I learned about maybe having a heat pump when I was looking through my home inspection report (1.5 years after purchase of home) for something else entirely. The report called our AC units heat pumps. When I looked up the model number, it was confirmed. Then I looked at the manuals left with the heater, and there seemed to be a thermostat manual that included the Emergency Heat function people talk about, which means heat pump. However, the actual thermostats we got with the house do not match the manuals. Upgrade, right?
No big deal, I thought. I'll just flip a switch or change a setting. But when I found the current thermostat manual online, it required a jumper wire (not done) and an extra wire hooked up to the unit for the heat changeover valve. But that wire is supposed to be blue, with the power wire being black, but my thermostat had a blue wire to the common power. Apparently, it's "sometimes" blue. I also had two extra wires behind the thermostat. One Brown and one black. What it means, I don't know. Could be extra wires or could be the original heat changeover valve wires.
After the jumper wire didn't do the trick, I eventually tried the blue wire in the heat changeover valve slot, assuming it was never the common 24 VAC. I was wrong and seemed to blow a fuse. Luckily, I had an extra fuse that was the exact match to keep searching for answers, and I didn't fry the whole unit. With the power off at the circuit breaker, I opened up the furnace in order to look for what I was missing. I saw the wires from the thermostat. I saw the blue wire connected to a larger black wire. I saw my two extra wires cut, which means connected to nothing. A black and a brown wire with nothing to do.
Based on the way it looked in there, I'd have to assume whoever replaced the thermostat DID NOT make any changes inside the furnace. But then it's a bigger, nastier problem. Another problem with the PO not getting what they paid for, perhaps. Luckily, I have a name to go with this particular mishap. Whereas builder-grade plumbers don't sign their work when they forget to hook up the dishwasher and reverse the hot and cold (yes, that was also the case), HVAC companies love leaving stickers for new owners to find so that we will call on the company when the unit is well out of warranty. So I know that McGowan's Heating and Air originally installed the heat pumps back in 2004. This company has a 4.8 rating on Google, so I assume forgetting to hook up a heat pump isn't normal practice.
Maybe someone else came in and monkeyed with the wires. I know someone did change the thermostats. McGowan's even detailed what the heater is supposed to do, checking off "Heat Pump" and "Two Stage Thermostat." Right on the sticker. But all I get is heat strips and high bills.
I know a reputable company like McGowan's would like to make sure this house hasn't been using emergency heat only for the past 15 years. There are probably records of the installation from back in 2004. Maybe the company even takes photos when a job is finished. Maybe that wasn't a thing back then, but I'd bet there's more to the paper trail than just a sticker. No matter what, a technician should be able to tell me pretty quickly what's currently wrong with the setup (and if it was his company's mistake).
We ran emergency heat all last year because we did not realize we own two heat pumps. The previous owner may or may not have done the same for more than a decade. The thermostats were replaced, and the new ones ARE capable of running a heat pump; however, the thermostat was not hooked up to properly run the heat pump (not even close). The wire to switch to the heat pump does not seem to exist. McGowan's installed the unit in 2004 and may have the answers I need.
I'll report back with how McGowan's handles this request to find out more about what I own. So far, I have been shut down by the previous owner when it comes to the alarm system code, the garage door code, the HOA-specified house colors, the dishwasher disconnect, and the never-once-used fireplace. Weird. But I like my odds with finding out more this time, since I'm bypassing previous owners who chose to live in squalor and never ask questions in favor of finding out more from the actual installers of the appliance. Better than trying to get an answer from DR Horton, too. If I can get some answers from McGowan's, then I'll try the garage door company and original alarm system company to get some other answers to the PO mystery of this house.
McGowan's called me immediately when I sent an email with a link to this website. Alex found that the company, which has since changed ownership, completed the installation but had not serviced the units since then. Alex walked me through several potential fixes, most of which I'd tried by using the online Honeywell manual. He also suggested both thermostats might be bad. That seemed impossible to me. But when he told me that I could bypass the thermostat by connecting Yellow, White, Red, and Green, I thought I'd give it a shot while he was still on the phone. (Also, cut the circuit breaker before you try this.) The AC/Heat Pump turned on!
It's possible something is missing from the connection to the thermostats. Maybe it's the jumper issue, and I never got it right. Maybe it's the setting that the thermostat mysteriously would not allow me to access in setup mode. The good news is that I probably have working heat pumps. Maybe I'll get a Honeywell Pro 9000 or Nest like Alex recommended. But the point is that one PO mystery is finally solved, and I also have a heating and AC company that I'm willing to call when I need work done. All of the companies that generally ignore 15 year-old complaints should take note: when I need a service call and one or two new units, I'll go with the company that offered 45 minutes of free advice first. It's like my website design business when I give out all kinds of advice. The people I help may not need me right now, but they'll remember me when they need something more than advice on blogging.


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How are index fossils used to correlate rock layers and determine the age of a rock?
Ben Davis August 14, 2020
How are index fossils used to date rock layers?
How do geologists correlate rock layers?
What is the relationship of index fossils to geologic time?
What do index fossils indicate?
What are the four characteristics of index fossils?
What is an example of an index fossil?
What is a good example of marker fossils?
Which of the following is an important index fossil?
Using Index Fossils If two rock layers have the same index fossils, then they're probably about the same age. Rock layers with the same index fossils must have formed at about the same time. The presence of more than one type of index fossil provides stronger evidence that rock layers are the same age.
Index Fossils – are fossils that must be widely distributed and represent a type of organism that existed only briefly. Index fossils are useful because they tell the relative ages of the rock layers in which they occur.
The process of showing that rocks or geologic events occurring at different locations are of the same age is called correlation. Geologists have developed a system for correlating rocks by looking for similarities in composition and rock layer sequences at different locations.
Keyed to the relative time scale are examples of index fossils, the forms of life which existed during limited periods of geologic time and thus are used as guides to the age of the rocks in which they are preserved.
Index fossil, any animal or plant preserved in the rock record of the Earth that is characteristic of a particular span of geologic time or environment. Index fossils are the basis for defining boundaries in the geologic time scale and for the correlation of strata.
A good index fossil is one with four characteristics: it is distinctive, widespread, abundant, and limited in geologic time. Because most fossil-bearing rocks formed in the ocean, the major index fossils are marine organisms.
Index fossils are commonly found, widely distributed fossils that are limited in time span. Examples of index fossils include: Ammonites were common during the Mesozoic Era (245 to 65 mya), They were not found after the Cretaceous period, as they went extinct during the K-T extinction (65 mya).
Ammonites They were common during the Mesozoic Era. Brachiopods Appeared during the Cambrian (540 to 500 mya). Some examples still survive. Graptolites They lived from the Cambrian period (505 to 540 million years ago) to the early to mid- Carboniferous (320 to 360 million years ago).
Graptolites are important index fossils in the Silurian and Ordovician age. Ammonites are important index fossils for the Jurassic and Cretaceous era. Previously, especially macro fossils such as ammonites and graptolites were used. Nowadays, especially micro fossils such as conodonts and foraminifera are used.
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The size of the fine, combined with the increasing costs of their insurance, became such a burden on the business that they were considering not purchasing insurance at all, although they knew this was not a sustainable option and would leave their business significantly exposed. As a result of their struggles to find affordable insurance the business was weeks away from folding.
Miles Smith commissioned a full health and safety review and audit for the company. This demonstrated that the business had turned around the poor health and safety practices they had previously allowed to manifest and had implemented outstanding health and safety methods across the business. These new measures enabled the insurer to accept the risk, and offer cover at a reasonable premium. This combined with risk management bursaries and long-term premium stability enabled the client to budget for their risk management and insurance costs, and continue trading.
Following the turbulent time the client had a few years ago, the business is now flourishing; operating one of the largest specialist recycling centres in the UK, whilst continuing to enjoy a cost effective insurance solution and risk management advice from Miles Smith.


Looking into this now myself, as I have given up work and we are trying to diversify the farm into lots of little income earners to support, have a local guy up our way is making hive boxes. Haven't contacted him yet.
another one, about to buy some from them shortly.
thanks for that, will try it next time!
Hi Kathleen, I agree with Vicki, write in!
I missed that segment, but agree with what you are saying, especially baout people failing and then not wanting to try again.
Miltons would be fine I would think for sterilising, but like you said, hot jam in cold jars? Hmmm.
What did the 13 mo bull carcass weight come in at?
We just bought another side for the freezer, a small one, to get us through to this time next year when we will have our own for the first time.
Just made a double batch of this... still have heaps of beetroot left over so might make another!
Strawberry and rhubarb sounds good.
Well I had a failed batch of mustard pickles. Way overdone, went watery and mushy. Bin and start again! Can't win them all.


Media giant Yeah1 Group has acquired ScaleLab, a U.S. Youtube multi-channel network, for $20 million.
ScaleLab is expected to receive $12 million upfront and another $8 million later if business targets are achieved two years after the merger.
ScaleLab executives have said the company agreed to the sale because it requires an infusion of funds to expand operations and desired to integrate with Yeah1's media ecosystem.
ScaleLab plans to expand into Asia, where Yeah1 connects Asian talents and influencers with the international market.
Tri Dao Phuc, CEO of Yeah1, said the strategy over the next three years is to "acquire premium social media brands, optimize our existing channels to boost viewership and performance."
Headquartered in Hollywood, the U.S., ScaleLab is best known as the Youtube partner of Jake Paul, Jimmy Donaldson, Mariale Marrero, Erika Costell, Katie Angel, and many other YouTube stars.
It has a roster of 1,750 influencers and 400 million subscribers, and gets three billion Youtube views a month.
The five-year-old company was recognized as the fastest-growing media company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine last September.
This is not Yeah1's first acquisition in the social media field. Last year it had bought two multi-channel network (MCN) companies, SPRINGme of Thailand and Something Big of France.
Founded in 2006 it is Vietnam's largest multi-channel media ecosystem, operating TV channels, movie studios, Youtube networks, and digital news.
It was also the first media company to list when it got into the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) last June.


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Making Tax Digital (MTD)
HMRC is phasing in its Making Tax Digital regime, which will ultimately require taxpayers to move to a fully digital tax system. Under the new rules, businesses with a taxable turnover above the VAT threshold (currently £85,000) must keep digital records for VAT purposes and provide their VAT return information to HMRC using MTD functional compatible software.
The new rules take effect from 1 April 2019 where a taxpayer has a 'prescribed accounting period' which begins on that date, or otherwise from the first day of a taxpayer's first prescribed accounting period beginning after 1 April 2019. For some VAT-registered businesses with more complex requirements, the rules will not take effect until 1 October 2019. Included in the deferred start date category are VAT divisions, VAT groups and businesses using the annual accounting scheme.
In the Spring Statement the Chancellor confirmed that the focus will be on supporting businesses to transition and the government will therefore not be mandating MTD for any new taxes or businesses in 2020.
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Is the Orlando Shooting a Terrorist Act or Another One of Many Anti-LGBT Attacks Nationwide?
At press time, in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, news reports suggest the gunman who opened fire at a nightclub in Orlando this past weekend, may have targeted the location because he harbored antigay views. The attack that killed at least 50 people and injured more than 53 others hasn't yet been called a hate crime by federal authorities. But many advocates caution that the shooting comes in the midst of a "crisis" level of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across the United States, news site Mic reports.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 250,000 Americans were the victims of hate crimes between 2007 and 2011, the last year for which data is available. In 2011, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs' researchers also published a report that noted a 23 percent increase in murders of LGBT and HIV-positive people in the United States. What's more, statistics show that LGBT and HIV-positive people are disproportionately the targets of hate crimes in this country, far surpassing attacks in which race, national origin or religion is considered to be a motivating factor.
In addition, advocates emphasized that the tragedy occurred in the midst of Pride month, which is celebrated in the United States every June to promote the visibility of LGBT people and raise awareness of the discrimination, violence and health issues that disproportionately affect this population.
Last weekend, the police in Los Angeles also arrested a man they found with guns and ammunition in his car who was allegedly planning to attend the city's annual Pride parade. Luckily, that potential attack was thwarted before anything could happen.
"This is a bit of a crisis situation," said Heidi Beirich, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project (SPLC), referring to the antigay attack shortly after it happened. Later, the SPLC stated, "While the full facts are still unknown, unfortunately it is not surprising that the LGBT community was targeted."
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School Board Shocker: Kate Ford Won't Seek Re-Election to SBUSD Seat - Scramble for Successor
In a political surprise, career educator Kate Ford has decided not to run for re-election to the Santa Barbara Unified School District board of education, she told Newsmakers on Wednesday.
Ford was elected four years ago on the strength of her four decades of deep experience at every level of education; in public and behind-the-scenes, she has been the intellectual leader on the five-member school board, both during the troubled close of former Superintendent Cary Matsuoka's tenure and the first two, unsettled years of the term of incumbent Hilda Maldonado.
As word of Ford's decision spread through the local political community on Wednesday, there was a sudden scramble among insiders and education advocates to find a successor candidate around whom her backers and base could coalesce, with considerable speculation and buzz surrounding city Planning Commission chair Gabe Escobedo.
This year's election marks the first time SBUSD board candidates will run under a new district representative scheme.
Ford, holding the Eastside and Westside's District 1 seat, was considered a shoo-in for a second term. Now, her unexpected exit could trigger a competitive race: county elections office records show that at least one other candidate -- Efigenia Banales, who has worked as a classroom assistant in the district and been active in community politics - on Wednesday already pulled papers to run.
What she was thinking. Ford described her decision as a tortuous one. Both in a telephone interview, and in a 368-word written statement she told us she wrote to clarify her thinking for herself (posted below), she cited reasons "both personal and professional."
At age 70, Ford said, she realized that after jumping into the maelstrom of school board politics four years ago, immediately after finishing a 43-year professional career, she really hasn't "experienced retirement and the freedom that I imagined it might bring…. to travel, try new things, and basically wander away from education and commitments for a while."
Also, at a time when Covid, school shutdowns, racial antagonisms and tribal politics increasingly generate an atmosphere of anger, rancor and hostility at board meetings, as members and district administrators routinely become the targets of belligerent verbal attacks, and frequent recipients of hateful, vicious and threatening emails and other messages.
"I'm not a natural political animal," Ford said. "I feel strongly about the way that people should interact, and I don't believe, at this point in my life, that I need to tolerate being accused of various misdoings as well as being called every name in the book. Or ignore stupidity. Or accept cruelty."
A real loss. In a local election season featuring school board races from Lompoc to Carpinteria, Ford's withdrawal from the electoral arena represents a significant loss for public education in Santa Barbara. Thoughtful, prudent and well-informed, she possesses vast institutional knowledge and historic context about the full array of teaching, learning, administration, philosophic and pedagogic issues confronting public education, here and across the nation.
As a matter of governance, her departure particularly is a blow to Maldonado; along with the election of Ford's board colleague and close ally Laura Capps to the Board of Supervisors, the embattled superintendent is losing her two strongest supporters.
Their exits come at a time when Maldonado is the focus of harsh criticism and censure from some teachers union factions; faces ongoing fallout from the resignations or retirements of virtually every key, veteran executive at district headquarters; and the stiff challenge of assembling and managing a new team of top administrators, many of them new to Santa Barbara.
Although the deadline for filing candidacy papers is Friday, it is expected that will be extended by five days, to August 17, because there now is no incumbent in the race.
Here is the text of Kate Ford's written statement explaining her decision not to run again:
It took me a long time to make this decision, but I had a revelation last night when reading Kareem Abdul Jabbar's newsletter reflections on Serena's retirement. He noted that it is pretty tough to move away from something that has brought so much personal and professional satisfaction, along with facing the troubling feeling that in doing so, people might feel let down and disappointed. I think that reality also definitely kept me from saying thanks but no thanks.
However, I have decided not to run for school board again, even though there have been numerous wins, lots of opportunities to use my experience and expertise, and many chances for growth through often daunting and sometimes painful challenges. My reasons are both personal AND professional.
On the personal side, I just don't feel that committing four more years at my age and stage in life is the right thing for me. I went straight from 43 years in education to running for school board and then serving on the board for four years…. So, I really haven't experienced retirement and the freedom that I imagined it might bring…. to travel, try new things, and basically wander away from education and commitments for a while.
Professionally speaking, many of the realities of being on a public school board are not really in line with my own sensibilities and style. Things I have always valued and made a hallmark of my career, namely collaboration, honesty, kindness, and fun just aren't there, almost by design. There is a built-in stiffness and formality that has been difficult for me. I'm not a natural political animal. I feel strongly about the way that people should interact; and I don't believe, at this point in my life, that I need to tolerate being accused of various misdoings as well as being called every name in the book. Or ignore stupidity. Or accept cruelty.
The bottom line is that I believe that I can help in other creative ways by coloring a bit outside the lines and more in line with my personality and skills.
So, there you have it, I remain, once and for all, a schoolmarm looking for something else around the corner.
Images: Ford (courtesy photo); Ford and close ally Laura Capps both are leaving the board (SB Independent).


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Raising Romania's Orphans, Several Boys At A Time
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In Romania, a country with many abandoned children, Florin Grosuleac (right) has taken care of more than 60 boys over the past 13 years in his small apartment in Bucharest. Three of the boys currently living with him are (left to right) Emanuel, Dragos and Samuel.
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Spray-painted graffiti covers the gray, communist-era concrete building housing a cramped two-bedroom apartment that's home to seven boys and their "dad."
They are among more than 60 boys who have grown up here, in the Berceni section of Bucharest, Romania, under the tutelage of 45-year-old Florin Grosuleac. Known as Good Shepherd, the single-apartment home was founded by Grosuleac 13 years ago and is one of a handful of private houses for abandoned boys across the city.
For a lucky few, Good Shepherd has offered an alternative to state-run orphanages or, more likely, the streets — a fate Grosuleac himself endured.
"I used to be like this — an abandoned child. I was left behind by my mother. My father took me in later," Grosuleac says. "My mother would drop me off on Monday and pick me up on Friday evening for years until, one day, she just didn't show up."
Grosuleac decided to leave the orphanage for the streets in hopes of finding his father.
"But until my father came, I went through all this struggle of surviving as a kid on the streets. I would beg and steal and fight for a piece of bread," he says. "It's a Romanian story."
Romania's Legacy Of Abandoned Children
The tragedy of Romania's orphans came to light shortly after the 1989 fall of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who had largely closed off his country to the outside world. With Ceausescu gone, images of destitute children overflowing from decaying orphanages flashed across television screens around the world.
For 10 years, prospective parents from the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere flocked to Romania in hopes of adopting one of these children. But in 2001, Romania put a moratorium on foreign adoption and ended it all together four years later.
Today, more than 70,000 children fall under the care of Romania's Department of Child Protection, though many working in child welfare say there are tens of thousands more on the streets.
Grosuleac's goal, he says, has been to find these "lost boys" and help them, at least, survive. He aims not only to provide food and shelter, but also to teach life skills so they can make it on their own.
"In the beginning, I went on the streets," he says. "I found the kids on the streets doing drugs. ... The hardest thing I have had to do is convince these boys they need help, because in the past they didn't realize they need help. They wanted to be on their own."
The four-room apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen and an office. It has housed as many as 12 boys. Seven live here now, including Grosuleac's two biological sons, who are now in their 20s.
Four are in one small bedroom and three are in the other — sleeping on strategically arranged bunk beds. Grosuleac sleeps on a small bed in the office.
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Many Romanian kids who grow up in orphanages lack life skills when they leave the institutions at age 18. At Grosuleac's home, boys go to school, get jobs and do household chores. Here, Emanuel prepares a rice dish for dinner.
Life at Good Shepherd can still be tough, Grosuleac says.
"There were days when we were starving to death and we didn't have anything to eat for days, and we would all pray here on our knees and someone would appear at the door with a stack of hot pizzas," he says.
But the boys agree that they are better off than they would be otherwise.
George, 23, came to Good Shepherd after the death of his grandmother, when he was 12. George's last name has been withheld for his protection; those identified as orphans in Romania are often discriminated against and sometimes passed over for jobs and apartments.
"[Florin Grosuleac] always tried to get me the best thing, the best education, and tried to make me think for myself and to look for good things in life," George says. "The only thing I lacked was parents, but in a way it was compensated by the people from the foundation."
Like many other boys raised by Grosuleac, George graduated from high school and started working in hopes of earning enough to go out on his own. At 16, he started working during vacations from school as a receptionist at an auto supplies company.
Paying Their Way
And, like the other boys who have been able to balance a job and school, George contributed to a general fund to help pay for the apartment's rent, utilities and food. Several boys earn money by playing instruments at churches of varying religions across the city.
Grosuleac also has a job outside this house. He is a chauffeur four days a week, with most of his earnings going toward the house and the support of his three biological children.
There were days when we were starving to death and we didn't have anything to eat for days, and we would all pray here on our knees and someone would appear at the door with a stack of hot pizzas.
His two sons help the orphans with homework, among other tasks. Grosuleac is divorced, and his daughter lives with her mother.
Rent runs about $450 a month, and utilities range from $200 to $350. At the beginning, additional funds came from foundations in America, and later, from The Netherlands, Grosuleac says. But donations are few these days. He blames the worldwide economic crisis.
"From time to time we get some donations," he says. "There is no money coming from the government. ... The government has no responsibility whatsoever. They are not involved in any way. And they are not helping out."
Grosuleac says he appealed to the government at one point.
"Their response was 'Who asked you to do this? Why are you doing it?,' " Grosuleac says. "Whatever it means, social assistance, it is left off the end of the list."
Grosuleac does get about $12 a month each for the two youngest kids because they are not yet 18 and therefore still fall under the Department of Child Protection. Several attempts to contact the department for this article received no response.
"There were several times over the years when I sat down and said, 'It is enough. I can't go forward anymore,' " he recalls.
Most orphans in Romania, by law, must leave the state institutions when they turn 18. There are exceptions; those who manage to attend college, for example, can generally stay a few more years.
But many find it difficult to enter society after living in an institution. Few have learned the life skills needed to survive — how to find an apartment and a job, to earn, save and manage money.
A collage of photos of some of the boys Grosuleac has raised.
"I am trying to make sure after they finish up school, they get a job and are prepared to be on their own," Grosuleac says.
For one thing, all the kids have chores. He also teaches the kids to cook by having them prepare evening meals for the house.
While he aims to ready them for life on the outside, Grosuleac doesn't force the boys to leave when they are 18.
"If they want to leave on their own, it's their decision. But I continue to support them," he says.
How successful his boys end up being depends, he says, on their intelligence and motivation. Some have gone to college or learned multiple languages. One graduated from law school.
"But still, those kids who didn't bet on education, they have jobs, they got married, they have their own houses, their own families — there are none of them without jobs," he says. "I am so happy; I consider that the foundation has reached its goal — to make sure they have jobs, they aren't on their own, they are constructive and productive members of society."
But, like any dad, he continues to worry about them.
Grosuleac says he was happy to find another foundation, SansaTa, which aims to help young adults leaving orphanages and group homes. The founder and director of SansaTa is an orphan who grew up in one of Romania's infamous institutions.
"I was so stressed — what is going to happen to these kids next? I brought them here to this point, but what will happen to them now? The fact that ... some of these kids are now in this project is a huge relief and accomplishment, because now I can sleep soundly," he says.
SansaTa, or "Your Chance," has developed a plan for helping young adults go from orphanages to small apartments. The blueprint for the first building is complete, location secured, and its first 12 residents have been named. The foundation is fundraising now, and its future residents will work on the construction to help pay for their apartments.
George, living at the Good Shepherd apartment, is one of those on the list.
As for the future of Good Shepherd, Grosuleac says he believes he has taken in his last orphan.
"I would love to continue, but not under these conditions," he says. "Under these conditions, we're not much better off than a regular poor family."
Meghan Collins Sullivan is a former supervising editor at NPR. Her reporting in Romania is supported in part by a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism.
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Meghan Collins Sullivan is a senior editor on the Arts & Culture Desk, overseeing non-fiction books coverage at NPR. She has worked at NPR over the last 13 years in various capacities, including as the supervising editor for NPR.org – managing a team of online producers and reporters and editing multi-platform news coverage. She was also lead editor for the 13.7: Cosmos and Culture blog, written by five scientists on topics related to the intersection of science and culture.
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To break a large room, to emphasize a particularly great architectural feature or to bring a sense of extra-ordinary in a completely ordinary space, an accent walls can be a perfect way. It can give you a perfect look by bringing in textures, patterns and colours. Also these walls offer a beautiful contrast and liven up a room.
Because of their flexibility these easy and stylish coloured accents will always be popular. There are a lot of painting options for your wall as well as other surfaces and materials. Every Residential interior designer in Bangalore helps you out to add an accent wall touch to your dream home.But before proceeding to add these types of walls to your home, you need to know what is mean by it.
Before, diving into adding an accent wall it is important to understand what it is and how it should be used. So this is one unique wall which is different in colour than the other walls in the room or sometimes even a different texture. It adds character and depth to the room or help in dividing spaces. Generally, it might not be the entire wall, but instead a portion such as surrounding a fire place.
There are many different ways to all colour to the walls accent wall are one among them. Here are some the do's and don'ts you should know.
Think outside the box when you are thinking of adding your new accent wall. Think about the variety of ways to use paint colour on your wall and you are not limited to simple wall paint covering the wall.
Do Survey on accent wall even if you are keeping your room neutral. You can work on neutral colours on accent walls as a bright one. In a neutral colour scheme, a dark brown wall is just like a wall which conjures up visions of bright red or blue.
Consider the colour on your other walls. To make your wall best in colour, you can adjoin walls in a light to medium shade. You can also balance these type of wall colour with neutral colours on the other wall. Consider a contrast of a bright accent wall against white walls which looks very modern and even stark.
You know that you can also find other ways to use an accent wall? A new trend these days is to add colour to the ceiling also. So consider ceiling and add it as your new accent wall. You can create Accent ceilings with soft colours or even vivid colours.
Choose the right focal point for your accent walls. These types of walls are one with special texture can benefit rooms which don't feature any Architectural look. An accent wall should be used within the focal point of the room, not by itself detracting from the focal point.
Don't hesitate to use bold colours for your accent walls. You can choose whatever colour makes you happy as long as you have the right accents around your room to coordinate with the new colour.
Don't forget that paint is not one and only option for an accent wall. You can also consider stone, bricks or tile for your accent wall. In a room that lacks an architectural feature and lacks storage, you can make use of extensive shelving which also works as an accent wall. You can also include a gallery of photos or artwork or even a fabric draped wall.
Don't forget there are gorgeous choices for accent walls such as wallpapers. Without a long term commitment, the latest temporary walls can give you a designer look. Also temporary wallpaper is a clever way to personalize your home for renters and you can look out for wallpaper with pretty designs and colours for a chic style.
So, these are some of the Dos and Don'ts you need to consider while adding an accent wall for your home. Also, it's easy that anything can go wrong with an accent walls. Shades that are too dark, colors that don't complement each other and hues that are just too distracting for the eye are the things that can cause problem with your design. So, always take help of an expert who has good knowledge and experience in interior design. We being one of the best interior designers in Bangalore create unique designs and help you to play around with in your home.


Bess Hawkins, born in Michigan and reared in Ann Arbor, Mississippi, in a communal atmosphere, met her match when she met Rama Chandra, an Arabic refugee who had come to live in Sunbeam Township located near Lake Michigan.
Bess saw herself as a liberated woman and had a built-in disgust for the way people like Rama treated their women in the East. Rama decided Bess needed someone like him to teach her what a woman should be. Sparks flew from the outset, but Bess was used to that kind of action since she was daily on the receiving end of insults from everyone in the town and at Sunbeam School. She felt ready for a fight and wasn't afraid to have it. However, things didn't go the way she'd planned especially when her heart betrayed her by falling in love with Rama. Their love wasn't well received and Rama and Bess found themselves fighting for the right to love each other and be married as they desired. Hope is not an element that likes to give up and lie still no matter the obstacles. Obstacles included Bess's uncle Jason Trask and his daughter and son, both of whom had grown up in a mansion.
Arabic customs vs. American cultures are at work in this novel. Low class vs. high class is also at work. Northern United States differs from the Southern states almost as much as both sections differ from the Arabian culture, yet love is the same no matter where one finds it.
heartache being overcome with happiness.
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Born and raised in Detroit, I only left Michigan once, when I toured Europe (including Britain) as a singer in my high school's chorus. In the early eighties, met the man I was to marry when he walked into the gas station where I worked at the time. I'm the proud parent of four children, all grown with one in the Navy, and am now an equally proud grandmother.


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"Fields of Vision" series features 20th-century photographers Gordon Parks, Arthur Rothstein, and Carl Mydans
Carl Mydans: Cafe in Pikesville, Tennessee, 1936 (for the Farm Security Administration) c.Time Inc
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- The more than 172,000 black-and-white and 1,600 color images that comprise the Farm Security Administration Office of War Information (FSA/OWI) Collection at the Library of Congress offer a detailed portrait of life in the United States from the years of the Great Depression through World War II.
Selected images from the works of FSA/OWI photographers Gordon Parks (1912-2006), Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985) and Carl Mydans (1907-2004) are now featured in the Library of Congress series titled "Fields of Vision."
These new titles join the first six volumes in the series, which feature the work of FSA/OWI photographers Russell Lee (1903-1987), Ben Shahn (1898-1969), Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990), Esther Bubley (1921-1998), Jack Delano (1914-1997) and John Vachon (1914-1975).
Edited by Amy Pastan, an independent editor and book packager, and published by D Giles Ltd. in association with the Library of Congress, each volume in the series includes an introduction to the work of the featured FSA photographer by a leading author.
Headed by Roy L. Stryker, the government's documentary project employed many relatively unknown names who later became some of the 20th century's best-known photographers.
Gordon Parks, the only black FSA photographer, was "a Renaissance man," writes Charles Johnson in his introduction to the volume. Parks was a writer, musician, poet, composer, photojournalist and motion-picture director, with many "firsts" to his credit. "The first black director in Hollywood, he opened the door for young auteurs, such as Spike Lee and John Singleton," writes Johnson.
The youngest FSA photographer, Arthur Rothstein was "the truest child of the New Deal," writes George Packer in his introductory essay. Fresh out of Columbia University with a belief in the government's social improvement efforts, Rothstein planned to earn money for medical school. But after joining the government project, he changed his career path. By the age of 25 he was a staff photographer for Look magazine and eventually became its director of photography. He joined Parade magazine in 1972 as director of photography and remained there until his death in 1985.
A graduate of Boston University's School of Journalism, Carl Mydans was an experienced photographer with credits in Time magazine when he joined the documentary project in 1930. He later moved to the new magazine Life, and on to a celebrated career as a war photographer. Says author Annie Proulx, "He identified himself as a photojournalist and his interest in the massive global events of the time became his life."
Each 63-page, soft-cover volume in the series is available for $12.95 in bookstores throughout the U.S. and the UK, from D Giles Ltd. and the Library of Congress Sales Shop, Washington, D.C., 20540-4985. Credit-card orders are taken at (888) 682-3557, or shop on the Internet at www.loc.gov/shop/. Reproduction numbers are provided in the books so that reprints may be ordered through the Library's Photoduplication Service.
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions.
Tags: Life photographers Library of Congress Carl Mydans Roy Stryker FSA. Gordon Parks


In Shakespeare's play, Othello, women characters are few and far between. Yet, the two main female characters, Desdemona and Emilia, are arguably the most insightful in the entire play. Because each of these two characters are so vastly different, their roles in the play are only strengthened when put side by side and compared and contrasted. Emilia, Iago's stubborn and somewhat rebellious wife, and her mistress Desdemona's, the pure and loving wife of Othello, motives can be easily interpreted just by observing each women's relationships with their respective husbands.
As one can undeniably agree, Iago is the most sinister character in the play, Othello. However, his wife Emilia truly has no idea neither what he can do nor what he has already done to the other characters of the play. Emilia does, on the other hand, already have a grim, critical opinion of the male race in general. For example, in reference to men, Emilia says, "They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; they eat us hungerly, and when they are full, they belch us" (III, iv, 105-107). As wife to Iago, she is often neglected and chided by him, which just further leads to her admiration of friend Desdemona and Othello's true love. When Emilia, frustrated by the lack of adoration received from her husband, steals Desdemona's handkerchief and gives it to Iago, she is oblivious to the horrible sequence of events she has put into motion. One might think she steals the token as a cruel stab of jealousy toward Desdemona, when actually she truly only does it to please her evil and manipulative spouse.


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Incoming Freshmen Set New Academic Record
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For the fifth year in a row, incoming freshmen at UT Knoxville have set an academic record.
Students moved in on Saturday; classes begin tomorrow. More than 7,000 students live on campus; non-commuting freshmen are required to live on campus.
The class of 2012 — expected to be about 4,200 strong — arrives on campus with an average core GPA of 3.76 and a 26.6 average ACT score. Both scores are the highest ever for an entering class.
By comparison, last year's freshmen came in with an average core GPA of 3.68 and an average ACT score of 25.9, and the 2004 freshman class had an average core GPA of 3.45 and the average ACT score of 24.7.
Thirty-nine percent of this year's incoming freshmen had straight-A averages in high school, compared with 32 percent last year.
About 87 percent of incoming freshmen are from Tennessee, and almost all of them have received Tennessee Education Lottery HOPE Scholarships.
The HOPE Scholarship began in 2004, and last spring the first four-year HOPE Scholarship recipients graduated. UT Knoxville officials say the scholarship has impacted the flagship university more than any institution in the state by increasing applicants, bolstering incoming students' academic preparedness and allowing the university to increase access by creating need-based scholarship programs.
Now two years since the Geier Consent Decree was dismissed, UT Knoxville's freshman minority enrollment is 13 percent, down only slightly from last year's 14 percent. The consent decree, stemming from the 1960s-era Geier lawsuit over racial segregation of Tennessee's colleges, had required state money be allocated for desegregation efforts, including race-based scholarships. With the consent decree's end, race-based scholarships became illegal.
In an effort to maintain a diverse student body, increase accessibility for all qualified students and help ensure student success, UT Knoxville this year dedicated an additional $1 million to expand Pledge and Promise Scholarship programs and also created the UT LEAD program.
Twelve percent of the incoming freshmen have received a Pledge or Promise Scholarship.
The Pledge Scholarship provides low-income students with the cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, room and board, and — new this fall — books. This fall, more Tennessee students were eligible for these full-ride scholarships because income guidelines were changed so that students with an adjusted family gross income of $36,000 or less would qualify.
Promise Scholarships are available to graduates of specific Tennessee high schools that historically haven't sent many students to UT Knoxville.
During the 2007-08 year, applications from students who attended Promise high schools were up 46 percent over the previous year. Applications from Promise school students who want to attend UT are up another 10 percent this year.
UT LEAD, which debuted this summer with a five-week summer institute, continues during the school year with academic counseling, first-year seminars, leadership development programs, academic success workshops and other learning opportunities. The program will focus on students who have received the Pledge and Promise Scholarships, as well as students who are continuing on the African American Achievers Scholarship (AAA) and African American Incentive Grant Program (AAIG). UT LEAD's goal is to help these students achieve academic success and fulfill the grade requirements of the scholarships.


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Die Stiftung Sankt Johannes (ehemaliger Name: Stiftung Behindertenwerk St. Johannes) ist ein Sozialunternehmen mit Sitz im Ortsteil Schweinspoint von Marxheim. Sie ist größter Arbeitgeber der Gemeinde.

Geschichte

Der Orden der Barmherzigen Brüder erwarb 1860 Schloss Schweinspoint und errichtete die ursprünglich Anstalt für unheilbar Kranke benannte Einrichtung. Diese Anstalt wurde im Laufe der Jahrzehnte weiter ausgebaut. Neben den Barmherzigen Brüdern arbeiteten ab 1944 auch Schwestern des Ordens Maria Stern mit.

Im Dritten Reich wurden die Bewohner Opfer der "Euthanasie"; sie wurden unter anderem in die Tötungsanstalt Grafeneck verbracht.

Das Jahr 1971 bedeutete eine Zäsur: Der Orden der Barmherzigen Brüder gab die Stiftungsverwaltung auf, die Stern-Schwestern schieden aus und der Caritasverband für die Diözese Augsburg übernahm die Einrichtung. Seither wurde das Behindertenwerk zeitgemäß ausgebaut und erweitert.

Bundesweite Bekanntheit erreichte der Ort 2010 durch die Briefmarke 150 Jahre Stiftung Behindertenwerk St. Johannes in der Serie Dienst am Nächsten. Die Erstausgabe durch die Deutsche Post erfolgte am 9. September 2010, die Präsentation durch Staatsministerin Christine Haderthauer beim Festakt zum 150-jährigen Jubiläum am 17. September 2010 in Schweinspoint.

Während der COVID-19-Pandemie infizierte sich im Dezember 2020 und im Januar 2021 eine außergewöhnlich hohe Anzahl an Mitarbeitenden (über 20) und dort wohnenden Personen (rund 30). Zehn der letzteren starben in der Folge.

Einrichtung

Die Stiftung betreibt Einrichtungen zur Förderung, Betreuung und Pflege für behinderte Mitbürger (Wohnheim und ambulante Einrichtungen) sowie das Diepoldzentrum und einen Betrieb der Donau-Lech-Werkstätten. Insgesamt betreut die Stiftung Sankt Johannes mit den weiteren Standorten in Neuburg an der Donau, Straß (Markt Burgheim), Rain, Donauwörth und Augsburg über 900 Menschen, davon 300 in Schweinspoint. Es ist damit einer der wichtigsten Dienstleister für Menschen mit Behinderungen in der Region.

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Beginning October 17th, Region of Waterloo Library (RWL) cardholders can borrow hotspots that give access to the Internet anywhere in Canada.
These wireless devices, called "hotspots", enable users to connect laptops and other electronic devices to the Internet. Hotspots will be available at any RWL service location, and any adult cardholder may borrow one.
Hotspot lending will enable RWL patrons to access the Internet from almost anywhere, on the road, at the cottage, wherever Bell cellular service is available.
Learn more about the Mobile Hotspot Lending Program by reading the Terms and Conditions. Click here to place a hold on a mobile hotspot.


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Ola Announces Investment of Rs 5,000 Crore in Cab Leasing Trade
Ola Announces Investment of Rs 5,000 Crore in Cab-Leasing Trade
Ola Cabs, also popularly known by the name Ola, is a mobile app-based solution provider for personal transportation based in India. The company has tie-ups with many of the taxi stands or individual cab drivers and cater to its ever-growing customer base in metro cities like Delhi, Pune, and Chennai.
The company was started in the form of an online cab aggregator and was based in Mumbai, but now has shifted its headquarters to Bangalore and is also ranked among a few of the fastest growing and emerging business models in India.
The company was founded by the duo, Bhavish Aggarwal (current CEO), and Ankit Bhati on 3rd December 2010 and by the year 2014, the company had managed to expand and include an estimated volume of 200,000 cabs in its network to cater to its customers in 85 cities.
Also around the middle of the last quarter of the year 2014 the company experimented with the extension of its service by including the facility to book auto rides, the trial service was started in Bengaluru and by December 2014 after seeing the positive response from the customers the company made its offering of auto ride-booking online in other cities also.
In order to further strengthen and improve its standing in the market, the company has decided to invest a whopping sum of Rs 5,000 crore in the upcoming financial year and magnify its presence in the freshly molded business of cab-leasing. The venture will unlock new possibilities and opportunities for revenue generation for the company.
The new leasing business of the company will be spearheaded by Rahul Maroli in the role of Vice President of Strategic Supply Initiatives; formerly he was the executive of Lease Plan India.
The new leasing business will function as a fully-owned supplementary company. However, the details regarding the subsidiary company were not shared.
Under this scheme, the drivers can enter the lease agreement for a car with a minimum deposit of Rs 35,000 followed by monthly lease costs of around Rs 15,000, and also they have the option to own the leased vehicle after a time frame of three years.
In a statement, Ola shared its vision and said, "This will open up the opportunity for hundreds of thousands of drivers to turn entrepreneurs in the long run while giving them instant access to a stable income".
To scale up the leasing program the company has kept aside a capital of Rs 5,000 crore which will be injected and invested in varying amounts in different phases of its operations.
Adding further the company also mentioned, "Up to Rs 5,000 crore of capital will be infused towards this program in the coming year. Ola will be investing Rs 500 crore, to begin with, and will raise funds independently for this subsidiary in the time to come".
The company claims to have more than 1,000 vehicles on road in cities like Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and the other three cities as part of the pilot test.
And added further that, "For the pilot, a majority of vehicles were sourced from Maruti Suzuki India BSE 0.06 %. Ola is in advance talks with car manufacturers and financial institutions to enable this model for over 100,000 driver-partners by the end of 2016".
Ola added that it expects to get at least 10,000 cars on the road as part of its leasing scheme by the end of December 2015.
In a recorded statement, one of the co-founder and CEO of Ola Cabs, BhavishAggarwal added, "We believe that this first-of-its-kind leasing program brings a unique benefit to driver-partners to turn entrepreneurs. Rahul's rich experience shall help us scale this business rapidly and in making this program an industry benchmark".
The Government in Favor of Single Retail Policy
India Takes 142nd Spot Among 189 Nations in WB's 'Doing Business Index', Need for More Reforms
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Q: Keyup event for text input box being capture by Google Chrome address bar I am using the keyup event to fire the same event as clicking on the search button when a user presses the return key. When the search button is clicked it uses an Ajax request to load search results on the page.
The call works fine, but the keyup event is being captured when I press the return button in the address bar in google chrome after previously having focus on the input box, e.g. if the user types in a search query without pressing return, and instead goes to a new webpage using the Google Chrome address bar, when they press return on the address bar the search in my page is being submitted at the same time as the keyup event is being trigger even though the page, and certainly the input box, should no longer have focus.
JavaScript
$("#search-box").on("keyup", function(event) {
   if(event.keyCode == 13){
       $("#search-submit-btn").click();
   }
});

HTML
<div class="input-append"/>
   <input id="search-box" type="text" />
   <button class="btn" id="search-submit-btn">Search</button>
</div>

I'm also using Twitter bootstrap to style the Input box, but I don't think this is causing the problem.
I've tested this page in Firefox and Safari without any issue. Does Google Chrome have a problem with the keyup event/is this a know issue? I'm struggling to find any information on the issue.
EDIT
I think I've solved my issue by using keydown instead of keyup. I've also added in a check if the element is still focused, but I don't think this makes a difference, since it still has the same affect with keyup.
$("#search-box").on("keydown", function(event) {
    if($("#search-box").is(":focus")){
        if(event.keyCode == 13){
            $("#search-submit-btn").click();
        }
    }
});

This appears to be an okay solution for me, but it doesn't explain why keyup behaves so strangely in Google Chrome though. If anyone has anymore information about why keyup is this way in Google Chrome or if I am just doing something wrong, I'd be very interested to hear.

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Q: Copy results of a query function from one worksheet and append it at the end of another worksheet in a diferent file Is it possible to select the results of a QUERY (=query(Dom,"select * WHERE G is not null")) function from google sheet and append it at the end of another google sheet?

Error: "Cannot find method openById(string,string).

I basically have two Google Sheets in two different locations and they both are in a flat-file format.
function Dom() {
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  spreadsheet.getSheetByName('Dom_Sum').showSheet()
  .activate();
  spreadsheet.setActiveSheet(spreadsheet.getSheetByName('Dom_Sum'), true);

  var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  spreadsheet.getCurrentCell().offset(1, 0).activate();
  var currentCell = spreadsheet.getCurrentCell();
  spreadsheet.getSelection().getNextDataRange(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.DOWN).activate();
  currentCell.activateAsCurrentCell();
  currentCell = spreadsheet.getCurrentCell();
  spreadsheet.getSelection().getNextDataRange(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.NEXT).activate();
  currentCell.activateAsCurrentCell();
  currentCell = spreadsheet.getCurrentCell();
  spreadsheet.getSelection().getNextDataRange(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.NEXT).activate();
  currentCell.activateAsCurrentCell();
  currentCell = spreadsheet.getCurrentCell();
  spreadsheet.getSelection().getNextDataRange(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.NEXT).activate();
  currentCell.activateAsCurrentCell();
  currentCell = spreadsheet.getCurrentCell();
  spreadsheet.getSelection().getNextDataRange(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.NEXT).activate();
  currentCell.activateAsCurrentCell();

 var source = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
 var sheet = source.getSheets()[0];
 var destination = SpreadsheetApp.openById("17J0_YiUANs9CZNmq2tqqvwjdAT2P8IVcx3NYljhqTFk","Master_Db!A1");
  spreadsheet.getCurrentCell().getNextDataCell(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.DOWN).activate();
  spreadsheet.getCurrentCell().getNextDataCell(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.DOWN).activate();
  spreadsheet.getCurrentCell().getNextDataCell(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.UP).activate();
  spreadsheet.getCurrentCell().offset(1, 0).activate();
 sheet.copyTo(destination);

  spreadsheet.getSheetByName('Dom_Sum').hideSheet()

  var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  spreadsheet.getSheetByName('Indent Form_Dom').showSheet()
  .activate();
  spreadsheet.getRangeList(['C4:D9', 'A12:M112']).activate()
  .clear({contentsOnly: true, skipFilteredRows: true});
  spreadsheet.getRange('C4').activate();

};

A: You are providing two parameters to openById() when it only admits one.
Also, if I understand you correctly, you just want to copy the (non null) data from column G to another sheet.
If that is so, you can try this:
function Dom() {
  var origin_sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('Dom_Sum');
  var firstRow = 1;
  var firstCol = 7;
  var numRows = origin_sheet.getLastRow();
  var numCols = 1;
  var origin_values = origin_sheet.getRange(firstRow, firstCol, numRows, numCols).getValues();
  var dest_values = [];
  for(var i = 0; i < origin_values.length; i++) {
    if(origin_values[i][0] != '') {
      dest_values.push(origin_values[i]);
    }
  }
  var dest_id = "1ZGq7L7bvF1INuDgZxhHnVsihkYkYubmncSAE5uC-Pq4";
  var dest_sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(dest_id).getSheetByName("Master_Db");
  var numRowsDest = dest_values.length;
  var dest_range = dest_sheet.getRange(1, 1, numRowsDest, 1);
  dest_range.setValues(dest_values);
}

If this is not what you wanted I'm sorry.


Over time the seal around a bathtub or shower can wear, discolor or crack, allowing moisture to pool inside and creating a perfect environment for mold and mildew to grow. But recaulking is easy, says Mark Clement, co-founder at MyFixitUpLife.com, a resource for DIY home remodeling.
It's up to you whether you want to use latex or silicon caulk. Latex shrinks more than silicone caulk, but it's easier to smooth and clean up.
First use a caulk remover to soften the existing caulk; this will prep the surface and make it easier for you to remove the caulk using a utility knife with a fresh blade. Once all the old caulk has been removed, use a damp cotton rag to clean away dust. Let the surface air-dry completely.
The caulk line you'll create is called a bead. To create an even bead, lay parallel strips of painter's tape above and below the entire length of the tub seam. Then load the caulk into a caulk gun, point the nozzle at a 45-degree angle and apply steady pressure to the trigger as you move along the seam.
If your showerhead has low water pressure, a deep cleaning may unclog it. But if you're ready to upgrade to a rainfall shower, or a shower head with relaxing massage jets, you can replace the old head in less than 20 minutes, home improvement and DIY expert Beth Allen says.
First, turn off the water. Then use an adjustable wrench to loosen and unscrew the old showerhead. Once the head is off, remove any old plumber's tape and scrub the threaded connection between the showerhead and the joints, using a toothbrush dipped in vinegar, to clean away rust or mineral deposits. "If mineral deposits are present when you put a new showerhead on, you're not going to get a tight seal," Allen says.
Wrap plumber's tape in a clockwise direction two or three times around the threads of the shower arm. Use your finger to smooth out the tape. Next, place the new showerhead onto the shower arm and twist it clockwise by hand to secure it. Turn on the water. If leaks occur, carefully tighten with an adjustable wrench – making one-quarter turns at a time.
Even though a fair number of steps are involved, this project is still doable in one day.
For beginners, Allen recommends using pre-pasted wallpaper so you don't have to buy paste and a special applicator brush to get the wallpaper to stick.
Start by sanding the walls and cleaning away any dust or debris so no lumps show through the paper later on. Then, using a level in the vertical position, draw a straight vertical line on the wall in pencil; this is called a "plumb line." Roll out the paper on the floor and use scissors to cut the initial paper to fit the height of the wall, plus an extra four inches. Before cutting your next piece, align it with your first piece to make sure the pattern will match. You may need to trim a few inches so the pattern lines up perfectly. Then measure and cut each consecutive strip, repeating the same technique to match the pattern.
Slowly remove the paper strip from the water bath and, as you unroll it, gently fold the paper so the top edge and bottom meet in the middle of the strip with the sticky sides touching each other. Do not crease it and make sure the pasted sides line up evenly so the paper does not dry out along the edges; this lets the glue set. Let the paper sit in the wallpaper tray for another two to three minutes, or as directed by the manufacturer.
Before putting the paper on the wall, remove any outlet and switch covers. (Cut the power beforehand.) Then gently unroll the paper strips onto the wall, working your way from top to bottom, and keeping the edge of the paper aligned with the plumb line. Match the pattern as closely as possible. As the wallpaper sets, you can use a 12-inch paint guide to remove any bubbles and carefully cut around any electrical outlets.
Finally, hold the paint guide along the top edge, where the ceiling meets the wall, and cut excess paper off with a utility knife. Repeat at the bottom of the wall, along the top edge of the baseboard. Replace the outlet and switch covers.
You don't need a green thumb to edge your garden, a simple process that entails forming borders to separate your lawn from your plantings. These borders, or "edges," will give your garden a crisp, clean look.
First mark the boundaries of the bed using string. Then take a flat-edged shovel and slice into the turf repeatedly, along the string, until you've outlined the entire bed. Don't rush; just gently pull back on the shovel to loosen the earth. Remove the loosened dirt with your hands and lay down two to three inches of fresh mulch along the edge of the boundaries before removing the string.
You can periodically use a pair of edging shears to maintain the clean borders you've created.


Q: What is the login to EBSCOHost? Why don't the links that I saved for the articles that I found work?
When you're on campus, no login is needed to access almost any of our databases. If you access databases from off-campus you will need your NetID and Password.
EBSCO and some other databases allow you to set up a personal username and password combination that will let you save searches and files from one session to another. This is a handy tool if you are doing many or large research projects.
To start this process, click "Sign In" on the top, right-hand of the page, then click on "Create a New Account," and enter your personal information.
When you find articles though our databases and want to bookmark them or link back to them, you usually cannot use the link provided in the browser's URL - you need the "persistent link" provided by the database.
Databases are different and place the option for a persistent link in different places, so you may have to look around a little. Below is an example of the location of the correct link to use from our SuperSearch - notice they call it a Permalink.


Scott MacNair was promoted to President of Stryker Canada in June 2016. Since joining Stryker in 2008, Scott has held leadership positions in sales, marketing and business development within the Canadian business. Preceding his current role, Scott was the Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions; he partnered with customers to ensure Stryker's diverse array of innovative products and services met the customer's ever-changing needs within the Canadian market.
Prior to joining Stryker, Scott spent 7 years at Boston Scientific in sales, marketing and business development, most recently served as the Sales and Marketing leader for their Canadian Endoscopy franchise.
Scott completed his B.A. at the Rochester Institute of Technology and has completed the Executive Leadership program at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Additionally, Scott was selected to attend Stryker's Harvard Leadership Academy for executives in 2011.


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#ifndef ACSDK_ALEXAREMOTEVIDEOPLAYERINTERFACES_REMOTEVIDEOPLAYERCONFIGURATION_H_
#define ACSDK_ALEXAREMOTEVIDEOPLAYERINTERFACES_REMOTEVIDEOPLAYERCONFIGURATION_H_

#include <list>
#include <set>
#include <string>

#include <AVSCommon/Utils/Optional.h>

#include <acsdk/VideoContent/VideoEntityTypes.h>

namespace alexaClientSDK {
namespace alexaRemoteVideoPlayerInterfaces {

/**
 * Configuration object used in the Discovery Response
 */
struct Configuration {
    /**
     * Enumeration of supported operations.
     */
    enum class SupportedOperations {
        /// Play video content.
        PLAY_VIDEO,
        /// Display results for a user query.
        DISPLAY_SEARCH_RESULTS
    };

    /**
     * A Catalog object instance.
     */
    struct Catalog {
        /**
         * Enumeration of different supported Catalog types.
         */
        enum class Type {
            /// Private catalog type.
            PRIVATE_CATALOG,
            /// Publicly accessible catalog type.
            PUBLIC_CATALOG
        };

        /**
         * Constructor.
         *
         * @param sourceId The identifier for the catalog, defaults to "imdb'.
         * @param type The type of catalog, defaults to PUBLIC_CATALOG.
         */
        Catalog(std::string sourceId = "imdb", Type type = Type::PUBLIC_CATALOG) :
                sourceId{std::move(sourceId)},
                type(type) {
        }

        /// Unique identifier for the catalog. For private catalogs, this is set to the partner id used for catalog
        /// ingestion.
        std::string sourceId;
        /// Type of Catalog
        Type type;
    };

    /// All directives supported by the skill. If it is not set, all directives will be assumed supported.
    avsCommon::utils::Optional<std::set<SupportedOperations>> operations;
    /// All entity types supported by the skill
    avsCommon::utils::Optional<std::set<acsdkAlexaVideoCommon::VideoEntity::EntityType>> entityTypes;
    /// Public and private catalogs supported by the skill.
    std::list<Catalog> catalogs;

    /**
     * Default constructor. Add a catalog entry with sourceId set to 'imdb' and type set to PUBLIC_CATALOG.
     */
    Configuration() : catalogs{Catalog()} {
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param operations The set of supported operations.
     * @param entityTypes The set of supported entity types.
     * @param catalogs The list of supported private and public catalogs.
     */
    Configuration(
        std::set<SupportedOperations> operations,
        std::set<acsdkAlexaVideoCommon::VideoEntity::EntityType> entityTypes,
        std::list<Catalog> catalogs) :
            operations{std::move(operations)},
            entityTypes{std::move(entityTypes)},
            catalogs{std::move(catalogs)} {
    }
};

}  // namespace alexaRemoteVideoPlayerInterfaces
}  // namespace alexaClientSDK

#endif  // ACSDK_ALEXAREMOTEVIDEOPLAYERINTERFACES_REMOTEVIDEOPLAYERCONFIGURATION_H_

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In the present review article, the possibilities of generating such groupings by using biological and polymeric spacers in between the nanoparticles are described. In particular, streptavidin–biotin and DNA are discussed as biological spacers, and layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled films as polymeric spacers.
For detailed experimental studies about the electromagnetic coupling between plasmonic nanoparticles, precisely-controlled nanoparticle groupings with adjustable inter-particle distance would be required. In the present review article, the possibilities of generating such groupings by using biological and polymeric spacers in between the nanoparticles are described. In particular, streptavidin–biotin and DNA are discussed as biological spacers, and layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled films as polymeric spacers. The concepts are visualized by experimental data, which also point out the pitfalls and current limits of such approaches. Calculation results reveal that while small variations in the diameter of plasmonic cores lead to small changes, small variations in the inter-particle distance due to soft linkers result in significant changes in plasmonic coupling. In the case of protein-based spacers, nonspecific adsorption has to be considered as an obstacle for the formation of controlled groupings.


Interestingly, this statement allows to believe that by June 2008 the list will have grown to 1 million terrorists in the US of A. I believe that Americans can be silly, but I doubt that one out of 230 is a dangerous moron attempting to end western civilization next time he or she will take a plane.
I suggest that you have a look at the astonishing list of "unlikely suspects" displayed in this article from ACLU. It includes US Senators and US Congressmen (and their spouses), war heroes, John Does with a common name, dead 9/11 hijackers, foreign presidents (dead as Saddam Hussein or alive like Evo Morales), pop star singers and toddlers.


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July 18, 2012 October 20, 2013 by Jonathan M
REVIEW – The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
Film, French Film, Psychological Thrillers
Art House Film, Cannes, Death to genre, film criticism, Pawel Pawlikovski, The Woman in the Fifth, Videovista
VideoVista have my review of Pawel Pawlikovski's The Woman in the Fifth. Based on a novel by Douglas Kennedy, the film is a meditation on the costs and benefits of artistic creativity. Grounded firmly in the old trope of a sensitive and broken man who is only saved by the love of a good woman, the film presents its central character with a choice between a woman who makes him creative but also insane and a woman who makes him happy but only at the expense of his capacity to write.
I have two main problems with this film. The first is that the vision of creativity the film proposes is based entirely upon an almost ludicrously self-indulgent and melodramatic vision of the creative process. Many gifted artists produce great work without lapsing into either madness, violence or depression. Frankly, seeing these psychological problems as an inevitable by-product of the creative process is nothing more than palliative bullshit put about by people who really need to start taking responsibility for their own mental health. Being an artist does not make it okay for you to be a complete prick. The second problem is that while Pawlikovski's direction is entirely watchable, it is also desperately boring. Seriously… what is going on in art house filmmaking? when did it all become so fucking boring?
We are currently undergoing the greatest economic and social crisis since the Great Depression and the political decisions made today will shape the future of entire continents for generations to come. Given that the world is now continuously shifting beneath our feet and that our democratic institutions are positively crying out for an intelligent electorate that can understand and engage with the issues confronting them, do we really need another film about a novelist who is struggling with writer's block? Do we really need another French film in which a bunch of listless Parisians tumble in and out of bed with one another? Do we really need another film in which a terminally passive and unattractive male protagonist somehow finds himself at the centre of a vortex of redemptive totty? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding 'No!'
As I said in my piece about this year's Cannes film festival, European art house cinema is rapidly becoming stale. A decaying boy's club dominated by a shrinking clade of middle-aged white guys, both its ideas and its language are in desperate need of renewal and The Woman in the Fifth is yet further proof of the scene's increasing creative sterility. Did we need another film about a novelist with writer's block? FUCK NO! Nor do we need another polite little film directed by a middle-aged European white guy. Pawel Pawlikovski is not a bad director by any stretch of the imagination but he is a director who is part of the problem. Pawlikovski's early works including Dostoevsky's Travels and Tripping with Zhirinovsky were deeply personal reflections of a youth lived under Communist rule. However, as Pawlikovski freely admits in the Blu-ray's extras, he has decided to set aside the things that made him unique as a director in order to churn out the same old derivative francophilic shit as every other art house director. Clearly… this shit needs to stop.
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The first victim in the attack on a Berlin Christmas market was a Polish truck driver.
The driver, 37, was seemingly stabbed and shot to death in the cabin of his truck.
Urban, who was from the western village of Roznowo, near the border with Germany, was found dead in the cabin of the truck which was hijacked and driven into the crowd on Monday evening, killing at least another 11 people and injuring up to 50 more.
German authorities are calling the lorry attack an 'act of terrorism', although no extremist groups have claimed responsibility.
Ariel Zurawski, the owner of the trucking company and the victim's cousin, was asked by German authorities to identify Urban from photos.
'It was really clear that he was fighting for his life,' Zurawski told Polish media.
Poland's prime minister, Beata Szydlo, said the Pole was 'the first victim of this heinous act of violence'.
Berlin police also said in a tweet that the man who was found dead in the truck did not control the truck which was driven to the Christmas market.
Zurawski said Urban arrived with a delivery of steel at a branch of the Thyssenkrupp company in Berlin on Monday at 7am but was told to wait with his delivery until 8am the following day.
Zurawski showed reporters a photo on his phone of his cousin in a kebab bar around 2pm, the last photo known of him still alive.
Berlin police chief Klaus Kandt said authorities have the 'exact movement of the truck' from GPS but they are not releasing any details.
Zurawski said Urban, who is survived by a wife and teenage son, last had contact with his wife at 3pm local time, but that she could not talk then because she was at work. She said she would call at 4pm, but at that point he was no longer answering his phone.
Zurawski described unusual movements on the truck's GPS at 3.45pm indicate Urban was not in control.
'The car was started up, turned off, driven forward, then backward. As if somebody inside was learning how to drive,' Zurawski said on TVP Info.
There was no more movement until 7.40pm, when the truck started and travelled some six miles, sometimes turning in tight spots or crossing the double line, before arriving at the Christmas market, Zurawski said.


I haven't met any other dads yet who are doing extended Paternity leave. A couple of stay-at-home dad's but this is a different thing, and they are still small in number. This got me thinking about how this is ever going to going to get to the point where it is considered normal.
The rate of take up for extended paternity leave is currently around the 1% rate. I thought it'd be worth looking at what's happened in Sweden which is often held up as an exemplar for how it should be done.
As with many aspects of civil society, Sweden has long been pretty forward thinking on paternity leave. They brought in laws around shared parental leave over 40 years before the UK. But the new law did not get off to a flying start. When the laws first came in for Sweden in 1974, there wasn't much take up. In fact it took nearly 25 years for paternity rates to move 12%. But then in the subsequent 10 years this shot up to 24%. What's happening here?
To answer I think you can do worse than look at how divorce rates have changed in the UK. There's a review of the UK's divorce statistics over on The Guardian's brilliant data blog which shows the trend over the last 80 years. The divorce rate crept along until the 1970s when the divorce rate suddenly shot up, almost tripling in the space of 5 years.
There's probably lots of reasons why this happened. But one explanation for this that I think is compelling is that it's all to do with the divorcee dating game. The theory goes like this – when there's no divorcees about, there's no one to available to remarry and you'll be alone forever, so you're probably best sticking out in a loveless marriage until you die. But if there's lots of divorced people then you can have another go and maybe it'll turn out better the second time. It seems that the number of divorcees needed to reach a critical mass in order for there to be a sustainable post-marriage dating market. And this was suddenly reached in the early 70s.
Is this the same effect as with the Swedish parental leave data? I'm not suggesting that fathers on paternity leave want to date each other. Or that men necessarily want to hang out with men – I've had a great time hanging out with the mums whilst on paternity leave, and as I said before I've always been made to feel welcome. But certainly the more men who take paternity leave, the more men will take paternity leave.
So do you think we need to achieve critical mass? What do you think we can do to get to this tipping point quicker? If my site can play the smallest part in this I will be happy. But don't blame me for the divorce rates.
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It was a disastrous sermon.
A church in Dallas invited me to preach on John 14. That's not an easy passage. It is filled with exegetical questions about death and the Second Coming. How do you explain, "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself?" How is Jesus preparing that place? Does Jesus mean we won't go to be with him until he comes back? What about soul sleep? I spent most of my week studying the text and reading the commentaries to answer questions like these.
When I got up to preach, I knew I had done my homework. Though the issues were tough, I had worked through them and was confident I was ready to deliver solid biblical teaching on the assigned passage.
Five minutes into the sermon, though, I knew I was in trouble. The people weren't with me. At the ten-minute mark, people were falling asleep. One man sitting near the front began to snore. Worse, he didn't disturb anyone! No one was listening.


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As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Do you know that some people think what we do here in Church is silly—that praying, and receiving communion, and lighting candles is weird and a waste of time?
In today's Gospel reading, we hear about a man who is blind. He can't see. When some people tell him Jesus is coming nearby, he cries out to Jesus to have mercy on him. The people around him think he's wasting his time, and tell him to be quiet. But the man wants Jesus to help him, so he calls out louder. Jesus asks the man what he wants, and the man answers, "Lord, let me get my sight back." So, Jesus answers him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well."At that moment, the man was able to see, and he immediately started following Jesus and praising God.
Later today, there's going to be a big football game—the biggest game of the year. The Super Bowl. Imagine if you went to the Super Bowl, but you couldn't see the game. You can't see the players or the field or the ball. Everyone around you would be cheering, and booing, and jumping up and down, but you wouldn't know why. You'd say, what are you people doing? You look very silly, cheering at nothing, and jumping up and down for no reason.
In today's Gospel reading, it was only the blind man who could really see what was going on. He was shouting for Jesus because he knew Jesus could heal him. Everyone else was telling him to keep quiet. They had a very different way of seeing the world, and they didn't believe that anyone could give sight to a blind man. Sometimes, we're like those people. Sometimes, we don't believe that what we're doing here is important. Sometimes, we don't see the world, or each other, the way Jesus does.
Right now, the doors are closed, and we can't see into the sanctuary. This reminds us that we are all blind sometimes. But, in a moment, those doors will open, and we'll see Father come out, holding the chalice. Just like the mysterious way the blind man received his sight, we'll receive our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ in the bread and the wine.
So, when we start to wonder why we're here, let's remember the blind man, and ask Jesus Christ to give us our sight to see what's really important.
Man, I really wanted to get the Super Bowl in there somehow, since our team, The New England Patriots, are playing, and I know it'll be on everyone's mind.
Our spiritual blindness deepens when we allow our faith to be merely a collection of abstract ideas or beliefs and not personal participation in the Divine Energies such that we become like an iron left in a fire that takes on the heat and light of the fire. In other words, religious doctrines, practices, and traditions do us no good if we do not grow in holiness through them, if they do not become paths to our partaking of the Divine Nature. Our souls, bodies, and minds must actually be sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our spiritual blindness must be overcome. Otherwise, we simply judge and condemn ourselves by claiming the spiritual advantages of Orthodox Christians without actually embracing them or being transformed by them.


Looking at the Cell Brick House from the outside makes you wonder how the interiors of this amazing architectural building are shaped. The skin of the house is what makes it so special. It displays a fascinating pattern of holes that rise up from a pebble-covered base. Small steel boxes were placed one on top of the next to shape a rectangular block that shelters the interior living spaces. Atelier Tekuto, the designers of the Cell Brick House, describe their challenges: "The first was to combine opposing architectonics; the masonry structure which is the origin of the building technique and the skin structure which I have been trying on my projects. And the second was to innovate something that equips structure, function and heat environment altogether." By combining specific measurements for the steel bricks, the architects were able to ensure the interiors will have the right temperature and sunlight all year round. By covering the bricks with a heat resistant ceramic-infused coating, the house is protected from overheating. The interiors are brought to life by the personal belongings of the inhabitants, displayed on the special shelves. This creates an interesting personalized space that can become a little overwhelming at times. All in all, the residence is a step further in the way we look at residential architecture.


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7 Signs You're Not Self-Aware Enough to Be a Great Leader
7 Signs You're Not as Self-Aware as You Think
Self-awareness is a really big deal for everyone, especially executives and business leaders. Failure to face reality can destroy your career and your company.
By Steve Tobak@SteveTobak
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Being in the advice giving game isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's not like you get to sit on a mountaintop and just rain down pearls of wisdom on your clients. When it comes to executives and business leaders, it's almost never that black and white.
Granted, there are times when people are genuinely open to the voice of experience and perhaps a little objectivity. Then there's the opposite extreme: deep denial. Where they don't want to hear the truth no matter what you say or how you say it.
And in between those black and white peaks is a vast plane of gray, where people sort of know, deep down, what they need to do but something's stopping them from doing it. That something is almost always beneath the surface, meaning it isn't easy to get to and folks will often confound, thwart, or downright resist the effort.
The truth is there are lots of paths people take to avoid confronting whatever it is they don't want to confront. And those paths can lead to career demise or business destruction. No kidding.
Here are seven signs you may be heading down the latter path.
You're a bully. If you didn't have emotions, you wouldn't be human. Feelings are important guidance mechanisms. Anger and aggression are no different. They're signs that you feel threatened or scared. You go on the offensive and bully to protect something deep within you, something you don't want people to see, often feelings of weakness and vulnerability. Ironic, isn't it?
You're defensive. When chief executives resist a consultant or executive coach who wants to meet with their staff or outside directors one-on-one, when genuine and objective feedback makes them agitated or even angry, that's a sure sign. I'm not even sure why they call it "defensive, since defensive people almost always deflect by going on the offensive.
You're controlling. When you behave in a controlling way--when you micromanage, pick on the little things--it usually means you're not dealing with a big thing that's really bugging you. It means you're not paying attention to something really important. Left unchecked, that can definitely take you down a dark path.
You're passive aggressive. When you say, "Sure, no problem," then turn around and do the exact opposite, it means you don't want to confront others or be confronted by them. It's a deflection, an attempt to throw them off the scent so you don't have to deal with something that affects you deeply. Again, it's usually something you're not consciously aware of, something that makes you feel vulnerable or embarrassed.
Your behavior changes. When your behavior changes to the point where it's noticeable to others who know or work with you, that's definitely a sign that you're really bothered by something and not aware of how it's affecting your mood. If someone brings it to your attention and you're defensive, that's an even bigger sign.
You're grandiose. When we make over-the-top overtures to how confident we are in our ideas, our plans, our business, when our strategies defy objective reasoning or our goals don't pass the smell test, that's a sign we're genuinely in over our heads and are overcompensating to appear like we've got everything under control. I've seen and worked with quite a few CEOs in grandiose mode. If they don't come to terms with it, it never ends well.
You make excuses. Excuses, any kind of excuses, are ways of avoiding or deflecting negative attention. Pointing fingers and blaming others are common avoidance techniques that communicate our resistance to being held accountable. That's why playing the blame game is such a transparent sign of dysfunctional leadership or management. And yet, we see it all-too-often, don't we?
Published on: Mar 29, 2013


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Dernier Round au Zénith est un album live du rappeur Kool Shen, sorti en 2005. Il a été enregistré au Zénith de Paris.

Liste des titres

Face CD

Notes
 93 Style est interprété sur l'instrumentale de Where the Hood At? de DMX (produit par Tuneheadz)
 C'est mal barré est interprété en partie sur l'instrumentale de Poppin' Them Thangs du G-Unit (produit par Dr. Dre et Scott Storch)
 Seine Saint-Denis Style est interprété en partie sur l'instrumentale de Ante Up de MOP (produit par DR Period)
 Freestyle (tout le monde la main en l'air) est interprété sur l'instrumentale de Poppin' Them Thangs du G-Unit (produit par Dr. Dre et Scott Storch)

Face DVD
 Faut qu'ça bounce (intro)
 On a enfoncé des portes (feat. Serum)
 Two shouts IV My People (feat. Breakingz & Serum) (contient une partie a cappella de Le Monde de demain)
 Qui suis-je ?
 93 style / Quand j'prend le mic
 Serum - Le son des govas
 Serum - On est bien nulle part
 That's My People (feat. Kery James & Sinik)
 C'est mal barré
 On est encore là II
 Show DJs
 Interlude - L'avenir est à nous
 L'avenir est à nous (feat. Dadoo & Rohff)
 Pass pass le oinj / Qu'est ce qu'on attend ?
 Interlude - Minutes éducatives (avec Public Enemy et Ma Benz)
 Serum - 9.3.
 Œil pour œil (ft. Zoxea)
 Un ange dans le ciel
 Le retour du babtou
 Serum feat. Jango Jack - J'ai pas c'qu'elles veulent
 Y suffit d'un rien
 IV My People (feat. Lord Kossity, Zoxea & Serum)
 Seine-Saint-Denis style
 Freestyle (Tout le monde la main en l'air) (feat. Serum & Merlin Aumic)
 Générique et crédits
 Bonus DVD : coulisses

Notes et références

Liens externes
  Dernier Round au Zénith sur Discogs
 Kool Shen sur Lerapcetaitmieuxavant

Album live sorti en 2005
Album de Kool Shen
Album publié par Sony Music Entertainment
Album en concert au Zénith de Paris