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There are several options available to home builders and remodelers interested in green cabinetry. And the accessibility of choices is rapidly increasing as green building grows in popularity. As global consciousness of ecological issues expands, so does its effect on personal decisions for home improvement. There is an ecological impact from almost every item in a house, and increasingly more homeowners are aware of this and turning to more eco-friendly alternatives
One of the many areas in which you can go green is kitchen cabinetry. Considering the negative effects of rampant deforestation around the world, many buyers are abandoning traditional hardwood and wood composite materials for rapidly renewable materials and recycled or salvaged products, despite their often higher costs. Although many green products are more durable than traditional choices.
As for rapidly renewable options, bamboo and wheatboard are the two most popular materials. Bamboo is a leader in green cabinetry because of its excellent longevity and aesthetic value. Bamboo, which is actually a grass, has a hardness rating that is 50% greater than most hardwoods. And bamboo forests regenerate in a matter of years rather than decades like trees. In fact, bamboo not only tolerates cutting, it thrives on it, regenerating stronger and thicker than before.
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The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Policy and Programs with Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Edward Gyemerah, yesterday told the Judgment Debt Commission that his outfit would follow due process to compel African Automobile (AA) to honour its GH¢6.1million tax liability to the state.
According to him, he read in the news that Managing Director (MD) of African Automobile Limited (AAL), Mohammed Hijazi, said he would not pay the tax when he appeared before the commission the previous day. He told the Commission that if it was the case, then GRA would follow the due process which includes going to court to compel AAL to pay the liability.
When asked by the Sole Commissioner, Justice Yaw Appau, to explain how taxing was done and whether the AAL's judgment debt amount was amendable to tax, Mr. Gyemerah said any transactional revenue that any person received needs to be disclosed to the Commissioner of GRA, whether it was taxable or not.
He, however, regretted that this particular judgment debt was not disclosed to GRA. The Commissioner of GRA only became aware of the matter when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and it came to light that the money was not disclosed after viewing the company's returns. Based on this disclosure, he said GRA followed it up by not touching the principal, but the GH¢8.1 million interest which was an income earned and, therefore, taxable.
He said, GRA calculated the interest at 25% and post penalty rate of 200% for non-disclosure to the Tax Commissioner. So in all they sent a report of GH¢6.1 to AAL as tax liability, but it had not been paid. When asked by the Lead Counsel, Dometi Kofi Sorkpor, whether the penalty was always 200% or at times it was 300%, he explained that the law gives the GRA Commissioner a discretionally powers either to impose 200% or 300% on tax but with this particular case, the former was used.
AAL was supposed to pay GH¢6.1million to GRA as tax on GH¢8.2 million that it collected from the state interest on the judgment debt for servicing and supplying Mitsubishi spare parts to 18 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) between 1994-95 and 2010. Mr. Hizazi said when he appeared before the commission, the interest he procured was not profit to warrant the payment of tax and that, even if anything at all, "I have rather lost for rendering services to the MDAs for the past 15 years and not receiving any payment."
The African Automobile Limited, a Mitsubishi Company in Ghana entered into an agreement with the MDAs to maintain and supply spare parts for their vehicles. At a point in time, the total debt owed AAL was GH¢145,652.34 which was paid, but the company resorted to legal action to claim interest on the arrears that were not paid from 1995 to 2010, thus bringing the interest to GH¢8,232,561.49 which was higher than the principal sum (GH¢145,652.34). The Attorney General Department (AG), however, did not defend the case when it was filed at the Commercial Court in Accra.

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Whew! What a crazy past week it has been. We've been busy with family stuff (can you believe our oldest just turned three!), but rest assured, we're still alive and kicking. Here are a couple events taking place this weekend that are on our radar. Saturday, August 21st From 11am - 1pm Trefethen Winery in… Read More
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A pair of articles published by independent local papers over the past several days paint an interesting story regarding the dining scene here in the Napa Valley. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat detailed several of the new and up-and-coming downtown Napa eateries, meanwhile the Napa Valley Register shared the news that no fewer than 17… Read More
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Every Summer the wine grapes grown in the Napa Valley go through a process called véraison whereby the 'berries' go from a growth stage to a ripening stage. This year, veraison has come a bit later than usual due to the super mild Summer weather we've experienced. Mornings have seen us largely socked-in with fog… Read More
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The murder of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas terrorists and the subsequent bombardment of Israel by missile fire from Hamas held Gaza has had the effect of bringing together the Obama administration and the Israeli government, according to a Tuesday story in the Washington Times. The Obama administration has signaled that it supports Israel's efforts to defend itself against Hamas attacks, which have included air strikes against targets in Gaza and a possible ground invasion by 40,000 troops now massing on the border with the terrorist held territory.
Unlike with previous administrations, relations between the Obama administration and Israel have often been marked with controversy. President Obama has often seemed to have sided with the Palestinians in the Middle Eastern conflict, harshly criticizing Israeli actions and demanding that the Jewish state make concessions that it is ill-prepared to carry out. This has led to domestic tensions between the White House and Israel's supporters in the United States.
This situation seems to have undergone a shift, however, due to recent events. First the Palestinian Authority that holds sway on the West Bank created a "unity government" with Hamas. While the PA has at least rhetorically recognized that State of Israel's right to exist, Hamas remains dedicated to the Jewish state's destruction.
The murder of three Israeli teens, one with a dual Israeli/American citizenship, has united Israeli society in outrage. The retaliation murder of a Palestinian youth has resulted in the arrest of the alleged perpetrators and pledges that they will be prosecuted by Israeli authorities. This contrasts with displays of celebration in the Palestinian community over the murder of Israeli teens.
The missile bombardment from Gaza, which has reached as far as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, is likely to touch off a full scale war between Israel and Hamas. The brutality of the murders and the flagrant aggression by Hamas seems to have resulted in the Obama administration taking the unusual for it step of siding with Israel and against Hamas. It remains to be seen how far Israel will go and how long the support from the Obama administration will last.


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Corsair's latest USB drive, the ultra portable Flash Voyager Mini, packs a lot of features into its tiny rubberized housing. Water-resistant and shock proof, the Flash Voyager Mini also features a cap-less retractable connector plug which opens with just a flick of the thumb:
This is a very small drive, about 1 inch compared to the 3 inch drives on the market. I personally think that this is a perfect size to have on the keychain and it also is able to take a beating from the keys. The performance is decent even though the older Voyagers are a bit faster but I think the size covers up for that. The drive I got is 4Gb so you might not need a super fast drive to transfer some files. Well packed, easy to use and easy installation (no drivers needed) so the only real con is the speed. You can get this unit for as low as $23.49 which makes it quite cheap per megabyte.
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Darlington 0-1 Gateshead
Jon Shaw popped up with a precious winner two minutes into injury time to get 2012 off to a flying start with a first win over Darlington for half a century.
A hard fought North East derby looked destined to end goalless until Shaw headed into the corner of the net to shatter the troubled Quakers.
It was the striker's 24th goal of the season and one that ensured that Gateshead have scored in all but one of their 30 games this season.
A beleaguered Darlington had given their all in hugely difficult circumstances but could not find a cutting edge in the final third.
By contrast The Heed had Shaw who, despite being well marshalled in the two festive derbies, found the net with the only real chance that came his way.
The introduction of Yemi Odubade for the final half hour after a ten game absence was a welcome boost and the striker hit the bar in stoppage time.
Darlington, down to the bare bones, had the better of the first half but the Heed defence held firm and did so again after the break.
When the Quakers did get the ball into the net, twice, both efforts were ruled out for offside.
Gateshead improved after the break and Shaw's last gasp winner makes it just one defeat in the last nine league games, 2-1 at leaders Wrexham.
Former Quaker Micky Cummins had an early header from Martin Brittain's corner cleared off the line by Jamie Chandler.
Dale Hopson miscued at the other end with Chandler then spurning a good opportunity when he totally miscued when well placed.
The ball dropped fortuitously for Ryan Bowman who side-footed into an empty net only for a linesman's flag to rule out the shot.
Bowman was then in on the right of the box but shot past the angle under James Curtis's challenge while Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's 20-yard shot dipped just over the bar.
Shaw headed over from another Brittain corner and Phil Turnbull, who had been ill in the build up to the game, shot over from distance.
Graeme Lee, again impressive, nicked the ball off Shaw to find John McReady who in turn found Bowman but the striker shot straight at Tim Deasy.
Shaw then had a good opening when Cummins' headed a Chris Moore cross into his path but he scuffed his shot wide as he went to ground.
Bowman's glancing header was dealt with by Deasy who then comfortably held on to Hopson's drive after the youngster had beaten three players.
Adam Rundle then had an effort ruled out on the stroke of half-time for offside after Deasy had saved the original shot.
Cummins had a half chance two minutes into the second half but shot wide before Josh Gillies replaced Brittain ten minutes in.
Odubade then replaced Nathan Fisher on the hour and Ben Clark immediately headed narrowly wide from Sam Rents' free kick.
Gillies flashed a dangerous centre across the face of goal as Gateshead stepped up the pace.
Darlington earned their first corner on 65 minutes after Deasy had turned away Bridge-Wilkinson's free kick.
Another of the schemer's goalbound set plays struck Cummins on the head and then Rundle fizzed a centre across the six yard box.
Gillies shot over from 22 yards as the stalemate continued and then Moore had a shot blocked after great work down the right from Craig Baxter.
McReady was inches wide from just outside the box three minutes from time and then Bowman was unable to get on the end of Hopson's low cross.
Odubade looked to have won it for Gateshead when he unleashed a 20 yard left foot shot that thundered against the bar with Sam Russell beaten.
Just as a hard fought derby looked set to end goalless more good work from Baxter brought the match winning goal.
The full back's cross saw Darlington's makeshift central defender Kris Taylor head against Odubade's shoulder.
The ball looped goalwards where the predatory Shaw was on hand to head into the corner - much to the delight of the 300 strong Heed Army hordes behind the goal.
Deasy then did well to turn away a Taylor shot in a crowded area as Gateshead recorded their 9th away win of the season to move into 7th spot.
A Happy New Year for the Heed who will now look to take advantage of four home games in a fortnight, three of them in the Blue square Bet Premier.
Darlington: Russell, Arnison, Brown, Lee, Taylor, McReady, Chandler, Bridge-Wilkinson, Hopson, Bowman, Rundle
Subs (not used): Nixon (gk), Atkinson, P.Gray, Harrison, J.Gray
Gateshead: Deasy, Baxter, Rents, Moore, Curtis, Clark, Brittain (Gillies 55), Turnbull, Shaw, Fisher (Odubade 61), Cummins
Subs (not used): Alnwick (gk), Nix, Odhiambo
Goal: Shaw (90+2)
Booking: Curtis (86)
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
Attendance: 2,581
Ben Clark wins the ball against Dale Hopson
Gateshead defend a Darlington attack
James Curtis challenges Ryan Bowman
Gateshead celebrate Jon Shaw's injury time winner. Photos by Les Hodge Photofirst Photography.


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Xiaomi's Lei Jun: We'll reach 100B Yuan in sales by 2015, 100K Red Rice phones sold in 90 seconds
Xiaomi has become one of the most respected names in the Chinese smartphone space, and all this pretty fast. The company has almost cult status in China, and it's famous for its method of selling its devices online in batches.
Xiaomi has been known to break a few sales records here and there thanks to this strategy, but we're not talking overall sales here, but sales within a limited amount of time. For example, it sold 150,000 handsets in 13 minutes last year.
And just a couple of days ago, the company managed to move no less than 100,000 Red Rice units (pictured below) in just 90 seconds. Yes, you read that right. The Red Rice is the most affordable smartphone to come out of Xiaomi so far. It was announced at the end of last month, and it features some impressive specs considering the fact that it costs around $130, unlocked and without a contract attached.
Clearly then, Xiaomi is pretty successful. But its founder, Lei Jun, doesn't want to stop. By 2015, or at the latest by 2016, the company's head honcho wants it to reach sales of 100 billion yuan – that's around $16.3 billion, by the way.
For the first half of 2013, Xiaomi reported sales of 13.27 billion yuan (approximately $2.1 billion), so it's bound to reach 25-30 billion this year. Coming back to Lei Jun's intended sales target for the near future, this means that in just a couple of years Xiaomi should effectively triple its sales.
In the first six months of this year, the company sold 7 million phones. It will probably sell many more in the second half of 2013, what with the Red Rice's release and all.
Xiaomi definitely thinks it's uniquely positioned to grow its business, since it takes care of the hardware in its devices, but also does the MIUI software layer on top of Android, and it may even dive into services.


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January 1, 2014 | Volume 101 / Number 1
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East Side School kids got to enjoy an hour of ice skating for their physical education class on Friday, Dec. 20, just before Christmas break. Kylie Lagerquist and Tyann Graham, above, were among the fourth-graders enjoying their time at Valley Event Center in Glasgow.
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|Ship recycling has been considered as the best means to dispose off an obsolete ship. The current state of art of technology combined with the demands of sustainable developments from the global maritime industrial sector has modified the status of erstwhile 'ship breaking' involving ship scrap business to a modern industry undertaking dismantling of ships and recycling/reusing the dismantled products in a supply chain of pre owned product market by following the principles of recycling. Industries will have to formulate a set of best practices and blend them with the engineering activities for producing better quality products, improving the productivity and for achieving improved performances related to sustainable development. Improved performance by industries in a sustainable development perspective is accomplished only by implementing the 4E principles, ie.,. ecofriendliness, engineering efficiency, energy conservation and ergonomics in their core operations. The present study has done a comprehensive investigation into various ship recycling operations for formulating a set of best practices.Being the ultimate life cycle stage of a ship, ship recycling activities incorporate certain commercial procedures well in advance to facilitate the objectives of dismantling and recycling/reusing of various parts of the vessel. Thorough knowledge regarding these background procedures in ship recycling is essential for examining and understanding the industrial business operations associated with it. As a first step, the practices followed in merchant shipping operations regarding the decision on decommissioning have been and made available in the thesis. Brief description about the positioning methods and important preparations for the most feasible ship recycling method ie.,. beach method have been provided as a part of the outline of the background information. Available sources of guidelines, codes and rules & regulations for ship recycling have been compiled and included in the discussion.Very brief summary of practices in major ship recycling destinations has been prepared and listed for providing an overview of the global ship recycling activities. The present status of ship recycling by treating it as a full fledged engineering industry has been brought out to establish the need for looking into the development of the best practices. Major engineering attributes of ship as a unique engineering product and the significant influencing factors on her life cycle stage operations have been studied and added to the information base on ship recycling. Role of ship recycling industry as an important player in global sustainable development efforts has been reviewed by analysing the benefits of ship recycling. A brief synopsis on the state of art of ship recycling in major international ship recycling centres has also been incorporated in the backdrop knowledgebase generation on ship recycling processes.Publications available in this field have been reviewed and classified into five subject categories viz., Infrastructure for recycling yards and methods of dismantling, Rules regarding ship recycling activities, Environmental and safety aspects of ship recycling, Role of naval architects and ship classification societies, Application of information technology and Demand forecasting. The inference from the literature survey have been summarised and recorded. Noticeable observations in the inference include need of creation of a comprehensive knowledgebase on ship recycling and its effective implementation in the industry and the insignificant involvement of naval architects and shipbuilding engineers in ship recycling industry. These two important inferences and the message conveyed by them have been addressed with due importance in the subsequent part of the present study.As a part of the study the importance of demand forecasting in ship recycling has been introduced and presented. A sample input for ship recycling data for implementation of computer based methods of demand forecasting has been presented in this section of the thesis.The interdisciplinary nature of engineering processes involved in ship recycling has been identified as one of the important features of this industry. The present study has identified more than a dozen major stake holders in ship recycling having their own interests and roles. It has also been observed that most of the ship recycling activities is carried out in South East Asian countries where the beach based ship recycling is done in yards without proper infrastructure support. A model of beach based ship recycling has been developed and the roles, responsibilities and the mutual interactions of the elements of the system have been documented as a part of the study Subsequently the need of a generation of a wide knowledgebase on ship recycling activities as pointed out by the literature survey has been addressed. The information base and source of expertise required to build a broad knowledgebase on ship recycling operations have been identified and tabulated. Eleven important ship recycling processes have been identified and a brief sketch of steps involved in these processes have been examined and addressed in detail. Based on these findings, a detailed sequential disassembly process plan of ship recycling has been prepared and charted. After having established the need of best practices in ship recycling initially, the present study here identifies development of a user friendly expert system for ship recycling process as one of the constituents of the proposed best practises. A user friendly expert system has been developed for beach based ship recycling processes and is named as Ship Recycling Recommender (SRR). Two important functions of SRR, first one for the 'Administrators', the stake holders at the helm of the ship recycling affairs and second one for the 'Users', the stake holders who execute the actual dismantling have been presented by highlighting the steps involved in the execution of the software. The important output generated, ie.,. recommended practices for ship dismantling processes and safe handling information on materials present onboard have been presented with the help of ship recycling reports generated by the expert system. A brief account of necessity of having a ship recycling work content estimation as part of the best practices has been presented in the study. This is supported by a detailed work estimation schedule for the same as one of the appendices.As mentioned earlier, a definite lack of involvement of naval architect has been observed in development of methodologies for improving the status of ship recycling industry. Present study has put forward a holistic approach to review the status of ship recycling not simply as end of life activity of all 'time expired' vessels, but as a focal point of integrating all life cycle activities. A new engineering design philosophy targeting sustainable development of marine industrial domain, named design for ship recycling has been identified, formulated and presented. A new model of ship life cycle has been proposed by adding few stages to the traditional life cycle after analysing their critical role in accomplishing clean and safe end of life and partial dismantling of ships. Two applications of design for ship recycling viz, recyclability of ships and her products and allotment of Green Safety Index for ships have been presented as a part of implementation of the philosophy in actual practice.
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|MAGNESIUM ALLOYS have strong potential for weight reduction in a wide range of technical applications because of their low density compared to other structural metallic materials. Therefore, an extensive growth of magnesium alloys usage in the automobile sector is expected in the coming years to enhance the fuel efficiency through mass reduction. The drawback associated with the use of commercially cheaper Mg-Al based alloys, such as AZ91, AM60 and AM50 are their inferior creep properties above 100ºC due to the presence of discontinuous Mg17A112 phases at the grain boundaries. Although rare earth-based magnesium alloys show better mechanical properties, it is not economically viable to use these alloys in auto industries. Recently, many new Mg-Al based alloy systems have been developed for high temperature applications, which do not contain the Mg17Al12 phase. It has been proved that the addition of a high percentage of zinc (which depends upon the percentage of Al) to binary Mg-Al alloys also ensures the complete removal of the Mg17Al12 phase and hence exhibits superior high temperature properties.ZA84 alloy is one such system, which has 8%Zn in it (Mg-8Zn-4Al-0.2Mn, all are in wt %) and shows superior creep resistance compared to AZ and AM series alloys. These alloys are mostly used in die casting industries. However, there are certain large and heavy components, made up of this alloy by sand castings that show lower mechanical properties because of their coarse microstructure. Moreover, further improvement in their high temperature behaviour through microstructural modification is also an essential task to make this alloy suitable for the replacement of high strength aluminium alloys used in automobile industry. Grain refinement is an effective way to improve the tensile behaviour of engineering alloys. In fact, grain refinement of Mg-Al based alloys is well documented in literature. However, there is no grain refiner commercially available in the market for Mg-Al alloys. It is also reported in the literature that the microstructure of AZ91 alloy is modified through the minor elemental additions such as Sb, Si, Sr, Ca, etc., which enhance its high temperature properties because of the formation of new stable intermetallics. The same strategy can be used with the ZA84 alloy system to improve its high temperature properties further without sacrificing the other properties. The primary objective of the present research work, "Studies on grain refinement and alloying additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-8Zn-4Al alloy" is twofold: 1. To investigate the role of individual and combined additions of Sb and Ca on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ZA84 alloy. 2. To synthesis a novel Mg-1wt%Al4C3 master alloy for grain refinement of ZA84 alloy and investigate its effects on mechanical properties.
|The shift from print to digital information has a high impact on all components of the academic library system in India especially the users, services and the staff. Though information is considered as an important resource, the use of ICT tools to collect and disseminate information has been in a slow pace in majority of the University libraries This may be due to various factors like insufficient funds, inadequate staff trained in handling computers and software packages, administrative concerns etc. In Kerala, automation has been initiated in almost all University libraries using library automation software and is under different stages of completion. There are not much studies conducted about the effects of information communication technologies on the professional activities of library professionals in the universities in Kerala. It is important to evaluate whether progress in ICT has had any impact on the library profession in these highest educational institutions. The aim of the study is to assess whether the developments in information communication technologies have any influence on the library professionals' professional development, and the need for further education and training in the profession and evaluate their skills in handling developments in ICT. The total population of the study is 252 including the permanently employed professional library staff in central libraries and departmental libraries in the main campuses of the universities under study. This is almost a census study of the defined population of users. The questionnaire method was adopted for collection of data for this study, supplemented by interviews of Librarians to gather additional information. Library Professionals have a positive approach towards ICT applications and services in Libraries, but majority do not have the opportunities to develop their skills and competencies in their work environment. To develop competitive personnel in a technologically advanced world, high priority must be given to develop competence in ICT applications, library management and soft skills in library professionals, by the University administrators and Library associations. Library science schools and teaching departments across the country have to take significant steps to revise library science curriculum, and incorporate significant changes to achieve the demands and challenges of library science profession.
|Department of Computer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Three dimensional (3D) composites are strong contenders for the structural applications in situations like aerospace,aircraft and automotive industries where multidirectional thermal and mechanical stresses exist. The presence of reinforcement along the thickness direction in 3D composites,increases the through the thickness stiffness and strength properties.The 3D preforms can be manufactured with numerous complex architecture variations to meet the needs of specific applications.For hot structure applications Carbon-Carbon(C-C) composites are generally used,whose property variation with respect to temperature is essential for carrying out the design of hot structures.The thermomechanical behavior of 3D composites is not fully understood and reported.The methodology to find the thermomechanical properties using analytical modelling of 3D woven,3D 4-axes braided and 3D 5-axes braided composites from Representative Unit Cells(RUC's) based on constitutive equations for 3D composites has been dealt in the present study.High Temperature Unidirectional (UD) Carbon-Carbon material properties have been evaluated using analytical methods,viz.,Composite cylinder assemblage Model and Method of Cells based on experiments carried out on Carbon-Carbon fabric composite for a temparature range of 300 degreeK to 2800degreeK.These properties have been used for evaluating the 3D composite properties.From among the existing methods of solution sequences for 3D composites,"3D composite Strength Model" has been identified as the most suitable method.For thegeneration of material properies of RUC's od 3D composites,software has been developed using MATLAB.Correlaton of the analytically determined properties with test results available in literature has been established.Parametric studies on the variation of all the thermomechanical constants for different 3D performs of Carbon-Carbon material have been studied and selection criteria have been formulated for their applications for the hot structures.Procedure for the structural design of hot structures made of 3D Carbon-Carbon composites has been established through the numerical investigations on a Nosecap.Nonlinear transient thermal and nonlinear transient thermo-structural analysis on the Nosecap have been carried out using finite element software NASTRAN.Failure indices have been established for the identified performs,identification of suitable 3D composite based on parametric studies on strength properties and recommendation of this material for Nosecap of RLV based on structural performance have been carried out in this Study.Based on the 3D failure theory the best perform for the Nosecap has been identified as 4-axis 15degree braided composite.
|Dept.of Ship Technology,Cochin University of Science and Technology
|In recent years, there is a visible trend for products/services which demand seamless integration of cellular networks, WLANs and WPANs. This is a strong indication for the inclusion of high speed short range wireless technology in future applications. In this context UWB radio has a significant role to play as an extension/complement to existing cellular/access technology. In the present work, we have investigated two major types of wide band planar antennas: Monopole and Slot. Four novel compact broadband antennas, suitable for poratble applications, are designed and characterized, namely 1. Elliptical monopole 2. Inverted cone monopole 3. Koch fractal slot 4. Wide band slot The performance of these designs have been studied using standard simulation tools used in industry/academia and they have been experimentally verified. Antenna design guidelines are also deduced by accounting the resonances in each structure. In addition to having compact sized, high efficiency and broad bandwidth antennas, one of the major criterion in the design of impulse-UWB systems have been the transmission of narrow band pulses with minimum distortion. The key challenge is not only to design a broad band antenna with constant and stable gain but to maintain a flat group delay or linear phase response in the frequency domain or excellent transient response in time domain. One of the major contributions of the thesis lies in the analysis of the frequency and time-domain response of the designed UWB antennas to confirm their suitability for portable pulsed-UWB systems. Techniques to avoid narrowband interference by engraving narrow slot resonators on the antenna is also proposed and their effect on a nano-second pulse have been investigated.
|Department of Electronics, Faculty of Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Brasses are widely used as constructional materials in marine environment due to their anticorrosive,antifouling and mechanical properties.However, its resistance to corrosion and fouling may vary according to local marine environmental condition and the seasons.The dezincification of brass is one of the forms of selective corrosion which has attracted the attention of researchers for the last two decades.Many of the dezincification mechanistic studies have been performed in noncomplex media and hence their conclusions cannot be extended to esturine water,which is of great significance since brass is extensively used in marine environment.Inhibited α brasses are largely immune to dezincication and the effect of tin and arsenic addition to α/beta brasses is not so reliable in controlling the dezincification. There have been many cases of dezincification in duplex brasses in both freshwater and seawater.Though there is some protection methods such as inhibitors,electro deposition and electro polymerization,there is no reliable method of inhibiting the dezincification of two-phase brass.Organic coatings are effectively used for the protection metals due to their capacity to act a physical barrieer between the metal surface and corrosive environment.Hence,pure epoxy coating is selected for this as it has antocorrosiion effect on brass.The dezincification behaviour of brass of the present study has been highlighted in terms of corrosion rate,weight gain/loss,corrosion current and polarization resistence,open circuit potential,dezincification factor. The marine fouling as biomass on brass was assessed and presented in this thesis, The physicochemical properties of estuarine water were correlated with corrosion behaviour of brass.The deterioration of the brass subjected to the effect of estuarine water was also investigated as a measure of loss in mechanical properties such as tensile strength,yield strength,percntage elongation and percentage reduction in area.To validate dezincification data,visual observation,spot analysis,surface morphology before and after removal of corrosion products and corrosion product analysis were performed.The dezincification behavior of epoxy coated brass of the present study has beenhighlighted in terms of corrosion rate ,weight gain/loss,corrosion current and polarization resistance,open circuit potential.dezincification factor.The marine fouling as biomass on epoxy coated brass subjeted to the effect of estuarine water was also investigated as ameasure of loss in mechanical properties such as tensile strength,percentage elongation and percentage reduction in area.The results of dezincification behavior of brass and epoxy coated brass in Cochin estuary water has been presented and discussed.Attempt has been made to correlate the dezincification behavior of brass with epoxy coated brass.
|Dept.of Ship Technology,Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The thesis is the outcome of the theoretical and experimental investigations on mocrostrip-fed printed strip monopole antenna.Finite ground plane has been effectively utilized to excite a new resonance near the fundamental mode by introducing another extended strip from the ground plane,without affecting compactness.Further size reduction was achieved by carrying out folding analysis on dual strip antenna and a compact folded dual strip antenna has been designed.Design methodologies for both the compact dual band antennas are presented.The proposed antennas can be used for mobile and WLAN applications due to wide bandwidth,moderate gain and omnidirectional radiation coverage.
|Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology.
|This thesis presents the findings of a study on incorporating vanous thermoset resins into natural rubber for property improvement. Natural rubber is an important elastomer with the unique attribute of being a renewable agricultural product. The study was undertaken to investigate the extent to which the drawbacks of natural rubber, especially its poor thermal and oil resistance propel1ies could be nullified by blending with common thermoset resins. A thorough and comparative understanding of the perfonnance of different resins from this viewpoint will be beneficial for both natural IUbber processors and consumers. In this study the thennoset resins used were epoxy resin, phenolics, epoxidised phenolics and unsaturated polyester resin.The resins were incorporated into NR during compounding and their effects on the properties of NR were studied after vulcanization. Properties were studied for both gum and filled N R compounds. The important properties studied are cure characteristics, mechanical properties, ageing propel1ies, thermal propel1ies, crosslink density and extractability. Characterization studies were also conducted using FTIR, TGA and DSC.Improvement in mechanical properties was noticed in many cases. The results show that most resins lead to a reduction in the cure time of NR. The perfonnance of epoxy resin is most noticeable in this respect. Mechanical properties of the modified IUbber show maximum improvement in the case of epoxidised novolacs. Most resins are seen to improve the thermal and oil resistance propel1ies of NR. Epoxy novolacs show maximum effect in this respect also. However the presence of tillers is found to moderate the positive effects of the thermoset resins considerably.
|Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|A major challenge in the transmission of narrow pulses is the radiation characteristics of the antenna. Designing the front ends for UWB systems pose challenges compared to their narrow and wide band counterparts because in addition to having electrically small size, high efficiency and band width, the antenna has to have excellent transient response. The present work deals with the design of four novel antenna designs- Square Monopole, Semi-Elliptic Slot, Step and Linear Tapered slot - and an assay on their suitability in UWB Systems. Multiple resonances in the geometry are matched to UWB by redesigning the ground-patch interfaces. Techniques to avoid narrow band interference is proposed in the antenna level and their effect on a nano second pulse have also been investigated. The thesis proposes design guidelines to design the antenna on laminates of any permittivity and the analyzes are complete with results in the frequency and time domains.
|Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Where have I been - Part 2
I'm sitting here looking at my blog with despair and dis-belief. I've tried to keep this going but have had such a hard time doing that this year. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my father was very ill for most of the spring and died in May. It was a very hard time for me and it took me a while to get back into the swing of things and actually start blogging again. Then, just as I was starting to post here again my mother died from an accidental drowning while in vacation in Florida. This just a little over 4 months after my father died. So again I'm knocked on my ass emotionally and have not been about doing any workshops or blogging about engineering / mixing.
But time heals and I do eventually get back around to things. I am planning some more workshops and have a couple of other cool things I'm working on. I just need to put something in here to mark the spot and differentiate between before and after.
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Hey, very sorry to hear about your father. I know some people who recently went through that and it can take a lot of time, sometimes a year or so, to find your way through all of that. So don't worry about the blog. It's a great resource and certainly not worthy of despair. A lot of people get a lot of value out of it. It's an accomplishment, and it will be there when you feel like picking it up again. Peace.
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1375 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596
Contact: Reservation Office
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Romance is in the air at Civic Park Community Center. It blossoms in the rose gardens and flutters about the shade trees growing in this tranquil urban hideaway. It also resides in the Center's wedding gazebo, an inspiration not only for ceremonies, but for marriage proposals as well. Recently, a young man was so taken with the pretty structure he hung twinkle lights around it and hired a caterer to serve dinner for two beneath its canopy. Then, after he and his girlfriend toasted their love for each other with glasses of sparkling cider, he popped the question—and she accepted!
Located at the edge of Walnut Creek's busy downtown, the park and buildings that make up the community center feel surprisingly secluded. Mature sycamores and redwoods help screen out the sights and sounds of passing traffic. In many places the trees are so tall and thick you can barely see their tops. As you walk beneath their wide boughs or perhaps picnic on the lawn in their long, cool shadows, you have the pleasant impression you've stepped through the looking glass into the countryside.
Weddings have become so popular here they often have to be scheduled a year in advance. Along with the ceremony and reception sites, you can also reserve the center's Social Hall or Conference Room for a casual rehearsal dinner. These two small, unadorned rooms in the main building can be decorated in any style that suits you, and both of them open to a large commercial kitchen available for your use. On the day of the wedding, the carpeted lounge in the back of the building can be rented as a changing room for the bridal party. A big plus for many brides is the fact that all of the important wedding areas are just steps apart, making the transition from the changing room to the ceremony in the gazebo to the reception in the Assembly Hall easy and convenient.
Another plus is the simple architecture of the spacious Assembly Hall. The building's uncomplicated interior is a blank canvas awaiting your personal vision. The six-foot banquet tables and metal-and-resin chairs provided by the center can be set up in any arrangement you choose. Many couples like to dress them up by renting special chair covers, tablecloths and table settings. The neutral tones of the well-lit room blend easily with almost any décor, and the overhead lights can be dimmed or brightened to accent the changing mood of the occasion. A full Bose sound system, with speakers on all the overhead trestle beams, will have your guests swaying to the music wherever you place the dance floor.
With the exception of tacks, staples or nails in the wall, the transformation of the Assembly Hall is only limited by your imagination. One bride and groom expanded their reception outside the building by opening the room's 10-foot sliding glass door that leads to a small patio and the park beyond. Connecting the nearby trees with colorful ribbons they created a large grassy "courtyard." Another couple arrived early to reserve the first-come-first-served picnic tables and barbecue grills beside the hall for their guests to enjoy during the reception.
However you celebrate at the center, you'll love the flexibility of the spaces, and the park setting is sure to provide a beautiful backdrop.
CEREMONY, EVENT/RECEPTION & MEETING CAPACITY: Various indoor areas hold up to 250 seated banquet-style or 250 theater-style. Smaller events can also be accommodated. The gazebo and park area holds up to 300 guests seated or standing. (Chairs are not provided outdoors.)
A $500 nonrefundable deposit is required to reserve your date. The balance and security deposit are due in full 90 days prior to your event. The rental fee ranges $50–170/hour depending on the day and room rented. An additional $75 fee is charged if alcohol is served (indoors only).
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Catering: BYO
Kitchen Facilities: large commercial kitchen
Tables & Chairs: provided for indoor use
Linens, Silver, etc.: BYO or through caterer
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: yes
Bride's & Groom's Dressing Areas: may be available, extra fee
Meeting Equipment: BYO
Parking: limited on site
Accommodations: no guest rooms
Outdoor Night Lighting: yes
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: BYO BBQ
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View: park, garden, landscaped grounds
Other: WiFi available (except Assembly Hall)
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Alcohol: BYO wine and beer only, permits required; not allowed at youth events
Smoking: outdside parking areas only
Music: amplified OK indoors only
Wheelchair Access: yes
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Other: no birdseed, confetti, rice, rose petals, aerosol streamers, hay, sand or glitter; security required at all youth events
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The "World's Strongest Man 2011 contest" will be held on March 19 and March 20 at London's Excel Arena. Many proficient strongmen from worldwide will participate into the official qualifying tour for the competition of World's Strongest Man, Giant Live. It will include the various events such as framer's walk, car deadlift and Atlas stones.
The director of Giant Live for the World's Strongest Man (WSM) championship 2011, Colin Bryce said, "Giants Live will feature an assault on the strongman world record in the dead lift at its upcoming London contest when DerekPoundstone, BrianShaw and Hollands amongst other top strongmen will be competing. As ever, the top three from the Sunday Giants Live Grand Prix go to World's Strongest Man."
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The World's Strongest Man challenge is carried every year by the World Class Events (WCE). It is organized at the end of each year where strongmen around the world come to win the title of 'World's Strongest Man'. This contest is based on the point system means challengers will get the points according to the position they acquire. Now the Met-rx is the sponsor for this event. The prize awarded to the winner is known as RV Trophy. Other similar simultaneous competitor contests are Strongman Super Series that is producing the World Champion and IFSA World Championship which run since the IFSA parted company with WSM.
In 2010, Zydrunas Savickas won the World's Strongest Man which was occurred at Sun City, South Africa from September 15 to September 22. If you feel that you can also deal with the strongest man title, then there is still an open way for you. Contest will be opened from 10 am on that day and you can get your tickets from www.grandprixexpo.co.uk to view the strongman contest.


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November 20, 2012
Recently I curated some of my favorite holiday/winter decor items from Zinc Door. It's a mix of gold, brass, grey and white. I think that's the direction I'm going in my own home this year so it was an easy collection to build!
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"The Dot that bites back!" says this package of Sour DOTS. Seems like they decided to have an addition to the DOTS family. I was excited to try these once I found them, as most of the variations on the traditional DOTS I've had I've liked a lot. Even though I am not crazy on sour candy, maybe a sour variation on a candy I already liked would be the trick.
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Opening the box, I find that a coating of citric acid and sugar are what makes these DOTS sour. The coating doesn't rub off in my hands in a pile of powder, so it sticks well to the traditional DOTS gumdrop. It like it when candy isn't messy to eat.
Grape: These start off sour then build into a very juicy, standard grape flavor. Know what else tastes exactly like this? Grape tootsie pops. Not a surprise since they come from the same company!
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Cherry: Sour at first from the dusting on the top, then the very bright, woodsy cherry flavors come through. They have a very acute berry edge to them which makes them floral and sweet. It
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"We are feeling very good. This is an outcome that speaks to students...fiscal responsibility of district for many years," Superintendent Rob Haworth said.
ELKHART — As final votes trickled in Tuesday night, May 6, Elkhart Community Schools Superintendent Rob Haworth claimed victory on the two referendums
Votes in favor of the two referendums led 4,839 to 3,198 and 4,881 to 3,144, meaning that Elkhart Community Schools will get $47 million worth of support from local residents through increased property taxes.
Haworth said the win is proof that residents trust the district.
"We are feeling very good. This is an outcome that speaks to students; to the fiscal responsibility of the district for many years," he said.
The money will be used for safety upgrades (including closing off several "open concept" classrooms), repairs to buildings and grounds, and increased transportation options for students.
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Haworth first announced he would ask the school board to pursue a referendum in December, and the board approved the plan in a January meeting.
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Here's a book you can enjoy every day for a year, with color photos of CroatiaTrophy 2010 offroad event. As good as these shots may be (you decide), the book hardly does justice to the feeling of offroading on CT2010, but it's a sampler for anyone who's been there or may be planning to go.
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
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Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Films
Fee required.
The great Renée Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing the enchanting "Song to the Moon" in Dvorák's soulful fairy-tale opera with parallels to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Run time: 4:00.
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You would think by now I'd be immune to the affects of stories of political hypocrisy but two stories in the news this week have really got my stomach churning. They aren't new but both have returned to the headlines due to recent events. The first involves the mayoral race in New York City and the second is about naming an interim replacement for Ted Kennedy.klonopin online no prescription
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Bloomberg is widely liked in New York. He works for a salary of $1, he is so wealthy that he cannot be bribed, and his policies largely have been pragmatic not political. He also spent on the order of $75 million of his own money in each of his previous campaigns and will likely spend the same or more on this one. His approval rating is quite high and he is expected to win his third term in November despite widespread disapproval for his tactics in bypassing public law enacted by referendum 15 years ago. He is seeking the nomination of both the Republican and Independence parties on the ballot. Did Bloomberg exhibit deft political skill in making his move to extend term limits or is he just another political opportunist and hypocrite for whom the rules do not apply? Any doubt about that question came a few months ago at a news conference when a reporter, noting the recent upturn in the economy, began to ask Bloomberg whether the rationale for extending term limits was fading. Bloomberg rudely interrupted the reporter before the question was done, berated him for raising the issue, and called him "a disgrace." Uh, no. I think we know who the disgrace is here. But this week NYC held the Democratic mayoral primary and the candidate is generating very little enthusiasm among the electorate. What do you do if you truly think Bloomberg is the best qualified man for the job now that the law is in place allowing him to run?buy phentermine online without prescription
In Massachusetts the state legislature is near to approving a measure allowing the Governor to name an interim Senator to fill the seat occupied by Ted Kennedy. The state House approved the measure yesterday and the Senate will likely approve it today. Prior to 2004, as in many other states, the governor had the ability to name a replacement for a Senator unable to complete his term in office. But the Democratic legislature was concerned that John Kerry would win the presidency leaving Republican governor Mitt Romney with an opportunity to name a Republican replacement. The legislature changed the law to require a special election to be held approximately five months after the seat was vacated. Now, however, with Democrats needing every vote to pass health care reform, they are looking to Massachusetts to change its law once again to allow a temporary replacement until the special election can be held in January (Mike Dukakis heads the list of interim replacements).buy valium online without prescription
I certainly want to see some manner of health care reform enacted this fall; but the hypocrisy of changing a law, passed just 5 years ago to prevent a Republican from gaining a Senate seat, in order to assure a Senate majority for a single piece of legislation, is truly pathetic. As I said at the start, I don't know why I'm surprised or upset by these tactics. They are standard operating procedure in government. But I guess that's exactly why it bothers me.valium for saleativan online no prescription buy xanax online buy valium online buy valium online


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Our brothers have met their match when we're armed with the The Snowball Launcher ($30). That's right ladies, launching softball-sized snowballs up to 50 feet in long-range assaults during neighborhood snowball confrontations is pretty empowering. We don't even have to get our hands cold and icy - the forming chamber and slingshot mechanism take care of everything. Now we can finally win the war, thanks to Sara and her awesome research.
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SmeXmas 2012 – REVIEW: All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello
All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello
(Fate with a Helping Hand #1) | Self-Published (Aug 2011)
Kindle, 200 pages | Contemporary Romance
All I Want for Christmas is You opens to a little girl Kristen sitting on Santa's knee asking for a daddy for Christmas. This Santa is unlike any Santa you've ever met as he wants to help this little girl get a daddy. I want to meet a Santa like this, one who can make the impossible possible.
Santa turns out to be Kyle, a single, young, good looking, successful business man and he has a really big heart. As Kyle is pondering how to help Kristen and her mother Lauren, he sees them in the car park having car trouble and offers to help. Lauren is not as receptive as he expects and we see a glimpse of the emotional walls that Lauren has built up.
Lauren is a hard working beautiful woman, that loves her child dearly, Lauren has been hurt in the past and has many trust issues, All I Want for Christmas is You is a romantic Christmas tale of earning trust and learning to love again.
This simple toy was much more than just a child's plaything. It was a symbol, the beginning of an upward climb towards trust. And he had every intention of reaching the top.
I found I was able to connect to the characters easily I especially liked Kyle, he is a woman's dream, charming, considerate, kind, rich and good looking, a bit too good to be true but it's fiction so why not?
Kyle tries hard to earn Lauren's trust, taking his time to get to know her being the perfect gentleman and also spending time with Kristen. Kyle and Lauren both have a past and as they become closer we get to know their history, which at times is quite moving and caused a bit of emotion to leak out of my eyes.
When Lauren catches the flu most men would go running but Kyle stays, taking care of Lauren and it is the first time in her life since she had Kristen that anyone has taken care of her, softening her heart and helping her overcome her aversion to wanting a man on he life.
Love never runs smoothly and so All I Want for Christmas is You wouldn't be complete with its ups and downs and little twists.
For the first time in years Lauren has a proper big family Christmas as Kyle brings her home to share the holiday with him and his parents. This pulls up fond memories for Lauren, which she has tried to repress, now these feeling have resurfaced will Lauren face them or run away?
There were many quotes I liked in All I Want for Christmas is You and during this Christmas period, I would like you to take some time out and remember to enjoy it.
Things can get so hectic sometimes that we forget to stop and enjoy life, live a little.
All I want for Christmas is You is a feel good romantic Christmas tale, the characters were extremely likeable albeit a little too perfect and the plot was slightly emotional, pleasing but predictable and sometimes repetitive as Lauren frequently reviews her feelings.
The writing flowed, Kyle was beyond perfect and I wouldn't think twice about keeping a man like that, a light hearted read, where an impossible child's unselfish wish becomes true. (Free for UK Kindle right now!)
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This restaurant is a "neighbor" to my wife's ex-supervisor's laundromat where she helps out sometimes. The owner of the restaurant is a regular customer, and I've gotten to see the menu, check out his restaurant and grocery store, and talk with him and another employee a little.
Oasis is a Middle Eastern restaurant and Halal (think "Kosher" but for Middle Eastern culture) market. The right side of the place is the restaurant, complete with ample eating area (tables/chairs only), a display case for food, ordering counter, and towards the back is a buffet setup for their weekend lunch buffet. The left side consists of their market (grocery store) with shelves and refrigerators full of Middle Eastern items, including all kinds of spices/ingredients for making things at home, drinks, cheese, desserts, main dish items, etc. In the back is a fresh produce and butcher shop.
The entire place looked very clean, and the owner and employees are very friendly and willing to help and answer questions.
My wife and I tried their chicken Shawarma (I think that's how it's spelled? - We call it "sham-wow" because it's easier) sandwich, which is seasoned chicken, veggies, a sauce, wrapped in a nice pita bread. We went with the non-spicy version. We got them "to go" and had them when we got home. The sandwiches were delicious!! We'd definitely get those sandwiches again, and try other stuff.
I rate this place 5 stars out of 5, for cleanliness, taste of food, ownership and friendliness quality, and overall experience.
Check them out!
11 Salem Village Square, Newark, DE 19713
(corner of Chapman and Salem Church Roads, near the Wawa on left side)
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Choosing a watch is sort of like picking a crush. We can moon over the timepiece equivalent of Ryan Gosling (some gazillion-dollar blinged-out affair with Cartier stamped on it). Or we can choose to give our affections to a simpler, attainable, next-door type, like this Rose Mesh Watch ($28). It's eye-pleasing and reliable, and best of all, we'll never have to worry about it dumping us for a model.
Our expensive watches do that all the time. True story.
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Collection of my Filofax decoration stuff
Hi there!
This post is all about the stuff I use to decorate my Filofax. I've been getting a lot of questions lately where I buy my stickers and things like that. There's a lot of pictures included and I hope to give you a glimpse of what I like to use in my Filofax. Please don't hesitate to ask questions if you have one (or two Nice to know: I'll be doing a Free Give Away and Competition again and it'll be all about Kawaii! I've purchased some real cool stuff. One of the items I'll be giving away one of the Kawaii sticky notes booklet. I bought an extra one of these especially for this next competition! Enjoy!
I purchased the plastic folder from a dutch Kawaii shop Most Cutest. I will put all the links below, for as far as I can remember them. I totally love Kawaii character Rilakkuma! In this folder I like to store all my stickers apart from the fewsheets I keep in my main Filof
Japanese diary stickers I purchased from Etsy. I found it in the shop of Rikyandnina. They sell all kinds of cute stationery and paper.
More Kawaii stickers I ordered from either Most Cutest or Cuteness.nl (Dutch Kawaii shops). On the right the Filofax diary stickers compatible to fit A5 and Personal size.
Really like these Hema stickers (local store). They have some stationery and school supplies in store before the new year starts and I picked these up. They came with a diary/inserts for a pocket size 2013 set. Also shown in my Free Give Away #1.
On one of my Paperchase hauls I picked up these and quite a lot of them! As delivery to The Netherlands is very expensive always order as much as possible for the moment from Paperchase. I use these to highlight events. The stars mark different events such as appointments. The dots same here. I'll explain about them in my Osterley Tour (probably). The hearts I use mostly for countdowns in my Diary section.
It's not really decorative but I like to mention them also. I liked the Paperchase sheets also and got the To Do lists and the note paper. I also use quite a lot the graph paper from Filofax. This is the notepad one. When in a Malden a like to carry this in the note pad slot in the back of the binder. Lately I've been finding the squars too big as I'd gotten used to writing in a smaller grid in my Pocket Malden. So I decided to order in some of the Succes (brand) graph note paper as its also in cotton cream as well a lot smaller grid which will save on paper no doubt.
This box is also from Etsy and includes both stickers and cards. I use them in my parcels when a Filofax in my collection has been sold. Like to write something for the buyer.
I am a real fan of those magnetic bookmarks and have quite a lot of them. They're not all in the picture though. On the right flags and tabs from Post It. I mostly use the Martha Stewart ones, the small ones, but they're not in the picture either.
I started to use paperclips a while ago. For some reason I was never really fond of them. Thought they were adding bulk. Lately I began using them and really liked it to separate my notes or add a section within a main section.
Sticky notes!!! Love them all!! I have sooo much sticky notes, they wouldn't even fit in one picture. The Kawaii sticky notes on the right will also be featuring next Free Give Away. I'll be showing you more pictures about the stuff I'll give away on the next post.
This masking sticker set I purchased at Etsy also and totally love it! I had ordered a second one immediately on eBay. I just really like the pattern; it's cute but not too cute. The washi and deco tape in the tin box on the right hand side I still use but a lot less. I like to decorate my parcel when I send out one of my sold Filofaxes… It's such a special occasion every time that happens!
Where to buy?
In the list below you can find the link to the web shops I ordered all these items I like to use to decorate my Filofax. I will do an update once in a while or a post when I find something really cool to use in your Filos and want to share that experience with you guys.
Hope this helps do make your Filofax a bit your own and to get some ideas out of this!
Kawaii stickers and stationery
- Most Cutest
- Cuteness.nl
- Etsy
- eBay
Sheets and stickers
- Paperchase
- Hema
Tabs and Flags
- Staples
- Paperchase
- Hema
- Hema
- Local stationery shop
Magnetic Bookmarks
- Cuteness.nl
- Most Cutest
- Local stationery shop
- Hema
Sticky notes
- Paperchase
- eBay
- Martha Stewart by Avery (Staples)
Washi tape & Masking tape
- Hema
- Etsy
- eBay
- Amazon UK
Not available for international shipping?
I do believe that we have to help out each other sometimes. If you really like something as listed above for instance from Hema (tabs, magnetic bookmarks and things like that) and shipping to your country is either very expensive or not available I'm always offering to help out. I do this myself also. For instance I've had help from withing the Filofax community from the lovely Alice. She did a Marthy Stewart haul for me at Staples USA. And this month the lovely Helen will be picking stationery up for me at Staples UK and I bought her some Succes sheets she really liked from a dutch web shop.
So please feel free to contact me. It's always an advantage to have a network of global Filofax users. You can always ask me in an email.
Next Up:
Stay tuned for the next Free Give Away and Competion I'm having for my Blog readers and followers. This will all be about Kawaii stationery and one of those cute sticky notes booklets. I'll be posting this week so don't miss out!
See you next time!


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The island of Bali is well known for it's traditional dances, both performances for tourists or a spectacle enacted at a temple ceremony. The town of Ubud,in particiular, is famous for their dance performances. I managed to capture some compelling images of different dances that are very important during the bi-annual two-week ceremonies each of the many individual villages of Bali celebrates.
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I have a trouble with ATI driver with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. When I install ATI driver in Ubuntu 12.04 via "Additional Driver", then I can't shutdown Ubuntu, it showed blank (black) screen and my laptop still run. Sometimes, my screen like that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9_iygesbBM
But when I install Ubuntu 10.04 and install ATI driver via "Additional Driver", it's very good and no trouble I've seen. It's sweet but 10.04 is old and is supported to 4/2013. So I want to know why Ubuntu 10.04 works good better than 12.04 with ATI driver (in my case)?


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Where are all the gamers in Monterey County? If the sales reports from last year's holiday season are to be believed, then there should be a host of gamers responsible for the store-clearing shopping sprees.
While the Central Coast isn't known especially for its video game exploits -- Sunnyvale and Los Angeles run away with that prize -- some have joined together to start a discussion group on Facebook.
The Monterey County Gamers welcomes anyone who wants to discuss, trade, and play video games. The group is small numbering 15 members, but the Facebook page started less than a month ago and hopes to expand with planned events.
"This group is good for us gamers. I wish there was a place we could have game events or lan parties," David Perez said on the page.
As arcades dwindle throughout the country, there are fewer places for gamers to meet and play together. Stores like Hollywood Video's Game Crazy give players an outlet to talk shop and test games on the floor, but the presence of a dedicated community that encompasses a burgeoning niche remains veiled.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales hit the $3 billion mark this month with gamer clans sprouting up seeking skilled players for multiplayer romps. Feedback from the MCG Facebook page shows that gamers in the area are following suit. Several requests on the Wall portion of the page show players actively recruiting others for multiplayer play.
"I would really like to get a clan going with local guys or girls. I play online with my son and a few other local friends but would like to have a full squad," Jesse Arroyo posted on a discussion concerning the video game scene in Monterey County. Will the gamers of Monterey County please stand up? Arroyo just might get his wish.


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In an attempt to "move with the times", I have set up a Facebook page for my first wedding dance lessons. At the moment, it mainly contains the same information as this website, however in the future, I hope that it can be a place for clients to discuss ideas, leave comments and post videos and photos if they wish. It is also an alternative method of contacting me, should you wish to do so and a place where I can promote special offers and discounts on lesson packages.
Join/like my Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoria-Brown-Wedding-Dance-Specialist/132975450069206?ref=ts or alternatively serach 'Wedding Dance Specialist'.
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