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Sebastian Vettel has a healthy lead over Fernando Alonso with four wins to two in the Formula One championship - but the weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix is only the halfway point of the season,
It would be churlish not to give Vettel an A for his work so far. On past form the German is a leading contender to collect another title.
Alonso looked to be the best sparring partner for Vettel at the start of the championship but has dropped off the pace recently so gets a B+.
Kimi Raikkonen, who has brought a bit of excitement and character back into the sport, has been there or thereabouts for most of the year. To move from B+ to an A grade he needs to push on a bit more.
Mark Webber has decided to move into racecars with a roof. As a true professional he hasn't thrown in the towel and will be more than happy to get one over his more favoured teammate. For that alone he deserves a B+.
Lewis Hamilton has been a bit of a revelation at Mercedes, quickly coming to grips with his new steed. Now he's split from his showbiz girlfriend he's concentrating on his homework and it shows. A high B+, on the cusp of an A-.
Nico Rosberg is beginning to showcase the talent many thought was there earlier in his career. A more reliable car could result in him getting more than an A-.
As for the rest? A simple "must do better and work harder" will appear on their report cards.
Those are our ratings. What's the view of former Ferrari works driver Chris Amon, who went up against the best of his era?
"What's made it difficult this season are the issues with the tyres," he says. "And to make it even more of a lottery the tyres have all changed again.
"In all honesty it's a bit of a bloody nonsense. I know the tyre situation has provided a bit of entertainment, but are they going to be able to race on these new tyres, or do they have to conserve them?
"From a purist's point of view, it detracts from the art of racing."
Something had to be done after the fiasco at Silverstone where tyres were exploding left, right and centre.
While some teams have been able to test the new compounds, none have been used in the heat of battle.
"We still don't know if the new tyres will be any better than the old ones, other than not delaminating, and they still might not be any more durable," says Amon.
At least the tyre problem is the same for all the teams. We won't know what's going to happen until midway through this weekend's race.
Amon has a few thoughts about the newbies in the series.
"Daniel Ricciardo seems to have improved markedly since Webber announced his retirement. He's impressive, as is his teammate Jean-Eric Vergne. It'll be good to see how those two will up their game now that there's a seat available at Red Bull.
"It's hard to gauge what the others further down the field are going to be like as they are so far off the pace. But Jules Bianchi looks good and I'd like to see him go further. He's part of the Ferrari Young Drivers Academy and it would be no bad thing to see him move up into the full team."
Of the established drivers, he reckons Hamilton has been a surprise and could be a thorn for the leading three.
"Lewis must have known something the rest of us didn't," chuckles Amon. "I thought I understood his reason to move - he might have been looking to the engine change next year and he'd be in the prime position to exploit that.
"I'd be very surprised if Mercedes don't come out with best engine straight out of the box."
Amon believes Raikkonen should stay where he is, rather than going to Red Bull. He's doing pretty well in a car that's not quite up to the standards of the Ferrari or Red Bull, but he's been managed well - that is, left alone.
"I remember talking to Francesco Pon when he was out here with the young Ferrari Academy driver racing in the Toyota Racing Series. He said when Raikkonen was at Ferrari they would debrief him for hours and hours when Kimi only needed 10 minutes. I don't think he'd fit well into the Red Bull environment."


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Chance Douglas Smith
Victim or Case Name and Number: Chance Douglas Smith
Crime Committed or Inflicted: Murder
Crime Date: 12/13/2003
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City/County: Locust, Stanly County
State: North Carolina
District: Southern Piedmont
Description:On Saturday, December 13, 2003 at approximately 3:49 p.m., 6-year-old Chance Douglas Smith was reported missing from his grandfather's residence located in Locust.
Volunteers, police, and firefighters searched for Chance and located him at approximately 11:30 p.m. in a pasture near the residence where he had last been seen. He was transported to Stanly Memorial Hospital. He died in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 14, 2003.
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Sometimes sunscreens can make your eyes tear up or hurt when they get into your eyes. Not Supergoop Advanced SPF 37 Anti-Aging Eye Cream. It glides smoothly on the skin with the cooling steel tip and doesn't irritate at all, even by the end of the day. It's mineral based but doesn't leave a white coating; the shimmer brightens the eye area; and the anti-aging benefits depuff the under eye area. I love it.5


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I wasn't sure where to put this, didn't think it fit in the sell high/buy low so I made a thread. First lets get the negatives out of the way. He's never finished a full season and his OL so far this season has been LOL worthy, but then you look at the schedule and does it get any better than this?
JAX (2nd in points given up to RB's)
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TB (22nd)
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CAR (7th)
The last 3 bolded are playoff weeks 14 thru 16. I also like that Oakland is starting to get healthier at the WR position and that should at least make things a little easier for the entire offense. This is a RB I'm looking to target in every single league whether it's this week or in the coming weeks. If he has a bad performance in any of the next few games POUNCE on a frustrated owner! His playoff schedule and entire schedule in general is way too good to pass up. I was able to move Stevan Ridley for Darren McFadden before week 6 in one league because the owner was sick of him so those types of owners are out there. Just thought I'd pass this along, do with it what you will, and Happy hunting!


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Make of this what you will, as the story comes from the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's church-owned Washington Times and may be more fiction than fact, but "a senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser." Yes, the EMD Safety Bracelet from Lamperd Less Lethal is designed to make flying a fun experience once again. Just check out everything it can do:
- Take the place of an airline boarding pass.
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More and more Im impressed with the Australian metal scene. Newcomers, Malignant Monster call the western side of this island their home, and on their debut Foul Play , these guys stand confidently next to the most proficient of their country mates.
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Jim Rudometkin, a 59-year-old white man, was killed Sunday, Jan. 17, in the 10300 block of Lesterford Avenue in Downey, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Downey police were called to a home at 11:13 a.m. after a neighbor reported seeing two men talking to Rudometkin near the side door of his home, then forcing him inside, said Sgt. Kevin McCaster. A third man entered the home a short time later.
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Twelve worship leaders from 11 churches around the Santa Clarita Valley came together Feb. 10 to participate in the second One Voice concert. The event, which started last July, is designed to unite people and churches under one roof to celebrate God.
The concert was held at Grace Baptist Church in Valencia, and more than 1,000 people attended. The creators of this event, Liz Bonaventura and Aaron Koester, hoped to foster more than collaboration and unity through the event.
Making a difference
"Unification between churches is a driving force," Bonaventura said. "Now what can we do with it? I would love for this to be inspiring and a great springboard to what we can do together to make a difference in the Santa Clarita Valley."
The concert was offered free of charge and was open to everyone in the community. During this event, the One Voice team asked attendees to bring gently used clothing items.
The team collaborated with Making A Difference Ministries, which collects clothing to distribute to the homeless and families that are struggling here in the valley.
Koester expressed his outlook of achieving unity with the churches between concert times.
"What can we all do to show the love of Christ within us?" he asked. "When we love each other, we can spread his message."
Now with even more churches involved, the idea of unity and collaboration is really coming together, but the team has even bigger ideas.
"This event showed me that people really do care about this," Paul Hoover of Crossroads Community Church said. "It is communicated through the diversity of the people involved and the diversity of the music."
The group performed 13 songs paired with vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, drums and bass. They call their style of performance a "pop worship band approach."
After the last One Voice concert, the team was approached by many churches, some even from the San Fernando Valley, to join the One Voice effort.
Although they would love to have many churches join, their true hope is to help churches in different areas create their own One Voice concerts and effort for church unity.
"We would love to see churches from the (San Fernando) Valley, Palmdale and Bakersfield all get up and running with their own One Voice," Koester said.
Lasting friendships
Ryan Knight of Grace Baptist Church felt it was important not to "trump the idea of church unity."
"We felt we should let this flow naturally," Knight said.
"I couldn't have gotten through this year as a worship leader if it wasn't for the help of these guys walking alongside of me as I led in my own church," Koester said.
"This experience has allowed me to walk away with some of the best friends that I never expected to have, people I admire and respect and love their hearts for worship," Knight said.


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Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including Lincomycin and may range in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis. Treatment with antibacterial agents alters the normal flora of the colon leading to overgrowth of C.diffficile.
Because lincomycin therapy has been associated with severe colitis which may end fatally, it should be reserved for serious infections where less toxic antimicrobial agents are inappropriate, as described in the INDICATIONS AND USAGE section. It should not be used in patients with nonbacterial infections such as most upper respiratory tract infections.
C.diffficile produces toxins A and B which contribute to the development of CDAD. Hypertoxin producing strains of C.diffficile cause increased morbidity and mortality, as these infections can be refractory to antimicrobial therapy and may require colectomy. CDAD must be considered in all patients who present with diarrhea following antibacterial use. Careful medical history is necessary since CDAD has been reported to occur over two months after the administration of antibacterial agents.
If CDAD is suspected or confirmed, ongoing antibacterial use not directed against C.diffficile may need to be discontinued. Appropriate fluid and electrolyte management, protein supplementation, antibacterial treatment of C.diffficile, and surgical evaluation should be instituted as clinically indicated.
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Hello everyone! I recently had my first PBL training. I am very excited to implement this into my classroom. My students will love it! I teach 3rd grade, and I was considering do a poetry unit for my first PBL. I have the ideas but do not know where to start. Anyone with any helpful hints would be much appreciated.
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Hi Jennifer! It's great that you want to incorporate PBL into your curriculum this year. Be sure that you define the parameters in which students should work before you get started. Creating things like timelines, incremental goals, and expected outcomes helps provide a framework. Also, it helps to do preliminary exercises so students get used to working in small groups in a more unstructured environment. You can practice brainstorming on a project as a class in a more structured way, and then running a 40 minute "mini-sessions" by providing small groups with a task and asking them to present the outcomes on the same day!
Hi Jennifer-
I always begin by building community- start by getting to know their strengths, challenges, interests and styles and you'll be able to push them further. I also like using Quinn's Six Questions (http://schoolreforminitiative.org/doc/quinns_six.pdf) when I'm planning a new project to keep the content I want to teach and the medium (the product or project) separate in my head. It makes it easier to grade content attainment separately from product quality from work processes, I find.
1. What am I teaching and to whom?
2. Why am I teaching it?
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101 months ago Zindelceramics »
Currently our work is inspired by the Victorian Cabinets of Curiosity. The art of collecting and displaying ones' passions. I believe that some obects can carry a personal history through a family from year to year. I hope that I can make art that a family member can buy to be handed down the line. Something bought on a whim, that becomes the platter for the turkey, or sits on the mantel. "Crazy old Uncle Larry bought that peculiar spider platter, and we just can't seem to part with it", I would like to be apart of that.
117 months ago Napastyle »
Decorate the table and set the tree. A fun twist on tradition, these artful forks and spoons are handmade by our favorite Northern California artist from recycled silver-plated utensils with shaped clay eggs on a nest of reindeer moss. Made in USA. Size, patina and styles will vary. Ivory or robin's egg blue eggs.
117 months ago lisarenner.com »
lisa renner is a mixed media artist that dabbles in different media, clay, cigar purses and such...
119 months ago zigzign.com »
Natskallen is hand thrown thinly of English stoneware clay. The decoration consists of three to four layers of slipping (clay dye). The slipping is layered using a wide brush. In this way the artist achieves depth in the decoration. The dry expression of the outside contrasts with the dark iron glazing on the inside of the form. The bowl is fired at 1280 degrees centigrade. The glazing is non-toxic and impervious to water. The Natskallen is a 100% unique product. Every single bowl is hand thrown with the utmost care and has its own individual expression. Not one is like any other. Both colour and form vary so you will always be able to choose your own special bowl. The bowl that fits both your personality and the surroundings in which it is placed.
120 months ago creativethursday.com »
Ok, Im consumed consumed with sculpting little clay things. This is my newest bunch, and as promised a little heads up to the blog readers.
120 months ago bluestemmissouricrafts.com »
Page Candler's face vases are hand built from slabs of clay. After the initial form is cut, free-hand, the details are pinched into the surface. The vessels are then fired, glazed, and fired again. This vase is 13 inches high and 3⅝ inches at the widest point of the base. In addition to eyes, nose and a mouth, there are subtle, leafy embellishments too delicate to show in the photograph.
120 months ago zensuke.com »
This pot warmer has words of a famous poem on one side of it. Place your tealight candle inside warmer to keep donabe pot warm at your table. Not for tetsubin use. Tealight candle not provided. 4 inches tall, 5-1/4 square Made in Japan
124 months ago campbellpottery.com »
A selection from the one-of-a-kind, numbered pieces made by master potter Bill Campbell for the Campbell's collector (and there are many). His pottery is sold in galleries and shops all over the country.
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800746 New! Whimsical works of art yet completely functional, Yixing (pronounced ee-shing) teapots first appeared centuries ago in the Yixing region of China. This region is the world's only source for the unique clay, called purple or red clay, from which these teapots are made. Yixing teapots are particularly valued due to the porous nature of this clay. Since the inside of the teapots is left uncoated, they eventually absorb the flavor, smell, and color of the tea.
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800744 New! Whimsical works of art yet completely functional, Yixing (pronounce ee-shing) teapots first appeared centuries ago in the Yixing region of China. This region is the world's only source for the unique clay, called purple or red clay, from which these teapots are made. Yixing teapots are particularly valued due to the porous nature of this clay.
129 months ago udu.com »
Crazy about these! Particularly in awe of the elephants and turtles and the three dimensional quality of all of them. Check out his website for more info. on the process, the artist and the works for sale.
130 months ago creatorsoutlet.com »
Holly Young-Happel first began playing in clay in 1999, and her hands have been muddy ever since. Her studio is based out of her purple house in South Carolina, from which she ships her whimsical products to hundreds of retailers across the US.


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I thought it appropriate to dedicate a page to the cast of furry characters that often appear in my blog. Introducing….
The Ferrets
Lady Tosca
Lady Tosca is a lady with an attitude. She is the ruling matriarch of the business of ferrets. She puts up with no-nonsense and asserts her ferret will when needed. However, she also has a playful side. Her favorite games are wrestling with her group, the kitten, and her human. Tosca loves to explore tubes, boxes, and any forbidden area. Tosca is quite intelligent. She learned how to open the cabinets in the kitchen, climb the back of the drawers, flip on her back and paw the drawer open to get on the countertops. Her favorite treat is NBones. She also enjoys Ferrevite. The Lady isn't all tooth and 'tude. She enjoys a good cuddle and kiss from her hooman and loves to snuggle with the boys for naps. Lady Tosca has competition in the form of Kaliyah. She and Kaliyah often "disagree" quite vocally and violently over just who is in charge. Lady Tosca joined my family in 2007 at 8 weeks of age. She is a DEW (Dark Eyed White). Lady Tosca followed her beloved Koda Bear to Rainbow Bridge in 2014.
Taliesin was named after the famous Bard of Wales and King Arthur fame. When he was a kit (baby), he would "sing" anytime I put him down. He was quite vocal. He also had a small bright mark on his forehead. So, his name became Taliesin. Tally-man is my gentle boy. He loves to cuddle and give kisses. Don't think him a wimp, though. He holds his own in ferret wrestling matches and loves to play "pounce" with his hooman. Taliesin's favorite treat is Ferrevite. He is a very finicky boy. He eats what he likes, thank you very much. He joined my family in 2005. Unfortunately, Taliesin has lymphoma and adrenal tumors. (Update: Taliesin went to Rainbow Bridge in 2012)
Koda Bear
Koda Bear joined my family during a camping trip in 2006. He is a chocolate sable male, the most common color. His color may be common but his personality is all Koda. He is motivated by food and very creative in obtaining treats. Koda learned to unzip backpacks and other bags. I found many well-chewed Cliff Bars hidden in stash spots until I consistently remembered to put the bags out of the reach of determined ferrets. His partner in crime is Lady Tosca. They work well together to open the bags to obtain treats. Koda also learned several tricks to convince hoomans to give him yummies. He will beg, roll over, and turn a circle. He is learning how to jump over a small obstacle on command. He enjoys a nice wrestle match occasionally. However, Koda is mainly an explorer. He gives sweet kisses. Update: Koda lost his battle with lymphoma and adrenal in 2013. Dook on at Rainbow Bridge)
Kaliyah hails from Ground Effects Ferretry (GFX) in North Carolina in 2009 from championship lines. She is a dark sable mitt. Her markings are not show quality, but she is still a champion in my home. Initially, Kaliyah was bullied by Lady Tosca to establish dominance. However, as she adjusted to life in the business and matured, she decided that she wants to be the matriarch. Being from a breeder, Kaliyah is not descented. When a ferret is descented, the anal glands are removed. What this means for Kaliyah is that she has a special weapon. She can discharge her anal glands when upset, angry, scared, or excited. This results in a scent rather like skunk. Fortunately, it dissipates on its own. It is a rather rancid scent. Kaliyah's nickname is "Scamper." She goes everywhere at a run. Her favorite games include chasing and wrestling. Kaliyah enjoys playing with the kitten. Her favorite pastime is stealing anything she can and trying to stash it under the couch. Kaliyah learned to open cabinets. If I forget to leave the doors open, Kaliyah will get into the pantry, and use the doors to help her climb the shelves. Once she gets to the level she wants, she'll play in any open box or try to steal something. Her greatest thefts were the two rolls of Lysol Wipes (packaged together) and my running shoes. Kaliyah is now in charge after the passing of Lady Tosca.
Bobby was found in a vacant lot with a dislocated shoulder and his left leg broken in two places. He was taken to Ferret Haven, the local rescue. The volunteers at Ferret Haven made sure he received the vet care he needed. Bobby underwent surgery to pin his leg and relocate his shoulder. "Holding still" is an unknown concept to a ferret. He needed a second surgery after the pins shifted. He healed fully and came home with me in 2012. Watching him, he shows no sign of his injuries. He runs and plays like any other ferret. Brigid, Kaliyah, and Bobby love to play together. Their favorite game is tag, taking turns chasing each other. Bobby is happy to let Kaliyah be in charge.
The Kitten
Brigid joined my family in July 2011 at 8 weeks of age. Her adoption was in the summer after my Traumatic Brain Injur and continues to bring healing and love to me. She is a Siamese mix kitten. Brigid has a white coat and gorgeous blue eyes. She is all kitten. She enjoys exploring and playing. Her favorite toy is a plastic spring which she chases and pounces on. At first, she was intimidated by the ferrets. However, now they are her playmates. Fortunately, she is a gentle kitten and does not use her claws. She has a powerful purr.
Update: Brigid has grown to be a most affectionate and incredible cat. She learned to recognize when I had a migraine or just didn't feel well. She cuddles and purrs to comfort me. She also wakes me from nightmares then purrs me back to sleep.
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Riley is a Standard Poodle and is my trained service dog for TBI. He just came fully into service March 30, 2015. He is an extremely intelligent dog who rapidly learned basic obedience and his service tasks. He just turned a year old in March. He has been in training for this job since he was 49 days old. He had plenty of puppy time daily, so don't worry.
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were in florida can i get my dogs ears croped
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Lexie answered on 12/11/10. Helpful? / 0
Ear cropping is only done on young puppies so the ears can be set in the correct position. If your dog is older than 4 months, don't bother.
Cropping is either done by the breeder or a licensed veterinarian.
Bruno CGC answered on 12/11/10. Helpful? / 0
The American Veterinary Medical Association has been asking Vets not to crop or dock for cosmetic reasons.
There is no reason to crop a dogs ears other than "fashion". The trend is toward dogs with natural ears. While it is not illegal in Florida yet, it may be before the end of the year. Do-it-yourself crop & dock is illegal in all US states.
Snickers answered on 12/11/10. Helpful? / 2
you should seek the opinion of a vet, look in the phone book.
Also like someone mentioned, it should be done when they are a puppy.
I don't know what type of dog it is as well, you don't say.
I wouldn't crop your dog's ears if the dog is already an adult. Ear cropping is for our fashion really, it will save your dog pain and you money to not crop his ears. Your dog will still be great just the way he is , floppy eared and all. woof
Dieta answered on 12/12/10. Helpful? / 0
Dogs should have there ears cropped first thing as a puppy!...
having there ears cropped at older age really HURTS THEM, it gives them pain...Dogs are a WONDERFUL and the most baeutyul creature i ever seen!!....Dogs come natural, dont crop his ears just to make him look HANDSOME!...He would look fine just the way he is:)...
Theres all kinds of vets in Florida, i been there like hundreds of times when i was 5yrs old:)...But listen to what i said...DOGS COME NATURAL
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I apologize if this is the wrong section to post in... my issue deals with attic ventilation. I initially posted in the HVAC section, but that seems more geared towards HVAC equipment. I'm hoping someone here can help.
I have a 1928 bungalow in Houston, Texas (read: hot and humid). I'm in the process of replacing my ductwork, and wanted to improve the ventilation in the attic while up there. It's getting extremely hot in the attic, and I'd like to prolong the roof's life, while getting rid of some of the hot air that is zapping my nice cold air inside.
This is a rectagular, Southward-facing, A-frame attic. Originally, there were gable vents at the front and back (South and North) of the house. 12 years ago, a previous owner renovated the home. They took out the front vent, and replaced it with a piece of glass. When they replaced the roof, they also put in a ridge vent. There are no other roof vents. There are also no soffit vents, or air intakes entering at the bottom of the roof. In fact there are no soffits, as the rafters are exposed. As for insulation, the remodeler blew in insulation, and it has settled in to a height just above the joists.
My initial thought was to add several soffit intakes along what I guess you might call the fascia (the 1x6's in between the rafters). Although I'm not sure "fascia" is the right term, since it's moved up and in, towards the attic. Then stick some of the styrofoam baffles on the inside to hold the insulation back.
My questions:
1 Would I be better off just replacing the front glass with a vent, to get some cross-flow in the attic?
2 After adding soffit vents, is the rear gable vent going to hinder the proper airflow of whatever soffit & ridge system I am able to create?
3 Is there some sort of regional climate issue that I'm not aware... do soffit & ridge sytems not do well with hot and humid climates? I've seen some ridge vents in my neighborhood, but not mant soffits... are they hidden?
Thanks in advance... all advice is welcome!
This is what the overhang looks like... exposed rafters, no vent
This is the front gable... glass, no vent
This is the back gable... just a screened vent
The section of wood that you were referring to, which you called a "fascia", is actually called "Blocking".
Yes, you can install some intake vents in the blocking, but the size of the vents and the Total NFVA of Intake Air provided may still not be enough, since the vent sizes would need to be sort of large.
Mini-Louver circular vents provide hardly any NFVA, (Net Free Ventilation Area), and the rectangular ones need to be around 8" x 16" before they start giving decent NFVA numbers.
Check out Lomanco Ventilation and AirVent.com for further information about the totals that each vent style provides for more information for yourself.
Due to the duct-work inside of your attic, you have to be certain that there is no air leakage coming from any of the joints.
You may want to invest in a Home Inspector with Wind Movement measuring devices and/or smoke pots to see the current air flow and test for any leakage.
Normally, I do not recommend adding additional exhaust ventilation when there is already a performing exhaust system in place, such as your ridge vet, but in your case I might re-consider the potential pro's and con's and weigh in at choosing a Powered Gable Vent Fan creating air-flow from one end of the attic and discharging it out of the opposite gable side, therefor, requiring you to get rid of the window for the powered gable vent installation.
One more thing is that you should check to see if the current Ridge Vent is actually allowing air-flow to get exhausted through it from hot air thermal buoyancy. Many of the cheaper and less proficiently designed versions sold and installed do not function as stated, or do not get installed per the manufacturers specifications, totally negating any positive effect they should have had regarding the interior conditions and the cooling effect.
By the way, I apologize about the delay getting a response back to you, but I knew it would be necessary to be explicit and put it off for a while and then just noticed it again tonight.
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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was heckled during his speech to the Conservative Party conference today. Colonel Ian Brazier, a retired soldier and a member of the party, called him a "disgrace" for cutting back the Royal Fusiliers, his former regiment, before being escorted from the hall by security guards.
Mr Hammond promised to speak to the retired soldier later. Interrupting Mr Hammond's speech in the main hall, Colonel Brazier said: "Tell the truth about the disbandment of the Fusiliers.
"I write you letters, you don't respond. The public must know the truth - the Fusiliers are loyal soldiers, you have betrayed them.
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Speaking outside the main hall to reporters, Col Brazier, chairman of the Fusiliers Association, said he was speaking on "behalf of all retired fusiliers".
He was accompanied by Captain Joe Eastwood, 76, from Cambridge, when he interrupted Mr Hammond.
Col Brazier, 59, added: "I am very angry about the fact the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2RRF), is to be disbanded.
"We were not in the disbandment plan. We were substituted at the last minute, for reasons we have yet to be told. Freedom of Information requests have been denied, written requests have been denied because it is embarrassing.
"Why, because 2RRF was the best recruited infantry battalion in the army at the moment they were selected to be split up, made redundant and penny-packeted in to less well-manned regiments.
"Twenty-six battalions in the army are less well-manned than 2RRF - that is a disgracefully bad piece of management and if this is how our defence forces are managed then we have serious questions to ask of our minister.
"The MoD are not answering our questions, it (the process) has not been open and therefore I am left with no choice. I have asked, I have written, I have petitioned - I have been denied, it has been denied evaded and avoided and yes I am angry. My soldiers, the people I had the honour to serve with have been betrayed.
"We cannot operate as an armed force, when we are talking about being the force largest defence budget. After these cuts, we will be the 31st largest in the world. It won't be a defence force, it will be incapable of producing anything like the reach which the minister seems to think it can have."
Col Brazier added: "It's not just about reviews and money. I know Mr Hammond is a banker and he obviously behaves like one. What he has to do is look at the need. Of course there have to be cuts but make them rational, make them about manning, make them about capability, make them about recruiting."
He said Mr Hammond should now be replaced as Defence Secretary by somebody "who knows what they are doing".
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Coping in an Obesogenic Environment: The Perceptions of Women who Compulsively Overeat
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Procedure for fertilizing Xenopus oocytes by the host transfer method.
Date Published: 11/02/2010, Issue 45; doi: 10.3791/1864
Keywords: Developmental Biology, Issue 45, Xenopus, oocyte, host-transfer, fertilization, antisense
Schneider, P. N., Hulstrand, A. M., Houston, D. W. Fertilization of Xenopus oocytes using the Host Transfer Method. J. Vis. Exp. (45), e1864, doi:10.3791/1864 (2010).
Studying the contribution of maternally inherited molecules to vertebrate early development is often hampered by the time and expense necessary to generate maternal-effect mutant animals. Additionally, many of the techniques to overexpress or inhibit gene function in organisms such as Xenopus and zebrafish fail to sufficiently target critical maternal signaling pathways, such as Wnt signaling. In Xenopus, manipulating gene function in cultured oocytes and subsequently fertilizing them can ameliorate these problems to some extent. Oocytes are manually defolliculated from donor ovary tissue, injected or treated in culture as desired, and then stimulated with progesterone to induce maturation. Next, the oocytes are introduced into the body cavity of an ovulating host female frog, whereupon they will be translocated through the host's oviduct and acquire modifications and jelly coats necessary for fertilization. The resulting embryos can then be raised to the desired stage and analyzed for the effects of any experimental perturbations. This host-transfer method has been highly effective in uncovering basic mechanisms of early development and allows a wide range of experimental possibilities not available in any other vertebrate model organism.
1. Surgical Removal of Ovary Tissue
2. Culturing and Defolliculating Oocytes
3. Oocyte Maturation and Stimulation of Prospective Host Females
4. Preparation and Vital Dye Staining of Oocytes
5. Performing the Oocyte Transplantation
6. Recovery of Oocytes and in vitro Fertilization
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A successful transfer will result in fertilization and normal cleavage of > 50% of the oocytes (Figure 3). Generally between 30-60% of the transferred oocytes will survive past the neurula stages. We usually transfer 75-150 oocytes per experimental group, which will yield enough embryos for several types of analysis (in situ, RT-PCR) as well as visualizing the phenotype. Implanting substantially more oocytes does not seem to greatly increase the yield. Also, at least 30 oocytes per group should be transferred to guarantee that at least some make it through gastrulation The vital dyes generally do not affect the embryos under the concentrations and conditions described here, although dyes may have adverse effects in certain situations. Classically, Neutral Red has been reported to have phototoxic properties when exposed to strong tungsten based light sources. More recently, Mir and Heasman (2008) have reported that Bismarck Brown can have some toxic effects if the embryos are incubated at low temperatures. Basic precautions such as not excessively dying the oocytes and avoiding extremes of temperature and illumination should eliminate the possibility of vital dye side effects.
The greatest determinants in the success or failure of the method are the quality of the donor oocytes and the host female. There is no foolproof method for determining whether a particular batch of oocytes will fertilize well. Ovary with a high proportion of atretic oocytes should be avoided. Also, we have had poor success with ovary that is heavily vascularized, possibly indicating that resorption is occurring. Oocytes should be kept at 18°C as much as possible and otherwise kept in healthy condition as oocytes will not fertilize if infected or damaged. It also appears, in our lab, that better results are achieved when the defolliculator is more experienced and can isolate and inject large numbers of oocytes in a short time frame. Similarly, care should be taken to select hosts with healthy eggs, although it is never certain that a given frog will make a good host. As with defolliculating, the skill of the surgeon also has a bearing on the success of the procedure. Minimizing the length of time the host is anesthesized seems critical to efficient recovery and fertilization.
The overall timing of the various procedures is critical to successful oocyte transfer experiments. In general, the shorter the time oocytes are kept in culture, the better the overall fertilization and health of the embryos will be. For mRNA knockdown experiments using antisense oligos, oocytes should be cultured at least 24 hours after oligo injection to allow for maximal depletion of the target mRNA and turnover of the oligo. Thus oocytes should be defolliculated as soon as possible and injected the same day. A typical experiment might begin on Monday with oocyte isolation and injection, followed by maturation and stimulation of females on Tuesday evening, and transfer on Wednesday morning. If the target RNA turnover is slow or there is abundant maternal protein, the culture period can be extended to 48 or even 72 hours. We have the best success when the oocytes are transferred within 12 hours of treating with progesterone. Over-mature oocytes begin to deteriorate and generally fertilize poorly. We generally add progesterone and inject females with hCG about 12 hours before performing the transfer, with both oocytes and frogs kept at ~ 18°C overnight.
Although the host-transfer method is labor intensive initially, the basic necessary skills can be acquired without much difficulty. The most common use for this method is to fertilize oocytes that were depleted of specific maternal mRNAs by antisense oligonucleotide injection. Other manipulations such as mRNA overexpression or drug treatment can also be performed. These can often have different results compared with injection following fertilization, owing to increased expression or differential function in eggs versus embryos. E-cadherin overexpression (Heasman et al., 1991) and ultraviolet irradiation (Holwill et al., 1987; Elinson and Pasceri, 1989) are two interesting examples. Preliminary results from our lab also suggest that transgenesis methods using injected integrase or meganucleases may work more efficiently in oocytes as well.
The host transfer technique allows experimentation at both pre- and post-fertilization stages and thus can provide insights not possible in other organisms or even by looking solely at post-fertilization events in Xenopus. Given the importance of maternal signaling pathways in development and difficulty and cost of generating maternal effect mutations in vertebrates, this method is likely to remain a useful tool in the investigation of early development.
7. Representative Results
Figure 1. Examples of good (top) and bad (bottom) forceps for defolliculating.
Figure 2. Transfer of cultured oocytes into a host female. (A) a small incision is made in the lower abdomen of the host frog. The muscle layer is elevated slightly to allow introduction of the oocytes. (B) oocytes are vital dyed and placed in the body cavity through the incision. (C) completion of the initial suture in the muscle layer.
Figure 3. Examples of dividing, transferred oocytes at the 8-16-cell stage, following removal of the jelly coats.
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Experiments on animals were performed in accordance with the guidelines and regulations set forth by The University of Iowa IACUC Committee.
The authors would like to thanks members of the Houston lab for critical reading of the manuscript. Research is supported by the National Institutes of Health (GM083999) awarded to D.W.H.
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|OCM (Oocyte culture medium; modified from Wylie et al., 1996)
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|0.4 mg/ml Bovine serum albumin (BSA; fraction V)
|1x Penicillin-Streptomycin
|Adjust to pH 7.6-7.8 with 5N NaOH
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|Store at -20°C
|Vital dyes (modified from Heasman et al., 1991)
|Blue: 0.1% Nile Blue A
|Red: 0.25% Neutral Red
|Brown: 1% Bismarck Brown
|Green (80 μl blue + 80 μl brown),
|Mauve (80 μl blue + 80 μl red).
|A sixth color, Orange (80 μl red+ 80 μl brown), can also be used but is often hard to distinguish from brown.
|Stocks of Blue, Red and Brown are made up in deionized water in 50 ml tubes, incubated for 20 minutes with rocking and spun in a clinical centrifuge. The supernatants are aliquotted into microfuge tubes and stored at -20°C.
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Lots in Pots 2012
20th June to 26th June 2012
'Lots in Pots' was back in 2012, with the theme 'scent' and were on display in our garden between 20th and 26th June.
Twenty-one of Britain's leading gardeners, designers and writers have donated their expertise, imagination and hard work to plant large pots. The pots are donated by Capital Gardens and will be displayed throughout the Museum. The Garden Museum will auction the pots to raise money for our Horticultural Internship Programme for 2013.
Some of the designers who are taking part this year are Cleve West, The Lady Egremont, Tom Stuart-Smith, Lady Arabella Lennox Boyd and Gareth Scotland (our current Horticultural Intern). We would like to say a very special thank you to HRH The Prince of Wales who has kindly designed a pot for us.
You can read more about this worthy cause here.
Thanks to our auctioneer, James Alexander-Sinclair, and very generous supporters we raised just over £5,000 for our Horticultural Intern for 2012-2013. It was a wonderful night in the Museum. There are a few pictures of the evening on our Facebook page.
Sarah Price
Garden designer, lecturer and long time friend of the Museum creates a pot of 'desserts'.


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Oct 19, 2010
District by District: House Republicans are Plagued by Scandal and Lies
House Republican candidates across the country faced tough news stories last week, including ties to a motorcycle gang known as an organized crime syndicate, supporting Nazi enthusiasts, abolishing public schools, and failure to pay millions of dollars in debt to the government.
Below is a sample of last week's coverage of the Republicans' flawed candidates and Members:
Allen West (FL-22) – Allen West is tied to a disturbing motorcycle gang that denigrates women and engages in criminal activity
"NBC News late Friday reported that Republican challenger Allen West, who is running in a tight race against Rep. Ron Klein, ignored a supporter's warning not to invite the Outlaws, a national motorcycle gang, to a campaign bike riding event earlier this year. In its report, NBC said it obtained an exchange of e-mails between West and an unidentified supporter who warned, 'criminal organization members in leather riding up [I-]95 is not the picture Allen wants.' West, NBC says, replied: 'Please, no more references to criminal,' adding, 'I was never more amazed at how members of the Outlaws guarded me during an interview.'" [Miami Herald, 10/16/10]
Minority Leader John Boehner (OH-08) – Minority Leader John Boehner still donated to Nazi enthusiast Rich Iott's campaign
"The Republican party has all but given up on its Nazi-reenacting candidate Rich Iott. But that doesn't mean they've cut him off entirely. The Freedom Project, chaired by House Republican Leader John Boehner, is a Political Action Committee dedicated to electing Republican candidates. And look who they still support: Rich Iott. The month before the pictures of Iott dressed as a member of Hitler's Waffen SS surfaced, The Freedom Project gave Iott $5000. Not an overwhelming figure, but not nothing either. And though the NRCC yanked him off their list of 'Contenders' when the news broke, The Freedom Project still features him on their website." [TPM, 10/18/10]
Jesse Kelly (AZ-08) – Jesse Kelly is connected to an anti-Semitic, white supremacist group
"Republican Jesse Kelly is backed by Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), an advocacy group based in Raleigh, N.C. that, according to its website, 'supports candidates who oppose any amnesty plan that would eventually make illegal immigrants voters.'… In a March statement, McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the group is 'is backed by white supremacists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites.'" [The Hill, 10/18/10]
David Harmer (CA-11) – David Harmer advocated for abolishing public schools
"He's advocated eliminating public schools entirely and returning education to 'the way things worked through the first century of American nationhood,' when educational opportunities for poor people, African-Americans, women, the disabled, and others were, to say the least, extremely limited… Harmer's views on education—he's referred to public schools as 'socialism in education'—are far from mainstream. They don't align with those of his own party's gubernatorial candidate: In her final debate against former Gov. Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman advocated strengthening California's public schools." [Mother Jones, 10/13/10]
Bill Flores (TX-17) – Bill Flores only repaid $3 million of a $10.5 million debt he owed to the U.S. Government
"Flores, a retired Bryan energy executive, has touted his business experience in his quest to unseat the 20-year incumbent, in a race that has gained national attention. In particular, he has touted his role in turning around a failing oil and gas company, glossing over the fact that part of that effort included a 1992 bankruptcy. The subsidiary at which he was a vice president, Marine Rig 200, repaid just $3 million out of $10.5 million owed to the U.S. Maritime Administration." [Dallas Morning News, 10/12/10]
Bill Flores (TX-17) – Bill Flores blamed a headache for suggesting that he would like to raise the retirement age
"Bill Flores, [Representative Chet Edward's] GOP rival, first suggested he'd be open to raising the Social Security retirement age to 70 and then sought to explain away his remarks by saying he had been suffering from 'a headache' when he made them. Flores' made his original comment during a taping of a Texas political TV show, hosted by longtime reporter Brad Watson, and then subsequently called Watson and requested he not air the interview, employing the headache defense." [Politico, 10/16/10]
David Rivera (FL-25) –There is no proof that David Rivera did consulting work for the government
"Over the past seven years, Republican state Rep. David Rivera repeatedly said in sworn documents that his main source of income, outside of his salary from the legislature, came from consulting work he did for the U.S. Agency for International Development. But USAID has no record of ever hiring Rivera, now a candidate for Congress, or his company. 'We do not have Mr. Rivera nor the corporations you referred to in our records,' USAID press officer Annette Aulton told the Miami Herald in an e-mail." [St. Petersburg Times, 10/12/10]
Charles Bass (NH-02) – Charles Bass may have violated House ethics rules
"A leading ethics watchdog said if Bass bought stock while in Congress and later helped set up a meeting with a Bush administration official, this would clearly violate House ethics rules. 'This would have clearly been a conflict of interest and clearly an even more serious one had he not disclosed to the Energy Department he already had a financial interest in the company,' said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington. 'This is not a close call. We don't have all that many members of Congress who have been found to have engaged in this conduct. Even those accused of this have faced some serious charges. If the facts were as you explained, this would be a big deal.'" [Nashua Telegraph, 10/14/10]
Stephen Fincher (TN-08) – Stephen Fincher derides government spending, but his farm received millions in state and federal farm subsidies
"Republican Stephen Fincher, who has spoken against government spending and 'bailouts' in his congressional campaign, applied for and received a $13,650 grant from the state Department of Agriculture last year, records show. The state grant is in addition to federal farm subsidies of at least $3.2 million he and his wife have received over the last 10 years…" [The Commercial Appeal, 10/14/10]
Frank Guinta (NH-01) – The source of Guinta's personal campaign finances remains murky
"Questions continue to linger over the source of a great deal of money that Frank Guinta revealed in a July financial disclosure statement." At least a quarter million dollars spent on his election supposedly come from savings from real estate development and insurance consulting jobs. However NHPR News reports, "We simply do not have enough information to know and he has yet to produce a bank statement to confirm his claims… Guinta might be a modest man. Or he might be a man of more modest means, means that fell short of the money he needed for his campaign." [NHPR News, 10/12/10]
Austin Scott (GA-08) –Austin Scott's sealed divorce records should be opened
"According to [Charles] Richardson, what's sealed in the divorce records is potentially damning for Scott. In a recent radio appearance on WMAC-AM in Georgia, Richardson detailed what he said were rumors swirling of troubling 'allegations' regarding "a restraining order" and 'domestic violence.'" [TPM, 10/18/10]
Blake Farenthold (TX-27) - NRCC Young Gun Blake Farenthold was photographed partying with scantily clad women
The cover of a local weekly magazine in Corpus Christi photographed NRCC Young Gun "contender" Blake Farenthold in duckie pajamas posing next to a scantily clad dressed woman. The NRCC claims that they have expanded their playing field and Farenthold "is supposedly part of that expanded playing field. The NRCC lists him as a 'contender' on their website -- the same tier on which they once placed Nazi re-enactor Rich Iott." [TPM, 10/15/10]
Michael Grimm (NY-13) – Michael Grimm's business broke numerous health code violations
"Bay Ridge GOP congressional hopeful Michael Grimm touts himself as a successful small businessman, but one of his bungled ventures mainly succeeded in racking up city health code violations. City health inspectors found 'mice and flying insects' as well as other sanitary violations inside Healthalicious, a health food restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East that Grimm co-owned… Grimm, who is looking to unseat freshman Rep. Mike McMahon (D-Bay Ridge), admits that he cut ties with Healthalicious…" [NY Post, 10/12/10]
Frank Guinta (NH-01) – Frank Guinta fled the scene of a bar brawl, stepping over the victim's body on his way out the door
"…Republican Frank Guinta is trying to explain his behavior during a shocking altercation at a private club in Manchester while he was mayor of the state's largest city. Though any mention of a fight was omitted in the police dispatch report of the incident, transcripts of police interviews obtained by HuffPost show that a serious altercation took place. No action was ever taken and the victim declined to press charges. Guinta was present for the entire event but claims he was too engrossed with his BlackBerry to look up. He left before the ambulance arrived, reportedly stepping over the victim's body on his way out the door." [The Huffington Post, 10/11/10]
Matt Doheny (NY-23) – Matt Doheny tried to hide his support for privatizing social security
Despite efforts to hide his support for privatizing Social Security, "..Mr. Doheny has said at least three times publicly that he supports reforming the system so that retirees decades from now could put at least a portion of their contributions into investments that they choose." [Watertown Daily Times, 10/14/10]


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We planned to go for a walk to the tea farm and then to the other sites along the main road in to Bin**. Jenny and Matt did this the previous day and said it was not worth the walk through the jungle to the tea farm. Scrapping that idea we just caught the local bus from the bust station to the tea plantation 2.5RM to find out, once we got off the bus that all tea plantations are closed on Mondays, therefore we would have to come back up tomorrow
We thought we would make the most of coming all this way, so we went and looked in the Bee farm which was free of charge. They sell all kinds of honey, crystallised, royal jelly, golden, plus other tourist souvenirs. unfortunately they were all out of fresh honey comb. You can walk around the garden, but it seems like they are still doing a lot of work as there is a lot of building materials lying around and the garden could do with a tidy up. There isn't much to see here, just a garden with a few bee hives.
A few metres past the bee farm are two butterfly farms. Not to sure if there is a difference between the two but they are both 5RM in the end we picked the farm and not the garden. It seemed cheaper compared to 25RM for the butterfly farm in Penang, but it was a little bit of a disappointment. Its a pet shop, where you cant buy the animals. The farm had a bad smell of moulding water as there is a small leak towards the back of the garden.
You enter a enclosure full of butterflies, more probably dead than alive. There were hundreds of different types, amazing colours, sizes and shapes. A large majority were the same and had gotten themselves stuck on the netting around the enclosure
Other than butterflies the park has a variety of reptiles and insects on offer: huge beetles a few inches in height, tarantulas & other types of hairy spiders, lizards, gecko's, tortoise, millipedes, scorpions, and many breeds of snakes. They cages seemed like they hadn't cleaned them in a while, not too surprised as we wouldn't want to go any where near any of these creatures.
As we started to walk in the direction of Brinchang, we started to smell the sweet, mouth watering aroma of strawberries. The highlands have gone mad for strawberries, guessing it is due to the climate and soil to why they can produce such large amounts of the fruit. There are a fair few strawberry farms around and we were approaching one. Wanting to buy everything they had to offer in the canteen. As we walked to the back of the shop we got to see the men at work making the jam and a lady sterilizing the glass jars. Home made Jam, MMMMM. We sampled the two types, less sugar and sugar free. Leah was about to get the purse out and purchase a jar just as I realised we wouldn't use it as often as we think and in the end just chucking it. Leaving empty handed was very hard.
We carried on walking towards the next market where they were selling fruit , vegetables and snacks. We waited for the bus back, not to sure when it would turn up we decided to start walking back to Brinchang and wave down the bus as it passed. Apart from walking on the main road, it was a joyful walk as its all down hill and you get to see what's around
A tiny bit peckish we order a roti and dip for a snack, perfect not too heavy and so cheap (1rm). Like every other day it started to rain so we went back to the guest house. That evening for dinner we sat on the streets and had noodle soup which would knock the socks of any other noodle soup we have had. Not sure what herb they used in the stock, maybe five spice with a extra dash of cinnamon. The beef was tender and plentiful and the soup a rich dark colour, full of Chinese flavours.


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A Man and His Ship
A Man and His Ship
America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States
Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781451645071, 437pp.
Publication Date: July 10, 2012
The story of a great American builder.
At the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America's best naval architect.
His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the S.S. United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when "made in America" meant the best.
Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family's sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the S.S. United States.
William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.
"A terrific book! By entertaining, informing and ultimately inspiring, A Man and His Ship transforms its readers into passengers traveling across an ocean and through time. A skilled verbal navigator, Steven Ujifusa has charted an efficient and yet immensely satisfying course through a sea of facts, images and stories."
-David Macaulay, best-selling author of Cathedral, Castle, and The Way Things Work
Steven Ujifusa has done something remarkable in his book, A Man and His Ship: he has brought back an era of American dominance in shipbuilding through the life of one of its giants: William Francis Gibbs. In some ways, Gibbs was the Steve Jobs of his era – a perfectionist with few people skills who nevertheless was single-handedly able to change his industry by the power of his vision and overwhelming professional competence. We need more public historians like Ujifusa working in business history. Using the highest research standards, he has written a great book that tells great story.
-G. Richard Shell, Thomas Gerrity Professor, The Wharton School of Business and author of Bargaining for Advantage
"Few of man's creations possess even half the romance of the passenger ships that once steamed across the world's oceans, especially the North Atlantic. That is why Steven Ujifusa's A Man and His Ship is such a compelling work."
-John Steele Gordon
Much of Ujifusa's book is a portrait in determination, as Gibbs's plans for his big ship are continually tossed about in political, economic and personal squalls. A less single-minded man may have given up at numerous times.
-Stephen Heyman
"In his debut, Ujifusa harks back to a time when men were men, and transatlantic ships were serious business...Written with passion and thoroughness, this is a love letter to a bygone time and the ships that once ruled the seas."
-Publishers Weekly starred review
"Ujifusa describes the construction of the ship in engrossing detail and provides informative digressions on the golden age of ocean travel, when liners carried millionaires, celebrities, and desperate refugees."
"The sea inspires obsessions in determined men, from Captain Ahab to Admiral Rickover. Steven Ujifusa introduces us to another – the naval architect William Francis Gibbs. His ingenious design of mass-producible Liberty ships helped win World War II, but Gibbs' obsession was to build the world's fastest, safest and most elegant Atlantic liner. He ultimately succeeded, but in a decade his masterpiece was obsolete and unprofitable. Ujifusa narrates this tragedy well, in all its technical, political and human dimensions."
-Admiral Dennis C. Blair, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Director of National Intelligence
"Few of man's creations possess even half the romance of the passenger ships that once steamed across the world's oceans, especially the North Atlantic. That is why Steven Ujifusa's 'A Man and His Ship' is such a compelling work."
"A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country's mid-century greatness."
"Few of man's creations possess even half the romance of the passenger ships that once steamed across the world's oceans, especially the North Atlantic. That is why Steven Ujifusa's 'A Man and His Ship' is such a compelling work."


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In Book 2, Chapter 13 of A Tale of Two Cities, what memory does Carton want to take with him?
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In a Tale of Two Cities, Carton takes a memory of his own creation with him to the grave. He imagines that Lucy and Darnay's child will grow up to be the judge Carton never came to be in his lifetime. This falls in line with Carton's dream-like image of Paris moving past its present turmoil into a new stage of existence. Carton's sacrifice of his own life so that Darnay, Lucy and Sydney can escape is a part of this cycle of death, birth and renewal.
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Hoo boy, here he comes again. Good ol' David Irving trying to convince people that Nazi Germany did not kill 11 million people during the Holocaust. Once again, he has to hide where he is actually going to be for fear that people who will prove him wrong might show up. Once again those people are indeed working to oppose him, his fans, and the crap they stand for. This summer he was on the West Coast and Rose City Antifa tore him a new one. Now he is on the East Coast, and he should expect some serious opposition. Trenton Anti-Racist Action has put out the official call, and plans are being made as we speak. If he is coming to your town, it might be good for you to stand against his ilk. Because it's not that they don't believe it happened. They just don't want you watching should they try that crap again. Sucks to be them, we suppose.
Trenton Anti-Racist Action
This October and November, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold dozens of speaking engagements over the course of two months. As militant anti-racists and anti-fascists, we are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour.
This October and November, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold dozens of speaking engagements over the course of two months. As militant anti-racists and anti-fascists, we are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour. In his earlier tour of July--focusing on western states--Irving encountered protest at approximately one quarter of his tour dates. Irving's current tour contains dates on the East Coast, in the Midwest and the South. We urge all communities in which the tour passes through, to send a clear message that fascist organizing is not welcome!
Who is David Irving?
David Irving is a British writer who has been involved with the fascist political scene since the 1960s. Always known for the pro-Hitler bias of his books, approximately two decades ago Irving made the transition to being a fully-fledged Holocaust-denier, when he testified at the trial of neo-Nazi Ernst Zündel in Canada, and also arranged the publication of Fred Leuchter's widely-refuted report on gas chambers at Auschwitz. In addition to spreading blatant historical lies, Irving has publicly stated that "The Jews are the architects of their own misfortune." Unsurprisingly, Irving was a popular speaker at neo-Nazi rallies in Germany (until he was banned from the country.)
In the British libel case Irving v. Penguin Books and Lipstadt, the final ruling in favor of the defendants confirmed that Irving "is an active Holocaust denier" and that "he is anti-Semitic and racist and that he associates with right-wing extremists who promote neo-Nazism." In 2006, Irving was jailed in Austria after pleading guilty to a charge of "trivializing the Holocaust," which is a crime in that county. Since his release, Irving has been marketing himself as a former "political prisoner."
Why Oppose These Events?
Irving's current tour focuses on ""Re-writing history, using the decoded Nazi messages" (Focal Point Publications website). The re-writing of Third Reich history--especially in relation to the Nazi "Final Solution" for Europe's Jewish population--is a major item on the agenda of modern neo-Nazis and neo-fascists, who correctly believe that memory of the Holocaust is a significant barrier to the mainstreaming of their beliefs. The Holocaust is denied so that, paradoxically, it can be repeated. Wherever Irving appears, he is backed and promoted by virulent anti-Semites and fascist organizers.
Irving's bogus history is both blatantly offensive and incorrect. However, we oppose Irving not for what he thinks, but rather for what he does. As the name of his own publishing project suggests, Irving serves as a "focal point" to bring Jew-haters and goose-steppers together. He is part of a political tendency that is actively organizing to tear apart communities, and in particular to persecute Jewish people. James von Brunn's murder of a security guard at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one example of where this anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi tendency can lead. Von Brunn moved within many of the same circles that promote Irving's work.
We believe that fascist activism and movement-building should meet with organized resistance. As the Anti-Racist Action Network puts it in their Points of Unity:
"Whenever fascists are organizing or active in public, we're there. We don't believe in ignoring them or staying away from them. Never let the nazis have the street!"
We invite you to help this effort along, by organizing in your own community.
When and Where?
At present, the dates for Irving's speaking tour are as follows:
* Oct 2, Friday 7pm: Pittsburgh, PA (Monroeville)
* Oct 4, Sunday 6pm: Cleveland, OH
* Oct 5, Monday, 7pm: Columbus, OH
* Oct 6, Tuesday, 7pm: Cincinnati, OH
* Oct 7, Wednesday, 7pm: Detroit, MI
* Oct 8, Thursday, 7pm: Milwaukee, WI
* Oct 9, Friday, 7pm: Minneapolis, MN
* Oct 11, Sunday, 3pm: Des Moines, IA
* Oct 13, Tuesday, 7pm: St Louis, MO
* Oct 14, Wednesday, 7pm: Nashville, TN
* Oct 16, Friday, 7pm: Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
* Oct 17, Saturday, 7pm: Houston, TX
* Oct 18, Sunday, 6pm: New Orleans, LA
* Oct 19, Monday, 7pm: Baton Rouge, LA
* Oct 21, Monday, 6pm: Jackson, MS
* Oct 23, Friday, 7pm: Montgomery, AL
* Oct 24, Saturday, 7pm: Atlanta, GA with dinner
* Oct 25, Sunday, 7pm: Jacksonville, FL
* Oct 26, Monday, 7pm: Orlando, FL
* Oct 28, Wednesday, 1pm, luncheon: Melbourne, FL
* Oct 28, Wednesday, 7pm: West Palm Beach, FL
* Oct 29, Thursday, 7pm: Oct 28 Miami, FL
* Nov 2, Monday, 7pm: Clearwater, FL
* Nov 4, Wednesday, 7pm: Charleston, SC
* Nov 5, Thursday, 7pm: Columbia, SC
* Nov 6, Friday, 7pm: Charlotte, NC
* Nov 7, Saturday, 3pm: Raleigh, NC
* Nov 8, Sunday, 7pm: Richmond, VA
* Nov 9, Monday, 7pm: Washington, DC
* Nov 11, Wednesday, 7pm: Baltimore, MD
* Nov 13, Friday, 7pm: New Jersey
* Nov 14, Saturday, 7pm: New York City
* Nov 15, Sunday, 7pm: New Haven, CT
* Nov 17, Tuesday, 7pm: Boston, MA
* Nov 18, Wednesday, 7pm: Manchester, NH
* Nov 21, Saturday, 3pm: Niagara Falls, NY
* Nov 22, Sunday, 3pm: Indianapolis, IN
* Nov 23, Monday, 7pm: Chicago, IL
The exact location of Irving's talk in each city has not been made public, due to Irving's fear of encountering the opposition he so richly deserves. Any determined group of individuals ought to be able to pinpoint the event location in their city, however. Many of these events are probably booked under false pretexts, and venue owners may not necessarily know who they are hosting. During his last tour, venues are known to have been booked under the name of Irving's "Parforce" company as well as "Focal Point Publications." It is possible that venues will also be booked under the name of Jaenelle Antas, who is Irving's personal assistant. (Antas posts on the white supremacist website stormfront . org as "Tristania.")
Further dates may be added (or subtracted!) as the tour progresses. Check the scroll-down menu at http://irvingbooks.com / functions for more information. Let's give Irving and his neo-Nazi associates every incentive to cancel their plans!
No platform for fascists, no compromise!
-Trenton Anti-Racist Action


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Out for a drive this morning getting some of those park and grabs, So stopped to find a few others that might not be hiding under the snow and ice. TFTC
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