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Mitigating temperature increases in high lot density sub-tropical residential developments
Luxmoore, David A., Jayasinghe, Thishan R., & Mahendran, Mahen (2005) Mitigating temperature increases in high lot density sub-tropical residential developments. Energy and Buildings, 37(12), pp. 1212-1224.
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Residential developments built with houses that use passive design features can have significantly reduced energy requirements for thermal comfort. In the context of global warming, this can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The current trend toward higher lot density in residential developments and the resulting increase in thermal mass increases the associated heat island effect. Designers of future residential developments face the dual challenges of heat island impacts and any future global warming. Resource efficient house designs combined with approaches that mitigate the outdoor heat load must be considered and addressed from the design of the initial subdivision layout. Some land sub-division and house design initiatives are proposed for sub-tropical south east Queensland, Australia. Computer simulations that account for heat island and global warming effects are used to estimate the indoor thermal performance of display houses for current climate conditions and scenarios that may occur in the future. A north-south orientation of narrow building lots combined with high albedo house surfaces and the increased use of shade trees can significantly reduce the heat island effect of high density residential developments. The cooling requirements of houses with high energy rating (5 star) are increasingly superior to those with low rating (3.5 star) in scenarios of global warming.
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Welcome to another issue of Spotlight on Aging Research – SOAR [1]. Since the last issue in February, a lot has been happening at the NIA and the NIH. I invite you to read SOAR for the latest policies, programs, and events. Specifically, let me call your attention to a new, weekly NIA blog for researchers and the broader community interested in aging research; I encourage you to both subscribe and comment.
Right now, I suspect that budget and funding policies are of primary concern to many of you. The appropriation for fiscal year 2013, finalized on March 26, stands at $29 billion for the NIH and $1.04 billion for the NIA, representing a 5.5 percent decrease from the previous year's funding. This reflects the Congressional Continuing Resolution on appropriations and sequestration cuts. We posted NIA's funding policy [2] on May 8, reflecting our planning based on these events.
NIA's strategy is to distribute cuts broadly. We will continue our policy on competing awards of favoring those under $500,000 (11th percentile funding line) over larger awards (8th percentile funding line). For NIA-reviewed research applications, scores (not percentiles) of 13 or better are being paid. We continue to give new and early stage investigators advantages for research project grants.
Some of the pain of the cuts will be felt in the tight funding lines described above, and the remainder through cuts in non-competing awards through the average 18 percent cut that we make in competing awards and the sequestration-related cut of an additional 5.5 percent from non-competing awards. The full details on all of this are in our funding policy statement.
Bottom line: Last year, our overall success rate was 15.5 percent. We are hoping to achieve a similar rate this year. It looks right now that for applications reviewed by NIA in 2013, the success rate will likely range between 18 and 23 percent and that we will be able to fund about one-fifth to one-quarter of the applications we review. For applications reviewed by the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), the success rate for the bulk of our applications will likely range from 14 to 17 percent. Dr. Robin Barr, director of the NIA Division of Extramural Activities, provides an excellent tutorial and references about differential paylines and success rates in his first few blog posts [3].
Despite the challenges of cuts in funding, we are moving forward to review, support, and conduct some very exciting research. Additionally, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins has directed $40 million more toward research focused on Alzheimer's during FY 2013. As we continue to promote research opportunities across our mission, I will stay in touch.
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The Centers for Disease Control is reporting nearly 4,000 cases of West Nile virus in the U.S. as of October 2nd, including more than 160 deaths. In Colorado, a total of 106 cases have been reported this year. KRCC'S Elizabeth Schoder has more.
The number of West Nile cases confirmed this year is the highest number reported to the CDC through the first week of October since 2003. In the 106 cases reported in Colorado, most have been on the Western Slope, including three deaths. In Southern Colorado, El Paso County has seen two cases, while Freemont has seen five. Other counties report one each.
Symptoms of the virus include fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Cases this year started to emerge in early July and peaked in late August.
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Stretching from Calafell, before Tarragona, the old Roman city, down to the tranquil Delta de l'Ebro, the ?osta Dorada runs along the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain. It's a varied region encompassing beautiful beaches, interesting history, nature reserves, and some of Spain's best vineyards.
The most important town of the region is Tarragona, capital of the providence of the same name. It was one of the most important cities of the Roman Empire, and you can walk along the ancient defense walls, visit the amphitheatre or explore underneath the Roman Circus.
If it's sun and sand you're after, head to Salou, a flashy, modern resort town, or nearby Cambrils, which is quieter and has managed to keep the feel of the fishing village it once was. A bit farther north, La Pineda is a family resort and also has nice beaches.
At the region's southern border is the Natural Park of the Ebro River Delta, where you'll find beautiful marine habitats where water fowl congregate. There are no big towns or much activity, and a visit to the area makes for a peaceful getaway from the glamour of resorts up the coast.
The interior is hilly and much of it is covered with vineyards that sit along terraces carved into the slate rock of the hillsides. The view is more than picturesque, but it's the result of backbreaking manual labour. You can visit several wineries in the Priorat, Montsant or Terra Alta denominations of origin.
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Following up on Rachel Held Evans' popular piece on why millenials are leaving the church, over at Mere Orthodoxy, Jake Meador speaks to another trend: the rise of the "chicken-little" evangelical blogger, prognosticating the doom of the church. It's an interesting counter-point worth considering, especially if you found your heart aflutter with fear for the church's imminent demise.
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Jun 2, 2014 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff WriterTwo traffic accidents on Fremont County highways over the Memorial Day weekend involved drivers in their teens.
No one was seriously injured in either incident. Officials said everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt.
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The first crash was reported just before 10:30 a.m. May 24 at the intersection of Country Acres Road and Wyoming Highway 789. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Tom Adams said a 16-year-old Riverton boy had been eastbound on Country Acres Road in a 2007 Yukon when he failed to yield at the stop sign at Wyoming Highway 789.
"He had apparently stopped at the stop sign but then pulled out in front of a 16-year-old female from Riverton," Adams said.
The girl was driving a 2003 Toyota Camry south at about 65 mph, which is the posted speed limit, when she collided with the driver's side of the Yukon. Adams said the vehicles came to rest on the east side of the road and did not block traffic.
Both teens were transported to SageWest Health Care at Riverton, where they were treated and released.
The boy was cited for no driver's license and failure to stop at a stop sign. Adams guessed that both vehicles were destroyed.
At 11:45 a.m. May 24, an eastbound motorist called police to report a westbound vehicle had swerved into her lane on Wyoming Highway 789 east of Hudson.
Five minutes later, the suspect vehicle -- a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am - crossed the center line again and sideswiped an eastbound pop-up camper being towed by a 2013 Chevy pickup truck. The information comes from the official Wyoming Highway Patrol report.
Lea Aldridge, 25, of Riverton, was driving the Chevy. Adams said her passenger was a 26-year-old man.
Observers at the scene thought the 26-year-old man might have been driving the Chevy, but the official report lists Aldridge as the driver.
The 16-year-old reportedly was driving with a 15-year-old female passenger.
Adams said no one was transported as a result of the crash, though the 16-year-old received treatment at the scene. She also was cited for a lane violation as a result of the incident.
"Due to driver inattention she crossed the double yellow line," Adams said. "We don't know (what she was doing) but she did look down," he said.
The camper was "pretty well damaged" and was left on the side of the highway, he continued. The 16-year-old's vehicle was towed.
At the accident scene, officers were talking about a possible medical issue that may have contributed to the crash, but Adams said a medical issue is not being cited as a factor and is not part of the official report.
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Getting ASA 5505 firmware updates
We are a relatively new Cisco partner. We used to work with CDW and now we are buying from distribution and selling directly. We buy a lot of ASA 5505 units from D&H.
My question is, aside from the disc that comes with the unit where do we download the latest firmware image and management software? It appears you have to have a contract ID to get these through the Cisco website. Do we not get "car blanche" access as a Cisco partner to these resources?
Also doesn't the Cisco ASA 5505 at least come with a license for the latest firmware? Many ship with very old software and even old CDROMs.


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The Norwegian Post has become the first European customer to place an order for the Ford Transit Connect Electric. The company has signed a contract to purchase 20 of Ford's eco-friendly vans, which will arrive equipped for postal duties sometime this summer.
The Transit Connect Electric features Azure Dynamics' proprietary Force Drive powertrain with a lithium-ion battery pack designed by Johnson Controls-Saft. With a top speed of 75 miles per hour and a range of around 80 miles, Scott Harrison, Azure Dynamics chief executive officer, says that delivering them darned credit card bills is one of the electrified Transits strengths, stating:
The Transit Connect Electric is the first of five electrified vehicles that Ford aims to launch in Europe. The Transit will be followed by the Ford Focus Electric in 2012. Then, in 2013, the C-Max Hybrid, C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, as well as an undisclosed hybrid model will bust into the European scene.Transit Connect Electric was designed and engineered with customers like Norwegian Post in mind. The ForceDrive powertrain excels under the types of urban driving conditions that the Transit Connect Electric is likely to encounter during postal delivery routes.


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Begun as a pilot project in five jurisdictions in the 1990s, the Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) reform model is now being implemented in more than 250 U.S. counties.
Improving the outcomes of youth who become involved in the juvenile justice system by eliminating the inappropriate use of secure confinement and out-of-home placement.
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Spearheading a national movement to reform detention — a crucial early phase of the juvenile court process — by reducing overreliance on temporary confinement for youth awaiting their court dates.
Begun as a pilot project in five jurisdictions in the 1990s, the Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) reform model is now being implemented in more than 250 U.S. counties.
Participating JDAI sites have reduced their daily detention populations by 43% since joining the initiative while maintaining or improving public safety.
In 2009, the New York Times published an editorial lauding JDAI's "astonishing" results and recommending that the model "deserve[s] to be replicated nationwide."
Promoting reforms to reduce incarceration and other out-of-home placements for delinquent youth.
A ground-breaking study, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Reliance on Juvenile Incarceration, shows that America's overreliance on youth incarceration is dangerous, ineffective, obsolete, wasteful and unnecessary, while providing no net benefit to public safety. The Foundation updated those findings four years later in Maltreatment of Youth in U.S. Juvenile Corrections Facilities.
We have expanded JDAI to focus on the "deep end" of the juvenile justice system — reducing long-term placements into correctional institutions and other facilities. Casey's Juvenile Justice Strategies Group is piloting efforts in six local JDAI sites, as well as Georgia, to devise and implement reforms aimed at reducing the number of children removed from home in the delinquency court process.
Over the past decade, the Foundation has undertaken several intensive projects to help states and localities analyze and reorient their juvenile justice policies, leading to significant shifts away from juvenile incarceration in Alabama, New York City, Washington, D.C., and other jurisdictions.
Advancing a key set of principles related to juvenile justice reforms.
Youth should remain at home and be supervised in the community rather than being separated from their families and placed into correctional institutions or other residential facilities when they do not pose a significant risk to public safety.
Rigorous data collection and careful data analysis are critical to success in juvenile justice reform. Objective data-driven decision tools should guide treatment at all stages of the juvenile court process.
Racial and ethnic disparities in our nation's juvenile systems must be addressed. Vigorous efforts to identify and change policies and practices that disadvantage youth of color are vitally important.
Systems must engage families and involve them in all aspects of their children's cases.
Violence and maltreatment remain widespread in juvenile corrections and detention facilities nationwide. Juvenile corrections agencies have a profound obligation to address these problems and provide safe and humane care to youth in their custody.
A jurisdiction-level reform effort to reduce the number of youth in correctional facilities and other out-of-home placements.
A site-based effort to reduce the use of detention — the holding of youth before adjudication — and increase more effective interventions.
JDAIconnect is a virtual destination for juvenile justice reformers.
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Curiousity Question: Why are shampoo bottles so big (compared to conditioner)?
Nope, I don't have the answer. I would, perhaps, guess that it's something somewhat related to conditioner ingredients being cheaper than conditioner ingredients.
Still, it's annoying, yes? Especially to curly girls, yes?
I picked up Mum at the stylist's yesterday (scored a curl compliment, btw), and checked out product and read a zillion labels while I waited for her. Shampoo bottles routinely twice the size of the conditioners.
Even before going CG, I could easily use three bottles of conditioner in the time it took to use one bottle of the companion shampoo.
What gives? WHY do they make them like this??? Do straight haired people use shampoo and conditioner in some completely different way???
All the shampoo and conditioner bottles I have are exactly the same size.
In regards to straight haired people you have to ask the ones you know but they use them in equal measures there as those with curly hair use more conditioner.
Nope, even as a straight haired girl I would always finish the conditioner before the shampoo. I see a lot of shampoo/conditioners the same size, it's just what the store decides to carry, I suppose.
I suspect it's a marketing strategy. A lot of people have bought into the idea that they have to use conditioner from the same line as the shampoo "because they're meant to work together." Therefore, if you run out of conditioner before you run out of shampoo (or vice versa), you're more likely to buy the same brand and line again.
Here they are almost always identical in size. Annoying though, even before I wore my hair curly, or even before I knew it was curly I always had to use much more conditioner than schampo, just to detangle. Schampo you mainly need for your scalp and it lathers up and is easy to just wash the rest of the hair with a small amount. Conditioner however... Still remember my battles with my mum who claimed that you should only use a coin-sized amount of conditioner, especially with long hair but that it took large amounts of schampo to get it properly clean. Needless to say, when she had long hair it was stick-straight and she rarely combs her hair ever, so the concept of actively needing to detangle was and is completely foreign to her. Maybe it's meant for people like her?
Before knowing about CG I used to apply two rounds of shampoo and finish with one round of conditioner every time I washed my hair. That's the way everybody uses it in my family. If you don't know about CG your main focus is to have your hair/scalp clean with shampoo (you don't know about sulfates being bad to your hair) and your ends detangled with a little conditioner (not too much because it will weigh down your hair, especially straight hair). Some people in my family have such fine and straight hair that they don't use conditioner at all - I've always used it as my hair is curly and dry but not as cowash or leave in, just after shampoo.
Also no men in my family use conditioner.
If most people are like my family, that would explain why shampoo bottles are so big. They use more shampoo than conditioner!
Echoing what Ms. Cabernet said. I don't have fine hair but the double dose of shampoo followed by a little conditioning is always how my mom did my hair and later how I did it myself until learning about curly hair.
I read when I was a teen that a double dose of shampoo was just a marketing ploy to make you use more.
Probably why all the shampoo and conditioner bottles are the same size where I am because this was published in the beauty sections of lots of newspapers and in the cheaper women's magazines.
True, in grocery stores and drug stores they tend to usually be the same size. And sometimes in the salons as well. However, whenever they are NOT the same size, it's always the conditioner that's smaller. And it is actually pretty often. Every Redken product I saw there was a conditioner smaller than the shampoo. But since it's more common in salons it makes sense that it might be about the sizes they choose to stock, rather than the sizes they are exclusively manufactured in.
I remember reading in a magazine once that the shampoo you chose mattered far less than the conditioner you chose. That they were all similar (and I suppose who you are comparing shampoos that all contain lots of sulfates, that we be somewhat true among them?). Perhaps the larger shampoos are to create a perception of value and encourage you to buy them....
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I am interested to see what some of you folks think about visiting shut-ins.
I am a pastor and I would say once a week
I am a pastor and I would say once a month
I am a pastor and I would say once a quarter
I am a lay person and I would say once a week
I am a lay person and I would say once a month
I am a lay person and I would say once a quarter
No regular interval needed
I am interested to see what some of you folks think about visiting shut-ins.
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I know it's something that I don't do enough of. When I do make the time for that it's always a blessing to me and I believe a blessing to those being visited.
Thanks for the reminder Gary.
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About once every two weeks as a layman or at least a phone call or email.
Even with your qualifier "as a general rule", I couldn't choose. I would have chosen "it depends". How big is the congregation? How many shut-ins? How often does a specific shut-in want/expect a visit? Does the shut-in have friends or family that visit? Is the shut-in a long-time member, or an occasional attender?
Times have changed. Concerning home visits (not necessarily shut-ins) I've noticed a trend where the older folks say, "The pastor never comes to visit" and the young folks say, "What is HE doing here?" Perhaps some shut-ins would actually prefer contact by phone or even email SOME of the time, as opposed to having to be "up" for company.
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I guess it would depend on just how many shut-ins the particular church has. I know aging congregations with growing numbers of shut-ins.
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Whatever your ultimate decision, I would add this intended-to-be-helpful reminder: Always call ahead to make sure your shut-ins are going to be home.
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I'm reminded of an old preachers joke. One pastor asks another "What did you do today?" the pastor replies "I went to visit the shut ins." the first pastor asks "How did it go?" "Not very well" is the answer "I couldn't find any body home!"
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We have a lay visitation team that goes, and I go about 1x/month, depending on whether they are stable, improving or declining.
Since I am one, may I please offer the following from my perspective?
First, you have no idea how much I appreciate visits. However, please call first. Some days are more difficult than others, so ask if its okay before coming over unannounced.
Second, please dismiss any thoughts that you need to bring me a super spiritual devotional. Id like to just talk about yesterdays ball game, or perhaps even the length of last Sundays sermon, etc. <smile here>
Third, before leaving, ask if theres anything practical I need. And after asking, wait for an answer. I may need a ride to the doctor this week, or the lawn mowed, or the gutters cleaned, etc. But if not, you can be assured Ill thank you for even asking.
Fourth, and perhaps most importantly, do not overstay your welcome, please. Keep your eye on the clock. When 10-15 mins have passed, indicate you are leaving. If I want you to stay, Ill tell you. But if I say nothing, then please say a brief prayer and grab your hat.
I sincerely hope this helps someone.
p.s. - Isnt God good?!
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I think that the pastor should visit shut-ins as often as other members of the church should visit shut-ins. Keeping Nelson's sound advice, of course.
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I have gone with other Pastors who have made these calls and really enjoyed them. I am not the lead pastor right now and don't really know anyone who is considered a shut in. Our pastor does make a few calls. I wish I could do some of my own but at this time I have had to make, secular work, church work, family relationships, mentoring, and class work a higher priority.
I look forward to having the opportunity to learn from those who have been around longer than I have.
Right now I have 5 shut-ins that I visit regularly. (I have two others that don't want visits.) I try to visit those who are in nursing homes or in end of life care once a week. For others it's more like once every three weeks or so.
Loving God . . . Loving others.
The one homebound (my preferred term) person I visit would be insulted if I didn't stay for an hour, but I know that is probably the exception. I usually take communion as well, and use an order of worship.
Very helpful insights so far- keep it coming.
I voted, "No regular interval needed." That's because I believe that each situation is unique. I have visited one shut in 4 times over the past 8 days. Another one I haven't seen for probably a year or more. The first person is currently on 24-hour Hospice care. Prior to that she really enjoyed our regular once-per-week visits. The second person has by choice asked to not be visited because she simply so often doesn't feel well. Each situation is different.
Really what I am shooting for here is to get a sense of how pastoral care is balanced with time management in other contexts.
My father in law is a shut in. He is in a Nursing Home. He enjoys visits from our Pastor. I would suggest that you call ahead because the Nursing Home has them in activities several times a day and also sometimes they are napping. I know when our Pastor has come and my father in law missed him he has been sad that he didn't get to see him. I voted for once a week but at least twice a month would be good. I know it depends on how many shut ins your Church has and how big your Church is. But in general visits should be at least once a week or twice a month.
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I didn't read all the responses, but here is what I do in my congregation of about 60. Visitation, to me, is to make the church present to those who cannot be present with the church. As such, I only visit those who are unable to come to church. I have many seniors, but most of them are able to get to church if the want to. I will visit them, but it is usually at their request. At the moment, I have 5 who are absolutely unable to come to church. I try to visit them every week, but it usually ends up averaging about 3x per month.
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We kind of loosely group "shut-ins" into: Homebound, nursing home residents, hospital patients. I think that those in the latter two groups expect/deserve more frequent visits than someone who is homebound. As a general rule.
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Clearly this is no one size fits all situation. One principle I apply is the "true widows" test Paul uses. The primary responsibility, in his eyes, rests with the family and not the church. Another principle is the lay ministry model of the book of Acts. Certain levels of home ministry rests, in that model with the lay members and not the clergy. Having said that the clergy functions as undershepherds to the Great Shepherd. There's no one size fits all but there is a place for: first, family support; second, lay support; and third, pastoral support (in that order).
To add to what I said, each congregation is different too. Church size and culture of the area will likely play into it all, as will the traditions of the congregation. It also depends on the person and the circumstances. Over the past two years, here's a list of circumstances and how I've dealt with them:
--nursing home patient who generally had all of her mental faculties and whose family generally visited with her a couple of times a week: I generally visited once a week;
--nursing home patient who was awake generally about 20% of the time and who often didn't even seem cognizant if anyone was around: I had no special schedule--especially since the nursing home was about 15 miles/30 minutes away; I generally visited only if I was in the area, and generally about once every 3 months;
--elderly man and woman who were homebound, with him having been disabled by a stroke for about 10 years. They told me not to feel it necessary to visit all the time, but that a phone call would be nice; I generally called about once a week, and visited about once a month. After the man had another stroke and died, the woman was lonelier, and I began visiting her about once a week;
--the person I previously mentioned who didn't want visitors--I try to call on the phone at least once a month (and usually end up leaving an answering machine message because the person rarely answers the phone);
--a person in a nursing home who had alzheimer's so advanced that she didn't remember me and would get confused when she saw me; the chaplain of the facility and I discussed it and felt the best course of action would be for me to leave the patient in the chaplain's care (even though the person in the nursing home was actually a full member of our congregation);
--I also have had several people connected with our congregation who do not drive due to illness/disability, but who regularly get taken to dialysis 3 times a week by family members, who get out to the store, to family get togethers, but who hardly ever "feel up to" getting to church. I try to call the one who has the more "legitimate" reason for not getting to church (among other reasons because she lives about 25 miles/40 minutes from the church, and isn't always the one to make the decision to not attend church any given week); and the other one I rarely try to contact, but make sure to talk to her on the rare occasions she makes it to church (family members who live with her are quite regular attendees, and they have told me that the shut-in person just doesn't seem to want to come to church).
Those are actual circumstances with which I've dealt over the past year or so. Perhaps this is a better illustration of why I say that I say no regular interval is needed, because a lot depends on the circumstances.
My grandson, Brayden, says five times a year. He was sitting on my lap, and asked what this thread was about. I value his advice.
Another reminder: when we visit someone in the scenarios of this thread, we are also often bringing comfort to other family members. I discovered that when the church gave shut ins a guest book, the family appreciated seeing that the pastor was with their loved one, and it also reminds the pastor of how long it has been (oops!).
I feel somewhat reluctant to post this, but it may help someone, so here goes. I find it very difficult to ask for help. And that may be the same for your people.
So please allow me to offer this suggestion, if I may.
BE SPECIFIC in your questions. ASK, do you need a ride to the doctor, etc. Watch for their reaction. And listen.
Second, and I find this difficult, but if your sidewalk needs shoveling, chances are their sidewalk may also need shoveling. So when leaving for that visitation, take your snow shovel with you. And just do it. Got that?
Further, do your gutters need cleaning? Getting all those leaves out before winter sets in? Chances are, their gutters need cleaning also. Maybe get 2-3 guys together some Sat a.m. and just go do it for all the shut-ins of your church.
IMHO, these are just a few suggestions where the local church could indeed become the Body of Christ...serving others in need.
Thank you for your indulgence.
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There are a few folks that I visit weekly. A married couple in a nursing home, and a widow living at home with an adult son who is on his best days difficult. I bring them CDs of the worship service. While they appreciate my visits, Scott's statement above about the value of lay visitation rings true. The husband asks me every visit why none of the men of the church come to visit him. I am always sad to remind him that he is in his 80s, has not regularly attended in almost a decade, and there are very few men who know him. What I do not tell him is that none of the men in the church in their 70s and 80s want to set foot in a nursing home.
The widow requires at least a weekly visit from myself and from two separate groups of women, and a daily call from someone. No matter how long anyone stays, she would like us to stay longer. It breaks your heart.
I have yet to figure out the expectations of those folks who are in church most Sundays, but still want a pastoral visit - and refuse to schedule it. "Stop in anytime," they say. And I have also failed to figure out the expectations of families who will not come to church over some slight either from the recent past or from 20 years ago, but want a regular pastoral visit.
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I voted "no regular interval" just because every situation is different. And people's expectations are different.
The only people I'm visiting regularly right now are (1) a member who's laid up at home due to health issues (recovering from surgery right now) and (2) a young man in jail whose parents are long-time members. I try to visit both of them weekly, the first for about an hour (I bring breakfast from McD's), and the second for about 15-30 minutes.
The only other homebound person we have right now (that I know of) is an elderly woman who just can't get out anymore... and I almost never visit her, because (1) she was uncomfortable with my seeing her in her current living conditions (messy, etc), and (2) she doesn't make it to the phone when I try to arrange a visit. Her adult son and his wife are regular attenders, so I get updates through them, and every few months she's doing well enough for them to bring her to church with them. This thread is reminding me that I need to call them to see how she's doing and to see if they can help me arrange a visit with her.
A very dear friend confessed his feelings of failure in his first pastorate because he couldn't get to every home, every week. He wasn't talking about just the shut ins. He's doing better now, forty years later. His present church has more staff than his first church had members.
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And if we're including hospital visits in this category (as some did earlier)... well, in those cases, I'd typically visit daily... or at least multiple times/week.
So... I think I'll stick with "no regular interval."


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In Las Vegas, the swimming crew picked up 71 points on Friday to improve its two-day total to 123 points. Senior Stirling Smith, sophomore Kendall Brown and junior Alexis Juergens all swam in the championship heat in their respective events after recording top-eight qualifying times in the preliminaries. Smith finished fourth in the 100 breast, the highest finish of any Lumberjack at the highly competitive UNLV Invite thus far, with a time of 1:03.68, just barely missing out on her career-best time. Brown placed seventh in the 400 IM with a time of 4:26.68 and Juergens took an eighth-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 56.25.
"Stirling Smith in the 100 breaststroke was fantastic tonight," said head coach Andy Johns. "We came here expecting to swim well but not really sure how many championship final swims we would get. To get three tonight is meaningful. It says a lot about our program, those girls and how they're ready to compete. Tomorrow could be even better and I think so far we've represented ourselves real well against high quality competition."
NAU also got a pair of scoring efforts from senior Rachel Palmer. Palmer continued her strong swimming this weekend with a 12th place finish in the 400 IM and a 16th place finish in the 100 fly. Freshman Urte Kazakeviciute also contributed with a 14th place finish in the 100 breast.
The Lumberjacks began the day in a big way in the first preliminaries in the 400 IM. Swimming the event for the first time this season, Brown and Palmer both posted top-10 qualifying times. Brown advanced to the night's top-eight heat with a time of 4:25.12, good enough for eighth, while Palmer was one spot behind with a time of 4:25.25. Freshman Caitlin Baker sophomore Eva Pold also swam in the finals as part of the top 24.
Juergens set a new career-best in the 100 fly, finishing seventh in the preliminary swims with a time of 55.69. Palmer earned her second qualification with a time of 56.09, also a career-best, and gave the Lumberjacks two finalists in the event. Senior Emma Lowther (21st, 1:52.25), junior Caitlin Wright (25th, 1:52.69) and freshman Kathryn Palomino (31st, 1:53.09) all qualified in the 200 free.
NAU placed five swimmers in the finals of the 100 breast. Smith led the way with a sixth-place prelim time of 1:04.00 and Kazakeviciute cracked the top-16 scoring spots with a time of 1:04.65. The other qualifiers included senior Jordan Burnes (20th, 1:05.24), Baker (23rd, 1:06.11) and sophomore Monica Pruett (32nd, 1:06.91). The Lumberjacks' remaining finalists were freshman Jori Lindquist (26th, 57.42) and sophomore Trinity Frazee (32nd, 57.79) in the 200 back.
The Lumberjacks' 'A' 200 medley relay team scored with a 16th place finish with a time of 1:46.60. In the night's final women's event – the 800 free relay – NAU placed 13th with a time of 7:40.88. The 'A' team was led by a strong first leg by Lowther, who's split of 1:51.18 bests the WAC's top 200 freestyle time entering the week.
Thirteen Lumberjacks set new career-best times on Friday with six of them coming in the 100 fly. In addition to Juergens and Palmer, the quartet of Palomino, Wright, sophomore Brooke Brittain and Kazakeviciute recorded their fastest times in the 100 fly. Palominio picked up her second career-best time in the 200 free, as did Lindquist, sophomore Cassie Ronai and senior Andrea Derflinger. Kazakeviciute and Baker posted their fastest 100 breast times of their first season and Lindquist, sophomore Lindsay Clark-Warren, freshman Sara Lenhoff all swam their fastest times in the 100 back. Lowther wrapped up NAU's lifetime-best swims in the 400 IM.
In Tucson, sophomore Chelsea Jackson had the diving team's best showing in the first day of the Wildcat Diving Invitational. With all of the competition's divers facing inclement weather, Jackson prevailed to advance to the finals of the day's 3-meter competition. She improved slightly on her prelim score of 269.45 and jumped up a spot to finish the day in seventh with a score of 269.75. Senior Gwen Smithberg was the Lumberjacks' next finisher in 25th with a score of 222.55. Sophomore Carlye Townsend (35th), freshman Alexa Geiger (39th) and senior Jane Wakefield (40th) rounded out NAU's diving contingent.
"Chelsea did a great job making the finals," said diving coach Nikki Huffman. "There are a couple of divers here that have been to Olympic and World Championships so for her to get into the top-8 against some of them was great. (As a team) when we missed a little bit, we came back strong and that showed how mentally prepared we were considering they were dealing with rain and wind."
The swimmers conclude the UNLV Fall Invitational on Saturday with prelims in the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly at 10 a.m. The 1,650 free finals will start at 3 p.m. before the night's final events start at 5 p.m. The divers will continue the Wildcat Diving Invite at 12 p.m. on Saturday with competition on the 1-meter boards.


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It has become a PASS Summit tradition to do a 3-mile run (#SQLRun !) on the Wednesday of the conference. But we're database pros, and we go above and beyond.
Enter the SQL Long Run (#SQLLongRun, naturally). 3 miles is a warmup. We'll do a minimum of 11 miles. Why? Because we can. And also because we want to offset the impact of sitting around a convention center all week. And also because it'll be fun.
This event is being generously sponsored by SQL Sentry, makers of high-end SQL Server monitoring tools.
Yanni Robel, Seattle-area SQL Server expert and marathoner, has helped to put together two routes: An 11-mile base route, and a 14-mile longer route.
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I don't want anyone to feel excluded from this event. I believe that unless you're in horrendous shape, you can start training now and you'll be able to complete the 11-mile route. That said, I also don't want more experienced runners to opt out due to fear of boredom, and a few of them so far have asked whether they can run at a faster pace.
I believe that as this is a community event, we should strive to keep the community feel as much as possible. This is not a race. Having a slower group come in when the faster group is already finished and gone? That doesn't feel very community to me.
The current working idea is that everyone will start together, and naturally break out into a few pace groups. The faster group(s) will start and run the same route as the slower pace group(s), but optionally some or all of these people can decide to take an additional 3-mile loop somewhere in the middle (that second route Yanni is working on). If everything goes as planned the faster group(s) should "catch up" with the slower group(s) toward the end, and I hope that all or most people will finish at about the same time, with the same sense of achievement and satisfaction.
This is a long enough run that hydration becomes a concern. SQL Sentry will provide a hydration station, somewhere around the middle of the route. But that's almost certainly not enough. If you're going to run with us you should bring a personal hydration system. There are a number of systems on the market, ranging from an inexpensive bottle that you can strap to your hand, to a belt system with a few bottles, to a backpack that can hold a large amount of water. In any case, you should consider the hydration station to be a refill station, NOT your only source of fluid.
We are a community of teachers and sharers and I'm quite certain that if you need training help you'll get as much as you can handle. Tweet to the hash tag -- #SQLLongRun -- and if you don't get a reply I'll make sure to pester some of our more experienced runners on your behalf.
Our sponsor, SQL Sentry (did I mention how generous they are?) is going to print us some #SQLLongRun running shirts. These will be collectable and no doubt will fetch a very high price at auction. But you need to show up and run to get one!
Other Questions?
Ask on Twitter and I'll keep this space updated as we get closer to the event.
When & Where
In Front of Seattle Sheraton
1400 6th Ave
Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM (PST)
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Palm Harbor University boys and girls tennis coach Irene Tharin has been selected as one of 18 finalists for the United States Tennis Association's national Starfish Award, which honors outstanding high school coaches who implement a no-cut policy for their teams.
Tharin was picked from a pool of 3,300 coaches from across the country. The USTA will recognize two winners at the 40th annual USTA Tennis Teachers Conference on August 30 in New York City. The Starfish Award is in its sixth year of existence and has honored ten winners since 2005.
"I was pretty shocked," Tharin said. "We all just go about our jobs and don't think about awards or anything like that. But, it's very nice to be recognized."
Tharin has been the tennis coach at PHU for ten seasons, and during her tenure, the Hurricanes have never lost more than three matches in one year. In addition, Tharin has spent 21 years as a tennis instructor for various programs like USTA Junior Team Tennis, the National Junior Tennis League and QuickStart Tennis. She also helped spearhead an after school program at PHU that offers tennis instruction to students from surrounding schools.
Coaches who implement a no-cut policy allow any student interested in the game of tennis to join the school's tennis team. Tharin's PHU boys and girls squads fielded a roster of 30 players this season.


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Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Interview: Ryota Niitsuma, Producer
Written Monday, August 16, 2010 By Dan WebbView author's profile
Heading over to Capcom's London HQ to check out Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, we took some time out from bashing buttons and pulling off amazing combos to chat with the game's Producer, Ryota Niitsuma.
Talking characters, expanding the roster with DLC and getting into trouble for saying things when he shouldn't have, we managed to get plenty of insight from Niitsuma-san into Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the Japanese games industry and much more.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds will be starting a fight in spring 2011. Watch the interview and then check out our hands-on preview. Excelsior! etc.


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MassDOT's RMV Division today announced the launch of an extension to its Parent's Supervised Driving Program, a new mobile app titled RoadReadyTM. The app, sponsored by Ford Motor Company and Safety Insurance, is designed to augment the award-winning program in its mission to prevent one of the major causes of death and injury for teens on the road.
RoadReady's availability in the App StoreSM comes just in time for
National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 20-26, with this year's focus,
"It Takes Two: Shared Expectations for Teens and Parents for Driving."
The Parent's Supervised Driving Program focuses on the role of the parent in the teen driver education process. The program offers an enhanced supervised driving experience and even encourages parents and guardians to extend the supervised driving period beyond the state requirement. The program is available to parents and teens on multiple platforms, beginning with the printed curriculum that is distributed at RMV branches when the teen receives their learner's permit.
For media resources on the program, visit the Parents Supervised Driving Program website.
View the entire Parent Supervised Driving Mobile App blog post
Governor Deval Patrick this week announced four historic transportation infrastructure investments that will stimulate economic growth and opportunity for commuters, residents and businesses throughout greater Boston, enhance accessibility and ease traffic and congestion.
"Growth requires investment, and these projects will catalyze growth in greater Boston," said Governor Patrick. "If we want to expand opportunity in our Commonwealth, this is what government must do and do well."
The MBTA issued Requests for Proposals for the $1.3 billion procurement to replace the 44-year old Red Line cars and 32-year old Orange Line cars. The project will deliver at least 226 vehicles; 152 Orange Line cars, replacing the entire fleet of 120, and 74 Red Line cars with an option to increase the fleet to 132. The new cars will provide improved reliability, accessibility and energy efficiency. New car features include increased capacity and additional seating, wider and electrically operated doors, four accessible areas per car, LED lighting, modern HVAC systems and advanced passenger information and announcement systems. The MBTA expects to award a contract for the cars by winter 2014-15, with the condition that the final assembly of the cars will take place in Massachusetts, providing further investment in the Commonwealth. Following required extensive pilot train testing, Orange Line car delivery is scheduled to begin in winter 2018-19 and Red Line car delivery in fall 2019.
Construction will begin in 2014 to install all electronic, open road tolling to significantly ease congestion and traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Electronic tolling will begin with testing on the Tobin Bridge in January and will go live in the spring.
The I-90 Turnpike straightening project will replace a nearly half mile long structurally-deficient viaduct including 29 bridge structures built in the mid-1960's. The viaduct project will straighten existing turns on both sides of the existing Allston-Brighton toll area, reducing traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions while opening up to 60 acres for future development in the Beacon Park Yards area. MassDOT's Highway Division will coordinate this multi-phase project with federal, state and city representatives and conduct public outreach with business, educational and other area institutions in the area. The current schedule calls for construction to begin in fall 2016 with completion in 2020. The preliminary estimated cost of the project is $260 million.
The Governor also announced that the Clayton Street Bridge in Dorchester will be replaced over Veterans Day weekend as part of the Patrick Administration's push to use accelerated construction techniques to deliver projects. The bridge carries the Ashmont-Alewife Red Line over Clayton Street at the intersection of Clayton Street and Dickens Street and was first constructed in 1911.
MassDOT Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Davey announced release of the MassDOT Highway Division User Satisfaction Survey. The online survey seeks to gather public input about Highway Division performance in maintaining state roadways and identifying priorities in delivering services during the next two years.
Members of the public who use Massachusetts interstate highways and numbered state roads weekly are encouraged to participate. The survey will be available through November 30 at the following web address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/massdothwysurvey
"We are committed to a MassDOT culture of accountability for performance, listening to our customers, and taking action to improve the user experience on state roadways and across all modes of transportation," said Secretary Davey. "This survey is an important tool in seeking public input in measuring our progress over time."
"We want to learn from the people who use our highways each day about what is working and where we can improve, " said Highway Administrator Frank DePaola. "These surveys will help guide us in making future decisions about where to focus our time and resources." The brief survey asks users questions about Highway Division performance and priorities, including:
The survey includes questions about work zone safety, real-time traffic signs, service plazas and Park & Ride availability. It also provides an opportunity for customers to submit additional comments or questions about the MassDOT Highway Division. Administrator DePaola says MassDOT will review the survey findings and respond to areas of need identified.
MassDOT has scheduled a Public Information Meeting for the upcoming Boston Callahan Tunnel Rehabilitation Project as follows:
Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
DeLeo Senior Center
35 Harvard Street, Winthrop
MassDOT project staff will present details and preliminary schedule information.
The Callahan Tunnel Rehabilitation Project requires a full tunnel closure that is expected to last up to two-and-a-half months, starting on Dec. 27, 2013 through March 12, 2014.
The $34.9 million project includes rehabilitation of the 52-year old tunnel's deck, curb line, gutters and replacement of the tunnel's wall panels. The original deteriorated wall panels were removed in December 2012 as a safety measure due to significant corrosion to the panel wall anchor system.
The proposed work schedule includes the full tunnel closure in early 2014 with detours in place, followed by an additional 4-5 months of work requiring overnight closures between 11p.m. and 5a.m. The complete closure of the tunnel will reduce the overall duration of the project, provide enhanced public safety by minimizing changes to traffic flow, and better coordinate with other local projects including Tobin Bridge work, which is scheduled to resume in spring 2014.
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Carolina Clash • Lake Murray, Columbia, S.C.
May 12-15, 2011
Though perhaps better known for its striped bass, Lake Murray is one of the best largemouth fisheries in the country. The 50,000-acre reservoir built in 1930 is heavily developed with plenty of boat docks and other man-made cover that holds lots of bass.
This will be BASS' ninth professional tournament on Murray and the first since an Elite event in May 2008. That tournament was won by Elite pro Fred Roumbanis with 66-13. Roumbanis targeted areas with spawning bluegill and fished them with a topwater frog. Big bass of the tournament was caught by Elite pro Grant Goldbeck and weighed 8-7. He caught the lunker on a swimbait. The introduction of blueback herring to Murray some years ago means there's lots of schooling activity on the main lake. In 2008, those schoolers factored heavily in some of the top catches.


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Hotel Trovatore, Jesolo
- Free breakfast and free WiFi in lobby
Main amenities
- 32 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Beach umbrellas
- Airport shuttle
- Terrace
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Front desk safe
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Free breakfast and free WiFi in lobby
For families
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Terrace
- Daily housekeeping
What's around
- Heart of Jesolo
- Sea Life Jesolo (1.8 mi / 2.8 km)
- Aqualandia (0.4 mi / 0.6 km)
- Piazza Mazzini (0.5 mi / 0.9 km)
- Capannina Beach (0.6 mi / 0.9 km)
- Jesolandia Amusement Park (1.1 mi / 1.8 km)
Hotel Trovatore, Jesolo
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- Triple Room (1 beach chair,1 deck,1 beach umbrella)
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Travelling with others
- Children (1 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets allowed *
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
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- Free breakfast
- Restaurant
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- Coffee/tea in a common area
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- Golfing nearby
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- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Terrace
- Television in common areas
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
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- 22-inch flat-screen TV
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- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
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Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per day
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Always!!Quote:Also, the cutting wheels tend to break up fairly easily, sending shrapnel flying in all directions. You'd best be wearing eye protection! 8)
Always!!Quote:Also, the cutting wheels tend to break up fairly easily, sending shrapnel flying in all directions. You'd best be wearing eye protection! 8)
I guess we aren't the only ones then.
Rammage wrote:
Believe it or not, I used an X-acto to cut out the shapes. I'd go over the shape lightly at first to create a path (for straight edges, move the X-acto along the edge of a ruler). I'd then go over it again several times, pressing a little harder each time. This way, there's no dust, no fumes, and less shaping with sandpaper is necessary.
Yeah, we used an exacto knife, and followed pretty much the same steps Rammage followed.
Also, we don't have a dremel so we just cut it with the x-acto. Didn't turn out too bad. Plus as Rammage said, not much cleanup.
I personally would recommend the olfa L1 cutting tool. It is very sharp, has snap off segmented blades, its strong, and will last you a lifetime. The snap off blades a re razor sharp
and when the cutting tip becomes dull you just snap off the 1/4 blade section and its sharp again.
Bondo is only a Brand name, it is also called "auto body filler" or "body filler" or "plastic body filler" if made by another manufacturer or labled under a different name brand....
I think that some places call Sintra "expanding PVC signboard" but I'm not sure.
hi all........I'm in the U.K.and for all those over this side of the pond ,i think /suspect that SINTRA is the same as FOAMEX ,this is stuff a friend of mine in the graphics and sign industry here uses ,it is the white [any colour you want]back board he applies vinyl cut lettering to........i've mucked around with the stuff and it seems the same as people are talking about here ,can be heat bent easily etc........also BONDO over here is just epoxy [2 part]car body filler ,...in england there are various brands /types P 38 from halfords ...P40 is a resin/fiberglass paste ...there are cheaper makes too ...
an often overlooked material that is light ,needs no catalyst ,bonds incredibly to styrene is PLASTIC WOOD ,a cellulouse based wood filler that will not crack off when dry ,can be sanded or used as a base for a finishing filler like p38 or other modelling/plumbing putty ....use all of these fillers in ventillated spaces........or 3 years from now you'll wake up one day and find youre living with a battledroid ....like i did
I work at a sign shop and we use SINTRA all the time.
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I think that some places call Sintra "expanding PVC signboard" but I'm not sure.
When we say SINTRA to a customer they just stare at us
blankly, so we tell them it is "Expanded PVC Sign Board"
and they usually understand what it is we are telling them.
I purchased a set of armor plates off ebay that are pristine (no battle damage) I've read that dremmeling sintra is bad for it, but to rather heat it like you would be shaping it to add the dents.
I'm wondering if any of you awesome prop builders have any suggestions as to what is the best thing to use for this. I was thinking about getting various sizes of ball bearings or marbles, I'm also thinking maybe RPG dice. With the dice I'm afraid that the sintra might stick or melt the die. Ball bearings I think might give too perfect of a dent (ie too symetrical).
Any thoughts on this?
All we did was we took a heatgun, heated the back of the piece of armor (be sure it's the back because it gives it a weird texture to the sintra). We just went around and found various sized metal objects and pressed them lightly in the armor and pushed until we got the desired affect.
Hope this helps.
I dremmelled my old sintra armour and it seemed OK. Creates a load of dust, though, so you'll need a mask and goggles.
And old clothes.
And a shower when you've finished!
What I did notice was that the revealed area seems more porous than the finished area, and soaked up quite a bit of primer before it looked even.
Try a little spot on the back somewhere and see how you get on.
yeah the dremel with a round ball bit works good for the dents, and you can use a bit with a flat edge for any sratches.
When I needed to create any round dents I took a lighter and heated the sintra until it started to droop a little. Then I took a marble and pushed it to the desired depth. Make sure you let it cool for a second (run it under cold water) otherwise if you pull it out to quick it will fold over itself because it will still be too warm.
And WA-LAH, perfect blaster bolted dents.
Try searching for PVC FOAMBOARD. That is how I found it here in Iceland. No one knew what sintra was.
I did the lighter with a ball peen hammer, then run it under cold water to set it. Super easy!
The blurb on that page...
Appolo_50 wrote:
I do believe that is where ya get it.... Although my links never work.
"Its characteristics include: foamed PVC sheet material that is approx half the weight of solid PVC; durable and hard wearing under many adverse conditions and resists most chemicals and water, with its porous interior and hard smooth surface"
Makes it sound like "Gatorboard" (Sintra/foam/Sintra sandwiched together) instead of "solid" Sintra (which is Sintra all the way through the board).
Has anyone ordered Sintra using this link, and if so, what type did you receive?
I'm in need of more Sintra, but my local supplier will no longer supply me with the small (and odd-sized) quantities my prop building requires, so I have to find a new place.
This is what I used for all of my armor although I know Seeker has used it and a different sintra and likes the other better than the sintra from US plastics.
My link above still works and that is how i found places near me that sold it.
I got the White Expanded PVC 24" x 48" .120" Thick for my armor. It worked out great.
here are my results

I ordered some plastic from USP's website a week ago - to be specific, I ordered 2, 40"x70" sheets of .060" Styrene (for vacuforming) and 1, 24"x48" sheet of 2mm Sintra for thermoforming and miscellaneous prop and armor building.
After seeing an earlier picture of someone's (phantom viper?) package from USP that had been damaged by UPS in transit, I was a little nervous. At least I was confident that the sheets would be shipped FLAT and in "sheet" form.
Imagine my horror upon arriving home this afternoon to find this! (I opened the end to take the pic - it WAS taped shut, at least).
(the Sintra is on the inside, the Styrene is on the outside)
I *think* with some TLC and some moderate heat, I can make the sheets FLAT again. I find USP's packaging methods TOTALLY unacceptable. I need these sheets FLAT so that I can cut them and insert them into my vacuforming frames. If they are "warped", the frames will bow. NOT good.
Buyer beware!
That sucks! All mine was sent to me flat.
That does suck... My three sheets were sent flat as well.. The lady I dealt with from USP was great. Very helpfull, and everything came through fine. I am planning on getting some more from them soon, as I forgot to pack a sheet in my move to florida.
Looks like someone else got their shipment in a "flat box" (was that phantom viper?) as well in the past (though it arrived with a big hole in it). Maybe USP just doesn't like me?
*MY* box was approximately 10"x10"x48" and had 3 sheets of plastic rolled up inside it! I shudder to think what they would have done had the Sintra been 3mm or 4mm, or had the Styrene been any thicker.
I guess they do this is to lower shipping costs. I know UPS charges not only by weight, but by size as well. The more space it takes up on their truck, the more they charge because your package is taking up room that they could be using to haul someone else's package. Still, I'd rather pay MORE to get merchandise unharmed and in the form I expected it to be delivered in.
Oh well, enough of my ranting. Just be careful in the future if anyone orders from them... I'm going to see if Materiél Graphics is back to dealing with non-companies like they used to do.
Does having it rolled up warp Styrene? I know it's alittle different, but I need to know. My dad gets styrene sheets for me from his work(maintinance dept. hospital), but they've all been rolled up for storage.
Sure does... which sucks, 'cause i was justa bout to order a sheet from them.
Anybody know any other sources?
I would suggest that if you are wanting to order some sintra from them, that you just shoot them an e-mail and ask how they will ship it.. Like I said, they were great with me.. I had originally ordered the 48" X 48" size sheets, they got back with me and suggested that I would be better off going 24" X 48" as they would have had to ship the 48" X 48" by freight. That would have put about an extra $75 on to the tab.. Overall, great service.
But if you are wary you may want to try one of the following.. You may need to see if they can modify the sheet size to cut down on shipping..
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Single-Ended (Class A) 6L6 Guitar Amp
I wanted to create a reasonably loud and simple amp without extra crap like tone control. Just a plug and play amp that sounded good with maximum one knob. I also wanted to use a 6L6 and some older types of tubes (octals), just for show.
Click here to see all the pictures in the gallery.
Schematics / Parts List
- Amplifier Schematic - Just a very conventional simple Class A design. One half of the 6SL7 is used as a preamp, no cathode to provide a little source degeneration and a little more linear amplifification - more gain was not needed anyway. The other half of 6SL7 is used as part of the amplifier inside the feedback loop. Overdriving the input is pretty easy since the cathode bias is only about a volt with a 6SL7.
- Power Supply Schematic - I only had a 2 amp tap on the 5 V winding, so options were limited pretty much to 5Y3GT, 5AR4 and 5V4G. 5AR4's are kind of scarce and the 5Y3's plate impedance is too large - I wanted the B+ to be as high as possible. The 5V4GT is a nice compromise. The filament current is only 2A and the plate impedance is similar to the 5AR4, in fact, some people mention using it as a cheap 5AR4 substitute. The transformer's high voltage winding was 700 VCT.
- Tube line-up: 5V4G, 6L6G, 6SL7GT
- Parts List:
- Hammond 125ESE output transformer
- Thordarson 10 Hy choke
- Power Supply Transformer
- (eventually will list all parts.)
Lab and Test Results
The following test results are from the tube complement shown above in the pictures. These results obviously will vary on the tubes used. Some 6L6's will be more linear than others, more transconductance will create more open loop feedback which will reduce the distortion when the feedback loop is closed and better rectifiers will have a lower plate impedance resulting in a higher B+ voltage.
- V line = 117 V
- V 6L6 plate = 393 V
- V 6L6 cathode = 16.3 V
- R cathode = 310 Ohms
- I cathode = 53 mA
- Preamp Gain = 28.4 V/V
- Minimum Distortion @ 1 kHz output = 1.23% (0.3 W output power)
Frequency Sweeps
I set the level to provide 5% distortion @ 1 kHz before doing the sweeps, allowing the comparison to a reference.
Sound Clips
Please forgive the quality of these recordings, I have a crappy mic preamp and I have to 4x gain the audio clip after recording it, so right there I lose 2 bits of resolution and I'm down to 14. The background noise is from the mic preamp, the amplifier itself is actually pretty quiet with no input, although I forgot to measure this. The slight amount of fret noise on the neck is also a little annoying, not to mention my crappy playing. Audition at your own risk.
Hola! I'm a fair lady but I soo love guitars! Dang! Jammin' with my guitars have never been great if it weren't for my various signature electrics! Not to brag but I have my beloved Fender Strat, Washburn X series and Ibanez Roadstar! Ain't it great lovin' music with all your fave equipments?
Single-Ended (Class A) 6L6 Guitar Amp
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. BTW the amp has a beautiful tone. I am looking at building a 5AR4...6SL7...6L6 SE but I am hoping to try a PSE (parallel) with two 6L6s. I am a lowly harmonica player plagued (as we are) with feedback, and guitar players with amps that go up to 11. I am fairly new to amp building but am part of a group of experienced builders. Excellent work !
Nice Amp ... Nice Riffs!
Good job with the amp. How about a few more sound clips? I like what I have heard so far.
Credit for putting the AMP together
Nice work! I give you alot of credit putting together this guitar amp. Rock on!
Looks like the author has
Looks like the author has large experience in the subject. Thank you for the info.
WOW! I've been looking for
WOW! I've been looking for an octal front SE 6L6 based amp for a harp amp. I hope you don't mind If I judiciously borrow from your intelectual properties. The project I'm intending is not for profit, It's for a long time friend who's asked me to build him an amp. I love the fact that you designed this "Bare Bones", It's allowed me to modify the design to EXACTLY the way I imagined. The fact that it can have such a SANITARY CLEAN sound gives me all the room I need to go from that to Dirty Delta Blues.
I do have a few questions about your PS design and why you chose to keep your B+1 and B+2 voltages so low. is this for higher clean headroom?
Thank you for your Ingenuity
6L6 single ended
Hi there ...
I read on the Valve Wizard site that when designing SE output stages, the anode voltage should never be more than half of the max rating. Most sources give the 6L6GC a max of 500v. So that lead me to believe that 250v would be the max plate voltage for 6L6 SE. However here on your design you are close to 400v and on most other sites the typical 6L6 plate voltage for SE operation is around 350v ... Can you shed any light here for me?
Thanks, Jason.
Max Plate Voltage "Rule"
Hi Jason,
I have never heard of such a "rule". The max plate voltage rating on a tube is a DC voltage rating, not AC, and it doesn't matter what type of output stage it is: Single ended, push-pull, class A or AB. In fact, Fender, among other amp makers, commonly exceeded the max plate voltage datasheet specs, most notably on several 6V6 amps. I believe the max plate voltage rule is just a guideline. Tubes have manufacturing tolerances and electrodes in the tube have maximum breakdown voltages according to electrode spacing. Also, increased plate voltages will result in increased secondary emissions which will degrade the performance of the tube.
I think a more important guideline is maximum plate power dissipation. If you adhere to that, you'll have reasonable output tube lifetime. If you adhere to both plate voltage and plate dissipation specs, you'll build yourself a reliable amp with few if any output tube failures.
Good Luck, Imre
ACDC riff - broken link
i tried to download the ACDC riff sample, but i came out with a broken link...
...but the clean sound is great anyway!