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Feb 25, 2014 - StaffThe first look ahead toward spring-summer snowmelt runoff in the Wind River Basin predicts water availability to be at or near the 30-year average.
The Bureau of Reclamation has released its February forecast of snowmelt covering the period from April through July for the Wind River at high elevation, Bull Lake Reservoir and Boysen Reservoir.
Upstream, BuRec forecasts April through July runoff into the Wind River above Bull Lake Creek at 425,000 acre feet, which is 107 percent of the 30-year average for 397,000 acre feet.
An acre foot is the amount of water required to cover an acre of flat land to a depth of one foot. It equates to about 326,000 gallons of water.
Inflow to Bull Lake Reservoir is predicted at 130,000 acre feet from July through April. That's 95 percent of the 30-year average inflow of 137,000 acre feet. Remaining water from the Wind River will flow downstream.
At Boysen Reservoir, which is a much larger body than Bull Lake, inflow in the spring and early summer is forecast at 475,000 acre feet, 89 percent of the 30-year average of 534,000 acre feet. Boysen has more sources of inflow than Bull Lake and is restrained by a bigger dam.
Coleman Smith is the new Wyoming Area Manager for the bureau, overseeing operations at Bull Lake and Boysen Reservoirs as well as smaller BuRec operations in Fremont County, including Pilot Butte Reservoir, also known as Morton Lake.
Downstream, the bureau's dam and reservoir network also includes Buffalo Bill Reservoir near Cody and Bighorn Lake near Lovell, also known as Yellowtail Reservoir. Water from the Fremont County properties flows to Bighorn Lake.
Runoff to Bighorn Lake is predicted to be 1.14 million acre feet, 107 percent of average. At Buffalo Bill, projected inflow is 720,000 acre feet, 108 percent of average.
The latest BuRec forecast is dated Feb. 11. Two new storms have left more snow in the Wind River Mountains since then.
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Decreased surfactant phosphatidylcholine synthesis in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may result in severe respiratory insufficiency with a high morbidity. The role of a disturbed surfactant metabolism in the pathogenesis of CDH is unclear. We therefore studied endogenous surfactant metabolism in the most severe CDH patients who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Eleven neonates with CDH who required ECMO and ten ventilated neonates without significant lung disease received a 24-h infusion of the stable isotope [U-13C] glucose. The 13C-incorporation into palmitic acid in surfactant phosphatidylcholine (PC) isolated from serial tracheal aspirates was measured. Mean PC concentration in epithelial lining fluid (ELF) was measured during the first 4 days of the study.
Fractional surfactant PC synthesis was decreased in CDH-ECMO patients compared to controls (2.4 ± 0.33 vs. 8.0 ± 2.4%/day, p = 0.04). The control group had a higher maximal enrichment (0.18 ± 0.03 vs. 0.09 ± 0.02 APE, p = 0.04) and reached this maximal enrichment earlier (46.7 ± 3.0 vs. 69.4 ± 6.6 h, p = 0.004) compared to the CDH-ECMO group, which reflects higher and faster precursor incorporation in the control group. Surfactant PC concentration in ELF was similar in both groups.
These results show that CDH patients who require ECMO have a decreased surfactant PC synthesis, which may be part of the pathogenesis of severe pulmonary insufficiency and has a negative impact on weaning from ECMO.
KeywordsSurfactant metabolism Lung injury Stable isotopes Surfactant phosphatidylcholine Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may result in severe neonatal pulmonary insufficiency due to lung hypoplasia, pulmonary hypertension and the sequelae of ventilatory support [1]. The mortality is variable depending on the case and center selection and the ability to use a variety of treatment modalities [2, 3, 4].
Several animal models, such as the surgically created CDH lamb model and the nitrofen-induced CDH rat model, suggest decreased surfactant parameters in lung tissue, but not on the individual cellular level [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]. In vitro studies in isolated type II cells of the CDH lamb model show decreased incorporation of precursor in surfactant phosphatidylcholine (PC), suggesting decreased surfactant synthesis [8, 9].
The scarce data in humans are more controversial. No difference in the amniotic lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio between CDH and control fetuses was found [11], but amniotic surfactant protein A (SP-A) was reported to be lower in CDH fetuses who died or required ECMO [12]. Autopsy studies in CDH infants showed decreased SP-A levels in the lungs [13, 14]. Recently, Boucherat et al. [15] concluded that no surfactant deficiency exists in lungs of fetuses with CDH. Earlier, we showed that the concentration of surfactant PC in bronchoalveolar lavage from CDH patients was not different from control patients [16]. Within this context, Cogo et al. [17, 18, 19] studied surfactant metabolism with the use of stable isotopes in infants with CDH on mechanical ventilation, but not on ECMO, and compared them with ventilated control infants. In CDH infants without ECMO they found decreased amounts of PC and SP-A in the tracheal aspirates, a decreased surfactant disaturated PC (DSPC) pool size and a higher DSPC turnover rate, but no decreased synthesis of surfactant DSPC. In an earlier study, we did not find a change in surfactant PC pool size or in turnover rate in high-risk CDH patients who required ECMO when compared to infants with meconium aspiration on ECMO or to ventilated infants without ECMO [20].
Although different studies from the CDH study group did not reveal a benefit of routine use of exogenous surfactant, abnormalities in surfactant metabolism kinetics or secondary inactivation of surfactant due to the method of artificial ventilation cannot be excluded [21, 22]. We hypothesized that surfactant synthesis in CDH patients who require ECMO is decreased compared to control infants. Therefore, we studied the surfactant PC kinetics in vivo in CDH patients who required ECMO with the use of infused stable isotope tracers.
Patients and methods
Patient characteristics
n = 11
n = 10
Gestational age (week)
38.2 ± 0.8
39.0 ± 0.4
Birth weight (g)
3,077 ± 150
3,189 ± 237
Apgar at 5 min
6.4 ± 0.8
7.0 ± 1.5
Pneumothorax (n)a
Duration of ventilation (days)
28.3 ± 5.1
25.6 ± 9.9
Age at start study (h)
42.9 ± 4.5
137.6 ± 45.5b
Survivors (n)
Our institution uses a standardized protocol for treatment of CDH patients, consisting of: planned vaginal delivery in prenatal diagnosed cases, immediate endotracheal intubation at birth, followed by high frequency oscillation (Sensormedics) as the primary ventilator mode. We used low settings: frequency 8–10 Hz, MAP 12–14 mmHg, ∆P 30–40 mmHg and FiO2 to maintain preductal saturations ≥95%, \( P_{{{\text{CO}}_{ 2} }} \) between 7.0 and 7.5 kPa, allowing permissive hypercapnia. Insertion of a double-lumen nasogastric tube with the application of continuous suctioning for decompression of the stomach, cardiac ultrasound to evaluate right–left shunting and structural defects, fluid restriction (40–60 ml/kg body weight on day 1), no muscle paralysis, sedation with midazolam [0.1 mg/(kg h)] and morphine [5–15 mcg/(kg h)], and support of systemic blood pressure by dopamine and eventually norepinephrine [23].
The entry criteria for ECMO were: gestational age of ≥34 weeks, birth weight of ≥2,000 g, mechanical ventilation for <7 days, AaDO2 of >600 torr (>80 kPa) for 8 h and OI >25 for 4 h. A minimal preductal PaO2 of ≥75 torr (≥10 kPa) was an additional entry criterion for CDH patients to at least ensure a reasonable chance of weaning from ECMO later. During ECMO, ventilator settings were routinely reduced to a peak inspiratory pressure of 9–12 mmHg (12–16 cm H2O), positive end-expiratory pressure of ~4 mmHg (5–6 cm H2O), respiratory rate of 10–15 breaths/min, and FiO2 of 0.25–0.3 using conventional ventilation (Babylog, Drager).
Isotope infusion and sample collection
All included patients received a 24-h continuous intravenous infusion of [U-13C] glucose [0.17 mg/(kg min)], Campro Scientific, Veenendaal, The Netherlands, and Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc., Andover, MA). The start of the isotope infusion was defined as the start of the study (t = 0). Before and during the label infusion, 1 ml of blood was drawn every 6 h for determination of 13C-enrichment of plasma glucose. Samples were collected in an EDTA tube, immediately placed on ice and centrifuged at 2,500 rpm for 10 min. The plasma was stored at −70°C until it was analyzed. Tracheal aspirates were obtained every 4–6 h during the time the infant was intubated, with a maximum of 2 weeks. The tracheal suctioning was performed during routine patient care and did not deviate from the normal clinical care, which consisted of tracheal suctioning every nursing shift, or more frequently if it seemed clinically necessary. Tracheal aspirates were immediately placed at −20°C, until further processing.
Analytical procedure
The plasma and tracheal aspirates were processed as described before [19, 24]. Briefly, plasma was delipidated, and glucose was isolated and derivatized to an aldonitril pentacetate derivative [25]. Organic extraction was used to isolate surfactant lipids in the tracheal aspirates [26], and surfactant PC was recovered by thin layer chromatography [27]. Isotopic enrichments were measured by mass spectrometry, as described before [24]. The 13C-enrichments were expressed as atom percent excess (APE), which represents the increase in the percentage of 13C atoms in total carbon dioxide from the combusted compounds above baseline enrichment (before infusion). Enrichments were corrected for the contribution of unlabeled carbon atoms added during derivatization.
Determination of composition and concentration
Fatty acid composition of surfactant PC and the amount of surfactant PC were determined by gas-chromatography (Hewlett-Packard, 5890 series II, Amstelveen, The Netherlands) [16]. The concentration of surfactant PC in the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) was calculated by correcting for dilution of the ELF during endotracheal suction: dilution factor = [urea]serum/[urea]supernatant [28].
Calculations were performed as described before [24]. Time of first appearance (Tapp) is defined as the time delay between the start of the isotope infusion and the first appearance of the label in surfactant PC. Time of maximal enrichment (Tmax) is the time where maximum enrichment is reached (Emax). Half-life of surfactant PC (T½) was calculated from the downslope of the enrichment versus time curve. Fractional synthesis time (FSR) of palmitic acid in surfactant PC represents the percentage of the total PC-palmitate pool synthesized de novo from plasma glucose per day.
Data analyses
Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). The non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was applied to compare groups. Spearman correlation was used to evaluate correlations between surfactant kinetic parameters, surfactant PC concentration and patient characteristics. Significance was accepted at a value of p < 0.05 (two-sided).
Seven CDH-ECMO patients were diagnosed prenatally and were born in our hospital; four were postnatal referrals. ECMO was started at 15.1 ± 2.7 h after birth and had a duration of 226 ± 34 h. The time on ECMO before the start of the study was 27.8 ± 4.2 h. No baby received treatment with exogenous surfactant. All patients were successfully decannulated. The non-survivors in the CDH-ECMO group died at 28.2 ± 5.5 days of life because of therapy-resistant pulmonary hypertension. Unfortunately, lung body weight ratios are not available as no non-survivor autopsies were authorized. Two patients with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in the control group died because of severe cerebral damage on day 6, respectively, day 15 of life. Clinical characteristics are described in Table 1.
Ventilatory parameters
Nine CDH patients were ventilated with high frequency oscillation (HFO) before ECMO; two CDH patients were conventionally ventilated. Ventilation and oxygenation characteristics of the CDH patients before the start of ECMO were as follows: mean airway pressure (MAP) was 13.5 ± 1.4 mmHg (18.3 ± 1.9 cm H2O), oxygenation index [OI = (MAP × FiO2)/PaO2I] was 40.6 ± 8.1, and the alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaDO2 = PaO2 − [(713 × FiO2) − (PaCO2/0.8)]) was 593.0 ± 10.2 torr (79 kPa). The ten control patients were conventionally ventilated for 26 ± 10 days following surgery or because of apneic attacks. These patients had mild ventilatory settings: FiO2: 0.26 ± 0.03, MAP: 5.9 ± 0.6 mmHg (8.0 ± 0.8 cm H2O), ventilatory rate: 31 ± 4/min, positive inspiratory pressure (PIP): 14.1 ± 1.3 mmHg (19.2 ± 1.8 cm H2O) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP): 3.2 ± 0.1 mmHg (4.4 ± 0.2 cm H2O).
Surfactant kinetic parameters (Table 2)
Surfactant kinetic parameters
n = 11
n = 10
p Value
FSR (%/day)
2.4 ± 0.3
8.0 ± 2.4
Tapp (h)
18.0 ± 2.6
11.7 ± 1.1
Tmax (h)
69.8 ± 6.6
46.7 ± 3.0
Emax (APE)
0.09 ± 0.02
0.18 ± 0.03
Half life (h)
69.0 ± 10.3
63.4 ± 10.7
Egluc (APE)
2.0 ± 0.1
2.2 ± 0.3
PC (mg/ml ELF)
6.6 ± 1.9
12.8 ± 2.6
The surfactant PC concentration in ELF during the first 4 days of the study was equal in both groups (Table 2). No correlations were found between the surfactant PC concentration and the clinical or surfactant PC kinetic parameters.
Surfactant PC concentration in ELF during the first 4 days of the study was not different between the survivors and non-survivors of the CDH-ECMO group (9.5 ± 3.6 vs. 4.5 ± 1.8 mg/ml ELF, p = 0.27). There were also no differences in surfactant kinetic parameters between the survivors and non-survivors of the CDH-ECMO group. Non-survivors had a lower gestational age than survivors of the CDH-ECMO group (37.1 ± 0.6 vs. 39.6 ± 0.5 weeks, p = 0.02).
In the current study, we also measured fractional surfactant PC synthesis in two CDH patients who did not require ECMO. The kinetic parameters of these two CDH patients not requiring ECMO were: Tapp 13 and 26 h, Tmax 39 and 43 h, Emax 0.17 and 0.23 APE, FSR 7 and 14%/day, PC concentration in ELF 3.7 and 7.6 mg/ml, half-life 56.8 h in one patient only.
Seven CDH-ECMO patients and two control patients of the current study had also received an endotracheal tracer to calculate the total lung surfactant pool size [20]. By multiplying the FSR by the pool size in these patients, we were able to calculate the 'net absolute synthesis rate.' The mean net synthesis rate of seven CDH-ECMO patients was 2.7 ± 0.8 mg/(kg d), which is comparable with that of premature infants [2.7 ± 0.8 mg/(kg d)] [29]. In the two control patients the net synthesis rate was much higher at 11.2 and 11.5 mg/(kg d).
We report a significantly reduced surfactant PC synthesis in infants with CDH who require ECMO compared to ventilated control infants. The surfactant PC synthesis was studied in vivo with the use of stable isotopes by measuring incorporation rates of precursor glucose into surfactant PC (FSR 2.4 ± 0.33 vs. 8.0 ± 2.4%/day, p = 0.04). These results are in line with studies in animal models that also found decreased PC synthesis in isolated type II cells or lungs from CDH fetuses of the rat and lamb model [8, 9, 30].
In an earlier report in CDH infants who did not require ECMO, we found no decreased fractional synthesis rates of surfactant DSPC in comparison to ventilated control infants [18, 19]. A plausible explanation for the difference in surfactant synthesis is that the CDH infants who require ECMO have more severe pulmonary hypoplasia and/or immaturity than CDH patients who do not require ECMO. Indeed, pulmonary insufficiency in the CDH infants who did not require ECMO in our two previous studies was clearly less severe with a lower OI (7.8–10 vs. 40.6), other ventilator parameters and a lower mortality. In agreement with our previous studies, the kinetic parameters of the two CDH patients not requiring ECMO were very similar to these in the ventilated control group.
The decrease in surfactant synthesis in this study on CDH-ECMO patients is felt to be secondary to progressing injury to the lungs. Bohlin et al. [31] measured surfactant synthesis in term infants using 13C-acetate as precursor. They found a decreased FSR in term infants with severe respiratory failure, similar to the FSR of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome, suggesting that a lower FSR might be reflective of severely injured and dysfunctional lungs. The FSR we found in our CDH patients is also similar to the FSR in preterm infants with RDS (~2.7%/day) after 13C-glucose infusion as precursor [24].
Our results of a lower FSR in CDH-ECMO cannot be simply explained by the smaller size of the lungs. Firstly, if pool size were just decreased in relation to smaller lungs, FSR would not be influenced when synthesis per lung unit would remain the same. Secondly, we did not find a decreased PC pool size in our previous study on CDH-ECMO patients in comparison to infants with meconium aspiration on ECMO or to non-ECMO patients [20]. Thirdly, no difference in net absolute synthesis between CDH infants without ECMO and ventilated controls was found by the use of dual tracers [18]. The net absolute synthesis rate calculated in seven CDH-ECMO patients is comparable with that of premature infants [2.7 ± 0.8 mg/(kg d)] [29]. In the two control patients the net synthesis rate was much higher.
An alternative explanation for the decreased surfactant synthesis in CDH-ECMO patients is the severe pulmonary hypertension leading to ECMO requirement. It could be speculated that reduced blood flow through the lungs due to severe pulmonary hypertension provides less substrate for surfactant synthesis. In addition, during VA-ECMO the lung blood flow is also significantly lower since the circuit blood flow drained from the right atrium is shunting the lungs and directly diverted to the ascending aorta. Earlier we found an increased surfactant synthesis in premature infants who had a clinically relevant persistent ductus arteriosus, a situation that leads to an increased lung blood flow [29]. Furthermore, ECMO is known to result in increased vascular permeability and cytokine release, which could influence surfactant kinetics [32].
From animal studies it is known that physical stretch of the alveoli stimulates surfactant synthesis and secretion [33]. Physical stretch during ECMO treatment is reduced because low ventilatory settings (PIP 9–12 mmHg) are used as part of the concept of "lung rest" and could possibly decrease surfactant synthesis. However, we found no difference in surfactant synthesis in preterm infants ventilated with high frequency oscillation compared to conventional ventilation, which argues against the influence of stretch in vivo on surfactant synthesis [34].
In the current study we did not find a significant difference in the concentration of PC in ELF during the first 4 days between the CDH patients on ECMO and controls (Table 2). The PC concentration in ELF of the CDH-ECMO patients in this study (6.6 mg/ml) is comparable with other data of CDH patients on ECMO (~6.5 mg/ml) and with the results of CDH patients not requiring ECMO (~4 mg/ml) [16, 19, 20]. In preterm infants, using the same method, a lower surfactant PC concentration was found (2.4 mg/ml) [35]. Earlier, we showed that surfactant PC pool size in CDH patients requiring ECMO was not decreased when compared with the pool sizes of neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome requiring ECMO and neonates who did not require ECMO [20]. However, Cogo et al. found lower concentrations of DSPC in ELF and SP-A in tracheal aspirates of CDH patients who were not on ECMO compared to controls.
Surfactant PC concentration in ELF during the study was not significantly lower in the non-survivors of our CDH-ECMO group, though in the literature a correlation between surfactant composition and survival have been mentioned [12, 36].
In conclusion, the surfactant PC synthesis in neonates with CDH on ECMO is decreased compared to ventilated control patients. Our study does not completely solve the problem of which mechanism is responsible for this decreased synthesis. In fact, it would have been better if we also included another CDH no ECMO group to compare, which would be more convincing to show the relation of the severity of the CDH on the surfactant metabolism. As in previous studies, we did not find a decreased DSPC synthesis in milder CDH patients who did not require ECMO, and we therefore speculate that the decreased PC synthesis in CDH-ECMO patients is related to the severity of the pulmonary insufficiency, either caused by immaturity or by ventilator-induced injury, and/or by the low pulmonary blood flow during severe pulmonary hypertension and especially during ECMO. This is also supported by the study of Boucherat et al. [15] who found no deficient surfactant storage in human fetuses with CDH. From the present study it has become clear that CDH patients who require ECMO are quite a different group of patients than those with CDH without ECMO. The ECMO patients have a structural and functional pulmonary immaturity that sets them apart [37].
We thank Roel Venrooij (medical student, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) for technical support, Wim van den Berg (Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC-Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) for technical support, and the nursing staff, neonatologists and intensivists of the neonatal and surgical intensive care units of the Erasmus MC-Sophia for their help and support during the study. We appreciate the Sophia Foundation for Medical Research (SSWO 245), Rotterdam, The Netherlands (LJZ and DT) and NIH R01 HL 65385 (AH).
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The winner of this year's Best Art Vinyl Award was unveiled in London this week, with the prize going to the cover of David Gilmour's Rattle that Lock, designed by David Stansbie.
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Olivier Lemasson is a sommelier who encountered natural wines when he worked for the retailer Eric Macé in Rennes, Brittany. Lemasson became passionate about these odd wines, and trained at Marcel Lapierres winery in Morgon, Beaujolais, first by picking grapes four years in a row, then by working for a whole year in his vines and cellar. After a brief stint as a retailer at Square Trousseau in Paris, Lemassons passion definitely took over, and he settled as a winemaker in Touraine.
The story of les Vins Contés is that of a retailer meeting a winemaker. In 2002, Hervé Villemade was looking to start a négociant business (i.e. buy grapes from other growers to vinify them). He picked Lemasson to be his partner, and les Vins Contés drew from their complementary talents. In 2006, they amiably parted ways so that Villemade could concentrate on his own estate again. Undeterred, Lemasson continued on with Vins Contés.
In addition to the 2HA he rents in Touraine, the grapes are sourced from old vineyards, all tended organically. Depending on the vintage, Olivier will either bottle the wines sulfur free or add a minuscule dose at bottling. Sick of having to fight with the AOC board, Lemasson has chosen to intentionally de-classify all of his wines to Vin de France.
This interview took place with Olivier Lemasson in Los Angeles in March 2011.
Explain the way that Vin Contés works.
The grapes I work with come from two principle sources: the first being 3 hectares of vines that I rent and work myself organically. The second is the equivalent of 7 hectares from which I purchase fruit; my team and I hand harvest the grapes from these sites when they are ready to bring back to the cellar. The furthest vineyards I purchase grapes from is 40 kilometers away from my house; this permits me to get grapes from nice terroirs i wouldn't be able to work with in my area.
How did you pick these sites you purchase from?
I'm not at all from the area. I'm originally from Brittany, where I ran a retail space. The problem with Brittany is that there are no vines! Through my work at my retailer, I came to know and befriend Thierry Puzelat, Christian Chaussard, René Mosse and all the Loire guys, and that was the first step for me moving to the Loire.
I did some research and found some parcels that weren't necessarily being worked organically, but the vignerons were still working the old fashioned, traditional way, and this initially suited my needs. Today everyone I work with has converted to organic agriculture, which is great. I've been working with the same vignerons for 9 years: there were a few kinks to work out when we first started working together but at this point I am loyal to them and trust them entirely in their good work. I stay in regular contact with them and we debrief each other on any concerns, but other than that, they work independently.
As far as what I'm looking for, it tends to be old parcels: old Gamay, old Pineau D'Aunis, old Menu Pineau, old Romorantin Having a negoce gave me the opportunity to work with parcels from all over; they're spread out far and wide!
Have you always worked organically?
I've always been an advocate of organic agriculture. Again I wasn't from the area and finding organic grapes wasn't easy at first; the guys were working well but they were used to working a certain way and having them convert wasn't exactly a simple process. I've always been "organic" because I worked for Marcel Lapierre, and always pushed organic, or rather natural wines as a retailer and sommelier. I plan to get everything certified in the next two years so expect to see the A.B (agriculture biologique)label on the bottles!
What's the cellar work like?
The first step is hand harvesting the grapes from their respective sites and bringing them back to the cellar. We then place the grapes (always in whole clusters) in large vats, followed by carbonic maceration: no pigeages, no remontages. We let the grapes macerate between 10 and 30 days depending on the cuvée.
You source grapes from Touraine and Cheverny but none of your wines sport AOC labels. Instead you've chosen to only make Vin de Table (as of the 2010 vintage, VDT are now called Vin de France, and are legally allowed to display the vintage on the label). How did this decision come about?
At first it wasn't a choice. In 2006 I presented the 300 hl of wine I'd made to the AOC board and they denied all my cuvées for being "atypical". Same thing in 07. Same thing in 08. When they classified my wines as atypical, it wasn't because of the chemical analysis; those came out fine. There was no volatile acidity and it wasn't vinegar. It was just a question of taste: "this tastes different from what you usually get in the area, and therefore it cannot be classified as an AOC wine".
At this point you could imagine I was worried about selling 300 hl of wine as VDT, but it worked out really well. It's harder to sell than Touraine or Cheverny, but we were able to sell them anyway and since then I've decided to not worry about making AOC wine and continuing to work the way I want to.
Does this permit you to be more adventurous and experimental in your work?
Absolutely. At this point I take full advantage of it. But to reiterate that was never the original plan; I believe appellations are at their core a good thing and I am not crusading against them by any means. Some of my friends like fighting for their wines to be AOC wines; I just don't feel like making a big deal out of it anymore.
How do you feel about the whole natural wine debate? The term, the wines, the people making them?
If you check the AVN (Association des Vins Naturals) website, you'll see that we've done our best to come up with a clear definition of natural wine: organic agriculture (certification is not a prerequisite), native yeasts and hand harvesting.
It's not the easiest thing to explain which is why I feel you need to define it. If you don't define it then people will, and in my opinion already have, start taking advantage or wrongfully using the term to define their wines. I'm just worried that the work and ideas that we have all contributed to this style of wine will be mass-marketed, disfigured and misinterpreted for all the wrong reasons.
You make what you define as vin de soif (thirst wine) but do you make any wine with food in mind?
Yes. I think this plays more on the varietals though. My Côt cuvée "La Cheville de Fer" ages a year in old oak, as does the Romanrantin, and these I would recommend as gastronomical wines. And to be clear, when I say vin de soif, I'm not claiming these wines are simple; they can be complex in their own right. What I mean by that is they are easy to drink on their own. Sometimes it's the vignerons' choice. Pineau D'aunis is a good example: some vignerons make very structured Pineau D'Aunis but mine focuses more on the fruit.
Any wines you particularly like to drink?
I love the Beaujolais. My formative years in winemaking were at Marcel Lapierre's, and this whole vin de soif thing stems from the Beaujolais style. Even though his Morgon was very complex, beautiful wine, it was also very easy to drink! This is also what inspired me to work with carbonic maceration. If you tweak carbonic work and don't clear the juice everyday, you can still express and define a terroir in your wines, as well as its varietal. At least that's what I try to do!
VdF "Les Puits":
Soil: Sandy Flint
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Vines: Between 20 and 60 years old.
Soil: Sand
Grape: Romorantin
Vines: 40 years old.
Soil: Sand
Grape: Aligoté
Vines: 62 years old, from the only Aligoté parcel in the entire Loire valley!
Soil: Clay and Flint
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Vines: 40 years old.
Grapes: 50% Romorantin and 50% Menu Pineau
Vines: 20 to 60 years old.
Soil: Flint and Clay
Grape: Gamay
Vines: 20 to 60 years old.
Soil: Flint and Clay
Grape: Gamay
Vines: 80 years old.
Soil: Heavy Clay and Flinty Clay
Grape: Côt
Vines: 20 to 50 years old.
Vinfication: aged 12 months in barrel.
Soil: Flint and Clay
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vines: 30 years old
Soil: Flint and Clay
Grapes: Grolleau (30%), Gamay (20%), Pineau daunis (20%), Côt (10%) and Pinot noir (20%)
Note: the "10" is a reference to the vintage. In such the 2011 vintage will be "R11" and so forth.
Soil: Sand and flint
Grapes: 90% Pineau D'Aunis, 10% Gamay
Vines: The Pineau D'Aunis vines are 60 years old and the Gamay vines are 20 years old.


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TEEN TOP's pre-released track "I Wanna Love" is seeing immediate feedback from fans, who have awaited the return of the group. As a result, the group has found themselves ranking at the top of real time music charts as well as search ranking.
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Ivy Tech planning northern Indiana manufacturing center
An Ivy Tech campus in northern Indiana is raising funds for an advanced manufacturing training center.
Ivy Tech executive director for resource development Tom Kilian and Thomas Coley, chancellor of its north central and northwest regions, told the Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission on Thursday the new training program at its Elkhart County campus would turn out about 400 graduates annually with a mix of certificates and degrees.
They say the center would address a growing skills gap among workers and prepare students to enter manufacturing jobs. It would specialize in the automotive and recreational vehicle industries.
Kilian says Ivy Tech has drawn in about $2 million in donations for the new training center. The Elkhart Truth reports the redevelopment commission expects to vote on the funding next month.
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ok, i havent posted in a while. i had a 03 wrx that was heavily modded that i then totalled. i have had 2 cars since then and have come back to a new REX. i LOVE this car. got it 2 weeks ago knowing that the clutch is bad, but it was perfectly driveable.
now, on to the problem.
when i step on the accelerator and/or downshift to accelerate, the revs go up and i can hear the engine accelerating, but the car itsself doesnt accelerate. the revs go up and then come back down and then the car actually accelerates. it feels kinda like the clutch cant handle the initial power uppage and then it catches up. do you think the clutch could be SO bad that it has trouble accelerating?
also, my turbo doent seem to be working. i cant hear it like i normally do, but i cant test it w/ accelerating because of the above problem. could they somehow be related?


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Broner-Maidana public events in San Antonio
Fight fans are invited to attend two public events on this week's Broner-Maidana Fight Week schedule, both taking place at Market Square in downtown in San Antonio, Texas.
On Wednesday there will be media workouts starting at 4:30PM:
4:30PM – Hardy Paredes, J C Candelo, Jose Silveira & Lance Williams
4:45PM – Rod Salka, Jamell Herring, Robert Easter Jr. & Rau'shee Warren
5:00PM – Tamas Kovacs & Jermain Taylor
5:15PM – Ricardo Alvarez
5:30PM – Beibut Shumenov
5:45PM – Jesus Soto Karass & Cesar Seda
6:00PM – Marcos Maidana
6:15PM – Keith Thurman
6:30PM – Leo Santa Cruz
6:45PM – Adrien Broner
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Earlier this year ABC canceled ''Sports Night.'' Now the Walt Disney Company, the network's parent, is trying to sell it to another television outlet.
Created by Aaron Sorkin for the Touchstone Television production studio -- which, like ABC, is owned by Disney, the show centered on a television sports news program much like ESPN's ''Sportscenter.'' TV Guide once called it ''the best show you're not watching.'' Despite critical praise, it did not draw very high ratings.
Although it looked as if ''Sports Night'' might live on on HBO, negotiations between Disney and the cable company are said to be nearly dead. And one executive said that efforts to sell it to the TNT or Showtime cable channels did not seem to be working out.
Though there is still hope at Disney that ''Sports Night'' will find a home, an executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity expressed some doubt. The program is very expensive to produce, he said, and thus very expensive to buy.
This must come as a disappointment to Mr. Sorkin. But then, the glass is still half-full for him. NBC has picked up his other show, ''West Wing,'' for another season. JIM RUTENBERGContinue reading the main story


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NEW YORK, Monday—I wonder how many newspapers here in the United States reported the meeting in Budapest of the Second International Congress of Women, where the American delegates painted a picture of life in the United States that would astonish many of their friends.
Apparently these women find our country a place where the police are ordered by President Truman to track down people who differ with him politically. The French newspaper reporting this meeting remarked they wondered why this group of 25 women, who believe the American government is seeking imperialist domination of the world and presented a resolution accusing the United States of "pursuing an aggressive and cold war against the Soviet Union," did not decide to remain in the "free countries" behind the Iron Curtain.
They would be free, of course, the newspaper story continued, from the secret police in the Soviet-dominated countries where such agents of the government are unknown. And they would have complete freedom to move about as they wish and to choose any kind of job they desired. They might have to work hard, but that is a joy and privilege, and they would have paid vacations and someday they may be able to buy some of the things that now are available to all the people of the United States.
The newspaper stated also that most of these ladies supported Mr. Wallace in the recent Presidential campaign and, according to this account, they have also not approved our bipartisan foreign policy, whether it is in the Far East or in Europe.
I have collected some of this group's literature because I think it will interest some of my friends. One bit I read with interest suggests that heads of all women's organizations be changed and new ones carefully chosen so that they will cooperate wholeheartedly with the Women's International Democratic Federation.
Of course, in Europe this group is known to be completely Communist-controlled. Otherwise, it could not be meeting in Budapest.
When the United Nations Human Rights Commission met in Geneva last year a representative of the Women's International Democratic Federation asked to present a petition, but as we could do nothing about petitions the commission decided not to receive any at that time. The lady, however, sat behind the group of Soviet delegates all the time she was there.
I wouldn't say that all the women in the American delegation at Budapest are Communists or pro-Communist, but they are somewhat foolish if they do not know they are playing a very dangerous game, not only for themselves but for their country.
They can mislead the Soviets, who would be delighted to be misled, into thinking that in spite of the results of the last election and the emphasis put on our bipartisan foreign policy there are great numbers in the U.S. who feel as they do. That will strengthen the Soviet government's feeling that they have friends who will be able to change U.S. foreign policy.
It will prolong the tension and increase the Soviet belief that they can continue an expansionist program without fear of interference from the U.S. That would be a most unfortunate impression to create, since it is untrue and not only dangerous to the U.S. but dangerous to the Soviet Union as well.
Peace and security will come only when the U.S.S.R. discovers they cannot intimidate us, that they are not in danger from the U.S. unless they continue to infiltrate into other countries and try to pull off one coup after another to put their Communist-controlled governments into the saddle.
Once they learn to stay within their own borders, they will realize there is nothing to be afraid of in the intercourse among free peoples in Europe or in Asia, and life will be calmer for all of us.


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What do you use as a pressing sheet?
I am starting a Toni Whitney (Mistral) pattern, and it suggests a pressing sheet. But the 27 x 30 sheet is about $50. Any recommendations on substitutions?
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What do you use as a pressing sheet?
I am starting a Toni Whitney (Mistral) pattern, and it suggests a pressing sheet. But the 27 x 30 sheet is about $50. Any recommendations on substitutions?
I bought my first pressing sheet at Joanns with a coupon. Of course on a day I needed it it was hiding somewhere and I looks for days and couldn't find it ( maybe some sewing room organizing or cleaning is in order, LOL). I went to Hobby Lobby and bought another once again with coupon. I don't think either one cost more than 20.00. But I do think they are only about 17 x 20. Also, someone here posted recently about being able to use parchment paper to do the same thing as a pressing sheet. Maybe that would be an option for you. BTW, have many Whitney patterns, especially the animal ones, love them and they do work up pretty easily. Good luck.
The best thing I have ever found for a press cloth is a piece of plain white COTTON organdy fabric. The trick is to find some. There are a couple of vendors online that carry it. Serge, hem, or trim the edges with pinking shears. Then wash the new fabric to remove the starch. You will end up with a thin fabric you can see through. I will not stick to your iron.
My mother taught me this about 60 yrs ago and it still works great. Also, anything bigger than the surface of your ironing surface is overkill so 17x30 would be big enough. You could get two out of a yard of organdy.
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A cheap applique pressing sheet.
i have Scissor Queen's pressing sheet and it works well. you can see through it too which works great for placement.
Parchment paper.
Scissor Queen is right; you need a true applique pressing sheet, the larger the better. Bear Threads makes good ones. They can be had for much less than retail, but you have to search the internet for them. It's hard to find the large size, but totally worth it.


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2 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup or 100g uncooked popping corn
100g rice crackers
2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
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1. Heat oil in a large pan, add popping corn. Cover tight and cook for 3-5 minutes or until all the corn has popped.
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More than 800 Princeton University students had the opportunity to meet with nearly 100 potential employers at the Science and Technology Job Fair on October 11, 2013.
Participating companies for the 2011 Job Fair at Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science: 10gen ALK Technologies, Inc. AppNexus Arete, Inc. Autonomy, Inc. BioMetallics, Inc. Bloomberg LP Bridgewater Associates, Inc. Capital One Chronos Research Coatue Management Contact Singapore Crestron Electronics, Inc. D.E. Shaw Research Dropbox, Inc. Elysium Digital, LLC Environ International Corporation Epic Facebook Fusion-io Gamesa Wind US Huge Inc Hulu iBE iC
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Tesco has hired its first managing director for London to help the group tailor its stores more to the capital's diversity of affluence and ethnicity.
Andrew Yaxley, who was Tesco's commercial director for fresh foods, started this week in the newly-created role with his remit covering all the grocer's 500 stores inside the M25, where it employs 30,000 people.
London is critical for Tesco and it has a higher turnover inside the M25 than its Fresh & Easy business in the US, which the supermarket giant is likely to exit.
The move for Yaxley is the latest reshuffle of Tesco's top team in the UK, which accounts for more than 60% of group profits and has recently shown a strong rebound after suffering lacklustre trading in recent years.
Philip Clarke, Tesco's group chief executive, sanctioned a £1 billion investment in its domestic business last year, including adding more staff and sprucing up its stores. He also promoted chief operating officer Chris Bush to UK managing director last month.
Yaxley said: "The customer profile is very different in London and more extreme than the rest of the country. There is a higher proportion of young adults, upmarket customers and a greater ethnic mix."
Reflecting this, Yaxley said Tesco had recently added more Finest premium ranges to its store in Kensington, as well as increasing its "world and ethnic" food in its Wembley hypermarket and surrounding stores.
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Mar 21, 2011
Hypocrite of the Week: American Crossroads, A New Paradigm of Hypocrisy on Transparency
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named American Crossroads as the Hypocrite of the Week for claiming to value a "new paradigm for transparency" while they continue to accept large, undisclosed, secret contributions. American Crossroads formed a partner organization, Crossroads GPS, to avoid further disclosure. Independent groups have filed complaints with the IRS over Crossroads' lack of disclosure. One Republican operative even said that American Crossroads' strategy of accepting anonymous donations "worked like a charm."
American Crossroads Claims To Support 'A New Paradigm of Transparency'. "Third, setting a new direction for America means a new paradigm of transparency. Politicians and the subculture that supports them want government to be a "black box" to its citizens: unknowable, inscrutable, and above all, unaccountable. [American Crossroads Website, accessed 3/17/11]
American Crossroads is Like the RNC 'Without the Disclosure'. "According to election law expert and Loyola Law School Professor Richard Hasen, "Karl Rove has launched American Crossroads: It's like the Republican National Committee without the disclosure mandate federal law imposes on the RNC." [Slate, 4/6/10]
"Karl Rove's American Crossroads has built a new paradigm of hypocrisy when they claim that transparency and openness is one of their values but it's clearly one they only preach, not practice," said Jesse Ferguson of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "American Crossroads should start following their own values statements and disclose the millions in shady, shadowy, unaccountable money that they've pulled in to influence elections. Until they do, their pledge of transparency but lack of disclosure makes American Crossroads the hypocrite of the week."
Crossroads GPS Not Required to Regularly File Finances. While reports filed with the FEC and the Internal Revenue Service show that American Crossroads has raised a total of about $6.7 million between its late March creation and the end of July, American Crossroads GPS is not required to regularly report its finances – and won't be required to reveal its donors at all. That's because – unlike the original Crossroads, which was initially registered under Section 527 of the IRS code and this month changed its registration to become a PAC – GPS is registered under section 501(c)4 of the IRS code, which allows donors anonymity, but also restricts the aggressiveness of the group's ads. [Politico, 8/21/10]
Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)4 Formed to Avoid Disclosure. Crossroads GPS was incorporated under section 501(c)4 of the IRS code. That section of the code requires far less disclosure and allows groups to withhold information on individual donors, which Law conceded was appealing for some of GPS's donors. "I wouldn't want to discount the value of confidentiality to some donors," said Law. But, he added, "the genesis of it from our perspective was that there are a number of things that are priorities for us that seemed to fit more into a 501(c)4 than a 527, such as doing very legislatively focused issue advocacy activity which we will be undertaking in the next few months" and also "building out a very substantial grassroots activist network that we plan to organize both around issues and geographically, that we can deploy along with our advertising strategy." [Politico, 6/30/10]
- Group Won't Need to Disclose Finances Until May 2011. The group likely won't have to disclose any of its finances until May 2011 at the earliest. [Politico, 6/30/10]
Operative: Crossroads GPS Organized to Allow Donors to Give Anonymously, A Strategy That "Worked Like a Charm." In June, Rove and Gillespie helped organize Crossroads GPS under the provision that allows donors to give anonymously. A Republican operative who speaks frequently with Mr. Rove said the public donations, revealed over the summer, were used as "a way to energize others to give large amounts anonymously." The operative added, "It has worked like a charm." [New York Times, 10/11/10]
Watchdogs Filed Complaint With IRS for Violating Tax Laws Limiting Political Activities of Nonprofit Groups. Two campaign-finance watchdogs, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center, asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate Crossroads GPS for allegedly violating U.S. tax laws limiting the political activities of nonprofit groups. In a complaint alleges the group is using its nonprofit status to shield the identities of its wealthy donors. The complaint says "the group was organized to participate and intervene in the 2010 congressional races while providing donors to the organization with a safe haven for hiding their role." [Washington Post, 10/05/10]
Rove "Founded" American Crossroads, A Political Action Group. In June 2010, the Washington Post reported "Corporations are being urged by fundraisers to use the shared megaphone of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Crossroads, a political action group founded this year by former Bush White House deputy Karl Rove. Together, the two groups and an affiliate of American Crossroads, the American Action Network, have pledged to raise $127 million, most of it from business interests, to elect GOP candidates in 2010." [Washington Post, 6/1/10]
- Rove Not Listed On Disclosure Documents For "American Crossroads" With IRS. According to documents filed with the IRS, Karl Rove is not listed as the custodian of records or contact person for American Crossroad political organization. [IRS, Accessed 6/2/10]
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We're two days from the deadline that Congress and the President set for themselves to find a solution to dodge the indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts to federally funded programs, otherwise known as sequestration. Sequestration, if you remember, was the mechanism approved by Congress and the President in 2011 to spur greater focus by both to take steps address the nation's deficits. It was believed, at the time, that the automatic cuts imposed by the sequester would be so unpalatable that our federal policymakers would rise to the occasion and find a solution to the budget crisis. That has not yet proved true.
The clock has ticked away without tangible progress ahead of the imminent Friday deadline. By then, if no agreement is in place, sequestration kicks in -- creating an ominous forecast for American innovation, and in turn, economic growth in the country. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in testimony before the House Banking Committee on Tuesday, told lawmakers that the sequester's blind cuts to take effect will hurt the economy and its nascent recovery.
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After the country has worked so hard to escape the grips of the long and painful recession, it makes little sense to add this heavy drag to communities, businesses, and working families. It would send the recovery backwards.
The federal government has long played an integral role in funding a number of life-changing discoveries. These discoveries create jobs and economic growth. In ignoring the consequences and allowing sequestration to take effect means we will be flirting with an economic slowdown, and puts at risk American innovation and job growth in our already fragile economy.
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Cellrush (Running Under Cellrush) is nothing but a complete scam. Let me start off how this whole issue began.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 off of eBay that had a bad ESN. It was a T-Mobile phone that needed to be repaired. The only way to repair the phone was to take it apart, remove the whole logic board and reinstall a whole new complete board. I went looking around as well as calling around to see if anyone can do the repair and I found Cellrush. At first when I texted them, they told me that they would be able to do the repair right onsight as the "Techs" have tools with them. The Person also quoted me a price of $150 for a repair. So I said ok and I gave them a location to where to meet the techs. I told them to meet at a resturant since I didn't feel comfortable having someone at my house.
I met the guy at the resturant the same day and NOW the story changes. Now apparently, the guy doesn't have the tools with them as well as now they say that the Tech has to pick the device up and take it to the repair center. I gave the device to the guy and the person said that they will get the devie to where it needs to go. Meanwhile, I have to message Cellrush on their facebook just to get a reply on the status. 2 Days go by after I gave the phone to the So called tech and nothing changes. No replies, no nothing. I have to constantly message and text just to get a status and it's the same old status. On day 3, I called a person Named YUSUF, I was VERY fustrated at the guy and at the same time, his responce was very Ignorant and disrespectful. He was treating me like another person on the street instead of a customer. I asked if you have the phone, then give me a picture or Serial number of the phone and he said "I dont have to give you a Picture, I am doing you a service" After 30 minutes of Talking on the phone, he told me that the phone was still being worked on, and that they would have it done tomorrow.
Day 4, I asked yet again is the Note 3 ready, I still don't get any replies. Then I said to just cancel the order and Give me my phone back. After that comment I still didn't get a reply. Day 5: I did some research around the internet and found out that Cell Rush works under Cell Planet. So I called Cell Planet and I asked do you guys work under Cell Rush and they replied yes, I inquired about my note 3 device and the person (Don't have a name) replies The guy is on his way to the shop and that he will call back within 30 Minutes. I said Ok and hung up. 1 Hour went by after that call and stil didn't get a Text nor a Call. So I called him back and he told me to call him. So I did, and I kept on calling him. Eventurally, I got a Text saying that we are No longer working on your phone and that we will be returning it to him. After 5 Days of having my phone, they say that they can't work on it.
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Rough In Valve - Lessons Learned
Tonight I finished the H&C water plumbing for my 2 story addition. I was so proud of myself....NO LEAKS.
Had a drink...or two....headed into the exsting bathroom to take a shower (been a long day crawling under the house)....and NO hot water.
Hmmmmmmm......lets see....valve on for the hot water heater?....Check....
Hot water heater on? Check.
Hot water heater hot? Check.
Oh, wait.....I have 2 shower rough in valves with the test plug in.....that means cold and hot are tied together.....and since water takes the path of least resitance.....maybe the cold is going back down the hot line?
Seeing how my new construction is more or less parallel with the existing.....but the existing chokes down to 1/2" line while the new is 3/4".....I can see how I'm not getting proper hot water flow.
Is there anything I can put into the rough-in valve to block it the flow from one side to the other? I have the filters in and that is what got me to 'luke warm'.....but I'm not a 'luke warm' kind of guy.
Install the guts----do you have them? Make sure they are in the off position.
Nope....no guts.....is there another option?
My guess is that the 'path of least resistance' is lower via the rough-in valves vs through the water heater. I somewhat confirmed it by putting in the filters on the hot side of each valve.
Your going to need them sooner or later, might as well install them now.
Or you could cut the hot and cold off and cap it with a temporary shark bite cap, and hook it back up when you have the guts installed.
Guess I need to go back and look again....
BTW.....I did find one test plug in with the packaging.....it looks like I can plug up the hot side on one of them....I'm checking to see if HD carries the part.
A shut off valve in the line will do the job---hot side or cold--it won't matter as long as you stop the cross over---
I installed the one plug I had in the new downstairs shower.....that improved things.....HD does not carry the Delta plugs.....
All the shower trims I'm looking at also include the cartrige.....
I think I'll take one of the filters that came with the rough in....fill it with RTV...let it dry and shove that in....that should stop the cross over....
Just a quick update.....
Found a local Delta dist....they had the test plug....they just gave it to me....free...
Stuck it in last night.....talk about a difference.....hot showers to be had....
Side note....I took the filter that came with the rough in....filled it with earthquake putty (stuff sticks to anything). It was still letting water bleed by.
Anyway....no leaks....hot water.....life is good...........so far.
Oh....and one other side note.....on my existing shower...since I had the water off, I decided to pull the valve and make sure there was no crud in there from all the pipe sweating. Learned something...there is a 'ring' that sits inside the stem that limits the travel of the handle....if you pull the ring out, you can controll how far you can swing the handle to the hot side. It seems that it was not allowing full hot....so I adjusted it to full hot....
Now, when I take a shower, I don't have to have the handle all the way on hot....I have plenty of hot water....plenty......oh happy days....
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Hi all, I am new here and planning a project for the weekend that I'm a bit stumped on. Forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong category or if I commit a chat room faux pas.
Below is a link to the jeep hard top hoist that I am looking to build this weekend.
After pricing out the materials, I found that the hand breaking winch, rope, block and tackle set, and pulley were actually about the same as purchasing an 800lb electric hoist that came with most of the needed lift parts. I don't intend to ever lift 800lb with this lift, perhaps more like 200? I also intend to put a sticker on the lift for any future home buyers that the lift isn't installed to actually lift 800lbs.
The problem I have is that I don't have an exposed ceiling. I can access the rafters above via an attic space if necessary but I'd like to avoid cutting a hole and mounting the hoist up in the rafters. The mounting directions for the hoist indicate that it should be mounted to an overhead pipe. So, is it necessary to first install a pipe to the ceiling spreading the weight across several joists through the drywall? And what is the most secure way to do that?
Are there any other mounting options?
Any detailed assistance you can provide would be appreciated.
Attached are the instructions for mounting the hoist purchased.
Interesting problem. If the Jeep top really weighs 200lbs, I'd think you'd want to bridge several (4+) ceiling joists, to avoid cracking the sheetrock ceiling. Anything you put across the ceiling joists is going to be at least 8 inches from the ceiling, so you'll need really long bolts, or threaded rod, to reach the mounting holes on the hoist below the ceiling. It may be easier to cut a hole in the ceiling for the cable (rather than 4 for the bolts), use the height of the joists to your advantage (if the hoist motor is < 7.5" tall), and have the motor between the joists. This will also give you some additional height to get the top closer to the ceiling.
I suppose you could, working from the top, install some 2x8 blocking between the ceiling joists, using joist hangers, in place of the pipe. Then use threaded rod to the top of the blocking on both sides thru a metal plate with lock nuts. Maybe long lag bolts into the joists or blocking. I'm not sure about the tensile strength of lags. But that wouldn't spread the load much, and if the joist sags, the ceiling may crack.
Thanks so much for the response!
To clarify, I think the jeep top only weighs about 100-110# so I am being quite conservative on planning around 200#.
My husbands co-worker had a suggestion of rather than using a pipe, mount the hoist on a channel strut and then attach the strut through the drywall across several joists. With a 6 foot piece of channel strut, I could hit 4 joists and I dont think that the fixing rings would be a problem with the channel strut. Any thoughts on this alternative?
I may resort to cutting a hole in the ceiling and mounting between the joists. It may not be pretty but it will be effective and safe.
If you are most comfortable removing some drywall then I'd say go that route. Drywall is easily patchable when the project is complete!
stacyjkcmo, I've put a lot of thought into this project too for my JK's top.
I'm thinking to hang the hoist, use some heavy lag screws to attach pipe hangars (they've got some real heavy ones at HD) into 4 (or more) joists. Hang steel pipe between them, and there you have it. The top does indeed weigh a little under 100lbs, and even with the weight of the hoist and other equipment (~30lbs?), it's relatively light to heavy gauge steel hardware.
If your attic ceiling can support your weight without flexing, it can support the Jeep top without a problem. (I have the same situation as you, and I think my garage attic floor is framed with 2x6s. It's only a little springy).
I like that write-up that you linked to, but the one thing I'd do differently is use some wider hardware to grab the top. Especially where HG07JKRubi has one hook in the back -- that's the heaviest end (extra weight of the back glass too), and so there could be something like 40-50lbs of pressure on that extremely small surface area. The top material can crack easier than you think, as I discovered trying to manhandle it off by myself for the first time.
That's just my 2c, anyways..
ScottR, thanks so much for the post! I love finding someone with a goal in common.
Im a 130# woman, the attic doesnt flex a bit when Im up there. My brother in law was up there with me and, still, we noted no concern over the ability to take the weight.
I like your suggestion of using pipe hangars. That is the simple solution I was hoping for. I just wasnt sure if the pipe hangers lagged to the bottom of the joists would be enough. My instincts tell me that two lag screws on each hangar spread across 4-5 joists will be sufficient.
Regarding the T-bar, Id love to know your suggestion there! I had considered the same on the back hook; certainly, when you physically lift the top, you can feel that so much of the weight is in the rear. What wider hardware would you consider?
Heh, I should point out that I weigh 2x as much as you, so my general attitude is that if it can support me, it can support most anything. :laughing:
This was the type of pipe hanger I had in mind:
They're real heavy. Only 1 mounting hole, but IMO a good-sized lag screw in each one should be enough (so long as you get a good bite into the joists).
My plans are still in the "hmmm" stage, but I was considering building a rectangular frame instead of a T, just a little larger than the roof, then hanging 6 straps hang from that to grab the roof from wherever I could get the best purchase.
Many years ago, my parents had a roof rack (S-Cargo or something) that came with an assortment of rubber-coated clips to latch onto a variety of cars' door frames. I was thinking clips like that (because they're wide and coated), but I can't for the life of me find something like them on Google.
I'm completely open to ideas too though.
I wouldn't get too crazy about it. For the last eight years I have been hanging my jeep hardtop from four eyebolts, lag style that just thread into the trusses through the drywall. I use four motorcycle tiedowns with a couple of 2 x 4's with eyebolts through them to hang the top. I loosen the top and slip the 2x's under the back and front and then hook the tiedowns on. I push up on one corner at a time and pull on the tiedown. Works fine.
Mike Hawkins:)
I would get you hardware at a fastener store and not a box store though. Big difference in quality and if you need four? The box store will only have three and will not be able to tell you when they will have more. And you will have to draw pictures and use sign languages to explain what it is you want to the people on the box store floor.
Your going to need something to get the broken threads out with. I know you did everything by the book and piloted the holes. As you were twisting the things in place, they just broke on you.
Remember, HD only had 3 of 4 you needed in the first place. Lowe's had something close.
Now, you have the last of the perfectly placed fastener scheme, with part of it in your hand and the rest stuck up in a ceiling joist somewhere.
Buy fasteners from real places please. Some are even still made in America. Show me that on any piece of box store packaging.
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Too often, we dont get an opportunity to see an outcome to a question so I thought I would share my finished product. Yes, it is over-engineered and it most definitely cost more than the alternative of a pulley or a ratchet system BUT, it is simple for one person to operate when the rain comes in and the Jeep needs its top off. Also, a section of the garage is under my 12 year-olds room and Ive got a younger one who loves to play in the garage, so the safety is worth the money and, who am I kidding, anything with a remote control is an added bonus.
Thanks to all who make recommendations. I went with the pipe hangers recommended by ScottR and they work well and were very easy to install for this purpose.
Looks good Stacy. I didn't see the lift arms at first and was wondering what the winch pulled on. For the first time since 04, I left my soft top on over the winter. Worked out ok, about ready to take it down. It's supposed to stop raining here in Ohio friday and get nice for the next week.
Mike Hawkins:)
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