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The San Diego Convention Center has a team of specialists who work both at the front of the house and behind-the scenes to maintain our iconic building's aesthetic.
They are a team of seven hardworking individuals who spend their days ensuring that our building is looking its best. You'll spot them by their trusty, brown uniforms, distinguishing them from other departments. They have fun nicknames for each member of the team.
"It's a good team dynamic because everyone has their own individual knowledge," said Jeremy Johnson. "It works out well, if something needs to be done, one of us usually knows how to do it. Sometimes we are all working somewhere separately, other times we're all on one project and the amount of work that gets done is incredible."
From Left: Jeremy Johnson and Artemio Buenrostro install a new irrigation controller.
The Grounds Department is in charge of the entire convention center's greenery. They get to use all kinds of equipment, wear harnesses while trimming hard-to-reach plants and they even have beekeeping suits! However, their responsibilities have more depth than you may think. They oversee 14 irrigation controllers, manage storm-water movement and are the specialists we call for any hazardous waste removal.
"Every day our job is to take care of the plants and the grounds," said Doug Myers. "The five of us who get here at 4:30am do an outside cleaning of the building. We sweep the entire building, someone runs the sweeper the other four have backpack blowers. Then after that, we will go into our projects for that day."
Eduardo Gonzalez trims the ficus wall with a boom lift.
Another huge part of the Grounds Department is Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM is a strategy to minimize the need for pesticides by using alternative methods of long-term pest prevention. If pesticides are required, they are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risk.
"IPM is a whole system of avoiding pesticide usage while still managing the problems," said Myers. "We use many techniques to keep pests under control without using pesticides. The less chemicals you're dumping in the ground, the better for the environment."
West Terrace Planters
Sometimes Grounds takes on big projects. One project we were glad to have their help with is the renovation of the convention center's West Terrace Planters.
The first step was the demolition, in which the material from the planters was removed. All of the uprooted foliage was recycled. Next step was installing the waterproofing, which took about 30 days and is warrantied for the next 20 years. The last step was the reinstallation, and an estimated 50 semi-trucks worth of soil was hauled in to fill all of the planters.
The Grounds Department assisted the contractors with the project, taking over for parts of the work and bringing some of the labor costs in-house. In addition, our in-house painters added a fresh coat to the amphitheater vine enclosures.
"The new planters follow the layout of the plants from when the building was first constructed," said Donald Bottger, Director of Facility Services. "Over the years, we've added trees and birds of paradise, but with this renovation we're starting fresh by going back to the original design. This includes restoring the vines that hang above the Mezzanine level."
This renovation is the first step of updating all of the concrete planters in the Phase I building over the next few years. The bayside view on our terraces is an important part of our customers' experience, as well as an area that is open to the public and part of the access-way to the Embarcadero.
See more photos from the renovation, and the completed project below.
Since 1989 we've been the region's premier gathering place, and our reliable Grounds Department has been fundamental to our success.


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I bought a new phone yesterday... Nothing fancy, just an iPhone SE to replace my iPhone 5 that still somehow worked.
Setting this thing up is fun. First, I had to sign in to my Apple ID. I know my password because the App Store made me enter it constantly on my 5. Then, I had to enter answers for my security questions... I set my Apple account up oh... idunno... 12 years ago? Not a chance. I locked myself out of my account for 8 hours. Finally, today I miraculously got an answer correct and was able to get into my account. Win! Finally, the setup nightmare is over!
Now, let's set up that annoying 2 factor authentication thing that my new phone keeps nagging me about. Password? Done. Security questions? Just changed them, so no problem. Oh, that's not enough to prove it's you! We simply need you to verify the credit card number you have on file with us. Oh, also- that credit card expired 2 years ago. Don't have access to that card? Just click the little "I don't have access to that card" link so we can tell you that you need to have access to that card and there's no other way to proceed.
Once I figure that out, I'm sure it's going to ask me to confirm the combination for my gym locker from 5th grade, followed by the tail number of the B-17 my grandpa flew.


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This is the blog of Adam Kalsey. Unusual depth and complexity. Rich, full body with a hint of nutty earthiness.
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9 Jul 2002
If you take a look at the front page of this Weblog, you'll notice that, unlike most Movable Type Weblogs, the comment count doesn't say "0 comments, 1 comments, 2 comments." Instead, it is grammatically correct and, if there is only one comment, the singular is used.
Movable Type provides an option for inserting a count of an entry's comments, but only the number is inserted, leaving the site owner to fill in the word "comments" or "replies." This creates a problem in that if a template developer wishes to say "1 reply" instead of the incorrect "1 replies," they are unable to do so.
So how is this done?
Enter regular expressions. Regular expressions (regex) allow powerful text matching and replacement and are available in most scripting languages, including Perl and JavaScript. And now Brad Choate has written a regex plugin that allows Movable Type templates to use them as well.
To use the template code that comes next, you will need to have both the regex plugin and Brad Choate's global tag plugin installed in your plugins directory.
With those plugins installed, you can then use the MTAddRegex tag inside your entry templates.
Let's examine a typical template's code for displaying the comment count.
<a href="<MTEntryLink>"><$MTEntryCommentCount$> replies
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>. Immediately following, we have a number representing how many comments there are, followed by the word "replies" and the close of the anchor tag(
Here's what the output of this would look like for 0, 1, and 2 comments:
If there are no comments, we'd like to simply display "Reply" and if there is one comment for an entry we'd like to display "1 reply." Entries with two or more replies will continue to look the same.
First, you will need to add two regex replace commands to the top of your template.
<MTAddRegex name="reply0">s|>0 replies|>Reply|g</MTAddRegex>
<MTAddRegex name="reply1">s|>1 replies|>1 reply|g</MTAddRegex>
The first line searches for the end of the link code, followed by "0 replies" and replaces it with the text
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Now that we have put the regex commands into the template, we need to tell your template to use them.
Change your MTEntries tag to include an attribute called regex that contains the names of the regex tags we created:
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Now on to the comments tag. You need to make sure that there are no spaces between the end of
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Now you're done. Take a look at what a Movable Type template might look like with these changes.
<MTAddRegex name="reply0">s|>0 replies|>Reply|g</MTAddRegex> <MTAddRegex name="reply1">s|>1 replies|>1 reply|g</MTAddRegex> ... <MTEntries lastn="10" regex="reply0 reply1">
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You can change the text that you use to describe your comments to anything you would like. For instance, if an entry has no comments and you want to display, "Why don't you comment," you only need to change the line
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<MTAddRegex name="reply0">s|>0 replies|>Why don't you comment|g</MTAddRegex>
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Free. What can be better than free?
"Free" is so alluring that songwriters have created a boatload of songs about the concept.
Prince, who sadly passed away last week, has a song called "Free." "Be glad that U r free," the lyrics go, and I hope he is.
Then there's Pink, who also has a song called "Free." "I just wanna be free," she sings. I guess you can't copyright "free."
And who can forget the '70s ballad "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (I'm a bit partial to those guys since, like PYMNTS, they obviously have a thing against vowels) "Cause I'm as free as a bird now and this bird you cannot change."
Janis Joplin probably sang it best, though with, "Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free."
"Free" has become the siren song of Silicon Valley now, too.
Wired magazine blazed "Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business" on the cover of its February 25, 2008 issue. WhatsApp finally sang the "free" song earlier this year too. Those crazy guys … what were they thinking when they decided to charge users a whole $1 a year for the service? But no more – it's free – as a bird – now.
Of course, everyone who has actually lived life, and been in business to actually build a business, knows "nothin', and ooooh nothin' and I mean nothin' is really free." (Now you know why my dreams of being a rock star were crushed.)
There's always a "quid" for every "quo" that every Mom warned their daughters about. It's also words to live by for consumers too.
For instance, consumers sign on to Facebook for "free" but Facebook sucks up oodles of data about whatever they do and sells it to advertisers who now barrage them with ads in their newsfeed. The quid is free access to Facebook – the quo is ads consumers now see in their newsfeed. That quid pro quo is also why Facebook has a massive audience of 1.5 billion people and raked in more than $6 billion of profits in 2015.
But is Facebook really "free?" Not a chance.
As for WhatsApp?
Well they're going to figure out some other way to make money too, just like free "Messenger" is now with Chatbots and free "WeChat" has already done.
In fact, every smart entrepreneur and investor now understands the multisided platform model that my colleague David Evans has been writing up since around 2000 and the power of "free."
Give stuff away to one side (like consumers) to get them on board the platform and then charge another side (like advertisers) to get access to them. But, you better have a paid "quid" for that free "quo." And for those "free: businesses to sustain themselves and exist – the "quid" revenue side better be a whole lot bigger than the "quo" cost side that is being given away for free.
And that is the very tricky, very nuanced, but very important – part of making these very complicated multisided platform models actually work as real businesses rather than a venture funded experiment that is destined to fail.
The dirty little secret of "free" is that it only works if someone else is willing to pay – and that exchange of value between the free side and the paying side makes it worthwhile to both parties.
Unfortunately, judging from the news over the last few weeks, there are still a lot of folks, many of them who work in government, who – I swear – must have a whole playlist of "free" songs and listen to them constantly for inspiration about how to make decisions.
Take the European Commission.
Last week the folks in Brussels came down hard on Google for pushing handset makers to include its ad-supported services, like Google Search and YouTube, on the phones they sell.
Now, respectfully, what the Commission is doing is seriously nuts.
Google makes one of the leading mobile operating systems in the world — Android — and licenses it for free to companies like, say, Samsung that make it the software foundation of smartphones they sell for hundreds of dollars. Android may be open source, but virtually all of the people who work on it are on the Google payroll and their salaries are coming out of Google's pocket book.
Google has a simple quid for their quo. "Hey handset maker, you get Android for free, and a bunch of other cool software, but you have to include our stuff on the phone." That's really the only way Google makes serious money on its Android investment.
But that's a no-no according to the Commission. Instead, they'd rather see Google continue to invest billions in Android and give it away for free, so that everyone else can make money off it.
I can't imagine why Google wouldn't jump at that business proposition, she says sarcastically.
See what I mean though? The Commission staff probably has a whole playlist of "free" songs on their Commission-issued "free" iPhones. And speaking of free, they surely have a great "free" thing going themselves — they get paid really good salaries and other perks that are – let's sing this together now – "tax FREE!"
Free – a good gig if you can get it.
Here's another variation on "I just want the world to be free."
Back across the pond, the CFPB seems to like that song a lot too. Last week they took their latest whack at payday lenders. Payday lenders, of course, make highly risky loans to people who need to borrow money and don't have any collateral except for their weekly paychecks. And who can't get any other people to lend them money on a short-term basis.
These people are in unfortunate situations. We can argue whether or not the government should be doing more to create better paying jobs, more employment opportunities, or a social-welfare net. But the government isn't doing any of that and so some people really, really need to borrow against their future earnings to make ends meet today.
A recent Fed study says that 47 percent of all respondents couldn't come up with $400 to pay for an unexpected bill – a car repair, an emergency doctor's visit, a busted washing machine that needed repair – without borrowing or selling something. And, payday borrowers aren't just the stereotypical indigent, migrant worker either – they are the typical middle class citizen with good jobs who just happen to live paycheck to paycheck.
Payday lenders have figured out a way to extend short-term credit to these folks. And there are lots of safety checks in place at the state level in many states to make sure that these lenders do the right thing – like vet the borrower and remain in compliance with state usury laws. But, like Google, and every other business that wants to stay in business, they need to make money and enough to cover their costs – which in this case is the risk that they won't be paid back. Otherwise they'll find something else to do with their capital.
The Bloomberg headline from April 20 on the topic though says it all: CFPB Study Finds Payday Loan Borrowers Hit with Fees, inferring that we should be living in a world where people can borrow money without paying any. The report says that, "borrowers face steep, hidden costs to their online loans in the form of unanticipated bank penalty fees."
But let's dig into this a bit more.
The payday lenders rely on banks to collect payment for them. When the consumer doesn't have enough funds to cover that payment, the bank imposes overdraft fees. Now this can lead, in some cases, to the unfortunate situation in which the payday lender makes multiple attempts to get the money and the consumer may end being hit with multiple overdraft fees.
But in the immortal words of Janis Joplin, when it comes to "nothin' don't mean nothin' if it ain't free," it doesn't get any better than this.
The CFPB gets to attack two of the worst fee villains on its hit list — payday lenders who charge high interest rates and fees for small short-term loans and banks that charge overdraft fees for people that spend more than what they have in their accounts.
A two-for fee-free for all!
But let's see just how horrible these fees are according to the CFPB itself and its recently released study.
Half of the people holding the accounts the CFPB looked at over 18 months didn't have any overdraft fees at all. They got their loans, and paid them back from their bank accounts.
More than two-thirds have no more than one overdraft over 18 months.
To me, given the financial stress that people who take out payday loans face, that seems like a pretty good track record.
In a lot of cases where there aren't good funds in the account, the bank is fronting the money for the account holder. For the first time a payment request is made, 88% are paid with no overdraft, 6% are paid with an overdraft, and 6% fail with an overdraft.
So half of the payments that fail end up being funded by the bank. Collecting the money from that 6% though is where the trouble comes. They keep getting hit with overdraft fees.
But those overdraft fees serve several good purposes.
For one, they give people incentives not to overdraw their accounts. The CFPB says that they are "unanticipated bank penalty fees," which I think is about as plausible as "free dinner with a date" doesn't come with any expectations.
But listening to the CFPB you'd think banks in America were trying to sucker in low-income people just so they could whack them with fees — in fact the reason we have millions of unbanked people is at least partly because banks can't make money serving them and so don't.
Finally, the overdraft fees help the payday lenders and the people who are getting loans — they help cover the occasional situation where people don't have good funds and they take some of the risk off of the payday lender, which means the lender can afford to charge a lower interest rate overall.
And, speaking of "free" the CFPB has the biggest "free" credit card in the whole wide world.
Under the Dodd Frank Act, they get up to 10 percent of the Federal Reserve Board's operating expenses. Interest free! So, whenever Congress gives the Fed more money for such trivial things like worrying about inflation and unemployment, the CFPB gets a bigger credit line.
I used to wish for a Neiman Marcus card with an unlimited credit line but now when the genie gives me three wishes I'm going for a CFPB-like deal.
And I'd be fine with just 2 percent, by the way.
Of course, it isn't just that regulators have their playlist tuned into the one of Prince, Pink, Lynyrd Skynyrd or Janis's odes to "free." Lots of other players have been serenading the regulators, courts, and whoever else will listen with those same tunes.
In fact, from mountain to ocean, across the great seas, from Paris to Minneapolis, from giants to dwarfs, merchants from around the world have adopted "Nothin' don't mean nothin' unless it's free" as their theme song when it comes to payment cards.
Consumer walks into the store, whips out a payment card, pays in seconds, a sale is made, good funds flow to the merchant, and their margins grow. What could be better than that?
I'll tell you: Make it free, please, they say. And why not?
So far merchants haven't gotten their wish, but they've gotten close in many places around the world.
Here in the U.S. they got Congress, which got the Fed to force a permanent half-price sale on debit cards in the U.S. But the place to go to really get things for free is, yet again, Brussels. The European Union forced debit card interchange fees down to 15 basis points, and credit to 30.
Of course, if you are regulator, with a steady paycheck, and you don't have to actually manage a P&L, indulge pesky investors in quarterly earnings calls, meet a payroll, and come up with the funds to innovate the next great thing, the free song sounds pretty intoxicating.
Back in the real world there's no such thing as a free lunch, as economist Milton Friedman helped everyone understand.
Everything costs something and someone has to pay for it — and what the regulators miss, time and again, is that every time that they squeeze fees down for businesses it has consequences.
If the European Commission made it harder for Google to make money from advertising on Android phones, does it really think that Google would continue happily investing in the only mobile operating system that keeps Apple on its toes?
Then what would the world look like?
Clever issuers in Europe are now looking at alternatives to extending credit via installment loans which don't qualify under the interchange rules, too. To make up for the revenue they don't have anymore, banks are looking at new ways to make money since they have to make margins in order to keep the doors open, serve customers and comply with the slew of other regulations bearing down on them. There is only one other party who is left to pay – and that, of course, is the consumer.
Here in the U.S. if the CFPB keeps squeezing fees and raising costs for payday lenders, it may get its wish — these lenders who are operating legitimate and compliant businesses today may just decide to do something else.
But where does it think people who really need the cash are going to get it? Some might turn to crime if they get desperate enough. But most will turn to the unsavory lenders that the CFPB won't be able to find or fine.
Again, the consumers pay – and in this case with some potentially dire consequences.
And who do regulators and lawmakers think are going to fund the payment card systems if merchants won't contribute? Obviously consumers since there isn't anyone else – and then the world may look a lot different for everyone.
Remember, free only works if someone else pays.
That brings me back to Prince.
The artist who traded in his name for a symbol, was a lover of purple, and wrote songs about free was anything but a card-carrying member of the "I want everything to be free" crowd. He and Pink, and even Janis were talking about an entirely different notion of free.
The last thing they wanted was for everyone to use their music for free.
After Prince's death you might have gone to Pandora or Spotify or Apple Music to listen to "Let's Go Crazy," "Purple Rain," "U Got The Look" or some of his other popular tunes.
You would have been out of luck.
Prince, in fact, ripped all of his music out of the leading streaming services because he didn't like the fact that they weren't paying the artists much. Through his career he tried to protect the business model that allowed artists like him to create great music but get paid for it.
A statement announcing his lawsuit against YouTube and eBay back in 2007, said "They are clearly able to filter porn and pedophile material, but appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorized music and film content to their business success."
When it comes to business, "free" is sort of a scam but it's a "wink-wink" sort of one where everyone really knows the rules and generally no one is harmed.
The regulators have a "free" scam going too, but it's a more serious one. They seem like heroes whacking fees and making it hard for businesses to make money so that they can make it look like they are giving consumers a "fair deal" – giving them everything they want for free or close to it.
But they aren't the only ones who can carry a tune. These business might, in the words of the Rolling Stones, sing right back to the regulators – "I'm free to do that I want, any old time," and reallocate their investments or simply exit the business.
Unfortunately, the song that ought to be the one on regulators' playlists should be the one that sounds something like this: "ain't nothin', for free, including feel-good regulations against businesses trying to make money."
OK, I admit that needs some work, but I think I'm feeling my inner rock chick starting to emerge.
Lady Gaga, watch out.
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Paul mentioned below that Chief Justice Roberts had fallen at his home earlier today. There are now more details becoming available. Here is a bit of the Fox News report:
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts took a spill at his home and ended up being taken to the hospital on Monday.
A spokesman at the Supreme Court said Roberts fell while at his summer home in Maine, and he was hospitalized as a "precaution." He apparently took a fall around 2 p.m. ET.
"He's fine," said another source close to Roberts.
Roberts, 52, was taken to Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine, according to St. George Fire Chief Tim Polky. He was transferred from his house to the mainland on a private boat; from there he was transferred to an ambulance, Polky said.
"He was conscious and alert when they put him in the rescue (vehicle) and took him to Penobscot Bay Medical Center," Polky said.
But MaineCoastNow.com reported that St. George Ambulance responded to a call of a man who had fallen 5 to 10 feet and landed on a dock, hitting the back of his head. The patient was ashen and was foaming at the mouth. The patient had reportedly suffered a grand mal seizure.


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Ganesh Chaturthi || Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja || Anant Chaturdashi ||
Hindu Religious Rituals
Anant Chaturdashi is the last day of Ganeshutsav's Hindu festival. Ganesh Chaturthi pooja It usually occurs after Ganesh Chaturthi on 10th or 11th day ( 13 September ). All Ganesh deities are brought into homes and communities, are immersed in the sea or nearby lakes and rivers. On this day, people travel waterfront with dance and singing idols in large processes. Lord Ganesha has been released, next year only will be welcomed with enthusiasm.
In parts of Bihar and Eastern UP, the festival is closely linked to the Kshirsagar (Ocean of milk) and Lord Vishnu's infinite form. Fourteen tilac (small vertical strips) are made of vermilion on wooden frames. Fourteen puree (fried wheat bread) and 14 puas (deep fried sweet wheat bread) are kept on vermillion strips. A bowl, which is made of Panchamrit (made from milk, curd, jaggery, honey, and ghee), is a symbol of Kshirsagar on this piece of wood. A thread with 14 knots has been wrapped up on a cucumber symbolized by Lord Ananta and has been rotated in this "ocean of milk" five times. These infinite threads are later tied on the right hand above the elbow by men. Women bind on their left hand. This infinite thread is removed after 14 days.
The story behind the festival
Sushila and Kaundinya
There was a Brahmin named Suman. With his wife Dixit, he had a daughter Sushila. After Dixit's death, Suman married Karshacha, who gave Sushila a lot of trouble.
Sushila married Kandiniya, and she decided to leave home to avoid the harassment of stepmother. By the way, they stopped near a river. Kaundinya went to the bath. Sushila joined the group of women who were worshiping They told Sushila that they were worshiping "infinite" "What kind of worship is this?" Sushila asked.
Oath of infinity
hey told him that it was an oath of infinity. They explained their importance and rituals. Some fried "roast" (made from flour) and "anarase" (special food) are prepared. Half of them must be given to Brahmins. In a bamboo basket, a cobra is made of "Darbha" (holy grass). Then the scent of "Snake" ("Sheesh") is worshiped, the oil lamp and the incense rods are worshiped. Snakes are offered to meals. A silk string is placed in front of God and bound to the wrist. This string is called "infinity." It has 14 knots and is colorful with "Kumkum". Women bind "infinity" on their left hand and men on their right side. The purpose of this pledge is to achieve Divinity and wealth. It is kept for 14 years.
After listening to this explanation, Sushila decided to take an oath of eternal life. From that day she and Kondinya began to prosper and became very rich. One day, Kondinya saw the infinite string on Sushila's left hand. When he heard the story of an eternal oath, he was angry and he believed that he had become rich, not because of any power of infinity, but due to the knowledge gained from his own efforts. Followed a hot argument. In the end, Kondinya took an infinite string from Sushila's hand and threw it into the fire.
After this, all kinds of disasters took place in their lives, and they were reduced to extreme poverty. Kondinya understood that it was a punishment for insulting "infinite" and she decided that until God revealed it to him, he would pass through austerity.
Looking for eternity
Kondinya went to the forest where he saw a tree full of mangoes, but nobody was eating them, the entire tree was attacked with insects, he asked if he had seen the infinite but got negative answers. Then Kondinya saw a cow with her calf, then without eating an ox was standing on the field. Then he mixed with one another in his water and saw two big lakes. Apart from this, they saw everyone with assholes and elephants, Kondinya asked about Anant, but no one had heard this name. He became desperate and prepared a rope to hang himself.
Then suddenly an old, respected Brahmin appeared in front of him, he removed Rand from the neck of the egg and took him to the cave. First of all, it was very dark. But then a bright light appeared and they reached a big palace. A large gathering of men and women went straight to the old Brahmin on the throne
Kondinya could not see the Brahmin, but instead of Vishnu, Kondinya realized that Vishnu himself had come to save them and Vishnu was infinite, infinite. He acknowledged his sin in failing to recognize them as Sushila's hand. Anant promised Kondinya that if he took the oath of 14 years, he would be free from all his sins and will receive wealth, children and happiness. Anant tells about the meaning of the search during the search. Anant explained that the mango tree was a Brahmin, who had received so much knowledge in the past life, but did not inform anyone
A cow was the beginning of the Earth, which was the beginning of all the seeds of plants. The bull is the only religion. Now he stood on the green grass field. There were two lake sisters who loved each other very much, but all their donations were spent only on each other. The ass was at the end of cruelty and anger, the pride of the elephant Kondinya was


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here are some diaper progress pics :) these will all be done and ready to roll for the 1/15 stocking in 6 days! lots of prints that sold out quickly at the last stocking, and a few newbies too! :)
and here's a look at some of the new fabrics for the 1/30 stocking! i am seriously in love with so many of these :)
that's all for now - time to get back to work!!


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Siltbuster Silt Fence
Siltbuster's Silt Fence is a practical, economic and effective method to reduce storm water run-off pollution and weather erosion, protecting local water courses.
Terrastop™ Premium Silt Fence is a special, high quality, permeable, technical filter fabric that can be installed as an entrenched vertical perimeter barrier fence, and is designed to intercept and detain run-off, trapping harmful silt through settlement and filtration before it leaves the site.
Before becoming commonplace in the UK, Silt Fences have been used extensively in other countries for many years – their proven performance (intercepting up to 86% of suspended solids [Horner et al. 1990]) has made them a standard Best Management Practice on a diverse range of construction projects.
- Use as perimeter controls, particularly at the lower or down slope edge of a disturbed area
- Leave space for maintenance between the toe of the slope and barrier
- Trench in the silt fence (uphill side)
- Install stakes on the downhill side
- Curve the end barrier up-gradient to help contain runoff
- Install in ditches, channels or areas of concentrated flow
- Install it running up and down a slope or hill
- Use as stand alone solution for large areas. Use in connection with other treatment solutions – speak to Siltbuster for advice
Where active treatment is required, Siltbuster have a large range of rapidly deployable lamella Settlement Tanks for sale or rent.


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In news sure to disturb any parent, a baby almost choked on the leg of a Sophie the Giraffe teething toy. Her mother took to Facebook to post about the incident and it has since gone viral. Luckily, the child is OK, but the reaction from the company that distributes Sophie the Giraffe is not what you would expect.
U.K. mom Katie Jones stepped away from her 6-month old daughter Paige to get something from the kitchen. She left her playing with her Sophie the Giraffe teether but when she returned, she could tell something was wrong.
In her Facebook post, Jones writes:
On my return I realized [Paige] had become quiet and lifeless. When I checked on Paige she was turning blue. Paige had got the whole of one of Sophie's legs lodged down her throat. I had to unhook it free and pull out the leg from the back of her throat.
Talk about terrifying! It is a huge relief to hear that Paige is OK, but what if she hadn't been? It is chilling to imagine a child actually dying from what many parents believe to be a perfectly safe toy meant to be put in a baby's mouth. That said, one would think that Calisson Inc., the U.S. distributor of Sophie the Giraffe, would put out a statement of concern for the child and possibly mention working with the company that makes the toy to see how it can be safer for little ones. Instead, they seem flippantly unconcerned. In a email to Yahoo Parenting, they state that Sophie is safe for kids and that it "complies with all U.S. and European safety standards for children for over 50 years and is a wonderful toy."
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Really? A mother writes of her experience with her child nearly choking to death, and this is what the company that distributes it has to say in response? A quick Google search produces other similar claims of babies nearly choking on Sophie and in 2013 there was a recall on the product having to do with the material it is made with being potentially harmful. This is apparently a somewhat controversial toy from a safety standpoint, and the companies that produce and distribute Sophie need to be receptive to the stories from parents about the hazards the toy can pose.
That said, no parent should blindly take a company's word for it when it comes to their child's safety. Of course the companies that make money from this product are going to stand behind it until forced to do otherwise. Parents need to use their best judgment and go with their gut while also doing their best to provide proper supervision when their children are at play. Just because the company says the toy is safe, it still may not be the case, and parents need to be aware of that fact.
If your baby loves his Sophie toy but this story gives you pause, there is a Sophie teething ring that doesn't have the longer leg pieces jutting out that caused Paige Jones to nearly choke. It has a piece on the bottom covering the legs and seems a safer option than the full-size toy. Hopefully the companies will address this very real safety concern, but until then, maybe it is best to stick to the teething ring rather than Sophie herself.
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Porosity refers to how much moisture your curls can retain. Here's a guide to the levels of porosity, as well as how to test the porosity of your curls.
Low Porosity:
Low porosity curls do not allow moisture in or out easily. The cuticle layer is tightly bound, creating scales that overlap. This means your curls are going to be drier and prone to build up.
Medium Porosity:
This is the most desirable level of porosity. It allows the correct amount of moisture to move in and out of the curls. You'll find that medium porosity curls need the least amount of help. They hold a curl well, are easy to style, and need low amounts of maintenance.
High Porosity:
Curly girls find that highly porous curls are damaged by chemical treatments, heat, or styling. The cuticle either has gaps, or is unable to close adequately, making it easy for moisture to escape.
How To Test The Porosity Of Your Curls
- Take 2-3 strands of shed, unbroken curls. The hair must be washed with a sulfate free shampoo, and should be unconditioned. It also needs to be completely dry prior to the test.
- Place the hair in a bowl of water. Don't allow the hair to touch the sides of the bowl.
- Quickly poke the hair, breaking the seal on the top of the water. This is to force the curl underneath the water. The tension on the top of the water can hold the hair up, giving a false porosity reading.
- Allow the curls to sit for 2-4 minutes underneath the water.
How to read the results:
If the curl floats, you have low porosity hair.
For curls that sink to the bottom of the bowl, you have highly porous strands.
if you find your curl strands hover somewhere in the middle, you have medium porosity hair.
- How To wash Your Way To Moisturized Curls - July 9, 2020
- How To Use Cantu's Curl Activator - July 1, 2020
- Try This Wash And Go Routine For Moisturized Curls - June 30, 2020


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Critter Control of Charleston, SC received a call on Sunday to remove an alligator from the Goose Creek Reservoir. After getting a permit from the
DNR to remove the animal from the reservoir, Critter Control franchise owner Kevin and two technicians wrestled with the animal to get into their boat. It was too big for their boat.
At 12'2" and 800 pounds, they had to finagle the animal to shore and with the help of a backhoe, they were able to pull it from the water.
The American alligator is found in wetlands throughout the coastal plain of the southeastern United States. They can be found in almost any type of fresh water, but population densities are greatest in wetlands with an abundant food supply and adjacent marsh habitat for nesting. They prefer fresh water but also inhabit brackish water and occasionally venture into salt water.
Alligator problems occur because alligators quickly become conditioned to humans, especially when food is involved. When humans regularly feed gators they lose their fear and can become dangerous. Many aggressive or "fearless" alligators require alligator removal each year following feeding by humans. Ponds and waterways at golf courses and high-density housing create a similar problem.
The American alligator is federally classified as "threatened due to similarity of appearance" to other endangered and threatened crocodilians. Only individuals with proper licenses or permits can legally take alligators. Critter Control Technicians are Certified Alligator Specialists, with the knowledge and tools to get rid of your Alligator problem. Critter Control offices practice humane Alligator removal techniques, that ensure the safe capture and release of your Alligator issue. Our Critter Control Alligator removal professionals are trained in Alligator removal, Alligator trapping, Alligator control and in how to identify Alligator problems and prevent future Alligator damage.
For any nuisance wildlife control call 1-800-CRITTER for your local office.


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Amys Enchilada Cheese Family Size - 27 Oz
Serving Size: 1enchilada
Servings Per Container: 6
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value
|Calories From Fat
|Amount Per serving 130
|Total Fat
|Amount Per serving 14g
|Saturated Fat
|Amount Per serving 7g
|Trans Fat
|Amount Per serving 0g
|Polyunsaturated Fat
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|Monounsaturated Fat
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|Amount Per serving 30mg
|Amount Per serving 480mg
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|Amount Per serving 18g
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Filtered Water, Organic Corn Tortilla (Organic White Corn Cooked in Water with a Trace of Lime), Organic Monterey Jack Cheese (Organic Pasteurized Milk, Culture, Salt, Enzymes [Without Animal Enzymes or Rennet]), Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Culture, Salt, Annatto, Enzymes [Without Animal Enzymes or Rennet]), Organic Onions, Organic Tomato Puree, Olives, Organic Sweet Rice Flour, Expeller Pressed High Oleic Safflower and/or Sunflower Oil, Organic Green Chiles, Spices, Organic Bell Peppers, Sea Salt, Organic Garlic.
Enchilada, Cheese, Family Size
Cheese enchilada made with organic corn & tomatoes. New! Gluten free. Microwave or regular oven. Family owned since 1988. No GMOs. No bioengineered ingredients. Looking for great tasting Mexican food? - you don't have to go out to eat! Relax with your friends and family and enjoy Amy's Cheese Enchiladas in the comfort of your home and get the same quality and flavor you would find in a fine restaurant. Our crowd-pleasing enchiladas are made from a genuine Mexican recipe handed down through three generations of chefs at one of San Francisco's favorite Mexican restaurants. We start with fresh tortillas made with organic white corn, fill them with a blend of Jack and Cheddar cheeses accented by olives and peppers, and cover them with a delicious traditional Mexican sauce. Taste it and you'll love it! Healthy eating for busy people. Natural - Most of the ingredients are organically grown and no chemical preservatives or additives are used. If you can't pronounce it, you won't find it on an
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Warning Contains: Contains milk. Individuals with Food Allergies: This product is made in a facility that also processes foods containing wheat, soy, tree nuts and seeds (including sunflower seeds). In addition to gluten testing, strict allergen control measures are implemented at all levels of production. Amy's Kitchen does not use any peanuts, fish, shellfish or eggs.
Directions Keep frozen. Microwave (1100 W): Make a 1-inch slit in overwrap. Heat on medium (50% Power) for 12-14 minutes. Heat on high for an additional 4-6 minutes or until heated throughout. Let stand 3 minutes before serving. Conventional Oven: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Remove tray from carton and overwrap. Make a foil tent to cover tray. Place tray on a cookie sheet and bake for 70-75 minutes or until heated throughout. Let stand 3 minutes before serving. Do not use a toaster oven. Ovens vary, so please use these instructions as a guide to the best preparation for your oven.
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James Corden is not only the new face of American late-night TV; he's quickly becoming an icon of high fashion in his own way. The Late Late Show host just learned to properly sashay on the runway under the tutelage of supermodel Naomi Campbell. (And he also stripped down to his pants for an underwear "advert" alongside David Beckham.)
Having mastered his strut and his Blue Steel, Corden made headlines by actually walking in Burberry's recent Los Angeles fashion show, with celebs from Anna Wintour to Sir Elton John and David Furnish to the Beckhams gagging in awe from the audience. Watch him serve it up in the clip shot for the Late Late Show below:
Repeat it: You're fierce, you're fierce, you're vulnerable. You're fierce, you're fierce, you're vulnerable.
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We acknowledge that this event will take place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. Sovereignty has never been ceded, nor has a treaty ever been signed. We acknowledge all First Nations people who continue to practice language and culture in the face of ongoing colonialism and cultural genocide.
Alright folks life drawing sessions with Atong Atem are back!
Atong Atem is a South Sudanese writer and visual artist whose reflective writing questions the idea of home, isolation and personal fantasy. Atem's distinctive artistic practice combines both photography and hand painting.
Her work has been featured in i-D, Okayafrica,Mars Gallery, exhibited at The Brisbane Powerhouse Museum, where she won the inaugural MELT Portrait Prize.
If your host wasn't already dope af. Your ticket will include a cheeky arrival sangria and grazing table.
There are limited spots for this session. It will be first in best dressed or make a booking to guarantee your spot.
Equipment supplied but more than welcome to bring your own.
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There's more to fashion than meets the eye, says Broughton High School student Layan Degachi:
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." – Coco Chanel.
I certainly agree with this exceedingly influential artist's view on fashion and the way she interprets it as more than just as a trivial interest or a superficial obsession. There's so much more behind it.
People may have different views regarding fashion; they might say it's an unhealthy obsession or ridiculously shallow, but in reality it's the complete opposite of that. Why should people who enjoy fashion be automatically labelled as gullible or empty-headed? In fact working in fashion is one of the most demanding fields there is. It requires cleverness, originality, insight and the ability to inspire. It comes with specific skills, a sense of creativeness and commands for long hours of hard work.
"Fashion is so close in revealing a person's inner feelings and everybody seems to hate to lay claim to vanity so people tend to push it away. It's really too close to the quick of the soul." – Stella Blum.
Fashion allows the freedom of self expression and so plays an increasingly important role in an individual's life. The garments and accessories that man or woman wear, help them to identify with a group of others whether it's a lifestyle, profession, a religion or an attitude.
"Fashion is the most powerful art there is. It's movement, design and architecture all in one. It shows the world who we are and who we'd like to be." – Blair Waldorf.
Fashion is something everyone can relate to and for me it is fascinating in this sense. For many years now I've found myself so easily and intensely drawn into it. I'm fascinated by the detail that goes into fashion items; I admire and find inspiration in everything around me so much that it has become a distinguished part of my identity and I just can't imagine how life would be without the enchanting effect that fashion spreads.
I find that what you're wearing can also reflect on how other people see you. For example a specific choice of colour can show your personality or mood. Different styles of clothes are assigned meaning in the same way words are. For example a suit and tie are always associated with formality and a willingness to treat other people with some degree of respect as well as expecting to be treated the same way in return.
Fashion is culture and history. The evolution of fashion dates back to several hundred years and as our attitude and culture change, fashion comes along with it. From Victorian times when dresses were layered and made with heavy fabric to around the 1900s – changing to elegant and extremely long dresses, a time for men and woman wearing fancy hats, influenced by the cultural trends and events of the time.
Fashion continues to change during each new and unique era to match different seasons, keeping in mind people's demands and needs from all age groups. Therefore even though it may be stereotyped as otherwise; fashion is not only for young people, it's for everyone.
As an industry it has a hige impact on the economy. In 2010 the UK fashion industry was worth £ 21 billion – that went up to £ 26 billion in 2014. The 'value of the UK fashion industry' report commissioned by the British Fashion Council emphasizes the importance of the contribution of fashion towards the economy and events such as London fashion week attracting millions of visitors to the UK every year. It states that 816,000 people are employed in the UK fashion industry across a wide range of all the creative industries and it's the 15th largest industry (out of 81) in the UK.
There is so much more to fashion. If you may think you're not involved in it at all I ask; do you get dressed every morning? One breathes and lives fashion without awareness. You might consider that it doesn't relate to your job or the routine of your daily life but this is not the case: fashion is all around us.
Think from the work uniform you put on in the very morning to the buildings and different architecture you see on your way out to school or work, all the small details, the designs you come across every day in your wardrobe, house, office, culture and environment. Fashion is a captivating, mesmerizing and critical part of life.
When thinking of fashion, the astounding, countless thoughts that sparkle up in my mind are best described by my favourite quote from the extraordinary designer, Oleg Cassini: "Fashion; a mirror of the time in which we live, a translation of the future and should never be static." This supports and adds to my argument that fashion can go much deeper and beyond mere aesthetics. There's more to it than meets the eye.
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I've always wanted to try making pizza on the grill. I just needed an excuse to do it. Today is the day, a beautiful bluebird 27C day and a preference not to turn on the oven.
I defrosted the leftovers from my last pizza party – one piece of dough, caramelized onions and tandoori chicken. Prep the chicken, onions, and mayo before grilling.
Tandoori Chicken
This recipe is adapted from the book Simply More Indian by Tahera Rawji. It is actually part of the butter chicken recipe, but I omitted the sauce ingredients and adapted the instructions.
2 lb boneless chicken pieces
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp tumeric
1 tbs tandoori powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 tbs ghee or oil
1/4 C crispy fried onions (buy at an Indian grocer)
1 C warm water
Cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes. Combine the ginger and garlic pastes, chili powder, tumeric, tandoori powder and salt. Toss this mixture with the chicken in a plastic bag and let sit for 30 minutes in the fridge.
In a large, deep, saucepan (dutch oven works well), melt the ghee over medium high heat. Add the crispy fried onions and the chicken. Saute the chicken until browned, about 5-8 minutes. Add the warm water and simmer for 15 minutes, until the chicken is tender. Let the chicken cool, and pour into a strainer to remove any excess liquid. This will make more than enough for one pizza. I suggest freezing the remainder.
Caramelized Onions
I love caramelized onions and usually double or triple the recipe to save for other uses.
Slice a large yellow onion into 1/2 inch rings. In a heavy bottomed pan, (Dutch oven is great), heat 1/4C oil suitable for high heat such as ghee or grapeseed oil. Saute the onions on medium until they turn golden brown. This may take at least 20 minutes. Take off heat and cool.
Mango Chutney
I cheated and used some store bough Patak's chutney. I used about 1/2 the 250 ml jar.
Curry Mayo
2 tbs plain yogurt
1 tbs mayonnaise
1 tsp curry powder, to taste
Mix all three ingredients together. The colour should be a slight tinge of yellow. Add more curry powder to taste.
Pizza Dough
Use whichever pizza dough recipe suits your fancy. I froze my dough before proofing, so I let it sit on the counter in a large zipper bag for an hour.
I stretched it out, and it was round when it hit the cookie sheet. I basted olive oil on the top and tried to pick it up and put it on the grill. Unfortunately, it stretched and turned into sort of an oval. The temp was less than 500F but I had to reduce the cooking time as it was already starting to brown. The olive oil and the grill marks make for a satisfyingly crisp crust. Next time I will just do flatbreads using the pizza crust. So good! Or maybe naan…
Back to the recipe. After the first flip, I slathered on the chutney, followed by the chicken, and then the caramelized onions. Do not put on the mayo!
I followed the instructions from The Kitchn for grilling.
After taking it off the grill and cutting for serving, top off with the curry mayo to your own taste. Delicious!


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IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School's Da'John Graves finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 state indoor track and field Championships on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Bennett Complex in Toms River.
Graves was clocked in 7.90.
Graves will advance to the NJSIAA state Meet of Champions on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Graves also competed in the 55-meter dash at the Group 3 meet, finishing in 10th place in the preliminaries.
IHS teammate Nehemie Estil took 15th in the prelimiaries of the 55 hurdles in 8.26.


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Now this step is very important: I'm going to turn the pack upside-down and perform this set of welds between the positive caps on the second parallel group and negative terminals on the third parallel group. Essentially, I'm welding on the opposite side of the pack as I did when I connected the first two parallel groups. Skip down a few pictures to see the completely welded pack to understand how the alternating side system works.
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With the Multimeter I see that is everything OK, I see the voltage of the 4S in B+ and P-, but when I connect the motor nothing happens, the voltage goes to zero. At this moment I want to discharge the batteries and I connect B- to B+ and is working OK, of course.
Maybe another way forward is to buy a pannier mounted supplementary battery pack (a proper http://bestelectricbikebattery.com with a BMS) and to install it in parallel with the main one. The question then becomes whether to connect between the sprung terminals that go to the motor controller (which I believe to be the best thing to do) or into the little charging port jack. I presume that the charging port is connected to the charging side of the BMS and I don't know how much current that port would take or whether it's even a good plan to charge and discharge the main battery at the same time. I see significant potential for a high current through that small jack once I discharge via the main battery and a voltage difference exists between the supplementary batter and the main battery.
3. i saw 18650 and 26650 li ion batteries which are more powerful such as 6000 – 8000 mah. i think they are fake??? i need 48v 10ah or 20ah minimum i guess as a pack ??? your advices are important. thanks for all…
There are many different types of 18650 cells out there to choose from. I prefer to use name brand cells from companies like Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and LG. These cells have well documented performance characteristics and come from reputable factories with excellent quality control standards. Name brand 18650's cost a bit more, but trust me, they are worth it. A great entry-level cell is the Samsung ICR18650-26F cell. These 2,600 mAh cells should cost somewhere around $3-$4 in any decent quantity and can handle up to 2C continuous discharge (5.2 A continuous per cell). I get my Samsung 26F cells from Aliexpress, usually from this seller but sometimes I've seen a better price here.
The controller that came with my ebike conversion kit just has the label '48v 1000w' on it and there are no other specifications anywhere to be seen. I have emailed the suppliers asking if I could have a full list of specifications for the controller but am yet to hear back from them.
A better and simpler solution would be, as you said, to carry a second battery and just swap the connector from the old battery to the new one when the old battery is depleted. There are a few types of bottle batteries out there, I recommend googling "bottle battery" if you haven't yet, you'll likely find a few options. I don't know if this is the same model as yours, but some common styles similar to your description can be found here and here.
and i also have another question if i charge the 2 packs seperately then connect them to my bike in parallel do they both have to have the same capacity and the same wear for instance i currently have 2 sets of batteries (sla's) one of which is an old set at half original capacity or there abouts and the new ones hold the full charge so can they be connected together to give me 1 1/2 x my range? or if im going to put a double pack on do i have to use and charge them together so theyre all at the same state of charge and wear the same as ideally i would like to only have to carry a second pack when i require the extra range.
Connections are made with solid Nickel strips, spot welder to each cell. Each cell and each series is tested before assembly. The BMS will prevent over charging and will balance the cells after a full…
The last step of wiring the BMS is to add the charge and discharge wires. The pack's positive charge wire and discharge wire will both be soldered directly to the positive terminal of the 10th parallel group. The negative charge wire will be soldered to the C- pad on the BMS and the negative discharge wire will be soldered to the P- pad on the BMS. I also need to add one wire from the negative terminal of the first parallel group to the B- pad on the BMS.
Different batteries have different amperage capacities. Most cheap lithium batteries are not capable of putting out much amperage. If you have a 48 volt bike that performs well when using 25 amps, you are going to want a 48 volt battery that has close to a 20-Amp-hours or more. If you want to eventually hot rod your ebike (read our hot rod hub motor primer here), you may want to invest now in a high amperage battery. This will "future proof" your system by paying a little bit more now for the battery, but then you can program more performance from the controller in the future, if you want…
Regarding that welder, I've used it on a 20A circuit but I don't own it (it belongs to a friend of mine) so I can't give you the best firsthand experience as I've only used it at his place on a 20A circuit. My welders, which are similar but a slightly earlier model, are run on a 20A circuit at my home. I live in Israel and we have 220V wiring at home like in Europe, so I can't tell you for sure how it will work on 110V. If there is the option of running it off 220V in your garage or laundry room, that could be another option, but I've heard of people running on 110V in the US without problems so I can't say for sure. Sorry I'm not more help on that front.
Have a plan on where you are going to charge your bike before settling on a battery chemistry. If you live in a crowded apartment building and the only place you have to charge is in your living room floor, you may want to decide against any of these lithium technologies.
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Regarding you question, if I understand you correctly, it seems that your 18650 lithium battery will be smaller than the old NiCad battery, so you have extra room in the battery box that needs to be filled, correct? My recommendation is to use some type of fairly rigid foam to fill the space. It adds almost no weight and it also helps cushion the battery pack.
Note that in the article it says that LiFePo is the most commonly used chemistry. I think that depends on where you are looking. I suspect that LiNiCoMn or the older LiMn is actually most common in terms of total unit cells because they're the cheapest and get used in the low end E-Bike market in China.
Excellent, excellent, excellent (did I mention excellent) motor! So much fun, so much torque. I bought mine with 30q 52v battery, unbelievable power. Done about 300 km yet but absolutely no regrets. Get the 42 teeth Lekkie ring, makes worlds of difference. The new color display is also …
The battery packs from Allcell are unique in that the cells are surrounded in a phase change material supported in a graphite matrix, which allows these batteries to handle higher sustained discharge currents without the cells overheating, and they have longer cycle life as a result of this thermal management. However, being 'naked' packs, they do not come in a rigid enclosure or bike mounting solution, The 48V 23Ah packs now come in a very nice rigid casing, though they still do not have ane explicit mounting mounting hardware and it's up to the user to install them in protective case or bag on the bike. These batteries are available in 36V 17Ah, 36V 23Ah, 48V 17Ah, and 48V 23Ah options, and can handle 40A motor controllers just fine. They are assembled in the USA and have UN38.3 certification.
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I'm a little worried that your batteries aren't what you think they are. If they really are AA sized, which is rare in the lithium battery world, then they are not 3,000 mAh. Next, 10 cells in series is going to give you 36V, which is twice what your 18V drill is rated for. 5 cells in series and 2 in parallel would be a better method. I usually recommend a BMS but you can skip it if you have another way of diligently monitoring your cell voltages and then charging using an RC style balance charger like an iMaxB6 charger through an JST-XH connector.
I'd recommend going with a cell that can output 10A, giving you 40A continuous power rating. You'll use less than that, meaning the cells will be happier (and cooler). Something like the Sanyo 18650GA or LG MJ1 would give you good power and capacity (both are around 3,400 mAH per cell).
When it comes to layout, there are two ways to assemble cells in straight packs (rectangular packs like I am building). I don't know if there are industry terms for this, but I call the two methods "offset packing" and "linear packing".
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When you wire in series you only increase voltage, not amp hours. So you'd have a 48V 5AH pack in that setup. Not enough range, in my opinion. If you want my advice, the single best upgrade you can do to that bike is to replace the battery and controller for 48V units. It will give you about 30% more speed and power. You won't need to drill vent holes or anything, that motor can handle 48V as long as you aren't riding up any 5 mile long uphills with a 250 lb rider. Shorter uphills and flat land will be fine all day long.
These cells are distinctive due to their cylindrical shape and are about the size of a finger. Depending on the size of the battery you plan to build, you'll need anywhere from a few dozen to a few hundred of them.
Cool project! I'd check out electric rider (www.electricrider.com) as I know they have some good electric rickshaw and electric tricycle kits. You're looking for a strong 48V motor that is geared really low. You want torque, not speed. With slow speed, something in the 1,000 – 1,500W is probably enough. Just don't expect to be flying down the road…
I haven't seen that exact BMS in the flesh before, so I can't speak too confidently about it. The description claims it has a balancing feature and so I assume it does, but I've also seen BMS that were supposed to have balancing capabilities, but arrived with the balancing components missing from the board.
The bike was more than happy to run and pull me along as long as the throttle was kept very low (<~30%) but as soon the throttle was turned more or I came across a slight gradient uphill the system would cut off (no lights or power). I then have to plug the battery into my charger to 'reset' it before I can then plug it back into my bike and make it work again. I have to keep the throttle low whilst I am riding on the bike before it cuts out but if the wheel is spinning freely in the air then I can max out the throttle and make the motor run at full speed. Another disadvantage of lead acid batteries is the shorter lifespan. Most claim to be rated for over 200 cycles, but in practice I usually find many SLAs start showing their age at around 100 cycles. They'll still work as they get up in years (or charge cycles), but you'll begin seeing your range quickly decreasing. If you were traveling 15 miles per charge when the SLAs were new, a year later you could find yourself barely getting past 10 miles. [redirect url='http://bestelectricbikebattery.com//bump' sec='7']


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The only thing that this "activated" was my acid reflux.
Wow, this is awful, and I like Kristen too.
'The clothes feel activated'? What a fraud. Try 'the clothes feel awful but the money is good'.
I thought after Karl's death Chanel marketing would see the light and get rid of this 'actress', who has been terrible and ill-fitting for this brand since her first campaign. Much like Jennifer Lawrence is for Dior.
Also, getting Mondino to shoot this makes it worse. I'm sure we'll see a Numero cover sometime soon.
I hope that there are models...
The only active about this is the money transfer.
I can't understand why a lot of people want to look like their grandma when wearing Chanel, they look old and cheap. Yes, the details and fabrics are nice but that's it. Something the same is available at your cheap clothing stores.
OMG... I actually like her but she looks nothing but deactivated... like a battery powered doll that is about to run out of them...
For a second my delusional little heart skipped a beat thinking it'd be the Kristen (McMenamy). Then I realised what a fool I've been.
The campaign looks absolutely hideous.
I'm gonna wait for a few more pics before I judge
She looks so uncomfortable and stiff. That outfit also doesn't suit her at all.
The collection was bad, the campaign is bad...And Jean Baptiste Mondino? Really?
After the flawless Karim Sadli campaign?
Chanel is definitely off my radar...
In one year they have ruined the magic that took 30 years to be solidified...
Chanel, Dior & Givenchy are all terrible. The three biggest Couture Houses in the world...wow! Well done...
Who wants to look like that?
a new low.
This is an OG campaign
I love KStew and I still think that she embodies the Chanel spirit but this campaign is just awful. A confirmation that what is going on at Chanel after Karl will stay where it is, boring, annoying and just in for the money.
Never liked Kristen in general, never liked her messy look, never got to understand how she became Chanel's principal ambassador when she clearly doesn't care about fashion and doesn't have any allure.. She's not even an actress with loads of fans. But this shot makes only things worse! You can see these clothes don't belong to her, the expression, pose, photography, styling.. It's all wrong. I hope the next pictures will be decent and not disastrous like this.
Yes, so much this. I really think Kristen is somehow perfect for Chanel, but this shot isn't it. This whole brand isn't it nowadays, such a shame.
She is good for Chanel. At least, she had the attitude for Karl's Chanel.
While I think she is much more of a mid 00's Chanel girl like Cat Power or Selma Blair, The edge of Karl's Chanel worked for her...
This sugary and conservative tragedy that is going on is not for her and she is not great enough as an actress to really embody this pink suit.
This is for the youngest daughter of Princess Caroline, not a grown woman.


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INPUD Member Jorge Roque writes for the Bulletin of ENCOD (Feb 1st).
We live in an age where drugs that are produced in Western countries are allowed, while drugs that are originating from non-western countries are forbidden. Alcohol is publicized as a great drug all over the world, while publicity and marketing campaigns for tobacco make everyone forget that lung cancer is one of the most important causes of drug-related death.
Health never had nothing to do with drug policies. Western countries have been able to control global legislation in such a way that only their drugs should be legal and drugs from different countries or cultures should be forbidden. The western drug alcohol caused great disasters in nineteenth-century America, where local communities were completely destroyed by this "fire water". Many became addicted, kept drinking all day, but authorities never decided to control or prohibit this drug at the time. One and a half century ago, the opium wars were fought to oblige the Chinese to consume opium from the British colonies in India.
These days, drugs are prohibited following an economic imperative, to limit the supply and increase the price. Criminal organisations know very well how to take advantage of these naive policies.
This month we were confronted with the news that several Western countries have made an objection against the proposal by the Bolivian government to end the ban on traditional coca leaf consumption. These countries are afraid that if Bolivian people will be allowed to chew coca leaves, they will have to stop eradicating coca fields. But why don`t they persecute the industries that produce chemicals like potassium permanganate or other substances that are fundamental to obtain cocaine from the coca leaf? Because these industries are based in the Western world, and they don`t want them to loose money and send people to unemployment.
The attack on the coca leaf is an act of racism and disrespect for cultural traditions, beliefs and religion. Western countries would understand this if they would see their wine or tobacco fields being fumigated by foreign countries.
When drugs became forbidden this policy appeared to be a way to control criminal and subversive minds. Of course we cannot say that the policy has put drugs in the mouth and veins of people, but as soon as prohibition appears some wise guys analyze the situation and find a way to make profit.
Western countries present themselves as victims of drug producing countries and drug dealers who have been able to jump the strong walls and sell drugs to innocent people.
But the truth is very different. Western countries are the creators of the UN conventions. They are responsible for the fact that drug producing countries apply the death penalty to traffickers, after having suffered pressures from Western countries for not doing more to stop the drug export from their countries. They are responsible for the "cultural genocide", the attempts to destroy the millennial coca leaf culture, making people believe that it is easier to persecute an ancient culture in South America than to allow the Euro-american chemical enterprises loose money!
Maybe its time for us activists to stop fighting for a particular substance and fight for a "New Drug Culture". We could claim to belong to a new tribe that is a minority in this world, but that exists in all countries of this planet, a tribe not connected by religious or economic interests, a tribe driven by the culture of idealism and for sure very different from the majority, but a tribe that believes in its own life style and will fight for it!
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Things that make me feel like a
- pouring EVOO into a pan
- sprinkling a pinch of sea salt onto something from a little bowl
- using a rasp (?) for garlic straight into the pan
- cooking anything with shallots instead of onions
- capers
- pulling roasted red peppers out of a jar
- bay leaves
- saying, "Young lady!"
- saying, "Give me strength" (maybe the list should be things that make me feel like my mom)
- setting the table for dinner
- picking up clothes off the floor
- wiping butts
- sticky hugs and kisses
- getting drawings and presents like bouquets of dandelions
- waiting with other parents to pick up my kid
- guilt, oh, and fear (is that fever leukemia???)
(FYI, the things that made me feel like a "doctor" in the early days? Parking in the "physician parking lot," wearing a beeper and flicking a syringe in the air until a tiny bit squirted out!)
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Larry Kruse was just declared to have been beaten by around 1,400 (via his campaign chair Matt Green who came from the auditors office). Therefore Democrats will control the Senate and have a 26-23 majority going into the Special Election in SD 22.
Tough night all around….signing off.
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Mr. Arnold is a long time constitutional conservative. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from the University of Iowa. Over the last few years he has been involved in numerous political campaigns, most recently serving as campaign manager for an Iowa House candidate and serving as a city chair for Tom Latham. He is self-employed, running a small business in Ankeny, Iowa where he resides with his wife.
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Lady Gaga wore a structural Alexander McQueen confection for a modern Audrey Hepburn look – complete with the 128.54 carat rock that was worn by Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Frederic Aspiras styled the silver-beehive with architectural, intricate curls swept back off the face. Although an A-list celebrity in her own right, Gaga is in some respects an Oscars ingenue. Sarah Tanno aimed to keep her red carpet beauty fresh and clean to reflect this. Tanno used Marc Jacobs beauty products on the star including their new Shameless Youthful Look 24 Hour Foundation and kept cheeks pink with the Air Blush in Lush & Libido. Lids were sleet grey with a flash of silver and a fine black wing, tying into both the silver hair and the statement gown.
I feel like the look could have been even more fresh and modern with less heavy brow. Brushed out brows would have made for a less on-the-nose homage to Hepburn. However, Gaga usually rocks a structured arch so this may have been the star's personal preference.
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Tessa Thompson wore a black rouched Chanel gown with golden accents. She brought these accents to her eyes with a bold pop of yellow gold in the centre of the lid, against a backdrop of bronze. A slash of inky black liner, brushed out brows and next-to-bare lips finished off the look. The makeup complemented rather than competed with her gold Chanel jewelry including L'Esprit du lion earrings and a yellow sapphire and diamond ring. With her swept back hair the overall effect was regal. Not at all surprising for an actress who has continuously stunned with her red carpet looks.
While I like the minimalism of the look I would have loved an amber-toned gloss on the lips, just to add to the sense of opulence – it is the Oscars after all. Fenty Gloss Bomb or Nars Orgasm lip gloss would have been great options.
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Musgraves has drawn accolades and mockery for her frou-frou Giambattista Valli gown. This writer personally felt she pulled it off. The pale pink confection was complimented perfectly by hair and makeup, from her sleek ballerina bun to her clean, 1960's beauty look. The sleek, center parted bun wouldn't have been out of place at the Palais Garnier, while doe eyes, clean skin, and a matte nude lip kept things polished. The highlighting on the inner corners of the eyes added the perfect touch of whimsy – frosted perfection.
The under-eye highlight was a little intense. I suspect loose powder was applied with a rather heavy hand, as in some images Musgrave's under-eye area is distractingly bright.
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Young star Amandla Stenberg rocked the 1920s, providing a youthful update to an old Hollywood look. For the stars first turn on the Oscars red carpet she opted for a silver Miu Miu gown that was somewhere between flapper and chainmail. Stenberg's hairstylist Vernon Francois is making a name for himself in serving Hollywood glamour to stars who want to rock natural hair on the red carpet. His intricate braid work has been seen on Lupita Nyongo, Kerry Washington and Karrueche Tran. He aimed to create 1920's style finger waves whilst keeping the integrity of Stenberg's natural texture – so he worked the braids back into a sculptural do'. Stenberg wisely let her hair and dress do the talking, avoiding the look becoming too costume-y. Skin was fresh and luminous, lips naturally glossed and the wing of her cat eye blurred with a little powder to soften. Brows were full but boyish, brushed upwards for a relaxed effect. The look was retro-futurist glamor and we are here for it.
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Coleman took home the Oscars for Best Actress, and if there was an award for most improved from on screen to IRL she would have nabbed that too. While Queen Anne rocked some truly bizarre looks in the period comedy/drama The Favourite Coleman's look was fresh and classic. Her pixie do perfectly complemented her her olive green Prada gown, while her makeup was clean and simple. Strong definition around the lash-line and lashes, a pop of coral on the lips and brushed up brows. Coleman's look was elegant, unconventional glamor, perfectly suited to the star herself.
There is always a trade-off between the longevity of a base and the freshness of its look on the skin but in some photographs Coleman's foundation looks a little dry. I understand why they opted for a matte finish for such a huge occasion though, so it's a minor gripe.