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Sunday, December 29, the 32nd annual King Mango Strut parade made its way down Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove, roasting the news and pop culture moments of 2013. And despite the rain, no one was spared. From Miley Cyrus to Rob Ford to the NSA, the Strut reminded everyone what a crazy year 2013 turned out to be.
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The Guildhall, London 26th October 2007
The annual Green Awards aims to reward campaigns effective in raising awareness and promoting environmentally benign options; 'For creativity in sustainability'.
As a vehicle to champion the best communication in the field of sustainability the awards have quickly (this is only their second year) established themselves as important marks of distinction in the industry. Sustainability presents the most serious challenge and the most important job for professional communicators so the kudos are well deserved to any who make the grade.
The evening started out with some gravity (as is the norm at events with the environment as a focus) with a speech by FOE director Tony Jupiter. Shortly there after Mike Longhurst of McCann Erickson advertising was given the platform and announced 'that restraining consumption was a naive hope'. While restraining consumption is not an easy goal, an arrogance that assumes that we can defy an imperative of the natural world is typical of the world of advertising. We will not get ourselves out of this crisis if this kind of attitude prevails. This event must work harder at championing the ideas that it claims to represent.
Nevertheless, most awards were well deserved and the event provides a good overview of the best practices in the industry. The Green Awards negotiates a highly charged arena in the world of advertising and the integrity of the judges and spokes-persons is critical. A good event that focuses on the positive.


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BMW ConnectedDrive Blitzkrieg Includes LTE Connectivity, Android Compatibility and new iDrive Touch
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But maybe that will be remedied with the introduction of the BMW's new iDrive Touch, which integrates a 45mm touch pad into the top of the controller, as reported earlier. Like Audi's MMI Touch, the new interface allows using a finger to enter characters by sketching them. iDrive Touch will also incorporates a pinch-zoom function for the navigation map. The new interface is intended for the Chinese market, where it will be available as early as this month, while other markets have to wait at least a year, according to BMW. But by that time, full internet access will be added as well and the iDrive Touch will include a mouse pointer, BMW says.
You won't have to wait a year to get Internet access in your BMW, because starting in November you can add the automaker's LTE Car Hotspot feature. It consists of a center-console cradle like the type used to dock a phone, into which users insert their own LTE SIM card. BMW claims that the Hotspot hardware – and its connection to the vehicle's antenna – improves reception and also reduces potential radiation inside the car. Anyone in the car can connect to the Hotspot and use the LTE connection, and anyone outside can as well since it comes with a built-in battery and antennae for portable use for up to 30 minutes or with a USB power supply connected. BMW notes that the LTE Car Hotspot fits into any BMW center console with a phone base plate so that it can be retrofitted to earlier models. In areas without LTE coverage, the Hotspot will switch to another network.One of the biggest knocks against the first generation of ConnectedDrive was that it was too iPhone-centric for some functions. BMW Apps, for example, brings Facebook, Twitter, Internet radio and other connected features to the dash, only works with iPhones. Recognizing that being sequestered inside Apple's walled garden means that BMW Apps isn't available to a large chunk of smartphone owners, the next version of ConnectedDrive will incorporate Android devices – although Android compatibility won't come until July of next year. BMW has also chosen Samsung "as its pilot partner for Android integration" and it says that Android integration "will be gradually rolled out to include further manufacturers."
More encouraging for future compatibility is BMW's announcement that it will be offering an SDK to third-party developer for BMW Apps and also for the MINI Connected and Rolls-Royce Connect platforms. While Ford and GM have offered infotainment APIs to select outside developers, BMW's move represents a major opening of the dashboard by an automaker. BMW says "the prerequisite for all apps is that they meet the requirements for distraction-free operation" and that the SDK includes "the framework to seamlessly integrates the apps into the display and control concept."
Automotive electronics analysts and others observer have said that that the best way for automakers to keep pace with consumer tech is to open the dashboard to outside developers, in the same way that the approach has spurred innovation in mobile devices. Taken together with the rest of the ConnectedDrive's latest tech, BMW seems ready to respond to that call – and once again lead the pack.


text: Minutes of the Water Commission Meeting February 16th, 2010 Attending: Kurt Grassett, Sean Kerwin and Linda Coughlan, Recording Secretary 4:00 P.M. – Kurt called the meeting to order for Jeff Wilder who wasn't able to attend. Minutes of 01/19/2010- The minutes of the January 19th meeting were accepted as written. Monthly Reports - Kurt said since Jeff was not able to attend, the monthly reports would be reviewed at the March meeting. UV Disinfection System – Kurt said he has applied for a grant under stimulus funding which if granted, could cover as much as 50% of the UV Disinfection System. He said if the application is granted, the project could be moved up to the end of 2010. Past Due Balances on Water Rent – The Commissioners decided that for water customers that are way past due, notices will go out on March 1st giving them 30 days to get caught up or to provide a payment plan. Water Rent Software - Kurt said the cost for the QuickBooks software is $1,247.50 for up to 200 customers and $5.00 for any over 200. The annual maintenance cost of $150 is per year. Fees – Kurt made the suggestion that the Commissioners look at the fees this year since they haven't changed since the 1980's. He said they should also think about a setting up a capital improvement account for projects such as upgrading water hydrants. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:35 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Linda Coughlan Recording Secretary Hancock Home Page – Town Documents – Water Commission Minutes |


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Besides playing Kang the Klingon in various "Star Trek" series, Ansara appeared on dozens of TV shows, including "Broken Arrow," ''Law of the Plainsman," ''I Dream of Jeannie," ''Hawaii 5-0" and "Murder, She Wrote."
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Truly scrumptious delights await all who attend the so named event coming to Blackpool for its second time on the 6th and 7th of October.
The two day event at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, will play host to over 130 stalls stocked with a vast selection of hand crafts, homemade goodies and vintage apparel, an artisan food hall offering delicious treat and whole food. As well as things to admire and buy there will be entertainment, music and a vintage tea room to ease your weekend
For those who want to learn the skills on show, this weekend will also offer craft workshops, demonstrations and Jive lessons by dance company, JazzSwingDance.
Truly Scrumptious is the perfect opportunity to start Christmas shopping with personalised, handmade and unique gifts. There's bound to be something to make anyone happy at this great event; Customised converse, products by local artists, greetings cards and personalised jewellery.
Blackpool town centre is the place to be on this weekend, other events and entertainment running alongside Truly Scrumptious include, Professional boxing at the Winter Gardens; Ultravox, who will play for the first time since 2009; Ken Dodd at the Grand Theatre and Sixties Gold, the concert will play on the Sunday, not to mention the Illuminations and a dance show, bringing over 2000 dancers to town.
Truly Scrumptious will open from 10am til 5pm on Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of October at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool town centre. Entrance to the fair is free.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- The WNBA's top two rookies won't be able to participate in the league's All-Star festivities.
Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne figure to have plenty of chances to enjoy them in the future.A sprained left knee will sideline Phoenix's Griner in Saturday's All-Star game, while Delle Donne will miss it as she recovers from a concussion suffered in Chicago's final game before the break."It's unfortunate that I am unable to be a part of All-Star weekend," said Delle Donne, the league's fourth-leading scorer at 18.2 points per game and the game's top vote getter. "I was very excited to join the other players for a memorable experience. It's upsetting not only for me but also for the fans who voted for me. The most important thing for me at this time is to rest and recover for the second half of the season."Griner has averaged 14.9 points but has missed the Mercury's last five games. She isn't planning on missing the WNBA's next All-Star weekend, though, and the 6-foot-8 star has an idea for an additional festivity -- a dunk contest."Definitely would have something that the fans would love," the 6-foot-8 star said. "It would be a nice addition to the weekend and I got a couple of things I'd pull out for it."Griner made a splash in her WNBA debut by dunking twice and puts on a show in warmups for the fans when she's healthy.But even though she'd be the heavy favorite to win a dunk contest, don't hand her the title just yet. Among others, Candace Parker, Sylvia Fowles, Elizabeth Cambage, Nneka Ogwumike and Maya Moore can all dunk.Parker can lay claim to already being a slam dunk champion. She beat future NBA stars Josh Smith and J.R. Smith to win the McDonald's High School All-American one in 2004."It would be a lot of fun," Parker said. "It would be a great addition to the All-Star weekend and we're getting there. I think in the near future, it will happen."But for Parker to participate, it might have happen soon."This year I'm 27, I can't speak for when I'm 28, 29 and 30. This year I would 100 percent be in it," she said.Parker may be the biggest name playing Saturday, but she can relate to Delle Donne and Griner's absences. She never participated in an All-Star game in her first five seasons, missing time with knee and shoulder injuries and her 2008 pregnancy.She'll be joined by teammates Ogwumike, Kristi Toliver and 38-year-old Tina Thompson, the first overall pick in WNBA history who in her final season was picked to play in her record ninth All-Star game as Griner's replacement.Ogwumike, like Parker, is excited about playing in her first."I'm excited, I was surprised when they called me," Ogwumike said. "I try my best to work hard every day for my teammates and to also be there with my teammates is amazing. I'm looking forward to that, too. I think it is going to be a good experience. I have never experienced any type of All-Star game before."Ogwumike is one of nine first-time All-Stars, and the Lynx -- a WNBA-best 14-3 in the first half -- join Los Angeles with a game-high four representatives. Lindsay Whalen and Rebekkah Brunson will come off the bench, while Moore and Seimone Augustus will start."Yeah, there's going to be a takeover of the league I think by the Minnesota Lynx," said Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve, who will guide the West team. "Obviously, we're happy with what our players have done, and we're being well represented. We'll have four players, three coaches, a trainer, so it's going to feel a lot like a Minnesota Lynx road game for us."Indiana coach Lin Dunn will lead the East. The defending champion Fever struggled through much of an injury-plagued first half, but they've won seven of nine to get themselves back in the playoff picture.Tamika Catchings and Shavonte Zellous will represent Indiana."It means a lot to me," said Zellous. "This has been a goal of mine, just like winning a championship was. In my fifth year in the league, now I'm an All-Star. In my fourth year, I was a WNBA champion. That's a good accomplishment in my eyes. I just hope to have fun and enjoy the moment, seeing all the players and everything that involves the All-Star experience."The East has won three of the past four All-Star games after losing the first six.SPONSORED HEADLINES
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There is a question that hangs around the topic of Chromebooks that is yet to be truly answered: Why would I buy a Chromebook? Chromebooks are becoming more popular every day, and people are beginning to use them as their main computer. However, there are still limitations to using a Chromebook. One such limitation is lack of support for Unity, a major game engine that is the backbone of many popular games. Without Unity support, many games can not be played on Chromebooks right now. That is just one limitation out of many, which are causing people to hesitate purchasing Chromebooks. Thus the question, that with all of these limitations, why would I buy a Chromebook?
In addition, Android tablets do support these games, and have far fewer limitations than Chromebooks, so why not just buy an Android tablet at the same or lower price? Right now, Chromebooks are in a tough spot, trying to combine the simplicity of a tablet and the power of a computer, but being a new device, it is difficult to gain support. Teaching the market about Chromebooks has been difficult, and most people are still unconvinced about how useful a Chromebook can be. Despite their limitations, Chromebooks are still powerful machines, and there are reasons why someone would consider purchasing one.
Simple to Use
Honestly, Chromebooks make iPads look like complicated machinery. Anyone who knows how to work a keyboard and trackpad/mouse can use a Chromebook. The learning curve is just learning Google's Chrome browser if you have never used it. That means that if someone has used a PC, they could figure out how to use a Chromebook over the course of a day or two.
A year ago, you probably would not be able to say that Chromebooks were powerful. However, with Chromebooks now running Intel's Bay Trail Celeron chips, and Samsung's Chromebook 2 scheduled to be released in a month with their Exynos 5 Octa chip, Chromebooks can now be called powerful. For instance, using HP's Chromebook 14 with the Intel Celeron processor is a breeze, and I have yet to experience any difficulties with using it. In fact, it keeps up with my Windows desktop, which has Intel's Core i3 processor. The reason why Chromebooks do not need those high end processors is because Chrome OS, the operating system on a Chromebook, is just a browser. Browsers do not need a ton of resources, unlike Windows, which needs a those resources in order to run smoothly.
Long Life
The first Chromebooks had terrible battey life, ranging from three to five hours. However, more recent Chromebooks have been getting much better battery life, ranging from six to nine hours. This is better than any budget Windows laptop, which usually have three to five hours of battery life like the first Chromebooks. In addition to long battery life, Chromebooks have a better life expectancy than PCs do. Every couple of years, Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, and they expect PC owners to upgrade their PCs to the new operating system. However, this upgrade usually costs over $100. In addition, when upgrading to the new version, there is no guarantee that it will work on the computer, or that all of your programs will transfer over. Instead, Google's Chrome OS updates are free, and are done in the background. This way, every Chromebook is up to date on all of Chrome OS's new features and fixes.
Cost Effective
When I tell people that my HP Chromebook only costs $349, they are shocked. In addition, that is high end for a Chromebook, because most of them cost between $200 and $300. Their power, simplicity, and long battery life is better than most of the competition, at those price points.
What can I do on a Chromebook?
People like the idea of tablets, a simple device that can be used to play simple games and do simple browsing. Chromebooks can do those things, and many of the tasks that a PC can do. Chromebooks are great for browsing the web, since they are built around the Chrome browser, which is the most popular browser across devices. They also offer the thousands of games available online, games that were created for computers. In addition, the Chrome Web Store offers thousands of apps and games that can be installed on Chromebooks to enhance their productivity. The Chrome Web Store holds a surprising number of programs that can be used on Chromebooks to replace the program that you used on your PC. Here are some examples of programs that have comparable alternatives in the Chrome Web Store.
Many people still believe that there is nothing that can compare to Adobe's Photoshop image editor. However, if you search Google for "image editor," Photoshop is not the first one to show up. In fact, Photoshop does not show up on Google until page three, after going through ten different free image editing programs. The first image editor to come up is my favorite: Pixlr. Pixlr has been covered before on Muktware, so I will not say much, other than it does everything I need it to do. It is a simple program, yet offers all of the tools I need in order to style a picture however I need to. It may not be as powerful as Photoshop, but majority of users do not need that many tools, just an editor that has the ability to crop and re-size photos, and do some styling with them.
Microsoft Office
Actually, this one is simple, because Microsoft has a free, online version of their Office suite, called Office Online. Google also has there own office suite called Google Docs. Both are great office productivity suites, and meet all of your basic needs. Again, majority of users do not need a full featured office software, just a simple document writer, spreadsheets program, and presentation creator. I have compared these two office suites in a past article, so read my article to get a full understanding of what these services both offer.
Visual Studio or VIM/emacs
If you are a developer, you need a program that you can write code in, such as an IDE or text editor. Office programs will add formatting to your work, so those will not work, but there are text editors and IDEs available for Chromebooks.
The text editor that I prefer using is Text. It is a simple text editor, and works offline. There are other text editors on the Web Store, along with VIM and emacs editors, if those are what you prefer to work with.
If you need an IDE, these are a few available for Chrome that I like to use.
-Codenvy IDE is my favorite, because it is simple to use and is free.
-Cloud 9 is my second favorite, because it is more polished, but only the basic version is free. The premium version costs $19 per month.
-Codeanywhere is extremely simple, and not as polished, but is free to use.
There are many other options on the Chrome Web Store, it is just a matter of finding the one that works best for you.
In addition to the popular programs above, these are other programs available for Chromebooks that most people do not realize are on the Chrome Web Store.
- Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to view other PCs or Macs that are running Google Chrome.
- Kindle Cloud Reader allows you to read all of your Kindle eBooks on a Chromebook.
- Desmos is a great graphing calculator, though it only works online, and Scientific Calculator is a great calculator, and it works offline.
- Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Google Play Movies all work on Chromebooks.
Between the many different aspects of a Chromebook, and the different apps available from the Chrome Web Store, it become clear why a Chromebook could become a primary computer. Many people have come to realize the things that I mentioned above, which is why Chromebooks are becoming more popular all the time. However, there is one more reason why you should consider a Chromebook: Google's Chromecast streaming stick. The Chromecast is a little bigger than a USB drive, and plugs into the HDMI port of an HD television. This stick has the ability to stream Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Pandora, all of your Google Play movies and TV shows, and can stream the content from a Chrome browser on any computer. As the name implies, this small streaming stick was designed with Chromebooks and the Chrome browser in mind, and that becomes even more relevant when viewing the dozens of apps available on the Chrome Web Store and the Chromecast. Pairing a Chromebook and Chromecast creates an awesome center for entertainment. In addition, developers can create content and programming for each device, opening up a world of possibilities in the future.
Over the next year, support for Chromebooks will grow, and as a result the features and abilities of Chromebooks will increase. Thus, I believe that the best time to purchase a Chromebook is now, since we should expect them to rival PCs and tablets within the next year.


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If you ever watched the old Kung Fu TV series, you may remember the powerful beginning sequence: Grasshopper (David Carradine) is in a cave. He seizes the smoking cauldron and burns the tiger and dragon images onto his skin as he carries the cauldron out into the sun. Upon doing so, his initiation is complete and he is an official Taoist monk.
The cave is the archetypal place of initiation. Caves are the first and most sacred of human dwelling places. As such, people may often feel a primordial sense of attraction to caves in their dreams. Initiation is the Jungian term for becoming a Self in the transition from childhood to maturity. Jung contends that there are rites of passage that need to be completed. The cave is often the place this is done. For much of human history, caves have been sacred places of shelter from the world; the place that became the extent of a person's kingdom in the face of uncertainty and peril. While the cave itself may not be a central image any longer, we have many metaphors for it.
These include small rooms with a sacred or significant object of our past in them, small bedrooms or studies, basement workshops, or other places of solitude and silence. There is also something in such a space that confronts you-not necessarily in an endangering way, but an existential one. This grappling is the business of the cave. To make peace with the object of your grappling is the act of initiation.
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Like it or not pergolas really have a weakness. Think it over for a moment and you will definitely figure it out. It's something you will most likely see instantly when you look at this structure carefully. It's right there, it has been right there and will always be right there – at least until you do something about it.
It's not that hard to see. When you think it over carefully it'll make sense. Want a hint? Try to look up. That's right, you got it. The weakness is with the pergola roofing.
See it and let me know what you see. You will find the sun filtering through it right? What does that mean for you? Well its fine if it's just sunny out because it's dry but don't plan to stay dry when it rains because you will get wet. It's as basic as that.
Aside from that one weakness there's absolutely nothing wrong with this simple yet elegant garden structure. It's a simple structure any which way you see it – four posts supporting a crossbeam roofing structure.
It's a roof however it isn't since the crossbeams are evenly spaced apart. As the crossbeams provide you with shade the gaps in between allow for sunlight to pass through as already mentioned above.
This openness gives pergolas the ability to enhance the space it's on without really confining it because there's really nothing on it that will confine space. Even when you put a trellis wall on the sides and on top you'll still get that open air feeling.
Nowadays, because a wide range of people like the pergola in their gardens but prefer it to be more useful during inclement weather, we have seen many add-ons created and one that's natural that can give you the cover you crave without detracting from the appeal of the structure.
The most convenient and most natural is the cover. By putting trellis framing on the side and on top you could make a place for climbing plants and flowers to cling to. Once there are enough of them they form a natural roof which can help to provide you protection in all but the most robust rain showers.
If you totally desire a full cover you can get retractable fabric canopy you could add while you're building a pergola or after if you already have one up in your backyard. These canopies are created from tough, weather resistant synthetic fabrics with a mechanism that permits you to open or retract them as required.
If you rather not be troubled with needing to open or close the roof covers simply get yourself a permanent one. These are panels that you attach directly to the crossbeam members. They are often made of metal, either stainless steel or aluminum sheeting, or fiberglass and plastic. The metal ones can be found in different colors and can easily be cut to correspond to the size of your pergola. They are solid so you won't be capable of getting any sunlight through.
The fiberglass and plastic one's are thinner and more opaque. They allow light to still go through while blocking the UV rays so it doesn't get that hot underneath. And since they're still solid they protect you from the rain so that you can enjoy being under your pergola come rain or shine.


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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 507462, 4 pages
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Hypoglycemic Effect of Laminaria japonica Polysaccharide in a Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Mouse Model
1Affiliated Hospital, Medical College Qingdao University, Shandong, Qingdao 266003, China
2Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong, Qingdao 266071, China
Received 5 September 2012; Accepted 8 October 2012
Academic Editors: C. Bizzarri and B. Kim
Copyright © 2012 Xiaodan Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Why not just tell people that 80 sq ft of solar collector will raise pool temp 10 degrees? Hmmm. That's what it says right on the box of the 4x20 at the pool store. The rumors and stories on the epdm breakdown topic have circulated by word of mouth since long before the internet age. Dory Mowlavi (now retired) , owner of Solartrope Supply Corp, in Orange CA announced to us in 1989 that the epdm rubber tubing breaks down sometimes so his suppliers had switched materials to "Santoprene". A year later the story was that Santoprene broke down even quicker. Oops. Since writing this article on this issue we've learned from people in the industry at that time that there wasn't a lawsuit. There was a payout but it didn't come close to fully compensating those that put their good name behind epdm. Solaroll was the biggest and most prolific product of this kind. It has now resurfaced in South Africa and claims a long history (since 1977) in the business. Tom Lane is a famous solar pool heating contractor in Central Florida. His recently published book, "Solar Hot Water Systems Lessons learned 1977 to Today" chronicles his experience in this industry. He flat out states on page 183. "WARNING: DO NOT BUY RUBBER MAT POOL COLLECTORS (EPDM RUBBER) THEY CANNOT STAND UP TO POOL CHEMICALS" Hopefully Tom Lane won't mind me quoting that line from his book if I provide a link here to his web site where you can buy it yourself. Its an awesome chronicle of his life's experience with this technology. In 2003 Hot Sun got involved with an EPDM product made in Canada. Hot Sun knew about "black pool" and was afraid of it. We didn't want to use epdm but its tough and its cheap and this company had been using it for 27 years when we first started selling their product. We displayed the system at the Western Pool and Spa Show one year and we spent 3 days with the manufacturer. Ken Wright, Hot Sun's president presented them with a non-epdm, high temperature flexible plastic version of the fin tubing. They couldn't understand why Mr Wright would want to sell a non-epdm collector material. They admitted they'd run into the issue in the past but it was always the fault of unusually high iron or other minerals in the pool water. They weren't technical people but this is what their scientists had concluded. Hot Sun had just finished an installation in North Carolina at a commercial pool. The system was 2000 sq ft. None of the known factors like water sitting stagnant in the collectors in summer were applicable to this situation so we thought it would be OK. Fast forward only 3 years. The tubing began to break down and shoot particles of black goo into the pool only 3 years after installation. Hot Sun knew exactly what had happened. After only 3 years on a large commercial installation we had to offer compensation. The manufacturer played dumb of course but we presented them with the evidence presented here on this web page in an effort to motivate them to do the right thing. They helped pay for a replacement system. There was no warranty because warranties don't provide refunds 3 years after the fact. They only offer replacement but if the replacement is as flawed as the original what good is it? We had to replace EPDM with our plastic based system. Here is some of the evidence. Now that we have published this many customers, solar dealers, pool servicemen and the people directly affected by the fallout around 1990 have come forward to talk about it. We've even had to guarantee our product would not be affected by chlorine the same way in order to satisfy a health department in one municipality. They had a record of complaints of this phenomenon in public facilities! Its a very well known issue but until we took the step to publicize it you couldn't find any evidence that any of this ever happened. Many companies still sell epdm solar panels today. To be fair in some cases it is a fairly minor issue that does not occur in every case and it can often be dealt with in a way that does not require a full collector replacement. At Hot Sun we want no part of any of this. We have the luxury of technology that does not suffer this same problem. This is a document detailing the effect of chlorine on epdm when used as a tank liner. This is just tap water never mind pool water and this is all low temperature. Look at what the seal industry has had to go through when dealing with sealing water that is chlorinated. This document shows EPDM seals breaking down in chlorinated water and Parker's take on what the cause is. The factors at play are much worse in a swimming pool application and these chloramine resistant rubbers are far too expensive to make solar panels out of. Besides they only reduce the effect and the effect can be much worse in a swimming pool. This paper studied the breakdown of epdm in seals in Japan's city water system and determined the actual mechanism at work. This is a list of materials and their compatibility with various liquids. Note that epdm is specifically not recommended for use with chlorinated water. Note aklso we're only talking drinking water chlorine levels and no elevated temperatures. This set of photos shows the Franklin Health and Fitness Center's Enersol system and the breakdown of the solar collector. We have an affidavit on file from the owner of the Health club as well as from the contractor who installed the replacement system and we kept some of the collectors just in case anyone wants to challenge us on these facts. 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Barry Shulman, Poker Biography
by Jennifer Newell
Barry Shulman was born on May 8, 1946, in Seattle, Washington. He was born and raised in the American Northwest. He learned to play poker in the 1960s during his college years, though it was purely a leisure activity at the time.
After college, Shulman went into the real estate business and worked as a developer with much success for 25 years. Still in the Seattle area, he began to play a bit more poker when time allowed, and frequent trips to Las Vegas garnered some modest success in poker tournaments. His first recorded final table was at the Winter Oasis tournament in Las Vegas in 1993, where he finished second in a stud/hold'em event for $4,440.
Upon his retirement from the real estate business in the mid-1990s, Shulman moved to Las Vegas. With more time on his hands, he played more tournaments, making final tables in events like the Queens Poker Classic Summer Edition in 1995, Four Queens Poker Classic in 1996, and the World Series of Poker in 1997, where he placed fifth in a $3,000 PLHE event for $25,500.
He experienced his first win in the 1990s as well, with a $500 LHE victory at the Carnivale of Poker for $33,895, and another win in an Omaha hi/lo tournament on the 1998 Card Player Cruise. His interest in poker had grown into much more than a casual one, and he ultimately purchased Card Player Magazine in 1999. Shulman grew the publication from a free handout in poker rooms to a subscription magazine, as well as a website and worldwide poker resource.
At the tables, Shulman was becoming a well-respected player in his own right. In his travels around the world for Card Player, he won tournaments like the First Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica in 2000, a Vienna Spring Festival NLHE event in Austria the same year, and another Card Player Cruise tournament. In 2001, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 Stud Hi/Lo event for $123,820, and he made more final tables in subsequent years.
In 2003, Shulman made his first World Poker Tour final table at the Ultimatebet.com Poker Classic in Aruba, finishing fourth for $112,780, and he then won a side event at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas later in 2003 for $234,798. Big finishes in WPT events and WSOP events kept him on everyone's radar.
But it was in 2009 that he hit his biggest win of his poker playing career. He played in the WSOP Europe �10,000 NLHE World Championship event and won it, collecting a second WSOP bracelet along with �801,603. And in January of 2010, he finished third at the PokerSTars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas for $1,350,000.
Shulman continues to play poker, racking up his latest win in a $300 NLHE event at the 2011 Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi. In total, he has accumulated more than $4.4 million in live tournament earnings through mid-2011. Not a bad side income to his media company and his retirement from real estate.
Meanwhile, he continues to run Card Player Media. With son Jeff Shulman as the company's president, the Shulmans have become a staple in poker media, as well as well-respected poker players. Barry Shulman has also published two books on hold'em poker, one released in 2005 and the other in 2006.
Read Barry Shulman's Profile for more information including his tournament results and total winnings.Jennifer Newell is a freelance writer, originally from St. Louis but now living in Los Angeles. She fell in love with poker while working at WPT and began writing about it in 2005.


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As a community service, First State Bank of the Florida Keys re-launched their "Hurricane Center" at KeysBank.com to coincide with the start of the 2013 hurricane season.
This seasonal web page features a real time storm weather tracker, hurricane preparedness tips, a financial check list, local shelter locations, pet friendly shelters, and related emergency resources, as well as customer information and Bank status updates following a storm.
"All of us at First State Bank realize the importance of early preparation and planning for hurricane season and it is our pleasure to provide resources to help ensure a safe and less stressful hurricane season," said Angie Walterson, First State Bank of the Florida Keys Assistant Vice President/Communications and Public Relations Manager.
For more information and to see the "Hurricane Center" visit KeysBank.com.
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Jon Katz
Jonathan Katz (born August 8, 1947) is an American journalist and author. He is known for his contributions to the online magazine HotWired, the technology website Slashdot, the online news magazine Slate, and his series of crime novels, books on geek subculture,[clarification needed] and books on dogs.
Katz initially worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, and later as of the CBS Morning News. His media criticism, columns and book reviews appeared in such periodicals as Rolling Stone and New York (he was a contributing editor to both magazines), Wired, GQ, and The New York Times.[1]
Expressing "disenchantment with the world of old media",[1] he joined the now defunct HotWired, the online version of Wired magazine, to which he contributed articles on technology, culture and the media.
In 1999, Katz left HotWired to join Slashdot. Many of his contributions to Slashdot were focused on the youth subculture of geeks and social misfits.
Katz's first article for Slate appeared in December 2005 and he has since become a regular contributor to the online magazine. The majority of his writings at Slate revolve around animals and his rural life.[2]
Katz has written several novels as well as non-fiction works which cover topics ranging from geek culture to his relationship with dogs. He wrote a successful series of mystery novels centered around the character Kit DeLeeuw, a former Wall Street financier turned private investigator, based in the fictional Rochambeau, New Jersey.
Katz' most recent books have described his relationships with dogs. He began writing about them after taking in a difficult Border Collie, whom Katz credited with changing his life by causing him to take up shepherding and move to a farm. He has written extensively on the way we train dogs, arguing that most approaches fail because they are too inflexible, and because—as dog owners—we over-anthropomorphize our companion animals: "we give them too much credit, make them too complex, muddying our communications" by treating them as "soul mates" rather than understanding and respecting their animal nature.[3] "I can't imagine life without a dog", Katz said in a 2002 interview. "I don't think dogs are substitutes for people, but I must confess I often find them more reliable."[4]
On Slashdot[edit]
Katz's writing was often criticized by Slashdot readers.[5] Some criticism was leveled at Katz when he posted an article about an e-mail message he purportedly received from a teenager named "Junis" in Afghanistan who had just rejoined the Internet in late 2001. Some Slashdot readers believed the e-mail message to be a hoax or parody designed to fool Katz. According to Katz, Junis wrote his e-mail from "his ancient Commodore computer", which he had "dug up" and was now using to download movies, pornography, and MP3s thanks to the recent liberation of Afghanistan.[6] Because of the unlikelihood of performing these activities on the Commodore 64, some Slashdot readers felt this demonstrated Katz's lack of technical knowledge about computers. An article in the Technology section of The New York Times discussed the Slashdot piece and its criticisms.[7]
In the Border Collie community[edit]
Katz's books about dogs have received favorable reviews in the literary press,[8] but have been met with a hostile reaction in segments of the Border Collie community. Notable examples of this criticism have included Donald McCaig's review of The Dogs of Bedlam Farm in [The Bark] magazine,[9] and Penny Tose's review of Katz on Dogs in The American Border Collie magazine,[10] as well as comments on various internet forums such as the BC Boards and the Working Stockdog Forum. Critics have faulted Katz for a fundamental lack of understanding of the dogs and their work and for offering misguided training advice while professing an expertise that he in fact lacks.[11] Katz has claimed to enjoy "riling the Border Collie snobs",[12] but criticism of him intensified after he gave away his second Border Collie and had the first euthanized for behavioral problems.[13][14]
Kit DeLeeuw series[edit]
- Death by Station Wagon (1993)
- The Family Stalker (1994)
- The Last Housewife (1995)
- The Father's Club (1996)
- Death Row (1998)
Books about dogs[edit]
- Running to the Mountain: a journey of faith and change (2000)
- A Dog Year: twelve months, four dogs and me (2003)
- AKA A Dog Year: rescuing Devon, the most troublesome dog in the world (2008)
- AKA Devon: the totally true story of Devon the naughtiest dog in the world (2010)
- The New Work of Dogs: tending to life, love and family (2003)
- The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: an adventure with sixteen sheep, three dogs, two donkeys and me (2004)
- AKA A Home For Rose: how my life turned upside down for the love of a dog (2009)
- Dog Days: dispatches from Bedlam Farm (2005)
- Katz on Dogs: a commonsense guide to training and living with dogs (2005)
- A Good Dog: the story of Orson who changed my life (2006)
- Izzy and Lenore: two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me (2008)
- Soul of a Dog: reflections on the spirits of the animals at Bedlam Farm (2009)
- Saving Izzy: the abandoned dog who stole my heart (2010)
- The Dog Who Loved - Lenore: the puppy who rescued me (2010)
- AKA Izzy and Lenore: two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me (2008)
- Rose in a Storm: A novel (2010)
Other books[edit]
- Sign Off (1991)
- Virtuous Reality (1997)
- Media Rants: Post Politics in the Digital Nation: A Netizen Takes on Washington and the Media Empire (1997)
- Running to the Mountain: A Midlife Adventure (1999)
- Geeks: How two boys rode the Internet out of Idaho (2000)
- A Dog Year directed by George LaVoo and starring Jeff Bridges and Lauren Ambrose
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Meet the Writers: Jon Katz". Barnes & Noble.
- ^ "Articles by Jon Katz". Slate.
- ^ Katz, Jon (January 14, 2005). "Train in Vain: Why dog training fails". Slate.
- ^ Petura, Barbara (April 2002). "Conversation with Jon Katz". WorkingDogWeb.
- ^ Cadenhead, Rogers (25 March 1999). "The Katzdot Effect". stating the obvious.
- ^ Katz, Jon (November 17, 2001). "Message from Kabul". Slashdot.
- ^ Hafner, Katie (November 29, 2001). "Afghan E-Mail Seen as Too Geek to Be True". The New York Times.
- ^ Gorman, James (June 1, 2003). "Dog vs. Spouse". The New York Times.
- ^ McCaig, Donald, "The Dogs of Bedlam Farm" book review," The Bark magazine, number 30 (Spring 2005), pp. 94-95
- ^ Tose, Penny, "Katz on Dogs" (review), The American Border Collie, volume 21, issue 6 (November/December 2005), pp. 40–41
- ^ "More on Katz". BC Boards.
- ^ "True Colors". Working Stockdog.
- ^ "So what happened to Orson?". BC Boards.
- ^ Katz, Jon (September 26, 2006). "A Good Dog In Trouble". Slate.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Slashdot User JonKatz (user id 7654)
- Being Jon Katz, interview by Julia Lipman for Poppolitics.com
- "Afghan E-Mail Seen as Too Geek To Be True", The New York Times article on the Junis story
- Author Page at BarnesandNoble.com which includes an interview and biography.
- Articles on Slate.com
- Review of The Dogs of Bedlam Farm in The Seattle Times
- Interview with Katz on NPR's Day to Day
- Interview NPR's Fresh Air
- Interview about Virtuous Reality on Booknotes, March 23, 1997
- Jon Katz at Library of Congress Authorities, with 27 catalog records


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Can I tell you anything about these? Well, I cribbed the images, so this is one of the few posts not originating from a relic in the Vintage Sleaze archives. I don't visit Belgium too much, and not at all in the 1950s when these reeking vulcano pulps were purveyed. I think the series title roughly translates to "Fire vomiting Volcano" but don't hold me to it. I'm just moving things along here for the scholars who follow.
At least one was "Mett Fotos" so I guess there would be some Brussels inside.
They turn up from time to time on used books store lists over on the other side. If you buy one, let me know who "Tony" the artist was.