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New gov't regulations for washers coming
As part of the Obama Administration's focus on taking sensible steps to save families money while also reducing energy consumption, the Department of Energy today announced common-sense energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers that will save consumers $20 billion in energy and water costs.
Click here to read the rest of the announcement.
Does the government know that my energy hogging Speed Queen top loading washer (that fills with actual hot water) costs me only $28/year according to their own EnergyGuide ratings? If they cut my energy cost IN HALF, it would save me only $14/year or about a dollar a month. How much more will I have to pay for a new SUPER HE detergent that supposedly cleans clothes in a teaspoon of tap-cold water? NO THANKS!
It won't be long until hot water is banned from clothes washers altogether if this trend continues. If I had a place to store it for the 20 years I expect my current SQ washer to last, I'd buy another one for the future while I can.
If the Obama administration is simply synchronizing standards with Germany/Europe then it simply means Whirlpool/Bosch Tide/Henkel et al will simply have to bring their technology they use in Europe and bring it to the US without 5+ years delay. And we will be paying European type prices. No decent washers for $399 at Sears.
If they are going beyond that then that means increased R&D,a lot of increased cost, and reliablity & durability of unknown products.
As nearly as I can tell, mfgr's are still receiving subsidies per-machine for obtaining "energy star" certification. (wonder what will happen to prices when the subsidy goes away) This also appears to relate directly to ratings from CR and other testing organizations who "test" based whatever "normal" cycle the mfgr promulgated as part of their compliance protocol. Unfortunately, those reported ratings do not correspond very well with results consumers are reporting in many, many cases.
Many consumers are reporting frustration and poor results except in the cases of those who are willing to learn how their machines work and do whatever they have to in order to get the results they want. Obfuscation appears to be the order of the day throughout the marketplace.
In the mean time, SQ, the only outfit that's staying with "old-tech", is back-ordered and declining to accept new dealer appllcations. Interesting circumstance.
I don't know exactly why...but....I can't think of anything that irks me more than this water requirement nonsense! I shut out the political rhetoric and try to be reasonable. However, when the government starts telling me how I can/can't wash clothes - they have gone too far.
How about the houses with giant whirlpool tubs?
How about showers with multiple shower heads?
How about the zillions of gallons poured out hoses?
This is just NUTS. It is government run amok. And with all the REAL issues that need fixing...this is the topic on which they focus????
No wonder we are in trouble.
I'm all for conservation. However, for a grand or more, I like a machine that does what it's supposed to and doesn't break. And I'd appreciate being permitted to know what "cold", "warm" and "hot" -- as they appear on the controls -- actually mean.
And, like everyone I've ever known, I don't like being deceived and/or lied to.
"How about the houses with giant whirlpool tubs?
How about showers with multiple shower heads?
How about the zillions of gallons poured out hoses? "
ITA. Seriously.
I'll add to your list: Home lawn irrigation systems.
It is an interesting irony, isn't it?
Doral, I could not have said it better myself. Everytime I saw the commercial with the 'waterfall showerhead', I scratched my head thinking about all the water wasted.
Can you imagine the meltdown (pun intended) over in the Appliance forum if the government stepped in and limited range top burners to 1000 BTUs and trending down? They covet quasi-commercial ranges with pilot lights putting out more heat.
All in the interest of saving the money of consumers.
They covet quasi-commercial ranges with pilot lights putting out more heat.
Neither Bluestar nor Capital have pilot lights.
Both have electric ignition and automatic re-ignition.
Commerical ranges do with cheaper ignition system because they are on 18-24 hrs a day.
A response to this from another forum:
DOE�s clothes washer test procedure provides a measure of representative energy and water use. It does not evaluate cleaning or rinsing performance or fabric care. AHAM, BSH, GE, and Whirlpool commented that DOE should add a performance measure, particularly because at the higher efficiency levels, clothes washers are reaching the limit where product performance and consumer satisfaction may not be economically reached.
Regulated Showers:
Eventually, the home shower will be a recirculating system. Not unlike dishwashers, 1.3L of water will be recirculated over your body until a soils senser determines you are clean. Then the water will drain away and you will be blown dry, ending the need for a bath towel.
the real cost is from treating the waste water from your house. "Black water" (which includes washer, toilet and shower)is what is discharged down the drain. Every town with a sewer system that discharges to a facility pays by the gallon for treatment and then discharge back into the environment.
lower amounts of water from your house (a huge number of houses in every town) will reduce costs of treating water that goes into your taxes
"Why is water usage so under attack? It isn't manufactured or a limited resource."
You're either joking or you need to read more.
Agree with kerbosch.
Larger issue condensed from one source below. No shortage of information from myriad other sources as well.
Here is a link that might be useful: Primer about water
In Southern California (know for its water wars) the issues is heating-up again as water rights are worth a fortune. We are essentially an arid landscape with water transforming us into the illusion represented today. I can easily see water costs skyrocketing here.
I get that water is limited in some areas of the country but having lived on the top half of the map for the majority of my years, fresh water has always been abundant and almost a nuisance. The typical well around here is 50 feet. Not because that is needed to hit water but required to avoid freezing. My prior home had a natural spring in the back yard. I get the expense and requirements of treating waste. The Great Lakes make up a 1/5 of the fresh water in the world. Add in fresh water rivers, lakes and aquifers and the US is not in bad shape on the water supply issue. So, the problem is getting it from point A to point B. That is the water rights issue. Limiting everyone's ability to wash their clothing will not change the fact that some regions are arid.
The water rights are sold, T Boone Pickens for example. Mineral rights are sold. Water is a commodity. Forcing me to use less of a commodity that is in abundance in my back yard strikes me as ridiculous. It's equivalent to telling those of you in arid regions that you can't use solar panels because it is dark in Alaska for extended periods of time.
water Issues ! Watch prophets of doom! Watch an An Inconvenient Truth. Ice caps are melting our water is getting dirtier more polluted with drugs that cannot be removed easily and we are in a shortage. My sons school which is rated at 98 percent in this country is educating kids on this and the issue that will affect us all soon enough. It is already here most people just don't know. The great days of abuse of water oil etc. will be over shortly. fracking ruining more water. I try to leave as little of foot print as possible. Even clean our cars wheels with vinegar. Clean my house with vinegar and baking soda. don't say it is not sanitary. My hubby and kids have not been sick in years and he is a paramedic that could bring home anything. I wipe down handles daily with vinegar. My four year old has never been sick and my doctor is amazed. he is exposed to four brothers and their friends. God gave us all we need. We just abuse it and think chemicals are better. how about wind power in alaska. I think we should be at europe standards for detergents washers etc. they dont just throw away everything. Americans wast way to much. I am praying my miele last 20 years.
I live on the mighty Columbia River. Every year God sends sun and snow to pack the Canadian Mountains and down it comes every spring and summer in a torrent headed for the Pacific. Our city takes a share and sends it to us and we use it and drink it and put it down the drain. The city strains out the bad stuff and the good stuff goes back into the Columbia. We have so much electricity that we can't use it all. I feel sorry for those folks that live where the water is running out. Maybe the government should mandate that all industries and support businesses should just move where there is water and let folks live there instead. Make the existing water do more on its path. That would be just as inconvenient as what we are going through, but in the long run more useful.
Oh yes, I have a nice big shower head that pours torrents of water down the drain, our toilets are old American Standard units that would fail all modern mandates, and I have six circuits pouring water on my lawn and garden every other day. If I could I would only have laundry and dishwashing equipment that worked like mine did in the 1990's.
it isn't the water that you use it is the dirty water that goes down the drain that they are trying to reduce. I think that the average top loader uses 40-50 gallons per load, probably the number one use of water in the house. newer technology uses 10-15 gallons - big difference. Now multiply that by all the hosues in the country still on older top loaders - that is alot of water going down the drain
Time, temperature, detergent, mechanical action. If one of those is lacking it must be made up for. Time, temp and mechanical action would lower the efficiency rating. This means stronger detergents. Stronger detergents equal more pollution not less. More rinsing to remove it negates the effect of a stingy wash cycle. We have reached a point of diminished return. High flow toilets are the top item declared at the Canadian border for a reason.
@ Sandy16
Not sure what you're assertion is. This sentence doesn't make sense: "Time, temp and mechanical action would lower the efficiency rating."
My Tide HE powder isn't particularly strong. I use much less of it than I ever have in any machine in the last four decades. And with that little and with much larger loads I get cleaner clothes using less water to do it. Even with longer cycle times, it uses less electricity than previous machines. That's more efficient, not less.
All that has to happen is for the machines to do what they say they will do and not break. The complaints have mostly had to do with misrepresentation and breakdowns, not "efficiency" per se.
My machine (Duet 9400; 2005) does a wonderful job and hasn't broken in seven years. (hoping that continues) My only gripe has been with the non-disclosure of the temperatures. Having learned what they are, I can accomplish what I want with it, but I resented having to conduct a pointed investigation to learn this basic information.
The goal is to reduce water usage of current frontloaders by 35% and to reduce their energy usage by 15%. So, to increase the wash temperature, the mechanical action of the unit or wash time in order to compensate for less water isn't an option and wouldn't meet new requirements. In order to get clean clothing while lowering water and energy usage stronger faster acting detergents would have to factor in. More alkalinity, more water softening agents, etc. Basically the water used must be "wetter".
Compare the water usage of your 2005 model to the current Duet. It is likely that current models are already using less. Now take another 35% off of the current model's usage. How could electrical usage be cut by 15%? What are you willing to cut by 15%? Time, temp or tumbling?
I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing yet. An early mention of these standards, maybe sometime last year, said that they would codify efficiency levels that are already achieved by some machines, and for which the manufacturers now receive tax credits. I believe my Miele W4840 achieves those levels, and it performs well. But if tax credits are offered for efficiency exceeding the new standards, then we may see even more parsimonious machines.
Some of the energy savings in the new standards involves reduction in standby power and "off" power.
Energy score also takes into account the energy needed to dry the fabrics. So faster spin speeds can also improve energy score. When my new dryer is drying articles spun at 1400 RPM in my washer (practically everything we wash), the damp dry signal sounds a few minutes after starting the dryer.
I think we all need to be concerned about the lack of consumer protection regulations that should be directing manufacturers to disclose how products actually work (or in some cases that they work at all). To me the notion that because some area has water in abundance the folks there should be able to use it without restraint is a sad and ugly sentiment. If efficiency improvements inconvenience you I think that's tough, if you are unwilling to adapt then that's your problem. Having said that if these efficiencies drive up costs and are putting owning decent quality efficient machines out of reach of working folks then there is a huge problem.
The performance specifications are not recently pulled out of some official's nether regions ... they've been in discussion for years and with the full participation of the manufacturers and their supply chain (motor makers, chip makers, etc.).
My SO is/was involved in the electronics parts of this, which involve better motor controllers, better agitating and tumbling patterns, and improving temperature controls so the same amount of delivered power to the clothes takes less power out of the wall (or heat out of the tank) to give the same effect.
Like the switch from traditional ballast to solid-state for fluorescent lighting that saves huge amounts of energy without affecting the light levels, much of this will be invisible to the users.
Just the stand-by power for electronic controls, which for an appliance that just sits there most of the time, can add up to serious watts if it's not done right. SO spends a lot of his design time updating old chip designs to make them more efficient but still usable in existing circuit boards.
Several posts in recent times discussed the fact that already some manufacturers use so little water to meet current regs that clothes aren't all wet during a run, soap isn't fully dissolved and folded clothes don't even unfold. Dispite assurances that manufacturers participated in these regs, I feel consumers are the ones to suffer. We have come from an era where a good machine could be had for under $500 to where an automatic washer will be available only to the wealthy. And the life for an average machine has gone down from about 20 years to about 10 unless you can afford the expensive euro models.
The same mentality wants to tear down large hydroelectric dams to save the salmon. Nuts.
Caryscott - I have a very efficient Miele dishwasher, a 24" euro washer and the majority of my clothing is hung to dry. I also have a tankless water heater and a solar panel. In my neck of the woods where water is abundant lawns are generally dormant and not kept an unnatural green for the summer months. I believe strongly in conservation and efficiency. Recently on this very forum I was accused of being a commune dwelling greenie. However, I am not willing to wear dirty clothing to conserve a few gallons of water.
In my city the water system (both freshwater and sewer) is over-sized and underused thanks to the decline of industry here. I suspect a lot of cities are the same.
When I called about water rebates for toilets and washers they just laughed. Use all you want, we've got plenty was the attitude.
"Like the switch from traditional ballast to solid-state for fluorescent lighting that saves huge amounts of energy without affecting the light levels, much of this will be invisible to the users."
OT since this is a laundry page --- I have to disagree with you on the 'without affecting the light levels' part of this. Light levels are affected. In order to achieve the same amount of light achieved in a room now, I have to bump the CFL wattage up by 50%.
AHAM, BSH, GE, and Whirlpool commented that DOE should add a performance measure, particularly because at the higher efficiency levels, clothes washers are reaching the limit where product performance and consumer satisfaction may not be economically reached.
I surely hope a performance measure will be implemented! With washers using less and less water, rinsing performance suffers. Our consumer magazine always test rinsing performance for washers and not a single unit does a *Good* job. I would welcome a rinsing rating to be added to the already existing European Energy Label.
While this label has brought us some advantages - washers that don't receive an *A* grade for washing performance are no longer allowed to be sold and appliances got way more efficient overall - it also brought its drawbacks, namely cycle duration and water temp. My Whirlpool Duet, if set to the Energy Label cycle (Cottons 140F) and packed full, takes 3:45 hrs. (on a cold fill). That's a long time. LG's newest 24 inch model, as was found out by our consumer magazine, only heats to 110F instead of 140F when set to the Energy Label reference cycle. Even Miele washers now have cycles of three hours. All this is due to the fact that washers must deliver A-class cleaning but must also meet consumer's expectations of being super-efficient since the label makes comparing between different models so easy.
While I naturally welcome efficient appliances, I don't welcome cycles that take half an afternoon to run and wash my clothes cooler than I set the washer for. Just like so many of you, I had to figure out myself how to program my washer to do what I want it to.
The future will probably bring no-heat washers that spray a fine mist over the clothes to rinse them. No, wait! LG and Samsung washers already do this. :-/
On a more positive note, it also forces manufacturers to come up with innovative solutions that still get the job done. One example is the Solar Dryer by Miele (and Asko offers something similar, I think). Solar Dryer
Now, while I donâÂÂt really see how washers came become much more efficient - I think dishwashers can. But thatâÂÂs a different forum.
Here is a link that might be useful: European Union energy label
Here's another discussion on this from the other forum.
Here is a link that might be useful: New energy efficiency standards for washers and dishwashers announced
"With washers using less and less water, rinsing performance suffers." I totally agree. And the irony is that we'll use as much water as we did before the new regulations, by trying to rinse out the detergent. Running the load through a second cycle, but without detergent, just to get good rinses, does not save any water at all. It is also much harder on the clothes.
Very interesting discussion on the Discuss-o-Mat page. When dishwashers become completely ridiculous with 'water saving', we'll all go back to washing dishes by hand in the sink. The gov't won't be able to control whether people leave the tap running during that time, which wastes even more water. The only way to encourage people to use less water, IMHO, is to raise the price of the water itself, as a commodity, to consumers.
At some point, sewer pipes will fill with accumulated fats, and the water will back up into the homes. Ask me how I know; our kitchen is the main feed into one section of our sewer pipe under the house, with the guest bedroom/bathroom upstream. That bath sees little use, since it is a guest bath. Long story short, water backing up into the vegetable-washing sink after a toilet flushed upstairs (eeeeew!) and an emergency plumber call, I was told the fats from rinsing & washing dishes, etc., built up in the sewer pipe and caused the clog. The stuff the plumber raked out looked like Crisco shortening. Plumber advised me to regularly flush out the pipes with a LOT of HOT water. Makes perfect sense to me. It takes more than a gallon of hot water to carry that stuff to the main sewer line under our house.
Cavimum - the sewer back up due to not enough water flow is already an issue in some areas. San Francisco has spent over 114 million attempting to address it. They save on water treatment costs though one must wonder how that affects public health. Guess that isn't as important as lowering water usage.

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Happiness means learning how to let-go. It may be letting go of a relationship that didn't work, or career that isn't panning out. Sometimes we find ourselves hanging on for dear life and when the truth is that it is only in the miracle of letting-go that things can change. I speak from experience. I have done the normal human dance of hanging on to something or someone so tight that we miss other opportunities for real happiness.
But with time, I have learned how to genuinely move through life with more ease. I take lessons from all of these caterpillars around that have to let-go of their hairy bodies to become the beautiful butterflies they are destined to become. Yes, it's a little corny analogy but it's true for me – and true for you.
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Umm, isn't the point of a "SQL" database, SQL? What sort of client libraries do you need such that something like postgres is not able to support you?
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Umm, isn't the point of a "SQL" database, SQL? What sort of client libraries do you need such that something like postgres is not able to support you?
Come on, random haters gotta hate. They don't have to care or know how things actually work. They just need to throw up something that sounds sorta, maybe, plausible, and hates on.
So it's their fault?
I've never seen Apple claim to have invented the smartphone. You have a citation?
Please stop trying to make sense on the Internet.
Uh, you realize that it's simple to download and do a mass deployment internally right?
If you do, take SANS 560. It's a good start, helps provide a framework, and fills in gaps in your knowledge.
If you don't have funding, why bother (for your company - since you'll be making them more money).
However, I'd recommend doing it on your own - learning is always good. But if your company won't fund your education, you shouldn't put in all that work to do it for them. If they will let you learn on company time, then, that's a different discussion (but that means part of your 40 hours will be dedicated to learning and breaking shit). And it will take months to get up to speed, since you won't have a mentor to help point things out to you.
Ethical Hacker and all those other cheap certs are worthless. Books can be useful, but again, sometimes you need someone to point out the pitfalls, etc.
Does anyone know if Device Protection can work with rooted phones or jailbroken ones?
Or rather, if you set Device Protection on it, and "lost your password", can you root it and use it by installing another rom?
No, because Ian's vocal opposition to systemd got it in anyway. So it's not like vocal opposition can stop things from happening if enough people want it.
Oh, look, another shill, no wonder posting as anonymous. Idiot.
Which level of Hell is Sony in for not knowing that a company they bought 6 months had distributed the rootkit (prior to Sony buying them)?
So, if a neighbor is caught sleeping with your spouse, and promises to stop, it is now OK?
I'd rather have neighbors and spouses that don't do that.
No, this is not enough. Where is the fucking accountability? The person who proposed this needs to be named, and fired, and any bonuses paid for this need to be taken back.
You are only sorry you got caught with your hands in the cookie jar.
This type of shitty nonsense have been going on for years, and I'm surprised that both Microsoft *AND* Windows users just tolerate it.
Any evidence?
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I've Visual Studio setup project for creating installation for my project. After build Visual Studio create two files: *.msi file and setup.exe file. MSI file contain all project files, information about destination, registry entries, etc. Setup.exe just bootstrapper for running msi file, but end-user is able run only msi file without setup.exe and program will be installed correctly. What setup.exe do? Should we run installer only using setup.exe or we can distribute our product without setup.exe?
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LONDON -- Live Nation said Tuesday that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will return to the Hard Rock Calling festival here as a headline act this summer after their performance was cut short by the city's noise curfew last year.
Springsteen and his band will perform June 30, bringing the Wrecking Ball Tour to the event. "Expect a high-energy all-out rock performance that goes down in history with some of their biggest and most loved hits plus a few surprises and special guests," organizers said.
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"Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band return to finish what they started," they also said in a reference to last summer's event. Back then, Springsteen and Paul McCartney were onstage for another encore by when the plug was pulled on them.
Springsteen and his bandmates later made fun of the curfew at a concert in Dublin a few days where Springsteen finished playing "Twist and Shout" -- the song that had been interrupted in London.
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Said Hamish Dodds, CEO of Hard Rock International: "Last year, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band made international news and history when their Hard Rock Calling encore with Sir Paul McCartney was unceremoniously cut short due to a noise curfew at Hyde Park. This summer we are giving Bruce and the band the opportunity to finish what they started and make history again with celebrated performance at Hard Rock Calling."
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The hot-hitting bats of Oldham County softball were put to the test Tuesday night by district foe North Oldham.
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The heavyweight wrestler from North Oldham pinned his first two state tournament opponents in under a minute, pinned a contender in 1:18 in the semifinals and reached the championship match.
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I have been advocating and exercising a personal policy of ignoring "gun free" zones for many years now.
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Glad you brought this up. What exactly are the consequences for ignoring the sign?
It varies by state, in KY there are no consequences... venture a guess where my Glock 19 stays.
You can be asked to leave the premises...if you refuse, a simple tresspass charge...at least that's the law here.
I ignore the crap out of those signs unless a metal detector is involved (couthouses) and I don't feel a bit bad about it...CONCEALED IS CONCEALED. I jumped through all those hoops just do get the stinkin' permit Im not about to be hamstringed by some idiotic sign...
I'm exempt from those signs but I tell my friends and family, "Concealed is concealed. What they don't know can't hurt you."
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Here you just can't go into government buildings ie post office etc.....
It would be best to just say what each state has for violating this law and not go into who is doing what.


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A client to connect to the modeista API.
npm install modeista-api-client
Used internally for now.
Release Notes
- updated dependencies.
- It is quite obvious that I lack sleep today.
- Argh - stupid mistake fixed.
- Added basic comment support
- Updated packages to current
- Added more functions.
- Improved interface a bit
- First version - totally incomplete.
Internal Stuff
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Publish new version
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Something chopped off my tomato plant
I bought a golden jubilee yesterday. This morning I noticed the plant was chopped off at ground level. It had to be a wild critter. Never happened before.
tim45z10, it's not clear to me if the upper part of your Golden Jubilee was left, or if the critter took it away for his breakfast.
If the stem was simply severed and the top was left on the ground, it was probably a cutworm. To keep that from happening when you plant tomatoes, you can wrap a piece of toilet-paper roll around the stem (under and above ground); some people use other things.
Anyway, if you still have the upper part of the plant, you can stick the stem in the ground (deeper is better), water it well, and it should root. Maybe give it partial shade while it's recovering.
You might get sprouts from the root ball too.
If the critter took the top of the plant away for his breakfast ... well, IIRC people usually aren't certain which critter to blame. I grow in raised beds and haven't had that problem (yet).
I have cut worms...the best solution I found is:
when I first plant them to put a tooth pick on two sides of the stem..to make it appear thicker to the cut worm. If he cant get his body around the entire stem he can't cut it. This does not stop the stem from growing thicker, and I will remove the tooth picks later in the season..(I sometimes use long wooden ones skewers)i just to make sure those cut worms are not deeper in the ground...It is awful to have a plant cut off like that...
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Thank you for your help. I did put the top in root hormone and water. I will plant it in the ground. Thanks for sharing that. The culprit is a cut worm. I saw one out there a couple weeks ago.
What can I do about the cutworms?
Thanks all for your help.
Protecting the stem is your best bet to keep cutworms from tomato plants. I also wrap the stems of small seedlings of other types of plants.
A Cooperative Extension article on cutworms:
Here's an old thread from the veggie forum:
Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) kills any caterpillar, though not immediately:
I planted the top in the ground as suggested. It is growing, albiet slow. I put a lawn chair to provide shade. Thank you for the help.
I think the lawn chair is an amazingly innovative idea for shade!
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Pansy are you my neighbour? It certainly is starting to feel a little breakers yard right now on our driveway :/
Just nipped some washing out on the line to air and returned via the greenhouse with this wee harvest. Is it really November?
Morning all. Working from home today and am hoping to get the rest of my tulips planted - although I am a little put to shame as I've read Maid Marion (I think it was) mentioning the 100s she'd planted. I've only got five to get in the ground but everytime I get chance to be outside I get distracted!
Nutcutlet I promised myself I wouldn't do that this year.
Lasted about a month before I'd forgotten what was in which pot
What about gumtree, ebay, freecycle etc... someone might be getting rid of one and be more than grateful for the £50 rather than take it to the tip.
Oh wow that's quite some allotment! I've always thought of lotties as very small areas full of beds and planks of wood to act as a path - you're certainly crushing that concept!
Come to Sheffield instead David. Our hotels have non of that pretentious because we're in a popular city we can charge silly amounts of money for a bed in a room no bigger than Doves wardrobe.
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LONDON -- Warner Music U.K. has fine-tuned its management structure following its acquisition of the Parlophone Label Group (PLG) earlier this month.
Christian Tattersfield will lead the combined company as CEO, WM U.K. He also will act as co-chairman of Warner Bros. Records U.K.
Miles Leonard combines a new role as co-chair of Warner Bros. Records U.K. with his responsibilities as chairman, Parlophone, reporting to Tattersfield.
Music industry veteran Leonard, who occupied various positions at Virgin and Parlophone before leading A&R across both labels, has played a key role in the careers of U.K. artists and bands including Coldplay, Gorillaz, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen and Tinie Tempah.
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Tattersfield said Leonard had had an enormous influence on the U.K. music scene "and the success of the acts he has championed, both at home and abroad, makes him a tremendous addition to our team."
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Dr. Ravi Mididoddi, MD
- 3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 635
Austin, TX 78705
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Dr. Ravi Mididoddi graduated from the Rangaraya Med Coll, Vijayawada Univ Hlth Sci, Kakinada, A P, India in 1998. He works in Austin, TX and 2 other locations and specializes in Nephrology. Dr. Mididoddi is affiliated with North Austin Medical Center, Saint Davids Medical Center, Saint Davids South Austin Medical Center, Seton Medical Center Austin, St Davids Round Rock Medical Center and University Medical Center Brackenridge. He speaks English and Spanish.View More
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: Rangaraya Med Coll, Vijayawada Univ Hlth Sci, Kakinada, A P, India; Graduated 1998
*This physician has multiple office locations. See Office Information for details.


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Book your room at Beach Class Resort Muro Alto
Junior SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Senior Room, EnsuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
BungalowMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Delightful beach resort with a spa tub
This Ipojuca resort is located by the sea, nestled on the beach a short distance from Muro Alto Beach, Cupe Beach Natural Pools, and Cupe Beach. Area attractions also include Merepe Beach and Maracaipe Beach.
Resort Features
At Beach Class Resort Muro Alto, relax by an outdoor pool or hit the beach where you can enjoy volleyball.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature kitchens, complimentary wireless Internet access, and microwaves.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Renovations & Closures
- Dining venue
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, Beach Class Resort Muro Alto provides outdoor tennis courts, a spa tub, and a sauna. The resort offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a beach bar, a swim-up bar, and a poolside bar. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center. Event facilities measure 6564 square feet (610 square meters). This beach resort also offers a fitness center, a steam room, and a complimentary children's club. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Outdoor pool
- Sauna
- Children's club (free)
- Restaurant
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Total number of rooms - 111
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Hair salon
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Babysitting or childcare
- Arcade/game room
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Outdoor tennis courts 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 6564
- Conference space size (meters) - 610
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Tennis on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Swim-up bar
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- In-room safe
- Television
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Nacao Pernambuco - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Bar Jangada - This bar is located by the pool.
Tarrafas - This poolside bar serves lunch only.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include outdoor tennis courts, a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Beach volleyball on site
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Pets allowed, Pet maximum weight in kg is 5
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
We should mention
Parents traveling with a child under 18 must present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for foreign visitors) upon check-in. If only one parent or legal guardian is traveling with the child, that parent or legal guardian must also present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Brazilian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance.