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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries:

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

Judge TelescaDisqualification of CounselJudge FoschioRuling: Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is granted. The court finds that the Redland policy unambiguously and permissibly excludes Gibraltar from coverage. Accordingly, Gibraltar has failed to establish that it was considered "insured" under the policy. The court also finds that Redland has no duty to indemnify Washington for his injuries.Anthony J. Piazza, of Hiscock & Barclay LLP, for the plaintiff and Leonard D. Zaccagnino, of Shaw & Shaw, P.C., for defendant WashingtonPlaintiff asserts defendants' failure to timely treat plaintiff and provide reasonable accommodations for his handicap violates plaintiff's rights under Title II of the Americans with Disability Act. As to certain of the defendants, plaintiff raises Eighth Amendment claims of deliberate indifference to a medical need. Defendants now move to disqualify Duke Holzman. Defendants contend that disqualification is warranted based on the possibility that Dr. Christopher Ritter, an ECMC orthopedic surgeon who treated plaintiff at ECMC, and as a brother of a member of the Duke Holzman firm, may be called to testify as a fact witness, and that such testimony would be more favorable to plaintiff than would otherwise be the case.In denying plaintiff's application for disability benefits, defendant determined plaintiff has the severe impairments of tendonitis and poly-peripheral neuropathy, but does not have an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals one of the listed impairments. Defendant also determined that although plaintiff's limitations diminish her ability to perform a full range of light work, plaintiff had the residual functional capacity to perform the representative occupations of bench assembler, packager, charge account clerk and order clerk within twelve months of the alleged onset date. The plaintiff was found to be not entirely credible.Marullo v. Astrue, 08-CV-818Amanda R. Jordan, of the Law Offices of Kenneth Hiller, for the plaintiff and Kevin D. Robinson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, for the defendantBackground: Judge Foschio issued a report and recommendation on the disposition of this case, which is now before Judge Arcara. The plaintiff is seeking judicial review of an administrative denial of benefits. Specifically, plaintiff Mary E. Marullo seeks review of the defendant's decision denying her Supplemental Security Income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff, was born on May 17, 1980, has a high school education, one year of college and has previously worked briefly as a dishwasher and nursing home aide, but has no past relevant work experience relative to her disability claim benefits.The court denies the motion for disqualification on the basis that it is mere speculation and it observes that "it is unlikely that Dr. Ritter's probable loyalty to his employer, ECMC, would be overridden by any familial bond with his brother whose firm is serving as pro bono counsel to a prisoner such as Plaintiff. If anything, it is Plaintiff who may need to be concerned with the possibility that any favorable testimony, particularly opinion testimony by Dr. Ritter supporting Plaintiff's claims, could be subject to a credibility challenge based on Dr. Ritter's relationship to Plaintiff's assigned law firm."Ruling: The court notes that defendants did not point to any provision of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct implicated by the relationship at issue here; the court's "perusal of the Rules reveals no provision that directly or indirectly supports Defendants' theory of disqualification." However, cases have held that a sibling relationship between a prosecutor and a prospective witness in a criminal case was insufficient to require disqualification and appointment of a special, i.e., different, prosecutor.Bernadette J. Clor, of Duke Holzman Photiadis & Gresens, LLP, for the plaintiff and Kim S. Murphy, Assistant NYS Attorney General, for the defendantsRedland contends that based on its insurance policy issued to Anstrom, it has no duty to defend any person or entity against liability for bodily injury or property damage arising out of the accident, and asks this court to award it costs of suit and attorney's fees. Redland moves for summary judgment on the grounds that there are no material issues of fact in dispute, and that it is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. Defendants Anstrom, Gibraltar and Washington do not oppose plaintiff's motion for summary judgment.Judge ArcaraWashington brought a personal injury action in New York State Supreme Court against Anstrom and Gibraltar for injuries he allegedly sustained in an accident at Gibraltar's facilities while delivering a load of steel coils for Anstrom. When Washington brought the load to Buffalo, Gibraltar employees unloaded the coils from the flatbed truck with a crane as Washington watched from the back of the truck. As the crane was lifting the last of the coils from the flatbed, the Gibraltar employee dropped the coil back onto the flatbed. As a result of the impact, Washington was thrown into the air and then back onto the trailer's surface causing him to suffer bodily injury.Ruling: Judge Foschio recommended that the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint be granted as the ALJ's decision was based upon substantial evidence. Now, Judge Arcara adopts those recommendations and grants the defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings thereby dismissing the complaint.Background: In this prisoner pro se case, plaintiff alleges, beginning in March 2008, deliberate indifference to his serious physical problems stemming from defendants' failure to treat a wound to plaintiff's left thigh and complications associated with the amputation of plaintiff's left leg below the knee and use of a prosthetic device. The pleadings do not reveal whether the amputation and left thigh wound occurred while plaintiff was incarcerated, rather, plaintiff alleges Defendants Greco and Bangsil, while serving as physicians at the Gowanda Correctional facility, failed to treat plaintiff's wound and complications associated with his prosthetic device such as pain, sores, excess drainage, infection and other injuries.Adams v. McNamara, 08-CV-832Background: In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiff Redland Insurance Co. seeks a determination that it is not obligated to defend against liability or indemnify defendants Anstrom Cartage Co., its insured, Gibraltar Steel Corp., a third party to which Anstrom provided delivery services, and Willie Washington, a truck driver for Anstrom.InsuranceRedland Select Insurance Co. v. Washington, 08-CV-6222

Bernadette J. Clor, of Duke Holzman Photiadis & Gresens, LLP, for the plaintiff and Kim S. Murphy, Assistant NYS Attorney General, for the defendants

Home Improvement (Season 1) DVD Review

Nominated for 9 Golden Globes and 34 Emmys, including 2 for Outstanding Comedy Series, Home Improvement was the number one family-friendly comedy for most of the 1990's decade. Created by three writers who worked on wide range of sitcoms, such as The Cosby Show (1984) and Roseanne (1988), Home Improvement is one of a number of 1990's smash hit sitcoms built around a lead character who stars as a stand-up comic in real life. Some of the other series include Seinfeld (1990), The Drew Carey Show (1995), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), and King Of Queens (1998) among others. One of the trailblazers in this area, Home Improvement ranked in the Top 10 among Nielsen-rated shows for seven of its eight seasons (it ranked #11 in Season 7). One notable tidbit of trivia is that Sears was approached to sponsor the show which would've put Craftsman tools in the hands of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor (as opposed to the fictional "Binford" brand), but Sears rejected the offer because they feared Tim Allen's prior conviction on a drug charge might be interpreted as unfriendly to families (funny, since Home Improvement later fell under the moniker of the Walt Disney Company)�

Episode 4 (Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof) Air Date: 10-08-1991Episode 8 (Flying Sauces) Air Date: 11-05-1991Episode 15 (Forever Jung) Air Date: 02-04-1992Episode 7 (Nothing More Than Feelings) Air Date: 10-29-1991The Home Improvement DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the series premiere in which Jill goes to a job interview after telling Tim not to mess with the dishwasher. But Tim inevitably ruins the dishwasher when his attempt to super-charge it goes awry. When the job interviewers pass her over, Jill returns home dejected, and Tim only makes things worse - leaving room for a bit of Wilson advice to save the day for Tim� Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Flying Sauces" in which the K&B Construction guys show off their jobsite cooking skills on Tool Time while Tim and Jill plot revenge on their eldest boys, and "What About Bob?" in which Tim cheats in a Tool Time trivia contest in order to beat guest Bob Vila�Episode 13 (Up Your Alley) Air Date: 01-07-1992Episode 18 (Baby, It's Cold Outside) Air Date: 02-18-1992Episode 2 (Mow Better Blues) Air Date: 09-26-1991Below is a list of episodes included on the Home Improvement (Season 1) DVD:Episode 24 (Stereo-Typical) Air Date: 05-05-1992Episode 21 (A Battle of Wheels) Air Date: 03-17-1992Episode 3 (Off Sides) Air Date: 10-01-1991Episode 6 (Adventures in Fine Dining) Air Date: 10-22-1991Episode 22 (Luck Be a Taylor Tonight) Air Date: 04-07-1992Episode 9 (Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble) Air Date: 11-19-1991Episode 14 (For Whom the Belch Tolls) Air Date: 01-14-1992Episode 5 (Wild Kingdom) Air Date: 10-15-1991Episode 12 (Yule Better Watch Out) Air Date: 12-17-1991Episode 17 (What About Bob?) Air Date: 02-11-1992Home Improvement centers around the life of Tim Taylor (Tim Allen), a home improvement expert who hosts his own local TV show "Tool Time" on cable access. Tim and his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) live in a house in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan with their three boys Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Mark (Taran Noah Smith). On "Tool Time," Tim is flanked by the flannel-clad, easy-going Al Borland (Richard Karn) who is often the butt of Tim's jokes and harbors a neurotic tendency toward perfectionism. At home, Tim's numerous domestic missteps lead him to continuously seek the advice of his well-traveled, near-perfect neighbor Wilson (Earl Hindman), whose lower face is never seen (only his eyes)� Marked by Tim's abundant clumsiness as a home improvement guru and his inept ability to display sensitivity toward his wife, Home Improvement is a classic sitcom that relies on formulaic episodes of slapstick humor and zinging one-liners. It's a formula that works, but grows tiresome as the show progresses�Episode 23 (Al's Fair in Love and War) Air Date: 04-28-1992Episode 16 (Jill's Birthday) Air Date: 02-04-1992Episode 20 (Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor) Air Date: 03-03-1992Episode 19 (Unchained Malady) Air Date: 02-25-1992Episode 11 (Look Who's Not Talking) Air Date: 12-10-1991Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 09-17-1991

Episode 24 (Stereo-Typical) Air Date: 05-05-1992

A Driveway Alarm Decreases the Odds of Car Theft

A driveway alarm helps to make your car and outdoor driveway area much more protected from would be thieves. The basic idea is to make your driveway and /or car and home the least attractive targets that they can be. Of course we don't want to take away from their value or functionality in order to make them less attractive to thieves, so we must think around the situation a little more creatively.

First things first. take the time to properly secure your property. Of course this depends on the environment, such as city or country. Different locales will have their own unique requirements and considerations. In the city, homeowners are somewhat more likely to install fences and more advanced security systems for the outer most perimeter surrounding their property.It may help to include phrases like "customer reviews" in your search terms when searching the internet. This will help you narrow down shopping sites that feature customer reviews and ratings about driveway alarms.One way of making your property and possessions less attractive to thieves is to make is very difficult to gain access to. When a criminal cannot reach the targeted object, there is simply no way for the item to be stolen. Similarly, if an object that is disturbed as it may be during an attempted robbery, makes some sort of alert to let you know what is going on, this make theft less likely. It is the feature that allows the thief to hear some type of alarm that will probably do the most good, should the thief have the courage to come into your yard to begin with.Take the time to read up about the different models of driveway alarms in order to determine the pros and cons of the various types and services. Every home and driveway have unique set ups and requirements. If you don't take the time to consider which alarm system will best meet your needs, you may wind up having to replace the system shortly after you buy it. Trust me, it's much better to take the time and effort to research and discover which alarms have worked the best for others.For example, the reason that a driveway alarm ca neb so nice is that many times the garage and driveway areas have a connecting door into the house. This makes the driveway area a sort of weak point for gaining access to the house itself. With a driveway alarm you can be extra sure that no one is going to get in to your garage or driveway, not to mention home, without you noticing it.

It may help to include phrases like "customer reviews" in your search terms when searching the internet. This will help you narrow down shopping sites that feature customer reviews and ratings about driveway alarms.

Author: Dewey Houston

Graco High Chair Guide

There are many different kinds of graco high chairs such as the graco travel lite table high chair that is a portable high chair, the easy chair high chair, the graco harmony high chair, and the graco comtempo high chair. The usual cost for a graco high chair cost around about forty to two hundred dollars.

The graco comtempo high chair comes in many different shapes in styles and depending on the styles is how much you will be paying for the high chair, the average prices for the graco comtempo high chair is around about ninety five dollars to about one hundred and fifty dollars. The graco comtempo has a dishwasher safe tray, a removable vinyl seat cover, and a wipe able frame and footrest. The graco comtempo high chair can with hold up to forty pounds and is for children three years old or younger. Toddler furniture in the kitchen is a great addition for the life of your child's needs.The graco harmony high chair also comes in many different shapes and styles and is also depending on what style you get is how much you pay. The average amount for a graco harmony high chair is usually between seventy to one hundred and forty dollars. The graco harmony high chair is for children under three years of age and can hold up to thirty seven pounds. This high chair can be position in six different height and has a four position reclining adjustments.

The graco easy chair high chair also comes in many different shapes and styles and just like the harmony and the comtempo high chairs the cost depends on the style of the high chair. The average cost of the graco easy chair high chair is around about twenty dollars to around about sixty dollars. This graco high chair also in for children under three years of age and can with stand up to thirty seven pounds. The graco easy chair has three reclining positions, a tray that helps mommy and daddy organize their baby's food, a removable, wipe able seat cover, and also a dishwasher safe feeding tray.

Author: Helen Walters

Garden Seats Are Fantastic For Decorating Your Garden

Garden seats aren't merely a sensible inclusion for the backyard, but they have in actual fact develop into popular features of your garden d�cor. Although swing chairs are extremely well-liked for porches and patios, a garden seat which often can take the form of a backyard bench, kneeler, small table or padded planter are generating quite a splash in the garden.

One of the most preferred seat models available on the internet include the Moroccan Style Garden Seat which is sold for $590 inclusive of free shipping. In the event that your backyard isn't that decorative, you could potentially choose something a tad bit more duel functional like the Garden Seat that may also be used as a low table and is available in a beautiful rattan material. This style retails for about $250.Make sure you look for all reviews on the goods that you are looking at to make certain the standard of production is as good as the images depict. While these products are less space-consuming than other outdoor seating options and much more flexible, you might wish to purchase some small eye-catching cushions to improve their level of comfort and bring that little something special that each garden deserves.

Make sure you look for all reviews on the goods that you are looking at to make certain the standard of production is as good as the images depict. While these products are less space-consuming than other outdoor seating options and much more flexible, you might wish to purchase some small eye-catching cushions to improve their level of comfort and bring that little something special that each garden deserves.

Author: Josie Duval

Top Tips for Keeping Your Home Tidy

You�ve got so much tidying to do, so little time. So what�s a person to do? You can either lower your standards and just ignore the mess, or you can think smart and keep your house tidy with little effort.

Tidy the living room, pickup books and �stuff� that are lying around. Wipe off tables. Dusting and vacuuming every second or third day is sufficient.Be logical in your cleaning. There are two strategies that work well. With the first, you do a thorough cleaning once or twice a week. You choose a task, then start at one end of the house and move completely through the house until that task is done. Then start your next task. You�ll save valuable time by not jumping from one task to the other.Bedrooms just need the beds made, dirty laundry picked up, and clothes put away. A quick dusting and vacuuming every third day is sufficient.In the kitchen, wipe down the stove, fridge and dispose of any food that needs to be tossed. Wipe down the counter tops and the sink. Empty the dishwasher. Sweep the floor and give it a quick mopping.Next place a clothes basket in every room where dirty clothes might land. Then train your household members to drop their dirty clothes in the hamper, and not on the floor. If it�s in their room, it should be as easy to use as the floor. If you�ve got kids, get creative, with a hamper that�s their favorite cartoon character or action figure. Make it fun!In the bathroom pick up dirty laundry and toss in the hamper, wipe down the tub, shower, and sink. Clean the toilet last. Mop the floor if it needs it.By doing laundry amongst other activities, you�ll save yourself more time. Throw a load in while you�re watching TV or making super. Fit it into other activities, so you�re not faced with ten loads at the end of the week.The very first thing you need to do is gather all your cleaning supplies and place them in one spot, organized neatly. I do mean �all� your cleaning supplies, the glass cleaner, the furniture polish, the wax, the cleaner, the dusting cloth � all of it! Next organize it in groups that make sense as to how you would use it. So if you�re going to do the windows you just have to grab all your window supplies, or if your cleaning the bathroom, you�d grab all the bathroom supplies. Use the old KISS formula � �Keep It Simple Stupid.� Don�t make extra work for yourself.Get organized and cleaning your house will become a breeze. You�ll have less stress worrying about it and more free time to enjoy the things you like to do!Unfortunately there is no way to avoid housework. But you can keep your house clean and sparkling in less than 30 minutes a day, if you just get organized.Assign duties to other members of your house. Kids, even younger ones, can be good helpers. Give them tasks that they are capable of completing. As an incentive you can reward them. You can take them to a matinee or give them a treat if they complete their chores. If they get an allowance make them work for it. No kids, then you�re on your own, unless you have a modern day husband who participates in the household chores.

Get organized and cleaning your house will become a breeze. You�ll have less stress worrying about it and more free time to enjoy the things you like to do!

Author: Keith Kingston

Positioning; the battle for your mind. - book reviews

Positioning Marketing Warfare Ivory was a soap. It still is. When heavy-duty laundry detergents became available, the pressure was probably on to introduce Ivory Detergent. But ithis would have meant changing the position of Ivory in the prospect's mind.

Each leading Procter & Gamble brand has its ownseparate identity: Joy, Crest, Head & Shoulders, Sure, Bounty, Pampers, Comet, Charmin and Duncan Hines. Not a Plus, Ultra or Super in the lot.Good back or bad back, for anyone who sits at a desk, or around a campfire, or does sitting meditation, the Nada-Chair is one nifty tool. It's a piece of foam for the small of your back that's attached to nylon webbing that straps over each kneecap. Sounds like a contraption, but it is infinitely adjustable and quite comfortable (just don't try it while driving). Helps you sit up straight for hours on end.Learning what not to do is crucial. Relief From Back Pain is a video that's good at demonstrating things as simple as the right and wrong way to load a dishwasher. It also has exercises to maintain the spinal column, and guided visualizations. And the models in this tape look like real people instead of yogic pretzels.Coca- Cola has power. The Coca-Cola Company is merelya reflecting of that power.The classic mistake made by the leader is the illusion thatthe power of the product is derived from the power of the organization.

Coca- Cola has power. The Coca-Cola Company is merelya reflecting of that power.

Author: Art Kleiner

Relief From Back Pain. - video recording reviews

Taking core of your back is one of those things you learn how to do from experience. Bad experience. Unless you've been through your own adventures with a bag of frozen peas (they make the best ice packs) it is hard to conceive how fragile and vulnerable backs and necks can be.

A much better solution was Tide. Now the new detergentconcept had a new name to match. And Tide became an enormous success.

Good back or bad back, for anyone who sits at a desk, or around a campfire, or does sitting meditation, the Nada-Chair is one nifty tool. It's a piece of foam for the small of your back that's attached to nylon webbing that straps over each kneecap. Sounds like a contraption, but it is infinitely adjustable and quite comfortable (just don't try it while driving). Helps you sit up straight for hours on end.

Author: Richard Nilsen

All the world's a stage for 'restaurant theater.'

After covering the restaurant business for the last nine years, I've become even more convinced that it's much like theater.

Besides collaborating with each other, Komar and Melamid have collaborated with elephants, with history (in the project "What Is to be Done with Monumental Propaganda"), and with Stalin (in the remaking of Lenin's mausoleum). This time, they are collaborating with the silent majority of the democratic state. The subtitle - "Komar and Melamid's Scientific Guide to Art" - evokes two ideas of scientific truth: the Soviet Marxist-Leninist, and the American. Komar and Melamid do not parody either of these ideas. Instead, they dramatize their implications. If their fellow ex-Soviet artist Ilya Kabakov builds his installations on the threshold of individual obsessions and aesthetic dreams, Komar and Melamid build on the dream of the collective - from communist utopia to virtual democracy - and its grotesque distortion.COMMON DISHWASHER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONSIt has often been suggested that in contemporary society, polls have replaced politics and polity. Even though the pollsters and statistics professors openly acknowledge that theirs is a limited science, it has been made to function as the true representation of the people's choice and is repeatedly manipulated by politicians, businessmen, and journalists. Seemingly the most democratic tool, statistical analysis is frequently used as the most authoritarian one. It doesn't describe a demand, but constructs it. Komar and Melamid, however, take the polls at face value. This literal-mindedness, coupled with fantastic technology, is characteristic of much of American media culture. The artists reveal its absurdity. The "most wanted," calculated with the help of the polls, is what nobody wants - except those who order the poll.Each issue of Dishwasher is brimming with cartoons and handwritten stories about the colorful characters who populate restaurant kitchens. It also makes some political points. In an essay called "The Slave Wage," Pete rails against the unlivable pittance the grunts receive and recommends they take over the means of production themselves and share the wealth.The artists, trained in conspiratorial techniques, realize that the only way to speak publicly about art, at least in American society, is by speaking about polls. In fact, the statistical graphs in the book themselves resemble abstract paintings. Modernist styles have been transferred into life, celebrating the victory of science, statistics, and the media. But at a focus-group discussion in Ithaca, New York, Komar raised the following question: If he ate one chicken and Melamid ate none, would the statistic say that each of the artists had eaten half a chicken? Even if Alex actually had gone hungry? A statistics professor who was participating in the discussion explained that his method was concerned with chicken consumption in general, not with individual eating habits. At this point, the hungry artists realized that the statistical approach might threaten the nature of their collaboration.Fourteen hours after they began, the house was back to as normal as it ever gets, and I was amazed at the crew's speed and professionalism. Now, a week later, I still get an occasional -- but extremely vivid -- reminder of my own brush with restaurant theater.I will open a kitchen cabinet, and there it will be. Total recall: a tsunami of lingering fried-chicken scent hits me smack in the nose.The dream of a universal language was the dream of modernism. According to Melamid, people believed that the square was what could unite people, that it was truly universal. But the blue landscape is what is really universal, maybe to all mankind. The Russian Futurist movement began with a manifesto entitled "A Slap in the Face of Public Taste." At first glance, it might appear that Komar and Melamid's project is a defense of public taste, a slap in the face of modernism and the art establishment. Yet the specter of modernism haunts the post-Communist artists.Pete says he's in no hurry to complete his U.S. tour. And after he reaches his goal of washing dishes in all fifty states, he says he may move on to Europe. Or he may to organize dishwashers into unions. "One thing about being a union organizer is it's about being flexible and transient," he says.I, meanwhile, toiled in my backroom office -- my furniture piled around my ears and only a pathway to get from the door to my phone, desk and computer -- smelling fried chicken wafting one way and, of all things, Lemon Pledge wafting the other. It seems my sun room off the office had become the commercial's dining room, and shining furniture was important to the atmosphere of the piece. I was caught in the middle but quickly adjusted.In his spare time, Dishwasher Pete frequents university libraries to research dishwashing labor history and collects stories, books, and newspaper and magazine clippings to review in the zine.As each batch would come out of the industrial-sized fryer that sat on my kitchen counter, two food stylists would grab the best-looking pieces to star in the final food shot -- the "hero," they called it. If this was any indication of how Hollywood depends on raw looks, I now see why actors and actresses say they feel they are treated like meat. The chicken tenders sure were.I live and work in a 1918 home, which by Dallas' standards is as old as civilization itself. Over the years several location scouts for production companies have used the little bungalow as a site for television commercials and print ads, but this production was on a scale that dwarfed all the others.

I don't mind, though, because in restaurant marketing that must be the sweet smell of success.

Author: Ron Ruggless

Dishwasher. - periodical reviews

Washing dishes is one of the country's least esteemed professions, ranked in opinion polls only slightly above drug pushing and prostitution. But Dishwasher -- the self-published zine created by Dishwasher Pete -- creates a different picture from the drudgery usually associated with the work. Dishwasher Pete (who does not use his last name) is a twelve-year veteran who travels restaurant to restaurant, state to state.

Dishwasher Pete hopes to wash dishes in all fifty states. So far, he has made it to twenty-three. He says he likes his profession because of the freedom it affords him. "The one thing about my job is that my mind is free. They're buying my time and labor but not my mind," he says.Officials from the advertising agency, Levenson & Levenson of Dallas, sat in what is ordinarily the dining room to watch video monitors as the act unfolded. Workers with the production company, The James Gang, changed sets and lights for each of the scenes. Dozens of neighbors stood in front of the house to watch the proceedings.For there is trouble in the paradise of the blue landscape. In America's Most Wanted, the eyes of the wandering George Washington never meet the gaze of the contemporary vacationers. in Russia's Most Wanted, the Jesus Christ look-alike seems to turn his gaze away from the laboring youth. They inhabit the same painting, but seem to exist on different planes. The smooth surface of these paintings is deceptive. Like Total cereal, the paintings have an extra helping of everything the people want without any interrelationship among the ingredients. Something is deliberately out of joint. In fact, the seamless surface is a collage.Yet the citational texture of the paintings does not suggest a post-modernist multiplicity of narratives. The ironic artists take their blue landscapes seriously. It may be an artistic cliche, but for many people the blue landscape represents a moment of disinterested contemplation of almost Kantian beauty in everyday life. What is common to those polled is not so much their attachment to nature as their shared everyday dream of the beautiful. The kitschy, partially clad humans and animals that seem to come from international calendar art only deepen the strangeness of the background's haunting blue.As the chicken-tender rejects piled up in an aluminum pan at the side, production assistants would saunter by, grab a piece and marvel at the jalapeno flavor.While cameras rolled in the living room, the makeup artist was practicing her craft on the actors outside on the sidewalk, caterers were setting up lunch on the backyard lawn and a Churchs unit manager was frying up a truckload of chicken tenders in the kitchen.For this project, more than 35 film and advertising agency workers converged on the little bungalow, moving three rooms of furniture and replacing it with their own, draping the outside in black curtains to prevent natural light from entering, removing the front door and installing a more suitable one, erecting huge lights outside and in and covering the hardwood floors with wall-to-wall cardboard to protect them from rolling cameras and countless creative feet. The art director and her staff took down window blinds and put up plantation shutters, took down paintings and put up new ones, rolled up rugs and put down new ones and hauled out plants and added their own.Each of the paintings in the book seems thoroughly quotational, often citing from a national tradition. The triangles in Russia;s Least Wanted resemble those of El Lissitzky or Wassily Kandinsky, while the mother's unclad breasts in France's Most Wanted vaguely evoke Delacroix or Manet (as well as some amateur pictures from the beach in Normandy). None of the blue landscapes, however, was executed en plein air. Instead, an ideal landscape based on the work of Italian painter Domenichino was used as a template. The blue landscape, then, does not depict anyone's native soil, but rather a paradise within, a nostalgia for freedom. "Making people hermits for a second - maybe that is the basic idea of art," writes Komar.While it's wildly irreverent, Dishwasher's class consciousness may inspire kitchen employees to organize -- or, at the very least, grab a free bite now and then. Dishwasher Pete has published lists of all the food he eats or takes home from restaurant kitchens. He implores zine readers not to ash on their plates so employees can eat the leftovers from the bus tubs.

Please note the cardinal rule to dishbreaking: Break the dirty dishes! You don't wanna break dishes you just labored to clean; you wanna break the dirty ones so you don't have to clean 'em.

Author: Catherine Capellaro

Painting by Numbers: Komar and Melamid's Scientific Guide to Art. - book reviews

There should be a warning on the cover of Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid's Painting by Numbers: Komar and Melamid's Scientific Guide to Art: This is not a book. From the opening page, which offers "America's most wanted" painting (dishwasher-size, as preferred by 67 percent of the representative sample), the reader becomes a participant in a radical happening, '90s-style, complete with polls, global travel, and practical jokes. Komar and Melamid, two emigre artists who launched their American career in 1979 with a project of buying and selling souls, have now taken on the nature of art, democracy ("the people's choice"), and artistic authority. What is the universal language of the '90s: painting or numbers? Is there any universal language of beauty at all or do we now fully inhabit a postmodern multitude of taste? Who is the author or coauthor of popular fantasies?

In his essay "Can it be the 'Most Wanted Painting' even if nobody wants it?" Arthur C. Danto writes that "Komar and Melamid are postmodern artists who yearn, as in a way we all do, for the sweet innocence of premodern art." In my view, if there is any nostalgia here, it is a nostalgia for the modernist belief in the role of art in society and in the possibility of any kind of aesthetic universal language, not necessarily that of abstraction. Komar, dissenting for a moment from his coauthor, confesses his hope that people who come to see the "Most Wanted" series "will become so horrified that their tastes will gradually change." Is their project a perverse defense of aesthetics via negativa?To garner rave reviews and standing-room-only crowds, the whole enterprise -- from fast-food burger spots to the finest fine-dining restaurants -- must be choreographed and executed with professionalism every day. That's business. And that's entertainment.My beliefs came home to roost in February, when a film production company took over my house for a day and a half to create a Churchs Chicken television commercial. While it was more like Hollywood than Broadway, the filming of the commercial, for the introduction of spicy chicken tenders at some of the chain's more than 1,000 units, brought new insight into how theatrical the restaurant business can be -- and especially how pure the form is on the marketing side.Please note the cardinal rule to dishbreaking: Break the dirty dishes! You don't wanna break dishes you just labored to clean; you wanna break the dirty ones so you don't have to clean 'em.Problem: You've been breaking a lot of dishes at work. Solution: What's the problem? Broken dishes are not your problem, though they can be the solution to your problems. Be it stress, boredom, or revenge, there's no easier way to enlighten a mood than by "accidentally" dropping a wad of twenty plates. "OOPS!" Now don't you feel better? The glorious sounds of crashing dishware have long been known as a therapeutic cure for any dishwasher's ailment (even the flu). And his very same sound never fails to make any boss cringe. Always an added bonus is to commit your "drop" while the boss is present so you can enjoy the pained expression on the old sourpuss's face.Every day the curtain rises on another show, and success depends on how convincingly the actors in the production play their roles, from the dishwashers to the maitre d's.By 6 a.m. on the day of the filming, trucks and cars started lining up on the streets outside. One truck held props; another, heavy-duty lighting gear. A mobile home was parked alongside the house for the actors and production staff; a mammoth generator truck hummed in front to provide juice for the intense lighting.Although Pete doesn't make money off his publishing efforts, Dishwasher does manage to break even. He says his dream is to offset-print the entire zine. Right now he prints only the cover and mimeos the inside pages wherever he can find a copy machine. His growing reputation means more copyshop employees are willing to give him unofficial discounts. He says the latest issue required between 6,000 and 7,000 copies. Alternative bookstores distribute about half He sells the rest himself.Komar and Melamid's coauthorship is dialectical; it reflects a desire for belonging to the people, to history, to the majority, as well as an emigre estrangement - at once a mental ghetto and a vantage point. For instance, even the world's favorite color does not represent universal serenity for these artists. Their blue is "different-looking." Komar associates blue with his first encounter with the West. On board the Boeing that carried him to the United States, he visited the toilet, flushed, and got the greatest surprise of his life: dark blue, the color of freedom, the color of the artificial heaven of consumer goods. It is from this resident-alien perspective that Komar and Melamid search for the people's choice, and a universal language.

It has often been suggested that in contemporary society, polls have replaced politics and polity. Even though the pollsters and statistics professors openly acknowledge that theirs is a limited science, it has been made to function as the true representation of the people's choice and is repeatedly manipulated by politicians, businessmen, and journalists. Seemingly the most democratic tool, statistical analysis is frequently used as the most authoritarian one. It doesn't describe a demand, but constructs it. Komar and Melamid, however, take the polls at face value. This literal-mindedness, coupled with fantastic technology, is characteristic of much of American media culture. The artists reveal its absurdity. The "most wanted," calculated with the help of the polls, is what nobody wants - except those who order the poll.

Author: Svetlana Boym

Between Craft and Science: Technical Work in U.S. Settings. - Review - book reviews

Stephen R. Barley and Julian E. Orr, eds. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997. 264 pp. $45.00, cloth; $19.95, paper.

Davis also stated, "The use of the HydroMaid technology for an appliance other than a garbage disposal represents a significant expansion of the potential for HydroMaid's success."HydroMaid International Inc. (OTCBB: HYII) Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement with one of the largest appliance companies in the world providing for confidential disclosure of HydroMaid's patented technology to allow the appliance company to test the use of the technology in dishwashers.FMI: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jininut/noframes.htmlThis is an interesting book and develops issues of which we have little specific, organized knowledge. Technical work is now the single largest component of the workforce and is growing rapidly. To hear economists tell it, this kind of work is revolutionizing our political economy. Yet organizational scientists really don't know much more about this kind of work and its organization than we did decades ago. For one thing, technical workers are an extremely heterogeneous group. The interesting ethnographic studies presented here make this quite clear. I would ask, does it really make sense to group "computer programmers" (an extremely heterogeneous group in itself) with quality control "technicians" on an assembly line who do little more than record numbers. Another issue which has been around for decades is the experiential versus academic skill requirements of technical work. Because technical work tends to become highly specialized organizationally, technicians (and engineers) come to depend much more on a body of practice than on any academic knowledge. Still, this doesn't stop the management from insisting on technical credentials. Is this a problem? If so, what should be changed, the work or the training?Some years ago I spotted in the New York Times Business Section a picture Roland Barthes would have loved. Behind a huge console, covered with all sorts of dials and buttons, sat a lone technician. Before him was a large window affording a panoramic view of the entire G.E. dishwasher assembly floor below. One technician and hundreds of machine servants. The article was about the "new manufacturing." This book is about the person behind that console and his near and distant kin. The title says it well, it's about those whose labors are neither craft - skilled but learned from practice - nor professional - prepared for their work by a lengthy process of technical education. The work of these technicians has four attributes: (1) the centrality of a complex technology to the work, (2) the importance of contextual knowledge or skill, (3) the importance of theories or abstract representations of phenomena, and (4) the existence of a community of practice that serves as a distributed repository for knowledge of relevance to practitioners (p. 12). The book comprises an introductory chapter and three parts, given over respectively to (1) the position of the technician in the social and organizational order, the cultural ambiguities in disparities between a natural "horizontal" organization of technical specialties and the prevailing vertical organization preferred by employing firms, (2) in-depth descriptions of a group of technical occupations from an ethnographic perspective, and (3) some policy implications flowing from these considerations.

R. Richard Ritti Professor Emeritus of Administration of Justice and Sociology The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802

Author: R. Richard Ritti

Will Jini Be the Technology Behind "Smart" Toasters? - Review

Will Jini radically alter our use of computer networks? Countless developers think so. Jini may turn out to be one of the technologies that allow for truly location-independent computing. Jini may also be the power behind "smart" appliances and gadgets. Sun is betting that when your fridge talks to your dishwasher, Jini will be what makes that conversation happen. Want to dump photos from a friend's digital camera onto your Palmpilot, and from there beam them to a printer? Jini could be the answer.

The HydroMaid carries an unprecedented lifetime warranty on the housing and the stainless steel blades, and a 10-year parts and labor warranty on all remaining components, reflecting HydroMaid's confidence in its product's simple design and sturdy construction.Additional information regarding any proposed relationship with the appliance company will be forthcoming; however, no further announcements are expected to be made for several weeks, and HydroMaid has no assurance that any agreement will be reached.The Sun Jini page can be found at: http://www.sun.com/jini/A final theme I will note explicitly (there are others) is the tension between the presumed utility of professional (credentialed) knowledge as opposed to experiential knowledge. Technicians find themselves relying on a knowledge of practice developed by themselves and their fellows, while for a variety of reasons, the management emphasizes credentials and academic training. Here again is a source of conflict resident in a more natural horizontal structure of expertise and the preferred vertical structure of authority.Prototype dishwashers incorporating the HydroMaid technology have already been assembled by the appliance company and testing is underway. The prototype product is scheduled for review by the appliance company's marketing managers in January 2001, and a final decision regarding commercializing the prototype is expected to be made later that month.

The Sun Jini page can be found at: http://www.sun.com/jini/

HydroMaid Signs Disclosure Agreement with Major Appliance Company

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"Jini in a Nutshell" covers everything an experienced Java programmer needs to know about Jini, including tutorial chapters to get you up to speed quickly and reference chapters that analyze and explain every Java package related to Jini.Certain of the statements herein may be forward-looking that involve risks and uncertainties.I find that this book offers to anyone seriously interested in organizational studies an opportunity to get involved in an area of work that is certain to become even more important in the future. Questions are posed here that can fuel dozens of interesting research agendas. The editors and authors are to be complimented for organizing their chapters into a reasonably coherent whole, with issues being raised and developed in the quite various studies presented. Only one minor quibble from me. Is it really too much to ask to have a concluding chapter that summarizes the issues presented in an edited volume? Just asking.Jini is a simple set of Java classes and services that allows devices (i.e., printers, storage devices, speakers) and services (i.e., printing) to seamlessly interact with each other without device driver. "Right now, we have lots of text-driven services on a big network -- HTML, XML, whatever -- on the Internet. That's great," says Scott Oakes, co-author of the just-released "Jini in a Nutshell" (O'Reilly, $29.95) "but it's only a first step. In the future, we can have lots of new services targeted towards any device; these services can come and go, as can the clients. Jini is what can make this possible."Several themes or "problematics" appear throughout these chapters. One is the ambiguous social position of the technical worker. While the relative importance of technical workers (and their numbers) has increased dramatically over recent decades, there has been no such increase in wages or organizational status. Technicians seem more to resemble non-technical workers than professionals in areas such as job satisfaction and organizational allegiance. This seems surprising, given the educational and experience requirements of technical work. Another, related theme is the ambiguity of the organizational position of technicians. To use the book's language, technicians can be typified as either "buffers" or "brokers," essentially as either assistants to professionals or largely independent practitioners mediating between a professional community of knowledge and non-technical end users of the knowledge. While both groups have to negotiate an identity in an organization in which their efforts are peripheral, this is especially true for the brokers. Who are they? To what community do they belong: the community of knowledge, that of the organization, or neither?HydroMaid International Inc. manufactures, markets, and distributes the HydroMaid(TM) disposal -- the only garbage disposal system powered exclusively by water pressure. HydroMaid's patented servomechanism conserves energy while reducing the potential damage to silverware accidentally dropped into a disposal.Culley W. Davis, chief executive officer of HydroMaid said, "I am pleased with the progress made in developing the initial prototypes since our first meeting and believe the results of the initial tests demonstrate the viability of using the HydroMaid technology to process food waste in a dishwasher."If the decision is made to move forward with the concept, HydroMaid will likely enter into a license agreement providing the appliance company with worldwide rights to manufacture and distribute dishwashers with proprietary technology."Chapter 4, Basic Jini Programming, is available online free at: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jininut/chapter/ch04.htmlIn such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions at home and abroad, local and regional policies and regulations in the planned target areas, trends in the market for the company's products, variations in the company's cash flow and/or ability to effectively distribute its product, availability of sufficient working capital to manufacture and market HydroMaid units, technical development risks, seasonality and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.Its patented blades and blade system cut waste into smaller particles than other disposals available on the market, reducing drain clogging problems and aiding the environment by promoting faster decomposition of food waste.

In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions at home and abroad, local and regional policies and regulations in the planned target areas, trends in the market for the company's products, variations in the company's cash flow and/or ability to effectively distribute its product, availability of sufficient working capital to manufacture and market HydroMaid units, technical development risks, seasonality and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

HydroMaid International Inc. Announces Special Stockholders' Meeting Report

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DRAPER, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2001* Confirm duct routing, construction, and insulation because of the types of systems being inspected (kitchen exhaust/grease and dishwasher exhaust/wet).Equipment designation: EF-1 and EF-2REFERENCE

* 2004 ASHRAE Handbook--Systems & Equipment.A portion of the shares will be reserved for issuance upon finalization of the previously announced acquisition of EcoSafe LLC.The company plans to meet with Electrolux in the near future to negotiate licensing terms, and anticipates that production of dishwashers utilizing HydroMaid's technology will likely occur within 12 to 18 months if an agreement is reached.

Certain of the statements herein may be forward-looking that involve risks and uncertainties. In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Really Useful: The Origins of Everyday Things - Book Review

JOEL LEVY

In the morning, you get up, take a hot shower, drink a cup of coffee, make a couple slices of toast, and put the dishes in the dishwasher, yet you probably never consider what objects make those activities possible. Levy challenges you to stop and smell the coffee as he explores the history of more than 100 objects used in daily life, from air conditioners to zippers. For instance, coffee comes from Turkey and dates to A.D. 575. The Greeks had plumbing systems that would spray water onto bathers. This technology faded, however, and was not seen again until victorian times. Sliced bread, on the other hand, is a newer invention. A bread slicer was introduced in 1912, but it was flawed. The inventor first used hairpins to keep the slices together before conceiving a wrapping system. Levy shares these and hundreds of other tidbits in this engaging look at everyday things. Firefly, 2002, 240 p., color photos, paperback, $24.95.

Design review and equipment startup checklist kitchen and dishwasher exhaust fans

Equipment type: Kithen hood exhaust fan and dishwasher exhaust fan

Culley W. Davis, the company's president, reviewed the company's progress in its joint development efforts with Electrolux for a dishwasher that incorporates the HydroMaid blade system.* Spot-check total fan static (and velocity pressure) for excessive/inadequate pressure drop.* Confirm there will not be short-circuiting of exhaust air into air intakes and/or other building openings.DESIGN REVIEW / TRICKS OF THE TRADE* Refer to the December 2002 "HVACR Designer Tips" column for more detailed drawing, design, and value engineering tips for kitchen hood exhaust systems.HydroMaid International Inc. (OTCBB: HYII) Friday announced at a Special Meeting of Stockholders, held on Thursday, July 26, 2001, that the stockholders approved an amendment to the company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares from 30 million to 40 million.* Attach associated contract detail drawing to checklist.* Refer to equipment manufacturers' literature for additional data and requirements.* Attach sequence of operation to checklist.* Confirm there is safe access to the equipment.Bar code designation: #######* Attach equipment schedule and design criteria to checklist.Davis also reported that (1) the company is still in discussions with a national homebuilder that has an interest in installing the HydroMaid in its new homes, (2) several large appliance companies are assessing the HydroMaid for potential distribution, and (3) negotiations are underway with a potential distribution partner in Japan.* 2003 ASHRAE Handbook--Applications, Chapter 3 ("Restaurants/Cafeterias").

* Refer to the December 2002 "HVACR Designer Tips" column for more detailed drawing, design, and value engineering tips for kitchen hood exhaust systems.

Author: Amanda McKew

Build Your Own Wooden Swing Set From Plans

You can easily build your own wooden swing set or glider by getting a detailed plan online or through your local hardware store. Plans come with full, easy to follow instructions as well as precise lists of everything you need to complete the project successfully.

Flow Switch* Confirm Division 15 mechanical requirements have been met.** "Scrubbed" functional performance test narratives for future use;* Review air balancing report data-to-actual performance (e.g., static pressure, exhaust and makeup air).

It is worth noting that if you not feel confident that you can find all the necessary hardware on your own you can still have some fun building your own wooden swing set. There is another option available to you: in addition to plans you can also purchase swing set kits. While these may cost you a little more they do come will all the necessary hardware and accessories, which should save you quite a bit of time.

Author: Adam Peters

Engineering Data

Specialty Chemicals for Consumer Products

www.rosedaleproducts.comBoiling Point Data via SIMDIS* Transfer CAD-layered facility management drawings.* Confirm Division 1 mechanical requirements (O&M manuals, record drawings, etc., have been submitted).www.simdis.comAnalytical Standards* Transfer CMMS software with/or equipment database.The Grieve Corp.The plans will detail the exact measurement of all the required pieces of timber. It is absolutely essential that you make sure the wood you purchase is either pre-treated to resist outdoor conditions, or that you take the time to make it weather resistant by treating it yourself before you start building the set. This step is definitely not a waste of time if you want to make sure that your new swing set doesn’t get completely ruined at the first sign of rain!If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions regarding this designer checklist, contact Amanda McKew at amckew@rdkengineers.com This column is meant to provide some basic guidelines for good design. Always consult all necessary codes and resources relevant to each particular project.[] TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND SPACEAC Analytical Controls BVSolenoid ValvesThe 700 page 2005 Master Catalog covers over 25,000 calibrator, test and measurement products for the process, utility and pharmaceutical industries, among others. It includes such brands as Fluke, Transmation, AEMC, Agilent, Altek, Megger, GE Druck, Hart-Scientific, and new this year, Tektronix. A key feature of the catalog, the Value Incentive Packages, are the company's top-selling products bundled with free accessories. A 13-page new product showcase at the front of the catalog provides a comprehensive overview of the 257 new products added since last year.* Document noise levels in cafeteria, kitchen, and fans on roof.* Post AHU-1, EF-1, and EF-2 flow diagrams (laminated) in equipment room and also post within EF unit enclosures.www.solvay.comThe plans always come with a very detailed list of everything you will need to complete the build. They list all the hardware you will need in great detail, all the accessories and swing seats as well as exact measurement of every piece of wood require to complete the swing set.www.swagelok.com/industry/bio* Based on 5,000 sq ft of cafeteria spaceBUILDING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION"Focusing on Consumer Products" reviews consumer product applications for hydrogen peroxide, caprolactones, polyglycerols, calcium and magnesium peroxides, precipitated calcium carbonate, soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, sodium percarbonate, sodium fluoride and sulfites. It covers typical applications in personal care products such as cosmetics, teeth whitening, dentrifices and denture cleaners, home permanent solutions, calcium nutritional supplements and antiseptics. It also discusses the use of the products in children's toys, biodegradable trash and compost bags, swimming pools, oxidizers, esters, rheology modifiers, detergents and automatic dishwasher cleaners, laundry additives, and carpet cleaners, as well as for thickening, improving gel clarity, and enhancing flavor and fragrance.Severe-Duty Motors** Meeting minutes; and* Complete final commissioning report.* Confirm Division 16 electrical requirements have been met.Conco Systems, Inc.Barcode designation: 1111111Simulated distillation (SIMDIS) incorporates gas chromatographic (GC) analysis to provide the true boiling points of crude oil and petroleum fractions. This 8-page brochure features the company's SIMDIS hardware and software, reporting options, quality control, and features and benefits.** Design intent document;www.generalmonitors.comA new material properties guide offers a comprehensive review of VICTREX PEEK brand of polyaryletherketone, a high-performance polymer with a unique combination of properties, including high temperature, chemical and wear resistance, low toxicity, and more. The 26-page brochure includes a foldout data table listing the polymer's properties for each grade discussed, and is illustrated with charts and graphs depicting performance under specific conditions. Mechanical properties are documented with data and graphs illustrating the flexural, creep, creep rupture, fatigue and impact properties. A section on tribologoy highlights wear, friction, limiting pressure and velocity, gas permeation, hydrolysis and chemical resistance.Sanitary System Components and Services* Transfer barcode scanner.* Transfer planned maintenance workorders.* Commissioning engineer facilitates functional performance tests.Testing and Measurement InstrumentsEquipment designation: AHU-1, EF-1, and EF-2www.grievecorp.com* Review trade contractor's punchlist.Nearly 70 pages of product information have been added to the new and expanded product catalog, which still includes a wealth of technical data and reference tools to help engineers make informed purchasing decisions. The publication begins with a full-color overview of the features and applications of each product line. Detailed sections for each product line follow: flexible and band heaters, insertion heaters, process electric heaters, strip and mini-tubular heaters, and radiant heaters, as well as controls, sensors and other accessories.An expanded 100-page full-color catalog features over 400 standard ovens, including all types of laboratory, industrial, Class 100 cleanroom and pharmaceutical units for heat processing applications. Dozens of standard furnaces with operating temperatures to 2,200°F are described in detail. Custom heat processing and heat treating equipment capabilities are also covered, as well as a "virtual tour" of the company's plant. The catalog provides complete specifications, with workspace dimensions, temperature ranges, air-flow-circulation diagrams, and optional equipment.DRAWING REVIEWFiltration Products and SystemsSolvay Chemicals, Inc.* Complete equipment room inspection punchlist.Gas and Flame MonitoringThe approach is based in part on the 2004 ASHRAE Handbook--Systems and Equipment, Chapter 1, "System Analysis And Selection Process. in addition, our scoring is based on our own design, construction, commissioning, and building management experience, as well as the use of the "Intelli-Hood Control" system (www.melinkcorp.com) for variable volume kitchen hood exhaust system. Scoring may differ based on project location, current costs, and local engineering experience.www.transcat.com* Transfer recommended operating budget.TRANSCATThe design of intent of this variable-volume application is to separate the cafeteria space into one HVAC zone with zone a2 being fine kitchen work area and zone #3 an area located off the kitchen where the dishwashing occurs. This month's "Back to Basics" focuses on the building/energy management portion of the system application while this month's "HVACR Designer Tips" focuses on project closeout.www.parker.com/skinner

Conco Systems, Inc.