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Jessica Looks Hot in a White T-Shirt: Simpson Shows Off Body, Hits Target Weight
Jessica Simpson tweeted out the above photo of herself this week, the blonde mother of two looks very hot in a white t-shirt and revealed she has reached her target weight.
The reality star and mother to daughter Maxwell, 21 months, and son Ace, eight months, has shed 50lbs of her baby weight and celebrated by posting shots of herself in a white dress on Instagram.
Under one picture she wrote: "First time rocking a white dress this year ...but not the last!! Thanks @weightwatchers! (sic)"
Alongside another picture of her wearing a T-shirt, she added: "...AND a white T-shirt!!#goalreached thx (sic)"
Watch the video below for more shots of Jessica after the weight loss.
Jessica - who is engaged to be married to Eric Johnson - also posted a picture of Maxwell, showing how she has inherited her famous blonde hair color.
She captioned it: "The most beautiful girl in the world."
She also posted a picture of her holding Ace, saying he was the "most handsome boy in the world".
Jessica - who is a spokesperson for Weight Watchers - has previously said she has set a date for her wedding to former NFL star Eric, 34, and is planning to stay in shape for her big day.
She said: "I think it's about time! Knowing that I have the wedding coming up is an incentive to stay on Weight Watchers, count my points and stay in the gym. I mean, when you see my dress, you'll know."
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Surpassing Verizon, TracFone notches 1.1M net adds in Q4
Feb. 9 2011 - 6:03 pm - América Móvil's TracFone MVNO service netted a whopping 1.1 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2010, finishing the period with a total of 17.7 million subscribers.
TracFone's net adds put it in the same league as some of the nation's Tier 1 wireless carriers. For example, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ [1]), the nation's largest wireless carrier, recorded 955,000 total net customer additions in the fourth quarter, ending the period with 102.2 million "total wireless connections."
Such a comparison isn't completely fair, however. TracFone doesn't operate its own wireless network--instead, as an MVNO, the company essentially piggybacks on the networks of Verizon , AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T [2]) and T-Mobile USA, reselling their services under TracFone's brands, which include Straight Talk, Net10 and others. Thus, TracFone's net customer additions are also counted by its host carriers under their "wholesale" column.
Nonetheless, TracFone's stellar growth is notable. The company has grown its U.S. subscriber base from 14.4 million in December of 2009 to 16.7 million in September 2010 to 17.7 million at the end of the fourth quarter of last year.
As for TracFone's subscriber metrics, the company's minutes of use skyrocketed 219 percent year over year, from 94 in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 300 in the fourth quarter of 2010. TracFone attributed the growth to its Straight Talk unlimited service. TracFone's average revenue per user grew from $10 to $14 during the same period while its churn remained relatively unchanged at around 4 percent.
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CTIA-The Wireless Association's statement on usage and cost for mobile phone calls
WASHINGTON, DC – CTIA-The Wireless Association® issued the following statement today in response to the OECD Communications Outlook report on usage and cost for mobile phone calls:
The headline from the recently released OECD Communications Outlook report reads that Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have the lowest prices for mobile phone calls among OECD countries, while the highest prices were found in Canada, Spain, and the United States. But since U.S. consumers enjoy the lowest per minute rates of all of the OECD countries, what today's OECD report really shows is that some international comparisons just don't make sense – especially when built on flawed assumptions.
The real story is buried on page 275 of the OECD report which states:
"It is important to note again that the OECD calling pattern in the basket can be significantly different than common calling profiles in a specific country. For example, the high-usage OECD basket includes 1,680 outgoing voice calls per year while users in the United States average 9,600 minutes of voice calls (combined incoming and outgoing) per year. In this case the basket provides the cost of buying exactly the calls and messages in the OECD basket rather than what may be considered a 'typical' bundle in the market."
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Breast cancer survivor, Christina Applegate, was just one of many Hollywood leading ladies who showed up to Variety's first annual Power of Women luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The Samantha Who? actress was dressed in a flattering, demure green ensemble and was recognized for her charitable work done through her foundation, Right Action for Women.
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Speaking of which, its star, January Jones, opted for a simple, short black dress with sheer sleeves. As for Maria Bello, the actress was honored for her efforts made through the Save Darfur Coalition and she was striking in an all-white pantsuit.
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Video: Democrat screams at constituent for asking tough question on health care
posted at 8:45 pm on August 7, 2009 by Allahpundit
And by "constituent," I of course mean crypto-Nazi political terrorist. You'll find the full unedited exchange right here but I'm giving you the news segment because it provides important context. Like, for example, that the guy who asked Scott the question actually is one of his constituents, contrary to what the distinguished gentleman implies. And that his "hijacking" of this town hall (which wasn't devoted to health care) came during a Q&A session in which attendees were in fact allowed to ask about anything. But aside from that, he's very, very Nazi, baby.
He appears to be in good health during the interview, too, so the SEIU presence at the meeting must have been light.
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- Dear Leader Tells Us To Shut Up « The Underground Conservative
- Right wing mobster disrupts meeting with Congressman Scott (D) in Georgia « Danishova
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- (D) Congressman screams at voter for asking question
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- Democrat Believes Nancy Pelosi's Lies « Mark Epstein
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- David Scott's House Website – Check It Out Before They Take Down The Survey at missourah.com
also in the clip I saw the doc said he asked for a discussion with Scott but was told "NO" by his staff.
So much for "representative government"
We need to unelect all of them in 2010 as they seem to think that they know better than us and that we should just stfu and take whatever they hand out.
When did that become the standard for a politician. Do they think they can reelected without voters? Maybe they do think that and that should make everyone very nervous as it indicates a mindset open and willing to aid anyone of like mind that would be willing to eliminate any future elections.
Why do think that someone from Rome circa 35-44 B.C. would see similarities with their own time?
jcw46 on August 8, 2009 at 2:48 PM
dang, missing I in "why do I think…"
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Meta Math! The Quest for Omega. Gregory Chaitin. xiv + 220
pp. Pantheon Books, 2005. $26.
The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation
Taught Me about Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How
to Be Happy. Rudy Rucker. x + 564 pp. Thunder's Mouth
Press, 2005. $35.
A strange thing happened to the philosophy of mathematics in the
past century or so: Math-ematics increasingly revealed truths about
itself that utterly confounded the expectations of philosophers. In
other words, math got weird.
A century ago, math was thought to be an orderly Platonic
phenomenon, imperious in its perfection. The first prominent onset
of weirdness came in 1931, when Kurt Gödel showed that
important systems of mathematical ideas could never be completed. In
order to get his result, he indexed mathematical ideas in a way that
was somewhat analogous to the way the Web is now indexed by services
such as Google. That computational framework began to give
mathematicians a completely new perspective.
Since Gödel, developments in mathematics have only gotten more
surprising—Benoit Mandelbrot's fractals, the noncommutative
geometry of Alain Connes, quantum information theory. It sometimes
feels as though the determining factor in mathematical truth is that
the next result will be weirder than what could have been imagined
from the previous findings.
Now mathematician Gregory Chaitin is finding tremendous joy at the
edges of the current state of weirdness. His work both extends
Gödel's approach and makes it more accessible. Although most of
Chaitin's ideas and all of his results have been presented in
earlier books, Meta Math! The Quest for Omega is fresh in
that it is aimed at general readers and achieves what can only be
described as an unprecedented level of gushy enthusiasm for numbers.
Entering Chaitin's world feels a bit like coming across the diary of
a rapturous teenager. Sentences commonly end with outrageously
amplified punctuation!?!! The atmosphere is giddy. True love, first
love, is clearly present; as readers, we almost feel as though we're
intruding on something private and racy.
Like many teenagers, Chaitin has a genius for generating negative
results. He destroys at every turn. Chaitin shows us how he
constructed bridges between ideas from computer science and more
traditional math, only to discover that math would forever remain
full of holes in some fascinating and occasionally terrifying ways.
If there were a prize for books with real live math equations that
can hold the attention of readers who lack technical training, I'd
nominate this one. Chaitin does a lot of things here that ought not
to work: His argument wanders, his voice shifts. And yet by opening
his quirky self to us without any defenses, he draws us in strongly,
and we see the equations through his eyes. He invites everyone to
think about math, refusing to grant the subject even one tiny bit of
elite mystique.
One of Chaitin's revelations is that the innocent-looking continuum
implied by the white space in every illustration in a calculus book
is made up almost entirely of numbers that are unspeakable, meaning
that even God wouldn't be able to identify any of them because the
task would never end. In this hopeless void are scattered occasional
numbers that can be talked about, like 2 and pi. Halting
probability omega (Ω), sometimes referred to as
"Chaitin's number," is one of these, but it is a perverse
creature. The simplest definition of Ω is that it encodes the
probabilities that programs of progressive lengths chosen randomly
from a comprehensive set of possible programs will yield a result
(come to a halt) when those programs are run on a particular
computer in a thought experiment. If you change the details of the
design of the computer, you get a different value for Ω, but
for a given computer it's a completely well-defined number. So
Ω, even though it is only one number, is also a catalog of
mathematical results. No, that fact doesn't make it easy to find out
about those results; the randomness of Ω only proves how few
of the results we'll ever know. Also, Ω is the most indirectly
identified number, the last stop before the inexpressibility of the
continuum. I cannot do justice to the ideas in this brief review. I
hope merely to inspire interest: Go read what Chaitin has to say
about his number!
The bleakness of Chaitin's number leads to a startling vision of the
future of mathematics. Mathematical ideas that can be discovered
will not be densely ordered as if in a grid to be filled in.
Discoverable math will instead be a splatter—a messy, formally
random structure full of holes. No systematic approach will tame its
nature. Creativity and intuition will play essential roles in
exploring it.
Chaitin thinks we should love this development instead of fearing
it. He adores the lure of the unknown and is relieved to learn that
there will be an infinite amount of it. He has little sympathy for
those who feel destabilized by work such as his own or Gödel's.
We should be relieved that some claustrophobia-inducing rigid system
didn't turn out to work! More freedom, creativity and adventure are
available to us.
Chaitin has no patience with "straights," such as that
rigid fellow Isaac Newton, whose reputation Chaitin is determined to
ruin once and for all. By contrast, Chaitin is extremely fond of
Newton's rival, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Chaitin has some stern words for physicists. His message seems to
be, "Get over the continuum already. The numbers aren't there,
so the reality can't be there either." He also admonishes
computer scientists, telling them to forget about making clean
code—tangled messes are a fundamental property of programs.
But he does all this with such joy! Chaitin is the most optimistic
bearer of bad news in the history of science.
Rudy Rucker's The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul is
reminiscent of an influential book that appeared in 1979, Douglas
Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach. Both books aim to
synthesize a computation-centric worldview, following in the
tradition of earlier figures such as Norbert Wiener. Both offer an
intimate tone, describe adventures and tell tales of eccentric
friends. Both books are also physically huge, enormous in breadth
and enhanced with intriguing examples and illustrations.
Hofstadter's central metaphors generally reflected early research in
artificial intelligence, whereas Rucker's ideas mostly radiate from
the approach to cellular automata presented by Stephen Wolfram.
Rucker, in his glossary, defines a cellular automaton as "a
parallel computation that's carried out in a space of cells," a
space that can have one, two, three or more dimensions. Cellular
automata "are characterized by updating all their cells at
once, and by having each cell only accept input from immediately
neighboring cells." Further explanation and examples of some
simple cellular automata can be found here: http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/section-2.1.
Rucker explicitly adopts Hegel's dialectical method, noting that the
German philosopher was his great-great-great-grandfather. Rucker
presents a sequence of computation-centric philosophical theses,
each of which is a variant of the proposition that something (such
as physical reality or human consciousness) is a deterministic
computer defined by finitely stated rules and starting conditions.
(He uses the word "lifebox" as shorthand for the thesis
that everything is a computation.) The antithesis is always that
there must be more to it than that. (We feel we have
something—a "soul"—that's not captured by a
mechanical model.) The synthesis is then a series of realizations
about how rich computing can be. For example, unpredictable yet
deterministic computations are found in nature—on a
seashell, say. So contemplation of the qualities of
computation that had seemed inadequate leads to a deepening of
ideas. Rucker performs a similar synthesis for each in a series of
topics, including fundamentals of physics, psychology, economics and
practical philosophy. Each of these forays gives him a chance not
only to tell stories but also to introduce new ideas in computer science.
Is the computational metaphor ready for the Hegelian treatment yet?
It seems to me that Rucker's syntheses work better in some instances
than in others. His discussion of the way inverse power laws operate
in a competitive society is particularly effective and will be of
interest to economists.
The general idea of computation is so broad that it doesn't always
serve well as a focusing metaphor. A specific model of computation,
such as the cellular automaton, has the potential to be more useful.
But what should the criteria be for selecting a particular
computational model as a scientific metaphor?
It turns out that being among the most powerful is an easy standard
for abstract computers to meet. Almost all computational models of
any interest achieve impressive abstract designations. Therefore
it's not useful to fall back on abstract computational potential to
justify the value of a given model of computation, because by that
standard, most models are equally interesting. A great computational
metaphor ought to speak eloquently to the human mind, produce useful
results at scales that can be achieved by human-initiated
computation in a given era, and provide some means of integrating
the underlying model into empirical methods.
Has Rucker chosen his computational metaphors wisely? He uses the
term "gnarly" to refer to an informal class of cellular
automata defined by Wolfram to have the least trivial behavior.
Gnarly cellular automata produce results that are neither periodic
nor pseudorandom but instead reveal flavorful, stylish structures at
varying levels of description. A one-liner to summarize the book
might be, "Perhaps reality is gnarly."
Is gnarliness the right stuff to support a new kind of philosophy?
I'm not convinced. Cellular automata, although they can produce
amazing-looking graphics, aren't exactly spitting out mini-life
forms or ecologies. Of course it may be that no one has hit upon the
right rules or starting conditions, or that no one has run a gnarly
cellular automaton long enough.
To this observer, however, the behaviors observed in cellular
automata thus far look like patterns instead of systems. The
difference is best appreciated by comparing the automata with
abstract models explored in other streams of research, some of which
are also discussed by Rucker. For instance, artificial life
simulations have also produced dramatic graphical results. As
happens with cellular automata, intriguing forms emerge from simple
rules and starting conditions, but there is an important difference.
In my experience, the computer models that have generated
intriguing, provocatively lifelike results, such as artificial life,
have tended to be ones in which there are parts that interact with
one another, such that there is a greater level of integrity or
bandwidth within the parts than there is between them. Cellular
automata, on the other hand, are structured out of uniform,
consistent and unchanging causal connections between fixed,
fine-grained background elements. My guess is that our universe will
turn out to be best understood by models like those favored in
artificial life, in which causal connections are bundled unevenly,
so that parts are separated and can interact. In dramatic terms,
causality can be best modeled between actors instead of between
points on the stage.
A systemic model also makes more sense epistemologically. When
models like many of those used in artificial life are built out of
objects, the resultant systemic behavior is often robust in that
small changes in the definition of the system do not always
completely disrupt its behavior. This is a merit shared by useful
established theories in physics and biology. By contrast, when you
do see a picture of interest emerge in a gnarly cellular automaton,
a slight change in starting conditions or rules can completely
reshuffle it. That makes gnarly cellular automata as they are
currently defined hard to use as potential theories about specific
physical processes.
Rucker's book is biased toward ontology and away from epistemology.
He is perhaps not sufficiently concerned with how a fundamentally
computational worldview might eventually connect with empirical
method, and the hair-trigger disruptability of gnarly cellular
automata is not the only example: Rucker loves to create charts and
diagrams that attempt to exhaust all possibilities in a system of
ideas. For instance, in the last chapter there's a grid of Venn
diagrams and logical expressions in which Rucker presents possible
cosmic ontologies. The grid is generated from the combinations of
three ontological objects: human thought, physical reality and
computation (which Rucker points out would have been called logic in
the old days). An interesting comparison is to Roger Penrose's
construction of a similar set of three ontological components in his
big book The Road to Reality. Penrose placed the elements
into a cyclic, Klein bottle-like structure that could not be
expressed within the terms Rucker uses. Penrose is thinking
epistemologically, in that the world must be known through the mind,
which must be known through the world, and so on. Rucker's
temperament as a philosopher is to look at the world from the
outside as if looking at the output of a cellular automaton program.
There is an inevitable compromise in any attempt to be intimate and
Hegelian at the same time. The range of The Lifebox, the
Seashell, and the Soul is vast, but the domain is personal,
and examples come mostly from the author's circle of friends.
Fortunately, Rucker is good at choosing friends. For instance, he
performs a great service in raising the visibility of the important
and colorful mathematician Bill Gosper. On the other hand, here is
yet another book on cellular automata that omits from the history of
their development key figures such as Alvy Ray Smith. Smith's
pioneering work of the 1960s and 1970s was essential to making
possible arguments such as those presented here.
These two books are near opposites even though they appear to
explore similar topics. Chaitin loves negative results and is
thrilled by the prospect of future generations of mathematicians
finding ever weirder math. The Chaitinesque intellectual future will
be eternally youthful and anarchic. Neither mathematicians nor
computer scientists will settle down into a single preferred pattern
of thought. Rucker, in contrast, is reaching as high as he can to
try to use available computer science and math metaphors to create a
new, comprehensive, multidisciplinary sensibility. The Ruckerian
future is one in which new guiding explanatory ideas will connect
all areas of intellectual curiosity.
One cannot live by deconstruction alone, so certainly we must have
Ruckers to balance our Chaitins. At the same time, the Hegelian
school of philosophy is notorious for overreach. The most valuable
synthesis will perhaps come not from a single thinker but from the
whole community of cybernetic thinkers, as we gradually learn to
chart a middle course.
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Engine is a 22r in a buggy. I picked up some new oil, a bottle of HighTack, and a 51515 filter. I am told the 22r should hold 4.5 quarts with the stock filter. With the 51515, which I'm told is an optional bigger filter, and the turbo that is on it, I'll put in 4.5 quarts of oil, and a half quart of HighTack for a total of five quarts. I'll draw a line on the stick at this point (once the filter is full) for future reference.
The gauge is Mechanical.
It loses oil pressure on steep uphills. The dipstick reads right in the middle of safe. I really hope I don't have to drop the pan and rebaffle it. That would mean pulling the engine, and I don't have time for that right now. I am gone to work in Alaska and am planning a wheeling trip when I'm home for a week in early June. I don't plan on pulling the engine while I am home. I guess I'll see how the new oil, filter, and HighTack work when I get home.
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Necessary Noize
Necessary Noize is a Kenyan hip hop group.
Origins and Original Members[edit]
It was originally composed of female MC/singer Nazizi Hirji, singer Kevin Wyre and rapper Bamzigi, though Bamzigi later left due to personal and label disputes. The group was formed in October 2000 and released their self-titled debut album in 2000 under Audio Vault Studios (now Blu Zebra). This contained the hits "Clang Clang," and "La Di Da."
They steadily grew in popularity and were later to release a second album Necessary Noize II: Kenyan Gal, Kenyan Boy in 2004 which included popular regional hits such as "Kenyan Gal, Kenyan Boy" and "Bless My Room" . Although mainly hip hop based, the group also does some reggae and R&B tracks. They are appreciated for their socially conscious lyrics that deal with issues affecting youth such as AIDS, drugs and politics.
Together with Ugandan ragga musician Bebe Cool, they have released music under the name East Africa Bashment Crew. The group is nominated at the inaugural (2008) MTV Africa Music Awards.[1] Necessary Noize has also collaborated with the Tanzanian hip hop group Gangwe Mobb with "Tunajirusha" hit. Guest on their debut album include Mizchif from Zimbabwe, Jerry Doobiez of K-South and Nyota Ndogo.[2]
Nazizi and Wyre also have done solo productions, before and during the existence of the group.
- 2004 Kisima Music Awards - Best Group & Best Music Video ("Kenyan Gal/Boy") and Best Ragga Group.
- 2004 Chaguo La Teeniez Awards [3]
- 2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) - Best Group (Kenya)[4]
- 2005 Tanzania Music Awards - Best East African Album ("Necessary Noize II")[5]
- 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards - Best reggae video ("Kenyan Gal/Boy") [6]
- 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Best Kenyan Group.[7]
- ^ Museke: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008
- ^ Discogs - Necessary Noize
- ^ The Standard, Pulse Magazine, December 30, 2004: It's been a good year for… Necessary Noize
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- ^ Tanzania Music Awards - Nominees 2005
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Even in the midst of economic freefall, there are signs of hope. As of January 2009, the United States has built a flying car, found ways to turn algae into fuel, synthetically reproduced organs, had face-to-face conversations with people on the other side of the planet, and built robots to do our house cleaning for us. Come find out how some of the smartest people in California are trying to innovate us out of disaster.
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I''ve often run across this expression, particularly in literature. What the heck is larboard? And while I''m on the subject, what is it you''re doing when you ''baff''n the mizzenmast''?
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The first term ''Larboard'' is the opposite side of the vessel from Starboard i.e. ''port'' which is the left side looking forward.
The second term is ''abaft'' which means ''aft of'' so the expression means the same as being aft of (or behind) the Mizzen mast.
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What''s interesting is that my computer dictionary totally misses the boat, so to speak, on "larboard"''s derivation. It gives the origin as "laddebord" (middle English), but wrongly speculates that "ladde" came from "leden", "to lead",akin to the "steer" at the root of "starboard". It seems obvious to me looking at the word "laden" in the same dictionary that "laddebord" comes from combining "lade" with "bord", the side of the ship on which it is loaded. The Navy seems to concur:
. Larboard referred to the left side, the side on which the ship was loaded. So how did larboard become port? Shouted over the noise of the wind and the waves, larboard and starboard sounded too much alike. The word port means the opening in the "left" side of the ship from which cargo was unloaded. Sailors eventually started using the term to refer to that side of the ship. Use of the term "port" was officially adopted by the U.S. Navy by General Order, 18 February 1846.
The only thing I can''t figure out is, why was the steering oar always on the right side of the boat? Superstition?
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What about ''full and by"? What''s the meaning and origin of that?
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That is far enough off of the wind that the sails are full.
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"Full and by" is the order to the helm to steer as close to the wind as possible while keeping the sails full as opposed to steering a compass heading. The set of the sails and wind direction determine the course to be sailed.
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Back to why the steering oar is mounted on the starboard side: to accommodate right-handed helmsmen, like me. I sail a 30 footer w/ tiller. On stbd tack, my right hand, further from the rudder post (fulcrum), does all the work, with my left loafing; on port, they feel very balanced, with the strong arm carrying slightly more than the weaker. Of course, the Autohelm pretty much moots the whole thing.
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Exterior Trim Options - What to use
I'm just getting ready to rip off the old cedar siding, tar paper, and aluminum windows to do a complete facelift to the exterior our our house in Vancouver, BC. I'm replacing them with Tyvek, vinyl windows, and Royal vinyl siding (a triple 3 profile in Harvard Slate). I have everything already here waiting for the weather to improve slightly, and in the meantime I'm stuck at what to get for trim work for the windows and possibly the inside/outside corners.
The suppliers here offer Genesis/Royal, CertainTeed which I believe is all PVC, as well as the Hardie fiber trim. Home depot offers some composite wood trim product that I'm not overly eager to try.
I have a few questions on trim:
Looking forward to your responses,
Well What I would do is toss your windows in first. Trim them in azek I believe and do your corners the same way. Make sure they are plumb. Then you run your j-channel around everything. Then run your siding and tuck it into the channel and your done. :)
PVC trim doesn't do so well with dark colors. It's highly susceptible to thermal expansion/contraction and painting it dark colours amplifies that. Though we don't get all that much sunshine this season in Vancouver :laughing:. However, if just using it for window trim it might be alright as that would be short lengths. Wouldn't hurt to call the technical/installation dept. of the manufacturer and ask them about it
I wouldn't be too keen on a composite though.
I haven't used the hardie trim (only the siding), but I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
If you were confident in working with metal, I'd recommend aluminum, it seems to go well with vinyl siding.
It looks like the Hardie is the way to go since they do come pre-primed in the darker colors already. The only issue is the silica/dust, but I'm sure I'll figure something out.
I did see some neat work where the guy made a nice sill but I'm not sure what he used as it looked like site-cut 2-by material. The Hardie only comes in 3/4, 4/4, and 5/4 so I don't think that's thick enough to make a nice looking sill.
I do have access to a brake and shear, but I'm not very experienced using metal so I'll probably stick with the Hardie for the trim.
Thanks for your input!
Managing the silica dust won't require anything crazy. Cut outside, and mind the wind. Ideally, you'll wear a mask. Don't want to use the FC trim to build a sill.
Install the windows and the house wrap correctly; http://books.google.com/books?id=ek5...0Guide&f=false
Install a good metal head flashing, pp.8; http://www.mtcc1170.com/images/BCRainScreen.pdf
Air seal the house wrap against moisture. Use beveled siding underneath the windows, pp.9; pp.4; http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildin...rica/28600.pdf
Don't rely on the vinyl siding alone to keep the water from the framing; http://sidingmaster.com/documents/Ne...ngmoisture.pdf
Personal preference; I'd use Hardie trim before impermeable plastic or the composite (as in plastic and undisclosed percentage of wood which surface molds).
Thanks for the great resources Gary.
I have a few different installation documents for housewrap, so I can add that one to the list. (I'm also using Dupont Flexwrap and flashing tape for the windows/doors). The BCRainScreen is a great document since a lot of the condo's up here had severe issues with water damage - still ongoing today. I'm doing my best to ensure I don't have issues with moisture penetration.
I think I've pretty much settled on Hardie Trim. Seems like the optimal solution for my application.
Is there another link about bevelled siding under windows? The 28600.pdf doesn't have a pp9.
Thanks again!
Sorry, pp.9; http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...WrZBbBZoIUXgxw
Be sure to prime all edges/sides of cement siding as it is a water reservoir material.
You're welcome, and let's see some during and after pictures....
Thanks for the info!
It'll be a few weeks before I start, but I will gladly snap some pics and share.
I started reading about all the different trim products out there - I shouldn't have becuase now I'm thinking about using Azek or a PVC product. I think I like the fact that it can be cut, routed, whatever, with basic tools rather than requiring a special blades, respirators and trying to prevent large plumes of dust.
With the newer paints for darker colors that work well on vinyl and PVC, I think I will attempt to source this stuff locally.
From the Azek website, there only appears to be one place in Abbotsford that carries it. I may call Guardian Building Products as they are supposed to distribute this stuff here.
Anyone in the Vancouver area know if there is anywhere else Azek trim is sold?
I'll check into the Royal Group and CertainTeed PVC offerings. I'm pretty sure Convoy in Surrey supplies those products.
Hopefully I'll make up my mind soon. I need to start ripping my current siding off and get my new windows in as my ecoEnergy audit is next month and I want my rebates!
Thanks for the info fungku. I'd respond via PM but I'm not up to 20 posts yet!
I like the look of window sills that someone has been doing in the Vancouver area. I have found two ways to do it:
A simple design using two pieces of glued Azek
Using a pre-designed Azek sill (6933)
Both will work for me, but the profile of the Azek sill is a bit puzzling. What is with the extra 1/8" stub at the top of the profile?
Ok. This is frustrating. Everyone I talk to tell me they don't carry PVC trim material. Azek has been discontinued by the distributor here, and my other supply house doesn't carry any PVC trim material except Hardie.
I was able to find someone who carries Palight. Has anyone used it at all?
Did you check Home Depot for Azek? In my area (Massachusetts) HD started selling Azek about 6 months ago. It's a nice material to work with, although a bit on the pricey side. I recently replaced the trim on all of my windows, and for the sill I used the Azek "historic" sill profile. Looks great.
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Superannuation experts yesterday hailed a deal under which millions of low-income earners will be offered financial incentives to voluntarily save for retirement.
Under an agreement between the Democrats and the Federal Government, more than 4 million people will become eligible to receive government contributions to their superannuation.
High-income earners will also benefit from cuts to the superannuation surcharge as a result of the deal between the Democrats and the Government.
Under the new system, people on incomes of up to $27,500 a year who make voluntary super contributions will have their payments matched by the government, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1000 annually. Co-contributions will also be offered to those on higher incomes, phasing out as incomes reach $40,000.
The Government's original plan had been for the full $1000 rebate to be available on incomes up to $20,000 only, phasing out at $32,000.
The superannuation surcharge, levied at 15 per cent for those earning more than $110,000, will be reduced to 12 per cent over three years.
Richard Gilbert, chief executive of the Investment and Financial Services Association, said the agreement was "the most significant breakthrough in superannuation tax in 15 years".
And the Association of Superannuation Funds said retirement savings for people on low incomes could be boosted by up to 70 per cent under the co-contribution offer.
Voluntary superannuation contributions fell $3.3 billion last year, which the association blamed on the surcharge and an overheated property market.
Democrats superannuation spokesman John Cherry said the deal, which should secure passage of the Government's superannuation bill in the Senate, was worth about $920 million over four years.
Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan said the deal allowed the Government to deliver on a key election commitment to reform superannuation.
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By 1961, a garage and an apartment could no longer contain the growing company. Medtronic relocated its headquarters to a 15,000-square-foot facility in St. Anthony Village in Minneapolis. The new facility – which was expanded to 105,000 square feet before the end of the decade – included offices, a manufacturing area, a prototype lab, a library, and an auditorium for sales training and technical seminars.
The move to the St. Anthony facility in the 1960s was a big step for a company used to doing business
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By 1962, the product line had grown to 21 devices, and annual sales had grown to $500,000. The profit picture, however, was not as bright. The move to the new facility, coupled with increased marketing expenses and investments in new product research, resulted in a net loss of $144,000 that year.
On the edge of bankruptcy, Medtronic refocused its fiscal efforts. Company leaders obtained a $100,000 bank loan, attracted money from a venture capitalist, and trimmed the size of its staff. It also dropped some less profitable products and focused on prosthetic and surgical electronic equipment. By 1963, the company was back on track financially, reporting a $73,000 profit on revenues of $985,000. It was a painful lesson, but reinforced the reality that technological innovation must be balanced with fiscal responsibility to be successful long term.
That year, Medtronic sold an average of 100 pacemakers per month, with about 20% of its total sales coming from outside the United States.
Minimally Invasive Philosophy Emerges
In 1966, Medtronic purchased the patents related to implantable pacemakers from Greatbatch and Chardack. Building on the innovation and success of those early products, Medtronic experienced rapid technological growth in its pacing business throughout the decade.
For instance, in the mid-1960s, Medtronic introduced its first transvenous pacing system; it used pacing leads that could be maneuvered through a vein to the heart without opening the chest or using general anaesthesia.
This delivery method was the springboard for developing similar less-invasive procedures for other therapies. We now deliver many of our products through veins, including heart valves, stent grafts, and balloon angioplasty,
In 1967, Medtronic introduced two "on-demand" pacemakers, designed to avoid competition between paced beats and the patient's own heartbeat. These models, one external and one implantable, sensed when the patient's heart was beating on its own and provided pacing only when necessary.
Medtronic's product line also included a paediatric pacemaker for infants and the Vein Eraser, which disintegrated varicose veins by applying a high-frequency electric current through a needle-like electrode.
Applying Our Expertise Beyond Hearts
The 1960s marked the start of Medtronic's expansion into what would eventually become one of the most diverse medical technology companies in the world. We transferred our expertise in electrical stimulation to treat other parts of the body.
We created a gastrointestinal pacemaker, and undertook several research projects aimed at relieving pain through stimulation to the spinal cord. These were exploratory projects, but important because they formed the foundation for expanded thinking about our technologies.
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By 1968, annual sales had skyrocketed to more than $12 million, with the company reporting net income in excess of $1 million. The staff grew as well, from 36 in 1962 to 348, and so did the St. Anthony facility. One addition, which anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements, included a clean room for assembling implantable products. By installing a filtration system to purify the air, and controls to strictly regulate temperature and humidity, we significantly enhanced quality standards and increased production capacity.
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I need some good advice on an m3/zhp!??
okay so heres the deal i have a new job been a big fanboy of the e46 series for years and now I want to sell my 3 series and either buy a 2005 zhp or an e46 m3 any year, but dont want to spend more than 14,000 found some nice stick e46 Ms with 89kmiles on it,goes for $13,999....or found some nice zhp six speed 330ci coupes for 12000, I live about 14 miles from my job so im gonna need a DD,my question to you is which would you choose? i also plan to track the car once everry other month with a buddy of mine at buttonwillow springs....wanna smash on his stupid honda grrr....so yeah anything helps! And btw what exactlyy does the M3 e46 average out city/highway...and how bout if i were to drive it granny style how much MPG can i get out of it.....
If your only willing to spend $14k on a M then a M is not for you. Id stick with a ZHP for now. $14k for a M is going to need alot of maintenance guaranteed. If your worried about gas mileage......buy a honda
zhp is a right car for you OP.
M's are a bit too much for DD purpose.
In fact a 6 speed 330ci would be a good choice too. Zhp's are sometimes really overpriced for the amount of MORE you get on them.
A $14k M3 is not an M3.. at least not until you throw a couple thousand at it.
I saw a 2003 Pheonix Yellow M3 at a car dealer today. 100k miles, SMG, and $17,000. It did not resemble a BMW.
Your budget is $14k and you want a high-mileage M3 or ZHP that you will also track 6 times a year? Your budget is too small. Maintenance is more on an M and going racing aint' cheap.
so you have a limit on the cost of the car and yet you plan to track it every other month or so. track time costs not only the fees, but the equipment. brakes and tires add up.
with a limit involved you can maybe find a deal on an M3 if you hunt, hunt, hunt. they are out there, just need time and luck. but don't buy just on price but for the condition. a worn out M3 will cost more to fix than a more expensive one in good-great condition. if you don't have the time then you're better off looking for a 330zhp or 330zsp. these will meet most of your requirements. and leave extra to spend on track goodies or upgraded parts that likely have degraded on the 330.
if you can afford more, then leave yourself some wiggle room for unexpected costs and get the M3. it will cost more to maintain but what you get over the 330zhp just in the LSD is worth it for the track.
if you can't afford more and are extending yourself get the 330zsp or 330zhp
you people are buggin, dude, if you want a m3, buy a m3 and make sure you know what you're doing in order to maintain it. don't replace things you don't need to replace. keep it vital, and you should be fine.
when i was 22 years old (27 now) i had a 02 e46 m3 for 3 years and didn't maintain it AT ALL (didnt know anything at the time) i even had it sit around for 7 months without it being driven while i was on my deployment in iraq, and never ran into any issues, and i pushed it to 162mph several times without a hiccup. the cars a beast, and its made to be beaten with care.
M3 or ZHP that's a silly question, M3 all the way
You know that saying "there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes" -- it applies to BMWs too. Especially M-cars. $14k can get you a pretty nice 330. For an M3, $14k will get you one that is in dire need of maintenance.
Even when everything is done right, the M3 costs a decent bit to maintain. The consumables aren't cheap. So if you're already stretching yourself at 14k... then you really can't afford an M3. Either save up some more or get a nice 330 and enjoy it.
Agreed, $14k for an m3 will be **** and the seller knows it...
2001 m3 with 130k is around that price tag.. That's almost going on 12 years old and a lot of driving.
I got an 03' with all scheduled maintenance, really clean interior and exterior with 90k for $18000 what I paid for... But I jew'd him down from 18,750 cause the brakes were almost due
Edit: it had all necessary maintenance done to it and it was recorded. That's the only reason I bought it though honestly. I should say that a quality M will be priced around 20k and I think I would take an e36 m before a zhp for some reason lol
^^^ granted the e36 m3 is still an amazing car, and has an awesome top end power/speed, I'd probably go with the zhp if I had to choose between the the two because cosmetics (I think they look better) and that it's newer (resale value).. To each is own ;)
And you got lucky making your purchase for an m3 that cheep granted the few issues..
Well I say 14 k a limit cause my insurance is high,I can actually afford up to 20,000,I'm just being cheap lol I make 1000 a pay check and get discounts on tires and everything auto working for the city going through their account for pretty big discounts... so I know for sure I have enough to keep up with it. So how much would a good m3 cost around how much money should I actually spend?
E36 M3 with a S50B32 with a 6 speed is around 14k, but you would have to get is smogged.
Faster than a E46M3, more fun, do it OP.
gotta love people wanting high performance cars, say they can afford maintenance, then want to know about best mpg's..haha...
To the OP: Your grammar is horrible. Start with learning English first and worry about a performance car after.
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According to a statement from the Office of the Attorney General, the issue of the death penalty was discussed and while Ramlogan pointed out that the death penalty was part of the laws of Trinidad and Tobago he advised that significant attempts were being made by the Government to improve the current law by introducing categories of murder. He said the death penalty would be reserved for the most heinous of murders without any extenuating circumstances. According to Ramlogan, legislation on the categorisation of murder had been rejected when taken to Parliament due to a lack of support from the Opposition.
According to the statement, the AG agreed that there was a greater need for public awareness or a public education campaign on the very emotional and sensitive issue of the death penalty, which he said the majority of the population appeared to support.
He urged the delegation to consider the rights of the victims as part of their deliberations and discussions to ensure that it is properly factored into the agenda for the abolition of the death penalty.
The Attorney General told the visiting AI delegation while many positive studies have been made for the protection and preservation of human rights, he said there was room for improvement. The AI team was led by Chiara Sangiorgio and the meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair.
Also present at the meeting were newly appointed chairperson of the Greater Caribbean for Life, Leela Ramdeen and attorney Nicole Sylvester, Assistant Secretary of the Greater Caribbean for Life and president of the Human Rights Association in St Vincent.
The meeting was part of Amnesty's promotion of International Awareness for World Day against the death penalty, which will be commemorated this Thursday with special focus on the Caribbean region.
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I'm still brand new to the world of Boba Fett costumes, and thought I'd take some old trashcans from my basement to make some trashcan armor, just to see if I'm capable of doing it. I started with just the chest/ab pieces, and I have the shapes more or less how I want them.
My question is, what sort of prep work needs to be done to the armor before I start painting? Can I just put down a base coat of primer? Should I coat it with a layer of Bondo and then sand/prime it? I'd like to be able to have something that doesn't scream "homemade".
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Disabled folks over 65 can collect Social Security disability benefits rather than retirement.
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Social Security adds a few distinctions to the rules for those who are over 65 when applying for benefits. In general, these rules help those over 65 in the evaluation process.
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- Meeting or equaling a listing. Social Security's "Blue Book" lists impairments that will automatically be considered disabling for those who meet all of the requirements in the listing. Listings can be "equaled" if you have an impairment that is very similar to, but not exactly the same as, a listing in the Blue Book. (See our section on meeting or equaling a listing.)
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For those who are over 65, the same rules apply for meeting or equaling a listing, but Social Security requires some extra consideration for those over the age of 65, as follows.
Thorough review. When an applicant is over 65, Social Security rules require the claims examiner or administrative law judge (ALJ) to carefully review the applicant's medical record to identify any possible age-related impairments, such as decreased hearing ability or eyesight, decreased physical strength, or memory loss due to the aging process. The applicant must be asked to fill out a questionnaire to show what limitations the individual is having in their daily life. In addition, when speaking to the applicant, the examiner or ALJ should be on the lookout for statements that may raise concerns about age-related impairments (for example, "I don't read much anymore because I can't see too well" or "My son said he visited me the other day, but I don't remember seeing him"). The examiner or ALJ should also be aware that statements from people who know the applicant may raise more considerations about possible impairments.
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Length of age-related impairments. Social Security rules direct examiners and judges to carefully consider the facts before determining that an individual over the age of 65 will not be disabled for at least 12 months (and so is not eligible for disability benefits because of the durational rule). The reasoning is that age-related impairments are more likely to be long-term ailments instead of ailments that can be cured or controlled within a short time span.
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Special profiles. There are two categories of workers who will automatically qualify for benefits that are age-related and can apply to those over 65. The two categories are for:
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- those who performed strenuous unskilled physical labor for many years. To qualify for this category, you must have worked in unskilled physical labor job for at least 35 years and have an education of sixth grade or less, with no other significant training. For more information, see our article on the "worn-out worker rule."
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Welcome from Ontario, Canada. What are you looking for in a tree skirt? Diamond Log Cabin is a nice pieced one. Cheryl's Phillips has some lovely patterns for the wedge rulers in tree skirts. There is a pieced tree skirt on Jenny Doan's Missouri Star Quilt Co. youtube videos.
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Welcome from Louisiana Here is a link to a tree skirt I did a while back with the pattern information. Skirting Christmas by Far Flung Quilts
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Welcome from Corpus Christ, Tx., former Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana resident for many years. You can Google or go to Missouri Star Quilt Company and they have a pattern for a tree skirt. Tree skirts are all over the place and with Christmas around the corner you can whip one up in no time. have fun. I miss the lakes. Used to have cottage up at Big Turkey.
Hello and welcome to the board. What kind of tree skirt pattern are you looking for.... Folksy, elegant, whimsical? Coincidentally, I was just pulling a tree skirt pattern out of a pattern box today, saying, "I've been wanting to make this."
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No. No. 86-1861, 813 F.2d 798/(7th Cir., 02/27/1987)
The court holds that the Department of Transportation (DOT) and state officials satisfied §4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (DOTA) in selecting from among ten alternatives the Napoleon Hollow on the Illinois River as the most cost effective, environmentally least disruptive, and safest site for a bridge to cross the river for a planned east-west highway through central Illinois. The route cuts through Wade Farm, a historic site, and the Pike County Conservation Area, and may disrupt the wildlife habitat of several vulnerable and endangered species. The court, however, refuses to permanently enjoin construction of the federally funded four-lane highway, and holds that DOT Secretary Dole's determination that no feasible and prudent alternative route for the highway or site for the bridge exists is supported by ample evidence. The court holds that consideration of the cumulative impacts of drawbacks to alternative routes is proper in determining whether to use §4(f)-protected land, including the costs already incurred. The court also holds that the Secretary was entitled to consider effects on farmland under the Farmland Protection Policy Act. The court holds that §4(f)'s requirement to minimize the harm to protected areas is satisfied by plans to construct the bridge so as to minimize visual clutter and disruption of the animals' travel, and by sinking the highway eight feet underground and providing a tree-lined barrier where it passes through the Wade Farm. The court holds that these plans satisfy the DOTA's requirement for a "prudent" accommodation of the various competing interests.
[Prior opinions in this case appear at 12 ELR 20394, 21151.]
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Hey thanks for the info. I'm going to do a layout of the system and make a Solidworks drawing. I can maybe post it so that it will be more clear.
I've seen this type of system so it is not my idea but I did not really paid attention to the details. Not enough disc space in my head. haha Sometimes streetrod stuff is not exactly correct but it works well enough for the limited amount of use we give them.
My thinking is that air will be continuously drawn in through the canister as fuel is used. When the car is shut off and simply waits for me to bring it to life again, the canister gathers fumes as required. Once the motor is started and begins to use fuel, air again comes into the canister, purging it.....hopefully.
I would think any dumping of vapors into the carb air cleaner could cause idle problems. A ported vacuum might work. My system will eventually have a blower and possibly an EFI injector so A/F ratio will be monitored. I would guess that fuel vapors dumped in will be accounted for by the o2 sensors. But I surely don't need random fuel vapors dumped in at idle, it's hard enough to keep a blown motor clean at idle. Consider also that this mess will be run on E-85. ($2.05/ gal today) I can probably tolerate some varance in mixture just as an alcohol motor can.
You know it is funny..in my younger days I would just roll the window down (hand crank not power) and say "gas fumes are just part of hot rodding, like noise, live with it." Today after 55+ years of sniffing gas and all the other hotrod fumes, I really long for a little cleaner air. haha Now if it was diesel fumes, it would be a different story. haha....yeah right a Willys with "stacks" ...I really don't wish to be banned from hotroding. haha
I'm going to the junk yard....back later.
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April 2017 NPD: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 one of the best selling games of April
May 19, 2017 | 7 Comments
Minecraft developer Mojang has announced via Twitter that the PC version of the sandbox game has now sold 10 million copies.
That number includes sales of the Mac and Linux versions, according to Markus "Notch" Persson.
PC sales totaled 9 million mere months ago, back in January. That comprised about half of total sales, or 20 million across PCs, Xbox 360, iOS, and Android.
Just last week, the Xbox 360 version pushed 6 million copies, which is also an increase of 1 million from the end of 2012.
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