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Rainy morning surprise: Golden Showers
Guess what snuck up on me this rainy morning and surprised me with golden blooms.
Golden Showers
Evidently I've been too busy staring at eye-level and lower roses, cuz this "golden shower" took me totally by surprise. Such a lovely surprise on a grey rainy morning!
Update: several days later.
Since we rarely see photos of Golden Showers on this forum, I thought I'd add a couple more now that more blooms are blooming.
This rose is probably about 25 years old. Although it is a climber, I grow it more like a rambler or sprawling tall shrub. It's main limitations are that the blooms wilt quickly in the high heat of mid-summer, and it isn't the most disease-resistant climber, although it is not a disease-magnet either. Overall, it is a pretty good rose--willing bloomer when it is watered regularly and it's not too hot.
Golden Showers
Here is more of a close-up:
It certainly blooms earlier in the season than many of my other roses. Since it's still overcast (although we haven't had much rain), its sunshiny colors sure are welcome.
So cool!!!!! I can't wait for my climber buds to open too!! Even stingy a** Climbing Okie from last year (with 2 pathetic blooms the entire year!) is now busting out! ...Went from an 7" plant then grew to about 2' in the fall then GREW SOME MORE DURING THE WINTER, LOL!It's 3' now, lol!
One last update: Here is Golden Showers in its second week of spring bloom. With no late freezes to contend with, it is blooming like it has never bloomed before, and the blooms are lasting.
Golden Showers--second week of bloom
Got another picture of it.
I just love all the bright color this rose has been bringing to the garden at a time when most of the roses are only in the bud stage.
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Contracting for Countertops
I'm writing to share some of my learning points from the process of looking for countertops - no question to ask here, but please feel free to elaborate with more advice!
Buying the Slabs
The way the industry works in the Chicago area, you find a slab at a slab warehouse and find a fabricator separately - per comments below, this is not the case in all markets though. Here, the slab warehouse generally won't tell the material price or sell a slab directly to the end customer, and will only reserve the slab under the name of a fabricator, but you're free to change the name of the fabricator after you initially reserve the slab so that was not an issue. I found it frustrating that they would not tell me the price, but it seemed so standard as to not be worth fighting. You may find a fabricator who's willing to tell you the material price if you're very concerned about this. Most warehouses would hold the material for 15 days, so it was necessary to move quickly once the slab was found. Most fabricators took a couple of days to come back with an estimate, and some insisted on seeing the house before we could finalize details like where the seams would be, so be ready for this in your planning.
Materials and Sealing
The main countertop materials are Lamitate, Engineered Quartz (usually just called "Quartz"), Granite and Quartzite. Marble, Limestone and Travertine are sometimes used, but etch with acid and stain easily, so they are not a good idea unless you are prepared to be very careful. Engineered Quartz contains resins that are not as heat tolerant as stone, so it's not recommended for a hearth, but it's fine for countertops. The slabs are somewhat smaller than Granite and Quartzite slabs, so you may have more seams with Quartz. Quartzite is a naturally occurring quartz that is harder and more expensive than Granite, and has patterns that are less speckled, more like Marble. Light colored Granite can also stain, but is not nearly as susceptible to staining as Marble. All natural stone should be sealed, and you should pay attention to the timeframe that the sealer is supposed to last, as there are 1 year sealers and "forever" / "10-year" sealers. The latter penetrate deeper and last much longer. Onyx is sometimes used because some Onyx (not all) is translucent and can therefore be backlit. I don't think that Onyx stains or etches, but Onyx does scratch easily because it is not as hard as granite, engineered quartz or quartzite.
Make sure you check the material for cracks and measure accordingly, and make sure you understand how the slabs will be laid out and where there will be seams and how the material pattern will match up at the seams before you buy - slab warehouses will encourage you to buy the material and then let your fabricator help you with this, and certainly you should do the layout in person at the fabricator's, but by then it's too late if it turns out the slabs won't work for you. Bring your own tape measure - some warehouses measure material at the longest point, and if you count on their dimensions you may find that missing corners cause the material not to work for you.
Make sure you understand what your fabricator is willing/able to do regarding seams in the material. My fabricator was willing to fabricate my countertops with fewer seams than others - others were afraid they couldn't get the big pieces up the stairs. I trusted my fabricator that they really could do what they said because they templated the countertop not just with a laser measurement, but with strips of wood that they pieced together, and then tried bringing up the stairwell to be sure they have judged the space right.
I also found it essential to discuss with my fabricator that I hold them responsible for any cracking, even if it's caused by an uneven surface beneath. Many blame the carpentry guys for this if it happens, but in my opinion, it's their fault if they don't detect the issue and they just go ahead and install on top of a bad surface. My fabricator didn't bring levels to his measuring appointment, and I insisted that he come back to verify that the cabinets are level for me before installation. Had I not insisted, they would not have "owned" that part.
I chose my fabricator based on the following criteria:
- They were very responsive during the sales process
- They were willing to modify their contract in a bunch of ways I requested to protect me
- They had no negative reviews on Angie's List, Yelp or Google. They did not have a bad BBB rating. A Google search didn't turn up any negative reviews. Pay special attention to what a company does when something goes wrong - everyone has a good experience when things go well, but if the material cracks, etc., do they make the customer good?
- They had been incorporated for a while (Disreputable companies often get dissolved and reincorporated under a new name to reduce their liability. Also, some companies let their incorporation expire - in that case, you may not be protected even if they show you an insurance document
- The principal of the business was listed on the incorporation record
- They had no circuit court lawsuits against them (in Illinois, the circuit court records are available online. Some states may not make this info as easily available, but you should see what you can find out here if it's accessible - I found a couple of companies that had no negative reviews online but a court case search revealed a checkered history)
- They had the required licenses - licensing requirements vary, but check with your city and state, and if your state or city requires licensing, check that they have what they should have
- They had appropriate insurance - They should be willing to get your property listed on their liability insurance for the job, and they should either have workman's comp or have only the principal of the business and subcontractors working on your job (so that they don't require workman's comp). They should also have commercial auto insurance, and ideally an insurance bond that will cover the cost if something goes wrong. I always try to verify insurance directly with the insurer as well, figuring anyone can print a piece of paper that SAYS they have insurance. Not all insurers will release this info though.
I added a lot of protections to my contract as well. I recommend that you get all the details of the job into the contract (the kind of edges, the fact you sign off on the slab layout in writing, the gap tolerance for seams, etc.) in writing, along with delivery dates, consequences if they are not met, what will happen if the material is cracked during fabrication, details of how and when the material will be sealed, etc. . You should also explicitly say who will own any material remnants. I found that getting these things into the contract is NOT common, and half of the companies got very skittish with all my insurance questions and contract requirements. Some decided not to do business with me because I insisted on this, so if you do all the things I recommend here, you should be prepared for that. One company that I'm quite sure is reputable got nervous and decided to back out - I sympathize with that company, as there is certainly fraud that happens on both sides of these deals, and some consumers are very unreasonable in their demands... but still, I did not want to do business with a company that didn't have enough faith in their own quality to add quality assurances to the contract. I did find that going through the language together on the phone and finding language acceptable to both parties was very important - I did not just send my language into the ether and expect them to accept it verbatim. Also, I anticipated their concerns and explained up front that what I was doing was ensuring due diligence and clarity for both parties' benefit, and that just as I would ask that they be up-front and take ownership of meeting quality standards, I would handle my own responsibility for being clear in my requirements and being reasonable in my requests.
It's important to make sure that both parties sign the contract, and that both parties initial every page of the contract - avoids any confusion should an issue arise.
In Illinois there are some legal protections that apply only if the contract is signed at your home. Not sure about other states, but you may want to consider this.
Here is the text I got added to my contract - I forgot to get the way the granite would be sealed put in, but should have. We also dealt with removal of existing countertops / vanity tops separately, but you should be sure to discuss how that will be handled, and get it into the contract if needed.
Payment Terms Modification:
The balance is due when all work has been completed, all pieces that do not require installation have been delivered and releases of lien have been received from all subcontractors on the project
Other items to add to the contract:
o Fabricator is responsible for providing countertops and other pieces that have not been broken, cracked or chipped during fabrication or installation, that do not have seams larger than 1/16", that are cut to the correct size to be flush against the wall (if the wall is crooked, it is understood that there may be small gaps because the material is cut straight and the wall is not straight, but the material edge will be parallel to the wall and will touch at least at some points). Fabricator and customer will sign off on how the pieces will be laid out in the slabs. Any deviations require an additional signoff in writing in advance.
o In the event the above requirements are not met, the customer shall have the choice of either having the stone repaired as much as is possible and receiving a reasonable discount, or having the items refabricated with new material. If the new material costs more than the original material, the customer will pay the difference in price at the actual difference in the cost that is charged by the stone supplier to the fabricator. If the new material costs less than the original material, the customer will receive a discount equal to the actual difference in the cost that is charged by the stone supplier to the fabricator.
o Fabrication will be completed by a date that is no more than 1 month from the date when the proposal is signed. If fabrication was successful, an installation date will be offered to the customer within 2 weeks of that time. If there are issues with fabrication or installation that require refabrication, then refabrication will be completed within 1 month of the customer selecting replacement material, and an installation date will be offered to the customer within 2 weeks of that time. If fabrication and installation are not completed successfully the second time, the customer will have the choice to either continue with a third attempt or to have all money refunded.
Visiting Suppliers
I found that slab warehouses were mostly only open weekday business hours and Saturday mornings, and some only by appointment, so it was important for me to plan my trips to them accordingly.
I found that there were also some fabricators who had slab collections. To use their slabs, you have to fabricate with them, but this can be a fine option if it's a reliable company.
Slab warehouses generally do NOT have remnants (smaller leftover pieces of stone). If you need one of these, call around to fabricators to see who has one. They will often sell you just the remnant, sometimes will insist that you fabricate it with them.
This part is only relevant to the Chicago market, but here's the list of slab warehouses I found:
- Terrazo & Marble Supply - 2 locations - loop and Wheeling. Requires an appointment to come in Wed evening or Saturday morning.
- Cosmos - west suburbs
- American Granite- west suburbs
- Daltile- west suburbs
- Damar (appointment only) - north suburbs
- Levantina- west suburbs
- Universal Granite and Mable Supply - Chicago south side
- Marble & Granite Supply - Niles.
- Stone Design - west suburbs
- MSI - west suburbs
These fabricators also have some nice slabs on hand, but you have to use them as your fabricator if you buy their slabs:
- Precision Stone Design - western suburbs
- Stone City - Chicago north side
For remnants, I found that the following companies had nice assortments - most slab warehouses do not have remnants, because those are left over during fabrication. Be aware that you may want to talk about buying a remnant OR about doing your fabrication with a company. If they have a remnant you want, but you had them estimate fabrication and then decided not to use them, they may be annoyed and refuse to sell you the remnant at that point:
- Stone City
- Sprovieri's
Good luck with your projects!
Basic legal disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any of the companies mentioned in this review (except as a customer for my current remodel). Please verify everything I say here for yourself, and use your own judgment. If there are any inaccuracies in what I said, it's unintentional, but I do not take on any responsibility for consequences if you don't check the advice out for yourself before following it.
This post was edited by GardenerDev on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 21:41
Thank you so much! This is so helpful.
I have a question. I am considering having my cabinet company oversee my countertop install, even though they would sub it out to a reputable countertop company. The price is actually similar if I hire the countertop company on my own (because this guy gives a discount to my cabinet company).
I was thinking it might be better to have the cabinet company oversee everything so that one person is responsible for the job. Am I incorrect in this line of thought?
Others may have additional thoughts, but I'll give my 2 cents. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer here - just things to consider.
Any time there's subcontracting, you run the risk that you pay the company you contract with, and they don't pay the subcontractor. So be sure to discuss releases of lien and ensure you won't pay out nearly all of the money until you have these releases of lien from all subcontractors. Having another party involved can also lead to miscommunications - make sure you photograph the countertops with the taping indicating your slab layout, and be even more diligent than usual about documenting all technical details of your plan in writing, and making sure your contract requires that any changes be agreed to in writing. Always send a followup email to all parties documenting decisions - never assume that one person will convey information to another person for you. This extra layer of communication can be a bit annoying/tedious, especially if your contractors are less-than-perfect communicators, so you should consider how you think this will play out and you may want to talk it through in advance with the company you're working with.
It's definitely nice to have one company take ownership to ensure it all will be done right. I would not just assume they will do that because you signed the contract with them, but rather would make sure it's explicit in the contract that the company you are contracting with is the one responsible for any refunds / replacements / etc. in the case of an issue. Also, you don't want them switching out the subcontractor for one you trust less, so I'd see if they will agree to put in a clause saying that if they should decide to switch subcontractors, you will have the option at that point to cancel the contract for a full refund.
Oh, and one other thing I forgot to mention in the original post - ask the company whether the guy who comes to measure is the one who will oversee the fabrication and will come to install. If not, there's a risk that the installers will be far less experienced, and that the guy who measures won't consider / understand installation challenges properly, leading to issues at installation time.
Good luck!
Here in SoCal, some will sell you the slabs direct, and you pay the fabricator separately. Other yards will only sell to fabricators. We had the fabricator come out and tell us how many square feet and slabs we needed. Then we went and found the slabs. A few want you to buy the slabs and also use their fabricator. Made it a little difficult to compare apples to apples.
And here in NoCal, there are two types - those who only sell the slab (sometimes to the consumer, but most often to the fabricator of your selection) and those that both sell the slab and do the fabrication/installtion. We've done it both ways (two different remodels) and they both worked fine. I think if I were selecting granite or marble again this time (we just had Ceasarstone installed last week) I like the first way better, because you have a much greater choice of slabs (since you can buy them from any number of slab yards). For Ceasarstone, the second way was perfect.
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Trouble, trouble broil,
and caldron bubble
All of your paragraphs of ruminations could have been avoided by two or three sentences of defined and specific specifications.
What an avoidable waste of time, and probably the reason for refusals.
GardnerDev - thanks for the very detailed post. Am also in Chgo area and having counters measured tomorrow AM. Thanks to your post I now have several more questions to ask them.
Visited most of the places you listed, some very very nice (American Granite in EGV, Eric @ T&M in Chgo), others were a PITA to deal with (e.g., T&M in Wheeling needing to escort/babysit you when viewing slabs).
Again, thank you.
"...The balance is due when all work has been completed, all pieces that do not require installation have been delivered and releases of lien have been received from all subcontractors on the project…"
This can get tricky. I'm not giving a lien waver to anyone who hasn't paid me and you're not giving a check to anyone who hasn't given you a lien waver. I guess we have to do this simultaneously.
"This can get tricky. I'm not giving a lien waver to anyone who hasn't paid me and you're not giving a check to anyone who hasn't given you a lien waver. I guess we have to do this simultaneously."
Simultaneous exchange, in person, is certainly an option! I work for a millwork company, we do custom cabinetry and the occasional countertop. Almost all of our customers require releases. The way we usually do it is to have the original release of lien signed and executed and then send a scanned copy to the customer, the customer then mails us the check, and we then mail the release of lien the same day we receive the check. Note that the releases we deal in are conditional, which states that until we receive payment the release is ineffective.
There are ways to handle the exchange of releases and payment that protect both customer and builder and allow both the same level of comfort.
This post was edited by emmybean on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 13:17
Speaking as an attorney (and not as someone who just remodeled, because as is often the case, we didn't do this), when you have a direct relationship with the contractor, the lien release is less important because you can prove you made payment. They're most important when you're paying a general contractor and the GC is paying the subs --- and you want to be certain the subs have actually been paid.
Glad the info was helpful in your search mdln! Good luck with the rest of your project!
Re the concern about simultaneous exchange - I had a couple of contractors for whom we wrote the lien release conditional on the payment going through. We included the check number and amount of the final payment I was making on the lien release, so all that had to be done for the release to be in force was for the contractor to deposit that check.
One other detail regarding subcontractors on your job in Illinois - a homeowner can only ensure that releases of lien are received from all subs if he/she knows who the subcontractors are. To protect the homeowner from unknown subcontractors demanding payment, in Illinois (section 5 of the Mechanics Lien act), the homeowner is required to ask for, and the contractor is required to provide, a sworn document called a "Contractor's Affadavit" that states all subcontractors on the job and the amounts they will be paid. If the homeowner has this document, he isn't responsible for paying any subcontractors whose information doesn't appear in the document. Unfortunately, I've never heard of anyone getting this document, let alone getting it notarized so that it counts as being a sworn/affadavit document. But I am curious to hear if others are able to insist on this document and still get work done!
You can see the exact language of the law here:
One other comment regarding insurance - I found out that there are two different things a company may mean when they say they have "put you on their insurance".
1) They can add you as an additional insured. That means that you can file a claim directly with the insurance company if there's damage, because you are a customer of the insurance company. The contractor may charge for this - I paid $100 on my last job - but it does offer additional protection.
2) They can add you as a "certificate holder". That just gives you the right to get a copy of the certificate with the insurance information - basically, it allows the insurance company to disclose the otherwise private information about the insurance policy to you, but it doesn't make you an insured party on the insurance policy. I was never charged for this.
Again, very interesting comments GardenerDev.
Know a contractor involved in a subcontractor lien lawsuit in IL. End result/judgement was - because the subcontractor did not specifically notify the homeowner that they were a subcontractor, the homeowner "reasonably expected" they were an employee of the contractor. At least one IL judge was homeowner friendly.
Glad to hear it! I found the law requiring the Contractor's Affadavit quite frightening, since it seemed improbable that I could convince a contractor to comply, so it's very reassuring to know the courts at least sometimes side with the homeowner in these cases.
I'm not sure how it works in Illinois, but in Florida subcontractors must file a Notice to Owner on a job. It is basically a document stating that "our company name is ------ and we're were subcontracted by company ------ to work on your project." Again, this is to protect the homeowner as well as the contractor by ensuring that everyone is aware of who is working on their project.
RE: GardenDev's comment on insurance. Absolutely do ask for those certificates of insurance! If there is a charge to the company (some may not, like mine, as it is included in our policy) you may see a small change order for the difference but it is well worth it. Contractors should already have these certificates in hand in order to do work inside your home.
You should never be charged for being named the certificate holder as this is what certificates of insurance were created for, and having someone added as certificate holder is at most simply a matter of shooting off an email or making a brief phone call.
Two things to add -
We live in a condo building, and were required to give copies of certificates of insurance from our contractors to the building. (We've ignored that requirement only for very small things, or things we would expect to take responsibility for, like when our handyman works in the condo, but we definitely got them from our GC, sprinkler and window guys, etc.)
Second, California has a similar requirement to Florida, in that the law says you can only file a lien if you've first filed a preliminary notice, unfortunately that requirement is routinely ignored/waived by the courts.
My advice is to actually check the installers' work as they're doing it. Because most likely they have not read the contract, your specifications, or been privy to any verbal agreements. That was my experience anyway. Unless you like the whole rip-it-out-and-redo-after-they-screw-up solution, which makes me shudder.


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there have been two automatic revolvers in history that I know of: the Webley-Fosberry (.455 Webley) and Mateba model 6 Unica (.357 Magnum) . does anyone know if they actually work well enough to merit buying one?
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i have herd thay where not all that good
I have been looking for a Mateba Model 6 Unica chambered in .454 Casull. Rare!
I have not shot one but am very intrigued with it's action.
PS I think the Webley-Fosbery is stone ugly!!!!!
I expect the first part of your question could be best answered as they work well considering what they are and why no major firearm company went down that path. Buying one is solely based on the collectible value. I'd like to have one, hard to find and the $$ is more than most will spend.
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That is an outrageous comment. Most everyday users who would be the type that would need to move to Linux for it to actually gain real growth against Windows don't even know what systemd is. Most of the squabbling over it comes from Linux insiders, who if they wanted to could simply tailor Debian to use their own init system, so if they dont like systemd, why dont they just put in their own init program after they install debian?. As far as I know, there is no reason why the distribution should not allow the user to select another init system, other than the default systemd. You could also configure systemd to start up your own init scripts and programs and start your programs from those scripts.
Furthermore most of the squabbling over systemd seems to be about the fact that some people do not like that systemd gives you more control and flexibility over the startup process. It seems as this group is opposed to anything that would extend or improve upon Linux's mechanisms that would allow for more options and control. They are opposed to being able to start a program on the NIC coming online, if that is what you need to do. systemd does not take away any functionality, it fully supports the full SysV init system, so its not as if systemd is taking away your ability to set up your init system like you always have. All of the functionality it adds is in addition to the existing functionality of previous init systems. What this means is that those who oppose systemd are only about taking away choice, control and flexibility from other users, they do not want other users to be able to utilize certain features. So these people basically want to keep Linux difficult to use, unconfigurable and inflexible. In fact, those who suffer and lose the most from the attacks on systemd are techie types who can most benefit from the kinds of control and customizability that systemd can provide in initialization and system control. I believe that many of those who oppose systemd are in fact agents of Microsoft trying to undermine Linux and attack anything that could actually make it better.
One of the concerns is that what the child says will be recorded and mined for nefarious purposes, such as using it to profile them. Another concerning thing is the concern that it could be used to manipulate them psychologically in various ways. Parents have no way of knowing what this damn thing could blurt out to their children next. Its not impossible that this thing could allow the cloud to get inside the childs head and use responses to cause psychological responses. Unlike the interaction with the child with one of their real, living peers, what is behind this doll is a massive corporation with huge analytical capabilities and the potential for an ulterior motive to try to get inside and and manipulate the users of this doll. Children are more vulnerable than adults due to the fact they are still in a period of rapid development and learning.
The purpose of NTP is to accurately set the clock. There can be many reasons for this, not just network protocols that may depend on it. It may be that some people just like having the computer clock set with close to atomic clock accuracy. It is true that network protocols should be more resiliant to unsynchoronized clocks at either end, but this does NOT negate the need for NTP, since many use it to keep the computer clock accurate to have an accurate clock and not have to constantly readjust it, for their own personal use for timekeeping, setting their watch, accuracy in timed events and so on.
Actually, not quite. Most areas at best have 2 options for high speed internet. Usually, both are bad. Its almost impossible for other companies to enter the market to provide a real competitive atmosphere by doing it better than the existing providers. So you have no real competition. This is mainly why broadband services are a natural multiopoly, the huge capital investments needed pretty much lock it up for 1 to 2 companies, any more than that and it becomes unprofitable due to the huge cost of running lines. This means that the market basically does not function effectively in this market and regulation is well justified to provide protection for the consumer. Its very similar to your water service, it wouldnt be feasible or practical for 20 different water companies to run their own pipes up and down their streets.
Removng TSYNC support would be incredibly stupid. You have no idea what your talking about. The feature is there to sandbox the browser. Given the history of security problems in nearly all C software programs, this is of critical importance. TSYNC can also be used by all other network programs in the system as well, so this is not chrome specific. Firefox needs to use this feature badly. Just backport the feature to older kernels. This is what Debian is refusing to do because they are a bunch of stubborn fools. Debian basically wants to keep their users unnecessarily in a less secure state because they dont like Google.
The feature added on the kernel side is not particularly for Chrome, it can be used by other networked applications, in fact, such use would be highly advisable. Firefox needs to use this itself, and can. Its a sandbox feature for protecting the system from a compromised process. Its debian that refused to apply the patch for older kernels. The feature should be considered a security patch as the situation with browsers, not just the browser but some plugins some users use such as Flash, has become serious enough that having a sandbox nowadays is a critical extra layer of security. You basically shouldnt be running a browser without the sandbox anyway. So backport the sandbox to older kernels and be done with it.
Its not bloatware. The feature is something that can be widely used by any networked program, it provides a security layer. Given the problems browsers have faced with security issues, its a badly needed extra layer of security. You are basically saying that protecting the system from an compromised process is bloatware. Thats nonsense. If anything, Firefox needs to play catch up to implement the sandbox.
They are not specific to chrome browsers. Firefox can use these too.
The feature added is something that is generally useful for a large number of network applications, not just Chrome. Its a sandbox feature that other programs and servers could benefit from, not just Chrome. Given the dangers of the web browser today, you basically shouldnt be running a browser without a sandbox, the security imperative is certainly justified enough for a backporting of the feature to older kernels to add the additional security.
Whether you use a card or a device, the only safe form of electronic payment is one that encrypts the data from your card or device all the way to the bank. You don't want the POS to be able to read it. The US is way behind the times on this and it took billion dollar scams for US banks to finally push chipped cards in the US, which Europe has had for years. This is the apathy and complacency which leads to so many problems. I saw a woman using a smartphone to pay and the smartphone would display a pattern on its screen, hopefully that was a one time code because someone nearby could take a picture of it and use it in a replay attack. Note that credit cards still have the number printed on them in very very visible numbers, how easy would it be for someone nearby to take a shot of the card with their cell phone cam when you are swiping it? Thats why even the numbers bring printed on the credit card can be a security threat. Perhaps the number should be hidden on a pull out piece of plastic that is stored inside the card, so that it is not normally visible.
A lot of people care about video over LAN, which has many uses. Why wouldnt they? There are those who want to be able to have their own video station or use video conferencing capabilities. This is an application layer thing so can work over LANs or WANs.
They may or not release a proposed rule, this is true. however that does not change the fact that they did not.
Fail. That is not true. Blatantly untrue.
Show the link to the rule. Maybe they will release it AFTER they vote on it but it was not available yesterday. You sir are the idiot. You dont know what your talking about.
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HELP!! Patina off copper sink!
I love my copper sink with its dark patina but there are areas where the patina has come off (vinegar, citrus, tomato sauce) and bright copper shows. How can I repair these spots and get the patina back? I have seen some products advertised on the web. has anyone used these?
I seem to remeber lemon juice ( citrus in general I think)onto dry copper adn allow to sit for a time then rinse. check on the DIY or HGTV, yes I know, not them... I've either seen or heard one of them doing it so it should be online at one of their sites. Goodluck.
A patina is mainly "rust" (cupric oxide). If you expose it to a chemical that reacts with the cupric oxide, the rust can disappear and you will be back to where you started. It would be difficult if not impossible to reoxidize the bright sections and have it all blend together.
Make sure to rinse acidic food down the drain. Don't leave cans in the sink or use a scrubber to clean items in the bottom of the sink. Clean the sink by wiping out the food waste with a paper towel. Wipe again with a paper towel soaked with a tiny amount of Goo Gone. This works for me. Good luck.
You can fix it. Not a problem. A company I know of make a copper patina repair. It is very easy.
Check it out on www.scratch-b-gone.com
It is called the Copper patina Repair Kit.
You can darken a bright spot on a copper sink where the patina has been taken off, by using a mix of 1/4 cup ammonia and 1 tsp salt. If the bright spots are small, I'd dab it on with a q-tip. Let it sit for a while, and it will darken up. It's a good idea to try it for a short time first, and to be a cautious in how long you leave it. (And rinse thoroughly with water.) The darkened area may still not match exactly, but will be less noticeable than the bright copper spot(s). In any case, time will restore the natural "old penny" patina, so it is better to under-do it with the ammonia/salt mix. This recommendation came from www.coppersinksonline, BTW.
I would like to THANK rschleicher for almost ruining my sink with his/her advice. I tried the ammonia/salt recommendation and it brightened up the copper patch like a shiny new penny. PLEASE do not post on here (or elsewhere) if you have not tried the things you recommend. This is a brand new $400 dollar dark copper sink............undermount, so It is not like I can easily replace it under the granite. Grrr...
Using household chemicals like ammonia, salt, vinegar, and almost anything can add a patina back to the copper but when dealing with aged copper, it will be obvious for a period of time.
It sounds like the surface of the copper wasn't sealed, which is OK, but you will always be at risk of having patina "removed" by another patina making product, such as an acidic tomato.
Time is always best at fixing copper patina issues, so accept the color difference and be patient.
Sadly, CathyCook66's comment above does highlight why sometimes you should hire a professional. Cathy tried something that is a proven method of adding a patina to copper, but since it didn't work for her, she lashed out at an experienced commenter believing Cathy's own failure was due to bad advice. Cathy didn't understand how her copper sink was made and ruined it rather than hiring a knowledgeable professional. Cathy's sink likely had a protected surface on it, but being new, she should have asked her installer, and unfortunately the finish she removed by using caustic chemicals that the manufacturer would have told her not do. I was sorry to see Cathy's post and hear she ruined her own sink, but on raw copper, ammonia and salt is a proven, tried and true means of adding a patina to copper, as is time.
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If the value of the currency begins trading outside the band, then the country of that currency will usually revert to a fixed exchange rate. This usually stabilizes the currency's price back within the band. The Chinese yuan is an example of a currency that moves within a currency band.
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Give people the tools to build whatever they want, and they'll probably create amazing technological wonders. Also, dicks. »
Give people the tools to build whatever they want, and they'll probably create amazing technological wonders. Also, dicks. » 2/10/15 3:12pm 2/10/15 3:12pm
Human nature dictates that whenever people acquire new tools for visual expression, they'll use them to draw dicks. So when Nintendo revealed that the latest (and, quite possibly greatest)Super Smash Bros.would come with a level editor, was there any doubt about what players would do with it? » 12/19/14 5:50pm 12/19/14 5:50pm
As you can see, minor glitches can help NBA 2K15's sideline reporter do really efficient in-game interviews. » 10/08/14 10:46am 10/08/14 10:46am
It's hard not to get pumped while watching Korean shoutcasters comment League of Legends matches—they're just so freakin' excited! You don't even have to play League of Legends to appreciate the hype. » 9/29/14 2:11pm 9/29/14 2:11pm
Scouts said he was too small for the NFL. Well, Titans LB Christian Kirksey sure showed them. » 9/02/14 9:35am 9/02/14 9:35am
This weekend, ESPN2 aired a preview for the grand finals of Dota 2's The International, the 10 million-dollar tournament for the very popular video game. The move is kind of a big deal—arguably, it grants competitive gaming more mainstream legitimacy. But not everyone was happy to see Dota 2 on ESPN. » 7/21/14 11:51am 7/21/14 11:51am
Casey Jones replaced his hockey stick with a pair of basketball shoes for this one, to join the Turtles and play basketball in this NBA 2K14 mod by MkEliteWorksX. » 5/26/14 12:58pm 5/26/14 12:58pm
One of the largest video-capable screens in the world is finally being used as it should be: To play Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Need For Speed, Flower and a few more games on it. Not playing Pong on it is probably a wasted opportunity, though. » 4/10/14 8:00pm 4/10/14 8:00pm
After two weeks of hearing about sports you've never cared to follow in the past four years, you've probably wondered why the short track skaters don't just ... you know ... throw a blue shell at the end? And here we can see what would happen if they did. » 2/22/14 4:56pm 2/22/14 4:56pm
Did someone say this was Pro Evolution Soccer? Because this looks more like WWE 2k14, or maybe a Monty Python sketch. » 1/17/14 6:47pm 1/17/14 6:47pm
Video games provide a fertile field for generational gap humor. One young man just took his father for a spin with Grand Theft Auto V (and some wine), secretly recording the observations. He seems to grasp the central theme. "Take that copper! It's society's fault!" » 1/12/14 7:44pm 1/12/14 7:44pm
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Amazon Echo beta SDK coming for developers, content providers
The cloud and retail giant is preparing to expand its voice-activated assistant's capabilities with the launch of a beta software development kit to help outsiders to build apps.
The mobile space is exploding with smartphones in every pocket and tablets on the horizon. James Kendrick brings you the latest news from the mobile world and a breakdown of what it means to you.
James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, and has been sharing his insights on mobile technology for almost that long. Prior to joining ZDNet, James was the Founding Editor of jkOnTheRun, a CNET Top 100 Tech Blog that was acquired by GigaOM in 2008 and is now part of that prestigious tech network. James' writing has appeared in many print publications: Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine, Information Week and Laptop Magazine to name a few. James' coverage of the mobile technology sector has regularly appeared in the New York Times, Salon.com and CNN/ Fortune online. Not just a writer, James has filmed numerous video reviews and how-tos that have garnered well over a million viewers. He has appeared on local news segments and been interviewed by the Associated Press on mobile technology topics. Additionally, James has been podcasting about mobile technology for years.
The cloud and retail giant is preparing to expand its voice-activated assistant's capabilities with the launch of a beta software development kit to help outsiders to build apps.
This 8-inch Windows tablet is the first with Lenovo's Anypen technology that enables using any pen or pencil to write or draw on the screen. We go hands on with it to see how it fares.
There's a new app in town that lets you use an iPad as a second monitor for a Mac. It connects over USB for smooth operation good enough for the enterprise.
Office for Android doesn't yet run on devices with an Intel processor. Here's a list of tablets to avoid if you need to use Office right now.
No, they won't replace your tablet or laptop, but the iPhone 6 Plus and Android phablets -- with a bit of preparation -- prove to be effective occasional work tools.
Take your Android tablet to work with these apps. Track your time, stay on top of what you need to do, and collaborate with colleagues.
In iOS news this week came a warning about bricking iPhones, pen support hits OneNote for iOS, rumors of a public beta for iOS, and Microsoft Office adds iCloud support.
This week in the world of Android saw news of a new site for those who want to fix their own gadgets, an easy way to run Android apps under Windows, and an Android trojan is out that works even when you think you're device is shut down.
From powerhouses to light 2-in-1 models, these laptops -- including two ThinkPads and a MacBook Pro -- should all run Windows 10 like champs.
Frequent business travelers with a phone, tablet, and other gadget can keep them all charged at the same time without a power outlet.
Whether you're working remotely for the day or on an extended business trip, packing the right tools can make you a lot more productive.
Poor design choices prevent the Nexus 9 and Keyboard Folio from being a good solution for work and BYOD.
The iPad is a capable tool for work but requires good apps to provide the needed functionality. These 10 apps will go a long way to meeting the needs of most iPad users. You can't work all the time so we threw in a hot new game for down time.
This week in the world of iOS were reports that Jet Blue will accept Apple Pay inflight, iOS had a large increase in managed devices in the enterprise, and Apple has increased the maximum allowed iOS app size to 4GB.
In the world of Android this week was news of Android shipments dropping, Android Wear shipments were not heavy, and Microsoft/Samsung end the royalty battle.


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a high level framework for large scale sites
The next evolution of nuby-express; an advanced, RAD environment for Express sites.
Nuby Express has proven successful at managing large projects; however it did not load (not respond, load) fast enough for Nodejitsu and it had issues with require pathing.
HiveMVC is going to address some of the failings of NE and provide additional functionality:
- The ability to attach itself to an existing Express.js project
- The ability to launch and add actions to a running project
- Better ability to respond at any point in the loading process
- The ability to mock data sets and cache results for "de facto" unit tests
- Abstracting responses from HTTP to model expert / non-http systems
- The ability to "hot swap" patches to a working system.
- A complete data backup and import system to enable transport of data between local and remote systems.
- A simpler hierarchy of containers above the Action level
- A reconsideration of static serving to bind static directories to specific components, allowing for functional filtering of static data
- A callback-centric pipeline inside actions.
This on top of the existing feature set of Nuby Express
- Highly configurable convention based routing and configuration of actions
- A very action-centric system of web application design
- Support for local static file hosting at each action
- Strong system of layouts with local hosting of layout static files
- Designed for a large and growing single page(s) application
- A strong family of helper libraries for your custom application
Basic Architectural Concepts
Hive-mvc is built using the follwoing foundational modules:
- hive-configuration - a system for laoding configuration from JSON files or modules.
- Hive-component - a "widget factory" framework for building up a widget based on configuration and mixins. Designed to allow for multiple inputs for both.
- Hive-model - Although you'll want a "real"repo for your application data, hive-model is used for internal state keeping inside hive-mvc. ** All internal hive-mvc model names begin with a "$" so you shouldn't see namespace collision.
- Hive-loader - to bootstrap the application from the file system Hive-loader scans the frames in your application into your running application ('apiary').
Hive is "action centric" - all power is given to the action; you could even hypothetically run an entire site off a single action.
The full genus is
Actions are designed to respond to one OR MORE url endpoints; and so, a single action can respond to an entire REST system. They can serve their own static files as well.
Action configurations must have one or more entries in the routes object as in
"response": {
"get": ["/foo/bar", "foo/bar/:id/", "foo/bar/:id/:element"],
"post": "/foo/bar/:id"
Actions' code is made up of a series of handlers, defined in a [action_name]_actions.js code file:
There are "hooks" for managing specific stages of a response; you don't have to hand code overrides for each of these methods -- for instance, if you have no need for security on a response, you can skip the on_validate hook.
each of these methods have the following signatures:
on_[method](ctx, callback) {
These callbacks are managed by async.waterfall and shouldn't be called directly.
Also, you can define your own action pipeline by overriding the pipe property of the action (see action/respond.js).
The context object has a lot of local properties:
- $apiary
- $req and $res, express objects
and one public property
- out, a hive-collection
but by design, other than out, the context should be easily mockable and these properties ignored unless needed.
Hives are groups of actions -- as in "a hive of activity". They can have specific resources to augment their functionality.
Frames are groups of hives. A frame should be as self-sufficient as possible in delivering functionality - you should be able to pull a frame off a git repo and run it as is.
An apiary is the "world" of a hive-mvc app. It contains the server and app from express, all the resources, actions, and hives, and a dataspace for all the models. The apiary is injected into all the loaders and handlers of the bootstrapping process as well as the configurations of the actions, hives and frames. It is exposed to the resource factories as well.
The apiary is intended to serve as a global space for the web application where needed. It is what allows you to load a resource or model from one part of your web application and have it available wherever you need it.
Resources are a vague concept, by design. They have the same application space as a node module, but unlike node modules they are registered by name in a global object space (apiary.Resource.list model) and are typed.
Depending on the resources type, they are injected as different points in the lifecycle of the application.
- mixins are executed once, at startup. They must have a resopnd(cb) method.
- view_helpers are executed between the end of an action and the view rendering of the template.
- models are instantiated and added to the apiary dataspace. note that there is no requirement for a model resource to be an instance of hive-model - the only requirement of a model is that it have a unique name property.
- generic resources are called and executed manually, where needed.
resource files are required and registered in the Resource.list model as is, so any node file that exports a function with the following signature
module.exports = function(apiary, cb){
var dataspace = apiary.dataspace;
cb(null, myResource);
with a name is a legitimate resource. Given that the apiary itself can be configured with database identity/security
et.al, and has the dataspace this function is a good place to transport this information into models and other
Hive and Express
Where nuby-express internalized the express app, in hive, the assumption is you already have an express application, and you are looking to scale and better organize it. So hive wraps itself around an existing application, using the app and server as resources of the apiary. The apiary is the top level singleton of your site.*
Here is a typical bootstrap file with express and hive-mvc working in concert:
var express = require'express' http = require'http' util = require'util' path = require'path'; var app server; app = express; appconfigure appset'port' port || 3000; appset'views' __dirname + '/views'; appengine'html' require'ejs'renderFile; appuseexpressfavicon; appuseexpresslogger'dev'; appuseexpressbodyParser; appuseexpressmethodOverride; appuseexpresscookieParser'do you mock me?'; appuseexpresssession; appuseapprouter; appuseexpressstaticpathjoin__dirname 'public'; ; appconfigure'development' appuseexpresserrorHandler; ; server = httpcreateServerapp; serveron'close' console.log'======== closing server'; apiaryemit'close_server'; ; serverlistenappget'port' var apiary = mvcApiary{} pathjoin__dirname 'frames'; console.log'initializing apiary'; apiaryinit apiaryserveapp server; if cb cbnull apiary; ; ; return server;
Note that hive-mvc only kicks in AFTER the server has started to listen. Based on an unpleasant experience at a node knockout (aptly named in my part, as the Nodejitsu system couldn't support nuby-express) I have decided to begin bootstrapping hive-mvc AFTER the server has started to listen to a port.
The app and server are injected into the apiary in the serve portion of the bootstrapping.
Note that up to the point where you call server.listen, the configuration is 99% arbitrary - you can use whatever config you like for express.
The only part of the app.configure that is important to hive is the app.engine; right now hive has only been tested using html files interpreted by ejs. Also, note that hive-mvc internalizes views in each individual action, so while its fine to have/maintain your views folder for raw Express endpoints, you won't need it for hive.
- While the architecture is designed to allow for multiple apiaries, its never been tested and I couldn't see the point. ** Hive-model does have quantum-read-write to a file system, and so is good for mocks, but its not built to be production performant for real world repos.


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Police dogs, email and beer: Lesser-noticed promises in throne speech
Some less-noticed but intriguing promises in the Conservative government's throne speech.
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OTTAWA—Dogs, beer and long-dead explorers — there was a little bit of everything sprinkled into Wednesday's speech from the throne.
The main headlines that emerged from the speech included an imminent trade deal with Europe, tougher sentencing for criminals and consumer measures such as lower cell roaming fees.
But there were also a number of extremely specific — and sometimes arcane — promises that stood out among the broad themes of the speech.
They include:
— A law that would criminalize hurting a service animal. A German shepherd police dog in Edmonton known as Quanto was recently stabbed repeatedly by a man police were trying to take into custody.
— Allowing Canadians to transport beer and spirits from province to province for their own personal use, something many might not even realize is currently illegal. The change would theoretically allow wineries to ship wine to consumers, something for which they have been lobbying intensely.
— A renewal of efforts to discover what happened to Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and the lost ships HMS Erebus and Terror. The feds launched another search in 2012 at a cost of $275,000, calling it Canada's undiscovered historic site.
— The building of a "Memorial to the Victims of Communism." The government has already pledged $1.5 million for the project near Parliament Hill, and is being led by a group called Tribute to Liberty. It will also celebrate the way Canada provided refuge to those fleeing communist regimes, such as Ukraine.
— Completing the Dempster Highway from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk at the Arctic Ocean, a 140-kilometre stretch. This was a Conservative platform promise and $150 million was set aside in the 2012 budget.
— Merging the federal government's 63 different email systems into one. Ottawa awarded a $400-million contract this summer to Bell Canada to take on the job. It predicts the consolidation will save the government $50 million annually once it is in place.
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The Road to Glory, Paved in the Everyday
Glory hunger primes our attention for moments, like playoffs and championships, when it is most likely to emerge. The regular season will have its moments, but greatness emerges in the postseason.
Glory hunger primes our attention for moments, like playoffs and championships, when it is most likely to emerge. The regular season will have its moments, but greatness emerges in the postseason.
To think that God is uninterested in our quotidian cares is to take a surprisingly low view of God's power and concern.
ESPN's decision to highlight a benched player in the course of a televised game points to something deeper about the way we are presented college football games. And, I think, to something more significant about what it means to be human.
In his two court cases, Oscar Pistorius's body is separated from the rest of his identity, and whether he can control it or really loses control, he cannot control the eyes focused on his body's every move.
It's harder — and more worthwhile — to look for and champion the good things in any institution or arena, enjoying them for what they are, and working to facilitate them.
The World Series signifies the official end of summer's leisure and a sign that the harsh winter is coming.
We don't love Kansas City because it's better. We love it because it's home.
While what we know to have happened on February 15th hasn't changed much since the initial incident, what we understand to have happened has certainly been drastically altered.
To love our neighbors well, we must consider the stories our words tell before we speak them.
Notice how quickly pain, sadness, and suffering are shared and communicated on our blogs, Facebook feeds, and Twitter streams.
Only in the United States could a group of fans turn one of the world's most accessible games into a carefully guarded gated community.
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He longs for the grace he knew those years ago when he could run and not grow tired.
Hoping the prideful will be brought down is enticing, but it's very easy to move from that to hoping that they stay down.
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Men and women with views like Donald Sterling's could be in the courtrooms, doctor's office, classrooms and even in our pews.
Triumph and tragedy may mark our days, but we have a prize we are running for, and nothing can take that from us.
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