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Scarlet shoes, crimson cardis and brick red belts—wear 'em if you've got 'em February 3. That's because tomorrow is National Wear Red Day. Join Pür Minerals and thousands nationwide as we show our support for women's heart health. Because red isn't just for Valentine's Day; it's also the color of hope for millions.
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PONTIAC, MI — Oakland County sheriff's deputies say a 14-year-old girl was shot in the eye by her 11-year-old brother in Pontiac with a pellet gun Sunday.
The shooting appears to be accidental, Oakland County sheriff's officials said in a release Monday.
The 11-year-old was in the yard of the residence playing with an Airsoft pellet gun "when it accidentally discharged striking his sister, who was taking out the garbage," deputies say.
The pellet lodged in the girl's eye and she was hospitalized but no further information about her condition has been released.
Police seized the boy's pellet gun and determined the shooting to be accidental after interviewing the 11-year-old and his mother.

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I'm from Fall River, Massachusetts and I've had problems with this other Tenant before and I told the landlord but I tried to resolve it myself and was successful doing so, but the tenant yelled at me this morning while my son and I was waiting for a taxi to bring him to school. What happened was the tenant is a Dominican and I can't understand what he says most of them time because of the broken english and because I'm partly deaf in both ears and have been since I was 3-4 years old. The first problems I had with this tenant was that I was taking interferon treatment and was really sick and he and his son were making so much noise (He lives on the floor above my apartment ) and I asked him to quiet down a bit and he replied with some comments such as "Stop being a B*t*h" , "Come up here and make me" , and "Move the F@@K out" and lastly "I'll pound on your face". And at the time the landlords son was living on the first floor and I brought it to his attention and he told his father, but the next day I told the landlord that I would try to resolve it in a peaceful manner and thought I had done so by telling him my medical problem and asked him nicely and left it at that. The noise stopped for a week or two then started back up. I've tried to over look it and I've called the landlord and reported it to him and told me that he can't do anything about it until its past 11:00p.m. and if he does make loud noises past that time that I should call the police. Well this morning the tenant I'm having issues with said something this morning and I didn't understand what he said then a minute after he starts saying "You think your better than me?" and "F**K you" and "Screw you" and this all took place outside of the appartment house and in front of my 11 year old son. My son didn't want to leave cause it was afriad I was going to get hurt but I assured him that if he came towards me I would call the cops. My question is: What can I do so this never happens again and what should I make the landlord do to assure my safety and also what should I do so that I have proof of all this? Any suggestions or comment would be appreciated.
The person living up stairs from me in this 3 floor apartment house yelled at me outside with my son present..
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 09:49 AM
The landlord is not responsible for your personal safety. He is correct that you need to call the police to report disturbances of the peace. If you feel threatened with bodily harm, you can file in court for a protective order to keep the 3rd floor tenant away from you.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 10:19 AM
Okey, thanks for the information. I greatly appreciate it.
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 10:43 AM
Do you have a long term lease with the landlord?
Posted 05 February 2013 - 10:49 AM
A year to year Lease
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This book is a compilation of graphic design work using various processes, design strategies and methods to understand cultural dissonance in today's world. Cultural Dissonance is a contemporary global issue that I have chosen to address through graphic design. "Misfit" is a year long project visualizing the repercussion of the self from traditional and stereotypical nature in society.
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Cadosch, D; Thyer, M; Gautschi, O P; Lochnit, G; Frey, S P; Zellweger, R; Filgueira, L; Skirving, A P (2010). Functional and proteomic analysis of serum and cerebrospinal fluid derived from patients with traumatic brain injury: a pilot study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80(7-8):542-547.
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BACKGROUND: An enhanced fracture healing response has been reported in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This has been attributed to circulating humoral factors that are thought to be proteins produced and released by the injured brain. However, these factors remain unknown. The aim of this study was to identify osteogenic factors in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from TBI patients. This was carried out using in vitro proliferation assays with the human foetal osteoblastic 1.19 cell line (hFOB) combined with a novel proteomic approach. METHODS: Serum was collected from brain-injured (n = 12) and non-brain-injured (n = 9) patients with a comorbid femur shaft fracture. Similarly, CSF was obtained from TBI (n = 7) and non-TBI (n = 9) patients. The osteoinductive potential of these samples was determined by measuring the in vitro proliferation rate of hFOB cells. Highly osteogenic serum and CSF samples of TBI patients were chosen for protein analysis and were compared to those of non-brain-injured patients. A new hFOB cell-based method was used to enrich the proteins in these samples, which had a functional affinity for these osteoprogenitor cells. These enriched protein fractions were mapped using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and protein imaging methods displaying serum and CSF proteins of brain-injured and control subjects that had an affinity for human osteoprogenitor cells. RESULTS: Serum and CSF derived from brain-injured patients demonstrated a greater osteoinductive potential (P < 0.05) than their non-brain-injured counterparts. Clear-cut differences in the pattern of proteins in two-dimensional gels were detected between TBI and control patients. Fourteen proteins were exclusively present in the serum of TBI patients, while other proteins were either up- or downregulated in samples collected from TBI patients (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Osteoinductive factors are present in the serum and CSF of brain-injured patients. These may include one or more of those proteins identified as having an affinity for osteoprogenitor cells that are either exclusively present or up- or downregulated in the serum and CSF of brain-injured patients.
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Now that another year is over, many websites are listing their favorite YA reads from 2013. Instead of posting a list of YA books here at Examiner, we're posting a list of our favorite lists. Check out these links for fabulous 2013 YA finds.
1. Buzzfeed posted a Best of YA book list for 2013, and we're all in agreement. The list includes fan favorites like Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell and The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. However, Buzzfeed was smart enough to include lesser known authors who made their mark this year with works such as Being Henry David by Cal Armistead and This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales.
2. The Goodreads Choice Awards Best YA book list of 2013 results are in and the list is lead by Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Although some of the books match the Buzzfeed best-of list, there are a few new contenders such as Two Boys Kissing by YA literary giant, David Levithan, and The Distance Between Us by Kasie West.
3. Amazon's best-of-2013 YA booklist has a few more surprises on it than both Buzzfeed and Goodreads. Out of the list of 20, books such as Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler and Winger by Andrew Smith and Sam Bosma popped up next to big-name releases like The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. Most importantly, Amazon should be commended for having the most guy-fic YAs than any other best-of list.
4. Mashable joined the ranks and listed 11 of the best thought-provoking YA books of 2013. The list includes debut novel from MFA graduate Evan Roskos, Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets and When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney.
5. No-nonsense Boston Globe put their two cents in and came up with a formidable best-of-2013 YA book list . The list includes similar titles from Buzzfeed and Mashable, but surprises readers with titles such as Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Conkel and Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang.
Out all of the best-of accounts this year, one book appeared on every list: Eleanor and Park. Readers and writers here at Examiner.com are hoping for more fabulous books like E&P by Ms. Rowell in the coming year along with some new finds that will surprise us.
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ooking forward to the CWS pure pot still
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I was really fortunate to be part of a tour of the Midleton Distillery recently and the guys opened a cask of 18yr old pot still. It was sensational. When you talk to the distillers they have no problem letting people into their world but they're just completely up to their eyeballs keeping the show on the road when Jameson is exploding (which is great in itself, let's be thankful for that). I think we'll see more engagement but it's more a matter of time and space to step off this roller coaster of a booming world wide demand for the main lines than any philosophical secretiveness. Maybe the CSW thing is a sign of more effort towards the whisky enthusiasts. Fingers crossed the best is yet to come.
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Pure Pot Head wrote:Hi Aidan,
And therein lies the opportunity for IDL to open up a bit more to the more inquisitive among us. When volumes were rampaging faster than their physical ability to match production needs things were particularly frenetic, although I believe they're still forging ahead at full speed. You sound like a real enthusiast and getting to visit the plant should not be a problem if you go through the channels. Are you part of a whiskey club or society?
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michael Foggarty wrote:ye the big news is it will be in a box, which should mean we can charge about 50 grand a bottle
Alan Gold Label wrote:Maybe it'd have a better profile if IDL with looking after it? After all, what can one shop do for it!
I was under the impression that Greenspot is under IDL control now too
Aidan wrote:I think Alan might mean the Green Spot.
michael Foggarty wrote:Apologies
Mitchells (like ourselves) have a wholesale team who sell all over Ireland(Republic) but they choose not to sell Greenspot to others. IDL do actually sell the brand in other parts of Ireland, IWC might have seen it in Galway etc
A sample of the new Midleton Single Cask PPS arrived to day so will hope to try it tomorrow, i think its 14 years old(but dont hold me to that)
michael Foggarty wrote:Bull & Castle, Ryan of Parkgate Street, Nancy Hands of Parkgate Street, All the Porterhouse(except "North"), Bowes, The Palace, Temple Bar, Vat House, O'Niells, Nearys, McDaids, Bruxelles, Jack Nealons, Brooks Hotel and probably every other 4/5 star hotel. To name a few
Pure Pot Head wrote:Get down to the Old Jameson Dstillery, but a couple of bottles of Distillery Reserve and get them to put '"Fragrance of Concepta" on the label, it costs about €55 a bottle including the personalised naming, organise corkage with the hotel, and order a round of 'Jameson Fragrance of Concepta' for everyone and pass around the bottle and they will love you forever.
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Steven E. Jones and George K. Thiruvathukal are co-authors of Codename Revolution: The Nintendo Wii Platform (MIT Press, 2012). It's a contribution to the Platform Studies series edited by Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost, which offers critical investigation of the relationship between the hardware and software design of computing systems and the creative works produced on those systems. In this case the co-authors saw the book as an experiment in applying a dual media studies and computer science approach to the study of a computing platform with a wide cultural influence.


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The Miami Hurricanes had been struggling as of late, losing two straight ACC series and five of their last eight games, dropping them out of Baseball America's top 25 in the process. They were in need of a big series win, and they got exactly that this weekend.
After struggling for a better part of the season, Miami freshman Zack Collins knocked a pair of home runs and drove in a six RBI as the Hurricanes defeated No. 25 N.C. State 12-5 on Sunday for a series sweep in Raleigh.
"It's great to see him come through," head coach Jim Morris told HurricaneSports. "He had a great fall, and we all knew he could swing the bat. It's nice to see him start coming alive for us."
Miami had one of its best offensive outputs of the season, combining for 14 hits, three by Collins, and scored eight runs over the final three innings to soar to victory.
The Wolfpack led 5-4 after scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth before the Hurricanes ran away with the game. After tying the game in the seventh, Miami plated four runs in the eighth thanks to an RBI double by Garrett Kennedy and a three-run shot by Collins that gave the Hurricanes a 9-5 lead. Kennedy added another RBI double in the ninth and Brandon Lopez drove in two more runs with a single to finish off N.C. State and finish off the sweep for Miami.
"It was a great game, and our guys swung the bat well," Morris said. "It was a good game for us, and a big weekend sweep."
The series began under stormy skies and was suspended because of weather but Miami won the game 2-1 when play resumed Saturday. Tied 1-1, Miami finally took the lead in the eighth when Collins hit a sacrifice fly to score Brad Fieger and give the Hurricanes a 2-1 advantage. Freshman Cooper Hammond then pitched a scoreless ninth for his career-first save.
The Hurricanes also won 2-1 on Saturday behind a fantastic pitching performance by Andrew Suarez, who took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before giving up a hit with two outs.
Dale Carey scored the game's first run with a solo home run, his fifth of the season. He then doubled to lead off the sixth and Willie Abreu hit a one-out RBI single to score Carey and give Miami a 2-0 lead.
Suarez lost his shutout in the eighth when Brett Austin hit a solo home run but Bryan Garcia threw a scoreless ninth for his seventh save of the season.
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Naomi Tutu, the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke on March 24 at Chattanooga State duruing women's history month.
She said that she was confused about her next direction in life,and consulted her spiritual director, who recommended a poem by Gregory Norbet, There is a Pearl of Great Price Within You.This did not go over well with Ms. Tutu who didn't really understand poetry. Nevertheless, she read the poem.
"I got it!" She exulted.
The poem talked about your hidden self where God abides. It asked you to honor the greatness of your soul. The idea of the pearl is that each one of us has a pearl whichis not formed except when an irritation enters. It is from times of struggle and challenge that gifts are formed.Instead of retreating, use that time to reflect on who you really are.
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Guilin Jinwan Hotel
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- Tel: 3555222 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Guilin Jinwan Hotel
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Guilin Jinwan Hotel is a business hotel of the four-star standard. Located in the historical and cultural city of Guilin, the hotel is located on Zhongshan Road, which is the most thriving commercial centre of Guilin. On its left is the coach station, and to the right is South Railway Station.
The hotel has 170 rooms, including 14 luxury suites, 147 standard twin rooms, and nine double rooms. In the hotel's conference center, each desk is equipped with internet access.
Guilin Jinwan Hotel provides personalized services to business travelers, including free broadband Internet access, free long-distance service, and the latest LCD computer.
Opened in 2007.
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- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
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Adam Vida, typically thought of as the drummer for the band US Maple and a fixture in the Chicago improvised music scene, steps out from behind the drum set and away from avant-garde styles to take up his songwriting debut with Central Falls Latitude. Taking on vocal and guitar duties, Adam delivers a set of gorgeous songs in the "Big Song" style. It is subtle and soft with a large presence.
Joined by his older brother Ben, of the acoustic minimalist group Town & Country, on electric lead guitar and vocals, the duo have assembled a capable and talented group of Chicago musicians. The band was made to include the likes of Steve Dorocke on pedal steel, Ryan Hembrey on organ and electric piano (both members of Edith Frosts band), Andy Uhrich on electric bass, and the extremely confidant Jason Adasiewicz on the drum set. For the recording of Latitude the rhythm section was rounded out by Noel Kupersmith, of the Chicago Underground Quartet and Brokeback, on acoustic bass.
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Shares of Guess Inc. jumped more than 10 percent in after-hours trading late Thursday following disclosure of a smaller-than-expected first-quarter earnings decline and a hint of optimism about the company's North American retail and European operations.
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Both business units suffered operating losses and revenue declines in the first quarter ended May 4, when the company saw net income drop 62.8 percent to $9.9 million, or 12 cents a diluted share, from $26.6 million, or 30 cents, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings per share were 14 cents, 6 cents better than Wall Street expected and above the range of 5 to 10 cents projected by Guess in March.
Revenues were off 5.2 percent, to $548.9 million from $579.3 million, with North American retail net sales off 5.4 percent, to $238.3 million, and same-store sales in the U.S. and Canada down 9.8 percent. European sales were down 12.9 percent to $165.4 million.
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Profitable one year ago, the two businesses, which accounted for nearly 78 percent of quarterly revenues, had operating losses of $4.2 million and $5.2 million, respectively, contributing to a steep decline in corporate gross margin, down 460 basis points to 36 percent of sales.
Paul Marciano, chief executive officer, said that recent management and merchandising changes should augur well in an improving North American market and held out hope that its hard-pressed business in southern Europe was poised for at least a partial rebound.
Guess' performance has been strong in markets including Germany, Russia and the Middle East, but consumers in Italy and France remain "cautious…nervous, apprehensive," Marciano said.
But he told a late afternoon conference call, "We believe that things should turn around" in the third quarter in Europe and said he and his team were "much more hopeful" about the prospects in Italy and France during the back half of the year.
Guess shares closed Thursday at $29.35, up 0.7 percent, but took off following the earnings report, adding $3.13, or 10.7 percent, in after-hours trades to reach $32.48.
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The Los Angeles-based firm's revenue guidance for the second quarter of between $620 million and $635 million was stronger than the $618.4 million previously anticipated, on average, by equity analysts. The consensus estimate for EPS was 36 cents, the midpoint of Guess' guidance of between 34 and 38 cents.
Marciano underscored that Guess would face difficult market conditions throughout the year. "The near-term outlook for consumer spending remains soft and we are planning our business accordingly," he said. Fittingly, the company cut its selling, general and administrative expenses 6.2 percent in the first quarter, to $183.8 million.
Elaborating on the company's plans to emphasize lower price points for jeans in its stores, Russell Bowers, chief financial officer of North American retail, said that about half the denim wall in Guess stores this fall would carry a price point of $79 with substantial representation of other sub-$100 price points as well.


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The soft grip lends the BT-MG 220 E a very good, non-slip hold. The tool chuck of this versatile tool is adjustable to 12 settings for mounting many different tools. The robust aluminium gear head is designed for heavy duty. The housing surface of this multifunction tool is "soft-painted" to provide a particularly good grip. Complete with a delta sanding disk with dust extraction device and abrasive paper, one scraper, one plunge-cut blade for wood, one adapter for the dust extraction system, and two Allen keys for changing the mounted tools - so that you begin work immediately.


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Fibercraft™ and Duracraft™ Vertical Diffusion Heating Elements from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers Fibercraft and Duracraft vertical diffusion heating elements that are available either as completely new units or can be redesigned to suit customers' existing unit.
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New Horizontal Tube Furnace Design from Deltech
Deltech has launched new horizontal tube furnaces in benchtop configuration. These units are compact, lightweight and require a small footprint.
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Industrial Ovens from Trent Inc
TRENT, Inc. Industrial Ovens are built with three heat transfer methods including direct radiation, gravity convection, and air-recirculation.
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Box Furnaces for Uniform Heating with Integrated Controller - eXPRESS-LINE 1200°C from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers box furnaces are designed for temperatures up to 1200°C (2192°F). These box furnaces generate even heat throughout the entire heated chamber and are insulated for optimum thermal efficiency.
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Materials Testing Ovens and Chambers - LAB-TEMP from Thermcraft
Thermcraft LAB-TEMP™ furnaces and ovens are used in laboratories all over the world. Thermcraft is the exclusive supplier of furnaces and ovens to some of the leading materials testing system manufacturers. Features of the O-Series medium range laboratory ovens are described.
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MetalMaster - Gas Quench with External Heat Exchange Vacuum Furnaces from Ipsen
This versatile series of multi-purpose vacuum furnaces offers a wide variety of sizes and configurations, including horizontal or vertical designs. As users have a choice of hot zones, pumping systems and gas cooling options, the MetalMaster™ is ideal for almost any heat treating, brazing or other thermal processing application. The gas quench system features a specially engineered heat exchanger and turbine blower designed to optimize gas flow for more efficient cooling. In addition to Ipsen's standard computer control systems, MetalMaster™ furnaces may be ordered with other high-productivity options, including specialized instrumentation, increased pumping capability, and material handling systems.
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Mesh Belt Furnace from Ipsen
Ipsen offers a new belt-type furnace that is designed to meet the stringent quality requirements in terms of the uniformity of the preferred results for bulk goods and large amounts of small parts.
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Top Hat Furnace Models from Deltech Inc
Top hat furnace models include fixed loading platforms or kiln cars, multi-car systems with programmable linear actuation to allow automatic positioning and removal of kiln cars from the furnace.
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Zircar Zirconia 1700 Celsius Lab Furnace
This breakthrough frontloading box furnace is made possible by a unique combination of zirconia and alumina insulation, which exploits the hot strength of alumina and low thermal conductivity of zirconia.
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Carb-o-Prof® Control System for Heat Treatment Processes
Ipsen's Carb-o-Prof® is a control system that combines the knowledge and expertise of over six decades. The main purpose of this system is to compute and execute several heat treatment methods.
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Industrial Furnaces from Trent Inc
TRENT, Inc. industrial furnaces are practical and economical and require little to no maintenance. The industrial furnaces are available in three batch type industrial furnaces.
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Ageing Cabinet EB 26 with High Air Speed and Carousel from Elastocon
Elastocon's Ageing Cabinet EB 26 is designed with a carousel within for mounting of samples and high air speed 50 lit inner volume. The cabinet is provided with a window in the door and a door sensor for turning off a fan, lightning, heating, and the carousel when the door opens. The carousel can accommodate up to 36 samples.
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Oxidation Ovens From Harper International
Harper offers advanced Oxidation Oven technology in order to complement its industry-leading furnaces for carbon fiber processing.
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Cole-Parmer StableTemp Muffle Furnaces
StableTemp Muffle Furnaces are available in three sizes and three controller options to meet your application requirements. All models have autotune feature which allows the furnace to perform better at a particular set point and load, eliminating temperature overshoot for a commonly used application. An optional RS-485 communications port 33858-90 is available to let you use these furnaces with your computer. RS-485 option is factory installed—you must order separately at the same time as you order your furnace.
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Vacuum Formed Ceramic Fiber Vestibule Blocks and Insulation Tubes from Thermcraft - for All Diffusion Furnaces
Vestibule blocks and insulation tubes available from Thermcraft are designed to fit all types of diffusion furnaces and specialty insulation applications.
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Thermcraft Control Systems for Furnaces, Ovens, and Atmospheric Systems
Thermcraft offers control systems for all types of oven, furnace, and atmosphere control applications.
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2000°C Degree Furnace From Deltech Inc.
The 2000° Furnace from Deltech operates in air, distinguishing it from those that need vacuum operation. The company's high quality, efficient design is also very economical when compared to vacuum furnaces.
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Controlled Atmosphere Furnace Models From Deltech Inc
Controlled atmosphere furnace models include vertical tube units, horizontal tube units, multi-zone tube units, convertible "VT/BL" furnaces which can be used as tube units or bottom loaders and convertible "VT/HT" furnaces which can be used as vertical or horizontal tube units.
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1500°C Vacuum Tube Furnace from Carbolite
This is a horizontal tube furnace that can operate up to 1500°Cat vacuum levels of better than 10E-5 mbar.
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Atmosphere Batch-Type Furnaces from Ipsen
Ipsen has developed atmosphere batch type furnaces that are made of standardized sub-assemblies.
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Deltech Rotary Kiln Furnaces 1700°C
Deltech rotary kiln furnaces are available for single and multiple tube systems. The furnace temperatures are up to 1700°C The furnace has fully integrated control panels.
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High Temperature Ceramic Cast Plate Electric Heaters from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers cast plate heaters (PH-C) without side flanges. These heaters have a maximum operating temperature of 1204°C (2200°F) and are available in almost any size.
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Roller Hearth Furnace for Batch- and Single-Part Loads of Any Size from Ipsen
Ipsen has introduced an advanced roller hearth furnace for both batch- and single-part loads of any size. This continuous furnace has a unique design and includes rollers that are driven separately for load transfer along the hearth of the furnace.
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General Purpose Box Furnaces from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers the BHAF series general purpose box furnaces that are designed for temperatures from 2000°F to 2200°F.
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Microwave Muffle Furnace Phoenix from CEM
The Phoenix line of microwave muffle furnaces offers unmatched versatility and speed in a rugged, easy-to-use system.
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Industrial Ageing Ovens from Unifour B.V.
Unifour ageing ovens, powered by gas, oil or electricity can be installed with automated transport from stacker to packer.
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BINDER FD 53 Oven with Mechanical Convection and Sterilization Capabilities
BINDER FD series ovens are ideal for use in cases where sterilization and quick drying are required. The FD 53 oven saves valuable time thanks to its fully homogeneous temperature distribution, quick dynamics and powerful fan.
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Gradient Furnace GTF-MD-16 from Orton Ceramic Foundation
Orton offers GTF-MD-16 and GTF-MD-16L furnaces, which are horizontal tube furnaces with controlled, reproducible, linear thermal gradients of about 120°C across a 12" long monitored zone and 160°C across a 6" long monitored zone, respectively.
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Single and Multi-Track Pusher Furnaces from Ipsen
Pusher furnaces available from Ipsen are specifically designed for uninterrupted treatment of components under a protective gas atmosphere.
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Compact Split Tube Furnace - eXPRESS-LINE Protege 1100°C from Thermcraft
The Thermcraft eXPRESS-LINE Protege compact split tube furnace comes with a 2" ID heated chamber that has a 12" heated length in a single zone configuration. The heating element is a Fibercraft™ vacuum formed ceramic fiber heater with embedded resistance wire. Designed for temperatures up to 1100°C (2012°F), this furnace will produce uniform heat around the full 360° of the heated chamber and is insulated for maximum thermal efficiency.
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Semi-Cylindrical Ceramic Refractory Heaters from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers high temperature semi-cylindrical ceramic electric heaters that have maximum operating temperatures of 1010°C (1850°F) and 1200°C (2200°F).
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Hot Spot 110L 1600°C Lab Furnace From Zircar Zirconia
The Hot Spot 110L from Zircar Zirconia is a 1600°C Lab Furnace that plugs into a standard 110 Volt, 20 Amp outlet. The breakthrough design of this compact frontloading box furnace incorporates a unique combination of zirconia and alumina insulation which combines the hot strength of alumina and low thermal conductivity of zirconia. This compact unit is easily accommodated into your laboratory and does not require any special setting surface. An integrated cooling fan feature ensures that the outer shell of the furnace is cool enough to protect the user from any potential burn, even the maximum operating temperature of at 1600°C.
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Linn High Therm HK 30 Laboratory Furnace
Chamber furnace for universal applications. Various temperature controllers available.
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Mechanical Convection Incubator for High Throughput Applications – Model BF115 by Binder GmbH
The Binder incubator BF115 with mechanical convection is suited for all gentle incubation applications, especially under full load and large batch throughputs. This incubator is has extremely low temperature variation and has rapid recovery times.
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Nabertherm Laboratory Fast-Firing Kilns LS 12/13 and LS 25/13
These models are ideal for simulating typical fast-firing processes up to a maximum firing temperature of 1300 °C. The combination of high performance, low thermal mass and powerful cooling fans provides for cycle times from cold to cold of under 35 minutes.
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Carbon Fiber Slot Furnaces From Harper International
Harper is the choice company in continuous furnace technologies for the carbon fiber industry.
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Deltech Furnace Control Systems
Delteh furnace control systems are custom-designed with application-specific features. Every Deltech control system is ETL Certified by Intertek to conform to UL508A standards. Standard safety features include an emergency stop, door interlock, safety relay, and isolation switches.
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CoilCraft Heating Element Systems from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers CoilCraft heating elements that can be utilized as retrofits to existing fiber- and ceramic-based heaters, or can also be installed as part of a new furnace.
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MicroCure 2100 Variable Frequency Microwave Curing Oven from Lambda Technologies
The Lambda Technologies MicroCure 2100 is designed around the unique Variable Frequency Microwave process technique for the selective, rapid, and uniform procesing of materials.
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Carbolite 1100°C & 1200°C Rapid Heating Laboratory Chamber Furnace
These furnaces are designed for light to medium duty applications where rapid thermal response is a primary requirement.
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Front Loading Furnace From Deltech Inc.
The front loading furnace features manual or power operated, "swing" or guillotine type doors. One can specify the type or make recommendations based on operator safety and engineering efficiency.
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Powdered-Metal Wire Diffusion Heating Element - Fibercraft™ FC-200L from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers a low mass diffusion heating element called Fibercraft FC-200L.
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Custom Designed Recirculating Industrial Ovens from Thermcraft
Standard and custom designed ovens are available from Thermcraft in either batch or continuous types. Sizes range from bench top to industrial truck ovens in single or double door styles. Ovens may be either electric or gas fired.
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Compact Bridgman Crystal Growing Furnace Systems from Thermcraft
Thermcraft supplies vertical and horizontal Bridgman crystal growing furnace systems. The vertical furnace system is fully self-contained in a compact arrangement.
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Binder Carbon Dioxide Incubator Equipment with Sterilizable Sensors
The novel CB series offers optimal growth conditions for cell cultures. The anti plenum concept, the 180°C sterilization routine with the world's first sterilizable CO2 sensor and other unique BINDER technologies satisfy the highest requirements for best possible cell growth and maximum sample safety in the premium class of BINDER CO2 incubators.
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Bottom Loading Furnace From Deltech Inc.
Temperature range is 1600, 1700, 1800° C (2900, 3100, 3300° F). The models include "BL" Bottom Load Furnaces with octagonal workspaces and "SBL" square bottom loading models with rectangular workspaces.
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Belt Conveyor Furnaces from Harper International
Harper's belt and conveyor furnaces are developed for the continuous processing of parts as well as advanced materials such as powder, granular, or particulate aggregates in high purity and specialty atmosphere environments at temperatures up to 2000°C.
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Industrial Kilns – Contemporary Kiln from Thermcraft
Contemporary Kiln automatic cooling ovens have integrated ventilation systems that introduce fresh filtered air into the kiln chamber in order to expedite the cooling process and reduce the process cycle time.
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Ageing Chamber - O14 from Wallace Instruments
The Wallace Ageing Chamber O14 ages rubber in accordance with international testing standards. In conjunction with the Rapid Plastimeter, it allows the user to determine the Plasticity Retention Index (PRI) of raw natural rubbers
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Transparent Tube Furnaces - TransTemp from Thermcraft
The Thermcraft TransTemp transparent tube furnace was originally developed at the Lincoln Laboratory on the campus of MIT. Unlike conventional furnaces, the TransTemp becomes transparent at approximately 600°C, which makes it possible to see a process as it takes place inside the furnace.
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Glass Melting Furnace From Deltech Inc.
Models include bottom loading, front loading, bottom loading vertical tube units for convenient loading of small crucibles combined with corrosion resistance and atmosphere control. The temperature range is 1600, 1700, 1800° C (2900, 3100, 3300° F).
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Pusher Tunnel Furnaces from Harper International
The pusher plate and tunnel kilns from Harper are developed for processes needing accurate control of atmosphere and temperature and suitable for those with longer residence times that need precise control of the heat up rate of the product (temperature profile) and lower gas/solid reaction.
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1200°C Solid Tube Furnaces – Thermcraft eXPRESS-LINE - Horizontal or Vertical Mounting, Ceramic Heater
Thermcraft's eXPRESS-LINE solid tube furnaces are designed for temperatures up to 1200°C (2192°F).
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HybridCarb: New Process Gas-Recycling Technology from Ipsen
HybridCarb, the innovative process gas-recycling technology from Ipsen, helps in saving energy and resources by reducing energy usage and carbon footprint.
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Vertical Conveyor Furnaces from Harper International
Harper's patented Vertical Conveyor furnace, Vertical calciner is the company's most recent thermal processing innovation for a broad range of product feedstocks especially for materials that need high temperature solid-solid and solid-gas reactions, such as carbides, nitrides, borides and refractory metal powders.
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Split Tube Furnaces - eXPRESS-LINE 1200°C from Thermcraft
Thermcraft eXPRESS-LINE split tube furnaces come with a 3" ID or 6" ID heated chamber and are available in 12", 18", 24" and 36" heated lengths, in a single or a three zone configuration. Designed for temperatures up to 1200°C (2192°F), these furnaces will produce uniform heat around the full 360° of the heated chamber and are insulated for maximum thermal efficiency.
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Materials Testing Furnaces - Solid Tube and Split Tube for Temperatures up to 1700°C (3092°F) – Lab-Temp LSL and LSP Series from Thermcraft
Thermcraft's LAB-TEMP™ laboratory furnaces and ovens are utilized in a number of laboratories around the world. Thermcraft supplies these laboratory furnaces and ovens to leading materials testing system manufacturers as well.
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Custom Designed Furnaces from Thermcraft
In addition to standard designs, Thermcraft also manufacture furnaces custom built to exact specifications. Their team of highly knoweledgeable Sales Engineers will work with you through the entire process of configuring your custom furnace.
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Liquid Quenchant Fluidized Bed Technology (LQF) for Carbon Steel Wire Quenching from Thermcraft
Themcraft, in collaboration with B.W.C. Technologies and RichardsApex, has developed a highly controllable technique to simultaneously process steel tire wire and other steel long products.
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Furnace and Oven Control Systems - Single-Zone or Three-Zone Programmable Controllers - eXPRESS-LINE from Thermcraft
Thermcraft offers eXPRESS-LINE control systems that are available with optional timers, programmable controllers, and high limit switches.
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Versatile Single Zone Tube Furnaces - Marshall™ Furnaces from Thermcraft
Marshall tube furnaces available from Thermcraft are a reliable range of furnaces specifically designed to meet customers' needs.
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Direct Electric Heat Crucible Furnace for Aluminum from Inductotherm
Among Inductotherm's newest technologies is the Acutrak® Direct Electric Heat (DEH) Crucible Furnace. This unique aluminum melting and holding furnace uses an air-cooled, direct electric heating system that is more efficient, environmentally friendly, assures more accurate temperature control of molten metal, all while eliminating water cooling.
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High Temperature Split Tube Furnace from Thermcraft
Thermcraft's Hinged High Temperature Split Tube Furnaces are for applications that need temperatures up to 1530°C (2800°F). They can customize these tube furnaces to be single zone or multiple zone configurations, and design them for vertical or horizontal operation.
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Ultra-High Temperature (UHT) Furnaces From Harper International
Harper is the global leader for ultra-high temperature (UHT) continuous furnace systems rated to 3000°C to be used in the production of many powdered metals and high modulus carbon fiber, primarily used in applications requiring high rigidity.
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Materials Testing Furnace (1800°C) From Deltech Inc
Split shell, vertical tube, or custom designs on stand or with custom mounting hardware for your test device, including creep rigs. The operating temperatures up to 1800°C
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MicroCure 5100 Variable Frequency Microwave Curing Oven from Lambda Technologies
As partial technical support for the MicroCure Technology, Lambda offers process development and optimization assistance to include process trials. The Lambda Technologies MicroCure 5100 is designed around the unique Variable Frequency Microwave process technique for the selective, rapid, and uniform procesing of materials.
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Low Mass Diffusion Heating Element – Thermcraft Fibercraft™ FC-200
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ATLAS® Integral Quench Furnaces from Ipsen
ATLAS integral quench furnaces available from Ipsen are advanced and custom-engineered machines that are cost-effective and easy to operate and maintain.
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Rotary Hearth Furnaces from Ipsen
Ipsen offers rotary hearth furnaces, which are specifically designed for reheating pre-treated work components and for carburizing shallow case depths.
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LF High Temperature Top Loading Vacuum/Controlled Atmosphere from Centorr Vacuum Industries
The LF Series furnaces are top loading multi-purpose furnace, high temperature, vacuum or controlled atmosphere with refractory metal heat zone
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Laboratory or Industrial 1260°C Dual-Chamber Furnace - SERIES 2BHS/A Tool Room Furnace from Thermcraft
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Epoch is set in the year 2035, just two years after a massive world wide extinction. The exact cause is unknown and the only people left are clones with no memory of the past. Documents found in the world tell a us that before the mass extinction event, The largest technology corporation had made great breakthroughs. This technology changed the world in many ways and is thought to be the cause of the extinction. Those that remain are left with remnants of a once technological society. Try to survive, build, or explore your way through the harsh dynamic environment.Features
Open your Arma 3 root directory and remove any @Epoch folders. Then simply extract the latest zip file into your Arma 3 root directory. Path to Arma 3 is generally "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\"
[Changed] Trash looting is now done by interaction system only. Hold Space Bar and choose Examine. [New] Split gamemode from main assets, all epoch client gamemode code and configs are now found in the mission file under APL-SA license. https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch [Added] Support for CUP Vehicles and Weapons. [Added] Display temperatures in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [Added] Fully reworked loot object spawn system. [Added] Headers added to all gamemode files that include: Author, Description, Github Source link, Usage and Examples. [Added] All text based feedback now use new EPOCH_dynamicText function. [Added] Show current build number on debug monitor. [Added] Player Karma stat is now effected by Arma 3 rating system via Event Handler. More TBA. [Added] Players can now harvest Hemp from maps that it grows wild. [Changed] Can now over heat if fatigued and air temperature is greater than 100F or 37C [Changed] Crafting now supports Water sources from 'CfgWorldInteractions' configs. [Changed] Moved Cultist and Sapper permanently to enemy side. [Changed] Disabled remote sensors on server and client as all AI Epoch is locally controlled. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableRemoteSensors [Changed] Repacked all pbo's to make use of the new 32-bit P3D binarization process. https://dev.arma3.com/post/techrep-00026 [Changed] Massive code overhaul to make use of many new SQF commands instead of slower SQF logic. [Changed] Increased the amount of Krypto a player can hold from 25k to 250k. [Changed] Further improve loot positions in existing maps and add more missing positions for CUP maps. [Changed] General cleanup and reorganizing of files. [Fixed] Temporary direction and angle placement issues when base building. [Fixed] Force player to lobby if the player did not tapout after timer runs out. [Info] Required Arma 3 version is now 1.56 or higher. **Server** [Added] Support for Napf by Momo and ANixon http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=635780806. [Added] Batch files to rebuild server and mission pbo's can be found in Github Root/Tools/Build folder. [Added] Updated version redis-server.exe to latest build (2.8.2400) and added full Redis config examples. [Added] limit to number of plant sites that can spawn. Can be controlled with "plantLimit" inside (CfgEpoch >> worldName). [Added] Support for Eden editor mission files (version 51) and attributes. [Added] Battleye filter updates for CUP Weapons and CBA. [Changed] Moved vehicle spawn limit configs to per map configs found in server settings pbo (CfgEpoch > WorldName > allowedVehiclesList). [Changed] Use BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler for onEachFrame, onPlayerConnected, onPlayerDisconnected to increase compatibility with other mods like CBA. [Changed] Lower disconnect timeout to 10 seconds with disconnectTimeout set via config.cfg. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/server.cfg [Changed] Mission system can now use missionConfigFile configs. [Changed] publicVariableClient calls changed to use remoteExec. This should provide better performance and reliability as PVC's can be unreliable under heavy use and can also bottleneck the games netcode. [Changed] CfgClientFunctions is now able to be overridden via description.ext. [Changed] Fully removed BIS MP init override and added remoteExec BE filter rule for initPlayerServer.sqf usage. (Still must be whitelisted in remoteExec configs to use) [Fixed] Incorrect scope on some magazine items prevented them from showing in the admin spawn menu. [Fixed] Reworked player login, fixes issues with players logging in without gear (when one or more players are logging in at the same time, IE. server startup) [Removed] Old BEC plugin as its not needed anymore. [Info] RConPort 2303 added to example-beserver.cfg for changes since A3 1.58. [Info] epochAH.hpp updated "antihack_checkFiles" for new file paths. [Info] Some AI Scripts Mods may not work with disableRemoteSensors enabled. You can disable with "disableRemoteSensors = false;" in CfgEpochClient. [Info] Removed old .bikey and added new one for 0380. Build: 440 [Added] FastNights Epoch Event. http://epochmod.com/forum/topic/41949-accelerated-time/?do=findComment&comment=275310 [Added] Install batch for all CUP mods and CBA. https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/tree/master/Tools/Install [Changed] The function EPOCH_fnc_addItemOverflow now supports spawning items and weapons types given a count. [Changed] Moved the secure storage config variable 'returnOnPack' from cfgvehicles config to CfgBaseBuilding. [Changed] Make use of new getOutMan EH for vehicle epoch anti wall glitch checks. [Changed] Change last few uses of hintSilent to Epoch_dynamicText. Now only the debug monitor uses hintSilent. [Changed] 1.58 Difficulty Overhaul changes to enable 3rd person. Thanks to klinGiii on the forum: http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41922-158-difficulty-overhaul [Changed] Epoch AH reworked displayAddEventHandler checks to use CfgEpochClient configs. [Changed] Increased range for vehicle interactions to fix issues with access to larger vehicles. Thanks to Grahame for the report: http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41894-cannot-unlock-large-vehicles/ [Changed] Preloading sapper by spawning one on the map at server start. [Changed] Change to github markdown for credits and license. [Fixed] BE kick since 1.58 hotfix. [Fixed] Use object as input for remoteExec instead of owner. http://epochmod.com/forum/topic/41959-be-carefull-with-remoteexec-and-owner/ [Fixed] Attempt fix issues with temporary angle and rotation issues with base building. [Fixed] Check for base kit item is in players inventory before spawning ghost. [Fixed] Prevent empty group menu display. Thanks to He-Man! for the fix. [Fixed] Group system marked player as "Dead Player" if moderator status was change while player offline. Thanks to He-Man! for the fix. [Fixed] Group system invite and kick from group options not working. Thanks to He-Man for the fixes: http://epochmod.com/forum/topic/41893-group-menu-broken-kick-invite-for-admin-not-possible/#comment-275429 [Fixed] Rewrote deleteVehicle.txt BE filter to correct filter syntax to fix false kicks. Thanks to BetterDeadThanZed for the report http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41933-players-kicked-for-moving-safes/#comment-275297 [Fixed] Fixed Arma install batch script not closing after update. [Fixed] Mission loot payout not working. Thanks to @He-Man for the fix: http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41892-payout-trader-mission-broken/ [Fixed] Crafting recipe for Vehicle Repair Kit had wrong part in usedIn array. Thanks to LeBarbare for the report: http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41896-wrong-recipe-place/ [Fixed] Green Marked traders unable to be accessed. Thanks to @He-Man for the report: http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41887-radom-unexpected-script-failure-with-traders-ai_slot/ [Fixed] Trailing commas in CfgLootTable. [Fixed] Disallow building inside of vehicles. [Fixed] Incorrectly enabled CUP vehicles and weapons support if only Core and Maps where enabled. [Fixed] remoteExec Battleye kick fixed. [Fixed] Player getting stuck waiting for inventory to load. [Fixed] Delete base object if over limit. [Info] Defined proper settings in full redis-example.conf [Info] Requires Arma 3 1.58 or higher.View on GitHub
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Published: Mar 2007
Format: paperback
No Pages: 88 pages
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Pauline Rhodes' book entitled Double
Trouble is a down to earth and forthright account of one
woman's struggle with a mental illness that she describes as
"widespread". The dramatic mood swings of Manic Depression
are painful and full of fear. They are often tied up with
shame, silence and secrecy. It takes courage to try to convey
the "hell" (her word) of living with a serious mood disorder.
It takes courage to reveal ones self as a deeply divided, sometimes
deluded person. Rhodes tackles the difficulties bravely and
The catchy title and cover design of the book
lure me in. The List of Contents seems to invite a sharing of
experience. It is intriguing with a touch of humour. As
a reader I am put at ease. Mood swings have haunted me for a
large part of my life. I am always anxious to learn more.
I have read widely, searching for anything that might have
the merest hint of a mind in distress. I have looked at the
many paintings, drawings and photographs that have been produced in
an attempt to visualize the sufferings of the many people living
with a severe mental illness. Pauline Rhodes' book offers "a
personal story and practical guide". Could this slim volume,
published in 2007, help me to gain more insight into my own
experience of the bleak, blank darkness of depression? Could
it show me how to contain those manic moments in order to save
myself from falling into the trap of excess? I must read
Double Trouble begins with a short
background to Manic Depression/Bipolar Affective Disorder.
Rhodes then moves on to her own personal experience. Her
illness she tells us began 16 years ago in 1989. There is, as
far as she is concerned, a before and after to this illness ("prior
to my illness" "since my illness"). She links the
moment of change, from before to after, to the birth of her
children. She firmly believes that this "was, almost certainly, the
onset of my illness". The sudden arrival of twin girls, "by
emergency Caesarean", together with various nightmare physical
ailments, changed the "respectable, efficient, successful career
woman" into a "caricature" of her former self.
The 'before' of Rhodes' illness (prior to my
illness) is introduced by reference to a glowing CV. This
leads to memories of the person she once was. The successful
career woman is portrayed in a photograph taken in 1980.
Since her illness she has had to face the sadness and madness of it
all. It is this sad madness that is explored in the rest of
the book.
There are many episodes of illness to deal
with. Both her father's death, and later her mother's, send
her spiralling down into the "indignity" of being a psychiatric
patient. Sometimes there seems to be no reason at all for
such undignified suffering. Sadly her experiences of
psychiatric care are all presented as being seriously bad.
Involuntary hospitalization took her into a "hell on earth" and has
left her with an "innate fear of hospitals, doctors and
drugs". When "locked up" she lost the will to live.
Diary entries, made when she was in the depths of despair, show her
weeping for "what she has lost". When manic, sectioned, and
back in the hell of a psychiatric unit she hated everyone and
everything. Even her formerly strong faith in God let her
But her will to survive proved strong.
Her story is not only about the bad times. Determinedly
positive, she also writes about the ways her life was enriched by
her troubles. Illness gave her a "fascinating insight into
the power of the mind" and opened up "new dimensions". This
enabled her to move into "a more real world" where she had "contact
with real people with real problems". There are also the
"vivid and exciting times" to remember. She speaks of the
voluntary work she undertook and how it helped her to gradually
regain self confidence. A return to paid work led to a
burgeoning sense of achievement.
There is plenty of sound advice woven
throughout the personal story, and the coping strategies she
outlines are helpful. However, I have to admit that on a
first reading I found myself (like a true depressive) noting many
negative aspects of her writing. It read too much like a CV
with lots of dates, lists and facts. The book, although first
published in 2007, seemed 'dated', an impression reinforced by the
photographs of Rhodes and her family. Or so I thought.
This goes to show just how wrong a first impression can sometimes
be. On a second (and third, fourth …) reading I became aware
of a strong sense of empathy and care threaded into her
writing. I felt that we had been through something
together. There was a bond forged.
The book ends optimistically. Breathing
exercises and crying are both recommended. Like her, I too
wish to end on a high note (not too high though!) My writing
about her writing has opened up "new dimensions" for me. I
can move another step forward.
I think her final sentence is both humbling
and generous.
"This often works for me. I hope it works for
Anna Donovan
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SUN DEVILS 6-1 UPDATE: The Sun Devil men's hoops team (6-1) meets the College of Charleston on Friday, Nov. 29, at 9 p.m. PT/10 p.m. MT on ESPNU and 92.3 FM in the consolation second round of the Wooden Legacy. The schools have met once, as College of Charleston won a 77-68 tilt on Nov. 27, 1996, in the Great Alaska Shootout. ASU is averaging 81.3 points and 18 assists through seven games. Penn State transfer Jermaine Marshall now has 992 career points entering the game vs. College of Charleston.
TRYING FOR 7-1: ASU will try and go 7-1 for just the sixth time in 36 seasons and for just the fourth time in 22 seasons. It started 8-1 last season. Other top one-loss starts since it joined the Pac-10 in 1978-79 include 12-1 in 2008-09, 11-1 in 2004-05, 9-1 in 1990-91 and 8-1 in 1980-81.
JAHII NOTE: Since Jahii Carson put on a Sparky uniform ASU is 28-14 and averaging 73.0 ppg. In the 42 games prior to Jahii, ASU was 13-29 and averaged 61.3 points per game.
JORDAN BLOCK-CHYNSKI: Jordan Bachynski with 213 blocks is ASU's career leader. Next up on the Pac-12 list is Taj Gibson of USC who had 253 from 2006-09 and stands third on the Pac-12 list. In the first three seasons of his career (89 games), Jordan Bachynski averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.03 blocks. This season he is at 12.6 ppg., 10.4 rpg and 4.6 bpg. Jordan had a double-double in the first six games, after entering the season with five in his first three seasons (89 games). He needs 66 to set the Pac-12 career blocks record.
1. 278 – Anthony Cook (Arizona), '85-89
2. 258 – Channing Frye (Arizona), '01-05
3. 253 – Taj Gibson (USC), '06-09
4. 213 – Jordan Bachynski (Arizona State), '10-present
MARRIOTT POINTS: Jahii Carson is averaging 22.6 points in his 17 games away from home (12 road games and five neutral sites) and is shooting .529 from the field (145-of-274). The Mesa, Ariz., native has 11 20+ point games away from home.
VS. CREIGHTON: Not a whole lot went right vs. Creighton on Nov. 28. Creighton was good, ASU was not and bad free throw shooting didn't help the cause as ASU was 5-of-14 in the first half and 9-of-20 for the game. Richie Edwards was a bright spot with 12 points off the bench in 23 minutes.
HE'S A MAN, HE DROPPED 40: Jahii Carson became the fourth Sun Devil to notch a 40-point game (seven times) when he went 16-of-25 from the floor and had 26 second-half points in the 86-80 win at UNLV on Nov. 19. Only Eddie House (four times), Paul Williams (a second-round NBA pick of the Phoenix Suns in 1983) and The Beard did the same in a Sun Devil uniform.
61-Eddie House at California (2 OT), Jan. 8, 2000
46-Eddie House vs. San Diego State, Dec. 18, 1999
45-Paul Williams at USC, Mar. 10, 1983
42-Eddie House vs. Penn State, Dec. 29, 1999
40-Jahii Carson at UNLV, Nov. 19, 2013
40-James Harden vs. UTEP, Nov. 30, 2008
40-Eddie House vs. UCLA, Feb. 17, 2000
DON'T BLAME US: Scoring in D-I men's basketball was at its lowest since 1951-52 last year (67.5 ppg). Meanwhile in Tempe, ASU went from averaging 61.0 ppg. in 2011-12 to 71.8 ppg. in 2012-13.
KEEPING EYE ON THIS: Jordan Bachynski started career 133-of-243 (.547) from the free throw line, but has made 30-of-45 (.667) since.
GREAT ONES DIDN'T DO THIS: Jahii Carson averaged 18.5 points and 5.1 assists last season, the first freshman to do that since Chris McGuthrie of Mount St. Mary's in 1992-93 (19.8/.5.1).
MARSHALL, MARSHALL, MARSHALL: ASU welcomes a proven scorer in 2013-14, as graduate transfer JERMAINE MARSHALL joined the program in August after playing three years at Penn State. Last year he averaged 15.3 points (sixth in Big Ten), 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists and shot .759 from the free throw line (107-of-141). Marshall has 992 career points, 128 three pointers and has knocked down 204-of-275 (.730) free throws. He has posted 11 20-point games (nine at PSU), and his top three scoring scoring games were against ranked teams.
DeShaun Thomas, Ohio State, 19.8
Trey Burke, Michigan, 18.6
Brandon Paul, Illinois, 16.6
Cody Zeller, Indiana, 16.5
DJ Newbill, Penn State, 16.3
Jermaine Marshall, Penn State, 15.3
29 vs. #18 Michigan State (1/16/13)
27 vs. #13 Michigan (3/4/12)
25 vs. #4 Michigan (2/27/13)
25 vs. Boston College (11/28/12)
23 vs. #22 Wisconsin (3/10/13)
22 at Boston College (11/30/11)
21 vs. #25 Marquette (11/25/13)
20 at UNLV (11/19/13) (4 other times)
#1 JAHII CARSON (JAH-HEE)--Is 15-of-28 from three-point stripe after going 33-of-103 last year.
#3 CHANCE MURRAY--Easily the youngest player on the team, as he turned 18 in mid-November.
#4 BO BARNES--Made 57 threes at Hawaii in 2010-11, setting a school freshman record.
#5 RICHIE EDWARDS--9.7 points per game and 12 double-figure scoring games at Valparaiso in 2011-12.
#11 CALAEN ROBINSON (CAY-LEN)--Sat last year, southpaw is crafty and a jet. Played at nearby Corona del Sol HS.
#13 JORDAN BACHYNSKI (BA-CHIN-SKI)--Oldest Sun Devil (born in September of 1989)
#15 EGOR KOULECHOV (KOOL-EH-CHOV)--Played hoops this summer in Israel, Russia, Ukraine, China and Estonia.
#21 ERIC JACOBSEN--Up to 250 pounds from 230 a year ago.
#24 SAI TUMMALA (SIGH TOO-MALLA)--Pre-med major and sister plays hoops at Harvard.
#31 JON GILLING--His 84 three-pointers last year was tops in the Pac-12 and fourth-most in the Pac-12. One of the 45 international student-athletes from 16 nations competing at Arizona State.
#32 BRANDAN KEARNEY (CAR-NEY)--Midyear transfer from Michigan State last year eligible this December.
#34 JERMAINE MARSHALL--Top three scoring games in career were against ranked teams.
#40 SHAQUIELLE McKISSIC (SHA-KEEL)--Edmonds C.C. product has one year to play/18 assists and 1 TO on year.
College of Charleston: Doug Wojcik
Second Year at CofC: 26-15 (.634)/Ninth Year Overall: 166-107 (.608)
Arizona State: Herb Sendek
Eighth Year at ASU: 126-110 (.534)/21st Year Overall: 380-268 (.586)