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Webster, the owner/manager of Webster's Pro Shop on Main St., says much the same thing. "We don't keep them in stock for very long," she reported. "We're supposed to get 24 dozen each month, but they're having a hard time keeping up with the orders. Our last allotment came a month late and we didn't get the amount that we were supposed to."
What's all the fuss? Why is the Pro V1, which has been on the market less than a year, such a popular ball?
While esoteric terms such as "solid-core technology" and "lower spin ratio" provide technical reasons why the Pro V1 ball is distinct from other balls, the bottom line is that thousands of golfers have tried it and like it.
The ball has a "soft" texture which is appealing. It apparently travels a longer distance off the tee than other balls. In addition, the ball "holds the greens" well, in the parlance of golfers, meaning that the flight of the ball is predictable, taking a true bounce after it reaches the green.

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Apartment on two floors, within the walls of the old town, overlooking the sea.
From the loggias of the bedroom and the living room, you can enjoy a panorama stretching from the harbor below all along the Feniglia beach up to Ansedonia.
The house is carefully furnished with authentic old vessels furniture, typical Tuscan terracotta floor and is equipped with air conditioning, satellite tv system and Wi-Fi.
Monte Argentario, a strategic point of Tuscany, not far from Siena (120Km), Florence (170Km) and Rome (160Km), has beautiful coastline dotted with bays and coves, two long strips of beach (Feniglia and Giannella) joining the promontory to the mainland nearly 15 km in length and embedding the Orbetello lagoon in between them
Besides tours within the Maremma, where you can enjoy the well known and appreciated Tuscan cuisine - Montalcino, Terme di Saturnia, Burano lake ...., you can play golf, go horseback riding, rent sailboats and motorboats and finally reach the nearby islands of Giglio and Giannutri always immersed in the blue and clean tuscan sea...


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 28, 2006) — East Carolina University officials today announced new plans to assure the fiscal stability and long-term financial strength of the university's medical faculty physicians group
That group, known as ECU Physicians, offers medical services to the public through offices and practice sites at the Brody School of Medicine and about 15 other locations throughout Greenville and other communities.
ECU Physicians, like similar groups at medical schools nationwide, has been under increased financial pressure in recent years, a reflection of national trends such as declining reimbursement rates from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, and rapidly mounting costs throughout the health-care industry.
In addition, ECU Physicians has faced local factors such as several years of state budget cuts and a growing number of patients without health insurance in eastern North Carolina.
ECU Physicians has experienced a cumulative net loss of more than $25 million over the last six years.
Chancellor Steve Ballard said, "Clearly we must act aggressively and act immediately to solve these budget problems. The financial stability of ECU Physicians is critical to the ongoing success of our medical school and our university."
Ballard said that the university will hire the ECG consulting group of Seattle to assist in developing a plan to balance the budget and in creating a blueprint for future organization and operations.
"We expect to see a variety of recommendations to both increase revenues and reduce expenses," Ballard said. "Nothing should be off-limits in these discussions." He also said he will appoint a steering committee that will have representation from the ECU Board of Trustees, ECU Physicians and senior university administrators. He called on faculty members and staff members in the medical school and the physicians group to support and participate in efforts to increase revenues and control expenses.
The chancellor said that various steps to reduce the deficit have been taken over the past several years. They include strengthening the university's capacity to attract research grants and contracts, revamping the university's fund-raising operations, reducing the number of administrative positions in the medical school, and consolidating some medical school operations with those of the central campus.
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Country music sensation Justin Moore visited us here in Flippin, AR this week to pick up his customized Ranger Z522 Comanche. Being a huge Arkansas Razorback fan, of course he wanted his Ranger decked out with the Razorback logo on the carpet and seats. We're excited to have Justin in the Ranger family!
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Izakaya Seki is a different kind of father/daughter dance: Father Hiroshi expertly slices sashimi and molds triangular onigiri while overseeing every move in the downstairs kitchen. Daughter Cizuka dances with grace around the V Street restaurant, making sure patrons are seated in precisely the perfect place and that everyone leaves full, happy and with clothes that carry the scent of Japan.
The traditional-with-a-twist Japanese pub food at Izakaya Seki ranges from raw to fried and even includes an item that's still alive. We'll get to that. But first, The Best Thing on the Menu: Kakiage – rock shrimp and vegetable fritters can't be missed. Onions and other vegetables stack up like an unkempt pile of firewood inside fried batter and every few bites you'll encounter a rock shrimp or two. This will make you rethink your commitment to traditional tempura. These pancakes are way more fun to tear apart, share and dunk into a mild dashi sauce. Just don't try making it at home, unless you have a kevlar grease shield.
Adventurous eaters should try two things, especially if they're sitting at the downstairs arena looking into the kitchen. The first, an order of live uni, translates to a 10-minute show. Watch as a cook tickles a live sea urchin with tweezers until all that remains is the meaty yellow flesh. The taste and texture can only be described as savory and pungent frozen yogurt.
The second challenge is tuna natto. We're betting you're no stranger to maguro sashimi, but its bowl co-chair is sticky, stringy, fermented and hated by at least half of the population of Japan. Fermented soy beans, known as natto, are a divisive dish (even within one Japanese family). You either love them or hate them.
Eating natto involves an acquired skill of transporting the small beans to your mouth while twirling long sticky spider web strings before they get on your nose, forehead or dining companion. They're super healthy though, and can be attributed to a youthful looking complexion (read: eat this fountain-of-youth food and look like Jennifer Lawrence forever).
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On the 22nd June 2011, I had the privilege to attend the BP Portrait Award 2011, Private Exhibition and personally meet Wim Heldens, the winner of "the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary painting"
The BP Portrait is held at the National Portrait Gallery in London and has been sponsored for the past 22 years by BP. The competition gives many talented and undiscovered artists the opportunity to participate and exhibit their artwork in one of the most respected and influential galleries in the world; just being part of the award is synonymous of quality and success; winning the admiration and respect of important figures and art collectors in the art-world is the best prize, however, the winning prize of £25,000 is not bad either.
The 2011 Winners
Credit: Wim Heldens, Distracted - BP Portrait Award 2011Wim Heldens, a self taught artist, is the winner of the 2011 BP Portrait Award; his painting titled "Distracted" is a portrait of Jeroen, a friend of the artist; the simplicity of this piece is breathtaking. My first impression was not the best, I thought there were more outstanding and elaborate artwork which deserved to win but after talking to both the artist and Jeroen, I realized that simplicity and beauty were the main factors that made this Oil on canvas portrait so successful; the extraordinary gentle expression of Jeroen is very intriguing and makes you wonder if he is in a state of thoughtfulness, resignation, sadness or just distraction; this effect is emphasized by the harmonious balance of line and colour.
Credit: Louis Smith - HollyLouis Smith won the second prize of the exhibition with the remarkable, and one of my favourite, artwork titled Holly. The considerably well-researched portrait is influenced by Renaissance paintings to create the impact desired by the artist; the strength of the colour and atmosphere, contrasting with the model produced the classical harmony of the Renaissance period. The sophisticated style and perspective were exaggerated to emphasis the pain that Holly is going through as she is chained to a rock. The classical myth of Prometheus inspired the artist to produce this beautiful portrait.
Credit: Ian Cumberland - BP Portrait Award 2011Ian Cumberland, first prizewinner in the Davy portrait award was awarded third place in the BP Portrait Award 2011.
The brutal and harsh realism of the portrait as well as the confidence of Cumberland's subject (one of Cumberland's friends) made an interesting and honest portrait.
BP Portrait Award Shortlist 2011
Only 55 pieces were selected from the 2,300 entrants that submitted their work to the competition this year. Among the most prominent artists are Cayetano de Arquer Buigas with "Ohh!", Wendy Elia with "I could have been a contender" and Jan Mikulka with a very realistic portrait called Jakub.
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You can visit the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in St Martin's Place or simply enjoy a cultural day out at the Gallery; it houses the world's largest collection of portraits. The exhibition is free.
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Rhian Brewster will be assessed in hospital after being carried off on a stretcher during Friday evening's under-23 game against Manchester City.
The 17-year-old sustained the injury when he landed awkwardly after challenging for a header in first-half stoppage time, the Merseyside club said.
Liverpool Under-23s manager Neil Critchley told the club's website after the 3-2 defeat: "It's not looking good. He fell awkwardly and it's down towards the bottom near his ankle.
"He will be going to hospital. I don't want to speculate too much but he's in a lot of pain and hopefully it's not as bad as it looks, but we fear the worst a little bit at the moment.''
Brewster, who won the Golden Boot in England's Under-17 World Cup success in October, has yet to make his senior debut for the Reds.


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Subwoofers come in different sizes and categories, and no matter the size, all deliver high-quality performances.
The 10-inch subwoofers are in a different class, and although they may look deceptively small, most of them come designed with high-tech precision using state-of-the-art engineering procedures.
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- 9. VM Audio ECW100 Encore
- 8. CT Sounds Strato
- 7. CT Sounds Meso 10-Inch Car Subwoofer
- 6. KRK K10S Powered Subwoofer
- 4. Pyle PLPW10D
- 3. Rockford Fosgate R2D4-10
- 2. Rockford Fosgate P1S4-10
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10. Kicker 10C104
This 10-Inch subwoofer from the Kicker product line provides one of the best values for money. The Kicker 10C104 subwoofer displays a sturdy construction that is typical of the Kicker brand of subwoofers. This one comes with a striking updated look and offers a unique balance between high performance and great value in the brand's round-subwoofer product line.
The Kicker Comp is fully equipped with lots of innovative features that are found in Kicker subwoofers, one of which is the high-temperature voice coil cable and the Spiralead tinsel/lead technology for maximum durability.
Whether you want the Kicker Comp to perform in sealed or vented enclosures, the 10-inch subwoofer is up to the task, and you may be surprised at its output when used outdoors as well. The user-friendly push terminals that are nickel-plated, as well as its updated basket made of steel, makes the Kicker Comp a product to acquire.
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The clarity of sounds that emanate from the ECW100 10-Inch Competition Subwoofer is almost heavenly, thanks to its sophisticated mechanical suspension as well as the cone diaphragm. The connection terminals, which are nickel-plated, are surrounded by an extensive rubber which protects the terminals from oxidation.
This is done to assure users that the ECW100 Encore competition subwoofer has lots of resilience. This 10-inch subwoofer also comes with a heavy-duty aluminum basket created to maintain its structural integrity as well as to serve as reinforcement for the magnets that are double-stacked for increased pliancy in cases of extreme installations.
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Looking for a subwoofer that can handle high power wattages? The CT Sounds Strato is the answer. This 10-inch car subwoofer doesn't need to be taught its duty, for it delivers convincingly. Thanks to its low impedance which is worked in the voice coil, the output of sound from this 10-inch subwoofer is very high. Don't be surprised; the CT Sounds Strato design was in agreement with Ohm's Law.
The CT Sounds Strato features a graded magnet, which is a form of iron that occurs in steel, and from the best in the world of magnets. Complete with a sturdy and cagey basket frame, the CT Sounds Strato is a favorite, any time, any day.
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The PIONEER 10-Inch subwoofer has a power range (RMS) that range between 100-300 watts, with 1,200 watts at its greatest power as well as a frequency response of between 20-125 Hz.
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Built around a high-quality fiberboard of medium density, as well as using an extremely efficient 10-inch driver, the PSW10 bangs louder than other subwoofers in this category, even despite the fact that it runs at 50 watts RMS.
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Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Under the Weather
I've coloured her with a mixture of Promarkers and Flexmarkers, using the two lightest warm greys and loads of blender to create the sky. I accented the image with Anita's 3D Gloss for raindrops and on the puddle.
The papers are all Papermania from the uber pretty Henbury Lane range and have been distressed with my Tim Holtz tool.
The flowers were all made with my new favourite Woodware punch, I can't get enough of it at the moment in case you hadn't noticed!
The sentiment is a Kanban ticket stamp with a Personal Impressions sentment stamp.
Some ribbon, a bow and a couple of gems provide the finishing touches.
Simon Says Stamp - sketch
Little Miss Muffet - #33 - April showers
Paper Creations Ink - #23 - April showers bring May flowers
Raise the Bar - #101 - clouds
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Brilliant one again. Your colouring is spot on. Did you like colouring when you were at school?ReplyDelete
Really love this card Wendy. The colour tones are so gentle and pretty and your rain and clouds are brilliant. It couldn't fail to make someone feel better.ReplyDelete
fab card Wendy - and I do love the sky - that's amazing! Hugs Rachel xxReplyDelete
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Gorgeous card,i love this image and your pretty papers :) x
A lovely card. It sums up the weather here just now. ElaineReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, really pretty papers and design xReplyDelete
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She is beautiful, love the colours. Sue xReplyDelete
Lovely card, such pretty colours and fab image. TinaxxReplyDelete
gorgeous card wendy.i really love this image and stunning colours and details :DReplyDelete
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Oh this is gorgeous Wendy, I adore these girlies and I love the pretty colours :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card Wendy, love the design! thanks for playing with us at Paper Creations Ink.ReplyDelete
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Oh I love your gorgeous, adorable card Wendy.ReplyDelete
Wendy what a great image, I just love the softness of your card and beautiful design. This is perfect for a Get Well card on a rainy day. ;) Thank you so much for playing along in our cloud challenge at Raise The Bar!ReplyDelete
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What a sweet card! So glad you joined us for the cloud challenge at Raise The Bar!ReplyDelete
Lovely creation!!! Thanks for joining Paper Creations Ink!ReplyDelete


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Interview: The Gorbals Vampire Playwright Johnny McKnight
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Over 60 years after the notorious Gorbals vampire was said to be creeping around 'the gravy' in the Southern Necropolis, a new play on the dramatic real-life events by Johnny McKnight is set to hit the Citizens Theatre this weekend.
In 1954, the rumour mill churned out the tale of a monster with iron teeth who had supposedly kidnapped and eaten two young Gorbals schoolboys.
As whispers infected the playgrounds in the area, hundreds of children aged between 4-14 took to the graveyard one September night, armed with makeshift chibs, to take down the wean-eating monster.
McKnight's new play stars a local cast portraying the children who epitomised 'Scotland the Brave' and took to the graveyard on a mission to slay the beast.
I caught up with playwright Johnny McKnight to find out more about the comic horror story coming to the Citizens just in time for Halloween.
SOPHIE: How did you first hear the story of The Gorbals Vampire? And what did you think of it when you first heard about it?
JOHNNY: The story was actually brought to me by Guy Holland (Associate Director at Citizens Theatre) and he told me they were working on this project, The Gorbals Vampire, and they were looking for somebody to write it and make an outline of it. And I said I'd need to do some research because I'd never heard of the story.
So, I went away home and did a wee bit of research on it. And growing up I was a mad Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. Anything about vampires, I was into it. So, I did my research and I thought, I absolutely love this! I mean, if I had been at school and there was a rumour going around that there was a vampire on the loose, I wouldn't have left the house. I would've been terrified.
I loved that these kids in the Gorbals were like, 'Right, lets grab our chibs and go take it on!' That was the point when I thought I totally need to write this. I just loved the idea of the story and the fun I could have with it.
At the time, a lot of people blamed things like American horror comic books and local folk stories about vampires. But what do you think caused the hysteria that encouraged kids to go out with weapons to take on this monster?
I think it was a combination of things. It could've also been weans that were brought up with the Bible and the idea of a monster appearing. It could've been the American comics. Or it literally could've just been Chinese whispers.
I mean, I remember being at school and as soon as there was one wee whisper, the playground would become infected with it. It starts with a whisper and builds to a shout. And I think, particularly at that time, there was nothing else to do. It was all word of mouth. Everything was word of mouth. It could've been the comics but I also quite like the idea that it possibly could've all been true.
Maybe the government were just covering it up like in Stranger Things. For me, it was all about looking at all the different variations of what it could've been and not getting too bogged down in making it a historical piece. I wanted it to feel like it was set in that time but that it could still happen now. It's the exact same thing with the killer clown thing going on just now. It just takes one or two wee voices and a craze can kick off or hysteria can kick off just as easy.
The story was reported around the world. What specifically do you think captured the public's imagination so much so that people are still talking about it now?
It was such a phenomenon at the time that it got that many kids all assembled in the one place and I think also, what I love about it anyway, is that the kids are refusing to be victims. They just decide they're going to take it on and stand up to it. And I think that's quite enduring.
I mean, you'd usually expect parents to put the kids at ease and help them sleep better at night, usually the parents take control. But in this story, I think that's a phenomenal thing that the kids decide that this is something that only they can take on. And also, everybody loves a good horror story.
Do you think the story is specific to a Scottish setting? Do you think kids in another part of the world would have reacted in the same way or is this just a typical Scottish response?
I don't know. I mean, I love the idea that it happened. I think it sounds like a really Scottish thing that they went, 'Right we're away to get this bam.' They went to take it on and they weren't scared that it was a vampire or a monster. I suppose, it's like years ago when there was the terror attack at Glasgow Airport and someone wrestled the terrorist to the ground and just thought, 'I'm gonny take that bam doon.'
In some ways, it makes you think maybe it just is something in the Scottish psyche. We're no feart to stand up for ourselves. I think that's what makes it so enduring and it's the reason the story's lasted. But then I think as well when people's backs are up against the wall and there's fear there, it just brings out another side of instinct in people which is what I love about it.
What exactly was involved in writing the play? Did you talk to people who were actually involved when they were kids?
There were quite a few interviews online with people who'd been kids involved at the time. But I decided not to go and interview people because I wanted to make it up so it was still fictional rather than getting too bogged down in making it someone's life story. I'm also really aware that the show's going on just before Halloween so I still wanted to keep it scary rather than it becoming a historical piece.
Although it has that historical backdrop, I really loved the idea that maybe it was true and the kids weren't wrong after all. And if I had started making specifically about someone's life, I was thinking the story has got 200 kids and I'm very aware the production has a cast of 60, so I really wanted to put in as many different voices across the board as possible and not get too worried about whether that person existed in real life. I wanted it to still be a drama.
This is a big community based project with a local amateur cast. Do you think it was important to keep the spirit of the story very much local to the Gorbals?
Definitely! Definitely. It's written in a really Scottish dialect and as well I think it's a really Scottish piece. And I think the whole point of a project like this, well the point of theatre, is to tell stories that haven't been told. Specifically, there's not many stories from the Gorbals that get told that don't involve gangs or gang warfare or extreme poverty. The bigger thing here is you've got this horror story right at your backdoor. You had this group of weans who are now grandparents or great-grandparents who genuinely believed there was a vampire stomping around their backdoor at night.
With the show starting this Friday, what specifically are you hoping to achieve with this production?
I think with any kind of production, you want the same thing. You want people to laugh. You want them to feel something. You want them to be transported for an hour into a different time, a different place and a different story. Theatre works brilliantly is when the audience and the cast on the stage all decide to transport each other away from the worries and anxieties or boredom and humdrum of their own lives, to be somewhere different for an hour.
As well, particularly because it's Halloween, I hope they laugh and are thrilled. As scared as they are, I hope they're laughing as well. I mean, I'm not going to lie, I was channelling Buffy the entire time. I wanted it to be funny and witty and thrilling and scary, and all that mixed up together.
The Gorbals Vampire opens at Citizens Theatre at 7.30pm on Friday 28th October.
Featured image courtesy of Mark Rowe via Flickr.
What do you think about The Gorbals Vampire? Let me know in the comment section below.


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Perhaps the only other home renovation project that has the power to transform a home more than new paint, is the installation of hardwood flooring. Whether natural or engineered, hard wood flooring adds an elegance to a home that carpet or other flooring materials cannot match.
In fact, if you are trying to sell your home, one of the best remodeling projects you can undertake is to install hardwood floors. Most buyers list them close to the top of their lists of "must haves".
When deciding on the type of hardwood flooring, there are some important considerations and terms you need to think about before you go out and buy something that is not going to work in your home.
Your main decision points will be whether you want to install prefinished engineered wood, or prefinished or unfinished hardwood, the size of the planks or strips and what you will be laying your new floor over.
Prefinished vs. Unfinished Wood Flooring
Prefinished wood flooring does not require sanding and staining which saves a lot of time. However, these days, most types of wood flooring whether natural or engineered, is sold with a polyurethane or other finish that protects the wood surface.
Unfinished wood flooring is still used in restoration projects for older homes and is sanded on site during installation.
Engineered Wood Flooring
Engineered wood flooring is thinner than solid wood. When you look at it from the side, you can see layers of plastic laminate veneer and real wood (called plies) that have been glued together in opposite directions to form one piece. This cross ply technique creates a wood that is stable and not affected by extreme changes in humidity and temperature.
Do not confuse engineered and laminate though. They are not the same thing. Laminate wood has no real wood.Credit: Amazon.com
- Easier to install for an inexperienced DIY'er
- Cheaper that solid wood
- Purchased prefinished
- Resistant to extreme temperatures and humidity
- Can be installed above or below grade
Longstrip Hardwood Floors
Longstrip hardwood floors are comprised of engineered wood on the top layers with a center core made of a softer wood material for the tongue and groove. They come in plank sizes about 86 inches to 7.5 inches wide. Once installed, longstrip plank appears to be an entire preassembled section.
Longstrip floors are one of the easiest options to install because they can be placed over virtuall any subfloor as a floating installation, with no glue or nails.
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Solid Wood Flooring
Solid wood flooring can also be purchased prefinished but more often is installed unfinished and sanded on site before a protective finish is applied.
The type of solid wood makes a big difference on how the wood will respond to sanding, nailing, and finishing.
Solid wood has a tendency to warp, twist, expand, or contract with changes in moisture and temperature so proper selection and installation is critical.
It should be allowed to adjust to your homes normal humidity level to prevent expansion and contraction after installation. Remove the solid wood from packaging and set it in the rooms where it will be laid for several days before you begin.
There are three main types of solid wood flooring:
- Strip flooring - has a set width, but the thickness can vary from 5/16 of an inch to 3/4 of an inch wide. It comes in widths of 1.5 inches, 2 inches and 2.25 inches.
- Plank flooring - available in thicknesses of 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch but in a wide range of widths from 3 - 8 inches.
- Parquet flooring – created by geometrical patterns of individual wood slats. This type of flooring is more common in parts of Europe and South America.
Here are some other things to consider when deciding on a solid wood flooring.
Each type has a Janka rating. The higher the rating, the harder the wood.
- White oak - light-brown in appearance with an open grain and good durability with a Janka rating of 1360.
- Red oak - reddish in appearance with a coarse, open grain and good durability with a Janka rating of1290.
- Maple - whitish to light-reddish-brown in appearance with a closed, uniform grain, and a Janka rating of 1450.
- Brazilian cherry - reddish tone and an interlocking grain, and a Janka rating of2820.
- White ash - light-brown to dark-brown in appearance, with an open grain and a Janka rating of 1320.
The grade of the wood refers to the amount of manufactured and naturally occurring marks, characteristics, and variations allowed to appear in the wood flooring product.
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has developed the following rating scale to assist consumers.
- Clear - uniform appearance with very little discoloration primarily made from the densest and oldest portion of a tree referred to as heartwood.
- Select – subtle differences in color primarily made from a combination of heartwood and sapwood.
- #1 Common - considerable color variations and a range of characters
- #2 Common - obvious natural wood variation and manufacturing marks
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Final Thoughts
According to WFCA, once installed, it is difficult to tell the difference between a solid hard wood floor and some of the engineered products. However, the most popular option continues to be solid hardwood floor strips.[1]
If you are considering replacing your existing flooring with some type of hardwood option but are confused on the best direction to go, I would suggest that you talk to some of your immediate neighbors that have gone in that direction first. If they installed solid wood floors but are having issues within a couple of years of flexing and warping, you know that either the area of the country you live in is too humid for that option, or there may be an issue when the builder put together all of the homes in your subdivision.
Also, consider the value of your home. Solid wood floors are more expensive in materials and more difficult to install. If the value of your home is low, or you have many other issues to address, it doesn't really make financial sense to go with the most expensive flooring option if for example, you still have laminate counter tops and a prefab bathroom.
In any of those cases, engineered wood is probably the best route to go. It is durable and less susceptible to issues once installed.
Now that the decision has been made, it is time to prep the base floor for installation.


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Project Description
Bart Chapman, PE
Water Resources Engineer
Bart was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. After graduating high school in 1984, he headed for the West Coast to learn to surf. Recognizing he feared sharks, Bart retooled as a boogie boarder and veered north to college at Humboldt State University where he was turned on to the burgeoning industry of watershed restoration. His first internship after college focused on forest road removal in the Redwoods (this was the spotted owl heyday). Inspired, he continued north to Oregon State University and completed his Master's thesis on road removal and obliteration techniques in western Oregon forests. "Re-establishing the natural run-off patterns of the hillside is the best strategy," Bart says.
He's since worked in a variety of water resources roles throughout the Pacific Northwest and Midwest conducting watershed assessments in support of FERC relicensing, large-scale forest road removal, wetland and stream restoration, and designing infrastructure for water and wastewater facilities. Bart's work also included working as an assistant watermaster for five years — "I was basically a water cop," Bart says. Bart's most recent work with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources included regulatory permitting in the dam safety, floodplain management and industrial wastewater programs.
Bart joined Inter-Fluve's Madison office in 2017 where's he's managing three dam removal projects across three states (Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania), and two river restoration projects. "Having an in-depth knowledge of environmental regulations helps me navigate the permitting process and ensures that the design and implementation of our projects are successful," says Bart.
Out of work, he's an avid guitar player and song writer, and keen bird watcher. On his most recent trip to Costa Rica, Bart recounts additions to his Life List: "I saw 200 species I had never seen before, including seven species of trogons – and I got lucky and saw an elusive collared forest falcon." He also volunteers for Sand Bluff Bird Observatory where 4,000 to 6,000 warblers, vireos, orioles, sparrows, thrushes and finches are banded each year.
"Having an in-depth knowledge of environmental regulations helps me navigate the permitting process and ensures that the design and implementation of our projects are successful."


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Welcome back to Cards by Kay today is my last showing for our current challenge over at Simply Steampunk Challenges this month it is " Anything Goes " but it must be steampunk. So for my final piece I am showing you a fantastic image by Abigail Larsen available here at Simply Betty Stamps.
This time I have used an artists canvas.
My other ingredients are:
Stampin Up baja breeze ink pad
Couture Creations sponge daubers
Silhouette cameo Echo Park doily file
Tim Holtz metal frame corners
Kaisercraft paper flowers and Periwinkle paper pad.
Petaloo flowers
Amarantha and Archie
I have used copic markers to color my image :
Amarantha: E21,11,51
Hair: E30,31,33
Dress: BV0000,000,00,01,02,04
Archie: W1,3,5
Suit: N3,4,5,7 and R29,27,59
Path: W0,1,3,5
Grass: YG61,63,67
Trees: E70,71,74,77


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Mark's Videos
Mark Warren discusses his book Lift Us Up during DSC's Week of Action
Mark Warren featured on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman
Mark Warren featured on Real News Network about Lift Us Up
Mark Warren Speaks on Youth Organizing and the Youth Justice Movement
Mark Warren speaks on Community Organizing and School Reform. This full talk features an introduction and Mark's speech for the first ~30 minutes followed by colleague comments and further discussion.
Check out these short clips of Mark discussing some of the themes from his book Fire in the Heart:
Mark Warren and Karen Mapp discuss their book on Community Organizing and School Reform, A Match on Dry Grass
Professor Mark Warren speaking at the Harvard Graduate School of Education about his book: Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice followed by discussion and Q&A.
Listen to Match On Dry Grass co-author Mark R. Warren, and Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition president Desiree Pilgrim Hunter, discussing community organizing on the Leonard Lopate Show.


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Daily Geology Links on Delicious – Wednesday 3rd of December 2008
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I like winning much better then losing. Thanks to the much mocked Edgar Renteria we won last night. For a while it really looked like it was going to be another one of those nights of missed oppurtunites. People left on base and just not scoring runs when we had the chance. Then in the 8th that all change. Renteria came in with the bases loaded and hit a single to the outfield. It looked like a single that would score a run or two but there was an error on the play and three runs scored. He got a triple on the play. He ended up scoring as well to give us the final tally. A win is good, especially since those damn Yankees keep winning. Damn them.
I got to tell you, the NESN guys make me laugh. They are funny. When things get slow they just start talking about random stuff left and right. Last night Extra Innings cut away for a commercial but we stayed with the game and the guys. They were making jokes about how good they both smelled and how good they looked. It was very funny. They have there little wally doll who is there mascot. Early in the year there was a whole big thing about how they needed to get him a ring. So they did. Then one night it fell out of the booth into the netting below. They were able to fish it out with a stick but it was a pretty fun little scene.
Guess that's all I have to say for now. The boys are getting spanked something fierce this afternoon. Looks like a 2-4 road trip. No good.GO RED SOX!


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i hate the cold weather, if there's no snow there is no reason for it to be cold. is that just me? i moved from northern new south wales where it would get incredibly cold in winter to Brisbane. when i moved it was a spur of the moment decision, i was walking to the pub with my boyfriend at the time and we had been talking about moving for a couple of months, and he said what about Brisbane? i said yes, and 2 weeks later we moved.
i love Brisbane, i had always lived in small towns before i moved here and it was difficult for me at first. i had never lived more than 15 minutes away from my mum and suddenly i was in a different state living in a city where i only knew half a dozen people.i thought things would get easier when i found a job but it took me over 3 months to find a job and during that time i felt so isolated and alone.
that's when i found cooking. i've mentioned this before, i used to watch Jamie Oliver and one day i was inspired to cook on of his recipes and that changed everything. suddenly i had something to offer, i could bring people together and provide a beautiful meal.
one of the things i do enjoy about cold weather is the food, soups, stews, beef stroganoff or slow cooked melt in the mouth meat, like these beef cheeks. this is the kind of meal that is made for cold nights, comfort food at it's finest. perfectly melting beef cheeks, in a flavour packed red wine & mustard sauce. served along side creamy garlic marscapone mash and steamed greens. while this meal sounds complex the slow cooker does all the hard work for you.
red wine & mustard beef cheeks with garlic marscapone mash
- 700 grams beef cheeks
- 2 onions, sliced
- 2 carrots, finely diced
- 100 grams muchrooms, diced
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 tablespoons seeded mustard
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- 600 grams potatoes
- 2 teaspoons rock salt
- 4 garlic cloves, whole peeled
- 40 grams butter
- 80 grams marscapone
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
place a fry pan over medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of grapeseed oil. saute the onion until golden, tip into your slow cooker.
add another teaspoon of oil to the fry pan and saute the carrot and mushroom until golden, tip into the slow cooker with the onion.
place the flour onto a plate or in a shallow bowl and season well with salt and pepper. coat the beef cheeks in flour well. and tip the remaining flour into the slow cooker with the veg, stir well to coat.
brown the beef cheeks in the fry pan then place in the slow cooker onto top of the veg.
pour the red wine into the fry pan to deglaze it, then pour the wine over the beef. mix the stock, mustard and worcestershire in a jug and pour over the beef.
set the slow cooker to low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours depending on your time.
about an hour before the beef is ready peeled the potatoes and place them in a saucepan with the salt and garlic and boil until the potatoes are soft.
strain the potatoes and mash with the garlic, add the butter and mash until smooth. stir in the marscapone, cream and pepper.
serve the beef cheeks on a bed of mashed potato with steamed greens, spoon over the sauce from the slow cooker and enjoy!


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Points of Interest: Ben Stiller Likes Iceland, Travelers Don't Like European Air Traffic Controller Strike
Ben Stiller gushing about Iceland, a European air traffic controller strike in Europe causing disruptions and Pittsburgh losing its US Airways facility are among today's points of interest.
- Ben Stiller Gushes About His Love For Iceland [Jaunted]
- Air Traffic Controller Strike in Europe to Cause Flight Disruptions [Skift]
- Loss of US Airways facility 'a bitter pill' for Pittsburgh [USA Today]
- A Father's Guide To Kiddie Air Travel [Deadspin]
- Need to finish TSA's PreCheck application? LAX office opens Thursday [Los Angeles Times]
- Hotels That Smell So Good, You'll Want to Move In [Condé Nast Traveler]
- The Places From The Godfather Where Are They Now [The Awl]
- Travel Tip: London's Tate Modern Is Not a Kids' Playground (Yes, it Does Need to be Said) [Aol Travel]
- Watch a Cruise Ship Get Split in Half (Intentionally) [Aol Travel]


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All last week I am looking at the weather forecast, Rain Thursday/Friday but sunny and 17 on Saturday, Perfect! Friday I take a half day off work and we head to the cottage. Once at the cottage we get things ready and check the Saturday forecast RAIN/RAIN/RAIN. Of course I brought out my it's not going to rain all will be great comment but I did not believe myself.
Saturday morning I wake up and hear the pitter patter of my son playing in bed as well as the pitter patter of rain on the roof. Now I was getting a little down as I have never been very successful at riding let alone racing in the rain. When I was out walking the dog it was pouring and I decided that screw it, this is going to be a fun day. Went back inside packed up my race gear and packed myself full of Turkey and cheese wraps so we could hit the road.
My wife was driving and I was looking out into the rain that just kept getting harder and harder until what's that ahead Blue sky and Sunshine. As we get even closer we came by spots that had not seen any rain. Maybe we were all worried for nothing. Maybe not... As we pull into the parking lot this crazy mist started it was thick and seemed to slime everything up instantly. I mentioned to a couple people as I passed them that this was nothing compared to at the cottage 1/2 hour away. The reply "so it's going to get worse?".
Went up to the lodge to get my plates and swag for the race and ran into a online/race acquaintance Dave who offered me a spot to pit under his tent. I eagerly accepted. After getting my bike and gear in order I saw my family off as it was not going to be the kind of day to hang out along side the course and cheer me on with a 4 and 9 year old. Back up to the pit area I made some final adjustments to my bikes rear brakes to eliminate the squeal and got my stuff together. Dave then pointed out his car and said to dump my dry post race bag in there. I did this and came back. Shortly after this lady I have never seen before comes up to me and says, "hey, you just scared the s#!t out of me!!". Turns our Dave's wife was sleeping in his car when he sent me over, oops. He then introduced us. She was still kind enough to cheer me on through the race and even mix me some Perpetuem late in the day.
Well back to the task at hand. After meeting and shaking hands with a few guys I have only talked to online in the past we all made our way down to find a place in the starting coral of riders. I met Mike and Jim there and mike gave me my gloves his wife had accidentally packed up 2 weeks prior after the 6 hour race. They were doing this one tag team as mike had raced Crank the Shield a 3 day stage race the weekend prior and was racing The Squeezer on Sunday. Chatted to them and others in the crowd and realized that the Singlespeed Solo guys were all pretty much alligned in the coral. 1 minute to race was called overhead. We finished up with the smalltalk and get ready for the horn.
Off we went into the trails, up up up the beginning climb. I had heard mixed reports on the course being a climbing course and being a technical course. The organizers always say it is a fast and flowing course. At this point I was thinking this climb is not that bad there must be another one ahead that is bad but up we went then back down a double-track section definitely designed to break up the group through a tunnel and... back up the opening climbs. Wow that was the shortest lap ever, well not really next time when we get to the top of the hill we go down a different route and into the course. I think I staged myself a little further back than I should have as I ended up in a tight group of riders through most of the first lap. Everything was slick especially exposed roots but as the organizers said everything was flowing well, but not fast yet.
fast came in the second lap I must have just got in a nice spot just in front of the masses. I realized quickly that Marc was on my tail and chatted with him a bit and kept pushing ahead of him on climbs. He was relentless though and kept catching me in the singletrack. I need to be a little more confident in wet singletrack but have found myself rubber side up too many times in the past in these conditions. Anyways I messed up on a rooty hill crest and got bumped by another rider and pushed off course. The other rider and Marc passed and dropped me quickly. I decided I was not going down that easy this early and gave chase. it took me the rest of the lap but I passed through the timing tent just behind him and caught up to him on the opening climb continuing the conversation from earlier to let him know I was there. I think this was a little of his own medicine.
Lap 3 I just decided I needed to lose him and kept pushing it around the course. I thought I had done this successfully until the end of lap 4 when I had just grabbed my yummy Watermelon slice at the timing tent and was getting back on course. I heard that Marc and Dave had just crossed head to head and were only seconds behind me. I had to lose them. I pushed through most of the lap harder than I had in the last couple laps. I was able to keep in front of them until almost the end of the lap when Dave pushed past me with power that just said you cant catch me. I realized that this was only lap 4 and I should probably slow my pace a bit so that I don't burn out before the end. Midway through the 5th lap Marc was able to squeak by me and start to create a gap.
I was really starting to love the watermelon at the pit's by the end of lap 5 and had found a great groove. I figured I was probably quite far back in the group with no podium chances so just decided to try to do better than the summer race and just kept my average pace as high as I could comfortably. I need to try not to discount myself like this in further races because I always end up closer than I thought I was.
Around lap 9 or 10 I was in a bit of a watermelon stupor when I heard someone off to the side of the course yell my name. A couple guys I thought were ahead of me were in street clothes discussing their day and I had to do a double-take. Not sure what happened to end their day early but it gave me a late day lift and I was off again. I was able to ride with limited pit-stops all day due to the temperature and was still feeling great except for being a little weaker on the opening climbs. On lap 10 Dave was successfully able to lap me and in lap 11 another Mike slipped past too.
At the end of lap 11 I saw my family cheering alongside and knew we were getting close to the end of the day. I grabbed a slice of watermelon from pits and set off. Hearing talk from the guys ahead that it was 5:05pm and cut-off time was 5:30pm for the start of another lap we had all decided this was our last lap. Time to just ride hard and enjoy without conserving energy for any more laps.
I kicked it into high gear and cranked through all of the fun spots in the course and rode climbs as hard as I had that morning. A ride behind commented "you look like you have another 8 hours left in you.". I let him know it was an optical illusion and away we went. The sun decided to peak through the clouds and a couple pine sections actually seemed to ride dry. One nasty section of peanut-butter trail still sucked the energy out of me but that is how it goes.
I came down the end of the track to my favorite section of super fast flowy singletrack and just cranked through it then one more time through the tunnel and out to my family. I hammered to the dismount sign and swiped in in 4th place. What a fun day and I was not completely wiped out. Later it would hit me that maybe if I pushed harder through the middle of my day I may have been able to make up the 20 minutes that Marc was able to put between us but 4th was something to be proud of anyway. Ended up with 12 laps that my cyclocomputer put at 132km ridden.
I grabbed the bike and the family and I went up and gathered my gear and load it in the van. On the way to the van my big toes started to hurt in the worst way. I screamed and my wife thought I had just lost my marbles. I had a quick shower which seemed to soothe the toes and then grabbed a Big Wheel Deluxe Amber and chatted it up with a few fellow riders.
I had so much fun. I don't know if I can remember a better day on the bike. Even though it rained through most of the day and it was all of about 13 degrees Celsius. Of course just before we leave this is what we were greeted with. Silver lining.
I am inspired to find another event before the end of the season but am not sure if it will be do-able. I am hoping that WOW decided to run winter WOW in the end because that has always been a favorite but things look grim on that angle.
I could probably just keep rambling but I should cut myself off. I'm out...


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The Kansas City Chiefs have signed defensive end Allen Bailey to a contract extension. Bailey is in his first year as a full-time starter.
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed defensive end Allen Bailey to a contract extension, the team announced Saturday.
According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, the deal is for four years and worth $25 million, including $15 million guaranteed and a $10 million signing bonus. The contract keeps Bailey with the Chiefs through the 2018 season.
"We are happy that we were able to reach an agreement to keep Allen in Kansas City," Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said in a statement. "He has developed into a good football player and a key member of our defense."
Bailey, 25, was originally a third-round pick of the Chiefs in the 2011 NFL draft. He's started all nine games this season, his first as a full-time starter, and has recorded 27 tackles and four sacks.
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In 50 career games, Bailey has 72 tackles and six sacks.
Bailey's strong play at defensive end has helped solidify the Chiefs' defense. Kansas City is currently sixth in the NFL in total defense, allowing 320.9 yards per game, and first in pass defense, allowing 205.3 passing yards per game.
The Chiefs are 6-3 this season and in second place in the AFC West. They host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
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CALTECH (US) — Leeches have two distinct ways to sense prey, however, their preferred detection method changes as they age, a new study shows.
Medicinal leeches, like many aquatic animals, use water disturbances to help them find a meal. Juvenile leeches eat the blood of fish and amphibians, but adults opt for blood meals from more nutritious mammals.
Since it was known that leeches change their food sources as they develop, biologists wanted to know if the way leeches sense prey changed as well. Their findings are outlined in a paper published online in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
The group set up experiments to test how much leeches rely on each of the two sensory modalities they use to find food: hairs on their bodies that can note disturbances in the water made by prey moving through it, and simple eyes that can pick up on the passing shadows that those waves make.
Both juvenile and adult leeches were monitored as they reacted to mechanical waves in a tank of water or to passing shadows, as well as to a combination of the two stimuli. The leeches in both age groups responded in similar ways when only one stimulus was present. But when both waves and shadows existed, the adult leeches responded solely to the waves.
"We knew that there was a developmental switch in what kind of prey they go after," says Daniel Wagenaar, broad senior research fellow in brain circuitry at California Institute of Technology (Caltech). "So when we saw a difference in the source of disturbances that the juveniles go after relative to the adults, we thought 'great—it's probably matching what we know.'"
However, the team was surprised to see that the individual sensory modalities aren't modified during development to help decipher different types of prey. The leech's visual system doesn't really change as the animal matures; neither does the mechanical system. What does change, however, is the integration of the visual and mechanical cues to make a final behavioral decision.
"As they mature, the animals basically start paying attention to one sense more than the other," explains Cynthia Harley, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral scholar in biology.
The team will now focus their studies on the adult leeches to learn more about how this sensory information is processed both at the behavioral and cellular levels.
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A police officer at the Ministry of Interior admitted in court yesterday to firing his gun when an intruder jumped the fence onto his property in January, but denied killing him.
Lieutenant Chea Ratanak faced Phnom Penh Municipal Court accused of the unintentional murder of a man, whose identity has not been revealed, at his Tumnop Teuk commune property in the capital's Chamkarmon district on January 5.
"I accepted I really fired two bullets up in the air," Ratanak said. "But I was not aware that somebody who was injured died at hospital."
Ratanak told the court the shooting occurred after he saw six or seven people in front of his house when he returned home with his wife from a wedding about 10pm.
After the couple had gone inside their house and locked the door, a man jumped over the fence, prompting Ratanak to go back outside and fire into the air, he added.
Ratanak said he tried to report the incident to the local police, but could not reach them. He later reported it to police at the Ministry of Interior.
The judge, Kor Vandy, asked why the victim had been shot dead if Ratanak had shot in the air rather than directly at him.
Prosecutor Ly Sophana said Ratanak had unintentionally murdered the victim.
The victim's family accepted compensation from Ratanak, Sophana said. However, he urged the court to uphold the charge against him.
A verdict is expected on October 23.
To contact the reporter on this story: Lieng Sarith at [email protected]


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HTC has been unveiled their new Facebook phone thats called as HTC First, this phone is preloaded with Facebook Home, that the home screen is packs with Facebook features.
But now, we got the new information that HTC is unveiled the new smartphone its called HTC M4, this phone has similar design with HTC First but without Facebook Home.
The HTC M4 will has 4,3 inch 720p display, powered by Snapdragon 400 dual-core 1,2Ghz processor, 16GB of storage and 1GB of RAM and also packs with Ultrapixel camera and 1,6megapixel front facing camera.


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I have seven or 8 half done posts which I was thinking "Oh, when I am too busy to post I can schedule one of those." They weren't finished, so it didn't happen lol!
The biggest thing to happen this week, aside from the lovely news at parents evening, was that I had my final assessment for this course that I've been on, (Tuesday) and then an observation by the head.
Observation by the head. In the past those words have struck fear into my soul. (Slightly over dramatic, but if you are a teacher, you'll know the feeling.) This time they didn't.
I didn't even mind when she said that the Literacy Co-ordinator would be joining us as she'd been my mentor during the course.
They came, they saw, they chatted to my children, and they left after an hour.
After school I went down to get my feedback.
To explain, there are four categories of teacher. Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory, Good, Outstanding. You can be one with elements of the next one up or down.
Before the accident I was Satisfactory, with lots of elements of Good. I was a fag-paper away.
After the accident, I was satisfactory, with unspoken elements of Unsatisfactory. Nobody mentioned them overtly, nobody said they were there, but we all knew. I was offered help in certain areas, I was offered 'courses' that I'd done before, to try and refocus me. Nothing worked, and everyone accepted it would just take time.
My class was chosen carefully, playing to my strengths of teaching special needs children who wouldn't make as much progress as the others anyway.
This years class was chosen carefully, leaving several of my previous children in my class, placing in there children who needed tender loving care, who needed supporting and nurturing.
And this year, that was a problem when I had to leave them for 2 days a week. 1 day for the course, 1 half day for PPA, and 1 half day for meetings with my mentor. For 6 weeks, I consoled them, calmed them, and told them exactly what I had been doing. In return they supported me, tried to support the more emotional children who panic easily when there is change, and worked through it all with me.
This week, we had our reward.
This week, I got a Good.
A Good, heading towards Outstanding. Oh yes indeed we did!
WE - my children this year.
WE - my colleagues and staff who supported me and cared for my son during the worst time of our lives.
WE - J and the AC who have put up with an untidy house and dodgy meals thrown together and random questions.
I am back in the game. I am back on the path.
I stood in front of my children on Friday, and I thought "Yep, I can do this - I have the piece of paper to prove it!"


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Saturday, December 6, 2014
Winter Lights.
by Michael Hofferber.
Copyright © 2003. All rights reserved.
There are some nights so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face. There are some nights so dark you'll lose your bearings, mistaking north for south and near for far. There are some nights so dark they penetrate the soul.
Once you've seen this kind of darkness it's easy to appreciate a flashlight, a candle, even a match. The glow of a campfire is like a warm blanket against the cold. The lights of town reassure us that we are not alone.
It is little wonder that early civilizations devoted so much attention to the heavens and obsessed on figuring out the mechanics of the seasons. Even those of us who live in cities notice the days growing shorter and the night extending its domain. How frightening it must have been to see the darkness and coldness of winter spreading while supplies dwindled. .
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Maxi Insight on the Zero-Emissions MINI E
A month prior to its scheduled debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the BMW Group has provided an early and far more focused look at the plug-in electric MINI E it plans to start testing here in 2009. Vehicles in this pilot project initially will be offered to both public and private customers in Southern California, New Jersey and New York under a one-year leasing program. Based on the current-generation MINI Cooper, the 500 MINI E variants due stateside will be powered by a 204-horsepower electric motor that produces a stout 162 lb.-ft. of torque. Fed by a lithium-ion battery pack that has a single-charge range of 150 miles, it can send this 3,230-lb. front-drive EV from 0-60 mph in about 8.5 seconds and on to an electronically-limited top speed of 95 mph.
In return for foregoing painfully expensive trips to the gas pump, MINI E drivers will have to sacrifice some measure of conventional utility. Seating capacity in this zero-emissions city runner is trimmed to just two, as the as the rear seat area is taken up by its Li-ion battery pack, a 380-volt array that consists of 5,088 individual cells grouped into 48 secondary modules and three primary elements. While it can be replenished using any 110-volt outlet, BMW plans to offer a fast-charging/high-amperage wallbox that can perform a full recharge in 2.5 hours.
Beyond all powertrain-specific variations on the MINI Cooper theme, this new-age E-Type also benefits from numerous dedicated tweaks to help boost overall drivability. Revisions to the suspension and Dynamic Stability Control systems help manage the added mass more effectively while its ABS brakes are fitted with regenerative capability that can extend the MINI E's range by up to 20 percent. Even the air conditioning compressor has been modified to operate on a strictly as-needed/wanted basis to let the MINI E travel even greater distances on a single charge.
While substance is at its core, the MINI E brings distinctive styling elements to the mix, as well. Its Metallic Dark Silver body is topped by a Pure Silver roof accented by an "E" logo in the form of a power plug rendered in Interchange Yellow. That high-profile badging also appears on the grille, hood and charger port door complemented by additional color-keyed trim on the roof and mirrors. The bright yellow motif recurs inside on the dash inserts and central gauge cluster, which has been revised to include the requisite battery level indicator and red/green LED readouts that display the real-time power use/regen status.


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|Tenofovir & Didanosine Dosing
Jun 12, 2002
Could you clarify what you think are reasonable dosages for tenofovir and didanosine when taken in combination? My friend was on 400mg daily didanosine EC (2hr after meal)and 300mg daily tenofovir with meal and was recently switched to combined 250mg ddI/300mg tenofovir WITH a meal. He's been on the older combo regimen for about 3-4 months. Other meds are 100mgRTV/1200mgSC-SQV daily, 300mg delavirdine twice daily, 400mg abacavir daily. D4T was discontinued about 1 month ago to maybe help ease the lipoatrophy he is experiencing. All meds has been tolerated relatively well. He has had no major side effects like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, etc. VL varies to about 100-500 copies and CD4 is around 700-800 cells. However, TGL has crept up slowly at around 800. He was also started on Tricor 57mg daily about 4 weeks ago. He weighs approx 160lb.
TDF/ddI dosage seems different from the letter I was able to find on the NATAP web site that was put out by BMS last May 7 of the 3 regimens investigated. 1) ddI buffered 250mg or 400mg (fasting, ddI 1hr prior to TDF) 2)400mg ddI EC caps (ddI fasting 2 hrs, before TDF with light meal) 3) 400mg ddI and 300mg TDF together with a light meal
Is his dose reasonable? The Cmax for each regimen is 28,49, and 64 respectively, what does this mean clinically?
Response from Dr. Boyle
The data on how to adjust Videx (didanosine) when given with Viread (tenofovir) is not yet available, but there are studies currently underway to provide further guidance. If the patient is going to stay on this combination, adjustment of the Videx dose is reasonable since the risk of Videx toxicity increases as Videx levels increase. The exact adjustment to be made is unknown, but based upon the initial pK data, the adjustment made in this case appears reasonable.
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Chroma-Q Color Block DB4 Plus Replacement Engines Impress Visual Elements
3rd February 2012
Leading UK rental company, Visual Elements has upgraded 100 Chroma-Q® Color Block™ DB4 LED Fixtures in its inventory to the new Color Block Plus Replacement Engine.
The new engine utilises the very latest generation of LED and optics, resulting in over two and a half times the light output - an impressive 750 lumens - of the original Color Block DB4 (290 lumens) with the internal switch set to full power.
Visual Elements is headed by Mike Townsend and is a busy provider of design and equipment rental services to corporate and live events. They have over 300 Color Block DB4s in their inventory, the first of which were purchased five years ago when the product was first launched, and they are still going strong today.
Mike explains how the replacement engines have made a huge difference. "There is no comparison - it has completely transformed the fixture, giving them a new lease of life that fits into the same housing, making implementation highly cost effective."
He's so pleased with the results that the next 100 are going to be upgraded imminently!
The robust and reliable Color Block DB4 fixtures were amongst the brightest units available in their day as the then first generation of affordable, high quality LED fixtures. This cost-efficient replacement engine option is available, via authorised Chroma-Q service agents, to all rental operations and Color Block DB4 users.
Visual Elements' Color Block DB4 fixtures are used extensively for a wide variety of applications including wall washing and for set and scenic illumination.
Apart from being smaller, brighter and lighter, using LED and less power hungry lighting fixtures can reduce costs substantially for projects like exhibitions, where in some cases a three phase power supply can be reduced to a couple of 13 amp sockets.
"A lot of corporate clients are also interested in suppliers' green credentials, so offering technology that can help reduce the overall carbon footprint is a big plus" confirms Mike.
The replacement engines were supplied by Chroma-Q's exclusive UK dealer, A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET). Commenting on AC-ET Mike explains, "They are a great company with very nice people who have always looked after me, from when Visual Elements was small and getting off the ground to the size it is now."
The company has also recently invested in a considerable amount of other green technology supplied via AC-ET, including eight Robe MMX Spot moving lights, 40 Robe ROBIN LEDWash 300s and 24 Robe ROBIN LEDWash 600s, which like the Color Block DB4s, are universally popular and appropriate for all their projects.
Visual elements has several Jands Vista lighting consoles including T4s, T2s, S3s, S1s and M1s - supplied by AC-ET, which are in constant use on events by a whole range of designers and programmers - including Mike, who still designs prolifically, as well as running shows day-to-day. The company are in the process of upgrading all their Vistas to next generation Vista v2 software launched earlier this year.
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