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DAN: Hello there I am your host Dan Rojas.
DENISE: And I'm Denise Rojas, and today we're going to make our own solar panels.
DENISE: This is the famous harbor freight solar panels that we've used in many of our previous videos. Today we're going to be using cells of a different type.
There are three basic types of cells used in most solar panels.
DAN: The least efficient and least expensive of these cells is the amorphous cell. Now, this is what the Harbor Freight system is.
This, the cells are deposited on glass usually, and there are kits that come with this. They are really tricky to work with. I pretty much don't advise you to try to make these.
The nice thing about these because they are deposited on glass even though they are less efficient than the other type of cells is the fact that you can just dunk these in water. You can pretty much do anything with them, and they're really, really durable.
There's also monocrystalline. Those are hexagon cells. Those are the most efficient and the most expensive. The cell that we're going to be working with today is polycrystalline.
These cells are about a watt and a half, almost two watts a piece, and you can get these in lots of a hundred or you can get them in just about any size. These cells you have to tab them together. Now, one thing about these cells is they are very fragile, and you can see.
DENISE: That didn't take much for you to break that.
DAN: Not much at all, so you've got to be really careful when you work with these because that was about a $2 break that I just did right there.
So, now one thing about these cells is they are like I said, about a watt and a half to two watts a piece, but they are 0.5 volts, so in order to get your voltage up to charge a battery, say to 18 volts or 20 volts, you need to chain together 36 of these or 40 of these depending on what voltage you're looking for.
DENISE: So what we're going to be doing is tabbing these cells together today.
DAN: There's basically three different things that you need for this. You need tabbing wire which is a thin wire that's got a deposited metal on it. This actually solders to the cells. There's also a buss wire. It's basically the same thing as tabbing wire, but it's. . .
DENISE: It's a little thicker.
DAN: It's a lot thicker, so it handles more amperage, and you use this to tie your strings of cells together. There is also some silver solder which basically you use to enhance the soldering joints. You also are going to need a soldering iron. Now, they usually recommend that use a 65 watt iron. We're going to use one a little bit less than that. We're going to show you the basics for this, and in future videos we're going to show you how to add a lot of components to the solar panels. So we're going to get started. I am going to plug the soldering iron in.
DENISE: One thing that Dan forgot to mention is that he's going to be using this flux pen.
DAN: Now, this pen it, it actually smells like rubbing alcohol and what it does is it opens up the cell so that way it can accept a better soldering joint.
When you get your cells, they usually come in a bundle like this, and as I said they are extremely fragile. This is another one that I broke. So you want to be very careful with these and handle them with care, and I am going to show you a close up of these and explain exactly what's going on with them.
What you're going to notice with these cells is there's a series of small white lines and two big lines. This is where your tabbing wire goes.
Now, on the backside, there's also six little joints where you solder the tabbing wire to. Most solar cells like this are usually negative on the front, positive on the back, so in theory you could take a bunch of them and stack them together like batteries to build up the voltage.
The problem is only one cell would get the sunlight, so you can't do that. So what you end up doing is you end up taking tabbing wire, and you run it down the length of this, and you leave some extra, and the next one attaches to the back of the next cell, and you go from there, so you end up tabbing them together like this in long chains.
And we're going to lay it flat like that, and then you take your flux pen, and you basically just go right up and down it. Now, it's a good idea not to drink a lot of coffee the day you do this like I did because the steadier your hands are, the better off you are.
You want to have your tab wires to be twice the length of the cell. Now, I went ahead and cut these in advance. You basically just measure it, double it over. It's a good idea to do all of your tabbing wired in advance. That way you don't have to come back and do this step. Also, be careful with your soldering iron. I just grabbed it in the wrong spot and burned my fingers, so I am going to have two nice blisters, but you basically try to get it started, so you know where you're going to end, and you hold it down, and the tin that's on the outside of this should adhere to this, and you can see that that locked down. Now, you're going to hold it the length just like I have it. You take your soldering iron and you hold it flat like this, and you just gradually work it down the length of the, the cell.
[pause] Now that you have two of these tabbed, you're going to take them and flip them over, and you're going to attach them like this. You're going to want to get his tabbing wire nice and flat, get it nice and straight, and you're going to arrange them like this. Now, it's a good idea to have a setup of exactly what you're doing. Some people will build a little form so that these are in a perfect, straight line and they don't look like crap whenever you're done, but what you do is you bend the wire up and you take your flux pen, and you want to put it on, get it going, put it on every single one, like that, and now. This is an area where the solder actually comes in, and you can actually use it for this. Basically, get yourself a nice little bead of solder on there.
[pause] And what you're going to do is [pause] get your tabbing wire positioned. Now, I am going to use a little clamp to hold it down because this wire does build up some heat. I am going to get the first one in place over here.
[pause] We now have two cells that are joined together, so we're going to go outside and we're going to see if this produces one volt real quick because you want to test these as you go along. The time to replace a bad cell is now versus once you're completely done with your project. Now the way that you want to test these is you attach your negative lead to the front which is this tabbing wire here, and then you can touch pretty much anywhere on the back.
All right, so you basically take and we're going to test it. We're going to touch this to the back of this, we're hooked here, and you can see that we're getting one volt out of this which is, these two together produce the one volt, and if I cover 'em up, they drop. So these two panels, these two cells are actually good-to-go. So what you're going to have to do in order to get a something to charge 12-volt batteries, like these over here. What you're going to have to do is you're going to have to do this 36 times total. So you're going to need 36 of them to get to the 18 volts that you need. So this is what we did just now. I've got a couple of blisters in the process, and you can see it's a pretty tedious process to do. There is, doing it this way comes out to be $2 a watt, maybe a little bit less than that. As you can see these are very fragile.
DENISE: They break easily.
DAN: So you've got to encase them really good, so you need to put a glass cover over them. You need to seal this so moisture doesn't get in there. There's really a lot to the DIY process with this. You also . . .
DENISE: To encase it does somebody improve on that, or is there a professional case to use?
DAN: We're going to be doing that in future videos. We're going to be actually trying different ideas in order to. . . You basically make a frame, encase it in glass, seal it so that moisture doesn't get in there. Some people will seal these in resins or waxes, and that's a good way too. You just, it is a pretty tricky process. I personally don't really see, I don't really necessarily have the patience to do an entire panel. We're going to do it for our video.
DENISE: Well, it seemed a little bit hard to get the soldering and the strips on there just right, but within time it would come a lot easier.
DAN: Yeah, it's definitely a practice thing, and our soldering iron, by the way, is not a good soldering iron for this. You want to get a, you want to buy a good one that gets a really good heat buildup to it, and it'll be a lot easier. This. . .
DENISE: It looks great, and so somebody would have to get this, how many times would they have to produce this?
DAN: For, to charge a 12 volt battery you would need to put these, 36 of them to get to 18 volts, or if you wanted 20 volts you would need to do 40 of these.
DENISE: So does it go in a row, or how does that work?
DAN: Well, what people usually do is they'll do 18 of these, and then 18 of these, and then tie those together so that jumps the voltage up, and then the bigger panels if you want to increase these because 36 of these would produce about 60 watts, 65 watts with, so the Harbor Freight System that we have outside is 45 watts, so if you put 36 of these together, make sure I am doing the math, yeah, if you put 36 of these together, you would have a more powerful system than the Harbor Freight out there, so it would cost you probably about $100 to do that with these cells, the tabbing wire. You have into account that you're going to break some along the way.
DENISE: Okay.
DAN: And then you have to add the case cost to it because sealing these, the Harbor Freight System has been out in the sun. It's been out in the rain. It's been dipped in water, some of the smaller panels, and they work fine. This is going to be up to you how well that works out.
DENISE: Can it be embedded in acrylic or is that too. . ?
DAN: Yeah, you can encase this in resin, you can definitely do that, or different types of resin. You just want to make sure that the contacts all stay good together, that sort of thing, and it's really important to test these as you go along or they won't work. Also, you also need to add some blocking diodes to this because you don't want it to drain your battery. You need to make sure the voltage only goes in one direction. This process is good for somebody who's on a budget, who has a lot of time on their hands, and who is very patient, and wants to do-it-yourself. If you're not that type of person, buying a pre-manufactured system is going to cost you probably double or a little more than that, but that's your call with it, so . . .
DENISE: Well, definitely I think it's worth completing as many as we have, and embedding it into something for our future video.
DAN: Right, we spent about $400 on 150 cells, a little bit more than that, and that's the equivalent of about 300 watts, so if we can get one together, a 300 watt solar panel is, well, we wouldn't do one, but if 300 watts of solar panels is pretty expensive to buy, so . . . it's just. . .
DENISE: Well, I think the challenge is worth the effort on it.
DAN: You do get better at this by the way. This was like the third one that I did, and again the soldering iron, crappy. If you go to our website we will have information on where you can buy all of this stuff. There's different people that sell it on eBay, that sort of thing. We'll have some links to that, and you can at least buy some cells, buy some of this stuff and see if it's for you.
DENISE: That sounds great!
DAN: I am your host Dan Rojas.
DENISE: And I am Denise Rojas.
DAN: Thank you for watching and enjoy our videos. Oh, and don't grab the soldering iron in the wrong place. That really hurt.
DENISE: So what we're going to be doing is tabbing these cells together today. That doesn't sound very good.
DAN: Ready, go.
DENISE: So what we're going to be doing is tabbing these together today[d-.. That doesn't sound good.
DAN: All right the first thing you want to do when you do this is take your flux pen and just push it down like this, and I just broke this one. And it's also the least expensive. There's also monocrystalline. Those particular cells are actually, ah, this is not monocrystalline.
DENISE: Oh, [beep] sorry. Excuse me.
DAN: What you're going to want to do is you're going to want to take this. You want, ahhhh! Ahmmmm!


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Life is short, don't waste it!!!
Peach said, "Mommy, will you marry me?" 😉
I really don't know if it is all the details of planning the wedding, the adoption process, the extra house guest we have right now, or if it is simply that I am getting older, but my days fly by at the speed of light.
I caught myself this past week really wishing for more hours in the day. The Lord quickly convicted me that more hours would not help me because I'd quickly fill them up.
I am a doer, my husband is a doer, and I am thankful that God has lead us in the paths of righteousness "to do good works", but at the same time there needs to be balance, and what does not get done today will wait.
I use to stress about a lot of foolish things, things that really didn't matter. I've poured into relationships that were foolish, and bought things that did nothing but own me. I've invested in activities that were nothing but a waste of time.
I still do some of the above, but I have become MUCH more selective in how I spend my days.
I've learned that God has given me MUCH…OH SO VERY MUCH to do within my home and that I really have very little time to pour out elsewhere.
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I have a husband, grown children and new little children that He dropped on my doorstep. THIS IS MY MISSION FIELD! I have a few close friends and a community to give to. My life is so very full. This is where I choose to invest my life. I don't want to waste it doing nothing of eternal value, waste it chasing after the wind.
My prayer is to keep a balance of good works, resting in God's grace and not being overwhelmed by my to-do list.
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Personally, I think one of the reasons the SLD works for many is because it gets them past their fat phobia to include a higher percentage in each day while holding the overall calories down due to the hunger blunting effect.
Finished the day good again - but still going to bed hungry. Good thing I have some wiggle room with my calories cuz I had to get up and have something to eat again - same last night. I think I under did my carbs today. If I go under 30 grams I have trouble sleeping and I get a bit achy in my legs. Weird. So, the other 1/2 sweet potato slathered in butter and topped with cinnamon was my go to midnight snack. Plus 2 peices of pork rinds and a tsp of almond butter. I ended up as follows:
Total cal = 1200
Fat = 55%
Protein = 25%
carbs = 18%
Guess the rest is fiber.
Walked 2.25 miles. So far this week I'm at 12.25 miles. If I can do the same for the next 2 days I'll finish the week with 16.75 miles. Thats a LOT of walking!
Congrats everyone on the successes! We're kickin' butt!
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Yup Paleobird, I agree. The Shangri La thing works because you are raising fat. I think most primals would forego the sugar water choice. Really? I will count my CO regardless of how or when I take it.
Speaking of raising fat, I had a rough emotional day yesterday. Coupled with 3 hrs of sleep and I was a binge waiting to happen. Well, thanks to HFLC made it through without sugar or grains. Yes, I binged on fat / protein, but my macros were still on target and I was able to get almost 8 hrs of sleep last night.
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So I'm back up to 210 pounds. Not sure if the binge on Tuesday did anything to me or if I need to lower things a tad calorie wise. Clothes are still loose so that is good but damn.
I was plugging along nicely yesterday and then got hungry for sweets. So I made a "fat bomb" of sorts. I wanted to finish my almond butter so I took the jar (had about 4T left in it), and added an equal amount of CO. Then microwaved it till I could mix it up. Then I put in a little liquid stevia and added enough unsweetened coconut to turn it into a paste. Put tablespoon fulls on a plate and froze them. I ate 4. They were good. Next time I will do it without the Almond Butter, I don't really care for it so I won't spend the money anymore.
Anyway it threw all the stats off...
Calories 2124
Carbs 35g (spot on) Fiber 18g so 17g Net
Fat 193 (way high, 140 is goal)
Protein 82 (tad high, 70 is goal)
DH and I had a little back and forth discussion going on about a bunch of small things we have been letting ride. No big deal, but irritating. I suspect it helped to feed my need for sweet. Today is another day!
p.s. Saw an article that was talking about the cost of dieting, and it mentioned not wasting money on fad diets that it would be better instead to go for diet books that emphasized lifestyle change such as ...1. Eat to Live, 2. Wheat Belly, 3. Practical Paleo! interesting huh?
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I will assume everyone understands what MVP means, and go straight into the explanation of WAR.
It stands for "Wins Above Replacement," and it calculates how many more wins a player has earned his team than a replacement level player would have. It factors in offense, defense and base running and is becoming more widely accepted as a great way to measure the value of players.
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while its not really made of skin like the other definitions said, its actually made of keratin, which also makes up your hair and (of course) your fingernails. also, as a side note, keratin is also what makes up rhinoceros horns
teacher: hey, kids, did you know that your toenails are made of magical candy?
gullible child: really?
teacher: no!
gullible child: really?
teacher: no!
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Hardened discs on the tips of the toes that protect the toe. Females like to paint their toenails all different colors.
Samantha painted her toenails red, then she stuck them in my mouth, and I began to suck on them. For the next hour, she made love to me with only her red painted toenails.
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Bob: So this one day, I got really stoned and ran around trying to figure out the meaning of my toenails, man. And I was like: "Toecovers!"
Joe: Dude, get some help.
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by Frankie made us do it July 10, 2008
this describes a person who is stuck up someone elses ass, (so far up that all you can only see their toenails)
Person 1: Look he's pure stuck up her hole!
Person 2: Haha, Toenails
Person 2: Haha, Toenails
by JF-Toenails August 25, 2009
The remnants of a once packed weed pipe, a stale hit
(guy # 1) Is there anything left in that thing?
(guy # 2) Nah I think it's toe nail.
(guy # 2) Nah I think it's toe nail.
by Brian Couto January 25, 2008
When someone is so far up another person's ass brown noser, all thats left hanging out is their toenails.
Steve is such a toenails.
by Jimmy420 November 13, 2007
a word to describe the act of fucking your mates off for a girl or something not involving your friends
TOENAILS!! steve isn't coming out tonight he is busy toenailing his new girlfriend!
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He dons a bright yellow shirt and a smirk that boasts "catch me if you can."
His wicked speed and clever maneuvers make him nearly impossible to catch.
He's the coveted snitch in muggle quidditch, the earthbound version of the fictional sport made popular by the Harry Potter book and movie series.
"The snitch is basically a mobile flag in capture the flag," said Adam Bush, a University of Northern Colorado senior who took on the role of a snitch in the state's first quidditch tournament Saturday near UNC's Gunter Hall. "You need endurance, wrestling skills and good hiding skills. But I think it's most important for the snitch to play up the crowd. He's definitely the comic relief of the game."
Bush was one of many snitches to take to the field Saturday as four teams competed for the Northern Colorado Quidditch Cup title. Competing against the UNC Gold Griffins were the Colorado State University Quidditch Team, the Denver Dementor Community Team and the Utah Crimson Fliers from the University of Utah.
Tylor Starr, the captain of the UNC Golden Griffins and the Colorado representative for the International Quidditch Association, was responsible for organizing the event. He said he couldn't have been more happy about the day's outcome.
"Even if we had placed last, I would have been just as happy and proud of my team," he said. "But the fact that we came in third to a great Denver team who is much more mature than we are, and a Utah team that has twice as much as experience as we have, I'm very pleased with how everything turned out."
After the dust settled, the Utah Crimson Fliers left the field with the first-place trophy, defeating the Denver Dementors, 70-40, in the championship game - a matchup that provided good practice for the world's 29th-ranked team as it heads to the World Cup in New York next month.
"We're the only active team in our area, so we don't get the chance to play other teams very often," said Kevin Engberson, the captain of the Crimson Fliers. "Our main strength and focus was speed and just always staying on the offensive and being aware. But everyone played great. It was just a blast and these guys are fun to play."
Though Starr admits he's not the most athletic man, he insists quidditch is a sport, and he challenges anyone who thinks otherwise to go out on the quidditch field and see for himself.
"You need to be able throw, run fast, and you have to be quick on your feet, and have quick decision-making" he said. "It's basically like any other sport, but with a little twist with a broom."
And just like any the sport, Starr said there are many life lessons to be learned from quidditch, the biggest one being self-acceptance.
"It teaches people that it is OK to be different and OK to be involved in something that is not in the norm," he said. "If you're passionate about something, go for it. And that is something that every person here has done, and I'm so proud of them all."


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Stop pinching yourself. This isn't a dream. The Senators have claimed Marek Svatos off of waivers from the Nashville Predators.
Like a blunt at a Sublime concert or Svatos himself, news that the Senators had claimed Marek Svatos off of waivers from the Nashville Predators has circulated through Twitter.
As an impending unrestricted free agent and has a prorated salary of $800k, at first glance it looks like Svatos' addition was designed with the intent of returning a forward back to Binghamton. However, Svatos has a relationship with Cory Clouston stemming back to their days with the Kootenay Ice of the WHL. In his final year (2001-02) of junior hockey under The Little General's watch, Svatos posted an impressive 38 golas and 39 assists in 53 games.
While Svatos has scored more than 25 goals twice in his career — he scored 32 in 2005-06 and 26 in 2007-08 — some people may still believe that he is a natural scorer with something left in the tank. The truth is that he hasn't been a NHL regular since the 2008-09 season when he played 69 games for the Avalance. Although he did play in 54 games in 2009-10 (posting 7 goals and 4 assists), he left the NHL to play professionally in Slovakia and he spent the early portion of this season playing in the KHL. In December 2010, he signed his current contract with St. Louis but had to clear waivers before he could play with the organization. After Nashville submitted a claim, he produced 1 goal and 2 assists in 9 games. I know that this is a relatively small sample size to consider but I'm not too sure how anyone can think this is a guy who the organization can slot into a wing position on one of the top two lines and get some production out of.
Mind you, this is the same management team that felt comfortable putting Randy Robitaille on the ice in that same capacity… so who knows?
However, as I started to write this piece,TSN's Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) has tweeted that Alexei Kovalev celebrates his 38th birthday in style, by waiving his NTC to become a Pittsburgh Penguin. OTT receives conditional 7th round pick for Kovalev. If PIT wins 1st round of playoffs and Kovalev plays 50 per cent of games, it's a 6th.
Don't hold your breath expecting Kovalev to take out a one page ad in the Ottawa Citizen thanking fans for their support. He'd probably be better served dropping leaflets out of his plane. I'm already preparing myself for tomorrow's headline, The Enigmatic Kovalev Disappears For Good.
The trade itself saves Ottawa approximately $1.2 million and considering the value of this conditional pick, the trade is a condemnation of his reputation around the League more than it is a reflection of Ray Shero's GM abilities. Without a real market for Kovalev's services, this is the kind of low risk-high reward — Kovalev does have 9 points in his last 10 games played — move that Pittsburgh could afford to make with Malkin and Crosby both out indefinitely.
Does this calculated gamble sound familiar?
It should. It's the same song and dance routine that we were fed by ownership and management when his 2-year, $10 million pact was announced.
"You always want your players to play 100 percent and that's difficult over 82 games," Murray said. "If you are judgmental then you can find a hole. (The critics) claim that Alex has been a little more inconsistent than he should be. I think the opposite. When he plays great, he can win a game for you. We have many real hard workers in this organization, guys that will compete for us every single night. But we need something special to go with that and this guy is a special player in that he's got the ability to make players around him better and he can score.
I think he likes the spotlight. There are people who are very judgmental of every player and more often than not find fault rather than the good things. Kovalev is a guy who makes players around him a lot better. He is a big time playmaker, he is real strong on the puck, and when he gets a chance to play on the power play, he makes the power play work. He's got a big shot. I think he is one of the most exciting players in the League." ~ Bryan Murray via NHL.com
Sure, on some nights. On every other night, he was the same overpaid, inconsistent, and underappreciated player whose reputation preceded him. I could empathize as to why the organization brought him in as insurance for Heatley's imminent departure but Ottawa never embraced him the same way that Montreal did. And in retrospect, we should have expected as much after he exhibited a mercenary-like willingness to leave Montreal – a city where he was revered – and chase the dollars to come here.
When Kovalev was asked if he will ever enjoy the acclaim from Ottawa fans that so recently was bestowed upon him by thousands of supporters in Montreal?
"It's up to me to bring them onside," Kovalev said. "The only way I can do it is to play my best."
Or not… but that doesn't mean that Pens fans are jazzed to get him!
Here's a quote from EvanKunkle, a commenter on TPB:
Alexei Kovalev: Labeled a lazy and enigmatic player by Ottawa fans. It's not that he CAN'T score, it's just that he doesn't want to try his best. I don't blame him for not having any motivation. He's overpaid and stuck playing for a shitty team up north, eh. No motivation there. He still has some left in the tank and he's a great veteran pickup coming back to his "hometown". See also, Bill Guerin.


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The Australian share market was a third of a per cent lower at noon following lacklustre morning trade as investors prepare for an interest rate cut next week.
The morning losses came despite gains on Wall Street and positive leads from European markets.
At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.9 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,351.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 14.6 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,429.6 points.
On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 15 points lower at 4,353 points, with 10,376 contracts traded.
Australian Stock Report head of research Geoff Saffer said most sectors of the market were performing poorly, while the defensive sector, including Telcos and utilities, was in positive territory.
On Tuesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the consumer price index (CPI) as investors price in a 92 per cent chance of a May rate cut.
"A rate cut is extremely likely at this stage unless CPI really surprises on the down side tomorrow, which doesn't look likely now," Mr Saffer said.
"Most of the recent economic data has been soft or reasonably weak, so most sectors are hoping for a rate cut to reinvigorate the market."
Wall Street shares closed higher on Friday, buoyed by better than expected US earnings, solid German business confidence data and a $430 billion deal to fight Europe's debt crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 65.16 points or 0.5 per cent to 13,029.26 by the close of trade.
European stock markets and the euro were firmer after solid business confidence data from Germany and as investors looked ahead to a key IMF meeting and weekend French elections.
No major equities news is expected.
In economics news Australia's producer price index at the final stage of production fell 0.3 per cent in the March quarter, for an annual rise of 1.4 per cent.
Resources stocks were mixed on Monday.
BHP Billiton was down 17 cents to $35.33, while Rio Tinto was up 1.5 cents to $66.64 and Fortescue Metals was down five cents to $5.93.
The four major banks were also mixed.
The Commonwealth Bank was up three cents to $50.97, ANZ was up one cent to $23.46 and Westpac was up two cents to $22.12.
However, National Australia Bank was down 20 cents to $24.99.
National turnover was 661 million securities worth $1.05 billion, with 378 stocks up, 429 stocks down and 366 unchanged.


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Ronald Sanabria leads the Rainforest Alliance's efforts to make tourism a viable conservation tool -- one that protects the environment and promotes the well-being of local communities. A native of Costa Rica, Sanabria has worked with the tourism industry on certification, productivity, quality assurance and sustainability since 1992. He joined the Rainforest Alliance in 1998, first working with the Sustainable Agriculture Division. Two years later, he began leading the development of the Sustainable Tourism program.
Sanabria has coordinated projects in a dozen Latin American countries, supporting sustainable tourism training and technical assistance for hundreds of tourism businesses and community-based operations while also connecting them with the marketplace. He led the creation of the Sustainable Tourism Network of the Americas (STCNA) and chaired its secretariat from 2003 to 2010. He assisted the creation of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and sat on its board of directors from 2010 to 2012. He currently represents the Rainforest Alliance at the United Nations' Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism.
Sanabria was the recipient of the 2008 EXPOTUR Friend of Nature Award in recognition of his efforts to promote sustainable tourism in Costa Rica and was listed in Condé Nast Traveler's "Power Issue" as one of the 10 most influential guardians of sustainable tourism. His team at the Rainforest Alliance was awarded the Gallina de Oro award from the Costa Rican Association of Rural Community-Based Tourism in 2008 for their support assisting communities engaged in tourism, the Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award in 2009, and The International Ecotourism Society's Innovation Award in 2010.
Since 1992, Sanabria has taught at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Costa Rica. A Fulbright scholar, he holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Costa Rica and a Master's degree in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University. Sanabria speaks Spanish, English and Danish fluently.


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YPF and PDVSA will explore Malvinas continental shelf for oil, says Pagina 12
According to reports in the Argentine media, the nationalized Argentine oil company YPF, formerly owned by Spain's Repsol, will be teaming up with Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA to explore the continental shelf around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands for oil.
We discussed the need for oil and gas exploration in the territory and offshore areas, adjacent to the Malvinas, but we have to analyze the costs and time, PDVSA president Rafael Ramirez Carreño told Argentine newspaper Pagina 12. He said he had recently spoken with the president of YPF, Miguel Galuccio, on this issue.
Ramirez Carreño said the prospective investments are the result of joint-ventures in Venezuela between the two countries.
However, he added that Venezuela is proceeding with caution after a warning by Repsol to companies that partner with YPF after the expropriation of its shares earlier this year. The Spanish company said it reserved the right to take legal action against any investor in YPF or its assets that had been illegally expropriated from Repsol.
Argentina announced in April it was taking control of YPF, seizing a 51% stake from Repsol, a decision supported by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
This is the latest in a series of moves by the current Argentinean President, Cristina Fernandez, to escalate tension over the Falklands on the 30th anniversary of the war fought by the UK and Argentina over the Islands in 1982.
In the face of a campaign of harassment against British interests in Argentina, the UK government tabled a White Paper in June officially pledging to defend the Falklands and declared there would be no weakening in the country's resolve over the Falklands.
In one of the latest incidents Britain summoned Argentina's ambassador to London on December 3 after masked men ransacked the offices of a shipping company in Buenos Aires, a move the Foreign Office alleged was aimed at deterring ships from visiting the Falklands. A number of cruise ships have cancelled planned visits to the Falklands under pressure from Argentina.
In April, Argentina sent a letter to 15 UK and US banks warning them of possible civil and criminal charges if they continue work with the five London-listed oil exploration companies involved in drilling in Falklands territorial waters.
The largest company involved, Rockhopper Exploration, sold a 60% stake of its Sea Lion field to Premier Oil in July in return for a 1 billion dollars investment to bring the field into production in 2017. The prospect contains an estimated 320 million barrels of oil.
Noble Energy, a Texas based exploration and production group, is buying interests in licences held by Falklands Oil and Gas off the Falklands' northern and southern coasts. Over the next three years Noble estimates it will be investing between 180m-230m dollars to develop its interests.


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At present, the precision statement in D7043 does not address reproducibility. An interlaboratory study will be performed so as to generate the necessary data for development of a valid precision statement.
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 | Category: Home Exteriors
Interior Designer Windsor Smith's backyard retreat in LA…
With the weather PERFECT here in Dallas at 73 degrees, I really wish that right about now I had Windsor's backyard set up…her exterior haven is cuter than my living room! Blue trellises, sunburst mirror, comfy upholstered furniture, floor pillows, antique rugs, garden stools- what more could a girl ask for? Maybe some lemonade and the newest Us weekly would complete this scenario! I could lounge here for hours…
A few of my favorite pieces from Windsor Smith Home
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Back to the drawing board for Iota
IOTA – It hasn't been the beginning to a season that the Iota Bulldogs (0-2) had hoped for.
After opening up an early lead and staying very competitive with an improved and much bigger Vinton team in week one, week two was the exact opposite. St. Edmund was smaller, they, like Iota, did not have a ton of starters; yet it was the Blue Jays that won, resoundingly.
Now they must face the 2-0 Lake Arthur Tigers, a team that doesn't appear to want to slow down anytime soon as the school continues to try and solidify itself as a power in 2A. Meanwhile, Iota is just trying to find its footing.
"We have a young ball club, we know that," said Neal Legé, Iota coach. "We'll just have to be patient and try to get it right."
The Bulldogs' youth, miscues, mistakes, blocking issues and more have hindered drives and eventually games the first two weeks of this season. Now, if they hope to start moving in the right direction, it is the self-inflicted wounds that Iota must stop.
"We're killing ourselves on mistakes," said Legé. "We keep picking the wrong times to commit those mistakes, so we're going to go back this week and get back to work trying to eliminate those problems.
After dealing with their own issues, the Iota offense will have to take advantages of the opportunities that present itself against Lake Arthur.
The Tigers' defense begins with a big, tough line that averages about 234 pounds with no lineman under 200 pounds. It also features three of four returning starters. And it doesn't stop there. Lake Arthur's defense also returns two out of three of its linebacker core, one cornerback and one safety.
"They're good on both sides of the ball," said Legé. "They're very aggressive."
Scoring points is only half of Iota's battle, however as the true test for Iota though will come from stopping Lake Arthur's play makers who are already making headlines two weeks into the season.
Iota's defense will first have to contend with an offensive line that is known for its aggression, size and experience. Only the center is new to the offensive line this year. He, along with his four linemen, average about 238 pounds, with the two tackles weighing in at a listed 265 and 275, respectively.
"Their offensive line does a real good job of coming off the ball," said Legé.
After that, the Bulldogs will have to fight off Trent Hargrave, a 5-7, 185-pound senior running back for the Tigers, and Colbie Benoit, a 5-7, 205-pound junior running back. The two running backs along with wide receiver Anthony Washington make up the remaining three of seven returning starters on offense.
For the first two weeks, most of the attention has gone to Hargrave for the Tigers and understandably so. He has started this year where he left off last year. In his first two games, Hargrave already has 271 yards on 48 carries—averaging over 5.6 yards per carry this season. Last week's game against Delcambre was a real coming out party for Hargrave with four touchdowns and 142 of the 271 yards.
"Their offense kind of goes around Hargrave," said Legé. "He's what makes them go.
But Benoit and Washington also have to be accounted for as Legé points out.
"Benoit's a very good offensive player himself, so we have to keep an eye on him as well," he said. "We'll have our hands full."
Last year, when the two teams squared off, they were district foes. Lake Arthur hosted and won the game that ended in a 28-21 score with Lake Arthur inching by with the Tigers early game push being enough to hold off the Bulldogs who scored 15 points in the final quarter.
The Bulldogs and Tigers will square off at Bulldog Stadium Friday night at 7 p.m. where Iota will try to get its first win and extract some revenge on Lake Arthur.


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AFL-CIO to take hands-off attitude
Six years after actively campaigning for combining the performers' unions, AFL-CIO prexy John Sweeney indicated Wednesday during an appearance in Hollywood that the federation's taking a hands-off attitude on any move toward merger between SAG and AFTRA – at least until both unions fully support such a combination.
"We are not going to force them to do anything that they don't want to do," he said in an interview with Daily Variety. "These are two autonomous unions, and I have good relationships with both."
Sweeney, who's retiring next month after 14 years at the head of the AFL-CIO, was in Hollywood to speak at a rally outside the Vermont Hand Wash in support of efforts to unionize car wash employees.
The AFL-CIO gave substantial support to the 2003 efforts to merge the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, with Sweeney asserting that the combo would give actors, broadcasters and recording artists a stronger voice as entertainment congloms continued to consolidate operations. SAG members narrowly voted down the proposal, which required 60% approval, over concerns that SAG would lose its unique character and that merging the pension and health plans could be problematic.
During Sweeney's tenure at the AFL-CIO, he's advocated similar mergers among other unions in order to give the merged entities more clout and achieve improved operating efficiency.
AFTRA president Roberta Reardon has supported the idea of a merger but with the caveat that SAG would have to endorse an unconditional combination, rather than have SAG rep merely all actors – which would disinclude AFTRA's news talent, among others – a notion that's gained traction among the Membership First faction at SAG. She's also said a move toward a merger would not happen before SAG's mandated round of TV-film contract talks with the congloms in October 2010.
Relations between SAG and AFTRA cratered early last year when AFTRA angrily split off from joint negotiations and reached its own primetime deal. AFTRA members ratified the pact over SAG's objections, and with SAG stalled in its contract negotiations, AFTRA was able to sign up the lion's share of this year's TV pilots that were shot digitally.
The merger issue's part of the current campaign for control of the SAG national board, which shifted last year away from the more confrontational Membership First faction and toward a coalition of moderates.
Anne-Marie Johnson, who's running for SAG president as head of the Membership First slate, has said she favors "creating a concrete plan that SAG members can support, blending all actors under one roof, without diminishing/weakening SAG's P&H plans, negotiating leverage or sovereignty."
Ken Howard, who's running for president as head of the Unite for Strength faction, has said he will focus on "building maximum unity with AFTRA and other entertainment guilds to give us real power when we sit down to negotiate contracts."


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(EAST HARTFORD, Conn.) -- U.S. midfielder Brek Shea was substituted into the game in the 77th minute and scored the game-winner just five minutes later, giving the U.S. men's soccer team a 1-0 win over Costa Rica in the 2013 Gold Cup.
The win clinches the U.S. first place in Group C.
Shea was streaking down the field when teammate Landon Donovan sent him a perfect pass, which Shea promptly sent into the back of the Costa Rican net.
It was Shea's first international goal.
"It's good," Shea said. "First U.S. goal...Only goal of the game...It wins the group. Really good."
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Hugh Jackman had Sarah Jessica Parker bumping and grinding and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs singing Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall, as he cheerfully hosted the 58th annual Tony Awards and took home the prize as leading actor in a musical for The Boy from Oz.
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The revival of the 1991 Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins won five Tonys, including best musical director Joe Mantello. The best drama Tony went to Doug Wright's Pulitzer-winning I Am My Own Wife, starring leading actor winner Jefferson Mays.
Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American actress ever to win for leading actress in a drama, for the revival of Raisin in the Sun costarring Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.
"Often I've wondered what does it take for this to happen," said the actress, best known for The Cosby Show. "And now I know. It takes effort and grace. ... And in my life that grace has taken numerous forms. The first was the family into which I was born, parents who loved and wanted me, and a mother who fought fearlessly, courageously, consistently so that her children above all else could realize their full potential as human beings."
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In our modern-day, busy society, the balance of nature has been 'thrown' by processed foods. Convenient, synthetic foods full of additives, flavorings and preservatives make up the bulk of our diet. The results show up in an overweight society with health issues and low levels of energy. Sadly, we tend to feed our pets diets similar to our own.
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Review Rating: 4.5
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Manufacturer: ZiwiPeak
Ingredients - Beef Meat (min 58%), Liver, Lung, Tripe (min 32%); Green-lipped Mussel (min 3%); Lecithin; Chicory Inulin; Dried Kelp; Parsley. Naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols; Vitamins: Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Hydrochloride; Chelated Minerals: Iron amino acid complex, Copper amino acid complex, Manganese amino acid complex, Zinc amino acid complex, Selenium Yeast, Potassium Bicarbonate, Calcium Carbonate
Calories - 2227 Kcal/lb
Guaranteed AnalysisCrude Protein (min) 38%Crude Fat (min) 35%Crude Fiber (max) 1.0%Moisture (max) 13%Ash (max) 7%Calcium 1.83%Phosphorus 1.29%
Ingredients - Venison Meat (min 65%), Liver, Tripe, Heart and Kidney (min 19.5%); Chicory Syrup; Green-lipped and Blue Mussel* (min 4%); Hoki Fish Oil; Lecithin; Kelp; Vitamins and Minerals; Parsley. Naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols. Additives: Vitamin D3 592 IU/kg,Vitamin E 7.4 mg/kg, Copper (copper proteinate) 9.8 mg/kg
Calories - 1794 KJ/100g
Guaranteed AnalysisCrude Protein (min) 34%Crude Fat (min) 26%Crude Fiber (max) 1.6%Moisture (max) 15%Ash (max) 8%Calcium 2%Phosphorus 1.1%
Venison & Fish
Ingredients - Venison Meat (min 50%), Liver, Tripe, Heart and Kidney (min 19.5%); Hoki Fish (min 15%); Chicory Syrup; Green-lipped and Blue Mussel* (min 4%); Hoki Fish Oil; Lecithin; Kelp; Vitamins and Minerals; Parsley. Naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols. Additives: Vitamin D3 592 IU/kg, Vitamin E 7.4 mg/kg, Copper (copper proteinate) 9.8 mg/kg
Calories - 1778 KJ/100g
Guaranteed AnalysisCrude Protein (min) 34%Crude Fat (min) 26%Crude Fiber (max) 1.8%Moisture (max) 15%Ash (max) 8%Calcium 2%Phosphorus 1.1%
Ingredients - Lamb Meat (min 65%), Liver, Tripe, Heart and Kidney (min 19.5%); Chicory Syrup; Green-lipped and Blue Mussel* (min 4%); Hoki Fish Oil; Lecithin; Kelp; Vitamins and Minerals; Parsley. Naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols. Additives: Vitamin D3 592 IU/kg, Vitamin E 7.4 mg/kg, Copper (copper proteinate) 9.8 mg/kg
Calories - 1854 KJ/100g
Guaranteed AnalysisCrude Protein (min) 33%Crude Fat (min) 27%Crude Fiber (max) 1.5%Moisture (max) 15%Ash (max) 1.2%Calcium 2%Phosphorus 1.1%
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Best dog food ever
By Toni
from Australia
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
Comments about ZiwiPeak Daily Cuisine Grain-Free Air-Dried Dog Food:
We have two cavaliers who love every mouthful and boy are they fussy. Our 10 year old is moving so much better, the 2 year Olds eyes do not run at all and his tummy troubles are over.Their coats are so shiny and they look so healthy.Vet visits are almost a thing of the past.The food is not that expensive when you take into account less being spent at the vets. Our dogs will always eat this food now, I cannot believe the difference in our dogs health,
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great dog food, no junk additives.
By Basia_rdg
from Edison, nj
Best dog food out there without having to go to a raw dog food diet. It's expensive but it pays to feed your dog well and cheaper not going to the vet with issues.
We love this food
By Nadia
from Richmond, BC. Canada
My dog has Cushing disease and it's extremely hard to deal with this situation. I. Ok for my baby on the regular daily base and this dos is addition to his diet. Thank you!
v good
By all animals have feelings
from usa
About Me New Owner
Great product. Relatively well priced, but that's not the priority; we want a trustworthy manufacturer. Would be nice to get an estimate of how much iodine the kelp might be providing, or is absorbed from the kelp.
good product
By shepherd owner
from upstate ny
I have a special needs dog who also is a very fussy eater and he loves ZiwiPeak. It was recommended by his holistic vet.
By animals first!
from SW USA
we feed 2 young dogs of mixed breed 2 times per day, adding some water w/the food. they like it v much. great ingredients. would be nice to know range of possible amounts of iodine in the dried kelp, is the only concern. so probably a good food to cycle w other foods until further information available - which we do cycle on/off.
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Great as a treat and a topping for meals!
By Micah and Dylan's Momma
from Camarillo, CA
My pups get these as treats and as a sprinkled topping on their meals. Initially needed clean, no additive treats to deal with health issues, now it is great to see the response when they hear the storage jar being opened. Love feeding them a high quality product!
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not consistent
By marjon
from Wilmington, NC
I have two yorkies. Extremely picky. The only food they eat is ziwipeak. I have been purchasing this product for two years. I have huge concerns that are getting bigger simply because I can't get any response from customer service. There has been several times that either the food was moldy or too dry. And I had to return the product. I have called the company numerous timew zero respond. Question is since new Zealand has no regulations to post expiration dates on their products how the U.S. determines that? Recently I purchased one that has expiration date for 10/2017! How is it that a food products that claim zero preservatives can have such a long shelf life? To me this is astonishing and scary. As oxidation of just the omega 3 and 6 are highly rapid and highly toxic. I hope someone can help me figure this out.
Excellent nutrition, good price, very good customer service.
By pikespeakken
from Colorado Springs, CO
ZiwiPeak is not a cheap food. However, in the five years we have fed our Havanese this food they have been healthy with beautiful coats. The best thing they eat their daily evening meal and do not waste any of it. We supplement only with a small, healthy dog treat in the morning, feed about 4:00 PM and give them a small treat at night. Healthy dogs are happy dogs!
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(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Best out there
By Moochie
from Katonah, NY
Seems like I have tried every food out there to no avail ..till I tried ziwipeak on my two rescues ... But I did try and switch a few times because of the price but always come back because it is simply the best out there. Dogs love it , easy to use, and they are the picture of health!
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Summer sports leagues are great outlets for exercise and fun, but there is also a high level of competition. The Brightbill Basketball Summer League program has been allowing kids to play organized basketball for many years, no matter what their skill level may be.
Kids of many ages sign up for the Brightbill program in early spring and by May they are playing organized games with referees. The program is great for young children who want to get better at the sport, but it also benefits older children. High school students who may or may not play for their school team are able to continue with the sport throughout the summer months. The program mixes players of high skill level with players that prefer light pick-up games. There are also "A" and "B" divisions so that teams with less experience don't have to play teams that have played together for years.
The Brightbill Basketball Program is simply refreshing. Why? Because the kids involved in the program play for one reason: They love the game. They are not playing to represent their school or score a college scholarship. The players continue to show up because they want to improve their skills. Another refreshing aspect of the program is the fact that the same kids continue to come out and play every year. Most kids stay with the program until they are 17.
Unfortunately, in recent years Brightbill has experienced some very intense games in the 14 - 17 age groups. This "intensity" incorporates verbal disputes, cheap fouls, parental disputes and even some fist throwing. It does not happen every week and the program is trying to keep it under control, but when you get 16-and-17-year-old boys competing for a win, things can get shaky.
The good certainly outnumber the bad, though, and Brightbill has played an important role in developing basketball skills for many young children. Players continue to fill the void that summer free time gives them with competitive sports, and the Brightbill program is certainly a great way to stay active during the summer.