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What is the Greenest Insulation? The Case for Mineral Wool
If you are interested in green building, or call yourself a green building expert, then you should know about Mineral Wool insulation. If you have not seen Mineral Wool handled and installed, then you need to read this. If you think that Mineral Wool batts are similar enough to Fiberglass batts that you already know what you need to know about it, then you are a fool. And you still need to read this.
If you are a regular reader here you know I am an advocate of using Mineral Wool insulation to improve the energy performance of the way we build houses in the US. There are many reasons why I think Mineral Wool is the best insulation for us here. Recently I find myself making my case for this repeatedly, so, I thought it would be worthwhile to get it all down in one place and just point to it in the future.
So why am I constantly explaining why I like Mineral Wool, and what's good about Mineral Wool, and no, that's not what Mineral Wool is like – rather it is like this… It is because the green building community has almost universally decided that ole' fiberglass batt insulation is BAD. There are good reasons for this, and we'll look at those, but the more obvious question is what does this have to do with Mineral Wool? The overwhelming assumption among those interested in Green Building is that Mineral Wool is just like fiberglass batts, at least in all the ways they feel fiberglass batts are bad. So if fiberglass insulation is bad, then they are convinced that Mineral Wool insulation will be bad for all the same reasons. Its an easy conclusion to reach, but a lazy misunderstanding. The reality is that this is just not so. In fact this simply highlights the profound misunderstanding of what Mineral Wool insulation is like among green building advocates. The misunderstanding centers around the form of insulation – Batts. The green building community has been very quick to condemn "batts", when the problems that concern them actually revolve around fiberglass batts.
Lets make this absolutely clear: There is Nothing wrong with insulation in the form of batts. Batts are a convenient way to package insulation for transport, handling, and installation, which is why it is the predominant form for insulation in the US. However there are legitimate reasons to criticize the fiberglass batt insulation which is the status quo in US house construction. Its a brief list of reasons, so lets look at them.
First, low insulation values. Thats right, fiberglass batts sold here in the US don't provide as much insulation as they could. Its not that you can't make fiberglass in higher performance levels, in fact it is made and sold in Canada at higher R values. But the big fiberglass insulation makers are not ready to bring that high R value fiberglass insulation here to the US. How do I know? I've called them, spoken to their people about it, they've told me they won't bring the high R value insulation to the states even though I said I wanted to spec it. I say shame on them, we should all take our business elsewhere.
Second, Bad Installations. Bad installations mean sloppy fitting of batts into stud cavities, either over compressing the insulation or leaving gaps that allow convection, sloppy trimming around obstructions, and any number of installation sins that spoil the effectiveness of the insulation. The installers are only partly to blame. The material is limp, and fluffy, and because of this the handling, cutting, and placement requires more care to install well. It rarely gets that care, hence it is most often installed quickly and cheaply.
Third, bad air sealing, bad vapor retarder. Well what is that about anyway? Insulation is for insulating, not for air sealing? Well somewhere along the way somebody had the bright idea to combine a vapor retarder with a fiberglass insulation batt. It turns two construction steps into one, and in theory saves labor and so saves money. The problem is that once you've had a bad installation as noted above, and cut the vapor retarder around electrical boxes, what you end up with does not seal well nor retard vapor well. Hell, you say – I don't need my insulation to make an air seal because I used that good ole' house wrap on the outside. Nope, nothing wrong with house wrap, but no help with the air sealing you need at your vapor barrier. The air seal in this case wants to be on the warm side of the wall, to prevent interior moisture from entering the wall cavity and condensing during the winter heating season.
Lets summarize the lesson here. What most green pundits blame on batt insulation is the fault of fiberglass insulation. While Mineral Wool is also a batt, it is a completely different product with many different properties. It does not suffer from any of the above problems of fiberglass, yet retains the best part – its easy to handle, easy to install, and best of all your labor force already knows how to do it. That is no small point.
Ok, lets talk about Mineral Wool. I'm going to refer generally to "Mineral Wool", but as of this writing I have in mind the product range of one manufacturer – Roxul. This is the only Mineral Wool manufacturer taking the residential market seriously in the US right now. Roxul sells their Mineral Wool in consumer friendly packages just as you would expect in a big box home improvement outlet. They are making their batts in sizes made to fit stud walls, clearly aimed at the market for building houses of wood, the very same market that fiberglass is sold to. This is important. Same kind of packaging, same kind of expectations, same kind of product experience – they are putting their product into long standing material streams that every builder in the US understands. Its available from the same sources, ready to be installed by the same people. There are other Mineral Wool manufacturers out there. They are not proactively pursuing the residential market. I'm not talking about them or their product. If your criticism of Mineral Wool revolves around your experience with some other product from some other time, then your concerns don't apply here and now. You should catch up.
So lets talk about insulation value first. In batts offered for 2×4 stud walls Mineral Wool comes in R15, fiberglass comes in R11 or R13 (although it can be special ordered in R15 in the US). In batts offered for 2×6 walls Mineral Wool comes in R23, fiberglass comes in R19 (and again you can special order higher R value, but only R21). Furthermore Mineral Wool is available in batts that fit 2×8 framed walls, and these are R30. Fiberglass is not offered in batts for 2×8 stud walls. These are the products available now, today in Mineral Wool. If you are interested in maximizing the energy performance of your walls, its a no-brainer. Even if you changed nothing else about the way you build, you can improve the performance of your walls by switching to Mineral Wool.
Second, installations. You might think, how can Mineral Wool batts be easier to install than fiberglass batts? Its simple. Fiberglass batts are limp, soft, blankets. They have to be hung and stapled into place or they will slump and leave gaps. Mineral wool is dense, and firm, and friction fits into the stud space. People don't generally understand this, and this is why I am including photos. Mineral wool has form, it has a shape. If you pick it up it does not drape or fold – it retains its shape. It is a block. This block when shoved into a wall cavity – and I say shoved because it literally must be pushed into place – when shoved into place it fills the entire wall cavity. No gaps, no sags, no spaces. More importantly no convection, no drafts, and no stapling.
This fellow is carrying a piece of mineral wool. Note it has a shape, and keeps its shape. This is nothing like fiberglass batts.
There is one caveat here. Just as with fiberglass, Mineral Wool must be cut to fit odd spaced studs and triangular corners that may result in framing. However this is much easier to do with Mineral Wool. With Fiberglass you are actually told, by experts, to use a 2×4 stud as a straight edge while you cut the fiberglass batts with a sheet rock knife. You are expected to compress the fiberglass enough to cut through it with the short blade of the razor blade. And if you are doing it correctly, you trim the batt and kraft paper to a different width to leave a tab so you can staple it up. Good luck.
Mineral Wool is easily and accurately cut with a large serrated knife.
Mineral Wool is different. You can actually measure, and cut Mineral Wool to size, like cutting a big block of wood. In fact for carpenters this comes as second nature, because as you might expect they are quite good at measuring, and then cutting something to fit, when that something has a shape and can be understood like a piece of wood. The cuts are made with large serrated knives – imagine a giant bread knife. So no compressing the insulation flat so you can cut through it. The Mineral Wool retains its volume while you cut through it with the long knife. You don't cut against a 2×4, but rather you cut it on a purpose made cutting table which is just like a very large carpenters miter box. It adjusts for the thickness of the insulation, and allows you to set precise angles for cutting to fit those odd spaces.
This simple table makes cutting sizes to fit into easy work.
The Mineral Wool cutting table for me is the eye-opener, the cold water in the face that makes you realize that we never took insulation very seriously here in the US. Here we pull a 2×4 out of the dumpster, and use a razor blade holder to cut it on the floor deck. That's the best we can do. Mineral wool is cut precisely to fill every void, quickly, accurately, providing complete fill of the wall cavity. Installs are easier, faster, better than fiberglass. I'll say with some confidence that no other insulation product can fill a stud space so completely. No spray, no blown, no blanket can fill a wall void as well as a proper Mineral Wool installation.
And third, air sealing. Mineral Wool only comes in un-faced batts. No foil or kraft paper vapor retarders are offered. This means an independent vapor retarder must be installed. Simply said, this is the best way to create an air tight envelope for the house. My favorite product in this regard is a variable permeability membrane, a so called "smart membrane" because the permeability self adjusts to suit conditions. An example is the "MemBrain" vapor retarder from Certainteed. This is their branding of the smart membrane product made by their European owner, Saint-Gobain.
Now if you wish to increase the likely hood that you won't need to make any punctures in this air tight layer, then you should plan on a wall with an interior wiring chase, such as the USA New Wall that we've elaborated here. Your best chance for an airtight wall is if you don't puncture your air barrier with electrical work, outlet boxes and switches. If you've not studied it before, when you are done here go read the USA New Wall article, and the Swedish Platform Framing article to see how all these come together to make a simple but high performance wall.
That covers insulation value, installation, and air sealing issues. Mineral Wool goes on to excel in other ways that contribute to my preference for this material.
Mineral Wool is hydrophobic. From the dictionary: tending to repel or fail to mix with water. If fiberglass insulation becomes wet, you end up with a wet lump of glass lint, with no insulation value to boot. Mineral Wool on the other hand will not become wet. Water in fact beads up and rolls off the surface of Mineral Wool. This promotes water draining and drying if the wall cavity becomes wet, rather than holding water like a sponge. Which would you rather have in your wall?
One of the big issues with improving performance of our walls is the thermal bridging of the wall studs. The most popular way to overcome this has been to install insulation on the exterior of the wall, continuously, to insulate the studs from the cold. The issue here is that rigid foam insulation has been the most common way to do this. The problem however is that the foam creates a vapor retarder, and the last thing you want is a wall with a vapor retarder on both faces. So the practice has been to make walls with exterior foam insulation without interior vapor barriers. The foam must be thick enough to prevent the interior of the wall cavity to allow condensation of the interior air. The problem here is that only the most general recommendations for these configurations can be made in the building code. Weather outside the given limits can result in condensation. Highly humid interior conditions can cause condensation. My opinion is that these walls are a disaster waiting to happen. The good news in this story is that Mineral Wool comes in configurations that can be used as exterior insulation in place of foam. These are very dense fiber panels that are strong enough to support siding and cladding material mounted over them in a manner similar to foam. The difference – Mineral Wool is vapor permeable which means you can insulate on the exterior without trapping moisture in the wall. Furthermore the insulation value of these dense Mineral Wool panels approaches the performance of foam. Typically for XPS foam you would get in the neighborhood of R5 per inch. The Mineral Wool will provide R4.6 per inch. And because of Mineral Wool's hydrophobic properties it will not absorb moisture in this location, and in fact will promote the drainage and drying of rainscreen siding cavities. Foam insulation brings other problems, such as a dilemma in flashing practices, and the dubious reliance on adhesive tape as a long term weather barrier.
Last is Mineral Wool simply makes wood stud construction safer. This is the same material that is used to fireproof steel members in commercial construction. Mineral wool will stand up to temperatures that will reduce fiberglass to a puddle of molten glass. Mineral Wool will increase the length of time that a wood framed house will stand during a fire. It gives the occupants more time to exit safely, and firefighters a safer window of time to enter a burning home.
Lets just go over some broad conclusions now. Mineral Wool is a completely different material than fiberglass, they both just happen to fall in the broad classification of batts. Mineral Wool is available in much higher insulation values than fiberglass. Mineral Wool's rigid shape and ability to be measured and cut accurately enables it to fill stud voids more completely than any other insulation product, with less effort, and more speed. Mineral Wool fits into the building practices of 99.9% of Americas' builders with no need for new process, extensive re-training, or changes to new sub-contractors, new suppliers, and new business relationships. Mineral Wool is the easiest way for the vast majority of builders to step up their game and start building better.
Appendix 1: Concerns of Green Builders (Edit – nice thing about rants they tell me, you are free to go back and edit them. I wanted to replace the original discussion of cellulose which has been a distraction with information about formaldehyde and embodied energy which are concerns of green builders.)
Those focused on green building often immediately point to the presence of formaldehyde in binders in mineral wool. Formaldehyde based resins have long been used in the "glues" that prevent fibrous insulation from coming apart. Its long been used in fiberglass and is still in many fiberglass products today. But it is clearly on the way out. Fiberglass batts from Knauf and Owens Corning are now available with alternate binders. Mineral wool still contains a very small amount. The wall insulation products from Roxul meet the GreenGuard Children and School certification standard which means they are consistent with products that are used in schools, daycares or other environments where children spend significant periods of time. What this means is if you are a builder shifting from traditional fiberglass batts, this mineral wool will likely have less formaldehyde emissions than what you used before. If you are a green builder seeking to eliminate any formaldehyde, then you have other options.
On the matter of embodied energy, the Roxul products now use from 75% – 93% recycled content depending on the availability of the raw materials, and their facilities are zero waste to land fill. If you are a green builder that can get the same performance from a material with less embodied energy, then great. If you are a builder considering shifting from fiberglass, the energy savings from the lifetime performance of the mineral wool will greatly exceed any difference in manufacturing energy of the fiberglass you use now.
Appendix 2: Predictions. Higher R value insulation will eventually own the market here. Right now Mineral Wool is the only offering in these higher R values. Certainteed, one of the biggest US makers of Fiberglass is now owned by Saint-Gobain who is a large producer of Mineral Wool in the EU. They will almost certainly begin distributing Mineral Wool here. Owens Corning, the other large American insulation maker is highly vested in Fiberglass and will eventually begin offering the higher densities from the Canadian market here. But that may be short lived and I will not be surprised to see them turn to Mineral Wool as well. Fiberglass is a few short steps from being on the "known carcinogen" list, is currently classified as a "reasonably anticipated" carcinogen". Removal of fiberglass may be the next big abatement industry. Mineral Wool on the other hand is widely available in the EU in what they call "biosoluble" formulas. These mineral fibers dissolve in contact with tissues, leaving no fibers to trigger disease. These formulas will come to the US as well which will solidify Mineral Wool as a healthy alternative to fiberglass. The writing is on the wall for these events. You can be the one to tell your friends and family you were the first to adopt Mineral Wool way back when in 2012.
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This is regarding the Polling feature services for "Incremental Updates blog post. I'm asking this question here as well since I'm not sure if the blog post is still monitored(?)
If I'm understanding the workarounds correctly - I don't think they'll work for us. We're not handling streams of real-time data, but are trying to respond to changes in the data sources - "Somebody edited a field, which changed data the contents of this FeatureData Service". We are potentially looking at millions of records - even retrieving these from the feature data services so that we can apply the workarounds will take a large amount of time.
As a way around this, so that GeoEvents Service remembers the 'last polled' datetime between service restarts, would you recommend that we write custom component that serializes the datetime?
If so - which component? A custom transport component?
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Six of the best kitchen cleaning tricks clean freaks should know
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1. Bring back burnt pans
Take some vinegar, add heat and elbow grease and you'll have shining pans in no time. Read the full tutorial here.
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The easiest way to remove stubborn grime from your stove vents is to add them to a solution of boiling water with baking soda. Do this job in your sink so the metal vents don't scratch up any nonstick coatings. Learn more here.
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If you find hard water stains around your faucets are the bane of your existence, try making up a solution of dish soap, vinegar, and lemon juice, then take to the edges with a tooth brush. Next, dip paper towel in the solution and wrap it around the head of the faucet to soak. Follow by wiping down the faucet with a wet cloth dipped in the solution and finish with a dry cloth.
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Opened your microwave this morning and tried your best to avoid looking at the massacre of oats inside? Avoid heavy elbow grease, by placing lemon wedges and four cups of water in a microwave-safe bowl. Turn on the microwave, and you'll automatically loosen-up all the grim without hard work. Check out this helpful video for more instruction.
5. Scrub fridge shelves with baking soda and hot water
A once-over with a spray bottle and wipe is not going to cut it when you want to deeply clean your fridge. The best way to remove any food stains, and dried bits of kale is by removing the shelves, making a solution of baking soda and hot water in your sink, and scrubbing them down. You can also use the same solution to clean you fridge walls inside and out.
6. Organise your pantry with glass jars
Nothing screams "organised adult" like a clean, orderly pantry. After removing everything from the shelves, give your pantry a wipe down then pick up some affordable glass jars. Transfer anything in an open packet into the jars and add a label.
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First things first – a very happy new year to you all.
I'm delighted to be writing an article for the first ever edition of Calverton and District's new Village Gazette. As I wrote in December, I was sad to see the end of the Calverton Echo and firmly believed that a village circular should be kept up, if possible. I'm delighted that Malcolm Bonas has taken up that mantle and I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage people to get in touch with him if they'd like to contribute. I'll be doing my best to encourage advertisers to get on board too.
As we start the year, I continue to have serious concerns about the development at St Wilfrid's Square in Calverton. I know that local Conservative councillors have been opposing it at council and I'm going to play my part to put pressure on the right people, because I'm not going to sit quiet while a high-impact development goes ahead with apparently rather little consideration for the knock-on effects.
I've been working with local councillors, including Councillor Jane Walker, to try and tackle the problems we're seeing down on Beanford Lane, off Whinbush Lane north of Calverton. Lots of people are using it as a cut-through and we're seeing the adverse effect this is having on the road surface, especially down at the ford. There's also a growing challenge regarding fly-tipping in this area, and I'll hopefully have a positive update soon about what's being done to meet that challenge.
I'm pleased to see that the Calverton Practice is getting an extension – I'm reliably informed that this will streamline the service that they provide and make better use of the existing space too. This is the kind of thing that I'm hoping to see more of, especially if we are going to see increased use of the village's services as a result of development.
I've also seen that there's a new estate agency opening, a new cob shop at the top of Main Street, and speaking to local business owners, I'm finding that there is a positive and optimistic feeling among them about 2018.
Over in Woodborough I was delighted to be there for the opening of the new play park. A big shout out to everyone who worked so tirelessly to make it happen, and a special thanks to those who came out on the day. I'm glad that working with Nottinghamshire County Council on this has paid off. I'm also very pleased at the job that's been done resurfacing Main Street too, lots of residents were complaining about the quality of the road surface and hopefully a good enough job has been done that work won't be needed for a long time to come.
Once again my congratulations to Malcolm for starting up this exciting new project. You'll be hearing from me in every issue and like I said, get in touch with the editor if you'd like to get involved!


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Questions and discussions about Operational QVT usage
Questions and discussions about the usage of Operational QVT should take place on the eclipse.qvto Eclipse newsgroup for the MMT project (more details about this newsgroup there), of which QVTO is a component.
Information about Operational QVT
The language implementation is based on an OMG document ptc/07-07-07 (Meta Object Facility (MOF) 2.0 Query/View/Transformation Final Adopted Specification).
Executing QVT transformations programmatically in Java
The QVTo distribution includes a version of the UML2RDBMS transformation that demonstrates many language features. It may be installed via New->Examples->Operational QVT Transformation->SimpleUML to RDB Transformation Project.
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B&O Railroad Museum Launches Virtual Exhibit Amid Coronavirus PandemicWith schools closed and residents ordered to stay inside amid the coronavirus pandemic, the B&O Railroad Museum is offering a virtual exhibit.
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La Paloma
Driving Directions: From Swan and Sunrise go West on Sunrise to Via Palomita. You can turn North to enter La Paloma or South to enter La Paloma Estates. There are also a couple of other entrances nearby for neighboring subdivisions like La Paloma Village a newer subdivision with mostly Southwest contemporary design.
La Paloma
Being a resident of La Paloma Cumminty for 12 years I can not emphasis more about it's GREAT LOCATION. LOCATION, LOCATION, of this luxury Golf Resort Subdivision in the heart of Foothills is Truly it's Value. This community consist of several subdivisions and neighborhoods.
Nature is the inspiration for the La Paloma homes surrounded by golf course, which features the rugged beauty of the Santa Catalina Mountains as a backdrop to the lush high Sonoran Desert that plays host to giant saguaro cactus, native succulents, wild flowers, and songbirds. The homes in La Paloma do have different architectural styles including old Hacienda styles, Southwestern and luxury Contemporary styles. Lot sizes vary in La Paloma as there are several different small subdivisions within the confines of La Paloma. From condo's, tiny Town home lots to large Luxury Home lots, La Paloma has it all!
Right across the community of La Paloma there is the 5 star Westin La Paloma Resort. Feel the personal touch and inviting ambiance of one of the most captivating Tucson resorts by being so close to the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa. The residential areas surround the course and the resort. A luxury home in La Paloma will probably have excellent views of either the Catalina Foothills or the City of Tucson below or both while being on the Golf course.
La Paloma homes are served by the Catalina Foothills School District including the Sunrise Elementary, Orange Grove Middle and Catalina Foothills High Schools. School bus drives thru and have several stops within the community and not just at the gate.
Nearby subdivisions include Ventana Canyon to the East, Sabino Mountain also to the East and Skyline CC Homes to the North.


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Nature computes
In our never-ending quest to understand the workings of Nature, we humans began with the biological cell as a good first place to look for clues. Later, we went down to the molecule, and then further down to the atom, in hopes of unraveling the mysteries of Nature. Today, however, a growing number of scientists are suggesting that the most essential constituent of the universe is the bit, the unit of information and computation. Not the cell, not the molecule, not the atom, but the bit may very well be the ultimate key to reading Nature's mind.
Does Nature compute? Indeed, we can model all the processes of Nature as information processes. For example, cell multiplication and DNA replication are seen as instances of text processing. A chemical reaction is simply an exchange of electrons, that is, an exchange of information between two molecules. The spin of an atom, whether it spins up or spins down, is a binary process, the answer to a "yes or no" question. Information and computation are present in all natural occurrences, from the simplest to the most complex. From reproduction in ciliates to quorum sensing in bacterial colonies, from respiration and photosynthesis in plants to the migration of birds and butterflies, and from morphogenesis to foraging for food, all the way to human cognition, Nature appears to be continually processing information.
Computer scientists study information and computation in Nature in order to:
better understand natural phenomena. We endeavour to show that the computational paradigm is capable of modelling Nature's work with great precision. Thus, when viewed as computations, the processes of Nature may be better explained and better understood at their most basic state.
exhibit examples of natural algorithms whose features are sufficiently attractive, so as to inspire effective algorithms for conventional computers. Nature's algorithms may be more efficient than conventional ones and may lead to better answers in a variety of computational situations.
identify problems where natural processes themselves are the only viable approach toward a solution. Such computational problems may occur in environments where conventional computers are inept, in particular when living organisms, including the human body itself, are the subject of the computation.
obtain a more general definition of what it means "to compute." For example, is there more to computing than arithmetic and logic? Natural phenomena involve receiving information from, and producing information to, the external physical environment – are these computations?
The motto of the Queen's School of Computing is "Sum ergo computo," which means "I am, therefore I compute." The motto speaks at different levels. At one level, it expresses our identity. The motto says that we are computer scientists. Computing is what we do. Our professional reason for being is the theory and practice of computing. It also says that virtually every activity in the world in which we live is run by a computer, in our homes, our offices, our factories, our hospitals, our places of entertainment and education, our means of transportation and communication. Just by virtue of living in this society, we are always computing.
At a deeper level, the motto asserts that "Being is computing." Computing permeates the universe and drives it: every atom, every molecule, every cell, everything, everywhere, at every moment, is performing a computation. To be is to compute. Today, more than ever, it is great to be a computer scientist. Never before has there been a more exciting period in the history of computing. Not only is our field shaping all aspects of today's society, but information and computation are being recognized as fundamental to life itself!
Selim G. Akl is a professor at the Queen's School of Computing, where he leads the Parallel and Unconventional Computation Group. His research interests are primarily in the area of algorithm design and analysis, in particular for problems in parallel computing and unconventional computation. He completes his term as director of the School of Computing in June of this year.


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Florida Panther Trade Rumors: How Far Is Too Far?February 28, 2010
I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the trade rumors that have been surrounding the Florida Panthers. Most of them are terrible for the team. Some have Tomas Vokoun being traded for players Florida absolutely doesn't need, and most have players that should be untouchable bringing in unreasonable amounts.
The trade rumors surrounding Florida took a shocking turn when Vokoun's name came up. At first, ESPN 1000 alluded to a trade that would involve Vokoun with the Chicago Blackhawks. However, there has been a mixed response from sources about how "true" this deal actually is.
However, there was a blog article from the Sun Sentinel which referenced an interview with Randy Setson. It didn't say anything meaningful about the Vokoun trade, but it did talk about Sexton's four step plan in rebuilding the Florida Panthers. The first step in his plan is the trade deadline.
This rebuilding process isn't supposed to be finished until next season. It's a long term plan for success that the Panthers have needed for awhile. In the short term, Sexton would be providing the shake-up that he promised. But, how much of a "shake-up" is too much of a "shake-up" for the Panthers?
There are a few things that shouldn't happen. First, dealing Vokoun shouldn't even be thought about. He's too good of a goalie that's worth too much to give away. It's very difficult to win without strong goaltending, and Vokoun is one of the strongest. Giving him up will make it very difficult for the team to win in the long term.
Another thing that they have to do, is keep the players that are actually producing. There are very few players that are producing a lot of goals, and those players need to stay.
I've been saying for a while now that the Panthers need more offensive depth. They simply need more out of the bottom lines. However, that production shouldn't come at the cost of losing their best players. If that's the case, then they're better off not making a trade at all.
It's not like making a trade is the only option for the Panthers. They could sign a few free agents and look for some talent in the draft. The free agent market is probably the best option because the Panthers could easily get two to three players that could score 10-15 goals in a season. That would also make the lower lines more productive because players that used to be on the second and third lines would be on the third and fourth lines, making their opponents easier to handle.
Personally, that's how I think the team should be rebuilt, by acquiring free agents and making good draft decisions. It will keep the good players in Florida and phase the unproductive ones out. More importantly, it would keep one of the best goalies in the NHL in Florida and make this team a real threat for upcoming seasons.
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Divers recover an amphora from the site of the Roman Antikythera shipwreck in Greece. Photograph: Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities/WHOI
Posted by Jo Marchant
Monday 18 March 2013,
Divers returning to the site of an ancient wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera have found artefacts scattered over a wide area of the steep, rocky sea floor. These include intact pottery, the ship's anchor and some puzzling bronze objects. The team believes that hundreds more items could be buried in the sediment nearby.
The Antikythera wreck, which dates from the first century BC, yielded a glittering haul when sponge divers discovered it at the beginning of the 20th century. Among jewellery, weapons and statues were the remains of a mysterious clockwork device, dubbed the Antikythera mechanism.
Bar a brief visit by the undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau in the 1970s (featured in his documentary Diving for Roman Plunder), no one had visited the wreck since, leading to speculation about what treasures might still be down there. The locals told tales of giant marble statues lying beyond the sponge divers' reach, while ancient technology geeks like me wondered whether the site might be hiding another Antikythera mechanism, or at least some clues as to whom this mysterious object belonged to…
source/read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk
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Oil Prices to be Volatile
Oil prices eased modestly early on March 28 after advancing rebels in Libya announced that they would be able to resume crude exports in a week and Qatar promised to help them market their product on world markets.The price remains 8 percent higher than it was a month ago, and 30 percent higher than a year ago, challenging global economic recovery.
By Dave Brown – Exclusive to Oil Investing News
The dislocation of individuals and human suffering caused by recent events in Libya and Japan, whether due to natural disaster or civil violence, is both broad and widely felt. Prospects of bringing relief and resolution to these affected areas, both Japan and Libya, are fundamental links in the context of the global energy supply chain. The disruption to normal economic and productive activities in both countries carries worldwide consequences.
Libya's value to global oil markets is primarily derived from its relative position as North Africa's second largest producer of crude oil, and as a net exporter of high quality crude oil, mostly to Italy and other European countries. Japan looms large primarily as a consumer of crude oil and refined products and other energy inputs. Elevated by the prospect of growing oil demand due to swelling insecurity in the Middle East and the uncertain nuclear situation in Japan, the weekly average oil price of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rebounded last week to a new high in two and a half years.
According to the Vienna-based cartel, the OPEC basket oil price reached $110.63 per barrel in the past week, hitting a new record since the second week of August 2008. Throughout the past week, OPEC oil prices hovered above $110 per barrel, ranging within a narrow margin. Although Libya's crude oil output represents only a small share both in OPEC oil output and in world oil consumption, it was worried that the turmoil in Libya would spill over to other oil-producing countries in the region.
Meanwhile, as Japan's nuclear difficulties continue to unfold, it was expected that some other countries would have their nuclear power plants shut down, which would lead to an increasing demand for crude oil for fuel power generation. On Monday, Scotia Economics released its Scotiabank Commodity Price Index, citing Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, Economics and Commodity Market Specialist highlighting the event. Ms. Mohr states, "Of the events which followed Japan's earthquake and tsunami, the incident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant near Sendai – specifically, the loss of backup electric power needed to cool nuclear fuel rods and spent nuclear fuel – is likely to have the largest impact on overall commodity markets going forward."
Amid the situations in Libya and Japan acting as catalysts for commodity markets, speculation on the international crude oil market has increased significantly, resulting in some analysts suggesting a crude oil bubble might be taking shape and that the market was becoming more sensitive and uncertain. Accordingly, some institutional investors on the international crude oil market are opting for short-term operations. As a result, some analysts suggest that commodity prices, including crude oil prices, would undergo considerable fluctuations.
NYMEX futures
Oil prices eased modestly early on March 28 after advancing rebels in Libya announced that they would be able to resume crude exports in a week and Qatar promised to help them market their product on world markets. In morning trading on the NYMEX, the price of light sweet crude was in the range of $104.72, a decline of 68 cents. The price remains 8 percent higher than it was a month ago, and 30 percent higher than a year ago, challenging global economic recovery.
Critical questions in Libya involve the duration of the unrest, whether the production infrastructure will suffer any lasting damage, and what form of energy landscape will emerge from the conflict. The major European refiners, seen as the primary market of Libyan oil have been operating with minimal problems; however, as it is becoming increasingly clear that the crisis appears less transitory, the market will need to make adjustments for the longer term.
Japan is the world's third largest oil consuming economy behind the United States and China, and an industrial giant. While the earthquake and tsunami have spared the majority of its industrial heartland, the nation's entire economy has been affected – as have been, to an extent still unclear, the many economies that depend on it for inputs or as an outlet for their own production.
Lag time
Initial assessments from analysts and underscored by the United States Energy Information Agency (EIA) suggest the market impact will likely be two-tiered. First, the disaster could cause a temporary reduction in Japanese oil demand, partly offsetting the Libyan supply shortfall. While much media attention has been focused on infrastructure related to nuclear power generation, the span of the damage is broader and includes factories, roads, ports, thermal power generation, refineries, and other transportation logistics that directly affect the use and movement of oil.
In the longer term, however, market expectations are that the Japanese disaster will cause oil demand to rebound in order to support reconstruction efforts when they get underway and make up for some part of the loss in nuclear power generation. What is less clear is the timing of the transition from phase one to phase two of the quake's aftermath – i.e., the expected bottom in Japanese oil demand.
The EIA reports that typically, a $10 increase in the price of a barrel of crude oil translates into an increase of about 24 cents in the retail price of a gallon of gasoline over the course of about eight weeks. About half of that increase generally takes place within two weeks. Thus, a portion of the sharp crude oil price increase that happened weeks ago in the wake of the first Middle East headlines is still working its way through retail prices.
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At Camp Erdman, kids unplug from their electronics and connect with themselves, each other, and their counselors who are great role models. We intentionally teach 21st century skills that help them succeed in college and the real world.
Camp Erdman is much more than archery, the ropes courses and camp outs. It's a safe place for kids to discover who they are, improve skills, and develop independence. Our goal is to create a nurturing, yet challenging community where kids thrive.
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How is St Paul's different than other churches? One answer is our history, our particular challenges, our location, our dreams and our vision have led us in some distinctive directions.
The other simple honest answer is that we aren't very different from any other worshiping congregation. We seek to worship of God and serve others in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are Episcopalians who are members of the worldwide Anglican communion of Christians whose customs and understandings of the Christian way developed from the Church of England. Anglicans have always been an interesting blend of the necessity that emerged in England in the 1500s of providing a church roomy enough for Christians with conscientious differences in practice and belief so they could live together in love.
We are welcoming to people of all backgrounds. In the summer, we find people from almost every faith tradition worshiping at St. Paul's. We have a long history of being the place where everyone on the island feels welcome.
At the heart of things, our life centers on worship God. At the Eucharist ( also called the Lord's Supper, Holy Communion, or Mass), we invite all who are baptized and desire the relationship that comes through sharing the sacrament as a community ro join us for communion..
Come, regardless of your denomination and no matter where you are on your spiritual journey, to worship with us and to receive the bread and wine with us. We see the gifts on the altar as God's gifts to everyone, Ancient tradition teaches that the Eucharist is the meal for baptized church members. Please ask us if you have any questions. There is a yellow card in our pews with more information for our visitors because we want everyone to feel welcome.
As a parish, we care for this church which is one of Put-In-Bay's most treasured buildings. As described in our parish history, we've been on a faith journey journey since 1864, over 150 years.
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European Sector Skills Council for Employment and Skills in the Automotive Industry
Industry in general and the automotive industry in particular is the backbone of the European economy: the EU economy has been recovering from the recession of 2008, but unemployment has continued to rise. However, still in 2013, four out of ten European employers reported difficulties in finding employees with the right skills. There is not so much a shortage of supply for the workforce in general, but rather a skills mismatch between the available workforce and jobs in the EU labour market.
What can we do to counter this mismatch?
There is an apparent long-term shift towards high-skilled and more knowledge-intensive work. New technologies and the growing automation of manufacturing processes will also require all industry workers to acquire more advanced technical skills. Automotive employers therefore depend not only on sufficient supply of STEM graduates; They need also to recruit and develop staff that are both technical specialists and have the problem-solving and team-working skills necessary to adapt to rapid technological change.
How can we ensure that the automotive industry workforce lives up to this challenge?
Education, training and lifelong learning are among the most important instruments to improve the competitiveness of the automotive industry. Factors such as the responsiveness of education and training systems, the career choices made by individuals and the wider economic context (the number of jobs available) may influence the skills mismatch either positively or negatively. National governments need therefore to rapidly align education and training systems with the labor market.
How can we make sure that employers, employees, education and training providers collaborate efficiently?
The Automotive Skills Council wants to answer these questions: and provide recommendations to the Member States, the European institutions and the industry itself.
A few words on the Automotive Skills Council:
What is the objective of the Automotive Skills Council?
It will help to better anticipate the current and future skills needs throughout the automotive sector in Europe
It will contribute to tackling skills shortage and skills mismatch by focusing on job creation, retraining and job transformation in the automotive sector
The concept of an automotive sector council for employment and skills will be tested during 18 months and hopefully even longer: this means finding effective ways of cooperation and establishing sustainable networking processes between the different stakeholders
How will the Automotive Skills Council achieve this objective?
It provides a platform to exchange quantitative and qualitative information on skills
It provides a platform to deliberate on good and best practices in the sector
It provides a platform to discuss the evolution of skills and jobs, to gather automotive skills intelligence
It will bring sector specific skills issues to the attention of policy makers and other stakeholders by highlighting skills mismatches and bottleneck.
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Hey Max,
These are very common symptoms, usually attributed to preventricular contractions (PVCs) or preatrial contractions (PACs). The electrical impulses get a little haywire in there sometimes and cause a feeling of a skipped beat, when in actuality you have a beat followed by a premature beat and then a longer lag time than normal (the "skipped" feeling). Many, many people experience these, and most undergo a cardiac work-up (EKG, stress test, or echocardiogram) to rule out any major problems. Mine started when I was 14 years old. They can be brought on by too much caffeine or alcohol, certain medications, and stress or anxiety. Some people take medications called beta blockers to prevent them, but usually they can be controlled (or at least become tolerable) without medicines. I've found the best "cure" for a long run of PVCs, for me, is to take a brisk jog for about 10-20 minutes. Sort of "shock" your heart back into a normal rhythm!
I still get these episodes fairly frequently, surely at least once a day, and sometimes (if I'm sick, had too much caffeine, etc.) I'll get a long run of them that lasts hours, sometimes even days, and then I know it's time to change something I'm doing! Cut back on the caffeine, take a run, do some meditation - these typically work best for me.
The good news is that 99% of the time, these "skipped beats" are nothing to worry about and are simply a nuisance. Sometimes a big, scary nuisance, but you have to be able to talk yourself through them. Depending on your age, family history, etc. you may want to get a cardiac work-up for your peace of mind!
People who have GERD with hiatal hernia are known to experience symptoms like skipped heartbeat and breathing difficulty. Researchers attribute it to "hiatal hernia syndrome." Basically, they argue that once the diaphragm is compromised it causes a host of problems related to circulation and inability to breathe deeply. Have you been diagnosed with a hh?


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Five Legendary Swords of Fantasy Fiction
This was meant to be a post about five legendary weapons of Fantasy fiction – but when I started counting them off on my fingers, there were other styles of weapon, sure, but by far and away the greatest number of any one kind were swords. Heck, if I wanted, I could just stick with the Tolkien 'verse, starting with Orcrist, Glamdring, and Sting. (OK, so Sting is an elvish dagger – but for Bilbo, and then Frodo, it's a sword so I'm going to rest my case right there.)
In terms of other swords, I'm going to stay with Tolkien for the first contender, which I feel has to be Narsil, the sword of Elendil that was broken – then reforged an age of the world later as Andúril, the Flame of the West, for Aragorn to carry into the final battle against Sauron. I am sure you all know the story well, from the film version of The Lord of the Rings, if not the books. I would argue, though, that the power and mystery of the sword is a more persuasive and compelling force in the books than in the film, starting with the initial rhyme that sends Boromir on his ill-fated journey to Rivendell:
"Seek for the sword that was broken, in Imladris it dwells…"
Andúril's potency also includes the moment in The Two Towers when Aragorn provokes Sauron to strike against Gondor too soon, by showing him the sword reforged.
Powerful stuff – and a hard act to follow. Arguably, Michael Moorcock didn't try with Stormbringer in the Elric novels. In a world where gods and demons, order and chaos contend, Stormbringer is the ultimate soul-sucking sword – and does not restrict itself to sucking the souls of its wielder's enemies, but takes a perverse delight in consuming the souls of Elric's friends as well. Ultimately … But that may be a spoiler for those of you who have not yet encountered Elric of Melniboné and Stormbringer, so I shall simply say: go; read – and appreciate (since 'enjoy' may not be quite the right word) the demonic swathe cut by Stormbringer.
Another sword with a perverse, though far more benign, sense of humour is Gonturan, the blue sword in Robin McKinley's novel of the same name – and subsequently (although the story is actually a prequel) in The Hero and the Crown. Gonturan is distinguished by being a sword that rightly belongs to a damalur-sol, or female hero: no man may bear it past his twentieth year, or risk the sword's betrayal. A risk that most would take seriously, since Gonturan is a sword that slays dragons and causes mountains to fall on invading armies.
In terms of swords carried by female heroes, but which display similar soul-sucking propensities to Stormbringer, it's hard to look past Changeling, the sword of Morgaine in the CJ Cherryh novels. Although Changeling does not precisely devour souls, it has to be said, but rather transports unfortunate victims otherwhere in space-time. The Morgaine stories are epic fantasy with an SF-nal twist and in this sense Changeling is both weapon and wormhole – definitely not a blade to be wielded lightly.
Possibly the most famous of all the legendary swords, however, and the one most closely associated with one of the great epic cycles, is King Arthur's Excalibur. The sword in the stone, which is also the sword taken from the hand of the Lady of the Lake, has appeared in a vast array of novelizations and almost as many guises. One of my favourites is Mary Stewart's Roman-British rendition of Excalibur as Caliburn, the sword of the fallen Emperor Maximus that comes to Arthur in The Hollow Hills. When the young Arthur is challenged to prove his birthright to the assembled Roman-British kings and warleaders, revealing possession of Caliburn proves a convincing argument.
From Excalibur to Andúril; Gonturan to Changeling and Stormbringer – these may be only a small sample of the legendary swords of Fantasy fiction, but they are all unquestionably mighty.
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Great post, and all great swords – honestly, so long as I saw Stormbringer in the list, I was OK. 🙂
The only one I would add is Dragnipur, the sword wielded by Anomander Rake in the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
There are so many good ones, Drizzt's Icingdeath and Twinkle, Entreri's Charon's Claw, Anomander Rake and the Andarist's Vengence, which became Dassem Ultor's Grief. The ones mentioned above as well as Blackfyre, Ice, Longclaw and all the other Valaryian steel swords of ASOIF, but for me #1 Sword wise has to be Dragnipur from Malazan BotF. Forged by Draconus by hammering countless chains to form a realm to hide the gate to Kurald Galain and keep chaos from devouring that world and ever other, it imprisoned the souls of those it has slain and uses them to drag the wagon containing the gate forever.
Helen, I LOVE your covers. Might I ask who did the artwork for you? I am hopefully going to be done with my freshman attempt at a novel this year and I will need to be looking for a cover artist pretty soon.
And you can now add to the list the sword of Annomader Rake's: Dragnipur from Steven Erickson's series Malazan Books of the Fallen
Fave swords are the Swords of Night and Day in David Gemmell's Drenai series wielded by Skilgannon. The gold and silver blades are possessed (like all good swords).
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Dragnipur is definitely a sword of awesome — but with Stormbringer and Changeling already in the mix I felt I had to "stop already" with the soul-sucking swords. 🙂
Faolan: I believe the covers are done by someone within the Orbit art department but as the artwork is not attributed in the books you will have to direct your query to Orbit.
Personally, I'd go for Nightblood, from Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (and other books. Spoilers ;)) It's a sword brought to life through magic, and has the innate command to "destroy evil, thank you very much." I think a combination of the lore behind him, as well as the source of its power – magic – and it's source of life as an Awakened being makes it more than just a sword, but an interesting character as well.
I admit to being partial towards Blackwand, the longsword of Morrolan e'Drien, or Iceflame, the dagger used by Sethra Lavode.


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I was sick with the flu when I was 15, and the only thing that I wanted was Champorado (chocolate flavored rice porridge). My Nanay (mother), frantic with me already for being sick, was able to whip up champorado after 10 minutes. I was a little bit amazed that she was able to cook it in such a short time, despite the hazy and fuzzy state of my brain. But I was so hungry that I finished it in 5 minutes flat. It only dawned on me afterwards that she didn't use the malagkit kind. Madaya! My nanay had used the ordinary rice and not the 'malagkit' (sticky rice).
Funny, how in my sick state the only thing I could think of eating was rice.
Ask around and most will tell you how a meal won't be complete without rice.
A meal is never a meal without rice in the Filipino diet.
Friends, who go abroad, whenever I would quiz them on what they ate, usually tell me meals would consist of bread, soup and fruit, especially when they are in European countries. Some could be as frugal as just cheese, bread and/or fruit.
I would cringe whenever I would hear this. To me tanghalian (lunch) and hapunan (dinner) is never complete without rice. Not a day passes that I would forego eating rice.
There is something about that hot and fragrant spoonful of rice that gives me that sense of comfort and satisfaction.
In the provinces, rice is a very precious commodity. Ok lang na walang ulam, basta may pera na pangbili ng bigas. Remember the saying "Magdildil na lang ng asin pang ulam sa kanin"?
When coffee was not readily available, specially in the far flung areas, coffee was also made from roasting (ibubusa) uncooked rice till it was black.
And when there was left over, the rice was dried and made its way as 'kaning baboy' for the family pet. One could not afford to let even a grain of rice go to waste.
Consider the versatility of rice. Rice is not just that essential partner to the ulam (viand), it also comes into the Filipino diet as suman, bibingka, kutsinta, palitaw, sapin-sapin, paella, lugaw, arroz caldo, champorado, biko, puto bong-bong, to name a few.
My lolo used to fry puting suman till the outside was fried to a crisp, slather on butter or margarine then sprinkle loads of sugar on top. It was the ultimate comfort and bonding food during those lazy Saturday afternoons at their house.
Remember how when we craved for rice puffs for breakfast, those left over rice from the previous night was dried and then eaten with milk and sugar? It was the answer to the imported corn flakes. Coffee was also made from roasting (ibubusa) uncooked rice till it was black.
Ever heard of burong kanin (fermented rice and fish)? This is a specialty from Pampanga that gourmands swear taste so good despite the offensive smell. I have tasted the 'sanitized' version and it really tastes good.
So after having satisfied your hunger pangs with rice and your sweet tooth with rice delicacies, why not finish off your meal with some Tapuy?
Tapuy is made from…what else?
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