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Facebook, which turned six years old today and has some 400 million users, is a major player in the way people consume news all around the world.
That was the premise of a Feb. 1 post by ReadWriteWeb's Marshall Kirkpatrick, who wrote in reaction to Facebook's suggestion that users become fans of news organizations that publish on Facebook, using the social network as their primary news reader.
Market researcher Hitwise Feb. 3 found that in fact Facebook is a lead news reader, after Google, Yahoo and MSN search. This stunned me: A social networking site is a leading news disseminator? Then I did some serious thinking about this and realized it's probably true.
To handle my daily work, I grab all of my high-tech news through Google Reader, one of the RSS feed readers Kirkpatrick said was probably going to be replaced by Facebook over time. I receive no non-tech news through Google Reader, which is one of my main workflow applications.
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At the local level, I receive a major state newspaper. In the morning I learn local things like who the new mayor of my hometown is and what projects children in surrounding schools are working on, as well as news about unfortunate accidents and tragedies that happen at the local level.
Yet everything big that breaks over the course of my 8-to-whenever workday-not to be morbid, but the best examples I can think of now are the deaths of Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze and, most recently, JD Salinger-I discovered through Facebook and Twitter. I didn't go to these sites to read news, but rather happened on the bits by looking at Facebook News Feed or Twitter's trends.
That's the sort of serendipitous discovery that makes the Web-particularly services with scale such as Facebook and Twitter-so powerful.
If I'm stumbling upon news on Facebook and Twitter, you might well imagine the average Facebook user who spends 20 to 25 minutes per day on the site is getting a lot of news through digital osmosis, if not seeking it on the social network outright. Or what of the guy or gal who tweets 20 times a day? He or she might spot a new trend on Twitter and click on those tweets for news. That is another promising digital news path.
That's the anecdotal surmising. Now for some harder data. Hitwise analyst Heather Hopkins found that Facebook was the No. 4 source of visits to News and Media sites the week of Jan. 25, after Google (17.3 percent), Yahoo (7.9 percent) and MSN (4.4 percent).

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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Autumn Chopped Salad
This salad has quickly become a favorite in our house. I'm not sure if it's the list of ingredients that comes on this salad or if it's the vinaigrette that makes is so good, or maybe it's a combination of both. Whatever it is, I'm glad I made it.
It is no surprise that I love salads. Even more, I love salads with fruit on them. I guess it's the whole sweet and savory thing that reals me in. This particular salad has it all; sweet, salty, smokey and tangy. I love it. This salad is the epitomy of easy and delicious. What more coud you want in a meal, especially one for the weeknight?
The combination of apples, cranberries, and almonds just screams fall to me. Take all of those things and sprinkle them on top of a bed of baby spinach and you have the perfect salald that is not only quick and healthy but delicious too. To take it one step further and to make it that much more filling, top it with a warm, pan seared chicken breast. Then to top it all off and bring all the flavors together it's drizzled with a fresh apple cider vinagrette that is truly out of this world!
This salad was amazing, filling and incredibly simple to put together. It's perfect for a quick meal yet fitting for entertaining guests, as well.
Autumn Chopped Salad
For the salad-
2 Boneless, skinless chicken breast
3 Tbsp olive oil
4 Cups loosely packed baby spinach
1 Honeycrisp apple
1/3 Cup dried cranberries
1/3 Cup almonds, roughly chopped
1/3 Cup smoked blue cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the apple cider vinaigrette-
1 Shallot (or 1/4 cup sweet white onion) roughly chopped
3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp apple cider (or apple juice)
1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
3 Tbsp honey
1/2 Cup extra virgin olive oil
Fresh cracked black pepper and salt, to taste
Place a large saute pan over medium heat. Slightly pound chicken until it's 1/2 inch in thickness. Season chicken, on both sides, with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil in the hot pan then place chicken in the pan. Cook chicken on one side for about 5-6 minutes, until golden brown. Flip chicken over and cook an additional 6-8 minutes, until golden brown and cooked thoroughly. Remove from pan, place on plate and tent with foil. Set aside.
Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette. Combine shallot, apple cider vinegar, apple cider, mustard, lemon juice and honey in a food processor and pulse a few times to combine and to mince the shallot. With food processor running, slowly stream in olive oil and continue to process until mixture is combined. Taste, adjust seasonings and set aside.
To assemble-
Cut the apple in half and thinly slice. Thickly slice the chicken breasts, on a biased. Place 2 cups baby spinach on 2 plates. Divide the apples, cranberries, almonds and blue cheese evenly between the two plates. Place chicken on top of each salad. Pulse the vinaigrette once more to combine all ingredients, if they separated. Drizzle over the salad.
Recipe source: A Lynsey Original
Posted by Lynsey
Labels: Apples, Cheese, Chicken, Condiments, Cranberries, Dressings/Marinades, Fruit, Main Dishes, Quick and Easy, Salad
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Why oh why has human Mommy done this? Does she not love Lucky the dog anymore?? Has Lucky done something bad to make my Mommy angry?
As you can see, newest thing in my house this week is human Mommy put a gate across the kitchen doorway. Lucky the dog can no longer lay at her feet while she is cooking all the yummy smelling food. She said it is because human babies keep sneaking into kitchen and getting into cabinets and trying to touch the hot things when other humans are not looking. But I, Lucky the dog should not be punished for this!! How will I taste all the yummy smelling things to make sure they are safe for my human family to eat!! And surely Mommy must know that I, Lucky the dog, am always keeping a watchful eye on my siblings! I make sure every night before I go to bed I stop in their rooms to make sure they are sleeping safe and no scary monsters are in their closet!
So why must I lay outside this cold metal gate away from the warmth of my mommy's feet and the hot things smells? I will show my mommy, I am good. And she will let me in, you will see. And she will feel so guilty that next time she makes steak she will give Lucky the good dog my own ribeye. Yes....you will see.


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On over two acres of Oceanfront, 'Bayberry and Seadaisy Cottages at Ridgevale Beach face the temperate waters of Nantucket Sound. It is ideally situated at Ridgevale Beach and the mouth of 'Buck's Creek' a beautiful tidal estuary offering great swimming, boating, and shellfishing, as well as spectacular views. Shorebirds, from tiny Sanderlings to the Great Blue Heron, are frequent visitors. The Sundeck provides a relaxing spot for enjoying it all.
Inside, each window frames a portrait of open ocean, river, or salt marsh. The cottage is heated, and comfortably furnished with fireplaced living room, full kitchen, two bedrooms, and bath. SMART CABLE TV, WIRELESS INTERNET, AIR CONDITIONING and outdoor gas grills and KAYAKS are also provided. In addition, the cottage has a private outdoor shower, a simple and delicious pleasure after a day on the beach.
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Seven Billion Hot Dogs: How much meat is too much?
This summer, Americans are will eat around seven billion hot dogs, not to mention the other bbq options: burgers, ribs, brisket, brats, etc. This trend is in part because it's barbecue season, and we're all firing up our grills, but some of it does have to do with the fact that more and more people are subscribing to the Paleo Diet (what's Paleo?). I've been experimenting with the Paleo lifestyle here and there, and overall I've been happy with it. … Continue reading
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Stay healthy under pressure
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Question of the Week: Do you do coffee?
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Waking up smooth-ie
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In 1987 Belinda Carlisle sang the fateful line that "heaven is a place on earth." Larmer Tree Festival didn't come into existence for a further three years, however, after my long weekend there I'm pretty sure it she was referring to this little gem of a festival. Tucked into the beautiful Larmer Tree gardens in rural England it displays the best of music and the arts in its own amazingly eccentric way.
Admittedly to the untrained eye it may have looked a long way from heaven when we turned up to a muddy campsite on Thursday in the pouring rain and even less so on the Monday morning when we left an even muddier campsite in even heavier rain; however, the filling to that rain sandwich was one of pure joy. Larmer Tree doesn't have the big name acts to rival many of the other festivals on the UK circuit, though they do offer are a small spattering of household names - which this year included the likes of Tim Minchen, Paloma Faith, The Levellers, Roots Manuva and Jools Holland. Luckily for me, the readers of this site are well beyond the naïve notion that the better known a band is, the better they are. This concept was proved act after act over the course of the weekend. The scouting process for this festival feels incredibly personal, as though the organisers have really taken the time to select the artists that they love from across a huge variety of genres. Over the four days I spent at the festival I saw: beat boxing, 10-piece all male choirs, sessions in a shed, Cornish punk bands, Mobo award winning reggae outfits, eccentric comedian's, grizzled folk troubadours, late night storytellers and more mandolin and banjo pickers than you could shake a plaid shirt at.
To complement the exceptional music on display, the whole thing takes place at the historic Larmer Tree Gardens – A forest clearing interspersed with beautiful ancient buildings nestled in the Wiltshire/Dorset border. The site is meticulously decorated with an array of quirky exhibits and art instillation, along with a rather random collection of peacocks who roam the site freely. You could easily go the festival and never watch a second of music with all the other arts, theatre, poetry, spoken word and delicious food (including my favorite, Pieminister) on display, but this is predominantly a music site, so let's get down to the nitty gritty of my musical highlights of Larmer Tree 2012.
12. Akala
I feel a little bad about putting Akala in this list, as I only caught his last track, due to a schedule clash with Roots Manuva, but, I was so impressed by his closing track 'Find No Enemy', I thought it would be criminal to exclude him from this list. I was instantly impressed by his honest approach to song writing and his refreshingly direct lyrics which challenge stereotypes as well as political and cultural injustices. Call it black radio, don't make me laugh, so it black music all about tits and arse? . Well, quite. This was the last track I heard at the festival and was certainly one of the best.
11. Cahleen Morrison & Eli West
This duo sounds far more like they would be playing the fine halls of the Grand Ole Opry rather than their actual home in the Pacific Northwest. Regardless, they are an amazing Bluegrass outfit, which truly blew me away during their set on the Garden Stage. A particular highlight was their acappella ballad 'My Bloody Heart'. If you like your music lonesome and your harmonies close, it's definitely worth checking out the band's upcoming album 'Lady of the Tall Trees'.
10. Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friend
Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends really are something special. To the cynical readers, the idea of a Cornish all-male, 10-piece choir may not sound like your cup of tea (believe me, I wasn't completely sold as I was wading through the mud to see them), but I assure you that in the moment it really would be. There is something incredibly simple and powerful about the concept around Fisherman's Friend. The group consists of actual fishermen (as well as a few of their friends) who sing every Friday evening at the harbour's edge back in Port Isaac. How much better is the world now that you know that this is happening?! Genuinely a fantastic band, that have the feeling of not being from our time. Their set consisted of a variety of traditional English songs and Sea Shanties – the highlight being 'The Last Leviathan', which genuinely had me close to tears (and I'm a man who didn't cry at Sophie's Choice!).
9. Paloma Faith
When I first saw Paloma Faith's name on the bill, I found it a rather strange selection. The London based songwriter struck me as a little conventional and mainstream for a festival such as this – I was wrong – with Faith putting on a fantastically quirky and encapsulating set. Appearing on stage in a 50's style long blue dress with a white fur wrap she was supported by a myriad of instrumentalists and backing singers; who together delivered one of the sets of the weekend. Besides her vocal talent, it was her charm and wit which shone through most prominently; cracking jokes and interacting with the crowd in that thick London accent. When one audience member asked her to marry him, she proclaimed "that he was quite good looking," but when she found out he was a student she said it wouldn't work as "she didn't want him to be intimidated by her success." It was humorous and good-hearted tangents like this that contributed to an excellent set in which she delivered her tracks with the style and conviction of an artist beyond her years.
8. The Joker and the Thief
This is a band whose name has been appearing with increasing frequency across the UK festival scene, including slots at Glastonbury, Hop Farm and Strummer of Love, they have been steadily gaining a significant cult following. TJATF not only have one of the least pronounceable band abbreviations, they also create incredibly energetic rock and soul fusion. Though they did not grace the stage till 12.45am they performed a dynamic set to a packed (and drunk) Social Stage who were hugely receptive to the band's style and vigor. A particular stand out for me was the band's delivery of their track 'Worm in a Hole' from their debut EP Secret Ballroom – if you haven't heard it before it is well worth checking out here.
7. The Bookshop Band
I came along to see these guys based on the bio in the festival guide, which described TBB as: "writing songs about books and playing in a lovely little bookshop in Bath for when the author comes in to talk about their books." To me, this sort of act is what Larmer Tree Festival is all about. An incredibly original concept and fantastic musicians to boot; I found the entire set truly captivating. The three members would explain a particular passage from a book, or an author's life and then play a song which excellently depicted their take upon it. Four albums in one year later, they are now on tour across the UK – if you get a chance to see them in your home town bookshop I would thoroughly recommend it.
6. Givers
Readers of the 405 are probably well versed in the ways of Louisiana's finest Indie Pop band; but for those of you who aren't all I can say is - you're missing out. This was my first time seeing the guys (and girl) live, and they did not disappoint. They have a youthful energy which is really infectious and which left me unable to restrain from indulging in a little bit of white, middle-class, uncoordinated dancing. The highlight of the show had to be singer and multi-instrumentalist, Tiffany Lamson, putting in a percussion performance which was both mesmerising and violent in equal measures – that being said, closing the set with 'Up, Up, Up' was pretty mind-blowing too.
5. Beth Porter and the Availables
Beth Porter isn't very well known for her own music, however, she is a fiercely in demand cellist who can normally be found playing among a string of other bands. At Larmer Tree she performed as Beth Porter and the Availables, which represents her personal song writing endeavours and shows a great deal of promise. We were lucky enough to be invited in to catch her play for the fantastic guys over at 'Songs from the Shed'. If you haven't heard of them, they do amazing sessions from a shed in rural Southern England. Beth's performance displayed what amazing musicians both her and 'The Availables' are, with a beautiful and powerful arrangement of her track 'Time'. Check out the Larmer Tree session here.
4. Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin is an artist that blurs the line between musician and comedian; with songs like 'White Wine in the Sun' being so beautiful that they easily stand up by their own musical merit. It is unusual that he has found such a large cult status when you consider the random, obscure and often offensive references that his songs are based on (one which continually calls the pope a paedo comes to mind). However, it is the intelligence and wit with which he covers these topics which has led to him being continually lauded by critics and the public alike. His short (or at least it feels that way when each of his songs are about 7 minutes long) but sweet set on the Main Stage at Larmer Tree was a perfect display of his talent and put across what a likeable character he is. Opening with 'Rock N' Roll Nerd', Minchen played a string of fan favorites such as 'Prejudice', 'Canvas Bags' and 'Cheese' to a devoted crowd who sang every word back at him. Despite the comical nature of the set, he ended with the very sincere track 'When I Grow Up' which he wrote for 'Matilda The Musical'; currently showing on The West End. Superb.
3. Dizralli and the Small Gods
Having listened to Dizeralli and the Small Gods briefly before the festival began I was a little sceptical as to why the band was so widely received by critics. I decided to put this behind me on the day as I was keen to see how their fusion of hip-hop and folk music would work together in a live setting. The long and short of it is that it does… it really fucking does. What comes across live is just what a tight group of musicians they are. The seven-piece band features Bellatrix, the World Female Beatbox Champion, DJ Download on the decks and a string of other accomplished musicians brandishing an array of diverse instruments; bringing together the best of the two genres. The hugely likeable and sincere nature of front man, Dizerali is the lynchpin to this incredible act. A former beat poet, his lyrical style and delivery live is absolutely exception and he had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand by the time the final track, 'Million Miles', faded out. They have an album due to come out by the end of the year; if they can successfully get across what they delivered throughout this see I have little doubt that they will be moving on to bigger things.
2. Otis Gibbs
For those of you who know me, you'll know I'm a sucker for artists of the socially motivated folk singer ilk. If I read the phrase 'troubadour' in a review, I'm likely to head straight to said artists Bandcamp – so when I read the bio of Otis Gibbs and saw that he draws comparisons to Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen and is 'a genuine troubadour', I thought there was a fair chance that I'd be a fan of his music. However, I was in no way prepared for just how remarkable a musician and a performer he would be. Watching his set was a truly humbling experience. For being such a seasoned performer he still had an infectious passion and enthusiasm for his craft. It made me realise just how many of these incredibly talented guys there are out there plying their trade, day in, day out, touring constantly to just get enough money to make it to the next town. It's a mis-romanticised lifestyle, but it's one in which a lot of these folk stalwarts really live. Performing a set rich in detail, lived in character and plenty of wit this was a true coming together of music and storytelling.
1. Gabriella Aplin
If Laura Marling is the second coming of Joni Mitchell then Gabriella Aplin is the second coming of Tracy Chapman. I know it's often easy to get caught up on artists' age when they emerge to prominence in their youth and that this sometimes over-shadows the actual musical talent on display; all I can say is that Aplin would be exceptional artist regardless of her age. The fact that she is only 19 should be a side note to the overbearing detail that is her talent. During her 45 minute set she delivered some of the best-written pop songs I have heard for quite some time. Looking equally competent on the guitar or behind the piano, it was her haunting vocals which were the constant and stunning centrepiece to this performance. She displayed both a hugely credible musical ability and a notable ability to write strong melodies and beautiful hooks. In a set full of highlights, it was on the dark piano-ballad 'I Won't Be Your Problem Anymore' that she truly had the crowd both moved and stunned. In a weekend which generally displayed the quirkier sides of music (in no bad way), my number one highlight was this -There were no gimmicks, no ego, no 'scene', just an incredible talent doing what she was born to do.


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Postoperative Temperature Monitoring In Brain Trauma (PTMIBT)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03068143
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First Posted : March 1, 2017
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|A Muti-centre Prospective Observational Study on Postoperative Temperature Monitoring In Patients With Brain Trauma
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- Change of Brain Temperature [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline Brain Temperature at 1 week ]
- Change of Axillary Temperature [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline Axillary Temperature at 1 week ]
- Change of Rectal Temperature [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline Rectal Temperature at 1 week ]
- Change of Bladder Temperature [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline Bladder Temperature at 1 week ]
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- Clinical or radiological diagnosis is brain trauma;
- The patient has surgical indications, and the patient or his/her family are willing to undergo operation including brain temperature monitoring probe implantation;
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- At the time of admission there are serious systemic diseases, including severe infections, immune system diseases, blood system diseases, infectious diseases, severe liver and kidney dysfunction, malignant tumors, etc;
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|Contact: Guoyi Gao, Dr.
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|Principal Investigator: Guoyi Gao, M.D., Ph.D.
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Brain Injuries
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Body Temperature Changes
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
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A journey of three and a half hours by car from London takes us to Mark and Sally Bailey's White Cross Farm, an old farm from 1764 in which they combine dwelling and store. Their home is an unlikely mix of old and worn with new life. It is difficult to determine where the store ends and home begins.
Have a great Saturday, my friends! And stop by tomorrow!
Photography by Morten Holtum.
All images from here.


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I attended the Willamette SCORE's Business Success Seminar yesterday and although it took me out of the office for the entire day, it was definitely worth it. The seminar was geared to entrepreneurs wanting to learn the nuts and bolts of starting or growing a successful business. Tim Berry presented the session on business planning, and a number of other local companies (Jones & Roth, Liberty Bank and Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, DuPriest, Orr & Sherlock) and SCORE counselors donated their time to speak on bookkeeping, financing, legal issues, marketing and more.
I am not starting a business and therefore some of the information wasn't directly relevant, but because we partner with SCORE, it was a great opportunity for me to see what the seminar was all about. And as an added bonus, I ended up learning some new things in the meantime!
Since we are based in Eugene, OR, a relatively small and very community-oriented city, I like to support local businesses and do what I can to bring more business to our community. Therefore, I wanted to show my support for SCORE by learning more about the seminar they offer our community and be an evangelist for future seminars.
It was great to see the room packed with excited entrepreneurs and know that there could be some new exciting businesses coming to our community. Great job to SCORE for a very well presented and very well attended seminar.
Kristen Langham
Marketing Manager
Palo Alto Software, Inc.


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Last weekend, the family gathered at a beloved vacation spot from our childhood to celebrate my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. We arrived in dribs and drabs. Matt, Dawon, HangSoon and HwaSoon drove up shortly after Mom and Dad. James drove down from Atlanta where he's been visiting friends. Z and I arrived mid-afternoon after a late start. When we arrived, we checked into the hotel, then went to find Mom and Dad in Callaway Gardens. We found them in the butterfly enclosure. If you've never been to Callaway but plan to go sometime, make sure you visit the butterflies. It's just beautiful!
We moved from place to place, walking and talking and enjoying each other's company. James and Z found one of those coin-operated feeders and spent a little time feeding the Canadian geese, turtles and fish.
There was a definite hierarchy there. The geese were upper most. They got most everything. If you tossed directly to the turtles, they would get some, but only if it was right in front of their noses. Otherwise, the fish would dart in there quick as silver and snatch the food up - sometimes right out of their mouths!
We would catch up with each other, then split apart again to come together again in some other place.
After visiting the gardens a bit, we went split up again. Some went to the hotel to freshen up for dinner and take naps. I took Z up the mountain. He's never been to any mountains before, even the small ones like Pine Mountain.
Andy and his fiance Angi made sure everyone had something to drink as we waited for our room to be ready. They put us in a private room because there was a golf tournament going on over at the Gardens and they'd be drunk and in the main dining room. The staff wanted to make sure we had a quiet and dignified celebration...
Jerry arrived a little late, but in good form. As usual, we have several pictures of people taking pictures... Count your lucky stars I'm only posting one! Jerry was showing off his phone. It's one of those Droid things - and when you drop it, it says "God Dammit!" Pretty funny stuff.
I will spare you all the pictures of food. It was plentiful and delicious. I indulged myself in grilled salmon, which, if available, I will go for every single time. I LOVE salmon! Z got a Philly cheesesteak sandwich because he was curious and always wanted to try one. He didn't want the mushrooms or peppers or onion and got teased about just wanting a meat sandwich, so he relented and had onion on it as well. He loved it.
After all that food, there was cake! The whole bottom tier of Matt and Dawon's wedding cake was leftover, so I re-iced the top and redecorated it so that it became the 50th Anniversary Cake! It was delicious!
The celebrated couple was put together at the end of the table and given their gift.
My new sister-in-law is quite talented in many ways - she drew this characture of my parents, which is pretty spot-on! They loved it, of course!
Full and happy, we all got up and waddled to our respective rooms. It seems the golfers were happy to see us go... They complained about the noise we were making with all our laughing and merry-making!


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Okay, this one is entirely my fault for partitioning a 30GB hard drive two and a half years ago, and letting it get to the point that the boot partition has less than 250 MB free and the other has less than 60.
But why is it that some apps are so VM hungry that they can actually chew up almost 200 MB of free disk space in a session? It's probably me. I am in the habit of leaving NetNewsWire open for days at a time, and I think the app archives all the RSS bits that it receives so it knows whether you've read them or not. Last night I couldn't print from Chimera. I then started quitting apps, thinking I might need to reboot, and got told by iTunes that it couldn't save my library file because I was out of disk space. I cursed, quit NNW and Mail, and logged out and back in.
When I restarted iTunes my library was fine. But NNW was another story—all my subscriptions were lost and so were my weblog settings.
I'm not sure about the moral of the story: don't bother partitioning your hard drive? Don't leave NNW running for days? Or maybe, don't build up an MP3 collection that's almost 14 GB on a 30 GB hard drive.


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Good Day Gives Back: Maine Veterans' Homes
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WGME) -- The mission of Maine Veterans' Homes is to care for those who served. There are six facilities across the state in Augusta, Bangor, Caribou, Scarborough, Machias, and South Paris that offer three levels of care from short-term to long-term. They're designed to meet the long-term healthcare needs of veterans and lend support to their families.
The Good Day Maine morning team visited the Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough to spread some holiday cheer and thank the veterans for their service.
Maine jazz trombonist Don Doane showed off his musical talents and reflected on his time playing with some of the greats: Woody Herman, Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
World War II veteran Arthur Carron opened up about why he joined the service. "I had a brother missing in action, and he was a prisoner of the Japanese," said Caron. "I was going over to try to see what I could do to help."
Master Sergeant James Sheppard shared stories as a Tuskegee Airmen. "They wouldn't admit blacks in the aviation program in the US Army until World War II," said Sheppard. The Tuskegee Airmen was an all African American group of military pilots.
The care at Maine Veterans' Homes is exceptional and personal. For those who work there, it's a way to give back to those who gave so much.
"These are the people, the men and women who have made our country what it is today," said Maureen Carland from Maine Veterans' Homes. "They are the ones that fought the wars, did everything to allow us the freedom that we have."
Staff and volunteers make the holidays extra special for veterans and their families.
"It is absolutely a work of love here," said Carland.


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Pimento Berry Essential Oil
- Product Code: EO-P09
- Availability: In Stock
Pimento Berry essential oil has warm, spicy-sweet, clove-like aroma. It is a comforting, warming oil that is especially useful for rheumatism, chest complaints and for treating stress and depression.
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Pimento Berry essential oil (also known as Allspice oil, Jamaican Pepper and Pimenta) is steam distilled from dried, crushed, fully grown, but unripe fruits of the West Indian tree, Pimenta officinalis. The tree is native to the West Indies and grows abundantly in the wild on many of the islands, particularly Jamaica.
Pimento is used extensively by the food industry for flavouring foods. Its other common name, Allspice, comes from the fact that it tastes like a mixture of cloves, juniperberry, cinnamon and pepper. The oil is is also widely used in perfumery, primarily to create men's fragrances.
- Species: Pimenta officinalis
- Plant family: Myrtaceae
- Origin: West Indies
- Note: Middle
- Extraction method: Steam distilled
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Pimento Berry essential oil has a warming effect on the emotions. It can be helpful for stress-related disorders, depression, nervous tension and exhaustion.
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"Backspacer" will also be available on "Rock Band" the day it comes out, and Target has an exclusive on an edition of the album featuring access to download its songs for "Rock Band" on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. It's a precursor to a dedicated Pearl Jam game that could hit stores in 2010.
Super Deluxe reissue of Vs. and Vitalogy I would order this, since Vitalogy is one of my favorite PJ albums, but I'm still waiting to receive my CD and LP of Live on Ten Legs from the fan club that I ordered three weeks ago.Damn, $150 is a lot of scratch.
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Monday Night IntermediateSpanish Conversation Club (Santiago de Chile)
Well, it is MONDAY NIGHT
As always the Black Rock Pub is hosting our weekly Monday Night Intermediate Spanish Conversation Club
We meet between 20h00 and 22h00 at the Black Rock Pub.
The pub is located on Providencia Nr. Protected content , Local 42, between Luis Thayer Ojeda and Holanda Sts. north (Metro Tobalaba).
Intermediate speakers (flexible application of the term intermediate) of Spanish as well as native speakers (who graciously make themselves available to correct our errors) are welcome to attend.
As always, new people are always welcome.
¡Hasta pronto!


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This decal will look great on the truck's rear window. And on the fridge at the cabin, and on my laptop, and in the classroom ... Purchasing info here.
Mountain lion in your driveway? Bear in the barn? Hippies in the hot springs? Who ya gonna call? Around here, it's usually senior wildlife biologist Kevin Brennan of the California Department of Fish and Game. Here's Kevin carrying a drowsy young mountain lion away from a local elementary school:
Fish and Game Wardens and wildlife biologists in California do incredibly important work, and these days the department they work for needs public support more than ever. Consider:
California's game wardens protect wildlife and public resources and enforce hunting and fishing regulations. But warden numbers have been depleted by attrition.
Today there are about 210 field-level game wardens to patrol the state, recognized as the lowest ratio of wardens to population of any North American state or province.
Money from the special stamps will pay for training and equipment for game wardens. The stamp comes in the form of a sticker that can be affixed to a car window. Anyone can purchase a stamp; it does not have to be purchased with a hunting or fishing license. [Source]
As if budget cuts weren't bad enough, the California Department of Fish and Game is reeling from the tragic loss of three biologists and a pilot who were killed in a helicopter crash last week. [A memorial fund has been established, and this article tells how to make a donation.]
Times are tough indeed for the good people who protect so much:
* more than 1,000 native fish and wildlife species, 6,300 native plant species and 360 threatened or endangered species
* California's 159,000 square miles of land (414 square miles per warden)
* 1,100 miles of coastline, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, 4,800 lakes and reservoirs and 80 major rivers
And with the lowest ratio of wardens to population in North America! Buying a bunch of stickers is the least I can do to show my thanks. That, and a new sidebar link: it should be just a few inches to the right.


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Bouck sucks.Farhan Lalji wrote:Few Thoughts:
1) I'm a little mixed about Bourdon staying here. On one hand, I'm GLAD that he's staying since I'd hate to see him turn into Josh Holden (i.e. tries way too hard to make the team at training camp, overthinks, and constantly chokes). In a way, I think its good that Veenyo is letting him stay, so that he just relaxes...and gets back to playing like he was.
On the other hand, I'm not sure how many 19 year old defensemen have been successful....or have gone on to be successful. The worst thing a coach can do, is rush someone. The Canucks were patient with Mattias Ohlund, and it paid dividends. Dion Phaneuf didn't enter the NHL until he was 21.
2) I'm disappointed that Bouck didn't make it. The guy came to camp in the best shape. His hustle and enthusiasm was unparalleled. I thought he deserved a chance to stay. These are the types of guys that ALL teams need.
He brings no offense, mediocre defense, and hustle. The Canucks need guys who are capable of chipping in with goals from the bottom six.
Bouck has never shown me anything more than a big ol' bowl of 'meh'.


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Oh No, More Boy Bands!
New instances of what is the sorry state of much of today's pop music scene, and what I think should be done about it.
Actually, I should apologize for using the term "bands" in this article's title, as these so-called "boy bands" aren't really bands at all, but rather producer's compliations - whom you almost never see with instruments during their concerts, nor do you ever see them listed as producers on their records - designed to make teen and tween girls swoon and scream before going into the "Where are they now?" scrapheap within two years.
I was reading the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times recently when I saw, on the front page of the Calendar (entertainment) section, a sight that made me go:
"Noooooo!! I thought we got rid of that 'boy band' crapola when N'Suck, I mean N'Sync, and Bad Stink Dorks, I mean Backstreet Boys, went away - now we got some more dweebs to worry about! AUUUUGH!!!"
Yes, I'm fully aware that Nick Carter and the rest of his little Backstreet playmates have recently toured with another so-called "band" from the late 80's, New Kids on The Block (GAG!), but still...
Anyhow, what I saw in that Sunday Times was a story about four new producer's compilations that, most unfortunately, are selling millions of records to teenyboppers, who are packing arenas and therefore worsening the state of pop music by liking these so-called musicians.
Four of these groups were featured in the article; like a little kid forced to eat his spinach at dinnertime and not allowed to have dessert until every morsel of Popeye's favorite food is in his stomach, I'll go ahead and describe these bunches of little boys whom I truly wish would run along:
1. Mindless Behavior
A new R & B group that, when I read about them, sounded like they were ripping off Boys II Men or New Edition.
Rather than getting together at school and doing small gigs like real bands, these boys - and I mean that literally as they are only 15 - trained for two years before releasing their first record, which of course went to #2 on the Billboard R & B/Hip Hop charts.
2. The Wanted
When I saw their picture in the Times, I thought, "Typical; five good-looking guys made solely to sell posters and give little girls crushes."
Their label mate is none other that Justin Bieber. Enough said.
3. One Direction
Simon Cowell, the magnate who so brilliantly badmouthed singers who couldn't cut it on American Idol, made like Lou Pearlman and, along with Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls fame, put together these five little British boys a couple of years ago.
It is with regret that I say that they are now making a splash on this side of the Atlantic, warbling little ditties about teenage love and all of that crap.
All i have to say is this: I really, REALLY wish Simon would have said to these kids,
"You are the worst singers I've ever heard! If this was 2,000 years ago, you would have been stoned!"
This last "band" that I'm about to mention is one that I have the most contempt for:
4. Big Time Rush
These are four young guys who think they're huge studs, who were created by the Nickolodeon channel to anchor a pre-teen TV show.
I would say that this so-called "band" was made in the spirit of the Monkees, another band created for TV, except for one thing: The Monkees were talented and, unlike these boys, had real musicians who played instruments; Michael Nesmith, their guitarist, even wrote some of the Monkees' hits.
The reason I hold my worst contempt for this compilation is the fact that they committed the worst form of blasphemy posible in music: they sang Beatles songs in their little flick, oh so creatively called Big Time Movie.
It angered me to the point of wanting to change into the Incredible Hulk when I heard that they sang Beatles classics in their little film; it goes without saying that those four little boys, in my view (and I'm sure in the views of many others), had ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT to sing a note from the greatest band of all time, for this simple reason:
Big Time Rush is not worthy, and will never, ever be worthy, to clean the Beatles' toilets, let alone sing their songs - how dare they even attempt to do such a heinous thing!
The worst thing about these little boy bands is that since they don't play instruments - at least on stage during their concerts - and have someone else write and produce pretty much all of their material rather than do all of that themselves like a real band, doing nothing but dancing elaborate numbers and lipsyncing to their voices on stage, they are doing nothing but undermining artistic integrity.
New Kids did it, N'Stink and Bad Road Dweebs did it, and now these new little boy bands are doing it.
And that, I must say, makes me most unhappy.
So much so that I propose this:
Back in 1979 Bill Veeck, the owner of baseball's Chicago White Sox, held a "Disco Demolition" night, where everyone who brought a disco album got into a White Sox doubleheader for a significant discount off of their ticket price, the disco albums being put into a pile in center field between games and blown up, with everybody loudly chanting "Disco Sucks!" during the occasion.
More than 30 years later, it's time to do something like that again, this time with these boy so-called "bands".
With the professional baseball season starting, I'm calling on at least one team - most likely a minor league one as the major league teams have an image to uphold - to hold a "Boy Band Demolition" night, where anyone who brought a boy band CD (or a Justin Bieber CD, as he's essentially a one-boy boy band) would get in for half price and, after the game, all the CDs would be blown up in center field with everyone chanting loudly:
Since that Disco Demolition night effectively killed that genre, perhaps holding a Boy Band Demolition night will put an end to that type of "music" once and for all.
It's the only way I can think of for all of us fans of real music - where they actually write and produce their own material and play their own instruments (that's why, by the way, I respect groups like Hanson, the Jonas Brothers, and even Disney's Lemonade Mouth - at least they play instruments and, with the exception of Lemonade Mouth, have written many of their own songs) - to take a stand and tell the music industry that we won't tolerate these fake compilations anymore.
It's certanly an idea, one that I hope some owner of a minor league team will take and run with.
As for all those fans of this, well, I refuse to call it music: I'm sorry, but it's time for all of you to get into something real, where they actually have a say in the sounds that are made.
In other words...
Boy bands must go.
And that's about all I have to say about that.


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Hora e vez do lado soturno do TBTCI atacar, synth punk com toque forte de cold wave esse é o Discodeath duo italiano que teve seu debute lançado pela importantíssima gravadora No Emb Blanc / Kernkrach.
Album dançante e pesado, não a toa os caras citam Absolute Body Control e Linear Movement como suas influências além de punks como Screamers, Nuns e por ai vai, discaço do início ao fim sem um momento sequer para respirar, recomendadíssimo e essencial para os que abraçam a nova geração do mininal synth.
***** Interview with Discodeath *****
Q. When did Discodeath starts, tell us about the history...
1) Hello! The Discodeath were born recently, exactly in the fall of 2012, Mark and I at the same time we were part of a punk-rock band the TV Drugs, which broke up shortly afterwards. Marco and I were very attentive to the reality of music, and besides we liked punk bands like Deux, Linear Movement, Philip Laurent and Absolute Body Control. Mark told me that he had written songs, made her listen to me and I found them beautiful, I also had in mind a few pieces, so we have written them and was born a demo. After that was broadcast on Disc Delirium Mark Ashwort (an italian radio trasmission), we tried to make her feel at labels and Rainer (Genetic / No Blank em), we immediately responded with enthusiasm. We then made an album for No Emb Blanc / Kernkrach.
Q: Who are your influences?
2) Our influences, mainly have to do with punk rock and new wave, punk only what we believe existed, ranging from 76 to '82. We listened to a lot of bands like,Nervous Gender, the Screamers, Nuns or Los Reactors, there like the punk and new wave of yugoslavia, such as Buldogi, Kuzle ... Paraf ... Pekinska Patka. We also like the 80's pop, things like Italo Disco or Plastic Bertrand.
Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
3)Nevermind the Bollocks – Sex Pistols ,
Romania – The Nuns ,
Figures – Absolute Body Control,
On the Screen – Linear Movement.
Q. How do you fell playing alive?
4) In live we play with twoo synths a Microkorg and a Roland Juno GI.
Q. How do you describe Discodeath sounds?
5) The sound of Discodeath? In a word ... I would say that it is sincere.
Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
6)The Discodeath, record and mix in my house. Our demo was born there. Usually for the songs, there comes to mind a bass line and a vocal line, then try to articulate rhythms and riffs keyboards!
Q. Which new bands do you recommended?
7) Aktion, Circa Tapes , Ariisk, Lower Synth Department, BlackMondays, Paradox Obscure.
Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
8)We've never played covers. We prefer to do our songs.
Q: What´s the plans for future....
9) We would like to make a video and do now know our music all over the world. We want to play as much as possible.
Q: Any parting words?
10) Greetings to all our supporters and friends! Thank you so much to you Renato! We hope to see you soon!
Thanks guys


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FBWW Featured on En Voix TurcFBWW in the Media • Author: Mehmet Pozam • Saturday, February 28, 2009
Avid Fenerbahçe Worldwide readers will remember that I recently published an article written by a friend of mine, Adrien Godet, whom I had taken to last month's Turkcell Süper Lig derby match Fenerbahçe vs. Trabzonspor. Adrien kindly featured our website on his journalistic blog "En Voix Turc" and also added a video collage from the match so that everyone could get a taste of the atmosphere at the Şükrü Saraçoğlu.
A few weeks ago, I published an article written by a friend of mine, Adrien Godet, here on Fenerbahçe Worldwide. I had taken him to the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium last month to see the Turkcell Süper Lig derby between Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor on Week 17.
If you haven't already read it, please click the following link to access Adrien's article about his Kadıköy experience: http://www.fenerbahceworldwide.org/view/1526/When_Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Celebrates_Football___/
Shortly after publishing his article on Fenerbahçe Worldwide, Adrien featured our website on his journalistic blog called "En Voix Turc" (French for in Turkish voice). He also posted a video collage on his website to share the atmosphere of the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium with all football lovers around the world.
Please feel free to log on to Adrien's blog and watch the video he posted: http://envoixturc.blogspot.com/
Finally to complete our journalistic collaboration, I also took part in Adrien's radio show "En Voix Turc" last week and talked about Fenerbahçe and the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium. The show is to be aired on Campus Grenoble Radio in the following weeks.
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Merci pour Godet et les supporters francais de fenerbahce


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The fourth in our series of NBS Shortcuts looks at rainscreen cladding.
Its modern incarnation was developed in the 1940s, and in the 1950s the UK's Building Research Station advocated drained and ventilated air spaces behind outer envelopes. However, it took 25 years to become commonplace.
The Centre for Window and Cladding Technology's (CWCT's) 'Standard for Systemised Building Envelopes' defines curtain walling as 'a predominantly vertical building envelope which supports no load other than its own weight and the environmental forces that act upon it.' Rainscreen cladding is a non-loadbearing external cladding assembly defined as 'a wall comprising an outer skin of panels and an airtight insulated backing wall separated by a ventilated cavity. Some water may penetrate the cavity but the rainscreen is intended to provide protection from direct rain.' The key distinction is that curtain walling is the whole envelope, while rainscreen cladding is the outer protective layer of the envelope.
As far back as the Second World War, British researchers were exploring the potential of a protective impervious cladding on the outer face of external walls with a drained and ventilated air gap behind it. Then in 1952 the Alcoa building in Pittsburgh - a 30-storey building clad in open-jointed aluminium bafe panels - became one of the earliest and best-known examples of rainscreen cladding, even though the phrase hadn't been invented at the time of its construction (the term 'rainscreen principle' was coined in the 1970s). It was in 1962 that the Norwegian Research Institute published a booklet which championed systems that ensure pressure equalisation of the air gap - that is, the air pressure in the gap separating the rainscreen cladding from the building/ inner leaf is the same as that of the outside conditions; this was shown to combat wind-generated air-pressure differences. Since then, the two systems - drained and ventilated and pressure equalised - comprising a notionally impervious and a permeable outer layer respectively, have been widely specified.
The acceptable degree of water penetration into the air gap defines the difference between the two systems. In a drained and back-ventilated system it is assumed that under adverse weather rain, snow or hail will be wind-driven into the air gap.
These systems are therefore detailed to prevent water crossing the gap and penetrating the insulation/backing wall.
In a pressure-equalised system, the relationship between the area of the open joint which gives access to the gap, the volume of the gap, and the air permeability of the air barrier is designed such that wind pressure acting on the face of the rainscreen is balanced by the pressure created at the joint. The air gap acts as a pressure cushion to prevent water from reaching the insulation and backing wall and, as such, the air-gap pressure is an essential component preventing excessive water passing through an open-jointed rainscreen. (NB: 'open joints' include bafed and labyrinth joints. ) As it happens, drained and ventilated rainscreens also achieve a certain degree of pressure equalisation.
Unfortunately, the term 'open-jointed rainscreen' has emerged to describe both systems and the understanding of the two technologies has become ill defined. Currently there is no specific British Standard for ventilated rainscreen walls. BS 8200, 'Code of Practice for Design of Non-Loadbearing External Vertical Structures' includes general details about the principles of drained and ventilated and pressure-equalised systems. Published in 1985, with no subsequent revisions, the standard is categorised by BSI as current but obsolescent, as it no longer represents current practice for new construction. A number of system manufacturers test to DIN 18516-1 'Cladding for external walls, ventilated at rear - Part 1: Requirements, Principles of Testing.' This standard recognises different joint types but does not include requirements for pressureequalised systems. National House Builders Council (NHBC) guidance only deals with pressure-equalised systems.
PRESSURE EQUALISATION The air gap and connecting interstices in the insulation will not act as a 'pressure cushion' unless there is a relatively impermeable layer behind the air gap and insulation. But variations in wind pressure mean no system ever achieves total pressure equalisation.
The CWCT states that the air gap should be at least 25mm, whereas the NHBC recommends at least 38mm for panels with rebated joints and a minimum 50mm for those with open joints. The CWCT states that open joints should be a minimum 6mm, but 'joints that are required to remain unblocked shall have a minimum opening of 10mm'. The NHBC insists on 10mm and that the air gap must be sufficient for any water passing through the joints to run down the back of the panel system without wetting the insulation or the backing wall. A breather membrane fitted to the front face of the insulation also helps.
The satisfactory pressure equalisation of the air gap is dependent, to some extent, on the permeability of the building structure, and in most tests this is taken to be 10 m 2, ie. the leakiest allowable under Approved Document L (ADL). Higher or lower permeability rates are acceptable but these must be factored in, especially in terms of U-value ratings and SAP calculations.
Where rainscreen systems are applied to (predominantly nondomestic) existing walls, the requirements of AD L2 will apply.
TESTING Testing must be carried out by an approved agency in conditions that replicate the site conditions in which the system will be fitted.
This means that air pressure, wind loads, rain incidence, fixing angles, etc, will need to be applied to the test panels and computer models to ensure that the rainscreen performs satisfactorily in situ.
The background fixings need to be such that the panels do not deect due to wind suction, sag or thermal movement.
Other issues affecting the system include the need for:
efficient drainage;
no thermal bridging;
fire stopping (risk assessed to ADB and designed to BR135 2003);
secure fixings;
an acoustically robust system;
panelised compartments that are earth-bonded as necessary; and a system designed to withstand the degree of possible impact scenarios specific to the site location (see drawing on page 41).
Given that rainscreen systems tend to be applied to large buildings, the elevations need to be isolated into compartments suitable for the prevention of the spread of smoke and fire and these barriers must not compromise the pressure equalisation air ow behind the panels. At the time of writing, the consequences of AD B - Fire Safety haven't been fully assimilated into current rainscreen guidance, but perforated intumescent cavity barriers ensure fire compartmentation without restricting air ows.
Each system must have cavity barriers at storey heights and at least 6m horizontal centres. At junctions, corners, abutments, etc, these centres need to be reduced to take account of increased wind pressure. Barriers need to start 1.5m from the edge, although the requirement for barriers at 1.5m centres seems excessive.
A rainscreen cannot be totally pressure equalised, but any system can perform satisfactorily if its air permeability is more than 10 times the air permeability of the air barrier and if each compartment numerically has a vent area (in m 2) greater than 0.0125 of the volume (in m 3) of its compartment it serves.
Austin Williams is the author and illustrator of NBS Shortcuts. For more information visit www. thebuildingregs. com
REFERENCES: 'Standard for Systemised Building Envelopes', (2006) Centre for Window and Cladding Technology BS EN 14019 (2004) Curtain walling. Impact resistance BS 8200 (1985) Code of Practice for the Design of Non-Loadbearing External Vertical Building Enclosures BS 8118-2 (1991) Structural Use of Aluminium - Part 2: Materials, Workmanship and Protection BS 8297 (200), Code of Practice for Design and Installation of Non-Loadbearing Concrete Cladding BS EN 13022-1-4 (under development) Glass in Building. Structural Sealant Glazing - Part 1: Actions, Requirements and Terminology BS EN 13116 (2001) Curtain Walling - Resistance to Wind Load - Performance Requirements Curtain Walling and Cladding Technology, TN 41 Site Testing for Watertightness' Centre for Window and Cladding Technology, CWCT BR135 (2003) 'Fire Performance of External Thermal Insulation for Walls of Multi-Storey Buildings', BRE RECOMMENDED READING:
Curtain Walling and Cladding Technology, Technical Note No 52 (2006) 'Impact Performance of Cladding' Centre for Window and Cladding Technology, CWCT, www. cwct. co. uk
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When people reply to topics/posts to say "I dunno"
It isn't a conversation! It's not like you have to make it clear if you don't know something or haven't heard something, it's internets!
I am guilty of this on occasion.
how many people
were tempted to reply to this thred with something along the lines of "i dunno"
sometimes people just need some acknowledgment
and "i dunno" works
it shows youve read it, and you're not ignoring them...
if i see a thread with very few replies after 20 minutes or so, i feel sorry for the person... and end up typing an inane useless answer, just to show i care.
however sad your answers may be
I think I understand it now
I do the same
Does it not give false hope to whoever asked the question though? Seeing that someone has replied and then it's just a "dunno"?
does it?
you wait 20 minutes to type an inane response?
i wish i had your restraint.
i do this all the time
i mean if ive opened the thread i might aswell reply, i would only have about 500 posts if i didnt write utter crap all the time


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ORANGE CITY, Fla. - An Orange City man has been accused of trying to kill his wife because she
undercooked his pizza.
Police said they arrested Richard Watson, 47, Wednesday night after an argument between him and his wife, Debra, turned violent.
Police said Watson became angry when the couple sat down in front of the TV with pizza. He complained the crust was raw and slammed his plate against the front door, police said.
Debra Watson said she slammed her plate down and the two began fighting. She told police her husband tackled her and held her face in the dog bowl until she almost lost consciousness.
She said her husband told her he wanted to kill her, but she was able to knock the bowl of water over.
She said Richard Watson then continued to choke her, according to the police report.
When police arrived, they arrested Richard Watson without incident.
Police said Debra Watson's hair and clothes were wet when they found her. She was not hospitalized.
Richard Watson admitted to getting into an argument with his wife, but he told police he only grabbed her to stop her from breaking dishes, according to the police reporter.
Watson faces attempted murder, strangulation and battery charges. He's being held in the Volusia County Jail on $22,000 bond.
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text: Xavier Henry has set a visit for this fall.A 6-foot-6, 210-pound shooting guard from Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City, Okla., Henry is the ranked No. 1 shooting guard in the Class of 2009 by Rivals. He has narrowed his list to Kansas, Memphis, UCLA and Texas, and says he will visit Kansas for "Late Night in the Phog," Kansas' version of Midnight Madness. Kansas is also recruiting Lance Stephenson of Brooklyn Lincoln and Dominic Cheek of St. Anthony, although neither player has yet scheduled a visit. Stephenson had planned to go for the Jayhawk Invitational in May, but ended up missing the visit.


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Looking for something to brighten up your Monday? This video from should do the trick. Created with visual artist, Mat Maitland, it's a celebration of British summers at the seaside complete with merry go rounds, ice cream, chips and goldfish, all topped off with the best pieces from the label's s/s 2015 collection.
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Sarah Palin's Alaska: Emmy Material?!by Free Britney at .
Is Sarah Palin bound for the Emmy Awards red carpet? Stranger things have happened. Well, maybe not, but her show was submitted for consideration.
TLC submitted Sarah Palin's Alaska for consideration in four categories: Outstanding Reality, Cinematography, Picture Editing, and Music Composition.
The Mark Burnett-produced show delivered sweeping frontier views of America's 49th state in all its glory. It also featured Sarah Palin shooting stuff.
The show attracted millions of viewers and considerable buzz. The reality bar has been set quite high for Bristol Palin and Kyle Massey on their new show.
Should the highly-rated TLC show score a nomination and actually win in the reality category, Sarah Palin would be eligible to receive a golden statue.
Emmy nominations will be announced July 14, with the awards doled out September 18. Expect Palin to hint at a non-presidential run on both dates.


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Private Swap - Saudi Arabia
Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city of Makkah, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims worldwide turn towards while performing daily prayers and is Islam's holiest place. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque. It can accommodate up to four million Muslim worshipers during the Hajj period, one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world. (source)
Saudi Arabia is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia has an area of approximately 2,149,690 km2, and it has an estimated population of 27 million. It's capital and largest city is Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has the world's second largest oil reserves and is the world's second largest oil exporter. (source)
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Rest unemployment
This is the premise that Fernando Alvarez and Robert Shimer have in their latest paper. They extend the Lucas-Prescott island model to factor in work, search unemployment, rest unemployement and inactivity. The idea is that you search when you look for work in a different sector, while you rest when you just wait in your sector for things to improve. What this model points out is that rest unemployment is actually efficient: why waste resources searching when sectoral conditions will improve shortly?
One consequence of this is that unemployment insurance has an important role here: it allows unemployed workers to wait for the jobs to reopen and avoids forcing them to search. A somewhat similar argument has been made earlier by Daron Acemoglu and Robert Shimer, showing that unemployment insurance allows to wait and find better matches. But in this case, everybody searches all the time.
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Interesting to see arguments on how unemployment insurance is beneficial coming out of Chicago...
- September 16, 2008 at 11:06 AM
- hoopster56 said...
You guys need to get out more and work more normal jobs. If you know anyone who works construction, this is exactly the pattern. In addition, they typically work for cash (unreported) when unemployed from official jobs and often do quite well.
A couple of other data points. Many years ago before I was married I had a roommate who got laid off and carefully used all his unemployment benefits before looking for a job. He viewed as a paid holiday, which with extended benefits lasted almost a year. He managed to spend winter in Mexico, and got a job within 2 days of benefits ending.
Later, when I was married and had one small child I was laid off. As an engineer, I was paid pretty well, and my wife was a nurse. When I was laid off, i took over all child care, and stopped the house cleaning service. That along with the reduction in commuting cost, meant that in net cash, we were almost as well off as with both of us working. In addition, we had an old house and there was a lot of work to do on it. So, I was quite content to stay home and work on the house. I basically stumbled on a job with about 3 weeks, but I would have been quite happy to stay unemployed much longer.
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Built in the late 1960's/ early 70's in glass, timber and Cotswold stone, this self catering holiday rental property has recently been refurbished to a high standard. The interior has been sympathetically restored to reflect the period it was built, comprising of mid-century fittings, furniture and posters.
Externally the house consists of a private heated swimming pool surrounded by cedar decking, (please note the pool is covered and not in use during the colder months). This holiday cottage is set in grounds shared by the owner, but is discretely tucked away, and is southwest facing so there is sun throughout most of the day.
The property is a short walk to the pub, The Prince Albert, and Stroud has an award winning Farmers market open on Saturdays, as well as a variety of independant shops and cafes.
Sunny modern house with views across the Stroud Valley. Near Cheltenham. Short breaks welcome.
Why stay in hotel accommodation when this holiday rental home is a 5 minute walk from Rodbourough Common, a 300 acre grassland owned by the National Trust, surrounded by an eclectic mix of golf course and cattle, encompassing panoramic views of Stroud, the five valleys and as far as the River Severn, Sugar Loaf Mountain in Wales and beyond?
This self catering property is less than a mile from the small market town of Stroud with its independent shops, pubs and cafes. There are regular arts and music events held here as well as a weekly award winning Farmers Market selling primarily locally grown and artisan food.
Stroud train station is less than a mile away, where there are hourly links to London, Gloucester and Cheltenham.


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As co-leaders of Tok, brothers Bryan and Matt Basler revel in thick, hazy riffs of stoner rock, which they layer over an articulated but unrepentant rhythm section. Parts of the album sound like a sampler disc of Sub Pop Records' early-'90s roster. Opener "Got No Need" has all the crunch, speed and bravado of Bleach-era Nirvana, while elsewhere the twisted twang ofthe Supersuckers and the super-fuzz of Mudhoney pop up.
I'm just glad it was a positive review, or that railroad spike could have ended up somewhere else.


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Monday, June 20, 2011
Peonies in my Mother's Garden
Next month, I'll be traveling to my Mama's farm in Eastern Oregon for a long visit. My plan is to take some beautiful photos of her home, inside and out. I think you will love her mix of country charm, gypsy soul and Boho eclecticism. So stay tuned!
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- Erika @ ~TiptoeButterfly~ said...
soooooo pretty!
- June 20, 2011 at 6:32 AM
- aBroad said...
1- One of the things I miss most about Oregon, the beauty of the gardens, the Greenness !!
2- I love Peonies and miss seeing them .. I don't know if they even have them here.
3- Does your mom have ants on her peonies?
- June 20, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- anita said...
(the ants on the peonies are good -- they eat the leaves that tightly bind the blooms; they help the blossom come out! Isn't nature perfect?)
- June 20, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Tereza Anton said...
My favorite flowers :).
- June 20, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} said...
Those are so gorgeous!!! They really do have some of the most fabulous blooms around...I'm definitely coming back for that house tour (I'm nosey like that (c:)!
- June 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Connie said...
I was worried about the ants on my peonies until my friend Karen told me, they help 'crack open the bud'. Yes Mother Nature is amazing.
Thanks for sharing my pretties Sarah.
- June 20, 2011 at 7:48 PM
- Karena said...
Sarah my Mother has grown the most beautiful peonies from the time I was a little girl. They are so beautiful!
We always shook the ants off before bringing them in the house!
Art by Karena
- June 20, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- MariCari♥♥♥♥♥ said...
Beautifull!! Kiss!!
- June 21, 2011 at 2:53 PM
I know that I love your mama's style, that's for sure. Looking forward to meeting you!
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More snow again..! Really longing for spring now… But I guess we have to wait. In the meantime I will cheer you up with some spring flowers, ranunculus.
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hemköp in-store winter campaign
In January the in-store campaign for the Swedish foodstore chain Hemköp came up. The last of 4 campaigns for 2010.
I´m recently done with Hemköps spring campaing for this year. This is a draft that came out with butterflies.
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Bringing together transplant professionals to improve heart and lung transplantation in New York State. more...
OPO Staff Appreciation Days
Without the tireless efforts of the staff at the organ procurement organizations, patients would not receive the life-saving transplants they need. As such the NYCTC joined with the New York State (NYS) transplant programs to host events thanking them for their hard work and dedication. Each...Read More
Heart Allocation for Sensitized Patients
Transplant programs in NY are sharing their sensitized patient protocols in an unprecedented effort to ensure some of the sickest patients in NY receive heart transplants. The NYCTC Policy and Operations Committee (POC) looked at issues relating to out-of-sequence heart allocation for sensitized...Read More
Retrospective Data Review
Are we using all available donor lungs? Are there changes we can make to improve access to hearts for NYers? NYCTC members and NYS OPOs are sharing retrospective data to ensure the best use of all available organs, maximizing opportunities for their patients. The members and OPOs agreed to...Read More


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Paid Family Leave: New Labor Standard for Washington?
Wendy Gillihan, MAcc, PHR, is a labor standards expert and president of Gryffin Consulting, a firm specializing in helping businesses of all sizes navigate labor laws.
Business owners in Washington are likely unaware that paid family leave insurance, to be administered through the Washington Department of Labor, was voted into law in 2007. The intention was that parental leave, referred to as Family Leave Insurance, would operate similarly to Worker's Compensation Insurance. However, this law was never actually implemented due to the economic downturn the following year, in 2008.
However, in recent months, a renewed effort has emerged to create (and actually implement) a paid family leave program in Washington, and it's gained momentum.
The original 2007 law offered some arguments for the importance of protections around paid parental leave and their social benefits. Chief among them were doing more to foster parent and child bonding, as well as increasing workforce stability and economic security.
The legislature was particularly concerned that many employees aren't covered by family leave laws, and that those who do have access to that coverage "may not be in a financial position to take family leave that is unpaid," especially if their "employer-paid benefits meet only a relatively small part of this need."
This concern that not enough people had enough access to enough family leave has been echoed in much recent research. In a 2013 report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), for example, researchers noted, "The benefits of paid family leave to individuals, to businesses, and to society are well-documented." Researchers pointed out that the increasing use of leave by pregnant women mirrors the increased likelihood of those women returning to work after childbirth.
Specifically, paid family leave could:
- keep women in the workforce
- decrease their need for public assistance
- reduce employer costs
- contribute to U.S. economic growth
In fact, access to paid family leave "increased work hours by mothers in the two years after birth."
Furthermore, the use of paid family leave is linked to a number of health benefits, including:
- lower rates of infant and child mortality
- increased incidence and length of breastfeeding
- improved cognitive development in children
The report, Paid Parental Leave in the United States: What the Data Tell Us about Access, Usage, and Economic and Health Benefits, suggested that "future legislation should address the current gender inequity in availability of paid family leave in order to ensure that men and women have equal access to such benefits moving forward, keeping in mind that women giving birth also need medical leave."
Original paid family leave law, 2007
Washington's 2007 law encouraged, but did not establish, a program or programs that would:
- Allow parents to bond with a newborn or newly placed child;
- Provide limited and additional income support for a reasonable period while an individual is away from work on family leave;
- Reduce the impact on state income support programs by increasing an individual's ability to provide caregiving services for a child while maintaining an employment relationship;
- Establish a wage replacement benefit to be coordinated with current existing state and federal family leave laws.
Based on the foundation of this original legislation, as well as the research published during the intervening years, Washington state is currently considering changes to existing parental leave laws.
Current pregnancy and paid family leave in Washington
Before delving deeper into the future of parental leave laws in Washington, and how these laws might impact employers, it's important to have an understanding of what the current laws are, most of which are relatively unknown to many business owners.
The most common questions employers and employees alike have are:
Q: What are an employee's rights to time off during pregnancy?
A: If an employee works for an employer with at least eight employees, she may qualify for leave when a pregnancy-related condition disables her from working.
Q: Is there paid parental leave in Washington?
A: No. Washington does not currently have a program providing compensation during maternity or paternity leave. The state legislature has not implemented the 2007 Family Leave Insurance program. Employers are not currently required to provide paid maternity or paternity leave.
Q: Will an employee qualify for unemployment benefits during maternity leave?
A: No. An employee must be able to work, available for work, and actively seeking work to qualify for unemployment benefits.
Q: Can an employee take unpaid time off to care for a new baby?
A: An employee may be entitled to take time off to care for a new baby depending on the following certain factors:
Maternity leave for mothers giving birth
Leave for mothers not giving birth and paternity leave
The future of paid parental and family leave in Washington
Legislators, advocates, and communities are looking to address the future of paid parental and family leave in Washington state. There are a number of areas that require thoughtful policy development for a new paid parental or family leave law:
Size of employer:
What qualifies as a small business? Do we use the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) criteria based on 50 or more employees within 75 miles of your worksite? This definition excludes a large number of workers, and may exclude small employers that would benefit from offering support to new parents. If we drop the number down, what size of employer makes sense? Should all employers have the option to participate, regardless of size?
Waiting period for eligibility: The FMLA requires an employee to have worked for their employer for 12 months and for 1,250 hours in the 12 months prior to leave. This excludes most part-time employees entirely. Should paid parental leave extend to workers with fewer hours in the 12 months prior to the leave, possibly with reduced benefits?
Some states are allowing employees to have paid parental leave after their employment relationship terminates. Should the benefit operate similar to state unemployment insurance, in that eligibility is tied to a base number of hours worked during a period, rather than for a specific employer?
Notice of leave: Some paid parental leave laws in the US require 30-day notice prior to the leave with exceptions in unusual and urgent situations where prior notice is not possible. Is a 30-day notice period sufficient to prepare for coverage during the leave?
Length of leave/allows for intermittent leave: Current US laws regarding unpaid or paid parental leave vary, but most provide between 5-12 weeks. The FMLA and the Washington Family Leave Act allow for intermittent leave with different options related to the type of qualifying events (birth of a child has limited intermittent leave, illness or care of a family member has significant intermittent leave allowed) expectation.
New Jersey's paid family leave allows for intermittent leave if both the employee and employer agree to a leave schedule for paid parental leave. However, the employer's agreement is not required for other types of leave, such as illness or care of a parent. If intermittent leave is taken instead of a set block of time, should the amount of leave remain the same?
Existing paid leave substitution: Some current parental leave laws allow employers to substitute their own parental leave for the government funded insurance. Should employers be allowed to opt out if they meet a clearly defined standard related to paid leave?
Type of event to qualify for leave: Should the leave include paid parental leave only? Or should it include all of the qualifying events included in FMLA?
Currently, the qualifying events in the FMLA for paid parental leave include:
- the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth;
- the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care and to care for the newly placed child within one year of placement
However, the FMLA also includes a wide variety of other qualifying events, such as:
- to care for the employee's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition;
- a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job
A related concern that any future legislation might address is the difference between parental and family leave. Combining all of the types of leave into one category is generally referred to as family leave. Parental leave, however, is related to a discrete, easy to document event in an employee's life, the addition of child to a household. The other types of qualifying events may relate to chronic medical conditions of varying severity, and these may be difficult to document and accommodate.
These two types place significantly different administrative burdens on both the employer and the employee. Should a paid policy mirror the Family Medical Leave Act qualifying events? Or should paid parental leave and family leave generally covered under sick leave laws be considered separately?
What will paid family leave mean for small business?
Employers with employees in the state of Washington should consider participating in the development of the paid parental or paid family leave law. All of the aspects of paid parental leave listed above are currently open for discussion.
It's important for small employers to make their viewpoint heard by lawmakers and policy developers in our region to ensure that a strong consensus is achieved between employers and employees about the future of parental and family leave.
Find your local Seattle Council Member.


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Meatloaf, Smeatloaf, Double-beatloaf
Does anyone else quote the line from A Christmas Story when they eat meatloaf? "Meatloaf, Smeatloaf, Double-beatloaf. I hate Meatloaf!" Lies...I actually dig meatloaf. I like to say this one ALMOST as much as I like to quote The Sandlot.
"This pop isn't workin', Benny! I'm bakin' like a toasted cheeseer!"
Meatloaf muffins with mashed potato frosting are a brilliant idea. Those that know me, know I can't do cute and crafty, and mine came out almost picture worthy. This recipe inspired me. I was looking for a recipe that Wyatt would like and this one was perfect with ground turkey and zucchini and not too many spices. I subbed oatmeal for bread crumbs to keep it gluten free (just one more week).
Not in the mood for cute muffin meatloaf? Try this recipe. The garlic croutons crushed up add some great flavor. This one is tastier but less kiddie friendly and takes more time.
I have to get pumped about doing P-90X hour anda half yoga. I dread doing this one because it takes soooo long. Olympic watching last night allowed me to get some extra work hours in so I can "slack off" today.