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Closing the deal that made it the largest natural gas pipeline transporter in the U.S., Kinder Morgan Inc., Houston, (NYSE: KMI) has concluded its purchase of Houston-based El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) for approximately $38 billion and subsequently spun out El Paso's upstream holdings.
Kinder Morgan chairman and chief executive Richard Kinder called the deal a once-in-a-lifetime transaction. "We are delighted to close the El Paso transaction and we are very excited about the natural gas footprint that we now have in the United States with the addition of approximately 44,000 miles of natural gas pipelines from El Paso."
He adds, "We are bullish on the future of natural gas and believe that it will be the fuel of choice in America for many years to come. It's domestically abundant, clean and cheap. As the largest transporter and storage operator of natural gas in the United States, we have many growth opportunities across the country, and we are eager to get to work to leverage these assets for the benefit of our customers, our shareholders and our employees."
Kinder Morgan paid consideration equal to $26.87 per El Paso share, consisting of $14.65 per share in cash and KMI shares and warrants. KMI shareholders now own approximately 68% of the combined companies. Kinder Morgan has also assumed some $16.7 billion of El Paso debt.
El Paso's portfolio consists of 43,000 miles of pipeline in the Northeast, Southeast, Rockies and Southwest. Current throughput is 17 billion cubic feet per day, representing 26% of gas delivered to U.S. consumers. Total capacity is 28 Bcf per day.
"The El Paso assets are primarily regulated interstate natural gas pipelines that produce substantial, stable cash flow and have access to key regions and major consuming markets," says Kinder. The combined systems are complementary, he says, as they primarily serve different supply sources and markets in the U.S.
Kinder Morgan now has an enterprise value of $94 billion with 80,000 miles of pipeline, making it the fourth-largest U.S. energy company.
El Paso is now a subsidiary to Kinder Morgan, and has sold its E&P assets to New York-based investment management firm Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO), along with private-equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC and Access Industries Inc. for approximately $7.15 billion.
Raymond James & Associates analyst Darren Horowitz calculates El Paso's E&P assets will attract $7.5- to $9 billion based on a multiple of 6-7x EBITDA. "Only a handful of companies are able to ante up that kind of capital, primarily large multinational E&P companies."
Doug Foshee, El Paso chairman, president and chief executive, says, "Our agreement with Kinder Morgan will provide even greater value for our shareholders than we expected through the planned spin-off of our exploration and production business."
El Paso holds E&P assets in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales, the Wolfcamp trend of the Permian Basin, the Altamont region of the Uinta Basin, the South Louisiana Wilcox, as well as international holdings in Egypt and Brazil. Total net risked resource potential is 8 trillion cubic feet equivalent with 3,260 total drilling locations in core operations (48% oil). Production at the end of the third quarter was 823 million cubic feet equivalent per day.
Evercore Partners and Barclays Capital were financial advisors to Kinder Morgan and provided a fairness opinion. Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Bracewell & Guiliani LLP were legal counsel. Morgan Stanley was financial advisor to El Paso and provided a fairness opinion. Goldman Sachs was also financial advisor to El Paso in this transaction and in relation to its previously announced spin-off. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz was legal advisor to El Paso.


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Record half-year traffic at Malta Airport
Passenger traffic at Malta Airport for the first half of 2013 registered an increase of 9.2%, and reached a record 1,726,486 passenger movements. This increase was primarily due to the increase of 7.6% in seat capacity.
"One of the most remarkable points in these results is that notwithstanding the increase in seat capacity, the average seat load factor registered a further growth of one percentage point, reaching a record 75.1%," MIA said.
Between January and June of this year, the number of aircraft movements increased by 5.9%, with the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) increasing by 6.7%, whereas Cargo and Mail decreased by 6.9% over the same period in 2012.
When looking at the top markets, the Italian market registered the highest growth for the first six months of 2013 with an increase of 16.9%. The French market followed with an increase of 14.6% and the UK market registered a 5.5% increase. The German and Spanish markets registered decreases of 2 % and 8.5% respectively.
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IWRM as a Tool for Adaptation to Climate Change
For whom?
The course is designed for professionals actively involved in the water and climate sectors, for example working as policy makers at local, regional or national level, as staff of NGO's or in the private sector dealing with adaptation, or as junior university lecturers or scientists, and would like to receive an overview of the issue within a short period of time.
Dates, Fee, ECTS
Start: 03 July 2017
End: 21 July 2017
ECTS credit points: 5
Deadline IHE application: 02 June 2017 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 2850
Start: 02 July 2018
End: 20 July 2018
Deadline IHE application: 01 June 2018 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 2850
Learning objectives
- describe the expected impacts of climate change on water resources and water use sectors in relation to (other) human activities
- identify the consequences of the predicted impacts of climate change and climate variability for integrated water resources management
- integrate climatic change conditions at different time and spatial scales into (risk) management in the water sector
- justify decisions on adaption to the impacts of climate change under uncertainty
Course content
The Climate Change in Integrated Water Management course is offered as a three week course. During the first week, the theoretical background will be given. In a one-day field trip, a practical example of dealing with (future) climate change in a municipal water system will be highlighted. In the second and third week entitled 'framework for modeling in water and climate', the participants learn to apply the climate change and variability issues in a set of modeling tools and come up with practical and integrated options to deal with climate issues in water management.
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Many Case Western Reserve theater majors spend part of their junior year abroad at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK. There they study intensively with London theater professionals and explore the world-renowned London theater scene.
CWRU in London students will have the unique opportunity to pursue a rigorous academic study of European theatre history, while sharpening their theatrical skills through classes in voice, clown, physical performance, dance, combat, and singing, all supported by tutorials and seminars.
Students will spend 3-4 weeks studying each of four particular Timemarks in European Theatre History, while exploring the performance styles of that time through four distinct performance projects, culminating in a studio presentation in one of RADA's theaters.
Learn more at http://www.case.edu/international/london/, and from faculty commentary below:
Professor Jerrold Scott, Department Chair and Artistic Director of Eldred Theater, speaks about the legacy of RADA and why students should consider studying there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xEnmkADfM4
Hear about the unique advantages of the CWRU/RADA program from Professor Ron Wilson, Director of the Graduate Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAe64Jj8aO8
Hear about the curricular diversity and academic rigor of the RADA program from Professor Jeffrey Ullom, Director of Undergraduate Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvj1VTEwT6w
Timemark 1: Athens, 534 BC: the year in which drama enters the Dionysian Festivals.
Timemark 2: London, 1642: the year in which the Puritans close the London theatres.
Timemark 3: Paris, 1658: the year in which Molière's company becomes based in Le Petit Bourbon.
Timemark 4: Berlin, 1928: the year in which Brecht and Weill's Threepenny Opera is premiered.
Students will receive 15 credit hours for the following courses: THTR 301 thru 305.
The next session of Timemarks at RADA will be in the spring semester of 2017!


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Students who wish to pursue state licensure as a Reading Specialist must complete coursework outlined above. Additionally, the state requires a current professional teaching license, two years of classroom teaching experience, a passing score on the Praxis II Subject Examination for Reading Specialist, and completion of a master's degree to obtain a Reading Specialist License.
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Neither Secretary of State Bob Brown, a Republican, nor Attorney General Mike McGrath, a Democrat, has announced intentions to run for governor, but neither has ruled anything out. Without a firm denial, rumors of Brown v. McGrath in 2004 had circulated the state. It is in the climate of these rumors that McGrath's office and Brown's office squared off in court on May 15 to argue over a plan that would redraw Montana's legislative districts.
Both offices have downplayed the partisan nature of the debate, while admitting that politics do play a role in the process.
"This is inherently a political process," says McGrath. "The U.S. Supreme Court has said, in a case out of North Carolina a year or so ago, that this is essentially a political process and that you can draw districts to favor one party over another."
But redrawing districts in favor of one party usually doesn't win friends across the aisle. Last week's court hearing came about after Republican lawmakers passed House Majority Leader Roy Brown's (R-Billings) House Bill 309. The bill challenges the plan developed by the Districting and Apportionment Commission and instructs Secretary of State Brown not to file the commission's plan. The hearing is just the latest battle in a partisan war over redistricting that began shortly after the 2000 census—the state's districts must be redrawn after every census according to the state constitution.
Republicans maintain that the plan drawn up by the commission in February will give the Democrats an upper hand in the elections of the next three Legislatures. Democrats, who control the commission by a 3-2 majority, don't dispute that the plan favors their party, but say that doesn't matter. They say that Republican-controlled commissions of the past have redrawn the state to favor their party, that the process has never escaped partisanship.
Democrats contend that HB 309, which is intended to block Brown from filing the commission's plan, violates the state constitution. Democrats maintain that the Montana Constitution forbids the Legislature from tampering with the process. The party also believes that constitutional language compels Brown to file the commission's plan, ignoring HB 309.
"The secretary of state faced a conflict," says State Solicitor Brian Morris, who is handling the case for the attorney general's office. "He could either comply with House Bill 309 or comply with the constitution. I guess he felt he was in a difficult spot, so he's seeking direction from the court."
Attorney General McGrath says that there is a very good reason that the constitution forbids the Legislature from tinkering with the redistricting process. Twice in its pre-1972 constitution history, the Legislature failed to solve its redistricting problems and federal courts had to divvy up the state, he says.
"If you look at what's happening in Texas, well that's a perfect example of what happens when legislators try to resolve these issues," says McGrath. "To me, the Texas situation proves the genius of the Montana Constitution, because we have an independent commission under the constitution that has the sole authority to redraw district lines."
McGrath refers to the Texas political battle over Congressional redistricting that led more than 50 Democratic Texas lawmakers to flee from Austin to Oklahoma last week, delaying the Legislature's proceedings. The result was that Republicans were left without a working quorum and the deadline passed for the introduction of the new redistricting legislation.
"Our [Constitutional Convention] wanted to avoid what happened in Texas," says State Solicitor Morris. "They had seen what happened in the '60s, where redistricting issues took one entire session and they never resolved those issues."
Janice Doggett, chief legal counsel for the secretary of state's office, says it's not the job of her office to determine if a law is constitutional. That's why Bob Brown took the controversial issue to the courts for guidance, says Doggett.
"We knew that it would end up in court one way or the other," she says. "So we decided to be proactive and ask the question [of whether or not the law is constitutional]."
Doggett also disagrees with McGrath on exactly how the constitution directs the redistricting process.
"There are [Constitutional Convention] transcripts that say the Legislature needs to flesh out this process," she says. "And the Constitution isn't specific about every different aspect of redistricting."
But it appears that District Judge Dorothy McCarter disagrees. After both sides made their arguments, McCarter said that the constitution appears to give the commission authority to be self-executing, and that the Legislature can't use HB 309 to interfere with the commission's work. The judge has yet to make a ruling; instead, she has asked both sides for briefs addressing the appropriateness of the secretary of state's involvement in the issue.
Montana ACLU lawyer Beth Brenneman, who entered the fray representing Montana's Indian leaders and legislators, says that the case should be dismissed because Brown should have never gotten involved.
"He rejected his constitutional duty in favor of his statutory one," she says.
Brenneman says that it is not Brown's place to even approach the court with questions about the law's constitutionality. His constitutional obligation is to file the commission's plan—filing the plan with the secretary of state's office is the last step in making it law—and that's it, she says.
Both Brenneman and Morris are happy with Judge McCarter's reaction to their arguments, but admit that the issue is far from settled. All parties involved have said they will appeal an unfavorable decision to the Montana Supreme Court. It's likely that the proceeding could last months—well into warm-ups for the 2004 governor's race.
But McGrath says that the case has nothing to do with either politician's future.
"Brown filed a suit and we were asked to represent the commission," says McGrath. "To read anything else into it would be silly."


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This past weekend, Trey Songz was spotted out in Malibu, CA shooting the new video for his single "I Need A Girl"!!!! The video was directed by Benny Boom so yall know it's guaranteed to be HOT!!!!!!!
I love how they cast a variety of women of different shapes, sizes, colors, and ethnic backgrounds for this video!!!! Trey definitely doesn't seem to discriminate on this one!!!!


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Journal of Aging Research
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 508756, 2 pages
Aging and Type 2 Diabetes: Consequences for Motor Control, Musculoskeletal Function, and Whole-Body Movement
1Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
2Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP) and College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5072, USA
3Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
4Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
Received 15 January 2013; Accepted 15 January 2013
Copyright © 2013 Neil D. Reeves et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
Neil D. Reeves, Bijan Najafi, Ryan T. Crews, and Frank L. Bowling, "Aging and Type 2 Diabetes: Consequences for Motor Control, Musculoskeletal Function, and Whole-Body Movement," Journal of Aging Research, vol. 2013, Article ID 508756, 2 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/508756


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It's like musical chairs at the moment…. Quite annoying to have to wast time changing links when I could be writing compelling content.
- The BA.com affiliate scheme is now off linkshare and available at TD or AWIN.
- Co-operative Travel is off Buy.at and instead on Affiliate Future (including a Christmas incentive to win an iPod). Search box creative coming soon and, separately Co-operative Travel Cruises launch is coming soon.
- Lastminute.com have popped up on Tradedoubler – same commission levels.
- First Choice are now on Commission Junction and will close on TD 7th December.
List of British Affiliate Networks
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All too often, sexual harassment involving just two people devolves into a he said/she said stand-off.
But if the alleged harassment occurs at work, you must act to stop it or you'll risk liability.
Fortunately, you don't have to be absolutely right about what happened. You just have to act reasonably to stop or prevent harassment, based on the facts you have.
Recent case: Gary Vaughn worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as did his former girlfriend and housemate. Vaughn filed a race discrimination lawsuit against the department, which he eventually settled for $150,000.
Right before the case settled, his hours were changed in response to the former girlfriend's complaint that Vaughn was sexually harassing her at work. She even produced a court order prohibiting Vaughn from approaching her.
Vaughn sued for retaliation, alleging the department had punished him for winning the settlement. He said the agency should have looked deeper into the allegations and would then have discovered that the former girlfriend was lying.
But the court rejected the claim. It reasoned that the department had an obligation to stop any harassment and could err on the side of caution by separating Vaughn from his former lover. (Vaughn v. Vilsack, No. 09-CV-455, SD IL, 2011)
Advice: Conduct a reasonable investigation by speaking with all parties. Seek witnesses and ask about any police or court reports that substantiate the claims. Then act to protect the apparent victim.


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Might & Magic Heroes VI to get Pirate of the Savage Sea, new patch
Might & Magic Heroes VI will receive a new standalone expansion next month when Pirate of the Savage Sea Adventure Pack launches on July 12. Developed by Limbic Entertainment, the DLC pack will add a new quest that is estimated to last over 10 hours, as well as new artifacts, a new dynasty weapon, and several new bonuses. The story focuses on the return of Crag Hack, who is sent to investigate the disappearance of several ships in the Savage Sea at the behest of the Pirate Council.
Persona 4 Arena gets official-er with final North American box art
Atlus sees life one Monday and raises it one official box art. The final cover of their upcoming 2D fighter based off of the Shin Megami Tense series to be exact, Persona 4 Arena. Co-developed with BlazBlue developer Arc System Works, the upcoming brawler pits characters from the popular series against one another in familiar settings as they duke it out for supremacy.
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action – Point Blank DLC now available
Some more Jagged Alliance news, following yesterday's announcement about Back in Action's first standalone expansion, Crossfire. Today's release is the second round of DLC for Back in Action, Point Blank. The $4.99 pack follows mercenaries Gus Tarballs, Robert James "Scully" Sullivan, and Donna "Spider" Housten in their assignment to save US ambassador John Gaiden from renegade ex-CIA agent Rygor Manson.
Drox Operative pre-order bonus program announced
Soldak is now taking pre-orders for their upcoming action-RPG Drox Operative. Mac and Windows PC gamers who pre-order will not only receive access to the latest beta build, but they will also be able to grab the game for $14.99 instead of the regular price of $19.99.
New Zone of the Enders HD Collection screenshots released
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I went up against a guy in a mark 2 gti with a VR6 today, and man it was fast. He caught me by surprise, I kinda saw him coming up but wasn't sure if he was racing or not, so I gunned it, and so did he. It sucked though because I was kind of out of the powerband when i hit it, and it was probably a little too high of rpm to downshift, so I just mashed the pedal down. He had the jump when he was passing me, so he started pulling away at first, then kept a good car length between us. I got in a sick 3rd to fourth shift and caught up with him quick and started to pass him and he slowed down at like 110, so I did too.
You could definetely hear the VR6 screaming, **** me those things sound good with nice intake and exhaust. I don't think a stock VR6 could take a WRX, but I'm assuming it was pretty heavily modded, and that it was in an A2 kinda tells that the owner can make it go pretty fast. My buddy vr6's his mark 2 jetta, and that thing screamed, but it wasn't all that fast. Too bad he rolled it b4 he got a chance to supercharge it. Dub heads are cool, hondas won't even race me after my car started morphing into a homebrew sti, but volkswagens love a good run.


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Hey, what the @#$%. Some days later and I read this.
How can I fix this problem?
You can't. It's a glitch in the matrix
Its kind of an envato security leck. Hopefully they closed it by now. Otherwise…
Imagine, you have a good running acount, made some money, somebody gets hand on your activation link, clicks on it, gets logged in and has access to the withdrawals. scary.
Did anybody from envato notice this and reported it to the developers?


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Trafigura targets $8b India metals market with online store
Jul 16 2014 , New Delhi
Trafigura, co-founded by French billionaire Claude Dauphin, said it has been drawn in by India's primary metals market that is forecast to grow at up to 8 percent a year.
Small and medium businesses contribute to more than a third of the market, but most of them depend on traditional methods of procurement. Per-capita consumption of nearly all metals in India, Asia's third-largest economy, is far below world levels.
The online store, named Lykos, will sell consignments of 1 to 24 tonnes of aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc at index-linked prices, Trafigura said in a statement on Wednesday.
"There is a strong demand for refined metals such as aluminium, copper and zinc in smaller lot sizes, but currently the market suffers from lack of automation, erratic supply, poor quality control, complex transportation logistics and opaque pricing," said Raoul Bajaj, chief executive of Trafigura India.
Customers will have to take delivery from warehouses newly built near manufacturing centres in Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal. More warehouses are planned.
Trafigura's move comes as storage of metals is in focus globally. The company and other metal merchants, Wall Street banks and the London Metal Exchange face more than two dozen class-action lawsuits alleging they artificially restricted supplies from warehouses and inflated aluminium and zinc prices. They have all denied the allegations.
More recently, Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into whether a private metals trading firm, Decheng Mining, and its related companies used fake warehouse receipts at Qingdao Port to obtain multiple loans secured against a single cargo of metal. Decheng has not commented on the probe.
Trafigura, incorporated in the Netherlands, has a vast portfolio of assets from African petrol stations, Texas docks to a Brazilian port and iron ore terminal, a private equity vehicle, vast offtake deals and almost 9,000 employees across 58 countries.


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Students who expect to graduate with a graduate-level degree must apply for graduation. Students apply for graduation by registering for graduation using the appropriate coding at the same time they register for their final semester of course work, but never later than the fourth calendar day of that semester. Students who expect to graduate at the end of the summer semester, but wish to be publicly recognized in the preceding winter commencement, must register for graduation at the time they register for their winter semester course work. Graduation and commencement codes can be found in the Schedule of Classes document on the Registrar's Web site, www.nmu.edu/ records, by following the course registration link.
Note: A $15 graduation fee is payable at the time of application. See "Tuition and Fees" section of this bulletin. Students who do not register for graduation on time will only be considered for a subsequent graduation period providing they register and still qualify. Students may only receive one diploma, certificate or degree at any one graduation.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
This Week in Publishing 6/27/08
The Wall Street Journal profiled another literary success story, this time for Andrew Davidson, who opted for an out-of-the-box query to Eric Simonoff that outlined why Eric shouldn't represent him. (Kids, don't try this at home. These stunts were performed by professionals). Doubleday snatched it up for quite the load of cash, and THE GARGOYLE comes out in August.
And in a completely opposite success story, via Publishers Lunch, the New York Times profiles THE SHACK, a book that is storming the bestseller lists based entirely on word of mouth and a blockbuster marketing budget of $300. And by storming the bestseller list, I mean STORMING -- it's #1 on the NY Times paperback list a year after it was published. THE SHACK is about a guy who meets God in the form of "a jolly African American woman."
The lesson in all of this? There is no lesson, people. This business is nuts I mean unpredictable.
That rascally Google is at it again! Now Google Book Search has put all the copyright information available anywhere into one xml document that you can download and search. Although Google notes that "there are undoubtedly errors in these records," so... uh... copyright searcher beware I guess.
In other rascally news, Dennis Cass is also at it again. This time he has penned a meta query which is quite hilarious and also meta. Now I'm going to get all meta on you and insert a joke here, maybe about a reality show ha ha Spencer's funny.
Watch out, Kindle, tech companies are gunning for you! Yes, the miBook is the latest e-reader aiming to compete with the Kindle. This one has a color screen, it retails for only $130 (Kindle: $350) and you can also can play multimedia content (such as cooking instructional videos) and music. Also it doesn't look like it was invented in the '80s, although, strangely, the miBook website does.
And finally, hope everyone had a Happy Draft Day! I went "um" along with everyone else when the Kings took Jason Thompson at #12 (I liked him... but maybe more at #25), but the last few times I was surprised by a Kings pick were when Kevin Martin and Peja Stojakovic were drafted, so.... I'm just going to go ahead and trust Geoff Petrie on this one.
Have a good weekend!
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- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Hatchette has the Shaq...I mean, Shack
TWELVE is part of Hatchette Publishing also...
(from the link in original NB post):
"In May Hachette Book Group USA, a large mainstream publisher, entered into a partnership with Windblown to continue to publish the book. Hachette is now investing heavily to place advertisements on subways in Atlanta, Chicago and New York, as well as running television spots on the CNN airport network and other local stations."
- June 27, 2008 at 2:38 PM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Prior post as example of more of that "national conversation" stuff.
Days to leave of absence: 9. Hopefully my blog posts don't become increasingly fragmented and tangential in the meantime (although I think they already are) (more so than usual).
- June 27, 2008 at 2:42 PM
That meta-query was a stitch!
I couldn't help but recall the SAT proctors in high school who reminded us that we would get 200 points for filling in our names correctly.
Great piece. Thanks for the link!
- June 27, 2008 at 3:12 PM
- Ulysses said...
I read the miBook article, and found this line: "Now that the Kindle is giving Gutenberg's crazy invention a run for its money," pretty audacious.
I admit that the Kindle is an improvement over the printing press, but I really don't think its sales have reached the point where it justifies THAT comparison.
Er... does it?
- June 27, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- bookboy28 said...
Damn, I missed the draft. I was too busy celebrating the Celtics'
17th championship. But growing up in Maine, I've been a fan for years. Not one of those bandwagon ones. Have a great weekend everyone!
- June 27, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- pjd said...
Favorite part of the meta query:
Your name spelled correctly
I shouldn't admit this, but the only reason I care about any professional draft is to see how many Cal players get selected. Happy to see we had two yesterday. Draft Day was fun for me anyway because it was my birthday. (I figured I'd mention that because, of course, every single one of you cares deeply.)
Can't wait to see the miBook, though I think that cooking still on the screen in the NYT article's photo was perhaps mocked up.
- June 27, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- bookboy28 said...
Oh yeah, I just got an ARC of Barry Lyga's third novel, HERO-TYPE, via UPS. What a great day!
- June 27, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- David said...
The problem with clever gimmicks such as that query letter is that you have to be the first one to do it.
By the time you're slapping your forehead and saying, "Why didn't I think of that?!" it's too late.
- June 27, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Richard Mabry said...
Thanks for the heads-up about miBook. Unfortunately, the web site is in Portuguese, and mine is a bit rusty. Guess I'll wait for the English portion to be completed--it's under construction, the site says. But muinto obrigado anyway.
- June 27, 2008 at 4:48 PM
- wickerman said...
The advice on query letter sis always welcome, but let me play devil's advocate for a second. I search the net for agent sites fairly frequently to get an idea of what agents are looking for both in terms of what they represent and what they want out of a query letter.
Some agents are clear. Some might as well type something up in Klingon and post it on their sites.
Now Nathan is pretty clear with his areas of representation. I have only been reading his blog a few weeks, but no poetry and screenplays has been made VERY clear. And - of course - I will submit my query letter to him first when it is time... natch!! :)
However, for all of the agents who blog - often sarcastically - about all of the inappropriate submissions they get I read 2 different sites today (NO, I will not name them, I'm not a mud slinger) that offered some real gems.
One site listed several of the agents that work there and what they specifically represent. One agent was listed as working with sci-fi. On the main page of the site, however, it says the agency does not represent sci-fi.
The second site did not list ANYWHERE what kinds of books they represent. Trust me, I searched everywhere. Now assuming I am wrong and it IS listed somewhere, why, exactly, would you make it hard to find?
Would I submit to either of these places? Probably not. Did each of these sites ave a blog post about idiot authors sending them work they don't represent? You betcha!
Now agents are only human too (no really!) and frankly I like Nathan's approach of 'hey I'm not going to blacklist you for spelling my name wrong' (ok I'm done kissing butt now) but it seems like there are as many snarky agents as authors out there.
The meta-query post was very good and I find useful info on a good many agent sites I check out on a regular basis, but I just wanted to throw out a quick lifeline to some of the downtrodden rookies out there in obscuria...
- June 27, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Bernita said...
I have had to slap my hands to keep from humbly mentioning why an agent might not want to represent me in every query.
- June 27, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- whatever trevor. said...
i can only be slightly offended by THE SHACK's premise, however i'll lay off my ignorance and go see if there is a more laid-out plot.
other than that, the success story about andrew davidson was pretty cool.
- June 27, 2008 at 6:33 PM
- ChrisEldin said...
Dennis and his book were just roasted on our blog a couple of days ago.
Hope you can check it out.
- June 27, 2008 at 6:33 PM
- Adaora A. said...
Wow, talk about out of the box! Patricia, what do you have to say about this? Weren't you all oddball for LOTTERY? The title sounds interesing. I've never heard that story. Can I assume that he's a professional then since he's allowed to use this tricky/clever scheme to snatch up who he wanted to represent him.
That pesky Google!
I can't stand e-book devices. I refuse to buy one (whatever its form may be). I will NEVER surrender. I refuse to get a Facebook account, and I refuse any e-reader.
I did have a wondeful Draft holiday! I thought it was quite strange as well, but I find it so touching when the selected young men tower over ther team owners and grin - a little too widely - wearing an UGLY suit and a bright coloured team hat. Brilliant. Yes, let's trust him.
- June 27, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Bryce said...
I live in Portland, so I had an EXCELLENT draft holiday. Seriously, it's almost sinful how much I enjoy watching Kevin Pritchard work his magic.
- June 27, 2008 at 7:51 PM
- sex scenes at starbucks said...
I really hate pro basketball. But I won't hold it against you.
- June 28, 2008 at 12:57 AM
- Dan said...
I'm always interested to see how the ACC players will fare in the NBA. The Kings ended up with an ACC stud (Singletary) too, despite what Chad Ford says!
I noticed in the comments section of the meta-query some sentiments AGAINST thanking the agent for his/her time. What is your opinion on this? Indicative of a pushover or just polite?
- June 28, 2008 at 4:55 AM
I just read the free D/L of The Gargoyle. Pretty intense. 21-page first chapter, first person narrative.
So is this considered a literary novel, or what?
It's currently #11,000 on Amazon even though it doesn't come out til Aug 5. Be interesting to watch that # change.
- June 28, 2008 at 6:16 AM
I should say free D/L of chapter 1 of the Gargoyle. Not the whole thing.
- June 28, 2008 at 6:17 AM
- Conduit said...
My God, that MiBook website is bloody awful.
- June 28, 2008 at 6:23 AM
Nathan, how did this Davidson do this as everything I've read recently about Eric Simonoff is that he's not taking unsolicited queries? It's totally discouraging.
- June 28, 2008 at 7:05 AM
- emmie52 said...
The best thing about the Kindle is the length of battery life. I never thought I'd get an e-Reader type device, but I gave in to the Kindle. I have not been disappointed. I still buy paperback books as well (hardbacks are actually my favorites), but for the multitasking times, long haul trips, and going overseas? Give me my Kindle that weighs less than a pound and holds hundreds of books over the two books that weigh 6 pounds.
- June 28, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Anon 4:05,
I read an article on Davidson...it said he queried Simonoff originally with a 190K work ms or something like that, then SImonoff said he liked it, but...(reject)...it was way too long...so Davidson cut it by about 50K words and resent it months later (with a fake cover jacker with quotes from Simonoff's original feedback on it)...and the rest, as they say, is history.
I haven't seen the actual query, but I'm guessing it was along the lines of, "There are many reasons why you shouldn't represent this book: it's too long, it doesn't fit conventional genres, I'm an unknown writer"...etc."
- June 28, 2008 at 3:57 PM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
To Anon 4:05,
Let your intuition be your guide. I sometimes wonder about writers, compared to other artists (painters, musicians) - it seems to me that writers are more apt to claim innocence about the quality of their work, than other artists..."gosh I dunno, do you think it's any good?" Whereas painters and musicians recognize when they've done something really great or groundbreaking...
...well the point I'm getting to is...it sounds like the out-of-the-box query writer recognized something in his own writing, that just gave him the confidence to write the query he did...the phrase "on the wings of a dove" comes to mind, and "flying high in a friendly sky" (Marvin Gaye), you know, you're so pumped up about what you've written, there's an air current there you can ride...
My apologies for the "Yoda Moment."
I wonder also, was I the only one who noticed in the news yesterday, that the North Pole might be completely ice free THIS SUMMER...for the "first time in human history." I feel stabbed in the heart...though a cosmic justice to it: "Fine, if you want to incinerate Iraq, kiss the Arctic goodbye" (so if we invade Iran, goodbye Antarctica?) Right now Yoda's up there with the polar bears, imparting wisdom: sorry bears, the force is not with you...come to think of it, Yoda kind of looks like a polar bear, or what a polar bear would look like, all shrunk and furless, with a human face...
- June 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM
The Shack had some great publicity in Christian circles from www.zoecarnate.com which along with a blog are a voice in an enormous wave of post modern Christians who call themselves Emerging/Home/Simple church and building a groundswell. What looks to be a little plan was a matter of the writer hitting his target audience perfectly.
I could be wrong.
- June 29, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Nancy D'Inzillo said...
Thanks for the heads up on the meta query. . . very meta indeed! Aside from the fact that I would have liked to see an actual example of what he considers a good query letter, I thought it was an excellent piece. A good mix of what to do with what NOT to do.
- June 29, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Jabez said...
Anybody have any reason why Vivian Jennings, a bookseller from Kansas, was quoted in both the Shack and Gargoyle articles, even though they were by different authors and in different publications? Is she someone who has connections or history such that she routinely gets called for quotes on new books?
- June 30, 2008 at 1:39 PM


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Japan tsunami victims back home, searching for memories
By Jon Herskovitz and Chisa Fujioka
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - In a devastated landscape of splintered homes, rotting bodies and twisted cars, an elderly many walks with stooped shoulders searching for any object that can bring back memories of his daughter.
"Her home used to be there but that is gone," the man who asked to be called by his family name Kikuchi said, pointing at a spot in the town of Rikuzentakata, leveled by the tsunami of nearly two weeks ago.
"My daughter is missing. She is gone. I was up in the hills above town and couldn't get to her in time," Kikuchi said in a steady voice.
"I am looking for something that can remind me of her. There must be something here," Kikuchi said and then resumed wandering through the mud-strewn debris in the town of broken buildings erased by a giant wall of water.
The tsunami took just about everything from those in its path who escaped with just the clothes on their backs, as the wall of water destroyed homes, pictures, keepsakes and all the objects that are touchstones of memories.
People who have spent decades in these northeastern coastal towns now find themselves disoriented when they return because streets have vanished and landmarks disappeared.
In Ofunato, a middle-aged couple looked shell-shocked as they walked around for the first time since the quake to what used to be their neighborhood -- now a flat stretch of overturned trucks, splintered wood pieces from houses and crushed roofs.
"There is absolutely nothing left. I got in my car after the tsunami warning, thinking I would come back. I didn't have my wallet or my insurance card," the wife said. Continued...


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What is Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease is an illness suffered by people who have an intolerance to Gluten in food items. Gluten is traced to everyday grains like barley, rye and wheat. These grains are used in recipes to make baked goods and breads so a person who has celiac disease has to change their diets to ensure they no longer consume any products containing gluten. Unfortunately Celiac disease is a lifelong disease as there is no cure; and the only real treatment is a long term gluten free diet.
Celiac disease can strike at any age, though it is more apparent in someone who may have a family history of the disease. Signs and symptoms of celiac disease do vary between people and again between children and adults.
Celiac disease in its simplest form is an intolerance to dietary gluten; the gluten when eaten is not absorbed by the small intestine and is excreted as fatty nasty smelling stools (steatorrhea). Because the gluten is not absorbed by the body, the beneficial vitamins, minerals and nutrients are also expelled in the stools which then means the person with the disease often suffers malnutrition and further medical problems.
Causes of Celiac Disease
The cells in the small intestine (villi) are damaged (villous atrophy), The villi are supposed to be tiny finger like protrusions which line the walls of the intestine. They normally assist in processing and absorbing the nutrients which are in the food we eat. With celiac disease the villi are flattened meaning they are unable to successfully complete the absorption function.
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As stated earlier, signs and symptoms do vary between people as can the severity of the disease. Some people exhibit very few symptoms, whilst others experience some of the more serious ones.
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* Bloating, abdominal pain, and bad gas
* A deficiency of essential vitamins such as B12, A, D, E and K
* General body fatigue combined with muscular weakness and lethargy
* Anaemia
* Bone and joint pains
* Mouth ulcers
* Weight loss
* Bruising of the skin
* Infertility and Miscarriages
* Low blood calcium levels that result in muscle spasms
* Skin rashes
Children with celiac disease may exhibit further symptoms including
* Stunted growth
* A delay in puberty
* Behavioural changes
* Dental problems
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A diagnosis can be completed through a variety of methods which include gastroscopy with biopsy and specific blood tests. It is advised that a gluten free diet is not started until a definite diagnosis has been made as the new diet changes the symptoms.
At this time, there is only one sure way of treating celiac disease and that is to remove gluten from the diet completely. This means diligently following a very strict gluten free diet for life. If a strict gluten free diet is supported, then an improvement in condition may be realised in as few as two days. Children with celiac disease who had experienced stunted growth frequently catch up to their peers so long as treatment begins in a timely manner.
Pregnant women with celiac disease must follow their gluten free diets to a tee, otherwise they may put the foetus at risk of abnormalities or even miscarriage. The reason for this is the foetus does not receive adequate nutrition from the mother as she is not absorbing enough nutrients to support the demands of being pregnant.
Celiac disease can be life altering, although once treated, the affected individual is able to recover completely and lead a relatively normal life.


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holy fuck squad. you and gst fucking kill it.
i got alot of respect for read. mad progression.
Reck and Rack need to stop posting flicks end of story, no offence homies, but get better first. Merry fucking christmas yall, going way way back.
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally, after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree. THE LESSON - Bull shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
haha squad, i caught on of my flicks in there, nice.
that deads sketch is off the hook... keep it up g!
older shit found it on my friends comp
good to see this bad boy open again keep the flix rollin.
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'Wellbeing improved' if children with autism recruit imaginary helpers
Researchers believe they have developed a psychological technique that improves the mental wellbeing of children with autism - through an activity that invents tiny characters the kids can then imagine are in their heads helping them out with their thoughts.
The technique - based on CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy - aims to build "social and emotional resilience," particularly for high-functioning children with autism, by recruiting imaginary homunculi characters.
Homunculi are tiny human or human-like creatures. The term is historical, from a time when the fetus was thought to be formed from a microscopic but fully formed human being.
Prof. Tommy MacKay, from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, is one of two researchers presenting their work on the CBT technique at a British Psychological Society meeting today, Thursday January 9, 2014.
He says: "The homunculi approach is particularly suited to those with high functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome, who often have difficulty identifying troubling feelings such as anger, fear and anxiety."
Dr. Anne Greig, the other researcher and an educational psychologist for Argyll and Bute in Scotland, explains the "little people" approach:
"The homunculi are miniature agents with problem-solving missions and special gadgets who live inside the brain and help out with distressing thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Through inventing their own homunculi characters and stories, the children learn to cope with their real-life social problems."
The researchers describe the CBT technique more fully in a book published in 2013, The homunculi approach to social and emotional wellbeing.
The psychologists have been developing the homunculi approach for 10 years, which they have based on established ideas in cognitive behavioral therapy.
The technique is an involved activity that calls on a number of resources, including detailed examples of characters, their missions, and their gadgets, and a poster showing the skull with different components such as "thoughts and feelings" screens, and a "stop, think, do!" alarm.
This CBT program was tested in the research project being presented, which includes single case studies, group studies and ongoing work with whole classes and school year groups "to build resilience, extending the application of the program beyond autism spectrum disorders to wider populations."
In one part of study, 20 children of high school age completed the 10-week course of therapy. These children were equally mixed between those with Asperger's syndrome (high-functioning autism), and others with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Testing at the end of Prof. MacKay and Dr. Greig's study "showed that their mental wellbeing had significantly improved, and they experienced reduced levels of anxiety, depression, anger and stress."
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Please join me for a Grand Opening Private Business Reception at my home in Alpharetta this Thursday at 1pm. There will be hor dourves and beverages followed by a presentation by Platinum Senior Vice President Tupac Derencourt (pictured above) introducing my new business in the Atlanta Market. Mr. Derencourt is a political science major and former radio producer. After joining 5linx, he skyrocketed to Senior Vice President and now enjoys assisting others in learning to save money on essential services as well as coaching people to achieve success and wealth, not only financially but also the luxury of free time.
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U.S. Rep. John Barrow won't be in Washington when the House of Representatives convenes Monday.
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But the Athens Democrat will not be playing hooky - he and about 100 other Clarke County citizens have been summoned for jury duty in Athens-Clarke County State Court next week.
Barrow, who represents Athens and the rest of the 12th Congressional District in the nation's capital, could probably have begged off on jury duty. Under Georgia law, citizens can be excused from jury duty for reasons of public health, safety or "good order," and it could be argued that Congress's work is important in those areas.
Clarke County Superior Court Clerk Beverly Logan was expecting to hear something like that from Barrow when he called her office after getting the summons, but instead she got a surprise - he simply wanted to know what time to show up in court.
"I thought he was calling to ask to be excused or deferred. He's doing his civic duty, and I appreciate that," said Logan, who's in a position to know about civic duties.
"A lot of people try to get out of it," though often for legitimate reasons, she said.
"Life happens," she added.
Logan said Athens-Clarke elected officials are often called for jury service, but Barrow is the first member of Congress in her experience. Athens has not had a hometown congressman since the late Robert G. Stephens stepped down from office in the late 1970s.
Barrow downplayed the jury summons.
He was going to be in town this weekend, anyway, and Monday is usually a "light duty" day for Congress, he said.
Besides, "it's everybody's duty to support the jury system," said Barrow, a lawyer whose father, the late James Barrow, was a longtime Clarke County Superior Court judge.
Barrow's jury service may only be a day, unless he gets picked for a jury. Under Athens-Clarke County State Court procedures, all juries are picked on Monday, said Misty Guest, an administrative assistant to State Court Judge Kent Lawrence.
Barrow's not at risk of being picked for a lengthy felony murder trial or anything like that. State courts handle misdemeanor cases, mainly such charges as driving under the influence of alcohol, simple battery, driving on a suspended license and shoplifting.
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The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows (original 2009; edition 2009)
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The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows by James Bryan Smith (2009)
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Excellent book. I need to read it again to get it all.
Dallas Willard's blurb on the front cover caught my attention: "The best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual formation." A quick scan of the introduction showed me that Smith was heir to many of the same influences that I am: Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, Brennan Manning, and Rich Mullins. Now that I've read the book, I agree with Willard. This is simply the best book on spiritual formation I've read in ages.
The Good and Beautiful God is the first in a trilogy dubbed "The Apprentice Series." This first book deals with the false narratives about God that rule our lives. Smith knows that there is no magic formula or secret practice that will make us godly: The Spirit of Jesus does that in us. By replacing false narratives with the stories of Jesus (this book), engaging in spiritual disciplines (The Good and Beautiful Life), and participating in Christian community (The Good and Beautiful Community), we provide room for the Holy Spirit to do his work.
Many of the false narratives rang true for me. Smith challenges the idea that God judges us by bringing catastrophe into our lives when we sin. He dismantles the idea that we have to earn God's favour. He rethinks the age-old view that we're "just sinners, saved by grace." Then he replaces those false narratives with Jesus-truth.
The most influential part of the book for me was his attitude toward rest. Smith reminds us, in the midst of our fast-past lives, that "Hurry is not part of a well-lived life" (183). He advocates the spiritual practice of creating margin. Just like white space surrounds the text on a page, breathing room should surround the events in our life.
While this is not a how-to book, Smith does get practical. At the end of each chapter he offers a few extra pages with a spiritual exercise—everything from sleep to solitude to lectio divina.
If you want a deeper relationship with God and you're tired of consuming the fluff that floods the Christian best seller lists, give James Bryan Smith a read.
A nicely written book dealing with spiritual formation, including a study guide in the back to help a group use the book for that purpose. The book is quite Christocentric. Worth a re-read, certainly.
Although I recognize the book ie worth spending more time with, I also recognize it took me two years to read it!
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Turning to the Gospels, Smith invites you to put your ideas to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about God. Once you've discovered the truth in Scripture, Smith leads you through a process of spiritual formation that includes specific activities aimed at making these new narratives real in your body and soul as well as your mind.… (more)
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Sonnets to Duse and other poemsTo Sappho I
Impassioned singer of the happy time.
When all the world was waking into morn,
And dew still glistened on the tangled thorn,
And lingered on the branches of the lime —
Oh peerless singer of the golden rhyme,
Happy wert thou to live ere doubt was born —
Before the joy of life was half out-worn,
And nymphs and satyrs vanished from your clime.
Then maidens bearing parsley in their hands
Wound thro' the groves to where the goddess stands,
And mariners might sail for unknown lands
Past sea-clasped islands veiled in mystery —
And Venus still was shining from the sea,
And Ceres had not lost Persephone.


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You'll be bringing Heero and Lady Une to Sakura Con?!!? Omg. We will TOTALLY get together and take pictures!! When I first cosplayed Duo, it was 2001 I think. The show had just aired on TV (here in the States, I dunno about Canada) and there were probably 20+ Duo's running amok! So, it has been so long since I have cosplayed as him and after rewatching the series a few weeks ago, I am BUMPED to bring him back from the death (haha. no pun intended). Once we get close to con time, we should exchange numbers or arrange to meet somewhere for photos!! *dance* I'm so excited for another GW cosplayer!!
I won't have Lady Une for Sakura Con, but I'll most likely be able to have Heero ready for it ... I'll most likely being doing his endless Waltz outfit because, well, since Sakura Con is on March, it'll probably still be a bit chilly to be running around in spandex shorts LOL
I think GW aired here around the same time actually, but I didn't actually get to cosplaying until 2003 ... because well, up until then I didn't even know much about Conventions. Lady Une was my first Cosplay at a Convention ever, but I haven't touched the costume since, and it needs some major revision before I wear it again XD... As for Heero though, I have most of that cosplay still ... just have to update a couple of small things and the it should be good to go. I'll definitely consider bring it to Sakura Con since it's a nice easy costume to pack and wear! (I'll be doing Hetalia cosplay for Sakura Con as well though )
And exchanging numbers or arranging to meet somewhere sounds awesome! It would be great to take some pics!
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Vapor sealing with open cell foam insulation
I have a cathedral ceiling that has plywood air channels against the roof. I sprayed 15" of open cell foam insulation onto the air channels. There is a drywall ceiling but the foam is exposed inside the wall cavities. I am concerned about vapor transmission through the foam at the wall cavities & condensing on the plywood air channels. I am in Zone 5. This is not a problem with air leakage, just moisture transmission.
I removed the drywall on the walls to expose the foam at the top of the wall cavities. It is looking quite difficult to air seal using drywall and joint compound because the geometry is so complex. Is there something I could spray on the foam to seal it? There are 50 linear feet of wall cavities. Those 2 part spray foam kits such as "Foam it Green" FOAM IT 12 Patch & Repair Kit might be good for this application. It is a high density foam so it will act as a vapor barrier.
Will this work? Are there better products? Am I being overly concerned about something that won't be a problem? Its been like this for two winters & I have not seen any issues. Thanks
Vapor barrier paint.
Wouldnt the air channels whisk away any moisture that finds its way in there?
It should, however, you should try to minimize the air/moisture transfer through the ceiling/foam.
Zone 5, you don't want a vapor barrier with a vented roof system.
A vapor barrier paint is not necessary in his case as noted by the lack of issue so far and the air tightness of the foam will stop the bulk transfer.
I was answering the question, not the basis of whether or not it is necessary.
WW is correct, install drywall as the air barrier.
From what I understand, Zone 5 is the cut-off point whether or not to vapor barrier an assembly (ventilated without exterior foam board). General guides from BSC:
"8. Zone 5 requires a Class III (or lower) vapor retarder on the interior surface of insulation in ventilated insulated roof or attic assemblies." From: http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...vapor-barriers
"In addition to an air barrier at the ceiling line, a Class II vapor retarder (see sidebar) should be installed in Climate Zones 6 or higher (see Map 1).
Class I vapor retarders (i.e. vapor barriers – see sidebar) can be installed in vented attic assemblies in Climate Zones 6 or higher (see Map 1) but should be avoided in other climate zones as top side condensation can occur in summer months during air conditioning periods.
No interior attic assembly side vapor control is required or recommended in climate zones other than Climate Zones 6 or higher (see Map 1) for vented attic assemblies (note the distinction, this is not the case for unvented attic assemblies as will be discussed later). With vented attic assemblies moisture that diffuses into the attic space from the conditioned space is vented to the exterior by attic ventilation." From: http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...on?full_view=1
Your roof is similar to a slab or a wall—fig.#4: http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...e-perfect-wall
Using a link from the end of that article, in your Zone 5, you have similar HDD to Chicago or Boston. Notice fig #3a; http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...nd-wall-design
The drywall is enough, another low perm vapor retarder/barrier as vapor barrier paint (0.45 perms) on one side and plywood (0.75 perms) air channel would give you a v.b./r. on both sides of the assembly. Not recommended for your Zone.
Be sure to air seal the drywall as WW said. This will stop more moisture potential (-100 times more as page 10 shows) than by diffusion; http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...wall-approach/
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