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For over 50 years, Mitsubishi has remained at the forefront of the mini split industry thanks to their dedication to providing efficient, user-friendly comfort solutions. The SE-KA09NA.TH is a packaged single zone heat pump mini split system designed to bring unobtrusive heating and cooling to any room in your home while taking advantage of existing ductwork. The concealed duct indoor unit, SEZ-KD09NA4R1.TH, is easy to hide in short-run ductwork and operates at volumes as low as 23 dB. With the SEZ-KD09NA4R1.TH, a small air register is the only evidence of that a powerful and efficient mini split is servicing your room. The outdoor condenser uses some of the most advanced technology available to modulate temperature without the energy-wasting overshoots and short-cycling associated with simpler systems. With an included wireless remote controller, this system is the perfect combination of convenience and comfort for any application.
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The SUZ-KA09NA.TH outdoor condenser is equipped with inverter technology and an electronic linear expansion valve. By adjusting compressor speed and refrigerant flow, the output of the unit can be matched to the zone for precise temperature control and improved efficiency.
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tiltbillings wrote:Love to come to Tasmania, but only I could get see a Quoll and a Devil in the wild.
Also, F.L. Woodward lived in Tasmania.
Dhammanando wrote:Photographic proof to follow shortly. As soon as Nathan can figure out the workings of his new camera....
Ben wrote:It sounds like a challenge! Retro, Chris and Zavk - pack your bags and book a flight to Launceston!
Fede wrote:well, as summer is approaching the UK, why don't you all come here instead?
This is most unfair to us non-antipodean flim-flam!!
ok, I feel better now.
Consider me there in spirit.
nathan wrote:
On May sixth I take the train to Chiang Mai where I will knock on doors until I can find somewhere to just sit and meditate for a month or so. Maybe things will work better after that. So, sorry about that but, as they say, dukkha happens.
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Nathan, do you need help with your phone? AIS 1-2 call seems to have the best coverage in Thailand.
Yes I do. Thank you for asking.
Setting up an email account, and getting it working is hardly difficult.
Well actually it can in fact be exceptionally difficult, as when you buy an iPhone in a country where Apple doesn't actually do business and there is no such thing as a guarantee or fair return policies for faulty goods. Apparently all of the iPhones in Bangkok fell off of the back of a truck in Shanghai or some such thing. After spending over 30,000 baht on the problem the phone doesn't do anything but display the crapple logo [logo for the hacker software that actually runs iPhones in Thailand].
gmail.com will let you set one up in under 3 minutes, depending on how fast you type in your details. (and you can import contacts from elsewhere)
Then you can check your email on your mobile by calling AIS on *138 or *139 (cant remember which, but its free) and requesting a GPRS internet package
for 20 hours (costs you 107 Baht) or (50 hours for 200 baht) and they will automatically deduct the money from your phone credit. If you want you can also
call their call centre (1175) if you don't want to follow the automatic instruction route. They have an English service.
After that, you can use the internet for 20/50 hours throughout the month, and get more hours if you run out by calling AIS.
To get email on your mobile, AIS will also send you the settings you need if you haven't already got them.
Thank you. Yes, I have three AIS sim cards and about 600 baht worth of time cards. No actual functional cell phone however. Can you suggest where I can buy a cell phone that works for less than 1,000 baht?
thanks for the help
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Here are some wines from small and big companies that should do your dinner table proud.
Robert Mondavi Winery Fume Blanc Reserve 2010
3 stars
Napa Valley, Calif., $45
Robert Mondavi's Fume Blanc has always been a leading value in sauvignon blanc from California. This single-vineyard reserve from the famous To Kalon Vineyard, located just behind the winery on the western hillsides of Napa Valley, continues to excel, with bright citrus flavors, impeccable balance and impressive depth. (Republic National)
Ravenswood Single Vineyard Dickerson Zinfandel 2009
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Napa Valley, Calif., $35
The Dickerson has always been my favorite of Ravenswood's single-vineyard zinfandels. Today's version doesn't have the spicy eucalyptus character that Napa zin once was known for, but it does have deep, brooding black-fruit character and a hint that somewhere, deep below the vineyard's surface, the soil has a story to tell. (Republic National)
Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio 2011
GREAT VALUE – 2.5 stars
Dolomiti, Italy, $17
Lageder is the most prominent producer of crisp, minerally white wines in the Dolomite mountains of northeastern Italy. The entire line is exceptional; this 2011 pinot grigio is a bit softer and riper than most pinot grigios, giving it depth and interest as the flavors of peach and apricot unfold across your palate. Excellent by itself or with simple cheeses, seafood salads or pasta dishes. (Country Vintner)
Domaine Saint Gayan 2009/2010
GREAT VALUE – 2.5 stars
Cotes-du-Rhone, France, $17
This is a terrific Rhone wine from a top-notch producer, with earthy black-fruit flavors and grippy tannins. The D.C. area distributor has just changed vintages from 2009 to 2010, and both are excellent. (Bacchus)
Duchman Family Dolcetto 2010
1.5 stars
Texas, $20
Pizza, anyone? Or just a fun conversation over a glass of fruity red wine? This selection from Texas will do quite well for either occasion. It's one of those regional wines that grow on you after a few minutes in the glass, showing nice fruit and a charming personality. Think of this as James Patterson, not J.R.R. Tolkien. (Siema)
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TWO Winchester pubs pulled in top gongs at a recent awards ceremony.
The St James Tavern on Romsey Road, and the Golden Lion on Alresford Road, beat 240 other traditional Wadworth pubs to receive their honours.
Jayne Gillin, licensee at the St James Tavern, was awarded the Chairman's Award for outstanding achievement, while Derek and Brid Phelan of the Golden Lion took gold in the Retailer of the Year category.
The ceremony, which took place at The Bear Hotel in Wiltshire, on December 3, was second time lucky for Derek and Brid, having narrowly missed out on the award last year.
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Mini Red Velvet Black and White Cookies are only $1.50 apiece at the new location of William Greenberg Desserts in the Plaza Food Hall. They are dainty, easy three-biters with a soft cookie-cake base in red velvet. The half-chocolate, half-vanilla icing is more fluffy than your typical black and white cookies, and double dose of chocolate from the red velvet gives it that extra boost.
William Greenberg Desserts at The Plaza Food Hall
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Hospitality in Consumption
Guest Blogger: Kerri Lehmann, Founder of Savvy Bohème in Cedar Hill, TX
Guest blogger Kerri Lehmann, Founder of Savvy Bohème in Cedar Hill, Texas, sources Fair Trade ingredients for her line of body care products whenever she can. Keri tells the story of how she came to learn about Fair Trade and why she is dedicated to Make Every Purchase Matter.
In the summer of 2006, I attended a sort of meeting-of-minds gathering in Ventura, California. I was invited by a highly intelligent and amply humane friend who always seems to spend his energies wisely, and his actions produce much fruit. So, when he recommended this particular conference, my husband and I wrote our living wills, made a bedtime video for the kids to watch in our absence, and headed west for a half-week of brain and soul-stretching observations on the subject of Hospitality.
It was during this time that I realized that a) I wasn't as smart as I thought I was, and b) I wasn't as hospitable as I claimed to be. Throughout the entire conference, with each perceptive idea presented, all I kept thinking was, "Man, I don't understand a word you just said...but I like it." It was sort of like the Dumb and Dumber movie moment when Lloyd asks the waitress what the "soup du jour" was, and she replies, "it's the soup of the day", to which he says, "ummmm...that sounds good. I'll have that". I knew I was in for a cranial explosion when I walked into a break-out session titled, "Hospitality in Lament".
The gathering was interesting in many ways, but an underlying theme of social injustice pervaded the conversations. The man who headed the gathering was also in the process of gearing up to launch a global initiative for slave labor awareness. His heart was, as he put it, "interrupted" for the cause, and his presentation of the state of human injustices through slavery was compelling.
It was through these conversations that I knew I could not continue on with my current habit of purchasing based on cost or convenience. I learned about more common instances of slave labor, in the coffee and chocolate industry, but it wasn't until I founded Savvy Bohème and began sourcing ingredients for body care products that I realized the need to purchase Fair Trade.
Shea butter, sugar, cocoa butter, honey, beeswax, and olive oil- all are raw ingredients that are purchased from international sources, and often are produced by slave laborers (including children) or unfairly treated farmers. Going into business, I knew I was going to have to make very conscientious sourcing selections, and that I would have to operate under certain limitations. But in my mind, there were no other options. I could never knowingly support slavery or contribute to the continuation of harm toward another.
Today, with every new product that I create, I can freely say that each ingredient has been carefully selected and its origins researched (to the point of soul irritation to my suppliers!) so that my audience can rest assured that each purchase has either contributed to the betterment of a group, or at the least, not contributed to its harm.
At Savvy Bohème, we have made a deliberate decision to participate in the Fair Trade system. We wanted to be a part of the deconstruction of a system that devastates the lives of our global brothers and sisters, knowing that our small business changes will result in huge social changes for millions of people. We also feel honored to be able to have the opportunity, through our profit donations to Fair Trade USA, to be a part of the reconstruction of justice and fair trade among those same brothers and sisters. Every Purchase Matters.
Kerri Lehmann is the founder of Savvy Bohème in Cedar Hill, Texas. Savvy Bohème is a line of body care products made with REAL ingredients that the body recognizes and knows what to do with.


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Set in Milan's Bocconi University district, Bocconi's Studio offers independent studios scattered around the neighbourhood. Each studio features free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV. - some studios feautures as well a small fully equipped kitchenette .
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A WILDLIFE rescue charity in Fordingbridge held its 57th annual church service, accompanied by lots of dogs, and even a sheep and an owl.
Animals' Voice Educational and Wildlife Trust welcomed worshippers and their furry, feathered and fleecey friends to the church at Hinton Martell to enjoy a ceremony and animal blessing.
Rev Anne Gee conducted the service accompanied by organist Christopher Barnard, whose father Canon William started the annual animals' services nearly 60 years ago.
And Iain Trundle from Southern Counties German Shepherd Rescue gave an address about the work his charity does in Linwood.
Charity chairman Betty Price received £45 from the collection and another £74.42 from the teas and cakes offered after the service.
The charity has also been supported recently by a keep fit class run at Whitsbury Village Hall.
Kelly Williams' exercise group held a sponsored class to the sounds of the sixties, and decided to donate the proceeds to Animals' Voice.
The group raised £254.50 for the charity, which was presented to Mrs Price at their latest class.
Mrs Price said: "I am so grateful to Kelly Williams' class for their effort in raising such a spectacular amount, which will help the work of Animals' Voice enormously.
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the annoying tendency of family groups in stores and other public places to spread out and block access for other shoppers or patrons. seen more often during the holiday shopping seasons, but can occur at any time. EFS can cause unsuspecting people to be forced hard against walls, merchandise displays, etc., or to have to detour around the family group to get at something of interest. similar to groups of aircraft, families often spread into various "vee" formations, echelons, and the dreaded "random EFS," past which nothing can pass, not even light.
this past christmas while shopping at a well-known discount department store, i was accosted by a family of four walking in a row across the aisle. as i was checking out items to purchase, the family came upon me, the dad saying "excuse us," as if i had anyplace else to go. i chose to stand my ground, causing the mom to glare at me and the family to pass me single-file. in this manner i prevented an outbreak of Expanding Family Syndrome.
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ClarityOne EB110 in-ear headphone review
Former Crutchfield staff writer Woody Sherman spent years working as an editor and manager in the video industry at the national level.
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|The ClarityOne EB110 earbuds have a tangle-resistant cable
Great for the cubicle worker
I was lucky enough to snag a pair of these ClarityOne™ EB 110 in-ear headphones when they first made an appearance at Crutchfield HQ late last year. Though you may not have heard of them, for me the EB 110s deliver a listening experience that outperforms quite a few better-known in-ear headsets of similar cost. With a few multi-day exceptions for evaluating other units, they've been my bread-and-butter work headphones ever since.
The EB 110s are exceptionally responsive. The headphones run at a low resistance of 8 ohms, so they won't suck much power from your portable media player. And they have an in-line microphone and a clickable remote switch for controlling compatible phones and media devices.
|The ClarityOne EB 110s feature a sturdy zippered case with an attached carabiner
Three great attributes
There are three primary reasons I enjoy these headphones:
- First, the EB 110s stay put and they're comfortable. I know, everyone's a little different when it comes to ear anatomy, but others here who've tried these headphones say the same thing. I know one very experienced writer here who wears them during his workouts and says they've never fallen out. As for me, I've had a rocky relationship with some in-ears since the day I tried my first pair – they slip out, or they're itchy/painful, or they just don't sound good until you jam them in your ears. Until the ClarityOnes. To my amazement, these headphones go in easy, they stay in, and I can wear them for hours at a time without fatigue.
- Second, they provide a good seal. Now, I work in a room full of talented writers and designers – and most of the time it's like a library up here. But every now and again, especially when we're all on deadline, it can get a little more boisterous. That's when I'm happy to have some isolation from the outside world. Not only that, I can get a good listening level while knowing that my music isn't leaking out to my neighbors. Things like that can start a headphone-wearing chain reaction in the creative bullpen, not to mention the occasional advisory email.
- Third, these headphones are really listenable over the long haul. True to their name, the ClarityOnes have a clear and extended high mid-range, so you can still hear song lyrics nicely defined at lower volumes — perfect for extended work use. Plus, when you've got a good seal, they deliver an even, robust bass response that's very musical. You can really define the pitch of bass frequencies, it's not just growl and rumble. I find that the ClarityOnes suit me best at low to medium listening levels — when I crank them up the treble range feels a bit too present for my taste. But that's purely a personal assessment — others I know who've tried them don't share my opinion there.
Experiment with the ear tip sizes
The EB 110s come with three pair of silicone ear tips so you can experiment with what works best for you. I did find, early on, that changing tips made a discernable difference in the overall character of the sound I was hearing, so take some time and listen to a few different tracks to decide what you like best. There's plenty to like about the ClarityOne EB110s. I'm looking forward to hearing more from them down the road.


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text: CindySays: Reconsider your 'reward' system By Cindy Boggs July 6, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dear Cindy,I am an active woman, dedicated to staying healthy, and understand that what I eat is a big part of my health. I'd love your opinion on a friendly dispute between my husband and me. I believe we're all entitled to sweet treats and comfort foods if we exercise. My husband, an avid runner, has never had a strong interest in these foods or desserts and says I must stay away from comfort foods and sweets. Where do you stand on this? -- Thanks, SheilaDear Sheila,You and your husband are on opposite ends of the spectrum and, as with most things, the best answer lies near the middle.The idea that we deserve to eat whatever we want because we exercise is common -- many people look forward to indulging after a good sweat. Enter entitlement.Then there are those who aren't tempted by indulgent foods and sweets, therefore finding it much easier to stick to a strict diet. Enter discipline.Oddly enough, your opposing beliefs are actually fueled by the fact that you both pursue regular physical activity. Why work hard if there is no reward?I exercise, so I deserve it. I hear you, and it raises this question: Why does anyone build their life around activity? The answer is fairly easy: to live happy and healthy. The healthy part is self-explanatory, but the happy part encompasses a much broader array of answers. For you, happy means having the green light to say yes to the dessert or a side of gooey carbs. Understand, however, that if you're not careful, this philosophy can sabotage your quest for health.Built-in loopholesIt would be difficult to say goodbye to desserts and foods forever, but consider the following: Many people make exercise a priority with a built-in loophole. Rewards are given as a result of exercise. For instance, someone who walks two miles rewards themselves with a nice slice of cheesecake. Another who takes a fitness class goes to lunch and enjoys pie and ice cream after a salad. Still another plays tennis for an hour and sees fit to tip back margaritas and scarf down a pile of tostado chips loaded with cheese and sour cream. They "deserve it" and, in fact, feel they have earned it. In other words, they view the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle as something of a hardship and, therefore, feel entitled to some sort of payback.I'll have the cheese friesThe problem with this rationale is that these entitlements, if continually exercised, become habitual. Seeking restitution for every healthy lifestyle choice made will ultimately sabotage the desired progress. Feeling entitled to a treat each time we sweat would be like skipping brushing your teeth after a good dental checkup, deciding not to buckle up because you've never had an accident, or spending $100 impulsively because you saved 5 cents a gallon on gas.Never crossing the line Declining every empty calorie -- appetizers, desserts, celebratory beverages -- is impossible for most mere mortals, but some are able to do it. They're disciplined and are not about to give in to any temptation; they feel if they do, they will lose control. This is probably how your husband is able to steer clear from the feel-good foods.What's interesting is what makes each of you happy. And this is the real point I want to make. Staying away from the temptation makes your husband happy, just as rewarding yourself with a piece of chocolate cake makes you happy.Body keeps track of cheatingSo where do I stand? It all comes down to how often we feel entitled. Rewarding every good habit with a bad one will always leave us with a deficit on the good-habit side. It's OK to opt for an occasional dessert. But remember, there are only so many pieces of pie you can work off. Think of it this way: A good choice is worth 1 point, and a bad choice is 5 points. This way you can feel good with your occasional rewards just as your husband feels good about his decision to just say no.One step further would be to reimagine your reward system. How about rewarding good habits with -- of all things -- good habits! Think about it. After a workout, reward yourself with a relaxing massage or a soothing soak in a tub. After your yoga class, consider a protein drink with fresh fruit.Bottom line is, I believe you are entitled to a few indulgences for your healthy choices. Try thinking of them as allowances instead of rights. And remember, healthy habits such as exercise, good food and relaxation are your friends, not your enemies. 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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There was a point when I thought no company on the stock market was more misunderstood than Sirius XM ( SIRI).While at the time it was meant as a slight against the wannabe know-it-alls who roam Wall Street, I'm beginning to realize that it was actually the company's own investors who have misread the stock all along. Warren Buffett once said that when a business does well, the stock will eventually follow. There have been very few things that Buffett has been wrong about, much less the basic fundamental principle of cause and effect. So for all of the great things Sirius has been able to do within its business -- while enjoying the benefit of what investors like to say as having "no competition" -- it is unable to explain why the stock continues to plummet, even with the so-called " catalyst" of Liberty Media ( LMCA) scooping up cheap shares on the open market. "Competition" and "monopoly" are two concepts that Sirius investors have never been able to fully grasp, even though Internet radio giant Pandora ( P) continues to grow each quarter and appears to be able to monetize its listening audience by virtue of growing ad revenue. Then there is Spotify, iHeartRadio, terrestrial radio, and online radio stations from titans such as AOL ( AOL) and Yahoo ( YHOO), all of which can easily be streamed to your smartphone by downloading a free app. Yet, investors remain convinced Sirius XM has no competition and is a monopoly. But I wonder what will be made of the news that came out on Tuesday from Samsung? Samsung is in a neck-to-neck race with tech giant Apple ( AAPL) in the fight for smartphone supremacy. Many do not realize that Samsung is in fact winning by having surpassed both Apple and Nokia ( NOK) in global device sales in the first quarter. As a way to attack Apple's popular iTunes service and to a lesser extent Research in Motion's ( RIMM) BlackBerry music service, Samsung plans to launch its own mobile music service for its latest Galaxy smartphone model called Music Hub. While analysts were quick to focus on its impact on iTunes and possibly Pandora, I think the real victim from any success of this service will be Sirius XM.
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90 Days Left! CLASP Welcomes Your Feedback on the Alliance for Quality Career Pathways Beta Framework
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By Vickie Choitz and Manuela Ekowo
The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways, a two-year (2012-2014), state-driven CLASP initiative funded by the Joyce Foundation and James Irvine Foundation, is underway with its summer and fall review process.
The purpose of the Alliance is to develop: 1) a framework of criteria and indicators that define high-quality career pathway systems; and 2) a set of shared performance metrics for measuring and managing the success of these systems. The Alliance is comprised of the ten states leading the nation in developing and taking to scale career pathways; they have all volunteered to work together to develop the Alliance framework. These states are Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
CLASP and the Alliance partners are collecting feedback on the Beta Framework until December 31, 2013; there are 90 days left to submit feedback on the criteria, indicators, and shared metrics to email@example.com. Our Alliance partners are in the process of reviewing the framework with key stakeholders, practitioners, and community leaders, as well as field-testing it in their states. This two-pronged process will provide critical assessment of the Beta Framework's overall design and integrity. CLASP and the Alliance partners will incorporate feedback and what we learn from the field-testing into a Version 1.0 of the framework, which will be released along with a self-assessment tool in spring 2014.
This past month, CLASP and the Alliance partners released an executive summary of the Beta Framework that provides a broad overview of criteria, indicators, and shared metrics.
The Alliance framework is intended to provide a common understanding of high-quality career pathway systems and programs. It balances a pragmatic understanding of current career pathway efforts with aspirations to move the field to the next level of development. State and local/regional partnerships adopting the career pathway approach-within and beyond the ten Alliance states-can use the framework to build and strengthen their career pathway systems. This will enable them to provide seamless career paths that transcend system disconnects and provide essential supports for youth and adults to build their skills, earn credentials of value, and obtain jobs and careers that support themselves and their families.
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What WSJ Canada Is Reading Tuesday
By Karen Johnson
Here is a look at what we're reading on a contemplative Tuesday morning.
We're following the developments on the scene in Boston, after a terrifying attack that left at least three people dead and about 140 others injured.
Centrica and state-owned Qatar Petroleum said they have reached an agreement with Suncor Energy to buy a vast chunk of its natural gas and crude oil business in Canada for almost $1 billion.
Pipeline ruptures, including one at an Exxon Mobil pipeline that caused a major oil spill in Arkansas last month, are raising fresh questions about the safety of pipes made decades ago using obsolete welding techniques.
InsideClimate News won the Pulitzer Prize, journalism's highest honor, for its stories on problems in U.S. regulations of oil pipelines. The stories began with an examination into the million-gallon spill of Canadian crude into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan.
And we're reading MoneyBeat, the Wall Street Journal's new global markets, finance and deal-making blog. On its debut day, it asks: Is Bank of Canada's Mark Carney switching jobs at just the right time?


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Who can any of us trust?
A recent survey seems to say that since so few institutions have shown themselves worthy of our trust, then why trust anyone?
From the news release:
Independent Women's Forum today released the results of a national online survey of women regarding "alarmism" conducted by the polling company, inc./WomanTrend among N=801 women with a +/– 3.5% margin of error. The survey found that negative headlines and alarming warnings about food, household items, and health leaves women feeling confused, suspicious, and overwhelmed, and does little to make them adjust their lifestyles.
The full survey results can be found here.
What is the Independent Women's Forum?
The Washington, D.C.-based group describes itself as a "a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) research and educational institution dedicated to expanding the conservative coalition, both by increasing the number of women who understand and value the benefits of limited government, personal liberty, and free markets, and by countering those who seek to ever expand government in the name of protecting women."
To put a finer point to it, the organization is anti-regulation, i.e., anti-soda tax. The only 990 tax document I found for the group was from 2004, and then it had about a million dollars in program service revenue.
From the survey summary:
Finally, "mommy (and non-mommy) guilt" seems pervasive, with two-thirds (66%) of women saying they sometimes feel badly about not doing enough to eat right and live healthily. These levels are relatively stable across most age, ethnic, and ideological lines, though single mothers (81%) are more likely to say they have guilt. This guilt is prevalent despite the fact that women report, by-and-large, that their lives are getting better. Over the next twelve months, 83% of women believe that their life will improve, or at the very least stay the same. Despite the pessimism about the direction of the country, and the constant onslaught of negative messages and warnings, women are undeterred when it comes to assessing their own personal situation.
Along the same lines, a large majority (76%) of women were adamant that their poor decisions were a matter of choice, and not access.
Women can find healthy options if they want them, deflating the argument that somehow Uncle Sam or Big Brother should intervene and educate them about that. In fact, the women surveyed were twice as likely to oppose (65%) than support (31%) government regulation of salt, sugar and fat consumption.
The survey report continues:
Distrust of the media is widespread across all age, ethnic, and ideological lines. Over 4 out of 5 women agree that the media are more interested in getting ratings than accurately reporting threats to health and safety. Part of this rests in their related view—with 87% of women agreeing—that it is cheap and easy to find somebody to argue a given position. Most distressingly, an overwhelming majority (83%) of women say they have difficulty discerning between legitimate concerns that might affect their health and well-being, and scary headlines designed to attract attention.
Worse yet, the data shows that the more women pay attention to health and safety concerns (primarily delivered by the media), the more they want more warnings. Over three-quarters (78%) of women say they pay attention to negative warnings; of those women, 71% say the media sounds the alarm "not often enough" or "the right amount". Despite the admission that they have trouble telling the difference between real and fake threats, the constant bombardment predictably leaves them with more worries. Only 36% of women say that the negative warnings they receive leaves them informed.
While the news release tended to highlight the distrust of moms' in media, it did not highlight their skepticism of big business. For example:
"The results show women want more information but they have a widespread distrust in the media – the largest purveyors of alarmist warnings. Moreover, women have little faith in warnings provided by the federal government and activist organizations."
Yet the full survey results reveal that the only institutions that women had less trust in than those were big business and partisan politicians.
The survey results were described in loaded language; "worse yet; " "most distressingly"; "media- the largest purveyor of alarmist warnings"; and this (isn't it obvious?) point: "Women can find healthy options if they want them, deflating the argument that somehow Uncle Sam or Big Brother should intervene and educate them about that."
The survey did say that "women trust their friends and family, and their doctors most of all."
As in Dr. Pepper, the Independent Women's Forum may secretly hope. I kid, of course.
I am just as much anti-regulation as the next guy, but I do believe that we can trust "Big Brother" and "Uncle Sam" to help tell all of us to eat more fruits and vegetables and consume fewer sweetened beverages.
It is not all an alarmist plot to foist guilt on the good mothers of our country and draw big ratings. We can follow that advice to eat more fruits and veggies and we will live better. Trust me, I am with the media.


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Today, May 26
Planning Council meeting tonight
There will be a North Central Florida Regional Planning Council meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 213 N.W. Commerce Boule-vard, Lake City.
Levy County is a member of the council
The Levy County Home & Community Educators group meets the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. at the UF/IFAS Extension office at 625 N. Hathaway Ave., Bronson. There are no meetings during the summer months. For more information call 352-486-5131.
Library Friends meeting
Free CPR Certification class — Wednesday, May 18, 4-6 p.m. at the Tri-County Community Resource Center at 15 N. Main St., Chiefland.
Class instruction is sponsored by Central Florida Electric Cooperative and the cost of certification is sponsored by the local Children's Partnership Council. You must be registered to attend.
Today, May 5
FHP job fair for Troopers
The Florida Highway Patrol will be opening its doors after regular business hours on Thursday, May 5, for a job fair at the Cross City FHP Station. Anyone interested in a career as a state trooper is urged to visit the station between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m.
Levy County Animal Services is holding an adoption event on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply in Chiefland, according to David Weatherford, the department's director.
There will also be hotdogs and sodas provided for prospective adopters.
To help more pets fund their fur-ever homes, the Levy County Commission has approved lower fees for the event:
• Dogs - $40 for males and $55 for females.
• Cats - $25 for males and $40 for females.
On Saturday, May 21, American Legion Post 236 of Bronson and the Auxiliary are uniting for a Quarter Auction/Bake Sale as a fundraiser starting at 2:00 p.m. sharp until 3:30 p.m.
Today, April 21
Citrus hospice holds volunteer training
Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast will conduct its next General Orientation for new volunteers on Thursday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 304 N. Main St. in Chiefland.
This prepares volunteers to assist in our offices, at the Thrift & Gift Shoppe, at Herry's Café and in community outreach work.
To assist patients and their families, you will also need to complete the Patient Support Training Class, offered separately.
A poker run is being held this weekend to benefit volunteer firefighters in Bronson.
The AMVETS Riders Chapter 88 in Bronson will be hosting the event that is open to the public on Saturday with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m.
"I think it's great. I'm glad to see someone in the community going above and beyond to help the volunteer fire department," Bronson Fire Chief Dennis Russell said in a telephone interview.
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You get more than just a little help from your friends, finds a new Brigham Young University study—you get good health, too, if you have the right ones. A strong social network, especially one with healthy pals, improves your chance of living longer by 50%. It doubles your odds of surviving cancer and wards off colds. Friends may even reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, says lead study author Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD. And not having close bonds can be as bad for you as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.
Consider your group of friends as you take the quiz on the following pages, and tally up how many of the following statements accurately describe your circle—and how many don't. Then look for the category that matches your score for assessment and advice.
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On the whole, your pals...
1. ...offer constructive help when you have a problem.
Yes No
2. ...don't insist on getting their own way in everything.
Yes No
3. ...haven't gained a lot of weight recently. (But even if just one has, count this as a no.)
Yes No
4. ...live close enough that you regularly meet face-to-face.
Yes No
5. ...rarely complain of being lonely or tell you they have no one to turn to but you.
Yes No
6. ...feel happy—either due to joyful events such as a son's wedding or finally buying a dream house—or just because.
Yes No
7. ...always listen with sympathy when you need to vent about work or a vexing family situation.
Yes No
8. ...feel free to ask you for small favors—such as picking them up at the airport or giving them free tax advice—and let you know your efforts are appreciated.
Yes No
9. ...don't act one way alone with you but differently in front of others.
Yes No
10. ...are not smokers. (If even one smokes, count this as a no.)
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11. ...may sometimes need your shoulder to cry on but are ready to return the favor.
Yes No
12. ...understand that you're human and can't always be perfect.
Yes No
13. ...lose weight (if they need to) by eating right and/or exercising. (Even if only one friend has done this, count this as a yes.)
Yes No
14. ...try to be tactful and spare your feelings, even when they're telling you they disapprove of your choices.
Yes No
15. ...seem pleased with their relationships and/or family life.
Yes No
16. ...almost always answer your calls, show up, and make time for you.
Yes No
17. ...never stand you up, lie, or talk behind your back.
Yes No
18. ...have many other friends.
Yes No
19. ...chat back and forth with you (in person, by phone, or online) at least once a month.
Yes No
20. ...make you laugh out loud a lot.
Yes No[pagebreak]
Total Yes: ____
Total No: ____
More Yes Than No Answers:
You have health-boosting buddies: Your circle of friends makes you feel connected and needed. That's good news for your mood and your body. "Supportive friendships can help you cope with stress, so you're less likely to suffer its negative physical and emotional effects," says Dr. Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology. Better still, if a friend of yours—or even a friend of a friend--is happy in her life, chances are higher that you are (or soon will be) too, suggests a recent multi-university study. "Human beings are hardwired for emotional contagion," says study coauthor Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard University and co-author of Connected. The caveat is that you must meet with your happy friend in person to "catch" her cheer: If she lives within half a mile of you, you're 42% more likely to be smiling yourself, but the effect decreases with distance.
While even far-off friends can bestow some health benefits, make sure that you have enough face time with closer chums to get the full effect. "Cell phones and social media are wonderful for enhancing relationships, but they're not a substitute," cautions Irene S. Levine, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. "Plan time to see pals regularly—even if you have to multitask by meeting for a manicure or shopping. For long-distance loved ones, try to connect in person at least once a year."
About The Same Number Of Yes/No:
There's room for improvement: Your connections could use a checkup: Some of your pals may present problems for your well-being. If someone you're close to is often critical, competitive, needy, or untrustworthy, the relationship is unlikely to provide you with a stress-busting boost: Friends you feel ambivalent about raise your blood pressure (and potentially your risk of heart attack and stroke) even more than outright enemies, Dr. Holt-Lunstad found in another study series. "People we just don't like are pretty predictable, so they're easier to cope with," she says.
"Those toward whom we feel ambivalent, we care about on some level, so when they're unreliable or say something that hurts, it stings more." Just thinking about seeing someone with whom you have a love/hate relationship can up your anxiety level. And that kind of wary response means that when you share good news with these friends, you may disengage and not get the same uplift that sharing happy tidings would ordinarily give you.
Cutting these problematic pals out of your life often isn't necessary (or realistic), however. Instead, back off gradually and focus on cultivating ties with more straightforwardly supportive people.[pagebreak]
More No Than Yes Answers:
Your circle's in need of treatment: You may have landed in this category because while you do have pals, they're not exactly the picture of health themselves. Dr. Christakis's research shows that if you have a friend (nearby or far away) who becomes obese, you're 57% more likely to become obese too. Even a friend of a friend of a friend gaining weight can up the numbers on your scale, albeit to a lesser extent. Additional studies have found that the same is true of depression, heavy drinking, and smoking—apparently because we're heavily influenced by those around us. But that doesn't mean you should drop a pal who's been stress-eating or unable to kick cigarettes. "Rather than focus on how your friends are adversely affecting you, concentrate on how you can affect them for the better," advises Dr. Christakis. Improving your habits will not only benefit you—your good example will send healthful ripples throughout your circle.
You might also have landed here because you have a loose collection of acquaintances but would describe few of them as close. Strengthening your social connections will serve you well, physically and emotionally. People who feel lonely are less likely to get enough sleep, see the doctor when they need to, or handle everyday stress as well, according to a recent study from the University of Arizona. That's why it's best to get back to making good friends—today.
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Prepare the Fallout Shelter; The Radioactive Rumblers Are Coming...
After 9 years in the Collectible Toy Industry providing hundreds of award-winning, brand-strengthening products for such companies as DC Direct, Mezco Toyz and Gemmy Industries; John Santagada (the Radioactive Uppercut) is finally unleashing his own original toy line to an unsuspecting public. Presenting 8-Ball, The Terror From Space, the first in a planned series of Radioactive Rumblers. In the planning stages for over 6 years, this project is inspired by old sci-fi and horror flicks, 80s toys, and monster comic books of the 50s/60s.
The 8-Ball/ Radioactive Rumblers project will be funded through Kickstarter with the campaign scheduled to go live in early July. The 8-Ball figure in his red deco color scheme will be a limited edition and will ONLY be available through the Kickstarter campaign.
8-Ball was sculpted by Joshua Sutton of ERA Sculpture, stands at 4 inches tall and features 3 points of "city crushing" articulation. The figure will come with a collector's trading card featuring a faux comic cover for 8-Ball on the front and his bio/stats on the flipside. He will be packaged in polybag with header card, and will be signed and numbered. 8-Ball will cost $55, shipping included.
Alongside basic "entry" donation incentives of trading cards, stickers, magnets, original art, and of course the standard 8-Ball figure, a number of custom one-of-a-kind resin 8-Balls will be available for purchase. Some fantastic artists have donated their time and talent to the cause, including Living Dead Dolls creators Ed Long and Damien Glonek, MF Gallery's Frank and Martina Russo, Monsterforge, Topheroy, Motorbot, D-Lux, Tom Connors, October Toy's George Gaspar and John "Spanky' Stokes are all confirmed so far.
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I bought this gadget to keep in my living room during the day. Since central heating spends a lot of gas, i always thought that just having a small gadget like this one would be enough to warm up our living room.
Me and my girlfriend spend most of the time in the living room when we are at home, and from our experience, from the moment you turn this heater on, it takes aprox. 1 - 1.5 hours to get the room warm. However, when it gets warm, it is capable of keeping it warm for as long as it is on. This is amazing, because you can leave it 10 hours straight turned on if you want, you won't spend that much energy, so you will definitely save a lot of money compared to having the central heating ON in your place.
The only room that does not have central heating in our house is the conservatory and while in the height of winter it is not a room we use at all much there are times of the year when it is in use but needs some heat and this is why we purchasd this halogen heater from Kingavon. It cost £14.99 to purchase and it has proven an effective heater for a small space such as our conservatory, it produces enough heat to take the edge off the chill in the room and leaves it feeling comfortable to sit in and enjoy the winter sun.
It is a 1200 watt heater and there are three setting howevere I have found the lowest setting to be barely noticeable and so tend to use it on level 2 or 3 all of the time. It does throw out a decent amount of heat once it has warmed up, it is also pretty light with a couple of handles on the top so it is easy enough to move around. However the downside to this lightness is the fact that it does not feel particularly robsutly made, then again I guess for £15 you cannot expect too much from it. In particular the mesh grills appear a little frail and ours already has a small dent in it when it got knocked while moving it around. This will ceratinly not cope with any major incidents. I also find the cable to be a bit small, only about 5 feet in all so it does need to be near a power source otherwise you need an extension cable.
So far it has lasted through one winter and summer without any failings and while it does not exactly get a lot of use it has been reliable when called upon. It produces enough heat to provide warmth to a medium size room and one that has no real insulation other than double glazing. It is easy to operate and all of the controls are on the top on the unit. It does pivot around the base as well to distribute the heat.
If you are looking for a cheap supplementary heat source that is cheap to purchase then this one is an option worth considering however it does have its limitations.
I've been using Micromark-Kingavon heaters (1,200watt) for a few years now. Our house is quite cold and often needs an extra blast of heat in very cold weather and this heater can usually be found for a reasonable price (we paid £20 for our last one, that was on offer from a catalogue, I have seen them around the £15 mark in various places). I don't like fan heaters as they are quite noisy, and we had an experience I never want to repeat with our last floor 'mounted' fan heater. Our dog is not the best behaved and peed on the heater, we weren't aware of this initially we could smell the hint of rebellion in the air but not find the 'stink bomb'. When we turned on the fan heater we realised what had happened as a fine heated but dry mist of pee was blown out in a puff acting as a sort of reverse air freshener. I realise this won't be a problem for most of you but it kind of acted as aversion therapy for me regarding fan heaters. So to get back to the crux of the matter a heater with radiating elements is what we wanted.
This heater has an oscillating function which is easily accessed by one of the clear and easy to use buttons on the top. One red for on and off, one for twisty turny-ness three to switch different bars on and off to adjust the heat ouput, giving 400, 800 or the full 1,200 watts. We rarely use the oscillating function as the heater is just left on to warm up the whole room, but should you want to use this feature it is very quiet in use, and slow and smooth in operation.
Where the heater connects to the base is where the oscillating function operates from, and I feel this is a weak spot as we have had one heater break at this junction, leaning like some tipsy old school Doctor Who life form, strangely the heating elements still worked, whereas when subsequent heaters have been treated with kid gloves the heating elements have proved a bit ''delicate'.
The heat given out by this item is excellent and one bar is often enough to take the chill off a cold room, when a real cold spell hits this is perfect in one of the upstairs bedrooms which doesn't have a functioning radiator at the moment, on full blast the room is often the hottest in the house.
Although the front double mesh panel of the heater doesn't get dangerously hot, it can't be left too near anything flammable of course, which could be a problem in quite a small room as it is quite a large heater both in base circumference width and height. We've never had a problem with size as our rooms are of average size, but my sister in law found it difficult to keep it far enough away from flammable things in her tiny bedroom, like any heater it needs some free space around it. Being slim and tall(ish) it doesn't look very cumbersome and it is very lightweight and easy to move (there is a handle at the back which make it easy to lift, but not a terribly good grip if you are carrying it any distance, such as up or down stairs.
There is quite a bright glare from this heater, so I wouldn't recommend having it facing you if you are sitting down for a prolonged period, such as in an office or just vegging out on the sofa, and wouldn't be too good if you were trying to sleep either, though although I wouldn't have thought it's sensible to leave a moveable heat source such as this on all night while you are asleep anyway.
Being lightweight is great for mobility but it's not so good for safety as we've found that despite the decent width base it can be knocked over by an exuberant dog, or in any of the ways you might give it a shove, so not a good idea to leave it unsupervised if you have young uns, pets, or an unruly wife.
We find the good level of instant heat this heater gives to be superb, we even like the warm glow given out by the bars (when not in our face). However this isn't a long lasting heater, the elements have blown on us several times, we have had a few of these because they just don't last that long, we went through two in one winter. However we keep buying them because we like the adjustability of the heat settings, and although we could probably buy a longer lasting heater for the price we've paid for several of these we couldn't have afforded a more sturdy and expensive one in one payment, and we like the level of heat this gives out.
The Kingavon Heater despite its faults is highly recommended and although I wish the were more sturdy we will buy again if our current one gives up the ghost.
Our house if quite old, from the outside it looks like a standard rural end terrace house, but it's over 200 years old and was originally a detached single story thatched cottage. It's been altered and built up against over the years so looks not nearly as picturesque now, this means that the walls are not easily insulated as they seem to be made of some kind of rubble. This means that not only is it damn difficult to get a nail into the walls but the house is also very cold. This is great in the summer as we never get overheated, but it doesn't seem to work the same way in the winter it doesn't keep the heat in, it seems to suck the cold and damp in.
When our fire stopped working in the lounge two years ago (we've only just been able to get it fixed and now the bleeping central heating/hot water has gone) we nearly froze, we do have a radiator in that room but it's quite a big room with open stairs in so doesn't heat up easily. So out we went on the hunt for a reasonably priced electric heater. We chose the Micromark - Kingavon 1,200watt as it has 4 bars and is the type of heater I wanted, I've used fan heaters before and they are noisy, and not as effective in my opinion. Also it was cheap and available in our local odds and sods shop. Our several heaters cost us between £10 and £15, though I think they have gone up somewhat over the last year. Cashing in on the cold spells I expect.
This heater has an oscilating function, when you depress the button on the furthest left, the heater then swivels on its base, I suppose the theory is that it radiates heat to all areas, for me this function isn't particularly useful as I want the whole room to heat up, and not direct it at any particular areas. There are three settings, and I like the fact that you can have it on at full blast or turn it down to just one bar once a decent temperature is reached. There is a red on and off button on the top where the other controls are placed too.
There are several pros and cons to this heater.
The pros in my opinion are:
That it gives out a great level of heat, more than enough to heat our lounge.
It is adjustable as mentioned above, so you can control the level of heat and where in the room it is directed.
It is quite light weight if you need to move it from room to room, and it has a little hand grip moulded into the back plastic at the top (this isn't as well defined or as deep and angled as I'd like)
It gives out a gorgeous warm looking orangy glow, which warms you up just basking in the light.
The components of the fire remain cool to the touch, including the mesh front, the mesh becomes warm but wouldn't burn you if you brushed against it or touched it. So not dangerous to children or pets from that perspective.
The mesh frontage is very fine and nothing would be able to get through it to touch the element, except liquid and perhaps an errant blade of straw if you happened to have one handy and wanted to see if it would fit.
The cons I feel are:
It's a bit flimsy in more than one way.
The first way is at the junction where the heater swivels, this makes the structure prone to damage at this point especially if you move the heater around a lot.
The wider spaced inner mesh at the front of the heater can become dented, though there is a finer mesh over it so nothing should be able to get into the heating elements themselves.
The cable is quite short, about 4 or 5 feet, so it limits where in the room you can position the heater, unless you have an extension lead.
It gives out a great warm glow, this in both pros and cons because if you have somewhere to place the heater that isn't directly in your line of sight that is great, but if you have to have it right in front of you, or want it there to suck up more heat then it's quite a bright glare, which I find hurts my eyes a bit (I am a bit light sensitive though, I think it's liked with the migraines). This light is also rather bright if you are using the heater in a bedroom. In the dark this is as bright as having a fairly decent wattage bulb on. Personally this doesn't bother me as I'm a scardy cat and have never slept without some light in the bedroom, so for me it's ideal. A fan heater would drive me nuts in the bedroom because of the noise.
The heater could be fairly easily knocked over by pets or young children, or tipsy husbands. The base while wide is quite light weight so wouldn't stand up to a shove.
They can break down fairly quickly if used a lot (there my be mitigating circumstances which I mention later)
The pros and cons have been built up through no less than 5 of these heaters. The radiator in my eldest daughter's bedroom hasn't worked for years, so the first heater I bought was for her. We then bought one for our lounge when the cold weather really started to bite. However by the time we got our heater the first one was broken. My daughter is very gentle and doesn't bash things around so we presume this was due to the element blowing because of heavy usage. She took the lounge heater, and after a few months when we eventually had a tenner that wasn't earmarked for something else we bought another one for the lounge. Only a few weeks later the daughter's one packed up again, so we were left without a lounge heater. Anyway this has happened every time we have tried to get two heaters at the same time, so the upshot is we still have no lounge heater. Though the last time my daughters broke it was down to the dog peeing on it so not the fault of the heater. The current one is still going strong in my daughter's room.
I have to add that although I do think the heaters should have been able to stand up to prolonged use better, I think due to the damp in my house that the wiring isn't a good as it should be (even though it was rewired a few years ago it was done by a cowboy) and I have problems with light bulbs and fairly lights blowing too. So the knackering of the heaters could well be down to my dodgy electrics rather than a fault in the heaters themselves, in fact I'm rather inclined to think that is the case.
Of course as with any free standing heat source it should be kept a good distance away from anything flammable such as curtains etc and not be left unattended, oh and try not to let your pets wee on it if possible.
In my flat I have central heating. However nowhere in my large, old and almost see-front flat do I have a fire or anything that gives off the real feeling of heat. By that I mean sure I can get warm with the central heating on but to me, to see heat is a glow and it warms you up fast!
My flat can stay warm enough though without heating on, apart from in my bedroom which led me the purchase of this heater in a local shop and set me back £12.75. I'd been looking for one with a large heated area all day when I spotted this and couldn't believe its cheap price when I did!
The Packaging:
The halogen heater comes in a large box as it's a large heater! On the front and on the back of it we are shown a photograph of the heater and told that it is Kingavon 1200w Oscillating Halogen Heater and that it gives off instant heat, has a 50Hz frequency, has an on/off oscillating facility, has 3 heating levels (400/88/1200w), a safety cut-off feature, is 230 voltage and that of course 1200 watts is its maximum heat output. Inside the box there is a leaflet, again telling you all about the features this has and contact details for Kingavon are listed on there.
The Heater:
Well the heater is rather large and two tone grey with curved edges (to sort of give it a flattish egg shape) with the heater panel being large on the front of it and a handle for easily moving of it to the top of it and under that you get 4 buttons. The buttons consist (working from far left to right) of an orange one with is the on/off switch and turn the heat onto 400 watts fully, the one next to it is a 400watt extra heat setting and on the one next that gives 400 watts but only light up half of the heater and then you have the push button oscillating feature. You can use the three heat settings one at a time, 2 at a time or all 3 and that gives the 400/800 or 1200w heat.
The oscillating feature is really quiet and makes no noise at all. I expected even a slight click but you don't get one, it goes from side to side with no problems at all. If the unit gets too hot for whatever reason it safely switches itself off and if it gets knocked or tapped it waits to get back into a safe position before going back on.
It easily transportable because its so light weight and best off all it really does give out a good heat, even though it is a little dry....just stick a bowl of water somewhere if you feel the need to.
All in all I love my heater. I like the lightness of it, the warmth it gives, the light feature being a bright orange gives me a warm feeling and the quietness of it....plus it being not ugly helps!
Google if interested or check in shops such as T.J Hughes.


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Bitspeek has me on the buy button more than even the new 3.0 µTonic. I'm all about vocals in music. I like a message and the human voice is the most unique instrument there is. Imagine the original Speak N Spell toy had a mic input and would change your voice into it's robotic sound in real time. That's a start of what you get with Bitspeak. It goes further though getting you some very nice vocoder and talkbox effects. It's $29 so if your into this kind of this it's a no brainer.
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Tick Tubes help minimize your chance of exposure to Lyme disease by up to 90%, by killing deer ticks before they have a chance to spread the disease to you or your pets. The cardboard tubes contain cotton that's been treated with permethrin. Simply place the tubes in mouse habitat — brushy areas, ground covers, stone walls. When mice collect the cotton for their nests the permethrin is transferred to their fur. Deer ticks that feed on mice in spring and late summer are exposed to the permethrin and killed before they can spread the disease. Set of 6 tubes treats 5,500 sq. ft.
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We had ticks in our yard so badly this summer that I couldn't even walk ten feet to our grill without having them on me, and our cats now bring them in regularly despite being treated. I didn't want to use these, especially as another reviewer said they also kill good bugs, but I felt it was necessary to protect my family. I placed them in our low rock wall, and also sprayed my yard with a natural product I bought at Wholefoods. The ticks were gone for months and just started coming back last month, so I have reordered. I gave this four stars because it may not be the most environmentally friendly option, but it did control our tick problem. Climate change has made our yard increasingly tick laden in the fifteen years we have lived at this house, and these tubes did help significantly. While I worry about the environment, I worry also about Lyme disease as it is prevalent in my area.
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Civilians flee as militants bring Iraq closer to break-up
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Erbil, Iraq: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has issued a chilling two-page "city document" telling the inhabitants of northern Nineveh province how they will now be expected to live, after a week of stunning victories by the islamists across northern Iraq.
As the fighters proclaimed themselves bound for Baghdad, thousands of civilians poured out of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, fleeing both the Islamists' ferocious advance and the feared government retaliation.
The 16-point official rules mandate draconian punishments - including crucifixion - for crimes such as theft of public money, and forbid alcohol, smoking and all other forms of drug abuse. Women should dress decently and only go outside the house if necessary.
''We are soldiers of Islam and took on our responsibility to bring back glory of the Islamic Caliphate,'' the document states. ''You tried secular regimes (republican, Baathist, Safavid) and it pained you. Now it is time for an Islamic state.''
It asks all Muslims to perform prayers on time in the mosques and warns tribal leaders and Sheikhs not to "work with government and be traitors". Iraq's Shiite shrines - which are destinations for pilgrims from across the world - are scheduled for destruction by the new regime.
A representative of Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urged people in a sermon at Friday prayers to take up arms and defend their country from the mostly Sunni insurgents.
Sheikh Abdulmehdi al-Karbalai, who was delivering the sermon at prayers in the city of Kerbala, holy to Iraq's majority Shiites, said those killed fighting the militants would be martyrs, Reuters reported.
"People who are capable of carrying arms and fighting the terrorists in defence of their country ... should volunteer to join the security forces to achieve this sacred goal," Karbalai said.
Clashes between Sunni insurgents and Shiite militia erupted at two locations in Diyala province on Friday, a security source and a local official told Reuters.
The clashes took place in Udhaim, about 90 kilometres north of Baghdad and in Muqdadiya, 80 kilometres north-east of the capital.
Against the backdrop of Mosul's fall, Kurdish troops announced they had seized control of the city of Kirkuk, to the south, to defend it against further gains from ISIL, after Iraqi soldiers reportedly deserted their posts and fled.
"We tightened our control of Kirkuk city and are awaiting orders to move toward the areas that are controlled by [militants]," Brigadier-General Shirko Rauf of the Kurdish Peshmerga security forces told Agence France-Presse.
ISIL's lightning-fast three-day surge saw the town of Tikrit fall on Wednesday and then, reportedly, back in the control of the Iraqi army by Thursday. ISIL has also taken over the town of Sharqat, in Salah al-Din province, and parts of Baiji, including an army barracks, a police station and a power station that serves Baghdad, Salah al-Din and Kirkuk.
The speed with which Mosul fell to ISIL and other insurgent groups has shocked both Iraq and its Western backers, particularly the United States, which only withdrew the last of its soldiers in late 2011 after an invasion and occupation that cost the lives of more than 100,000 Iraqis and more than 4500 US soldiers.
Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the official ISIL spokesman, posted a statement on YouTube urging ISIL fighters to march on the capital and encouraging followers to also take control of the city of Karbala, considered one of the holiest sites for Shiite Muslims.
It is all part of ISIL's plan to establish a Sunni Islamic state that runs from Iraq across the border into Syria and beyond.
In the capital Baghdad, an attempt by the Prime Minister to recall parliament to pass extraordinary emergency powers failed when not enough MPs turned up to reach a quorum, underlining the depths of the fault lines running throughout Iraqi society from the parliament and the army to the street.
For the Iraqi civilians caught up in yet another frightening sectarian conflict, it is as much a visceral hatred of the tactics of Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as it is the fear of life under Sunni extremists that is driving the exodus from Mosul.
Long lines of cars and pick-up trucks full of people and piled high with their belongings stretched across the border between Mosul and the autonomous Kurdish region of Erbil, as aid workers rushed to expand a nearby refugee camp.
Driving a sedan carrying 10 of his family members, Ziad, who did not want his last name used, said he felt it was no longer safe to stay in their home in the town of Bashikal, about 15 kilometres from Mosul.
"We are Shiites, and the path that ISIL is taking is very worrying for us – we will go to Erbil and see if things calm down," he said.
In the car behind him, Majd Hamad, a 32-year-old university lecturer, said he and his family had already fled to Mosul from their home in Fallujah five months ago, and now they were running again.
"There is no rule of law in Mosul, armed men have taken control of the city and we need to flee to seek our safety," he said.
"We are very worried about ISIL's plans for Mosul and we are also scared about what might happen in Baghdad."
Other Iraqis were adamant that ISIL's advance was not the reason they had left their homes.
Already worn down by a decade of conflict, they placed the blame firmly at the feet of Mr Maliki.
"We are scared about what the government will do, whether they will launch air strikes on Mosul without bothering to first work out a target," said Abed Abdurahman, sitting in his car with wife Lina Khalil and their four children as they waited to cross the border into Erbil.
"Last week they bombed the area haphazardly and we think they will do it again."
In the hastily put together refugee camp, now home to around 300 people and growing by the hour, poet and journalist Noah Mahmoud Jouneh was scathing about the government's inability to provide security and stability for its people.
"They have had 10 years to do their job and they have failed – they have destroyed our lives and now the terrorists [ISIL] have taken charge," he said.
"We had no choice but to leave our home."
Human rights groups and analysts warn there are huge risks associated with Mr Maliki's plan to push back against the Sunni insurgents.
"Maliki's creation of a reservist army and incorporation of Shiite militias into security forces risks further abuses," Human Rights Watch warned.
Based on interviews with more than 20 residents of towns around Baghdad, the militia, including Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah, have carried out indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas, as well as numerous kidnappings and summary executions of Sunnis.
"PM Nouri al-Maliki can only get Iraq back by allying with nationalist Sunnis in the north. Otherwise, for him simply brutally to occupy the city with Shiite troops and artillery and aerial bombing will make him look like his neighbour, Bashar al-Assad," Juan Cole, Professor of History at the University of Michigan, wrote on Thursday.
Middle East Correspondent Ruth Pollard has reported on the Arab revolutions, the battle against the Islamic State, tensions in the West Bank and Egypt's power struggle. Her job has taken her to Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia and beyond and in 2014 she won a Walkley Award for her coverage of the war in Gaza.
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Expertise: Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the Hip, Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the Knee, Core Decompression for Avascular Necrosis of the Hip, Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis of the Hip), Femoral Fractures, Femoral-Acetabular Impingement (FAI), Femur Fracture Fixation, High Tibial Osteotomy, Hip Arthritis, Hip Bursitis, Hip Dislocations, Hip Fractures, Joint Injection: Hip, Knee Arthritis, Knee Joint Arthroscopy, Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis, Lateral Release and Medial Imbrication, Loose Body Removal (Knee), Meniscus Tears, Microfracture Drilling Procedure for Isolated Chondral Defect, Muscle Strain Injuries of the Hip, OATS Cartilage Repair Surgery, Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee, Partial Hip Resurfacing, Partial Knee Replacement, Partial Meniscectomy, Patella Tendon Rupture, Patellar Fracture (Broken Kneecap), Patellar Tendonitis (Jumpers Knee), Patellar Tracking Disorder, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runners Knee), Quadriceps Tendon Rupture, Revision Hip Surgery, Revision Knee Surgery, Revision Knee with Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy, Septic Arthritis of the Knee, Supracondylar Femoral Fracture, Tear - Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Tear - Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), Tibial Fracture, Tibial Osteotomy, Tibial Pateau Fracture, Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy, Total Hip Replacement, Total Hip Resurfacing, Total Knee Replacement ...read more
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Dr. Daniel J. Valaik is a hip and knee surgeon in Bethesda, Maryland. As an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he specializes in joint preservation surgeries of the hip and knee as well as total joint replacement, including total hip and total knee replacement surgeries.
Dr. Valaik graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 and then served as a Navy SEAL for six years. He received his M.D. at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, completed a residency in orthopaedics at the National Naval Medical Center and did a fellowship in adult reconstruction at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
After 26 years of service in the U.S. Navy, hip and knee specialist Dr. Valaik returned to Johns Hopkins. His last position in the military was serving as the chief of the Orthopaedic Service at Walter Reed and the National Naval Medical Center.
Dr. Valaik is a past president of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, and is a member the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces. He is also an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Fellow.
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Departments / Divisions
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Surgery at Suburban Hospital
- MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1993)
- National Naval Medical Center / Orthopaedic Surgery (2002)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery (2005)
Additional Training
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, Johns Hopkins, 2002-2003
Research & Publications
Selected Publications
- Josh Pepek, Jonathan Forsberg, Kate Morteson, Kevin Wilson, Scott Wagner, Daniel Valaik, Alexander Stojadinovic, Douglas Tadaki, Eric Elster. "Heterotopic Ossification in Blast and Combat Related Injuries." J. of Surgical Research, Feb 2008, 144-2, 346.
- Gwinn DE, Keeling JJ, Andersen RC, Kumar A, Valaik DJ. "Blast Induced Lower Extremity Fractures with Arterial Injury: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Amputation after Limb Preserving Treatment." Submitted to J. of Orthopaedic Trauma.
- Hungerford MW, Valaik DJ. "Chondroprotective agents: glucosamine and chondroitin." Foot and Ankle Clinics of N Am 2003, 8; 201-219.
- Valaik DJ. "A Review of Manned Thermal Garment Diving Studies With Lessons Learned for the SDV Operator and Combat Swimmer." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 96-47, July 1996.
- Valaik DJ, Parker EC, Survanshi SS. "Calculating Decompression in Naval Special Warfare SEAL Delivery Vehicle Diving Operations Utilizing the Real Time Dive Planner." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 96-54, Nov 1996.
- Valaik DJ, Hyde DE, Schrot JF, Thomas JR. "Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Resting Diver Phase)." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 97-41, Nov 1997.
- Valaik DJ, Hyde DE, Bowman K, Schrot JF, Thomas JR. "Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Over-the-Beach Phase)." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 98-11, Aug 1998.
- Valaik DJ, Temple D, Ario J, Hyde DE, Schrot JF. "Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Exercising Diver Phase)." Naval Medical Research Center Technical Report 00-01, May 2000.
Activities & Honors
- Meritorious Service Medal for Naval Service, 1998
- Meritorious Service Medal for Naval Service, 2009
- Alpha Omega Alpha, 1992
- Honors Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, 1983
- Adult Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. David Hungerford, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association
- Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces
Professional Activities
- Past-President, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
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