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The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth.
A new analysis suggests that jobs previously lost to the suburbs are returning to the core.
More than half of the world's pigs are in China. We look at what growing industrial pork production means for China and the world.
The world has entered an era of "peak food" production with an array of staples from corn and rice to wheat and chicken slowing in growth – with potentially disastrous consequences for feeding the planet.
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Malthus right or wrong? Can we continue to grow enough food?
People say we're "rich in other ways," but that doesn't fix the ugly fact that most farms are unsustainable
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Hard work, long hours, few if any holidays. A farmer's life is hard. You on the other hand rely on them for everything you eat.
"The International Database at the US Census Bureau [provides] population estimates broken down by country, age and year for essentially every country. [With this data we can track] shifts in population makeup over time. I've created a few interesting graphs to show the expected shifts over the next 35 years, including the dependency ratio." Via Seth Dixon
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January 7, 4:22 PM
This article has some excellent animated graphs and population pyramids to show some of the demographic changes that countries will be experiencing from now until 2050. These animated GIFs are perfect teaching images.
One urban planning professor has defined this as a process that occurs in discrete stages.
Nancy Watson's insight:
Youthification vs gentrification.
Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture
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Part of the Colombian Exchane, the potato is a standard of many diets.
We're always hunting for ways to increase the value of our homes -- and interior revamps or full-on remodels may do the trick.
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Interesting comnection among APHG units
Products described as not containing genetically modified organisms, whether that statement has been verified or not, are increasingly appearing in stores.
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Many people say they want labels on GMOs but still support GMOs. States are beginning to require labels but will that cause confusion if there is not uniformity between states?
The world is poised to change dramatically over the next century, and in ways that you might not expect.
In June 2014, drivers crossing the causeway between Singapore and Johor, Malaysia, began to notice something strange. A slender sandbar, which had long stood...
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Another because we can. |
A new analysis suggests that jobs previously lost to the suburbs are returning to the core.
With only 20 percent of the population, the world's 300 largest metropolitan economies account for nearly half of global economic output. Through our new Global MetroMonitor report and interactive, users can understand the individual trajectories of the world's large metropolitan economies and gain new insights into sources of growth that national or regional assessments tend to obscure.
NHD - Senior Group Documentary 2010 Districts Version Theme: Innovation in History By Anita & Karis
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Students produced Green Revolution project
Murder. Greed. Oppression. Intrigue. The ruins at these UNESCO sites may be silent, but they tell some shocking and absorbing tales. Via Seth Dixon, Bonnie Bracey Sutton, Suvi Salo, Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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February 11, 3:51 AM
L'occasion de très beaux treks pour certaines destinations, comme Potosi ou Lumbini! une autre manière de découvrir ces sites majeurs.
"There's nothing more irritating to a pedant's ear and nothing more flabbergasting than realizing you've been pronouncing the name of so many places wrong, your entire life! Despite the judgment we exhibit toward people who err in enunciating, we all mispronounce a word from time to time, despite our best efforts. Well, now it's time we can really stop mispronouncing the following places." Via Seth Dixon
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February 13, 10:06 AM
I've only been mispronouncing 8 of them, but many of these toponyms (place names) are chronically mispronounced. Some of these have curious local of pronouncing the name, while others show that translating one language into another can be quite difficult since many sounds don't naturally flow off the tongue of non-native speakers.
LEONARDO WILD's curator insight,
February 14, 8:37 AM
Mispronouncing is also a symptom of mis-understanding ... and not taking the effort to understand.
Kristen McDaniel's curator insight,
February 20, 11:37 AM
So interesting! I knew Louisville, only because my husband of almost 18 years is from there and taught me very early in our relationship that it was "Luh-vull". ha!
Instead of abandoning once-thriving suburban malls, owners are sinking millions into risky redevelopments.
Nancy Watson's insight:
Malls -ghettoization to Gentrification? Urban Unit.
This forgotten Bill Nye clip is just what the GMO debate needs to see right now.
Nancy Watson's insight:
Good review of GMOs
Redditor TeaDranks has created a super-interesting cartogram in which the size of each country is apportioned according to population. Suddenly, the largest countries in the world don't look so mighty — Russia and Canada, we're looking at you.
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Makes the US look less significant
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10-20-2011, 04:18 | #11 | ||||||
You are missing the point. I said the disciple would take the gift at the same moment as they do now. But the mentor gift would come few peds TT later. So this would not hurt any newcomers.
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10-21-2011, 19:23 | #12 | |||||||
Action speaks louder than words... So show us that what you say is true and deal with the problems that have been reported more than enough. Doesnt help that you can now create as many accounts as you like without providing any details at all, not even a email... |
10-21-2011, 20:49 | #13 | ||||||
I dont think this is a problem.
The value of mentoring gifts received for the most part does not equal the value of deposits put in to gain those gifts. That items are selling for high markup right now is normal EU economics. People want "new." As the game system progresses and more individuals graduate the market floods these items will lose their novelty, lose their rarity, and become run of the mill. Frankly I'd rather worry about something that mattered, rather than worry about something that doesn't. I don't think this matters.
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Disciple graduating should be in reach for a casual player with a "normal" avatar life (2 years tops) and to be considered what it is, the 2nd step ingame, not the whole bloody EU experience.
Nor EU as a whole nor discipleship in particular should be aimed at 10+ hours/day, 4 years+ player because: 1. in the large mass of potential customers (= depositor) such player is usually either too young to work either too rich too work, none of which should be EU's main target. 2. from the perspective of an addicted 6years+ player like myself who is still aware of where is ground and where is my butt, discipleship should represent the more educative introduction to EU, next step after Gateway, but not mastership of EU. In same time, one should be able to get into stuff in a comparative speed to any other MMO. EU is and should stay a hobby for masses of casual players who ought to have bits of rewards and satisfactions in a manner comparative to any other game. Both discipleship and mentoring ought to be resolved in this perspective since tight community is what it's keeping this ridiculously expensive (especially in these RL circumstances) game alive. For EU to survive, it needs to address exponentially more to casual players who want some fun for their buck rather than to some sort of sect who, for unapparent reasons, would dedicate years of their life to, lo' and behold, acquire whatever tt of skill. You must understand that if such target would be presented to a player just out of Gateway (with sort of calculation of what's that tt of skill in time and money), it would appear as plain stupid. Such achievement/target should be aimed to those who chose to dedicate themselves to EU more than is normal for a game, otherwise would be just a nice method to scare away any regular normal-minded player who has to spend 2 hrs max a day. EU does need addicts which to spend hundreds of $ a month. But it needs to captivate them in time, a too blunt approach would only lower the retention rate, and I think is quite clear where lack of interess for retention rate had lead so far. I am very interested in how the retention rate looks since introduction of Gateway (which we asked under various forms for quite some time) vs. old times when all you saw on weapons as stats were the full tt, ammo burn and max dmg. Last edited by Kerham; 10-21-2011 at 22:05. |
10-22-2011, 06:34 | #15 | |||||||
Not even directly on-topic, which you should be in this section. Make a thread elsewhere about this, since it bothers you. Honestly, the gift issue isn't important. I don't think multiple accounts for farming ( of any sort ) is a huge issue either, but getting the skilling level for graduation right does matter. So people stay in the game. Real people. |
10-22-2011, 08:22 | #16 | ||||||
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what should happen is a MASSIVE EXPANSION of the system... make there be various levels of 'graduation' to new levels, etc... and different gifts, etc. for those that chose different routes... like one set for miners, one for hunters, one for crafters, and different gifts at like 5k skill, 10 k, 20k and so on... different gifts for those that are in society at time of graduation vs those that were freelancers... maybe even gifts for folks that never used a mentor at all... all that sort of stuff.
10-22-2011, 10:03 | #17 | |||||||
Requesting that they prove to me that they are more than just words. I posted here as its a direct response to his comment, its not about the gateway issue, its just pointing out that i see no evidence of ma taking swift and stern action against everyone abusing the ingame systems, as they should do. And i for one, would like to see it happen for once. A pattern i have noticed is that they are very short sighted and only focus on places where theres a big leak of abuse and loss of income, and ignoring the more long term but equally damaging smaller leaks of abuse and losses of income. It all affects the economy and our returns in the long run, as at the end of the day, whatever exploit they use, they are stealing from mindark. Theres no point to make a new thread to just directly reply to a ma response. Thats all this is. Last edited by Stave Petty; 10-22-2011 at 10:08. |
10-22-2011, 15:36 | #18 | ||||||
I would like to just say also. I am a deciple and I have already calced it out that it will take about 4000ped to graduate on hunting. There is no way that anybody will be able to farm this because the amount of time sweating or the amount of money depoed absolutely is not worth the prize. The deciple program is more of an extra possibility that we will maybe one day finish. So far from other people I've talked to the cheapest way to finish the program is by repair skilling on an MS, but even then it'll take a good 2000 or so ped to finish.
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Make a Soc for a few middle class players that you sponsor a bit, in exchange they do the mentoring for you for your hordes of disciples ... Quote:
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Just a few ideas, quickly written down, will need a lot of refinement for sure. But I think such an approach would make more sense. I doubt that it would be beneficial making mentoring too easy, or too hard. It has to be balanced. To reach the goal, and to avoid abuse, it has to be carefully implemented, and to be carefully watched. But it should be assured that any capable player could be a successful mentor, and it should be assured that at least a sufficient percentage of the new players would be able to finish a discipleship. IMHO. Have a good time, no harm meant! |
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Thesis title: | Toward An Integrated P300- And ErrP-Based Brain-Computer Interface |
Advisor: | Matteo Matteucci |
Research area: | Artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer vision |
Thesis abstract: | This thesis presents a work in the brain-computer interface (BCI) field that makes use of machine learning and statistics techniques. A BCI is a device that bypasses any muscle or nerve mediation, and it interfaces directly with the brain by measuring signals generated by its activity. Potentially, it could be helpful for people that cannot use standard interfaces, such as people affected by a disease that impairs limb movements, or people engaged in physical activities. Machine learning is a broad field of artificial intelligence that deals with techniques used to endow a machine (a computer) with the ability to adapt its behavior to different conditions. The work focuses mainly on BCIs based on potentials discernible in EEG (electroencephalography) recordings, such as P300 and error potentials. A P300 occurs when a subject detects an occasional target (oddball) stimulus in a regular train of standard stimuli. An error potential can be seen when a subject makes a mistake, and, more relevant to BCI applications, when the machine the subject is interacting with does not behave as the user expects. In a P300-based BCI the user is presented with some possible choices, and they are highlighted one at a time. A user directs his attention to one choice, and thus every highlighting of that choice elicits a P300 potential. After an overview of some methods and protocols already used for BCIs, a couple of novel algorithms to recognize relevant potentials in the brain are presented. In particular, a genetic algorithm an optimization method that mimics the way natural evolution works is developed to extract features from EEG data. A mathematical interpretation of the features found by the genetic algorithm is derived, which can be used to identify the most important time intervals in EEG recordings. The algorithms are tested on real EEG data. The results are compared with a few methods from other researchers which have been replicated. Data from persons affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are also tested, and for some subjects classification accuracy is well above 80% in single-sweep mode. The main testbed for the new algorithms consists in two classical applications: a P300 speller and a P300-driven robotic wheelchair. A P300 speller is a program to write text by selecting one letter at a time, where each selection is made with the recognition of a P300 potential. The robotic wheelchair has been developed for another project and is autonomous: It can receive high-level commands from the user, like go to the room X. An interface driven by a P300-based BCI is set up to give such commands to the wheelchair. In both applications, error potentials are used to identify mistakes made by the P300 BCI. Results on offline experiments show that the genetic algorithm performs well and can be effective for a real BCI, and that error potentials are present and detectable in a P300 BCI. Online experiments are done both on the P300 speller and the wheelchair, and they confirm the offline results. An analysis of the performance gain achievable by using error potentials is also presented, based on the novel concept of utility. After a critique of the methods used in the literature, where in particular some limits of the information transfer rate are showed, utility is presented as a formalization of the benefit that the user receives from the behavior of the BCI. A formula for the performance of a speller is derived, and a discussion of when error-potential detection can be helpful is given. Under some simplifying assumptions, a precise characterization of the performance gain (or loss) is computed as a function of the speller accuracy. Utility can be also extended to different kinds of BCIs and used to choose many project parameters. As a proof of the versatility of utility, a more complex interface is analyzed. Utility predictions are validated through Monte Carlo simulations. |


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Produced by the Environmental Coalition of Miami and the Beaches (ECOMB), the festival will bring 11 cutting-edge environmental films to MIA, with nightly screenings from Wednesday to Sunday.
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The Carbon Rush takes viewers on a journey around the world to meet the people at the forefront of the carbon trading industry. Carbon-credits are tradable units that represent a certain amount of carbon dioxide that can be released in the atmosphere. Intended as an ideal solution to regulate gas emissions, this legislation has a darker side, says The Carbon Rush director Amy Miller. The film takes us to the front lines of several carbon reduction projects, where the local people and environment are being irreversibly impacted.
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BELLEVILLE, Il (KMOV.com) – A 71-year-old man is charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
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In honor of National Pizza Week, Jan. 7-12, zpizza is launching a national campaign called "Dare to Go Beyond Pepperoni" that challenges pizza lovers to explore beyond their usual orders and try one of zpizza's eclectic Creation Pizzas, including Napoli, ZBQ, Tuscan, Provence and Berkeley Vegan, among others.
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Asian Carp Sampling Summary - Week of September 5, 2011
Much sampling took place this past week (see schedule for the week of September 5). No BIGHEAD or SILVER carp were reported captured or observed upstream of the Dispersal Barrier nor were any found in new locations downstream of the Barrier.
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Pedestrian signals show words or pictures similar to the following examples:
"Walk" or "Walking Person" signal light means it is legal to cross the street.
"Don't Walk" or "Raised Hand" signal light means you may not start crossing the street.
Flashing "Don't Walk" or Flashing "Raised Hand" signal light means do not start crossing the street because the traffic signal is about to change. If the signal light starts flashing after you have already started to cross, finish crossing the street as quickly as possible.
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Heavy rain early in fair week was just something else to be dealt with and all pulled together to make the best of the situation at the 170th Allegany County Fair. Overall attendance was down slightly but most seemed to enjoy the fair in spite of less than ideal weather.
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The 2014 Fair was dedicated to Rod Biehler for his many years of dedication, promotion, volunteerism and support of our county fair.
A special THANK YOU to this year's fair sponsors: JoPo Farms and Jack & Carol Potter, RG Mason Auctions & JRM Equipment, LC Whitford Co. Inc, Bob's Market, East Wind Nursery, LaForge Disposal & Excavating, Inc., Ungermann Excavating, Inc.,Al Utecht & Gary Stebick, Charles "Chuck" Jessup, East End Market, Maple City Dodge, Rob & Georganne Carney, Southern Tier Concrete Products, Inc., Steuben Trust Company and Allegany County Area Foundation. We are especially grateful to Sorrento Cheese, Dan Heil Trucking and Steamburg Milk Cooperative for handling the milk produced during the fair. Many others donated awards, trophies and prizes and we thank them as well.
Extra accommodations for cattle were again necessary this year with over 200 dairy and over 100 beef animals to be housed. The participants were very cooperative and all worked out well.
The Friday night Monster Truck Show was the biggest attraction of the week with WNY Pro Farm Pullers and Boys & Bulls Rodeo also having good crowds. An exhibit of artifacts from the Allegany County Museum was also a special attraction this year. Some of these items will continue to be on display each year at the fair. The 15-member board of directors will continue their efforts to provide an affordable family-friendly, agricultural and educational event. Your suggestions, ideas and support are always welcome. Perhaps you might be interested in being a board member - contact a current member for more information.
The "Fair With a Country Smile" tried to provide "Fun for the Whole Herd" this year and again thanks all who supported and attended this event. We look forward to your continued support. See you at the 2015 fair.
Emily L Ormsby, Advertising Director
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Amanda Adato was born in Cuba to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Turkey. At the age of 19 she married Enrique Ros, a catholic. Though Ros-Lehtinen notes that some felt the marriage wouldn't last because of their mixed faiths the union lasted 65 years up until her death.
"My mother always had a clever Cuban saying for every situation and I was astounded that she could remember so many at the appropriate time."
Enrique Ros is a noted anti-Castro activist and author.
Ros-Lehtinen was born in Havana, but immigrated with her parents to Miami in her youth.
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Is it possible to identify a defective gene in an unfertilized egg without destroying the egg? (Making it possible to then select an egg without a defective gene for in vitro fertilization.)
Interesting question...Not directly to my knowledge, but cytogenticists can use "genetic probes" karyotypes and various advanced tests on the person's non sex cells (such as white blood cells) that are not the egg cell and find out if they posess chromosomes that contain certain genetic anomalies that would be passed on into the egg cells of that person. This would predict if a certain person would pass on certain genetic problems through their egg cells but NOT any one specific egg since any certain egg cell might have had an error in its genetic compliment when it was produced in meiosis in addition to any genetic anomalies it inherently had. So the indirect answer is yes... but not by doing tests on the egg itself. Furthermore, genetic tests could reasonably rule out certain genetic defects but would not guarantee that the egg was free of genetic defects.
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As far as I am aware, there is no technology that can identify defective genes within an egg without destroying it or potentially interfering with the developmental potential of the egg. Using the principles of genetics, we can say that if the defective gene is present in a homozygous condition (two copies of the defective gene), the egg will certainly have it. However, if only one of the two copies is defective, we can predict statistically the chances of the egg bearing the defective gene, but for an individual egg we cannot. The one exception would be if the defective gene has some effect on the egg that could be distinguished from a normal egg. A non-egg example would be sperm where there are physiological differences between sperm carrying the X or Y chromosomes that can be exploited to enrich for one or the other type. (I leave it to you whether you would consider one of those chromosomes to be defective!)
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Shanna Moakler, I never thought I'd say this but I think I'm falling in love with you!
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This whole Miss California USA debacle has really been grinding my gears lately, but not anymore.
Shanna Moakler, wife of Travis Barker and former Miss USA winner herself, has stepped down from her position of Miss USA co-executive director for the following reasons:
"Since the press conference yesterday, I had a chance to think about what has taken place, and I feel that at this time it is in my best interest to resign from the Miss California USA organization," Moakler said in a statement given to CNN Wednesday.
While she did not directly refer to Trump's decision to keep Prejean, her statement did suggest she believed it changed what the pageant stood for.
"I cannot with a clear conscience move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it, or the contracts I signed committing myself as a youth," Moakler said."I want to be a role model for young women with high hopes of pageantry, but now feel it more important to be a role model for my children. I am sorry and hope I have not let any young supporters down but wish them the best of luck in fulfilling their dreams," she said.
Not that she's that much of a step up from Perez Hilton, but this may actually force Donald Trump to re-evaluate the image of this useless pageant. Topless photos, discrimination, and cocaine addictions do not a role model make.
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What is it? Red Oak Apartments Location: Dixie Loop off U.S. 31W at the base of Muldraugh Hill in West Point Square footage: Two apartment buildings and office building with clubhouse Investment: $3.1 million
Gov. Steve Beshear announced Wednesday that AT&T is adding 20 full-time customer service representatives to its East Park call center in the Carter County community of Grayson.
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The Lincoln Trail Area Development District, along with several employment organizations, is about to embark on what it calls the largest employer outreach and workforce survey ever undertaken in the region.
Businesses throughout the region with five or more employees soon will be asked to participate in a labor market survey. The call should last from seven to 10 minutes, according to a news release.
Question: Along with everything else, the banking industry has really developed technologically. Is online banking the norm now?
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What is it? Family Dollar general merchandise store Location: 1807 S. Dixie Blvd., Radcliff, at the corner of Dixie and Blackjack Road. Square footage: 8,000 square feet Cost of structure: $350,000 material and labor; $450,000 land purchase Opening date: Construction is scheduled to be completed in less than a month with opening date to be announced.
Narrowing focus to its core market, First Federal Savings Bank has shed some of its former branches.
First Financial Service Corp., parent company of First Federal Savings Bank of Elizabethtown,a nnounced Monday it closed on the sale of its four Indiana branches in Corydon, Elizabeth, Georgetown and Lanesville to First Savings Bank, F.S.B., a subsidiary of First Savings Financial Group Inc. The sale was final as of July 6.
Elizabethtown City Council approved a package of tax incentives Monday for expansion of Remington Arms.
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With winter wheat harvest wrapping up in Hardin County, producers now need to turn their attention to storing the harvested crop. Unless producers take their wheat crop directly to market, the work is not finished when harvest is complete. Stored wheat needs proper care to maintain quality. Sanitation, aeration and monitoring are crucial points to remember when storing grain in summer.
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Humble Freelancer, Assertive Businessperson – A How To
- By Tevi Hirschhorn
- Posted in Business Online, Freelance
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If you're a freelance designer, or you work for another company, you got there not because you love business, but because you're a designer at heart. The business side of things came as a necessary evil, but you really love nothing more than to doodle all day, mess around in photoshop, or bang out semantic code. There are a lot of traits of being a good designer which are counter-intuitive to being a good business person. But if you learn to embrace both sides of the coin, your business will prosper, and you'll get to do more design.
It's great to create beautiful works of art for Art's sake, but the reality is, you can only afford do so if you're getting paid. Yes, being a great designer means you need to be humble, accept criticism, have an open mind, listen to other points of view, be idealistic and possess all sorts of wonderful character traits of the enlightened and creative individual. But to afford to do so, you need learn how to run your business.
Be Assertive
Like many freelancers find out the hard way, there will come a day or a client that will act as a tremendous lesson and taught you to be assertive. Now remember, assertive doesn't mean yelling and stamping your feet; it just means sticking up for yourself and not letting yourself get bulldozed. Being assertive sooner in the process will help you avoid being angry later! An unfortunate truth we find, is that some clients will take advantage of you if you give them the opening. Make sure you don't let them!
Don't Set a Price Until Everything is Scoped Out
That means, not just features and functionality, but timeline, urgency, number of revisions, how many other people will be involved – the whole works. Everyone's expectations, both yours and the clients needs to be on the table, and part of the discussion. Without knowing these vital specifics about the project, we are sure to misquote the job and probably end up costing ourselves before we can call the project closed.
Don't Be Afraid to Ask For a Deposit
This might be obvious to some of you, but many of us have had clients balk at this. Many of those new to the field are not comfortable with doing this. And as many clients are also not too keen on handing over money for work that has not been done, or even in their minds, begun, we need to approach this situation both delicately and confidently. The more hesitant we are, the more our discomfort comes across, the more likely the client is to pick up on this and allow their resistance through.
We need to simply let them know that we are completely committed to their project, and as we will be investing a large amount of time in it, we need to be assured that they are committed as well. The deposit not only shows they are fully on board, but you can assure them that it will guarantee priority and timeliness of the project on your part. It can be an uncomfortable subject to broach, but if you do not, then you might end up doing a lot of work and not getting compensated at all for your time.
Let Them Know You're the Expert
Sometimes, no matter how you run your business, you can still run into the occasional person who wants to lean over your shoulder and tell you how many pixels to move something over. The trick is try and not take on the projects for those kinds of people. However, you need to let your clients know you're the expert at your business, and respect that they're the expert of their's.
We don't often dispute the word of our doctor, we accept their expertise. We need our clients to believe in us this way too. Image by Clarita
Whenever a client makes a specific request for something you know is a bad idea, try turning it around and asking them what it is that's bothering them. Exactly what are they trying to solve? This allows you to first try and get to the root of the problem so that you can come up with a more appropriate way to solve it; rather than just implementing the bad idea.
Even then, that sometimes doesn't work, and they insist on the bad idea. This is when you want to assure them that you know what they are trying to achieve and you gently push for them to allow for your expertise and knowledge to give them the best website possible. Strongly discourage going down this path, informing them why the idea could actually work against their goals. Let them know that you will do it if they insist, because you want them to be happy in the end. At which point you will want your objections to this course noted in the paperwork, pointing out that this is what they requested.
That sometimes works. Writing it down makes it into a dramatic moment where they realize you don't want to be "responsible" for doing what they are asking, and they will then think twice.
Frame Client Input
You can almost never escape needing client approval on a design piece, but there is a way to elicit feedback properly without leaving yourself open to accepting inane or subjective input. When you approach your clients for feedback, rather than leaving the door wide open, you want to frame the questions in ways that the client will effectively be choosing between options that you are already on board with.
If you have a question about the navigation, take them some variations on the idea to choose from. Instead of simply asking, "what are your thoughts on the navigation?" This prevents them from asking for something that is simply unachievable. This can also save time if they are not very clear on what they want. And sometimes they will know what they are looking for out of certain elements until they see it.
Always use a contract!
Having a contract doesn't mean you don't trust the client. A contract is for protecting you and the client, and makes sure everybody is clear on exactly what is being delivered and when. It's not an issue of honesty, but of making sure everybody is on the same page. Never start work before a contract is signed.
Because nothing is written in stone, so to speak, until the contract is signed. Image by Mary R. Voght
And we have to remember that if we receive a contract, we need to check it over carefully. If there are any parts that are unclear or make you uncomfortable, do not be afraid to voice those concerns or ask for clarification. Most of the time, we will find the client receptive to these requests, we need only ask.
Often times, a contract will be written by lawyers who are only looking out for their client, and they write for an apocalypse. You need to look out for yourself and make sure you are comfortable with the agreement, too.
Don't Do 'Work For Hire'
…unless you're actually being employed full-time! Work-for-hire is a term used in copyright law which grants full ownership and copyrights of your work to the person hiring you. By default, all freelancing and contract work is not work for hire. However, it can be written in to a contract (and even then, you still might have a case for arguing it, should you choose!). Technically, something is deemed work for hire if you created it while at a job which demands you be there full-time. Working from home, on a small project is not.
You might think, "What's the big deal?" Well, if your client wants to retain full ownership and copyrights of the work, they need to pay a premium! Think of the difference of royalty-free stock photography versus rights-managed or full ownership. Owning the full-rights costs a lot of money. Also, most of us will want to include the piece in our portfolios, so taking that away comes with a price, too.
Never Do Spec Work
Working on speculation ("Do a home page design for me, and if we like it, we'll pay you.") is a terrible idea. Other people have said it better, so we will not go into a lot of detail here. If you would like a full rundown on the numerous reasons that spec work is bad for you and the industry overall, then go to No!Spec and read why it's so bad.
Don't Give Up Passwords or Files Until You're Paid
Let's look at it this way. The client has seen the flattened artwork and knows how things look and that you've spent the time on their project. At this point, it makes no sense for them to worry about you not delivering on the final product. You just want to be paid. If you turn over the files before you get paid, the client has nothing more to gain by paying you. You're just hoping that they end up being honest…
It is usually in your best interest to keep yourself password protected. Image by Szilard Mihaly
Make sure the client knows this up-front. It's unfair to make it a surprise if they have a tight schedule to keep. The least amount of surprises in the end tends to work out in everyone's favor. So include this in the contract, and be sure to highlight this point once or twice when initial talks are beginning. The internet is full of freelance stories where the designer failed to put their foot down about this, and they ended up waiting months to get paid…if they were paid at all.
Note: There might be some who would argue you shouldn't give up layered PSDs to the client. That's a separate discussion. For web design, when you're working with other developers, you kind of have to.
Write Down Your Policies
It may seem trivial, but for some reason, if you say, "It's my policy…" and you have shown this to them in the beginning, people will argue with you less. If it's a policy, people just accept it. Not entirely sure why this works, but it has often come in handy and proven itself as a worthwhile course of action for freelancers.
In Conclusion
Being assertive is not being mean. It's having rules and standards and ways of doing business, and then sticking to them. It's drawing clear lines and boundaries and making sure everybody is on the same page. It's making sure you don't get bullied around by a bad client. Ultimately, clients will respect your ability to manage your business and they'll come back for more.
What are your thoughts on ways to effectively assert yourself with clients? Leave us your two cents and personal experiences in the comment section below.
Tevi Hirschhorn is a veteran designer with more than 10 years of professional experience. He is Lead User Experience Designer at Content Direct, and moonlights as a swashbuckling web designer in his spare time.
- Orlando, 30 September 2011
Great tips. I learned this the hard way but overtime got used to it. Asking for a deposit is the biggest thing!
- Epicrow, 30 September 2011
Some really nice tips, thx : )
- Paul Pela, 30 September 2011
I've had problems with clients who didn't want to leave a deposit, but that was in the beginning. Now if someone tells me he/she isn't willing to cooperate this way, I treat it as a big red flag. If there's another one such flag already or the project is not very interesting or there are other clients who want to hire me – I ditch that one without any regret. So yeah, most people learn it the hard way, hopefully not too hard and fast enough to get back on course. Thanks mate!
- Vikram, 30 September 2011
Thank you for the tips, i will carefully implement them.
- Designerist, 01 October 2011
Thank you very much for this comprehensive write up.
I did experience every single aspect minimum once. And every time such a situation happened I said to myself "this was the last time that happened to me" and oftentimes forgot about until the next time …
Whit this write up you provide here, I am safe for future projects. I promise to the "manitu of designers" that I will take the time and write down proper policies.
- Emily, 01 October 2011
Huge red flags should go up if a client does not want to put a deposit down. This says to me that they are not taking their project seriously. If talking about money is something difficult for you, let your paperwork do it. On top of every proposal should read very clearly that work will commence, once 50% deposit is met. Try to keep it positive by not using phrases such as "no work will be done" or "we demand".
Another thing I have seen freelancers get burned on is when a client takes the codes and re-creates the website for other projects, or gives it to another business. Please make sure that you keep a copy of your custom CSS, PHP and make sure they understand that this not for resale. Nothing worse than designing one website, to see it churn out a hundred times.
- eternal191, 23 December 2011
Hey Emily, I am a beginner at freelancing. And I got burned by someone reusing my code. They told me once the client bought the site it was theirs to manipulate and reuse. I should have done my research beforehand. It will never happen again.
- Raphael Pastuszak, 08 October 2011
Great article. Sure, it's not the first nor the last post telling freelancers these rather obvious things… but I don't mind;) – my life would've been a loooot easier if I read things like that couple years ago. My personal advice: know your value. Respect your clients but also – _they_ have to understand you need them only as much as they need your services.
(sorry for my english, let's say it's late and that's not my mother tounge:-) )
- Mike, 09 October 2011
Good advice, however…..I'm agency side (was freelancer side for 15 years) and I did do spec work in my freelance days. Only with agencies I knew. My deal was this: You can pay me for the creative pitch work and I'll pitch it for $XXX, or…..I'll do the pitch speculatively with you, no charge upfront – share the risk, share the reward, and if we win, it will cost you $YYYY. And YYYY was at least 50%-100% more than XXXX. Most took the spec option, and I did very well out of it. Only a couple of times did cowboys cheat me, and I sued them so ferociously they both went out of business. "Share the risk, share the reward" works well – but only if you have sharp teeth!
- Peter, 13 October 2011
Thanks for the article, its really an eye-opener for me. I'm kinda new into the freelance biz and already having bad experiences with clients. With this info i think i'll be well prepared…
- phil, 16 October 2011
One of my issues i that how much should i charge for a website and hosting what should . be my profit margin with that. also how to requote a client not realising the extent of work on a project
- Tevi Hirschhorn, 05 January 2012
@All – thanks for the positive comments!
@phil – Hosting is a high-volume game, exactly the opposite of my careful and deliberate approach to web design. I've only ever used a few hosts and would recommend the host that would make design and development as painless as possible. If I got a referral fee from a host, I would pass it on to the client as a free year of hosting.
When I did start out, I did try to make something off hosting, but it always made my hosting option more expensive than other options, and it was possible they'd host with a company that made my life miserable [COUGH -GO DADDY- COUGH, COUGH!] I learned that it was in my best interest to have my client choose a host that was easy for me to work with, and lose out on the $20 or $30/year I would've (possibly) made.
- Speider Schneider, 18 September 2013
Terrific article! Yes, freelancers have to "grow a pair" when dealing with clients and learn to negotiate in their own best interest, and that includes issuing a contract/purchase order/letter of agreement/whatever-as-long-as-it's-in-writing.
I have found, however, that starting with a strong and complete creative brief lays out all the rules, expectations and fees for those extras and scope creep that always seem to pop up. The process of drawing up a creative brief tells you exactly how crazy the client will become as the project goes on. In a recent creative brief I issued to a startup, the partners sent it back to me with a note written at the end of the list of expected items that said, "and anything else we deem necessary."
I told them that was not acceptable to me and they replied that they were going to find a designer that was "more flexible." They never launched their company and somewhere there is a designer who is out tens of thousands of dollars… and still working for free on things they "deem necessary."
- Tevi Hirschhorn, 23 September 2013
@Speider – exactly. It's not about how you can take advantage by writing something they may not notice. It's a matter of writing something that will put you both on the same page and properly manage everybody's expectations.


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Kadai with a village theme is a frills-free restaurant
If you have been a city slicker yearning to eat a regular fare in a cosy village atmosphere, Kadai is for you. Situated opposite Lingampally bus stop, the restaurant opened its doors on Valentine's Day. Enter and you will spot a neatly painted well (with no water in it) sitting prettily in the middle. Make yourself comfortable on one of the wooden chairs amid a village ambience. Colourful glass bangles attract your attention as do the walls painted with a couple on a bullock cart and women walking with pots on their head. At different corners are khats (wooden beds, a familiar sight in villages) placed upright with bamboo lights accompanying them.
The first venture of mother-son duo Shobha Rani and Nikhil Reddy, Kadai at Lingampally seeks to tap the family and college crowd. "There are almost 8000 apartments and independent houses in a radius of 5 km. There are many engineering colleges in around Chandanagar. Also Hi-tech city is just 20 minutes away. So we thought that Lingampally would be a prime centre," says Nikhil over an email interview (He is doing his under graduation in the US). On the choice of a village theme for the restaurant, Nikhil says, "The goal was to attract people who enjoy authentic food in a soothing ambience. We decided to go with a design which has a flavour of Indian tradition. Our designers have put in a lot of effort and made it look simple."
The frills-free restaurant on the fourth floor allows one to enjoy the food while watching the traffic zip past by. It has a banquet hall that is ideal for functions and parties. "Since we have many competitors in Chandanagar, we started off with reasonable prices. Kadai's ambience and food are our main strengths and keeps us unique from others," he says.
The menu includes the ubiquitous baby corn Manchurian, chilli paneer and veg spring rolls for starters. If you are an egg lover, you can check out egg Manchurian and chilli egg. The non-vegetarians will be pleased with the extensive fare which includes all the chicken, fish, lamb and prawns items like chicken lollipop, chicken drumstick, mutton sukka fry, Apollo fish and golden friend prawns.
Vegetarians can enjoy navratan kurma, veg dhaniya mirchi and paneer tikka masala along with their rotis, naans and kulchas. The menu includes Chinese items too. Finish off the meal with gulab jamun with ice cream or a fruit salad with ice cream. "We often take feedback from our customers and keep in touch via sms/emails," signs off Nikhil.
USP: Multi cuisine
Where: A-Square building, Opp Lingampally bus stop
Table for two: Approximately Rs. 600.
Contact: 6555 0708
Keywords: Cuisine Check column, Kadai, Hyderabad multi-cuisine restaurant, village theme restaurant, Lingampally


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EUGENE, Ore. — How many turkeys would you need if you're expecting 300 guests? A local church is offering a free meal on Thanksgiving.
At St. Peter Church on Maxwell Road inside the parish center in a tiny kitchen, a group of women are preparing a feast.
These women are preparing a feast, cutting apples, onion and celery. The food is all made from scratch.
"We are all doing it from our homes. So, it's all like home cooking," said Paula Voborsky, St. Peter Church Pastoral Associate.
Teams of volunteers are working in shifts to pull off this feat. Patty Roland typically cooks Thanksgiving dinner for her family, but not this year.
"Yeah, I'll eat here with the people that are here," Roland said.
"What's been overwhelming is the support we've had from the larger community and especially the St. Peter community," Voborsky said.
Donations have poured in. The refrigerator is packed. And on the counter–canned goods, rolls and stuffing mix. Every that is there has been donated. Come noon on Thursday, it will be ready to serve.
Everyone is invited–the homeless, those who can't afford a meal and those who are simply alone. St. Peter is preparing to feed 250 to 300 people.
The dinner is offered on Thanksgiving Day from 12pm to 5pm at St. Peter Catholic Church located at 1150 Maxwell Road.


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A Closer Look At Tendon Transfers For Crossover Hammertoe
Given the tricky nature of second digit metatarsophalangeal joint instability/crossover hammertoe, surgeons need an effective remedy. Accordingly, these authors advocate for the use of tendon balancing procedures as viable alternatives that surgeons can combine with a modified Lapidus and endoscopic gastrocnemius recession when adjunctive procedures are warranted.
Coughlin first introduced the term "second crossover toe" in 1987 to characterize a multi-plane deformity at the metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ).1 Second MPJ instability is all too often a point of consternation for the foot and ankle surgeon.
Crossover toe deformity commonly results from instability of the second MPJ in conjunction with further weakness resulting from hallux abductovalgus deformity and often gastrocnemius equinus. Instability occurs in the sagittal plane but in terms of the crossover toe, this is also combined with a subluxation and/or dislocation in a dorsal and medial direction.2 Once the second MPJ is overloaded in a chronic state, plantar plate rupture and collateral ligament damage can also occur. Further weakened by hallux abductovalgus deformity, instability of the second MPJ can ultimately lead to crossover toe deformity.
Proper treatment of this condition has long been a topic of debate. Regardless, it is paramount to address the underlying biomechanical factors. One should also be cognizant that this is not a result of bony pathology and surgeons can achieve suitable correction through soft tissue balancing procedures.
Understanding The Possible Etiological Factors Of Crossover Hammertoe
Common surgical procedures for the correction of the second MPJ abnormalities include single tenodesis techniques, such as flexor-to-extensor tendon transfer, a variety of metatarsal osteotomies, digital arthroplasty or arthrodesis, second MPJ arthrodesis, direct plantar plate repair, and even amputation.3-9
When it comes to second MPJ instability, the literature notes several etiologic factors including seronegative and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis as well as hypermobility (e.g. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome).1 Lesser MPJ instability can be associated with hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, interdigital neuromas and hammertoe deformities.10 Regardless of pathology, authors have described the plantar plate as the most significant factor in stabilizing the MPJ.7
In the early stages of the deformity, the diagnosis can be challenging with a second intermetatarsal space neuroma and synovial cyst being included in the forefront of the differential diagnoses.2,5 Despite the name "crossover hammertoe," the misalignment does not always progress to crossing over or under the adjacent digit until later stages, and can also affect other lesser digits besides the second digit.10 However, the second MPJ is the most common chronically dislocated joint in the foot so we will focus on that.7
There are several etiological theories as to the underlying etiology of the subluxed/dislocated second MPJ.7 Acute trauma or, more commonly, chronic microtrauma to the MPJ can cause disruption and deterioration of the plantar plate, joint capsule and collateral ligaments, leading to instability.11 Yu and colleagues originally coined early stage MPJ instability as predislocation syndrome.12 Crossover toes represent an end-stage deformity with the abnormality being previously noted in the plantar plate as well as in the collateral ligaments of the lesser MPJ complex.8


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2015 Formula 1 world championship results
The latest results and driver & team standings can be found on the official Formula 1 website. Please see links below.
Race results
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For earlier driver & team championchip results, please see links on the left.
Formula 1 world championship points system
Points are awarded as follows: 1st place - 25 points, 2nd - 18, 3rd - 15, 4th - 12, 5th - 10, 6th - 8, 7th - 6, 8th - 4, 9th - 2, 10th - 1.
The only exception to this is when a race is suspended and cannot be restarted. If less than 75 % of the race distance has been completed half points are awarded, and if less than two laps have been completed, no points are awarded.
To receive points a driver must finish in the top 10 positions and need not finish the race, but must have covered at least 90 % of the winner's race distance. The drivers and constructors championship titles are awarded to the driver and constructor that have the most points at the end of the season.
If two or more drivers or constructors have the same number of points, their positions in the championship are fixed according to the quality of their places. One first place is better than any number of second places, one second place is better than any number of third places, and so on.


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By Laurie Hindman
Berthoud Recorder
Dr. Ken Klingman has been treating Berthoud area pets in his friendly office on 10th street for more than a decade. Klingman blends his passion for biochemistry and medicine and his love of animals to provide quality care for cats and dogs.
Originally pursuing his fascination with biological science by earning a bachelor's in chemistry in San José, Calif., Klingman worked as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry. Wanting to get more into the field of medicine, and having a lifelong affinity for animals, Klingman ultimately went back to school at Colorado State University earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1995.
Klingman, who resides in Longmont with his wife, step-children and two dogs and a cat said he was doing emergency animal care work for a couple of years and wanted a clinic of his own. "At the time we opened I was living just west of town, near Foothill Estates," said Klingman. "Berthoud is a nice community tucked in between Longmont and Loveland. It seemed the ideal location."
Berthoud Animal Village Clinic provides all the usual care of regular shots and checkups, as well as routine surgeries including spaying or neutering, and tumor removal, but stresses importance the day-to day care of furry family members.
"We tend to be fairly preventative in our approach. The more you do early on the more you can eliminate or postpone serious health problems down the road," explained Klingman. "Our goal is to retain the animal's quality of life as long as possible."
According to Klingman, preventative care includes diet and nutrition, an exercise plan, blood work and testing for geriatric animals, and heartworm testing. "I didn't think I would see heartworm in Berthoud, but that hasn't been the case," said Klingman. "It is very preventable."
The Berthoud Village Animal Clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located on 10th Street, at the south end of the Hays Market shopping center parking lot. They can be reached at (970) 532-5400.

Veterinary technicians Allison Howard and Jayme Moss with Doctor Ken Klingman and one of his dogs, Lucy, at the Berthoud Village Animal Clinic.


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Any handyperson who's had the pleasure of using a real parts-cleaning tank has probably developed a bad case of the "wants" as a result of the experience. By comparison, the bucket-and-old-toothbrush method leaves a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, however, the steep prices of commercial parts washers put these devices out of the reach of most tinkerers; even the tiniest units start at better than $200, and the more useful 30-gallon models run $300 and up.
The dedicated recyclers at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS research center, however, recently decided that the frustration of trying to pick and scrape away decades' worth of slime from their ongoing supply of scavenged "treasures" was too much to bear. As a result of that necessity, we're able to show you their invention. We've dubbed it a "made from recycled parts" recycled-parts washer. For the assembly instructions that follow, refer to our Assembly Diagram.
If you examine a commercial parts-cleaning tank in a catalog, you'll note that its two major components are a reservoir for storing the fluid and a basin in which to do the scrubbing. So, in the spirit of "research and imitate," our team dragged out a used 30-gallon drum to serve as the former and bought a castoff stainless steel sink (one of the big single-basin models) for $15, from a local hardware store's scrap pile, for the latter.
As it happened, the sink covered the top of the drum neatly, so three rubber shock cords have proved to be sufficient to hold the assembly together while still allowing the basin to be removed easily for tank cleaning or other service.
The sheet-metal cover for the basin does help limit the evaporation of the expensive solvent, but its major purpose is to contain a conflagration in the event that the flammable liquid ignites. The lid on our tank is formed from a sheet of 22-gauge steel and is held open, from behind, by a tower made from 1/2" electrical metallic tubing (E.M.T.). That stand is secured to the back of the sink with a round electrical box cover that has a 1/2" E.M.T. connector screwed to it. The tubing itself is attached to the connector with the setscrew, and has a bend which prevents the lid from being raised any higher than 5° short of vertical. Consequently, the lid will automatically fall closed unless it's actually held open.
The latch consists of a loop of 1/8" rod, connected to the E.M.T. tower, which fits through a 7/8" hole in the lid. We're using a small birthday candle, slipped through the hook, to hold the cover up. In the event of a blaze in the basin, the wax will melt and the lid will slam closed.
Now you may not expect to have any fires in your parts-washing tank, but we still encourage you to make the small additional effort to install a failsafe fire flap. After all, regardless of what solvent you use in your tank, you're likely to be working with a liquid having a very low flash point.
To produce that cleansing stream of solvent in your unit's sink, you'll need a pump. And unless you're lucky enough to come across a good secondhand one, you're probably going to be forced — just as we were — to buy a new solvent mover. The circulator we're using was ordered through a hardware store from Grainger's and is specifically designed to handle the flammable liquid. (Consult our Bill of Materials list for all the components mentioned.)
The model we chose is submersible, so we just hung it, in the drum, on a 1/8" x 1" x 18" steel strap that's hooked over the barrel's lip. From the pump, the liquid is driven up through a length of 3/8" rubber tubing that slips inside an adjustable nozzle.
To complete the hose assembly, our researchers first bored a 3/4" hole in the sink's bottom and screwed a 1/2" E.M.T. connector into the opening. A 30" length of liquid-tight flexible conduit was then attached to the coupling with the setscrew. A piece of 1/8" welding rod helps stiffen the flexible conduit, and a 1/2" flare nut, forced over the outlet, makes an effective nozzle. Finally, the 3/8" rubber hose from the pump can be slipped inside the flexible conduit (the welding rod goes between the conduit and the tube) and up to the nozzle.
Fluid returns to the reservoir, through the sink drain, by way of 8" of standard chromed drainpipe which has an 18"-long section of motorcycle inner tube clamped to its end. This length of return line drops the dirty solvent to the bottom of the tank, where solids can settle out. This assures that the pump, which is positioned higher up, will draw comparatively clean fluid.
Standard parts-washer solvent is quite expensive (it usually goes for better than $7.50 per gallon), but the cost of filling the unit can be trimmed considerably. For example, there's no reason for to fill the whole reservoir with the cleaning fluid because it's unlikely that more than a few gallons will see action at one time. Consequently, you can fill the tank partially with water. Because the petroleum products are lighter than water, the H20 sinks to the bottom and the working fluid rises to the top.
Of course, the submersible pump needed a source of electricity, so we screwed a metal electrical box to the right side of the basin (under the lip) and a combination toggle switch and duplex receptacle was installed. The circulator's hot wire passes through the switch on its way to a wall outlet, allowing the pump to be turned on and off. In addition, the receptacle next to the control offers a ready outlet for any work done in the basin. (To provide safety in the event of splashes, the box has a weatherproof cover.)
All told, we've invested just a little more than $100 in our parts-washing tank — or approximately half of the price of the closest (smaller!) competition. And by trimming the cost by that amount, we've managed to turn a dreamed-about luxury into a practical addition to the workshop.
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you'd like to find out about an inexpensive way to strip the grime from your dirty engine before you even have to lay a wrench to it, see Build a Personal Pressure Sprayer.


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Banbury, and the villages nearby, are popular for weekend breaks to explore the Oxfordshire countryside and the Cotswolds.
Banbury is a historic market town famous for Banbury Cakes, the Nursery Rhyme ".......to Banbury Cross" and the Oxford Canal that passes through the historic market town.
Places to Visit
Banburys Museum is situated in an attractive canal-side location in the centre of Banbury. Exciting modern displays illustrate Banburys history. FREE ADMISSION
Tooley's, the oldest working dry dock in Britain, has been in continuous use since 1790 when it was established to build and repair the wooden horse-drawn narrowboats.
Historic House built in 1300 and enlarged in 1550s. It is surrounded by a large moat and set in parkland
Local Arts & Crafts - Hook Norton Pottery
Hand produced stoneware pottery. The showroom exhibits a wide variety of work including casseroles, mugs, jugs, bowls as well as individual pieces.
For more Tourist Information: www.visitnorthoxfordshire.com/
Banbury Castle was built from 1135 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, and survived into the Civil War, when it was besieged. Due to its proximity to Oxford, the King's capital, Banbury was a Royalist town, but the inhabitants were known to be strongly Puritan. The castle was demolished after the war.
Banbury played an important part in the Civil War as a base of operations for Oliver Cromwell.
The opening of the Oxford Canal from Hawkesbury Junction to Banbury on 30 March 1778 gave the town a cheap and reliable supply of Warwickshire coal. In 1787 the Oxford Canal was extended southwards, finally opening to Oxford on 1 January 1790.
(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banbury)
Oxfordshire Hotels
Oxfordshire Hotels provides accommodation at 2 distinctive hotels in the Banbury area, each hotel offers special hotel deals including weekend breaks:


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NPC1L1, a recently identified relative of Niemann-Pick C1, was characterized to determine its subcellular location and potential function(s). NPC1L1 was highly expressed in HepG2 cells and localized in a subcellular vesicular compartment rich in the small GTPase Rab5. mRNA expression profiling revealed significant differences between mouse and man with highest expression found in human liver and significant expression in the small intestine. In contrast, liver expression in mouse was extremely low with mouse small intestine exhibiting the highest NPC1L1 expression. A mouse knock-out model of NPC1L1 was generated and revealed that mice lacking a functional NPC1L1 have multiple lipid transport defects. Surprisingly, lack of NPC1L1 exerts a protective effect against diet-induced hyperlipidemia. Further characterization of cell lines generated from wild-type and knock-out mice revealed that in contrast to wild-type cells, NPC1L1 cells exhibit aberrant plasma membrane uptake and subsequent transport of various lipids, including cholesterol and sphingolipids. Furthermore, lack of NPC1L1 activity causes a deregulation of caveolin transport and localization, suggesting that the observed lipid transport defects may be the indirect result of an inability of NPC1L1 null cells to properly target and/or regulate caveolin expression.
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Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi insists he enjoys a 'good working relationship' with Alex McLeish.
Reports in the wake of a disappointing deadline day at the City Ground suggested that all was not well behind the scenes.
McLeish, who was only appointed as successor to the ousted Sean O'Driscoll in December, was said to be working on borrowed time after suffering a falling out with those above him.
Al Hasawi has, however, rubbished such claims and insists that McLeish has always been given the freedom to run the football side of things as he sees fit.
In a statement released on the club's official website, he said: "Alex and I talk every day, at least twice a day. We have a very good working relationship and it troubles me greatly that people think otherwise.
"I have been involved in football for 15 years and have never interfered when it comes to the players a manager wants to sign. I didn't do that in Kuwait and I haven't done it since we purchased Nottingham Forest last summer.
"Yes, I have recommended players to managers but the final decision rests with them, not me. We have signed 18 players for Forest this season and all of them were either chosen by Alex McLeish or Sean O'Driscoll.
"All I want to see is Nottingham Forest back in the Premier League - and if that means I have to sign another 18 players that Alex wants then I will do it.
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Jennifer and Tom Ferraioli, - Pastoral Associate/ Youth Ministry
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Victoria Hernandez- Pastoral Associate/Director of Music
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