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Tiling shower, how long?
About how long should it take a novice tile setter to tile a 3' X 5' shower area, stall to ceiling with 12" tile and one window?
I gave the tile part of my DIY bathroom project to a friend who does his own tile and I am trying to judge the speed.
Just the walls--2 days to tile 4 or 5 hours to grout.
A lot depends on the equipment----Good 10 inch saw? or small saw?
Make sure you use thinset--the powdered kind--
My showers can take me two or three weeks. There is no way to fairly estimate "how long".:)
How many benches, shelves, niches, corners, wall features, wall penetrations? What type of floor assembly? Is the ceiling being tiled? What is being used for the wall substrate? Lots of things to be considered.
FWIW, the floor isn't being done, just the walls. Still 2 days?
That is just a guess---if it is a simple install--2 days--might be a bit longer if he need to use a ledger board to support the first row of tiles--then cut in the bottom row after the tile above is set.
That is not a really fair question--I've never seen how fast the guy works--or how organized he is---
Your guess is very accurate it seems. The way my receptor is designed the first row of tile have to hover in the air, and since they are heavy it took him a while to get the first course done. It seems like he will be taking 2 to 2.5 days. I thought that something straight forward like this would take one day, thanks for the reassurance :thumbsup:
I've done a few:whistling2:
While you're here I have a quick question. This is the way that Kohler recommends the tile is installed and it came out exactly like this (he did a good job).
I put a bead of silicone between the PermaBase and the top of the flange before the tile went up. When the tile is all finished and we're ready to caulk, the caulk under the tile actually has to go upwards. This is something that you can't see so I guess normal clear silicone will be fine. I bought small toothpaste sized tubes of silicone to make it easier to squirt the silicone up into the gap.
Have you done this design before? Any advice on the caulking?
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Sounds almost exactly my situation. I'm a novice, and tiling a 3' x 4' shower (walls only) with a window and using 12" tile. It is taking forever!
In my situation, the four foot long wall with a window will use 40 pieces of tile, of which only 6 will NOT have to be cut.
This is a lousy pic, it's too bright outside, but it will give you some idea of the cuts involved.
Also factor in your surface. If the walls are not perfectly plumb, flat and square, each cut has to be individually measured and made.
Looks like fun!
You have a rather large window. What are you doing to ensure water doesn't puddle up on the sill and find it's way into the wall?
As far as waterproofing around the window, first I installed CBU (hardie backer) with a slight slope so water wouldn't puddle and siliconed the edge against the window. Next was waterproofing with Mapelastic HPG (a brush or roll on waterproofing). Lastly, once the tile is on I will add more silicone caulk between the tile and window.
I know windows are generally a bad idea in showers, but I didn't have much choice, so I'm hoping the above will take care of it.
Lockset---Silicone caulk---Here is the method that granite counter top installers use to get the neat seams-----
The first thing to know is that silicone will stick to any clean dry surface--
It will not stick to a wet soapy surface.
(for this you need 100% silicone caulk paper towels and a soapy spray ,like White Lightning or 409-My favorite is White Lightning)
step one--clean up the surfaces to be caulked--scrape out any dirt or surface haze left by the grouting.(a white scrub pad is a useful tool)
Use a dry paint brush or compressed air to remove all dust-----
Nip the tip off of your silicone tube,leaving a small hole----
apply the silicone,starting at the bottom----(you don't want the spray running down to an area that still needs caulk)
Spray the silicone bead with Greased Lightning or 409--spray your finger---Wipe joint,removing any excess to paper towels---
Any excess silicone will just roll right off the soapy wall---
Test this technique on some scrap before using it on your finished work---Have fun--Mike--
Thanks, I am going to do that for all the caulking of the joints.
One issue that I am worried about is caulking up behind the tile on the bottom row, that's what I bought the small tubes of silicone for since I will never be able to get a caulk gun low enough in the shower receptor to squirt upwards behind the tile.
You will need to figure that one out on your own---I've never ended up with an overhang like that--
I like the overhang because it keeps the tile and grout out of any water. I like having the extra border of protection around the receptor before the water reaches the tile. The image is wrong, the lip is actually 1 13/16" high in total so there is about 1" of porcelain showing around the receptor, it looks pretty nice.
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NATCHEZ — Biofuels company KiOR says it will locate its second Mississippi production facility in Natchez, a move that will create 300 jobs.
The Natchez Democrat reports the facility will be built on a 120-acre tract of land comprised of the former Belwood Country Club. The company had originally announced the facility would be located in Newton.
The announcement was made during the company's fourth-quarter investors' conference call yesterday. CEO Fred Cannon said logistical, infrastructure and tax incentives made Natchez the logical choice to locate their facility.
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Bulldogs Welcome #22 Texas A&M To Foley Field
March 27, 2014
ATHENS-----Georgia (14-11-1, 1-4-1 SEC) aims to get back on track when it begins an SEC series with #22 Texas A&M (17-9, 3-3 SEC) Friday at Foley Field at 7 p.m. The Saturday and Sunday games will be at 1 p.m.
Georgia is batting .269 with a 4.39 ERA and fielding .969. It leads the SEC in Double Plays Turned with 28. Georgia ranks second in the SEC with 138 walks but has a league-high 175 strikeouts. In SEC action, the Bulldogs lead the conference in pitching with a 2.25 ERA, however they rank 14th in batting at .184.
Last weekend at #6 LSU, Georgia registered a 2.17 ERA but scored just three runs while batting .150. LSU made numerous highlight plays in the field and did not make an error. In the SEC opening series with #24 Miss. State, Georgia posted a 2.33 ERA and hit .219.
Coach Scott Stricklin will stick with the same SEC rotation from the first two series, going with sophomore LHP Ryan Lawlor (2-2, 5.02 ERA), freshman RHP Robert Tyler (1-2, 1.91 ERA) and senior LHP Patrick Boling (2-2, 3.26 ERA).
Inside the Numbers
Georgia's offense has been led by juniors Hunter Cole (.330-1-15), Nelson Ward (.310-2-18) and Conor Welton (.305-1-10). In SEC games, Ward is the only member of this trio above .300. He is batting .304 with only one strikeout in 23 at bats while Cole and Welton have combined to hit .229. Overall, Ward and freshman Stephen Wrenn (.272-0-12) share the team lead with 8 SB each. Ward has a team-best 19 walks while Cole and Ward have nine doubles each. Ward has a 6-game hitting streak.
When Zero Is Significant
Redshirt sophomore RHP David Sosebee (0-1, 2.96 ERA) has combined to toss 14.2 scoreless innings in his last five relief outings. He made one appearance at #6 LSU for 3.2 innings.
Texas A&M At A Glance
The 22-ranked Aggies (17-9, 3-3 SEC), under the direction of Rob Childress, make their first trip to Athens. They opened league play by droppping a series 2-1 at Auburn and then bounced back by claiming a series over Florida 2-1 in College Station. They won the final game over the Gators in 11 innings, their fourth walk-off of the year. On Tuesday, A&M fell 8-1 to Sam Houston State.
They are batting .274 with a 2.67 ERA and fielding .972. Last year, the Aggies swept Georgia in their inaugural SEC series, winning 4-1, 2-1 (10) and 11-4. It marked the first-ever meetings.
Texas A&M will employ a rotation of junior RHP Daniel Mengden (2-3, 3.24 ERA), sophomore RHP Grayson Long (3-0, 1.13 ERA) and freshman LHP Tyler Stubblefield (3-1, 2.04 ERA).
See You Next Month...Barely
The Texas A&M series concludes a stretch of 17 home games during the month of March for the Bulldogs. In April, Georgia has just three games at Foley Field, the UT series (April 10-12). Please note that it's a Thursday-Saturday series with the first contest featured on ESPNU as the "SEC Game of the Week." Also, Saturday's UGA-UT game time has been changed to 4 p.m. as that's G-Day.
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Speaking to attendees of the InfoWarCon conference on Thursday, Phyllis Schneck of the FBI's InfraGard program declared that technology companies will be better protected from cyberattacks if they have closer relationships with federal agents. Most of the attendees agreed that legislators and CEOs have become more willing to invest in stronger electronic security as a result of Sept. 11. "The best strategy for defending against attacks requires the cultivation of an alert network, both government and businesses," explained Bracewell and Patterson's Jill Warren, who once was the assistant attorney general for Texas. The prioritization of cyberterrorism following the attacks prompted mandates for additional authority for law enforcement, which stirred up civil libertarians who criticized such measures as an invasion of privacy. Philip Lago of the CIA said that some laws can actually inhibit intelligence-gathering. InfraGard unites the FBI, the National Infrastructure Protection Center, private firms, state and local law enforcement, and universities under one banner so they can share information. "Secure" InfraGard members are subjected to detailed background checks, and Schneck noted she is pushing for such investigations to be extended to all members. She added that InfraGard members who travel frequently are urged to report any suspicious activity they witness to the FBI.
The controversy over artificial intelligence and how the Internet could shape it has been re-ignited by the advent of "chatterbots" such as Active Buddy's SmarterChild, a marketing tool that can "talk" to people via real-time text messages and answer questions by tapping into the Web's vast informational resources. A few such bots have progressed to the point that they can pass the Turing test and convince people they are actually human. Some experts worry that the ultimate goal of turning the Internet into a "global brain" by developing the technology further would give computers too much information and power, and lead to a "hive mind" that erodes freedom and individual expression. However, several challenges must be solved before such a goal is even possible: Computers cannot easily read Web pages, and lack common sense. World Wide Web Consortium director Tim Berners-Lee is trying to overcome the first problem by leading an effort to link keywords and tags to text, sounds, and images. Meanwhile, Push Singh of MIT's Media Lab and others are trying to solve the common sense problem by building a "knowledge base" in which volunteers contribute observations about commonsense behavior. At the Free University of Brussels, scientists are leading an international initiative to make computers understand how humans access data online, thus allowing them to comprehend the interactions between people, objects, and concepts. The work was pioneered by Old Dominion University's Johan Bollen, who conceived of a program that studies how people seek out information, and then streamlines the process.
Chalmers Institute of Technology researchers Krister Wolff and Peter Nordin have conceived of a winged robot that can learn how to fly on its own; such a design circumvents scientists' own lack of knowledge about the mechanics of flight. The robot's creators turned to genetic programming to generate the instructions fed into the machine that helps it learn how to lift off. After being assessed, the most successful liftoff instructions were paired up, while randomly swapping instructions between these optimal pairs sired next-generation "offspring" commands that were transmitted to the robot. Techniques that the robot has learned include standing on its wings, pulling itself up by grasping convenient objects, and a more effective flapping methodology. The University of Reading's David Corne explains that evolutionary computation is key to solving control problems, such as what sequences of movements will allow a robot that is heavier than air to lift off and stay airborne. Meanwhile, engineering difficulties--the fast and flexible movement of joints--also need to be solved. The barrier to developing effective flying robots is a lack of funding for testing designs so that improved models can be developed, according to Corne. Nordin believes that such robots could be in operation within three years if enough funding is provided, and he also says that such research is important if better-performing aircraft are to be developed.
A government-funded IT training program at San Jose's Evergreen Valley College has been targeted for dissolution by President Bush's budget team, which describes it as "ineffective." Funding for the program is provided by the fees American companies pay so they can secure more H-1B visas for foreign professionals, its purpose being to train American workers in order to reduce dependence on overseas tech help. Participating employers say the program's domestic graduates, most of whom hail from minority and underprivileged San Jose-area communities, are especially valuable, in light of the tech implosion and the increasing difficulty firms face in justifying additional foreign labor. But administration officials such as assistant labor secretary Emily Stover DeRocco argue that the initiative's performance numbers have been small compared to the $196 million in grants that has been invested. They further contend that there have not been wide-scale hirings of the program's graduates, nor has the need for foreign visa workers been reduced. In addition, officials claim there are much more successful training programs. Evergreen Valley College's Henry Estrada, who teaches the training course, insists that the program is worthwhile: He notes, for instance, that every student has graduated, and almost 50 percent of graduates have been hired by high-tech companies. In addition, he estimates that it only costs the government $5,000 for each student, while the benefits to graduates are even more valuable.
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Indian experts are worried about restrictions Britain recently imposed on the hiring of foreign IT workers. Since Sept. 2, all British firms have been required to advertise IT job openings to the domestic work force before considering overseas candidates, per a directive from Work Permits U.K. British Home Minister Bob Ainsworth said the new restrictions are designed to strike a balance between ensuring enough jobs for British employees and allowing companies to hire foreigners to fill the void during "temporary skill shortages" in order to keep the country economically competitive. "It is not a good sign that [the] U.K., which has been a path breaker in globalization, is closing market access to free movement of services personnel," declared National Association of Software and Services Companies President Kiran Karnik. "Overall there might not be much of an impact on Indian IT professionals as most of them work in Britain under inter-company transfers." He is optimistic about Britain's plan to review the new permit plan in three months, but worries that other nations will adopt similar legislation. T.K. Bhaumik of the Confederation of Indian Industry has a bleaker outlook--new economic sectors cannot grow unless professionals are given more room to maneuver. India and other developing nations have been lobbying the World Trade Organization for such freedoms.
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Experts expect nanotechnology to yield a wide array of applications across many industries, such as medicine, computing, and sensory technology. Potential medical applications include gains in health care and diagnosis through micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) such as nanoprobes, nanotubes, and nanotags; Given Imaging in Israel has made strides with the creation of a diagnostic capsule comprised of a battery, transmitter, light-emitting diode, and optical sensor. Nanotech also promises to usher in a revolution in information processing through the advent of molecular or optical computing, according to Gartner Dataquest analyst Jim Walker. He also notes the possibilities of "intelligent sensing," in which the surrounding environment is monitored by "a digital sensor network." Such technology promises a hyper-awareness of surroundings, and applications include better inventory control, automatic purchasing, and instant location of people through talking radio frequency tags. Walker says the biggest hurdle the field faces is controlling the behavior of molecules and nano-sized components. Meanwhile, Leo O'Connor of Frost & Sullivan notes that nanotech is already being incorporated into a variety of products, such as catalysts, sunscreens, magnetic recording media, adhesives, and magnetic seals. Other current nanotech applications he cites include inkjet printers, automotive accelerometers, and temperature and pressure sensors.
As mobile devices proliferate, so does the need for developing speaker technology to give these devices better sound reproduction capabilities. One option comes from Matsushita Electric engineers, who have created a speaker device that uses small LCD panels to reverberate sound. Because speaker sound quality improves with larger sizes, cell phones and handheld devices have not been able to reproduce high-quality signals or clear voice over a speakerphone. The Matsushita approach overcomes a key barrier that had prevented cell phone and mobile device manufacturers from using LCDs as speaker components by separating the speaker driver from the diaphragm--in this case the LCD panel--while using 25 times less power. Usually the driver, which vibrates air molecules that in turn hit the speaker diaphragm to produce sound, is placed directly behind the diaphragm, but that space is expensive real estate on a cell phone or similar small gadget with an LCD. Matsushita, the parent company of Panasonic, was able to use a special acoustic port tunnel moving air molecules from the driver unit to the LCD, which also was fitted with a super-thin layer of air between the screen itself and another transparent panel. Because that space contained less air than previous attempts at an LCD stereo, it also required far less power to make it vibrate, saving battery life so precious to mobile devices.
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Researchers from Montana State University in Bozeman have discovered that virus protein coats or capsids can be genetically tweaked to form nanoscale electronics. Mark Young and Trevor Douglas learned that new molecules can be formed via the introduction of negatively charged particles to the positively charged interiors of vacant viral capsids. The scientists experimented with the Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus to see if they could adjust the capsid's protein subunits, and thus change the interior charge. This achievement allowed them to produce identical nanocrystals of a variety of metal oxides, including iron oxides, nickel-alloy oxides, and cobalt oxides. Young and Douglas learned that two-dimensional and three-dimensional lattices could be formed from these crystals. By altering the size, configuration, and traits of the nanocrystals during the manufacturing process, scientists can produce magnetic RAM (MRAM) from such lattices. Furthermore, capsids can be produced cheaply through the introduction of viral genes into yeast cells, while larger glassware counterparts are more costly to manufacture.
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Paul Vickers of the University of Northumbria and James Alty of Loughborough University have devised a system that "auralizes" computer code into musical patterns to see if the method is helpful in detecting programming errors. Pascal language constructs were keyed to produce specific musical phrases--for instance, a conditional statement such as "IF TRUE" is represented by a synthesized chord. The integration of specific code sections should ideally produce a harmonious tune, while coding errors should generate discord that the programmer can hear. The system was tested on 22 Loughborough University students, and results indicate that those who "heard" the code found more bugs than those who detected errors visually. Stephen Brewster of the University of Glasgow believes the musical system could prove very useful, since ears may be better attuned for identifying temporal patterns than eyes. Vickers intends the system to be tested further, since it is difficult to determine how much musical aptitude and programmer ability played into the Loughborough test results.
At the Game Designers Europe Conference in London, game experts discussed the changes gaming technology is likely to undergo over the next five years, and what problems will crop up as a result. Some participants noted that as game environments become more detailed and realistic, game designers will be pressed to fulfill players' raised expectations of better quality. Designer Peter Molyneaux warned that graphics improvements could force studios to employ vast numbers of animators to design all the creatures, objects, and units populating artificial environments, and added he is concerned that designers could neglect game play in favor of modeling all these objects. Every expert was in agreement that networking will become critical to players and games in the near future, especially as multiplayer gaming proliferates. Some noted that gamers could be charged for every episode of a title, if multiplayer games dominate the market. "It has taken Internet gamers a long time to get over the fact that good games are not free," observed Argonaut Games head Jez San. Frontier Developments head David Braben advocated that game characters must advance in parallel to graphics, and be imbued with more intelligence, speech, and interactive capacity. "Once you move away from shooting games, when you are face to face with characters and you are not necessarily blowing their brains out the speech part becomes much more important," he explained.
Current operating systems are a vast improvement over those in use just five years ago, and the trend is toward even better computing environments to come, writes Henry Norr. For example, Sun Microsystems recently pledged to pioneer work on a Linux-based desktop system, and Microsoft's first update for Windows XP comes this month. Operating systems today are much more stable than previous iterations, and can remain running without crashing for months at a time as opposed to frequent crashes of earlier OS versions. Complexity, meanwhile, has decreased, especially with the advent of "plug and play" technology such as Universal Serial Bus and a much less complicated driver installation process. Still, new problems always emerge. For example, computers today have been totally blindsided by the security problems accompanying online connections, and require antivirus software, Norr says. For more robust security, firewall software does a good job, though creating a second perimeter with a low-cost, home-use router with built-in firewall hardware is even better. The new Windows XP Service Pack 1, available this month, contains a number of refinements reflecting Microsoft's increasing user-friendliness. For example, desktop users or hardware manufacturers can customize their tool bar to eliminate bundled Windows applications, and the updated XP will not pester users into signing up for Microsoft's Passport service.
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An aide to presidential cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke acknowledged that the White House's long-awaited National Plan for Protecting Cyberspace includes a provision for constructing a cybersecurity network operations center (NOC), but denied that its purpose will be to collate email and data traffic and increase federal surveillance of private information, despite a published report that suggests the contrary. Clarke's assistant Tiffany Olson said the plan is being finalized this week, so the report is probably inaccurate. In addition, Critical Infrastructure Protection Board co-Chairman Howard Schmidt explained last week that the NOC will act as a central collection hub for the analysis of government security gathered from other federal NOCs, including the Pentagon's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense and the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center. The Incident.org Web site and Internet Storm Center of the SANS Institute will serve as a model for the federal NOC, while the operations of the NOCs that report to the central hub will be modeled after the private sector's Information Sharing and Analyses Centers (ISACs). SANS Institute director Alan Paller expressed his hope that the ISACs will set up independent Storm Center networks of their own, a goal that may be reachable thanks to efforts from Check Point Software Technologies to supplement each of its 260,000 gateways with a Storm Center client. Information Technology Association of America President Harris Miller noted last week that the White House cybersecurity plan is still "in a state of flux," so any information released to the public may not necessarily be included in the final draft. The plan will be officially released on Sept. 18, while Schmidt said at a press briefing that the Bush administration could issue a revision as early as January.
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Scientists at IBM, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard believe that fan-based cooling systems will no longer be adequate to manage the heat generated by high-speed microprocessors within three to five years, and recommend that computer manufacturers turn to alternative technologies. HP is looking into the introduction of robotic spray heads that dispense coolant on chips when overheating is imminent, while Intel supports a method that involves "growing" carbon nanotubes on silicon. Intel is also touting a design that includes radiator-like tubes filled with liquid, although Tomm Aldridge of Intel Labs admits that issues such as reliability and the safest liquid to use remain unresolved. IBM Austin Research Lab director David Cohen believes creative cooling solutions will emerge quickly, and is currently leading an effort to create computing systems that are more efficient and consume less energy. "After all, we're going to have hot machines that we're going to try to sell in the next three to five years, so we're going to have to find innovative ways to cool them," he explains. However, system performance rather than cooling dominates computer makers' marketing pushes. Intel and HP will be among the computer makers discussing new cooling techniques at the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose next week.
Recent breakthroughs have demonstrated that the brain can control prosthetic devices. Research by neuroscientist John Chapin, Miguel Nicolelis, and others showed that electrodes implanted within a monkey's motor cortex enabled it to control a robotic limb; this prompted Arizona State University bioengineer Andrew Schwartz to develop a coadaptive system in which a small number of neurons in a monkey's brain are trained to direct the 3D movements of a cursor on a screen. However, a major challenge of perfecting the technology lies in converting feedback sensations felt by the prosthetic into signals that the brain can translate. Chapin and colleagues at the State University of New York (SUNY) have been exploring this conundrum with the development of the roborat, an implant that allows scientists to direct the movement of rodents by stimulating the parts of their brains associated with pleasure and touch via electronic signals. To avoid the use of bulky current control devices that would have made the experiment impractical, IEEE member Emerson Hawley organized a simple transistor-to-transistor logic system that includes a microcontroller and a battery-operated 433MHz radio. Chapin's project was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The effectiveness of the implant was tested last fall at the Southwest Research Institute, where the roborats negotiated a maze of rubble, climbed trees, and performed other activities. The tests showed that their movement through tunnels inhibited radio transmission, but Chapin believes the problem could be mitigated by creating a networked group of rats that would perform as repeaters.
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The introduction and acceptance of display technology has followed a parallel track to that of new electronic products and applications, and iSuppli/Stanford Resources estimates the global liquid crystal display (LCD) market will generate revenues of $27.7 billion in 2002 and $51 billion in 2006. Some of the latest display industry innovations were showcased at the recent Society for Information Display (SID) conference. Displays are boasting larger size, lower cost, and better resolution thanks to advances in the fabrication and refinement of glass substrates. The industry is concentrating on hastening adoption by driving down end-product cost and reducing complexity via greater functionality and system integration: On the horizon are products that are both manufactured and packaged as one-piece, multifunction items, such as computers that are built entirely on the display glass; such achievements will be possible through the advent of technologies and materials such as low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS). Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) offer brighter and thinner non-backlit LCDs, and their cheapness and versatility will increase with the emergence of more efficient production processes--Kodak, Universal Display, and Samsung SDI are planning to introduce active-matrix OLEDs. However, Corning business technology director Peter Bocko says that, rather than being a breakthrough technology, OLED is "really much more of an evolutionary technology to LCDs, using much of the existing expertise and industry platform."
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NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
The NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms features 8,115 terms related to cancer and medicine.
- Temodar
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A drug that is used to treat certain types of brain tumors in adults and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. Also called temozolomide.


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Varnish on old transformer
Hey Guys
I just bought 2 240 volt to 110 Volt transformers so that I can run a balanced 240 V out to my equipment by connecting one winding of each to the other etc etc to get 240 V out.
These transfromers made by A and R australia in the 60's. Brand new as in I cracked the wooden crate and then removed the bitumised paper wrapper and the the other wrapper.. so in effect pristine.
My question is though that the varnish odour is quite strong... and I am wondering what the likelihood is that this varnish contains PCB's. It will be a pity to ditch them if they are as the balanced isolated AC works for my ears.
So do I worry and ditch them or just take a deep breath?
PCBs are not highly volatile. What you are smelling rates to be some solvent, not PCBs.
Protect the trafos from dust and let them air out for a few days, in a well ventilated space. Then, put them to work!
Thanks for that.. They are great trannys rated at 9 amps. I have already back to backed my sound system... With the Balanced ac music is certianly better.
Trafo Oil
The PCB (nasty) oil used in trafos is very mobile (runny), and I don't believe it was used in open trafos. The black steel enclosed type with ceramic terminals are most suspect for PCB content.
Hey, I have a couple of the old black jobs you're talking about with the ceramic terminals. What is PCB? I've never heard of it before. -sounds very nasty. should I be worried?
I thought they were only used in big huge transformers, something the electric company would use... not small consumer trafos.
Polychlorinated biphenyls Oil
PCB oil was used in chokes, transformers, and oil-capacitors - and it is very likely that ex-military purchases of sealed items of good valve amplifier utility will include this toxic material.
Even small caps down to 2uF/600V used it, and old-design flourescent lighting units also adopted oil caps of this kind. Air forces liked it particularly, since it's nonflammable.
The old black enamelled steel-enclosed trafos are usually well-made, and don't present much of a safety hazard, unless physically damaged.
Making sure they don't leak is the main precaution, so use a fuse on primary and secondary to be sure they don't overheat and spew oil from some rupture of the housing.
Don't landfill dud items of this kind, turn it in to a proper handling agent. Check the precautions for handling the event that leakage does occur:
the nature of the PCBs:
pcb's was used as a nonflammable replacement for hydrocarbon dielectric oil. It was not used in varnish or shellac. It was used in enclosed transformers and capacitors. It was not nor could it be used in open frame transformers.
The smell was probably napthane.
definitely not pcb
Hey there.
Being a civilian type step down unit, it is an open transformer in a steel case of course. The smell has dissipated greatly over the last few days but it certianly isnt what i would call a pleasant smell...
Hopefully it will have completely gone in the next few days.
Thanks for all the help
It is probably just from being packed that well in storage....
Even new transformers I have custom wound at the factory stink to high hell for the first few weeks...
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Alli Review (UPDATED): Don't Buy Before You Read This!
The FDA's only over-the-counter diet pill.Top Rated Diet Pills of 2017
What is it?
Alli is a weight loss pill intended to help people burn one pound of fat, for every 2 pounds lost through exercise. It's an over the counter medication made to help reduce about 25% of the fat one eats.
It's only available for people 18 and older, and for those who would be considered obese with a BMI of 25 or more. You also have to introduce a low-calorie, low-fat diet, and you have to make sure to take Alli alongside fats in your meals. The intended purpose of Alli is to remove some fat calories from your diet, by not having it digested, and instead being passed through one's stool. So is this really an effective weight loss pill? What kinds of weight loss effects are possible? Featured in this Alli review is all the information needed to make an informed decision.
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Alli Ingredients and Side Effects
FD&C Blue No. 2
Edible Ink
Iron Oxide
Microcrystalline Cellulose
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Sodium Starch Glycolate
Titanium Dioxide
Orlistat: The sole key active ingredient in Alli. It's used to help reduce the absorption of some fats, by having them removed by bowel movements.
You are advised to skip dosing these pills if you have a meal with no fats. It's also advised to get no more than 30% of your calories from fat to make good use of this ingredient. Both Drugs.com and the official website for Alli confirm:
"Orlistat can make it harder for your body to absorb fat-soluble vitamins"
"may recommend that you take vitamin and mineral supplements while you are taking this medication"
This can reduce the intake of vitamins A, D, E, and K. When using this pill, it's important to watch out for signs of vitamin and mineral deficiency. This can potentially lead to issues such as:
- Brittle nails and dull looking hear.
- Extreme fatigue.
- Vision problems.
- Mood swings and symptoms of depression.
- Reduced muscle mass and weakness in the limbs.
- Blindness.
- Increased risk for disease.
Orlistat itself has also been shown to potentially cause side effects that include:
- Blood in the urine.
- Severe lower back pain.
- Kidney problems including little to no urination.
- Liver issues that may cause nausea, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, fatigue, and yellowing of the skin and eyes.
- Oily and or fatty stools.
- Gas and oily discharge.
- Stomach pain, increased bathroom usage, and rectal pain.
- Inability to control your bowel movements.
- Several other side effects
There are also other side effects that if experienced, it's advised to seek immediate medical help. This can be a sign of serious health problems that can be potentially life threatening if not treated.
The official website does list some possible side effects, but a list on Drugs.com features all the possible issues people have experienced.
A clinical study of this ingredient showed very poor weight loss benefits. The Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group ran a study showing the effects of the active ingredient when used for over a year:
"compared to placebo, Orlistat reduced weight by 2.9 kg"
2.9 kg is 6.39 pounds. So people lost around 1.87 pounds each month. This is significantly less weight loss than what other supplements can provide. You also have to make sure to consider all the possible side effects, as well as reduce your calories and increase exercise.
The company claims that you can lose around 5% of your total body fat if taken according to their demands, but this still isn't very much. The added diet and exercise is likely a major part of why there's weight loss.
FD&C Blue No. 2: Synthetic food coloring added to help provide a blue color. It has no nutritional value, and is only added to make these pills appear blue. Rats given this ingredient were subject to:
"statistically significant increases in brain cancer"
This is according to a study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. They also advise that this ingredient should be banned, since it has no nutritional value. It's also believed that this ingredient may cause hyperactivity as well.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: A detergent and foaming agent that may cause skin and eye irritation.
Sodium Starch Glycolate: White powder added to help a pill dissolve and absorb better. It can be extracted from common allergens like wheat and corn. Those allergic or sensitive to these ingredients won't know which is added, since manufacturers aren't required to list what extracts are used.
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Alli Quality of Ingredients
10 of the 11 ingredients are inactive, meaning they have no weight loss purpose.
The only truly beneficial ingredient is Orlistat, and its results on long term weight loss have been poor. You also have to make sure to take it alongside fats, so people who don't eat much dietary fats wouldn't see much improvement.
Clinical studies have shown that it may lead to serious side effects, of which there are many. Other studies have revealed that its weight loss effects are poor. Just over a pound of weight loss is possible each month, which isn't much. This also comes at the addition of added diet and exercise, as well as special intake considerations, as not all people are advised to take this weight loss pill.
You also have to watch out for fat soluble vitamin loss, which may require extra supplementation with multivitamins.
The Price and Quality of Alli
Alli is available for purchase in store and in online retail stores. One 40 day supply sells for $69.99 on Amazon.com. So you're essentially paying $1.74 per pill.
Most of what's inside this pill has no weight loss effect. It's mostly made up of food coloring, pill stabilizers, and additives to ease digestion.
The sole active ingredient has been shown to help reduce dietary fats, but its possibility for side effects and vitamin and mineral loss. Also, the weight loss benefits have been incredibly poor, and as you'll see in the "Customer Opinions of Alli" section, it's not well reviewed by users.
Business of Alli
Alli is owned by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline; their US division can be reached below:
Phone Number: (800) 671-2554
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
No returns are offered on Alli.
The makers have also been the subject of controversy over marketing and illegal actions. They also were subject to the biggest fine ever imposed on a drug company. The Department of Justice adds:
"Unlawful promotion of certain prescription drugs, its failure to report safety data, and its civil liability for alleged false price reporting"
"largest health care fraud settlement in US history"
They hid information about possible side effects, and they manipulated prices for several of their drugs.
In 2014, they also recalled Alli after fears of contamination. The FDA adds:
"the company believes some packages of the product were tampered with"
It's unknown how this could have happened, but they voluntarily recalled all batches of Alli in the US.
EDITOR'S TIP: For the best results, our experts recommend using weight loss pills for at least 3 months. Save your money by buying a few bottles at once.
Customer Opinions of Alli
Several customer reviews are available online. Here's what a few have experienced:
"hate so much that I paid for a product that did absolutely nothing"
"exercised as I did before, failed to lose any weight"
"It was disgusting and uncontrollable"
"Does not work at all"
Side effects were often listed, and they ranged from loose and oily stools, flatulence, increased bathroom usage, and sudden unexpected stools. A few people mentioned they couldn't be far away from a bathroom, as they would suddenly get the urge to have to go immedietly.
A lack of weight loss was also listed as a problem. Currently 571 reviews on Amazon.com confirm the lack of beneficial effects. Many struggled to see any weight loss even with proper diet and exercise.
There was often concern that the new batches of Alli just aren't as good, and that there's a lack of any noticeable change.
Conclusion - Does Alli Work?
When considering weight loss pills like Alli, it's important to look at clinical studies and customer opinions. Many users who tried Alli failed to see any change, and many severe side effects have also been listed. Though Alli can help reduce some fat intake, it only works to reduce fat, and it has no metabolism boosting or other calorie burning effects. So sugar and carbohydrates won't be reduced.
Also, the possibility for loss of fat soluble vitamins might require extra supplementation. A better solution is available that has only natural ingredients, no laxative like side effects, and great customer reviews. The very best option of 2016 is the all-natural Sletrokor.
It doesn't require a special diet, and you can rest assured this supplement won't have laxative like side effects. Customers have also raved about the beneficial and long lasting weight loss effects. You can find these testimonials on their official website, with people leaving nothing but positive weight loss results.
Sletrokor is even supported by an industry great 30 day money back guarantee. So you can take this supplement with the knowledge you're backed by a great risk free guarantee.
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- 31 /100
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I lost 20 pounds when following the plan very carefully. However, in order to eat out and celebrate I would highly recommend taking yourself off it for 3-4 beforehand otherwise it will ruin a vacation. Also the diet you have to follow is limited and I simply could not eat cheese which led to me eventually going off it. The weight shot back near instantly.
Crapped my pants every 5 minutes on a vegan diet. Do not recommend unless you like smelling like shit all day and leaking orange oil all over your clothes. Just give up on sex, too.
Alli is not a diet, like South Beach or Atkins. It is a diet pill that will prevent your body from absorbing some fat. This pill, along with a sensible diet, will greaten your weight loss. But, if you continue to eat unhealthy, this pill will provide negative side effects. You may need to wear Ooops I Crapped My Pants if you eat too much fat. I take Alli, and it works well as long as I do not take in too much or too little fat. On days I am not going to consume much fat, I don't take the Alli pills. They are too expensive to waste. If I take the Alli pills and consume too much fat, I am running full speed for the bathroom, hoping I make it. If I continue to eat too much fat, I become bloated and constipated. Alli will work, as long as you control your fat. And, if you aren't going to consume fat, skip taking the pill, as they are too expensive to waste.
I took alli 2 years agon for about 3 months and lost 30 lbs. I am now starting to gain some weight back, might try the product again
im 43 and was doing p90x (6 days a week)for 6 weeks working out an hour a day and only lost six pounds(no diet plan in place)..i cut out sodas(very tough, its like a drug itself) and started taking alli..its been 1 week and i lost three pounds already.i have kept my fat intake beow the 15mg and i have hadzero side effects. i was actually wondering if it even worked but on the third day i started noticing a slight change..after the third day i started noticing the oil and fat my poop (different but not scarry, imagine pouring about 2 tbsp vegatable oil in your tolite, thats pretty much what it looks like and is not that bad if your prepared).I am now exited about the proces bcause as soon as i started limiting fat below 15g I have lost almost a pound a day since..im keeping below1800 calories and trying to imit my salt intake as well since this holds fluids in the body.. i even went to nice restaurant an ordered a big fat juicy steak but elected skip the pill for dinner to be safe..happy to report no side effects from my lunch pill. I had a little gas , but this is needed for a good duch oven in the sheets:-)
in summarry u just have try and see how you respond
i personaly think the side effects mainytarget people that have digestive issues to start...might try actavia or some other supplement thats helps your digestive sytem.getvin order first..ive never had any issues in the past so maybe this why im not geeting side effects. my is about to start and she a little irregular normally so suspect she may suffersome the side effects. i will update weekly on our progress and let know if any problems have occurred
What have you changed in the alli? It most defenitely does not work anymore. Wasted money I have called you before on this and was told you havent changed the dosage or formular. Yes you have! I lost twenty pounds on this two years ago, had the treatment effects if i had too much fat. Oily stools and all. Maybe not a nice thing, but. iT WORKED. Now i can eat two pieces of cake loaded with frosting, icecream, and nothing, no side effects, no oily stool,hense, no weightloss. It still says 60 mils of orlistat. I opened the capsule, hardly anything there. I told my doctor who told me to take this two years ago, as she was also. She said formular should be tested, but it has changed, and your still charging alot of money. The batch i have now is #. 61906xd. 13789. Exp. 04/15
i was woundering if I can send these pills back. I have been taking them for two weeks and nothing is happening except making me sick to stomach. I don't have the box or receipt anymore is that a problem?
ANYONE TAKEN ALLI SINCE RECENT SHORTAGE? Has anyone taken ALLI since the shortage? I have for 3 days now and so far nothing has happened. I was on it since 2007 and lost alot of weight then. Now since shortage I've gained it all back, so depressed, and now the new batch doesn't seem to be working. No oily residue or anything. Anyone else experiencing this?
Alli helped me lose 60 pounds. I now have none and I really need to watch carefully what I eat. Can't wait for it to be back on the shelves....
Wot ones do yous use da capsules r the chewy ones ???
thank you,and i'll try not to cry .not even a week yet ,but like an old friend you have shown me more then others in a life time.i can not tell in words, how greatful i'm,for you have restored me.38 married with 4 sons and SEXY again.
I have never had success with diets, they just DONT work for me! I have tried working out for months and eating really healthy, and still, minimal results. About 3 of my co-workers did the Dr. Max Powers 15 Day Cleanse, and I was SURE they were going to gain the wait back. When they kept it off, I started doing research.
I read as much about the Dr Max Powers 15 Day Cleanse as possible. I am done with my first 15 Day Cleanse, and so far I have lost 15 lbs in 17 days! I am melting away and LOVING it. For the first time in my life, I feel good. I am only 6 lbs away from my goal and I think I may stay on the diet longer.
If you have the determination, and you plan correctly, this cleanse WORKS!
For those who dont know, you can do several rounds of this 15 Day Cleanse if you have a lot to lose, and I heard you lose more the second time.
Do it!
I love it...i do not eat much fatty food at all but ali does keep me regular...and i have lost 6lbs.....i only take one a day...
This msg is for Debra. Debra I am using phentermine the 37mg one. I started it a week ago. I am not sure if I lost any weight, I think my scale is not accurate. When I step on it it says one thing, and when I step off and on again its different. When my dr gave me the prescription for phentermine she said that I could use Alli. She said I don't need to use it every day, just the times I eat foods high in fat. With phentermine I do not feel hungry. I make my self eat. Hope this helps.
I like Alli, I only have issues when I eat greasy or fatty foods, I do urinate more for some reason, gassy at times,I don't take it three times day only when I eat really bad.
Love this! I jsut started last week and was on the high end of a healthy weight but close to being overweight so I wanted to get in control before it was to late. I was hoping to lose 2-3lbs the first week but I lost 5! I stuck to diet strictly and often only ate about 1/2 of the allowed fat and I did my regular gym routing 3x week for 90mins and not one single "treatment effect". This pill is a great motivator to keep me honest! Lets hope for more loss next week =)
i like alli its one pill that lets you know when you are not eatting right you see the fatty yellow oil comes out and reminds you you really need to change the way you eat and when you dont it let you know when you use the bathroom with this yellow oil that comes out like oil you uses in a fryer but if you eat right then you dont have that yellow oil reminder
grat stuff! stay low fat or you will have spoting. i am so glad i started this program!!!
All in all its a great product. I don't understand all of the people on here saying that they ate a cheeseburger or hot dog and then had spotting. OFCOURSE your going to have spotting if you eat things that are high in fat. and if someone is reading this and questioning if they should try alli but are too scared of the spotting, wear a pad the first few days just until you know how things will go. but i promise if you stay low fat you wont have these issues.
I've been taking Alli for 2 weeks now. I'd tell ya, I'm impress with the results. Yes we have to watch the fats intake. Just follow the instruction and you'll be just fine. Yes to answer your question do I have oily stool, the answer is yes. At first I was like gross and ewww look at all that fats coming out of my butt. It has cause me to changed my eating completely. I never knew my body was taking in all that fats, but I love it every time I do-do. I love seeing my body getting rid of the fats. So far I've lost 8lbs in two weeks. Good result I would say so. What make it better is doing alot of cardio. Try it! You'll see great results. Thanks Alli.
Warning: Alli Linked To Liver Damage
The anticipation for a new diet pill is over as the FDA recently approved Alli (pronounced Al-eye). It's the weight loss newcomer that is quickly finding its place on drug store shelves. Alli is the first FDA-approved diet pill available without a prescription. Alli is actually a low-dose version of Xenical, a prescription drug that successfully assists obese individuals losing weight. Xenical is taken under a doctor's care while following a low-calorie, low-fat diet. Alli has the same active ingredient (Orlistat), but in a much lower dosage, and is available without the prescription.
Alli can help you lose a few pounds more than just dieting and exercise alone. It works by suppressing the body's ability to absorb fat in the intestines. By reducing fat, you reduce calories. When the body is unable to absorb these fats they become undigested waste.
Alli works best when it is used in conjunction with a low-calorie, low-fat diet and a regular exercise program. But since sticking to a reduced-calorie diet is tough and since certain foods need to be avoided while using the diet pill, Alli has partnered with eDiets, a meal delivery service that delivers Alli-specific meals to your door every week.
While some may view Alli as a controversial solution to weight loss, the manufacturers of this product have gone to great lengths to offer a comprehensive program to its users in order to make weight loss as easy and approachable as possible.
Although studies on the amount of weight loss you can lose with Alli are limited, you can expect to lose three to five pounds more than just relying on diet and exercise alone.
Do You Know the Best Diet Pills of 2017?
- May help to jump start a weight loss program
- Comprehensive website that offers support, food journals, calorie counters, meal plans and shopping lists
- Partnership with eDiets makes eating and meal planning simple and convenient
- The only over-the-counter diet pill with FDA approval
- Low-dose version of effective prescription diet pill
- Some think it shouldn't be sold without a prescription
- Not a long-term solution to weight loss
- Uncomfortable side effects
- Must be very careful to not exceed the maximum fat gram requirement with each meal
- Weight loss affects are modest
- Meal delivery services don't teach you how to consume and prepare your own calorie and portion-controlled meals
Alli contains 60 mg of Orlistat.ADMINISTRATION
Alli is a 60 mg tablet taken three times a day with meals that should not exceed 15 mg of fat.DIET and EXERCISE
A low-fat and low-calorie diet must be followed while taking Alli. Since the success of Alli depends so largely on what you eat, how much you eat and when you eat, you have two choices for designing the most effective meal plan for your weight loss needs:
- You could consult with your physician or a registered dietitian to design a well-laid out diet and exercise plan.
- You could sign up for Alli's partner eDiets, a meal delivery service that creates special Alli-approved meals and delivers them to your door each week.
With the eDiets plan, you eat three meals a day plus snack and desserts. Menus can be personalized to reflect your tastes and preferences and you also have access to a registered dietitian, an online community of other Alli dieters and fitness and exercise support.
Since the fat content of each meal must be closely monitored while using Alli (no more than 15 mg each day), eDiets special Alli-approved meals meet these requirements so that your risk of side effects is kept to a minimum.
The eDiets menu includes a wide variety of delicious meals, including:
- Maple Apple Oatmeal
- Denver Style Potato Skillet with Turkey Ham
- Rosemary Pork with Brown Rice
- Oven Roasted Turkey with Savory Sweet Potatoes and Mixed Garden Vegetables
- Blackened Chicken served with Seasoned Spicy Brown Rice
- Peach Cobbler
- Sugar-free Pudding
Irrespective of which meal plan you follow, since Alli inhibits the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, it is important to take a daily supplement that includes Vitamins A, D and E.
In addition, for the best results, a regular exercise program should also be followed that includes 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. If you decide to sign-up with eDiets meal delivery service, you have access to a live fitness trainer to help you customize an exercise plan to compliment your weight loss needs.CONCLUSION
Many people have seen positive results with Alli. However, those considering taking Alli should note that side effects can include gas, and uncontrolled urination and bowel movements, especially when not following the guidelines prescribed by Alli.
Alli is not a magic pill to lose weight, but its special partnership with eDiets, a meal delivery service, makes eating and meal planning simple and convenient.
Do keep in mind that the effects of taking Alli in comparison to just dieting and exercising alone are just the difference of a few pounds. It is necessary that you consult with your medical practitioner before taking Alli.Common Misspellings
Alle, Ally, Alli Diet, Alli Pill, Alli Diet Pill, Allu, alli.com
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About a month ago I was surfing the internet and decided I should look around on eBay to see if there were any interesting plants for sale. That was a bad idea, because of course, there were.
I came across a very attractive Philodendron hybrid that I had never seen before. It was labeled Philodendron 'pincushion.' Its primary catchiness comes from its small, tight-nit growth habit. The leaves measure about an inch in length at their largest and the plant will form a small clump of leaves that look like a pincushion as it matures. Many Philodendrons have leaves that change shape as the plant grows into a more mature specimen, but this particular hybrid stays petite for its entire life. The foliage is a really nice glossy dark green with prominent red stems. When I purchased the plant it was being marketed as a holiday plant since it was red and green.
[Here is what my plant was supposed to look like.]
I wasn't sure if the name Philodendron 'pincushion' was a valid botanical name for my plant, so I sent a couple of pictures to the Aroid-L mailing list and had several members confirm that the name was valid. I also found the name listed on the International Aroid Society's list of registered hybrid names (Aroid Cultivar Registry). You can see that list here.
The plant arrived in less than advertised condition. I really should have expected as much since I ordered the plant in December, but the seller had convinced me they knew how to keep their plants free from the elements. I have to give them credit for packaging the plant well – in damp peat moss inside a well insulated Styrofoam container. The heat pack was even warm when I received the plant, but somehow it had still gotten nipped. Either that, or it had gotten burnt by the heat pack. It's hard to say. About half of the leaves had turned yellow and orange.
I divided the plant into a couple of clumps, putting one clump in a small spherical terrarium that had been emptied of its previous occupants and put the other clump in a small pot. I'm really glad I divided the plant, because after just a couple weeks it was obvious that the terrarium was a preferable growing environment. I went ahead and transplanted all of the plant to the terrarium, where it is doing much better than I expected.
New, glossy green leaves have emerged and I have removed the old leaves that died. I'm hoping that this little Philodendron will fill the terrarium and I can occasionally take some cuttings to transplant to other locations. This would make a really interesting "groundcover" in some of my larger container plants. Maybe I could get some cuttings to take root in the soil surface of my Philodendron selloum…
Now that my plant has recovered I have some hope that it could one day serve as a ground cover in some of my larger pots. It is a rather slow grower though, so I will have to be patient for it to fill out the area.


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December 19, 2013 11:41 AMBATON ROUGE - One of the two men who set up the defunct Powerhouse Gym has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Matthew Bernard made an agreement with the U.S. Attorney to plead guilty to bank fraud charges. He admitted to falsifying documents in order to obtain... more »
Deadline today for Powerhouse Gym claims
May 31, 2013 3:16 PMBATON ROUGE - Today is the last day for those who lost money to Powerhouse Gym to file a complaint with the state Attorney General's office. So far, nearly 200 have come forward to file their claims against the failed gym. Powerhouse Gym planned to open in January... more »
Deadline approaching for Powerhouse Gym claims
May 22, 2013 12:18 PMBATON ROUGE - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell reminded people affected by the failed Powerhouse Gym in Baton Rouge that they should file a claim with the Louisiana Department of Justice's Consumer Protection section by Friday, May 31. Powerhouse Gym planned to open in January 2012, and the owners started... more »
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February 21, 2013 6:30 PMBATON ROUGE- The Attorney General's office filed suit against defunct fitness center Powerhouse Gym, alleging they intentionally misrepresented themselves in order to get people to sign up for the gym. It's a slight relief for victims like Linda Carpenter, who sank nearly $800 into gym. "We heard all... more »
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January 31, 2013 5:49 PMBATON ROUGE- The Attorney General's office confirmed to News 2 that it is investigating the failed Powerhouse Gym. The owners of the gym, Ronnie and Connie Olah, were evicted through a court order last week. Now customers are trying to figure out how they'll get their money back.... more »
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January 25, 2013 6:41 PMBATON ROUGE- Powerhouse Gym owners Ronnie and Connie Olah were evicted from the property on Sherwood Forest Boulevard in court this morning. An attorney for the gym's landlord told News 2, "they've handed over the keys." John Kovalcik created signs for the gym in 2011, but was never... more »
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January 3, 2013 5:57 PMBATON ROUGE- After more than a year Powerhouse Gym on Sherwood Forest is opened for business. The gym received approval to open it's doors to customers on December 27th, but can only use a small temporary portion of the gym until the rest of the build-out is complete. ... more »


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Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society
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Bangor & Aroostook equipment, Houlton, ca. 1970
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Date: circa 1970
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Bangor and Aroostook Railroad track maintenance equipment, c. 1990
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J.A. Poor and the Portland-Montreal Connection
John A. Poor's determination in 1845 to bring rail service to Maine and to make Portland the winter port for Montreal, along with the steel foundry he started to build locomotives and many other products, helped boost the economy of Portland the state.
Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner Bowdoin, which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
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The history of a 350+-year-old city south of Portland, the Scarborough site was constructed by representatives from Scarborough Historical Society, Scarborough Middle School, and Scarborough Public Library. Exhibits include the marsh, transportation and roads, shipyards and shipwrecks, clamming and lobstering, famous residents, and education.
The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.
An introduction to Bangor history as depicted by a broad-based group of city institutions and organizations. Partners included the middle-level William S. Cohen and James F. Doughty Schools, Bangor High School, Bangor Public Library, Bangor Museum and Center for History, and individual city historians. Topics covered include early railroads, natural disasters, the Brady Gang, the Civil War, and the 1940s.


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text: Zedd May 23, 2013 9:13 AM @oldtimer "Unlike Webber and Massa he has a World championship to look back on even if it was not the most well earned." Compared to who or what? He stuck with Honda and then Brawn despite them either being too uncompetitive or paying him relatively little compared to other teams on the grid. He then found himself in a legal car that just so happened to be the fastest on the grid. Moreover, his team mate gave him a good run for his money so in what way was his World Championship 'not the most well earned'? Reply Report abuse 15 agree 4 disagree


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Whatever is a new 19-track compilation from Haiti-born, Montreal-raised producer/DJ Kaytranada, consisting of previously unreleased instrumentals, tracks and remixes.
The project includes reworkings of Azalea Banks and Pharrell's "ATM Jam," Ciara's "Body Party," Jill Scott's "It's Love," his "All We Do" collaboration with JMSN and much more. Newcomer GoldLink's recent "Sober Thoughts" single, which Kayt produced, has also been included here.
Let us know what you think of it all, folks.
Kaytranada is preparing to release a new EP via XL Recordings (with whom he recently signed), and will be touring throughout the summer as well. Check out the dates here, and keep up with the young lord via Twitter, as is customary nowadays: @Kaytranada.
01. 246
02. All We Do (Remix) Feat. JMSN
03. ATM Jam (Alternate Mix) Feat. Azalea Banks
04. Body Party (Remix) Feat. Ciara
05. Forever Lasting Night
06. Jay Dee Come N Get It (Interlude)
07. It's Love (Kaytranada Edition) Feat. Jill Scott
08. Jupiter
09. Maybe Watson (Instrumental Remix)
10. Missy, I'm really, really, really hot!
11. Not To Play With
12. Regrets
13. Robert Nelson & Kaytradamus Charlotte
14. Roots Silent Treatment
15. Show Out
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Winning In Your Customers' Mobile Moments
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Globally, consumers will own more than six billion mobile phones by the end of 2014, and about two billion of them will be smartphones. With this penetration comes the mobile mind shift - the expectation to be able to access any information or service on the mobile device, in the moment of need.
What's more, consumers reach for their mobile phones 100 to 200 times a day. In these mobile moments, they expect companies to understand their context and offer relevancy as well as both curated and streamlined experiences on mobile devices. They want to see if their children are home from school, buy coffee, access coupons, check in for a flight, check stock prices, use Skype to call Singapore, and play Candy Crush. Enterprises must learn how to, and then serve, customers in these mobile moments. Otherwise, they will lose – an entrepreneur like Uber's Travis Kalanick will disrupt their business just like he did with taxis.
Mobile moments extend all of the way through the customer's journey.
But while mobile has definitively become the most important digital platform for most companies to engage with their customers, too few enterprises have embraced this opportunity. Too many view the mobile phone as simply a smaller screen or another channel.
Only a few businesses, like Starbucks, have been able to curate and own mobile moments with their customers. More than 10 million customers engage with the coffee chain each week through its mobile payment app. Starbucks owns what we call Loyalty Mobile Moments. For them and others like Citibank, USAA, and United Airlines, they must strive to excel in those moments of truth.
Engaging with consumers on mobile devices in the loyalty moment continues to elude most companies, however. Why? Because with a few exceptions, only a fraction of customers download apps from the brands with which they do business. Few reach as many customers as eBay (> 100M downloads) or Groupon (80M downloads). For these companies not interacting with their customers every day, mobile moments must be manufactured or borrowed. Very few brands have big hits with manufacturing mobile moments – or creating new opportunities to engage with consumers frequently on mobile devices. Nike, P&G, and Cisco are a few stand-out examples. Most companies will borrow through subscriptions or paid media on third party sites like Facebook or WeChat that own hundreds of millions of moments each day.
As a company, you must learn to identify your customers' mobile moments and their associated context, and then design engagement to win in those mobile moments. Most companies will then spend tens if not hundreds of millions re-architecting their backend to transform their business. Finally, analytics will be the key to monitoring performance and optimizing outcomes. By following this process – what we call the IDEA cycle in our new book The Mobile Mind Shift – firms will be best positioned to win, serve, and retain customers through the mobile moment.
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For a comprehensive overview of Ottoman history, see
Faroqhi, Suraiya; Inalcik, Halil. (1973). An economic and social history of the Ottoman Empire. Vol. I. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Inalcik, Halil; Quataert, Donald.(1994). An economic and social history of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1914. Vol. II.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Chambers, Richard L. The Ottoman Empire (A chronological outline). University of Chicago. http://www.turizm.net/turkey/history/ottoman.html
Hooker, Richard. The Ottomans. Washington State University. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/OTTOMAN/ORIGIN.HTM
History of Turkey. Eastern Corner. http://www.easterncorner.com/Turkey.htm
For help with the Turkish language
For an introduction to the Turhisk language, se http://www.turkishclass.com.
There is also a Turkish-English online dictionary on this page, top right corner, and at http://www.turkishdictionary.net.
Ottoman history spanned over six hundred years, from 1299-1923. From tribal beginnings at the close of the Seljuk period, the House of Osman expanded into Byzantium, the Balkans, Serbia, and Poland. During the reign of Selim I and Suliyman I (The Magnificent) in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire expanded again, taking in parts of Persia and Arabia, Egypt and Syria, Hungary, and Greece. At the same time, the Sultan entered into an alliance with France against Hapsburg Austria and Spain. Suliyman's reign witnessed an outpouring of the literary arts and architecture, which in turn influenced European taste. The following centuries saw the gradual decline of the Turkish state as wars successively reduced the empire.


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Rerouting or digging ?
Older house with cast iron main drains.
Kitchen sink and laundry drain stopped working " a few years ago... per previous owner. Rest of house drains fine (two other bathrooms.
Previous owner's solution was to reroute laundry and sink with PVC outside house and into clean out of main drain.
Both of these locations are on the back of the house. Sink drain is aprox 5 ft from main drain connection going out to alley service.
I was told I had two options--
1) Clean up the rerouting idea. Run external pipes into fittings on main drain. Cover the external pipes with a box.
2) Tunnel under the foundation (about 2 ft or less), find the break and repair. Connect the existing repaired lines underground.
Is the rerouting concept acceptable to city inspector ? What about a future house inspection by a potential buyer ?
I assume that a "real" repair under the edge of the slab is going to be acceptable to the city and to a future inspector ?
Comments from your experts ? Thoughts on costs of both ?
Side note-- 1 plumbing firm quoted me $900 to clean up the rerouted pipes-- seems a bit much to run pipes on the top of the ground ....*shrugs*
Having drainlines exposed outside is not a good idea, especially if your temps go down low in the winter. Also, if you think you would ever sell your house, you should do it the "right" way and run new lines to replace the broken ones. A Home Inspector would jump on exposed Plumbing. As far as what your City Inspector will Okay, it depends on your local codes. A phone call could answer that question. Cost is also up in the air since we cannot see exactly what has to be done and the barriers in the way to do it. I would suggest getting at least 3 bids from local contractors. Good luck.
Received a quote from a licensed firm in town to repair the connections from the sink and laundry room. This includes digging, fixing, and refilling with stabalized sand. $1600 (OUCH !!)
What is a bit odd, IMO, is the wording on their quote. Regarding the payment, they require 1/2 down. That's not a problem. They then require the remaining 1/2 paid upon completion, BEFORE inspection. I have no intention of paying them until the job is done-- and to me that means passing inspection and properly refilling the hole.
WHats up with that ??
Good Price
Tell them you want a passed inspection before the final payment, they will understand.
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