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Kim Kardashian In FHM Spain – The Best She's Ever Looked
Kim Kardashian is a beautiful girl, there is no denying that. Well in the May Issue of FHM Spain, she looks like a real model. Not a playmate "model", but an editorial swimsuit model.
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Speechless! Toni Braxton In Cat Suit – Ouch! Meow!
Toni Braxton is pictured below leaving Mr. Chow restaurant in Los Angeles, in what appears to be a cat suit with lace on the sides. This reminds me of something I've seen in Fredrick's of Hollywood catalog back in the 90′s. I think the rule is to say something nice, or just be silent. *crickets*
Even if you don't like the body-stocking lingerie, you have to admit, Toni Braxton is still FINE!
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Usher Says Rumors Are Lies; He's Not Having Another Baby By Grace Miguel
Usher reached out to E! News to say that he's not having another child, and that the rumors posted by The YBF and spread across the internet by bloggers like myself, are blatantly false with no hint of truth to it. I'm glad these rumors are false and Usher is not involved in another scandal regarding a married woman, a pregnancy, and a marriage.Read More
Sandra Bullock Has A Black Son, Too; The Blind Side Is Real
Sandra Bullock is the latest Hollywood entertainer to adopt a black child, so add her to the list with Madonna and Angelina Jolie. The crazy thing is, she's had the adorable baby boy since January and has managed to hide him from the public eye until she was ready to reveal the information. So meet baby Louis Bardo Bullock, who is 3 1/2 months from New Orleans. (I know everyone has a blind side joke right about now)…
In other good news, she's decided to divorce that sorry husband of hers, Jesse James. I'm sure she will get full custody after the judge see all his Nazi pics of him and his mistress saluting Hitler.
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- Applicants must volunteer for a minimum of 2 years with a volunteer or combination fire department beginning on or after September 1, 2009. Education credit given from September 1, 2009 or from the date of acceptance into the grant program.
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Season 3 of MY BIG REDNECK VACATION to Premiere 1/26 on CMT
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America's favorite redneck family is gearing up for a cross-country road trip when season three of My Big Redneck Vacation premieres Saturday, January 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT, followed by the series premiere of Swamp Pawn at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT.
Tom Arnold returns as host of the 13-episode season, following the Clampet's on their road trip as they journey to new places including Miami's South Beach, Washington, D.C., Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, a dude ranch in Colorado, Area 51 in Nevada, a Native American Indian reservation in the Grand Canyon and more.
Destinations on the family's road trip include:
- South Beach & Miami, Fla.
- Gulfport, Fla.
- Washington, D.C.
- Dearborn, Mich.
- Mount Rushmore & Deadwood, S.D.
- Davenport, Iowa
- Pawnee National Grassland & New Raymen, Colo.
- Navajo Nation, Ariz.
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Area 51, Nev.
- San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
- Beverly Hills, Calif.
- Shreveport, La.
In the season three premiere, the Clampet's think they're in a foreign country when they make their first road trip stop in South Beach, Fla. After being awestruck by their beach front mansion, the family hits the beach, but it's unlike any beach they've ever seen before. The family sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the oiled-up, muscular men and topless, exotic women. As a result, they decide to spend the next day undergoing a total South Beach transformation: from spray tans, to clothes shopping, to renting flashy exotic cars. They will be put to the test to see if they can handle the South Beach lifestyle full of late night fist-pumping, house music, and excessive hair gel.
MY BIG REDNECK VACATION is produced by Pink Sneakers. Kimberly Belcher Cowin, John Ehrhard, Lewis Bogach (CMT) and Jayson Dinsmore (CMT) serve as executive producers.
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"ACE did a pretty good job by adopting equal misery for all"
27 June 2010, Leeds, UK
Richard Mantle
Last week, Arts Council England (ACE) announced an in-year budget cut of 0.5% for its 880 regularly funded frontline arts organisations.
In real terms, this means recipients of the largest annual grants have suffered the biggest losses. Several major opera companies are at the top of ACE's list, with the Royal Opera House in pole position.
Outside of London (and in sixth place overall) the worst affected organisation is Opera North, which receives roughly 70% of its £15 million annual operating budget in grants from central and local government bodies. £49,577 has been cut from ACE's 2010-11 grant to Opera North.
Speaking to Opera Now about the short-term impact of this move, Opera North's General Director, Richard Mantle, said "I think ACE has done a pretty good job of ameliorating the situation by drawing on its reserves and adopting equal misery for all. If ACE had passed on their full 4% cut to us it would have had a big impact because we are heavily reliant on public funds."
As far as the company's forthcoming season is concerned, Mantle says that the cuts are unlikely to cause a reduction in planned activities: "We will have to manage as best we can because to make any cuts to at this stage would probably cost more than we would save."
Looking further into the future, however, Mantle admits that the picture is less clear – particularly given Chancellor George Osborne's indication that all non-protected departments could be required to reduce their budgets by as much as 25% over the next four years:
"We won't be able to announce our plans for 2011-12 until we know our funding position, but we already need to plan forward into seasons that are uncertain. This kind of balancing act is built into the DNA of opera companies like ours."
On top of the cut by ACE, Opera North is also coping with a loss of £50,000 from its annual Leeds City Council grant, yet Mantle remains upbeat:
"We have no historic deficits and a very good record of controlling our expenditure, but costs do keep rising. On the other hand, although sponsorship from the private sector has taken a tumble over the past three years, private philanthropy does not seem to have suffered – in fact it's currently increasing, with individuals who like what we're doing coming forward to support. The resources of some private foundations are also beginning to grow again, despite what has happened on the stock markets."
Pointing to the launch last year of Opera North's Future Fund – a separate charitable trust that supports new initiatives by the company – Mantle is also encouraged by the Tories' stated desire to reward organisations that take steps to build up an endowment: "We are one of the organisations to have adopted a lead in this respect."
Meanwhile, with further cuts likely in October's Comprehensive Spending Review, there is no room for complacency. Mantle says that "a big case now needs to be made by the arts sector to its funding body", but, he warns "it is not a case that should be made frantically, because that won't win us any friends or support."
From opera star to popstar?
26 June 2010
Renée Fleming - 'Dark Hope'(Photo: Andrew Eccles)
Renée Fleming as Violetta in 'La traviata'(Photo: Catherine Ashmore)
Renée Fleming's new album of rock and pop covers, Dark Hope, has entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at No. 151.
This radical departure from the 51-year-old diva's typical repertoire of opera and lieder was led by her record company, who she says "for 10 years had the idea of pairing a great opera singer with the best songwriters of a generation."
Although hesitant at first because the project required her to "give away control" to the album's producer, David Kahne, his enthusiasm gradually won her over: "I just thought, 'Boy, he's convincing me to do this, so that means he could probably convince other people to like it!'"
Featuring eleven "great, unusual B-side-type songs" (including Leonard Cohen's 1984 classic, 'Hallelujah'), the highly produced studio sound of Dark Hope combines enveloping, multi-layered textures with uncharacteristically low vocals by Fleming.
Commenting on this appraoch, which inspired the album's title, Fleming says that she was told in the first session: "The less you sing, the more the technology can do something wonderful with your voice." Use of her low range therefore became key, "because once I get up above the staff I really can't reproduce any other sound other than a full-bodied, classically trained sound."
According to Opera Now contributor, Mark Glanville, this admission "implies a compromise of Fleming's artistic integrity because the natural colour of one's singing voice should be a reflection of one's core persona." Similarly, says Glanville, her confessed reliance on technology to 'do something wonderful with your voice', "makes one wonder why anyone should have bothered at all other than for the gimmick of attaching an opera diva's name to a collection of rock music."
In contrast, Glanville points to Beniamino Gigli's interpretation of "the simplistic 'Papaveri e papere', which he sang with his own inimitably beautiful voice and thus lent it a quality it would not otherwise have had. If Fleming doesn't even give us that, why bother?"
- Renée Fleming – New Official Website
- YouTube - Dark Hope trailer
- YouTube - Beniamini Gigli sings 'Papaveri e papere'
National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors 2010
25 June 2010, Washington, US
Philip Glass
The recipients of this year's National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Opera Honors were announced today in Washington by NEA Chairman, Rocco Landesman.
The four recipients – soprano Martina Arroya, general director David DiChiera, composer Philip Glass and music director Eve Queler – will be honoured on 22 October in a concert and ceremony at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The event, produced by Washington National Opera, will feature video tributes for each honouree created by OPERA America.
"The recipients of this year's NEA Opera Honors are four outstanding individuals, who together represent the finest traditions of opera," said Chairman Landesman. "Without their artistic accomplishments, the world of American opera would be far less extraordinary."
Each honouree will receive $25,000 in recognition of their significant lifetime contributions to American opera.
The NEA Opera Honors take place annually and are now in their third year. Recipients are nominated by the public and chosen by an NEA-convened panel of opera experts. Past honourees include John Adams, Frank Corsaro, Marilyn Horne, James Levine, Lofti Mansouri, and Leontyne Price.
Arts Council England's in-year cuts less harsh than expected
25 June 2010, London, UK
Dame Liz Forgan, ACE Chair
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced an in-year budget cut of 0.5% for its 880 regularly funded frontline arts organisations.
This move followed last month's news that £19 million would be slashed from ACE's 2010-11 budget as part of the Chancellor's £6.2 billion spending reduction plan across Government.
£4 million had already been removed from ACE's allocation by the previous Government.
In total, these measures leave ACE £23 million worse off, but for now frontline organisations have been protected and are only losing £1.8 million between them - an average of £2,000 each.
This has been achieved by taking £9m out of ACE's own reserves, postponing a major public engagement project and cutting 4% from the budget of organisations who do not directly produce art: Creativity Culture and Education and Arts & Business. ACE will also reduce its own administrative expenditure by £400,000.
The biggest loss for frontline arts organisations in absolute terms will be experienced the Royal Opera House (£142,185), which receives ACE's single largest annual grant of more than £28 million.
Other significant losses in the opera sector include English National Opera (£92,180), Opera North (£49,577) and Welsh National Opera (£33,976).
Commenting on the cuts, Arts Council England's chair, Dame Liz Forgan, said that "we have done our best to minimise the effect on our funded organisations and the art they produce so brilliantly." She added: "I am confident that the decisions we have taken are the right ones - for art, for artists and for the audiences we serve."
Meanwhile, Chancellor George Osborne revealed on Monday that worse cuts may be in store for the sector when the Comprehensive Spending Review takes place in October. He indicated that all non-protected departments – including the Department for Culture Media and Sport – could be required to reduce their budgets by as much as 25% over the next four years.
- Arts Council England
- Arts Council cuts, June 2010 – full datasheet
- "ACE did a pretty good job by adopting equal misery for all"
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23 June 2010
Cork Opera House, Ireland
Streetwise Opera's 'My Sacred Heart'
Financial pressures force cost-cutting measure
Ireland's 1,000-seat Cork Opera House is to close from 4 July to 29 September as part of a cost-cutting survival plan. This announcement comes one year after the completion of a €2 million revamp, paid for by public and private funds. The organisation recently announced losses of €83,000 for the financial year 2009-10, but a review of accounts by Deloitte and Touche has put this figure much higher, at €300,000. Overall, the board has been told that costs must be reduced by €500,000, and have warned staff that pay cuts and redundancies may be necessary.
The UK's National Lottery Awards 2010
Streetwise Opera, the leading UK charity that works with opera and homeless people, has been selected for the televised final of this year's National Lottery Awards. The company's current project, My Secret Heart, was voted the Best Arts Project in a public poll, having already reached audiences of more than 150,000 on its international tour. A final round of public voting will take place from 26 July to 13 August, followed by a BBC 1 TV broadcast featuring the winners of each category.
Atlanta Opera's Eric Mitchko to lead recently formed company
North Carolina Opera (NCO) has announced the appointment of Eric Mitchko as its first General Director, effective from 6 July 2010. Mitchko, 41, is currently the Director of Artistic Administration at Atlanta Opera and previously worked as a vice-president of Columbia Artists Management. The newly-formed NCO, created by a merger of Raleigh's Capital Opera and the Opera Company of North Carolina, will launch its debut season on 15 October with two performances of Tosca.
Audience vote decides how Zaide should end
Wolf Trap Opera in Virginia, US, recently asked audiences to decide the ending for Mozart's unfinished opera, Zaide. A vote in the interval offered three different options – happy, ecstatic or bleak. The production by company director, Kim Pensinger Witman, also featured scenes of beatings and water-boarding, prompting what Witman has described on the Wolf Trap Opera Blog as "more honest and provocative conversations with our patrons than I've had in years."
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By Molly Haines and John Whitlock/News-Herald Staff
As we look back at the year 2013, its clear that many elements of life in Owen County will always stay the same. At the same time, the community is always looking for ways to improve itself while honoring and preserving its history.
At the beginning of 2014, we take a moment to look back and remember where we have been.
After allegedly missing fire runs for months and falsifying reports to the state fire commission, the South Owen Fire Department may be no more.
Owen County Judge-executive Carolyn Keith said the trouble with the department began approximately a year ago.
"They just quit answering fire runs," Keith said. "When that began, the Owen County (Volunteer Fire) Department began responding to that area, along with the Corinth Volunteer Fire Department for backup."
Patti Parker Gaines and Ken Gaines have been selling fireworks for Owen countians to enjoy since 2004.
This year, Loud and Rowdy Fireworks has two stands in Owenton, as well as stands in Eminence, Warsaw and Shelbyville.
Providing a place to buy fireworks from a locally owned and locally operated business, Loud and Rowdy Fireworks' employees are all from Owen County.
Patti Gaines said she expects big sales this year due to the recent rain.
The Owen County Fiscal Court passed its $5.5 million budget June 23, just days before the start of the new fiscal year, which begins today.
Despite being new to the judge's office, Owen County Judge-Executive Casey Ellis' term as a county magistrate helped familiarize him with the budget process.
"For the 2015-16 fiscal year we'll be doing a lot better job supplementing the budget with grant money versus general fund dollars," Ellis said. "We'll have expanded services, all while costing the taxpayers less money."
The Owen County Sheriff's Office is investigating a number of reports of damaged or destroyed mailboxes.
Owen County Sheriff Mark Bess said 30 to 40 mailboxes were either destroyed or tampered with between 3 and 4 a.m. June 25.
Additionally, Bess said the vandal or vandals had reportedly placed red or black paint on some of the mailbox posts.
Owen County Sheriff's Deputy Marty Lilly said the vandalism seemed to run in a circle, with mailboxes being hit on Hwy. 22 W. in Owenton, Lake Road, Southfork Road and Cull Road.
"It feels like the heart has been ripped out of our town."
With drug use on the rise and a town full of deteriorating buildings, Doreen McElroy, says the City of Monterey needs a place for the community to come together.
Some community members, including McElroy, have their eye set on 32 Worth St., the former Monterey location of Peoples Bank.
"The building needs a lot of work," McElroy said. "It needs a new roof, electric upgrading, a whole bunch of stuff."
Owenton Mayor David "Milkweed" Wotier recently gave his state of the city address, which highlighted the city's efforts to decrease the budget and crack down on the nuisance properties.
Since retaking office in January, Wotier said he has tried to familiarize himself with the changes that took place during the four years he was out.
A little over 20 years ago, Cindy Walker was given the opportunity to become a deputy jailer.
"I wasn't sure about it," Walker said. "I was skeptical. But once I started I really enjoyed it, its become a part of my life. It's what I do every day now."
Now in her second term as Owen County jailer, Walker was recently named the 2015 Kentucky Jailer Of the Year by the Kentucky Jailer's Association.
Owen County's newest historical rental home and event center takes pride in its rich history and encourages you to come and be relaxed while experiencing the simple life.
Nestled on a 240-acre working cattle farm near the banks of the Kentucky River, Blue Wing Landing is totally secluded from civilization and offers peace and quiet for a relaxing getaway or event.
After seeing breathtaking pictures of a historical home that was available for purchase, it was a no-brainer for owners Doug and his wife, Kathleen Martin.
Area parents will soon have another option in educating their children.
Owen County Montessori is scheduled to open this fall and will offer children a way of learning not seen before in the county.
The school is the brainchild of local mothers Eliza Petzinger and Emily Lofald whom, as the mothers of four small children between them, say they saw a gap in the educational opportunities available to area families.
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The Owenton News-Herald is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Owen County and Owenton, KY, and the surrounding area.


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UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts hosts 13th research conference
(March 18, 2013) -- The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts will host the 13th annual COLFA Research Conference on Thursday, March 21 in the University Center on the UTSA Main Campus.
The conference offers graduate and undergraduate students pursuing majors in liberal and fine arts the opportunity to present their original work in a welcoming, inclusive environment with critically engaging minds.
Students can practice public speaking and poster presentations in a variety of fields including anthropology, art and art history, communication, English, history, modern languages and literatures, music, philosophy and classics, political science and geography, psychology and sociology.
Award winners will be announced at a ceremony following the presentations. Winners will be recognized for research papers, posters, multimedia projects, artwork, creative writing and musical performance.
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Brad Womack: Season 15 Finale Is "One of the Most Romantic" Ever
After "The Women Tell All," Bachelor Brad Womack talked to On The Red Carpet about the Season 15 finale and the one bachelorette in particular he wanted to talk to during the WTA.
That lucky lady? "Michelle. And only because the poor girl's just been beat up by everybody and I think it's unfair. [...] I wanted people to know I know the real Michelle, not the edited Michelle." See! Even Brad admits Michelle Money got an unfair edit.
Brad says of the upcoming finale: "I can humbly say that I think the finale is one of the most romantic I've ever seen — and I'm a fan of the show, I was before. I think it ends really well."
But he really just wants the secret to be out so he can do normal things, like take his Chosen One out for a cup of coffee. "I'm starting to wonder if there is a relationship, I haven't seen her for so long," he jokes. Still, it's kind of fun to sneak around on the sly...
And here's another video of Brad answering a couple of fan questions on the official Bachelor site:
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Entertaining shows, lovable characters and a clean, friendly atmosphere are certain to make the cut too.
''Music is a direct line to our emotions -- I can control the kind of emotion I want you to feel by the kind of music I play,'' said John Rust, a Hollywood soundtrack producer. ''We go to the effort of theming every other part (of a theme park). We need to theme the music too.''
Universal Florida executives agree -- so strongly, in fact, that they hired Rust to produce a soundtrack for their second Central Florida theme park, Islands of Adventure, to open in 1999.
The company hired Rust three years ago, when there was little but a rough design of the park. In doing so, Universal set out to create an entirely new sound for the park and its ''islands'' rather than use existing music.
''Usually, music is the last thing everyone thinks of instead of the first,'' Rust said. ''Music is usually badly underfunded.''
Other theme parks companies -- notably Disney -- have commissioned new music for parks and rides, but Universal officials say their parkwide effort is the most ambitious yet.
To make the project a success, Rust was given almost free rein. He opted to keep the well-known John Williams Jurassic Park score for the island of the same name -- some of the music was in the movie, some of it wasn't. Other than that -- with the exception of some short ditties associated with popular cartoon characters -- he decided to go with all new music.
In the Port of Entry, for example, Rust wanted an exotic, multicultural sound. In Lost Continent, which focuses on mythical themes, he sought an ethereal effect.
| Download a QuickTime video of Composer William Kidd and the Northwest Symphony Orchestra recording new music for Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Listen to a Real Audio recording of Universal Florida's original music for Islands of Adventure.
He wanted something whimsical and silly for Seuss Landing, something powerful and rocking for Marvel Super Hero Island and something to unify the many theme songs associated with the characters of Toon Lagoon.
The music for Lost Continent and Port of Entry was recorded in December in Seattle, at locations ranging from a state-of-the-art soundstage to a former monastery. Recording sessions for Toon Lagoon, Seuss Landing and Marvel Super Hero Island will be held later this month in Los Angeles.
Creating so much new music is expensive and time-consuming, but Mark Woodbury, Universal's vice president of design and creative development, said it's time and money well-spent.
''What we do is create immersion experiences,'' he said. ''Music is a tremendous part of that.''
Giving music a starring role at Islands of Adventure makes sense for Universal, a company known for making movies, Woodbury said. Films rely on music to set a tone and foretell coming events -- and there's no reason a theme park can't do that too, he said.
Although music is important at Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood, both parks are based on movies and therefore have ready-made soundtracks, he said.
When it came time to come up with a new sound, Universal was open to all but the most outlandish ideas, said Tony Humecke, who composed music for Seuss Landing and Toon Lagoon with his partner, Chip Smith.
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BEAUMONT, Texas. - Juniors Brendan Akashian (Lowell, Mass.) and Kyle Lister (Lincoln, R.I.) each drove in two runs but it was not enough as the Holy Cross baseball team fell to Lamar, 9-6, on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 1-2 overall, while the Cardinals improve to 3-3 overall. Lamar won the three-game series, 2-1.
The Crusaders scored two runs in the top of the first to take an early 2-0 lead when Akashian hit a two-run homer over the right field fence driving in senior Norm Roth (Orange, Conn.) who had singled. The home run was Akashian's second of the season. Lamar answered back in the bottom of the inning with four runs to take a 4-2 lead. Collin DeLome had an RBI single, Jeff Vickers hit a two-run double and Brian Lloyd grounded out to third base scoring Dan Hernandez.
After a scoreless second inning, Holy Cross tied the game at 4-4 with two runs in the top of the third, when Lister hit a two-run double down the right field line driving in Roth and senior Jamie Aldrich (Stratford, Conn.). The Cardinals responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to take a 6-4 lead. In the bottom of the fifth Lamar scored a run on a balk to increase its lead to 7-4.
In the top of the seventh, the Crusaders cut the Lamar lead to 7-5 when junior Gil Gomez (Lake Worth, Fla.) singled to center field driving in sophomore Jake Gorman (Norfolk, Mass.) who had walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lamar's Keith Towne hit a pinch hit two-run homer to right field in the bottom of the seventh to make it a 9-5 game. Holy Cross scored a run in the top of the ninth when Roth singled in Gorman. The Crusaders had the tying run at the plate with two outs and runners on first and second but Lamar's Scott Meyer was able to get the final out to earn the save.
Matt Morgal earned the win for the Cardinals as he pitched six innings allowing five runs on three hits. Holy Cross sophomore starter Dan Seip (North Carver, Mass.) allowed six runs in three innings.
The Crusaders return to action on March 3-4 when they travel to Durham, N.C., to take on Duke for three games with a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. Holy Cross will then continue the road trip for two games at Campbell (March 5-6) and two games at Davidson (March 7-8).


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Mobile Oven
so I just finished my oven a few months ago and I cannot get the thought of a mobile oven out of my head!
does anyone have some insight on the construction of one of these ovens?
I was thinking as follows...
a Precast 42 inch dome
steel constructed stand
2 axle trailer?
I was thinking a 2 axle trailer for the high weight capacity so I could put heavy coolers with drinks, firewood, toppings, dough tables ect.
But now that I see the smaller trailer it seems more possible since I have a full sized truck (and a single axle trailer would be pretty cheap)
any suggestions or tips and hints?
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are you looking to build one yourself or purchase one?
There are many examples of mobile ovens on the forum that people have built or that some of us have purchased.
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I want to build it myself
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Go for a tandem axle with rocker suspension rather than the cheaper slipper spring suspension.
I have had ski boats for over 35 years and I always build this trailer set-up for safety and best ride possible. When you go over a speed hump, spoon drain or poor road, the rocker suspension shares the load and prevents bounce of the load. I also build all trailers with hydraulic over ride disk brakes for peace of mind when stopping (but they only need to be on the front axle, but check with your motor licencing/registration department).
Calculate the maximum expected load and match your springs to have a little spare weight up your sleeve, but don't go overboard as it will stiffen up the ride and shake you oven unnecessaily.
You should also incorporate shock absorbers if you plan on towing it considerable distance at a reasonable speed.
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thanks for the advice.
I had a few more questions...
On the other ovens I have seen, the face of the oven comes off of the side of the trailer. with a 42" oven and a 5 or 6 foot wide trailer, doesnt that give a significant inbalance of weight distribution? also what is done to connect the dome to the trailer ? they must use some sort of custom made steel stand coming out of the chassy, but as to connect the dome to that stand to prevent rollover on turns?
any other things im leaving out?
thanks again guys!
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by placing your entrance on the side of the trailer, you can almost balance the weight of the dome evenly across the trailer chassis and also centre it over the point of balance on either a single or dual axle setup. You also reduce the depth that you need to reach to maintain your fire and access thye hearth, also leaving the rear trailer free access.
As my camper trailer, I would incorporate swing out tailgates with fold down or permanent counters on them which also become plastic bin storage within them. With such a build, you need as much working for you with storage and convenience.
To secure the dome to the trailer, well, a lot of planning and design manufacturing will be required.
I personally would build a steel frame that can be moved along the trailer length (but not sideways) because it may then be even more versatile and be removed for whatever reason or be moved to suit trailer balance, or changes that may be deemed necessary later.
i would also use insulating board over compressed cement sheeting (to keep the weight and height to a minimum), still use bricks but I would make steel straps clamping each course/chain and secured together. The first chain strap would be bolted through the insulating board and steel support frame. Four inches of thermal blanket capping the dome and a waterproof fibreglass blanket over that. All very lightweight with a good thermal mass, minimum thickness and weight, good efficiency for $$ value.
I would also have stainless benches adjacent to the oven (front and back of trailer) with plenty of storage for 7 day ice boxes (or generator/fridge storage) wood storage etc.
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AMD works to chill out Opteron
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Processor performance gains have been outpaced by increasing power demands and corresponding amounts of waste heat, a problem for those wishing to pack servers more densely in data centers without risking overheating problems such as data loss or crashes. To help ameliorate the situation, AMD has begun bringing power-reduction technology initially developed for its notebook processors to its Opteron processors for servers.
The technology, called PowerNow with Optimized Power Management, lets the operating system slow the processor's clock speed and consequently reduce power consumption by as much as 80 percent, said Ben Williams, vice president of AMD's server microprocessor business unit.
The move is the newest step in the years-long arms race between AMD and its Silicon Valley rival, Intel. PowerNow in Opteron mirrors Intel's move to bring its own SpeedStep technology from mobile processors to its server line.
"If you can use less power, you can create denser configurations and you can help the customer cut down on operating expenses in terms of air-conditioning load," Insight64 analyst Nathan Brookwood said. "It's not as if (PowerNow) was going to give AMD a unique advantage there, but certainly it balances any advantage Intel thought it would have."
AMD's PowerNow feature has been built into Opteron processors that have been shipping since mid-2004, Williams said. However, computers won't be able to use it until the first half of 2005, when support is due to arrive in the operating system and in a lower-level hardware control system called the BIOS, or basic input-output system.
Support will be included with Microsoft Windows and with versions of Linux from Red Hat, Novell and others, Williams added.
The technology comes with "hooks" that will let management software control when or if PowerNow will be used. Servers could be set to shut it off during predictable peak demand periods or switch it on to conserve backup battery power during power outages, Williams said.
Heating issues are common. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory estimates it pays $1 million per year in power and air conditioning costs for each megawatt of power its supercomputers need. And a new NASA Supercomputer built by Silicon Graphics requires liquid cooling for its newer components.
Trying to cash in on the issue, Cooligy is selling special PC cooling systems and Hewlett-Packard offers a cooling service to help customers minimize problems through careful equipment placement.
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- Not that I'm an AMD fanboy or anything...
- Why is it that articles like this keep popping up that reference AMD and crashing/overheating in the same sentence?
Looking at who's running hotter right now (by far), I'd think it'd be more appropriate to mention Intel right after the overheating and crashing comment...
I know this could be construed as nitpicking (and maybe it is), however you all know that some armchair IT exec will undoubtably read this or find it on a google search, read about the first paragraph and decide that Nope, AMD chips crash and overheat, so we're going with the super Intel's that never crash and run much cooler.
Ya'll could have worded that first paragraph better, ya know?
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- Not AMD fan yet, but I agree with Chuck.
- I agree with Chuck Zmuda, Intel has major cooling problems with Prescott. I am a system builder and I would not build an Intel Prescott system at the moment. And I have built Intel systems exclusively the last seven years. Prescott, even the new E0 stepping has major overheating problems. That is why Intel is also implementing trottling, to back off clock speed as the CPU heats up. Heat is also the reason that Intel will not release a 4GHz Prescott.
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Big Ten going to East-West alignment for divisions
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini praised the division alignment and the nine-game format.
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Delany said athletic directors met in person or talked on conference calls six times from December to March to discuss the changes.
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EzW2 software can prepare, print and e-file forms W2, W3, 1099-misc and 1096. Designed with simplicity in mind, customers can begin printing forms within minutes of downloading and installing the software. The intuitive graphical interface leads users step by step through forms w2, w3, 1099 and 1096 reporting process.
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It started with Sherri giving Len Goodman a lap dance on the judges' table, which was kind of frightening. And then it was a very incongruous dance to pair with that song, especially that song as sung by the female "DWTS" singer. Very weird, all the way around.
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Let Fumi Koike's cosy illustrations get you genuinely excited for some chilly weather!
Remember the feeling when you've come in from the cold and your hands have got chilblains, your cheeks are red and your toes are numb, but then one bite of a crumpet or a sip of sugary tea just defrosts you in the dreamiest way ever? Well, Fumi Koike seems to have latched on to that feeling and managed to illustrate it in this wonderful series of paintings. Big wooden beds, eggs for breakfast and cold hands around hot mugs are just some of the seasonal imagery featured in her work, not forgetting the brilliant collection of dog paintings on her Flickr page. So thank you Fumi, you have come along just in time to make us genuinely excited for the imminent cold weather. Hoorah!
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Tampa City Council agrees to allow 5 Cigar Factories to opt out of Historic Status By Mitch E. Perry
The quest to designate 15 old Cigar Factories in West Tampa as a Historic District was thwarted once again today, when a majority of City Council members voted to have the City Attorney re-write the current City Ordinance to allow those property owners who do not want to be listed as being part of the District the chance to do so.
5 of the 15 properties in the West Tampa District have been steadfast in fighting the Historic label, saying that it would interfere with their property rights and livelihood. City officials have negotiated with the property owners over the last year, but to no avail. So as the Council convened today, City Attorney David Smith told them that there was NO opt-out provisions in the Cityââ¬â¢s Ordinance, and therefore any actions taken would be for all 15 properties.
That led to this response from Councilman Sean Harrison (roll tape #1 o.q.â�has not asked for this voluntarilyâ�) One of the champions for the Historic labeling is City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena. She said that in the past there have been individual property owners who did not wish to be part of a Historic District, but the Council always went ahead anyway with such designations. (roll tape#2 o.q.â�a huge, backward stepâ�)
In fact, those officials never did speak at the meeting. If the Council had approved landmark status, property owners would have to follow architectural guidelines and get approval from a review board to change their properties. But once Councilmember Harrison decided that the Council should not consider the matter, his stand for property rights spread like wildfire, as other Council member joined in with him to support the idea of re-writing current law to allow for the recalcitrant property owners to opt out of being part of the historic district.
As the discussion continued, City Councilmember Rose Ferlita said she was late for a medical procedure, but wasnââ¬â¢t about to leave until she could weigh in in support of Harrisonââ¬â¢s motion (roll tape#3 o.q.ââ¬? I will be one of those 4 peopleââ¬?)
City Councilwoman Mary Alvarez, who represents the District in question, then spoke, saying she had stayed up past 1 AM the night before to compose her thoughts on the issue(roll tape#4 o.q.â� not beforeâ�)
Then City Councilman John Dingfelder ââ¬â like Sean Harrison - an Attorney in his job away from the Council, spoke up. He said the talk of ââ¬Åproperty rightsââ¬? sounded righteous and populist, but in reality, he said the City Council every week is doing something that could be construed as violating property rights ââ¬â and its done in support of the common good for the entire city (roll tape#5 o.q.ââ¬?historic preservationââ¬?)
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U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons on a small scale against rebel fighters in Syria's civil war, the White House said on Thursday.
The assessment, which followed President Barack Obama's demand for conclusive proof after U.S. intelligence analysts determined earlier this year that chemical weapons had likely been used, could put pressure on Washington to respond aggressively to the crossing of what Obama himself had called a "red line."
"Following a deliberative review, our intelligence community assesses that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year," Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser, told reporters.
"Our intelligence community has high confidence in that assessment given multiple, independent streams of information," he said. "The intelligence community estimates that 100 to 150 people have died from detected chemical weapons attacks in Syria to date; however, casualty data is likely incomplete."
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The Ms. Foundation for Women is now accepting applications for its 2014 Fellowship Program. The fellowship is looking for driven individuals that are interested in taking a stance and doing work that supports the foundation's initiatives in key areas such as economic justice, reproductive justice, and safety.
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Ed Westwick Originally Auditioned for Which Gossip Girl Character?
Wow, Gossip Girl would have been a hugely different show if Ed Westwick had gotten his way. When the actor first auditioned for the nighttime soap, he wasn't trying out to be the iconic Chuck Bass. Can you imagine a world where Chuck's looks weren't smoldering and his voice wasn't a low growl? That's not a world we would want to live in.
Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, that was nearly a reality. When the British actor first read for a part, it was for a different leading man — Nate Archibald! "Ed Westwick came in and blew us away. He originally read for Nate, but Stephanie and I looked at each other and wrote, "Chuck?" on a piece of paper," show co-creator Josh Schwartz says.
But that wasn't the only thing funky about Ed's audition. Josh continues, "Once we cast him, he had to figure out his green card. We got several calls that he actually wasn't going to get it in time." Adds co-creator Stephanie Savage, "The network was like: 'You have to have a backup choice. We can't delay production. It would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.'"
Wow, so how close were they to an Ed-less Upper East Side? Well, not as close as you'd think, Josh says. "[W]e refused to make the pilot if Ed wasn't Chuck Bass."
Let's all take a moment to say Amen to that.
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Six hot trends in home design this fall
By Sarah Rufca | September 5, 2013 | Updated: September 6, 2013 8:05am
Haute House Jadda sofa, $4,199 at Horchow.com.
Lucite trunk with nickel hardware, $3,000 at Mecox, 3912 Westheimer.
Jonathan Adler 'Bond' end table in veneered wood on Lucite base; $1,250 at Neiman Marcus in the Galleria.
Aerin Collection for E.J. Victor Chatham coffee table in walnut burl and satin brass, with drinks console in center; $11,925 at aerin.com.
Lisa Jarvis 'Bagua' table, $1,050 at zincdoor.com
Sandra chair upholstered in plaid; $1,660 at Alyson Jon Interiors, 2401 Bissonnet.
Photo By Ralph AndersonCustom iron Miller coffee table by Lucy Smith Designs; $3,375 at shopcandelabra.com.
Mahal honeycomb buffet; $4,725 at Mecox.
Hex side tables; $179 each at West Elm, 3910 Westheimer.
Ariel shell chandelier; $869 at Arhaus, 5000 Westheimer.
Abalone shell petal mirror; $1,150 at Jonathan Adler, 2800 Kirby.
When it comes to home décor these days, there really are no wrong answers. Designers and homeowners are combining modern pieces with gilded antiques, reclaimed woods with high-gloss colors, and tufted velvet seating with industrial iron accessories for spaces that feel personal and collected over time.
Maybe that's why the design trends that emerged earlier this year at High Point Market, a furnishings equivalent of sorts to New York Fashion Week, don't seem to fit together at first glance. While several of them point at the strong influence that midcentury designs have over current styles, many of them can be combined for a fresh look.
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Nothing adds a touch of modern irreverence to a room like Lucite, a brand name for high-end acrylic. Smooth and nearly invisible at a glance, the Lucite look has been hot in home décor since Philippe Starck designed the Louis Ghost chair for Kartell more than a decade ago. Now it's being used to create coffee tables, trays, bar carts, lamps and furniture legs. "Lucite is elegant," says Patti Kagan, owner of Houston's vintage furniture store Mrs. PK & Oz. "It's beautiful when you combine brass and chrome with it, and it sort of disappears, so it can be put with any kind of design. If you have a home that's more traditional, it looks great with that, although you wouldn't want to use too much of it. It's a beautiful way to show off books or art."
Menswear-inspired fabrics
Trends in décor often take cues on hot looks from fashion runways, and this year, upholstery textiles are borrowing from men's closets. Suited plaids, houndstooth and herringbone patterns evoke comfort and warmth, while textured tweed fabrics add a softness to clean-lined sofas and chairs.
Honeycomb patterns
Geometric lines and shapes are still dominating contemporary interior design. But for those who are sick of chevron stripes, honeycomb patterns and hexagon shapes are the latest way to incorporate straight lines with a bit of the midcentury-modern vibe thrown in.
After a few years of downplaying the traditional luxury look, brass and gold finishes are back in a big way, both on their own and combined with polished woods, clean white tones or black lacquered pieces, in particular, for retro-glam style. "High Point Market in April this year was the first time we really saw gold making this major comeback, and I'm already seeing it in homes," says Donna Vining of Houston's Vining Design Associates. "I like to use it as an accent, either with accessories or on furniture hardware."
If the thought of decorating with shell reminds you of those abalone wind chimes from the 1970s, think again. Abalone and capiz shells once again are becoming chic statement pieces, prized for their unique pearlescent luster. They've been spotted in light fixtures, on tabletop and in mirrors. Textured shell details also are being paired with driftwood for a more natural, rustic look.
Bold florals
Florals are such a decorating perennial that they never really go away, not when Miles Redd and Mary McCormack are finding ways to make them look fresh using tropical or Chinoiserie inspiration. Far from tired, Laura Ashley-style prints, the new florals are big, bold and exuberant, with oversized patterns or bright colors. If that's too much flower power, look for fabrics that have soft watercolor shapes or stick to prints that use just a single color, like a sunny yellow or vibrant green.


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Her Story is a bold and largely successful experiment in interactive crime fiction.
Rocksteady's gorgeous-looking third Arkham game refines its open-world format a bit and lets you drive a whole hell of a lot of Batmobile.
It's squid kids and ink blasting abound in Nintendo's exceptionally fun new online shooter.
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A first-person adventure about restoring memories.
Chimeras: Tune of Revenge is a hidden objects game.
The sixth main installment of the Assassin's Creed franchise, set in the Caribbean during the age of piracy in the early 18th century. Players explore the memories of Edward Kenway, a charismatic pirate (turned reckless Assassin) and the grandfather of Connor Kenway, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed III.
The final game in the Deponia trilogy.
A point and click adventure game by Daedalic Entertainment.
A top-down action-adventure game featuring the eponymous Ittle Dew who must solve puzzles in order to escape from a mysterious island.
A direct sequel to the BIT.TRIP title of the same name, Runner 2 drops the 8-bit inspired visuals and visits multiple worlds in order to stop the evil Timbletot.
Chaos on Deponia is the sequel to Deponia. It is point-and-click adventure game with a dry sense of humor and high-definition hand-drawn art.
Journey back to the bodacious 80s in this long-awaited reboot of the Double Dragon beat 'em up series.
A point and click adventure following the lives of two gas-station workers; developed by Skygoblin.
The Nonary Game continues in this sequel to Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors under the localized title of Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.
Officially revealed at Ubisoft's 2010 E3 press briefing, Rayman Origins is a new 2D Rayman game developed by Michel Ancel and a small team, taking the series back to its roots.
Nelson Tethers returns to action in the second puzzle-centric adventure game from Telltale.
L.A. Noire is a detective thriller developed by Team Bondi in Australia and published by Rockstar Games.
An adventure/hidden object game with hand-drawn backgrounds.
An adventure game following the story of Dan Murray and Liz Allaire as they unravel a mystery filled with action and comedy. It's a spiritual sequel to previous Péndulo Studios game, Hollywood Monsters. It's known in Spain as Hollywood Monsters 2.
The second episode of Telltale's new Back to the Future series. After hastily rescuing Doc Brown from 1931 and finding himself fading from history, Marty McFly must correct the timeline and preserve his own future.
A port of Samurai Warriors 3 and Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends to Sony sytems. The game includes all of the content of the original Wii title and its expansion except for Murasame Castle.
An expansion for Samurai Warriors 3 on the Wii. It features new characters, stories, and modes to expand upon the content in the original game.
A downloadable adventure puzzle game by Double Fine, set in a 1930s environment, where players control the world's smallest Matryoshka doll.
Telltale's continuation of the Back to the Future story. It contains 5 episodes.
Building upon the innovative Scribblenauts, the sequel brings adjectives, vastly improved controls, and deeper levels and puzzles. Adjectives modify game objects in realistic ways, allowing players to make use of Angry Fridges and Gentlemanly Raptors as they progress through over 100 levels.
Puzzle Agent follows FBI agent, Nelson Tethers, as he tries to find out why the eraser factory that supplies the White House has mysteriously shut its doors.
Red Dead Redemption is the spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, featuring a vibrant, open world set in the decline of the American Wild West. Players take on the role of former outlaw John Marston, who is forced to hunt down his former gang to regain his family.
Ten years after the events of the first game, Subject Delta is awoken and must unravel the mystery behind the Big Sisters and his own past in the ruined underwater city of Rapture.
A six part episodic game from the creators of Buzz!. The first installment was released for the PlayStation 3 on March 25, 2010 in North America and December 17, 2009 in the UK. It was later released on the PC.
The Saboteur is a action-packed, free-roaming sandbox game that takes place in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Drive the Nazis out of Paris through whatever means necessary as Irish mechanic-turned-race-car-driver-turned-soldier-of-fortune Sean Devlin.
A DS RPG developed by Matrix Software and Red Entertainment. Lead Eddie on a quest around the world to find his missing father in a steampunk version of 19th century earth, complete with powerful airships that can carry you across the globe in mere hours.
Windosill is a Flash-based puzzle game created by Vectorpark.
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Targeting Placements 'Above the Fold' on Google's Content Network
Google made a fairly big announcement on their AdWords blog today concerning the Content Network:
You can now target your ads to only those placements which will appear above the fold! You have to admit, this is a pretty cool addition to your already robust PPC Tool Belt.
Now, just to clarify, you aren't exactly targeting placements that are above the fold, but rather, you're excluding placements that are below the fold.
Why would you want to do this? Well, there are typically two objectives to a Content campaign: Driving traffic or increasing Brand Awareness (or a combination of both).
For you brand advertisers out there, this is HUGE news. You can now make sure that your display ads get prime placement, smack dab in a users line-of-sight....no more hoping that they scroll down!
How do you do this?
Within the AdWords interface, go to your Networks Tab, expand the Exclusions section and then at Campaign Level, click Add Exclusions and then Exclude Category:
From here, you just need to check off Below the Fold and you're all set:
So there you have it - Google's latest addition to AdWords - Enjoy, and don't forget to test, test and test some more!
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DETROIT – Ford today unveiled the Ford Atlas Concept to showcase the design, capability, fuel efficiency and smart technologies that will define future pickup trucks.
"The Ford Atlas Concept previews the innovations that will transform what people expect from their pickup," said Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. "With 36 years as America's best-selling pickup, we are absolutely committed to setting the agenda in the truck market."
Design with purposeThe Ford Atlas Concept is inspired by decades of listening to customers at the places they work and play. The result is a purpose-driven design with prominent wheel arches, a wide stance and chiseled grille – all to reinforce its functional Built Ford Tough® image.
"We wanted the concept to reflect how Ford trucks help customers in both their worlds – professionally and personally," said J Mays, Ford group vice president and chief creative officer. "Every surface and feature in the vehicle has been crafted for purpose and capability while retaining an unmistakable Built Ford Tough look."
Designers enhanced truck functionality, while creating new advanced features (see fact sheet here). For example, multiple tie-down points are integrated within the cargo box walls and load floor, along with 110-volt electrical outlets in the cargo box to charge power tools. An integrated roof carrying system and hidden extendable ramps give the truck unique functionality for a variety of jobs.
The interior is themed with structural styling cues and features the latest thinking in comfort, utility and refinement. Innovative, thin, lightweight seating in comfortable leather allows for extra legroom for rear passengers – along with integrated storage for smaller items. "Floating" instrument pods and glove-friendly buttons and controls keep the interior functional and ruggedly stylish.
Leading fuel efficiencyThe Ford Atlas Concept features a next-generation EcoBoost® powertrain, which introduces truck-enhanced Auto Start-Stop engine shutoff technology. Auto Start-Stop shuts off the engine when stopped in traffic to save fuel – and smartly suspends the feature when the truck knows it is towing.
EcoBoost engines use gasoline direct injection and turbocharging to deliver fuel-economy gains of up to 20 percent and reduction of CO2 emissions of up to 15 percent, compared with larger-displacement engines. More than 500,000 EcoBoost engines have been sold globally, including 250,000 in the Ford F-150.
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LinkedIn is largely an untapped resource when it comes to social media for hospitals and health care systems. Let's change that for you and your organization. Plan to join us on Tuesday, July 21 (1-2 p.m. ET) when Michael Yoder explains and then answers your questions about how to: strategically implementing and/or enhancing a LinkedIn page […]
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Editor's Note: Moving right along with our series of viewpoints and predictions from thought leaders, here's one from Platinum Fellow Matt Katz, M.D. (@subatomicdoc). When I contacted him via DM (direct message) on Twitter about the somewhat dismal nature of his observations, Matt reminded me, "Correlation isn't causation so we can hope I'm wrong." And yes, […]
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In 2015, Mayo Clinic's Social and Digital Innovation team ran two months of A/B testing to better understand how our followers respond to @MayoClinic tweets. A/B testing is a way to compare two versions of an ad or marketing message to see which is more successful in getting your target audience to do a desired action […]
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After this week's Social Media Summit, we decided to compare Tweetwall, Symplur, and TweetReach reports for the #MCCSM hashtag relative to accessibility, foci, and data. Accessibility for reports varies greatly among platforms. Tweetwall only allows individual widget exports and Excel downloads. Symplur offers a full transcript and analytics breakdown, neither of which is easily exported. For example, it takes multiple PDF exports […]
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Valves, Gates, & Airlocks
Slide ValvesMay 21, 2012
These valves consist of no more than three components: the body, the sliding blade, and the drive (hand wheel, electropneumatic actuator, or gear motor). Dismantling and assembly of the valve components is carried out in less than five minutes due to a specially designed incorporated inlet section...comment
Drop Through and Blow Through Rotary Airlock ValvesMay 18, 2012
These rotary air lock valves are designed for sanitary pneumatic conveying systems operating within -15 in. Hg to +15 PSIG with 6- to 12-in.-capacity options. The standard nine-blade rotor positions two blades to always be in contact with the discharge side of the housing providing a superior seal...comment
Cleanable Round AirlockMay 16, 2012
The cleanable round airlock (CRA) can handle extremely high process rates on products. Now, high-end food and pet food manufacturers can use cleanable technology in systems where high product volume demand may have prevented their use in the past. Tool-free valve operation makes it easier to clean...comment
Heavy-Duty Discharge ValveMay 15, 2012
The Lorenz discharge valve is manufactured with heavy-duty 3/16-in. stainless blades with built in material scrapers that aid in minimizing material packing or building up. The square machined blade "dead ends" against the body of the valve allowing material to escape below. The valve...comment
Externally Adjustable Slide GateMay 14, 2012
This product was developed to address a service issue that has been a concern for years with traditional slide gates. The more traditional slide gates incorporate an internal perimeter seal arrangement. To access these seals the traditional gate required the equipment above the gate to be...comment
Vibra-Gate Duplex ValveMay 6, 2012
The Vibra-Gate duplex valve is ideal for discharging almost any granular material from a bin or hopper where the materials are difficult to discharge. It easily handles sticky, cohesive, high-moisture, and difficult-to-handle materials, and has the ability of utilizing vibration to discharge and...comment
Rotary Valve for Conveying of RegrindMay 6, 2012
After grinding plastic scrap, the plastic flakes needs to be conveyed pneumatically. Often, the flakes are jamming standard rotary valves and interrupt the conveying process or even damage the valve. On customer demand, Pelletron developed a special rotary valve for discharge and pressure conveying...comment
NFPA-Compliant Rotary ValvesMay 6, 2012
Filling out the Meyer NFPA specific application data sheet and answering the few simple questions listed enables Meyer to design and supply a rotary valve documented to comply with the NFPA standard that you need for your system. Whether you are utilizing explosion venting (NFPA68) or a suppression...comment
CRA De-Mountable Valve Offers Large Cubic Feet per Revolution CapacityMay 3, 2012
Mac Process has launched the CRA (Cleanable Round Airlock) valve. During the past two years, Mac Process engineers have increased the use of de-mountable-style valves in dry material pneumatic transfer systems to help customers meet challenging requirements for sanitation and inspection. With the...comment
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The ATC was for a challenge where we had to use a border tile. I made the tile and the medallion at the top was done on the cuttlebug
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