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post & beam deck construction question
I am building a deck where my beam for the joists will rest on top of a 6x6 posts or post and beam construction.
I do not want posts every 8 or 10 feet because it will take away from my downstairs view. I understand when doing post and beam that at least one beam should span the top of the post to the next post so that not all the beams should end and begin on top of a post and that any joining be done over beams
Is this correct should I NOT end and begin my beams on top of a post. If that is correct then without ready treated lumber over 16ft posts are going to have to be every 8 feet.
How do I spread my posts out wider
if you want to span a distance greater than allowed by the use of 2x12 pressure treated wood you could use one of the following:
1. steel beam
2. treated parallam beam http://www.woodbywy.com/literature/TJ-7102.pdf
just to give you some information this link will provide you with the American Wood Council's "Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide." It is based upon the requirements of the 2009 International Residential Code, basis for most local and state building codes http://www.awc.org/publications/DCA/DCA6/DCA6-09.pdf
it will provide the span of commonly used wood species for beams based upon the size of the deck.
Hope this helps
If I understand "... at least one beam should span the top of the post to the next post so that not all the beams should end and begin on top of a post and that any joining be done over beams," you mean you want to sister 2x beams to get longer span between posts and make longer beams then only one joint of the sisters should be on a post, the joint in other sister should rest on another post, and not next one in row. All beams should end and start on a post. Adjacent beams should not have joints on same row of posts.
I do not understand " any joining be done over beams." If your joists rest on beams their joints should be over beam and should be sistered both sides a foot each side of beam or at least lap jointed same distance.
Generally speaking, a site built sistered beam is not going to be as strong and not span as far as factory built engineered beam. A steel flitch plate ( sometimes pronounced fish plate) sistered and bolted between 2X will give more span, but add lots of weight.
And considering that weight, longer spans mean more weight on each post. You will want to have deeper and larger diameter footings and larger posts. 6x6 is minimum for second story deck with normal spans.
I don't know size of the deck, or span you want, spacing or depth of beams or weight of them weight could be considerable. Just judging from your question, and not being judgmental ( Now that was confusing) or based on my understanding of questions, in which case I am being judgmental, I do not think you have experience to engineer this yourself, even with all the expert advice from perfect strangers you will get here (though you could post plan), online tables or free pamphlet from HD. If 'twere me I'd call in structural engineer.
You need to find out what type of load you have berring on the wall that are building. You can splice the beams on top of your posts with a post to beam connector. I would look to glu-lams. They are made in 5 1/8" widths. You could then furr them out to your wall size with 3/4" plywood furring. Hope this helps.
GBrackins has given you the link to the standard guide for constructing a deck. The guide discusses in considerable detail exactly how to construct a beam, the allowable span for beams of different materials and sizes, where to make the splices in the individual lumber making up the beam, how to attach the beam to posts, minimum post size, required bolting pattern, and a lot of additional information. You should also discuss your project with the local building inspector prior to construction, as there may be local regulations, or your area may operate under a different code.
If you elect to construct using material not specified in the standard guide, typically you are going to need an engineered plan (a plan prepared by a registered professional engineer or architect) to get a permit, since you will not be designing strictly to code. This is fine, it is almost always permissible to deviate from code if you get professional design advice. This would apply if you choose to use laminated lumber, steel, aluminum, or any other material not discussed in the code. Unless you do not need a permit to build (this is still the case in some areas), in which case you have flexibility to construct based on your own design method.
What are the dimensions of your deck? Can you post a pic of your plan?
How far aprt do you want the posts, size of deck, location, etc. all come into play.
Sounds like you are going to have to get an engineered solution.
You could also try a Box beam built out of 6" steel studs and track. You can get them up to 24' long at HD and then cut them to size. The two studs get screwed together(Back to Back) and the track fit over the top and bottom. Use a good #10 3/4" Tek screw to attach all pieces every 8". You can have it powder coated prior, or just get some good steel paint if its gonna show. I did this myself and it was easy AND inexpensive. You'll also find the lower in gauge you go in the track and stud, the longer the span can be. Steel is obviously straight and true, so no need to worry about warped wood, now or in the future. Hope this helps.
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California anticipates changes in energy policy under its new governor.
The recall of California Gov. Gray Davis in November 2003 almost immediately led to speculation concerning possible changes in California's energy policy. Since his election, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has assembled an Energy Working Group, co-chaired by Professor James L. Sweeney, professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University, and Sean Randolph, president of the Bay Area Economic Forum, who has written extensively about the California energy crisis 1 and has been critical of some of Davis' decisions. This informal working group, which includes eight individuals and a liaison, 2 has formulated its recommendations for energy policy changes and has forwarded them to the governor's office.
The working group liaison, Dan Skopec-formerly staff director of the U.S. House Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs 3- has relocated from Washington to Sacramento and has become Gov. Schwarzenegger's deputy cabinet secretary for energy, resources, and environmental issues. Michael Chrisman, formerly regional manager for Southern California Edison Co., has been appointed secretary for resources.
Despite the personnel changes at the executive level, no near-term changes are expected in the composition of the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), with Michael Peevey expected to continue in his role of president and the terms of Loretta Lynch and Carl Wood not due to expire until the end of 2004 or beginning of 2005. Given their major philosophical differences with administration policies and initiatives, however, it is unlikely Commissioners Lynch and Wood will be reappointed. A position on the California Energy Commission (CEC) and two appointments to the board of directors of the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), including chairman, remain open. To the extent the Electricity Oversight Board (EOB) survives reorganization, the chair of the EOB also will be replaced.
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If anyone expected Schwarzenegger's State of the State speech on Jan. 6 to produce details of his energy policy, he or she would have been disappointed, but certain broad themes of energy policy are expected to follow the governor's energy policy statement, and include market-based structures and incentives, promotion of a diversity of energy supply and energy sources, conservation, and environmental protection. It is unlikely that the Schwarzenegger administration will propose a dramatic shift back to cost-based forms of regulation, as some critics of deregulation have advocated. Rather, Schwarzenegger's energy policy statement indicates he will pursue fine-tuning the market structure, drawing from the experience of Texas, the New England states, and the PJM territory. 4
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Palm Beach County Human Rights Council president Rand Hoch had been lobbying the city council for an update since 2006.
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The city council also voted to amend the city's personnel rules and regulations to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. That vote was unanimous.
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1987: West German teenager Mathias Rust cracks the Iron Curtain with an incredible unauthorized flight from Helsinki to the heart of Moscow — and lives to tell the tale.
The Cold War was still in full force in the spring of 1987. Rust, described by his mother as "a quiet young man of wonderful character with a passion for flying," decided he was going to help us all just get along. Not only did he escape a fiery death and fail to ignite World War III, but his stunt actually smoothed the way for an eventual easing of global tensions.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan was an old-school Commie-hater who in all seriousness called the Soviet Union "The Evil Empire." He once joked on an inadvertently open microphone: "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes."
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev — who must have known the real extent of a dismal economy that would cause the USSR to implode only four years later — wanted to introduce reforms and embrace the West, but he faced considerable institutional resistance.
Each side had thousands of nuclear warheads and the ability to deliver a devastating nuclear payload within minutes. Improbable accidents had been the common literary device underpinning apocalyptic 1960s Cold War movies like Dr. Strangelove and Fail Safe. While tensions had cooled somewhat by 1987, the possibility of MAD, or mutually assured destruction, still seemed only a single, small misstep away.
Enter an improbable accident waiting to happen. Rust, 19, was determined to prove that the empire really wasn't all that evil and that Gorbachev was earnest in his desire to end the Cold War. His plan was simple: Violate the most heavily defended airspace in the world, get to Moscow in one piece, and show the world the softer side of the Soviets.
If he could complete his crazy quest to "pass through the Iron Curtain without being intercepted, it would show that Gorbachev was serious about new relations with the West," Rust told Air & Space Magazine 18 years later. "How would Reagan continue to say it was the 'Empire of Evil' if me, in a small aircraft, can go straight there and be unharmed?"
Rust was not political or a professional agitator — and he was barely a pilot. He had learned to fly only over the previous couple of years, spending virtually all of his meager earnings (and some of his parents' money) for lessons, racking up about 50 hours of flight time.
His scheme was well-thought-out, all things considered. But without colossal luck, a fair amount of official bungling and an abundance of caution from the Soviets (who did not want a repeat of a 1983 incident when they blew Korean Airlines 007 out of the sky, killing 269 innocents), it could all have gone terribly wrong.
Two weeks before his fateful flight Rust checked out a 1980 Cessna Skyhawk 172 from his flying club. He modded the four-seater to hold auxiliary fuel tanks, giving him the range he would need to reach Moscow. To build his confidence and get in a little last-minute practice, he logged 2,600 miles flying from one Nordic city to another.
On the eve of his Moscow flight Rust wavered, thinking his plan could be, you know, a little nuts. The next morning he filed a flight plan for Stockholm — "my alternate if I chickened out." He took off, dutifully obeyed instructions from Helsinki air traffic control, exited its air space … and then shut off the plane's transponder and took a left turn to Moscow.
Within minutes Rust was picked up by a radar station in Skrunda, Latvia (then part of the Soviet Union). Missile units were activated. Ground units were put on high alert. It wasn't long before a Soviet fighter jet was in pursuit. Rust could see his fellow aviator, but said later he wasn't given any instructions by him. Turns out the MiG could only communicate on military frequencies that the Cessna couldn't receive. Eventually, the MiG just broke off and disappeared.
Rust's luck continued to hold. He flew through a training exercise using planes that looked like his Cessna. Radar stations continued to spot him, and assumed the best. One mistook him for a helicopter on a search-and-rescue mission. Another thought he was a student pilot who had forgotten to set his transponder to "friendly."
At any moment Rust could have been fired upon, or at least forced to land. But the KAL incident had made the Soviet military gun-shy. Only the most senior commanders now had the authority to issue shoot-down orders and, on this day, they were all at a meeting in East Berlin.
Six hours into his flight, as dusk approached, Rust reached the outskirts of Moscow. He wanted to head to the Kremlin but had trouble finding it. So he buzzed the city for a while. When he spotted the landmark, he had one last decision to make: Try for inside the Kremlin walls, or not.
Personal safety (irony noted) dictated his choice. "If I landed inside the wall, only a few people would see me, and they could just take me away and deny the whole thing," Rust said. "But if I landed in the square, plenty of people would see me, and the KGB couldn't just arrest me and lie about it. So it was for my own security that I dropped that idea."
Rust actually landed on a bridge by St. Basil's Cathedral and taxied to within about 100 yards of Red Square. He mingled with curious passers-by for a bit, and was put under arrest. After a trial on charges which included hooliganism, he served about 18 months of a four-year sentence, and then was allowed to return home.
Rust never flew again, but he did get into serious trouble. He was convicted of attempted murder in 1989 when he stabbed a woman who had rejected him. He served 15 months in prison for that. He was convicted of shoplifting in 2001 and fraud in 2005, paying fines each time.
In a series of interviews he did in 2007, the 20th anniversary of his flight, Rust said he had become a successful high-stakes poker player.
That can't be confirmed, but Rust had already proven to a nervous world that he was something of a gambler.
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AP Photo: Mathias Rust's single-engine Cessna aircraft sits in Moscow's Red Square near St. Basil's Cathedral, May 28, 1987.
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It was a convincing 4-2 win for the Black and Gold against a Carolina Hurricanes team playing quality hockey heading into Boston, but the 13th straight victory at the TD Banknorth Garden also had its share of negatives. Patrice Bergeron went into Saturday still searching for ways to reclaim his hockey groove after missing nearly all of last season with a concussion, and yesterday's game ended for him in the second period with another potential head injury.
Bergeron went zipping in for a hit on Carolina defenseman Dennis Seidenberg at mid-ice during the second period of Saturday's win, but a freak thing happened on the way in for the clean hit. The right side of Bergeron's face and head violently crunched into Seidenberg's right shoulder as he attempted the finishing check.
The 17,565 in attendence went eerily silent as Bergeron fell to the ice chest-first in a heap and lay all-but motionless for several uncomfortable, agonizing moments. Bergeron's story has been one of triumph all season long — despite the lack of overwhelming offensive production — but things took an ugly detour yesterday after only 7:53 of ice time in the game. It's a sickening feeling to watch a hockey-crazed crowd of 17,000 fall into a silent haze when the dreaded head/neck injury drops a player to their knees, and that was the regrettable backdrop at the Garden midway through the second.
"All the noise and standing isn't good for the player. We try to keep quiet. That is how I was brought up; you try to keep quiet when something like that happens," said Manny Fernandez, who watched the Bruins' medical staff and trainers attend to the fallen Bergeron before the 23-year-old skated off under his own power. "But he was strong enough to get back on his feet by himself, which is a good thing. He was able to skate off on his own strength, so that is a positive.
"Like I said, we can't think about that too much right now. We have to let the doctors take care of him. We will need him back. But I don't think that other teams are going to take it easy on us because he is out of the lineup, so we have to concentrate on what is left and go from there."
After the game, the Bruins said that Bergeron was still being evaluated and that the club wanted to be precise with the diagnosis for Boston hockey's Golden Boy. The most revealing part of the information relay concerning Bergeron's injury took place when coach Claude Julien spoke with the player between the second and third period. Bergeron himself told Julien he was "dinged up" after the collision with the Carolina blueliner, and Julien absolved Seidenberg of any wrongdoing in the situation.
"I saw it with my own eyes but I wanted to see if it was an elbow, a stick, or a shoulder," said Julien. "It was not a cheap shot by any means, it was a collision."
Dinged up or not, Bergeron was alert and the doctors were still evaluating him in the hours following the afternoon matinee. It was a far cry, however, from the Oct. 27, 2007 hit by Randy Jones that ended the skater's 2007-08 season after only 10 games. It's too early to rule it a concussion or start doling out meaningless and arbitrary dates that the skilled player might return, and the Bruins promised to release a statement once the doctors had given a final diagnosis.
"The doctors are looking at it and haven't given us any indication as to the severity of it," said Julien. "We've asked…they haven't diagnosed him yet as to whether it is [a concussion] or is it not. He said he got dinged pretty good."
Here is the hit. At this point, the only thing to do is send best wishes that it's not something damaging enough to prevent Bergeron from playing the game he loves and cherishes:
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Saturday's win also featured a solid effort from the disparate members of the ever-changing Bruins "energy line." Stephane Yelle potted the empty net goal that iced the game in the waning seconds of the third period — his fifth score of the season –and registered three hits in victory. Rugged rough-housing Shawn Thornton scored the game-winning goal on an unassisted tally in the third period, registered a game-high six hits in a relentlessly physical effort throughout, and even had four shots on net to finish off the all-around performance.
Vladimir Sobotka also continued to add an aggravating sandpaper presence to pair along with Yelle and Thornton. Sobotka even stopped agitating long enough to feed a beautiful backhand dish that set up a David Krejci strike and handed Boston their first lead of the game in the third. The assists was Sobotka's first point of the 2008-09 season.
"It is amazing how some guys that don't score often, score against the same teams. It was nice to see him get the winning goal," said Julien of Thornton, who has feasted offensively on Carolina over the last few years. "If you have everybody over the course of a season playing a big role in a win, its nice to see those guys in the role of giving energy to our team, throwing hits out there, and trying not to get scored on, get rewarded. Yelle got that fourth goal in the empty net, Thornton, and I thought Sobotka had a real good game on that line tonight."
A little known tidbit about Thornton's goal against the 'Canes: he utilized a time-honored bit of puck chicaneary for the score. Thornton gamely called out "reverse" when Carolina defenseman Joe Corvo was handling the puck behind the Hurricanes net, and Corvo promptly obliged. With his back to the fourth liner hiding in wait alone behind the net, Corvo shoveled the puck behind him directly to Thornton. The B's winger took the gift puck and zipped it past Cam Ward for his second goal of the season.
Was Thornton's ruse a legal, above board hockey manuever, or was Thornton's shout-out similar to the ploy A-Rod used screaming "I Got It!" to foul up the Toronto Blue Jays infielders two seasons? Thornton seemed slightly sheepish afterward when explaining his technique, but the 31-year-old didn't seem to care how much it bothered the 'Canes.
"They were going back for the puck and I kind of screamed 'reverse' to their defenseman and I think he thought I was their guy," said Thornton. "He gave the puck right to me, and I think it went off [Ward's] stick and in. I dunno. I just buried my head for once and it finally went in for me."
Is that acceptable behavior on the ice?
"Probably not…it might be a little dirty, but I don't care," said a laughing Thornton. "Dirty or wily, whatever way you want to look at it. [That doesn't] work too often. Maybe one out of a 100."


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What amazing adventures you are having. Makes me want to travel to ;o)
Our last days in Austria...until next time.
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Saturday we were still at Flo and Andreas house. After I expressed my concern the night before about us not having any plan at all of where we would go and therefore might run out of time to go to the UK to visit my friends while we 'quickly' went around seeing all the things and people Felix wanted to see, a typical reaction followed
We were both too tired by the time I was ready to actually look at a map with Felix so after the movie when we tried to carry on with our planning, it all ended with me marching off to bed very angry and Felix staying up until about two AM looking at the map, making a plan for the next few months and then looking for flights to the UK. To me it is pretty simple to just look at a map and think about it, but Felix has to think about the actual kilometres involved, the mountains in the way, the places to stay and most importantly the prevailing seasons at the times we are in a region e.g. there is only one possible time to go to Northern Norway - Mid Summer! This was very good and kind of him but he needn't have, because the problem in the morning was he couldn't get out of bed after another late night so instead of leaving to go into Graz at nine AM like planned we only made it out of the house by twelve.
So the point of all that is we are now flying from Pisa to Leeds, UK, on the twenty fourth of April and returning on the twentieth of May
Now, what actually happened on Saturday. We finally made it to the armoury, Landeszeughaus. This is such and amazing place. It is a four-story building, each floor being about forty meters long and ten meters across and absolutely packed to the roof with weapons and armour. Being pre-industrial, every piece was hand made; every single screw in each gun was hand cut and unique. Every piece of armour had a slightly different shape and embellishments. Every sword, axe or spear was a slightly different shape. And then there were some really outstanding pieces of armour made especially for nobility and tournaments with the most detailed metal inlays and etchings. They were pieces of art. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures but I'm sure if you Google the name of the place something will come up for those of you with visual minds.
Later we went to Kelly and Lena's house for the Easter bonfire. All the usuals were there. Ernst, Gita, and Kathi, Schurli, Ronny and Claudia, Ber and Petra. Then with Felix, Flo, Andrea, me and of course Kelly, Lena and their children it was quite crowd. The theme of the evening seemed to be all the boys getting very, very drunk on schnapps while the girlfriends went to bed before the circus had begun.
The next morning Felix had the worst hangover I have ever witnessed. It really was something to behold.
So that brings me to Monday. I had been looking forward to Monday all week. Monday we left Sankt Marein for Croatia with Schurli and Ronny. It was raining and the clouds didn't look like they were going to clear anytime soon. Even in the rain I was so happy to be 'on the road again.' Not long after we had been riding, we stopped for petrol and money. It came to our attention that Nina's break light wasn't working and it seemed there was something wrong with the tuning again. After about half an hour of fiddling later the break light was fixed and to our great relief it was only the choke valve not seating properly that made the tuning seem out. What a relief, I was going to be very angry.
We went through Slovenia without much to mention besides a enormous serve of spaghetti bolognaise, a side salad larger than my head and the biggest jam doughnut I've ever seen.
Felix thought it worth mentioning that it is also an extremely beautiful country
I think it must have been about eight to eight-thirty when we crossed the border into Croatia. We drove South along the coast for about an hour until we reached the ferry landing where we could take a ferry onto an island called Cres. As expected we missed the last ferry by only half an hour give or take a little so we just set up a camp right where we were in the car park, ate some dinner, and had a sleep while we waited for the first ferry in the morning.
At five-thirty we woke, packed up and as we strapped down the last bag, the ferry was pulling in. we raced up the hill to by a ticket and scurried onto the ferry last in line. We were there all night and still managed to be the last on. As the ferry sailed out across the water the sun was just rising and it was really beautiful to see my first sights of Croatia from across the water at sunrise.
Our first day was so relaxing; it was like we were on a luxury holiday – but minus the luxury! Felix again wants me to mention the the sidecar has extraordinary suspension, luxurious lambskin seat coverings, plush seats and all round comforts, even 12 volts available for all your charging needs
Our first stop was a small village where we parked our bikes and walked down a long steep road to a tiny marina. We sat on the wall in the sun and had a little more sleep. After a snooze we were aiming to go to the town of Cres. We were all really hungry and dreaming of bacon and eggs, chips, coffee, bread, baked beans, sausages… On the way we stopped to have a quick look at some ancient ruins in a beautiful, beautiful part of the island and didn't end up leaving there for quite a few hours in the end
After our breakfast/lunch we made it to the town of Cres and had some ice-cream and beer. After that, our wonderful tour guide Schurli took us to our camping spot. Somehow we 'missed' the sign that forbid camping here. It was possibly the best seaside camping spot I've camped at, and I'm not one to quickly give something the title of 'best.' We camped on a bed of small, smooth pebbles up on a rock ledge, surrounded by a natural wall of rocks with the sea, just meters away from us on the other side of the wall.
The next day in Croatia was much the same. We are having perfect weather. Schurli showed us another gem of a place – real postcard stuff. Clear blue-green water and cliffs with caves carved into them. The beach was made up of perfectly smooth stones. It is so beautiful (if you like that kind of thing) and the water looks irresistible until you realise there are hundreds and thousands of Sea Urchins everywhere in the water
It was already Wednesday now and Schurli and Ronny had to go home. We really had a good time with those two, even if most of the humour was totally disgusting. It was a strange feeling as they rode off, for the first time this trip it was just Felix and I in a country where we knew no one.
We stayed where they had left us for a few more hours, then went into a little town called Osor right at the bottom of Cres. This town has four thousand years of human settlement history. We went into the ruins of a church, right on the water edge that would have been so lovely in its day, it looks much more interesting as ruins though. In the floor there were grave size holes, from end to end all the way across. They may have just been the way the floor was made but it was cool for us to imagine they had once had people buried in them. We wandered through the town, which still has remains of the massive wall that surrounded it when the castle there was still used as a castle rather then tourist apartments. The island castles here are not the massive forts like in Germany and Austria. They are modest compared to those but still very beautiful and impressive. We had some pizza for dinner then rode to where we are now. So that's been the last few days. Until the next episode…
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We loved this entry!!! We'd simultaneously say 'Mmm' at each stunning photo from Cres - the water colour is incredible! And really nice to see these knowing Shurli a bit and seeing him there with you - makes me feel close to you via him in some funny way! Hilarious about you missing the ferry and being last in queue the next day. What a shame about the water - how infuriating it must have been to not be able to swim! And a bonzer series of photos was you getting rocks out of your jeans. Priceless!


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We crossed the Estonia / Latvia border about a week ago and have been doing our first serious stretch of cycling. We have been riding through some of the most lovely countryside trying to guess what is being grown on all the farms we pass. Every so often the farms stop and we find ourselves in the forest. The birch and pine forests are truly amazing and have become our new obsession. Looking from our bikes we see a blur of tree trunks, all perfectly straight and incredibly tall. The mossy floor of the forest is covered in a dappled sunlight which, in patches, seems to have an irridescent glow. The effect is quite mesmerising and I would happily ride through this landscape for days on end.
After spending a few days in Riga, a very beautiful old city occasionally interrupted by monstrous yet curious Soviet relics, we made it to the coast and spent the next few days fighting our way south against a very strong headwind. We feel a little like we've missed the end of the season, not only is the weather taking a cold turn but the people have all but disappeared. Many of the camp grounds where we plan to stay are now shut and the ones where we do stay are all empty. The camp grounds are really pretty awesome and you can tell that in the summer holidays they would have been teeming with people, but we're obviously a few weeks late.
Most of the coastline seems deserted, but we have just arrived in Ventspils, a huge shipping port which is still active although clearly past its prime. We passed a lot of abandoned houses and decrepit factories as we came into the outskirts of the town and then arrived at a waterfront filled with huge cranes, container ships loading up with coal, and shipyards full of mountains of timber. The centre of the town has lots of lovely old timber buildings and big town squares which seem rather out of place beside the massive industrial waterfront. But somehow, even in the drizzling rain, we are captivated by this very strange place.


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It may be decades before the full story of Ben Zygier's detention and death in a high security Israeli prison, ever comes out. The Israeli government isn't likely to tell its side any time soon and the Australian aspects of this troubling case are still largely shrouded in secrecy.
The picture that emerges from the report into the affair is disappointing, indeed disturbing. It tells only part of the story. Our supposedly highly professional diplomatic and intelligence agencies could not communicate effectively about this serious matter.
Foreign Affairs and Trade failed to communicate internally important information about an Australian citizen or to deal proactively with a difficult and complex consular case. Sensitive issues were dealt with verbally and with a minimum of record-keeping or accountability.
The former foreign minister Stephen Smith was disengaged and can't remember much at all.
Disturbingly, these are the same political and bureaucratic failures identified by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Dr Vivienne Thom in her December 2011 report on the action of government agencies in relation to the arrest, rendition and detention of Mamdouh Habib. Habib was an Australian citizen wrongly accused of deep links to al-Qaeda who was tortured in a CIA black site in Egypt.
In her report on the Habib case, Thom highlighted the failure of both DFAT and ASIO to co-operate effectively and criticised the declared preference of the then ASIO director and later DFAT secretary Dennis Richardson to avoid detailed written records of sensitive discussions with foreign agencies and indeed Australian ministers. She also criticised Richardson because he was aware Habib was about to be sent to Egypt but failed to promptly inform the Australian government, even though he opposed the move.
The cases of Habib and Zygier both highlight the essentially passive and reactive approach Australia's foreign policy bureaucracy takes towards consular matters, especially where sensitive foreign policy and security interests are involved.
The fact Zygier and his family did not take the initiative in seeking consular access and assistance is beside the point. At the very least DFAT should have been proactive in seeking information about Zygier's welfare and what, if any, assistance, he or his family needed. Carr is right to be critical of his agency, albeit while highlighting the ''odd'' nature of a case involving an Australian national allegedly working for a foreign intelligence agency.
However, it remains to be seen whether Australia's diplomats and spooks will lift their game. In 2011 Thom noted that DFAT and ASIO had already agreed to implement a new, proactive ''whole of government'' approach to deal with consular cases that involved intelligence and security aspects. Clearly that approach wasn't applied to the sad circumstances of Zygier.
More than two years after Zygier's death, the whole of government protocols still haven't been introduced.


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Nurnberg was great though. We first need to thank Scott and Christine Minert for letting us stay in their amazing home in Stein for the night and feeding us a really great meal
Also a huge thank you to Veselina. For those that don't know, she is my good friend from Bulgaria. She is seriously the best. Last time I came to Germany she was able to set us up in a great little hotel in the center of the old town because she is friends with everybody, it seemed like at least. This time she brought her roommates and they showed us around the town for the night. It was the most fun I have had yet on the trip, by far. We walked through the old town, ate my favorite ice cream (I have only found it in Nurnberg- it's called Engelblau and it is blue and ridiculous), then went to a cafe- much like I would have done EXACTLY 10 years ago in Dobrich with Veselina and our other Dobrich friends. I miss all you guys.
So for having only one night in Germany, we were still able to cram a bunch in and hang out with great people. Thanks again Scott, Christine, and Vesalina (roommates included). It sucks to leave so quickly, но ще се видим пак. Наистина беше страхотно. Благодаря Вес.
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Start contraceptive therapy with ORTHO EVRA in women who elect not to breastfeed no sooner than 4 weeks after childbirth due to increased risk of thromboembolism. If a woman begins using ORTHO EVRA postpartum, and has not yet had a period, consider the possibility of ovulation and conception occurring prior to use of ORTHO EVRA, and instruct her to use an additional method of contraception, such as a condom and spermicide or diaphragm and spermicide, for the first seven days. [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and Pregnancy.]
Use after Abortion or Miscarriage
After an abortion or miscarriage that occurs in the first trimester, ORTHO EVRA may be started immediately. An additional method of contraception is not needed if ORTHO EVRA is started immediately. If use of ORTHO EVRA is not started within 5 days following a first trimester abortion, the woman should follow the instructions for a woman starting ORTHO EVRA for the first time. In the meantime she should be advised to use a non-hormonal contraceptive method. Ovulation may occur within 10 days of an abortion or miscarriage.
Start ORTHO EVRA no earlier than 4 weeks after a second trimester abortion or miscarriage, due to the increased risk of thromboembolic disease. [See CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
How to Apply ORTHO EVRA
Choosing A Place On The Body To Put The Patch
- The patch may be placed on the upper outer arm, abdomen, buttock or back in a place where it won't be rubbed by tight clothing. For example, it should not be placed under the waistband of clothing.
- The patch should not be placed on the breasts, on cut or irritated skin, or on the same location as the previous patch.
Before applying the patch
- The woman should make sure the skin is clean and dry.
- She should not use lotions, creams, oils, powders, or make-up at the patch site. It may cause the patch to fail to stick properly or to become loose. HOW TO APPLY THE PATCH
How To Apply The Patch
- The woman should tear open the pouch at the top edge. She should peel open the foil pouch that contains the patch and its clear plastic cover. She should gently remove the patch and its plastic cover together from the pouch, being careful not to separate the patch from the clear plastic cover.
- Using a fingernail, the woman should peel away half of the clear plastic. She should avoid touching the sticky surface with her fingers.
- The woman should apply the sticky side of the patch on the skin she has cleaned and dried. She should then remove the other half of the clear plastic and attach the entire patch to her skin.
- The woman should press firmly on the patch with the palm of her hand for 10 seconds, making sure that the whole patch adheres to her skin.
- She should run her fingers over the entire surface area to smooth out any "wrinkles" around the outer edges of the patch.
- The woman should check her patch every day to make sure all edges are sticking correctly.
When To Change The Ortho Evra Patch
- The patch works for seven days (one week). The woman should apply a new patch on the same day each week (her Patch Change Day) for 3 weeks in a row. She must make sure she has removed her old patch prior to applying the new patch.
- During Week 4, she DOES NOT wear a patch. She must make sure she removes her old patch. (Her period should begin during this week.)
- Following Week 4, she repeats the cycle of three weekly applications followed by a patch-free week.
What If The Patch Becomes Loose Or Falls Off?
The patch must stick securely to the skin to work properly. If the ORTHO EVRA patch becomes partially or completely detached and remains detached, insufficient drug delivery occurs. The woman should not try to reapply a patch if it is no longer sticky, if it has become stuck to itself or another surface, or if it has other material stuck to it.
If a patch edge lifts up
- The woman should press down firmly on the patch with the palm of her hand for 10 seconds, making sure that the whole patch adheres to her skin. She should run her fingers over the entire surface area to smooth out any "wrinkles" around the edges of the patch.
- If her patch does not stick completely, she should remove it and apply a replacement patch.
- She should not tape or wrap the patch to her skin or reapply a patch that is partially adhered to clothing.
If the patch has been off or partially off
- For less than 1 Day, she should try to reapply it. If the patch does not adhere completely, she should apply a new patch immediately. (No backup contraception is needed and her Patch Change Day will stay the same).
- For more than 1 Day or if she is not sure for how long, she may not be protected from pregnancy. To reduce this risk, she should apply a new patch and start a new 4-week cycle. She will now have a new Patch Change Day and MUST USE NON-HORMONAL BACKUP CONTRACEPTION (such as a condom and spermicide or diaphragm and spermicide) for the first week of her new cycle.
If The Woman Forgets To Change Her Patch
- at the start of any patch cycle (Week One/Day 1): SHE MAY NOT BE PROTECTED FROM PREGNANCY. She should apply the first patch of her new cycle as soon as she remembers. There is now a new "Patch Change Day" and a new "Day 1." The woman must use back-up contraception, such as a condom and spermicide or diaphragm and spermicide, for the first week of the new cycle.
- in the middle of the patch cycle (Week Two/Day 8 or
Week Three/Day 15),
- for one or two days (up to 48 hours), she should apply a new patch immediately. The next patch should be applied on the usual "Patch Change Day." No back-up contraception is needed.
- for more than two days (48 hours or more), SHE MAY NOT BE PROTECTED FROM PREGNANCY. She should stop the current contraceptive cycle and start a new four-week cycle immediately by putting on a new patch. There is now a new "Patch Change Day" and a new "Day 1." The woman must use back-up contraception for one week.
- at the end of the patch cycle (Week Four/Day 22),
- If the woman forgets to remove her patch, she should take it off as soon as she remembers. The next cycle should be started on the usual "Patch Change Day," which is the day after Day 28. No back-up contraception is needed.
Under no circumstances should there be more than a seven-day patch-free interval between cycles. If there are more than seven patch-free days, THE WOMAN MAY NOT BE PROTECTED FROM PREGNANCY and back-up contraception, such as a condom and spermicide or diaphragm and spermicide, must be used for seven days. As with combined oral contraceptives, the risk of ovulation increases with each day beyond the recommended drug-free period. If she has had intercourse during such an extended patch-free interval, consider the possibility of pregnancy.
Change Day Adjustment
If the woman wishes to change her Patch Change Day, she should complete her current cycle, removing the third ORTHO EVRA patch on the correct day. During the patch-free week, she may select an earlier Patch Day Change by applying a new ORTHO EVRA patch on the desired day. In no case should there be more than 7 consecutive patch-free days.
Breakthrough Bleeding or Spotting
In the event of unscheduled or breakthrough bleeding or spotting (bleeding that occurs on the days that ORTHO EVRA is worn), treatment should be continued. If unscheduled bleeding persists longer than a few cycles, consider causes other than ORTHO EVRA.
If the woman does not have scheduled or withdrawal bleeding (bleeding that should occur during the patch-free week), she should resume treatment on the next scheduled Change Day. If ORTHO EVRA has been used correctly, the absence of withdrawal bleeding is not necessarily an indication of pregnancy. Nevertheless, consider the possibility of pregnancy, especially if absence of withdrawal bleeding occurs in 2 consecutive cycles. Discontinue ORTHO EVRA if pregnancy is confirmed.
In Case of Skin Irritation
If patch use results in uncomfortable irritation, the patch may be removed and a new patch may be applied to a different location until the next Change Day. Only one patch should be worn at a time.
Additional Instructions for Dosing
Unscheduled bleeding, spotting, and amenorrhea are frequent reasons for patients discontinuing hormonal contraceptives. In case of breakthrough bleeding, as in all cases of irregular bleeding from the vagina, consider nonfunctional causes. In case of undiagnosed persistent or recurrent abnormal bleeding from the vagina, take adequate diagnostic measures to rule out pregnancy or malignancy. If pathology has been excluded, time or a change to another method of contraception may solve the problem.
Use of Hormonal Contraceptives in the Event of a Missed Menstrual Period
- If the woman has not adhered to the prescribed schedule, consider the possibility of pregnancy at the time of the first missed period. Discontinue use of ORTHO EVRA if pregnancy is confirmed.
- If the woman has adhered to the prescribed regimen and misses one period, she should continue using her contraceptive patches. However, if she has adhered to the prescribed regimen, misses one period and has symptoms associated with pregnancy, rule out pregnancy. Discontinue ORTHO EVRA use if pregnancy is confirmed.
- If the woman has adhered to the prescribed regimen and misses two consecutive periods, rule out pregnancy. Discontinue ORTHO EVRA use if pregnancy is confirmed.
Dosage Forms And Strengths
Transdermal system
ORTHO EVRA is a 20 cm² beige, thin, matrix-type transdermal system containing 6 mg norelgestromin (NGMN) and 0.75 mg EE.
The outside of the backing layer is heat-stamped "ORTHO EVRA®."
Storage And Handling
Each beige ORTHO EVRA patch contains 6 mg NGMN and 0.75 mg EE.
Each patch surface is heat stamped with ORTHO EVRA. Each patch is packaged in a protective pouch.
ORTHO EVRA is available in folding cartons of 1 cycle each (NDC 50458-192-15); each cycle contains 3 patches.
ORTHO EVRA is available for clinic usage in folding cartons of 1 cycle each (NDC 50458-192-24); each cycle contains 3 patches.
ORTHO EVRA is also available in folding cartons containing a single patch (NDC 50458-192-01), intended for use as a replacement in the event that a patch is inadvertently lost or destroyed.
Special Precautions for Storage and Disposal
Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15 to 30°C (59 to 86°F).
Store patches in their protective pouches. Apply immediately upon removal from the protective pouch.
Do not store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Used patches still contain some active hormones. The sticky sides of the patch should be folded together and the folded patch placed in a sturdy container, preferably with a child-resistant cap, and the container thrown in the trash. Used patches should not be flushed down the toilet.
Mfd. by: Janssen Ortho, LLC Manati, Puerto Rico 00674. Mfd. for: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Titusville, New Jersey 08560. Revised June 2013This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
Last reviewed on RxList: 7/12/2013
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Manna Vehicles sold me a vehicle with a verbal agreement to fix 2 items which needed repair. Manna Vehicles attemped 3 times to fix these issues and never did. The fact that these items were never repaired caused Manna and I to agree that Manna would take the vehicle back and unwind the deal.
Manna told me for a month through multiple phone calls that they were working on unwinding the deal and assured me time and time again that they would take the vehicle back. I never received the title.
In light of the fact that it was taking so long, I attempted to return the vehicle to Manna. Manna then refused to take possession of the vehicle and claimed he never agreed to take the vehicle back. I have spent countless hours dealing with this issue and have even spent $600 in repairs. Manna needs to honor the agreement that they made to take the car back.
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Narcs Nab Two In Coke Deal At Blackwater
Police arrested two Rockaway men, one of them a Brooklyn schoolteacher, for allegedly possessing marijuana and selling cocaine to an undercover narcotics officer at a local bar after last weekend's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Kevin McConnell, 32, and Angel Romero, 21, were arrested at the Black water Inn, 112-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, just after 7 p.m. last Saturday night. McConnell, of 103-00 Shore Front Parkway, is a teacher at Ditmas Junior High School (IS 62); Romero, if 102-00 Shore Front Par way, is reportedly an employee at Dunkin' Donuts.
The two men were arraigned on charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance and marijuana possession before Queens Criminal Court Judge Steven Paynter. Bail for both men was set at $5,000.
According to court documents, an un dercover officer approached McCon nell, asked for cocaine, and then gave him an undisclosed sum of money. McConnell then allegedly walked over to Romero, exchanged the money for cocaine, and then returned to the officer with the illegal drug.
After arresting McConnell and Romero, police said they discovered both men also had marijuana on them. Romero carried 10 bags in his waistband, while McConnell had one in the pocket of his pants, according to court documents.
McConnell was reportedly assigned to an administrative position while the matter is being resolved. His attorney, Thomas C. Monaghan, said McConnell has an "exemplary record" and would be cleared of the charges. Romero's attorney, Melody Glover, declined to comment.
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Late last month, we posted that the Sprint Photon Q will go on sale with an unlocked bootloader. This is the first device in a long time (going back to the OG Droid) where Moto pushed out devices with such freedom. Now, Google-owned Motorola has published a site similar to HTC Dev that allows users to
void their warranty unlock their devices. Here's the prerequisites from Motorola along with the short list of devices that have this ability:
To unlock your Motorola device, you must first:
- Check whether your device can be unlocked
- Install fastboot and the Android SDK
- Install the latest Motorola USB Drivers
- Verify fastboot recognizes your device
- Sign a warranty waiver and release
I can remember the pain I went through many years ago with a first generation RAZR flip phone and how hard it was just to unlock it from Cingular and use it on a different carrier. This is a big step in the right direction from an OEM that has had almost a strange and unexplained draconian stance on unlocked devices over the past 18 months.
So far the unlock tool works for the Photon Q (mentioned above), the developer edition Moto RAZR (which if I'm not mistaken was already unlocked), the Verizon Xoom, and the worldwide Xoom wifi (again, nothing shocking). More devices are sure to slowly trickle out and I'm certain newer devices will have this unlock available. Will the Droid line join in on the party? What will carriers have to say about this? These questions will surely be answered over the next several months, but feel free to speculate or articulate in the comments.]]>


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To get signed to David Byrne's Luaka Bop, an artist must attain a level of charming quirkiness. But "quirk" is a quality that, when taken too far—and it often is—can as easily eschew a band into generically unlistenable and commercially indie mediocrity. But the always astute ears of Luaka Bop have selected a treasure in New Jersey band Delicate Steve.
Made up a group of youngsters just old enough to toss their fake IDs and led by 23-year-old senior band member and multi-instrumental whiz Steve Marion (who records solo and plays live with a full band), Delicate Steve produces a mature yet fanciful sound. True, an air of whimsy surrounds it—previously released video for "Wondervisions" is a grainy reel of Marion playing a one-on-one basketball match against a Dirty Projector and the band was introduced via a 1500-word nonsensical press release—but Delicate Steve is not as dainty as its name suggests.
Wondervisions, its lyric-less debut full length, does not fall short on its abilities to stir emotion: the title track is a tranquil song with a dash of cheer, like drinking an Old Fashioned with good friends while a storm rages outside, and "The Ballad of Speck and Pebble" is a capricious jaunty cowpoke stomp. Delicate Steve's musicianship is best shown in the single and Wondervisions' closer "Butterfly," a warm, rolling drum-driven tune spewing joyous ash, which speaks a wordless universal language where vibrato melodies are sung by wailing guitars.


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Jockey Eibar Coa became the fourth jockey since 1940 to win 300 races on the New York circuit in one year when he rode Acclaimed Racing Stable's Significant Other, trained by Steven Krebs, to victory in the fourth race at Aqueduct on Friday.
Since 1940, New York jockeys have won 300 or more races in one year only five other times. Steve Cauthen topped the charts with 433 victories in 1977, Angel Cordero Jr. took home 340 winners in 1982 and 309 winners in 1983, and Mike Smith's best years came in 1991 (330 wins) and 1993 (313).
"When I first started in the beginning of the year I never had this in mind, I just wanted to do the best I could," Coa said. "Just last month I learned I was getting close to 300, so it became a big deal… it gets you excited to be up there with those top riders, it's something anybody would appreciate."
A native of Venezuela, 35-year-old Coa started riding in his native country in 1992, then immigrated to the United States in 1993. After returning to Venezuela from 1994-1996, he made a permanent move to the U.S. to ride full time in Florida. He earned multiple riding titles at Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park before moving his tack to the East Coast and becoming a leading rider at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. Since beginning his career in America in 1993, Coa has won 3,194 races and his mounts have earned over $86 million.
Coa's career reached a new level in 2005 when he hired Matt Muzikar, a New York agent who formerly handled business for Mike Luzzi, Aaron Gryder and Shaun Bridgmohan.
"The combination between Matt and me as a team is the key to my great success in 2005 and 2006," Coa said. "He's definitely one of the main reasons I've done so well in New York."
The duo teamed up to win back-to-back riding titles at Aqueduct for the 2005-'06 winter and spring meets, then finished a narrow second (65-64) to Edgar Prado in the '06 spring standings at Belmont Park. After a successful season at Saratoga, Coa tied Prado for Belmont's fall 2006 riding title with 38 wins. He currently is second in the standings at Aqueduct's inner track meet with 28 victories.
"First and foremost, we wouldn't reach the winners' circle at all if we didn't have the support of trainers and owners, so we want to thank them," Muzikar said. "We've had a lot of support from a lot of people; it's been a really good year. The three riders who already accomplished this feat are great riders as we already know, so it definitely speaks to Eibar's ability to be counted among them."
Coa had a career-best $12,564,325 in purse earnings through Dec. 28. He ranks fifth in the national standings with 317 wins overall, topping his personal record of 305 wins in a year set in 1996. Coa said he will ride at Aqueduct through the rest of the winter.
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st: RE: probability question
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:48:46 -0400
I'm probably thinking of this too simplistically, but wouldn't this just be a Fisher's exact test?
. tabi 3 1 \ 4 112, exact /* where col = rain and row = hat */
| col
row | 1 2 | Total
1 | 3 1 | 4
2 | 4 112 | 116
Total | 7 113 | 120
Fisher's exact = 0.000
1-sided Fisher's exact = 0.000
. return list
r(p1_exact) = .0004857223202188
r(p_exact) = .0004857223202188
r(c) = 2
r(r) = 2
r(N) = 120
Paul F. Visintainer, PhD
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during a consecutive period of 120 days, if it rains on 7 days and my
client wears a hat on 4 days (these are independent of any knowledge of
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on which he is wearing a hat?
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