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I have a bath with a separate tub and stand alone fiberglass shower. The size of laundry appliances has increased enough since my house was built in 1983 that they don't fit in my laundry room (they block the exterior door by a couple of inches). I have king size sheets, etc. so can't get a compact machine (or would have to do 5 or 6 loads of laundry each time I change my bed linens). I'm thinking of adding a shower to the tub alcove and putting the w/d where the shower is now. Lots of space for a stackable. But I just read on the bath forum that the pipe size from the source might not be adequate to plumb in a w/d in the bathroom. Could that be true? No one will be showering and running washer at the same time (I live alone and shower in master bath, so it is only an occasional guest using this bath). Would I really have to replumb all the way from the ??? wherever the water comes in, I guess? Or from the hot water heater, I guess they mean? What about drain size? Could the former shower drain pipes handle a washing machine discharge? Thanks for your expertise! |
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- Posted by lazypup (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Nov 29, 12 at 6:41
They used to install showers with an 1-1/2" drain line but that was changed to 2". I don't recall the exact year when the change was made but if memory serves me it was in the early 80's snd hopefully you have a 2" drain line on the existing shower. Code now requires both a shower and laundry standpipe to be 2" . Under the IRC both the shower and laundry standpipe are rated at 2dfu's each for a total load of 4dfu's Under the UPC the shower is rated at 2dfu's while the laundry is rated at 3dfu's for a total of 5dfu's. Under the IRC a horizontal 2" drain line is rated for a maxumum of 6dfu's and under the UPC the 2" horizontal is rated for a maximum of 8dfu's, so if you have a 2" drain line you may combine both the laundry standpipe & shower on the same line. The water supplies may also be combined. |
- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Thu, Nov 29, 12 at 16:51
Your supplies (hot/cold) should be fine. The drains, as LP explained, need to be looked at. The other thing is the gas or electrical for the dryer and a vent. You'll need to plan for this as part of the move. |
Thank you both. I won't pretend to understand, but I looked up dfu so now know something more than I did. The existing tub (not sure why the original owner/builder put in a separate tub/shower) will have a shower added, so would that be considered just 2 DFUs or do I have to double that because it is a combo shower/tub? The drains from the room are separate of course, but I assume they meet up somewhere under the house to go to the septic. Would I still be okay DFU wise, if the drain size meets code? I thought a lot about the venting as that is one of the reasons I want to move the w/d. Now the outside vent is under the deck and there is no way to clean it out except hiring someone to get in the crawl space and do it. I want it where I can access it outside. If I need to get a fantech dryer booster fan to accommodate the 6.5 ft of dryer hose, I can do that. Thanks again. |
- Posted by GreenDesigns (My Page) on Fri, Nov 30, 12 at 7:33
If this is a drop in type soaker tub, then you cannot add a shower to it without replacing it with a new tub with an integral tile flange and waterproofing the walls. Otherwise moisture damage will occur. |
Nothing fancy, it's just a 1983 cast iron alcove tub. It is tiled about 1/3rd of the way up the wall, just never had a shower in it. My contractor believes it has a flange, but if not, I'll replace it. They put in a separate fiberglass stall shower (when built). Never could figure out why. The tile will come off, waterproofing added and tiled to the ceiling. Fiberglass stall will come out, w/d added to that space. |
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Just last week, DeMarcus Cousins offered to "solve" Devin Harris' "issue," whatever that may be. If you don't speak Cuzish, them's fightin' words. Thanks to an in-game staredown, the Jazz and the Kings were at each other's throats. Fun for a night, but usually the kind of thing that dies down immediately.
But not this time, friends. This isn't going anywhere. We've got a legit feud on our hands, thanks to Earl Watson, who is taking things to the next level. From the Salt Lake Tribune:
If Cousins tries to start anything March 30 when Utah hosts Sacramento, Watson said he'll be ready.
"The DeMarcus kid: I don't know," Watson said. "We're in the playoff hunt. I'm not sure what his purpose is. I know what our purpose is."
"I've never seen (Cousins) do that with a guy his size. Have you?" Watson said. "That says a lot." [...]
"I didn't see him hit (Derrick) Favors. I didn't see him hit (Enes) Kanter," Watson said. "But every time he plays Devin, he wants to bump Devin. I mean, wow. Unbelievable, unbelievable. I don't what to say. I'm speechless." [...]
Watson wouldn't mind if he's the next little guy Cousins tries to bump around.
"I hope I am," the 6-1, 199-pounder said. "You can quote that."
Just to clarify — a huge guy wanted to fight a little guy because the little guy kept annoying him, but now a smaller guy is saying he's going to fight the huge guy because he's tired of him picking on little guys. It's an incredibly hilarious start to a promising feud. Two young teams with talent, the ability to grow and a deep-seated hatred for one another, plus they play in the same conference and could battle over who wore the worse purple jerseys during the late-90s.
As long as these two teams hang on to all these testy players, things could really escalate over the next few years. Sure, that's going to be tough with the always-on-the-block Devin Harris as one of the main characters, but I think it's worth it to both of these teams to keep these guys around and fight things out. Having a rival can drive you to some incredibly high heights. Just ask the Knicks and Heat, who parlayed their dislike for one another in to contender status in the 1990s.
I'm not saying the same thing will happen for the Jazz and Kings, but the seeds of a revolution rivalry must be planted somewhere. If said seed happens to be DeMarcus Cousins fighting Devin Harris and Earl Watson at the same time — a pretty fair fight, I think — then so be it. The two teams play each other Friday. This could be the start of some mutually beneficial destruction.
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What's leaner, smarter and more consumer-friendly? It's President Obama's vision to create a smaller government, which was announced in a White House press release on January 13, 2012. President Obama has requested Congress to grant him consolidation authority so that he may reorganize the federal government. Is this an election-year gamble? Or, is this a plan that can really put the focus on economic growth and job creation?
Every President from Hoover to Reagan (except Ford) has had reorganization authority; however, Obama's request differs. Obama is asking for authority to consolidate only and not to create additional departments or agencies.
Obama's first proposal is to consolidate six agencies and departments, which primarily address trade and business-related issues–these are agencies that may affect the import and export of goods. Those agencies include:
- U.S. Department of Commerce (its core business and trade functions)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank)
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
- U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA)
President Obama is asking for passage of the "Consolidation Authority Act" in order to consolidate these government agencies, to minimize redundancies, to create a leaner, more streamlined and efficient government, and to save tax dollars. President Obama's call to consolidate should further his National Export Initiative, which set a goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2014. And, in addition, President Obama's plan to consolidate is also in line with the Export Control Reform Initiative, which we discussed on July 5, 2011, Shaping It Up To Ship It Out. You may recall that the Export Control Reform Initiative seeks to reform four component areas of our export control system:
1. Single Control List;
2. Single Primary Enforcement Coordination Agency;
3. Single Information Technology (IT) System; and
4. Single Licensing Agency.
According to the Administration, the merger of these agencies is designed to help all U.S. businesses, but it should especially help small businesses by creating a "one-stop shop" for all their trade and business needs. The Administration recognizes the difficulties that business may have in trying to understand what regulations apply, what agency has jurisdiction and what information needs to be distilled. Businesses have difficulties working through the existing "maze of federal agencies." Press Release, The White House, President Obama Announces Proposal to Reform, Reorganize, and Consolidate Government (Jan. 13, 2012).
If Congress approves the President's request, the President's proposed agency mergers would be subject to an up-or-down vote from Congress within 90 days. If President Obama is successful in implementing his vision, there would be one phone number to call, one website to consult and we'd presumably have a "leaner, smarter and more consumer-friendly" government.
This new department would have one Secretary, but the Small Business Administration would have a Cabinet seat. In fact, President Obama has already elevated SBA administrator, Karen Mills, to a Cabinet-level position on a temporary basis until Congress approves or denies the President's proposal.
The consolidation plan is estimated to result in 1,000 to 2,000 job cuts and save $3 billion over ten years. The Administration plans to focus on streamlining other areas of the government once its reorganization of trade and business is complete.
Obama also announced that a new website called BusinessUSA would be launched in a few weeks time and would consolidate information that is already spread across various sites.
It's still too early to know whether President Obama's plan can be implemented and we still need more information on the detail of his plan. But, this is a "big idea". In the words of Brendan Buck, a spokesman for the House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, ". . . eliminating duplicative programs and making the federal government more simple, streamlined, and business-friendly is always an idea worth exploring. We look forward to hearing more about his proposal."


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Deptford Goth
Can you go wrong with a name like that? Mr Goth (real name, Daniel Woolhouse), says his music is "sitting somewhere between real and synthetic." He uses sad, dreamy vocals, lots of synths and beats and his just-released debut, Life After Defo, has been slobbered over by the press in Britain, where he makes his home. Listen to the title song. It sounds like the Love Child of The Streets and Peter Gabriel. As they say in England, very, very baggy.


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No I will not split the set.
I like these too much to let go for really cheap, but I'll just say $2k is the starting price. Make me some offers, but please do not offend me with <$1k shipped or something like that.
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As in the title I have some very nice 19x8.5 and 19x11 5x112 OEM Gallardo wheels. I forget the exact offsets, but I can get them for you if needed. They are somewhere in the 55 range for the rears and high 40's for the fronts I think.
I'm not sure if I want to go thru the hassle of making these fit on my Audi or not. I would potentially like to trade for OZ Futuras or other very nice splits in the 18x9 or bigger range (in the rear at least).
I'm also willing to sell for the right price. Make offers.
only the fronts are pictured here, but I have the whole set. More pics upon request.
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KY High School Mock Trial Tournament - Judges
On March 14-16, 2014, EKU and Bellarmine University will co-host the Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament. The tournament will be held on Friday in Richmond, and on Saturday and Sunday in Lexington. As in the past, we rely upon the support of judges, attorneys, and law students to serve as volunteer judges, providing the students with essential feedback on their performances.
Attorneys are eligible for two hours of Kentucky Public Speaking CLE credit for volunteering their time. CLE forms will be available on-site at the tournament. You need not have mock trial or litigation experience to serve as a judge. All judges will receive a confirmation email with further information after completing the signup form below.
Friday's rounds will be held in Richmond in the Combs Building on the EKU campus. Saturday and Sunday's rounds will be held in Lexington at the Fayette County District and Circuit Courthouses.
The schedule of rounds is as follows:
Round 1: Judges' Meeting 12:30-1pm, Trial 1-4pm
Round 2: Judges' Meeting 5-5:30pm, Trial 5:30-8:30pm
Saturday (please note time change due to other events downtown):
Round 3: Judges' Meeting 8:30-9am, Trial 9:15am-12:15pm
Round 4: Judges' Meeting 12:45-1:15pm, Trial 1:30-4:30pm
Championship: Judges' Meeting 9:30-10am, Trial 10am-1pm
Refreshments will be available prior to each round.
If you have questions about serving as a judge, please email Sharon Lee (email@example.com) or call Nancy Davis (859-622-7403) for further information.


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Nobody is forcing you to do anything and quite frankly, with no offense, it doesn't matter to us as it is not our health.
Just as a tip, for your health and to clear up misinformation, it is all about what you are used to.
If you start eating different types of food, your tastes will shift. Even for healthy food.
Exercise may feel like zero fun when you start, I know I have been there.
As you get in better shape you come to enjoy it.
As the OP mentioned, you don't have to do anything dramatic.
Minimize the # of your calories in the form of refined flour products and sweeteners. Get out and start taking a walk every day.
Those things done constituently will make measurable results.


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The annual Chiefland Youth Volleyball Camp will be ehld June 23-25 at the high school gym.
The camp, which will be given by Lady Indian coach Emily Gore, is open to girls ages 8-14, or grades 3-8. It will take place from 9:30 a.m.-1p.m. each day.
The cost of $45 includes includes camp T-shirt and lunch on the final day. Gatorade will also be provided during camp.
Registration forms are in front office of CES, CMS and CHS. Forms must be filled out and notarized. Make checks payable to Emily Gore.
The Chiefland Area Athletic Association will be playing host to the District 6 13-15 year old Babe Ruth All-Star Tournament June 19-21 at Strickland Park and Chiefland High.
There will be six teams competing in the double-loss elimination event. Games will be played at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on June 19-20. Games will be at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 21.
WILLISTON-A World War II Japanese machine gun was recovered Tuesday when Williston police officers conducted a routine traffic stop.
According to the police department, Abby Ross of Beverly Hills and Traci Bower of Dunnellon were stopped and charged with drug paraphernalia and illegal drug possession after being stopped for speeding A search of the vehicle revealed an assortment of prescription drugs with a street value of $1,675 and a rare Nambu machine gun. Authorities are validating the history of the weapon.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
_ Jerrell L. Hopkins, 21190 N.E. 37 Place, Williston, was arrested June 4 for contempt of court. No bond.
_ Daniel C. Boga, 7790 S.W. 35 Terrace, Inglis, was arrested May 30 for aggravated assault with weaponwithout intent to kill.
_ Ruthanne S. McLain, 1301 NW 14 Ave., Chiefland, was charged May 31 on six counts of forgery and one count of fraudulent use of a credit card. $7,000 bail.
_ Robert C. Rutlin, 425 S.E. 4 Dr., Williston, was arrested June 4 for burglary and petit theft. $15,000 bail.
I never thought my father and I had much in common despite my mother's ever-constant lament, "You're just like your daddy."
Back then I scoffed at the idea.
But then in 1993, my father died suddenly one week after his 62nd birthday and in the 15 years since, not a week has gone by that I don't somehow recall him, his words and his actions.
He wasn't an affectionate man. He grew up in an era and place where children were begat to work. He didn't know much about tenderness or bonding. His way of showing love was through providing and sacrificing so his family was secure.
The Chiefland City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to allow a donated stone monument displaying the Ten Commandments to be placed in front of city hall.
"We need some more prayer in the community," Commissioner Frank Buie said. But, he added, "A lot of devils out there are going to jump on this."
The American Civil Liberties Union, though not generally defined as devils, has made it a point in recent years to challenge the constitutionality of displaying the 10 Commandments in government institutions.
With Memorial Day having come and gone, and school now officially out for summer, it has to be time for youth baseball tournaments to begin play across Florida.
Chiefland's Strickland Park will come alive this weekend with hundreds of little ballplayers between the ages of 5 and 6 years old.
The occasion will be the one and only Babe Ruth League State Tee-Ball Tournament.
There are 22 different teams in this year's event -four more than last year.
There are 12 players on each team. That adds up to more than 260 players each day.
The Chiefland High baseball program celebrated a fine 2008 season with a banquet June 3 at Bell?s Restaurant.
Both the junior varsity and varsity posted excellent records.
The varsity finished 18-5 and was ranked in the top 10 in 3A during the course of the season.
Senior pitcher Ory Pitts won the varsity's Most Valuable Player Award voted on by the players.
Pitts, who fiished 8-2, also garnered Pitcher of the Year honors along with a Four-Year Letterman award.
While I have great respect for Gov. Crist and his continued commitment to preserving the environment, I feel that his intent to veto HB 7059 has been made without fully understanding the wide-reaching scope of this good environmental legislation. This legislation has many valuable components that seek to improve and strengthen the protection of our state's precious natural resources.
More photos from the 2008 Watermelon Festival can be found in our print edition on pages 8 and 9A.


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The king and queen hold hands and she holds a rose, and he his sword. Their love is shown in the (heart shaped) space between them. They are fully three-dimensional sculptures made to be seen from all sides. From the back you can see the beautiful dragon design on his cape and the purse that hangs from her waist. (On your cake the base will be partly-covered by frosting or flowers.) Made by...


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Attributes Of GodJoin AllFreePapers.comCategory: Religion Autor: andrew 08 March 2011 Words: 2149 | Pages: 9 INTRODUCTION Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) "was born in Great Britain and immigrated to the U.S. to study at Moody Bible Institute. He pastored churches in Colorado, California, Kentucky, and South Carolina before becoming an itinerant Bible teacher in 1919. From 1925-1927 he Pastored in Sydney, Australia then went to visit his hometown of Nottingham, England before returning to the U.S. He returned to his native land in 1934, taking up residence on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1940, and remained there until his death. Most of his works first appeared as articles in Studies in Scriptures, a monthly magazine concerned solely with the exposition of Scripture. The book, The Attributes of God, explores attributes such as God's decree, foreknowledge, sovereignty, holiness, grace, and mercy. Pink starts out with the solitariness of God. Which simply means God is self-contained, self-sufficient, self-satisfied and need of nothing. SUMMARY In chapter two, Pink discusses that man is a responsible creature and answerable for his actions. The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:10, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad." With this view, we cannot afford to trifle or to sin. Every day should be viewed in the light of the last day, and then we shall live as we should. Pink goes on to say in chapter 4, that God sat down and decided who would be saved and who would go to hell. It cannot be put any other way. This is what he claims. According to my Bible, this is not so. You cannot deny that these terms are in scripture. We know that Christ is all knowing, and therefore he knows who will accept his free gift and who will not. God uses the foolishness of preaching to bring sinner unto salvation. Romans 10:14; "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?" There are those who call themselves "Hyper-Calvinist". This is a belief that I cannot conform to. I don't care if they want to call themselves this all they want, as long as they are trying to win people to Christ. The Bible tells us in Matthew 28:19-20, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." This is our great commission! How can someone say that there are those who God elected certain ones who will be saved and certain ones to spend an eternity in hell? The term of "elect", refers to us that are saved. We are the elected. We are predestined to spend an eternity in heaven with Christ. We are not predestined to be saved. Those who accept the free gift of Christ are the ones that have been predestined. There are not those who are predestined to hell. If they refuse to accept this free gift, and they die without Christ, then they will spend an eternity in hell. Let's suppose that we are chosen to be saved. When is our name written in the Lamb's Book of Life? Is it already written? Or is it written when we accept Christ as savior? Romans 10:13; "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." I do not find anywhere in the Bible that it states that only if the "elect" call upon the name of the Lord, then they will be saved. There are those people that believe that since God has chosen certain people to be saved, then there is nothing they can do about it. So they won't even worry about evangelism. If this is the case, then why should we even have church? If they are going to be saved, then there is no need of church. There is no need of missionaries. They will come to Christ even if we don't go after them. They are not obeying the great commission! Evangelism is the process in which God brings sinners to salvation. If there is anyone who has an excuse, it would be Pharaoh. For the Lord had hardened his heart. Is he going to stand before the Lord one day and say, "well, I didn't stand a chance, you hardened my heart." When all those who denied Christ stand in judgment, will they be able to say that they had no chance? No, they will have to give an account for not accepting Christ's free gift. Revelation 20:15; "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Why would we even have a judgment of sinners if Christ already elected them to spend an eternity in hell? 2 Peter 3:9; "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." John 3:16; "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." All mankind! It does not mean any particular part of the world, but the entire world. The gospel is for all mankind, and whoever trusts him is and shall be saved. Hebrews 2:9; "But we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for ever man." I don't see any of these Calvinists explaining this verse. For all, for each and all, whether Jew or Gentile, bond or free, high or low. The Lord Jesus "tasted death for EVERY MAN. This verse sums it all up. The whole human race. In chapter five, we are looking at those who claim to be Christians. They know not the God of holy writ. On page 36, "the "god" of this twentieth century no more resembles the Supreme Sovereign of Holy writ than does the dim flickering of a candle the glory of the midday sun." We are the clay in the potter's hand. Our churches no longer are preaching the Supremacy of a Holy God. The urgency of our messages have slacked in the importance and the fact that time is growing smaller and smaller for those who need Christ. Men allow God to be everywhere except on His throne. Men have chosen to allow God only in certain areas of their lives, as long as he doesn't cramp or style. They have created a buffet style of Christianity. Take only what they want and leave the rest. The Israelites find out that when God said something, and they did not follow his directions completely, they suffered the price. We have created a God that is soft, and does not hold believers to his desires. We have no right deciding that God will allow me to live in any way that does not line up with scripture. Hebrews 13:8; "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. There it stands as an absolute proposition, that Jesus Christ is the same as he has always been, he is unchangeable. If he were fickle, changing in his character and plans, then he would not be sovereign. Because God is holy he hates all sin. Proverbs 15:26; "The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words." He is displeased with them and will reckon them for it. God hates the sin, but loves the sinner. The world does not truly believe in the holiness of God. They say that a loving God will not send them to hell. They think of a "god" only fashioned after their own evil hearts. It is no wonder why people do not respond to the preaching of the word today. They scoff at the preaching that puts them as the sinners they are. Men look at others as being "bigger" sinners than they are. Our own little sins are not that bad. The power of God is that He can do as He pleases, and it is always right. We can see the power of God in all of creation around us. God began with nothing and created a majestic creation. God's power has preserved all of creation. It is amazing how anything in this world can survive on its own. It cannot, without the power of God. We must tremble in our weakness before such a powerful God, who can end us at any moment he pleases. If such men of this world can have amazing amount of admiration, why doesn't our God get the admiration that he deserves. All that he has done for us, and we treat him as something we whip out when we need him. He is to be a God that is always involved in our lives. Not when it is convienant. The goodness of God is seen in His creation. Everything about our lives can attest to the goodness of God. How our bodies function, how the world goes on in its cycle. How good is our God that he should offer his son as a sacrifice for our sinful lives? His goodness is how we are offered eternal life even when we don't deserve it. How undeserving are we to receive such a gift that cost such a sacrifice that we could not pay. "Had God left all to perish it would have been no reflection on his goodness." In this, our bodies belong to Him and we have no right to do with them as we please. 1 Corinthians 6:15; "know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid." We are professedly united to him. We are bound therefore to be pure, as he was. The patience of God in limited. Romans 9:22; "What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power know, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction." Why does forgiveness requires the shedding of blood? This is no arbitrary decree on the part of a bloodthirsty God, as some have supposed. There is no greater symbol of life than blood; blood keeps us alive. Jesus shed blood, gave his life, for our sins so that we wouldn't have to experience spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God. God's patience today is wondrous. People around the world are sinning openly and laughing at the face of God, and daring him to do something about it. It is truly amazing that he does not instantly strike dead those who so brazenly defy him. CRITICAL EVALUATION Ignorance is worst when it amounts to ignorance of God, and knowledge is best when it exercises itself upon the name of God. Much of what Pink writes about in the book is correct. Our world today has no clue on who the God of this world is. They have a conception that he is just a loving God and would never send anyone to hell. The author does clearly state his purpose and this book and does a wonderful job at it. The strengths of this book are that it brings to light who God is and what he is capable of. The book brings to mind the attributes of God and how glorious and loving, and just he is. He supports all of his arguments biblically and with scripture. Of course, the only errors that I find or course is the Calvinistic views. There are plenty of people that follow this view. They have the right to be wrong. The only problem I have with these views is that people use this as an excuse to not evangelize the world. So they will just run fifty people in their church. This is not the plan my God had in store for his church. They need to stop sitting around arguing topics that don't make a difference and work on seeing lost sinners come to know Christ. CONCLUSION This book has been a tremendous help to me in my ministry. There is much to learn from this book and apply it to our lives. 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A stylish, pitch-black façade with crimson accents beckons passersby into Asia, where they can indulge in hot-off-the-wok chicken and steak entrees, or revel in the rawness of sushi and hand-rolled maki. Like a mashed-potato sculpture of the United Nations headquarters, each feast is an edible testament to a peaceful blend of cultures, with Chinese dishes of crispy duck sharing table space with South American tuna ceviche and Japanese salmon sashimi. Chefs carefully prepare all dishes according to kosher dietary rules.
Amidst the restaurant's funky zebra-print chairs and flat-screen TVs showing the game, guests end meals of pan-seared gyoza or grilled Atlantic salmon with decadent desserts such as chocolate ganache cake or fried gelato. On Saturday nights, diners pair sushi with potent tropical cocktails including minty mojitos or the signature Pineapple Express.
From a distance, it looks like a scoop of pistachio ice cream or a very large lime. But up close, it's clear that the sphere's green skin is actually a layer of thinly sliced avocado, which conceals a savory lump of snow crab, eel, and sushi rice. A union of artistic presentation and fine ingredients, this dish—called the Green Apple—embodies the creative approach of Fusionarie Japanese Signature's chefs, who craft sushi delicacies from seafood delivered fresh daily. At their kitchen inside Royal Palm Place, house-made mango sauce, wasabi aioli, and other garnishes douse house signature sushi rolls as teriyaki and tonkatsu entrees crisp atop grills and stoves. The eatery's décor echoes the chefs' commitment to presentation, as lantern-like lights illuminate Japanese statuary and the grain of hardwood floors and furnishings.
Fresh seafood parades on either side of the glass of Galanga Thai Kitchen and Sushi Bar's expansive aquarium. As decorative foliage casts dappled shadows atop the bustling bar, sushi chefs keep one eye on the tank and one eye on their 23 inventive sushi rolls. In the kitchen, the chefs also flip flame-kissed steaks and whip together Thai specialties that include drunk noodles and panang curry. Sips of wine, sake, or imported beer augment each bite, and decadent desserts provide mealtime sendoffs in the form of deep-fried cheesecake, chocolate mousse, and green-tea ice cream steeped by an abominable snowman.
Chef Yozo Natsui's training in his native Japan, combined with more than 15 years of experience behind the stove, helped earn Bluefin Sushi & Thai Grill the distinction of Best Sushi, 2010 in the Sun Sentinel's Best of South Florida series. Inside a sleek dining room, servers transport fresh slices of fatty tuna and hand rolls from the sushi bar, where Yozo and his cadre of chefs carefully assemble edible cylinders lined with fresh seafood and cool vegetables. They accompany their platters of seared-steak teriyaki with soup or salad, and envelop medleys of vegetables in tempura batter before exposing them to a deep fryer—which is hotter and more philosophically profound than a bourgeois fryer. Servers pour an extensive selection of cold, hot, and flavored sake alongside various wines, imported Asian beers, and Thai iced tea.
Asia Bay serves the "best sushi in this town," according to actor Alec Baldwin, who tweeted his recommendation while in Fort Lauderdale to film Rock of Ages, according to pbpulse. The man behind this A-list-worthy cuisine is executive chef and co-owner Peter Hepp, who according to Miami New Times "is hip to the aesthetic of clean lines, vivid colors, and brightly delineated flavors." Hepp's chefs drizzle the menu's more than 60 sushi and sashimi plates with colorful sauces as carefully as painters adorn canvas, yielding dishes that are as nice to look at as they are to eat. The 50-seat dining room operates under a similarly modern theme, with large picture windows, white leather chairs, and curved-back banquettes which Social Miami calls "minimalist-chic."
Outside, a patio held up by stilts lifts diners above the rippling waves of the Tarpon River, helping garner Asia Bay an OpenTable Diners' Choice Award for Best Outdoor Dining. Here the decor invites relaxation with large parasols, old-fashioned street lamps, and seagulls who will give backrubs for fresh-cut sashimi.
A 1,200-gallon aquarium greets diners as soon as they enter Tokyo Blue, an upscale Pan-Asian restaurant located inside the Ocean Manor. Situated on 200 feet of private beach, this elegant eatery features modern flourishes such as glowing glass columns, glossy blue floors, and a full bar illuminated by blue lights. Once the clock strikes 10:30 p.m., a DJ helps transform this chic space into a hopping nightclub, where patrons can refuel with a late-night menu or journey onto a second-story patio ideal for basking in the ocean air and high-fiving the occasional flying fish.
Against this trendy backdrop, Chef Mai—who earned his cooking chops at the popular Miami restaurant Nobu—simmers tenderloin in green curry, drizzles shichimi butter on baked Maine lobster, and pan-sears Chilean sea bass in 25-year aged balsamic and teriyaki sauce. Meanwhile, sushi chef Jo skillfully assembles 30 specialty rolls, including classics such as the California roll as well as eclectic mash-ups such as the Mexican roll with shrimp tempura, avocado, spicy mayo, cream cheese, and sesame seeds.


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The last thing you'd expect a hardcore motoring show to promote is cycling, but that's what Top Gear did -- quite unintentionally -- in last night's episode screened on BBC2.
In a little stunt called "Race Across London" the three presenters and the show's infamous test driver "Stig" raced each other across the capital during peak hour traffic using four different forms of transport -- a speed boat (along the Thames), a bicycle, a car and the bus/tube/rail network -- to see who would get to London City Airport first. Guess who won?
Yes. The cyclist!!
Here's a preview, on You Tube, which will give you some idea of how the race worked.
Unfortunately, it doesn't really convey how aggressive Richard Hammond has to be to tackle London traffic. I've never heard so much swearing in my life!


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Today, after a year of collaborative work, Project Connect regional partners, under the leadership of the Transit Working Group (TWG) led by Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, officially unveiled a regional high-capacity transit vision that will keep Central Texas connected.
Express lanes on highways, existing and new rail service, and rapid transit are all components of the regional vision that, when connected to the local bus network will provide real improvements in the region's mobility and connect cities and major activity centers throughout the region.
Adding people-moving capacity has been a key regional demand, as Central Texas has grown too fast for our transportation system to keep up. The Austin region has been crowned America's "fastest growing" by Forbes for three consecutive years.
"The Transit Working Group analyzed a tremendous amount of data over this past year, to help us define a vision for a regional transit system to set Central Texas on a great path to move forward," Leffingwell said. "The result is a plan that runs from Georgetown to Round Rock and Leander, takes several routes through the City of Austin and then continues on to Oak Hill and San Marcos."
That path forward was reinforced by the results of a review of Project Connect and the Urban Rail project by an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) peer review delegation. The peer review report was released today in conjunction with a public meeting of the Transit Working Group and delegation representatives. The peer review report acknowledged the leadership of the Transit Working Group, as well as the comprehensive system plan approach that Project Connect undertakes. The review also outlined opportunities and recommendations to ensure the successful implementation of the transit vision and its projects
In the coming weeks, Austin regional leaders will continue to meet and engage in collaborative discussion with each other and the community to execute the recommendations.
"The transit vision offers a smart, comprehensive regional network that will benefit our entire region. Now it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work on the next investment to connect and enhance our regional transportation system," said Capital Metro President/CEO Linda S. Watson.
Project Connect will host three open house events in February to reintroduce the regional transit vision to the community. The work will be folded into the upcoming Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) 2040 transportation planning process.
Next Steps
The Project Connect partners will work with the Transit Working Group to implement the recommendations on operation and planning for high-capacity transit, provided by the peer analysis conducted by the APTA.
The Project Connect partners also anticipate hiring an urban rail program director to facilitate planning and outreach for the next phase of high-capacity transit.
About Project Connect: Project Connect is a partnership between Central Texas transportation agencies aimed at implementing the high-capacity transit component of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2035 Plan. The CAMPO plan was adopted by regional government representatives in 2010, after a nine-month public outreach process involving policy makers and community stakeholders. The initial Project Connect partnership includes the City of Austin, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Lone Star Rail District and CAMPO. To implement these projects, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell has convened a group of regional stakeholders for a panel called the Transit Working Group.
About the Transit Working Group: As a committee of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), the Transit Working Group will evaluate and provide input toward a regional high capacity transit plan for Central Texas and explore how its various components work as a system to fulfill the region's transportation and future growth needs. The 15-member group is made of regional public and private sector leaders and is chaired by Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell.
Transit Working Group members include:
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Chair John Langmore, Capital Metro Board Member
Martha Smiley, Austin Area Research Org. Mayor Alan McGraw, City of Round Rock
Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Tom Stacy, Downtown Austin Alliance
Johnny Limon, Community Leader Barry McBee, UT System
Bobby Jenkins, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Scott Flack, Real Estate Council of Austin
Andre Dukes, Texas Facilities Commission Darrel Pierce, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Commissioner Will Conley, Hays County Commissioner William Pina, Bastrop County
Jesus Garza, Seton Family of Hospitals Council Member Bill Spelman, City of Austin
Sid Convington, Lone Star Rail Board
About the APTA Peer Review: Linda Watson, on behalf of the Project Connect partners, requested the peer review from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Leaders from five transit organizations in Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Dallas, Portland and Denver spent three days interviewing agency staff and community members, and reviewed materials to provide a set of best practices for moving forward.
Media Contacts: Joseph Black, Lone Star Rail District, (512) 558-7368, (512) 749-2150 , Francine Pares, Capital Metro, (512) 389-7435, (949) 244-4574 cell
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PUNE: The tri-weekly Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto train was flagged off on Sunday evening. Just over a hundred passengers travelled by this train on the inaugural day.
The non-stop superfast train has a total passenger capacity of 550. However, on the first day, there were just 130 passengers on the train. who had booked their tickets for the train.
Divisional railway manager Vishal Agarwal said response to the train would increase soon. Not many were aware of the inaugural run, he said. The train was flagged off by MP Suresh Kalmadi.
The Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto is the third such special train for Pune. Two other Duronto trains which are already running include Pune-Delhi and Pune-Howrah. The Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto had been announced in last year's railway budget presented by former railway minister Mamata Banerjee.
The fully air-conditioned train has seven III-tier coaches, two II-tier coaches, and one first class AC coach. Barring some operational stops, the train will not halt at any station between Pune and Ahmedabad.
Train number 12297 Ahmedabad-Pune AC Duronto Express will run from Ahmedabad with effect from March 13. It will leave Ahmedabad on every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday at 10.30 pm and will reach Pune on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 7 am.
The regular service of train no 12298 Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto Express will begin from March 15. It will leave Pune every Saturday, Monday and Thursday at 9.45 pm and will reach Ahmedabad on every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday at 6.20 am. tnnAs this train is an overnight service from both Pune and Ahmedabad, there is no provision of any catering services, railway officials said. The fare for Ist AC is Rs 1800. For IInd AC, the fare is Rs 1010, and for III-tier AC, the fare is Rs 690, the officials added.
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Thank you for your interest in the UCLA Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. We are proud to have three new fellows for the 2014-2015 academic year, each of whom has elected to pursue a two year training program. Therefore, our program is filled now through 2015-2016. As such, we will not be participating in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) for 2015-2016.
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Julie Silva used to tell her father, when the subject came up of her someday taking over his work of collecting toys for Children's Friend:
"This is yours," she would say. "Live forever. This is yours."
Joseph Silva died in February.
"He knew I was going to eat my words," Julie Silva said on the Thursday before Saturday's annual Children's Toy Drive Dinner at the East Providence Knights of Columbus. "He knew how he raised me."
For 20 years, Joseph Silva had collected toys and raised money to buy toys to help Children's Friend provide Christmas presents for families unable to provide gifts for their children. He collected toys all year. Each December, he held a Children's Toy Drive Dinner to cap the year's work. Guests were asked to bring new, unwrapped gifts. Every year after the dinner, he would start planning the next one, his daughter says.
"How did my father do this by himself when I have a team of helpers and it's still exhausting?" she now wonders.
This year, the toys have threatened to overflow the room in which her father always piled them until it was time to move them to their destinations through charities, nonprofits and social workers.
One business found a storage pod to help store gifts. The co-owners of Jordan's Liquors on Taunton Avenue in East Providence, Marco Pacheco and Eddie Silva, also ran two events, one of them a fundraising breakfast with Santa. With the money they raised, teams of shoppers have been looking for good deals on toys and gifts that would interest children from infants to teens.
"We are gathering more toys and sending them to the pod," Julie Silva said.
Joe Silva's yearlong effort for 20 years was to fill the gap between the number of families needing goods and the number of donors adopting families. This year, the whole Children's Friend Spirit of Giving Holiday Drive is dedicated to the memory of Joe Silva.
"It's very surreal right now, doing so much in his memory," Julie Silva said. "It really is truly keeping him alive."
This will be the first Christmas without him. "The sadness is there, underlying, but there's too much happiness for us to focus on it for now," she said.
Silva said her father "was a big guy, but he was like a teddy bear. … When it came to children, he had a soft spot in his heart. … Christmas was for children. He believed that every child should have a present to open on Christmas Day.
"It's exhausting to follow in his shoes," she said, "but it's exhilarating at the same time."
She likes hearing people's memories about her father. "One of the main things they all tell me is that he didn't know the word 'no.' If you asked, 'Joe, can you help with this,' he would say, 'OK, we'll figure it out. We'll go to the Knights, see what we can do.' "
By the same token, "He didn't know the word 'no,' so don't say the word 'no' to him. If they saw him coming, they knew it would cost them money, or a toy."
He had a way of getting everybody involved, she said. "Even when he passed. People just stepped up to the plate and said, 'We want to help.' "


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Small Businesses Are More Active as Inventors Than as Innovators in the Innovation Process
PAD-82-19: Published: Dec 31, 1981. Publicly Released: Dec 31, 1981.
Additional Materials:
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed nine studies of the sources and contributions of small business invention and innovation. The studies were classified into three categories: studies that examine the relationship of firm size to invention and innovation; empirical studies of other aspects of invention and innovation; and reports that integrate the work of others.
Because the scope and objectives of the studies examined are so different, only broad generalizations can be drawn. Although GAO was not able to generalize the likely level of future contributions by small businesses to invention and innovation, it found no evidence suggesting that they might be less important to invention and innovation than in the past. Further research will be required to clearly understand the effect of the factors that influence small businesses' activities in the innovation process and to specifically determine the amount of invention and innovation contributed by them.
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Federal Laboratory Consortium Should Increase Communication with Potential Customers to Improve InitiativesGAO-15-127: Published: Oct 3, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 3, 2014.
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Small Business Innovation Research:
DOD's Program Has Developed Some Technologies that Support Military Users, but Lacks Comprehensive Data on Transition OutcomesGAO-14-748T: Published: Jul 23, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 23, 2014.
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education:
Assessing the Relationship between Education and the WorkforceGAO-14-374: Published: May 8, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2014.
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Nanomanufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness:
Challenges and OpportunitiesGAO-14-618T: Published: May 20, 2014. Publicly Released: May 20, 2014.
Feb 7, 2014
Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human HealthGAO-14-181SP: Published: Jan 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 7, 2014.
Dec 20, 2013
Small Business Innovation Research:
DOD's Program Supports Weapon Systems, but Lacks Comprehensive Data on Technology Transition OutcomesGAO-14-96: Published: Dec 20, 2013. Publicly Released: Dec 20, 2013.
Nov 4, 2013
Small Business Innovation Research:
Data Rights ProtectionsGAO-14-116R: Published: Nov 4, 2013. Publicly Released: Nov 4, 2013.
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America COMPETES Acts:
Overall Appropriations Have Increased and Have Mainly Funded Existing Federal Research EntitiesGAO-13-612: Published: Jul 19, 2013. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 2013.
Apr 10, 2013
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education:
Governmentwide Strategy Needed to Better Manage Overlapping ProgramsGAO-13-529T: Published: Apr 10, 2013. Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2013.
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Building a tall bookcase can stretch the limits of a small shop. We all know that big boards can be a bear to handle and glue up, so I've taken an old Scandinavian design and sliced it up into bite-size pieces. My solution is to break the bookcase into two interlocking sections that require only short and narrow stuff. Not to mention, that's the only way I could get it out of my shop and up the basement stairs!
Biscuits join the shelves and sides. It's a snap to put together wide boards at right angles with a plate joiner. But biscuits alone aren't enough to make a stiff case, so I've added backboards that lock the whole bookcase into a rigid unit.
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Trim long and wide boards on your tablesaw with a crosscut sled. A sled is easier to use and more accurate than a standard miter gauge. Clamp a hooked stick onto the fence to act as a stopper arm. This ensures that all your boards come out the same length.
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Rip the stepped board (C) on the bandsaw. A simple fence helps you make a straight cut. Stop the cut at the top of the ogee curve and withdraw the board. Remove the fence and cut out the ogee.
Glue the upper case sides from 1" thick rough boards that are planed to 7/8" thick. This leaves some untouched low spots, but that's OK. Align the outside boards so their bottoms are even.
Plane the glued-up case sides until there are no low spots left. All the parts of this bookcase should be the same thickness, which can be anywhere from 3/4" to a minimum of 5/8".
Cut biscuit slots in the ends of the shelves. You can't go wrong if you clamp each shelf in position, right above the double lines. Set the shelf in from the back edge by the thickness of one backboard.
Cut more biscuit slots in the case side. Stand the plate joiner up on end and butt it against the end of the shelf. Align the center mark on the bottom of the machine with the pencil mark on the bottom of the shelf.
Glue the backboard onto the case side. Make sure it's square along the entire length. Check opposite each clamp as you tighten it down. Shift the head of the clamp in or out to change the angle of the backboard.
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[OS] US/EU/ECON/GV - Obama to press EU leaders over debt crisis
Released on 2012-10-11 16:00 GMT
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WASHINGTON | Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:24am EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will press European Union
officials on Monday to reach a definitive solution to their sovereign debt
crisis which is emerging as a major 2012 U.S. election worry.
As Germany and France scramble to tighten budget controls across the euro
zone, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission
President Jose Manuel Barroso will face tough questions from Obama at the
White House on how much longer the crisis might go on.
No breakthroughs are expected from the meeting, which will not include the
European heads of state who need to make crucial decisions about the
future of the 17-nation currency union.
But Van Rompuy and Barroso wield influence as heads of key EU institutions
at the heart of efforts to fight the crisis, which has thrown the future
of the euro zone into doubt at a moment of weakness for the global
Obama has spoken regularly with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy and the summit offers a chance for him to
further ratchet up pressure behind closed doors.
"He understands that it is a European leadership issue," said Heather
Conley of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in
Obama and the EU officials will release a statement after their summit
ends, with Obama almost certain to restate his confidence that Europe's
leaders can handle the crisis if they show the political leadership to do
He has previously said that calming markets would require "some tough
decisions" in Europe but not spelled out precisely what those may entail.
Some in Washington believe the European Central Bank could be more active
in the crisis though that is an unpopular view across the Atlantic.
Seams have emerged between European capitals on how to salvage the euro
and deal with a series of disappointing bond auctions. Barroso suggested
last week that euro zone bonds could be issued once new budget laws are in
place, provoking anger from Germany where Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler
said the proposal for joint debt issuance was "irresponsible."
Avoiding contagion from Europe's crisis is critical for Obama, whose
re-election prospects next November hinge on his ability to shield the
U.S. economy from another downturn and bring down the unemployment rate of
9 percent.
He traveled to the Asia-Pacific region this month to boost economic ties
with that fast-growing region, widely seen as an effort to counterbalance
weakness in Europe as the 2012 election approaches and Republicans hammer
his jobs record.
Barroso and Van Rompuy will arrive to Washington with ideas about how to
boost trade and investment across the Atlantic to try to stoke growth
while the sovereign debt strains gripping Greece, Italy, Spain and
elsewhere are addressed.
Those include efforts to support emergent sectors like electric cars,
smart grids and nanotechnology -- for instance with less red tape and
lower import tariffs -- and to encourage more raw materials trade.
Companies including Microsoft, Pfizer, Deutsche Bank and Coca-Cola said in
a letter released before the summit that there were important business
opportunities to be tapped across the Atlantic even if the U.S. and
European economies were growing slowly.
"The United States and Europe remain at the heart of the world economy,
each other's most important market for goods, services, capital and
ideas," said the Transatlantic Business Council, whose other members
include Unilever, Intel, Siemens and Ford.
While economic worries will dominate their meeting, Obama, Barroso and Van
Rompuy are also expected to discuss concerns about Iran's pursuit of
nuclear materials and Syria's deadly crackdown on protesters as well as
violent flare-up in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe.
Catherine Ashton, the EU's top foreign policy official and former trade
chief, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are is set to take part
in the meeting that comes the day after the Arab League approved sweeping
sanctions on Syria.
The European leaders are likely to be nudged in Washington to seek
stronger sanctions against Iran, given Europe now has more commercial and
energy ties with the country than the United States does. Both Washington
and Europe have already introduced strong sanctions against Damascus.


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Best News Ever! You'll Soon Be Able to Preorder Your Frapps With New Starbucks App
Nobody panic, but Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman says the chain is in the process of perfecting technology that will allow you to order your frapp using the Starbucks app and pick it up at your leisure [via The Verge].
Currently, Seattle Starbucks locations are testing the process for accuracy so they can soon introduce it nationwide. They won't release it until it's perfect, though, to ensure that "drinks are in optimal condition when patrons come to collect them."
The best part of waking up (sorry, Folgers) is this. This is awesome.
Excited for the Starbucks app? What other features do you hope the app will include? Comment below!
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By John Eldh, vice president, channel sales, Americas, Symantec
Last month, we held our annual Partner Engage conference in Baltimore – my first as the new Symantec Channel Chief – and coming away from that event I am filled with a real sense of excitement about the opportunities, insight and experiences we shared there. As you all know, Symantec is in a state of evolution -- transforming, refining and improving products, services and processes that can make a difference to partners and their customers. Steve Bennett, our new CEO, spoke at the event and outlined a strategy we are calling 'Symantec 4.0' that will be marked by tremendous new opportunities for our partners. I've been with Symantec for eight years – they've all been great years – but I am more confident than ever that we as a company are at the precipice of the best chapter yet in our history.
The level of enthusiasm among the attendees at Partner Engage was palpable, as they are witnessing firsthand the changes that are happening within the company. At the forefront of this change are our partners, who will be able to participate in, and contribute to, the future of Symantec 4.0 – while expanding their offerings and growing their business in the process.
In speaking about success, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention our 2012 Partner Award Winners which were recognized during Partner Engage. These partners (and our entire partner community) are a testament to the growth and immense success that can be achieved by leveraging the technology and vast resources Symantec has to offer and will continue to offer in the future.
The fact is, it's an exciting time to be part of Symantec; whether you're an employee, a partner or a customer, there is an undercurrent of optimism that has always been here and will continue to grow as the Symantec 4.0 strategy is realized. Symantec's channel and the company in general are undergoing a transformational journey which will bring change; and, although the channel was in a state of transformation prior to Steve Bennett's appointment, the process is continuing as a key part of Symantec 4.0.
My hope is that all the partners walked away from the event as energized as I was about what we're accomplishing in the market, and the role our partners will have in leading the way to significant growth. We have a solid foundation to build upon that will yield significant fruit in the coming months and years.
In my six months as Channel Chief, I've logged more than 50,000 miles traveling across the Americas, meeting with partners and getting a feel for their needs and their capabilities. Now that Partner Engage has concluded, I am feeling a tighter sense of alignment and collaboration with our partners as we move forward, evolve and continue to maintain the focus on our partner community. I look forward to the benefits and opportunities Symantec 4.0 will deliver to partners, including a better customer experience and exponential growth.
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Like many things in life, there are pros and cons to most things. Fantasmic is NOT my favorite nighttime show at WDW, so I think I should say that first.
Personally and overall, my DH and I prefer the show at DL. It has a more intimate feel. They also make great use of the Mark Twain and Columbia ships, especially with Peter Pan and Captain Hook scene. The WDW has a Pocahontas scene instead, which I don't care too much for. However, the WDW version at least has seating so you aren't camping out on the walkway.
Both shows offer some sort of food package, with WDW having a dinner package and DL having a dessert buffet that give you priority seating for the show. In WDW, this seating is way off to the far right. I don't feel you really have a bad view anywhere in the amphitheatre, but many will disagree with me. It's supposed to cut down your wait, but I feel it doesn't cut it down too much in my experience.
Ever since we saw the DL version, we haven't bothered with the WDW version....partly due to the wait and also because we just preferred the show in DL. I may give it a chance this next trip since we haven't done it in years.


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WASHINGTON, October 9, 2012 — Wednesday night's presidential debate was an exasperating show of minutia, insignificance, and distraction. Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald suggests, "In part this is because presidential elections are now conducted almost entirely like a tawdry TV reality show. Personality quirks and trivialities about the candidates dominate coverage, and voter choices, leaving little room for substantive debates."
As there is really very little difference between the two current contenders, Wednesday's debate questions were both inconsequential in nature and contrary to the true purpose of political debate - a passionate and revealing exchange of ideas. If the American people were to insist upon a debate of substance, what type of questions would need to be asked? Perhaps some of the following could be considered:
* Goldman Sachs has donated considerable sums of money to both of your campaigns. How will you be able to convince the American people that Goldman Sachs will not influence your administrations?
* Mr. President, in 2008, you promised the American people that lobbyists would not become a part of your administration; however, you currently have several lobbyists operating at key levels within your administration. Do you consider this a broken campaign pledge?
* Do either of you currently have a member of your family serving in the armed forces? If you decide to take the nation to war, would you be willing to send a member of your family to fight?
* Do both of you pledge tonight that you will not use torture? This includes the practice of outsourcing and water boarding.
* Will both of you pledge tonight to not bomb Iran?
* Are either of you disturbed by the millions of dollars that have been raised during this presidential cycle?
* With millions of dollars left over from both of your presidential campaigns, would each of you be willing to donate some of that money to a charity rather than your respective parties?
* Why doesn't either of your campaigns encourage/allow third party candidates into the presidential debates?
* Mr. President, in 2008 you pledged that your administration would not prosecute whistleblowers in the way that your predecessor had done. Today, your administration has prosecuted more whistleblowers than any other administration in American history. Do you not see this as having reneged on this campaign pledge?
* The United States has declared a war against drugs, and has been fighting it for decades. After billions of dollars spent, do you believe that it might be more effective if the nation began treating drug addiction as a health concern rather than a criminal act?
* Governor Romney, at a Republican debate in South Carolina, stated that he would have signed the National Defense Authorization Act that President Obama signed. The bill grants the executive branch the power to imprison an "enemy combatant" indefinitely. This includes American citizens. Will either of you pledge to never use this provision against an American citizen?
* Do either of you have any intention of repealing some of the measures that have hindered American civil liberties, such as the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the National Defense Authorization Act?
* Governor Romney, you have repeatedly stated that you do not wish to cut America's national defense spending, and actually look to increase it. America currently spends more money on defense than every other nation in the world combined. Why do you wish to increase the amount?
* Governor Romney, in 2006 on Fox News, you stated your belief that the individual mandate contained in the Massachusetts model could be used as a national model for healthcare. Currently, you claim dissatisfaction with the individual mandate contained in Obamacare. What do you find objectionable in Obamacare compared to the Massachusetts model that you supported? How do you respond to critics who say that your current individual mandate objections are simply an example of your caving to the Republican Party line?
Presidential debates have historically offered a unique opportunity to become acquainted with candidates and their ideologies, but have eroded into no more than fashion shows littered with pointless and insignificant conversation. Through the introduction of independently minded third party candidates and the posing of relevant questions demanding "going on the record" candidate responses, America might once again have the opportunity to know and elect a President who is truly representative of a majority ideology.
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On 9/8/05, Nick Dimiduk <email@example.com> wrote:
 To re-direct you one more time, maybe have a look over at the
gentoo-portage-dev list. That's where portage development happens. We
just use it. :)

 Nick-

 Thanks for the redirection. I'll spam them as well.

We are in the process of making gentoo's portage work on osx as a
secondary package manager (as you put it earlier). We ideally use / as
the root. Much of what we've push into portage mainline (as bug
reports) has to do with using POSIX versions of tools rather than the
gnu versions. This has to do with portage code as well as ebuilds
themselves. the gentoo/bsd group also does this with their work. Both
of our projects are focused on getting portage running on non-linux
systems. There was talk of gentoo/open solaris as well.

I don't think I fully understand what you're looking for, but I hope you
find it :)

 Here's what I want: If you are familiar with openpkg, I want a portage version of that rather than an rpm version.
 If you aren't familiar with that I want a "prefixed" version of portage (much like how fink is in it's own directory) that will run ontop of other unices (solaris, osx, linux variants).
 Here's the thread that contains a GLEP explaining "portage as a secondary package manager".
 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/27569

 Hopefully that makes sense. I hope this doesn't appear to be rude, I just want to make sure people understand what I'm asking for, so that we are all on the same page ;)

Cheers,
-Nick Dimiduk

m h wrote:
> Hello-
>
> I posted in the gentoo-dev mailing list yesterday, but figured I'd post
> here since it is somewhat closer related. I'm investigating the
> differences between portage and openpkg. For those who don't know about
> openpkg, openpkg allows one to install rpms in a sandboxed environment
> accross multiple unix platforms (bsd, redhat, debian, gentoo,...). It
> consists of a way to bootstrap an environment and a bunch of spec files
> used to create rpms specifically tailored for that platform. The idea
> being you could run the "same" components across different platforms in
> your environment.
>
> It seems that Fink and Portage for OSX are providing similar
> functionality on top of OSX. My question is what would be involved in
> generalizing the Portage OSX port to unix platforms similar to what
> openpkg is doing. An example might be that while I need to run Suse at
> work, I could install portage into a sandboxed location and enter that
> environment. This would allow me to run newer components, better
> integrated, security patched, etc, while still having the corporate
> environment if I needed it.
>
> Ideally the benefits for doing this would be to allow many platforms to
> take advantage of portage, use the large ebuild tree (openpkg has ~400
> components), as well as use ebuilds that are tested probably a little
> bit more than openpkg (I believe the gentoo install base is a least one
> or two orders of magnitude larger than openpkg).
>
> Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions are appreciated.
>
> thanks
>
> matt

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The Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility study helps you to determine how much of the observed process variation is due to measurement system variation. It breaks down the overall variation into variation due to part-to-part, repeatability and reproducibility. The ANOVA method is commonly used as it also breaks fown reproducibility into operator and operator by part interactions. This tool can be used on crossed Gage R&R studies at which each part is measured by each operator several times.
The following are some guidances to set up a Gage R&R study.
Parts measured should cover the entire range of possible values to get a better estimate of part-to-part variation
If you can run limited number of tests, it is better to test more parts than take more measurements on the same part to get a better chance of detecting linearity issues
Ensure complete randomization of the measurement process. Repeating measurement of the same part by the same operator too often may produce over-optimistic estimates.
If the variation among operators for the same part is large, you may need more operators to get a better estimate of reproducibility
At the Excel Menu (For Excel 2007, go to Add-ins first)
Choose ProcessMA > Quality Tools > Gage R and R > Gage R and R
In Measurement, select the column containing measurement data (Numeric)
In Part, select the column containing part indicators (>=2 distinct values)
In Operator, select the column containing operator indicators
In Method of Analysis, choose the method to use for analysis. The Xbar and R method distinguishes the observed process variation into part-to-part, repeatability and reproducibility components. The ANOVA method is similar but it also breaks down reproducibility into operator and operator by part components
In Study Variation, enter a value to be used to calculate Study Variation. The default is 6, which is the number of standard deviations needed to capture 99.73% of your process measurements (Optional, Numeric, >0)
In Process Tolerance, enter the tolerance range (USL - LSL) if known (Optional, Numeric)
Click OK
Three operators took measurements on 10 parts, twice on each part. You want to determine how much of the observed process variation is due to measurement system variation.
Open data worksheet by choosing ProcessMA > Tools > Data
Choose ProcessMA > Quality Tools > Gage R and R > Gage R and R
In Measurement, select AQ - Measurement
In Part, select AR - Part
In Operator, select AS - Operator
Click OK
By looking at %VarComp, the variation due to differences between parts (Part-to-Part) contributes 94.1% to the overall variation. It is much larger than that of the Total Gage R&R at 5.9%. The same observation can be made by looking at the Component of Variation Chart. This indicates that measurement system error is small. From the By Part Chart, the variation of the red line shows that there are significant differences between parts. On the other hand, from the By Operator Chart, the red line is relatively flat, which indicates that the differences between operators are small. In addition, most of the points in the Xbar Chart for Measurement by Operator are out-of-control, indicating that variation is mainly due to differences between parts.
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Throughout history many of the greatest discoveries and inventions happened by accident, someone trying to solve an unrelated problem.
Imagine if we had a battery in all of our devices that charged in seconds rather than hours or days. Well actually its a capacitor not a battery but I'll let the video explain the difference.
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Sat, Apr 10, 10 at 23:03
I have my stinging nettles seeds stratifying in the fridge. And I test germinated a few a couple weeks ago, and they seemed ok. Now I need to figure out where and when to plant them. Does anyone have advice? My last frost date is about May 21. Do I need to wait until then? Do they do better in full sun? Partial sun? And any idea how far I should keep them away from my main garden? Thanks. |
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- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Sun, Apr 11, 10 at 6:59
Nettles are widely spread as a weed and will grow in almost any conditions, though they need to be kept moist and prefer dappled shade. In the wild, they usually do best in fertile soil. Nettle seeds are dispersed by the wind, so can travel far and wide. If you allow them to flower, you are guaranteed to have nettles pop up all over the place - and your neighbours', and probably in the next town or state as well. |
- Posted by gardningscomplicated southeast michigan - (My Page) on Sun, Apr 11, 10 at 19:17
daisy - Thanks. I have a spot I think they'll like, where I can keep an eye on them. If I looked hard enough, I could probably find some growing nearby. I tried that last year, and thought I had some. But when I went to collect it, it didn't sting. So wrong weed. I don't want them to take over, so I'll be cutting them back regularly. I want to make sure I have a way to remove them in the future though, before I plant. Someone posted a while back that they would eventually give up if I kept mowing them. |
I need some seeds of them. I had 2 pots growing but one died because it rained too much and the other one isn't doing well. |
- Posted by fatamorgana 5/6 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 22, 13 at 20:22
I winter sowed stinging nettle with great success. Give it a try. FataMorgana |
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