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With our litigation services background, we will come to you and deliver a one-day seminar on Forensic Marketing Best Practices.
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It is most commonly associated with gathering evidence that will be presented in a civil or criminal court of law as part of a marketing dispute. He or she may need a working knowledge of the legal system and excellent communication skills to carry out expert testimony in the courtroom and to aid in other litigation support engagements. Marketers may be retained as a consultant, expert witness, or special master, to deal with such issues as lost sales, consumer behavior, anti-trust, consumer protection, branding, damages, and intellectual property issues.
A marketer may be hired by an attorney to gather and interpret facts, prepare analyses, help the attorney interpret evidence, advice about issues and strategies involved in a legal matter, locate other marketers to act as consultants or expert witnesses, and help expert witnesses form their opinions. Marketers acting only as consultants will not be asked to testify in a judicial or regulatory proceeding, and their work usually will be protected from disclosure by the attorney work product privilege.
A marketer may be retained by an attorney or court as an expert witness to testify in a judicial or administrative proceeding. Marketers retained as expert witnesses will be expected to give their opinion in a judicial or administrative proceeding and can expect their work for a lawyer or court to be available to others involved in the litigation.
Marketers sometimes are appointed by a court as a master to assist the court in some matter (e.g., to determine certain facts or compute damages). They also may be appointed to act as the court's representative (referred to as a special master) in a particular transaction.
The powers and duties of masters and special masters depend on the terms of the order making their appointment and applicable court rules. The compensation paid to a master or special master is set by the court and paid by the parties or out of any fund or subject matter of litigation.
The five major phases of litigation are:
Much of the work for forensic marketers occurs in the discovery stage.
The pleadings consist of:
An attorney's job is to ultimately avoid trial and the resulting lost time and expenses. Thus, the goal of a forensic marketer is to help the attorney to avoid the cost and uncertainty of a trial.
There are many ways for an expert witness to be excluded from the courtroom. Both simple and complex Daubert and Frye challenges are becoming frequent as tort costs climb. Daubert on the Web indicates that marketing experts are rejected about 66% of the time. Marketers must take the qualification process seriously in order to avoid adversely affecting clients and their personal reputation. Lack of independence, conflicts of interest, side-taking, and result-oriented work are some of the situations to avoid.
In federal courts and many state courts an expert witness must prepare a written report. Due to the practice of electronically-prepared draft reports, these drafts are often not recorded on paper. Not retaining draft copies is quite common among litigation experts and consultants. Often if a consultant's report is provided to the expert, these reports are requested from opposing counsel.
To learn more about this hot niche in a sports marketing context, see Dangerous Hoops: A Forensic Marketing Action Adventure, Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2011.


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World Bank Increases Transparency through Inaugural Publication of Sanctions Board Decisions
Milestone in anti-corruption agenda unmatched by any other IFIWASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 - Marking another advance in openness and accountability in its anti-corruption work, the World Bank Group today published... Show More +
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Statement from Dr. Jim Yong Kim regarding his selection by the World Bank's Executive Directors as 12th President of the World Bank
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2012 - Dr. Jim Yong Kim today released a statement in response to his selection by the World Bank's Executive Directors as 12th President of the World Bank: "I am honored to... Show More +
World Bank's Executive Directors Select Dr. Jim Yong Kim 12th President of the World Bank Group
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2012 - The Executive Directors met today to select a new President of the World Bank Group. The Board expressed its deep gratitude for Mr. Robert B. Zoellick's outstanding leadership... Show More +
OPED: Europe is distracted by endless firewall talk
Policy makers under pressure can get preoccupied with the fixation of the moment. For the eurozone, that idée fixe has been "the firewall". How big is big enough? Who contributes and how?Now that the eurozone... Show More +
Sanctions Board to Post Decisions on Corruption, Fraud Cases
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World Bank Fosters Civic Participation in the Arab World
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2011 – World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick and Director of Governance and Civic Engagement at CARE, Egypt, Amr Lashin, today signed a financial agreement granting CARE seed... Show More +
Citizen Empowerment, Governance Key for Middle East-Zoellick
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World Bank President Praises Reforms In Zambia, Underscores Need For Continued Improvements In Policy And Governance
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Is it waterproof? To what depth?
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Nike+ FuelBand SE - small (black)
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It is water-resistant, so you can wear while you shower and washing hands. It shouldn't be submerged in water.
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Nike is pretty clear about this, as the FuelBand is not water proof. It is water resistant meaning if you splash water on it, or wear it during a shower you are fine. However submersing it under water may cause it to leak and water will damage the internal components.
- Answered by Jeremy H from Columbus
According to Nike, it's "water resistant", not proof. So it can get wet, but it is not recommended that it be submerged.
- Answered by Todd R from San Diego
I wear my 1st generation Nike Fuel band 1hour every day swimming in my pool.
Often diving to 9.5 ft deep from the diving board
This has been going on since the last week of April without any problems
It's not officially water proof by Nike but I think my fuel band is water proof by my standards
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Great articles on other sites
Great articles on other sites
- Unless kids are working, coding should not be taught: Abbott | ZDNet
- CSIRO, NICTA merger could cost 200 jobs - Training & Development - News - iTnews.com.au
- Sydney Opal card travel history can be accessed by police
- NBN analysis 'like foxes reviewing the hen house': Clare
- Call made to end inflight phone ban
- Australian government undoing profit shifting clamp down: Labor
- National security law reforms
- Victorian Government calls for contributions to shape Victoria's digital economy
- Will IBM pip Azure at the Aussie cloud post?
- Competition watchdog should break up Foxtel monopoly: Ludlam
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It's not just Freelancer: Aussie tech IPOs are back in general
blog Freelancer chief executive Matt Barrie shocked a few in Australia's tech sector with his mid-September rejection of a $400 million offer from a Japanese HR and recruitment giant to buy his company. The executive's decision to list his company on the Australian Stock Exchange instead was similarly controversial. However, as I write in Delimiter 2.0 today (subscriber content), Freelancer's not alone. There's half a dozen other technology industry companies seeking to list on the ASX late this year or early next. A paragraph from the article:
"Australian technology companies have been virtually absent from the the nation's public stockmarket over the past decade as the stigma of the dot com bust took its toll on investor confidence. But a clutch of new listings planned for the closing months of 2013 shows renewed interest in the sector and that local entrepreneurs are smelling money in the air once again."
Ah, the heady smell of champagne and money in the air. It's back in Australia's technology sector. Freelancer was the first big tech sector listing in a while, but it won't be the last. Australia's IT startup sector is booming, and now the big end of town is back in black as well. It should be a fantastic next few years for the local industry.
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Super funds close to dumping $250m IT revamp
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Blackpool winger Tom Ince is trying to push through a move to Liverpool before this weekend's FA Cup third round ties, according to reports.
The Daily Mirror claims the England U21 international is eager to return to Anfield, and wants to complete a move ahead of the Tangerines' clash away to Fulham on Saturday.
The paper goes on to report that Ince is working with his father in discussions with Michael Appleton, with the pair eager to keep the deal alive after issues with regards to a 10 per cent sell-on fee as part of the agreement.
Ince originally joined Liverpool as a youth team player in 2008, and was promoted to the first-team squad at the start of the 2010 season.
However, senior opportunities were hard to come by on Merseyside, and after making his debut against Northampton Town in the League Cup, the player left for Notts County on loan and then Blackpool on a permanent deal.
But, after impressing at Bloomfield Road during his year-and-a-half in the Npower Championship, Liverpool want the player back, with the paper reporting that Brendan Rodgers could make an improved offer after lodging an initial £5 million bid.


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Since June 2007, people have been using this blog to debate, muse and trade information about Oakland schools. As the Tribune's k-12 education reporter, I love hearing people's ideas — and, of course, stories about their experiences.
You can reach me most easily at firstname.lastname@example.com. I post (mostly) school-related updates at Twitter.com/katymurphy. I recently started a Facebook page, too. You can find it at Facebook.com/katyEmurphy.


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Prince George's County Schools' declining enrollment hurts budget
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WATCH: NewsChannel 8's Whitney Wild talks with parents and with Prince George's County Education Policy Advisor Christian Rhodes.
Prince George's County has lost roughly 1,000 kids per year for the past eight years.
The negative impact has ripple effects beyond the classroom, but it particularly hurts the county education budget.
To stop the decline, the county plans to offer more choces for parents.
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Introducing The Creative Cafe at Replica - a full-service, state-of-the-art modern cafe and lounge area where hungry students and all other inspired minds alike can grab a bite to eat and brainstorm ideas. This 1,500-square-foot space will also be home to all the things that made you love Replica in the first place: tucked away behind the Cafe, its team of designers work diligently at perfecting their craft, still producing exceptional marketing materials and graphics. That effortlessly cool vibe from our Rittenhouse Square location has found its way up to University City, too, of course.
Projector screens, bold colors, chic furnishings, and now, your favorite coffeehouse grub, will keep your mind buzzing whether stopping by for a quick and casual visit, or setting out to rediscover your artistic flair over a few hours. With a modest seating and dining area, The Creative Cafe at Replica can also host your small conferences and "Think Tank" sessions comfortably, light fare included.
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"Crazy quilt," Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1880
Contributed by Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
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This quilt was recovered from the Preble House on Great Cranberry Island by the home's mid-20th century owner. Known as a "crazy" quilt for its variety of fancy stitching, fabrics, and free-form patterns, this brightly colored quilt type was popular at the end of the 19th century. There is a long quilting tradition on the Cranberry Isles; this quilt may well have been made on the island.
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- Title: "Crazy quilt," Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Local Name: Great Cranberry
- Town: Cranberry Isles
- County: Hancock
- State: ME
- Media: cloth
- Dimensions (cm): 152.40 x 101.60
- Collection: Louise Marr
- Object Type: Physical Object
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i dont know how long my dog will be pregnant its her first litter
can someone help me out? so when she does have the puppies ill be ready.
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pitbull pregnancy
i dont know how long my dog will be pregnant its her first litter
can someone help me out? so when she does have the puppies ill be ready.
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63 days.
If you're unfamiliar with canine reproduction and gestation then it's in you and your dog's best interest to have her spayed after this litter. In the mean time, keep the puppies with mother until they are at absolute minimum 8 weeks of age, but preferably 10 weeks to ensure they are properly weaned and Mom has a chance to teach them a few manners most dog owners fail to teach themselves. Sell the puppies, don't give them away. If somebody has to fork over even as little as $25 for a puppy they are statistically more likely to invest a little time and effort to make sure their new puppy becomes an acceptable family pet. Are you able to do some rudimentary background/home checks for these puppies? Pitbulls have the reputation they have because the wrong people get ahold of them to boost their own ego and self image. The dogs are often neglected, poorly socialized, or discovered to NOT be the instinctually big, bad tough guy that the 18 year old person down the street thought he was when he bought him to chain him to his front porch to intimidate his freinds. They often just wind up wandering the streets or in shelters or rescues. Pits just happen to be the "tough dog" flavor of the week the last several years because they are still actively sought out for dog fighting purposes. Even a registered, professional breeder can't ensure 100% that this won't happen to their puppies so it's probably best not to perpetuate the problem when a quick $100 surgery at a Humane Society clinic will prevent it.
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Clara, there is more to it than watching her pop out the puppies! You need to get some books and do some online reading about what you need to do here. You will have things to get ready and have on hand and how to be prepared.... also, be sure she has at least one vet visit before hand. The vet also needs to know the breeding date so s/he can plan the whelping date and you need to have that information too. The vet may need to be called in for emergency c-section and the puppies do need to be seen with their mother within 24 hours of birth.
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Yes, very important point. Sometimes things go wrong during whelping and if they do it may not be during the vet's open business hours. Just to be safe make sure you have a vet you like and their emergency, after-hours number and make sure they actually provide emergency, after-hours services. Some vets don't. Keep some extra cash tucked aside in case something goes wrong and you find yourself with an emergency vet bill--they're very expensive! It will probably all go well but it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
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You definitely don't want to get stuck going to one of the emergency clinics if your vet is willing to meet you so be sure you are prepared on this! The E clinics are really costly...an emercency C-section is around $1500 and can go higher! Be sure the last two weeks, she is eating puppy food too...She needs the extra nutrition and vitamins and be sure she does get good healthy exercise! Walks are fine for her... when you get closer to her date, a couple weeks away, we can give you a list of everything you need. One good thing though is a partner to help you help her....And remember, this is not a spectator sport....she does not need or want anyone else there to watch her, especially children! She needs you there and one other person that she is comfortable with and that is it....
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Label limbo or not, it's still going to be a goddamn summer of Young Thug around here. (Read his FADER cover story, in case you missed it.) It's also, apparently, going to be a big one for Evian Christ, who recently talked producing for Kanye West's album and, today, shared a straight-to-Mediafire remix of Thugga Thugga's "Stoner." Does it come close to touching the original? Not really. But you'd be crazy not to check it out and make sure. Below the download, check out FADER TV interviews with both Young Thug and Evian Christ.
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Hugh Grant accepted undisclosed damages Friday from a British newspaper publisher over claims about his relationships with former girlfriends Jemima Khan and Elizabeth Hurley.
The 46-year-old actor sued Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, over stories published in February.
Grant wasn't at London's High Court for the ruling. His attorney said the actor would give the money to a cancer charity.
In a statement, Grant said he had taken legal action because he was tired of the newspapers "publishing almost entirely fictional articles about my private life for their own financial gain."
"I'm also hoping that this statement in court might remind people that the so-called 'close friends' or 'close sources' on which these stories claim to be based almost never exist," he said.


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August 14th, 2009 | Written by: april
A great website alone is not enough. Visitors and traffic to your great website is not enough. Moreover, a strong SEO program to attract more visitors to your great website is, still, not enough.
Visitors demand value– and value exceeds the mere provision of a good website, product, service or occasional coupon. Keep in mind, the internet is saturated with competitors offering similar products and services just like you.
To furnish value entails the provision of link-bait content. Moreover, good link-bait also considers consumer engagement and social participation. "Link-bait"–more specifically, is content that captures interest and encourages your visitors to link to (or share) your page with others as they glean value from it.
However, link-bait in and of itself, I'm sorry to say, is still not enough. Linkable content drives success only when it is leveraged through mediums like social network sites. As with anything, linkable content needs promotion. So how do the pros create and encourage link worthy content to spread?
The process for achieving link-bait velocity is a two part procedure:
A "good idea" won't satisfy viral expectations alone. Link-bait must be right on target. Spreading linkable content starts with the creation process and considers thorough market research as an integral role in identifying the kind of content that will largely appeal to your market. Keep in mind that personalization is key; the more you can hone in on the exact interests and values of your specific market, the more likely your link building efforts will come to viral fruition. What interests your consumers? What are their preferences? What do they care about the most?
For example, link-bait can include insider industry information, white papers, how to videos, interviews, or something entertaining like ridiculous commentary or funny pictures. Whatever you choose, make sure it fits within the tastes and preferences of your target market– and more importantly, speaks in a language they can relate to and understand.
Generating exposure through viral link-bait is a matter of dangling the carrot in front of the right animal: the social media insiders, the super advocates, those jerks with 100,000 + "friends". If you try to scale success solely on incoming site traffic, or worse– your piddly network of colleagues and professional associates– you're bound for damnation. Consider where your target consumers have the strongest presence and the loudest voice.
Your best resources are scattered across industry forums and social networking sites. In my opinion, I think Twitter is one of the best places to learn the latest trends, what people are buzzing about, and where they occupy most of their time.
Too often, business' underestimate the capacity that link-bait has in generating exposure. And moreover, those fortunate to realize the benefits of link-bait, fall short in understanding how to generate link-bait velocity. Viral link-bait starts with calculated ideation and concludes with a social-centric strategy that harnesses the power of people to promote your content.
I'd love to hear some of your link-bait ideas and strategies. Feel free to share them here or drop me a shout-out on Twitter @AprJasmine
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Yes I agree, visitors is still the enough to improve a website besides a website should also get backlinks to increase its ranking in search engine and of course website owner should consider link baiting.


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Those who suggest further capitulation to Iran are wrongly harming the interests of the West.
He wants to show everything is "business as usual," which everyone knows is not.
The Palestinian Authority Jawwal mobile phone company is back in business in Gaza after Hamas allowed it to resume operations following last week's forced shutdown. Hamas claimed that Jawwal, part of the Paltel conglomerate run b one of Mahmoud Abbas' closest confidantes, owed taxes. The terrorist organization did not explain why it was allowing Jawaal […]
Jordanian authorities seized 100 pounds of explosives carried by a member of an Iranian-backed group.
Police closed in on a ring of Israeli and Palestinian Authority Arabs who smuggled eggs and sold to supermarkets in urban centers in Israel. The gang raked in more than $2.5 million a year in the operation that stamped the eggs with forged approval. Police investigator Shai Kovnator noted, "The phenomenon of smuggling eggs from […]
Samsung is establishing a new startup accelerator in its development center in the Yakum industrial park between Netanya and Herzliya. The company is looking for 6-10 startups in mobile communications, information security, wearable computers, big data, cloud computing, mHealth, biometric identification, wireless charging, and autonomous vehicles. Start-ups that join the accelerator will receive a $50,000 […]
Three fires of 300 acres of forest in the Jerusalem area probably were ignited by Arabs, according to police.
Few Arab Israelis found anything positive in the decision of its MKS to join any Gaza flotilla.
Ramadan is SUPPOSEDLY a month of introspection & repentance; yet attacks on "Infidels" skyrocket
The daring rescue operation which stunned the world. July 4, 1976.
Yishai hosts ZOA Israel Director Jeff Daube, International Committee for the Preservation of Har HaZeitim (ICPHH) chair Abe Lubinsky, committee volunteer Dr. Paul Rosenstock and Rabbi Mike Feuer.Daube, Lubinsky and Rosenstock discuss the work of the ICPHH, dedicated to stopping the defilement of Judaism's oldest and holiest cemetery, with more than 150,000 graves. Through neglect on the part of Israeli authorities and acts of anti-Semitism, it has been desecrated and its visitors and mourners attacked. Then, Yishai is joined by Rabbi Mike Feuer to delve into this week's Torah portion, Balak, where curses are transformed into blessings.
Firefighters fought a large fire in Ein Yael, Jerusalem, located opposite the Biblical Zoo, and up the road from Malcha Mall.
Israel wins the wars but LOSES the battles!
Reporter Laura Rozen: "How many ways can I say significant progress made but important differences remain?"
CNN put the UNESCO site at the top of the list, implied Israel it to blame for its being "endangered but failed to mention Jordan's responsibility.
US Jews prefer to be like their non-Jewish liberal friends complaining about "settlements" and Bibi
A Jerusalem woman is trying to hold on to her umbrella while withdrawing some cash at a Meah Shearim ATM, Sunday, March 9, 2014. The rain appeared out of the blue (which is how rain should), after a warm week that started to feel like summer. Well, it don't feel like summer no more. Last […]
Needless to say, Shas, the Haredi Sefardi party, is not happy.
"The only difference between this world and the time of Meshiach is our bondage to the gentile kingdoms."
Here's the Israeli Navy boat INS Hanit arriving in Eilat on Saturday, March 8, 2014, after capturing the Klos C, which was carrying dozens of advanced Iranian-supplied weapons made in Syria and intended for Palestinian guerrillas in the Gaza Strip. Here's Israeli Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ram Rotberg speaking with the INS Hanit soldiers in […]
Pat Condell has a new video out, so, sit back, have fun. By the way, Message to Offended Muslims should not be confused with Message to Off Handed Muslims. Also, I'd love to hear what he has to say about Haredim.
The description that came with this picture says: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with American actor Bette Midler during an event at the house of Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan in Hollywood on March 6, 2014. But Bette Midler is not really an actor, she's a singer who made movies for the LGBT community and […]
We will shut them up in the campuses, we will shut them up in the high schools, we will shut them up at the 92nd St. Y.
An Israeli female soldier (because they're better at removing babies from their homes) evacuates a baby from a settlement in Judea and Samaria some time in the recent past. I'm thinking, if the baby was angry enough, couldn't he evacuate in return, right there in her arms? Imagine the same picture, except with a settler […]
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22 Feb - Breakout!
Date: Sunday 22 February 2004
Position @ 1200 Local (GMT -3): 67° 34' South 025° 00' West.
Next destination: King Edward Point
ETA: 26 February
Distance to go: 919.8 nmiles
Distance sailed from Halley: 560 nmiles
Total distance sailed: 18827 nmiles
Current weather: Cloudy, fine and clear
Sea State: Moderate sea and swell
Wind: WSW force 4-5
Barometric pressure: 987.4 mmHg
Air temperature: -2.8°C
Sea temperature: -1.0°C
Click to see position map.
This Week on ES
On Sunday afternoon, I took the bus (ie. sno-cat) up to Halley. A few hours later, the Ernest Shackleton was cruising about on the open sea without me. Had the Captain forgotten me? Was this all part of a wicked plan to increase the number of Halley winterers? No - what had in fact happened is that the sea ice had suddenly decided to make a break for it. Existing cracks between the ship and her moorings became much wider, and it was clear that large chunks of sea ice were becoming detached from the fast ice. The moorings for the Shackleton's lines are designed to be quickly released for cases such as these, so a small mooring party was lowered onto the ice to release the shackles.
A crack appears in the sea-ice at sunset - click to see image
The mooring team go out onto the ice to release the moorings - click to see image
During Monday no one ventured out onto the sea ice while conditions settled down, then on Tuesday a group of people from Halley (including me) was brought across to the ship by skidoo. The breakout on Sunday signalled the end of work with sno-cats on the sea ice, as the remaining ice had too many active cracks to be workable. Thankfully the majority of the essential cargo had been moved, and the half-sledge worth of remaining boxes was brought down by skidoo and loaded onto the ship.
Back on the Shack...
The outgoing Halley crew was arriving on the ship by dribs and drabs throughout the week. For most this was party time, as they now had time to relax after the busy summer season. The red room was full most evenings and witnessed lots of fun and games. During the daytime, the sauna, gym and badminton court have been popular venues.
The Ernest Shackleton Cabaret in full swing - click to see image
Goodbye to the Halley winterers
We set sail from the vicinity of Creek 2 on Friday 20th February, leaving the 18 winterers to their fate. Most of them came down to the bottom of the ramp and waved us off with flares. We responded with a blast from the ship's whistle (it would have been more but once again it had frozen up). For some of those on the ship, it was the last sight of what they had called "home" for the past two and a half years. Mixed feelings were in abundance.
On the heli deck to wave to the Halley winterers - click to see image
The last of the wintering team about to return to Halley across the sea ice - click to see image
For the rest of the week we have been at sea heading for South Georgia. The weather has been good and the seas calm so far. Next stop South G!
Crewmen of the Week
This week's lucky men are Bosun's Mate Ray Davis and Bosun Cris Littlehales.
Ray has recently had a makeover, involving a dental appointment and a visit to the hairdresser. He is originally from the Falklands but now lives in Wallsend in the UK. Ray has worked for BAS for 9 years.
Raimondo before his appointment with the barber... and afterwards. Click on pictures to see images
Cris is something of a BAS legend. More commonly known as Chicago, he has struck terror into generations of deck boys and FIDs - but under that rugged exterior lurks a heart of gold. Unfortunately, no-one seems to have found it yet... Recently his rousing pep-talks have spurred his merry band of deckies into furious activity. A die-hard Manchester United supporter, after work Chicago likes to relax with a pint in his local.
Forthcoming Events: A fleeting visit to KEP, then muscle flexing at Bird Island.
Contributors this week: Photos: Chris Handy and Chris Gilbert.
Diary 22 should be available around the 1st March
Bye for now, Sue D.
(Happy 60th Birthday Dad, sorry I couldn't be there but hope you had a fantastic day).


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Thom and Chris are running out of things to talk about. Atta boy Rolen.
There are only two seasons - Winter and Baseball.
Everyone have a good eve...May the wind always be at your back...Wow, where the heck did that come from....
Ugh Marshall
Over/Under it only takes 4 pitches.
There are only two seasons - Winter and Baseball.
He may throw three straight 110 mph fastballs to strike him out but i dont like this move.
Good move. Don't give Marshall a chance to screw this up. He is really a disappointment.
There are only two seasons - Winter and Baseball.
Just like squashing a bug.
There are only two seasons - Winter and Baseball.
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And The #1 star is JC- another non-Cueto like performance, but six shutout innings= win.
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Archive for June, 2012
Data Center Environmentals – Extreme Makeover Part 2
Posted in Storage Economics, Storage Solutions on Jun 27, 2012 No Comments »
In my previous blog, I started a discussion on power consumption, control and the impact storage has in the data center. This is a front-and-center issue in Australia, and requires new thinking and new investments to sustain government goals and industry trends.
Data Center Environmentals – Extreme Makeover Part 1
Posted in Storage Economics, Sustainability on Jun 25, 2012 No Comments »
I am speaking at 2 IT events this week in Australia, both focused on power reduction in the data center. Australia has some fascinating and steep challenges ahead as power rates rise at high rates (30% pa) and carbon taxes are now in place. Recent legislation, among other things, has put reducing of power and [...]
Evolution of VM Total Cost Calculations and Methods
Posted in Storage Economics, Virtualization on Jun 20, 2012 No Comments »
Recalibrating Indirect Costs
Posted in Storage Economics on Jun 18, 2012 No Comments »
As our industry starts to move to consumption-based pricing for storage, there will be an increased need to understand and track current direct and indirect costs, especially at the point that we compare current cost structures to consumption or cloud offerings.
Asia Roadshow
Posted in HDS Day on Jun 11, 2012 No Comments »
I will be traveling, working and speaking at several events in SE Asia and Australia over the next few weeks. If you are in these cities I would invite you to some of these events. You can contact your local HDS rep, or register for the events with the links provided.
TCO Baselines
Posted in Storage Economics on Jun 8, 2012 No Comments »
Here in the US, we are almost ready to celebrate the NBA (basketball) championship. Even though my 2011 World-Champion Mavericks are not in contention again, this annual playoff series is still exciting to watch. Between several customer and sales team meetings this week, and watching some of the games in the evening, I have heard [...]


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Monsanto Company Announces $300 Million Debt Issue
April 13, 2011
According to PRNewswire, Monsanto Company announced a 5-year, $300 million public debt offering. Notes will be issued at 99.787 percent and bear interest at 2.75 percent, resulting in a yield of 2.796 percent. The notes mature on April 15, 2016, with a first interest payment date of Oct. 15, 2011. The proceeds from the debt offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including repaying a note due to Pfizer Inc. related to Monsanto''s acquisition of the Chesterfield Village research facility last year. Monsanto''s shelf registration was filed and became effective on October 31, 2008.


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Posted 23 September 2013 - 21:50
So yet another distro will somehow fix that? People spent years trying to prop up Ubuntu as the single "main" Linux distro and now here comes a walking hunk of cholesterol saying he's going to cut that off at the knees with a SteamOS.
No people spent any time trying to prop up Ubuntu as a "main" Linux distro, that was entirely Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical's bizarre dream of turning Linux into a weak imitation of OS X/Windows by constantly reinventing the wheel. (Upstart, Mir, Bzr etc)
Valve have one thing Canonical will never have, an install base of millions. That alone gives SteamOS far better chances to make an impact than Ubuntu ever did.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 22:40
Gaming companies are businesses, if enough people buy into Valve's ecosystem for gaming then the game manufacturers will see it as a viable market for their games which will return a profit and they will build games for it, if not enough people buy into it then only Valve and indie developers will be releasing on it. It's quite a big gamble for Valve.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:13
You can play all your Windows and Mac games on your SteamOS machine, too. Just turn on your existing computer and run Steam as you always have - then your SteamOS machine can stream those games over your home network straight to your TV!
Great!!!! Network/internet lag + More home wireless/network lag + input lag + video/Sound lag... Every OCD/ADHD/ADD COD gamer going to love this /s
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:25
well. Ater all these post, I can say :
Moreover, there has been a Ubuntu based distro: dedicated only for gaming.Would Steam O.S be different?
Oh great, so one of SteamOS's hardware requirements can be "A completely separate PC with beefy hardware running Windows on your home network"
Or I could, you know, connect my Windows PC to my OMG LIVING ROOM TV just as easily I could a box running Steam OS.
Good question and no one really answered that.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:26
Then how are devices supposed to run? Is this "designer" bonkers?
They are refering to "direct to metal" programming, far more powerfull than any API out there... is like programming in ASM for... oh wait!
... this reminds me to "When men were men and programmed their own drivers...."
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:38
I'm trying to figure out the point. Of course I'll wait for more information but for right now...I don't see a point in this. Ok, they make a steambox (we all know it), a configurable gaming console. SteamOS is for your TV...to play for PC games on your TV, wouldn't that mean I would have to move my kb/m to my living room to play certain games? Ok, cool, but then...I could do all of this at my current PC (granted I have 2 40" 1080p tv/monitors). Sooooooo I'm still not getting why I should do this?
Just make another console (which they are) and have exclusives on it...Half Life 3, name some other multiplatform games and call it a day. People will buy it for HL3. All this other stuff...stupid imo.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:50
Valve has the potential to challenge Microsoft and Sony when it comes to gaming. The XB1 and PS4 are both fixed spec platforms that will age quickly - we've already heard that graphically intensive games like Battlefield 4 will only run at 720p in order to maintain 60fps. Given that performance is an issue now the situation will only get worse. SteamOS will allow manufacturers to produce systems capable of better performance and visual quality. While such systems will be more expensive than consoles to start with the advantage will becomes more pronounced as the years go by, which will be helped by the fact that games are considerably cheaper on Steam than on console.
Valve's best chance is to focus on 4K and make a push into the living room in about four to five years time when the next-generation consoles will be struggling. Microsoft and Sony are both committed to eight year cycles so they don't have much flexibility.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:50
This could quickly become the dominant HTPC OS if it can get enough games to support it. I'm not going to ditch Windows just yet because it runs SNES and N64 emulators making my HTPC an incredibly versatile machine, but still.
I do wonder what do they mean by performance and latency improvements. Improvements over what, Linux or Windows? Windows drivers are pretty much optimized to death now, I don't think there's much they can do to best that.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:54
After thinking about this announcement more, I think the big draw to this is not playing games directly from some steam box, but the streaming function.
People are getting all excited about gaming on Linux and a steam box used to play all of these games, but I think what will actually make this interesting is the streaming capability.
I think the reality is that this will be a niche product for quite some time. Your not going to suddenly convert a bunch of pc gamers and console gamers to a brand new gaming platform. I'm not convinced that Valve is going to build the SteamOS to be as robust as say Windows for general hardware support and general usage beyond gaming. That would be costly and very time consuming, so a steam box would basically be like another console, expect that it can also be an extender from your pc. That means that it could be a while before a steam box could stand on its own, having a strong library of games, limiting its appeal.
So the strength in the SteamOS + Steambox would be as a pc extender. Think about it. Sony announces the Vita TV, which is a $99 device that can stream ps4 games along with natively playing Vita, etc. MS has had plans for an Xbox TV device for a couple years that would be the same idea. So why not have a $99 device that can stream any pc game to your TV. The draw is that its a relatively cheap device that is small and quiet, easily hidden away at your TV.
So I think this has potential if its combined with a cheap steambox. As far as being a serious competitor to consoles and pc gaming, that could take much longer to materialize.
One negative that came to mind is the fact that your limited to whatever is out on Steam. Even if Steam is popular, it does not have a monopoly on pc games. There are other ways to buy games, games that may not be on Steam at all. So it acts like a console would, a closed system tying you to what gets put on Steam. The ideal thing would be a small device that could stream games played on a pc, whether it was via Steam or not.
Posted 23 September 2013 - 23:59
This could quickly become the dominant HTPC OS if it can get enough games to support it. I'm not going to ditch Windows just yet because it runs SNES and N64 emulators making my HTPC an incredibly versatile machine, but still.
Maybe a dominate htpc that is focused on gaming, but I highly doubt it would replace an htpc that is focused on media playback. Basic things like playing a bluray movie via an htpc, playing back a host of local media formats, being able to tweak the video and audio output with the various tools out there for windows, etc would need to be supported to come close to supplanting windows as the htpc os of choice. I have a hard time seeing Valve wasting their time building their OS to cater to all of those functions.
It sounds like they will focus on getting a few streaming media services on board and leave it at that.
Posted 24 September 2013 - 02:53
Maybe a dominate htpc that is focused on gaming, but I highly doubt it would replace an htpc that is focused on media playback. Basic things like playing a bluray movie via an htpc, playing back a host of local media formats, being able to tweak the video and audio output with the various tools out there for windows, etc would need to be supported to come close to supplanting windows as the htpc os of choice. I have a hard time seeing Valve wasting their time building their OS to cater to all of those functions.
With the wealth of available libraries on Linux it wouldn't be hard for SteamOS to provide these functionalities, and in a much more streamlined and integrated way than on Windows. XBMC is great but it doesn't do games, so on Windows you'll always have to juggle with at least two different interfaces. SteamOS has the potential for a truly integrated multimedia + gaming experience that's grandma-friendly. I'd be disappointed and surprised if they missed that opportunity.


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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department says today (January 26) that because of oil spills, red flags have been hoisted at Upper Cheung Sha Beach, Lower Cheung Sha Beach and Tong Fuk Beach in Islands District. These three beaches will be temporarily closed until further notice.
During the winter (November, 2010 to March, 2011), lifeguard services at the above three beaches will also be suspended. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beaches.
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Series: Community Development – Current Issues Series
The intersection of community development, tourism and planning is a fascinating one. Tourism has long been used as a development strategy, in both developed and developing countries, from the national to local levels. These approaches have typically focused on economic dimensions with decisions...
Published April 24th 2014 by Routledge
New Perspectives in Caribbean Tourism
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The Caribbean is one of the most tourism dependent regions of the world. This edited volume extends beyond the frontiers of normative perspectives of tourism development to incorporate "new" ideas and perspectives that relate to the socio-cultural, political and economic realities of these...
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Even the lure of Champions League football is unlikely to tempt Chievo's Sergio Pellissier into joining Napoli.
The Azzurri are looking for a new centre-forward as they aim to strengthen ahead of a campaign that will see them take part in Europe's premier club competition.
Pellissier has been suggested as a possible target, a player who has been linked to the San Paolo outfit with regularity over the last 24 months.
"It's nice to know that Napoli are interested, but it doesn't depend only on me and I have received no offers so far," he told Calcio Mercato News.
"Playing in the Champions League would be great, but I've always said that I'd prefer to feature in games rather than watch them.
"That would be tough at Napoli because they have some great attackers…
"I think my future will still be here in Verona because Chievo have turned down a lot of bids for me and I'm happy here."
Napoli's front line is currently comprised of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani.
Pellissier, who has been capped by Italy, scored 11 goals in 34 League games this season.
The former Torino player celebrated his 32nd birthday last April.
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MURFREESBORO — As exhilarating as Science Hill's comeback was Thursday, the collapse in Friday's Class AAA state semifinals was heart crushing.
The Hilltoppers led by 19 points midway through the third quarter, but lost all but one point of that lead before the period ended. Then after building an eight-point lead with five minutes left in the game, Science Hill wound up on the short end of an 81-71 decision against Memphis East at Murphy Center.
It was a streak ender (18 games) and a season-ender for the Hilltoppers, who finished at 35-3. They had reached the semifinal game with a stirring come-from-behind win over Wilson Central.
Memphis East (22-9) will play Memphis Central (20-9) for the state championship today at 5 p.m. (EDT).
Knocking down 12 3-pointers, including a blistering 7-of-9 performance from C.J. Good, was not enough to carry the Hilltoppers to a win. It did allow them to build hope with a 55-36 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter.
That lead was significant because of its size, but also because the Hilltoppers opened the period with a 10-4 run against a team took so long with halftime adjustments that it didn't return to the court until the buzzer sounded for the ball to be put in play to start the third quarter.
Down by 19 points, Memphis East coach Samuel Bachelor ditched strategy altogether.
"I told them in the timeout, 'Guys, we've gotten to where Xs and Os are out the window," said Bachelor. "If you want it, you just have to take it."
And that's exactly what standout Nick King did. The fluid 6-7 junior swingman finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.
Bachelor did instruct his players to pick up fullcourt — and even though they didn't take the ball from Science Hill, things changed dramatically.
"I think it made them speed up and got them out of rhythm," said Bachelor.
Cutlip said the fullcourt press wasn't a bother to the Hilltoppers.
"When we got in the halfcourt, we mishandled the ball and didn't execute as well," said Cutlip. "We missed shots we made in the first half even though we got the same looks."
East got an innocent pair of free throws from Keelon Lawson to make it 55-38, but it was the start of a bonfire. The Mustangs completed an 11-0 run before Zach Howard ripped a trey ball from the corner to push it back to 58-47.
However, East closed the period with a 10-0 spurt to trail by one entering the fourth quarter. The 21-3 blitz was completed in 4:42 and could have demoralized Science Hill, but the Hilltoppers regrouped and opened the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run to take a 67-59 lead.
Science Hill missed a box out on East's next possession, and Earvin Morris turned it into a stick-back. Morris scored again on a drive down the baseline before Good answered with a basket to make it 69-63.
Then the Hilltoppers started putting the Mustangs on the free throw line. East, which was a very impressive 26 of 30 from the charity stripe for the game, made six straight to tie the game.
Will Adams briefly put Science Hill back ahead at 70-69 with a free throw, but Jalen Selmon's bucket with 2:08 left gave East its first lead since early in the first quarter.
Morris scored again to make it 73-70 before Adams again made one of two free throws.
The Hilltoppers were forced to foul down the stretch, and rushed things on the offensive end. When it was said and done, it was a 10-point margin.
East made shots throughout the game. It was 25 of 42 for 60 percent from the field, including 5 of 12 from 3-point land.
Science Hill picked its poison, choosing to stay close to King, which opened some area for 3-pointers.
"They were 1 of 10 yesterday (on treys)," said Cutlip. "If they went 1 of 10 today, we're playing in the championship game.
"That was the game plan, to be honest. You had to honor King. He probably would have had 50 if we didn't do what we did."
At halftime, it looked like Science Hill was on its way to the finals.
"We held the ball extremely well in the first half," said Cutlip. "We all found the open man, and we made shots."
Good and Howard both had monster performances for the Hilltoppers. Good finished with 25 points while Howard hit four treys to totaled 22 points and four assists.
Reed Hayes also came up big, totaling 12 points and three steals. Will Adams had 10 points and three assists, but struggled with nine turnovers.
East got 15 points and nine rebounds from Morris. He scored 10 of his points in the final 5:17 of the game.
Lawson totaled 12 points and seven rebounds while Mathew Butler finished with 13 points.
One of the keys to the East comeback was Selmon, a reserve who scored 10 points in eight second-half minutes.
"He's a defensive stopper and he's a game-changer," said Bachelor.
Cutlip said he was proud of his team's effort in Murfreesboro. Third-ranked Science Hill was the last top 10 team standing.
"This team deserves the ranking it had all year," said Cutlip. "They represented themselves well in an outstanding manner. But we are disappointed with how it finished."
Howard said the Hilltoppers played confident and played together, but could have done more.
"I think we could have given better effort in the second half," said Howard. "We knew rebounding would be a key, but we didn't do a good job in the second half."
The Hilltoppers were outrebounded 20-13 in the second half.


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Salvation Army
International Salvation Army PSA uses #TheDress to shine spotlight on domestic violence
Generous 7 On Your Side viewers help D.C.-area neighbors pay off mounting utility bills
What should you do when you're buried in utility bills?
Woman reunites with daughter she gave up for adoption 47 years ago
Salvation Army bell ringer hit by woman for wishing her Happy Holidays
"She says, 'You're supposed to say Merry Christmas,'" Salvation Army bell ringer Kristina Vindiola said about her encounter outside a Phoenix Walmart. "And that's when she hit me."
Arrest made in connection with Salvation Army robbery
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* Peter Jay Salzman <email@example.com> [011217 13:53], about
:ok. but that should be the starting point. :)
No doubt. ;)
: there *has* to be logs on the server. on debian, it should go under
: /var/log/daemons.
I don't know why there aren't any logs. syslog has them listed, printcap
has them listed, I'm not sure. I'll look at that later though. (yes,
Debian of course.)
:3. run the spooler daemon with whatever verbose switches there are.
:4. try to run the job on the client machine. see what happens.
So yeah, I ran it from the console, debugging too. This worked and didn't.
It worked as expected, major verbosity (just like running lpd/lp w/
verbosity. Aye!), aka that was annoying. ;)
But it had the chance side benefit of making a reference to
/etc/lprng/printcap. "Huh?!" I said? Then I looked at /etc/lprng, saw the
aforementioned lpd.conf and lpd.perms files. I was wondering why those
files were missing before! (So I hide now!)
(And of course, diff /etc/lpd.perms from Deb2.2 vs /etc/lprng/lpd.perms
(Progeny 1.0 install), two lines added to latter, what's the important one?
'REJECT NOT SERVER/'.) HM! Arg. Ack. Eek!
I think 'using the source' is different from 'reading the logs', if people
actually suggest debugging by reading source, that's.. weird. I actually
did do that a little (since it showed up many times in my google search!),
and there were many reasons 'no connect permissions' would show up, as I
recall. But anyways.
And LPRng doesn't seem to read its log files on the fly, so I did kill the
one on the console, and then I just started it up using its startup script.
One thing I thought was kind of curious was that, in the verbose logging,
the request said it was coming from my public IP address, instead of my 10.
IP address. (The server in question is ONLY the print server.)
(Obviously that doesn't make much sense since that shouldn't work, if it
wasn't responding back to a 10. IP, but.. I have a mildly funny config, so
maybe that's why. ;)
:nah. already written. :-) i've been reading a book on .procmail that i
:got at nerdbooks. it gets high recommendations; i'm thinking the club should
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>-- End of excerpt from Peter Jay Salzman
Hmm, I'm semi-curious to see your recipe. The one I have works via formail
-r, so it includes their entire email, then at the bottom puts "don't send
html", which isn't completely effective, and I haven't gotten around to
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Posts to support roof
This may be a hard question to ask or answer without pictures, but I will see what I can describe with words. This is not an oven roof question, but rather an outdoor kitchen roof question, and this seems like the most likely place to post it.
The outdoor kitchen I am planning next to my pool, will have to have a slab foundation given the clay soils in North Texas. I will likely build an oven first, on a separate but connecting slab, just because I want to start on my oven, but ultimately they will be all one, or at least be adjacent.
The entire area must be roofed, and indeed that is the only reason I am concerned about this question at all, because creating shade in my west facing Texas back yard is a priority for next summer, since we have no other source of shade.
So get to the question Travis and tell us about your plans later!
My roof supports will be 4x4 or larger posts/beams of Cedar most likely. Perhaps treated pine if I will eventually put stone around them, cedar if I leave them as is.
My question is, if I pour a slab first, then put the roof supports up later, how do I attach them to the slab? I can sink them in the ground before I pour the slab around them, I can put big pieces of allthread in the slab then attach steel things to those bolts to secure the bottoms of the posts, or there may be other ideas I am not thinking about.
My biggest concern is that no side of this structure will have a solid wall, so it is basically a bunch of sticks holding up a roof structure in windy and stormy north Texas.
If anybody has done something similar and has ideas, regrets, or pictures of what worked for them I would be very appreciative!
It seems to me like the best solution is to concrete them into the ground, like I did the pole barn I build, but I would prefer to pour the slabs as a single unit, then add them later.
Re: Posts to support roof
Hi Travis,
I am a Carpenter by trade. If I were you I would try & plan where I wanted to put the posts (supports) & put them in now. You could use stirrups Pryda - Timber Connectors
& cement them in, or cement the posts in. with the stirrups tho the structure isnt as strong as there is a pivot point just above the ground. (cemented posts are a stronger option.
with the cemented in post option you MUST paint the post fully where it will be in the cement, otherwise you can risk rotting. (treated timber would be the way to go there)
hope this helps
Re: Posts to support roof
Thanks Mike. I kinda knew the ultimate answer was to poke them in the ground first. Sealing them will be an issue if they are not treated, like if I want cedar. I have thought about stirrups, but am concerned, as you pointed out, that all forces will be focused at the pivot just above the slab.
I really appreciate your input, and if I go with cedar, do you have any suggestions on how I can seal it to protect it from water wicking though the subsoil concreate that will surround it?
Re: Posts to support roof
To follow up - the posts of my roof are fixed using something along the lines of these on Pryda site above.
Re: Posts to support roof
I agree with Mike and use treated pine timber (or other suitable but 'treated timber')
There are also other alternatives. If you are planning on putting stone around your posts, then look at galvanised steel posts which would be much stronger and if adequate cross section and thickness (also deep in the ground) you will be less likely to need bracing.
Alternative #2 is to concrete into the slab, suitable steel sleeves that will accommodate your timber posts which could be secured into them to prevent 'uplifting' should you include a solid roof.
Re: Posts to support roof
Thanks Neil,
I thinking now of using treated pine 4x4 posts sunk into concrete 4 ft or so in the ground, like I did for a barn I built a few years ago, and then facing them above ground with western red cedar to make them look like cedar beams. I am pretty sure that will work. I have seen faux beams built up before and if you are carefull to match lumber they can look like real beams. Everything other than the posts, I will use real cedar.
I managed to upload an avatar that I will keep updated as my pizza oven/kitchen progresses. Nothing there yet except the spa :( but now that it is getting cooler here and the pool is too cold, the spa is still fantastic :D
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Don't use 4x4"'s especially is it's large build. You have this huge nice overhang or structure with wimpy post.... Use atleast 6x6's or even 8x8's they are worth the extra cost.
I built a pergola my self and I used 8x8's and I do not regret them at all.
I set them in the ground 2' deep then concreted and YES it was very hard to dig that deep here in Rockwall, Texas.. It's all cedar wood, and stained a natural color. Everyone always says "I'm glad you used the big post" it makes a statment in the build.
Re: Posts to support roof
Two things:
1) I did something exactly like this and I used steel. I didn't think wood would last as long as my brick project and I did't have room for wood. That is a 1 1/2 x 3/4 inch piece of steel is as stong as a 2x6 doug fur. The poles, of course, were larger. Most importantly, my son has a welder and knows how to use it.
2) I poured the entire foundation as one slab because I faced my outdoor kitchen with a continuous wall of bricks, I was afraid that if there were seams in the foundation, and I layed a brick wall over those seams, the wall might crack at those spots if the seperate foundation pieces settled even a tiny bit differently.
Re: Posts to support roof
@Rockwall - duh :o I used either 6x6 or 6x8 treated posts for the barn I built, not 4x4s. Brain dead there. It was a 24x40' barn!
I love the big wrc beams, and that is what I had in mind at the beginning of this thread, but now I am concerned about burying them, in so far as how long they will last. Did you seal or treat the buried portions of your posts?
@Dusty - Very good point about the slab seams and walls that may cross them. I will indeed have stone walls that will cross two lines that I was considering doing as seperate pours. I still might do so, but it would seem that a vertical expansion joint in any way that crosses the joint between the slabs would have to be considered.
Thanks for all the comments,
Re: Posts to support roof
Yes, the bottom was sealed before I installed the post ground.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – He thought mom had lasagna on the menu for supper Sunday night. Being a minor-league baseball player, anything but fast food or ballpark food works.
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The Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad hit a home run and double in his Lansing team's 4-3 loss to the red-hot Cedar Rapids Kernels. Sweeney figured it was the first time he had played at "The Popper" since he was a senior participating in a Perfect Game USA showcase.
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Sweeney was a shortstop in high school, but the Blue Jays moved him to third. He primarily has played second base this season, though he was Lansing's first baseman Sunday for just the second time.
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That play, in particular, impressed Kernels Manager Jake Mauer.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Mauer quipped, when told of Sweeney's middle-infield experience.
The Kernels won their seventh-straight game, scoring the winning run in the eighth on a two-out RBI single to right by Dalton Hicks. Duffey (3-1) gave Cedar Rapids a huge lift with a strong eight-inning starting pitching performance that saved what has been a recently over-worked bullpen.
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