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Well, add me to the list of 300X owners with a snapped main shaft. I've got <10 flights on the heli, and took it to the club field for the first time today. I was sport flying in IU @ 75% , a couple flips and full pitch climbouts and lazy funnels, when the timer went off I brought it in close in a stable hover about to descend from 5' or so, and it pitched left and started dropping all of a sudden-headspeed dropping. It wasn't responding to the right cyclic and pos. collective I put in but the tail still had control. Next thing I know it was in the weeds next to the safety fence. Busted main shaft, no other apparent damage.
Guess it's time to call Horizon and let them know another one bit the dust... |
A followup, FWIW. I just got off the phone with Horizon. I explained that I was calling to report a broken mainshaft and told the rep what happened as best I could explain. I was informed that there have been a few reported failures, and for my troubles I was offered a new main shaft, which I did not expect but accepted gratefully. Hopefully, the new shaft lasts longer, and Kudos to Horizon product support for standing behind the product.
I got mine a couple days ago, is the main shaft completely hollow? It shouldn't be long before an aftermarket shaft is around but I hope horizon fixes the problem one way or another.
Anyone have trouble with a loose main gear? Mine rotates a few degrees on the mainshaft. I found that the hole in the mainshaft is larger than the shoulder bolt. It did not start out that way. Could this be a precursor to shaft failure? Hmmm....
Joel |
Concerning main shaft breakage, frame flex and vibes could break a shaft. But a hardened shaft should not be so brittle it snaps. I think Blade must of got the tempering very wrong on the shafts or they were not tempered at all and are just too brittle for this heli. Usually a main shaft will bend in a crash and hardly break. Because they were hard enough but not so brittle they snapped. My thought is just a poorly heat treated & tempered steel is the main problem. |
Yes, that is one of the design flaws with this heli. I wish HH would wake up and start making the main shaft holes the proper dimension.
Thanks, guys. Since I only have one 300X & none of my flying buds have one, I had no reference point. I might fill the hole with JB weld & re-drill it, as some have done.
BTW - while I had the head torn down, I installed the aluminum head block & FBL follower arms. With two shims, the plastic grips were a bit draggy on the metal head block. I removed one shim on each side, which solved the problem. Also, the supplied head button screw bottomed-out on the feathering shaft before the button was tight. Spooling up, I noticed that the swash gyrates slightly as the head rotates. The mainshaft must be a bit off. I assume it's been that way since day-one, given that I have never crashed the bird or even had a blade-strike. Looks like I found the source of the slight main rotor vibration I feel when spooling the bird up in my hand without main blades. It may also be the source of the main gear runout. Guess I'll pick up a pair of mainshafts while I'm at my LHS today. Aside from a few minor issues - I'm loving my 300X! Joel |
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Hello everyone! I'm planning to buy 300x, what batteries do you recommend and what flight times to expect with mild 3D flying?
SkyLipo 30c 1300. Light and plenty powerful. The come down only slightly warm. Stock lipos are terrible, really weak. Nanotechs are a bit bulky.
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Thank you, Ikagan!
Disassembled the head & checked the mainshaft on a straightedge. Sure enough, it was slightly bowed - even though I have never crashed the bird or even had a blade-strike. I checked the new shafts, and one of them was also slightly bowed. I also checked the slop in the main gear mounting hole of the new shafts. It was the same as the original - so it appears that no wear has occurred in that area. I installed the straight shaft & spooled her up in my hand without main blades. The main rotor was so smooth that I could feel a slight imbalance in the tail. I balanced the tail rotor & the bird now feels smooth when I spool her up in my hand. The test-flight confirmed that everything is functioning as expected. Plus, the new mainshaft reduced the main gear runout to the point where it is no longer audible in flight. Joel |
Well, new 300X owner this week! I have been thinking about moving up to a bigger heli from the mCPX for a while and was not sure where to go. Didn't want to go old tech with the SR, but find the 450 size birds a bit pricy and intimidating. This one was perfect.
Maiden flight went great, just some hovering and FFF in what turned into a pretty good wind. No issues though, the bird handles wind quite well. Took it out tonight on the 3rd flight and managed to do my first flip to inverted and flip back. WOW, even with the stock wooden blades and only 75% throttle speed this heli is great to fly. Tail was rock solid and such a pleasure after all the blow outs on the mCPX unless you are dead perfect and working on a fresh lipo! I can see this one will be more than enough heli to challenge me and learn on for a while. Great thread as well, TONS of interesting and informative information. Marlin |
anyone experienced this? after 5 flawless flights my 300X has started twitching the cyclic controls - that is I am hovering and without any control input it banks hard right (and only ever right). It does this now and then (4-5 times in a 4 min flight) and it quite annoying.
The only time I seem to stop the twitch is when I fly with the canopy off... |
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Been on the chat a couple of times and felt it was time to share - had some interesting experiences..
I bought the helix (not SYN)
It felt pleasurable enough, but I realized after the first two sessions that it didn`t quite hit the spot. It had little movement. Did the regular stuff from Wiki, breath of fire, sets of 10, breathing control and so on.
My first two sessions with the Helix were pleasurable, but it did NOT hit the spot. And the rectal contractions (pulling it in - left it too far in). I feel it should have moved out again when I relaxed or the "nob" should pull it out (like a spring). Also, I felt the pernium spot (between balls and ass) really didn`t hit, my spot seems further up under my balls.
So I tried stretching my girlfriends hairband around my dick and balls, then I attatched it to the nob on the Helix.
NOW - it hit the spot. Felt alot better and the nob hit the spot.
When relaxing (always the first 10 minutes I get alot of invoulantary small twitches/ contractions. Have tried making them stronger with breathing and light anal contractions (pushing out). Didn`t work. But these twitches soon subside.
With the helix now hitting the spot I at one point got some HUGE almost invoulantary anal contractions (pulling it in), so hard it almost hurt.
Still it feels like it doesn`t slide out enough by itself...
Have also had som precum and the feeling of having to pee. But no P-waves. A bit of a "hot" feeling down there, but that`s about it.
My pleade to Aneros --- please make av version where the bottom part has a wider |> This would make it slide down again more easily after the contraction.
Feel I`m making progress... but still far from dry O`s or a super O. Only got a hard-on once from the sessions, and it didn`t last.
Could any one of you PRO`S recommend me a my next aneros - as I don`t feel the helix hits the spot right?
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The MGX definitely seems to hit my P-spot higher up. Progasm too. The Helix Syn has sort of a 'springy' p-tab that you can kinda move around to your liking.
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Just finished my sixth session.
I got a feeling of almost being stroked on the inside for a second every 20 time I took a breath. This was during my "do nothing" fantasize, and lay on my side position. I eventually fell asleep as nothing more happened. Woke up 3hrs later and have now spent an hour in different positions doing 10min 40% contraction holding and 100 "weak contractions + hard PC contractions. Absolutley no results other than feeling my own pulse on the helix. Do people here mistake that for movement?
Think the helix is going in the trash bin! Looking forward to getting the MGX and Progasm I ordered.
Anyone else get the feeling of diarreah when lubing up with 2ml in a syringe like recommended?
Also.. letting go of gas while in a session must be common right?
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xxx, for what it is worth it took me 60 sessions before my prostate chose to notice the SGX!
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base=read.table("http://freakonometrics.blog.free.fr/public/data/million1.csv",sep="t",header=TRUE)X1=cumsum(base$nombre)X0=X1base=read.table("http://freakonometrics.blog.free.fr/public/data/million2.csv",sep="t",header=TRUE)X2=cumsum(base$nombre)X=X1+X2 D0=as.Date("08/11/2008","%d/%m/%Y")D=D0+1:length(X1)plot(D,X1,xlim=c(as.Date("08/06/2010","%d/%m/%Y"),as.Date("08/02/2011","%d/%m/%Y")),ylim=c(800000,1050000))abline(h=1000000,col="red")abline(v=as.Date("01/01/2011","%d/%m/%Y"),col="red")points(D,X,col="blue")
Again, the black points were from the previous blog (http://blogperso.univ-rennes1.fr/arthur.charpentier/) which was transferred to that new one (http://freakonometrics.blog.free.fr) this Autumn. So I just sum up the stats to get the blue points. At each date, I fit an ARIMA, and use it to make forecast the total number of pages viewed on January 1st, and calculate the probability to reach a million page viewed at that date (using a Gaussian ARIMA model). Actually, here, I changed a little bit the challenge, and asked "what would have been the probability to reach a million page viewed on January 1st, and on January 8th" ?
kt=which(D==as.Date("01/06/2010","%d/%m/%Y"))Xbase=XX=X1+X2P1=P2=rep(NA,(length(X)-kt)+7)for(h in 0:(length(X)-kt+7)){model <- arima(X[1:(kt+h)],c(7 ,1,7),method="CSS")forecast <- predict(model,200) u=max(D[1:kt+h])+1:300if(min(u)<=as.Date("01/01/2011","%d/%m/%Y")){k=which(u==as.Date("01/01/2011","%d/%m/%Y"))(P1[h+1]=1-pnorm(1000000,forecast$pred[k],forecast$se[k]))}k=which(u==as.Date("08/01/2011","%d/%m/%Y"))(P2[h+1]=1-pnorm(1000000,forecast$pred[k],forecast$se[k]))}
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Ex-Walmart worker happy where she is
Sometimes getting fired can be a good thing.
Just ask Heather Ravenstein, the Walmart worker who lost her job at the West Kellogg Walmart last May after she violated company policy and foiled a shoplifter.
First, she continues to receive mostly positive attention for what she did.
On Wednesday, the online CBS Interactive Business Network named Walmart's firing of Ravenstein No. 1 on its list of Business Blunders of the Year.
"Stop, thief! Um... on second thought, never mind," read the headline.
"It made No. 1?" Ravenstein said. "Holy cow."
More importantly, though, Ravenstein is on the path to following her dream of becoming a nurse.
She became a certified nurse assistant and is working at the Haysville Health Care Center.
"I love it," Ravenstein said. "It has its bad days, but every place does."
She particularly loves helping people.
"Sometimes it's being there in their last moments," Ravenstein said. "You get attached to them."
When her 5-year-old son, TJ, goes to kindergarten this fall, Ravenstein says she will start nursing school.
Thanks to the CBS report, there was renewed interest Wednesday in Ravenstein's story on Kansas.com, where it was the most-read story all day.
A couple of new offers of help came, too. For instance, the Urban League of Kansas wants to help Ravenstein become a nurse.
Ravenstein said a number of people stepped up to help her, although a few who said they would did not come through, such as one politician who preferred to remain anonymous.
She even has ventured back to Walmart.
"I don't shop there as much as I used to, but I do still shop there on occasion," Ravenstein said. "Actually, I still talk to the management that was there when I was fired. They're still nice to me, and they still talk to me."
Ravenstein also has thought about the actions she took that got her fired. She says she had been told once not to stop shoplifters, but she said all she did was ask for a receipt when someone leaving with a $600 computer set off an alarm.
"I probably wouldn't have done things the way that I did," she said. "It happened so fast. I just did what I thought was right.
"We always think of things the way we should have done it — not the way we did it."
Though she may have changed her actions, Ravenstein said she has no regrets.
"I wouldn't be where I'm at right now with the good job that I love without taking that risk."
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South Carolina could quickly catch up to its northern and southern neighbors in solar energy production if a solar bill that's headed for House debate next week gets passed this session, solar advocates say.
Georgia and North Carolina each ranked in the top 10 states for amount of solar installed in 2013.
The comprehensive solar energy bill that would allow South Carolinians to harness the sun as an energy source for electricity has avoided roadblocks so far as it makes its way to the House floor.
The bill wound its way through a House sub-committee Tuesday and passed out of the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee on Wednesday on its way to the House floor for debate, likely sometime next week.
Solar advocates and utilities have each touted the bill as a compromise, and it has so far garnered wide support in the Senate and in its first stages of House debate.
"So far there's been a great show of support for what is truly compromise legislation," said Blan Holman, lead attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center based in Charleston. "I think it shows that it's a balanced bill and will help South Carolina."
How soon South Carolina reaps the rewards remains to be seen.
If the bill passes, the next step would be a proceeding before the state's Public Service Commission to clarify the rates utilities would pay to customers for electricity customers generate, Holman said.
After Georgia passed a solar bill, it became the fastest-growing state for solar installations in the country in 2013 with 90.9 megawatts installed, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. That's enough to power 8,400 homes, the report stated.
North Carolina added 335.4 megawatts of solar in 2013, enough to power nearly 32,000 homes.
South Carolina has similar potential, Holman said.
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Scientific Name: | Cryptotis merriami | |||
Species Authority: | Choate, 1970 | |||
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Date Assessed: | 2008-06-30 |
Assessor(s): | Woodman, N., Matson, J., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. |
Reviewer(s): | Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large and stable population, occurrence in protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category. |
Range Description: | This species occurs in the highlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, northern Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica (Hutterer, 2005). It is known from 975 to 1,650 m (Flores Villela and Gerez, 1994; Woodman and Timm, 1993). |
Countries: | Native: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua |
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Population: | This shrew apparently is uncommon (Reid, 1997). In Guatemala it is considered common (Woodman and Matson pers. comm.). |
Population Trend: | Stable |
Habitat and Ecology: | It occurs in evergreen, broadleaf and pine-oak forest and cultivated areas near forest (Reid, 1997). Its biology is poorly known. |
Systems: | Terrestrial |
Major Threat(s): | Deforestation and pesticides are localized threats to this species, but over its entire range they are not considered major threats at present. |
Conservation Actions: | It occurs in several protected areas in Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica. |
Citation: | Woodman, N., Matson, J., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Cryptotis merriami. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 May 2015. |
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After conspicuous failures at Portsmouth and Crystal Palace - offset by his role at Middlesbrough - the Terry Venables sheen might finally be wearing off at Leeds. The home defeat against Bolton, a team going into the match with a Premiership season-worst eight-game winless run, predictably led for calls for his dismissal. Although not all under his brief, Leeds have now let in four goals at home on five occasions over the past eleven months, one more than they suffered in the nine plus preceding Premiership seasons
Each area of the team has problems. After upsetting the manager pre-season, goalkeeper Martyn was benched in favour of the highly-touted Robinson. However, the latter has a losing record with the club with eleven wins, eight draws and fourteen losses since his debut in October 1998. In contrast, Martyn - who is still one shy of 100 total league victories with Leeds - has a 69-27-28 record over the same time-span. In defence, the loss of Ferdinand was clearly a major blow but playing Wilcox as a wing-back is clearly a sign of desperation. His last win as a starter dates back to January 200.1 In mid-field, apart from Batty's absence, the expensive Dacourt and Johnson are also overlooked in favour of McPhail (one assist and no goals in three seasons) and Barmby, a Venables favourite whose career peaked by the age of 25. Upfront, Kewell is having his best run for a long while but Smith's cautions continue to outpace his goals and Viduka's performances have led to him being substituted more often than not
However, all is not lost. The New Years's transfer window may give them a chance to unload some big-salaried players such as Batty and Martyn and it must not be forgotten that in January 2001 they were only five points from safety before they set off on a run which would see them garner the most points in that calendar year. Also, Fowler should have recovered from a hip operation to link up with Viduka. The latter also had an even slower start to last season, notching just 2 goals and 1 assist in his first 12 starts but finishing the season with a double-double after Fowler arrived to partner him
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Birmingham City 00 Fulham Nine-man Fulham do well to avoid defeat. Only
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A report to be issued today is expected to show sales rising and inventories falling. But other factors, including the rising number of foreclosure sales, mean it's still too soon to celebrate.
17829 Formosa in Lakeville, last sold for $483,400 in August 2005 and is now in foreclosure and on the market for $379,700.
For the past three months, pending home sales have increased while the bloated inventory of homes waiting to be sold has begun to dissipate -- and a Twin Cities home sales report to be released today promises more of the same. All good signs in a housing market that hasn't had much to cheer about.
Not that anyone's celebrating yet. The market still faces rising unemployment, slack wage growth, higher down-payment requirements and stricter mortgage qualifications. Perhaps the most ominous trend out there, particularly for sellers, is the rising number of foreclosure sales taking place -- in many cases a sign that prices are still far from the bottom in those neighborhoods.
Nationwide, a sharp rise in foreclosures is blamed for a decline in home prices that has rocked the economy -- and led lenders and the government to launch a sweeping effort to keep homeowners in their homes, even if it means renegotiating the terms for hundreds of thousands of loans.
While about one-third of all home sales in the metro area during the July-September quarter were "lender-mediated" transactions -- foreclosures and short sales, in which the lender agrees to a sale for less than what is owed on the mortgage -- in some communities they represent more than 60 percent of sales so far this year, according to data compiled by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors.
"If they're on your block and you're selling, it influences your price," said Ross Kaplan, a Minneapolis sales agent who says that the housing market is more nuanced than ever and that sale trends vary block by block. "Your world gets very small when you're trying to price a house."
In Brooklyn Center, for example, 64 percent of home sales so far this year have been lender-mediated, while in Edina only 8.3 percent were.
Why such a disparity? Foreclosures tend to be concentrated in areas with an abundance of first-time and low-income borrowers who are more likely to have subprime mortgages, which are more likely to go into default. A recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that subprime borrowers are more than six times as likely as a prime borrower to end up in foreclosure.
According to the Realtors group, communities with a high percentage of foreclosure sales also tend to see a steeper decline in the median sale price. In the Regional Multiple Listing Service district that includes north Minneapolis, 67.2 percent of the sales were lender-mediated. As of October, the median sale price of houses in that district fell 70 percent in two years.
In Edina, where foreclosures include a number of multimillion-dollar homes but make up a low percentage of the total sales, the median sale price has fallen only 1.2 percent.
Mary Korfiatis, an Edina Realty agent who lives and works in Brooklyn Park, said foreclosures haven't hit all the city's neighborhoods equally. Pockets have been hit worse than others.
She's the listing agent on a rambler that's been on the market for more than a year; after it had several price reductions she recently received an offer from a qualified buyer. Though she can't disclose the offer price, she said that the house ultimately will sell for about $20,000 less than it should have because of its proximity to several foreclosed homes that are now on the market.
Some pockets are doing OK
Korfiatis said that in large markets like Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, pockets are holding their own and maintaining their values, and she's encouraging prospective move-up buyers to remember that even if the value of the house you're going to sell goes down, you'll pay less for the house you're buying.
"You're going to take a hit when you sell, but as long as you are buying, that's where you have your power."
Korfiatis said that there's no shortage of buyers, including many cash-carrying investors who are interested in picking up a foreclosure bargain, but few are willing to endure the complicated process of buying a short sale or foreclosure. It can sometimes take 90 to 120 days just to get a response to an offer from a lender, and by that time the buyer has moved on -- and the lender is forced to reduce the price even more to generate more interest in the property.
"It's really due to the banks -- they can't move on them fast enough," she said.
Those subsequent price reductions, sometimes as much as a $100,000 or more, hurt not just the houses on the same block, but any others that are in a similar price range or condition. That's because those foreclosures often become comparisons for appraisals. Often, those bank-owned listings are going to be priced below market value to move quickly to avoid paying more holding costs. Just how much of an impact those foreclosures are having on the broader market is unclear.
Many appraisers are now debating whether it's the quantity of foreclosures or the proximity and likeness of a particular foreclosure to a comparable house that will have a greater impact on the value of a property, said Alan Hummel, chief appraiser for Forsythe Appraisals.
"There is a correlation between the number of properties [in foreclosure] to overall values in those neighborhoods," he said.
That depends on the community and the condition of those bank-owned listings, though industry experts agree that the impact on values is property- and neighborhood-specific, he said.
For example, for appraisal purposes, a 1950s two-bedroom rambler that's been condemned isn't likely to be considered direct competition for the pristine, two-story, four-bedroom Victorian next door. That doesn't take into account, however, how a prospective buyer might view living next to an eyesore -- that could reduce the pool of buyers and therefore the price.
Hummel said that as more homeowners fall into foreclosure because of increases in their adjustable-rate mortgages rather than because of a job loss or other economic calamity, a growing percentage of foreclosured homes are well maintained and hence likely to be used as comparables for traditional home sales.
Alex Stenback, mortgage banker with Residential Mortgage Group in Minnetonka, says that the upshot for communities hardest hit by foreclosure sales is that while prices might fall further, they're also likely to fall faster.
"Who recovers first is the next question," he said. "This whole thing is unpredictable -- it's like Whack-a-Mole."
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Troubleshooting battery problems on the 9900
Remove the battery sim card and memory card. Freeze the battery for a few hours to overnight. Before inserting anything apply dielectric grease to all the gold connections in the phone (battery pins, antenna contacts on the cover and back of memory card and sim card. Then reinsert memory card, sim card then the battery. Now my battery doesnt have charging problems, and my phone uses less power.
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Ive heard the old battery in the freezer remedy before but Im curious - what is that supposed to do?
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Slappin' trolls since May 2011 - 02-11-13, 03:03 AM Thread Author #3
Troubleshooting battery problem
The battery sometimes redistibutes the ingredients inside. As well it does tend to drain the battery. Personally the way I did it was drain my battery to minimual power. Then freeze solid overnight. (Deep freeze is 10 celcius lower than a fridge freezer. After then put dielectric greese on battry connections and pins in phone. I actually froze the sim, and memory card as well. I did freeze my blackberry for a few hrs. Next I am freezing my phone in the deep freezer overnight to see if that gives any results. (My phone is charging fine now. Just want to see what will happena) course I will after let it sit at room temp to get warm. Sometimes this can redistribute the memory your phone has so its able to read data it couldn't before. Want work everytime depemds on how messed the batty. My battery would charge at times and other times no way. Battery power didi last long. Now my 9900 is read to be Bold! Safe to put the greeze on all connections under the cover. I applied it to mem card,sim,battery pins in the phone as well. Now my phone just charges and doesn't seem to use as much power.
None else neesd freeze their phone. I am just wondering if it might help. That I will post later...
IMPORTANT: After freezing, let the phone get to room temp before powering to clear any moisture. Ensure the phone
Cover is removed when the phone is out of the freezer. (This is something I tried. If you do any
Of this troubleshooting as any others listed it is at your own risk.Last edited by sonic7777; 02-11-13 at 04:07 PM. Reason: incomplete
Well, whatever you do, just make sure you let the phone warm up, and then completely dry the moisture that can compensate inside of the phone, otherwise you would be able to report back: "Well, the phone had survived the freezing, but the warm-up process killed it afterwards"
Very good tips. I will try freezing my battery.
Let us know if this helps. - 02-11-13, 04:01 PM Thread Author #6
Thanks valid point! Very important! I implied that lol! I always let it get to room temp afterwards for a few hrs
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Beautiful Sunday morning today (drastic change from the ominous grey skies of yesterday) & Bistrot Bruno Loubet's large windows let in a lot of sunshine into their airy, lofty restaurant.
Tried a couple of breakfast items:
- Eggs Benedict - P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y executed! 'Nuff said!
- Pancakes with sliced banana, maple syrup and crème fraiche. This was also absobloodylutely excellent!
This place's breakfast alone deserves a Michelin-star ;-)
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After seeing that you love beets, I meant to suggest you try their beetroot ravioli (not for breakfast!). I still dream about that dish and its wonderful sage sauce. I never thought of going there for a breakfast, but now I'm tempted.
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"...try their beetroot ravioli (not for breakfast!)..."
Why not?Have you had Bak Kut Teh, or Char Koay Teow, or Nasi Lemak, Phở, sinus-clearing Curry Noodles, or even Dim Sum for breakfast at the crack of dawn? :-)
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LOL! *Not* on their breakfast menu, huiray.
I'll need to make a dinner visit one day.
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I've never eaten anything at the crack of dawn. :-) My family has a tradition of eating leftover food for breakfast (my brother and sons). They'll eat pizza, Chinese food - whatever. I've done the same. But... ravioli with a sage butter sauce is not what I'd like to eat first thing in the morning. Dim sum just seems in a different category.
re: zuriga1
"Dim sum just seems in a different category."
Yet it comprises (amongst other things) savory items of all sorts of stuff including chicken feet or tripe or spare ribs or fish paste stuffed things &etc. :-) No different, qualitatively, from ravioli with a sage butter sauce. ;-P0


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Kumbhalgarh Fort Kumbhalmer, Kumbalgarh |
The walls of the fort of Kumbhalgarh extend over 38 km, claimed to be the second-longest continuous wall after the Great Wall of China.
Location in Rajasthan, India | |
Coordinates: 25°08′51″N 73°34′59″E / 25.1475°N 73.5831°ECoordinates: 25°08′51″N 73°34′59″E / 25.1475°N 73.5831°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Rajsamand |
Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
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• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii |
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UNESCO region | South Asia |
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Inscription | 2013 (36th Session) |
Kumbhalgarh Fort is a Mewar fortress in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan state in western India. It is a World Heritage Site included in Hill Forts of Rajasthan. Built during the course of the 15th century by Rana Kumbha and enlarged through the 19th century, Kumbhalgarh is also the birthplace of Maharana Pratap, the great king and warrior of Mewar. Occupied until the late 19th century, the fort is now open to the public and is spectacularly lit for a few minutes each evening. Kumbalgarh is situated 82 km northwest of Udaipur by road. It is the most important fort in Mewar after Chittaurgarh.
In 2013, at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Kumbhalgarh Fort, along with 5 other forts of Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the group Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
Built on a hilltop 1100 metres above sea level, the fort of Kumbhalgarh has perimeter walls that extend 36 kilometres (22 miles), making it the second longest wall in the world.[1] The frontal walls are fifteen feet thick. Kumbhalgarh has seven fortified gateways. There are over 360 temples within the fort, 300 ancient Jain and the rest Hindu. From the palace top, it is possible to see kilometers into the Aravalli Range. The sand dunes of the Thar desert can be seen from the fort walls.
According to legend, in 1443, the Maharana of Kumbhalgarh, Rana Kumbha, was initially repeatedly unsuccessful in attempts to build the fort wall. A spiritual preceptor was consulted about the construction problems and advised the ruler that a voluntary human sacrifice would solve whatever was causing the impediment. The spiritual advisor advised building a temple where the head should fall and building the wall and the fort where the rest of his body lay. As can be expected, for some time no one volunteered, but one day, a pilgrim (some versions suggest a soldier, and some, that the spiritual preceptor and the pilgrim were one and the same) volunteered and was ritually decapitated. Today the main gate of the fortress, Hanuman Pol, contains a shrine and a temple to commemorate the great sacrifice.
According to popular folklore, Maharana Kumbha used to burn massive lamps that consumed fifty kilograms of ghee and a hundred kilograms of cotton to provide light for the farmers who worked during the nights in the valley.
Its wall is the second largest wall in the world, after the Great Wall of China and is known as the Great Wall of India.[2]
The Kumbhalgarh was built and ruled by Kumbha and his dynasty who were Sisodia rajputs descendents.
Kumbhalgarh in its present form was developed by, and said to be personally designed by, Rana Kumbha. Rana Kumbha's kingdom of Mewar stretched from Ranthambore to Gwalior and included large tracts of erstwhile Madhya Pradesh as well as Rajasthan. Out of the 84 forts in his dominion, Rana Kumbha is said to have designed 32 of them, of which Kumbhalgarh is the largest and most elaborate.
Kumbhalgarh also separated Mewar and Marwar from each other and was used as a place of refuge for the rulers of Mewar at times of danger. A notable instance was in the case of Prince Udai, the infant king of Mewar who was smuggled here in 1535, when Chittaur was under siege. Prince Udai who later succeeded to the throne was also the founder of the Udaipur City. The fort remained impregnable to direct assault, and fell only once, due to a shortage of drinking water, to the combined forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, Raja Man Singh of Amber, Raja Udai Singh of Marwar, and the Mirzas in Gujarat.
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.rajasthaninfo.org/kumbhalgarh.htm
- ^ "Seven unknown architectural wonders". BBC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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By Carol J. Buck, MS, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN
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978-0-323-27981-9 - Copyright: 2014


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Field & Stream Field Master Extended Length 40°F Sleeping Bag
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Product Information:
Maximize your camping comfort with the Field & Stream® Field Master 40°F Sleeping Bag. A well-kept secret, this Field & Stream® sleeping bag comes equipped with non-chafing ultra-soft fabric. The integrated heavy-duty ground protection and a moisture wicking liner keep this rectangular sleeping bag practical, above all. After a day in the woods, you'll gladly take cover in the Field Master 40.
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- Temperature rating: 40°F
- Bag shape: Rectangular
- Extended length
- Element Barrier Bottom - Integrated heavy duty ground protection
- Hydro-Dri - Advanced moisture wicking liner
- Comfort Collar: Non-chaffing ultra soft fabric
- Anti-snag full length zipper taping
- 1" web and buckle roll up straps
- Flame Retardant (meets CPAI 75)
- Stuff sack included
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- Insulation material: High efficiency poly fiber
- Outer shell material: Cotton
- Carry weight: 5 lbs 10 oz
- Fill weight: 3.25 lbs
- Size: 33" x 84" (includes 9" extended bottom)
- Style #: CEH01018
- Field & Stream
Country of Origin: China
Web ID: 30767706
Customer Reviews:
Field & Stream Field Master Extended Length 40°F Sleeping Bag
This product needs to be tested more accurately
I bought this sleeping back about a week ago* and went camping with some buddies. it was about 45 degrees F. and it was very hard to sleep because of the temperature. this should be a 55 or 60 degree bag.
November 5, 2014
Good for some, problems for others...
This sleeping bag is well made. But if one has to sleep on one side, it can be an issue. Due to back problems, my wife must sleep on her right side. Since the sleeping bag has a definite bottom, this forced her too Aleppo facing away from this zipper, which she is uncomfortable with. Even if turned over, the headrest gets in the way.
The problem is that the desire design forces an orientation, which doesn't always work out well.
For me it was warm and comfortable. Bateman
October 17, 2014
Excellent product, perfect size
I'm 6'2" and this sleeping bag is the perfect length for me. I've tried other "extended length" sleeping bags that were not true to the measurements listed. The field and stream field master is very comfortable and has a durable bottom side that you don't have to worry about getting dirty or wearing out. One thing to watch out for...the velcro strap at the top that keeps the sleeping bag from unzipping can attach to the soft inside material and will pull the threads when you remove it. Not an issue if you make sure to reattach the velcro when you use it.
October 17, 2014
Great product with extended length
I bought this for my son, it's great for his tall height compared to a regular size of sleeping bag.
October 10, 2014
Good basic bag.
I can't say that I know a lot about sleeping bags, but this bag has worked out nicely so far. Haven't really tried it in cold weather, though. I do plan to use it as a comforter at home over the holidays.
October 9, 2014
I was looking for a comfortable sleeping bag for a tall guy (6' 4") and this one was the right choice. I really don't know what else to say other than it is perfect!
July 30, 2014
Great sleeping bag, incredible value!
Very comfortable, warm and well constructed sleeping bag. Incredible value for the price. Love the colors (inside and out), and especially the waterproof base. The built in straps at the base ensure the bag rolls up easily, and stays rolled up. Comes with a storage bag. So impressed, that I intend buying another as soon as they are in stock.
July 29, 2014
Good!. I recommend this!
It's comfort and warm.
Most important thing is you can open and outspread all by zip.
July 29, 2014
Zipper was broken right out of the bag.
I made the mistake of not checking it out before we went to the high country. The zipper was broken new from box, could not zip it up or down.Size smaller than it says.I am returning it tomorrow.
July 22, 2014
great spring and fall bag for car camping.
I am 5' 10" 230lbs. Bought the bag for car camping. Comfortable and warm for spring or fall.
July 15, 2014