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Lokoja — Commissioner for Environment and Physical Development in Kogi State, Architect Muhammed Sule, said agitations for a climate change is uncalled for. In this interview, he spoke on efforts of the state to keep Kogi clean and other issues.
Nigerians are agitating for the setting up of climate change commission. Do you think it can solve the problem?
Well, whether commission or no commission one has responsibility to see that we have a sustained environment.
It is as a result of man's activities, industrialization and excessive wealth because you see a family having many cars and in the process of using them they emit carbon-monoxide into the air and also because of industrialization you have a lot of pollution.
The commission is actually necessary because it is the man who created the problem that will actually find solution if not we would be out of existence. So this is the reason you have so many conferences and the issue of having a commission came up, because knowing the effect of the change people can't just sit down and watch.
Basically, what Nigeria started along with other countries was to see that we start tree planting and state governments were encouraged to embark on planting to check all these. I believe that whatever the coordination of all these activity towards the climate change reduction, the commission would be able to do that and I believe that is the essence of agitation for the commission.
But as for me, I believe that since we already have a ministry of environment, I think such things could be done by the ministry because we have had too many commissions and if we have a section of the ministry charged with this responsibility and the states too have theirs, they would be able to coordinate the activities rather than having a commission.
The effect is enormous and all hands must be on deck.
The climate bill passed by the National Assembly is yet to be signed into law by the president, what is your take on this?
Well, I don't know what must have caused it but I know you don't just see a bill and signed it into law, it has to pass through a process. As far as I know, if it is not an executive bill, they have to look at it critically. The president is a very committed person, who wants the best for the country and will definitely sign it into law.
What is your ministry doing to clean up refuse dotting the state despite the monthly sanitation?
You know we are virtually developing and there are so many economic activities in the state. Everybody is trying to work hard to survive and in the process generating a lot of waste.
On the part of the government, we can't just live them like that, it has to be evacuated so we constructed a dump site but because of the people's poor sanitation, rather than dumping the waste in the designated sites, they throw it anywhere.
When it is raining, you see people dumping wastes in drainages for rain water to carry them away. The monthly sanitation exercise that was introduced was to draw the peoples' attention to their responsibility and to ensure that the environment is clean because most sicknesses today are as a result of dirty environment.
We hope to make it effective through the law that has just been reviewed and passed by the State Assembly. The law spelt out the penalty for defaulters because there is the need for a little bite so that the people would appreciate all that we have been preaching.
The law empowers the mobile court to sanction any defaulter, so these are the measures we have put in place to ensure its effectiveness. We have also put two compacting trucks to support the existing facilities for easy evacuation of waste. And for us to sustain it, we have contracted private individuals to come and help in the recycling process of these waste. With the waste to wealth programme, we would be able to manage the waste.
There are concerns over the impacts of global warming, flood and drought in some parts of Nigeria. How is this impacting on the state, looking at its proximity to the River Niger?
Global warming is a universal problem over which there have been conferences and workshops on the way out but on our part, what we have done is to increase planting of more trees in the state to reduce the effect of global warming which was as a result of man's activities and industrialization.
Our area is prone to flooding, especially the lower area close to the River Niger and last year's experience was devastating. To prevent that, we have formed committees with representatives in all the local government councils especially areas that are prone to flooding, who enlighten the people about it.
Most of the people have heeded the advice and have moved out of those areas and resettled on higher areas that are not prone to flooding.
Also, erosion has been a problem especially in the eastern parts of the state because of the soil nature there, places like Ankpa, Idah, and Ofu among others.
The state has invested billions of naira into solving the problem, at a point Ankpa was virtually cut into three but with the help of the governor, we have been able to put that behind us.
How prepared is the state in the event of any disaster?
Like I said, the disaster we are anticipating is flood because of the region we are and we have already set up committees to work out the modalities of arresting it, they have been sensitizing people on that. What we have done now is to see that they leave the areas that are prone to the anticipated disaster. These are things that we have put in place so that people would not be taken unawares if such incidents happen.
As an Architect, how do you think housing for all can be achieved in this country?
The government approach that 'they must do it all the time' has been the problem but the recent involvement of private developers around Abuja and other parts of the country has to some extent improved the situation. On the part of the government, all they have been doing is to build and sell. What we have done here in Kogi is to provide houses for our workers and our governor has gone to the extent of building government houses in all local government headquarters, about 220 houses were built. But as you know our population is not controlled which means that our need will keep increasing and in this part of the world every one wants to own a house but because of our economic strength not everyone can have it. In other parts of the world, what they do is that they tax companies or organizations and your own is just to provide credit facilities for your staff which will be spread over a time for them to own a house.


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Are The Basketball Wives Cast Really 'Bad Girls Gone Good'?
It's been a minute since Basketball Wives has been on air, and that may be because of the public backlash over all of the fighting, plate throwing, and hair pulling. Although the girls started filming the fifth season late last year, VH1 has pushed the show's air date back from premiering in March until late August while giving Love & Hip Hop Atlanta their time slot. Could the show really be taking a turn for the good?
Returning OG cast members Shaunie O'Neal, Evelyn Lozada and Tami Roman are covering this month's Upscale magazine and they seemed pretty serious as they talked about the positive changes they've made on the show. Shaunie says that the negative backlash from the fighting during last season, coupled with advertisers pulling out of the show, was a huge wake-up call that it was time for them to represent themselves a lot better on TV. The ladies also discuss why Royce Reed and Jennifer Williams were given the boot.
Catch a few highlights below:
On the Fighting & Backlash
Shaunie: [It] was so difficult to deal with when it was airing and when it was all over with. I remember saying, 'what the hell just happened? This isn't us; we're mothers, we're businesswomen. We have to be smarter. We have to represent ourselves a lot better.
Evelyn: People were connecting my behavior on the show with the incident with Chad. They were like, 'Well if she acts like that on the show, then I'm sure she acts like that at home.' I'm a totally different person at home.
On Royce Reed and Jennifer Williams:
Shaunie: It was a chemistry thing. It just became awkward to film or even come up with a conversation. It just wasn't working for TV.
Evelyn: Royce has been a non-motherf—ing factor for the last two seasons, so it just didn't make sense anymore. And as for Jennifer—Shaunie is [being] nice but I'm going to tell you this—we don't condone the incident with Jennifer, but we do reality TV. You know something's bound to happen when you put a bunch of women together and there's a lot of behind the scenes conversation and gossip going on. So when Jennifer went on this whole anti-show campaign, it was a little tough for us as cast members.
Shaunie: "By the time we did the [season four] reunion we all agreed enough is enough. We had a group talk and were all definitely on the same page. We heard the messages loud and clear. We knew we had to do better. It was an eye opener."
On Depression
Tami: "I was very depressed last summer. I was dealing with some things that were going on with my mother and everything that was happening with the backlash from the show. I started eating everything under the sun. I blew up to about 190-ish pounds. I'm a tall girl, so I wear it well, but I was bordering between [size] 14 and 16 in my clothes."
You can catch more of their interview when it hits newsstands this week!
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YIELD: Makes about 3 cups
In a large skillet with high sides or in a large saucepan, toast the pumpkin seeds, cumin seeds, and oregano over high heat. Toss to make sure they don't burn, but toast until fragrant, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a blender or spice grinder and process until ground. Set aside.
In the same skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, tomatillos, garlic, and jalapeños and cook until slightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes, tossing a couple of times, but not stirring too much. Carefully place the vegetables in a blender or food processor. Then add the broth, cilantro, parsley, epazote (if using), and salt and process until puréed. Pour back into the skillet and add the ground pumpkin seed mixture. Let simmer until flavors are well combined, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve immediately. Any leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container for a couple of days.
Note: If you don't have a spice grinder, a clean coffee grinder works great and a blender works fine, too. If you can't find epazote, you can substitute the green tops of radishes or just leave them out altogether.


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Meet the Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty
Keith W. Goyne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Environmental Soil Chemistry
- Phone: 573-882-0090
- E-mail: email@example.com
- Address: 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
- B.S. 1994, The Pennsylvania State University, Soil Science Conferred with Distinction
- M.S. 1998, The Pennsylvania State University, Soil Science (Environmental Soil Chemistry)
- Ph.D. 2003, The Pennsylvania State University, Soil Science (Environmental Soil Chemistry)
- Postdoctoral Fellow 2003 - 2005, University of Arizona, Environmental Chemistry
- Goyne's research interests revolve around soil chemical and biogeochemical investigations aimed at understanding natural and human influenced terrestrial ecosystem processes.
- Specific examples include:
- Studies aimed at understanding the effects of forest management and agronomic practices on soil nutrient and carbon cycling.
- Elucidating mechanisms of natural and xenobiotic organic compound sorption to minerals, the importance of dissolved organic matter (DOM) for enhanced sorption or transport of xenobiotics, and subsequent dissolution processes that may occur after organic compound adsorption (i.e., ligand promoted dissolution).
- Understanding the fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and subsequent effects on soil microbial communities.
- Investigations focusing on the importance of intraparticle and interparticle porosity for sorption and preservation of natural DOM and the utility of porous materials for pollutant remediation efforts.
- Environmental Science 1100, Introduction to Environmental Science
- Environmental Science 3500, Pollutant Fate and Transport
- Environmental Science, Soil Science, and Geology 4318/7318, Environmental Soil Chemistry
- Environmental Science and Soil Science 9418, Advanced Environmental Soil Chemistry
- Atmospheric Science and Soil Science 9087, SEAS Seminar
- Environmental Science and Soil Science 8500, Chemistry of the Vadose Zone
Selected Publications
- Veum, K.S., K.W. Goyne, R. J. Kremer, R. Miles, and K. Sudduth. In Press.
Biological indicators of soil quality and soil organic matter characteristics in an agricultural management continuum. Biogeochem. (Invited manuscript)
- Chu, B., S.H. Anderson, K.W. Goyne, C.H. Lin, and R.N. Lerch. In Press.
Sulfamethazine transport in agroforestry and cropland soils. Vadose Zone J.
- Chu, B., K.W. Goyne, S.H. Anderson, C.H. Lin, and R.N. Lerch. 2013.
Sulfamethazine sorption to soil: Vegetative management, pH, and dissolved organic matter effects. J. Environ. Qual. 42:794-805.
- Unger, I.M., K.W. Goyne, A.C. Kennedy, and R. J. Kremer, J.E.T. McLain, and C.F. Williams. 2013.
Antibiotic effects on microbial community characteristics in soils under conservation management practices. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 77:100-112.
- Unger, I.M., K.W. Goyne, R.J. Kremer, and A.C. Kennedy. 2013.
Microbial community diversity in agroforestry and grass vegetative filter strips. Agroforest. Syst. 87:395-402.
- Du, C., J. Zhou, and K.W. Goyne. 2012.
Organic and inorganic carbon in paddy soils as evaluated by mid-infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43368. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043368.
- Thompson, A., and K.W. Goyne. 2012.
Controls on the sorption of chemical constituents in soils. Nature Education Knowledge. 3(10): 7.
- Veum, K.S., K.W. Goyne, R.J. Kremer, and P.P. Motavalli. 2012.
Relationships among water stable aggregates and organic matter fractions under conservation management. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 76: 2143-2153.
- Lin, C.-H., R.N. Lerch, K.W. Goyne, and H.E. Garrett. 2011.
Reducing organic pollutant loss from agroecosystems using vegetative buffers. J. Environ. Qual. 40: 791-799.
- O' Donnell, T.K, K.W. Goyne, R.J. Miles, C. Baffaut, S.H. Anderson, and K. Sudduth. 2011.
Determination of representative elementary areas for soil redoximorphic features identified by digital image processing. Geoderma. 161: 138-146.
- Wu, S.-H., K.W. Goyne, R.N. Lerch, and C.-H. Lin. 2011.
Adsorption of isoxaflutole degradates to aluminum and iron hydrous oxides. J. Environ. Qual. 40: 528-537.
- Kabrick, J., K.W. Goyne, Z. Fan, and D. Meinert. 2011.
Landscape determinants of exchangeable calcium and magnesium in forest and woodland soils of the Missouri Ozark Highlands. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 75: 164-180.
- Goyne, K.W., S.L. Brantley, J. Chorover. 2010.
Rare Earth Element Release from Phosphate Minerals in the Presence of Organic Acids. Chem. Geol.
- Lin, C.-H., K.W. Goyne, R.J. Kremer, R.N. Lerch, and H.E. Garrett. 2010.
Dissipation of sulfamethazine and tetracycline in the root zone of grass and tree species. J. Environ. Qual.
- O' Donnell, T.K., K.W. Goyne, R.J. Miles, C. Baffaut, S.H. Anderson, and K. Sudduth. 2010.
Identification and quantification of soil redoximorphic features by digital image processing. Geoderma.
- Chu, B., K.W. Goyne, S.H. Anderson, C.H. Lin, and R.P. Udawatta. 2010.
Veterinary antibiotic sorption to agroforestry buffer, grass buffer, and cropland soils. Agroforest. Syst.


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MK9 Demo Version Combos:
Quick question, are the demo characters the same as in the real game?
No they are not, they are close, but not completely the same. That is why we kept them separate. Most of the stuff will pop off but not all of the combos. We will eventually get back to redoing the videos for those characters. Thanks for stopping by!
Haha, alright! THanks! And just a suggestion, but you should change Kabal, Ermac, and Baraka's pictures to be the in game ones for consistancy! =) I love these videos! Good job! Keep them coming! =D
Ah yes, I plan on it over time here. But yeah, thats a good idea. Thanks!
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Great videos!
Keep them coming!
Love these videos! Can't wait for nightwolf!
I dont understand the terminology, is there like a key somewhere to explain what "b4 up" etc means?
Just finished recording for Nightwolf, he will be up tomorrow for sure. Reptiles video has just been uploaded! Thanks for watching guys!
Please finish up the Deadly Alliance and do Quan Chi!!! =DD Yay!!!
Just to let you know, Baraka was patched...so I have no idea if your old video is outdated
A lot of characters have been patched... The combos still work, but I think Baraka has a few more now.. You saying you want more Barake? LoL...
Kitana just got recorded tonight, and should be up tomorrow.. Don't worry, were not done yet!
you need to redo those demo versions
no mileena?
Yeah we do need to redo those demo versions. I promise, we will get them done.
hopefully it is done soon
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Man!!! Were is Freddy krueger combos,you have to put his on here... Don't for get about him
Damn!!! Man were is Freddy Krueger combos,you have everybody else combos so why you didn't do his yet... What's goin on with that
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Lusaka — Ministry of Transport and Communications permanent secretary Bob Samakai has disclosed that the government is spending about 2 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) on road accident-related costs.
And Samakai said Zambia Telecommunications Company (ZAMTEL) had secured a loan worth US$38 million from Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc and a Chinese bank to upgrade its operations.
Appearing before a parliamentary committee on transport, communications, works and supply chaired by Siavonga UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima on Wednesday, Samakai said the high number of road accidents had led to the government spending two percent of the GDP on comprehensive cover and other premiums on accidents.
Samakai was responding to concerns raised by committee members about the use of trucks in rural areas and the number of road accidents the country had been experiencing recently.
Samakai said there was no insurance company that had refused to compensate any public service vehicle (PSV) involved in road accidents.
But Syakalima said it was sad that the government was spending two percent of the GDP on accident costs which involved the loss of human life. "But GDP is GDP. There is human life and the economy that suffers in the process," Syakalima said.
And Samakai said 16,905 drivers had been issued with PSV licences since the start of the exercise last year.
Samakai said the target had been 10,000 drivers but it had overshot by 6,905.
He said the exercise had only taken place in four towns, namely Kitwe, Ndola, Solwezi and Lusaka, and would soon move to Livingstone.
Meanwhile, Samakai said the government had completed paying all arrears to the World Meteorological Organisation three weeks ago.
He said there had been an improvement in the funding of the meteorological department from K48 million in 2003 to K264 million in May 2004 and he hoped that this would be sustained.
"All the 36 weather stations will be equipped before the 2005/2006 rainy season," Samakai said. "We'll also open up new stations especially in districts that will be hosting farming blocks."
On the privatisation of ZAMTEL, Samakai said the company was still viable and that the government had been in a hurry to privatise it but discussions between the government and the company were underway on how to commercialise it.
And asked by Moomba UPND member of parliament Vitalis Mooya why the government had u-turned on the privatisation of the company, Samakai said past experiences over privatisations had forced the government to opt for commercialisation.


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Oshakati — A raging inferno burnt down Indo-Nam Wholesalers and Castle Warehouse at Frans Indongo Continental in Oshakati during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The cause of the fire was still not known at the time of writing - however Indo-Nam Wholesalers Director, Ashor Iyer, told New Era that he suspects the fire might have been caused by lightning.
A thunderstom drenched the greater part of Oshakati yesterday morning. The rain began around 02h00 and continued for almost an hour and half. The damage caused is estimated at N$5 million, he said.
Iyer assured the 24 employers that they would not be laid off as a result of the fire. The fire broke out yesterday morning between 03h00 and 04h00.
Indo-Nam Wholesalers opened its doors recently selling specialty foods and other merchandise to the public at affordable prices.
Fire-fighters were able to get inside the burning building upon arrival, where they discovered that the fire had engulfed much of the merchandise. The quick response prevented the fire from spreading to adjacent buildings.
When New Era arrived at the scene, the fire was already extinguished, but the building was still smouldering.
According to Oshana Regional Police Commander Commissioner Ndahangapo Kashihakumwa, who was at the scene, no injuries or deaths were reported and a thorough investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the fire. He said that they are still investigating the cause of the fire, which sent huge plumes of smoke into the morning sky.


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The removal of David Bishop from Oxford's Institute of Virology was indeed startling (Letters, 22 April).
The explanation is given by Ian Stewart in his article on juggling ("Juggling by numbers" 18 March): "It has been known for a long time that control systems can behave chaotically ... if they are 'over driven' ... The entire system thrashes, spending nearly all of its time reacting to its own errors and very little time reacting to the reality it is supposed to be controlling."
The burgeoning numbers of managers in our research establishments ensure that this kind of thing is going to happen increasingly often.
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The TSTC (Texas State Technical College) Student Government Association (SGA) will be having a fundraiser on Friday, July 19 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Chicken Express, located at 1035 N. Judge Ely in Abilene.
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The largest mass extinction in the history of animal life occurred some 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 96 percent of marine species and 70 percent of life on land — including the largest insects known to have inhabited the Earth.
Multiple theories have aimed to explain the cause of what's now known as the end-Permian extinction, including an asteroid impact, massive volcanic eruptions, or a cataclysmic cascade of environmental events. But pinpointing the cause of the extinction requires better measurements of how long the extinction period lasted.
Now researchers at MIT have determined that the end-Permian extinction occurred over 60,000 years, give or take 48,000 years — practically instantaneous, from a geologic perspective. The new timescale is based on more precise dating techniques, and indicates that the most severe extinction in history may have happened more than 10 times faster than scientists had previously thought.
"We've got the extinction nailed in absolute time and duration," says Sam Bowring, the Robert R. Shrock Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at MIT. "How do you kill 96 percent of everything that lived in the oceans in tens of thousands of years? It could be that an exceptional extinction requires an exceptional explanation."
In addition to establishing the extinction's duration, Bowring, graduate student Seth Burgess, and a colleague from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology also found that, 10,000 years before the die-off, the oceans experienced a pulse of light carbon, which likely reflects a massive addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This dramatic change may have led to widespread ocean acidification and increased sea temperatures by 10 degrees Celsius or more, killing the majority of sea life.
But what originally triggered the spike in carbon dioxide? The leading theory among geologists and paleontologists has to do with widespread, long-lasting volcanic eruptions from the Siberian Traps, a region of Russia whose steplike hills are a result of repeated eruptions of magma. To determine whether eruptions from the Siberian Traps triggered a massive increase in oceanic carbon dioxide, Burgess and Bowring are using similar dating techniques to establish a timescale for the Permian period's volcanic eruptions that are estimated to have covered over five million cubic kilometers.
"It is clear that whatever triggered extinction must have acted very quickly," says Burgess, the lead author of a paper that reports the results in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "fast enough to destabilize the biosphere before the majority of plant and animal life had time to adapt in an effort to survive."Pinning dates on an extinction
Bowring sampled rocks from this area, as well as from nearby alternating layers of volcanic ash beds and fossil-bearing rocks. After analyzing the rocks in the lab, his team reported in 2011 that the end-Permian likely lasted less than 200,000 years. However, this timeframe still wasn't precise enough to draw any conclusions about what caused the extinction.
Now, the team has revised its estimates using more accurate dating techniques based on a better understanding of uncertainties in timescale measurements.
With this knowledge, Bowring and his colleagues reanalyzed rock samples collected from five volcanic ash beds at the Permian-Triassic boundary. The researchers pulverized rocks and separated out tiny zircon crystals containing a mix of uranium and lead. They then isolated uranium from lead, and measured the ratios of both isotopes to determine the age of each rock sample.
From their measurements, the researchers determined a much more precise "age model" for the end-Permian extinction, which now appears to have lasted about 60,000 years — with an uncertainty of 48,000 years — and was immediately preceded by a sharp increase in carbon dioxide in the oceans.'Spiraling toward the truth'
To confirm whether the Siberian Traps are indeed the extinction's smoking gun, Burgess and Bowring plan to determine an equally precise timeline for the Siberian Traps eruptions, and will compare it to the new extinction timeline to see where the two events overlap. The researchers will investigate additional areas in China to see if the duration of the extinction can be even more precisely determined.
"We've refined our approach, and now we have higher accuracy and precision," Bowring says. "You can think of it as slowly spiraling in toward the truth."
Abby Abazorius | EurekAlert!
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Marketing guru: The folly of global TV ads
By Will Harris, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Friday, 20 July 2012 11:00AM
Global advertising campaigns may be popular with finance directors seeking to save money, writes Will Harris, but they fall flat at the point of broadcast
Q: Our brand operates in EMEA, Latin America and the US. The chief marketing officer wants us to create a single TV ad that can be run across all these markets, on the grounds that a unified approach will boost the campaign's effectiveness. Is there any proof that she's right?
A: True effectiveness is in the eye of the beholder. Your starting point must be this: to whom is your boss trying to demonstrate effectiveness?
If it's the finance director, the argument is clear-cut. Even if you made only four regional ads (versus one global one), you are funding the indulgences of four TV production companies. That's four lots of deli lunches, sushi dinners and organically sourced lattes.
There are a lot of hungry mouths to feed in the TV production world, and most finance directors have an aversion to being their breadwinner. If your boss has clocked this, I suggest you serve up an eye-watering money-saved figure from moving to one global commercial.
Alarming quotes
If her audience is procurement, the calculated efficiency number can be even more alarming. Procurement people tend to be incentivised on how much they save the business; the more alarming the quote for four films was in comparison to the final cost of one film, the closer procurement is to its bonus.
Perhaps your chief marketing officer has one eye on the industry awards panel, and thinks that by moving from a regional creative process to a global one, she will be liberated from her meaningless global role, and get to make ads again.
Perhaps she feels it's time to seek new challenges. What more effective way to start a new career chapter than putting herself forward for the Marketing interview slot. If you are in line for her job, you should help her with alacrity, then denounce her in the subsequent interview process.
Connecting people
I'm dismissing the possibility that the consumer is your audience. The idea of connecting people suffering in the austerity of southern Europe, with the optimism of those in the Americas is laughable. And how you can conceive of a message for the diversity of Africa that would work with the stiff northern Europeans is beyond me.
Global advertising creation on the grounds of efficiency works brilliantly from conception to the point of broadcast, when it doesn't.
Will Harris is a former marketing director for Nokia in the UK and Asia region. He was the first marketing director of the Conservative Party and launch marketing director of the O2 brand.
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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I was browsing through some random instructables not finding anything of much interest except ALL OF TETRANITRATES POSTS! boy man your my idol!
so neways i thought to myself "hmm not many good instructables on making professional lock picks" and so my very fist instructable was born.....
this instructable will outline some very good methods of making quite good lock picks that function surprisingly well.
Step 1: MATERIALS! AND OVERVIEW
2 hacksaw blades (ammount can vary)
bench grinder.
assorted allan keys.
files (if you do not posses a bench grinder).
and if you dont have either a bench grinder or files at a very last resort you can use a angle grinder with metal disk (EXTREEMLY DANGEROUS)
Step 2: The Tension Wrench
good now that thats done, turn on you bench grinder or equivalent and grind down the short end of the allan key so that it has a long flat section that should fit in the keyhole of all the locks you test it on
1. when grinding keep a glass of cold water nearby so that you can dunk the hot end of the allan key to prevent it loosing its "temper" lol not the angry meaning.
2. wear some goggles the first time i did this i ended up with a hot metal flake in my eye which hurt alot and slowed down my pick making process.
3. just take general care and dont stick your fingers in anything moving in excess of 2,000 rpm.
Any chance of uploading a template?
How did you make that?
Was it actually on fire on your head while making this?
Thats crazy:P
This guide helped me to make some goood lockpicks


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Omali Yeshitela celebration at USF St Pete
Tom Baur
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In 1966, Joe Waller was so fed up with the City of St Petersburgâs refusal to remove a repugnant racist mural that he tore it down and fled with the police close behind. But last night, he was honored in the same city.
The mural Waller tore down depicted what many felt were grotesque images of black musicians playing for a white audience. Joe Waller, who later changed his name to Omali Yeshitela, was arrested that day and spent nearly 3 years on one of Floridaâs infamous chain gangs.
John Wesley Bryant was surprised his friend Joe Waller would carry out on his threat to take down the mural.
More than 100 family, friends and admirers turned out last night as the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at USF celebrated its recent acquisition of the complete works of Yeshitela, leader of the Uhuru Movement. Jim Schnur, the libraryâs representative, says itâs an important collection of writings.
During the ceremony there were pictures and videos about Yeshitelaâs life and work. One of videos was of the night in 1996 the Uhurus were accused of inciting a riot after police shot Tyron Lewis, an unarmed young black man. Their house was surrounded by a St Petersburg Police SWAT team and set ablaze during a tear gas attack. Yeshitela says the police murdered Lewis.
One admirer, Clay Colson, drove all the way from Lakeland to celebrate Yeshitela.
To make an appointment to view the Yeshitela collection at the USF Poynter Library call Jim Schnur Monday thru Friday 9AM to 5PM at 727-873-4094.comments powered by Disqus
CommentsAgainst Communists!
This piece of shit "Omali" is nothing but a Marxist-Leninist and his fucking "complete works" should be incinerated. Jim Schnur is a fucking idiot.
Dean, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library
As the Dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, I am proud of Jim Schnur's work to acquire this important historical collection. Libraries are in the business of documenting the world around us and helping people find and access information about the world, whether we agree with the points of view being expressed or not. Our special collections, as well as our circulating collections, contain published and archival materials representing many divergent points of view. We are proud of our commitment to the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression. For more information about such commitment, please visit the American Library Association's website and review the "Library Bill of Rights" http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/statementsif/librarybillrights.cfm
I am also proud of Omali Yeshetela and i feel sorry for those who live in the Bay area who have never overstood oppression. This man stood up to the racist st pete police when noone even had a voice during the 60's..We have yet to meet but Bro Yeshetli i am on my way. This is Atty and nurse..sis Milagros G from Tampa i am in H aiti and when i ret i promise that u and i will connect.There is lot to share and hopefuully we can join hands..Uhuru
Praising cop killers
If I have anything to say about it, the Uhuru will only be remembered for their having praised cop killers, rapists, and criminals, as "resistance to oppression by Africans", and the obnoxious waster of human flesh that most of these people are. What does Omali do for a living? We know what his sons do/did for a living.
This is Why I'm Not a Member
Joe Waller is a fraud
Joe Waller is a criminal that continues to bring the black man down, all the while living in his million dollar home in the "pink" district in St. Pete. Any institution that props this fraud up deserves to be shut down. Do your homework USF, you are endorsing a communist. It is time to rise up against this oppression.


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Vortech V-3 SCi Supercharger Mustang 5.0L Engine Kit Upgrade
Adding A Supercharger To Your 5.0L Bullet Has Never Been Easier-Or Cheaper.
If you were to ask longtime enthusiasts about the quintessential Fox-body combination, odds are the answer would be a supercharged 5.0L engine. Since the late '80s/early '90s, adding a supercharger to our beloved 302 High Output engine has become a tradition. While there are nearly a dozen different supercharger systems available for the Three-Valve modular motor, the centrifugal supercharger system has been the mainstay in 5.0L supercharging. This compact and effective boost-maker for pushrod engines is simple to install, extremely effective, and reasonably priced for the gains. You can credit the blower wars of the 5.0L shootout days for advances in technology and encouraging the centrifugal blower's popularity.
As some of the 5.0L-specific blower kits are nearing 20 years on the marketplace, there is always room for improvement. Thanks to racing exploits in the NMRA and other heads-up racing sanctioning bodies, supercharger companies are continually improving the systems for street applications. One of the longtime supercharger manufacturers, Vortech Superchargers, has upgraded its entry-level centrifugal supercharger system to offer better output while maintaining its low cost.
Its 5.0L base kit is one of the most popular systems the company sells. We can point to a host of facts as to why the company cranks out so many kits but the underlying theme is that the base Vortech 5.0L system can be bought for under $2,000. As far as we can tell, it is the cheapest supercharger kit on the market-save for the leaf-blower/electric supercharger kits on eBay (insert sarcasm). The Vortech kit is a bare-bones system that comes with everything needed to run 5-6 psi of boost on top of a stock or mildly modified 5.0L engine.
The Low-Boost blower kit is essentially the original 5.0L blower kit that has served thousands of Mustang enthusiasts for almost 20 years, but Vortech now includes the latest head unit with its tried and true kit. The V-3 head unit is an internally lubricating supercharger that utilizes helical-cut gears to drive the impeller to a maximum speed of 53,000 rpm. "The V3 SCi is good up until 725 hp," explained Ricky Best, race and media relations manager at Vortech. "The SCi is included in our base kit. Then we upgrade the unit to a Si-trim blower for customers who want to run our High Output kit, which is 8-10 psi. The Si-trim supercharger is good up to 775 hp. It's what the NMRA Real Street racers are using in competition and going deep into the 9s."
According to Vortech's website, the Low-Boost kit is suppose to take a stock 5.0L from 225 hp up to 275 hp. We have been in this way too long to know that 5 psi of boost is worth more than just 50 hp-even if this is the company's extremely basic kit.
We tried to dig up a stock Fox-body of the '86-'93 vintage for this test, but that has become rather difficult, so we settled on a Stang with a heads/cam/intake upgrade. Justin Burcham of JPC Racing steered us towards one of his customers who was interested in tickling his 5.0 powerplant with a blower. Aaron McIntosh owns a clean '93 Mustang GT that features Trick Flow aluminum Twisted Wedge heads, Stage 1 cam, and Edelbrock Performer intake manifold, and a few other mods. In naturally aspirated trim, the car cranked out 309 rwhp on the chassis dyno at JPC Racing. We, unfortunately, don't have any information on the car's output in 100-percent-stock trim.
We ordered the Low-Boost kit from Vortech and while 5 or so psi is very mild for a stock engine, this one needed a few more mods to make the system operate effectively. The car was equipped with a UPR 255-lph in-tank fuel pump, and Burcham elected to add a Vortech T-Rex external pump for even more fuel flow. The T-Rex is the standard fuel pump upgrade included in the High Output system. This ensures the test subject will have plenty of fuel to feed the boost-hungry engine.


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GUIDE/MOVIES, MUSIC, & RADIO lights are flashing...?
Models: H-40, E, E2, DVDM, MX, & AVX
A. When a CD is ripped on to the internal hard drive, it is first copied in WAV format and then cued for encoding to the MP3 or FLAC format. The encoding process occurs in the back ground when the unit is not playing music and when it is in standby. The GUIDE, MUSIC, & RADIO lights flash when the unit is in standby if the encoding process is running. The lights will stop flashing when the encoding process is complete. The unit can be turned on at any time during encoding if you wish to use the unit. Approximate encoding times: MP3 = 15 minutes per CD. FLAC = 10 minutes per CD.
Q. Can I import DVD's onto the Fireball's internal hard drive?
Models: DVDM, MX, & AVX
A. Fireball manages DVD's from connected changers only. Currently, Escient does not offer a product that allows a DVD to be ripped to an internal hard drive because of the legal issues related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. If and when the legal issues are resolved, Escient will be in a position to quickly offer hard drive based DVD management products.
Q. I just installed an additional DVD changer but the Fireball is not recognizing it.
Models: DVDM, MX, & AVX
A. The most common reason is the external control port is set to the same port as the changer. To check this go to SETUP, AUDIO-VIDEO-COMM PORTS, then select COMM PORT SETTINGS. (on newer software -- SETUP, EXTERNAL CONTROL, IR & SERIAL, then select SERIAL CONTROL COM PORT.) Make sure EXTERNAL CONTROL or SERIAL CONTROL COM PORT is not on the same port as any attached changer(s).
A "null-modem" cable is required when connecting a DVD changer to the DVDM controller. Pinout for this cable is 2to3, 3to2, & 5to5.
Another option is to use a standard "straight-thru" cable with a "null-modem adapter". Here is a link for such an adapter at Radio Shack.
Q. Can the hard drive in my Fireball be upgraded?
Models: H-40, E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX, & AVX
A. Currently, there are no options to upgrade a FireBall to a bigger hard drive. However, we have added a new feature where a second FireBall can be installed and share the music on both FireBalls from an integrated music guide. We are also working on the ability to play music from PCs and from networked attached storage. This feature will be available in Q1 2006.
Q. Which MP3 portable players are supported?
Models: E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX, & AVX
A. Any MP3 portable player can now be supported by using the PC file sharing capabilities built into the FireBall. The PC file sharing feature allows you to easily movie files between the FireBall, a PC or Mac, and a portable player connected to the PC or Mac. Use the following links for more information on how to use the PC file sharing features and for moving files to portable players:
Windows XP Integration
MAC OS X Integration
IPod Integration – PC
IPod Integration – MAC
These features are built-in all E2, SE, and DVDM-300 products. The E-40 & E-120 can be upgrading with the PC file sharing feature using this link eupdate.
The FireBall H-40 included a USB connector and supported the Rio600, the Compaq PA-1, & the Compaq PA-2 models directly. There are no plans to add any other MP3 player support to the FireBall H-40.
Q. Can I install the E2 software on my FireBall H-40?
Models: H-40
A. No. The newer software uses a different operating system that does not support USB or HPNA. To benefit from the newer software & features, one would have to upgrade to a newer E or E2 model.
Q. Why is my CD/DVD "Unknown"? I know it has to be
in the database!
Models: H-40, E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX & AVX
A. The first step is to verify the unit is getting online. A quick test is to go to SETUP, then UTILITIES, then select UPDATE SOFTWARE. If the unit is indeed online you will get a response back of, "No update required. Your software is up to date."
Unknown CD's – The FireBall reads the TOC (Table Of Contents) of each music disc and then contacts Gracenote to get the artist, title, & track names. This information is not on the CD itself. If a music CD comes back as "unknown", this simply means that TOC is not in the CDDB database; in which case you would have to manually enter the info.
Unknown DVD's – We maintain our own DVD database. In most cases, the DVD is in fact in our library unless it is something pretty obscure. Foreign DVD's might have a low hit-rate as well. Depending on where you purchased your DVD, it's unique code representing the Table Of Contents may differ from the actual DVD we used to enter it into our library. To work around this, we have a feature built in to the DVDM that allows you to browse our database to find a match.
See "CHANGER LOOKUP AND EDITING DISC INFO: A Guide to Editing Disc Information for DVD's and CD's" for detailed info.
Q. How to print my CD/DVD library?
Models: E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX, & AVX
A. You can print your CD and DVD library using the Fireball's build-in web server. You can access the web interface by typing the IP address of the FireBall or the FireBall "friendly name" into the web browser's address bar. Once the web interface is displayed, select OPTIONS and PRINT MUSIC LIBRARY under the "import/export" heading.
Q. How do I transfer music from my Fireball to my Apple iPod
or other MP3 portable player?
Models: E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX & AVX
A. Music files on the FireBall hard drive can be transferred to an Apple iPod or any other MP3 portable players using the PC file sharing feature built into the Fireball software. You simply plug the iPod or other portable player into your PC or Mac and then drag files from the FireBall to portable player using the software on the PC or Mac. The PC file sharing feature on the Fireball requires the PC to be running Windows 2k/XP and a Mac to be on MacOSX and the FireBall and the PC must be located on the same local area network. Step-by-Step instructions on integrating your MP3 device can be found here for Windows 2k/XP and here for MacOSX.
Q. Why do I not get audio and/or video on a specific output when
playing a disc from a connected changer?
Models: E2, DVDM, SE, MX & AVX
A. Fireball was designed to pass-thru both the audio and/or video from a connected changer. When a specific type of output is desired from the FireBall this connection must also be made from the changer to the FireBall.
Q. I copied music from my PC/Mac to the IMPORT folder on the
Fireball but the music does not show up in the music guide.
Models: E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX & AVX
A. The Fireball is currently compatible with MP3, WMA, FLAC, and WAV digital music formats. When importing music to your Fireball please make sure that the music you are importing is one of the supported formats. Unsupported file formats copied to the IMPORT folder of the Fireball will appear in the import folder as a marker, but will not occupy any space on the hard drive and will not appear in the music guide.
Q. Music recorded to the hard drive of the Fireball E, E2, or
DVDM, SE, MX or AVX
does not appear on a remote Fireball zone player.
Models: MP-100/150/200, ZP-1 & FP-1
A. When recording music to the hard drive of the Fireball music server it will initially record the music in WAV format (lossless and uncompressed). After recording this music to the hard drive in wav format it will then compress the music into the specified format; either FLAC or MP3. In order to stream music to a Fireball zone player , the Fireball music server must first encode this music. However, the unit will only begin this encoding process when idle. Playing music and/or recording from the server will pause the encoding process and cause it to take additional time which results in this music taking longer to show up on the zone player.
Note: You can verify if the Fireball music server currently has music queued up to be encoded by placing the unit in standby. If the Guide/Music/Radio lights begin flashing this means that the unit is currently encoding music located on the hard drive.
Q. I did a bulk record from the attached changer to the hard
drive of the Fireball but during playback all I received is dead air.
Models: E, E2, DVDM, MX & AVX
A. When recording from an attached changer to the hard drive of the Fireball a digital audio connection, either digital coax or optical, must be connected from the changer. By default the Fireball will use the optical audio input unless specified otherwise from within the setup menu. It is also recommended that you connected the analog left & right audio cables from the changer as well. During the record process if any type of CD copy protection is encountered the Fireball will switch to the analog input in order legally copy the CD. As a safeguard, it is a good idea to play a CD in each changer via the FireBall user interface and verify you hear music from each changer before starting a long record session.
Q. How many DVDs can be viewed at one time using both single and
multiple attached DVD changers?
Models: DVDM, MX & AVX
A. Most Fireball models will only support a single zone of video even with multiple connected changers (with the exception of the DVDM-552, MX-752, and AVX-552 which provide a 2nd zone output intended for use with a MP-200). However, in the case of music, you are able to support multiple zones of music using additional Escient MP, ZP, and FP-1 zone players.
Q. After recording multiple CDs via the +1 drive to the
hard drive of my Fireball record times have started to increase dramatically.
Models: H-40, E, E2, DVDM, SE, MX & AVX
A. Increasingly long record times via the +1 drive are usually the result of the Fireball's hard drive becoming full of temporary wav files which occupy much more space than a compressed format. When recording music to the hard drive of the Fireball music server it will initially record the music in WAV format (lossless and uncompressed). After recording this music to the hard drive in WAV format it will then compress the music into the specified format; either FLAC or MP3. However, the unit will only begin this encoding process when the FireBall is idle. Playing music and/or recording from the FireBall will pause the encoding process and cause it to take additional time. If you begin to experiencing increasingly long +1 record times, leave the Fireball in standby to give it an opportunity to compress the music previously recorded to the hard drive.


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A mass brawl broke out in south east London last night as a summer street party turned violent.
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I had better profess an interest here, and confess to a deeply unfashionable love of shopping malls that dates back to my childhood in Canada. To me, they were cosy yet exciting places, where you could guarantee being kept warm, dry and amused while outside the blizzard raged. Whole days could be spent drifting from store to store holding Mother's hand - sometimes buying, and sometimes eating. In a spooky reminder of those far-back North American days, there were snowflakes whirling when I arrived at Westfield in Shepherd's Bush.
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Unseen footage emerged yesterday of U.S. presidential candidate John McCain as a proud, stoic prisoner of war in Hanoi on the day he was released by his Vietnamese captors.
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Gary Glitter finally arrived in Britain yesterday – claiming he was the victim of a 'show trial' and that his human rights were breached.
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Barack Obama, on holiday in Hawaii, has not responded to the contents of the book Obama Nation
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Gary Glitter smiles before sentencing in the People's Court, Vietnam
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists he did not compare Cristiano Ronaldo's situation at Manchester United to that of a slave.
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Parents were yesterday warned to keep young children properly restrained in the car after a toddler was thrown 150ft to her death when the family's BMW crashed while she was on her mother's lap.
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The clustered Vietnamese restaurants at the bottom of Kingsland Road offer perhaps the best-value dining in all London. For ridiculously cheap prices you can get remarkably good food.
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Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who is serving a jail sentence in Vietnam for molesting two girls, plans to return to singing when he is released in August.
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The trial of a Canadian schoolteacher charged with sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy began on Monday in Thailand after he was arrested last year during a worldwide Interpol manhunt.
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Thousands of pirated DVDs of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, this summer's biggest blockbuster, are already on sale on the streets of Britain.
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3 Common Causes of Leaking Faucets
If you're a homeowner, you know there's nothing quite as annoying as the "drip ... drip ... drip" of a leaky bathroom or kitchen faucet. But did you know most dripping faucet issues are actually pretty easy to fix yourself? Depending on the type of faucet you have (there are four: compression, cartridge, ball and ceramic disk), here are three things to look for as soon as your fixture starts to leak:
If your faucet has two separate handles that loosen and tighten to turn on the hot and cold water, your faucet has a compression valve. Compression faucets are the only type that uses washers, but these washers are actually one of the most common causes of leaking - they can corrode, become damaged or even just not be installed properly. If you have a compression faucet, try replacing the washers in each handle first - this may fix the problem.
In many faucets, including cartridge and compression models, O-rings are installed within the handles to create a waterproof seal. When the O-rings become damaged or loose, that seal can break, causing a leak near the handle. If you have a leaking handle, try replacing the O-ring first - just make sure you buy the right size or the new part will be just as non-functional as the old one.
Cartridge faucets can have one or two handles, so they're most easily distinguishable by how they feel to operate - turning the handle or handles is a bit smoother and easier than a compression or ball faucet. When cartridge faucets are leaking, it's often necessary to replace the entire cartridge valve within them. New cartridges cost about $10-15, depending on where you live, and they are relatively easy to install.
Remember that if you don't feel comfortable fixing a leaky faucet yourself, it's always a good idea to call a local plumber for help!
Five Easy Ways for Californians to Cut Water Usage
By Paul Abrams
California recently put into effect statewide mandatory conservation steps that established a goal of cutting water usage by 25%. That may sound difficult, and for households already in water conservation mode, it might be. However, for a typical residential home, there are many ways to cut water usage that make a big difference but which are barely noticeable to the residents themselves. Roto-Rooter's ROTOGreen program makes it easy for homeowners to cut water usage. And for the DIY crowd, many of these steps can be fully implemented without the aid of a plumber. Here are five simple areas where you can cut water usage.
Take showers instead of baths. The average shower uses one-third as much water as a bath. Limit showers to 6 minutes or less and replace your old showerhead with a low flow model. We're partial to the Niagara water saving showerhead. It uses only 1.5 gallons of water per minute – a savings of 1 to 4 GPM over conventional showerheads. The best part? This showerhead is so well engineered, you won't believe you're using a low-flow showerhead at all.
Don't let the water run while shaving or brushing teeth. Replace your old faucet 3.5 gallons per minute faucet with an efficient news one that only spews out 1.5 GPM. We know that fancy new faucets are expensive so if you like your old faucet, you can replace the aerator on it that will restrict flow to 1.5 GPM or even all the way down to 0.5 GPM.
The newest ultra-efficient toilets use only 1.28 gallons per flush. Toilets made after 1993 use only 1.6 GPF but toilets older than that waste at least 3.5 gallons with every flush. You can spend a lot of money replacing old toilets or you can remove the guts of your toilet tank and replace them with a new dual-flush converter that will cut your water usage down to 0.8 GPF for liquid waste and 1.6 GPF for solid waste. Home Depot and Lowes carry these converter kits and they have easy to follow instructions. Still too complicated and expensive? Find a brick and gently place it inside your toilet tank. The brick will displace up to a half gallon of water and so you'll get the same flush power but use less water.
Laundry – If you have an old style top loading washing machine, only wash full loads. And if your laundry load is small, be sure to adjust the setting on the machine so that it doesn't fill the machine with enough water to wash a full load. If you have a new style front load water efficient machine, it should weigh the load and use only the water it needs to get it clean but make sure your settings are optimal.
Finally, the single biggest source of water waste is leaks. Almost every home has at least one water leak someplace. Fix those leaks and you'll see an immediate cut in household water usage. You can see faucet drips but toilet leaks can be stealthy and hard to detect. If you notice a ripple of water in the bowl, that's a water leak. Most toilet leaks can be fixed by replacing the toilet's flapper valve. Watch this video for step-by-step instructions for changing a flapper valve.
Texas' feast or famine rainfall is back in the feast mode and Roto-Rooter is helping Homeowners Deal with Water Damage
By Paul Abrams
The rain just won't stop falling on Texas. Homes and businesses are sustaining damage from flooding throughout most of the state. However, deep in the heart of Texas around Austin, San Antonio and Houston, they seem to be getting the worst of it. When water rises and washes through structures, it leaves behind mud and debris plus soaked flooring, drywall and furniture. It's a real nightmare! Water restoration companies are busy cleaning up the damage, working with insurance companies and trying to get homeowners back to normal. Many of them keep homeowners on long waiting lists. That means it could be days or weeks before homes and businesses get the help they so desperately need.
But we'll let you in on a little secret, the local Roto-Rooter offices in Houston, San Antonio and Austin are fully certified water restoration experts! The fact is, that we mostly provide water restoration services to our plumbing customers who've experienced water line breaks or sewage backups but Roto-Rooter is fully capable of taking care of storm water damage too. The secret part is that most people don't know Roto-Rooter offers these services so our wait times may be non-existent or at least much shorter than the best known water restoration companies. That means Roto-Rooter can get to the damage right away, remove water from the property, strip out soaked and damaged carpeting, drywall and furniture and begin drying out the structure before mold and mildew set in.
Roto-Rooter uses all the same water extraction and drying equipment as the biggest restoration companies. In fact, we use the very latest state-of-the-art water restoration gear and our crews all hold IICRC certifications (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification). Roto-Rooter works directly with your insurance carrier and we're available 24/7. One other thing that most homeowners don't realize is that there's no need to shop around for lower cost rates when it comes to water restoration services. Why? Every water restoration company works within insurance company claims parameters. That means the insurance companies set the rates they will pay for various types of damage and the water restoration companies are bound by those rates – so the cost is the same no matter which company does the work. Learn more about Roto-Rooter Water Restoration Services and share the secret with your friends and neighbors.
Roto-Rooter Franchise Association Holds Annual Meeting
By Paul Abrams
The RRFA or Roto-Rooter Franchise Association is a supportive forum for Roto-Rooter franchisees to gather, teach, mentor and share new ideas with each other. The organization promotes relationships within the Roto-Rooter family that foster growth and understanding between the franchise owners themselves and their relationship to Roto-Rooter Corporation and Roto-Rooter Services Company.
There are more than 500 independently owned and operated Roto-Rooter franchises across North America and several others overseas. Many of the franchises have been in the same families since the 1930s when Roto-Rooter was founded on the invention of the original mechanical sewer cleaning machine. At one time, all of the Roto-Rooter system consisted of franchises but today about 117 Roto-Rooter locations are company owned and operated. Together, both groups make up the largest plumbing repair and sewer and drain cleaning business in the world. Company owned locations have learned a lot from the franchise community over the years and vice-versa. We work together to strengthen the Roto-Rooter brand, provide better service to our customers and explore new ways of achieving success for all.
During the week of May 11, the RRFA will hold its annual meeting. The location changes every year and this year it will be held in Las Vegas. There will be a series of meetings and workshops that never fail to improve the Roto-Rooter business as a whole. While the public is well aware of the Roto-Rooter brand, they don't often understand that it is held aloft by individuals who are always leaning forward to find ways to improve our service offerings, customer service and commitment to employees. One of the greatest challenges Roto-Rooter and our industry faces is plumber recruitment & careers. There simply are not enough plumbers to meet demand for plumbing services anymore. As a group, the RRFA and Roto-Rooter Services Company will share ideas for promoting the plumbing profession and making Roto-Rooter an even better place to work so as to recruit more plumbers to our company.
Greystar Partners with Roto-Rooter
By Jack Kortekamp
When Greystar Real Estate Partners purchased Riverstone Residential Group last June, the nation's top apartment manager acquired the second largest apartment manager. Recently, Greystar announced their supplier partnerships and Roto-Rooter Services Company made the list. Currently, Greystar manages almost 400,000 apartment units in the U.S. and has recently expanded internationally. With a combined force of over 10,000 team members, Greystar currently manages apartment communities for many of the premier ownership groups and institutions in the multifamily industry.
Jack Kortekamp and Keith Vadas from Roto-Rooter's Commercial Business Development Group had relationships and business dealing with both companies previous to the merger. After meeting with the combined management of both companies shortly after the purchase was announced, Roto-Rooter's proposal for a partnership was accepted for the new Preferred National Partner Program. Roto-Rooter Services Company currently provides drain cleaning, plumbing, water line repair and replacement, excavation, backflow testing and high-pressure water jetting services to Greystar's managed properties and Roto-Rooter recently presented our newest service, Water Restoration to Greystar management.
Roto-Rooter sponsors Greystar's Green Awards Program, a web-based program that rewards Greystar properties that conserve energy, water and promote sustainability.
Greystar is a fully integrated real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management and development of residential properties. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over 385,000 units in over 100 markets. Greystar also has $ 1.5 billion of development underway and has a robust institutional investment platform with over 7.5 billion is assets in major markets globally.
Roto-Rooter Services Company currently provides plumbing services to Greystar properties in most of their major markets and we look forward to growing with Greystar as they continue to lead the multifamily industry.
How and Why Tree Roots Clog and Damage so Many Sewers
By Paul Abrams
The Roto-Rooter sewer cleaning machine got its name because it rotates a spinning cable with sharp blades on the tip through underground sewer pipes cutting away tree roots that can clog a sewer and cause sewage backups. Tree roots might seem like fragile little stems but they can grow to monstrous proportions and are incredibly resilient and strong! Roots can cause lots of damage to underground pipes but it takes a long time for the damage to show itself.
Thirsty trees and shrubs send tiny feeder roots out through the soil in search of water and nutrients. When the roots find water, they begin sipping it and pumping it back to the tree. One of the easiest places for roots to find water is an old sewer pipeline made of clay, concrete, iron, Orangeburg or other imperfect materials. When the sewer pipes were laid, their sections were joined together tightly to prevent roots from getting inside. Each section of pipe has a male end and a female end. Clay and concrete were usually "pitched" together using tar pitch or a similar material that helped seal the joints. The problem is that the seals don't last forever and as the seals fail over time, those little feeder roots work their way inside to infiltrate the sewer pipe and discover the moisture and nutrients they were sent to find. Mission accomplished!
Tree Roots Grow Larger – Causing Pipe Problems
In time, those little roots grow fat and happy. They soon become the tree's most important lifeline to a seemingly endless supply of water and waste nutrients (think fertilizer). As a result, the roots grow larger so they can deliver more and more water to the growing, healthy tree. As roots grow larger in diameter, they put a strain on the pipe joints and gradually break the clay, concrete or other materials away. To visualize how they do this, think of how many times you've seen a tree root push up a section of sidewalk. It's a slow but steady pressure that gradually defeats the concrete and shoves it aside. The same thing happens to your sewer pipe. As the holes in the pipe get bigger, more water and sewage leaches out of the pipe into the surrounding soil. The soil supporting the pipe begins to erode and the pipe sections start to move around in the watery loose dirt. Pretty soon, the once reliable pipeline starts looking like a loose collection of pipe sections that are only semi-connected as more and more roots infiltrate the pipe and compound the damage. To make matters worse, the roots spread out like nets and catch toilet paper and waste until a clog forms.
Roto-Rooter's State-of-the-art Equipment & Technology Can Help with Sewer Problems
A Roto-Rooter plumber can easily cut away young tree roots and restore flow in your sewer. Mature roots become more of a challenge but we can usually cut through those too – up to a point. Once the root mass starts looking like a tree limb, even the mighty Roto-Rooter machine can't always cut through. And by that time, chances are good that the pipe sections are so damaged and misaligned that the sewer has just about had it anyway. Toilets stop flushing and drains stop draining and sewage has nowhere to go but into a bathtub or sink. Remember, sewers are designed to be a sealed system. If they are leaching sewage into the soil, it's an environmental issue. Annual sewer cleanings can keep a sewer line open for years if a homeowner keeps up with root growth but eventually, the sewer will reach the end of its life and it has to be replaced.
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…And Away Go Troubles, Down the Drain!
Everyone knows the Roto-Rooter® jingle. And everyone wants to see their troubles go down the drain!
Normally, when you dial 8-1-1 to get a utility locate, you have to wait up to 48 hours for the service to be completed. But – there are times when you just don't have 48 hours, and neither does your customer.
Let's face it – it's tough for a company as large and busy as Roto-Rooter trying to explain to a customer without service or with sewage running into the street or their yard that it's going to take 48 hours to get lines located. "Well," the customer will say, "this is obviously my sewage line that's causing the problem, what's the difficulty?"
The difficulty, of course, is illustrated by this illustration from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the major natural gas and oil pipelines in the United States. Hazardous liquid lines are in red, gas transmission lines in blue.
The map illustrates about 2.5 million miles of buried pipeline. Not seen are the who knows how many miles of smaller feeder lines, communications conduits, electrical cables, sewer lines, water lines – you name it – that are running through, around and under residential and business sites.
A Roto-Rooter customer, though, only sees that they've got a problem, and Roto-Rooter has to fix it. Pronto.
Roto-Rooter's sewer solutions specialist can still provide the service customers have come to depend on from Roto-Rooter, AND play it safe at the same time.
Every state's 811 call center has some form of Emergency Ticket that will get a work area marked as soon as possible so Roto-Rooter can begin repairs.
In Texas, an Emergency Ticket must meet these criteria: The State of Texas defines an Emergency Excavation as one involving danger to life, health or property. Does the work meet that criteria?
Roto-Rooter representatives should check with their local 811 notification center for the specific requirements for requesting an emergency locate request in the area.
Roto-Rooter employees should never put themselves or their customers' lives and property at risk, or make a bad situation worse, by blind digging. Always call 8-1-1 first. Then the entire Roto-Rooter team, from the local office to the corporate headquarters to the crew at the excavation site can all join in the customer's chorus:
¯ "And away go troubles, down the drain!" ¯
Texas811 is, first and foremost, a damage prevention company. We serve over 1,400 member utilities and municipalities in Texas, and in 2014 processed 2,629,287 inbound ticket requests by sending out 14,045,818 notifications to utilities and municipalities for line locates.
We're glad to be serving Roto-Rooter® in Texas, too!
New Water Heater Standards Take Effect April 16, 2015
How Will These Changes Effect Homeowners?
By Paul Abrams
In case you haven't heard, new federal mandates going into effect on April 16, 2015 are forcing water heater manufacturers to make water heaters (the kind with a water tank) a lot more efficient. For the most part, they will be smarter, safer and better insulated. But the rest of the story may impact some homeowners in some inconvenient ways. This is especially true if your utility closet is already cramped. A new water heater of the same capacity may have a larger physical footprint (to accommodate that extra insulation) than the unit that currently occupies the space in your house. A replacement water heater may no longer fit inside that space and could require a build out and other modifications to make it work.
Additionally, gas models may require more advanced chimneys (flues) and plumbing. They will incorporate electronic ignition instead of the old standard pilot flames. Electric water heaters will also be larger in diameter and/or height to account for the extra insulation needed to make them more energy efficient. Many models will now have integrated heat pumps in order to meet the new Department of Energy guidelines. One other change that may affect you is cost. Expect newer high-efficiency models to be almost twice as expensive!
The new complexities of water heater standards will make it much more difficult for the do-it-yourselfer to install the new water heater models and still remain in compliance with the new codes. So choosing a trained professional plumber to install a water heater will be more crucial than ever before. If all of these changes sound alarming to you because your current water heater barely fits into its current location, act fast because older models will still be in stores until current inventories sell out. Manufacturers were required to make the changes on production lines beginning April 1, 2015, so if the prospect of cramming a larger water heater into your small space scares you, why not purchase an existing model and store it until you need it. Or if your water heater is getting close to the end of its lifespan (the average is 11 years), it might make sense to replace your old water heater now.
Why Flat-Rate Pricing is a Better Deal for Plumbing Customers
It's a subject that homeowners and plumbers have debated for years. Which is the better deal? Flat rate pricing (sometimes called contract price) or hourly rate? First, let me state that certain situations might tilt the advantage to hourly and other situations might tilt the advantage to flat-rate, but for most plumbing repairs, a flat rate for a plumber is usually a better deal. Here's why:
First, you'll be given a price on parts and labor upfront before any work begins. This can be very comforting to just get the agreed upon price out of the way without having to worry about the plumber dragging his feet and racking up hourly charges. When you pay a flat rate, you'll pay the quoted price whether the job takes an hour or five hours. Advantage customer! This is especially true if the plumber came out without hitting you up for a trip charge or an assessment fee.
Furthermore, sometimes (but not always) plumbers have some negotiating room on their flat rate. If you don't like the price, try haggling. The worst that can happen is he says "no." But if a plumber is having a slow day, he may be willing to drop his rate somewhat to get the job. After all, he's already at your house, he's invested some time evaluating your problem and he'd probably rather discount the job than go back to the shop empty handed. He may also give you a discount coupon or refer you to one on his website to justify the discount and provide a good value to you. After all, a good plumber wants your business for life, not just for one job. If he does discount, that doesn't mean his original price was a scam. It just means his schedule or other circumstances have allowed him some flexibility to give you a lower price.
In my view, the only time an hourly rate might be a better value is when the job only requires a quick fix that commonly takes five to fifteen minutes to complete. For instance, lighting a pilot light on a water heater or tightening a loose water connection. A customer oriented hourly rate plumber ought to divide his hourly fee and only charge you for a quarter of an hour. Unfortunately, many will simply tell you their company policy states that they MUST charge you for the full hour - so you may not get any price advantage after all. On the other hand, many flat-rate plumbers who want to keep your business have a special low "quick fix charge" for such instances instead of dinging you for a couple of hundred bucks. Just as commonly, I've seen Roto-Rooter plumbers do such simple fixes at no charge, especially if it's a customer who has used them before or whose business they hope to earn in the future. "There's no charge. It was a simple fix. Call me the next time you need me." That's a very powerful gesture that often wins the hearts and minds of a customer. Just to be sure the gesture is remembered, I recommend that the plumber place a sticker with his name and phone number around the work area, beneath the sink or on the water heater so the customer will always be reminded who that nice plumber was who was so generous and helpful.
Now taking into account everything you just read in the last paragraph do not confuse a very fast, efficient plumber with "a quick and easy job." A more experienced plumber may be able to complete a difficult job faster than a less experienced guy. Don't get angry and critical of him for being good. Some people will say, "It took him only 30 minutes to replace the disposal but his fee was equal to what the other guy would have charged me for a full hour of labor." So what? He was fast, efficient and he saved you time. Would you prefer that he slow down and waste your time or just appreciate the fact that he's out of your home quickly at the contracted price and you can get on with your day?
And what if the plumber has to run out for more parts? This is a common occurrence and the meter will be running the entire time on the hourly plumber but the price remains fixed with the flat rate plumber. Finally, when calculating your overall value, please don't forget to factor in hard costs that every business has to include in to its pricing. There is the service truck, fuel and maintenance as well as vehicle insurance, liability insurance for the business, even the plumber's health insurance. Also, office staff, rent, phones, utilities, advertising, tools and equipment. Plumbing is a professional trade that involves never-ending learning to keep up with changing fixtures, materials and plumbing codes. Not just anybody can do this kind of work so please don't pretend that a plumber's time is less valuable than that of any other professional, whether blue collar or white collar.
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Service is proud to recognize several of our locations that are being honored with the 2014 Super Service Award from Angie's List.
This distinction recognizes the top 5 percent of qualifying businesses per category who maintained superior service ratings and reviews throughout the past year in each market.
By striving for, and earning the Super Service Awards each year, Roto-Rooter demonstrates its commitment to providing all customers with world-class service when they call for plumbing, sewer & drain cleaning and water restoration services.
Many Roto-Rooter branches earned the Super Service Award in multiple categories (including drain cleaning, sewer cleaning, water heaters and wells & pumps).
In the plumbing and other service-related categories, the following branches received a Super Service Award:
Roto-Rooter has been providing superior service across America for 80 years. Customers depend on us 24 hours and day, seven days a week and we are pleased to have received these service awards from Angie's List that demonstrate our commitment to providing world class customer service.
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Thirty two seconds left, 66-66 tie, and freshman guard Kyle Odister had the ball.
Squaring up near the top of the key, he hit a clutch three pointer to help propel the Mustangs (3-5) to a 73-66 victory against South Dakota State (4-7), Tuesday night in Brookings, South Dakota.
The win tallied the Mustangs third consecutive victory for Cal Poly and its first road victory under head coach Joe Callero.
"We have learned from each of our games on the road this season and this time it paid off with our first road win," Callero said in a release. "We limited the Jackrabbits by extending our defense and that caught them a bit off guard. We changed things up on them near the end of the game and went with a little press and that gave us an advantage."
Senior guard Lorenzo Keeler led the Mustangs with 21 points when he connected on eight of 14 shots while Odister scored a season high 17 points, hitting seven of 13.
Sophomore Center Will Donahue recorded his fourth double double of the season with his 13 point and 10 rebound output. Tagged on with his offensive performance, Donahue also added four blocks in the game.
Both teams enjoyed hefty performances from their benches. Sophomore forward David Hanson came off the bench for the Mustangs to add seven points and four rebounds. South Dakota State was led in scoring by junior guard Clint Sargent, off the bench, with 16 points.
Senior guard Garrett Callahan also added 13 in the loss.
The Mustangs held a 41-31 advantage in rebounds led by Donahue's 10, junior guard Shawn Lewis added eight. Lewis also contributed with three blocks of his own.
Cal Poly shot 48 percent from the floor when they made 28 of 58 shots and converted 44 percent from long range. The Jackrabbits were limited to just 35 percent from the floor, hitting 20 of 57.
The Mustangs turned the ball over 16 times compared to 13 for the Jackrabbits.
South Dakota State went to the line 25 times, making 18 while Cal Poly was limited to just 14 attempts but made 10.
The Mustang return to the hardwood tomorrow when the team travels to take on Big Ten powerhouse Wisconsin for a 6 pm (PT) tip off.


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Four area football teams continue play this week as the Florida High School Athletic Association postseason kicks off Friday and the independent Southeastern Football Conference playoffs head into the championship game Saturday.
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He looked lazy, like he wasn't really into it. Perhaps however as some have suggested it's a defense mechanism to protect a bad shoulder and poor cardio.
If he's injured at this point in the year he'll have to work around it, and not taking a lot of shots is a good way to protect a shoulder- nothing worse than getting caught underneath someone with a bad arn. If he's still out of shape then that's a problem he should have been working on.
Speaking of Levalley, isn't he a pretty good wrestler himself? I seem to remember his having a very close match with Metcalf and beating some good guys in freestyle during the summer. Potential champ this year?