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Blue Line
January 23, 2013, 10:54 AM
You guys ever heard of this or used this method?
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Loyalist Dave
January 23, 2013, 12:21 PM
Yep it's balderdash.
There are no "pores" in barrel steel in modern muzzleloading barrels. Check out this link from the Traditional Muzzleloading Forum for details: Why We Don't Season Barrels Anymore by Paul Vallandigham (http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/251958/pid/918147/post/last/m/1/#LAST).
I would serously like to see him shoot 100 consecutive shots from his barrel and load #100 as easily as his first round, simply because he treated his barrel with some heat and some beeswax and lard (bore butter). :rolleyes:
January 23, 2013, 01:47 PM
Jim, West PA
January 23, 2013, 02:02 PM
I have been keeping my T/C Bbls seasoned for as long as i can remember and i gaurantee you that i not only get FAR MORE easy loading and shots than with an unseasoned one, but they clean up far easier also.
I use Bore Butter. I can't recall the number of consecutive shots last fired with my .50, but this past early fall i fired 28 consecutive, easy to load as the first,shots with a newly aquired and newly seasoned .45 T/C.
I'd stand neck in neck with anyone and do a same load comparison any time and confidently know i'm gonna get many more easy to load shots that you with your unseasoned Bbl.
And that's the truth :p
January 23, 2013, 02:49 PM
Ditto with Jim, West PA comments,
Seasoning the bore is a key step in the care and feeding of your muzzleloader.
The best comparsion is this;
Compare a well used cast iron skillet from your wife's kitchen to a brand new one. Notice how much smoother the cooking surface inside the used skillet is compared to the new one. Ask your wife how much easier the used skillet cleans up. The grease cooks into the pores of the metal over time and seals it. I don't know where pards are getting the idea modern steel doesn't have pores in it.
This is the exact same thing that is going on inside the bore of your frontstuffer and why you should avoid all modern cleaning solutions/chemicals. A seasoned bore cleaned with plain water maybe with a dab of dish soap followed by Ballistol will not only not rust but as more rounds are fired over time will be rust resistant and easier to clean.
p.s. I belong to a muzzleloading club and all the members season the bores of their frontstuffers.
January 23, 2013, 05:07 PM
My muzzleloading barrels are not made from cast iron. All of this is just
A bunch of hooey.
January 23, 2013, 06:14 PM
I don't know where pards are getting the idea modern steel doesn't have pores in it.
From metals science. What they're actually saying is that modern steels are not the same as the cast iron used in cookware. And they're right.
January 23, 2013, 07:05 PM
Baloney...Steel is porous. Look at it under a powerful microscope. In fact it has a lot of imperfections.
In addition look at the lands and grooves in the barrel. If you have reasonably good vison you can easily see tool marks inside the barrel from when the bore being cut. A common question has to do with lapping the barrel to rid it of the tool marks. Pores are more easily visible with the naked eye on castings used making parts for firearms (Ruger frames for example.
Seasoning not only fills in small pores that may not be seen with the naked eye but it helps with covering the imperfections from when the lands and grooves were cut.
4v50 Gary
January 23, 2013, 07:16 PM
Steel is porous (learned that years ago and relearned that today in my gun bluing class). However, I wouldn't bother with "seasoning" a barrel. It's hogwash. Go shoot and have fun instead of work at having fun.
Jim, West PA
January 23, 2013, 07:33 PM
This is one o' them tweechisown things i 'spect.
Driftwood Johnson
January 23, 2013, 07:57 PM
We had a similar discussion over at CAS City just a few weeks ago. I don't shoot muzzle loaders but I shoot Black Powder in cartridge revolvers, lever guns, and shotguns all the time. Old guns from the 1880s right up to modern Stainless guns. Nice shiny modern bores as well as old pitted bores.
I don't know much about 'seasoning', but I can categorically state that once they have gone through the firing and cleaning cycle a few times with my favorite water based cleaning solution and lubricating the bore with Ballistol, they are easier to clean and require less elbow grease to get clean then the first time they were fired with Black Powder. Whether or not you call it 'seasoning', whether or not there are micro pores in the steel, they clean up quicker and easier after having gone through the firing and cleaning cycle a few times.
January 23, 2013, 08:13 PM
I don't know about seasoning a modern steel ML barrel, but I do have a nice, expensive steel griddle which proudly proclaimed "no seasoning required". I washed the griddle according to mfr directions and went to cook with it. Everything I cooked stuck to the new griddle like glue to paper. In frustration, I seasoned it the old fashioned way, I baked on some no-salt lard at high heat until black. That griddle is now non-stick and a joy to use.
FWIW, I think it won't hurt to season your barrel the way the old timers did. Might help.
Driftwood Johnson
January 23, 2013, 08:41 PM
Howdy Again
The comparison to frying pans and rifle barrels really does not hold much water, pardon the pun.
Frying pans are usually made of cast iron. When iron was used for rifle barrels, it was wrought iron or malleable iron. Very different. Cast iron is full of impurities. That's why it is so brittle. Strong in compression but not very good in tension, which is what a gun barrel needs. Cast iron cannot be forged into a rifle barrel, too many impurities. Wrought or malleable iron can be forged because the impurities have been driven out of the iron. Much stronger in tension. Colt was still using malleable iron for frames and cylinders as late as the early versions of the SAA in 1873.
Wrought iron or malleable iron is not as porous as the cast iron of a frying pan.
January 23, 2013, 10:08 PM
if you want something that truly helps a muzzy bore to stay clean and load easier after multiple shots, Dynatek Bore Coat. THAT stuff is awesome!
January 23, 2013, 10:20 PM
Nonsense.........just shoot it and clean it well.....the gun will do the rest.
Jim, West PA
January 24, 2013, 08:40 AM
Actualy, truth be told even, i don't actualy "season" my Bbls.
I just treat them with bore butter.I keep a coat of BB in my Bbls at all times and i lube my patches with it.
As for cleaning. I use only a few inches of HOT water in the sink with a couple drops o' Dawn. I dry the bore and imediately re-treat with BB while still hot.
Don't think this is technicaly 'seasoning', but it sure works as i stated above.
Without that BB applied to the hot bore..things go much different.
As for the pore issue..no such thing as non pourouse steel.
loose noose
January 24, 2013, 10:34 AM
Once again I agree with Jim, except for using a bit of dish detergent and hot water; I use nothing but Murphy's Soap Oil, hydrogen peroxide, and rubbing alcohol to get my bores clean (equal parts), and swab the bore with Bore Butter, no muss no fuss. I can get about 10 to 15 shots. Also I used a valve grinding compound to smooth out the lands and grooves prior to shooting the weapon. Believe me these are the easiest arms to clean. Further after doing a lot of bluing and browning of firearms, I can tell ya for certain that gun steel definitely has pores.:D
January 24, 2013, 11:39 AM
Like Jim, my experience has been that after a barrel is cleaned and "buttered" a few times it subsequently becomes easier and quicker to clean up. I can usually shoot our club course (25 shots or so) without stopping to clean. Never had a hint of rust in that barrel either. It does seem a bit like seasoning on an iron pan, because there is a residual coating in there that I can remove with overly aggressive cleaning - I believe it is beneficial and leave it.
January 24, 2013, 12:57 PM
bore coat vs nothing
January 24, 2013, 01:10 PM
Compare a well used cast iron skillet from your wife's kitchen to a brand new one
Operative words. I've seen very detailed analysis of modern steel from metallurgists. There are no pores to be filled with bore butter. Nor do you need to limit your cleaning as you do with cast iron. In cleaning the problem is using petro-based smokeless cleaners that interact badly with black powder residue.
However, the use of a light BP friendly lube before shooting will almost certainly make cleanup easier. The reason is simply that the fouling adheres to the layer of grease which can then be removed, instead of adhering much more stubbornly to dry steel. The analogy is not to a cast iron pan but to frying eggs in a steel pan with or without cooking oil. And in fact the same oils you use for cooking can work great for BP. My mix is beeswax and EVOO. But the oil isn't "soaking in" to the steel. Not unless something has gone horribly wrong ;-)
January 24, 2013, 01:48 PM
January 24, 2013, 03:19 PM
You guys ever heard of this or used this method?
Couldn't figure out what you were referring to, but as to "seasoning" a barrel, in my opinion, it aint a dinner dish. New barrels probably have all kinds of imperfections from the barrel making process itself. Cut rifling is shaving metal from the bore, hammer forging is beatin the beegeesus from the metal, and then there is button rifling.... Centurion told me to think constipated here... lots of stress and imperfection remaining before stress relieving the barrels....
Shooting, and though I'm not advocating this, or lapping the barrel and yer going to have to choose your poison there too, will generally smooth out the barrel in due time. Fire lapping or just plain lapping take the place of bullets through the barrel. This works itself out naturally in my opinion, and if you can slide a cotton pad your wife might use to do the stuffs they do with their face at night, and it doesn't "catch", you're already on your way to a useful barrel.
As for cleaning, I use alcohol and murphy's soap followed up with now a marvel oil patch wiped dry and then protected with lucas gun oil... something I've found to be the very best protectant in our humid environs....
Aloha.. :cool:
Jim, West PA
January 24, 2013, 09:12 PM
Hey Rattuss, do ya git to shoot pigs with yer stuffer over there ?
January 24, 2013, 09:27 PM
Hey Rattuss, do ya git to shoot pigs with yer stuffer over there ?
I do .... in fact its only muzzleloaders that I've hunted with since about '88 or '89. My biggest pig was one I shot on a roadway from about 15 yards with my 58 and a 530 grain Lyman minie over 80 grains of pyrodex P powder. It was the only animal I've not had a pass through... the bullet stopped on the off side under the skin...
I hunt more for deer than pigs nowadays, but I do get after sheep quite a bit with my bow.
Much Aloha... :cool:
1911 guy
January 24, 2013, 11:50 PM
The biggest issue I have seen with muzzleloaders regarding cleaning and ease of loading is to avoid petroleum products like the plague when cleaning and loading. They tend to make a real mess when mixed with black powder residue. Hot water to clean and a good lube (I also prefer Bore Butter) when shooting or storing. No oil.
January 25, 2013, 12:55 AM
I use gun oil a whole bunch when putting them away. Have been using it for years. The day before i want to go shooting i run a couple of dry patches. then i run a patch soaked in some Jack Daniels. run it through the bore.... a little Jack for my barrels a little Jack for me. Well the Jack daniels cleans the heck out of the barrels. So next day im good to go.
January 25, 2013, 02:28 AM
I use gun oil a whole bunch when putting them away. Have been using it for years. The day before i want to go shooting i run a couple of dry patches. then i run a patch soaked in some Jack Daniels. run it through the bore.... a little Jack for my barrels a little Jack for me. Well the Jack daniels cleans the heck out of the barrels. So next day im good to go.
I used to go drinkin with my dog rusty a time ago... never thought about tossin one back with the stuff and puff ... :)
Aloha... :cool:
January 25, 2013, 03:17 AM
I use mineral spirits, but the principle is sound either way ;-)
December 23, 2013, 11:04 PM
Baloney...Steel is porous. Look at it under a powerful microscope. In fact it has a lot of imperfections.
In addition look at the lands and grooves in the barrel. If you have reasonably good vison you can easily see tool marks inside the barrel from when the bore being cut. A common question has to do with lapping the barrel to rid it of the tool marks. Pores are more easily visible with the naked eye on castings used making parts for firearms (Ruger frames for example.
Seasoning not only fills in small pores that may not be seen with the naked eye but it helps with covering the imperfections from when the lands and grooves were cut.
You dont even need a microscope just buy any newer pietta and you can see it with the naked eye even.
I know this is an old post what else am i going to do when its -7° outside?
Boil some water and season some barrels!
I think they make the barrels like this on purpose so there are pits to season!
December 23, 2013, 11:16 PM
I'm curious why the markings I see don't follow the grooves???
December 24, 2013, 05:13 AM
That is a new barrel i got from cabelas. Target model date code is CL
I took the images before i ever shot it.
Loyalist Dave
December 24, 2013, 08:51 AM
Seasoning not only fills in small pores that may not be seen with the naked eye but it helps with covering the imperfections from when the lands and grooves were cut.
OK lets clarify.
"Seasoning" theory is that the grease fills the "pores" of the barrel and stays in them throughout the shooting process, and was different and necessary when compared to using a lube on the patched round ball patch, which apparently it is thought does not do enough of a job of smoothing the passage of the round ball over these imperfections.
So what one needs to do to proclaim that seasoning does work, is to show that a well lubed patch actually fails to do the job so seasoning actually "works" instead of being superfluous...and...,
The Dutch Schoultz shooting system which does not use a seasoned barrel and uses a very different method of applying lubrication shows results that indicate as I first wrote, that seasoning is balderdash. If it did not show such results, it would fail miserably using a dry barrel....
December 24, 2013, 09:03 AM
Seasoning has and always will be just a bunch of BS. Period .
December 24, 2013, 01:00 PM
Arguing with folks about seasoning a barrel is like wresting with a pig in the mud, after while you discover the pig is having fun.
Driftwood Johnson
December 24, 2013, 02:42 PM
I'm curious why the markings I see don't follow the grooves???
Excellent question.
Before the rifling is cut, a hole is bored through the barrel blank. The tool used is a rotating tool, so it leaves circular tool marks behind. After the hole has been bored, the rifling is cut, usually by dragging a cutter through the bore. After the rifling has been cut, what remains of the original hole forms the lands of the rifling, and the circular tool marks can often still be seen on the surface of the lands. Since the rifling tool was dragged through the bore, the tool marks left behind by it will follow the length of the grooves. Some barrels will have an operation to polish away or smooth the circular tool marks on the lands, but they are still present on many barrels.
Incidentally, notice I used the term 'bore', and not 'drill'. Sometimes somebody will erroneously use the term 'bore diameter' when they are referring to the diameter of the grooves. That is incorrect. Bore diameter is the diameter the hole was originally bored, which is the same as the diameter of the rifling at the lands. The diameter of the grooves is Groove Diameter, not Bore Diameter.
December 24, 2013, 03:15 PM
I don't "season" my revolver barrels but I do like to run a really oily patch down the barrel that's dipped in jojoba oil just before shooting. I can usually clean the barrel by running another oily patch down it then dry ones until they come out clean then another oily one
December 24, 2013, 03:36 PM
After some more thought, seasoning a black powder barrel makes as much sense as seasoning a Teflon coated frying pan, just does not work.
December 24, 2013, 04:43 PM
December 24, 2013, 05:19 PM
WOW! that is sweet
Look how deep the lands and grooves are on that thing! :what:
No wonder that thing shoots so good for a full 10 shots!
December 25, 2013, 01:43 AM
Those pits in the images i posted will get filled in with something as i shoot it. There is no way they will stay open like that if i shoot it.
My question is what will they fill in with if i dont do anything at all?
Will they fill in with lead? with fouling?
I dont use a patch when i shoot a revolver so the theory that a patch fills in those pits as you load it doesnt apply to my gun.
IMO if i do nothing to this barrel like it is it wont help it. The lead will clog into those pits and the substitute fouling will fill in what the lead misses.
IF i atleast run bore butter threw it those pits you see will atleast get filled in with something that isnt corrosive right?
December 25, 2013, 05:18 AM
I tried it on that barrel, boiled some water ran it threw the barrel about 5 cubs of boiling water then while the frame was boiling hot i ran 2 patches threw it with bore butter all over the patch. I did that twice then let it sit and cool flipping it around every so often so the oil would cool on just one side.
It kinda looks like its been shot. :confused:
It kinda looks like fouling all over the inside now its cooled.
December 25, 2013, 05:31 AM
After it cooled a few hours i ran a cool dry patch down it.
Here is the dry patch
December 25, 2013, 08:09 PM
if you guys want to seal the bores, Dynatek bore coat. Best stuff you can buy and completely eliminates the need to oil the bore after cleaning.
December 28, 2013, 07:25 PM
I'd read the article in the first post but I'm getting a 404 error so I'm guessing it's been taken down or the site went dead.
Comparing seasoning a traditional cast iron fry pan to a barrel bore is a non starter right out of the gate.
The seasoning on the pan involves using stupid high heat to polymerize the cooking oil or animal fats into a varnish like coating. That's the black shiny stuff you see left behind which you never want to scrub away.
It's a whole other thing with a gun bore. Swabbing the bore with Bore Butter or some other unguent or potions might just be a beneficial exercise. But you're not "seasoning" it at all in the same manner as we do with a fry pan.
Pores in steel? Not today or any time since the earliest days of making steel from cast iron unless the metal is deliberately produced to have a "sintered" makeup for specific purposes. And if metals were pourous in the manner that some seem to think then we could not make pressure cylinders from the metals and expect them to hold the pressure over a longer period. Instead they'd leak down like our rubber tires.... which ARE porous.
Instead what steel DOES have is a varying amount of surface texture based on the machining and other finishing steps. This leaves a rather scratchy surface. The little valleys between the peaks can and do hold stuff that comes into contact with the steel. This can be desirable stuff like oil or paints or it can be undesirables like lead and fouling that catches and holds ever more such contaminants.
But to expect a coating or "seasoning" to build up over time that the bullets and patches slide over is a bit of a stretch. There is supposed to be a pretty good amount of pressure between the bullet and the walls. And just like a good scouring will remove and "ruin" the seasoning from a fry pan the bullets and patches are going to scrape away any sort of film buildup unless it's pretty tough.
So.... has anyone tried smearing Bore Butter or Ballistol or other such things on our metal and heating it until the stuff changes states and becomes a hard varnish like film? Because that's what we're expecting with any sort of "seasoning" process. If these products don't do this then all we're doing is lubricating the bore. And as such it needs to be re-newed on a regular basis.
Do not discount the burnishing and polishing effects of the bullets and patches either. Over time dust, dirt or other contaminants in the patch cloth or even the lead used for our bullets can and will burnish or polish the metal in the bores. Hopefully the use of some sort of lubricant makes this action a minor and beneficial one which doesn't plug up the bore.
I've seen this for myself. I've had two new rimfire guns which leaded up badly for the first couple of hundred rounds, leaded up less for the next couple of hundred rounds and then stopped leading up altogether. I've never seasoned the bore in any way or done anything but remove the lead when needed, clean the bore with solvent then oiled it followed by a dry patch.
December 29, 2013, 01:59 AM
One thing that has shocked me is what the bore butter looked like when it was heated. It was still yellow once i scrubbed the borebutter fouling junk out but its weird that it seems to burn or bead up like it did.
I might have to try that other stuff i have thats blue, its wonderlube or something simmilar to borebutter.
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But no matter what else you do, you're still going to have cravings that hit you out of nowhere. It's like having a guerrilla enemy trying to undermine your best dietary intentions. These recurrent, unwanted urges can derail your weight-loss efforts and erode your confidence. But you don't have to let them.
Understanding the Enemy
Cravings result from various physical, psychological and environmental factors that affect the way your body and brain function. The causes fall roughly into four general categories: time of day, places, activities and feelings.
Most people feel hungry around "dinner time," whatever that is for them. Going to your mother's house, or even past the local donut shop, can stimulate a desire to eat. Watching television is an activity that's notorious for raising the impulse to eat.
Emotions can be the most compelling stimulus of all. Many times, uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety or resentment cause people to reach for food. But good feelings can trigger an eating spree, too. Many people overeat when they feel like celebrating, when they are having fun with friends, or when they just find themselves in an unusually good mood. Good food is an enhancement to most enjoyable experiences.
I really can't overemphasize the significance cravings have for people with entrenched weight issues. They are a big part of the problem. As a result, we put some considerable effort into helping people identify and understand their individual triggers, and ultimately break the associations that cause them.
But even if you don't have a structured approach for breaking the root of the craving problem, there are things you can do to effectively respond when a craving arises. Here a defensive arsenal.
There's a saying: "If you don't like how you're feeling, change what you're doing." You can apply it to almost any feeling, but it's especially helpful for dealing with the urge to eat. A simple shift in your current activity is often all it takes to derail a craving, instead of letting the craving derail you. So when you feel a craving about to overwhelm you, do something else.
Think about your dream vacation. Get out of the house and go for a walk, phone a friend, anything to take your attention away from the urge to eat. If you've armed yourself with a list or note cards itemizing your motivations for losing weight, by all means, take a moment and read those, preferably out loud.
Typically, you only have to distract yourself for a brief period, as cravings typically pass within minutes or even seconds. But if cravings bombard you all day long, confronting the enemy may be a better strategy.
The confrontation approach pits you against your urges as though they truly were your foe. If you are struck by a craving for ice cream, you can pretend the craving is another person trying to convince you to eat the ice cream. You can argue with this person and assert that you will not succumb, and state your reasons why not.
Another approach is to visualize the food itself, cartoonishly animated and beckoning you with promises of fulfillment. But you are a thinking, reasonable being. You will not be led astray by a mere carton of ice cream. You recognize the craving and take charge. You can tell it, "You are but a passing urge. You are not the boss of me. I am in control of my own life and my weight." End of discussion.
One advantage of confrontation is that it can be very empowering as you get better and better at it with use. And it has the practical advantage of being a tool you can use even when you can't otherwise change what you're doing. If you're sitting in a meeting and someone puts a plate of refreshments down right in front of you, you probably can't move to another chair or go out for a quick walk. But right there in your seat, you can acknowledge and reject the temptation. Remember who's in charge; you can make those cookies crumble.
Stress Tools
While stress tools roughly fall into the category of distractions, they are more focused and can be more effective and we teach patients several that they can draw from depending on their circumstances. But almost everyone knows of a couple such tools. Basic stress-management techniques like mental visualization exercises, a short walk, or even a neck massage all create particular biochemical modifications in your body that are specifically useful in diffusing the urge to eat, not to mention that they also generally give your body and psyche a breather from any other accruing stressors. Depending on the craving at hand, these can be like bringing out the big guns.
Here we go again. But the fact of the matter is that exercise has been shown in study after study to be an effective and efficient response for managing cravings and controlling weight in general. And it's not just that it's a mental distraction, though that is part of its value in the immediate battle with the beckoning brownies.
Exercise affects your muscle cells in two important ways, by developing more mitochondria in those cells so that you have an improved ability to burn fat, and by developing more insulin receptors on the surface of cells. That improves your body's ability to move sugar from the blood into your muscle cells and stabilize blood sugar, which in turn helps to —ready?— control cravings!
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CAMBRIA – A Lockport injured in an accident late last month died Sunday in Erie County Medical Center, according to the Niagara County Sheriff Department.
Barbara Pate, 70, a rear-seat passenger, was ejected from the vehicle when it struck a ditch and rolled over just before 6 p.m. Oct. 28 in the 4700 block of Saunders Settlement Road west of Comstock Road.
The driver, Wade Smith, 64, and another passenger, Annie Smith, 60, both of Lockport, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the rollover. Annie Smith was recovering from arm injuries in ECMC Tuesday and Wade Smith was treated and released from ECMC after suffering internal injuries.
Smith told deputies he fell asleep at the wheel, lost control and left the roadway. No charges have been filed in the accident.


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Wow, if it's getting that hot from friction, maybe there is quite a bit of slipping. I think I'm going to do what you are talking about, except try and use some sort of a lock washer: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Washers.agr.jpg) to keep the spinner from slipping.
Has the slipping affected things noticeably?
Actually, it was from a ground run.
I always test full throttle right before launch and for some reason it was yawing bad to the left.
I held throttle for a few short seconds to see if there was any change and that's when the left prop just about quit spinning completely and nearly wobbled right off the motor.
Nut was holding when I held the motor and tried spinning the prop so I thought it would hold fine at full throttle...I guess it got loose enough with the added torque.
Friction from the prop shaft is what melted the spindle.
Good thing I didn't decide to hand launch before checking, or else I would have been playing lawn darts with some expensive foam...
I wouldn't rely on the lock washer alone to hold torque, though it probably wouldn't hurt.
This is what I'd use to keep everything solid:
One problem I see is that most lock washers are irregular in shape so they might distort the back plate under torque from the nut.
In a normal situation, the lock washer is designed to distort from its original shape under pressure between the much stronger nut/bolt and whatever it's fastening.
In this case, the lock washer could distort the lightweight plastic long before washer itself distorts flat causing a wobbly prop.
Best choice would likely be an internal star lock washer (largest, far right in your link) as opposed to an external star (smaller ones to the left) or split washer (right above the star washers).
I'm sure you'll be able to figure something out that works well, surely there's no need for me to over-analyze it like I'm doing right now LOL
Completely irrelevant to this thread, but you might get a kick out of it.
My ag-cat continues to have issues with the R1340's updraft carb.
It seems like no matter what I do, the nuts continue to loosen off.
This is a serious safety issue, as without the nuts the carb will literally fall straight down off the engine.
I already had to replace the carb once ($1,400, ouch!) because the nuts became loose and the studs wore the flange completely through.
When I replaced the carb, I used an internal star lock washer, a properly torqued nyloc nut requiring a purpose built torque wrench, and the heaviest duty threadlocker available after replacing all 6 studs with brand new ones and cleaning them with acetone.
Keep in mind that aviation hardware is miles beyond the highest grade stuff you can buy at an average auto parts or hardware store.
It lasted about 2 months, roughly 150hrs of flight time, before 3 studs broke off and the remaining 3 nuts somehow managed to loosen off IN FLIGHT.
Since the carb was hanging down about 1.5", the venturi effect was negated and it wasn't supplying the engine with fuel.
I managed to keep it going for 4 miles to a suitable dirt road by jamming the throttle back and forth using only the accelerator pump to maintain flight.
It sounded like a sopwith camel that didn't have throttle control on landing approach.
Thinking it might be motor mount related, possibly introducing an oscillating force that the existing carb fasteners cannot withstand.
Moral of the story?
Don't trust lock washers, nyloc nuts, or threadlocker with your life
Maiden today
V2 bone stock, flew amazingly well - probably the "sweetest" flying airplane I can remember flying. Actually flies better than I remember my trainer flew. There is quite a bit of dihedral, of course, and it is largish for a foamie.
After about 6 batteries, however, things are starting to loosen up: the rudders are ridiculous and are so flimsy, they can't possibly be doing much or they would just break off! The hot glue gun is warming up as I type
The nose gear is getting loose and looks skewed - I swear I was nice to it, but it looks like it needs some kind of bracing. Also, I just took off the nose gear door before the first flight because it interfered with the gear up cycle.
Received delighted comments from everyone with one of the senior members remarking how realistic it looked.
I tried doing high speed ( ) passes, but it wouldn't go very fast.....
When I maidened mine, I actually lost the top half of the right rear rudder. It went into a spin and I had to put it down in the stubble field next to the runway
I actually did break the right rudder, too - but it stayed on. I didn't even find the break until I "landed" .
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Yeah, on second thought, the lock washer idea is probably only going to tear up the backplate even more in the event of a prop strike, etc.
Up until know, I was just using el-cheapy GWS 3-blade 9x7 orange propellers without the spinner or backplate of the original airplane. That worked well, but it really looked dorky.
But I think I've figured out a combination of washers, etc, that should allow me to go back to using the old spinner and backplate and the master airscrew 3-blade props that I was using before my spinner broke. The whole assembly is based on your ideas.
Here's a little video to show yo what I finally ended up with:
Once the propeller is on, I should be able to bolt on the spinner to the backplate and it will look pretty stock once again.
At some point, I really just need to get some decent motors with some better shafts and the right sized prop adapter with a nice solid grub screw to hold the prop on correctly.
I'm using my first P38 as a platform for experimenting. When I get ready to build my other one (airframe only), it will incorporate all of the improvements that have been listed in this thread, along with some nice retracts, etc, etc.
Looks like you got it all figured out!
I noticed the front washer is a bit larger than the shaft diameter, do you think that'll mess with the prop balancing any?
V2 fyi
On examination of the nosegear mount, I found the ply mount plate was only large enough for 3 wood screws, one of which had missed the hole: and was only screwed into foam! The screws are also about 3mm too short and do not entirely engage the plywood. So, we still have some quality control issues.
I'm of the opinion this plane is too complex and too large for foam. I do not feel it will have the longevity of a standard balsa-ply-film model.
On the other hand, my "go-to" plane is a DC-3 twin foamie I got from Nitroplanes and have been flying almost daily for 7 months. Ive torn the port motor off four times on that thing and one can't really tell from 100 feet.....
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Probably, but my plane is such a disaster at this point, I don't think it will make that much difference. I'm up to "Phoenix VII" at this point, (1 midair, 3 catastrophic engine failures, one prop blade flying off, one crash where I "lost" the plane flying formation, and the last crash where I "dumb-thumbed" it into the ground while knife edging it!!@!_)
So it's been trashed so many times, it's mostly an epoxy composite plane....but it's still going, and going, and going.
Thanks to Dangaras for the free battery lid! I will pay it forward whenever and however I can. Marge hit a tree branch on final last weekend sending it unceremoniously to the pavement nose first. So I repaired it best I could. Hope to have her in the skies this weekend.
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The lights of Candy Cane Lane are being turned on Friday night.
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Since 1984, people in the neighborhood take pride in decorating their houses for the holidays and raising money for the MACC Fund -- Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer.
The event runs from Friday through Dec. 27. The hours are 6-9 p.m. weekdays and 5-10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
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1) Starcraft II
2) Mass Effect 2
3) Red Dead Redemption
ps. If this were a list of games I spent the most time with, NHL series would win out every year
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Modern Warfare 2
Madden 10
Smackdown vs Raw
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StarCraft II
Mafia 2
Civilization V is coming soon so the list may change
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-Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
-Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC)
-Bioshock 2 (PC)
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This just in, Stevie gives Canada the Order of Yzerman. Country bows and feels unworthy.
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ill go with best game of all time being call of duty 4
im gonna go with reach, i hated halo 3 but this game has outdone itself. i thought the story was great and the gameplay is solid as ever.
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ill go with best game of all time being call of duty 4
Wasn't a fan of the graphics.
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Mass Effect 2
Dead Space 2
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Runner up:
WoW:insert expansion here.. lol. such a bloody timesink. =\
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I really wish this wasn't banned in Australia. The political stance on video games over here is ridiculous.
I'm saving my vote until I see how Skyrim turns out.
Good call. Spent many hours with Oblivion. I'm also really looking forward to Mass effect 3.
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I really wish this wasn't banned in Australia. The political stance on video games over here is ridiculous.
well, maybe its for the best, there is one part that scared the living piss out of me. lol. Plus, the maddness of trying to beat Shao Khan on Exp. is fricken frustrattingggg.
Welp, finally saw his (Kahn's) fatality... gonna go curl up in a corner and cry for a bit.
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I really wish this wasn't banned in Australia. The political stance on video games over here is ridiculous.
Would there be any way to ship it in a box from an inconspicuous friend that is from a place where its not banned? I'd help you out if I could!
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Afro-American= African American
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Good place to hide things.
Today at school, I hid my girlfrined in my afro so we can talk.
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A rounded thickly curled hairdo generally worn by african americans.
Raquim be growin' an afro.
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Natural hair for people of African Ancestory. Beautiful, and unique. Will come in many different textures. Endless styling possiblities. Can be brushed out, or worn close to the head.
More blacks should wear their natural Afro, instead of conforming to a western European standard of beauty.
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*must never under any circumstances be worn by caucasians...it's called an "afro" for a reason.
*must never under any circumstances be worn by caucasians...it's called an "afro" for a reason.
"Blake wishes he could have an afro...too bad he's a cracker."
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Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix says his team needs to play with a greater sense of urgency and coach Chan Gailey is just the man to instill it in them.
Asked to assess the problem with his defense's collapse against both New England and San Francisco, Nix said: "To be completely honest with you, what I see is not enough intensity and urgency. … And that could be on any segment or as far as any part of our group.
"But to play defense, you've gotta play fast, and you gotta play reckless, and you gotta play aggressive. For some reason, especially in the second half of both games, we didn't do that. We were a step slow reacting. We missed tackles. We didn't get off blocks. When you miss tackles, usually it's one of two things, it's talent or lack of effort. We've seen these guys do it before so I think they can. We gotta get that urgency back somehow."
Nix visited Arizona State University Tuesday morning to scout the Sun Devils' draft prospects. He drove 90 minutes south to the University of Arizona in the afternoon on a scouting visit. In between he spoke with reporters on the worrisome state of his team after Sunday's 45-3 loss to the 49ers.
"Thank God that wasn't the last game, and I gotta live with that 'till next year," Nix said. "We got a chance to play Sunday, so let's do something about it."
He disagreed with the notion the Bills have played tight defensively. But he also suggested the focus this week has to be getting them to play with abandon.
"I think the focus is that we compete, we get our intensity to the point where it needs to be, and then we compete for 60 minutes, not 30 and not 35," he said. "But we battle 'em for 60 minutes and we stay competitive throughout the year. And if we do that, then this will be an interesting season for us, as bad as things seem right now."
Nix said he's confident Gailey can pull the team together and get it performing to a higher level.
"I go back to the first year we were here and we lose eight straight games," Nix said. "Then last year we start off big, everybody's patting you on the back and telling you what a smart guy you are, and then all of a sudden you lose seven in a row and you've got absolutely no friends, not even your family, you can't go home. And Chan never lost 'em. He's even-keeled. He's the same every day. He's not gonna panic. He knows what he's doing. He won't lose this team, either. We will get 'em back. I've got great confidence in that."
He acknowledged quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick must play better, but avoided putting the onus on him. Fitzpatrick now ranks 18th in passer rating, at 84.2.
"Yeah, it's a concern, everything is," Nix said of Fitzpatrick's production. "We haven't been consistent enough at that position. I keep saying this: If you can't stop anybody, if you can't stop the run and get off the field on defense and keep your offense in the game, then you got no chance no matter who the quarterback is."
His take was roughly similar on defensive end Mario Williams.
"I think from the time we signed him, which everybody got so excited and we did because we've seen what Mario's done for six years before he got here, it's hard for him to live up to the expectations that everybody's got for him," Nix said. "But it's not just Mario. Mario actually plays better than people give him credit for. He causes plays to be made by other people, or should be made by other people. So not to defend him, he can play better. We expect him to. But so can everybody else."
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Greensboro, NC -- US Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) was admitted to Cone Hospital today for tests.
According to a news release from his office, the congressman has been experiencing bouts of dizziness and light-headedness for the past few weeks. Rep. Coble was admitted to Moses H. Memorial Cone Hospital in Greensboro for testing.
Congressman Coble, who said he almost fainted Tuesday morning while preparing to fly back to Washington, went to Cone Hospital on the advice of his primary care physician.
Ed McDonald, Rep. Coble's Chief of Staff, said that doctors at Cone Hospital want to keep the 81-year-old representative overnight for observation and additional testing. "So far, all of Congressman Coble's vital signs look good according to the doctors at Cone," McDonald said. "They have ordered a CT scan to see if it can be determined what is causing the dizziness."
McDonald, who travelled with Rep. Coble all last week during the district work period, said the congressman maintained a full schedule. "We travelled to Alamance, Orange and Rockingham counties and had many meetings throughout the 6th District," McDonald said. "There were times last week when Howard said he was feeling light-headed and needed to sit rather than walk or stand, but he still maintained all of the meetings and tours scheduled."
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In the finals or with O'Halloran are the only ways.
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A $25.3 million hotel, apartment and retail proposal for downtown Niagara Falls likely won't get a needed approval from city lawmakers on Monday.
City Council Chairman Glenn A. Choolokian on Friday said the Council's three-member majority is looking to table an agreement to transfer the city-owned parcel at 310 Rainbow Blvd. to the Hamister Group.
The Williamsville-based hotel and health care management firm wants to build a five-story project that would consist of a 100-room hotel, 24 apartments and up to 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail space.
Choolokian said he believes the proposed $100,000 sale price for the parcel is too low, the Council has not been kept up to date on the proposal and the Council has never been told about the other proposals the state received for the property.
"It's just too shady for me, too shaky," Choolokian said.
USA Niagara Development Corp., the state's economic development agency in Niagara Falls, issued a request for proposals for the site, which was used for a seasonal helium balloon ride through 2007.
The development request came as part of the development of Niagara County Community College's Culinary Arts Institute in part of the former Rainbow Centre mall.
The land at 310 Rainbow Blvd. had been owned by Cordish Co., which also owned the former Rainbow Centre. It was donated to the Niagara County Community College Foundation by Cordish as a part of development of the college's Culinary Arts Institute.
In December 2010, the land was deeded from the foundation to the city. In February 2012, city lawmakers agreed to name the Hamister Group as the site's preferred developer.
At the time, officials said it would take three to four months to negotiate a development agreement.
The framework for a proposed development agreement will be taken up Monday by USA Niagara's board of directors.
Corporation Counsel Craig Johnson, who reports to both the mayor and the Council, represented the city during USA Niagara's procurement process, said Mayor Paul A. Dyster. At the time the request for proposals was being developed, the city was strapped for cash because of the dispute between the state and the Seneca Nation of Indians over the sharing of slot machine revenue, Dyster said.
The city was looking to contribute to the deal without having to commit any cash, so city officials agreed to provide the land, Dyster said.
Under the original agreement, the city was not going to receive any money for the parcel, Dyster said, but stands now to get $100,000 for it.
"No one raised any issues back in 2012," the mayor said.
In a written statement, USA Niagara spokeswoman Laura Magee said state officials "respectfully encourage" the Council to deliver its part of the transaction.
"The city has been well aware since it unanimously approved Hamister as the preferred developer of 310 Rainbow in February 2012 that its contribution to this $25 million project would be the land parcel," Magee said. "USA Niagara, at that time, committed to fully funding grant incentives needed for the project to go forward and continues to be prepared to do so, subject to our board's approval."
On June 26, the City Planning Board recommended that the City Council transfer the land for the project. The parcel had been targeted in 2009 as a location for a carousel.
The Hamister Group in March began demolition and abatement work for a mixed-use project in the Tishman Building on Lafayette Square in Buffalo.
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Dallas-area Organizations Receive More Than $687,000 from The Catholic Foundation
Educational programs, tuition assistance, technology updates and infrastructure repair topped the list of needs expressed by The Catholic Foundation's grant recipients this spring. The Foundation presented $687,559 to 21 churches, schools and nonprofit groups serving the Diocese of Dallas during a public grant ceremony held at St. Mary of Carmel Community Center.
Updated security systems, SMARTboards and parking lot expansions were a few of the projects funded by the Foundation's spring grants. Twice yearly, The Catholic Foundation provides grants to organizations that demonstrate the ability to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the Catholic community throughout the Diocese of Dallas. A Distribution Committee conducts site visits, reports and ultimately decides on the recipients and amounts of each grant.
Grants are made from the unrestricted endowment and the restricted funds of The Catholic Foundation. Restricted funds are established at the Foundation by individuals or families, named or otherwise, to benefit their communities today and for future generations. This grant cycle, money from the Louise Buhrer Endowment Fund, Dorothy Irving Memorial Fund and O'Connell-Schulze Fund provided tuition assistance for students at several Catholic schools.
"We are so thankful for the forward-thinking donors whose philanthropic commitments allow The Catholic Foundation to assist with urgent needs throughout the Diocese of Dallas through these grants," said J. Matthew Kramer, president and CEO of The Catholic Foundation. "The Foundation is fortunate to be able to help these worthy recipients with basic needs so they may fulfill their missions in religious, educational or charitable works."
The 21 grant recipients are listed below.
- Big Thought – enrichment programming in five Diocesan schools
- Bishop Dunne Catholic School (Oak Cliff) – tuition assistance with funding from the Dorothy Irving Memorial Fund and the O'Connell-Schulze Fund
- Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Dallas Arts District) – promotional and development materials
- Catholic Campus Ministry/Southern Methodist University (Dallas) – building updates to Neuhoff Catholic Community Center
- Catholic Crisis Pregnancy Centers/BirthChoice – salary for ultrasound nurse
- Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Oak Cliff) – partial replacement of concrete driveway and resealing of asphalt parking lot
- Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic School (Irving)– technology and tuition assistance with partial funding from the Louise Buhrer Endowment Fund
- Holy Family Quasi Parish (Van Alstyne) – expansion of nave and replacement of church roof
- Mary Immaculate Catholic School (Farmers Branch) – camera-monitored security system
- Notre Dame School (Dallas) – replace desktop computers with laptops
- Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church (Rockwall) – electronic access door locks and cameras
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science – science programs in 15 Diocesan schools provided in the form of student visits to the Perot Museum and outreach programs in schools.
- Prince of Peace Catholic School (Plano) – interactive classroom technology
- St. Augustine Catholic School (Southeast Dallas) – update and expansion of technology
- St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church (East Dallas) – roof repairs
- St. Joseph Catholic Church (Commerce) – parking lot expansion
- St. Joseph Catholic School (Richardson) – SMARTBoards and iPads
- St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School (Richardson) – update electrical system
- St. Philip the Apostle School (Southeast Dallas) – technology infrastructure and tuition assistance with partial funding from the Dorothy Irving Memorial Fund
- Ursuline Academy of Dallas (North Dallas) – professional development
- Zero to Five Funders' Collaborative (West Dallas) – Catholic Charities "Together We Learn" Program
Chartered in 1955, The Catholic Foundation was founded by a group of dedicated Catholic laymen with a vision that extended far beyond the charitable needs of the moment. This independent, nonprofit corporation dedicates its resources to compassionate charitable giving through grants provided by benefactors through its many planned giving programs. More than $77.5 million has been provided to meet the needs within the Diocese of Dallas and the community, through grants to various religious, educational and charitable organizations. For additional information about The Catholic Foundation, call 972.661.9792 or visit www.catholicfoundation.com.


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With a career-high dozen homers and 39 RBIs in part-time catching duty last season, Michael McKenry provided the Pittsburgh Pirates with a spark at the plate.
The 5-10, 215-pound McKenry's value to the team far exceeds his batting statistics, however. It's not just his willingness to sacrifice his body to block wild pitches or chase foul pop-ups into screens and dugouts that makes the unassuming 27-year-old Tennessee native a leader by example.
It's also his zest for the game and the emotional energy that he brings to the table.
"You just have to play the game the right way,'' McKenry said earlier this week while visiting Altoona as part of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Winter Caravan.
According to third base coach Nick Leyva, who was also among the six Pirates' Caravan representatives on hand at Peoples Natural Gas Field, McKenry has always done just that.
"He adds pop and he adds a lot of energy,'' Leyva said. "He plays the game the way it should be played. He gives it his all on a daily basis. He's a great kid to have on your club.''
McKenry, acquired by the Pirates in a trade with the Boston Red Sox in 2011, split catching duties last season with Rod Barajas. The 37-year-old Barajas was ineffective at throwing out opposing baserunners, and the Pirates didn't pick up his option this offseason.
Instead, they acquired veteran Russell Martin from the New York Yankees. Martin figures to get the lion's share of time behind the plate in 2013 for the Bucs, but McKenry, a consummate team player, is welcoming Martin aboard the Pirates' ship.
"He's been to the World Series, and he's a guy who comes in with a lot of experience, and a lot of veteran leadership,'' McKenry said. "He's going to help our team immediately.''
McKenry - who earned the nickname "The Fort" from Pirates' broadcast analyst Bob Walk for his ability to keep errant pitches in front of him - works tirelessly in the weight room to improve his strength. He was also diligent about putting in early-afternoon pre-game practice sessions last season to improve his throws to second base.
The former discipline helped him jack up his power numbers last year. The latter kept his percentage at throwing out opposing baserunners (18 percent, 13 of 74) somewhat reasonable, although he still knows there's plenty of room for improvement.
"It's just a matter of taking ownership of it, and putting it on your own shoulders at times,'' McKenry said of the challenge of keeping runners at bay. "No matter if the pitcher gives you a good chance or not, it's on you as a catcher to make a good throw down there.''
McKenry showed up hours before game times all summer long last season, working with bench coach Jeff Banister and former Buc coach Mark Strittmatter - who has since moved on to the Colorado Rockies - on perfecting his throws and hastening his release.
Ownership, accountability, responsibility, discipline. They're all words by which the humble McKenry lives.
"I love the weight room,'' he said. "Working out is a passion of mine. I've always had the drive and power in my swing, but the mechanics side had been a little off. I'm still refining my swing. I've spent a lot of time studying video of it this offseason, trying to be the best I can be.''
The Pirates want to put the disappointment of the last two seasons behind them. In both years, they were pennant contenders entering August, but faded in the final two months.
"You fail, you learn, you grow,'' McKenry said philosophically. "I think we grew a lot last year. We're coming back with some veteran [pitching] arms, and we have a great core in the middle of the batting lineup. With those guys, I think we can match up with anybody.''


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After giving up her career as a Texas trophy wife, 28-year-old Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her Aunt Nettie's luxury chocolate business. But she soon finds that her new life isn't all truffles and bonbons…
Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars worth of custom chocolates—some made in the image of her champion cat. Lee jumps at the job, but sweet success takes a bitter turn when someone adds and extra ingrediant—cyanide—to one of their delicious chocolates and it finds its way into Ms. Ripley's mouth. Now it's up to Lee to figure out who tampered with Aunt Nettie's recipe before they find themselves behind not-so-chocolate bars.
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Well, any coach who had competed when there were still figures could theoretically teach figures.
Well, any coach who had competed when there were still figures could theoretically teach figures.
Any singles coach who was already coaching by 1990. So probably most of those over age 50.
And, yes, many who trained to a fairly high level of figures themselves and are analytical about technique.
Frank Carroll, for sure.
Many of the older coaches do teach figures to help with control. There are still competitions with school figures as well.
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Alright, I have one. Why are sparkley costumes almost an unspoken necessity in figure skating? Don't get me wrong, I love the sparkles, I just don't understand why 99% of outfits have them.
I used to assume it was what gave the outfits drama, but now I realize most of them would be dramatic enough without them. Is there even a reason?
Sequins/sparkles were first used in ice shows as part of show business
They started to become popular in competition in the 1970s
Some conservative judges at the time thought that style was too flashy/theatrical for sport, but many skaters liked them and this kind of ornamentation, stones as well as sequens, became even more popular
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Ice sparkles, especially under bright lights, so skaters wanted to make sure that eyes would be drawn to them and not to the ice
Sparkly images remind viewers of fantastical winter wonderlands/fairylands, appropriate for the magical/fantastical kinds of movements skaters can perform on ice and also many popular ballets whose music and themes many skaters choose to interpret
Sparkles on clothing are reminiscent of jewels, suggesting dressing up for a formal special occasion
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Here's a stupid question: why is Korpi not in any of the GP events?
An excellent, believable analysis of why people wear sparkles.
This is one circumstance where IMO the 'rules' get it wrong as I do thinks he should have a spot, but once you know the selection criteria it is clear why she doesn't have one.
Do choreographers ever copyright their programs? I got curious b/c of a post in another thread re: copyright infringement/uploads to YouTube.
But if you are referring to video from the Broadmoor Open, I would think that Broadmoor SC and/or the vendor that BSC commissioned to sell the streaming has legal ownership of all video from the competition.
In other words, I am guessing that the Broadmoor issue is not related to the choreography of any particular skater.
(A separate issue -- big issue -- is music rights.)
I'm curious, what is the general opinion of skaters who copy costumes/music/choreography? I saw one dance team on the JGP circuit copied quite a bit from various other teams, and I didn't know what to think of it.


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Demi Lovato is so determined to maintain her health that she's been living in a sober house in Los Angeles – even while she was a judge on The X Factor, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
"She's very smart," says the source of Lovato, who underwent treatment for bulimia, anorexia and cutting two years ago. "She takes whatever steps she needs to make sure she stays healthy."
The 20-year-old singer, who owns a Mediterranean style home outside of L.A., has been renting a room in the sober facility for more than a year, the source confirmed.
Lovato, who also learned she has bipolar disorder while she was in treatment from Nov. 2010 to Jan. 2011, has been very open about her struggles.
"I take it day by day. I'd be lying if I said there weren't days where I just want to stay in bed all day because I'm ashamed of my body," she told PEOPLE in an interview after leaving treatment that year. "It's a struggle I'll probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. But I have so much life to live; I don't want to waste it."
It's unclear how long Lovato plans to live at the sober house, but the former Disney Channel star – who tattooed "Stay Strong" on her wrists – is committed to her health, says the source.
TMZ was first to report that Lovato is living in a sober facility.
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STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville City Schools Superintendent Mike McVey said this morning the school district followed proper protocol when officials learned of an alleged rape last August that may have involved Steubenville High School students.
``We have fully cooperated with the Steubenville police and will continue to fully to cooperate with all legal authorities,'' McVey said during an interview in his office this morning.
Two high school students were arrested and charged with the rape of a 16-year-old Weirton female in August. The trial of Ma'lik Richmond of Steubenville and Trent Mays of Bloomingdale is scheduled to begin Feb. 13 in Jefferson County Juvenile Court.
The superintendent was conducting individual interviews with individual news media outlets today.
``Our goal is to keep every kid safe in our schools and to provide a quality education,'' said McVey.
He also said the administration has expanded security at every city school.
``We also plan to expand our curriculum in our schools dealing with the events now under investigation. We are also planning to expand counseling for our students. And we will continue to provide more information and more services,'' McVey said.
``And we plan to do a few age-appropriate public forums for our students and their parents as well as the community,'' added McVey.
``Its a trying time for us and our school board's main focus is doing what is best for the kids,'' said McVey.
McVey also released an official prepared statement this morning and referred to the growing public attention on the alleged rape.
``The past few months have been very difficult for all of us in the Steubenville City Schools. Since the time we first heard allegations of a sexual assault involving some of our students, we began immediate dialog with the law enforcement authorities. Our hearts go out to the young victim. We sincerely hope she is getting the help she needs to heal from this ordeal,'' the statement reads.
``We are encouraging every student with information about the alleged crimes to step forward and contact the police. We were troubled when we learned that the police were having a difficult time obtaining cooperation from witnesses of that night's events. By remaining silent, witnesses thwart the work of investigators which may ultimately prevent justice from being served,'' continued McVey.
``As a school district, our goal is to graduate students who are well educated, compassionate and caring who create greater understanding and good will within the community. The past few months have been very difficult, but as educators we know it is our responsibility to make sure all of us learn from this experience,'' stated McVey.


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O'Brien keeps House seat after recount
House will elect new speaker
Republican House Speaker William O'Brien is keeping his New Hampshire House seat.
O'Brien, R-Mont Vernon, won a recount Wednesday for the seat. He said very few votes changed as a result of the recount.
O'Brien was elected speaker two years ago, but Democrats regained control of the House last week and the votes to name a speaker from their party when the Legislature organizes Dec. 5.
Republicans nominate their choice for speaker in a private caucus Thursday. Democrats pick their nominee Saturday. If Democrats stick together, their choice will be named speaker Dec. 5 and the GOP choice will be minority leader.
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Incline Village locals know when it comes to all things teeth, Incline Dental Care has them covered.
Located in a small triangular shaped building, the practice was founded in the 1970s by Dr. Bill Cherry. In the 1990s, current owner, Dr. Nick Duncan, joined the practice and bought it in 2008, when Dr. Cherry retired.
Currently, Incline Dental Care has two full time dentists, Dr. Duncan and Dr. Jason Doucette. Dr. Doucette has been practicing dentistry for more than a decade, with the past year being spent at Incline Dental Care. The practice is a "full service dental office," Dr. Doucette explained.
"We do everything from crowns, fillings, root canals, extractions, dental implants and cleanings," Dr. Doucette said.
The practice offers general and cosmetic treatments. Cosmetic treatments include porcelain veneers, teeth whitening and bonding.
"For a small community, people want as many services as they possibly can have locally. I say for a dental office we do a pretty good job of providing what the community needs," Dr. Doucette said.
He added that if the practice doesn't offer a service, they are willing to refer to other practices. One such service is orthodontic work.
Incline Dental Care strives to make going to the dentist as easy and pain free as possible. Walking into the office is more like stopping by a friend's house, as the waiting room has a warm, cozy fireplace adorned with festive decorations. Refreshments are provided, as well as convenient travel sized toothpastes for patients to grab on their way out.
Going above and beyond, the practice has a therapy dog, Otis, who is available to sit on patient's lap during treatments or cleanings.
"Patients request (Otis)," Dr. Doucette said. "It just seems to really bring a calm peace over the patients."
For patients that have to get a lot of work done, or even if just the idea of going to the dentist makes them cringe, Dr. Duncan is a sedation dentist. He is licensed to use IV sedation on patients who'd rather snooze through their visit.
"Even if someone (is) coming in to having a couple fillings or crowns ... if they are a highly anxious person, they have the option to have the procedure done under IV sedation with (Dr. Duncan)," Dr. Doucette explained. "He went and got trained and certified for IV sedation because there's a lot of people, whether they need something small done or a lot of things done all at once, they can be sedated to where it's a very enjoyable experience."
The practice is also known around the basin for its emergency care. If a patient is in pain, the office goes to great lengths to see him or her as soon as possible.
"We want to take care of the community. If someone calls and they're in pain, we typically will see them that day," Dr. Doucette said. "We are the only dental office in Incline. We know there's a responsibility with that as medical providers."
Incline Dental Care takes pride in using the latest technology available for dental work, including intra-oral cameras, CO2 lasers for gum surgery, and high powered microscopes. These technologies help make each visit to the dentist as easy as possible.
Dr. Doucette recommends patients visit the dentist at least twice a year, adding that even if you've missed a visit it's important to get your teeth looked at regularly.
"I tell everyone I know, including my friends ... the worst thing you can do is stay away. The best thing you can do is keep coming in for your cleanings and exams, because if anything starts to change, cancer or otherwise, I can catch it early enough and save you from any long term health affects," Dr. Doucette said. "We love what we do. We treat (patients) all the same. We're just happy to treat anybody who wants to use us to take care of their mouth."
Dr. Doucette empathizes well with patients himself, as he admitted to having anxiety about dental work done on his own mouth.
"I get it," the dentist said about dreading the dentist.
And as for some common advice, Dr. Doucette said it's important to always remember to floss and brush your teeth at least twice a day, and to never skip brushing at night.


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An Erie man is in jail on charges in a weekend burglary in Fairview Township and is under investigation as a possible suspect in similar crimes, state police said.
Cody Lee Menhart, 25, remains in the Erie County Prison on $50,000 bond today following his arraignment Saturday by Greene Township District Judge Susan Strohmeyer on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and theft by unlawful taking.
Police said they caught Menhart exiting Outpost Archery, 7794 West Ridge Road, when troopers were called there on an alarm on Saturday.


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Greeley will offer its next round of free CPR classes on April 6 and 20.
The city of Greeley Heart Safe City Project and Greeley Fire Department will teach a non-certified course on CPR and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, at 9 a.m. both days at the Greeley Fire Department Station No. 1, 919 7th St. in the Nusbaum Training Room. The course is about 1½ hours long.
Studies show those who do not receive CPR within 3 minutes and defibrillation within 5 minutes of a heart attack are far less likely to survive.
To sign up, call the Greeley Fire Department at (970) 350-9508 or email email@example.com. Classes are first-come, first-serve, with a minimum of 10 participants and a maximum of 24.
The Heart Safe City initiative is accepting donations and looking for business partners to help fund CPR classes. These two were made possible through a donation by the North Colorado Medical Center Foundation.


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Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center will be offering two workshops on the accounting software package, QuickBooks®. QuickBooks® Made Easy seminar will be held at Saint Vincent College on Tuesday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. This program is designed for individuals and businesses that have recently purchased the accounting system, QuickBooks®, or for those who currently use QuickBooks® but would like to become more efficient in processing their day-to-day work. The seminar will also provide resource material and information that will broaden QuickBooks® skills and answer common questions. Topics include setting up a company file, defining and modifying the chart of accounts, setting up and editing new vendors and customers, processing accounts payable and accounts receivable, entering manual checks, applying cash receipts and deposits and preparing bank reconciliations and financial reports. The presenter will also answer specific questions concerning a particular business or situation. QuickBooks® Advanced will be held at Saint Vincent College on Tuesday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. This program is intended for individuals who are familiar with QuickBooks® but would like to become more proficient in its various capabilities. Topics include working with inventory, processing and accounting payroll, using estimates and time tracking, tracking and working with accounts payable, analyzing financial data, customizing forms and letters, tracking asset and liability accounts, preparing bank reconciliations, financial reports and creating checks. The workshops are presented by Dennis Piper and Associates, a firm that specializes in working closely with small to mid-size companies to develop, train and enhance accounting processes through this software. The fee for each program is $40. There is a discounted fee of $35 per person when two or more people attend or if a person is registering for more than one program. Included with the registration fee is a one-year subscription (12 issues) to Inc. magazine, valued at $10. The Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center is part of a statewide system of university-based economic development organizations, whose mission is to provide high quality education and consulting to entrepreneurs, to help them start and grow their businesses in the competitive global economy. Early registration is recommended, as space is limited. To register or to obtain additional information, contact the Saint Vincent College SBDC at 724-537-4572 or visit the website at http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc.
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