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Leadership styles change, but strong management techniques and corporate culture can define an organization.
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About Us
The Menstuff group was created as an alternative for the previously successful Make Him Over group. When a small number of designers and bloggers in the men's fashion community learned that the Make Him Over group was to close we decided to join forces and gather as many of the previous designers and members together to continue on the long tradition of great information and hunts that the Make Him Over group gave us.
The Menstuff group is intended to be a full service group for menswear designers to provide Second Life members with information on their newest releases and sales, as well as organising a number of events, hunts and other activities as a way to give back to their customers.
While a number of other groups have also been created for the same purpose, we intend to do our utmost to make Menstuff the best group for men in SL. We welcome casual group chat and advice on styles and clothing. We will not support any kind of intolerance of others. As it's been said many times, this is a no drama group… and we mean it.
If you haven't joined up yet, you can find us in world by searching for Menstuff under groups or from any participating designers or members profile. Menstuff is an open enrollment group and will remain so.
We look forward to you joining us.
Group Guidelines
The Menstuff in-world group is fairly easy going. There's generally a lot of casual chat taking place between members as well as regular group notices advertising new releases and events that our members may be interested in. We do, however, have a few guidelines that we would appreciate you follow as either a member or a designer in the Menstuff group.
Designer Guidelines
- You are allowed two notices per week.
- You must have placed a Menstuff group inviter at your mainstore.
- No spam, announcements or discussions of lucky chairs or midnight mania in group chat. There are specific groups for those things.
- Allowable links: 'stuff directories, the lounge, SLurls to ongoing 'stuff events (parties, gatherings, etc.), links of pictures in reference to finding where to purchase a specific type of hair/skin/etc. (No store SLurls allowed.)
- When participating in The Menstuff Hunt, you must have your gift out on time or you may lose your place in the hunt.
Group Chat Guidelines
- Group chat is rated as Moderate. We reserve the right to close group chat any time if respect is not maintained.
- Do not break SL TOS rules under any circumstances. Do not make discriminatory comments (including but not limited to racism, religion, politics, or sexual orientation). It will not be tolerated. If you have questions, refer to the Second Life TOS.
- It is ok to talk about diverse subjects in the group, but please use common sense. If you don't want to participate of the chat conversation, close the window. If you find the chat topic offensive, notify a 'stuff team member.
- If someone asks for help, help if you can. That is what the group is about.
- Do not pass items in the chat. Do not ask for hair, clothes, shoes, etc. If you need something, ask for suggestions and/or landmarks. (SLurls are not allowed in chat.)
- Asking for lindens is prohibited.
- We do not support content theft. If caught passing ripped/copybotted items, you will be banned from the group, the original creator notified, and an abuse file reported to Linden Lab.
- No spam, announcements or discussions of lucky chairs, midnight mania in group chat. There are specific groups for those things.
- Allowable links: 'stuff directories, the lounge, SLurls to ongoing 'stuff events (parties, gatherings, etc.), links of pictures in reference to finding where to purchase a specific type of hair/skin/etc. (No store SLurls allowed.)
- We share this group with almost 500 designers so be respectful and do not complain about a gift that a designer is offering to the group. It is rude, impolite and totally unnecessary. If you do not like the gift, just delete it.
- During hunts, please do not give exact gift locations in the group or local chat. You may be banned from the store and ejected from the group.

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Apparatus for producing a therapeutic radiation beam has a light/heat source (45 ) disposed behind a shield (42). The shield (42) is an apertured disc of silver or gilded copper. It has a multiplicity of apertures (43) in which there are jewels (48). There may be a gold reflector (46) behind the light/heat source (45). The shield (42) may be rotatable at 1350 r.p.m. The source (45) may be electric bulb(s), selectively feedabale with AC or DC power. The shield (42) is heated thereby, and radiation emerging forwardly of the shield has been altered by its passage through the jewels (48) etc. to attain therapeutic properties.
1. Therapeutic apparatus for producing a beam of therapeutic radiation, comprising: a source of at least one of thermal and optical radiation, a shield interposed in a path of radiation from the source, said shield including a plate having a plurality of aperatures defined therein, in which a plurality of jewels are mounted, said jewels being of a plurality of types including at least some emeralds, topazes, garnets, sapphires, rubies, diamonds, peridots and amethysts, whereby radiation from the source is transmissible through the shield via at least some of the jewels.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein in use the shield is heated so that the jewels are substantially within the range 25�-44� C.
3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the heating is effected by the radiation source.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the shield is rotatable.
5. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein there is a reflector having a gold reflecting surface rearwardly of the source.
6. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the plate is of silver or of gilded copper.
7. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said source comprises at least one electric lamp, the apparatus further including power supply means for selectively supplying thereto alternating or direct current.
8. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the jewels (48) are of a plurality of types differing in radiation absorption characteristics.
9. Apparatus according to claim 1 including means for controlling the temperature of the jewels.
10. (new) Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the jewels are symmetrically distributed about the shield in terms of their types and sizes.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/935,075, filed on Nov. 24, 1986, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 530,590, filed July 11, 1983, which is abandoned.
The present invention relates to therapeutic apparatus for producing therapeutic radiation.
According to the present invention there is provided therapeutic apparatus comprising:
a shield comprising a plate penetrated by a multiplicity of apertures, and a multiplicity of jewels located in respective said apertures; and
a source of thermal and/or optical radiation located rearwardly of the shield, so that radiation from the source is transmissible through the shield via at least some of the jewels.
Preferably said jewels are of a plurality of types differing in radiation absorption characteristics.
The radiation which emerges forwardly of the shield has been affected by its passage from the source. Indeed, under some circumstances it may be more correct to regard it as a different form of radiation from that produced by the source. This new or altered radiation may for convenience be referred to as "GP rays".
The plate is generally metallic, and may be of silver. Alternatively it may be of copper and, preferably, gold plated. The disc may be paraboloidal, convex rearwardly. Or it may be planar, as is more convenient for large units. In some embodiments it is rotatable, though it may instead be fixed, according to the treatment required.
Preferably a reflector is located rearwardly of the radiation source. This is preferably of gold, at least at the reflecting surface. (E.g. it may be of gold-plated copper.) It may be paraboloidal, similarly to the plate.
The radiation source may be a multiplicity of light-bulbs disposed generally symmetrically in an annular array. Alternatively, there may be one or more centrally placed bulbs, preferably of quartz-halogen type since these show little dimming with age. In either case, the bulb(s) can provide both heat and light. They are preferably located sufficiently close to the shield and reflector (if present) for these to be substantially heated by them.
The shield will generally have an axially symmetric array of apertures, with a symmetric distribution of sizes and types of jewels.
There may be a conducting coil mounted on the rear of the reflector (but electrically insulated from it), and means for supplying it with an alternating electrical signal
In a preferred embodiment the shield is rotatable at 1000-1500 rpm, most preferably at 1350 rpm. It is believed that magnetic and other fields may act on the jewels to affect the production of GP rays. Therefore the rotation is preferably effected by a well shielded motor.
Some embodiments of the invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of apparatus according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section through the head of the apparatus;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the control apparatus;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment; and
FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal section on a larger scale through the head of the second embodiment.
As may be seen from FIG. 1, the first embodiment of the apparatus has a base cabinet 10 mounted on four feet 12. The cabinet 10 has a generally horizontal upper surface 14, from the middle of which a mounting block 16 extends upwardly. This mounting block 16 has a generally U-shaped upper section, between the arms of which a platform member 18 is pivoted. The mounting block 16 has a mechanism, operable by means of a handle 20, by means of which the platform member 18 can be selectively allowed to pivot and locked in a desired position.
The platform member 18 includes a table element 22 on which is mounted a support block 24. The block 24 has a curved upper surface which is adapted to bear against the cylindrical surface of a tubular body 30. The body 30 extends forwardly and rearwardly of the block 24. At its rear end, it is closed by a wall comprising a grille. At the front, the body 30 is connected to or integral with a head 32 of greater diameter. The head 32 is generally cylindrical and coaxial with the body 30. It has a cylindrical wall portion 30' continuous with the body 30 Adjacent the front, the wall portion 30' has apertures 31. Radially outwardly spaced therefrom there is an outer shell 33 which has a plurality of longitudinal vanes 34 extending radially outwardly of its cylindrical surface. The annular space 37 between the wall portion 30' and the shell 33 is closed by front and rear portions 33 a,b. The rear portion 33 b is penetrated by apertures 35.
The base cabinet 10, tubular body 30, shell 33 and ancilliary components are fabricated from aluminium. The exterior of the shell is finished in mat black.
Referring now primarily to FIG. 2, it can be seen that mounted coaxially within the head 32, there is an electric motor 36, whose rotary shaft 38 extends forwardly to near the front of the head 32.
The motor is of a magnetically shielded type, since stray magnetic fields might impair the action of the apparatus.
A rotor 40 is mounted coaxially on the front portion of the shaft 38 for rotation therewith. The rotor 40 is also visible in FIG. 1, and it can be seen that it substantially closes the front head 32. The rotor 40 comprises a disc 42 of solid silver. The rotor 40 is substantially paraboloidal in shape, being coaxial with the shaft 38 and head 32. However, it preferably has a plurality (here four) of radial slots 44 (visible in FIG. 1), the disc portions 42a-d being to a small extent shaped or bent so that the rotor 40 can function as a fan.
The rotor 40 is penetrated by a symmetrical array of differently sized holes 43, each of which serves as a mounting for a precious or semi-previous stone. Stones 48 of several different types are used, the different types and sizes of stones being arranged to give an equal balance around the rotor 40. Preferably, each disc portion 42a-d contains a similar array of stones 48. Suitably, the stones are selected from: emerald, topaz, garnet, sapphire, ruby, diamond, peridot, and amethyst.
The emeralds may be synthetic ("grown"), whereas the rubies, sapphires etc may be chips of natural stones.
Axially behind the disc 42 (within the head 32) there is a circumferential array of electric lights 45. Preferably there are fifteen such lamps, each being rated 5 watts at 12 V, the lamps being symmetrically disposed around the head 32. A paraboloidal reflector 46 is mounted axially behind the lights 45. The reflector 46 is similar in size and shape to the disc 42, but has a central orifice through which the shaft 38 passes. The reflector 46 does not rotate, but is held stationary. Its reflecting (front) surface 47 is of gold. The reflector 46 may indeed be of solid gold, or of gilded copper.
The rotor 40 and the reflector 46 are quite closely spaced, being about 3/4 to 1" (19 to 25 mm) apart in the illustrated embodiment.
In the illustrated embodiment, a copper coil 50 is concentrically mounted on the rear surface of the reflector 46, so as to be electrically isolated therefrom. The coil consists of a single turn of copper wire (1/8" gauge, i.e. 3 mm) with an overlap of 3/4" (19 mm). The coil is adjacent the periphery of the reflector 46. A 1 KHz square wave generator 51 (0.5 W output) is connected to the coil 50.
At the rear end of the tubular body 30 there is a fan (not shown) for cooling the tube to maintain the rotor 40 etc in a desired temperature range. It draws air through the grille at the rear of the body 30, and passes it forwards into the head 32 where it passes through the apertures 31 in the front of the wall portion 30', rearwardly through the annular space 37, and out through the apertures 35.
The base cabinet 10 contains power supply leads and control gear, which will now be described with reference to FIG. 3. The upright rear face 60 of the cabinet 10 is a control panel, with a plurality of switches and indicators. Thus there are rotary controls 62 and 64 which operate respective triacs to control the electric power supplied to the lights 45 and the motor 36. The lights can thus be dimmed if desired. There are on-off switches and indicator lights associated with the power supplies for the motor 36, lights 45, cooling fan motor, and the square wave generator. An input socket 66 is provided for connecting a supply line of mains voltage electricity.
The main components located within the cabinet 10 are indicated schematically. There are in parallel a pair of transformers 70, each producing a 12 V output from the 240 V AC mains. Rectifying means are switchable by means of a relay 72. When rectification is affected, the rectified outputs from the transformers 70 are smoothed by means of large smoothing capacitors 74, suitably of 33,000 microfarad capacity. Thus, when operating in DC mode, a very smooth 12 V output can be obtained This output obtained via the transformers 70, whether rectified or not, is used to feed the lights 45, as will be described later. The cabinet 10 also contains a 12 V low current regulator for providing a power supply to the square wave generator. When this is on, an indicator lamp is lit.
For use, the apparatus may be placed on a table. A patient to be treated sits or stands before the head 32, and the apparatus is pivoted by means of the handle 20 so that the head points at the part of the patient's body which requires treatment. The apparatus is connected to the mains via the input 66. The motor 36 is operable at the full mains voltage, but it is supplied via the triac 64 so that its speed may be controlled. This is adjusted until a speed of 1,350 r.p.m. is attained. (For some purposes, speeds of up to 1,500 r.p.m. may be required.) The power to the lights 45 is increased by means of the triac 62. As the power to the lights 45 is increased, they become brighter and more heat is produced. The rotor 40 and reflector 46 will rapidly heat up, particularly as they are made of highly conductive metals. Radiation, optical and thermal, streams through the jewels 48 in the rotor, and may emerge as GP rays. The paraboloidal forms of the rotor and reflector cause a concentrated beam of the rays to be emitted.
Whether the lights 44 are fed with AC or DC power (selectable by means of the relay 72) depends on the nature of the ailment being treated. It has been found that migraine responds best when the lights are fed with DC, whereas rheumatic conditions respond best to AC treatment. In some cases, it may be advantageous to activate the 1 KHz square wave generator to feed its signal to the copper coil 50.
In apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 the rotor is intended to revolve at a rate in the range 1,350 to 1,500 r.p.m. However, it is possible to obtain therapeutic effects at other speeds, or even without any rotation whatsoever. In such cases it may be necessary to employ larger gemstones 48 than are necessary when the preferred rate of rotation is employed.
FIGS. 4 and 5 show a non-rotary embodiment. It has some other differences from the first embodiment: it is larger and has its axis upright; and the disc 42 is planar. But in most respects it is similar, and the same reference numerals are used for corresponding elements.
The base cabinet 10 is mounted on a stand 80 provided with wheels 82. The cabinet 10 houses equipment and controls much as for the first embodiment, mutatis mutandis (in the absence of a motor 36 and coil 50). A tubular column 84 extends upwardly from a mounting 86 in the cabinet 10. A head support tube 88 fits slidably over it. The column 84 has a rack surface 90 which is engaged by a pinion associated with the tube 88. The pinion is rotatable by means of a handle 20 or handwheel on the tube 88, so that the tube can be raised and lowered. At the upper end region of the tube 88, the head assembly is mounted. It is electrically connected with the controls in the cabinet 10 by cables passing through the tube 88 and the column 84. There is also a counterweight mechanism (not shown) so that the tube 88 and head assembly can be adjusted easily to any position, and will stay there.
The head assembly includes a head 32, having a cylindrical wall portion 30' and a shell 33 (with vanes 34) spaced from it. A rather short tubular body 30 extends upwardly from the head 32. It contains not one but several (here five) fans 92 distributed around its periphery. These have the same function as the single fan of the first embodiment. However, since the hot air rises through the holes 35 in the shell 33 and passes up around the body, if the air input to the body was again a grille in its end wall, it would tend to suck in the hot air. Therefore there is an air inlet 94 projecting rearwardly of the back of the body.
Within the head 32, there is a parabolic reflector 46 (of copper, with a gilded reflecting surface 47). This is dimensioned so that its radially outer periphery is spaced by about 4 cm from the wall portion 30' to allow the passage of cooling air from the fans 92.
The source of heat and light is a pair of parallel tubular lights 45 of quartz-halogen type. These extend perpendicularly to the axis, adjacent the focus of the reflector 46. They are each about 10 cm long, rated at 300 watts each, and are about 4 cm apart. They are mounted on a girder 96 which extends across the head 32, being mounted within the wall portion 30', (Smaller apparatus uses a single quartz-halogen bulb at the focus, rated at 55 watts.)
The disc 42, with jewels 48 in apertures 43, is planar, and forms the end wall of the head 32.
There may be temperature sensors located within the head 32, for use in controlling the temperature therein, e.g. by controlling the fans 92. The temperature of the stones 48 is believed to be quite important, best results having been obtained with stone temperatures in the range 78�-110� F. (25�-44� C.). To prevent drastic overheating, there may be thermal cut-outs in the power supply to the lights 45. (Of course, sensors and/or cut-outs can also be used in the first embodiment.)
While the basis of the therapeutic effect of the apparatus is not fully understood, and the invention is not tied to any theory, it is noted that some medical opinion associates migraine attacks with some form of imbalance of certain brain cells. Sundry other illnesses are attributed to malfunctions of cells. The activities of the affected cells are believed to go out of their natural frequencies in some way. It seems possible that the radiation transmitted and emitted by the jewels and the silver rotor may in some sense interact with the malfunctioning cells, and cause them to return to their natural frequencies.
The present invention provides apparatus that can be used safely, even on children, without the risks associated with such conventional radiation treatments as those involving X or gamma rays.
Migraine and rheumatic complaints have been mentioned by way of example, but it is believed that other diseases may also be amenable to treatment.
While the invention has been illustrated above by reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and it is intended to cover all such changes and modifications by the appended claims.
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Fall buckeyes
Here are a few A. parviflora in a grove at a nursery where I work Saturdays. This plant deserves a spot in every garden.
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yes they do! a favorite native plant for me.
did you notice whether or not the crop of buckeyes was a good one on these plants for this year?
mine made less than a handful as compared to a bucket full last year.
i recall that we had some strong wind/rain storms during peak flowering this year and that seems to affect them.
On those in picture, I did not notice. They have a much smaller plant elsewhere on their property and it was loaded down with fruit. I know what you mean about last year's crop. They asked me to gather buckeyes from an even larger plant, way at the back of the property. I filled up two of those plastic grocery bags!
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How is the US shamelessly exploiting the current situation. It is attempting to do what China has been doing for the last 20 years by devaluing its currency to increase international competitiveness.
If China understands the unsustainability of the model, then why is it's entire monetary and business system geared towards attracting American investment to cater to American consumers while managing its currency against the American Dollar?
And you are right, investments are flowing into China, but who is to say that they are being invested properly? I recall a recent real estate bubble arising in China...
"At least China has been trying to develop untapped poorer markets across Africa and certain parts of Asia. China understands the unsustainability of the model where the U.S. consumer is at the center of the global demand; financed, however, by debt."
China is supporting the most ruthless dictators in countries most of the first world has sanctions against. The US is definitely not a model for proper fiscal policy, but China is an even worse model in regards to social policy. Immeasurable numbers of civilians die each year due to their govenment's actions or neglect in countries that China props up.
Using China's investing strategy as a positive example is just wrong.
Could you not factor in the price of a "Maharaja Mac" in India as a product analogous to the Big Mac? A Chicken Maharaja Mac prices at 75 rupees converts to $1.70 US which would suggest that India rather than China is the larger currency predator.
As a Canadian, I am painfully aware that we generally pay much more for, well, EVERYTHING in Canada as compared to the USA. This holds true for McDonald's. However, I'm not sure the proper conclusion to draw is that our currency is over-valued; rather, that we suffer from a relative lack of competition.
The index is very flawed. It does not take into account labor costs and taxes. Obviously a place where the VAT is 25% the burger will be more expensive. Likewize, in Norway where employees cost as much as 30 USD per hour, would be more expensive than where they cost 0,50 USD. The index does thus not show to what extent any currency is over or undervalued, but rather a combination of this and the general cost level of the given countries.
I'd love to see the NOK on there. I once paid almost $15 for a whopper value meal in the Oslo central station.
So short the top half of the chart, and go long on the bottom half?
The chart is tremendously misleading, however, as it shows no indication of how overvalued the dollar is. I understand the need to have a benchmark against which to compare the values of other currencies, but there are more important things other than a Big Mac to weigh in determining the value of your currency.
The supposedly non-existent US price inflation is now rearing its head in the prices of gold, stocks, and bonds. I think we're about to see an even greater correction in the value of dollar downward than we've seen to date as exporting countries with markets in the US realize the worsening nature of the US economy, our decreasing ability to pay them back with manufactured goods, and our corresponding inability to pay back our debt other than through inflation.
I'd say short the dollar.
A very useful little chart.
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Chinas national bank basically just states how much the currency is supposed to be worth...
And well... they pay for it with their huge budget surplus/trade surplus... The amount of US dollars China has in reserve is unimaginable.
But to come back to the article this Big Mac Index is not really conclusive... it should be much cheaper to produce a burger in china as well so obviously a big mac will be cheaper in China...ergo = stupid index
Present model reflects mistakes and atrocities of USA.
The world has been paying an extremely heavy price in its effort of letting the U.S. economy regain some of its old-time vitality. Alternatively the U.S. has been exploiting the present turmoil in global economy to its advantages by exporting inflation globally through a weaker global currency that it owns and prints shamelessly, the dollar.
At least China has been trying to develop untapped poorer markets across Africa and certain parts of Asia. China understands the unsustainability of the model where the U.S. consumer is at the center of the global demand; financed, however, by debt.
Why should China allow its currency to rise. When nations like US have rights to peruse their interest so do China has.
Investments are flowing in China and India as people dont see return in debt ridden US capitalistic model.
A quick question to other readers: how come China can afford to maintain, for so long, such an undervalued currency? Who and how pays for that?
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'Young Love' takes us all back to our high-school love. You know which one I'm talking about... That relationship where you just knew you'd be together forever. It was probably your first love. That guy or girl that when you see them today, you're heart still drops into your stomach. Ahhh... young love. (Get it?!?!)
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hello GW (this is my very first post!)-- i'm wondering if anyone has a samsung fridge with the controls/display on the front. The model i'm looking at is RB215ACWP. The display/controls seem to be exactly at the eye-height of my toddler and i'm pretty sure it will be a big issue for us. He's a willful one and loves anything with a button! Has anyone figured out a way to disable it or is there a child-proofing mode? Other than this i'd love to get this fridge.
Thanks in advance!
My Grandson changed the display on my fridge to Celcius and I still haven't figured out how to put it back to Fahrenheit. He did it without a manual when he was 2. I am still trying to see if I can get it back to diplaying in US degrees without having to use a manual but am not having much luck.
Here's the 'How To' FAQ page for that model--there is a child lock feature...
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I understand that, but I'd at least like to see the green light come on when it's close as it is designed to do... and for the red light to go out when it's unplugged. I usually charge the phone when I get home from work and don't unplug it for about 12-15 hours.
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Thanks. I know I was a bit harsh on missionaries in general, and I have really no complaints against the part-timers who come out for just a few weeks or months. In fact, I tend to sympathize with them in ways. And many missionaries live is mud and huts, and I'm not talking about them. But there is a class of missionary, as identified in general by Coulter (with whom I often disagree) who do really live like kings and are very greedy, and very aloof especially to the locals, and very legalistic, and who keep themselves hygienically and socially isolated from the people that they are supposed to be loving as Christ loves them. It makes me angry when a man could say so adamantly that because of this attitude in the missionaries that he would never consider becoming a Christian. And, yes, that conversation really took place.
You know, I've been thinking about it, and I'll give you one last response. These incidents came from two trips. It was in the 1990's in Rwanda and again in Bangladesh. I'm not going to give you any names. I think it's rather pretentious of you to imply that you can follow up of such things or that you would "expose" anything. (Or can you really?) And what would you do with the information anyway? Nothing. And I'm not going to give you the names of friends I have from there, because they're not the people I'm talking about. In fact, they are not even American. Nor by and large Western. Nor by and large white. You'll never find the Bangladeshi driver, or identify the Rwandan locals, so there's no point in giving their names. And I don't believe for a second that even if you had the power and inclination to affect change in the culture at Samaritan's Purse and some of these other mainstream Christian missionary outfits, that you could do it, or that you would even want to do it. You want names? I mentioned a specific incident with Franklin Graham at the UN compound in Rwanda. Call him. Other than that, it appears from what you've said that you don't believe eye-witness accounts, and won't believe anything unless you put your hand in the wounds. And I can't help that.
And you laugh. You believe what you want. But you are ingorant of the facts on the ground.
Evidence? You want evidence? How can I provide evidence? You either believe me or you don't. And you don't. You will never know what you refuse to believe.
I'm glad you didn't ask for a link. How about an eye-witness? Would you believe me?
Dear Ann, You'll take a lot of heat for this article, but you are more than right in this one. Missionaries in third-world countries often give Christ a terrible name. The Sam's Purse MDs I know of sell their wire coat-hangers from the dry cleaner which are essentially free to them to impoverished locals for $1 - $2 apiece rather than giving them away; they live in compounds that are princely by local standards; they employ servants at wages that would end a movie star's career as a child-labor Nazi if they paid the same wage to their workers; and they live insular lives associating with only one another, and rarely associate with locals except as part of a lordly teaching and preaching program. I know of one private driver who said with said with rumbling contempt (a la the reaction Gandhi gave for never becoming a Christian) that he would never become a Christian since working for them and watching and knowing them. And I know an American doctor who was snubbed by Frank Graham during a hand-shake introduction – in the mission field – because she just LOOKED like a local. Everything they do is for pride and glory, and of course to live like a king in a far-off land. Then again Liz Elliott would probably disagree with me, and I'd sit quietly and listen.
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No, no, no. This is not rare and it is not accidental. My mother choked and was found unresponsive and taken to the ER. She was put on a ventilator and admitted. For two days everyone said she was "brain dead". I was skeptical and insisted on a review of the tests, and the well-meaning euthanasists reviewed and explained them to me, and all swore to me, in love and with all professional dignity that her brain waves definitely shown she was brain dead and that she was not initiatiing any breaths on the ventialtor. Though I had seen respirations at fourteen and sixteen on the vent, they swore I was wrong, that she wasn't even breathing and that she would be dead within 5 minutes -- ten to be certain -- after taking out the breathing tube. She was breathing, she didn't die and was placed in a longer-term facility, because the hospital didn't want ot keep her. There I believed she was verbally responsive (if extremely garbled). The end was bad because of decisions by the person holding the medical power-of-attorney. But the hospital lied to us point blank that my mother was brain dead and unable to live without a ventilator. I think the hospital just didn't want the financial risk of providing extensive care to a very ill patient with questionable insurance resources. Otherwise I have no idea why the professionals were so willfully wrong in their assessments.
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Live Atmegatron gig video
I played a secret gig with DREAMTRAK in Shoreditch last week. You can check it out here. We used 2 Atmegatrons, one loaded with Delayertron software and one with Atmegatron software. They were controlled via Ableton. Nearly all the other sounds from the Ableton session were made by Atmegatrons too. Fingers crossed I get to do something like this again soon!
Posted: March 25, 2015, 2:07 am
The Atmegatron Complete is sold out again! There are a few distributors still with stock though. The list can be found at the bottom of the Buy page. If your local distributor has run out of stock, just drop me an email at the waiting list. There's plenty of news about the Atmegatron and new products coming soon. Watch this space!
Posted: January 26, 2015, 11:24 am
The Duotron - Dual oscillator AtmegatronWell it's been quite a year. I couldn't have hoped for a better response to the Atmegatron. There's gonna be a lot exciting new things next year too. I look forward to sharing these with you over the coming months.
Anyway I thought I'd finish the year off with yet another software version, The Duotron. This is a dual oscillator variation of the classic Atmegatron software. It uses the techniques used on the Delayertron, but replaces the delay-line with another oscillator. It's got a pretty heavy sound as you can hear. It does do warmer sounds too, I had the wave-crusher turned up high on that little demo.
You may wonder why the 2 oscillators are always slightly detuned. This is because oscillator B uses a 16-bit timer and A uses an 8-bit timer. The tuning accuracy of the 16-bit timer is better, hence why they always sound slightly out.
Some people may notice the high frequency PWM noise with this software (it's the same reason as with the Delayertron). It is nothing to worry about, it's well out of human hearing range.
I'll try and do a new version of this next year that is duophonic (i.e. if you press 2 MIDI notes, 1 oscillator goes to each note).
Dirt Cheap PCB
There's a dirt cheap PCB for sale at the online store. It is a fully functioning PCB, the only issue is that some of the output filter components are faulty meaning that it has a sound which is a little too warm! I'm happy to show any soldering experts which components need replacing (should you want to).
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You seriously responded to this thread for this?
3/21/15 - Tweedy @ Theater at Ace Hotel // 3/27/15 - At The Gates (w/Converge, Pallbearer) @ Wiltern // 4/14/15 - Cloud Nothings @ Echo // 4/19/15 - Electric Wizard @ Roxy
// 4/22/15 - Faith No More - Wiltern // 5/15-17/15 - Psycho CA @ Observatory // 5/27/15 - Neutral Milk Hotel @ Warner Grand Theater //6/3/15 - Sufjan Stevens @ Dorothy Chandler
You guys are seriously reading a thread about this? I'm a smut peddler.
Delete and ban, kthxbai.
You guys don't get it. WE HAVE AUDIO NOW! Totally thread worthy.
You dont get it, we all know about it, we wouldve had a thread a week ago, but didnt do it.
A juggalo put you up to this, right?
That episode of south park didn't make him crazy enough
2/28 Warpaint @ Fais Do-Do, 4/10 St. Vincent @ The Cosmopolitan, 5/2 Desert Daze, 5/8-10 Levitation
fax just needs his own thread to post his inane "news" in. can call it "faxman's facts"
damn thats prettty bad ., has this been all over tmz and what not ?
I just listened to the latest tape and it was even worse than I expected.
2/28 Warpaint @ Fais Do-Do, 4/10 St. Vincent @ The Cosmopolitan, 5/2 Desert Daze, 5/8-10 Levitation
the "raped by a pack of niggers" remark was harsh !
OMG you seriously made a thread for this because we're running out of thread paper!
Thanks faxman, the audio is hilarious/ridiculous.
Flight Facilities 02/25 @ Fonda
my favorite part "I DONT HAVE ANY FRIENDS"
Im no Mel Gibson aficionado, but somebody told me a story about him a long time ago and not sure if its true or not. They said when he was a teen or young adult that he was either heavily beaten in a fight or involved in a serious car wreck (cant remember which it was) and he sustained many facial wounds which required numerous surgeries. After that dramatic experience he dedicated his life to Christ and became a movie star. Im no Judger, uh erm Judge, but he does seem to have done an about face and gone back to getting mud all over his face. Id put him high on a Death Poll list for suicide and/or some type of freakish life taking event soon. Want $5 if it happens within a year.
I've only heard bits and pieces here and there. I didn't hear the whole thing until today.
It's a lot worse than I thought!
In all fairness who doesn't say "raped by a pack of niggers" when going through a nasty breakup?
He'll always be...
...to me.
And, WTF?!
Plus, this one keeps reminding me of Mr. Miyagi.


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Ohio State students who have studied abroad share their firsthand experiences.
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It comes unbidden, this black hare faced nightmare. Crawling up from under your skin, it stares into your soul with its two saucer shaped abysmal hollows leading into madness. It is the eternal tormentor. It whispers in your ears at night and can only be briefly glanced at the edge of vision. It is undying and naught can kill it, naught can stop it. It taunts you, ever beyond reach, gnawing on a human finger-bone. Its fat swollen tongue, like an overfed leech, paints its yellowed chompers with its acrid drool, as its dried up cracked lips parts and you hear its malicious mosquito-like voice saying; "Nyeh. What's up, Dog?"
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