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As the recent "2008 Biopharma Outsourcing" conference sponsored by iiBIG underscored, the term contract research organization (CRO) can take on a wide variety of meanings depending on the specific company it's applied to. As the conference also reinforced, though, there are certain metrics that apply virtually across the board.
Judith Gwathmey, M.D., founder, president, and CSO of Gwathmey (www.gwthmey.com), summarized several of them in her presentation to the group: flexibility, good communication, affinity for the client's science (as opposed to a commodity approach), and a stable team that is on top of their skill set.
Started on the Harvard Quad in 1994, Dr. Gwathmey's company now employs 17 people at its laboratories in Cambridge, MA. "A preclinical CRO should live and breathe the client's science," she stated, "matching up with them strength to strength. It can't be a commodity-based business." And because drug discovery and development is a highly fluid process, Dr. Gwathmey stressed that the CRO has to be flexible in its project-management approach in respect to timing and changing parameters on short notice.
"We have to think and work with our clients and then bridge them to the next partner—not just toss them over the wall," she added. Her organization stresses providing "a stable team that stays with the client's study." Experience and cross-training equip Gwathmey to look for things that may not be in the clinical protocol—changes in respiration or eating habits, for example, that may indicate an animal is not in good shape and would not provide a valid picture of a drug's effect.
"We ran a trial where the first two rats that were dosed convulsed and died. We lowered the dose and tried again with the same result. A bad formulation was at fault. By proceeding the way we did, we prevented any unnecessary loss of time and resources," Dr. Gwathmey noted.
The term "commodity" as it applies to the services provided by CROs is something big pharma seems to be pushing, according to Peter Pekos, president and CEO of Dalton Pharma Services (www.dalton.com). Pekos referred to it as the "Wal-Martization" of a function he views as anything but that.
"The challenge everyone faces is managing the complexity of the drug-development process," he said. Pekos pointed out the advantages of working with a CRO that can match up both capabilities and important intangibles with the organizations they are trying to serve. "We tend to focus on North America with the U.S. being our largest market. We speak the same language and abide by the same rule of law," he noted.
Another aspect is harmonization, Pekos added, currently a fact of life between Canada and the EU, but a work in progress in terms of the ICH and FDA. "Clearly," he stated, "for the industry to move forward a more efficient process of harmonization is necessary."
For those who think they can save money by moving work offshore, Pekos suggested otherwise. "There isn't likely to be much impact on total costs," he said, "when you factor in the time it takes to fill in holes and gaps created by miscommunication." In addition, he noted, China and India will soon be providing drugs to their own populations, as India is doing now via generics. "Going offshore may buy five to 10 years of savings but at what long-term cost?" Pekos wondered.
Judd Berman, cofounder of Dalton Medicinal Chemistry, the medicinal chemistry arm of Dalton Pharma Services, said that quality, innovation, and speed are the hallmarks of the company's team of experienced medicinal chemists. "We want long-term relationships with a limited number of select partners who are interested in investing in the person-year time domain, not person-week," he stated.
Dalton provides chemistry from lead identification and optimization through GLP and GMP for clinical development and on to commercialization. "Many of our customers want several steps done by the same source to prevent extra handoffs, which can cost time and lead to mistakes," Pekos observed.
David Phillips, senior vp, sales and marketing, at BioFocus DPI (www.biofocus.com), agreed that time is indeed of the essence. A Galapagos company, BioFocus concentrates on target discovery, HTS, and lead optimization in its preclinical collaborations. Speed, at the end of the day, is "the over-riding metric," Phillips said.
Outsourcing is growing 10% to 20% per year, he observed, while international pharma is not building infrastructure. "They're not adding buildings or people anymore," he noted. "The fact is, the top four pharmas place work in India and China and with BioFocus DPI. The difference is that our programs use 20-year medicinal chemistry veterans across the disciplines that comprise a highly experienced team. In addition, we do ADME in silico and in vitro under one roof in a fully integrated drug discovery program. India and China are less likely to assemble integrated teams with similar experience. When you are conducting a program and want lead optimization fast, you don't want to rely on a source that can slow down the process."
Janet Wolfe, Ph.D., president of Wolfe Laboratories (www.wolfelabs.com), told the conference that a good CRO should act as an extension of the client's development group and spoke up on behalf of doing business locally where expertise, ease of communication, and shared language and culture are most easily found.
"Communication is important," she stated. "Fifty percent of our clients are within a 25-mile radius. They value face-to-face interaction. Teleconferences and e-mails frequently don't capture the essence.
"With the 50 percent of our business that is not local, we make a concerted effort to set up regular meetings. We return phone calls and e-mails the same day because no response indicates there may be a problem. And we have a regular schedule for sending updates so that management and investors have the data they need to make their jobs easier."
Wolfe Laboratories is what its president calls "a bootstrap operation," founded nine years ago without any outside investors. She described her company as a niche organization serving "one-compound companies," mostly in the Boston area. "I focus on biotechs and pharmas that have raised at least $15 million in venture capital," she said. "When a molecule is nominated we take it all the way to Phase I, with involvement in critical path activities." Dr. Wolfe cited lead optimization, ADME, toxicity studies, route of administration, dosage schedule, GLP, and GMP as areas where Wolfe Laboratories offers cost-effective services.
"Our services are customized for every compound, which may seem like it would be more expensive, but we think our costs are lower overall."
Cambridge Biomedical Research Group (CBRG; www.cambridgebiomedical.com) provides clinical trial assays based on a platform of broad scientific experience that translates into rapid project completion, according to Al Correia, CBRG vp, operations. "When you look at clinical trials, every one is an entity unto itself with unique opportunities and challenges," Correia said. "You have to be flexible in your approach—plan, plan, plan, and then be ready to change." In his experience, there are too many instances where a bias or specialization drives the decision, versus the technology being chosen that best suits the project needs.
The decision may not be as straightforward as it first appears. Correia cited one case where the technology default was HPLC, which successfully isolated a number of metabolites. But the physicians wanted only the biologically active ones, so CBRG went back to a bioassay. In another instance, company analysts found areas in a Phase IV study that could be improved, but revalidation and resubmission ruled out making the change even at triple the productivity.
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Jan. 19, 2012 -- A new federal report estimates that 20% of American adults -- more than 45 million people -- had some form of mental illness in 2010.
The annual survey, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), shows a very slight increase in rates of mental illness compared to those reported in the 2009 survey. Overall, according to the latest survey, the numbers have remained steady.
"Today's report issued by SAMHSA provides further evidence that we need to continue efforts to monitor levels of mental illness in the United States in order to effectively prevent this important public health problem and its negative impact on total health," Ileana Arias, PhD, principal deputy director of the CDC, says in a news release accompanying the report.
Report: Women More Likely Than Men to Have Mental Disorder
Here are the highlights:
- Nearly 30% of young adults -- those aged 18 to 25 -- were estimated to have had a diagnosable disorder. That's more than any other age group. The estimates for adults between the ages of 26 and 49, and those 50 and over, were 22.1% and 14.3%, respectively.
- Women are more likely than men to have a mental disorder (23% vs. 16.8%); however, mental illness among men is on the rise, according to the survey. In 2009, 15.6% of men had a mental disorder.
- More than a quarter of people of mixed race had some form of mental disorder in 2010, compared to 20.6% among whites and 19.7% among African-Americans. Asians, at 15.8%, had the lowest score, followed by Hispanics at 18.3% and American Indians or Alaska Natives at 18.7%.
- The survey also reports that those below the poverty line had significantly higher rates of mental illness than those with larger incomes.
Those figures cover people who have what SAMHSA refers to as "any mental illness," or AMI. That means any diagnosable mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder regardless of whether or not it impairs a person's day-to-day life. For example, someone with an AMI could meet the criteria for depression yet still be able to function normally both at work and at home.
The survey also looked at those with serious mental illness, or SMI. Overall, 11.4 million U.S. adults -- about 5% of the adult population -- had a disorder that greatly impaired their ability to function in daily life. As with AMIs, young adults, women, and those of mixed race were the most likely to have had an SMI during 2010.

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Despite numerous setbacks, biopharma firms continue to press on in the quest for a safe and effective Alzheimer's drug. [© freshidea – Fotolia.com]
With just five successes, all just slowing progression of symptoms for six to 12 months, the road to an Alzheimer's drug has been paved with failure. And the setbacks keep coming, most recently in May, when Baxter International's Gammagard failed in Phase III to reduce cognitive decline or preserve functional ability in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's patients.
Baxter did point a possible bright spot: Moderate Alzheimer's patients and ApoE4 carriers showed between 16% and 29% cognition improvement over placebo. That could lead to a new trial for a subpopulation likelier to benefit from the drug, much as Lilly plans a new Phase III study of solanezumab in patients with mild Alzheimer's by year's end.
Gammagard joins a growing number of failed, late-stage Alzheimer's candidates. Last year alone, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy unit and Pfizer ended development of bapineuzumab after it missed co-primary clinical endpoints in Phase III studies of patients who are, and aren't, ApoE4 carriers. Eli Lilly's solanezumab missed Phase III cognitive and functional primary endpoints against beta-amyloid plaques.
Among some later-stage Alzheimer's drug efforts in progress:
Lilly recently signaled a change in its strategy against Alzheimer's. In April, the firm acquired from Siemens Medical Solutions two investigational positron emission tomography (PET) tracers for an undisclosed price. Both aim to image the accumulation in the brain of tau protein that blocks the transport of nutrients and essential molecules.
Richard C. Mohs, Ph.D., distinguished research fellow with Lilly, told GEN the company's new focus on imaging tau tangles—one hallmark of the memory-robbing ailment—is not a retreat from fighting the other hallmark, amyloid-beta protein deposits that form amyloid plaques outside of neurons, but a one-two punch against Alzheimer's.
"It's biologically complex enough that you have to go after it in multiple different ways," Dr. Moh said in an interview at the BIO 2013 International Convention in Chicago. "For complex, common diseases like Alzheimer's, the likelihood that you're going to solve the problem with only one approach is extremely low. Hopefully, by targeting each of these, we would be able to make some independent contribution to the overall aim of making Alzheimer's more of a manageable disease for people who get it."
Two years ago, NIH's National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association issued revised diagnostic guidelines that divided the disease into preclinical, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia phases—an acknowledgement that Alzheimer's cannot be fought as a single-start disease.
"It's a gradual process," Dr. Mohs said. "In order to treat it, most people now think we're better off moving toward the earlier stages of the disease, where the traditional diagnostic criteria are somewhat more difficult to operationalize, because they are dependent on the appearance of frank symptoms. Those are sort-of hard to discern early on."
A smaller drug developer long interested in tau, Oligomerix, last month won $2.8 million in Series B financing. The proceeds will in part advance into preclinical drug discovery programs targeting tau protein oligomers, the company's focus since its founding in 2006.
"So many people were focused on amyloid that we didn't see an opportunity to move into that direction, so we sort of serendipitously became tau-ists," James Moe, Ph.D., the company's president and CEO, told GEN.
Years before Oligomerix was launched, its founders worked with Columbia University researcher Ottavio Arancio, M.D., Ph.D., to learn more about the correlation between Alzheimer's progression and disulfide-mediated tau oligomers in cerebrospinal fluid. "We showed with statistical significance that if you infuse these oligomers into the hippocampi of living mice, wild-type mice, you get a significant reduction in fair conditioning response, a measure of memory formation," Dr. Moe added.
Also last month, NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals scored $6.4 million in private equity financing for ongoing pre-IND studies of lead compound NPT002, set to advance to clinical trials next year. NPT002 mediated clearance of misfolded protein deposits—including amyloid-beta, tau, and alpha-synuclein—in multiple animal models, resulting in cognitive and behavioral improvements.
A number of reasons explain why the amyloid pathway has proven resistant to a successful drug, according to Howard Fillit, M.D., executive director and CSO of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). He said the thinking that amyloid plays a critical role in the disease process is still a hypothesis based primarily on preclinical data.
"It may just be that amyloid production in the brain is a response to injury, a mechanism of cells to repair, and it's basically similar to the formation of a scar, but not necessarily a primary driver. Indeed, there are many other proteins in the plaques besides amyloid," Dr. Fillit said.
He cited evidence in recent years of amyloid plaques being present in people who die of head trauma. These plaques, he said, can occur acutely after injury, so they cannot be said to cause injury. Other reasons, he added, may include clinical trial models and robustness of drugs.
ADDF has invested nearly $60 million to fund 400 Alzheimer's drug discovery programs and clinical trials at academic centers and biotech companies in 18 countries, including some 60 mission-related investments to biotech companies.
"We've seen upwards of 3,000 new ideas for new drugs for Alzheimer's disease since 1998, so just the depth and the breadth of innovation that is going on in the field right now is incredible," Dr. Fillit said.
Alzheimer's, Dr. Fillit said, requires a focus on several risk factors, key among them aging. "As we age, we have multiple medical co-morbidities, like hypertension and diabetes, that in themselves are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, and have their own mechanisms that include insulin resistance in the brain, insulin resistance of the mitochondria in the brain, advanced glycation endproducts in the brain, the effects of hypertension on blood vessels in the brain, and hypoxia."
That thinking is shared by Salk Institute for Biological Studies researchers developing J147, a preclinical synthetic drug that reversed memory loss, reduced amyloid levels and slowed disease progression in mice, according to a study published May 14 in Alzheimer's Research and Therapy. The researchers showed that J147 protected neurons by increasing supply of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, rather than attacking amyloid or tau.
"I think it's very realistic that in the next five years, and certainly outside in the next 10 years, we'll have some disease-modifying drugs approved for Alzheimer's," Dr. Fillit said. "I doubt that they'll be cures. I think they will be drugs that will have an impact on the illness in demonstrating a slowing of the progression. Then, the next step will be employing those agents earlier and earlier in disease prevention."
Last year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services committed the nation to "prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025" in its "National Plan" for the disorder. If Washington truly wants to fulfill that goal, the Obama administration will need to increase NIH basic-research spending well beyond the $503 million of FY '12, projected to drop to $484 million this fiscal year.
Obama's proposals for an extra $50 million for Alzheimer's research in FY 2013 and $80 million in FY '14 are steps in the right direction, though not much more—not when NIH spends $3 billion a year on AIDS and $5.6 billion on cancer. Given today's tight budgets, however, any more money the agency spends on Alzheimer's will likely come at the expense of some other equally worthy disease or program.
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Real Richmond Food Tours and More visited the William Miller House Bed and Breakfast this afternoon. This urban inn is located in the heart of the historic Fan District and is featured often on the "VCU: Alternative Eats" walking tour. After a quick introduction to the inn, a bit of its history, its parlor, dining room, and wine room with its fabulous view of the east garden and its hydrangeas, tour-goers were ushered into the kitchen.
Breakfast is the biggest part of the name bed and breakfast and this inn is a foodie's paradise. Breakfast items focus on fresh, local, seasonal and organic (if available) ingredients brought together in a creative way to highlight the flavors of central Virginia.
First up, Mike offered a grilled shrimp, atop a homemade pickle relish garnished with a chipolte aioli served in a Chinese soup spoon. Guests were offered a taste of Barboursville Vineyard's Brut, the Virginia version of champagne to celebrate the day, which happened to be one couple's anniversary.
After a toast to their anniversary and the the second year of Real Richmond Food tours, Mike prepared a fresh peach espuma garnished with fresh peach cubes, also served in a Chinese spoon.
Next on the menu, Mike presented puffed pastry baskets with pastry cream and a trio of fresh berries: raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. The sampling menu concluded with a quick explanation of "sous vide" cooking and a taste of a rib eye for those interested!
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Hamburg Supervisor Steven J. Walters endorsed the benefits of industrial development agencies during his State of the Town address Friday.
"IDAs do not give money away; IDAs help create a growing tax base," he said at the 12th annual Hamburg Chamber of Commerce State of the Town luncheon in Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant, Blasdell.
Despite the challenges of last year, Walters said the state of the town is "good."
There has been a debate over the number of industrial development agencies in the region, and suburban IDAs have been criticized for giving tax breaks, leaving taxpayers in other communities to bear the cost of the incentives.
Walters said the return on incentives in the form of town, county and school taxes "is simply astounding."
He said the parcel where Ravenwood North Industrial Park sits was generating about $15,000 annually in property taxes and would have paid a total of about $277,000 over the next 18 years at that rate. But with the Hamburg IDA helping the development of the property through tax abatement programs, the park has paid more than $3 million in school, town and county taxes from 1993 to 2011.
He also said the Hamburg IDA assisted with 45 projects over the past five years, and only three were from somewhere else in the state. The companies employ more than 1,300 people, he added.
During his prepared remarks, Walters noted accomplishments of his administration, which is entering the eighth and final year of his second term. He said his administration will continue its commitment to strong economic growth.
He noted the town had successful bicentennial activities, drawing thousands, and the combined Recreation, Senior and Youth Department is "more efficient, more responsive and more energetic than ever before."
He said the rebranding of the town golf course last year to the Eighteen Mile Creek Golf Course created a course more welcoming to nonresidents. "This simple yet important change allows us to promote the course not just as a municipal golf course but as one of the top public courses in our area," he said.
Woodlawn Beach State Park, operated by the town for a second year last year, drew more than 100,000 people and more than 20,000 paid vehicle admissions, generating nearly $300,000, he said. Critics had pointed out that the most New York State brought in when it ran the beach was about $50,000.
"We said this would be a tremendous success, and it has," he said. "The only problems we have had over the first two years, is that even our most optimistic projections did not anticipate the success would come this quickly."
Walters also blamed recent negative publicity about the town on the media, particularly The Buffalo News.
"What makes our work in town government all the more difficult is the negative perception that is created by the press. I will admit that we do not always agree as board members, but be fair," he said.
The town is spending less than it has in more than six years, he said, and he attributed that to his "fiscal conservative policies have righted the ship."
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Sperm passes from the testes to the penis in tubes called the vas deferens. A vasectomy is a surgery that blocks these tubes. This makes a man unable to make a woman pregnant.
Male Reproductive Anatomy
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Reasons for a Vasectomy
The surgery is done to make you sterile. This means that you are unable to cause a pregnancy.
A vasectomy is done as permanent birth control. This option is for men who are sure they will not want to father a child in the future. There is a surgery to reverse a vasectomy. However, the reverse is not always successful.
Risks of a Vasectomy
If you are planning to have a vasectomy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications with you, which may include:
- Infection
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Bleeding
- Chronic pain in and around the testes
- Sperm granuloma (lumps due to immune system response to sperm leaking from the reproductive organs)
- Ability to still make a woman pregnant
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Smoking
- Local infections
- Bleeding disorders
- Prior surgery in that area
The Vasectomy Procedure
Preparing for a Vasectomy
Your doctor may do the following:
- Physical exam
- Medical history
- Review of medicines
- Discuss the effects of this procedure
Talk to your doctor about your medicines. You may be asked to stop taking some medicines up to one week before the procedure. These include:
- Aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs
- Blood thinners, such as clopidogrel (Plavix) or warfarin (Coumadin)
In the days leading up to your procedure:
- Arrange for a ride to and from the procedure.
- Wear comfortable clothing.
- Take any medicine as ordered by your doctor. A mild sedative before the procedure may be recommended.
- Shower before leaving home.
- You may be asked to clip your scrotal hair.
Local anesthesia will be used. It will numb the area. You may also be given medication to help you relax.
Description of a Vasectomy
There are three techniques for a vasectomy:
- Conventional approach — One small cut will be made in the skin on each side of the scrotum. The vas deferens will be pulled through the openings. The tubes will then be cut. A small piece of the tubes may also be removed. The ends of the tube will be sealed off with stitches, clips, or an electrical pulse. The vas deferens will then be placed back into the scrotum. The incision will be closed with stitches.
- No-scalpel vasectomy — The doctor will locate the vas deferens under the scrotal skin. A clamp will be attached to hold it in place. A special tool will be used to punch a small hole in the skin. The hole will be stretched open to pull the vas deferens through. The tubes will then be cut and sealed as above. The holes will heal without stitches.
- Vas clip vasectomy — The vas deferens will be exposed in either of the two manners above. Special clips will be placed around each vas deferens and cinched in place. The clips will block the flow of sperm beyond the position of the clip.
Conventional Approach
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Conventional vasectomies take about 30 minutes. No-scalpel procedures take about 20 minutes.
After a Vasectomy
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
- Apply ice packs, covered with a towel, on and off during the first eight hours.
- Ask your doctor about when it is safe to shower, bathe or soak in water.
- Wear an athletic supporter if recommended by your doctor.
- Keep the area clean and dry.
- Cover the incisions with clean gauze for three days, or as directed by your doctor.
- A small amount of blood on the gauze pads is normal. Tell your doctor if you have excessive bleeding or need to change the gauze pads more than 2-3 times daily.
- Your doctor may give you antibiotics for several days following the procedure. Take all medicines as instructed.
- Do not lift heavy objects or participate in sports for 2-3 weeks.
- Be sure to follow your doctor's instructions.
Most men feel fine to go back to work in a few days. They may also feel ready for sexual activity in about a week. Ejaculation may cause some discomfort in the groin and testicles until the tissues heal.
A vasectomy may not make you sterile right away. Tests will be done to look for any sperm in the semen. The tests may be done at your doctor's office or with a home test kit. These tests are done to make sure that the procedure was effective.
You will need to use another form of birth control until the tests show there is no sperm in your semen.
Although a vasectomy is very effective, it is not a 100 percent guarantee that you will never be able to make a woman pregnant.
Vasectomy Complications
After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision site
- Difficulty urinating
- Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
Contact the urology clinic.
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Top Refrigerators for Tiny House RVs
Photo of Tumbleweed Elm-18 Equator with a Edgestar 2.3 cubic ft. Refrigerator
In continuation of our "Top Appliances for Tiny House RVs" blog series, this week we are going to focus on our recommendations for chilling your leftovers - a.k.a, the fridge! Click here for our post on "Top Laundry Units" and here for "Top Manufactured Composting Toilets." So let's get started. Grab a beverage, because we are serving up some food for thought!
In our Ready-Made Tiny House RVs we prefer to use one of the first two options on this list, depending on the size requested by our costumer. Our build team at The Shed Yard has tested these units for quality and energy consumption. Both of our recommended refrigerators are more energy efficient that the majority of models on the market today, which is a valuable factor to consider when shopping for tiny home appliances.
1). Edgestar - Model # CRF320SS
- Retail: $229.00 (as of 8/22/2014)
- Size: 3.1 cubic ft. / Dimensions: 33 1/2" H x 19" W x 19 3/4" D
- Weight: 57 lbs.
- Power: 115 V/ 75 W/ 0.64 A
- Separate refrigerator and freezer compartments
2). Avanti - Model # RA7316PST
- Retail: $449 (as of 8/22/2014)
- Size: 7.4 cubic ft. / Dimensions: 56" H x 21.5" W x 23" D
- Weight: 92 lbs.
- Input Voltage: 110 V/60 Hz
- Separate refrigerator and freezer compartments
Those are our two favorites! Below are a few more compact options used by tiny house RV owners.
- Retail: $749 (as of 8/22/2014)
- Size: 3 cubic ft. / Dimensions: 29-3/4" H x 20-1/2" W x 21-3/8" D
- Weight: 71 lbs.
- Power: 3-Way (12V DC/110V AC/LP Gas) *
- Separate refrigerator and freezer compartments
*Propane power allows for off-grid usage
Photo credit: Dometic
Photo credit: Compact Appliance
5). Chest Refrigerator - Multiple Models & Manufacturers
It's difficult to detail the specs on this particular option, as there are so many varieties of chest refrigerators. Tumbleweed Workshop presenter Art Cormier's tiny home RV is outfitted with a Dometic chest refrigerator (pictured above). He has also cleverly secured a cutting board to the top lid, effectively hiding the unit.
Art's Tiny Kitchen / photo credit: Tiny Sip House
As always, we hope this list if helpful. If you have any recommendations of your own, please comment below!
Check back soon for more Tumbleweed appliance recommendations.
Jenna Spesard is currently building a Tumbleweed Cypress with her partner, Guillaume, who is a professional photographer and Tumbleweed Workshop Host. As soon as their build is complete, they will travel around North America with their tiny house blogging and photographing their adventure. Click here for more info on their tiny house and giant journey.


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Cross Country Earns 5th At #JennaStrong Fall Classic
WILMINGTON, Ohio - - The Ball State cross country team turned in one of its strongest efforts of the season, scoring a fifth-place effort out of 34 teams at Friday's #JennaStrong Fall Classic hosted by Wilmington College.
The Cardinals' five scored runners posted an average time of 19:16.25 to earn 170 points in the meet. Mid-American Conference rival Toledo won the event with a combined score of 82 (18:57.88). Rounding out the top five were Roberts Wesleyan (94/18:59.12), Indianapolis (100/19:03.69), Findlay (169/19:14.71) and Ball State.
Junior Courtney Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) led Ball State's runners to the finish line, placing fourth overall with a time of 18:40.28. The finish gave Edon her first top five effort of the season.
Next up for the Cardinals was sophomore Danielle Dahl (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) who placed 30th among scored runners with a time of 19:15.92.
Rounding out Ball State's scored runners were junior Caitlynn Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) in 35th at 19:20.42, freshman Ericka Rinehart (Angola, Ind./Angola) in 45th at 19:27.03 and freshman Jordan Timmons (Bargersville, Ind./Center Grove) in 56th at 19:37.58.
Also running for the Cardinals were junior Madelyn Webster (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) in 91st at 20:14.17, redshirt freshman Becca Kropf (Goshen, Ind./Fairfield) in 134th at 21:12.92 and redshirt freshman Jordan Jenkins (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) in 310th at 22:58.61.
The Ball State cross country team returns to action Saturday, Nov. 2, when it travels to Bowling Green, Ohio, for the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships. The women's race is set to start at 11 a.m.
Ball State Individual Results at the #JennaStrong Fall Classic
4th/4th overall: Courtney Edon - 18:40.28
30th/31st: Danielle Dahl - 19:15.92
35th/36th: Caitlynn Edon - 19:20.42
45th/46th: Ericka Rinehart - 19:27.03
56th/57th: Jordan Timmons - 19:37.58
91st/103rd: Madelyn Webster - 20:14.17
134th/170th: Becca Kropf - 21:12.92
NR/310th: Jordan Jenkins - 22:58.61


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NEGLEY - Middleton Township's approval or denial of road use maintenance agreements (RUMAs) with Chesapeake Energy has no effect on landowners' royalty payments, trustees said.
Trustees have fielded questions from some residents concerned that if the RUMAs are not approved, or are delayed, it will keep them from receiving royalty payments from the Oklahoma-based oil and gas exploration company.
The agreements require companies involved in the preparing and operation of drill sites to upgrade and maintain the roads being used to get to the sites and to resurface them when drilling is completed.
Marlene and Jack Shaffer, Echo Dell Road, had asked trustees why they are "making it so difficult on Chesapeake," and noted that "people want and need their royalties."
Trustees said the agreements have no effect on the royalty payments and that they are working with Chesapeake to make sure the roads are properly maintained.
They also explained that the RUMA for Scotts Mill Road was delayed because language in the agreement called for the township's road crew to be on call for maintenance of the road in the event that Chesapeake is unable. They said that with only two full-time men, the road department did not have the manpower and ability to do that and requested it be amended to read the crew would be responsible "at their discretion."
The RUMA was approved on Oct. 1, and the board canceled a RUMA for Justison Road that same day.
Chesapeake wants Justison Road to access a planned oil and gas well on the Benner property nearby, but trustees said they don't want the company to use the road unless it agrees to provide a plan for the maintenance and repair prior to any drilling activity in that area. Another stipulation was that the company blacktop the road instead of chip and seal as the agreement called for.
The board canceled the agreement after the being displeased with the condition of Vale Road and how long Chesapeake was taking to have it resurfaced. The company uses roughly seven-tenths of a mile of the road to get to a well and water impoundment site. The board told field representative Brett Bankert it would not approve any future agreements until Vale Road was chipped and sealed as planned.
Chesapeake performed the road work recently.
As of Nov. 10 Chesapeake has drilled two horizontal wells in the township and a third has been permitted, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
In other business, trustees approved on Monday:
-Paying bills in the amount of $3,592.75.
-Accepting a $10 bid from trustee Nancy Michaels for 10 chairs previously used in the road garage.
-Paying Ken's Tree Service $2,500 to trim and clear trees from Carmel Achor, Quay, Echo Dell, Riffle, Pancake Clarkson West roads, and possibly a portion of Tomahawk Road.
- Ordering 14 signs for seven railroad crossings. The signs will be paid for through grant funding awarded through the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
- Joining the Whitaker Myers Insurance Group for general, liability, auto, fire, and public official liability coverage from Dec. 1 through Nov. 30, 2013. Fiscal Officer Bob Chapman said joining the group will save the township roughly $3,500 a year.
- Selling the 1970 Cleveland Road Grader to Feezle Auto Wrecking for $1,600.
The board then entered into executive session to discuss leasing property for oil and gas rights. No action was taken.


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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. —-The classic hoots and hollers of a powder-happy crowd sounded Tuesday morning at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort's Grandview chairlift. A fresh blanket covered the runs.
"I'm glad winter finally showed up," said John Borchard, a South Lake Tahoe snowboarder who came up for some fresh turns. "It's the last day of February and we finally got a powder day."
Though not massive, the foot or so of fresh snow renewed slopes at all three South Shore resorts. It also added to California's water supply, which primarily comes from mountain snowmelt.
Runs at Sierra were peppered with granite boulders, small trees and other obstacles, testaments to this year's below-average snowfall. But at least they were open.
"They just opened Dynamite," snowboarder Blair Carlson said as he rounded the lift line for another run. "It's bottomless up there. Most of the other runs, you'll hit stuff underneath."
Sierra spokesman Steve Hemphill said ski patrol and mountain staff are warning people that, despite the soft, fluffy powder, there are still dangers.
"That's something we're really trying to get out to people," Hemphill said. "Be careful when going through the trees."
Nonetheless, the Monday's snow along with the accumulation forecasted for Wednesday will allow the mountain to open more terrain and maybe even get started on their half-pipe, Hemphill said.
Just down the road from Sierra at Phillips, Frank Gehrke, chief of California Cooperative Snow Surveys was taking measurements of the fresh snow for the monthly survey.
"It would've looked a lot different had we done this on Sunday," Gehrke said, walking out into the field. "This is pretty all new snow."
The snow survey found 17 inches of snow with 3.9 inches of water content, a dismal 16 percent of the long-term average.
"Probably to no one's surprise, we're not doing too well," Gehrke said to the group of reporters covering the survey. "While the storm totals have been obviously better than nothing, we're still way, way down."
Last year at this time, the Phillips snow survey read 44 inches of water content, or 178 percent of the long-term average, Gehrke said.
"I think it illustrates the variability," he said. "We talk about average and normal, and that really doesn't describe our weather very well. We're typically in the extremes."
As far as the density of the most recent snow, at about 25 percent water content, it's about as light and powdery as it gets for the maritime snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, Gehrke said. That makes for great skiing conditions.
"It's game on again," said Kirkwood Mountain Resort spokesman Kevin Cooper. "With (Wednesday's snowfall), it's just going to put us over the top."
With enough snow, Kirkwood will be able to hold the North Face Masters and the Freeskiing World Tour at the end of March and beginning of April, two events that have already been delayed due to too little snow.
"Things we had to push back, are looking more positive now," Cooper said.
Heavenly Mountain Resort opened some new terrain and is excited to launch their "Fresh tracks for season pass-holders" program, said spokeswoman Sally Gunter. As part of the program, the gondola will open at 8:15 a.m. to season pass-holders each Wednesday between Feb. 29 and March 28.


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The employers are lined up - all 50 of them.
Now, Robbie Morris, executive director of the Randolph County Development Authority, is hoping potential employees have marked their calendars, too.
The RCDA is teaming up with the Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Davis & Elkins College and The Inter-Mountain to host the first Randolph County Job Fair, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the McDonnell Center for Health, Physical Education and Athletics at D&E.
The job fair is an effort to pair employers with possible employees, Morris said.
"Sometimes, a popular perception is that jobs aren't available, but they are," Morris said. "The number of employers we have coming is evidence that Randolph County has many employment opportunities available great opportunities not only for jobs, but careers."
Health care, tourism, retail, financial services, manufacturing and the energy sector are among the fields that will be seeking new hires Friday.
Some employers will be traveling from as far away as Hot Springs, Va. The Homestead hotel will be represented while others planning to be in attendance are familiar names right in many Randolph County residents' backyards, including Davis Health Systems, Elkins Fordland, Par Mar Oil Company and Armstrong Wood Products.
Morris says the assortment of employers is one reason why job seekers shouldn't be afraid to show up.
"The reason it is difficult for people to find employment vary greatly. One of the more common reasons involves matching applicable skill sets to a specific industry," he said. "That is why this job fair is open for all employers from a wide variety of industries. The majority, if not all of the industries located in Randolph County and the surrounding area, will be represented by at least one company."
Support services for job seekers will also be available at the fair. Morris said Woodlands Community Lenders will be available to assist entrepreneurs who may need resources or advice about the logistics of beginning a new business. And the West Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services, which can help obtain training grants that help people develop the skills necessary to land a job, will also be on hand.
"We encourage people to come out and find a job, start a career, better your life in Randolph County," Morris remarked. "If we can get one person a job out of this thing, I consider it a success. If one person can get off unemployment and begin providing support for their family, I consider it a success."
For more information, or to see a more complete list of registered employers, visit www.rcdawv.net. The RCDA may also be reached by telephone at 304-637-0803.


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Ty Tessmann and his younger teammate Tanner Stees ruled the roost at the Medicine Hat Shootout, taking the top two spots in the premiere class, 1/8th buggy!
Ty's father and mechanic, Gord, sent us this report after the race weekend:
This past weekend Ty raced at his home track for the 5th Annual Medicine Hat Shootout, this is the major fund raising race for his home club/ track. Ty only raced pro buggy as he was busy helping water and maintain the track as well as helping other racers with setup and tuning throughout the weekend. Ty managed to TQ pro buggy even though he didn't race the 3rd qualifier due to suffering from heat stroke.
Ty started on pole for the 30 minute final and didn't look back, the rain started to fall with 5 minutes left to go in the race but the race continued and Ty came out on the top step of the podium. Fellow HB factory driver Tanner Stees from Arizona made the trip up to Canada to race, and qualified 2nd then finished 2nd behind Ty in the final. We want to extend a huge thank you to HB/HPI for donating a D812 for the club to raffle off as part of the fund raising, the buggy was won by Corey Wilk. Thanks again for providing Ty with amazing equipment to help him succeed.


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MORGANTOWN - I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Joe Paterno Sunday at 85 in State College, Pa.
I got to know him when he first came to Penn State with Rip Engle, the man he eventually succeeded as head coach of the Nittany Lions.
As sports editor of Morgantown's Dominion News (which eventually became the Dominion Post), I had the privilege of covering all West VirginiaPenn State football games - home and away - from 1950 through 1989.
The series ended in 1992. But Paterno continued to extend his legendary coaching career until he was dismissed by the Penn State Board of Trustees late last fall.
It is most unfortunate that one of Paterno's former assistant coaches, Jerry Sandusky, was allegedly involved in a child molestation scandal. While Paterno was not ever charged in that terrible crime, he had notified his athletic director when he learned of a situation involving Sandusky and a young boy in 2002.
In a recent interview, the veteran coach said he wished he would have done more. But he had been cleared of any wrongdoing by a grand jury, which noted that he was very cooperative in testifying before the jury.
Paterno, the nation's winningest coach ever at a major university with 409 wins, called an emergency meeting of his players at 10 a.m. one November day and told them he was retiring at the end of the 2011 season.
This was made public at noon to the nation's media.
However, it apparently didn't satisfy the Penn State trustees.
A spokesman announced at a 9 p.m. news conference that night that Paterno was fired effective immediately.
Some people questioned whether such action by the school's trustees was really necessary. So did I.
I had always liked and respected Joe Paterno. I counted myself among his multitude of friends and admired him for his many, many accomplishments and good deeds.
When I retired from the Morgantown newspapers in August of 1989, I received a handwritten note from Joe. It contained kind words and an invitation to attend his team's games.
I also recall a year when he came to Morgantown to speak at a Morgantown High School sports banquet in the Hotel Morgan. He did not charge the school for his appearance.
After the banquet, he joined the late Tony Constantine, Morgantown Post sports editor, and me for a sports chat until 3 a.m.
That's the kind of person I remember. He also would visit with media-types on the evening before football games in State College, Pa.
Besides his longevity and amazing success, I will never forget that he and his wife donated several millions of dollars to Penn State for library use and support in academic areas.
Joe Paterno also was the only football coach I know who was invited to give the principal address to the school's commencement graduation in 1973.
Penn State was defeated three consecutive years by quarterback Fred Wyant and WVU teammates in 1953-54-55. But the Nittany Lions dominated the all-time series during his tenure (25-2).
In the fall of 1984, WVU posted one of those two wins in a 17-14 thriller in Morgantown. But students flooded the field with nearly a minute remaining, and Paterno worked his way across the field and told WVU coach Don Nehlen, "Let's just call it off" and conceded the Mountaineers had won the game.
That certainly showed the legendary coach's class.
My sincere sympathy goes out to Sue Paterno, their five children and 17 grandchildren.
Joe Paterno's death follows many months of anguish by not only the family and thousands who played under him, but by millions of admirers.
He was both a great man and a great coach who did so much for Penn State for more than a half century.
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If we make the playoffs, I guess there's always a chance that an 8-seed could make a run. But, given those chances, I'd like to talk about the rebuilding process that we're going to be going through here. I'm just going to be speaking in very general terms here. Just kind of feeling things out. Don't take anything I say too concretely. Just interested in gathering some board opinions about our team moving ahead.
...There's no shortage of things Mike Babcock does that I hate. But he's still generally regarded as one of the very best coaches in the world. He's not retiring anytime soon. And who the hell are you going to replace him with!? He's probably our guy for the foreseeable future. And that's fine.
...Jimmy's a decent goalie. He doesn't win you games. He doesn't lose you games. He's about to be way overpaid for such a goalie. But, whatever I guess. He's here for the next seven years. He's decent. At age 29, he's probably got at least 5 more decent seasons in him. Petr Mrazek (21) is a prospect I personally really like, and he should at least make for a decent backup (if not someone who pushes Jimmy). Gus is here for one more season, then probably replaced by him. I guess we're set at goalie for the foreseeable future as well. McCollum is at least worth mentioning as potentially being a decent third goalie.
...Kronwall's sort of been exposed this season, without Lidstrom and Stuart out there. But he's still decent, and a fine leader for our defensive core moving ahead. Here for the next seven seasons. At age 32, probably has 5 decent seasons left in him. That's one check. Ericsson, at age 29, is a decent defenseman as well, and another check-mark. A free-agent after next season, I'm guessing he'll be retained. This DeKeyser (23) looks great. He's a RFA after next season and I'm sure he'll be brought back. That's a third check-mark. Smith (24) has shown a lot of flaws, but idk, I guess I'm going to continue believing in him. An RFA this off-season, I'm sure he'll be brought back. That's a fourth check-mark. Lashoff (22), IMO, is a decent and cheap enough 7th defenseman to be considered as a fifth check-mark. Kindl's (26) an RFA after this season. I'm sure he'll be brought back. Next season is do or die for him though. Could be a bottom-pair defenseman. Could be gone. Quincey (27) I abhor. He's gone after next season. White (28), who's misused, is gone after this season. Colaiacovo (30) is a waste of cap space, he's gone after next season.
...All in all. 4 solid pieces moving ahead (Kronwall, Ericsson, DeKeyser, Smith). A solid 7th defenseman in Lashoff. So, here, we need to add at least one defenseman soon, preferably a stud. And we might need to add one more, depending on Kindl's next season. *Should've been Suter and Schwartz this off-season, but I won't get into that. Sproul and Oullet are at least worth mentioning as prospects that might have a chance.
...Zetterberg's here for another nine seasons. At 32, he should be decent for another five. Fine leader moving ahead. That's one check-mark. Franzen's here for another eight seasons. Already deteriorating at 33, I wouldn't expect him to be more than a decent third-liner in five seasons. I guess that's a check-mark. Nyquist (23) is an RFA after this season. He'll be brought back. He can be penciled in a top-six forward. That's a third check-mark. Helm (26), presuming he gets healthy, is a solid bottom-sixer. He's here for another three seasons. That's a fourth check-mark. Abdelkader (26) is a decent enough bottom-sixer. He's here for another three seasons as well. That's a fifth check-mark. Andersson (24) is an RFA after this season. He'll be brought back. He looks like a decent enough bottom-sixer. That's a sixth check-mark. Emmerton (24) is here for another season. I like a lot about him, and think he's decent enough to be a 13th forward moving ahead. That's a seventh check-mark. Tootoo (30) is here for two more seasons. He's decent enough to be your 14th forward/fighter moving ahead. That's an eighth check-mark. Brunner (27) is a FA at the end of the season. I think he'll be brought back. He can be penciled in as a top-sixer. That's a ninth check mark. Filppula (29) too is a FA at the end of the season. Worst year of his career, but I think he'll be brought back as well, cheap. He can be penciled into the top six. That's a tenth check-mark. Datsyuk (34) has been rumored to return to Russia after next season. I think we'll bend over backwards to make him happy and retain him. He's got another 5 decent seasons in him as a top-sixer. That's an eleventh check-mark. Sammy (36) is a waste of cap-space. He's here one more season, then gone. Cleary (34) is done an gone after this season. Bert (38) is a waste of cap-space. He's here one more season, then gone. Eaves (28) doesn't seem to have a long-term place here. He's here one more season, then gone. Miller (29) doesn't seem to have a long-term place here either. He's probably gone after next season.
...Leaves at least three forward spots open. Top internal candidates are Tatar, Jarnkrok, Sheahan, Pulkkinen, Jurco, Frk. I guess we'll see who pans out among them. Big time FA's should be a priority too.
...There's a plethora of bad contracts with one season remaining on this team. There are a number of prospects for whom next season will be incredibly telling. Salary-cap space is on the horizon though. And another championship-run is not totally inconceivable.
...Top-Six Forwards: P. Datsyuk, H. Zetterberg, V. Filppula, G. Nyquist, D. Brunner, ??? (Tatar, Jarnkrok, Pulkkinen, Frk - have a chance)
...Bottom-Six Forwards: D. Helm, J. Franzen, J. Abdelkader, J. Andersson, ???, ??? (Sheahan, Jurco - have a chance).
...Reserve Forwards: C. Emmerton, J. Tootoo
...Defensemen: N. Kronwall, J. Ericsson, D. DeKeyser, B. Smith, ???, ??? (Kindl, Sproul, Oullet - have a chance)
...Reserve Defenseman: B. Lashoff
...Goalies: J. Howard, P. Mrazek (T. McCollum-3rd)
...Head Coach: M. Babcock
Emmerton, Tootoo
*Get a #1 scoring winger. A #1 two-way defenseman. Perhaps another good defenseman (*cough*Parise, Suter, Schultz*cough*) and we're set.
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Even the word "soda" has a bit of pretentiousness to it, right? The phrase "We don't carry sodas" is never said without a suffocating smugness. — Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) May 10, 2016 Jenny McCarthy is now kind of brunette. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, May 6, 2016
I am strangely into Michelle Williams's bangs. They shouldn't work but they do. Her bone structure and the delicate wisps of hair remind me of Winona. Congratulations to Michelle Williams on her #TonyAward Nomination, here dressed in #LouisVuitton by @nicolasghesquiere for the Meet the Nominees Press Reception in New York City. @thetonyawards Full Story
Smutty Social Media, February 15, 2016
What in the Frankenporny is this? Someone went a little bit nuts with the Photoshop tool. Look at her body from the waist down. Okkkkkkk Jessica. Happy Valentines Day #thisJohnsonisgettinIt Full Story
Smutty Social Media, February 1, 2016
Orlando Jones and Angela Bassett have a great casting idea for that Michael Jackson/Elizabeth Taylor/Marlon Brando roadtrip movie. BRILLIANT! Ordered my violet contacts & bathed in White Diamonds this morning, so I'm READY! Let's do this! xo! Ang https://t.co/E8O4NY438y Full Story
Smutty Social Media, January 14, 2016
This is why I am not suited to practice mindfulness – I don't want to be lectured by a tea bag. Hmmmm. Full Story
Porny's all warmed up
Our favourite lifestyle idiot savant has added a new money-printing line to her empire (and it really is an empire), The Warm Up. It's activewear – we talked about it back in August and it's now launching at Macy's. Do you equate Jessica Simpson with fitness goals? Yes or no, it doesn't matter in the least. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, November 25, 2015
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What do lyrics and music by Jeremy Renner sound like? Working at home today on a new song...got some help! #music #holidays #daddytime #piano Full Story
Porny's "slurring" personality
Jessica Simpson and her husband went out for dinner last night. This outfit surprises me because her tits are a lot more contained than I expected them to be. Anyway, as you've probably heard, Jessica was on HSN last week selling clothes and everyone thought she was drunk. Here's video if you've not seen it yet: TMZ Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Monday September 21, 2015
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Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan's first day on set for the new Jason Katims project, The Way. I'm a little too excited about this already. And so it begins. It is officially day 1 for me on this new project and I couldn't be more proud to be working these incredible people. Can not wait for the world to see what we are doing. #ThePath #Hulu Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Wednesday September 9, 2015
Is John Mayer subtweeting the Katy/Taylor feud? Have they traded their passion for glory? The lyrics to "Eye of the Tiger" could be no more explicit; the song frowns upon the trading of your passion for glory. — John Mayer (@JohnMayer) September 9, 2015 Full Story
Porny's 10 years
Jessica Simpson is all over New York right now. Yesterday there were multiple outfit changes. And a visit to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The reason for her promo blitz? It's the 10th anniversary of the Jessica Simpson Collection and they're celebrating the brand at NYFW. A decade. Full Story


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Evaporative coolers use a relatively low amount of energy, especially when compared to air conditioners. It has been estimated that a 1,600 square foot home will annually use 1,500 kilowatt hours for an evaporative cooler, versus 6,000 kilowatt hours for a refrigeration system. Thus, evaporative coolers can help save energy and money.
Table 1: Estimated energy usage and cost for evaporative coolers and air conditioners operating in a 1,600 square foot home.
Although evaporative coolers have relatively low energy use, there are a few things you can do to insure that you avoid wasting energy (and water). Be sure that you install a thermostat and/or timer on your evaporative cooler so that it only functions when necessary. In addition, many coolers are available with two-speed blower motors. Often you will only need your cooler to operate at a low speed, which is the more energy efficient mode.
Some homes have a combined system where the same ductwork is used for an evaporative cooler and air conditioner. In this case, make sure that you don't precool the air in the house using the evaporative cooler before turning on the air conditioner. Refrigeration systems use more energy if they have to remove moist air brought in by evaporative coolers.
"Evaporative cooler water use" by Martin Karpiscak of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Accessed April 11, 2003.
"Installing and Maintaining Evaporative Coolers" Home Energy Magazine Online May/June 1996. Accessed May 1, 2003.


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Ryder Cup 2016: The most iconic moments in Ryder Cup history
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Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs Movie Prep Caused Hospitalization
The jOBS star, 34, followed a fruit-only diet to get into character as the late visionary for the biopic, which premiered Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival.
But channeling Jobs's reported diet took a toll on Kutcher's health: Two days before filming began, he was admitted to a hospital for pancreas problems, according to USA Today.
"First of all, the fruitarian diet can lead to like severe issues," Kutcher said following the movie's screening. "I was like doubled over in pain."
It's been more than a year since Jobs died in October 2011 after battling pancreatic cancer, a fact not lost on the actor.
"My pancreas levels were completely out of whack," he recalled. "It was really terrifying ... considering everything."
The biopic, due to arrive in theaters in April, follows Jobs and co-founder Steve Wozniak's rise to tech stardom from their humble beginnings working from a Palo Alto, Calif., garage.
"He's a guy that failed and got back on the horse," Kutcher said. "I think we can all sort of relate to that in some place in our life where we are moving forward with something and we fall down. You have to have the guts to get back up and go again. I think I share that as well."


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How do students deal with medical emergencies?
(NewsUSA) - Both parents and students worry about medical problems while students are away at college. Here are the three things students must know to avoid a medical crisis when symptoms or injuries occur away from home:
- How can they get an immediate diagnosis for symptoms?
- How can they identify the right kind of care to treat the problem?
- How can they locate the appropriate facility nearby?
Times have changed from the era of the students' parents. Students and parents can now get answers from the Internet when faced with the three questions. This includes students at the University of Central Florida, which recommends the Web site freeMD.com during orientations for its 50,000 students and their parents. Using the site, students can find out what's wrong before they even see a doctor.
Dr. Michael Deichen, medical director for the University of Central Florida, says students take to the Internet with ease. He says that the freeMD.com site has proved over several years to be a new way to solve the problems for students away from home.
When students go to the free Web site, they are greeted by a virtual doctor. The virtual doctor asks them questions about their condition and symptoms, just like a real doctor. Then, the virtual doctor provides the likely diagnosis about what's wrong. The doctor also tells the visitor where they should go to get the right kind of care, whether it's an emergency room, an urgent care center or a doctor's office. The site will tell students how to treat the problem themselves if possible. FreeMD gives directions to a nearby facility that will provide the kind of care that is needed, and it even provides a printout of the results to give to the doctor who will treat them.
Surveys show that use of the Web to seek medical information doubled from 16 percent in 2001 to 32 percent in 2007, according to the Center for Coordinating Health System Change.
The university has found that students most often seek advice about ear, nose and throat symptoms, gynecologic symptoms and orthopedic problems. Parents' concerns include whether their young adults will overlook a serious problem or not get timely care. When students know what to do, it makes the university health care system more efficient and lowers costs to all concerned.
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Part 2: Getting Started with the Grid App Template
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In this lesson Bob takes the first steps towards building the Contoso Cookbook by creating and walking through a new Grid App Template project and modifying the project name displayed on the start page.
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> 10,000 views already, good to know so many others are getting to see your fine work.
Looking forward very much to working through this course.
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@robertsundstrom: Sounds reasonable. (I'm not part of Microsoft, but) the best place to ask for that (and have your request see by actual Microsoft people) is in the Feedback link in the footer of this page. Good luck!
@mrpaulb: Thanks Paul ... hope the series helps! Good luck!
I love HTML5 and CSS3 but it scares me abit to do my development with javascript. Is the javascript in windows 8 development object oriented just like c#? I'm having a hard time deciding whether to use XAML/C# or HTML5/CSS3/JAVASCRIPT for my development.
@Chukwu Ifeanyi: Sorry for the delayed response. As a fellow C# guy, it was scary to build in HTML5 and JavaScript. It's less scary now that I've gone through this thoroughly, and actually, I began looking at it as an opportunity to better understand JavaScript.
If you need quick results and you're already familiar with C#, just stick with that. (My opinion ... may not reflect Microsoft's:) The reason Microsoft added HTML5 & JavaScript was to attract a new group of developers to the Windows client platform, NOT so that you feel like you have to convert over.
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The Arden River Rats Relay For Life team is sponsoring the fourth annual Arden River Rat Race 5K Run/Walk. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, with registration at 8 a.m....
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Original painting by Dick Perez of Pee Wee Reese from the 1987 Leaf "Hall of Fame Greats" series. Watercolor on board. 15 x 20 inches. Signed lower left. Reserve $300. Estimate $500+. SOLD FOR $696.00
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Kings Beach Elementary and Tahoe Lake Elementary students last week celebrated National Read Across America Day, held yearly to celebrate the spirit of reading, and to celebrate the birthday of children's book author Dr. Seuss.
Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Mass. He would have turned 109-years-old on Saturday. But his spirit of weird, lovable creatures and rhyming fun lived on as pre-school through first-grade students were invited to wear pajamas to school and relax on pillows while reading Dr. Seuss books. Students then participated in Dr. Seuss activities.
Beth Nordby is in her 21st year of teaching. As her first grade class worked with the Dr. Seuss exhibits, she reflected on why new generations of kids still relate to the writer.
"He is great at rhyming, his books are really fun, and young kids can read them and even memorize passages," she said.
Activities for the students began with volunteer Cathy Lindsey reading the Dr. Seuss-themed book, "Oh, Say Can You Say Di-no-saur?" to the pajama-clad students and a teacher dressed as the Cat in the Hat.
Students then visited four hands-on stations of reading, coloring, numbers and instruction, all related to Dr. Seuss themes.
Analiz Servin of the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, who helped organize the events, said 98 students at Kings Beach Elementary School celebrated National Read Across America on Thursday, and 100 students at the Tahoe Lake Elementary school in Tahoe City celebrated the event on Friday.


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Making a positive impact on someone's life feels good - especially when that someone is a Hamilton student exploring how to transfer the valuable skills learned on the Hill to a meaningful and rewarding career path after graduation. Hamilton has a long history of connecting students with alumni and parents whose advice, expertise and resources allow talented young people to go on to achieve success for themselves and in their communities.
Become a part of our growing career networking community by logging in to My Hamilton, which replaces the former Alumni Directory. Begin by editing your profile and clicking on the volunteer tab indicate the ways in which you would like to volunteer (see screenshots below).
Once you have joined the Hamilton Career Network, your volunteer roles will be highlighted on your profile. Additionally, students will be able to perform an advanced search, and narrow their search by those who have offered to provide career advice or practice interviews to students.
Descriptions of the roles are listed below. For more information, please contact Patrick D. Mullane, Interim Executive Director, at 315-859-4346 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Whether in the initial stages of career exploration or preparing for a job interview, students benefit tremendously from the expertise and advice of professionals. We are seeking alumni and parents willing to share such career-specific information with individual students by appointment and/or with groups of students in a presentation or informal networking session. Information can be shared in person or electronically via Skype or videoconferencing.
You might be the head of your organization, just starting out, or somewhere in between. Whether hosting a student for a shadowing opportunity, hiring an intern, coming to campus to interview students or putting us in touch with people at your organization who can, your assistance in providing opportunities to Hamilton students is extremely valuable.
Career exploration and development can often mean unanticipated expenses for students, sometimes forcing them to turn down opportunities that may provide little or no pay, but valuable experience. Your financial or practical assistance can make a difference to Hamilton students in the following ways:
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An ongoing dispute between friends led to a machete attack that severely injured a man in Holly Hill on Friday night, police said.
Alexis Adalid Granado Quintero was arrested Sunday and refused to be interviewed by detectives, police said.
Quintero pulled a machete from his car during an argument and allegedly attacked Luis Castro while a number of people were gathered at an apartment in the 1600 block of Espanola Avenue, police said.
Castro suffered injuries to his arm and neck. He was taken to Halifax Medical Center, where he is recovering.
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Published September 19, 2013
The 10th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence, a ceremony to mark exceptional achievements of UB faculty and staff, will be held on Oct. 9 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
The ceremony will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a welcome by President Satish K. Tripathi and remarks by Provost Charles F. Zukoski.
Faculty and staff will be recognized for being named SUNY Distinguished Professors, UB Distinguished Professors and Exceptional Scholars. Individuals also will be honored as recipients of SUNY Chancellor's Awards, the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award and the UB Teaching Innovation Award.
A similar ceremony celebrating student excellence will be held in the spring.
A highlight of the faculty/staff celebration will be special recognition of five faculty members who have completed 50 years of service to UB. They are William H. Baumer, Department of Philosophy; Alastair Brownie, Department of Biochemistry; Jean G. Haar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Mirdza E. Neiders, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences; and David J. Triggle, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemical Pharmacology.
The event will conclude with creative performances by UB faculty members. Those attending are asked to register online.
Six individuals will be recognized as SUNY Distinguished Professors—the most prestigious faculty rank in the SUNY system. They are:
The Office of the Provost created the rank of UB Distinguished Professor to honor senior faculty members who have achieved national or international recognition as experts in their fields of study. They are:
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service honors professional staff members whose extraordinary service significantly enriches the university. Recipients are:
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities recognizes faculty members who consistently go above and beyond their teaching and professional duties to make extraordinary contributions to their respective fields. Recipients are:
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship is presented to honor exceptional professional and scholarly skills in librarianship. Recipients are:
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service recognizes classified staff members who continuously demonstrate extraordinary achievement, commitment to excellence and exemplary customer service. Recipients are:
Recipients of the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award have demonstrated outstanding and sustained support and development of graduate students, from course completion through research and subsequent career placement. They are:
The Exceptional Scholar Award for Sustained Achievement recognizes outstanding performance in a recent segment of a senior scholar's career. Recipients are:
The Exceptional Scholar Award for Young Investigators recognizes a recent superior achievement of a young scholar in his or her field of study. Such an achievement distinguishes the recipient as an up-and-coming scholar who has earned acclaim for published work or other scholastic or artistic endeavor. Recipients are:
Thomas E. Melendy, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SMBS, received the Teaching Innovation Award, which honors exceptional education pedagogy and recognizes faculty who have engaged students with innovative methods and approaches to teaching.


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Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter filed a lawsuit in the Seneca court system Friday, demanding information about the finances of a charity run by presidential candidate Barry Snyder Sr.
The lawsuit seeks information about the Seneca Diabetes Foundation and what has been done with $5.5 million the organization has raised, Porter said.
Porter said he and several other Seneca Nation officials have "formed a good faith belief" that people running the diabetes foundation "may have engaged in fraud, or, at the very least, the dissipation of significant assets to the detriment of the Seneca people."
Snyder, who is running for president against a Porter ally, Tribal Council Chairman Richard E. Nephew, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in connection with the foundation. Snyder has accused Porter and Nephew of attacking the foundation for political reasons.
According to Snyder, the foundation in the past seven years has been used to fund a wide range of health services that benefit the Seneca people, including a $1.5 million endowment to Women & Children's Hospital.
Porter said "preliminary estimates" indicate that less than 11 percent of the money raised by the foundation have been distributed to the Seneca Nation for health-related services.


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