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I spent Monday in the company of the two sides of British banking. First of all, coffee with Antony Jenkins, the chief executive of Barclays, who is trying to bring about culture change, a hefty restructuring and a technology revolution all at the same time. His recent reset of the plan, which will result in investment banking activities being reduced to no more than 30 per cent of the business and up to 19,000 staff being laid off, shows this is a movable feast. Yet he is confident he is getting somewhere.
For all the growth Mr Jenkins might see in the top line from a recovery in foreign exchange and commodities trading, it is tackling cost that will bring the improvement in the dividend that shareholders are pressing for.
Cost is also on the mind of Wilbur Ross, nicknamed the King of Bankruptcy after scooping up numerous failed companies and turning a handsome profit on them. Mr Ross might be best known for the American steel mills and coal mines he has traded over the years, but his interest turned to financial services as soon as the crisis broke.
Now he is behind Sir Richard Branson's tilt at shaking up high street banking as a leading shareholder in Virgin Money. It's been a long time coming. The pair originally tried to buy Northern Rock together in 2007 but Gordon Brown's government opted to nationalise it.
Mr Ross didn't mind the wait. He hung around for four years before deciding it was the right time to invest in a Greek bank a few months ago.
Virgin Money has critical mass now, with 500,000 credit-card customers and 1.25 million savings accounts. With the launch of a current account imminent, Mr Ross is casting an eye over the rest of the market. It's one thing to herald the glut of new challenger banks – including TSB, whose shares got off to a strong start yesterday. But cost pressures dictate these tiddlers will eventually be consolidated by someone.
Mr Ross likes the idea of Virgin driving into small-business lending. The one thing he doesn't want is more bricks and mortar. Can a full-service British bank really be run off just 75 branches? Ask FirstDirect, which doesn't have any. Barclays, on the other hand, has more than 1,500.
We think that banking has been completely overhauled by tighter regulation of capital and new selling rules. But the cost of implementing all those rules, plus consumers' enthusiasm for mobile and web banking, means that bigger changes still lie ahead.
After Crossrail, what will be next infrastructure project?
From bankers to diggers. After exploring the heights of Barclays' 30th floor at Canary Wharf, I plunged beneath ground for a tour of the Crossrail project, which is quietly taking shape beneath the capital.
More than 80 per cent of the 26 miles of new tunnels that will carry trains west to east through London from 2018 are already dug. Now they are into the business of spraying concrete linings on the tunnel walls. Station platforms and ticket halls come next.
Terry Morgan, Crossrail's chairman, who donned high-vis jacket and trousers to show me around, is supremely confident of hitting deadline and budget.
Two points stuck out. The Government has just this week rolled out the red carpet to the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, securing pledges to invest in new nuclear power stations; meanwhile the £16bn Crossrail project is being financed largely from increased London business rates.
Mr Morgan, a veteran of BAE Systems and Land Rover, has also been careful to plan for the future. A training academy for tunnelling and underground construction, sponsored by Crossrail, has ushered 5,000 people through its doors since it opened in Essex in 2011.
Now we need some bold vision for the next infrastructure project that can boost the economy and keep those workers busy. Perhaps sinking the HS2 rail link under the English countryside is just the thing to quieten the environmental lobby?
Goodwill breaks out between buyers and sellers in the City
I could have sworn this year's stampede on to the stock market would have slowed down by now. Yet this has been one of the briskest weeks so far for companies to announce their intentions to sell shares, price them or begin trading.
Fund managers have been doing their best to avoid over-hyped, over-valued new issues such as websites Just Eat and AO World. The listing of Saga, for all of its brand strength and customer loyalty, was just bungled. And some companies have decided just not to bother, such as the airline Wizz Air.
The appetite for fresh equity is still there, however. Zoopla, another digital darling, showed the way, pricing itself conservatively when it could so easily have been overdone. Even TSB, for whom Lloyds is a forced seller, looks like a success, aided by healthy interest from retail investors and Mark Carney.
By signalling that interest rate rises are on the way soon, the Bank of England's Governor will inadvertently push more TSB customers on to fixed rate mortgages – a trend which makes for higher profit margins.
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Sharmine Narwani on American Jews
Listen up, American Jews. You are not allowed to vote on Jewish issues like Israel, because if you do, you're not loyal Americans and British Iranians like Sharmine Narwani will accuse you of disloyalty. Just shut up and keep protesting the occupation. You don't want to be considered disloyal, do you? We all know what happened last time you were disloyal to your country...
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- NormanFMay 24, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Its a good day when Narwani and the Hebrew Palestinian editors at Haaretz both agree.
Jewish support for Obama good; Jewish support for Netanyahu and Israel bad!
Go figure. - AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 6:50 AM
It's not 2008 anymore, you can criticise Obama.
Someone should tell Obama it's 2011
In guest book, Obama writes '2008'
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'ol dignity rockets took down my post calling her a bigot after a couple of days - wish I kept a copy. I know she peeks in here occasionally, so if she does Hey Shar.... they're laughing at you behind your back in the study halls!
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Has the Dark Knight Rises' viral campaign risen on YouTube?
Warners Bros. isn't saying (and isn't denying).
Let's take a look at the channel that's got Christopher Nolan watchers buzzing—and Conspiracy Corner scouring police codes in Bane, er, sorry, in vain:
First things first, the channel, TheFireRises, originated on May 21, one day after the release of the first Dark Knight Rises still (of Tom Hardy baddie Bane, natch), and one day after the Hollywood Reporter noted Warners had launched a Bat-related Twitter account known as (wait for it) @thefirerises.
Over the next week, TheFireRises, ostensibly a 20-year-old from the United Kingdom, posted five videos:
• "TheFireRises" is a sound-only clip of a chant that, per Conspiracy Corner's favorite YouTube theory, is "This is Arkham! Arkham!" (Sorry, we're not not buying "This is Sparta! Sparta!" Why would Batman tred into 300 territory? Unless, of course, it's a nod to Zack Snyder, who's helming the new Superman movie for Nolan… Nah. We're putting our money on Arkham—and you'll see why below.)
• "Outbreak" marries the disembodied chant to shots of hooded, jumpsuit-clad inmates (think our post-9/11 world…or Gotham City's own Arkham Asylum, comic-book home of Joker, Two-Face and, yes, Bane).
• "419." (for the police code for a "dead human body?") begins with a burning taxi cab, and then works its way back to the chant.
• "424." (for the police code for we have no idea what) is dark and chant-y, and probably the one that most leads Netizens to think TheFireRises teasers are fan-made (read: fake). After all, who couldn't make a dark and chant-y YouTube video, and then try to pass it off as a preview of the new Batman movie? It's not like there's (discernible) footage in it. It's not like there's a known Nolan actor in it. It's not like there's a link to a Facebook page in it.
• "GCN." (for Gotham City News) has discernible footage (of burning buildings), a known Nolan actor, Anthony Michael Hall, who played GCN newscaster Mike Engel in The Dark Knight, a blink-and-you-missed-it link to a Facebook page (featuring a picture of rumored Bat-villain Matthew Modine) and, as an added bonus, a potential plot point. ("Arkham Breakout?" asks the on-screen GCN graphic.)
Doubters may argue that the Hall footage is nothing more than old Hall footage, culled either from The Dark Knight or its (ahem) studio-backed viral campaign, but Conspiracy Corner is not inclined to agree. Hall's hair looks slightly sharper, slicker and, dare we say?, newer in "GCN." than it does in the 2008 viral videos.
So, what does all this mean?
If the videos are to be trusted, the now-shooting Dark Knight Rises will feature a violent prison uprising, loads of arson and enough political symbolism to make Dick Cheney proud or ticked (we can't yet tell which).
If the videos aren't to be trusted, then kudos are in order anyway to the middle-schooler who made 'em.
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This time last year we took the Department of Work and Pensions to a judicial review to decide if they properly consulted about cutting help for people who can only walk a few metres.
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Interceptor doesn't work in the heart of the "South". Probably one of the worst where we live. We use Advantage Multi or have some owners who use ProHeart. Both have the same active ingredient. Studies are completed that demonstrate their effectiveness. Out of three local vets, no cases of heartworms on advantage multi while the others can't boast the same effectiveness.
Advantage Multi works well for fleas but is a weak tick protectant. We don't have a big problem in our area and out of 20 something dogs, have only had 1-2 ticks since the beginning of summer until now. However, when traveling up north I use a tick collar, Preventic. I have also been told that you can use such products as advantix if needed, use one on the first and one on the fifteenth. I always loved advantix too before we began using the Multi.
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I have heard the same about Advantage Multi from a few highly respected(at least by me) trainers. I just wish they would come out with a solid form instead of the topical.
Then I ran into this concerning the ProHeart. When it was published/posted, I have no idea and take the info for what its worth....... http://www.spoiled-paws.com/ph6.htm
Here's another heartworm thread.....I've read about this problem 'til my eyeballs have popped out, and still don't have a good answer. I'm in the Midsouth---the Heartworm Capital of America---and have been dosing my 11 yr. old lab with 0.1 cc/10 lbs. body wt ivermectin since she was a pup. She had her last negative heartworm check in November. My daughters 2 labs (9 yrs. & 13 yrs.) are on the same dose with negative results. They're dosed religiously every month--no misses. Others have reported ivermectin resistance. Really wish I knew the answer. One reason I don't fully agree with the ivermectin resistance theory is that in our area, most dogs (and all coyotes) don't get heartworm protection of any kind. Seems to me that would create a 'refuge population' of susceptible worms which would delay or prevent resistance. Monsanto uses the 'refuge population' idea in their earworm resistant corn & cotton seed. I'd like for someone with more experience/education to comment on this...does my theory make sense?
not sure why you would under dose, I lean toward a bit more rather than a bit less. With me a 100 pound dog is getting between 1 and 1.1 cc each month. An additional .1-.2 cc is not going to overdose the dog and will prevent HW. under dosing on the other hand may not prevent HW.


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One of my favorite segments on National Public Radio is "This I Believe," a series of spoken essays in which individuals articulate the beliefs that have helped shape their lives. The essays, based on a 1950s radio program hosted by Edward R. Murrow, include thoughts about birth and death, baseball, and driving. Big names like Muhammad Ali and John Updike have contributed essays to "This I Believe," as have schoolteachers and attorneys. The series consistently demonstrates the value of having an overarching set of beliefs that can help you navigate tumultuous times.
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Think of your investment policy statement as your own, investment-related version of "This I Believe." In it, you'll articulate the key reasons why you're investing, what you're hoping to gain from your investments, whether you're on track to meet your goals, and whether any changes are in order. Once you've created one, you can use your investment policy statement as your compass, a check to keep your investment portfolio on course to meet its goals even when the market and your emotions are telling you to run for the hills. Referring to your investment policy statement before you make any investment decisions can help ensure that you're investing with your head, not your gut.
Corporations and big institutional investors like pension plans create elaborate, 20-page investment policy statements. However, you needn't hire a consultant to develop your investment policy statement, and you don't have to use consultant-ish terms like "Executive Summary" and "Reporting Requirements," even though they appear in a lot of investment policy statements prepared by the pros.
In fact, I think the best investment policy statements for individuals are fairly stripped down and written in plain English; that way, you'll be able to easily identify the things that you should be focusing on.
If you have separate investment portfolios geared toward different investment goals--for example, you have your own retirement assets that you expect to tap in 20 years as well as a college savings plan for your 15-year-old--you may find it helpful to create separate investment policy statements for each sleeve of your portfolio. Don't get too carried away, though. By getting too complicated and creating too many sleeves of your portfolio, you risk getting bogged down in paperwork and missing the big picture about whether your investments are on track to get you to your goals.
Step 1
Using the
Investment Policy Statement
as your template, start by writing down your key investing goal and the year in which you hope to reach it. If it's a goal that you will pay for over a number of years, such as retirement or college, fill out the Duration field. Of course, when it comes to retirement, filling out this field means quantifying your own longevity. That's tricky, but the actuarial tables on the
Social Security Administration's Web site
can help you arrive at a reasonable estimate. From there, I think it's helpful to be optimistic and assume even greater longevity: Add at least a few years.
Step 2
To the extent that you can, quantify how much your goal will cost. If you have a financial goal that's more than a year or two away, it's important to adjust the cost upward to reflect what you'll actually pay once inflation is factored in. That gets even more complicated for goals you expect to fund over several years, such as retirement or college.
Step 3
Go online or refer to your most recent statements to arrive at the current value of the investment assets you have earmarked for that specific goal. Also indicate how much you plan to invest toward this goal on an ongoing basis.
Step 4
Next, document your asset allocation targets for these investments.
Because your portfolio's asset allocation will ebb and flow based on how stocks are performing versus bonds and cash, your investment policy statement should set a range for your asset allocation rather than targeting a static figure for each asset class. After all, you don't want to have to make changes to your portfolio just because stocks went up 5% over the past month; that kind of trading can be costly and time-consuming.
For the broad asset classes, a range of 10 percentage points (or even 15 or 20 percentage points if you'd like to be a hands-off investor) is reasonable. For example, say your asset allocation target for your retirement portfolio is 55% stock, 40% bonds, and 5% cash. In your investment policy statement, you'd set out the ranges as follows:
Stocks: 50% to 60%
Bonds: 35% to 45%
Cash: 0% to 10%
Some investment policy statements include sub-asset-class breakdowns, setting parameters for large-, mid-, and small-cap stock exposure; you can also break out U.S. and foreign stock exposure. There's nothing wrong with that, but you don't need to get too fancy. Setting your exposure to the broad asset classes and keeping your portfolio in line with those parameters is most important.
Step 5
Based on your asset allocation parameters, project a rate of return for your portfolio. That will require you to forecast rates of return for various asset classes, a task that's certainly more art than science. I like to be conservative and assume a 6% return for stocks, a 3% return for bonds, and a 1% rate of return for cash.
If your account consists of some combination of stocks, bonds, and cash (and you assume the forecasted rates of return I just laid out), you'll need to come up with a combined expected return. For example, if your accounts consist of 10% cash, 50% bonds, and 40% stocks, you'd calculate the expected return as follows: 2.4% return from the stock portion of your portfolio (6% x .40), 1.5% return from the bond portion of your portfolio (3% x .50), and 0.1% return from the cash portion of your portfolio (1% x .10). The aggregate expected return for such a portfolio would be 4% (2.4% + 1.5% + 0.1%).
Step 6
Next, document what you're looking for in your individual investments: the criteria you used when you selected the securities in your portfolio and what you'll use to judge them on an ongoing basis.
Some worthwhile criteria for do-it-yourselfers include:
No-load funds only
Expense ratios of less than 1% for stock funds, less than 0.75% for bond funds
Manager tenure of more than five years
Holds up well in down markets
Average credit quality of A or better (for bond funds)
History of good tax efficiency (for investments you hold in your taxable account)
Long-term (10-year or more) returns in top half of peer group or beating appropriate market benchmark
Step 7
Once you've set your asset allocation parameters and your criteria for individual security selection, your next step is to specify how often you'll check up on your portfolio and when you'll make changes. In my experience, less is usually more when it comes to checking up on your holdings and your portfolio's performance.
Semiannual or quarterly (at most) portfolio checkups are more than adequate. When it comes to making changes, I'd recommend doing so when your checkups indicate that your portfolio's allocations to the broad asset classes have diverged from your target by 5 or 10 percentage points or more.
Step 8
The final step in creating an investment policy statement is to specify what your checkups will consist of and how you'll evaluate whether you're on track to meet your goals.
You can do so in a few separate ways:
Monitor individual holdings versus the criteria you laid out in Step 6.
Monitor portfolio's asset allocation versus target allocation. (This will be the main trigger for your rebalancing efforts.)
Monitor individual holdings' performance versus a style-appropriate benchmark.
Monitor aggregate performance of holdings within an asset class versus a benchmark geared toward that asset class (for example, all U.S. stock funds' performance versus a broad-market benchmark like the Dow Jones Wilshire 500 Index).
Monitor entire portfolio's performance versus a blended benchmark. For example, say your portfolio's asset-allocation target is 55% stocks and 45% bonds. You can benchmark your portfolio versus a blended portfolio consisting of 55% in Vanguard Total Stock Market Index and 45% in Vanguard Total Bond Market Index .
Monitor portfolio's rate of return versus the projected rate of return you articulated in Step 5.
Monitor assets accumulated versus your goal.
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If you're familiar with investment policy statements, you know that they often include a couple of features that I've omitted here. For starters, they often include an investor's assessment of his or her own risk tolerance. In reality, however, most investors are very poor judges of their own ability to tolerate risk; when stocks are going up they rate their risk tolerance as very high, but when everything's going down, they feel more conservative. Because it's not very useful, I didn't include risk tolerance here.
Many investment policy statements also focus on performance, setting out rigid parameters such as "fund must be in top half of peer group over trailing three-year period." I think that, too, is misguided, because most investments lag their peer groups from time to time, and short-term underperformance can have a big effect on a holding's longer-term numbers. To the extent that your investment policy statement mentions performance, it should be very long-term.
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For UAlbany alumni Monte and Avery Lipman, music is more than just a hobby. It's a passion -- manifested in the brothers' life work as president and co-president of Universal Republic Records. It wasn't an easy road to become part of the music industry's elite, working with Grammy-award winning artists like Amy Winehouse. But it has certainly been an adventurous one.
At UAlbany, both dabbled in the business side of music at UAlbany. As a junior, Monte became a member of the campus radio station WCDB and concert committee, where he booked shows and promoted major national artists, including The Who's Roger Daltrey. Meanwhile, Avery worked at the campus record co-op.
Monte, '86, who received a bachelor's degree in communication and rhetoric, felt UAlbany was a great campus where he "made a lot of great friends," many of whom he still stays in touch with today.
Avery, '88, who received a bachelor's degree in English, felt UAlbany had an air of motivation. "For me, I picked up on that right away."
In the mid '90s, the Lipmans, of Montclair, N.J., decided to feed their passion by starting their own record label, Republic Records, in a family-owned apartment. In the kitchen, they created artwork for their records. In the living room, folding tables served as their mail room. Using a makeshift assembly line -- with tape, labels, packaging and weight scale -- they produced 1,000 CD mailings.
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The late great Molly Ivins said of George W. Bush (and Rick Perry): "The next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please, pay attention."
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To everything you just said, yes. Molly Ivins was an amazing, wonderful and inspiring person. Mitt Romney is none of those.
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The mother of a Riverside boy who died Thursday during soccer tryouts said her son had a heart condition, but it had never stopped him from playing basketball and other sports.
Chris Thornberry, 12, collapsed on the field at Riverside Christian School, where he was a seventh-grader. He was given CPR at the school and then taken to Parkview Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
âHe really loved sports and that's why he was trying to make the soccer team,â Ninive Thornberry said Saturday, Feb. 1. âThat was one of his biggest dreams.â
A lifelong Riverside resident, Chris was born with a heart condition and had open-heart surgery when he was six months old, said his father, Chris Thornberry.
But after that, his heart never gave him any trouble and he was an active child, playing baseball and basketball, his parents said while sitting in their living room, where the walls were covered with framed photos of the family together and portraits of Chris and his younger brother and sister.
The Riverside County coroner has not informed the family of the cause of Chris' death.
Besides sports, Chris enjoyed playing with his siblings, going to Sunday school and playing video games. Ninive Thornberry said her son loved his school, where she also works, and he never complained about having to get up at 5 a.m. to come to school with her.
Other families and officials from Riverside Christian School have been very supportive of the Thornberrys, Ninive said, and she's now learning how many people Chris touched.
âHe made friends no matter where he went,â she said. âGrowing up, he would go up to strange kids and if he didn't know their name, he would just call them 'my friend' or 'my amigo.'â
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University System of Georgia, Division of Science and Mathematics, East Georgia College, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401 Tammy P. Taylor Chemistry Division, Mail Stop J514, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 Anupma Prakash Geological Survey Division, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION In this paper we provide a brief synopsis of the origin of coal mine-related fires, the state of remote sensing technology used in fire detection and prevention, and the thermodynamics of sublimation products from coal fires.
ORIGIN OF COAL MINE FIRES Mine-related activities responsible for starting coal fires include cutting and welding, explosives and electrical work, and smoking which may ignite gases such as methane and hydrogen (Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1996; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 2001). Coal fires raging across the Xinjiang autonomous region of northern China, for example, are thought by Chinese officials to have started accidentally in small illegal mineshafts excavated by local farmers (Wingfield-Hayes, 2000). Noxious gases and particulates released by combustion associated with one such fire, the Liu Huangou coalfield fire, are being blown by winds over the region's capital city, Urumqi, one of the 10 worst polluted cities in the world (Wingfield-Hayes, 2000). In China, local miners often use abandoned underground mines for shelter and burn coal to keep warm during the winter. In India, such abandoned mines have been reported to be hideouts for the illegal distillation of alcohol. These kinds of activities are also reported to be responsible for initiating coal mine fires. REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY Figure 4. Processed Landsat TM image of the Ningxia coal mining area in northwestern China. See text for description. (From Prakash et al., 2001). Subsidence due to underground fires in northwestern China has been identified with thermal, microwave, and optical satellite data (Prakash et al., 2001). Research using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to identify subsidence is currently being conducted at the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (2001; Prakash, 2000).
THERMODYNAMICS OF SUBLIMATION PRODUCTS Figure 5. Anthracite smoker (gas vent) from underground Centralia mine fire. Note sulfur (yellow) condensate around the gas vent. Tip of Glenn Stracher's right shoe (size 7) is in the lower left hand corner of the photo (From Stracher, 1995). Figure 6. P-T stability diagram for the condensation of orthorhombic sulfur from anthracite gas associated with the Centralia, PA mine fire (From Stracher, 1995). This and any such stability diagram serves as an environmental indicator of conditions that tend to favor the condensation of gaseous exhalations as opposed to their absorption into the atmosphere. Stracher and Taylor are currently working on P-T stability diagrams for Selenium (Se) and Galena (PbS).
REFERENCES DeKok, D., 1986, Unseen danger: University of Pennsylvania Press, 299 p.
Discover, 1999 (October), China's on fire: R&D News, v. 20, no. 10, p. 20.
Geissinger, J., 1990, Managing underground mine fires: the case of Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Geographer, v. 28, no. 2, p. 22-26.
Glover, Lynne, 1998 (May 3), Underground mine fires spark residents fears: Tribune-Review, Greensburg, PA, p. A-1, A-10.
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, 2001, ITC's coal fire home page, http://www.itc.nl/~coalfire(August, 2001).
Jones, G.W. and Scott, G.S., 1939, Chemical considerations relating to fires in anthracite refuse: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 3468, 13 p.
Lapham, D.M., Barnes, J.H., Downey, W.F., Jr., and Finkelman, R.B., 1980, Mineralogy associated with burning anthracite deposits of eastern Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey Mineral Resource Report 78, Harrisburg, PA.
Limacher, D., 1963, A propos de la formation de min�raux lors de la combustion des Charbons: Societe Geologique du Nord, Annales, v. 83, part 4, p. 287-288.
Memmi, J., 2000, Cooking Centralia: a recipe for disaster: Geotimes (September): v. 45, no. 9, p. 26-27.
Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1996, Underground electrical installation: U.S. Department of Labor, v. 61, no. 18, Section 75.340, p. 2543.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 2001, Questions and answers on mine
rescue and recovery operations following coal mine fires and explosions: Pottsville District Mining Office, Pottsville, PA, 15 p. See also http://www.dep.state.pa.us (August 2001).
Prakash, A., 2000, Coal fire web page, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, http://www.itc.nl/~prakash/coalfire/index.html (September, 2001).
Prakash, A., Fielding, E.J., Gens, R., van Genderen, J.L., and Evans, D.L., 2001, Data fusion for investigating land subsidence and coal fire hazards in a coal mining area: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 22, no. 6, p. 921-932.
Prakash, A. and Gupta, R.P., 1999, Surface fires in Jharia Coalfield, India - their distribution and estimation of area and temperature from TM data: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 20, no. 10, p. 935-1946.
Schogol, M., 2001 (March 18), As Centralia's fires smolder, residents hang on: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, p. 1.
Stoiber, R.E. and Rose, W.I., Jr., 1974, Fumarole incrustations at active central American volcanoes: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 38, no. 4, p. 495-516.
Stracher, G.B., 1995, The Anthracite Smokers of Eastern Pennsylvania: Ps2(g)-T stability diagram by TL Analysis: Mathematical Geology: v. 27, no. 4, p. 499-511.
U.S. Department of Energy, 1993, The fire below: Spontaneous Combustion in Coal: Environmental Safety and Health Bulletin, no. EH-93-4, p. 1-5.
Vekerdy, Z., Prakash, A., Gens, R., 1999, Data integration for the study and visualization of subsurface coal fires: Thirteenth International Conference on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, v. 2, p. 150-151.
Wingfield-Hayes, R., 2000 (August 3), China Battles Coal Fires: BBC News Online and BBC
News on FireNet (Electronic Pages for the British Fire Service), http://news.bbc.co.uk and http://www.fire.org.uk (August 2001).
World Coal Institute, 2000, Coal-power for progress, 4th edition: London, England, 32 p.
See also http://www.wci-coal.com (August 2001).
Zhang J., Wagner W., Prakash A., Mehl H., and Voigt S., 2002, Detecting coal fires using remote sensing techniques (in review).
Zhang Xiangmin and Kroonenberg, S.B., 1996, Pleistocene coal fires in Xinjiang, northwest China: International Geologic Congress, 30th, Beijing, China, Abstracts, v. 1, p. 457.


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Wait, didn't Bramble just come out? I have been playing far too much Diablo III.
I don't know why, but something tells me I'll absolutely love this hero, and I haven't felt that since Monkey King...
It will do global nuke with massive damage as well just to top it off.
Q seems like a skillshot nuke, either two types or a subskill for second activation. Due to the location of the skill (usually the ones with two types are located in W so that the 2nd key could be on E), I'm thinking it's second activation.
W could be an attack modifier to imbue his blade with electricity, for maximum damage
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Ulti seems to be either an activated self buff like , or a game changing passive like , or an aoe nuke like . Not enough information at the moment.
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> >Just to throw something else on the fire, wouldn't > >limiting a > >persons tower installation be infringing on their right to self > >expression. (barring LEGITIMATE safety concerns) > No. As mentioned before, communication is readily possible > with a 35-footer. A good operator with such an antenna could > probably achieve DXCC in a month. Am I ADVOCATING > 35-footers? Of course not. Just stating the obvious. I think I have the solution: kinetic sculpture! Ok, who is going to be the first to get an endowment from the National Endowment for the Arts to build a 200' kinetic art sculpture? BTW, I got my FAA opinion allowing me to go to 70'. The rights of the 5 people that use a nearby 3500' grass strip outweigh my rights to go to 200'. At least my county (Lake County, Florida) has a fairly well written tower ordinance (amateurs are exempt from 98% of it- 100' allowed in residential areas; 200' in rural areas on 5+ acres; tower must be set back far enough that if it falls, it does so completely on the owner's property; no plans review required.) Doug K4DDR |
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March 30th, 2009, 05:07 PM | #1 |
Age Restrictions
I know this has been discussed before but I'm curious to as weather or not the rules have changed. So what are the are restrictions and rules for kids to drive at silver lake??? Done some research on my own but it seams as though know body can agree with each other
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March 30th, 2009, 05:12 PM | #2 |
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When I was 12 I had to take a safty course to ride my quad out there and i used to get stopped a lot to show them my certificate. As far as trucks, they told me I was able to drive when I had my learners permit as long as there was someone 21 and older with me
March 30th, 2009, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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I know growing up I had the certificate from the saftey course and I was able to ride my dirt bike in ORV areas. As far as driving a truck or jeep goes I would not think that is allowed, however I am not sure.
March 30th, 2009, 07:31 PM | #5 |
Do you have your level 1 learners permit (have you taken segment 1 drivers education)? The orv safety certificate is for riding dirtbikes, quads, etc. I would think that you would need your driving permit, because you are driving a vehicle.
March 31st, 2009, 06:41 PM | #7 |
i did some more research and found this on the DNR website
Operation of Other ORVs Children under 16 may operate other ORVs (trail bikes, for example) only when both of the following conditions are met. * Operator is under visual supervision of an adult and … * Operator possesses a valid ORV safety certificate So would this incude full size vehicles??? |
March 31st, 2009, 06:45 PM | #8 |
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Well anything on Silver Lake in my opinion is an OFF ROAD VEHICLE since it has an ORV sticker. When I was 14 I had that same orv course and was told that I was allowed to drive my dads blazer as long as it was supervised by an adult, but that was 8 years ago.
March 31st, 2009, 06:57 PM | #9 | |
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Pretty sure it specified "trail bikes" IE quads and Dirt bikes. There is NO place whatsoever that a minor can operate a passenger vehicle (Jeep, truck, Car) Without a Learners permit and Supervision, or an operators license. If you get a cocky cop, he can get you for backing your dads jeep down the driveway. |
March 31st, 2009, 07:43 PM | #10 |
like i said earlier (or think i said) i have heard it both ways .... this is rule 10 B on the DNR's silver lake page
(b) A parent or legal guardian of a child 12 years of age to less than 16 years of age shall not permit the child to operate an ORV unless the child is under direct visual supervision, from a distance of not more then 50 feet, of an adult and the child has in his or her immediate possession an ORV safety certificate issued by this state or a comparable ORV safety certificate issued under the authority of another state or a province of Canada. |
April 29th, 2009, 03:07 PM | #14 |
I'll see if I can help you guys out here.
Under Michigan law, a person can operate an ORV at ANY age, as long as they are ORV certified and under the direct visual supervision of an adult while operating..A pick-up truck or jeep is defined by Michigan law as an ORV when it is being used in a Scramble area or a Designated ORV Route..So,essentially, a youth could legally operate a Pick-Up truck/Jeep at any age on a Designated Route/Scramble area IF they have their ORV safety certificate AND are being watched by an adult while operating. I do NOT recommend that you allow this because you might possilbe be hit with a child endangerment charge IF something went wrong. Here's the catch for SLSD! The SLSD has what they call a LUOD or Land Use Order of Director.What this does is allow the Director of the MDNR to issue orders to implement land use rules for certain instances. In this case,for safety reasons, the DNR Director finds it necessary to implement a LUOD for SLSD for the use of ANY type of ATV/ORV use by any youth under the age of 12 years old. I am looking into this as I do not beleive a LUOD can over rule a State Law.. They got away with this LUOD garbage when they gave the dirt bike riders their OWN exclusive 24'' trails to ride even though State Statue allready defined what a designated trail and forest trail is.. Bill Gilbert DIRECTOR-Mich ORV Safety Assoc www.michatv.com |
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all the pretties are gone !
Friday, November 21, 2008
It has been record setting cold this week so all the pretties are gone.
Normally we don't see this type of cold till January my only hope is it did as much damage to the mosquitoes. They have been really bad this year.
The picture of the Turks Turban with the blueberry center is old. We won't be seeing those beautiful centers this year.
Oh well time to start dreaming about next spring .. lol
I wish each of you a wonderful weekend I'm off for another fun filled day with girlfriends .
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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 01:30 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
here's my xmas present to you all- a simple home improvement tip to improve the air you breatheLast edited Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:34 PM - Edit history (1)
buy a 20 inch box fan (lasko is good)
buy a 20 x 20 furnace filter it says on the label what pollutants the filter removes this is the cool part- duct/duck tape the filter to the intake side of the fan. DON'T spend 15 minutes doing that and then realize that you put the arrows on the filter backwards arrows on filter--->towards fan. filter taped to side of fan where air comes in. air goes thru filter FIRST. NO windows involved- air in room sucked thru filter by fan, blown out into same room (sorry for the sexual imagery) the sides are easy, just make sure the corners are airtight. turn it on and smile cause you just saved $800 on a fancy air scrubber it really works! put an on/off timer maybe (mine just runs 24/7), 15 min on/ 15 off if your electric bill is a problem your lungs will thank you! there's a video out there somewhere with a guy in a lab coat explaining it. happy xmas, and merry breathing! MERV 1-4 Air Filters: These inexpensive fiberglass mesh filters only remove particles over 10 microns in size and do very little to improve the indoor air quality in your home. MERV 5-8 Air Filters: Medium quality pleated air filters that can remove particles down to 3.0 microns in size. MERV 9-12 Air Filters: High quality air filters that can remove particles down to 1.0 microns in size. MERV 13-16 Air Filters: Highest quality in standard filters. Removes particles down to 0.3 microns. MERV 17-20 Air Filters: Also known as HEPA air filters (High Energy Particulate Air). These filters surpass the standard MERV rating by removing 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 micron and larger. While often used in hospitals, they cause too much air resistance to be installed in a standard HVAC system without making modifications first. ******* Minute, invisible particles in the air in our homes and businesses are a primary threat to health. They evade the body's filtering mechanisms and penetrate deep into lung tissue, carrying toxic substances, which are absorbed in the body. This category includes copier toner, mold, fine powders and dust, bacteria, and viruses. Particle Sizes The size of particles affects their potential to cause health problems. Particulate matter is measured in micronsone micron is one millionth of a meter; there are 25,400 microns in one inch. Particles larger than 10 microns do not usually reach the lungs, but can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat. Small particles with diameters smaller than 5 microns can travel deep into our breathing passages. Particles the size of 2.5 ('PM2.5' measured by air quality monitoring agencies) and smaller is considered 'fine particulate' and is of serious health concern. Smaller than 1 micron in size can be inhaled right into the aveoli, or air exchange sacs at the end of our bronchial tubes in our lungs. Examples of approximate ranges of particle diameter sizes: pet dander is 5 to 10 microns (PM5 to PM10) pollen is 10 microns or more room dust is 10 to 300 microns human hair is about 100 microns (range of 60 to 300) mold spores are 10 to 30 microns lead dust is 2 microns anthrax is 1 to 5 microns paint pigments are 0.1 to 5 microns wood smoke particles are 0.2 to 3 microns tobacco smoke particles are 0.01 to 4 microns humidifier particles are 0.9 to 3 microns copier toner is 0.5 to 15 microns some bacteria are 0.3 to 10 microns pesticides and herbicides are 0.001 microns
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here's my xmas present to you all- a simple home improvement tip to improve the air you breathe (Original post) |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | OP |
freshwest | Dec 2012 | #1 | |
freshwest | Dec 2012 | #2 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #4 | |
freshwest | Dec 2012 | #5 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #13 | |
freshwest | Dec 2012 | #19 | |
freshwest | Dec 2012 | #20 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #27 | |
freshwest | Dec 2012 | #28 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #32 | |
Squinch | Dec 2012 | #3 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #14 | |
Squinch | Dec 2012 | #21 | |
jillan | Dec 2012 | #6 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #9 | |
russspeakeasy | Dec 2012 | #7 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #12 | |
Narraback | Dec 2012 | #8 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #10 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #11 | |
dixiegrrrrl | Dec 2012 | #15 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #24 | |
ThoughtCriminal | Dec 2012 | #16 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #25 | |
Kaleva | Dec 2012 | #17 | |
NashvilleLefty | Dec 2012 | #18 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #26 | |
druidity33 | Dec 2012 | #22 | |
raouldukelives | Dec 2012 | #23 | |
farminator3000 | Dec 2012 | #29 | |
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Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 01:55 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
1. Thanks for the information on the filter types. Heard of this, not that. Happy Holidays!
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:04 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
2. Wait! Help! When you say this:
duct/duck tape the filter to the intake side of the fan.
That's the back of the fan, I get that. DON'T spend 15 minutes doing that and then realize that you put the arrows on the filter backwards So, the arrows on the filter will face the fan or the opposite way, to the air incoming to the filter, right? That is, can I have the arrows point to the fan where I'm attaching it? TIA. And Merry Xmas. |
Response to freshwest (Reply #2)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:30 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
4. i only did it backwards once
air---> filter(arrows on filter also >>>, pulled thru fan
or put the filter on the side of the fan where the air comes in, with the arrows pointing towards the fan, air is PULLED thru filter by blades and out. the first one turned nasty brown in 2 weeks, and now they last much longer, so it works! no windows involved- the air in the room is just pulled thru the fan and back out into same room |
Response to farminator3000 (Reply #4)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:54 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
5. So *arrows on filter* point *at* fan. Gotcha!
As a person with respiratory problems not yet alleviated by various gadgets, thanks for the fine tuning on the instructions.
Response to freshwest (Reply #5)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 05:54 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
13. good luck!
i like "don't believe everything you think"
where'd you find that one? |
Response to farminator3000 (Reply #13)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 07:51 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
19. Um, I'll have to look it up. I like to read some amateur fiction and either the lead character said
the phrase or quoted someone. I'll run a phrase search function on my Mac to see if there was a source I can link it to. Probably show up a dozen times, AFAIK.
Response to freshwest (Reply #19)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:44 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
20. Okay I found it! I also feel that it's a good thing to say to oneself about not being too serious.
It is either the title or first line of a bit of prose by Valery Satterwhite that I stumbled upon. I'll mail you the entire piece if you want, as it can be individually shared, but it's copyrighted. Here are the best paragraphs, as we'e limited:
Don't Believe Everything You Think: Right now, in this moment, you have everything you think you deserve. You are living the life you believe you are worthy of... Know this: The mere fact that you are here on this Earth indicates that you are worthy whether you believe it or not. Each and every person is blessed with a unique talent, a passionate purpose, and the wisdom to express their full potential. This is your birthright. Wherever you are disconnected with who you are at your deepest core is where you will struggle. Wherever you are out of alignment with your truth and what your heart calls forth for you to become is where you will find dissatisfaction, frustration, and desperation. So there you go. Thanks for the information and have a Happy Christmas. |
Response to freshwest (Reply #20)
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 02:03 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
27. nice!
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. ― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night i just found one for my post boxes! |
Response to farminator3000 (Reply #27)
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 02:39 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
28. I love Vonnegut! And I think I can get what I need from Amazon, tell me what you think:
Here is the fan in question, probably:
http://www.amazon.com/Lasko-3720-Performance-Weather-Shield/dp/B000BOCD1Y/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1356460469&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=22+inch+lasko+box+fan And I guess these would be the filters: http://www.amazon.com/18x20x1-17-5-Accumulair-1-Inch-Filter/dp/B000NNDL00/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1356460715&sr=1-2&keywords=3M+furnace+gold+filter+packs What do you think? Can't get the fans in the local stores right now, will these do the job? |
Response to freshwest (Reply #28)
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:09 AM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
32. same fan i bought
those filters are 18 x 20, too small. you want:
good http://www.amazon.com/MERV-Pleated-Furnace-Filter-6-Pack/dp/B008D7UNYK/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1356534331&sr=1-3&keywords=furnace+filter+packs+20+x+20 or better http://www.amazon.com/20x20x5-MERV-Bear-Replacement-Filter/dp/B000NMJ2SG/ref=sr_1_14?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1356534367&sr=1-14&keywords=furnace+filter+packs+20+x+20+merv+11 good luck! and so on. |
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:09 PM
Squinch (16,599 posts)
3. Thanks! Best to you and yours!
Response to Squinch (Reply #3)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 05:56 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
14. same to you!
how is your screen name related to the grinch?
Response to farminator3000 (Reply #14)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:07 PM
Squinch (16,599 posts)
21. Actually, it isn't related. Though I can be quite cranky.
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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:04 PM
jillan (39,392 posts)
6. Can I just tell you that I love you? I am one of these people that
live on decongestants all year round.
I probably shouldn't have a dog, but I would rather have sinus probs than live without a dog. I am allergic to dust, and live in Az (which is bad for my mental health - not because of the dust). I am definitely going to do this in my bedroom. Thank you thank you thank you!! |
Response to jillan (Reply #6)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 05:40 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
9. best....post............EVAHHHHH!
here's another one- google- medical marijuana the reason you are on decongestants vaporizer strain arizona dog dust and go for it- it doesn't take much on the MJ side, and it works! I live in Az (which is bad for my mental health - not because of the dust). I am definitely going to do this in my bedroom. nice joke, and you don't have to tell us what you do in your bedroom. unless you want to! |
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:27 PM
russspeakeasy (6,539 posts)
7. Thanks for the Christmas gift !! Sorry I didn't get you anything..
Response to russspeakeasy (Reply #7)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 05:44 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
12. yeah you did
thanks for the bouncy green dude!
i got you the same thing! |
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 04:33 PM
Narraback (641 posts)
8. Just set it up!
Thank you. All the best.
Response to Narraback (Reply #8)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 05:41 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
10. you are quick!
same to you.
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 05:43 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
11. this is freakin' awesome
somebody is breathing easier and somebody loves me! woo hoo!
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 06:31 PM
dixiegrrrrl (49,365 posts)
15. I vote this in the top 10 most helpful posts this year!!!!!
DUH me has a HEPA filter, one I boght ages ago, and I keep forgetting to use the darn thing.
I also have 3 standard box fans which are a necessity down here and have TWO furnace filter outlets for which we buy filters. Now, thanks to you, I know what type of filter is best for the heat pump inlets and how to make better use of our box fans ( which should take the 20x20 filters, I think) and hopefully remember to use the HEPA more often. I shedding dog and 2 cats plus the air down here is loaded with spores and dust from a zillion sources. What was scary was to turn the flashlight on outside at night and see all the crap floating in the beam. REC, with a BIG thank you! |
Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #15)
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:48 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
24. thanks!
you could use any fan with a flat intake side, i guess, and the filters come in all diff. sizes.
this might seem like a dumb question but- how do the furnace filters work? the cool air comes in thru a duct, thru the filter, and out the ducts and vents, right? so why not put a filter on the intake upstairs or wherever, to keep dust out of the vents? it wouldn't slow down the intake too much, would it? |
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 06:45 PM
ThoughtCriminal (11,140 posts)
16. I've been doing this for a couple of years
No tape - air pressure holds the filter in place. What I noticed first is that I hardly ever have to dust.
I've been using the cheapest 3M filters Never had any problems with the fan. |
Response to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #16)
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:53 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
25. one problem with no tape
i have to tape at least the corners. i little air still sneaks in with no tape, but i'm sure if it isn't in a moldy basement, no prob |
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 06:51 PM
Kaleva (15,857 posts)
17. Rec'd! What an outstanding idea!
My portable air cleaner crapped out recently and it's over a $100 to get the same kind. I already have a box fan and a good air filter runs about $9
Response to farminator3000 (Original post)
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 06:58 PM
NashvilleLefty (811 posts)
18. Actually, I recommend skipping the duck tape.
Turn the fan on high or medium, and the air pressure will hold the filter in place.
I have dust allergies, and this really works as long as you use a high MERV filter! I've been doing it for several years, now. Some filters don't use a MERV rating, for those I recommend a 1050 or higher. |
Response to NashvilleLefty (Reply #18)
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:58 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
frisky cats, need tape.
i hear you, the higher the merv the tighter it'll stick. but i think higher merv would make more air sneak in my fan has rounded corners, so the square filter sticks out a little painter's or masking tape would prob. be fine too. |
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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:30 PM
druidity33 (4,697 posts)
22. K&R, bookmarked. nt.
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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:06 AM
raouldukelives (5,178 posts)
23. Great idea!
I just a saw a bunch of new filters at a local second hand store. I'll have to see if they are still around after the Holiday.
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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 08:55 PM
farminator3000 (2,117 posts)
29. oxygen is also good
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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:02 PM
DainBramaged (39,191 posts)
30. I have one of those fans, and we have those Merv 9-12 good filters at work by the box
I am so doing this THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 10:51 AM
LiberalEsto (22,845 posts)
31. Thank you, this is great info! nt
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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:10 PM
dembotoz (11,047 posts)
33. kick
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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 08:23 AM
Sherman A1 (19,398 posts)
34. Excellent!
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Diagnostic dielectric spectroscopy methods applied to water-treedcable
Given, M.J. and Fouracre, R.A. and MacGregor, S.J. and Banford, H. and Judd, M.D. (2001) Diagnostic dielectric spectroscopy methods applied to water-treedcable. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 8 (6). pp. 917-920. ISSN 1070-9878
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Considerable effort has gone into developing polymer formulations and cable designs to minimize failures through water tree growth. However, diagnostic techniques still are required to enable the estimation of the level of damage present within a service cable. This paper reports on progress regarding the application of dielectric spectroscopy to cable diagnostics. A 40 kV, crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated coaxial cable was used as a model power cable. Sample lengths were immersed in a potassium chloride solution and some of these were subjected to AC electrical stress. After an 8 week duration, a high density of tress was found in the electrically stressed cable. Dielectric spectra have been measured for both sample types in the frequency range of 10-5 to 105 Hz. Insertion loss measurements were also carried out in the frequency range of 3×10 5 to 3×109 Hz. From both types of measurement, it was possible to distinguish between the cables containing water trees and those that were free from water tree structures. These approaches could therefore be developed in order to provide diagnostics for the detection of water tree damage in electrical power cables.
Item type: | Article |
ID code: | 3489 |
Keywords: | XLPE insulation, dielectric measurement, insulation testing, power cable insulation, spectroscopy, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Subjects: | Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2007 |
Last modified: | 22 Mar 2017 09:05 |
URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3489 |
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