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Flexible 50W Tube Combo with Tons of Extras!
The Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 is a 1 x 12", all-tube guitar amplifier combo that combines boutique features and hot-rodded tones with Peavey's legendary reliability. Ruggedly constructed and well thought out, the ValveKing II Combo 50 delivers everything you need for stage and studio. You get all-tube circuitry powered by a pair of 6L6 power tubes, a 3-band EQ, variable power output, a mic simulated direct out, USB recording output, reverb, built-in tube monitoring, and more. If you're looking for big tube tone in a dependable package, the Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 is for you!
Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 50W Tube Guitar Combo Amplifier at a Glance:
- Powerful controls to sculpt your perfect tone
- Flexible outputs for stage and studio
- Built-in USB interface for recording
Craft your perfect tone with the 2-channel Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 tube amplifier. It starts off with a powerful 3-band EQ that lets you dial in the tones you need for any gig. The cool Vari-Class knob lets you tweak the power amp class characteristics between Class A and Class AB. This gives you tonal versatility to nail any tone from country to rock to metal. You can also tailor your low end with the ValveKing's damping control. A footswitchable gain boost switch lets you add a healthy dose of extra gain to your clean and lead channels. You can even switch your wattage output from a full 50 watts, to 12 watts, and even to 2 watts for rehearsing and recording. No matter what type of gig you have, the Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 tube amp is ready to rock.Flexible outputs for stage and studio
The Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 tube amp sports a single 1 x 12" ValveKing speaker and two direct outputs that are perfect for live and recording situations. Peavey's built-in MSDI (Microphone Simulated Direct Interface) sports a pro-level XLR output that sends a mic simulated output direct to the sound board or recording rig. The MSDI eliminates the need for messy mic runs while delivering optimized tone. You also get a USB 2.0 direct output that takes the MSDI signal and sends it directly to your computer for easy recording. On top of all of that, Peavey included their new TSI tube-monitoring indicator into the ValveKing II Combo 50 so you can see the health of your power tubes in real time.Built-in USB interface for recording
The Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 tube amp also acts as its own computer audio interface with a built-in, studio-quality USB 2.0 output that sends you amps sound directly to your computer. The output from the USB jack comes from the MSDI output, so it will sound great! Just fire up your favorite recording software and start laying down tracks with the all-tube Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50.Peavey ValveKing II Combo 50 50W Tube Guitar Combo Amplifier at a Glance:
- 50-watt, all-tube guitar amplifier combo delivers great tone onstage or in the studio
- Powered by 2 x 6L6 and 3 x 12AX7 tubes
- 1 x 12" ValveKing speaker
- Switchable to between 50 watts, 12 watts, and 2 watts for any live or studio situation
- Damping knob controls presence and resonance at the same time
- Dial in Class A or Class A/B tones with the Vari-Class control
- TSI tube-monitoring indicator shows the health status of your power tubes
- Peavey MSDI (Microphone Simulated Direct Interface) XLR DI lets you send your amps signal to the mixer or recording device
- USB direct output lets you record a miked amp sound directly to your computer
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Cold weather painting
Hey guys,
I am about ready to paint, and it is getting cold here. I can heat my shop to 70 or so, and I will us a fast reducer, but Iam wondering is there are any other things to keep in mind. I am thinking that I may have curing problems if the surface of the truck does not have time to heat up totally. What is the lowest temp you can safley paint at?
safely depending on paint type is 65-68 degrees, but I recomend at least 68. If your painting area gets below 68 you could have many problems including your clear clouding up and you will have to re-do the whole thing. You can look in the knowledge base for a chart on tempretures and paint types.
The panels being refinished need to be at least at an average shop temp.(ex.70 degrees)along with the material that is being sprayed. The chemicals should be equal to the shop temp. Also check the viscosity of the material being sprayed. :D
What i am hearing is what I knew, I just wanted to confirm. I am really ready to get this thing painted, but keeping my shop that warm with a fresh air exhaust pulling cold air in and heat out may be impossible. I really dont want to wait 6 months. I guess I will have to be ready when this Texas weather gives me one of the famous 70 degree November weekends.
Do yourself a favor and find a heat controlled booth to rent. Paint material cost too much to redo a project. Alot of refinish technicians work after hours, that could be another option. :D
Renting is not an option. The truck is a total rebuild/recolor and will be painted in several stages and reassembled for graphics and final clear. I cant afford to rent a booth several times. If I cant get things warm, I willjust have to be patient and wait till next summer I guess.
A good booth and right temperature makes all the difference. The truck pictured at left was painted in pieces during the winter months. :D
Either rent a propane heater or get a larger Kero-Sun and let the garage and vehicle heat up for 24 hours before painting. When ready to paint remove the portable heater and maintain your source heat. The temp of the garage can vary by a few degrees but you want the metal temperature to be maintained. You should have no problem then. I have painted many in the wintertime with the garage hovering around 70 with no problems.
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The labeling requirements of the NOP apply to raw, fresh products and processed products that contain organic agricultural ingredients. Agricultural products that are sold,
labeled, or represented as organic must be produced and processed in accordance with the NOP standards. Except for operations whose gross income from organic sales totals $5,000 or less, farm and processing operations that grow and process organic agricultural products must be certified by USDA-accredited certifying agents.
§ 205.311 USDA Seal.
(a) The USDA seal described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section may be used only for raw or processed agricultural products described in paragraphs (a), (b), (e)(1), and (e)(2) of § 205.301.
(b) The USDA seal must replicate the form and design of the example in figure 1 and must be printed legibly and conspicuously:
(1) On a white background with a brown outer circle and with the term, "USDA," in green overlaying a white upper semicircle and with the term, "organic," in white overlaying the green lower half circle; or
(2) On a white or transparent background with black outer circle and black "USDA" on a white or transparent upper half of the circle with a contrasting white or transparent "organic" on the black lower half circle.
(3) The green or black lower half circle may have four light lines running from left to right and disappearing at the point on the right horizon to resemble a cultivated field.
In the US, federal organic legislation defines three levels of organics. Products made entirely with certified organic ingredients and methods can be labeled "100% organic". Products with at least 95% organic ingredients can use the word "organic". Both of these categories may also display the USDA organic seal. A third category, containing a minimum of 70% organic ingredients, can be labeled "made with organic ingredients". In addition, products may also display the logo of the certification body that approved them. Products made with less than 70% organic ingredients can not advertise this information to consumers and can only mention this fact in the product's ingredient statement. Similar percentages and labels apply in the EU.
In the U.S., the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances which identifies synthetic substances that may be used, and the nonsynthetic substances that cannot be used, in organic production and handling operations."
Also in the U.S., the National Organic Program (NOP), was enacted as federal legislation in October 2002. It restricts the use of the term "organic" to certified organic producers (excepting growers selling under $5,000 a year, who must still comply and submit to a records audit if requested, but do not have to formally apply). Certification is handled by state, non-profit and private agencies that have been approved by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).


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Hi I have purchased the Purity Theme for Wordpress $35 and installed it here http://enzieshahmiri.com/blog/
When I go to the WP- Dashboard – Purity- Theme Options- Blog and click to change the Blog layout to Left Sidebar 1 for example – it does not show up the way it is advertised see here ( http://themeforest.net/item/purity-clean-minimal-bold-website-template/full_screen_preview/408822).
I have been searching for two days to see how to get this issue solved and could really use help and guidance where to look to get the the layouts to show correctly.
Thanks ,
Hi artenzie,
since this is a general forum it will be hard to find such a specific answer here. Your best bet would be to contact the author directly via the themes comment section or the email on his profile.
I have contacted the author directly as well and am still waiting to hear back. I am really stuck and could use help from someone who has installed the Purity theme. Perhaps they know what to do.
Hello there,
I wish I saw this thread earlier. As for Artenzie's issue, I've answered her question as soon as she posted it on my comments wall: http://bit.ly/zc6Uc5
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Beat Em Up games
- Motor Cross Nitro
As stunt motocross driver use the ramps and make the amazing stunts so you can reach highest score. In each level you have new ramp and new way to finish a level.
- The Host - Find the Alphabets
The alphabets are hidden in the four images. They maybe in one or all the images. All you have to do is find them and earn score. Have fun.
RW-309 is an endless classic space shooter game.
- Paldorian Defense
Protect your castle and fight off wave after wave of orcs, minotaurs, cobolds and dire bats. Collect gold and upgrade your bows, arrows, dexterity and castle doors.
- Devilish Racer
Devilish Racer is a fun motorcycle riding game that requires some key skill to help this scary devilish looking dude ride his motor bike through some challenging race courses filled with obstacles!
- Epic Puzzle
Hi friends an interesting game is waiting for you just play and enjoy this game
- Angry Faic
Get massive combo's by bouncing off faces
- Zombie Riot
Survive from the zombie riot! Gather survivors by saving them from buildings full of zombies! Put your survivors strategically to defend against the zombies\' attacks.
- The Running Dead
The Running Dead is a small game with a high difficulty gameplay on you run to survive from zombies. To survive you can shoot and jump(or double jump) to avoid the various type of zombies including birds and wolfs.
- Wild Wild Space
Find and turn off the energy blocks by hovering over them.
- Something Borrowed Find the Numbers
Analyze your power of observation by finding out the numbers.
- Raars Dogimagi Robot Panic!
Make a roar! To disturb and make them panic! Shoot enemies then tackle to defeat them. Finish all levels in a Roaaaar way! Have fun!
- Seasons in the Sun
These two cute youngsters have been together for the last 3 years and they are still fond of one another just like the very first day. The seasons pass by, the people around them change but their love remains. Come on then, dress this adorable couple!
- Metro
Walk down the subway and avoid bump into anyone before the train leaves.
- Bomb Detonator
Drive as fast as you can for the bombs. Defuse them and keep your time from running out.
- Sweet 16
Melissa is turning 16 today! All of her friends threw huge sweet 16 parties and she\'s not going to skip that. She has amazing plans for her sweet 16 party but before she goes there to meet and have fun with her friends, she needs to get ready! Do her skincare and make up, and then pick an awesome party outfit for her. She\'ll look like a princess for her 16th birthday!
- Ships Maze
A fun filled, hard puzzle maze game.
- Commando Strike
Your primary mission is to kill the evil sticks and advance to the next level. Your secondary mission is to protect the flag, don't let the enemy take it.
- Astrocreep
A short point 'n click adventure. Help the alien evolve it's way around the rooms and create a nest to fully infest the entire spacestation! Start as a simple parasite that evolves with each successful kill, then choose which branch of evolution you want, the telekinetic space octopus, or the acid spitting cosmic squid!
- Vlax
In the platform game Vlax you move that little dragon with the Jason mask on his stilts to the exit bubble of each level.
- Ninja Aspiration
In the coordination game Ninja aspiration thou shalt the small and tubby Ninja help its mission in each level to pass. Try to collect all the Ninja stars and to show him the way to the exit. There are waiting a lot of cool gimmicks on you. If you need help, look at the solution video.
- Shot Firer
Use TNT to blow up walls & the ground to reach all diamonds. Blow up monsters with timed explosions.
- Little Mix Quiz
How well do you know Little Mix? Put your knowledge to the test in this fun quiz!
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Now you can be prepared for anything the world throws your way with the new Uzi tactical self defense pen in your pocket protector. Apart from its patented waterproof ink, this secret-agent inpired pen features a glass breaker, handcuff key, and even a self defense tool that collects an attacker's DNA sample. Get your 007 on, and check it out here at ThisIsWhyImBroke.com


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On Monday, May 19, 2008, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia talked about his book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, published by Thomson West, at the annual dinner of the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference, held at the InterContinental Chicago.
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook delivered his State of the Circuit Luncheon Address highlighting the challenges the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals faced during the past term. ( May 2009)
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Bell Family Papers
The Bell family was a very prominent African-American family in Norfolk during the first half of the 20th century. The papers included Charles Bell, Sr. obituary, a family photograph, a 1943 article on Randall Bell who was born in slavery in Norfolk County, other obituaries and newspaper articles on family members, and business papers of Charles Bell, Sr. who operated a tailor shop on Church Street and later in Jamaica, New York.
Both Charles E. Bell, Sr. and Lucy Barnes Bell attended Norfolk Mission College. They moved their family to upstate New York. Included in this collection are papers pertaining to their children. They are listed according to age. Maude M. Bell, school teacher, guidance counselor, writer, and social leader; Charles E. Bell, Jr., Assistant Director, New York City Housing Authority; Randolph Bell, electrician and musician; Lucy Bell Powell, Assistant in Housing, New York City Housing Authority; Mattie Bernice Bell, teacher; James M. Bell, M.D., psychiatrist, Colonel U.S. Army; June Melba Bell, social Worker; and grandson, James Moorhead, Jr. Photographs, new articles, publications, awards, correspondence, and obituaries are included in these papers.
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11/15 right! I never actually watched the Lone Ranger or Red Skeleton, I'm too young for the Beatles debut, and I just plain forgot the Timex one, but I do remember the old ads now.
This is a test for us old kids. The answers are printed below, but don't cheat.
1. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.
2. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.
3. 'Get your kicks, __________________.'
4. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.'
5. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.'
6. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'
7. Nestle's makes the very best . .. . . _______________.'
8. Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.
9. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.
10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________. '
11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.
12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ &_______________.
13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to ___________________.
14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.
15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________.
1. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet
2. The Ed Sullivan Show
3. On Route 66
4. To protect the innocent
5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
6. The limbo
7. Chocolate
8. Louis Armstrong
9. The Timex watch
10. Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless'
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hoola-hoop
How many did you get correct? I missed #13.
11/15 right! I never actually watched the Lone Ranger or Red Skeleton, I'm too young for the Beatles debut, and I just plain forgot the Timex one, but I do remember the old ads now.
so if I got them all correct, without even having to think about it, does that make me old?
or just incredibly knowledgeable about useless trivia?
I missed Freddy the Freeloader and Buddy Holly. That should have been ELVIS!
I'm 34 and I got 13 out of 15. What does that make me? I guess my Dad made sure to expose me to the classics.
I missed only the first half of #10.
I'm old!
...and ain't it GRAND(PA)!Originally Posted by Steve M1911A1
missed first part of 10, 1 (never saw it, never heard it on radio, sorry) and 13- i have heard enough different versions of who. Buddy Holly, Elvis, etc.
BUT i ain't old.


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Library offering free gardening programs
Learn tips and techniques that you can use in your garden now during four free programs presented by Penn State Master Gardeners, each at 1 p.m. in the Indiana Free Library's community room.
The programs are:
• Tuesday: "Pruning" by Charlie Venturella, who will cover what, when, where and how to prune in the fall for beautiful year-long results.
• Oct. 2: "Growing Garlic" by Join Jim Woodard. Learn the best methods of planting and growing this delicious bulb.
• Oct, 9: "All About Herbs" by Sue Weiland, who will discuss growing, harvesting, drying and the 12 most popular herbs.
• Oct. 15: "Raised Bed Gardening" by Larry DeChurch will cover the ins and outs of successful raised bed gardening, with emphasis on what to do this time of year.
For more information, call the library at (724) 465-8841.


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If you're looking for a larger size data recording solution, the LaCie d2 Blu-ray XL Reader and Writer can handle the load. Using Blu-ray XL discs that can handle 128GB of data, this reader/writer is ideal for small business or individuals looking to minimize and archive their data. It's also a good choice for digital content creators safely store their large video, audio, or raw photo files.
The d2 can handle BD-R XL triple or quad layer reading at 4x speeds and writing at 6x speeds. It also reads BD-R, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-RE XL TL and BD-R LTH discs. It writes to BD-R, BD-RE and BD-R LTH discs. Besides the large-scale data structuring with Blu-ray, this unit also handles regular and dual-layer DVD and CD reading and writing duties as well.
The connection interfaces include USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 for flexibility, and the unit ships with Roxio Toast 11 Titanium DVD and Blu-ray disc-authoring software. The low cost of this unit combined with the low cost of blank discs makes this an ideal solution for long-term data storage.
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- Create Immediate Engagement
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Joshua Porter is the brains behind the popular design blog, Bokardo.com, and he recently wrote the book Designing for the Social Web. Having worked as a Research Consultant at User Interface Engineering for five years, he started Bokardo Design in 2007, where he focuses exclusively on social web applications. His expertise on designing social experiences is sought by companies around the world.
You'll want to attend this critically important seminar if your team struggles with enticing your users to take the next step in long-term engagement, whether it's subscribing , purchasing , or joining your offering. If your organization needs to implement a strategy that overcomes the customer's natural resistance and engages them with your products and services, you won't want to miss this presentation.
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NHL: Nashville fires longtime coach
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — General manager David Poile hopes he sent the strongest message possible by making the first coaching change in Nashville's history: missing the playoffs is not acceptable for the Predators.
Poile announced that Barry Trotz, the NHL's longest tenured head coach with one team, would not be back for a 16th season after the Predators missed the postseason for a second straight year.
Trotz's contract expires June 30, and the Predators offered him a job in their hockey operations department. The two-time Jack Adams finalist made it clear in a very emotional news conference before Poile spoke that he appreciated the offer but wants to keep coaching.


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Hi need help with need thesis. My thesis before was "Justice is not being severed in the case of the Somali pirates. Truth is being hindered from others about the Somali pirates and how the Somali pirates emerged in the beginning. How can I come up with another thesis that shows I take stand. Thank you and ur help is appreciated.
"Justice is not being severed<~~what? in the case of the Somali pirates. Truth is being hindered<~~what? from others about the Somali pirates and how the Somali pirates emerged in the beginning."
1. Those two sentences are redundant.
2. How do you feel / What do YOU THINK about the truth being "hindered"?
You must have an opinion about the topic before you can write a decent thesis.
In addition, work on making all the verbs active, not passive. You'll have better sentences.
I guess i'm confused about where to start. Here is my another thesis please chek it and tell me if I need to fix it. Thanks. I'm for the pirates, I mean like human rights(Somali people are dying because of the toxic wastes)
Although the Somali pirates size ships and kidnap individuals, they have the rights to defend their native country from those who enter without permission and voilate its rights.
What are your sources of information? According to everything I've heard and read about this situation, they are NOT defending their country; they are after money (ransoms); they are attacking ships in international waters.
Where are you getting your information?
I have a lot of resouces for it and yes they are after money. But you have to understand that Somali is corrupted and poor country. 25% of Somali children die under the age of 5 years old. Before they were pirates they were fisherman because of the European overfishing they lost their jobs and European copies started to dump toxic wastes on Somali waters. Over 300 people died, people began to have skin radiation. The pirates are ex fisherman and their new job is caputer boats. I disagree what they are doing however I dislike the fact that European ships go to another country that is dangerous, take their seafood, dump toxic waste on its water and come back home to claim they are the victims of Somali pirates. I am writting about how the Somali pirates came to be and the toxic wastes that brought hardships on the Somali people.
Here are the resoucers But please check my thesis. It says internet addresses are not allowded but I'll give you the titles.
Admin. "Untold stories about Somali pirates
Al-Mutairi, Abdulaziz "Shame on the Somali identity
Hari, Johann. "Toxic Waste behind Somali pirates
Taxi, Pink. "Somali pirates
That last part you wrote for me, where you focused on the toxic dumps and the incredible poverty, is very strong. Scrap what you're calling your thesis, and pull your thesis from this last paragraph you wrote just above your sources.
In order to have an effective paper, you need to be able to present facts and draw conclusions, but NOT let your emotions get in the way. I have forbidden certain topics for essays and research papers among my students because I know that when a student's emotions get involved, good writing goes out the window.
Use this last paragraph you wrote above. That should be the center of your paper.


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Italy Orders Amanda Knox Be Retried
(NEWSER) – The Amanda Knox legal drama isn't over yet. Italy's highest criminal court today overturned her 2011 acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, reports the AP. The Court of Cassation ruled that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. What this means for Foxy Knoxy:
- The issues under question: ...are still unknown. The specific issues that have to be reconsidered will be revealed when the court releases its full ruling—within 90 days. The BBC notes that the court didn't review the details of the case, but instead considered whether procedural irregularities occurred.


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18 October 2012, Bangkok - Nearly all countries of Asia and the Pacific criminalize some aspects of sex work. Criminalization increases vulnerability to HIV by fuelling stigma and discrimination, limits access to sexual health services and condoms. Removing legal penalties for sex work allows HIV prevention and treatment programmes to reach sex workers and their clients more effectively.
These are some of the findings in an unprecedented study issued today by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The report clearly distinguishes between adult consensual sex work and human trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Sex Work and the Law examines 48 countries in Asia and the Pacific to assess laws, legal policies and law enforcement practices that affect the human rights of sex workers and impact on the effectiveness of HIV responses.
Where sex work has been decriminalized, there is a greater chance for safer sex practices through occupational health and safety standards across the industry. Furthermore, there is no evidence that decriminalization has increased sex work.
The report describes countries that use punitive law enforcement practices, confiscate condoms as evidence of illegal conduct, require compulsory or coerced HIV testing, deny government services and certain rights to sex workers, and have compulsory detention centres. The report notes:
"There is no evidence from countries of Asia and the Pacific that criminalization of sex work has prevented HIV epidemics among sex workers and their clients," In fact, the report states that "evidence from the jurisdictions in the region that have decriminalized sex work – New Zealand and New South Wales (Australia) – indicates that the approach of defining sex work as legitimate labour empowers sex workers, increases their access to HIV and sexual health services and is associated with very high condom use rates."
"Following on the report on the Global Commission on HIV & the Law, this report illustrates the importance of having the right policies and laws in place so that sex workers' rights are protected, and they are not discriminated against in HIV and health services," says Rathin Roy, UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre Manager.
The report highlights current laws, policies and practices that are helpful to HIV responses. A snapshot:
"While much more needs to be done, there are examples of supportive laws and policies that protect the rights of those most vulnerable to HIV and maximize their access to HIV and sexual and reproductive services. These are vital lessons that need to be applied more widely," said Nobuko Horibe, Regional Director UNFPA.
Commenting on the report findings and recommendations, Ms. Chantawipa Apisuk, the Director of Empower, a Thai Foundation led by sex workers, said: "When Sex Work is recognized as legitimate work rather than criminalized, then sex workers will be protected under labor law".
The report also highlights how significant advances in recognition of the rights of sex workers can occur even in contexts where the sex industry is illegal. For example, education of police and empowerment of sex workers has helped to reduce human rights violations in India and Thailand, and health authorities in many countries now actively support sex worker organizations to deliver HIV prevention programmes to their peers.
"At regional and global levels, countries have pledged to revise and remove laws, policies and practices that block the HIV response. This report will be a vital resource to inform national reviews on such laws and practices to be carried out the next two years towards the ultimate vision of ending AIDS," said Steven J. Kraus, Director, UNAIDS Asia and the Pacific.
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This video provides a snapshot of first floods in a seasonal river in Dayu Kebele, Raya Alamata Woreda in Ethiopia's northern Tigray province. The seasonal floods are key to irrigation, groundwater recharge, and rural livelihoods in the region. More info: www.spate-irrigation.org Produced by: Spate Irrigation Network Foundation Year: 2016 Language: English subtitles Region: Ethiopia, East Africa »»
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Nothing is more newsworthy than the water and sanitation challenges that we face today. And yet in the newsroom, such stories are conspicuous only by their absence. Chris Mason (CAWST) thinks that's because water and sanitation are seen as distant, long term issues.
The Maya Biosphere Reserve
The Maya Biosphere Reserve is a shining example of how natural resource are best managed-- as well as profited from--in close partnership with communities who have been their custodians for centuries.
Tesla Rickshaws
For hundred years human-operated rickshaws bicycles dominated the scene in villages and towns in Bangladesh. Now rural roads are abuzz with indigenously developed electric vehicles. They do a great job fulfilling rural needs for Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs).
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They are part of the landscape and affect the hydrology of entire areas. With appropriate design and planning by various stakeholders, roads can be used to harvest surface runoff for groundwater recharge and increasing soil moisture for the benefit of agriculture.
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Fazed by a recent spate of kidney diseases among its rice farmers, Sri Lanka is now determined to minimize ecological pollution by adopting the agroecological approach to farming.
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Mumbai, Jan. 18: The Union finance ministry has sanctioned 20 per cent government funding for a proposed 22km sea bridge in Mumbai, setting the stage for five consortiums to bid for the prized public-private partnership project.
The Centre will be shelling out Rs 1,920 crore as "viability gap funding" for the Rs 9,630-crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project.
A viability gap funding means the government meets a portion of the project cost to attract private investment. Such funding is usually needed for projects that are economically significant but not revenue-generating enough to draw profit-seeking investors.
"This (finance ministry) decision will now pave the way for the bidding process to start," said a senior official of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, which will carry out the project.
The sea link is expected to be complete by 2019. It will reduce commuting time between Mumbai and its satellite Navi Mumbai by connecting Sewri on the city's north coast to Chirle village near the port zone of Nhava Sheva.
It will also allow faster travel to Nashik, Panvel, Pune and southern India. Mumbai's second such project after the Bandra-Worli Sea Link is expected to boost the economic growth of neighbouring Raigad and raise real estate prices in the region.
"The 22km link will be 27 metres wide and provide three plus three lanes besides an edge strip and crash barrier. To meet environmental requirements, the link will have noise barriers near the Sewri mud flats and view barriers at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre," an official said.
"The sea link is expected to carry an estimated 62,000 passenger cars with an annual projected growth of five per cent."
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Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors, Coasties -
I'd like to have a thread of just hunting/fishing/outdoors pictures of yourself or your brothers/sisters in arms. Even if you aren't in the military, but frequent this forum and have family or friends in the military, put their pictures up. When posting pictures, give us the story and share that moment with all of us. Pictures don't have to be current, just so they show the outdoors and a military member in them is all. Also, this isn't just for current military, this is for ALL past and present!!!
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Florida train rides may not offer the stunning scenery found in other states such as Colorado or anywhere in New England. However, few other states except perhaps California feature such incredible, sub-tropical weather. What's more, if you may be interested in riding a train while in Florida most can operate year-round because of the climate, allowing you more flexibility in planning a trip. One would think that because of the weather the state would have several tourist trains to choose from. However, there are only a handful and just two, the Orlando Star Clipper Dinner Train and Seminole Gulf Railway offer a long journey with on board meals and more upscale accommodations and seating. In any event, more information about Florida train rides can be found below.
Florida's railroads date back to 1835 and since trains became a primary mode of transportation in the latter 19th century the state was marketed as a sunny getaway, particularly during the dark days of winter. This was especially true during the streamliner era of the 1930s with the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line dispatching numerous Florida-bound passenger trains which remained successful through the 1960s. Today, the state's tourist railroads attempt to keep alive these memorable trains. While you will not find historic steam locomotives operating in Florida operations like the dinner trains mentioned above use classic and restored streamlined equipment giving passengers a semblance of what rail travel was once like in the state. Additionally, museums like Gold Coast Railroad Museum and Florida Railroad Museum offer short excursions on their property.
Alabama, Riding The Rails Through The Heart Of Dixie
Arkansas, Ride The Arkansas & Missouri And Other Excursions
Georgia, Enjoy A Wide Range Of Train Rides In The Peach State
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South Carolina, Trips At The South Carolina Railroad Museum
Tennessee, Enjoy Train Rides Through The Appalachians
Florida Railroad Museum
While the Florida Railroad Museum mostly focuses on preserving the state's and region's railroad history it also operates a nearly a 7-mile stretch of former Seaboard Air Line trackage. Operating between Parrish and Willow the train (using one of three operations locomotives an Alco RS3, EMD GP7, or GE 44-ton switcher) includes your choice of an open-air or air-conditioned car. The excursion train also offers a number of different options including chartering just a car or the entire train. The museum also offers caboose rentals for birthdays as well as cab rides and discounts for large groups.
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum mostly features and displays its large collection of historic railroad equipment and items in its former Naval base hangars in Miami. However, it also operates train and cab rides along a short stretch of trackage on its property along with playing host to "A Day Out With Thomas" the tank engine once a year.
Largo Central Railroad
The Largo Central, based in Largo operates a 1.2-mile miniature railroad through the Largo Central Park, operated by the LCRR Club. They are currently open to the public during the first weekend of each month. To learn more about their operation and riding please visit their website.
Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad
The Tavares, Eustis & Gulf offered the only chance to ride behind a historic steam locomotive in the state of Florida as it utilized a restored 2-6-0 Mogul built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1907. The service launched in October of 2011 offering two different excursions, a one-hour ride to Ellsworth Junction or a two-hour trip to Lake Jem. The railroad's ridership was growing when property owner Florida Central elected not to renew its lease beyond January of 2017. Its final run took place on January 29th.
Orlando Star Clipper Dinner Train
This train used to be operated in Michigan but with a new owner (Rail Entertainment USA) it has been moved to the warmer climate of Florida (Eustis). Running throughout much of the year this train features a wide range of dining options available, including additional perks such as theme trains, murder mystery specials, and charters.
Seminole Gulf Railway
The Seminole Gulf Railway, located in Fort Myers, Florida is a shortline freight railroad that also hosts excursion trains, which have become quite popular over the years. Today, you have your choice of a standard excursion train run during the day or the very popular Murder Mystery Train that includes a fine dinner and show. The Seminole Gulf's excursion trains also offer you a beautiful look at southwest Florida by rail as trains travel north out of Fort Myers. If you are looking for a relaxing alternative to the nearby hustle and bustle whether you're a vacationer or local resident, a trip aboard the Seminole Gulf is most definitely a memorable experience.
TECO Line Streetcar System
The TECO provides trolley rides through the downtown area of Tampa on more than 2 miles of streetcar trackage. They use restored Birney cars and have plans to expand the system. To learn more about riding this restored operation (the city once had trolleys years ago) please visit their website.
Walt Disney World Railroad
The most popular operation in Florida due to the shear number of visitors to the park is the Walt Disney World Railroad in Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World. The 3-foot, narrow-gauge line, 1.5 miles in length, connects the entire park, as originally envisioned by Walt Disney himself (who held a nearly life-long interest in trains). The railroad utilizes original, restored steam locomotives and has long been one of the park's main attractions.


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Hi all,
I am 7.5 weeks pregnant (my first) and my first appointment with my obgyn isn't until 9 weeks. Right at the 6 week mark and up until today I have experienced all day nausea. I frequently vomit about 2-3 times a day, but I am usually able to keep my late lunch and dinner food down. I have vomited 8 out of the last 10 days since the nausea started and sometimes I vomit bile if it's the morning and I have nothing in my stomach. I am in bed frequently all day (I am not working now), but do get a little bit of energy and nausea relief for about 2-3 hours in the evening. I cannot even imagine going to work if I was working regularly. I have tried ginger, lemon, acupressure bands, eating frequently and small meals, ginger ale - sometimes they offer 10-20% relief, but I still feel bad almost all the time.
I have been researching HG and I have some of the symptoms, but not all. I haven't lost 5% of my body weight (but I've lost about 3.5 pounds since the nausea started) and my symptoms didn't start before I knew I was pregnant (started at 6 weeks). I have called my doctor and the nurse suggested everything that everyone else is suggesting and that I should take a walk outside, but I can't physically bring myself to do that. I've only left the house 4 times since the nausea began and they were all for short trips to the store. Since I told the nurse that I don't want to take zofran she said there is nothing the doctor can do and if I feel malnourished or dehydrated, I should go to the emergency room.
After researching HG and seeing all the complications from not addressing it, I am freaking out that I have done some damage already to the baby or my organs by not going to the doctor or taking medication. I am keeping some food and water down every day so I don't think I'm completely malnourished or dehydrated, but I guess I won't know until I see a healthcare professional. I feel silly going to the emergency room rather than going to my doctor, but if my doctor can't see me or talk to me, shouldn't I go to the emergency room just in case?
I appreciate all thoughts and comments - I am sooooo happy about this baby, but feel very down and nervous about harming the baby. Thank you for listening:)
It sounds like you you have severe morning sickness, which if not managed well, by staying hydrated and keeping most meals down, could become hg. The definition is murky. You sound like you are hanging in there, but if I were you I would call my doctor or midwife back and tell her that I want to see her because I am losing weight and need to discuss a coping strategy. Besides Zofran you can also try over the counter a B6 and Unisom combo- which is thoroughly researched and has been used worldwide for decades. She may be able to prescribe this under the name Diclectin.
This is a really hard thing to cope with. People who have not gone through it seem to not get how intense it is to be nauseas all the time and vomiting several times a day. Keep forcing yourself to eat and drink. Salty, sour, protein and crunchy seem to help. But really, just eat whatever you can- don't stress about nutrition too much. And going outside can really help, especially to eat.
Good luck!
I'm going to second what bellyfruit said. Ask your doctor about Diclectin or B6 and Zofran. I found it to be helpful as it worked on the nausea instead of primarily the vomiting.
I lost weight the 1st 1/2 of my pregnancy with both my children. With both I was able to gain a good bit of the weight back in the 3rd trimester. I ended my pregnancy with my daughter at the exact same weight I started with.
It is important to keep hydrated. So focus primarily on that. Whatever it takes to get and keep liquids down. Don't be overly concerned with the nutritional value, though of course healthier foods are better. At this point any calories or liquid are good things.
You sound a lot like I did with both pregnancies. My kids are both happy, healthy, intelligent children. It's amazing what our bodies can do.
While it is common for doctors to not want to see patients until after the 1st trimester that is not every doctors practice. Is switching doctors to one who will see you this early in pregnancy an option?
I feel your pain! I am 21 weeks and still dealing with HG. I have been on Zofran from about 6 weeks. It helped me put some weight back on and allows me to eat. However, it is not fun to have to take medication, and Zofran comes with some unpleasant side effects (namely severe constipation). My food aversions remain strong. and nausea continues- but at least I'm not throwing up all the time. I would really love not to be taking Zofran, but at this point it isn't much of an option. When I've tried to go off it I get so sick and that makes me depressed. Anyway, this is a choice I have made, and I understand a decision not to take anything. It is all about risk and benefit. I personally reached a point where I couldn't handle it anymore, and couldn't function without the help of medication.
Anyway, it has gotten better. At around 17 weeks I cut down form three 8mg pills a day to one pill a day. I found some foods that I can stomach, and I make it a point to get lots of rest and not try to do too much socially. My biggest struggle is comparing myself to others who don't have the same level of difficultly. HG is not rare, but it also isn't the majority of women's experience. I want to cry when people tell me the second trimester is "the best" or that I'll get a "burst of energy." While it has gotten a bit better (i'm off the couch!), it is still very difficult most days.
In my opinion, you might want to talk to another doctor who is compassionate about you not taking medication, or is willing to discuss signs of malnourishment. The emergency room is a horrible place for a visit if you don't need it, and plenty of doctors should be aware of how to treat you. But also be aware of the risks associated with dehydration- it is important to get help if you need it.
Anyway- you're still early- and it could easily be that this will pass after the first trimester. For now, remember to take it a day at a time and drink plenty of fluids. And definitely find a doctor or midwife who is willing to discuss the medication issue a little further before writing you off as untreatable. Also be aware that if it doesn't pass at 14 weeks, that doesn't mean you're stuck feeling this way forever. When it is really bad in the beginning, it often takes longer to stop being so bad. even with my severe sickness, it has eased up some.
Also, I am the type who throws up ginger tea and saltines- those things didn't do diddly for me.. I have found that for some reason Orbit's peppermint gum helps. Also roasted almonds are a helpful snack- they provide some real nutrition, unlike saltines. I want to barf just thinking about saltines.
It helps me to remember that the nausea, as well as a new pregnancy, are emotional as well a physical. I found it helpful to talk to a therapist who deals specifically with peri and postpartum mental health. When I don't feel well physically and have no control over my body, or am afraid for my well-being, I get scared. This is a totally normal response to feeling crappy all the time. It was helpful to hear that from a professional, and to deal with some of the feelings related to control and fear it has brought up. I do the best I can, and most importantly, I listen to my body and force myself to stay fed/hydrated. It is hard, some days requires all the strength I have.
I really do feel for you and hope you feel better soon!
One more thing! When you can't keep anything nutritious down, it is very important to take a good prenatal vitamin. That way you can be sure the baby is getting the nutrition it needs. I definitely threw these up sometimes, but maybe you can take them during the time of day when you're less sick. For me, oddly enough, that was first thing in the morning (my "morning sickness" got much worse as the day went on). It felt good knowing that even if I was losing weight (and plenty of women do lose weight in the first trimester), I was providing the nutrition necessary for the growing baby.
It also helped me when my cousin described "morning sickness" as "all day hormone poisoning." Made me feel less alone. She was very sick in the beginning, but was fine after the first trimester. I even recently heard her say she missed being pregnant...
Also, from what I understand, Hyperemesis gravidarum literally just means severe nausea and vomiting. So sorry if I didn't help with differentiation!
Thank you for all the helpful comments and advice! I sincerely appreciate it! It feels good knowing I'm not the only one suffering from this and that it is possible to have a healthy pregnancy even with these symptoms. Although I was adamant against taking Zofran since I am just a person who does not like taking medications and I am scared about potential long-term effects on the baby, I broke down two days ago and took it. I talked to my doctor on the phone (still haven't seen her) and she reassured me that she prescribes Zofran to a lot of women and they have had healthy babies or they take the B6/Unisom combo, but that the choice is ultimately mine. I really was at the end of my rope so I decided to take it. It did definitely cut the nausea in at least half and stopped the vomiting, but once the Zofran wore off (after 6 hours) I was back to vomiting, but at least I am only vomiting once a day now rather than 3 times a day. For the first time yesterday I actually left the house to go to the grocery store and run errands and it was so amazing to just feel "normal."
Bellyfruit, did you take B6/Unisom? I'm wondering if I should take that rather than Zofran? I am having trouble finding online whether one option is "safer" than the other. Thank you for the tips!
JollyGG, thank you for your helpful comments. Did your nausea ease up at some point in the pregnancies. I know that "morning sickness" for a lot of women tends to go away between 12-16 weeks, but I'm not sure if I'll be in that camp. Also, did you take Zofran and B6/Unisom? I'm finding that the Zofran does not completely take away the nausea - do you know if the B6/Unisom is more helpful for that terrible nausea feeling?
Manhattanmamma, thank you for your comments. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and I'm hoping you get to a point where you don't need the zofran anymore! After suffering for 2 weeks, I realized that, like you, I needed the meds to function. Oh my, I do feel like I'm being poisoned - that's a great phrase! Did you take colace for the constipation? As for the prenatals, my doctor told me that I should just stop them since they are making me more sick and just take separate folic acid and dha supplements up until the 2nd trimester. I think I would prefer to go back to taking the prenatals, but I figured I will try this to see how I feel. If I don't get more nutrients down though this week, I may go back to the prenatals since my diet has been all over the place recently!
Thank you so much ladies for all your help. It is so wonderful to have people support you at this time of need especially when you haven't announced your pregnancy to friends and cannot get support that way. You guys are the best - much love!!!
I wanted to chime in bc I had hg from two months until the very end. I read a ton of I of too and likee you scared e myslf silly. I was already low bmd before pregnancy (i've always been tiny) andt thought that might having something to do with it. Turns out it really didint. I was nauseous and vommiint around the clock. Mornings tended to be worse but it really shouldnt be called moning sickness :SI didnt loosen too much weight once I found foods and things that worked for me, and it would change all the time. Boost was one of the only foods I would never throw up...its cazy bc I could never drink the stuff before. Its crazy expensive but was worth it. My midiwfe told me not to wory throughout the whole pregnancy that th baby takes all the good stuff anyway...and stress is sometimes more dangerous than hg or any other challenge. So I did just that.
So my advice is rest as much as you can. Snack around this clock. Try different foods and drinks. Stay as hydrated as you can...even if its icecubes or popsicles. Read what others have done to help it. Try not to stress. Rest rest rest. I found fresh air and walks helped a lot everyday.
So I threw up and coulsnt eat or smell about 90% of food on the planet until I gave birth. Yes thats right.I as eve. Throwing up with each contraction. Once she was in my arms I said to my midwife..this wasnt so hard I can do it again. They all thought I was nuts lol. It was a very hard pregnanfy. I lost my job for having too much sicktime. But in the end she was and is super halthy and weighed 7.9 lbs!
Just take it day by day ok! Hang in here and just think, you're going to make it through and have a wonderful baby soon momma! Hugs!!♥
For me personally it got better right around 20-24 weeks. When everyone was asking me if I felt miserable in the third trimester I'd laugh and tell them I felt the best I'd felt all pregnancy. Zofran wasn't much help for me though I was on it for a while. I had much bigger problems with nausea and not being able to eat. Vomiting wasn't my biggest issue. I found B6 and Unisom worked better for the relentless nausea without vomiting that I experienced. I was on both at the same time for a while.
As someone else mentioned I also found what worked for me. I had to eat, but never very much at once. I could drink a lot easier than eating. If it sounded good or I was craving it it would usually go down okay. But eating anything just because I should was a recipe for disaster.
One of the hardest things for me was reading all the books and articles about the importance of optimal nutrition in pregnancy and I was having trouble getting any calories at all in and often when I did they weren't the healthiest out there. I felt guilty and scared and all those things.
I just want you to know that it really is okay if your diet isn't ideal. And your baby really will be okay. My kids were born at healthy 8lbs and 10oz. My son is in the gifted program at school. They really did turn out okay. Not just okay, they are amazing kids.
You'll get thought it. It will suck. But in the end you will have an amazing healthy baby.
So great to read everything people have written.
@Clementine25, I also had to take the zofran every six hours, and it really only stopped me from throwing up- I still battled constant nausea. I did take Colace, I even tried Mirulax once (The absolute worst two days of my pregnancy so far!). I took colace with my zofran a couple of times a day until I I cut down to one pill. Now I don't take it at all, and I really don't feel like I need it as much. Staying hydrated has been the #1 best way to fight the severe constipation. Also walking, if I have the energy just to walk around the block it helps get things going. I think of my digestive system like that of a sloth. It takes a whole day for them to climb down a tree to go #2. And it can take a whole month for food to move through their system! I'm a little like that :). But I also had digestive difficulties around my menstrual cycle before. I actually just read that Zofran is helpful for IBS, which would explain why every time I try to go off Zofran now, I am inundated with digestive issues instead.
As for prenatals, I switched around and found one that didn't upset my stomach. The New Chapter one, taken three separate times a day has been best for me (though the smell was just terrible in the first few weeks!! I had to hold my nose when I opened the bottle! Thankfully that has changed).
Anyway, I want to share most importantly that while the nausea hasn't gone away completely, things are MUCH better now than before. I could barely work before (I am so sorry to hear about you losing your job @deailedlace! I was asked to take a week off around nine weeks because I was so incapable of doing anything at the office, but my bosses have been very compassionate on days where I couldn't do much of anything- especially when I showed up to work and spent the day in the bathroom or hiding in the coat closet with my head between my knees), and now I can do usually do a full day of work as long as I've slept enough the night before and sometimes close my eyes for a bit in the middle of the day in the bathroom. Some days I just have to admit defeat and go in late, or go home early.
The moments I have the hardest time are the ones where I am judging myself for still feeling sick, or comparing myself to other women who don't seem to be having as much difficultly. It was really helpful for me to see how well the baby was doing at the nuchal scan and the 20 week anatomy scan. As sick as I've been, this baby, and the force of pregnancy is much stronger and bigger than I am. She is doing just fine! Women have been doing this since the beginning of humanity, and they've been just fine without "What to Expect" and lists of what to eat/not to eat. I do the best I can, and take care of myself, and stay connected to other women who have compassion. A simple tool has been a friend of mine who is three weeks ahead of me. I think to myself, if she can make it to 24 weeks, then I can. I have been doing this since week 7, and I've made it to 21 weeks (almost 22!). And I even ate two lunches yesterday!
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Thermostat, Is there something wrong????
Hi Everyone
I have a question, I installed a new 7 day programable thermostat. I have set if for the weekend to wake up 6:00am and leave at 8:00am. It is 8:24am and the heat is still on. I am wondering if this is doing what it suppose to be doing. I don't want to be heating the entire house when nobody is home, that's why I bought it in the first place. I just checked to make sure its on am and not pm. Please help, I am getting frustrated with this whole thing. As I write this, the temperature on the thermostat lcd in house is reading 64 degrees, and I have it set to 64 degrees. Shouldn't the boiler shut off, since it has reached its temperature?? P.S. I have a steam boiler, but heat is heat.
Thanks to everyone, just want to get this over with.
Are you sure you have the day set right? Just re read the instructions and reprogram, you will get it. Remember it is digital and does what it is told. Thats what makes it great.
Depending on how it is designed the tstat may not read exactly the temperature that is in the room while the temp is going up. My Trane//honewell tstat does that and the only reason I know is because I have a 2nd thermometer that I sit on the tstat to monitor the true temperature.
Thanks, but I have the thermostat set up right. For some reason its just not doing what it suppose to. It reads the temp in the room, I also have another thermostat next to it to confirm. Its the 7 day thing that doesn't seem to work.
Okay, thermostat is set for Saturday, Wake up 7:00am, Leave 10:00am. Return at 5:00pm (for testing purposes). It is now 1:51pm on thermostat lcd time clock. Thermostat reads inside temp 64 degrees, thermostat temp set is 64 degrees, so why is the boiler still on??? It also reads on the thermostat on the bottom, leave. So it knows that its on the leave home mode setting I put in on. My question why is it still heating the house, it should be acting as if we left? It should be off on the leave mode. Please help .....:furious:
If it is set at 64 and it is 64 depending on the cut in/out deferential it should be on.
What is the swing set at? What model is it?
If you have the leave temp set at 64 the boiler will be on to maintain that temp. If you leave for the day I suggest setting the leave temp at 55 or below. Know that if your house drops below the set temp the furnace/boiler will run.
Of course it is possible that you have a faulty stat or it is installed wrong. Double check your connections and if they are right and it's still not operting correctly, exchange it for a new one!
Also, you may want to look at an outdoor temp. sensor, so that instead of the boiler running at the highest water temp when it is warmer outside, it will run at a lower water temp. Also, double check the thermostat programming settings, which you need to follow the book to set properly when used with a Boiler. BTW, what is that manufacturer & model of the Thermostat in question?
Depending on the brand.
Your stat may only have a 1°F differencial.
Meaning that set at 64°. It will bring on the heat at 63.5° and run until it senses 64.5°.
But the temp displat will not change.
It monitors temp in tenths of a degree, but only displays temp in whole degrees.
This is typical operation for most new digital thermostats.
What is your CPH set for.
There are brands, that use wider temp differences, and they will show you a temp drop, before turning on the system.
Thanks to all, its working fine, I think. The 55 degrees for when I'm not home is doing it.
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Why the Fed?
|I was intrigued by the mission of the Fed and the role it plays in the economic soundness of the United States and the world.
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Hi-Fi Stereo is an album lost out of time. The ingredients are nice: combining the organ skills of five-time Grammy winner Tim Alexander with Reverend Horton Heat guitarist Jim Heath and a drummer named Todd Soesbe (hence the name Reverend Organdrum). And yet, with all that experience and skill, the best they could come up with is an album of covers, focusing on classic funk and roots rock standards and a few old movie soundtracks. Along the way, they dust off Duke Ellington's "C Jam Blues", the Rat Pack favorite "Ain't That a Kick in the Head", the James Bond theme, and a handful of Booker T. & The MGs cuts. Heath is on record as saying, "Our repertoire is very similar to the repertoire of many groups from the early to middle '60s." That's precisely why so many of them are forgotten today. Have a glance down Joe Meek's list of credits and see what percentage of the groups you recognize. The problem here is, while Organdrum has talent beyond its collective years, these covers are too close to the originals for their own good. As such, Hi-Fi Stereo sounds like an audition tape for a wedding band. You bet your ass I'd hire them for mine, but I wouldn't buy their album at the gig.
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Concerned about foreign influence? 911?, Mideast ? Probably something more Americans should be aware of:
Covers a lot it's 2:05
Concerned about foreign influence? 911?, Mideast ? Probably something more Americans should be aware of:
Covers a lot it's 2:05
Last edited by zombie; 10-02-2010 at 09:30 PM.
First of all, 2:05 means 2 hours 5 minutes.
Second, it's Fox News. Zombie... seriously... Fox News?
I've watched about 20 minutes of it so far and it's pretty stylistic and completely lacking substantive facts. It's all innuendo and "they have the capability to..." type stuff. With what I've watched so far, they leave the viewer to connect the dots between "capability to... " and "did".
A few notes so far...
The editing is pretty choppy. ... as though sections have been chopped out. I think it's a scam to add to the conspiracy angle.
45:25 ~ 48:20 -> ICTS... Israeli security company... put on your tinfoil hat before watching... pretty interesting, though.
More conspiracy Fu fu......but it does confirm something than i have always thought.....people who live in or come from anywhere in the middle east are born and bred to live by a different set of rules than we do...and those rules are in no way compatibale whith our current way of life
"A liberal paradise would be a place where everybody has
guaranteed employment, free comprehensive healthcare, free
education, free food, free housing, free clothing, free
utilities, and only law enforcement has guns. And believe it or
not, such a place does, indeed, exist: It's called prison."
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Israel and or Jews do NOT commit terrorism. That is a product of Muslim and anti-Semitic propaganda. This is made obvious by the enormous restraint shown by Israel often at great cost to their own people. What other country drops leaflets warning the civilian population before they bomb? Why take the enormous risk in door to door urban combat when you have a massive air force and could just wipe out the entire area without a single casualty? And why do you suppose no Jews ever committed terrorism against the Germans? Don't you suppose if they were going to commit terrorism, that would be their first target? To be sure, they have conducted attacks against military targets which has resulted in civilian casualties but that is the case in any war.
But really, if you even bother to sit through a video in which there is 5 hyperbolic and clearly anti-Semitic statement in so many minutes you have to be the kind of person who really wants that stuff to be true.
If you want a rebuttal to any of these alleged "acts of terror" just Google them with the word "myth" and you will find the truth. But you and I both know that you will dismiss it as Jewish propaganda and just refer to another anti-Semitic website claiming it is true.
Where would you like the conversation to go? You have posted a video that is clearly anti-Semitic and now that that is pointed out you are going to gripe that every time you bring up these "facts" people respond by calling you an anti-Semite and then you will pepper the thread with more anti-Semitic propaganda links. Am I close?
Did it escape your notice that the narrator had an Arabic accent? And you posted a comment in which you raise questions about 911 (evidently you suspect another Jewish conspiracy). Why don't you just admit you hate Jews and save us all a lot of time.
Last edited by cheliose; 10-03-2010 at 08:13 AM.
First of all, I am not anti-semitic. I do find it ironic to be accused of that just because I post a video or say anything critical of Israel's policies. If I posted one critical of Arabs or Mexicans it would thumbs up and high fives!! Pro-Jewish propaganda sure works doesn't it? My issue is and will always be foreign intervention into American policy by any foreign interests. I am against Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and anyone (ie. Corporations, Bankers) putting their interests before ours ( The American people) by actively lobbying, bribing, faking information,and spying on us. Israel indisputably meddles with our nation's interests far more than any other nation. That video almost makes the point that they actually control US Mideast policy totally. Maybe you should watch the whole thing. I never claimed all of it was true or was an not somewhat an exaggeration. I clearly noted it was interesting and alarming. The Liberty attack was very disturbing. I suppose you think that was fake or no big deal? I read stuff people post here all the time. If it is interesting I enjoy it even though I may disagree. Watch the whole thing it will not harm you. May open your eyes.
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I guess that depends on your definition of terrorism. Israel as a Jewish state since day one is always on edge, i would be also being surrounded by countries that want to destroy you. To think that they do not perform pre-emptive strikes (some call it terrorism) would be silly and absent-minded.
If you don't at least question the motives after reading more about the liberty then your bias has the best of you .
Keep in mind though that we give monies (in different forms) to Israel and to "Palestine". Which I don't think we should have an annual budget for either.
Here is info on the USS Liberty incident from Wikipedia. Sure seems like a clear cut case of mistaken identity.
Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the identity of the USS Liberty.[5] Some survivors, in addition to some U.S. diplomats and intelligence officials involved in the incident continue to dispute these official findings, saying the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty was not a mistake,[6] and it remains "the only maritime incident in U.S. history where [U.S.] military forces were killed that was never investigated by the [U.S.] Congress."[7]
In May 1968, the Israeli government paid US$3,323,500 as full payment to the families of the 34 men killed in the attack. In March 1969, Israel paid a further $3,566,457 in compensation to the men who had been wounded. On 18 December 1980, it agreed to pay $6 million as settlement for the U.S. claim of $7,644,146 for material damage to the Liberty itself.[8]
What is your motivation to call me an anti-semite? I could be Jewish for all you know about me. Why did you ad a word to my post that you shortened? I never stated "Jewish" bankers. Do you know that as a fact and were just trying to make my post more accurate? Are you an American boater or an Israeli boater ?
Well I guess it was nice of the Israelis to send some of our US taxpayer billions in aid money back to the families of the sailors they attacked and killed. Sort of like Ted Kennedy paying off Mary Jo's family after he killed her. " Clear cut case of mistaken identity" in your opinion. You don't see or think too clearly do ya?
You post an Arab made propaganda piece that calls Israel an apartheid state, you insinuate that the Jews were behind 911 and you wonder why I'm calling you an anti-Semite. It's because people who are not anti-Semites don't go on line in a deliberate attempt to gather evidence of Jewish conspiracies and Zionist plots.
Here is a Wikipedia article that describes you and your ilk perfectly. Please spare us the BS cliché about you having concerns about Israel and the Jews being involved in some legitimately nefarious plot that any reasonable person would believe.


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A day after 13 West Valley City police investigators combed through the Washington state home of Josh Powell, investigators are taking stock of evidence seized and determining how to proceed next.
West Valley City police Lt. Bill Merritt said Friday that officers remained at the Puyallup-area home of Powell the only person of interest named by police in the case of his missing wife, Susan Powell until around midnight Thursday.
Merritt said investigators don't plan to reconvene at the Powell home because they have retrieved everything they were seeking.
"It was the stuff we were looking for. We're very happy to have that sort of outcome," he said.
Merritt said a police trailer, filled with a "significant amount" of evidence, will be taken back to Utah where it will be analyzed.
He said he did not expect arrests in the case to occur Friday and that more work needs to be completed before any arrests would take place.
Merritt declined to provide specific details about what was seized from the home, but reporters and neighbors watched as five computer towers as well as several boxes and garbage bags were removed from the home.
A search warrant obtained from Pierce County Court in Tacoma permitted a search of Josh Powell's minivan and of several, but not all, of the rooms in the home, Merritt said. That search warrant has been sealed by the court.
Merritt said Josh Powell stayed at the home for about an hour Thursday, then left with his sons, Charlie, 6, and Braden, 4. At one point, the boys ate pizza with police in the backyard.
"He was very cordial and calm," Merritt said of Josh Powell. "I did not see any hostility."
Josh Powell's father, Steve Powell, was not on-scene during the search, but angrily told The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, "They're victimizing us more."
Steve Powell told reporters outside the home Friday morning that investigators told him they were looking for Susan Powell's journals and they took his journals, as well.
"I didn't want them to have my journals," he told Seattle media outlet KOMO-TV. "There's very embarrassing things in my journals."
West Valley City police for the first time on Friday acknowledged publicly they have investigated Steve Powell's possible connection to the case.
While Steve Powell hasn't officially been labeled as a "person of interest" by police, he, in addition to all of Susan Powell's close friends and relatives, has been investigated, Merritt said.
"We have of course looked at everybody we can think of that was close to Susan, and that would include Steven. Has he been looked at as a potential person of interest in the case? Of course he has," Merritt said.
He added: "On any case that we have, we have to look at every single possibility that exists."
Merritt's comments came after Steve Powell gave interviews to national news networks in which he contradicted earlier descriptions of his relationship with his daughter-in-law. In December, he told The Tribune that nothing inappropriate had occurred between him and his daughter-in-law.
"Perhaps you should leave this type of allegation to the tabloids," he wrote in an email in response to a question about whether he had tried to kiss Susan Powell or had romantic feelings for her.
He gave a different answer to the same question earlier this week, telling The Tribune that Susan "never let me forget she was a woman."
His comments became more graphic during a Thursday interview with ABC News, where he claimed the two shared "Father-in-law – daughter-in-law flirting with each other, maybe some sexual touching or whatever. And, I enjoyed it, frankly."
Jennifer Graves, Steve Powell's daughter who lives in West Jordan, and Chuck Cox, Susan Powell's father, have said Steve Powell lied about any consensual relationship with Susan Powell, and that the woman disliked her father-in-law.
Jennifer Graves, Chuck Cox, and Kiirsi Hellewell, Susan Powell's best friend who lives in West Valley City, all have said during interviews in recent days that Steve Powell at one point spoke of "sharing" the woman with his son.
Chuck Cox said Friday he is happy about the police's progress in searching the Powells' home.
"It needs to be done," he said of gathering potential evidence from the house.
Steve and Josh Powell have continued to deny any role in Susan Powell's disappearance. The two have said they believe Susan Powell is alive and may have run away with another man. They have repeatedly pointed to Steven Koecher, a Utah man who went missing within days of Susan Powell's disappearance, but police have denied any connection between Koecher and Susan Powell.
Merritt said Chuck Cox wasn't told that the search warrant was going to be served Thursday on the Powell home, but said West Valley City police spoke with him after news of the search broke.
Merritt said Alina Powell and John Powell, Josh Powell's adult siblings, remained at the home while police conducted their search.
Merritt said the Thursday search of the Powell home had nothing to do with a search in Ely, Nev., last weekend that police carried out after receiving "recent information." During the Nevada search, four West Valley City detectives looked into abandoned mine shafts for evidence related to Susan Powell's case.
They called the search "successful," but apparently found nothing.
He said police had been planning the Thursday search of the Powell home for some time, and it was a coincidence that it resulted around the same time as the Nevada trip.
Thursday's search was at least the third time law enforcement has searched the Powell home.
In the early days of Susan Powell's disappearance, Steve Powell said he gave his permission for detectives from West Valley City and Pierce County to search his home and ensure his daughter-in-law was not there. Federal agents arrived at the home on May 11, 2010, to retrieve a GPS tracking device they had secretly placed on Josh Powell's minivan. Documents provided by Steve Powell show he gave agents permission to search his home that day, too.
Steve Powell said agents from the U.S. Marshals Service also arrived at his home Nov. 16 requesting copies of Susan Powell's childhood journals. Steve Powell told The Tribune he agreed to provide copies of the journals, but agents never followed up on their request.
Susan Powell, 28, was last seen Dec. 6, 2009.
Josh Powell has told police he last saw his wife when he left her at home and took their sons, then ages 2 and 4, on a late-night camping trip to the West Desert in the family's blue minivan.
Josh Powell has previously said he and the children stayed warm in the freezing temperatures with a generator and heater he had purchased two weeks earlier. Josh Powell and his sons moved in with his father in Puyallup weeks after the disappearance.
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Temporary restraining order filed
A Washington state court on Friday granted a temporary restraining order sought by the family of missing West Valley City woman Susan Powell, prohibiting her husband and father-in-law from making public her journal entries.
The Powell family had been portraying Susan as promiscuous and emotionally unstable and had been offering as proof several diary pages from the missing woman's teenage years. Her family says the entries were written by a young girl and have no bearing on the 28-year-old's disappearance.
KOMO news in Seattle reported the order, issued in Pierce County Superior Court, orders Josh Powell and his father, Steven Powell, to "immediately cease" publication of entries from Susan's private journal.
It also orders the husband and father-in-law to "immediately remove" Susan's journal entries from their website, SusanPowell.org, and from any other public forum where the entries are posted.
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"A Dance with Dragons" flies to the top of best-sellers list
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - "A Dance with Dragons" climbed to the top of Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.
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From the signal station, a steep track descends through forest to follow Cartwright Creek down to the Channel Highway at Taroona. The return walk takes around an hour and a half - well earned refreshments are available at the Mt Nelson Signal Station restaurant. Spend a few minutes walking to the nearby Truganini Memorial.
The semaphore station on the summit of Mt Nelson once relayed messages via a chain of stations from Princes Park in Hobart to Port Arthur. Later, it was used to report shipping movements in the estuary, and today, the Signal station's fine panoramic view is popular when Mt Wellington is cloud covered.
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