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UK Automotive Trades Taking Notice of "Smart Radio"
May 19, 2014 — I believe it's very telling when people from outside our industry not only notice what we're doing, but talk about it in their own trade magazines. Dave Moss, in the May 15 edition of International FleetWorld (see page 24) presents a very good explanation of the "Smart Radio" concept, and RadioDNS.
"The Smart Radio project is a key to what broadcasters have chosen to call 'Hybrid radio.' Here, not-for-profit organization RadioDNS has 26 members, active in major radio markets including Europe, the U.S. and Australia - with another 60 supporting organizations worldwide. All are promoting newly developed technical standards, which make hybrid radio a practical reality. A suite of RadioDNS technology can now fully bridge the previous gap between FM, DAB, and HD Radio broadcasts and mobile broadband Internet connections - thus placing listeners at the heart of seamless interactivity with broadcasters' programming through sound, pictures and text. Over 1,900 stations already use parts of this technology package, which achieves best versatility using digital broadcasting, allowing listeners to access enhanced, personalized interactive content linked to any chosen station. This can include 'on-demand' news or weather, background to programs and personalities, specific event information, and 'tagging,' allowing listeners to request more information or purchase items related to broadcasts.
"RadioDNS technology and the EBU Smart Radio initiatives together underpin another related venture. The worldwide 'Universal Smartphone Radio Project,' (see page 9) is an ambitious move to bring much improved broadcast radio functionality to smartphones - using Hybrid radio principles. Estimates suggest few current smartphones feature radio reception, and the obvious alternative of streamed radio on today's Internet-enabled mobile devices is restricted by data allowances, battery consumption and variable mobile broadband reception. The Universal Smartphone Radio Project seeks to include all global digital radio reception standards inside future smartphones. Discussions with handset makers and mobile network operators are already under way, and towards the end of the EBU summit RadioDNS chair Nick Piggott announced that manufacturer Samsung had just introduced several models featuring Hybrid radio into its Galaxy smartphone range. Though broadcast reception on these is FM, not digital, limiting capability, the move is seen by RadioDNS as a new willingness by handset manufacturers to take a more flexible approach to radio in future.
"Together the 2014 Digital Radio summit and Geneva Motor Show underlined significant progress made by broadcasters and carmakers in just twelve months. Digital radio still has some justified listener concerns, and FM will be around for many years yet, but digitally equipped car numbers are growing fast. Broadcasters are delivering ever more digital programming, and DAB+ continues on course to become a standard for Europe and beyond. Best of all, the innovators are hard at work to make fully connected cars - and smartphones - an easy to use reality at last."
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Rugby Union
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Aviva Premiership
- Bath
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- Newcastle
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- Sale
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The Rugby Championship
- Australia
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Guinness PRO12
- Cardiff Blues
- Connacht
- Dragons
- Edinburgh
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- Leinster
- Munster
- Ospreys
- Scarlets
- Treviso
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Top 14
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- 25th Jan 2014
- Ground: Rodney Parade, Newport
- Att: 6,011
LV= Cup: Northampton Saints earn a bonus point 34-16 win over the Dragons
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Northampton Saints are almost certain to be through to the knockout stages of the LV= Cup after they took the second half of their clash with Newport Gwent Dragons by the scruff of the neck and finished with a bonus-point 34-16 victory.
Tries from wing Fa'atoina Autagavaia, a penalty try, hooker Mike Haywood, prop Gareth Denman and back row Gerrit Jan Van Vetize plus three conversions and a penalty from fly-half Glenn Dickson secured the win that leaves second-placed Scarlets six points adrift with one game to play in the pool.
Two bonus-point victories by Newcastle, who play on Sunday, would put them level on 14 points with Northampton - but that is a tall order.
All the Dragons' points came in the first half - a try from scrum-half Luc Jones plus a conversion and three penalties by fly-half Jason Tovey.
Torrential rain, which had threatened to fall before the match, took its toll on the Rodney Parade pitch before the turnaround.
Referee Andrew Small opted to take the players off the pitch on 35 minutes when a huge hailstorm lashed down, causing the Northampton players, who were in the face of it, to turn their backs on a penalty from Tovey.
Northampton got the first points of the game when Dickson fired home a 30-metre penalty but the Welshmen, who have little chance of reaching the knockout stages, hit back despite their inferiority in the scrum.
With the wind in their favour, Tovey put the Dragons three points up with two penalties, one from the halfway line, but soon Northampton's heavy pack - led by skipper Phil Dowson - put the squeeze on the home side.
Saints were also alive as the home side tried to clear their defence. Several times the defence charged Dragons clearance kicks down.
But that scrum dominance brought the Aviva Premiership side the first try of the match as the front row of prop Ethan Waller, hooker Haywood and tight-head Denman put the pressure on the home front row, causing them to collapse and giving ref Small no option but to run under the posts for a penalty try that Dickson converted.
However, the Dragons bounced back with another Tovey penalty to come to within a point. It was short-lived, though.
Ross Wardle, on as a wing replacement for injured Matthew Pewtner, skidded over the ball on his own 22, Autagavaia seized possession and raced from the 22 into the corner for the touchdown.
The Dragons gained a man advantage when Saints' flanker Teimana Harrison was sent to the sin-bin for going over the top of a ruck illegally, leaving Tovey to attempt a 41-metre penalty, which he missed, in the face of the hailstorm.
On their return from a two-minute break, the hosts seized the initative with a try on the stroke of half-time when Jones sneaked over for his converted touchdown that gave the Welshmen a one-point advantage going into the break.
Yet, as conditions improved and the sun came out for a few minutes, Saints went up a few gears, played possession and territory rugby and, for most of the time, kept the Dragons under control.
Hayward went over soon after the restart before Denman strolled over in the right corner for the bonus point touchdown.
Van Vertze got the fifth Saints try with 10 minutes left before the Dragons had claims for a second try when Wardle kicked and chased the ball from halfway and thought he had touched down in the water at the Northampton end - only to be denied by the TV official's decision.
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10 Celebrities Who Need To Stop Beefing With Other Celebrities On Twitter
The Celebrity: Azealia Banks
Celebrities She Has Beefed With On Twitter: Funkmaster Flex, Jim Jones, T.I.
Why She Needs To Stop: It's clear that Azealia has strong opinions and isn't afraid to express them on Twitter. As a result, we easily could have included a dozen different names next to the "Celebrities She Has Beefed With On Twitter" bullet point. The problem with that, of course, is that she's become more well-known for her Twitter beefs than for her music, which is a real shame. So, in her case, we wouldn't mind if she stayed off Twitter altogether. The beef has to stop.


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Genres drone, dark ambient, noise, experimental, electronic (beta) (flag as incorrect)
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While your experience of Malaysia is limited to Borneo, you have done a great job of tarnishing the rest of the country and the population, pretty thoroughly.
Im an Aussie living in Penang and yes there are some folks who are pretty dreadful, but that is the same in every country. Especially the USA and in Oz.
Malays, Indians and Chinese have been nothing but polite, generous, hospitable and caring the whole time we have been in the country.
I cant say I have visited the other countries you have written about in this blog post but I have very good friends who are from France and the Philippines.. they are brilliant!
I hope you get to have a better experience one day soon. Come to Penang, mate. Will show you some proper hospitality.


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Have a clear idea of what you are doing |
…then you will not know what you did when you are
done! This rather confusing phrase sums
up the risks that we face when building e-learning, highlighted by the number
of times I look at Online Learning and realise that I do not understand the
thinking behind the learning. Why should
I want to? Well, as a quality assurance
reviewer, it is the thinking behind the course that guides my judgement of the
course; its content, presentation and interactivity. This is also what guides the interpretation
of the epprobate Quality Grid that my review will be based upon, (http://epprobate.com/index.php/quality-grid).
But more importantly this is what guides the learner's
journey. If we are not clear about what
we are doing, how can the learner follow our lead?
How does the learner interpret our course?
We know what the course content is all about. When we write/ design our content we have in
our minds the background to the learning as well as the learning itself. This leads to an image (hopefully) of what we
would like the course to look like and how the learner will proceed to grasp
this complex knowledge we wish to impart.
But our image is coloured by our own knowledge, often much greater than
the portion needed by the learner, and also by our understanding, often built
up over many years of study, development and application – we are after all the
'experts' in our subject.
But there are others who write online learning who are
not subject matter experts and these people are important for the design and
layout of the course. Often they are
trained to construct a course with the learner in mind; and they know how to
use the technology to best effect. I am
of course talking about Instructional Designers.
Sometimes the ultimate happens and the subject matter
expert has also studied instructional design – a great combination which should
lead to the ideal online course. And
again, when subject matter expert match well to the instructional designers the
resulting course can be great.
In theory, then, every online course should be a good
combination of content and instructional design:
Accurate content
o that
is representative of the subject area
o values
important content
o acknowledges
and crosses cultural barriers
o does
not create Intellectual Property issues
Designed from the learner's point of view,
o for
their world, age group, personalised
where possible
o with
due consideration for their skill level
With interest for the learner
o from
inquiry, acquisition, construction and communication
o Matched
media, external information, outside input
o User
friendly interface, feedback and progress descriptors
So why isn't this always the case; it's not that
difficult is it?
Well yes it is, actually; especially if we do not know
what we need to do. As Michael Allen
says "Despite the availability of so-called "rapid" authoring systems,
developing learning experiences that are meaningful, memorable, and
motivational takes hard work. Thinking. Exploration. Revision. Validation.
There's no easy way to create […] impactful instruction. It takes intense
focus, a critical mind, a sharp eye, an inventive spirit, and much more." (Sites
R., Green A., 2014, The Leaving ADDIE for SAM Field Guide, page vi, ASTD Press,
Alexandria VA)
We know what is right; the thinking, exploration,
revision, validation required to produce a good course. We often don't have
time to stop and think about what we are doing with our course, the true
purpose of the course and what we want the learners to do with their new
knowledge once the course is over.
Rapid prototyping may well be a case-in-point here. With a trial and error approach comes the
risk of losing the purpose and direction of the course, the risk of using the
wrong criteria to seek the correct result and the risk that limiting factors
may force an earlier outcome than is realistic under true trial and error
testing. Those of you who read this blog
regularly will know that I am happier if a careful approach, using an analysis
phase that pre-determines the many variants and fixes them in our minds, ensures
that the learning is constructed from the basis of knowledge and understanding
– so we know what we are doing.
Knowing what we are doing, for the learner and
the learning, is vital if the course is to be as effective as our
employers/clients would wish us to make it.
We can only judge and prove a successful outcome
if the criteria are clearly understood by all stakeholders.
Success (or failure) can only be reflected upon
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I had my heart set on a farmhouse sink. We followed all the directions, built a platform to support the weight, everything we were told to do; we did. 14 months later the sink is cracked, from the rim vertically into the sink bed and moving off at an angle. The crack is no where near the disposal. To my dismay and stupidity, I've discovered that Whitehaus has a 1 year warranty on manufacturing defects. I loved that sink. Reading the posts, it seems that fireclay sinks are a gamble. It looks so nice and the installlations costs were not insignificant. Whitehaus is "having a think" so I still have hope they will replace the sink. If not, any recommendations - should I try another fireclay from a diffrerent company (better warranty) or a stainless farmhouse look sink. I love the big open area where everthing fits to soak and wash. Thank you in advance. And I know, my bad on the warranty. I can not believe that I overlooked this detail. cheers and g'night k |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by sanjuangirl (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 12:38
Oh I'm so sorry! I have fallen in love with the Whitehaus sink with the fluted front and was about to throw caution to the wind and buy it. Your post is extremely timely for me. I had read other nightmarish stories about Whitehaus sinks but was trying to convince myself that any product can have the rare failure. I really hope that they will stand behind their product for you. I've been thinking about Kohler's White Haven apron front sink or Rohl's. Reading your post makes me think I should go for the cast iron. It's really lovely in Sea Salt or Cane Sugar. Good luck and thank you for posting this. |
- Posted by sanjuangirl (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 14:41
Hi, it's me again....do you have any idea what caused the sink to crack? Was it boiling water, a dropped pot? I was just looking at Rohl's, Herbeau's and Franke's warranties and they are the same as Whitehaus. 1 year for manufacturers defects, 10 years against staining. It's not just the expense of the sink, although they're quite expensive, it's the granite, cabinet, hassle and expense of install that make it such a disaster when something like this happens. Please let me know what your outcome is. |
I just ordered the Rohl 3618 Apron sink and I hope that I do not have any issues such as this. I am sort of nervous about it now. Hopefully Whitehaus will stand behind their product and replace it for you. However, they probably will not cover the cost of labor for replacing it. Posters here have both the Rohl and The Kohler Whitehaven and have posted positive comments about their choice. If the company replaces the sink for you, can it be installed from below so that you do not have to tear out the countertop? |
- Posted by ripleys_mum (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 16:51
Hi sanjuangirl, I wish I could say that there was a physical reason for the crack in the sink. My husband is home only on weekends and a neither of us cook, mostly just cleaning up the dishes from the microwave. |
- Posted by circuspeanut (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 17:02
I'm so sorry to hear of your sink troubles, ugh. I put a Whitehaus 501 fireclay sink into my kitchen remodel 5 years ago and it has held up splendidly, despite our abuse and plenty of boiling pasta water, and is still going strong. I wonder if this isn't the kind of issue where some sinks have interior material weaknesses but from the exterior it's impossible to tell which do/don't? Wishing satisfactory resolution for you from the manufacturer -- |
- Posted by ripleys_mum (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 12:38
Just a follow up for everyone. Whitehaus has declined responsibility for the manufacturing defect in my WH3018 fireclay farmhouse sink. Their warranty states 1 year and they are holding fast to those 12 months. And although we took delivery of the sink; it was not installed immediately, so we were out of warranty by 2 months. Circuspeaunt, I'm sure you are correct - there are internal defects and you win some & lose some. The sink was $932.50 + tax when I bought it, plus the special flange, plus the carpentry and plumbing. You would think a sink could be easily and inexpensively scanned for internal defects; I suppose that technology has not caught up with the sink manufacturers yet. For all of you with a farm sink that has stood the test of time; I'm jealous, but happy for you. I would not ever buy or recommend a Whitehaus fireclay sink, unless you plan to buy in batch :-D Now I am off to find a sink that approximates the platform and holes for the disposal so that we do not need to build a new platform - and yes I still want a single bowl sink. kj |
- Posted by sanjuangirl (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 12:55
Wow I'm so sorry that they're not going to help you or stand behind their product. Perhaps they're unaware of the power of this forum?? I had convinced myself to throw caution to the wind and buy this sink. I finally found a local distributor and saw the Whitehaus sink in person with the gorgeous fluted front and was ready to get it. Not now, no way no how... Thanks for posting this. Good luck. I feel really bad for you. Hopefully you'll find a lovely new sink that holds up. |
- Posted by ripleys_mum (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 17:49
Time to replace the Whitehaus. My husband is so unhappy with this, it may be a me or the sink exchange soon. I would still like a farm sink, but it needs to fit exactly. sigh. Does anyone have any experience with the Blanco Cerana? It looks quite nice, but the drain is in the center, which could mean much more plumbing & cabinetry modifications. Blanco claims to have an unlimited warranty for manufacturing defects, a feature none of the other fireclay sinks have. Shaw has a fireclay with the drain in about the same location as the Whitehaus, yet Shaw's warranty is 1year. Both the Shaw and the Blanco look to be "thicker" than my Whitehaus. Any advice would be much appreciated. karenj |
- Posted by circuspeanut (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 18:15
Karenj, I'm wondering if it's perhaps the platform itself? Definitely check it over with a realllly sensitive level -- perhaps it was off-kilter just enough from side to side or front to back to make the sink crack when it filled with the weight of water? Or else it was just a lousy sink, erk. I'm really sorry they're not standing by their product and making you pay such a hefty price for their bad manufacture. Boo! |
- Posted by IowaCommute (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 18:35
I don't have any experience with these sinks, but I am wishing you good luck in finding one you love that fits! |
- Posted by ripleys_mum (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 19:26
Great idea circus peanut! Will be on that base with a level first thing! Hopefully it is completely level. The original sink was a 2 bowl white corian - 12 years old that would never be white again. The designer, who has since left the area, coordinated the platform, sink & accessories and plumbing. I am sure she would be appalled at the condition of the sink. The plumbing distributor where we bought the sink has been very helpful, his appeals to Whithaus were all for naught also. I am pretty sure he will direct customers to a different brand if they are looking for a fireclay sink. Either way sink wars continue at our house :-D Wish I could initiate a poll - Shaw or Blanco. The Blanco is a new product with a warranty the Shaw is timeless and my favorite, but again a 1 year warranty. thank again everyone, kj |
- Posted by ripleys_mum (My Page) on Sun, Mar 31, 13 at 18:50
Just a follow up to anyone considering a Whitehaus fireclay sink. The warranty for manufacturing defects is 12 months. Your Whitehaus may last forever. Mine lasted 14 months and Whitehaus could care less. The sink cracked through completely, not a surface crack, and the platform had started to mold. I knew the warranty, but never dreamed the sink would crack or that Whitehaus would not care. The sink was installed with great care by a kitchen designer, carpenter and plumber. Shaw, Porcher and Hebreau all have the same warranty. Perhaps they have better customer service though. I loved my farm sink, the big basin..... Attached are photos; I combined 4 photos into one jpg, but I can only see one, so I do not know what I am doing wrong, |
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Limerick Ode To World Environment Day (June 5)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
World Environment Day has arrived,
Though "Deniers" insist it's contrived:
This science contention
That sans intervention,
Global warming will leave us short-lived.
Limerick Ode To World Environment Day (June 5)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
World Environment Day has arrived,
Though "Deniers" insist it's contrived:
This science contention
That sans intervention,
Global warming will leave us short-lived.
My 2-verse limerick "celebrates" John Boehner, who certainly knows how to be cowardly, evasive, and stupid all at once. Here's Boehner responding to a question about climate change:
Asked by reporters yesterday if he accepts the scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming, John Boehner demurred on the curious but increasingly familiar grounds that he is not a scientist. "Listen, I'm not qualified to debate the science over climate change," the House Speaker said. Boehner immediately turned the question to the killing of jobs that would result from any proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which he asserts with unwavering certainty. (On this question, Boehner is not held back by the fact that he is also not an economist.)
Limerick Ode To John Boehner
By Madeleine Begun Kane
John Boehner, it seems, knows the score;
He'll be kicked by his "team" out the door
Should he ever concede
What folks know (if they read)
That our climate is changing full-bore.
So Boehner will simply rebuff
Any queries re climate change stuff.
"Can't debate it he claims;
His "not qualified" aims
To dodge facts, cuz his pals prefer guff.
Seasoned Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It's spring and the weather is mild.
Now it's summer. The heat has me riled.
Autumn leaf-peaking thrills me,
And winter's cold chills me.
All once true — now the weather's just wild.
(My verse about global warming and climate change was prompted by "Time Counts" at We Write Poems.)
Congratulations to Dictionary.com for its excellent 2012 Word of the Year selection — Bluster. (Needless to say, its luster inspired a limerick.)
2012 saw the most expensive political campaigns and some of the most extreme weather events in human history, from floods in Australia to cyclones in China to Hurricane Sandy and many others. Man-made disasters spiraled as the European Central Bank continued to hem and haw over bailouts and austerity, and Greeks went to the polls after years of uncertainty. Even after many spilled words, the stability of the Euro fuels debate around the world. So what one word conveys these dominant trends of 2012? Bluster.
Limerick Bluster
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The wordies have managed to muster
An apt word for the year: It is "Bluster."
Windy pols and big storms
Are Two-Thousand-Twelve norms—
Not to mention a big budget buster.
We've abused the earth,
so nature's taking revenge–
Once upon a time, way back in August 2011, Jon Huntsman was a voice of sanity on climate change. He even tweeted, "To be clear, I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy."
But I suppose desperate poll numbers make for pathetic pandering.
In a move that's sure to endear him to the conservatives who are starting to warm up to the former Utah governor, Huntsman said Tuesday under questioning from TPM that he now believes there's "more debate yet to play out" before we can be sure climate change is really happening.
Huntsman Changes His Climate Change Tune (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Huntsman's climate-change views once were sane.
But no more — he's tossed truth down the drain.
Now he wants "more debate."
Yes he's flip-flopped to rate.
He's debased — deep in Romney terrain.


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19 Nov 2010 | #1 |
Save Sounds With Theme File - Change Icon Font Color?
Hi - I'm trying to save a theme and a sound scheme associated with it. I can save all the theme elements but the sound scheme doesn't save with it. I know that my sound is working because I do hear sound from the computer speakers. Any ideas? Also, I was wondering if it is possible to change the icon font color from black to white and visa versa. I know that I was able to do this for previous OS's by changing the desktop color from black to white or visa versa using a theme manager. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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19 Nov 2010 | #2 |
How are you saving the theme? If your saving the theme as a themepackage, then windows will automaticly grab the sounds and save them with the themepackage. If you just save it as a theme and try to copy the .theme file, then that does not copy over the sounds when you move it to another computer.
If you open up the theme file with notepad you will see that the theme does save your scheme and the individual sounds paths. About the colors, I believe you can still get to the old windows color chooser and change the colors there. I know its in the color personalization area. You just gotta look. Hope this helps. |
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19 Nov 2010 | #3 |
Save Sounds With Theme File - Change Icon Font Color?
Hi - I'm saving the theme for sharing and then double clicking on the resulting file so that it is imported into the personalize area (had to do it this way instead of just save theme so that some technical issues would be solved). I look at the theme file in Notepad and it doesn't save the path for the sound scheme. It just shows "IDS_SCHEME_DEFAULT". Any ideas? Thanks!
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So I recently got into brewing (three weeks before xmas). My first beer, an irish red, has a very distinct bitter taste. I used tap water for the water I boiled (2.5 gal). But spring water to fill to five in my primary bucket. Could the tap water cause that sour bitter taste? Also I am using plastic buckets from midwest supplies. Anyone else get funny tastes from the plastic buckets? My second beer is a honey bee ale and so far after two weeks in the bottle it seems to have the same bitter first taste. Although it should still take another two weeks before it is ready.
Time heals all things. Let it sit a bit longer and see... and that could mean months. The plastic buckets shouldn't give any off tastes.
1) no, the bucket is not the culprit. 2) why are you supplementing tap water with spring water? Do you know the mineral content of your tap water? 3) what is the recipe? (could be the amount/timing of hop additions) 4) what yeast strain did you pitch? Dry or liquid? If dry, did you rehydrate? If liquid. did you make a starter? 5) how long did you leave the beer in primary? 6) Sour flavors usually are the result of lactic acid that is a byproduct of bacteria, but these tend to show after months or years, not days In short, need more info - please oblige
Welcome to HBT! First, agree with Msarro, time will improve your beer. Leave your beer in the primary for 3-4 weeks before you consider bottling. Once bottled, leave it bottled for 3 weeks before drinking. When you taste your tap water next to your spring water, do you notice any strong flavors in the tap water like chlorine or salt? Could you share your recipe as well as your cleaning methods? Maybe the bitter taste is a cleanser residue?
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I think you guys should be firefighters...The response time here is incredible. Thank you for the welcome and the quick responses! So to answer some of the posed questions: BeerBDrew: 2) I don't know the mineral content of my water but it has to be fairly high in iron since it will spot red in sinks and toilets. I was supplementing because I didn't have enough spring water at the time. Then on the second batch I wasn't thinking when I was out at the store and only bought three gallons again. I usually put three in the fridge so that I can bring the wort down to around 75-80 degrees without taking forever. 3)The irish red ale had a hop schedule of 1 oz cascade for 60 min and 1 oz fuggle for the last 2 min. The honey bee ale had a hop schedule of 1 oz fuggle for the last two min. 4)Both were dry yeast, and I rehydrated both before pitching. The Irish red used Muntons, the Honey Bee used Safale (04 or 05) can't remember right now. 5)The Irish red ale was in the primary for 4 days. The bubbling had stopped and I took a hydro reading at 1.012. So I racked it to the secondary where it sat for an additional 2 weeks. The Honey bee ale was in the primary for 8 days and then went to the secondary for an addition 7 days. BenjaminBier: For the Irish red ale I was using the no rinse powder cleanser that came with my kit. I made a five gallon batch in my primary bucket so I could rinse things and clean them as needed up until I was ready to pour the wort in. Then I dumped almost all of it out leaving a little in the primary so I could put the lid on and shake it up for a bit to get everything sanitized. Then I opened it and dumped all the sanitizer out. Put in the wort, pitched the yeast and lidded her up. After this point I had star-san and when I racked the red ale to the secondary I had a 2.5 gallon batch of sanitizer to clean my autosiphon and secondary. I cleaned the tubing and the siphon thoroughly then dumped all the sanitizer out and racked the beer to the secondary. For bottling I made a five gallon batch of the star-san and loaded bottles into it 12 at a time. Then after a min or so moved to my bottling tree to hang out until I needed them. All the bottle caps were in a bowl of the sanitizer as well up until the moment they were put on the bottle. I would do a quick shake to knock off the extra sanitizer and then use the red baron to snap it on. I also realize now that the primary bucket I have leaks when the pressure from fermentation starts to die off. That means the airlock stops bubbling and the air is seeping out of the rim of the lid somewhere. When it first starts up fermentation the pressure is great enough that it is able to push the airlock up. But once the vigor is over the slow seep of gas isn't enough and it just leaks elsewhere. They should really put a rubber gasket on the lid. I really need to get the 6.5 glass carboy. Sorry for the long post I just figured I would give as much info as possible to help try to get to the bottom of this.
TIME!!!! <---- its what the beer needs. For the most part beers will taste completely different from 1 week into primary to 3 weeks in primary. Taste a small amount every other day or so and you will see how the harsh flavors mellow out and all the flavors meld together
Bitter tastes are usually from tannins. It can actually be desired (as in a decoction). Time will make these less noticeable. Or more like mellow them out. It can also be from using iodine cleaners and not getting all of it off. Iodine is very bitter, even in very small amounts. If you infected the beer it would be blatant. Almost everything that infects beer creates acids. It is those acids that make it smell and taste off. The most common, lactobacillus is actually desired in some beers. And lactobacillus grows and creates acid at about the same pace you brew (look up Sour wheat and lambics)
it is possible that if you are using any specialty grains in either recipe that you let them get to too high a temperature and, as Torg pointed out, that can leech undesirable chemicals from the grains into the wort, such as tannins. Were there grains, and if so how hot/long did you steep them?
Both kits had specialty grains. I steeped both at 165 degrees for 30 min. I had my dial thermometer in the pot the whole time. Then I pulled the bag and started my boil.
It seems like our consensus is to leave your beer in the primary longer and in the bottle longer to let it mature. You may want to slightly reduce your steeping temps to 155ish.


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A Chloris : Work information
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- Reynaldo Hahn ( Music, Images,)
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Reynaldo Hahn
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Reynaldo Hahn's father was originally from Hamburg. The family moved to Paris when Hahn was five years old. He studied singing and entered the Conservatoire, studying with Dubois, Lavignac and Massenet. In addition to composition he learnt to conduct, specialising in opera. In 1906 he conducted alongside Mahler and Richard Strauss at the Mozart Festival in Salzburg, and recorded professionally as a singer in 1910. He also wrote for Le Figaro as their music critic from 1934. Hahn remained in hiding in France during the Second World War; considering that his music had been banned by the Nazis owing to his Jewish roots, this was exceptionally dangerous. Following the war he was appointed director of the Paris Opera.
Although Hahn's love of opera seems to have been the focus of his life, his stage works are not greatly performed today. Indeed he is regaining popularity after a generation dismissed him as lightweight; his settings of Verlaine and the like have done much to convince audiences otherwise, and it is possible that he will soon enjoy a fuller re-appraisal.


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WHEREAS, the Township of Bloomfield has a need to acquire professional services for the preparation of design drawings, bid documents and construction administration services for the Lions Gate Butterfly Discovery Center; and
WHEREAS, the Township desires to make this appointment under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, as a non-fair and open contract; and
WHEREAS, the Township Engineer has determined that the value of these services may exceed $17,500.00; and
WHEREAS, this contract will end upon the completion of the project; and;
WHEREAS, TerraNoble Design, P.A., 60 forest Avenue, Glen Ridge, New Jersey 07028 (hereinafter "Professional") has submitted the attached proposal indicating they will provide the necessary services; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED that the Mayor and Councill of the Township of Bloomfield authorizes the Township Engineer to enter into a contract with the Professional as described herein; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that no minimum payment is implied or guaranteed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Business Entity Disclosure Certification, the Township Engineer's Determination of Value, the proposal of the Professional and the contract itself be placed on file with this resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the above documents shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Township Clerk during regular business hours; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Township reserves the right to cancel this contract upon thirty (30) days notice and the Professional shall only be paid for the work completed on a pro-rated amount if the contract calls for a monthly retainer; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a notice of this action shall be printed once in the official newspaper of the Township of Bloomfield.
Mr. Lasek said his first item is a Non-Fair and Open award of contract for the Terra Noble Design to complete the design and construction administration of the DeSimone and Lion Gate property.
Councilman Joanow moved the request, which motion was seconded by Councilman Bernard for discussion.
Councilman Venezia asked if this could be done in phases. He said when the project is finished the goal is basically to plant trees and he feels that $50,000.00 is a lot of money for this contract.
Mr. Lasek said that based on discussions with the Mayor and Council and a few committee meetings attended by the Mayor and Councilman Joanow, they set a fairly aggressive schedule for this in order to get it done by the fall. He said in order to meet the deadline they needed to hire someone to start the work as soon as possible. Mr. Lasek said that if the project was to be broken down in phases, they would not meet the deadline.
Councilman Venezia said he would like to give them $15,000.00 now, let them come back to the Council and re-evaluate what he has done and if he needs the other $15,000.00 we can give it to him. He said that it is only his opinion, the $50,000.00 is to excessive of a cost.
Councilman Joanow said there are steps to the project and one step cannot happen without the other step being completed.
Mayor McCarthy said that if we end up pushing the project back, it has the potential of costing the Township more money.
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@alLabouTandroiD Except HAL is owned by Nintendo. I don't think they have much of a choice
@DarkKirby Answer this: why should people get paid for playing video games like this?
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@alLabouTandroiD Except HAL is owned by Nintendo. I don't think they have much of a choice
@DarkKirby Answer this: why should people get paid for playing video games like this?
@Nintendo_Ninja Except a lot of gamers have this mindset that mobile games are auto-bad, microtransactions are auto-bad, and Angry Birds ZOMG DIE IN A FIRE!!
There is nothing about a reputation here when so many overreact to just about everything
@Kaze_Memaryu Let me draw the picture: they don't care. They were going to block it either way, and this exploit won't change anything because of that.
@readyletsgo Can you provide a reason for them doing this other than "because I want them!"?
@YashaStepanovic And what does he hope to accomplish? They won't make stock appear from nowhere
@Shambo Why? They don't lose anything to scalpers. If anything, scalpers aren't really competition since they buy from retailers first and use higher prices.
@Sergio151 They know what a "limited edition" is. It's not a regularly released product.
@rjejr At the same time, why would they owe anything to their fans? Should they hand out $50 eShop vouchers for "cancelling" orders they never took? Also, have you paid attention to the comments? Most of everyone is blaming Nintendo.
I also need to mention that we don't even know how many of these special editions were made. Most users here just assume it was a small number.
Yes, it sucks.
No, it should not be illegal.
No, Nintendo should not "stop" them.
Yes, it's capitalism.
And again, yes it sucks.
Oh right, Nintendo IS in the green right now whereas Sega was ready to crumble. Thanks for the heads up
Also, if I'm not mistaken, Sega's management was far worse than Nintendo's is right now. There's hardly a comparison.
Atari...no, scratch that, the video game industry in 1983: too many consoles, awful quality of games, loss of consumer trust overall, 97% dip in revenue (yes, you read that right), and too many games at once.
Sega: CD! Fail. Mega Drive (right name?). Commercial failure. Saturn! Commercial failure. Dreamcast! Relative success, but the company was irreparable.
Nintendo: Wii - Super successful. DS - Super successful. 3DS - failure then relatively successful. Wii U - commercial failure, but somewhat relevant still.
I apologize if I fail to see how Nintendo is repeating Sega or 1983 Atari (and friends) for that matter
@unrandomsam I disagree. If you don't want to save, that's fine. Do your own thing. But I'd rather not have this BS pseudo-difficulty in a game I want to enjoy. Again, inconvenience =/= challenge.
Matter of fact, I wonder why save points still exist today. I think it's because nostalgia.
Removing archaic game design is not dumbing it down.
@drewb0203 provides a good example of archaic design: holding back saving the game. That is only inconvenient and unnecessary, not "difficult"
@Quorthon I suppose I should point out how misguided your argument is. First off, you're basing this off ONE GAME getting a Special Edition. One game is somehow a pattern of games instead. One game makes all the difference in the world. One game determines everything Nintendo thinks about.
Second, your point about this being the least popular Zelda game. What relevance does this even have? You're spouting nonsense to prove absolutely nothing but make a long post. And what data do you base this on, your own made up data?
If Nintendo had the entire Wii VC on Wii U, then so many would complain about there being no new additions.
@sketchturner The problem is, aside from Lucario, other stores carry the same stock, and customers will grow tired of TRU's failures and go to the other stores in stead.
Well I was right. It was TRU's fault and a hiccup in the system.
It was noticeable when preorders of wave 3 were cancelled and those haven't even shipped at all
@GiSWiG Um, you missed the point entirely?
@freaksloan Indeed, that's why the Lucario went BACK to preorder and now no one can get them. It's totally not TRU who screwed this up royally


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Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering is the third programme offered in School of Materials Engineering, UniMAP. This programme is designed to produce graduates who have good understanding and fundamental knowledge of metallurgy, which include the methods of metal productions, process and the behaviors of metals.
This programme has an advantage compared to those offered at other universities in that UniMAP practices the lab-intensive mode of delivery. Students are required to earn knowledge and skills through labs work and activities. The syllabus cover a range of relevant courses including metals extractive technology, machining of metals, metals testing process, powder metallurgy, heat treatment and metals protection. In the three-year duration, basic principles and practical skill of soldering and welding are also disseminated. In addition, students are given the opportunity to enhance their soft skills in the areas of entrepreneurship, communication, information technology and management.
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Hannah Montana
March 24, 2006Comedy, Musical, Family
12 wins and 8 nominations (2 Primetime Emmys)
Hannah Montana is a preteen that has moved from Tennessee to Malibu. She lives a double life - by day she is a school girl named Miley Stewart and by night she is the famous pop singer Hannah Montana. The only ones that know her secret is her dad/manager Robbie Ray Stewart, her two best friends Oliver Oken and Lilly Truscott and her brother Jackson.
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Miley Cyrus Is A Picky Shopper!
Sunday 10:32 AM, 10/01/2010
Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus isn't one to shop unnecessary things! We spotted the star arriving at Book Soup Bookstore on Sunset Blvd yesterday but in spite of browsing for almost an hour she left the store empty-handed! Miley must be a picky reader!
What a babe!
Miley Cyrus is such a Lucky Girl!
Friday 5:15 PM, 13/11/2009
We spotted Hannah Montana star pop princess Miley Cyrus hanging out in New York City looking excited and happy as usual! Wouldn't you be if at the age of 16-year-old, you could hit up an upscale department store like Bergdorf Goodman and pick out anything you want and then get freebies just because you are a star too! That is exactly what Miley did yesterday, the lucky little thing!
Superhero Rescues Miley From Paps?!
Friday 1:10 PM, 06/11/2009
Only in Hollywood would you find a superhero driving a bright pink Cadillac protecting Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus from the ever present paparazzi...but wait a second...no that's not the real Miley! Its all fake! The scene took place in front of the Ralph Lauren boutique on Robertson Boulevard where a masked man in a pink suit sprayed faux-paparazzi with fire extinguishers and helped the Miley impersonator to an awaiting Lincoln town car limo. The event was being filmed by a small video crew. Its all just for the cameras. Still, only in Hollywood!
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Miley Cyrus' Death Threat Drama!
Friday 8:35 AM, 30/10/2009
Yesterday it was announced that a 22 year old US military soldier was arrested and will go through a military trial because he threatened to kill Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus! The soldier, Sean Christian Mathis, came onto a movie set where Miley was filming and approached her stunt double shouting: "Its Miley, I am going to kill her", he was immediately arrested by security on set and handed over to military police, as he admitted he is a soldier. Scary stuff, poor Miley! (Source: TMZ)
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Fans Vote Miley Worst Celebrity Influence 2009!
Thursday 11:50 AM, 29/10/2009
Oops this doesn't look so good for Hannah Montana superstar Miley Cyrus! An online voting poll on AOL "Just So You Know" website held a voting for who fans thought was the worst celebrity influence of the year so far. Miley took more than 42 percent of the vote beating out controversial star Kanye West and last year's winner Britney Spears! No reasons were given in the poll, but in the last year Miley has dated a much older guy, been seen in sexy poses on pics on the net, mocking Asian people's eyes and pole dancing at a teen awards show! When you think about it like that Miley has been a bit of a bad girl, or what do you think? (Source: www.jsyk.com)
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Who is your favourite Teen Idol?
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Whether they are pop singers, television stars, movie stars or a combination of everything Teen icons have never been bigger than they are today. Miley Cyrus is one of the highest earning celebrities in the world right now and her friend Taylor Swift's album is earning record breaking sales and both of them are under 20 years old! Who is your favourite teen celebrity. Here is a list of ours, vote and have your say!
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Transportation in Rio de Janeiro
Set in a breathtaking natural landscape, Rio de Janeiro lies between the green mountains of the Tijuca rainforest and the Atlantic Ocean. A string of beaches and parks make the city a popular year-round outdoor destination.With Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer towering over the city, it's hard to lose your bearings on the beaches of the Zona Sul or in Rio's compact downtown. Take advantage of the convenient metro system and affordable taxis to explore the city.In the centre, visit colonial Praça XV square or dance the night away in Lapa. Travel south to trendy Ipanema and upmarket Leblon. Ride a ferry east across the bay for fabulous city views.
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Rio's metro system is the quickest way to move from the beaches to downtown. With only two lines it is very hard to get lost. Buy single fare or multi-ride swipe cards at the ticket booth. Travel outside of rush hour to avoid crowds.
Rio's yellow taxis are plentiful and can be hailed anywhere. Fares are affordable; a short ride can cost almost the same as taking public transportation. Just make sure the driver turns on the meter.
The metro service runs a series of integrated bus lines with modern, quiet vehicles that connect to a number of popular destinations not accessible by subway. Request a special transfer card when purchasing your metro ticket. Avoid the older city buses, which tend to be noisy and, especially in rush hour, very slow.
Walking is often the quickest way to get about for short trips, and is a great way to discover the unexpected. Join locals for an afternoon stroll along Copacabana beach or explore the colonial architecture in the city's historic downtown.
Admire Rio's landmark features from the water. Popular ferry routes leave from downtown Rio de Janeiro to the island of Paquetá or to Niteroi, the large city across the bay that is home to the Oscar Niemeyer 'Flying Saucer' Museum.
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Rio de Janeiro is challenging for drivers. Traffic is hectic, parking is very limited and the locals all think that they are the next Formula One champion. The efficient metro system and affordable taxis make a car unnecessary unless you wish to explore nearby destinations like Buzios or Petropolis.
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When travelling by bus or metro, have some small bills or change to hand. Board the bus from the front and pay your fare in cash as you go through the turnstile. If you plan on using the metro more often, purchase a multi-ride swipe card to avoid lining up for a ticket every time you travel. Note that single ride cards are only valid for 2 days, so don't stock up on too many.


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But the rest of us know that the only brand that will ever be permanently burned into the side of this beloved cowtown is that of the Old West or, more accurately, the Wild West. Denver may have reinvented itself for the point-and-click age of the 21st century, but it was born in the point-and-shoot era of the nineteenth century. And there's still nothing we like better than a good gunfight: Witness the contest over, well, guns themselves.
The 1999 Columbine High School massacre set Colorado up to become the primary target in 2000 for people on both sides of the gun-control issue, from the NRA's Charlton Heston, who visited Boulder in March, to Million Mom March supporter Rosie O'Donnell, who donated $10,000 to SAFE, a Colorado gun-control group. Caught in the crossfire were the vast majority of Coloradans, who had to listen to just about everyone with an agenda pop off on the subject at every opportunity. At the center of the powderkeg was the relatively tepid Amendment 22, which came about only because the state legislature couldn't bring itself to do anything about guns -- despite the High Noon feeling on Capitol Hill. The proposed amendment, pushed by SAFE and Tom Mauser, whose son Daniel was killed at Columbine (and who sat with Hillary Clinton during Bill Clinton's State of the Union address in January), passed by a whopping 70 percent of the vote in November. It mandates that people who buy guns at gun shows undergo the same background checks as people who buy guns at stores.
A few of the year's more epic clashes didn't involve firearms, but sometimes we wished they had. Take the duel between former US West CEO Sol Trujillo and current Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio: Now, there's a showdown we would have loved to have seen in the middle of 17th Street. Draw, pardner! And may the most bloated, egocentric and highest-paid CEO win! Although the two men helped initiate the merger of their companies, the dangerous duel leading to the finalization of the deal found both men with itchy fingers on their triggers. Originally, Trujillo and Nacchio were to have shared power in the joined company, but Trujillo backed out in March amid swirling rumors that Qwest was courting other companies, a revelation that infuriated him. Adding to the drama were critical comments from Nacchio regarding US West's corporate culture and business practices. "You can't have the reputation where I pick up Fortune magazine last week and I see their name 'US Worst,'" Nacchio was quoted as saying. "That's bad business. We have a strong opinion about how fast that ought to be fixed."
And fix it he did -- the name, anyway. Immediately after the merger was approved, Nacchio had a banner with the blue Qwest emblem placed on top of the white US West sign that had towered over downtown. Nacchio should be happy to hear that customers and analysts no longer call the company "US Worst." It's now known as "Qworst."
The quickest draw in the West this year was probably Governor Billy "The Kid" Owens. (Or is that the quickest drawl in the West?) When he wasn't changing his mind about everything from gun control to education to growth or campaigning for his buddy and fellow Texan George W. Bush, Colorado's governor was shooting it out with everyone from John and Patsy Ramsey, for whom he might as well have put up "Wanted: Dead or Alive" posters around the state, to Barbara Walters, whom he mocked after she interviewed the couple in March on ABC's 20/20.
"In your interview, you had a chance to really follow up," Owens told Walters the next week on Good Morning America. "You had a chance to give America some new information on this case. And yes, they came to you with no preconditions. But, you know, they didn't go to Peter Jennings, they didn't go to Tom Brokaw. They went to you. And I think we should have expected more from that interview."
"I have to say, Governor," Walters responded, "I rather resent your implication that if they had gone to Peter Jennings or Tom Brokaw, they would have had a tougher interview. I think the interview was relatively tough."
In separate interviews later that month, Owens said he thought Walters was a lot tougher on him than she was on the Ramseys, and Walters said she felt sorry for the governor because of the way he was acting. "I thought, 'Oh, poor governor, I mean poor soul, he's sort of losing it,'" she remembered.
Owens even shot the sheriff when he criticized Jefferson County's John Stone for not cooperating with the Governor's Columbine Review Commission or releasing the tapes Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had made before their attack on the school. About the only person the Kid didn't berate publicly was his seventeen-year-old daughter, Monica, who was suspended for two days from Smoky Hill High School after she and some of her classmates were busted for drinking alcohol on a school trip to Louisville, Kentucky.


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I've searched high and low- but just can't find a simple, modern white vanity for a 48 inch nook. The look I'm going for is clean, straight lines, with simple drawers to which I'll add chrome pulls and top it with a quartz or synthetic white-ish top. The closest looks I found are 1) elledecor Monique Lhuillier slide #14 http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/rhapsody-in-gray#slide-14 and 2) Elton John's new "john" http://www.westsidetile.com/jimmy-reed-glass-tile-installation-with-bisazza-glass-in-elton-john-residence/ I think I can get the same look without the extravagance. I was even considering a white gloss kitchen cabinet and converting it into a vanity. Any manufacturer or store would help. I have plenty of time, because I was abandoned by my contractor so now I have to chase him down, string him up and shake him out, or, he should be getting that small claims summons any day now, so I'm waiting for fireworks. boo hoo. I'm thinking pretty bathroom thoughts, because I have not been able to bring myself to open the bathroom door, where an open pit with a piece of tile over it has been there for months. Reality bites. Please GW, give me something to look forward to. I've even eased up on the checkbook just to keep my sanity... |
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- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sun, Sep 8, 13 at 16:56
I should maybe have mentioned that those long pulls come with the vanity, but you don't have to use them. Just don't install them and use what you like instead. |
How about a Bertch vanity? Insignia or riverside door styles in white finish? http://www.bertch.com/products/bath/vanities/search-by-door-style.aspx |
I am going with Ultracraft cabinets. I priced a floor installation cabinet at about $350. I asked for a quote for a wall mount from my dealer recently, but haven't received it yet. They have some nice veneers and thermofoils to choose from. If you don't want high gloss, you can also get painted maple in a satin finish. They are frameless style cabinets in custom sizes if you need it. The Gallery section of the website is disappointing, but you can get a good idea by looking at some of the kitchen photos. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ultracraft
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I was finally able to post pictures of my kitchen in the gallery for those interested in seeing them. They are under "sourgirl," not "soupgirl" due to a typo. Thanks. |
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Just beautiful, soupgirl! Your gorgeous countertop and backsplash look like they were made for each other. Congratulations! |
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A scary post!
I have just been re-reading Risk by Dan Gardner and it seems to me that it says people need to understand the scary bits to make them take notice so I am going to include a few quotes from Marc Cenedella to underline things.
Basically he is saying that the world is changing rapidly and that unless you are going to change with it then you will not be required in a year's time. He is talking on a personal level but the same thing is true of your company. If you do not see the pitfalls ahead of you and gear up for the new world then you might as well just give up and go home.
I have spent 20 odd years of gearing up and trying to create companies and ensuring that they do not need me. I have a ridiculously high success rate amongst those companies where I have been involved in the strategy. Apparently people do not understand statistics and a 95% success rate is meaningless to people's gut instinct so here is another statistic for you to get your head around:
Newsweek, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post were sold last month for about 5% of what they were worth a decade ago.
Basically you have to ask yourself whether you want to be part of the success rate or part of the value drop.
All skills become commoditized over time. That means what was hard to do yesterday, becomes easy today, and worthless tomorrow.
Do you want your company to be worthless tomorrow? Are you riding the wave of the future or entrenched in the monolith of yesterday? Your company looks like it is built to last but as Marc points out tens of thousands of kids right out of school are doing the type of lending JP Morgan became America's most prominent financier by doing. It was hard then but the world has moved on.
He felt this skill was specialized and immortal.
But it wasn't true. Skills pass from the brains of geniuses, to the efficiency of systems, to the dull routine of forms and process.
If you are not able to manage that process of change then bring in someone who has seen it and done it and is able to help and advise you. There is a good reason for having non-execs and consultants: they can stand far enough back to see the forest as well as the trees.
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I just read an older post by someone who has had (and loves) a GE Profile induction cooktop. That's the one we're leaning toward. She did say, however, that she was surprised that you can't use two burners on high at the same time, which would surprise me too! Perhaps she meant "boost" - and if so, please confirm that this is true on all the mid-level induction cooktops GE Profile, Bosch, Electrolux, etc) - that you can only "boost" one thing at a time. If there's a cooktop that allows you to use "boost" on two burners at the same time, maybe I'll take a look at it. |
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Usually, the hobs are paired to two different controllers (one exception is a unit with 5 hobs). You can boost one in a pair, which means you can boost two as long as they are on different controllers. Like left and right. |
We have a 36" Thermador induction cooktop with 5 hobs. You can have all 5 on high at any time, and you can boost on 3 of the 5 at the same time. I haven't tried to boost on more than 2 at once so this is theoretical. I can't imagine having 3 on boost simultaneously, I wouldn't be able to keep up with that amount of power. If you aren't used to induction, you don't realize the speed at which pots will heat. Cheryl |
- Posted by sjhockeyfan (My Page) on Sun, Aug 25, 13 at 12:01
Both of the cooktops I'm considering have the two-zone thing you all described. In one case, if you'd using the largest burner on Boost, the other burner paired with it is not useable at all temporarily (while the big one is on boost). Not a deal breaker. Next question - txhe GE HAS tap-touch controls, while the Electrolux gives you a choice of tapping or just moving your finger around a digital dial. Is the latter much easier? As well, the Electrolux' biggest burner is 10" whereas the GE's is 11". Any opinions? |
- Posted by westsider40 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 29, 13 at 0:58
SJHockey, With all due respect to the person who gave you the info in your first paragraph---that just sounds wrong to me.(Many manuals are poorly written.) Power sharing is the term and it only applies to 'boost'. 'Boost is the extra added jolt of power to use when boiling is desired. And only to get the contents up to a boil. You dont need boost to maintain a boil. Engage the 'boost' feature when starting a boil. Power sharing does not apply to any regular heat level. You can have all 4 or 5 hobs at regular heat levels all of the time-just have to share when 'boosting'. Power sharing is sharing the extra 'boost' level between one or two hobs in a 'set'. You dont power share among all of the hobs on the cooktop, only between it's partner in a set. And in two and one half years of cooking on my 30" Bosch 500, I have not once used the power sharing feature. I just havent had to boil two pots at the same time. Cook two pots at once. Sure. But not get up to a boil. Possible for others but just hasn't happened to me. Once I get a pasta pot up to a boil for a minute or two, I lower the heat. It stays at a boiling temp.-maintains the boil. It is not easy to clearly define the concept of power sharing-in words. |
- Posted by westsider40 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 29, 13 at 1:08
Important to distinguish between starting a boil----and maintaining a boiling pot. You may need boost to start a boil but you dont need boost to maintain a boil. Power share a boost but 'high' does not power share. Low heat does not power share. Only 'boost' |
- Posted by westsider40 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 29, 13 at 1:22
And on my Bosch, the 'boost' feature shuts off automatically after 10 minutes. Boost to start a boil---only boil, -- and only to begin the boil, not to maintain the boil. (this ends my treatise on the boost feature of induction!) |
LOL, Westsider! I think this applies to most induction cooktops. The one exceptiion is the Viking, when I was researching this a few years back, it was the only one that didn't power share. This may have changed, I have not looked recently. My 36 inch 5 burner has 3 controllers, the two burners on one side share, the two on the other side share, and the middle burner is on it's own. So I can boost up to three pots at a time, during which time the other two can be used normally but can not be not boosted. After 10 minutes or so (don't remember exactly) the boost feature turns off on it's own and the setting defaults to 12, which is the highest setting. I use it to bring a large pot of pasta to a boil, or bring my pressure cooker up to temperature. I also have used it for stir frying with a flat bottom wok, but to be honest, I can use high and get good results, too. I don't do stir fry very often, and am not that good at it either--so any purists out there, please don't toast me. :-) Cj |
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Bill from Dansbury, CT writes:
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It is for myself 49 years old 5" 7 140 lbs and my wife 46 years old 5' 3" 115 lbs.
Personal concerns for me are a sometimes bothersome lower back disc that aches with a too soft mattress and really gets bad every 2 years or so (have pinched the nerve down to a numb foot 3 times so far over the years). Also, If I sleep on my back I have loud snoring problems, so I am a trained side sleeper who now wakes up with an aching shoulder and hip due to the lack of padding on the current mattress. I tried a memory foam topper and I hated it. Too hot and it hurt my back.
My wife would prefer a bigger bed, but the room is just too small. She will settle for a bed which does not shake so much when I get up or change position. Getting rid of motion transfer is a priority for her along with a bit more comfort without sacrificing too much on the support side.
I have read your messages on the mattress web site and I like your suggestions that I read for people like us of cushion firm mattress or latex. I tried and like the Sealy Latex Beachside and liked it, but did not get a chance to try the Latex Weybridge. I grew up sleeping on Latex a long time ago so this is familiar to me.
To keep my aching back in check, I am thinking that staying with an innerspring would be the best way to go. What is your suggestions for a Sealy Innerspring Mattress and what are the equivalent names at the stores in my area? I have seen your suggestion for Cedar Rose (does this use any memory foam, what are the equivalents in my area). I would consider going to a higer grade if it makes sense for my situation (Belmont? Rittenhouse? Any advantage for the higher grades?).
I am also considering going with a mattress and buying a separate topper to get an Innerspring and Latex combination and avoid the dreaded Memory Foam cushioning that seems to be in many mattresses including Sealy). What would you recommend as a very good quality mattress with a minimum amount of padding ? I would combine this with a latex topper of about 2".
Based on your website I believe that Danbury, CT is part of your extended delivery area. Is this right?
Thanks in advance for your time. Bill
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We do deliver free to your area and without sales tax.
Based on all your needs, the Sealy SpringFree Beachside latex mattress is your best choice.The Sealy Posturepedics use a smaller coil with a lot of them. This type of system produces a bouncier feel. Your wife is sure to feel it every time you move. Normally, latex isn't a good choice for your disc problems, but since you are strictly a side sleeper, it's the better choice. Having disc problems is a tricky thing. You need to take into consideration the degree of the problem, the weight of the person and the position which they sleep. In your case, weight is not an issue. Being so young, the problem isn't likely to be all that far advanced. And you being a side sleeper finishes the equation.
Go back and try that beachside together...in your sleeping positions and take your time. Having a salesman yapping at you during this will not help you to concentrate on what your feeling, so don't hesitate to ask him to leave you alone for a while.
In a latex mattress, you toss and turn a lot less. It'll give with your hip and shoulder better than an innerspring...even with a latex topper. The Weybridge is likely to be too stiff for both of you. The River Crest is softer than the Beachside and I wouldn't go there.
I have a very bad back...all disc related. I am a side sleeper and have and older version of the River Crest at home....and I have about 100 pounds on you. Because I'm a side sleeper, I sleep well, but I've slept on the Beachside and that little bit less plushness is better.
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