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Basement XPS Foam and Wiring?
I have been researching this and I would like to put xps foam board on basement walls then furring strips, can I just wire up the electrical then put drywall on top?
In theory, yes.
All the wires need to be protected where they cross the furring strips with nail plates.
Most folks prefer to frame out the space, add additional insulation, and go that route. It makes for a tighter and more insulated shell as well as being easier to pull wire and set switches and other items.
Thats what I have been reading but on one wall I am very limited on space and would prefer to keep as much of my room as possible. This is a small room and a half basement. Approx. 18 x20 with tall ceilings. I would be using the 2 inch foam so R 10 I think.
I live in southern Tn right on the Alabama boarder area. I just want to add two plugs per wall and a light switch at the bottom of the stairs. I was worried about the heat from wires and keeping it to code. Anyone else done it this way? I could always use thicker furring strips for more room behind drywall?
also, I have a door that leads outside to a stairway. The door hinges are rigth next the corner of the outside wall? I cant move the door farther in or cut the opening more. The only option I see is to use 2 inch and drywall then cut the down down a few inches to make it fit.
If I can I was just going to foam board wall then run wiring and drywall over top?
Just looking for others who have done it this way. :thumbup:
You'll want to check your local codes on that. Around here, that method only flies with paneling, no-go with Sheetrock.
No I was wanting to do XPS, Furring strips, Wiring, Drywall. I am still learning so please be patient with me. One wall is the main problem as it is tight againts the outside door and no matter what I will have to get a smaller door to fit the opening.
I was just hoping to keep the walls as thin as possible. If it is possible. Anyone else done XPS then some type of covering with wiring?
There are basement wall systems that work just as you have detailed out. Most of them have wiring chases built into the foam for running the wires.
Doing it off the shelf like you are proposing is fine, but it take a bit more engineering on your end of things.
Where I live the electrical has to be 1.5 inches away from the finished surface for the whole run. If it isn't, I need to protect it in some way, with nail plates or conduit, etc. I'm not an electrician but, if I understand what you're planning, the wiring will be behind the 1/2 inch of drywall?
yes, I have done some reading and I believe I saw where a guy used 2x3 furring strips to give him some more space. I would not mind running it through conduit. I know I need to check with local codes first but just trying to get my ideas together.
I could frame out a 2x4 wall but one wall really needs to be just the xps then drywall. I am not planning to do this soon but sometime over the summer would be nice. Thank you all for your input and help.
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Sorohan, MikeSenators continue debate this week on amendments to a bill aimed at promoting economic revitalization. Three of these amendments have raised concerns from the Mortgage Bankers Association that they would result in "unintended consequences" for both consumers and the real estate finance industry.
S. 782, the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c112:2:./temp/~c112E9repu:e1093:), introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., would update the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. It generally has support from unions and small business groups but is generally opposed by conservative-leaning groups. More than 50 amendments have been attached to the bill--some, as the legislative process in Washington often shows, that have little to do with the original intent of the bill.
Amendment 482The first amendment (http://10.16.2.165/IssueDocuments/MBA%20Summary%20of%20Merkley-Snowe%20amendment%20to%20S.%20782.pdf), introduced by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, seeks additional regulations for servicing of residential mortgages. MBA said the servicing amendment, which is based on legislation introduced a month ago, would duplicate efforts already underway by several regulators and create a single point of contact for borrowers, establish a third-party review process and add additional delays to an already protracted foreclosure process.
In a June 10 letter to Senate leadership, MBA and the Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable expressed concern with the Merkley-Snowe amendment, saying it was not the appropriate vehicle to implement national servicing standards, given current dialogue involving creation of such standards in the legislative and regulatory arenas.
"Residential mortgage servicing has been an issue of great concern for consumers, legislators, regulators and industry practitioners alike," the letter said. "Because of these concerns, Treasury, federal regulators, the government-sponsored enterprises and state officials all have initiatives and new requirements for mortgage servicers that are already underway. It is clear that the housing crisis has placed extraordinary strains on the existing servicing system. Servicers have tried to respond by hiring thousands of additional staff, engaging in regular outreach events for homeowners, implementing the government's Making Home Affordable modification program, as well as proprietary efforts to assist customers."
The letter said while these efforts have helped more than 3.7 million homeowners avoid foreclosure since 2007, industry performance has been challenged by the historic extent of the housing crisis. "That is why the industry supports the current dialogue surrounding national servicing standards to strengthen current efforts to assist at-risk homeowners and to create an improved system for the future. This amendment, however well intentioned, is not the appropriate vehicle to implement national servicing standards. The Merkley-Snowe legislation, that is the basis of the amendment, was introduced less than a month ago and no subcommittee or full committee hearings have yet been held on the legislation to compare it to servicing standards and requirements now underway. Nor have the Housing Subcommittee or the full Banking Committee held a markup on this legislation."
In short, the letter said, the Senate's "long-standing deliberative process is being set aside in an attempt to address an issue that truly needs thoughtful consideration to review other servicing standard initiatives and develop a comprehensive approach for the future.Unfortunately, the Merkley-Snowe amendment would not unify or clarify the different approaches underway on servicing standards."
Additionally, the letter said, a proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule required by the Dodd-Frank Act contains new servicing standards for QRM loans. At thesame time, individual states and local jurisdictions are implementing additional and diverse requirements on mortgage servicers for mediation programs and other loss mitigation requirements.
"These multiple attempts to address servicing standards are well-intentioned, but are creating a confusing piling on effect," the letter said. "The competing standards from multiple regulators, coupled with the Merkley-Snowe amendment, may actually slow the resolution of the issues we all want to address."
Amendment 407The second amendment, offered by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., would change the FHA program so that borrowers pay per diem interest when they pay-off their mortgage. (http://10.16.2.165/IssueDocuments/MBA%20Summary%20of%20Cardin%20Amendment%20to%20S.%20782.pdf). In a June 10, letter to Senate leadership, MBA President and CEO David Stevens (a former FHA commissioner) said the proposed change to the FHA program does not need to be legislated.
"FHA can make this change administratively and is currently conducting a cost-benefit analysis on this policy to determine if and how FHA should amend its policy," Stevens said. "MBA would recommend not making a statutory change at this time, especially since FHA's analysis is not complete.
Stevens noted currently FHA borrowers can pay off their mortgages at any time; if the loan is paid off on the first of the month, the borrower pays no interest for that month; otherwise the borrower pays a full month's interest. This provision mirrors the Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed security, which provides that securities holders are entitled to a full month's interest for the month of pay-off.
"The majority of FHA borrowers prepay their mortgages on the first of the month or the last few business days of the previous month, resulting in zero or nominal post-settlement interest costs in connection with the sale or refinancing of their homes," Stevens said.
Stevens added while the proposal attempts to benefit FHA borrowers, MBA believes it would actually increase costs for the vast majority of FHA borrowers. "Lenders would be required to price in approximately 15 days of lost interest into every mortgage transaction in order to offset the lender's cost of passing through post-settlement interest to Ginnie Mae bondholders," Stevens said. "When Ginnie Mae previously analyzed similar proposals, it concluded that it would be in the best interest of consumers to maintain the current loan structure."
Amendment 440The third amendment, also offered by Merkley, would establish a program to finance energy-efficient upgrades for homes and residential buildings. The proposed program would require states to apply to the Department of Energy for funds and in the application it must state one of several types of means of repaying the energy efficient loan; one such method would permit the type of financing used in the Property Assessed Clean Energy loan program that repays the debt through the properties tax assessment. PACE and PACE-like liens have first priority over mortgage debt.
MBA said it has serious concerns about adding significant new debt that would be ahead of a first mortgage in the event of foreclosure. The Federal Housing Finance Agency has expressed the same concerns about PACE loans. Additionally, the Mortgage Action Alliance Inc., MBA's grassroots advocacy arm, issued a Call to Action on Friday urging its members to contact their senators to encourage opposition to these amendments (http://www.mortgagebankers.org/Advocacy/MortgageActionAlliance).
These amendments and other amendments are expected to be considered by the Senate this week.

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LPD Event #14-14544 Officer Robertson
On Sunday, June 29, 2014 the subjects pictured were involved in a carjacking at 121 Lake Ave S, Lake Mirror Park. The vehicle carjacked is a 2005 Blue Suzuki 4 door, which was subsequently involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash.
LPD Event# 14-13446 Detective O'Neill
On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, an unknown female subject stole a silver Ford F250 (recovered) from Rightway Fuel & Food located at 1144 Memorial Blvd E.
The Lakeland Police Department needs help to identify a person of interest in the Attempted Sexual Battery and False Imprisonment of a 61 year old female.
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The Swedish legislature is prepared to pass a new law which will place all Swedish communication under the surveillance of government bodies. the National Defense Radio Establishment(FRA) will be able to monitor all incoming and outgoing messages, phone calls, text messages and all forms of communication. The FRA promises to destroy any personal information uncovered in these searches. Waheed Mjjdeh, a former Taliban official regards the entire project as a waste of time. "Why do bin Laden and al-Zwahari take the trouble ot send tapes to the media rather than call them? They know there are technologies that can trace people's location and therefore they avoid it." During his time in the Taliban he could not recall a plan of attack that was discussed on the telephone.
Par Strom of the New Welfare Foundation regards the entire enterprise of being something out of George Orwell's 1984. "FRA is going to read all Swedes' emails and text messages, listen t their telephone conversations and see which web sties we are browsing. This is absurd." A point well taken. This supposed preventive measure will not prevent any attack nor will it prevent the government from listening into the ideas of ordinary citizens.


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Cartier: The Age of Glamour 1930-1960, by Janet Zapata
Location: Visitor Center Theater
Part of: Lectures and Talks
This is the final lecture in the four-part Cartier Lecture Series.
This lecture is completely sold out. If you'd like to join the waiting list for this event, please call 202.686.5807.
Glamour. The word summons up elegant events, stylish gowns, dazzling jewels. Both as an attribute and a state of mind, the term encapsulates a lifestyle enjoyed during the middle third of the twentieth century when glamour reigned supreme. Cartier was at the forefront of jewelry design, introducing innovative jewels that were created for the trendsetters of the day including Her Highness the Begum Aga Khan, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, and Countess Mona Bismarck. Fashion played a key role in jewelry design with Christian Dior's "New Look," which provided ample space for larger jewels to be worn while Hollywood actresses sported the latest designs on screen. It was a time when fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar featured latest styles both in fashion and jewelry. It was a time of glamour.
6-6:45 pm Member reception with the speaker. Cartier: Marjorie Merriweather Post's Dazzling Gems and The Mansion open for touring.
7-8 pm Lecture (seating opens at 6:45 pm)
8-8:30 pm Book signing for Cartier in the 20th Century
About the Speaker
Janet Zapata is an independent scholar and museum consultant, specializing in jewelry and silver. She received a BA degree in English from Upsala College and an MA in art history from Rutgers University. She is the author of The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1993); The Art of Zadora America's Fabergé (1999); The Jeweled Menagerie (2001) and The Jeweled Garden (2006) with Suzanne Tennenbaum; Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design (2004) with Amanda Vaill; and Symphony of Jewels: The Art of Anna Hu (2012). She contributed to The Legacy of Elma Rumsey Cartier, a catalogue for an exhibition at the Saint Louis University. She contributes frequently to Art & Antiques and The Magazine Antiques.
She has curated several exhibitions including Tiffany: 150 Years of Gems and Jewelry at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; The Nature of Diamonds, at the American Museum of Natural History, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto and The Field Museum, Chicago; The Silver of Tiffany & Co. 1850-1987 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Glitter and the Gold: Fashioning America's Jewelry at The Newark Museum; Jewels of Time at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York; Gems of the East and West: The Doris Duke Jewelry Collection at Rough Point, Newport, Rhode Island; and Capturing the Sublime: The Enamels of Marilyn Druin at The Newark Museum.
Ms. Zapata was featured on "Tiffany: The Mark of Excellence," on the A&E Biography series. Ms. Zapata is currently working with the Denver Art Museum on an exhibition and book, Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.
About the Series
Cartier's longstanding reputation of exquisite craftsmanship and beauty was solidified with the firm's embrace of modernity at the turn of the twentieth century. This stunningly illustrated lecture series traces the luxury brand and cosmopolitan clientele—including, of course, Marjorie Merriweather Post—throughout the twentieth century.
Tuesday, October 7: Cartier: Marjorie Merriweather Post's Dazzling Gems, by Liana Paredes, Hillwood's Director of Collections and Exhibition Curator
Tuesday, October 14: Cartier and Women of the National Gem Collection, by Jeffrey Post, Geologist - Curator-in-Charge, Mineral Collection, Smithsonian Institution
Tuesday, October 21: The Rue de la Paix in Paris: The Center of Belle Epoque Luxury, by Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, Hillwood's Curator of 19th Century Art
Tuesday, October 28: Cartier: The Age of Glamour, 1930-1960, by Janet Zapata, independent jewelry historian
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Alimony: How Courts Set the Support Amount
Spousal support isn't like child support, with state guidelines for deciding the amount. Instead, judges consider a number of factors.
Leaving a support decision in the hands of a judge is risky business. This isn't like child support, where the formulas are clear and pretty rigid. In most states, the amount and duration of spousal support payments are entirely up to the judge. Obviously, it's preferable for you and your spouse to keep control of decisions about spousal support. If the two of you can agree to an amount of support and how long it will be paid, then that's what the judge will order. It's the only way to predict what's going to happen.
Only about a dozen states give judges even general guidelines for calculating support. In these states, the judge uses a formula that takes into account the length of the marriage and the spouses' respective incomes to calculate a starting figure. Then the judge factors in other circumstances to arrive at a final amount and decide how long the payments will last. Here's a look at some of those circumstances.
Need and Ability to Pay
Once the court decides that one spouse is entitled to support, it will try to quantify that need and the other spouse's ability to pay. The judge may take into account:
- how property is being divided in the divorce
- the standard of living during the marriage, and the dependent spouse's ability to maintain that standard in the absence of support
- each spouse's separate income, assets, and obligations (states define "income" differently, with some including unearned income and others limiting the definition more strictly)
- the length of the marriage (more significant in deciding how long support will last than in determining the amount)
- whether the spouses lived together before they were married and whether any part of the cohabitation should be included in the length of the marriage
- each spouse's age and health
- the needs of the children, and whether child care responsibilities affect the dependent spouse's ability to return to work
- whether the dependent spouse left the workforce to be a homemaker or raise children
- how long the dependent spouse has been out of the workforce, that spouse's marketable skills, and what retraining might be necessary
- contributions that either spouse made to the other's training, education, or career advancement
- the possibility that either spouse may acquire assets in the future (such as the maturing of stock options or a large inheritance), and
- any other factors that the judge thinks should be considered.
Earning Capacity
In addition to looking at actual income, a judge may examine each spouse's ability to earn money. The idea here is that if you could earn significantly more than you are, but voluntarily choose a lower standard of living, your spouse shouldn't have to suffer financially because of it.
If either you or your spouse has skills or education that you are not using—for example, if you are trained as a lawyer but are working as a sculptor—the court can "impute" to you a higher income than what you actually have. You may be ordered to pay support consistent with your earning power, not your actual income. And if you're the recipient spouse, you might get support that's consistent with your ability to earn, rather than what you actually earn—or you may be ordered to fend for yourself.
In some states, you can argue that fault should be considered in setting spousal support (you can make this argument whether or not you filed for divorce on the basis of fault). If the higher-earning spouse committed adultery, was abusive, or is for some other reason at fault for the divorce, the support payment may be increased. Of course, as the saying goes, you can't get blood from a turnip. If there's only a certain amount of support that your errant spouse can afford, the court won't order an unrealistically high payment. More commonly, the spouse who receives support has payments reduced because of fault.
Beyond Spousal Support
Spousal support is usually just a temporary measure, designed to keep one spouse from running into financial trouble immediately after a divorce. Even if you're receiving support, you are ultimately responsible for your financial future. Make a one-year, three-year, and five-year plan for where you want to be in your life, and include what kind of work you want to be doing and what you want in terms of salary and benefits. If you received significant property or other assets in the divorce settlement, invest them wisely and with an eye toward the future. Learn to budget, if you haven't yet.
Excerpted from Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce, by Emily Doskow.
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Vascular function, insulin resistance and fatty acids
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Over the past 10 years it has become clear that intact vascular function, especially at the level of the endothelium, is paramount in the prevention or delay of cardiovascular disease. It has also become clear that insulin itself, in addition to its metabolic actions, directly effects vascular endothelium and smooth muscle. Insulin, at normal physiologic concentrations, causes changes in skeletal muscle blood flow in healthy, insulin-sensitive subjects. Insulin's effect on the endothelium is mediated through its own receptor and insulin signalling pathways, resulting in the increased release of nitric oxide. Insulin's vascular actions are impaired in insulin-resistant conditions such as obesity, Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and hypertension, which could contribute to the excessive rates of cardiovascular disease in these groups. Insulin-resistant states of obesity and Type II diabetes show a multitude of metabolic abnormalities that could cause vascular dysfunction. Non-esterified fatty acid levels increase long before hyperglycaemia becomes present. Raised non-esterified fatty acids impair insulin's effect on glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and the vascular endothelium and thus could have detrimental effects on the vasculature, leading to premature cardiovascular disease.


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The Australian dollar fell about one-third of a cent to below 103 US cents after the publication of data showing weaker than expected Chinese economic output.
At 1700 AEST on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 102.98 US cents, down from 103.34 cents on Wednesday.
Since 0700 AEST the currency has traded between 102.83 US cents and 103.35 US cents.
It was at 82.66 Japanese yen, down from 83.20 yen and at 78.33 euro cents, up from 78.17 euro cents.
OzForex senior foreign exchange manager Jim Vrondas said the local currency fell after Chinese economic data showed growth in the services sector slowed last month.
"It was on the weaker side of expectations and that caused the Australian dollar to move below 103 US cents," he said.
China's non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 56.1 in April, down from 58.0 in March, according to the data released on Thursday.
A reading of more than 50 indicates an expansion.
China is Australia's largest trading partner and a slowdown in economic growth there could reduce demand for Australian exports.
Mr Vrondas said the Australian dollar was likely to trade in a narrow range on Friday as traders waited for the release of US non-farm payroll data later that night.
He also said the local currency was at risk of moving lower over the coming days.
The downward momentum that had been in place since Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting on Tuesday was going to be in place for the foreseeable future, he said.
"We think it is going to test 102 US cents, which is a critical support level."
Meanwhile, Australian bond future prices moved higher following the Chinese data.
At 1630 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.480 (implying a yield of 3.520 per cent), up from 96.410 (3.590 per cent) on Wednesday.
The June three-year bond futures contract was at 97.150 (2.850 per cent), up from 97.090 (2.910 per cent).
RBC Capital markets fixed income strategist Michael Turner said it was a quiet day for bond markets.
"We rallied a just tiny bit, most of the rally happened overnight, we squeezed up a little bit today.
"Generally has been a little bit cautious through the Asian session today."
The Reserve Bank of Australia's Trade Weighted Index was at 76.1, down from 76.3 on Wednesday.


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Stocks have fallen about 10 per cent over the past two months amid worries about a double dip in the global economy and continuing sovereign stress.
But there has been only one double dip in the United States in the past 85 years, if a double dip is defined as a fall back into recession within two years. There were a couple of years of growth in the mid-1930s so technically there was no double dip back into recession or depression in the late 1930s.
More than likely markets are taking a pause. After all, stocks have risen 17 per cent over the past year.
It's also important to note that markets have been expecting a robust earnings recovery. Consensus earnings forecasts look for a near 60 per cent increase in earnings per share between 2009 and 2011 for developed world equities, while corporate Australia is expected to report EPS growth of 25 per cent in 2011.
That implies that at the April highs, where the local market hit the key 5000 level, stocks were vulnerable to a slowdown story, not just fears of a double dip.
Growth indicators are now seen by many analysts as the key to navigating the low-return environment they are expecting over the medium term.
Investors are starting to change their behaviour from what was typical through much of the past two decades.
One of the key themes that made for better returns during the past 25 years or so has been the fall in inflation and inflationary expectations that occurred from the early 1980s. This led to a fall in bond yields and therefore high returns from bonds, but it also boosted returns from shares as lower bond yields led to a rise in price-earnings multiples.
That meant the returns from equities and bonds was positively correlated through much of the 1980s and 1990s. But those days are over.
In the past, interest rates were a key driver for sharemarkets. There was a strong inverse relationship between rates and shares: rates down meant shares up. Think of all the times the US Federal Reserve cut rates whenever there was a crisis over the past 10 years to stabilise sharemarkets.
But Morgan Stanley equity strategist Gerard Minack says that is not how low-return, range-bound markets usually operate while they deleverage, which is taking place right now. He is one analyst who thinks leading growth indicators will now be far more important to monitor as they will dictate sharemarket returns over the next few years.
Japanese equities have followed growth indicators for a number of years and their interest rates have been pegged at close to zero for years. Likewise, returns from Japanese shares have gained on average 2.6 per cent each year since 1985, with some wild swings in between.
Minack thinks equity returns relative to US treasuries have been following growth indicators for the past few years. "While no leading indicator is now signalling double dip, deceleration points, at a minimum, to lower excess returns on equities relative to lower-risk assets,'' he says.
The problem for investors over the next few years is that with sovereign debt such a big issue, there won't be as much growth from governments as they try to wind back their spending. It also means that interest rates might remain on hold for longer than initially expected. On the one hand that is fine, but on the other hand it leaves policymakers in a pickle if growth starts to slow, as there would be less scope for them to cut rates as they did in the past.
What happens to markets as the massive fiscal stimulus that saved the world comes to an end, quite rightly makes investors nervous.
To date, Morgan Stanley points out there has been no V-shaped recovery. In fact, the recovery has been mediocre despite the enormous sums spent. That means growth might not be enough to produce decent returns for shares.
The Australian Financial Review


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Ranger Pickup Gets Updated for 2004
April 21, 2003
Filed under Trailer News
Ford's Ranger will be refreshed for 2004 to better compete against Chevrolet's new Colorado
compact truck. The 2004 Ranger is identified by a new front-end design that is similar to
the new F-150. A choice of bench or bucket seats is offered for the first time in leather
trim, and new instruments also are added. The Tremor audiophile model gets 4×4 capability
along with a new high-powered stereo system. The FX4 also gains a manual transmission
option, and off-road models get retuned suspensions. Powertrains remain mainly unchanged
with a 143-hp four, a 154-hp 3.0-liter V-6, and a 207-hp 4.0-liter V-6.


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Demi Moore Goes Wild In Miami, While Lenny Kravitz Watches [PHOTOS]
Moore attended a dinner and auction hosted by Chanel to benefit the Henry Street Settlement at Soho Beach House last night (December 5, 2012) in Miami Beach, Florida, and let me just put it this way. She enjoyed herself.
She was seen dancing and making funny faces with the likes of singer Lenny Kravitz and Stacy Keibler. She also played things up for photographers, pulling her hair across her face and posing for the cameras.
She seemed extremely hyperactive clutching a can of Red Bull. A source said, "She was most ready to party than anyone else in the room."
She was also spotted with her rumored young boy-toy Vito Schnabel.
E! News reports that the couple made out publicly at the party, but somehow avoided the cameras during their PDA fest.
A source told E! News: "They are definitely a couple. She is definitely more down to party than Vito."
Mmm. A 50-year-old hopped up on Red Bull is never a good thing. Much luck to Vito.


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I know, not the most creative title, but now, instead of photos of the bay and seagulls,
I'm we're inundated with photos of sand. Even the photographer jokes about it:
No Bay, swan, or seagull 😀 More sand than snow.
You have no idea, brother. Here's a homework assignment for everyone: Try to take photos of different things — shake it up a bit! Be creative. Then send your fabulously creative images to to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Photo by Igor Dd (how do you pronounce that?)


text: Cooper in Diesel–On the road promoting The Hangover III, actor Bradley Cooper brought Diesel's 5 pocket denim SAFADO's along for the ride. In London as captured above, Cooper wore them to visit BBC Radio 1 Studios. Coming and going from his London hotel as photographed below or out to dinner with Michael Fassbender, Cooper made continued great use of his SAFADO's.


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TechRemote is a service that monitors computer hardware and software functions continuously to detect issues as they occur and even predict problems before they happen. TechRemote also reports on the health of a businesses' computer network and alerts our TechExpress techs when urgent issues need to be addressed immediately.
As needed, the TechRemote service will allow us to install patches and updates for business customers, remotely. In that way, we can efficiently serve your business faster. For example:


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Local Teen Stands Up Against Bullying
The death of a Buffalo teen has brought the issue of bullying to the minds of many.
Family members say 14-year-old Jamie Rodemeyer was bullied for years about his sexuality before he committed suicide.
A local Churchville-Chili teen has written a poem called "No One Knew."
It dives into the emotional damage bullying has on its victims.
Kari Vogel, 16, read aloud a poem she wrote about a months ago about bullying:
"The words you would say they would pound against my heart. They would break my positivity. I felt like there was nothing left of me I felt like I was drowning in the lost sea. A sea made of tears and waves of the pain," reads Vogel.
She says that's how bullying makes her feel almost everyday.
"It's been a rough ten weeks. For the beginning of my junior year," said Vogel.
The Churchville-Chili student says what hurts the most is that the bullies often target her family.
"They'll say things about my brother. My brother is disabled. So I remember them saying 'oh yeah he's stupid, he's retarded.' It's just not good," said Vogel.
And Vogel isn't alone, her friend Roman Crespo says he is often bullied for his sexual orientation.
"People are just relentless with bullying," said Crespo, who is also a junior at Churchville-Chili High School.
Vogel has decided to become part of the solution.
She has written a poem about bullying in hopes in will open peoples eyes.
"I got so fed up with the bullying I put my creative writing to the test. It's really just about trying to get the word out there to try and stop it and that there are victims out there," said Vogel.
Teachers say they do see bullying in the hallways, and the fact that Kari is taking a stand against the issue is amazing.
"I think it's so courageous for Kari to be able to do something like this. And it's not easy by any means for her to be the voice of thousand and thousands of students across the U.S. who deal with this on a daily basis," said Bethany Gill, a health teacher at Churchville-Chili High School.
"Kari is the one person who truly put art into fighting against it in a sense. That is so inspiring and brave of her," said Crespo.
For Vogel, it isn't about the recognition, she says it's about change.
She wants people to take action before it's too late.
"We don't want students to feel so lost and alone they need to take some sort of a drastic measure ," said Kate Rathbun, a school counselor at Churchville-Chili.
For Vogel and Crespo support from teachers, family and friends have helped them through their low points.
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Teachers say they often see consequences not only for the victims of bullying, but also for the bully.
"We see higher frequency of those growing up and engaging in other delinquent behaviors. We see a lot of increased depression and anxiety and suicide tendencies in those who are being bullied as well as drastic measures like suicidal tendencies," said Gill.
Vogel says if this poem helps one person who is a victim of bullying understand they aren't alone, or opens someone's eyes to the problem she'll be happy.
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December 7, 2011 (Duryea, PA and Arlington, VA) Following its announcement at the SPIE Optics & Photonics Show in August, SCHOTT North America, Inc. (SCHOTT) today announced the availability of chalcogenide glasses for infrared (IR) sensing applications. This production kickoff marks the first time SCHOTT will produce chalcogenide glass components in the United States.
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Together with The Optical Society of America (OSA), SCHOTT will host a seminar on site -available online as a live webinar - led by Kevin P. Thompson, PhD. Dr. Thompson is the Group Director, Research and Development for Optics at Synopsys, Inc. He will lead a webinar entitled 'Optical Design in the Infrared: The world has changed - new materials, methods, and solutions to address new challenges.' An open invitation can be found here: http://bit.ly/uczKIu
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EARNESTLY as Maria endeavoured to soothe, by reading, the anguish of her
wounded mind, her thoughts would often wander from the subject she was led to
discuss, and tears of maternal tenderness obscured the reasoning page. She
descanted on "the ills which flesh is heir to," with bitterness, when the
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POCATELLO, ID (February 4) — The King of the Hammers (KOH) race-a-thon for access is next week, Friday the 11th, and the land use pledges are building up. NOW is the time to make your pledge and help us save trails and keep our sports alive, no matter your choice of outdoor recreation. Visit http://archive.sharetrails.org/4405 to pledge now. This race-a-thon by the 4405 Land Use Buggy will generate funds to help us fight for trails nationwide in a much needed time.
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Red Voodoo came out & we had been to Cabo in October & saw Sammy
driving a black Cherokee down there. Anyway a very Merry Christmas
to all you REDheads, Paula, Sammy, Mike, & the Waboritas, & all your loved
The Cincinnati show was great!! Sammy & the Wabos looked &
sounded great & they had the whole place filled & on their feet minutes after
they came out!! Chrissy got to see one of her "dreams come true" - Sammy
& Aersosmith together! She said the only thing that could have made it better
was Sammy & Steven singing together!!
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The book feels like it has about maybe 50 pages of content, but is 300 pages long. There are far too many recaps of what was described only pages ago -- and not in that much detail to warrant recaps. Likewise there are many diagrams and checklists conveying not much information. For example, the book individually calls out that the subject line of a e-mail is important, the title of a blog post is important, the title of a YouTube video is important -- couldn't that be expressed more efficiently?
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I have read several books on the subject of branding and getting your business and product out there in the front lines and I have to say this one is by far the best I have read. The tips and advice are so easy to do and each chapter is so well defined it is a breeze to use for future referencing. There is so much competition in the world today and by following the techniques and ideas in this book you can be on top of the marketing platform. The charts, graphs and links, along with references are a great asset and the writing is clear and concise and very easy to comprehend and understand. It is clear the author Laura Busche knows what she is talking about and I thank her for sharing her expertise. Think outside the box, follow her advice and reap the rewards of being a winner. I strongly recommend this book to everyone, even those who already have success. We never stop learning!
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Fantastic insights on branding
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I am a web entrepreneur and consultant, and I am also a massive proponent of better branding. 9 times out of 10 when I encounter a client, A) they have a poorly developed brand and B) that lack of effective branding is negatively impacting their business. The writing style of this book is great branding within itself - if that represents who Busche is as a writer, sign me up. It's dynamic, engaging, easy to read and never dry. Plus, the reader gets the sense that they're reading the "insider's guide". And you really are. These tips are a goldmine. It's particularly well suited for businesses that are either in the tech sphere or are very open to using social media, metrics and other technologies in creating and gauging their success. I'm going to start handing this book to all my clients when they start scratching their heads at my "branding" sermon. As for Busche, we may have the next Guy Kawasaki for tech-friendly business books on our hands.
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We need better redzone plays with more variety Bennett is a good te but he is not the red some threat ballad is. We need to rediscover how barden had a 100 yard game.
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By: waggers On: 12-11-2015
DCPL have been given notification that there have been a number of tiles broken in the pool. The damage is understood to be from boats impacting the edge of the pool & from paddles being pushed against the bottom of the pool.
Although no evidence has shown that the damage is caused during the DCPL league ( there are a number of other clubs/groups that also use the pool during the week for rolling lessons including with river boats etc) there is concern by pool management that the continued use of canoes may not be appropriate and as such a review has been initiated.
There have been a number of immediate rules put in place by pool management, Failure to comply will result in immediate group expulsion from the pool (That would mean an immediate end to DCPL). In order to ensure compliance we must likewise enforce these rules within our community.
Boats with inadequate padding may not be brought into the pool.
Boats with leaves / dirt may not be brought on the pool.
Boats must be in the water before you get in them.
Damage in the pool:
If you break a tile/fitting : report it to the pool manager / committee member. Damage happens, deal with it...report it!
In the past few weeks broken tiles have been taken from the pool and hidden.
To avoid boats impacting the pool sides:
Ladders will remain in the pool.
The pool edge will remain the pitch boundary.
A rope will be in the pool ~1 metre from the sideline. A players body may not travel outside this rope. The ball in the water, or in the hand can be played outside the roped area, within the pitch boundary.
-> Moving the rope from where it has been placed to make the pitch bigger: Your team will be immediately removed from the league.
-> Impacting the side of the pool with your boat at a direct/near direct angle: Yellow card or Red Card as deemed appropriate by referee. The Referee may make a recommendation for additional sanctions to the committee.
-> Bracing or attempting to brace off the bank when pushed: Yellow card ( it's a warm pool; just take the roll )
-> Corners and Sidelines can be played from the edge of the pool provided no impact is made to the bank when manoeuvring into position.
Clearly these sideline changes are quite significant.
The league has been fantastic so far, I thank the DCPL players and committee for working tirelessly in making a workable and enjoyable league for everyone. DCPL will review and clarify restrictions & interpretations as the league continues as well as other solutions. Please keep control of your boat near the bank further damage may result in the loss of another venue.
Any feedback on the league, or these changes, will be gratefully received by mailing firstname.lastname@example.com with your self-nomination to take one of the vacant committee positions.
Yours in sport*
*If you think breaking tiles is a sport then I suggest you take up clay-pigeon shooting
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In SELF's May issue, we showed you how to make a bangin' DKNY one-piece a true multi-tasker. So instead of relegating your swimsuit to the top shelf of your closet, consider wearing it as part of a look!
Sold on the idea? Now you've just got to find the right suit. Generally, look for a shape that won't stick out or bulge when you layer over it (read: bra-like clasps instead of big ties). If you love cut-outs, better keep those suits as beach-only–they'll look skimpy when you add other pieces. And a word on solids: If you're going for a one-color suit, make sure it's got interesting details so it doesn't look leotard-y.
We've got five more options for suits that'll work for this trend (see credits below). But if you don't like one you see here, be sure to visit our entire (shoppable!) swimsuit guide for 2013. Bonus: We'll tell ya when these suits go on sale!
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Going to peacock flats this weekend
Anyone going up to the flats this weekend?
Ah! If only I had seen this sooner! I'll be out of town for a couple of weeks, but if you go after the first of November, I would love to go. Just keep in mind I am new to off-road driving, so I don't want to get too deep into the craziness. :)
Let me know and we'll work out the details.
I just got back from the flats. Was up there for a couple of nights camping. Next time I go up I will let you know. Maybe a day trip and show you around up there and have a BBQ. Keep in touch.
Sounds good, Brother!!! I'll be on the mainland for the next couple of weeks, but when I get back, I'll PM you!
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Coote, who played a club-record 514 league games for Brentford, died last Saturday, aged 75, following a short illness. Signed from Wembley Town in 1949, he was the mainstay of the Bees defence for 15 years and captained the club to the Fourth Division title in 1963.
Coote had a reputation as a true gentlemen and did not receive one booking throughout his illustrious career at Griffin Park.
Following the tribute to Coote, striker Peter Beadle will have another chance to stake his claim for a contract.
The former Bristol City striker, who is now a free agent, is set to start against the Premiership new boys after a scoring debut in the 3-1 win at Farnborough.
Assistant manager Gary Thompson said: "Talks are ongoing, but the important thing is he wants to come here." Brentford are also in talks with Reading about a loan deal for striker Darius Henderson.
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Symposium on Language, Peace, and Security
Please join USIP and the Alliance for Peacebuilding for a symposium in honor of International Mother Language Day.
The role of language—both as a means of communication and as an expression of identity – is a vital consideration for any serious discussion of peace and security. The Symposium on Language, Peace, and Security, which marks UNESCO's International Mother Language Day, will:
- Look at the overlooked linguistic and educational dimensions of a simmering conflict pitting Pattani Malay-speaking Muslims against the government of Thailand.
- Address the importance of ensuring linguistic human rights through educational policies and practices that value and promote linguistic diversity.
- Consider language policy in education and how it may serve to exacerbate or mitigate violence.
Can careful consideration of language and communications in discussions of peace and security lead to real solutions to conflicts? How do issues of language, language complexity, and communication play out in peace-building efforts and ongoing security? How can language issues be identified and addressed effectively in policy planning and execution?
Join SIL International, the Center for Applied Linguistics, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and the United States Institute of Peace for an exploration of these issues at the Symposium on Language, Peace, and Security on February 21, 2014. Registration begins at 12:30.
Keynote Presenters:
Patricia Friedrich
Associate Professor of Linguistics/Rhetoric and Composition
Arizona State University
Suwilai Presrirat
Professor of Linguistics and Founder of the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia
Mahidol University, Thailand
Terrence Wiley
Center for Applied Linguistics
Zeena Zakharia
Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Education
University of Massachusetts, Boston
George A. Lopez, Keynote Discussant
Vice President of the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
U.S. Institute of Peace
Peter Weinberger, Moderator
Senior Program Officer
United States Institute of Peace
Perspectives from the Grassroots
Community-based practitioners reflect on the relevance of language to peace and security.
Joel Trudell, SIL International; Unian Samoh, Mahidol University; Cecilia Ochoa, Save the Children; Micael Olsson, World Vision
12:30 – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Welcome by George Lopez, US Institute of Peace
Opening Comments by Melanie Greenberg, Alliance for Peacebuilding
1:15 – 2:30 pm
Keynote Presentations
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Discussant-led Response and Q&A
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Tea and Coffee Break
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Moderated Panel
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3rd Annual Jack-O-Lantern Design ContestPosted by Ryan Kelley in Member Showcase on Oct 21, 2013 11:29:37 AM
Halloween is just around the corner which means it's time for our now annual PTC Jack-O-Lantern design contest!
For the third year we're asking the best and brightest from the PTC Community to flex their PTC Creo muscles and share in the holiday-themed fun.
Known as the most recognizable symbol of Halloween, the jack-o-lantern has been staple of the season for as long as we all can remember. Every October, carved pumpkins dot porches and doorsteps in the United States and other parts of the world, showcasing dazzling designs inscribed with creative faces, illuminated by candlelight.
Being a relative new-comer to the world of 3D CAD software I've been so impressed by all the creations I've seen on the PTC Community so far, but don't know where to begin myself. Luckily my friend Bettina Giemsa spoke with Ian Pilkington last year to get the run down on how you would go about designing a pumpkin in PTC Creo.
How to design the perfect jack-o-lantern:
- Use a sweep with a graph-driven profile to generate the 'segments' of the pumpkin
- You could use a relation to work out how wide each segment could be so that it can be patterned round into a circle (to form the main bit on the pumpkin.
- Do all of this as a surface and then join all the surface segments together to form a 'skin'
- Add rounds between each segment
- Solidify the skin into a solid with a relatively large thickness (i.e. as thick as you want to 'scoop' it out)
- Model the stalk on the top (Freestyle in PTC Creo would be great!)
- Project a cut into the side of the pumpkin from a sketch (scary face etc etc)
- To render, use one of the standard scenes but change the wall colors to dark or orangey type color….
- Use an environment light or a skylight to light the externals of the pumpkin
- Assign the color of the pumpkin to be yellow, and the external surfaces orange and green for the stalk. That way it will look orange on the outside whilst the scooped out bit will be yellow. You can play around with reflectivity etc to get the right result. You could also use a pre-set material like stone (but in yellow) to show the outside as a 'rough' texture.
- Place an additional light bulb light inside the pumpkin (with color set to yellow) to simulate a candle etc. (you could even model a candle to make it look more effective.
- Set perspective view and you are good to go!
Now it's your turn!
We have created this photo album for you to upload your jack-o-lantern designs and to vote for your community favorite. You can make your design, scary, spooky, fun or humerous (PG-rated of course) and the we'll let the community vote for their favorites. On November 14th, 12pm noon EST, we will take a look at all the submissions and pick the top 3 designs with the most "likes". All three winners will receive prize pack of PTC gear. Naturally, all submissions must be created using PTC software in order to be considered for eligibility.
For more inspiration you can check out the sumbissions from 2012's design contest photo gallery and the halloween-themed renders from previous years.
Design a jack-o-lantern and upload yours today!
Can't wait to see what you all come up with, Happy Halloween to everyone from the PTC Community team!


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East Texas native named lone finalist for Kilgore ISD chief
Glenn Evans
Feb. 25, 2013 at 10 p.m.
KILGORE - A 25-year educator who got her start in East Texas is slated to lead the Kilgore Bulldogs after school trustees on Monday selected Cara Cooke of Rockport as superintendent finalist.
"This has been the hardest decision I think we can all say that we have made," Board President Janet Marley said shortly before the board voted 6-1 to name Cooke its lone finalist from among 32 applicants who vied to succeed Jody Clements.
Clements left in August for an assistant superintendency with Longview ISD.
Monday's decision was not to hire Cooke. School trustees by law must announce a finalist or short list 21 days before hiring a superintendent.
Trustee Reggie Henson declined after the vote to say why he cast the lone dissension on Cooke.
"No comment," Henson said, declining to elaborate when pressed.
Cooke most recently has been working with the West Oso ISD in Corpus Christi as assistant superintendent. Before that she worked five years as assistant superintendent for Industrial ISD in South Texas, a district named exemplary during 2009 and 2010.
Cooke is a native East Texan and a 1982 graduate of Neches High School in Anderson County, a 1A school. Her teaching career began in nearby Palestine, and she later served as principal of Neches Elementary.
Cooke and her husband of 30 years, Richard, are parents of 25-year-old twins.
She is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University.
Thirty-two people applied for the superintendent post. The board opted out of the expense of a professional search team, conducting its own hunt with advertisements in professional publications and public postings.
Trustees pored over resumes during four meetings, narrowing their field two weeks ago to four. Cooke was not at Monday's meeting.


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Visual Merchandising & Window Dressing
Visual Merchandising Course Details
Visual Merchandising is the activity of maximising the impact of Retail Display space and has become an important element in retailing. Visual Merchandisers create displays using colour, lighting, space, product information, sensory inputs such as smell, touch, and sound as well as technologies such as digital displays and interactive installations. The objective of this highly practical programme is to ensure that attendees are furnished with the core concepts and skills used in visual merchandising.
This course will enable students to identify, select and pursue their career opportunities in the retail industry. The retail sector is a major employer and requires skilled staff in a range of jobs such as: Shop Floor Planning and Display, Window Display, Sales, Buying, Staff Management and Supervision.
Starting Dates and Format
Course Duration: 6 Weeks
Course Type: Part Time Evening Course
Please see our Timetable & Fees page for more details
Course Objectives
This practical course aims to give participants a solid understanding of the skills required to maximise the impact of any retail display space. The programme is intended for those working in the Retail Sector and for those considering a career in Visual Merchandising.
Course Content
- Fixtures and Fittings: how to suit them to the product; custom built or readymade
- Mannequins: suitability; how to dress them
- Use of Props: where to get props; how to use them
- Graphics: as a prop/visual aid; as information
- Lighting: its importance; best uses
- Merchandising: general tips; visual awareness; customer relations/communication
Field Trip – Visit to Big and Small Retail Stores
Field Trip Assessment
Personal Project and Class Presentation.
Final Assessment and Certification
Successful participants will be awarded a Dublin Institute of Design Certificate at the end of the course.
Further Progression
Successful graduates of this course may be interested in furthering their skills with our Advanced Visual Merchandising & Window Dressing course.
Student Testimonials
"I enjoyed every class and learned lots. Thank you and looking forward to the advanced course."
Deirdre Byrne, 2012
"The course is really amazing and fascinating. I have learned things I didn't know before. I really enjoyed it and look forward to start of the Advanced Visual Merchandising course. The class and teacher are very friendly and helpful."
Kaviraj Roopun, 2011
"Kerry was an excellent tutor, had so much information and interesting examples of the different aspects of the course. Really enjoyed it and was sorry to see it end."
Joanne Lyons, 2011
"Great course, really well taught. Completely opened my eyes to how much is actually involved in visual merchandising. Theory classes were well organised and covered all topics. Field trip was great because it covered all of merchandising areas - homewares, food, fashion. Learned loads & still have a lot to learn regarding the practical side."
Ciara Fanning, 2011
"I learnt a lot and really enjoyed this course. The relaxed atmosphere helped to let the conversation & ideas flow, making learning a lot easier."
Aoife Byrne, 2011
"The course was extremely helpful & practically it was very enjoyable. Kerry was so nice and approachable. Having not been in college/school for twenty years, I was very nervous, but felt very comfortable & relaxed with not only Kerry, but the entire staff at Dublin Institute of Design"
Janet Quirke, 2011
"I really enjoyed this course, it was taught excellently and i met great, friendly people. The content was fun and interesting and i was kept on my toes with a field trip and practicals in class. I would highly recommend this course for anyone interested in retail because it is fun and you learn a lot"
Stuart Weafer, 2010
If you would like more information about this course, please fill out the "Request more information" form above.
As numbers are limited for this course, pre-booking is essential.


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Dec 26 2007
Bridge Birds
Last year two new nesting pairs of peregrine falcons were discovered at bridges in the Pittsburgh area, raising the total number of nests to four. This doubled our peregrine sites in just one year.
Pictured here, by Dan Yagusic, is the pair that nests on a bridge on the Allegheny River. Dan found them about a year ago during his regular visits to the river near Etna. He kept seeing two peregrines – and then in March he saw them mate.
They nested last year but the nest failed. There was no substrate on which to cushion the eggs and then the nest flooded in the spring rains. A double whammy. This year the Game Commission is going to install a nest box so the outlook for success is good.
Meanwhile Dan continues to watch and photograph them. In July he was able to read the female's bands and we learned she was born in 2002 on the Benjamin Harrison Bridge near Hopewell, Virginia. She was hacked (fledged) from a site in the Shenandoah Mountains because high winds at the Benjamin Harrison Bridge usually kill the fledglings at first flight. She was lucky to be chosen.
And now it's courtship time again. She's found a place that reminds her of home and she has a mate. Soon she'll have a proper nest box. We can hardly wait.
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# Tom Hayeson 28 Dec 2007 at 10:29 am
Thanks for sharing the data and for looking out for our native wildlife. I wonder how the critter cam would perform in a barn owl nesting box.


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Michelle had fun in Paris spotting the products and places advertised in her favourite French vintage posters!
Ooohh Je suis desolee parce-que notre amie belle Michelle etait partir le guest blog aujourd'hui! Merci Michelle! À Bientôt !
(Oooh la la can't believe how much dodgy year 10 French I remember… any Frenchies out there reading? How did I go?) – Lucy xx
One of the most (of many) wonderful things about going to Paris was to see first hand the relationship the French have with the posters, and advertising in general. Le Boss always bangs on about how there was, and still are, posters all over France. And you know, he was right. Even today, there are posters in big light-boxes on the footpath, on walls in the street, in the metro, on buses, trains, everywhere! Qui, qui. The French take every opportunity to advertise on everything. The French understand the art of intelligent and engaging advertising. And the French still do love their posters.
Paris poster advertising – lightboxes, and in the Metro
Another highlight was seeing all the products advertised in our posters in-situ in Paris. A trip to the supermarket had me jumping up and down in the aisles. Le Boss found it hilarious, me running around saying 'Look! Biscuits Lu-Lu!', 'Look! Banania!', 'Look! Perrier!' (Yes, I do know Perrier is sold here, but seeing it in a Parisian marche is so much more exciting).
Michelle spots the products from her favourite French posters…
Walking around Paris was the same. Willi's Wine Bar, A Nicolas Wine Store, DD Chausettes stockings in Galeries LaFayette, Cachou Lajaunie liquorice tins and a Le Point magazine in the back of a taxi. Every poster means so much more to me now. There is a product, a brand name and a history behind the advertisement. Now, I really GET IT. And if I didn't love them enough already, I REALLY LOVE our posters.
Michelle and Stephan visit the actual Willi's Wine Bar!
…and a Nicolas Wine Shop!
Galmont posters capture the colours of the French clay court at Roland Garros.
DD Chausettes at Galeries Lafayette!
Of course, this list wouldn't be complete with a sighting of the Moulin Rouge!
And to finish the week, a few of my favourite new ones purchased on the trip… enjoy!
Michelle's favourite new posters from Paris! (these and more are up on the Galmont website!)
HUGE THANKS to the gorgeous Michelle for her brilliant Paris Diary this week…! Don't forget Michelle also has an excellent Tumblr blog you should check out if you love French Vintage Posters! Michelle is at Galerie Montmartre most days… next time you're in Fitzroy do pop in and say 'Hello! I saw you on The Design Files… I would like to buy a beautiful French Vintage Poster please!" or something like that. :)


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Italians don't believe Berlusconi tax promises: poll
By Barry Moody
ROME (Reuters) - Most Italians do not believe Silvio Berlusconi's promises to cut taxes, despite a "shock proposal" to pay back a hated housing levy in a last lap attempt to win this month's election, two new opinion polls showed.
One of the surveys, published by SWG pollsters on Tuesday, also indicated the center-left election frontrunners were making a slight recovery after previously losing support because of a banking scandal.
Another poll, by Demopolis on Monday night, said 51 percent of Italians did not believe Berlusconi's weekend pledge to immediately abolish the IMU property tax and pay it back, a proposal that was mocked by his opponents as an empty and impossible vote-buying trick.
Undermined by a lurid sex scandal, Berlusconi, 76, was hounded out of power and replaced by technocrat Mario Monti in November 2011, as Italy slid towards a Greek-style debt crisis.
The billionaire media tycoon spent most of next year in the shadows but has launched an astonishing comeback since December to halve the gap with the center-left to around 5 points, although most pollsters think he still cannot win the election.
The resurgence of the master communicator, based on a blitz of television appearances and constant attacks on Monti's tax hikes, has raised the specter of instability after the vote which is starting to worry investors.
SWG's poll, taken on Monday, showed Berlusconi was the least credible on taxes among all the political leaders fighting the February 24-25 election, convincing only 18 percent of those surveyed.
Center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani was the most credible on 27 percent, just ahead of anti-establishment 5-Star Movement leader Beppe Grillo, a Genoese comedian. Continued...


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February 3, 2009 By Elaine Rundle
When Tad Agoglia, president of the First Response Team of America, walks into your emergency operations center and offers immediate, free disaster response assistance -- complete with his own equipment and team -- you may ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?" No, you are not. And no, you are not on Candid Camera.
Agoglia and his team go to disaster scenes to remove the obstacles that prevent local first responders from helping their community.
"We watch weather patterns, we watch radars and we decide when a storm is severe enough that we should respond," Agoglia said. "And when we respond, we always work and serve for free under the local emergency and government officials."
In 2005, Agoglia created Disaster Recovery Solutions to clean up debris from man-made and natural disasters. Within three weeks to two months following a disaster, the for-profit company receives contracts to aid in long-term recovery.
Photos: The First Response Team travels to communities that have been hit hard by disasters to aid local first responders. The team chooses which locations to help based on death tolls and amount of structural damage.
After responding to hurricanes for a couple of years, Agoglia said he started wondering what kind of response follows directly after the storm. "I used to look at the news, and I would see a report of a big tornado that wipes a whole city out," he said. "I would look at them and say to myself, 'I wonder what those people are going through; that massive storm must have completely covered those roads with debris, houses and trees.' I started out by saying, 'I wonder if I should just maybe go there for free and clear the roads for these communities, just so that ambulances, fire trucks and state troopers could get through.'"
That's exactly what he did in May 2007, when Greensburg, Kan., was hit by an F5 tornado. Agoglia headed there with a crane and some other equipment and removed debris from the roads to open them up for first responders. The experience reinforced his belief that debris removal was needed immediately after a disaster. But he saw a need for much more. "In the response phase -- responding to a disaster just after it happens -- I saw food and water coming in, but I didn't see any heavy, specialized equipment," Agoglia said. "And in fact, on top of that, I didn't see any specialized equipment for dealing with storms coming in, which is what I have."
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Nice to see him getting stuck in heheh!Have a fantabulosa week and WW!
Boys and their toys! It sure is handy having someone around who knows how to use some power tools, isn't it?
I would love it if you would join me in linking up at my weekly Clever Chicks Blog Hop: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/12/clever-chicks-blog-hop-10-rural.html I hope you can make it!Cheers,Kathy Shea MorminoThe Chicken Chick
how great they have each other!
What a great little helper.