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Art in the Library
Vision. Sound. Movement. The Art in the Library program at Columbia College Chicago provides an open, supportive and inviting setting to showcase the talent...
Library, 3rd Floor, North
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Creating Access/ Learn by Doing
Learn the steps involved in making problematic archival material accessible in this exhibit. Photographic negatives and metal printing stamps hold images...
Library, 4th Floor, West
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Legible /Illegible
View an exhibit of typefaces that explore the limits of legibility. The elements in this display derive from books housed in the Library Special Collections...
Library, 4th Floor, Lurie Lounge
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Like.Share.Follow. Artists Examine Social Media
This exhibition uses the work of five Chicago artists to spark a conversation about the impact of social media in our lives today and how these digital...
Hokin Project
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Music and Audio: Howard Sandroff and Audio Arts...
"The exhibit celebrates the work of composer Howard Sandroff, including a sound sculpture he designed. The history of the Audio Arts & Acoustics department,...
Library, 3rd Floor, East
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Project 1: 1971
When Columbia was located at 540 North Lake Shore Drive, the Project series, a portfolio of photographs taken by college faculty and students had been...
Library, 2nd Floor, East
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Sherwood School of Music Printmaking Stamps
Made of metal with very fine detail, the printmaking stamps are unlike ordinary ink stamps. Rather than simply blotting them on an ink pad and applying to...
Library, 3rd Floor, West
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20th Annual Hokin Honors Exhibition
The Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces is proud to present the 20th Annual Hokin Honors Exhibition. This annual exhibition showcases the work of...
C33 Gallery
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Machinations: Kinetic Sculpture in the Age of...
Daniel Jay Bertner Jeremy Boyle Stephen Cartwright Paul Catanese Paul Granjon Theo Jansen Joseph Morris Anat Pollack Chris Reilly Randy Sarafan Pencil...
Glass Curtain Gallery
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Word 6- An Architecture of Multi-Modal Poetry/Text
In Word 6- An Architecture of Multi-Modal Poetry/Text, writers of all genres explore the strangeness of dwelling in a foreign space by examining poetry and...
The Arcade
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1979:1 — 2012:21: Jan Tichy Works with the MoCP...
Jan Tichy (Czech, b. 1974) has been collaborating with the Museum of Contemporary Photography for a one-year period to create this museum-wide exhibition...
Museum of Contemporary Photography
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A Fitting: Studio Exhibition
The Project Rm at the Interactive Arts & Media Department, Columbia College Chicago presents A Fitting—an exhibition featuring the ongoing production of an...
Project Rm, #111
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Druckworks: 40 Years of Books and Projects by...
Johanna Drucker printed her first letterpress book in 1972 and has been active as an writer, typographic poet, and scholar-critic ever since. While widely...
Center for Book, Paper and Print, 2nd floor
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Spotlight Exhibition: Afterimage
Afterimage focuses on contemporary artists that are of a generation after Imagism, and also—in ways both visual and ideological—have moved through and beyond...
Center for Book, Paper and Print, 2nd floor
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Come hear from industry professionals about what it's like to work in the music biz! Whether it's production, management, or design, these pros have the...
Conaway, 8th Floor/ Film Row
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Solidarity: A Memory of Art and Social Change
Solidarity examines images in contemporary and historical art and design that are instrumental in communicating a common desire for social change and aid in...
Averill and Leviton A+D Gallery
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Fall Fitness Classes: Street Defense
Students will learn how to avoid being a victim of a crime and how to respond effectively to an attacker. You may become an attackers worst nightmare!
Plymouth Court
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Jazz Gallery in the Lobby
Select Jazz Combos perform standards, modern, be-bop and various styles of Jazz.
Music Center, Concert Hall Lobby
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PianoForte Salon Series at Sherwood Community...
PianoForte's Salon Series is a monthly concert series featuring today's top solo pianists and chamber musicians from around the world. It is broadcasted in...
Sherwood Community Music School, Recital Hall
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Flag Football
Meet coordinator outside of 916 S. Wabash 1pm
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Columbia Whovians Meeting
Join us as we watch and discuss Doctor Who every week. We will host different episodes and topics every week. Please feel free to bring up topics, feelings,...
600 S. Michigan Ave., Ferguson Hall
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Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Procession
This traditional Latino holiday celebrates life while honoring and remembering the departed. A spectacle will travel along Wabash with parade participants...
Sculpture Garden
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Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration
Join Latino Alliance for their 8th Annual Day of the Dead celebration. Enjoy food, live music, dancing, and traditional and contemporary altars. This event...
618 S. Michigan Ave., Stage Two
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MIC: Music Showcase
Come by and check out some student performances as well as Rap superstars Nitty Scott and Pusha T. Doors open at 7:00pm. *Columbia College Students Only
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Sebastian Huydts and Andy Costello in Concert
CCC Music Faculty and Alumni Piano Recital
Sherwood Community Music School, Concert Hall
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City on the Make
A play set with music: 1950s Chicago -- thugs, scammers, sharks and dames. You may well find lovelier lovelies but never a lovely so real.
TC New Studio, New Studio Theatre
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Barry Harris Residency Concert at the Jazz...
Legendary jazz pianist Barry Harris performs with the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble at the iconic Jazz Showcase. For advance tickets, please call (312)...
Jazz Showcase
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Barry Harris Residency Concert at The Jazz...
Barry Harris performs with the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble at the iconic Jazz Showcase.
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Barry Harris Residency Concert at the Jazz...
Legendary jazz pianist Barry Harris performs with the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble at the iconic Jazz Showcase. For advance tickets, please call (312)...
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The chef of a high-end townie restaurant told us about this. It's a dish he'll drive to Waipahu for, and when he gets there, he says, "Every table has Thelma's Special"—a heaping plate of crispy-skinned lechon kawali, the pork belly striated with fat, topped with a dice of raw tomatoes and onions and dressed in a simple soy sauce. Even the fat-averse have been known to cave for this.
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It's not uncommon among Australia's craft brewers to find those with former careers that have been abandoned in favour of chasing beery dreams. It is uncommon, however, to find one with quite as many strings to their bow as Warwick Little, who founded Little Brewing with wife Kylie in 2007. Try time spent as a paramedic and dabbling with radiography, physics, chemistry and microbiology, as well as several years studying wine science, and you've got a pretty colourful past.
Nothing, however, seems to have sparked the same passion as the brewing of beer, much to the delight of Kylie, a former marketer who had developed a taste for English and Belgian ales while living in the UK in the late 80s and early 90s. Serial award winners, their beers under both the Wicked Elf and Mad Abbot labels have found favour with judges and beer lovers alike.
It's just as well, as in Port Macquarie, where their immaculately maintained brewery is based (complete with the largest collection of brewing accoutrements we've ever seen!), big brewery contracts have meant that, until late 2011 when The Town Green Inn took their beer, they couldn't secure a single tap in any of the town's hotels. Instead, you'll find them on tap and bottleshop shelves in the the better beer venues along the east coast from Brisbane to Melbourne - and occasionally further afield, especially since they expanded capacity in 2013. New tanks arrived as well as a large shipment of kegs, allowing the Littles to hunt down more tap points than ever before, assisted by an on-road Elfmobile servicing their East Coast customers.
Having sold everything they owned to get the brewery up and running, the Littles don't hold back with any of their beers, all of which are typified by bold flavours and plenty of body. As Warwick says: "We brew beers without compromise, yet fervently true to style."
In 2017, new owners took over to inject fresh funds into the business, keeping Warwick and Kylie on board so the Little Brewing Company remains Little at heart while looking to become rather larger.


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Novelist Lessing says nowhere else to go after Nobel
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Doris Lessing, too ill to attend an award ceremony last year, received the Nobel prize for literature on Wednesday saying there was no higher accolade for a writer except, perhaps, "a pat on the head from the Pope."
The frail-looking 88-year-old, wearing a long red velvet dress and her silver hair pulled back from her face, was typically irreverent at a champagne reception in the main gallery of the Wallace Collection in central London.
"It is astonishing and amazing," the 2007 winner said in a short acceptance speech after being handed a Nobel medal by Swedish ambassador Staffan Carlsson.
"But I would like to say that there isn't anywhere to go from here, is there, unless, like some exemplars, recent ones, I could get a pat on the head from the Pope."
Lessing did not say who she was referring to, although former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who she described in a recent interview as "a disaster for Britain," had talks with the Pope last year ahead of his conversion to Catholicism.
She also described her fantasy of reaching heaven, only to be told by Peter, the Christian apostle often portrayed as the keeper of the gates:
"Doris, you know that you are there simply because you are standing in for all the other writers who work so hard and who don't get prizes?"
Her dream is interrupted by her father, who says: "You're getting a bit above yourself, my girl, and we don't like it." Continued...


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Re: Puppy nipping - am I doing this right?
Thank you to those who posted answers to my previous "Coton" housetraining question. Here's another one...when I play with her (9 wks old) she sometimes nips at me...not terribly hard but I feel her teeth. I don't want her to do this. The vet told me to stick my thumb in her mouth and press with my hand below her jaw until she stops. I also yelp. If she is so worked up she continues I put her in her crate, cover it and she whimpers for maybe one minute and then I let her out after she is quiet for several minutes. This usually does the trick...but I worry I will make her hate her crate and she does so well in it at night. I have read to leave the room but I don't want to do this as I am working on housetraining her.
I prepared so well (I thought) for a puppy and now at times I feel like I don't know a thing. Please send me suggestions and hugs!!!!! LOL
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The thumb trick is what i used with my puppy, it took me doing it several times but in the end he quit nipping me
Member 1080235 answered on 12/27/11. Helpful? / 0
Sadly, most vets are not trainers! Using any type of force like the thumb trick is going to make her fear you and/or hands, NOT something you want to happen!
I use the time out trick. NONE of my dog have ever developed fear or reluctance to use their crate with this technique.
Do the yelp first, then turn away. If she continues and is too excited a few minutes in the crate works best. When she comes back out, make sure you give her an acceptable chew toy.
ALL puppies go thru this biting stage. If you are right on top of it, use the all play stops when she gets wound up time out, and substitute appropriate chew toys it will pass MUCH QUICKER.
I have always found the put her in her crate method MUCH easier than leaving the room... like you, I found they would quickly switch their attention to something WORSE, like chewing a chair leg or, as you mentioned, peeing somewhere!!!
She will grow up and you will look back on this Puppy time with fond memories!!!
Member 641257 answered on 12/28/11. Helpful? / 0
Well usually its just because they are excited and nervous, like my border collie dottie, my dad plays with her on his bed and she nips at his hands, like he will put his hand under the blanket move it around and she will bite at them and occasionally (shes only done this when we first got her) bite us but now shes 3 years old (in human years which makes her 21 in dog years) my dog clifford (not my choice on naming him he became my dog when i was 4) bites at me sometimes dogs just get overly excited and they just cant do anything but lick or nip at you to express how happy and loveing they are for you, I'm sure your an excellent owner and your doing everything right, just try olding her muzzle shut for a few seconds and say "Noo Noo dont bite/nip" in a deep but not too deep and not too loud voice and when she stops give her a treat and keep doing this and she will learn to stop.If this continues I suggest you get a dog trainer or you become one because the muzzle trick always works!!!!
Dottie answered on 12/28/11. Helpful? / 0
I agree with Toto about substituting a toy for your hand or leg. I have also taken away my hands whenever I've had a puppy and he's used me as a chew toy. All play stops when I get chewed on.
You have to get everyone that plays with Coton on board with any discipline in order to make it work.
Good luck!
Samwise's mommy
Samwise (RB 7-21-2012) answered on 12/28/11. Helpful? / 0
I agree woith toto and samwise. Try toy substitution and again, when i get bitten, all fun stopsmthat second.
Cosette answered on 12/28/11. Helpful? / 0
I recommend this free download of a wonderful training book by Ian Dunbar.
Before you get your puppy
and After you get your puppy
It should answer most of your questions but if you have any other problems feel free to ask us!
(P.S I simply adore Cotons! My mom has one and my sister has 2! They are super pups :D )
Obi answered on 12/29/11. Helpful? / 0


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MARION - A deal has been struck that will see a medical helicopter based in Marion in the near future.
The board of directors for Crittenden Health Systems on Tuesday gave the nod to a lease agreement with Air Evac Lifeteam which will land one of the company's signature red, white and blue helicopters on the grounds at the hospital on a permanent basis.
Air Evac will pay a monthly fee in exchange for the right to base a medical team and aircraft at the hospital. The air medical base should be operational by fall.
"Our goal is to have it completed by September," said Whitney Miller, a field development manager with Air Evac.
The air medical service will pay the hospital a monthly fee of $1,700 during the first five years of the deal. That goes up to $1,900 during the second five-year term and $2,100 in the third.
Miller said the deal will bring in 15 full-time jobs to the county.
The move requires no capital investment from the hospital, but represents a $3 million investment for Air Evac, which will develop roughly an acre of land behind the hospital. The development will include a hangar, a helipad, an office and a fueling station.
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Spicy BBQ Pork Ribs Recipe
There is nothing quite like the smell of a smoking rack of pork ribs on the grill. All of the amazing scent wafting through the air makes your stomach growl and you know it's time for some awesome BBQ ribs very soon. For our pepper loving friends, you are going to enjoy this recipe we hve for your today. It is so right up your alley.
The Spicy BBQ Pork Ribs recipe combines the great flavor of barbeque sauce with the spicy kick of your favorite hot sauce and then takes it to a new level with a nice heat from some horseradish. If you like your ribs a bit spicier you can increase the hot pepper sauce.
It is a quick sauce you can mix up and either roast in the oven or enjoy BBQing outside.
Spicy BBQ Pork Ribs Recipe
2 lbs. pork spare ribs
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/3 cup orange marmalade
1-2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (your favorite brand)
2 teaspoon horseradish
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Season the pork ribs with the salt and ground black pepper, place them into a deep roasting pan. In a medium sized mixing bowl combine together the barbecue sauce, orange marmalade, hot pepper sauce and horseradish. Whisk together the sauce ingredients until well blended. Pour sauce over the ribs. Place roaster pan into a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until done.
If using with a grill outside, brush it or mop it on your ribs about 10-15 minutes before taking them off of the grill so they do not burn.
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This is the fourth year in a row that we've seen record high temperatures in July in many parts of the United States. To the usual tips for staying cool (drink more water, stay in the shade, find an air-conditioned spot) we would add some spiritual ways of dealing with heat — tips from sages and seers who have lived through hot times.See Your Connection to the WeatherThe world-famous Catholic monk Thomas Merton sets the tone for our spiritual weather strategies in this passage from When t … [Read more...]
Spiritual Practices for Hot Weather
Snow Day/Practice Day
The great Christian monk Thomas Merton once compared the spiritual life to the search for a path in a field of untrodden snow: "Walk across the snow and there is your path." This thought came to mind this weekend as snowstorm Nemo blanketed the Eastern U.S. with deep snow. How can we make a walk across the snow into a spiritual practice? Here are some ways.Be Grateful. The day after the storm, we went over to our neighborhood park in New York City. The sidewalks and streets were already … [Read more...]
As Outside, So Inside. Observing the Winter Solstice.
Friday, December 21, is a momentous day. The Winter Solstice synchronizes exactly with the end of the 5,125 year cycle of the Mayan Calendar. We plan to make a special effort to observe this day. It's a time to notice the changes outside and inside. In the northern hemisphere, the days of light are shorter, the darkness is longer, the weather is cold, the trees are bare, and snow is often on the ground. John Matthews, who has lectured widely on Celtic and Arthurian traditions, has written this … [Read more...]


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BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall tries to set the tone for the week when he meets with his team each Monday, and yesterday was no different after the weekend's crushing 20-13 loss to Utah. It was a devastating loss for BYU because it was the fourth straight to the Utes, but also because the two teams aren't scheduled to meet again until 2016. And the Cougars likely will never have more things working in their favor before a rivalry game. They were touchdown favorites, coming off a bye week, and playing on their home field.
"I had an extended team meeting to go over where I thought we were currently as a program," Mendenhall said, and later talked about a "dose of reality, of urgency, of getting the execution to match the opportunity."<


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"If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also." - Russian Proverb
"A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel." - Portuguese Proverb
"The more people I meet the more I like my dog." - Unknown
"My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpets or ruin our lives." - Rita Rudner
"To err is human, to forgive, canine." - Unknown
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain
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2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it "fur"niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter
who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.
Remember: In many ways, dogs and cats are better than kids because
1. Eat less
2. Don't ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car
6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don't smoke or drink
8. Don't have to buy the latest fashions
9. Don't want to wear your clothes
10. Don't need a "gazillion" dollars for college.
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11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.
Tuesday I went to the vet, blech. In the waiting room there was this giant German Shepard who kept growling and barking at me - I'm pretty sure he would have eaten me if we were off our leashes. I had to get 2 shots and the first one made my legs go all wobbley, the second one made be kind of sleepy. My ears drooped the whole way home and the next day I puked on the rug:(
On valentine's my parents went out for dinner and left me home alone *grrrr*
But I did get asked to be someone's valentine; the cocker spaniel Sally. YAY! And later mommy got us Dogster Plus so I could have more fun with my online friends, WOOOHOOO!
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It's 9 days now since my dear sweet Lucy left us but it seems much longer since I held her in my arms for the last time. I miss her so badly all the time but the hardest times are at night, when she came on my lap and we had a nice long cuddle and when I feed the other kitties and get 12 dishes out instead of 11 or feed the kitties chicken (Lucy's favourite).
I fostered Lucy when she was a terrified, hissy spitty little kitten of 12 weeks old. I couldn't touch her at all until she was 3 years old and had to trap her to take her for her annual vet visits. One night I was sitting on the sofa watching tv, when I felt a kittie sitting next to me. When I turned and saw it was Lucy I just couldn't believe my eyes. She soon jumped down but continued to sit by me for just a few minutes each time. One night she stayed longer, gingerly crawled up on to my lap and purred her little head off. It was so wonderful and better than winning the Lottery!! From that time she turned into the most lovable little lap cat and we just adored each other.
I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to thank her dear friends for their lovely messages and gifts.
I received the most beautiful hand-made sympathy card this morning from Tallulah, Tu-Two, Zeke, Kandi and their mommy. It has a beautiful verse and message and a picture of Lucy. When I read it the tears flowed but comforted me at the same time. Thankyou so much from the bottom of my heart!
A big THANKYOU for all the lovely gifts Lucy and I received from our kittie and doggie furriends. We are overwhelmed by them all and appreciate them so very much!
Angel's Wings from
ALFIE, Chloe, Turbo & Lily.
Snoopy, Jasper, Ronon, Split and Auntie Lisa.
Lucy & Sweet Gracie.
Utu and The Down Under Gang.
Candle from Hobbes, Ricky, Sweetie, Clarence and Family.
Bluebirds from
Wanda, Norman, Tess, Rupert & Family.
Humphrey, Roger and Greta.
Angel Stars from
Orkney, Arrow, Tara, Zephyr & Bunty.
Tyler - Mr Boombastic Angel.
Onyx, Cinder, Rose, Horus & Family.
Dusty Miller, Ernest Hemmingway, Erni, Jennifer, Sasha & Family.
Oly, Mercy, Noah, Petrie & Family.
Mia, Milo, Xena, Queen Tallulah & Family.
Lil' Muppet & Family.
Bastet, Pretty Girl, Baby, Miss Kitty & Family.
Anna (Lady Anna Belle).
Emerald from Guido, Yolo and Baci.
Rainbow Stars from
Ko, Taz, Jacob, Flinders & Family.
Chai Latte, Little Bit, Sugar Bear & Family.
Diamond from Adam, Eve, Puddin, Puff & Family.
Rainbows from
Tony, Anna, Greystone, Sammy & Family.
The Bush Furs.
Scooter, PAWS.
The Pahrump Pack (Casey, Molly, Brandi & Angel Leo).
Midnight Son, D-Max and White Boots.
Piewacket, Shadow, Zeke, Lacey & Family.
Ginger ILM, Smokey, Toby, Princess Sky & Family.
Power of the Paw from Dayzee.
Hearts from
Wanda, Norman, Tess, Rupert & Family.
Berti, Bella, Betty, Benny BC & Family.
Hazel Lucy.
Tulips from
Jobel, Zoe, Jasper & Jillian.
Crosses from
Candy-O Cootinka, Peaches, J.J., Nilla & Family.
Kaci Sunshine, Mittens, Jennifer, Pete and Family.
If I've left anyone out, I'm so sorry - It's not intentional and each message and gift has been read a few times.
Love & angel kisses
Lucy and Mum Jennifer
A big thankyou to all my friends for the lovely pawmails, group messages and gifts when my dear Lucy went to the Bridge last Tuesday. Each and every one is appreciated so much.
Lucy was almost 18 and I can't believe we'll never have any more snuggles together - she had the sweetest softest fur. When I rescued her she was a furry little feral kitten and was so frightened I couldn't touch her for 3 years. Slowly she turned into the most lovable lap cat who would purr if I touched her or kissed her on her head. I miss her so much.
She hadn't been well for about 10 days, was having accidents (which was so unusual for her), although on medication her arthritis was getting worse. When she refused to eat and just wanted to sleep I knew it was time for her to leave me. She was just closing down.
I just hope she's happy now with her angel siblings and friends.
I'll try to send personal thankyous to all my friends for their kindness and gifts but if I don't get round to it I hope you'll forgive me. I don't have much computer time now as I spend so much time with mum as she has vascular dementia and needs so much help. When I'm back home I try to spend as much time with my kitties as I can.
Thankyou again.
Love Jennifer (Lucy's Mum) xx
Last Thursday night I started sneezing and sneezing and couldn't stop and my eyes started watering too! Mum was really worried about me as she feels I have enough to cope with with my hepatitis. So Friday morning back to the Vets we went!!
As mum suspected, I have an upper respiratory tract infection - my lymph nodes were enlarged and I have a sore throat. Terry gave me a long-acting antibiotic jab and thought I should be feeling better by Sunday.
Today is Sunday and I am feeling a little better and just gave one slight sneeze this morning. I didn't want to eat at all yesterday but I ate a small dish of Gourmet Gold this morning and mum was able to put in the supplement in to help my liver!
Although we've all been vaccinated, our Jack had the same a month ago. He's better now, although it took 2 courses of antibiotics and I must have picked it up from him!
Neither of us are well kitties (Jack has crf) so we must be more vulnerable.
Mum's paranoid now and is imagining she's hearing one of my brofurs or sisfurs sneezing all the time!
Please purr for me and that no more of my brofurs and sisfurs start with it too!
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Today's question is based on Mary Pride's claims in today's Quoting Quiverfull - Does public high school need to be retooled to teach basic life skills or should it stay a preparation for college? Is it a parental duty to make sure that the children in their home learn what they need to function as productive members of society? … [Read more...]
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Check out our newly-released front swaybar for the 2012 Ford Focus!! Let me know if I can help you with anything.
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Awesome 26mm f bar. You guys have or working on the rear bars? Or ST rear wheel knuckle/ trailing arm assembly for your ST bar, for people w/ none ST model?
The Steeda RSB has been out for a while now.
I recently purchesed the front and rear sway bars, i installed the rear on no problem. On the front do you have to drop the subframe and install it, i was looking at it (it came with no instructions) and there is not way to get it out. or remove the steering rack. also, are the nuts torqued to yeild.
Yes you do have to drop it and the lower the better to get the stock FSB out; I used the Ford handling pack instructions and they were pretty good, do you have them and if not I will post them here.
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Our main circuit breaker keeps tripping, It seems to be hot and we cannot get it to go back on for a minute or so. It's happening more often. Should we call an electrician or try and replace it first?
You need to call an electrician right away.
Thank you for your quick response! What makes you think its bad? Never happened before and why would it not be just a bad breaker? My husband was goingto go buy a new one tomorrow. What causes this and why did it just start happening? Electricians are expensive :(
How much is your life and your family's safety worth?
A main breaker is not a cheap replacement in most panels. You can't change the main without having the power disconnected at or before the meter in most setups. It is ILLEGAL to pull the meter head yourself, and dangerous. Messing with your main breaker includes the serious potential for injury or DEATH if you don't understand what you dealing with.
If this was something that you could deal with on your own, we would be glad to help you.
You need a professional to help with this situation.
Likely whats going on is the terminals were not fully tight when the panel was installed, so the main hot conductors are arcing inside the breaker contacts heating up the breaker. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TIGHTEN THESE LUGS!!! You will likely snap them off not to mention the severe shock hazard you could recieve from trying to tighten down a (electrically) hot lug.
I have seen one case I was called to take a look at and power to half the panel was going out on occasion, what happened is one leg in the main breaker had become loose (or was loose upon first install) and had been arcing enough that the last 4-5 inches of the insulation was melted inside the panel, the lug on the main breaker it was 'resting in' was destroyed.
I've done risky things but I wouldn't replace this breaker myself unless PoCo cut the power first and maybe not even then.
What number is on the breaker handle?
So are funerals.
It's not rocket science but the main power must be disconnected before attempting to replace a main breaker. This may have to be done by the power company, removing the meter.
There may also be issues on the bus where the breaker plugs in. This is the back of a main breaker that had gotten burned badly opver the years. It's a progressive thing. The more burning, the more resistance, the more heat, the more amperage.http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/...2/DSC01521.jpg
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Home Automation made easy with the Remote IP Switches
Today more and more devices are becoming networked together within the home to automate processes to make your life easier. There seems to be no limit on what can be networked as companies create things like dishwashers that can be activated from remote locations or a fridge that can actually display the contents in real time. These devices are slowly growing in popularity but many are focused on automating processes like turning lights on/off, powering entertainment systems or scheduling other appliances to turn off at specific times. The new Single Outlet IP Switch allows you to easily automate specific processes within your home.
With the Single Outlet IP Switch schedule you can create specific times that a device can be powered up. Take for example a TV in the living room that is supposed to be shut off at a specific time at night. The IP Switch will allow you to make sure this device gets shut off so your children don't leave the TV on overnight, or connect the IP Switch to a surge protector and control everything in your entertainment center. This is also a great tool while you're at work if you've got a CloudCam to keep an eye out and make sure your teens aren't watching TV when they should be studying. Simply launch the iOS or Android app and you can easily kill power to the device to make sure they get back on task!
Of course the IP Switch isn't just limited to your entertainment systems and is also popular to control specific lights within your home. If you're having a longer than anticipated work day or on vacation the schedule can be used to automatically turn devices on and off throughout the evening to give the persona that someone is actually in the home to deter a possible burglar from targeting your home. In addition to your lights you can hook the IP Switch up to devices like AC units to turn them off if you accidentally left it on when nobody is home. The iOS/Android application has a picture of a light to let you know if an outlet is on and each device can be named so you know exactly what each outlet controls (app pictured above).
The IP Switch can complement existing home automation systems and add in some functionality that isn't typically offered. One of these features is to ping outbound across the network to detect any loss in connectivity with your router to identify a lockup and reboot it if necessary. We're sure that you'll find all sorts of uses for the IP Switches in a home or office application and they can save you time and money if you've got to pay technicians to reboot equipment you could easily do right from your smartphone!
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Chopped-Chickpea-Salad Pitas
Round out this cool summer lunch with spears of cucumber and some fresh berries.
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Source: Everyday Food, June 2012
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest plus 2 teaspoons juice
- 1 anchovy fillet, minced (optional)
- 3/4 cup cooked chickpeas, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup baby arugula
- 1 small pita (4 inch), halved and split
In a large bowl, whisk together oil, lemon zest and juice, and anchovy if using. Stir in chickpeas, parsley, capers, and shallot; season with salt and pepper. To serve, stuff pita halves with chickpea salad and arugula. Drizzle with oil if desired.


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In August of 2009, 6 months after starting the project of CIHE & HVAC 2010, 247 exhibitors have registered with nearly 900 booths, the net exhibiting area reaches almost 10000 sqm.
As the previous session, the show focuses on "Reducing building energy consumption, promoting energy-saving and emission reduction." Main exhibits are boiler, wall-mounted boiler, radiator, heat exchanger, warm water heater, heat meter, manifold, underfloor heating products, ventilation and air-conditioning equipments. In the previous show, radiator and underfloor heating products have been the mainstream of the exhibits, however, in CIHE & HVAC 2010, boiler and wall-mounted boiler will be another trend, on one hand, it is because of the increasing demand of the market, on the other hand, it is because of the support of China Individual Gas Heating Group, Application Committee of China Gas Society. It is the first time that so many boiler manufacturers take part in CIHE & HVAC, most of them are taking their first time. These boiler manufacturers are all the famous in the sector and almost represent the industrial trend, for example:
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This unit assesses the political and security significance of disease-related events and developments. Whether one contemplates historical experiences with smallpox, the contemporary challenges posed by diseases such as HIV/AIDS and SARS, or the risks arising from new scientific developments such as synthetic biology, it is clear that diseases exercise a powerful influence over civilised humankind. The unit concentrates on areas in which human health and security concerns intersect most closely, including: biological weapons; fast-moving disease outbreaks of natural origin; safety and security in microbiology laboratories; and the relationships between infectious disease patterns, public health capacity, state functioning and violent conflict. The overall aim of the unit is to provide students with a stronger understanding of the scientific and political nature of these problems, why and how they might threaten security, and the conceptual and empirical connections between them.
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Shannon Misko and Christopher Twigg, both of Clymer, have announced their engagement.
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The future groom is the son of Pamela Patterson, of Clymer, and Timothy Twigg, of Strongstown. He is a 2003 graduate of Penns Manor High School and a 2009 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is employed by Force Inc.
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Brendan Rodgers was last night fuming after Howard Webb denied Liverpool a penalty as Arsenal avenged their Anfield humiliation.
The Gunners were 2-1 up when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain clattered Luis Suarez in the area.
World Cup referee Webb had a perfect view but ruled Suarez had not been fouled.
"It's a blatant penalty and we're very disappointed not to get it," said Reds boss Rodgers.
Steven Gerrard hauled Liverpool back into the tie when he fired fired home from the spot after Lukas Podolski tripped Suarez just before the hour.
Podolski had doubled the Gunners' lead early in the second half following Oxlade-Chamberlain's 16th-minute opener.
Rodgers claimed Webb's refusal to award two penalties within six minutes was because of Suarez's past reputation as a diver.
He said: "It was absolutely another penalty. With the first one Luis gets clipped and it's a clear penalty, but the second one was even clearer.
"Howard was in a great position. I'm not sure if it was because it was so quick after the first one.
"With the type of player he is and the aggression in our offensive play we provoke a lot of challenges, especially Luis, who is always in and around the box asking questions of defenders. Quite a lot of the time he doesn't get what he deserves.
"He got one today, but should have had two. If it's a penalty he should get it, irrespective of what his reputation is. For me that was quite an easy decision.
"We came here and virtually dominated. To end up with nothing disappoints."
Arsenal lost 5-1 at Anfield in the league and boss Arsene Wenger said: "It was vital to respond to the disappointing performance at Liverpool last week and we had an opportunity to go to the quarter-final of the FA Cup. I'm very pleased with the intensity, commitment and determination."


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- 1 boneless shoulder venison roast (3 to 4 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 quarts beef broth
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil; add the next five ingredients. Cover and simmer for 4 hours or until meat is tender.
- For spaetzle, beat eggs and salt in a medium bowl. With a wooden spoon, gradually stir in flour and milk. In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Place dough in a colander or spaetzle maker; place over boiling broth. Press dough with a wooden spoon until bits drop into broth. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain; toss spaetzle with butter. Sprinkle with pepper and keep warm.
- Remove roast to a serving platter and keep warm. Measure 3 cups pan juices; return to pan. Combine water and flour; stir into pan juices. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Slice roast; serve with spaetzle and gravy. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Venison Pot Roast in Taste of Home October/November 1995, p33
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"I dont know about anyone else, but the whole pushing dough through the colander did not work! I had to use a slotted spoon and it was very tedious. Other than that, great recipe!"
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"This was the favorite of me and my children. We had almost no money and hunting relatives supplied us with venison. I read that's it's always proper to serve game to the queen, and we felt rich eating this."
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"Delicious and easy. I make this every fall (if and when we get a deer) and we loved it so much that I bought a spaetlze maker to make it easier. The meat turned out tender and not gamey and the flavors were complementary. Quite good."


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A finite element formulation and program to study transient swelling and load-carriage in healthy and degenerate articular cartilage
Olsen, Sigbjorn, Oloyede, Adekunle, & Adam, Clayton J. (2004) A finite element formulation and program to study transient swelling and load-carriage in healthy and degenerate articular cartilage. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 7(2), pp. 111-120.
The theory of poroelasticity is extended to include physico-chemical swelling and used to predict the transient responses of normal and degenerate articular cartilage to both chemical and mechanical loading; with emphasis on isolating the influence of the major parameters which govern its deformation. Using a new hybrid element, our mathematical relationships were implemented in a purpose-built poroelastic finite element analysis algorithm (u-pi-c program) which was used to resolve the nature of the coupling between the mechanical and chemical responses of cartilage when subjected to ionic transport across its membranous skeleton. Our results demonstrate that one of the roles of the strain-dependent matrix permeability is to limit the rate of transmission of stresses from the fluid to the collagen-proteoglycan solid skeleton in the incipient stages of loading, and that the major contribution of the swelling pressure is that of preventing any excessive deformation of the matrix.
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Thomas Perez, et al vs. Soldiers of the Cross, et al
as 5:2017cv05014
Plaintiff: Thomas E. Perez
Defendant: Soldiers of the Cross, Dennis Murray
Cause Of Action: Labor: Review of Agency Action
Cato et al v. OK Foods, Inc.
as 2:2016cv02202
Plaintiff: Darrell Cato , Jeffrey Biggs , Margee Williams and others
Defendant: OK Foods, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Petition for Removal
McGuire et al v. Komar Screw Corporation et al
as 2:2016cv02198
Plaintiff: Bryan McGuire , Dana McGuire
Defendant: Komar Screw Corporation , Marvin Kocian
Cause Of Action: Petition For Removal--Other Contract
Banducci v. Clark
as 5:2015cv05246
Plaintiff: Barry Banducci
Defendant: Kevin Clark
Cause Of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act
Porter v. Simmons Food, Inc.
as 5:2015cv05188
Plaintiff: Wade Porter
Defendant: Simmons Food, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act
Cross et al v. Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc. et al
as 1:2015cv01029
Plaintiff: Shereka Cross , Shony Penister
Defendant: Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc., Forester Farmers Market, Forester Farmers' Market and others
Cause Of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act
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as 2:2015cv02079
Plaintiff: Steve Arnett , Ron Pike
Defendant: Lindsey Petroleum Transport, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question
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as 5:2015cv05044
Plaintiff: Adrian Araujo-Mendoza
Defendant: ROCK-TENN CO., Jeff Renfrey, Harold Shrum
Cause Of Action: Job Discrimination (Race)
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as 5:2014cv05291
Defendant: George's, Inc.
Plaintiff: Gonzalo Regalado
Cause Of Action: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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NFL admits officiating mistake
NEW YORK (AP) — Redskins coach Mike Shanahan spoke with the NFL's director of officiating after the league said Sunday night's crew made an error on Washington's final drive.
The league said officials should have stopped play and eliminated confusion about the down and distance at the end of the Giants' 24-17 victory at Washington.
"I talked to Dean earlier today, he gave me a call and just went over the scenario," Shanahan said, referring to Dean Blandino, who oversees NFL officiating. "Obviously they made a mistake and you live with it."
A 4-yard completion to the Redskins' Pierre Garcon was spotted short of a first down. Referee Jeff Triplette signaled third down. But the head linesman, with Washington in a hurry-up offense, incorrectly motioned for the crew to advance the chains, which caused the down boxes to read first down.
Blandino said Monday in a statement that "in this situation where there is obvious confusion as to the status of the down, play should have been stopped prior to third down and the correct down communicated to both clubs. This should have occurred regardless of the fact that Washington had no timeouts and it was inside two minutes."
Texans' Smith sorry for comment
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston defensive end Antonio Smith is apologizing for using the word "spying" about New England, but isn't exactly backing down from the accusations he made after the Texans' loss to the Patriots.
After Houston's 34-31 loss on Sunday, Smith told reporters that the Texans had some new wrinkles in their defense and it was "miraculous" how the Patriots changed their offense to key on the defense.
He said then: "Either teams are spying on us or scouting us. I don't know what it is."
On Monday, he said that he thought reporters in Houston knew him well enough to know that he could be joking and still be curious about something like this at the same time.
He says: "I'm sorry I said the word spying because of a prior engagement of them being caught spying before."
Spartans remain atop AP poll
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan State stayed No. 1 for a third straight week in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, receiving all but two of the first-place votes.
Arizona moved from fourth to second, drawing the other No. 1 votes from the 65-member national media panel.
Kentucky remains third while Syracuse jumps from eighth to fourth. Ohio State moves up two spots to fifth and is followed by Kansas, which had been second. Completing the top 10 are Louisville, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State and Duke, which dropped four spots after losing to Arizona in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Nets' Pierce sidelined up to month
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Pierce will be out two to four weeks with a broken bone in his right hand, the biggest loss yet for the injury-plagued Brooklyn Nets.
Pierce was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the third metacarpal of his right, shooting hand, the team said Monday. He was hurt Friday in the first half of a loss at Houston.
Sarkisian tabbed new USC coach
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Sarkisian was hired as the coach at Southern California on Monday, leaving the University of Washington to return to the Trojans' storied football program for another run at national titles.
Two days after USC's regular season ended with a home loss to UCLA, Trojans athletic director Pat Haden replaced interim coach Ed Orgeron with yet another assistant coach from Pete Carroll's championship-winning era at the school.
The 39-year-old Sarkisian is a Los Angeles-area native who went 34-29 in five seasons at Washington, rebuilding a decimated program into a bowl contender. He is the permanent replacement for Lane Kiffin, his former co-offensive coordinator at USC under Carroll.
• UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten Conference issued a public reprimand of the Cornhuskers' head coach and fined the university $10,000 for Pelini's comments about the officiating in a loss to Iowa last week.
University spokeswoman Chris Anderson said the money will come out of Pelini's compensation.
Alabama fan charged with murder
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn't seem upset over the Crimson Tide's loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.
Adrian Laroze Briskey, 28, was charged Monday with murder in the killing of 36-year-old Michelle Shepherd.
Hoover police Capt. Jim Coker said both Birmingham women were Alabama fans and at the same party for the annual game between intrastate rivals.
Broncos' Fox returns to team
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coach John Fox returned to work from what he called "the longest bye week in history."
"Really, the hardest part was watching the team play and not being there," Fox said upon his return four weeks after having open-heart surgery in North Carolina.
Fox had hoped to put off aortic valve replacement surgery until after the Super Bowl but fell ill while golfing with friends near his offseason home in Charlotte on Nov. 2 during the Broncos' bye. He underwent surgery 48 hours later.


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new second story deck stair, platform question
Hi all, need a little help. It's 5 o'clock Sunday morning and I can't sleep. I'm having a second story deck (14 x 22) built on our garage with apartment above. We live in a part of Tennessee that does NOT have building codes but I require contractors to build to Code or better. Had a couple issues with the contractor already. The usual square, level and plumb concerns (one corner post 1.25 inches lower than the rest) posts not even close to being equidistant from one another. So now I'm sitting here thinking about what the platform looks like. It is dark and cold out but with a flashlight I can see where the platform will go. From the platform the steps will run perpendicular (away from the house) down to a second landing, turn back parallel to the deck and last couple steps will finish at ground level. Is there a section of the Code that talks about how to handle the steps/platform? Right now the contractor has a 40 x 40 inch platform a couple inches down from the main deck, It is that couple inches that bothers me. Shouldn't it be considered as another step? Same height? as a step? The deck boards will run parallel to the house and I would assume the platform will as well and all I see is a trip hazard.
While we are talking code...Should the posts be mechanically connected to the concrete pads right now they are just sitting on them and one post is already starting to rack (twist). Nothing to hold it in place.
And this one is just a pet peeve of mine but the blocking down the center of the joists? Does anyone take the time to either calculate/measure or load the deck to see if the deck boards will cover the blocking and not have this become a maintenance issue when water and debris collect between the deck boards (this guy looked at me as if I were crazy when I brought it up).
thanks for any help, guidance, suggestions, thoughts etc.
If I understand your situation correctly, the 'dropped' platform is being used as a continuation of the stairs?
Then yes, the drop should match the rises.
Yes, anchor the posts for uplift.
Either drop the blocking down a 1/4" or add it in afterwards. I also add blocking on a diagonal to stiffen the platform against swaying. One in each direction forming a cross.
Hi jlhaslip, yes the platform will be the first step allowing a person to leave the deck, and turn to face the remaining steps that in turn will be connected to a second platform to allow a person to turn again and follow these steps to level ground. I know Code is the bare bones minimun but these guys seem unable or unwilling to even comply to that. Another question if I can...I know the steps should be all the same but Code does allow for some variation. I think it is 1/4 or 3/8 s of an inch difference. Do you know the correct allowances. I'm finding up to 1/2 on the steps and the inch or so on the platforms.
In this area 3/8" is max difference to code.
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You do have codes.
Is he licensed?
Sounds like to me anyway the guy knows just enough to be dangerous.
If your losing sleep over this maybe you should stop the work and rethink what you have going on there.
I am not certain there is a universal deck code. My town follows the 2006 International Residential Code, and publishes an excellent guide called Design for Code Acceptance, published 2008 by the American Forest & Paper Association. If your locality does not have a code, then you need to define what you mean by "following code". Simpler would be to have an agreement with your contractor that they will:
1. Construct to plans that you will furnish them
2. Alternatively, the contractor will prepare plans in advance that you will approve
3. Alternatively, if you plan to build without plans, you need to specify EXACTLY which codes you want the contractor to follow.
Since the project is well underway, it may be difficult to convince the contractor to prepare plans for work already performed. It may also be difficult to convince them to follow a code they were not informed they had to meet prior to starting the work.
If you had been building in MA, the posts would need to be anchored to the footings, the footings would have to extend to frost line, the steps would need to meet strict criteria for rise, run, width, and variance, and the intermediate landings would have to meet strict criteria for minimum size. Not to mention 20 additional pages of rules, regulations and construction procedures. That said, I don't know how you enforce rules after the fact, especially as you said there are no building codes in your area.
....if it looks and feels wrong when you walk up & down them....it probably is:whistling2:
Thanks everyone. I'm trying to make the best of a bad situation. I have to babysit this guy and his crew cause it would be almost impossible to get someone else in to finish up his mess and make it right. I already have a ton of work on my plate. Would you believe I had another contractor build our 3 car garage with apartment above who was worse than this bird! Buried electrical junction boxes in walls, Built the first floor of the garage 5 feet out of the ground and we had to pay him to remove three rows of block so we didn't have to bring in half of Georgia to back fill around the house. Plumbing screwed up ( no inspection/cleanout fittings at any of the turns, creak when water runs through drains. Everything he touched he screwed up and he also promised us that he would comply with Codes as prescribed in the other surrounding counties that do have Codes and inspectors. Had to kick him out and I'm trying to fix up his messes. Can't seem to find anyone that is any good.
just glad you guys are around and allow me to use you as a sounding board.
On the creaking pipes, it sounds like he has the pipes tied up and the pipes are flexing as the water weighs them down and the weight is pulling the wire or whatever he has the pipe tied up with and is creaking.
And the upgrade to 2009: http://www.awc.org/Publications/DCA/...eckarticle.pdf
Hi all, jiju1943 we are in a small subdivision located next to the Savage Gulf nature preserve in Tennessee the nearest town is called Coalmont, And yes, the pipes make that noise cause after I punched a hole through the 1/2 inch ( not 5/8 fire code) in the garage ceiling I see that the plumber butchered the joists so badly getting the pipes though that he left them slighty bent uphill cause there wasnt much meat left to carry the load of the second floor. Another project I will have to fix. Just yesterday the wife wanted me to change out the light fixtures where the new deck is going. The outside lights were not properly grounded the lights had their own grounding wire that was "wrapped" and tied in a "knot" around the bracket that holds the light onto the plastic box and where the ground wire for the romex is screwed to the grounding nut. I also changed a light in the in the bathroom over the sink later on yesterday that they didn't even bother to tie the grounding wire to anything just wrapped it around itself and that was it, no positive ground just the metal of the fixtures to act as the ground.
wish me luck and hope I I find all these screw-ups before their horrible practices kill us in our sleep.
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Despite 911 System Upgrades, Problems Persist
On Tuesday, the City Council will hold a hearing on the Bloomberg administration's overhaul of the city's 911 emergency call system. City officials have known the system was inadequate and badly in need of updating since September 11, 2001.
In fact, the 911 Commission flagged the call system as a problem in its comprehensive report.
"The 911 system was not equipped to handle the enormous volume of calls it received. Some callers were unable to connect with 911 operators, receiving an 'all circuits busy' message," the 911 Commission concluded. "Transfers were often plagued by delays and were in some cases unsuccessful. Many calls were also prematurely disconnected."
Almost a decade after September 11, 2001, callers to 911 in a high volume scenario may still find that the system continues to fail New Yorkers when they need it most.
On an average day, 911 handles 30,000 calls without a problem. But when there are large-scale emergencies that prompt wider calls for help, the system still can't handle it. Callers are more likely to get a busy signal or a recording.
There have been recent upgrades, but the critics contend that some of the most recent changes to the system for efficiency may actually be a step backward for accuracy, for key information like where exactly to send a fire truck.
Two years after the September 11 attacks, the call volume problems resurfaced again during the blackout in August 2003. Afterward, the Bloomberg administration vowed to make upgrading the 911 system a top priority.
"911 call volume overloaded Verizon queuing capacity," the mayor's report concluded after the blackout, and it's a problem with real consequences. "The overload of this system created an inability for callers to reach 911 operators."
The high volume of calls during the December blizzard showed that there are still major 911 capacity problems in New York City.
At a City Council oversight hearing last month in Queens, long time resident Laura Freeman was inconsolable about the loss of her mother Yvonne, who died of a heart attack after it took more than two hours to get to her on December 27.
"My mother asked for help. She said she could not get her breath, and I did everything I could do. I did what they tell you to do in an emergency – Call 911. And I called, and I called and nobody answered. I just kept getting a message. Why? I beg of all of you why, please why?'"
That morning in December, unplowed streets and an overwhelmed 911 call system conspired against New Yorkers desperate for help. Attorney Sanford Rubenstein is representing the Freemans in their $20 million dollar suit against the city.
"Her daughter was unable to reach 911. All she got was a recorded message and buzzing tones. Why did it break down?," asks Rubenstein. "Why was it not working? And how do we prevent this from happening in the future?"
The Freemans were not alone, said Rubenstein. In Brooklyn, the family of Claire Reed called 911 that morning.
"An hour and a half later the Fire Department responded. It was too late," recounted Rubenstein. "Claire Reed died of a heart attack. The failure to declare a snow emergency was inexcusable, as was the breakdown of 911."
City officials know they have a problem, and for years now, the Bloomberg administration's Department of Information Technology has been working with the Police and Fire Departments on a $2 billion dollar overhaul that's had more than its share of setbacks.
During the height of the blizzard, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly admitted that high call volumes into 911 were causing backlogs. "You call 911 and you get a busy signal and that can happen at peak times, at unusual situations like the snow storm, you are certainly going to get the possibility of getting a busy signal increases," Kelly explained.
Kelly said the biggest mistake people can make in a 911 emergency is to hang up when they get a recording. "What the recording says is stay on the line. What people do, unfortunately, is they hang up and the call again and the go to the end of the queue, so it just makes their wait that much longer," warned Kelly.
Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith described the unraveling of any city's most essential service at an oversight hearing following the blizzard.
"By the night of December 26, over one thousand calls were in the queue waiting for a response," Goldsmith said. "This problem became exacerbated because well over 100 ambulances became stuck in snow conditions, further reducing EMS ability to respond to medical emergencies."
Police estimate that only one in five of the 50,000 911 calls received during the December blizzard were actual emergencies. Kelly said callers also overwhelmed the City's 311 non-emergency help line. That prompted some to escalate to 911, adding to the vital emergency line's overload.
At a City Council oversight hearing, the NYPD's point man on the 911 upgrade project, Deputy Chief Charles Dowd was feeling the heat and clearly uncomfortable when he was asked when all the needed upgrades would be completed.
"Currently, we are on a 911 switching system that is from 1995. It is overdue now by a couple of years for implementation," he said. He called the current system "antiquated," but promised that new technology, scheduled to be in place sometime this fall, would solve many of these problems.
At least one phase of the Bloomberg 911 redesign has been in place for two years – the Unified Call Taking System shifts the intake on fire calls away from the specialized FDNY fire dispatchers to the NYPD 911 operators.
No fire department jobs were cut as a result, but Captain Al Hagan, President of the New York Fire Officers Association, said there was a significant loss in quality dispatching. He said that at least once a day, fire trucks are sent to the wrong address.
"We get incomplete and inaccurate information to the point where our officers refer to the UCT, Unified Call Taking system, as 'You Can't Tell,'" Hagan said. He said in 2009 the new system was wrong so often that the FDNY felt compelled to create a form to document the mistakes some of which he supplied WNYC. "And we have asked our members to fax us copies of them, we don't get them all and our members don't like paperwork that much but we are inundated. We still get a dozen of them a day."
The continuing problems have attracted the attention of City Comptroller John Liu, who wrote a letter to Mayor Bloomberg last month about 911 and invoked the CityTime payroll contract scandal when referencing his concerns about phases of the 911 overhaul. Liu said parts of the $2 billion 911 fix are prone to poor project management, blown deadlines and cost overruns, with one phase ballooning from $380 million to $666 million dollars.
Emergency management veterans also have been critical of city's systems. Gerry Hauer ran New York's Emergency Management under both Mayors Koch and Giuliani. He is critical of the Bloomberg administration's 911 overhaul. "They have been way over budget, grossly mismanaged, way over their due date, numerous contractors have been fired and nobody has held the Mayor or his Commissioners accountable for that," Hauer said.
A spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg said the Unified Call taking system is an example of progress and that the administration's overhaul will fix remaining problems with the high-call volume incidents. Meanwhile, some of the unions who have to work with the system everyday insist the city is wasting time and money.