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TOPEKA, Kan. (December 5, 2012) – The 2012 SCCA National Championship Runoffs DVD set, presented by Volkswagen, is available in limited numbers and can be to the racer in your life in time for the holidays.
The eight-disc DVD set features all 29 class races, commentary from the broadcast team of Greg Creamer, Dorsey Schroeder, Jim Tretow, Randy Pobst, and pre- and post-race interviews in pit lane from John Bisignano. Each race is presented as it was aired on SpeedcastTV.com.
The complete 2012 set is available for members for $31.99 by logging into SCCA.com or directly from ams.scca.com and clicking the merchandise link to order. A combo set, including the 2011 Runoffs, is available for $49.99.
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Death's Garden
Death's garden with her unyielding sorrow beckoned me
Her mephistophelian eyes lashed at me as I rejected the Siren's call
The garden's roseate lips quivered in anger
Then fed me mendacious odes of love
The tourniquet of the garden violated me!
It cannot save me
She promised me eternal love
Torrents of blood, of unrequited love!!
She tells me to cry, cry for my grave for it will not absolve me, nothing will
Dishonoured by the world, she offers me life that I lament
Wrapped around her neck
A prison of her neck
A high she needs to satisfy
We are her stash
Euphoria in the wounded ones
OH YEAH!!!! That is awesome Sarah!! Sorry I haven't been in for a while … my Activity monitor isn't showing your new works for me :(
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Friday, 15 February 2013
Visible Image Friday: Inky fingers and a lot of colors
Sewing Room set and a couple of Visible Image background stamps. I picked Check Background and Grunge Polka Dot, but any square and dotted ones will work too.
Now for the technique.
1. Stamp a central image with black ink, make a mask (just stamp another same image, cut it and cover your stamped image with it). Now stamp around some backgrounds and fill the " holes" with small stamps (I used buttons and spools).Cover it all with clear embossing powder and heat emboss it all.
2. Add red ink with a sponge over the central part and and over 2 corners. Now go for blue ink on 2 other corners and mix a bit. Now add yellow ink over all bare places and mix all inks with a clean sponge. Can you see all possible colors shown? It's purple and orange and green and so bright and shiny!
3. Now for the boring part- outline all possible shapes with white pen (Uniball is the best)
4. Add some black enamel paint over the dots and Glossy Accents over the big images. Glue the title (I used AC foam letters ) and make some white pen dots over them too. You " art card" is finished. This is a great technique for any art page too, also as far as I know most of art journals don't have glossy cardstock pages, so just glue one over the page.
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Bold colors for Frosted designs
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- jane stillman said...
A fabulous project, thanks for sharing
- 15 February 2013 at 10:59
- Visible Image said...
Fantastic Irit! Love the bright colours, superb stamping. Thank you!
- 15 February 2013 at 12:11
- Wee Von said...
Beautiful,love all the stamping of the buttons and all of those amazing colors.
- 15 February 2013 at 15:47
- sue morris said...
Wow! This is beautiful!!! I love it!
- 15 February 2013 at 17:50
- Sue Ashcroft said...
Love it Irit, beautifully bright and very informative demo xx
- 15 February 2013 at 21:17
- DeBe said...
This is fabulous, I love it and it is so effective ! Thanks for the tutorial, Denyse x
- 16 February 2013 at 23:00
- Maura said...
Neon bright ! Great colors to wake us up on a cold winter day!
- 17 February 2013 at 23:52
- Traci Penrod said...
Thanks for joining the challenge over at Frosted Designs! Love your bold use of color with the inks! Great job!
- 18 February 2013 at 15:25
- BrendaB said...
Love those bright bold colors against the black! Thanks for sharing the technique, and thanks for joining us at Frosted Designs!
- 19 February 2013 at 15:42
- Joni Parker said...
Wow...amazing colors!! Thanks for sharing with us at Frosted Designs!!
- 22 February 2013 at 23:30
- Sassy said...
Fabulous!!! Love the bright and bold colors. Thanks for playing with Frosted Designs
- 28 February 2013 at 19:22
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New house, new at landscaping, need help
After fixing up the interior of the new house, its time to tackle the front yard.
Originally I had intended to shrink the flower bed so that it lined up with the walkway, but the more I think about it, the more I think I could make it look really great. The palm tree I could do without but it may prove more work than I care to do to remove it. There are two crape myrtles in that flower bed, the pink one you see and a purple one behind it that I would like to keep and really like. The buggest problem here is the flooding. I don't know what to do about it or what plants I could put here.
There is another small bed from the driveway to the front door that also floods when it rains, and is mostly shaded. Right now the house does not have gutters (very strange for a FL house) but we will be installing them as the first step in the yard renovation.
Lastly is this bed next to the garage. I don't really care for the rose bush and would like to remove it all together, but am interested in what ideas you all might have.
I have never done anything like this before and really seeking ideas, opinions, and detailed explanations. I would like to stick to native plants or at least perennials so we don't have to re plant every year. I would like this ti be as low maintenance as possible but still nicer than bushes and mulch. Thanks in advanced to any and every comment.
When you install new gutters,it will break some old flower bed.it is too a chance to design your garden structure again.old flower beds are the front of windows.high plants will block windows light.old bed shape isn't nice too.it is limited to improve your curb appeal with old bone style matching short shrub or flower.
my suggests:add a small patio in front of window and door. a "S" line walkway link tween the patio and driveway.plant palm,maple,cedar as "L" curve shape bone.match some color bushes and flower.
Congratulations on the new house, ontheairship. I know nothing about gardening in your climate, so I won't try to suggest plants. However, since it will help other members to know your hardiness zone (there are five in Florida), please tell us (generally) where you live, or look up your zone here:
It will also help to know which direction the house faces, how much sun the beds get (on both sides of the front yard), and whether the lawn includes any of the invasive types of grass like Bermuda.
The palm is directly in front of your front door. You want people to be able to see your front door (which is already difficult, because it's set at the corner of the house, and in a narrow recess to boot), so remove the palm. Remove it now, because it will only get larger. [The shrub closest to the front door is also trying to hide the door.]
Most on this forum dislike that type of edger and consider them out-of-date. The white color makes them stand out from the landscaping, but the narrow white lines aren't to scale with your house. They don't lend themselves to curves, so you're either stuck with right angles (not necessarily a bad thing, but limiting) or awkward shapes (like the attempt to "curve" the front bed). Consider also the two beds in the foreground of the final photo: a rectangle and a tiny circle, just inches apart. If it weren't for those edgers, the beds could be combined.
Obviously you already own the current edgers, and replacing them with another type of edger will involve an expense.
Along the front walk, the edgers seem too close and too busy. For that and other reasons, I would eliminate the narrow bed alongside the garage. The front walk is already narrow, so replace the bed with cement (of course, the older and newer cement likely won't match). If you can afford it, replace the entire walkway: widen it to at least the outer edge of the doorway recess; round the outer corner where the walkway turns around the corner of the garage.
The white rock collects weeds and doesn't stay white. Decide how you feel about that. Consider asking the Florida Gardening forum whether a clean rock bed is possible, and if so, the best way to go about it.
If you decide to get rid of the edgers and rock, Craigslist is a possibility.
In that narrow strip of white gravel between the house/garage & walkway, you could replace it with some attractive pavers or bricks. That would be cheaper than reworking the whole path, would stay nicer/neater than the gravel, and would still allow for a semi-permeable surface for water to pass through.
Definitely remove the palm & put a light in that entryway so people can see the door. And if the budget does allow you to repour that walkway, I'd widen the part where it attaches to the driveway. In the second photo, draw an imaginary line between the rear tire of the car & the corner of the walk near the palm tree. Make all of that area part of the walkway as well, and that will help guide your eye toward the door.


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Heart disease tops the list as America's most deadly disease. It strikes about 82 percent of people age 65 or older. Your diet, though, can play a critical role in reducing your risks and helping get you back on the road to wellness if you already have heart disease.
Studies support this fact. In people ages 70 to 90, eating a heart-friendly diet rich in wholesome carbs and healthy fats (along with increased exercise) is associated with a 65 to 73 percent lower rate of death from all chronic disease, including heart disease.
Foods full of unhealthy fats and sugars can cause inflammation and plaque buildup in your arteries, a ripe recipe for a heart attack or stroke. The right diet can help keep your arteries clear and work to cut your risk. And check with your doctor to find out what activity level is right for you.
Healthy eating guidelines
A prescription for a heart-healthy diet does not mean a lifetime of bland food and skinless chicken. Check out the general guidelines below. Ask your doctor for specific guidelines depending on your individual health.
Increase wholesome carbs. Healthy carbs are loaded with fiber and protective nutrients, and include:
- Fruits and vegetables. Strive for a variety for the most benefit.
- Whole grains such as whole wheat, oatmeal, brown and wild rice, barley, buckwheat, bulgur and quinoa are all great choices.
- Beans/legumes such as split peas and lentils, pinto, navy, kidney, black and garbanzo beans are rich in lean protein, too.
Focus on lean proteins. These can take the place of fatty meats and cheeses.
- Fish, skinless poultry, lean meats, dry beans, limited eggs and nuts can stand in for fatty meats and cheeses.
- Low-fat dairy can be found in fat-free or low-fat versions of milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese and other milk products.
Increase healthy fats. The right fats can actually be good for you. Certain poly- and monounsaturated fats can make up to 30 percent of your total calories. Use them to replace saturated and trans fats.
- Olive and canola oil can be used in cooking and baking.
- Nuts and seeds are great as snacks or tossed into cereal or yogurt.
- Avocado is delicious as a sandwich spread or chopped into salads.
- Fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and herring are recommended at least twice a week.
If you have heart disease, talk to your doctor about whether you should be taking an omega-3 fish oil supplement.
Limit saturated fats as much as possible. Cut out or cut down on fatty cuts of meat, whole milk, cheese made from whole milk, ice cream, butter, lard, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, sausage, mayonnaise, coconut and palm oil. The American Heart Association recommends saturated fat be less than 7 percent of your total daily calories.
Keep saturated fats to less than 7 percent of total calories. This includes fatty cuts of meat, whole milk, cheese made from whole milk, ice cream, butter, lard, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, sausage, mayonnaise, coconut and palm oil.
Avoid trans fats and partially hydrogenated fats. These fats are thought to be even more dangerous than cholesterol and saturated fat. They are found mainly in processed foods such as cakes, cookies, crackers, pies, commercial French fries, stick margarine and various chips.
Limit cholesterol to less than 300 mg per day. Cholesterol is found only in animal foods such as eggs, meat, poultry and fish. If you already have heart disease, your doctor may advise that you limit cholesterol intake to less than 200 mg per day.
Reduce added sugars. Excess sugar has been shown to have a role in heart disease, along with "bad" fats.
- Closely watch your intake of sweets and sweetened drinks.
- Read labels for hidden sources of sugar such as corn syrup, fructose, glucose, sucrose, dextrose, maltose, honey, molasses and malt syrup.
Reduce sodium to 1,500 mg per day. Read labels on all canned and processed foods. Watch your intake of cured and processed meats and cheese.
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Alcohol. If you do drink, keep your intake to no more than one drink a day for women or two drinks a day for men. Any more than this can increase the risk of health problems, including certain types of cancer. Examples of one drink include:
- Beer: 12 ounces
- Wine: 5 ounces
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Plant stanols/sterols. Plant sterols and stanols are substances that occur naturally in small amounts in many plant foods. Two grams taken every day has been shown to lower LDL cholesterol by up to 15 percent. You can now get stanols or sterols in some margarine spreads, orange juice, cereals and even granola bars. They can also be found in gel form as a supplement. Ask your doctor if taking plant stanols/sterols is right for you.
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- American Heart Association. Scientific statement: Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006. Circulation. 2006;114:82-96.
- Smith Jr. SC, Benjamin EJ, Bonow RO, Braun LT, Creager MA, Franklin BA, et al. AHA/ACCF secondary prevention and risk reduction therapy for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2011 update. Circulation. 2011;124:2458-2473.
- United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010.
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International (MNN)–There are growing fears that a controversial Papal address will spur more persecution of Christians in Muslim-dominated areas. Along with that fear is a demand by Muslims that the Pope give a clear apology for remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith.
Pope Benedict was in Germany last week encouraging his listeners to reject religious motivation for violence. To illustrate his point, he cited the words of a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as "evil and inhuman," particularly a "command to spread by the sword the faith."
The ensuing protests and violence have stirred up memories of the fury over cartoons of Mohammed that were published in a Danish newspaper, as well as fears of violence against Christians.
Open Doors' Al Janssen says political and religious leaders have been largely unsuccessful in defusing the crisis. "It seems like the Muslim world doesn't accept the Pope's apology and accept the context in which he made those remarks, and are using this as a means to foment and continue conflict with Christians."
When asked if the potential for trouble existed, Janssen not only confirmed it, he voiced grave concern over the threats and attacks they've already seen played out. Teams from the Gaza Strip reported a threat by militants to strike at Christian targets. Several churches have also already been burned and there are scattered reports of similar incidents throughout the Middle East.
Janssen says he's planning a trip soon to encourage church leaders in some of the areas where attacks bear out Islamic ire. "There are Christians in a great deal of fear that their work could be attacked so that's one of the things that I want to check out. I want to see how this is affecting mission work and see how the church is responding where they are a severe minority."
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5 ton system pressure drop questions
Once again, I have read lots of information and what we are being told and what exists does not fit when it comes to calculating ESP. As, I have mentioned before I have a 5 ton unit and the coil itself is .498 pressure drop and most other 5 ton coils are @ 0.5 and that is what all these furnaces are rated to handle @ 2000 CFM. That leaves no room for ductwork, grilles and even filters to be installed and keep the system balanced within this guideline or maintain the SEER rating of the system. What am I not understanding as I see everything below 5 ton units the coils pressure drops are much lower allowing room for all other ESP to be factored in. Can someone please explain the secret here if there is one?
First, thank you for responding back as I think I have been sold and installed equipment that as another HVAC guy said, is possibly just junk related to efficiency being impossible. So, on my own I am trying my best to correct this a best as possible without spending enormous amount of money. I am so happy you have asked me this question, but on the other hand I see it very bad news. Enough venting, the opening of the furnace is 19.6 inches. The opening of the coil case is 20" but the coil itself is 21". I see they sold me a discontinued furnace and the newer furnaces are in a couple of sizes going up to 24.5" inches and they sell a coil that is also that dimension with a pressure drop rated of 0.395. I am so disappointed in this and I hope someone can help me. Here are the model #'s of the furnace and the coil if you can please verify what I said and suggest what I can do to improve this problem. GOODMAN FURNACE GME81155CXCB and COIL CAPF4860C6DB.
First, let me say that I am NOT a PRO, but have become educated in matters HVAC, by plodding this and other HVAC forums for years.
I could not find information on your furnace and coil. I am however, curious as to your location, size of home, and your need for that large of a heating/cooling system.
Would you also detail exactly how your ESP was determined? Also, can you give information on what was replaced, and the outdoor unit?
I understand you are not a pro and neither am I, but I have been rapidly learning about this process also, and I see that I might could have made it with the 4 ton unit that I had. I did the Manual J and Manual D methods and if you use the standard of 95 degrees and 18 degrees for Memphis, TN area then it is a 4 ton, but that is incorrect as the last several years that is not the case here. So, I used, and it may be high, 100 and 10 degrees. I know now a lot of things I could have and need to improve on related to the duct work in general, insulation, etc. Go to www.alpineair.com and you can get these values for these units. It was a Trane 4 ton unit XE1000. The builder's spec. said 2222 sq. ft. home. Measurements of the floor space was 2,000 sq. ft. I am being told it is going to be impossible to make this unit operate at the 14 SEER it is rated at, which I completely understand after the fact. Since the coil is rated at .498 pressure drop and the furnace is designed to operate at .50 @ 2,000 CFM there is no room for duct design. I am disappointed in myself for letting this happen and the HVAC industry for manufacturing equipment particularly 5 ton units that has these kind of specs. I tell you anything you want to know in what is all wrong, I just can't straightened it all out on my own, and I can make it a lot worse, but I know if I continue to try and improve this I can do a better job than most HVAC service companies around here can or would do. Most of them don't even own an anenometer to check airflow. I bought one and have used it and like I said I could go on and on about what is wrong, but getting it ultimately right can only occur with the proper equipment installed to begin with/
Regarding your SP, the CFM delivered is dependent on the SP, not the other way around. Merely setting the CFM by DIP switches, or speed taps, depending on your equipment, does NOT 'give' you x amount of CFM.
Since I can't find specs on your furnace, I don't know if you have an variable speed blower (DIP switches), or a multi-speed blower (taps). The former, will attempt to deliver the set CFM by ramping up, causing higher amp draw and static pressure. Were temperature rise and delta-T values within specs?
Were there any static pressure measurements taken *and how)? Using altered design temps to increase heating or cooling needs leading you to increase blower size may be mostly responsible for your problems.
What was there before replacement?
Go to www.alpinehomeair.com and you'll find it all. But, it is a multi-speed furnace and they have it set on T5 which is @ 2,000 CFM @ 0.5"IWC. Someone else mentioned about changing condensing unit, coil, motor, etc. to be like a 4 ton system. But you have got to be kidding me, and even if it did, why? Would the manufacturer warranty this arrangement if you had problems? I just don't understand why this manufacturer and looks like most others that are designed to operate @ 2,000 CFM have no room there period. I am going to take static pressure readings and let you know later. I forced these guys to add at least one 12" return because we were short with the 4 ton unit and they were going to just cut a hole in the wall where one return already existed and they thought it would be good enough. But, now this individual return is mounted in the ceiling and is just a humming as I know this motor is ramping up like you say as the CFM is @ 750 and so is the FPM of @ 750 FPM. So, like some others have said and your saying that apparently you cannot order a standard 120K btu furnace and 5 ton condensing unit and matching 5 ton coil and operate within the specs of 0.5" IWC and (in this case 14 SEER rating) without manipulating various components in the system to try and come close or meet the efficiency that the manufacturer originally said it is capable of performing, right? If this is true, then manufacturers are not telling the truth of what a true full sized 5 ton residential system will operate in the real world and HVAC companies are covering this problem up and seems to me that there is something wrong with this picture. I had a 4 ton system that I later found out was undersized in return of at least one 10" or 12" return and I now know it would have helped considerably, but I still feel it was undersized, but again what I feel and what the professionals know and might could have done to make it work is another matter. The problem is my wife and I want 72 degrees year around inside whether it hits 115 degrees outside or -15 degrees and if it causes the system to be oversized for those conditions and makes it less efficient, that is our choice there also. Then it becomes a matter of how much oversized is too much or not enough yet, right? Just like in the opposite direction of when you perform Manual J it goes down to a 4 ton unit if your conditions are such it says 4.5 tons needed. But, what is that based on 2 days out of the year, a week, a month, you know?
"Go to www.alpinehomeair.com and you'll find it all."
A direct link would be nice.
"...it is a multi-speed furnace and they have it set on T5 which is @ 2,000 CFM @ 0.5"IWC."
"....as I know this motor is ramping up like you say as the CFM is @ 750.."
Mult-speed motors do NOT ramp up. The speed is set by the tap. The air flow delivered will depend on the total ESP SEEN by the blower. If you got a manual for your furnace, it should have 'fan' data, which lists air flow at different values of SP.
"I had a 4 ton system...."
So, you increased tonnage. Your duct system was likely undersized ( I needed a 10 or 12"...), so total ESP is likely higher. How's the noise? Try blowing through a straw. Not much breath getting through, but the pressure on the walls of the straw will be great.
"But, what is that based on 2 days out of the year, a week, a month, you know?"
The OUTDOOR design temperatures are such that about 98% of the time, the temperature will be at or BELOW that temperature (cooling). This is calculated from accumulated data.
Short cycling due to oversizing will result in poor humidity removal.
I apologize,I have not done this link thing before, so here is one for the furnace:
I read 2,014 CFM at 0.5".
For the coil: http://www.alpinehomeair.com/viewproduct.cfm?productID=453057261.
For the condensing unit: http://www.alpinehomeair.com/viewproduct.cfm?productID=453057626.
For the filters: http://www.alpinehomeair.com/viewproduct.cfm?productID=453059851.
All this information is also on Goodman's website and if you can't find it I will get you links there also.
I am sorry, but when I said ramping up I should have said loading up (current increasing) as I know the return and supply is undersized, so I would expect the motor is under constant strain being the velocity IS running very high and so, the RPM is probably lower, right?
Thanks, RC