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Carrier ECM motor number
I am trying to find a replacement motor for a Carrier FK4CNF003 FU. Motor ID number is 5SME39HL0140, 1/2 HP 0-1400 RPM but the FU literature shows 1/2 HP motors as being either HD44AE128, HD44AE129 or HD44AE130.
A web search found that an HD44AE132 might be a replacement too. Since ECM motors are real expensive I want to get the right part.
Can anyone cross reference this motor number?
How do you know the motor is faulty? What are its symptoms? Could be the circuit board attached to the motor or the board in the furnace or the wiring harness.
They are expensive motors to replace, if they aren't bad.
Sure it's the motor guys!
Engineers don't make those type of simple mistakes.:thumbsup:
it's the motor control module
Its the motor control unit. Here are the details:
The motor ALMOST works right. Takes a lot of rocking but 8 out of 10 times it eventually starts up. 2 out of 10 times it never starts and gives up, freezing the evap coils. Speed ramps back down OK when it runs. When it runs it is as smooth as ever (no shorted poles). Checked the winding resistances, they are OK. Checked voltages on the 16pin connector and the board, they are OK. Hand spinning the blower wheel can get it started every time but that is a bit inconvenient!
I pulled the module and checked the thermistor (OK) on the DC power board (on top) and even changed it. I changed the power FET's on the lower board too, but no luck. No number on the controller that identifies it but it IS an ECM2.3 motor.
I want to buy another control module but GE has been no help in identifying it (...speak to your carrier salesman...). Carrier reps won't help without a $1,000 up front check to come out and look at it.
If I could identify the 5SME39HL0140 as being replaced by a HD44AE132 I would order the module from a local supply house.
Yep they sure are pricey. Makes me want to replace it with an AO smith motor and a new control board but I wouldn't know what controller board to replace it with.
The control board is TOTALLY SPECIFIC to the main board and must match. Afraid you will have to buy it from Carrier. If it doesn't match it may damage the main board and won't give you the proper CFM etc. The whole motor with module if you can find it wholesale thru a tech/buddy should be under $400, unless Carrier has jacked up their prices more than I know.
Agree, still need right motor number
Thanks for the reply.
Yes I am fully on board with the motor/control module/controller board matching and be configured to the blower/cabinet/condenser setup.
What I am trying to do is find out which motor I presently have so I can get the right replacement: the Carrier literature says it is either an HD44AE128 or HD44AE129 or HD4AE130. They are all 1/2HP motors and I expect them to have different programming in them. I am not fully convinced my local carrier repairman would get it right either.
My existing motor is not labeled with any "HD" type nomenclature and Carrier won't help me ID it so I was looking for some help here.
One website claims the ..128 & ..129 get replaced by the ..132 motor, but I am skeptical and don't want to spend $600+ retail for the wrong part that is not returnable. I will buy a new motor & controller if necessary but I still need to know exactly which one.
Thanks again
Sounds like the only person who could help and would have to contact Carrier would be a Carrier tech. We have one who drops in occasionally but you may have to wait a week or longer.
Ver 2.3
Its an older motor.
Carrier dealer can get you the right module.
Needs mod number and serial number of air handler.
That's Carrier for you.
Well, I am not taking it face down for anyone. I have looked at the wiring, looked at the boards, and they don't seem any more intimidating then building a computer from a barebones, so I am going replace the motor, controller board, and module some way.
But my issue is mechanical. I have tried to remove the fan from the motor shaft using a puller, wd40, bolt blaster, rust remover, you name it. Using a puller is only bending the blades on the fan, and I am really afraid of mushrooming the motor shaft head. I can't get a wrench on the shaft of the motor from the other end, and yes, I took the screw out of the aluminum sleeve. A buddy is recommending torching it, and then using the puller. Any hints?
Did you use a hub puller.
Never had one I couldn't get oof using the Ultimate Puller.
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(Christopher Robbins) New York City's property tax assessment system has been unfairly milking the less-fortunate for decades, and it seems little has changed under the Bloomberg administration. A report by the Daily News shows that the city continues to undervalue homes in tony neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights and the Upper East Side while overvaluing houses in less-affluent areas like East New York and Mott Haven.
According to the report, the Independent Budget Office determined that there are "wide disparities" in how the City Finance Department determines what "market value" means.
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The median sale price for residential properties there is $249,000, but the Finance Department put the median estimated value there at $394,000, the budget office found.
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Anti-Scl-70 (also called anti-topoisomerase I after the type I topoisomerase target[1]) is an anti-topoisomerase antibody-type of anti-nuclear autoantibodies, seen mainly in diffuse systemic scleroderma (with a sensitivity of 28–70%), but is also seen in 10–18% of cases of the more limited form of systemic scleroderma called CREST syndrome.[2] Anti Scl-70 antibodies are associated with more severe scleroderma disease.[3]
The etymology of scl-70 consists of an abbreviation of scleroderma and a 70 kD extractable immunoreactive fragment that can be obtained from the otherwise larger (100–105 kD) target topoisomerase antigen (called the SCL-70 Antigen) of the antibodies.[4]
- ^ Guldner HH, Szostecki C, Vosberg HP, Lakomek HJ, Penner E, Bautz FA (1986). "Scl 70 autoantibodies from scleroderma patients recognize a 95 kDa protein identified as DNA topoisomerase I". Chromosoma. 94 (2): 132–8. PMID 2428564. doi:10.1007/BF00286991.
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Why do you enjoy teaching at Bluffton? What makes it unique?
I think you get a better education in a place where there is one-on-one interaction. In the art department, when students are working on a project we can be right there for students and their individual needs.
What excites me about teaching in the art department?
It is exciting to watch students wake up to creative ideas. Most students here come from rural areas, as opposed to large cities so this is their first chance to get out and explore. For one project, we read the universal human rights. Each student wrote a paragraph about it and how to deal with those issues as an artist. We try to get students to make real statements with their art, not just draw pretty pictures.
I knew I was destined to teach art when
When I started taking on private students in my studio a few years after college. I started working with high school and college aged kids on putting together college portfolios. I still teach one or two students out of my studio.
Favorite class to teach and why
Independent study. Students are creating their own. They propose ideas and explore different techniques and styles. Usually juniors or seniors are in this course, they're the ones who are making the big discoveries and connections with their art.
Favorite place/time/event on campus
I get here between 6:30-7:30 a.m. for an early class. I'll sit here in the office, close my eyes for 20 minutes and meditate. It clears my head and I can focus my mind on what I am doing in class today.
When I'm not teaching
I'm in the studio in Findlay painting. I travel a lot. I've taken 12 trips to Tibet. In the summer, my wife and I travel to India or Tibet.
My favorite elementary/middle/high school teacher was
Mrs. Nichols, my middle school art teacher. She was very creative, she made art fun, made students want to work. Now she's a representative for Crayola.
My first job was
Building Schwinn bicycles when I was 16 at a bike store in downtown Findlay. I got paid 60 cents an hour. The bikes would come in big boxes and we would take them out and assemble them. We would also fix bicycles that people would bring in.
As a college student
I was in Manhattan in New York City as an undergrad. I would go to Hindu and Buddhist meditation classes. I was interested in different belief systems. New York gave me the opportunity to do that. After graduation, I took a six month trip to Istanbul which was my first taste of Eastern religions.
Favorite vacation destination/activity
Trekking in the Himalayas. My wife and I were married two years ago at a monastery near Mt. Everest.
Someday I would like to (my bucket list)
I would like to go to Calcutta and work in Mother Theresa 's hospice for a month. I would like to go back to the monastery where my wife and I were married for a retreat.


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1999 Astral Blue Z3M 15k Miles, what to look for?
I got lucky (I think?) at a job recently where a customer had a 1999 BMW Z3 M in Astral Blue sitting next to their barn. Off the cuff I asked about the car and they said they had just moved in a month ago, and didn't have garage space for it, and were looking to sell it. Asked price... they said $20K.
I returned a month later and offered $15K as it was still there. Owner said "Ok" but that was the lowest they would go as they had been offered about that much on a trade in.
Is this a steal? The car has ONLY 15,000 miles, and reading around about the various issues it does not have dry rot on the top... top is in perfect shape. Other than the last couple months the car has been garaged and covered, never driven winters, owner has all service receipts. Only issue I see with the car is on the font bumper near bottom the little corners in center of air scoop have minor paint chips on them. Otherwise? No scratches no dings no dents no rust, etc.
I have been looking for a fun car for summer... and this seems perfect at the very least to enjoy next summer and possibly end up with a few bucks in my pocket if I don't decide to keep it. Blue book is unreliable as the car is so low mileage so I am having a hard time understanding how to value the car.
Any help would be welcome and appreciated by the knowledgeable community here
I have to make a decision by the end of the year whether to jump on this. It's a beautiful car... (it has blue color keyed interior too which really caught my eye!)
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Lacy and Wiggins to Match Up in NCAA Second Round
March 24, 2008
• NCAA Tournament Central
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - When Natasha Lacy played at TCU before transferring to her hometown team of UTEP, Stanford's Candice Wiggins showed up on campus while visiting a friend and watched Lacy scrimmage.
Now, two years later, Lacy vs. Wiggins will be one of the most intriguing matchups when their teams meet Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament on the second-seeded Cardinal's home floor at Maples Pavilion. A pair of talented senior guards who keep in touch on occasion, each trying to make it through at least one more game. Lacy even sent Wiggins an Internet greeting Saturday with her best wishes.
"It's her last home game and it could be my last game period," said Lacy, who had 19 points, seven steals, six assists and five rebounds in a 92-60 first-round rout of Western Kentucky. "There's a lot at stake and none or us wants our season to end. That was so long ago. I hope my game has evolved, and she probably has some moves I haven't seen. I look forward to matching up with her."
Matching up with Jayne Appel might be another matter for Lacy and Co. Stanford's 6-foot-4 center scored 29 of her career-high 33 points in the first half of the Cardinal's 85-47 first-round win over Cleveland State.
Stanford (31-3) is riding a 19-game winning streak heading into the game with the seventh-seeded Miners (28-3) for a berth to the Spokane Regional. The Cardinal want to avoid their fate from a year ago, when they were upset by Florida State on their home floor. The first game Monday features No. 3 seed California (27-6) against sixth-seeded George Washington (26-6) in the Greensboro Regional.
Wiggins, the Pac-10's career scoring leader, will take the floor at Maples for the final time - and that figures to be emotional for everybody on the Farm who has come to adore her.
"I don't think it's hit me yet and maybe it won't hit me until tomorrow when I'm actually playing. But it's so crazy to think about four years," Wiggins said. "It's been fantastic. Maples is such a special place, so I'm really grateful for the opportunity to play there one last time. I'm going to give everything I have and leave it on the court."
Wiggins knows Lacy will bring her best.
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Nov. 18, 2013
Coach Paul Chryst Press Conference
Syracuse Game Preview
Opening statement:
"There were certainly a lot of lessons we can learn and need to take away from last Saturday's game. We're truly looking forward to this week and bouncing back with our guys. It's a big game for both us and Syracuse. We're both 5-5. So I'm looking forward to a good week."
On the first half against North Carolina:
"I think you always look at how you start. We had a good drive; we didn't finish it as far as a touchdown, but we got the field goal. Defensively, we got a three-and-out. The big play was the fumble we had in the red zone. Then they got a fourth down and the first of the two punt returns to finish out the half. We did some things; we just didn't finish our drives offensively and defensively. We put ourselves in a heck of a hole."
On dealing with offensive inconsistency:
"It's inconsistent in the groups. On the sacks, the first one we got a throw but Tom [Savage] didn't see it; another one, the guard gets beat. It's not like guys are riding a wave of being into it and out of it. But guys are taking turns making mistakes that we can't rally past. The way we're playing, we're living with a fine margin of error. I don't question the approach. No one is dogging it and turning it on and off."
On the mistakes made by the team:
"It always concerns you. You know the things you have to do to have a chance to win and when you aren't doing that. I truly believe it's not a lack of effort or that the guys aren't capable of doing something. We don't want to miss tackles. We don't want to miss blocks. It happens. Assignment mistakes are more concerning than a guy getting beat. We need to keep grinding away at it."
On whether missing reserve defensive backs Titus Howard and Trenton Coles hurt the defense:
"A little bit. Jahmahl [Pardner] was able to help with some of that. We also brought Terrish [Webb] in and dropped Jason [Hendricks] down some, which I thought fit what we were looking for with his size. Titus has given us a lot of good snaps, and I thought Trenton was really starting to come on and it's a shame he got hurt. He was hitting stride and making an impact on special teams. I sure like our units when he's on it. We want those guys on the field. But I thought we had a good plan, and I don't think it handicapped us or prevent us from doing something.
On special teams assignments:
"Each coach is in charge of a phase. Ultimately, I'm responsible for them all. So if they want to blame someone, they can blame me."
On the 4th & 1 play on Pitt's last drive:
"Their execution was better. We didn't get it. We didn't have great movement and got caught in the back side a little bit. There are better calls for that situation. It had been a good run for us, but absolutely their execution was better than ours on that play."
On his level of concern about long-term injuries:
"You're concerned about them and you don't know what drove those. They didn't just happen. You want to know if it's something we're doing here and then evaluate it. We want everyone playing and appreciate the guys who have had opportunities and are stepping in. That is part of football. You want Cory King to be able to finish out his senior season playing. I know [Adam] Bisnowaty is fighting through it. One thing you feel good about here is you don't have to go far to receive good care and you just want to make sure for all of them that you're not jeopardizing them. I don't think it's anything specific, it's just happened to be those things."
On whether he'll re-evaluate the offseason plan to limit injuries:
"We always do. If we had an inkling that was causing it, we would change it right now in a heartbeat. We're going through it and trying to ascertain what's driving it. With Bisnowaty it's been a long-term thing, and with Cory, they don't think there's anything [specific] that has been the reason behind it."
On the left tackle rotation between Juantez Hollins and Dorian Johnson:
"I thought at the time that Juantez [Hollins] would give us a little bit better chance. I thought Dorian [Johnson] did some very good things. In many ways, he played better than the Georgia Tech game. With Juantez, you get an older guy and an experienced guy. We made the switch during the course of the game.
"You're always happy when guys are given an opportunity to contribute and you hope that for every guy. There's that selfish part in everyone that wants to play. You also hope there's a part that just wants to contribute to the team. You're excited for Dorian in that it's his first year and excited for Juantez in that it's his last. For different reasons you want everyone to value the snaps that they get and approach it in a way that they'll do anything for themselves and our team. I think [Juantez] did [earn more playing time] and I thought Dorian did some really good things too. He made some progress from start one to start two."
On running back James Conner:
"He ran really hard and it was fun to see. I thought he gave us some energy. Hopefully every time you take a snap in a game you grow and I think with young guys there might be a bigger growth opportunity because there's not a whole lot to draw on. I think James approached it the right way and think he will learn from those."
On the running backs doing a better job of following blocks:
"I thought James [Conner] has, but I thought he bounced one outside that was a pretty good bounce so the guys have to be able to run. I think him and Isaac [Bennett] both have been doing a better job of staying with the run particularly if it's not there. If something's not there, don't try to hope something outside of the hole is there. Sometimes those one- and two-yard runs are alright if you establish it and then you can play action off it."
On the familiarity of playing Syracuse in the Carrier Dome:
"I think for some of the guys it will certainly help. We've got a good group though. Tom [Savage] was telling me he played up there when he was at Rutgers. We've obviously got a group of freshmen that haven't been up there. Certainly for some of our juniors and seniors and guys that have been up there before, [the experience] will be helpful."
On the health of the team coming out of the game:
"Both Tom [Savage] and Devin [Street] are doing alright right now. We have to be smart today. With all of the other guys that missed last week, we'll see. Scott [Orndoff] is probably one that is furthest away. Cory [King], we will have to see how he responds. With [Adam] Bisnowaty, he had treatment and now we have to see how it comes back, so we're just waiting to see what happens…I don't know [if Orndoff is done for the season]. That's why I don't want to rule that out at all; I think he's a long shot to play this week. I don't think the [injuries to Titus Howard and Trenton Coles] are long-term things. They said they're getting better and once you add the exercise back, we'll see what happens. With Ejuan Price, that was one of those where we have a chance at the end of the season; that's why we haven't ruled him out. He's doing a little bit more, but I don't know. It's like Scott's where we have a chance at the end for both of them."
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how'bout something like this. I know I'm blowin this up... this is rough as hell, but that's not the point. just wanted it on paper to se if it's workin'.
how'bout something like this. I know I'm blowin this up... this is rough as hell, but that's not the point. just wanted it on paper to se if it's workin'.
what and why?
the A cuase it looks wierd, the circle thing cause its useless, the N cause it doesnt look like a letter with those anorexic legs, the T becuase its more of a simple/straight letter T than a throwy T, the i because it doesnt fit the style and also is like the T, the other useless circle because its useless, and the K because it falls under same category as the T&I.
You might want to try to have letters that dont look retarded before you try do to much with it, I.e. random circles, random hats, random pointy ends, etc., cause that shit is butt fucking ugly
peter youre still treating it like a piece.
your letters need to all have a uniform style. they all need to come from the same font family if you will
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i like the A in that one but NTIK is doodoo i'd say keep the A, use a rounder style with less lines, and make the letters the same size for now till you have a foundation then fux with the overall shape
hoping to go out soon, crits are def appreciated on this. I'm trying to avoid adding negative space between the E and X
also, I know it gradually gets bigger, don't know why it happened but im usually more consistent than that.
rip it apart
My attempt at a throwie (NORD) (I know it's whack as fuck)
I'm having real trouble coming up with one for my name, some of the letters seem tricky next to each other no matter what I do. Thankfully I think I'm having a little more luck with my handstyle.
If anyone wanted to sketch something up quickly so I could look at the flow of the letters etc (Read: NOT bite) I'd appreciate that.
Think about throws when you can write a proper simp
I'm not sure what you mean, sorry.
working with both can help out with each other.
throwies really arnt my thing, any of them worth pursuing??:
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the cap on the beige was supper shitty and was not working at all should have changed it but oh well
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yeah i didn't think of that when i grabbed those colors will do next time... any crits on letters or too hard to see?
id say stick the basics right now magoo, your letters look fucked up, i wasnt too sure what is said till i read your text. also stop dragging your piece to the right, it just distorts the letters further.
Szar, id say the same to you, basics man, you need to get to know your letters a bit better, play it up.
and humour holding it down thats wsup
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Just when it seemed other manufacturers were catching up, Corsair has pulled off a master stroke with what is, in theory, some of the fastest PC3200 memory on the planet.
TwinX1024-3200XL Pro modules are rated by Corsair to run at 200MHz at 2.75v 2-2-2-5. The modules carry a lifetime warranty. The memory chips used couldn't be identified due to the pre-fitted heat-spreaders.
Being part of its "PRO†series, the modules come equipped with large, black aluminium heat spreaders installed. The heat spreaders increase the height of the modules to 44mm as opposed to a more usual 31-34mm.
The heat spreaders also feature two rows of nine activity LEDs arranged along the top spine as three pairs of green, three pairs of amber and three pairs of red. The heat spreaders are thermally bonded and feature no retaining clips.
First Impressions
Corsair's "Pro†series memory has always been an eye-catcher. In a highly competitive market where there's almost nothing you can do to differentiate your modules from the competition other than slapping on some fancy heat spreaders, Corsair's addition of admittedly gimmicky and slightly cheesy activity LEDs makes them stand out like a boil on the end of your nose.
The oversized heat spreaders make the use of this memory in small form factor PCs something of a squeeze and you need to check that you have enough clearance before you buy.
The heat spreaders are baked on and use no retaining clips, but these seem to stay cooler in use than many of the other heat spreaders in this roundup, which raises some concerns about how efficiently heat is transferred internally.
Testing – 200MHz
Rank When Tested on a Prescott CPU at 200MHz: 1st from 18
Rank When Tested on a Northwood CPU at 200MHz: 1st from 18
We don't want to get sucked into using too many superlatives here but this stuff simply out-paces the competition with twelve first place finishes out of a possible 18. At the time we received this memory it was the only stuff on the market capable of running 2-2-2-5, but it has now been joined by GeIL, a company that announced its own "Ultra-X†PC3200 2-2-2-5 on the 15th June 2004.
Impressive as this memory is at 200MHz, it's generally accepted that latency becomes less of a factor at higher frequencies making this a perfect choice for 166MHz or 200MHz AMD systems too.
Testing – Overclocking
Maximum Frequency - Overclocked using SPD settings: 220MHz
Maximum Frequency - Overclocked using manual settings (CL-4-4-8) low ambient of 18c: 245MHz
Maximum Frequency - Overclocked using manual settings (CL-4-4-8) high ambient of 28c: 240MHz
Rank - overclocked performance (high ambient): 11th from 18
The initial ceiling of 220MHz achieved using the module's SPD data is where we believed we'd find the limit, however at 2-4-4-8 things progressed upwards all the way to 245MHz, but dropping to 240MHz under higher testing temperatures. We didn't run manually at 2-2-2-5 so as not to disadvantage the faster modules in this roundup, actually we did but we're not posting the results here. Let's just say they were very similar to these and in keeping with what other sites are reporting. It seemed happiest at 2.8v.
Overall Rank, all performance parameters included: Joint 2nd from 18
Just when it seemed memory had nowhere left to go and CL2.0 was becoming a thing of the past, Corsair pulls this rabbit from the hat. There's no need for enhanced bandwidth here. It has plenty of real bandwidth to call upon.
Probably not the best choice for the die-hard overclocker, Corsair is once more ahead of the game with new and innovative products that challenge everything else on the market. Not happy with being the fastest, it's added a bank of LEDs just to put a cherry on the top.
This is the second most expensive memory on test here, so you'll need deep pockets to equip your system with a Gigabyte of 3200XL Pro. But provided you're not aiming for any FSB records it will be money well spent. A great choice from AMD users in particular.


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Hello chocolate lovers!
Just a guess, since you're reading this post about delicious and healthy chocolate recipes. If you covet chocolate like I do, you may have been a little nervous when you decided to start eating healthy and "real" food.
But guess what? There is nothing to worry about because chocolate is in abundance in the real food world! There are healthy alternatives to almost all of your chocolate food cravings.
Before we get started, you may want to read up on some of the health benefits of chocolate.
Chocolate itself can have a positive impact on your health. It's the excess of refined flour, sugar, and soy products in many chocolate treats that can be not-so-good.
Thankfully, real foodies everywhere are finding new ways to enjoy their favorite treat, making healthy alternative chocolate recipes available.
Health Benefits of Chocolate:
- May reduce risk of diabetes
- Lowers risk of heart disease
- May protect your skin from UV damage
- Can boost mood and fight depression
- Can calm a nasty cough
- Improves blood flow and eyesight
- and more!
Here I've rounded up a variety of real food chocolate recipes from my favorite real food bloggers, hoping to display the full range of chocolate possibilities out there for natural living folks.
1. Homemade Dairy Free Chocolate Bars
These delicious homemade chocolate bars are dairy free and feature just 3 ingredients: cocoa powder, coconut oil, and palm sugar.
Keep them stored in the freezer for a quick snack when you need a chocolate fix.
Recipe Here: Homemade Dairy Free Chocolate Bars
2. Dairy Free Healthy Homemade Chocolate Cups
With these dairy free chocolate cups, the options are endless! Fill them with almost anything, including your favorite healthy ice cream recipe.
Other filling ideas:
- Pudding
- Yogurt
- Sliced fresh strawberries
- Homemade pie filling
Or just eat them alone!
Recipe Here: Dairy Free Healthy Homemade Chocolate Cups
3. Easy Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate pudding is a kid favorite. Most of us grew up on the boxed version, but homemade pudding made with high quality gelatin and without all the extra additives is a super healthy treat!
Recipe Here: Easy Chocolate Pudding Recipe
4. Chocolate Caramel Cups
Forget the store bought caramel cups! Replace them with this homemade version from The Coconut Mama.
They feature dates, raw honey, and coconut oil, all champions in the real food world (read: nutrient dense)!
Recipe Here: Chocolate Caramel Cups
5. Coconut Oil Chocolate
The addition of Fleur de Sel (a flaky salt meant for delicate treats like chocolate and caramels) transforms this dark chocolate into a delicacy. 100% homemade.
Recipe Here: Coconut Oil Chocolate
6. Homemade "Magic Shell" Ice Cream Topping
Magic shell is a favorite for kids, a chocolate ice cream topping that turns solid as soon as it's poured on your favorite frozen treat.
Now you can make your own healthy version in 5 minutes flat. No joke.
Recipe Here: Homemade Magic Shell
7. Chocolate Molten Lava Cake (Low Carb & Dairy Free)
A low carb cake with an ooey gooey chocolate center.. yes please! It's also dairy free. Features almond flour and coconut oil. From Living Low Carb One Day at a Time.
Recipe Here: Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
8. Peppermint Chocolate Fudge
Feeling in the holiday spirit? Try this chocolate peppermint coconut fudge recipe from Our Nourishing Roots. It's simple to make and all of the ingredients are actually good for you!
Recipe Here: Chocolate Peppermint Coconut Fudge
9. Chocolate Depression Cake in a Mug
You're having a bad day. You need a quick chocolate fix that won't ruin your healthy eating habits. What do you do? Make a real food mug cake from Real Food Girl Unmodified, that's what!
It contains no eggs, butter, or milk, and it's the perfect portion for just one person so you won't be tempted to eat a whole pan of your favorite cake.
Recipe Here: Chocolate Depression Cake in a Mug
10. Raw Chocolate Berry Mousse
It's raw, it's gluten free, and it's chocolate mousse… need I say more? Add some fresh berries and you have a decadent dessert that could be served at even the finest party. Or, eat it at home in your pajamas just as well.
Recipe Here: Raw Chocolate Berry Mousse
11. Healthy Organic Peppermint Patties
These dark chocolate peppermint patties from Whole Lifestyle Nutrition are another stand-in for the freezer. Keep some on hand at all times.
Recipe Here: Healthy Peppermint Patties
12. Chocolate & Protein Peanut Butter Vanilla Granola
Check out this awesome pick-me-up snack from Brittney Breathing. Perfect for when you need something that's chocolate and has a crunch to it. This would make a great post-workout snack because it's full of protein.
Recipe Here: Chocolate Protein Peanut Butter Vanilla Granola
13. Real Food Chocolate Syrup
Eating healthy doesn't mean your kids have to give up their chocolate milk. Keep this homemade chocolate syrup in a glass jar in the fridge. You'll be surprised at how easy it is to make.
Recipe Here: Homemade Chocolate Syrup
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So, having had a baby in the last six months, I am temporarily changing how I post about my reads. Generally I've written a review of every book completed, but, having made the determination that I can either post or read more and that posting much at all with the demands of the baby wasn't t all that realistic, those days are over. Should anyone have a question about a particular book I will happily attempt to answer it though.
1. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
2. A Clash of Kings by George R.R, Martin
3. A Storm of Swords by George R.R, Martin
4. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
5. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
6. Beyond the Sling by Mayim Bialik
7. No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
8. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber
9. Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child by Marc Weissbluth
10. The Baby Book by Dr. William Sears and Martha Sears
11. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
12. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
13. On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
14. Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean
15. I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry and Ole Rissom
16. Baby Touch and Feel Animals Book by Dorling Kindersley
17. Kitty Tails Book by Jellycat
18. Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever by Richard Scarry
19. Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Planck
20. Servants of the Map by Andrea Barrett
21. All Things Considered by G.K. Chesterton
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23. Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
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Excel dates don't get imported correctly into IBM SPSS Modeler 13
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I added an Excel source node to my stream and I referred to an *.xlsx file that contains some dates. When importing the dates into IBM SPSS Modeler 13, they don't get imported correctly, instead, a 3 digit number is displayed, why is this happening ?
Resolving the problem
This has been resovled in IBM SPSS Modeler patch 13.0.2.
This problem is caused by an incorrect date value in the xlsx file. For example : the date format that was set for the column was "dd/mm/yyyy" but the Excel file contained a value "11-2009". Once this value gets fixed and matches the format of the column, all dates should be imported correctly into IBM SPSS Modeler 13.
An other workaround would be to open the the *.xlsx file in Excel and to save it as an *.xls file, when you import the *.xls file afterwards, the result should be correct
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This is an excerpt from MSF's 2015 International Activity Report:
Despite improvements in health services and in the treatment of addictions and stigmatized diseases such as HIV, many people in Iran still have difficulty accessing the care they need.
MSF has been running a health center in Darvazeh Ghar, one of the poorest areas of Tehran, since 2012. The project aims to reduce the incidence of diseases among vulnerable women and children under the age of 15 by providing access to healthcare for former drug addicts (including children) and their families, pregnant women, sex workers, child laborers and other marginalized people.
MSF provides medical and psychological care, as well as social support, in collaboration with other organisations. In 2015, 6,583 outpatient, 1,899 gynecological and obstetric and 1,742 mental health consultations were carried out. Special attention is paid to the groups most at risk of sexually transmitted infections and infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis. Rapid diagnostic tests are available and patients can be referred to specialized Ministry of Health centers for treatment. This year, 764 voluntary counselling and testing sessions for HIV were conducted.
The center has a community-based approach and integrates basic healthcare with health promotion activities, adapted to people's needs in this area of southern Tehran. Outreach activities include patient follow-up and health education sessions in the community. Peer workers play an essential role in helping MSF communicate with harder-to-reach populations.
Specific attention is given to the most-at-risk populations for sexually transmitted infections and infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis. Patients include drug users (including children) and their family members, sex workers, and child laborers.
In 2015, MSF will develop a specific approach to the management of hepatitis C and HIV, will undertake activities to try and reduce the risks of infection and hopes to start working with male drug users.
At the end of 2015, MSF had 30 staff in Iran. MSF has worked in the country since 1990.


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Talk about your teachable moments, the Ground Zero mosque controversy has taught us in just what contempt some in the liberal media hold their fellow Americans.
As I noted here, last week on MSNBC, Cenk Uygur accused Americans who oppose the mosque of being "ignorant." Washington Post blogger Joel Achenbach upped the ante, calling Americans "numbskulls, dumb, ill-informed, paranoid, gullible and goofy." This weekend on Fox News Watch, Ellis Henican also used the i-word, saying that when it comes to the mosque, pundits shouldn't be as "ignorant" as other Americans. Jim Pinkerton pounced, pointing out the MSM's preening moral superiority that Henican had illustrated.
Henican had opened the mosque segment by saying that those such as himself who live in lower Manhattan are more receptive to the mosque than people who live farther away, speculating that in Idaho are 99% against it. Later came this exchange . . .
JIM PINKERTON: This whole exercise, for the media, let's just focus on the pundit sector. It's been a chance for them to demonstrate their moral superiority over the average American by taking this "enlightened," multi-cultural position.
ELLIS HENICAN: At the risk, Jim, of sounding enlightened, it is not the role of us in the punditocracy to be as quickly as ignorant as the least ignorant [sic--presumably meant "most ignorant"] member of the public. There are some complex principles here that don't get played out easily in a left-right angry exchange on cable television, and I think frankly we have some responsibility to remember what those principles are.
PINKERTON: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defendant has just convicted himself.
HENICAN: Of enlightenment! I plead guilty as charged, sir.
Note: This week's News Watch was quite the treasure trove. Brad Wilmouth earlier noted the shout-out Pinkerton gave Tim Graham for his observation of the way the New York Times buried the news of the Justic Department's dropping of its investigation of Tom DeLay, and Noel Sheppard reported the way Rich Lowry aced Henican regarding the liberal media's coverage of the Iraq war.


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This tutorial is focused towards ways in which you can avoid security loop holes. You will learn to solve issues that can cause bother when getting started with securing your IBM WebSphere Application Server v7.0 installation. Moreover, the author has documented details in an easy-to-read format, by providing engaging hands-on exercises and mini-projects.
The book starts with an in-depth analysis of the global and administrative security features of WebSphere Application Server v7.0, followed by comprehensive coverage of user registries for user authentication and authorization information. Moving on you will build on the concepts introduced and get hands-on with a mini project. From the next chapter you work with the different front-end architectures of WAS along with the Secure Socket Layer protocol, which offer transport layer security through data encryption.
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We've hopelessly lost the old thread. How are you doing ladies?
I need to reawaken the thread as I need to get back on the wagon. I decided to temporarily suspend my shopping ban - it's summery here and I've started wearing summer clothes and I decided to make some purchases now so that I can wear them all season long (in low 20s it's still a bit too cool for my routine sleeveless dress/bare legs summer look). Most of my old summer clothes are in great shape but this is what I needed to update them -
1. white jeans (have lots of denim shirts and blue tops) - straight-leg, non see-through
2. colorful printed cigarette pants (my wardrobe is mostly solid colors - I want to wear prints but not near my face) - found a pair in my favorite colors from MSMG <love>
3. sandals (bored of ballet flats and Havaianas) - black cage wedges, low-rent child-friendly version of the Altuzarra look
4. slingbacks (found a lovely two-tone white/taupe pair on sale)
5. a few bracelets to liven things up
I'm still looking for a couple of high-quality white or cream tops, scoop neck if possible. They seem to be the hardest item to find, but my refound Zara poly-viscose top is surprisingly versatile. Still thinking about a long and narrow snakeprint silk scarf in my best blues and also need to make a decision regarding nude/taupe courts (to go with my summer cocktail dresses).
Spring lasted for 3-4 weeks here and coincided with my 1-month shopping ban. By thinking a bit harder and digging a bit deeper I was able to find all spring outfits I ever needed without any spending! Summer will be around until the end of October so I hope that I will get quite a lot of wear out of my mix of old and new. But I think I'm almost done with wardrobe updates and might go back to tight-fist mode very soon
I sympathise Dainbar as I am in a similar situation. on gardening leave in old jeans waiting to see.
have ordered a jacket from Debenhams Betty Jackson though so if i do get interviews i will look smart but may not even like it
I love the accountability things too, AphraBehn - I'm going to set up a spreadsheet, should help keep me occupied until I find another job, and also stop me comfort shopping...I think I'll have to extend it to all non-essentials, including homeware (cushions etc.) as I managed to randomly buy 3 cushions for the living room yesterday...demonstrating perfectly how dangerous it is to go into shops "just for a look"!
I really hope this thread continues too, as I've also found it really helpful and love to hear how all you ladies are getting on
Ooh, am marking my place to read the full thread-hoc spring colours thread has been enlightening for me as don't usually look at the style chats & waiting for an appointment to get mine done. Exciting stuff!
Can this wonderful thread be resurrected? It is only half full so far, and the beginning of January is an excellent time to recommit to buying less, buying better. i have learnt so much already from reading this thus far.
I feel like I've had quite a positive year. I know now what clothes suit my body shape and my lifestyle so it makes shopping so much easier.
I also wrote down a list of my purchases and there are only about 3 items that haven't been good buys, which is pretty good going.
I still have some gaps in my wardrobe, but it feels good to be able to open my wardrobe and like what I see in there. I plan on focussing 2014 on filling those gaps, plus accessories like belts, scarves and jewellery.
I've been making efforts to keep my clothes in relatively good condition so unfortunately, this means my two new pairs of suede shoes haven't been worn as much as I would have liked (I have protected them but don't want them ruined). I must say, it does feel good in stuff that fits well and doesn't look scruffy.
Great to see this thread resurrected - I loved following it and it definitely changed the way I shopped this year. I choose a colour scheme - navy, black and grey basics with pale pink, white and teal. I wrote down everything I bought and tried to only keep things that I rated an 8 or above, I also tried to fill gaps, buying nice walking clothes and exercise stuff as well as day to day clothes. I haven't spent less but I've got nicer clothes, I wear more variety and have something for most occasions.
I love this thread. I'm still logging everything I buy and how often I wear it and am making much more considered purchases.
I try to apply a 3 rule when I see something I like.
Will it go with at least 3 different things I already own? Stops me buying stuff and then having to look for skirt/top/shoes to go with it.
Will I have at least 3 occasions to wear it in the next 3 months? Already planned occasions, not just in case ones. Makes me think about buying for the life I gave and not a fantasy one
Do I still want it in 3 days? I pin it on Pinterest which gives me thinking time.
I'm not saying I haven't made mistakes, but I'm far happier with my clothes now.
Hi ladies, I'm so glad to see this thread again! You all offered so much support and like-minded company - glad to hear that these threads have had an impact and that so many of you have had a great year!
I've had an amazing year. In the spring, I started re-evaluating my life, values and goals and experimented with shopping bans. I realized that I was overshopping to feel connected and appreciated: my wardrobes were bursting but my life felt hollow. In the summer, I read Dr Benson's excellent book to better understand why I was overshopping and started keeping track of my spending patterns. Thanks to you, I also found Recovering Shopaholic. These discoveries have had a big impact on my life.
This fall has been great, I've gradually implemented big changes in my life. Instead of hoarding more stuff, I've focused on experiences I can share with other people. I've renewed old friendships, made new friends, and filled my spare time with activities and pursuits that I really enjoy - travel, visual arts, volunteering, leaning new things, films, music. I feel happier, more connected and more satisfied than I have in a long time. I have had two overshopping relapses in the past six months, but haven't bought any clothes in the past two months.
I love being frugal. I still mend and repurpose, and am in a gradual process of simplifying my life. Right now I'm focusing on our family meals. (Loved this book.) I'm trying to make them more relaxed and enjoyable, cooking from scratch and using leftovers creatively.
My new year's project is to avoid the sales and to focus on balancing dull but necessary routines and to-do lists with daily 'small good things'. I worked a lot this fall, so I will need to find more time to exercise. I'll try to live very simply and frugally in January - anyone else interested in having a 'slow January'?
Great thread - my particular problem area is beauty products. I research them, watch endless qvc presentations, buy them and do it all again a few weeks later and end up binning them when I either get bored or move onto the next "best" thing. It's wasteful and I would like to rein it in.
Hi Frugal, good to see you around. I heard a talk by a psychologist a while ago, she said something that really stayed with me : unhappy people value things, happy people value experiences.
This has really helped me cut back my endless purchasing. I still buy things but only if I really, really want it, not because I'm bored or fed up.
Yay! You're all back! thank you for returning to your thread, I look forward to learning a lot from you.
FrugalFashionista, I enjoyed the writing of Recovering Shopalholic but I could not get my ahead around the fact that she works as an image consultant? She has a beautiful face and undoubtedly could look totally wonderful but her top clothing choices are, to my eye, just dire. Cheap fabric, baggy shapeless construction (not in an intentionally Eileen Fisher drapey way if that's one's thing, just, badly made shapeless), 1980s searingly bright colours and high contrast black white preference when she looks more like a medium contrast, rich dark saturated colours person from her hair/skin/eyes. I found I became distracted from her great writing by her clothing choices, which is unfortunate as her blog is at its heart, all about clothes. What did you think?
Chartreuse I love that insight - so true! I've read a lot of positive psychology books this year. The simple principles - be generous and share, invest in experiences, make it a treat (ie, delay gratification) - really work!
Sultry I have too much makeup too and am trying to get rid of most of what I have. Two rather unfortunate things have helped - I developed an allergy to most eye cosmetics around 2010 (goodbye Dior!). This year, I've had perioral dermatitis since summer. Covering it up only aggravated the symptoms, so over the Christmas break I've been totally makeup and skincare free. (Only water and homemade castilian soap are allowed ) This is incredibly drastic for me - I don't think I've left the house without lipstick since I was 15 and I could write a textbook on liquid foundations! I don't look at all glamorous, but the rash is retreating. Need to find a solution for New Year's Eve party though, don't want to scare our guests
Aphra those shopping rules are great! I find delaying purchases the best strategy. I let my credit card expire - with limited cash, I had to justify every purchase and delay 'wants'.
Chanie and Justone you seem to have nailed some excellent strategies! Well done!
Sisukas RecShop confessed earlier this year that she decided to become a stylist to make some legitimate use of her shopping addiction; she realized she had chosen her line of work for all the wrong reasons and decided to quit. I like her blog for many reasons. In my opinion, she is very brave - much braver than I could ever be - in exposing herself to public scrutiny and talking about the complex and painful aspects of shopping. For style advice, however, I prefer Le Catch and Garance Doré
As for my personal goals, I'm dressing mostly on autopilot these days and am trying to avoid focusing too much on my looks. Instead, I'm trying to focus on other things - like eating more vegetables, reading more fiction and seeing more great art
Hello all, good to see you all again. I'm away at the moment and the wifi is patchy but I will catch up properly in a few days....
I'm so please to see this thread resurrected. I've missed you all! Thanks sisukas.
I'm still being frugal with my clothes, but more importantly I am mindful now. I've had my colours done and the style day (I'm a vibrant autumn ingenue natural, dontcha know), which has made me even fussier. I can now tell within about ten seconds of seeing something whether I really, really want it.
frugal I would very much be up for a 'slow January' thread if you would be willing to host it. It should be in S&B (as the wittiest, most intelligent posters on MNET tend to be in style and beauty ), but it would be good if it could incorporate more than just clothes.
Since I last saw you all, my personal and professional life have been really quite crap. I am looking forward to seeing the back of 2013 and building on the good things that happened in the year - there were some! One of them has been rediscovering my love of fashion, but also understanding that the way I present myself says a lot about how I am seen in the world and also the place I want to take in it <deep>.
frugal the blue wide-legged trousers I swapped with you are still one of my favourite items of clothing and get worn weekly.
Good to see you all again. I have definitely spent a lot less and really think before flexing the credit card. I love the Cos top I got through the swap shop and wesr it often.
Evening. I'm so very happy to find this thread back in the active convo's .
I was ruminating on the changes I've made in the last year whilst out walking over Christmas and without doubt this thread has played a big part in the change, so thank you all for the inspiration. I continue to follow the Recovering Shopaholic blog and TBH I don't really look at her pics or style as I agree they are not that inspirational – but the words and message has really helped give me a nudge to stay on track.
I need a frugal/slow January,(actually I need a really frugal 2014 as DH's income has dwindled to nowt)– so I'm marking my place.
Great to see that this thread has been revived. In some ways I don't belong here - I've just bought six items in the sales. I identify with many of the comments made about the psychology behind shopping though, even if I don't always put them into practice! Reading this probably helps me to avoid more overspending.
Thanks for your response Frugal, now it makes sense, so RecovShop was an image consultant by default, not by primary intention. Yes her writing is extraordinarily brave and I hope that she achieves the fuller life she so richly deserves in 2014 after all that painful introspection and hard work.
For style inspiration I love Lisa Pippus's blog 'Style is a language". She has such a gentle, positive tone, she believes totally that anyone can look great if they tune in to their authentic self, and tune out the shoulds, musts, ought to's and the supercharged fashion cycle. Based in Berlin, worked in Milan, with an eye for the older woman whose time is definitely not over by any means (I am early 40s but enjoy the hope and inspiration from her blog that it's not all vertiginously down hill from here!!).
I'm very excited to hear that so many of you ladies are still around!
Slow everything is very fashionable here in Italy - slow food, slow cities, slow parenting - there is even an anti fast trains movement, NO TAV! How about kicking off a Frugal Slow Jan thread on Jan 1st? Anyone who wants to implement or maintain some changes - style related, wardrobe related, lifestyle related, life related - can join and list the goals there. (Take a few days to think about them - the old Frugal favorite, the Willpower book, states that you'll be more successful if you keep the list very short.)
Sorry to hear that QoW and Shirley have experienced tough times. Stressful times are never something one would wish to relive but I think they can definitely be opportunities to become more resilient and resourceful! Let's hope for the best!
QoW and Ceecee, hearing about your successful swaps made my day! Waves to QC!
QoW I've had similar deeeep thoughts. Currently, I prefer clothes that allow me to be me - clothes that flatter but know their place. I'm not interested in the role of a mannequin, I just want to be me. I don't browse many style blogs or books any more, but this one is full of women who seem to have found their personal place in the world and manage to look both stylish and one of a kind.
Oh, and if you believe NYT, Thrift Shop is a huge megatrend even high fashion is trying to be a part of it!
Really pleased to see this thread back. I was thinking about it recently and reflecting on how it, and MNV, have affected my shopping habits. I think I consider more carefully, but have recently splurged a bit in the sales, and am guilty of over shopping favourite items (Me & Em dresses?). I am up for a slow January as I feel I need to take a more considered approach to various aspects such as health and diet as well as shopping.
Hello!!!! Delighted to see you all back too - I'm definitely needing done support as my wardrobe is a total unorgsnised mess and I've fallen back into my skinny jeans rut again...
Life otherwise is great though , I have a great new job having been made redundant in the summer, so couldn't be happier in that area of my life.
Slow january really appeals to me to!
I'm in. My name is freak and I've binged in the sales.
I lurked on the thread but really really need to be actively frugal. I know I overshop, not just on clothes but just stuff and I must rein it in.
I know I don't need more clothes so why do I still browse and buy?
Not long out of a very long relationship that made me unhappy, well dressed as I shopped all the time, but miserable.
I need to make 2014 meaningful and get myself out of this shop shop shop mentality.
Welcome LeFreak, Topaz, and Cloutie and any other binge shoppers Sales can be good - if you shop wisely you can really get value for your money - but it's so easy to overdo them
I have listed a summer shopping binge in the opening post. With the benefit of hindsight, the white jeans, sandals and slingbacks and one of the bracelets were good buys, worn constantly during the warm weather, but the other bracelets were barely worn and the clownish printed pants were an one-season wonder. I haven't catalogued my 'hit rate' but I think that 25-50% of my purchases are misses While shopping, the gaudy, trendy stuff catches my eye, but the more boring and utilitarian stuff actually gets worn. I also used to buy multiples - a silly habit I'm working hard on breaking! (Multiples shopping may make sense to someone with a different body shape, though.) Hope you ladies are smarter shoppers
Sisukas a great blog and Daimbar so happy to hear you are thriving! I'm feeling a bit bloated after the holidays - skinny jeans feel too tight. I tried an old pair of bootcuts the other day. I really love their nuanced, faded wash and enjoyed how comfy they are. Well-dressed Italians still tend to favor flares and bootcuts in the winter (combined with a boho chic look, including Saint Laurent style wide-brimmed felt hats and possibly capes or ponchos), so I don't feel like an anachronism in them.
Hi I'm also signing up for a slow January please.
I've been reading The Joy of Less by Francine Jay (she blogs over at miss minimalist). I'm currently doing an overhaul of not only my wardrobe but the entire home, bit by bit trying to sort out each area from a minimalist approach. It's amazing how much a clutter free home makes for a clutter free mind!
I've also started project 333 ( officially starting 1st of Jan). I spent the last two weeks sorting out the wardrobe and whittled it down to around 35 items including 3 coats/ jackets. Trips to the charity shop were made and others ebayed. for the first time i did not go off replacing the clothes i sold on ebay by immediately bidding on other items as i usually do.
Everything else has been packed away along with my summer clothes. I'm excited about this challenge. I'm also on an unofficial clothes shopping ban. I believe I have enough in my wardrobe to see me through jan and feb. I'm avoiding the sales! I had to be real with myself and know there is nothing I actually need in the sales, it would just be the lure of a bargain pulling me not a real need. Anyway, sorry for waffling on a bit!
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Mid-river between Blackfriars & Waterloo Bridges
The Thames Festival firework finale is one of only 3 city centre river displays permitted each year, so we work hard to ensure we pack a massive pyro punch, sending over a ton of fireworks up in a spectacular display on Sunday 9 September.
In 2012 we are again working with internationally acclaimed pyrotechnic experts Pains Fireworks, winners of the Montreal International Fireworks Competition 2007, which is considered within the industry to be the Olympics of the fireworks world. The history of Pains Fireworks has been rooted in London for over four hundred years; Edmund Pain started gunpowder manufacture in Woolwich in 1593.
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The purpose of the United Nations Development Programme's Enhancing Legal and Electoral Capacity for Tomorrow project (UNDP-ELECT) is to support the 2009 presidential and provincial council elections and the 2010 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. By working directly with the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), and Electoral Media Commission, UNDP-ELECT enables Afghan officials to provide leadership in these elections in areas such as registering voters, recruiting and training election officials, producing and transporting election materials, and verifying election results.
This contribution represents CIDA's support for UNDP-ELECT activities other than voter registration. The project UNDP-ELECT - Voter Registration represents CIDA's contribution to the voter registration component of UNDP-ELECT. CIDA's total contribution to UNDP-ELECT is $25 million.
This is a new feature, part of CIDA's efforts towards increasing transparency. Information will only be available for projects approved after October 15, 2011. For other projects, information on expected results is usually included in the description.
Results as of March 2011 include: Overall, this project has contributed to significant achievements toward democratic governance in Afghanistan. The project facilitated the delivery of the 2009 presidential and provincial council elections, including enabling the IEC to recruit and train temporary election staff and helping the IEC to procure election materials and deliver them across the country in time for the elections. According to the IEC, the estimated number of eligible voters in 2009 was 15,295,016. On election day, 38.8% of eligible voters cast a vote. Of those, 38.2% were women and 2.6% were Kuchis (nomads). Nation-wide, the involvement of women in the elections exceeded the 35% target.
The project also helped the IEC to organize and deliver the first-ever Afghan-led parliamentary elections in 2010. Almost 400,000 new voters, 2,500 candidates, and 380,000 observers and electoral agents were registered. Approximately 4 million voters cast their ballots on election day, more than 40% of them women. Women accounted for 15.4% of candidates and, while 25% of the seats in Parliament were reserved for women, they won 27% of the seats. More than 7,500 women assisted at polling stations, enabling female voters to enter the polling stations without fear.
The project helped to improve the media's ability to report on and monitor elections, helped to strengthen the capacity of the Media Commission to regulate and monitor the media, facilitated the deployment of trained domestic observers, helped to empower civil society organisations to play their part in building an informed electorate, and supported the review and formulation of electoral regulations and procedures. In addition, the project helped the ECC develop a complaints adjudication process for complaints about candidate nomination, the campaign period, and polling and post-polling irregularities. The ECC investigated complaints received on and after polling day in both 2009 and 2010, significantly reducing distortions as results were calculated.
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The American Scream: Going Hoarse Without Speaking
Posted on Jul 24, 2011
It is clear that nowhere in American commercial life, save perhaps the graveyard, is there a space not polluted by electronic voices. Every bar and restaurant, every airport lounge, bus depot, train station, every doctor's or real estate agent's office, every schoolchild's welcome in the cafeteria, perforce, is larded over with the tin drum and tap and pan-banging and squeaking-squalling-keening of idols, the caviling of news-clowns, the gibberishing of marketeers. Everywhere is the grin-voice of the announcer, salesman, pitchman, sentimentalist, guffawer, crooner, rabble-rouser, tit-wagger, offering always information that leaves one dumber upon hearing. The world as presented in this mosh of nonsense is endless goof and boof, pratfall, infantilizations, the tin cans of the latest news gonged. It is the great horror of the modern, and to resist it is the duty of civilized men.
Silence is anathema, perhaps dangerous, as it might invite boredom, or, worse, introspection, and by God the public must not be bored or suffer self. The cellphone and iPhone and BlackBerry and whichever other electro-leeches at hand are key in this mess. Like little tyrants they screech and demand a hearing; like infants they wail at all hours and must be assuaged. We plug them in our own faces like pacifiers.
It seems we must have noise to recognize we are civilized. Or, perhaps, noise allows us to hide our uncivilized ways. We shall not hear farts, shifts in the seat, the growling of stomachs, the mediocrity of murmurs, the crinkle of shoes that stink, the perverse imp habit of talking to ourselves—it's got to be cacophonied out—or the mass murder of citizens overseas, or the wars that send our young to mental and physical death-in-life, or the subjugation of entire classes of the poor to the control of the rich.
Let that lone voice speak in the darkness of the unknown crowd and get no answer back—the terror of comedians and actors, the multiplied terror—and damn him who stands there with his dick in his hand. Let the man speak alone and find the crowd against him—the ultimate terror. Let it never happen that the man speaks alone. Drown him in noise.
Therefore, per usual with the Web, I offer alternative noise.
I'm in the apartment in New York City working on the novel. That I am in New York City is only due to the woman I love, so dearly, beyond all loves, because she wants to be here, and I want to be near her, I want it to work out, I want our marriage to make sense. But I do not love the city that she loves. I hate the city. I hate everything it stands for. Because it is the source of the great noise, the infantilizing noise, that echoes across the fair land.
I hate its cheap stupid marketeering. I hate its love of money, and money, and money. I hate its little boys with money masquerading as men. I hate its fraud and its lies and its cowardice. I hate its ad men and its corporatist newsmen—is there a difference?—and, most of all, most deserving, its financiers plundering the labor of the great mass of those who do real work. I hate Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his parasitic riches. I hate the darkness of the false light issuing from televisions and cable connections. I hate even the moon that gets shunted on the city's glimmering—I think that the moon is a manufactured thing, a prop, and over the horizon it is pushed by seven grinning monkeys waiting for a paycheck. I hate the squalid simpleton gimcrack cheese-whiz managed by the shareholders in the corporations that make New York the home and meaning of all life on Earth, which is the life of the shareholder. I hate that the meaning of all life in New York is the making of money. I hate that the money-making makes so much noise that means nothing.
So, of course, I'm in the apartment doing nothing worthwhile to change things, which means working on the novel. It's a novel about a terrorist gang that kidnaps, in the words of my lead terrorist, the "motherfucking piggies," who run investment banks across the river from me. It's called "Killing the Banker" or "Shooting the Banker," I'm not sure which. It's really about class warfare. My problem, in writing it, is that terrorists who kidnap motherfucking piggy bankers and disembowel them, spreading their intestines on YouTube, are not protagonists that the motherfucking piggies in the publishing industry—themselves tied financially to the motherfucking piggies in the finance and banking industries—are willing to embrace.
Or perhaps my writing is no good. Who knows? The piggy marketplace will determine these things. And as for the voice, human, strange, drowned out by the noise?
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By hogorina, November 1, 2011 at 6:11 pm Link to this comment
We can comb America from North to South, and still
By hogorina, October 27, 2011 at 8:45 pm Link to this comment
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By Diane, July 31, 2011 at 6:07 pm Link to this comment
To me the point he was making was how modern civilisation has colonised us so that we can no longer really find ourselves in silence. Silence, the doing nothing, which can lead to boredom, which can allow creativity to flower. Not the artifical creativity where the ego insists on creating more objects which increasingly have no meaning are repetitions of other forms, but the creativity of exploring the true self.
By Sarah, July 27, 2011 at 9:08 am Link to this comment
In truth and fairness, let's not forget that the apartments of any big city, and NY in particular, use far less energy than a country cabin, and that the crime rate in NY is lower than so many rural communities which have been ravaged by the circumstances of modern America.
Yes, Greenwich Village is 'greener', and safer, and has fewer drug addicts than Santa Fe, New Mexico, for example.
I too detest the marketers, the economic rapists and the greed of NY. But I love the neighborhoods, the traditions, and the mass of brilliant faces, which seem to me far more hopeful, and searching than the grey hordes watching it all on television.
By carlosfunk, July 26, 2011 at 5:16 pm Link to this comment
A great rant!
By Jon, July 25, 2011 at 12:04 pm Link to this comment
Kayaking on the Hudson may bring you some enjoyment.
By Morri Creech, July 25, 2011 at 9:06 am Link to this comment
Thanks for the piece, Mr. Ketcham. Most days when I leave my house, I feel like I'm hallucinating. Yet I have to agree with Robin Whitman above. A reading of history suggests the wisdom of Ecclesiastes: there is nothing new under the sun. Most people behave stupidly and selfishly when it matters most; popular culture has always and everywhere been mindless and degrading; most leaders are myopic, cynical, and self-serving, and even their wisdom is often proved foolish by the historical concatenations of cause and effect; most individuals fear exploring their own consciousness as much as they fear the gods; and most human cycles of history involve the consolidation of empire, self-aggrandisement, selfish overreaching followed by desperate measures to keep wealth and privilege in the name of "necessity" (Thucydides used the Greek word "ananke"), and an eventual decline as folly leads to eclipse by greater powers. The folly of a non-historical perspective is a tendency—on the progressive left and the conservative right—to pine for some storied past where all was in balance and people were happy. Acceptance of the longer view is liberating, and allows one to weather the vicissitudes of fortune with some equanimity. My suggestion, Mr. Ketcham, is two-fold: first, internalize what Wallace Stevens once said so clearly: "The world is ugly and the people are sad." Second, adopt an appropriate degree of stoicism. That accomplished, you can turn back to your artistic pursuits comforted by Stevens' gloriously succinct expression of human experience and do your duty, which is—as Joseph Brodsky said of the poet's obligation to society—to write well. (He also said that society has no obligation to the poet—an observation which is implicitly true for all artists). Ignorance of historical conditions can lead to complaints that seem like whining. For all of the frustrations of modern life, I'd rather be a New York novelist than a sixteenth century French courtier, or a Roman merchant during the reign of Heliogabalus. If you're too distracted by the noise, get some ear plugs. And read lots and lots of Gibbons.
By Sarah, July 25, 2011 at 6:29 am Link to this comment
This was indeed good and welcome. It's sad that so many misunderstood it.
I myself, bored to tears by Muir Woods, Yosemites and wetlands, long to come home to my concrete canyons, my cobblestones and my Village, Greenwich. Corrupted by all of the sins you speak of, I still crave most what (wo-)man has made.
As Shaw noted, all progress is made by unreasonable people.
By Lexicron, July 25, 2011 at 4:10 am Link to this comment
Oh for God's sake, another kvetch who doesn't realize that
By fht409, July 24, 2011 at 10:55 pm Link to this comment
Start spreading the news, Frank Sinatra just rolled over in his grave.
By Robin Whitman, July 24, 2011 at 7:37 pm Link to this comment
I'm glad you are able to believe in the goodness and generosity of the human race.
After many decades of watching the world and reading a lot of history I've come to believe in the goodness and generosity of some individuals, but that our species ("race") is deeply and fatally flawed by our aggression when organized into groups. And the larger the groups and the more advanced the technology, the more awesome the destruction that will inevitably follow. I hope to be gone from the planet when (not "if") the next global spasm occurs.
By sawbuck, July 24, 2011 at 2:47 pm Link to this comment
first, i hope that your relationship is surviving and thriving amongst the
with that said, i lived in nyc and surrounding suburbs for my first 25
there are things i loved and miss about my years in nyc. going down
maybe you should try looking at things with new eyes, after all,
By question, July 24, 2011 at 2:41 pm Link to this comment
What a beautiful, meaningful essay. Thank you very much. When I lived in the city in my youth (I'm a geezer) I found some music in the sounds & the traffic & the fights & the tears. But I came to believe the best sounds were in the country silence. I'm fortunate enough to live far enough away from others electronics & I'm enough of an techno-ignorant myself to enjoy the natural sounds of my gardens, the distant train whistles - those things that help me remember noise of my youth & appreciate the music of my geezerhood. LOL. You're a terrific talent.
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While I'm acutely aware of the advantages of demographic growth–there's strength in numbers, especially these days–I don't obsess about dawah. My attitude has always been that the best outreach is living your life openly and honorably as a Muslim.
I think it's undignified (and ineffective) to hawk something priceless door-to-door like a cheap trinket.
Still, given the Eurabia-style bile that's bubbling up all over Europe and the US these days, how can one as a Muslim not chuckle at the news that despite all the bad press conversions are dramatically up in Germany? According to this article, the number of Germans embracing Islam has jumped by a factor of 4. [HT: SeekersDigest.]
Incidentally, this sort of news must send a shiver down the scaly spines of Islamophobes. Think about it. Islam is stubbornly spreading at a time when hysteria is at an all-time high and Muslims' shrillest critics are getting regular airtime in the MSM.
Muwahahaha! [Cue creepy organ.]
Muslim Converts in Germany: Angst-Ridden Germans Look for Answers — And Find Them in the Koran – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News
The number of Germans who have converted to Islam has increased fourfold within one year — despite the negative perception of Islam among the general public.