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A large solar array is a good investment for an off-grid house, as long as the battery bank is sized to store most of the energy they produce.
Off-grid batteries store large amounts of energy that they release slowly over hours or even days.
Watering the batteries is a ritual that must be performed every two or three months. The author siphons water through a gum-rubber hose, which he can easily pinch closed with his fingertips.
Sealed batteries eliminate the need for periodic watering, but this convenience comes with a price. They do not require a vented enclosure and can be stacked in any position.
Let's face it, there's nothing truly glamorous about a box full of batteries. If you're tight on space, and decent enough at using a few power tools, then craft your very own battery storage closet.
The battery bank shown here pulls multiple duties as a useful workspace, a place to hang caps and clothes and store shoes and boots.
A large part of going off-grid is warming up to things you normally wouldn't want to warm up to, like strange-looking components that continually hum and a noisy backup generator that takes up space and requires you to keep several gallons of gasoline on hand. And then there are the batteries, gurgling away in their own well-vented space. They're heavy and bulky and filled with a fluid so caustic that one drop can ruin a garment, and when they're all wired together they look more like the power supply for a World War II submarine than reservoirs of precious sunshine.
But in order for your off-grid venture to be successful, you really do need them, so you will want to spend a little time choosing the best batteries for your particular system.
- RELATED STORY: Getting Started With Solar
A battery stores electrical energy in pretty much the same way a chunk of firewood stores heat, which is to say within its chemical bonds. The difference is that, unlike firewood, the processes of storing and releasing energy inside a battery are reversible. Whenever a battery discharges (providing electricity to your home), the lead on the negative plates and the lead dioxide on the positive plates both interact with sulfuric acid to make lead sulfate. Then, when energy is added back into the battery, the lead sulfate dissolves back into solution.
The problem is, it doesn't all dissolve. There is always a little lead sulfate remaining, and continuous charging and discharging will eventually leave substantial lead sulfate residues on the plates, residues that will begin to impair a battery's performance by reducing the available surface area. Eventually, the battery can no longer hold a charge.
Not all batteries are the same, and some batteries are more tolerant of continual and prolonged cycles of charging and discharging, which is the type of duty they will be exposed to in an off-grid system. The battery in your car or pickup, for instance, has thin plates with lots of surface area to allow for an instant release of energy for starting the engine, followed by a quick recharging cycle. An automotive battery does well with this design because most of the time it's fully charged and has very little to do.
- RELATED STORY: Quick And Easy Homemade Solar Chargers
Off-grid batteries, by contrast, lead very different lives. They store large amounts of energy that they release slowly over hours or even days. A car battery will quickly wear out under this type of duty, which is why off-grid batteries are designed with fewer and thicker plates better suited for slow and continuous duty. This makes them heavy and expensive but well worth the money, since anything less—including deep-cycle marine batteries, which are about halfway between a car battery and a true solar battery—will be unequal to the task.
Find Your Type
Flooded Batteries: When we first went off-grid in 1999, there were two practical battery choices for powering our new log home: the T-105 golf-cart style battery or the much larger L16. Both are 6-volt, lead-acid, flooded batteries with a similar footprint, but the T-105 is just a little more than half of the L16 in terms of weight (62 vs. 114 pounds), stored amp hours (225 vs. 420) and volume (810 vs. 1,350 cu/in) at around half the cost ($150 vs. $305).
We began with a bank of 20 Trojan T-105s, which lasted maybe five years, then moved up to a bank of a dozen Trojan L16s, which gave us seven years of good service. Currently, we have 24 Deka L16s in two separate banks that work well for our needs.
But for those of you just starting out, choices for flooded, lead-acid batteries for off-grid systems abound. There are currently several battery types in between the T-105 and the L16, and if you're looking for even bigger batteries, both Trojan and Rolls-Surrette offer large, industrial-style batteries in the 2-, 4-, 6- and 8-volt range. They're expensive but quite robust.
- RELATED STORY: Alternative Energy: Thermoelectric Generators
For truly large solar and/or wind systems, check out Deka's Maintenance Saver line, or Solar One's line of HuP (High Utilization Positive) batteries. These are top-of-the-line designs, particularly the HuP batteries, which use Teflon in the lead paste coating the positive plate to eliminate flaking and shedding of the plate material. Both these battery lines are designed for a decade or more of service, and both are quite heavy, weighing in from a few hundred pounds to over 3,000 pounds. They are also not cheap.
Maintenance-Free: Sealed, maintenance-free batteries for off-grid systems come in two basic types: Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) batteries in which the electrolyte is suspended in a fiberglass matrix, or gel-type batteries in which the electrolyte is mixed into a silica gel.
In addition to the obvious advantage of never having to add water to these batteries, they can also be stacked and stored in any position and do not require a vented enclosure. However, since any water lost (through one-way safety valves) cannot be replaced, they must be charged to strict parameters at lower voltages than flooded batteries.
They are also quite expensive, generally costing around twice as much as flooded batteries for the same capacity and life expectancy in an off-grid environment. Among the numerous sealed batteries currently being offered for off-grid systems, Concorde's Sun Xtender line is perhaps the most popular.
- RELATED STORY: Two Future Alternatives To Batteries
Which batteries are right for you? In terms of value (lifetime performance divided by cost), flooded batteries will stretch your dollar further, especially in systems where the batteries are worked hard. Providing you don't mind performing occasional maintenance (which amounts to little more than adding distilled water every two or three months), you should consider flooded batteries as your first choice.
Series & Parallel Strings
Choosing batteries is often an exercise in mathematics. Once you determine how many total amp hours of stored electricity you will need, it's up to you to decide how best to achieve that goal.
Start with the system voltage, which is determined by your inverter. In all likelihood, it will be 24 or 48 volts. Each series string must add up to the system voltage, so if you are using 6-volt batteries (as most of us do) you will need four batteries per string for a 24-volt system, or eight for a 48-volt system.
To give you an example, ours is a 24-volt system with 12 batteries wired in three series strings. Each series string features four 6-volt batteries, resulting in 24 volts per string. Series strings are wired negative to positive to increase the voltage at each connection. Then the beginnings and ends of the strings are wired positive to positive and negative to negative to compound string amperages (but not voltage).
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Twelve L16s at 400 amp hours each will thus provide a total of 4,800 amp hours at 6 volts, or 1,200 amp hours at 24 volts. This translates to a little under 30 kilowatt hours of total storage, of which 15 kWh can be used without causing permanent damage to the batteries.
Limiting the number of series strings is desirable, as each additional string makes it increasingly harder to work every battery to the same degree. That's why a friend of ours opted to connect twelve 4-volt batteries in a single series string to power his 48-volt system.
However you go about it, there are now more choices for off-grid solar batteries than ever before. The only limitations are your wallet and your available floor space. To learn more about off-grid batteries now available, visit backwoodssolar.com.
This article was originally published in The NEW PIONEER™ Fall 2015 issue. Subscription is available in print and digital editions here.
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There's a lot of debate about whether stocks have hit bottom or whether those up days were all just a head fake rally. Today's action makes you wonder. The financials, acting better on up days, are the worst performers today, and those safe haven utilities are the best performers.
Also falling are homebuilders and retailers. The Dow has been slogging around in negative territory all day after last week's big bounce up.
Merrill Lynch's chief investment strategist Richard Bernstein made an interesting case today for his view that the market has not yet seen capitulation. In fact, stocks may in fact be just half way through a bear market, he says.
According to his sentiment indicators, Bernstein does not yet see "extreme pessimism," which he says is necessary for capitulation. In a note, Bernstein says his sell side indicator shows pessimism is growing though.(He also says that investors are underestimating the global impact of the unwinding of the credit bubble.)
Bernstein says he believes the "sell side" indicator is the most reliable market timing barometer. It is a survey of Wall Street strategists' recommended asset allocations and works as a contrarian indicator.
Right now, his sell side indicator is reading 60.4 percent, down from last month's 61.2 percent. Any reading at or above 63.8 percent, generates a sell signal, and a reading at below 51.5 percent or less is a buy signal. The indicator has fallen significantly in the past six months indicating investors are becoming more conservative but in a historic context, they are still relatively bullish and risk-oriented.
Bernstein wrote: "Although the recommended equity allocation has decreased (which indicates increased pessimism,) we find it hard to argue that there is extreme pessimism when Wall Street is not even recommending an underweight of equities."
Credit Pinch
Here's something else to watch as the credit crisis unwinds. A Federal Reserve survey released today shows that banks are tightening credit standards for consumer and business loans, at the same time loan demand is weakening. In fact, 80 percent of the banks surveyed tightened standards for commercial lending, the highest level since 1990.
Not a surprise. The survey was taken before Jan. 17 and before all those big Fed rate cuts.
The survey found that a large majority of domestic and foreign banks expect a deterioration in loan quality in 2008, affecting businesses and consumers. Also 55 percent of the banks reported that they tightened their lending standards on prime mortgages, up from about 40 percent in November. Also 60 percent say they are tightening lending standards for home equity lines.
For business lending, the banks cited a less favorable or more uncertain economy, worsening industry specific problems and a reduced interest in risk as the reason for tighter lending.
By the way, I spoke to Bernstein about two weeks ago and he told me at the time that the current bank environment is similar to the period of constricted lending in 1989 to 1990. That period lasted about a year. At the time, bank balance sheets were shrinking as they took big writedowns and that limited lending. Sounds familiar.
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There's always some problem with doing it. It's too complicated for their little minds to fathom that getting into college, for instance, means that you don't just walk into the nearest, cheapest community college, sign up at the door, and walk away four years later with a diploma. The notion of applying to several colleges, budgeting time and money for the effort, thinking about a major, getting an advisor, etc. etc. isn't in their minds. They simply see the word "college", visualize a diploma in their hands, and figure that simply getting worked up enough to fill out the application will translate to Summa Cum Laude from Harvard, with a guaranteed entry into a prestigious corporate position.
A real wand-waver will turn the slightest action into a life-or-death, do-or-die, this-is-the-big-one, situation that will inevitably lead to unlimited joy and happiness, or else....
Else isn't explained, but it certainly seems suicidal.
Unfortunately, when the unlimited joy doesn't emerge, the plan is deemed completely worthless. They screwed up, or more likely, YOU screwed up, and they want YOU to make it right for them. They'll feel worthless, and make you feel just as worthless.
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The 3SM team now consist of: Mrs Stirk, assisted by Miss Harrington (Monday to Wednesday) and Miss McWalters (Wednesday to Friday) assisted by Mrs Preston.
We are available to chat with if you have any questions, concerns or messages to pass on. Mornings are always very busy but after school is usually easier if you would like a longer chat or confidential appointment.
We will always try to do our best to help and work together to make sure your child is happy, healthy and having fun learning.
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2015 Elan Amphibio 88 Xti Ski Review
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All Mountain skis are for on-trail; some off-trail ability
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Hey this is Jeff. I just got off the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. I give this a 5 out of 5 stars. This ski is incredible. Really enjoy skiing this. What's incredible about this ski is, that it's really easy to ski at slow speeds but as soon as you turn it up a notch this ski is fantastic. It has Amphibio construction which is one edge is rockered and one edge is cambered. Really easy to get in and out of the turns. Again 5 out of 5 fantastic ski.
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Hi this is Ryan, I just got off the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. I give this ski 5 out of 5 stars. It's very energetic and powerful ski. A little bit wider width, gives it tons of versatility on the hill you can really go anywhere you want on it. Great for frontside groomers, great if you're going to get in some bit of crud. Just all around a very powerful ski.
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Hi my name is Steve, I just got off the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. I give this 5 out of 5 stars. It's one of my favorite skis so far in the test. This is the second time I got to ski it, I demoed it last week as well. I absolutely was blown away by this ski. It's 88 underwidth and it has metal in it and normally that would be a ski that would be too stiff for me, it would tire me out. This had all the power and edge hold of a Volkl or a metal Blizzard ski but without as much effort to turn it, so I could ski this ski all day long and yet get the benefits of that stiff metal type ski. This is a great ski for somebody who wants something a little wider so they can take it into the trees. Great out west ski but has great edge hold for that person who's gonna be spending a lot of time on hard pack and on-trail conditions. The transition was very smooth, turns tend to be wide. So it's good for big wide opened turns, and stable as heck.
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Hi I'm Thom. I just got of the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. This is a 5 out of 5 ski. These things are just fantastic. It's a super powerful frontside carver thats got a little bit of extra width so you can take it off trail here and there. But it really is geared for your on-trail kind of skier. Just tons of energy, tons of edge hold, super powerful, super poppy. But you still don't have to ski it really hard. So it's great for your guy that's going to be charging super hard in the morning and then taking it easy in the afternoon, that just wants something that's going to be fun all day.
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Troy here, just got off the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. This is a ripping bombing ski. It loves speed, holds an edge extremely well. Really really stable. Honestly I don't think I felt it chatter once at all. You can do short turns if you really want to push into it, or you can really lay it out far from underneath you. Hold a really good edge and make really big arching sweeping turns. You can do as fast as you want on this thing and it will hold for you.
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Hi I'm Kevin. I just got off the Amphibio 88 XTI. I give this ski 4.5 out of 5 stars. For that aggressive frontside carving skier that wants added versatility with a little more waist width without sacrificing any edge to edge quickness. Phenomenal choice this thing railed when you set it at edge. Not quite as much grip as the 82 but the added versatility for me far outweighs the little bit of edge grip and edge quickness that I got. Very stable at speed, very lively ski. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Hi I'm Mike. I just got done riding the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. I give this ski a 4.5 out of 5 stars. This is a fun ski. Meant for your advanced to expert level skier. It's got 2 sheets of metal in it, so it's extremely stiff but a lot of fun. Long turns it holds a great edge. Really allows you to power through the turn, you can load it up and let it take you around. Medium turns and short turns it's really good as well. Thought it was just a little bit chattery in some instances. But again still a very very stable fun ski. Elan Amphibio 88 XTI 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Hey I'm Steve. I just got off the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI. This is a solid ski, give it 4 out of 5 stars. Held a great edge on the frontside groomers for long and short turns. For the advanced-intermediate skier this is a great ski. You can carve great a high speeds. Again 4 out of 5 stars the Elan Amphibio 88 XTI.


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The industrial portfolio consists of 18 buildings occupied by "a diverse tenant base," according to a Sealy press release.
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Designs For A Market Rate Tenderloin High-Rise At Mason And TurkJuly 27, 2012
Speaking of market rate development in the Tenderloin, and the demise of surface area parking lots, a plugged-in tipster reports that Heller Manus has been working on plans for a twelve-story high-rise with 110 residential units over ground floor retail and a 23-space garage to be built on the lots surrounding The Metropolis Hotel at Mason and Turk.
While we haven't seen the renderings (tipsters?), apparently the early design actually incorporated bay windows which the Planning Department suggested should be nixed.
Comments from Plugged-In Readers
Great news! I'm in favor of any market rate residential in the tenderloin.
This is an interesting spot since it sits near the edge of the loin. You can have a fairly pleasant walk to Union Square and downtown via Market. But Mason and especially Turk are sketchy. I wish the developers luck and hope for their success.
Very ambitious. I agree that Turk is probably the worst street in the Tenderloin. I hope it works out!
Good spot to introduce some housing. As MoD pointed out, Mason/Turk is peripheral TL and tolerable when you consider the benefits of being central. Also creates a nice buffer from the trash that bleeds into our most touristy area.
Isn't that the block that the Chron said was the most dangerous in San Francisco? ( http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/SF-s-troubled-Turk-Street-City-throws-in-towel-2354707.php )
Good luck to the developers. If we can clean that block up, you might see real impact.
This can only bode good for the neighborhood; more residential, more people on the streets, more shops and restaurants.
Slowly improving this very rough part of SF.
Why not make the 'high' rise high? The Tenderloin needs as much market rate housing as possible; this location offers amazing transit options — and is in the heart of an area trying very hard to become something better. Would love to see spot zoning exceptions given the dire reality of those blocks. We could double the number of market-rate units here. But, I'm happy to at least see a mid-rise here if we can't think a little higher.
Glad to see market rate units go into/near the TL, but it's going to be a tough sell for the developer. Certainly a step in the right direction towards gentrifying and "cleaning up" the TL.
I'm so embarrassed to admit that the first thing that, err, came to mind with this headline is the young gay porn star who goes by the monicker "Turk Mason".
He's quite big in the industry. So to speak.
Heller Manus? I'm generally not optimistic when that name is attached but have to admit they've done some decent work here and there. Hopefully, this is one of those cases.


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You're going to work hard with your Raspberry Pi B+. You're going to have to solder, code, and Linux your Maker heart out. That's why we've tried to make it as easy as possible to start — by combining the Raspberry Pi B+ with what we think are the best beginners' Pi B+ accessories into one easy to use kit.
We've hand chosen these accessories as the perfect accompaniment to your new Raspberry Pi Model B+. It's everything you need to get going with a high quality power supply, Raspbian SD card, case, WiFi adapter, console cable, and lots of prototyping essentials. It's a great jumping off point for the rest of our extensive accessory and pack collection.
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- Adafruit Pi Box Plus — A great way to keep your Pi B+ snug and secure while also showing off this well-designed board. The protective film on the case is brown paper-like, make sure to peel it off before you assemble the case! Compatible with GPIO cable and cobbler.
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- Introduction to outputs — light up an LED when you get an e-mail
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(CBS News) How could a potential U.S. attack on Syria unfold? One possible model for such a strike happened in 1998, when the U.S. launched cruise missiles at targets in Afghanistan and Sudan in retaliation for the bombings of two American embassies in Africa.
Ret. Gen. Anthony Zinni, who was commander of the United States Central Command at that time, recalled parallels in the current situation with Syria to various U.S. military actions over the years, and like them, he said, the U.S. is now "committed" to action because of the "problem ... of red lines."
With Syria, President Obama has drawn a red line on the use of chemical weapons -- a line that Syria has allegedly crossed several times.
Assad: "Syria will defend itself against any aggression"
U.S., Russia said to up Naval presence in Gulf region
Obama: "I have not made a decision" on Syria military strike
"Bashar Assad, much like Saddam Hussein, will continue to violate red lines and do unacceptable acts," Zinni said on "CBS This Morning." "We'll find ourselves like we did in the '90s with Iraq that we will repeatedly conduct these kinds of actions against these kinds of acts and find ourselves in sort of a slow-rolling campaign and unsure where it might lead unless we have a strategy in place to understand how this is going to play. It just can't be a one-and-done. You can't assume that there isn't anything that's going to provoke another response."
The president, according to Zinni, must do something because the U.S. will be deemed weak if he doesn't, and Syrian forces will "continue to test us." Zinni added, "We need to think in terms of a longer campaign, not that this might be just one act and then finished.
He continued, "In Iraq, what we did because we assumed we would be doing this repeatedly, we decided what kinds of targets we wanted to take down to make the regime more vulnerable. For example, we rolled back and basically removed his air defense systems. So I think looking at command control, air defense, not assuming this is just a one-act play, but look at the long-term as to how to deplete and draw down any kind of capabilities he may have to making him more vulnerable in the future. Now, the trick here, though -- same as we had with Saddam -- if the objective is not regime removal, you don't know when you might hit that point where you make the regime so weak it might topple anyway, and you have to be prepared for that eventuality."
Turning to the potential for retaliation, which has been threatened by Iran and Syria, Zinni said the U.S. has to be prepared for that kind of action and it should be part of military planning. He explained, "We should always assume that any capability they have -- sleeper cell terrorist attacks, use of Hezbollah to attack Israel, attacking our targets in the region, U.S. military -- we should have a plan in place to respond to each of those potentials."
However, Russia's movement of two ships into the Mediterranean Sea doesn't feel like a threat, but rather a signal of displeasure over the Syria situation, according to Zinni.
"It's not a threat in any way," he said. "We certainly have overwhelming force compared to them in the region and I don't think they're interested in any way interfering with us. I think it's their way of message-sending."
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Radiohead live in Nimes France (1st night)
Radiohead performing 'Reckoner' in Nimes dedicated to Scott Johnson. Photo by @fittr_happier
Radiohead played tonight at the Arena Of Nimes in Nimes, France. This was the first of back to back shows in Nimes for Radiohead and the band's first show since the tragic stage collapse in Toronto last month. Caribou is the opening act.
- Lucky
- Bloom
- Morning Mr Magpie
- 15 Step
- There There
- Staircase
- The Gloaming
- Separator
- I Might Be Wrong
- Pyramid Song
- Nude
- Identikit
- Lotus Flower
- Feral
- Little By Little
- Paranoid Android
- Treefingers (First live performance?)
- Give Up The Ghost
- Videotape
- Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
- Everything In Its Right Place
- Idioteque
- Reckoner
Before 'Reckoner' Thom said: "We'd like to thank our amazing crew, and also this one is for our friend Scott. Goodnight"
This was the first show for Radiohead that did not open with 'Bloom'. This is also the first live performance of 'Treefingers'.
Video: Watch Radiohead perform "Treefingers' live for the first time.
'Reckoner' with a tribute to Scott Johnson.


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So youve decided to get handmade shutters. Perhaps your windows are a peculiar shape, and the regular sizes wont fit. Perhaps you just like the idea of having something handmade. Perhaps you have a vision with which nothing out there on the market is compatible. Whatever your reason, youve decided to spend a bit extra to get the perfect shutters for you. Rather than getting manufactured shutters, devoid of personality and often thin, youve decided to get handsome handmade shutters. Now you just need to contact the right contractor. Here are five outlets selling handmade shutters.
Shutters by design. This is a family-run business dealing in bespoke blinds and shutters. They offer custom shutters, which can be built to fit peculiar window-shapes (gable-windows, circular skylights, lunettes, etc.).
The Shutterstore. The Shutterstore offers made to measure shutters for odd window-shapes.They defy you to find a window-shape they cant fit. They recommend that you send an e-mail with a picture of the window attached, so that they can tell you how to measure.
Devon Shutters. The Devon Shutter Company, whose slogan is be inspired be different, offers a number of different options for window shutters. Their joinery workshop is based in Sidmouth, Devon, where they manufacture bespoke, custom-fitting shutters for all window-shapes. All their shutters are made from genuine hardwood, carved by their special team of skilled joiners. They offer a special fitting service for more accurate measurements; and they offer shutters in all colours and wood stains.
Yorkshire Shutters. According to their website, Yorkshire Shutters doesnt waste money on advertising but, rather, focuses on the customers. It is perhaps for this reason that the website describes their product as affordable to all, with compromising on quality. They clearly didnt spend money on a proof-reader (though perhaps they should have). In any case, we can safely assume that they mean to say their prices are affordable without compromising on quality. They offer the full range of shuttersfrom café style to eyebrowand they fit the shutters to exact specifications.
Country Carpenter. This is a shop based in Appledore, North Devon that offers creative, custom-made, and rustic shutters that make use of recycled material as much as possible. In the past they have made such items as heart shutters, which, when closed together, form an empty heart in the middle. If you have a crazy idea, this is the kind of place to visit. Each item is handcrafted in their workshop to meet the customers special requirements.
Well there you go. Those are five bespoke shutters outlets out there. I hope youve found that informative, and I hope you find the right people to bring your idea to life.


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Candace Cameron is a famous actress and talk show host in the United States. She appeared in several tv series such as "Full House" wherein she won the Kids' Choice Awards in 1994, "Puppy Love", "Let It Snow", "The Neighbours" and "Dancing with the Stars".
The actress shocked many onlookers when she was seen sporting a new look. The 38-year-old actress had a complete makeover! She looked a decade younger which fueled the speculations that she had a nose job, botox injections and facelift to achieve her new look.


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Exclusive | Titan Brings 'Tekken' Back To Comics In May
Later this year, Tekken 7 will bring one of the greatest fighting game franchises into the current console generation. But it's only the beginning! After too many years, Tekken is finally getting a comic book comeback in May.
At the annual ComicsPro meeting, Titan Comics is slated to unveil a brand new Tekken comic book series by Cavan Scott (Doctor Who, Vikings: Uprising) and artist Andie Tong (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). According to Titan, the new series "will tap into Tekken's rich history, and will feature memorable characters from the celebrated video game canon including Jin Kazama, Heihachi Mishima, Yoshimitsu, Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix." That's good, but we're still hoping to finally get some answers about Unknown!
As part of the announcement, CraveOnline is proud to debut two of the interior pages for Tekken # 1. And as you can see, they're very impressive!
Additionally, we have the first look at the covers by Alex Ronald, Andie Tong, Anton Kokarev, Jimbo Salgado, and Nick Percival.
Also: Tekken 7 Introduces Alternate 'Bullet Club' Costumes and NJPW Partnership
"I'm so excited to be bringing the explosive world of Tekken back to comics." said Scott in a statement. "I've been a fan of the series ever since I slipped the first game into my PlayStation back in 1995. We're having great fun delving into the series' history to bring back some familiar faces, along with all the fan-favorite fighters you'd expect. There's going to be intrigue, danger and, of course, knock-out battles galore!"
Tekken # 1 will be released in May. In addition to the traditional physical copies, digital editions will also be available for fans who prefer to read their comics on a computer
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"Recently crowned the luxury shopping capital in the UK (outside London), Guildford is fast becoming the must-see shopping destination for customers and retailers alike. With buckets of olde-worlde charm, cobbled streets and breath-taking views of the Surrey Hills, Guildford is the perfect home for our concession store. Inside the House of Fraser store on the ground floor you can find our concession sitting among a bevvy of beautiful goods."
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By Lauren R. Rosecan, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Bell's palsy is a nerve problem that affects the muscles of your face. It causes weakness or partial paralysis of the muscles on one side of your face. With Bell's palsy, your eyelid may not close properly and your smile may seem uneven.
Bell's palsy usually affects adults only. It is more likely to happen to people who have diabetes, are pregnant, or have a family history of Bell's palsy.
What causes Bell's palsy?
Generally, it is not known what causes Bell's palsy. However, doctors believe it may be due to one or more of these problems:
problems in your body's immune system
(how it fights disease)
reduced blood flow to a nerve that goes to your face (the 7th cranial nerve)
infection from a virus, causing swelling of
the facial nerves
Bell's Palsy Symptoms
Bell's palsy symptoms can appear all of a sudden. You may notice that you cannot smile on one side of your face. You may have trouble speaking clearly, and you may lose feeling in your face. You may have some facial pain just before or as it becomes weakened or partially paralyzed.
Your eyes may become dry and you may have blurry vision. One eye may not close completely, and it may feel irritated.
You might not be able to taste food as well as you could before. Also, you could have hearing problems, such as having things sound distorted or unusual.
Tell your primary care doctor or ophthalmologist if any of your symptoms get worse.
If you have symptoms on both sides of your face, you may have something other than Bell's palsy. If your symptoms do not improve in a few weeks, your ophthalmologist may recommend an MRI. An MRI is a scan that provides images of tissue inside the body.
How long do Bell's palsy symptoms last?
For about 8 out of 10 people, symptoms of Bell's palsy start to improve in about 3 weeks. Symptoms should be nearly gone in about 2–3 months.
Some symptoms may remain, such as a small amount of facial paralysis or reduced movement on one side of your face. For about 2 out of 10 people, Bell's palsy symptoms never go away.
Your ophthalmologist can tell you how to relieve uncomfortable eye-related symptoms with Bell's palsy.
Bell's Palsy Treatment
There is no treatment for Bell's palsy. In most cases, it goes away on its own in a few weeks. However, your ophthalmologist can help manage the symptoms affecting your eye. Eye drops or other lubricants provide relief if you cannot fully shut your eye.
In some cases, corticosteroids, antiviral drugs or other medicine may be prescribed to help you heal from
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by Barry Jagoda
Reunions to celebrate the "good old days" are privileges of growing older. Three such emotional, memorable events have been experienced in April, 2017.
Joining 200 high school friends and acquaintances brought back warm memories of growing up in the suburbs of Houston 50 years ago.
Then, after 40 years, getting back with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter—in Atlanta and in Plains—reminded one of the power of the ideas, the moderation and the passion that enabled the election of the 39th President of the United States in 1976.
And a 50th reunion of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University marked a passage back to 1966-1967 underscoring what had helped turn a young Texan into a reporter—a professional journalist–with commitments to keeping an eye on government.
As the poet John Dunne wrote, "Make new friends, but keep the old—for these are silver and those are gold." Friendships and bonds of attachment characterize these reunion meetings. As one participant, viewing a photograph from our adolescence, wrote, "We could not possibly have been that young but now it is impossible that we are that old."
As one survives into an eighth decade a wise friend from earlier times now writes, "Health is Everything," appreciated less if one currently suffers from no debilitating illness. And, the half-joking admonition from another half-century long pal, "If you do get sick make sure it is something they can fix," becomes more real as one ages into the 70s and beyond.
The luckiest among us may be those who still have meaningful family connections—children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A very few still have a living parent. At some time in the growing up process we leave childhood homes, with their rules and their unconditional love. We develop our own set of values and new aspirations. And now, looking back over the decades, pictures of "what formed us" become clearer.
Neuroscientists and others puzzle over the competing claims of nurture and nature—our genetic inheritance and our lived life experiences. But in the lingering last years of life one sees overlap, the near impossibility of sorting out just what came along with our embryos versus what we have learned over the ages. Curiously, though, as a wise friend jokes, "At age 30 I thought I knew all the answers but now, at 70, I realize how very little I know." This charming comment is not necessarily true: A wonderful discovery of older age is to find new old mistakes to correct, new life-lessons that can still be gained.
A goal of life, as expressed by psychologist Abraham H. Maslow, is to become "self-actualized," to be dependent on one's inner life for meaning, perhaps the opposite of David Riesman's "other-directed" personality. But none can deny the deep benefits of the power of "significant others," who have come into our lives and—with luck—are still there, in real life or influencing us from the grave.
It is perhaps at night as one tumbles off to sleep that there is best the realization of how fortunate one might be to have another with whom one might share the slings and arrows—as well as the ice cream—of being human. But life lessons are still there to be had: An art gallery curator's recent comment helps put this into perspective with a summing up of culture that transcends, yet also populates: Asked the meaning of art, the gallery expert explains, "Art fills the soul." And, "Where is the soul?," asks the skeptical journalist. "The soul is where love and joy reside," says the wise professional.
Another approach to the soul is often associated with teachings from the various religions. Listen to the Ten Commandments or understand the urgency of the teachings of the Islamic Prophet. Knowing that such creation stories are all about us, hard to miss, one can fall back, perhaps, on the Golden Rule, dealing with others as one would hope to be treated.
For a secular individual—having no belief in a deity—there is the additional challenge of sorting through ideas inherited from the centuries to find one's own values, ethics, moral principles. And herein is a great virtue of being a mere human being. It is said that we each have primitive brains, derived intellectually from the Darwinian tradition. Our rational faculties are even taken over by these earlier constructs which try to focus us. As this understanding may be true, the human challenge is shown to be even more difficult.
Finding decency is a quest not to be undervalued. But for an older human the chance for a second look—a glance back—makes a reunion another chance to mull over what has come before. One might revel in the good fortunes but not forget what may have gone wrong. Perhaps too late for much change but at least having history's lessons for intellectual satisfaction.


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With Mother's Day behind us and Dad's Day on the horizon, it's time we do a post with our favorite chauffeurs in mind! Parents of little ones (& big ones, too!) are always on the go and some days it can feel like you're spending more time in the car shuttling, than at home! For this reason, it makes sense for moms and dads to keep their vehicles well stocked with essentials to clean, feed, calm, and entertain! Cars can quickly become a house on wheels and since there isn't a vehicle large enough to cart around everything you might need, we've done our best to narrow it down. So, without further ado, moms and dads, we present: your LOF-Xpress™ approved list of Items Every Parent Should Keep in their Car.
A First Aid Kit.
Buy a pre-packaged version from a reputable seller or assemble your own and make sure to keep it well stocked.
Trash Can.
Store bought or DIY'd – it doesn't matter as long as you have somewhere to toss the trash! Diapers, wipes, and wrappers…oh my! Stock your vehicle with bags of all sizes – garbage, grocery, gallon and sandwich. They will come in handy to bag up and dispose of leftover food, napkins, tissues, diapers and garbage and to tidy up accidents on the go. Sandwich bags can also help store extra snacks or bundle up crayons and scattered toys.
Clean-up supplies.
Baby wipes or disinfectant wipes can clean sticky fingers and messy faces. They also do double duty when it's time to wipe down the car's interior. Paper towels can mop up spills…or worse (think: car sick kids.).
Snacks in re-sealable packaging
"I'm hungryyyyyyy!" is a perpetual backseat complaint. Keep a supply of healthy, shelf-stable snacks in your glove box in resealable packaging. Hungry children aren't often happy children but if you can give them a bite to eat and a drink to hold them over, it will make the ride go a lot smoother.
Bottled Water.
Of course, it's a must for thirsty little ones. But! Bottled water can also come in handy for so much more! Use it for washing scrapes/bruises, rinsing fruit, treating stains, or cleaning sticky hands and dirty feet!
A change of clothes.
From accidents and puddle jumps to spills and rainy weather, a change of clothes can sometimes save the day!
Electronic Device Chargers.
Don't get stuck in a car line with a dead cell phone battery. Keep a charger on hand at all times, so you can keep your phone, tablet and other handheld devices powered up on road trips or extended waits in the car.
By packing your car with these day-to-day essentials, you can make sure the car is a place where your children are comfortable and content as you run daily errands and transport them to and from school and activities.


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UIP 47th Management Report 1996
Over the past year, the Management Board, the Committee and its study groups focused on diverse tasks and issues. One of the most important issues was the new version and the adoption of the UIC registration and exploitation conditions of P wagons; and the project of the Central Office for International Carriage by Rail regarding the rights for entirely new wagons. The UIP had also to reflect on a large number of different issues.
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I have been a collector (some may say a hoarder) my entire life. Suddenly, I completely lost interest in all of it. Moreover, I know why.
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My Three Best Long Ideas for 2016
Macy's (M)
Macy's stock has been hammered over the last few months as it is down almost 50% from its 52-week highs of $73.
The company is cutting costs at a rapid pace and will be closing many of its unprofitable stores. Macy's is streamlining its business and its annual expense will decline by $400 million. In addition, the stock is currently very cheap, trading at a P/E ratio of under 10. Hence, I think investors should add Macy's to their portfolios going forward.
Oaktree Capital (OAK)
Oaktree Capital is another underperformer that I think investors should add to their portfolios. After touching the52-week highs of $57.07, Oaktree has lost considerable value and is now trading at $40. For those of you who don't know, Oaktree Capital is an investment management company focused on alternative markets. The Company invests in distressed debt, corporate debt, control investing, convertible securities, real estate and listed equities.
The stock has underperformed due to a bad earnings report, however Oaktree's long-term prospects look bright. Oaktree Capital usually raises a large capital during declines in its target market and reduces fund size when opportunities fade away.
Over the last few quarters, Oaktree has raised capital of $22.6 billion, outdoing the $15 billion mark it reached in 2014. The company was preparing for an economic downturn a few months ago and it seems like its wager has paid off with the market losing almost 10% of its value in just a few days. Hence, I think Oaktree's upcoming earnings report should be better and investors should consider adding the stock to their portfolios.
Ladder Capital (LADR)
Ladder Capital Corp is an internally-managed real estate investment trust. The company invests in loans, securities and other interests in U.S. commercial real estate, with a focus on senior secured assets. Like the other two stocks discussed in this articles, Ladder Capital has depreciated considerably over the last few months. The stock is down almost 40% from its 52-week highs and is currently undervalued.
The company's business model allows it to benefit from securitization along with first mortgage balance sheet loans and property rentals. In addition, the company's growing market share in the commercial mortgage loan origination market is also another tailwind for the stock. Given its unique and diversified business model, I think investors should add this stock to their portfolio amid the recent weakness in the U.S. market. The stock also has a high dividend yield of 46.25 and investors can use the recent weakness as an entry point.
These are three of my best long ideas for 2016. All the three mentioned stocks have lost considerable value over the last few months and are trading at a discount valuation. In addition, they also have a good dividend yield that makes the investment opportunity even more lucrative. Hence, I think investors should add these three stocks to their portfolios.
Published on Jan 13, 2016By Ayush Singh
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Sometimes when a player gets hurt, I feel bad if I told you to buy into them. I'm like, "Shove your emotions into your cankles, you sissy!" Alas, my inner Native American watching someone litter in a 70's commercial comes out. A tear forms in my eye and rolls into my mustache. Then I leave it there to remind me of my fallen fantasy baseball comrades. This mustache holds a lot of tears. But when a player that I warned you against like Aaron Hill heads off to the DL with tightness in his hamstring, I do a little dance like MC Skat Cat. You know the kid in high school that wore a helmet all day that you used to make fun of? Okay, now remember when you were alone in the hallway and that same kid walk passed you and you said hello to him because no one else was around? Today, that kid is Aaron Hill's owners. Save your ridicule until their back is turned. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Jimmy Rollins – Having an MRI on his right calf strain. Mr. Obvious phoned into Razzball HQ yesterday and said, "This is not great news for Rollins owners. Hope for the best when the test comes back tomorrow. Remember testing negative is a positive." Thanks, Mr. Obvious!
Jayson Werth – Left the game with hip soreness. After the game, he said he'll be fine. He obviously just wanted to scare his fantasy owners.
Placido Polanco – 2-for-4, batting .484 so far. That's Polanculous!
Cole Hamels – 5 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 Ks, only one walk. Okay, I'm a Hamels apologist, but he didn't really pitch that bad. Marquis hit a cheap grounder that scored two runs and Hamels's control looked fine. As they say in the porn industry, you can't help it if balls find holes. Would I have liked a shutout? Yeah, well, dur.
Brian Roberts – Heads to the DL. His abdominal muscle injury appears to have hurt his back too. Like Chipper, he too is currently an injury domino. This isn't a great place to be if you own him. You really should wait for any good news before selling him. For instance, the day before a player returns there will be a news report something like, "Roberts feels great, set to return." He'll probably return and get hurt again. But your opponents don't need to know that. Take that "feels great" news and turn it into something.
Justin Duchscherer – 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks. Was glad I hung onto him in one league, wish I would've held onto him in two leagues. Damn you, Mike Gonzalez, making me back you up!
Luke Hochevar – 5 IP, 4 ER, 5 Ks. It's true, I like to be able to pronounce a guy's name when I own them. Nevertheless! That's not why I'm ignoring Hochevar… Though I'm not exactly ignoring him when I'm talking about him… Nevertheless II! He was hit pretty hard yesterday and had some luck to come out the game with a win.
Scott Podsednik – 4-for-5, 5th steal yesterday. SAGNOF! (Yes, two days in a row, but some people need shizz drill into their heads.)
Jose Guillen – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs, HR yesterday. Now has three homers in two days. You pick up players when they're hot, you drop them when they're not. Took Matthew Berry a whole semester at the College of Fantasy Baseball at Charleston to say that, but the gist remains. (Oh, and loved loved loved what Merchant Ivory did with "The Gist Remains." Much better than "New Delhi On Wry" in my opinion.)
Brandon Inge – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs. Hitting .345 through the 1st week. Last year, he hit 7 homers in April with a .319 average. Rudy dropped Sean-Rod for Inge in one of our leagues. I didn't object.
Ryan Raburn – Did nothing yesterday, but he did play 2nd base. Probably was just a day off for Sizemore, but it's not like he's done anything. Then again, Raburn hasn't done anything either. But if Raburn can get 400 ABs, he can hit 20 HRs.
Josh Willingham – Another homer yesterday. The other white meat!
Julio Borbon – 0-for-4, now batting .040. I have him in a league and I agree with George Thorogood. One Borbon, one Scotch, and one beer.
Vladimir Guerrero – Bats over .450 on the year as he stole a base yesterday. When Vlad has a tell-all autobiography ghostwritten one day, there will be a whole chapter about how he snuck a motorized scooter onto the field to steal a base.
Nelson Cruz – Hit his fifth homer yesterday. I wish Hamilton was smoking whatever Cruz is.
Kerry Wood – Threw a bullpen session yesterday and the Indians said they might activate Wood without him going to the minors first to rehab. In related news…
Chris Perez – Came into the game, didn't record an out and loaded the bases. You think he'd have the decency to at least try and scuff the balls with his stupid frickin' mullet! Jensen Lewis would be the next guy in line for saves. Member when Lawrence Taylor said his life is in the toilet and no one is flushing? That's how my teams have been with closers. So, for full disclosure, I did not grab Jensen Lewis in any leagues.
Fausto Carmona – 8 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners with 4 walks and 4 Ks. It may seem like I'm stubbornly refusing to believe in this guy, but that's really not that good of a line.
Frank Francisco – 1 IP, no baserunners, but his 1-2-3 inning wasn't pretty. Balls were hit hard. Andrus had to make a diving stop. On the other hand — the 100 MPH hand…
Neftali Feliz – Makes me feliz to watch him throw. Made short work of the Indians for the save. Could have the job for a while, but you still can't drop Frank-Frank.
Andruw Jones – Look at everyone's surefire Hall of Famer circa 2006 hitting 2 HRs yesterday. His play is too sporadic to have fantasy value right now outside of AL-Only leagues, but if he gets outfield eligibility then he'll be someone to look at.
Jason Frasor – Blew the save yesterday. I'd grab Gregg where you have room, but I do think it's still safely Frasor's job. Of course that could change quickly.
Vernon Wells – Hit his fifth homer yesterday. You can't spell Wells without sell… Or swell, but ignore that.
Wandy Rodriguez – 4 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners. Obviously wasn't a good start, but there were only 2 walks. Yes, that's me trying to find the positive where there wasn't much of one. He gets the Cubs next, a team he dominated last year. Hopefully he can right the Wandwagon.
Jay Bruce – 2-for-4 yesterday. People are asking me in the comments if they should pick up Bruce because someone in their league dropped him. The universal answer is yes and set a reminder for May 15th to mock your leaguemates.
Johnny Cueto – 5 IP, 4 ER, 2 Ks. From what I saw, he was doing a good job getting ahead of the hitters, not as good a job putting them away. He gets the Pirates next. If that's not a cakewalk, we may need to reevaluate.
Scott Rolen – 3-for-5, 2 HRs. 2002 called, it wants its home runs back.
Bengie Molina – 4-for-4, HR and 4 RBIs yesterday. Was Monday Old Timer's Day?
Derrek Lee – Lee left the game with an inflamed thumb. X-rays came back negative. He's listed as day-to-day. In other words, D. Lee is trying to avoid the DL.
Xavier Nady – HR yesterday as he replaced Lee. Worth grabbing in NL-Only leagues in case Lee can't return immediately.
Carl Pavano – 6 IP, 1 ER. Extremely solid control and it looks like his taxi cab years in New York are well in his rear view mirror. I'd take a chance on him if you need a solid #4 fantasy starter. Plus, Target Field looks like a pitchers' park and a great place to get women's dress slacks.
Reid Brignac – 2-for-4, HR yesterday. As I said in the comments yesterday, "Sean-Rod and Brignac will share time at 2nd until one can breakout, if one can breakout." And that's me quoting me! Though Brignac is definitely looking like the one that could breakout. Right now, neither have much value outside of AL-Only leagues if they're platooning.
Kevin Correia – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners. Hodgepadre!
Chase Headley – 2-for-4, batting .448 on the year. If you're not owning him at this point, it's your own fault.
Will Venable – 3-for-5, HR yesterday. He's okay in NL-Only leagues or if you can platoon him, but he doesn't have an every day job.
Jair Jurrjens – 3 1/3 IP, 8 ER. The positive coming out of this start was Rudy and I came up with a new glossary term. Smugshot: the grinning picture posted on a baseball site that drives you nuts when the player's underperforming. "Why the f*** are you grinning like that Jurrjens – you just gave up an 8 spot to the Padres! The real crime isn't that you're killing my team, it's that your damn smugshot rubs it in my face."
David Ortiz – Big Floppy lashed out at reporters saying he's not playing with a wrist injury. "I used to take steroids and no longer do. I'm a Latin 34, which makes me around 38 years old. I don't even know my real age! Also, do I look like I'm in good shape? Rhetoríco! I'm just not a good hitter anymore. Leave it at that." That was me paraphrasing. But it went sorta like that.