkg_preinst. Doing so would instruct the package manager that it must preserve mtimes (including subsecond, if supported on the filesystem) for a particular set of paths, even if doing so means no stripping etc. All other mtimes may be rewritten as the package manager sees fit, and from EAPI 4 onwards must be rewritten at merge time for anything predating the start of the build. > All mtimes from the package's sources are reset to current time > between the src_unpack phase and the next one. That is before > src_configure when EAPI<2 and before src_prepare when EAPI>=2. mtimes > are then preserved until files are merged to ${ROOT}. If the package > manager modifies a file on its own then the original mtime needs to be > restored. I have a sneaking suspicion that this will cause horrible complications for generated Makefiles and the like... > About nanosecond resolution I think we should enforce it where > possible and progressively deprecate those versions of package > managers and their supporting libraries which do not allow for > nanosecond resolution. I have no idea how technically feasible that is > though. My fear is that in case we want to preserve mtimes and that a > given package relies on nanosecond resolution then not supporting the > latter is like not preserving mtimes. My understanding of the Python documentation is that they've royally buggered the whole thing up by overloading stat.st_mtime and utimes on floating point values for nanosecond-resolution timestamps, which doesn't work because a float isn't precise enough to hold ten decimal digits to the left of the decimal point and nine to the right... -- Ciaran McCreesh
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As we prepare to go back on the market, we are thinking about the main (pretty much the only) objection we heard back from previous showings: that the house is too close to the road.
It's an antique, and it was actually built before there was a public road, when a lot of land and several houses were in one big homestead. Anyway, the side of the house, not the front, actually faces the road and angles toward it at the back of the house. Over a 75-foot length including the closest point at the end of the garage, the proximity ranges from five feet to about 35 feet at the front corner of the living room. A screened porch ranges from about 8 feet at the closest point to the road to about 15 feet. There are, maybe, 40 car trips past the house in any given day. Despite its long frontage, the house is oriented away from the road; we rarely hear it and better views draw the eye away from the road at all times when in the house. So--Do you think that some kind of visual separator, starting at the porch area, whether small stone wall, fence, partial wall or fence, or even minor landscape in the spring (a running flower bed or some spaced out privet bushes) would improve the impression of being too close/vulnerable or make it worse? |
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Five feet??? This is rural property, isn't it. No wonder you are having problems selling the place. Is that five feet from the pavement or the property line? Is the road on state, county, or city owned property, or is it on an easement? If it is on an easement, how wide is the right of way? Have you checked to see if you can legally plant or build something that close to the road? |
Hadley, real estate is local and if someone is not used to a house set like that then it's not going to work for them. By my old house was an older town, houses from 1700 & 1800's IIRC. On one main road the houses are so close, all you have separating the house and street is a few feet of grass, sidewalk, then possibly another few feet of land. I refer to it as the concrete jungle because that's all that you see, no one has a yard. Someone looking for a house such as yours isn't going to mind how close it is to the road. You bought it, what drew you to the house? Hang in there and don't stress out about things you can't change. I'd like to see a photo of the road/side as well as if there is an easement before commenting about what to do. |
There are people who may be looking at rural properties for the first time and think it unappealing - I think it means that you must to do a better job of communicating about right up front especially if it was the only comment from before. If there has been a DOT traffic study that points to the low volume of traffic (40 cars is pretty low) I'd see if I could get a copy. Or just put the words "very low traffic volume" right in the MLS description along with 'quieter and more private that it looks" or something. |
Thank you. Um, not a privacy fence at all. I'm thinking of a knee-high stonewall, pickets, or a bit of landscape, say some small privet bushes and roses. I'd actually have to go out and take a new picture to show you. Maybe I will do that. All our others have been carefully cropped to not show the street. Deed records show our bounds do not include the road although on the survey, but not IRL or by the pavement, the far corner of the garage is technically in the road. In actual fact, there is a bit of "not road" between the garage and the pavement. Ordinance says you can put things within three feet of the road. Road agent goes by the pavement, not the surveyed bounds of the road, for the setback. |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Mon, Feb 9, 09 at 16:30
Hadley, In my experience, being so close to a road, especially since most of your buyers are going to be ones that want privacy, is a BIG deal. I am starting to see why agent #1 knocked off 20% from the original listing. For a property that is really close to a highway, I recommend about 7% adjustment. (assuming that all of the other comps are not close to a road). Ask any agent here... they will probably agree that the only true way to overcome this is by smart pricing. And a hedge row might help too. If that is the only negative feedback that you were getting from the other 8 buyers, then you need to address it. Sounds like agent #1 was the only one that did so. Good luck. |
Deed records show our bounds do not include the road although on the survey, but not IRL or by the pavement, the far corner of the garage is technically in the road. In actual fact, there is a bit of "not road" between the garage and the pavement. I'm not sure what IRL means, but if the survey shows the garage is where the road is supposed to be, you have an encroachment. Every place I have lived, that must be disclosed to the buyers, although a lot of people don't do it. Encroachments cause all sorts of problems, especially with title insurance. As it stands now, I would expect that the title company would refuse to cover the garage, if it is detached, and possibly the entire structure, if it is attached to the house. Absent any other information, I suggest you look into getting the road boundary corrected in the deeds/survey so that it reflects where it actually is, if at all possible. You really need a very, very sharp real estate agent advising you on your situation. A consult with a real estate attorney might not hurt either. |
In Real Life. :) Thank you, I will keep an eye on the road/garage situation if we progress with marketing it, but am thinking it probably won't be a legal issue. The garage, which was a small attached barn in another life, has been there at least 125 years. I have a feeling it predated the connecting el on the house. The town is well aware of it and many others like it in town as well as stonewalls in the same situation. The footprint is grandfathered; a buyer could actually tear it down, leaving one structural element, then rebuild a new one on the same footprint. Our attorney grew up in a similar home in town about two miles away. Title on this property has not been a problem thus far. We bought in 1986 from an investor who bought from the original family in the early '60s. That family had been on the land (when it was a large homestead parcel) since at least 1760. The road was a function of the house, not the other way around--it is where it is because that's where the occupants wore down a path. The present "highway" is paved, but it is just a small country road, no sidewalks, no real shoulder in most places. The road is actually pretty fully developed with few subdividable parcels. There should be no need or desire on the town's part to ever widen it. I don't remember having to disclose it before beyond the fact that the plot plan already shows it, but will double check that. So--to the question, would a bit of separating landscape help (in the spring if we're still on market) or hurt? |
Help. |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Mon, Feb 9, 09 at 19:57
It will help, but not if you overprice the property. |
Something green and alive will soften the look and make the house look more attractive and give the illusion that the house is protected from the road. I would definitely plant something as soon as possible. When it's warm enough I'd also plant colorful flowers where they're visible from the road to add curb appeal. |
- Posted by totallyblessed (My Page) on Mon, Feb 9, 09 at 23:46
lilac bushes would be nice, but would take years to grow tall..... :o( I definitely think flower borders or pretty hedges would be great. Good luck with your sale. You'll find the right buyer when you find the right price. :o) |
You might want to try to play up the antique aspects of the house by adding a "dooryard". Many old houses near me in the Plymouth Ma area include a small picket fence (just enclosing a small area near your porch perhaps) with a charming old gate, low wildflower plantings or very naturalized look. A brick walk, old style light post, or perhaps a hand pump there are tons of possibilities. It's hard for me to picture the layout from your description but you might be able to make it work for you and may breakup the look of the whole side of your house running along the roadway. Paul |
If you are in an area where you have municipal removal of snow on the roads, I wouldn't waste money on a row of shrubs. They'll just get destroyed during winter. I'd put in some colorful annuals when weather allows and call it a day. |
I like the idea of a fence/wall you mentioned. or the dooryard mentioned about sounds nice too. Something other than plants that can make it seem more private very quickly. Plants take time to grow, plus some buyers might be afraid of maintenance of plants. A brand new wood privacy fence might look too new also. Maybe a painted one or the plastic privacy fences. but white might draw attention. You want to have this look private but not draw attention to this area. the place sounds lovely. |
In my neck of the woods, almost all old farmhouses are very close to the road and the road usually separates the house and barn. This was a very practical setup before autos. Then as people moved out from the cities/towns, the roads became bigger and the traffic moved faster. My own house, while only 60 years old, has fallen victim to a widening road. When built, maybe 10 cars a day would pass - now it is over 10 cars a minute. Also, when a house it that close to the road, it is possible for it to be involved in a traffic accident. I've known several people that have been very thankful for the tree that stopped a vehicle from crashing into their house. IMHO, a visual barrier would not be beneficial. The house is what it is. If I were buying, the land that came with the house would have to be the selling point. I do agree that the house appealled to you, and it will appeal to someone else. I wish you the best of luck. |
- Posted by pipersville_carol (My Page) on Thu, Feb 26, 09 at 22:12
I've lived in old houses close to high-speed roads and it made me crazy (and was dangerous). Your road sounds pretty quiet (for now) but I think you do need to put up some sort of barrier. At best, a stone wall topped by a picket fence. Or at the very least, a picket fence. Or, if you can't do that, several big boulders. Don't bother with annuals or widely-spaced evergreens. You need a structural barrier that looks pretty. |
- Posted by chefnewbie (My Page) on Sat, Mar 21, 09 at 20:48
Door yard is nice, but I think a few cypress trees planted close together would be lovely. Almost all old homes that are no longer part of vast farmland are right on the road. That's one of the reasons we chose not to look at 1700's and 1800's homes. People who are looking for that kind of home know that being on the road kind of goes with the territory. Good luck |
- Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Sat, Mar 21, 09 at 22:25
I like the idea of a low stone wall. One just higher than most cars' bumpers, LOL! |
Fenced door yard with nice plantings. Definitely old fashion plants. Has the Historical character been maintained? |
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Why does every AP shaco I see in dominion claim that AD is useless? One said "deathfire and focus fire and AD shaco is dead". Its been like a trend, All the ap shacos I've seen have been in last place, horrible score, very few captures and neutralizations and overall feeder K/D, all they do is hide behind boxes and watch teammates die. I am going to play AD shaco in dominion until my page is filled with just AD shaco, so the scores will show which one works better -_-
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Cause a good AP Shaco is better than a good AD Shaco. Both can be overpowered as hell though, and being a good AD Shaco is much easier so I sort of agree. Having shaco as the one AP on a team is also ridic, but when its 2 AP 2 AD top it can be better to go AD for that imba 3 AD 1 AP lineup.
AP Shaco is good against ******* who walk into the jungle alone, but he's extremely squishy and tends to suck at actually engaging on a point. I think a hybrid is better, I usually go for Trinity + Haunting Guise to get the most out of all his magic damage from Box/E, but also get good DPS when using straight up attacking/clone DPS.
Dont worry i'm compiling a match history of nothing but AD shaco win or lose. Although this is for Dominion because I hear lots of people saying how useless he is in dominion
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu273/Epiphanyinc1440/AD_Shaco_1.jpg Edit: (I realize I don't know how IMG codes work so a direct link is all I can think of for a viewable version where everything is readable)
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This is just to good to pass up Hehe. I've played a lot of dominion as Shaco this week, I would say 90% of my games maybe. I think the reason they say AD is useless is because they just got rolled in 3 hits by and AD Shaco whacka whacka. Most of my games with AD Shaco I place #1 some rare occasions double anyone's score meanwhile AP Shaco has the lowest scores. I think maybe some newer players who are dominion fans saw the Shaco spotlight and assumed it was the best way to go, I've seen that happen a few times. Ap Shaco players could just be hoping the enemy team will be dumb enough to chase him into the brush. Not sure really and not sure why so many AP either. I've seen quite a few. I will always prefer AD Shaco but some may just prefer AP.
because ap shaco can kill you when your in ur jungle and hes on windmill,


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Midget fights, crazed chicken dances, and Nacho Libre-style Mexican wrestlers combine with live comedy, sexy burlesque, tequila, and tamales at this annual carnival of insanity. Do yourself a favor and cross this multi-sensory, high-stimulation fiesta off your bucket list, and be thankful to get out of there alive.
Sat 9:30p. Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Lincoln Park (773-929-5959). $25 here.
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Hop aboard this free trolley stocked with Dos Equis and Dobel tequila running all night from local Bucktown bar Lottie's to Blackhawks hang The Pony before sinking your teeth into a whole roasted pig at Frontier. Or watch the Derby on flatscreens and do tequila shots before, during, and after every lap.
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