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Kohler K-6546-4U-20 Suede Dickinson 33" Single Basin Under-Mount Enameled Cast-Iron Kitchen Sink with Apron-Front
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Specification Sheet | |
Rough-In Guide | |
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ADA | No |
Basin Depth | 8 |
Basin Length | 30 |
Basin Rack Included | No |
Basin Split | Single Basin |
Basin Width | 15 |
Basket Strainer Included | No |
Country Of Origin | USA |
Cutting Board Included | No |
Drain Connection | 3.625 |
Drain Placement | Rear |
Farmhouse | Yes |
Faucet Centers | 8 |
Faucet Hole Size | 2.375 |
Faucet Holes | 4 |
Faucet Included | No |
Height | 8.75 |
Installation Type | Farmhouse, Undermount |
Length | 33 |
Made in America | Yes |
Material | Cast Iron |
Number Of Basins | 1 |
Sink Shape | Rectangular |
Soap Dispenser Included | No |
Sound Dampening | Yes |
Width | 22.12 |
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- Single basin design provides maximum available workspace
- Covered under Kohler's limited lifetime warranty
- With its strong silhouette and wide basin, the Dickinson sink offers a simple, functional alternative to larger double-bowl sinks
- Constructed of enameled cast-iron which combines strength, durability and insulation benefits
- Under-mount installation gives an integrated graceful look to the sink
- Rear drain location increases workspace area in the sink as well as storage area underneath
- All hardware needed for installation included
Product Technologies / Benefits:
- Enameled Cast-Iron: Kohler Enameled Cast-Iron combines the strength, durability, and insulation benefits of cast-iron with the scratch, chip, and burn resistance of a baked, powder coat finish and comes with an exceptional Lifetime Limited Warranty. When these materials are combined it gives the sink or tub the strength to last a lifetime of use. Kohler Enameled Cast-Iron is also available in a wide variety of specialty colors allowing you to truly customize your home.
- Apron Front: Once known as "farmhouse sinks" because they evoke images of traditional kitchens, Kohler apron-front sinks have a stylish panel in front and are available in both tile-in and under-mount models. Self-Trimming installation lets you install an apron-front sink with most conventional cabinetry.
- Height: 8-3/4" (measured from the bottom of the sink to the top most point of the sink)
- Overall Width: 22-1/8" (measured from the back outer rim to the front outer rim)
- Overall Length: 33" (measured from the left outer rim to the right outer rim)
- Basin Width: 15" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
- Basin Length: 30" (measured from the left inner rim to the right inner rim)
- Basin Depth: 8" (measured from center of the basin to the rim)
- Installation Type: Under-mount apron-front
- Number of Faucet Holes: 4
- Drain Outlet Connection: 3-5/8"
- Minimum Base Cabinet Width: 35"
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This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
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K-6546-4U-47 - Basalt
K-6546-4U-FT - Biscuit
K-6546-4U-96 - Black
K-6546-4U-7 - Black n Tan
K-6546-4U-KA - Cane Sugar
K-6546-4U-FD - Cashmere
K-6546-4U-K4 - Caviar
K-6546-4U-FP - Dune
K-6546-4U-NY - Ember
K-6546-4U-RR - Frost
K-6546-4U-FE - Innocent Blush
K-6546-4U-55 - Iron Cobalt
K-6546-4U-30 - Navy
K-6546-4U-52 - Pepper n Salt
K-6546-4U-84 - Roussillon Red
K-6546-4U-R1 - Sandbar
K-6546-4U-G9 - Sea Salt
K-6546-4U-FF - Skylight
K-6546-4U-6 - Suede
K-6546-4U-20 - Tea Green
K-6546-4U-NG - Thunder Grey
K-6546-4U-58 - Timberline
K-6546-4U-97 - Vapour Blue
K-6546-4U-KC - Vapour Green
K-6546-4U-KG - Vapour Orange
K-6546-4U-KE - White
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7 Questions from the Community
The Kohler K-6546-4U does come in the white finish.
Does this sink come in a white?
A. The Kohler K-6546-4U does come in the white finish.
The Kohler K-6546-4U is an undermount sink, the sink is already drilled for 4 oversized holes. In the counter you only drill the number of holes you need for the faucet.
The picture shows a sink with faucets through the countertop, but the spec sheet shows a sink with drilled holes. Which is it?
A. The Kohler K-6546-4U is an undermount sink, the sink is already drilled for 4 oversized holes. In the counter you only drill the number of holes you need for the faucet.
The front apron of The Kohler K-6546-4U is 8 3/4" tall.
what is the measurement of the apron front? 6", 7", 8" ?
A. The front apron of The Kohler K-6546-4U is 8 3/4" tall.
The exterior height of the Kohler K-6546-4U front apron is 8 5/8" with this being the tallest point. You can see the full dimensions for this sink by clicking on the "Specifications Sheet" link below the product description as well.
What is exterior depth?
A. The exterior height of the Kohler K-6546-4U front apron is 8 5/8" with this being the tallest point. You can see the full dimensions for this sink by clicking on the "Specifications Sheet" link below the product description as well.
The sink measures 33 inches by 22-1/8 inches on the exterior.
What is the actual measurements of the outside of the sink?
A. The sink measures 33 inches by 22-1/8 inches on the exterior.
The Kohler K-6546-4U has a 3-5/8" diameter drain outlet, which is industry standard.
We just purchased a Kohler Whitehaven K-6489. Does it require a special garbage disposer or will a standard size disposer be OK?
A. The Kohler K-6546-4U has a 3-5/8" diameter drain outlet, which is industry standard.
The Kohler K-6546-4U weighs approximately 134 lbs.
What is the weight?
The Kohler K-6546-4U weighs approximately 134 lbs.
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The FZ6 isn't exactly "pretty" so I understand. The 650 ninjas are nice. Rode one my buddy was looking at.
Yeah I prefer a blinking light over a fuel gauge as well. I have never had a neutral finder other then the green light on my gauges. haha
I just got a text this morning that my wife wants me to buy us a KTM RC8..... I love that bike. Always wanted one just always bought other crap. So I might be putting one in my garage this summer. Who knows.
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03-31-2014, 01:37 PM #2412008 Mobius XLV - SOLD
never even heard of a nuetral finder...
my FZ1 and FZ6 both had fuel gages that start blinking when it gets to "reserve" status, including changing the odometer to a trip meter. Maybe yours will do the same?
Jealous of the RC8. Beautiful, and never had a chance to throw a leg over one. Well, I DID, but I couldn't (had the kids with me at a show with free demo rides )
HUGE difference between the FZ6 and the FZ6R. Only thing similar is the engine iteself. Completely different frames, suspension, etc. FZ6R is a very entry level bike, like the old Suzuki katana. FZ6 can be riddne quite hard, esp. with a few mods. While I don't like the FZ6R at all (they went really cheap on it...), I do like most of the FZ6's. They don't all look too bad 07 FZ6.jpg
Different power from 600 to 1000 for sure. Very different riding style required for the street. Been on the 1k for 2 years now, and while I like it SO much better for the highway, I did like my 600 better, even if I did have to wring it out. The FZ1 does seem to be a little more confidence inspiring.Last edited by rc5695; 03-31-2014 at 02:02 PM.
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FZ6 vs. FZ6R vz. Ninja650. Ninja is way less power than FZ6, not sure compared to FZ6R. I'd take (or put somebody else on) the Ninja over the FZ6R anyday. the FZ6 has superior engine and suspension over the Ninja though. Not sure if they've made any updates to the Ninja in the last few years though either?
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I have never thrown a leg over an RC8 either but I know I still want one. I had the opportunity at a trackday last year but I am hesitant to take anyone's bike on the track other then my wife's or mine because if I wreck it I would feel horrible. Had the same opportunity to take out a BMWS1000RR but turned it down as well.
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to be clear, fz6r. she didn't like the graphics on the '13 leftovers. I do agree as well. not a real attractive bike. the ninja is a clear winner in the looks category and since it'll never be tearing up a track, that's a bigger deal than improved engine or improved suspension for cornering. heck, everything out here is straight anyway I know the fz6 is nothing more than a r6 but she doesn't like the lack of fairings and overall look. I shopped the fz1 but it is not real loved when compared to the 1k ninja on all the road tests I read. ninja felt better overall. doesn't look as "naked".
my '09 zx6r had a feature that when the bike is stopped, from first gear, it doesn't matter how hard you click up to neutral, it will not go past into second gear. it's a cool feature but really just makes ya lazy. and agree on the fuel gauge. give me a flash on the display and a gear indicator. I will miss that a bunch..
it is amazing how balanced the new 600 track bikes are. I did notice a big difference in how easy the zx was to throw around vs the 1k ninja. it's not a bad bike but I think the 600, for me, would be much more confidence inspiring around a real track. the 1k seems a lot more "soft".
rc8's are sexy but in that money, I think it'd be a s1000rr. I bet long term on a track, that bimmer will outlast the ktm. .'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Yeah I am looking at the S100RR and the Ducati 1198S as well. I guess it will come down to what the wife really wants.
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haha it is a tough decision. I wish I could afford all three but I would have to sell my boat, truck, wife and some other stuff
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nice setup...
picked up the new ride a few weeks ago. got a pile of parts to install.
I've been with progressive insurance for a long time. kind of pissed as I insured it the other day. pricing is the same for either the 1000ninja/z1000/zx10r. how does that make sense? and it's $50 more/yr than my old zx6r.
clearly they only look at displacement and not what the bike actually is.. oh well..'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten


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This proved to be more difficult than I thought it would be, and studying the photos revealed some definite design changes between the two ships, besides the mast arrangement. The first thing I noticed was that the aft end of the fairweather on Batfish goes straight down, and does not have the jog that Pampanito has. The next thing I noticed was that the ends of the bridge platforms are different. On the plans I have, both ends have sloped support structures under the ends. Batfish has no such structure on the forward end and a differently sloped structure on the aft end.
they added the rear gun deck back after it arrived at Muskogee because it had been removed and that he did not know if it is the original correct length and size round. The confusion continues…
Interesting about the hull steel, that the thickness increased 33% and so did the test depth. I can't imagine how they must creak and moan when they go deep. And I can't imagine the sheer terror of having depth charges exploding around you, knowing that any second could be your last.
Well, no, it's the FairWATER.I thought that it was the fairweather
Then it is open underneath with support brackets, and at the top there is a gap. The gap looks to be 3-5" wide, which at 1/144 scale would be 0.02-0.03", which is doable, but the real deal is sheet steel and the thickness of my model will be somewhat thicker scale wise, so I'm not sure how well I will be able to model this, but I guess we will find out later.
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Using letter 'k' for something not related to kde?
Why I just... the nerve.
Phoronix: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Benchmarks With Its New Kernel
As was reported recently, the Debian GNU/kFreeBSD port now has limited support for handling ZFS file-systems and its stock kernel has been upgraded against that of FreeBSD 8.1. Due to the upgraded kernel we ran a quick set of benchmarks to see how the performance of Debian GNU/kFreeBSD to that of Debian Linux.
Sometimes I just...
Using letter 'k' for something not related to kde?
Why I just... the nerve.
@klavko: the knerve .
Why mention it now supports ZFS and then do the bench on UFS?
Is there any test more useless than that SQLLite insert benchmark? Why does michael still include it in every one of these OS comparisons?
OMG, apache and sqlite are extremely important benchmarks - every desktop (including netbook and mobile phone) user keeps running them all the time. If your machine can't do more than a million requests or inserts per second, you are doom3d and have kregressed. </sarcasm>
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Look some pretty kgraphs that tell you knothing knew or kinteresting
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California Science CenterEcosystemsDiscover how environment affects living things—and vice versa—in a new immersive exhibit. Ecosystems is divided into eight zones, each of which demonstrates a different ecological principle. In Extreme Zone, visitors feel the heat of a desert ecosystem and the chill of an "ice wall" in a polar ecosystem. Forest Zone includes an underwater kelp forest inhabited by such California coastal creatures as leopard sharks and moray eels. Island Zone, home to lizards and tropical fish, shows the workings of evolution in isolated habitats. Ecosystems also features a Discovery Room especially designed for children seven and younger.Permanent ExhibitVisit the exhibit websiteCredit information can be found on the museum website.
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There were so many that we broke them up by each day of the show.
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Digital Health: The Debate
"If there is one takeaway about this meeting and digital health–it's standing room only! And I think that's the reality we live in. We are at a really interesting point in time… we are seeing telemedicine, trackers, cyber-security, electronic medical records actually move forward with a sense of purpose and a sense of trajectory."
"The trick is to make this data actionable. Blend it with artificial intelligence, we're going to learn new things and the consumer can triage themselves."
"We are seeing that adoption in the states is coming but it's met with skepticism because it's overwhelming and our traditional healthcare system is migrating. This show is showing we are going to be there very soon. In Asia, for example, it's already tipping. They have such an appetite for this [digital health]. They see the future and have always been technically a little bit ahead of us."
"This year is going to be defined by the Apple watch. Many people are going to buy the Apple watch and see if it works and see if it delivers something new… We haven't yet seen the promise of what a sensor on your skin is really going to do for you beyond lose weight."
"In the old world, humans didn't have built-in diagnostics, now in the new world, they do."
"Other than, did your patients take their medication prescribed the question is – did it work?"Right now, the data is very siloed. If you ask physicians who owns the records, they say they do. If you ask consumers who owns the records, they say they do."
HealthTech for the Greatest Generation
"20 million seniors could benefit from active aging tech, yet senior care is still a tiny part of the market."
A Precious Collaboration: The Birth of a Luxury Wearable
We wanted to find a global brand with an iconic design… so when you saw it you'd know exactly who it was, like Swarovski. It needed to be legit… someone who really knew how to make jewelry first and then we'll supply the tech."
How Digital Health Saved My Life
When it comes to our health we measure everything that is important to us, but we completely ignore measuring the health of our brain."
"20 million seniors could benefit from active aging tech, yet senior care is still a tiny part of the market."A digital hearing aid saved my career."
"Right now about 40% of individuals with Parkinson's disease don't see a neurologist, and one of the reasons that they can't is because of distance and disability. We are trying to use is simple web-based video conferencing… so that they can communicate with their physician from the convenience of their home."
Empowering our Superminds
"The ability to take five minutes of time is considered a luxury now. In 2020, it will be considered a necessity."
"60-90% of doctors visits are due to stress related ailments."
Is Data Your New Doc?
"I think what we were talking about is how do we start federating and connecting that data. It's great that we have all these apps and that we're collecting data remotely but we are still not quite at the stage in the industry where we can actually get all the data from the clinical systems that are big enterprise systems and then figure out how to connect them into those devices and wearabl… We are trying to figure out if user-generated data can start inner-mingling with that clinical structured data."
"400,000 Americans [each year] die from avoidable medical errors."
"The challenge is really how you take the information [data] and integrate it back into the EMRs… how do you integrate it into a way doctors can use but also the system can use in a broader sense? So you are not just serving the patient-doctor relationship, but patient-doctor to hospital, to community, to providers… It's a much more rounded ecosystem approach."
"It's hard to fix healthcare if you don't have enough data coming from patients."
Uncovering the Newest Piece of the Puzzle
If we give people information on what they eat, we can change the world."
Health Innovation: What's Next?
"Brands need to stop talking about multi-channel and need to start thinking in terms of omnichannel."
Ready, Set, GO! Tapping Into a $20B Market
"I reject notion that there isn't a market unless it's reimbursable."
"For entrepreneurs, if the device is outside of the medical field, you need $500k to get to launch, if it's in the medical field it's $1.5M and up. Just the pure regulatory side of getting something through the market means it's going to take a bit longer and cost more. Because you've then defined that the product does something useful."
Biosensors Breaking Barriers
"If you can think of it, you can put a sensor in it."
"The more things you connect the more operational challenges you have."
"We will have to use technology to reduce face to face time with doctors and accommodate more people in our health system and lower costs."
The Future Pulse of Wearables
"Battery life is being killed by optical sensors so bioimpedance will likely displace optical solutions."
Beyond the Bands
"For entrepreneurs, if the device is outside of the medical field, you need $500k to get to launch, if it's in the medical field it's $1.5M and up. Just the pure regulatory side of getting something through the market means it's going to take a bit longer and cost more. Because you've then defined that the product does something useful."
Smart homes? No brilliant sensible ones!
"Home sensors can restore dignity [for seniors] by minimizing need for constant check-ins."
"With changes in the healthcare system, we are starting to become more proactive and preventative, but that shift will take a while."
Top Quotes from Day Two Digital Health Summit
Drugwear: Pharma Rises Beyond the Pill
"If there is one takeaway about this meeting and digital health–it's standing room only! And I think that's the reality we live in. We are at a really interesting point in time… we are seeing telemedicine, trackers, cyber-security, electronic medical records actually move forward with a sense of purpose and a sense of trajectory."
"The trick is to make this data actionable. Blend it with artificial intelligence, we're going to learn new things and the consumer can triage themselves."
"Other than, did your patients take their medication prescribed the question is – did it work?"
Pharma Gets Techie and Everyone Scores
"We have to go beyond selling pills, and sell outcomes."
"Getting that patient data across industry is the key thing–then it's about delivering solutions that matter to them."
Revisiting the Revolution: How Two CIOs are Challenging the System
"The future is getting artificial intelligence to sort through the noise."
"Healthcare and academic medical centers are tough places to get deals done. There are lots of decision-makers, compliance regulations, and people get startled when they try to get into this. It takes patience…Working on the right problem is very important; there is often a mismatch between healthcare systems and the tech vendors."
"The world is going towards service-based payment. It brings into play new models. There are new incentives for large healthcare systems that do not want to see their patients for the first time in the emergency room."
No Guts, No Glory: Tackling Healthcare Head On
"It's not so much about Big Data but the right data – and how you transform that into something useful."
"The interaction from patient engagement goes from being something you did in the docto'rs office to something that can happen almost anywhere. The challenge for us is to go from the raw data to useful information that we can use to do insightful things with actionable things."
"We are at the perfect storm where we have technology, we have accountable care pushing the system for a lack of providers, and there is an opportunity to become a disruptor in the space. Consumers are expecting choices because they now have to pay money out of their own pockets for the first time, and we can absolutely leverage that to provide a concierge-consumer experience using virtual healthcare."
Hospital Redux
"Patient satisfaction matters from a monetary standpoint more and more. Government reimbursement depends on patient satisfaction… With that in mind, in the coming year, is that enough of an incentive for doctors to make an investment in your technologies?"
"As technology providers and creators we need to be very aware of why that data is being collected – is it for the person's personal use or to prevent a patient getting readmitted to the hospital."
"We're entering an era of the engaged patient. They are patient-consumers, customers, and they're driving all of this innovation. They are demanding it, going online… Having the ability to understand the disease and translate it to their families is important."
"There needs to be communication to the doctors of course, but it's essential that the tech creators know what's working and what's not."
The Virtual Couch:
Video Telemedicine Transforms Mental Health
"It's hard to make that first appointment—and it's harder to keep it. There is still a stigma when it comes to mental health. Telemedicine allows people to go past the initial hurdle."
Winning the War on Diabetes
"Reclaiming their lives is very important them. One of the things people with diabetes are challenged by is taking control of their condition, adherence to medication and compliance with lifestyle changes."
"The beauty of smartphones is that for the first time ever will be able to reach people in developing countries with limited access to healthcare – the phone needs to be our focus."
"Pain keeps people from taking control of their disease – they can't manage their disease if they can't function."
"From a cost perspective, the dollars spent on continuous glucose monitoring are the best spent."Steven Paccelli, EVP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Dexcom Inc. @dexcom
Decluttering the Mind-numbing Maze of Healthcare
"Data that is not relevant, personalized, and organized – it's just data."
The Audacity of an Algorithm
"Trials [for Alzheimer's] are difficult because we don't have an early diagnostic test – now we have a highly accurate diagnostic technology that is non-invasive, effective, quick, and inexpensive."
Sleep Science: Getting it Right for Consumers
"I think this is only the beginning. There are going to be more sensors, less touch, and frankly there may be some truely genius new ways of calculating sleep and quality of sleep that haven't even been thought of in the laboratory."
"It's also about generating a better environment for the sleeping experience. We have not yet seen today a major initiative on sleep, and part of that is consumer acceptance of their need to act."
A Digital Detox for Your Eyes
"Blue light does affect our circadian rhythm and can exacerbate macular degeneration."
"We need products that let you focus on what's going on around you instead of on a digital display."
Should Retail and Medical Get Hitched?
"If we can harness loyalty strategy to drive patient engagement, we will have a powerful tool to change population behavior. Retail can play an important part because it has the ability to engage consumers and naturally focus on a frictionless experience for consumer ."
"With new technology, pharmacists are now going to be able to practice at the top of their license – they're one of the most underutilized resources in the health care system today."
Game On: Three Innovators Relentlessly Raising the Bar
"If you build products that have the right value proposition and are effective, people will pay."
"Make it simple, personal, and motivational."
"The trick is how to grow large and still act like a bunch of startups."
One-on-One With the White House
"We desperately need hard evidence – we need data that demonstrates that the product works."


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What an interesting hanger... love it. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and thinking of you and your family and the loved ones you are missing today. xo
Yes, we all have lots to be Thankful for...Great letters and Signage!Have a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!xxoo Liz
I love your blog and am thankful you did not stay away too long. :-) Happy Thanksgiving!Hugs from Holland ~Heidi
I love your unique thankful banner hanger (so cute). I hope you enjoy a happy Thanksgiving.blessings,Danielle
Blessings to you and yours, Tammy
Love this picture. Wishing you a very blessed Thanksgiving!!
Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving, Jane. I know this will be a difficult holiday for you, but know that we are all thinking of you and sending big hugs.Jocelyn @http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/
Happy Thanksgiving, Jane!!!May your day be filled with LOVE!Thankful for your blogging friendship.Warmly,deb
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Wishing you and yours a blessed holiday!
Have a wonderful holiday, sweetie!
Have a wonderful day. Jane :)
Happy thanksgiving Jane!
Thanks Jane ... love your sign. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.Hugs,Audrey Z. http://audreyzumwalt.blogspot.com/Timeless Treasures
Happy Thanksgiving to you too..I love the hanger idea..
Hey Jane, I just realized you've been posting, I'm so glad you decided to come back. You have so much talent and creativity. so happy to see what you've been up to!
Happy Thanksgiving, Jane!
Happy Thanksgiving!Thank you for such a lovely blog
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Jane! I love your creation...so graphic and wonderful! XO
Same to you Jane!
Jane, stopping by to say hi and wish you happy holidays. ~ Sarah
I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful!
I hope you had a blessed day!Love the hanger message!tot
Hi Jane, I hope that your Thanksgiving was wonderful. Love the hanger, what a clever idea!Connie :)
Jane you know I am a big fan. You just make me want to run to my basement and create. You make me think I can do that..... so thank you for that hope. :)
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- "…the Gaunts, a very ancient wizarding family noted for a vein of instability and violence that flourished through the generations due to their habit of marrying their own cousins. Lack of sense coupled with a great liking for grandeur meant that the family gold was squandered...left in squalor and poverty..."
- —Albus Dumbledore[src]
The House of Gaunt was a pure-blood family descended from Cadmus Peverell and Salazar Slytherin. They had a tendency of marrying their cousins to keep their blood pure and to retain the traits of their ancestor, most notably the ability to speak Parseltongue. They lived just outside of Little Hangleton.
[show]Ancient history
The House of Gaunt was once a prominent, wealthy family in the wizarding world, and originated from many powerfully magical wizards and witches.
Up until the 20th century, every single member of the Gaunt family was pure-blood. They were also the last known descendants of Salazar Slytherin, as well as descendants of the Peverells. As stated above, the Gaunts inherited their ancestor's ability to speak Parseltongue. Like other pure-blood families of the time, they were supreme advocates of blood purity and were often inbred in order to maintain said "purity." However, by the twentieth century, mentally unstable members of the family had squandered the family's fortune and cost it much of its prestige among elite pure-blood circles.
Gaunt family in the 20th century
By the early twentieth century, the Gaunts had been reduced to poverty, possessing only a few old heirlooms and living in a small, run-down shack. Additionally, generations of inbreeding had made them violent and unstable. Marvolo Gaunt was abusive toward his daughter Merope, whose emotional trauma made it difficult for her to use magic, making others believe she was a Squib. Her brother Morfin spoke in Parseltongue more than English and frequently terrorised Muggles, eventually leading to his imprisonment in Azkaban.
Merope's only child was the notorious Dark Wizard, Lord Voldemort.[1]
Upon the death of Morfin Gaunt, heir to the House of Gaunt, the male line of the Gaunt family ended. The female line continued for several decades, ending with the death of Tom Marvolo Riddle. Neither of the two produced any children or had any other known siblings or cousins.
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Thomas Riddle (1880—1943) | Mary Riddle (1883—1943) | Marvolo Gaunt (fl. 1920s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Riddle (1905—1943) | Merope Gaunt (c.1907-1926) | Morfin Gaunt (fl. 1925 - fl. 1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marvolo Gaunt was in possession of a signet ring passed on from his Peverell ancestors. This ring was eventually turned into a Horcrux by Voldemort and destroyed by Dumbledore with Godric Gryffindor's Sword. It also contained the Resurrection Stone, one of the legendary Deathly Hallows.
The Gaunts also held onto Salazar Slytherin's Locket for many generations. However, Merope later sold it to Borgin and Burkes in order to support herself while she was pregnant. It later came into the possession of Hepzibah Smith, who a teenage Tom Marvolo Riddle killed and stole the locket from (or in Riddle's opinion, retrieving what was rightfully his). He also turned this heirloom of his mother's family into a Horcrux.[1] Much later, it was stolen from its hiding place by Regulus Black, and later destroyed by Ron Weasley, with the Sword of Gryffindor.[2]
The word gaunt is defined as "haggard, drawn and emaciated" and "bleak, desolate."[3] John of Gaunt was a fourteenth-century English noble (he was a son of king Edward III of England, but as he was only the third son, he and his descendants were not expected to ascend to the throne, which they ultimately did, first through his legitimate male descendants the Lancasters, and then through his debatebly illegitimate descendants by his long time mistress and then third wife, Katherine Swynford, the Beauforts. Henry Tudor's(afterwards henry VII) mother was a Beaufort, and his claim to the throne derived frm her. Therefore, John of Gaunt is an ancestor of the House of Tudor) and whose heir deposed a king and usurped the throne, possibly alluding to the Gaunts' descendant Voldemort attempts to overthrow wizarding Britain's government and rule it himself. Also, Gaunt's great-grandson, Henry VI, was notorious for his mental instability, which was earlier pointed out as a characteristic of the House of Gaunt, but in Henry VI's case it probably derived from his grandfather, Charles VI of France.
Behind the scenes
- The Gaunt family was largely omitted from the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Dumbledore only makes reference to the Horcrux ring as having belonged to Voldemort's mother.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
tag; no text was provided for refs namedDH
- ↑ Wikitionary Definition: Gaunt


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In less than a year, KTM's Moto3 program has developed into a world championship success story. KTM and Sandro Cortese on the Moto3 Grand Prix bike both secured the World Championship titles in Sepang, Malaysia with two rounds still in hand. Now for ambitious customer teams, KTM is sending the KTM RC 250 R, the company's production racer on the starting line.
There was only seven months between the presentation of Moto3 winning aggregate in Hangar 7 in Salzburg, Austria at the beginning of October 2011 and Sandro Cortese's premiere win on the KTM RC 250 GP in Estoril, Portugal. But this success is no mere product of coincidence but of the systematic implementation of the project. As well as the rider world title through Cortese and the manufacturer's world title for KTM in the first year of the Moto3 competition, the results of the other four KTM riders and of the four KALEX-KTM riders was an impressive display of this knowhow.
It is on the basis of the consistent speed of the nine KTM riders that the KTM racer is being further developed for 2013. Both the production racer and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup bike will be on the start next season so that customer teams and up-and-coming riders are able to profit from this development in the future. Both machines are direct offshoots of the KTM Grand Prix motorcycle and both are developed under the technical direction of Wolfgang Felber.
Stefan Pierer (KTM CEO): "All of KTM's knowhow come together in the Moto3 Grand Prix motorcycle and it represents the technology from offroad and that which has already been proven in road racing. Internally there was a knowhow transfer between R&D, motor sport and production development while 'externally' Moto3 development profited from both KTM subsidiaries and the companies of Cross Holding. The KTM involvement in motorcycle racing at the highest level reinforces the brand positioning in the street bike segment and is an advertising medium for our latest range of smaller displacement street bikes!"
Pit Beirer (Head of KTM Motorsport): "After we had a real holeshot start to the season we have now established ourselves in the new Moto3 class as one of the major players and we even succeeded in winning the world championship title in the premiere season. Now for 2013 we want see our motorcycles even more deployed in the Moto3 World Championship. KALEX continues to remain our exclusive chassis partner and will be supplied with our engines. We are confident that we will be able to offer a good package and would be delighted if teams and riders are on the start of the World Championship races with the KTM Production Racer!"
Wolfgang Felber (Head of KTM Customer Racing Sport): "The basis of the Production Racer is not much different to our Grand Prix motorcycle. The GP bike is only adapted to suit the current Moto3 regulations, for example it runs with the regulation Dell'Orto electronics unit, has a maximum of 14,000 revolutions and has an Akrapovic exhaust system that allows 115 dB. OZ magnesium wheels, a factory braking system with dual brake disks from Brembo in the front and WP Suspension elements all save weight – but basically these are also components that can all be fitted to the RC 250 R Production Racer!"
TECHNICAL DATA OF THE KTM RC 250 R (Production Racer 2013)
Engine: Single cylinder, 4-stroke, DOHC
Displacement: 249.5 ccm
Bore/Stroke: 81/48.5 mm
Power: min. 37 kW at 13.000 rpm
Max. Torque: 28 Nm at 11.000 rpm
Compression ratio: 14,5
Starter/Battery: External starter / 12 V 0.8 Ah
Gear box: casette gear box, 6 speed, 2 optional ratio versions
Intake system: dual injector throttle body, oval, DM50 equivalent
Cooling system: WP water radiator + WP oil-water heat exchanger
Generator: 12 V / 70 W
Lubrication system: semi dry sump, 1 pressure pump, 2 suction pumps
Primary drive: straight teeth gear drive
Valvetrain system: chain drive, intermediate gear, radial valves, DLC-coated finger followers
Clutch system: multi disc wet clutch
Motor management/ignition: GET by Athena ECU, GET by Athena Software MAYA EVO, adjustable motor brake/traction control/launch control/fuel mapping/ignition mapping/pit speed limiter, quickshifter, interface for data recording
Frame type: tubular steel trellis frame with adjustable headstock and swingarm pivot
Subframe type: Wethje carbonfibre composite, monoblock
Swingarm type: Upside down shaped, welded aluminum
Handlebars: clamps milled from billet aluminium, changeable handlebar tubes
Front suspension: WP RCMA 3548 / Ø35 mm USD fork, adjustable spring preload, adjustable compression and rebound damping, 20 clicks
Rear suspension: WP BAVP 4618 rear shock, adjustable shock length, hydraulic preload adjuster, adjustable High-/Low-Speed- compression damping and rebound damping, 20 clicks
Triple clamps: milled from billet aluminium, adjustable, 28/30 mm offset
Front brake system: Brembo single disk braking system, 290 mm disc, Brembo radial caliper and radial master cylinder
Rear brakes: Braking brake disks 190 mm, Formula radial caliper and Formula master cylinder
Front/rear wheel: OZ forged aluminum 2.5 x 17'' / 3.5 x 17''
Front/rear tire: Dunlop 95/75-R17 / 115/75-R17 Moto3 M Slick
Secondary drive: 415 Chain, sprocket options 16 - 18T, rear sprocket options 34 - 42T
Exhaust system: Akrapovic full titanium system single silencer, 107 dB, additional 100/103 dB killers
Steering head angle: ± 1° adjustable with optional headshock inserts
Swingarm pivot: ± 4 mm adjustable with optional swingarm pivot inserts
Wheel base: 1210 mm ± 35 mm
Ride height: adjustable ± 6 mm
Std. seat height: 760 mm
Tank capacity: approx. 10.5 l
Dry bike weight: approx. 82 kg (without fuel)
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- RC8 R SBK (electronic, frame knowhow, materials processing)
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Proponent's Argument for voting Yes:
[Rep. Young, R-AK]: The Americans suffering from $4 a gallon gas today must feel like they're experiencing a sense of deja vu. In 2008, when gasoline prices reached a record high of $4.11 per gallon, the public outcry forced Congress to act. That fall, Congress lifted the offshore drilling ban that had been in place for decades. Three years later, most Americans would likely be shocked to learn that no energy development
has happened in these new areas.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Markey, D-MA]. In the first 3 months of this year, Exxon-Mobil made $10 billion off of the American consumer; Shell made $8 billion; BP made $7 billion. So what are these companies asking for? These companies are now asking that we open up the beaches of California, Florida & New England to drill for oil. People who live near those beaches don't want oil coming in the way it did in the Gulf of Mexico. Right now, those oil companies are centered down in the Gulf of Mexico. People are concerned because those companies have blocked any new safety reforms that would protect against another catastrophic spill. We have to oppose this bill because, first of all, they already have 60 million acres of American land that they haven't drilled on yet, which has about 11 billion barrels of oil underneath it and an equivalent amount of natural gas. This bill is just a giveaway to Exxon-Mobil and Shell.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Waxman, D-CA]: This bill is a direct assault on the Clean Air Act. Its premise is that climate change is a hoax and carbon pollution does not endanger health and welfare. But climate change is real. It is caused by pollution, and it is a serious threat to our health and welfare. We need to confront these realities. American families count on the EPA to keep our air and water clean. But this bill has politicians overruling the experts at EPA, and it exempts our biggest polluters from regulation. If this bill is enacted, the EPA's ability to control dangerous carbon pollution will be gutted.
Congressional Summary:Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016 the tax credit for electricity produced from wind, biomass, geothermal or solar energy, landfill gas, trash, hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities.
Proponent's Comments (Governor's Wind Energy Coalition letter of Nov. 15, 2011 signed by 23 governors):Although the tax credit for wind energy has long enjoyed bipartisan support, it is scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2012. Wind-related manufacturing is beginning to slow in our states because the credit has not yet been extended. If Congress pursues a last minute approach to the extension, the anticipated interruption of the credit's benefits will result in a significant loss of high-paying jobs in a growing sector of the economy. We strongly urge Congress to adopt a more consistent and longer-term federal tax policy to support wind energy development, such as H.R. 3307.
The leading wind project developers and manufacturers are slowing their plans for 2013 and beyond due to the current uncertainty. The ripple effect of this slow down means reduced orders for turbines and decreased business for the hundreds of manufacturers who have entered the wind industry in our states. When Congress allowed the tax credit to expire in 1999, 2001, and 2003, the development of new wind installations dropped significantly, between 73% and 93%, and thousands of jobs were lost. Providing renewable energy tax credits in order to provide consistency with conventional energy tax credits is the right policy to move the nation forward in an energy sector that offers global export opportunities and the ability to modernize a segment of our electric production infrastructure.
Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2011 or the SEAM Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit by allocating in 2011 $5 billion of grants or tax credit amounts to manufacturers of goods and components (other than for assembly of components) in the US that are used in alternative energy projects.
[Explanatory note from americanprogress.org]:
The SEAM Act provides financial assistance to US manufacturing companies that want to retool their factories for the clean energy economy. By promoting growth of the manufacturing sector, this legislation has the potential to create badly needed jobs that can put Americans back to work.
The SEAM Act goes a step beyond just providing more funding. It amends the existing terms of the funding to increase its effectiveness. The new Manufacturing Tax Credit would prioritize funding for companies that provide supplies over those that assemble goods. Drawing this distinction helps target support for companies that need it most. There's another benefit to supporting supply companies over assembly companies. Both types of companies promote economic development, but workers in the supply chain, such as tool and die workers, welders, and machinists, are generally paid more than workers in the assembly chain.
In addition to being an effective tool for economic recovery, the SEAM Act provides an example of a well-designed tax expenditure. More than 60% of federal support for the energy industry is now delivered via "tax expenditures"--government spending programs that deliver subsidies through the tax code via special tax credits, deductions, exclusions, exemptions, and preferential rates--and a recent hearing in Congress indicates that this trend is likely to continue. Problem is, many of these tax expenditures are questionable at best.


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The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center is accepting nominations for the DLIFLC Hall of Fame by August 1, 2011.
The purpose of the DLIFLC Hall of Fame is to honor the heroes of the Department of Defense language community who have contributed significantly to language and culture training.
The Hall of Fame consists of a permanent display in the DLIFLC Aiso Library on the Presidio of Monterey, with displays describing the stalwarts of the defense language community and their valuable contributions to improved language training and better employment of military linguists in the defense of our nation.
Any person who has made a lasting contribution to language training or military linguist operations in the Department of Defense is eligible for nomination to the Hall of Fame. However, to ensure that actions for which persons are nominated are of an enduring nature, and to prevent any appearance of impropriety, all actions must have occurred at least ten years prior to the date on which the nomination is submitted.
It is not required for nominees to be DLIFLC graduates, faculty, or staff of the Defense Language Institute. Nominees may be living or deceased.
Anyone may submit nominations for Hall of Fame candidates.
Nominations are accepted year-round, however the next selections will be made during the month of August 2011 to coincide with DLIFLC's 70th Anniversary. The cutoff for consideration of a nomination for 2011 will be 31 July 2011.
Nominations that are not selected for induction will not automatically be considered again in future years. If a nominator wants to have a nomination reconsidered, he or she must resubmit the nomination.


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At first it was occasional spotting, but it progressed to the point where I was bleeding six to seven times a month. I had to start buying sanitary napkins again. I felt like a teenager going through her first menses. But without insurance, I couldn�t go to a doctor. I�m a freelance writer who specializes in health and wellness issues. I was interviewing Dr. David G. Mutch, director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, for a story I was doing on endometrial cancer when I mentioned the symptoms I was having. I remember he got real quiet and then he told me to schedule an appointment with him immediately. My endometrial biopsy was the same day as my mother�s 80th�birthday � March 4. The pathology report confirmed I had a clearly differentiated Stage 1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma. My doctor scheduled a da Vinci hysterectomy for April 18. I remember waking up in the recovery room and I knew something was wrong. I was in a lot of pain. My doctor found a large mass on each of my ovaries. I was prepared for endometrial cancer. I�d done my research. I knew everything there was to know. No one expected to find ovarian cancer. It was a complete surprise. The American Cancer Society reports that about 21,980 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in 2014 and about 14,270 women will die. I am one of those statistics. It�s a sobering realization. I was terrified. I knew nothing about ovarian cancer. All I knew was that it was usually an automatic death sentence. No woman wants to hear she has ovarian cancer. I was lucky mine was caught early. I have Stage 1C ovarian cancer. The histologic type of the tumor is mixed, seromucinous and classified as high grade. What if I hadn�t been bleeding? What if I hadn�t interviewed Dr. Mutch? What if I hadn�t told him my symptoms? What if he hadn�t told me to make an appointment? I would probably have never gone to a doctor. Not many women are as lucky. Ovarian cancer is called the �silent killer� and by the time it�s diagnosed, it�s Stage 3 or 4. I�d been experiencing some of the early symptoms. I�d been having a lot of bloating and was waking up two or three times a night to go pee. My doctor recommended six rounds of chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin. These are the gold standard for treating ovarian cancer. To say chemo has been tough is putting it mildly. I wouldn�t wish this on my worst enemy. These drugs are designed to take you to the edge of death without pushing you over it. I celebrated my 51st�birthday getting poison pumped in my veins. My nurse coordinator told me I would lose my hair between my first and second chemo rounds. I called my hair stylist to schedule a pre-chemo haircut. She was wonderful. She fit me in at the end of the day and it was just the two of us in the shop. I didn�t realize how important my hair was to me until she started cutting it and pieces started falling on the floor. She kept commenting I had a nice head shape as she gave me a buzz cut. There were a lot of tears and hugs that night. Psychologically, I thought I was prepared but losing the stubble was one of the hardest things I�ve ever done. I was losing another piece of myself. I had lost my reproductive organs and now I was losing my hair. What else did I have to lose? Walking out of her shop that night was tough. I felt like a freak. I felt like everyone was staring at me. I still have peach fuzz. One day I was in a hurry to catch a bus. I rushed out of the house without putting on one of my baseball caps. I�d completely forgotten I was bald. Bald is beautiful. It�s a symbol of the fight I�m going through. I plan on keeping my collection of baseball caps as a reminder of what I�ve been through. I often catch women giving me what I call �the pity look.� The way I see it, it�s their problem, not mine. I�ll often take off my hat just to see what their reaction is. 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I had never wanted kids before, but I started crying over all the children I had never had and now could never have. It hit me�I had cancer, damn it. I could die. One friend, L. Dale Walter, did me the honor and wore my colors � peach and teal � into battle when he jousted in the Abbey Medieval Festival in Brisbane, Australia. He said they announced my name over the loudspeakers several times and said �he was fighting cancer one lance at a time.� The Australian media even picked up the story. What girl can say that? I see cancer as a gift. I know that�s an odd thing to say but it�s true. It�s given me the opportunity to reach out and educate other women about ovarian cancer and it�s given me the chance to share my story. No woman should ever have to hear she has ovarian cancer. No woman should ever have to go through this alone. I was sitting on a bench when a woman came up to me and asked me how it felt to lose my hair. She told me I was glowing and I seemed at peace. She was terrified. She had recently been diagnosed and her doctors weren�t telling her anything. We had a long conversation and I gave her my phone number and told her to call me anytime. I want to be there for other women who are going through this. My journey is only beginning. It�s hard to believe it has only been six months. My last round of chemo is September 3, and three weeks later I�ll go for a CT scan. I�ll continue to need follow-up exams and blood work for the rest of my life. My doctor places me in the greater than 50 percent group of women who survive. Everyone tells me to think positive. I�m a realist. No one knows what is going to happen. The chances of recurrence are highest in the first two to three years. I know this could come back. This is my new normal. I asked my doctor before my second round of chemo what would happen if I discontinued treatment. He looked at me and told me I�d die. I�m not ready to die yet. This article originally appeared as on Spry Living


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