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On Humans and Environment: The Role of Consciousness in Environmental Problems
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This paper addresses the relationship between humans and nature as it relates to the ability of human societies to solve large-scale environmental problems. We assert that humans are not unique in their relationship with nature; all species have the ability to externalize their being into the world thus creating environmental problems. We also argue that human consciousness and rationality do not provide ready answers to these problems. Unless we better understand the pretheoretical and pragmatic nature of human consciousness, rational/scientific attempts to deal with large-scale environmental problems will fail. We use a framework derived from Schutzian phenomenology to explain how human consciousness both provides the motivation for creating environmental problems and also impedes any real solutions. Thus, we explore a dialectic of human consciousness that has profound implications for discussions about the ability of humans to solve environmental problems.


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I can't stop thinking about storage/shipping containers since being back from Vancouver. I want to create a scale replica of one in a very nice wood. I guess it would classify maybe as a carving, or maybe I'd construct it using more of a cabinetry/joinery approach.
I'd like to make one to photograph and I'd like to photograph the real things as well.
Although t would be extremely challenging I imagine I could make one out of sheet metal using a bender and soldering techniques.
Back again after taking the dog out for a walk. That's always quality time to think. It's a beautiful fall day and I started wondering why I want to do this Storage project. There are a lot of things I've seen that have made this shape/thing resonate. There are the images that Robert Polidori took of container yards that I saw in New Yorker magazine years ago and the sculptural work of Kim Adams I've been in love with recently where he employs different containers to make his contemporary sculptures. There's also the fact that these Intermodal Storage Containers are so ubiquitous in North America. We're a consumer society and so much is transported in these containers that they're everywhere. There's a whole school of designers creating ways to convert these containers into livable spaces. There are shops popping up that use these as the basis for their stores. Then there's also a weird connection to the year that The television show The Wire was set in a container yard. I also simply like the dimensions, simplicity and stackable utilitarian nature of these things… and the colours.
Also while out walking the dog I remembered grade eight shop class when we worked with galvanized metal and created a tin box via a folding machine. I'd like to get one of those folding machines now and create cool sculptures in sheet metal. Maybe I could replicate an Intermodal Container.
I think it's a bit over the top but if I had unlimited space and budget –not to mention the time– I'd buy one of these. The learning curve would be pretty steep, as would the time involved to actually reproduce one of these shipping containers as meticulously as I imagine I want to.

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Waikato Home & Garden Show 5-8 October 2017
This year Kalex Wines is thrilled to be working alongside Café Agora and will
Alex Kaufman, a Polish American businessman, entrepreneur and holocaust survivor, overcame incredibly challenging situations to educate himself in post-war Germany and immigrate to the US with nothing but the clothes on his back and a quarter in his shoe. He worked his way up from washing petri dishes in a laboratory to becoming the owner of a large chemical company, and an outstandingly successful businessman.
Through his enthusiasm for great wine, Alex Kaufman already knew that the best wines are often produced in the most challenging places. Few are more daunting than the majestic Central Otago region of New Zealand, where climatic extremes, thin soils and geographic isolation offer an intimidating landscape for wine growers.
Alex fell in love with the region and, in a reflection of his own life, determined to overcome the many challenges and produce outstanding wines of the highest quality – a fitting legacy for someone whose start in life was similarly beset with adversity.
In creating Kalex Wines, Alex Kaufman has used his incredible business acumen, and his ability to find and trust in the right people, to build a company operating successfully in this challenging environment.
His passion, guidance and inspiration are the driving force behind the small, committed team at Kalex Wines, whose very focus is to deliver truly remarkable wines, which express a unique sense of place.
Our wines represent perseverance, individuality & ingenuity – the very essence of Alex Kaufman.
Alex has visited the region a number of times to oversee and nurture the development and progress of the vineyard. He now partners with his daughter Irene Kaufman in the stewardship of his dream. Irene has come to share her father's passion for this venture and continues to work together with him to foster the future of Kalex Wines.
"It is my honour to work with the wonderful team in New Zealand to create world class wines from the country that totally enchanted my father. The Kaufman family looks forward to building a premier label that will endure for generations to continue my father's triumph of survival and a vision for something enduring."
Irene Kaufman
Theo's philosophy is one of 'careful neglect'; with minimal intervention, the wine is encouraged
to express its own unique sense of place.
This classical wine making approach yields the detailed expressions of our hand-picked sites; when coupled
with Theo's patience and his rare sensory discernment, this produces romantic, complex wines, which are full of character and which stand out from the crowd.
This year Kalex Wines is thrilled to be working alongside Café Agora and will
The iconic Auckland Home Show returns in September over five show days at the
"Charming Chardonnay – a versatile wine that that continues to be popular and generate significant
A year into the soil preparation of vineyard development and the Luna vineyard is
Kalex Wines is very proud to be working with Yvonne Lorkin, Debbie Sutton and
These wines are designed to punch above their weight, bringing distinct
and well-matched regional characteristics to a wider audience.
Kalex's most recent acquisition is The LUNA Vineyard, a 3.5ha site on the corner of Felton Road and Bannockburn Road, Bannockburn. This location offers us a well proven and formidable balance of deep clay soils and a favourable aspect; the latter helping us with temperature control and protection from prevailing winds. This site is being carefully crafted under the guidance of biodynamic viticulturist, Jared Connolly. Kalex and Jared are very excited about bringing you a super-natural Pinot Noir from one of our own custom-made vineyards.
When it comes to procuring high quality grapes to supplement our supply, the Kalex team is focussed on building strong, long-standing relationships with respected growers. Their level of care, dedication and impeccable management of vines offers us consistent pillars of quality; in turn, we offer growers trust, partnership, and the local and global reputations they deserve.
Growing in Central Otago is in some ways synonymous with Alex Kaufman's own story; struggling through adversity to achieve greatness. It is the perfect region for Kalex to produce high quality cool climate wines, such as Pinot Noir and Riesling.
Central Otago grows the world's southernmost wine. It is also the highest in altitude, ranging between 200-400 metres above sea level. Vineyards are planted in the glacial valleys, surrounded by snow-capped mountains. The mixed terrain gives rise to niche sites reflecting varied soils and micro-climates, but all adhering to the general conditions – hot and dry summers with cold and crisp winters, extreme diurnal ranges and a short growing season.
These sometimes 'almost too harsh' conditions yield intense, character-filled fruit. At 45º latitude, Central Otago experiences climatic similarities to other great wine regions of the world, including the Willamette Valley in Oregon and Burgundy and Alsace in France.
From Marlborough we source our Sauvignon Blanc, a varietal that epitomises the strength of this region. Marlborough's terroir is broad and varied – from riverbed soils in the Wairau valley cooled by afternoon sea breezes; the cooler & drier Awatere valley on varying degrees of elevated sites; and the heavier clay soil types, with warmer inland temperate climates, of the Southern Valleys.
The region consistently ranks as one of the sunniest in New Zealand. It offers the ability to grow a wide range of varietals through diverse soil profiles and mesoclimates; these create the distinct sub regions and hence the regional variances within and across varietals of this region.
Waipara, North Canterbury is our preferred source for Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and also Pinot Noir for our Alex K Range. Waipara is 70km north of Christchurch and more recently the region has been classified into four distinct sub regions: Waipara, Omihi Hills, Cheviot & Waikari.
The topography is similar across the region, with rolling hills, limestone rifts and gravelly soils. Nor'westers predominate and natural protection from cooler southerlies leads to a longer ripening season than in Otago; but the region also enjoys good diurnal swings, which enables great depth of flavour to develop within ripening fruit.
The Kalex team is a culture driven operation connected by General Manager, Peter Waters. We hold our values close and focus totally on our purpose – to create wines which reflect Alex Kaufman's passion and integrity, and to augment the legacy for his family.
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"Chick flicks" face uphill battle in Hollywood
By Syantani Chatterjee
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When "Sex and the City" debuted at No. 1 at box offices earlier this year, headlines trumpeted the unusual success of a film about women aimed at women, and industry watchers forecast more of the same ahead.
But female writers, directors and producers say the blockbuster is an exception to the general Hollywood rule that films about women get second-class treatment compared with big-budget action flicks like the Batman movie "The Dark Knight," which is aimed at young men.
These women see business-as-usual for Hollywood, and that means fewer movies focused on women's lives.
Underlying the dilemma for women is that box office prospects for their movies are, generally speaking, seen as less lucrative than for adventures such as "Dark Knight." As a result, the major studios make fewer of them and they get less money for production and marketing.
"Women often are interested in story, true emotions and rounded characters," said Diane English, director of "The Women," set for a September debut. "And often we find action flicks less interesting because they lack those elements."
This week, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" opened in U.S. theaters as the latest example of a girl-oriented film that hopes to become a breakout hit at box offices. It tells of the friendship of four college-age women.
But unlike "Sex," which opened in late May and grossed nearly $375 million worldwide, "Traveling Pants" does not benefit from a built-in audience of a major television hit like HBO comedy "Sex and the City," and Hollywood's studios like to base movies on products with proven audiences.
WANTED: WOMEN STUDIO EXECS Continued...


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Opera Omaha is excited to be one of 14 creative non-profit organizations participating in "Miracle on Farnam". This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of public holiday displays in Midtown Crossing. As part of this season-long celebration of holiday cheer, each participant designs and installs a window display to showcase the mission and activities of the organization.
This free public event commences on Thursday, November 15 at dusk with the annual lighting of the Midtown Crossing holiday lights and presentation of the windows. Be part of the action! After visiting the displays, you can vote for your favorite either online at www.miracleonfarnam.com or at any Midtown Crossing merchant. The winning organization receives a check for $3,000 and bragging rights.
The participant list is impressive! We can't wait to see how each of the creative minds from the list below visually express the organization's mission.
There is no need to travel far from home to see enchanting holiday window displays. Instead, take a short drive or walk to visit Midtown Crossing's "Miracle on Farnam". Don't forget to vote for your favorite. It's a free, fun holiday celebration for the entire family!
We are nearing the end of Opera Omaha Week, which is part of National Opera Week. The overall goal of National Opera Week is advocacy for the art form. The week is full of events promoted and arranged by opera companies across the United States. The events are free or very low cost and open to the public. Again, the goal is to engage people who may not otherwise attend an operatic event and give opera a wider public exposure.
Our week of events included a pre-broadcast talk by famed stage director, James de Blasis, at the Film Streams Met HD showing of Othello, a luncheon with Metropolitan Opera star, Peter Volpe, a Halloween party featuring Mr. Volpe and the Opera Omaha Artists in Residence, and, finally, on Saturday, a vocal master class led by Mr. Volpe. All of these events were free and open to the Omaha community and beyond. THIS is the meaning of National Opera Week!
The vocal master class this Saturday, November 3 begins at 1:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Although the name "vocal master class" may sound very formal, the event is relaxed. You are not asked to sing or to participate. Attendees will hear Peter Volpe and our Artists in Residence (Maria Lindsay, Andrew Spady, and Kirk Vaughn Robinson) perform and Mr. Volpe will offer suggestions and information to the Artists in Residence. The audience is welcome to ask questions and you do not have to stay for the entire class.
We want you to join us at our office, 1850 Farnam Street, for entertainment and refreshments this Saturday as we end Opera Omaha Week. Help us celebrate National Opera Week with four magnificent singers in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. RSVP to our Production Coordinator and fabulous Opera Omaha Week organizer, Cammy Watkins, at email@example.com. We can't wait to see you here!
Mr. Volpe's biography below and the photograph above are from his website.
American bass Peter Volpe continually receives critical and popular acclaim on four continents. Possessing a vast and ever-expanding repertoire of over 80 roles in six languages, his captivating style and interpretive skill embraces the depth of historical and fictional characters. Of a recent portrayal as Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin, Opera News said he "managed to create in his single aria and scene an impressive dignity. His full-bodied bass and great candor of tone, together with his intelligent interpretation, won him a well-deserved ovation."
In 2011 and beyond, performances include Angelotti in Tosca, Idraote in Rossini's Armida and Doctor Grenvil in La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera, Deguiche in DiChiera's Cyrano at the Florida Grand Opera, Timur in Turandot at Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Frere Laurent in Romeo et Juliette at Vancouver Opera, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor at Austin Lyric Opera, and Ramfis in Aida at Arizona Opera.
Most recent operatic engagements from the past two seasons (2008-2010) include Idraote in Armida at the Metropolitan Opera, Marcel in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots at the Bard Festival, Gremin in Eugene Onegin at Vancouver Opera and Opera Lyra Ottawa, Timur in Turandot at Opera Lyra Ottawa, Silva in Ernani and Mephistopheles in Faust covers at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Commendatore in Don Giovanni at Palm Beach Opera, Zuniga in Carmen at Arizona Opera, and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Austin Lyric Opera, Arizona Opera and Portland Opera.
In the 2007-2008 season, Mr. Volpe created the role of Deguiche in world premiere of Cyrano with the Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Company of Philadelphia, as well as performing Frere Laurent in Romeo et Juliettewith the Baltimore Opera, and Jacqueau in War and Peaceand Frere Laurent cover in Romeo et Juliette at the MET. Operatic engagements from 2006-2007 season include Banquo in Macbeth with Arizona Opera, the title role in Don Giovanni with Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Frere Laurent in Romeo et Juliette with Atlanta Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre, and Zuniga in Carmen with the Seiji Ozawa Opera Project in Japan.
Mr. Volpe made his notable Metropolitan Opera debut in their new production of Prokofiev's War and Peace, and has subsequently returned for new productions of Berlioz' Les Troyen, Strauss' Salome, Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, as well as Falstaff, Gianni Schicchi, Carmen, Aida, I Vespri Siciliani, Cyrano di Bergerac, and Andrea Chenier, among others. In addition, he has appeared with San Francisco Opera in productions of Salome, Nabucco, and Romeo et Juliette, with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Falstaff, with Washington National Opera for Britten's Billy Budd and Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans, as well as Mephistopheles in Faust and Ramfis in Aida with Palm Beach Opera, Mephistopheles in Faust with Vancouver Opera, and a debut with Portland Opera as Banquo in Macbeth.
As a concert soloist, he has performed Verdi's Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London at the Chichester Festival, the Manhattan Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, L'Orchestra d'Imola in Italy, Oberlin Conservatory, Arizona State University, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Queens Symphony, and the Augusta Choral Society. He has also performed Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the New York Metropolitan Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony and Augusta Choral Society, Handel's Messiah with Edmonton and Louisville Symphonies, and Mozart's Requiem with the Choral Society of Philadelphia.
Don't forget to register! Your chance to participate in this fun event ends tomorrow. Join us!
"Monsters and Mayhem" is a costume party for a cause. Or, in this case, several causes. The beginning of the evening is the Trick-Serve-Give Nonprofit Fair from 5:30-8:00pm. Attendees pay $10 admission to the event which they then receive back in tokens to be given to the nonprofit fair agency of their choice. The money donated goes directly to the chosen nonprofit and attendees participate in creative booth displays and raffles. The second half of the evening includes a costume contest and party. All of this happens on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Scoular Ballroom.
Don't miss your chance to be part of "Monsters and Mayhem". More information is on the Greater Omaha Young Professionals website.
More information about our SECOND Halloween party of 2012 will be posted in a follow-up blog entry about Opera Omaha's participation in National Opera Week. If you want more details now, visit our Facebook page!
Opera productions and costumes go hand in hand, so it's no surprise that Opera Omaha is part of TWO Halloween parties this year. The first is a great honor and delight. Our organization was chosen through a competitive application process to be included in the Greater Omaha Young Professionals event, "Monsters and Mayhem".
"Monsters and Mayhem" is a costume party for a cause. Or, in this case, several causes. The beginning of the evening is the Trick-Serve-Give Nonprofit Fair from 5:30-8:00pm. Attendees pay $10 admission to the event which they then receive back in tokens to be given to the nonprofit fair agency of their choice. The money donated goes directly to the chosen nonprofit and attendees participate in creative booth displays and raffles. The second half of the evening includes a costume contest and party. All of this happens on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Scoular Ballroom.
Don't miss your chance to be part of "Monsters and Mayhem". More information is on the Greater Omaha Young Professionals website.
More information about our SECOND Halloween party of 2012 will be posted in a follow-up blog entry about Opera Omaha's participation in National Opera Week. If you want more details now, visit our Facebook page!
Our 2012-2013 season opening production of Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata opened on Friday, October 5 and closes today, Sunday, October 7. Curtain time is 2:00pm. It's a gorgeous production full of astonishingly skilled singers and other artisans. Don't miss it!
Tickets start at only $19 and are available at the door or online at Ticket Omaha. The Omaha World Herald review and a lovely production photo are below. Come! Join us! Enjoy the elegance that is a sure harkening to 19th Century French affluence and drama.
Soprano effortlessly soars to vocal stratosphere
By Todd Von Kampen
World-Herald Corespondent
To better appreciate the significance of Opera Omaha's newly opened 55th season, imagine if "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Miserables" — respectively the top two
musicals in combined Broadway and London performances — were produced at the Orpheum Theater four months apart.
The corresponding worldwide honors in opera belong to Mozart's "The Magic Flute," which awaits Opera Omaha audiences in February, and Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata," which opened at the Orpheum on Friday night with a lavish musical and visual telling of the tale of a dying Paris courtesan redeemed by love.
Because of tonight's John Williams program by the Omaha Symphony (which provided superb accompaniment in the Slosburg Hall pit under conductor Joseph Rescigno), Omahans have only one more opportunity at 2 p.m. Sunday — to experience an opera that struggled for acclaim after its 1853 premiere but features at least two arias that even novice patrons likely have heard somewhere before.
Based on a story by "The Three Musketeers" novelist Alexandre Dumas, "La Traviata" centers on Violetta Valery, whose health is fading from tuberculosis. She's quite used to losing herself in the refined yet decadent pursuits of wealthy Parisians in the early 1700s. But she doesn't count on young Alfredo Germont, who sweeps away her cynicism with his devotion — but in the process prompts his father, Giorgio, to demand that Violetta give him up to preserve his family.
All this would be difficult to follow if audiences weren't blessed with a captioning screen above the stage to translate the opera's Italian arias and recitatives. Sunday's audience also will enjoy impassioned acting as well as singing from tenor Joshua Kohl (Alfredo) and baritone Jake Gardner (Giorgio), whose characters both are changed forever by Violetta's embrace of her last chance to selflessly love another human being.
Soprano Inna Dukach's portrayal of Violetta seemed to grow as the opera progressed, though that likely can be attributed to the opera's dramatic arc. Her mastery of Verdi's vocal demands is evident throughout in her rich vibrato delivery and her seemingly effortless visits to the vocal stratosphere.
By contrast, Dukach's character seemed dramatically flat in the soiree. Consider, though, the jaded, shallow nature of Violetta's life up to that point. Dukach's presentation changes profoundly as Violetta struggles with her reaction to Alfredo's suit, surrenders to it and then bravely confronts the reality that a fully realized and lived-out love includes periods of suffering as well as times of bliss.
The other singing roles and the chorus shine when given the opportunity, particularly in the soirée scene and a subsequent masked ball featuring depictions of Gypsies, bullfights and flashy flamenco dances. Sunday's audience also should take note of the dazzling colors in the women's gowns and the angled set walls and ceiling beams that create the impression of massive mansion rooms.
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A wireless telephone network maintained by Cingular Wireless LLC was knocked offline for much of the weekend, leaving about 900,000 mobile phone customers nationwide without service.
The outage stretched from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning, preventing incoming and outgoing mobile phone service and access to voice mail for about 4 percent of Cingular's 22 million customers, according to Cingular spokesman Clay Owen. The service outage hit customers using Cingular's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) network in the South, Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S., Owen said.
The massive network failure was the first widespread outage since Cingular began building a national GSM voice and data network on top of its older TDMA (time division multiple access) network in 2001, Owen said.
Only the newer GSM "overlay" networks were affected. Cingular-owned GSM networks in California, Nevada, Washington state and the Carolinas that predate the overlay network use different network infrastructure and were unaffected by the weekend outage, Owen said.
While Cingular could not comment on possible causes for the blackout, the company is investigating the failure of an HLR (Home Location Register) in Atlanta, Owen said. HLRs are databases of mobile phone subscribers that contain account and billing information as well as phone preferences. The HLR databases are maintained by the cell-phone carrier and play a key role in call switching on GSM as well as TDMA phone networks.
Following the failure of an HLR in Atlanta, Cingular responded by routing call traffic through a Chicago HLR, Owen said.
Rerouting HLR traffic is a standard procedure in the event of the failure of an HLR site, Owen said. He could not comment on whether the traffic routing through Chicago contributed to the widespread service outage there, but said that traffic volume is lower over the weekend, so rerouting traffic from Atlanta should not have caused problems for Chicago customers.
Despite rumors on the Internet about a computer virus bringing down the HLR, Cingular had no evidence that computer viruses, worms or hacking played a role in the outage, Owen said. Customers who were unable to make calls over the weekend are entitled to receive credits for the downtime, he said.
Cingular encourages customers who were affected by the blackout to contact Cingular customer support or walk into one of the company's retail outlets to find out more about having their account credited. The company's marketing department is also looking into whether blanket credits should be assigned to customers in affected areas, but has not reached a decision about that, Owen said.
The standard for mobile communications in Europe, GSM is less common in the U.S., where Cingular is in the process of building a separate national GSM network on top of its TDMA network.
The network is 75 percent complete and will be 90 percent complete by the end of the year. In the meantime, Cingular is slowly migrating customers from its TDMA to its GSM network, encouraging them to take advantage of "cool" features like camera phones and other data services that GSM makes popular, Owen said.


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— As noted earlier here on the website, the door is said to be open for Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian to return. Their contracts expire very soon, and both are already accepting independent bookings. TNA has been negotiating with them for weeks now but no deal has been agreed upon.
— We can also now confirm that TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell is expected to return shortly after giving birth to a baby girl about six weeks ago. Before she got pregnant, she had been impressing numerous TNA officials with her in-ring work.
I really hope Kaz and Daniels resign with TNA they are a really good tag team and TNA needs more tag teams to strengthen their tag division.
I can see Taryn Terrell & Madison Rayne vs The Beautiful People coming


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So, a couple weeks ago the power company finally moved my service entrance to my new mast. Saturday night a tree fell on the service entrance wire, but I didn't notice until I looked out the window Sunday morning. Power was not disconnected, I'm guessing that since the service drop came across from the between the middle of 2 poles that gave the wires enough slack.
The PoCo hasn't come out yet to get the tree off the wire, I'm guessing that since we don't have arcing or a power outage that we're lower priority than people that have worse problems.
Generally speaking, the tree missed most other major things. The playset will need some minor work, the insulator in the weatherhead was broken, but the tree didn't hit the house at all and there might be a couple torn shingles on the garage.
:eek: I'd stay on top of following up with the POCO. Even in a stable position, no tree guy is going to want to touch that until the tree is off the wire. Shucks, just tell the POCO that your power is flickering and they need to check the connection.
Silver maple?
So glad we have a buried supply line. :whistling2:
It was a silver maple, yep. It looks like the branch itself where it broke wasn't rotten inside, just at the crotch.
The online system for checking on the status of the PoCo restoration says they have no estimate, this morning it said there were 2000 customers out in my area and now it says 5000, it says out of 100,000 outages in the metro Detroit area they've restored 75,000. Interestingly enough, their map shows that I'm within an area outage affecting 864 customers but my power isn't out.
I've been clearing away smaller branches where they aren't part of the support for the remaining branches. There are two branches directly in contact with the neutral, so the way it looks, if either one of those branches were to break or be cut, the line would rise up towards the next set of branches. While doing so, it would slide along the other branch it is in contact with. This could potentially damage insulation on the wire, and at that point there would be the potential for an electrical event.
The tree is actually very stable, it's supported at 2 points widely spaced apart on the driveway, but I can also see that once the supporting branches start getting cut there will be a lot of rolling tree to be managed.
Having made that observation, I decided to not contemplate any further the idea of clearing the tree myself. I did however get the garage door clear enough to access the garage, most of my projects depend on materials stored in the garage.
Another side note, this reinforces my decision to keep my third Mercury at my parents house until they sell. Inside I have a '55 Mercury Station Wagon and a '55 Mercury Sun Valley, my parents had been trying to get me to move my '56 Mercury Monterey from their house, and if I had done so it would've been under that tree.
*On an unrelated rant: I have five Emeral Ash Trees (two big 'uns) and I hate them. They drop branches all year long for no reason at all, they drop those darn pin-sharp seeds EVERYWHERE and the break if you look at them sideways.
I've also heard that response time here is delayed because of shorthandedness resulting from sending crews to help with the damage from Huricane Irene.
I had not thought of fixing it the way that they did, but it turns out here's what they did:
Cut the drop, ran it over the fallen tree, reconnected it, done.
So now it's a DIY job, I don't have money for my $1000 deductible.
I am going to hold my PoCo's feet to the fire though, there's some sort of support wire missing because the clearance to my garage is down to 18" or so.
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I'm attaching 2 photos, the first shows the tree still on top of the playset, the photo was taken on September 5th.
Today we had an unsolicited offer to remove the tree for $700 if it could be done today since the guy was working in the area on a tree the next street over. Also we had a quote from someone we asked to quote.
So basicly I've been working through smaller branches where I've had the time. Whatever I could cut with a loper, and a few things I've been able to cut with a circular saw. This evening, my neighbor loaned me a sawzall and a pole saw.
So to set this up, the tree fell where it split off to two different directions, the other branch is still standing. The part that fell branched out 3 different branches about 3' above where it split when it fell off the tree, each of these around 10" thick. 2 of these branches go down and support the tree from the ground. In the first of the pictures on this post, I've added a red line showing where one of these branches is cracked at the base where it attaches to the other 2 branches.
The third branch was going up into the air, and from that some smaller branches were in contact with the garage but did not seem to be under load.
So this evening, as I'm cutting some of these branches in contact with my garage, my strategy is that I want to get this third branch cut off from the tree working from the end and working down, the idea being that I want to remove any weight that isn't part of the trees support system.
When I started using the pole saw, however, I found that I was introducing much larger vibrations, and I started hearing crack sounds here and there. So when I reached a point where I had cut off a branch, I decided to pause and look at the situation.
I noticed the tree slowly moving, then cracking and the crack gave way and the upper branch rotated down towards the house. The playset beam broke under the impact and the whole tree came down.
So the second pic shows the tree after that happenned. In retrospect, this is probably the best outcome for cutting up the fallen portion as DIY. Now everything is reachable without the use of a ladder.
The playset only will take 2 2x6-12' boards for the beam and 2 4x4-8' posts. It almost would've cost more to rent a step ladder tall enough to reach the branches I need to cut.
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Yeah, everything did really work out well as far as how the tree fell and how it broke. The pictures I have posted don't really give a good enough angle to see, but with the initial fall the majority of the weight hit the swing right where it was strongest - above the 4x4 a-frame. The support system really worked well to hold the tree up, had it fallen further that might have caused some real damage to the incoming power, possibly leaving a live broken electrical wire over the garage.
I started working throrugh clearing smaller branches, we can leave out whatever we can fit at the curb, it just needs to be bundled in lengths less than 4' long and less than 40 lbs in weight. While working, I've had the Monty Python song in my head "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK"
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Is there any possible way to give support to a buyer whose email ID returned failed delivery? He sent me an email now and I usually respond fast but when I replied him, it will return "Delivery to the following recipients failed." Any quick solution to this?
Thank you my friends.
EDIT : Quite surprising that someone will email you and when you respond back, the message will not be delivered. I guess there is something wrong with this buyer's email ID – although, he was able to successfully email me through my profile.
some email server have strange filters (firewalls) so it could be your email is being prevented by a firewall. *Maybe
EDIT : try using well know emails like, yahoo, or gmail …
My official email for this marketplace is hotmail. The problem is from the end of the buyer. I am afraid whenever I am unable to support my buyer on time. Wish he is in this forum now to email me with a different email ID because I have verified his purchase.


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The 2006 Super Bowl run by Pittsburgh was the game that dramatically changed the route to becoming a champion in the NFL. That was the first time a No. 6 seed emerged to win the Lombardi Trophy. Since then we have seen Wild Card teams Indianapolis & the Giants win titles. Two years ago, we saw a team that won just nine games in the regular season come within seconds of winning the Super Bowl. While the Cardinals lost in heartbreaking fashion, they still managed to cover the point spread, again defying all that we had come to learn about Super Bowl handicapping prior to '06. This has naturally made it difficult on handicappers who rely on such things as strength ratings, and past templates that have demonstrated the best teams excelling when it mattered most, the playoffs. Order was restored briefly to the NFL playoff system last year, as two No. 1 seeds—New Orleans and Indianapolis—met for the first time in 16 years. But we now once again face a Super Bowl that includes a No. 6 seed, this time representing the NFC. And like the last time a No. 6 seed reached the Super Bowl—the aforementioned Steelers in 2006—the No. 6 seed is the favorite. Las Vegas odds.
With that cautionary note out of the way, here are some historical Super Bowl trends, stats and other tidbits that you can either use to handicap Sunday's game—or, at the very least, offer up at your parties to show off in front of game-watching friends. While on that subject, you can start off by "wow-ing" your company with this bit of interesting Super Bowl history: In the last 10 Super Bowl games, there have been 10 different NFC representatives, but just four from the AFC. Enjoy the trends, where appropriate we will give the most recent game trend.


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We've talked about 'cloud gaming' a few times in the past, mostly with regards to OnLive or Gaikai (which should be launching soon). Both of those services are interesting but ultimately limit you to the games they decide to offer. What would you think of a game streaming service that let's you control the whole process?
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That, apparently, is exactly what Aftercad's Gamestring Adrenaline allows. Gamestring uses a browser as a client and (as far as I can tell) any PC running the Gamestring software as a server. For instance, their blog has a recent post showing someone using Gamestring to stream World of Warcraft to Google TV (video embedded below). It doesn't have to be Google TV though; Gamestring says you can stream to an iOS or Android device, or to a Windows or Mac computer. Of course in the case of mobile devices there's always the question of how you'll control the game, and that's a question we don't have an answer to yet. So the process is that you connect to the Gamestring servers via whatever device you want to stream to. Once you're logged in there, you pick one of the games you've registered with Gamestring and back in your office your PC fires it up and pretty soon you're playing. (I'm extrapolating most of this from what I've ferreted out on their website; they're taking beta signups now but I haven't actually tried the service.) You can also share a video stream of your gaming session (much like OnLive does). And then there's game sharing. You can share your games so your friends can play them via Gamestring. This could be very, very interesting for users and very, very troubling for publishers. It isn't clear that you can share a particular game with more than one person at a time (I would suspect, at the very least, doing so would require a high-end PC and a fat upload pipe) but even sharing with one person could have publishers dialing up their legal departments. Assuming Aftercad manages to launch without being forced to remove this feature it could give "Hey, you should check out this PC game I just bought!" a whole new meaning. As mentioned, Aftercad is accepting beta signups now and if the timer on the site is accurate they're planning on launching beta in about 11 weeks.


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Insurance embezzlement: What not to do
INDIO, Calif. - Dozens of embezzlement victims won't lose any money, or Insurance coverage. Farmer's insurance says they're honoring the policies involved after one of it's former agents was arrested this week for allegedly pocketing client's payments.
32 clients were affected by this fraud and all of them used cash to pay their premiums. It's a move local insurance agents say you should try to avoid.
Dennis Van Buskirk, owner of Ascend Insurance, says, " Unfortunately there are some unethical people out there."
Juanita Duarte is accused of keeping more than $12,000 in cash payments from customers. Investigators say duarte never deposited the money into customers' insurance accounts.
"A lot of these people who pay cash, they put a trust in their agent," said Van Buskirk.
Police say for Duarte's clients, that trust was broken.
Duarte used to run her business out of the Indio Farmer's Insurance office on Highway 111. However Her contract with Farmer's was terminated over two years ago. The agents that currently occupy this space say they are working very hard to make sure that all of Duarte's former clients are taken care of.
So how do you protect yourself from potential fraud.?
Van Buskirk says don't pay with cash.
"There is not much of a trail when somebody pays cash, I mean somebody like myself we can just give them a receipt that we can make in the office," said Van Buskirk.
Van Buskirk says if you must use cash, get a receipt from the company not just the agent.
"If its noted on the company letter head, it means that its been noted and applied toward their policy," said Van Buskirk.
Van Buskirk also says keep an eye on your mail box.
"When you make a payment, you are supposed to, hopefully, get something in the mail in the following week or so and that will tell you if they've received your payment and if the policy is active," said Van Buskirk.
Van Buskirk says many people simply don't read their policy.
"Unfortunately a lot of the Hispanic community, they don't, because they don't read English and a lot of these things unfortunately aren't in Spanish," said Van Buskirk.
Police say Duarte targeted primarily low-income Spanish-speaking victims, all of whom paid cash, with no way to prove they'd paid their premiums in full.
"It's really important to make sure that you do have a paper trail because things like that can happen," said Van Buskirk.
Duarte plead not guilty on Thursday. Now it's important to point out, that insurance agents are contracted by insurance companies. Think of them as franchises.
They are licensed to sell the insurance policies, but they are not employed by the company. So, it's important if you feel like there is a problem, contact the company directly not just your agent.


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The BookDavid Butwin's A MINNESOTA KID: In Search of Heroes and Ghosts is a portrait of a city and culture, a time and place fast receding into history: the postwar years in St. Paul when streetcars and wooden ballparks thrived, then vanished, minorities faced down scorn and rejection, a murder captivated a neighborhood and a boy coming of age in a single-parent, left-wing house tried to make sense of it all. Funny and bittersweet, at times ornery and contentious, the book is both a reckoning with the past and a tracking down of the people, objects and events that took Mr. Butwin's imagination at mid-century — ballplayers and D.P.'s, comic strip villains and real-life bigots, heroes and ghosts.
The AuthorDavid Butwin, St. Paul native, has written widely on travel, sports, lifestyle and humor for Esquire, Gourmet, Sports Illustrated and countless other national publications and before that was travel columnist for Saturday Review and The Christian Science Monitor. He and his wife, Pamela, live in Leonia, New Jersey, and Owls Head, Maine; their daughter, Kate, a graduate of (grrr!) the University of Wisconsin, works and lives in Manhattan.


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Traders on Edgware Road told today of their concerns for pedestrians' safety over plans to slash the width of the pavement to make way for a new development.
The £30 million project, which will create 24 homes and 60,000 sq ft of office space, is set to be built on the site of a Sixties-era building that is due to be demolished.
But more than 7,000 people have signed a petition against the project, because the new building will see more than eight feet of pavement lost in the process.
The works are planned by the Portman Estate, which owns the land. It said that what campaigners describe as a "land grab" is merely moving the property to a "historic building line" — and that little space would be lost once tables, chairs and signs currently on the pavement were taken into account.
Traders with shops under the building, who also face having to close once construction starts, are concerned.
Fashion retailer Nasrin Tafsiri said: "It's the busiest part of Edgware Road and yet it's going to be more than eight feet smaller.
"All the points we've raised have been brushed aside by the developers." Mahmoud Khaleq, owner of Alrazi Pharmacy, said: "It was never mentioned that it would go into the pavement." He said he feared lives would be at risk. People could be pushed into the road as the area became very busy with travellers waiting for buses.
Westminster council has granted planning permission for the project and construction is due to start in 2015. The redevelopment of Regent House will affect the public right-of-way between Nutford Place and George Street.
The building's 13 retail units have leases until 2018 but say they have been left "up in the air" and fear there will be no place for them in the new building. Ms Tafsiri said: "We're worried this will be the end for us."
Simon Loomes, strategic projects director of The Portman Estate said: "We will correct the assertions in a petition by the occupying retailers that have unnecessarily worried local parents and residents. The new Regent House will simply be on the same line as its neighbours."
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"I have this reputation for being a mean old bitch," Berkman, 70, said just before lunch, after hearing her last case, a gun possession, and stepping down from the bench.
"Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in. But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky." - Jay-Z
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Judge Carol Berkman has retired.
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Good riddance! I had the unfortunate experience to see her on the bench this past summer. She was cruel and clearly took pleasure in causing pain.ReplyDelete
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Tearful Michelle Heaton reveals cancer chances
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Furthermore, the former Liberty X star and mum of one has a 30 percent chance of getting ovarian cancer - all because she carries the mutated gene BRCA2.
Michelle told ITV1's Lorraine: "It's really difficult to say how you feel when you get told something like that because when you look at your husband and he's getting clearly upset, and then you look at your little baby who's laughing and giggling and she's not aware of anything, you just feel things crumbling around you."
Michelle - who's married to businessman Hugh Hanley - has even been thinking about what might happen if she dies.
The 33-year-old tearfully continued: "If I go, will he find somebody else? And I know it's an awful thing to think, but the last thing that you want to do is have your little baby without a mum.
"So I almost give my husband permission to find somebody else if anything ever happens to me because I'd want her to have a mum."
Michelle - whose baby Faith has a 50 per cent chance of inheriting the gene - then broke down in uncontrollable tears.
Faulty BRCA genes cause around 5 percent of breast cancer cases, so it's relatively rare - but it still affects more than 2,000 breast cancer patients each year.
Michelle is now faced with the tough decision of whether to have a double mastectomy and her ovaries removed in order to potentially save her life.
Speaking on the Lorraine sofa, Michelle said: "I think what's difficult is timing it right. The double mastectomy not so much because obviously that's not going to affect me having children and hormonally.
"But getting my ovaries removed is going to onset menopause and I won't be allowed to have children any more."
She added: "I kind of feel lucky that I've found out now rather than pre-Faith, because I think had I found out this information before having Faith, maybe the pressure would have been too great to conceive as quickly as I had have done.
"Obviously we don't know, but I'm absolutely fortunate that I've got one gorgeous child, and if that's the only one that I have then I'm fortunate, but of course I'd love more.
"Watch ITV1's Lorraine next Tuesday (16 October) to see the second part of Michelle's interview.


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LAWRENCEVILLE-Rider University senior guard Jonathon Thompson (Orlando, Fla./Jones) was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week for all games played the final week of the regular season.
In two wins on the road last week, Thompson averaged 18 points, 3.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and shot 12 for 18 from the field (.667), including five for seven from three-point, and was seven of 12 from the foul line.
"Jon did a great job of leading our team to two victories this past week in Buffalo, helping us to clinch the number two seed," said Rider head coach Kevin Baggett. "I am very happy he is reaping the rewards of his hard labor with receiving another reward as the MAAC Player of the week."
In Rider's win at first place Niagara, the Broncs trailed 44-42 before going on a 15-1 run, eight points by Thompson, to take a 57-45 lead with 8:00 left to play in the 68-59 win. Thompson made three of four foul shots in the final minute to preserve the victory and finished with 25 points, one shy of his career high.
In the win at Canisius, Thompson scored with 10:19 left to cut the Canisius lead to 50-49 in the 65-61 victory. Thompson finished with 11 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes of work.
For the season Thompson leads Rider in scoring (12.8), assists (99), steals (45) and minutes played (33.6) and leads the MAAC in three-point field goal percentage (43.1).
A Second Team All-MAAC selection, Thompson enters the tournament eighth in career assists at Rider with 366 and 906 points.
Thompson was also named the College Sports Madness.com MAAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his exceptional performance during the past week's action. College Sports Madness identifies the players who have made the greatest impact to their team from each conference and on a national basis each Monday.
The Broncs are the second seed and play Saturday at 7:30 in the MAAC quarterfinals against either the seventh seed, Fairfield, or the 10th seed, Saint Peter's.


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Do you remember when I was working on this sewing needle case? Well, I finished it!
I'm so pleased with the way this turned out that I'm going to write up some instructions in case you would like to make one too. I will try to get that finished next week.
When we last talked, I had just completed the embroidery. I made embroidered labels for the different types of needles (tapestry, embroidery, etc.) so that everything would stay organized. I used this post on hand sewing needles at Craft Stylish as my guide.
I added two pockets — one for a pair of small sewing scissors and a second smaller pocket for some needle threaders. I didn't want the scissors to slice through the felt, so I took the plastic packaging the scissors came in to make a shield for the pocket. The plastic protector slips right in and holds the scissors in place.
For some reason, it's very satisfying seeing all of the needles lined up like this and arranged by type.
I went with a sparkly button for the front and now I feel so much more glamorous when I'm sewing. It could almost pass for a clutch…
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Find your muse in this rustic and cozy home. The house, one bedroom with a Queen size bed and adjacent bathroom comes fully furnished. It is surrounded by a beautiful flower garden and fenced backyard. Listen to your creative voice as you soul resonates with the magic of nature.
Thermopolis is a small, historic Wyoming town situated at the base of three mountain ranges. The World's Largest Hot Springs is located here. The nearby State Park boasts three mineral hot spring pools and spas. The Wind River cuts through the spectacular Wind River Canyon just south of town, offering rafting and fishing adventures, and nearby mountains offer horseback riding, biking, and hiking. Just outside of town is the Wyoming Dinosaur Center and a daily dig site tour. Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park are just two and a half hours away through wonderful Wyoming ranch and mountain country.
If you're looking for a place to let the creative juices run free look no further; your novel or work of art has found its home.
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We have stayed here more than once and have thoroughly enjoyed each time. Upon arrival, everything is in order. Accommodations are friendly, comfortable, and quiet. The nearby mineral hot springs can not be beaten. The homeowner is very easy to reach and very responsive. I look forward to this trip more than any other trip we take each year.
Decent place to stay while traveling through Wyoming. Very close to town and hot springs. Everything you need to cook, etc. Bed was very comfortable, small place but plenty of room for myself, my husband, and our toddler. Only issue was there is carpeting in the bathroom which often left a strong mildew type odor.
I was extremely satisfied with my stay in Thermopolis. This home is well maintained and has everything you need for a comfortable stay. The surroundings are lovely, neighbors are quiet. The owners are delightful and very responsive to any questions or needs. I spent the summer here while working a contract for a local hospital and could not have asked for a better experience. This is a great jumping off spot for a close drive to many beautiful attractions in this part of Wyoming.
We completely enjoyed our short stay in Theromopolis. Valerie's home was just perfect for the two of us. It was very quiet, while still being right in town. We had everything we needed. Thank you for making our stay so much nicer than a typical hotel!
Excellent experience for the end of October - first part of November. The cottage provided all of the furnished necessities with an added flair of interesting artistic interior design. Also, lots of hot water and a good gas heater kept us warm. It was quiet and located a block from grocery shopping and nearby were varieties of restaurants/fast food services. The friendly town of Thermopolis has a beautiful view from all directions: a great place for hunting, fishing, hiking, and soaking in the natural thermal springs located a few miles from the cottage in the state park.
The home is in a good location. You can walk to the downtown and the Hot Springs. The home is well stocked with all the necessities. Rooms are good size. Kitchen is small but workable. The bed is very comfortable, high quality linens, and extra fluffy soft towels. The owner is quick to respond to any questions or issues.
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I'm thinking this may become a regular feature on the blog – questioning attorneys' decision-making skills.
A deputy in the Johnson County prosecutor's office resigned Thursday after admitting he sent an e-mail from his personal account to Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin suggesting the governor stage some kind of attack on himself to discredit the public unions. Carlos Lam sent the e-mail in February urging the governor not to give in to the union demands. The e-mail came to light after The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism found it through an open-records lawsuit settlement.
In it, Lam told the governor that he is an Indiana public employee and has been involved in GOP politics in Indiana for 18 years. If he would have left the e-mail at that, he'd probably still have a job.
But instead, Lam went on to suggest Walker employ a "false flag" operation. "If you could employ an associate who pretends to be sympathetic to the unions' cause to physically attack you (or even use a firearm against you), you could discredit the public unions."
"Use a firearm against you?" Wow.
Does Lam think it's in anyone's best interest for the governor to be shot at or possibly take a bullet in order to make the unions look bad?
According to media reports, Lam initially denied writing the e-mail and said someone must have hacked into his account. Later he admitted to writing it and resigned.
Lam's e-mail and resignation come just a few weeks after an attorney in the Indiana Attorney General's Office was fired after making the comment on Twitter to "use live ammunition" on protestors in the Wisconsin capitol building.
Lam has been admitted to practice in Indiana since 2002, according to the Indiana Roll of Attorneys. His status is active in good standing and he has no prior or pending discipline.


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I just got a fishing boat. Can someone help me put up the pics?
It is a 1988 Starcraft with at Evinrude 40. The 40 is oil injected (no more mixing fuel). Has downriggers, a big livewell, everything I was looking for. The carpet in it looks almost brand new. Bought it from a guy I work with that took exceptional care of it. Now if I ever get to go catch some crappie and whitebass Ill be in business.


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Submitted to: Journal of Animal Science Supplement
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/1/1998
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Diversifying an operation to include summer grazing of yearling cat in addition to cow-calf production can aid in decreasing economic r Using yearling cattle to match forage demand to supply can be of considerable benefit in an environment of widely fluctuating precipitation patterns. The challenge in managing stocker cattle on n Northern Great Plains rangelands is in meeting the nutrient needs growth when forage quality or quantity begin to decline in late sum Options are to remove cattle from rangeland or to supplement cattle the nutrients that have become limiting. The objective of this stud to evaluate different sources of protein for their ability to alter forage intake and weight gain compared with a nonsupplemented contr group of steers. This study was conducted during two summers. Yearl steers were assigned to one of four treatments in three pastures. Treatments were a nonsupplemented control or steers fed a protein supplements with safflower meal, soybean meal or a combination as t protein source. Protein supplementation was started after forage qu began to decline in late summer. There was no effect of supplementa on weight gain or intake of yearling steers. Rate of gain did decli grazing season progressed. Protein supplements, fed every third day were not beneficial to weight gain of yearling cattle grazing forag the quality and quantity observed in this study.
Technical Abstract: Summer grazing trials were conducted during two years to test the value of supplementation with two protein sources for yearling steers grazing late season native range compared to unsupplemented controls. Each year, 56 yearling steers (288 kg) were allotted to one of four treatments in three pastures. Each treatment was represented within each pasture. Once each month forage intake was estimated using total collection of feces from two steers from each treatment-pasture combination (24 steers per year). Diet quality was determined monthly using esophageally cannulated yearling heifers. Treatments were control, 1.5 kg safflower-based supplement (22.0% CP), 1.2 kg soybean meal-based supplement (25.8% CP), and 1.2 kg safflower and soybean meal based supplement (25.8% CP). Steers were individually fed supplement once every third day. Grazing began in mid-May. Dates of supplementation were 16 August to 4 October, 1993 and 18 July to 8 September 1994. Forage IVOMD declined from 72 to 56% and CP declined from 16.6 to 7.8% between the beginning and end of the grazing season. No differences were observed in weight gains, forage intake or digestibility among the treatments (P > .10). Weight gain averaged 1.19 kg/d before and .74 kg/d during the supplementation period. Forage intake differed by year for the late summer supplementation period (P < .01) but not during the early summer grazing period (P > .10). Forage intake averaged 19.0 g/kg BW before supplementation. During supplementation, forage intake averaged 21.2 g/kg BW in 1993 and 18.7 g/kg BW in 1994. Supplementation was not beneficial to weight gain of yearling cattle grazing forage of the quality and quantity observed in this study.


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Lady Aurelia Overpowers Males in King's Stand
Taking on older males for the first time proved to be no problem for Lady Aurelia as the 3-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy scored by three lengths in the King's Stand Stakes (G1) June 20 at Royal Ascot.
Taking on older males for the first time proved to be no problem for Lady Aurelia as the 3-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy scored by three lengths in the King's Stand Stakes (G1) June 20 at Royal Ascot.
While most of the attention "across the pond" in America is focused on Miss Temple City's appearance in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), the Royal Ascot opening day feature for most of the locals will be the St. James's Palace (G1).
Coolmore and partners' dual Guineas winner Gleneagles unleashed a rousing burst of acceleration past rivals and won the St. James's Palace Stakes (Eng-I) June 16, opening day at Royal Ascot.
The top-rated miler in the world, Able Friend, will take aim at the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) June 16 when the prestigious Royal Ascot meet gets off to a flying start with three group I races.
A Canford Cliffs colt was sold for 300,000 guineas ($463,084) to top the April 15 opening day of the Tattersalls Craven breeze-up sale in Newmarket.
Doncaster Bloodstock Sales closed two days of strong trade at the premier yearling sale Aug. 27 with final figures well ahead of last year's successful event.
Kingman avenged his lone career loss when the Khalid Abdullah homebred posted a 2 1/4-length victory in the $637,500 St. James's Palace Stakes (Eng I) June 17 at Royal Ascot.
Classic winners Kingman and Night of Thunder will renew their hot rivalry June 17 at Royal Ascot in the St. James's Palace Stakes (Eng-I) for 3-year-olds.
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Toormore is the third group winner sired by Arakan, and the second out of Danzig line mare.
Dawn Approach and Magician, the respective English and Irish Two Thousand Guineas winners, look set to clash in the St. James's Palace Stakes (Eng-I) June 18 at Royal Ascot in what may well be the defining race of the meet.
Group I winner Dick Turpin has been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at The National Stud near Newmarket, England.
Can anyone explain this European sensation? read blog
Superstar Frankel kept his unbeaten record intact with a dominating victory in the $1,560,000 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO (Eng-I) at Ascot Oct. 15.
Favorite Dick Turpin produced a strong late run to nip Cityscape at the wire in an exciting renewal of the Premio Vittorio di Capua (It-I) at San Siro Sept. 24.
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Frankel has now assumed top position in the World Thoroughbred Rankings at 135 pounds following his scintillating performance in the QIPCO Sussex Stakes (Eng-I).
Canford Cliffs, who won five consecutive European group I stakes and defeated the great mare Goldikova in one of them, has been retired from racing for stallion duty at Coolmore Stud.
Frankel took the lead from the start and never looked back, flying home to take the $468,000 QIPCO Sussex Stakes (Eng-I) at Glorious Goodwood July 27 by five lengths.
The Breeders' Cup announced July 8 that 107 horses were nominated to the program through the recently conducted "open enrollment" period.
Multiple group I winners Treasure Beach and Canford Cliffs of Ireland and So You Think of New Zealand have been nominated to the Breeders' Cup program through a special open enrollment program that closes June 30.
Jockey Richard Hughes talks about Canford Cliffs and riding at Royal Ascot. Watch Video
The Queen Anne (Eng-I) winner likely will square off against Goldikova at Churchill Downs, the connections said June 15.
Simon Burgess talks with Sir Henry Cecil about his St James's Palace Stakes winner Frankel. Watch Video
Canford Cliffs outdueled defending champion Goldikova to capture the $406,928 Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) in the opening race at Royal Ascot June 14.
Goldikova picked up right where she left off last season, notching another group I victory as she held off the late charge of Cirrus Des Aigles to capture the $353,785 Prix d'Ispahan (Fr-I) at Longchamp May 22.
Racing from the US, Canada, France, Japan and Turkey this week! View Slideshow
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Exhaust Vents - Bathroom and Stove
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My house has two bathrooms and a kitchen all along one side of the house, each side by side. Each room has an exhaust vent, none of which are insulated. I live in Ontario which I believe (not sure by code) the ducting in the attic should be insulated on the outside.
So I am preparing to insulate my main bathroom duct (in the middle of the spare bathroom and kitchen) because I believe this is required as there is a bathtub and shower in this room. I bought a Broan metal bathroom vent that says its for 3" and 4" round ducts. I just replaced it on my roof today as the current vent had no connection for round duct, however the 4" round duct I have fits extremely loose. See attached pictures.
How can I positively connect the duct to ensure no water leaks down into the attic? Is there anyway to get the duct in there tight? Maybe another fitting or attachment... I was potentially thinking of buying a 5" duct and putting an adapter 5" to 4" transition to connect to my fan as it would fit tighter.
As much as I want to insulate the spare bathroom vent, its hard to get at, and there is only a toilet and sink in that room, so very little if any moisture is generated in that room. This is more used more for removing scents, and rarely.
If this is the case, does this vent need insulation?
The kitchen vent is a 3-1/4 x 10 rectangular vent. Currently it was an immediate transition in the wall right to a 4" round duct. I read on the internet that when transitioning that you should keep the areas similar to reduce the pressure loss which can prevent issues. This means I would require approximately a 7" round duct. This size will not fit where the vent is located as its close to a rafter.
I don't plan on moving this vent as of right now so I was wondering if keeping the 4" round duct is okay? (The length to the vent is only about 2-3 feet at a maximum)
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2014 Gildan Charleston Classic Website | Complete Bracket
AKRON, Ohio – The complete bracket for the 2014 Gildan Charleston Classic was announced on Tuesday and the Akron Zips will open the tournament with an ESPN3 matchup with Southern California on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 12:30 p.m. ET.
The contest marks a second-straight season that the Zips will open an ESPN tournament against a member of the Pac-12. Akron downed Oregon State 83-71 in the first round of the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22.
"We are excited to play a Pac-12 team for the second-straight season," head coach Keith Dambrot said. "USC will be a much-improved team from last year and we will be ready for the challenge. Having the change to play teams from the ACC, Pac-12, Big Ten and SEC, as well as top mid-majors, is great for our program, our fans and our alumni."
The matchup will be the first on the hardwood between the Zips and Trojans. Overall, the Zips are 2-3 against the current members of the Pac-12. In addition to the win over the Beavers last season, Akron is 1-1 against Arizona State and 0-1 against California and Washington State.
With a win, the Zips would to face the winner of the Drexel-Miami (Fla.) contest on Friday, Nov 21. That game is also set to air on ESPN2 or ESPNU, with tip-off scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET.
The championship game of the tournament is set for Sunday, Nov. 23, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Akron will also play a non-bracketed game at Penn State on Tuesday, Nov. 25, in University Park, Pa. That game time will be announced at a later date.
This is the third-consecutive season that the Zips will appear in an ESPN-sponsored tournament. Last year, Akron posted a 1-2 record at the Diamond Head Classic. UA went 2-1 record at the 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Overall, the Zips are 3-7 against teams in the field, going 1-1 vs. Miami (Fla.), 2-4 against Penn State and 0-2 against South Carolina.
2014 Gildan Charleston Classic Field
Charlotte: The 49ers posted a 17-14 mark, including a 7-9 record in Conference USA play during the 2013-14 campaign. They fell to NIT Quarterfinalist participant Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the CUSA tournament.
Cornell: Cornell finished the 2013-14 season with a 2-26 mark overall and a 1-13 record in Ivy League play.
Drexel: The Dragons advanced to the Colonial Athletic Conference quarterfinals after posting a 16-14 record and closing the regular season at .500 (8-8) in league play.
Miami (Fla.): The Hurricanes ended last season with a 17-16 mark while posting a 7-11 record in ACC play.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions earned a spot in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) and fell to eventual-champion Siena in the quarterfinals. PSU finished the campaign with a 16-18 overall record, going 6-12 in Big Ten play.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks ended their season in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, posting a 14-20 record (5-13 SEC).
Southern California: The Trojans enter the 2014-15 season after posting a 11-21 mark last year. USC closed Pac-12 play with a 2-16 record.


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Moscow fashionistas say city back in the groove
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - International designers and stars descended on Moscow on Thursday night, oozing confidence that the glitzy Russian capital famed for its love of excess had got back its groove.
Russia's love affair with fashion, from home-grown designers to its thirst for luxury abroad, took a severe blow earlier this year as the recession bit into all strata of society, forcing sales to plummet and boutiques to board up their windows.
"Everything is coming back and it's great," French designer Roland Mouret, famed for his geometric women's dresses, told Reuters. Mouret met around a dozen Russian designers for Vogue's fashion night, celebrated on Thursday around the globe.
Later, dressed in a white suit jacket and dark jeans, Mouret joined Moscow's stilettoed, champagne-quaffing elite on cobbled Stoleshnikov Pereulok, Moscow's answer to London's Bond Street.
British model Naomi Campbell, who spends part of the year in Moscow with Russian boyfriend and property mogul Vladimir Doronin, hid from the photographers' glare as she swooped up Mouret's designs and a grey snakeskin clutch.
In unusually warm September weather, scantily clad Muscovites swung on Dali-like red lip couches in the middle of the street while DJs blasted music.
Nearby, Moscow's prestigious department store Tsum, which is housed in a grey turn-of-the-century stone building, launched an entire floor dedicated to Russian designers.
Russian Vogue Editor Alyona Doletskaya, her blonde fringe hanging gently over one eye, said the idea, inspired by stores such as London's Harvey Nichols which has sections for British designers, shows Russia is back. Continued...


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Brown Wins Green Bay's 5th Player of the Week Award of 2013-14
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – For the second time during his senior campaign, Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) had a game for the record books. For the second time, the milestone game led to Brown being named the Horizon League Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. The senior shared the award with Oakland's Travis Bader.
Brown's second weekly award of the season coupled with a trio of player of the week honors for junior guard Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) gives Green Bay five in seven weeks during the 2013-14 season. With five weekly awards, this year's team has tied the 1995-96 Phoenix squad for most in program history.
On Saturday, Brown became just the third player in Green Bay history to score 40 or more points in a game, tallying 40 as the Phoenix topped Fairfield 74-58 at the Resch Center. Brown was the first player to score 40 in a game in 25 seasons, with Tony Bennett last doing so with 44 points against Wright State on Feb. 11, 1989. Ray Willis has the school record, scoring 45 against UW-Parkside on Feb. 9, 1971.
Earlier this season on Nov. 23, Brown had the third triple-double (15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks) in school history and the first triple-double involving blocks in Horizon League history. He was named player of the week on Nov. 25.
Brown's game featured 19 points in the first half and 21 in the second, and the 7-foot-1 senior made 12-of-17 shots from the field and 14-of-15 free throws. He knocked down both of his three-pointers and made his final nine shots overall after a 3-for-8 start.
During his performance, Brown set career highs for points, field goals (12), free throws made (14) and free throws attempted (15). The senior also added eight rebounds and three blocked shots, moving his career totals to 700 rebounds and 251 blocked shots.
With 1,388 career points in 107 games, Brown is three points from moving into Green Bay's top-10 all-time and is tied for 69th in Horizon League history. He is the lone player in league history with more than 1,200 points, 600 rebounds and 200 blocked shots.
Green Bay returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 28, hosting St. Francis (Ill.) at the Resch Center at 1 p.m.
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Buyer's Guide: Freeview HD Set-top Boxes
Think before you buy
You may also want to consider premium content. Right now, there isn't a lot of that on terrestrial digital TV, but if you're a sports fan, it may be worth considering a box that is pay-TV ready. Not only will you be able to watch ESPN right now, but you will almost certainly be able to watch Sky Sports 1 and 2, if they finally make it to TopUp TV's add-on service. Having a single box that provides you with both HD and subscription sports may be an attractive option, long after the World Cup has been and gone.
"Over the top content" - an the industry term for material delivered over the internet - is another possibility. Sky has been working with some manufacturers to make its Sky Player service available on their boxes. That doesn't rely on the receiver having card slots - you log into your subscription-activated, or pre-paid account - and is another potential way of watching more programmes than Freeview alone will bring you.
For many potential purchasers, however, it's probably going to be connectivity that's the biggest differentiator between boxes. Not only are there differences in things like the number of Scart sockets, and the type of audio outputs – analogue, digital co-axial or digital optical – but anyone hoping that the aural experience from Freeview HD will match the visual one needs to be aware that there's a massive fly in the ointment when it comes to getting surround sound from Freeview HD equipment.
Many boxes may sport the Dolby Digital plus logo, and come in packaging with blurb that talks about 5.1 surround, but many people simply won't hear anything other than stereo unless they choose their equipment carefully. That's because although Freeview HD can support Dolby Digital Plus - and boxes are able to convert that to plain old Dolby Digital - broadcasters are using the more efficient HE-AAC codec instead, even for programmes with 5.1 audio.


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Subway Tile Grout Question
About 2 years ago we remodeled a master bathroom and updated a shower. We tiled with small white porcelain subway tiles (3"x6") in a brick pattern. We used Polyblend Non-Sanded (max 1/8") Snow White grout and used some type of spray sealer after.
My wife said she wanted to minimize the grout lines so we butted the tiles right up against each other without spacers. The grout basically is held in the tiny beveled edges around the tiles.
The problem I am having is that every 6 to 9 months the grout has randomly cracked or fallen out in random spots, especially in the lower sections of the shower where there is more exposure to water.
Here are my questions:
Was it a big mistake to not leave gaps between the tiles? Is there a better grout to use? Should I be constantly resealing every 3 or 4 months to help the thin grout lines hold in place?
The shower looks really great when it is patched up, but when the grout starts popping out, it really stands out like a sore thumb on the pure white surface.
The problem with most subway tiles in my thinking is the rounded corners/edges. The tiles are actually made to bump together because the back is wider than the front and that taper serves as a spacer, but only at the tiles surface. The problem with bumping them together is you get what you got.
The edges are tapered and create a grout joint wider at the front than the back and there is nothing to mechanically hold the grout in place. You need to space the tiles slightly so that the grout can get in between and behind the tiles and form a locking mechanism to help hold the grout in the joint. The slick rounded corners will, in a short time, simply release the grout, the grout can't get any traction to stay put.
Then add the daily abuse of the water pounding and splashing and wah-la, you have self-eliminating grout. Oh well, too late now, but there is a fix.:yes:
Boy that got long didn't it?:)
The grout is easy to remove. I would suggest that you take the time to remove all of the grout everywhere and re-grout that tile with a urethane grout. It will stick to the slick tiles (if they are clean) and it will also penetrate what small spaces do exist. It won't crack or chip and it won't release under the torture of the pounding water.:)
Thanks. I will look into urethane grout as an option for a more adhensive penetrating grout.
I am sure my wife will tell me that I shouldn't have listened to her in the first place...
Check the extra tile you have and see if they have the spacer lugs. If they do, the issue may be a substrate that has movement.
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