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WESTBROOK — The Kennebunk High girls closed out Saturday's South Southwestern swim meet in a blaze of glory, winning the final event of the night in record-setting fashion at the Davan Pool in Westbrook.
The Rams' quartet of Olivia Hammer-Grant, Fiona Harms, Lindsay Nichols and Marshall Lowery took first place in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:57.95, breaking the old record of 3:59.58 that was set in1997.
As a team, Kennebunk's girls placed third with 162 points behind the four-time winners from Waynflete (190) and the runners-up from Yarmouth (177). The Rams finished ahead of Gorham, Sanford, Massabesic, Thornton, Portland, Biddeford, Windham, Wells and Bonny Eagle.
Kennebunk had strong individual performances from Hammer-Grant (second in the 200 free and second in the 100 free), Fiona Harms (third in the 200 IM), Marissa Jones (11th in the 50 free), Lowery (third in the 100 butterfly and second in the 100 back), Lindsay Nichols (fifth in the 100 fly), Renee Nichols (fifth in the 500 free and fourth in the 100 breast) and Crystie Sandmire (11th in the 100 breast).
The Rams also did well by finishing fourth in the 200 medley (Harms, Renee Nichols, Lindsay Nichols and Jones) and taking eighth in the 200 free relay (Anu Rawlings, Sandmire, Gabby Harrison and Jones).
Wells High School swimmers scored 22 points led by Rachael Crothers (10th in the 200 free and 11th in the 500 free) and Lexy Haye (fifth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 free).
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Thanks everyone Thanks 3girlies, I'm so hoping it a sticky one too, trying to take it easy, told my Mom today as we go to Zumba together and docs said I couldn't go if I fell pg again, so had to tell her really. She was over the moon but I'm just not excited at all, hoping it will pass once I get further along xx
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Mumbai Test Day-2: Cook, Pietersen guide England to comfortable position Last Updated : 24 Nov 2012 05:18:21 PM IST File Photo
Skipper Alastair Cook continued to torment India with yet another gritty batting display while Kevin Pietersen returned to form with an unbeaten half-century to give England a slight advantage in the second cricket Test here at Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
After dismissing India for 327 in the first innings, England moved to a comfortable 178 for two in 65 overs before the stumps were drawn on the second day, with the visitors trailing by 149 runs.
At close, the left-handed Cook, who had scored a big century in the first Test, was unbeaten on 87. The more aggressive Pietersen was batting on 62 after a stay of 127 minutes during which he faced 85 balls and hit nine fours.
Cook batted for 251 minutes and faced 209 balls, striking a six and ten fours in the process
The third wicket duo has so far put on 110 runs in 186 balls. For the record, Cook has batted for 960 minutes in all in the three innings he has batted during the series.
With three more days left in the second game of the four-match series in which India are 1-0 ahead, a result is on the cards on a track that is aiding the spin bowlers.
England, though, looked to have a slight advantage with a settled and experienced pair at the wicket and some more batting to follow.
On a wicket where the spin duo of Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann ran through the star-studded Indian batting line-up in which Cheteshwar Pujara (135) and Ravichandra Ashwin (68) stood out, the trio of home team spinners looked largely clueless against the determined Cook and Pietersen.
Barring the twin strike by left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the space of 11 balls just before tea, the home side's spin attack looked far less menacing than both Panesar (five for 129) and Swann, who ran through the tail today to end up with figures of four for 70.
Earlier, England spinners claimed four wickets in the first session on day two to bundle out India for 327 in their first innings in the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium here in Mumbai on Saturday.
While Graeme Swann took three out of four remaining wickets after India resumed at the overnight total of 266 for six, Panesar chipped in with one to finish with impressive figures of five for 129, his first five-wicket haul against India anywhere and 11th overall.
India got out 22 minutes before lunch.
India added 61 runs today morning to their last night's total with off-spinner Swann (4/70) sending back Pujara, Harbhajan Singh (21) and Zaheer Khan in the space of 10 balls spread over three overs. Panesar dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin for a well-made 68.
The last four wickets of India added 158 runs and helped them bounce back from 169 for six yesterday with Cheteshwar Pujara scoring a superb 135.
England finally managed to dismiss Pujara for the first time in this series. He was the ninth batsman to get out at 316 after batting for almost the entire day yesterday and with just half an hour left for lunch today.
Pujara's seven-and-a-half hour vigil saw him facing 350 balls and laced with 12 boundaries.
The 24-year-old Pujara had scored an unbeaten 206 in India's first innings total of 521 for 7 declared in the first Test at Ahmedabad and then followed it up with 41 not out as the hosts chased 77-run target to win by 9 wickets.
India got off to a slow start on the second day today and added just 27 runs in 17 overs for the loss of overnight batsman Ashwin in the first hour of play.
Ashwin, resuming at 60, was troubled by Panesar, who was extracting sharp turn off the pitch. Beaten a few times, the Indian tried to use his feet but finally was trapped leg before by Panesar.
Ashwin, who batted for 147 minutes, facing 114 balls and striking nine fours, put on a 111-run stand for the seventh wicket with Pujara after joining the one-down batsman yesterday when India were in deep trouble at 169 for six. The duo's partnership had helped India cross the 250-run mark.
Panesar's previous best figures against India was four for 101 at Nottingham in 2008, while in India, it was three for 65 at Chennai on England's previous visit four years ago.
After Ashwin's dismissal, Harbhajan Singh joined Pujara. But he looked all at sea against the spinning ball and survived some anxious moments, including an edge to wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Panesar.
The ball struck the glove of Prior and flew past Jonathan Trott in the slip region for a four.
India's 300 came up in the 19th over of the day when Harbhajan edged Panesar for another four. He then slogged the bowler over the long on fence for the first six of the innings.
The eighth wicket stand between the off spinner, who hit two fours and a six during his 21-run knock off 35 balls, and Pujara yielded a valuable 35 runs in 78 balls.
Harbhajan became Swann's 200th Test victim in his 48th match. He is the 14th Englishman to achieve the feat.
Swann also ended Pujara's unconquered streak in the series, stretching to over 17 hours combined at Ahmedabad in the series opener and here, by drawing the batsman out of the crease and having him stumped by wicketkeeper Prior.
Swann then terminated the Indian innings with Zaheer Khan's wicket. Zaheer scored run-a-ball 11, studded with a four and a six.Source: IANS, Other Agencies, Staff Reporters
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- Suspected Islamic militants struck in the heart of Nigeria on Monday with a massive rush-hour bomb blast at a bus station that killed at least 72 people and wounded 164 in the deadliest attack ever on the nation's capital.
Survivors screamed in anguish and the stench of burning fuel and flesh hung over the area, where billows of black smoke rose as firefighters worked to put out the fires. Rescue workers and police gathered body parts as ambulances rushed the wounded to hospitals.
Visiting the blast scene, President Goodluck Jonathan blamed Boko Haram, the homegrown terrorist network that has targeted schools, churches, mosques, villages and government facilities, killing thousands in its five-year campaign to make Nigeria an Islamic state.
Authorities said the death toll was sure to climb because it did not include victims whose bodies were dismembered. It was the deadliest attack yet in Abuja, the capital that is hundreds of miles from Boko Haram's stronghold in Nigeria's northeast.
"I can't count the number of people that died. They took them in open vehicles. People were running and there was confusion," said civil servant Ben Nwachukwu.
A counterterrorism expert said the bomb appeared to have been buried underground, while the emergency management agency said the explosives were apparently hidden in a vehicle.
Bus driver Tunji Adeniran said he was about to leave the bus terminal when the explosion struck. "The bomb shattered my vehicle," he said. "One vehicle was in front of me. As he started his car, I heard a loud noise. I thought it was his car that exploded."
Adeniran said his brother, bank worker Mohammed Ochai, was fatally injured in the blast and died on the way to the hospital.
The explosion, which struck at 6:45 a.m. in the poor satellite neighborhood of Nyanya, left a 4-foot-deep crater and destroyed 16 luxury buses and 24 minibuses and cars, a police spokesman said.
Security personnel battled to cordon off the area as a bomb detonation team combed it for secondary explosives amid fiery blasts from exploding car tanks ignited by the blaze. Thousands of bystanders gathered, ignoring warnings to stay away.
While Jonathan blamed Boko Haram, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, though bus stations are a favored Boko Haram target.
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Business and the Shutdown: Airlines Fly, But Regulators are Grounded
A federal government shutdown looms, and while understanding the politics of it all is a matter for the crew over at Washington Wire, its impact on American businesses is something Corporate Intelligence will be watching closely. We asked our reporters for a look at how each industry will feel the impact of Washington closing up shop, and we'll post the updates as they come in.
Air travel should go on as usual, minus the business of many highly-valued government customers, reports the WSJ's Susan Carey and Jon Ostrower:
A government shutdown should cause little or no immediate disruption to air travel. Airlines for America, the leading trade group for big U.S. carriers, said it has been advised that front-line employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection will not be subjected to shutdown-related furloughs.
The U.S. Department of Transportation operations plan for a government shutdown indicates that about 15,500 of the FAA's 46,000 employees will be furloughed, according to a copy of the report. The FAA will continue normal operations of air-traffic control services, maintenance and operational of navigational aids, and on-call accident investigations, among other functions.
For airlines, one small potential issue involves contracts, awarded annually by the U.S. General Services Administration, to carry government personnel. While not a huge amount of their overall traffic, such work is steady, said a person familiar with the matter. Most U.S. carriers vie for it. If thousands of government personnel are furloughed without pay for any prolonged period of time, the impact could be greater because government workers and their families could skip discretionary leisure trips.
A spokeswoman for United Continental Holdings said the carrier doesn't expect an immediate operational impact on "won't speculate" on further impact.
A spokeswoman for the trade group said that a government shutdown would be harmful to the economy and all businesses. "We urge Congress and the Administration to reach an agreement quickly to avoid further impacting the nascent economy recovery," she said in a statement.
The FAA will provide "limited" aircraft certification services, according to the DOT plan. Still, any changes there are unlikely to significantly disrupt manufacturing and delivery operations at Boeing unless a shutdown persists. Boeing relies heavily on the FAA's approval process, but most of those operations are delegated directly to select Boeing employees who act as authorized representatives of the FAA. If a shutdown were to stretch on, certification of Boeing's new 787-9 jet, currently in early testing, could be impacted. Boeing first flew the new stretched Dreamliner on Sept. 17 and FAA certification personnel aren't invited into the testing process until Boeing completes early evaluations which are still ongoing.
Other FAA activities to be suspended in a shutdown include training for trainee air-traffic controllers, facility security inspections, aviation rulemaking, air-traffic performance analysis, employee drug testing and development, tracking and evaluation of NextGen technologies. NextGen is an ambitious, $40 billion, multi-year effort to upgrade the nation's air-traffic system from land-based aids to satellite technology. Activities funded by multi-year appropriations, such as national aviation research, engineering and development and existing airport development grants will continue as usual.
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Nutritional and Dietary Supplements Market in the US - Opportunities and Future Outlook
- August 2011
- Region: United States
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The US continues to be the largest market for nutrients & supplements in the world in terms of retail sales. In 2010, the US nutrition and dietary supplements market reached USD 28.04 billion compared to USD 25.00 billion of 2009. The growth was due to the recovering economy, rising employment level and increase in chronic diseases. Among the various product categories, sales of vitamins and dietary supplements showed a positive growth trend in 2010, and sales contribution of herbal supplements and sports nutrition was the largest. Probiotics is another segment which is expected to generate strong growth in coming years.
In 2010 sale of vitamin D in the US reached USD 369.75 million, 11.55% up from 2009. Demand for sports drinks is rising every year due to a rising focus on fitness as well as the opening of new health clubs and gymnasiums. In the US sales of energy drinks reached USD 6.08 billion in the year 2010.
Rising income levels, aging baby boomers, changing lifestyles, an increased focus on health, high incidences of diseases are some of the factors that are driving the demand for nutrients & supplements in the region. Despite the recession, the industry has shown growth, particularly in the case of herbal, sports and weight loss product categories.
The report on "The US Nutrition and Dietary Supplements Market and Future Outlook" includes a detailed study of the nutrition and supplements industry. The report further discusses the different segments of this market, such as vitamins, sports nutrition and weight loss as well as the herbal supplements category. It analyzes industry driving factors and trends prevailing in the market. The report also includes the major players and their financial performance. Additionally, it discusses the cause and effect relationship of macroeconomic and industry factors, providing the basis for the future outlook.
Scope of the report:
- The report gives a detailed analysis of the Nutrients & Supplements industry of the US including insights on market past performance, sales by category and channels, detailed analyses and future outlook of the industry.
- Industry demand trends by segmentation helps to understand reasons of growth and threat from external factors.
- Detailed description of driving factors gives a better understanding of further scope in the industry.
- This research report helps the domestic and international players looking for potential segment in the industry.
- The present industry trends help to know the recent trend which may influence the demand. Further we have mentioned major macro economy factors to give a clear picture of the US economy. SHOW LESS READ MORE >
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1. United States Nutrition and Dietary Supplements Market and Forecast
1.1. Market Size
1.2. Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Sale by Category
1.3. The US Vitamin D Market and Forecast
1.3.1. Sector Overview
1.3.2 Market Size
1.4 Spports Nutrition and Weight Loss Market and Forecast
1.4.1 Sector Overview
1.4.2 Market Size
2. The US Herbal Supplement Demand
2.1 Sector Overview
2.2 Market Size
2.2.1 Sales by Channels
3. Industry Driving Forces
3.1. Growing Number of Baby Boomers
3.2. Changing Lifestyles
3.3. Rising Incidence of Lifestyle Diseases In Younger Populations
3.4. Increasing Focus On Weight Management
3.5. Rising Hospital Admissions
3.6. Rising Per-Capita Income
4. Industry Trends
4.1. Regulatory Environment
4.2. Rising Consumer Interest With Healthcare Awareness
4.3. Pets Supplements Sector
4.4. Major Players in Infant Nutrition in the US
5. Mocro Economic Factors
5.1. Population (Historical & Present Performance)
5.2. GDP (Historical & Present Performance)
5.3. Personal Disposable Income (Historical & Present Performance)
5.4. Inflation (2007-2015)
6. Players Profiling
6.1. Atrium Innovations
6.1.1. Business Descriptions
6.1.2 Key Financials
6.1.3 Major Developments
6.2. Mead Johnson
6.2. Business Descriptions
6.2.2. Key Financials
6.2.3. Major Developments
6.3. Nestle
6.3.1. Business Descriptions
6.3.2. Key Financials
6.3.3. Major Developments
7. Appendix
7.1. Abbreviations
7.2. Forecast Methodology
7.2.1 Research Methodology
7.2.2 Data Collection Methods
7.2.3 Approach
7.2.4 Reasons for the Dependent and Independent Variables
7.2.5 Multi Factor Based Sensitivity Model
7.2.6 Regression Matrix
7.2.7 Final Conclusion
7.3 Disclaimer
Figure 1: Nutrition and Dietary Supplements Market by Value in the US (2000-2010)
Figure 2: Vitamin D Market by Value (2000-2015F)
Figure 3: Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss Management Market by Value (2000-2015F)
Figure 4: Sports Nutrition Market by Segments (2009 & 2010)
Figure 5: Herb Sales in All Channels by Value (2000-2015F)
Figure 6: Aging Population in the US 55 Years and Over (2000-2010)
Figure 7: Aging Population in the US: 65 Years and Over (2000-2010)
Figure 8: Health Expenditures in the US (2000-2010)
Figure 9: Health Expenditures as % of GDP (2000-2010)
Figure 10: New Cases of Diabetes in the US (Ages 18-79) (1980-2010)
Figure 11: Health Club Membership in the US (2000-2010)
Figure 12: Per Capita Income in the US (2000-2010)
Figure 13: Nutritional Supplements Players Market Share in the US (2010)
Figure 14: Total Population in the US (2000-2010)
Figure 15: US GDP at Current Prices (2000-2010)
Figure 16: Personal Disposable Income in the US (2000-2010)
Figure 17: The US inflation, Average Consumer Prices in % (2007-2015F)
Figure 18: Atrium Innovations Results (2006-2010)
Figure 19: Mead Johnson Total Sales by Value (2006-2010)
Figure 20: Nestle Revenues (2006-2010)
Table 1: Vitamin and Dietary Supplements Sales by Product Category (2010 & 2008)
Table 2: Food Supplement Sales by Category (2009&2010)
Table 3: Leading Herbal Dietary Supplements in the FDM Channel in the US (2010)
Table 4: Leading Botanical Dietary Supplements in the US (2010)
Table 5: Herb Sales by Channels (2009&2010)
Table 6: Herb Sales Single vs. Combinations (2009&2010)
Table 7: Top Selling Sports Nutrition Brands in North America
Table 8: Dependent & Independent Variables (2000-2010)
Table 9: Correlation Matrix
Table 10: Regression Coefficients Output
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RIPON - Ripon police announced the department is stepping up its aerial patrols in response to the number of residential home burglaries in recent months.
Formed in 2009, the Ripon Police Department's Aviation Unit uses a "Powered Parachute" aircraft that can reach an altitude of 10,000 feet. It has been used for river rescues, suspect searches, locating marijuana-growing operations and aerial photography, police said.
The plane will be used for surveillance over Ripon for both the crackdown on burglaries and thefts and for monitoring activity in the Stanislaus River during the upcoming warm months, according to author-ities.
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Which Coherence Edition is Right for Me?
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Which Coherence Edition is Right for Me?
It seems like I am dealing a lot with Coherence these days. For those of you who have been stuck in a closet for the last 18 months Coherence is Oracles data grid software acquired through the purchase of Tangosol. A question that often comes up is what edition of Coherence do I need? So lets plunge in and look at what each edition does.
The Source
The definitive source for what is included in which edition of Coherence is to be found on OTN and the Coherence wiki. This splits Coherence into 3 types of client and 3 server editions. We will look at each server edition in turn.
Standard Edition
This provides a basic data caching capability based around a get/put model as part of a reliable data grid. Data may be distributed among multiple nodes and stored and retrieved from those nodes. If using a partitioned cache then data will normally be duplicated to avoid data loss in event of node failure. There is also support for access to data stores through Coherence, so that when you write data into a Coherence cache it automatically is written into an underlying database (write-through cache). Similarly reading from a Coherence cache may load data from a data source (read-through cache).
Good uses for standard edition are simple reference data caches or shared state information between multiple nodes.
Enterprise Edition
The enterprise edition adds a lot of new functions to Coherence including write behind caching, transactions and parallel query operations. It also allows the processing to be moved to the data, meaning that Java code can be executed in the cache, with parameters being passed into the cache. The code is executed on data in the cache and the results returned back to the requestor. The enterprise edition also adds the facility to be notified when changes are made to data. To make management easier in an enterprise class product there is a clustered JMX provider that provides a single view of resource usage across the cluster.
Enterprise edition is good when you want all nodes to actively store data and distribute processing and queries between all nodes. It can be used to extend applications servers into a grid infrastructure, hence its inclusion in Oracles WebLogic Suite.
Grid Edition
Grid edition adds two key functions to the enterprise edition. First is support for data replication between two data grids, useful for DR sites for example. It also adds support for real time clients. A real time client can be thought of as a member of the data grid that does not store data. For enterprise edition these clients must actually have an enterprise edition license. For grid edition they can use a real time client license (only usable with grid edition). The upshot of this is that if you have a lot of real time clients (more than 1.17 times the number of servers in the grid) then it may be more cost effective to purchase the grid edition.
Grid edition is good for having a seperate grid tier with applications servers and or/or thick clients making use of the services of the data grid. In this type of environment the grid can become the application infrastructure.
So in short use standard edition if you are looking for an industrial strength java cache with reliable distributed cache capability. Move to enterprise edition if you want in-memory grid processing and parallel query integrated with your main application platform. Finally use grid edition if you are ready to make Coherence the heart of you grid platform and want to provide access to it from multiple platforms, clients and servers.
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View the original article at: http://www.countryweekly.com/news/josh-thompson-dog-house
After parting with Sony Music Nashville's RCA imprint in July, Josh Thompson has signed with Show Dog-Universal Music, co-helmed by Toby Keith.
In a Country Weekly exclusive, Josh speaks highly of his former Sony family, saying, "The team was great, they worked really hard, but it just felt like the directions that I was wanting to go and the directions they were wanting to go were just two different directions, so we came to an agreement that we would just call it quits. . . . Everybody was great about it."
But even greater was the interest other labels showed in signing Josh when he became available. "It was beyond my wildest dreams, really," he says. "We were talking to every label in town."
He chose Show Dog for multiple reasons, but the dominant force was that it reunites him with former members of the staff of the Sony Columbia imprint, to which he was originally signed. He also says that Show Dog can give him the attention that his fledgling career needs. "I'm a new artist. I've been out for three years, I've had one record, four Top 30 singles, but I'm still a new artist," says Josh. "There's a spot for me at Show Dog where I'll get a lot of attention."
The change has been good for the country star, who says, "I'm back in love with music again. I'm writing some of the best stuff of my life and I'm wanting to write, and I'm writing all the time."
So, when can you expect new music? He says he'll be hitting the studio soon and is hoping to have new music out in January. And what might that album be like? "Show tunes," jokes Josh. "A little Broadway. I'm going to do about 10 songs that are about 15 minutes each."
Josh gets serious, but just for a second to say, "It's hard to know. My mind is always on a couple of things. One is the fans and intriguing them with another record that is as good or, hopefully, beats the pants off the first one. The other is radio. I've still got a lot to prove." When his sense of humor gets the best of him, he adds, "So, that's what you can expect, just a well-rounded piece of awesomeness with my stamp of approval on it."
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[2] http://www.countryweekly.com/news/kimberly-perry-practiced-her-interview-brad-paisley


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Issue No.01 - January (1995 vol.12)
pp: 124-126
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.1995.10007

As client-server applications continue to replace mainframe-based systems, developers are looking for ways to adapt testing procedures for graphical user interfaces. Some advocate starting from scratch with new approaches; others, like Dan Mosley, see ways to amend old techniques and supplement them with new ones. Here, Mosley, who has 14 years experience in information systems, offers some tips from his upcoming book <it>Testing Client-Server Application Software</it> (Prentice-Hall, to be published fall 1995) and gives advice on selecting GUI test tools.

— David Sharon, Editor

"Tool Box", IEEE Software, vol.12, no. 1, pp. 124-126, January 1995, doi:10.1109/MS.1995.10007


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First let's have the casting news. The latest from the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: An Adventure in Space and Time is that the role of Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor, has been cast. He will be played by Reece Shearsmith who was in a popular British sketch show called The League of Gentlemen with (drumroll) Mark Gatiss.
Speaking of Mark Gatiss! He has been hard at work recreating the The Dalek Invasion of Earth filmed and aired in 1964 during the first Doctor's (William Hartnell) Second Season. In fact, Gatiss took some time to film some of the set up of the Daleks at London's Westminster Bridge. You can imagine the commotion it probably caused in such a prominent location.
Featurette: Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time – Dalek Invasion! Mark Gatiss Reports from London
Here are a few pictures for you to compare. The color pictures are of the current shoot courtesy of Digital Spy and the black and white pictures are of the 1964 filming courtesy of Hypable.
It sure does look great!
A date has not been officially announced for when the special will air, but we will keep you posted on the latest for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: An Adventure in Space and Time, starring David Bradley, Reece Shearsmith, and Claudia Grant on BBC America.


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Keep up to date with England's Investec Test Series against South Africa with our in-depth day-by-day reports - plus all the reaction, highlights and photos
Steven Finn claimed the crucial wicket of Jacques Kallis late on day three to keep the third and final Investec Test at Lord's finely balanced.
Finn trapped the experienced right-hander, whose Test record in England and in particular at the home of cricket is modest, for 31 despite a review. Shortly before stumps Hashim Amla, who put on 81 with Kallis, brought up a fifty and South Africa closed on 145 for three - a lead of 139.
Once Amla - who ended unbeaten on 57 - offered a diving chance to Matt Prior down leg off Stuart Broad on two, the third-wicket duo capitalized on ideal batting conditions to give their side the initiative.
They came together at 50 for two after Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen had wiped out England's advantage. The opening batsmen were building a useful stand when they were respectively lbw to Graeme Swann and Broad inside three overs.
Jonny Bairstow's 95 underpinned the hosts' 315, during which Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn shared eight wickets. Bairstow, who had been tied down in the 90s, missed a maiden Test ton when he was bowled by Morkel. That brought together Swann and Finn, who added 32 for the last wicket.
Evening Session
6:33pm - STUMPS: SA 145/3; Amla 57, Steyn 0 - An absorbing day ends with the game still fairly evenly balanced thanks to Finn's late wicket.
6:31pm - FIFTY Amla (95b 7x4 0x6) - The elegant right-hander drives Broad down the ground for four to reach a half-century and takes another boundary through the covers for good measure.
6:25pm - Nightwatchman Dale Steyn receives treatment after being struck by Finn.
6:11pm - WICKET! Kallis lbw Finn 31; 131/3 - Finn traps Kallis lbw to give England a huge boost. A review fails to save the right-hander, who thought he had got an inside edge.
5:57pm - Finn has a loud lbw appeal against Amla turned down. England do not review and replays prove it was not worth their while.
5:48pm - Amla clips a full Swann ball to square-leg for a boundary and Kallis guides Finn to the vacant third-man rope for four more.
5:39pm - After Finn replaces Anderson, Amla is fortunate to survive when he inside-edges a loose shot narrowly past his stumps for two.
5:35pm - Swann has two consecutive lbw appeals against Amla turned down. England review neither, the first narrowly missing off stump and the second going past leg according to Hawkeye.
5:32pm - Kallis guides Anderson to third man for four, taking South Africa's lead into three figures, and the seamer then strays for four leg-side byes. Anderson has been warned by umpire Simon Taufel for running on the pitch. England need a wicket soon.
5:23pm - Amla gets a thick outside for four off Anderson, bringing up South Africa's 100 and the fifty partnership.
5:16pm - James Anderson replaces Broad from the Pavilion End. Amla whips him towards the midwicket rope and Jonathan Trott chases to save a run with a dive. Amla later in the over guides a four square on the off side.
5:12pm - Swann drops short and wide to Amla, who punishes the spinner with a cut boundary.
5:06pm - Immediately following the drinks break, Kallis steers a short Broad ball over the slip cordon for four. He ends the over with a back-foot square drive to the rope.
4:57pm - Kallis attempts to hook a Broad bouncer and is struck on the helmet with the ball flying over wicketkeeper Prior for four leg-byes.
4:50pm - Amla interrupts the pressure by steering Broad through backward point for four and Jacques Kallis follows suit by lifting Swann for four between midwicket and mid-on.
4:40pm - WICKET! Petersen lbw Broad 24; SA 50/2 - Stuart Broad quickly overcomes the disappointment of Matt Prior dropping a diving chance to remove Hashim Amla down leg two balls earlier by bringing one in to Petersen, who does not review.
4:27pm - WICKET! Smith lbw Swann 23; SA 46/1 - Swann has had Smith in all sorts of trouble and finally gets his man. The left-hander tries an ambitious sweep and is trapped in front.
4:13pm - Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen are playing sensibly here, with both happy to operate defensively as England seek an elusive breakthrough. Swann, however, shows his threat by turning one sharply past the former's edge, prompting a wasted review from Andrew Strauss.
4pm - The players are back in the middle for what can only be described as a crucial evening session. England need wickets, quick wickets, if they are to set up the victory they require to remain at the summit of the ICC rankings. Graeme Swann has cherry in hand first up.
Afternoon Session
3:40pm - TEA; SA 33/0; Petersen 20 Smith 13 - England have not been able to make the breakthrough they sought in the hour before tea. With South Africa leading by 27, they will need a wicket soon after the interval.
3:29pm - Swann and Steven Finn have come into the attack. Smith cuts the latter in front of square for his first four.
3:16pm - Graeme Swann takes over from Broad at the Nursery End and begins with a maiden to Smith.
3:14pm - Anderson has an lbw appeal against Petersen turned town and England do not review. It hit the right-hander outside the line and was missing off stump.
3:10pm - Smith pulls Broad behind square-leg and Jonny Bairstow does brilliantly to cut off the boundary and keep it to two runs.
3:02pm - Petersen continues to impress with an eased four to the cover boundary. Anderson follows with a maiden to Smith.
2:57pm - Petersen cuts Anderson between gully and backward point for four.
2:52pm - Broad has a strong lbw shout against Petersen turned down. England think about the review but do not ask for it and replays show the batsman had hit it.
2:47pm - Petersen clips Anderson through midwicket for four to wipe out South Africa's arrears in an otherwise runless over.
2:45pm - Stuart Broad partners Anderson and concedes a single to both Graeme Smith and Petersen in his first over.
2:41pm - James Anderson, bowling from the Pavilion End, delivers a maiden to Alviro Petersen.
England Innings
2:28pm - WICKET! Finn c Duminy b Morkel 10; Eng 315ao - Morkel comes back into the attack and has Finn caught by JP Duminy running to his left from backward point, ending a stand worth 32, which has given England a first-innings lead of six.
2:23pm - Finn edges Philander to first slip Graeme Smith, who surprisingly shells a regulation chance to more crowd cheers.
2:17pm - Swann plays Steyn to fine-leg for a single to move England level and Finn then takes a quick single to put them in front, drawing another cheer and more applause from the sun-baked crowd.
2:14pm - Swann smites Philander over mid-off for four, bringing loud cheers from the crowd. He takes a single into the off-side to put England one run behind.
2:08pm - Swann is happy to trust Finn, taking a single from the first ball for a fourth straight over. Steyn switches to round the wicket and Finn responds by pulling him for four to bring up England's 300.
2:02pm - Steyn bowls a brute of a bouncer to Finn, who is struck on he back of the helmet and picks up a leg-bye. Swann takes a single to third-man from the last ball of the over.
1:57pm - Vernon Philander replaces Tahir and gets one to keep low to Finn, who does well to block it. If more balls behave like that, the two second innings could be particularly interesting.
1:53pm - Steven Finn works Steyn to deep square-leg for two to take England 16 behind South Africa's first-innings 309.
1:49pm - Tahir partners Steyn and is slog-swept for four by Swann from the last ball of the over.
1:44pm - WICKET! Anderson c Rudolph b Steyn 12; Eng 283/9 - Dale Steyn begins the afternoon session from the Pavilion End and James Anderson runs him down to third-man where Imran Tahir's slip let Anderson come back for three. Graeme Swann then drives down the ground for three, putting Anderson back on strike. The left-hander loops a short ball to Jacques Rudolph running in from point.
Morning Session
1:02pm - LUNCH; Eng 277/8; Swann 14, Anderson 9 - Anderson receives treatment after the left-hander was hit on the left elbow by a Morkel delivery when he missed a shot off the back foot. The delay makes Morkel's the last over before the interval.
12:51pm - Philander replaces Steyn and produces a tidy over with lunch approaching.
12:47pm - James Anderson impressively plays Morkel down the ground for three. He and Swann are rotating the strike well.
12:37pm - WICKET! Bairstow b Morkel 95 - Major disappointment for the 22-year-old, who is bowled between bat and pad after South Africa kept him on that score for 15 balls.
12:33pm - REVIEW - Steyn strikes Swann at the top of the knee role and the bowler's appeal is upheld. Swann, on 12, reviews and replays show the ball just going over the top of the stumps.
12:26pm - Bairstow twice consecutively plays and a misses with attempted square-cuts in a Morkel maiden, which keeps him on 95.
12:21pm - Swann deliberately slices Steyn over gully for four and immediately pulls him for another.
12:15pm - Graeme Swann gets off the mark with a single to fine-leg from the last ball of Steyn's over to leave England 56 behind with three wickets left. A similar run from the next delivery puts Bairstow on strike with five needed for a hundred.
12:11pm - WICKET! Broad c Amla b Steyn 16; Eng 252/7 - The left-hander, trying to work a short-of-a-length ball behind square on the leg side, loops a simple catch to Hashim Amla at short-leg. A tame dismissal.
12:06pm - Morkel takes over from Philander at the Nursery End and Broad times a back-foot four through point. The lower-order batsman takes two to midwicket to bring up England's 250.
11:59am - Steyn beats Bairstow's outside edge and, next ball, draws a thick edge that evades third slip and goes for four. The drinks break follows the over.
11:54am - Baistow clips a Philander ball on off stump through midwicket for four to go to 90.
11:51am - Broad elegantly hits Steyn on the up through cover for his first boundary.
11:45am - Bairstow and Broad rotate the strike with some nifty running in the gaps of an attacking field.
11:37am - Philander goes round the wicket to the left-handed Stuart Broad, who is hit on the boot by an inswinging yorker. The lbw appeal is turned down and the Proteas do not review. Philander then completes a wicket-maiden.
11:31am - WICKET! Prior c Kallis b Philander 27; Eng 221/6 - No surprise as South Africa immediately take the new ball, with Vernon Philander replacing Tahir. The seamer strikes with his first delivery as Prior edges a drive to Kallis diving to his right at second slip.
11:26am - Dale Steyn takes over from Morkel at the Pavilion End and twice in a row beats Prior's outside edge with a beauties.
11:24am - Leg-spinner Tahir replaces Kallis in the penultimate over before the new ball is available, which means it could be his only over for a while.
11:22am - Runs are at a premium in the face of tight bowling, but Bairstow picks up two just wide of mid-on to move to 80.
11:13am - Bairstow neatly clips Morkel through square-leg and down the hill, just beating Imran Tahir's despairing dive for the day's first boundary.
11:10am - Kallis completes a maiden over to Prior, who is content to bide his time early in the day's play. The second new ball is due in five overs.
11:03am - Morne Morkel partners Kallis in the attack. Matt Prior, on 22 overnight, takes a single to cover from the last ball of the over.
11am - South Africa have had a squad photograph taken with the pavilion in the background and former England coach, now television commentator, David Lloyd has rung the bell. Jacques Kallis begins from the Nursey End to Jonny Bairstow, who gets going with two to midwicket.
Pre-Play News
10:50am - Bell spoke to the media after yesterday's play and highlighted improvements in Bairstow's game since his only previous three Tests versus West Indies earlier this summer.
10:40am - The hosts recovered from 54 for four yesterday thanks to a 124-run stand between Ian Bell and Jonny Bairstow. Bell fell to Vernon Philander for 58, but Bairstow continued and reached 72 not out alongside Matt Prior.
10:30am - Good morning and welcome to a gloriously sunny Lord's. Conditions are perfect for batting, which England will hope to do for much of the day. They will resume on 208 for five in reply to South Africa's first-innings 309.
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International Medical Education
Summer Research Fellowship Program
Research projects have focused on topics such as:
- Natural healing practices of the Massai Medicine Man in Tanzania
- Refugee Health: A Study of Albanians in Southern Italy
- Prevalence of HIV in pregnant women in Cameroon
- Effectiveness of an HIV education program in Honduras
- Telemedicine: Resolving Rural and Remote Health Access in South Australia.
A limited number of about $2,400 stipends exist for students to conduct research abroad, during the summer after their first year.
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Issue No.12 - December (1977 vol.10)
pp: 72-75
M.C. Mulder , Bonneville Power Administration
Digital computers go back to the early 1940's, but significant work in computer science and engineering educaion was not to be seen until the 1960's. Originally, the customer training and education provided by the manufacturers resented virtually the only computer education available. Then in the 1950's, a large number of private computer schools emerged to fill the burgeoning demand for computer personnel. Finally, with encouragement from industry and guidance from the professional societies, computer science and engineering programs began to be offered in institutions of higher learning.
M.C. Mulder, "A Recommended Curriculum in Computer Science and Engineering", Computer, vol.10, no. 12, pp. 72-75, December 1977, doi:10.1109/C-M.1977.217604


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The prospect of considering expanded blocking for copyright purposes validates the fears of civil liberties groups that the introduction of blocking requirements invariably expands to cover a wider net of content. Canadian copyright was already on track for a boisterous debate in the coming years with changes such as copyright term extension mandated by the Trans Pacific Partnership and a review of the law scheduled for 2017. If government officials envision adding VPN usage, access to U.S. Netflix and website blocking to the list of issues, copyright could emerge as one of the government's most difficult and controversial issues.
Last week, a story appeared that seemed to come out of the pages of a science fiction novel. A team of researchers in Switzerland developed a new way to store digital data. Instead of hard drives, chips, or crystals, they used the genetic material found in all living organisms, DNA. On top of that, they were able to show the information could last for at least 2,000 years.
The big question popularized by the Terminator franchise is whether or not we mere mortals need to worry about a real-life version of Skynet leading a takeover of humanity. The good news according to Owen Shapiro,is that all we really know about the future is that the so-called "Rise of the Machines" will create business opportunities for respected brands.
Standing meetings are popular for teams that have status updates. The logic behind a standing meeting is that the longer you stand, the more uncomfortable it gets. In a study, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, Andrew Knight and Markus Baer discovered that standing teams are more excited, fired up and less protective of their ideas compared to those who sit.
Documenting and preserving their stories, their legacy, is so crucial now as a way to offer younger generations a chance to learn from them. My fear is they might become a generation reserved for casual historical mentions of the times they lived in, their memories and lessons forgotten and lost forever.
Despite our fretting, technology isn't going away, and simply cloistering our children from it is neither beneficial nor practical. To succeed in the modern world, children will need to embrace technology without being consumed by it. And the difference between these two fates lies in the hands of parents.
Computers afford us a lot, and social media has its pluses and minuses, but what the Internet can't truly replicate is the spirit when all our senses are engaged and we are participating in life outside the screen. That's what's missing. That's why there's less time for living. Here's how to use social media and create a balance so that you enjoy the moments of living more fully.
This week, the Macintosh computer turned 30. As someone who plugged away on a boxy little Mac SE from high school all the way through university, I can't help but feel a great deal of personal tenderness for the Mac. But as Stephen Fry reminds us in the Daily Telegraph, the original Mac was much more than just a cute new product (that now serves as a cue for nostalgia). It was a revolution that included folders and windows "which could be operated and manipulated, not by keyboard commands but by this mystical magical mouse." It's easy to forget what a departure that was. And how many naysayers were sure it would never last.
The new iPad mini is the perfect size for my junior kindergartener. However, does a JK really warrant owning a computer? I tend to think not. Already it seems there is this mad scramble going on to ensure that our kids are equally if not more tech-savvy than their peers. There is plenty of time to hone his keypad skills but the window for developing his imagination seems to close a little every day.
Thanks to the state of the economy, it's tempting to try and push the limits of your hardware to delay inevitable upgrades. This may seem like a money-saving measure on the surface, but the truth is that there is a significant cost to NOT replacing out-of-date hardware -- one that can very easily trump the cost to purchase its replacement.
Although you may think your home or business computer is running fine, having a trusted source perform regular maintenance is essential, much like you get your vehicle serviced regularly. If it's running well - fantastic - if not, it's important to take steps to fix minor problems before they become major issues.
There's a thread running through today's news broadcasting -- that to one extent or another, the big three of Canadian TV news are captives of the teleprompters which sits in front of their cameras and shows them the words they're paid a lot of money to read at us. Here's a summer report card of how they're doing.
Not only are we enamored with the ability to send and receive information in a digital format, but our children are equally smitten. I hear more and more parents bemoaning the fact that they're not able to retrieve their iPad or laptop from their young child who is busy surfing the web, watching videos or playing games on the device. Here are the top seven ways that digital technology has affected our children -- the good and the bad.


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Struggles for families in need intensify during Armenia's long, frigid winters. Some are forced into the unimaginable position of choosing between buying food or warm clothing to help their children survive the bone-chilling cold.
Vaghinak Movsesyan, 39, and his wife, Haykuhi Beglaryan, 32, live with their nine children and Vaghinak's mother, Shura Movsesyan, 73, in a sparsely-furnished one-room dwelling in rural Armenia.
An old carpet covers part of the cement floor, which is freezing cold during the winter. The room is heated by a wood stove, which also helps boil water for baths and laundry.
"Starting from late October, we dry the clothes in the room, because children do not have extra sets of clothes," explains Shura.
"This increases the moisture level in the room, which is not good, but we have no other place to dry [the] clothes fast."
The moisture level also goes up when the children take baths. "We don't have a bathroom, and this is the only place they can take a bath without getting cold," explains Haykuhi.
Life is tough for the Movsesyan family year-round — but winter brings additional burdens.
"I am very much afraid of long-lasting winter," says Haykuhi. "Cold weather requires so much input. Heating, warm clothing, and food are so expensive — and sometimes, even not affordable."
The children are forced to go outside, even when the temperature dips below zero. The space they use as a kitchen is located outside the room. So is the toilet. To get there, they have to cross the snowy yard.
"I don't have winter shoes, and my legs get wet often in [my] slippers when I go out," complains 4-year-old Suzan.
Seda, 15, has the opposite problem: She always wears her boots because she doesn't have slippers. "My feet get tired in the boots, but I know my parents can't afford…everything," she says.
And Haykuhi's third daughter, Nune, 11, wears the clothing her older sisters used to wear. So do the youngest siblings.
"Sometimes, our relatives and neighbors also share their clothes with us," says Mariam, 10.
Nune, meanwhile, reveals a harsh truth. "Often, we put few clothes [on], one over the other, to resist the cold," she says. "I always put the clothes with holes or spots under the newer one."
The only stable income the family has is Shura's pension fund, as well as a governmental allowance for the children. Work is very hard to find in this region.
"Even if we buy the minimum [amount of clothing] needed per child, it may cost us a huge amount of money," laments Haykuhi.
So when World Vision provided the family with new shoes and warm clothing, it marked a new beginning.
"We gained some confidence in [the] future from the day World Vision employees first visited us," remembers Vaghinak.
Haykuhi, who was saving money for a long time to buy such items, is thrilled. "Now, we may use the savings to buy something else for [the] children," she says.
Seda is equally happy. "My sisters, Nune and Mariam, look so nice in their new jackets. As for me, I like the blue blankets very much," she says. "They are so soft and warm, and my grandma also may use them to warm up her shoulders or legs."
But warm clothing and shoes is not the only support World Vision plans to provide.
"We will be provided with a cow. I know how to take care of an animal, and I will do my best to multiply it," says Vaghinak hopefully. "One day my family may have a small herd, which may feed [my] all children."
Next to the room where the family lives, there is a new building under construction. In it is enough space to create rooms for the children and a separate area for them to do their homework.
"World Vision offered a help in form of construction materials. My husband and our neighbors will do the construction on their own," says Haykuhi.
"The move to the new home will be such a relief; finally, my children can live a dignified life."
World Vision has worked in this area of Armenia since 2004, where some 3,460 children are sponsored and our development programs focus on caring for families that struggle to provide for their children because of poverty.
This Christmas, pray for children and families who struggle to stay warm in cold climates like Armenia, where poverty is amplified during the dark, frigid months of winter.
Make one-time donation to help deliver warm clothing to children in need in places like Armenia. Thanks to corporate contributions, your gift will multiply in impact to ship and distribute items like thick coats, warm pants and shirts, sweaters, hats, scarves, shoes, boots, and more.
Sponsor a child in Armenia today. Your love and commitment for a boy or girl in need will help provide basics like nutritious food, clean water, medical care, access to education, warm clothing for the winter months, and more.


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Local design professional and award winning business owner Linda McCall was recently named Decorator of the Year, the highest design award presented by Decorating Den Interiors, North America's largest interior design and home furnishings franchise company.
Her winning room makeover featured a dramatically designed family room that featured a warm and elegantly casual enclave that reflected her client's penchant for an eclectic mix of Nantucket and Asian styles. McCall's family room was selected as the best of more nearly 300 entries in12 categories judged by U.S. and Canadian journalists who write for such publications at Traditional Home, House Beautiful, Design NY, and for national syndication and regional publications. Winners of this 29th International Dream Room awards competition were selected based on their design excellence, creative problem solving, and overall presentation.
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Found an interesting article about a guy building a cheap solar powered refrigerator using a Peltier junction for $35. I know they have ice chests like this already as I have one.
It's just cool to rig one up yourself. I've picked up Peltiers on Ebay before for spares.
Interesting on the "comments" section that someone has idea of taking a junker small chest freezer & hooking up 3-4 Peltiers to it.
Here's the post......
I noticed that many people on this blog want to store milk, vegetables, seeds and medication in a refrigerated atmosphere but have yet to buy 2 refrigerators. Remember the "two is one and one is none" motto; you need 2 ways (or more) to cool your food. You could make a Zeer pot, like I did but there is too much humidity and the pots aren't big enough for 2 gallons of milk.
I can't buy another (let alone storing a 19 cubic footer) $700 fridge as a spare. The other problem is – I might not have AC to use in the future, regardless of all the solar panels I have. So, I needed a small DC powered fridge that will hold at least 2 gallons of milk and some other stuff.
I thought of what MD Creekmore would do – a "Do It Yourself" project. (Mr. Creekmore has a propane fridge but, even though he is a great inspiration, I want to limit my power needs to solar since, that is the only long term solution and also because I have solar) Just like the "MDC made" water filter or electric generator – a person can make a refrigerator. Of course, there will be some technical discussion of the actual properties of said fridge. It will be a bit more involved than the water filter project and, for good reason – you want something a bit more complex.
My most important consideration is that it can be service-able by me, so, the fridge is not going to use Freon. I am going to use a "Peltier junction" cooling unit – already built for the purpose. These units are less efficient heat pumps than an evaporator/condenser cooler but are solid state, small, low power and can be ganged together for more cooling power. Did I mention cheap? At only $35 per unit – you could buy 2 and have one for a spare.
I added fans to the peltier heat sinks (see photo) and they are the only moving parts. They are blowing air "into" the heat sink – an important point here; there is more exposure to cooling air than trying to suck air "out" of the fins. You can have lots of spare fans and they are easily replaced. I wedged some round head screws between the tapered fins to mount the fans on each heat sink. The power cord goes to a car cigar plug (negative ground) with a 10A inline fuse.
For anyone who is not familiar with the peltier device – it is a heat pump that is made like a silicon chip. A DC electric current will get the chip to "pump" heat to one side of the chip leaving the other side cold. Heat sinks (and fans) help to distribute the hot and cold.
The second part is the "containment box" that would consist of the good ol' beer casket – where they get an icy bath until they meet their drinker. Yes, a cooler, the cooler I selected is 18″ x 10″ x 10″ (1.07 cu. ft. approx.) about 20 quart. A cooler has all the "fridge" properties like waterproof food grade inner walls, foam wall insulation (except the lid), rugged dent resistant outer walls. The other benefits of the cooler are: light weight, portable and you probably have them lying around in a corner from all the camping trips. This cooler will actually fit 3 gallons of milk but the 2 side containers will touch the walls.
Now, a cooler can be expected to work as good as a cooler was designed to work – it melts 2 bags of ice keeping 12 beers cold for a couple of hours. I figured that I would improve the efficiency a little bit. I also figured that this could make for a great article so I wanted to gage any progress I made. I decided to use a 7 dollar temperature monitor with remote sensor, which eliminates the "open fridge door" variable in checking the temperature inside. The sensor was taped to a plastic box (see photo) to keep it off the "floor" of the fridge so that air temperature only would be measured.
Now, what to check, since I am designing a fridge; the "cooling cycle" is the metric to gage. This just records the temperature as the fridge runs – how fast it cools. The other metrics are – lowest temperature and the "warming cycle" which is keeping track of the temperature after the cooler is shut off.
As I add insulation I will keep track of how the numbers stack up. The lowest temperature is the temperature when loses (heat gain) are equal to cooling effort. The cooling effort is (approximately) 60 Watts – that is what the heat pump and both fans consume. (A person could mount 2 cooling units which would double the total cooling power)
The first task involved adding the peltier unit to the cooler. The smaller top heat sink has 2 "fins" that slide out from the grooves on the side. I cut the hole (to the size of the smaller, top heat sink) into the plastic (see photo) with a metal Stanley cutter; the cover is really thick in some areas.
I tested the "bare fridge" (see graph) and found that I could only get a 17F degree drop in temperature. The graph shows a fast rise after the heat pump is turned off and the lowest temp (47F) does not really work for keeping milk cold.
The second test involved adding a cheap space blanket (see photo) to the outside of the cooler. I used cellophane tape to attach an old (12 year) Mylar space blanket to the top and bottom of the cooler. The improvement was noticeable; the test ran longer as the heat pump was shaving 0.3F and 0.2F bits for a while. As long as the temperature kept falling – I would run the cooler.
I, next foamed the cover (see photo) and then tested (see graph) a third (and fourth time), the low temp was now down to 40F deg. – good enough for milk. The fourth test was exactly like the third except for shorting the peltier leads together at shutoff, this extended the cool time about 35 minutes at the low end.
Doing this made the peltier junction "fight" the temperature change with its own electric generation thru "temperature difference". (This efficiency improvement would be – adding a switch to shut off/short leads) Adding expanding foam to the cover was the biggest improvement made, so far, and the cost was small – just 4 bucks.
The poly-urethane foam did not stick to the poly-ethylene cover so clean up was easy. The cover is easy to foam after you have cut the hole in for the heat pump. All the later trials do not vary in the first hour of testing – proving that the foam insulation was a big factor for the fridge.
The next step was to replace the old space blanket with a much better insulation solution. The blanket was interesting but, contains no insulation, just pure heat reflection and with only an 80% rate. I first added aluminum foil (used for grilling) to the top and bottom of the cooler. I wrapped a heavier space blanket around the cooler then doubled the blanket over a fiberglass batt wrapped around the cooler. The space blanket will "seal" the fiberglass in a sandwich and also serve as a double reflective layer. I used duct tape to hold the foil against the sides and for the blanket seal. The foil gives 100% heat reflection but tears too easily, the blanket and insulation "press" the foil against the cooler wall and protect it.
The testing (see graph) shows that the "NASA cooler" can now drop down to 32 F. It also took almost 4 hours to warm up to 60F. A side benefit of the added insulation is that sound levels are down by half, can't hear the fan inside.
This fridge is meant to be run on solar power – just one sixty Watt panel (direct connected) will provide all its power during the day. At night – one can use a battery or plastic "ice blocks" to help keep the cold temperature. A 100 Watt solar panel would provide enough power for the fridge and a battery.
I do not have temperature regulation – peltier cooler does not stop at a pre-set temperature. Right now the cooler cannot go below the freezing mark (32F/ 0 C) no matter how much it runs since it does not have enough power but regulation could be added if saving power became paramount. Remember this fridge was home made and can always be upgraded.
I only measured the air temperature (see chart) inside the fridge; milk (and all other things) will take longer to cool down, maybe 6 hours (per gallon of milk) with this unit. It will also take longer to warm up – a cold gallon of milk will help chill the next gallon of warm milk.
I could reverse the cooling into heating by adding a small "bridge diode" to the fan leads and putting in a reverse-able coupling. The peltier unit comes with a connector – you would need to find the cord to fit the connector. Of course; I already have a solar cooker.
You could go out and buy a cooler with the peltier unit inside although I think that it would cost a little more then my unit. It might be a quite a bit less efficient (no space blanket heat reflection) and the parts replacement will be a question.
———- I had this laying around too)
I know that this fridge does not look "commercial" and I would not blame you if you bought a nice $1400 "Sun Cooler" DC fridge but if your Sun Cooler gives out – you now have the skill to convert a cooler to a fridge. Well, what do you think?
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I think, if I wasn't determined to be ice less at camp I could get away with a 60 watt system.
That is a heck of a write up/post. And I salute your determination, recycling, & effort.
I picked up a PowerChill cooler off craigslist for about 50$ and have been using it over a year now. It works for weekends & extended stays. Imo to much power draw at 4 amps constant use on smaller solar systems. When its over 80 degrees I have to run it more then 1/2 the day. I use an AcuRite Thermometer to keep an eye on the inside. Thermoelectric coolers for what they can do are not true refrigeration. But there cost, or, this cost is attractive compared to an Engel or Edgestar.
I would typicaly vacation at my camp in the cooler months. And so then the cooler wouldn't have to chew as much Ah reserve. Even though I have taken to running it mostly durring charge hours off the load side. Still when I'm there for more then a few days I have to be prepaired to keep two extra coolers & make ice runs into town.
Or I have three choices; Consider a 12v/120 edgstar (500$), double my battery bank (600$) Ice runs and soggy food. Cool.
To controll the temp rob an old fridg of the thermostate, it should handle 60 watts, even at low voltage.
Also, just for your comparisons! I have an old bernz-o-matic ammonia fridge. Some ran on L.P. Gas, this one runs on 12 volts D.C. or 110 A.C. . The entire cooler is about 20 inches square and tall, the compartment is 18 deep by a 18 by 10? Those are approxaments! It has small ice trays and will keep the beer cold and make ice! No fan the coil sets high and gravity circulates air. Insulation is definitely lacking. The biggie to you, it runs on 60 watts AC or DC. So your numbers ore looking good to commercial built.
I don't know why my I-Pad posted the picture an all of that post above--it was supposed to just have been the link itself..oh well...I'd sure like to find one of those old bernz-o-matic ammonia ones. Used to have one at lake house that ran on LP--Servel was brand.
Reading some more on cheap refrigeration for solar panels, I found some interesting links on converting a chest freezer into a fridge...one guy's conversion brought refrigerator usage down to 0.1 kWh a day running about 90 seconds per hour.
The concept is rather intriguing
Check with motor home, trailer dealers they used to be 12/110/LP and a take out can't be worth much.


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Catherine just completed scoring the feature Tennis documentary Gold Balls. It will premiere in early 2016.
Catherine recently finished scoring the feature horror The Basement which is currently on the festival circuit. Most recently it screened opening night at the Fright Night Film Fest and will be screening at Martinsville Horrorfest in November.
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Catherine is incredibly intuitive and taps right in to the heart of the story. She has infinite respect and love for the medium of film and music and how they both work together to take us on their magical journeys. Persephone Vandegrift, Writer & Director All Things Hidden
Catherine Grealish is an award-winning LA-based composer for film, games, media and live performance. A multi-instrumentalist, she is a classical and jazz singer, and plays violin, piano, and guitar. Catherine won the Independent Music Vox Pop Award for her soundtrack for the film All Things Hidden.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 governs minimum wage rates for employees who work for covered employers. Employers covered under the FLSA minimum wage laws include companies that employ at least two people and do at least $500,000 of business each year. Also, employers such as nursing homes, school and day care medical clinics are covered under the FLSA minimum wage laws.
As of July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage rate is $7.25; however, many states have minimum wage rates that are higher or lower than the federal minimum. In cases where the state and federal minimum wage rates differ, the employer has to pay the higher of the two. While covered employers must comply with the federal and state minimum wage rates, they are by no means blanket rates that appy to all workers.
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Based on 2,080 work hours per year, the annual salary of a minimum wage employee is $15,080, according to the federal standard. Since many states have minimum wage rates that are higher than the federal standard, the annual salary for some minimum wage employees could be as high as $18,803 if the employee works in Washington, which is the state with the highest minimum wage. When computing salaries for full-time workers, it's assumed the employee works 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
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There are exceptions to employers' requirements to pay minimum wage. According to the federal law, the minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. When a tipped employee's average hourly rate falls below the federal or state minimum, the employer is required to bring the employee's hourly rate up to the minimum. Tipped employees may include food service and hospitality workers, such as bell hops, porters, restaurant wait staff, bus personnel and bartenders.
Another exception to the minimum wage requirements pertains to workers under 20 years old, but the exception applies only to the first 90 days of employment. During the initial 90-day period, workers in this age group may be paid $4.25. However, once they complete the 90-day period -- consecutive calendar days, not work days -- their wage raises up to the $7.25 federal minimum. If the employer turns 20 years old before he finishes the 90-day period, the employer is required to bring his rate up to $7.25 per hour.
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Letter to Holder: Harman Seeks Release of Spy Case Transcripts
Rep. Jane Harman (D., Calif.) wrote Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday, saying she wants to make public all materials involving her. News reports said that the National Security Agency intercepted phone calls between Harman and a supporter of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. She reportedly was overheard agreeing to seek favorable treatment from the Bush administration for the two AIPAC lobbyists, who were accused of espionage.
Below is the text of the letter sent by Harman (D., Calif.) sent to Holder.
Dear General Holder:
I am outraged to learn from reports leaked to the media over the last several days that the FBI or NSA secretly wiretapped my conversations in 2005 or 2006 while I was Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee.
This abuse of power is outrageous and I call on your Department to release all transcripts and other investigative material involving me in an unredacted form. It is my intention to make this material available to the public.
I also urge you to take appropriate steps to investigate possible wiretapping of other Members of Congress and selective leaks of investigative material which can be used for political purposes. As you know, it is entirely appropriate to converse with advocacy organizations and constituent groups, and I am concerned about a chilling effect on other elected officials who may find themselves in my situation.
Let me be absolutely clear: I never contacted the Department of Justice, the White House or anyone else to seek favorable treatment regarding the national security cases on which I was briefed, or any other cases. You may be aware that David Szady, the FBI's former top counterintelligence official, is quoted in the media saying of me "…in all my dealings with her, she was always professional and never tried to intervene or get in the way of any investigation."


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