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Residential outdoor water use in the United States accounts for more than 7 billion gallons a day —that's more than 2.5 trillion gallons in a year — mainly for landscape irrigation. Yet experts say as much as half of that water is wasted. It is lost to evaporation, wind, or runoff due in part to inefficient watering methods and irrigation systems.
In addition to public awareness programs and restricting outdoor residential water use, the best place to start promoting water conservation may be in your municipality's own backyard — the parks, sports fields, and other public spaces that can demonstrate the beauty and low maintenance of water-efficient landscapes.
One way to do this is by joining U.S. EPA's WaterSense program, which serves as both a partnership program to help you promote water-saving behaviors, and as a trusted label for identifying water-efficient products and services.
Set the example — and save money
The national average cost of water has increased by about 6.5% each year for the past two years. Smart irrigation techniques and technologies, however, can provide innovative cost-saving solutions.
Lisa Grant, park maintenance superintendent for Santa Rosa, Calif., agrees: "With water rates going up and our inability to stretch the budget, the need for decreased outdoor water use at our parks was automatic for our city." To save both money and water, city officials:
- Replaced old sprinkler heads at municipal parks
- Limited aboveground outdoor watering to turf grass
- Watered playing fields to be "playable, not lush"
- Used drip irrigation for park trees and shrubs. The low-volume, micro-irrigation method saves water by slowly trickling water directly to plants' roots.
Santa Rosa residents aren't the only ones who can see firsthand how their city saves water. Drivers in Riverside, Calif., are exposed to drip irrigation examples every time they pass a median. In 2010, WaterSense partner Sweeney + Associates Design and Consulting in Orange, Calif., proposed a drip irrigation plan for a portion of the city's medians that would save 1 million gallons of water per year and reduce runoff. The city later installed drip irrigation systems in all medians.
The firm also helped the San Diego Park & Recreation Department acquire a rotor system that uses recycled water and a central control system to water one of its parks and sports fields. The project is expected to save the city up to 3 million gallons of water/year on just 10 acres of turf.
Less costly ways to tune up public watering systems include:
- Auditing existing irrigation practices and systems
- Requiring or offering professional certification programs that cover water-efficient techniques for irrigation designers, installers, and auditors. Look for the WaterSense label to easily identify reputable programs.
Your grounds maintenance staff should also get certified. "A well-trained staff actually monitors park irrigation so that they're able to recognize water patterns from the night before and note whether there's too much drift on hard surfaces," explains Grant.
A water-conscious seal of approval
Many public irrigation systems still rely on manually programmed clock timers to schedule watering. They water a specified amount on a preset schedule programmed by the user. The problem: Maintenance personnel often set irrigation systems to water according to the hottest, driest month of the year — usually July — and don't adjust them with the seasons. This leads to periods of extreme overwatering.
Unless a clock timer is reset to reflect current weather patterns such as rain, it's not uncommon to see a sprinkler hard at work in the middle of a storm. Such overwatering can lead to weed growth, fungus, shallow roots, and runoff, in addition to unnecessary water costs.
To help avoid overwatering, WaterSense recently developed a specification for weather-based irrigation controllers. Eligible devices tailor irrigation schedules to actual site conditions by electronically accessing real-time, local weather data.
Weather-based irrigation controllers, including stand-alone controllers, add-on devices, and plug-in devices, are the first outdoor products to earn the WaterSense label. They join the more than 4,800 indoor products (showerheads, toilets, faucets, etc.) that are certified by an independent third party to meet WaterSense standards, which means they use about 20% less water and perform as well or better than standard models.
The controllers are independently certified and are tested to measure how well they help irrigation systems meet plant water needs without overwatering. They must also be able to be adjusted to accommodate local watering restrictions.
EPA also recommends using a professional who has successfully completed a WaterSense-labeled certification program to design, install, maintain, or audit public irrigation systems, and to install and program controllers for optimal efficiency.
The potential savings of using WaterSense-labeled controllers for residences alone is impressive; nearly one out of every five American single-family detached homes has automatic irrigation systems. If all of these systems installed and properly operated WaterSense-labeled irrigation controllers, it could potentially save about 110 billion gallons of water each year, or the amount of water it takes to supply 1.2 million homes.
Virginia D. Lee (email@example.com)yfvdfdzdrbywwacuw is the lead marketing and communications specialist with the U.S. EPA.
For more information about water-efficient landscaping, WaterSense-labeled irrigation controllers, or wise watering tips to share with consumers, visit the WaterSense website.
A list of WaterSense-labeled programs across the country is available here.
WaterSense - water conservation's seal of approval
A voluntary partnership program sponsored by U.S. EPA, WaterSense offers people simple ways to use less water by promoting water-efficient products, services, and even industry professionals. It is both a label for products that perform well and a means to promote water-saving behaviors.
The WaterSense label is now found on more than 4,800 models of tank-type toilets, showerheads, flushing urinals, and faucets or faucet accessories. Since the program's inception in 2006, WaterSense-labeled products and partners have helped consumers save:
- Nearly 125 billion gallons of water
- 16.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity
- More than $2 billion in water and energy bills
Rewarding irrigation savings
The program's promotional partners, including water utilities, local government agencies, and water and sewer districts that support water-efficiency programs, promote WaterSense-labeled products and educate consumers about how to save water.
Many utility partners provide incentives such as rebates for WaterSense-labeled products. The following are just a few examples of rebates for residents or businesses that upgrade with weather-based irrigation controllers:
- City of Corona (Calif.) Department of Water & Power works with the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California to rebate a total of $160 to residents irrigating less than 1 acre. Additionally, MWD rebates $25/controller for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers who are irrigating 1 acre or more of landscape.
- Hendersonville, N.C., rebates 50% of the controller cost, excluding taxes, to commercial and residential customers.
- Santa Barbara (Calif.) rebates 50% of the controller cost to commercial and residential customers.
Rebates offered by WaterSense partners are listed on the WaterSense website. To learn how to become a WaterSense partner, visit here. PW
Weather-based irrigation controllers cut water bills by up to 68%
Valencia College in Orlando, Fla., began working with WaterSense partner Ewing Irrigation Products to upgrade its clock timer controllers to weather-based models in January.
Before the switch, the clock timer systems would sometimes water campus grounds continuously. "We were paying for gallons of water we didn't need," says Clarence Canada, Valencia's grounds supervisor. "Now, we get e-mails or texts from the system telling us that a line has been shut down or needs to be shut down. It's nice to have that alert system at your fingertips."
According to Ewing's Tom Allen, other customers have seen a 20% to 30% reduction in water use by switching to weather-based controllers. Judy Benson, president of Clear Water Products & Services Inc., which installs commercial and athletic irrigation systems in central Florida, also says that her clients have significantly decreased their water bills.
"Once the controllers are implemented and fine-tuned, clients have saved upwards of 68%," says Benson. PW


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Thanks for the review John, I'd been looking forward to this one as I'm interested in the 46in version of this set. I've seen the 9664s in the flesh and thought their pictures were the most detailed and fluid I have seen on an LCD, and had an almost 3-D quality to them. If the 9704s have this as well as plasma-like contrast, then they must be pretty spectacular.
LED matrix backlighting is definitely the gold standard for LCD contrast and worth the money. Unfortunately there are too many LED-edge-lit LCD TVs and not enough LED-matrix-lit TVs on the market.
Looks fantastic. Can we assume this has a freeview hd tuner? Surely a pre-requisite in these times.
James, I don't think it has a Freeview HD tuner, even though the European versions have Mpeg4 tuners.
This looks really nice, I'm loving the design direction that Philips have gone down with their TV's recently, especially the use of aluminium.
The only shame is that it's quite so expensive - for this money, I'd prefer to stump up the extra £300 and go for the 55" Toshiba. Saying that, if the size limit is about 40" and the budget is wide open, this looks really nice. If Philips can put this kind of design on their lesser TV's, they will get a lot of interest.
I have the 46" version of this TV and I can confirm it doesn't have an inbuilt Freeview HD tuner. It is a bit of a shame but understandable given this TV was released last year (I got mine end of October in the UK)and no DVB-T2 tuners were available then.
Fanstastic telly though!
How bad and frequent are the artifacts introduced by the local dimming? How bad is the lag in games if you have the local dimming activated?
I bought this model 4 weeks ago. Linked up to a Sky HD+ box and Philips Blue Ray player, the picture quality is exceptional. Astoundingly, watching terrestrial TV (such as BBC1)via the freeview tuner gives a better picture than watching via Sky, with some programs having an almost HD quality about them (such as Dr Who). How could I have ever watched television without Ambilight? This was a revelation for me! It makes watching TV enter a whole new dimension, engulfing you into the action!I was concerned about sound quality, but found I needn't have worried, it is awesome and that's without a sound system connected up! Setting up the TV was straight forward and took just minutes to complete. Connecting up my router, PS2 and Wii was very easy and I had the whole set-up completed and networked in about thirty minutes!! The menu is laid out well, with sub menus being intuitive (Thankfully. Don't you just hate reading instruction manuals?)
This TV has touch sensitive controls on the frame! The remote is one of the best I have ever used, but cannot understand why Philips omitted to have it back lit. Sure there are some confirmation lights on some buttons, but in lowered lighting, it is so difficult to ensure you are pressing the correct buttons! Image and sound quality 9/10?....come on! The picture is outstanding, for all the stated reasons. The sound is impressive as well. I defy anyone to crank up the volume and not be impressed with it! 8/10 for value? Well true, it is an expensive piece of kit, but worth every penny! Anybody looking to buy a TV now and not giving this TV serious consideration may as well not bother.I'm sure that the nice sales person at Comet, Currys or heaven forbid PC World will be more than happy to sell you a second rate TV and get you to cough up for their extended warranty (You never know when anything will go wrong!). The one serious downfall for me, is the lack of a keyboard to navigate around the internet and NetTV. What a bad omission!
Ordered a 46in version! Can't wait.
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I was wondering what comparisons can be made between this TV and its 42PFL9664 sibling? That's another Philips TV with a similar price, size and specs, and with a similarly glowing review.
Most of the reviews doing the rounds about the 42PFL9664 agree that it an excellent set, but that the 9704s, beat it in terms of of contrast, blacks and viewing angle. All share the same capacity for detail, sharpness and fluid movement, although one reviewer said the 9704s greater contrast gave them better edge definition.
I have had the 46" model since October. I wholy and completely confirm Barry's opinions. I decided to get this Philips after I had it compared in a specialist shop side by side with the famous Pioneer Kuro. The Philips, in my opinion, is superior or equal (including the all important black screens). And life will never be the same after the Ambilight. How the rest of the world can go with out it ?
wait for the new sets come june july , but then of course you will have to wait again given these sets are never in stock.
Just an extra word. Yesterday we had visitors who are associated with a chain of Hi-Fi shops where the Kuros were, of course, rightly recommended. They were surprised and nearly perplexed by the 9704 picture quality (and the "blackness" in particular). After experimenting for several weeks, I have now learnt how to tune the set and am still experimenting. My 9704 runs with a Denon 2310. The 9704 have been easily available in Poland for the last two months but the mail order shops do not discount them too much. Obviously, the demand is high despite the premium price.
Re Peter's comment of "wait for the new sets come June/July". Is there some significant change on the way? Should I wait a while? I am thinking of taking the plunge and buying a new set. I was thinking of a Plasma (I watch a lot of sport and was worried about smearing with LCD). I am also concerned about the viewing angle. Is this set (any LCD?) ok at 45 degrees?
Have had this tv for just over a month now - purchased it as a discontinued model through cheapestelectrical.co.uk (1000). Spent some weeks researching different makes and models - felt that this set was the most complete package - stunning picture, good sound, good tuner, internet connectivity, loads of USB and HDMI connections and it looks truly gorgeous in the corner of the room with the ambilight on. It gives a truly astonishing picture.The on-board tuner is good, but I use it with a Humax Freeview box most of the time, standard definition. I can't believe that some of the things I'm viewing are not HD. When linked up with my LG blu-ray player, again, the picture quality is outstanding even when standard definition DVDs are being played.
So I have any quibbles? Yes, one small one. The sound is better than any other flat screen I've heard - not on a par with my old Philips CRT (6 speakers on the set) but only when watching a block-buster movie do I feel the need to put the surround sound system on. However, I'd have liked to have a graphic equalizer on board rather than the crude bass/treble control.
Otherwise, I'd recommend this set to anyone not worried about having 3D and able to track down the remaining unsold models.
Just bought this model yesterday - £800 (New and boxed!)from Best Buy. Love ambilight and the quality of the finish. The pictures on blu-ray seem almost too sharp - i'm sure that my eyes don't let me see all the details in real life that this set pulls out. I'm coming from a plasma background and still trying to get to grips with the motion processing and how it can make the picture look - it's like I am actually on set watching the actors rather than being in front of a screen. Just a bit peeved that some of the low bit rate channels don't scrub up quite as well as I expected - probably the size of the screen doesn't help
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The Brazilian born Giselli Monteiro was a model in Brazil before making her debut in the bollywood industry. The beautiful pigeon of Brazil started her career in modeling at the age of seventeen. From then itself she went round the world and finally ended her journey in India as an actress. Some information related to her are as under:
Date of Birth – 6 November 1988
Place of Birth – Brazil
Age – 23 years
Gender – Female
Zodiac – Scorpion
Profession – Acting and Modeling
Debut – Love Aaj Kal directed by Imtiaz Ali
Height – 5ft 9 inches (176 cm)
Body color – Fair
Languages known – Hindi, English
Goal of life – To become a good and experienced actress
Beginning of career
Following her goal of being a good actress Giselli Monterio finally rested her feet on the land of bollywood. Before her appearance in the market of bollywood, she started her career in modeling ad travelled a lot of places, some of like Hong Kong, France, Italy etc and lastly came down to India. If not known than it is to be informed that Giselli Monterio has been found in various cover pages of magazines like Femina, ELLE, and Marie Claire. She has also been a part of fashion industry in India that is walking on ramp for some well known personality of fashion world that of Ritu Kumar and Rohit Bal. moving her career ahead she is brand ambassador of Wills Lifestyle and PC Chandra jewelers.
As a perfect debutant Giselli Monteiro stepped down in bollywood in the year 2009 with her super hit project 'Love Aaj Kal' acting opposite to chotte pathan that is Saif Ali Khan. She played a magnificent role in the movie. Her character in the movie was of a simple Punjabi girl which is totally opposite to her real appearance and personality. After having a look on her first appearance in the movie it was very hard to decide that she was not Punjabi, but in actual she is a Brazilian. The entire acknowledgement regarding her role in the movie goes to the director Imtiaz Ali and her herself as well. Before release of the movie love aaj kal her identity was totally undercover, but it is to be mentioned that she came into identity because of the fashion designer Anaita Shroff. As it is said that she has approached her for the role in the aforesaid film.
Recent events
The next turn in her career was the movie 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' from the production house of the famous Red Chilies Entertainment in the 17th of June 2011. In the so called movie she played a role school girl. And she played a well to do role in the movie. She played a role of teenage in the movie which was not only the movie related to school but about love crushes also. The movie is all about first ever crush in school. Her role in the movie was leading and superb; beside this her acting was also a unique one.
At last to say she has appeared to be a brand ambassador of the so called retail chain 'Westside'.


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According to the Cleveland Federal Reserve, approximately 16 percent of all U.S. small business owners have pulled equity from their primary residences to begin, maintain, or jump-start a struggling small business. In the United States, there is an inextricable link between small business ownership and the use of home equity as a line of credit.
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"Home value declines are currently equal to those we experienced during the darkest days of the housing recession," Zillow chief economist Stan Humphries says, noting that home values in the first quarter of this year tumbled another 3 percent from the prior quarter and presently remain 30 percent below the June 2006 peak. "With accelerating declines during the first quarter, it is unreasonable to expect home values to return to stability by the end of 2011."
Mark E. Schweitzer and Scott Shane of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland concur that a long road remains before small business borrowing will return to pre-recession levels. However, "The link between home prices and small business credit," Schweitzer and Shane agree, "poses important challenges for policy makers seeking to improve small business owners' access to credit."
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Twitter users are paying their tributes and describing the scene.
"Really sad. Was there only yesterday," says mmmbisto."
"Smoke has filled the air and it's gone," tweets jrg1990.
"Spent a lot of my childhood around there. A great shame", says sswhelband.
"My childhood going up in smoke!", says a thinkingman.
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Eyewitnesses have posted their own video footage of the fire to YouTube. This one is called, "Weston On Fire", comes with commentary from a child and a barking dog. This shows the view from five miles away.
This shows early footage of the blaze.
This one appears to have been taken from the beach.
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"It's virtually gone now, just a pile of iron, Mrs V told him via text.
News of the fire has already spread around the world. The Austrian website OE24 features an old picture of donkey rides in front of the pier. The Sydney Morning Herald says the major tourist attraction has been reduced to a "flaming wreck".
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Lots of pier fire photos here on flickr.
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- Nononsense387 said...
How is it that is ANIMAL could just be charged with four counts of assault when that is CLEARLY ATTEMPTED MURDER!!!! And "malicious punishment"? R u serious? On a 7 week old? Who doesn't even know what the hell "punishment IS??? I'll tell ya! This justice system is &*^%$# up & if I had it my way with these child abusers & molesters? OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD BE DONATING BODY BAGS BECAUSE WE WOULD CONSIDERABLY RUN THE HELL OUT!!!!
- March 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- Stormblast said...
This is absolutely disgusting! I wished I could drive up to Sandstone and break a few of his bones and see it that will make him "stop crying".....retards, kids don't come potty trained and hitting them or hurting them will NOT stop them from crying!
- March 30, 2012 at 5:12 PM
OMG could I just put a bullet in his cromagnum skull.He can sleep eternity away
- March 30, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Can somebody torture and shoot this monster, please?
- March 30, 2012 at 7:08 PM
What an ass!!!!!. Put that SOB in a cell with the biggest, meanest guy ever and let him fracture his bones and then make him his "bitch" WITHOUT lube!!! ROT IN HELL SOB!!!
- April 2, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- Imatexanfan said...
He needs the same shit done to him...eye for an eye tooth for a tooth...
- April 4, 2012 at 7:15 PM
I agree with you all and what i do know is the baby is doing well with her recovery i am a very good friend of the mother and sadly the dads x he is a disturbed man and a new parent what i can say is the family and all us friends are keepin the little one in our prayers and praying billy gets the same brutal punishment he gave his very presious daughter the things he will endure in the prisions are just as needed as to the mom i love you sissy and give little sao a kiss for me
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Tubelab SE build and power supply questions.
Ok, well I'm well on my way getting this thing built. I figured that I'd post my questions here as I know George is a busy guy, and I'd like to get others input as well. I have done a search for these topics, but haven't found answers to my particular questions.
I have constructed the board with all components on the bottom so I can mount the board to a chassis with only the tubes coming through the surface. The only problem is mounting the semiconductors. Not really sure the best way of approaching this. Is it ok to mount the front side to the heat sink to keep the orientation of the heat sinks the same or would this not work? Do the heat sinks have to be attached to the board? I see no traces going to or from the board connections for them.
Secondly, I will be using 300B's with this board and am shooting for a B+ of as close to 400V as I possibly can get. George states at his site that C4 and R4 are responsible for setting the B+, the higher the value of C4 and the lower the value of R4 will raise the B+. For the power transformer I'll be using either the 273 or 373CZ with a 5AR4. I might use a choke and replace R4, but only if hum becomes an issue.
Finally, I'll need to have balanced inputs for the amp to interface with my balanced studio gear. I will use some kind of Edcor transformer. Not sure what secondary impedance to use, but my studio gear runs at 600 ohms. Will there need to be any modifications to the existing circuitry to interface with a transformer? Also I could not find in the assembly manual anywhere how to connect the inputs. There are 10 pads at the front of the board where the inputs/volume control go, but not sure how to wire them. Also I will not be using a volume pot, will I need to solder a resistor in it's place or just a jumper?
Looking forward to your responses. I'm going to play in the snow YAY!
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"For a 325-0-325 200mA, 6.3v 4A, 5v 2A would cost $60.42 each plus a one time design and setup charge of $20.00 plus shipping charges. Lead time 6 weeks."
That's about the same price as Hammond PT suitable for this amp.
|3rd March 2009, 03:46 AM
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Thanks for your reply. As far as the heatsinks, i was thinking this was the case, but I wanted to double check as I haven't done it this way before and wanted to avoid that horrible smoke that I see way too often!
I read on George's site that he prefers to run the B+ a bit higher (but under the max, rare for him... haha) and use a OPT with a higer primary impedence (5k) for better bass control with about the same amount of power.
I might not have described what I want to do with the input transformer as well as I could, since you are talking about the OPT primary. What i'm talking about doing is connecting an input transformer to the input of the board. Nothing to do with the output transformer. I was asking what the input impedance of the input section of the board is, so I know what secondary i would need. This would assure a balanced connection from the output of my monitor controller to the amp, and also assure a consistent 600 ohm connection thorough out. (plus I love the sound of transformers, so that would be an added bonus.)
Adding a volume pot on the input would be redundant and unnecessary, plus i've never been a fan of carbon pots. If i put anything there, it would be a stepped attenuator for more precise control, but as stated, this would be unneeded.
That's sad to hear about the Hammond Xformers. I have an Allied 6K56VG in use in my Aikido phono stage and have had no problems with it and I thought they were made by Hammond. I will check out the Edcor as I love their transformers anyways. I was going to use one of theirs on the input. Sad none of their standard models has a 5V winding for the rectifier filament.
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I do not know the input impedance in numbers for Tubelab SE but I have tried it with studio gears via unbalanced connection and it works fine for home use.
|5th March 2009, 04:11 AM
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Hmm, sounds very strange. Never heard of that before, but then again, that department is quite large. Thanks for your help EH.
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hello i just populated my tubelab se board im running 300b's and i cant for the life of me figure out what wires go were on the power transformer t1 1-8 my power transformers 660v hayboer my outputs are hayboer to i dont want to do this wrong please help i emailed george anderson 15 times no responce
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|26th April 2009, 04:17 PM
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Is there a diagram for your new power transformer? This thread may help if their wiring use same color code.
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Sorry for the slow reply. I have been chained to my desk at work lately and Tubelab email is forbidden from work.
I don't know whose transformers that you are using, so I will assume that it uses the standard wire colors. The transformer should have 4 windings that are needed for this amp. It may have more but they can be ignored.
Primary. The primary wires are usually black, If the transformer is intended for 120 volt use it will have 2 wires. These will go to the power switch and the fuse holder. If the transformer has 4 or more primary (black with other color stripes) it was made for multiple supply voltages and must be wired according to the manufacturers recommendation.
High Voltage (660 VCT) secondary. There should be 3 wires. Two are usually red, and the third is usually red with a yellow or black stripe. The striped wire is the center tap and is connected to the T1-1 terminal. One red wire is connected to the T1-4 terminal and one red wire is connected to the T1-5 terminal. It does not matter which red wire goes to which terminal. If your transformer doesn't have these colors you must use the manufacturers data to find out which wires are the high voltage secondary winding.
Rectifier filament winding (5 volt). These wires are usually yellow. There may be a center tap which is usually yellow with a black or green stripe. The center tap is not used on this amplifier and must not be connected to anything. The yellow wires go to the T1-2 and T1-3 terminals.
Main (6.3 volt) filament winding. These wires are usually green. The center tap will have a stripe which is usually black. The center tap goes to T1-6. The green wires go to T1-7 and T1-8. If you are using 300B tubes the center tap is not required. It can be connected to the board or taped up and not used.
Some transformers have a bias tap or additional filament windings. These are not used and must not be connected to anything. Some transformers have a shield or ground wire. It should be connected to the ground lug on the power connector. This is a thin grey wire on an Allied transformer.
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Check your Snub. I have a 642 and most speed loaders don't work. I carry 2 Bianchi speed strips and practice the Ayoob method with just 5 rounds in the strip. Good luck. 5 Star firearm has a speed loader that works great on a 642 type snub. Going to but a couple and try 'em out.
While Speed Strips are certainly a handy, organized, and compact way to carry spare ammo, they are most certainly not very speedy for a complete reload. When I still carried a sixgun as a duty handgun, I practiced reloading with speedloaders, with Speed Strips, with cartridge loops on the belt, and when that innovation arrived, with a 2x2x2 carrier. The Speed Strip is the SLOWEST of these for a complete reload, but its handiness is worth it, in my opinion.
One reason I love the Speed Strip is that it is a VERY fast and sure way to get TWO rounds into one's weapon. I believe that if one's revolver is totally empty, two very fast rounds may well trump a complete reload that takes longer.
Of course, my preferred emergency reload is made of stainless steel, and is made by Ruger; an SP101!
My reload is my Keds. I'm bringing more than my handgun to take on Zombies.
I've carried a 5 shot J frame 38 Special since May 1971. In all that time I've carried at 4-4:30 o'clock, either IWB or OWB. I carry two Bianchi® Speed Strips™ rubber banded together in my right year pocket. Additionally I carry a HKS® #36 Speed Loader in each front pants pocket. In colder weather I carry the gun in my inside left breast jacket pocket with speed loaders and speed strips in the outer jacket pocket(s).
In over 41 years of carrying, drawing, shooting, and reloading my J frames I am very confident in my abilities with same.
I just carry 1 extra magazine ... 15 + 1, + 15 = 31
I think that reloading with those strips uses fine motor skills. Even with enough practice to develope so-called "muscle memory" your fine motor skills break down once you get into the survival mode. If your life is threatened, your body will automatically devote more juice to essential survival motor skills, and the fine motor skills, (fine details accomplished with finger movements and manipulations) are degraded. S
...realistically, I think that if ammo supply is a concern, then the threat you anticipate facing may involve a protracted gunfight. If that's the case, then a high capacity semi has to be your tool of choice. If it jams, clear the jam... That's a task that uses gross motor skills vs fine motor skills. And anyone using any type of gun other than a single shot shotgun, a double barrel shotgun, or a revolver has to learn to clear a jam...
Carrying an extra mag is at least as much about reliability as it is about more ammo. To each his own, but I would not want to be out an about with an auto-loader and a single mag.
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Of course, this isn't the first time Dee has gone Christmas or Broadway. You may remember 2006's A Twisted Christmas, which may have had long time fans scratching their heads at first. Snider also appeared recently in Rock of Ages on Broadway and released a solo record of show tune covers.
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I cut my finger taking it out of the container the first time to wash it. Those blades are SHARP!!
Very quiet running.
Sweet! I needed a way to blend up my Ninjas!
I literally just bought one of these at Bed Bath and Beyond a few hours ago for $48 after 20% off coupon. Raging pretty hard now.
Preliminary tests are positive. This is a killer price.
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It also includes a hand mixer, but the reviews should also include this product.
I bought the Ninja Master Prep from Woot! previously and it makes great hummus and smoothies. I'd say this is worth it. Since you all value my opinion so much.
Does anyone remeber how much this was NEW during the woot off?
Is it as good as the infomercial makes it out to be?
Does it come with a set of Shurikens?
What are the differences between this item and the Cuisinart over on Sellout? And which, if either, would be recommended for a lazy single guy who is dabbling in maybe cooking some and would like food processing to take care of a lot of the tedious chopping and similar for veggies and meat?
I got this during last wootoff. This is good. I used it once. It got the job don't. So, I can't I can't complain.
All thee take up a lot of space though. Beware if have a small kitchen.
refurbished.....food processor?? -_-
I bought one of these, but I can't find it anywhere.
This product works awesome for making smoothies and snow cones.
lana24 wrote:Does anyone remeber how much this was NEW during the woot off?
It was also $20, but I believe it was the less powerful motor and did not have as many blades.
mmmm, it makes ice cream!
Strawberry ice cream
I got one of these off woot last month.
They are amazing.
The wife tossed out the blender, food pro, and some other contraption to use this instead.
The biggest reason I got it was for ice.
This thing will take a full tray of ice and turn it into snow like NOTHING.
Margaritas, smoothies, etc.
10/10 from me.
I'm old and can no longer chop things with a knife ...will I like this?
gregdanielius wrote:I literally just bought one of these at Bed Bath and Beyond a few hours ago for $48 after 20% off coupon. Raging pretty hard now.
Preliminary tests are positive. This is a killer price.
Sounds like you need to put it back in the box and return it. After you buy this one of course.
Got the previous Euro-Pro Ninja Master Prep, also a refurb. It works great and this appears to be a better deal, same price but with 3 containers, not 2 as before. The refurbed unit has a few minor scratches but otherwise is fine.
arevan wrote:This product works awesome for making smoothies and snow cones.
Exactly! I have a similar food processor (the magic bullet, famous for their amazing infomercials) and make a ridiculous amount of yummy smoothies in it. This book has a lot of great smoothie recipes, if you need some ideas!
Roughly 3 1/2 amps for this tiny processor? That motor must really tear it up.
Awesome, I was hoping and hoping and hoping for this to pop up during the wootoff, but it never came. Now it's finally here. Thanks Woot!
My friend has a ninja and I loved it... hence the reason I'm the first sucker.
A recent article in a non profit, no advertising magazine that rhymes with funsouper shemorts says that this is one of those products that is worth buying and then some...
I bought this a few weeks ago when it came with the mixer. I cut up a whole onion into 4s to make it fit in the small chopper. It turned the onions into water with just a few pulses! This thing is insane! I love it!
The lady of the house loves this. That's about all you should care about.
lindseyscott10 wrote:refurbished.....food processor?? -_-
I always buy EVERYTHING (even my gf) refurbished.
Bob_M wrote:I cut my finger taking it out of the container the first time to wash it. Those blades are SHARP!!
Very quiet running.
Same thing happened to me. I got cut by the blade; hope they stay this sharp a good while.
I got this in a different bundle about a month or so ago here-around April 5th, I think; it had a free hand mixer and 2 20 oz. cups with the Slurpee type spoons to go with them.
I have thoroughly enjoyed making smoothies, and great soft serve instant ice cream with just cold milk and frozen fruit for the latter with a drop of vanilla and a little Splenda added. Pulse for about 30 seconds, and it's really good, without being very fat or having any added sugar. Really, the possibilities are endless as far as the fruit types.
You can completely juice veggies if you don't watch out, and don't just pulse a couple of times! I love mine. Great sno-cones for the grandkids, too.
I think the last bundle was new, not refurbished, and it was $34.95, I think. I didn't really need the hand mixer that came with it, so, maybe I should have waited~ for this offer and saved about $15!?
I want an immersion blander gosh darn it!!
So tempted to buy another one. Don't really need it, but maybe I can give it as a present (or just keep it in reserve for when mine breaks). ???
I hear Ninjas chop things more smoothly than 600 elves with cutco knives.
LSlipetz wrote:Previous Woot
It also includes a hand mixer, but the reviews should also include this product.
had a mixer last time - son't see it this time, but then again - it was more $$ with the mixer.
Yes! It does a great job of chopping.
doux1958 wrote:I'm old and can no longer chop things with a knife ...will I like this?
Add me to the growing list who got the last Ninja set on Woot and LOVE it. We have used ours MANY times to make margaritas, chop up ingredients for slaw, etc. Ice becomes snow in no time. Word to the wise- Chop up your food, ice, etc. with SHORT bursts of the motor. If you run it continually, you'll burn up the motor (or so I've read in reviews by a lot of people). Plus, you'll make juice of any food you put in there to chop up if you do anything more than tap a few times on the button. I love ours so much I'm seriously thinking about getting this set as a back up for when ours eventually burns out or the blades break...
This thing is amazing! Bought mine about a year ago from BJ's for $50 and I use it almost daily; mainly for smoothies. 3 blades = quick, precise blending.
Not nearly as loud as a blender, even for $50 it was a great deal!
Jump on this!
I bought this a few months back on Woot new and with a mixer. Absolutely terrific for making smoothies, chopping veggies and stuff. Super easy to clean. Takes up a lot of space, but also replaces other gadgets like a blender. At $20 for a refurb, it's a great buy.
I'm buying this bad boy just to make what I've wanted to for ages but my blender just can't do.
One Ingredient Ice Cream
I got this on a whim when it first went up on Woot and I love this thing even though I have the less powerful original version.
It's great for soups, sauces, smoothies, homemade bread crumbs, salsa, etc. I pretty much upped by boozy blended beverage uptake 10x. If I get diagnosed with Type II I'm blaming it on the Ninja.
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Whether one of the leaked codenames now is this rumored monster remains to be seen, but we are also intrigued that there is another one in the making.
Could it be Samsung's answer to affordable slates like the Kindle Fire, a 4G version of its 11.6-incher, or something else totally? MWC is just around the corner and we'll be there to report the hip and happening Samsung party.
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"I've never said a fetus doesn't have a gender. That only makes it a male or female fetus."<quoted text>
I've never said a fetus doesn't have a gender. That only makes it a male or female fetus.
The parents can call it Banana for all I care. Someone picking out a name beforehand that will be given after birth proves nothing.
Yes, definitely an embarrassment to yourself.
That male or female fetus is what, in relation to the pregnant woman?
Her male or female fetus is the obvious STUPID and deflective answer you'd give. People who aren't morons know the relation to the woman of a male or female fetus is that of son or daughter.
I've already provided the definition of "child", and some PC idiots tried to ignore that one of those definitions is "a human fetus".
I can also provide the definition of son or daughter.
[suhn] Show IPA
"1. a male child or person in relation to his parents.
2. a male child or person adopted as a son; a person in the legal position of a son.
3. any male descendant: a son of the Aztecs.
4. a son-in-law.
5. a person related as if by ties of sonship."
For those who have IQs only in the double digits,(the pro-choicers here) ALL definitions apply. But the one in context to what's being discussed, definition 1 happens to be the one that applies.
Son: A [male] child.
A defintion for [child] is: "a human fetus"
Any pro-choicer want to take a crack at what it all means when put together?
Bunch of morons.


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When preparing to play the Miami Dolphins, teams have learned to expect the unexpected. The Patriots learned as much the hard way last year in a blowout loss at home.
In addition to using the Wildcat offense with prolific success, the Dolphins have many tricks up their sleeve that could play a factor Sunday when the teams renew their rivalry at Gillette Stadium.
"With (offensive coordinator Dan) Henning, they have new stuff every week," Pats head coach Bill Belichick said. "They have a lot of different gadget plays, different formations, different formations that run the same plays and they have a variety of gadget plays -- two, three, four of them every week."
One of the players usually in on the secret is running back Ricky Williams. Though he's lost some of his speed over the years, Williams is still a versatile playmaker who tends to catch opponents by surprise.
In particular, Williams is a big part of Miami's speed sweep, which has worked successfully in recent weeks, and can be used interchangeably with starter Ronnie Brown. The two play off one another to add confusion at the line of scrimmage.
"If you're not wide enough, then Ricky gets out there on that flat and if you get out there wide then it opens up the inside runs for Ronnie (Brown) after he fakes it," Belichick said.
"They kind of complement those two plays and make them look the same. It's not a read. When you are defending one it's kind of hard to defend the other or you're a little lighter in one or the other. If you try to play them both equally, I'm not sure if you're good enough at either spot."
Watching the plays develop on film is easy, but defending them on the field is not as simple. The Patriots know this, which is why they're expecting the unexpected Sunday.
"Everybody gets it, so I'm sure we'll get it," Belichick said. "What it will be? It's whatever Dan drew up on Monday and Tuesday after looking at us (and) feeling like this is something they could hit us on. And they're not all passes; they're runs, reverses or some kind of deceptive plays. But that is definitely part of their offense. They run them in every game."
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We entered into our first bancassurance partnership with the No.1 Cooperative Bank – Saraswat Bank. This partnership will enable us to strengthen our reach towards a wide-spread customer base of the bank through its extensive network of branches and offer them need based life insurance solutions.
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Enchanting Lady Crushes Rivals in Landaluce
Maiden Enchanting Lady reversed an earlier outcome on rival Seduire in the $125,000 Landaluce Stakes as she romped to victory in her second start June 22 at Santa Anita Park.
Maiden Enchanting Lady reversed an earlier outcome on rival Seduire in the $125,000 Landaluce Stakes as she romped to victory in her second start June 22 at Santa Anita Park.
Untested 2-year-olds take the spotlight at Santa Anita Park June 22 in a pair of $125,000 stakes events at 5 1/2 furlongs on the main track, the Santa Anita Juvenile and the Landaluce for fillies.
She's a Tiger came as advertised in the $150,000 Landaluce Stakes, speeding to a sharp victory as the 3-5 choice July 13 over six rival juvenile fillies at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Trainer Peter Miller takes aim at a pair of 2-year-old stakes on the July 13 program at Betfair Hollywood Park with Solid Wager in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship and On the Backstreets in the Landaluce for fillies.
Trainer Bob Baffert describes Executiveprivilege as "pretty special" and it was easy to see why after her impressive 3 1/4-length tally in the $150,000 Landaluce Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park July 14.
Due to a drop in wagering handle from all sources, Betfair Hollywood Park announced June 9 that it is reducing purses beginning June 14.
Betfair Hollywood Park has boosted purses considerably for its 2-year-olds stakes program during both the 2012 spring/summer and autumn meets.
One month after a record-setting victory in her debut at Arlington Park, Dawnie Macho made a successful transition to California, leading throughout to win the $100,000 Landaluce Stakes July 11 at Hollywood Park.
The filly Necessary Evil maintained a comfortable edge over her four male rivals and sprinted away in the stretch to win the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) as the strong favorite at Hollywood Park July 12.
One day after Life Is Sweet tests males in the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I), the Doug O'Neill-trained filly Necessary Evil will do the same in the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) July 12.
Souvenir Gift, who brought longtime trainer Sam Semkin his first graded-stakes victory, is heading up a potential field of at least seven for Saturday's 36th edition of the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies. The race will be run at 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track.
Souvenir Gift rallied in the stretch under Mike Smith to remain undefeated with a 1 1/4-length triumph in the $106,800 Landaluce Stakes (gr. III) at Hollywood Park.
Wacky Patty, the only filly in Friday's $100,300 Landaluce Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-olds with a stakes victory to her credit, defeated Cherish Destiny by a length in the six-furlong test at Hollywood Park.
Friday's $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT), a turf event that has been won by nine champions, figures to more clearly define the burgeoning international status of South American superstar Candy Ride.
Buffythecenterfold surprised trainer Mel Stute by going to the front under jockey Matt Garcia en route to a one-length victory in the Landaluce Stakes that was the co-feature on the July 4 holiday card at Hollywood Park.
A competitive field has been entered for the $150,000 American Handicap, a grade II turf event July 4 at Hollywood Park. The holiday program includes the $100,000 Landaluce Stakes, a grade III event for 2-year-old fillies.
After winning a duel with Lesters Boy early on, Smile Again was headed in the stretch by 13-10 favorite Freedom Crest before fighting back to post a neck-length win in Saturday's $100,000 Bel Air Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park. Earlier on the card, 2-year-old filly Georgia's Storm led from wire-to-wire in winning the $108,400 Landaluce Stakes (gr. III) under Chris McCarron.
Graded stakes winners Out of Mind and Freedom Crest are the leading contenders in $100,000 Bel Air Handicap (gr. II), one of three stakes on Hollywood Park's Saturday card. The other races include the $100,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (gr. III) and the $100,000 Landaluce Stakes (gr. III)
Notable Career drew off on the turn en route to a four-length victory in the $108,400 Landaluce Stakes (gr. III) Saturday at Hollywood Park.


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Hello AJ community and guitarists
Well, I'm a noob and i'm learning Canon Rock on guitar, so I just wanted to ask if someone could help me on the sweeps and all those riffs! Do you some advice or tutorial?
Thanks! SDM
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I used to play a lot more than I do, and I very rarely play online anymore. I wrote a review of it for Mac.AppStorm, check it out! Since getting my new computer, I really have been meaning to download it again.
Very cool review!
Hey Guys,
I just wanted to know the gamers in this community. So, some out there plays Minecraft? Such an addictive game, doesn't it? What's your nickname? Mine is "agodesa".
Best regards, Santiago
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I'll get on to them and see what is going on with the competition if anything. Would be nice to have an official competition.
Have they answer you?
I think this place sells PSD stock:
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Graphic-Studio said
You are correct that you need to be involved with the speakers of the English Language.
One main problem with conversation, and changing from Spanish to English, is the understanding of grammatical differences.
In Spanish, Mexico in general, if you say "El Celieto" It means The Sky, or – Above, the Roof, or Space.
To an English speaker "Cielto" is a hard word to understand, there needs to be a context included. In other words: "What are we talking about?" Are we talking about a home ceiling, or about the Stars in the sky?.
More precise wording is used with English.
I am confused about wording and grammer using Mexican Spanish.
Google Translator is many times incorrect.
I did not use Google Translator to write these words.
English is my Native Language.Hope that helps.
"Cielito" is the same as "Cielo", but the "-ito" changes its meaning to a "small sky". Then, "Cielo" doesn't mean "Above, the Roof, or Space". It only means sky AND heaven. Is the same.
This was fun! I've never taught my native language to other person! If you have more questions about Spanish, here I am
dany_j said
graphicriver artist
I think ddraw's illustrations are more cartoonish. Well, I don't find the word. But the point is, I think his drawings are different.
Anyway, thanks!
Pickoora said
I found the artist who made those sketches on deviantart. The deviation: http://jonigodoy.deviantart.com/art/Female-Cartoon-Faces-115510232?q=gallery%3Ajonigodoy%2F3577341&qo=17 His gallery: http://jonigodoy.deviantart.com/gallery/3577341
Wow Thanks! Another question, those this type of drawings have a specific name?
christopherjon said
What is your other two languages? And what is your native language?
What are your other two languages?
Difference between singular and plural.
And to further confuse you,
This is our forum but these are not the droids you're looking for.
If I haven't lost you yet,
you're = you are. Keep practicing and you're going to get it.
your = possession. Your questions will eventually lead to answers.
ooh!! My mistake! Sorry! I didn't see that. Thank you for correcting me.


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Storing fruits and vegetables in ozone-enriched environments reduces spoilage explains a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate. Dr Ian Singleton explains how ozone treatment could be a safe, effective replacement for pesticides as it leaves no residue on foods.
It is estimated that up to 30% of fresh produce can be lost due to microbial spoilage. Dr Singleton from Newcastle University explains that low levels of gaseous ozone are able to prevent fungal spoilage in a wide range of stored fresh produce, including strawberries, tomatoes, grapes and plums. His work has shown that enriching the storage environment with ozone causes a substantial decline in fungal spore production as well as a reduction in visible lesions on fruits that are already infected. Fruit stored at low levels of ozone for up to 8 days prevented almost 95% of disease from developing, depending on the fruit and levels of fungal infection.
Fungal contamination is the most common cause of spoilage of stored fruit, salads and vegetables and the risk of microbial contamination increases with longer storage periods. From the 1950s onwards, heat treatment was replaced with cheap and effective synthetic fungicides, often used in combination with pre-pack sanitation treatment containing chlorine or bromine.
Dr Singleton explains why alternative methods to reduce fungal spoilage are needed. "There are public concerns over pesticide residues on fresh produce. Ozone is a viable alternative to pesticides as it is safe to use and effective against a wide spectrum of micro-organisms. Importantly, it leaves no detectable residues in contrast to traditional methods of preserving fresh produce."
Interestingly, Dr Singleton's team found that exposing tomatoes to ozone before infecting them with fungus also reduced spoilage. "This suggests that ozone treatment exerts a 'memory' or 'vaccination' effect that protects fruit from damage. It is unclear how this phenomenon works, but is certainly worthy of further, detailed investigation," suggested Dr Singleton.
Careful work is also needed to optimize levels of ozone and length of exposure for each variety of produce. "Different fruits have been shown to have different tolerances for ozone. We need to look carefully at how we control the atmospheric concentration of the gas in stores and transit containers, since levels of ozone that are too high can damage produce, causing financial losses"
Kudos to you,Dr Ian Singleton for this discovery and also for the recommendations highlighted. For now, i strongly feel ( or suggest) that the usage of ozone for preservation of fruits and vegetables should be restricted possibly for industrial or commercial purposes only. This is because the local farmers may not be able to administer it in the required concentrations ;unlike in the industries where effective monitoring could be done by the quality-control personnels.Effort should also be made to ensure or confirm that ozone does not have any adverse effect on the genetic make-up and the nutritive values of these fruits and vegetables.
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Who We Are :Canyon Market is owned by Janet and Richard Tarlov who are food industry veterans.This is our first store and is the fruit of several years of work, much of it on thefinancing and construction of the space that we occupy. We live just minutes awayand enjoy working and living in our community. With two young children, it helps tobe close to school and home, too. We and our fantastic, dedicated staff of 80 lovetalking with our customers and we look forward to meeting you in the store. We havean active suggestion box and suggestion board, or you can send us an email at email@example.com
Edmundo Hernandez, Kitchen Manager
Edmundo grew up in Chiapas, Mexico where his grandmother introduced him tocooking and taught him how to prepare many of the local southern Mexican dishes.Over the past 23 years in the U.S. Edmundo has worked with chefs and learnedAmerican, Italian, Mediterranean and Chinese cuisines. Prior to rejoining Janet and Richard for the opening of Canyon Market, he worked for 17 years for Oakville Grocery in Palo Alto, eight of them with Janet and Richard.
Edmundo enjoys running and biking in the hills of Bay Front Park and Menlo Park. Hisfavorite music is classical and Mexican Romance. In the future Edmundo would like towrite a cookbook with his best recipes and experiences from the kitchen.
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Quin Graddy, Grocery Buyer
From that experience Quin built upon his food knowledge, guided by his curiosity and love of cooking. Quin gets a lot of satisfaction from helping people on their own food journeys: when people come to the store wanting to know how to make something,like an Indian curry, not knowing where to begin, he can guide them to what they need. It is especially rewarding when they return to the store and share the final product with him.
Quin is a San Francisco native. With a strong background in the arts, he started his career working with non-profits in The City and the East Bay. He has worked in schools on a range of artistic projects, from mixed media to murals to sculptures. He hopes to get involved in arts education work again someday. In his free time, Quin enjoys exploring the outdoors, photography, printmaking, and of course, cooking.
Lyli Garcia, Assistant Store Manager
Lyli grew up in the small town of Santa Maria, near Santa Barbara, and has been living in San Francisco for the past 10 years. Lyli brings to Canyon Market 8 years of managerial experience from Starbucks and attended California Culinary Academy for restaurant management. Right before working here, she was a preschool teacher in Noe Valley. Lyli is passionate about yoga, is an avid juicer, home canner, ocean diver,gardener, and loves cooking healthy food and drinking fine tea.
Tim Snyder, Produce Buyer
Tim is from Mt. Shasta, California. Before coming to Canyon Market, he worked mostly in construction, building decks for houses as well as in demolition. When he moved to The City, Glen Park was the first neighborhood he visited that reminded him of his own small town. In his free time, Tim is a self-described music nerd. He enjoys playing guitar in a hardcore band and educating himself in new music.
Fredis Acosta, Prep Cook
Originally from Choluteca, Honduras, Fredis helped his family farm by taking care of the cattle and horses. Later on, he served as security on a cantaloupe farm, guarding the crop from animal intruders. When Fredis is not at work, he likes to spend time with his two daughters and play soccer with friends.
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In January 2010, the Long Island Index (LII)—a research project funded by the Rauch Foundation—published a report detailing the potential for growth and development on Long Island, identifying nearly 8,300 acres of available unbuilt land in more than 150 existing downtown and railroad areas. Long Islanders currently are struggling to find ways to revive the region's fading economy, to attract more businesses and younger workers and residents.
Redevelopment of Long Island's towns and cities, as neighboring regions have done successfully, seems the most viable option for overcoming the local economic challenges. These include limited housing options, high housing costs, and a lack of well-paying jobs, all helping to drive younger generations to leave the island in search of affordable housing and better wages. Local governments and residents now must determine the type and scale of development that can be achieved and that will yield a desirable result: a reinvigorated economy, expanded housing options, and affordable housing costs.
The LII's report, Places to Grow: An Analysis of the Potential for Transit-Accessible Housing and Jobs in Long Island's Downtown and Station Areas, found that the 8,300 acres of currently unprotected, undeveloped land could support 90,000 news homes if low-density, single-family development continues. But it also found that—if redevelopment is approached in a different manner—half the undeveloped land could support 90,000 housing units in a mixture of townhouses, garden apartments, and apartment buildings, leaving the remaining acreage for other uses.
"A lot of people just don't understand that doing things as we've done in the past won't address the economic issues we're facing," says Ann Golob, LII's director. "We could provide more parking and more housing. If we could build differently, we could really begin to address [Long Island's] issues. Other regions surrounding us have really embraced these kinds of changes. That doesn't mean you eliminate the suburban character of the region, but it does mean you start to build differently in some areas so you create more opportunities for more people."
While the report's data has been made available to the public, imagining the redevelopment possibilities and array of potential benefits is a challenge for most laypeople. That's why the LII created a design competition for reimagining Long Island's downtown areas. Architect and educator June Williamson, co-author of Retrofitting Suburbia, assisted in creating the competition's design brief and selecting the jury.
The resulting highly innovative, intriguing concepts offer residents and local governments the tools to carry out new and more productive discussions about redevelopment, according to Golob.
Out of more than 200 entries from teams in 30-plus countries, the jury selected five professionally designed concepts for awards, and also recognized one student concept. The public was invited to select one project from the field of finalists for a People's Choice Award, as well.
The winning concepts in the LII's "Build a Better Burb" Ideas Competition for Retrofitting Long Island's Downtowns are:
- AgISLAND, by the team of Parsons Brinckerhoff, N.Y. (Amy Ford-Wagner, Tom Jost, Ebony Sterling, Philip Jonat, Emily Hull, Will Wagenlander, Meg Cederoth, Melanie George, David Greenblatt, and Melissa Targett).
- Building C-Burbia, by the team of the City College of New York Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture Program (Denise Hoffman Brandt, Alexa Helsell, and Bronwyn Gropp).
- Levittown: Increasing Density and Opportunity through Accessory Dwellings, by the team of Ryall Porter Sheridan Architects, New York, (Meri Tepper, Ted Porter, Ted Sheridan, and John Buckley) and William R. Morrish, Parsons the New School for Design.
- Long Division, by the team of the Network Architecture Lab, Columbia University (Kazys Varnelis, Leigha Dennis, Momo Araki, Alexis Burson, and Kyle Hovenkotter) and William Prince, owner, PARK.
- SUBHUB Transit System, by the team of DUB Studios (Michael Piper, Frank Ruchala, Natalya Kashper, Gabriel Sandoval, and Jeff Geiringer).
- Student Winner—Upcycling 2.0, by the team of Columbia University School of Architecture and Planning and Preservation (Ryan H. B. Lovett, John B. Simons, and Patrick Cobb).
- People's Choice Award Winner—LIRR: Long Island Radically Rezoned, by the team of Tobias Holler, New York Institute of Technology; Ana Serra, Buro Happold; Sven Peters, Atelier Sven Peters; and Katelyn Mulry, New York Institute of Technology.
Each of these redevelopment solutions are based on two common qualities, according to Golob. "They did not assume you'd raze Long Island and start over from a blank canvas; they designed from within the context of the existing communities," she says. "Also, they were thinking regionally, not on a city-by-city basis. They addressed the issues on a large scale and drilled down to what their solutions mean on the very local level."
Competition jurors were: Allison Arieff, contributor to the New York Times and GOOD magazine; Daniel D'Oca, partner, Interboro, New York, and assistant professor, Maryland Institute College of Art; Rob Lane, director of the design program at the Regional Plan Association; Paul Lukez, principal, Paul Lukez Architecture, Boston, and author of Suburban Transformations; Lee Sobel, real estate development and finance analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation; Galina Tachieva, partner, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., Miami, and author of Sprawl Repair Manual; and Georgeen Theodore, partner, Interboro, New York, associate director of the infrastructure planning program, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Launch the playlist for more details on each winning concept. Visit www.buildabetterburb.org for complete details on the winners and all competition submissions.


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Evaluation of Pegfilgrastim for Stem Cell Mobilization in Children
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Hypothesis: pegfilgrastim at 300 µg/kg in hematological steady state provides an efficient stem cell mobilization in children with malignancies
Design: phase 2 study.
Judgment criterion: percentage of children achieving at least 5x10e6 CD34 cells with a standard apheresis (less than 2 blood volume processed)
|Solid Malignancies
|Drug: Pegfilgrastim (drug)
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Mobilization in Children With Malignancies: Evaluation of Pegfilgrastim at 300µg/kg in Hematological Steady State
- percentage of children achieving at least 5x10e6 CD34 cells with a standard apheresis (less than 2 blood volume processed)
- Side effects Number of apheresis required to achieved a graft of at least 5x10e6 CD34 cells
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Patients: consecutively referred for HSC mobilization. At least 17 days after the previous chemotherapy. No hematological growth factor during the 8 previous days.
Mobilization: one sc injection of 300 µg/kg pegfilgrastim (Neulasta, Amgen)
Evaluation during the study: CD34 circulating cells from day 2 to day 7 ; AE recording
Judgment criterion: percentage of children achieving at least 5x10e6 CD34 cells with a standard apheresis (less than 2 blood volume processed)
Analysis: sequential Bayesian study
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 0 to 18 years
- solid malignancy
- Lansky score >70%
- more than 17 days since the beginning of the last chemotherapy cycle
- absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 1×109/l
- no administration of any hematopoietic growth factor in the previous 8 days
Exclusion Criteria:
- clinical or biological conditions precluding the mobilization or collection procedure
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00695370
|Principal Investigator:
|Etienne Merlin, MD
|University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
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|Dr Etienne MERLIN, CHU Clermont-Ferrand
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|NCT00695370 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 9, 2008
|Last Updated:
|June 12, 2008
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand:
Bone marrow transplantation
Children with solid malignancies
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Whether you just want to play for fun or get others involved in playing rounders - this toolkit will give you everything you need to know to get started.
Our aim is to get more people than ever before playing the game on a regular basis; in the local park with friends and family, or with work colleagues in a local sports centre. By reading and following the simple guidelines in this toolkit, we hope you'll put a smile on the faces of new recruits as they chuck, whack and leg their way through an energetic and fun game of rounders!
Rounders can bring a smile to the face of anyone regardless of their age, background, disability or gender. Whilst wanting to share the simplicity, excitement and fun of the game with everyone, there are three groups of people we want to target in particular; mums, students, and people working for local businesses.
Dive in and let's get the nation smiling
This toolkit will arm you with all of the information you'll need to start organising and playing action packed games of rounders in your local area.
As well as giving a recap on the rules of the game, the toolkit provides advice on the equipment you'll need to play; top tips for creating fun rounders sessions; and ways of promoting games in your local area. We've also included helpful materials like printable posters, flyers and scorecards to help publicise and run matches.
With your help, we know we can re-ignite people's passion for rounders by reminding them how simple, accessible and most importantly fun it is! We want to reconnect adults from all walks of life and ages with the game - whether they are a frantic mum, a student or a busy professional.