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Purdue gains $14.9 million in NIH funding to expand Bindley Bioscience Center
April 12, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue has received $14.9 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to expand Discovery Park's Bindley Bioscience Center for growing its cancer and life sciences research.
The NIH's National Center for Research Resources is awarding the money through a federal stimulus measure for the 29,000-square-foot expansion to establish the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Facility at Purdue. The addition will house investigators from the National Cancer Institute-designated Purdue University Center for Cancer Research to work on innovative animal models of disease, development of new therapeutics and in-vivo animal imaging.
"This major Bindley Bioscience Center expansion addresses a critical need for disease researchers from across multiple disciplines at Purdue," said biology professor Richard Kuhn, director of the Bindley Bioscience Center and head of the Department of Biological Sciences. "This also builds on the university's strengths in cancer research, drug discovery and development, engineering, chemistry and instrumentation, and veterinary medicine with a disease research-focused, multidisciplinary facility for biomedical research."
Thirty to 40 new positions will be created to direct and carry out federally funded research activities at the facility, which will be designed to achieve silver level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, Kuhn said.
Planning and project design for the addition on the south side of the existing building is already under way, Kuhn said. About 165 jobs also will be created during construction, which is expected to begin in August 2011. Completion is tentatively set for April 2013.
The $15 million Bindley Bioscience Center, which first opened to Discovery Park researchers in October 2005, will see its research space grow by 60 percent when the federally funded expansion is completed 2013. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)
"The expansion will complement the capabilities of Bindley and the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research in biophysical and biomolecular analyses, conventional cell imaging and separation, and high-throughput screening technologies," said Timothy Ratliff, the Robert Wallace Miller Director of the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research. "Laboratories are planned for cancer cell biology, therapeutic and medical device development, cell-based screening, medicinal chemistry, and next-generation imaging."
With Bindley's proximity to the Birck Nanotechnology Center, the addition also broadens Purdue's efforts in nanomedicine, which uses nanotechnology for advancing diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases, Ratliff said.
"This National Institutes of Health funding builds on Purdue and Indiana's success in advancing bio- and life-science research, helping create jobs, and increasing the competitiveness of the state's work force," said Richard O. Buckius, Purdue vice president for research. "A larger Bindley Bioscience Center also helps position Indiana to gain a larger share of $14 billion market for life sciences research and development, an industry segment that's growing 15 percent a year."
Bindley Bioscience Center is named for 1962 Purdue graduate William E. Bindley, who in 2002 contributed $52.5 million to the university. Bindley designated $7.5 million of his gift to cover half the cost of the two-story, 50,000-square-foot research facility, with the rest funded by earnings from unrestricted endowments. The center opened to researchers in October 2005.
Lilly Endowment Inc. provided $50 million to launch Discovery Park, which has grown into a $500 million interdisciplinary research complex for large-scale projects. An arm of Purdue's research enterprise, Discovery Park brings scientists, researchers, engineers and management experts together to make basic discoveries available to advance Indiana's economy and solve societal problems by developing new products and processes.
The Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, one of only seven basic science NCI-designated cancer centers, will begin its 32nd year of NCI funding in July 2010.
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Located in the Bindley Bioscience Center, the powerful Bruker 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI), is the only one of its kind in Indiana.Read Full Story
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Purdue researchers identify possible drug candidate which inhibits EV-D68 enterovirus
January 30, 2015
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a causative agent of recent outbreaks of respiratory illness in children in the United States. Purdue researchers have shown that pleconaril, a capsid-binding compound that had been developed as an anti-rhinovirus drug, binds and inhibits EV-D68, suggesting that pleconaril may be a possible drug candidate to alleviate EV-D68 outbreaks. The results were reported in the January issue of the journal Science.Read Full Story

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I have a camelia plant in a pot, but I've noticed there's quite a lot of ants in there. Is there a method that will eliminate the ants but not harm the plant?
I'd prefer to keep it potted if possible.
Check to see if you have aphids. Aphids love to eat new growth and excrete honeydew, which in turn attracts ants.
Soap sprays or insecticidal sprays can be used to kill aphids. You can also shoot a hard spray of water to the plant.
An organic minded store can also provide you with ant solutions like neem oil, cornmeal and other products. They should be ok to use on a potted camellia.
If those are fire ants, you will probably need to use ant poison. I wish I knew of an effective way to get rid of them without poisoning them, but I don't.
Other types of ants I wouldn't worry too much about unless- as Luis suggests- you do have an aphid problem. In which case, the ants should go away once you take care of the aphids.
Luis, another aphid treatment I've seen recommended is a milk and water spray (1 part milk to 3 parts water)- have you heard of this/ tried it?


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Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Ice Sports Forum and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Westfield Brandon. Florida State Fairgrounds and MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and 2 bars/lounges are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness center, a poolside bar, and a 24-hour business center are onsite.
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Clarion Inn Tampa - Brandon features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 1300 square feet (117 square meters). This Tampa hotel also offers a picnic area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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A printer and method for negotiating transactions at the point of sale in retail establishments. The POS printer includes a check feeding mechanism that feeds a check into receipt printer with a face-up orientation. The mechanism includes a magnet to magnetize magnetic characters on a check and a read head to read and analyze the signal waveform from each character. The check is pressed up against the read head and the MICR is read only after the printing carriage of the receipt printer has moved to a position outside the print zone, within the printer housing. In this position, a tab, riding on the printing carriage, releases a spring-biased pivot plug. The pivot plug becomes free to pivot, thus releasing a spring-biased plunger, the face of which, in turn, forces the check and its indicia against the read head.
1. A receipt printer having a face-up check reading mechanism, comprising:
a receipt printing carriage carried upon said receipt printer for movement between a read zone and a non-read zone;
a face-up check reading mechanism disposed adjacent said receipt printing carriage, said check reading mechanism comprising means for feeding said check face-up upon a slip table for reading account and bank information from existing magnetic characters disposed upon said check, said check being fed past a reading station that is actuated by movement of said receipt printing carriage to an inoperative position;
pivot means disposed adjacent said receipt printing carriage and engageable with said receipt printing carriage when said receipt printing carriage moves to said inoperative position, said pivot means comprising a pivot plug, and being pivotable between a check and read head non-engaging position, and a check and read head engaging position, upon engagement with said receipt printing carriage; and
check engaging means disposed adjacent said pivot means and engageable therewith, said check engaging means forcing contact between a check and said read head when said pivot means pivots from said check and read head non-engaging position to said check and read head engaging position, said check engaging means comprising a spring-biased plunger rod having a plunger face, said plunger rod being in movable engagement with said pivot plug and being movable between a check and read head non-engaging position and a check and read head engaging position, in response to engagement of said pivot plug with said receipt printing carriage, whereby said plunger face is forced into contact with said check and said read head in order to force engagement of said check with said read head.
2. The receipt printer having a face-up check reading mechanism in accordance with claim 1, wherein said receipt print carriage comprises a tab, and wherein said pivot means comprises a spring-biased pivot plug having a cam contacting said inoperative position of said receipt printing carriage, and in which said tab is disposed when said receipt print carriage moves into said inoperative position.
This invention relates to a new point of sale printer and check processing method and, more particularly, to a new point of sale printer and new method for reading and verifying magnetic ink characters on a check.
In retail establishments, it is often found that the retailer wishes to read and verify the account number on a personal check presented in payment at the point of sale. This is necessary in order to determine whether the check account is covered by sufficient funds. Verification requires that the receipt printer have the capability to read the magnetic indicia on the face of the check. This capability is present on some receipt printers, but often the check is forced to be in constant contact with the read head. This constant pressure causes undue wear, skewing, and other complications. Therefore, it would be desirable to have a means to selectively engage the check with the read head after the receipt printing cycle.
The present invention features a selective release mechanism that can be built into a current receipt printer, in order to allow for reading the MICR on a check, after the print cycle. The check is introduced into the printer with a face-up orientation. After the print cycle, the printing carriage moves to a special position outside of the print zone, which allows the MICR mechanism to engage the check for a MICR read.
The receipt printer that has been so converted is Model No. 7221, manufactured by the Axiohm Corportion, Ithaca, N.Y. The conversion mechanism provides for reading a check at the point of sale, and achieves this capability with a minimum change in the receipt printer mechanism.
The MICR reading components are located upon a mounting plate of the receipt printing carriage. The mounting plate is used for carriage drive components. The MICR mechanism is incorporated into the typical functions of the carriage of the printer.
The present invention seeks to provide a new method and apparatus for processing checks at the point of sale.
The invention allows for the selective reading and verifying of magnetic ink characters carried on a personal check at the point-of-sale. In order to selectively read the MICR, the conversion mechanism comprises a magnet to magnetize the characters and a read head to read and analyze the signal waveform from each character. The mechanism reads the MICR characters on a check introduced into the printer. The check is introduced face-up. The machine transports the check past a magnet and a magnetic read head. The printing carriage of the receipt printer moves outside of its typical print zone. In this position, the conversion mechanism becomes active, and allows the check indicia to be pressed against the read head in order that the MICR can be read and recognized.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a point of sale (POS) receipt printer that includes a selective release mechanism that converts the printer into a check account verifying machine. The conversion mechanism magnetizes and selectively reads the account and bank information from existing magnetic characters on a check presented face-up to the receipt printer. The mechanism comprises a magnet to magnetize the characters and a read head to read and analyze the signal waveform from each character. The check is pressed up against the read head and the MICR is read only after the printing carriage of the receipt printer has moved to a position outside the print zone, within the printer housing. In this position, a tab, riding on the printing carriage, releases a spring-biased pivot plug. The pivot plug becomes free to pivot, thus releasing a spring-biased plunger, the face of which, in turn, forces the check and its indicia against the read head.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved point of sale printer and method.
It is another object of the invention to provide a point of sale printer and method for selectively reading and verifying MICR characters upon a check.
It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved receipt printer that allows the MICR on a customer's personal check to be selectively read after the printing of a receipt at the point of sale.
A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the accompanying drawings, when considered in conjunction with the subsequent detailed description, in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective top view of a modified receipt printer containing the conversion mechanism of this invention, receiving a face-up oriented personal check used at a point of sale transaction;
FIG. 2 depicts a rear perspective view of the modified receipt printer shown in FIG. 1, with the check path displayed by sequential arrows that flow past a magnet and read head station;
FIG. 2a depicts a rear and side perspective view of the modified receipt printer shown in FIG. 2, at a slightly different angle of perspective, wherein a carriage tab carried by the print carriage is shown in adjacent contact with a release pivot arm;
FIG. 3 shows a plan view of an alternate embodiment of the conversion mechanism of this invention; and
FIG. 3a illustrates a perspective view of the alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
Generally speaking, the invention features a new printer and method for negotiating transactions at the Point-of-Sale in retail establishments. The POS printer includes a conversion mechanism that converts the receipt printer into a check reader only after the print cycle has terminated. The conversion mechanism magnetizes and reads the MICR on a customer's personal check, after the print carriage has move to a "dead zone". For purposes of clarity and brevity, like elements and components will bear the same number throughout the figures.
Now referring to FIG. 1, a typical customer's personal check 10 is shown being fed with a face-up, landscape orientation (arrow 11) into a receipt printer 12, from a slip table 9. The feeding mechanism can comprise a pair of nip rollers powered by a drive motor (not shown). The nip rollers convey the check into the printer 12, where the check is read and analyzed. The check 10 is then discharged by reversing the direction of the motor and rollers.
The exact location of the various fields of check 10 is defined in the ANSI and ISO specifications. The ROUTING and ON-US fields, shown as rectangular block 14, convey the bank and account information of the customer's check. These fields are already printed with MICR-readable characters when a customer begins a transaction. Currently, the AMOUNT field is printed by the retailer or the customer's bank after the purchase transaction has occurred.
The conversion mechanism 16 of this invention selectively reads the MICR of the check 10. This conversion mechanism is generally shown by arrow 16. The mechanism 16 is mounted onto the receipt printer 12 adjacent the print carriage 18. The conversion mechanism 16 comprises in part a MICR read head 19, a pivot arm 20, a plunger rod 32, and a mounting bracket 22, as shown. The conversion mechanism 16 allows for the customer's check 10 to have the bank and account indicia in block 14 selectively read and verified by the read head 19, after the receipt printing cycle has terminated. The printer 12 must follow a certain sequence of actions for the selective reading of check 10, as is explained hereinafter, with additional reference to FIGS. 2, 2a and 3, 3a, respectively.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 2a, an arrow path 25 details the route of an incoming check 10. The check 10 is fed face-up through the printer 12, after the receipt has been printed. The check 10 passes the magnet 24. Next, the check passes between the read head 19 and a plunger face 26. The MICR characters within the ROUTING and ON-US fields 14 of check 10 will be read by the read head 19 disposed adjacent magnet 24, only when the plunger face 26 comes into contact with the read head 19 (arrow 30). This occurs only after the receipt printing cycle has terminated. The print cycle ends when the print carriage 18 moves into a dead zone.
A tab 35 (FIG. 2a), carried upon the underside of the printing carriage 18, normally rides against the spring-biased pivot arm 20, thus preventing the pivot arm 20 from pivoting about the pivot shaft 44 in the clockwise direction, as shown by arrow 45. The pivot arm 20 is spring-biased by compression spring 40 that biases both the plunger rod 32 and the pivot arm 20.
At the end of the print cycle, the tab 35 moves to the left (arrow 37) along the pivot arm 20. As it reaches the dead zone recess 39 in the pivot arm 20, it drops into the dead zone recess 39 (FIG. 2). Deposit of the tab 35 into the dead zone causes the spring-biased pivot arm 20 to pivot clockwise (arrow 45) about pivot shaft 44. The plunger rod 32 is then forced backward (arrow 47) towards the hammer end 48 of pivot arm 20 under the influence of the coiled compression spring 40, which forces the plunger rod 32 against the receding hammer end 48 of the pivot arm 20. This in turn causes the plunger face 26 against the read head 19, as shown by arrow 30 in FIG. 2a. The plunger face 26, disposed opposite the read head 19, is contacted against the check 10 by the spring-biased plunger rod 32. As aforementioned, the plunger rod 32 is biased by the compression coil spring 40. The check 10, passing between the read head 19 and the plunger face 26, now comes into contact with the read head 19, where the MICR indicia which have been magnetized by magnet 24 are now read and analyzed.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 3a, a second embodiment of the conversion mechanism 16 is illustrated. The second embodiment features a pivot plug 50 and extension spring 52, which replaces the pivot arm 20 shown in FIGS. 2 and 2a. All of the elements and components of this embodiment are essentially the same as those shown for FIGS. 2 and 2a, with the exception of the pivot plug 50 and the extension spring 52. The conversion mechanism 16 of the second embodiment operates in like manner to that of the mechanism shown in the prior figures. The carriage tab 35, shown in FIG. 3a, now moves into contact (arrow 37) with the pivot plug 50, when it enters the dead zone. In so contacting the pivot plug 50, the carriage tab 35 causes pivot plug 50 to pivot about shaft 44 (arrow 45). This releases the plunger rod 32 and causes the plunger face 26 to come into contact with the read head 19 and check 10, respectively. The pivot plug 50 is held against pivoting (arrow 45) prior to contact with the carriage tab 35, by the extension spring 52. The extension spring 52 has an end hook 54 that anchors into the hole 56 of flange 58, shown in FIG. 1.
Since other modifications and changes varied to fit particular operating requirements and environments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the invention is not considered limited to the example chosen for purposes of disclosure, and covers all changes and modifications which do not constitute departures from the true spirit and scope of this invention.
Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claims.
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Posted 24 December 2012 - 23:09
Eh? Been a long time since I used windows but back when I did (xp/7) I never really remember many game crashes at all.
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Crysis 2 doesn't work in DirectX 11 mode under Windows 8. The first run may work fine, but any further runs result in a weird wide window on the desktop, showing the game menu squashed in the center. When attempting to change resolution, the menu says "undefined". Pressing alt+tab takes you to full screen, but you get a very low resolution squashed game in the center. I don't think Crytek cares enough about Crysis 2 and/or Windows 8 to fix that. Bummer.
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I think they launched an update to Crysis 2 in Windows 8... I only own Crysis 1 and Warhead on Steam so I can't confirm...
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Some games that used to crash if you ALT+TAB'ed out or WinKey out seem to resume now (Unsure if OS or GFX card drivers), otherwise it's the same thusfar.
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HD4000 performance in Skyrim in Windows 7 = 45FPS outdoors, on medium settings. Unbelievable performance for this card.
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I believe (from the UK experience) that both indicators and mirrors are optional extras on German cars, as they never, ever indicate even when pulling out 3" from my front bumper
Does this mean that I am going to have to stop talking back to my Sat Nav in a vain attempt to find out exactly what language Ken understands?
Because we're even more addicted to car driving than we are to SMS sending?Why do cars cost so much?
Just use <phone number>@<provider gateway>
While that's useful to know, you have to know what provider your contacts are using rather than just knowing their phone number. If your friends change providers (this happens more than you'd expect, especially since number portability became possible a few years back), you have to keep track of that. Even then, when the message sent through the gateway always comes from the same phone number. Depending on how your phone shows incoming messages, it m
It's a market economy with lots of morons as customers. As long as they find enough morons to pay their super-inflated prices, they don't have to justify anything. And if they don't find them, they just have to justify why they're not making profit in front of their shareholders.
I've quit sending text messages years ago.
The fact that people apparently send hundreds or thousands of text messages per month, at completely ridiculous prices, with an information content close to that of white noise, hints at them being morons. Or just bad at adding up numbers.
When I pay a buddy to help me fix my car, that doesn't make me a moron.
However, when you pay your buddy more to fix your car than a completely new car would cost at the dealership down the
Cellular air links don't have "net neutrality". The pricing for voice, web browsing, SMS, video, and non-Web data connections is totally different. That's what it's like without net neutrality.
You mean, scarce resources are allocated according to demand? The horror!
I just checked my family plan with Sprint (though I doubt it's different from a individual plan) where I know my wife text messaged me yesterday (she sent, I received and replied). On her phone it shows one text message used (not two if the receipt of my response were to count). Mine account shows 18 messages used (I have no data plan, so these are 10c apiece), but I know I've received more messages within the last month and that 18 reflects only the ones I've sent.
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How can carriers continue to justify the high cost of their apparent super-premium data transmission?"
How can Microsoft justify the high-cost of vista premium when all you get is a DVD that cost less than $0.25 to produce?
How can phone companies charge more for international telephone calls than they do for international data transmission, like Skype, which transmits the same audio?
How can Apple justify factory macbook upgrades which cost more than doing the same upgrades yourself?
How can air lines and trai
How can carriers continue to justify the high cost of their apparent super-premium data transmission?"
How can Microsoft justify the high-cost of vista premium when all you get is a DVD that cost less than $0.25 to produce?
They can't, which is why a large number of users run pirated copies, and an increasing number are looking towards free alternatives like linux.
How can phone companies charge more for international telephone calls than they do for international data transmission, like Skype, which transmits the same audio?
They can't, people who know about the cheaper alternatives tend to use them, i haven't made an international call direct from my phone for years.
How can Apple justify factory macbook upgrades which cost more than doing the same upgrades yourself?
They don't, very few people buy bare upgrades direct from apple, some buy them from an apple store because they perform the physical installation, and some people buy new machines with upgrades already installed for the
has to be a shoe in for the most retarded comparison of the year?
yes teleco's are gouging us on everything not just sms, hence why i only have a prepaid mobile i hardly use and my home phone is VOIP. my annual telephone bill/internet/mobile expenses are under $1200.
How can carriers continue to justify the high cost of their apparent super-premium data transmission?
It really is that simple: Because they can.
People are still using SMS, even though in many cases, actually calling by phone would be cheaper and more convenient. I'm not talking about the "I'll arrive at 11:20" message, I'm talking about the actual SMS "chats" that lots of young people engage in. 10, 20 SMS go back and forth easily. Maybe I'm getting old, but I simply don't understand why they don't simply call each other. It'd be faster and cheaper.
The article promises to tell us about the "true cost of SMS" but never actually does this.
Cellular networks are very different than the data networks. One big difference is that while our data networks are connectionless, the focus of cellular networks is on connections. Operators must balance the use of SMS messages with the normal call traffic. Perhaps SMS use is disrupting normal call traffic and the operators are using the free market to curb SMS volume?
Modern cellular protocols are reducing the connection-centricity of the networks and the price of text messages will likely come down, but at that point the messages will probably be run over 3G instead of the SMS mechanism.
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The Great Bend Recreation Commission's board of directors thanked outgoing board member Dr. Mary Misegadis for eight years of service at its Monday meeting. Misegadis' term as an elected board member expires at the end of the year and is not eligible for another renewal at this time.
In 1633, Galileo Galilei was put on trial at Inquisition headquarters in Rome. He had been controversial for years, because he presented a "theory" that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of our universe and the Earth went around the Sun. Somehow the idea of this famous scientist had been allowed to stand, so long as it was presented as a hypothetical and not as reality.
The lobby of Farmers Bank and Trust's Great Bend branch at 1017 Harrison St. was filled Wednesday morning with representatives from charitable organizations. Close to $6,000 was given away, including gifts from the banks and from Farmers President W.R. (Bill) Robbins and his wife Yvonne, including three $500 gifts from the Robbins Family Donor Trust.
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After a day for giving thanks, and several days for getting shopping deals, came Giving Tuesday (also known as #GivingTuesday), a global day dedicated to giving back. The Golden Belt Community Foundation helped introduce this unofficial holiday to central Kansas this year by promising to enhance donations to its 30 endowed funds with a matching pool of $30,000.
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Many of us spent Thanksgiving with family, enjoying a meal and recalling all of the reasons we have to give thanks (starting with family and an abundance of healthy food).
The Barton Community College Board of Trustees received and approved an unqualified audit for the year ending June 30, 2014, when it met Tuesday. Accountant Vickie Dreiling from Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball explained that a "clean" or "unqualified" audit is the highest opinion the auditor can give.
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The zoo plays an important role in attracting both local and migratory birds as well such as cormorants, pochards, grebes, coots, dabchicks, moorhens, and geese even from far off places.
We started of by watching very rare and exotic species of apes which were caged near the entrance of the zoo itself. Some distance away there were enclosures for the tigers. A variety of other mammals like the otter, hog deer, different species of deer and antelopes were major attraction. It was fun to watch the hippos lounging in the warm sun. Even the groups of elephant were "mast", prancing in their muddy pool.
The most exciting of all was the lion safari. There is a huge territory surrounded by high fences where the African and Asian lions roam freely. Visitors are allowed inside the territory only in the vans operated by the zoo authorities. It was really spine chilling experience to see these lions roam freely around our vans. The van driver kept on telling us not to take out hands or other body parts lest the lion grabs its meal. I still remember his caution, "Do not think they are as innocent and lazy as they seem to be, they can attack you at any point of time." At one point of time, one of the lions came and sat in right at the middle of the pathway. But our driver skillfully routed his van. For a change, we were caged and the king of jungle was roaming free.
To rest our tired soles, we took a small snack break at the restaurant within the zoo premises. On that day group of school children were also enjoying their ride to zoo. It was fun to watch little kids watch with awe the big animals. Some were aping the big chimpanzees with hooting and whistling. But kids mended their ways when the teacher educated them about these wonderful creatures and their importance in the ecosystem.
Centrally located in the zoo is the aviary section, home to the winged attractions. The white peacock topped the list of favorites. We got to see some rare species of cockatoos and swans. The last section of the zoo had big reptiles mainly alligators and crocodiles.
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My husband and I recently purchased our first home. We're planning to have quite a bit of work done. Our purchase price per square foot was very low given the neighborhood and general condition of the house, and we believe this is because of the house's style - the previous owner tried to turn a federal style home into some sort of '70's modern thing, and failed miserably. We'd like to turn it back into something with more of a traditional look.
These are the major projects:
1. Replace brown vinyl casements on the main part of the house (the whole house except the top floor/solarium) with white vinyl double hungs (with grids between the glass or outside, we can't decide).
2. Completely redo the kitchen.
3. Remove the solarium window from the top of the house and replace it with regular windows and a roof. (Yes, we have a solarium window - the kind people usually put on the back of their houses - on the top of our house, in the front, where one would expect to see a sloping roof).
4. Turn top floor (currently a mostly useless very large solarium room that spans the entire floor) into 2 or 3 bedrooms.
We'd like to do the windows on the main part of the house first, because they're difficult to open and close and leak air and water. However, we don't know if we should hire a company that does only windows (could do only #1 in the list above), a company that does windows and roofs (could do #1 and #3), or a general renovation contractor (could do #1-4).
I would guess we could get a better price on the windows from a windows-only company, but it seems that there could be some benefit to working with fewer contractors(both for the duration of the projects and with regards to repairs and warranties after the work is done). Also, can we trust that a general renovation contractor will do an A+ job on the installation/insulation of the windows?
Does anyone have any thoughts or advice? Thanks!


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Leepoffaith's Pool Build
So, after months of researching and planning, we finally started construction Monday! Permit took about 2 weeks to come back and there was about a week between permit and beginning of the build. Construction manager tells us 6 weeks max until we are swimming. Monday consisted of layout and scraping out the grass. Tuesday was the majority of the dig and then today was the remainder of the dig and some reinforcing of the pool outline. Because our pool is so custom they want to make sure that all our curves and corners stay in the correct positions.
I have a picture of the layout and some pictures yesterday after the dig. Today there wasn't a whole lot to take pictures of so I didn't. I also have a time lapse webcam going and I just have to figure out how to put that together and I will add that on here as well.
Tomorrow and Friday will be rebar and plumbing. Inspection will be Friday night and then Gunite will be Monday.
Thank you for everyone on this board. I received MANY great suggestions from this board and it will help to make my pool exactly what I want with no "Oh I wish I would have done that" thoughts.
No real updates from yesterday. There is a one man team working on all the rough pumping and rebar so it probably won't be done until tomorrow night. Yesterday he cut all the rebar, and put all the PVC together. Today he will be installing some of it and hopefully finishing up tomorrow. He has to be done by Monday since we have inspection Monday and gunite Tuesday. He's doing a really good job, so I'd rather he take his time then rush and screw something up.
It looks like you are going to have a much nicer pool than the one your neighbor has. I am always interested in seeing how the design matched the final installation. It looks like yours is going to fit nicely in your yard. If I ever get started I will post pictures too. Are you in Texas?
Thank you for your compliments! I am not in Texas, I am in Tampa, FL. I very much agree with you on the design. That is why we decided not to go with a screen. Floridians think screens go with pools automatically, but we decided to go with a nicer design and do away with the screen. Screens are quite limiting in pool design.
I agree with you. I don't have one in my Orlando pool to save costs and make a nicer pool. Bugs are highly over rated and not an issue. It also helps to heat the pool as my pool was 87 yesterday without the heater. Not bad for a mid October day in Florida.
I think I must get a screen. I am on the I-95 side of FL. My neighbors all have them, some installed after the fact because they couldn't use the pool without the screen. Of course we live on a Florida Lake so the bugs and creatures are more prolific than in your neighborhood. I can't wait to see your final results. Keep the pics coming.
Fletch - That's right, I remember you not having a screen on your pool!! I'm glad you like it w/o the screen. If I remember correctly, you also have a spa and are only heating it with a heat pump, correct? How is that working? I'm a little nervous about heat up time of the spa come winter, but I will just plan ahead. :) We don't have gas in our community and I didn't want a propane tank.
Jparkfire - Don't get me wrong, screens have their place, but I really don't need one. Also, before getting a screen, look into misquito misting systems. From what I've been told they work like a charm and are normally half the price of the screen cost. I'm having one installed come March because summer nights can get a little buggy. It's not really misquitos, it's more those annoying nats. I'll let you know how I like mine once I get it in.
Right now the subcontractor brought 4 guys with them and they are banging out the plumbing and rebar. The pool is almost done being rebarred and the sunshelf and main drains are plumbed. Returns and spa still have to be plumbed as well as rebaring the spa. I'll post pictures tonight.
Leepoffaith it is looking great. Congrats on passing your inspection. By the way I wish we did not have to have the screen for our pool however the bugs are really bad as we back up to a preserve and a retention pond.
And Fletch58, Even with the screen the pool was 86 degrees this past weekend but it was in the 90's in Jacksonville. Also I have sectioned off the pool on the shallow end and have the ability to heat it like a spa. I get 1degree increase every 7 mins. I calculated it cost me about $4.50 to heat it up to 95 degrees. We tested it out 2 weekend ago and I do believe it will be a great addition for the winter time.
Ok, so we had Gunite done on Tuesday. Overall the crew did a great job. The spill way is great, the sunshelf is good, the stairs were formed very well and they consulted me before installing the lights which I appreciated. My only concern is a few of my jets in the hot tub are low (4"). It seems like if someone sits by these they are going to get an instant enema!! I'm working with the PB right now to remedy that problem. I'm very happy I stuck with the 6x8 spa. There is plenty of room in it for 6-8 people. Anything larger then that would have been overkill. Either today or tomorrow they are supposed to be coming to strip the forms and pre-grade. Then plumbing and tile. I'm shooting for my first swim day to be on or before Saturday, November 14th. Below are some pictures. As always, comments are welcomed!
lol, I love the secret things in the spa comment. Yes, very secret things.... ;-) There is a light in the spa, it is on the wall opposite from the rock waterfall.
As for the steel, they are going to cut it out. I'm not sure why they kept it in there, but they did. I'm not sure about egg shaped? It's oval 6x8.
Leep, I love your spa and I'm happy for you that yours is 6' wide. That would have made ours so much better. I think ours is 5 by 8. The 8' is fine, the 5' makes it a tad cozy. I see what you're saying about the jets being low. But, I'd recommend that you keep at least some of them low to get the lower back area if you can. I think ours are all super high but I still need to check for you when I get back in town. I really like the sun deck and how the steps come off of it from one side - its a great size. Comment about the egg shape: I think you'll be happy with that for space reasons. Ours is more like a kidney bean so it narrows down a little on one side. Perfect oval (or egg) give you more footprint size. I like it.
Brew - Thank you very much for your compliments!! I've sat in the spa several times and it looks like the 6x8 will be great. I'm not going to move all the jets, only 2 of them that are very low. The rest will stay where they are. I can't wait for the pool to be done! Monday is pre-grade for the deck followed by plumbing.
Lee,looking really good! It`s obvious you did your homework
and will get a super pool.Found a good PB,beautiful design.
I`m envious of the space in your back yard,although we are
on a lake, we needed a shoe horn to get ours in.
We are also in Fla.On our first pool we went with the cage
pool was surrounded by tall trees(plenty leaves abd debries
to fall in) We moved to Vero and new development built new pool.It is sort of raised towards lake in back,I planted
beautiful,clean palms on both sides, from the house the pool
looks like it`s right on the water.The pool is much more enjoyable sans screen,stays more warmer.
Enjoying the progress of your build.Not too sure about the
high colonic feature of your spa though.lol....
Thank you for your nice comments!! I am having a meeting with the construction manager today and will be having the colonic jets fixed! Turns out that only 1 of my jets is 7". All the rest are basically at 5.5 or 5" and then 2 are around 4". Fixing them probably isn't going to be easy, but they should have done it right the first time! The company I'm working with is very good so I have no worries. I'm very confident they will fix their mistake.
We really went back and forth about not having a screen. We wanted a large pool with nice landscaping and we just couldn't afford the large pool, nice landscaping and a screen, so we opted to get rid of the screen. Bugs really aren't bad by us and we plan on installing a bug system next March anyways. There is something very nice about having an open air pool integrated into your landscape and we are looking forward to having the only one in our community!
More pictures should be posted tonight or tomorrow after the pre-grade is done.
Ok, so I was out of town for a few days which is why I was not able to update, but I do have a lot of updates!! First, while I was out they came and jackhammered a good portion of my spa out to move the jets up to my desired height. You can see pictures of that below. I'm soooooo happy and thankful that my PB did this for me without any problems. They are actually jackhammering more as I type this because I guess the holes aren't big enough. Re-piping will take place today as well as the firebrick for the fireplace. Tomorrow will consist of reshooting the spa and Wednesday is tile!
While I was out they also finished up the pool and spa piping to the equipment pad so I don't have any pictures of that, but I did take a picture of my equipment area. The PB was nice enough to pipe my top pool returns and lower pool returns on different valves so I can shut off the bottom ones if I don't need them. They also need to come out and put an actuator on the bubbler, but they will take care of that later. I will try and update tomorrow with more pictures.
OMG...looks like you had some giant gunite-eating gopher invade the backyard...the holes in that spa made me crack up this morning! You can see more clearly how low those "colonic" jets are....and so proud of your PB for fixing this for you. Kudos to you both for working out this problem...you'll be so much happier with the spa. OK...now we know you CAN jackhammer the @#$% out of a spa and fix it before the interior finish goes in, you just have to be willing.
Spa will be super,especially with the hint of "secret things"and no more threats of diarerra induced jets.
(pardon my vulgarity,I couldn`t resist)
My concern is, is that your finished equipment pad?It`s kind of tiny,will you have enough room for your heat pump,
filter,SWG and all your stuff?
Also,I`m curious what kind of pump?(make and HP)
Your back yard gona be awsome...JR
The pad does look small, but that particular pad is only for the pump and the filter. The filter just got here this morning and in all honesty, it's going to be a very close fit. The DE60 Jandy filter is flippin' huge! The pump that is currently hooked up is the Jandy 2 HP E-Pump Variable Speed which will run both my pool and spa. There is a completely seperate pad for my Heat Pump which should be arriving today. I should have more pictures later today with everything hooked up.
Spa is now finished and the jet placement is 10 times better. The plumbers are now rerouting the Hartford Loops because they put them right next to my deck which looked horrid, so they are putting them next to my fence so they are out of the way. They are also hooking up the DE filter and finishing any other plumbing that needs to be done.
The rock guy should be out sometime today to make my firepit. He has already laid it out, he just has to make it which shouldn't take too long. Electrical guys will also be out today to do all the electrical, hook up the control system, deliver the heat pump and hook that up. Tomorrow will be tile guys followed by the rock guy for our spillway. We are moving right along!!
Ok, I have more updates! The electrical guys did the initial electrical layout 2 days ago. They were waiting to hook up with heat pump, Aqualink and Pump until the heat pump was set and hooked up. Today the plumbers came and set the heat pump and hooked it up to the plumbing. It's only about 6" away from the wall, but I read the manual and that is the required distance. I also talked to my PB and he was confidiant that it was far enough away from the house for proper airflow. As you will see in the pictures, the firepit is about 1/3 of the way done. They have the base poured and the first layer of bricks laid out. That should be done by tomorrow and then the tile people would be out here sometime next week as well as the electrical people to finish up the electrical.
We had an issue with the coping that we had picked out. Although the company advertised making a 12" double bullnosed coping, they don't have molds for it and would not make it. This would leave us with unmatched coping on top of the spa and firepit. Because of this my PB upgraded me to a nicer pre-cast coping for free and everything will be the same. The only problem is that the pool coping won't be here until a week from Monday and the Spa coping takes another week after that, so basically next week will be tile and then waiting for the pool coping to come in. Once that is in that we can get the decking done, then the spa and firepit coping, then the interior finish, ect.
Also, some of you may notice that there is no salt generator in my plumbing. I asked about this and my PB said that they don't install them until 30 days after the interior finish because they have had customers turn them on even though they tell them not to and then their warranty is voided. Made sense to me.
From every other manufacturers trainings that I have attended( 5 so far).
How is the side against the house supposed to get fresh air going across the heat exchanger on that side? I can't! It will pull more air from the unblocked sides., leaving a large portion of the exchanger starved of fresh air.
Remember, a heat pump is a central air conditioner running backwards, put in it's simplest terms and not unlike a window or through the wall unit except bigger. If you had one of these, you wouldn't block their air flow, right?
Expect algae and mold to form there too. There will be plenty of condensate. Give these conditions shade and see what happens.
You had me wondering about our heat pump, its not installed yet but plumbing looks close to the house so I looked up the owners manual for our heat pump. It states 24" on all sides of the heat pump. I know its not the same brand but they must work the same.
Here is a link that might be useful: Owners manual see pg 5
Leepoffaith My heat siphon manual states 24" at a minium however I installed it at 16" away from the house. I believe it works well however we have only used it about 6 times. Also is there a reason you do not have Jandy valves? I noticed the other ball valves.
I will be having the heat pump moved away from the house. It looks like Hayward, Pentair and Heat Siphon say 24 but Aquacal, Jandy and Gulf Stream say 12. Since I'm having it moved I think I'm just going to move it 16" or 24" away, it depends on how it will look. 24" is pretty far away and might not look right.
As for the valves, I'm pretty sure they are Jandy. They look just like the valves on Jandy's website.
Electricians just finished hooking up the Computer system, actuators and all that fun stuff. I'll take another picture tomorrow and update later :)
Leeooffaith, my mistake. They are Jandy ball valves. I had my PB put in the neverlube valves just because it seemed easier to turn off and on. My valves are actually made by Pentair and they look like the Jandy. I love them because I adjust them individually for each water feature and for the pool vac.
My Heat Syphon is also only 16 in from wall with no problems.I installed it myself,centered on a 4x7 slab/pad
my PB left when I told them I was getting a HP in future.
Don`t think a little less than 24" will hurt.
But the overall size on your pad/pads (your first picture)
got my attention.Your PB just bought a couple 2x2 squares
instead of pouring a decient size pad.Although tight he was
able to get everything in,but left no room to set your beer
can down when you clean your filter.
Didn`t fully buy in to the SWG going in later tale.
Sorry for the "nit picking",other than them being stingy
with the equipment pad,your pool is coming along great!
I`m envious,It will be SUPER!
I think human nature is a wonderful thing. Do you notice that when people do the wrong thing how quick they are to defend their actions? This heat pump placement issue is a prime example. "manual states 24" at a minimum however I installed it at 16" away from the house". (please no offence intended) The way heat pumps work is More circulation is better. The value of this website is that there are a lot of experienced experts giving prime advice to us poor homeowners. I love to hear it. And it's free. And I think I would be pretty dumb not to listen to it. Now I have a question. Is the placement of the heat pump better on the West side of the house or the east side. I can't put it on the south side. Any opinion? Thanks
So I actually called Jandy about this heat pump issue since I want to make sure it opperates correctly. They recommended 12" away from the house. I'm going to set it 16" away which gives me 4" over their recommendation.
As for the pad size, I did notice that they are small, but I really don't care about that. As long as the equipment fits, I really don't care what size the pad is. I have a DE filter which will have a hose that I roll out and turn a valve to clean. When it comes to cleaning the grids I'm going to hire someone since I really don't want to get into that.
I hope that everyone on the board understands that I appreicate everyones opinion! My philosophy is, the more information the better. The board members have helped me in many many ways with my pool and I am forever grateful. Although I might not take someones advice, it doesn't mean that I don't appreicate it. I take everyone's advice, add it to information that I already have and come up with what I think will be best for me.
Not sure about the pump plumbing. Shouldn't there be at least 8-12" of straight run into the pump after a direction change to ensure a smooth flow? As it's plumbed now, I imagine there is going to be a lot of turbulent water entering the pump. On the exit side, I thought it's also good practice to have a length of straight run before a direction change?
Had they simply rotated the Jandy valve before the pump 90-deg, so that the output port pointed down, they could have eliminated a extra 90 deg bend. When I installed my ePump, Jandy suggested using 2.5-inch pipe from the last valve to the pump. Since the Jandy valve and the ePump quick-connect support this, it was an easy change.
"Not sure about the pump plumbing. Shouldn't there be at least 8-12" of straight run into the pump after a direction change to ensure a smooth flow?"
It used to be 2X the pipe diameter, then 3X, then 4X pretty soon it will be 20X. This is a standard rule to pump engineering that has been applied to pool pumps.
I feel that on a pump with a strainer basket it has very little effect on it. You want laminar flow going into the eye of the impeller, but the strainer changes the point where the eye of the impeller is locate. I also feel the a ball valve can be placed right on the suction if the pump, since they have very little affect on the turbulence of the water.
We have many tight mechanical rooms that don't allow us to follow this rule, and I can't say I have ever noticed the difference in pump output, noise, or longevity.
I am personally more concerned with the fact that the suction piping goes above the pump. This makes it very difficult to prime the pump, because air will get trapped in the pipe that is above the pump.
Racket - Thanks for the tips. I was reading the install manual on the epump and I found this "To help prevent difficulty in priming, install the suction pipe without high points (above inlet of pump - inverted "U"s, commonly referred to in plumbing as an airlock) that can trap air." I'm thinking that means what you said about having it higher then the suction inlet on the pump. I am going to bring this up to my PB. Thanks! :)
Hey Board Members!!
So, I apologize for not updating regularly since Oct 30th. I went out of town for a week, had family in for Thanksgiving and time kinda got away from me. Anyways, to cut to the chase, we are up and running and I could not be happier. Everything turned out fantastic and the pool is everything we wanted it to be and more! Instead of posting lots of photos, I took a video with my iPhone and posted it on You Tube. The link is at the bottom of this post.
If anyone has any questions about anything, please let me know. I have also listed a few things that I thought people might be interested in.
1. So far a Heat Pump for heating both the pool and spa have worked fantastic. Yes, the spa takes at least 1 hour to heat up from 80 even in 75 degree weather, but I'm OK with that. Recently the pool was sitting at 69 because we turned off the heater and we were able to heat the spa up to 100 in about 3 hours in 55 degree weather. Yes, this is a long time, BUT I work from home and can plan ahead. I'm just glad I didn't have to install and fill a propane tank!
2. Blue Granite Pebblesheen is beautiful!!! It's the purest blue you could imagine. No green what so ever and we love it. However, we also got Shimmering Sea... athough pretty we don't think it was worth the extra cost.
3. 8x6 spa has PLENTY of leg room. If you are debating on spa size, 8x6 is perfect. You can fit 6-8 easily and 2-4 people have a ton of room while in it. I don't see anyone needing anything larger.
4. A variable speed pump is a great thing to have especially with water features and energy savings. I love the fact that I can raise and lower the speed by the PDA and I can set my waterfall speed exactly where I want it to be.
Here is a link that might be useful: Leepoffaith's Pool Video
Leepofaith, your pool looks great. No big deal with heating up the spa just about enough time to have a cocktail :), last time we heated up our spa conversion from the pool it took 7mins to get a 1 degree rise......The wife loves the firepit. She has been behind me to get one to put on the paver deck outside our screen and I told her too many bugs to enjoy it there and I do not want it inside the screened in portion of our pool deck.
Lee -
I keep looking but don't see which PB you chose. We are also in Tampa and are beginning to meet with pool builders. Right now we're looking at Landmark and Tri County plus maybe Patio Pools. I'd love to know which one you chose, why and how you liked them. You can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you don't want to post here (I also can't figure out how to email you from this site.)
Hi leepoffaith,
I know this is an old thread but I'm doing a remodel and had a question about your spa. You have six jets, right? Are you happy with them after they were moved? And are you happy with the single pump? I am getting a lot of pressure to use two pumps (no matter how many jets), and I want more jets...


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