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Hardware teams understand the importance of planning, but does the act of project planning guarantee success to the same degree that avoiding project planning guarantees failure?
Neil Johnson and Catherine LouisFailing to plan is planning to fail is a quote attributed to both Alan Lakein, the writer of several self-help books on time management in the 1970s, and before that to Winston Churchill. The quote hints of the fortunes of teams who embrace the importance of planning, by countering with an ominous prediction for teams that dont. Hardware teams understand the importance of planning, but does the act of project planning guarantee success to the same degree that avoiding project planning guarantees failure? According to 110 engineers surveyed in the spring of 2012, it does not.
From a survey group comprised of embedded software, system integration and ASIC/FPGA engineers, we found that confidence in project planning is tragically low. Not surprisingly, a majority of respondents admitted that recent projects finish behind schedule. When it comes to hardware project planning, it appears teams plan for failure much more frequently than they plan for success.
Are hardware developers confident in their approach to project planning?
The motivation behind conducting this survey was to test our hypothesis that hardware developers lack confidence in their project planning practices and to find a correlation between a lack in confidence and low overall success rates. The survey posed a series of questions related to project planning to which respondents were asked to strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree. Questions in the survey were worded positively as to avoid biasing responses in support of our hypothesis.
We found the survey data support our hypothesis. Confidence in project planning practices is decidedly mixed with roughly half of respondents admitting low confidence in their approach to project planning. An overwhelming 87% suggested their projects finish behind schedule.
Causes of lack of confidence and schedule overrun
We find the data suggest some very clear factors when it comes to confidence and schedule overrun.
Of those surveyed, an overwhelming 84% do work that is not represented on a project schedule. Further, 75% disagreed with the idea an initial project plan accurately identifies the amount of work required. When it comes to individual items on a project plan the results were not much better with a total of 67% asserting time estimates for those items were inaccurate.
The data suggest that when it comes to initially planning and estimating, hardware development teams are using methods that are severely inadequate and they know it. From the very beginning, teams are setting expectations with their estimates that are completely out of touch with reality.


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Alfa 4C, Act II
|Douglas A. Bolduc is Managing Editor at Automotive News Europe.
Getting a close look at the Alfa Romeo 4C when it debuts at the Geneva auto show March 5 will be a challenge if there is a repeat of what happened two years ago at the same show.
When Alfa unveiled the concept version of the small sports car at Geneva in 2011 it seemed like every person in Switzerland was crowded on and around the Fiat subsidiary's tiny stand.
The guy standing closest to the concept was also the person with the widest smile in the building: Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne.
The outpouring of attention for the car that day was something to behold. It also gives an understanding why Marchionne has unwavering faith in Alfa, despite its falling sales and years of financial losses.
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Bioindividuality: finding what works for you
The Columbus Dispatch - July 16, 2013 09:57 PM
It's confusing to know what's right and wrong, good and bad sometimes in the world of health and fitness.
What's good for one may not be good for the whole bunch, after all.
This is the idea behind bioindividuality, a primary theme taught at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Every person is a unique individual with unique needs, both in food and exercise.
We all know that veggies are good, of course. But some people may have adverse reactions to some vegetables. For example, I need to limit my intake of high-starch veggies like corn, squash and sweet potatoes. I love them, and they're definitely loaded with important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. But anything high on the glycemic index sits like a load on my body that I cannot lose.
Same goes for grains and fruit. Though they're both full of fiber and complex carbohydrates that your body needs for fuel and proper digestion, I've found I have to limit them (glycemic index strikes again). I usually only eat them after workouts when my body can immediately absorb the carbs into the bloodstream and use them for energy. Congrats if you never, ever have to think about the glycemic index.
There are as many diet plans out there as there are people who want to follow them. You probably know someone who swears by the Atkins Diet, but another got sick and gained back all the weight they had lost. The Mediterranean diet may work for your mom, but not for your dad. The Primal Blueprint may be the answer for your husband, but maybe not for your vegan sister.
When it comes to exercise, the same theory applies. Generally speaking, everyone should include cardiovascular exercise and strength training in their workout routines. You know why. After that, it gets more complicated.
It all depends on your goal, your hormones and genetics, and, honestly, what you enjoy doing.
If you're naturally thin and simply want to get daily exercise to be in overall good health, I hate you. No, seriously, you're probably fine doing whatever form of exercise you enjoy ... as long as it includes strength work of some sort. Insert broken record about why strength training is important here.
Say you're a runner training for an upcoming race. You'll likely have a regimen for that particular distance, and you'll want to add in some strength days. Read this for reasons why runners should strength train.
If you're already fit, keep doing what you're doing because it's obviously working. But say you want to train for a fitness or figure competition on some level. That means you'll have to follow a training regimen, complete with diet plans, to help you "lean out" right before competition. I don't pretend to know what they are, I just know they exist. I also know they're meant for a short period of time, so they are not sustainable.
If you're a CrossFit wannabe, you should be working on strength for pull-ups, deep squats, rope climbs, etc.
And if you're trying to lose fat (or weight, as most put it; but, yeah, fat), you need to focus more on strength training and less on cardio. Muscle burns more fat than, well, fat. If you want to "tone", you essentially want to be lean, which means less fat and more muscle. Read this article on why too much cardio can actually sabotage your attempts at becoming lean.
Obviously, the intensity at which you train for any of these goals is different for every person. If you've never run a 5K, you're going to start training for it differently than someone who has run 20 of them. If you haven't done a push-up since 7 th-grade gym class, you'll probably want to start on a steep incline, gradually working your way down as you get stronger.
So, note what your goal is and where you are in the pursuit of it, then train and eat accordingly. Then, don't knock others for doing things differently.
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- Do not start or continue the chlorpheniramine tablets and consult your doctor, If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to chlorpheniramine or any of the other ingredients of chlorpheniramine tablet.
- Do not take this medicine without consulting your doctor, if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
- Do not take for longer than 7 days in a row. Talk with your doctor, if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days of treatment, or if you have a fever with a headache or skin rash.
- Do not drive or operate machinery after taking chlorpheniramine because you may feel sleepy.
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Q. Does chlorpheniramine or chlorpheniramine maleate cause increase in blood pressure/ drowsy/non drowsy/sedating/get you high/keep you awake/sleepiness/make you tired/weight gain?
Chlorpheniramine causing these side effects is common or rare. Always consult your doctor, if you experience any of these side effects
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Q. Is chlorpheniramine prescription?
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Yes, but taking other medicines may alter the effects of chlorpheniramine. Always consult your doctor for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required
Q. Does chlorpheniramine contain aspirin?
No, it does not contain aspirin in it. Chlorpheniramine is a different drug than aspirin.
Q. Is paracetamol safe/ banned/ available in India?
Paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen, crocin, dolo, calpol, pacimol) is an over-the-counter drug available in India. It is generally safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor
Q. Is paracetamol a painkiller/ used for cold?
Paracetamol is used to relieve mild to moderate pain associated with cold and flu, as well as fever
Q. Does paracetamol make you drowsy / sleepy?
Paracetamol does not cause drowsiness. However, paracetamol is available in combination with cough and cold medicines (eg. cetirizine, chlorpheniramine), which may cause drowsiness or sleepiness
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Paracetamol is a anti-pyretic (anti-fever), anti -inflammatory drug, which belongs to the category of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). However, unlike other NSAIDS, paracetamol can relieve only mild to moderate pain. It is not an antibiotic
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Q. Can I take crocin with ibuprofen/naproxen/other NSAID?
Paracetamol (available as crocin) is available over-the-counter in combination with ibuprofen/naproxen/other NSAID. However, always consult your doctor regarding combined use of crocin with any other drug
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Paracetamol on overdose can severely damage the liver and cause death. No more than 4 grams should be consumed in one day. Always consult your doctor regarding use of paracetamol
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Drug interaction with any of the above mentioned drugs is not documented, but it can occur. Always follow your doctor's advice before taking any medicine with phenylephrine
Q. Can i take phenylephrine with high blood pressure?
Do not take phenylephrine with high blood pressure
Q. Is phenylephrine the same as Sudafed?
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Blood pressure is a measurement of the force on the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps blood through your body.
You can measure your blood pressure at home. You can also have it checked at your health care provider's office, a fire station, or with blood pressure machines in drug stores and other places.
How the Test is Performed
Sit in a chair with your back supported. Your legs should be uncrossed, and your feet on the floor.
Your arm should be supported so that your upper arm is at heart level. Roll up your sleeve so that your arm is bare.
You or your health care provider will wrap the blood pressure cuff snugly around your upper arm. The lower edge of the cuff should be 1 inch above the bend of your elbow.
- The cuff will be inflated quickly. This is done either by pumping the squeeze bulb or pushing a button. You will feel tightness around your arm.
- Next, the valve of the cuff is opened slightly, allowing the pressure to slowly fall.
- As the pressure falls, the reading when the sound of blood pulsing is first heard is recorded. This is the systolic pressure.
- As the air continues to be let out, the sounds will disappear. The point at which the sound stops is recorded. This is the diastolic pressure.
Inflating the cuff too slowly or not inflating it to a high enough pressure may cause a false reading. If you loosen the valve too much, you will not be able to measure your blood pressure.
The procedure may be done two or more times.
How to Prepare for the Test
Before you measure your blood pressure:
- Rest for at least 5 minutes before blood pressure is taken.
- Do not take your blood pressure when you are under stress, have had caffeine or used a tobacco in the past 30 minutes, or have exercised recently.
Take two or three readings at a sitting. Take the readings 1 minute apart. Remain seated. When checking your blood pressure outside the doctor's office, note the time of the readings. Your health care provider may suggest that you do your readings at certain times.
- You may want to take your blood pressure in the morning and at night for a week.
- This will give you at least 12 readings and will help your health care provider make decisions about your blood pressure treatment.
How the Test will Feel
You will feel slight discomfort when the blood pressure cuff is inflated to its highest level.
Why the Test is Performed
High blood pressure has no symptoms so you may not know if you have this problem. High blood pressure is often discovered during a visit to the health care provider for another reason.
Finding high blood pressure and treating it early can help prevent heart disease, stroke, eye problems, or chronic kidney disease.
All adults should have their blood pressure checked regularly.
- Get checked every 2 years if your blood pressure was less than 120/80 mm Hg at the most recent reading.
- You should have it checked yearly if your last reading was 120 to 139/80 to 89 mm Hg.
- People with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems, or other conditions should have blood pressure checked at least every year.
Normal Results
Blood pressure readings are usually given as two numbers. For example, your heath care provider might tell you that your blood pressure is 120 over 80 (written as 120/80 mm Hg). One or both of these numbers can be too high.
Normal blood pressure is when the top number (systolic blood pressure) is below 120 most of the time, and the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) is below 80 most of the time (written as 120/80 mm Hg).
If your blood pressure numbers are 120/80 or higher but below 140/90, it is called pre-hypertension. If you have pre-hypertension, you are more likely to develop high blood pressure.
What Abnormal Results Mean
High blood pressure (hypertension) is when the top number (systolic blood pressure) is 140 or more most of the time or the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) is 90 or more most of the time (written as 140/90 mm Hg).
If you have diabetes, heart disease, or kidney problems, or if you had a stroke, your heath care provider may want your blood pressure to be lower.
The most commonly used blood pressure targets for people with these medical problems are below 130 to 140/80 mmHg.
Most of the time, high blood pressure does not cause symptoms.
It is normal for your blood pressure to vary at different times of the day:
- It is usually higher when you are at work.
- It drops slightly when you are at home.
- It is usually lowest when you are sleeping.
- It is normal for your blood pressure to increase suddenly when you wake up. In people with very high blood pressure, this is when they are most at risk of a heart attack and stroke.
Blood pressure readings taken at home may be a better measure of your current blood pressure than those taken at your doctor's office.
- Make sure your home blood pressure monitor is accurate.
- Ask your health care provider to compare your home readings with those taken in the office.
Many people get nervous at the health care provider's office and have higher readings than they have at home. This is called white coat hypertension. Home blood pressure readings can help detect this problem.
Alternative Names
Diastolic blood pressure; Systolic blood pressure; Blood pressure reading; Measuring blood pressure
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Skip to comments.Marines Find 72 Bodies at Suspected Drug Cartel Dumping Ground in Northern Mexico
Posted on 08/25/2010 6:47:28 AM PDT by Dallas59
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican marines found the dumped bodies of 72 people at a rural location in northern Mexico following a shootout with suspected drug cartel gunmen that left one marine and three suspects dead, the Navy reported late Tuesday.
The cadavers of 58 men and 14 women were found at a spot near the Gulf coast south of the border city of Matamoros. It appears to be the largest drug-cartel body dumping ground found in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against drug trafficking in late 2006.
"The federal government categorically condemns the barbarous acts committed by criminal organizations," The Navy said in a statement. "Society as a whole should condemn these type of acts, which illustrate the absolute necessity to continue fighting crime with all rigor."
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And, just as a friendly reminder, this is in a country where drug possession is legal.
These are the "family values" that are not stopping at the rivers edge. Coming to a town near you.
Anything for weed! Right?/s
Mexican marines?
Take about cheap imitations. No need to have a capital "M" on this version.
Some offensive, Felipe.
You would think that tokers would boycott any ganja coming from Mexico.
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of the Rio Grande.................
Fighting crime with 'rigor' and 'moral rigor' in particular, seems to be a challenge for Mexico. . .and Obama, Inc., now a close second. . .
Whoever heard of mexican marines?
Never heard of them, but I have heard the phrase referring to a pot smoker being "higher than the Mexican Air Force".
Too near the lovely city of Brownsville, Texas for comfort. Nice.
My first thought - what are our Marines doing there? But then asking; 'who knew Mexico had Marines. . .and a 'Federal Government'' - so to speak.
Maybe we can export to them some of ours to make up the shortage.
It's like the Doritos commercial
"Kill all you want, we'll make more."
Mexican Marines are brave guys, far exceeding the quality of the society they represent. One died killing a most wanted kingpin a few months ago. After his funeral, cartels murdered his mother and sisters.
Not surprised, I had just never heard of Mexico having much of any thing except some kind of army.
I can't find an authoritative source, but from the news stories, it seems like in the hierachy of trust among Mexican military forces, they are pretty highly trusted.
I just notice that when there's a major raid, or a big wheel of the cartels attacked and killed in a shootout, Mexican Marines seem to be the ones. The Beltran killing was one of their ops.
Guess we'll find out when the Mexican version of "Killing Pablo" gets printed in 5 or 10 years.
I think what's at stake is the money involved in supplying the US with drugs. Out of curiosity, I wonder what would happen to Mexico if a legalized cultivation-for-personal-use law went into effect here, even with a two or three year sunset provision. Seems like it would knock the cartels for a loop, and free up law enforcement to crack down on meth and coke.
Martial law time.. go mansion to mansion where the cartel lives.. you'll recognize them as you fly over, watch out for shots and stingers... take no prisoners.. they shoot at you, they die.
The border is a war zone. They better start treating it as such or a heckuva lot more innocents will die..
I am not sure what the effect would be. They are already responsible for a large percentage of the domestic outdoor grow operations in the western US.
What would the point be for having those grow operations if people could just legally grow their own? The cartels would have no customers.
I favor legalization but lets stick to logical arguments. You can brew your own beer, ferment your own wine or grow your own tobacco but almost no one does because it is not that easy to do it right. Pot will be no different. But I agree that legalization will significantly cut their profits but it will not make all the problems suddenly go away.
You are comparing boiling an egg to making an omelet. You do know that. Don't you?
No, he's comparing making eggs for breakfast to picking up an egg McMuffin. Most people would rather buy something that someone else made than make it themselves (if the price is reasonable). There is an "economy of scale" that says it will be far cheaper (and more convenient) for one person to grow a lot and sell it than lots of people growing a little.
So the cartels, who already have large plots dedicated to growing the stuff, would continue to dominate the market. The average user would be perfectly happy to continue to buy rather than go through the trouble of growing his own (it's not like the first word that comes to mind when I think "pot smoker" is "industriousness")...
Sure you can grow ditch weed in your back yard but if you want quality bud you have to get into hydroponics and other advanced cultivation techniques. Few will bother if you can purchase it at the local stop and rob.
That may be true but the bottom line and the point to my posts is that if growing were legal, the cartels would be out of the pot growing/smuggling business. Lots of retirees out there with 'green thumbs'.
Coke would be enough to fuel the narcoistas, I think. We'd have to legalize coke too. And we should. That and opium.
There's no legitimate Federal authority for the Federal drug laws.
Misrepresentation is a form of lying. That Mexico allows some consumer items our US Federales ban — specifically only small amounts of marijuan, for larger amounts are still illegal in Mexico — misrepresents why this violence is happening.
Underground money fuels this violence. Big underground money arising out of the smuggling of highly desirable consumer goods that are banned in the US.
Lying is not friendly, fwtw.
Uhhhhhhhhhhh.......isn't that what the decriminalization crowd is yelling for in this country?
Lying is not friendly, fwtw.
Amen, bro.
Yes, there are standards of behavior -- one can't tolerate public intoxication or semi-intoxication of those operating dangerous equipment. Nor can a society ignore the dangers of addictive drugs in times and places a culture is more prone to addiction.
All drugs should be legal, some regulated to create a modest barrier to use -- as we do today with tobacco and alcohol, or drugs that require purchase at a pharmacy with the transfer professional hand to adult hand. Only a few should be extremely restricted for and only for extreme danger to the public -- and that depends on time and place.
In a truly free nation NO item should be wholly banned for any properly responsible adult can take upon himself or herself the duty to hold and use a thing wisely, and indeed at some time and place he or she may have to so use it for some great meritorious purpose.
Do you thing Our G0d placed ANYTHING on this Earth so is so dangerous that no man might somehow use it for the good.
No! Everything has its purpose, therefore let people be able to possess and investigate uses and learn and discover proper uses. Why hobble humanity?
Because there's money in it. Take away the money, leaving heavy penalties for quantity production and they'll quit. I'll go out on a limb and say that a majority of Oregon's legal growers disobey the law and sell illegally. Because marijuana sells at high prices, regardless of how it's produced. Risk/reward.
Agreed. But that camel's nose is waaay under the tent and things are gonna have to get worse...and they can...for most folks to tolerate legalization of white dope.
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I ask because I've recently stumbled across a book on tea processing from the 1950s that suggests that black tea can be fermented too long, which produces "soft, flat or dead tea without pungency, and gives liquors which are dull or brownish. The infused leaf is not bright."
Is this a case of old tea-processing superstition, or were older black teas really only partially oxidized? (Maybe in the 85%+ region?) What about today?


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SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane couple is homeless for the holidays after a fire ripped through their apartment near Gonzaga last week.
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Last Tuesday fire severely damaged Newman and her boyfriend William Cox's apartment near Gonzaga.Fire leaves couple homeless for the holidays
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Isn't this a bit of a risky move for Penn State?
Not in terms of coaching and X's & O's, but simply attaching their name to a coach that was HMFIC when a disturbing scandal (rape) took place, even though it sounds like Franklin handled it properly. I mean especially after Penn State's most recent history.
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Over my two decades in this business, I have been honored to be Grand Marshall of many wonderful community parades. On Sunday, I had a special honor as my daughter rode in the car with me as I was one of the Grand Marshals of the Miami Broward Junior Carnival parade for 2012.
I like to think of Carnival in the Caribbean as art in motion. The first time I participated as a child in Trinidad I must have been 5 years old.
As a child, it gives you the same thrills as Halloween, the chance to be something magical or sinister. Your costume can transform you into a character in a mythical story, folk lore, history or even current events. So with thousands of kids, you take to the streets, dancing to calypso music and move with the other masqueraders in a sea of glitter, feathers and pride. At the end of road are the judges, who rate you on creativity, artistry and energy.
The adults have as much fun as the kids, if not more. Carnival in the Caribbean comes out of the Catholic tradition of celebrating before fasting during the Lenten season. It's unique music, costumes and instruments were developed as far back as the slaves on sugar plantations. It is a massive celebration every year in the islands.
Island natives in South Florida and around the country designated Columbus Day weekend here to celebrate. Sunday, October 7th, is this year's main parade at Sun Life stadium.
Sunday, my daughter was a steel pan, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. I had to tell her the history of it, how to use the pan sticks and how to dance while doing it. She had a blast, as you can tell from the pictures. Like all the other parents out at the Junior's Carnival in Central Regional Park on Sunday, it was a fun opportunity to pass down our culture in a beautiful, magical way.
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So when does life begin....
I am a beekeeper. Most of the bees in a hive are worker bees, all worker bees are females. Workers hatch from unfertilized eggs.
There are instances in which chicks have hatched from unfertilized eggs.
So if life can come from unfertilized eggs, does life really begin at conception(sperm meets egg)? If life begins at conception then did life ever begin for those bees or chicks?
Did Jesus come from an unfertilized egg? Did God send a sperm down to fertilize one of mary's eggs?
By definition Mary was the first ever surrogate mother. Some say surrogacy is wrong. If Jesus was born of a surrogate then how could it be wrong?
If life truly begins at conception, and a woman is trying to get pregnant, and she has unprotected sex every month during ovulation, and each month she sucessfully gets her egg fertilized but she never gets pregnant due to the egg never implanting. So every month, unbeknownst to her, she is passing a fertilized egg out of her system, and she just thinks she didn't get pregnant. The question is, if life begins at conception, then by that definition, those eggs are all little babies. So if she passed one embryo per month for five years while trying to get pregnant, will she have 60 children up in heaven waiting for her that she is absolutely oblivious to?
I am against embryonic stem cell research, but I have to know what I believe and why. And i can't just use the old cliche that life begins at conception, therefore all embryos are alive.
If that is the case, then as I already mentioned, eggs have the potential for being lives as well, therefore are we obligated to attempt to bring each egg to fruition as a human being? are all the eggs that a woman passes unfertilized also waiting for her up in heaven as children?
Life begins before the womb. God told Jeremiah Before I formed you in your Mothers Womb I knew you. So life starts before the sperm and egg even meet.
In answer to most of your questions, adamt, only GOD knows.
As for the bees, the rules for the insect kingdom don't really apply to humans. Many insects reproduce asexually, so we can't really make assumptions about human life based on insect life.
I would be very hard pressed to believe that a chicken was born from an unfertilized egg.
In the Bible, GOD states that human life is in the blood. So some may use that to argue that an embryo isn't alive until the heart starts beating. But that's a bit complicated because, from my understanding (which might be a few years out of date), we don't really know when an embryo's heart actually starts beating, we only know when the heartbeat can be detected.
The basic biology behind it all is that a human sperm and a human egg are referred to as haploid cells, because they only carry half of the genetic information necessary to reproduce. When the two haploid cells meet, the genetic information combines into a diploid cell, which results in a complete DNA strand that is a blending of the two parents. This also means that a unique person has been created at fertilization and no new genetic information will ever be added to that person's DNA throughout their lifetime. Information can only be lost from that point on.
So, speaking purely from a genetics standpoint, there is nothing that makes a fertilized egg less human than a full-grown adult. However, GOD is obviously not limited to genetics.
Finally, I think the people who speak out against surrogacy may be under a mistaken impression of what it involves. I don't believe that surrogacy is wrong and it's definitely better than the alternative of Biblical times when the husband actually had to have sex with another woman, if his wife was barren, in order to produce an heir. Or if his brother died without any children, then he would have to have sex with his sister-in-law in order to give his brother an heir.
I could argue with neither.
nate, i had researched it quite a bit before I had even posted this, and from what I can see they are quite confident the heart beats at day 22 with it's own blood, but then again, when i grew up we had nine planets, pluto was one of them and dinosaurs were cold blooded, so....
So I am still wondering about women whose eggs don't implant, but get fertilized. Are those children up in heaven? But I don't really have to have an answer to that question. It doesn't matter.
I also wonder(though it isn't my business) why God continues to let babies be murdered like we (the USA) do. Sometimes I think that if God lets it continue, maybe it isn't as bad as we thought.
You both know me well enough to know I am not trolling or going apostate on here, just legitamate thoughts.
Lastly, if a husband and wife use a gestational surrogate, and during the process the wifes eggs are extracted and fertilized. Say there are four embryo after the process is said and done. Now that couple uses two in their surrogate, that leaves two. Are they obligated to use the remaining two? Those embryos could be frozen indefinitely(something one may argue would point to life not having yet begun).
again, I am not trolling, rather discussing among fellow Christians as opposed to being asked by secular people. I would like to have it thought out if ever posed the questions I am posing now.
For the surrogacies, they usually fertilize several embryos then implant up to 5 in the surrogate mother, in the hopes that at least one of them takes. If more than one takes, then they have agreements worked out in advance for stuff like that. They can either "reduce," which is a nice word for aborting all but one of the embryos or the parents could decide to take multiple children.
However, if the surrogate mother is not willing to reduce, then they will implant one embryo at a time and keep repeating the procedure until one of them takes. This is obviously not preferable for the parents wanting the child, since it's much more expensive and could take much longer for them.
As for what happens to those embryos in the afterlife, only GOD knows. I will say that nothing dies on this planet without GOD's permission, so He's got everything completely under control.
Why does GOD allow abortions to continue if the practice is so horrible? Well GOD allowed child sacrifices in the Old Testament days to continue and that was a much, much more horrific practice than abortion. GOD put up with it for as long as He was willing to and then simply wiped out those civilizations to the point where historians are having trouble finding evidence that the civilizations even existed in the first place.
I think that's the future that we can look forward to here in America if we continue on the path we are going right now.
I don't know that He would completely wipe us out, I do think there are some good Christians yet, and we were founded as Christian.
I have said this to some people and they think i am nuts, but I am so sick and tired or the lukewarmness of american Christians, and the downright evil of the rest that I could almost beg for judgment evil though it would mean I would suffer too. I wouldn't mind suffering because I have developed such a disdain for the evil way our country is, and quite frankly I see no other way to fix it.
Is God going to wipe us out, or is He going to let us just destroy ourselves this time?
In Amos 5:18-24, GOD warns believers against desiring judgment day:
If we follow the pattern of the Old Testament, we see that judgment comes to believers first, by the hand of unbelievers. GOD uses the unbelieving nations/people to destroy His followers for their sins. Then GOD passes His judgment on those same non-believers and their destruction is worse than what the believers experienced.
1 Peter 4:17 states that judgment begins at the house of GOD, which is the Church.
So I believe the Church will continue to lose ground in this world until it is no longer just unpopular to be a Christian, but life-threatening. From the outside looking in, it will appear that the world is winning its final victory against Christianity and exterminating all of His believers from the Earth; but GOD will be orchestrating it all as part of our judgment. Then, once that's complete, GOD will pass His final judgment upon the unbelievers. The Bible says that the suffering across the world will be so great during that time that people will be begging to die, but GOD will not allow them to die:
Revelation 9:6
Luke 23:27-29
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USPTO Deals Second Strong Blow to Apple's Effort to Patent Bouncing Animations
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Samsung's lawyers push for damages to be vacated amid invalidity findings
In Apple, Inc.'s (
) mind,
it invented much of the technology powering smartphones
and the rest of the industry -- including Google Inc.'s (
) Android -- are
cheap imitations at best
. The company raised eyebrows when it scored a series of patents that appeared to either overlap with preexisting patented art (e.g. smartphone unlocking) or mimic natural phenomena.
I. Another Nail Goes in the Coffin
While current precedent in the U.S. patent system forbids patents on laws of nature, Apple nonetheless appeared to score a very broad patent covering all transient-response style smartphone animations. Perceived as a stretch-and-bounce, these UI animations mirror the mechanical response in real-world objects like springs.
While patenting bouncing animations might seem a bit like if Rovio tried to patent gravity in video games, Apple successfully used the patent to convince a group of Californian jurors that its archrival Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) had "slavishly" copied its intellectual property. Samsung was ordered to pay a hefty
$1.05B USD for the offense
But the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) struck a blow to Apple's litigious dreams last October when it filed a First Office Action to invalidate the controversial
U.S. Patent No. 7,469,381
, citing prior art.
The Samsung Galaxy S II and dozens of other Samsung smartphones were found to infringe on the '381 "bounce" patent, but that patent has now been invalidated.
This week the office put another coffin nail in place for the '381 patent, filing a Final Office Action to kill the patent. In the filing, lead examiner Dennis Bonshock complained that Apple did not sufficiently address the concerns raised in the first invalidation filing.
USPTO Final Office Action in Samsung v. Apple
Apple's sole remaining hope to save the patent is to appeal the decision to the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
(PTAB), a panel that reviews the office's patent decisions. This is somewhat of a long-shot. While First Office Actions are sometimes rolled back, its rarer to see a Final Office Action reversed.
PTAB decisions can be appealed to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
, but again reversals are extremely rare at that level.
II. '381 Patent was Key in Win Over Samsung
As Samsung was found guilty of infringing the '381 patent on 21 devices -- the Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S II (AT&T), Galaxy S II (i9100), Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Wi-Fi), Gem, Indulge, Infuse 4G, Mesmerize, Nexus S 4G, Replenish, and Vibrant -- the invalidation could save the Apple's rival hundreds of millions in damages.
Samsung filed notice with
Judge Lucy Koh
of the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
of the invalidation. Samsung's lawyers are urging Judge Koh to vacate the jury verdict, in lieu of the invalidation rulings.
The USPTO has been cleaning house invalidating a number of seemingly broad Apple patents.
U.S. Patent No. 7,844,915
which covers pinch-to-zoom/one-fingered scrolling and
U.S. Patent No. 7,479,949
, which
covers "multitouch heuristics"
have also received
Preliminary Office Actions
from the USPTO invalidating them. The pinch-to-zoom gesture had been developed by university researchers in the 1980s (namely Myron Krueger's team at the
University of Toronto
) and widely publicized, but Apple patented it under the guise of being the first to implement it on a capacitive multi-touch device.
Myron Krueger developed pinch-to-zoom [pictured] in the 1980s. [Image Source: Bill Buxton]
The Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S II (AT&T), Galaxy S II (i9100), Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Wi-Fi), Gem, Indulge, Infuse 4G, Mesmerize, Nexus S 4G, Transform, and Vibrant -- 21 more Samsung devices -- infringe on the '915 patent.
III. Apple May Lose Most of Its Epic Court Win
Removing those patents, only
U.S. Patent No. 7,864,163
-- a patent on touch UI elements -- remains on the utility side. Fewer Samsung devices were found to infringe on that patent, so asuming the invalidations stick, Samsung would likely pay less than a third of its current utility-sourced damages. Samsung is also on the hook for infringing on Apple's design patents for a handful of devices.
Judge Koh has thus far only agreed to
vacate $450.5M USD of the damage total
and hold a new damages trial, on the grounds that the jury made an error in calculating damages. She has not yet agreed to reevaluate the overall jury verdict, though she did
toss out the jury's assertion
that Samsung's infringement
was "willful"
Judge Koh [Image Source: IB Times]
Samsung argued that it thought the patents it infringed on were invalid and Judge Koh bought that argument. Now it looks like Samsung was right -- a number of the patents are indeed invalid.
Samsung [Scribd via CNET]
"This is about the Internet. Everything on the Internet is encrypted. This is not a BlackBerry-only issue. If they can't deal with the Internet, they should shut it off." -- RIM co-CEO Michael Lazaridis
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Classic Series Double Sliders
Classic Series
- Wood interior
- Roll-formed aluminum clad exterior
- Four classic exterior colors
- 20-year exterior finish warranty
Classic Series Double Sliders
- Sash operate side-to-side, ideal for areas with limited space
- Machined finger grooves as hand-holds for operation
- Compression-foam backing on head track to allow operating sash to be removed for cleaning
Glass Terminology
LoE²-270 glass delivers year-round comfort in most types of weather. Offering a balance of high clarity and low solar heat gain, LoE²-270 is standard in most Kolbe products. In summer, it rejects the sun's heat and damaging UV rays. In winter, it reflects heat back into the room.
Customers placing orders, with LoE-270, containing annealed and tempered products, will receive LoE-270 on the annealed glass units and LoE-272 on tempered units. The LoE coating of 272, for tempered units, will provide the closest match in function and visibility to the LoE-270 annealed units.
For warm climates, LoE³-366 delivers a balance of solar control and high visibility. This coating helps provide protection of fading, blocking up to 95% of the sun's damaging rays.
The solar performance of LoE³-340 glass is unprecedented in a double pane unit, with no room-darkening tint required. With an SHGC of just 0.18, it greatly reduces oppressive solar heat gain. And, wherever glare is a problem, LoE³-340 controls that as well. Then, when the cold weather rolls around, its low U-factor reduces indoor heat loss. This results in year-round comfort in warm climates.
When the weather turns frigid, LoE-180 glass is the perfect cold remedy. It keeps homes warmer and more comfortable by blocking heat loss to the outside and letting the sun's heat stream in to increase solar heat gain.
Argon Gas
Argon gas is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic, naturally-occurring element that is inert, meaning it will not react with other elements or gasses. Because argon gas has a thermal conductivity 30% lower than air, the use of argon gas in a LoE coated insulated glass unit allows it to provide for an incremental improvement to the overall U-factor of the unit. For increased energy efficiency, argon is supplied, at no additional cost, in all LoE coated insulated glass units, with the exception of those units with glass dimensions less than 14" x 14" or units that require capillary/breather tubes due to being shipped over or installed in high altitude elevations. Units constructed without argon gas will have higher U-values.
High altitude situations occur when Kolbe double pane insulated glass units are shipped over or installed in areas that begin at 5000 feet above sea level. For triple pane insulated glass units, high altitude begins at 3500 feet above sea level. To find the energy performance for units in high altitude situations, use our energy database and select Air as the fill option for double or triple pane glass.
Tempered Glass
In doors, all panes are tempered for safety. Windows may be ordered tempered as well, which may be required due to the glass size and/or to meet local building codes. If broken, tempered glass shatters into small fragments rather than large, sharp shards.
Heat-strengthening and glass tempering are processes of heating annealed glass to approximately 1200° F (650° C) and then rapidly cooling it with air. The resultant piece of glass is approximately two to four times stronger than a piece of annealed glass. This increased strength is the result of permanently locking the outer surface molecules of the glass in compression and the center portion in compensating tension. When LoE tempered glass is required, because of the tempering process, specially formulated LoE coatings are used to match annealed glass coatings. Kolbe will supply tempered glass products that closest match in function and visibility to the standard annealed products supplied.
Thermal Efficiency
Inert gas dissipates over the life of the insulated glass unit. Kolbe does not warrant the amount or percentage of argon present in insulating glass or a specific level of unit thermal efficiency at any time after manufacture. Visit our energy database to select and view your specific window and its listed energy performance values.
Thermo-Edge Spacers
Kolbe's standard glass offerings are complemented by a state-of–the-art, stainless steel spacer bar system on most units. The advanced design of this system incorporates a stainless steel spacer with airtight bent corners and a dual-seal construction of compressed polyisobutylene (PIB) and silicone. Desiccants are contained in the spacer to eliminate the potential for moisture. These features combine to reduce the thermal transmission through the edge seal, creating better energy performance and increasing the roomside glass temperature while reducing the potential for condensation at the sash to glass interface as compared to aluminum spacer designs. Thermo-Edge spacers are one of the many quality details that define Kolbe windows and doors. Thermo-Edge spacers are not available on very small radius units, units with ½" insulated glass, with the Champagne or Dark Bronze Anodized spacer option, units with "pencil" bar grilles-in-the-airspace, or true divided lites. Available in stainless steel (standard) and black painted.
NOTE: LoE²-270 and other LoE coatings are trademarks of Cardinal IG; visit the Cardinal IG website for in-depth information about glass.
Standard - Double Pane Glass
Double pane glass achieves energy efficiency across various climate zones
- Double pane insulating glass unit
- LoE²-270
- Argon gas
- Thermo-Edge, stainless steel spacer bars
Double pane glass is standard for most Kolbe products. Size and other limitations may apply. Door glass is always tempered for safety. Window glass may be tempered, and may be required for large glass sizes and/or to meet local building codes. For information about optional LoE coatings, tempered glass with LoE coatings, or exceptions to argon gas, please expand Glass Terminology above.
Option - ThermaPlus Coating
ThermaPlus is an optional interior coating that can be applied to help meet the strictest energy requirements, helping provide protection against heat loss and UV damage
- Double pane insulating glass unit
- LoE²-270
- Argon gas
- ThermaPlus coating on indoor surface
- Thermo-Edge, stainless steel spacer bars
Door glass is always tempered for safety. Window glass may be tempered, and may be required for large glass sizes and/or to meet local building codes. For information about optional LoE coatings, tempered glass with LoE coatings, or exceptions to argon gas, please expand Glass Terminology above.
Option - Laminated Glass
Laminated glass in one or all panes adds safety, security, sound control, and the ultimate in UV blockage
- Double pane insulating glass unit
- LoE coating options
- Argon gas
- Thermo-Edge, stainless steel spacer bars
- Laminated glass (i.e. Two pieces of glass fused together with a plastic interlayer)
Limitations for using laminated glass may apply if products must meet specific impact or design pressure ratings. Construction and structural modifications may be required to meet building codes. For information about LoE coatings, tempered glass with or without LoE coatings, or exceptions to argon gas, please expand Glass Terminology above.
Option - Patterned Glass
Pattern 62 obscure glass can provide shading, increase privacy, and add to the visual interest of a window or door. It is held within the insulating glass unit, which allows a smooth surface that is easily cleaned.
Option - Neat Glass
Neat® glass goes through a special sputter-coating process to make the exterior surface ultra smooth. Water "sheets off" more readily than it would on uncoated glass, helping rinse away dirt, and therefore requiring less cleaning time (view video).
NOTE: Not available on units with specialty glass on surface #1 or 2.
Option - Preserve Protective Film
Preserve™ is an optional, protective film that protects glass from scratches during transit and construction, as well as helping to reduce the time involved in job site clean-up.
NOTE: Not available on single-glazed units, units with true divided lites or other small insulating glass units, or some types of decorative glass. Contact your local Kolbe dealer for more information.
Divided Lites
Option - The PDL System for Ultra, Heritage & Classic Series Products
The Performance divided lite (PDL) system uses a single insulating glass unit, which offers much better U-factors than true divided lite units. This is due to the large, unobstructed thermal break created by airflow within the insulating glass unit.
- Wood bars are adhered to the interior of the insulating glass unit*
- Aluminum, beveled-profile bars are adhered to the exterior*
- Champagne-colored bars are held within the insulating glass unit
*Some intricate designs and coastal applications may require a composite material for the exterior PDL bars and are not coated with fluoropolymer finish.
PDL bars
- Exterior & interior bars are finished to match the exterior or interior of the window or door unit
- Optional bar widths: 5/8", 7/8", 1-1/8", 1-3/8", 1-3/4", 2-1/4", 4-1/2" and custom
- Interior bar profiles: beveled (standard), ovolo, and square
NOTE: Double pane insulating glass have one bar within the insulating glass unit, as shown above. Triple pane insulating glass have two bars, one in each airspace. Limitations may apply, especially to curved bars.
Option - Interior Removable Grilles for Ultra, Heritage & Classic Series Products
Interior removable wood grilles offer aesthetic flexibility, as well as easy cleaning. They are available only on wood products.
Construction & Benefits
- Built with full surround frame and bars that interlock at the joints for stability
- Applied to interior of window using exclusive hidden clip system
- Offer the ability to change styles by removing the grilles
- Can easily be removed to clean the glass
- Species: pine (standard), other wood species (option)
Bar Profiles & Widths
- Interior bar profiles: beveled (standard), and ovolo (option)
- Optional bar widths: 7/8", 1-1/8", and custom
Factory Finishes
Prefinishing available to match interior finish of entire unit (option)
NOTE: If ovolo bar profile is chosen, glazing beads will be ovolo to match. If a finish is requested, it will be applied to both sides of the grille; i.e., the sides seen from the interior and exterior will be finished the same. Primer is not available on grilles.
Option - Grilles-in-the-Airspace for Ultra, Heritage & Classic Series Products
- Achieves a style similar to true divided lites
- Easy to clean, with no obstruction on the interior or exterior of the glass unit
- Aluminum bars are sealed within the "airspace" of insulating glass units*
- The bars allow air-flow throughout the insulating glass unit, creating an unobstructed thermal break, maintaining an energy efficiency not possible with true divided lites
- Contoured, aluminum bars (finishes below)
- Flat, aluminum bars (finishes below)
- "Pencil-shaped" brass bars
- "Pencil-shaped" pewter bars
Finish Options on Contoured & Flat Bars (contoured bars shown)
GIA for Wood
NOTES: Ask your dealer about other options. Some units are available with:
- Flat brass bars
- Two-tones, i.e. one color or wood appearance option on the interior and a different one on the exterior
- Custom patterns & bar "shapes" (limitations apply due to bending capabilities)
- Diamond patterns are not available
*For triple pane units, the bars are held within the exterior airspace. GIA are not available on Ultra or Heritage Series Sterling Double Hungs, Studio Units, or Sliding Patio Doors with triple pane glass.
**The wood "finishes" are wood appearance options and not real wood.
Glazing Bead
Beveled Glazing Beads for wood products
Beveled glazing beads help create the traditional look of wood windows (standard for most wood products; option for Craftsman doors & Heritage Series tilt-turn windows)
Ovolo Glazing Beads for wood products
Ovolo glazing beads have a curved profile (option for most wood products; standard for Craftsman doors and Heritage Series tilt-turn windows)
On-screen images of finishes and colors may vary slightly from actual colors. Selections should be made based on actual color samples from your local dealer. Prices may vary depending on the color or finish chosen.
Standard - No Screen
No screen included as standard, please select from the options below
Option - Full Insect Screens
- Full screen (i.e. covers both sash)
- Aluminum frame in colors to match exterior of window unit
- Corner keys for stability (some exceptions apply)
- BetterVue screen mesh (see details & screen mesh options below)
Option - StormGuard Combination Storm/Insect Screens
- Glass storm panels can be closed over screens for extra protection in harsh weather
- Glass and screen inserts are removable from the interior for cleaning
- Weatherstripping around the inserts ensures a tight fit
- Weep holes prevent sill damage
- Extruded aluminum frames are a light-weight alloy
- Frame colors: Beige, White, Sand, Rustic, Hartford Green, Chutney, Ultra Pure White, and Coal Black
- Sight lines blend with window
- BetterVue screen mesh (see details & screen mesh options below)
BetterVue® Screen Mesh
- Fine fiberglass mesh provides improved visibility
- Tighter weave keeps smaller bugs out
- Flame retardant
- Light-weight & flexible
- Doesn't corrode, stain, rust, crease or dent
- GreenGuard® Certified
Option - UltraVue® Screen Mesh
Fiberglass mesh with qualities similar to BetterVue®, plus:
- Enhanced visibility offers the ultimate in visibility
- Exceeds other fiberglass insect screen mesh on the market
Exterior Finish/Colors
Standard - Polyester Finish
- Aluminum cladding coated with a polyester finish, then baked continuously to cure and harden
- Resists marring and fading, while increasing weatherability
- Low maintenance, durable finish
- 20-year warranty extended directly to the homeowner (view Warranties)
- Warranty is transferable to subsequent homeowners
- Available in 4 standard colors
NOTE: On-screen images of exterior finishes may vary slightly from actual colors. Selections should be made based on actual color samples.
Interior Wood Species
Wood Species
Pine is standard, however, other wood species may be available upon request. Those shown are a small example of what may be available.
NOTE: Because wood varies by nature, the actual wood used in our products may vary in grain and color from that shown here.
Interior Finish/Colors
Standard - Unfinished
Unfinished on the interior unless requested otherwise.
Option - Factory-Applied Primer
- The interior of wood windows & doors may be ordered factory-primed
- Primer prepares your windows and doors for a beautiful, painted finish to be completed on the job site
NOTE: Limitations may apply; contact your local Kolbe dealer for more information.
Option - Factory-Applied Clear Coat or Stain
Double Clear Coat
Let the natural beauty of the wood show with a durable clear finish. Note that when a double clear coat is requested without stain, a durable, solvent-based finish will be used.
Water-based stain is applied, then two coats of clear, water-based satin finish are applied to help protect the stain. The wood is lightly sanded between the coats. Custom stain colors may be requested.
- Cherry
- Chestnut
- Coffee Bean
- Ebony
- Library Red
- Light Oak 998
- Red Wheat
- Spiced Walnut
- Sunset Oak
- Wheat
- Double Coat Clear
NOTE: On-screen images of interior finishes may vary from actual colors. Stain colors shown on pine. Selections should be made based on actual color samples. Limitations may apply; contact your local Kolbe dealer for more information.
Option - Factory-Applied Paint
After being factory-primed, a topcoat of water-based, acrylic type latex paint is applied.
Note that it is possible to obtain paint through any Sherwin-Williams retail store in the United States and Canada that is color-matched to Kolbe's interior colors. Just mention the name of the Kolbe interior paint finish, and they will have the color formula on file.
Custom interior colors may be requested by supplying a paint sample.
NOTE: On-screen images of interior finishes may vary from actual colors. Selections should be made based on actual color samples. Limitations may apply; contact your local Kolbe dealer for more information.
Interior Trim
Option - Interior Trim
Accent the interior of windows and doors with interior casing.
- 2-1/8" wide ranch casing (1) or 2-1/4" wide colonial casing (2) in pine or oak
- Radius casing
- Specialty mouldings are available in pine, oak and other wood species
- Shipped loose for field application
Drawing Files - Misc - Specs, Opgs, Assembly for Classic Series Double Sliders
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Drawing Files - Sizes / Elevations for Classic Series Double Sliders
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Drawing Files - Divided Lites for Classic Series Double Sliders
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Drawing Files - Section Details for Classic Series Double Sliders
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Drawing Files - Installation Details for Classic Series Double Sliders
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Drawing Files - All Files for Classic Series Double Sliders
Download files for this product: (does not include related product models)
Use links at left to view detailed descriptions of individual files. Each page
includes a downloadable zip file of drawings in that category.
Performance Data
Test Data and Reports:
Air, Water & Structural Test Reports, including:
- Performance Grade (PG)
- Air and water infiltration test results (psf)
- Structural test results (psf)
- Hallmark certification numbers
- TDI approval information
- FL approval information
- HVHZ approval information
- Dade County Notice of Acceptance
- Impact rating and approval zone
- Links to test reports
Acoustic performance data is not currently available for this product. View reports for other Classic Series products.
Energy Data
Finish Performance
Polyester Finish Performance
- Aluminum cladding coated with a polyester finish, then baked continuously to cure and harden
- Resists marring and fading, while increasing weatherability
- Low maintenance, durable finish
- 20-year warranty extended directly to the homeowner (view Warranties)
- Warranty is transferable to subsequent homeowners
- Available in 4 standard colors
|Polyester Coating Details
Salt Spray
2000 hours pass
2000 hours pass
2000 hours pass
2000 hours pass
Acid Resistance
No effect
No effect
No effect
No effect
Alkali Resistance
No effect
No effect
No effect
No effect
Resistance to Acid Pollutant
Less than 3 Delta E units color change
Less than 3 Delta E units color change
Less than 3 Delta E units color change
Less than 3 Delta E units color change
Weathering Color Retention
Max 5 Delta E units 5 yrs
Max 5 Delta E units 5 yrs
Max 5 Delta E units 5 yrs
Max 5 Delta E units 5 yrs
Wood and Vinyl Window & Door Products (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
Wood, Ten (10) Years, Limitations Apply | Vinyl, Limited Lifetime
Insulating Glass (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
Products with Stainless Steel Spacers: Twenty (20) Years
Products with Aluminum Spacers: Ten (10) Years
Limitations Apply
Factory Finishes (Effective Sept. 1, 2014)
Latex Primer, Five (5) Years | K-Kron, Ten (10) Years
Vinyl Finishes & Interior Wood-Appearance Lamination, Ten (10) Years
Polyester/Alum. Clad, Twenty (20) Years | Fluoropolymer/Clad, Thirty (30) Years
Limitations Apply
International - Wood & Vinyl Window & Door Products (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
Five (5) Years, Limitations Apply
For other information relating to warranties, please contact your local Kolbe dealer.
Kolbe Flashing Information
Apr 10, 2012 - SKU# 5085340 - 3163kb
Guidelines for sealing Kolbe windows and doors during installation. Discusses the primary surface for shedding water. Includes various methods for appying flashing before and after unit installation.
Kolbe Sealant Information
May 31, 2008 - SKU# 5141500 - 192kb
General information about sealant types and sealant joint designs, such as lap joints, fillet joints and wide-butt joints. Includes comments regarding sealant performance on various building surfaces.
Maintenance Guide
Apr 02, 2008 - SKU# 5062530 - 604kb
Includes definitions and illustrations of various window and/or door components, operating & maintenance procedures for Kolbe products, cleaning products, reinstallation of removable sash, and care of hardware. Also includes frequently-asked questions about windows and/or doors, as well as information about condensation in relation to windows and doors.
Ultra, Heritage & Classic Series Traditional Double Hungs & Sliders - StormGuard Storm/Screen Units
Feb 01, 2001 - 401kb
Canada ENERGY STAR® Website Reference Document
Jan 29, 2008 - 883kb
This document explains how the search for Kolbe window & door product ratings on the Canadian ENERGY STAR® website.
Finishing Your Kolbe Windows & Doors
Apr 02, 2008 - SKU# 5139130 - 62kb
Includes finishing recommendations for your Kolbe windows & doors, exterior finishing of products, and interior finishing of products.